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Talk:Twenty Plus One

2014-07-10T19:01:58Z

Vestras: Created page, noted Clavis Aurea connection

Cyclonus Is Key - on the meet the crew page with Ratchet's annotations, Cyclonus is noted as a "Clavis Aurea adherent", Latin for Golden Key. Remember his Issue #1 Splash page? Cyclonus is Key? Hmmmm [[User:Vestras|Vestras]] ([[User talk:Vestras|talk]]) 15:01, 10 July 2014 (EDT)

Talk:Falcia

2013-01-29T16:56:39Z

Vestras: Created page with "==Name Origin== Her name is Falcia, which is a play on Falchion, a particular variety of sword. --~~~~"

==Name Origin==
Her name is Falcia, which is a play on Falchion, a particular variety of sword. --[[User:Vestras|Vestras]] 11:56, 29 January 2013 (EST)

Talk:Before & After

2013-01-17T03:42:19Z

Vestras:

So should we be adding the Conjunx Endura aspect to the general relationships and family articles?
: Absolutely. --[[User:ItsWalky|ItsWalky]] 00:58, 20 December 2012 (EST)

Sureshot's victim not so generic. I'm pretty sure it's G2 decepticon Smokescreen.
--[[User:Bludgeon|Bludgeon]]
:With purple parts? Smokescreen don't got none'a those. I asked the colourist on Twitter, he says it's just a generic. - [[User:Chris McFeely|Chris McFeely]] 16:41, 20 December 2012 (EST)

Just noticed we have two #13's, Rewind and Cyclonus. Would edit it myself but i haven't the time/patience to deal with it [[User:Mini-master|Mini-master]] 09:29, 21 December 2012 (EST)

I have a question: When Chromedome was telling Tailgate about his history with Rewind, and he brings up Dominus Ambus, Tailgate says "I hate him." Does this mean that Tailgate knew or at least knew of him? [[User:Shrapnel|Shrapnel]] 12:35, 21 December 2012 (EST)
:No, it seemed to be more of a "this guy is good at EVERYTHING so I hate him already"-type line. --[[User:Nu-Priest|Nu-Priest]] 12:53, 21 December 2012 (EST)
::I took it more as "You're my friend, Chromedome, so I'm gonna hate this rival for Rewind's affections to support you" kind of thing. --[[User:Detour|Detour]] 13:05, 21 December 2012 (EST)

Ah, I see, thanks. [[User:Shrapnel|Shrapnel]] 20:18, 21 December 2012 (EST)

There's another 'Bot on page 1, behind Brawn, Atomizer and Sunstreaker. Any ideas? --[[User:Xaaron|Xaaron]] 11:00, 22 December 2012 (EST)
:At a guess, [[Doubletap]] or [[Turbine]]. He's pale blue, and cold be either of them from issue 6. I'd guess Turbine since he has small horns (based on the wiki's own guess which is which)--[[User:Vestras|Vestras]] 22:42, 16 January 2013 (EST)

==Strafe==

Are we sure that's Strafe? Considering he's currently a limb fighting the Dinobots? [[User:Eire|Eire]] 1st Jan 2013
:Strafe's a Technobot, not an Aerialbot. Oh, and you can create a signature and date after posts automatically by typing four tildes like this: <nowiki>~~~~</nowiki> [[User:Jalaguy|Jalaguy]] 08:19, 1 January 2013 (EST)

Talk:Waspinator (BW)

2013-01-15T03:12:45Z

Vestras:

2/21/07: Ok, let's discuss this instead of getting into an endless reversion war. Why can't the silly all s's to z's change be allowed? How is it any worse than say the constant rhyming on Wheelie's page?
:: Because it makes the article a pain in the ass to read? At least that seems to be the reason it got edited last time--[[User:UndeadScottsman|UndeadScottsman]] 03:55, 22 February 2007 (UTC)
Is this a little more acceptable?

Why is Waspy in the "Toys 'R' Us Exclusives" category? As far as I know, unless you count the TRU-Japan-Exclusive version of Thrust, all of Waspinator's toys thus far have been general releases, save for the upcoming Botcon version.

You know, I missed the typo in the Botcon comic "Excecute jump now" panel there. Thanks alot. Now I'll be saying 'excecute' all day. --[[User:FFN|FFN]] 13:29, 1 February 2007 (UTC)

The very first round of Fox Kids BW toys were TRU-only, which included Waspinator. -- M Sipher

:I can't prove that you're wrong but I'm sure you are. -[[User:LV|LV]] 01:11, 2 February 2007 (UTC)

::I also greatly question this assertion as I can find nothing to corroborate it. --[[User:MCRG|MCRG]] 06:50, 5 March 2007 (UTC)

::: If memory serves I got my Fox Kid's Rhinox at Target. Even if memory ''doesn't'' serve, Waspy probably should be taken out of this category until some proof is dug up. I won't take him out myself, but I think someone should consider it. --[[User:Nemesis Primal|Nemesis Primal]] 00:38, 6 May 2007 (UTC)

== Stinger ==

If I'm not mistaken, stinger = sharpened ovipositor.. and ovipositor = egg-laying tube.. and therefore ovipositor = vagina.. which means Wazzpinator is a girl-altmoder like Tigatron!—The preceding unsigned comment was added by [[User:75.72.21.221|75.72.21.221]] ([[User talk:75.72.21.221|talk]] • [[Special:Contributions/75.72.21.221|contribs]]){{#if:{{{2|}}}| {{{2}}}|}}.
:Male wasps/hornets still have stings.--[[User:Rosicrucian|Rosicrucian]] 03:58, 27 August 2007 (UTC)
::Actually, male wasps do not have stings because stings are modified ovipositors, which only females have. The anonymous poster is correct in that Waspinator's beast form is female. Some may find this interesting, but it should really come as no surprise. About half of the beast warriors probably have female beast modes, seeing as females usually make up approximately half of most species' populations. So far, I can positively sex the beast forms of Tigatron (female), Waspinator (female), Inferno (female), Blackarachnia (female), and Cheetor (male). I don't know about the rest though. It doesn't really matter, but it's still somewhat interesting.--[[User:General Cicadacon|General Cicadacon]] 22:44, 8 December 2007 (UTC)
:::Since none of the (mammalian) beast forms have external genitals I assumed they were all female. Aside from Stampy's "Kick him in the unmentionables!" quote in ''The Ascending'' I've never seen any evidence to the contrary...[[User:Emvee|Emvee]] 14:35, 12 May 2008 (UTC)

Since the mammalian beast modes don't show any mammaries, either, I always assumed that the gender based organs (and all the other organs, now that I think about it, save Cheetor's gut gun) were absent from the beast mode. After all, we know they don't have blood (Cheetor says so in "The Web"). Why would they have organs? And if they don't have organs, they don't have gender (Organically, that is. Obviously their TF modes have robo-gender....somehow......). - Buddy

== Immortality? ==

I think it might be crazy and I just came up with it like 2 seconds ago but I think that Waspinator was the one with an immortal spark seriously maybe when Starscream possessed him it gave him a residual effect to survive even the worse of being slag. or maybe he is just lucky/unlucky.
[[User:Bobtherandomguy|Bobtherandomguy]] 11:32, 19 December 2007 (UTC)

:...what? --[[User:Sntint|Sntint]] 20:49, 19 December 2007 (UTC)

::I think he's saying that Waspinator's apparent immortality may be an after effect of being possessed by Starscream. [[User:24.207.234.189|24.207.234.189]] 00:17, 27 December 2007 (UTC)
:::No,he's saying starscream became immortal AFTER posessing the undefeatable waspinator. Which makes no sense whatsoever because if his spark was there he was already immortal. I don't think this guy knows G1 exists.[[User:Rhinox555|Decepticon Rhinox]] 15:25, 8 May 2008 (UTC)
:::Though Waspinator getting blown to scrap rather predates that episode.--[[User:Rosicrucian|Rosicrucian]][[User Talk:Rosicrucian|Talk]] 00:29, 27 December 2007 (UTC)
::::Just a theory, but maybe Waspinator had a "differentiated" spark, just like [[Frenzy (Movie)|a certain little skittering spaz]]. If ''he'' can survive being decapitated multiple times, what's to say Waspy wasn't built to the same specs, as it were? --[[User:Nightshade83|Nightshade83]] 02:27, 7 February 2008 (UTC)

== Character-Voice Version? ==

So, is it consensus that the character-voice intro paragraphs are better than more normal ones? I'd prefer the non-voice version. [[User:JW|JW]] 03:24, 8 January 2008 (UTC)
:In some cases, yes. In this case, definitely. --[[User:ItsWalky|ItsWalky]] 03:30, 8 January 2008 (UTC)
::This one really is kinda difficult to read. At very least it needs to be edited down. -- [[User:Repowers|Repowers]] 00:45, 10 January 2008 (UTC)
:::I think I would prefer going back to the non-character voice version. Maybe if the Tenth Anniversary bio hadn't already done it, I'd like seeing it here better. --[[User:KilMichaelMcC|KilMichaelMcC]] 01:00, 10 January 2008 (UTC)

Wazzpinator ''like'' hizz page zzerved with extra Z. [[User:Wazzpinator|Wazzpinator]] 18:23, 30 January 2008 (UTC)

Looking zz at this as it currently stands? zzz The intro zzzz looks zzz AWFUL. I mean, it is seriously zzzz almost zzzz impossible zzzzzz to read. I don't think zzzz the character zzz voice adds zzzz ''anything'' zzzz to the page, and makes zzz it very ugly and hard zzzz to follow. I vote for purging it entirely. zzzzzzzzzzzzzzz -- [[User:Repowers|Repowers]] 22:08, 6 February 2008 (UTC)
:I agree with removing the "z"s, but lets keep it in his character voice. -- [[User:SFH|SFH]] 02:12, 7 February 2008 (UTC)
::Would it be acceptable to use the Zs in the opening character overview? I kind of liked them there and thought it was fittingly amusing. I agree that using it throughout the entire article is major overkill, though. [[User:Combobreaker|Combobreaker]] 01:25, 14 February 2008 (UTC)
::It never ''was'' in his character voice. Someone just did a search-and-replace on the letter "S", and made a couple of minor grammar edits -- but it was never re-written to sound like something Waspinator would actually say. If it's going to be a character voice intro, it needs to be done ''right'', not just a crude, hard-to-read port of what's already written. That also means it has to be ''better'' than what's up there now, which if I may say so is pretty good. The character POV's a cute idea, but the execution thus far has left much to be desired. -- [[User:Repowers|Repowers]] 22:58, 13 February 2008 (EST)

I agree with you guys mostly, but his ''quote'' should probably have the z's. After all, angry archer is in ye olde english and wheelie is IN RHYME.[[User:American Girl|American Girl]] 19:24, 28 February 2008 (UTC)

Dunno if it helpszz, but when doing BW fancomicszzz I found that an "s" followed by two or three "z"s uszzually got the messzzzage acrosszz
without being too difficult to read, and conveyed Waszzpinator'szzz voice perfectly. [[User:Emvee|Emvee]] 14:34, 12 May 2008 (UTC)
:Although szzoft 'c'szz are difficult to reproduce, szzee "voice" above, and indeed "reproduce" in thiszz szzzentence. And in "szzzentence". Gah. [[User:Emvee|Emvee]] 14:39, 12 May 2008 (UTC)
I agree with the final note on [[Waspinator (BW)]] page
:Dude, seriously. This conversation ended three years ago. -- [[User:Semysane|Semysane]] 06:58, 17 February 2011 (EST)

== Waspy Transmetal needs own page? ==

According to the final BW profile book TM Waspy is a seperate alternate reality version that is perminantly possesed by the spark of Starscream (the Starscream of our universe) and engaged in a constant struggle between the Screamer and Waspy personalities in his Transmetal form. Sooo our policy is that alt. reality varients get seperate pages right? We need a "Waspinator (Transmetal)" page now? --[[User:ZacWilliam|ZacWilliam]] 21:37, 6 February 2008 (UTC)
:Man, as if Prowl II wasn't enough... [[User:Interrobang|—Interrobang]] 21:55, 6 February 2008 (UTC)
::Just take something that will counter the headache ''before'' you read it. -- [[User:SFH|SFH]] 22:00, 6 February 2008 (UTC)
:"Alternate reality variants"?? Y'mean like... IDW Scorponok vs G1 comics Scorponok? Seems to me he'd just get a separate fiction section. -- [[User:Repowers|Repowers]] 22:04, 6 February 2008 (UTC)
::<nowiki>[[Tankor (Decepticon)]]</nowiki> vs [[Tankor (BM)]]. [[User:Interrobang|—Interrobang]] 22:16, 6 February 2008 (UTC)
:::Yeah that, and many others ([[Galvatron II]] anyone) was the sort of thing I was envisioning. It raises an interesting question. Where is that line? Between seperate continuities of the same character (same page) vs. alternate reality versions (seperate pages).--[[User:ZacWilliam|ZacWilliam]] 22:26, 6 February 2008 (UTC)
:::And again, that's a decision I contest for this very reason. --[[User:ItsWalky|ItsWalky]] 22:43, 6 February 2008 (UTC)
::::But IDW transmetal Waspy is still from the G1 continuity family. I'd say this is more Marvel Prime vs. G1 Cartoon Prime than Marvel Prime vs. RID cartoon Prime. Plus, Waspinator appeared in Transmetal form in a video game. --[[User:FortMax|FortMax]] 22:39, 6 February 2008 (UTC)
:::::But again, how is this different from Galvy II mentioned above, or the Tankor, or many of the Universe and other Alt. Relaity varients that already have their own page? I don't really care which way we do it, honestly, but I DO think we should be consistant. We need to pick some clear rules for this: when a character is Alt. enough to have his own page and when he is just a varient on the main page. --[[User:ZacWilliam|ZacWilliam]] 22:49, 6 February 2008 (UTC)
::::::I think we need to merge the Tankors and Obsidians together, and treat these alternate universe versions of the same character like we do all the other alternate universe versions (cartoon vs comic) of the same character. --[[User:ItsWalky|ItsWalky]] 23:10, 6 February 2008 (UTC)
:::::::I'd kinda agree. In particular, I've always thought it was really strange to have a separate page under this made-up "Galvatron II" title. -- [[User:Repowers|Repowers]] 23:43, 6 February 2008 (UTC)
::::::::Galvatron II isn't "made-up," it's the name of the eHobby toy. Furman had previously used it in Alignment, which itself doesn't count, but that's where eHobby got it from. Anyway, Sourcebook TM Waspinator does not seem to be a distinct character warranting a page of his own, just sections on Waspy and Starscream's pages. --[[User:KilMichaelMcC|KilMichaelMcC]] 01:38, 7 February 2008 (UTC)
::::::::Yeah, Galvatron II gets his own toy, and is running around in a universe where there's already another Galvatron and a Megatron. He gets his own page partly to avoid tremendous confusion and because he's got his own name. Sorta. --[[User:ItsWalky|ItsWalky]] 02:10, 7 February 2008 (UTC)

== Animated page? ==

With him having appeared in the cartoon now,in Arabia,does animated waspinator finally deserve a page?[[User:Rhinox555|Decepticon Rhinox]] 10:10, 8 May 2008 (UTC)
:Considering that we aren't even sure if his name is "Wasp" or "Waspinator", I'd say no. [[User:Interrobang|—Interrobang]] 10:28, 8 May 2008 (UTC)
::Ok,well at least we know there is A waspinator in TFA. Just have to wait for his name. By the way,are you also hoping he will keep his cybertronian alt mode?[[User:Rhinox555|Decepticon Rhinox]] 15:23, 8 May 2008 (UTC)
:::I don't care about his alternate mode, nor do I think my liking of it needs to be discussed here. [[User:Interrobang|—Interrobang]] 15:45, 8 May 2008 (UTC)
::::Ok,i was just saying. Cause a Cybertron mode Bumblebee retool would be ''right'' around the corner.[[User:Rhinox555|Decepticon Rhinox]] 15:54, 8 May 2008 (UTC)

I'm putting my foot down. This does not belong on this page. We can do an Animated page if and when the episode airs, but I am sick and tired of these leaks from Dubai and rumors making this page look unprofessional.--[[User:Rosicrucian|Rosicrucian]][[User Talk:Rosicrucian|Talk]] 00:10, 12 May 2008 (UTC)
:In addition to that, we don't really know if his name is even Waspinator, since all the reports I've seen just call him Wasp.--[[User:Carrion|Carrion]] 01:08, 12 May 2008 (UTC)
::Well then you ''clean up'' the page,not remove the trivia just because ''you're bored with it''. You told me yourself, you are not an admin,so stop trying to be one.[[User:Rhinox555|Decepticon Rhinox]] 12:10, 12 May 2008 (UTC)
:::I am going to have to agree with [[User:Rosicrucian|Rosicrucian]], Animated Waspy should get his own page like every other character in this wiki. We don't put Movie Prime on [[Optimus Prime (G1)|Optimus Prime's]] page because ''they're not the same character.'' Do y'all get what I'm going at here?--[[User:AWT88|AWT88]] 13:13, 12 May 2008 (UTC)
::::I agree with Rosi. A different character with a different name and a different appearance, from a different continuity, who may or may not be appearing in an episode none of us have actually seen? Yah, he does not belong on this page. [[User:JW|JW]] 13:29, 12 May 2008 (UTC)
:::::You two haven't even read a word in this conversation,Rosicrucian is saying Wasp should ''not'' get a page,while i'm saying he should.[[User:Rhinox555|Decepticon Rhinox]] 13:54, 12 May 2008 (UTC)
::::::I am saying he shouldn't get a page until we have the full episode aired in North America so that the information is readily available and not subject to the whims and misconceptions of a rabid Transformers fan straining his eyes to make out a patchy broadcast from Dubai. The reason I believe this is because, and this is crucial, ''it lets the maximum number of users check each other's work''.--[[User:Rosicrucian|Rosicrucian]][[User Talk:Rosicrucian|Talk]] 14:03, 12 May 2008 (UTC)
:::I don't know if there's a language barrier, but at no point did I say I was bored with it. I said I was ''tired of it'', by which I mean I'm tired of people adding this crapola. It doesn't take an admin to remove a trivia item that ''doesn't belong on this page in the first place.''--[[User:Rosicrucian|Rosicrucian]][[User Talk:Rosicrucian|Talk]] 13:58, 12 May 2008 (UTC)
::::::. . . No, he said, "This does not belong on '''this''' page." I think we all agree that, once one of us has seen the episode, we should create a page for "Wasp" or whatever his name is. [[User:JW|JW]] 14:00, 12 May 2008 (UTC)
:::::::Except,y'know. The ep aired already,just not in slow-ass america.[[User:Rhinox555|Decepticon Rhinox]] 14:02, 12 May 2008 (UTC)
::::::::If you've seen it, please feel free to add the info to this wiki. If all the info you have is second-hand, please don't. [[User:JW|JW]] 14:04, 12 May 2008 (UTC)
:::::::::So you people are saying that all news that did not appear in the USA first is inferior news? I find that racist,i'm not gonna bother replying to that anymore.[[User:Rhinox555|Decepticon Rhinox]] 14:07, 12 May 2008 (UTC)
::::::::::Y'know, I'm also sick and tired of people not understanding that users checking each other's work is the biggest thing that makes Wikis viable, and folks trotting out the "racist" label when they're losing an argument. We don't need this crap.--[[User:Rosicrucian|Rosicrucian]][[User Talk:Rosicrucian|Talk]] 14:10, 12 May 2008 (UTC)
::::::::::Rhinox, we welcome contributions from anyone who has firsthand knowledge, Arabic, American, Canadian, Japanese, or Nebulan. What ''you'' have is rumor, because you haven't seen the episode. Also, please remember that you are the New Guy here, so you should try to be less confrontational, especially when we're being polite. [[User:JW|JW]] 14:12, 12 May 2008 (UTC)
:::::::::::I think a guy called Magmatron on TFW2005 saw it, but usince we've zero information about Wasp, might not wanna add it. Although I do think adding information we can definetely confirm from those early airings is valid. [[User:GWolfv2]] 15.04 May 12 2008 (GMT)

I'm going to give an example here. Take a typical weekend in which a new episode of TFA airs in Canada or the US. We spend the entire weekend (and sometimes much of the week) double-checking the episode summary, the character fiction sections, and making sure the article holds up and doesn't contain too much cruft. It's a community effort, and often a lot of stuff has to be corrected or just plain cut because the people watching the episode are ''fallible''. All of us. I am not excluded from this.

Now imagine that same episode article and character information is being added for a leaked episode broadcast in Dubai. Maybe five people in the Transformers community have seen it. Maybe only one of those is a user on this Wiki. Maybe he's not even a user on this wiki and the users here are just using his fan summary he posted on one of the news sites. Can the users on this wiki correct him if he's got a misconception about what he's seen? What if he assumes that the tank guy with the turret on his head is Omega Supreme and makes an Omega Supreme character page? Can we call him on his mistaken assumption? It just doesn't work out.--[[User:Rosicrucian|Rosicrucian]][[User Talk:Rosicrucian|Talk]] 14:19, 12 May 2008 (UTC)
:You know, if someone here is simply throwing up misinformation and starting fights and hurling insults repeatedly, despite numerous warnings, there ''is'' something to be done about it... --[[User:M Sipher|M Sipher]] 15:05, 12 May 2008 (UTC)
::Yeah, I'm probably wasting my breath trying to explain myself to someone who just said "I'm not going to reply anymore because you're all racists."--[[User:Rosicrucian|Rosicrucian]][[User Talk:Rosicrucian|Talk]] 15:52, 12 May 2008 (UTC):::::::
Osnap, it aired on UK what do we do now?
:There will soon be a page at [[Wasp]]. If he at any point changes his name, we'll move it.--[[User:Rosicrucian|Rosicrucian]][[User Talk:Rosicrucian|Talk]] 19:34, 3 June 2008 (UTC)
==Waspinator to Waspinator (BW)==
Now that Wasp has become Waspinator in Animated, I'm in favor of this article being Waspinator (BW). Even if the Animated article is left at [[Wasp]] (there is currently debate as to renaming it), I think it could be potentially confusing leaving the (BW) off this article. --[[User:Loudstone|Loudstone]] 02:59, 30 April 2009 (EDT)
:How would it be confusing? Is it confusing to have 1000 Optimus Prime pages, or should we put them into one article? This isn't the ''Beast Wars'' Waspinator, it's the ''Animated'' Waspinator. ''Two totally different continuities''. Go to the search bar and type in Waspinator and it'll bring up [[Waspinator (BW)]] and [[Waspinator (Animated)]].--[[User:AWT88|AWT88]] 10:50, 30 April 2009 (EDT)
::Loudstone is right, though. We have two Waspinator pages. Each needs to have a parenthetical. --[[User:ItsWalky|ItsWalky]] 10:56, 30 April 2009 (EDT)
:::Yep. Policy is clear on this. The move has now been performed.--[[User:Rosicrucian|Rosicrucian]][[User Talk:Rosicrucian|Talk]] 10:58, 30 April 2009 (EDT)

==Return to Cybertron==
Just how did Waspinator make it back to Cybertron after the end of Beast Wars? Assuming I did my calculations right, if Waspinator had four million years, he would have only been able to make it to Alpha Centauri if he were flying at the speed of sound. —The preceding unsigned comment was added by [[User:68.183.233.84|68.183.233.84]] ([[User talk:68.183.233.84|talk]] • [[Special:Contributions/68.183.233.84|contribs]]){{#if:| {{{2o}}}|}}.
:Maybe Cybertron is orbiting Alpha Centauri in the Beast Wars continuity? Waspy was presumably flying at the same speed as the quantum wavefront from the planet buster explosion, since he took roughly the same amount of time to get there. --[[User:Abates|abates]] 06:36, 13 October 2009 (EDT)
:How do you know he got back under his own power (the amount of energon it would take seems prohibitive) - or, indeed, '''when''' he got back (all he says is that it "took forever", and the only other thing we know is that he was there when Megatron stole all the sparks, including his. The cartoon doesn't even say when ''Megatron'' arrived, relative to when he left...). He may have stowed away with the G1 TFs and got back that way... - [[User:Mammalian Verisimilitude|Mammalian Verisimilitude]] 08:42, 13 October 2009 (EDT)
::If [[Primeval Dawn]] had ever finished, we would have seen him return to Cybertron through a transwarp portal along with Primal Prime and the others. --[[User:ItsWalky|ItsWalky]] 10:26, 13 October 2009 (EDT)

== Neutral? ==

[[User:DinoFreakUSA|DinoFreakUSA]] 20:04, 24 March 2011 (EDT)Should we add Waspinator to the list of Neutrals? He did quit the Predacons at the end of the series and didn't join the Maximals.

== Spotlight: Thundercracker ==
So... do we create a new Waspinator G1 page, or do we add an IDW g1 to this page? --[[User:Vestras|Vestras]] 03:12, 15 January 2013 (UTC)

Talk:Rage of the Dinobots issue 1

2013-01-14T23:13:37Z

Vestras:

I like this series and hope to see them in season 3 TF prime. Also would like a TF Prime spin off of the Dinobots and Shockwave fighting on Cybertron after Prime leaves the planet from FoC the game.

This is my first discussion and I hope I did this correct....

==Sludge==
It's worth remembering that Jazz removed Sludge's memory core from his [[stasis lock|stasis locked]], not dead, body in the Insecticon hive in FoC and that the Dinobots found the blueprints for the body Shockwave was going to give him. It's actually kind of surprising that what appears to be the majority of people on the wiki assumed that Sludge died, judging by the plot summary and notes on his page, especially considering the image used on his page. Between the fact that he was only said to be stasis locked and the events of the comic here it seems pretty clear that Sludge didn't die. Obviously, we can't ''say'' his memory core was put in the Shockwave designed body without it being explicitly stated by canon, but it's a possible explanation. [[User:Antimatter|Antimatter]] 00:07, 10 December 2012 (EST)

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Are we not going to mention that Impactor's ship is the UNSC Frigate (see: Forward Unto Dawn, In Amber Clad) from the Halo series? --[[User:Vestras|Vestras]] 23:13, 14 January 2013 (UTC)

Talk:Steelshot

2010-10-13T14:34:16Z

Vestras: Creation, and discussion

Point of note, my Steelshot seems to show signs of mold fatigue, or at the least a noticable mismolding. The hinge connecting the back cannon and the rest of the torso (used in the transition to Torso Mode) is obscenely overtight to the point of causing sever stress fractures. A good 40 minutes work with a specialized drill-file loosened things up, but it might be worth tracking to see if this flaw is persistent. --[[User:Vestras|Vestras]] 10:34, 13 October 2010 (EDT)

Talk:Endgame Pt. II: When Legends Fall

2009-11-04T17:02:37Z

Vestras: New page: '''Schematics Origin''' - Wouldn't it be logical to assume the schematics for Optimal Optimus come from when Megatron ''took over'' Optimus way back in ''Master Blaster''? he obviously had...

'''Schematics Origin''' - Wouldn't it be logical to assume the schematics for Optimal Optimus come from when Megatron ''took over'' Optimus way back in ''Master Blaster''? he obviously had gained scans then, and enough information to build the control suit (Which in turn became another copy of OpOp in ''Primeval Dawn'') and he may have taken more detailed scans at that time. --[[User:Vestras|Vestras]] 12:02, 4 November 2009 (EST)

Scourge (Cybertron)

2009-10-23T16:49:02Z

Vestras: /* External links */

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{{disambig3|Scourge}}
:''Scourge is a [[Decepticon]] from the [[Jungle Planet (Cybertron)|Jungle Planet]] in the [[Cybertron (franchise)|Cybertron]] portion of the [[Unicron Trilogy]] [[continuity family]].''

[[Image:Map-Scourge.jpg|right|290px|thumb|Why do my shoulders hurt people?]]
'''Scourge''' believes in survival of the fittest and the rule of the mightiest. Not coincidentally, he sees himself as the top of both these categories. A former student of the now-peaceful [[Backstop (Cybertron)|Backstop]], he is savage and brutal, and now holds the [[Jungle Planet (Cybertron)|Jungle Planet]] firmly in his steel jaws. Still, his sense of honor shows that somewhere beneath the exterior of the tyrant, some decency beats in his spark, it just needs to find a way out.

He also apparently looks up (rather down) to one of the humans, [[Lori]]; because even though she is small, she is brave enough to stand up to big old Scourge. And let's face it, she must have pretty big cojones to do that. Scourge refers to her as 'little sister'.

:''Japanese name:'' '''Flame Convoy'''
:''Hungarian name:'' '''Ostor'''

==Fiction==
===''Cybertron'' cartoon===
:''Voice actor:'' [[Trevor Devall]] (English), [[Norio Wakamoto]] (Japanese)

[[Image:Cybertron Scourge past peoplesuffer.jpg|left|250px|thumb|Scourge never stops bragging]]
Long ago, Scourge was a student training under the tutelage of the wise [[Backstop (Cybertron)|Backstop]]. Frustrated by the lawlessness of his homeworld, as well as the weak rulers' lack of backbone in dealing with the many criminal elements that preyed upon the people of the land, Scourge turned his back on his master's teachings and waged a revolutionary war against the rulers of the land, with one message: bend to his will or be destroyed. Scourge's immense strength and force of arms saw him seize power over the Jungle Planet, but over time, his lofty ideal of bringing peace and safety to a chaotic land gave way to merely maintaining order under his iron fist. {{storylink|Honor|Honor}}

Years later, two strange beings dared enter the grounds of his temple. The leader, calling himself [[Megatron (Armada)|Megatron]], claimed that he was in search of the [[Cyber Planet Key|Cyber Planet Keys]], which could save the universe from a [[Grand Black Hole|Black hole]] left in the wake of [[Unicron|some mythical god's]] destruction. {{storylink|Search|Search}} Soon afterwards, another (smaller) [[Overhaul (Cybertron)|outlander]] arrived, telling much the same story as the Decepticons did, except claiming that Megatron had no intention of saving the universe. He joined the Decepticons but Bud, Lori and Coby turned him to the side of good so he could represent the Jungle planet during his fight against Galvatron along with Metroplex, Evac, Override, and Optimus Prime.

{{charstubfiction}}
{{-}}
==Toys==
===''Cybertron''===
[[Image:Scourge cybertron toy.jpg|right|300px|thumb|]]
*'''Scourge''' (Ultra, 2005)
**''Japanese ID number'': '''GD-07'''
**''Accessories'': Tail-axe, gold Jungle Planet Cyber Planet Key

:''Cybertron'' Scourge transforms into a robotic dragon. Pressing the yellow button on his neck activates a electronic roaring sound and red LED in his head. Inserting a Cyber Planet Key into the slot on his back activates a Generation 1 transformation sound effect and flips out two smaller dragon heads, one on each side of his neck. Pressing the yellow button on his neck now activates a laser blast sound (along with the LED lights).

: In robot mode, Scourge is armed with a massive axe formed from his tail which can be held in either fist. Inserting a Cyber Planet Key in robot mode is the same as in beast mode.

: Scourge comes with a gold-bordered Jungle Planet Cyber Key, with the Cyber Key code '''u2m8''' [[Tampograph|tampographed]] on the back.

: This mold was also used to make ''[[Universe (2008 franchise)|Universe]]'' [[Bruticus (RID)|Predacon Bruticus]].

{{-}}
*'''Flame Convoy - Sky Lynx Edition''' (Ultra, 2005)
**''Accessories'': Tail-axe, gold Jungle Planet Cyber Planet Key

: A Japanese [[Lucky Draw]] exclusive item, this extremely rare version of Flame Convoy had a colour scheme based (conceptually) on [[Sky Lynx (G1)|Generation 1 Sky Lynx]], and shipped in a plain white version of his retail box.

{{-}}
[[Image:Cybertron-toy_LoC_Scourge.JPG|right|250px|thumb|]]
*'''Scourge''' (Legends of Cybertron, 2005)

: An extremely simplified version of Scourge, Legends-class Scourge has limited articulation and his tail cannot detach to form his trademark axe.

: This mold was also used to make ''[[Classics (2006)|Classics]]'' [[Trypticon (G1)|Trypticon]] and ''[[Universe (2008 franchise)|Universe]]'' [[Hun-Gurrr|Hun-Grrr]].

{{-}}
[[Image:Cybertron CryoScourge Toy.jpg|right|200px|thumb|]]
*'''Cryo Scourge''' (Ultra, 2006)
**''Accessories'': Tail-axe, silver Jungle Planet Cyber Planet Key

: Cryo Scourge is a predominantly blue redeco based upon ''Robots in Disguise'' [[Cryotek (RID)|Cryotek]].

: Cryo Scourge's packaging marks him as a [[Triple Changer]] for his ability to pop up the two extra heads. ... Yeah, we don't buy it either.

{{-}}

===Attacktix===
*'''Scourge''' (Booster, 2006)
{{attacktix
|ID=TF07
|faction=Decepticon
|class=Specialist
|special=Recruit - 12/26 (46%) success ratio
|cost=20
|speed=8
|attacktype=Striker (Axe)
}}
{{-}}
:Scourge is a surprisingly small [[Attacktix]] figure considering the massive and powerful character he's based on. His small axe, small base and low speed make him relatively ineffective against more powerful Star Wars and Marvel strikers.

:Scourge's "Recruit" power allows you to summon a trooper into play from your backups.

==Notes==
* The toy's instructions and the show's CGI model depict the yellow spike on Scourge's axe as sticking straight up, parallel to the handle, but the molded detail on the toy indicates that it's supposed to be positioned at a right angle to the handle—it's the opposite, narrow end of the axe blade, y'see.

* In dragon mode, Scourge's voice deepens.

==External links==
*[http://www.tfu.info/2005/Decepticon/Scourge/scourge.htm Scourge at TFU.info]

[[Category:Attacktix]]
[[Category:Cybertron characters]]
[[Category:Decepticons]]
[[Category:Autobots]]
[[Category:Decepticon leaders]]
[[Category:Jungle Planet]]
[[Category:Turncoats]]
[[Category:Triple Changers]]

Scourge (Cybertron)

2009-10-23T16:48:40Z

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{{factions|jungleplanet|decepticon|autobot}}
{{disambig3|Scourge}}
:''Scourge is a [[Decepticon]] from the [[Jungle Planet (Cybertron)|Jungle Planet]] in the [[Cybertron (franchise)|Cybertron]] portion of the [[Unicron Trilogy]] [[continuity family]].''

[[Image:Map-Scourge.jpg|right|290px|thumb|Why do my shoulders hurt people?]]
'''Scourge''' believes in survival of the fittest and the rule of the mightiest. Not coincidentally, he sees himself as the top of both these categories. A former student of the now-peaceful [[Backstop (Cybertron)|Backstop]], he is savage and brutal, and now holds the [[Jungle Planet (Cybertron)|Jungle Planet]] firmly in his steel jaws. Still, his sense of honor shows that somewhere beneath the exterior of the tyrant, some decency beats in his spark, it just needs to find a way out.

He also apparently looks up (rather down) to one of the humans, [[Lori]]; because even though she is small, she is brave enough to stand up to big old Scourge. And let's face it, she must have pretty big cojones to do that. Scourge refers to her as 'little sister'.

:''Japanese name:'' '''Flame Convoy'''
:''Hungarian name:'' '''Ostor'''

==Fiction==
===''Cybertron'' cartoon===
:''Voice actor:'' [[Trevor Devall]] (English), [[Norio Wakamoto]] (Japanese)

[[Image:Cybertron Scourge past peoplesuffer.jpg|left|250px|thumb|Scourge never stops bragging]]
Long ago, Scourge was a student training under the tutelage of the wise [[Backstop (Cybertron)|Backstop]]. Frustrated by the lawlessness of his homeworld, as well as the weak rulers' lack of backbone in dealing with the many criminal elements that preyed upon the people of the land, Scourge turned his back on his master's teachings and waged a revolutionary war against the rulers of the land, with one message: bend to his will or be destroyed. Scourge's immense strength and force of arms saw him seize power over the Jungle Planet, but over time, his lofty ideal of bringing peace and safety to a chaotic land gave way to merely maintaining order under his iron fist. {{storylink|Honor|Honor}}

Years later, two strange beings dared enter the grounds of his temple. The leader, calling himself [[Megatron (Armada)|Megatron]], claimed that he was in search of the [[Cyber Planet Key|Cyber Planet Keys]], which could save the universe from a [[Grand Black Hole|Black hole]] left in the wake of [[Unicron|some mythical god's]] destruction. {{storylink|Search|Search}} Soon afterwards, another (smaller) [[Overhaul (Cybertron)|outlander]] arrived, telling much the same story as the Decepticons did, except claiming that Megatron had no intention of saving the universe. He joined the Decepticons but Bud, Lori and Coby turned him to the side of good so he could represent the Jungle planet during his fight against Galvatron along with Metroplex, Evac, Override, and Optimus Prime.

{{charstubfiction}}
{{-}}
==Toys==
===''Cybertron''===
[[Image:Scourge cybertron toy.jpg|right|300px|thumb|]]
*'''Scourge''' (Ultra, 2005)
**''Japanese ID number'': '''GD-07'''
**''Accessories'': Tail-axe, gold Jungle Planet Cyber Planet Key

:''Cybertron'' Scourge transforms into a robotic dragon. Pressing the yellow button on his neck activates a electronic roaring sound and red LED in his head. Inserting a Cyber Planet Key into the slot on his back activates a Generation 1 transformation sound effect and flips out two smaller dragon heads, one on each side of his neck. Pressing the yellow button on his neck now activates a laser blast sound (along with the LED lights).

: In robot mode, Scourge is armed with a massive axe formed from his tail which can be held in either fist. Inserting a Cyber Planet Key in robot mode is the same as in beast mode.

: Scourge comes with a gold-bordered Jungle Planet Cyber Key, with the Cyber Key code '''u2m8''' [[Tampograph|tampographed]] on the back.

: This mold was also used to make ''[[Universe (2008 franchise)|Universe]]'' [[Bruticus (RID)|Predacon Bruticus]].

{{-}}
*'''Flame Convoy - Sky Lynx Edition''' (Ultra, 2005)
**''Accessories'': Tail-axe, gold Jungle Planet Cyber Planet Key

: A Japanese [[Lucky Draw]] exclusive item, this extremely rare version of Flame Convoy had a colour scheme based (conceptually) on [[Sky Lynx (G1)|Generation 1 Sky Lynx]], and shipped in a plain white version of his retail box.

{{-}}
[[Image:Cybertron-toy_LoC_Scourge.JPG|right|250px|thumb|]]
*'''Scourge''' (Legends of Cybertron, 2005)

: An extremely simplified version of Scourge, Legends-class Scourge has limited articulation and his tail cannot detach to form his trademark axe.

: This mold was also used to make ''[[Classics (2006)|Classics]]'' [[Trypticon (G1)|Trypticon]] and ''[[Universe (2008 franchise)|Universe]]'' [[Hun-Gurrr|Hun-Grrr]].

{{-}}
[[Image:Cybertron CryoScourge Toy.jpg|right|200px|thumb|]]
*'''Cryo Scourge''' (Ultra, 2006)
**''Accessories'': Tail-axe, silver Jungle Planet Cyber Planet Key

: Cryo Scourge is a predominantly blue redeco based upon ''Robots in Disguise'' [[Cryotek (RID)|Cryotek]].

: Cryo Scourge's packaging marks him as a [[Triple Changer]] for his ability to pop up the two extra heads. ... Yeah, we don't buy it either.

{{-}}

===Attacktix===
*'''Scourge''' (Booster, 2006)
{{attacktix
|ID=TF07
|faction=Decepticon
|class=Specialist
|special=Recruit - 12/26 (46%) success ratio
|cost=20
|speed=8
|attacktype=Striker (Axe)
}}
{{-}}
:Scourge is a surprisingly small [[Attacktix]] figure considering the massive and powerful character he's based on. His small axe, small base and low speed make him relatively ineffective against more powerful Star Wars and Marvel strikers.

:Scourge's "Recruit" power allows you to summon a trooper into play from your backups.

==Notes==
* The toy's instructions and the show's CGI model depict the yellow spike on Scourge's axe as sticking straight up, parallel to the handle, but the molded detail on the toy indicates that it's supposed to be positioned at a right angle to the handle—it's the opposite, narrow end of the axe blade, y'see.

* In dragon mode, Scourge's voice deepens.

==External links==
*[http://www.tfu.info/2005/Decepticon/Scourge/scourge.htm Scourge at TFU.info]

[[Category:Attacktix]]
[[Category:Cybertron characters]]
[[Category:Decepticons]]
[[Category:Autobot]]
[[Category:Decepticon leaders]]
[[Category:Jungle Planet]]
[[Category:Turncoats]]
[[Category:Triple Changers]]

War Dawn (episode)

2009-10-20T16:02:39Z

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{{episode
|image=WarDawn title.jpg
|caption=''Masterpiece'' Megatron and ''Smallest'' Optimus Prime face off.
|series=G1toon
|ep=59
|series2=SRLFtoon
|ep2=60
|title="War Dawn"
|written by=[[David Wise]]
|production code=700-58
|airdate=[[December 25]], 1985
|production company=[[Sunbow Productions]]
|continuity=[[Generation 1 cartoon continuity]]
}}

'''Trapped in Cybertron's past, the Aerialbots learn the truth about Megatron and the rise of Optimus Prime.'''

:''Japanese title:'' ひきおこされた戦争 (''Hikiokosa re ta Sensō'', "Caused War")

==Synopsis==
[[Image:WarDawn Silverboltairways.jpg|left|200px|thumb|Do yourself a favor; don't fly coach on Autobot Airways.]]

[[Starscream (G1)/Generation 1 cartoon continuity|Starscream]], [[Skywarp (G1)|Skywarp]] and [[Thundercracker (G1)|Thundercracker]] are racing through the skies with the [[Aerialbot (G1)|Aerialbots]] in hot pursuit. They have kidnapped human dignitaries for unknown, but certainly nefarious, purposes. The Aerialbots are debating amongst themselves in pretty stark terms if humans are worth saving. After they outmaneuver the Decepticons, Starscream dumps the hostages in mid-air. He and the others escape as the Aerialbots break off to save the humans.

Back at Autobot headquarters, the Aerialbots talk amongst themselves about their admiration of the [[Seeker (body-type)|Seekers]], to the ire of the other Autobots. [[Teletraan I (G1)|Teletraan I]] breaks in before the argument gets out of hand and alerts [[Optimus Prime (G1)/Generation 1 cartoon continuity|Optimus Prime]] to strange energy readings emanating from Cybertron. They board [[Omega Supreme (G1)|Omega Supreme]] and head into the stratosphere to investigate.

Under the ocean, [[Megatron (G1)|Megatron]] gripes about the Aerialbots and losing air supremacy. [[Soundwave (G1)|Soundwave]] reports in that the Autobots have left earth, and Megatron goes after them across the [[space bridge]]. On [[Cybertron (planet)|Cybertron]], Megatron explains that he has a time machine called a [[Kronosphere]] that he planned on using to steal energy from the past. Now, he wants to set a trap for the Aerialbots and send them back into the past.

[[Image:Slingshot war dawn 1.jpg|right|200px|thumb|As tradition dictates, Slingshot and Starscream greet one another by pulling each other's finger.]]

The Autobots arrive on a dark and dingy Cybertron, and are attacked by Starscream and the others. [[Slingshot]] tries to get the Decepticons to stop attacking and talk to them. Starscream and the others drop down for a chat while [[Silverbolt (G1)|Silverbolt]] frets. After gaining their trust, Screamer leads them right onto Megatron's Kronosphere. Silverbolt tries to warn them that it's a trap but it's too late. Megatron activates the device, intending to send them back to the beginning of time. The Aerialbots are encased in a purple bubble and disappear.

Seconds later, Optimus Prime and the other Autobots ram through the wall of the building and attack. Prime shoots the machine in order to stop it from trapping the Aerialbots in the past. The Decepticons retreat and Optimus orders the machine repaired. He estimates it has sent the Aerialbots 9 million years into the past to Cybertron's [[Golden Age]].

[[Image:OrionPax Ariel.jpg|left|200px|thumb|"Hi, I'm Machobot... who are you?"]]

The bubble bursts and the five planes reappear on Cybertron, but it's a different world than the one they left. This Cybertron is bright and alive. The Aerialbots admire the scenery and argue about whose fault it was that the planet was trashed. Slingshot isn't ready to blame the Decepticons and says they are misunderstood. They are interrupted by a small 'bot who introduces himself as [[Orion Pax]]. He works at the docks unloading energy shipments. Orion's friend [[Dion]] and girlfriend [[Elita One|Ariel]] introduce themselves too. Dion alerts them to come outside and see the new type of flying robot that everyone is talking about. The Aerialbots go out and see Megatron, Soundwave and Shockwave flying overheard. Orion and Dion admire the flying robots, and Silverbolt warns them away from their hero worship. But does anybody listen to him? Nooooo.

After Orion goes back to work unloading ships, he is approached by a visitor who introduces himself as Megatron. Orion shows him around but when they reach the energy storehouse Megatron orders the Decepticons concealed outside to attack. When Orion tries to stop him, Megatron mercilessly shoots him and his two friends. The Aerialbots arrive after the battle to find the three Autobots inoperative.

Back in the present, Megatron is planning a counterattack to regain the Kronosphere. In nearby wreckage, [[Shockwave (G1)|Shockwave]] spots the body of a [[Guardian Robot]], sans head, and Megatron plans to reactivate it. Meanwhile, Optimus, [[Wheeljack (G1)|Wheeljack]], [[Ironhide (G1)|Ironhide]] and [[Ratchet (G1)|Ratchet]] are still trying to repair the device.

[[Image:WarDawn Prime killingmachine.jpg|right|200px|thumb|Hot lead is the right of all sentient beings!]]

In the past, the Aerialbots are carrying Orion's lifeless body to someone who can help. Slingshot is singing a very different tune now; he swears revenge on Megatron. A [[Alpha Trion (G1)|mustached figure]] from a doorway calls to them and suggests they go someplace else for help. Decepticon attacks have caused severe casualties among the Autobots. After the Aerialbots ask again, he agrees to fix Orion. After an unknown amount of time, the stranger emerges with a rebuilt Orion Pax, now going by the name Optimus Prime. Prime and the Aerialbots rush off to join the battle, while the stranger muses about rebuilding Ariel into a female warrior named [[Elita One]].

Just as the tide of battle is turning in the Decepticons' favor, Megatron is confronted by Optimus Prime, who takes out the entire Decepticon front line by himself. Meanwhile, the Aerialbots have returned to the docks to find the Decepticons raiding the energy stores.

Flashing to the present, the time machine has been fixed, but Megatron and the Decepticons attack. To further complicate things, they let loose the Guardian Robot against the Autobots.

Back in the past, the Aerialbots set [[energy pack]] charges to blow up the storehouse in order to keep the energy out of Megatron's hands. Unfortunately, they are trapped inside because Decepticon warriors are blocking the exits. Silverbolt orders Slingshot to blow up the storehouse anyway. Just as the charges go off, the Kronosphere scoops them up and brings them back to the present. They merge into [[Superion (G1)|Superion]] and take out the Guardian Robot. Megatron retreats and an enraged Slingshot yells after him.

As they head back to Omega Supreme, Silverbolt describes their adventures in the past, and Optimus finally recognizes the Aerialbots as the ones who saved him. Ratchet demands to know what's going on and Optimus starts to tell the tale.

{{-}}

==Featured characters==
{{Featuredcharacters
|c1=
* [[Silverbolt (G1)|Silverbolt]] (4)
* [[Slingshot]] (5)
* [[Fireflight (G1)|Fireflight]] (6)
* [[Air Raid (G1)|Air Raid]] (7)
* [[Skydive (G1 Aerialbot)|Skydive]] (8)
* [[Ratchet (G1)|Ratchet]] (9)
* [[Ironhide (G1)|Ironhide]] (10)
* [[Optimus Prime (G1)/Generation 1 cartoon continuity|Optimus Prime]] (11)
* [[Wheeljack (G1)|Wheeljack]] (12)
* [[Omega Supreme (G1)|Omega Supreme]] (13)
* [[Dion]] (16)
* [[Elita One|Ariel]] (17)
* [[Alpha Trion (G1)|Alpha Trion]] (19)
* [[Superion (G1)|Superion]] (20)

|c2=
* [[Starscream (G1)/Generation 1 cartoon continuity|Starscream]] (1)
* [[Thundercracker (G1)|Thundercracker]] (2)
* [[Skywarp (G1)|Skywarp]] (3)
* [[Megatron (G1)|Megatron]] (14)
* [[Soundwave (G1)|Soundwave]] (15)
* [[Shockwave (G1)|Shockwave]] (18)
}}

==Quotes==
"There's only one way to get those Aerialbots off our tails and that's to dump the chumps.”
:—'''Starscream''' right before he dumps the chumps, er, humans.

"Are those guys crazy?" 
"Crazy, or even dumber than I suspected."
:—'''Skywarp''' and '''Starscream''' talking about the Aerialbots who stopped fighting and want to "talk" to the Seekers.

'''Starscream''': Okay ''buddies'', we'll talk. What do you want to know? 
'''Slingshot''': I want to know why Optimus Prime thinks you're evil. 
'''Starscream''': That old rust bucket doesn't know a thing about Decepticons. Stick with me. I'll teach you some things about the Decepticons, all right. 
'''Silverbolt''': I don't believe this!
:—'''Starscream''' prepares to school the Aerialbots.

"Those little twerps. They're tryin' to switch sides!"
:—'''Ironhide''' comments on the dubious loyalty of the Aerialbots.

"A warrior doesn't need a head, just a good strong body."
:—'''Megatron''', commenting on the damaged Guardian robot that is about to be reprogrammed to serve the Decepticons.

"You may not recognize him. He is no longer Orion Pax. He is the first of our new defenders... Optimus Prime." 
"I was wrong, my friends. I admired Megatron merely because he was powerful. I failed to see how he used that power."
:—'''Alpha Trion''' introducing '''Optimus Prime'''.

'''Optimus Prime''': You've caused enough destruction for one day, Megatron! 
'''Megatron''': I haven't even ''started!'' 
''[Megatron fires several shots at Optimus Prime, all of which bounce off harmlessly]'' 
'''Megatron''': ''[shocked]'' You, who are you?!" 
'''Optimus Prime''': Your worst nightmare!
:—Megatron and Optimus Prime confront each other for the first time.

"It all began about nine million years ago..." 
"Oh, great! It's gonna be one of those ''long'' stories!"
:—'''Optimus Prime''' and '''Ratchet''', after the latter demands to know what's going on.

==Notes==
===Animation or technical glitches===
*The air battle at the beginning of the episode is filled with errors: Firstly, Slingshot is coloured like Air Raid when Skywarp is bearing down upon him. Moments later, Skydive fires purple lasers at Skywarp. Moments after ''that'', black panels on Thundercracker's hull are mis-aligned. Finally, Slingshot's cockpit is unpainted, as is Starscream's chest.
*While Megatron berates the Seekers for allowing the Aerialbots to defeat them, Starscream's lower right arm is coloured red.
*Omega Supreme disappears in a couple of frames during his transformation sequence.
*When Ariel is shot by Megatron, her cel is not properly aligned with the background, so one of her legs floats over the energon cubes.
*Ariel is shown with the Aerialbots running to find her own body.
*Air Raid explains to Fireflight why Megatron wouldn't recognize them 9 million years in the past, and Fireflight says, “Huh?” but the scene cuts to a close up of Air Raid so it looks like he's saying it instead. Huh?
*In one aerial shot of Megatron's transport drones entering the docks, they disappear before reaching the doorway.

===Continuity errors===
* The humans the Seekers dump at the beginning of the episode somehow don't die after plummeting several hundred feet and landing on the metal bodies of the Aerialbots.
* It is unclear why the Aerialbots (bar Silverbolt) are so impressed by the Seekers considering the ease with which the Decepticons were defeated.
*Optimus Prime somehow knows exactly what the Kronosphere is doing despite the fact he was out of earshot when Megatron said it.
* In "[[The Search for Alpha Trion]]", Optimus Prime had no idea that Alpha Trion was his creator, despite the fact he has a direct interaction with him here.

===Transformers references===
*This takes place "a few weeks" after "[[The Key to Vector Sigma, Part 2]]", according to Optimus Prime.
*The events of the minicomic "[[64 Cybertron Urban Defense Robot GADEP]]" take place around this time period, showing Megatron raiding more energon storage facilities.

===Trivia===
*This episode introduces a lot of major mythological elements from the ''Generation 1'' cartoon, including the origin of Optimus Prime and [[Elita One]] and showing the start of the [[Great War (G1)|Third Great War]].

*In a interview on the [[Kid Rhino]] DVD set, writer David Wise says that the meeting between Orion Pax and Megatron happened differently in the original version of the script. Megatron was to blast Orion's arm off and then use it to decapitate him. Sunbow, fearing the scene was too violent, had it changed.

*For whatever reason, voice actor [[John Stephenson]] wasn't in this episode and thus Thundercracker had a different voice, that of voice director [[Wally Burr]]. Burr also filled in as [[Jazz (G1)|Jazz]] in "[[Kremzeek!]]" and [[Ratchet (G1)|Ratchet]] in "[[Masquerade]]".

* Dion's fate is never revealed. Fans have speculated that he was also rebuilt and reformatted by Alpha Trion into a familiar character, with [[Ultra Magnus (G1)|Ultra Magnus]] and [[Ironhide (G1)|Ironhide]] being the two most popular suspects. Of course, it's entirely possible he simply died.

*This episode is one of the two episodes before the [[The Transformers: The Movie|movie]] featuring a genuine [[female Transformer]].

*Footage from this episode was used to represent a historical video in "[[Transform and Roll Out]]", the opening movie for ''[[Transformers Animated]]''. Most notably, a shot of Dion shielding his eyes with his hand was used out of context to represent an Autobot saluting.

==Home video releases==
* [[The Original Transformers Volume 5: Return To Cybertron]] (VHS, [[February 22]] 2000)

==External links==
*[http://cybertronchronicle.freewebspace.com/cartoon-dossier/synopses/war_dawn.html Dossier at the Cybertron Chronicle]

[[Category:Generation 1 episodes]]
[[Category:MSTF]]

More than Meets the Eye, Part 1

2009-10-20T15:41:01Z

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{{episode
|series=G1toon
|ep=1
|series2=SRLFtoon
|ep2=1
|image=FHE-MTMTE.jpg
|caption=Admit it. As a kid, you longed to own this, and were only marginally satisfied if your parents instead merely dubbed it from the rental tape.
|title="More than Meets the Eye, Part 1"
|production code=4023
|airdate=[[September 17]], 1984
|written by=[[George Arthur Bloom]]
|animation studio=[[Toei]]
|production company=[[Sunbow Productions]]
|continuity=[[Generation 1 cartoon continuity]]
}}

'''In search of energy, the Autobots leave Cybertron and are pursued by the Decepticons.'''

:''Japanese title:'' 地球への道 (''Chikyū e no Michi'', "The Road to Earth")
:''German ''Generation 2'' title:'' "'''Im Weltraum verschollen'''" ("Lost in Space")
{{TOCclear}}
==Synopsis==
[[Image:MTMtE Part1 Cybertron.jpg|left|150px|thumb|[[Star Wars|A long time ago, in a galaxy far far away...]]]]

On [[Cybertron (planet)|Cybertron]], many [[MYA|millions of years ago]], the [[Autobot|Autobots]] are on the verge of extinction. Eons of war with the [[Decepticon|Decepticons]], their bitter enemies, have drained the planet's once plentiful resources. Autobots [[Wheeljack (G1)|Wheeljack]] and [[Bumblebee (G1)|Bumblebee]] are scraping together [[energy conductors]], and narrowly avoid capture by a Decepticon patrol. They arrive at [[Iacon]], the Autobots' headquarters. There, [[Optimus Prime (G1)/Generation 1 cartoon continuity|Optimus Prime]], the [[Prime (rank)|Autobot leader]], confers with his lieutenants [[Jazz (G1)|Jazz]], [[Prowl (G1)|Prowl]], and [[Trailbreaker (G1)|Trailbreaker]] on the plan to leave Cybertron on a mission to search for new sources of energy. This plot is overheard by the Decepticon spies [[Soundwave (G1)|Soundwave]] and [[Laserbeak (G1)|Laserbeak]].

Inside [[Decepticon Headquarters (Cybertron)|their base]], [[Decepticon leader]] Megatron plots to intercept the Autobots, and leaves his lieutenant Shockwave in charge of Cybertron.

[[Image:MTMtE Part1 Arkcrash.jpg|right|150px|thumb|One does not simply walk into Mordor... one apparently rams one's ship into it.]]

The Autobots blast off aboard an [[Ark (G1)|Autobot spaceship]], followed by the [[Nemesis (G1)|Decepticon cruiser]]. An asteroid collision forces them to use up most of their energy clearing a path through the resulting storm. The Decepticons take advantage of this vulnerability and attack. Both ships spin out of control, crashing on nearby [[Earth]].

Four million years pass. It is the year 1984, and volcanic activity stirs the half-buried ''Ark'', awakening the computer systems aboard. [[Teletraan I (G1)|Teletraan I]] sends out a [[Sky Spy]] satellite to reconnoiter this new world, and scans examples of terrestrial machinery in order to reformat the Transformers into new [[Alternate mode|alt modes]]. The Decepticon [[Skywarp (G1)|Skywarp]] is awakened first, and he revives the other Decepticons. Megatron observes that much time has passed since the crash. An impudent [[Starscream (G1)/Generation 1 cartoon continuity|Starscream]] leaves a parting shot at the dormant Autobots, unwittingly knocking Optimus Prime into the repair beam and causing him to be the first Autobot to be revived.

[[Image:MTMtE Part1 Prime repair.jpg|left|150px|thumb|The light! It burns!]]

Megatron decrees that their mission is to drain Earth of its resources in order to build an ultimate weapon and conquer the universe (as you do). To start, they'll need a base of operations, so he puts Starscream in charge of converting the area for the construction of a [[Victory (ship)|new star cruiser]]. The Decepticon [[Rumble (G1)|Rumble]] trashes a nearby power station to serve as raw materials.

Meanwhile, Optimus Prime dispatches [[Hound (G1)|Hound]] and [[Cliffjumper (G1)|Cliffjumper]] to scout the area. They find the Decepticons, and Cliffjumper brashly takes a shot at Megatron. He misses, and the Decepticons unleash Laserbeak in pursuit. Hound is blasted and injured.

Autobot medic [[Ratchet (G1)|Ratchet]] and [[Hauler]] come to fetch Hound. Meanwhile, Decepticons [[Thundercracker (G1)|Thundercracker]] and [[Reflector (G1)|Reflector]] spot an Earth vehicle coming to investigate the destruction of the power station. [[Ravage (G1)|Ravage]] intercepts the vehicle, frightening the human workers away.

Hound is repaired, and reports what he overheard: that the Decepticons are on the hunt for energy. Prime has Jazz assemble a battle group to go after them. The Decepticons attack an off-shore oil rig, where [[Sparkplug Witwicky|William "Sparkplug" Witwicky]] and his son [[Spike Witwicky (G1)|Spike]] work. They begin gathering energon cubes, but are interrupted by the Autobots.

[[Image:MTMtE Part1 OilRig battle.jpg|right|150px|thumb|Do yourself a favor, don't smoke at a Cybertronian waterpark.]]

A battle erupts on the drilling platform. Megatron blasts the rig's supports, tipping it into the ocean. It bursts into flames. Realizing the humans are in danger, Optimus Prime tries to save Spike and Sparkplug while the Decepticons retreat with their energon plunder.

'''[[More than Meets the Eye, Part 2|To be continued...]]'''

{{-}}

==Featured characters==
{{featuredcharacters
|c1=
* [[Wheeljack (G1)|Wheeljack]] (1)
* [[Bumblebee (G1)|Bumblebee]] (2)
* [[Prowl (G1)|Prowl]] (9)
* [[Optimus Prime (G1)/Generation 1 cartoon continuity|Optimus Prime]] (10)
* [[Trailbreaker (G1)|Trailbreaker]] (11)
* [[Jazz (G1)|Jazz]] (12)
* [[Ratchet (G1)|Ratchet]] (15)
* [[Ironhide (G1)|Ironhide]] (16)
* [[Sideswipe (G1)|Sideswipe]] (17)
* [[Teletraan I (G1)|Teletraan I]] (18)
* [[Cliffjumper (G1)|Cliffjumper]] (21)
* [[Hound (G1)|Hound]] (22)
* [[Hauler]] (23)
* [[Sunstreaker (G1)|Sunstreaker]] (28)
* [[Bluestreak]] (29)
* [[Huffer (G1)|Huffer]] (30)
* [[Mirage (G1)|Mirage]] (31)
* [[Brawn (G1)|Brawn]] (32)
* [[Gears (G1)|Gears]] (33)
* [[Windcharger (G1)|Windcharger]] (34)
|c2=
* [[Starscream (G1)/Generation 1 cartoon continuity|Starscream]] (3)
* [[Thundercracker (G1)|Thundercracker]] (4)
* [[Skywarp (G1)|Skywarp]] (5)
* [[Sunstorm (G1)|Sunstorm]] (6)
* [[Soundwave (G1)|Soundwave]] (7)
* [[Laserbeak (G1)|Laserbeak]] (8)
* [[Megatron (G1)|Megatron]] (13)
* [[Shockwave (G1)|Shockwave]] (14)
* [[Reflector (G1)|Reflector]] (19)
* [[Rumble (G1)|Rumble]] (20)
* [[Ravage (G1)|Ravage]] (25)
|c3=
* [[Joe (MTMTE)|Joe]] and his coworker (24)
* [[Spike Witwicky (G1)|Spike Witwicky]] (26)
* [[Sparkplug Witwicky]] (27)
}}

==Quotes==
"Prime told me there'd be days like this." 
"And you didn't believe him?" 
"I do now!"
:—'''Bumblebee''' and '''Wheeljack''' under fire.

"When do we start the search mission?" 
"Soon as you're ready to launch."
:—'''Prowl''' is told to hurry up by '''Optimus Prime'''.

"Fear not, Megatron. Cybertron shall remain as you leave it."
:—'''Shockwave''', more accurate than he realizes.

"Leakin' lubricant!"
:—'''Ironhide'''

"EXPLORE EXPLORE...REPAIR REPAIR"
:—'''Teletraan 1''' gets to work

"But what about materials?" 
"Use your imagination!"
:—'''Starscream''' and '''Megatron'''. (Neither go ''beyond'' it until [[The Transformers: The Movie|1986]], however.)

"Here's something to keep you warm."
:—'''Megatron''' as he ignites the oil spill.

==Notes==
===Animation or technical glitches===
* Although the vehicle modes for the Transformers were different on Cybertron, their robot modes are exactly the same as on Earth. Not so much a glitch since it was done intentionally to avoid confusing people. Changing a character's robot-mode 5 minutes after he was introduced would be counterproductive.
* The Decepticon "welcoming committee" that tries to detain Wheeljack and Bumblebee includes [[Starscream (G1)/Generation 1 cartoon continuity|Starscream]], [[Skywarp (G1)|Skywarp]], and [[Thundercracker (G1)|Thundercracker]], though Starscream has a different voice when he speaks. Other shots show differently colored Seekers, including an orange one who was [[Retcon|retroactively established]] to be [[Sunstorm (G1)|Sunstorm]].
* Further, the welcoming committee is shown to have as many as five members in one shot, but seven distinct color schemes, and rarely more than three jets appear in any single shot. The other jets may have been just off-screen, or mistakes.
[[Image:Shockwave Hands.jpg|thumb|Megatron, help! Starscream stole the ladder, and I can't get down from here!]]
* During the scene in the Cybertronian [[Decepticon Headquarters]], Shockwave is consistently drawn with two hands. This may not be an error ''per se'', as he doesn't appear again for another four million years (in "[[Transport to Oblivion]]"), which could mean he lost his hand in the intervening years... or it's just an animation mistake. We'll go with that.
* Immediately after a shot of Optimus Prime rallying his troops to prepare to repulse Decepticon boarders ("Prepare for battle!"), the same animation is re-used, but this time with Megatron's voice urging his troops to "Attack! Attack!" When the episode was re-done for the ''[[Generation 2 (cartoon)|Generation 2]]'' series, this scene was amended by placing a shot of Megatron sitting on this throne from earlier in the episode over the image, shouting the command.
* A shot of Soundwave being kicked out of frame by Ironhide is immediately followed by Soundwave sparring with Ratchet.
* When Soundwave tosses Ratchet into a console aboard the Ark, the Autobot Medic is sporting a Decepticon symbol in the center of his chest windshield, most likely the result of the animator carrying over Soundwave's design.
* After Ratchet is thrown into the console, Optimus Prime and Megatron enter the frame, struggling with each other. Megatron is missing his fusion cannon in this shot, but it reappears when the angle changes to show them grappling as Prime asks for a status report.
* Ratchet is shown being thrown by Soundwave, but after Optimus Prime asks for a status report, Ratchet is seen fighting with Thundercracker on the other side of the room.
* As the above shot pans across the bridge to the right, we see Soundwave has teleported from one side of the bridge to the other, slumped against a console.
* When Starscream is shooting at the Ark the Decepticon sigils on his wings are upside down.
* When Optimus Prime assigns Hound his mission, the establishing shot has Cliffjumper with Bumblebee's yellow colors.
* In the long shot of the Decepticons building their base, Soundwave appears in Sideswipe's colors.
* In the pan shot on the Ark when the Transformers find out they're going to crash, there are TWO Soundwaves and TWO Starscreams...
* When Rumble knocks Spike into the water, his father yells "Pike!" instead of "Spike". Perhaps he was meant to be warning his son about carnivorous fish, but ''of course'' pike live in fresh water, not salt.

===Continuity errors===
* Jazz's roll-call of the Autobots assembled to stop the Decepticons at the oil platform does not match the Autobots who eventually go on the mission. For example, Huffer and Brawn are both seen next episode at the oil platform, though Jazz never called their names.
* Because Laserbeak discovered the oil platform long after Hound was chased away, Hound could not have overheard the Decepticon plans to attack the platform. As such, it is unclear how the Autobots knew to go there.
* While he is getting repaired by Ratchet, Hound refers to an Energon cube as "some kind of cube", implying that the Autobots don't know what Energon cubes are, despite the fact that they are shown using cubes as fuel during the flashbacks in "[[War Dawn]]".
* The Autobots are all shown flying. In subsequent episodes, this ability would disappear when required.
* The episode ends with a preview of "Part 2". While other multi-part Transformers episodes generally refer to the episode by its title ("Next time, on ''The Transformers'': 'The Ultimate Doom'"), this preview uses the series title, ''The Transformers'', instead. This is probably because "More Than Meets the Eye" is a retroactive name for the three-part episode, which began as a mini-series before becoming a regular program.

===Transformers references===
* The Decepticon vessel is rediscovered in the episode "[[Microbots]]".
* The vessel is named ''[[Nemesis (G1)|Nemesis]]'' in the [[Beast Wars (cartoon)|''Beast Wars'']] episode "[[Nemesis Part 1]]", where it is described as the most powerful Decepticon warship in history. Gotta wonder why it went down so easily, though it probably doesn't help that no one was shown piloting the ships during the fighting.

===Trivia===
* Oddly enough, nobody opens fire during the scuffle when the Decepticons board the Ark... not even Megatron.
* The mid-80s [[Family Home Entertainment]] VHS release of "More Than Meets the Eye" was granted the [[wikipedia:Film Advisory Board|Film Advisory Board]] Award of Excellence, proudly displayed on the video box cover above. However, this particular "award" does not reflect the ''quality'' of any work submitted, but rather that the work is "family-friendly". Cheeky, that.
* The three parter was released on video in the United Kingdom in 1986 under the title "Arrival from Cybertron".
* The events of the ''[[Beast Wars (cartoon)|Beast Wars]]'' cartoon take place during the 4 million years in which the Autobots and Decepticons lie dormant in the wreckage of the Ark.
* Footage from this episode was used to represent a historical video in "[[Transform and Roll Out]]", the opening movie for ''[[Transformers Animated (cartoon)|Transformers Animated]]''.

==Home video releases==
* In 1984, this episode was edited together with parts 2 and 3 to create a "feature-length movie", which was sold on videocassette as Volume 1 of [[Family Home Entertainment]]'s ''Transformers'' collection. The release had the (now somewhat quaint) honor of being available in both VHS and Betamax formats. It was also re-released as a TV movie with 25th anniversary Optimus Prime. Instead of being a VHS cassette, it was a DVD.

==External links==
* [http://cybertronchronicle.freewebspace.com/cartoon-dossier/synopses/more_than_meets_the_eye_part_1.html Dossier at the Cybertron Chronicle]

[[Category:Generation 1 episodes]]
[[Category:MSTF]]

More than Meets the Eye, Part 1

2009-10-20T15:39:55Z

Vestras: /* Quotes */

{{episode
|series=G1toon
|ep=1
|series2=SRLFtoon
|ep2=1
|image=FHE-MTMTE.jpg
|caption=Admit it. As a kid, you longed to own this, and were only marginally satisfied if your parents instead merely dubbed it from the rental tape.
|title="More than Meets the Eye, Part 1"
|production code=4023
|airdate=[[September 17]], 1984
|written by=[[George Arthur Bloom]]
|animation studio=[[Toei]]
|production company=[[Sunbow Productions]]
|continuity=[[Generation 1 cartoon continuity]]
}}

'''In search of energy, the Autobots leave Cybertron and are pursued by the Decepticons.'''

:''Japanese title:'' 地球への道 (''Chikyū e no Michi'', "The Road to Earth")
:''German ''Generation 2'' title:'' "'''Im Weltraum verschollen'''" ("Lost in Space")
{{TOCclear}}
==Synopsis==
[[Image:MTMtE Part1 Cybertron.jpg|left|150px|thumb|[[Star Wars|A long time ago, in a galaxy far far away...]]]]

On [[Cybertron (planet)|Cybertron]], many [[MYA|millions of years ago]], the [[Autobot|Autobots]] are on the verge of extinction. Eons of war with the [[Decepticon|Decepticons]], their bitter enemies, have drained the planet's once plentiful resources. Autobots [[Wheeljack (G1)|Wheeljack]] and [[Bumblebee (G1)|Bumblebee]] are scraping together [[energy conductors]], and narrowly avoid capture by a Decepticon patrol. They arrive at [[Iacon]], the Autobots' headquarters. There, [[Optimus Prime (G1)/Generation 1 cartoon continuity|Optimus Prime]], the [[Prime (rank)|Autobot leader]], confers with his lieutenants [[Jazz (G1)|Jazz]], [[Prowl (G1)|Prowl]], and [[Trailbreaker (G1)|Trailbreaker]] on the plan to leave Cybertron on a mission to search for new sources of energy. This plot is overheard by the Decepticon spies [[Soundwave (G1)|Soundwave]] and [[Laserbeak (G1)|Laserbeak]].

Inside [[Decepticon Headquarters (Cybertron)|their base]], [[Decepticon leader]] Megatron plots to intercept the Autobots, and leaves his lieutenant Shockwave in charge of Cybertron.

[[Image:MTMtE Part1 Arkcrash.jpg|right|150px|thumb|One does not simply walk into Mordor... one apparently rams one's ship into it.]]

The Autobots blast off aboard an [[Ark (G1)|Autobot spaceship]], followed by the [[Nemesis (G1)|Decepticon cruiser]]. An asteroid collision forces them to use up most of their energy clearing a path through the resulting storm. The Decepticons take advantage of this vulnerability and attack. Both ships spin out of control, crashing on nearby [[Earth]].

Four million years pass. It is the year 1984, and volcanic activity stirs the half-buried ''Ark'', awakening the computer systems aboard. [[Teletraan I (G1)|Teletraan I]] sends out a [[Sky Spy]] satellite to reconnoiter this new world, and scans examples of terrestrial machinery in order to reformat the Transformers into new [[Alternate mode|alt modes]]. The Decepticon [[Skywarp (G1)|Skywarp]] is awakened first, and he revives the other Decepticons. Megatron observes that much time has passed since the crash. An impudent [[Starscream (G1)/Generation 1 cartoon continuity|Starscream]] leaves a parting shot at the dormant Autobots, unwittingly knocking Optimus Prime into the repair beam and causing him to be the first Autobot to be revived.

[[Image:MTMtE Part1 Prime repair.jpg|left|150px|thumb|The light! It burns!]]

Megatron decrees that their mission is to drain Earth of its resources in order to build an ultimate weapon and conquer the universe (as you do). To start, they'll need a base of operations, so he puts Starscream in charge of converting the area for the construction of a [[Victory (ship)|new star cruiser]]. The Decepticon [[Rumble (G1)|Rumble]] trashes a nearby power station to serve as raw materials.

Meanwhile, Optimus Prime dispatches [[Hound (G1)|Hound]] and [[Cliffjumper (G1)|Cliffjumper]] to scout the area. They find the Decepticons, and Cliffjumper brashly takes a shot at Megatron. He misses, and the Decepticons unleash Laserbeak in pursuit. Hound is blasted and injured.

Autobot medic [[Ratchet (G1)|Ratchet]] and [[Hauler]] come to fetch Hound. Meanwhile, Decepticons [[Thundercracker (G1)|Thundercracker]] and [[Reflector (G1)|Reflector]] spot an Earth vehicle coming to investigate the destruction of the power station. [[Ravage (G1)|Ravage]] intercepts the vehicle, frightening the human workers away.

Hound is repaired, and reports what he overheard: that the Decepticons are on the hunt for energy. Prime has Jazz assemble a battle group to go after them. The Decepticons attack an off-shore oil rig, where [[Sparkplug Witwicky|William "Sparkplug" Witwicky]] and his son [[Spike Witwicky (G1)|Spike]] work. They begin gathering energon cubes, but are interrupted by the Autobots.

[[Image:MTMtE Part1 OilRig battle.jpg|right|150px|thumb|Do yourself a favor, don't smoke at a Cybertronian waterpark.]]

A battle erupts on the drilling platform. Megatron blasts the rig's supports, tipping it into the ocean. It bursts into flames. Realizing the humans are in danger, Optimus Prime tries to save Spike and Sparkplug while the Decepticons retreat with their energon plunder.

'''[[More than Meets the Eye, Part 2|To be continued...]]'''

{{-}}

==Featured characters==
{{featuredcharacters
|c1=
* [[Wheeljack (G1)|Wheeljack]] (1)
* [[Bumblebee (G1)|Bumblebee]] (2)
* [[Prowl (G1)|Prowl]] (9)
* [[Optimus Prime (G1)/Generation 1 cartoon continuity|Optimus Prime]] (10)
* [[Trailbreaker (G1)|Trailbreaker]] (11)
* [[Jazz (G1)|Jazz]] (12)
* [[Ratchet (G1)|Ratchet]] (15)
* [[Ironhide (G1)|Ironhide]] (16)
* [[Sideswipe (G1)|Sideswipe]] (17)
* [[Teletraan I (G1)|Teletraan I]] (18)
* [[Cliffjumper (G1)|Cliffjumper]] (21)
* [[Hound (G1)|Hound]] (22)
* [[Hauler]] (23)
* [[Sunstreaker (G1)|Sunstreaker]] (28)
* [[Bluestreak]] (29)
* [[Huffer (G1)|Huffer]] (30)
* [[Mirage (G1)|Mirage]] (31)
* [[Brawn (G1)|Brawn]] (32)
* [[Gears (G1)|Gears]] (33)
* [[Windcharger (G1)|Windcharger]] (34)
|c2=
* [[Starscream (G1)/Generation 1 cartoon continuity|Starscream]] (3)
* [[Thundercracker (G1)|Thundercracker]] (4)
* [[Skywarp (G1)|Skywarp]] (5)
* [[Sunstorm (G1)|Sunstorm]] (6)
* [[Soundwave (G1)|Soundwave]] (7)
* [[Laserbeak (G1)|Laserbeak]] (8)
* [[Megatron (G1)|Megatron]] (13)
* [[Shockwave (G1)|Shockwave]] (14)
* [[Reflector (G1)|Reflector]] (19)
* [[Rumble (G1)|Rumble]] (20)
* [[Ravage (G1)|Ravage]] (25)
|c3=
* [[Joe (MTMTE)|Joe]] and his coworker (24)
* [[Spike Witwicky (G1)|Spike Witwicky]] (26)
* [[Sparkplug Witwicky]] (27)
}}

==Quotes==
"Prime told me there'd be days like this." 
"And you didn't believe him?" 
"I do now!"
:—'''Bumblebee''' and '''Wheeljack''' under fire.

"When do we start the search mission?" 
"Soon as you're ready to launch."
:—'''Prowl''' is told to hurry up by '''Optimus Prime'''.

"Fear not, Megatron. Cybertron shall remain as you leave it."
:—'''Shockwave''', more accurate than he realizes.

"Leakin' lubricant!"
:—'''Ironhide'''

''EXPLORE EXPLORE...REPAIR REPAIR''
:—'''Teletraan 1 gets to work'''

"But what about materials?" 
"Use your imagination!"
:—'''Starscream''' and '''Megatron'''. (Neither go ''beyond'' it until [[The Transformers: The Movie|1986]], however.)

"Here's something to keep you warm."
:—'''Megatron''' as he ignites the oil spill.

==Notes==
===Animation or technical glitches===
* Although the vehicle modes for the Transformers were different on Cybertron, their robot modes are exactly the same as on Earth. Not so much a glitch since it was done intentionally to avoid confusing people. Changing a character's robot-mode 5 minutes after he was introduced would be counterproductive.
* The Decepticon "welcoming committee" that tries to detain Wheeljack and Bumblebee includes [[Starscream (G1)/Generation 1 cartoon continuity|Starscream]], [[Skywarp (G1)|Skywarp]], and [[Thundercracker (G1)|Thundercracker]], though Starscream has a different voice when he speaks. Other shots show differently colored Seekers, including an orange one who was [[Retcon|retroactively established]] to be [[Sunstorm (G1)|Sunstorm]].
* Further, the welcoming committee is shown to have as many as five members in one shot, but seven distinct color schemes, and rarely more than three jets appear in any single shot. The other jets may have been just off-screen, or mistakes.
[[Image:Shockwave Hands.jpg|thumb|Megatron, help! Starscream stole the ladder, and I can't get down from here!]]
* During the scene in the Cybertronian [[Decepticon Headquarters]], Shockwave is consistently drawn with two hands. This may not be an error ''per se'', as he doesn't appear again for another four million years (in "[[Transport to Oblivion]]"), which could mean he lost his hand in the intervening years... or it's just an animation mistake. We'll go with that.
* Immediately after a shot of Optimus Prime rallying his troops to prepare to repulse Decepticon boarders ("Prepare for battle!"), the same animation is re-used, but this time with Megatron's voice urging his troops to "Attack! Attack!" When the episode was re-done for the ''[[Generation 2 (cartoon)|Generation 2]]'' series, this scene was amended by placing a shot of Megatron sitting on this throne from earlier in the episode over the image, shouting the command.
* A shot of Soundwave being kicked out of frame by Ironhide is immediately followed by Soundwave sparring with Ratchet.
* When Soundwave tosses Ratchet into a console aboard the Ark, the Autobot Medic is sporting a Decepticon symbol in the center of his chest windshield, most likely the result of the animator carrying over Soundwave's design.
* After Ratchet is thrown into the console, Optimus Prime and Megatron enter the frame, struggling with each other. Megatron is missing his fusion cannon in this shot, but it reappears when the angle changes to show them grappling as Prime asks for a status report.
* Ratchet is shown being thrown by Soundwave, but after Optimus Prime asks for a status report, Ratchet is seen fighting with Thundercracker on the other side of the room.
* As the above shot pans across the bridge to the right, we see Soundwave has teleported from one side of the bridge to the other, slumped against a console.
* When Starscream is shooting at the Ark the Decepticon sigils on his wings are upside down.
* When Optimus Prime assigns Hound his mission, the establishing shot has Cliffjumper with Bumblebee's yellow colors.
* In the long shot of the Decepticons building their base, Soundwave appears in Sideswipe's colors.
* In the pan shot on the Ark when the Transformers find out they're going to crash, there are TWO Soundwaves and TWO Starscreams...
* When Rumble knocks Spike into the water, his father yells "Pike!" instead of "Spike". Perhaps he was meant to be warning his son about carnivorous fish, but ''of course'' pike live in fresh water, not salt.

===Continuity errors===
* Jazz's roll-call of the Autobots assembled to stop the Decepticons at the oil platform does not match the Autobots who eventually go on the mission. For example, Huffer and Brawn are both seen next episode at the oil platform, though Jazz never called their names.
* Because Laserbeak discovered the oil platform long after Hound was chased away, Hound could not have overheard the Decepticon plans to attack the platform. As such, it is unclear how the Autobots knew to go there.
* While he is getting repaired by Ratchet, Hound refers to an Energon cube as "some kind of cube", implying that the Autobots don't know what Energon cubes are, despite the fact that they are shown using cubes as fuel during the flashbacks in "[[War Dawn]]".
* The Autobots are all shown flying. In subsequent episodes, this ability would disappear when required.
* The episode ends with a preview of "Part 2". While other multi-part Transformers episodes generally refer to the episode by its title ("Next time, on ''The Transformers'': 'The Ultimate Doom'"), this preview uses the series title, ''The Transformers'', instead. This is probably because "More Than Meets the Eye" is a retroactive name for the three-part episode, which began as a mini-series before becoming a regular program.

===Transformers references===
* The Decepticon vessel is rediscovered in the episode "[[Microbots]]".
* The vessel is named ''[[Nemesis (G1)|Nemesis]]'' in the [[Beast Wars (cartoon)|''Beast Wars'']] episode "[[Nemesis Part 1]]", where it is described as the most powerful Decepticon warship in history. Gotta wonder why it went down so easily, though it probably doesn't help that no one was shown piloting the ships during the fighting.

===Trivia===
* Oddly enough, nobody opens fire during the scuffle when the Decepticons board the Ark... not even Megatron.
* The mid-80s [[Family Home Entertainment]] VHS release of "More Than Meets the Eye" was granted the [[wikipedia:Film Advisory Board|Film Advisory Board]] Award of Excellence, proudly displayed on the video box cover above. However, this particular "award" does not reflect the ''quality'' of any work submitted, but rather that the work is "family-friendly". Cheeky, that.
* The three parter was released on video in the United Kingdom in 1986 under the title "Arrival from Cybertron".
* The events of the ''[[Beast Wars (cartoon)|Beast Wars]]'' cartoon take place during the 4 million years in which the Autobots and Decepticons lie dormant in the wreckage of the Ark.
* Footage from this episode was used to represent a historical video in "[[Transform and Roll Out]]", the opening movie for ''[[Transformers Animated (cartoon)|Transformers Animated]]''.

==Home video releases==
* In 1984, this episode was edited together with parts 2 and 3 to create a "feature-length movie", which was sold on videocassette as Volume 1 of [[Family Home Entertainment]]'s ''Transformers'' collection. The release had the (now somewhat quaint) honor of being available in both VHS and Betamax formats. It was also re-released as a TV movie with 25th anniversary Optimus Prime. Instead of being a VHS cassette, it was a DVD.

==External links==
* [http://cybertronchronicle.freewebspace.com/cartoon-dossier/synopses/more_than_meets_the_eye_part_1.html Dossier at the Cybertron Chronicle]

[[Category:Generation 1 episodes]]
[[Category:MSTF]]

Age of Internment

2009-09-25T15:25:22Z

Vestras: /* Dreamwave comics continuity */ Clarification

:''The Age of Internment is a time period from the [[Generation 1 (franchise)|Generation 1]] [[continuity family]].''

The '''Age of Internment''' is a time period that faced the [[Transformer]]s on their home planet of [[Cybertron (planet)|Cybertron]].

==Fiction==
===Dreamwave comics continuity===
Shortly after the [[Dark Ages]], [[Megatron (G1)|Megatron]] returned to the planet Cybertron with a massive clone army under his command. Through these forces, he quickly and brutally devastated the planet beginning an age where he dominated the world. During the Age of Internment, he placed many [[Autobot]]s in work camps where they were beginning to mine to the core of Cybertron. From his command tower at [[Praxus]], Megatron announced the dawn of a new and glorious era as the [[Decepticon]] [[Great War (G1)|conflict]] with the Autobots ended thanks to his army of [[Seeker (body-type)|Seeker]] clones. {{storylink|The Age of Wrath issue 2}}

This age ended when a young Jedi called Luke Skywalker killed the... oh wait, [[Star Wars|wrong universe]].

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[[Category:History]]
[[Category:Transformer culture]]

The Ultimate Doom, Part 3

2009-09-21T17:06:17Z

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{{episode
|series=G1toon
|ep=13
|series2=SRLFtoon
|ep2=68
|image=Ultimate Doom 3 Autobots fire.JPG
|caption=Autobots, transform and kick some diodes!
|title="The Ultimate Doom, Part 3"
|production code=#700-10
|airdate=[[November 17]], 1984
|written by=[[Leo D. Paur]]
|animation studio=[[Toei]]
|production company=[[Sunbow Productions]]
|continuity=[[Generation 1 cartoon continuity]]
}}

'''As Cybertron's orbit ravages Earth, the Autobots take the fight to the Decepticons.'''

:''Japanese title:'' 破滅の日 PART III (''Hametsu no Hi PART III'', "Day of Destruction PART III")

==Synopsis==
[[Image:Ultimate Doom 3 Autobots Cybertron.JPG|left|150px|thumb|Not the friendliest homecoming.]]

On [[Cybertron (planet)|Cybertron]], a brainwashed [[Sparkplug Witwicky]] sounds an alarm on [[Spike Witwicky (G1)|Spike]], [[Brawn (G1)|Brawn]], and [[Bumblebee (G1)|Bumblebee]]. As [[Shockwave (G1)|Shockwave]] and [[Soundwave (G1)|Soundwave]] attempt to destroy them, [[Jetfire (G1)|Skyfire]], [[Wheeljack (G1)|Wheeljack]], and [[Trailbreaker (G1)|Trailbreaker]] rescue them. Heading to Wheeljack's lab, they review the [[hypno-chip]] data they've gained.

[[Image:SurfsUp.jpg|right|150px|thumb|This sort of embarrassment is why they finally just recruited Seaspray.]]

On Earth, [[Megatron (G1)|Megatron]] is overseeing the construction of a large hydroelectric generator that will allow the Decepticons to harvest more energy. [[Doctor Arkeville]] is becoming increasingly dissatisfied with Megatron's disregard of his interests, and feels that [[Starscream (G1)|Starscream]] may be more sympathetic. [[Optimus Prime (G1)|Optimus Prime]] leads [[Jazz (G1)|Jazz]], [[Prowl (G1)|Prowl]], [[Ironhide (G1)|Ironhide]], and [[Bluestreak]] (on surfboards) to the generator, where their wipeout prevents them from being able to stop the Decepticons from leaving in a [[Decepticon shuttle|shuttle]] carrying [[Energon cube|energon cubes]]. Arkeville is left to die, but Starscream saves him, having his own plans for the scientist.

On Cybertron, Wheeljack develops a device that should disrupt the hypno-chips' control over the humans. Spike attempts another rescue of his father, but is discovered by Shockwave. However, Wheeljack's device works as planned, and the Autobots flee back to Earth with Sparkplug, who is now freed from Decepticon control.

[[Image:Ultimate Doom 3 Bumblebee Tarzan.JPG|left|150px|thumb|Jungle Love Bug]]

On an island, Megatron is overseeing the loading of a shuttle with energon cubes while [[Mirage (G1)|Mirage]] goes to see if he can direct the humans away from the ship. Nearby, Starscream's own experiments in draining neural energy from Arkeville have failed to fill a single energon cube. Megatron discovers them and prepares to execute Starscream for treason (again). However, Mirage manages to direct the humans away from the shuttle, and Prime orders an attack. The Decepticons outnumber the Autobots, but Skyfire and company soon arrive to even the odds as well as to free the slaves from the Decepticons' control. However, Cybertron comes into view of the island, causing a tidal wave, and Megatron flees in the shuttle for Cybertron.

[[Image:Ultimate Doom 3 Cybertron leave.JPG|right|150px|thumb|Im in ur atmosfeer, thretin ur ecksistance.]]

Spike declares that they just need to knock Cybertron out of Earth's orbit, but Prowl says that they'd need the equivalent of ten billion astroliters of energy to do that. Suddenly, Prime realizes that the [[Energon (fuel)|energon]] on board the shuttle could theoretically be enough to move Cybertron. Prime orders the Autobots to shoot Megatron's shuttle. The plan works, with the energon on board moving Cybertron away from Earth.

Back on the island, Spike remarks to Optimus that Megatron appears to be gone for good, but the Autobot leader, knowing his mortal enemy's survival rate, is not so sure. In space, Megatron comes back online and flies away from the wreckage of the shuttle, vowing revenge.

==Featured Characters==
{{featuredcharacters
|c1=
*[[Bumblebee (G1)|Bumblebee]] (1)
*[[Brawn (G1)|Brawn]] (2)
*[[Jetfire (G1)|Skyfire]] (9)
*[[Wheeljack (G1)|Wheeljack]] (10)
*[[Trailbreaker (G1)|Trailbreaker]] (11)
*[[Optimus Prime (G1)|Optimus Prime]] (13)
*[[Ironhide (G1)|Ironhide]] (14)
*[[Ratchet (G1)|Ratchet]] (15)
*[[Bluestreak]] (16)
*[[Jazz (G1)|Jazz]] (17)
*[[Prowl (G1)|Prowl]] (26)
*[[Cliffjumper (G1)|Cliffjumper]] (28)
*[[Mirage (G1)|Mirage]] (29

|c2=
*[[Shockwave (G1)|Shockwave]] (5)
*[[Soundwave (G1)|Soundwave]] (6)
*Dark Blue [[Seeker (body-type)|Seeker]] (7)
*Light Blue Seeker (8)
*[[Watchdog (G1)|Watchdogs]] (12)
*[[Rumble (G1)|Rumble]] (19)
*[[Megatron (G1)|Megatron]] (20)
*[[Viewfinder]] (by himself) (21)
*[[Starscream (G1)|Starscream]] (24)
*[[Thundercracker (G1)|Thundercracker]] (25)
*[[Skywarp (G1)|Skywarp]] (25)
*Green Seeker (27)
*Thundercracker-colored seekers
*Skywarp-colored seekers
*Starscream-colored seekers

|c3=
*[[Spike Witwicky (G1)|Spike Witwicky]] (3)
*[[Sparkplug Witwicky]] (4)
*[[Doctor Arkeville]] (18)
}}

==Quotes==
"Take them!" 
"I don't 'take' so easy."
:—'''Soundwave''' and '''Brawn'''

"You cannot get out!" 
''[Shockwave unleashes a massive blast, but blows a hole in the wall instead of Skyfire]'' 
"I can now!"
:—'''Shockwave''' and '''Skyfire'''

"All the comforts of home...if you liked living in an auto-robotic factory."
:—'''Wheeljack''', on [[Wheeljack's lab|his workshop]]

"My slaves will be caught in the tidal wave!" 
"I thought humans ''liked'' to play in the ocean."
:—'''Dr. Arkeville''' teaches '''Megatron''' an important fact about human anatomy.

"Surfs up! And I'm talkin' UP!" 
:—'''[[Bluestreak]] spots an impending wipeout.'''

"Thanks, guys, for not giving up on me. Especially you, Spike." 
"Dad, it's like you taught me: You never quit on the people you love." 
"Mushy, but true."
:—'''Sparkplug''' and '''Spike''' have a touching father-son moment, with an addendum by '''Brawn'''.

"You're not pushing slaves around this time."
:—'''Optimus Prime''', preparing to open a [[Kremzeek]] brand can of whup-ass.

"No! NOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOO!"
:—'''Megatron''', defeated. Again.

==Notes==
*This episode is subtitled "Revival" in scripts and other official materials.
*This episode, along with five others, can be unlocked in the [[Revenge of the Fallen (Xbox 360/PS3/PC)|PS3/Xbox 360]] versions of the [[Revenge of the Fallen (video games)|Revenge of the Fallen video game]]. For some unknown reason, this version of the episode makes use of the [[Generation 2]] broadcast's audio, as the [[Cybernet Space Cube]] can be heard throughout without the Cube's visuals.

===Technical or animation glitches===
[[Image:Wheresmyface.jpg|thumb|right|150px|"Ratchet, help! Prowl's face is missing!"]]

* As usual, most of the Cybertronian [[Seeker (body-type)|Seekers]] are colored as Starscream, Thundercracker and Skywarp.
* While escaping from the Decepticon lab on Cybertron, Soundwave's Decepticon insignia is not shown.
* When Thundercracker is wrestling with Ironhide, his color is a significantly brighter shade of blue than usual. It is back to normal in the next scene, when he flies away.
* In one scene, Prowl's face is missing, leaving only his "empty helmet" when Skyfire arrives.
* In one scene where he's chasing two Seekers, not only do Skyfire's colours change in one shot to blue and red, but also the Seekers' colour schemes change from Skywarp's to Thundercracker's.

===Continuity errors===
* Ironhide is part of the Autobot rescue party that boards Skyfire and arrives on Cybertron, yet he is also among the Autobots on Earth.
* In the jungle, when the energon cubes are being loaded, Megatron says, "I want the slaves to work faster. Where is Dr. Arkeville?" But it was he who previously abandoned Arkeville at the power plant, and he had no way of knowing Starscream had rescued the doctor from drowning.
* Oddly, Megatron was able to survive an explosion which had enough energy to shift the orbit of Cybertron. Considering previous evidence of his durability, how he could survive a planet-moving blast is a mystery.
*And for that matter, if the explosion pushed Cybertron away, why wasn't Earth moved in the opposite direction?

===Transformers references===
* Wheeljack's place on Cybertron, previously seen in "[[Divide and Conquer]]", is shown again.

===Trivia===
[[Image:Shockwavelightdoom3.jpg|right|150px|thumb|Hello, my face is up here]]

* A couple of [[Watchdog (G1)|Decepticon cars]] are shown in this episode, but it's not clear if they are Transformers. They seem to be similar to Jazz in Cybertronian vehicle mode.
* For someone who turns into a gun, Shockwave has terrible aim.
* Starscream's attempts to convert Doctor Arkeville's neural energy into energon fail. What this says about the intelligence of both scientists is debatable.
* Shockwave shows he can light up his chest like a searchlight. Awesome!
* Megatron transforms and fires at Skyfire unassisted.

==External links==
* [http://cybertronchronicle.freewebspace.com/cartoon-dossier/synopses/the_ultimate_doom_part_3.html Dossier at the Cybertron Chronicle]

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[[Category:Generation 1 episodes]]

The Ultimate Doom, Part 3

2009-09-21T17:03:56Z

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Optimus Prime (Armada)/toys

2009-09-18T17:30:51Z

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Like [[Optimus Prime (G1)|other]] [[Optimus Primal|Optimuses]], [[Unicron Trilogy]] [[Optimus Prime (Armada)|Optimus Prime]] has a lot of toys.

==Toys==
===Armada===
[[Image:Superbase ArmadaPrime.jpg|right|300px|thumb|Stand up and be counted, container!]]
*'''Optimus Prime''' (Super Base, 2002/2003)
**''Japanese ID number:'' '''MC-01'''
**''Accessories:'' Trailer/armor, light-up rifle, missile, left & right smokestacks

: The first [[Unicron Trilogy]] Optimus Prime toy transforms into a longnose truck cab of made-up model. His clear-plastic smokestacks can detach and form a double-barrelled pistol that he can hold in robot mode, and a button on top of his head causes his [[mouthplate]] to jiggle up and down as if he were talking (the irony being that while this was a familiar trait of [[Optimus Prime (G1)|G1 Optimus Prime]], in the ''Armada'' animated series, this Prime's mouthplate remained static when he talked). He can also hold a large cannon that is stored within his [[trailer]], and his chest flips down to reveal a (non-removable) Matrix. He is packaged with his Mini-Con partner [[Sparkplug (Armada)|Sparkplug]].

:The toy's primary gimmick is its auto-transforming trailer. Once activated, it transforms into one of three configurations, triggered by an infra-red signal transmitted from the cab robot. Transforming the cab into robot mode will cause the trailer to automatically flip open the traditional battle-station configuration - Prime can stand in the center of the base, but otherwise, it is more to scale with Mini-Cons (despite the fact that it lacks any great amount of flat surfaces for them to ''stand'' on). The base features a central tower with a pop-out artillery emplacement and a mount for Prime's large cannon; a rotating missile-firing turret; two Mini-Con storage bays, one of which is equipped with a tab that owners can manually slide to launch a Mini-Con from the bay; and two live Mini-Con hardpoints, one of which pops up a non-firing turret, the other activating a laser noise.

:Prime's cab and trailer can also combine to form a super robot mode. The cab transforms into the torso portion - doing so causes the trailer to automatically raise itself up off the ground to become a pair of legs (as long as you're not playing with it on carpet). Connecting the torso to the legs causes the super-robot head to pop up with a metallic shriek. Pressing the Autobot symbol on the figure's chest activates a pulsing laser sound effect,the Japanese version also has an additional Japanese phrase, which roughly translates to "Convoy, ready for battle!" and the small grey button on his right shoulder illuminates his fist with a red LED, which can illuminate either of his guns, as well as - notionally - the [[Star Saber (Armada)|Star Saber]] sword. The Star Saber was specifically cast in clear plastic for this purpose, but in practice, the idea was something of a failure, with the light failing to carry even halfway up the blade. Prime's firing missiles and Mini-Con activated gimmicks remain accessible in this mode, but look a bit doofy if you deploy them.

[[Image:Armada JetOptimusMegaweapon toy.jpg|right|200px|thumb|Gunjob Spacepants!]]
:In lieu of combining with his trailer, Prime can also link his torso up to ''Armada'' [[Jetfire (Armada)|Jetfire]], who forms a pair of legs, as "'''Jet Prime'''" ('''Jet Optimus''' on the cartoon, or "'''Jet Convoy'''" if you own the Japanese version). In addition to this, he can combine in various configurations with ''Armada'' [[Overload (Armada)|Overload]], who can form a pair of massive cannons that attach to either Prime's base mode, or mount over the shoulders of his super robot torso (with either his trailer or Jetfire as legs), forming '''Optimus Prime Megaweapon''' (or '''Magna Convoy''').

:The initial [[Hasbro]] release of this toy had tabs in its shoulder joints that did not allow the shoulders to rotate above the horizontal default position, so as not to break the wires that run through the toy's right arm in super mode. Coupled with the limited elbow joints, Optimus Prime could only point his weapons in the direction towards the ground. These tabs were not in the [[Takara]] version (which also differed in its use of bright yellow plastics and paint in place of the Hasbro's gold), and were also removed from subsequent version of the Hasbro release.

: Late in the Japanese run, Optimus toys in Jusco stores came with blind-packed "Space Galaxy" versions of the individual [[Destruction Mini-Con Team]] members, one toy per box.


[[Image:Supercon ArmadaPrime.jpg|right|200px|thumb|Mini-Con-activated shimmy-shimmy.]]
*'''Optimus Prime''' (Supercon, 2003)
**''Japanese ID number:'' '''MC-06'''

: A smaller version of the Super Base toy, this version of ''Armada'' Optimus Prime retains the vehicle mode and coloration, but has no trailer or super robot connectivity (though he can still pull the trailer). He retains the flip-down chest in robot mode, but has no molded Matrix. Instead, the toy is designed for maximum posability. Attaching a Mini-Con to the [[Powerlinx]] plug on Optimus' back activates a double-fisted "punching" gimmick. He came with the Mini-Con [[Over-Run (Armada)|Over-Run]]. This Optimus Prime is the shortest of the ''Armada'' Supercons in robot mode. His smokestacks can come off like the Super Base version, but lack the "gun" mode or any other method of connectivity to Optimus.

: The initial release of the figure featured silver lights on his roof; later on, the lights were changed to yellow, and later still, an Autobot emblem was added to the roof of the vehicle. The latter two changes only affected the American release.

: This mold was also used to make ''Armada'' [[Nemesis Prime (Armada)|Nemesis Prime]], ''[[Universe (2003 toyline)|Universe]]'' [[Ultra Magnus (BIAB)|Ultra Magnus]], and the first ''Cybertron'' Deluxe-class Optimus Prime.

: Shipping in a great many waves throughout most of the later run of the line, Supercon Optimus became a notorious [[pegwarmer]].

: The acronym "STD" in the Japanese release ("STD Convoy") stands for "standard," as in this is the standard toy release of Convoy, without a Super Mode. It means something else in western countries.


*'''Kinpika (Golden Shining) Convoy''' (Super Base, August, 2003)

: A redeco of Optimus Prime with golden [[vacuum metalizing]]. It was a first prize of the [[wikipedia:sortition|sortition]] and only exclusive in certain stores and department stores. There is a golden vacuum metalizing Armada Jetfire as another first prize. They can combine into Golden Jet Prime, of course.

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*'''Optimus Prime''' (Happy Meal, 2003)

: An extremely simplified version of Optimus Prime, turning into a truck, although without any trailer. He can combine with the other Happy Meal Armada toys (Hot Shot, Red Alert, and Smokescreen) into "Mighty Robot", a super robot. Well, kind of, anyway.


[[Image:Powelinx Armadaprime.jpg|right|200px|thumb|Dracula Prime?]]
*'''Powerlinx Optimus Prime''' (Super Base, 2003)
**''Accessories:'' Trailer/armor, light-up rifle, missile, left & right smokestacks

: This is an extensive [[redeco]] of the Super Base ''Armada'' Optimus Prime toy, with the new colours bearing little similarity to the original color scheme. Though, the colors of the cab truck are vaguely similar to the [[Diaclone]] toy that would become [[Ultra Magnus (G1)|Ultra Magnus]]. He came with Sparkplug again, though this time his Mini-Con partner got new molding. All of the gimmicks from the first version remain intact in this one, though --as noted-- the super robot mode arms are not as restricted.

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[[Image:Armada CrystalConvoy.jpg|right|200px|thumb|Optimus Prime can't avoid his toy contracts even when he's dead!]]
*'''Crystal Convoy''' (Supercon, 2003)

: A Japanese ''[[TV Magazine]]'' [[exclusive]], this release of the Supercon-Class Convoy toy has almost all of his parts cast in translucent plastics, hence the 'crystal' title. Available via mail-order, only 5000 pieces were distributed in October of 2003.

: This version of Optimus Prime is supposed to represent his "[[spark]]" from when his body was destroyed in the [[Armada (cartoon)|''Armada'' cartoon episode]] [[Crisis]].

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*'''Battle for the Matrix''' (Multi-pack, 2003)
**''Accessories:'' Trailer/armor, light-up rifle, missile, left & right smokestacks

: A K-Mart exclusive set released on "[[Black Friday]]" (the day after Thanksgiving, the most hellishly busy shopping day of the year), this set consists of Super Base Optimus Prime, Jetfire, their respective partner Mini-Cons Sparkplug and [[Comettor]], the [[Adventure Mini-Con Team]], and oddly enough, [[Longarm (Armada)|Longarm]]. Optimus Prime's red plastics and paint were replaced with gold, the only changes made to anyone in the set. It is this set from which the name of Optimus Prime's combined mode with Jetfire, '''Jet Prime''', comes.



[[Image:Armada MagnaConvoyDX1.jpg|right|200px|thumb|I think he needs another gun.]]
*'''Magna Convoy DX Set''' (Multi-pack, 2003)
**''Accessories:'' Trailer/armor, light-up rifle, missile, left & right smokestacks

: This set is a Toys "R" Us Japan exclusive, consisting of a slightly redecoed, and more [[Show-accuracy|show accurate]] Powerlinx Optimus Prime (dubbed "Convoy Final Battle Coloration"), a "crystal" version of Overload ("Ultra Magnus Special Clear Version") made out of transluscent plastics, and an exclusive [[X-Dimension Mini-Cons|X-Dimension]] redeco of the [[Street Action Mini-Con Team]]. This set is entirely "new" content not available in the normal mass-retail ''Micron Legend'' line, and is also the last release of "X-Dimension" Mini-Cons.

: Rather than coming with individual bio cards for Optimus and Overload, this set came with a single card for the "Magna Convoy" combination of the two. (And no card for the Street Action Team, oddly enough.)

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[[Image:BTR ArmadaPrime.jpg|right|200px|thumb|"My Matrix for a quick death." (How could this happen to me?)]]
*'''Optimus Prime''' (Built to Rule, 2004)
**''Accessories'': 2 missiles

:''Armada'' Built to Rule Optimus Prime transforms into a fair approximation of his vehicle mode, but the robot mode is quite inaccurate, due to the very broad, flat Trans-Skeleton with thin, stick-like limbs attached to it. The set came with a very simplistic "Mini-Con" Sparkplug partner kit that did have a more dedicated "Powerlinx" connector than the standard construction pegs, though these are a bit too thin to be used as attachment points for regular Mini-Cons (they stay, sort of, but it's a very loose connection). The 101-piece set also features pressure-launch missile-firing "smokestack" cannons.

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===Energon===
[[Image:Energon Prime toy.jpg|right|300px|thumb|Form feet and legs! Form arms and body! And I'll form... the head!]]
*'''Optimus Prime''' (Super, 2003, 2004)
**''Japanese ID number:'' '''SC-01'''
**''Accessories'': Trailer, rifle, missile

: ''[[Energon (toyline)|Energon]]'' Optimus' first toy transforms into a Cybertronic short-nosed truck cab. A switch on his back alternates between different electronic sound effects, corresponding to his four drone-vehicles. A button on his side also activates electronic sounds and a light in his chest. He also has a spring-loaded missile launcher hand-cannon.

[[Image:Energon WingConvoy toys.jpg|left|150px|thumb|Well, ONE of us has to go change now.]]
: Optimus' trailer is designed to carry his four drone-vehicles (The "Grand Force" in Japan): '''Fire-1''' (fire truck), '''Copter-2''' (helicopter), '''Digger-3''' (drill tank with gear-wheel-activated spinning drill), and '''Submarine-4''' (submarine). Each of these drones can attach to one of Optimus's limbs to form a variety of super modes (which the Japanese line dubbed "Grand Cross"). The base robot can also combine with ''Energon'' [[Wing Saber]] to form '''"Optimus Prime Fight Mode"''' and '''"Optimus Prime Flight Mode"''', and [[Omega Supreme (Energon)|Omega Supreme]] to form '''"Optimus Supreme"''' (or '''"Powerlinx Omega Supreme"''', according to the toy packaging). The Omega Supreme combination can also employ the drone-units.

[[Image:Energon OptimusSupreme.jpg|right|100px|thumb|They didn't have one in my size...]]
: The earliest releases of this toy had a different head sculpt with a mouth where the faceplate is, similar to ''[[Beast Wars (franchise)|Beast Wars]]'' [[Optimus Primal|Optimal Optimus]]. It was soon replaced by the more familiar head sculpt with a faceplate. The [[Takara]] version of the toy uses the mouthless molding, but also has a chromed front grill and more intricate [[Paint operation|paint applications]]. It also lacks all of the sound effects of the Hasbro version.

: A redeco of this mold was planned to be released with Smallest Transformers [[Optimus Prime (G1)|Optimus Prime]] as a Target exclusive, but was canceled.

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[[Image:STD Grand Convoy.jpg|right|200px|thumb|My name is Optimus Prime, and I like energon goodies.]]
*'''SL Grand Convoy''' (Deluxe, 2004)
**''Japanese ID number:'' '''SC-13'''
**''Accessories'': Rifle

: This release of Grand Convoy/Optimus Prime was a small Deluxe-class toy that did not have a trailer, any electronics, or the ability to form Super Mode. However, it ''could'' [[Powerlinx]] with compatible Deluxe-class and Mega-class Autobots. Like the ''Armada'' Deluxe-Class version of Prime, this one too was on the small side for its size class.

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[[Image:Slgrandconvoykicker toy.jpg|right|200px|thumb|KICKER KICKER OUR EXCLUSIVES KICKER]]
*'''SL Grand Convoy w/ Kicker''' (multi-pack, 2003)
**''Japanese ID number:'' '''SS-03'''
**''Accessories'': Rifle

: Grand Convoy was also packed in a special set commemorating both the 20th anniversary of ''Transformers'' and the 30th anniversary of ''[[Microman]]'', coming with an exclusive variant of of the [[Kicker Jones|Japanese ''Microman''-body Kicker toy]]. This version of the Optimus toy has a chromed grill (the standard retail version uses painted plastic) and supposedly uses slightly shinier plastics. ''Very'' slightly.

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*'''Optimus Prime versus Megatron''' (multi-pack, 2004)
**''Accessories'': Rifle

: A Toys "R" Us exclusive in the US, though sold at pretty much any retailer that wanted to carry it elsewhere, this was merely the US release of the Deluxe-class ''Energon'' Optimus Prime from the Japanese SS-03 set, and the smaller Japanese [[Megatron (Armada)|Megatron]] toy. There are no appreciable differences between this set and the original Japanese versions.


[[Image:Energon Costco OptimusPrimeOverload.jpg|right|200px|thumb|How many times has this set gotten reused?]]
*'''Optimus Prime and Overload''' (Multi-pack, 2005)
**''Accessories:'' Trailer/armor, light-up rifle, missile, left & right smokestacks

: A CostCo-exclusive redeco of the ''Armada'' Optimus Prime toy in black, yellow, and brick red, it also came with a redeco of ''Armada'' [[Overload (Armada)|Overload]]. It is from this set that the name of Prime's combined form with Overload, '''Optimus Prime Megaweapon''', comes.

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[[Image:McEnergon-prime.jpg|right|200px|thumb|Jesus and Santa rolled into one.]]
*'''Optimus Prime''' (Happy Meal, 2004)
**''Accessories'': Energon Cube, "Mini-Con" remote

:The Happy Meal version of ''Energon'' Optimus Prime is ''much'' simplified, yet features a very similar transformation sequence. Due to his limited articulation, his shoulder insignias are only visible in vehicle mode or with his arms splayed out horizontally.

:His torso his hollow to store his electronic energon cube. He also comes with a "Mini-Con" jet (in the shape of [[Wreckage (Energon)|Wreckage]]) that can mount on the top of his cab in truck form. The "Mini-Con" is actually a remote control which activates his energon cube's sound effects.

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*'''Optimus Prime''' (Happy Meal, 2004)

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[[Image:BTR EnergonPrime.jpg|right|250px|thumb|Blocktimus Prime]]
*'''Optimus Prime''' (Built to Rule, 2005)
**''Accessories'': 2 missiles''

: The ''Energon'' version of ''[[Built to Rule]]'' Optimus Prime was designed with a much more solid skeleton with larger, blockier limbs. He can be rebuilt from a Cybertronic truck cab with a trailer-mounted, pressure-launch dual-missile cannon (with electronic lights and sounds) to a robot, to basically whatever you feel like doing with the parts.

: Unfortunately, due to the slow performance of the ''Built to Rule'' line overall, the ''Energon'' versions only had a limited, test-market release initially in and around Cincinnati, Ohio. The sets later filtered out into many Tuesday Morning and Ollie's chain stores at drastically dropped prices.

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===Cybertron===
[[Image:Cybertron Prime toy.jpg|right|300px|thumb|"Well... a fire truck is bigger."]]
* '''Optimus Prime''' (Leader, 2004, 2005)
**''Japanese ID number'': '''GC-01'''
**''Accessories'': Rifle, missile, Matrix, Matrix-style Cyber Key

: The first ''[[Cybertron (toyline)|Cybertron]]'' Optimus Prime toy transforms into a heavily-armed fire truck of made up origin. The wings and guns can be rearranged so the fire truck has a flight mode. Like ''Robots in Disguise'' [[Optimus Prime (RID)|Optimus Prime]], the forward section of the fire truck detaches to transform into his standard robot mode, while the rear 'trailer' portion becomes a battle station (if you squint).

:The trailer can combine with the standard robot mode to form a massive, winged backpack for the toy's Super Mode. On the box, there is a photograph of the cannons below the waist but the instructions say that the cannons go above the shoulders - both the show and every other version of the toy show the cannons positioned below the waist. A lever on the back of Optimus Prime's head raises the traditional Prime faceplate, covering his Optimus Primal-style mouth. He also came with a removable matrix, he can ''barely'' hold it in his giant hands.

:When a [[Cyber Planet Key]] is inserted into the large, rectangular electronic rail gun, the panels covering it open up and a different sound effect is played when the firing button is pressed. An LED also lights up. When a Cyber Key is inserted into the cannon that the rifle can attach to, two spring-loaded missile launchers pop out.

:The Japanese release (''Galaxy Convoy'') featured a few additional paint applications, and the backpack's wings are attached by a metal hinge, and therefore cannot be removed.

:In Super Mode, Optimus Prime can combine with [[Overhaul (Cybertron)|Leobreaker]] to form '''"Savage Claw Mode"''', or [[Wing Saber]] to form '''"Sonic Wing Mode"'''.


* '''Ultra Magnus & Optimus Prime''' (Multi-pack, 2005)
**''Accessories'': Pistol, 4 missiles

:This Costco exclusive is a redecoed Super ''[[Robots in Disguise (toyline)|Robots in Disguise]]'' [[Optimus Prime (RID)|Optimus Prime]] toy. He was sold with [[Ultra Magnus (Cybertron)|Ultra Magnus]], a repackaged Super ''[[Universe (2003 toyline)|Universe]]'' [[Ultra Magnus (RID)|Ultra Magnus]]. He transforms into a Japanese Hino Brandlier fire truck. Harkening back to Generation 1 toys, he features chromed wheels with rubber tires. The forward section of his truck detaches to become his standard robot mode. His 'trailer' can be reconfigured into a sort of battle station. The station can then be disassembled and attached around the robot to form his '''Battle Mode'''.

: The bio that accompanied this set indicates that these toys are new versions of the [[Unicron Trilogy]] characters, while ''Robots in Disguise'' Optimus Prime and Ultra Magnus from the [[Hasbro Transformers Collectors' Club (magazine)|''Cybertron'' comic]] matched this set.

:In Australia, this set was released as a Myer exclusive.


[[Image:Optimusprime cybertron burgerking.jpg|right|75px|thumb|DO NOT confuse me with [[Optimus Prime (G1)|him]].]]
* '''Optimus Prime''' (Burger King, 2005)

:[[Burger King]] Optimus is an incredibly simplified, kid-safe version of the larger Optimus Prime toy, minus the Super Mode and all that.

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[[Image:LOC CybertronPrime.jpg|right|200px|thumb|Optimus Minor?]]
* '''Optimus Prime''' (Legends of Cybertron, 2005)

: [[Legends Class|Legends of Cybertron]] Optimus is a very simplified version of ''Cybertron'' Optimus Prime, with no weapons or trailer, just the front portion of the truck. It transforms into the standard robot mode, with a very similar transformation scheme to the full-sized toy, but cannot form Super Mode, and has no useful articulation of the shoulders.

: This mold was also used to make ''[[Classics (2006)|Classics]]'' [[Menasor (G1)|Menasor]] and ''[[Universe (2008 franchise)|Universe]]'' [[Hot Spot (G1)|Hot Zone]].

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[[Image:GF MetallicGalaxyConvoy Legends toy.jpg|right|200px|thumb|To [[scale]] with something? Blasphemy!]]
* '''Megalo Convoy & Galaxy Convoy (metallic)''' (Legends of Cybertron, 2005)
**''Japanese ID number'': '''GC-23'''

: A special metallic-paint version of Legends of Cybertron Optimus Prime was included with the Japanese release of ''Cybertron'' [[Metroplex (Cybertron)|Metroplex]], as a demonstration of their actual size difference as depicted on the television series.

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[[Image:SonicPrimeEX.jpg|right|250px|thumb|I'm gorgeously shiny!]]
* '''Sonic Convoy''' (multi-pack, 2005)
**''Japanese ID number:'' '''EX-02'''
**''Accessories'': Rifle, missile, Matrix, Matrix-style Cyber Key

:The Sonic Convoy set was a Toys ''R'' Us Japan [[exclusive]] redeco of Galaxy Convoy (Optimus Prime) and [[Wing Saber|Sonic Bomber (Wing Saber)]]. Most of Galaxy Convoy's truck cab parts were cast in translucent blue and red plastic, with the trailer being cast in much deeper reds, more metallic silver and chromed red opaque plastics.

:The only appreciable difference between EX-02 Sonic Bomber and the regular release was that all of his previous [[Vacuum metalizing|vacuum-metallized]] chrome parts and red painted parts were now vacuum-metallized or chrome-painted red.

:This set also came with [[Cobybot]], a slight redeco and [[retool]] of [[Scrapmetal (type)|Scrapmetal]] using the humanoid robot head that is usually discarded when Scrapmetal toys are assembled.

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[[Image:Cybertron OptimusPrime deluxe toy.jpg|right|200px|thumb|You've [[:Image:Supercon ArmadaPrime.jpg|already]] [[:Image:Armada CrystalConvoy.jpg|bought]] [[:Nemesis Prime (Armada)|me]] [[:Ultra Magnus (BIAB)|five]] [[:Image:Cybertron OptimusPrime deluxe toy.jpg|times!]]]]
* '''Optimus Prime''' (Deluxe, 2006)
**''Accessories'': "Powerlinx" Cybertron-style Key

:A redeco of the [[#SuperCon|Supercon ''Armada'' Optimus Prime]] recolored to resemble the Leader class Galaxy Force Optimus Prime figure. Like the [[Ultra Magnus (BIAB)|"Battle in a Box" Ultra Magnus]] version of this toy, the forearms of early releases of this toy [[Misassembly|were switched]], making the elbow completely useless. However, this was corrected and later releases have his arms bend properly. At the tail end of the ''Cybertron'' line, the four planet symbols were added to the truck-mode's cab.

: Optimus Prime includes a [[Retool|retooled]] Cybertron style Cyber Key, with a "blank" central area (so any [[faction symbol]] could be [[Tampograph|tampographed]] on) and a [[Mini-Con]]-style [[Powerlinx]] socket on the back to operate his nominally-Mini-Con-activated gimmick. The key had the code '''d56b ''' on its back, but unfortunately, using this code on Hasbro's website actually yielded information intended for [[Demolishor (Armada)|Demolishor]] and vice-versa.

: This mold was later redecoed for a [[Universe (2008 franchise)|2008 ''Universe'']] [[#Universe_.282008.29|multi-pack release]].

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[[Image:Cybertron OptimusPrime beast toy.jpg|right|250px|thumb|Bananas are the right of all sentient beings.]]
* '''Optimus Prime''' (Deluxe, 2006)
**Accessories'': Jetboard, missile, Jungle Planet Cyber Key''

:A recolor of the Deluxe ''[[Beast Wars 10th Anniversary]]'' [[Optimus Primal]].

:He includes a [[Jungle Planet (Cybertron)|Jungle Planet]] style Cyber Key with the code '''d7s9'''.

:His deco seems to be based on Donkey Kong, or considering the scar on over his beast mode eye, Peter Jackson's King Kong.

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[[Image:Cybertron GFOptimusPrime Legends toy.jpg|right|200px|thumb|Cause we gotta little ol' convoy, rockin' through the night]]
* '''Galaxy Force Optimus Prime''' (Legends of Cybertron, 2006)

:A redeco of ''Legends of Cybertron'' Optimus Prime to resemble the Leader class Galaxy Force Optimus Prime figure, essentially replacing the blue with black, the yellow with silver and adding the Cyber Key symbol tampographs onto his shoulders, like the leader class version of this deco.

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[[Image:Cyb GalaxyForceOptimusPrime.jpg|right|200px|thumb|Sowing confusion on message boards everywhere.]]
* '''Galaxy Force Optimus Prime''' (Leader, 2006)
**''Accessories'': Rifle, missile, Matrix, Matrix-style Cyber Key

:Released at the tail-end of ''Cybertron'', Galaxy Force Optimus Prime is a redeco of the Leader-class toy. The main differences are black replaces the blue plastic and blue paint, tinted translucent parts replace the translucent blue parts, and the toy's rifles, rail gun covers, missile launchers and leg guns being cast in red plastic. The joints that connect the waist to the thighs have become more resistant, making it less likely for the figure to fall. Also, the red paint used is much closer to fire-engine red than the original's. The unique Matrix-shaped Cyber Planet Key is finally painted gold.

:The shoulders are adorned with the four planet symbols of the Cyber Planet Keys, supposedly to represent Optimus Prime as the leader of all remaining Transformers.

:The 'Galaxy Force' addition to Optimus Prime's name is in reference to the journey the character takes at the end of the ''Cybertron'' cartoon series, as well as a reference to the Japanese version of the cartoon.

: This toy was later re-released in a [[#VsCrumplezone|2008 ''Universe'' multi-pack]].

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'''Cybertron Target Exclusive 4 Pack''' (Legends, 2006)

:A four pack, exclusive to Target, of Legends class Optimus Prime, [[Megatron (Armada)|Megatron]], [[Jetfire (Armada)|Jetfire]], [[Soundwave (Cybertron)|Soundwave]]. All of the toys were identical to their individual releases.

===Classics===
* '''Optimus Prime''' (Legends class, 2007)

: Bizarrely enough, Optimus Prime was one of three ''Cybertron'' Legends toys straight-released in ''[[Classics (2006)|Classics]]'' packaging, though with the modifier "Cybertron Collection" printed on the cardfront. The toy itself is identical to the ''Cybertron'' release.

===Transformers (2007)===
[[Image:TargetGenerationsLegends.jpg|thumb|]]
*'''Generations Legends''' (Target exclusive multi-pack, 2007)

: A Target exclusive, this four-pack of Legends Class figures contains two versions of both Optimus Prime and Megatron, namely Legends of Cybertron Optimus Prime, [[Optimus Prime (Movie)|Movie Legends Optimus Prime]], [[Megatron (Armada)|Legends of Cybertron Megatron]] and [[Megatron (Movie)|Movie Legends Megatron]]. The toy itself is identical to the ''Cybertron'' release.

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===Universe (2008)===
====Cybertron Series====
*'''Battle for the Cyber Planet Keys''' (5-pack, 2008?)
**''Accessories'': "Powerlinx"-style Cyber Key

: For ''[[Universe (2008 franchise)|Universe]]'', a redeco of the [[#SuperCon|original Deluxe-scale Optimus Prime]] in more [[Generation 1]]-inspired colors was released in a Sam's Club exclusive five-pack alongside [[Blurr (Cybertron)|Blurr]], [[Buzzsaw (Cybertron)|Buzzsaw]], [[Longrack (Cybertron)|Longrack]], and [[Runamuck (Cybertron)|Runamuck]]. Optimus was the only toy in the set different from the original releases.

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*'''Optimus Prime vs Crumplezone''' (Multi-pack, 2008)
**''Accessories'': Rifle, missile, Matrix, Matrix-style Cyber Key

: This Costco-exclusive set contains [[#LeaderGalaxyForce|Leader-class "Galaxy Force" Optimus Prime]] and the original [[Crumplezone (Cybertron)|Crumplezone]]. Both toys were unchanged from their previous individual releases.

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===Attacktix===
*'''Super Optimus Prime''' (Galactic Showdown, 2006)
{{attacktix
|ID=SVT05
|faction=Autobot
|class=Leader
|special=Recover - 8/26 (31%) success ratio
|cost=40
|speed=4
|attacktype=Shooter (Heavy Energy Blast)
}}
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:What can one say about a beast of a figure like [[Attacktix]] Super Optimus Prime? With the biggest missile, and probably the best defense in Attacktix, Super Optimus Prime is a devastating figure. This version of the figure is the Gold-based one available only in the Star Wars vs. Transformers pack.

:The SVT05 version of Super Optimus Prime has a gold base and a different power to the Booster version. He's able to recover -- standing up if you have another figure in play. In tournament play only one gold-based Attacktix figure may be used per team.

:The mould has four points of articulation; head, shoulders and waist.

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*'''Super Optimus Prime''' (Booster, 2006)
{{attacktix
|ID=TF13
|faction=Autobot
|class=Leader
|special=Transform - 8/26 (31%) success ratio
|cost=40
|speed=4
|attacktype=Shooter (Heavy Energy Blast)
}}
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:The booster version of Super Optimus Prime is nearly identical to the normal version except that it has a black base and a different power. Its power allows you to summon Super Optimus Prime's vehicle form from your backups -- ''transforming'' the figure.

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*'''Super Optimus Prime (Vehicle)''' (Booster, 2006)
{{attacktix
|ID=TF14
|faction=Autobot
|class=Leader
|special=Transform - 20/26 (77%) success ratio
|cost=30
|speed=8
|attacktype=Shooter (Small Missile)
}}
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:Based on Cybertron Optimus Prime's fire truck mode, this figure is basically a support figure for your Super Optimus Prime robot mode figures. The figure's very reliable ''Transform'' power allows a player to get the expensive 40 point Super Optimus Prime figure into play for only 30 points.

:The vehicle mode figure sits on a raised platform that can rotate 360 degrees, and his ladder has limited articulation. His high speed makes him one of the fastest shooters in the game.

==Merchandise==
*'''Transformers Armada Flashlight Keychain'''

: Distributed by [[Basic Fun]], this keychain is a likeness of Prime's Armada form. It has rotation joints at the neck and shoulders. Pressing a button on Prime's back activates a light located between his feet. He has a keychain protruding from between his shoulder blades. Handy!

*'''Transformers Energon Figure pen''' (2004)

: This version of Optimus Prime is based on his Energon body and is about the size of a scout class transformer. He transforms into his truck mode to his robot mode almost identical to his other toy, apart that his feet contain the pen part and can not bend. It's really hard to write with, and is impossible to pose, even if it has full arm articulation. Rather amusing, this toy can position itself to transform into his super robot mode (by flipping his helmet on and opening his chest to reveal the matrix and flipping his hands in), but because it does not contain the drones, it's impossible to complete him.

:This toy was manusfactured and distributed by stylus.

*'''Transformers Gummy Candy''' (2006)

[[Image:ClassicsGummies.jpg|right|150px|thumb|]]
:Large [[Transformers Gummy Candy|gummy candies]] packaged in a blister bubble.

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==Trivia==
[[Image:MonsterConvoy.jpg|right|100px|thumb|Arise, Bigfootimus Prime.]]
* One of the earliest ''Armada'' Optimus Prime concepts depicts him as being an ENORMOUSLY HUGE MONSTER TRUCK. Makes one wonder about the origins of the "Monster Convoy" inscription on Super Base Optimus Prime's tires.

* ''Cybertron'' Optimus Prime has some design similarities to GaoGaiGar from ''[[wikipedia:The_King_of_Braves_GaoGaiGar|The King of Braves GaoGaiGar]]'', such as the chin protrusion and cheekguards.

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==External links==
* [http://www.tfu.info/2002/Autobot/OptimusPrime/optimusprime.htm Optimus Prime at TFU.info]
* [http://s33.photobucket.com/albums/d75/binalternator/unreleased/optimus_prime_mini_optimus_prime/ Energon Optimus Prime redeco with Smallest Transformers Optimus Prime gallery]

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Repugnus (Cybertron)

2009-09-16T15:42:51Z

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{{disambig3|Repugnus}}
:''Repugnus is an [[Autobot]] from the [[Cybertron (franchise)|Cybertron]] portion of the [[Unicron Trilogy]] [[continuity family]].''

[[Image:Repugnus-CybCard.jpg|right|250px|thumb|I'm greasin' up my whosits!]]
'''Repugnus''' is an Autobot only out of convenience, it seems. Leader of a tribe that inhabits the swamplands south of the [[Steel Shard Mountains]], Repugnus and his people value their freedom ''very'' highly. As such, he has a seething hatred of [[Scourge (Cybertron)|Scourge]], the dictator ruler of the [[Jungle Planet (Cybertron)|Jungle Planet]], and fights to keep the dragon's influence out of his land.

His hate runs so deep that he has banished his own brother, [[Undermine]], from his swampy home for being associated with Scourge. Cold, man.

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==Toys==
===Cybertron===
[[Image:Cybertron Repugnus toy.jpg|right|300px|thumb|Ooooh, controversial!]]
*'''Repugnus''' (Scout class, 2006)

: A [[redeco]] of [[Undermine]], Repugnus transforms into a red, black, and yellow robotic dinosaur resembling a ''spinosaur'', a fin-backed predator. Inserting a [[Cyber Planet Key]] into the back of his fin flips out a blade from the front edge; this blade can be used in both beast and robot modes. His dino-tail becomes a [[flail]]¨-like weapon for robot mode.

: He came with a silver-bordered Jungle-style Key, with the [[Cyber Key Codes|Key code]] "'''s48r'''" stamped on the back.

::*''[http://www.tfu.info/2006/Autobot/Repugnus/repugnus.htm More information on Repugnus at TFU.info]''
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==Trivia==
* Confusingly, Repugnus's key code bio makes explicit, pointed reference to how the '''original''' Repugnus was an Autobot, implying in-context that ''Cybertron'' Repugnus is a Decepticon (which, obviously, he is not). According to Hasbro copywriter [[Forest Lee]] at [[BotCon 2006]], ''Cybertron'' Repugnus was going to be a Decepticon until they realized that the original was an Autobot. This required a hasty faction-switch for the toy, as the current ''Transformers'' team tries to keep character names on the same "side" they started out on.

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Multi-component Transformer

2009-09-16T15:02:37Z

Vestras: /* Generation 1 */ spelling/grammar

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[[Image:ReflectorCartoon1.jpg|right|250px|thumb|Three components, one Transformer.]]

'''Multi-component Transformers''' are able to have one or more of their components separate and act independently of one another. All of the components together make up the Transformer. They should not be confused with [[combiner]]s, which form from individual characters.

==Transformers with equal components==
When these Transformers split, none of the components are more important than the others. Sometimes these Transformers are depicted in fiction more like [[Triple Changer]]s, where the components are never shown active at the same time.

;Generation 1
*[[Reflector (G1)|Reflector]]<ref>[[The Transformers (cartoon)|Generation 1 cartoon]] [[production bible]], toy bio</ref> ([[Spectro]], [[Spyglass]], [[Viewfinder]])
*[[Omega Supreme (G1)|Omega Supreme]] (rocket, tank, and base)
*[[Sky Lynx (G1)|Sky Lynx]] (lynx, long-necked pterodactyl-like animal)
*[[Duocon]]s
**[[Battletrap]] (truck, helicopter)
**[[Flywheels]] (howitzer, fighter jet)
*[[Cog (G1)|Cog]] ([[Gasket]], [[Grommet]])
*[[Overlord (Masterforce)|Overlord]] (Tank, jet)
*[[Gigatron]] (Tank, jet)
;Masterforce
*[[Cog (Masterforce)|Cog]] ([[Onomus]], [[Koka]])
*[[Overlord (Masterforce)|Overlord]] ([[Mega|Megajet]], [[Giga|Gigatank]])

'''Beast Wars Neo'''/'''Beast Machines'''
*[[Magmatron]] (Landsaur, Seasaur, Skysaur)

;Energon
*[[Omega Supreme (Energon)|Omega Supreme]] (Omega, Omega Train, Omega Battleship)
*[[Omega Sentinel (Energon)|Omega Sentinel]] (Small robot, battle train, battleship)

;Animated
*[[Reflector (Animated)|Reflector]] ([[Spectro (Animated)|Spectro]], [[Spyglass (Animated)|Spyglass]], and [[Viewfinder (Animated)|Viewfinder]])
[[Image:Alliance4 bikeAutobots.jpg|thumb|150px|right|Me, myself, and I]]

;Shattered Glass
*[[Sky Lynx (SG)|Sky Lynx]]

;Live-action film
*[[Arcee (Movie)|Arcee]] (fiction-only)

===Mitotic sparks===
Magmatron is stated to have this ability because he has a [[mitotic spark]]. It has not been established whether any of the other examples could have mitotic sparks.

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==Transformers with a minor component==
Some Transformers clearly have a dominant component, but also possess parts that are required for their Transformation in one mode but can act independently in another mode. Sometimes the component is semi-autonomous and sometimes it is merely a remote-controlled drone. The distinction is not always clear and varies by fiction.

'''Generation 1'''
*[[Optimus Prime (G1)|Optimus Prime]] ([[Brain Center]], [[Combat Deck]], [[Roller]])
**Orion Pax (Barrelroller)
*[[Ironhide (G1)|Ironhide]] / [[Ratchet (G1)|Ratchet]] (sled)
*[[Laserbeak (G1)|Laserbeak]] (laser cannons)<ref>Toy bio, Universe profile, Generation 1 cartoon</ref>
*[[Motormaster]] ([[roller car]])
*[[Metroplex (G1)|Metroplex]] ([[Six-Gun]], [[Slammer]], [[Scamper]])
*[[Trypticon (G1)|Trypticon]] ([[Full-Tilt]], [[Brunt (G1)|Brunt]], [[Wipe-Out]])
*[[Rodimus Prime (G1)|Rodimus Prime]] (combat deck)
*[[Fortress Maximus (G1)|Fortress Maximus]] ([[Cog (G1)|Cog]])
*[[Scorponok (G1)|Scorponok]] ([[Fasttrack (Scorponok)|Fasttrack]])
*[[Motorvator]]s
**[[Flame (Motorvator)|Flame]] ([[Energon figure]])
**[[Gripper (G1)|Gripper]] (Energon figure)
**[[Lightspeed (Motorvator)|Lightspeed]] (Energon figure)
*[[Overlord (Masterforce)|Overlord]] (2 Energon mini-figures, unnamed car drone)
*[[Crosscut (Autobot)|Crosscut]] ([[Clutch]])
'''Masterforce'''
*[[Grand Maximus]] ([[Cog (Masterforce)|Cog]])
*[[Overlord (Masterforce)|Overlord]] (unnamed car drone)
*[[Scorponok (G1)|BlackZarak]] ([[Fasttrack (Scorponok)|Black Rorichi]])
'''Victory'''
*[[Star Saber (Victory)|Star Saber]]
'''Zone'''
*[[Metrotitan (G1)|Metrotitan]] ([[Metrosquad]])
'''Generation 2'''
*[[Dreadwing (G2)|Dreadwing]] ([[Smokescreen (G2)|Smokescreen]])
'''Beast Wars'''
*[[Scorponok (BW)|Scorponok]] ([[Cyberbee]])
'''Energon'''
*[[Tow-Line (Energon)|Tow-Line]] (sled)
'''Shattered Glass'''
*[[Megatron (SG)|Megatron]] ([[Rumbler (SG)|Rumbler]])

===Pretenders===
[[Pretender]] shells can be controlled independently by the inner robot.

==Fiction==
===Generation 1===
[[Reflector (G1)|Reflector]] was the first multi-component Transformer to be depicted in fiction. His entry in the [[The Transformers (cartoon)|G1 cartoon series]] [[production bible]] states that "in his robot mode, Reflector is 3 robots that speak together." He was ''usually'' depicted this way, but this was inconsistent. Reflector components existed and spoke on their own and seemed to have their own personality. It was left uncertain if these components were extra [[generic]] look-alikes. Reflector made one brief cameo in the [[The Transformers (Marvel comic)|Marvel comic]] without addressing the multi-component issue. {{storylink|The Last Stand}} [[Dreamwave]] treated the trio as three individuals that simply had a [[combiner]]-type altmode. The [[IDW]] comics portrayed Reflector both similarly to the cartoon {{storylink|All Hail Megatron issue 3|All Hail Megatron #3}} and as individuals {{storylink|Spotlight: Wheelie}}

In the cartoon, [[Omega Supreme (G1)|Omega Supreme]] showed the ability to have his rocket component take off (leaving the base and tank behind), travel to another planet then transform back into robot mode. Sometimes his base mode was there on the planet waiting for the rocket to land. Fictional portrayals of Omega Supreme tend to address the oddness of his multi-component altmode by simply not having him transform very often unless he needs to [[Scale#Transport_characters|give the Autobots a ride somewhere]].

Fictional depictions of [[Sky Lynx (G1)|Sky Lynx]] and the [[Duocon]]s tend to treat them as triple-changers of sorts. Their components are not often seen operating at the same time. The exception is from the Dreamwave comics, where they made it a point to show them operating independently.

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===Live-action film===
When [[Arcee (Movie)|Arcee]] came to Earth in answer to [[Optimus Prime (Movie)|Optimus Prime]]'s summoning message, she came in the form of a "tripartite Cybertronian," meaning she is not one, but ''three'' motorcycles, who are controlled by a singular intelligence. {{storylink|Revenge of the Fallen (film)}} The three components were able to combine to form one robot mode. {{storylink|Revenge of the Fallen (novel)}} {{storylink|Revenge of the Fallen Movie Adaptation}}

{{note|It is not clear if Arcee has always been a tripartite Cybertronian (and was always combined in her previous appearances), or if it is an ability she recently acquired.}}

{{note|While fictional appearances portray Arcee as a multi-component Transformer, the toy bios give her individual components their own personality. ([[Arcee (Movie)|Arcee]], [[Chromia (ROTF)|Chromia]], and [[Elita-1 (ROTF)|Elita-1]]). Chromia's bio refers to them as [[sister]]s.}}

==References==
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==See also==
*[[Binary bonding]]

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Path Finder

2009-09-15T17:38:59Z

Vestras: /* Toys */

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:''Path Finder is a [[Guardian (GoBots)|Guardian]] posing as an [[Autobot]] from the [[Generation 1]] [[continuity family]].''

[[Image:G1-GoBots-card.jpg|right|250px|thumb|Mighty robots! Path Finder is in the upper-left corner]]
'''Path Finder''' is one of six explorers from an [[Tonka GoBots|alternate dimension]], come to [[Cybertron (planet)|Cybertron]] and [[Earth]] to seek out a solution to a threat against their home. She has joined the Autobots, keeping their origins a secret, and communicates with [[Treds]], the leader of the trio who have infiltrated the [[Decepticon|Decepticons]]. She is a high-ranking Guardian in her home dimension, a calm and rational leader with great wisdom.

==Fiction==
===Fun Publications comic===
Path Finder, along with other displaced GoBots, somehow ends up at [[Axiom Nexus]] and is "processed". {{storylink|Transcendent: Part 1|Transcendent: Part 1}} {{storylink|Withered Hope|Withered Hope}}
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==Toys==
[[Image:PathFinder-toy.jpg|right|300px|thumb|She put on a lot of weight in transit]]
===Generation 1===
*'''G1 GoBots''' (Multi-pack, 2004)
** ''Japanese ID number'': '''84'''

: Path Finder is a [[redeco]] of the [[Mini Vehicle]] [[Cosmos (G1)|Cosmos]] toy, transforming into a flying saucer based on [http://www.ufopsi.com/articles/georgeadamski.html George Adamski's] "eyewitness" designs of "real" flying saucers. She was only available in the Japanese e-Hobby [[exclusive]] "[[G1 GoBots]]" six-pack with [[Bad Boy]], [[Bug Bite (G1)|Bug Bite]], [[Road Ranger]], [[Small Foot]], and [[Treds]].

::*''[http://www.tfu.info/2004/Cybertron/Pathfinder/pathfinder.htm More info on Path Finder at TFU.info]''

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==Trivia==
[[Image:Pathfinder02.JPG|right|200px|thumb|My wheels are out of alignment.]]
* Path Finder is clearly intended to be the character from the Hanna-Barberra cartoon based on the [[Tonka GoBots|Tonka ''GoBots'']] toy line. Her name does not appear on any of the final product materials; the name was only given in an early Photoshopped promotional image from the [[e-Hobby]] website. The individual toys' names (and any overtly-explicit ties to the Tonka ''GoBots'' fiction) were dropped when [[Takara]]'s legal department became concerned at how Bandai—the company that made the toys that would become the Tonka GoBots—would react to the names being used, despite the minimal chance of provable trademark infringement on Takara's part. The group [[bio]] retained numerous references to technology portrayed within the ''Challenge of the GoBots'' cartoon, however.

* This became moot when [[Fun Publications]] took the ball and ran with it, however, restoring those explicit ties.

[[Image:Ehobbygobotscatalog.jpg|right|250px|thumb|Cybertron needs women!]]
* Path Finder's coloration comes from an early Japanese ''Transformers'' catalogue picture (shown at right), which shows different colors for all of the 1985 Mini Vehicles than the final retail versions.

* Unlike the [[Transformer|Transformers]], the GoBots were originally a race of organic alien [[Human|humans]] who replaced much, but not all, of their bodies with machinery. Thus, Path Finder is actually a cyborg, not a true robot.

==External links==
*[http://www.tfu.info/Gobots/Guardians/Pathfinder/pathfinder.htm ''GoBots'' Path Finder at TFU.info]

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[[Category:Dimension hoppers]]
[[Category:E-Hobby]]
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User:Vestras

2009-09-11T14:28:28Z

Vestras: New page: Vestras, care of the Allspark.com Transforming since G1 '84 First TF (that I remember): Gears All Time Favorites (In no order): Classics Cyclonus, Energon Barricade, Animated Shockwave, ...

Vestras, care of the Allspark.com

Transforming since G1 '84

First TF (that I remember): Gears
All Time Favorites (In no order): Classics Cyclonus, Energon Barricade, Animated Shockwave, G1 ScatterShot

My biggest TF tragedy was snapping my G1 Metroplex in half during a cross country move. This is followed closely by my kid brother smashing my G2 Megatron with a sledge hammer.

Goals: Contributing where I can.

Doom-Lock (Energon)

2009-09-11T14:04:08Z

Vestras: /* Energon */ SPelling

{{Factions|decepticon}}
:''Doom-Lock is a [[Decepticon]]-allied [[Terrorcon (Energon)|Terrorcon]] from the [[Energon (franchise)|Energon]] portion of the [[Unicron Trilogy]].''

[[Image:Doom-Lock-art.jpg|right|200px|thumb|I knew that tuna-eating monster was useless!]]
'''Doom-Lock''' is one of the numerous [[Terrorcon (Energon)|Terrorcons]] battling the [[Autobot|Autobots]] for precious [[Energon (Energon)|energon]].

It is unknown if it is a drone-type, an intelligent individual, or whatever.

==Toys==
===Energon===
*'''Doom-Lock''' (Basic, 2004)
**''Accessories:'' Tail/energon sword, gun/combined sword hilt, Decepticon-type Energon star

[[Image:Energon Doom-Lock toy.jpg|left|200px|thumb|"Allow myself to introduce...my...self..."]]
: A [[Redeco]] of [[Cruellock]], Doom-Lock transforms into a dinosaur-monster somewhat reminiscent of the American movie version of Godzilla. It comes with a small clear-orange hand-pistol and a large clear-orange sword, both of which store in its tail in dino mode. These pieces can combine into an "Energy Blade" [[Energon weapon|Ultimate Energon Weapon]] that can be used by other Transformers toys that have 5mm peg-holes. It also came with a clear-orange Decepticon-style [[Energon chip]] that can be attached to most ''Energon'' toys.

: The orange colouring of his energon parts makes him very compatible with ''Energon'' [[Megatron (Armada)|Galvatron]].

: In Japan, its sword was used to make the "[[Energon weapon|Energy Blade Phantom Night Edition]]" promotional [[Exclusive]] energon weapon, plus a pack-in energon weapon with [[Megatron (Armada)|Galvatron General]].

===Universe===
*'''Doom-Lock''' (Basic, 2005)
**''Accessories:'' Tail/energon sword, gun/combined sword hilt, Decepticon-type Energon star

: Doom-Lock was repackaged on a ''[[Universe (2003 franchise)|Universe]]''-themed card and sold through discount chains in the US like Big Lots!.

==External links==
*[http://www.tfu.info/2004/Decepticon/Doom-Lock/doom-lock.htm Doom-Lock at TFU.info]

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Doom-Lock (Energon)

2009-09-11T14:02:09Z

Vestras: /* Energon */ Spelling

{{Factions|decepticon}}
:''Doom-Lock is a [[Decepticon]]-allied [[Terrorcon (Energon)|Terrorcon]] from the [[Energon (franchise)|Energon]] portion of the [[Unicron Trilogy]].''

[[Image:Doom-Lock-art.jpg|right|200px|thumb|I knew that tuna-eating monster was useless!]]
'''Doom-Lock''' is one of the numerous [[Terrorcon (Energon)|Terrorcons]] battling the [[Autobot|Autobots]] for precious [[Energon (Energon)|energon]].

It is unknown if it is a drone-type, an intelligent individual, or whatever.

==Toys==
===Energon===
*'''Doom-Lock''' (Basic, 2004)
**''Accessories:'' Tail/energon sword, gun/combined sword hilt, Decepticon-type Energon star

[[Image:Energon Doom-Lock toy.jpg|left|200px|thumb|"Allow myslef to introduce...my...self..."]]
: A [[Redeco]] of [[Cruellock]], Doom-Lock transforms into a dinosaur-monster somewhat reminiscent of the American movie version of Godzilla. It comes with a small clear-orange hand-pistol and a large clear-orange sword, both of which store in its tail in dino mode. These pieces can combine into an "Energy Blade" [[Energon weapon|Ultimate Energon Weapon]] that can be used by other Transformers toys that have 5mm peg-holes. It also came with a clear-orange Decepticon-style [[Energon chip]] that can be attached to most ''Energon'' toys.

: The orange colouring of his energon parts makes him very compatible with ''Energon'' [[Megatron (Armada)|Galvatron]].

: In Japan, its sword was used to make the "[[Energon weapon|Energy Blade Phantom Night Edition]]" promotional [[Exclusive]] energon weapon, plus a pack-in energon weapon with [[Megatron (Armada)|Galvatron General]].

===Universe===
*'''Doom-Lock''' (Basic, 2005)
**''Accessories:'' Tail/energon sword, gun/combined sword hilt, Decepticon-type Energon star

: Doom-Lock was repackaged on a ''[[Universe (2003 franchise)|Universe]]''-themed card and sold through discount chains in the US like Big Lots!.

==External links==
*[http://www.tfu.info/2004/Decepticon/Doom-Lock/doom-lock.htm Doom-Lock at TFU.info]

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[[Category:Toy-only characters]]
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Superion (G1)

2009-09-10T16:40:05Z

Vestras: /* Generation 2 */ Corrected Error

{{factions|autobot|autobotg2}}
{{disambig3|Superion}}
:''Superion is an [[Autobot]] combiner in the [[Generation 1 (franchise)|Generation 1]] [[continuity family]].''

[[Image:Superion studioox.jpg|right|210px|thumb|I MUST SUCCEED!]]
'''Superion''' is the combined form of the [[Aerialbot (G1)|Aerialbots]]:

*[[Silverbolt (G1)|Silverbolt]]
*[[Air Raid (G1)|Air Raid]]
*[[Fireflight (G1)|Fireflight]]
*[[Skydive (G1 Aerialbot)|Skydive]]
*[[Slingshot]]

In his combined form, his thought capacity is reduced to two things: destroy the [[Decepticon|Decepticons]], and protect the [[Human|humans]]. Because of this, he sometimes has difficulty adapting to new situations.

In all continuities he is depicted as being the chief rival and equal of [[Menasor (G1)|Menasor]]. However, this makes more poetic than literal sense, as the [[Scale|real-life scale difference]] between their component vehicle parts would suggest a rather drastic disparity in actual stature.

:''Portuguese name (Brazil comic):'' '''Superior'''
:''Chinese name (Taiwan):'' '''Sù Bó Lì Áng''' (速伯利昂, ''Superion'')
:''Chinese name (China):'' '''Dà WúWèi''' （大无畏, "Great Dreadnought", literally "utterly fearless"）

==Fiction==
===Cartoon continuity===
:''Voice actor:'' [[Frank Welker]] → [[Ed Gilbert]] (English), [[Tomomichi Nishimura]] (Japanese)

Silverbolt showed the rest of the Aerialbots how [[Sparkplug Witwicky|Sparkplug]] was able to disregard his fatigue out of concern for [[Omega Supreme (G1)|Omega Supreme]]'s well-being, thus demonstrating to his teammates that humans were worth saving. With that knowledge, the Aerialbots joined the Autobots in battle against [[Megatron (G1)|Megatron]]'s [[Stunticon|Stunticons]]. The [[Decepticon]] leader, seeing his new warriors being outmaneuvered, ordered them to merge and form [[Menasor (G1)|Menasor]]. The Aerialbots countered to form Superion.

At first, Superion was able to match Menasor, but the Decepticon combiner's sheer aggression soon saw the Autobot on the defensive until he was trapped. As Menasor moved in for the kill, the newly-repaired Omega Supreme suddenly appeared, helping Superion get free. Together, they defeated Menasor and sent the Decepticons into retreat. {{storylink|The Key to Vector Sigma, Part 2|The Key to Vector Sigma, Part 2}}

Weeks later on [[Cybertron (planet)|Cybertron]], Superion had to fight against a damaged [[Guardian robot]], whose immense strength pinned the Autobot down until he managed to knock the drone into the sky, destroying it. {{storylink|War Dawn|War Dawn}}

A battle in the Middle East pitted Superion against [[Bruticus (G1)|Bruticus]]. They were evenly matched but Superion won by separating just as Bruticus charged him (and fell into an oilfield). {{storylink|Aerial Assault|Aerial Assault}}

While defending the Statue of Liberty, Superion got a second attempt at defeating Menasor. This battle went a lot better for him, as he singlehandedly defeated Menasor and destroyed Megatron's [[Lightning Bug]] weapon. {{storylink|Cosmic Rust (episode)|Cosmic Rust}}

{{storylink|Forever Is a Long Time Coming|Forever Is a Long Time Coming}}

Superion was part of [[Ultra Magnus (G1)|Ultra Magnus]]'s team which prevented the Decepticons from using a comet to destroy [[Metroplex (G1)|Metroplex]]. After the group was shot down over [[Eurythma]], Superion continued to fight the Decepticons until [[Soundwave (G1)|Soundwave]] incapacitated all of the Autobots using a harmonic weapon he'd obtained from the natives. {{storylink|Carnage in C-Minor|Carnage in C-Minor}}

{{storylink|The Big Broadcast of 2006|The Big Broadcast of 2006}}

{{storylink|Fight or Flee|Fight or Flee}}

{{storylink|The Burden Hardest to Bear|The Burden Hardest to Bear}}

{{storylink|The Return of Optimus Prime, Part 1|The Return of Optimus Prime, Part 1}}

{{charstubfiction}}

===Japanese cartoon continuity===
====''Scramble City'' OVA====
:''Voice actor:'' [[Tomomichi Nishimura]] (Japanese)

{{storylink|Scramble City|Scramble City}}

{{charstubfiction}}

====''The Headmasters'' cartoon====
:''Voice actor:'' [[Ken Yamaguchi]] (Japanese)

{{storylink|Four Warriors Come out of the Sky|Four Warriors Come out of the Sky}}
{{storylink|The Mystery of Planet Master|The Mystery of Planet Master}}
{{storylink|The Great Cassette Operation|The Great Cassette Operation}}
{{storylink|Cybertron Is in Grave Danger, Part 1|Cybertron Is in Grave Danger, Part 1}}
{{storylink|Cybertron Is in Grave Danger, Part 2|Cybertron Is in Grave Danger, Part 2}}
{{storylink|Return of the Immortal Emperor|Return of the Immortal Emperor}}
{{storylink|The Final Showdown on Earth (Part 2)|The Final Showdown on Earth (Part 2)}}

{{charstubfiction}}

===Marvel Comics continuity===
{{note|Events from the [[The Transformers (Marvel comic)|UK-only]] comic stories are in italics.}}
''Superion was first depicted in a series of visions experienced by [[Buster Witwicky (G1)|Buster Witwicky]], the Autobots' human friend who had once contained the [[Matrix of Leadership|Creation Matrix]] itself within his brain. After a particularly serious nightmare, Buster subconsciously drew the image of a five-jet combiner robot, a design far more sophisticated than what had been achieved by Cybertronian science up 'til that point. {{storylink|Devastation Derby!|Devastation Derby!}} Another series of surreal dream images from Buster's mind saw the jet combiner in action, first destroying the Decepticon commander [[Shockwave (G1)|Shockwave]] who had recently bedeviled Buster, and then fighting against a new car-robot combiner. Realizing these dreams were in fact unfocused visions from the Creation Matrix itself, Optimus Prime decided to mind-link with Buster during his next bout of REM sleep, guiding the visions into a more coherent stream of information. The link was successful, and Prime and Buster observed Superion fighting alongside his fellow combiner [[Defensor (G1)|Defensor]] against their Decepticon opposite numbers, [[Menasor (G1)|Menasor]] and [[Bruticus (G1)|Bruticus]]. Relating this information to [[Wheeljack (G1)|Wheeljack]], Optimus and his chief engineer began planning on how to make these dreams into reality. {{storylink|Second Generation!|Second Generation!}}''

After a successful siege on the Decepticon mining base enabled [[Bumblebee (G1)|Bumblebee]] to record the transformation sequence of the [[Constructicon (G1)|Constructicons]] forming [[Devastator (G1)|Devastator]], Wheeljack went to work reverse-engineering and refining the process to create the Autobot Aerialbots and their combined form, Superion. {{storylink|Command Performances!|Command Performances!}} Unfortunately, the Aerialbots were called into action at Hoover Dam before the personality programming could be completed. Only Silverbolt had been inputted with the necessary protocols that caused him to respect life and protect the humans at all costs. When the Aerialbots were forced to combine in order to destroy a massive energy drill sent over by the [[Space Bridge]], Superion was confronted with a human pawn named [[Ricky Vasquez]] carrying [[Megatron (G1)|Megatron]] in gun mode, infused with a [[cerebro-shell]] that forced him to obey the Decepticons' will. Still, Vasquez had begun to fight the Decepticons' control over him, and he tried to resist Megatron's order to shoot Superion. Seeing the human as a danger to his mission, Superion attempted to crush Vasquez and end the threat, but Silverbolt loudly cried out against that course of action inside his head. Strangely, Vasquez and Superion ended up not fighting each other, but themselves, frozen in mid-action as they fought against their own inner drives. Ultimately, Silverbolt forcibly disengaged Superion rather than risk harming an innocent life. {{storylink|Aerialbots over America!|Aerialbots over America!}}

Following the near fatality at Hoover Dam, the Autobots erased the Aerialbots' programming and memories, reconstructing their minds from scratch and giving them an infusion of Matrix energy to start over again. Superion next saw action against the Decepticon combiner known as Menasor, fighting to protect his comrade [[Skids (G1)|Skids]] and their human ally, [[Donny Finkleberg]]. Their fight was cut short, however, when the monomaniacal [[RAAT]] agent named [[Circuit Breaker]] used her powers to overload Superion's circuitry, leaving him open to a blast from Menasor's [[cyclone gun]]. The RAAT agents managed to dismantle the combiner into his separate Aerialbot bodies and took them all captive along with several other Autobots. The Autobots were only released after Circuit Breaker was forced to make a deal with them in order to end the threat of the rampaging [[Battlecharger|Battlechargers]]. {{storylink|Decepticon Graffiti!|Decepticon Graffiti!}}

When Optimus Prime determined that a new human construction named [[Power Station Alpha]] might tempt the Decepticons into action, he sent Bumblebee to attend the unveiling as a precautionary surveillance measure. Sure enough, [[Bombshell (G1)|Bombshell]] made an appearance, and so Optimus sent Silverbolt and the Aerialbots as back-up. They arrived just in time to see Bumblebee being blown away by the [[G.I. Joe (team)|G.I. Joe]] team guarding Power Station Alpha. Assuming their Superion form, the Aerialbots attempted to threaten the humans into allowing them to retrieve Bumblebee's body. An intense but one-sided conflict raged between Superion and the Joes until he received a signal from [[Blaster (G1)|Blaster]], conveying the horrific news that Optimus Prime had died in battle while the Aerialbots were on their mission. Superion immediately disengaged and returned to the Ark. {{storylink|Power Struggle|Power Struggle}}

A short time later, the Autobots joined forces with both G.I. Joe and [[Cobra]] against the Decepticons, who planned to use Power Station Alpha to destroy the world. The Aerialbots entered the battle and became Superion to pit their strength against the mighty Devastator. Superion eventually scored the winning shot when his [[stress fracture cannon]] caused a malfunction in Devastator's coupling links, forcing him back into his individual Constructicon modes. {{storylink|...All Fall Down!|...All Fall Down!}}

''Later, the Aerialbots confronted Menasor again, only this time their fusion into Superion let slip Silverbolt's secret shame, and his fear of heights was shared with his fellow Aerialbots by the [[Combiner|fusilateral quintrocombination]]. Horrified at being found out, Silverbolt caused Superion to lash out at Menasor with such savagery that they very nearly harmed the very humans they had come to save. {{storylink|Perchance to Dream|Perchance to Dream}}''

====Earthforce====
{{note|These stories do not fit into the normal Marvel continuity. See [[Earthforce]] for details.}}
''At one point after the Aerialbots joined Earthforce, Superion was struck with a cerebro-shell, courtesy of the Insecticon named Bombshell, and he began to run amok, crashing through sparsely populated areas on a beeline towards major human population centers. The Autobots were unable to stop him through sheer force, so they enlisted the help of a human reporter named [[Irwin Spoon]], giving him instructions on how to infiltrate Superion's exo-structure and manually pull the cerebro-shell out of his circuitry. Spoon succeeded in the nick of time, freeing Superion's thought processes right as he reached a local township. {{storylink|Inside Story!|Inside Story!}}''

===Dreamwave comics continuity===
{{note|Events from the [[Keepers Trilogy]] novels are in italics.}}
[[Image:DWPrimeDirective6 Superion nuke.jpg|left|250px|thumb|"They couldn't hit [[Big Convoy|an elephant]] from this dist--"]]
After [[Robert Hallo|General Hallo]] and [[Spike Witwicky (G1)|Spike Witwicky]] revived [[Optimus Prime (G1)|Optimus Prime]], Superion was one of several warriors that the Autobot leader called upon from the depths of the sea. Superion served as the Autobots' heavy hitter in their mission to stop [[Megatron (G1)|Megatron]]'s mad plan to infect the world with technomatter virus similar to the effect the [[Key to Vector Sigma]] had on organic life. During this crisis, Superion fought with [[Devastator (G1)|Devastator]] before being forced back into his individual component robots. {{storylink|Prime Directive issue 4}}

[[Image:Superion dreamwave.jpg|right|200px|thumb|Emissary Mode (alternately: open wide and say "sheeeak!")]]
Hallo launched a nuclear missile at [[San Francisco]] in an attempt to destroy all the Transformers, and Superion sacrificed his life to save the city by ramming the missile over the Pacific Ocean. {{storylink|Prime Directive issue 6}} ''Superion's faceplate was recovered from the Pacific Ocean and incorporated into [[Hugo Fortuna]]'s private collection of Cybertronian and Cybertronian-derived technology. Fortuna's collection was uncovered by [[Spike Witwicky (G1)|Spike Witwicky]] and [[Franklin Townsend]] while they were investigating the mysterious disappearance of several Transformers. {{storylink|Hardwired}}'' Like Devastator, Superion's remains were later taken in by [[Earth Defense Command]] for study. {{storylink|Generation One issue 0}}
{{-}}

==Toys==
===Generation 1===
[[Image:Superion toy.jpg|right|200px|thumb|Guaranteed to break within 10 minutes of play.]]
*'''Superion''' (Multi-pack, 1986)
**''Japanese ID number:'' '''C-55'''
**''Accessories:'' Head, fists, feet, chest plate, waist plate, gun, Slingshot's gun, Fireflight's gun, Air Raid's gun, Sky Dive's gun

:Superion is formed out of all five Aerialbot toys, with Silverbolt serving as the central body component, and the four smaller team members as limbs, using additional attachments for Superion's hands and feet. A helmet covers Silverbolt's head and a red waist plate attaches onto his chest piece. He carries Silverbolt's rifle as his main weapon.

:Due to Silverbolt forming his torso, his design weaknesses are carried over to Superion. Additionally, as Silverbolt has rather thin legs, this leads to Superion having very thin thighs. His height coupled with the weight of his limbs can make Superion lean back, putting stress upon Silverbolt's weak and flimsy waist hinges.

:Superion is also a [[Combiners|Scramble City]]-type combiner, meaning his limbs can be interchanged. Just don't put any [[Scramble City|Stunticon limbs on him]], 'kay?
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===Generation 2===
*'''Superion''' (1994)

[[Image:G2superion toy.jpg|right|200px|thumb|Guaranteed to break within 10 seconds of play... DAMN YOU SLINGSHOT]]
:As part of ''[[Generation 2]]'', Superion was [[Redeco|redecoed]] in colours deemed popular in products of the time, or something like that. Silverbolt's white is replaced by light blue, Slingshot is gold, Fireflight a much darker red, Sky Dive silver and Air Raid blue. Superion could now wield two spring-loaded missile launchers that came with Silverbolt.

:Because Slingshot is so notorious for [[Gold Plastic Syndrome]] you might be better off not merging this guy at all. Or throw [[Afterburner (G1)|Afterburner]] in there as a limb. That might work better, yeah.

:Unlike his original release, ''Generation 2'' Superion was only available by purchasing all five Aerialbots separately. Hah-hah, no gift set for you, Generation 2 Silverbolt and friends and GPS-having Aerialbot peoples! Okay, that got away from me a little there...
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===Universe (2008)===
====G1 Series====
[[Image:Universe2008 Superion.jpg|right|250px|thumb|]]
*'''Superion''' (Multi-pack, 2008)

: ''[[Universe (2008 franchise)|Universe]]'' Superion is a redeco of ''[[Energon (toyline)|Energon]]'' [[Air Team]]/[[Superion Maximus]] combiner, along the same lines as ''[[Classics (2006)|Classics]]'' [[Devastator (G1)|Constructicon Devastator]]. Although most of the original Aerialbot characters return in this set, "Airazor" replaces [[Slingshot]]. As the brief character description on the back of the box fits Slingshot, this is probably a name change, not a new character.

:This mold was later sold as the Target-[[exclusive]] (Zellers-exclusive in Canada) ''[[Revenge of the Fallen]]'' [[Superion (ROTF)|Superion]] with no changes.

::*''[http://www.tfu.info/2009/Autobot/Superion/superion.htm More information on Superion at TFU.info]''

==Merchandise==
===Generation 2===
*'''Superion''' (Watch, 1993)
{{charstubtoys}}

==Trivia==
*A Superion [[Action Master]] was planned at one point, but apparently went no further than a concept sketch. It was intended to be the included rider of a transforming motorcycle<ref>[[Transformers Generations Deluxe]], p110</ref>. Strangely, the body was based on the animation model while the head was taken from the toy. The motorcycle shown in the concept art is based on Action Master [[Prowl (G1)|Prowl]]'s [[Turbo Cycle]].
*In the G2 toy commercial, [[Garry Chalk]] played the voice of Superion.
*Given that his patent varies the most from the final version in terms of how the individual robots connect to each other, it is fair to assume that Superion was the first [[Scramble City]]-style combiner to be designed.<ref>[http://v3.espacenet.com/textdoc?DB=EPODOC&IDX=JP61115590&F=0&QPN=JP61115590 Patent #JP61-115590]</ref>
*Also of interest in the same patent application is that Superion is composed of five fighter jets, as opposed to four jets and a core passenger plane.
*'Superion' is a partial Latinization of [[wikipedia:Hyperion_(mythology)|Hyperion]], the name of a Titan in Greek mythology associated with the sun. The fully Latinized form would be 'Superio'. If following classical pronunciation, the last syllable of 'Superion' should be pronounced 'own', not 'on'.

==External links==
*[http://tfu.info/1986/Autobot/Superion/superion.htm Superion at TFU.info]
*[http://www.ntfa.net/universe/english/index.php?act=view&char=Superion Superion's ''Universe'' profile at NFTA.net]

==Footnotes==
<references />

[[Category:Aerialbots]]
[[Category:Combined forms]]
[[Category:Generation 1 characters]]
[[Category:Generation 2 characters]]
[[Category:Headmasters characters]]
[[Category:Watches]]

Transformers: Revenge of the Fallen (film)

2009-09-10T13:11:44Z

Vestras: /* Controversies */ spelling

{{nav-rotf}}
[[Image:ROTFteaserposter.jpg|right|250px|thumb|You have controlled your fear. Now, release your anger. Only your hatred can destroy me. ]]
'''''Transformers: Revenge of the Fallen''''' is the first of two planned sequels to ''[[Transformers (2007)|Transformers]]''. It was released in North America on [[June 24]], 2009.

The film is set two years after the events of ''Transformers''. The Autobots have found a home in "NEST", a secret military unit created to eliminate the remaining Decepticons, and Sam is starting college and trying to leave his Transformer-laden past behind. The Decepticons are regrouping, however. Megatron is restored to life, and his master, The Fallen, schemes to activate an energon-producing Solar Harvester on Earth, which will destroy the planet and provide the Decepticons with enough energon to raise an army. The Harvester's location, and the means to activate it, are hidden within Sam's mind, leading the Decepticons to wage war across the Earth as they hunt down the human. Witwicky turns to some unlikely allies to escape and survive. Ultimately, the last of the Primes defeats The Fallen, destroys the Harvester, and proves the Autobots' greatest power is found in their unexpectedly-ancient alliance with the humans.

Director [[Michael Bay]] set out to greatly expand the film's scope with settings ranging across the globe, and a much larger cast of Transformers, with over 40 robots in all.

::::::::::::::::::::{{bigquote|Revenge is mine!|The Fallen, ''[[Revenge of the Fallen]]''}}

:''Japanese title:'' '''''Transformers: Revenge'''''
:''French title:'' '''''Transformers: La Revanche''''' (''Transformers: The Revenge'')
:''German title:'' '''''Transformers: Die Rache''''' (''Transformers: The Revenge'')
:''Polish title:'' '''''Transformers: Zemsta Upadłych''''' (''Transformers: Revenge of the Fallen Ones'')
:''Italian title:'' '''''Transformers 2: La Vendetta del Caduto''''' (''Transformers 2: The Revenge Of The Fallen'')
:''Serbian title:'' '''''Transformersi: Osveta Poraženog''''' (''Transformers: The Revenge Of The Fallen'')
:''Spanish title:'' '''''Transformers: La Venganza de los Caídos''''' (''Transformers: Revenge of the Fallen Ones'')
:''Swedish title:'' '''''Transformers: De Besegrades Hämnd''''' (''Transformers: Revenge of the Fallen Ones'')
:''Russian title:'' '''''Transformery: Mest' Padshikh''''', cyrillic: '''''Трансформеры: Месть падших''''' (''Transformers: Revenge of the Fallen Ones'')

==Synopsis==
{{cleanup|July 2009|Scenes out of order, some parts left out}}
In 17,000 B.C., a group of human hunters discover Transformers already on Earth, building [[Solar harvester|a machine]]. [[The Fallen|One of the Transformers]] notices the humans, and his reaction is less than friendly.

Two years after the battle of [[Mission City]], the Autobots have teamed up with the American soldiers, including [[William Lennox|Lennox]] and [[Robert Epps|Epps]], in a secret team named [[NEST]] under the command of the [[United States military|US military]], but also incorporating soldiers from other countries such as the United Kingdom. Officially, the US government still keeps the Transformers' existence a secret.

[[Image:ROTF-Arceethree.jpg|left|thumb|250px|Well, I guess you don't know everything about women yet.]]

NEST is hunting down the Decepticons on Earth. A region of [[Shanghai]], [[China]] is evacuated to allow NEST to deploy with a cover-up of a toxic chemical spill occurring. As soldiers probe the region, they find the heat signature of the Decepticon [[Demolishor (ROTF)|Demolishor]], who transforms and wreaks havoc on the roadways. His discovery prompts his partner, [[Sideways (ROTF)|Sideways]], to escape as well. Sideways is pursued by [[Arcee (Movie)|Arcee]], Skids, and Mudflap, although Sideswipe, waiting for the Decepticon, eventually slices him lengthwise in half. [[Optimus Prime (Movie)|Optimus Prime]] is airlifted to Shanghai and chases Demolishor through the city with [[Ironhide (Movie)|Ironhide]]. Optimus shoots Demolishor several times in the head, while Ironhide shoots out his wheels, causing him to crash and fall of a bypass, badly injuring himself in the process. Before Optimus kills him, Demolishor delivers the cryptic message: "The Fallen shall rise again."

[[Image:ROTF Sam Cube fragment.jpg|thumb|right|250px|You will go to the Dagobah system. There you will learn from Yoda.]]

Meanwhile, [[Sam Witwicky]] is preparing for his move to college and dealing with his bipolar mother and rather snarky girlfriend, when he finds a splinter of the [[All Spark]] lodged in his "D-Day shirt". He experiences a brief flash of images before the splinter burns him. Dropping it, Sam sees the floor catch fire as the splinter burns its way down to the kitchen, where it brings numerous kitchen devices to life. These [[Appliancebot|appliancebots]] make their way to Sam's room and attack. He escapes to the garden, where the bots pin Sam and his father behind the water fountain. After [[Bumblebee (Movie)|Bumblebee]] has destroyed the kitchen robots (and part of the Witwickys' house with them), Sam hands the All Spark shard to [[Mikaela Banes|Mikaela]]. His mother demands Bumblebee leaves. Sam then tells Bumblebee to join the other Autobots, as both of them need to move on. Sam and Mikaela have a slight scuffle over who should say the words "I love you" first, but they kiss and move on. Sam leaves for college, and no one notices a [[Wheelie (ROTF)|toy car]] in the lawn. It detects the splinter and signals [[Soundwave (ROTF)|Soundwave]], who is stationed in orbit around Earth, disguised as a satellite, and Soundwave orders the truck to follow the girl.

Meanwhile, NEST is in a video briefing with [[Morshower|General Morshower]], Chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff, when they are visited by National Security Advisor [[Theodore Galloway]], who has been dispatched to relay the President's concerns over the casualties in Shanghai. As Optimus relays the warning of "The Fallen", Soundwave takes control of the satellite transmitting the message. Galloway dismisses the threat, convinced that the only reason the Decepticons are interested in Earth is because of the presence of the Autobots. Therefore, he suggests that they may leave the planet. Optimus says that, yes, they will, but also warns Galloway that he may be wrong. During the conversation, Galloway reveals the location of the All Spark shard Optimus Prime had picked up after killing [[Megatron (Movie)|Megatron]], and the location of Megatron's remains in the [[Laurentian Abyss]]. Soundwave promptly sends his minion [[Ravage (ROTF)|Ravage]] to Earth, where he infiltrates the NEST base on Diego Garcia and steals the shard.

Arriving at college, Sam meets his roommate, [[Leo Spitz]], who operates a [[The Real Effing Deal|conspiracy website]] and is convinced that alien robots are hiding on Earth. At a frat party, Sam also meets his fellow student [[Alice]], who attempts to seduce him. When Bumblebee shows up, she takes a ride with Sam, but Bumblebee does everything he can to convince her to leave. Bumblebee then takes Sam to Optimus Prime, who tells him of the theft of the All Spark shard and asks Sam to speak with the government on their behalf. Sam refuses, saying that he has his own problems and does not believe that he is the right person for this task.

[[Image:ROTFMegatronrebirth.jpg|thumb|left|250px|What is thy bidding, my master?]]

At the Laurentian Abyss, Ravage meets up with several [[Constructicon (ROTF)|Constructicons]], who have placed themselves aboard a cargo ship, then dives with them to the bottom of the ocean, where the US military has dumped Megatron's remains. Using the shard and spare parts from one of the Constructicons (who is presumably killed), [[Scalpel|"The Doctor"]] is able to revive Megatron, who promptly travels to one of Saturn's moons, where the ''[[Nemesis (ROTF)|Nemesis]]'' is being used as a base by the Decepticons. He is awaited by [[Starscream (Movie)|Starscream]] and his master, The Fallen. Although Megatron believes he has failed, The Fallen reveals that while the Cube was destroyed, the knowledge within the All Spark was instead transfered to Sam, and with it the means to locate a device capable of creating vast amounts of Energon. The Fallen commands Megatron to retrieve the boy and kill Optimus, the last of the [[Prime (rank)|Primes]] and the only person who can defeat The Fallen.

[[Image:ROTF_Optimus_vs_Grindor.jpg|right|thumb|250px|Afraid I was gonna leave without giving you a goodbye kiss?]]

Meanwhile, Sam is starting to see [[Cyberglyphics|strange symbols]] and believes it may have something to do with him touching the All Spark shard. When he calls Mikaela to warn her not to touch it, a Decepticon named [[Wheelie (ROTF)|Wheelie]], disguised as a remote-controlled toy pickup, tries to steal the shard, but Mikaela captures him. Mikaela promptly boards a plane to see Sam, but when she arrives, she finds him in what appears to be an intimate moment with Alice. It soon turns out, however, that Alice is a Decepticon as well. Mikaela, Sam and Leo, who has stumbled across Alice's robotic self by coincidence, try to escape, but are captured by the Decepticons. Megatron orders "The Doctor" to remove Sam's brain in order to access the information from the All Spark shard, but Optimus Prime and Bumblebee manage to locate them and free the three humans. Together, they attempt to flee, but in order for Sam to escape, Optimus Prime has to fight Megatron, Starscream and [[Grindor (ROTF)|Grindor]] all by himself. After killing Grindor, Optimus is impaled by Megatron and dies. Just then, the other Autobots arrive, saving Sam and causing Megatron and Starscream to retreat.

With the Decepticons unable to locate Sam on their own, Megatron decides that a show of force is in order to compel the humans to turn Sam over to him. Soundwave relays the mobilization order to the ''Nemesis'' and then tracks down [[Ron Witwicky|Ron]] and [[Judy Witwicky]] in Paris. Decepticons, joined by The Fallen, enter Earth and cause massive damage in their transition forms, destroying a [[United States Navy|naval carrier]] in the [[Atlantic]] and attacking Paris, kidnapping Sam's parents. In a hijacked TV broadcast around the world, The Fallen reveals his existence to the world's public and demands Sam be surrendered to him. Galloway uses the attacks an as excuse to shut down NEST and have the Autobots placed under guard, while a manhunt begins for Sam.

[[Image:Rotf t2 simmonsclassified.jpg|left|thumb|250px|Ready are you? What know you of ready?]]

Sam, meanwhile, is hiding out with Mikaela, Leo, Bumblebee and the Autobot twins, [[Skids (ROTF)|Skids]] and [[Mudflap (ROTF)|Mudflap]]. Feeling guilty for Prime's death, Sam decides to solve the mystery of the symbols he's been seeing. The Autobots identify the symbols as the Language of the Primes, but since the language predates their existence, they cannot translate them. Leo eventually suggests they may ask his rival, "[[Robo-Warrior]]", owner of a [[GiantEffingRobots.com|competing website]], for help. To everyone's surprise, Robo-Warrior turns out to be none other than [[Seymour Simmons]], former agent of [[Sector Seven]]. Simmons reveals that the Transformers were on Earth some time ago, as symbols similar to those Sam is obsessed with have been found on numerous excavation sites around the world, and that Sector Seven discovered evidence that several Transformers stayed on Earth for some time. However, in order to read the symbols, they may need a Decepticon. Mikaela then interrogates Wheelie, who suggests they may track down one of the [[Seeker (ROTF)|Seekers]], the Transformers believed to be on Earth. At the Smithsonian National Air and Space Museum, they discover an old Decepticon named [[Jetfire (ROTF)|Jetfire]], disguised as an SR-71 Blackbird.

After some initial confusion on his part, Jetfire explains he has defected to the Autobots, inspiring Wheelie to follow suit. When Sam finishes writing down the symbols, Jetfire says that they were part of the Seekers' mission, and he opens a [[space bridge]] and teleports himself as well as Sam, Mikaela, Leo, Simmons, Bumblebee and the Twins to [[Egypt]]. He tells them about The Fallen, who betrayed his brothers, the [[Dynasty of Primes|Primes]], many millennia ago. The Fallen intends to destroy the Earth's sun in order to create [[Energon (fuel)|Energon]], the Transformers' source of energy. The symbols in Sam's head are a map to the location of the [[solar harvester|Solar Harvester]], the weapon the Fallen intends to use to destroy the Sun. However, he must find the [[Matrix of Leadership]], the key needed to activate the machine. The other Primes, who refused to destroy an inhabited world, stole the Matrix and sacrificed their lives to hide it in a tomb made of their own bodies. Jetfire further explains that only a Prime can hope to defeat The Fallen, and with the death of Optimus, they are doomed. Sam suggests that they may use the Matrix to revive Optimus Prime, which is backed up by Jetfire.

Between the Pyramids of Giza, they find the next clue and travel to Jordan. On the way, Simmons calls Lennox and instructs him to get his team, as well as the dead body of Optimus Prime, to Egypt. Lennox in turn sends a message to General Morshower, who arranges to have assets in the area. In Petra, they discover the [[Tomb of the Primes]]. Inside, Sam finds the Matrix, which instantly crumbles into dust into his hands. Sam collects the dust regardless, and together, they travel back to Egypt. Meanwhile, Lennox has tricked Galloway into parachuting out of the cargo plane, and eventually the NEST team parachutes down and prepares for battle near the pyramids.

[[Image:ROTF_movie_BumblebeevsRampage.jpg|right|thumb|250px|This baby's got a few surprises in her.]]

Before Sam and the others can get back to Lennox and his people, the Decepticons start their attack. Bumblebee, Simmons, Leo, and the Twins draw their fire while Sam and Mikaela make a break for the soldiers. The Constructicons merge into [[Devastator (ROTF)|Devastator]], who proceeds to swallow Mudflap. Mudflap, however, is able to free himself, together with Skids, they try to slow Devastator down. While the Autobots and NEST fight the Decepticons, Starscream leads several other Constructicons in a search for Sam, and intending to use Sam's parents to lure him into a trap. Falling into the trap, Sam offers to hand over the Matrix dust to the Constructicon [[Rampage (ROTF)|Rampage]], but only to stall for time until Bumblebee is able to attack and destroy the Decepticon. Ravage attacks Bumblebee from behind, but is killed as well. Sam then orders Bumblebee to get his parents to safety while he and Mikaela try to reach Optimus Prime's body.

[[Image:ROTF Devastator Mudflap swallow.jpg|thumb|left|250px|How you get so big eating food of this kind?]]

In the meantime, Devastator has begun to to take apart the pyramid that has been built around the Harvester. Simmons calls a navy ship off the coast of Egypt and orders the use of a railgun, which is fired at Devastator and apparently destroys him. Meanwhile, Sam finally meets up with Lennox and Epps, but they're pinned down by [[Mixmaster (ROTF)|Mixmaster]]. Jetfire arrives and kills Mixmaster and [[Scorponok (Movie)|Scorponok]], but is mortally wounded by the smaller Decepticon. After an air strike takes out most of the Decepticons, Sam makes a dash for Prime's body, but is caught in the blast of a shot fired by Megatron. While paramedics try to reanimate him, the Matrix dust gets spilled across his hand, and Sam encounters the dead Primes in a vision. The Primes tell him that he was destined to find the Matrix and save the life of the last Prime. Sam returns to life, which is enough to get him and Mikaela to admit that they love each other, and the dust in his hand turns back into the Matrix, which which he is able to revive Optimus Prime.

Just then, The Fallen teleports himself next to Optimus Prime, grabs the Matrix, and teleports himself to the pyramid, where he uses the Matrix to activate the Harvester. The soldiers and armored vehicles begin firing on the pyramid, but The Fallen raises the heavy weaponry with his telekinetic powers and destroys it all. Dying, Jetfire offers his parts to Optimus Prime, and then rips out his own Spark. [[Ratchet (Movie)|Ratchet]] and [[Jolt (ROTF)|Jolt]] then proceed to turn Jetfire's remains into a battle armor for Optimus Prime, who is then able to destroy the Harvester. Optimus then faces Megatron and the Fallen. After a brief but intense battle, Optimus defeats Megatron and kills The Fallen. After the death of his master, Megatron, who has been severely damaged in the battle, follows Starscream's suggestion and retreats.

[[Image:ROTF Optimus Sam ship.JPG|right|thumb|250px|Take care, you two. May the Force be with you.]]

With the battle won, the Autobots, NEST, Sam and his friends return to the USA on board an aircraft carrier. Upon his return, Sam continues to attend college, while Optimus Prime sends another message detailing recent events, so the shared past of Humanity and the Autobots will not be forgotten as it was before.
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==Quotes==


"Ding-a-ling, come out an' get yo' ice cream. Any bad robot out there better get ready for an ass-whoopin'."
:—'''Mudflap''' and '''Skids''', combined as an awe-inspiring, menacing.... ice cream truck.

"Gotta wonder... if God made us in his image, who made him?"
:—'''Epps''', as Galloway first witnesses Optimus's transformation.

"We've shed blood, sweat, and precious metal together." 
"Soldier, you're paid to shoot, not talk." 
[muttering] "Don't tempt me."
:—'''Epps''' is not really happy with '''Galloway'''<nowiki>'</nowiki>s plan to get rid of the Autobots

"So let me ask: If we ultimately conclude that our national security is best served by denying you further asylum on our planet, will you leave peacefully?" 
"Freedom is your right. If you make that request, we will honour it. But before your President decides, please ask him this: What if we leave, and ''you're'' wrong?"
:—'''Galloway''' makes the U.S. government's position on the Autobot refugees clear, while '''Optimus Prime''' counters with a pointed argument of his own

"Sam, fate rarely calls upon us at a moment of our choosing."
:—'''Optimus Prime''', trying to convince Sam Witwicky to become involved in the conflict once again

"Need parts. Kill ze little one!"
:—'''Scalpel''' instructs the Constructicons to kill one of their own, and they happily oblige.

"Starscream, I'm home!"
:—'''Megatron'''. And the fangirls go wild!

"Easy, Warrior Goddess, I'm just a little salvage scrap drone!" 
"Then I'm your worst nightmare."
:—When '''Wheelie''' met '''Mikaela Banes''', sparks flew. Mostly because she just melted his eye.

"I know you’re pissed—I know you’re pissed, I tried to kill you, right? It’s totally understandable. I mean, if you tried to kill me, I’d be pissed, too."
:—'''Sam Witwicky''' tries to relate with Megatron, to no avail.

"Is the future of our race not worth a single human life?" 
"You'll never stop at ''one''. ''[Unsheathes his left blade]'' '''I'll take you all on!'''"
:—'''Megatron''' tries to justify killing Sam, but '''Optimus Prime''' disapproves based on the potato chip theory. The most epic beatdown of the film ensues.

"Ironhide, we should leave this planet." 
"That's not what Optimus would have wanted." 
:—'''Ratchet''' and '''Ironhide''' debate on how to proceed with NEST's deactivation.

'''Sam''': "These symbols gotta mean something. Like a message... or a map. Can you guys read this?" 
'''Skids''': "Read?" 
'''Mudflap''': "Nuh-uh. We don't do a lotta reading."
:—Literacy with '''Skids''' and '''Mudflap'''.

"What planet am I on?" 
"Earth." 
"''Earth''? Terrible name for a planet. Might as well call it ''Dirt''. Planet Dirt."
:—'''Jetfire''' asks '''Sam''' where he is

"Beginning. Middle. End. Facts. Details. Condense. Plot. Tell it."
:—'''Simmons''' demands more coherent exposition from Jetfire.

"One man, alone, betrayed by the country he loves."
:—'''Agent Simmons''' being, well, Agent Simmons as he bravely charges off to lure the Decepticons away.

"Lemme show ya how we brought the pain in ''my'' day!!"
:—'''Jetfire''' enters the fray to show us young whippersnappers how it's ''really'' done.

"Now I claim your sun!"
:—'''The Fallen''' does the standard "I claim victory before I have actually won" cry.

"You picked the wrong planet! Give me your FACE."
:—'''Optimus Prime''' warns The Fallen of his violent fetish.

"Not to call you a coward, master, but, sometimes, cowards do survive."
:—'''Starscream''' pitches his usual battle plan to an unusually receptive Megatron.

"Our races united by a history long forgotten and a future we shall face together. I am Optimus Prime, and I send this message so that our pasts will always be remembered. For in those memories, we live on."
:—'''Optimus Prime'''<nowiki>'</nowiki>s closing narration.

==Main cast==
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*[[Optimus Prime (Movie)|Optimus Prime]] ([[Peter Cullen]])
*[[Bumblebee (Movie)|Bumblebee]] ([[Mark Ryan]])*
*[[Skids (ROTF)|Skids]] ([[Tom Kenny]])
*[[Mudflap (ROTF)|Mudflap]] ([[Reno Wilson]])
*[[Jetfire (ROTF)|Jetfire]] ([[Mark Ryan]])
*[[Wheelie (ROTF)|Wheelie]] ([[Tom Kenny]])
*[[Ironhide (Movie)|Ironhide]] ([[Jess Harnell]])
*[[Ratchet (Movie)|Ratchet]] ([[Robert Foxworth]])
*[[Sideswipe (ROTF)|Sideswipe]] ([[André Sogliuzzo]])
*[[Arcee (Movie)|Arcee]] ([[Grey DeLisle]])
*[[Jolt (ROTF)|Jolt]]
|c2=
*[[The Fallen]] ([[Tony Todd]])
*[[Megatron (Movie)|Megatron]] ([[Hugo Weaving]])
*[[Starscream (Movie)|Starscream]] ([[Charlie Adler]])
*[[Soundwave (ROTF)|Soundwave]] ([[Frank Welker]])
*[[Ravage (ROTF)|Ravage]] ([[Frank Welker]])
*[[Reedman]] ([[Frank Welker]])
*[[Scalpel|The Doctor]] ([[John Di Crosta]])
*[[Alice]] ([[Isabel Lucas]])
*[[Grindor (ROTF)|Grindor]] ([[Frank Welker]])
*[[Demolishor (ROTF)|Demolishor]] ([[Calvin Wimmer]])
*[[Devastator (ROTF)|Devastator]] ([[Frank Welker]])
*[[Rampage (ROTF)|Rampage]] ([[Kevin Michael Richardson]])
*[[Mixmaster (ROTF)|Mixmaster]]
*[[Long Haul (ROTF)|Long Haul]]
*[[Scrapper (ROTF)|Scrapper]]
*[[Hightower (ROTF)|Hightower]]
*[[Overload (ROTF)|Overload]]
*An [[Ze little one|unnamed Constructicon]]
*[[Sideways (ROTF)|Sideways]]
*[[Protoform]] army
*An [[Buffalo MPV Decepticon|unnamed Decepticon]]
*An [[Insecticon (Movie)|Insecticon]]
*[[Scorponok (Movie)|Scorponok]]
|c3=
*[[Sam Witwicky]] ([[Shia LaBeouf]])
*[[Mikaela Banes]] ([[Megan Fox]])
*[[Leo Spitz]] ([[Ramon Rodriguez]])
*[[Seymour Simmons]] ([[John Turturro]])
*[[William Lennox|Major William Lennox]] ([[Josh Duhamel]])
*[[Robert Epps|Master Sergeant Epps]] ([[Tyrese Gibson]])
*[[Judy Witwicky]] ([[Julie White]])
*[[Ron Witwicky]] ([[Kevin Dunn]])
*[[Morshower|General Morshower]] ([[Glenn Morshower]])
*[[Theodore Galloway]] ([[John Benjamin Hickey]])
*[[Graham|SASF Agent Graham]] ([[Matthew Marsden]])
*[[Professor Colan]] ([[Rainn Wilson]])
*[[Fassbinder]] ([[Jonathon Trent]])
*[[Sharsky]] ([[Walker Howard]])
*[[Tova Simmons]] ([[Annie Korzen]])
|c4=
*[[Appliancebot]]s
*[[Seven Primes|Prime #1]] ([[Michael York]])
*[[Seven Primes|Prime #2]] ([[Kevin Michael Richardson]])
*[[Seven Primes|Prime #3]] ([[Robin Atkin Downes]])
|nonumbering=true
}}

*Bumblebee's lines as spoken by Ryan were cut from the final movie, but one scene where his voice could be heard was in a promotional video created for ShoWest 2009.

==Errors==
===Filming / editing / technical errors===
*Bumblebee picks up Sam at a frat party in the evening. He then takes him to a graveyard where it's daytime. (In real life, the graveyard is located in [[Philadelphia]], while the frat party is set a hundred miles north in Princeton. Still, even in [[New Jersey]] traffic, the trip wouldn't take ''all night''.)

*During Sam's campus freakout, when he drops his notes on the steps, a blonde woman in a suit can be seen coming down the steps to his left, nearly reaching him. However, when the camera angle shifts, the woman is suddenly at the top of the stairs again.

*During the scene in which Alice meets Sam at the party Sam gets a drink and the glass is full, then the camera angle changes and the glass is half full/empty then the angle changes again and the glass is full again.

*When the Autobots are driving to Sam's college shortly before the Decepticons attack him, Arcee is completely absent from the group, while previously-unseen Jolt shows up in one shot ''in front'' of the others, then when the camera angle changes, he disappears.

*During the North Atlantic sequence, on the submarine [[United States Navy#U.S.S. Topeka (SSN-754)|U.S.S. Topeka]]'s sonar, there are "five contacts" diving down to Megatron's location, and "six contacts" going up after his resurrection. Since one Constructicon was killed to repair Megatron, shouldn't there be only five contacts going up as well? Keep in mind, Scalpel is too small to register on sonar, but Ravage is just large enough.

*When the [[United States Navy#U.S.S. Theodore Roosevelt (CVN-71|U.S.S. ''Theodore Roosevelt'']] is sunk by Decepticon [[transition form]]s, its hull number of 71 can be seen on the bridge island. However, when it sinks, a hull number of 74 can clearly be seen on the bow of the landing deck. CVN-74 belongs to the [[United States Navy#U.S.S. John C. Stennis (CVN-74)|U.S.S. ''John C. Stennis'']], a carrier that shows up later in the film and was also the carrier used for filming.

*While the NEST team and Director Galloway are on the C-17 headed to Egypt, Prime's body appears and disappears from shot to shot.

*When an aide to Morshower shows him a map indicating that Lennox's NEST team have airdropped in Egypt, the location marked is actually on the eastern side of the Red Sea, in Jordan. Oops.

*In the quarry when Devastator forms, the Twins go from grimy and dust covered to showroom floor clean within two shots.

*Once again, the [[wikipedia:MQ-9 Reaper|MQ-9 Reaper]] drone is referred to as the more well-known [[wikipedia:MQ-1 Predator|MQ-1 Predator]]. The drone is powered by a propeller, which can be seen when the (real) drone takes off. However, due to the usage of footage from the 2007 ''Transformers'' movie, when the (CGI) drone approaches the battlefield, the propeller is absent, replaced by a jet engine. Also unfortunate is the fact the real drone with the propeller is white, while the CGI drone is black. Oy.

*As the humans and Autobots run from the bombs being dropped on the Decepticons, a damaged Ironhide ejects his cannons. In the following shots with Ironhide, the cannons have returned.

===Story / continuity errors===
*Most of the [[NEST]] and [[United States Military|American]] soldiers are seen using small-caliber arms such as assault rifles, machine guns and sniper rifles against the Decepticons, despite the previous film establishing that "high-heat" sabot rounds were the only means of penetrating Decepticon armour. Even if they somehow figured out how to make small caliber ammunition achieve the "high heat" required to damage Decepticon armour, it is extremely unlikely that such low-powered weapons would do any meaningful damage that warrants such widespread usage. After all, in real life, you can't kill a tank with a machine gun, well, unless you're in ''[[G.I. Joe (team)|G.I. Joe]]''.

*Tasers do not cause those tased to go into convulsions.

*When Alice attacks Sam and his friends, the box Wheelie is imprisoned within is taken along, but the box is not seen when Mikela and Leo escape from the foundry in Bumblebee (the box should still be inside the wreckage of the car Mikaela hotwired at the college).

*Where does Mikaela get the padding and gauze to bandage up Sam's hand?

*When Jetfire teleports to Egypt, Wheelie is seen landing by him, but disappears until the group reaches the border guards. After they arrive at the pyramids, Wheelie is seen rolling in with the quartet of humans, but is never seen again.

*There's no rational reason for Simmons to climb the pyramid after Devastator. It looks like he's enabling the Navy ship to "fire on his position", which is useful when the firer can't see the target. However, as we find out just before the railgun is fired, the ship ''can'' see the pyramid. (And railguns are line-of-sight weapons, anyway.) So, Simmons didn't need to climb; he could have stayed someplace safe, called the ship, and told them, "Take a look at the pyramid, and shoot the giant robot tearing it up."

===Geographic discontinuities===
{{note|The on-film splicing together of disparate filming locations is a common movie phenomena; however, we wouldn't be good pedants if we didn't point out a few of the more glaring disconnects.}}

* The aerial view of [[Princeton University]] is immediately followed by a ground shot of the dormitories at the University of Pennsylvania.

*When Jetfire is activated at the [[Wikipedia:National Air and Space Museum|Smithsonian National Air and Space Museum]] (actually the [[Wikipedia:Steven F. Udvar-Hazy Center|Steven F. Udvar-Hazy Center]], an annex of the Smithsonian) in Washington, he leaves the exhibition center and exits into the desert location of the [[Wikipedia:309th Aerospace Maintenance and Regeneration Group|309th Aerospace Maintenance and Regeneration Group (aka The Boneyard)]], which is in Tuscon, Arizona. When Jetfire breaks out of the building, we can see a composited image of the Boneyard's rows of planes, so it's arguable that in this universe the middle of Washington DC happens to be a desert full of old planes, and no buildings and uh... heh heh.

*In addition, the movie gives the impression that Giza in Egypt and Petra in Jordan are in close proximity to each other—within eyeshot, even. In reality, the two locations are about 416 kilometers (258 miles) apart. What makes this even more problematic is the fact that Egypt and Jordan don't share a common border—there's a country named Israel between them, whose existence isn't even mentioned in the movie...

==Transformers references==
In addition to carryovers from the previous film, various concepts and characters are derived from previous iterations of Transformers:
* The whole concept of "Transformers disguised as a human" used for [[Alice]] is inspired by the [[Pretender]]s. Roberto Orci even used the term "Pretender" during an interview before the movie's release.<ref name="pretender">[http://www.aceshowbiz.com/news/view/00021244.html Aceshowbiz interview with Roberto Orci]</ref> However, a Transformer with an "organic" alt-mode instead of an external shell is a concept more reminiscent of the [[Beast Era]].
* The Generation 1 iteration of [[Jetfire (G1)|Jetfire]] is frequently portrayed as switching from Decepticon to Autobot (he's usually a young and technologically up-to-the-minute 'bot, however.)
* [[Soundwave (ROTF)|Soundwave]] and his ejectible minion [[Ravage (ROTF)|Ravage]] both have [[Soundwave (ROTF)|Generation 1]] [[Ravage (G1)|counterparts]]. Movie Soundwave even has the same voice actor as 1984 cartoon Soundwave, using the same voice, though without the synthetic vocal processing that made the cartoon voice so distinctive.
* [[Sideswipe (ROTF)|Sideswipe]] bears little physical resemblance to his [[Sideswipe (G1)|Generation 1 namesake]], but is a vaguely similar character archetype, and he ''does'' have that characteristic door armor hanging from his elbows.
* Generation 1 [[Arcee (G1)|Arcee]] was the first [[female Transformer]] with a starring role, and was likewise a pink-colored girlbot. The idea of Arcee the pink girlbot as a motorcycle dates back to ''[[Energon (franchise)|Energon]]''.
* [[Devastator (G1)|Devastator]], the combined form of the [[Constructicon (G1)|Constructicons]], was the first [[combiner]] robot in Generation 1.
* The characters are new, but the names "[[Sideways]]", "[[Demolishor (disambiguation)|Demolishor]]", "[[Mudflap (disambiguation)|Mudflap]]", "[[Skids (disambiguation)|Skids]]", "[[Jolt (disambiguation)|Jolt]]", "[[Rampage (disambiguation)|Rampage]]" and "[[Wheelie (disambiguation)|Wheelie]]" are not. Likewise for the concept of "[[Seeker (disambiguation)|Seekers]]".
* [[Optimus Prime (disambiguation)|Optimus Prime]] dying and coming back to life has been done [[The many deaths of Optimus Prime|times beyond counting]].
* Prime combining with another 'bot to form a [[Super Mode]] which increases his power (and often gives him flight capabilities) is a trope that has occurred in many recent Transformers series (''Robots in Disguise'', ''Armada'', ''Energon'', ''Cybertron''.) In ''Armada'', a different [[Jetfire (Armada)|Jetfire]] was his most frequent combination partner. This is the first time the other 'bot had to die for it to happen, though.
* [[The Fallen]] is based on a comic book character that made his debut in the 2004 miniseries [[War Within: The Dark Ages|The War Within: The Dark Ages]]. In fact, according to Hasbro, he is the ''exact'' same [[character]]! ([[Multiversal singularity|It's complicated]].)
* The [[Matrix of Leadership]] is one of the franchise's oldest MacGuffins.
* [[Energon (fuel)|Energon]] (mentioned though never seen) is the Transformers' power source in numerous incarnations, beginning with the original cartoon.
* The concept of a [[protoform]] as the first stage of a Transformer is a reference to the same concept introduced on the ''[[Beast Wars (cartoon)|Beast Wars]]'' cartoon.
* Though it is almost certainly not an actual ''reference'' (it's a pretty generic and predictable sci-fi trope), the [[solar harvester]] is quite similar in function to the [[Solar Needle]] from the Generation 1 episode "[[Changing Gears]]", sucking energy from the [[Sun]] to produce energon. Both devices would have destroyed the Sun if allowed to fulfill their function.
* The same is true for Sam having Cybertronian knowledge pumped directly into his brain via a sacred Transformer talisman, which is reminiscent of [[Buster Witwicky (G1)|Buster Witwicky]]'s similar situation in the [[Marvel Comics|Marvel]] G1 comics.

==Other editions==
*A slightly longer edit was shown in IMAX theaters, which featured some brief additional scenes filmed with special IMAX cameras.<ref name="bayimax">[http://www.shootfortheedit.com/forum/showthread.php?t=5003 Michael Bay's own announcement of the IMAX version]</ref> An exclusive deal with [[Paramount Pictures|Paramount]] resulted in ''[[Wikipedia:Harry Potter and the Half-Blood Prince (film)|Harry Potter and the Half-Blood Prince]]'' not being shown in IMAX theaters until two weeks after the movie's regular theatrical launch.<ref name="imaxpotter">[http://www.collider.com/2009/06/08/transformers-will-keep-harry-potter-off-imax-for-two-weeks/ Collider reporting on the Paramount/IMAX/Harry Pottter deal]</ref>
*Some international versions of the movie had the words "suck my" in the "Decepticons suck my popsicle" slogan on [[Skids (ROTF)|Skids]] and [[Mudflap (ROTF)|Mudflap's]] ice cream truck mode blanked out, hence only reading as "(Decepticon logo) [blank space] popsicle". This was not done across the board, however–theaters in those very same countries also showed uncensored versions of the movie.

==Prequel material==
===Titan Magazines ''Transformers'' movie comics===
While the Decepticons were disgusted with the pro-Autobot propaganda of Bay's first documentary {{storylink|Transformers Comic issue 13|#13's Star Screams}}, they were quite optimistic about the second film. [[Starscream (Movie)|Starscream]] took a strong interest in it, going to the trouble of personally convincing [[Soundwave (ROTF)|Soundwave]] to be in the film {{storylink|Transformers Comic issue 15|15's Star Screams}}.

The Decepticons promised this new documentary would show a glorious Decepticon victory {{storylink|Transformers Comic issue 10|#10's Star Screams}}—whether it was in the script or not. {{storylink|Transformers Comic issue 18|#18's Star Screams}}

Shockingly, even ''they'' were under a non-disclosure agreement regarding the script; Starscream fearfully referred to a greater power keeping him quiet. {{storylink|Transformers Comic issue 22|#22's Star Screams}} Talking about it could even undermine the Decepticon war effort! {{storylink|Transformers Comic issue 23|#23's Star Screams}}

In the same week the film came out, the Decepticons suddenly became unhappy with it and the detente period ended. Bay, Kurtzman, and Orci are once again marked for extermination for their propaganda films. {{storylink|Transformers Comic issue 2.1|#1's Law and Disorder}}

===IDW ''Transformers'' movie comics===
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==Adaptations==
:''Main article:'' [[Revenge of the Fallen Movie Adaptation]]
{{main|Revenge of the Fallen (novel)}}
'''Children's adaptations'''
{{main|Revenge of the Fallen: The Junior Novel}}
{{main|The Last Prime}}
{{main|Operation Autobot}}
{{main|When Robots Attack!}}
{{main|I Am Optimus Prime (ROTF)}}
{{main|Rise of the Decepticons}}
{{main|Revenge of the Fallen: Sound Like the Transformers}}

==Sequels==
Two sequels to the first ''Transformers'' movie were greenlit in the wake of its success, with ''Revenge'' being the first. No set plans have been announced for the second sequel as of July 2009; Michael Bay has stated that he might need a break from giant space robots before tackling a third film.

==Soundtrack==
{{main|Revenge of the Fallen: The Album}}

==Score==
{{main|Revenge of the Fallen: The Score}}

==DVD release==
''Revenge of the Fallen'' will be released on DVD (as both a 2-disc special edition and a regular single disc version) and Blu-Ray on October 20th. <ref name="comingsoon">[http://www.comingsoon.net/news/movienews.php?id=58245 Transformers: Revenge of the Fallen Hits Blu-ray and DVD Oct. 20! ]</ref>

==Theatrical posters==
<center><gallery perrow="3">
Image:ROTFteaserposter.jpg|Teaser poster
Image:ROTF Theatrical poster.jpg|Theatrical poster
Image:ROTF International poster.jpg|International poster
Image:ROTF Prime poster.jpg|Prime poster
Image:ROTF bumblebee poster.jpg|Bumblebee poster
Image:ROTF Starscream poster.jpg|Wait...Starscream gets a poster but Megatron doesn't? That's just wrong.
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==Reception==
{{quote|Transformers: ROTF has mostly gotten pretty hideous reviews, but that's because people don't understand that this isn't a movie, in the conventional sense.|[http://io9.com/5301898/michael-bay-finally-made-an-art-movie Michael Bay Finally Made An Art Movie], Charlie Jane Anders|[http://i09.com i09.com,] [[June 24]], [[2009]]}}
{{quote|[The critics] never seem to understand that I make movies for people to take a ride and escape.|[http://tinyurl.com/nyscnv forum post] by Michael Bay|[http://shootfortheedit.com shootfortheedit.com,] [[June 25]], [[2009]]}}
{{quote|Rarely have critics been more disconnected from what audiences want and love.|John Horn, [http://www.latimes.com/entertainment/news/la-et-bay29-2009jun29,0,6806652.story The Los Angeles Times], [[June 29]], 2009}}

''Revenge of the Fallen'' had its world premiere on [[June 8]]th, 2009, in Tokyo, Japan. Michael Bay, Shia LaBeouf, Megan Fox, Josh Duhamel, Tyrese Gibson, Isabel Lucas and Ramon Rodriguez attended.<ref>[http://www.michaelbay.com/newsblog/files/47a23fdbb6ddc8ece6a0a6c87ccc2bbe-499.html Japanese Premiere photos at Michael Bay.com, June 8, 2009]</ref>. Other countries such as South Korea<ref>[http://www.michaelbay.com/newsblog/files/f7a7af7e754cfa877a635b95d8908eea-506.html Korean Premiere photos at Michael Bay.com, June 9, 2009]</ref>, the United Kingdom and Germany followed over the course of the next few days. The United States premiere was held on [[June 22]]nd, 2009, in Westwood, California, during the [[Wikipedia:Los Angeles Film Festival|Los Angeles Film Festival]] for the second time.

In the week leading up to the United States release, while the film had been released in Japan and the United Kingdom, ''Revenge of the Fallen'' was ranking 38% fresh on [http://www.rottentomatoes.com/m/transformers_revenge_of_the_fallen/ Rotten Tomatoes.com]. As American reviews were added into the ranking on June 24, the movie's freshness slipped slowly to 22%. RottenTomatoes.com's consensus was that "''Transformers: Revenge of the Fallen'' is a noisy, underplotted, and overlong special effects extravaganza that lacks a human touch." Roger Ebert, who had given the ''first'' Transformers film three stars <ref>[http://rogerebert.suntimes.com/apps/pbcs.dll/article?AID=/20070705/REVIEWS/70620006/1023 Roger Ebert's ''Transformers'' review]</ref>, gave Revenge one star, and remarked that "if you want to save yourself the ticket price, go into the kitchen, cue up a male choir singing the music of hell, and get a kid to start banging pots and pans together." <ref>[http://rogerebert.suntimes.com/apps/pbcs.dll/article?AID=/20090623/REVIEWS/906239997 Roger Ebert's ''Revenge of the Fallen'' review] on RogerEbert.com</ref> Todd Gilchrist of Cinematical.com said Michael Bay "has exceeded even the possibilities of sequel-driven 'moreness,' combining his own muscular, high-gloss sensibility with the conventions of blockbusters past, present, and probably future to create a monolithic action masterpiece that feels destined to be the biggest movie of all time." <ref>[http://www.cinematical.com/2009/06/22/review-transformers-revenge-of-the-fallen/ Review: Transformers Revenge of the Fallen] on Cinematical.com</ref> Michael Phillips from the Chicago Tribune said "the first, comparatively lucid ''Transformers'' was a headache, but I sort of enjoyed it....''Revenge of the Fallen'' is more like listening to rocks in a clothes dryer for 2½ hours." <ref>[http://www.chicagotribune.com/entertainment/movies/chi-tc-mov-transformers-0623-0624jun23,0,7350387.story 'Transformers: Revenge of the Fallen' stars Shia LaBeouf, Megan Fox, Josh Duhamel] on chicagotribune.com </ref> Roger Ebert went back for more in a second article, declaring not only that ''Revenge of the Fallen'' was awful, but that it'd [[Ruined FOREVER|ruined action films FOREVER]]. <ref>[http://blogs.suntimes.com/ebert/2009/06/the_fall_of_the_revengers.html "The Fall of the Revengers"] on suntimes.com</ref> In the face of many harsh responses to his own critique, Mr. Ebert went back a third time, not just deconstructing the film but also declaring that fans who claimed to perceive it as "great" were simply wrong.<ref>[http://blogs.suntimes.com/ebert/2009/07/i_am_a_brainiac.html I am a Braniac]</ref>

Needless to say, we're all crying our eyes out.

Despite the overwhelmingly negative reviews, ''Revenge of the Fallen'' poised itself quickly as a blockbuster maelstrom. It grossed $16 million in its opening midnight showings alone, an all-time record for Wednesday openings and a second-best for openings on any day of the week behind ''The Dark Knight''. After the full Wednesday was over, ''Revenge of the Fallen'' had grossed $55 million in domestic ticket sales, surpassing the previous Wednesday release record, held by ''Harry Potter and the Order of the Phoenix'', by over $10 million. <ref> [http://www.mtv.com/movies/news/articles/1614673/story.jhtml 'Transformers: Revenge Of The Fallen' Breaks Wednesday Box-Office Record] on MTV.com</ref> By the end of the first five days, ''Revenge of the Fallen'' had taken an estimated $201.2 million in the United States, just shy of ''The Dark Knight's'' record $203.8 million 5-day US total. In the same period, international markets took in $186.1 million, bringing the 5-day worldwide total to $387.3 million.<ref name="bomjdebut">[http://www.boxofficemojo.com/news/?id=2601&p=.htm BoxOfficeMojo.com - Weekend Report: ‘Revenge of the Fallen' Rises with Optimal Debut, June 28, 2009]</ref>

Paramount's U.S. exit polling revealed several intriguing facts: While the 2007 ''Transformers'' movie viewership skewed 60-40% toward men over women, the split for the new film was more even at 54% male, 46% female. More than 90% of those surveyed stated that ''Revenge of the Fallen'' was as good as or better than the first ''Transformers'' movie. Surprisingly, about 67% said the film was "excellent", an even better score than for Roberto Orci and Alex Kurtzman's critically acclaimed 2009 ''Star Trek'' movie.<ref name="exitp">[http://www.latimes.com/entertainment/news/la-et-bay29-2009jun29,0,6806652.story "'Transformers' director Michael Bay as audience darling" by John Horn, Los Angeles Times, June 29, 2009]</ref>

After two weeks in most markets, ''Revenge'' continued to defy critics and dominate the U.S. box office, narrowly defeating ''Ice Age 3: Dawn of the Dinosaurs'' on the Fourth of [[July]] weekend, finishing with upwards of $300 million in the U.S. and a similar figure in international markets.<ref name="reutjul7">[http://www.reuters.com/article/filmNews/idUSTRE5671DB20090708 Reuters reporting on Revenge of the Fallen's success around the world, July 7, 2009]</ref> As of September 6, 2009, ''Revenge'' has grossed more than $829 million worldwide (versus $708 million for ''[[Transformers (2007)|Transformers]]''), including $4000 million from US box offices alone (versus $319 million for the first movie).<ref name="bomjrotf">[http://www.boxofficemojo.com/movies/?id=transformers2.htm ''Transformers: Revenge of the Fallen'' at Box Office Mojo]</ref>

==Controversies==
* A huge flap revolved around the characters of the "Twins", [[Skids (ROTF)|Skids]] and [[Mudflap (ROTF)|Mudflap]]. Many critics and viewers believed them to be racist stereotypes of poorly educated black American teenagers. Much evidence points to the pair actually being stereotypes of poorly educated ''white'' American teenagers, trying their best to sound like hardcore black urban gangsters... though it's ''still'' a racist stereotype of dubious taste. Director Michael Bay, when confronted with those accusations, claimed that the personalities of the two characters had been primarily created in the recording studio by voice actors [[Tom Kenny]] and [[Reno Wilson]] (the latter of whom is an African American himself).<ref name="jive"/> Screenwriters Alex Kurtzman and Roberto Orci confirmed that this portrayal of the characters hadn't been in the script, and admitted that they could understand the controversy.<ref name="racism">[http://www.filmschoolrejects.com/news/orci-and-kurtzman-respond-to-claims-of-racism-in-transformers-2.php Roberto Orci and Alex Kurtzman respond to accusations of racism]</ref>

* At least one reviewer claimed to find a repellent "anti-Arab subtext" to the movie's climactic scenes, which involved the damage or destruction of various Middle Eastern landmarks. <ref name="antiarab">[http://www.chicagoreader.com/chicago/MovieTimes?oid=978078 Chicago Reader review by Andrea Gronvall]</ref> The editors of this wiki are somewhat less than convinced.

* Along the same lines, Chinese viewers reportedly criticized the depiction of Shanghai in the opening scene of the movie. Apparently, depicting an ''industrial area'' as "very shabby" is an "insult" to an entire country, as is the destruction of parts of the city during a battle between alien robots.<ref name="insultchina">[http://english.people.com.cn/90001/90782/6686502.html English-language article from People's Daily Online reporting on the alleged criticism against the movie in China, including rebuttals]</ref> Regardless, ''Revenge'' topped the box office in China, dethroning 1997's ''Titanic'' as the most successful movie of all times there.<ref name="recordchina">[http://www.variety.com/article/VR1118006144.html?categoryid=13&cs=1 Variety reporting on the success of ''Revenge'' in China.]</ref>

* The Campaign for a Commercial-Free Childhood, a lobbyist group that already complained about the [[Transformers (2007)|first film]], is currently trying to lobby the Federal Communications Commission into tightening regulations for marketing movies rated "PG-13" and associated merchandise to children. The basic reasoning behind their complaints is that ''Revenge'' contains "intense sequences of sci-fi action violence, brief sexual humor, and language" and "would have been rated R fifteen years ago", and yet Hasbro's [[Revenge of the Fallen (toyline)|associated toys]] are advertised during TV programs aimed at children.<ref name="fccfilter">[http://arstechnica.com/media/news/2009/08/transformers-movies-get-caught-in-fcc-content-filtering-inquiry.ars Ars Technica article on the CCFC/FCC story.]</ref> Hasbro themselves appear to be still undecided about their official position regarding the more "mature" tone of the movies and its ramifications for the [[Transformers brand|brand's]] public image, having left several questions to this effect unanswered.<ref name="allsparkqa">[http://www.allspark.com/forums/index.php?showtopic=61539 July/August 2009 edition] of the Allspark [[Hasbro Q&A]]</ref><ref name="tformersqa">[http://tformers.com/transformers-hasbro-answers-your-burning-questions-part-v/12149/news.html July/August 2009 edition] of the TFormers Hasbro Q&A]</ref>

==Technical details==
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==Production staff==
* Writers [[Roberto Orci]] and [[Alex Kurtzman]] recruited [[Ehren Kruger]] to help them write the screenplay. [[Michael Bay]] and producers [[Don Murphy]], [[Tom DeSanto]], and [[Lorenzo di Bonaventura]] also returned.<ref>[http://www.superherohype.com/news/topnews.php?id=6372 Transformers 2 Writers Confirmed]</ref>
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===Visual effects===
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===Locations department===
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==Development details==
===Cast and crew signing on===
On May 30, 2007, a month before the official release of ''[[Transformers (2007)|Transformers]]'', [[DreamWorks]] announced that two sequels were already being planned.<ref name="spy">[http://www.digitalspy.co.uk/movies/a58430/two-transformers-sequels-in-pipeline.html Digital Spy article from May 2007, confirming that two sequels were being planned]</ref> [[Megan Fox]] had already been confirmed for the first of those sequels twelve days earlier<ref name="foxcon">[http://www.mtvmoviesblog.com/2007/05/18/megan-fox-confirmed-for-transformers-sequel/ MTV confirming Megan Fox for the sequel]</ref>, while [[Shia LaBeouf]] had already confirmed his participation in an—at that time still theoretical—sequel in November 2006.<ref name="shias">Rebecca Murray: [http://movies.about.com/od/bobby/a/bobbysl111006_4.htm Interview with Shia LaBeouf from 2006, confirming his participation in a theoretical sequel]</ref> Director [[Michael Bay]], meanwhile, only once briefly questioned his involvement in a sequel in August 2007, when [[Paramount Pictures]] announced that ''Transformers'' would be released on HD DVD, but not on Blu-ray Disc.<ref name="bayhd">[http://www.engadgethd.com/2007/08/21/michael-bay-responds-to-paramounts-abandonment-of-blu-ray-no/ One of many sites reporting Michael Bay's announcement that he would not direct the sequel if the first movie wouldn't be released on Blu-ray]. Bay deleted his original post after changing his mind.</ref> Bay quickly changed his mind, however, and Paramount would later release the first movie on Blu-ray anyway, after the HD DVD had been abandoned.

In September of 2007, Paramount officially announced the first sequel for June 2009.<ref name="reldat">[http://www.variety.com/article/VR1117972852.html?categoryid=1236&cs=1 Variety reporting Paramount's official announcement of the first sequel]</ref> Bay was given a budget of $200 million, and ultimately managed to come in $4 million below that.<ref name="showest">[http://www.collider.com/entertainment/interviews/article.asp/aid/11461/tcid/1 Michael Bay talking the ''Transformers'' sequel at ShoWest“]</ref>

The ''Transformers'' screenwriters, [[Roberto Orci]] and [[Alex Kurtzman]], initially hesitated writing the sequel, but ultimately had a change of mind.<ref name="sciforc">[http://scifiwire.com/2009/03/orci-kurtzman-reveal-tran.php Roberto Orci and Alex Kurtzman talking to Sci Fi Wire.]</ref> In October 2007, [[Ehren Kruger]] was confirmed as a third writer, who, according to Kurtzman, brought in a "fresh perspective"<ref name="kickoff">[http://www.firstshowing.net/2009/01/14/kicking-off-2009-with-writers-alex-kurtzman-and-roberto-orci-part-two-transformers-2/ Another interview with Alex Kurtzman and Roberto Orci]</ref>, and who reportedly impressed both director Michael Bay and [[Hasbro]] CEO [[Brian Goldner]] with his knowledge of ''Transformers'' mythology.<ref name="writersr">[http://www.zap2it.com/movies/news/zap-transformers2writers,0,1938976.story Zap2it story about the ROTF writers]</ref>

In April 2009, Roberto Orci confirmed that cartoon voice actor [[Frank Welker]] would voice Soundwave.<ref name="welkers">[http://www.cinemablend.com/new.php?id=12917 Roberto Orci confirming Welker as Soundwave]</ref> Welker had previously been considered as [[Megatron (Movie)|Megatron's]] voice actor in the first movie, but ultimately Michael Bay had given that part to [[Hugo Weaving]] instead. Both Bay and the writers were also hoping that [[Leonard Nimoy]] could voice a character in the movie.<ref name="sciforc"> Bay later stated that he was nervous of asking his relative Nimoy to voice The Fallen for fear of offending him with the relatively low pay allotted to voice actors.<ref name="nimoy1">[http://moviesblog.mtv.com/2009/04/21/michael-bay-afraid-to-offend-leonard-nimoy-with-transformers-family-reunion-offer/ ''Michael Bay Afraid To Offend Leonard Nimoy With ‘Transformers’ Family Reunion Offer'', MTV.com Movies blog, April 21, 2009]</ref> Even though Nimoy openly asked Bay to simply give him a call,<ref name="nimoy2">[http://www.latinoreview.com/news/leonard-nimoy-to-michael-bay-call-me-6682 Leonard Nimoy To Michael Bay: "Call Me!"], Latino Review</ref> it ultimately never worked out: after watching his guest appearance on ''[http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Batman:_The_Brave_and_the_Bold Batman: The Brave and the Bold]'', Bay selected [[Tony Todd]] - whom he worked with on ''The Rock'' - for the voice of The Fallen instead.<ref>[http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=HaN2g5i2k2E Interview with The Fallen himself - Tony Todd]</ref>

===Writing and production===
For the movie, Orci and Kurtzman searched the various ''Transformers'' comics and cartoons for "the most elemental bad guy", and eventually found one in [[The Fallen]].<ref name="sciforc"/>

In addition to that, they wanted to include many things in the sequel that hadn't made it into the first movie, including the Decepticon [[Soundwave (ROTF)|Soundwave]]. Likewise, the [[Matrix of Leadership]] had initially been intended to be used in the first movie, but for fear of confusion with the ''Matrix'' movies, the cube had been renamed into the [[All Spark]]. In return, the Matrix in ''Revenge of the Fallen'' bears more resemblance to the ''[[Generation 1 (franchise)|Generation 1]] Matrix.

In late 2007, during pre-production for the then-untitled ''Transformers'' sequel, the [[wikipedia:2007–2008 Writers Guild of America strike|Writers Guild of America went on strike]], but according to all parties involved, this didn't slow down preparations of the movie much in the long run. Screenwriters Alex Kurtzman and Roberto Orci turned in their first outline of the script the night before the strike officially began. During the strike, director Michael Bay used the script as a basis for preparing the movie. After the strike had ended, Kurtzman, Orci and Ehren Kruger continued their work on the script, based on Bay's changes.<ref name="kickoff"/> One consequence of this development was that Michael Bay and Hasbro had selected some of the new Transformers characters that were to appear in the movie during the strike, because of the long production run of the toys, while they had legally not been allowed to consult with the screenwriters.<ref name="sciforc"/> The "Twins", [[Skids (ROTF)|Skids]] and [[Mudflap (ROTF)|Mudflap]], are Bay's creation.<ref name="jive">[http://www.usatoday.com/life/movies/news/2009-06-24-transformers_N.htm?csp=34 USA Today article on accusations of racism with the "Twins", and Michael Bay's response.]</ref>

In early June of 2008, DreamWorks, Paramount and Hasbro officially confirmed the movie's title to be ''Transformers 2: Revenge of the Fallen''.<ref name="titleann">[http://www.reserveresult.com/2008/06/transformers-2-revenge-of-fallen.html One of the first announcements of the title, still with a "2" in it]</ref> A few weeks later, Roberto Orci confirmed that there would be no "2" in the title.<ref name="no2orci">[http://www.tfw2005.com/boards/transformers-movie-discussion/180738-no-2-transformers-2-a.html#post2173364 Roberto Orci confirming that there will be no "2" in the movie's title]</ref>

Principal shooting began in June 2008 in Bethlehem, Pennsylvania.<ref name="pennlive">[http://blog.pennlive.com/lvbreakingnews/2008/06/shooting_starts_today_on_trans_1.html Pennlive story about the beginning of ROTF's principal shooting in Bethlehem]</ref> Other shooting sites were Philadelphia, the campus of Princeton University, Long Beach, the Holloman Air Force Base and the White Sands Missile Range in New Mexico. Some scenes were also shot in other countries, at the [[Wikipedia:Egyptian pyramids|Pyramids of Giza]] and in Luxor, Egypt, in Jordan and in Paris.

According to director Michael Bay, ''Revenge'' is the first movie in abour 30 years to be given permission to shoot at the Pyramids of Giza, and the first movie ''ever'' to film on top of [[Wikipedia:Petra|Petra]].<ref name="bayclub">[http://www.transformersclub.com/tfrof-intv09.cfm Transformers Collectors' Club interview with Michael Bay]</ref> He obtained permission to film in Egypt by contacting Zahi Hawass, secretary general of Egypt's council of antiquities, who turned out to be a fan of the 2007 ''Transformers'' movie.<ref>[http://www.collider.com/entertainment/interviews/article.asp/aid/10866/tcid/1 The Collider article and video interview with Michael Bay, February 9, 2009]</ref>

During the time of shooting, actor Shia LaBeouf suffered a severe injury of his left hand in a car accident. Ultimately, however, filming was only briefly halted, and his injury worked into the film, thereby not adversely affecting the filming schedule.<ref name="TheList2008">[http://www.list.co.uk/article/10788-shia-labeoufs-transformers-hand/ The List 1 August 2008]</ref> For the movie, director Michael Bay earned himself an entry in the Guiness Book of Records for the "biggest explosion on film with actors present".<ref name="guiness">[http://www.nzherald.co.nz/entertainment/news/article.cfm?c_id=1501119&objectid=10579085 New Zealand Herald article mentioning Bay' Guiness Book entry]</ref>

===Sponsors and partners===
====Hasbro====
[[Hasbro]] once again acted both as a licensor and actively participated in the development of the movie. Together with the first ''Transformers'' movie, the ''[[G.I. Joe (team)|G.I. Joe]]'' movie ''Rise of the Cobra'' and several other planned movie projects such as ''Monopoly'', ''Stretch Armstrong'' and ''Battleships'', ''Revenge of the Fallen'' marks the beginning of a new company policy for Hasbro, believing that the new "the movie of the toy" strategy will be more lucrative than the old "the toy of the movie" concept, which involves hefty licensing fees.<ref name="brandweek">[http://www.businessweek.com/bwdaily/dnflash/content/jun2009/db20090611_333306.htm Brandweek article on Hasbro's new movie-related business strategy]</ref> Still, director [[Michael Bay]] receives an 8% cut of all toy sales from the ''Transformers'' movies.<ref name="forbesbay">[http://www.forbes.com/forbes/2009/0622/celebrity-09-transformers-michael-bay-making-movies-enemies-money.html Michael Bay article on Forbes.com June 4, 2009]</ref> During the 2007–2008 Writers Guild of America strike, when nobody was legally allowed to consult with the screenwriters, Hasbro and Bay selected several of the new Transformers characters that were to appear in the movie.<ref name="sciforc"/>

====US military====
The [[United States military]] also supported the movie again, providing vehicles, shooting locations and military personnel that appear as extras in the movie.<ref name="milit">[http://www.military.com/entertainment/movies/movie-news/military-unites-with-hollywood-on-transformers?wh=entertainment American Forces Press Service press release about the US military's contribution to ROTF]</ref> Due to scheduling coincidences, ''Revenge of the Fallen'' was given a larger support by the US Department of Defense than ''G.I. Joe: Rise of the Cobra'', which was produced at the same time. <ref name="dod">Jeff Schogol: [http://www.stripes.com/article.asp?section=104&article=62955 Stars and Stripes article about DOD support for ''revenge of the Fallen'' and ''G.I. Joe: Rise of the Cobra'']</ref> Initially, Bay had intended to include German Bundeswehr soldiers in the movie (presumably as members of [[NEST]] or on board the AWACS plane), but even though the soldiers were eager to participate, the German government denied the request.<ref name="szpremiere">[http://newsticker.sueddeutsche.de/list/id/657558 Report from the German press conference (in German laguage)]</ref>

====General Motors====
American car manufacturer General Motors once again provided vehicles that were used by the Autobots as their [[alternate mode]]s. Returning from the first movie were the GMC Topkick ([[Ironhide (Movie)|Ironhide]]), the Hummer H2 ([[ratchet (Movie)|Ratchet]]) and the new Chevrolet Camaro ([[Bumblebee (Movie)|Bumblebee]]), the latter this time as a slightly updated Z/28 model as compared to the first movie's concept car model. Newcomers for ''Revenge of the Fallen'' are all from the Chevrolet brand, namely the Chevrolet Beat ([[Skids (ROTF)|Skids]]), the Chevrolet Trax ([[Mudflap (ROTF)|Mudflap]]), a new Chevrolet Corvette Stingray concept car ([[Sideswipe (ROTF)|Sideswipe]]) and, as a last minute addition, the new Chevrolet Volt electric car ([[Jolt (ROTF)|Jolt]]).

In total, General Motors provided 67 vehicles, 52 of them being prototypes not intended for sale.<ref name="chevytroubles">[http://www.usatoday.com/life/movies/news/2009-06-15-gm-transformers_N.htm USA Today story on Chevrolet's participation in the movie]</ref> As a consequence of the 2007-onwards financial crisis, however, General Motors reduced their financial support for ''Revenge'' in April of 2009.<ref name="horsep">[http://www.latimes.com/business/la-fi-cotown-transformers6-2009apr06,0,5419006.story LA Times story on General Motors cutting their support for ''Revenge of the Fallen'']</ref>

Director Michael Bay estimates that, without the support of General Motors and the military, production of the movie would have cost $10 million more than the $195 million ultimately spent.<ref name="forbesbay"/> Coinciding with the release of ''Revenge of the Fallen'', General Motors reported that sales of the new Chevrolet Camaro were so strong that orders were outrunning the supply, even though the car was being sold above MSRP in many places. A direct connection to the movie, however, could not be proven.<ref name="camarosells">[http://www.bloomberg.com/apps/news?pid=20601087&sid=aZCnXEtqqTcc Bloomberg reporting on strong sales for the new Chevrolet Camaro]</ref>

====Product placement====
As in the first movie, numerous companies signed a deal with the filmmakers which allowed for their product being featured in prominent places in the movie. A Mountain Dew vending machine can be seen in [[Leo Spitz|Leo's]] room, computer screens feature visible Cisco logos, [[Sam Witwicky|Sam]] and [[Mikaela Banes|Mikaela]] intend to communicate via iChat, a huge HSBC logo is seen at Times Squre in New York City, a Budweiser bottle is prominently featured in one of the Paris scenes, CNN is everyone's preferred news channel, and a giant IMAX logo is seen inside the Smithsonian National Air and Space Museum. In return, Mars heavily advertised ''Revenge of the Fallen'' with their chocolate candy brand M&M's.

===Changes before, during and after production===
*According to comic book writer [[Simon Furman]], the [[Dinobot (G1)|Dinobots]] had been in an early draft of the movie's plot, but were dropped from the cast very early in development.<ref>[http://moviesblog.mtv.com/2009/01/29/no-dinobots-in-transformers-2-revenge-of-the-fallen-original-film-consultant-explains-why/ MTV Movie Blog interview with Simon Furman, January 29, 2009.]</ref>
*[[Springer (ROTF)|Springer]], an Autobot who transforms into a V-22 Osprey, was to be a character in the movie, but was dropped from the cast during production. However, he was dropped so late during production that Hasbro still released [[Legends Class|Legends]] and [[Robot Heroes (toyline)|Robot Heroes]] versions of the character based on the abandoned movie design–in the first waves of their respective assortments, no less.
*[[Soundwave (ROTF)|Soundwave]] was originally intended to come to Earth and scan a black Chevrolet Silverado pick-up truck as his new [[alternate mode]]. The Deluxe Class Soundwave toy still retains some elements of this abandoned concept in robot mode, particularly a Cybertronian version of the Chevy grill and small headlights on the lower torso.
*One scene that didn't make it into the final movie would have explained [[Alice|Alice's]] sorta-human disguise: In it, [[Leo Spitz|Leo]] watches a TV ad featuring an Alice in Wonderland animatronic from an amusement park, which heavily resembles Alice. The scene was featured in the [[Revenge of the Fallen Movie Adaptation issue 2|comic adaptation]] and the [[Revenge of the Fallen (novel)|novelization]]. It's unclear if the scene has actually been filmed; however, the movie still features the follow-up scene in which Leo shows up to tell Sam ''something'' about Alice, only to see her robot tongue strangle him.
*Another possibly dropped plot point involved an explanation for the government's cover-up of the [[Mission City]] battle in the [[Transformers (2007)|first movie]]. The robots would have been declared the creations of a company either named [[McClaren Robotics]] or [[Massive Dynamics]], which allegedly had gone rogue by accident. This is referenced in [[Alan Dean Foster]]'s [[Revenge of the Fallen (novel)|novelization]] of the movie (where the company is named "Massive Dynamics"), the junior novelization ''[[The Last Prime]]'' and [[IDW Publishing]]'s [[Revenge of the Fallen Movie Adaptation issue 1|comic adaptation]] (where the company is named "McClaren Robotics"). A McClaren sign is also briefly seen in IDW's [[Alliance (comic)|''Alliance'' issue 4]]. An extensive casting call list leaked to the internet in April 2008 listed a "Massive Dynamics CEO" as one of the new characters.<ref name="iesbcall">[http://www.iesb.net/index.php?option=com_content&task=view&id=4663&Itemid=99 Casting call at IESB, April 2008]</ref> Presumably, actor Steve Tom was originally intended to play the character in the movie. His official website is listing him as appearing in ''Revenge'' ever since July 2008<ref name="stevetom">[http://stevetom.com/picsandresume.html Resume of actor Steve Tom]</ref>, even though he isn't actually listed in the film's credits. Back in July 2008, IMDB also listed Tom as playing the role of McClaren Robotics' CEO<ref name="tfwimdbtom">[http://www.tfw2005.com/transformers-news/transformers-movie-just-movie-31/transformers-revenge-of-the-fallen-casting-steve-tom-as-robotics-ceo-katie-lowes-as-ra-165438/ TFW2005 referencing an (unarchived) IMDB entry for Steve Tom and his alleged role in ''Revenge'']</ref>, wheras Theiapolis Cinema listed him as the CEO of Massive Dynamics at the same time<ref name="theiarotf">[http://cinema.theiapolis.com/movie-2RLF/transformers-revenge-of-the-fallen/cast.html Theiapolis Cinema entry for ''Revenge'']</ref>. It's unclear if the scenes featuring Tom were cut or dropped from the script before they were even filmed.
* [[Robert Epps|Epps']] wife, [[Monique Epps|Monique]], was also supposed to appear in the movie together with [[William Lennox|Lennox's]] wife [[Sarah Lennox|Sarah]]. The casting call from April 2008 lists her under the working name "Theresa".<ref name="iesbcall"/> The original plan was that [[Sam Witwicky|Sam]] would contact Epps and Lennox by calling their wives and asking them to pass on information to their husbands. This scene appears in the [[Revenge of the Fallen (novel)|novelization]] and in IDW's [[Revenge of the Fallen Movie Adaptation issue 3|comic adaptation]]; in the movie, the wives are never seen, and instead of Sam, it is [[Seymour Simmons|Simmons]] who contacts Epps and Lennox directly.

===Disinformation===
In October 2007, an alleged treatment for the (at that point still unnamed) ''[[Transformers (2007)|Transformers]]'' sequel surfaced on the internet.<ref name="treat">[http://transformerslive.blogspot.com/2007/10/transfomers-2-leaked-script.html The Transformers Live Action Movie Blog reporting on the alleged treatment], October 2007.</ref> While producer [[Don Murphy]] soon claimed that it wasn't real<ref name="murphyfake">[http://www.donmurphy.net/board/showpost.php?p=1052166&postcount=52 Don Murphy denies the authenticity of the leaked treatment], October 2007.</ref>, [[Michael Bay]]'s website administrator "Nelson" countered by suggesting that it wasn't a fan creation<ref name="nelsonfake1">Nelson's deliberately misleading comments regarding the alleged treatment at the [http://boards.transformersmovie.com/showpost.php?p=435346&postcount=26 official Live Action Movie boards] and at [http://www.allspark.com/forums/index.php?&showtopic=37905&st=20&p=759450&#entry759450 The Allspark], October 2007.</ref>, then referred to an ambiguous post he had made a few days earlier, in which he had hinted that information might be spread that would not be entirely reliable.<ref name="nelsonfake2">[http://www.shootfortheedit.com/forum/showpost.php?p=1590&postcount=1 Nelson's ambiguous "telling the truth in a false way" post] at the official Michael bay forums, October 2007.</ref> What followed was a brief back-and-forth with Murphy accusing Nelson of "stirring shit up"<ref name="murphynelson">[http://www.donmurphy.net/board/showthread.php?t=22721 Don Murphy's response to Nelson's statements], October 2007.</ref>, which prompted Nelson to counter that he had better sources than Murphy<ref name="nelsonsources">[http://www.allspark.com/forums/index.php?showtopic=37905&st=60&p=761181&#entry761181 Nelson's counter to Don Murphy...] No, we stop here. You get the idea.</ref>.

In April 2008, director Michael Bay claimed he had initiated a huge disinformation campaign in order to prevent content details from the movie being revealed to the public before he wanted them to.<ref name="misinf">[http://www.digitalspy.co.uk/movies/a94406/bay-tries-to-fool-transformers-fans.html Mirrored copy of Michael Bay's original claims about his alleged "disinformation campaign"]. Bay apparently deleted his original post from his official message board.</ref> Ultimately, Bay himself turned out to be the main source of genuine disinformation, despite claiming that ''only'' what he said was 100% true. Therefore, the disinformation campaign mostly hinged on fans believing in its existence, and rejecting any genuinely "leaked" information, including set photos, statements by third parties such as [[Hasbro]] or [[IDW Publishing]] and stolen toy [[prototype]]s, as "disinformation". Screenwriter Roberto Orci eventually admitted that the disinformation campaign wasn't really working.<ref name="orcicampaign">[http://www.tfw2005.com/boards/transformers-movie-discussion/180451-welcome-mr-roberto-orci-you-may-ask-him-questions-150.html#post2437185 Roberto Orci confirming Michael Bay's biggest fear: The disinformation campaign doesn't work!]</ref>

In June 2008, when principal shooting had just begun, a call sheet was leaked to the internet<ref name="bethcall">[http://transformerslive.blogspot.com/2008/06/bethlehem-call-sheet-cast-tf-and-next.html Leaked call sheet at the Transformers Live Action Movie Blog], June 5, 2008</ref>, which revealed the casting of [[Ramon Rodriguez]] as a character named "[[Leo Spitz|Leo]]", the appearance of an [[Sideways (ROTF)|Audi R8]] and [[Arcee (Movie)|Arcee]] as well as a character with the working name "[[Sideswipe (ROTF)|Stinger]]". Furthermore, an ice cream truck that had just been spotted on the Bethlehem set a day earlier<ref name="bethfirst">[http://www.tfw2005.com/transformers-news/transformers-movie-just-movie-31/transformers-2-bethlehem-images---update---ironhide-on-set-165046/ Set photos from the Bethlehem shoot at TFW2005], June 4, 2008</ref> was hinted to be two characters only referred to as "[[Skids (ROTF)|The]] [[Mudflap (ROTF)|Twins]]". Lastly, the call sheet revealed that the next shooting location would be the Smithsonian National Air and Space Museum, where an SR-71 Blackbird would be revealed to be a Decepticon named [[Jetfire (ROTF)|Jetfire]]. A character named "[[Wheelie (ROTF)|Wheels]]" was also supposed to appear in that scene. In July 2008, Bay then claimed that fake scripts, treatments, "wrong schedules and call sheets with fake scenes on them" had been deliberately leaked to the internet.<ref name="bayfakescript">[http://www.shootfortheedit.com/forum/showpost.php?p=44729&postcount=2 Michael Bay's forum post claiming that only he and the writers had seen the script]</ref>

For the longest time, Bay upheld the position that [[Megatron (Movie)|Megatron]] would ''not'' return in ''Revenge of the Fallen''. After concept designs of Megatron's new [[alternate mode]] had surfaced (some of which would later turn out to be designs for the RPM Megatron toy<ref name="rpmmegsleak">[http://transformerslive.blogspot.com/2008/09/megatron-toy-pictures.html Leaked design for Megatron's RPM vehicle toy], September 2008.</ref>), Bay insisted that this was "just Hasbro coming up with a new toy", and Megatron would not appear in the movie.<ref name="EmpireFeb2009">''Empire'' magazine issue 236, dated February 2009, pages 68 and 69, article entitled "20 to watch in 2009", written by Nick de Semelyn</ref> Following ''officially released'' evidence to the contrary (including Megatron's brief appearance in the February 1 Superbowl TV spot and the February teaser trailer), screenwriter [[Roberto Orci]] confirmed that Megatron would indeed return.<ref name="mreturns">[http://www.tfw2005.com/boards/transformers-movie-discussion/180451-welcome-mr-roberto-orci-you-may-ask-him-questions-211.html#post3333713 Roberto Orci confirming Megatron's return on TFW2005.com - February 22, 2009]</ref> Shortly afterwards, Bay retracted his claims, but not entirely, suggesting that Megatron would only appear in a flashback scene "from the long lost past", despite the fact Megatron could be seen pinning [[Sam Witwicky]] to the ground in the aforementioned TV spot and teaser trailer. He also denied that Megatron would transform into a tank.<ref name="catoutbag">[http://www.shootfortheedit.com/forum/showpost.php?p=66825&postcount=4 Bay retracting from his claims about Megatron on his forum - March 6, 2009]</ref>

Bay and/or Paramount also tried to have information prematurely revealed by third parties contained after the fact: During San Diego Comic-Con 2008, in an interview on July 25th, comic book writer [[Simon Furman]] revealed that the film would feature a character named [[The Fallen]], which was a character they had created for [[Dreamwave Productions|Dreamwave]]'s ''[[War Within: The Dark Ages|The War Within: The Dark Ages]]''.<ref name="furmancbr">[http://www.comicbookresources.com/?page=article&id=17412Simon Furman interview with Comic Book Resources], edited version.</ref> Three days later, [[IDW Publishing]] writer [[Chris Mowry]] corroborated the claim in an interview with MTV Splash Page, calling "The Fallen" the main villain of ''Revenge''. [[Arcee (Movie)|Arcee]] was also confirmed in the same interview.<ref name="mowrymtv">[http://splashpage.mtv.com/2008/07/28/exclusive-transformers-2-prequel-comic-gives-inside-scoop-on-2009-movie/ MTV Splash Page interviews Chris Mowry], edited version.</ref> Less than a week after this, however, Michael Bay reiterated that everything leaked thus far was part of his alleged disinformation campaign, and that only a handful of people involved with the production of ''Revenge of the Fallen'' had actually seen the script, contradicting IDW's interviews where their representatives confirmed that they had the script. Additionally, Bay claimed the only truth about the film revealed up to that point was Sam going to college.<ref name="bayfakescript"/> Curiously, on August 5th 2008, after a fan had pointed out the contradiction to Bay, all references to The Fallen (and Arcee) were removed from the aforementioned interviews, as well as any references to IDW Publishing having the script.<ref name="interviewsoriginal">http://tfwiki.net/~fortmax/movie/index.html Mirrored copies of the unedited versions of the interviews.]</ref>

Other (in)famous instances of disinformation included an alleged sighting of both [[Jazz (Movie)|Jazz's]] Pontiac Solstice vehicle mode and voice actor [[Darius McCrary]] on the Bethlehem set<ref name="jazzrumor">[http://www.tfw2005.com/transformers-news/transformers-movie-just-movie-31/autobot-jazz-is-back-for-transformers-movie-sequel-165008/ TFW reporting on the alleged sightings of the Jazz Pontiac Solstice and voice actor Darius McCrary], May 2008</ref> (it's ''possibe'' that someone mistook an [[Sideways (ROTF)|Audi R8]] or the [[Sideswipe (ROTF)|Chevrolet Corvette concept car]] for a Pontiac Solstice, and McCrary ''might'' have genuinely visited the set out of sheer curiosity) and an "update" to a legitimate casting call that contained nothing but fake character names and descriptions<ref name="fakecall">[http://spoilertv-movies.blogspot.com/2008/04/transformers-2.html Fake casting call at Spoiler TV], April 2008. Note: Everything up until "CNN Reporter" originates from another, legitimate casting call; everything from "Head of Sector 7" onwards is made up.</ref>, including a funeral director who would allegedly bury [[Seymour Simmons|Simmons]]. It's unclear whether any of these were instances of deliberate disinformation on behalf of Bay, or just attention-seeking fans coming up with made-up "scoops" on their own. Futhermore, three [[Barricade (Movie)|Barricade's]] Saleen Mustang prop vehicles were spotted on a truck bed in Culver City, California, in March 2008, more than two months before principal shooting for ''Revenge'' started.<ref name="vehspotted">[http://www.superherohype.com/news/transformersnews.php?id=6980 Superhero Hype reporting on the spotting of Barricade vehicles in March 2008]</ref> It's unclear if this was an instance of deliberate disinformation, or just a genuine move of the vehicles with no further intention beind it.

==Notes==
*The official title of the film is ''Revenge of the Fallen'' (with a lower-case "t" in "the") even though it is apparently referring to [[The Fallen]] (with a capital "T" in "The").
*Leo's room features posters for [[Wikipedia:Naruto|Naruto]], [[Wikipedia:Cloverfield|Cloverfield]], and [[Wikipedia:Bad Boys 2|Bad Boys 2]].
*During the scenes set in and around the deli in NYC, posters for the bands [[Wikipedia:Catch 22 (band)|Catch Twenty-Two]] and [[wikipedia:Voodoo Glow Skulls|Voodoo Glow Skulls]] are prominently featured.
*Even though ''Revenge'' features mostly domestic voice actors for the foreign market dubs, [[Frank Welker]] voiced [[Soundwave (ROTF)|Soundwave]] not only in English, but also in the Italian dub. As a result, in the Italian dub of the movie, Soundwave speaks with a strange, foreign accent. Welker is also ''incorrectly'' credited for voicing Soundwave in the German dub<ref name="germandub">[http://215072.homepagemodules.de/topic-threaded.php?board=215072&forum=11775323&threaded=1&id=511643&message=7158760 List of German dubbing voices]</ref>, even though Soundwave's actual German voice actor was Horst Lampe, who previously also voiced [[Ratchet (Animated)|Ratchet]] in the German dub of ''[[Transformers Animated (cartoon)|Transformers Animated]]''.
*The prequel novel introduced other Autobots into the ranks of [[NEST]]—[[Longarm (Movie)|Longarm]], [[Salvage (Movie)|Salvage]], and [[Knock Out (ROTF)|Knockout]]. They were present up until the events directly leading into the Shanghai incident, but were not present for any of the events featured in the film or adaptations. {{storylink|The Veiled Threat}}
*In July 2007, only a week after after ''[[Transformers (2007)|Transformers]]'' had premiered in the USA, nearly two years before ''Revenge of the Fallen'' was to premiere and half a year before a ''script'' would actually be written, a "synopsis" for the (at that point still untitled) sequel to ''Transformers'' was posted on IMDB<ref name="imdbsum">[http://www.imdb.com/title/tt1055369/synopsis Fake "synopsis" for ROTF on IMDB]</ref>, containing vague guesses for a potential plot direction based on the first movie ([[Starscream (Movie)|Starscream]] returning to [[Cybertron (planet)|Cybertron]] and taking command of the remaining Decepticons–which would actually happen in [[IDW Publishing|IDW's]] ''[[The Reign of Starscream]]'' comic–and "[[Scorponok (Movie)|Skorpinox]]" [sic] stealing [[Megatron (Movie)|Megatron's]] body from a military base, in contrast to the first film's actual ending), including several glaring spelling and grammar errors. The "synopsis" was eventually exposed as the work of ''Next'' and ''xXx: State of the Union'' director Lee Tamahori, who wanted to use it as a pitch to offer himself to [[Paramount Pictures|Paramount]] as a cheaper alternative for [[Michael Bay]].<ref name="tamahori">[http://defamer.gawker.com/hollywood/a-more-personal-kind-of-transformation/breaking-transformers-2-plot-synopsis-revealed-278307.php Gawker's Defamer reporting on the fake "synopsis" from IMDB, and updating with information about its true origins]</ref> Regardless, the "synopsis" was still heavily featured by other websites, including foreign theaters and media<ref name="prosieben">[http://www.prosieben.de/kino_dvd/previews/film/ German TV station feature about ROTF using the fake IMDB "synopsis"]</ref>, despite multiple evidence (trailers, official information provided by Paramount, leaked information about the involvement of a character named "[[The Fallen]]") suggesting that the alleged "plot" was pretty much bunk. The fake synopsis ''still'' persists in some places even after ''Revenge'' has already hit theaters, despite being directly refuted by the film itself.<ref name="dvdlisting">[http://www.comicsandcardsupplies.com/jul091794.html Premature preorder for the ROTF DVD featuring the fake IMDB "synopsis"]</ref>
* While ''[[Transformers (2007)|Transformers]]'' used 20 terabytes of disk space for visual effects, ''Revenge of the Fallen'' used 154 terabytes.<ref>Robertson, Barbara (2009). Weighty Matters. Computer Graphics World, 32(7), 20-29</ref>

==External links==
*[http://www.transformersmovie.com Dreamworks/Paramount's ''Transformers'' Movie website]
*[http://www.hasbro.com/transformers/ Hasbro's ''Transformers'' homepage]
*Designer portfolios: [http://www.joshnizzi.com/ Josh Nizzi], [http://www.ryanchurch.com/images/tf2/04PRO_TF2.htm Ryan Church], [http://skulboyfilmwork.blogspot.com/2009/07/transformers-revenge-of-fallen.html Duncan Crawford]
*[http://www.collider.com/entertainment/interviews/article.asp/aid/10866/tcid/1 Interview with Michael Bay 02/09/2009] — Collider.com

==References==
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Talk:Aveo

2009-09-09T17:04:47Z

Vestras: New page: Wasn't there a very limited release alternators style figure which also turned into an Aveo? --Vestras

Wasn't there a very limited release alternators style figure which also turned into an Aveo? --[[User:Vestras|Vestras]]

User talk:Vestras

2009-09-09T16:55:45Z

Vestras:

{{caption bastard}}--[[User:FortMax|FortMax]] 12:53, 9 September 2009 (EDT)
--NP chief

Endgame Pt. I: The Downward Spiral

2009-09-09T16:50:56Z

Vestras: Humor

{{disambig2|the ''Beast Machines'' episode|the ''Animated'' episode|Endgame, Part I}}

{{episode
|series=BMtoon
|ep=24
|title="Endgame Pt. I: The Downward Spiral"
|image=BMEndgame1 Rattrap Botanica dying.jpg
|caption=This totally isn't what it looks like!
|airdate=[[April 19]], 2000
|written by=[[Michael Reaves]]
|directed by=[[Angela Stevenson]]
|production company=[[Mainframe Entertainment]]
|animation studio=[[Mainframe Entertainment]]
|continuty=[[Beast Wars continuity]]
}}
'''Under siege inside Megatron's floating fortress, the Maximals must protect the captive sparks against Megatron's final attack.'''

:''Japanese title:'' 地獄の総攻撃 (''Jigoku no Sōkōgeki'', "The General Offensive of Hell")

==Synopsis==
[[Image:BMEndgame1 Megadrone plans.jpg|left|thumb|200px|Oh, what delicious irony]]
Legions of drones roll across [[Cybertron (planet)|Cybertron]], while still more of the things are created at an automated plant. But it's not enough: [[Megatron (BW)|Megatron]] orders an immediate attack to regain his base. After the Generals depart, Megs reflects that he needs a better body than a puny [[Diagnostic Drone]], but with no time to design a new one, he requires a template. He finds one that's suitably ironic.

Aboard the [[Grand Mal|big floating head]], [[Silverbolt (BW)|Silverbolt]] and [[Nightscream (BM)|Nightscream]] try to convince [[Optimus Primal|Optimus]] to restore the Sparks to their bodies. But Primal won't risk having Megatron recapture them. [[Botanica]] announces that she has changed the defense grid so Megatron can't remote-access it; [[Rattrap]] sets to work on getting the weapons working. [[Cheetor (BW)|Cheetor]] asks, logically, how they're supposed to reformat the planet; Op isn't sure, but says the missing piece of the puzzle lies with the [[Vector Sigma|Oracle]]. He further explains the Oracle knew about Megatron downloading it, and wanted it to happen... though he hasn't the faintest idea why. Rattrap announces that the weapons are keyed to Megatron's [[Spark]] and are totally inaccessible, as hundreds of drones arrive.

Rattrap whips out his handy disks again, and tosses one at each Maximal. Each affected Maximal suddenly sees the others as a different Maximal. Silverbolt, [[Blackarachnia (BW)|Blackarachnia]], and Nightscream move out with the disks to buy the group some time.

Three pods deploy from the big head, revealing Maximal signatures when the drones scan them. But when they're shot down, the pods are empty, a distraction while the Maximals slipped down to the surface.

As [[Obsidian (BM)|Obsidian]] observes that it's some kind of trick, Nightscream tags him with a disk. Obsidian spins to find Blackarachnia and Nightscream standing there. Though his computer reports no Maximal signatures, he quickly destroys three of them — and comes to a puzzled pause as he sees Nightscream again, even though he just blew him away. As the smoke clears, he finds the ruins of three of his own drones; [[Thrust (BM)|Thrust]] is having similar problems. As the Maximals exult in this triumph, [[Strika (BM)|Strika]] attacks.

[[Image:BMEndgame1 Grand mal under attack.jpg|right|thumb|200px]]
Optimus radios Silverbolt, urging him to get his team inside the big head before they raise shields. Silverbolt tells him not to wait... and Optimus reluctantly agrees. Cheetor raises the shield in time for a number of helodrones to plow into it; the remainder surround the big head and attack.

Silverbolt's team uses one of the disks to send Strika chasing after Thrust; after briefly noting the battle going on above, they retreat underground.

Above, the big head's shields are holding, but they're also cutting Botanica off from the organic core, causing her to collapse and Rattrap to panic. Primal notes that if they lower the shields for an instant, they're all doomed.

Obsidian reports that they can't penetrate the shields, but Megatron is confident that their power will run out sooner or later.

Below ground, Silverbolt decides to go after Megatron's drone factories.

The Maximals still have no access to the ship's weapons; Botanica is still faltering. Rattrap comes up with a plan to slip a life pod through the shield by matching its harmonics.

The away team enters Megatron's factory and finds themselves face-to-scanner with Megs himself. Though he initially repels their attacks with ease, Nightscream uses another disk to distract him long enough to blast some kind of large box, which promptly overloads. The Maximals escape; Megatron tries to stop the inevitable with some controls, but finally just stares slack-armed as the plant goes BOOM.

[[Image:BMEndgame1 Botanica emerges from pod.jpg|left|thumb|200px|Nanu nanu?]]
Silverbolt reports that they've put Megatron out of business and buried him to boot, leaving only the remaining billion or so drones to be defeated. But the shields are sucking up a lot of the big head's power. Rattrap, elsewhere, has loaded Botanica into a pod, which launches from the big head. Silverbolt's group observes as the pod is hit, and springs into action to keep it from crashing. Inside, they find Botanica, who is desperate to rejoin the soil. Her pallor returns as she does so, as a relieved Rattrap observes from above. A squad of Vehicons appears down the road, and the Maximals split.

Megatron is with the squad, and his sensors locate Rattrap's harmonics-matching disk. He radios Obsidian, sending the harmonic frequency to the General.

[[Image:BMEndgame1 Grand mal hits tower.jpg|right|thumb|200px]]
The attack that follows goes straight through the shields, to Primal and Cheetor's surprise. Rattrap's reaction—lowered head, slumped shoulders—tells most of the story, but he defends his actions. Primal tries to salvage the situation, but Cheetor bluntly tells him that the defense grid is finished. Rattrap uses the last of the ship's power to erect a stasis field around the Spark containment unit, as the big head begins a long, slow crash that brings it smashing to a halt atop the Citadel.

The Maximals and the Sparks survive the crash, but they're surrounded and without power. Rattrap berates himself for his recklessness, but Primal dismisses it, and vows that Megatron will not retake the Sparks. But it looks grim as a wall of drones rises into the air around the fallen ship.

==Featured characters==
{{featuredcharacters
|h1=[[Maximal]]s|c1=
*[[Nightscream (BM)|Nightscream]] (6)
*[[Silverbolt (BW)|Silverbolt]] (7)
*[[Optimus Primal]] (8)
*[[Botanica]] (9)
*[[Rattrap]] (10)
*[[Cheetor (BW)|Cheetor]] (11)
*[[Blackarachnia (BW)|Blackarachnia]] (12)

|h2=[[Vehicon (BM)|Vehicons]]|c2=
*[[Copter Drone|Copter Drones]] (1)
*[[Heavy Artillery Drone|Heavy Artillery Drones]] (2)
*[[Megatron (BW)|Megatron]] (3)
*[[Obsidian (BM)|Obsidian]] (4)
*[[Strika (BM)|Strika]] (5)
*[[Thrust (BM)|Thrust]] (13)
*[[Motorcycle Drone|Motorcycle Drones]] (14)

}}
==Quotes==
"Strika, Thrust, the Maximals are up to something." 
[''standing in pile of destroyed Cycle drones''] "Ya think?"
:—'''Obsidian''' and '''Thrust'''

"Hey, stop! Are you nuts, lady?!"
:—'''Thrust''', being chased by Strika

"Don't you ever get tired of losing?"
:—'''Megatron'''

"Someone underestimated me. Someone thought because I was trapped inside this puny body, I would be easily vanquished. Someone was wrong!" 
"Uh, Mr Megatron, sir? I'm over here!"
:—'''Megatron''' and '''Nightscream'''

"This is it, people. The beginning of the end. And as the Matrix is my witness, Megatron will not get those sparks."
:—'''Optimus Primal'''

==Notes==
* Although he'd shown glimpses of it before, Megatron's gloating to his enemies, maniacal laughter, picking a body purely on irony, and "yesss"-ing seem to indicate a large reversion to his Beast Wars personality. It's about time.

===Continuity errors===
* Nightscream says that the drones will arrive within "minutes", rather than cycles.
* Perhaps more than any episode of ''Beast Machines'', this one calls out some of the illogical concepts driving much of the series. Primal won't risk releasing the Sparks until Megatron is defeated, because Megatron ''might'' recapture them; yet by passing up the chance to have thousands of additional troops on his side, Primal seems to be making their recapture all the more likely. The real-life answer is that the show's CGI format made it prohibitive to have thousands of extras running around.
* Likewise, why have the Maximals not been targeting the apparently unguarded and very-easy-to-destroy drone factories from Day 1? Real-life answer: it'd be a very short show if they did.
* Cheetor berates Rattrap as if he's caused a total reversal in their situation. Megatron, however, seems quite confident that they'd manage to bring down the Grand Mal regardless. And the Maximals themselves had already noted that the shields were rapidly depleting the ship's power.
* How the heck did Megatron survive being at ground zero without a scratch? (Well, his Spark ''is'' all red and evil and mutated and scary...)

===Trivia===
* When Botanica is launched out of the Grand Mal, the characters left on board are [[Optimus Primal |the]] [[Rattrap |only]] [[Cheetor (BW) |ones]] who were allied with the Maximals since the start of the Beast Wars.

[[Category:Beast Machines episodes]]

Endgame Pt. I: The Downward Spiral

2009-09-09T16:45:10Z

Vestras: Humor

{{disambig2|the ''Beast Machines'' episode|the ''Animated'' episode|Endgame, Part I}}

{{episode
|series=BMtoon
|ep=24
|title="Endgame Pt. I: The Downward Spiral"
|image=BMEndgame1 Rattrap Botanica dying.jpg
|caption=
|airdate=[[April 19]], 2000
|written by=[[Michael Reaves]]
|directed by=[[Angela Stevenson]]
|production company=[[Mainframe Entertainment]]
|animation studio=[[Mainframe Entertainment]]
|continuty=[[Beast Wars continuity]]
}}
'''Under siege inside Megatron's floating fortress, the Maximals must protect the captive sparks against Megatron's final attack.'''

:''Japanese title:'' 地獄の総攻撃 (''Jigoku no Sōkōgeki'', "The General Offensive of Hell")

==Synopsis==
[[Image:BMEndgame1 Megadrone plans.jpg|left|thumb|200px|Oh, what delicious irony]]
Legions of drones roll across [[Cybertron (planet)|Cybertron]], while still more of the things are created at an automated plant. But it's not enough: [[Megatron (BW)|Megatron]] orders an immediate attack to regain his base. After the Generals depart, Megs reflects that he needs a better body than a puny [[Diagnostic Drone]], but with no time to design a new one, he requires a template. He finds one that's suitably ironic.

Aboard the [[Grand Mal|big floating head]], [[Silverbolt (BW)|Silverbolt]] and [[Nightscream (BM)|Nightscream]] try to convince [[Optimus Primal|Optimus]] to restore the Sparks to their bodies. But Primal won't risk having Megatron recapture them. [[Botanica]] announces that she has changed the defense grid so Megatron can't remote-access it; [[Rattrap]] sets to work on getting the weapons working. [[Cheetor (BW)|Cheetor]] asks, logically, how they're supposed to reformat the planet; Op isn't sure, but says the missing piece of the puzzle lies with the [[Vector Sigma|Oracle]]. He further explains the Oracle knew about Megatron downloading it, and wanted it to happen... though he hasn't the faintest idea why. Rattrap announces that the weapons are keyed to Megatron's [[Spark]] and are totally inaccessible, as hundreds of drones arrive.

Rattrap whips out his handy disks again, and tosses one at each Maximal. Each affected Maximal suddenly sees the others as a different Maximal. Silverbolt, [[Blackarachnia (BW)|Blackarachnia]], and Nightscream move out with the disks to buy the group some time.

Three pods deploy from the big head, revealing Maximal signatures when the drones scan them. But when they're shot down, the pods are empty, a distraction while the Maximals slipped down to the surface.

As [[Obsidian (BM)|Obsidian]] observes that it's some kind of trick, Nightscream tags him with a disk. Obsidian spins to find Blackarachnia and Nightscream standing there. Though his computer reports no Maximal signatures, he quickly destroys three of them — and comes to a puzzled pause as he sees Nightscream again, even though he just blew him away. As the smoke clears, he finds the ruins of three of his own drones; [[Thrust (BM)|Thrust]] is having similar problems. As the Maximals exult in this triumph, [[Strika (BM)|Strika]] attacks.

[[Image:BMEndgame1 Grand mal under attack.jpg|right|thumb|200px]]
Optimus radios Silverbolt, urging him to get his team inside the big head before they raise shields. Silverbolt tells him not to wait... and Optimus reluctantly agrees. Cheetor raises the shield in time for a number of helodrones to plow into it; the remainder surround the big head and attack.

Silverbolt's team uses one of the disks to send Strika chasing after Thrust; after briefly noting the battle going on above, they retreat underground.

Above, the big head's shields are holding, but they're also cutting Botanica off from the organic core, causing her to collapse and Rattrap to panic. Primal notes that if they lower the shields for an instant, they're all doomed.

Obsidian reports that they can't penetrate the shields, but Megatron is confident that their power will run out sooner or later.

Below ground, Silverbolt decides to go after Megatron's drone factories.

The Maximals still have no access to the ship's weapons; Botanica is still faltering. Rattrap comes up with a plan to slip a life pod through the shield by matching its harmonics.

The away team enters Megatron's factory and finds themselves face-to-scanner with Megs himself. Though he initially repels their attacks with ease, Nightscream uses another disk to distract him long enough to blast some kind of large box, which promptly overloads. The Maximals escape; Megatron tries to stop the inevitable with some controls, but finally just stares slack-armed as the plant goes BOOM.

[[Image:BMEndgame1 Botanica emerges from pod.jpg|left|thumb|200px|Nanu nanu?]]
Silverbolt reports that they've put Megatron out of business and buried him to boot, leaving only the remaining billion or so drones to be defeated. But the shields are sucking up a lot of the big head's power. Rattrap, elsewhere, has loaded Botanica into a pod, which launches from the big head. Silverbolt's group observes as the pod is hit, and springs into action to keep it from crashing. Inside, they find Botanica, who is desperate to rejoin the soil. Her pallor returns as she does so, as a relieved Rattrap observes from above. A squad of Vehicons appears down the road, and the Maximals split.

Megatron is with the squad, and his sensors locate Rattrap's harmonics-matching disk. He radios Obsidian, sending the harmonic frequency to the General.

[[Image:BMEndgame1 Grand mal hits tower.jpg|right|thumb|200px|Head-banging]]
The attack that follows goes straight through the shields, to Primal and Cheetor's surprise. Rattrap's reaction—lowered head, slumped shoulders—tells most of the story, but he defends his actions. Primal tries to salvage the situation, but Cheetor bluntly tells him that the defense grid is finished. Rattrap uses the last of the ship's power to erect a stasis field around the Spark containment unit, as the big head begins a long, slow crash that brings it smashing to a halt atop the Citadel.

The Maximals and the Sparks survive the crash, but they're surrounded and without power. Rattrap berates himself for his recklessness, but Primal dismisses it, and vows that Megatron will not retake the Sparks. But it looks grim as a wall of drones rises into the air around the fallen ship.

==Featured characters==
{{featuredcharacters
|h1=[[Maximal]]s|c1=
*[[Nightscream (BM)|Nightscream]] (6)
*[[Silverbolt (BW)|Silverbolt]] (7)
*[[Optimus Primal]] (8)
*[[Botanica]] (9)
*[[Rattrap]] (10)
*[[Cheetor (BW)|Cheetor]] (11)
*[[Blackarachnia (BW)|Blackarachnia]] (12)

|h2=[[Vehicon (BM)|Vehicons]]|c2=
*[[Copter Drone|Copter Drones]] (1)
*[[Heavy Artillery Drone|Heavy Artillery Drones]] (2)
*[[Megatron (BW)|Megatron]] (3)
*[[Obsidian (BM)|Obsidian]] (4)
*[[Strika (BM)|Strika]] (5)
*[[Thrust (BM)|Thrust]] (13)
*[[Motorcycle Drone|Motorcycle Drones]] (14)

}}
==Quotes==
"Strika, Thrust, the Maximals are up to something." 
[''standing in pile of destroyed Cycle drones''] "Ya think?"
:—'''Obsidian''' and '''Thrust'''

"Hey, stop! Are you nuts, lady?!"
:—'''Thrust''', being chased by Strika

"Don't you ever get tired of losing?"
:—'''Megatron'''

"Someone underestimated me. Someone thought because I was trapped inside this puny body, I would be easily vanquished. Someone was wrong!" 
"Uh, Mr Megatron, sir? I'm over here!"
:—'''Megatron''' and '''Nightscream'''

"This is it, people. The beginning of the end. And as the Matrix is my witness, Megatron will not get those sparks."
:—'''Optimus Primal'''

==Notes==
* Although he'd shown glimpses of it before, Megatron's gloating to his enemies, maniacal laughter, picking a body purely on irony, and "yesss"-ing seem to indicate a large reversion to his Beast Wars personality. It's about time.

===Continuity errors===
* Nightscream says that the drones will arrive within "minutes", rather than cycles.
* Perhaps more than any episode of ''Beast Machines'', this one calls out some of the illogical concepts driving much of the series. Primal won't risk releasing the Sparks until Megatron is defeated, because Megatron ''might'' recapture them; yet by passing up the chance to have thousands of additional troops on his side, Primal seems to be making their recapture all the more likely. The real-life answer is that the show's CGI format made it prohibitive to have thousands of extras running around.
* Likewise, why have the Maximals not been targeting the apparently unguarded and very-easy-to-destroy drone factories from Day 1? Real-life answer: it'd be a very short show if they did.
* Cheetor berates Rattrap as if he's caused a total reversal in their situation. Megatron, however, seems quite confident that they'd manage to bring down the Grand Mal regardless. And the Maximals themselves had already noted that the shields were rapidly depleting the ship's power.
* How the heck did Megatron survive being at ground zero without a scratch? (Well, his Spark ''is'' all red and evil and mutated and scary...)

===Trivia===
* When Botanica is launched out of the Grand Mal, the characters left on board are [[Optimus Primal |the]] [[Rattrap |only]] [[Cheetor (BW) |ones]] who were allied with the Maximals since the start of the Beast Wars.

[[Category:Beast Machines episodes]]

Storm Jet (Energon)

2009-09-02T13:10:05Z

Vestras: /* Energon cartoon */

{{faction|autobot}}
{{disambig3|Storm Jet}}
:''Storm Jet is an [[Autobot]] from the [[Energon (franchise)|Energon]] portion of the [[Unicron Trilogy]] [[continuity family]].''

[[Image:StormJet-ECard.jpg|right|300px|thumb|Back-asswards ''this''.]]
'''Storm Jet''' is the leader of the [[Air Team]], five robots who make up the legendary super-[[Energon (Energon)|energon]]-fueled super robot [[Superion Maximus]].
Even though he's an expert marksman with heavy firepower, Storm Jet is a brawler at heart, a rowdy robot who's always itching for a fistfight. If there aren't any [[Decepticon|Decepticons]] to smash, then he'll pick on his fellow Autobots in order to instigate a brawl. Even warnings from his commanders don't seem to dampen his need to smash stuff... he just takes it out all the more on whatever luckless Decepticon happens to cross his path.

:''Japanese name:'' '''Afterburner'''

==Fiction==
===''Energon'' cartoon===
[[Image:Distribution StormJet.jpg|left|200px|thumb|"The Pose"]]
When the current Decepticon leader [[Megatron (Armada)|Megatron]] discovered a hidden chamber and four ancient, towering guardians, he destroyed one of the Autobot guardians, reactivating the ones that remained and revealing the [[Super Energon]] pool they had been guarding for countless years. {{storylink|Ambition}} Superion Maximus awoke to find [[Anonymous Maximus|his brother]] dead, with the Decepticon leader claiming the Super Energon for himself, absorbing its power to become Galvatron. Superion tried to stop him to no avail, so he split up into the Air Team and escaped, with [[Bruticus Maximus (Energon)|Bruticus Maximus]] and [[Constructicon Maximus]] in hot pursuit. {{storylink|Wishes}}

During a virtual training match between the Autobots and Decepticons, Storm Jet led the Air Team against the [[Destruction Team]] and the [[Construction Team]]. The Autobots combined into Superion Maximus to take on both Bruticus Maximus and Constructicon Maximus, but were eventually defeated. {{storylink|Distribution}}

Storm Jet and the Air Team had their revenge against the Destruction and Construction teams during a final show down with the treacherous Decepticon combiners. Bruticus Maximus and Constructicon Maximus double teamed Superion Maximus, who held his own, managing to briefly fend off Bruticus before pinning Constructicon to a wall with his limbs, allowing Storm Jet to crush Constructicon's spark. However, Bruticus Maximus recovered and destroyed Terradive, Sky Shadow, Treadshot and Windrazor, leaving Storm Jet alone. As he was crushed by Bruticus, the ghost of his brother appeared, destroying [[Blackout (combiner)|Bruticus' arm]]. Storm Jet took the opportunity to recover the dead Constructicon Maximus' limbs, and transform back into Superion Maximus. Before Bruticus could recover, the Autobot pierced his spark, causing an explosion which engulfed them all. {{storylink|Spark (episode)|Spark}}

{{note|Storm Jet was never referred to by name, nor was he ever presented as a sentient, individual being. Most of his appearances were as the torso of Superion Maximus.}}

==Toys==
===Energon===
[[Image:EnergonStormJet toy.jpg|right|275px|thumb|Not [[Silverbolt (G1)|Silverbolt]].]]
*'''Storm Jet''' (Deluxe, 2004)
**''Team ID number:'' '''A5'''

: Storm Jet transforms into a Cybertronic jet based vaguely upon an SR-71 Blackbird spy plane. He also forms the torso to the Superion Maximus combiner robot, capable of using any "[[Powerlinx]] Combiner" limb-robot combination thanks to the universal connector points used for the Air Team, [[Destruction Team]] and [[Construction Team]] toys.

: Early releases of the [[Hasbro]] Storm Jet lacked the blue "Powerlinx" cog [[tampograph]], which was added midway through the run.

: This mold was also used to make the ''[[Universe (2008 franchise)|Universe]]'' (2008) [[Superion (G1)|Superion]] component/team leader [[Silverbolt (G1)|Silverbolt]], as well as the identical the Target-[[exclusive]] ''[[Revenge of the Fallen (toyline)|Revenge of the Fallen]]'' [[Superion (ROTF)|Superion]] component/team leader [[Silverbolt (ROTF)|Silverbolt]].



*'''Superion''' (Multi-pack, 2004)
**''Japanese ID number:'' '''SC-26'''

: In Japan, Storm Jet (aka "Afterburner") was only made available as part of a complete Superion gift set. The two versions are largely identical, the main difference being that the [[Takara]] release uses a darker clear-blue for the "energon" bits than the [[Hasbro]] version and gray instead of tan.

===Universe===
*'''Storm Jet''' (Deluxe, 2005)

: Storm Jet was repackaged on a ''[[Universe (2003 toyline)|Universe]]''-themed card (but still in the ''Energon''-style longer-than-tall configuration) and sold through discount chains in the US like Big Lots!. No mention of his combining ability is made on the cardback.

==Trivia==
* Storm Jet's bio mentions he has a large arsenal of firepower... yet not only does he have no accessories, but there are very few features on his toy mold that imply "gun". Maybe they all flip out of hidden panels or something.

==External links==
* [http://www.tfu.info/2005/Autobot/StormJet/stormjet.htm Storm Jet at TFU.info]

[[Category:Autobots]]
[[Category:Combiners]]
[[Category:Energon characters]]
[[Category:Universe characters]]

Depth Charge (BW)

2009-09-01T17:47:21Z

Vestras: /* Beast Wars cartoon */

{{factions|maximal|autobot}}

{{Picsneeded|better-transformed images of Universe toy}}

{{disambig3|Depth Charge}}

:''Depth Charge is a [[Maximal]] from the [[Beast Wars]] portion of the [[Generation 1]] [[continuity family]]. He is sometimes known as '''Depthcharge'''.''

[[Image:Depthchargebw.jpg|right|250px|thumb|I'm Batmanta.]]
'''Depth Charge''' was once an [[Imperial Peace Marshal]] whose territory was completely destroyed, and every robot under his protection slaughtered, by the malicious entity known as [[Rampage (BW)|Protoform X]]. Since that fateful day, Depth Charge has lived for no other purpose than to enact justice (or vengeance) on X. His single-mindedness makes him a relentless hunter, stopping at nothing to prevent X from taking any more lives. His quest has more than taken its toll on Depth Charge, though; whatever he was before, he is now a joyless, hollow shell of a being. While he sometimes expresses sympathy for other beings and lends aid to his fellow Maximals, Depth Charge has clearly been consumed by his mission, and the destruction of Protoform X is now more important to him than the original reasons behind his quest.

{{quote|It's not revenge I'm looking for. It's justice.|Depth Charge quoting somebody else|"[[Deep Metal]]"}}

:''Brazilian name:'' '''Profundeza'''
:''French-Canadian name'': '''Torpille'''
:''Chinese name (Taiwan):'' '''Mó-gǔei Yǘ''' (魔鬼魚, "Devil Fish")
:''Italian name:'' '''Mantas''' (toyline), '''Abysses''' (cartoon)
:''Polish name:'' '''Głębinobot''' ("Abyssalbot")
:''Spanish name:'' '''Manta Raya'''

==Fiction==
===''Beast Wars'' cartoon===
:''Voice actor:'' [[David Sobolov]] (English), [[Kiyoyuki Yanada]] (Japanese), [[Afonso Amajones]] (Portuguese)

[[Image:DeepMetal DepthCharge transmetalisation.jpg|left|200px|thumb|Huh...suddenly, my hand smells like fish.]]
Depth Charge was a Peace Marshal stationed on [[Colony Omicron]] when Protoform X broke free and went on a rampage. As the colony's sole survivor, Depth Charge made hunting down "X" his only mission in life. Pursuing Protoform X to places throughout the Universe (including [[Starbase Rugby]]) Depth Charge successfully captured the fugitive and turned him over to the [[Maximal Elder]]s. {{storylink|Nemesis Part 1}} The Elders decided that Protoform X should be placed in stasis aboard the [[Axalon (BW)|''Axalon'']] and dumped on an uninhabited world.

Knowing that "[[Optimus Primal]] would screw it up", Depth Charge continued to monitor the universe for any trace of Protoform X. The sensors on his [[Starhopper]] picked up traces of X just as Depth Charge was pulled through a temporal anomaly. The strange radiation of the wormhole-like disturbance sucked in his ship and [[Transmetal]]ized his superstructure. The resulting crash left him on prehistoric [[Earth]] with a Transmetal manta ray body and put him right in the middle of the [[Beast Wars (event)|Beast Wars]]. His new body gave him a Cybershark drone, which he used to track down Protoform X, now known as [[Rampage (BW)|Rampage]].

[[Image:DeepMetal DepthCharge manta.jpg|right|200px|thumb|The original Blu-Ray.]]
His first battle with Rampage did not end particularly well, as Depth Charge did not expect that Rampage had joined up with the [[Predacon (BW)|Predacons]] trapped on this world. Rescued and repaired by Optimus Primal's Maximals, Depth Charge was shocked by the presence of the [[Ark (G1)|Ark]] and acknowledged the grimness of their situation, but nonetheless disregarded Primal's request that he join them, so obsessive was his pursuit of Protoform X. In any case, Rampage decided Depth Charge's stay would be permanent by destroying the Starhopper. {{storylink|Deep Metal}}

His single-minded obsession soon ended up costing the Maximals a major strategic advantage. Optimus Primal had sent [[Rattrap]] to the bottom of the lake where the wreck of the ''[[Axalon (BW)|Axalon]]'' lay in an attempt to retrieve the [[Sentinel (BW)|Sentinel]] defense system. Though Depth Charge initially helped Rattrap escape an attack from Rampage, he refused to help [[Silverbolt (BW)|Silverbolt]] when the latter asked for assistance in recovering Sentinel from the Predacons. Depth Charge declared that it was their war, and he had his own war with Rampage to deal with. When he finally decided to help out, the lack of Maximal coordination led to Sentinel being seized for [[Megatron (BW)|Megatron]]. Optimus Primal hauled Depth Charge into line for his unwitting interference, and they came to an agreement that the rogue Maximal would no longer operate purely as a free agent. {{storylink|Changing of the Guard}}

Depth Charge made good on his allegiance to Primal's crew when Megatron led an attack against the Ark while most of the Maximals were elsewhere. Just as the Predacon leader was about to secure his victory, Depth Charge burst into the volcano and almost single-handedly drove the attackers into retreat. {{storylink|Cutting Edge}}

[[Image:CuttingEdge DepthCharge guns.jpg|left|200px|thumb|Where does he get those wonderful bath toys?]]
However, Depth Charge's obsessive nature resurfaced when he came across Cheetor trying to dig out a badly damaged Optimus Primal. Disobeying orders, he followed his scanners to the coordinates of Rampage's indestructible spark, not realizing that he was actually detecting the half of Rampage's spark that Megatron was using in his organic [[Transmetal 2]] experiment. Only when he faced [[Dinobot II]], a Transmetal clone of the original [[Dinobot (BW)|Dinobot]], did he learn that Rampage's spark inhabited two bodies. Cheetor and Depth Charge worked together to take the alien [[Transmetal driver]] from the organic Transmetal apparatus, but were blown away in a massive explosion when Cheetor was caught in the device's overload. Recovering only a small piece of Cheetor's chest plate, Depth Charge assumed his ally had been destroyed and reported to Optimus Primal that the young 'bot had "gone out fighting". Leaving Optimus to deal with his grief, Depth Charge had the alien transmetal driver scanned, then, determined to not allow Megatron to conduct his experiments again, threw it into the lava of the Ark's volcano. Soon afterward, the duality of Rampage's spark once again proved to be Depth Charge's downfall when he was lured into a trap by Dinobot II. Megatron demanded the Driver device back, but only received sarcasm for his trouble. Before the Predacons could make good on their threats to destroy Depth Charge, a strange, feral beast attacked and easily bested them all before being chased off by Optimus Primal's arrival. {{storylink|Feral Scream Part 1}}

When Cheetor returned and Optimus Primal determined that the strange beast ''was'' Cheetor, changed somehow, the Maximal leader called Depth Charge in for a little chat, demanding to know what really happened on the mountaintop. As usual, Depth Charge told him where he could stick his questions, forcing Primal to resort to his impressive physical strength and size. Depth Charge finally relented when Primal threatened to extract the data personally from the former's core processor, and apologised that he had destroyed the alien device, not knowing what Cheetor had become. {{storylink|Feral Scream Part 2}}

[[Image:GowiththeFlow DepthCharge flight.jpg|right|200px|thumb|I'm Batmanta, and I can fly with rats!]]
Later, Megatron and Tarantulas teamed up for their latest crazy scheme: a new disruptor ray cannon powered by a "bi-polar energon source", capable of destroying the Maximals in their base from afar without harming the ''Ark''. However, as the energy source was installed without adequate shielding, the Predacons couldn't get near the machine they had erected. In order to complete the weapon, Tarantulas suggested "recruiting" the two educated [[protohuman]]s on whom he happened to have been spying. Depth Charge arrived to assist Cheetor just as [[Una]] was captured by [[Waspinator (BW)|Waspinator]], and he was forced to go on a rescue mission with Rattrap to retrieve the protohuman girl. However, Depth Charge was blasted out of the sky by a low-power test of the disruptor array and had to sit out the rest of the mission on the side of a hill. After Rattrap returned with Una, Depth Charge still hadn't recovered from his damage and had to be pushed into the water so he could transform into beast mode and escape. When Megatron attempted to fire the disruptor cannon, Rattrap and Depth Charge discovered that Una had removed the stabilizer crystal from the cannon, thus rendering it dangerously unstable and causing the destruction of the weapon. In the aftermath, Depth Charge suggested going back to finish off the helpless Predacons, but Rattrap pointed out that they weren't in any condition to pick a fight. As they floated home, Rattrap jokingly pointed his gun at Depth Charge and asked Una if Cheetor ever showed her his recipe for "fried flounder", earning him a bonk on the head from Depth Charge's tail. {{storylink|Go with the Flow}}

Depth Charge was on patrol when the Predacons attacked the Maximal base with a remote-controlled Optimus Primal. Megatron sent Dinobot II out to dispose of him. {{storylink|Master Blaster}} Obviously, he failed.

[[Image:BWNemesisPt1 DepthCharge Rampage.jpg|left|250px|thumb|You've sung "Under the Sea" for the last time!]]
After the [[Darksyde|Predacon base]] was destroyed by [[Tigerhawk]] {{storylink|Other Victories}}, Depth Charge spotted the Predacons skulking around the late [[Tarantulas]]'s lair. His lust for vengeance again came to the detriment of the Maximals when he disobeyed Optimus Primal's orders and opened a booby-trapped hatch, resulting in Silverbolt being severely damaged. However, when he was called forth to stop Megatron from launching the legendary [[Decepticon]] warship ''[[Nemesis (G1)|Nemesis]]'', he followed the order instantly, for even he knew how important it was to stop Megatron. Ironically, it was Rampage who found Depth Charge on this mission and forced him into battle. They fought, their battle intensified by nearby raw [[Energon crystal|Energon crystals]] throughout the terrain.

{{quote|Raw Energon! Right through your twisted spark! Take it! Take it straight to the Pit, you sickening piece of slag!|Depth Charge, to Rampage|"[[Nemesis Part 1]]"}}

As Depth Charge attempted to shove an energon shard into Rampage's spark, Rampage released Depth Charge's hands and laughed maniacally, allowing his rival to destroy the both of them. {{storylink|Nemesis Part 1}}
{{-}}

===IDW ''Beast Wars'' comics===
Depth Charge was observed emerging from the water by [[Magmatron]] and [[Drill Bit (BW)|Drill Bit]]. Due to their chronal displacement, they could see him, but he could not see them. {{storylink|The Gathering issue 1|The Gathering #1}}

===''Universe'' comic===
[[Image:Homecoming-depthchargevsblackarachnia.jpg|right|300px|thumb|DO I LOOK LIKE A COP?!]]
When Optimus Primal was brought before [[Alpha Trion (G1)|Alpha Trion]] and [[Primus]] and told to select any Cybertronians, past or present, to form the foundations of a new army that would take the fight for the multiverse to [[Unicron]] himself, Depth Charge was chosen by Primal, along with Rhinox. Depth Charge was less than thrilled about being brought back to life, telling Primal that after his long years of torment, he had finally found peace within the Matrix, only to be dragged back into the fray. He departed from the chamber of Primus, wanting nothing to do with the coming conflict.

Depth Charge was stunned to see the recently reformatted technorganic surface of Cybertron, which he reckoned was finally at peace with itself. Of course, seconds later, he found [[Rattrap]] at the mercy of the Unicron-corrupted [[Blackarachnia (BW)|Blackarachnia]]. Depth Charge drove the spider off, but, now sickened by violence, refused to help any further, despite Rattrap pointing out that something big was clearly afoot.

Retreating into the [[Rust Sea|Rust Sea]], Depth Charge found that he wasn't going to have much choice, as he found himself face-to-face with a legion of Blackarachnia's [[Piranacon (Universe)|Piranacons]]... {{storylink|Homecoming}}

Depth Charge apparently changed his mind at some point and joined [[King Atlas]] in running a secret refugee network within Unicron's body.<ref>Depth Charge's ''Universe'' bio, published in [[Homecoming (issue)|''Universe'' #3]].</ref>

==Toys==
===Beast Wars===
*'''Depth Charge''' (Ultra Transmetal, 1998/1999)
**''Japanese ID number:'' '''C-46'''
**''Accessories:'' Torpedo Launcher/Cybershark Drone, 7 "Shrapnel Grenades", 2 "Proton Torpedoes" and Manta Tail/Energon-Cutlass

[[Image:BW-toy Depthcharge.jpg|right|300px|thumb|Eh. Still smells like fish.]]
: Depth Charge transforms into a robotic manta ray and a third "air skimmer" mode. The very end of his tail detaches to form a sword/harpoon. In all modes, his robot chest/manta mouth is a spring-loaded, gravity-fed disc launcher with 7 "Shrapnel Grenade" disks. ("Power pizzas", as [[Cheetor (BW)|Cheetor]] calls them.) He comes with a "cybershark" drone-unit that has two spring-loaded missile launchers in its mouth. This drone can attach to Depth Charge's manta/skimmer modes or be used as a hand-held weapon in robot mode.

: As with all of the toys in [[Takara|Takara]]'s ''Beast Wars Metals'' line, the "DEPTH CHARGE" [[Tampograph|tampograph]] was changed to his faction ("CYBERTRON") and the faction sigil.

::*''[http://www.tfu.info/1998/Maximal/DepthCharge/depthcharge.htm More information on Depth Charge at TFU.info]''

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*'''Depth Charge Vs. Inferno''' (Multi-pack, 1999)
**''Japanese ID number:'' '''VS-46'''
**''Accessories:'' Torpedo Launcher/Cybershark Drone, 7 "Shrapnel Grenades", 2 "Proton Torpedoes" and Manta Tail/Energon-Cutlass

: During ''Beast Wars Metals'', Depth Charge was available both individually and in a double-pack with Metals [[Inferno (BW)|Inferno]]. Both toys were identical to their individual releases.

===Universe===
[[Image:Depthcharge-universe.jpg|right|300px|thumb|Boba Wett.]]
*'''Depthcharge''' (Ultra, 2004)
**''Accessories:'' Torpedo Launcher/Cybershark Drone, 5 discs, 2 missiles and Manta Tail/Energon-Cutlass

: Depthcharge was [[Redeco|redecoed]] for the ''[[Universe (2003 toyline)|Universe]]'' line into a series of dark drab greens, maroons, and black, with paint-wash effects on his wings. The end result resembles the ''[[Star Wars]]'' character [[Boba Fett]] and his ship, the ''Slave 1''. The toy had several small changes made for safety reasons. On the main toy, the cephalic lobes (the front manta-ray-mouth thingies) were cast in a much more pliable plastic. The tail of his cybershark drone was also changed to pop off as a separate piece; this also allows it to spin and makes it easier for Depthcharge to hold it in robot mode. The discs were given a much thicker, rounder border as well, and their number was reduced from 7 to 5.
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==Notes==
*In the jovial Japanese dub of ''Beast Wars'', nearly all the characters were given bizarre quirks with the intention of inserting extra "comedy" elements. Depth Charge had a habit of singing "Ito Maki-maki", a Japanese folk song, while transforming. The words translate to "Wind the Thread". (It's a fishing song, ''get it''?)

*Depth Charge's severed head can be seen in the junkyard in the "[[Spark of Darkness|Spark of Darkness]]" episode of ''[[Beast Machines|Beast Machines]]'', precisely 5 minutes and 3 seconds into the episode.

==Footnotes==
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[[Category:Transmetals]]
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Windcharger (G1)

2009-09-01T17:40:56Z

Vestras: /* Cartoon continuity */ Humor

{{factions|autobot}}
{{disambig2|the Generation 1 Autobot|the Energon Mini-Con combiner robot|Windcharger (Energon)}}
:''Windcharger is an [[Autobot]] from the [[Generation 1 (franchise)|Generation 1]] [[continuity family]].''
[[Image:Windcharger flash.jpg|right|250px|thumb|This looks like a job for...]]
Of all the [[Ark (G1)|Ark]]'s crew that crash-landed on Earth, '''Windcharger''' is unquestionably the fastest on the ground, at least for short distances. Of all [[Autobot| Autobots]] living or deactivated, he is among the quickest; he can go from zero to 60 MPH virtually instantly, limited only by the traction between his tires and their driving surface. Frequently, after tearing away with a neck-snapping jerk, he will just as rapidly squeal to a halt to investigate something that caught his eye, for Windcharger is impulsive as well as impatient, both in mind and in body.

Naturally, such quick starts require a huge burst of energy from Windcharger's power systems. He can also use this energy in another way. In robot mode, he can energize his arms and make them the poles of a precisely controllable electromagnet, powerful enough to levitate ten tons of steel 700 feet away. With care, he can draw objects gently toward him or hurl them violently away. Also, as the long-suffering laws of physics dictate, this field is extremely strong near Windcharger; at close range, he can tear magnetic objects to shreds.

Unfortunately for Windcharger, his power supply, biased as it is toward a brief, heavy overload, is prone to failure if the overload is too severe or too long-lasting. Even worse, his impulsive nature makes him hardly willing to exercise the mental control he needs to avoid overusing his power. As a result, Windcharger often finds himself stumbling home, reeking of ozone and burned insulation, and needing medical attention and a nice, tall, chilled glass of dielectric oil.

:''Preliminary name'': '''Sprint'''
:''South American name'': '''Camaro'''
:''Japanese name'': '''Charger'''
:''Portuguese name (Brazil comics):'' '''Giro'''
:''Italian name'': '''Lampo'''
:''French-Canadian name'': '''Rapido'''
:''Hungarian name'': '''Széllovas''' ("Wind-rider")
:''Portuguese name (Portugal):'' '''Ventania / Vendaval'''

==Fiction==
===Marvel Comics continuity===
{{noteukonly}}
[[Image:WindchargerTriumphant.gif|left|200px|thumb|When he gets done with Guardian, he's gonna erase all the big guy's VHS tapes. Just BECAUSE.]]
Windcharger was among the elite few selected by Optimus Prime to join him in crashing the [[Ark (G1)|Ark]] into the [[Earth]]. {{storylink|The Transformers (issue)|The Transformers}}

''During a Decepticon attack on the ''Ark'', Optimus Prime attempted to activate the Ark’s computer, known as [[Auntie]], to bring the defense systems back online. Unfortunately, Auntie had been damaged in the crash and become unstable. Unable to remember who was friend or foe, she used a magnetic field to subdue all the combatants aside from Windcharger and [[Ravage (G1)|Ravage]], whose magnetic powers enabled them to counter Auntie’s magnetic force. With Ravage's help, Windcharger was able to deactivate Auntie's [[Guardian (Marvel)|Guardian]] battle droid. Once Ravage shut down Auntie, Windcharger used his powers to hurl [[Megatron (G1)|Megatron]] from the Autobot base.'' {{storylink|Raiders of the Last Ark}}

''Guardian was reactivated to guard the Ark, full of deactivated Autobots in need of repair. When the few active Autobots returned, they made Windcharger's reactivation a priority so that he could use his magnetic powers to thwart Guardian. Ultimately, however, Windcharger did not get the chance.'' {{storylink|The Wrath of Grimlock!}}

''When the Autobots were dispatched to locate the missing [[Dinobot (G1)|Dinobots]], all suffering from madness due to circuit damage, Windcharger was assigned to lead "A-Team", which included [[Cliffjumper (G1)|Cliffjumper]] and [[Gears (G1)|Gears]]. The three searched for [[Sludge (G1)|Sludge]] in a northern California swamp, but were captured in a Decepticon ambush led by [[Soundwave (G1)|Soundwave]]. They were later rescued thanks to [[Bumblebee (G1)|Bumblebee]].'' {{storylink|Dinobot Hunt!}}

===Cartoon continuity===
:''Voice actor:'' [[John Stephenson]] (English), [[Keiichi Nanba]] (Japanese)

[[Image:MTMTE2 Windcharger coat.jpg|thumb|right|200px|Windcharger was quickly replaced as safety inspector of Sector 7-G]]
Windcharger was part of the initial crew of the [[Ark (G1)|Ark]], on a mission to seek out new energy sources to fuel their struggle with the Decepticons. {{storylink|More than Meets the Eye, Part 1}} After awakening on Earth over four million years later, Windcharger participated in the unsuccessful Autobot counter-attack on the Decepticon siege of [[Sherman Dam]], which was being run at dangerous capacities to fill the Decepticons' [[Energon cube|energon cubes]]. {{storylink|More than Meets the Eye, Part 2}}

He was also among the group of Autobots who attempted to stop the Decepticons raiding the Ruby Crystal Mines of Burma]]. He dressed up in a lab coat during an attempt to trick the Decepticons into attacking a fake rocket base, though it turned out the Decepticons they were fighting were decoys, and he and the other Autobots were forced to try and stop the Decepticons from taking off in their [[Victory (ship)|space cruiser]]. {{storylink|More than Meets the Eye, Part 3}}

When Optimus Prime was severely damaged, Windcharger, [[Brawn (G1)|Brawn]] and [[Gears (G1)|Gears]] went to see how the repairs were going, unaware that [[Laserbeak (G1)|Laserbeak]] had hitched a ride on Brawn's shoulder. He later helped defend headquarters long enough for a new [[cosmotron]] to be retrieved from Cybertron, so Prime could be repaired. {{storylink|Divide and Conquer}} Windcharger attended the unveiling of the [[Dinobot (G1)|Dinobot]]s, and was knocked over by [[Sludge (G1)|Sludge]] during the ensuing chaos. {{storylink|S.O.S. Dinobots}}

[[Image:FireOnTheMountain Windcharger vehiclemode.jpg|thumb|left|200px]]
Of all the other Autobots, he seemed to be closest to [[Brawn (G1)|Brawn]], judging from their excellent teamwork and friendly banter while journeying with [[Jetfire (G1)| Skyfire]] to investigate a Decepticon super-weapon in Peru. When Windcharger was injured during the battle later in that mission, Brawn was quick to swear vengeance for the small 'bot. {{storylink|Fire on the Mountain}}

[[Image:UltimateDoom2 Windcharger tractorbeam.jpg|thumb|right|200px|Hey! I found Waldo!]]
When [[Sparkplug Witwicky]] was kidnapped by the Decepticons, Windcharger was in the group which tunneled beneath the Decepticon base, using his magnetic field to detect when they'd reached their destination and carrying Sparkplug from the base. Along with the other Autobots, he was unsuccessful in preventing [[Megatron (G1)|Megatron]] from bringing Cybertron into Earth's orbit. {{storylink|The Ultimate Doom, Part 1}} After [[Bumblebee (G1)|Bumblebee]] fell into a chasm during the Autobot retreat, Windcharger used his tractor beam to pull the little Autobot out. The eruption of [[Mount St. Hilary|the volcano]] at Autobot HQ blew Windcharger, [[Ratchet (G1)|Ratchet]] and [[Huffer (G1)|Huffer]] into the air, necessitating a rescue by Skyfire. {{storylink|The Ultimate Doom, Part 2}}

[[Image:PlagueOfInsecticons Windcharger repulsorfield.jpg|thumb|left|200px|Windcharger's call for help from the sea creatures was unsuccessful. It was answered by a yellow Volkwagen and a kid in a hard hat.]]
After [[Insecticon (G1)|Insecticon]]s were sighted in [[Bali]], Windcharger, Brawn and Bumblebee headed there in Skyfire. They found the Insecticons feeding on a field of hay, but had trouble fighting them off. Windcharger had to set up a repulsor field to stop them from being cut to bits by the spikes from [[Shrapnel (G1)|Shrapnel]]'s grenade. The rest of the Autobots turned up in time to save their bacon, and they pursued the Decepticons to a nearby refinery. {{storylink|A Plague of Insecticons}}

Windcharger was in the group of Autobots who attempted to defend a new Air Force rocket base from the Decepticons. He and Ratchet were taken out by an attack from behind by [[Soundwave (G1)|Soundwave]], who was promptly given the boot by Brawn. Windcharger was OK though, and later helped the other Autobots try to reason with [[Spike Witwicky (G1)|Spike Witwicky]] when the boy was placed in a robot body and went a little nuts. {{storylink|Autobot Spike}} He was hanging around Autobot HQ when [[Teletraan I (G1)|Teletraan I]] detected strange readings from the bottom of the Atlantic, but didn't bother volunteering to go check it out. {{storylink|Atlantis, Arise!}} At one point, he helped the other Autobots construct [[detection plate]]s to increase Headquarter's security grid. {{storylink|Enter the Nightbird}}

[[Image:PrimeProblem Windcharger scrap.jpg|right|thumb|200px]]
Much like the other Autobots, Windcharger was bemused by Optimus Prime's odd behavior after one particular battle, and even more confused when a second Optimus drove into Headquarters. Their test to determine the real Prime proved inconclusive, however the Autobots were alerted by strange energy readings from the crevasse the earlier battle had taken place at. Returning to the scene, they battled the Decepticons again, however Windcharger and Spike spotted Starscream acting oddly, and found Megatron's control center, from which he was controlling the false Prime.

Before they could return to warn the other Autobots, the pair were spotted, and Windcharger was knocked into the crevasse, where he only escaped destruction by transforming — his vehicle mode tires insulated him from the [[korlonium crystal]]s filling the crevasse. He was able to climb out and warn the other Autobots. {{storylink|A Prime Problem}}

[[Image:PrimeTarget Optimus addresses Autobots.jpg|left|thumb|200px]]
Windcharger was around when [[Wheeljack (G1)|Wheeljack]] attempted to demonstrate how he'd taught the Dinobots to better control their abilities. It didn't go well. {{storylink|Dinobot Island, Part 1}} When Megatron supercharged himself with the [[Heart of Cybertron]], Windcharger helped defend Headquarters against the Decepticon leader. {{storylink|Microbots}} All of the Autobots were banished from Earth after the Decepticons framed them with an elaborate plan. {{storylink|Megatron's Master Plan, Part 1}} They almost crashed into the sun, but made it back to Earth safely. {{storylink|Megatron's Master Plan, Part 2}}

After a close call with [[Cybertonium]] depletion, Windcharger was around for a ceremony honoring Spike, [[Carly]] and the Dinobots for retrieving more of the valuable substance from Cybertron. {{storylink|Desertion of the Dinobots, Part 2}} He, Huffer and Ironhide blasted Decepticon drones in New York City. {{storylink|Make Tracks}} After [[Tracks (G1)|Tracks]] and Bumblebee disappeared, Windcharger took part in the search. As the other Autobots were picked off by [[Lord Chumley]] and his servant [[Dinsmoore]], Windcharger narrowly escaped one of their fiendish traps. He regrouped at HQ with the other Autobots in time for Chumley to deliver his challenge to Optimus. {{storylink|Prime Target}}

[[Image:Windcharger wheeljack otp.jpg|right|180px|thumb|He got better... maybe.]]
Windcharger was among the five Autobots who disguised themselves as [[Stunticon|Stunticons]] in order to halt one of Megatron's evil schemes; he camouflaged himself as [[Wildrider]]. When the group was forced to become a fake [[Menasor (G1)|Menasor]], Windcharger's magnetic powers were essential to pull the Autobots together for the illusion. {{storylink|Masquerade}}

Windcharger was among the Autobots killed at the [[Battle of Autobot City]]; [[Arcee (G1)|Arcee]] pulled his corpse into the shelter of a bunker and laid it alongside that of [[Wheeljack (G1)|Wheeljack]]. {{storylink|The Transformers: The Movie}}

===Find Your Fate Junior===
When [[Bombshell (G1)|Bombshell]] uses a [[cerebro-shell]] to control the [[Dinobot (G1)|Dinobots]] and send them on a violent rampage, it is up to Windcharger to use his magnetic powers to remove the shells from a distance. But how far away should he stand? If he stands too close, he may rip the Dinobots to shreds! If he stands too far away, his powers may have no effect and everyone will die. Choose, little boy, choose. {{storylink|Dinobots Strike Back}}

===Dreamwave comics continuity===
{{note|Events from the [[Keepers Trilogy]] novels are in italics.}}
Windcharger was among the crew of the [[Ark (G1)|Ark]] when it crashed on [[Earth]], and awoke in 1984 to battle the Decepticons. When the Autobots defeated the Decepticons and planned to return to Cybertron aboard the [[Ark II]], Windcharger was one of many Transformers recovered by Lazarus after the starship exploded over the Arctic. In 2002, the Decepticons broke free of Lazarus' control before the Autobots, and tore through their captive enemies. Optimus Prime and a free group of Autobots did some spot-welding to repair as many comrades as they could in a hurry, but Windcharger was too badly damaged and remained off-line until after the resulting battle in [[San Francisco]] was over. {{storylink|Prime Directive}}

''When Optimus Prime and Megatron joined forces against the U.S. military, Windcharger was on hand with the Autobots in confronting the President's forces. He was one of the first to fall before the assault of the [[Deconstructionite|deconstructionites]]. {{storylink|Fusion (novel)|Fusion}}''

When Shockwave arrived from Cybertron, proclaiming a new era of peace, Optimus Prime and a number of other Autobots were forced to surrender to his fantastically violent security force. Windcharger was left behind on Earth as part of a small unit led by [[Jazz (G1)|Jazz]]. {{storylink|Brothers' Burden}} When a group of Decepticons returned to Earth under Starscream's command, Windcharger was deactivated battling the brutal [[Bruticus (G1)|Bruticus]], and left to rust at the bottom of a lake. {{storylink|Night of the Combaticons}} He was eventually brought back on line with the help of [[Earth Defense Command]]. {{storylink|Lost and Found (issue)|Lost and Found}}

===IDW comics continuity===
After [[Bumper (G1)|Bumper]] and [[Fastback]] were killed in the line of duty, Windcharger attended their funeral along with the other Autobots working in [[Kaon]] Security Services with [[Sentinel Prime (G1)|Sentinel Prime]]. {{storylink|Megatron Origin issue 3}}

===Binaltech continuity (unused)===
Honda S-2000 was planned to be the new body of Windcharger, but [[Unicron]] took it away [[Decepticharge|for someone else]].

Or not.

==Toys==
===Generation 1===
*'''Windcharger''' (Mini Vehicle, 1984/2003)
**''Japanese ID number'': '''12'''

[[Image:G1Windcharger toy.jpg|right|300px|thumb|What, no face? Ripoff!]]
: Released in the first year of Transformers in the same color as its [[Micro Change|Microchange]] version, and later on in a darker shade of red, Windcharger transforms into a Pontiac Firebird Trans Am sports car. The Microchange toyline was meant to depict robots that turn into toy cars, which attests to the somewhat cartoonish proportions of Windcharger's Trans Am mode.

: In 2003, toy company [[Fun4All]] made four different keychains, based on four of the original Generation 1 [[Mini Vehicle]] molds, Windcharger among them. This version is almost identical to the original, only it has a ring on the front bumper to attach the chain portion (and no face paint). In Japan, all four keychains were released in blind-packed boxes and were also made as all-black "chase" versions.

: This mold was also used to make [[Camaro]], and was [[Retool|retooled]] to make [[Tailgate]]. The keychain version of the toy was [[Redeco|redecoed]] into the [[BotCon Europe]] [[exclusive]] [[Rook (Universe)|Rook]].

===Alternators===
*'''Windcharger''' (Alternator, 2004)
**''Alternator ID number'': '''10'''
**''Accessories'': Engine-shield

[[Image:AltWindcharger toy.jpg|right|300px|thumb|Who am I and what happened to my gun?!!]]
: Originally designed to be an updated version of the [[Omnibot (G1)|Omnibot]] [[Overdrive]], it ended up having its name changed to Windcharger by [[Hasbro]] after they were unable to obtain the trademark for Overdrive. (The toy ''was'' released as Overdrive as part of the Japanese ''Binaltech'' line, however.) He transforms into a 1:24-scale licensed Honda S2000 sports car with a removable "ragtop" roof.

: Aside from the lack of die-cast metal, the major difference between Windcharger and Overdrive is that Windcharger lacks the long drive-shaft/barrel for his engine/rifle accessory, which was even called a "shield" on the packaging. This was at the request of Honda's USA branch, who didn't like the idea of "their" toy toting a gun around. Since Honda's Japanese department had no such objections, however, ''Binaltech'' Overdrive did include an unchanged barrel. Other minor differences include slightly different visors, the paint applications on the front grille, and Overdrive being right-hand drive for Japan, while Windcharger is left-hand drive for the US.

: This mold was [[Retool|retooled]] into [[Decepticharge]], which was planned to be released in Japan as [[Blackarachnia (BW)|Blackarachnia]] but ultimately scrapped. It was, however, later released as [[Arcee (G1)|Arcee]].

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==Trivia==
[[Image:Windcharger-COTP01.jpg|right|200px|thumb|"Yo, Kup." "Hey. Aren't you dead?" "Nope." "Huh. 'Kay."]]
* Poor ol' Windcharger is the only Autobot who doesn't get a name-check or a chance to use his special powers at any point during the show's three-part pilot, "[[More than Meets the Eye]]". In fact, he doesn't even get to ''speak'' until "[[Divide and Conquer]]". All he gets to do is get beat up by [[Reflector (G1)|Reflector]].

* Windcharger makes a post-mortem appearance in the third season episode "[[Call of the Primitives]]" as the energy creature [[Tornedron]] attacks [[Cybertron (planet)|Cybertron]]. Whether this appearance was accidental or if he "got better" (like [[Wheeljack (G1)|Wheeljack]]) is unknown.

* The retool of ''[[Alternators]]'' [[Grimlock (G1)|Grimlock]] was originally planned to be Windcharger (presumably in red), with the vehicle mode being a convertible. Ultimately, however, the toy ended up as [[Wheeljack (G1)|Wheeljack]] instead, with a new head sculpt. The head sculpt originally intended for Ford-Windcharger eventually ended up being used for the retool of the actual "Windcharger" toy (the Honda S2000 mold) instead, now named "[[Decepticharge]]".

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==External links==
*[http://www.tfu.info/1984/Autobot/Windcharger/windcharger.htm Windcharger at TFU.info]
*[http://www.ntfa.net/universe/english/index.php?act=view&char=Windcharger Windcharger's ''Universe'' profile at NFTA.net]

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[[Category:Autobots]]
[[Category:Generation 1 characters]]
[[Category:Mini Vehicles]]

Reverse Convoy

2009-09-01T17:18:25Z

Vestras:

{{factions|autobot}}
:''Reverse Convoy is an [[Autobot]] from the [[Robot Masters (franchise)|Robot Masters]] portion of the [[Generation 1 (franchise)|Generation 1]] [[continuity family]].''
[[Image:Reverse convoy cartoon copy.jpg|right|250px|thumb|I'm so mixed up inside, I don't even know who I am anymore!]]
'''Reverse Convoy''', from the planet [[Vehicon (planet)|Vehicon]], is an expert in the field of energy production. He utilizes a [[black hole]] link system, to unknown ends. The use of this system had the inadvertent effect of allowing Reverse Convoy to become possessed by the [[spark]] of [[Megatron (G1)|Megatron]].

==Fiction==

===''Robot Masters''===

When Megatron disappeared through undisclosed circumstance in 2004, he was able to affect his return by using his black hole link system to interface with Reverse Convoy's own system, allowing Megatron to take over his body. Travelling to [[Earth]], Megatron posed as Reverse Convoy and quickly earned the trust of [[Optimus Prime (G1)|Optimus Prime]] and his allies, who were busy battling Megatron's time-displaced successor, [[Megatron (BW)|"Beast Megatron"]] for control of the planet's [[solitarium]]. Not long after, however, he brilliantly revealed himself as "Rebirth Megatron", and attacked the assembled Autobots. His deception exposed, Megatron subsequently allied himself with Beast Megatron.

Eventually, the Autobots defeated the Decepticons, and all the combatants in the war for solitarium were returned to their proper place in space and time. Reverse Convoy's fate, however, was not elaborated upon.

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==Toys==
===Robot Masters===
[[Image:RMReverseConvoy toy.jpg|right|300px|thumb|]]
*'''Reverse Convoy / Rebirth Megatron''' (Deluxe, 2004)
**''Japanese ID number:'' '''RM-24'''
**''Accessories'': "Reverse Blaster", missile

: A [[retool]] of the ''[[Generation 2 (toyline)|Generation 2]]'' [[Megatron (G1)|Hero Megatron]] toy, Reverse Convoy transforms into a heavily modified blue and tan [[Popular Earth vehicle alternate modes|M1 Abrams tank]]. In addition to a new Prime/Convoy styled head that flips out of the same compartment as the head on the original version of the mold, the toy features a brand new "Mega Blaster" cannon assembly that houses most of the toy's new features. The Mega Blaster fires a spring-loaded blue missile, and the rear of the cannon can be removed and transformed into the hand-held "Reverse Blaster" weapon, featuring twin barrels and a rack of six (non-removable) missiles. Once the Reverse Blaster is removed, the toy's "Rebirth Megatron" head can be rotated out from the back of the cannon to take the place of Reverse Convoy's head between the figure's shoulders.

: The original version of this mold was [[Redeco|redecoed]] into ''[[Robots in Disguise (franchise)|Robots in Disguise]]'' [[Bludgeon (RID)|Bludgeon]]. The toy still retains the opening panels on its forearms, despite no longer featuring the large missiles they are designed to store.

::*''[http://www.tfu.info/2005/Destron/ReverseConvoy/reverseconvoy.htm More information on Reverse Convoy at TFU.info]''

==Notes==
* "Reverse" and "Rebirth" are both read as ''Ribāsu'' (リバース) in Japanese.

* Reverse Convoy/Rebirth Megatron came with two different clip-out character art cards, depicting both of his robot modes. However, he only had a single clip-out [[bio]].

[[Category:Autobot leaders]]
[[Category:Japanese-original characters]]
[[Category:Robot Masters characters]]

Harding

2009-09-01T16:41:35Z

Vestras: Humor

[[Image:DrhardingG1.jpg|right|250px|thumb|Jeanine is that you?]]
:''Dr. Harding is a [[Human|human]] scientist in the [[Generation 1 (cartoon)|Generation 1]] [[Continuity family|continuity family]].''

'''Dr. Harding''' designed a solar satellite equipped to capture solar radiation while in orbit and somehow channel that energy back to earth. She has lofty goals for that energy to be used by the entire world, either that or she's really pretentious.

==Fiction==
===Generation 1 cartoon===
:''Voice actor:'' [[Morgan Lofting]] (English), [[Shōko Kanoki]] (Japanese)

Dr. Harding took a phone call informing her that her solar energy satellite was going to be launched that same day. As she looked over the blue prints one last time, a voice over the intercom announced that enemy Autobots were attacking the building. [[Hound (G1)|Hound]] and [[Ratchet (G1)|Ratchet]], under the control of Megatron's personality destabilizer, smashed open the door to Dr. Harding's office. Concluding that the Autobots were after her satellite plans, Dr. Harding broke the window, leaped out, and fell several stories onto a patio umbrella that broke her fall.

[[Image:Ratchetvsdrharding.jpg|left|200px|thumb|She was shocked to learn she won the life-size Ratchet standee.]]
The Autobots continued the chase, forcing Dr. Harding to hide in a dumpster. Just as Hound was about to crush the dumpster like a soda can, [[Jazz (G1)|Jazz]] arrived on scene. Hound tossed the dumpster at Jazz, spilling the contents onto the ground along with Dr. Harding. Jazz distracted Hound while [[Sparkplug Witwicky|Sparkplug]] attached a magnetic [[attitude exchanger]] to his leg, bringing him back to normal.

As Dr. Harding tried to get away, she ran into evil Ratchet, who demanded the blueprints. Jazz used another attitude exchanger to save Dr. Harding and Ratchet from himself.

Later, when all of the Autobots were turned back to normal, Dr. Harding listened as Jazz filled everyone in on Megatron's plan. Dr. Harding impressed upon [[Optimus Prime (G1)|Optimus Prime]] how necessary it was that her satellite be launched. {{storylink|Attack of the Autobots}}

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[[Category:Cartoon-only characters]]
[[Category:Generation 1 characters]]
[[Category:Humans]]

Cerebros (RID)

2009-09-01T16:16:43Z

Vestras: /* Robots in Disguise cartoon */

{{factions|autobot}}
{{disambig2|the Robots in Disguise Autobot|the Generation 1 Autobot|Cerebros (G1)}}
:''Cerebros is an [[Autobot]] [[Headmaster (technology)|Headmaster]] in the [[Robots in Disguise (franchise)|Robots in Disguise]] continuity familiy. ''

[[Image:RID Cerebros.jpg|right|200px|thumb|No, I am NOT Ben Stein in a robot suit!]]
'''Cerebros''' is simply a mindless drone who is the key to controlling [[Fortress Maximus (RID)|Fortress Maximus]]. He is a [[Headmaster (technology)|Headmaster]]. In order for Fortress Maximus to reawaken, Cerebros must transform into the head of another robot known only by one name: [[Emissary|The Emissary]]. The Emissary's only purpose is to transform into Fortress Maximus' head. Cerebros can only be awakened by an Autobot Leader: [[Optimus Prime (RID)|Optimus Prime]]. The only other Transformer who can awaken Cerebros is [[Scourge (RID)|Scourge]], since [[Megatron (RID)|Megatron]] scanned Optimus Prime during his creation into a Decepticon.

{{bigquote|A trilateral program consisting of bio-signature identification, motivational recognition and harmonic resonance calibration.|Cerebros on how Fortress Maximus works|"[[Surprise Attack!]]"}}

:''Japanese name:'' '''Plasma'''

==Fiction==
===''Robots in Disguise'' cartoon===
:''Voice actor:'' [[Steve Kramer]] (English), [[Masayuki Kiyama]] (Japanese)

[[Image:Maximus Emerges Cerebrosstatue.jpg|left|200px|thumb|So the food court is here, and the escalator is there...]]
When Fortress Maximus was first hidden on Earth, Cerebros was concealed within a statue and placed in a temple. Led to the temple by the [[Orb of Sigma]], the [[Build Team]] and [[Autobot Brothers]] recovered Cerebros, but were attacked by the Decepticons before they could escape with their prize. In an attempt to gain Scourge's respect, [[Sky-Byte]] and the [[Predacon (RID)|Predacons]] kidnapped Cerebros and for once the Predacons' usual misadventures ended up in their favor. The Decepticons used Cerebros to find Fortress Maximus, whom the Autobots had concealed in the middle of [[Metro City]]. On activating Maximus, Scourge was unable to control the giant Autobot, who went on a rampage across the town. Koji was able to stop Maximus, who sank into the ground. As Cerebros detached, Galvatron seized him and returned to the ''[[Megastar]]''. {{storylink|Maximus Emerges}}

Scourge's attempts to analyse Cerebros's programming were hampered by its complexity; however, he believed that Fortress Maximus was programmed to obey humans. To that end, he amplified his own human bio-energy (obtained when he scanned his alternate mode) and took Cerebros into the desert where the 'bot combined with Fortress Maximus. Once the Autobots had manage to stop Maximus, with the help of many, many children, Cerebros detached and was promptly spirited away by Galvatron. {{storylink|The Human Element}}

A third attempt was made by the Decepticons to control Fortress Maximus, with Scourge taking Cerebros into a jungle where Maximus had relocated. Once again, Cerebros activated the titan, who was then controlled by [[Karl]], a boy that Sky-Byte had kidnapped. After Scourge revealed his duplicity, Galvatron abandoned Cerebros and he was recovered by the Autobots. {{storylink|Mistaken Identity}}

[[Image:Surprise attack Cerebrosoptimus.jpg|right|200px|thumb|Cerebros always wanted to be a fireman.]]
Once taken to the Autobot base, Cerebros was interrogated and revealed that while he was programmed to obey Autobots, Fortress Maximus was programmed to only obey humans. They were soon interrupted by an attack by the Decepticon forces, who'd finally located the base. Optimus took Cerebros on a drive through the city, pursued by said forces, to a predetermined location where the rest of the Autobots were waiting to ambush the foe. The battle was soon joined by the ''Megastar'', with armaments which quickly overwhelmed the Autobots. Inspired by the heroic act of [[Omega Prime]], Cerebros activated Fortress Maximus, who fought with and destroyed the ''Megastar''. {{storylink|Surprise Attack!}}

After Galvatron's defeat at the hands of Omega Prime, Fortress Maximus transported the Predacons and Decepticons to the asteroid prison colony. {{storylink|The Final Battle (RID)|The Final Battle}}

==Toys==
{{picsneeded|Toy.}}
===Car Robots===
* '''Brave Maximus''' (2000)
**''Japanese ID number:'' '''C-027'''

:A red, black and silver [[redeco]] of the [[Spike Witwicky (G1)|Spike Witwicky]] [[Headmaster (technology)|Headmaster]] toy, Plasma transforms into the head of the [[Emissary]], who in turn becomes Brave Maximus's head.

:This mold was also redecoed into [[Gran]], and was later re-released as ''[[Robot Masters]]'' [[Master (RM)|Master]].

==External links==
* [http://tfu.info/2000/Cybertron/BraveMaximus/fortressmaximus.htm Cerebros (and Fortress Maximus) at TFU.info]

[[Category:Autobots]]
[[Category:Headmasters]]
[[Category:Japanese-original characters]]
[[Category:Robots in Disguise characters]]

Cerebros (RID)

2009-09-01T16:15:33Z

Vestras: /* Robots in Disguise cartoon */ Humor

{{factions|autobot}}
{{disambig2|the Robots in Disguise Autobot|the Generation 1 Autobot|Cerebros (G1)}}
:''Cerebros is an [[Autobot]] [[Headmaster (technology)|Headmaster]] in the [[Robots in Disguise (franchise)|Robots in Disguise]] continuity familiy. ''

[[Image:RID Cerebros.jpg|right|200px|thumb|No, I am NOT Ben Stein in a robot suit!]]
'''Cerebros''' is simply a mindless drone who is the key to controlling [[Fortress Maximus (RID)|Fortress Maximus]]. He is a [[Headmaster (technology)|Headmaster]]. In order for Fortress Maximus to reawaken, Cerebros must transform into the head of another robot known only by one name: [[Emissary|The Emissary]]. The Emissary's only purpose is to transform into Fortress Maximus' head. Cerebros can only be awakened by an Autobot Leader: [[Optimus Prime (RID)|Optimus Prime]]. The only other Transformer who can awaken Cerebros is [[Scourge (RID)|Scourge]], since [[Megatron (RID)|Megatron]] scanned Optimus Prime during his creation into a Decepticon.

{{bigquote|A trilateral program consisting of bio-signature identification, motivational recognition and harmonic resonance calibration.|Cerebros on how Fortress Maximus works|"[[Surprise Attack!]]"}}

:''Japanese name:'' '''Plasma'''

==Fiction==
===''Robots in Disguise'' cartoon===
:''Voice actor:'' [[Steve Kramer]] (English), [[Masayuki Kiyama]] (Japanese)

[[Image:Maximus Emerges Cerebrosstatue.jpg|left|200px|thumb|So the food court is here, and the escalator is there...]]
When Fortress Maximus was first hidden on Earth, Cerebros was concealed within a statue and placed in a temple. Led to the temple by the [[Orb of Sigma]], the [[Build Team]] and [[Autobot Brothers]] recovered Cerebros, but were attacked by the Decepticons before they could escape with their prize. In an attempt to gain Scourge's respect, [[Sky-Byte]] and the [[Predacon (RID)|Predacons]] kidnapped Cerebros and for once the Predacons' usual misadventures ended up in their favor. The Decepticons used Cerebros to find Fortress Maximus, whom the Autobots had concealed in the middle of [[Metro City]]. On activating Maximus, Scourge was unable to control the giant Autobot, who went on a rampage across the town. Koji was able to stop Maximus, who sank into the ground. As Cerebros detached, Galvatron seized him and returned to the ''[[Megastar]]''. {{storylink|Maximus Emerges}}

Scourge's attempts to analyse Cerebros's programming were hampered by its complexity; however, he believed that Fortress Maximus was programmed to obey humans. To that end, he amplified his own human bio-energy (obtained when he scanned his alternate mode) and took Cerebros into the desert where the 'bot combined with Fortress Maximus. Once the Autobots had manage to stop Maximus, with the help of many, many children, Cerebros detached and was promptly spirited away by Galvatron. {{storylink|The Human Element}}

A third attempt was made by the Decepticons to control Fortress Maximus, with Scourge taking Cerebros into a jungle where Maximus had relocated. Once again, Cerebros activated the titan, who was then controlled by [[Karl]], a boy that Sky-Byte had kidnapped. After Scourge revealed his duplicity, Galvatron abandoned Cerebros and he was recovered by the Autobots. {{storylink|Mistaken Identity}}

[[Image:Surprise attack Cerebrosoptimus.jpg|right|200px|thumb|]]
Once taken to the Autobot base, Cerebros was interrogated and revealed that while he was programmed to obey Autobots, Fortress Maximus was programmed to only obey humans. They were soon interrupted by an attack by the Decepticon forces, who'd finally located the base. Optimus took Cerebros on a drive through the city, pursued by said forces, to a predetermined location where the rest of the Autobots were waiting to ambush the foe. The battle was soon joined by the ''Megastar'', with armaments which quickly overwhelmed the Autobots. Inspired by the heroic act of [[Omega Prime]], Cerebros activated Fortress Maximus, who fought with and destroyed the ''Megastar''. {{storylink|Surprise Attack!}}

After Galvatron's defeat at the hands of Omega Prime, Fortress Maximus transported the Predacons and Decepticons to the asteroid prison colony. {{storylink|The Final Battle (RID)|The Final Battle}}

==Toys==
{{picsneeded|Toy.}}
===Car Robots===
* '''Brave Maximus''' (2000)
**''Japanese ID number:'' '''C-027'''

:A red, black and silver [[redeco]] of the [[Spike Witwicky (G1)|Spike Witwicky]] [[Headmaster (technology)|Headmaster]] toy, Plasma transforms into the head of the [[Emissary]], who in turn becomes Brave Maximus's head.

:This mold was also redecoed into [[Gran]], and was later re-released as ''[[Robot Masters]]'' [[Master (RM)|Master]].

==External links==
* [http://tfu.info/2000/Cybertron/BraveMaximus/fortressmaximus.htm Cerebros (and Fortress Maximus) at TFU.info]

[[Category:Autobots]]
[[Category:Headmasters]]
[[Category:Japanese-original characters]]
[[Category:Robots in Disguise characters]]

Neil Kaplan

2009-09-01T16:10:01Z

Vestras: Humor

[[Image:Neil Kaplan.jpg|right|250px|thumb|The George Lazenby of Optimus Prime's]]

'''Neil Kaplan''' (born [[March 9]], 1967) is an American actor. He voiced several characters on ''Digimon'', and has recently performed in a number of video games, and he's a bloody nice guy.

==Voice roles==
===''Robots in Disguise''===
* [[Optimus Prime (RID)|Optimus Prime]]
* [[Ro-Tor (RID)|Ro-Tor]]

===''Revenge of the Fallen:'' The Game===
*[[Long Haul (ROTF)|Long Haul]]
*Protectobot

==Convention appearances==
* [[BotCon 2002]]

==External links==
* [http://www.nekap.net/ Neil Kaplan's official website]
* [http://www.imdb.com/name/nm0438341/ Neil Kaplan at the Internet Movie Database]

{{DEFAULTSORT:Kaplan, Neil}}
[[Category:Convention guests]]
[[Category:Voice actors]]

Sandstorm (G1)

2009-09-01T16:05:12Z

Vestras: /* Machine Wars */ Humor

{{factions|autobot|wreckers}}
{{disambig3|Sandstorm}}
:''Sandstorm is an [[Autobot]] from the [[Generation 1 (franchise)|Generation 1]] [[continuity family]].''

[[Image:G1AutobotSandstorm boxart.jpg|right|300px|thumb|DEEP HURTING]]
'''Sandstorm''' gets bored easily, and has a very hard time concentrating on humdrum tasks. He craves excitement, and since the [[Transformer|Transformers]] apparently don't have the X-Games (though they do have [[Optimus Primal|skateboarding apes]]), he goes in for fighting the [[Decepticons]]. The ever-present threat of deactivation or maiming doesn't frighten him, but he does fear that the war might end any chance for him to enjoy life. For Sandstorm, war may not be heaven, but it's a hell of an adventure.

:''French-Canadian name'': '''Siroco'''
:''Italian name'': '''Ghibli'''

==Fiction==
===Marvel Comics continuity===
{{noteukonly}}
[[Image:Triplechangerstarget2006.jpg|left|250px|thumb|"Think how great a first impression we'd make if I shot him in the crotch!"]]
''Sandstorm was one of three [[Triple Changer|Triple Changers]] recruited by [[Emirate Xaaron]] to back up the [[Wrecker|Wreckers]] in [[Operation: Volcano]], replacing [[Ultra Magnus (G1)|Ultra Magnus]] after he went missing. In order to make a good first impression on [[Impactor]], their new commander, Sandstorm and his buddies beat the titanium-coated stuffing out of him, thus proving that they'd fit right in with the Wreckers.'' {{storylink|Target: 2006}}

''As a member of the Heroic Wreckers, Sandstorm's resume includes beating up Autobot leader [[Optimus Prime (G1)|Optimus Prime]], {{storylink|The Harder They Die!}} beating up Autobot scientist [[Flame (UK comic)|Flame]] and destroying his life's work , {{storylink|Meltdown!}} NOT beating up [[Galvatron (G1)|Galvatron]] and letting him escape unmolested on Earth, {{storylink|Wrecking Havoc}} and routinely scaring humans and destroying entire towns. {{storylink|Wrecking Havoc}} {{storylink|Cold Comfort and Joy!}} In an alternate future, he murdered an [[Triton|unarmed fellow Autobot]], starting a new Cybertronian Civil War between the Wreckers and the [[Technobot (G1)|Technobots]]. {{storylink|Peace}} He was also in the immediate vicinity when his leader Impactor died, and did nothing to stop it. Twice.''

''Eh...hrm. Let's spruce up the old resume a bit, shall we?''

''As a member of the Heroic Wreckers, Sandstorm's resume includes capturing a potential spy who looked like Optimus Prime, {{storylink|The Harder They Die!}} stopping an evil genius and his army of zombies from destroying the world, {{storylink|Meltdown!}} sacrificing personal glory to save his leader [[Springer (G1)|Springer]] from the [[Cyclonus (G1)|Decepticon]] [[Scourge (G1)|Targetmasters]], {{storylink|Wrecking Havoc}} and routinely interacting with the locals while assigned to Earth. {{storylink|Wrecking Havoc}} {{storylink|Cold Comfort and Joy!}} In an alternate future, he was personally responsible for destroying the last living Decepticon in the universe. {{storylink|Peace}} He also respected Impactor a great deal, in life and in death.''

''Ah. Much better. Meanwhile...''

[[Image:Blasterbeourleaderplease.jpg|right|300px|thumb|Aren't you with the Wreckers? In space?]]
Oppressed under [[Grimlock (G1)|Grimlock]]'s tyrannical rule, Sandstorm and several others on-board the [[Ark (G1)|Ark]] pleaded for [[Blaster (G1)|Blaster]] to usurp Grimlock as leader of the Autobots. No one knows how Sandstorm got there. {{storylink|Spacehikers!}}
''After being assigned to Earth duty and reporting to Cybertron about Galvatron amassing resources, Sandstorm joined a joint task force of Wreckers and [[Mayhem Attack Squad|Mayhems]] in confronting the evil Decepticon from the future. They were strong. They were numerous. They were annihilated. Galvatron's particle cannon ended up obliterating Sandstorm while the task force was in full retreat after losing more than half their members. {{storylink|Time Wars}}''

{{-}}

===Cartoon continuity===
====Generation 1 cartoon====
:''Voice actor:'' [[Jerry Houser]] (English), [[Yoku Shioya]] (Japanese)

[[Image:SandstormAutobot1.jpg|left|200px|thumb|Autobot Creamsicle]]
Sandstorm is a native of [[Paradron]]. His Autobot ancestors fled Cybertron during what he called [[Cybertronian Civil Wars|the Fourth Great War]] and ventured through a strange vortex, where they discovered a habitable world. There, they founded an energon-rich, democratic colony dedicated to non-violence.

But this came to an end when [[Cyclonus (G1)|Cyclonus]] and [[Scourge (G1)|Scourge]] stumbled through the vortex and crashed on Paradron. They had no idea where they were, but they knew it was a land ripe for the picking. They literally pushed the welcoming Paradronians around, then alerted [[Galvatron (G1)|Galvatron]] to the planet's existence. Sandstorm tried to rally his fellows against the two Decepticons, but no one wanted to fight. And he was proven terribly right in the middle of a speech, when Cyclonus abruptly shot him as Galvatron's invasion force descended from the sky.

Sandstorm was jailed, and the Decepticons forced the Paradronians into labor, building weapons. However, Sandstorm escaped rather easily and took an old shuttle back through the vortex. He put out a distress call and was found by the [[Cybertron (planet)|Cybertronian]] [[Autobot|Autobots]], whom he convinced to mount a counterstrike against Galvatron.

[[Image:Sandstorm ThiefInTheNight.jpg|right|200px|thumb|Technically you're not supposed to be here either, but at least we can say the episodes were just out of order.]]
The Autobots infiltrated Paradron and took guerrilla action. They freed a group of Paradronians, and though the pacifists were still wary of Sandstorm's pleas to fight, they did finally take up arms. Despite this victory, though, the Decepticons still presented a daunting battle. Sandstorm gave little objection to [[Rodimus Prime (G1)|Rodimus Prime]]'s order to detonate the planet's energon core, destroying the world to keep it out of Galvatron's hands. In fact, he seemed downright happy to get some use out of the planetary escape pods. The Paradronians departed thusly while Sandstorm and Ultra Magnus planted a bomb on what Magnus called the most beautiful thing in the entire galaxy.

When it detonated five minutes later, Sandstorm and the Paradronians stood alongside the Autobots and watched their homeworld's destruction. "It's as beautiful in death as it was in life," Sandstorm eulogized simply. Rodimus openly mocked him and told him Cybertron was better. {{storylink|Fight or Flee}}

[[Image:SandstormOctane BFF.jpg|left|150px|thumb|"Like the rest of my people, I deplore violins. Why that stopped us from fighting you guys, I have no idea."]]
Maybe that's why he went to Earth instead. Though he was still on the abusive Rodimus' team investigating [[Trypticon (G1)|Trypticon]]'s theft of famous monuments. {{storylink|Thief in the Night}} Interestingly, it was as a result of that caper that [[Octane]] was excommunicated from Galvatron's army. And then Sandstorm and Octane soon started hanging out, joyriding in and around [[Autobot City]].

When the [[Combaticon (G1)|Combaticons]] tried to assassinate Octane, he and Sandstorm fled to a space station somewhere and had lunch. There, a [[Skuxxoid]] in Galvatron's employ tried to kill Octane several times but was comically thwarted by circumstance. Believing it would be safer, Sandstorm and Octane then went to Cybertron. But while Octane was alone there, he finally ''was'' captured by the Decepticons.

As he was being hauled away, Sandstorm tried to rescue him. And failed. {{storylink|Starscream's Ghost}}
{{-}}
====''The Headmasters'' cartoon====
Alongside [[Springer (G1)|Springer]] and [[Broadside (G1)|Broadside]], Sandstorm was sent from [[Athenia]] to Cybertron in order to defend against a major Decepticon assault. {{storylink|Four Warriors Come out of the Sky}} The Triple Changers then traveled to Earth, where they helped [[Blaster (G1)|Twincast]] sneak into [[Trypticon (G1)|Trypticon]] by keeping their Decepticon counterparts busy with a dogfight. Apparently, Sandstorm wasn't on friendly terms with Octane anymore. {{storylink|The Great Cassette Operation}}
{{-}}
===Dreamwave comics continuity===
[[Image:DWColdWar Sandstormdies.jpg|left|200px|thumb|That's not healthy...]]
Sandstorm served under Springer as part of the Wreckers faction during the Dark Ages. They were primarily interested in keeping [[Ratbat (G1)|Ratbat]] and the [[Ultracon|Ultracons]] from gaining control of the [[Tagan Heights]], the primary manufacturing region of Cybertron. The Wreckers once fought a major battle in the Heights alongside the [[Protectobot (G1)|Protectobots]] against the combiner known as [[Devastator (G1)|Devastator]]. {{storylink|War Within: The Dark Ages|The War Within: The Dark Ages}}

Originally only able to transform into a ground vehicle, Sandstorm received an additional flight mode after the [[Great Shutdown]], when Shockwave put him through Triple Changer engineering as part of the Pax Cybertronia between the Autobots and the Decepticons. {{storylink|New World Order}} Despite serving with Shockwave's Triple Changer Strike Force, Sandstorm and his partner [[Broadside (G1)|Broadside]] grew uneasy about Shockwave's ultimate intentions, and allied themselves with the Autobot underground resistance. Sandstorm was killed by an assassin, [[Runabout]], while secretly leading Optimus Prime to make contact with the resistance. {{storylink|Cold War}}
{{-}}

===Devil's Due ''G.I. Joe vs. the Transformers'' comics===
[[Image:ArtofWar3_Sandstorm_Springer.jpg|right|200px|thumb|Jamming makes you forget who you are too.]]
When a number of Autobots and [[G.I. Joe (team)|G.I. Joes]] vanished while chasing [[Serpent O.R.]], Sandstorm and [[Springer (G1)|Springer]] were sent out to look for them. Unfortunately, Serpent O.R. jammed their radars, and they didn't find a thing. {{storylink|The Art of War issue 3}}

{{-}}

===IDW comics continuity===
[[Image:Stormbringer3 Sandstorm.jpg|left|166px|thumb|My face! What did you do with my beautiful face?!]]
Sandstorm was part of the elite Wreckers unit operating under Springer's command. While he and the other aerial Wreckers were assaulting the Decepticon Siege Mode Armature on [[Varas Centralus]], Springer was ordered by Operations-Command to pull out and return to Cybertron to deal with the resurrection of [[Thunderwing (G1)|Thunderwing]]. {{storylink|Stormbringer issue 2}} Sandstorm participated in the short assault that crushed Bludgeon's cult, {{storylink|Stormbringer issue 3}} and fought against Thunderwing himself when the creature was recalled to Cybertron. During the battle, he reported that their weapons were being shut down by Thunderwing charging the atmosphere and tried to tell Springer to get away, but he (along with several other Wreckers) were blasted away by the creature's microwave pulse. {{storylink|Stormbringer issue 4}}

Sandstorm and his fellow Wreckers were later dispatched to [[Corata-Vaz]] to gain control of the [[Nega-Core]] in place on that world, but had serious trouble getting past its watchdog, Thunderwing. They had a brief reprieve when [[Jetfire (G1)|Jetfire]] used the old [[Axis Cradle]] to remotely shut down the Pretender, but Jetfire was soon distracted and the battle was renewed. The Jumpstarters worked on overriding the Nega Core's programming while Sandstorm and the others held back Thunderwing. Eventually the Nega Cores were disabled and the Transformers of the [[Dead Universe]] defeated, causing Thunderwing to shut down once more. {{storylink|Spotlight: Sideswipe}}

==Toys==
===Generation 1===
[[Image:G1 Sandstorm toy.jpg|250px|thumb|He's like one of those kids that wears a propeller hat.]]
*'''Sandstorm''' (Triple Changer, 1986)
**''Japanese ID number:'' '''C-83'''
**''Accessories:'' "Sandblaster gun"

:As a [[Triple Changer]], Sandstorm can transform from a robot to a "sand rail" dune buggy to a Sikorsky S-62 amphibious transport helicopter and back. Like many 1986 Transformers, there are two different versions; the initial releases use painted [[die-cast]] metal for his front bumper/robot-mode feet, while the more common later releases have orange-colored plastic.

::*''[http://www.tfu.info/1986/Autobot/Sandstorm/sandstorm.htm More information on Sandstorm at TFU.info]''

{{-}}

===Machine Wars===
[[Image:MachineWars Sandstorm toy.jpg|right|300px|thumb|I picked an alt mode, and I'm sticking to it!]]
*'''Sandstorm''' (Mega, 1997)
**''Accessories:'' 2 cannons, rotor blade

:A [[redeco]] of the [[The Transformers (toyline)|Generation 1]] [[Rotorstorm]] toy, ''[[Machine Wars]]'' Sandstorm transforms into a Cybertronian helicopter with a US Air Force roundel added to his helicopter mode. Due to the small missiles of Rotorstorm failing US [[For safety reasons|choke gate]] tests, the turbine launchers were retooled into non-firing cannons, with no missiles included. A button on the back of the rotor housing drops down both engines/cannons for an "attack mode" feature. In robot mode, Sandstorm has quite restricted articulation, and holds his turbine launchers in his hands. He can also hold his rotor blade as a somewhat odd sword.

:This mold was later redecoed (and given further-retooled launchers) to make ''[[Universe (2003 toyline)|Universe]]'' [[Whirl (Universe)|Whirl]].

::*''[http://www.tfu.info/1997/Autobot/Sandstorm/sandstorm.htm More information on Machine Wars Sandstorm at TFU.info]''
{{--}}

==External links==
*[http://www.ntfa.net/universe/english/index.php?act=view&char=Sandstorm Sandstorm's Universe profile at NTFA.net.]

[[Category:Autobots]]
[[Category:Generation 1 characters]]
[[Category:Headmasters characters]]
[[Category:Machine Wars characters]]
[[Category:Triple Changers]]
[[Category:Wreckers]]

Sandstorm (G1)

2009-09-01T16:04:05Z

Vestras: /* Devil's Due G.I. Joe vs. the Transformers comics */ Humor

{{factions|autobot|wreckers}}
{{disambig3|Sandstorm}}
:''Sandstorm is an [[Autobot]] from the [[Generation 1 (franchise)|Generation 1]] [[continuity family]].''

[[Image:G1AutobotSandstorm boxart.jpg|right|300px|thumb|DEEP HURTING]]
'''Sandstorm''' gets bored easily, and has a very hard time concentrating on humdrum tasks. He craves excitement, and since the [[Transformer|Transformers]] apparently don't have the X-Games (though they do have [[Optimus Primal|skateboarding apes]]), he goes in for fighting the [[Decepticons]]. The ever-present threat of deactivation or maiming doesn't frighten him, but he does fear that the war might end any chance for him to enjoy life. For Sandstorm, war may not be heaven, but it's a hell of an adventure.

:''French-Canadian name'': '''Siroco'''
:''Italian name'': '''Ghibli'''

==Fiction==
===Marvel Comics continuity===
{{noteukonly}}
[[Image:Triplechangerstarget2006.jpg|left|250px|thumb|"Think how great a first impression we'd make if I shot him in the crotch!"]]
''Sandstorm was one of three [[Triple Changer|Triple Changers]] recruited by [[Emirate Xaaron]] to back up the [[Wrecker|Wreckers]] in [[Operation: Volcano]], replacing [[Ultra Magnus (G1)|Ultra Magnus]] after he went missing. In order to make a good first impression on [[Impactor]], their new commander, Sandstorm and his buddies beat the titanium-coated stuffing out of him, thus proving that they'd fit right in with the Wreckers.'' {{storylink|Target: 2006}}

''As a member of the Heroic Wreckers, Sandstorm's resume includes beating up Autobot leader [[Optimus Prime (G1)|Optimus Prime]], {{storylink|The Harder They Die!}} beating up Autobot scientist [[Flame (UK comic)|Flame]] and destroying his life's work , {{storylink|Meltdown!}} NOT beating up [[Galvatron (G1)|Galvatron]] and letting him escape unmolested on Earth, {{storylink|Wrecking Havoc}} and routinely scaring humans and destroying entire towns. {{storylink|Wrecking Havoc}} {{storylink|Cold Comfort and Joy!}} In an alternate future, he murdered an [[Triton|unarmed fellow Autobot]], starting a new Cybertronian Civil War between the Wreckers and the [[Technobot (G1)|Technobots]]. {{storylink|Peace}} He was also in the immediate vicinity when his leader Impactor died, and did nothing to stop it. Twice.''

''Eh...hrm. Let's spruce up the old resume a bit, shall we?''

''As a member of the Heroic Wreckers, Sandstorm's resume includes capturing a potential spy who looked like Optimus Prime, {{storylink|The Harder They Die!}} stopping an evil genius and his army of zombies from destroying the world, {{storylink|Meltdown!}} sacrificing personal glory to save his leader [[Springer (G1)|Springer]] from the [[Cyclonus (G1)|Decepticon]] [[Scourge (G1)|Targetmasters]], {{storylink|Wrecking Havoc}} and routinely interacting with the locals while assigned to Earth. {{storylink|Wrecking Havoc}} {{storylink|Cold Comfort and Joy!}} In an alternate future, he was personally responsible for destroying the last living Decepticon in the universe. {{storylink|Peace}} He also respected Impactor a great deal, in life and in death.''

''Ah. Much better. Meanwhile...''

[[Image:Blasterbeourleaderplease.jpg|right|300px|thumb|Aren't you with the Wreckers? In space?]]
Oppressed under [[Grimlock (G1)|Grimlock]]'s tyrannical rule, Sandstorm and several others on-board the [[Ark (G1)|Ark]] pleaded for [[Blaster (G1)|Blaster]] to usurp Grimlock as leader of the Autobots. No one knows how Sandstorm got there. {{storylink|Spacehikers!}}
''After being assigned to Earth duty and reporting to Cybertron about Galvatron amassing resources, Sandstorm joined a joint task force of Wreckers and [[Mayhem Attack Squad|Mayhems]] in confronting the evil Decepticon from the future. They were strong. They were numerous. They were annihilated. Galvatron's particle cannon ended up obliterating Sandstorm while the task force was in full retreat after losing more than half their members. {{storylink|Time Wars}}''

{{-}}

===Cartoon continuity===
====Generation 1 cartoon====
:''Voice actor:'' [[Jerry Houser]] (English), [[Yoku Shioya]] (Japanese)

[[Image:SandstormAutobot1.jpg|left|200px|thumb|Autobot Creamsicle]]
Sandstorm is a native of [[Paradron]]. His Autobot ancestors fled Cybertron during what he called [[Cybertronian Civil Wars|the Fourth Great War]] and ventured through a strange vortex, where they discovered a habitable world. There, they founded an energon-rich, democratic colony dedicated to non-violence.

But this came to an end when [[Cyclonus (G1)|Cyclonus]] and [[Scourge (G1)|Scourge]] stumbled through the vortex and crashed on Paradron. They had no idea where they were, but they knew it was a land ripe for the picking. They literally pushed the welcoming Paradronians around, then alerted [[Galvatron (G1)|Galvatron]] to the planet's existence. Sandstorm tried to rally his fellows against the two Decepticons, but no one wanted to fight. And he was proven terribly right in the middle of a speech, when Cyclonus abruptly shot him as Galvatron's invasion force descended from the sky.

Sandstorm was jailed, and the Decepticons forced the Paradronians into labor, building weapons. However, Sandstorm escaped rather easily and took an old shuttle back through the vortex. He put out a distress call and was found by the [[Cybertron (planet)|Cybertronian]] [[Autobot|Autobots]], whom he convinced to mount a counterstrike against Galvatron.

[[Image:Sandstorm ThiefInTheNight.jpg|right|200px|thumb|Technically you're not supposed to be here either, but at least we can say the episodes were just out of order.]]
The Autobots infiltrated Paradron and took guerrilla action. They freed a group of Paradronians, and though the pacifists were still wary of Sandstorm's pleas to fight, they did finally take up arms. Despite this victory, though, the Decepticons still presented a daunting battle. Sandstorm gave little objection to [[Rodimus Prime (G1)|Rodimus Prime]]'s order to detonate the planet's energon core, destroying the world to keep it out of Galvatron's hands. In fact, he seemed downright happy to get some use out of the planetary escape pods. The Paradronians departed thusly while Sandstorm and Ultra Magnus planted a bomb on what Magnus called the most beautiful thing in the entire galaxy.

When it detonated five minutes later, Sandstorm and the Paradronians stood alongside the Autobots and watched their homeworld's destruction. "It's as beautiful in death as it was in life," Sandstorm eulogized simply. Rodimus openly mocked him and told him Cybertron was better. {{storylink|Fight or Flee}}

[[Image:SandstormOctane BFF.jpg|left|150px|thumb|"Like the rest of my people, I deplore violins. Why that stopped us from fighting you guys, I have no idea."]]
Maybe that's why he went to Earth instead. Though he was still on the abusive Rodimus' team investigating [[Trypticon (G1)|Trypticon]]'s theft of famous monuments. {{storylink|Thief in the Night}} Interestingly, it was as a result of that caper that [[Octane]] was excommunicated from Galvatron's army. And then Sandstorm and Octane soon started hanging out, joyriding in and around [[Autobot City]].

When the [[Combaticon (G1)|Combaticons]] tried to assassinate Octane, he and Sandstorm fled to a space station somewhere and had lunch. There, a [[Skuxxoid]] in Galvatron's employ tried to kill Octane several times but was comically thwarted by circumstance. Believing it would be safer, Sandstorm and Octane then went to Cybertron. But while Octane was alone there, he finally ''was'' captured by the Decepticons.

As he was being hauled away, Sandstorm tried to rescue him. And failed. {{storylink|Starscream's Ghost}}
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====''The Headmasters'' cartoon====
Alongside [[Springer (G1)|Springer]] and [[Broadside (G1)|Broadside]], Sandstorm was sent from [[Athenia]] to Cybertron in order to defend against a major Decepticon assault. {{storylink|Four Warriors Come out of the Sky}} The Triple Changers then traveled to Earth, where they helped [[Blaster (G1)|Twincast]] sneak into [[Trypticon (G1)|Trypticon]] by keeping their Decepticon counterparts busy with a dogfight. Apparently, Sandstorm wasn't on friendly terms with Octane anymore. {{storylink|The Great Cassette Operation}}
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===Dreamwave comics continuity===
[[Image:DWColdWar Sandstormdies.jpg|left|200px|thumb|That's not healthy...]]
Sandstorm served under Springer as part of the Wreckers faction during the Dark Ages. They were primarily interested in keeping [[Ratbat (G1)|Ratbat]] and the [[Ultracon|Ultracons]] from gaining control of the [[Tagan Heights]], the primary manufacturing region of Cybertron. The Wreckers once fought a major battle in the Heights alongside the [[Protectobot (G1)|Protectobots]] against the combiner known as [[Devastator (G1)|Devastator]]. {{storylink|War Within: The Dark Ages|The War Within: The Dark Ages}}

Originally only able to transform into a ground vehicle, Sandstorm received an additional flight mode after the [[Great Shutdown]], when Shockwave put him through Triple Changer engineering as part of the Pax Cybertronia between the Autobots and the Decepticons. {{storylink|New World Order}} Despite serving with Shockwave's Triple Changer Strike Force, Sandstorm and his partner [[Broadside (G1)|Broadside]] grew uneasy about Shockwave's ultimate intentions, and allied themselves with the Autobot underground resistance. Sandstorm was killed by an assassin, [[Runabout]], while secretly leading Optimus Prime to make contact with the resistance. {{storylink|Cold War}}
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===Devil's Due ''G.I. Joe vs. the Transformers'' comics===
[[Image:ArtofWar3_Sandstorm_Springer.jpg|right|200px|thumb|Jamming makes you forget who you are too.]]
When a number of Autobots and [[G.I. Joe (team)|G.I. Joes]] vanished while chasing [[Serpent O.R.]], Sandstorm and [[Springer (G1)|Springer]] were sent out to look for them. Unfortunately, Serpent O.R. jammed their radars, and they didn't find a thing. {{storylink|The Art of War issue 3}}

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===IDW comics continuity===
[[Image:Stormbringer3 Sandstorm.jpg|left|166px|thumb|My face! What did you do with my beautiful face?!]]
Sandstorm was part of the elite Wreckers unit operating under Springer's command. While he and the other aerial Wreckers were assaulting the Decepticon Siege Mode Armature on [[Varas Centralus]], Springer was ordered by Operations-Command to pull out and return to Cybertron to deal with the resurrection of [[Thunderwing (G1)|Thunderwing]]. {{storylink|Stormbringer issue 2}} Sandstorm participated in the short assault that crushed Bludgeon's cult, {{storylink|Stormbringer issue 3}} and fought against Thunderwing himself when the creature was recalled to Cybertron. During the battle, he reported that their weapons were being shut down by Thunderwing charging the atmosphere and tried to tell Springer to get away, but he (along with several other Wreckers) were blasted away by the creature's microwave pulse. {{storylink|Stormbringer issue 4}}

Sandstorm and his fellow Wreckers were later dispatched to [[Corata-Vaz]] to gain control of the [[Nega-Core]] in place on that world, but had serious trouble getting past its watchdog, Thunderwing. They had a brief reprieve when [[Jetfire (G1)|Jetfire]] used the old [[Axis Cradle]] to remotely shut down the Pretender, but Jetfire was soon distracted and the battle was renewed. The Jumpstarters worked on overriding the Nega Core's programming while Sandstorm and the others held back Thunderwing. Eventually the Nega Cores were disabled and the Transformers of the [[Dead Universe]] defeated, causing Thunderwing to shut down once more. {{storylink|Spotlight: Sideswipe}}

==Toys==
===Generation 1===
[[Image:G1 Sandstorm toy.jpg|250px|thumb|He's like one of those kids that wears a propeller hat.]]
*'''Sandstorm''' (Triple Changer, 1986)
**''Japanese ID number:'' '''C-83'''
**''Accessories:'' "Sandblaster gun"

:As a [[Triple Changer]], Sandstorm can transform from a robot to a "sand rail" dune buggy to a Sikorsky S-62 amphibious transport helicopter and back. Like many 1986 Transformers, there are two different versions; the initial releases use painted [[die-cast]] metal for his front bumper/robot-mode feet, while the more common later releases have orange-colored plastic.

::*''[http://www.tfu.info/1986/Autobot/Sandstorm/sandstorm.htm More information on Sandstorm at TFU.info]''

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===Machine Wars===
[[Image:MachineWars Sandstorm toy.jpg|right|300px|thumb|]]
*'''Sandstorm''' (Mega, 1997)
**''Accessories:'' 2 cannons, rotor blade

:A [[redeco]] of the [[The Transformers (toyline)|Generation 1]] [[Rotorstorm]] toy, ''[[Machine Wars]]'' Sandstorm transforms into a Cybertronian helicopter with a US Air Force roundel added to his helicopter mode. Due to the small missiles of Rotorstorm failing US [[For safety reasons|choke gate]] tests, the turbine launchers were retooled into non-firing cannons, with no missiles included. A button on the back of the rotor housing drops down both engines/cannons for an "attack mode" feature. In robot mode, Sandstorm has quite restricted articulation, and holds his turbine launchers in his hands. He can also hold his rotor blade as a somewhat odd sword.

:This mold was later redecoed (and given further-retooled launchers) to make ''[[Universe (2003 toyline)|Universe]]'' [[Whirl (Universe)|Whirl]].

::*''[http://www.tfu.info/1997/Autobot/Sandstorm/sandstorm.htm More information on Machine Wars Sandstorm at TFU.info]''
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==External links==
*[http://www.ntfa.net/universe/english/index.php?act=view&char=Sandstorm Sandstorm's Universe profile at NTFA.net.]

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Jim Byrnes

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Vestras:

[[Image:JimByrnes.jpg|right|180px|thumb|"Allow me to play you a song, my queen..."]]
'''Jim Byrnes''' (born [[September 22]], 1948-), also credited as '''Jim Byrne''' and '''James Thomas Byrnes''', is an American/Canadian actor and accomplished blues musician. He is also known for the role of Dr. Light in the 90s ''Megaman'' cartoon as well as Joe Dawson in the ''Highlander'' television series, and the later motion pictures of that franchise. He also prominently voiced the Grand Vizier on ''War Planets''.

===Beast Wars===
*[[Inferno (BW)|Inferno]]

===Beast Machines===
*[[Thrust (BM)|Thrust]]

==External Links==
*[http://www.imdb.com/name/nm0126325/ Jim Byrnes at the Internet Movie Database]
*[http://www.jamestbyrnes.com/ The Official website of Jim Byrnes]

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