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Badgeless

2026-05-12T01:48:34Z

Viisacre:

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[[File:ExRID 44 badgeless.jpg|thumb|upright=2.5|Put down your weapon. You are under arrest. Come with me or there will be ... trouble.]]
The '''Badgeless ''' are the elite division of the [[Cybertronian Security Force]] who serve as [[Starscream (G1)/2005 IDW continuity|Starscream]]'s secret police.

==Fiction==
===2005 IDW continuity===
[[File:Windblade3 StarscreamIntrosBadgeless.jpg|thumb|left|upright=1.5]]
[[Starscream (G1)/2005 IDW continuity|Starscream]] formed the Badgeless to maintain order among the population of [[Metroplex (G1)|Metroplex]]. With their identities masked by identical color schemes and face-concealing helmets, the Badgeless were able to keep the peace while remaining safe from public aggression. {{storylink|Windblade issue 3|Windblade vol. 1 #3}}

When [[Swindle (G1)|Swindle]] and [[Menasor (G1)|Menasor]] traveled through Metroplex's [[Space bridge|spacebridge]] to rampage on [[Caminus (planet)|Caminus]], Starscream deployed a squad of aerial Badgeless officers to stop them. Though they had little success against the combiner until [[Superion (G1)|Superion]] arrived, one Badgeless officer successfully apprehended Swindle for Starscream's secret agenda. {{storylink|The Sum and Its Parts}} Possibly the same officer or another one was on duty as Swindle was incarcerated in Starscream's secret prison on Cybertron. {{storylink|The Possible Light}}

After [[Optimus Maximus (G1)|Optimus Maximus]] helped to quell [[Devastator (G1)|Devastator]] and Menasor's rampage, he willingly separated into his component 'bots. Several Badgeless officers then took [[Prowl (G1)/2005 IDW continuity|Prowl]] into custody. {{storylink|All That Remains}}

When a riot nearly broke out between Decepticons and Camiens over the Decepticons' use of energy from Metroplex, Windblade urged Chromia to settle things peacefully before the Badgeless could arrive. Later, two Badgeless officers were on duty guarding Metroplex's spacebridge chamber. They refused access to Windblade's party, citing the need for official permission from Starscream, but [[Rattrap (BW)|Rattrap]] arrived and used his authority (behind Starscream's back) to get Windblade's party in so that they could travel to [[Velocitron]]. {{storylink|Windblade vol. 2 issue 4|Windblade vol. 2 #4}}

A Badgeless was guarding the [[Enigma of Combination]] with [[Ironhide (G1)/2005 IDW continuity|Ironhide]]. Chromia arrived to replace Ironhide for a shift, and shortly after, the officer was knocked out by [[Arcee (G1)/2005 IDW continuity|Arcee]]. Chromia eventually returned with the Enigma and woke the guard, telling him that she drove off the attacker. When he wanted to report the incident to Starscream, Chromia pointed out how it would look bad for the guard if he did. {{storylink|An Uneventful Night}}

One hapless Badgeless tried to take prisoners at a Decepticon bar but Arcee took him hostage before the situation could blow up. She visited Starscream, warning him that the secret police would only undermine his society and could not be trusted to be loyal to him. The Badgeless was, in fact, loyal, but Arcee butchered him in front of Starscream anyway. {{storylink|The Transgressors}}

While Starscream attempted to awe [[Elita_One_(G1)#2005_IDW_continuity|Elita One]] by listing off some of his accomplishments, a pair of "Badgeless" were shown flanking him, representing his grip over Cybertron.{{storylink|The Will of the Few}}

You can see why the surviving Badgeless celebrated Chosen One Day by giving thanks ''they'' weren't dead! {{storylink|Choose Me}}

When [[Strafe (IDW)|Strafe]], [[Swift (G1)|Swift]], and [[Barricade (IDW)|Barricade]] went on a mission into the wilderness, the [[Dinobot (G1)|Dinobots]] (hired as their muscle) snitched on them to the Badgeless. [[Slag (G1)|Slug]] was pretty sure the three would all be killed on sight. When he learned the mission was to plant new [[spark]]s in [[Alyon]], Slug dropped the scam and led the Dinobots in killing the Badgeless before they could see the other three. The Badgeless would make a further attack but fail once more. Being cop killers would mean the Dinobots could never return to Metroplex and Swift had to pretend they'd kidnapped her when the Badgeless's reinforcements showed up. {{storylink|The Transformers: Redemption|Redemption}}

Mounting distrust in the Badgeless boiled over when [[Airachnid_(G1)#2005_IDW_continuity|a mysterious killer]] began to kill various Decepticons, with many suspecting that the Badgeless themselves were responsible for the attacks. [[Blast_Off_(G1)#2005_IDW_continuity|Blast Off]] managed to acquire some illegally-obtained Badgeless equipment, successfully disguising himself as one of them by abusing their anonymity. Following this, he ambushed one from a dark alley and assumed their identity.
A pair of Badgeless got in the way of Ironhide as he was apprehending a rowdy [[Drunkatron|drunk 'Con]], with the drunk attacking an officer, punching them whilst yelling "Swindle Lives!" This caused the two Badgeless to shove him to the ground and attempt to detain him, mentioning how they were going to comb through his head to find more info on the Swindle situation. Unfortunately, this caused the drunk to freak out, escaping capture and running away. The two Badgeless held Ironhide back as Blast Off took the opportunity to blast the fleeing drunk, blowing out his back and a chunk of his head, killing him, with the Badgeless insisting to Ironhide that it was self-defense. Following this, a crowd of outraged citizens began to berate the collective of Badgeless for killing an unarmed civillian. Amidst the commotion, Blast Off snuck away. The remaining Badgeless, mobbed by an increasingly angry crowd, began to panic and fire into the mob, causing the situation to devolve into total chaos, with civilians fearing for their lives. The entire snafu was caught on camera, permanently staining the Badgeless' reputation.{{storylink|07:00:00}}

After killing the 'Con, Blast Off shed his disguise, allowing the chaos to unfold. The incident was lambasted by [[Circuit (G1)|the news]], and the Badgeless continued to fight rioters in the streets for the remainder of the night. The next morning, the riots continued, with several unhappy civilians (and Onslaught and Blast Off) storming the capital. Under Ironhide's command, the Badgeless were told to hold their fire no matter the cost to prevent another bloodbath. After many protestors voiced their concerns, Ironhide offered to reform the Badgeless under his leadership as a more open force. While many continued to criticize the Badgeless, several other ex-Decepticons agreed to join, including [[Sparkstalker]], [[Octane|the]] [[Tankor (BM)|Tankors]], and Blast Off (who had ulterior motives). {{storylink|Applicable Skills}}

An [[Accused Badgeless|unfortunate member of the Badgeless]] was put on trial for the supposed serial murder of ex-Decepticons, an accusation the suspect vehemently denied. Starscream watched the trial unfold despite knowing that the real perpetrator of the crime was his own accomplice, Airachnid. The accused Badgeless claimed self-defence, as his partner (who was secretly Blast Off in disguise) was the one who opened fire first, with him simply following suit. Unfortunately for him, Starscream declared him guilty anyway to appease the people. {{storylink|Heavy}}

{{stub| {{storylink|Things We Said We'd Never Do}} }}

==See also==
*[[Autotrooper (disambiguation)]]

[[Category:IDW (2005) subgroups]]
[[Category:IDW (2005) Transformer culture]]
[[Category:Security organizations]]

Badgeless

2026-05-12T01:46:38Z

Viisacre: Til All are One #2

{{faction|csficon}}

[[File:ExRID 44 badgeless.jpg|thumb|upright=2.5|Put down your weapon. You are under arrest. Come with me or there will be ... trouble.]]
The '''Badgeless ''' are the elite division of the [[Cybertronian Security Force]] who serve as [[Starscream (G1)/2005 IDW continuity|Starscream]]'s secret police.

==Fiction==
===2005 IDW continuity===
[[File:Windblade3 StarscreamIntrosBadgeless.jpg|thumb|left|upright=1.5]]
[[Starscream (G1)/2005 IDW continuity|Starscream]] formed the Badgeless to maintain order among the population of [[Metroplex (G1)|Metroplex]]. With their identities masked by identical color schemes and face-concealing helmets, the Badgeless were able to keep the peace while remaining safe from public aggression. {{storylink|Windblade issue 3|Windblade vol. 1 #3}}

When [[Swindle (G1)|Swindle]] and [[Menasor (G1)|Menasor]] traveled through Metroplex's [[Space bridge|spacebridge]] to rampage on [[Caminus (planet)|Caminus]], Starscream deployed a squad of aerial Badgeless officers to stop them. Though they had little success against the combiner until [[Superion (G1)|Superion]] arrived, one Badgeless officer successfully apprehended Swindle for Starscream's secret agenda. {{storylink|The Sum and Its Parts}} Possibly the same officer or another one was on duty as Swindle was incarcerated in Starscream's secret prison on Cybertron. {{storylink|The Possible Light}}

After [[Optimus Maximus (G1)|Optimus Maximus]] helped to quell [[Devastator (G1)|Devastator]] and Menasor's rampage, he willingly separated into his component 'bots. Several Badgeless officers then took [[Prowl (G1)/2005 IDW continuity|Prowl]] into custody. {{storylink|All That Remains}}

When a riot nearly broke out between Decepticons and Camiens over the Decepticons' use of energy from Metroplex, Windblade urged Chromia to settle things peacefully before the Badgeless could arrive. Later, two Badgeless officers were on duty guarding Metroplex's spacebridge chamber. They refused access to Windblade's party, citing the need for official permission from Starscream, but [[Rattrap (BW)|Rattrap]] arrived and used his authority (behind Starscream's back) to get Windblade's party in so that they could travel to [[Velocitron]]. {{storylink|Windblade vol. 2 issue 4|Windblade vol. 2 #4}}

A Badgeless was guarding the [[Enigma of Combination]] with [[Ironhide (G1)/2005 IDW continuity|Ironhide]]. Chromia arrived to replace Ironhide for a shift, and shortly after, the officer was knocked out by [[Arcee (G1)/2005 IDW continuity|Arcee]]. Chromia eventually returned with the Enigma and woke the guard, telling him that she drove off the attacker. When he wanted to report the incident to Starscream, Chromia pointed out how it would look bad for the guard if he did. {{storylink|An Uneventful Night}}

One hapless Badgeless tried to take prisoners at a Decepticon bar but Arcee took him hostage before the situation could blow up. She visited Starscream, warning him that the secret police would only undermine his society and could not be trusted to be loyal to him. The Badgeless was, in fact, loyal, but Arcee butchered him in front of Starscream anyway. {{storylink|The Transgressors}}

While Starscream attempted to awe [[Elita_One_(G1)#2005_IDW_continuity|Elita One]] by listing off some of his accomplishments, a pair of "Badgeless" were shown flanking him, representing his grip over Cybertron.{{storylink|The Will of the Few}}

You can see why the surviving Badgeless celebrated Chosen One Day by giving thanks ''they'' weren't dead! {{storylink|Choose Me}}

When [[Strafe (IDW)|Strafe]], [[Swift (G1)|Swift]], and [[Barricade (IDW)|Barricade]] went on a mission into the wilderness, the [[Dinobot (G1)|Dinobots]] (hired as their muscle) snitched on them to the Badgeless. [[Slag (G1)|Slug]] was pretty sure the three would all be killed on sight. When he learned the mission was to plant new [[spark]]s in [[Alyon]], Slug dropped the scam and led the Dinobots in killing the Badgeless before they could see the other three. The Badgeless would make a further attack but fail once more. Being cop killers would mean the Dinobots could never return to Metroplex and Swift had to pretend they'd kidnapped her when the Badgeless's reinforcements showed up. {{storylink|The Transformers: Redemption|Redemption}}

Mounting distrust in the Badgeless boiled over when [[Airachnid_(G1)#2005_IDW_continuity|a mysterious killer]] began to kill various Decepticons, with many suspecting that the Badgeless themselves were responsible for the attacks. [[Blast_Off_(G1)#2005_IDW_continuity|Blast Off]] managed to acquire some illegally-obtained Badgeless equipment, successfully disguising himself as one of them by abusing their anonymity. Following this, he ambushed one from a dark alley and assumed their identity.
A pair of Badgeless got in the way of Ironhide as he was apprehending a rowdy [[Drunkatron|drunk 'Con]], with the drunk attacking an officer, punching them whilst yelling "Swindle Lives!" This caused the two Badgeless to shove him to the ground and attempt to detain him, mentioning how they were going to comb through his head to find more info on the Swindle situation. Unfortunately, this caused the drunk to freak out, escaping capture and running away. The two Badgeless held Ironhide back as Blast Off took the opportunity to blast the fleeing drunk, blowing out his back and a chunk of his head, killing him, with the Badgeless insisting to Ironhide that it was self-defense. Following this, a crowd of outraged citizens began to berate the collective of Badgeless for killing an unarmed civillian. Amidst the commotion, Blast Off snuck away. The remaining Badgeless, mobbed by an increasingly angry crowd, began to panic and fire into the mob, causing the situation to devolve into total chaos, with civilians fearing for their lives. The entire snafu was caught on camera, permanently staining the Badgeless' reputation.{{storylink|07:00:00}}

After killing the 'Con, Blast Off shed his disguise, allowing the chaos to unfold. The incident was lambasted by [[Circuit (G1)|the news]], and the Badgeless continued to fight rioters in the streets for the remainder of the night. The next morning, the riots continued, with several unhappy civilians (and Onslaught and Blast Off) storming the capital. Under Ironhide's command, the Badgeless were told to hold their fire no matter the cost to prevent another bloodbath. After many protestors voiced their concerns, Ironhide offered to reform the Badgeless under his leadership as a more open force. While many continued to criticize the Badgeless, several other ex-Decepticons agreed to join, including [[Sparkstalker]], [[Octane|the]] [[Tankor (BM)|Tankors]], and Blast Off (who had ulterior motives). {{storylink|Applicable Skills}}

An [[Accused Badgeless|unfortunate member of the Badgeless]] was put on trial for the supposed serial murder of ex-Decepticons, an accusation the suspect vehemently denied. Starscream watched the trial unfold despite knowing that the real perpetrator of the crime was his own accomplice, Airachnid. The accused Badgeless claimed self-defence, as his partner (who was secretly Blast Off in disguise) was the one who opened fire first, with him simply following suit. Unfortunately for him, Starscream declared him guilty anyway to appease the people. {{storylink|Heavy}}

{{groupstub| {{storylink|Things We Said We'd Never Do}}

==See also==
*[[Autotrooper (disambiguation)]]

[[Category:IDW (2005) subgroups]]
[[Category:IDW (2005) Transformer culture]]
[[Category:Security organizations]]

Badgeless

2026-05-12T01:32:41Z

Viisacre: Til All Are one #9 Heavy

{{faction|csficon}}

[[File:ExRID 44 badgeless.jpg|thumb|upright=2.5|Put down your weapon. You are under arrest. Come with me or there will be ... trouble.]]
The '''Badgeless ''' are the elite division of the [[Cybertronian Security Force]] who serve as [[Starscream (G1)/2005 IDW continuity|Starscream]]'s secret police.

==Fiction==
===2005 IDW continuity===
[[File:Windblade3 StarscreamIntrosBadgeless.jpg|thumb|left|upright=1.5]]
[[Starscream (G1)/2005 IDW continuity|Starscream]] formed the Badgeless to maintain order among the population of [[Metroplex (G1)|Metroplex]]. With their identities masked by identical color schemes and face-concealing helmets, the Badgeless were able to keep the peace while remaining safe from public aggression. {{storylink|Windblade issue 3|Windblade vol. 1 #3}}

When [[Swindle (G1)|Swindle]] and [[Menasor (G1)|Menasor]] traveled through Metroplex's [[Space bridge|spacebridge]] to rampage on [[Caminus (planet)|Caminus]], Starscream deployed a squad of aerial Badgeless officers to stop them. Though they had little success against the combiner until [[Superion (G1)|Superion]] arrived, one Badgeless officer successfully apprehended Swindle for Starscream's secret agenda. {{storylink|The Sum and Its Parts}} Possibly the same officer or another one was on duty as Swindle was incarcerated in Starscream's secret prison on Cybertron. {{storylink|The Possible Light}}

After [[Optimus Maximus (G1)|Optimus Maximus]] helped to quell [[Devastator (G1)|Devastator]] and Menasor's rampage, he willingly separated into his component 'bots. Several Badgeless officers then took [[Prowl (G1)/2005 IDW continuity|Prowl]] into custody. {{storylink|All That Remains}}

When a riot nearly broke out between Decepticons and Camiens over the Decepticons' use of energy from Metroplex, Windblade urged Chromia to settle things peacefully before the Badgeless could arrive. Later, two Badgeless officers were on duty guarding Metroplex's spacebridge chamber. They refused access to Windblade's party, citing the need for official permission from Starscream, but [[Rattrap (BW)|Rattrap]] arrived and used his authority (behind Starscream's back) to get Windblade's party in so that they could travel to [[Velocitron]]. {{storylink|Windblade vol. 2 issue 4|Windblade vol. 2 #4}}

A Badgeless was guarding the [[Enigma of Combination]] with [[Ironhide (G1)/2005 IDW continuity|Ironhide]]. Chromia arrived to replace Ironhide for a shift, and shortly after, the officer was knocked out by [[Arcee (G1)/2005 IDW continuity|Arcee]]. Chromia eventually returned with the Enigma and woke the guard, telling him that she drove off the attacker. When he wanted to report the incident to Starscream, Chromia pointed out how it would look bad for the guard if he did. {{storylink|An Uneventful Night}}

One hapless Badgeless tried to take prisoners at a Decepticon bar but Arcee took him hostage before the situation could blow up. She visited Starscream, warning him that the secret police would only undermine his society and could not be trusted to be loyal to him. The Badgeless was, in fact, loyal, but Arcee butchered him in front of Starscream anyway. {{storylink|The Transgressors}}

While Starscream attempted to awe [[Elita_One_(G1)#2005_IDW_continuity|Elita One]] by listing off some of his accomplishments, a pair of "Badgeless" were shown flanking him, representing his grip over Cybertron.{{storylink|The Will of the Few}}

You can see why the surviving Badgeless celebrated Chosen One Day by giving thanks ''they'' weren't dead! {{storylink|Choose Me}}

When [[Strafe (IDW)|Strafe]], [[Swift (G1)|Swift]], and [[Barricade (IDW)|Barricade]] went on a mission into the wilderness, the [[Dinobot (G1)|Dinobots]] (hired as their muscle) snitched on them to the Badgeless. [[Slag (G1)|Slug]] was pretty sure the three would all be killed on sight. When he learned the mission was to plant new [[spark]]s in [[Alyon]], Slug dropped the scam and led the Dinobots in killing the Badgeless before they could see the other three. The Badgeless would make a further attack but fail once more. Being cop killers would mean the Dinobots could never return to Metroplex and Swift had to pretend they'd kidnapped her when the Badgeless's reinforcements showed up. {{storylink|The Transformers: Redemption|Redemption}}

Mounting distrust in the Badgeless boiled over when [[Airachnid_(G1)#2005_IDW_continuity|a mysterious killer]] began to kill various Decepticons, with many suspecting that the Badgeless themselves were responsible for the attacks. [[Blast_Off_(G1)#2005_IDW_continuity|Blast Off]] managed to acquire some illegally-obtained Badgeless equipment, successfully disguising himself as one of them by abusing their anonymity. Following this, he ambushed one from a dark alley and assumed their identity.
A pair of Badgeless got in the way of Ironhide as he was apprehending a rowdy [[Drunkatron|drunk 'Con]], with the drunk attacking an officer, punching them whilst yelling "Swindle Lives!" This caused the two Badgeless to shove him to the ground and attempt to detain him, mentioning how they were going to comb through his head to find more info on the Swindle situation. Unfortunately, this caused the drunk to freak out, escaping capture and running away. The two Badgeless held Ironhide back as Blast Off took the opportunity to blast the fleeing drunk, blowing out his back and a chunk of his head, killing him, with the Badgeless insisting to Ironhide that it was self-defense. Following this, a crowd of outraged citizens began to berate the collective of Badgeless for killing an unarmed civillian. Amidst the commotion, Blast Off snuck away. The remaining Badgeless, mobbed by an increasingly angry crowd, began to panic and fire into the mob, causing the situation to devolve into total chaos, with civilians fearing for their lives. The entire snafu was caught on camera, permanently staining the Badgeless' reputation.{{storylink|07:00:00}}

An [[Accused Badgeless|unfortunate member of the Badgeless]] was put on trial for the supposed serial murder of ex-Decepticons, an accusation the suspect vehemently denied. Starscream watched the trial unfold despite knowing that the real perpetrator of the crime was his own accomplice, Airachnid. The accused Badgeless claimed self-defence, as his partner (who was secretly Blast Off in disguise) was the one who opened fire first, with him simply following suit. Unfortunately for him, Starscream declared him guilty anyway to appease the people. {{storylink|Heavy}}

{{groupstub| {{storylink|Applicable Skills}} {{storylink|Things We Said We'd Never Do}}

==See also==
*[[Autotrooper (disambiguation)]]

[[Category:IDW (2005) subgroups]]
[[Category:IDW (2005) Transformer culture]]
[[Category:Security organizations]]

Scourge (G1)

2026-05-12T00:57:02Z

Viisacre: /* The Transformers cartoon */

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{{disambig3|Scourge}}
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:''Scourge is a [[Decepticon]] from the [[Generation 1 continuity family|Generation 1]] [[continuity family]].''
[[File:DreamwaveMTMTE5-ScourgeFracas.jpg|upright=1.66|thumb|Looks just like daddy.]]
'''Scourge''' is [[Galvatron (G1)|Galvatron]]'s implacable tracker and leader of his own cadre of huntsmen, the deadly [[Sweep (G1)|Sweeps]]. He was created by [[Unicron/Generation 1|Unicron]] from the remains of a dead [[Decepticon]]. Immensely powerful like all the Unicronian Decepticons, arrogance is his only true weakness. Despite being quite powerful in his own right, Scourge generally acts as a near subordinate to [[Cyclonus (G1)|Cyclonus]], and, despite his leadership of the Sweeps, is generally content to take orders from others. Scourge tends to grumble and complain a bit (a habit sometimes shared by his Sweeps).

But then again, you'd also complain if your boss spent so much time beating you up, wouldn't you?

{{bigquote|What kind of Decepticon are you, ugly?}}
{{bigquote|The ''ultimate'' kind!|[[Kup (G1)/Generation 1 cartoon continuity|Kup]] and Scourge|"[[The Burden Hardest to Bear]]"}}

==Fiction==
===Generation 1 cartoon continuity===
====''The Transformers'' cartoon====
{{voiceactor|[[Stan Jones]] (English), [[Yū Shimaka|Yutaka Shimaka]] (Japanese), [[Masashi Hirose]] (Japanese, "The Rebirth")|[[Lin Dongfu]] (Chinese), [[Zhang Lin]] (Chinese, "The Rebirth"),[[Víctor Mares]] (Latin American Spanish), [[Holger Schwiers]] (German), [[Thomas Rau]] (German, "Dark Awakening", "Surprise Party", "The Rebirth"), [[Gernot Duda]] (German, "Starscream's Ghost", "Ghost in the Machine"), [[Reinhard Brock]] (German, "Webworld", "The Quintesson Journal"), [[Thomas Albus]] (German, "The Movie" TV dub), [[Peter Zilles]] (German, ''Generation 2''), [[Albert Augier]] (European French, "Dark Awakening" & "The Return of Optimus Prime, Part 2"), [[Francis Lax]] (European French, "Starscream's Ghost"), [[François Leccia]] (European French, "Surprise Party" & "Webworld"), [[Philippe Roullier]] (European French, "The Dweller in the Depths"), [[Serge Bourrier]] (European French, "The Rebirth" episodes), Unknown (European French, "Five Faces of Darkness" episodes), [[Magalhães Graça]] (Portuguese, "The Movie" VHS dub), [[Ayrton Cardoso]] (Portuguese, season 3), [[Lauro Fabiano]] (Portuguese, "Ghost in the Machine")}}

[[File:TFTM Decepticonshipbridge.jpg|thumb]]
Following the [[Battle of Autobot City]] in 2005, Scourge was created from [[Thundercracker (G1)/Generation 1 cartoon continuity|Thundercracker]]'s corpse by [[Unicron]]. Scourge was designated commander of his legion of huntsmen, the [[Sweep (G1)|Sweep]]s, and traveled with his new leader, [[Galvatron (G1)/Generation 1 cartoon continuity|Galvatron]], back to [[Cybertron (planet)|Cybertron]]. Galvatron, Scourge and [[Cyclonus (G1)/Generation 1 cartoon continuity|Cyclonus]] then returned to [[Autobot City (G1)|Autobot City]] and sent the remaining Autobots fleeing into outer space.

After blasting their ship, the Decepticons believed the Autobots dead. Unicron sent a painful message to Galvatron, informing him he was wrong. Galvatron argued the point until Scourge reminded his leader "we belong to him". The Decepticons then tracked the Autobots to the [[Junkion (planet)|Planet of Junk]] where Scourge and the Sweeps dismembered [[Ultra Magnus (G1)/Generation 1 cartoon continuity|Ultra Magnus]] and stole the [[Matrix of Leadership]]. Unicron learned of Galvatron's intended rebellion and attacked Cybertron. Whether Scourge, who was vocally loyal to Unicron, fought to protect Cybertron is unknown. {{storylink|The Transformers: The Movie}}
{{note|Scourge’s involvement in these events, or events mostly similar, were also chronicled in the comic mini-series ''[[Transformers: The Animated Movie]]'', the storybook "[[Transformers the Movie (Ladybird adaptation)|Transformers the Movie]]" and the "Special Edition The Transformers: The Movie extra page" of "[[Transformers: The Ultimate Pop-Up Universe]]".}}

[[File:FFOD1-Scourgeface.jpg|left|thumb|Van-Dyck of destruction.]]

After the Decepticons were sent packing to [[Chaar]], Cyclonus and Scourge went on an expedition to track down their lost leader, Galvatron, who hadn't been seen since Unicron went kablooey. {{storylink|Five Faces of Darkness, Part 1}} They found Galvatron soaking in a lava pit on [[Thrull]], and much to their disappointment, discovered their leader had gone totally nuts. Galvatron was set to plow his way through his minions before Scourge took to bended knee and appealed to Galvatron's ego to stop. {{storylink|Five Faces of Darkness, Part 2}} Scourge and Cyclonus took their leader back to Chaar to command the Decepticon army, only to find the planet all but deserted. {{storylink|Five Faces of Darkness, Part 3}} It turned out that the other Decepticons had allied with the [[Quintesson]]s, which after some negotiation led to a Decepticon-Quintesson joint attack on Cybertron. {{storylink|Five Faces of Darkness, Part 4}} Scourge participated in this attack, but the Decepticons were eventually driven away. {{storylink|Five Faces of Darkness, Part 5}}

Scourge and his Sweeps were working with Galvatron and Cyclonus to hunt Rodimus Prime, when they came across the [[Autobot Mausoleum]] in deep space. Infiltrating the space barge, they continued their attack on the Autobots until [[Optimus Prime (G1)/Generation 1 cartoon continuity|Optimus Prime]] himself rose from the grave to fight back. Scourge and his huntsmen fled before the former Autobot leader, forcing Galvatron and Cyclonus to withdraw as well. {{storylink|Dark Awakening (episode)|Dark Awakening}}

[[File:Fightorflee Cyclonus Scourge Superion.jpg|thumb|Scouurrge iiiin spaaaaace.]]

Scourge and Cyclonus were hunting the [[Aerialbot (G1)|Aerialbot]] called [[Air Raid (G1)|Air Raid]] for sport, but were caught in an ambush when the other Aerialbots jumped them in an asteroid field. The two Decepticons fled through a nearby vortex and crashed on the peaceful planet known as [[Paradron]]. Finding the world rich with energon resources, Scourge and Cyclonus immediately alerted Galvatron to their find and began to plunder the world of energy. {{storylink|Fight or Flee (episode)|Fight or Flee}}

When [[Octane]] took [[Trypticon (G1)|Trypticon]] to [[Socialist Democratic Federated Republic of Carbombya|Carbombya]] without permission, Scourge came with Galvatron and the other Decepticons to chastise the fueler for disobedience. His discovery of super-energon made from Carbombyan oil temporarily assuaged Galvatron's anger, but once the Decepticons were forced out of Carbombya by the Autobots, Galvatron expelled Octane as a traitor to the cause. {{storylink|Thief in the Night}} Sometime later, Scourge was hunting Octane on Cybertron with Cyclonus and the Sweeps, when their prey fled underground into the [[Decepticon Crypt]]. Scourge would prove to be a very poor leader, with his followers, the Sweeps, refusing his order to follow Octane below (though they were scared to death of Cyclonus). {{storylink|Starscream's Ghost}}

Scourge stood with Cyclonus and Galvatron as they eavesdropped on the Autobots, who were preparing for a galactic Peace Conference. Foolish Autobots, thinking there can be peace! Galvatron ordered Cyclonus, Scourge, and the Sweeps to intercept a shuttle commandeered by [[Daniel Witwicky (G1)|Daniel Witwicky]] and [[Wheelie (G1)|Wheelie]]. {{storylink|Surprise Party}}

[[File:GhostintheMachine-Scourgealt.jpg|thumb|left|Y'know how dogs like to stick their heads out the window of moving cars?]]

He was later possessed by the disembodied [[Spark|ghost]] of [[Starscream (G1)/Generation 1 cartoon continuity|Starscream]], though this eventually became a mutual partnership. Starscream intended to help Unicron turn Cybertron into his new body in exchange for a new body of his own. Scourge began to have second thoughts about this until Unicron reminded him that "what I have given you, I can also take away". Scourge eventually left Unicron and rejoined the Decepticons. Why Galvatron accepted his return instead of, oh...reducing him to composite particles is unknown. {{storylink|Ghost in the Machine (G1)|Ghost in the Machine}}

While on a mission looking for [[Isidrite]], the Decepticons stumbled on a group of Autobots already mining the material. In the battle that ensued, Galvatron spent as much time attacking his own troops as the Autobots, with Scourge's attempt to assist his leader resulting in him being simply battered aside. Afterwards, Cyclonus was duped by a Quintesson into taking their deranged leader to the planet [[Torkulon]] for medical treatment, with Scourge and the Sweeps accompanying him. Scourge expressed his doubts, which were promptly ignored by Cyclonus. However, when the Torkuli decided Galvatron was beyond help and needed lobotomized, Scourge was restrained by the living planet, until Galvatron's madness managed to spread to it. Escaping, Galvatron's rampage destroyed the planet, allowing him to continue his efforts to destroy the Autobits, with Scourge in tow. {{storylink|Webworld}}

When word reached Chaar of strange (well, stranger than usual) behaviour from the Junkions, Cyclonus decided to investigate against Galvatron's orders, taking Scourge and the Sweeps with him. On arrival, they were suddenly set upon by the Junkions. Satisfied with his observations, Cyclonus had them retreat, but on return Galvatron remained disinterested. Despite this, Cyclonus felt the opportunity to break the Junkion's alliance with the Autobots was too good to pass up, and so he and Scourge returned to Junkion. En route they encountered Omega Supreme, and shot the Autobot down onto a nearby asteroid. Omega's comrades held the Decepticons off long enough for Ultra Magnus to repair him, sending them into retreat. As they made their way back to Chaar, they encountered Galvatron, now entranced by the same Quintesson-broadcast messaging that had afflicted the Junkions, and so followed him back to Junkion, where they fought the Autobots again, until Blaster managed to counter the signal. With the Junkions restored to their right minds, they attacked the Decepticons, who again retreated. {{storylink|The Big Broadcast of 2006 (episode)|The Big Broadcast of 2006}}

After [[Predaking (G1)|Predaking]] detected a Quintesson transmission, Scourge joined a Decepticon party in attempting to retrieve the secrets of the Quintessons' journal, but ultimately lost out to the Autobots. {{storylink|The Quintesson Journal}}

[[File:VampireDepth.jpg|thumb|I'm not a monster, Tom. Well, technically I am.]]
While Galvatron was berating Scourge and the Sweeps for their failures, he was interrupted by some Quintessons offering the Decepticons a means of destroying the new power generator the Autobots had made, located deep beneath the surface of Cybertron. Quickly making their way there, the Decepticon presence was soon noticed by the Autobots, though the Decepticons managed to lose them. However, the Quintessons intended to destroy both factions by unleashing their old creations, the Techno-Organics. After much searching, the Decepticons realized they'd been had, but while venting his fury at the deception, Galvatron inadvertantly unleashed the creatures, who promptly attacked Scourge. When the Autobots caught up, the Deceptivons took the opportunity to flee, only to run into the most dangerous of the creatures, the Dweller. The Techno-Organic terror quickly turned Scourge into a robotic vampire-thrall, driven to consume the energy of others. Scourge was saved when Perceptor managed to figure out how to reverse the condition, restoring him and the other victims of the Dweller. Faced with a room full of Autobots, Scourge immediately called a retreat. As they fled Cybertron, they met up with Galvatron, who was still clueless as to what the Quintessons had hoped to gain from the day's events. {{storylink|The Dweller in the Depths}}

While searching for a new source of [[anti-electron]]s, the Decepticons attempted to raid Unicron's brain. Galvatron and the [[Terrorcon (G1)|Terrorcons]] occupied the Autobots while Scourge and Cyclonus went after the prize. They found a flask of anti-electrons just waiting to be drained, but upset Unicron in the process and were blasted by his internal defenses. {{storylink|Grimlock's New Brain}}

Scourge was part of a battle on Earth's moon which was interrupted when the beast-formers of both sides were summoned by a mysterious call and broke off to follow it. An enraged Galvatron had the Decepticons follow after the "deserters", only for them to be attacked and drained of all their energy by [[Tornedron]], leaving them floating in space until Grimlock defeated the creature. {{storylink|Call of the Primitives}}

[[File:Matrix burden 2.jpg|thumb|left|If that's "the touch", you don't want to get it!]]
At one point, Autobot commander [[Hot Rod (G1)/Generation 1 cartoon continuity|Rodimus Prime]] was separated from the Matrix of Leadership by Galvatron. Galvatron, who was haunted by the spirits within it, instructed Scourge to dispose of the Matrix. Scourge decided to use the power of the Matrix to his advantage and installed it within his chest. ''Very'' bad idea. The Matrix proved incompatible with Scourge's programming (perhaps as a result of his [[Unicron|origin]]), causing him to morph into a hideous freak with the power driving him mad. Scourge attempted to seize control of the Decepticons until Hot Rod took back the Matrix. Scourge was left at the mercy of a very unhappy Galvatron, but somehow beat the reaper yet again. {{storylink|The Burden Hardest to Bear}}

Scourge was present when Galvatron learned from Ratbat that the human scientists [[Gregory Swofford]] and [[Mark Morgan]] had the body of Optimus Prime in their lab. Along with the other Decepticons, Scourge went to prevent Optimus' revival, unaware Swafford and Morgan had set a trap to infect the Autobots with the [[Hate Plague]]. As a result, the Decepticons were infected as well. {{storylink|The Return of Optimus Prime, Part 1}} The Decepticons chased the uninfected Galvatron back to Chaar, and had managed to corner him when a group of Autobots, led by the resurrected Optimus, appeared to save Galvatron. Scourge and the other Decepticons fell back to recharge, then went after Galvatron again, finding him deep in one of Chaar's caves. Later, Scourge was among the Decepticons who travelled to Earth, led by the now infected Galvatron, looking to put a permanent end to Optimus Prime, only to be cured when he unleashed the accumulated knowledge of the Matrix. {{storylink|The Return of Optimus Prime, Part 2}}

[[File:Rebirth 1 Plasma energy Scourge.JPG|thumb]]

In 2007, the Decepticons stole the [[Key to the Plasma Energy Chamber|key]] to the [[Plasma Energy Chamber]] on Cybertron, and Scourge was tasked with infiltrating the chamber while the other Decepticons performed a full-scale assault on the planet as a diversion. He succeeded, but inserting the key into the chamber led to a burst of plasma energy that nearly killed him. He was saved by an [[Energon infuser|energon infusion]] from Cyclonus, and was subsequently sent to find the Autobots who had taken the key back while Scourge was unconscious. Together with Cyclonus, [[Slugslinger (G1)|Slugslinger]], [[Triggerhappy (G1)|Triggerhappy]], and [[Misfire (G1)|Misfire]], Scourge tracked the Autobots to [[Nebulos|Nebulon]]. {{storylink|The Rebirth, Part 1}}

After clashing with the brand new Autobot [[Headmaster (technology)|Headmasters]] and losing badly, Scourge and the others were kidnapped by the Nebulon group known as the [[Hive (G1)|Hive]], who offered to [[Binary bonding|binary-bond]] with the Decepticons and increase their power. Scourge chose to become a [[Targetmaster (technology)|Targetmaster]], getting the loud Nebulan [[Fracas]] as his partner, and the Decepticon Headmasters and Targetmasters subsequently attacked and defeated the Autobots. Upon reacquiring the key to the Plasma Energy Chamber, Scourge voiced his desire to destroy the Autobots and leave, only for Fracas to threaten to shoot him unless the Decepticons went back to the Hive as soon as possible. Unfortunately, the Autobots copied their Targetmaster technology and went back into battle, and [[Arcee (G1)/Generation 1 cartoon continuity|Arcee]] managed to knock Scourge down and steal the key back. {{storylink|The Rebirth, Part 2}} {{storylink|The Rebirth, Part 3}}

====Japanese cartoon continuity====
=====''Macrocosmic Seekers''=====
When the Decepticons intercepted an Autobot transmission detailing the acquisition of a "great treasure," Galvatron led Cyclonus and Scourge on a raid to intercept Rodimus Prime's ship. The Autobot vessel was brought down, and under heavy weapons-fire, Kup, [[Wreck-Gar (G1)|Wreck-Gar]] and [[Scrapheap (G1)|Scrapheap]] fled the battleground. Cyclonus and Scourge pursued them, but were unable to hault the Junkions' progress as they would swap places as vehicle and rider every time they took a hit. {{storylink|Unending Battle}} The battle was interrupted by the appearance of the [[Seeker (United)|Seeker]], who abducted all of the combatants into his crystalline spaceship. Scourge, alongside Cyclonus, Galvatron and Rodimus, were put into suspended animation by the Seeker. {{storylink|A Treasure Lost}} These four transformers intrigued the Seeker, as they had undergone "miraculous" reformattings; Rodimus due to the Matrix of Leadership, and the three Decepticons due to the power of Unicron. Using his advanced technology, the Seeker turned back his captives' internal clocks, and held them in time at the very moment of their reformatting, intending to perpetually keep them in this state as items in his collection. {{storylink|Eternal Moment}} Rodimus was rescued by Junkheap, and in the conflict that followed, stray shots freed Galvatron, Cyclonus and Scourge from their stasis as well. However, all three were caught in between their former and current identities, leaving them quite confused. Despite his transitional state, Galvatron managed to put a halt to the Seeker's attacks. The group then mobilized to make their escape. {{storylink|Time to Move}} Though the Seeker resumed his assault in short order, Scourge found out that he and the others trapped in a transitional state benefited from increased strength and firepower. Additionally, the supersonic powers he had as Thundercracker were restored. He put them to good use fighting back against their captor alongside the Autobots. With their combined might, the robots were able to bring the Seeker offline. {{storylink|Those Who Resist}} With the energy of the Seeker's experiment depleted, Scourge reverted to his normal state. Upon discovering that the Autobots' treasure was an old piece of armor of Optimus Prime, purely sentimental in value, Galvatron sounded a retreat. The Decepticons left without provoking further conflict. {{storylink|A Treasure's True Worth}}

=====''Generations Selects Special Comic'' (1)=====
Scourge was present when the [[Quintesson]]s first lent the [[Terrorcon (G1)|Terrorcon]]s to the Decepticon cause. {{storylink|Abominus comic 1}}

In [[2011]], Scourge was involved in the battle against the reforming Unicron before he was banished to the [[Triple Z Point]]. {{storylink|Generations Selects Special Comic Finale|Finale}}

=====''The Headmasters'' cartoon=====
{{voiceactor|[[Masaharu Satō]] (Japanese), [[Simon Broad]] (English), [[Mikhail Chernyak]] (Russian)}}

[[File:MysteryofPlanetMaster-ScourgeCyclonus.jpg|left|thumb|"Hey, Cyclonus, wouldn't it be great if our weapons could turn into little men?"]]

Scourge assisted Galvatron in the attack on Cybertron to seize control over [[Vector Sigma]]. {{storylink|The Mystery of Planet Master}} As part of their attack, Scourge and Cyclonus met Optimus Prime in the chamber of Vector Sigma. {{storylink|Birth of the Fantastic Double Prime}} Scourge participated in the Decepticon operations on Planet [[Beast (planet)|Beast]], but was largely ineffective in Galvatron's fight with Rodimus Prime. {{storylink|Rebellion on Planet Beast}} Scourge later called the Sweeps to help occupy the Autobots until Galvatron's gravity-warping meteorite could reach [[Athenia]]. {{storylink|Approach of the Demon Meteorite}} He later informed Galvatron that [[Scorponok (G1)|Scorponok]] had arrived for a meeting. {{storylink|The Four-Million-Year-Old Veil of Mystery}}

Scourge and Cyclonus attempted to prove their worth by stealing [[Trypticon (G1)|Trypticon]] and using him to hunt down a mysterious Six Changer. However, that plan failed miserably when that Six Changer turned out to be their own ally, [[Sixshot (G1)|Sixshot]]. Both Scourge and Cyclonus ditched Trypticon in battle, leading to the Decepticon city's destruction (though he was eventually repaired). {{storylink|Terror! The Six Shadows}} After Galvatron vanished during Cybertron's destruction, and the unfamiliar [[Scorponok (G1)|Scorponok]] took over as Emperor of Destruction, Scourge and Cyclonus felt even less secure in their positions. When [[Soundwave (G1)/Generation 1 cartoon continuity|Soundblaster]] proudly sucked up to Scorponok, reporting on a new energy-absorbing satellite named [[Sol 1]] set for launch, Scourge vowed to steal the satellite in order to gain favor in Scorponok's eyes. Joined by Cyclonus and [[Predaking (G1)|Predaking]], he attacked the launch pad, but was repelled by [[Raiden]] and the Headmasters. [[Brainstorm (G1)|Brainstorm]] did some aerial dogfighting with Scourge, and the Decepticons were forced to leave empty-handed. {{storylink|The Shadow Emperor, Scorponok}}

Scourge and Cyclonus were concerned that Scorponok's latest series of attacks on Earth were more likely to destroy the planet than allow the Decepticons to gather energy. Scorponok told to them that the awe-inspiring [[plasma energy]] was released from Cybertron in its destruction. {{storylink|The Dormant Volcano Mysteriously Erupts}} In his next scheme, Scorponok explained to the duo that he planned to detonate a series of bombs to destroy the planet [[Mars (planet)|Mars]], and harvest the plasma energy its destruction would surely generate. {{storylink|Explosion on Mars!! Maximus Is in Danger}}

[[File:ReturnoftheImmortalEmperor-CyclonusScourge.jpg|thumb|When did we become Bebop and Rocksteady?]]

Later, Scourge and Cyclonus made arrangements for Scorponok's official debut as leader of the Decepticons. The Autobots attacked during the proceedings on the [[Moon (moon)|Moon]], but all combatants were interrupted by the triumphant return of Galvatron. Scourge was quick to redirect his boot-licking towards his old commander, as Scorponok's leadership was immediately overruled. {{storylink|Return of the Immortal Emperor}} Scourge and Cyclonus would later field an SOS call from the planet [[Sandra (planet)|Sandra]], and reported their findings to Galvatron. {{storylink|SOS from Planet Sandra}}

After Galvatron returned from an energy-plundering journey in space, Galvatron heaped praise on Sixshot, telling Scourge and Cyclonus that they could learn a thing or two from the Ninja Commander. Grumbling to themselves, the duo noticed [[Punch (G1)|Counterpunch]] acting shifty, but were too caught up in their own problems to think too much about it. {{storylink|The Emperor of Destruction Vanishes on an Iceberg}}

Much later, Scourge attended to Scorponok in [[Lemuria (myth)|Lemuria]]. {{storylink|The Final Showdown on Earth (Part 2)}}

=====''Legends'' comic=====
In [[2021]], Scourge participated in a battle with the Autobots that ended with both sides being infected with [[black ball]]s, forcing him and the Sweeps to abandon their bodies and become [[Headmaster (technology)|Headmasters]]. {{storylink|Headmaster Chapter Prologue}} The Decepticons then traveled to the [[Legends World]] and joined forces with [[Tera-Kura Co.]] to get them [[transtector]]s, and Scourge was reunited with a version of Galvatron. During a lineup of the Sweeps, Scourge explained to Galvatron that [[Sweep No. 4]] was long dead. {{storylink|LG-26 Scourge Prologue}} While he and the Sweeps were working at janitors at Tera-Kura, they were approached by [[Terrorsaur (Legends)|Terrorsaur]], who offered them new bodies and a place at his side in exchange for kidnapping [[Alpha Trion]] and used his Matrix powers to take over the company. Scourge had other ideas and turned on Terrorsaur as soon as he acquired the Matrix, claiming sole leadership of Tera-Kura. Unfortunately for him, the Sweeps wanted a piece of the action and crowded over him, combining with his body and causing it to explode from an overload of Matrix energy. He returned being a janitor, but already had his eyes on another energy source: the [[Zodiac]]. {{storylink|LG26 Scourge}}

Somehow acquiring the Zodiac, Scourge was transformed by its power into a giant two-headed monster and went on a rampage through [[Tokyo]] until [[Blaster (G1)/Generation 1 cartoon continuity|Blaster]] took the energy source from him and defeated him with a barrage from his new base mode. {{storylink|LG27 Blaster}} Scourge's body was later briefly stolen by a Legends native transformed into a Headmaster through mass-produced [[Master-Brace]]s. {{storylink|LG28 Rewind}} During a rampage by [[Devil Z]], the new boss of Tera-Kura Co., Scourge hid behind Megatron. {{storylink|LG36 Soundwave}} He later handed [[Astrotrain (G1)|Astrotrain]] some [[energon cube]]s to carry, {{storylink|LG40 Astrotrain}} and was present when the other Scorponok loyalists were finishing their [[Godbomber]] {{storylink|LG42 Godbomber}} and when the [[Dimensional Patrol]] confiscated everyone's transtectors. {{storylink|LG-EX Black Convoy (2017)|LG-EX Black Convoy}} Scourge was probably with the Sweeps when they attacked Metroplex for his [[Transformation cog (biology)|transformation cog]] and fought with [[Nightbird (G1)|Nightbird]] clones. {{storylink|LG43 Trypticon Mobilization Chapter: Decepticon Civil War|Decepticon Civil War}}

While having his Sweeps search for another Zodiac, Scourge instead discovered the lost [[Blowpipe (G1)|Blowpipe]]. {{storylink|Targetmaster Chapter Prologue}} Finding that the [[Targetmaster (technology)|Targetmaster]] had the ability to clone Transformers, the Sweeps tried to create an army of loyal [[Sharkticon (species)|Sharkticons]] until Hot Rod and [[Shaoshao Li]] put an end to their plan. {{storylink|LG44 Sharkticon}} Scourge evaded capture, used Blowpipe to create two-headed monster clones of himself and attacked Tokyo until Hot Rod came after him again. He turned the Targetmaster on Hot Rod and created evil clones of him, only to be defeated by a blast from Shaoshao's own Targetmaster mode. {{storylink|LG45 Targetmaster Hot Rod}}

=====''Generations Selects Special Comic'' (2)=====
Under undisclosed circumstances, Scourge had reverted to being Thundercracker by the [[Selector]] revolt of [[2050]]. {{storylink|Volcanicus comic 1}}

=====''TV Magazine'' comic continuity=====
=====''The Story of Super Robot Lifeforms: The Transformers''=====
Scourge took part in one of Galvatron's schemes alongside Cyclonus and [[Gnaw (G1)|Gnaw]]. The Autobots intervened when their mechanized space monster captured a human vessel. The Decepticons almost managed to snare Rodimus Prime, but he tricked Galvatron into blasting him an exit, leaving behind an explosive device that ended the Decepticon threat. {{storylink|The Story of Super Robot Lifeforms: The Transformers issue 1|The Story of Super Robot Lifeforms: The Transformers #1}} Later on, Scourge and his Sweeps joined the assault on the [[Prime Energy Tower]] on [[Feminia]]. {{storylink|The Story of Super Robot Lifeforms: The Transformers issue 5|The Story of Super Robot Lifeforms: The Transformers #5}}

=====''The Great Transformer War''=====
After the resurrection of Optimus Prime, Scourge battled [[Springer (G1)|Springer]] and the other Autobots in deep space. {{storylink|The Great Transformer War issue 3|The Great Transformer War #3}}

====''Cybertron'' comic====
Among the many momentous events witnessed by [[Vector Prime]] across the [[multiverse]] was the moment Optimus Prime unleashed the wisdom of the Matrix on a Hate Plague-infected Galvatron, Scourge, and Cyclonus. {{storylink|Vector Prime: In the Beginning}}

====Rodimus vs. Cyclonus====
After Galvatron had blasted apart Ultra Magnus on the Planet of Junk, Scourge pledged his loyalty to him rather than to Unicron, seeing as Galvatron now possessed that which their dark master feared most. Galvatron sent out both Scourge and Cyclonus to terminate as many Autobots as they could, promising whichever one came back with the higher head-count a position as his second-in-command. This competition brought Scourge to the [[Rayzor Nebula]], where he picked up an Autobot emergency signal emanating from within. In truth, this was a false trail created by Cyclonus. While Scourge and his Sweeps searched through the gaseous mass for enemy units to destroy, Cyclonus happened upon a Quintesson ship carrying Hot Rod and his allies. Kup, also aboard the Quintesson ship, made contact with another nearby Autobot vessel, and had them draw Scourge's attention before coming about to meet them. Scourge took the bait and, upon seeing Cyclonus, attacked his comrade to ensure his own victory in their contest. This wound up undermining ''both'' of the Decepticons' efforts in racking up kills, and all of the Autobots escaped from them safely. {{storylink|Rodimus vs. Cyclonus}}
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====''Wings Universe''====
{{Wingsnote}}
[[File:WingsofHonor-CyclonusScourge.jpg|thumb|My weird pink flower thing will destroy you!]]

In [[2007]], after the [[The Rebirth|Rebirth]], Galvatron and Lord Zarak led Cyclonus, Scourge, and the rest of the Decepticons to further the war on Nebulos and other civilized worlds. {{storylink|Generation 2: Redux}}

[[File:RapidoandScourgeshake-ACommonFoe.jpg|thumb|left]]
In [[2010]], Cyclonus, Scourge and the Sweeps surrounded an [[Autobot shuttle]] during a surprise attack. They lost track of the shuttle when it disappeared into a nebula. Eventually they found it and attacked its crew, which consisted of Rodimus, Kup, and the Dinobots. Scourge was defeated when Kup threw his blaster, which he'd set to overload, at Scourge. At first Scourge laughed at what seemed to be a pathetic tactic by the elder Autobot, but then suddenly stopped when his torso was blown open. {{storylink|Wings of Honor}}

Scourge was present at the signing of the [[Pax Cybertronia]]. He planned to have Cyclonus inform Galvatron about the peace treaty when he came out of stasis lock. {{storylink|A Common Foe}}

====''TransTech''====
In [[Primax 1086.01 Alpha]], [[Optimus Prime (G1)/Generation 1 cartoon continuity|Optimus Prime]]'s corpse was vaporized when he sacrificed himself to stop a [[Quintesson]] plot. Possibly because Optimus's essence was more firmly incorporated into the Matrix, Scourge was thus able to defeat [[Hot Rod (G1)/Generation 1 cartoon continuity|Hot Rod]] and retain possession of the Matrix, thereafter becoming undisputed leader of the Decepticons. Over the centuries, the influence of the Matrix inspired him to broker a peace deal between Autobot and Decepticon, and the two factions united when [[Unicron]] returned. In the ensuing battle, the Chaos-Bringer tried to blast Scourge, but the Matrix shielded him, allowing him to survive by being shunted into [[unspace|transwarp space]]. [[Rhinox (TransTech)|Rhinox]] plucked him out of unspace into [[Axiom Nexus]], where he became a member of the [[Convoy (group)|Convoy]]. {{storylink|Rook - Axiom Nexus News: Investigative Journalist|Rook - Axiom Nexus News, 2016/02/07}}

Scourge's name was among the classified data stolen by [[Cy-Kill (GoBots)|Cy-Kill]]'s Renegades and publicly released by [[Crasher (GoBots)|Crasher]] and [[Cop-Tur (GoBots)|Cop-Tur]] in a hacked broadcast of [[Ask Vector Prime#Facebook|Ask Vector Prime]]. {{storylink|Ask Vector Prime#Facebook|Ask Vector Prime, 2016/01/16}} [[Andromeda (TransTech)|Andromeda]] tracked him down but was too intimidated to ask him for a quote. {{storylink|Rook - Axiom Nexus News: Investigative Journalist|Rook - Axiom Nexus News, 2016/02/07}}

====Ask Vector Prime====
In one particularly weird version of the [[Unicron War]] engineered by [[Gong (GoBots)|Gong]] and [[Sideways (AVP)|Sideways]], [[Deadlift]] replaced Scourge as Galvatron's lead hunter created by Unicron. {{storylink|Echoes and Fragments}}

===Marvel ''The Transformers'' comics===
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After the Decepticons were beaten back into a retreat, following a failed attack on [[Autobot City (G1)|Autobot City]], they boarded [[Astrotrain (G1)|Astrotrain]] and headed back towards [[Cybertron (planet)|Cybertron]]. But Astrotrain didn't have the energy necessary to make the trip with all the Decepticons inside him, so the injured were jettisoned into the vacuum of space. These soldiers were drawn to Unicron, who reforged the lot into new, powerful soldiers to do his bidding. Among these creations was Scourge, who was given an army of Sweeps to aid him in his hunting. {{storylink|The Planet-Eater!}}

Scourge, Cyclonus, and Galvatron then went forth, stopping by Cybertron first so that Galvatron could eliminate [[Starscream (G1)/Marvel Comics continuity|Starscream]] and secure his position as Decepticon leader. After this deed was done, Unicron began devouring Cybertron's moons, enraging Galvatron. Galvatron claimed that Cybertron and all its moons belonged to him, though Scourge retorted that they, in turn, belonged to Unicron. The Decepticons then made their way to [[Earth]], and attacked the Autobots as they were readying to make their way off the planet. {{storylink|Judgment Day!}}

[[File:Scourge marvel uk 83.jpg|thumb|"I CAN'T GET OUT OF THIS CONFOUNDED MAZE!!"]]
''Afterwards, Galvatron, Cyclonus, and Scourge [[Time travel|traveled back in time]] from [[2006]] to [[1986]] as part of a plan to free themselves from Unicron's control by constructing a massive cannon that would destroy him upon their return to the future. The three Unicronian Decepticons proved themselves almost invincible in the face of the Autobots' attacks, though a lucky shot destroyed Scourge's [[acid ray]] after he had incapacitated [[Trailbreaker (G1)|Trailbreaker]], and Scourge was relatively weaponless (most of his weapons could only be used in [[alternate mode|vehicle mode]]). Though he also took down [[Grapple (G1)|Grapple]], [[Megatron (G1)/Marvel Comics continuity|Megatron]] managed [[Anti-grav manacles|to down]] Scourge and use him as a bargaining chip. The future Decepticons were finally defeated when Galvatron was duped into believing he was trapped in a temporal paradox, and returned to his own time to live out the remaining events of 2006.'' {{storylink|Target: 2006}} {{storylink|Prey!}}

[[File:Cyclonuspullsthebeardy.jpg|left|upright=1.4|thumb|"Yeouch!! That's my secret weakness you're pulling at, Cyclonus!"]]
''Following the destruction of Unicron at the hands of [[Hot Rod (G1)/Marvel Comics continuity|Rodimus Prime]] and the [[Matrix of Leadership|Matrix]], Galvatron transported himself back in time to [[1987]], leaving Cyclonus and Scourge in the future, under [[Shockwave (G1)/Marvel Comics continuity|Shockwave]]’s command. The duo were attacked by the freelance peace-keeping agent, [[Death's Head (G1)|Death's Head]], who was seeking the bounty on Galvatron’s head, and Cyclonus revealed Galvatron’s whereabouts to him.'' {{storylink|Wanted: Galvatron — Dead or Alive!}} ''Later, Shockwave hired Death’s Head to kill Rodimus Prime, but Cyclonus and Scourge interfered with the job as they sought to kill Rodimus first, in order to reclaim their lost standing amongst the Decepticons.'' {{storylink|Headhunt}} ''This did not please Death’s Head, and consequently, he willingly accepted a contract from Rodimus to hunt down Cyclonus and Scourge, eventually tracking them down to the [[Junkion (planet)|planet of Junk]] as [[2008]] dawned. Before he could finish the job, however, all three of them fell under the mind-controlling influence of Unicron, whose disembodied head had survived the destruction of his body and had landed on the planet, where he was having the native [[Junkion (species)|Junkions]] construct a new body for him.''

''Under Unicron's control, Cyclonus and Scourge killed Shockwave and became Decepticon leaders, reigniting the stalemated Cybertronian war to a furious degree to cover Unicron's actions. Death's Head, however, was able to fight the mind control and work with the Autobots long enough to stop the chaos-bringer's plan. As explosions destroyed Unicron, Death's Head tackled Cyclonus and Scourge, pushing them through a [[time portal]] Unicron had built, promising to kill them another time. The two Decepticons were hurled into the past of Cybertron by the portal, where they came under the command of [[Scorponok (G1)|Scorponok]].'' {{storylink|The Legacy of Unicron!}}

[[File:Scourge scorponok cyclonus marvel uk 151.jpg|thumb|"I just don't get why we never do anything but attack Qatari villages, that's all." "SHUT UP AND KEEP FIRING!"]]
Cyclonus and Scourge traveled with Scorponok and several other Decepticons to the peaceful planet [[Nebulos]] in pursuit of [[Fortress Maximus (G1)|Fortress Maximus]]'s Autobots. After Scorponok and the [[Terrorcon (G1)|Terrorcons]] were defeated by the new Autobot [[Targetmaster (technology)|Targetmasters]], the Nebulan [[Vorath]] attempted to duplicate the technology on the Decepticons. Scourge was partnered with [[Fracas]], a Nebulan recruit who had been bio-mechanically engineered to be able to transform into his weapon. Scourge was soon presented with an opportunity to test his new Targetmaster abilities when some Autobot [[Headmaster (technology)|Headmaster]] prisoners escaped. The fury of the battle destroyed the city of [[Koraja]], culminating in Fortress Maximus knocking down Scourge and the other Decepticon Targetmasters with part of a beloved fountain. {{storylink|Brothers in Armor!!}}

''At some point afterwards, Scourge and the other Decepticon Targetmasters lay in ambush for the Autobot [[Headmaster (technology)|Headmasters]] at the [[Fortress of Despair]] where they had the Autobot Targetmasters held captive. However, once Scorponok had abducted [[Highbrow (G1)|Highbrow]] to study the Headmaster process further, the remaining Headmasters were able to free their Targetmaster comrades and turn the tables on the Decepticons. During the fight, Scourge attempted to sneak up on [[Hardhead (G1)|Hardhead]], only for [[Crosshairs (G1)|Crosshairs]] to warn his teammate of the Decepticon's approach. Scourge was blasted away by his intended victim, and the Autobots emerged victorious.'' {{storylink|Worlds Apart!}}

Ultimately, Scourge and Scorponok's Decepticons followed the Autobots off Nebulos to [[Earth]]. {{storylink|Brothers in Armor!!}}

''Once there, Scourge and Cyclonus sought out Galvatron, and arranged a meeting with their former leader. En route to the meeting grounds, Scourge and Cyclonus were accosted by a squad of human-piloted jet fighters. Though the pair enjoyed using the crafts as target practice initially, Cyclonus was lured into crashing into a rock peak and they were forced to retreat from the skirmish. Scourge noted that being defeated by organics bode ill for upcoming events; no longer willing to serve Galvatron, Scourge and Cyclonus were planning to instead force him to hand over his [[Time-jump trigger device|time travel device]]. With it in hand, they would return to the future and their position as Decepticon leaders. Though Scourge and Cyclonus were able to take Galvatron by surprise thanks to their Targetmaster partners, the confrontation was disrupted by the sudden appearance of the Autobot commando squad, the [[Wreckers]]. Scourge took on both [[Twin Twist (G1)|Twin Twist]] and [[Topspin (G1)|Topspin]] until he realized that the whole thing had become counter-productive to his own goals. He sent Fracas to go and fetch Cyclonus so they could both retreat. Springer, putting into motion his own plan to draw the battle away from the human settlement, professed to have stolen Galvatron's time jump mechanism, when in reality, the Decepticon no longer even had it for him to take. Scourge and Cyclonus went after him, and learned of Springer's bluff just in time for the rest of the Autobots to catch up to him. Unwilling to take them all on at once, Scourge and Cyclonus flew off.'' {{storylink|Wrecking Havoc}}

''Having met with failure again, Cyclonus and Scourge decided to cut their losses and team up with Shockwave's present-day Earth-based Decepticon forces.''

[[File:Cyclonus scourge marvel uk 189.jpg|left|thumb|"Cyclonus, remember that thing that we absolutely, positively, definitely shouldn't say to Shockwave?" "Yep." "You're sure?" "Yep." "You're not going to mention it at all, are you?" "Nope."]]
''Unfortunately, Cyclonus accidentally let slip that they would kill Shockwave in the future. Naturally wanting to ensure his continued existence, Shockwave unleashed a brainwashed [[Straxus (G1)|Megatron clone]] upon the two. As Megatron killed [[Nightstick (G1)|Nightstick]] and grappled with Cyclonus, Scourge took aim at the clone... but stopped. He realized that killing Megatron in [[1988]] would likely prevent Galvatron's creation in 2006, and possibly his own as well. Unwilling to take the chance, he abandoned his comrade and fled.'' {{storylink|Dry Run!}}

[[File:Shockwavetimewars.jpg|upright=1.4|thumb|"Oh no!! I've told Shockwave about me and Cyclonus killing him. Should I kill him? I... can't... resist..."]]
''Scourge ended up falling back in with Galvatron for unspecified reasons, even as Galvatron brought Megatron in as an unexpected ally. What none of them realised until too late was that Cyclonus and Scourge's displacement into the past had circumvented the normal [[Mass substitution|mass-replacement method]] used by time travel, and had hence unbalanced the space-time continuum, causing a [[Time rift|rift]] to appear in the fabric of space and time. Cyclonus's death, eighteen years before he was even created, proved to be the final straw, accelerating the rift, which soon threatened to consume Earth and Cybertron.

''[[Springer (G1)|Springer]] used this fact to distract Scourge during a Wreckers/[[Mayhem Attack Squad|Mayhem]] raid and while Scourge survived, he knew realized that the only way to stop the rift was to return them and Cyclonus to their original time. He thus attempted to recover Cyclonus’ body from Shockwave but was attacked by the deranged Decepticon, who had lost his mind due to the illogical nature of the situation, and had strung Cyclonus' remains up like a twisted trophy. Scourge staggered back to the time rift and allowed it to take him, hoping that that would have some effect on the situation. It didn't. [[Ravage (G1)/Marvel Comics continuity|Ravage]], however, succeeded where Scourge had failed, and was able to bring Shockwave back to sanity enough for him to deposit Cyclonus's remains after Galvatron and Scourge, and then seal it with an x-ray blast.'' {{storylink|Time Wars}}

''After the war, time-traveller [[Dicet Alpha-zero]] peeked on nine key events in the Transformers' war for a history project. After stepping on the proverbial butterfly at [[Mount Verona]], Dicet saw a Time Wars where Optimus threw the remains of a beaten Scourge into the rift.'' {{storylink|The Quest!}}

====The Big Broadcast of 2006====
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In an alternate future of 2006, Scourge participated in a battle on [[Junkion (planet)|Junkion]] where he was tossed around by [[Omega Supreme (G1)|Omega Supreme]] and misidentified as "Sweeps" by [[Ultra Magnus (G1)/Marvel Comics continuity|Ultra Magnus]]. He later agreed with [[Cyclonus (G1)|Cyclonus]], who said Junkion should be off-limits to Decepticons. {{storylink|The Big Broadcast of 2006 (issue)|The Big Broadcast of 2006}}

====Rhythms of Darkness!====
[[File:Cyclonus scourge marvel 67.jpg|left|upright=0.85|thumb|The deadliest bathtub in the skies.]]
A version of Scourge inhabited [[Primax 490.0 Gamma|an alternate timeline]] where he helped hunt down and destroy a group of Autobots led by Rodimus Prime on the planet Junkion. As Rodimus Prime was briefly distracted, Scourge and Cyclonus were able to shoot the [[Matrix of Leadership|Matrix]] away from Rodimus, giving [[Galvatron II|Galvatron]] the opening to finish off the last of the Primes.

Unknown to any of these Decepticons, though, they were observed by a Hot Rod originating from [[Primax 512.5 Gamma|another time and place]]. They were probably unaware that this Hot Rod had been the one who inadvertently distracted their Rodimus, and chances are they didn't notice that the Matrix had landed at this Hot Rod's feet before they both disappeared. {{storylink|Less Than Zero}}

By [[2009]], Cybertron had been destroyed, along nearly all resistance in the Americas. With only seven Autobots left alive, the governments of the remaining free nations planned to launch nuclear weapons towards the United States in a bid to eliminate the Decepticons themselves. Anticipating this move, Galvatron equipped a fortress with the necessary machinery to convert the fallout into energon. Scourge and Cyclonus were posted to guard the [[Decepticon Powerbase]], and the pair passed the time gripping over how conquering the Earth wasn't as fun without any Autobot opposition. They were suddenly ambushed by [[Getaway]], [[Chainclaw (G1)|Chainclaw]], and [[Guzzle (G1)|Guzzle]], who distracted them while the rest of their team made a last desperate raid on the Powerbase. Scourge was killed by the combined might of these warriors. {{storylink|Rhythms of Darkness!}}

====''Transformers '84''====
An aerial warrior under [[Scorponok (G1)|Scorponok]]'s command, Scourge was part of a bombing run against [[Fortress Maximus (G1)|Fortress Maximus]]'s troops after the [[Ark (G1)|Ark]] had been lost. {{storylink|Secrets & Lies issue 3|Secrets & Lies #3}}
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===Ladybird Books continuity===
{{voiceactor|[[Peter Marinker]] (English)}}
[[File:Scourgeinoil-ASO.jpeg|thumb|upright=1.5|"It's your eyebrows! He's jealous of your capacity for self-expression!"]]
Scourge was part of a flight of Decepticons that interrupted an Autobot salvage expedition. {{storylink|Galvatron's Air Attack}}

On Nebulos, the Decepticons learned that the majority of cosmic energy for the planet came from pulsar strikes at the north pole, and planned to build an energy interceptor there to capture limitless power. When the first interceptor was sabotaged by the Autobots, Cyclonus appointed Scourge head of security for the next project. Scourge suggested they move the entire Decepticon base, Scorponok, to the pole as a deterrent against Autobot aggression. Unfortunately, the Autobots then used Scorponok's vast bulk against the Decepticons by melting the ice out from under him, leaving them thrashing in the slush. {{storylink|Decepticons at the Pole}}

When the Autobots planned a pipeline to tap into a Nebulan oil reservoir, the Decepticons turned the tables and sabotaged them. Scourge was standing by with a team of hunters to eliminate any Autobots that came to fix the pipeline, but the Autobots doubled back on him and let Scourge's team thrashing in the oil released in their own sabotage efforts. {{storylink|Autobots Strike Oil}}

===Marvel coloring books===
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When the Decepticons learned that the Autobots had long ago lost a large shipment of Energon cubes at the Ark's original crash site, Galvatron ordered them to head to Mt. St. Hillary to uncover it. There, Scourge fought the Autobots over possession of it. The brawl ended when Starscream scarfed down all of the Energon, and proceeded to pick a fight with Galvatron. {{storylink|The Lost Treasure of Cybertron}}

{{charstubfiction|{{storylink|Hot Rod's Escape}}}}
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===Toy pack-in material===
The Decepticons having successfully stolen the Creation Matrix from the Autobots, Scourge was one of the soldiers posted to prevent their enemies from retrieving it. He was fooled by an army of Autobot [[Decoy (G1)|decoys]], and the Autobots retook possession of the relic. {{storylink|Start Your Own Decoy Collection}}
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===Autobot Alert!===
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Scourge is a Decepticon scanner, capable of detecting Autobots even when they are in disguise. He was tasked with patrolling the space-bound Astrotrain as the Decepticon shuttle was making a munitions delivery to the Decepticons’ ship out in orbit.

In one possible scenario, Scourge happened upon Bumblebee and Hot Rod who had infiltrated Astrotrain by disguising themselves in Decepticon space gear. Not fooled by the Autobots’ disguise, he confronted the pair as they were about to commandeer Astrotrain's military controls. Though he was unable to stop the Autobots from firing Astrotrain weapons towards Cyclonus, Scourge quickly overpowered the pair and flung them out into the blackness of space. {{storylink|Autobot Alert!}}

===''Transformers in 3-D''===
[[File:TheTest-Scourge.jpg|thumb|''You're'' the leader in the Marvel Comics stuff?]]
Scourge was part of a Decepticon mission to track down the source of an [[Energon]] reading on an asteroid. As [[Cyclonus (G1)|Cyclonus]] returned to [[Scorponok (G1)|Scorponok]], Scourge warned him that Galvatron was in a particularly foul mood. As it turned out, the [[little informant|creature]] Cyclonus had brought back was the source of the Energon, however the situation escalated when they detected they were being spied on by [[Searchlight (G1)|Searchlight]]. Scourge and Cyclonus gave chase, only to find themselves running into [[Ultra Magnus (G1)|Ultra Magnus]] and [[Blurr (G1)|Blurr]], who were chasing [[Ratbat (G1)|Ratbat]] in the other direction. The usual chaos ensued. {{storylink|The Test (issue)|The Test}}

Scourge and several Sweeps took part in an assault on [[Tau-Ursa]], when Galvatron acquired a component for his latest weapon. Galvatron ordered them to destroy everything, but to let the Tau-Ursans live. {{storylink|The War Against the Destructons, Chapter 1 of 3}}
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===Dreamwave ''Generation One'' continuity===
[[File:ColdWar-Scourge.jpg|left|thumb|upright=1.66|Pssst, Scourge, "then you crack the nuts inside."]]
Millions of years ago, as [[Unicron]] entered a stage of hibernation, the first wave of his herald drone fleet was launched to scour the galaxy, looking for Cybertron. The Alpha drone designated Scourge managed to find Cybertron during the [[Great Shutdown]], an enforced shutdown of all Transformers on the planet, and managed to reactivate [[Shockwave (G1)|Shockwave]] for the purpose of observing the Decepticon from afar. {{storylink|Generation 1 issue 0|Generation 1 #0}} However, Shockwave was soon attacked by the [[Quintesson]] [[Sharkticon (species)|Sharkticon]] extermination units left behind on this world. Forced to intervene, Scourge easily destroyed a number of Sharkticons and drove off the rest, saving Shockwave's life. {{storylink|Cold War (issue)|Cold War}} As a way a saying thank you, Shockwave shot Scourge in the back, took him prisoner, dissected him and studied the Unicronian Transformer, gaining great knowledge of Cybertron's origin and its inhabitants. {{storylink|Generation 1 issue 0|Generation 1 #0}}

[[File:OriginalSin-Scourge.jpg|thumb|upright=1.4|Later I look like my toy!]]
Scourge escaped to Earth and attacked [[Jetfire (G1)/2005 IDW continuity|Jetfire]] and [[Omega Supreme (G1)|Omega Supreme]]'s shuttle just as it arrived on its mission to search for the missing [[Ark (G1)|Ark]]. Tricking the drone into pursuing an escape pod, Jetfire managed to shutdown the advanced Transformer's systems and was dragging him back to their crashed ship when they were both buried in an avalanche. {{storylink|Original Sin}}

Thousands of years later, the Autobots were drawn to the [[Alaska]]n shore, right into a trap set by the Decepticons. The Autobots fought desperately to keep the Autobot escape pod out of Megatron's hands, and during the fighting, it was inadvertently activated. Just as the Autobots gained the upper hand, Scourge ordered the combatants to stand down, informing them that the war was over, the factionalism that had divided their race had ended, and Cybertron was now unified under a new leader. Before he could speak further, Shockwave shot him in the back, declaring both Autobots and Decepticons to be war criminals. {{storylink|New World Order}}

Evidently Shockwave never bothered to recover Scourge's body, as he was retrieved by the [[Earth Defense Command]] and taken to their secret base for reverse-engineering. Unfortunately for the humans, Scourge was such an advanced Cybertronian that they were having serious problems figuring out his systems. {{Storylink|Cold War (issue)|Cold War}} [[Earth Defense Command|EDC]] were still working on Scourge when [[Marissa Faireborn]] enlisted the aid of the Autobots under [[Jazz (G1)|Jazz]]'s command in investigating the mystery of [[San Desto]]. {{Storylink|Infestation (Dreamwave)|Infestation}}

{{Unreleased DW G1 comic}}
Scourge was rescued from the EDC facility by [[Cyclonus (G1)|Cyclonus]]. {{storylink|Unreleased Dreamwave issues#Issue 13|Generation 1 #13}}

Scourge eventually partnered with the [[Nebulan]] [[Fracas]] as a [[Targetmaster (technology)|Targetmaster]]. While Scourge retained his contempt for near-all living things, he did come to ''almost'' admire the sheer volatility Fracas could display. {{storylink|Transformers: More than Meets the Eye|More than Meets the Eye #7}}

===Dreamwave ''Armada'' continuity===
[[File:WorldsCollide2-Scourge.jpg|left|thumb|upright=1.66|"How do you feel, mighty not-Megatron?" ''*kick*'']]

====Ask Vector Prime====
A version of Scourge, created alongside [[Galvatron (G1)#Dreamwave Armada continuity|Galvatron]] and [[Cyclonus (G1)#Ask Vector Prime|Cyclonus]], served as one of [[Unicron]]'s dimension-hopping [[Herald of Unicron|heralds]]. Cyclonus was eventually decapitated by a version of Megatron seeking in vain to protect his home reality. Cyclonus was eventually replaced with versions of [[Thunderwing (G1)#Dreamwave Armada continuity|Thunderwing]], [[Bludgeon (G1)#Dreamwave Armada continuity|Bludgeon]], and [[Dirge (G1)#Dreamwave Armada continuity|Dirge]]. {{storylink|Ask Vector Prime#Facebook|Ask Vector Prime, 2015/09/19}}

====Dreamwave ''Armada'' comic====
Unicron sent his heralds ahead of him to prepare [[Aurex 402.24 Gamma|this particular reality]]'s Cybertron for his imminent arrival. {{storylink|Worlds Collide, Part 1 of 4}} After effortlessly conquering [[Decepticon Command Headquarters]] on Cybertron and taking control of its [[space bridge nexus]], they found that the local [[Megatron (Armada)|Megatron]] was nowhere to be found, and moved on to search for him on [[Earth]]. {{storylink|Worlds Collide, Part 2 of 4}} At [[Silver Ridge]], Scourge detected [[Thrust (Armada)|Thrust]] in the vicinity, and the Heralds chose to interrogate him in regards to Megatron's whereabouts. {{storylink|Worlds Collide, Part 3 of 4}} Thrust ended up being useless to them, but the Heralds suddenly learned of something else to worry about—the space bridge nexus was under attack. They immediately returned to Cybertron, where [[Jetfire (Armada)|Jetfire]] and his team had already placed bombs throughout the Decepticon base. Upon arrival, Scourge ordered the others to kill Jetfire... and was promptly killed when the whole building was blown to kingdom come. {{storylink|Worlds Collide, Part 4 of 4}}

===''G.I. Joe vs. the Transformers''===
Whlist serving under [[Shockwave (G1)|Shockwave]] on Cybertron, Scourge and Cyclonus were shocked when one of their Decepticon comrades was suddenly teleported across space and time by [[Teletran 3]]. {{storylink|G.I. Joe vs. the Transformers II issue 1|G.I. Joe vs. the Transformers II #1}} Shortly afterwards, he and many other flying Decepticons gathered around the computer and waited for [[Ultra Magnus (G1)|Ultra Magnus]]'s force field to go down. {{storylink|G.I. Joe vs. the Transformers II issue 2|G.I. Joe vs. the Transformers II #2}}

In a dystopian future where the Decepticons had conquered Earth, Scourge and his Sweeps patrolled the ruins of [[New York City]]. They attacked a team of [[G.I. Joe (team)|Joes]] and [[Cobra]]s who arrived from the past, but were chased off by the [[Dreadnok]]s. {{storylink|G.I. Joe vs. the Transformers II issue 3|G.I. Joe vs. the Transformers II #3}} {{storylink|G.I. Joe vs. the Transformers II issue 4|G.I. Joe vs. the Transformers II #4}}

While this future was eventually averted, Scourge and the Sweeps existed in the present, as part of [[Serpentor|Serpent O.R.]]'s forces on Cybertron. They fought back against a major Autobot/G.I. Joe assault on Serpent O.R.'s headquarters. {{storylink|The Art of War issue 5|The Art of War #5}}

====''TransTech''====
In [[Primax 806.30 Gamma]], Scourge and his comrades came to ally with the [[Kalistan]]ian terrorist organization [[S.K.A.R.]] As part of this alliance, Scourge was binary-bonded to the S.K.A.R. member [[Red Scream]], using technology derived from the old [[I.R.O.N.|I.R.O.N. Army]]. A globe-spanning conflict ensued between the Decepticons and S.K.A.R. against the Autobots and their [[G.I. Joe (team)|G.I. Joe]] allies. Ultimately, the Decepticons and their human allies were defeated by [[Sgt. Savage]]'s [[Screaming Eagles]] and the Autobots. {{storylink|Andromeda - Axiom Nexus News Reporter|Andromeda - Axiom Nexus News, 2016/05/01}}

===''Hearts of Steel''===
[[File:Hearts of Steel Scourge.JPG|thumb|Red Zeppelin]]
While traveling in the Astrotrain convoy, Scourge transformed into a blimp (with a familiar-shaped gondola) and dropped bombs on the Autobot freight. [[Sideswipe (G1)|Sideswipe]] (or possibly [[Ironhide (G1)|Ironhide]]) popped his airbag, causing him to crash, then explode. {{storylink|Hearts of Steel issue 4|Hearts of Steel #4}}

{{IDW HOS}}

===2005 IDW continuity===
{{first|[[Rebirth|''All Hail Megatron'' #14]]}}

While accusing [[Megatron (G1)/2005 IDW continuity|Megatron]] of having no plan or goal beyond the conquest of Earth, Starscream wondered aloud who might be the Decepticon to take action, and suggested Scourge as a possibility.<ref>[[Shane McCarthy]] originally envisioned Scourge as being the Decepticon equivalent of Kup. Hasbro vetoed this idea, but this reference remained.</ref> {{storylink|All Hail Megatron issue 6|All Hail Megatron #6}}

[[File:AHM14Rebirth-Scourge.jpg|left|thumb|upright=1.66|"How have I gone so long without a manicure?"]]
Scourge, a Cybertronian who lived during the era of [[Nova Prime]], first met [[Cyclonus (G1)/2005 IDW continuity|Cyclonus]] in a basement bar on Cybertron. {{storylink|Liars, A to D Part 1: How to Say Goodbye and Mean It|How to Say Goodbye and Mean It}} The two would later become part of the crew of the ''[[Ark (G1)|Ark]]'', which was lost in the [[Benzuli Expanse]] and ended up in the [[Dead Universe]].

After the failure of the [[Expansion]], Cyclonus gathered the remains of his comrades on [[Gorlam Prime]] and prepared to melt them down as a warrior's burial. Scourge was barely alive, and Cyclonus sadly said this was the last thing he could do for him. However, [[Galvatron (G1)/2005 IDW continuity|Galvatron]] emerged from the [[solar pool]] and blasted Scourge and the others. Though Cyclonus thought him crazy, Galvatron explained the [[Darkness (G1)|Darkness]] would not let Scourge die. Scourge recovered, and Galvatron again flung him into the slag, from which he emerged in pain but fully restored. Soon, the other warriors were transformed into clones of Scourge (though Galvatron complained they should have been made in ''his'' image). The clones, known as the [[Sweep (G1)|Sweeps]], were bonded to Scourge, who was to keep them in line. Scourge asked Cyclonus what they should do, and Cyclonus responded that as [[Seeker (body-type)|Seeker]]s, they should follow Galvatron's bidding. {{storylink|Rebirth}}

[[File:Scourge asks a question Heart of Darkness 1.jpg|thumb|upright=1.4|right]]
At Galvatron's command, the Seekers searched all over Gorlam Prime for signs of life, as the planet's entire population had apparently vanished at some point while they had been wasting away. Scourge and his Sweeps found nothing, so Galvatron opted to track down their ally [[Jhiaxus (G2)|Jhiaxus]] and the portal to the Dead Universe. They found him as a crushed and dismembered wreck, but Galvatron easily undid his injuries using the Darkness. Jhiaxus took them to the portal, which was different from before, but upon arrival they were attacked by [[Arcee (G1)/2005 IDW continuity|Arcee]] and [[Hardhead (G1)|Hardhead]]. {{storylink|Heart of Darkness issue 1|Heart of Darkness #1}} Scourge and Cyclonus took on Hardhead, but even the two of them together were overpowered by the much larger and stronger Autobot. They were saved by Galvatron's mighty firepower, and were sent by him to chase after Arcee as she tried to flee. After sending her tumbling into an abyss, they returned to Galvatron's side and watched him enter the Dead Universe, where he met the malevolent entity known as "the [[D-Void]]". He emerged rather panicky, telling his troops that they needed to raise an army to stand against this threat. {{storylink|Heart of Darkness issue 2|Heart of Darkness #2}}

Scourge and his Sweeps accompanied Galvatron as he traveled to a wide variety of planets, reviving and recruiting robotic lifeforms to stand with him against the D-Void. At one point they visited [[Spindrift]], where they added [[Thinkbox]] and the corpses that inhabited the [[Realm of Wrecks]] to their cause. {{storylink|Heart of Darkness issue 3|Heart of Darkness #3}} Scourge was also part of a scout party sent to [[Dykayra]], where Galvatron was attacked by [[Nova Prime|Nemesis Prime]], revived by the D-Void. He and the others defended their leader, but failed to harm Nemesis, who was then possessed by the D-Void and transformed by its power into a huge beast. Several of Scourge's Sweeps were destroyed by the monster, but it was eventually defeated with the arrival of Galvatron's army. {{storylink|Heart of Darkness issue 4|Heart of Darkness #4}}

[[File:Scourge and Cyclonus The Transformers Infestation 1.jpg|thumb|left|upright=1.3]]
Seeking to add [[Optimus Prime (G1)/2005 IDW continuity|Optimus Prime]]'s Autobots to his army, Galvatron travelled towards [[Earth]]. On the way, his ship encountered a space-time anomaly containing a frozen block of corpses, both organic and robotic. The crew brought in on board to investigate it, only to be faced with a [[zombie]] outbreak once the ice was thawed. Scourge and the others battled the undead, including several of his infected Sweeps, until their ship was sabotaged and crashed in [[Las Vegas]], Earth. There, they attempted to team up with the local Autobots to contain the outbreak. {{storylink|The Transformers: Infestation issue 1|The Transformers: Infestation #1}} After some initial distrust between the two factions, they managed to stop bickering long enough to defeat the zombie mastermind, [[Britt]]. The Autobots still wouldn't join Galvatron, though, so Scourge and the others left Earth via a portal. {{storylink|The Transformers: Infestation issue 2|The Transformers: Infestation #2}}

Galvatron then took his entire army with him to [[Cybertron (planet)|Cybertron]], declaring the planet their first line of defense against the D-Void. {{storylink|Heart of Darkness issue 4|Heart of Darkness #4}} Scourge (or a chatty Sweep, it's hard to tell) was in charge of [[Kimia Facility]] once Galvatron conquered it, and on his orders transformed it into its cannon mode. {{storylink|Chaos Part One: Lamentations|Lamentations}}

Scourge was killed at an unknown point during the Chaos Event.<ref>"Poor Scourge. He's been dead in the other IDW comics as long as I've been writing them."—[[John Barber]] in [[Targetmasters (issue)|''Transformers vs. G.I. Joe'' #2]] story commentary</ref> Cyclonus, however, believed that he had detected Scourge's life sign while flying around on a reformatted Cybertron—this turned out to just be some mutilated Sweep corpses. {{storylink|Liars, A to D Part 1: How to Say Goodbye and Mean It|How to Say Goodbye and Mean It}}
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===''United''===
[[File:FierceFightingOnPlanetNebulos-StraxusDecepticons.jpg|thumb|Peekaboo.]]
At some undetermined point in time, Scourge stood in close proximity to [[Frenzy (G1)|Frenzy]] and [[Lugnut (TF 2010)|Lugnut]]. {{storylink|A New Battle!}}

A [[nano-virus]] that afflicted most Autobots save the [[Targetmaster (technology)|Targetmaster]]s and the [[Headmaster (technology)|Headmasters]] required [[Ricochet (Headmasters)|Ricochet]] to lead a team to [[Nebulos]] for an anti-virus. However, the nano-virus was merely a ploy by the Decepticons to draw out the Targetmasters and Headmasters to abduct their [[Nebulan]] partners, so when the Autobots arrived on Nebulos, Scourge and several other Decepticons were waiting for them! Once Scourge noticed their leader, [[Straxus (G1)|Straxus]], had been defeated, he and the others quickly fell into disarray. {{storylink|The Fierce Fighting on Planet Nebulos}}

===''Generations'' toy bio===
Little was known about the powerful hunter Scourge's origins, and he himself preferred not to speak of them. {{storylink|Scourge (G1)/toys#Generations|''Generations'' Scourge toy bio}}

===''Transformers: The Ultimate Pop-Up Universe''===
[[File:ScourgeAligned-UltimatePopUpUniverse.jpg|thumb|upright=0.8|left]]
Scourge was one of the many Decepticons who pursued the [[AllSpark]] to Earth. He participated in an enormous battle against the Autobots in a human settlement. {{storylink|Transformers: The Ultimate Pop-Up Universe|The Ultimate Pop-Up Universe}}

===''Kre-O'' comic===
[[File:KreO-webcomic-13-CyclonusScourge.jpg|right|thumb]]
Scourge was among the Decepticons terrified by the newly created [[Galvatron (G1)|Galvatron]]'s violent rampage. {{storylink|Enter the New Emperor of Destruction!? Stop Galvatron's Rampage!}}

===''Transformers vs. G.I. Joe''===
Scourge was among the Decepticons unleashed upon [[G.I. Joe (team)|G.I. Joe]]'s ''[[Defiant (G.I. Joe)|Defiant]]'' in response to its attack on [[Trypticon (G1)|Trypticon]], but instead of capturing any of the aliens they returned to [[Megatron (G1)|Megatron]] with two captured Autobots, [[Brawn (G1)|Brawn]] and [[Perceptor (G1)|Perceptor]]. Megatron was unconcerned about Autobots, however, and shot Scourge through the chest for wasting his time. {{storylink|Targetmasters (issue)|Targetmasters}} Despite the seemingly fatal injury, he was later repaired and standing ready to fight the Autobot/G.I. Joe alliance beneath [[Trypticon (G1)|Trypticon]]'s forcefield. {{storylink|Transformers vs. G.I. Joe issue 12|Transformers vs. G.I. Joe #12}}

===''Titans Return'' marketing material===
Scourge and [[Squeezeplay (G1)|Crashbash]] tracked [[Haywire (Targetmaster)|Hyperfire]] to [[Velocitron]], and attempted to abduct Blurr's [[Titan Master]] on the final lap of the planet's biggest race. They didn't get far before having to fight [[Sentinel Prime (G1)|Sentinel Prime]], Hardhead, and Optimus. {{storylink|Titans Return: The Power of the Titan Masters}}

===''Beast Wars: Uprising''===
Scourge was one of Galvatron's chief lieutenants during the Great War. On [[Nebulos]], he was instrumental in bringing Targetmaster technology to the Decepticons when Fracas and Nightstick of the Autobot / [[World Watcher]] alliance defected to the [[Hive (G1)|Hive]] / Decepticon alliance, becoming binary-bonded with Scourge and Cyclonus.

After the [[Scouring of Nebulos]] and the [[Armistice]], the Decepticons moved on to the colony world of [[Master (planet)|Rebirth]]. Galvatron allied with the [[Malignus (G1)|Malignus]] revolutionaries of the [[Cyberdroid]] population to recreate Master technology with non-organics. As Galvatron became a [[Triple-Threat Master]], Scourge also adopted a Cyberdroid Headmaster partner named [[Krunix (G1)|Krunix]] to work with him and Fracas. Rebirth was conquered for the Decepticons and renamed [[Master (planet)|Master]]. Even [[Fortress Maximus (G1)|Fortress Maximus]] was unable to reclaim Master from the Decepticons, despite his "victory" on Nebulos.

Galvatron and Scourge next moved on to the [[Great Push]], attempting to break the Armistice and attack the [[Human Confederacy]] using a scheme known as the [[Grendel Gambit]]. They failed, apparently due to heroic actions by Cyclonus that betrayed their cause. Despite [[Swindle (G1)|Swindle]]'s legal maneuvering, Galvatron and Scourge were found guilty and sentenced to die by a [[Quintesson]] court. {{storylink|A Brush With Infamy–Prologue}} {{storylink|Not All Megatrons}}

Krunix never got over Scourge's death. Centuries later, the Cyberdroid was running a bar called [[The Scourge of Athenia]] in his name, with a hologram eulogizing Fracas on display in the bar as well. {{storylink|Identity Politics}}

The Predacon [[Scourge (BW)|Skurge]] liked to spell his name à la the infamous Decepticon Scourge, though some bots like his superior Queen [[Rage (BW)|Rage]] refused to indulge his affectation. {{storylink|Broken Windshields}} {{storylink|Derailment}}

==Commercial appearances==
*[[Starscream (G1)|Starscream]], [[Skywarp (G1)|Skywarp]], [[Cyclonus (G1)|Cyclonus]], and Scourge faced off against [[Optimus Prime (G1)|Optimus Prime]] until Autobot reinforcements showed up in the form of [[Blurr (G1)|Blurr]], [[Kup (G1)|Kup]], and [[Hot Rod (G1)|Hot Rod]]. With the appearance of these new arrivals, Scourge declared that no one would escape his Sweeps. {{storylink|Commercial/Generation 1#Hot Rod, Kup, Blurr, Cyclonus, Scourge, Rodimus Prime|Hot Rod, Kup, Blurr, Cyclonus, Scourge, and Rodimus Prime commercial}}
*Scourge aided Galvatron, Cyclonus battle the Autobots until [[Sixshot (G1)|Sixshot]] showed up, and begun taking care of the opposing team all on his own. {{storylink|Commercial/Generation 1#Sixshot|Sixshot commercial}}
*Scourge, [[Octane]], and Cyclonus launched an attack on the Autobots' base, only to be met with the [[Monsterbot (G1)|Monsterbot]]s, who gave them a good trouncing. Scourge was chased off through the skies by [[Grotusque]]. {{storylink|Commercial/Generation 1#Monsterbots|Monsterbots commercial}}
*Scourge and one of his [[Sweep (G1)|Sweeps]] could be seen following Galvatron into combat while the war on Cybertron raged on, and Transformers of both factions left the planet to expand the war to the planet [[Nebulos]]. {{storylink|Commercial/Generation 1#Headmaster comic book|Headmaster comic book commercial}}

==Games==
===''The Transformers'' (PS2)===
[[File:TF PS2 Scourge.jpg|thumb|upright=1.4]]
{{voiceactor|[[Barry Gjerde]] (English)}}
Right before the Autobots found the giant jewel of the Atalstan mine, Scourge ambushed them. Announcing that the "Autofools" had reached the end of the road, he transformed to [[robot mode]]. Saying that the noise caused by the Autobots engines was going to destroy his transducers, Scourge declared that he was going to shut them up forever. After a fight, Scourge admitted defeat and begged the Autobots to spare his life. Before his enemies could do anything, he transformed back to his hovercraft form and flew away.

Scourge later challenged the Autobots to a rematch on their way to ELTA, and was later joined by Cyclonus, but the Sweep leader was defeated again. When Cyclonus fled in his fighter craft form, Scourge called out for Cyclonus to wait for him before also fleeing in his hovercraft form. {{storylink|The Transformers (G1 PS2)|The Transformers}}
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[[File:TFLegendsApp-Scourge.jpg|thumb|left]]

===''Transformers: Legends''===
[[Thundercracker (G1)|Thundercracker]] was reformatted into Scourge at some point. He and [[Cyclonus (G1)|Cyclonus]] served under [[Megatron (G1)|Megatron]]. {{storylink|The Coronation of Starscream}} Cyclonus and Scourge were tasked with leading raids on an Autobot supply convoy and managed to deal the Autobots a heavy blow. {{storylink|Cold Delivery}} Following Megatron's demise, the pair opposed [[Starscream (G1)|Starscream]]'s bid for leadership. {{storylink|The Coronation of Starscream}} They later aided [[Galvatron (G1)|Galvatron]] after his rebirth in [[Unicron]]'s maw, but their might was insufficient and they were defeated by [[Hot Rod (G1)|Rodimus]]'s forces. {{storylink|All Hail Galvatron}} Scourge was among a handful of Decepticons who ventured inside Unicron to search for [[Galvatron (G1)|Galvatron]]. After encountering [[Arcee (G1)|Arcee]] and [[Daniel Witwicky (G1)|Daniel]], then falling foul of Unicron's internal defenses, the Decepticons resumed their search. {{storylink|Belly of the Beast (Legends)|Belly of the Beast}}

Cyclonus and Scourge both fell under Starscream's control as the Air Commander attempted to supply Unicron with a new body in the form of [[Trypticon (G1)|Trypticon]]. They were intercepted by Autobots and defeated, forcing Starscream to relinquish control, however the pair had no memory of the events, and returned bewildered to base. {{storylink|Unicron Returns}}

Either Scourge, or one of his Sweeps, fell victim to a bear-like Trans-Organic when Galvatron was tricked into attacking the resting grounds of the Dweller. {{storylink|Dweller in the Depths (Legends)|Dweller in the Depths}}
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===''Transformers: Battle Tactics''===
[[File:BattleTacticsScourgeG1.jpg|thumb|upright=2.2|You could use level 1-17 Scourges as Sweeps.]]
Scourge participated in battles against a variety of opponents, both Autobots and Decepticons. Sometimes there were many of him! He was a Rare character who could be recruited after collecting 60 units of Cybermetal, 25 units of Transmetal, and 15 scout cores. {{storylink|Transformers: Battle Tactics}}
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===''Transformers: Earth Wars''===
[[File:ScourgeEarthWars.jpg|thumb|upright=2|So do I get my Sweeps back? Not at the same time I'm around apparently.]]

Scourge is engineered for pursuit above all else, functioning as a highly efficient tracker and eliminator. His advanced sensory and scanning systems allow him to isolate and identify targets with extreme precision, even within dense or chaotic environments.To extend his reach, he deploys the Sweeps—drone-like extensions of himself—enabling wide-area coverage across both space and, under certain conditions, time. This makes evasion exceptionally difficult once he begins a hunt. When a target is acquired, Scourge does not disengage. His tracking capability ensures that concealment offers little advantage, and escape becomes increasingly unlikely the longer pursuit continues.{{storylink|source:Transformers:_Earth_Wars/2016#Scourge|Scourge bio}}

Scourge was accidentally brought to Earth because of a Space Bridge miscalibration and a space-time continuum error. Starscream complained that another air bot would get in his way, and Scourge threatened to turn him into a 100-piece puzzle for Hook to assemble if he didn't watch his mouth. He then searched for a raiding party.

He bemoaned that they had lost the future, but Cyclonus pointed out he has the chance to hunt down the Autobots he had deleted again. But Scourge said the worst part is that they're expected to serve Megatron instead of Galvatron. He began to change his mind when Megatron gave him the task to lure any Autobot into an ambush.

Sometime later he encountered [[Swoop (G1)#Transformers: Earth Wars|Strafe]] and was about to duel, but a transmission came from Galvatron and he ordered him to cease and desist, for they have evolved. Scourge started to agree with Divebomb that Galvatron was a total killjoy.

But Scourge wouldn't, so Galvatron declared that he would stand alone without his help. While he and Ultra Magnus pursue their vendetta, Scourge called his Sweeps to hunt for prey. Strafe retorted that he would be more impressed if hadn't been built from bits of old Insecticons, which Scourge would never live down.

*'''Added:''' [[April 4]], 2016
*'''Autobot Counterpart:''' [[Swoop (G1)#Transformers:_Earth_Wars|Swoop]]
*'''Class''': Aerial
*'''Star Ratings:''' 2-5 stars
*'''Weapons:''' Scourge uses his double-barreled blaster to fire at the target.
*'''Ability:''' '''Fire Mission:''' Place down a circular radius on the ground before flying up into the air and firing a powerful beam dealing damage to all targets inside the radius while circling around.
**'''Cost:''' 5 ability points +5 for reuses.
*'''Compatible C.O.M.B.A.Ts:'''
**Companion
**Ranged
[http://wiki.transformersearthwars.com/character:scourge Scourge at Transformers: Earth Wars Wiki]
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==Toys==
{{main|Scourge (G1)/toys}}

==Merchandise==
{{main|Scourge (G1)/toys#Merchandise}}

==Notes==
[[File:ScourgeG1-charactermodels.jpg|thumb|upright=1.66|Hooked On Steroids worked for me!]]
*Like most of the [[The Transformers: The Movie|1986 animated film]] characters, Scourge has two [[character model]]s. The first one was designer [[Floro Dery]]'s original, which inspired the action figure and was used prominently in the Marvel Comics stories. The second was revised from Dery's to have more standard, "heroic" proportions and was used in the original cartoon, though not 100% consistently. Perhaps the most distinguishing feature of Dery's Scourge was the revealed head in [[alternate mode|vehicle mode]]. This was removed entirely for the revised version, probably because it looked extremely dorky.
*When asked why Scourge and the Sweeps stick their heads out while they're in vehicle mode, Floro Dery replied: ''"The heads stick out because the idea is like a regular fighter plane. You can see just the head of the fighter pilot. If you have seen my [http://archive.is/kR3lr "Egg" design] on my web site, I based Scourge on it."''<ref>[http://web.archive.org/web/20060625115408/http://members.aol.com/tfencyc/interview_dery.html Zobovor's Interview with Floro Dery]</ref>
*Early drafts of ''The Transformers: The Movie'' script also portray Scourge as propping his head out in vehicle mode to serve as sort of the "eyes" of the expedition. More interestingly, his alt mode was originally land based with Cyclonus and his armada being the only jets. There's a remnant of this in his ''[[The Transformers Universe (Marvel)|The Transformers Universe]]'' profile where it states that Scourge has a "marauding automotive mode which handles any terrain", a technically true but still very odd description of a flying alt-mode.
*A close examination of Scourge's character model (both final and early versions) reveals that his animation model transforms somewhat ''backwards'' from the way his toy representations do. Whereas the toys have the upward-facing torso concealed fully within the wings, the animation model actually has nearly ''all'' of the chest and body front details visible on the ''underside'' of the vehicle mode. This further implies that the robot head twists 180 degrees and folds backwards to complete formation of the vehicle mode rather than just staring at his own chest.
*It's not known how much (if any) communication there was between Marvel's US office and the UK offices where Simon Furman was churning out his behind-the-scenes stories, but regardless, Cyclonus and Scourge completely disappeared from the US book after ''[[The Transformers: Headmasters|Headmasters]]''—leaving Furman free to send them off to find Galvatron in "[[Wrecking Havoc]]".
*For some reason, Scourge's head-mounted cannon was implied to not be a cannon in the comics, as the loss of a [[Acid ray|handgun]] in "[[Target: 2006]]" apparently left Scourge completely weaponless in [[robot mode]], making transformation a complete necessity.
*Scourge's history in the franchise has been decidedly ignominious compared to his fellow movie characters. Despite it and other contemporary media playing him and Cyclonus up as equals, Season 3 of the cartoon would mostly only focus on the latter as Galvatron's lieutenant, with Scourge only being focused on in a handful of episodes, a dynamic which would be reflected in most G1 media over the next 20 years. He was only introduced in the original 2005 IDW continuity via [[Rebirth|a retcon]], wherein he would end up doing very little before [[Liars, A to D Part 1: How to Say Goodbye and Mean It|dying off-screen]], after which he wouldn't appear or be mentioned ''once'' in the multiple flashbacks expanding on Nova Prime's era, whilst Galvatron and Cyclonus became main characters. And then, in the 2019 IDW continuity, Cyclonus would once again be a major character while Scourge once again never showed up. To top it off, Scourge's final major appearance in media to date would be in ''[[Transformers vs. G.I. Joe]]'', wherein he didn't even last an issue before being shot and (seemingly) killed by Megatron. Moral of the story: No one likes Scourge.

===Foreign names===
*''Japanese:'' '''Scourge''' (スカージ ''Sukāji'')
*''Czech:'' '''Bič''' ("Whip")
*''French:'' '''Fléo''' (Canada, altered spelling of ''fléau'', which means "scourge")
*''Italian:'' '''Sheriff'''
*''Hungarian:'' '''Ostor''' ("Whip"), '''Korbács''' (first ''The Movie'' dub, "Scourge")
*''Mandarin:'' '''Tiānqiǎn''' (Taiwan, 天譴, "Scourge"), '''Wēnyì''' (China, 瘟疫, "Plague")
*''Portuguese:'' '''Aperto'''
*''Russian:'' '''Knut''' (Кнут, "Whip")
*''Ukrainian:'' '''Kara''' (ICTV, Кара, "Punishment")

==References==
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[[Category:Beast Wars: Uprising Decepticons]]
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Follow the Leader (event)

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|season=[[Follow the Leader (saga)|Follow the Leader]]
|season ep=1
|airdate=[[April 17]], [[2026]]–[[April 20]], [[2026]]
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''' '''

==Synopsis==
==="The Saga's Latest" (Part 1)===
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==="The Saga's Latest" (Part 2)===
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==Featured characters==
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==Gameplay==
This event was an individual totaliser, meaning players earned points and unlocked prizes on their own as opposed to with their [[Transformers: Earth Wars#Alliances|Alliance]].

The top prize was a single [[Crystal (Earth Wars)|Shard Crystal]], and due to the event having 50 prestiges, they could be earned multiple times.

==Notes==

==External links==
*[https://youtu.be/7AHyPXHpRCs?si=eP59-2t2KFSEoqEm Recording of "Follow the Leader" story dialogue by Hapokas112 on YouTube]

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Viper (CW)

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{{disambig3|Viper}}
:''Viper is a [[Decepticon]] from the [[Generation 1 continuity family|Generation 1]] [[continuity family]] (via [[Combiner Wars (toyline)|Combiner Wars]]).''
[[File:GenerationsViper-packagingart.jpg|thumb|right|250px|He's come to vipe your vindows.]]

'''Viper''' is well named. Among his very "serpentine" qualities are attacks and transformations that hit like the lightning fast strike of a cobra. His venomous bite often takes the form of a barrage of lethal acid pellets. Yet an even better word to describe him would be "Toxic." Viper's personality is so destructively malevolent that just being around him negatively affects the mental health of his allies as well as his enemies. This emotional collateral damage concerns the "mad, bad, and dangerous to know" Viper not at all.

Sometimes he combines with other Decepticons to form the dread combiner [[Galvatronus (CW)|Galvatronus]], and sometimes he is a tough [[drone]] airframe carrying a healthy supply of firepower into battle.

==Fiction==
===''Transformers vs. G.I. Joe''===
Viper, the "[[DeceptiCobra]] Alliance Incarnate", joined [[Starscream (G1)|Starscream]] in attacking a group of [[G.I. Joe (team)|Joes]] searching for [[Omega Supreme (G1)|Omega Supreme]]. The two jets were defeated when Omega turned out to be the very road below them, which coiled up and grabbed them out of the air. {{storylink|Pax Megatronus}}

===''Legends'' comic===
The [[Concurrence]] utilized multiple mindless Vipers and used them in taking over [[Tera-Kura Co.]] and invading the [[Legends World]]. However, thanks to the efforts of the [[Decepticon]]s residing in that universe, the Concurrence was repelled. {{Storylink|LG63 G2 Megatron}}

Vipers continued to be used by the Concurrence in several battles with [[Greatshot]] and [[Earth Defense Command]]. {{storylink|LG-EX Greatshot}}

==Games==
===''Transformers: Battle Tactics''===
[[File:Battle-Tactics-Viper.jpg|thumb|Watch out, XCOM!]]
Viper participated in battles against a variety of opponents, both Autobots and Decepticons. Sometimes there were many of him!

He was a "Common"-rarity character who could be recruited after collecting 24 units of Cybermetal. {{storylink|Transformers: Battle Tactics}}
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===''Transformers: Earth Wars''===
[[File:ViperEarthWars.jpg|thumb|upright=1.67|You'll cowards don't even smoke crack.]]

Viper is not pleasant to be around. Like his namesake, he is capable of attacking with blinding speed, also able to shoot acid. His presence itself is said to negatively affect his comrades. His unpopularity with his fellow Decepticons doesn't seem to bother him, though. {{storylink|Transformers: Earth Wars|Viper Bio}}

During "Operation Snakebite", Sideswipe embarked on a covert-operation that discovered an entire military base of suspicious origin, cut off from the world. However, his recklessness left a trail, and an unforeseen threat soon followed: Viper. The Autobots knew little about this new enemy, but it seemed like the Decepticons had made an alliance with [[Cobra|someone...]]

Viper was a prototype experiment of Cobra, who lobotomized him after they found his Acid Rain ability to be unsatisfactory. One way or another, Viper ended up joining the Decepticons in their Earth Wars.

When Rodimus Unicronus and Straxus attempted to take over Cybertron, Viper was part of a team of Decepticons sent to stop them. He was more than eager to attack a group of Autobots before everyone decided to team up for a common goal. Once Unicron left Rodimus's body and possessed Cybertron, Viper was one of the few to be swallowed up by the planet. Luckily, he survived and departed for Earth once Unicron was defeated. Afterwards, Viper decided to stick by Starscream and observe as the Seeker interfered with Beast Wars Megatron, Armada Megatron, and Deathsaurus's attempts to possess the Enigma of Combination, and thus leadership of the Decepticons.

During the Decepticon's alliance with Cobra, Viper didn't know about it until he reported to Megatron that the Autobots had aligned themselves with GI Joe. When Cobra decided to ditch the Decepticons after a battle with the Autobots/GI Joe alliance went pear-shaped, Viper was allowed to indulge in some payback for his lobotomy. But sometime before that, he received some major improvements to his ability, room in his cockpit to house the Baroness, and some Cobra decals to boot. {{storylink|Transformers: Earth Wars}}

;'''Viper (Pre-Cobra Event)'''
*'''Added:''' [[May 12]], 2016
*'''Autobot Counterpart:''' [[Stormclash#Transformers:_Earth_Wars]]
*'''Class''': Aerial
*'''Weapons:''' Viper uses his acid gas gun to fire at the target from short range.
*'''Ability:''' '''Acid Rain''' - Strikes the area across the target with acid pellets, and deals a large amount of damage over time across all targets..
**'''Cost''': 6 ability points +4 for reuses.

;'''Viper (Post-Cobra Event)'''
*'''Added:''' [[May 12]], 2016
*'''Autobot Counterpart:''' [[Stormclash#Transformers:_Earth_Wars]]
*'''Class''': Aerial
*'''Weapons:''' Viper uses his acid gas gun to fire at the target from short range.
*'''Ability:''' '''Corrosive Air Strike''' - Fly into the air and fire 4 rockets at the target, applying acid for a duration.
**'''Cost''': 4 ability points +2 for reuses.
*'''Compatible C.O.M.B.A.Ts:'''
**Companion
**Ranged

[http://wiki.transformersearthwars.com/character:viper Viper at Transformers: Earth Wars Wiki]
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==Toys==
===''Combiner Wars''===
[[File:CW-toy Viper.jpg|300px|thumb|Pictured: Hasbro's entire 2015 ''[[G.I. Joe (franchise)|G.I. Joe]]'' line.]]
*'''Decepticon Viper''' (Legends Class, 2015)
{{toydesigner|[[John Warden]] (Hasbro)}}

:Part of the third wave of ''[[Combiner Wars (toyline)|Combiner Wars]]'' Legends Class figures, "Decepticon Viper" is a [[retool]] of [[Powerglide (G1)/toys#Generations|Powerglide]], transforming into a modified-for-legal-reasons approximation of an [[Popular Earth vehicle alternate modes#A-10 Thunderbolt II|A-10 Thunderbolt II assault plane]]. He can also transform into a multi-barreled cannon that can be held by larger toys.

: Viper's deco is an overt [[homage]] to the Cobra [[Rattler]] from ''[[G.I. Joe (franchise)|G.I. Joe]]'', including two [[Cobra]] insignias (with [[:File:GI_Joe_vs_Transformers_hc.jpg|integrated]] [[:File:Cobra_Decepticon_symbol.png|Decepticon]] [[:File:TF2015-Legends1.jpg|insignia]], no less), and the "ZØ6" marking of Rattler pilot [[Wild Weasel]]'s personal Rattler on his right wing. His new face is even styled after Wild Weasel's flight mask.

: His packaging identifies him as an adjunct to [[Galvatronus (CW)|Galvatronus]].

: The mold was redecoed to make ''Adventure'' [[Dogfight (RID)|Dogfight]].

::*''[http://www.tfu.info/2015/Decepticon/CWLegViper/viper.htm More information on Viper at TFU.info]''
::*''[http://www.yojoe.com/archive/actfig/decepticonviper.shtml Additional information at YoJoe.com]''

==Notes==
* Viper appeared in the ''Battle Tactics'' game before his toy was announced, leading some to believe he was an original character to the game. That didn't last long.
* When introduced at [[Toy Fair 2015]], Viper was referred to as a "[[generic]]" style Transformer (i.e. fully-sentient, but with a shared design, such as [[Omnicon]]s or [[Vehicon (Prime)|Vehicon]]s). This characterization is intended to facilitate [[army-building]], recalling his [[Cobra Viper|namesake]].
* Viper's product description on [[Hasbro]]'s website describes him as having robot, jet, and "quick-strike drone" modes, presumably the result of some inexplicable misinterpretation of his gun mode.
* The line used to describe Viper in that bio "mad, bad, and dangerous to know" is a famous historical description of the English Romantic poet and rebellious, pro-Satan bad-boy, {{w|Lord Byron}}.
* The only physical difference between Viper's toy and the original release of the figure (Powerglide) is a different head, which also includes a different nosecone for the plane mode. Bizarrely, the new nosecone omits the onboard Gatling cannon, one of ''the'' most notable features of the real life A-10 Thunderbolt II or the original Cobra Rattler to which Viper is an homage! Since the A-10 is essentially a flying tank, this would make Viper the equivalent of a tank without a turret. Whoops.
* Writers [[Greg Sepelak]] and [[Trent Troop]] never canonically specified ''[[Transformers: Shattered Glass (franchise)| Shattered Glass]]'' [[Powerglide (SG)|Powerglide]]'s colors, as they were hoping to use the [[Cobra]] [[Rattler]] color scheme, but weren't sure Hasbro would go for it.<ref>{{citesocial|quote=Hooo.. If I remember correctly we didn't specify Powerglide's colors because we were pushing for SG Powerglide to be in Cobra Rattler colors but didn't know if Hasbro would go for it, and wanted to be able to pivot otherwise.|link=https://twitter.com/TrentTroop/status/1088211685394075648|name=Trent Troop|site=Twitter|year=2019|month=01|day=23}}</ref> Presumably, their idea would've looked very similar to Viper!

===Foreign names===
*''Japanese:'' '''Viper''' (バイパー ''Baipā'')
*''Mandarin:'' '''Kuíshé''' (蝰蛇, "Viper")

==References==
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Scourge (G1)

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:''Scourge is a [[Decepticon]] from the [[Generation 1 continuity family|Generation 1]] [[continuity family]].''
[[File:DreamwaveMTMTE5-ScourgeFracas.jpg|upright=1.66|thumb|Looks just like daddy.]]
'''Scourge''' is [[Galvatron (G1)|Galvatron]]'s implacable tracker and leader of his own cadre of huntsmen, the deadly [[Sweep (G1)|Sweeps]]. He was created by [[Unicron/Generation 1|Unicron]] from the remains of a dead [[Decepticon]]. Immensely powerful like all the Unicronian Decepticons, arrogance is his only true weakness. Despite being quite powerful in his own right, Scourge generally acts as a near subordinate to [[Cyclonus (G1)|Cyclonus]], and, despite his leadership of the Sweeps, is generally content to take orders from others. Scourge tends to grumble and complain a bit (a habit sometimes shared by his Sweeps).

But then again, you'd also complain if your boss spent so much time beating you up, wouldn't you?

{{bigquote|What kind of Decepticon are you, ugly?}}
{{bigquote|The ''ultimate'' kind!|[[Kup (G1)/Generation 1 cartoon continuity|Kup]] and Scourge|"[[The Burden Hardest to Bear]]"}}

==Fiction==
===Generation 1 cartoon continuity===
====''The Transformers'' cartoon====
{{voiceactor|[[Stan Jones]] (English), [[Yū Shimaka|Yutaka Shimaka]] (Japanese), [[Masashi Hirose]] (Japanese, "The Rebirth")|[[Lin Dongfu]] (Chinese), [[Zhang Lin]] (Chinese, "The Rebirth"),[[Víctor Mares]] (Latin American Spanish), [[Holger Schwiers]] (German), [[Thomas Rau]] (German, "Dark Awakening", "Surprise Party", "The Rebirth"), [[Gernot Duda]] (German, "Starscream's Ghost", "Ghost in the Machine"), [[Reinhard Brock]] (German, "Webworld", "The Quintesson Journal"), [[Thomas Albus]] (German, "The Movie" TV dub), [[Peter Zilles]] (German, ''Generation 2''), [[Albert Augier]] (European French, "Dark Awakening" & "The Return of Optimus Prime, Part 2"), [[Francis Lax]] (European French, "Starscream's Ghost"), [[François Leccia]] (European French, "Surprise Party" & "Webworld"), [[Philippe Roullier]] (European French, "The Dweller in the Depths"), [[Serge Bourrier]] (European French, "The Rebirth" episodes), Unknown (European French, "Five Faces of Darkness" episodes), [[Magalhães Graça]] (Portuguese, "The Movie" VHS dub), [[Ayrton Cardoso]] (Portuguese, season 3), [[Lauro Fabiano]] (Portuguese, "Ghost in the Machine")}}

[[File:TFTM Decepticonshipbridge.jpg|thumb]]
Following the [[Battle of Autobot City]] in 2005, Scourge was created from [[Thundercracker (G1)/Generation 1 cartoon continuity|Thundercracker]]'s corpse by [[Unicron]]. Scourge was designated commander of his legion of huntsmen, the [[Sweep (G1)|Sweep]]s, and traveled with his new leader, [[Galvatron (G1)/Generation 1 cartoon continuity|Galvatron]], back to [[Cybertron (planet)|Cybertron]]. Galvatron, Scourge and [[Cyclonus (G1)/Generation 1 cartoon continuity|Cyclonus]] then returned to [[Autobot City (G1)|Autobot City]] and sent the remaining Autobots fleeing into outer space.

After blasting their ship, the Decepticons believed the Autobots dead. Unicron sent a painful message to Galvatron, informing him he was wrong. Galvatron argued the point until Scourge reminded his leader "we belong to him". The Decepticons then tracked the Autobots to the [[Junkion (planet)|Planet of Junk]] where Scourge and the Sweeps dismembered [[Ultra Magnus (G1)/Generation 1 cartoon continuity|Ultra Magnus]] and stole the [[Matrix of Leadership]]. Unicron learned of Galvatron's intended rebellion and attacked Cybertron. Whether Scourge, who was vocally loyal to Unicron, fought to protect Cybertron is unknown. {{storylink|The Transformers: The Movie}}
{{note|Scourge’s involvement in these events, or events mostly similar, were also chronicled in the comic mini-series ''[[Transformers: The Animated Movie]]'', the storybook "[[Transformers the Movie (Ladybird adaptation)|Transformers the Movie]]" and the "Special Edition The Transformers: The Movie extra page" of "[[Transformers: The Ultimate Pop-Up Universe]]".}}

[[File:FFOD1-Scourgeface.jpg|left|thumb|Van-Dyck of destruction.]]

After the Decepticons were sent packing to [[Chaar]], Cyclonus and Scourge went on an expedition to track down their lost leader, Galvatron, who hadn't been seen since Unicron went kablooey. {{storylink|Five Faces of Darkness, Part 1}} They found Galvatron soaking in a lava pit on [[Thrull]], and much to their disappointment, discovered their leader had gone totally nuts. Galvatron was set to plow his way through his minions before Scourge took to bended knee and appealed to Galvatron's ego to stop. {{storylink|Five Faces of Darkness, Part 2}} Scourge and Cyclonus took their leader back to Chaar to command the Decepticon army, only to find the planet all but deserted. {{storylink|Five Faces of Darkness, Part 3}} It turned out that the other Decepticons had allied with the [[Quintesson]]s, which after some negotiation led to a Decepticon-Quintesson joint attack on Cybertron. {{storylink|Five Faces of Darkness, Part 4}} Scourge participated in this attack, but the Decepticons were eventually driven away. {{storylink|Five Faces of Darkness, Part 5}}

Scourge and his Sweeps were working with Galvatron and Cyclonus to hunt Rodimus Prime, when they came across the [[Autobot Mausoleum]] in deep space. Infiltrating the space barge, they continued their attack on the Autobots until [[Optimus Prime (G1)/Generation 1 cartoon continuity|Optimus Prime]] himself rose from the grave to fight back. Scourge and his huntsmen fled before the former Autobot leader, forcing Galvatron and Cyclonus to withdraw as well. {{storylink|Dark Awakening (episode)|Dark Awakening}}

[[File:Fightorflee Cyclonus Scourge Superion.jpg|thumb|Scouurrge iiiin spaaaaace.]]

Scourge and Cyclonus were hunting the [[Aerialbot (G1)|Aerialbot]] called [[Air Raid (G1)|Air Raid]] for sport, but were caught in an ambush when the other Aerialbots jumped them in an asteroid field. The two Decepticons fled through a nearby vortex and crashed on the peaceful planet known as [[Paradron]]. Finding the world rich with energon resources, Scourge and Cyclonus immediately alerted Galvatron to their find and began to plunder the world of energy. {{storylink|Fight or Flee (episode)|Fight or Flee}}

When [[Octane]] took [[Trypticon (G1)|Trypticon]] to [[Socialist Democratic Federated Republic of Carbombya|Carbombya]] without permission, Scourge came with Galvatron and the other Decepticons to chastise the fueler for disobedience. His discovery of super-energon made from Carbombyan oil temporarily assuaged Galvatron's anger, but once the Decepticons were forced out of Carbombya by the Autobots, Galvatron expelled Octane as a traitor to the cause. {{storylink|Thief in the Night}} Sometime later, Scourge was hunting Octane on Cybertron with Cyclonus and the Sweeps, when their prey fled underground into the [[Decepticon Crypt]]. Scourge would prove to be a very poor leader, with his followers, the Sweeps, refusing his order to follow Octane below (though they were scared to death of Cyclonus). {{storylink|Starscream's Ghost}}

Scourge stood with Cyclonus and Galvatron as they eavesdropped on the Autobots, who were preparing for a galactic Peace Conference. Foolish Autobots, thinking there can be peace! Galvatron ordered Cyclonus, Scourge, and the Sweeps to intercept a shuttle commandeered by [[Daniel Witwicky (G1)|Daniel Witwicky]] and [[Wheelie (G1)|Wheelie]]. {{storylink|Surprise Party}}

[[File:GhostintheMachine-Scourgealt.jpg|thumb|left|Y'know how dogs like to stick their heads out the window of moving cars?]]

He was later possessed by the disembodied [[Spark|ghost]] of [[Starscream (G1)/Generation 1 cartoon continuity|Starscream]], though this eventually became a mutual partnership. Starscream intended to help Unicron turn Cybertron into his new body in exchange for a new body of his own. Scourge began to have second thoughts about this until Unicron reminded him that "what I have given you, I can also take away". Scourge eventually left Unicron and rejoined the Decepticons. Why Galvatron accepted his return instead of, oh...reducing him to composite particles is unknown. {{storylink|Ghost in the Machine (G1)|Ghost in the Machine}}

After [[Predaking (G1)|Predaking]] detected a Quintesson transmission, Scourge joined a Decepticon party in attempting to retrieve the secrets of the Quintessons' journal, but ultimately lost out to the Autobots. {{storylink|The Quintesson Journal}}

[[File:VampireDepth.jpg|thumb|I'm not a monster, Tom. Well, technically I am.]]

While searching for a new source of [[anti-electron]]s, the Decepticons attempted to raid Unicron's brain. Galvatron and the [[Terrorcon (G1)|Terrorcons]] occupied the Autobots while Scourge and Cyclonus went after the prize. They found a flask of anti-electrons just waiting to be drained, but upset Unicron in the process and were blasted by his internal defenses. {{storylink|Grimlock's New Brain}}

[[File:Matrix burden 2.jpg|thumb|left|If that's "the touch", you don't want to get it!]]
At one point, Autobot commander [[Hot Rod (G1)/Generation 1 cartoon continuity|Rodimus Prime]] was separated from the Matrix of Leadership by Galvatron. Galvatron, who was haunted by the spirits within it, instructed Scourge to dispose of the Matrix. Scourge decided to use the power of the Matrix to his advantage and installed it within his chest. ''Very'' bad idea. The Matrix proved incompatible with Scourge's programming (perhaps as a result of his [[Unicron|origin]]), causing him to morph into a hideous freak with the power driving him mad. Scourge attempted to seize control of the Decepticons until Hot Rod took back the Matrix. Scourge was left at the mercy of a very unhappy Galvatron, but somehow beat the reaper yet again. {{storylink|The Burden Hardest to Bear}}

[[File:Rebirth 1 Plasma energy Scourge.JPG|thumb]]

In 2007, the Decepticons stole the [[Key to the Plasma Energy Chamber|key]] to the [[Plasma Energy Chamber]] on Cybertron, and Scourge was set with infiltrating the chamber whilst the other Decepticons performed a full-scale assault on the planet as a diversion. He succeeded, but inserting the key into the chamber led to a plasma energy burst that very nearly killed him. He was saved by an [[Energon infuser|energon infusion]] from Cyclonus, and was subsequently sent to find the Autobots who had taken the key back while Scourge was unconscious. Together with Cyclonus, [[Slugslinger (G1)|Slugslinger]], [[Triggerhappy (G1)|Triggerhappy]], and [[Misfire (G1)|Misfire]], Scourge tracked the Autobots to [[Nebulos|Nebulon]]. {{storylink|The Rebirth, Part 1}}

After clashing with the brand new Autobot [[Headmaster (technology)|Headmasters]] and losing badly, Scourge and the others were kidnapped by the Nebulon group known as the [[Hive (G1)|Hive]], who offered to [[Binary bonding|binary-bond]] with the Decepticons and increase their power. Scourge chose to become a [[Targetmaster (technology)|Targetmaster]], getting the loud Nebulan [[Fracas]] as his partner, and the Decepticon Headmasters and Targetmasters subsequently attacked and defeated the Autobots. Scourge got the key to the Plasma Energy Chamber back and voiced his desire to destroy the Autobots completely before moving on, only for Fracas to threaten to shoot him unless the Decepticons went back to the Hive as soon as possible. Unfortunately, the Autobots copied their Targetmaster technology and went back into battle, and [[Arcee (G1)/Generation 1 cartoon continuity|Arcee]] managed to knock Scourge down and steal the key back. {{storylink|The Rebirth, Part 2}} {{storylink|The Rebirth, Part 3}}

{{charstubfiction|{{storylink|Webworld}} {{storylink|The Big Broadcast of 2006 (episode)|The Big Broadcast of 2006}} {{storylink|The Dweller in the Depths}} {{storylink|Call of the Primitives}} {{storylink|The Return of Optimus Prime, Part 1}} {{storylink|The Return of Optimus Prime, Part 2}}}}

====Japanese cartoon continuity====
=====''Macrocosmic Seekers''=====
When the Decepticons intercepted an Autobot transmission detailing the acquisition of a "great treasure," Galvatron led Cyclonus and Scourge on a raid to intercept Rodimus Prime's ship. The Autobot vessel was brought down, and under heavy weapons-fire, Kup, [[Wreck-Gar (G1)|Wreck-Gar]] and [[Scrapheap (G1)|Scrapheap]] fled the battleground. Cyclonus and Scourge pursued them, but were unable to hault the Junkions' progress as they would swap places as vehicle and rider every time they took a hit. {{storylink|Unending Battle}} The battle was interrupted by the appearance of the [[Seeker (United)|Seeker]], who abducted all of the combatants into his crystalline spaceship. Scourge, alongside Cyclonus, Galvatron and Rodimus, were put into suspended animation by the Seeker. {{storylink|A Treasure Lost}} These four transformers intrigued the Seeker, as they had undergone "miraculous" reformattings; Rodimus due to the Matrix of Leadership, and the three Decepticons due to the power of Unicron. Using his advanced technology, the Seeker turned back his captives' internal clocks, and held them in time at the very moment of their reformatting, intending to perpetually keep them in this state as items in his collection. {{storylink|Eternal Moment}} Rodimus was rescued by Junkheap, and in the conflict that followed, stray shots freed Galvatron, Cyclonus and Scourge from their stasis as well. However, all three were caught in between their former and current identities, leaving them quite confused. Despite his transitional state, Galvatron managed to put a halt to the Seeker's attacks. The group then mobilized to make their escape. {{storylink|Time to Move}} Though the Seeker resumed his assault in short order, Scourge found out that he and the others trapped in a transitional state benefited from increased strength and firepower. Additionally, the supersonic powers he had as Thundercracker were restored. He put them to good use fighting back against their captor alongside the Autobots. With their combined might, the robots were able to bring the Seeker offline. {{storylink|Those Who Resist}} With the energy of the Seeker's experiment depleted, Scourge reverted to his normal state. Upon discovering that the Autobots' treasure was an old piece of armor of Optimus Prime, purely sentimental in value, Galvatron sounded a retreat. The Decepticons left without provoking further conflict. {{storylink|A Treasure's True Worth}}

=====''Generations Selects Special Comic'' (1)=====
Scourge was present when the [[Quintesson]]s first lent the [[Terrorcon (G1)|Terrorcon]]s to the Decepticon cause. {{storylink|Abominus comic 1}}

In [[2011]], Scourge was involved in the battle against the reforming Unicron before he was banished to the [[Triple Z Point]]. {{storylink|Generations Selects Special Comic Finale|Finale}}

=====''The Headmasters'' cartoon=====
{{voiceactor|[[Masaharu Satō]] (Japanese), [[Simon Broad]] (English), [[Mikhail Chernyak]] (Russian)}}

[[File:MysteryofPlanetMaster-ScourgeCyclonus.jpg|left|thumb|"Hey, Cyclonus, wouldn't it be great if our weapons could turn into little men?"]]

Scourge assisted Galvatron in the attack on Cybertron to seize control over [[Vector Sigma]]. {{storylink|The Mystery of Planet Master}} As part of their attack, Scourge and Cyclonus met Optimus Prime in the chamber of Vector Sigma. {{storylink|Birth of the Fantastic Double Prime}} Scourge participated in the Decepticon operations on Planet [[Beast (planet)|Beast]], but was largely ineffective in Galvatron's fight with Rodimus Prime. {{storylink|Rebellion on Planet Beast}} Scourge later called the Sweeps to help occupy the Autobots until Galvatron's gravity-warping meteorite could reach [[Athenia]]. {{storylink|Approach of the Demon Meteorite}} He later informed Galvatron that [[Scorponok (G1)|Scorponok]] had arrived for a meeting. {{storylink|The Four-Million-Year-Old Veil of Mystery}}

Scourge and Cyclonus attempted to prove their worth by stealing [[Trypticon (G1)|Trypticon]] and using him to hunt down a mysterious Six Changer. However, that plan failed miserably when that Six Changer turned out to be their own ally, [[Sixshot (G1)|Sixshot]]. Both Scourge and Cyclonus ditched Trypticon in battle, leading to the Decepticon city's destruction (though he was eventually repaired). {{storylink|Terror! The Six Shadows}} After Galvatron vanished during Cybertron's destruction, and the unfamiliar [[Scorponok (G1)|Scorponok]] took over as Emperor of Destruction, Scourge and Cyclonus felt even less secure in their positions. When [[Soundwave (G1)/Generation 1 cartoon continuity|Soundblaster]] proudly sucked up to Scorponok, reporting on a new energy-absorbing satellite named [[Sol 1]] set for launch, Scourge vowed to steal the satellite in order to gain favor in Scorponok's eyes. Joined by Cyclonus and [[Predaking (G1)|Predaking]], he attacked the launch pad, but was repelled by [[Raiden]] and the Headmasters. [[Brainstorm (G1)|Brainstorm]] did some aerial dogfighting with Scourge, and the Decepticons were forced to leave empty-handed. {{storylink|The Shadow Emperor, Scorponok}}

Scourge and Cyclonus were concerned that Scorponok's latest series of attacks on Earth were more likely to destroy the planet than allow the Decepticons to gather energy. Scorponok told to them that the awe-inspiring [[plasma energy]] was released from Cybertron in its destruction. {{storylink|The Dormant Volcano Mysteriously Erupts}} In his next scheme, Scorponok explained to the duo that he planned to detonate a series of bombs to destroy the planet [[Mars (planet)|Mars]], and harvest the plasma energy its destruction would surely generate. {{storylink|Explosion on Mars!! Maximus Is in Danger}}

[[File:ReturnoftheImmortalEmperor-CyclonusScourge.jpg|thumb|When did we become Bebop and Rocksteady?]]

Later, Scourge and Cyclonus made arrangements for Scorponok's official debut as leader of the Decepticons. The Autobots attacked during the proceedings on the [[Moon (moon)|Moon]], but all combatants were interrupted by the triumphant return of Galvatron. Scourge was quick to redirect his boot-licking towards his old commander, as Scorponok's leadership was immediately overruled. {{storylink|Return of the Immortal Emperor}} Scourge and Cyclonus would later field an SOS call from the planet [[Sandra (planet)|Sandra]], and reported their findings to Galvatron. {{storylink|SOS from Planet Sandra}}

After Galvatron returned from an energy-plundering journey in space, Galvatron heaped praise on Sixshot, telling Scourge and Cyclonus that they could learn a thing or two from the Ninja Commander. Grumbling to themselves, the duo noticed [[Punch (G1)|Counterpunch]] acting shifty, but were too caught up in their own problems to think too much about it. {{storylink|The Emperor of Destruction Vanishes on an Iceberg}}

Much later, Scourge attended to Scorponok in [[Lemuria (myth)|Lemuria]]. {{storylink|The Final Showdown on Earth (Part 2)}}

=====''Legends'' comic=====
In [[2021]], Scourge participated in a battle with the Autobots that ended with both sides being infected with [[black ball]]s, forcing him and the Sweeps to abandon their bodies and become [[Headmaster (technology)|Headmasters]]. {{storylink|Headmaster Chapter Prologue}} The Decepticons then traveled to the [[Legends World]] and joined forces with [[Tera-Kura Co.]] to get them [[transtector]]s, and Scourge was reunited with a version of Galvatron. During a lineup of the Sweeps, Scourge explained to Galvatron that [[Sweep No. 4]] was long dead. {{storylink|LG-26 Scourge Prologue}} While he and the Sweeps were working at janitors at Tera-Kura, they were approached by [[Terrorsaur (Legends)|Terrorsaur]], who offered them new bodies and a place at his side in exchange for kidnapping [[Alpha Trion]] and used his Matrix powers to take over the company. Scourge had other ideas and turned on Terrorsaur as soon as he acquired the Matrix, claiming sole leadership of Tera-Kura. Unfortunately for him, the Sweeps wanted a piece of the action and crowded over him, combining with his body and causing it to explode from an overload of Matrix energy. He returned being a janitor, but already had his eyes on another energy source: the [[Zodiac]]. {{storylink|LG26 Scourge}}

Somehow acquiring the Zodiac, Scourge was transformed by its power into a giant two-headed monster and went on a rampage through [[Tokyo]] until [[Blaster (G1)/Generation 1 cartoon continuity|Blaster]] took the energy source from him and defeated him with a barrage from his new base mode. {{storylink|LG27 Blaster}} Scourge's body was later briefly stolen by a Legends native transformed into a Headmaster through mass-produced [[Master-Brace]]s. {{storylink|LG28 Rewind}} During a rampage by [[Devil Z]], the new boss of Tera-Kura Co., Scourge hid behind Megatron. {{storylink|LG36 Soundwave}} He later handed [[Astrotrain (G1)|Astrotrain]] some [[energon cube]]s to carry, {{storylink|LG40 Astrotrain}} and was present when the other Scorponok loyalists were finishing their [[Godbomber]] {{storylink|LG42 Godbomber}} and when the [[Dimensional Patrol]] confiscated everyone's transtectors. {{storylink|LG-EX Black Convoy (2017)|LG-EX Black Convoy}} Scourge was probably with the Sweeps when they attacked Metroplex for his [[Transformation cog (biology)|transformation cog]] and fought with [[Nightbird (G1)|Nightbird]] clones. {{storylink|LG43 Trypticon Mobilization Chapter: Decepticon Civil War|Decepticon Civil War}}

While having his Sweeps search for another Zodiac, Scourge instead discovered the lost [[Blowpipe (G1)|Blowpipe]]. {{storylink|Targetmaster Chapter Prologue}} Finding that the [[Targetmaster (technology)|Targetmaster]] had the ability to clone Transformers, the Sweeps tried to create an army of loyal [[Sharkticon (species)|Sharkticons]] until Hot Rod and [[Shaoshao Li]] put an end to their plan. {{storylink|LG44 Sharkticon}} Scourge evaded capture, used Blowpipe to create two-headed monster clones of himself and attacked Tokyo until Hot Rod came after him again. He turned the Targetmaster on Hot Rod and created evil clones of him, only to be defeated by a blast from Shaoshao's own Targetmaster mode. {{storylink|LG45 Targetmaster Hot Rod}}

=====''Generations Selects Special Comic'' (2)=====
Under undisclosed circumstances, Scourge had reverted to being Thundercracker by the [[Selector]] revolt of [[2050]]. {{storylink|Volcanicus comic 1}}

=====''TV Magazine'' comic continuity=====
=====''The Story of Super Robot Lifeforms: The Transformers''=====
Scourge took part in one of Galvatron's schemes alongside Cyclonus and [[Gnaw (G1)|Gnaw]]. The Autobots intervened when their mechanized space monster captured a human vessel. The Decepticons almost managed to snare Rodimus Prime, but he tricked Galvatron into blasting him an exit, leaving behind an explosive device that ended the Decepticon threat. {{storylink|The Story of Super Robot Lifeforms: The Transformers issue 1|The Story of Super Robot Lifeforms: The Transformers #1}} Later on, Scourge and his Sweeps joined the assault on the [[Prime Energy Tower]] on [[Feminia]]. {{storylink|The Story of Super Robot Lifeforms: The Transformers issue 5|The Story of Super Robot Lifeforms: The Transformers #5}}

=====''The Great Transformer War''=====
After the resurrection of Optimus Prime, Scourge battled [[Springer (G1)|Springer]] and the other Autobots in deep space. {{storylink|The Great Transformer War issue 3|The Great Transformer War #3}}

====''Cybertron'' comic====
Among the many momentous events witnessed by [[Vector Prime]] across the [[multiverse]] was the moment Optimus Prime unleashed the wisdom of the Matrix on a Hate Plague-infected Galvatron, Scourge, and Cyclonus. {{storylink|Vector Prime: In the Beginning}}

====Rodimus vs. Cyclonus====
After Galvatron had blasted apart Ultra Magnus on the Planet of Junk, Scourge pledged his loyalty to him rather than to Unicron, seeing as Galvatron now possessed that which their dark master feared most. Galvatron sent out both Scourge and Cyclonus to terminate as many Autobots as they could, promising whichever one came back with the higher head-count a position as his second-in-command. This competition brought Scourge to the [[Rayzor Nebula]], where he picked up an Autobot emergency signal emanating from within. In truth, this was a false trail created by Cyclonus. While Scourge and his Sweeps searched through the gaseous mass for enemy units to destroy, Cyclonus happened upon a Quintesson ship carrying Hot Rod and his allies. Kup, also aboard the Quintesson ship, made contact with another nearby Autobot vessel, and had them draw Scourge's attention before coming about to meet them. Scourge took the bait and, upon seeing Cyclonus, attacked his comrade to ensure his own victory in their contest. This wound up undermining ''both'' of the Decepticons' efforts in racking up kills, and all of the Autobots escaped from them safely. {{storylink|Rodimus vs. Cyclonus}}
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====''Wings Universe''====
{{Wingsnote}}
[[File:WingsofHonor-CyclonusScourge.jpg|thumb|My weird pink flower thing will destroy you!]]

In [[2007]], after the [[The Rebirth|Rebirth]], Galvatron and Lord Zarak led Cyclonus, Scourge, and the rest of the Decepticons to further the war on Nebulos and other civilized worlds. {{storylink|Generation 2: Redux}}

[[File:RapidoandScourgeshake-ACommonFoe.jpg|thumb|left]]
In [[2010]], Cyclonus, Scourge and the Sweeps surrounded an [[Autobot shuttle]] during a surprise attack. They lost track of the shuttle when it disappeared into a nebula. Eventually they found it and attacked its crew, which consisted of Rodimus, Kup, and the Dinobots. Scourge was defeated when Kup threw his blaster, which he'd set to overload, at Scourge. At first Scourge laughed at what seemed to be a pathetic tactic by the elder Autobot, but then suddenly stopped when his torso was blown open. {{storylink|Wings of Honor}}

Scourge was present at the signing of the [[Pax Cybertronia]]. He planned to have Cyclonus inform Galvatron about the peace treaty when he came out of stasis lock. {{storylink|A Common Foe}}

====''TransTech''====
In [[Primax 1086.01 Alpha]], [[Optimus Prime (G1)/Generation 1 cartoon continuity|Optimus Prime]]'s corpse was vaporized when he sacrificed himself to stop a [[Quintesson]] plot. Possibly because Optimus's essence was more firmly incorporated into the Matrix, Scourge was thus able to defeat [[Hot Rod (G1)/Generation 1 cartoon continuity|Hot Rod]] and retain possession of the Matrix, thereafter becoming undisputed leader of the Decepticons. Over the centuries, the influence of the Matrix inspired him to broker a peace deal between Autobot and Decepticon, and the two factions united when [[Unicron]] returned. In the ensuing battle, the Chaos-Bringer tried to blast Scourge, but the Matrix shielded him, allowing him to survive by being shunted into [[unspace|transwarp space]]. [[Rhinox (TransTech)|Rhinox]] plucked him out of unspace into [[Axiom Nexus]], where he became a member of the [[Convoy (group)|Convoy]]. {{storylink|Rook - Axiom Nexus News: Investigative Journalist|Rook - Axiom Nexus News, 2016/02/07}}

Scourge's name was among the classified data stolen by [[Cy-Kill (GoBots)|Cy-Kill]]'s Renegades and publicly released by [[Crasher (GoBots)|Crasher]] and [[Cop-Tur (GoBots)|Cop-Tur]] in a hacked broadcast of [[Ask Vector Prime#Facebook|Ask Vector Prime]]. {{storylink|Ask Vector Prime#Facebook|Ask Vector Prime, 2016/01/16}} [[Andromeda (TransTech)|Andromeda]] tracked him down but was too intimidated to ask him for a quote. {{storylink|Rook - Axiom Nexus News: Investigative Journalist|Rook - Axiom Nexus News, 2016/02/07}}

====Ask Vector Prime====
In one particularly weird version of the [[Unicron War]] engineered by [[Gong (GoBots)|Gong]] and [[Sideways (AVP)|Sideways]], [[Deadlift]] replaced Scourge as Galvatron's lead hunter created by Unicron. {{storylink|Echoes and Fragments}}

===Marvel ''The Transformers'' comics===
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After the Decepticons were beaten back into a retreat, following a failed attack on [[Autobot City (G1)|Autobot City]], they boarded [[Astrotrain (G1)|Astrotrain]] and headed back towards [[Cybertron (planet)|Cybertron]]. But Astrotrain didn't have the energy necessary to make the trip with all the Decepticons inside him, so the injured were jettisoned into the vacuum of space. These soldiers were drawn to Unicron, who reforged the lot into new, powerful soldiers to do his bidding. Among these creations was Scourge, who was given an army of Sweeps to aid him in his hunting. {{storylink|The Planet-Eater!}}

Scourge, Cyclonus, and Galvatron then went forth, stopping by Cybertron first so that Galvatron could eliminate [[Starscream (G1)/Marvel Comics continuity|Starscream]] and secure his position as Decepticon leader. After this deed was done, Unicron began devouring Cybertron's moons, enraging Galvatron. Galvatron claimed that Cybertron and all its moons belonged to him, though Scourge retorted that they, in turn, belonged to Unicron. The Decepticons then made their way to [[Earth]], and attacked the Autobots as they were readying to make their way off the planet. {{storylink|Judgment Day!}}

[[File:Scourge marvel uk 83.jpg|thumb|"I CAN'T GET OUT OF THIS CONFOUNDED MAZE!!"]]
''Afterwards, Galvatron, Cyclonus, and Scourge [[Time travel|traveled back in time]] from [[2006]] to [[1986]] as part of a plan to free themselves from Unicron's control by constructing a massive cannon that would destroy him upon their return to the future. The three Unicronian Decepticons proved themselves almost invincible in the face of the Autobots' attacks, though a lucky shot destroyed Scourge's [[acid ray]] after he had incapacitated [[Trailbreaker (G1)|Trailbreaker]], and Scourge was relatively weaponless (most of his weapons could only be used in [[alternate mode|vehicle mode]]). Though he also took down [[Grapple (G1)|Grapple]], [[Megatron (G1)/Marvel Comics continuity|Megatron]] managed [[Anti-grav manacles|to down]] Scourge and use him as a bargaining chip. The future Decepticons were finally defeated when Galvatron was duped into believing he was trapped in a temporal paradox, and returned to his own time to live out the remaining events of 2006.'' {{storylink|Target: 2006}} {{storylink|Prey!}}

[[File:Cyclonuspullsthebeardy.jpg|left|upright=1.4|thumb|"Yeouch!! That's my secret weakness you're pulling at, Cyclonus!"]]
''Following the destruction of Unicron at the hands of [[Hot Rod (G1)/Marvel Comics continuity|Rodimus Prime]] and the [[Matrix of Leadership|Matrix]], Galvatron transported himself back in time to [[1987]], leaving Cyclonus and Scourge in the future, under [[Shockwave (G1)/Marvel Comics continuity|Shockwave]]’s command. The duo were attacked by the freelance peace-keeping agent, [[Death's Head (G1)|Death's Head]], who was seeking the bounty on Galvatron’s head, and Cyclonus revealed Galvatron’s whereabouts to him.'' {{storylink|Wanted: Galvatron — Dead or Alive!}} ''Later, Shockwave hired Death’s Head to kill Rodimus Prime, but Cyclonus and Scourge interfered with the job as they sought to kill Rodimus first, in order to reclaim their lost standing amongst the Decepticons.'' {{storylink|Headhunt}} ''This did not please Death’s Head, and consequently, he willingly accepted a contract from Rodimus to hunt down Cyclonus and Scourge, eventually tracking them down to the [[Junkion (planet)|planet of Junk]] as [[2008]] dawned. Before he could finish the job, however, all three of them fell under the mind-controlling influence of Unicron, whose disembodied head had survived the destruction of his body and had landed on the planet, where he was having the native [[Junkion (species)|Junkions]] construct a new body for him.''

''Under Unicron's control, Cyclonus and Scourge killed Shockwave and became Decepticon leaders, reigniting the stalemated Cybertronian war to a furious degree to cover Unicron's actions. Death's Head, however, was able to fight the mind control and work with the Autobots long enough to stop the chaos-bringer's plan. As explosions destroyed Unicron, Death's Head tackled Cyclonus and Scourge, pushing them through a [[time portal]] Unicron had built, promising to kill them another time. The two Decepticons were hurled into the past of Cybertron by the portal, where they came under the command of [[Scorponok (G1)|Scorponok]].'' {{storylink|The Legacy of Unicron!}}

[[File:Scourge scorponok cyclonus marvel uk 151.jpg|thumb|"I just don't get why we never do anything but attack Qatari villages, that's all." "SHUT UP AND KEEP FIRING!"]]
Cyclonus and Scourge traveled with Scorponok and several other Decepticons to the peaceful planet [[Nebulos]] in pursuit of [[Fortress Maximus (G1)|Fortress Maximus]]'s Autobots. After Scorponok and the [[Terrorcon (G1)|Terrorcons]] were defeated by the new Autobot [[Targetmaster (technology)|Targetmasters]], the Nebulan [[Vorath]] attempted to duplicate the technology on the Decepticons. Scourge was partnered with [[Fracas]], a Nebulan recruit who had been bio-mechanically engineered to be able to transform into his weapon. Scourge was soon presented with an opportunity to test his new Targetmaster abilities when some Autobot [[Headmaster (technology)|Headmaster]] prisoners escaped. The fury of the battle destroyed the city of [[Koraja]], culminating in Fortress Maximus knocking down Scourge and the other Decepticon Targetmasters with part of a beloved fountain. {{storylink|Brothers in Armor!!}}

''At some point afterwards, Scourge and the other Decepticon Targetmasters lay in ambush for the Autobot [[Headmaster (technology)|Headmasters]] at the [[Fortress of Despair]] where they had the Autobot Targetmasters held captive. However, once Scorponok had abducted [[Highbrow (G1)|Highbrow]] to study the Headmaster process further, the remaining Headmasters were able to free their Targetmaster comrades and turn the tables on the Decepticons. During the fight, Scourge attempted to sneak up on [[Hardhead (G1)|Hardhead]], only for [[Crosshairs (G1)|Crosshairs]] to warn his teammate of the Decepticon's approach. Scourge was blasted away by his intended victim, and the Autobots emerged victorious.'' {{storylink|Worlds Apart!}}

Ultimately, Scourge and Scorponok's Decepticons followed the Autobots off Nebulos to [[Earth]]. {{storylink|Brothers in Armor!!}}

''Once there, Scourge and Cyclonus sought out Galvatron, and arranged a meeting with their former leader. En route to the meeting grounds, Scourge and Cyclonus were accosted by a squad of human-piloted jet fighters. Though the pair enjoyed using the crafts as target practice initially, Cyclonus was lured into crashing into a rock peak and they were forced to retreat from the skirmish. Scourge noted that being defeated by organics bode ill for upcoming events; no longer willing to serve Galvatron, Scourge and Cyclonus were planning to instead force him to hand over his [[Time-jump trigger device|time travel device]]. With it in hand, they would return to the future and their position as Decepticon leaders. Though Scourge and Cyclonus were able to take Galvatron by surprise thanks to their Targetmaster partners, the confrontation was disrupted by the sudden appearance of the Autobot commando squad, the [[Wreckers]]. Scourge took on both [[Twin Twist (G1)|Twin Twist]] and [[Topspin (G1)|Topspin]] until he realized that the whole thing had become counter-productive to his own goals. He sent Fracas to go and fetch Cyclonus so they could both retreat. Springer, putting into motion his own plan to draw the battle away from the human settlement, professed to have stolen Galvatron's time jump mechanism, when in reality, the Decepticon no longer even had it for him to take. Scourge and Cyclonus went after him, and learned of Springer's bluff just in time for the rest of the Autobots to catch up to him. Unwilling to take them all on at once, Scourge and Cyclonus flew off.'' {{storylink|Wrecking Havoc}}

''Having met with failure again, Cyclonus and Scourge decided to cut their losses and team up with Shockwave's present-day Earth-based Decepticon forces.''

[[File:Cyclonus scourge marvel uk 189.jpg|left|thumb|"Cyclonus, remember that thing that we absolutely, positively, definitely shouldn't say to Shockwave?" "Yep." "You're sure?" "Yep." "You're not going to mention it at all, are you?" "Nope."]]
''Unfortunately, Cyclonus accidentally let slip that they would kill Shockwave in the future. Naturally wanting to ensure his continued existence, Shockwave unleashed a brainwashed [[Straxus (G1)|Megatron clone]] upon the two. As Megatron killed [[Nightstick (G1)|Nightstick]] and grappled with Cyclonus, Scourge took aim at the clone... but stopped. He realized that killing Megatron in [[1988]] would likely prevent Galvatron's creation in 2006, and possibly his own as well. Unwilling to take the chance, he abandoned his comrade and fled.'' {{storylink|Dry Run!}}

[[File:Shockwavetimewars.jpg|upright=1.4|thumb|"Oh no!! I've told Shockwave about me and Cyclonus killing him. Should I kill him? I... can't... resist..."]]
''Scourge ended up falling back in with Galvatron for unspecified reasons, even as Galvatron brought Megatron in as an unexpected ally. What none of them realised until too late was that Cyclonus and Scourge's displacement into the past had circumvented the normal [[Mass substitution|mass-replacement method]] used by time travel, and had hence unbalanced the space-time continuum, causing a [[Time rift|rift]] to appear in the fabric of space and time. Cyclonus's death, eighteen years before he was even created, proved to be the final straw, accelerating the rift, which soon threatened to consume Earth and Cybertron.

''[[Springer (G1)|Springer]] used this fact to distract Scourge during a Wreckers/[[Mayhem Attack Squad|Mayhem]] raid and while Scourge survived, he knew realized that the only way to stop the rift was to return them and Cyclonus to their original time. He thus attempted to recover Cyclonus’ body from Shockwave but was attacked by the deranged Decepticon, who had lost his mind due to the illogical nature of the situation, and had strung Cyclonus' remains up like a twisted trophy. Scourge staggered back to the time rift and allowed it to take him, hoping that that would have some effect on the situation. It didn't. [[Ravage (G1)/Marvel Comics continuity|Ravage]], however, succeeded where Scourge had failed, and was able to bring Shockwave back to sanity enough for him to deposit Cyclonus's remains after Galvatron and Scourge, and then seal it with an x-ray blast.'' {{storylink|Time Wars}}

''After the war, time-traveller [[Dicet Alpha-zero]] peeked on nine key events in the Transformers' war for a history project. After stepping on the proverbial butterfly at [[Mount Verona]], Dicet saw a Time Wars where Optimus threw the remains of a beaten Scourge into the rift.'' {{storylink|The Quest!}}

====The Big Broadcast of 2006====
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In an alternate future of 2006, Scourge participated in a battle on [[Junkion (planet)|Junkion]] where he was tossed around by [[Omega Supreme (G1)|Omega Supreme]] and misidentified as "Sweeps" by [[Ultra Magnus (G1)/Marvel Comics continuity|Ultra Magnus]]. He later agreed with [[Cyclonus (G1)|Cyclonus]], who said Junkion should be off-limits to Decepticons. {{storylink|The Big Broadcast of 2006 (issue)|The Big Broadcast of 2006}}

====Rhythms of Darkness!====
[[File:Cyclonus scourge marvel 67.jpg|left|upright=0.85|thumb|The deadliest bathtub in the skies.]]
A version of Scourge inhabited [[Primax 490.0 Gamma|an alternate timeline]] where he helped hunt down and destroy a group of Autobots led by Rodimus Prime on the planet Junkion. As Rodimus Prime was briefly distracted, Scourge and Cyclonus were able to shoot the [[Matrix of Leadership|Matrix]] away from Rodimus, giving [[Galvatron II|Galvatron]] the opening to finish off the last of the Primes.

Unknown to any of these Decepticons, though, they were observed by a Hot Rod originating from [[Primax 512.5 Gamma|another time and place]]. They were probably unaware that this Hot Rod had been the one who inadvertently distracted their Rodimus, and chances are they didn't notice that the Matrix had landed at this Hot Rod's feet before they both disappeared. {{storylink|Less Than Zero}}

By [[2009]], Cybertron had been destroyed, along nearly all resistance in the Americas. With only seven Autobots left alive, the governments of the remaining free nations planned to launch nuclear weapons towards the United States in a bid to eliminate the Decepticons themselves. Anticipating this move, Galvatron equipped a fortress with the necessary machinery to convert the fallout into energon. Scourge and Cyclonus were posted to guard the [[Decepticon Powerbase]], and the pair passed the time gripping over how conquering the Earth wasn't as fun without any Autobot opposition. They were suddenly ambushed by [[Getaway]], [[Chainclaw (G1)|Chainclaw]], and [[Guzzle (G1)|Guzzle]], who distracted them while the rest of their team made a last desperate raid on the Powerbase. Scourge was killed by the combined might of these warriors. {{storylink|Rhythms of Darkness!}}

====''Transformers '84''====
An aerial warrior under [[Scorponok (G1)|Scorponok]]'s command, Scourge was part of a bombing run against [[Fortress Maximus (G1)|Fortress Maximus]]'s troops after the [[Ark (G1)|Ark]] had been lost. {{storylink|Secrets & Lies issue 3|Secrets & Lies #3}}
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===Ladybird Books continuity===
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[[File:Scourgeinoil-ASO.jpeg|thumb|upright=1.5|"It's your eyebrows! He's jealous of your capacity for self-expression!"]]
Scourge was part of a flight of Decepticons that interrupted an Autobot salvage expedition. {{storylink|Galvatron's Air Attack}}

On Nebulos, the Decepticons learned that the majority of cosmic energy for the planet came from pulsar strikes at the north pole, and planned to build an energy interceptor there to capture limitless power. When the first interceptor was sabotaged by the Autobots, Cyclonus appointed Scourge head of security for the next project. Scourge suggested they move the entire Decepticon base, Scorponok, to the pole as a deterrent against Autobot aggression. Unfortunately, the Autobots then used Scorponok's vast bulk against the Decepticons by melting the ice out from under him, leaving them thrashing in the slush. {{storylink|Decepticons at the Pole}}

When the Autobots planned a pipeline to tap into a Nebulan oil reservoir, the Decepticons turned the tables and sabotaged them. Scourge was standing by with a team of hunters to eliminate any Autobots that came to fix the pipeline, but the Autobots doubled back on him and let Scourge's team thrashing in the oil released in their own sabotage efforts. {{storylink|Autobots Strike Oil}}

===Marvel coloring books===
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When the Decepticons learned that the Autobots had long ago lost a large shipment of Energon cubes at the Ark's original crash site, Galvatron ordered them to head to Mt. St. Hillary to uncover it. There, Scourge fought the Autobots over possession of it. The brawl ended when Starscream scarfed down all of the Energon, and proceeded to pick a fight with Galvatron. {{storylink|The Lost Treasure of Cybertron}}

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===Toy pack-in material===
The Decepticons having successfully stolen the Creation Matrix from the Autobots, Scourge was one of the soldiers posted to prevent their enemies from retrieving it. He was fooled by an army of Autobot [[Decoy (G1)|decoys]], and the Autobots retook possession of the relic. {{storylink|Start Your Own Decoy Collection}}
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===Autobot Alert!===
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Scourge is a Decepticon scanner, capable of detecting Autobots even when they are in disguise. He was tasked with patrolling the space-bound Astrotrain as the Decepticon shuttle was making a munitions delivery to the Decepticons’ ship out in orbit.

In one possible scenario, Scourge happened upon Bumblebee and Hot Rod who had infiltrated Astrotrain by disguising themselves in Decepticon space gear. Not fooled by the Autobots’ disguise, he confronted the pair as they were about to commandeer Astrotrain's military controls. Though he was unable to stop the Autobots from firing Astrotrain weapons towards Cyclonus, Scourge quickly overpowered the pair and flung them out into the blackness of space. {{storylink|Autobot Alert!}}

===''Transformers in 3-D''===
[[File:TheTest-Scourge.jpg|thumb|''You're'' the leader in the Marvel Comics stuff?]]
Scourge was part of a Decepticon mission to track down the source of an [[Energon]] reading on an asteroid. As [[Cyclonus (G1)|Cyclonus]] returned to [[Scorponok (G1)|Scorponok]], Scourge warned him that Galvatron was in a particularly foul mood. As it turned out, the [[little informant|creature]] Cyclonus had brought back was the source of the Energon, however the situation escalated when they detected they were being spied on by [[Searchlight (G1)|Searchlight]]. Scourge and Cyclonus gave chase, only to find themselves running into [[Ultra Magnus (G1)|Ultra Magnus]] and [[Blurr (G1)|Blurr]], who were chasing [[Ratbat (G1)|Ratbat]] in the other direction. The usual chaos ensued. {{storylink|The Test (issue)|The Test}}

Scourge and several Sweeps took part in an assault on [[Tau-Ursa]], when Galvatron acquired a component for his latest weapon. Galvatron ordered them to destroy everything, but to let the Tau-Ursans live. {{storylink|The War Against the Destructons, Chapter 1 of 3}}
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===Dreamwave ''Generation One'' continuity===
[[File:ColdWar-Scourge.jpg|left|thumb|upright=1.66|Pssst, Scourge, "then you crack the nuts inside."]]
Millions of years ago, as [[Unicron]] entered a stage of hibernation, the first wave of his herald drone fleet was launched to scour the galaxy, looking for Cybertron. The Alpha drone designated Scourge managed to find Cybertron during the [[Great Shutdown]], an enforced shutdown of all Transformers on the planet, and managed to reactivate [[Shockwave (G1)|Shockwave]] for the purpose of observing the Decepticon from afar. {{storylink|Generation 1 issue 0|Generation 1 #0}} However, Shockwave was soon attacked by the [[Quintesson]] [[Sharkticon (species)|Sharkticon]] extermination units left behind on this world. Forced to intervene, Scourge easily destroyed a number of Sharkticons and drove off the rest, saving Shockwave's life. {{storylink|Cold War (issue)|Cold War}} As a way a saying thank you, Shockwave shot Scourge in the back, took him prisoner, dissected him and studied the Unicronian Transformer, gaining great knowledge of Cybertron's origin and its inhabitants. {{storylink|Generation 1 issue 0|Generation 1 #0}}

[[File:OriginalSin-Scourge.jpg|thumb|upright=1.4|Later I look like my toy!]]
Scourge escaped to Earth and attacked [[Jetfire (G1)/2005 IDW continuity|Jetfire]] and [[Omega Supreme (G1)|Omega Supreme]]'s shuttle just as it arrived on its mission to search for the missing [[Ark (G1)|Ark]]. Tricking the drone into pursuing an escape pod, Jetfire managed to shutdown the advanced Transformer's systems and was dragging him back to their crashed ship when they were both buried in an avalanche. {{storylink|Original Sin}}

Thousands of years later, the Autobots were drawn to the [[Alaska]]n shore, right into a trap set by the Decepticons. The Autobots fought desperately to keep the Autobot escape pod out of Megatron's hands, and during the fighting, it was inadvertently activated. Just as the Autobots gained the upper hand, Scourge ordered the combatants to stand down, informing them that the war was over, the factionalism that had divided their race had ended, and Cybertron was now unified under a new leader. Before he could speak further, Shockwave shot him in the back, declaring both Autobots and Decepticons to be war criminals. {{storylink|New World Order}}

Evidently Shockwave never bothered to recover Scourge's body, as he was retrieved by the [[Earth Defense Command]] and taken to their secret base for reverse-engineering. Unfortunately for the humans, Scourge was such an advanced Cybertronian that they were having serious problems figuring out his systems. {{Storylink|Cold War (issue)|Cold War}} [[Earth Defense Command|EDC]] were still working on Scourge when [[Marissa Faireborn]] enlisted the aid of the Autobots under [[Jazz (G1)|Jazz]]'s command in investigating the mystery of [[San Desto]]. {{Storylink|Infestation (Dreamwave)|Infestation}}

{{Unreleased DW G1 comic}}
Scourge was rescued from the EDC facility by [[Cyclonus (G1)|Cyclonus]]. {{storylink|Unreleased Dreamwave issues#Issue 13|Generation 1 #13}}

===Dreamwave ''Armada'' continuity===
[[File:WorldsCollide2-Scourge.jpg|left|thumb|upright=1.66|"How do you feel, mighty not-Megatron?" ''*kick*'']]

====Ask Vector Prime====
A version of Scourge, created alongside [[Galvatron (G1)#Dreamwave Armada continuity|Galvatron]] and [[Cyclonus (G1)#Ask Vector Prime|Cyclonus]], served as one of [[Unicron]]'s dimension-hopping [[Herald of Unicron|heralds]]. Cyclonus was eventually decapitated by a version of Megatron seeking in vain to protect his home reality. Cyclonus was eventually replaced with versions of [[Thunderwing (G1)#Dreamwave Armada continuity|Thunderwing]], [[Bludgeon (G1)#Dreamwave Armada continuity|Bludgeon]], and [[Dirge (G1)#Dreamwave Armada continuity|Dirge]]. {{storylink|Ask Vector Prime#Facebook|Ask Vector Prime, 2015/09/19}}

====Dreamwave ''Armada'' comic====
Unicron sent his heralds ahead of him to prepare [[Aurex 402.24 Gamma|this particular reality]]'s Cybertron for his imminent arrival. {{storylink|Worlds Collide, Part 1 of 4}} After effortlessly conquering [[Decepticon Command Headquarters]] on Cybertron and taking control of its [[space bridge nexus]], they found that the local [[Megatron (Armada)|Megatron]] was nowhere to be found, and moved on to search for him on [[Earth]]. {{storylink|Worlds Collide, Part 2 of 4}} At [[Silver Ridge]], Scourge detected [[Thrust (Armada)|Thrust]] in the vicinity, and the Heralds chose to interrogate him in regards to Megatron's whereabouts. {{storylink|Worlds Collide, Part 3 of 4}} Thrust ended up being useless to them, but the Heralds suddenly learned of something else to worry about—the space bridge nexus was under attack. They immediately returned to Cybertron, where [[Jetfire (Armada)|Jetfire]] and his team had already placed bombs throughout the Decepticon base. Upon arrival, Scourge ordered the others to kill Jetfire... and was promptly killed when the whole building was blown to kingdom come. {{storylink|Worlds Collide, Part 4 of 4}}

===''G.I. Joe vs. the Transformers''===
Whlist serving under [[Shockwave (G1)|Shockwave]] on Cybertron, Scourge and Cyclonus were shocked when one of their Decepticon comrades was suddenly teleported across space and time by [[Teletran 3]]. {{storylink|G.I. Joe vs. the Transformers II issue 1|G.I. Joe vs. the Transformers II #1}} Shortly afterwards, he and many other flying Decepticons gathered around the computer and waited for [[Ultra Magnus (G1)|Ultra Magnus]]'s force field to go down. {{storylink|G.I. Joe vs. the Transformers II issue 2|G.I. Joe vs. the Transformers II #2}}

In a dystopian future where the Decepticons had conquered Earth, Scourge and his Sweeps patrolled the ruins of [[New York City]]. They attacked a team of [[G.I. Joe (team)|Joes]] and [[Cobra]]s who arrived from the past, but were chased off by the [[Dreadnok]]s. {{storylink|G.I. Joe vs. the Transformers II issue 3|G.I. Joe vs. the Transformers II #3}} {{storylink|G.I. Joe vs. the Transformers II issue 4|G.I. Joe vs. the Transformers II #4}}

While this future was eventually averted, Scourge and the Sweeps existed in the present, as part of [[Serpentor|Serpent O.R.]]'s forces on Cybertron. They fought back against a major Autobot/G.I. Joe assault on Serpent O.R.'s headquarters. {{storylink|The Art of War issue 5|The Art of War #5}}

====''TransTech''====
In [[Primax 806.30 Gamma]], Scourge and his comrades came to ally with the [[Kalistan]]ian terrorist organization [[S.K.A.R.]] As part of this alliance, Scourge was binary-bonded to the S.K.A.R. member [[Red Scream]], using technology derived from the old [[I.R.O.N.|I.R.O.N. Army]]. A globe-spanning conflict ensued between the Decepticons and S.K.A.R. against the Autobots and their [[G.I. Joe (team)|G.I. Joe]] allies. Ultimately, the Decepticons and their human allies were defeated by [[Sgt. Savage]]'s [[Screaming Eagles]] and the Autobots. {{storylink|Andromeda - Axiom Nexus News Reporter|Andromeda - Axiom Nexus News, 2016/05/01}}

===''Hearts of Steel''===
[[File:Hearts of Steel Scourge.JPG|thumb|Red Zeppelin]]
While traveling in the Astrotrain convoy, Scourge transformed into a blimp (with a familiar-shaped gondola) and dropped bombs on the Autobot freight. [[Sideswipe (G1)|Sideswipe]] (or possibly [[Ironhide (G1)|Ironhide]]) popped his airbag, causing him to crash, then explode. {{storylink|Hearts of Steel issue 4|Hearts of Steel #4}}

{{IDW HOS}}

===2005 IDW continuity===
{{first|[[Rebirth|''All Hail Megatron'' #14]]}}

While accusing [[Megatron (G1)/2005 IDW continuity|Megatron]] of having no plan or goal beyond the conquest of Earth, Starscream wondered aloud who might be the Decepticon to take action, and suggested Scourge as a possibility.<ref>[[Shane McCarthy]] originally envisioned Scourge as being the Decepticon equivalent of Kup. Hasbro vetoed this idea, but this reference remained.</ref> {{storylink|All Hail Megatron issue 6|All Hail Megatron #6}}

[[File:AHM14Rebirth-Scourge.jpg|left|thumb|upright=1.66|"How have I gone so long without a manicure?"]]
Scourge, a Cybertronian who lived during the era of [[Nova Prime]], first met [[Cyclonus (G1)/2005 IDW continuity|Cyclonus]] in a basement bar on Cybertron. {{storylink|Liars, A to D Part 1: How to Say Goodbye and Mean It|How to Say Goodbye and Mean It}} The two would later become part of the crew of the ''[[Ark (G1)|Ark]]'', which was lost in the [[Benzuli Expanse]] and ended up in the [[Dead Universe]].

After the failure of the [[Expansion]], Cyclonus gathered the remains of his comrades on [[Gorlam Prime]] and prepared to melt them down as a warrior's burial. Scourge was barely alive, and Cyclonus sadly said this was the last thing he could do for him. However, [[Galvatron (G1)/2005 IDW continuity|Galvatron]] emerged from the [[solar pool]] and blasted Scourge and the others. Though Cyclonus thought him crazy, Galvatron explained the [[Darkness (G1)|Darkness]] would not let Scourge die. Scourge recovered, and Galvatron again flung him into the slag, from which he emerged in pain but fully restored. Soon, the other warriors were transformed into clones of Scourge (though Galvatron complained they should have been made in ''his'' image). The clones, known as the [[Sweep (G1)|Sweeps]], were bonded to Scourge, who was to keep them in line. Scourge asked Cyclonus what they should do, and Cyclonus responded that as [[Seeker (body-type)|Seeker]]s, they should follow Galvatron's bidding. {{storylink|Rebirth}}

[[File:Scourge asks a question Heart of Darkness 1.jpg|thumb|upright=1.4|right]]
At Galvatron's command, the Seekers searched all over Gorlam Prime for signs of life, as the planet's entire population had apparently vanished at some point while they had been wasting away. Scourge and his Sweeps found nothing, so Galvatron opted to track down their ally [[Jhiaxus (G2)|Jhiaxus]] and the portal to the Dead Universe. They found him as a crushed and dismembered wreck, but Galvatron easily undid his injuries using the Darkness. Jhiaxus took them to the portal, which was different from before, but upon arrival they were attacked by [[Arcee (G1)/2005 IDW continuity|Arcee]] and [[Hardhead (G1)|Hardhead]]. {{storylink|Heart of Darkness issue 1|Heart of Darkness #1}} Scourge and Cyclonus took on Hardhead, but even the two of them together were overpowered by the much larger and stronger Autobot. They were saved by Galvatron's mighty firepower, and were sent by him to chase after Arcee as she tried to flee. After sending her tumbling into an abyss, they returned to Galvatron's side and watched him enter the Dead Universe, where he met the malevolent entity known as "the [[D-Void]]". He emerged rather panicky, telling his troops that they needed to raise an army to stand against this threat. {{storylink|Heart of Darkness issue 2|Heart of Darkness #2}}

Scourge and his Sweeps accompanied Galvatron as he traveled to a wide variety of planets, reviving and recruiting robotic lifeforms to stand with him against the D-Void. At one point they visited [[Spindrift]], where they added [[Thinkbox]] and the corpses that inhabited the [[Realm of Wrecks]] to their cause. {{storylink|Heart of Darkness issue 3|Heart of Darkness #3}} Scourge was also part of a scout party sent to [[Dykayra]], where Galvatron was attacked by [[Nova Prime|Nemesis Prime]], revived by the D-Void. He and the others defended their leader, but failed to harm Nemesis, who was then possessed by the D-Void and transformed by its power into a huge beast. Several of Scourge's Sweeps were destroyed by the monster, but it was eventually defeated with the arrival of Galvatron's army. {{storylink|Heart of Darkness issue 4|Heart of Darkness #4}}

[[File:Scourge and Cyclonus The Transformers Infestation 1.jpg|thumb|left|upright=1.3]]
Seeking to add [[Optimus Prime (G1)/2005 IDW continuity|Optimus Prime]]'s Autobots to his army, Galvatron travelled towards [[Earth]]. On the way, his ship encountered a space-time anomaly containing a frozen block of corpses, both organic and robotic. The crew brought in on board to investigate it, only to be faced with a [[zombie]] outbreak once the ice was thawed. Scourge and the others battled the undead, including several of his infected Sweeps, until their ship was sabotaged and crashed in [[Las Vegas]], Earth. There, they attempted to team up with the local Autobots to contain the outbreak. {{storylink|The Transformers: Infestation issue 1|The Transformers: Infestation #1}} After some initial distrust between the two factions, they managed to stop bickering long enough to defeat the zombie mastermind, [[Britt]]. The Autobots still wouldn't join Galvatron, though, so Scourge and the others left Earth via a portal. {{storylink|The Transformers: Infestation issue 2|The Transformers: Infestation #2}}

Galvatron then took his entire army with him to [[Cybertron (planet)|Cybertron]], declaring the planet their first line of defense against the D-Void. {{storylink|Heart of Darkness issue 4|Heart of Darkness #4}} Scourge (or a chatty Sweep, it's hard to tell) was in charge of [[Kimia Facility]] once Galvatron conquered it, and on his orders transformed it into its cannon mode. {{storylink|Chaos Part One: Lamentations|Lamentations}}

Scourge was killed at an unknown point during the Chaos Event.<ref>"Poor Scourge. He's been dead in the other IDW comics as long as I've been writing them."—[[John Barber]] in [[Targetmasters (issue)|''Transformers vs. G.I. Joe'' #2]] story commentary</ref> Cyclonus, however, believed that he had detected Scourge's life sign while flying around on a reformatted Cybertron—this turned out to just be some mutilated Sweep corpses. {{storylink|Liars, A to D Part 1: How to Say Goodbye and Mean It|How to Say Goodbye and Mean It}}
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===''United''===
[[File:FierceFightingOnPlanetNebulos-StraxusDecepticons.jpg|thumb|Peekaboo.]]
At some undetermined point in time, Scourge stood in close proximity to [[Frenzy (G1)|Frenzy]] and [[Lugnut (TF 2010)|Lugnut]]. {{storylink|A New Battle!}}

A [[nano-virus]] that afflicted most Autobots save the [[Targetmaster (technology)|Targetmaster]]s and the [[Headmaster (technology)|Headmasters]] required [[Ricochet (Headmasters)|Ricochet]] to lead a team to [[Nebulos]] for an anti-virus. However, the nano-virus was merely a ploy by the Decepticons to draw out the Targetmasters and Headmasters to abduct their [[Nebulan]] partners, so when the Autobots arrived on Nebulos, Scourge and several other Decepticons were waiting for them! Once Scourge noticed their leader, [[Straxus (G1)|Straxus]], had been defeated, he and the others quickly fell into disarray. {{storylink|The Fierce Fighting on Planet Nebulos}}

===''Generations'' toy bio===
Little was known about the powerful hunter Scourge's origins, and he himself preferred not to speak of them. {{storylink|Scourge (G1)/toys#Generations|''Generations'' Scourge toy bio}}

===''Transformers: The Ultimate Pop-Up Universe''===
[[File:ScourgeAligned-UltimatePopUpUniverse.jpg|thumb|upright=0.8|left]]
Scourge was one of the many Decepticons who pursued the [[AllSpark]] to Earth. He participated in an enormous battle against the Autobots in a human settlement. {{storylink|Transformers: The Ultimate Pop-Up Universe|The Ultimate Pop-Up Universe}}

===''Kre-O'' comic===
[[File:KreO-webcomic-13-CyclonusScourge.jpg|right|thumb]]
Scourge was among the Decepticons terrified by the newly created [[Galvatron (G1)|Galvatron]]'s violent rampage. {{storylink|Enter the New Emperor of Destruction!? Stop Galvatron's Rampage!}}

===''Transformers vs. G.I. Joe''===
Scourge was among the Decepticons unleashed upon [[G.I. Joe (team)|G.I. Joe]]'s ''[[Defiant (G.I. Joe)|Defiant]]'' in response to its attack on [[Trypticon (G1)|Trypticon]], but instead of capturing any of the aliens they returned to [[Megatron (G1)|Megatron]] with two captured Autobots, [[Brawn (G1)|Brawn]] and [[Perceptor (G1)|Perceptor]]. Megatron was unconcerned about Autobots, however, and shot Scourge through the chest for wasting his time. {{storylink|Targetmasters (issue)|Targetmasters}} Despite the seemingly fatal injury, he was later repaired and standing ready to fight the Autobot/G.I. Joe alliance beneath [[Trypticon (G1)|Trypticon]]'s forcefield. {{storylink|Transformers vs. G.I. Joe issue 12|Transformers vs. G.I. Joe #12}}

===''Titans Return'' marketing material===
Scourge and [[Squeezeplay (G1)|Crashbash]] tracked [[Haywire (Targetmaster)|Hyperfire]] to [[Velocitron]], and attempted to abduct Blurr's [[Titan Master]] on the final lap of the planet's biggest race. They didn't get far before having to fight [[Sentinel Prime (G1)|Sentinel Prime]], Hardhead, and Optimus. {{storylink|Titans Return: The Power of the Titan Masters}}

===''Beast Wars: Uprising''===
Scourge was one of Galvatron's chief lieutenants during the Great War. On [[Nebulos]], he was instrumental in bringing Targetmaster technology to the Decepticons when Fracas and Nightstick of the Autobot / [[World Watcher]] alliance defected to the [[Hive (G1)|Hive]] / Decepticon alliance, becoming binary-bonded with Scourge and Cyclonus.

After the [[Scouring of Nebulos]] and the [[Armistice]], the Decepticons moved on to the colony world of [[Master (planet)|Rebirth]]. Galvatron allied with the [[Malignus (G1)|Malignus]] revolutionaries of the [[Cyberdroid]] population to recreate Master technology with non-organics. As Galvatron became a [[Triple-Threat Master]], Scourge also adopted a Cyberdroid Headmaster partner named [[Krunix (G1)|Krunix]] to work with him and Fracas. Rebirth was conquered for the Decepticons and renamed [[Master (planet)|Master]]. Even [[Fortress Maximus (G1)|Fortress Maximus]] was unable to reclaim Master from the Decepticons, despite his "victory" on Nebulos.

Galvatron and Scourge next moved on to the [[Great Push]], attempting to break the Armistice and attack the [[Human Confederacy]] using a scheme known as the [[Grendel Gambit]]. They failed, apparently due to heroic actions by Cyclonus that betrayed their cause. Despite [[Swindle (G1)|Swindle]]'s legal maneuvering, Galvatron and Scourge were found guilty and sentenced to die by a [[Quintesson]] court. {{storylink|A Brush With Infamy–Prologue}} {{storylink|Not All Megatrons}}

Krunix never got over Scourge's death. Centuries later, the Cyberdroid was running a bar called [[The Scourge of Athenia]] in his name, with a hologram eulogizing Fracas on display in the bar as well. {{storylink|Identity Politics}}

The Predacon [[Scourge (BW)|Skurge]] liked to spell his name à la the infamous Decepticon Scourge, though some bots like his superior Queen [[Rage (BW)|Rage]] refused to indulge his affectation. {{storylink|Broken Windshields}} {{storylink|Derailment}}

==Commercial appearances==
*[[Starscream (G1)|Starscream]], [[Skywarp (G1)|Skywarp]], [[Cyclonus (G1)|Cyclonus]], and Scourge faced off against [[Optimus Prime (G1)|Optimus Prime]] until Autobot reinforcements showed up in the form of [[Blurr (G1)|Blurr]], [[Kup (G1)|Kup]], and [[Hot Rod (G1)|Hot Rod]]. With the appearance of these new arrivals, Scourge declared that no one would escape his Sweeps. {{storylink|Commercial/Generation 1#Hot Rod, Kup, Blurr, Cyclonus, Scourge, Rodimus Prime|Hot Rod, Kup, Blurr, Cyclonus, Scourge, and Rodimus Prime commercial}}
*Scourge aided Galvatron, Cyclonus battle the Autobots until [[Sixshot (G1)|Sixshot]] showed up, and begun taking care of the opposing team all on his own. {{storylink|Commercial/Generation 1#Sixshot|Sixshot commercial}}
*Scourge, [[Octane]], and Cyclonus launched an attack on the Autobots' base, only to be met with the [[Monsterbot (G1)|Monsterbot]]s, who gave them a good trouncing. Scourge was chased off through the skies by [[Grotusque]]. {{storylink|Commercial/Generation 1#Monsterbots|Monsterbots commercial}}
*Scourge and one of his [[Sweep (G1)|Sweeps]] could be seen following Galvatron into combat while the war on Cybertron raged on, and Transformers of both factions left the planet to expand the war to the planet [[Nebulos]]. {{storylink|Commercial/Generation 1#Headmaster comic book|Headmaster comic book commercial}}

==Games==
===''The Transformers'' (PS2)===
[[File:TF PS2 Scourge.jpg|thumb|upright=1.4]]
{{voiceactor|[[Barry Gjerde]] (English)}}
Right before the Autobots found the giant jewel of the Atalstan mine, Scourge ambushed them. Announcing that the "Autofools" had reached the end of the road, he transformed to [[robot mode]]. Saying that the noise caused by the Autobots engines was going to destroy his transducers, Scourge declared that he was going to shut them up forever. After a fight, Scourge admitted defeat and begged the Autobots to spare his life. Before his enemies could do anything, he transformed back to his hovercraft form and flew away.

Scourge later challenged the Autobots to a rematch on their way to ELTA, and was later joined by Cyclonus, but the Sweep leader was defeated again. When Cyclonus fled in his fighter craft form, Scourge called out for Cyclonus to wait for him before also fleeing in his hovercraft form. {{storylink|The Transformers (G1 PS2)|The Transformers}}
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[[File:TFLegendsApp-Scourge.jpg|thumb|left]]

===''Transformers: Legends''===
[[Thundercracker (G1)|Thundercracker]] was reformatted into Scourge at some point. He and [[Cyclonus (G1)|Cyclonus]] served under [[Megatron (G1)|Megatron]]. {{storylink|The Coronation of Starscream}} Cyclonus and Scourge were tasked with leading raids on an Autobot supply convoy and managed to deal the Autobots a heavy blow. {{storylink|Cold Delivery}} Following Megatron's demise, the pair opposed [[Starscream (G1)|Starscream]]'s bid for leadership. {{storylink|The Coronation of Starscream}} They later aided [[Galvatron (G1)|Galvatron]] after his rebirth in [[Unicron]]'s maw, but their might was insufficient and they were defeated by [[Hot Rod (G1)|Rodimus]]'s forces. {{storylink|All Hail Galvatron}} Scourge was among a handful of Decepticons who ventured inside Unicron to search for [[Galvatron (G1)|Galvatron]]. After encountering [[Arcee (G1)|Arcee]] and [[Daniel Witwicky (G1)|Daniel]], then falling foul of Unicron's internal defenses, the Decepticons resumed their search. {{storylink|Belly of the Beast (Legends)|Belly of the Beast}}

Cyclonus and Scourge both fell under Starscream's control as the Air Commander attempted to supply Unicron with a new body in the form of [[Trypticon (G1)|Trypticon]]. They were intercepted by Autobots and defeated, forcing Starscream to relinquish control, however the pair had no memory of the events, and returned bewildered to base. {{storylink|Unicron Returns}}

Either Scourge, or one of his Sweeps, fell victim to a bear-like Trans-Organic when Galvatron was tricked into attacking the resting grounds of the Dweller. {{storylink|Dweller in the Depths (Legends)|Dweller in the Depths}}
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===''Transformers: Battle Tactics''===
[[File:BattleTacticsScourgeG1.jpg|thumb|upright=2.2|You could use level 1-17 Scourges as Sweeps.]]
Scourge participated in battles against a variety of opponents, both Autobots and Decepticons. Sometimes there were many of him! He was a Rare character who could be recruited after collecting 60 units of Cybermetal, 25 units of Transmetal, and 15 scout cores. {{storylink|Transformers: Battle Tactics}}
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===''Transformers: Earth Wars''===
[[File:ScourgeEarthWars.jpg|thumb|upright=2|So do I get my Sweeps back? Not at the same time I'm around apparently.]]

Scourge is engineered for pursuit above all else, functioning as a highly efficient tracker and eliminator. His advanced sensory and scanning systems allow him to isolate and identify targets with extreme precision, even within dense or chaotic environments.To extend his reach, he deploys the Sweeps—drone-like extensions of himself—enabling wide-area coverage across both space and, under certain conditions, time. This makes evasion exceptionally difficult once he begins a hunt. When a target is acquired, Scourge does not disengage. His tracking capability ensures that concealment offers little advantage, and escape becomes increasingly unlikely the longer pursuit continues.{{storylink|source:Transformers:_Earth_Wars/2016#Scourge|Scourge bio}}

Scourge was accidentally brought to Earth because of a Space Bridge miscalibration and a space-time continuum error. Starscream complained that another air bot would get in his way, and Scourge threatened to turn him into a 100-piece puzzle for Hook to assemble if he didn't watch his mouth. He then searched for a raiding party.

He bemoaned that they had lost the future, but Cyclonus pointed out he has the chance to hunt down the Autobots he had deleted again. But Scourge said the worst part is that they're expected to serve Megatron instead of Galvatron. He began to change his mind when Megatron gave him the task to lure any Autobot into an ambush.

Sometime later he encountered [[Swoop (G1)#Transformers: Earth Wars|Strafe]] and was about to duel, but a transmission came from Galvatron and he ordered him to cease and desist, for they have evolved. Scourge started to agree with Divebomb that Galvatron was a total killjoy.

But Scourge wouldn't, so Galvatron declared that he would stand alone without his help. While he and Ultra Magnus pursue their vendetta, Scourge called his Sweeps to hunt for prey. Strafe retorted that he would be more impressed if hadn't been built from bits of old Insecticons, which Scourge would never live down.

*'''Added:''' [[April 4]], 2016
*'''Autobot Counterpart:''' [[Swoop (G1)#Transformers:_Earth_Wars|Swoop]]
*'''Class''': Aerial
*'''Star Ratings:''' 2-5 stars
*'''Weapons:''' Scourge uses his double-barreled blaster to fire at the target.
*'''Ability:''' '''Fire Mission:''' Place down a circular radius on the ground before flying up into the air and firing a powerful beam dealing damage to all targets inside the radius while circling around.
**'''Cost:''' 5 ability points +5 for reuses.
*'''Compatible C.O.M.B.A.Ts:'''
**Companion
**Ranged
[http://wiki.transformersearthwars.com/character:scourge Scourge at Transformers: Earth Wars Wiki]
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==Toys==
{{main|Scourge (G1)/toys}}

==Merchandise==
{{main|Scourge (G1)/toys#Merchandise}}

==Notes==
[[File:ScourgeG1-charactermodels.jpg|thumb|upright=1.66|Hooked On Steroids worked for me!]]
*Like most of the [[The Transformers: The Movie|1986 animated film]] characters, Scourge has two [[character model]]s. The first one was designer [[Floro Dery]]'s original, which inspired the action figure and was used prominently in the Marvel Comics stories. The second was revised from Dery's to have more standard, "heroic" proportions and was used in the original cartoon, though not 100% consistently. Perhaps the most distinguishing feature of Dery's Scourge was the revealed head in [[alternate mode|vehicle mode]]. This was removed entirely for the revised version, probably because it looked extremely dorky.
*When asked why Scourge and the Sweeps stick their heads out while they're in vehicle mode, Floro Dery replied: ''"The heads stick out because the idea is like a regular fighter plane. You can see just the head of the fighter pilot. If you have seen my [http://archive.is/kR3lr "Egg" design] on my web site, I based Scourge on it."''<ref>[http://web.archive.org/web/20060625115408/http://members.aol.com/tfencyc/interview_dery.html Zobovor's Interview with Floro Dery]</ref>
*Early drafts of ''The Transformers: The Movie'' script also portray Scourge as propping his head out in vehicle mode to serve as sort of the "eyes" of the expedition. More interestingly, his alt mode was originally land based with Cyclonus and his armada being the only jets. There's a remnant of this in his ''[[The Transformers Universe (Marvel)|The Transformers Universe]]'' profile where it states that Scourge has a "marauding automotive mode which handles any terrain", a technically true but still very odd description of a flying alt-mode.
*A close examination of Scourge's character model (both final and early versions) reveals that his animation model transforms somewhat ''backwards'' from the way his toy representations do. Whereas the toys have the upward-facing torso concealed fully within the wings, the animation model actually has nearly ''all'' of the chest and body front details visible on the ''underside'' of the vehicle mode. This further implies that the robot head twists 180 degrees and folds backwards to complete formation of the vehicle mode rather than just staring at his own chest.
*It's not known how much (if any) communication there was between Marvel's US office and the UK offices where Simon Furman was churning out his behind-the-scenes stories, but regardless, Cyclonus and Scourge completely disappeared from the US book after ''[[The Transformers: Headmasters|Headmasters]]''—leaving Furman free to send them off to find Galvatron in "[[Wrecking Havoc]]".
*For some reason, Scourge's head-mounted cannon was implied to not be a cannon in the comics, as the loss of a [[Acid ray|handgun]] in "[[Target: 2006]]" apparently left Scourge completely weaponless in [[robot mode]], making transformation a complete necessity.
*Scourge's history in the franchise has been decidedly ignominious compared to his fellow movie characters. Despite it and other contemporary media playing him and Cyclonus up as equals, Season 3 of the cartoon would mostly only focus on the latter as Galvatron's lieutenant, with Scourge only being focused on in a handful of episodes, a dynamic which would be reflected in most G1 media over the next 20 years. He was only introduced in the original 2005 IDW continuity via [[Rebirth|a retcon]], wherein he would end up doing very little before [[Liars, A to D Part 1: How to Say Goodbye and Mean It|dying off-screen]], after which he wouldn't appear or be mentioned ''once'' in the multiple flashbacks expanding on Nova Prime's era, whilst Galvatron and Cyclonus became main characters. And then, in the 2019 IDW continuity, Cyclonus would once again be a major character while Scourge once again never showed up. To top it off, Scourge's final major appearance in media to date would be in ''[[Transformers vs. G.I. Joe]]'', wherein he didn't even last an issue before being shot and (seemingly) killed by Megatron. Moral of the story: No one likes Scourge.

===Foreign names===
*''Japanese:'' '''Scourge''' (スカージ ''Sukāji'')
*''Czech:'' '''Bič''' ("Whip")
*''French:'' '''Fléo''' (Canada, altered spelling of ''fléau'', which means "scourge")
*''Italian:'' '''Sheriff'''
*''Hungarian:'' '''Ostor''' ("Whip"), '''Korbács''' (first ''The Movie'' dub, "Scourge")
*''Mandarin:'' '''Tiānqiǎn''' (Taiwan, 天譴, "Scourge"), '''Wēnyì''' (China, 瘟疫, "Plague")
*''Portuguese:'' '''Aperto'''
*''Russian:'' '''Knut''' (Кнут, "Whip")
*''Ukrainian:'' '''Kara''' (ICTV, Кара, "Punishment")

==References==
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[[Category:Beast Wars: Uprising Decepticons]]
[[Category:Dead Universe]]
[[Category:Dimension hoppers]]
[[Category:Dreamwave Generation 1 Decepticons]]
[[Category:Earth Wars Decepticons]]
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Galvatron (G1)

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:''Galvatron is a [[Decepticon]] from the [[Generation 1 continuity family]].''
[[File:Galvatrong1.jpg|upright=1.95|thumb|Bwaaaaah! Kneepad of Dooooom!]]
Whether he's born from the fires of [[Unicron/Generation 1|Unicron]] himself, an ancient [[Transformer]] warlord, or something else altogether, one thing is always certain: '''Galvatron''' is a focal point of power and madness given form. He is blind to all but his lust for power; his whims and desires can be sacrificed in a moment's rage. Not even his own subordinates are safe. Though he is not beyond the capacity for long-term goals, it is his unpredictability and casual disregard for any and all life that strike such horror in friend and foe alike. Truly, the [[Decepticon leader]] is without any sense of empathy.

In most universes, Galvatron was once [[Megatron (G1)|Megatron]] but was reborn from his death throes in a Faustian pact with Unicron. He retains the memories and spark of Megatron but his personality was significantly altered after the near-death experience, massive physical upgrade and reprogramming; just ask [[Starscream (G1)|Starscream]] about the difference. And that was ''before'' he went insane. The cause and extent of Galvatron's madness varies between [[Multiverse|different timelines,]] as does his physical power. Sometimes he's all but invincible.

{{bigquote|Before a society can move forward, all must agree on the rules. Now '''kneel!'''|Galvatron|"[[Fight or Flee (episode)|Fight or Flee]]"}}

{{note|Galvatron's mental state, personality, and origin differ considerably across many continuities. See individual sections for specifics.}}

==Fiction==
===Generation 1 toy bio===
Galvatron was an arrogant, compassionless, cold-hearted robotic villain. He was a [[City Commander]], but set his determination toward nothing less than the leadership of Decepticons. He plotted against his own allies, which weakened his position in the Decepticon cause. {{storylink|Galvatron (G1)/toys#The Transformers|Galvatron bio}}

===Generation 1 cartoon continuity===
{{Main|Galvatron (G1)/Generation 1 cartoon continuity}}
[[File:FFOD2 Galvatron sparks.JPG|thumb|upright=1.66|The sparks mean he's going to shoot you. No sparks also means he's going to shoot you.]]

Following Optimus Prime's death, Megatron was rebuilt by Unicron into Galvatron. Though Galvatron at first proved to be a potently cunning Decepticon leader, he suffered brain damage following his defeat at the hands of [[Hot Rod (G1)/Generation 1 cartoon continuity|Rodimus Prime]]. Galvatron was now a screaming, unpredictable madman who would turn on his own soldiers as readily as his enemies.

Diverging timelines took Galvatron in two paths. In one, Galvatron fled to space with [[Scorponok (G1)|Scorponok]] following a failure to blow up the sun, Earth, and Cybertron. In another, Galvatron became buried under ice by the [[Headmaster (technology)|Headmasters]] and eventually returned as Super Megatron with the aid of [[Dark Nova]].
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===''Scramble City'' diorama===
[[File:ScrambleCityToysGalvatronvsMagnus01.jpg|upright=1.1|thumb|Galvatron shoots silly string of doom.]]
During a massive brawl between the Autobot and Decepticon [[combiner]]s, Megatron took the upper hand. To counter this, Optimus Prime ordered [[Metroplex (G1)|Metroplex]] to enter the fray. Metroplex rolled onto the scene and towered over his enemies, with City Commander [[Ultra Magnus (G1)|Ultra Magnus]] in tow. Not to be outdone, Megatron ordered his ''own'' [[City Commander]] to enter battle. Beaming down from the sky on a ball of light, the silent and menacing Galvatron stormed the battle. Transforming into cannon mode, Galvatron fired a blast of energy at Ultra Magnus, who quickly transformed to [[robot mode]] and engaged his foe in hand-to-hand combat. As the fight seemed evenly matched, City Commander Galvatron's ''city'' finally arrived to tip the odds: [[Trypticon (G1)|Trypticon]]! {{storylink|Scramble City (diorama)|Scramble City}}
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===Marvel ''The Transformers'' comics===
{{note|There were multiple Galvatrons from various alternate futures who often time-jumped to give the Autobots trouble. Their precise number — and even their precise pre-Unicron character of origin — remains inconclusive, due to the brevity of some stories, the confusing effects of serial time travel, and the [[retcon]] being worked into the Marvel comics at about the same time that would eventually reveal the "Megatron" in many of these stories to have actually been a clone vessel for [[Straxus (G1)|Straxus]].}}
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====Galvatron I====
[[File:GalvatronTFMMarvel1.jpg|thumb|upright=1.3|"I'm all like, 'There is no way you can pick up chicks in a tank!'"]]
Cast out of [[Astrotrain (G1)|Astrotrain]] on the journey back to [[Cybertron (planet)|Cybertron]] after a [[Battle of Autobot City|failed attack]] on [[Autobot City (G1)|Autobot City]] in [[2006]], the wounded and dying [[Megatron (G1)/Marvel Comics continuity|Megatron]] was found by [[Unicron]] and recreated as Galvatron. {{storylink|The Planet-Eater!}} Immediately after destroying [[Starscream (G1)/Marvel Comics continuity|Starscream]] and reclaiming [[Decepticon leader|leadership of the Decepticons]], Galvatron watched as Unicron consumed [[Moonbase One|one of Cybertron's moons]], and furiously announced that they belonged to him. Unicron responded by psychically torturing Galvatron, reminding him that he was his master. Galvatron was then ordered to Earth, where he and his minions attacked Ultra Magnus's Autobots as they attempted to make their way off-planet. They were waylaid when the Autobot commander triggered a domino effect within an asteroid field to jam the Decepticons' sensors, a trick Galvatron remembered being used against him once before in his Megatron days. Galvatron nonetheless caught up to his prey, and began blasting the Autobots' ships. Ultra Magnus managed to trick Galvatron into believing the latter succeeded in destroying his vessel by separating its front segment as several [[moleculon missile]]s made contact with the ship's rear segment. {{storylink|Judgment Day!}} ''Resolving to free himself from the shackles he was unaware he had donned, Galvatron formed a plan to use Autobot [[time-jump mechanism|time-travel technology]] to send himself and his lieutenants [[Cyclonus (G1)|Cyclonus]] and [[Scourge (G1)|Scourge]] back in time to the year [[1986]], thereby putting himself beyond Unicron's reach. Once in the past, Galvatron planned to create a superweapon with the power to destroy Unicron, which would be left hidden on the planet and activated upon his return to the future.''

[[File:Target 2006 Prologue Galvatron, Scourge & Cyclonus.jpg|left|thumb|upright=1.1|Darn that Soundwave.]]
''Upon Galvatron, Cyclonus and Scourge's arrival in 1986, the laws of space and time caused them to [[mass substitution|mass-displace]] [[Prowl (G1)/Marvel Comics continuity|Prowl]], [[Ratchet (G1)/Marvel Comics continuity|Ratchet]], and [[Optimus Prime (G1)/Marvel Comics continuity|Optimus Prime]] to [[limbo]], immediately removing some of the greatest obstructions to Galvatron's scheme. Seeking an alliance with his past self to expedite his plan, Galvatron traveled to the [[Wyoming base|Decepticon base]] in [[Wyoming]] and shared his story with Megatron, carefully leaving out the fact that they were the same individual. Naturally, Megatron didn't buy into the [[time travel]]ler's story and attacked him, but Galvatron was more than a match for his past self, who he left unconscious and entombed under a mountain of rubble. Taking control of the Decepticons, Galvatron put the [[Constructicon (G1)|Constructicons]] to work building the colossal cannon he would use to destroy Unicron, but soon found himself forced to alter his plan when news came in that [[Ultra Magnus (G1)/Marvel Comics continuity|Ultra Magnus]] had come to Earth. Capturing [[Jazz (G1)/Marvel Comics continuity|Jazz]], who had been spying on the Decepticon construction project, Galvatron lured the Autobots into a battle which he used to prove his superiority, taking every shot they fired and utterly dominating them with his Unicron-borne strength.''

[[File:Target2006 Galvatron laughs.jpg|thumb|upright=1.4|Sure glad these guys don't have a [[Pathblaster]]!]]
''Realizing they were helpless against Galvatron, the Autobots were forced to unearth the buried Megatron and strike a deal with him, hoping his talent for warfare would help them defeat their future enemy. Alas, this plan fared little better, until a trio of Autobots—[[Hot Rod (G1)/Marvel Comics continuity|Hot Rod]], [[Kup (G1)/Marvel Comics continuity|Kup]] and [[Blurr (G1)|Blurr]]—arrived from the future to help (who had, unbeknownst to anyone, actually been sent back in time by Unicron to curb his rebellious creation). Ultra Magnus engaged Galvatron in a furious traveling battle, drawing the future Decepticon away from the cannon construction site so that the Autobots could set up their plan. Although he fought bravely, Magnus was ultimately defeated, and Galvatron returned to the cannon site, only for the weapon to be suddenly destroyed in a huge explosion set by the Autobots. Galvatron emerged from the wreckage to see what he thought was the architect of the explosion, Starscream (but was, in fact, an unconscious [[Skywarp (G1)/Marvel Comics continuity|Skywarp]] painted to look like the air commander by Hot Rod's team), and in a fit of anger, blew him up. After a moment, Galvatron realized something was amiss: if he had now destroyed Starscream in the past, how then could he go on to destroy him in the future? Coming to the conclusion that he had accidentally traveled back into an alternate timeline, and thus, no action taken then would affect his future, Galvatron and his troops returned to their proper time—just as the Autobots had planned.'' {{storylink|Target: 2006}} {{storylink|Prey!}}

[[File:FallenAngel-Unicron.jpg|left|thumb|upright=1.4|No wonder he's nigh-invincible! He's denser than Unicron's skin!]]
''Upon his return to 2006,'' Galvatron was tortured back into submission by Unicron and sent on a quest to steal the [[Matrix of Leadership|Creation Matrix]]. Accomplishing this goal, Galvatron then tried to use the power of the Matrix against Unicron himself, but found he was unable to open the talisman. Unicron consumed Galvatron for his treachery, and it was there, within the chaos-bringer's body, that Galvatron was soon confronted in climactic battle by Hot Rod. During their fight, Hot Rod reclaimed the Matrix and was transformed into Rodimus Prime, then used his new strength to hurl Galvatron through Unicron's hide and into the void of space. {{storylink|The Final Battle!}} {{storylink|Wanted: Galvatron — Dead or Alive!}} ''What nobody knew, however, was that Galvatron had kept the [[time-jump trigger device]] he had used to control his return from 1986, and he was able to save himself by using it to send himself back into the past once more, this time with the intent to stay. Arriving in [[1987]], he materialized above Earth and proceeded to crash down to the planet's surface like a meteor, catching the attention of [[Cybertron Seven|a group of Autobots]] who had just arrived on Earth themselves. His mind unhinged by the terminal velocity impact, madness began to creep over Galvatron, and he easily bested the Autobots, believing himself to battling the hated Rodimus Prime. A contingent of nearby Decepticons led by [[Shockwave (G1)/Marvel Comics continuity|Shockwave]] were drawn to the battle, and Shockwave concluded based on past reports that Galvatron posed a threat to his leadership, ordering his troops to aid the Autobots. This had something of a calming effect on Galvatron, who retreated on the basis that he could not destroy the Decepticons, as then he would have no army to command in the future.'' {{storylink|Fallen Angel}} {{storylink|Resurrection!}}

''Galvatron's escape to 1987 went unnoticed by all, save two: the bounty hunter [[Death's Head (G1)|Death's Head]], who sought to claim the reward Rodimus Prime had rashly placed on the Decepticon leader's head,'' {{storylink|Wanted: Galvatron — Dead or Alive!}} ''and a vengeful Unicron who plotted to reach back in time and snatch him back for punishment.'' {{storylink|The Legacy of Unicron!}}

[[File:Galvatrons Power Siphon.jpg|upright=1.4|thumb|Galvatron! We have finally completed your hot tub!]]
''Galvatron constructed a [[power siphon]] that would enable him to absorb the energy of the [[Mount Verona]] volcano, making him as powerful as a god. As the siphon began its work, Ultra Magnus crossed paths with Galvatron once more. Though Magnus managed to momentarily beat down Galvatron, he defeated Magnus once again. Galvatron dragged him to his power siphon, and gloated about his scheme. '' {{storylink|Burning Sky!}}'' Galvatron prepared to throw Ultra Magnus into the volcano, when he was attacked by Rodimus Prime, Kup, and Blurr, who had traveled back from Galvatron's era to disrupt his plans. Galvatron knocked out Kup and Blurr, but as he readied to square off against Rodimus, Death's Head joined the fray. Rodimus and the bounty hunter bickered over who would be taking down Galvatron, a debate the latter had no patience for. After forcing Death's Head to retreat, Galvatron and Rodimus duelled, and Ultra Magnus helped damage Galvatron's power siphon, allowing the Autobots to escape.'' {{storylink|Hunters}}

''After Galvatron finished repairs, Goldbug and Wreck-Gar, along with Kup and Blurr, attacked him. Easily thwarting the 21st century Autobots, Galvatron was distracted by Ultra Magnus, while Wreck-Gar and Rodimus snatched up the time jump device and began modifying it to send them all back to the future. After throwing Magnus into the volcano, Galvatron realised the Autobots plan and fought Rodimus. He was electrocuted when Rodimus blasted a nearby power cable. However Galvatron recovered, and savagely beat his old enemy. Death's Head, wishing to be paid by Rodimus, fought Galvatron, unwittingly giving the Autobots the time they needed. The device was triggered, and all the 21st century Transformers were returned to the future, aside from Galvatron, having modified it to stay behind. ''{{storylink|Fire on High!}} ''Goldbug was left to face Galvatron, as Ultra Magnus, having escaped the Volcano, believed he could not defeat him. Goldbug was quickly overpowered but before Galvatron could deliver the killing blow, the reenergised Ultra Magnus arrived. During the course of the battle, the maddened Galvatron ripped a piece of the siphon’s control equipment loose. This resulted in the siphon losing control of the volcano’s eruption. Galvatron, too crazed to notice the danger, was entombed along with Ultra Magnus within the crater.''{{storylink|Vicious Circle!}}

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''But while Galvatron was trapped, encased in a tomb of his own making, he was also very much alive. Learning of this, and seeking to remove any opposition to his leadership, then-Decepticon leader Shockwave sent the [[Combaticon (G1)|Combaticons]] and [[Soundwave (G1)/Marvel Comics continuity|Soundwave]] to rig the volcano with bombs and blow up Galvatron. As this would have meant the destruction of Ultra Magnus as well, the Throttlebots stepped in, and with the aid of humans [[Cindy Newell]], [[Joy Meadows]] and [[Susan Hoffman]], drove the Decepticons off. Unfortunately for the Autobots, a small explosion triggered during the battle cracked Galvatron's lava prison,'' {{storylink|Ladies' Night (issue)|Ladies' Night}} ''and he was soon able to tear himself free. Knowing that taking over the Decepticons by force would not win him any favors among their ranks, Galvatron instead resolved to turn them against Shockwave by making them doubt his leadership. To this end, he made a menacing bee-line for the Decepticons' [[Club Con|undersea base]], prompting the panicked Shockwave to send the [[Seacon (G1)|Seacons]] against him. Galvatron was moderately impressed by the might that their combined form [[Piranacon (G1)|Piranacon]] was able to bring to bear, but the gestalt was still no match for the future Decepticon's might and quickly fell before him. Galvatron proceeded to tear his way into the base, and declared before the assembled Decepticons that he had actually desired an alliance, but that Shockwave's aggressive actions had rendered it an impossibility, and then departing, knowing the seeds of dissent had successfully been sown. On his way back to the surface, Galvatron discovered the damaged Autobot [[Fizzle]], and in a fit of charity, carried him out of the ocean, emerging into the midst of a battle between Fizzle's fellow [[Sparkabot|Sparkler Mini-Bots]] and the [[Firecon]]s. Galvatron laughed off the Firecons' suggestion of an alliance, then backhanded Fizzle into a tree when he tried in vain to stop him from leaving.'' {{storylink|Enemy Action!}}

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''Galvatron proceeded to stalk the Sparkler Mini-Bots after they rescued Ultra Magnus from Mount Verona, and attacked the smaller Autobots with relish, knowing Magnus was helpless to stop him, demoralised from the psychological scars cut from repeated defeats at his hands. As Galvatron pretty much beat the crap out of the Sparkabots, Magnus finally managed to get his act together, taking Galvatron by surprise. With a few powerful punches (and one heck of a kick), Magnus managed to sent Galvatron into retreat, defeating Galvatron at last!'' {{storylink|Salvage!}}

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''Soon after, Galvatron arranged to meet his ex-lieutenants Cyclonus and Scourge, who had since wound up stranded in the past and sought use of his time jump trigger device to return to the future, unaware the device had been destroyed. Drafting a particularly freaked-out human to carry him into the middle of a city in his shrunken pistol mode, Galvatron informed his former subordinates that they would have to swear complete loyalty to him; unsurprisingly, they refused, but before a battle could begin, the three Decepticons were interrupted by the [[Wreckers]], sent to Earth via dimensional portal to take Galvatron out. Galvatron's choice of meeting place hampered the Wreckers significantly, leaving them unable to unleash their weapons for fear of harming humans, and the battle did not to go well, forcing [[Springer (G1)|Springer]] to resort to trickery. Pouncing on Galvatron, he loudly announced he had stolen the non-existent time jump device, luring the dimwitted Cyclonus and Scourge away. Galvatron was left facing the rest of the Wreckers, but he easily convinced them to go to Springer's aid and fled while they were occupied.'' {{storylink|Wrecking Havoc}}

[[File:TimeWars-frakamm.jpg|thumb|upright=1.4|Oh no, look out, c-string characters!]]
''Galvatron's time-traveling (along with that of the other Autobots and Decepticons) eventually caused [[time rift|a rift in time and space]] that threatened both the present and the future, opening a timestorm at both ends of the timeline that consumed the planet [[Quintessa (planet)|Quintessa]] in 2008.'' {{storylink|Space Pirates!}}

''Having sought a weapon to use against Galvatron, Shockwave recovered what he believed to be the deactivated Megatron from the bottom of the [[Thames]] (but which was in fact a [[Straxus (G1)|clone]]) and brainwashed him into his service, unleashing him in the hopes of eliminating one or both of his rivals. After a 'dry run' against Cyclonus, Shockwave decided Megatron was ready now and despatched him after Galvatron.'' {{storylink|Dry Run!}} ''Unfortunately, Galvatron managed to appeal to the suppressed personality within Megatron, and the two joined forces!'' {{storylink|Altered Image!}}

[[File:TimeWars7-TimeRift.jpg|left|upright=1.1|thumb|[[Simon Furman|Furman]] liked Galvatron, he just liked [[death|killing characters]] more.]]
''The Galvatron-Megatron alliance met both the [[Wreckers]] and the Decepticon [[Mayhem Attack Squad]] in combat when both team, in a tenuous alliance, launched an assault on their base of operations. The combined forces of both Galvatron's future and past self proved too much for [[Springer (G1)|Springer]] and [[Carnivac (G1)|Carnivac]]'s team, the Decepticon leaders easily mowing through their members. Though Megatron suggested the pair rest after driving off the enemy forces, Galvatron refused to relent, and pursued Springer's group even as they retreated. Outside, the battle was joined by several other members of the combined forces of the present-day Autobot and Decepticons, and the future Autobots and Decepticons. By this stage, Galvatron was consumed by madness, reliving memories of the same battle ''as Megatron'' and unable to stand that things were going differently ''this'' time round. In his fury, he was able to overcome all resistance: even a direct [[Pathblaster]] to the face and single combat with Powermaster Optimus Prime failed to stop him completely. His threat was only truly ended when the time rift itself appeared in the skies over Earth, and Galvatron, lost to insanity, stood defiantly before it, declaring his superiority. The energies of the rift consumed Galvatron, tearing him to pieces and dragging his remains into its timeless depths.'' {{storylink|Time Wars}} ''Megatron had already walked off by this point, but believed his transformation into Galvatron was inevitable and ''this'' time he planned to ensure it worked ''right''.'' {{storylink|The Fall and Rise of the Decepticon Empire.}}

''Long after the [[Great War (G1)|war]], the time traveller [[Dicet Alpha-zero]] peeked on nine key events in the Transformers' war for a history project. Galvatron's second trip back in time was considered the fourth key event. After stepping on the proverbial butterfly at [[Mount Verona]], Dicet saw a Time Wars where Optimus fought Galvatron while Rodimus fought Megatron. It ended the same way though!'' {{storylink|The Quest!}}
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====Galvatron II====
[[File:GalvatronthereisnoescapeSurrender.jpg|thumb|small|right|More like "Galvatron Too", am I right?]]
{{main|Galvatron II}}
This way lies madness.

====Other====
[[File:MarvelUK224 Head Toss.jpg|thumb|left|upright=1.1|"Now ''HEADS'' up! Ha, I'm on a roll today!"]]
''In the year [[2356]] of an alternate future, a geriatric Rodimus Prime recounted tales of his exploits to [[Trachis|a curious youth]] from his deathbed. In that timeline, the Time Wars had reset history: now the newly created Galvatron ''hadn't'' time-traveled to 1987 Earth, and instead had remained in the 21st-century and conquered Cybertron. This "reset" Galvatron tried to enrage Rodimus—even going so far as throwing [[Blurr (G1)|Blurr]]'s severed head at him—so that the Autobot leader's vengeful thoughts would corrupt the Matrix itself.'' {{storylink|Aspects of Evil!}} {{storylink|The Void! (UK)|The Void!}} ''This Galvatron was last seen in a flashback to Unicron's third coming in the year [[2010]] (of that timeline): as Galvatron was left buried under rubble and Transformer corpses, Rodimus noted that on this occasion Unicron had no need for minions.'' {{storylink|Aspects of Evil!}}
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=====The Big Broadcast of 2006=====
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In an alternate future of 2006, Galvatron was leader of the Decepticons on their home base of [[Chaar]]. [[Astrotrain (G1)|Astrotrain]] tried to tell him about some strange activity on the planet [[Junkion (planet)|Junkion]], but he wouldn't listen. Meanwhile, the events on Junkion caused a hypnotic signal to be broadcast out into space, which affected Galvatron while he was watching his [[bubbling pool]]. The signal compelled him to travel to Junkion, where he was led to believe he could "be a winner". He was followed by [[Cyclonus (G1)|Cyclonus]] and [[Scourge (G1)|Scourge]].

Once on Junkion, they were soon joined by Autobots. Galvatron immediately attacked [[Hot Rod (G1)/Marvel Comics continuity|Rodimus Prime]], and the two battled to a stalemate. The other Autobots worked to disrupt the hypnotic signal, which cleared Galvatron's mind long enough to blast the [[Junkion (species)|Junkions]]' television, which he recognized as influencing his mind. This broke the spell on everyone, including the Junkions, who then added their power to the Autobots' and forced the Decepticons to retreat in [[Blast Off (G1)|Blast Off]].

In the course of this battle, his defeat at the hands of Rodimus Prime while inside Unicron was alluded to. {{storylink|The Big Broadcast of 2006 (issue)|The Big Broadcast of 2006}}
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===''PDTF Comic''===
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After taking to wearing four [[Black ball|Blackballs]] around his neck as a necklace, Galvatron spotted Rodimus Prime, who'd found another of the precious artifacts. He attempted to throttle the Autobot, only for a brilliant light to shine directly at him. Galvatron fled, believing it to be the power of the Blackball, only for Rodimus to reveal it was just a flashlight... {{storylink|PDTF Comic##11 "Take a Stand! Rodimus Prime!"|Take a Stand! Rodimus Prime!}}

Galvatron later led an attack on Battleship Maximus, {{storylink|PDTF Comic##12 "Bigger than Life! Fortress Maximus!"|Bigger than Life! Fortress Maximus!}} was knocked flat by [[Ginrai (human)|God Ginrai]], {{storylink|PDTF Comic##13 "Now! Deliver the Finishing Blow! God Ginrai!!"|Now! Deliver the Finishing Blow! God Ginrai!!}} and he and his men were sent scrambling as Fortress Maximus and [[Scorponok (G1)|Mega Zarak]] traded blows. {{storylink|PDTF Comic##14 "Watch Out! Mega Zarak!"|Watch Out! Mega Zarak!}} When Ultra Magnus found the final Blackball, Galvatron blew the defiant Autobot apart in order to obtain it. As he was enjoying his victory, he was suddenly bowled over — by Ultra Magnus' head. {{storylink|PDTF Comic##16 "Improve Yourself! Ultra Magnus!"|Improve Yourself! Ultra Magnus!}}

Galvatron's insanity finally out of control, [[Sixshot (G1)|Sixshot]], [[Liokaiser]] and the other Decepticons were left with no choice but to bound their leader in rope and try to rationally explain to him that he was too crazy to be left free any longer. Galvatron then reminded them that unless they made his detainment more comfortable, such as providing a futon among other luxuries, he would surely destroy them all. Frightened by his looney faces, the Decepticons quickly brought him a hot cup of tea. {{storylink|PDTF Comic##19 "Two in One! Lord Galvatron"|Two in One! Lord Galvatron}}

When a Blackball landed somewhere in a field of tall grass, Galvatron sent Liokaiser to fetch it. Bitter with the menial task, Liokaiser began muttering unflattering remarks under his breath. He was then left to nervously explain himself to Galvatron, who was in earshot the whole time. {{storylink|PDTF Comic##20 "Find the Bright Day! Liokaiser!!"|Find the Bright Day! Liokaiser!!}}

===Ladybird Books continuity===
[[File:Decepticonhideout.jpg|thumb|upright=0.85|Right in the manifolds!]]
Galvatron traveled back in time from the 21st century and took leadership of the Decepticons from Megatron in the '80s. Under his rule, the Decepticons constructed three spy satellites, [[Decepticon Space Station Argon|Argon]], [[Decepticon Space Station Krypton|Krypton]] and [[Decepticon Space Station Xenon|Xenon]] which they used to spy on the Autobots. The first mission Starscream was sent on as a result of the gathered information ended in failure, much to Galvatron's rage, but at least it seemed as though [[Superion (G1)|Superion]] hadn't found the satellite. The Decepticons were to later learn that the Autobots had, in fact, gotten wind of the network of stations, as a false transmission set the three stations on a course for each other. Galvatron deactivated the [[refractive shield]] too late to prevent their destruction. {{storylink|Galvatron's Air Attack}} His next move was to establish a base in a [[human]] factory within striking distance of [[Metroplex (G1)|Metroplex]], but it was soon discovered by [[Bumblebee (G1)|Bumblebee]] and [[Spike Witwicky (G1)|Spike]]. The Autobots attacked in force, during which Galvatron suffered the indignity of being hit by a wrecking ball swing by Spike. The Decepticons were driven off back to their base. {{storylink|Decepticon Hideout}}
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===Sticker Adventures books===
{{charstubfiction|{{storylink|Galvatron Attacks}}}}

===Marvel coloring books===
In a bid to replenish their ever dimishing energy supply, Galvatron led his troops to [[Oil Valley]] to steal some of the fuel there. Upon his arrival at the oil drilling area, he began to instruct his troops on making the local humans into slaves, when he noticed that Hot Rod was nearby. Hot Rod took off in the direction of Autobot City, and so Galvatron and his troops gave chase. The Decepticons found further oppostion when they encountered the Dinobots. A brawl ensued, and Galvatron managed to ground Swoop by blasting his wing. The Decepticons nonetheless found themselves on the losing side, even more so when Ultra Magnus arrived with reinforcements. Abandonning his troops, Galvatron hurried to the oil field in order to procure some of it for himself. But Grimlock pursued him and the two continued to fit amidst the oil towers. Galvatron was soon defeated, and was forced to retreat by boarding Cyclonus's ship mode. {{storylink|Battle at Oil Valley}}

{{charstubfiction|{{storylink|The Invasion of the Decepticon Camp}}}}

When Galvatron's spy, Laserbeak, reported back to him that the Autobots had long ago lost a large shipment of Energon cubes at the Ark's original crash site, Galvatron deployed his troops to unearth it. The Autobots soon arrived on-site, and the two factions began to fight. When Rumble uncovered the case containing the Energon, the Autobots attempted to play keep-away with the Energon, only for Galvatron to catch up to it when Brawn passed it to Grimlock. Galvatron and Grimlock wrestled over the box, causing it to split open and spill its content all over the ground. Then, before anyone could stop him, Starscream scrafed down all of the Energon and proclaimed himself to be the most powerful Decepticon. He and Galvatron fought over the leadership of the Decepticons while the Autobots made themselves sparse. {{storylink|The Lost Treasure of Cybertron}}

{{charstubfiction|{{storylink|Hot Rod's Escape}}}}

===''Big Looker'' storybooks===
While enviously admiring the energy collecting abilities of Autobot City, Galvatron got a spy report about a new robot car being introduced at a car show. He decided the robot car would make an ingenious blueprint for an army of robot workers to create an equally effective city for the Decepticons. Galvatron's men snuck into the Coliseum and planned a black out during the car show in order to steal the robot car. They also captured Kup, who spotted them snooping around. As the car show began, Kup tripped Galvatron as he moved through the control booth, causing the Decepticon leader to crash through the observation glass and alerting the Autobots below to the Decepticons' location. Galvatron and the Decepticons were forced to flee with no robot car. {{storylink|Car Show Blow Up}}

===Toy pack-in material===
Metroplex, Springer, and Blurr teamed up in a battle on a moon base in an attempt to slay Galvatron. Springer managed to connect a powerful punch on Galvatron, sending him hurling away. {{storylink|Decipher the Decepticon}}

Having successfully stolen the Creation Matrix from the Autobots, Galvatron and his troops guarded the relic at their headquarters. Fooled by an army of Autobot [[Decoy (G1)|decoys]], Galvatron lost possession of the relic. He vowed afterwards that the Decepticons would create their own decoys in order to counter this new Autobot technology. {{storylink|Start Your Own Decoy Collection}}

===Find Your Fate Junior===
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====Autobot Alert!====
In one possible scenario, Galvatron led a plot to hijack the Earth's communication satellites. Once in control of every television broadcast on Earth, he made his intentions known; he was to be conqueror of the Earth, and so long as its populace was obedient, they needed not fear his wrath. He then awaited the Autobots’ compliance within his personal ship, Cyclonus, alongside his army of multiwing jet fighters.

In a later broadcast, Galvatron demanded that all who viewed his image on the television screen bow before it in his honour. In a possible sequence of events that followed, the Autobots successfully sabotaged the Decepticons’ command centre, immobilizing Galvatron's ship in orbit. Galvatron's broadcast showed his face turning purple with rage before it cut to static, signalling the end of Galvatron's ploy.

In another scenario, Galvatron remotely captured both Hot Rod and Bumblebee, and planned to use the pair as hostages to insure that Ultra Magnus would not interfere in his plan.

In yet another possible scenario, Ultra Magnus and a crew of Autobots opened fire onto Cyclonus, from within their shuttle in orbit. Galvatron emerged from Cyclonus in response, followed by the multiwing jet fighter Decepticons. Despite the Autobots attempting to retreat, Galvatron caught up to them and began tearing their shuttle apart with blasts of his laser cannon. He then laughed triumphantly as Ultra Magnus's troops began to drift helplessly into the void of space as their shuttle crumbled around them.

In a completely different possible scenario, Galvatron led a Decepticon campaign to retrieve a sphere of cybertite, containing the secrets to an ancient Autobot power-booster within it. After his troops learned that the sphere was within a sunken ship off the California coast, Galvatron headed a squad to retrieve it.

In one possible scenario that ensued, Galvatron happened upon the Autobots already at the coast, in the middle of hauling the ship out of the water. Galvatron blasted both the ship and the sphere, ensuring that the Autobots would not have access to its secrets, and then began raining down Decepticon firepower upon his foes.

In an alternate scenario, Galvatron arrived at the coast while the Autobots hid away. Ordering the Constructicons to merge into Devastator, Galvatron had the combiner raise the ship from the water manually.

If Ironhide, Brawn and Grapple attempted to snatch the ship away from Galvatron, the Decepticons destroyed both the ship and the sphere within to prevent it from falling into Autobot hands. Galvatron now knew that the Autobots were hidden away in nearby caves, and had his Decepticons use their superior firepower to pin them down, leaving them at his mercy.

If Springer, Seaspray and Topspin put into motion their plan to retrieve the sphere, Galvatron and his troops were too distracted by the sea-bound Autobots to notice that Springer had retrieved the sphere until it was too late. With the formula in the hands of the Autobots, Galvatron would soon find himself on the losing end of the war. {{storylink|Autobot Alert!}}

====Project Brain Drain====
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Galvatron was informed by Soundwave that the Decepticons’ [[Brain Drain device]], capable of syphoning away the brainpower of humans and convert it to energy, had been completed and was ready to be put to use for the Decepticon cause. Galvatron decided upon testing the device on the crowd that would be attending the rock concert [[Heywood Heights]] later in the day. Although Galvatron was confused as to what kind of music the rocks would be playing, he felt the massive concentration of unsuspecting humans (roughly 500, 000!) was a perfect target to attain massive amounts of energy.

In one possible outcome, Galvatron's plot proceeded forth without any Autobot interruptions, and the Decepticon gained an upper hand in their war with the Autobots that would most assuredly grant them total victory.

In another possible scenario, Galvatron received a distress signal from Decepticon headquarters moments before he was about to enact his plan. Forced to put off his scheme in order to fend off Ultra Magnus and his troops, Galvatron returned to the Decepticons’ mountain fortress still clutching the Brain Drain device. Though he fought fiercely, he was defeated and the Brain Drain device was destroy when Ultra Magnus triggered an avalanche that buried the Decepticons in snow.

In another possible scenario, Galvatron and his troops were surprised to find the Autobots hiding amidst the parked vehicles surrounding the concert just as he were about to put his plan into action. But as Galvatron had planned to set afire the parking lot surrounding the concert in order to prevent the humans from escaping, he continued forth with his plan, hoping to destroy the Autobots in the process.

In one possible set of events, the Autobots rushed forward out of the parking lot to better protect the humans. While the Autobots busied themselves with fighting his troops, Galvatron prepped the Brain Drain device, ready to use it as the battle between the Autobots and Decepticons still raged. Bumblebee, who had noticed Galvatron fiddling with the device from afar, attempted to halt Galvatron's efforts.

If Bumblebee crashed directly into Galvatron in an attempt to make him drop the Brain Drain device, Galvatron managed to regain his balance before he dropped the device, only for Bumblebee to explode after having been reduced to a flaming heap by the nearby inferno. The explosion in turn destroyed the Brain Drain device, foiling Galvatron's plot. If Bumblebee instead attempted to throw a truck at Galvatron to stop him, the truck explodes before Bumblebee has a chance to launch it, and Galvatron successfully activates the Brain Drain device.

In another possible scenario, the Autobots remained in the blazing parking lot in order to fight the Decepticons in close-quarters. Galvatron and Ultra Magnus grappled, with Galvatron eventually managing to fling Ultra Magnus away into the area near the bandstand. With Ultra Magnus out of the way, Galvatron readied the Brain Drain device. But both Hot Rod and Bumblebee were at the ready to stop Galvatron from using the device.

If Bumblebee attempted to stop Galvatron, the Decepticon leader merely laughed at Bumblebee's futile efforts before crushing him underfoot. Galvatron then activated the device, and successfully drained the nearby humans of their intelligence.

If Hot Rod interfered, the young Autobot successfully plucked the Brain Drain device out of the Decepticons’ hands, and then made his getaway through the nearby ring of fire. Enraged, Galvatron chased after him, racing Ultra Magnus as both headed towards Hot Rod. Though Galvatron reached Hot Rod first and retrieved the Brain Drain device, Ultra Magnus lassoed the Decepticon leader with a damaged electrical cable. The electric current running through the cable cause Galvatron to flail wildly, leading to him crushing the device himself. With his plan foiled, Galvatron ordered a retreat.

In another possible scenario, Galvatron arrived at the concert as his Decepticons were already fighting a small group of Autobots. Leaving his minions to deal with the threat, he began activating the Brain Drain device, only to have it either be blown out of his hands by Ultra Magnus, or destroyed by Wreck-Gar. With a howl of rage, Galvatron ordered a full retreat.

In an alternate outcome, Galvatron and his troops were able to sneak up on the Autobots guarding the concert, as the heroic robots were anticipating the Decepticons to arrive from the wrong direction. After destroying them, Galvatron proceeded to use the Brain Drain device on the concert-goers, and laughed triumphantly as he robbed them of their collective brain-power. {{storylink|Project Brain Drain}}
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====The Invisibility Factor====
[[File:InvisibilityFactorGalvatronShockwaveandScavenger.jpg|thumb|left|upright=1.1|"Scavenger, stop tickling that Autobot!"]]
In one possible scenario, Galvatron and some troops were on a patrol in a desert at night. Upon spotting a spaceship that flickered in-and-out of sight, they investigated. Finding the Autobots Kup and Hot Rod conversing with a woman at the ship's landing site, Galvatron and the others fired upon them, causing them to scramble away. Galvatron then ordered his troops to stay and scrutinize the spaceship instead of chasing after the Autobots.

If Hot Rod and Kup decided to attack immediately, Galvatron was wounded by one of Kup's laser blasts. The Autobots were easily defeated and destroyed by the Decepticons nonetheless.

If Hot Rod and Kup silently followed the Decepticons back to their hide-out in a nearby canyon, they managed to tricked Galvatron and the others into thinking that they were being ambushed by a whole squadron of Autobots. Panicking, the Decepticons attempted to retaliate by firing in all directions.

If Hot Rod snuck down and successfully snatched the Invisibility Device from Shockwave, the Decepticons gave chase to the young Autobot. They were unable to catch him before Kup fired down onto the canyon's walls, causing it to collapse and burying the Decepticons under an avalanche of earth and rocks.

In an alternate scenario, Galvatron and the other Decepticons decided to take off into space in [[Sarah Sanders]]'s ship after acquiring the Invisibility Device. Whether the Decepticons succeeded in mastering the Invisibility Device and subsequently destroyed the Autobots, or were destroyed or defeated themselves depended on what choices the Autobots made from this point on.

In a completely different scenario, Galvatron was in the process of creating his own ships with invisibility capabilities, armed with [[neuron beam]]s. When the Autobots failed to find one of his test crafts in the desert, Galvatron was able to retrieve it, and later launch a full-scale assault on Metroplex. He destroyed both the city and its inhabitants while gloating of his victory.

In another possible scenario, Galvatron and his troops happened upon Sarah Sanders's ship before any Autobots had come in contact with her. While Scavenger held the woman captive, Galvatron and the other Decepticons dragged the ship itself to a hidden location. In whichever scenario that followed, the Autobots managed to steal the Invisibility Device from the Decepticons, either dazzling Galvatron with their headlights while Hot Rod took it right out of their hands, or tricking most his troops into leaving the spaceship behind while they pursued the young Autobot on a wild goose chase. Now outnumbered, Galvatron was forced to flee.

In an alternate scenario where the Autobots silently trailed Scavenger while the Decepticon held Sarah Sanders captive, Sarah was brought before Galvatron within the Decepticons’ secret desert base. Galvatron demanded from Sarah the secret to invisibility. When she would not comply, Galvatron ordered Bombshell to use his Cerebro-Shells to control her mind. In one possible scenario, Galvatron succeeded in fending off the Autobots who attempted to rescue Sarah, and with her knowledge conquered the Earth. In another outcome to these events, Galvatron and his troops were distracted by holographic projections courtesy of the Autobot Jazz. Though this did buy the Autobots enough time to scoop up Sarah and flee, Galvatron soon caught on to what was happening, and ordered his troops to pursue the Autobots. Whether or not Galvatron would recapture Sarah and conquer the Earth, or fail in stopping her from giving the secrets of invisibility to the Autobots depended wholly on chance. {{storylink|The Invisibility Factor}}
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===''Transformers in 3-D''===
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Galvatron took to talking to [[Ratbat (G1)|Ratbat]], as the cassette perched mutely on his shoulder. He was also even more abusive than usual towards his men. He was pleased when a potential new source of [[energon]] was discovered on an asteroid, but particularly ''dis''pleased when [[Cyclonus (G1)|Cyclonus]] returned with a [[little informant|small alien]]. After exhaustive tests by a violently coerced Cyclonus, positive results were found, and Galvatron rubbed his hands together in glee before sending out Ratbat to find more of the aliens. Instead, they discovered that the Autobots were also on the asteroid, and Galvatron was more than happy to start inflicting violence on the enemy rather than waste time on small organics. {{storylink|The Test (issue)|The Test}}

In search of slaves for the Decepticon energy research laboratory, Galvatron took [[Razorclaw (G1)|Razorclaw]] and [[Ratbat (G1)|Ratbat]] to attack the space station [[S.S. Exton 9]]. The Decepticons used their new [[suspension-ray beam]] to paralyze the humans, and sat back to wait for the containment ship to turn up. When they detected [[Cosmos (G1)|Cosmos]] leaving the station, Galvatron ordered Ratbat to contact Cybertron for reinforcements. Unfortunately Cosmos' mission was a success, helping some children to return with the [[Prism of Power]]. Galvatron demanded the children surrender and turn over the Prism, threatening to kill them unless they complied, but Cosmos was able to distract him long enough for [[Ironhide (G1)|Ironhide]] to finish off Razorclaw and blast the Decepticon leader. {{storylink|Transformers in 3-D issue 2|Transformers in 3-D #2}}

Alerted to the existence of the Intergon Device, Galvatron led a strike force to [[Tau-Ursa]] and successfully seized the device from its inventor, [[Monitorus]], before razing the city to the ground. Building the device into the "[[Nullification Cannon]]", Galvatron used it to attack the Autobots' energon plant on Cybertron, rendering its contents useless. While Optimus Prime was distracted by [[Slugslinger (G1)|Slugslinger]], Galvatron left, announcing as he did so that the Autobots would now have no choice but to surrender. Returning to the ancient, burned-out destroyer which the Decepticons were using as a base, Galvatron was informed by the [[Clone (subgroup)|Clone]]s that the Autobots were searching for [[Metascan Alpha]], the planet of the [[Logicon]]s that also contained a bounty of energon. While he was ruminating about the implications, Galvatron was forcefully reminded by Lord [[Zarak (G1)|Zarak]] that the Nebulan now led the [[Decepticon]]s. A short time later, Optimus Prime attacked their location, fighting Galvatron. Before Galvatron could stop him, Scorponok swung a claw at the Autobot leader and struck the cannon instead, destroying it. {{storylink|The War Against the Destructons, Chapter 1 of 3}}

====''Timelines''====
Galvatron tasked [[Breakdown (G1)|Breakdown]] with finding the Destructons' ancient structure known as the [[Maelstrom Fracture Obelisk]]. Eventually finding it, Breakdown was about to report its location when the Destructon known as [[Psychokhan]] attacked with his Psychospear, accidentally expelling Breakdown from the universe and into [[unspace|transwarp space]]. {{storylink|Breakdown (G1)#G1TimelinesBreakdown|TFSS Breakdown bio card}}

===St. Michael ''The Transformers'' Sticker Book===
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Galvatron captained a Decepticon ship, with the [[Combaticon (G1)|Combaticons]] and [[Cyclonus (G1)|Cyclonus]] serving under him. They managed to shoot down the ship being captained by Ultra Magnus, which crash-landed on the planet [[Barrenikon]]. Galvatron and his crew brought their ship planet-side as well to finish off their opponents. Galvatron stayed aboard his ship during the mission, however, leaving the dirty work mostly to the Combaticons. You nonetheless encountered him in a few possible scenarios, where you had to sneak aboard the Decepticon ship in order to steal one of their power packs. {{storylink|The Transformers Sticker Book (St. Michael)|The Transformers Sticker Book}}

===''Beast Wars'' cartoon continuity===
====''Beast Wars'' cartoon====
Galvatron killed [[Starscream (G1)|Starscream]]. Knowledge of this event was later hidden away in files classified by the [[Maximal Elder]]s.

When Starscream's immortal [[spark]] traveled to prehistoric Earth and possessed [[Waspinator (BW)|Waspinator]], the Decepticon claimed to the [[Predacon (BW)|Predacons]] that he was killed trying to defend Galvatron from Unicron. [[Blackarachnia (BW)|Blackarachnia]], having a better grasp of history than Starscream expected, later pointed out in private with Starscream that she knew that he was actually destroyed by Galvatron for being a traitor. {{storylink|Possession}}

====3H comics====
When Galvatron failed the Decepticons and the [[Great War (G1)|Great War]] ended, [[Cyclonus (G1)|Cyclonus]] turned his loyalties to the gangster [[Cryotek (RID)|Cryotek]]. {{storylink|Wreckers: Finale Part II}}

Galvatron reverted to his old name and appearance at some point, as [[Megatron (G1)|Megatron]] was one of the legendary Autobots and Decepticons residing in [[J'nwan]]. {{storylink|Terminus (issue)|Terminus}}

====2006 IDW ''Beast Wars'' continuity====
By one account, Galvatron died on Cybertron circa [[2035]] after a final battle with Optimus Prime. {{storylink|Dawn of the Predacus}} Others say he was defeated by four Autobot warriors and buried under ice on [[Earth]], while according to some he was pulled into another universe by [[Unicron]]. {{storylink|Transformers: Beast Wars Sourcebook|Beast Wars Sourcebook Glossary}}

[[Galvatron (BW)|A Predacon]] named himself after Galvatron. The paranoid [[Killer Punch]] believed that Galvatron was still active and plotting the destruction of the [[Maximal Imperium]]. {{storylink|Transformers: Beast Wars Sourcebook|Beast Wars Sourcebook #2}}

===Dreamwave ''Generation One'' continuity===
[[File:GalvatronDreamwaveMTME.jpg|thumb|left|upright=1.1]]
Galvatron was a Decepticon leader that came after [[Megatron (G1)#Dreamwave Generation One continuity|Megatron]] and had the power of [[Unicron/Generation 1#Dreamwave Generation One continuity|Unicron]] coursing through his circuits. He was profiled on [[Vector Sigma#Dreamwave Generation One continuity|Vector Sigma]].

Opinions on Galvatron varied. [[Cyclonus (G1)#Dreamwave Generation One continuity|Cyclonus]] saw him as the ideal Decepticon leader, lacking the weaknesses of the previous Decepticon leaders, and that he was unpredictable with guileful tactics and asymmetrical reasoning, while an anonymous Decepticon thought that Galvatron was insane, conceited, greedy and merciless and that he only cared about himself and not the Decepticon cause.

It was unknown if he was Megatron reincarnated. {{storylink|Transformers: More than Meets the Eye#Issue #2|Galvatron's ''More Than Meets The Eye'' profile}}
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===Dreamwave ''Armada'' continuity===
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====Ask Vector Prime====
Galvatron was created by [[Unicron]] from the body of a Megatron. Cyclonus and Scourge were created with him from the remains of Megatron's dead minions. They helped destroy their home reality and several more, before Cyclonus was decapitated by a Megatron attempting to defend his home universe. The [[Bludgeon (G1)|Bludgeon]] of this reality joined Galvatron's team, and they were eventually joined by [[Dirge (G1)|Dirge]] and [[Thunderwing (G1)|Thunderwing]]. {{storylink|Ask Vector Prime#Facebook|Ask Vector Prime, 2015/09/19}}

====Dreamwave ''Armada'' comic====
Galvatron and his four fellow heralds traveled into [[Aurex 402.24 Gamma|a new reality]] to prepare the way for Unicron's arrival. While the others defeated the Decepticon forces on Cybertron and took control of the [[space bridge]] Nexus, Galvatron was headed to [[Earth]] to track down [[Over-Run (Armada)|Over-Run]], a [[Mini-Con]] refugee from a Cybertron that Unicron had consumed. Over-Run was carrying the [[Mini-Con Matrix]], which contained the essence of all the Mini-Cons from his reality, and might be a means to defeat Unicron. When Galvatron arrived in [[San Francisco]], he was distracted by several Transformers on this planet, including [[Starscream (Armada)|Starscream]], [[Hot Shot (Armada)|Hot Shot]], and [[Thrust (Armada)|Thrust]], but easily bested them all. However, they managed to distract him long enough for Over-Run to escape. {{Storylink|Worlds Collide, Part 1 of 4}}

When the [[Megatron (Armada)|Megatron]] of this reality launched his attack on the local Autobots on Earth, Galvatron arrived to destroy him, {{Storylink|Worlds Collide, Part 2 of 4}} declaring that he had killed "many" Megatrons in other alternate realities. Despite his putting up a valiant struggle, Megatron was pummeled within an inch of his life, but before Galvatron could finish him off, the [[Air Defense Mini-Con Team (Armada)|Air Defense Mini-Con Team]] intervened, forming the mighty [[Star Saber (Armada)|Star Saber]]. This allowed Megatron to overwhelm and eventually destroy Galvatron. {{storylink|Worlds Collide, Part 3 of 4}} The gloating Megatron subsequently hacked Galvatron's corpse to pieces. {{Storylink|Worlds Collide, Part 4 of 4}}
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===2005 IDW continuity===
{{main|Galvatron (G1)/2005 IDW continuity}}
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An ancient Transformer warrior from the era predating the [[Thirteen]], Galvatron and his sibling [[Arcee (G1)/2005 IDW continuity|Arcee]] were gladiators who joined [[The Fallen|Megatronus]] in his crusade against the other Primes. {{storylink|Origin Myths}} When the tribes collapsed into [[First Cybertronian Civil War|war]], Galvatron became the first non-Prime to kill a [[Prime (rank)|Prime]], slaughtering [[Nexus Prime]] and, ultimately, having a hand in ending the war with the guidance of [[Alpha Trion]]. {{storylink|The Crucible}}

In the subsequent [[Golden Age]], Galvatron became one of [[Nova Prime]]'s closest friends and advisors. {{storylink|Primus: All Good Things|All Good Things}} He later served on the first ''[[Ark (G1)|Ark]]'', part of Prime's dream of expanding Cybertronian domination throughout the cosmos. However, Galvatron and the crew were lost when he plunged the ship into the mysterious anomaly in the [[Benzuli Expanse]], a selfish act that killed the rest of the crew. Undead, Galvatron became the herald for Nova, now known as Nemesis Prime, ruler of the [[Dead Universe]]. As the only member of the crew who could survive the living universe for any length of time, he was sent to secure the inactive [[Thunderwing (G1)|Thunderwing]] {{storylink|Spotlight: Galvatron}} and to prevent any interference with their plans for Earth. {{storylink|The Transformers: Devastation|Devastation}}

Ultimately, however, he betrayed Nemesis Prime's plans for expansion, shooting him in the back to obtain the [[Darkness (G1)|Heart of Darkness]], which [[Optimus Prime (G1)/2005 IDW continuity|Optimus Prime]] let him have - along with a dip in a [[solar pool]]. {{storylink|Revelation (IDW)|Revelation}} Years later, he emerged, remade by the Darkness and raising an army to defeat the Dead Universe's controlling intelligence, [[D-Void]], {{storylink|The Transformers: Heart of Darkness|Heart of Darkness}} until discovering he was actually doing D-Void's bidding at his last, just after infecting [[Vector Sigma]] with the Heart of Darkness. As he died once more, Optimus Prime was forced to sacrifice the Matrix to undo his deluded acts. {{storylink|Chaos (IDW)|Chaos}}

It turned out he was merely sent back to the Dead Universe and reunited with Nova Prime. {{storylink|Dark Dawn: Dark Cybertron Chapter 1|Dark Dawn}} Now freed from D-Void's influence, Galvatron played a large role in the Dark Cybertron prophecy, even after Nova's death. When Megatron defected to the Autobots, {{storylink|...And the Damage Done: Dark Cybertron Finale|...And the Damage Done}} Galvatron took the opportunity to seize command of the Decepticons.

He led them back to Earth, where they forged an alliance against the Autobots with the [[Earth Defense Command]] for the goal of peace. {{storylink|Earthfall Part 2: Detonation Boulevard|Detonation Boulevard}} Galvatron however was playing a long game to seize control of the planet for himself. {{storylink|Conquerors Part 4: Perihelion|Perihelion}} He nearly claimed it {{storylink|All Hail Optimus Part 1: Once Upon a Time on Earth|Once Upon a Time on Earth}} twice in the span of a few days {{storylink|All Hail Optimus Part 5: As Above...So Below|As Above...So Below}} before he was executed by Optimus Prime in the upper atmosphere of [[Jupiter]]. {{storylink|All Hail Optimus Part 6: No Fair Fights|No Fair Fights}}
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===''Universe'' toy bios===
At a time when the Decepticons were a scattered confederation of assassins and warlords, Galvatron arrived from parts unknown and quickly asserted his dominance. Crushing all who opposed him, he united the Decepticons into a powerful army "capable of threatening the entire universe". Rumors about his past were plentiful, but facts were hard to come by. Mostly the Decepticons simply cowered before his might, their fear preventing them from even ''thinking'' about following anyone else. Those few who dared to conceive otherwise, simply hoped that one day a rival would emerge who could best the tyrant. {{storylink|Galvatron (G1)/toys#Universe (2008)|''Universe'' Galvatron toy bio}} Unicron programmed Cyclonus to be loyal only to Galvatron. {{storylink|Cyclonus (G1)/toys#Universe (2008)|''Universe'' Cyclonus toy bio}}

===''Q-Robo Transformer''===
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===''Henkei! Henkei!'' pack-in manga===
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Upon being cornered with his supply of [[energon cube]]s by the Autobots, Megatron took a bite out of one cube, transforming into Galvatron, who easily pulverized the Autobots. Ironhide tried to come to the rescue, but his attempt to attack Galvatron with his blade only ended in it being caught between Galvatron's teeth. But as Galvatron was about to fire upon Ironhide, an explosion occurred, revealing a weakened Megatron, who was then subsequently attacked by Ironhide. {{storylink|Henkei! Henkei! volume 7}}

Once Megatron learned he had the ability to "power up" and become Galvatron, he later sought the chance to do this again by immersing himself in a pool of molten lava. [[Cyclonus (G1)|Cyclonus]], accompanied by Starscream and [[Nightstick (G1)|Nightstick]], watched and gloated in anticipation of the re-emergence of their unstoppable leader. However, the Autobots arrived, and during the subsequent battle, the lava pool was shot and collapsed. Galvatron did emerge after all...but all he did was berate his defeated troops for having allowed him to be awoken too early, while Cyclonus weakly attempted to protest. {{storylink|Henkei! Henkei! volume 9}}
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===''Henkei! Henkei! BunBun'' manga===
[[File:Henkei8 enter galvatron.jpg|left|thumb|upright=1.55|Holy ''freaking'' '''''yikes'''''.]]
Upon touching the [[Energon cube#Henkei! Henkei! Comic BunBun pack-in manga|Energon Cube]], [[Optimus Prime (G1)#Henkei! Henkei! BunBun manga|Optimus Prime]], [[Bumblebee (G1)#Henkei! Henkei! BunBun manga|Bumblebee]] and [[Wataru Hoshinoumi|Wataru]] were shown a vision of Galvatron. Optimus wondered if he was seeing Cybertron's history, unaware that it was a premonition of the future. {{storylink|Kingdom of Giants}}

Badly wounded in battle by Optimus Prime's energon [[sword]], the defeated and barely functional [[Megatron (G1)#Henkei! Henkei! BunBun comic|Megatron]] was carried from the battlefield by [[Cyclonus (G1)#Henkei! Henkei! BunBun manga|Cyclonus]]. Brought to a subterranean network of volcanic caves, Megatron was immersed in a "bath" of molten [[energon cube]]s to restore his strength. {{storylink|Time of Resurrection}} While Megatron was recuperating, [[Starscream (G1)#Henkei! Henkei! BunBun comic|Starscream]] led Optimus Prime and Bumblebee to his location, in hopes that they would destroy him so that he could take his throne. As Starscream and Cyclonus battled in the air, Prime approached Megatron, and without hesitation, plunged his energon [[sword]] into the Decepticon leader's chest and broke the blade off within his body. Megatron howled in pain and fury, and the energon cubes around him began to react, rising to whirl around him and surround his body with their glow. The maddened Megatron seized one of the cubes and bit into it deeply, causing a huge energon explosion. As the light from the blast faded, Megatron stood restored, renewed and reformatted... now, he was Galvatron! {{storylink|Creation! The New Emperor of Destruction!!}}

[[File:Henkei9 galvatron fires.jpg|thumb|upright=1.2|Cue the "oh slag" moment.]]
The hulking, slavering form of Galvatron immediately lunged for Optimus Prime, displaying a strength far greater than Megatron ever had when he punched Prime so hard that he shattered his [[mouthplate]]. Before Galvatron could destroy the fallen Prime, he was attacked from above by Starscream, but easily shrugged off the treacherous Air Commander's attacks. After seizing Starscream and slamming him into the rocks below, Galvatron unleashed the power of his cannon and apparently obliterated Starscream with a single colossal shot. This distraction gave Prime the time he needed to recover, but when he charged at Galvatron with his [[energon-axe]], Galvatron countered it with a dagger-like blade of energy projected from his hand. Next, Galvatron used his cannon to collapse a chunk of the cavern ceiling, hoping to crush Prime, but when Prime evaded the debris by transforming to truck mode, Galvatron shifted to tank mode and pursued him, blasting all the way. Eventually, Galvatron caught up to Prime and pinned him against a wall...by which stage, the other Autobots had arrived to back their leader up! {{storylink|The Threat of Galvatron}} At first, the combined might of the Autobots seemed to be a match for Galvatron, but with terrifying ease, the reformatted Emperor of Destruction tore through their ranks, defeating each and every one of them. His foes bested, Galvatron then turned his attention to the Autobots' ally [[Wataru Hoshinoumi]], a human born with the power to control [[energon]]. Wataru used his powers to create a forcefield to keep himself safe from Galvatron, and another threat soon appeared to occupy Galvatron's attention: Starscream was not quite defeated yet! His body broken and crippled, Starscream still pressed his attack against his former leader, and Wataru leant him a hand, providing a forcefield and boosted weapon power. Before being taken down, Starscream was able to hit Galvatron with one well-placed power-shot, re-opening the gash Optimus had originally torn in Megatron's shoulder with his energon sword. Seeing an opening, Optimus repeated the tactic, thrusting his sword into the wound and tearing Galvatron wide open. The resulte was a catastrophic release of energy from Galvatron's body, which caused the caves to collapse. The Autobots were able to escape to safety, but all the Decepticons were buried. {{storylink|Revenge (Henkei)|Revenge}}

[[File:Henkei11 not dead yet.jpg|left|thumb|upright=1.2|Is that how you treat someone after the first date?!]]
Although badly damaged, Cyclonus was able to survive the cave-in, and recovered the apparently-deceased body of Galvatron. After bringing the "corpse" back to the Decepticons' underwater base, Cyclonus discovered that Galvatron was not yet dead when the twisted cadaver of his leader lurched back into life and seized him about the throat, howling Optimus Prime's name...

[[File:Henkei12 galvatron possession.jpg|thumb|upright=1.4|Now he's copying his [[Starscream (G1)/Marvel Comics continuity|subordinate]]. And they say mimicry is the highest form of flattery.]]
A little later, the Autobots were shocked to discover Galvatron going on a ''very'' public rampage in the middle of [[Hoshinochō]], and were forced to abandon any hope of hiding their presence from the humans in order to stop him. Even more of a monster than before and still bleeding destructive energy from his wound, Galvatron tore through both the human military and Autobot ranks, resisting even Wataru's boosted attacks. When Galvatron dived for the boy, Optimus Prime threw himself into his enemy's path, and Galvatron's claws smashed their way clean through Prime's chest, knocking the Autobot leader out. Unexpectedly, the Autobots' salvation was revealed by Galvatron's actions: Optimus Prime's [[Matrix of Leadership]] now stood revealed within his shattered chest. Responding to Wataru's powers, the Matrix surged to life and restored Prime, who struck Galvatron with an enormously powerful blow. As the Decepticon reeled, the energy bleeding from him shifted, and the Autobots discovered they were not fighting Galvatron at all, but Cyclonus...possessed by Galvatron's [[spark]]! {{storylink|A Nightmare, Once Again}}

[[File:Henkei12 galvatron lives.jpg|left|thumb|upright=1.4|Comes with power windows (not quite necessary), USB slot for the music collection (unless lacking a USB), adjustable seats with temperature settings (must have!), and the most important one: a cup holder for that wonderful (yet stolen) energon!]]
His true nature revealed, Galvatron unleashed the full extent of his bizarre powers, raking the cityscape with wild, unrestrained bolts of energy. Charging through the heart of the maelstrom, Prime summoned up the energy of the Matrix and struck Cyclonus' body with one almighty Matrix-powered punch. Cyclonus was atomized, and Galvatron's bodiless spirit flowed over Prime, dissipating into the ether.

The Autobots celebrated the apparent destruction of their eternal enemy, formally revealing themselves to the people of Earth and rounding up the remaining Decepticons hidden on the planet. Just as things seemed their brightest, Prime revealed the terrible truth: before disappearing, Galvatron's spark had revealed to him that he was not yet dead. In truth, before his rampage, Galvatron had his body placed in a small spaceship, which was then launched into space, on a course heading back to Cybertron. With a new group of Autobots appointed protectors of Earth, Prime and his team left the planet, hot on Galvatron's trail... {{storylink|To the Sea of Stars}}
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===''Henkei! Henkei! Transformers -Visualize-''===
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===''Mini Mayhem!''===
When Galvatron unleashed [[Predaking (G1)|Predaking]], boasting that the gestal's combined animal strength was unparalleled, an ensemble of Battle Beasts stood united to prove him wrong. {{storylink|Mini Mayhem!}}

===''Timelines''===
After a [[Ultra Magnus (SG)|negative polarity Ultra Magnus]] instigated [[Invasion (issue)|multiversal chaos]] by destroying [[Primax 207.0 Epsilon]], two Galvatrons of unspecified universal streams were caught in the dimensional shockwaves as their universes were suddenly merged into one. {{storylink|Invasion: Epilogue}}

===''Kre-O'' cartoon===
[[File:Kreon Galvatron wallpaper.jpg|thumb|upright=1.8|You gotta wonder how all that insanity is kept in such a tiny body.]]
[[Spinister (G1)|Spinister]], Galvatron, and [[Scorponok (G1)|Scorponok]] were sent by [[Megatron (Kre-O)|Megatron]] to rob the [[Autobot City Bank]]. In heavy disguise, they went in and got the drop on the bank tellers, only for [[Optimus Prime (Kre-O)|Optimus Prime]], [[Bumblebee (Kre-O)|Bumblebee]], and [[Wheeljack (G1)#Kre-O cartoon|Wheeljack]] to turn up. The Decepticons called in [[Devastator (G1)|Devastator]], who ripped the roof off the bank and disposed of the three Autobots, allowing the robbers to raid the vault of [[energon]]. {{storylink|Quest for Energon, Part 1}}

Later Galvatron operated the machine to help make Megatron a grilled cheese sandwich, but failed to spot Wheeljack and [[Cliffjumper (G1)|Cliffjumper]] sneaking onto the work site. When the interlopers were spotted, Galvatron and the other Kreons surrounded them, but they were merely a diversion. Moments later, the Decepticons were pelted with molten cheese and tied up in a net. {{storylink|Quest for Energon, Part 2}}

===''Kre-O'' online manga===
Megatron's ambition was to use [[Earth]]'s bricks to build a [[Grand Galvatron|planet-sized Galvatron-like body]] for himself. {{storylink|Megatron's Ambition!? The Solar Tower Is Built!}}

[[Knock Out (Prime)|Knock Out]] invented a helmet that would upgrade Megatron to make him stronger, when he put it on his head, he was transformed into Galvatron. Galvatron went a destructive rampage causing [[Cyclonus (G1)|Cyclonus]] to call the Autobots to stop him. In the end, the Autobots took his helmet off and he changed back into Megatron. But to [[Breakdown (WFC)|Breakdown]]'s horror, Knock Out starting creating more helmets for Megatron to try on. {{storylink|Enter the New Emperor of Destruction!? Stop Galvatron's Rampage!|Enter the New Emperor of Destruction!?}}

===''Transformers × Evangelion''===
Upon gaining the power of an [[Angel]] by possessing its body, Starscream mused about using his newfound power against Galvatron, but he first decided to get rid of Optimus Prime once and for all. {{storylink|Mode "Eva" chapter 4}}

===''Beast Wars: Uprising''===
Some time in the 21st century, Galvatron was born out of Megatron by the power of Unicron. {{storylink|Micro-Aggressions}} When the war spread to [[Nebulos]], numerous Decepticons [[binary bonding|bindary-bonded]] to local [[Nebulan|Nebulon]]s, though Galvatron's disgust with organics meant he refused to undergo the process himself. However, he still appreciated the boost of power it gave his forces. After the [[Scouring of Nebulos]] ended with the [[Human Confederacy]] limiting the Transformer war to a [[Allowed Zone|small region of space]], Galvatron hit upon a new idea; using the binary-bonding process to turn beings not into partners or weapons, but living batteries. The only problem with this scheme was that there were no convenient organics nearby for him to utilize. Having realized that his "true" enemies were the humans and seeking reinforcements to replace his army's ailing Nebulon Headmasters and Targetmasters in order to fight them, Galvatron ordered the Decepticons to the colony world of [[Master (planet)|Rebirth]] in the hopes of using the native [[Cyberdroid]]s as replacements.

The Decepticons joined with the [[Malignus (G1)|Malignus]] insurgency, and Galvatron bonded himself to a trio of Cyberdroid rebels. [[Nucleon (TR)|Nucleon]], [[Clench (BWU)|Clench]], and [[Doomshot]] all pledged fealty to Galvatron, and together they became the first "Triple-Threat Master". The partnership proved powerful yet unpredictable; although it took years off of Galvatron's life, the effect of his Cyberdroids tempered his infamous mental state. After overthrowing the planet's ruling [[Optimus (faction)|Optimus]] triumvirate, killing one of them in the process, and renaming the planet "Master", the Autobots arrived and the war re-doubled. The Decepticons managed to hold their ground against the Autobot onslaught and force them into a retreat. With the Autobot forces licking their wounds, Galvatron turned his attention back to the human blockade. {{storylink|A Brush With Infamy–Prologue}} {{storylink|Derailment}}

Galvatron tried and failed to breach the Allowed Zone in a disastrous conflict known as the [[Great Push]]. {{storylink|Micro-Aggressions}} {{storylink|Intersectionality}} This almost doomed the Cybertronian species as the humans responded to Galvatron's invasion by practically ''halving'' the territory they allowed Cybertronians to possess. The [[Builder of Cybertron|Builder]]s' best scientists thus destroyed Galvatron by vivisecting him, turning his remains into the [[G-Virus]]. Thereafter, Galvatron became known as the worst Builder in history, taught to be reviled by the Maximals and Predacons. {{storylink|Micro-Aggressions}} Despite what history recorded, Nucleon believed that Galvatron had very nearly succeeded in destroying the Human Confederacy. {{storylink|A Brush With Infamy–Prologue}}

Nonetheless, the G-Virus eventually infected one victim: the Builder guard [[Cop-Tur (G1)|Cop-Tur]], who was transformed into [[Galvatron (BW)#Beast Wars: Uprising|a clone of Galvatron]], possessing the personality and memories of his progenitor. {{storylink|Micro-Aggressions}}

===Ask Vector Prime===
In [[Primax 185.0 Beta]], the Autobots launched the hugely successful [[S.T.A.R.S.]] program. Inspired, Galvatron restarted the research into the [[hypno-chip]]s, his scientists eventually developing the [[Decepto-Pack]]s, quasi-sentient backpacks that would enslave [[human]] beings. Galvatron sent his slaves to harvest Earth's resources for him, a task made easier by the Autobots' general unwillingness to fire on them, before he aggravated international tensions to the point of a nuclear strike. Harvesting the energy released from the bombing, Galvatron ordered his slaves to build him a fleet of [[Zod]] drones, using them to destroy the Autobots before he turned them against the galaxy.

With the Zod fleet, the [[Decepticon Empire]] conquered a sizeable portion of the [[Milky Way]] before they went to war with the [[Quintesson Pan Galactic Co-Prosperity Sphere]] and their [[Terrorcon (G1)|Terrorcon]] hordes. The Quintessons put up enough of a resistance that Galvatron enacted a plan to transfer his very [[spark]] into the core of Cybertron, becoming "[[Grand Galvatron]]", so he could use his homeworld as the ultimate weapon against the [[alien]]s. As he was transferring his spark however, Galvatron was attacked by [[Ratchet (G1)|The Autobot]] and the [[Dreadnok]]s, who managed to destroy his spark at the cost of their lives. Though Galvatron perished, the Decepticon Empire lived on, continuing to fight the Quintessons for many more centuries. {{storylink|Ask Vector Prime#Facebook|Ask Vector Prime, 2015/06/04}}

===''Prime Wars Trilogy'' continuity===
====''Prime Wars Trilogy'' marketing material====
[[File:TitansReturn-galvatron.jpg|thumb|left|upright=1.2]]
When the [[Titan Master]]s returned to contemporary civilization and joined the Autobot-Decepticon war, Galvatron, partnered with [[Nucleon (TR)|Nucleon]], declared that the Decepticons would use the power of the Titan Masters to rule the universe. {{storylink|Titans Return: The Power of the Titan Masters}}

====''Prime Wars Trilogy'' cartoons====
Megatron was once transformed into Galvatron by the power of [[Unicron/Generation 1|Unicron]], though he reverted to his original identity at some point. While fighting Megatron, [[Hot Rod (G1)|Rodimus Cron]] would guess that some residue of Unicron remained in the Decepticon. {{storylink|Countdown (POTP)|Countdown}}
When the [[Matrix of Conquest|Matrix of Chaos]] was removed from Rodimus Cron, Unicron attempted to force it into Megatron, hoping to turn him back to Galvatron and make him his puppet. This was prevented when [[Optimus Primal (BW)|Optimal Optimus]] blasted them both with the [[Requiem Blaster (Thirteen)|Requiem Blaster]], destroying them. {{storylink|Saga's End}}
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===''Transformers: All Spark''===
Watching the Transformers' war from afar, Galvatron was impressed that humans, who'd he once considered weak and useless, were proving their worth and lending their power to Autobots and Decepticons alike. He looked forward to seeing how things would turn out with so many strong warriors involved in the war. {{storylink|Looming Threat}}

===''War for Cybertron Trilogy'' continuity===
====''War for Cybertron Trilogy'' cartoon====
{{voiceactor| [[Jason Marnocha]] (English), [[Ryūzaburō Ōtomo]] (Japanese)|[[Serge Biavan]] (French), [[Guilherme Lopes]] (Portuguese), [[Jorge García Insúa]] (Castilian Spanish), [[Carlos Segundo]] (Latin-American Spanish), [[Lalit Agarwal]] (Hindi), [[Tobias Lelle]] (''Earthrise'', German), [[Sascha Rotermund]] (''Kingdom'', German)}}
[[File:Earthrise5BeholdGalvatron.jpg|thumb|300px|'''Galvatron''': Do I get a light cycle now that I’m on the Grid again? '''Unicron''': No.]]

After a nearly endless war that resulted in the [[AllSpark]] parting from [[Cybertron (planet)|Cybertron]] for good, {{storylink|Kingdom episode 1}} [[Megatron (G1)|Megatron]] killed [[Optimus Prime (G1)|Optimus Prime]], lamenting that they should have worked together. Afraid of the possibility of this occurring in the past, [[Unicron/Generation 1|Unicron]] enslaved and reformatted Megatron into a life of servitude as Galvatron. Megatron's reformatting was recorded at the end of the [[Golden Disk (Voyager)|''Voyager'' Golden Disk]], which Megatron used to record his every action during the Great War. {{storylink|Kingdom episode 5}} As the [[Autobot]]s and [[Decepticon]]s died out, Unicron and his minions were a constant threat to the [[Maximal]]s and [[Predacon (BW)|Predacons]] that emerged from the uninhabitable Cybertron. {{storylink|Kingdom episode 6}}

Seeking to prevent his slavery under Unicron, Galvatron traveled to the past via the [[Dead Universe]], {{storylink|Kingdom episode 6}} when the ''[[Nemesis (G1)|Nemesis]]'' entered the Dead Universe in pursuit of Optimus Prime within the ''[[Ark (G1)|Ark]]''. Materializing in the bridge of the ''Nemesis'' before his past self, Galvatron was evasive of his true identity and intentions, frustrating Megatron. However, Galvatron was able to get his attention by asking him to destroy Optimus Prime and take the [[Matrix of Leadership]] for himself. After praising the Decepticon leader for not trusting him, Galvatron rekindled Megatron's memories of the gladiatorial pits where he rose in status using the power of his rage and hatred. When the ''Nemesis'' caught up with the ''Ark'', Galvatron taught Megatron to use the properties of the Dead Universe to transform his hate and rage into tangible energy that he used to strike at the ''Ark''. However, the blast was blocked by a sacrificial [[Sky Lynx (G1)|Sky Lynx]]. His plan foiled, Galvatron was painfully pulled back to his native time by Unicron, who promised to punish him severely for this transgression. Galvatron attempted to turn over the Golden Disk in another desperate chance to change the past, but it disappeared as he did. {{storylink|Earthrise episode 5}}

In his proper time, Galvatron, with the Golden Disk in tow, swore to Unicron that he will find a way to break free from his servitude. {{storylink|Kingdom episode 1}} The Golden Disk was eventually in the hands of the Maximals, and Galvatron allowed [[Megatron (BW)|Predacon Megatron]] and his band of thieves to steal the disk and take it to Megatron in the past, out of hope to prevent his encounter with Unicron. {{storylink|Kingdom episode 6}} While Megatron was in a maze-like forest that was altered by the Allspark, he envisioned Galvatron claiming he must try again and again. {{storylink|Kingdom episode 3}}

Galvatron conspired with the Unicron-reborn Optimus Prime, known as [[Nemesis Prime (G1)|Nemesis Prime]], to once again rebel against their master and used the Dead Universe to travel through time, intending to coerce Megatron to use the Allspark and destroy Unicron at the cost of Cybertron. During the ''Ark''<nowiki>'</nowiki>s return to Cybertron, Galvatron snuck aboard the ship and freed Megatron from the stasis field for the "big finale". Once Megatron accepted that Galvatron is his future self, he explained his servitude to Unicron and that he freed Megatron to claim the Allspark for him and use it to destroy Unicron, thus averting the destiny of slavery Megatron would endure otherwise. As they prepared to meet up with Nemesis Prime, Galvatron and Megatron fought against the Autobots and Maximals, with the former getting knocked down by [[Cheetor (BW)|Cheetor]] before easily overpowering and throwing him aside. After leaving their enemies disoriented, they confronted Optimus Prime and Galvatron explained their plan and revealed that their existence was the result of Prime's removal of the Allspark and subsequent failure to return it.

[[File:WFC-Kingdom-Ep6-Unicron-punishes-Galvatron-Nemesis.jpg|thumb|300px|left]]
But before Galvatron could make a move, a four-way alliance of Autobots, Decepticons, Maximals, and Predacons arrived, all standing in solidarity against the forces of Unicron. Galvatron mocked the prospect of Megatron being a part of the united factions until the latter actually turned on him thanks to Optimus and Starscream. Once Galvatron warned his past self that he would not be immune to Unicron, a massive battle broke out. Galvatron stood his ground against the factions, easily defeating Predacon Megatron. Just as he ordered Nemesis to take the Allspark, the very relic soon deployed a defense of its own: the sparks of Transformers who died throughout the war. Galvatron and Nemesis charged at the spirits only to be struck down by the spirit of [[Elita One (G1)|Elita-1]].

Having survived the attack, Galvatron was left stranded in space only to be found by Unicron once more. After scolding his minions and musing that their journey through the Dead Universe had given him "ideas", Unicron drew Galvatron towards him to initiate the reformatting process as he screamed in agony. {{storylink|Kingdom episode 6}}
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====''War for Cybertron Trilogy'' marketing material====
[[File:Kingdom Golden Disk Megatron becomes Galvatron.jpg|thumb]]
In a possible destiny recorded on the ''Voyager'' Golden Disk, Megatron became Galvatron and wore the [[Matrix of Leadership]] chained around his neck. {{storylink|Source:Golden Disk destinies|''Kingdom'' Golden Disk cards}}

Closer than ever to reaching the Allspark, the Decepticons awakened after crash-landing on pre-Ice Age Earth. While battling the Autobots, both sides were joined by the [[Maximal]]s and [[Predacon (BW)|Predacon]]s, their epic battle changing their combined destinies.

As the [[Golden Disk (Voyager)|''Voyager'' Golden Disk]] foretold, Galvatron's function was the future evolution of [[Megatron (G1)|Megatron]], and he [[Scanning|trans-scanned]] into a spacecraft. His [[Dark Energon]] and ultra [[fusion cannon]] were his powers and weapons, and his core traits were his obedience, jadedness, and menace. Galvatron's message from the future was that his past is the key to his liberation. {{storylink|War for Cybertron: Kingdom|''Kingdom'' webpage}}<ref>[https://transformers.hasbro.com/en-us/brands/kingdom ''Kingdom'' webpage]</ref>
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===''Last Bot Standing''===
When Rodimus explained the Cybertronian race to [[Shib Wallkis]], he remembered Galvatron leading the Decepticons in the Great War before the conflict finally drained the universe of its resources. {{storylink|Last Bot Standing issue 2|Last Bot Standing #2}}

==Commercial appearances==
*Galvatron, [[Starscream (G1)|Starscream]], and [[Skywarp (G1)|Skywarp]] were flying over a highway when they happened upon [[Ultra Magnus (G1)|Ultra Magnus]] carrying several Autobot troops in his car-carrier mode. Galvatron swore that their first encounter would also be their last, and the two teams began to duke it out. {{storylink|Commercial/Generation 1#Ultra Magnus and Galvatron|Ultra Magnus and Galvatron commercial}}
*Galvatron, Cyclonus, and Scourge were joined in battle against the Autobots by [[Sixshot (G1)|Sixshot]]. Galvatron boasted that his new minion was a "one-robot-army," and listed off all of the Six-Changer's modes, taking advantage of Sixshot's "laser-pistol" mode to blast Rodimus Prime. {{storylink|Commercial/Generation 1#Sixshot|Sixshot commercial}}
*The [[Scorponok (G1)|Scorponok]] base was housing Galvatron when the [[Technobot (G1)|Technobots]] attacked it on a distant alien world. Galvatron rushed out of the base and ordered Scorponok to deal with the aggressors. After the Technobots combined into [[Computron (G1)|Computron]], Galvatron ordered Scorponok to transform to robot mode and destroy the Autobot combiner. {{storylink|Commercial/Generation 1#Computron and Scorponok|Technobots and Scorponok commercial}}
*Galvatron and Cyclonus met with their Decepticon agent [[Punch (G1)|Counterpunch]] in an isloated spot. There, Counterpunch handed Galvatron an Autobot device, and declared that Galvatron could definitely trust him... {{storylink|Commercial/Generation 1#Punch and Clones|Punch/Counterpunch and Clones commercial}}
*While Galvatron continued to lead Scourge, his [[Sweep (G1)|Sweeps]], and numerous other Decepticons on attacks against the Autobots on Cybertron, special teams from both factions left the planet to expand the war to the planet [[Nebulos]]. {{storylink|Commercial/Generation 1#Headmaster comic book|Headmaster comic book commercial}}
*Galvatron's voice narrated a handful of commercials, including:
**The Decepticon [[Headmaster (technology)|Headmasters]] {{storylink|Commercial/Generation 1#Decepticon Headmasters|Decepticon Headmasters commercial}}
**The [[Targetmaster (technology)|Targetmasters]] {{storylink|Commercial/Generation 1#Targetmasters|Targetmasters commercial}}
**The [[Duocon]]s and [[Throttlebot]]s {{storylink|Commercial/Generation 1#Duocons and Throttlebots|Duocons and Throttlebots commercial}}
**The "small" [[Headmaster (technology)|Headmasters]]. {{storylink|Commercial/Generation 1#Small Headmasters|Small Headmasters commercial}}

==Controversy over identity==
[[File:MarvelUK-202.jpg|upright=1.1|thumb|Yeah, this'll ''really'' help with the whole insanity thing.]]
{{bigquote|Well, they were the same guy.|[[Astrotrain (G1)|Astrotrain]]'s thoughts on the subject|"[[Five Faces of Darkness, Part 1]]"}}
As the above media summaries show, Galvatron has had wildly differing origins across numerous continuities. Some of this was the result of Galvatron's "intended" identity, popularized in the 1986 movie, having not been known in advance by all the creators of all the international franchise branches at once. However, other cases represent later creators deliberately starting from scratch. Since the conceptual existence of multiple dimensional variants of Galvatron predates — by about 17 years — the development of multiple dimensions of Transformers storytelling within a [[Transformers: Universe (2003 franchise)|multiverse]], it can be especially hard to neatly separate all his appearances into "main" and "peripheral" storylines / personifications.

Even when focusing strictly on Galvatron's most well-known incarnation — the G1 animated series — there has been considerable debate through the years. Some fans believe Galvatron is a psychologically distinct and discontinuous entity from Megatron, almost, or equally, as much as [[Scourge (G1)|Scourge]] and [[Cyclonus (G1)|Cyclonus]], who demonstrate no continuity of memory or personality with their former Decepticon selves. This remains a topic of heated debate in some circles, in spite of a fairly unambiguous canon.

===Generation 1 cartoon continuity===
In the Generation 1 cartoon continuity, Galvatron evidently still self-identifies as being the same person as Megatron, albeit with greater power and a new name. Although not seen to be making a point of revealing this former identity to his troops at large, Galvatron makes his sense of self clear when Starscream asks "Megatron? Is that you?" to which he replies, "Here's a hint", before obliterating him. Later in ''[[The Transformers: The Movie]]'' when Galvatron is poised to crush [[Hot Rod (G1)/Generation 1 cartoon continuity|Hot Rod]]'s neck, he boasts: "First Prime, then Ultra Magnus, and now you. It's a pity you Autobots die so easily, or I might have a sense of satisfaction now." Again, Galvatron is obviously speaking with no sense of discontinuity of identity or personality as he refers to past and current acts as both Megatron and Galvatron without qualification or distinction. Some might contrast this statement with his earlier line, "I, Galvatron, shall crush you, just as Megatron crushed Prime", interpreting that such a statement implies a disconnect from his former life.

Early story notes for the movie state that Galvatron is "''a deadlier version of Megatron. Less bluster, more ruthless action''". Further, in an early draft of the script, Galvatron reveals his "true" name—Megatron—to Hot Rod at the film's climax, with the implication that Megatron has merely been playing along with Ingestor's (the early version of Unicron) plans and has only pretended to be his willing servant, while in fact retaining his original identity and plans for conquest. The final version of the film leaves this a bit more ambiguous. Although, as noted, it seems fairly clear in the film that Megatron is playing the role of "Galvatron" that has been imposed upon him (even for his own troops) until such time as he can betray Unicron.

At TFCon 2016, when [[Flint Dille]] was asked if Galvatron was meant to "retain the memories of Megatron" after his [[reformatting]] by Unicron, Dille (who seemed confused by the question) replied that Galvatron *does* still see himself as Megatron and that the Unicron-Galvatron relationship is a parallel of the Megatron-Starscream relationship. [https://groups.google.com/d/msg/alt.toys.transformers/x4aHakN0KJA/PfzDhd8aCgAJ TFCon 2016 Report- Flint Dille revelations and other tidbits]

During season three, Galvatron makes little or no further references to his past life as Megatron. Upon meeting the resurrected Optimus Prime in "The Return of Optimus Prime", however, Galvatron behaves as though simply picking up where he left off with his old nemesis from his Megatron days, as does Prime, saying that he knows Galvatron "all too well". This indicates that the Autobot leader is capable of recognising his former adversary despite the change in name and appearance. Furthermore, in "Five Faces of Darkness", Astrotrain states that Megatron and Galvatron are "the same guy", implying that the other Decepticons (or, at the very least, Astrotrain) figured out what was going on or were simply always aware of Galvatron's identity.

Despite all that, a memorial of Megatron can be seen prominently in the [[Decepticon Crypt]] in "[[Starscream's Ghost]]", implying that the Decepticons who built it considered Megatron to be dead. This could possibly be explained by presuming the Decepticons built the marker before Galvatron returned and seized command, though their window of opportunity to do so was rather slim.

===Japanese fiction===
[[File:EarlyGalvatronTVMagazine1.jpg|left|upright=1.4|thumb|I hope you enjoyed that shining wizard, Magnus, because it's a very long way down.]]
Early advertisements for the Galvatron toy presented the character as an altogether separate being from Megatron, and in some cases, even being Megatron's ''underling''. The second "[[Scramble City (diorama)|Scramble City]]" OVA was a remake of the original animated version, albeit including the Galvatron toy for promotion. Galvatron appears to fight his nemesis, Ultra Magnus, as Megatron barks orders from the background. This is likely due to Takara wishing to advertise the toy as quickly as possible, without full knowledge of the character's history. To maintain Galvatron's mystique, he was given the function of "City Commander", with no indication that he was an upgraded Megatron. Continuing this trend of unintentional disassociation, very early promotional artwork featured in ''[[TV Magazine]]'' and ''[[Comic BomBom]]'' also presented Galvatron as a separate character.

However, this era was very short-lived. In all official Japanese fiction, including the [[manga]] and the Japanese-exclusive cartoons, Galvatron is locked in as an upgrade of Megatron. A [[retcon]] was created by writer [[Hirofumi Ichikawa]] for [[e-HOBBY]] in order to explain away the bizarreness of some of these early [[story page]]s, detailing that the Galvatron seen there was actually a dimension-travelling [[Galvatron II]].

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===Marvel Comics continuity===
{{bigquote|Not '''like''' Megatron—'''I AM MEGATRON!'''|[[Galvatron (G1)#Galvatron I|A particular Galvatron]] shares his thoughts on the matter|"[[Target: 2006]]"}}
In the US and UK Marvel comics, the various time-hopping Galvatrons all demonstrate an awareness of having previously been Megatron with no strong indicators of a break in psychological identification. The closest that these Galvatrons come to identity crisis are incidents in which a time-displaced Galvatron is confronted by Megatrons (or copies thereof) and does battle with his former self. Although in these instances Galvatron experiences trains of thought that suggest he sees Megatron as a separate being and/or the source of his madness that needs to be destroyed, these are not the musings of a calm, rational mind. In these instances, Galvatron is in the grips of a psychotic episode, which he generally snaps out of by realising that he and his opponent are indeed the same person.

However, things are complicated by many appearances by Megatron being retconned as a ''clone'' of Megatron. There was no hint the clone was a clone until "[[Two Megatrons!]]", so naturally "Megatron" and Galvatron were written as being past and future versions of themselves. Galvatron even remembers events that happened ''to the clone'', and the clone [[The Fall and Rise of the Decepticon Empire.|goes on]] to plot his schemes under the knowledge that he will become Galvatron one day. The memories do not fit with Galvatron's known backstory ''at all''. ([http://www.tf.to2k.co.uk/fiction/whogalvatron.html One theory] is that ''this'' Galvatron wasn't the same one as in "Target: 2006" but a different one formed from the clone.)

A possible explanation for why (any version of) Galvatron retains psychological continuity with Megatron, while his fellow Unicron-creations do not, may be that [[Thundercracker (G1)|Thundercracker]], et al. were apparently already dead or in total stasis lock at the time of their reformatting, and thus it is widely speculated that only their bodies were used to create Cyclonus and company. Whether this indicates that they retained their life-essences and merely suffered total mind-wipes (either as the result of recent death or by Unicron's doing), or if Unicron actually infused their reformatted bodies with new life-forces is unknown. (On the other hand, none of the other Unicron-created Decepticons have faced their past selves or deeds the way Galvatron has.) Megatron, by comparison, was clearly alive and awake at the time of his reformatting and struck a bargain with Unicron for "a new body", a deal which implied that his mind would remain his own.

==Games==
===''Transformers: The Headmasters''===
When the Decepticons captured some of the Autobots' greatest warriors, Galvatron and [[Bruticus (G1)|Bruticus]] stood guard over [[Hot Rod (G1)|Rodimus Prime]] and [[Highbrow (G1)|Highbrow]] on Cybertron. They were defeated and their prisoners were rescued by [[Chromedome (G1)|Chromedome]] and the other freed Autobots. {{storylink|Transformers: The Headmasters (video game)|Transformers: The Headmasters}}

===''The Transformers'' (PS2)===
[[File:TF PS2 Galvatron.jpg|thumb|upright=1.4]]
{{voiceactor|[[Jeff Manning]] (English)}}

Galvatron appeared in a valley where the Autobots had detected an SOS signal. He materialized in front of the Autobots and mistakenly believed that the Rodimus Prime was among them. He berated Rodimus for thinking that he could vanish and get help from the Autobots of the current time period. He then realized his mistake and was momentarily startled by the sight of Optimus Prime before realizing that Optimus was not killed yet in this time period. He introduced himself to the Autobots and then contemplated aloud if he should say that is was nice to meet them before realizing that he already knew Optimus very well. Galvatron decided to fight Optimus, deciding that Rodimus was a worthless opponent, and warned Optimus that he would feel the power of the future Decepticons. He summoned his troops and charged the Autobot squad. The Autobots severely damaged Galvatron, but this only angered him. Galvatron transformed to his turret form and blasted the Autobots, disorientating them. Galvatron decided to use this chance to flee and commanded his forces to retreat. {{storylink|The Transformers (PS2)|The Transformers}}

===''Transformers Legends''===
After Megatron was reborn as Galvatron in [[Unicron]]'s maw, he gatecrashed [[Starscream (G1)|Starscream]]'s coronation and blasted the Air Commander into dust. {{storylink|The Coronation of Starscream}} He would also later aid Unicron when the planet-eater attacked [[Cybertron (planet)|Cybertron]]. {{storylink|'Til All Are One (Legends)|'Til All Are One}} Retaking control of the Decepticon army from Starscream, he led them in an assault on the Autobots, which was ultimately defeated by [[Hot Rod (G1)|Rodimus]] and his team. {{storylink|All Hail Galvatron}} Desperate to turn the tide of the battle, Galvatron summoned [[Trypticon (G1)|Trypticon]]. With the giant's help, the Decepticons successfully pushed further into Autobot territory, despite the Autobots fielding [[Metroplex (G1)|Metroplex]]. {{storylink|The Colossus War}} Following Unicron's destruction, Galvatron ended up on the planet [[Krull]]. [[Cyclonus (G1)|Cyclonus]] managed to find him, and he destroyed the planet as they left. {{storylink|Five Faces of Darkness: Part 1}} Returning to Chaar, he found his army gone, aligned with the [[Quintesson]]s, but managed to find and reclaim them. {{storylink|Five Faces of Darkness: Part 2}} He soon struck a deal with the Quintessons and attacked Cybertron for them, but following an attempt by them to destroy all Transformers with an ancient device, Galvatron was prevented from shooting Rodimus Prime by [[Blitzwing (G1)|Blitzwing]]. {{storylink|Five Faces of Darkness: Part 3}}

Galvatron led his Decepticon troops into an assault that forced a small group of Autobots into taking cover within the [[Autobot Mausoleum]]. {{storylink|Dark Awakening (Legends)|Dark Awakening}} Thanks to Unicron, Galvatron was unexpectedly plunged back in time, and immediately encountered [[Ratchet (G1)|Ratchet]] and Megatron, who had been fused together. Joined by other Decepticons from the era, Galvatron attacked the pair, but was sent into a retreat by [[Inferno (G1)|Inferno]] and other Autobots who arrived. {{storylink|Savage Circle}} With Galvatron's abuse of his men causing dissent in the ranks, [[Frenzy (G1)|Frenzy]] and [[Laserbeak (G1)|Laserbeak]] took him to the planet of the [[Torkuli]] for treatment, however the treatment proved ineffective, and the pair had to flee as Galvatron destroyed the planet. {{storylink|Web World}}

Galvatron was tricked by the Quintessons into attacking the location where slumbered the Trans-Organics and the Dweller, deep within Cybertron. Oblivious to what he was about to unleash, Galvatron destroyed the facility located at the Quintessons' false coordinates, prompting Wreck-Gar and Ultra Magnus to intercept him and his troops. During the battle that ensued between both Cybertronian factions and the Quintessons' ancient creations, Galvatron was too consumed by his own rage to look after his own troops, and attacked the Autobots despite the threat that the Dweller presented. Despite this, both factions were able to escape eventually, and rocketed back to their respective bases. {{storylink|Dweller in the Depths (Legends)|Dweller in the Depths}}

Galvatron attempted to gain control of a new experimental space bridge, only to be met by the opposition of Rodimus and his troops. All nearby combatants were sent hurtling back in time when a stray shot hit the device. Finding himself at the time before Cybertron's creation, Galvatron witnessed Primus and Unicron in their midst of an epic battle. In a fit of madness, Galvatron joined forces with Unicron, despite the latter's victory meaning he would be wiped from existence. Primus triumphed thanks to the help of the Autobots, and all time-displaced combatants were sent back to their proper place in the timestream by Primus. {{storylink|Battle of the Brothers}}

From somewhere in time and space, Galvatron observed the battle on Cybertron between [[Nova Prime]] and Nemesis Prime, a dark future version of Nova. Though unclear events, Galvatron found himself defeated by Nemesis Prime. {{storylink|Prime Evil}}

===''Angry Birds Transformers''===
{{main|Corporal Pig#As Galvatron}}
Galvatron appears as one of the first unlockable characters. He is portrayed by Corporal Pig. He also comes in an [[Corporal Pig#As Energon Galvatron|Energon version]]. {{storylink|Angry Birds Transformers (mobile game)|Angry Birds Transformers}}

===''Transformers: Battle Tactics''===
[[File:Battle-Tactics-Galvatron-(G1).jpg|thumb|upright=2.2|I am the original Galvatron! I am the best!]]
Galvatron participated in battles against a variety of opponents, both Autobots and Decepticons. Sometimes there were many of him! He appeared in three different bodies, all in the "Galvatron" event:
*''Galvatron (G1)'' - This Epic Character could be recruited by collecting 500 units of Cybermetal, 250 units of Transmetal, and 50 cores of this character.
*''Galvatron v1 (Gen)'' — This Super Rare character was available as a reward in the "Galvatron" event.
*''Galvatron v2 (Gen)'' — This Super Rare character could be recruited by collecting 250 units of Cybermetal, 75 units of Transmetal, 35 event cores, and 10 cores of this character. {{storylink|Transformers: Battle Tactics}}
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[[File:Battle-Tactics-Galvatron-v2-(Gen).jpg|thumb|upright=2.2|Nonsense, you inferior fools! ''I'' am the original Galvatron!]]
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===''Transformers: Frontiers''===
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===''Transformers Operation Omega''===
{{charstubgames|{{storylink|Transformers Operation Omega}}}}

===''Transformers: Earth Wars''===
[[file:TransformersEarthWarsGalvatron.jpg|thumb|upright=1.75| Slightly less insane, slightly more chonky.]]

Reforged by Unicron, he embodies an amplified version of Megatron’s original ideology, driven by unmatched arrogance and an insatiable desire for conquest and control. Empowered by his dark master, he has surpassed his original self in all aspects, a walking embodiment of pure destruction. {{storylink|Source:Transformers:_Earth_Wars/2016#Galvatron|Galvatron bio}}

When Galvatron was brought through the Space Bridge, [[Luca]] found him creepy yet familiar. Galvatron stated that he was stranded in a backwater era, and had to remind Cyclonus that they had to tread carefully, lest they be wiped from existence. After reassuring Scourge and Cyclonus that Starscream and Ultra Magnus would be taken care of, he commanded them to continue repairing a Time Portal. {{storylink|Transformers: Earth Wars|Galvatron arrival}}

Megatron was wary of this possible rival, so he had Shockwave keep an eye on him. Starscream was also interested in observing and testing this "Galvatron"; seeing that [[Ultra Magnus (G1)|Ultra Magnus]] followed Galvatron to Earth, he set up a trap for Ultra Magnus to face Galvatron, which he didn't fall for. Megatron finally had a confrontation with Galvatron, and they came to agree that they thought alike, and they both blasted Starscream out of the sky. {{storylink|Transformers: Earth Wars|Galvatron Research}}

*'''Class''': Special
*'''Lowest Star Rating''': 2 star
*'''Speed:''' 2
*'''Weapons''': Galvatron blasts the target in his sight repeatedly with his Particle Cannon at a medium range.
*'''Ability: Fusion Beam''': Fire a beam which continuously deals damage to a target before breaking off in an explosion that applies an electric effect in a small radius.
**'''Cost:''' 4 (was 7) ability points +4 (was 3) for reuses.
*'''Compatible C.O.M.B.A.Ts:'''
**Companion
**Melee

[http://wiki.transformersearthwars.com/character:galvatron Galvatron at Transformers: Earth Wars Wiki]

Galvatron is one of those few characters that says ''many'' unique quotes while walking around the base, many being references to his many iconic lines:
*"I am GALVATRON!"
*"Come out, Autobots! We all must die sometime."
*"It's a pity Autobots die so easily, or I might have a a sense of satisfaction now!"
*"Will anyone else attempt to fill in their shoes?"
*"Fortunately, your purposes coincide with mine... for the moment."
*"You'll do my bidding, or taste my wrath!"
*"Cybertron and all its moons belong to me!"
*"Soon all shall be one - under Galvatron's rule!"
*"I, Galvatron, will crush you just as Megatron crushed Prime!"
*And finally, a crazy "RAAAAAGGHH!"

===''Transformers: Forged to Fight''===
[[File:Galvatron-Forged to Fight.jpg|thumb|upright=1.66|FOOLS! Galvatron can be in any game he wants!]]
Galvatron arrived on New Quintessa and started to wreak havoc. After Ramjet and Motormaster failed him, he promptly executed them for their failure.
{{storylink|Transformers: Forged to Fight|Galvatron Rising}}

There are a few of him running around, some of which actually join the Commander!

As a Demolitions bot, Galvatron can block to charge up Dark Energy which powers up his cannon that deals additional Dark Burn instant debuff damage. Sometimes the Will of Unicron lets him become Unstoppable and gain Power when his enemies are low on health.
{{storylink|Transformers: Forged to Fight}}

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===''Transformers Roleplaying Game''===
When Unicron awakened, Megatron was one of the Decepticons who was reconfigured into a deadly new shape—in his case, the dangerous Galvatron. {{storylink|Decepticon Directive}}

==Toys==
{{main|Galvatron (G1)/toys}}

==Merchandise==
{{main|Galvatron (G1)/toys#Merchandise}}

==Notes==
[[File:FriedmanAuctionGalvatronModelEdit.jpg|thumb|upright=1.4]]
[[File:DiamondStickerbookGalvagun.jpg|thumb|upright=1.4|Why can't I see the sailboat???]]
[[File:Wrecking Havoc Galvatron is a tiny gun.jpg|upright=1.4|thumb]]
*Galvatron's design went through at least seven versions, with the final version being a simplified version of one depicting Galvatron as having mostly exposed mechanical components.<ref>[http://web.archive.org/web/20071227085731/http://hometown.aol.com/kuest12/grp.html The Making of the Transformers Visual Universe: Galvatron, Rodimus Prime]</ref> When asked about Galvatron's design in an interview, [[Floro Dery]]'s reply was, "But about Galvatron, my inspiration for him are those 'stupid people'."<ref>[http://transformersph.blogspot.com/2007/06/interview-with-floro-dery.html TransFormers Philippines: Interview With Floro Dery]</ref> ...Ooookay.
*In 2010, a set of Galvatron's original color models from ''The Transformers: The Movie'' went up for sale on Heritage Auctions, sold from [[Ron Friedman|Ron Friedman's]] collection of [[Sunbow Productions]] materials. This model depicted Galvatron with his earlier, more Megatron-ish head design, and showed his cannon as being grey in color.
*According to the 1986 [[Diamond]] ''Transformers: The Movie'' stickerbook, Galvatron transforms into "a Galvagun". The sentence describing this is phrased somewhat oddly, and seems to insinuate that a "Galvagun" is a kind of common object. Of course, it '''is''' just a stickerbook...
*Galvatron's toy's [[instructions|instruction sheet]] names the big orange weapon a "laser" which, according to the toy [[bio]], "emits chemically-produced, direct-current electricity". While this is a rather strange thing for a laser to do, it is a neat pun on his name. A ''{{w|galvanic cell}}'', named after {{w|Luigi Galvani}}, is a certain type of chemical voltage source. Though Galvatron's toy's batteries are not galvanic cells, they do produce DC electricity chemically, making his toy one of the more fiction-accurate in the original toyline.
*Just as Megatron's [[fusion cannon]] was sometimes shown in commercials to have a handle, Galvatron's cannon had a trigger on at least one occasion (during "[[The Return of Optimus Prime, Part 2]]"). Galvatron apparently doesn't need to ''use'' the trigger; however, several times in season three, he behaved as if he was holding his cannon with his fist vertically, rather than horizontally, while having one finger in front of the others... go figure.
*The Galvatron toy's gun mode's only fictional appearances were in the UK comics "[[Target: 2006]]" and "[[Wrecking Havoc]]", which featured it as a shrunken, human-scaled weapon, and a form that he assumed merely so that he could easily be conveyed by other parties, but never wielded as a weapon. It was also referenced in Dreamwave's ''[[Transformers: More than Meets the Eye|More than Meets the Eye]]'' profile of Galvatron, which [[Cyclonus (G1)|Cyclonus]] describes as a weapon "none are worthy to wield".
*Galvatron's big orange cannon went through some naming difficulties. His [[Galvatron (G1)/toys#Generation 1|original toy]]'s [[instructions]] label the weapon a [[laser]], which, according to the packaging [[bio]], [[Electrochemical laser|emits chemically-produced, direct-current electricity]]. In the [[The Transformers (Marvel comic)#Marvel UK|UK comics]], Galvatron received a ''[[Fact File]]'' [[profile]] which called it a [[Proton cannon#Notes|proton rocket cannon]], a detail which seems to originate from an early [[character model]].<ref>[https://sunbowmarvelarchive.blogspot.com/p/transformers-1986-character-binder.html Transformers: 1986 character binder at the Sunbow/Marvel Archive]</ref> Thereafter it was generally referred to as a [[Particle cannon|particle (or particle accelerator) cannon]], although in the [[Letters page (Marvel UK)|letters page]] of [[King of the Hill!|issue #112]] both a reader and [[Grimlock (G1)/Marvel Comics continuity|Grimlock]] confusingly referred to Galvatron's [[alternate mode]] as a [[proton cannon]], and his [[Marvel Comics|Marvel]] ''[[The Transformers Universe (Marvel)|Universe]]'' profile would return to the packaging bio's description of a laser which emits chemically-produced, direct-current electricity. All of this led a reader to ask [[Blaster (G1)|Blaster]] which of these was correct in [[Still Life!|issue #323]]'s letters page, to which Blaster replied that the chemically-produced, direct-current electricity laser was probably the most up-to-date and accurate.
**Galvatron's [[Dreamwave Productions|Dreamwave]] ''[[Transformers: More than Meets the Eye| More than Meets the Eye]]'' profile sidestepped the issue entirely, arming him with a cannon that could fire a range of energy beams, from [[Plasma cannon|super-heated plasma]] to direct-current electricity.
**[[Transformers: Universe (2008 toyline)|2008 ''Universe'']] [[Galvatron (G1)/toys#Classic Series|Galvatron]]'s firing particle cannon callout on his packaging adds weight to that being the correct name of the weapon.
*As alluded to above, Galvatron's [[alternate mode]] weapon also suffered some naming issues. His toy's instructions and ''Fact File'' profile call it a [[laser cannon]] and while Grimlock would call it a proton cannon, Galvatron himself would refer to it as his [[Laser cannon#Notes|space cannon]] mode in "Altered Image!".
**Dreamwave again sidestepped the issue entirely, describing his cannon mode as being a more powerful version of his nonspecific arm cannon.
**The description for the ''[[War for Cybertron: Kingdom|Kingdom]]'' [[Galvatron (G1)/toys#War for Cybertron Kingdom|Galvatron toy]] refers to his alt-mode as a galactic cannon.
*Marvel UK artist [[Lee Sullivan]] based his rendition of Galvatron on actor Jack Nicholson!<ref>[http://leesullivanart.co.uk/LEE/transformers.htm Lee Sullivan Art]</ref>
*The brand director in 1989 who had to approve Transformers comics content, [[Vincent D'Alleva|Vinnie D'Alleva]], was the victim of an [[April Fools' Day]] joke when he was given a story draft and cover layout featuring Galvatron "killing people and eating sheep!" ... that seems pretty plausible, actually.<ref>[http://obscuretf.com/hhk/BC04interviews.html Botcon 2004 Interview with Vinnie D'Alleva], p2</ref>
* Galvatron's "card" on Hasbro's official website for "Kingdom" refers to his weapon as an "ultra fusion cannon" instead of a particle cannon. They also refer to his alt-mode as a spacecraft so take it as seriously as you will. [https://transformers.hasbro.com/en-us/brands/kingdom]

===Foreign names===
*''Japanese:'' '''Galvatron''' (ガルバトロン ''Garubatoron'')
*''Hungarian:'' '''Galvatron'''
*''Mandarin'' '''Galva Wáng''' (Taiwan, 加博王 ''Jiābó Wáng'', "King Galva"), '''Jīng Pò Tīan''' (China, 惊破天, "Sky-breaking Awe")
*''Russian:'' '''Galvatron''' (Гальватрон)
*''Spanish:'' '''Galvatrón''' (Latin America), '''Zan Rás'''<ref>Used in early Spanish-dubbed episodes of ''The Headmasters'', this name seems based on/intended to be "[[Deathsaurus (G1)|Deszaras]]".</ref>
*''Ukrainian:'' '''Galvatron''' (Гальватрон)
*''Polish:'' '''Galvatran'''

==External links==
*[http://www.tf.to2k.co.uk/fiction/whogalvatron.html ''Who Was Galvatron?'' at Transformers Omniverse]

==References==
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Nemesis Prime (G1)

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{{disambig3.5|the evil clones of Optimus Prime|the corrupted Dead Universe version of Nova Prime from the [[2005 IDW continuity]]|Nova Prime|Nemesis Prime}}
:''Nemesis Prime is a [[Decepticon]] from the [[Generation 1 continuity family|Generation 1]] [[continuity family]].''

[[File:All Spark chpt 06 black optimus.jpg|upright=1.66|thumb|"I could feel all my bad parts being drawn away into this thing. All my nasty habits, my filthy desires... they were now the stuff of this Anti-Me."]]

'''Nemesis Prime''' is the dark mirror of [[Optimus Prime (G1)|Optimus Prime]], striking terror into his victims' hearts while wearing the face of their hero. He is imbued with many of the [[Autobot]] leader's abilities, but lacks all moral restraint. His nature varies between universes: sometimes he is a [[Cloning|clone]] built by Decepticons or [[Doctor Arkeville|human mad scientists]], in others he's a twisted future incarnation of [[Nova Prime]] or even Optimus Prime himself, corrupted by sources of evil like [[Unicron/Generation 1|Unicron]] or the [[Dead Universe]]. Regardless, there is one thing that never changes: Nemesis brings dread and destruction wherever he goes. His only friends are the [[Battle Master]]s [[Giza (POTP)|Giza]] and [[Fangtron]].

He also hates [[Christmas]].

{{bigquote|A warrior finds honor only in the total destruction of his enemies.|Nemesis Prime's [[bio]] quote.}}

==Fiction==
===''Alternators'' toy bio===
[[File:AltNemesisPrimeArt.jpg|upright=1.67|thumb|[[Serpentor|THIS, I COMMAND]]!]]

[[Doctor Arkeville]] spent years personally constructing Nemesis Prime piece by stolen piece, hiding his handiwork from both [[Concurrence]] agents and the Decepticons. Designed to be the ultimate military commander, he had arguably the mightiest [[Binaltech (technology)|Binaltech]] Transformer body ever constructed, but it remained without a life-force. Dr. Arkeville planned to acquire one by tapping into an amazingly powerful extra-spatial source that the Autobot Translink Project had uncovered.<ref>[http://tformers.com/article.php?sid=6142 Nemesis Prime's ''Alternators'' bio.] This was not on the toy's packaging, but rather distributed online to Transformers news sites to promote the figure's availability at San Diego Comic-Con. It was later confirmed to be the work of [[Hasbro]] copywriter Forest Lee.{{fact}}</ref>

===''Story of Binaltech''===
Dr. Arkeville, seeking to create an evil leader greater than [[Megatron (G1)/Marvel Comics continuity|Megatron]], used a subspace impulse cloner to duplicate Optimus Prime (with a snazzy black-and-teal paint job). To this end, Arkeville twisted Prime's imported essence to evil with a rewriting program, but the clone still lacked life. He experimented with a subspace linkup to channel a life force, but the operation was interrupted: A time warp suddenly appeared and produced a [[Spark|mysterious orb]] which touched the clone body, causing the clone to both activate and vanish.

Meanwhile, on [[Dinobot Island (G1)|Dinobot Island]], the Autobots were enacting [[Operation: Distant Thunder]] to undo the changes that [[Ravage (G1)|Ravage]] had wrought upon the timeline. The Autobots had just sent a drone into the past with the intent of restoring the correct timeline, expecting reality to change around them, returning to its proper state. Instead, the successful restoration of the correct flow of history caused their alternate timeline to become undone, as all of their reality was torn apart by warp holes. At that moment, Arkeville's clone appeared before them, extending his hands as an orb of light engulfed first the island, then the entire world. The warp holes were extinguished, and the clone announced that it had used the power of the spark that now inhabited it to preserve the "Binal-Time" that the Autobots inhabited. The Autobots continued questioning this "Black Optimus", who explained that he was a spark who had been sent back in time from the distant future, referring to himself only as "the [[Optimus Primal (BW)/Beast Wars cartoon continuity|Protector]]". His mission was to preserve the Binaltechs, as their existence would, in the future, bring about the [[Alternity (species)|Alternity]], a "great existence" involving beings who would ensure prosperity and protection across the multiverse.

When these explanations were done, the clone's core AI suddenly asserted itself, and he began taunting the Autobots, even manifesting a Decepticon symbol on his body. Using what remained of the Protector's power, the clone rejected his foreign spark and formed a warp portal back to Arkeville's lab. Reduced to an automated state, the clone still was able to leap through the portal to its creator. There, the doctor initiated another subspace translink experiment, this one succeeding in connecting the clone to an ancient, evil, greedy life force. At last, Arkeville's creation became Nemesis Prime. {{storylink|Binal Time}}

What happened to Dr. Arkeville after that is unknown, but soon after activation, Nemesis Prime began to make his move. When Megatron's forces attacked the [[Earth Defense Command]] base on [[Mars (planet)|Mars]], Nemesis Prime appeared to block any further progress by the Decepticon leader, refusing to let him dominate Earth's solar system, which Nemesis Prime desired for himself. Megatron was disgusted that an Earth-born machine would wear the Decepticon [[insignia]], but just as they were about to battle, across the galaxy, on [[Cybertron (planet)|Cybertron]], [[Mirage (G1)|Mirage]] accomplished his mission to activate the [[Quintesson]]-created [[Large switch|killswitch]], deactivating all non-Binaltech Transformers. Megatron was frozen, and Nemesis Prime calmly seized the opportunity to take power, ordering Shockwave to gather as many Decepticon bodies as possible. Seeing the logic in this order, Shockwave complied. Nemesis Prime sat on Megatron's throne and plotted future moves. {{storylink|Kill Switch}}

Seeking to make himself a true match for Optimus Prime, Nemesis Prime schemed to create an artificial [[Matrix of Leadership|Matrix]] by using a device to wrench minds from their bodies and combine them in a crystalline storage unit. Attempting a test run in a human settlement in [[Australia]], Nemesis Prime was thwarted by a contingent of Autobots led by Optimus Prime and [[Ultra Magnus (G1)|Ultra Magnus]]. The two Primes went one-on-one during the ensuing battle, but when Optimus was sent tumbling into a riverbank, the Protector's spark flew to his aid and fused with him, lending Prime its power. Supercharged by the power of the Protector's spark, Optimus absorbed Nemesis Prime's next attack and redirected it upon his dark twin, who was engulfed and finally destroyed as his body exploded into shards. {{storylink|Unfinished Business, Part 4}}

===''Universe'' toy bio===
[[File:NemesisPrimebox.jpg|upright=0.85|thumb|"They'll never guess I'm evil."]]
Nemesis Prime was the product of a mad plan by [[Straxus (G1)|Straxus]], who put a lowly, unknown warrior through an excruciating rebuilding process, tortuously reforging him into the very image of Optimus Prime. Through forcible data uploads and brainwashing, the Decepticon was imbued with memories and skills culled from many sources, giving him much of Optimus Prime's knowledge and combat algorithms. This, however, cost him not just his sense of identity, but also any framework with which to process this knowledge. His creator having since perished, Nemesis Prime became a threat to all, skulking in the dark parts of [[Cybertron (planet)|Cybertron]] and targeting both Autobots and Decepticons in his murderous insanity.<ref>[http://www.hasbrotoyshop.com/ProductsByBrand.htm?BR=496&ST=SO&ID=22380&PG=1 ''Universe Classic Series'' Nemesis Prime's on-package bio]</ref>

===''Lil Formers''===
Upon learning about [[Optimus Prime (SG)|the negative-polarity version]] of [[Optimus Prime (G1)|Optimus Prime]], Nemesis Prime accused him of "biting his style." {{storylink|Lil Formers}}
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===''Transformers: All Spark''===
{{charstubfiction|{{storylink|Revenge (All Spark)|Revenge}} {{storylink|The False Power}}}}

===''Masterpiece'' toy bios===
After spotting a fragment of [[Optimus Prime (G1)/Generation 1 cartoon continuity|Optimus Prime]]'s body floating in space, the bodiless [[Unicron/Generation 1|Unicron]] swallowed it and used material from his head in combination with the fragment to create an evil clone of the Autobot leader. The new herald was sent to [[Cybertron (planet)|Cybertron]], where he joined the [[Decepticon]] ranks after killing many Autobots and acquired the "Nemesis Prime" moniker. When Unicron's head neared Cybertron, Nemesis Prime barged into [[Iacon (polity)|Iacon]]'s [[Energy Dock]] and slaughtered the Decepticons stationed there while absorbing the energy into his [[Dead Matrix]] to bring about Unicron's resurrection. The Autobots were alerted to the battle, and Nemesis Prime faced off against Optimus Prime himself.
{{storylink|Story of Black Convoy}}
{{storylink|Nemesis Prime (G1)#Masterpiece|Masterpiece MP-49 Black Convoy bio}}
<ref>[https://soundwavesoblivion.blogspot.com/2020/11/masterpiece-black-convoy-mp-49.html MP-49 Black Convoy bio] This bio is paraphrased from MP-10B's [[Story of Black Convoy|in-package story]] and on-package bio. </ref>

===Loyal Subjects figure bio===
Nemesis Prime took the form of [[Optimus Prime (G1)/Marvel Comics continuity|Optimus Prime]] and went on a rampage bent on destroying whole worlds. It had no thoughts or allegiance to either Autobot or Decepticon and merely craved destruction. Its rampage threatened to upset the balance of power.

At one point shortly before [[Christmas]] it attacked [[Santa Claus]]'s village, utterly destroying it and incinerating the reindeer. It was challenged by {{w|The Elf on the Shelf|a teleporting elf}} who fought valiantly but was twisted into a scratch-back. Nemesis Prime was in the process of choking Saint Nick himself when it was transported away on December 14 by [[You|one who wished to wield his awesome power for their own]]...<ref>No seriously, this is the long bio of the Loyal Subjects 8" vinyl figure. [https://web.archive.org/web/20171115171953/https://theloyalsubjects.com/blog/nemsis-prime]</ref>

===Renegade Rhetoric===
The [[Optimus Prime (G1)#The Battle for Planet Earth|Optimus Prime]] of [[Primax 085.0 Eta]] was abducted by [[Megatron (G1)#The Battle for Planet Earth|Megatron]]'s [[Renegade Decepticon]]s to another reality and subjected to a stolen [[Brainwave Scanner]] stolen from Professor [[Peter Anthony Morris|Morris]]. The Decepticons used it to turn Optimus Prime into Nemesis Prime, who turned the defense systems of the [[Spychanger|Spy Changer]]s' base against them. {{storylink|Transformers: Renegade Rhetoric|Renegade Rhetoric (2), 2016/05/12}} Subsequently, however, Nemesis Prime made a play for leadership of the Decepticons, gaining the loyalty of [[Frenzy (G1)|Frenzy]] and [[Crash Test (G2)|Crash Test]]. [[Wheeljack (G1)#The Battle for Planet Earth|Wheeljack]] mused that turning Optimus evil may not have been the Decepticons' best idea. {{storylink|Transformers: Renegade Rhetoric|Renegade Rhetoric (2), 2016/05/19}}

===''Power of the Primes'' marketing material===
An evil clone of [[Optimus Prime (G1)|Optimus Prime]], Nemesis Prime was fueled by the [[Dark Matrix of Leadership]], driven to annihilate all in his path. Nemesis Prime could further augment himself by bonding with [[Prime Master]]s. {{storylink|#Power of the Primes|''Power of the Primes'' Evolution Nemesis Prime packaging bio}}

===''War for Cybertron Trilogy'' continuity===
====''War for Cybertron Trilogy'' cartoon====
{{voiceactor| [[Jake Foushee]] (English), [[Taitem Kusunoki]] (Japanese)|[[Reiner Schöne]] (German), [[Rody Benghezala]] (French), [[Víctor Hugo Aguilar]] (Latin-American Spanish), [[Raja Sevak]] (Hindi), [[Guilherme Briggs]] (Portuguese)}}
[[File:WFC-Kingdom-Ep6-Nemesis-Prime-sees-Allspark-spirits.jpg|thumb|left|300px|...and all I got was this lousy [[Black redeco|edgelord color scheme]].]]
After a nearly endless war that resulted in the [[AllSpark]] parting from [[Cybertron (planet)|Cybertron]] for good, {{storylink|Kingdom episode 1}} [[Megatron (G1)|Megatron]] killed [[Optimus Prime (G1)|Optimus Prime]], lamenting that they should have worked together. Afraid of the possibility of this occurring in the past, {{storylink|Kingdom episode 5}} [[Unicron/Generation 1|Unicron]] resurrected and enslaved Optimus as Nemesis Prime. As the [[Autobot]]s and [[Decepticon]]s died out, Unicron and his minions were a constant threat to the [[Maximal]]s and [[Predacon (BW)|Predacons]] {{storylink|Kingdom episode 6}} that emerged from the uninhabitable Cybertron. Both groups eventually time-traveled to the prehistoric [[Earth]], with the Predacons seeking to change the future. {{storylink|Kingdom episode 1}}

While the ''[[Ark (G1)|Ark]]'' was stranded in the [[Dead Universe]], a humbled [[Sky Lynx (G1)|Sky Lynx]] showed Optimus Prime a vision of a possible future where he died and fell down a dark path, becoming Nemesis Prime. {{storylink|Earthrise episode 5}} When the ''Ark'' crashed on prehistoric Earth, [[Optimus Primal (BW)|Optimus Primal]] led an attack on its crew, believing Prime to be Nemesis Prime. {{storylink|Kingdom episode 1}} Prime recognized the fear in the Primal's eyes when he saw him as the same reason he called the Autobot leader "Nemesis". {{storylink|Kingdom episode 3}} While stranded on Earth, the Allspark, as a projection of [[Ultra Magnus (G1)|Ultra Magnus]], recognized Optimus Prime as its "nemesis" and attacked him. {{storylink|Kingdom episode 4}} [[Megatron (BW)|Predacon Megatron]] would also recognize Prime as Nemesis Prime, believing he could be using Primal just as much as the original Megatron was using the Predacon leader. {{storylink|Kingdom episode 5}}

[[File:WFC-Kingdom-Ep6-Unicron-punishes-Galvatron-Nemesis.jpg|thumb|300px|Pretty much what happens when you don't live in a society.]]

Nemesis Prime eventually conspired with [[Galvatron (G1)|Galvatron]] to rebel against their master and used the Dead Universe to travel through time, intending to coerce Megatron to use the Allspark and destroy Unicron at the cost of Cybertron. After the ''Ark'' returned to Cybertron, Optimus Prime's vision in the Dead Universe came true, and Nemesis Prime tracked down the AllSpark and battled both Optimus and [[Bumblebee (G1)|Bumblebee]]. As he was joined by Galvatron and [[Megatron (G1)|Megatron]], the former explained their plan and revealed that their existence was the result of Prime's removal of the Allspark and subsequent failure to return it.

But before Galvatron could make a move, a four-way alliance of Autobots, Decepticons, Maximals, and Predacons arrived, all standing in solidarity against the forces of Unicron. Galvatron mocked the prospect of Megatron being a part of the united factions until the latter actually turned on him thanks to Optimus and Starscream. Nemesis Prime initiated the battle by blasting Megatron and stood his ground against the factions. Just as Nemesis received orders to take the Allspark, the very relic soon deployed a defense of its own: the sparks of Transformers who died throughout the war. Nemesis Prime and Galvatron charged at the spirits only to be struck down by the spirit of [[Elita One (G1)|Elita-1]].

Having survived the attack, Nemesis Prime and Galvatron were left stranded in space only to be found by Unicron once more. After scolding his minions and musing that their journey through the Dead Universe had given him "ideas", Unicron drew the two towards him to initiate the reformatting process as they screamed in agony. {{storylink|Kingdom episode 6}}

====''War for Cybertron Trilogy'' marketing material====
Closer than ever to reaching the [[AllSpark]], the Decepticons awakened after crash-landing on pre-[[Ice Age]] [[Earth]]. While battling the Autobots, both sides were joined by the [[Maximal]]s and [[Predacon (BW)|Predacons]], their epic battle changing their combined destinies. {{storylink|War for Cybertron: Kingdom|''Kingdom'' webpage}}<ref name="kingdom">[https://transformers.hasbro.com/en-us/brands/kingdom ''Kingdom'' webpage]</ref>

Nemesis Prime was a [[Cybertronian military insignia|Ground Command Infantry General]], {{storylink|#War for Cybertron: Siege|''Siege'' toy packaging}} whose function was the dark future of [[Optimus Prime (G1)|Optimus Prime]], and [[trans-scan]]ned into an Earth truck. His [[Dark Matrix of Leadership|Dark Matrix]] and dark [[ion blaster]] were his powers and weapons, and his core traits were his maliciousness, brutality, desperation, and single-mindedness. Nemesis Prime's message from the future was that his existence will be threatened when Optimus Prime fights his dark future. {{storylink|War for Cybertron: Kingdom|''Kingdom'' webpage}}<ref name="kingdom" />

===''Legacy VS500 Collection Special Comic''===
Nemesis Prime was a spectator of the second week of the [[Speedia 500]] on [[Velocitron]]. {{storylink|Velocitron Speedia 500 Part 3}}

===''Missing Link'' toy bio===
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==Games==
===''Bot Shots Battle Game!''===
[[File:Bsbg-nemesis-prime.jpg|upright=1.25|thumb|Evil Clone in Mukky's colors.]]
Nemesis Prime participated in numerous one-on-one matches against other Autobots and Decepticons, using his fists, his sword, or his gun to defeat his opponents. Sometimes, he even faced off against himself! {{storylink|Bot Shots Battle Game!}}
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===''Transformers Legends''===
[[File:TFLegends-NemesisPrime.jpg|upright=1.67|thumb|left|No amount of trimming will ''ever'' make those smokestacks [[For safety reasons|safe]].]]
Nemesis Prime was constructed from scrap and stolen parts by [[Doctor Arkeville]] in an attempt to create a robot rivaling Optimus Prime. The uncontrolled fury of the creation resulted in it getting loose and going on a rampage that was only stopped by the [[Aerialbot (G1)|Aerialbots]]. Nemesis Prime was forced into a retreat. {{storylink|Nemesis Rising}}

A different, but identical looking, Nemesis Prime was the future version of [[Nova Prime]], who travelled back in time to attack the Autobots, including his own younger self. Along with [[Axer (G1)|Axer]], [[Straxus (G1)|Straxus]], and [[Thunderwing (G1)|Thunderwing]], Nemesis Prime was transported back to threaten Cybertron. His younger counterpart, Nova Prime, teamed up with [[Roadbuster (G1)|Roadbuster]] and [[Topspin (G1)|Topspin]] in an attempt to curb his threat, while [[Galvatron (G1)|Galvatron]] watched the battle from afar. Nemesis Prime ultimately succeeded in his task, overcoming both Nova Prime and (somehow) Galvatron, claiming the oncoming darkness for his own. {{storylink|Prime Evil}}
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===''Angry Birds Transformers''===
{{main|Red (AB)#As Nemesis Prime}}
Nemesis Prime appears as a character unlockable in Challenge Events. He is portrayed by Red. {{storylink|Angry Birds Transformers (mobile game)|Angry Birds Transformers}}

===''Transformers: Battle Tactics''===
[[File:BattleTacticsNemesisPrime.jpg|thumb|upright=1.66|With this cannon on my roof, they'll never know I'm not a real truck!]]
Nemesis Prime participated in battles against a variety of opponents, both Autobots and Decepticons. Sometimes there were many of him! He was an Uncommon character who could be recruited by collecting 35 units of Cybermetal and 16 units of Transmetal. {{storylink|Transformers: Battle Tactics}}
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===''Transformers: Devastation''===
{{Note|A Nemesis Prime costume for Optimus Prime appears as downloadable content.}}

[[Optimus Prime (G1)|Optimus Prime]] could don Nemesis Prime's colors during the Autobots' battle to stop the Decepticons from cyberforming Earth. When wearing the paintjob, he would comment that it "felt odd" and that it made him a real "robot in disguise". {{storylink|Transformers: Devastation}}

===''Transformers: Frontiers''===
{{charstubgame|{{storylink|Transformers: Frontiers}}}}

===''Transformers: Earth Wars''===
[[file: TransformersEarthWarsNemesisPrime.jpg|thumb|upright=1.75|JACK IS BACK IN BLACK!!!!]]

Nemesis Prime was created through prohibited [[cloning|cyber-cloning]] procedures, engineered as a direct counter to Optimus Prime. His purpose is defined in opposition, existing to undermine and dismantle everything his counterpart represents. Although he was implanted with fragments of Optimus’s memories and abilities, he lacked the experience and context needed to properly integrate them. As a result, Nemesis Prime operates independently, stalking across Cybertron, leaving only destruction in his wake. {{storylink|Transformers: Earth Wars|Nemesis Prime bio}}

When Nemesis first arrived on Earth, he promptly proclaimed who he was to [[Megatron (G1)|Megatron]]. He then tracked down Optimus Prime's location with the help of [[Luca]], and went to destroy the Autobot outpost, only to be thwarted by Hot Rod. {{storylink|Light Our Darkest Hour}}

*'''Added:''' [[November 25]], 2016
*'''Autobot Counterpart:''' [[Hot Rod (G1)#Transformers:_Earth_Wars|Hot Rod]]
*'''Class''': Special (Ranged)
*'''Star Ratings:''' 2-5 stars
*'''Weapons''' Nemesis Prime has an Ion blaster identical to that of Optimus Prime, as well as a flamethrower. He fires several times with his blaster before burning targets with his flamethrower.
*'''Ability: Power of the Darkness''': Make an ally bot invulnerable to damage, knockback, and stun effects for a duration.
**'''Cost''': 6 ability points +2 for reuses.
*'''Compatible C.O.M.B.A.Ts:'''
**Companion
**Ranged

[http://wiki.transformersearthwars.com/character:nemesis-prime Nemesis Prime at Transformers: Earth Wars Wiki]

===''Transformers: Forged to Fight''===
[[File:FTFNemesis Prime.JPG|thumb|350px|Not even Kabam is above redecos.]]

Nemesis Prime was a clone of Optimus Prime created using a [[subspace impulse cloner]]. Although he wore the Decepticon mark, his true allegiances were unclear. {{storylink|Transformers: Forged to Fight}}
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===''Transformers Roleplaying Game''===
Nemesis Prime was constructed on [[Lucifer]]. {{storylink|Decepticon Directive}}
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===''Transformers: Galactic Trials''===
{{voiceactor|[[Jordan Reynolds]]}}
Aligned with neither faction, Nemesis Prime stole the [[Artifacts of the Primes]] in order to become more powerful. However during his escape from Cybertron with the artifacts his ship was shot down by the planet's defenses, causing the artifacts to be scattered across space. Damaged from the failed heist, Nemesis went into hiding in order to repair himself. His actions lead to the Autobots and Decepticons competing in race like battles known as the Galactic Trials in order to locate the artifacts. Eventually the Autobots were successfully able to retrieve all of them before Nemesis Prime could finish repairing himself. Though victorious, the threat of Nemesis's return was far from over. {{storylink|Transformers: Galactic Trials}}

==Toys==
===''Robots in Disguise'' (2001)===
[[File:RID-toy ScourgeSpyChanger.jpg|right|upright=1.67|thumb|"I'm gonna put some dirt in your eye."]]
*'''X-Brawn / Scourge''' (Basic, 2002)
{{note|The [[Spychanger]] version of [[Scourge (RID)|''Robots in Disguise'' Scourge]] was [[Repurposing|repurposed]] as Generation 1 Nemesis Prime in [[Transformers: Renegade Rhetoric|Renegade Rhetoric]].}}

: Released in the fourth wave of ''[[Transformers: Robots in Disguise (2001 toyline)|Robots in Disguise]]'' Basic figures, Scourge is a simplified [[Spychanger]]-styled version of his larger toy. Aside from being the only all-new tooling toy of the character, he features high speed axles and can roll very well across smooth surfaces, but lacks the weight to propel him quickly. He was only available in a 2-pack with a similarly-styled version of [[X-Brawn#Spychanger|X-Brawn]].

: As with most of the new ''Robots in Disguise'' releases, the X-Brawn / Scourge pack was available in Japan as a "USA Edition" mass-released toy.

: This mold was later redecoed ''both'' as Generation 1 "Spy Changer" [[Optimus Prime (G1)/toys#Universe (2003)|Optimus Prime]] in the ''[[Transformers: Universe (2003 toyline)|Universe]]'' toyline, and as "Movie" [[Optimus Prime (Movie)/toys#Optimus Prime Figure|Optimus Prime]] for a Japanese pack-in DVD exclusive.

::*''[http://www.tfu.info/2002/Decepticon/ScourgeGobot/scourge.htm More information on Spychanger Scourge at TFU.info]''
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===''Alternators''===
[[File:AltNemesisPrime toy.jpg|upright=1.67|thumb|In Australia, I'm a shelfwarmer.]]
<ul class="iconlist">{{Bp-d1|'''Dodge Ram SRT-10 Nemesis Prime''' (Alternator, 2006)}}</ul>
:*''ID number'': '''24'''
:*''Accessories'': Engine/blaster
{{toydesigner|[[Steve Bono]] (Hasbro)|[[Marcelo Matere]] (packaging artist)}}

: Nemesis Prime is a [[Black redeco|black]] [[redeco]] of ''[[Transformers: Alternators|Alternators]]/[[Transformers: Kiss Players (toyline)|Kiss Players]]'' [[Optimus Prime (G1)/toys#Alternators/Binaltech|Optimus Prime]] with red translucent windows and blue paint detail. Like Optimus, he transforms into a Dodge Ram SRT-10 at 1:24 scale, with opening doors, hood, and tailgate, plus an open passenger compartment. His engine transforms into a handgun.

: He was initially sold [[exclusive]]ly at [[San Diego Comic-Con]] 2006 and for a limited time at [[Hasbro Toy Shop]], selling out roughly an hour after its 2pm sales debut. Prior to that, he was released in large quantities at regular retail in various Asian countries, becoming a [[shelfwarmer]] there, ironically.

: Later, he was offered in Australia through online stores. A few weeks later he showed up in massive numbers in the Australian retail store Toyworld for half the price.

::*''[http://www.tfu.info/2006/Decepticon/NemesisPrime/nemesisprime.htm More information on Nemesis Prime at TFU.info]''
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===''Binaltech Asterisk''===
*'''Black Convoy meets Melissa''' (2006?)
**''ID number:'' '''BTA-04'''
**''Accessories:'' Engine/blaster

:A planned release of the ''[[Transformers: Alternators|Alternators]]'' [[Optimus Prime (G1)/toys#Alternators|Optimus Prime]] in Japanese markets, ''[[The Transformers: Binaltech Asterisk|Binaltech Asterisk]]'' Black Convoy was solicited to retailers in 2005, in a set with [[Marissa Faireborn|Melissa Faireborn]]. However, those solicitations were withdrawn and the toy quietly cancelled by the end of the year, with the mold and Melissa instead being released as ''[[Transformers: Kiss Players (toyline)|Kiss Players]]'' [[Optimus Prime (G1)/toys#Kiss Players|Convoy]] × [[Marissa Faireborn#Kiss Players 2|Melissa]] in [[2006]].

:Black Convoy was solicited at the same time as ''Binaltech'' [[Ginrai (human)#Binaltech |BT-17 Ginrai]], which was also cancelled and would have used the same mold.
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===''Binaltech''===
[[File:BTBlackConvoy toy.jpg|upright=1.67|thumb|I am the evil clone of an evil clone! How do you beat this?]]
*'''Black Convoy''' (2007)
**''ID number:'' '''BT-17'''
**''Accessories:'' Engine/[[Concussion blaster]]

: Black Convoy is the first ''Binaltech'' release since [[Skids (G1)|Skids]] in early 2006, and was available exclusively in Japan at the winter Wonder Festival in 2007. His plastic colors are different from Nemesis Prime's, with grey plastic replacing the black on his shins, waist, shoulders and forearms. In addition, Nemesis Prime's windows are tinted red, but Black Convoy's windows are completely clear. His paint deco is based upon ''Kiss Players'' Convoy's, arranged in the same patterns but using teal, and he has vacuum-metallized wheels and front grill. The paint deco on his head is meant to evoke that of ''Car Robots'' [[Scourge (RID)|Black Convoy]]. Perhaps the most important differences are that he has die-cast metal parts, and most of his truck body panels are coated in gloss black paint.

: Perhaps due to cost-cutting, this toy was released in the large bubble-on-a-tray packaging also used in the ''Alternators'' line. However, he came with no character or packaging art.

: This figure was later [[repurposing|repurposed]] into a new body for [[Optimus Primal (BW)/Beast Wars cartoon continuity|Optimus Primal]] in the ''[[Transformers: Alternity|Alternity]]'' fiction.
::*[[Source:Transformers Binaltech bios#17|Archive of ''Binaltech'' Black Convoy's bio and tech specs]]
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===''Universe'' (2008)===
[[File:Nemesisprimesdcc08.jpg|upright=1.67|thumb|Straxus died before he could finish my trailer.]]
*'''Nemesis Prime''' (Voyager Class, 2008)
**''Series:'' Classic Series
**''Accessories:'' 2 smokestacks/"Stellar Converter Cannon", wind vane/"Disruptor Cannon"
{{toydesigner|[[Marcelo Matere]] (packaging artist)}}

:Nemesis Prime is a redeco of ''[[Transformers: Classics|Classics]]'' [[Optimus Prime (G1)/toys#Classics|Optimus Prime]], transforming into a modern cab-over style truck of made up model, dominated by a large aero fairing on his roof. Premiering as a [[San Diego Comic-Con]] 2008 [[exclusive]], it later saw wider release via [[Hasbro Toy Shop]] as part of the Classics Series of the 2008 ''[[Transformers: Universe (2008 franchise)|Universe]]'' toyline. The figure largely follows the same paint application map as the original figure, with some minor omissions as well as new paint applications. As well, it features metallic purple and silver [[tampograph]]s of the Decepticon symbol on its forearm and shoulder, as well as red paint blocking the [[light-piping]] feature in the figure's head.

:In robot mode, his aero fairing transforms into a large "Disruptor Cannon", and his smokestacks transform into a smaller "Stellar Converter Cannon". Additionally, both can combine together to form a back-mounted shoulder weapon.

::*''[http://www.tfu.info/2008/Decepticon/SDCCNemesisPrime/nemesisprime.htm More information on ''Universe'' Nemesis Prime at tfu.info.]''
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===''Bot Shots''===
[[File:Bot Shots S1 BP005 Nemesis Prime.jpg|thumb|upright=1.66|For the last time, I am NOT Primal!]]
*'''Nemesis Prime / Megatron / Acid Storm''' (Multi-pack, 2012)
**''Series'': '''1'''
**''Number'': '''BP005'''
***''Fist strength'': '''855'''
***''Blaster strength'': '''555'''
***''Sword strength'': '''215'''

: A [[redeco]] of ''[[Bot Shots (toyline)|Bot Shots]]'' [[Optimus Prime (G1)/toys|Optimus Prime]], Nemesis Prime is a teeny little long-nosed semi truck with "trailer", with a spring-loaded automatic transformation to robot mode triggered when his front bumper is pressed. He has a "spinner" in his chest that shows his three attack types and power levels. Despite being a Decepticon, he still has Optimus Prime's [[Autobot]] hood ornament. He was only available in a three-pack with a black version of [[Megatron (G1)/toys|Megatron]] and [[Acid Storm (G1)|Acid Storm]].

::*''[http://www.tfu.info/2012/Decepticon/BSNemesisPrime/nemesisprime.htm More information on Nemesis Prime at TFU.info]''
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===''Masterpiece''===
[[File:MP10 Black Convoy Official.jpg|upright=1.66|thumb|Do you know what "nemesis" means...?]]
*'''Black Convoy''' ([[March 30]], [[2013]] / [[December 28]], [[2017]])
**''ID number:'' '''MP-10B'''
**''Accessories:'' [[Laser blaster]], Battle axe, [[Dead Matrix#Masterpiece|Dead Matrix]]

: ''[[The Transformers: Masterpiece|Masterpiece]]'' MP-10B Black Convoy is a [[black redeco]] and minor [[retool]] of [[Optimus Prime (G1)/toys#MP10|MP-10 Convoy]], in the typical black/grey/teal color scheme with red windows, and with a tampoed Decepticon [[insignia]] shoulder panel instead of the molded [[Autobot]] one, but lacking the [[Combat Deck (G1)#MP10|trailer]], [[Roller (G1)#Masterpiece|Roller]], and the [[Spike Witwicky (G1)#Masterpiece|Spike Witwicky figure]].

:He transforms into a Freightliner FL86, and comes with a hand-held laser blaster which can collapse and store inside a compartment on his back in either mode, as well as a battle axe that slips over Black Convoy's right hand. His chest opens up to reveal the removable Dead Matrix, which is made of [[die-cast]] metal, and can be held by one of Black Convoy's hands.

:When purchased from sellers supplied by Hasbro Asia, Black Convoy came with a [[collector coin]], in a unique black metallic finish. The coin is mounted on a card resembling a dark-tinted Matrix which slides open laterally, like the Matrix itself, to reveal the coin inside.

:TakaraTomy reissued this figure in December 2017.
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[[File:TF-Masterpiece-MP-49-Black-Convoy.jpg|upright=1.66|thumb|"If you want the shots, I'll take the staff job. Double the money."]]
*'''Black Convoy''' ([[July 25]], [[2020]])
**''ID number:'' '''MP-49'''
**''Hasbro release name:'' '''Black Convoy (Nemesis Prime)'''
**''Accessories:'' Alternate head, [[Laser rifle]], [[Fire Blast effect|Beam effect part]], Dead Matrix, Energy axe
: MP-49 Black Convoy is a black redeco and slight retool of [[Optimus Prime (G1)/toys#MP44|MP-44 Convoy]], cast in the typical black/grey/teal color scheme with red windows, plus some more toy-based paint apps absent on Convoy. He omits many of the original figure's accessories (as well as the soundbox gimmick), keeping only the alternate character model head, Dead Matrix and Laser Rifle alongside the Energy Axe and blast effects (which are now molded in clear teal plastic). The knee joints are different compared to the original release, modified in order to move smoothly, preventing the original knee breaking issue. Since this release has no voice chip, there’s a new piece with no holes in the backpack and the sound button parts have also been removed. This Black Convoy is the first ''Masterpiece'' figure of the character with its own ID number rather than that of the mold's original release with "B" appended.
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===''Kre-O''===
[[File:KreO-Toy NemesisPrimeKreon.jpg|right|thumb|upright=1.66|[[Optimus Prime (Kre-O)|Imagine being able to turn into this]].]]
*'''Nemesis Prime''' (Kreon Micro-Changer, 2013)
**''Collection'': '''Collection 3'''
**''Bag number'': '''***** 52'''
**''Accessories'': Stand brick, Optimus rifle
{{toydesigner|[[Ed Masiello]] (Hasbro)}}

:As part of the third wave of [[blindpacking|blindpacked]] [[Micro-Changer]]s, Nemesis Prime is a Kreon that can be rebuilt into a cabover-style semi truck. He unsurprisingly reuses all of [[Optimus Prime (Kre-O)|Optimus Prime]]'s parts, including his helmet, gun, and smokestacks, but comes with extra parts to turn him into a truck.

: This Micro-Changer assortment was the last one to appear at [[Target]], with later waves showing up only at [[Toys"R"Us]] or drug/discount stores.

: Nemesis can't seem to catch a break in the [[stock photography]] department. His promotional online shots show him with his headpiece turned around inside his helmet, showing only flat gray plastic instead of red eyes. Meanwhile, his truck-mode picture on the front page of his [[instructions]] is lacking the red windscreen [[paint operation]]s. In both photo sets, his helmet is missing all of its silver paint.

::*''[http://www.tfu.info/2013/Decepticon/Kre-ONemesisPrime/nemesisprime.htm More information on Nemesis Prime at TFU.info]''

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*'''Nemesis Prime''' (Kreon Micro-Changer, [[2017]])
**''Collection'': '''Collection 3'''
**''Accessories'': Logo plate, Optimus rifle

:In 2017, the Collection 3 Micro-Changers were re-released in a whole new production run, first appearing at [[Walgreens]] stores in the US. These releases use the almost-entirely-[[retool]]ed 2015 Kreon (making most parts incompatible with older Kreons), with slightly-differently-hued plastics than the originals. Nemesis Prime's [[tampograph]]s are slightly altered, changing the flat light gray to metallic silver... and losing all of the silver on his helmet, ''and'' the cab-brick's windows.

:This release has no individual-identification code on the bag, requiring you to use the feel-through-the-bag method or just buy blind and hope.
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===''Generations''===
[[File:TF-Generations-Thrilling-30-Nemesis-Prime.jpg|thumb|upright=1.66|"... a righteous infliction of retribution manifested by an appropriate agent...]]
*'''Nemesis Prime & Spinister''' (Legends Class, [[2014]])
**''Series / Number'': '''02 / 018'''
**''Accessories'': Rotors
:A redeco of [[Optimus Prime (G1)/Generations toys#GenerationsLegends|''Thrilling 30'' Legends Class Optimus Prime]], ''[[Transformers: Generations (toyline)|Generations]]'' Nemesis Prime is about the size of a ''[[Cyberverse (toyline)|Cyberverse]]'' Commander Class toy. He transforms from a generic cab-over truck into a robot based on Optimus Prime's appearance in [[IDW Publishing|IDW]]'s [[The Transformers (IDW)|2009-2011 ongoing series]], and features [[5 mm post|5 mm-compatible]] hands and roof. He features teal paint on his hands, feet, knees, forehead, and even his mouthplate.

: He comes with [[Spinister (G1)#Generations|Spinister]], who can transform into a helicopter, a robot with [[C joint|3 mm-compatible]] hands, and a weapon with a 5mm handle.

:Hasbro's original [[Stock photography|stock photo]] for the figure depicting a hand-painted prototype shows Nemesis with Optimus Prime's ion cannon, which the final toy does not include. That weapon is instead included with the [[wave]]-mate [[Cliffjumper (G1)/toys#Suppressor|Cliffjumper]]/[[Suppressor (Generations)|Suppressor]] two-pack. The version of the photo featured on the back of the toy's packaging is massively edited (in addition to being shown as mirrored), with the weapon edited out and the rotor piece moved from Spinister's back to the hand that originally held the weapon. The stock photos also show a Decepticon insignia tampographed on his vehicle mode, which the final product didn't have.

::*''[http://www.tfu.info/2014/Decepticon/GenNemesisPrime/nemesisprime.htm More information on ''Generations'' Nemesis Prime at TFU.info]''
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===Black Convoy Pen===
[[File:BlackConvoyPen.jpg|thumb|upright=1.66|"Personified in this case by a horrible 'bot...]]
*'''Transformers Black Convoy Pen''' (2014)
**''Accessories:'' Blaster, cap

: A redeco of [[Optimus Prime (G1)/toys#Optimus Prime Pen|Optimus Prime Pen]] produced by [[Sentinel (company)|Sentinel]] as part of the 30th anniversary of ''Transformers'', Black Convoy Pen is a well-articulated little robot that folds into the shape of a rather chunky, but functional ballpoint pen. The tip of the pen is formed from his blaster, with the barrel acting as a cap.

: This mold was also used to make [[Ultra Magnus (G1)/toys#Ultra Magnus Pen|Ultra Magnus Pen]].
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===''Bearbrick''===
[[File:Bearbrick NemesisPrime.jpg|thumb|upright=1.66|"...me."]]
*'''Nemesis Prime''' (June [[2015]])

:A redeco of the [[Bearbrick]] [[Optimus Prime (G1)/toys#Bearbrick|Optimus Prime]] figure, Nemesis Prime transforms into a cuddly Bearbrick bear and back. He has no accessories, but holes in his robot mode hands can accommodate other toys' weapons. This figure is an exclusive release shared by the online retailer [http://www.hmv.co.jp/ hmv.co.jp] and Lawson convenience stores in Japan.

: This mold was also used to make Bearbrick ''Age of Extinction'' [[Optimus Prime (Movie)/toys#Bearbrick|Optimus Prime]] and retooled into [[Megatron (G1)/toys#Bearbrick|Megatron]], [[Bumblebee (G1)/toys#Bearbrick|Bumblebee]], and [[Starscream (G1)/toys#Bearbrick|Starscream]].
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===''Q-Transformers''===
[[File:QTransformers BlackConvoy.jpg|thumb|upright=1.66|"So what if I don't come with an evil Spike-clone guy or a slaghead Roller! You'll still buy me anyway because I have a trailer!"]]
*'''Black Convoy''' ([[November 14]], [[2015]])
**''ID number:'' '''QT-33'''

:A redeco of ''[[Q-Transformers]]'' [[Optimus Prime (G1)/toys#Q-Transformers|Convoy]], Black Convoy transforms from a [[super deformed]] truck with integrated trailer to a cute little robot. On the package card, his English name is given as "Black Optimus Prime," but with a Decepticon logo, similar to ''[[Transformers United|United]]'' [[Optimus Prime (G1)/toys#UnitedBlack|Black Optimus Prime]].

:This mold was retooled into ''Q-Transformers'' [[Ultra Magnus (G1)/toys#Q-Transformers|Ultra Magnus]].

:Although usually sold in Japanese markets, some department stores in Asia had sold the figure as well.
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===''Alt-Modes''===
[[File:Alt-Modes NemesisPrime.jpg|upright=1.66|thumb|*''laughs''* "This is something else."]]
*'''Nemesis Prime''' (Alt-Modes, [[2016]])
**''Series'': '''1'''
**''Collection'': '''1, 2'''

:A redeco and minor (yet still fairly substantial) retool of [[Optimus Prime (G1)/Generations toys#Alt-Modes|Optimus Prime]] from the ''[[Alt-Modes]]'' portion of ''Generations'', Nemesis Prime is a super deformed toy whose body transforms into a truck when the Decepticon faction symbol on his head is flipped. He was [[Blindpacking|blind-boxed]] and available in two of the cases from the first collection.

:This mold was retooled into [[Ultra Magnus (G1)/toys#Alt-Modes|Ultra Magnus]].
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===''Power of the Primes''===
[[File:POTP-Leader-Evolved-Nemesis-Prime.jpg|thumb|upright=2.5|''Dashing through the snow'' ''In a one-box open sleigh'' ''O'er the shelves we go'' ''Not selling all the way!'']]
*'''Evolution Nemesis Prime''' (Leader Class, [[2018]])
**''TakaraTomy ID number:'' '''PP-42'''
**''TakaraTomy release date'': '''[[December 29]], 2018'''
**''Accesories'': trailer/evolution armor, ion-blaster (formed by two blasters), [[Dark Matrix of Leadership#Toys|Dark Matrix of Leadership]] frame, Matrix core, two forearm blasters, [[Dark Saber#Toys|Dark Saber]], [[Giza (POTP)#Toys|Decepticon Giza]]
{{toydesigner|[[Evan Brooks]] (Hasbro)<ref>[[October 29]], [[2025]] "[https://tfwikicommunity.wordpress.com/2025/10/29/a-stampede-of-hooves-and-tires-my-saturday-with-the-hasbro-team-mcm-comic-con-25/ A Stampede of Hooves & Tires: My Saturday with the Hasbro Team @ MCM Comic Con ’25]" interview with [[Evan Brooks]] and [[Emily Bader]] (and [[Lenny Panzica]] and [[Joe Kyde]]) at the TFWiki Community blog</ref>, [[Ken Christiansen]] (concept artist)}}

:''[[Power of the Primes (toyline)|Power of the Primes]]'' "Evolution Nemesis Prime" is an [[Amazon (website)|Amazon]]-exclusive retool of ''Power of the Primes'' [[Optimus Prime (G1)/Generations toys#Power of the Primes|Optimus Prime]] with two new heads—the evolution one based on ''[[Combiner Wars (toyline)|Combiner Wars]]'' [[Toxitron (Universe)#Generations|Toxitron]]'s (originally intended to be a "Nemesis Prime")—as well as new weapons. He transforms from a truck with a trailer into a robot and back. The individual truck transforms into '''Nemesis Pax''' and is able to form the core of Nemesis Prime's robot mode, while the trailer forms Nemesis Prime's entire body. His [[ion blaster]] can be split into two weapons, or plug into Nemesis Pax's hand as shown in stock photography to serve as a shoulder-mounted cannon. He includes the Dark Matrix of Leadership, which can store in his chest in the 'Evolved' form. The center of his Matrix can be replaced with any [[Prime Master]].

:He includes a pair of blasters that can be mounted on his forearms ([[Homage|homaging]] ''[[Transformers: Armada (toyline)|Armada]]'' [[Nemesis Prime (Armada)#Toys|Nemesis Prime]]) or on his trailer (in the fashion of [[Optimus Prime (G1)/Generations toys#PMOP|Powermaster Optimus Prime]]) by flipping out a panel on each side of the trailer. He also comes with the Dark Saber and Giza, a robotic bird who transforms into a sword (in reference to the [[Giza (Prime)|Arms Micron partner]] of [[Nemesis Prime (Prime)|''Prime'' Nemesis Prime]]).

:Unlike other ''Power of the Primes'' figures, Nemesis Prime does not include a collector card featuring a [[Prime Master/Combinations|Prime Master power description]].

:Like his moldmate Optimus, Nemesis Prime is prone to having a small number of [[quality control]] issues. Depending on the individual copy, Nemesis Prime may have two left/right arms and/or legs/feet on the evolution armor, an unpainted face in Nemesis Pax mode, a missing Nemesis Pax head, or missing stickers on the trailer. It is also known for many copies to have weak or floppy ankles in combined robot mode, making standing difficult even on a properly assembled specimen.

:This toy was [[Repurposing|repurposed]] as one of the [[Three Musketeers]] in the ''[[Generations Selects Special Comic]]''.
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===''War for Cybertron: Siege''===
[[File:TF-Generations-WFC-S-Voyager-Nemesis-Prime.jpg|upright=1.66|thumb|"You remember [[Alpha Trion]]? The bot you murdered in cold blood?" "What does it matter to you anyway?" "'''EVERYTHING!!!'''"]]
*'''Nemesis Prime''' ([[March 28]], [[2020]])
**''Accessories:'' Ancient Sword, "W-M3 RF Ion Blaster"

:''[[War for Cybertron: Siege|Siege]]'' Nemesis Prime is (inevitably) a [[black redeco]] of the [[Optimus Prime (G1)/Generations toys#War for Cybertron: Siege|Voyager Class Optimus Prime mold]], transforming from robot to short-smokestacked Cybertronian armored truck and back. He also comes with the [[ion blaster]] (the only weapon for this release) compatible with the [[C.O.M.B.A.T. System]], and the "Ancient Sword", redecoed from the ''[[Titans Return (toyline)|Titans Return]]'' [[Alpha Trion/toys#Titans Return|Alpha Trion]] figure. Unlike most of the ''Siege'' brethren, Nemesis Prime is practically spotless, but retains multiple hardpoints all over himself and his weapons to accommodate "Fire Blasts" from the [[Battle Master]]s assortment, which can be used to simulate blaster fire or explosions.

:In vehicle mode, opening the figure's windows shows the [[Dark Matrix of Leadership|Dark Matrix]] molded into the plastic behind the windows (of course, it was the [[Matrix of Leadership/toys#War for Cybertron: Siege|Matrix of Leadership]] on the original Optimus Prime toy). Due to the transformation, the Matrix doesn't end up in the chest in robot mode. Whether through coincidence or design, it's possible to fit a ''Power of the Primes'' Matrix core (and by extension, a [[Prime Master]] or [[Titan Master]]) in his chest.

:The Ancient Sword can also be mounted onto one of the peg holes on Nemesis's back. Depending on the individual copy, the painted socket may or may not cause stress marks.

:Nemesis Prime was released as a TakaraTomy Mall exclusive in Japan. He was also sold online through [[EB Games]] and [[Zing]] in Australia.

:Peculiarly, his packaging labels him as an Autobot and he reuses an unaltered version of Optimus Prime's artwork. In addition, the figure comes with ''Siege'' Optimus Prime's instructions, which predictably, reference the W-50 Dual-Mech Energon Strikeshield included with that figure, and does not mention this figure's Ancient Sword.

:This toy was [[Repurposing|repurposed]] as one of the [[Three Musketeers]] in the ''[[Generations Selects Special Comic]]''.
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===''War for Cybertron Trilogy''===
[[File:WFC-Netflix-Nemesis-Prime.jpg|thumb|upright=1.66|''All I Want For Christmas Is For Everyone Who Recorded A Cover Of All I Want For Christmas Is You To Be Kicked In The Robonads For An Hour.'']]
*'''Spoiler Pack''' (Leader Unboxing, 2020)
**''TakaraTomy ID number'': '''WFC-16'''
**''TakaraTomy release date'': [[March 27]], [[2021]]
**''Accessories:'' [[Dark Saber#War for Cybertron Trilogy|Dark Saber]], "W-M3 RF Ion Blaster", two forearm blasters, shield/ramp, artillery robot, trailer/[[Combat Deck (G1)#War for Cybertron Trilogy|Combat Deck]], [[Giza (POTP)#War for Cybertron Trilogy|Giza]], [[Fangtron#Toys|Fangtron]] [[Battle Master]], [[Fire Blast effect]], 3 [[energon cube#War for Cybertron Trilogy|energon cubes]], [[Play-Doh|compound]]
{{toydesigner|[[AJ Piejko-Brown]] (packaging)}}

:Promoting the ''Earthrise'' chapter of the [[Transformers: War for Cybertron Trilogy (cartoon)|''War for Cybertron Trilogy'' cartoon]], this ''[[War for Cybertron Trilogy (toyline)|War for Cybertron Trilogy]]'' Leader Unboxing set contains a redeco of ''Siege'' Voyager Class [[Optimus Prime (G1)/Generations toys#War for Cybertron: Siege|Optimus Prime]] as Nemesis Prime. The figure comes with ''Siege'' Optimus's "W-M3 RF Ion Blaster" (but not his "W-50 Dual-Mech Energon Strikeshield") and various rehashed extras, in an attempt to justify the price. These include: a redecoed trailer from ''[[War for Cybertron: Earthrise|Earthrise]]'' [[Optimus Prime (G1)/Generations toys#War for Cybertron: Earthrise|Optimus Prime]]; the Dark Saber, [[Giza (POTP)#War for Cybertron Trilogy|Giza]], and oversized forearm blaster accessories, all from the [[#Power_of_the_Primes|''Power of the Primes'' Evolution Leader Class toy]]; [[Fangtron#Toys|Fangtron]], a [[redeco]] of ''Earthrise'' Battle Master [[Slitherfang#Toys|Slitherfang]], along with their blast effect part; and a [[Play-Doh]]-like compound through which a buyer can dig to reveal energon cubes, rereleased from those included with ''War for Cybertron Trilogy'' [[Ultra Magnus (G1)/toys#War for Cybertron Trilogy|Ultra Magnus's]] Spoiler Pack. Fangtron and the Combat Deck ramp are both compatible with the [[A.I.R. Lock System]], as the former can turn into a ramp or a shield for Nemesis Prime. The toy also features a different deco to the above TakaraTomy Mall exclusive: he is molded in charcoal-colored plastic instead of black, and the vehicle stripes, bumper guns, and wheel rims are silver instead of teal.

:An additional, undocumented but confirmed third "hover truck" mode exists, which is achieved by folding all of his wheels under his vehicle mode. While the back wheels don't lock in anywhere, the two front wheels actually have small tabs that plug into slots on the back of the wheel sections that aren't used for either of his other modes.<ref>[http://www.toyboxsoapbox.com/2018/11/13/transformers-siege-voyager-optimus-prime-review/ "At some convention somewhere one Hasbro rep let slip that Siege Optimus Prime also had a hidden hover truck mode."] on Toybox Soapbox</ref>

:The Hasbro stock photography for the truck mode is also ''laughably'' mistransformed, with the robot mode crotch being plainly visible, an error that requires considerable amount of effort to replicate with the actual toy. In addition, neither the truck windows nor panels that cover the robot mode hands are compressed fully.

:Like the same line's [[Soundwave_(G1)/toys#2020Netflix|Soundwave]] and [[Megatron_(G1)/Generations_toys#War_for_Cybertron_Trilogy|Megatron]], this Nemesis is prone to [[photodegradation]]. Over time, his unpaintable POM joints become yellowed.

:Much like previous Spoiler Pack, this set is in a windowless box designed to look like an ammo crate and features translatable [[Cybertronian language|Ancient Autobot]]. The text on the package reads "FANGTRON" and "GIZA", while the 'spoiler' text inside features a Decepticon-themed quote: "YOU MUST STAY TRUE / TO WHOM THE MATRIX HAS / CHOSEN, FOR IF YOU / DON’T, A MUCH / DARKER FUTURE AWAITS" and an Autobot-themed one: "THE DEAD UNIVERSE IS / UNLIKE ANYTHING YOU’VE / EXPERIENCED, PRIME", which are both quotes from [[Sky Lynx (G1)|Sky Lynx]] in [[Earthrise episode 5]]. The lateral side of the package also features the artwork of Nemesis Prime, edited from the art of ''Earthrise'' Optimus Prime. Compared to the previous Spoiler Pack, the packaging itself has no plastic insert.

:This set is a shared exclusive between online retailers and [[Walmart]] in Canada and the USA. In New Zealand, the set was sold exclusively at Toy World and Mighty Ape. Like the previous Spoiler Pack, the TakaraTomy release is packaged in a standard windowed box.

:Within the [[Transformers: War for Cybertron Trilogy (cartoon)|''War for Cybertron Trilogy'']] animated series, this figure [[repurposing|represents]] an Optimus Prime fallen to darkness, not an evil clone.
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===''Legacy''===
[[File:TF-Legacy-Core-Class-Nemesis-Prime.jpg|thumb|upright=1.66|Nemesmall Prime.]]
<ul class="iconlist">{{Bp-d1|'''Nemesis Prime''' (Core Class, 2023)}}</ul>
:*''TakaraTomy ID number'': '''TL-37'''
:*''TakaraTomy release date'': [[September 30]], 2023
:*''Accessories'': Energon Axe
{{toydesigner|[[John Warden]] and [[Evan Brooks]]<ref>[[January 31]], [[2023]]'s [https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=l33J9hIaQm8 Hasbro Pulse Transformers Fanstream] on YouTube, with [[Delaney Norris]], [[Evan Brooks]], [[Mark Maher]] and [[Ben MacCrae]].</ref> (Hasbro), [[Ittoku Kuwazu]] (TakaraTomy)}}

: Released as part of the fifth wave of the ''[[Transformers: Legacy|Legacy: Evolution]]'' Core Class toys, Nemesis Prime is a [[black redeco]] of ''[[War for Cybertron: Kingdom|Kingdom]]'' Core Class [[Optimus Prime (G1)/Generations toys#War for Cybertron: Kingdom|Optimus Prime]]. His transformation shares engineering with the [[#Thrilling 30|''Thrilling 30'' Legends figure]], but with sculpted detailing directly based on the ''Earthrise'' Optimus Prime mold, down to details like the ''vestigial knee flaps'' from the ''Siege'' mold. Rather than the Ion Blaster, Nemesis Prime comes with an Energon Axe (previously depicted on Prime's instructions) that can mount onto one of his forearms if his hands are folded away.

: Oddly enough, Nemesis Prime's package art features a trailer, which the toy does not include. This is because the art is recolored from ''Kingdom'' WFC-K11 [[Optimus Prime (G1)/Generations toys#K11|Optimus Prime]]'s packaging. He's also towing said trailer backward.

: As a redeco of the Core Class mold, Nemesis Prime can hitch the trailer (with the trailer hitch/shield panel on) from the Hasbro Pulse exclusive Optimus Prime & Bumblebee 2-pack.
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===''Swapticons''===
<ul class="iconlist">{{Bp-d1|'''Clench / Nemesis Prime''' (Two-pack, [[2025]])}}</ul>
:*''Swapticons number'': '''1'''
:''[[Swapticons]]'' Nemesis Prime is a recolor of [[Optimus Prime (G1)/toys#Swapticons|Optimus Prime]] and transforms into the front half of a truck. Using a coupling mechanism with the head, he can be combined with the packed in [[Clench (G1)#Swapticons|Clench]], though it's compatible with every other figure in the line for a multitude of combinations. His smokestacks/arms are on a pivot, allowing them to be raised and lowered while his head can swivel. His face is a sticker that wraps all the way around his head.
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===''Hot Wheels''===
<ul class="iconlist">{{Bp-d1| '''Nemesis Prime''' (2025)}}</ul>
:*''Release date'': [[September 16]], 2025
:*''Accessories'': Ion blaster, left & right fists
{{toydesigner|Manson Cheung, Dwayne Vance and Matt Gabe (Mattel)}}

:The second ''Transformers'' release produced under the "Mattel Creations" line, Nemesis Prime is a redeco of the previous [[Optimus Prime (G1)/toys#Hot Wheels|Optimus Prime]] figure and retains all of the functionality of that toy. Nemesis is priced slightly lower, attributed to the use of standard paint as opposed to the glossy "Spectraflame" paint used on Optimus. The figure comes in an elaborate box, partially based on the original toy's packaging design, that includes a reversible backer card and two optional plastic inserts for displaying the figure in either truck cab or robot mode.

:The order page for the figure went live on September 16, 2025, and it sold out in less than 20 minutes.

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===''Missing Link''===
<ul class="iconlist">{{Bp-d1|'''Nemesis Prime''' ([[2026]])}}</ul>
:*''ID Number'': '''C-01N'''
:*Accessories: "[[Fusion Cannon]]" rifle, [[Executioner Axe]], "[[Heart of Cybertron]]" matrix, "[[Trailer|Wheelhouse]]" trailer/"[[Proton Scourger]]" anti-aircraft gun, [[Giza (POTP)#Missing Link|Giza]], 4 Missiles, Fuel Pump, Nozzle and Hose

:''[[Missing Link]]'' Nemesis Prime is the, as always, expected redeco of ''Missing Link'' C-01 [[Optimus Prime (G1)/toys#Missing Link|Convoy]] in the character's usual black and teal colour scheme. As the mold is a direct recreation of the original ''The Transformers'' [[Optimus Prime (G1)/toys#Toys|Optimus Prime]] toy but with the benefit of forty years of advances in toy engineering, it retains almost all of the original toy's [[gimmick]]s and comes with the same accessories as the previous versions of the toy. What differs greatly is the naming of these accessories, notably the included version of [[Roller (G1)#Missing Link|Roller]] is now a version of [[Giza (POTP)|Giza]] and the figure's Matrix is described as a version of the [[Heart of Cybertron]]. The latter stems from a bio whereby this Nemesis Prime is characterized a rebuilt version of the Decepticon spaceship ''[[Nemesis (G1)|Nemesis]]'' rather than the usual clone of Optimus Prime.

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==Merchandise==
===''Titanium Series''===
[[File:Titanium Series Nemesis Prime.jpg|thumb|upright=1.11]]
*'''Nemesis Prime''' (3" Robot Masters)
**''Accessories:'' Ion Blaster, display stand

:Had it been released, this toy would have been a redeco of [[Optimus Prime (G1)/merchandise#Titanium Series|''War Within'' Optimus Prime]]. His unpublished bio described a character much like the ''Universe'' version mentioned above, but without reference to Straxus or any type of origin story. As a redeco of a ''War Within'' toy, this Nemesis would presumably—but not necessarily—have been part of the [[Dreamwave Productions|Dreamwave]] [[Dreamwave Generation One continuity|comics continuity]].

:When on display at [[BotCon 2006]], Nemesis was stood on a Decepticon display stand, but his stock photo in the late-wave ''Titanium Series'' [[Pack-in material|pack-in leaflet]] made use of an Autobot stand. Weird.

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===''The Loyal Subjects''===
[[File:Loyalsubjects-nemesisprime.jpg|thumb|upright=1.4|"You killed Santa"! "No, ''I'' am Santa"!]]
*'''Nemesis Prime''' (8" Figure, 2013)
: A [[redeco]] of the 8" [[Optimus Prime (G1)/merchandise#Loyal Subjects|Optimus Prime]] vinyl figure, Nemesis Prime features shoulder and neck articulation and comes with a large gun. The figure was limited to a series of 500.

: This mold was also used for the [[Optimus Prime (G1)/merchandise#The Loyal Subjects|8" Optimus Prime, "Dead Prime", and DIY Optimus Prime]] figures.

::*''[https://www.theloyalsubjects.com/blog/nemsis-prime Nemesis Prime figure announcement (with bio) from the ''Loyal Subjects'' blog]''
::*[https://www.theloyalsubjects.com/store/nemesis-prime Nemesis Prime's other bio from the Loyal Subjects' web-store.]
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===''D-Style''===
[[File:D-Style-NemesisPrime.jpg|thumb|upright=1.66|Next time, I'll see if [[Deep Cover]] has a jet pack I can borrow, instead.]]
*'''Black Convoy''' (2015)
**''ID number:'' 46
**''Accessories:'' Two fists, two pointing hands, laser blaster, battle axe, Dead Matrix, "Trailer" vehicle mode, jet pack

:''[[D-Style]]'' Black Convoy is a redeco of ''D-Style'' [[Optimus Prime (G1)/merchandise#D-Style|Convoy]], a super deformed model kit produced by [[Kotobukiya]]. He comes with redecoes of Convoy's accessories—assorted hands, a blaster, an axe, a [[Dead Matrix]] that stores in his chest, a tiny representation of his truck mode which can carry his blaster—plus a new one: [[Sideswipe (G1)|Sideswipe]]'s jet pack, which can be plugged into Convoy's back to replicate his use of it in "[[More than Meets the Eye, Part 3]]". Moving Black Convoy's antennae causes his mouthplate to move up and down.
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===Mecha Nations===
[[File:Mn002-blackconvoy.jpg|thumb]]
*'''Black Convoy''' (2014)
**''ID Number:'' '''MN02'''
**''Accessories:'' Ion Blaster, Energon Axe, Removable Armor, Megatron gun, alternate hands.

:Created by [[Kids Logic]], this [[super deformed]] G1 Black Convoy is, naturally, a redeco of their [[Optimus Prime (G1)/merchandise#Mecha Nations|previous Optimus Prime figure]] in traditional Black Convoy/Nemesis Prime colors.

:He stands 6" tall and is articulated, featuring a metallic color scheme, removable armor and replacement hands. He also features LED light up eyes, lights, weapons and [[Dead Matrix]].

:This figure was also redecoed into Mecha Nations [[Ultra Magnus (G1)/merchandise#Mecha Nations|Ultra Magnus]].
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===Bitfig===
[[File:Bitfig-Black-Convoy.jpg|thumb]]
*'''Black Convoy''' (06-2017)
:Part of the second wave of Transformers Bitfig capsule toys by [[TakaraTomy A.R.T.S.]], Black Convoy is a redeco of Convoy whose design is inspired by his appearance in the G1 cartoon. Black Convoy is articulated at the neck and shoulders. Bitfig toys were packaged in capsules color coded to the toy they contained.
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===Prime 1 Studio===
====''Premium Masterline''====
[[File:Prime 1 Studio Premium Masterline Nemesis Prime.jpg|upright=1.11|thumb]]
*'''Nemesis Prime''' (2017)
**''ID Number'': '''PMTF-03'''
**''Accessories'': Base, Fusion axe

:[[Prime 1 Studio]] ''Premium Masterline'' Nemesis Prime is a black redeco of the [[Optimus Prime (G1)/merchandise#Prime 1 Studio|Optimus Prime]] statue from the same series. He comes with a Fusion axe that can replace his Ion Blaster-holding hand and features LED lights on his eyes.

:This release was limited to 250 pieces. The statue was also redecoed as [[Ultra Magnus (G1)/merchandise#Prime 1 Studio|Ultra Magnus]].
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====''Cutie1''====
*'''Nemesis Prime & TR Silver Megatron Set''' (2-pack, 2023)
**''Accessories'': Stand

:A striking departure from previous Prime 1 Studio offerings, ''Cutie1'' Nemesis Prime is a lovable yet scary looking soft vinyl figure stylized as a button-eyed doll with chibi proportions. Unsurprisingly, he's a redeco of [[Optimus Prime (G1)/merchandise#Cutie1|Optimus Prime]] and comes in a set with [[Megatron (G1)/merchandise#Cutie1Set|TR Silver Megatron]].

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===''Transformers Trading Card Game''===
[[File:W1NemesisPrime.jpg|thumb|upright=1.66]]
*'''Nemesis Prime, Dark Clone''' (2018)
**'''Wave 1'''
**''Rarity: '''''SRT'''
**''Card Number: '''''T28/T40'''
**''Stars: ''12
:'''Nemesis Prime, Dark Clone''' is one of forty double-sided character cards available in Wave 1 of the [[Transformers Trading Card Game]].

:The artwork on the card is reused from the ''[[Transformers Legends (mobile game)|Transformers Legends]]'' mobile card game.

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[[File:EENemesisPrime.jpg|thumb|upright=0.9]]
*'''Nemesis Prime, Dark Clone''' (2019)
**'''Wave 1: Energon Edition'''
**''Rarity: '''''SRT'''
**''Card Number: '''''T04/T06'''
**''Stars: ''12
:Released as part of the TCG's Wave 1: Energon Edition, this card is a reprint of Wave 1's '''Nemesis Prime, Dark Clone'''. Printed on semi-transparent plastic instead of a normal Character Card, this version features new art based on the ''[[Power of the Primes (toyline)|Power of the Primes]]'' Nemesis Prime toy by [[Ken Christiansen]].
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===Flame Toys===
[[File:Flame-Toys-Model-Kit-Nemesis-Prime-Attack-Mode.jpg|thumb]]
*'''Nemesis Prime (Attack Mode)''' ([[October 4]], 2018)
**''Accessories:'' Ion cannon, axe, 4 hands

:Debuted as an exclusive item for [[New York Comic Con|NYCC]] 2018, "Nemesis Prime (Attack Mode)" is an articulated, non-transforming, Voyager Class-sized {{w|Gunpla}}-style model kit redecoed from the [[Optimus Prime (G1)/merchandise#Furai Model|Optimus Prime (Attack Mode) model kit]] mold. Using parts made of hard ABS plastic and some polycaps, Optimus Prime (Attack Mode) is an original design created by Flame Toys in collaboration with [[Akira Amemiya]] of [[Studio Trigger]].

:For straight-assembly builders, Nemesis Prime features a sheet of foil stickers for detail (notably the shoulder insignias), though the kit can be panel-lined and touched-up with several panel-lining and paint markers (water/acrylic-based markers are recommended, as alcohol-based markers like ''Gundam Markers'' can potentially damage the ABS plastic). If one desires; the kit's pieces, aside from the translucent parts, can be fully coated with spray paints to recreate the finished sample seen in the stock photos.

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[[File:Flame-Toys-Model-Kit-Nemesis-Prime-IDW.jpg|thumb]]
*'''Nemesis Prime (IDW ver.)''' ([[July 18]], 2019)
**''Number:'' '''08'''
**''Accessories:'' Ion cannon, 4 hands

:Debuted at [[San Diego Comic-Con|SDCC]] 2019, and then sold as a Barnes & Noble exclusive, the second Nemesis Prime model kit is a redeco of the second [[Optimus Prime (G1)/merchandise#Furai03|Optimus Prime]] model kit, patterned on [[Don Figueroa]]'s [[:File:Ongoing Issue 1-Optimus Surrenders.jpg|2009 comic design]] for Optimus in [[The Transformers (IDW)|''The Transformers'' vol. 1]]. As with the Attack Mode kit, the finished IDW-style kit is Voyager-sized.

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*'''Nemesis Prime G1mode''' ([[July]], 2021)
**''Number:'' '''24'''
**''Accessories:'' Ion cannon, 10 hands, axe
The third Nemesis Prime model kit is a redeco of the third [[Optimus Prime (G1)/merchandise#Furai12|Optimus Prime]] model kit, based on his appearance in the G1 cartoon.

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===''Mighty Muggs''===
[[File:MightyMuggs 2018 Nemesis.jpg|thumb|upright=1.44]]
*'''Nemesis Prime''' ([[2019]])
**''ID number:'' '''05'''

:Nemesis was released in the second wave of the 2018 [[Mighty Muggs]] relaunch, redecoed from [[Optimus Prime (G1)/merchandise#2018mightymugg|Optimus Prime]]. As with his heroic counterpart, his helmet can be bopped to alter his mood. He features three different faces: [[Mouthplate|classic]], distressingly happy, and moderately smug. For some reason, his eyes are blue, rather than their usual red.
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===''Pop!''===
[[File:Funko Pop Nemesis Prime G1.jpg|thumb|upright=1.44]]
*'''Nemesis Prime''' (2021)
**''ID number:'' '''36'''

:A redeco of [[Optimus Prime (G1)/merchandise#Pop!|Optimus Prime]] released as part of the ''Pop! Retro Toys'' segment and exclusive to Funko Shop, [[Funko Pop!|Funko]]'s ''Pop!'' Nemesis Prime is a super deformed vinyl figure based on Optimus's original Generation 1 toy.

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*'''Nemesis Prime''' ([[Funko Pop!#Digital Pop! NFTs|Digital ''Pop!'']], 2022)
**''Rarity:''
***''Monochrome:'' '''Common'''
***''Static:'' '''Common'''
***''Glowing:'' '''Uncommon'''
***''Chrome:'' '''Uncommon'''
***''Original:'' '''Rare'''
:{{W|Non-fungible token|NFT}}s depicting Nemesis Prime in the Funko style.
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[[File:Funko-Pop-Pin-Nemesis-Prime.jpg|thumb|upright=1.44]]
*'''Nemesis Prime''' (''Pop!'' Pin, 2022)
**''ID number:'' '''18'''
**''Accessories:'' Display stand
:A metallic enamel pin based on Nemesis Prime's vinyl figure measuring 4-inches tall, approximately the same as a regular vinyl.

:Nemesis was released as a limited edition chase variant of the [[Optimus Prime (G1)/merchandise#Pop! Pin|Optimus Prime]] pin.
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===Threezero===
====DLX====
*'''Nemesis Prime''' (2021)
**''Accessories:'' TBA
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====MDLX====
[[File:Threezero-MDLX-Nemesis-Prime.jpg|thumb|upright]]
*'''Nemesis Prime''' (2022)
**''Known designers:'' Kelvin Sau
**''Accessories:'' one ion blaster, one energon axe, Dark Matrix, five pairs of hands (relaxed, closed, rifle- axe- and Matrix-holding)
:A redeco of [[Threezero]]'s [[Optimus Prime (G1)/merchandise#MDLX|MDLX Optimus Prime]], Nemesis Prime is an original design taking inspiration from the original cartoon but with the aesthetics in the vein of the live-action movies. Nemesis Prime is a smaller scaled non-transforming action figure in the vein of contemporary collector-oriented lines like Figma and S.H. Figuarts. Like those lines, the figure is extremely well-articulated and detailed, features interchangeable hands and accessories, namely his ion blaster, energon axe and Dark Matrix. He comes with a suite of hands in pairs: closed fists, splayed-out relaxed hands, and three different pairs meant to specifically hold each one of the aforementioned accessories. His window chest is magnetically attached and as such can be removed to store the Matrix when not in use. His instructions erroneously call the Dark Matrix the [[Creation Matrix]] in one of its two callouts.

:Like [[Cliffjumper (G1)/toys#Threezero|Cliffjumper]] before him, Nemesis was released in the United States as a ''PX Previews'' exclusive.

:He was also redecoed into [[Ultra Magnus (G1)/toys#Threezero|Ultra Magnus]]. Nemesis is also compatible with [[Starscream (G1)/merchandise#MDLX|Starscream]]'s wing assembly and head sculpt, which can be plugged into his back and swapped with, respectively.

::*''[https://www.threezerohk.com/product/transformers-mdlx-nemesis-prime/ More information on MDLX Nemesis Prime at Threezero]

===Nendoroid===
[[File:Nendoroid G1 Nemesis Prime.jpg|upright=1.4|thumb|Baby. Baby boy. Evil.]]
*'''Nemesis Prime''' ([[2022]])
**''Nendoroid ID Number'': '''1814'''
**''Accessories'': Ion blaster, Energon-axe, pointing hand

:[[Nendoroid]] Nemesis Prime is a [[super deformed]], non-converting figure redecoed from [[Optimus Prime (G1)/merchandise#Nendoroid|Optimus Prime]].

:As with most Nendoroids, Nemesis Prime can interchange body parts with compatible figures, and comes with an alternative "pointing hand" accessory to aid with specific posing. The figure is packed with an Ion blaster and an Energon-axe, the latter of which replaces Nemesis's hand when wielded. He also features articulation at the head, knees, shoulders, elbows, and even his chest.

:This sculpt was produced by Toyhouse with Nendoron's supervision.
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===Icon Heroes===
*'''Nemesis Prime X Soundblaster Retro Pin Set''' (2022)
: A hard enamel pin based on Optimus Prime's original G1 package art but in Nemesis Prime colors made by Icon Heroes. It comes carded with a [[Soundwave (G1)/merchandise#Icon Heroes|Soundblaster]] pin.

: This pin was also available in traditional [[Optimus Prime (G1)/merchandise#Icon Heroes|Optimus Prime]] colors.
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===Jada Toys===
[[File:JadaMetalsDieCastG1NemesisPrime1-24.jpg|upright=1.44|thumb|It's really just a matter of time until all other Jada Optimuses are also redecoed anyway.]]
*'''Nemesis Prime''' (Scale 1/24 Die Cast Vehicle, 2022)
:Released by [[Jada Toys]], this 1/24 scaled non-transforming die-cast truck with rubber tires is a redeco of [[Optimus Prime (G1)/merchandise#Jada Toys|Optimus Prime]] and features opening doors to reveal a highly detailed interior. The truck also features a sculpted robot mode underneath its chassis.

:The artwork for Nemesis's robot mode depicts him being a recolor of ''Prime Wars Trilogy'''s Optimus.

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[[File:JadaNanoMetalfigsSeries2G1BW-18pack.jpg|upright=1.44|thumb]]
*'''Transformers Series 2 18-pack''' (4cm Die Cast Figure Multipack, 2022)
:''Nano Metalfigs'' Series 2 Nemesis Prime is a redeco of Series 1 [[Optimus Prime (G1)/merchandise#Nano Metalfigs|Optimus Prime]], an incredibly small die-cast figurine molded doing an action pose. He has a little base attached to his feet for balancing reasons.

:He comes in an impressive multipack with [[Jada Toys#Nano Metalfigs|seventeen other figurines]]. This mold was later redecoed as a golden [[Optimus Prime (G1)/merchandise#NanoMetalfigs3|Optimus Prime]] in the Series 3 18-pack.
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===XM Studios===
*'''Nemesis Prime''' (2022)

:This hand-painted porcelain statue is, interestingly, ''not'' a redeco of [[XM Studios]]' earlier such statue of Optimus Prime, but rather is an entirely new sculpt. Nemesis Prime has [[Light-emitting diode|light-up eyes]] and alternate arms to allow for different poses or the use of his rifle and energon axe. The set also includes a sculpted version of Nemesis's truck mode to be displayed alongside the robot.

:Standing 27" tall, 399 were produced, with a suggested retail of about $1,600 US.
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===Kotobukiya Bishoujo Series===
[[File:Bishoujo Nemesis Prime.jpg|thumb|Live fast, die young Bad girls do it well]]
*'''Bishoujo Series Transformers Black Convoy/Nemesis Prime''' (July 2023)
**''Accessories'': Alternate masked face
**''Known designers:'' [[Shunya Yamashita]] (artist)

:''[[Kotobukiya]] [[Bishoujo Series]]'' Black Convoy/Nemesis Prime is a redeco and slight retool of [[Optimus Prime (G1)/merchandise#Kotobukiya Bishoujo Series|Optimus Prime]] from the same line of PVC figures. In addition to being recolored in the usual Nemesis black and teal, she has been given a new face sculpt, and the Optimus figure's trailer briefcase has been swapped out for a bright red energy sword.

:Like Optimus, ''Bishoujo Series'' Nemesis Prime also comes with an alternate [[Mouthplate|masked]] head piece, and is attached to a purple display base designed after the Decepticon insignia.

:The figure was a limited release, only available via Kotobukiya's website and at specific events, such as the 2023 Anime Expo convention.
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===Yolopark===
====AMK Pro====
<ul class="iconlist">{{Bp-d1|'''Nemesis Prime''' (2024)}}</ul>
:*''Accessories'': Stand, [[Ion blaster]], [[Energon-axe]], [[Matrix of Leadership]], Megatron gun mode.

:Released as part of Yolopark's AMK Pro line, this "Limited Edition" Nemesis Prime is a [[black redeco]] of the Optimus Prime kit, coming in pre-assembled modules as opposed to traditional model kit runners. This allows him to be assembled quickly and easily without tools. Unlike Yolopark's regular AMK line, the AMK Pro line features diecast parts as well as light-up features. In Prime's case, his eyes will light up when tapping his head with a magnet. The feature requires one CR927 battery which is not included.

:The fully assembled figure bears a striking resemblance to the ''Masterpiece'' Black Convoy 3.0 and features an opening Matrix chamber and fully articulated hands, eliminating the need for alternate hands. Both the ion blaster and Megatron gun can tab into his hands, though removing the stalk from the Megatron gun makes this much easier.

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====AMK Mini Series====
<ul class="iconlist">{{Bp-d1|'''Nemesis Prime''' (2024)}}</ul>
:*''Accessories'': 2 additional pairs of hands (Splayed, Pointing), [[Ion blaster]]

:First released for the ''AMK Mini Series'' blind box, this Nemesis Prime is a smaller version of the character, being a redeco of Optimus. Like the original mold, Nemesis features swappable hand parts and his usual Ion Blaster.

: As a blind-boxed figure, the line-up had a 1/60 probability of obtaining Nemesis Prime, which was 30 times more than Skywarp. However, Nemesis Prime has also been released individually in a single box, with initial sightings in the Filipino market in July 2025.

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===Blokees===
====Galaxy Version====
[[File:Blokees-TF-Galaxy-Version-04-Nemesis-Prime.jpg|thumb|upright=1.66]]
<ul class="iconlist">{{Bp-d1|'''Nemesis Prime''' (2024)}}</ul>
:*''Series:'' '''Galaxy Version 04 - Fractured Space-Time'''
:*''Accessories:'' Spare balljoint piece, figure stand, 2 open hands, 2 forearm blasters, Dark Saber, holdable Autobot/Decepticon insignias

:Released in the fourth wave of the ''Galaxy Version'' line of blind boxes, ''[[Blokees]]'' Nemesis is a roughly 4-inch-tall, highly-articulated, and non-transforming snap-on model kit of the Decepticon clone, redecoed from parts of the first wave's Optimus Prime. He is built on a "Standard Body" skeleton shared with other Blokees figures in the line, but with different body pieces to make them distinct. As advertised in the box, Nemesis has a pull rate of 1 in every 9 boxes, or three times across four cases. Despite what the instructions depict regarding the retooled secure joint, Nemesis still utilizes the circular hinge connection for his head and faceplate construction.

:As a redeco of the ''Galaxy Version'' Optimus Prime kit, Nemesis retains the peg holes for the jetpack from the ''Shining Version'' Sideswipe kit.

:In addition to the 2 pairs of closed and open hands, Nemesis also comes with a new set of weapons replacing the original mold's Ion Blaster and Energon Axe, namely the twin forearm blasters and the [[Dark Saber]] modeled after his accessories from the [[Nemesis_Prime_(G1)#Power_of_the_Primes|''Power of the Primes'']] toy.
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====Blokees Wheels====
<ul class="iconlist">{{Bp-d1|'''Nemesis Prime''' (2025)}}</ul>
:*''Series:'' '''Blokees Figure Club exclusive'''
:The award for collecting 12 different Blokees Wheels C-01 figures and scanning the QR Code to unlock their profile in Blokees Figure Club on WeChat and later the global Blokees App, this Nemesis Prime model kit is a redeco of [[Optimus Prime (G1)/merchandise#Blokees Wheels|Optimus Prime]] based on his Earth truck mode designed by [[Don Figueroa]] for [[IDW Publishing]]'s 2009-2011 ''[[The Transformers (IDW)|The Transformers]]'' series in Nemesis Prime's iconic evergreen paint scheme. While everything else is molded in ABS plastic, the cab section is made out of "2.5x density" Solidex to evoke the feeling of die-cast cars like [[Hot Wheels]]. He uses the same universal Chassis Connector as the rest of the lineup, and his front section can be opened to allow the chase kits' driver figures to sit inside; the seats can also accommodate the [[Matrix of Leadership]] included with his wavemate [[Scamper#Blokees Wheels|Scamper]]. The truck bed has a standard-size port which serves as a trailer hitch, used by the [[Optimus Prime (G1)/merchandise#Blokees Wheels|''CT 01'']] individual-release version of this kit which includes the trailer.
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===Auldey===
[[File:Auldey-TF-AAE-Nemesis.jpg|thumb|upright=1.66]]
<ul class="iconlist">{{Bp-d1|'''Nemesis''' (Alpha Action Elite, 2025)}}</ul>
:*''Series:'' '''Attack on Earth'''
:*''ID Number'': '''AAE-012'''
:*''Accessories:'' 4 pairs of hands, Sword, pauldrons (left and right), cape, trading card
{{toydesigner|[[Lam Ahtek]]}}

:Sold as part of [[Auldey]]'s "Alpha Action Elite (AAE)" series of blindboxes, this Nemesis Prime is a 5-inch non-transforming but highly articulated action figure, redecoed from the [[Optimus_Prime_(G1)/merchandise#Auldey|first ''AAE'' Optimus Prime mold]]. Aside from his additional pairs of hands. Nemesis also comes with a sword instead of an Ion Blaster, and a black redeco of ''AAE-S'' Starscream's coronation cape and shoulder pauldrons. Nemesis also features a removable chest window piece, which reveals an empty cavity for a Matrix of Leadership-shaped accessory from this line. Unlike the original mold, Nemesis uses the improved neck joint used for the ''AAE Select'''s release of Optimus.

:As advertised in the box, the lineup had a 12/72 probability of getting Nemesis.
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==Notes==
*[[Forest Lee|The author of Nemesis Prime's ''Alternators'' bio]] has said that the "extra-spatial source" that Arkeville tapped into was actually a pocket dimension that served as [[Unicron]]'s power battery—and that Unicron gave Arkeville exactly what he wanted, in the form of a [[spark]] fragment from Unicron's [[Nemesis Prime (Universe)|own attempt at cloning an Optimus Prime]].{{fact}}
*Nemesis Prime's ''Universe'' bio seems directly inspired by the Marvel UK "[[Two Megatrons!]]" storyline, which revealed that Straxus had rebuilt a "[[Archforce|hapless trooper]]" into a Megatron clone, complete with copied brain patterns. Unlike Nemesis Prime, however, this clone became a repository for Straxus's consciousness after Straxus's botched attempt to invade the original Megatron's mind.
*According to [[Hasbro]] copy writer [[Forest Lee]], the reference to Straxus was included in Comic-Con 2008 Nemesis Prime's bio entirely to make [[David Willis]] happy.
*Stellar Converter Cannons are also weapons found on the ''[[Transformers: Cybertron (toyline)|Cybertron]]'' [[Primus]] toy.
*The Loyal Subjects figure had 2 bios: a short version copied verbatim from the ''Armada'' [[Nemesis Prime (Armada)|Nemesis Prime]] article and a longer original write-up that includes a bizarre Christmas-themed rampage.
*The ''Masterpiece'' Black Convoy toy is used to represent a Decepticon truck transporting [[Megatron (G1)|GT-R Megatron]] to a race in the [[Transformers GT: Mission GT-R (story page)|''Transformers GT'' story pages]], though there is no indication it's actually him.
*[[Fun Publications]] scrapped preliminary plans to do a ''[[Combiner Wars (toyline)|Combiner Wars]]'' Nemesis Prime toy from [[Motormaster (G1)#Combiner Wars|Motormaster]] because TakaraTomy effectively did so with [[Grand Scourge#Toys|''Unite Warriors'' Grand Scourge]] from [[Optimus Prime (G1)/Generations toys#Combiner Wars|Optimus Prime]]. Thus the Club release of Motormaster's alternate "pretooled" head went to [[Toxitron (Universe)#Combiner Wars|Toxitron]] instead.<ref>[http://www.allspark.com/forums/topic/127659-future-of-unite-warriors-from-figure-king/page-2#entry3212769 Post by Powered Convoy on The Allspark Forums, 2016/04/22]</ref>
*Meanwhile, Nemesis Prime's design in ''Forged to Fight'' is a straight recoloring of Optimus Prime in parallel with Grand Scourge.

===Foreign names===
*''Japanese:'' '''Black Convoy''' (ブラックコンボイ ''Burakku Konboi''), '''Nemesis Prime''' (ネメシスプライム ''Nemeshisu Puraimu''), '''Nemesis Pax''' (''Power of the Primes'', ネメシスパックス ''Nemeshisu Pakkusu'')
*''Cantonese:'' '''Am Hak O Baak Man''' (暗黑柯柏文, "Dark Optimus Prime")
*''Hungarian'' '''Nemezis fővezér'''
*''Mandarin:'' '''Ànhēi Qíng Tiān Zhù''' (暗黑擎天柱, "Dark Optimus Prime")

==References==
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Cyclonus (G1)

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:''Cyclonus is a [[Decepticon]] from the [[Generation 1 continuity family|Generation 1]] [[continuity family]].''
[[File:CyclonusPioneerDVD1.jpg|upright=1.4|thumb|We have met the cyclone and it is us.]]
Among the Decepticons, finding a genuinely loyal and competent [[second-in-command]] is a near [[Starscream (G1)|impossibility]]. '''Cyclonus''' is the exception to that rule. Created by [[Unicron/Generation 1|Unicron]], Cyclonus is a being whose loyalty to [[Galvatron (G1)|Galvatron]] and the Decepticon cause is so intense as to exclude most other emotions and interests from his mind. He is dedicated to destruction in his leader's name.

He also has brains to back up that dedication, power to enforce Galvatron's will, and the initiative to form plans and get them done. Cyclonus could easily rule the Decepticons himself if he so desired, either as a power behind the throne or directly overthrowing his psychotic master. His responses to any suggestions that he do so? "All hail Galvatron!"

It's really amazing that he's so loyal, when one considers that he alternates with [[Ultra Magnus (G1)|Ultra Magnus]] as Galvatron's personal punching bag.

{{bigquote|Galvatron! Why would you attack me, your most loyal soldier?|Cyclonus|"[[The Killing Jar (episode)|The Killing Jar]]"}}

==Fiction==
===Generation 1 cartoon continuity===
[[File:Cyclonus toon.jpg|left|thumb]]
{{main|Cyclonus (G1)/Generation 1 cartoon continuity}}
Created in [[2005]] from the remains of a battle damaged Decepticon, Cyclonus instantly became [[Galvatron (G1)/Generation 1 cartoon continuity|Galvatron]]'s loyal second-in-command. When his leader became brain-damaged in [[2006]], Cyclonus continued to serve him faithfully, save for a brief attempt to admit him to a sanitarium planet for counseling. Cyclonus later journeyed to the planet [[Nebulos]] and, allying himself with the [[Hive (G1)|Hive]], became a [[Targetmaster (technology)|Targetmaster]].

In a splinter timeline, Cyclonus did not become a Targetmaster, and in [[2011]], found himself falling from Galvatron's good graces in the wake of the advent of the [[Headmaster (technology)|Headmasters]]. Following Galvatron's demise, Cyclonus mourned his fallen leader, only to become possessed by the will of [[Galvatron II]], an alternate universe incarnation of his former master. Following a battle with Unicron, Cyclonus was purged of Galvatron II's spirit and resolved to stop worshipping Galvatron and instead become as powerful as him.
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===Marvel Comics continuity===
====Marvel ''The Transformers'' comics====
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[[File:Cyclonustarget2006.jpg|left|upright=1.4|thumb|What once had been a misread movie script was now dumb-sounding canon!]]
In ''the 2006 of'' a future timeline, Cyclonus was a creation of Unicron, {{storylink|The Planet-Eater!}} ''remade from the body of the dispatched Decepticon [[Life Spark]]'', {{storylink|Target: 2006}} so that he could serve as [[Galvatron (G1)|Galvatron]]'s personal ship. Tasked with tracking down the Autobot [[Matrix of Leadership]] by their dark master, Galvatron, Cyclonus, and [[Scourge (G1)|Scourge]] first stopped by [[Cybertron (planet)|Cybertron]] so that Galvatron could eliminate [[Starscream (G1)/Marvel Comics continuity|Starscream]] and secure his position as leader of the Decepticons. There, the trio witnessed Unicron consume Cybertron's moons, which enraged Galvatron until Unicron tortured him back into servitude. On their master's orders, the Decepticons then headed for [[Earth]] and attacked [[Ultra Magnus (G1)/Marvel Comics continuity|Ultra Magnus]]'s Autobots as they were attempting to make their way off-planet. The Autobots' trickery led the Decepticons into believing that they successfully destroyed their opponent, while in reality they only managed to detonate an empty portion of Ultra Magnus's starship. {{storylink|Judgment Day!}} ''Following this, Galvatron, Cyclonus and Scourge [[Time travel|traveled back in time]] to [[1986]] as part of a plan to free themselves from Unicron's control by constructing a massive cannon that would destroy him upon their return to the future. The three Unicronian Decepticons proved themselves almost invincible in the face of the Autobots' attacks, but were finally defeated when Galvatron was duped into believing he was trapped in a temporal paradox, and returned to his own time to live out the remaining events of Unicron's design.'' {{storylink|Target: 2006}}

[[File:Cyclonuspullsthebeardy.jpg|thumb|Sure, yanking Scourge's beard is funny, but wait till you see what they do with Cyclonus's ears.]]
''Back in his own time,'' Cyclonus served once more as Galvatron's personal transport when he headed to the [[Junkion (planet)|planet of Junk]] to snatch the Matrix away from Ultra Magnus. Though Galvatron was unable to use the Autobot bauble's power against Unicron, the Decepticons were freed from Unicron's control when his destruction was dealt out at the hands of [[Hot Rod (G1)/Marvel Comics continuity|Rodimus Prime]]. {{storylink|The Final Battle!}} ''After this, Galvatron transported himself back in time to [[1987]], leaving Cyclonus and Scourge in the future, under [[Shockwave (G1)/Marvel Comics continuity|Shockwave]]'s command. The duo were attacked by the freelance peace-keeping agent, [[Death's Head (G1)|Death's Head]], who was seeking the bounty on Galvatron’s head, and Cyclonus revealed Galvatron’s whereabouts to him.'' {{storylink|Wanted: Galvatron — Dead or Alive!}} ''Later, Shockwave hired Death’s Head to kill Rodimus Prime, but Cyclonus and Scourge interfered with the job as they sought to kill Rodimus first, in order to reclaim their lost standing amongst the Decepticons.'' {{storylink|Headhunt}} ''This did not please Death’s Head, and consequently, he willingly accepted a contract from Rodimus to hunt down Cyclonus and Scourge, eventually tracking them down to the planet of Junk as [[2008]] dawned. Before he could finish the job, however, all three of them fell under the mind-controlling influence of Unicron, whose disembodied head had survived the destruction of his body and had landed on the planet, where he was having the native Junkions construct a new body for him.''

''Under Unicron's control, Cyclonus and Scourge killed Shockwave and became Decepticon leaders, reigniting the stalemated Cybertronian war to a furious degree to cover Unicron's actions. Death's Head, however, was able to fight the mind control and work with the Autobots long enough to stop the chaos-bringer's plan. As explosions destroyed Unicron, Death's Head tackled Cyclonus and Scourge, pushing them through a [[time portal]] Unicron had built, promising to kill them another time. Cyclonus and Scourge were hurled into the past of Cybertron by the portal, where they came under the command of [[Scorponok (G1)|Scorponok]].'' {{storylink|The Legacy of Unicron!}}

[[File:Scourge scorponok cyclonus marvel uk 151.jpg|left|thumb|He's from the future and knows a lot about history.]]
Cyclonus and Scourge traveled with Scorponok and several other Decepticons to the peaceful planet [[Nebulos]] in pursuit of [[Fortress Maximus (G1)|Fortress Maximus]]'s Autobots. {{storylink|Broken Glass!}} After Scorponok and the [[Terrorcon (G1)|Terrorcons]] were defeated by the new Autobot [[Targetmaster (technology)|Targetmasters]], the Nebulan [[Vorath]] attempted to duplicate the technology on the Decepticons. Cyclonus was partnered with [[Nightstick (G1)|Nightstick]], a Nebulan recruit who had been bio-mechanically engineered to be able to transform into his weapon. Cyclonus was soon presented with an opportunity to test his new Targetmaster abilities when some Autobot Headmaster prisoners escaped. The fury of the battle destroyed the city of [[Koraja]], culminating in Fortress Maximus knocking down Cyclonus and the other Decepticon Targetmasters with part of a beloved fountain. {{storylink|Brothers in Armor!!}}

''At some point afterwards, Cyclonus and the other Decepticon Targetmasters lay in ambush for the Autobot [[Headmaster (technology)|Headmasters]] at the [[Fortress of Despair]] where they had the Autobot Targetmasters held captive. However, once Scorponok had abducted [[Highbrow (G1)|Highbrow]] to study the Headmaster process further the remaining Headmasters were able to free their Targetmaster comrades and turn the tables on the Decepticons.'' {{storylink|Worlds Apart!}}

Ultimately, Cyclonus and Scorponok's Decepticons followed the Autobots off Nebulos to Earth. {{storylink|Brothers in Armor!!}}

[[File:Cyclonuskronk.jpg|thumb|Back-seat driver!]]
''Once there, Cyclonus and Scourge sought out Galvatron, and arranged to meet with him in the open. En-route to the meeting grounds, they were accosted by a squad of human-piloted jet-fighters, and Cyclonus reveled at the chance to have some target-practice at their expense. Nightstick cheered him on as he downed his targets, only for the Decepticon to remind the Nebulon that he was only a spectator, and not an active participant in the skirmish. Shortly after, the humans tricked Cyclonus into crashing in a rocky peak, and Nightstick had to take control after all to retreat. Their day having started out badly already, Cyclonus and Scourge proceeded to meet with Galvatron, and revealed they were no longer willing to serve him. Instead, they demanded that he hand over his [[Time-jump trigger device|time travel device]] so that they could return to the future and their position as Decepticon leaders. The confrontation was disrupted by the sudden appearance of the Autobot commando squad, the [[Wreckers]], and Cyclonus found himself battling [[Springer (G1)|Springer]] instead of his intended target. The Autobot drew both Cyclonus and Scourge away from the human settlement by professing to have stolen Galvatron's time jump mechanism, when in reality, the Decepticon no longer even had it for them to take. Cyclonus and Scourge caught up to Springer and learned of the ruse just as the rest of the Wreckers came to their leader's rescue. [[File:Cyclonus death.jpg|left|thumb|"Handles on your head are the latest thing," Unicron says to me. "You'll look so trendy with head-handles."]] Unwilling to fight them all at once, Cyclonus and Scourge took to the air and left.'' {{storylink|Wrecking Havoc}}

''Having met with failure again, Cyclonus and Scourge decided to cut their losses and team up with Shockwave's present-day Earth-based Decepticon forces.''

''Unfortunately, Cyclonus accidentally let slip that they would kill Shockwave in the future. Naturally wanting to ensure his continued existence, Shockwave unleashed a brainwashed [[Straxus (G1)|Megatron clone]] upon the two. Seized by the clone, Cyclonus’s Targetmaster partner, Nightstick, was crushed, and as Cyclonus begged Scourge for help, his companion fled to save his own life and Cyclonus’s head was torn from his body, killing him outright.'' {{storylink|Dry Run!}}

''Cyclonus and Scourge’s displacement into the past had circumvented the normal [[Mass substitution|mass-replacement]] method used by time travel, and had hence unbalanced the space-time continuum, causing a [[Time rift|rift]] to appear in the fabric of space and time. Cyclonus's death, twenty years before he was even created, proved to be the final straw, accelerating the rift, which soon threatened to consume Earth and Cybertron. Realizing that the only way to stop it was to return himself, Galvatron and Cyclonus to their original time, Scourge attempted to recover Cyclonus’s body from Shockwave, only to be attacked by the deranged Decepticon, who had lost his mind due to the illogical nature of the situation, and had strung Cyclonus’s remains up like a twisted trophy. [[Ravage (G1)/Marvel Comics continuity|Ravage]], however, was able to bring Shockwave back to sanity enough for him to deposit Cyclonus’s remains after Galvatron and Scourge, and then seal it with an x-ray blast.'' {{storylink|Time Wars}} ''These events were observed by the [[time travel]]ling [[Dicet Alpha-zero]].'' {{storylink|The Quest!}}
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=====The Big Broadcast of 2006=====
{{NoteMarvelBB2006}}
In an alternate future of 2006, Cyclonus was on the Decepticon planet [[Chaar]] when [[Astrotrain (G1)|Astrotrain]] arrived and gave a report to [[Galvatron (G1)|Galvatron]] about the [[Junkion (species)|Junkions]] being hypnotized by a television. Galvatron angrily declared he didn't care anything about the news. Cyclonus pleaded with him to reconsider how the information could be used against the Autobots, but Galvatron would not change his mind. On his own initiative, Cyclonus took [[Scourge (G1)|Scourge]] along to investigate and discovered the [[Quintesson]]s were involved.

Back on Chaar, a hypnotized Galvatron suddenly took off without telling Cyclonus where he was going, so Cyclonus and Scourge followed him to [[Junkion (planet)|Junkion]]. They were soon met there by a group of Autobots where they engaged them in battle. When the Autobots succeeded in disrupting the Quintessons' hypnosis signal, the Junkions added their strength to the Autobots', which caused Galvatron to retreat so fast he nearly left Cyclonus behind. Cyclonus decided to ask Galvatron to make Junkion off-limits to Decepticons. {{storylink|The Big Broadcast of 2006 (issue)|The Big Broadcast of 2006}}

=====Rhythms of Darkness!=====
Another alternate version of Cyclonus inhabited an alternate future world. Cyclonus, along with Scourge, had pursued Rodimus Prime and his crew to Junkion. After his [[Autobot shuttle|shuttle]] had been destroyed and his crew deactivated, Rodimus defiantly stood against the attacking Decepticons, but a sudden distraction gave Cyclonus and Scourge the opening they needed to shoot the [[Matrix of Leadership|Matrix]] away from him, [[File:Cyclonusrod.jpg|upright=1.5|thumb|Those ears are never not useful and/or hilarious in these death scenes.]] allowing Galvatron to finish him off. The Decepticons likely failed to notice that another Hot Rod from [[Primax 512.5 Gamma|a parallel timeline]] had observed these events, or that the Matrix had landed at his feet before he disappeared back into his own time. {{storylink|Less Than Zero}}

By [[2009]], Cybertron had been destroyed and [[Galvatron II|Galvatron]] ruled the American continents on Earth. To eliminate the Decepticons themselves, the [[European Crisis Coalition|governments of the remaining free nations]] planned to launch [[nuclear weapon]]s towards the [[Decepticon Powerbase]]. Anticipating this move, Galvatron had equipped his fortress with the necessary machinery to convert the fallout into energon, and placed Cyclonus and Scourge to guard the installation. While griping over how they missed conquest, and how the lack of resistance proved to no longer be fun, the pair were ambushed by [[Getaway]], one of the few surviving Autobots. He was joined by [[Chainclaw (G1)|Chainclaw]] and [[Guzzle (G1)|Guzzle]], and though Cyclonus killed the latter, Getaway succeeded in eliminating Scourge before falling himself. Cyclonus was then pounced upon by Chainclaw, only to be rescued by Galvatron. For having failed to stop an Autobot/human rebel invasion of the main Decepticon base, and for needing to be rescued at all, Cyclonus was destroyed by his enraged leader. {{storylink|Rhythms of Darkness!}}

====''Transformers '84''====
An aerial warrior under [[Scorponok (G1)|Scorponok]]'s command, Cyclonus was part of a bombing run against [[Fortress Maximus (G1)|Fortress Maximus]]'s troops after the [[Ark (G1)|Ark]] had been lost. {{storylink|Secrets & Lies issue 3|Secrets & Lies #3}}

===Sticker Adventures books===
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===Marvel coloring books===
Cyclonus was one of the Decepticon troops Galvatron called upon during his battle against the Dinobots in [[Oil Valley]]. The Decepticons still lost the fight, as even more Autobot reinforcements arrived shortly after. As they retreated, Cyclonus carried Galvatron away in his ship mode, though not before receiving a hit from Grimlock. {{storylink|Battle at Oil Valley}}

At the Decepticon camp, Cyclonus listened as [[Bombshell (G1)|Bombshell]] gloated about injecting [[Springer (G1)|Springer]] with a [[cerebro-shell]]. He was bossing human slaves around when the Autobots arrived and attacked. The Decepticons' camp was set ablaze in the conflict and Cyclonus and the others were forced to flee. Cyclonus later tried to stop the Autobots from abducting Bombshell, but failed. {{storylink|The Invasion of the Decepticon Camp}}

Cyclonus's alternate mode looked a lot like Scourge's. He acted as Galvatron's ship and base of operation in Earth orbit. {{storylink|The Lost Treasure of Cybertron}}

===Ladybird Books continuity===
[[File:CyclonusandMisfire-ASO.jpg|thumb|upright=1.0]]
Cyclonus worked for [[Starscream (G1)|Starscream]] during the 1980s. He participated in an attack on a group of Autobots scavenging for parts. Despite their best efforts, the Decepticons were unable to fell a single opponent. Cyclonus reported back to Galvatron, who was less than thrilled about his troops' failure. {{storylink|Galvatron's Air Attack}} Later, he rose to leadership of the Decepticons at a time when the war was entrenched on [[Nebulos]]. Now a very evil and gloat-happy chap, he matched wits against [[Hot Rod (G1)|Hot Rod]], his opposite number in the Autobots. His schemes included trying to absorb a burst of cosmic radiation, unconcerned that it could kill the rest of the planet, {{storylink|Decepticons at the Pole}} and a substantially less evil plot of trying to stop the Autobots lubricating their joints. {{storylink|Autobots Strike Oil}}

At some point, the Decepticon base [[Scorponok (G1)|Scorponok]] became a sentient Transformer and leader of the Decepticons, and Cyclonus was ''never seen again''...
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===Toy pack-in material===
Cyclonus participated in a tumultuous battle on a moon base. He managed to dodge a blast from [[Superion (G1)|Superion]] in order to punch [[Hot Rod (G1)|Hot Rod]] in the face! {{storylink|Decipher the Decepticon}}

The Decepticons having recently captured the Creation Matrix, Cyclonus was one of the soldiers posted at a high security base to prevent the Autobots from retrieving it. Cyclonus was fooled by the Autobots army of [[Decoy (G1)|decoys]], and the Decepticons lost control of the relic. {{storylink|Start Your Own Decoy Collection}}

===Swamp of the Scorpion===
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Highbrow once used an electronic circuit jammer to prevent Cyclonus from taking flight and battling both Highbrow and Brainstorm. {{storylink|Swamp of the Scorpion}}

===Find Your Fate Junior===
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====Autobot Alert!====
[[File:AutobotAlertCyclonusonscreen.jpg|thumb|left|Who was Cyclonus originally? For Skywarp, turn to page 23. For Bombshell, turn to page 31.]]
Cyclonus is a gargantuan Decepticon soldier, able to comfortably house most of Galvatron's troops within his spaceship mode. He was involved in the Decepticon's ploy to take over the Earth's communication satellites, looming ominously in Earth orbit, ready to blast into oblivion any Autobots who attempted to interfere. He also acted as the Decepticons' signal jamming device, preventing any signal other than Galvatron's from get through to Earth.

In one possible scenario, he was shot by Astrotrain, as the later's military control had been taken over by Hot Rod.

In another possible scenario, he was blown apart by Hot Rod, who was using one of Perceptor's latest inventions, a “rapid-fire, high-intesity rifle cannon.”

In yet another possible scenario, Cyclonus was immobilized in Earth orbit when the Autobots successfully sabotaged the Decepticons' computer systems.

In yet another possible scenario, Ultra Magnus and his crew opened fire onto Cyclonus from their space shuttle in orbit. Galvatron and his multiwing jet fighter Decepticons emerged from Cyclonus in order to engage the Autobots. Galvatron and Cyclonus had a good maniacal laugh together as they watched the Autobots drift helplessly into the void of space after the Decepticons tore their shuttle to pieces.

In another possible scenario, Powerglide and Swoop worked in conjunction to distract Cyclonus, and destroy the Decepticons' transmit ion device. After the Autobots' plan had succeeded, Cyclonus was still left too confused to understand what had just transpired. {{storylink|Autobot Alert!}}
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====The Invisibility Factor====
Cyclonus was stationed in the Decepticons' secret desert base. In one possible scenario, he failed to recapture the human [[Sarah Sanders]] after she had been snatched up by the Autobots from the Decepticons' grasp. Though he fired upon Sarah's spaceship as she and the Autobots within began to fly away, Cyclonus was unable to hit his target once the ship became invisible. {{storylink|The Invisibility Factor}}

===''Transformers in 3-D''===
Cyclonus grew increasingly discontent with Galvatron after the Decepticon leader took to talking to [[Ratbat (G1)|Ratbat]] more than him, and began openly discussing mutiny with [[Scourge (G1)|Scourge]]. He was sent out on a mission to locate a new [[energon]] source which had been detected on an asteroid, and found that the source was a strange [[little informant|small alien]]. Following more abuse heaped on him by Galvatron, Cyclonus was able to study the creature, and discovered that it regurgitated its food in the form of Energon. Galvatron was pleased, but while Ratbat was out searching for more of the creatures, an Autobot was detected spying on the Decepticons, and the situation soon escalated into a pitched battle. {{storylink|The Test (issue)|The Test}}

Along with [[Scorponok (G1)|Scorponok]] and Octane, Cyclonus intercepted [[Cosmos (G1)|Cosmos]], as the Autobot was heading for [[Andellor]]. Though Cyclonus initially disbelieved Cosmos's story, he insisted that Cosmos lead them to his destination. It was there that Cyclonus was able to recall the history of Andellor and the existence of the [[Prism of Power]]. Down on the planet, the three Decepticons ventured into a cave and were attacked, first by some tentacles from a pool, and finally by [[Ironhide (G1)|Ironhide]], who defeated them. {{storylink|Transformers in 3-D issue 2|Transformers in 3-D #2}}

Cyclonus took part in the attack on [[Tau-Ursa]] which saw Galvatron acquire a component for his latest weapon. Galvatron ordered the city destroyed. Cyclonus subsequently took part in a diversionary attack led by [[Sixshot (G1)|Sixshot]] while Galvatron used his new weapon, the [[Nullification Cannon]], to destroy Cybertron's Energon stocks. The Autobots began searching for the planet [[Metascan Alpha]], location of a vast store of energy, and Cyclonus took the [[Terrorcon (G1)|Terrorcon]]s to find them, eventually encountering [[Ultra Magnus (G1)|Ultra Magnus]] on a desolate moon. The Autobots quickly retreated, preferring to concentrate on their goal, but inadvertently ended up leading the [[Destructon]]s to the moon. Cyclonus and the Terrorcons were outmatched against this new foe, and Cyclonus reluctantly agreed to cooperate with the Autobots against the Destructons. {{storylink|The War Against the Destructons, Chapter 1 of 3}}

===St. Michael ''The Transformers'' Sticker Book===
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Cyclonus served under [[Galvatron (G1)|Galvatron]] on a Decepticon ship, when they managed to shoot down the ship being captained by Ultra Magnus. After the Autobots crash-landed on planet [[Barrenikon]], the Decepticons landed their ship nearby to finish off their enemies. In the many possible adventures that followed, Cyclonus usually remained aboard the ship, while the Combaticons went out in the field to deal with the Autobots. He nonetheless encountered [[you]] and your Autobot friends when you had to sneak aboard to steal the Decepticon ship's power pack. {{storylink|The Transformers Sticker Book (St. Michael)|The Transformers Sticker Book}}

===3H comics===
{{quote|But ''I'' grew up! ''You're'' still kissing the skidplate of a 'con with more vision than you! Only now it's a two-bit crime boss with delusions of grandeur instead of the psychotic leftovers of Megatron's legacy!|Rodimus trash talks Cyclonus|"[[Wreckers: Finale Part II]]"}}
[[File:Cryotekcyclonusseries.jpg|left|upright=2.8|thumb|Cryotek looks like a Megatron and hits Cyclonus only about half as much.]]
When [[Bombshell (G1)|Bombshell]] was reformatted by [[Unicron]] into Cyclonus, and [[Skywarp (G1)|Skywarp]] into [[Cyclonus's Armada (G1)|Cyclonus's Armada]], Cyclonus was given a mental link to his Armada that gave him control over him. This link persisted even when Skywarp's personality resurfaced years later. When Galvatron failed the Decepticons and the [[Great War (G1)|Great War]] ended, Cyclonus turned his allegiance towards the gangster [[Cryotek (RID)|Cryotek]]. {{storylink|Wreckers: Finale Part II}}

Centuries later, Cyclonus was caught up in the Predacon [[Megatron (BW)|Megatron]]'s attack on all Cybertron. Despite Megatron's attempts to implant his spark within a [[Vehicon (BM)|Vehicon]] body, Cyclonus retained his own mind and managed to escape. Wishing to restore the glorious Decepticon empire, Cyclonus had already been seduced by Cryotek's ambitions when he, alongside other renegade "bad guys" Skywarp and [[Rotorbolt (Universe)|Rotorbolt]], joined the [[Wreckers]]. In the aftermath of Megatron's [[transformation virus]], the Wreckers and a few other small groups were the only Transformers left active on [[Cybertron (planet)|Cybertron]].

[[File:Wreckersskywarpcyclonus.jpg|upright=1.4|thumb|Looks like Cyclonus was Bombshell after all!]]
Soon, the legendary entity called the [[Oracle (BM)|Oracle]] gathered these groups together and gave them each a task. The Wreckers were summoned to a far-off planet, and so the team fought their way through scores of Vehicons to secure a shuttle. Cyclonus and Skywarp's arrival helped seal the Wreckers' victory, and the group managed to leave Cybertron towards their destination. {{storylink|Departure}}

After some difficulties with [[Devcon (G1)|Devcon]], a stowaway, Cyclonus and the other Wreckers landed on [[Archa Nine]], where they learned of a mysterious energy-generating crystal named the "[[Divine Light]]". Cyclonus killed the [[Maximal]] [[Packrat]], nearly killed Rotorbolt, and stole the Divine Light, and after taunting his deceived "comrades," fled home to deliver the artifact to his true master. {{storylink|Betrayal}}

[[File:WreckersFinaleII-RodimusCyclonus.jpg|left|thumb|upright=1.66|Any possible caption for this image is already taken by the in-story banter.]]
As Cryotek siphoned the power of [[Primus]] by using the Divine Light, his ascension to borrowed godhood was guarded by Cyclonus. At first, Cyclonus seemed to have the upper hand when he appeared to be able to command Skywarp. Skywarp's complicity was just a ruse, however, and Cyclonus found himself doublecrossed. With the rest of the Wreckers busy, Cyclonus faced his old rival, Rodimus, in a very personal battle. After trading barbs both physical and verbal, the two ended their duel in a messy, violent stalemate. This stalemate lasted until Rotorbolt arrived and ended Cyclonus, avenging his near-deadly encounter on Archa Nine. Cryotek briefly resurrected him as one of many [[zombie]]s, but his subsequent defeat at the hands of Rodimus, [[Cheetor (BW)|Cheetor]], [[Sentinel Maximus]], [[Al-badur]], and [[Ramulus]] ended Cyclonus's life again. {{storylink|Wreckers: Finale Part II}}

Cyclonus was apparently a [[Minion of Unicron (Universe)|Minion of Unicron]], though it is unknown if or when he participated in the [[Universe War]]. {{storylink|Betrayal|Cyclonus's ''Universe'' profile}}
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===Dreamwave ''Generation One'' continuity===
[[File:Cyclonusdreamwave.jpg|thumb|Neither Skywarp nor Bombshell? This is madness!]]
After [[Unicron]] consumed the planet [[Lithone (planet)|Lithone]] in the wake of his reactivation, the Cyclonus series of drone was built within pods inside the chaos-bringer's body, constructed from the remnants Lithone's matter and captured inhabitants. The second in a series of Unicron's drone fleets, the Cyclonus model was considered by the [[Quintesson]]s to be more powerful, more efficient and more of a threat. One of these drones broke out of his incubation pod as [[Scourge (G1)|Scourge]] was having some difficulties on [[Cybertron (planet)|Cybertron]] and [[Earth]]. {{storylink|Generation 1 issue 0|Generation 1 #0}}

{{Unreleased DW G1 comic}}
Cyclonus attacked the base of the Earth Defense Command in order to retrieve Scourge, who was being held there. {{storylink|Unreleased Dreamwave issues#Issue 13|Generation 1 #13}}

===''G.I. Joe vs. the Transformers''===
[[File:Cyclonus GIJoevsTFsII3.jpg|thumb|upright=1.0|left]]
Cyclonus was serving Shockwave when the latter was running the Cybertronian Decepticons in Megatron's absence. After failing to capture a group of [[energon cube]]-stealing Autobots, he was part of a unit standing by to seize several Autobots and [[G.I. Joe (team)|Joes]] as they used [[Teletran 3]] to prevent damage to the time-stream. {{storylink|G.I. Joe vs. the Transformers II issue 1|G.I. Joe vs. the Transformers II #1}} When [[Ultra Magnus (G1)|Ultra Magnus]] put up a force field around the computer, Cyclonus reported to Shockwave that the field would soon fall, and was pleased when Shockwave told him his life was ensured for another [[Units of time|cycle]]. When the field came down, Cyclonus helped capture the Autobots and shoot [[Ratchet (G1)|Ratchet]] in the back when he arrived from the future. {{storylink|G.I. Joe vs. the Transformers II issue 3|G.I. Joe vs. the Transformers II #3}}

Following their victory, Cyclonus listened to Shockwave's intentions of dissecting the humans, only for the [[Dinobot (G1)|Dinobots]] to arrive from the past and attack the Decepticons. It is unknown if Cyclonus survived the battle. {{storylink|G.I. Joe vs. the Transformers II issue 4|G.I. Joe vs. the Transformers II #4}}
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====''TransTech''====
In [[Primax 806.30 Gamma]], Cyclonus and his comrades came to ally with the [[Kalistan]]ian terrorist organization [[S.K.A.R.]] Cyclonus himself was binary-bonded to S.K.A.R. second-in-command [[Steel Raven]], utilizing technology from the old [[I.R.O.N.|I.R.O.N. Army]]. The Decepticons and their humans allies subsequently waged a globe-spanning conflict against the Autobots and their humans allies. Ultimately, however, [[Sgt. Savage]]'s [[Screaming Eagles]] and the Autobots triumphed. {{storylink|Andromeda - Axiom Nexus News Reporter|Andromeda - Axiom Nexus News, 2016/05/01}}

===2005 IDW continuity===
{{note|IDW Cyclonus is an ancient Transformer who is not a Decepticon and has no connection to Unicron, Bombshell, or Skywarp.}}
{{main|Cyclonus (G1)/2005 IDW continuity}}
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After being a religious youth, Cyclonus ultimately became a senior officer on [[Nova Prime]]'s ''[[Ark (G1)|Ark]]'', which plunged into the [[Benzuli Expanse]] millions of [[Units of time|meta-cycles]] ago and hence continued to serve [[Nova Prime|Nemesis Prime]]. He had a fierce love of [[Cybertron (planet)|Cybertron]] and wanted to see it bring about an ordered universe, bringing structure to a chaotic universe and hoped ordering the universe might order him. After the failure of [[Nova Prime|Nemesis Prime]]'s [[Expansion]] plans {{storylink|Revelation (IDW)|Revelation}}, he settled down to die for good on [[Gorlam Prime]], until [[Galvatron (G1)/2005 IDW continuity|Galvatron]] healed him with the [[Darkness (G1)|Heart of Darkness]] and "suborned him to its will". He followed Galvatron on his quest to stop [[D-Void]], despite misgivings on the truth of D-Void's existence {{storylink|The Transformers: Heart of Darkness|Heart of Darkness}}, until he realised at the last, after an assault on Cybertron that left many Autobots dead, that Galvatron had forced him to hurt Cybertron, giving [[Optimus Prime (G1)/2005 IDW continuity|Optimus Prime]] an opening to heal [[Vector Sigma]] at the cost of the [[Matrix of Leadership]]. {{storylink|Chaos (IDW)|Chaos}}

Afterward, healed of his undead state by Vector Sigma but having been mistaken for a Decepticon by the Autobots, he was initially penned up with the Decepticons until a deal with [[Hot Rod (G1)/2005 IDW continuity|Rodimus]], who had been there when he turned on Galvatron, allowed him to join the crew of the ''[[Lost Light]]''. Rooming with fellow ancient [[Tailgate (G1)|Tailgate]], who he swings between contempt and affection for, and mourning the loss of "his" Cybertron (occasionally in song) he mostly keeps himself to himself. And hates [[Whirl (G1)|Whirl]]. {{storylink|The Transformers: More than Meets the Eye}}
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===''Universe'' toy bio===
Cyclonus was constructed from the cast-off chassis of deactivated Decepticons, programmed by Unicron to be loyal only to Galvatron. {{storylink|Cyclonus (G1)/toys#Universe (2008)|''Universe'' Cyclonus toy bio}}

===''Universe'' cartoon===
[[File:FfE Cyclonus.JPG|thumb|upright=1.4|left|Red Eyes Insanity!]]
Cyclonus was helping Megatron mine Energon from a gas station, mostly by taking pot-shots at [[bunny rabbit|bunnies]]. This ended shortly after he was El Kabong'd by [[Bumblebee (G1)|Bumblebee]] and [[energon-axe|axed]] by [[Optimus Prime (G1)|Prime]]. {{storylink|Fight for Energon}}
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===''Henkei! Henkei!'' pack-in manga===
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===''Henkei! Henkei! BunBun'' manga===
{{charstubfiction|{{storylink|Time of Resurrection}} {{storylink|Creation! The New Emperor of Destruction!!}} {{storylink|The Threat of Galvatron}} {{storylink|Revenge (Henkei)|Revenge}} {{storylink|A Nightmare, Once Again}} {{storylink|To the Sea of Stars}}}}

===''Kre-O'' online manga===
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When the newly created Galvatron went on a rampage and no Decepticon dared stop him, Cyclonus saw no way out but to phone the [[Autobot]]s and ask for help. He was relieved when [[Optimus Prime (Kre-O)|Optimus Prime]] and [[Hot Rod (G1)|Rodimus]] showed up and turned Galvatron back into [[Megatron (Kre-O)|Megatron]]. {{storylink|Enter the New Emperor of Destruction!? Stop Galvatron's Rampage!}}
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===''Henkei! Henkei! Transformers -Visualize-''===
{{charstubfiction|{{storylink|Visualize Shot 11}}}}

===''Transformers vs. G.I. Joe''===
Cyclonus led a group of Decepticons deployed to capture the [[G.I. Joe (team)|G.I. Joes]] who were invading Megatron's Cybertron, though to Megatron's displeasure all they returned with was a couple of Autobots. {{storylink|Targetmasters (issue)|Targetmasters}} He later reported [[Destro]]'s imminent arrival via [[M.A.S.S. Device]] to Megatron. {{storylink|Funeral for a Friend}}

===''Beast Wars: Uprising''===
Cyclonus was a famed lieutenant of [[Decepticon leader]] [[Galvatron (G1)|Galvatron]]. Towards the end of the [[Great War (G1)|Great War]], Cyclonus became a Targetmaster, partnered with the [[Nebulon (Headmasters)|Nightstick the Nebulon]]. He sacrificed himself under unknown circumstances during the [[Great Push]], gaining legendary status among all Cybertronians. {{storylink|A Brush With Infamy–Prologue}}

The [[Cyclonus Memorial Tower]] was presumably named in honor of Cyclonus. {{storylink|Broken Windshields}}

===''Prime Wars Trilogy'' marketing material===
[[Cyclonus (G1)#Prime Wars Trilogy marketing material|Cyclonus]]'s purpose was spreading chaos across the universe, which he pursued by using his mind control powers on other warriors to integrate them into Galvatronus. {{storylink|Cyclonus (G1)/toys#Combiner Wars|Cyclonus's bio}} He probably did this on Cybertron during the [[Combiner Wars (event)|Combiner Wars]]. {{storylink|Source:Combiner Wars pack-in comic bios|Skydive's bio}} {{storylink|Source:Combiner Wars pack-in comic bios|Decepticon Dragstrip's bio}} {{storylink|Source:Combiner Wars pack-in comic bios|Air Raid's bio}} {{storylink|Source:Combiner Wars pack-in comic bios|Breakdown's bio}}

===Ask Vector Prime===
In one [[universal stream]] which [[Unicron]] destroyed, Unicron created Cyclonus from the remains of [[Megatron (G1)|Megatron]]'s deceased subordinates while Megatron himself was reformatted into [[Galvatron (G1)#Dreamwave Armada continuity|Galvatron]]. Galvatron, Cyclonus, and [[Scourge (G1)#Dreamwave Armada comic|Scourge]] served Unicron in preparing universes for destruction, but Cyclonus eventually met his end when one Primax Megatron, unhappy at the prospect of his universe being destroyed, ripped his head off. {{storylink|Ask Vector Prime#Facebook|Ask Vector Prime, 2015/09/19}}

===2019 IDW continuity===
{{first|[[The World In Your Eyes Part Three|''Transformers'' #3]]}}
[[File:DarknessOnceGazedUponPart1 CyclonusTeam.jpg|thumb|left|upright=1.5|Paragon for life.]]
An ancient warrior, Cyclonus fought against [[Exarchon]] in the [[War of the Threefold Spark]] alongside {{storylink|The World In Your Eyes Part Three}} five other 'bots: [[Gridlock]], [[Grudge]], [[Provoke]], [[Highfire]], and his lover, [[Paragon]]. However, as the war continued, his friends died one by one, and Paragon was taken captive by [[Turmoil]], who then fled the planet with his hostages. A by-then badly shaken Cyclonus would take part in the final battle, at the edge of Iacon. At that point, of all his friends only Provoke remained, until she too was shot through the chest by an unseen assailant and her body apparently lost as Cyclonus was forcibly dragged from the fray. At this point, as a coping mechanism, Cyclonus began to see hallucinations of his comrades, looking as they did at their moment of death. {{storylink|The Cracks Beneath Your Feet Part One}} {{storylink|Darkness, Once Gazed Upon: Part One}}

After the war ended, an amnesty was declared for members of the Threefold Spark, but the [[Great General]] [[Pyra Magna (G1)|Pyra Magna]] didn't stick to it, feeling those like Turmoil were beyond redemption, relentlessly pursuing him and destroying his ship with all hands, including Paragon, lost. Grieving for his love, Cyclonus would come to regard Pyra's pursuit as unnecessary and grow to hate her for it. {{storylink|The Cracks Beneath Your Feet Part Two}} {{storylink|War World: Hunt}} {{storylink|War World: We Are Not Meant To Be Darkness|We Are Not Meant To Be Darkness}}

In the age of postwar reconstruction that followed under [[Nominus Prime]]'s reign, Cyclonus struggled to settle into peacetime life, continuing to converse with the hallucinatory "ghosts" of his four dead friends. Cyclonus found it difficult to move past his wartime experiences, even with [[Froid]] providing regular therapeutic sessions; although Froid encouraged Cyclonus to reach out to "Paragon" the way he had resurrected his four fallen comrades, Cyclonus refused to, finding the reminder of Paragon's absence too painful. {{storylink|The Cracks Beneath Your Feet Part Four}} {{storylink|War World: Hunt}} Cyclonus eventually removed himself from Froid's care. {{storylink|The Cracks Beneath Your Feet Part Four}}

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Cyclonus attempted to fit in with the citizens of [[Iacon (polity)|Iacon]], attending [[Bumblebee (G1)|Bumblebee]]'s forging during the customary ceremony at the [[Forge Pyramid|Pyramid]], {{storylink|Wannabee, Part 2}} but circumstances eventually pushed him into leaving Cybertronian civilization behind entirely. Though his fellow soldiers would remember him as a respected war hero, Cyclonus took up a hermetic existence in the badlands beyond Iacon, destroying his comms so that nobody would contact him. {{storylink|The World In Your Eyes Part Four}} At the behest of "Provoke", Cyclonus took up a solitary vigil at the [[Memorial Crater]]—the site of the final battle of the war—in case Exarchon ever came back, ignoring Gridlock's protests that Exarchon was long gone. {{storylink|The Cracks Beneath Your Feet Part One}}

On the night of [[Brainstorm (G1)|Brainstorm]]'s demise, Cyclonus witnessed the scientist arrive at his [[energon transmission station]], and later saw a "[[Frenzy (G1)|blue bot]]" approach the building just before the scientist's murder. A few days later, [[Security Operations]] officers [[Chromia (G1)|Chromia]] and [[Windblade (G1)|Windblade]] caught up with Cyclonus and interrogated him; despite his evasive answers, Chromia told him to report to the [[South Tower Security Center]] within a cycle, something that Cyclonus had no intention of doing, despite the ghosts of his old comrades encouraging him to aid the police. {{storylink|The World In Your Eyes Part Four}}

[[File:TheCracksBeneathYourFeet2 CyclonusVFlamewar.jpg|thumb|left|upright=1.2]]
Cyclonus continued to maintain his lonely vigil at the Memorial Crater until he discovered a loose wire that led to a [[The Rise|Rise]] bunker buried beneath the crater. When he investigated, he attracted the unwelcome attention of first [[Flamewar (G1)|Flamewar]], then fellow veteran [[Shadow Striker (G1)|Shadow Striker]], who proved able to wound Cyclonus as he transformed and fled to Iacon. Once he crash-landed in the building where Chromia and [[Prowl (G1)|Prowl]] were interrogating Froid. Once Cyclonus informed them about the suspect activity in the badlands, Froid took him aside and suggested that they speak privately. {{storylink|The Cracks Beneath Your Feet Part Two}} Once Cyclonus had his physical injuries tended to, Froid tried to get his old patient to open up about his experiences; when Froid broached the delicate subject of Paragon, however, Cyclonus stormed from the room, shouting that Paragon had been needlessly killed. {{storylink|The Cracks Beneath Your Feet Part Four}}

By the time that Cyclonus returned to the Memorial Crater, he discovered that the entire area had been destroyed by a subterranean explosion, the result of the Risers scuttling their bunker with subsurface explosives. When Cyclonus approached [[Hot Spot (G1)|Hot Spot]] for information, the search and rescue officer informed him that [[Sixshot (G1)|Sixshot]] was to blame. {{storylink|The Change In Your Nature Part Five}}

[[File:WarWorldHunt CyclonusParagon.jpg|thumb|upright=0.8]]
Trailing the [[Ascenticon Guard|Decepticon Guard]] following its takeover of Iacon, Cyclonus overheard the rumours that Sixshot might become the Guard's new captain, news that made him eager to confront the six-changer. {{storylink|War World: Awakenings|Awakenings}} Cyclonus made his way to the Decepticon headquarters, battering past [[Crasher (G1)|Crasher]] when she tried to block his path, before heading for Sixshot. Confronting the six-changer, he demanded to know the reason he'd destroyed the war memorial, before attacking. The two fought, until Sixshot, not particularly wanting to kill his former comrade-in-arms, revealed Pyra Magna had been let out of stasis. This shocked Cyclonus enough to start seeing a hallucination of Paragon. The specter of his dead lover suggested Cyclonus's guilt was less because they'd died, and more he'd lived. Wanting to ease his pain, either by killing Pyra Magna or dying at her hands, Cyclonus told Sixshot to give him an opening in exchange for killing her. {{storylink|War World: Hunt}}

That opening came soon enough, when the newly minted Optimus Prime tried holding talks between himself and Megatron, hosted by Pyra and Strika. Cyclonus attacked the former general, railing against her actions. Hearing his words, Pyra realised he had just cause to seek her death, and put her life in his hands. However, Cyclonus was unable to bring himself to strike the killing blow. Shaken, he asked what he was supposed to do, to which Pyra admitted she couldn't help there, leaving Cyclonus to his thoughts. {{storylink|War World: We Are Not Meant To Be Darkness|We Are Not Meant To Be Darkness}}

[[File:Enigmatic CyclonusGhosts.jpg|thumb|left|upright=1.6]]
Ultimately, Cyclonus chose to remain in Iacon with the Decepticons. Some forty cycles later, he learned that Provoke had been found alive under the Memorial Crater, though [[Flatline (G1)|Flatline]] informed him that with how long she'd been under, he was uncertain if her mind could be saved. {{storylink|Lord of Misrule: Test Flight I|Test Flight I}} Despite this, Cyclonus soon heard from Flatline that Provoke was miraculously speaking again. Cyclonus saw a chance for healing now that one of his unit was back among the living. {{storylink|Lord of Misrule: Test Flight II|Test Flight II}} These hopes faltered when Provoke seemed cold and unapproachable at first. She was determined to catch up on all she had missed over the last 2,000 kilocycles, and wanted to spend her time studying the archives rather than hearing from Cyclonus directly. {{storylink|Lord of Misrule: Enigmatic|Enigmatic}} When [[Ruckus (G1)|Ruckus]] made a similarly miraculous recovery, Cyclonus tried to speak to him about Provoke only for the Decepticon to avoid the questions. {{storylink|Darkness, Once Gazed Upon: Part One}} Cyclonus tried to speak to Provoke but was once again dismissed, his suspicions mounting when Provoke erroneously remembered Gridlock being cremated. {{storylink|Darkness, Once Gazed Upon: Part Two}}

[[File:DarknessOnceGazedUponPart3 CyclonusRipsSpark.jpg|thumb|right|upright=1.4|Take a spark...]]
Fully convinced that Provoke was acting out of character, Cyclonus ambushed her outside of the medical clinic, his persistence finally causing Exarchon to reveal himself as having usurped Provoke. Though the ancient tyrant tried to usurp Cyclonus's own body, he proved the better warrior, cutting out Provoke's spark chamber and forcing Exarchon to abandon the body. Delighted at having a purpose once again, Cyclonus dedicated himself to stopping Exarchon's return and went off to find Ruckus. {{storylink|Darkness, Once Gazed Upon: Part Three}} Finding the Decepticon to be dead already, Cyclonus then went to confront Megatron directly with his warnings, fighting his way through [[Gutcruncher (G1)|Gutcruncher]] and [[Roughstuff]]. Sixshot escorted him in and vouched for Cyclonus's concerns to a doubtful Megatron. {{storylink|War's End Part One}} When Exarchon's return was confirmed by the newly arrived [[Skywarp (G1)|Skywarp]], Megatron had Sixshot lead a team to the [[Sonic Canyons]], with Cyclonus accompanying them. There, they engaged Exarchon's loyalists, with Cyclonus taking on [[Onslaught (G1)|Onslaught]]. {{storylink|War's End Part Two}} While Cyclonus brawled with Onslaught, [[Jumpstream]] leaped into the fray, having seen a possible future where she and Cyclonus had died in this battle. She saved Cyclonus from being shot in the back, and he affirmed that he didn't care if he died- as long as he saw to Exarchon's death first. After a lull in the fighting, those allied against Exarchon regrouped and Cyclonus stood apart from them. His ghostly chorus agreed with Cyclonus's willingness to sacrifice his own life to end Exarchon, save "Paragon", who suggested that Cyclonus could find a new purpose in life afterwards. {{storylink|War's End Part Three}}

[[File:WarsEndPartFour CyclonusVExarchon.jpg|thumb|left|upright=1.6|-leave a spark.]]
When [[Mindwipe (G1)|Mindwipe]], [[Sparkstalker]], and [[Bitstream (G1)|Bitstream]] arrived on the scene with a plan to seal Exarchon inside a booby-trapped [[Titan (group)|Titan]] [[spark]], Cyclonus readily agreed to it, despite Pyra Magna's objections. The Autobots and Decepticons raided Exarchon's hideout again and in the midst of battle, Mindwipe managed to lock his hypnotic stare on Exarchon's optics long enough to compel him into usurping the Titanspark. Pyra Magna still hesitated in sacrificing the spark, so Cyclonus grabbed it from her and confronted Exarchon. The Threefold Spark greedily seized the Titanspark and Cyclonus was able to seal Exarchon inside its cage, trapping two-thirds of his essence within and ending the imminent threat. Exarchon's loyalists surrendered and the sealed Exarchon's spark was immediately destroyed by Pyra Magna, unwilling to let Megatron get his hands on it. In the aftermath, Sixshot ordered Cyclonus to return with the Decepticons to Iacon, but Cyclonus refused. He decided to sit in the Sonic Canyons for a while and just enjoy the true end of ''his'' war. {{storylink|War's End Part Four}}

[[File:FateOfCybertron CyclonusGhosts.jpg|thumb|right|upright=2.0]]
Ultimately, Cyclonus chose to abandon his weapons and accompany the Autobots to [[Darkmount (Cybertron)|Darkmount]], intent on leaving the planet with them. He thanked his ghostly retinue and allowed them to disappear, save "Paragon", who he bade remain with him for a little longer. Cyclonus boarded the ''[[Ark (G1)|Ark]]'' and left Cybertron behind, deciding that his next stop would be the remains of [[Neutronia]], as Paragon had always wanted to visit it. Cyclonus felt he would finally be ready to let the memory of Paragon be at rest after that. {{storylink|Transformers: Fate of Cybertron|Fate of Cybertron}}
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===''War for Cybertron Trilogy'' marketing material===
[[File:WFC-Kingdom-Cyclonus-art.jpg|thumb|left]]
Cyclonus was created as a [[Herald of Unicron]], reformatted from [[Bombshell (G1)|Bombshell]], [[Skywarp (G1)|Skywarp]], both, or [[Life Spark|neither]] of them. {{storylink|Cyclonus_(G1)/toys#War for Cybertron: Kingdom|''Kingdom'' toy product description}}<ref>[[Hasbro Pulse]] [https://hasbropulse.com/products/transformers-generations-war-for-cybertron-kingdom-voyager-wfc-k9-cyclonus product description] states "Cyclonus, a Herald of Unicron, first appears in the 1986 movie when Bombshell/Skywarp/both/neither was reformatted into the second-in-command of Galvatron."</ref>

Closer than ever to reaching the [[AllSpark]], the Decepticons awakened after crash-landing on pre-[[Ice Age]] [[Earth]]. While battling the Autobots, both sides were joined by the [[Maximal]]s and [[Predacon (BW)|Predacon]]s, their epic battle changing their combined destinies.

Cyclonus was an [[Cybertronian military insignia|Air Force Black Ops Captain]], {{storylink|Cyclonus_(G1)/toys#War for Cybertron: Kingdom|''Kingdom'' toy packaging}} whose function was a squad leader, and [[trans-scan]]ned into a jet fighter. His Oxidating laser and incendiary torpedoes were his powers and weapons, and his core traits were his dedication, aloofness, and strategic mindset. Cyclonus's message from the future was that he will prepare for a bombshell as past events warp his future. {{storylink|War for Cybertron: Kingdom|''Kingdom'' webpage}}<ref>[https://transformers.hasbro.com/en-us/brands/kingdom ''Kingdom'' webpage]</ref>
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==Commercial appearances==
*[[Starscream (G1)|Starscream]], [[Skywarp (G1)|Skywarp]], Cyclonus, and [[Scourge (G1)|Scourge]] faced off against [[Optimus Prime (G1)|Optimus Prime]] until Autobot reinforcements showed up in the form of [[Blurr (G1)|Blurr]], [[Kup (G1)|Kup]], and [[Hot Rod (G1)|Hot Rod]]. With the appearance of these new arrivals, Cyclonus declared that he was itching for a fight. {{storylink|Commercial/Generation 1#Hot Rod, Kup, Blurr, Cyclonus, Scourge, Rodimus Prime|Hot Rod, Kup, Blurr, Cyclonus, Scourge, and Rodimus Prime commercial}}
*When Galvatron, Cyclonus, and Scourge were joined by [[Sixshot (G1)|Sixshot]] in battle, he counted off the new Decepticon's modes while Galvatron named them all. {{storylink|Commercial/Generation 1#Sixshot|Sixshot commercial}}
*Galvatron and Cyclonus met with their Decepticon agent [[Punch (G1)|Counterpunch]] in an isolated spot. There, Counterpunch handed them an Autobot device, and declared that Galvatron could definitely trust him... {{storylink|Commercial/Generation 1#Punch and Clones|Punch/Counterpunch and Clones commercial}}
*Cyclonus, [[Octane]], and Scourge launched an attack on the Autobots' base, only to be met with the [[Monsterbot (G1)|Monsterbot]]s, who gave them a good trouncing. Cyclonus was shaken about by [[Doublecross]]. {{storylink|Commercial/Generation 1#Monsterbots|Monsterbots commercial}}

==Games==
===''The Transformers'' (PS2)===
[[File:TF PS2 Cyclonus.jpg|thumb|upright=1.4]]
{{voiceactor|[[Walter Roberts]] (English)}}
====Decepticon story====
As one of the elite troops sent back in time to prevent Shockwave's unstoppable rampage, Cyclonus acted as Galvatron's second in command. When they joined forces with Megatron and his troops, Cyclonus worked with Soundwave in identifying possible targets. At one point, the pair disagreed with one another over one of these targets and Cyclonus threatened Soundwave into accepting all blame if the lead didn't pan out. Soundwave agreed, but ominously warned that he charged a high price for being spoken to in such a manner.

Sure enough, the operation was a dud and Cyclonus attempted to deflect the blame to Soundwave, who promptly played back a recording of the entire conversation. Unluckily for Cyclonus, that conversation included him insulting Megatron and referring to him as obsolete scrap. Soundwave next had the pleasure of recording Cyclonus's screams as Megatron used him for target practice.

Cyclonus also had the unusual experience of being impressed with Starscream when the normally-treacherous Air Commander successfully defused a potentially lethal fight between Megatron and Galvatron. {{storylink|The Transformers (G1 PS2)|The Transformers}}

====Autobot story====
Cyclonus attacked the Autobots inside the Atalstan gem mine with Octane for support. Deciding to skip the usual pre-fight banter, Cyclonus got right to the fighting. After a fierce battle, the Autobots managed to take down Cyclonus and Octane. Defeated, Cyclonus stated that he had underestimated the Autobots' power and that he needed to retreat and rest. He bid the Autobots goodbye and transformed into his fighter craft form, retreating from the mine. Rodimus Prime expressed disappointment about how Cyclonus got away, and Optimus acknowledged that Cyclonus was a tough opponent.

Later, Cyclonus joined up with Scourge while the latter was fighting the Autobots on their way to the ELTA. Both were eventually defeated, and Cyclonus decided to fall back, almost leaving Scourge behind! {{storylink|The Transformers (G1 PS2)|The Transformers}}

===''Transformers: Legends''===
[[File:TFLegendsApp-Cyclonus.jpg|thumb|left]]
[[Bombshell (G1)|Bombshell]] was reformatted into Cyclonus at some point. He served [[Megatron (G1)|Megatron]] as second-in-command. {{storylink|The Coronation of Starscream}} Cyclonus and Scourge were tasked with leading raids on an Autobot supply convoy and managed to deal the Autobots a heavy blow. {{storylink|Cold Delivery}} Following Megatron's demise, the pair opposed [[Starscream (G1)|Starscream]]'s bid for leadership. {{storylink|The Coronation of Starscream}} They later aided [[Galvatron (G1)|Galvatron]] after his rebirth in [[Unicron]]'s maw, but their might was insufficient and they were defeated by Rodimus's forces. {{storylink|All Hail Galvatron}} Cyclonus was among a handful of Decepticons who ventured inside Unicron to search for [[Galvatron (G1)|Galvatron]]. After encountering [[Arcee (G1)|Arcee]] and [[Daniel Witwicky (G1)|Daniel]], then falling foul of Unicron's internal defenses, the Decepticons resumed their search. {{storylink|Belly of the Beast (Legends)|Belly of the Beast}} Following the destruction of Unicron, Cyclonus tracked down Galvatron on the planet [[Krull]]. {{storylink|Five Faces of Darkness: Part 1}}

Cyclonus and Scourge both fell under Starscream's control as the Air Commander attempted to supply Unicron with a new body in the form of [[Trypticon (G1)|Trypticon]]. They were intercepted by Autobots and defeated, forcing Starscream to relinquish control, however the pair had no memory of the events, and returned bewildered to base. {{storylink|Unicron Returns}}

At some point Cyclonus teamed up with [[Wheeljack (G1)|Wheeljack]] and [[Misfire (G1)|Misfire]] to combat [[Overlord (G1)|Overlord]] and his allies. {{storylink|Fan Favorite}}
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===''Angry Birds Transformers''===
{{main|Minion Pig#As Cyclonus}}
Cyclonus appears as a character unlockable in Challenge Events. He is portrayed by a Minion Pig. {{storylink|Angry Birds Transformers (mobile game)|Angry Birds Transformers}}

===''Transformers: Battle Tactics''===
[[File:BattleTacticsCyclonus.jpg|thumb|upright=2.2|"NOW I get my armada!"]]
Cyclonus participated in battles against a variety of opponents, both Autobots and Decepticons. Sometimes there were many of him! He was a Rare character who could be recruited after collecting 175 units of Cybermetal, 110 units of Transmetal, and 70 soldier cores. {{storylink|Transformers: Battle Tactics}}
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===''Transformers: Frontiers''===
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===''Transformers: Earth Wars''===
[[file:CyclonusEarthWars.jpg|thumb|upright=1.75|And I lost my Armada. ''Again.''.]]
Cyclonus operates with strict discipline and a highly professional mindset, placing the success of the Decepticon cause above personal ambition. He shows open disdain toward those who pursue self-interest at the expense of collective objectives. (You'd better watch out, [[Swindle (G1)|Swindle]]. . . Cyclonus possesses exceptional power and combat capability in both modes, ranking among the most formidable warriors in existence. {{storylink|Source:Transformers:_Earth_Wars/2016#Cyclonus|Cyclonus Bio}}

Cyclonus came to Earth seeking to aid Galvatron in his conquest of Earth. When he came through the [[Space bridge]] He proclaimed that he followed the "one true leader of the Decepticon cause", which initially pleased Megatron. He was sorely disappointed when he realized Cyclonus was in fact, referring to Galvatron.
After Galvatron scolded him for being late, Cyclonus informed him of his plan to set Earth's jungles on fire and to convert the thermal energy to Energon to fuel the Decepticons on Earth. Unfortunately, Hot Spot heard of the plan, and as he usually did, intervened. Cyclonus failed the mission, but still gained some of the loyalty of the Decepticons on Earth. {{storylink|Rumble_in_the_Jungle_(Earth_Wars)|Rumble in the Jungle}}

When the Decepticons located a strange signal in the Arctic, Galvatron ordered Cyclonus to investigate while Megatron and Starscream were quarreling. He spotted [[Jetfire (G1)|Jetfire]], but was unable to pursue due to the ice formed on his canopy. It turns out it was no ordinary ice, but [[nano-frost]], so Galvatron had him return with the sample, hoping to use it as a super-weapon. Naturally, Starscream scoffed at Cyclonus being commended for being frozen. {{storylink|Arctic Signal|Arctic Signal}}

Cyclonus questioned how Megatron would get the [[Nova Power Core|Nova Core]] after Reflector botched the mission. He replied that his insubordinate behavior makes revealing his genius strategy all the more enjoyable, and called in Brake-Neck.
Cyclonus boldly denounced that Megatron's backup plan for an incompetent engineer was "an insane car", and gave a sarcastic remark after Brake-Neck said he wouldn't go near the power plant. Megatron then gave Cyclonus a smashing punch. {{storylink|Bit of a Longshot|Bit of a Longshot}}

*'''Added:''' [[April 6]], 2016
*'''Autobot Counterpart:''' [[Powerglide (G1)#Transformers:_Earth_Wars|Powerglide]]
*'''Class''': Aerial
*'''Star Ratings:''' 1-4 stars
*'''Weapons''': Cyclonus uses a lightning gun to obliterate targets.
*'''Ability: Bombing Run''': Fly into the air and drop 12 bombs in a line.
**'''Cost:''': 4 ability points +1 for reuses.
*'''Level 11 Bonus''': Drop an additional 6 bombs.
*'''Compatible C.O.M.B.A.Ts:'''
**Companion
**Ranged
[http://wiki.transformersearthwars.com/character:cyclonus Cyclonus at Transformers: Earth Wars Wiki]

===''Transformers: Forged to Fight''===
[[File:cyclonustff2f.jpg|thumb|400px|"Screw the armada, where's [[Tailgate (G1)|Tailgate]]!? Or Scourge?"]]

As a Tactician, Cyclonus is imbued with Dark Energy from Unicron, activating a Dark Field at every Power bar which Dark Burns and nullifies a buff after a combo attack, and Stuns otherwise Unstoppable opponents that would dare dash at him. He's also Disciplined gaining buffs from dealing enough attacks of a type.
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===''Transformers Roleplaying Game''===
Cyclonus was a creation of Unicron, an “advanced war mechanoid” and the template for an [[Sweep (G1)|army]] of cloned warriors. {{storylink|Transformers Roleplaying Game Core Rulebook|Roleplaying Game Core Rulebook}}

==Toys==
{{main|Cyclonus (G1)/toys}}

==Merchandise==
{{main|Cyclonus (G1)/toys#Merchandise}}

==Notes==
* In two scenes in the US edition of [[Broken Glass!|''Headmasters'' #2]], where Cyclonus was supposed to appear, artist [[Frank Springer]] [[The Transformers: Headmasters|accidentally drew]] a giant-sized version of [[Nightstick (G1)|Nightstick]] (though it's actually [[Fracas]], but those two's character models got swapped and... oy), who was then colored like Cyclonus. For the UK printing of the story, since audiences were already very familiar with Cyclonus from exclusive stories in that comic, the giant Nightstick was renamed "[[Krunix (G1)|Krunix]]".
* Cyclonus's unique origin in the UK comics is ultimately a result of an early draft of the movie that would have featured a concept called a "[[Life Spark]]", the life force of a Transformer, some ten years before the ''[[Beast Wars: Transformers (cartoon)|Beast Wars]]'' cartoon would introduce the very similar concept named the "[[spark]]". That term actually even found its way into a revised version of Cyclonus's bio ("Cyclonus is a huge and emotionless air-warrior metamorphosized from dead Decepticon Hero Life Spark and remnants by Unicron").<ref name="1986bible">[https://sunbowmarvelarchive.blogspot.com/p/transformers-1986-character-binder.html Transformers: 1986 character binder] at the Sunbow Marvel Archive.</ref> The use of the singular form, opposed to the plural form of "remnants", as well as the capitalization along with the attribute "hero", made a misinterpretation of the term as the name of an actual Decepticon almost inevitable, causing author [[Simon Furman]] to use it in that manner for "Target: 2006".

===Foreign names===
*''Japanese:'' '''Cyclonus''' (サイクロナス ''Saikuronasu'')
*''Hungarian:'' '''Ciklon''' ("Cyclone")
*''Italian:'' '''Ciclone''' ("Cyclone")
*''Mandarin:'' '''Xuànfēng''' (Taiwan, 旋風, "Cyclone"), '''Kuángbiāo''' (China, 狂飙, "Hurricane")
*''Russian:'' '''Tsiklon''' (Циклон, "Cyclone")
*''Ukrainian:'' '''Tsyklon''' (ICTV, Циклон, "Cyclone")

==See also==
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*[[Cyclonus (Animated)|Cyclonus]], the time-lost nihilist from ''[[Transformers Animated (franchise)|Transformers Animated]].''
*[[Cyclonus (WFC)|Cyclonus]], the Decepticon subversive mastermind from the [[Aligned continuity family]].}}

==References==
{{reflist}}

==External links==
*[http://botconarchives.com/archive/story/characters/cyclonus.html Cyclonus's archived BotCon Online profile]

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Cyclonus (G1)

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:''Cyclonus is a [[Decepticon]] from the [[Generation 1 continuity family|Generation 1]] [[continuity family]].''
[[File:CyclonusPioneerDVD1.jpg|upright=1.4|thumb|We have met the cyclone and it is us.]]
Among the Decepticons, finding a genuinely loyal and competent [[second-in-command]] is a near [[Starscream (G1)|impossibility]]. '''Cyclonus''' is the exception to that rule. Created by [[Unicron/Generation 1|Unicron]], Cyclonus is a being whose loyalty to [[Galvatron (G1)|Galvatron]] and the Decepticon cause is so intense as to exclude most other emotions and interests from his mind. He is dedicated to destruction in his leader's name.

He also has brains to back up that dedication, power to enforce Galvatron's will, and the initiative to form plans and get them done. Cyclonus could easily rule the Decepticons himself if he so desired, either as a power behind the throne or directly overthrowing his psychotic master. His responses to any suggestions that he do so? "All hail Galvatron!"

It's really amazing that he's so loyal, when one considers that he alternates with [[Ultra Magnus (G1)|Ultra Magnus]] as Galvatron's personal punching bag.

{{bigquote|Galvatron! Why would you attack me, your most loyal soldier?|Cyclonus|"[[The Killing Jar (episode)|The Killing Jar]]"}}

==Fiction==
===Generation 1 cartoon continuity===
[[File:Cyclonus toon.jpg|left|thumb]]
{{main|Cyclonus (G1)/Generation 1 cartoon continuity}}
Created in [[2005]] from the remains of a battle damaged Decepticon, Cyclonus instantly became [[Galvatron (G1)/Generation 1 cartoon continuity|Galvatron]]'s loyal second-in-command. When his leader became brain-damaged in [[2006]], Cyclonus continued to serve him faithfully, save for a brief attempt to admit him to a sanitarium planet for counseling. Cyclonus later journeyed to the planet [[Nebulos]] and, allying himself with the [[Hive (G1)|Hive]], became a [[Targetmaster (technology)|Targetmaster]].

In a splinter timeline, Cyclonus did not become a Targetmaster, and in [[2011]], found himself falling from Galvatron's good graces in the wake of the advent of the [[Headmaster (technology)|Headmasters]]. Following Galvatron's demise, Cyclonus mourned his fallen leader, only to become possessed by the will of [[Galvatron II]], an alternate universe incarnation of his former master. Following a battle with Unicron, Cyclonus was purged of Galvatron II's spirit and resolved to stop worshipping Galvatron and instead become as powerful as him.
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===Marvel Comics continuity===
====Marvel ''The Transformers'' comics====
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[[File:Cyclonustarget2006.jpg|left|upright=1.4|thumb|What once had been a misread movie script was now dumb-sounding canon!]]
In ''the 2006 of'' a future timeline, Cyclonus was a creation of Unicron, {{storylink|The Planet-Eater!}} ''remade from the body of the dispatched Decepticon [[Life Spark]]'', {{storylink|Target: 2006}} so that he could serve as [[Galvatron (G1)|Galvatron]]'s personal ship. Tasked with tracking down the Autobot [[Matrix of Leadership]] by their dark master, Galvatron, Cyclonus, and [[Scourge (G1)|Scourge]] first stopped by [[Cybertron (planet)|Cybertron]] so that Galvatron could eliminate [[Starscream (G1)/Marvel Comics continuity|Starscream]] and secure his position as leader of the Decepticons. There, the trio witnessed Unicron consume Cybertron's moons, which enraged Galvatron until Unicron tortured him back into servitude. On their master's orders, the Decepticons then headed for [[Earth]] and attacked [[Ultra Magnus (G1)/Marvel Comics continuity|Ultra Magnus]]'s Autobots as they were attempting to make their way off-planet. The Autobots' trickery led the Decepticons into believing that they successfully destroyed their opponent, while in reality they only managed to detonate an empty portion of Ultra Magnus's starship. {{storylink|Judgment Day!}} ''Following this, Galvatron, Cyclonus and Scourge [[Time travel|traveled back in time]] to [[1986]] as part of a plan to free themselves from Unicron's control by constructing a massive cannon that would destroy him upon their return to the future. The three Unicronian Decepticons proved themselves almost invincible in the face of the Autobots' attacks, but were finally defeated when Galvatron was duped into believing he was trapped in a temporal paradox, and returned to his own time to live out the remaining events of Unicron's design.'' {{storylink|Target: 2006}}

[[File:Cyclonuspullsthebeardy.jpg|thumb|Sure, yanking Scourge's beard is funny, but wait till you see what they do with Cyclonus's ears.]]
''Back in his own time,'' Cyclonus served once more as Galvatron's personal transport when he headed to the [[Junkion (planet)|planet of Junk]] to snatch the Matrix away from Ultra Magnus. Though Galvatron was unable to use the Autobot bauble's power against Unicron, the Decepticons were freed from Unicron's control when his destruction was dealt out at the hands of [[Hot Rod (G1)/Marvel Comics continuity|Rodimus Prime]]. {{storylink|The Final Battle!}} ''After this, Galvatron transported himself back in time to [[1987]], leaving Cyclonus and Scourge in the future, under [[Shockwave (G1)/Marvel Comics continuity|Shockwave]]'s command. The duo were attacked by the freelance peace-keeping agent, [[Death's Head (G1)|Death's Head]], who was seeking the bounty on Galvatron’s head, and Cyclonus revealed Galvatron’s whereabouts to him.'' {{storylink|Wanted: Galvatron — Dead or Alive!}} ''Later, Shockwave hired Death’s Head to kill Rodimus Prime, but Cyclonus and Scourge interfered with the job as they sought to kill Rodimus first, in order to reclaim their lost standing amongst the Decepticons.'' {{storylink|Headhunt}} ''This did not please Death’s Head, and consequently, he willingly accepted a contract from Rodimus to hunt down Cyclonus and Scourge, eventually tracking them down to the planet of Junk as [[2008]] dawned. Before he could finish the job, however, all three of them fell under the mind-controlling influence of Unicron, whose disembodied head had survived the destruction of his body and had landed on the planet, where he was having the native Junkions construct a new body for him.''

''Under Unicron's control, Cyclonus and Scourge killed Shockwave and became Decepticon leaders, reigniting the stalemated Cybertronian war to a furious degree to cover Unicron's actions. Death's Head, however, was able to fight the mind control and work with the Autobots long enough to stop the chaos-bringer's plan. As explosions destroyed Unicron, Death's Head tackled Cyclonus and Scourge, pushing them through a [[time portal]] Unicron had built, promising to kill them another time. Cyclonus and Scourge were hurled into the past of Cybertron by the portal, where they came under the command of [[Scorponok (G1)|Scorponok]].'' {{storylink|The Legacy of Unicron!}}

[[File:Scourge scorponok cyclonus marvel uk 151.jpg|left|thumb|He's from the future and knows a lot about history.]]
Cyclonus and Scourge traveled with Scorponok and several other Decepticons to the peaceful planet [[Nebulos]] in pursuit of [[Fortress Maximus (G1)|Fortress Maximus]]'s Autobots. {{storylink|Broken Glass!}} After Scorponok and the [[Terrorcon (G1)|Terrorcons]] were defeated by the new Autobot [[Targetmaster (technology)|Targetmasters]], the Nebulan [[Vorath]] attempted to duplicate the technology on the Decepticons. Cyclonus was partnered with [[Nightstick (G1)|Nightstick]], a Nebulan recruit who had been bio-mechanically engineered to be able to transform into his weapon. Cyclonus was soon presented with an opportunity to test his new Targetmaster abilities when some Autobot Headmaster prisoners escaped. The fury of the battle destroyed the city of [[Koraja]], culminating in Fortress Maximus knocking down Cyclonus and the other Decepticon Targetmasters with part of a beloved fountain. {{storylink|Brothers in Armor!!}}

''At some point afterwards, Cyclonus and the other Decepticon Targetmasters lay in ambush for the Autobot [[Headmaster (technology)|Headmasters]] at the [[Fortress of Despair]] where they had the Autobot Targetmasters held captive. However, once Scorponok had abducted [[Highbrow (G1)|Highbrow]] to study the Headmaster process further the remaining Headmasters were able to free their Targetmaster comrades and turn the tables on the Decepticons.'' {{storylink|Worlds Apart!}}

Ultimately, Cyclonus and Scorponok's Decepticons followed the Autobots off Nebulos to Earth. {{storylink|Brothers in Armor!!}}

[[File:Cyclonuskronk.jpg|thumb|Back-seat driver!]]
''Once there, Cyclonus and Scourge sought out Galvatron, and arranged to meet with him in the open. En-route to the meeting grounds, they were accosted by a squad of human-piloted jet-fighters, and Cyclonus reveled at the chance to have some target-practice at their expense. Nightstick cheered him on as he downed his targets, only for the Decepticon to remind the Nebulon that he was only a spectator, and not an active participant in the skirmish. Shortly after, the humans tricked Cyclonus into crashing in a rocky peak, and Nightstick had to take control after all to retreat. Their day having started out badly already, Cyclonus and Scourge proceeded to meet with Galvatron, and revealed they were no longer willing to serve him. Instead, they demanded that he hand over his [[Time-jump trigger device|time travel device]] so that they could return to the future and their position as Decepticon leaders. The confrontation was disrupted by the sudden appearance of the Autobot commando squad, the [[Wreckers]], and Cyclonus found himself battling [[Springer (G1)|Springer]] instead of his intended target. The Autobot drew both Cyclonus and Scourge away from the human settlement by professing to have stolen Galvatron's time jump mechanism, when in reality, the Decepticon no longer even had it for them to take. Cyclonus and Scourge caught up to Springer and learned of the ruse just as the rest of the Wreckers came to their leader's rescue. [[File:Cyclonus death.jpg|left|thumb|"Handles on your head are the latest thing," Unicron says to me. "You'll look so trendy with head-handles."]] Unwilling to fight them all at once, Cyclonus and Scourge took to the air and left.'' {{storylink|Wrecking Havoc}}

''Having met with failure again, Cyclonus and Scourge decided to cut their losses and team up with Shockwave's present-day Earth-based Decepticon forces.''

''Unfortunately, Cyclonus accidentally let slip that they would kill Shockwave in the future. Naturally wanting to ensure his continued existence, Shockwave unleashed a brainwashed [[Straxus (G1)|Megatron clone]] upon the two. Seized by the clone, Cyclonus’s Targetmaster partner, Nightstick, was crushed, and as Cyclonus begged Scourge for help, his companion fled to save his own life and Cyclonus’s head was torn from his body, killing him outright.'' {{storylink|Dry Run!}}

''Cyclonus and Scourge’s displacement into the past had circumvented the normal [[Mass substitution|mass-replacement]] method used by time travel, and had hence unbalanced the space-time continuum, causing a [[Time rift|rift]] to appear in the fabric of space and time. Cyclonus's death, twenty years before he was even created, proved to be the final straw, accelerating the rift, which soon threatened to consume Earth and Cybertron. Realizing that the only way to stop it was to return himself, Galvatron and Cyclonus to their original time, Scourge attempted to recover Cyclonus’s body from Shockwave, only to be attacked by the deranged Decepticon, who had lost his mind due to the illogical nature of the situation, and had strung Cyclonus’s remains up like a twisted trophy. [[Ravage (G1)/Marvel Comics continuity|Ravage]], however, was able to bring Shockwave back to sanity enough for him to deposit Cyclonus’s remains after Galvatron and Scourge, and then seal it with an x-ray blast.'' {{storylink|Time Wars}} ''These events were observed by the [[time travel]]ling [[Dicet Alpha-zero]].'' {{storylink|The Quest!}}
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=====The Big Broadcast of 2006=====
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In an alternate future of 2006, Cyclonus was on the Decepticon planet [[Chaar]] when [[Astrotrain (G1)|Astrotrain]] arrived and gave a report to [[Galvatron (G1)|Galvatron]] about the [[Junkion (species)|Junkions]] being hypnotized by a television. Galvatron angrily declared he didn't care anything about the news. Cyclonus pleaded with him to reconsider how the information could be used against the Autobots, but Galvatron would not change his mind. On his own initiative, Cyclonus took [[Scourge (G1)|Scourge]] along to investigate and discovered the [[Quintesson]]s were involved.

Back on Chaar, a hypnotized Galvatron suddenly took off without telling Cyclonus where he was going, so Cyclonus and Scourge followed him to [[Junkion (planet)|Junkion]]. They were soon met there by a group of Autobots where they engaged them in battle. When the Autobots succeeded in disrupting the Quintessons' hypnosis signal, the Junkions added their strength to the Autobots', which caused Galvatron to retreat so fast he nearly left Cyclonus behind. Cyclonus decided to ask Galvatron to make Junkion off-limits to Decepticons. {{storylink|The Big Broadcast of 2006 (issue)|The Big Broadcast of 2006}}

=====Rhythms of Darkness!=====
Another alternate version of Cyclonus inhabited an alternate future world. Cyclonus, along with Scourge, had pursued Rodimus Prime and his crew to Junkion. After his [[Autobot shuttle|shuttle]] had been destroyed and his crew deactivated, Rodimus defiantly stood against the attacking Decepticons, but a sudden distraction gave Cyclonus and Scourge the opening they needed to shoot the [[Matrix of Leadership|Matrix]] away from him, [[File:Cyclonusrod.jpg|upright=1.5|thumb|Those ears are never not useful and/or hilarious in these death scenes.]] allowing Galvatron to finish him off. The Decepticons likely failed to notice that another Hot Rod from [[Primax 512.5 Gamma|a parallel timeline]] had observed these events, or that the Matrix had landed at his feet before he disappeared back into his own time. {{storylink|Less Than Zero}}

By [[2009]], Cybertron had been destroyed and [[Galvatron II|Galvatron]] ruled the American continents on Earth. To eliminate the Decepticons themselves, the [[European Crisis Coalition|governments of the remaining free nations]] planned to launch [[nuclear weapon]]s towards the [[Decepticon Powerbase]]. Anticipating this move, Galvatron had equipped his fortress with the necessary machinery to convert the fallout into energon, and placed Cyclonus and Scourge to guard the installation. While griping over how they missed conquest, and how the lack of resistance proved to no longer be fun, the pair were ambushed by [[Getaway]], one of the few surviving Autobots. He was joined by [[Chainclaw (G1)|Chainclaw]] and [[Guzzle (G1)|Guzzle]], and though Cyclonus killed the latter, Getaway succeeded in eliminating Scourge before falling himself. Cyclonus was then pounced upon by Chainclaw, only to be rescued by Galvatron. For having failed to stop an Autobot/human rebel invasion of the main Decepticon base, and for needing to be rescued at all, Cyclonus was destroyed by his enraged leader. {{storylink|Rhythms of Darkness!}}

====''Transformers '84''====
An aerial warrior under [[Scorponok (G1)|Scorponok]]'s command, Cyclonus was part of a bombing run against [[Fortress Maximus (G1)|Fortress Maximus]]'s troops after the [[Ark (G1)|Ark]] had been lost. {{storylink|Secrets & Lies issue 3|Secrets & Lies #3}}

===Sticker Adventures books===
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===Marvel coloring books===
Cyclonus was one of the Decepticon troops Galvatron called upon during his battle against the Dinobots in [[Oil Valley]]. The Decepticons still lost the fight, as even more Autobot reinforcements arrived shortly after. As they retreated, Cyclonus carried Galvatron away in his ship mode, though not before receiving a hit from Grimlock. {{storylink|Battle at Oil Valley}}

At the Decepticon camp, Cyclonus listened as [[Bombshell (G1)|Bombshell]] gloated about injecting [[Springer (G1)|Springer]] with a [[cerebro-shell]]. He was bossing human slaves around when the Autobots arrived and attacked. The Decepticons' camp was set ablaze in the conflict and Cyclonus and the others were forced to flee. Cyclonus later tried to stop the Autobots from abducting Bombshell, but failed. {{storylink|The Invasion of the Decepticon Camp}}

Cyclonus's alternate mode looked a lot like Scourge's. He acted as Galvatron's ship and base of operation in Earth orbit. {{storylink|The Lost Treasure of Cybertron}}

===Ladybird Books continuity===
[[File:CyclonusandMisfire-ASO.jpg|thumb|upright=1.0]]
Cyclonus worked for [[Starscream (G1)|Starscream]] during the 1980s. He participated in an attack on a group of Autobots scavenging for parts. Despite their best efforts, the Decepticons were unable to fell a single opponent. Cyclonus reported back to Galvatron, who was less than thrilled about his troops' failure. {{storylink|Galvatron's Air Attack}} Later, he rose to leadership of the Decepticons at a time when the war was entrenched on [[Nebulos]]. Now a very evil and gloat-happy chap, he matched wits against [[Hot Rod (G1)|Hot Rod]], his opposite number in the Autobots. His schemes included trying to absorb a burst of cosmic radiation, unconcerned that it could kill the rest of the planet, {{storylink|Decepticons at the Pole}} and a substantially less evil plot of trying to stop the Autobots lubricating their joints. {{storylink|Autobots Strike Oil}}

At some point, the Decepticon base [[Scorponok (G1)|Scorponok]] became a sentient Transformer and leader of the Decepticons, and Cyclonus was ''never seen again''...
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===Toy pack-in material===
Cyclonus participated in a tumultuous battle on a moon base. He managed to dodge a blast from [[Superion (G1)|Superion]] in order to punch [[Hot Rod (G1)|Hot Rod]] in the face! {{storylink|Decipher the Decepticon}}

The Decepticons having recently captured the Creation Matrix, Cyclonus was one of the soldiers posted at a high security base to prevent the Autobots from retrieving it. Cyclonus was fooled by the Autobots army of [[Decoy (G1)|decoys]], and the Decepticons lost control of the relic. {{storylink|Start Your Own Decoy Collection}}

===Swamp of the Scorpion===
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Highbrow once used an electronic circuit jammer to prevent Cyclonus from taking flight and battling both Highbrow and Brainstorm. {{storylink|Swamp of the Scorpion}}

===Find Your Fate Junior===
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====Autobot Alert!====
[[File:AutobotAlertCyclonusonscreen.jpg|thumb|left|Who was Cyclonus originally? For Skywarp, turn to page 23. For Bombshell, turn to page 31.]]
Cyclonus is a gargantuan Decepticon soldier, able to comfortably house most of Galvatron's troops within his spaceship mode. He was involved in the Decepticon's ploy to take over the Earth's communication satellites, looming ominously in Earth orbit, ready to blast into oblivion any Autobots who attempted to interfere. He also acted as the Decepticons' signal jamming device, preventing any signal other than Galvatron's from get through to Earth.

In one possible scenario, he was shot by Astrotrain, as the later's military control had been taken over by Hot Rod.

In another possible scenario, he was blown apart by Hot Rod, who was using one of Perceptor's latest inventions, a “rapid-fire, high-intesity rifle cannon.”

In yet another possible scenario, Cyclonus was immobilized in Earth orbit when the Autobots successfully sabotaged the Decepticons' computer systems.

In yet another possible scenario, Ultra Magnus and his crew opened fire onto Cyclonus from their space shuttle in orbit. Galvatron and his multiwing jet fighter Decepticons emerged from Cyclonus in order to engage the Autobots. Galvatron and Cyclonus had a good maniacal laugh together as they watched the Autobots drift helplessly into the void of space after the Decepticons tore their shuttle to pieces.

In another possible scenario, Powerglide and Swoop worked in conjunction to distract Cyclonus, and destroy the Decepticons' transmit ion device. After the Autobots' plan had succeeded, Cyclonus was still left too confused to understand what had just transpired. {{storylink|Autobot Alert!}}
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====The Invisibility Factor====
Cyclonus was stationed in the Decepticons' secret desert base. In one possible scenario, he failed to recapture the human [[Sarah Sanders]] after she had been snatched up by the Autobots from the Decepticons' grasp. Though he fired upon Sarah's spaceship as she and the Autobots within began to fly away, Cyclonus was unable to hit his target once the ship became invisible. {{storylink|The Invisibility Factor}}

===''Transformers in 3-D''===
Cyclonus grew increasingly discontent with Galvatron after the Decepticon leader took to talking to [[Ratbat (G1)|Ratbat]] more than him, and began openly discussing mutiny with [[Scourge (G1)|Scourge]]. He was sent out on a mission to locate a new [[energon]] source which had been detected on an asteroid, and found that the source was a strange [[little informant|small alien]]. Following more abuse heaped on him by Galvatron, Cyclonus was able to study the creature, and discovered that it regurgitated its food in the form of Energon. Galvatron was pleased, but while Ratbat was out searching for more of the creatures, an Autobot was detected spying on the Decepticons, and the situation soon escalated into a pitched battle. {{storylink|The Test (issue)|The Test}}

Along with [[Scorponok (G1)|Scorponok]] and Octane, Cyclonus intercepted [[Cosmos (G1)|Cosmos]], as the Autobot was heading for [[Andellor]]. Though Cyclonus initially disbelieved Cosmos's story, he insisted that Cosmos lead them to his destination. It was there that Cyclonus was able to recall the history of Andellor and the existence of the [[Prism of Power]]. Down on the planet, the three Decepticons ventured into a cave and were attacked, first by some tentacles from a pool, and finally by [[Ironhide (G1)|Ironhide]], who defeated them. {{storylink|Transformers in 3-D issue 2|Transformers in 3-D #2}}

Cyclonus took part in the attack on [[Tau-Ursa]] which saw Galvatron acquire a component for his latest weapon. Galvatron ordered the city destroyed. Cyclonus subsequently took part in a diversionary attack led by [[Sixshot (G1)|Sixshot]] while Galvatron used his new weapon, the [[Nullification Cannon]], to destroy Cybertron's Energon stocks. The Autobots began searching for the planet [[Metascan Alpha]], location of a vast store of energy, and Cyclonus took the [[Terrorcon (G1)|Terrorcon]]s to find them, eventually encountering [[Ultra Magnus (G1)|Ultra Magnus]] on a desolate moon. The Autobots quickly retreated, preferring to concentrate on their goal, but inadvertently ended up leading the [[Destructon]]s to the moon. Cyclonus and the Terrorcons were outmatched against this new foe, and Cyclonus reluctantly agreed to cooperate with the Autobots against the Destructons. {{storylink|The War Against the Destructons, Chapter 1 of 3}}

===St. Michael ''The Transformers'' Sticker Book===
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Cyclonus served under [[Galvatron (G1)|Galvatron]] on a Decepticon ship, when they managed to shoot down the ship being captained by Ultra Magnus. After the Autobots crash-landed on planet [[Barrenikon]], the Decepticons landed their ship nearby to finish off their enemies. In the many possible adventures that followed, Cyclonus usually remained aboard the ship, while the Combaticons went out in the field to deal with the Autobots. He nonetheless encountered [[you]] and your Autobot friends when you had to sneak aboard to steal the Decepticon ship's power pack. {{storylink|The Transformers Sticker Book (St. Michael)|The Transformers Sticker Book}}

===3H comics===
{{quote|But ''I'' grew up! ''You're'' still kissing the skidplate of a 'con with more vision than you! Only now it's a two-bit crime boss with delusions of grandeur instead of the psychotic leftovers of Megatron's legacy!|Rodimus trash talks Cyclonus|"[[Wreckers: Finale Part II]]"}}
[[File:Cryotekcyclonusseries.jpg|left|upright=2.8|thumb|Cryotek looks like a Megatron and hits Cyclonus only about half as much.]]
When [[Bombshell (G1)|Bombshell]] was reformatted by [[Unicron]] into Cyclonus, and [[Skywarp (G1)|Skywarp]] into [[Cyclonus's Armada (G1)|Cyclonus's Armada]], Cyclonus was given a mental link to his Armada that gave him control over him. This link persisted even when Skywarp's personality resurfaced years later. When Galvatron failed the Decepticons and the [[Great War (G1)|Great War]] ended, Cyclonus turned his allegiance towards the gangster [[Cryotek (RID)|Cryotek]]. {{storylink|Wreckers: Finale Part II}}

Centuries later, Cyclonus was caught up in the Predacon [[Megatron (BW)|Megatron]]'s attack on all Cybertron. Despite Megatron's attempts to implant his spark within a [[Vehicon (BM)|Vehicon]] body, Cyclonus retained his own mind and managed to escape. Wishing to restore the glorious Decepticon empire, Cyclonus had already been seduced by Cryotek's ambitions when he, alongside other renegade "bad guys" Skywarp and [[Rotorbolt (Universe)|Rotorbolt]], joined the [[Wreckers]]. In the aftermath of Megatron's [[transformation virus]], the Wreckers and a few other small groups were the only Transformers left active on [[Cybertron (planet)|Cybertron]].

[[File:Wreckersskywarpcyclonus.jpg|upright=1.4|thumb|Looks like Cyclonus was Bombshell after all!]]
Soon, the legendary entity called the [[Oracle (BM)|Oracle]] gathered these groups together and gave them each a task. The Wreckers were summoned to a far-off planet, and so the team fought their way through scores of Vehicons to secure a shuttle. Cyclonus and Skywarp's arrival helped seal the Wreckers' victory, and the group managed to leave Cybertron towards their destination. {{storylink|Departure}}

After some difficulties with [[Devcon (G1)|Devcon]], a stowaway, Cyclonus and the other Wreckers landed on [[Archa Nine]], where they learned of a mysterious energy-generating crystal named the "[[Divine Light]]". Cyclonus killed the [[Maximal]] [[Packrat]], nearly killed Rotorbolt, and stole the Divine Light, and after taunting his deceived "comrades," fled home to deliver the artifact to his true master. {{storylink|Betrayal}}

[[File:WreckersFinaleII-RodimusCyclonus.jpg|left|thumb|upright=1.66|Any possible caption for this image is already taken by the in-story banter.]]
As Cryotek siphoned the power of [[Primus]] by using the Divine Light, his ascension to borrowed godhood was guarded by Cyclonus. At first, Cyclonus seemed to have the upper hand when he appeared to be able to command Skywarp. Skywarp's complicity was just a ruse, however, and Cyclonus found himself doublecrossed. With the rest of the Wreckers busy, Cyclonus faced his old rival, Rodimus, in a very personal battle. After trading barbs both physical and verbal, the two ended their duel in a messy, violent stalemate. This stalemate lasted until Rotorbolt arrived and ended Cyclonus, avenging his near-deadly encounter on Archa Nine. Cryotek briefly resurrected him as one of many [[zombie]]s, but his subsequent defeat at the hands of Rodimus, [[Cheetor (BW)|Cheetor]], [[Sentinel Maximus]], [[Al-badur]], and [[Ramulus]] ended Cyclonus's life again. {{storylink|Wreckers: Finale Part II}}

Cyclonus was apparently a [[Minion of Unicron (Universe)|Minion of Unicron]], though it is unknown if or when he participated in the [[Universe War]]. {{storylink|Betrayal|Cyclonus's ''Universe'' profile}}
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===Dreamwave ''Generation One'' continuity===
[[File:Cyclonusdreamwave.jpg|thumb|Neither Skywarp nor Bombshell? This is madness!]]
After [[Unicron]] consumed the planet [[Lithone (planet)|Lithone]] in the wake of his reactivation, the Cyclonus series of drone was built within pods inside the chaos-bringer's body, constructed from the remnants Lithone's matter and captured inhabitants. The second in a series of Unicron's drone fleets, the Cyclonus model was considered by the [[Quintesson]]s to be more powerful, more efficient and more of a threat. One of these drones broke out of his incubation pod as [[Scourge (G1)|Scourge]] was having some difficulties on [[Cybertron (planet)|Cybertron]] and [[Earth]]. {{storylink|Generation 1 issue 0|Generation 1 #0}}

{{Unreleased DW G1 comic}}
Cyclonus attacked the base of the Earth Defense Command in order to retrieve Scourge, who was being held there. {{storylink|Unreleased Dreamwave issues#Issue 13|Generation 1 #13}}

===''G.I. Joe vs. the Transformers''===
[[File:Cyclonus GIJoevsTFsII3.jpg|thumb|upright=1.0|left]]
Cyclonus was serving Shockwave when the latter was running the Cybertronian Decepticons in Megatron's absence. After failing to capture a group of [[energon cube]]-stealing Autobots, he was part of a unit standing by to seize several Autobots and [[G.I. Joe (team)|Joes]] as they used [[Teletran 3]] to prevent damage to the time-stream. {{storylink|G.I. Joe vs. the Transformers II issue 1|G.I. Joe vs. the Transformers II #1}} When [[Ultra Magnus (G1)|Ultra Magnus]] put up a force field around the computer, Cyclonus reported to Shockwave that the field would soon fall, and was pleased when Shockwave told him his life was ensured for another [[Units of time|cycle]]. When the field came down, Cyclonus helped capture the Autobots and shoot [[Ratchet (G1)|Ratchet]] in the back when he arrived from the future. {{storylink|G.I. Joe vs. the Transformers II issue 3|G.I. Joe vs. the Transformers II #3}}

Following their victory, Cyclonus listened to Shockwave's intentions of dissecting the humans, only for the [[Dinobot (G1)|Dinobots]] to arrive from the past and attack the Decepticons. It is unknown if Cyclonus survived the battle. {{storylink|G.I. Joe vs. the Transformers II issue 4|G.I. Joe vs. the Transformers II #4}}
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====''TransTech''====
In [[Primax 806.30 Gamma]], Cyclonus and his comrades came to ally with the [[Kalistan]]ian terrorist organization [[S.K.A.R.]] Cyclonus himself was binary-bonded to S.K.A.R. second-in-command [[Steel Raven]], utilizing technology from the old [[I.R.O.N.|I.R.O.N. Army]]. The Decepticons and their humans allies subsequently waged a globe-spanning conflict against the Autobots and their humans allies. Ultimately, however, [[Sgt. Savage]]'s [[Screaming Eagles]] and the Autobots triumphed. {{storylink|Andromeda - Axiom Nexus News Reporter|Andromeda - Axiom Nexus News, 2016/05/01}}

===2005 IDW continuity===
{{note|IDW Cyclonus is an ancient Transformer who is not a Decepticon and has no connection to Unicron, Bombshell, or Skywarp.}}
{{main|Cyclonus (G1)/2005 IDW continuity}}
[[File:Cyclonusunleashed.jpg|upright=1.8|thumb]]
After being a religious youth, Cyclonus ultimately became a senior officer on [[Nova Prime]]'s ''[[Ark (G1)|Ark]]'', which plunged into the [[Benzuli Expanse]] millions of [[Units of time|meta-cycles]] ago and hence continued to serve [[Nova Prime|Nemesis Prime]]. He had a fierce love of [[Cybertron (planet)|Cybertron]] and wanted to see it bring about an ordered universe, bringing structure to a chaotic universe and hoped ordering the universe might order him. After the failure of [[Nova Prime|Nemesis Prime]]'s [[Expansion]] plans {{storylink|Revelation (IDW)|Revelation}}, he settled down to die for good on [[Gorlam Prime]], until [[Galvatron (G1)/2005 IDW continuity|Galvatron]] healed him with the [[Darkness (G1)|Heart of Darkness]] and "suborned him to its will". He followed Galvatron on his quest to stop [[D-Void]], despite misgivings on the truth of D-Void's existence {{storylink|The Transformers: Heart of Darkness|Heart of Darkness}}, until he realised at the last, after an assault on Cybertron that left many Autobots dead, that Galvatron had forced him to hurt Cybertron, giving [[Optimus Prime (G1)/2005 IDW continuity|Optimus Prime]] an opening to heal [[Vector Sigma]] at the cost of the [[Matrix of Leadership]]. {{storylink|Chaos (IDW)|Chaos}}

Afterward, healed of his undead state by Vector Sigma but having been mistaken for a Decepticon by the Autobots, he was initially penned up with the Decepticons until a deal with [[Hot Rod (G1)/2005 IDW continuity|Rodimus]], who had been there when he turned on Galvatron, allowed him to join the crew of the ''[[Lost Light]]''. Rooming with fellow ancient [[Tailgate (G1)|Tailgate]], who he swings between contempt and affection for, and mourning the loss of "his" Cybertron (occasionally in song) he mostly keeps himself to himself. And hates [[Whirl (G1)|Whirl]]. {{storylink|The Transformers: More than Meets the Eye}}
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===''Universe'' toy bio===
Cyclonus was constructed from the cast-off chassis of deactivated Decepticons, programmed by Unicron to be loyal only to Galvatron. {{storylink|Cyclonus (G1)/toys#Universe (2008)|''Universe'' Cyclonus toy bio}}

===''Universe'' cartoon===
[[File:FfE Cyclonus.JPG|thumb|upright=1.4|left|Red Eyes Insanity!]]
Cyclonus was helping Megatron mine Energon from a gas station, mostly by taking pot-shots at [[bunny rabbit|bunnies]]. This ended shortly after he was El Kabong'd by [[Bumblebee (G1)|Bumblebee]] and [[energon-axe|axed]] by [[Optimus Prime (G1)|Prime]]. {{storylink|Fight for Energon}}
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===''Henkei! Henkei!'' pack-in manga===
{{charstubfiction|{{storylink|Henkei! Henkei! volume 9|Henkei! Henkei! #9}} {{storylink|Henkei! Henkei! volume 12|Henkei! Henkei! #12}}}}

===''Henkei! Henkei! BunBun'' manga===
{{charstubfiction|{{storylink|Time of Resurrection}} {{storylink|Creation! The New Emperor of Destruction!!}} {{storylink|The Threat of Galvatron}} {{storylink|Revenge (Henkei)|Revenge}} {{storylink|A Nightmare, Once Again}} {{storylink|To the Sea of Stars}}}}

===''Kre-O'' online manga===
[[File:KreO-webcomic-13-Cyclonus.jpg|thumb]]
When the newly created Galvatron went on a rampage and no Decepticon dared stop him, Cyclonus saw no way out but to phone the [[Autobot]]s and ask for help. He was relieved when [[Optimus Prime (Kre-O)|Optimus Prime]] and [[Hot Rod (G1)|Rodimus]] showed up and turned Galvatron back into [[Megatron (Kre-O)|Megatron]]. {{storylink|Enter the New Emperor of Destruction!? Stop Galvatron's Rampage!}}
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===''Henkei! Henkei! Transformers -Visualize-''===
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===''Transformers vs. G.I. Joe''===
Cyclonus led a group of Decepticons deployed to capture the [[G.I. Joe (team)|G.I. Joes]] who were invading Megatron's Cybertron, though to Megatron's displeasure all they returned with was a couple of Autobots. {{storylink|Targetmasters (issue)|Targetmasters}} He later reported [[Destro]]'s imminent arrival via [[M.A.S.S. Device]] to Megatron. {{storylink|Funeral for a Friend}}

===''Beast Wars: Uprising''===
Cyclonus was a famed lieutenant of [[Decepticon leader]] [[Galvatron (G1)|Galvatron]]. Towards the end of the [[Great War (G1)|Great War]], Cyclonus became a Targetmaster, partnered with the [[Nebulon (Headmasters)|Nightstick the Nebulon]]. He sacrificed himself under unknown circumstances during the [[Great Push]], gaining legendary status among all Cybertronians. {{storylink|A Brush With Infamy–Prologue}}

The [[Cyclonus Memorial Tower]] was presumably named in honor of Cyclonus. {{storylink|Broken Windshields}}

===''Prime Wars Trilogy'' marketing material===
[[Cyclonus (G1)#Prime Wars Trilogy marketing material|Cyclonus]]'s purpose was spreading chaos across the universe, which he pursued by using his mind control powers on other warriors to integrate them into Galvatronus. {{storylink|Cyclonus (G1)/toys#Combiner Wars|Cyclonus's bio}} He probably did this on Cybertron during the [[Combiner Wars (event)|Combiner Wars]]. {{storylink|Source:Combiner Wars pack-in comic bios|Skydive's bio}} {{storylink|Source:Combiner Wars pack-in comic bios|Decepticon Dragstrip's bio}} {{storylink|Source:Combiner Wars pack-in comic bios|Air Raid's bio}} {{storylink|Source:Combiner Wars pack-in comic bios|Breakdown's bio}}

===Ask Vector Prime===
In one [[universal stream]] which [[Unicron]] destroyed, Unicron created Cyclonus from the remains of [[Megatron (G1)|Megatron]]'s deceased subordinates while Megatron himself was reformatted into [[Galvatron (G1)#Dreamwave Armada continuity|Galvatron]]. Galvatron, Cyclonus, and [[Scourge (G1)#Dreamwave Armada comic|Scourge]] served Unicron in preparing universes for destruction, but Cyclonus eventually met his end when one Primax Megatron, unhappy at the prospect of his universe being destroyed, ripped his head off. {{storylink|Ask Vector Prime#Facebook|Ask Vector Prime, 2015/09/19}}

===2019 IDW continuity===
{{first|[[The World In Your Eyes Part Three|''Transformers'' #3]]}}
[[File:DarknessOnceGazedUponPart1 CyclonusTeam.jpg|thumb|left|upright=1.5|Paragon for life.]]
An ancient warrior, Cyclonus fought against [[Exarchon]] in the [[War of the Threefold Spark]] alongside {{storylink|The World In Your Eyes Part Three}} five other 'bots: [[Gridlock]], [[Grudge]], [[Provoke]], [[Highfire]], and his lover, [[Paragon]]. However, as the war continued, his friends died one by one, and Paragon was taken captive by [[Turmoil]], who then fled the planet with his hostages. A by-then badly shaken Cyclonus would take part in the final battle, at the edge of Iacon. At that point, of all his friends only Provoke remained, until she too was shot through the chest by an unseen assailant and her body apparently lost as Cyclonus was forcibly dragged from the fray. At this point, as a coping mechanism, Cyclonus began to see hallucinations of his comrades, looking as they did at their moment of death. {{storylink|The Cracks Beneath Your Feet Part One}} {{storylink|Darkness, Once Gazed Upon: Part One}}

After the war ended, an amnesty was declared for members of the Threefold Spark, but the [[Great General]] [[Pyra Magna (G1)|Pyra Magna]] didn't stick to it, feeling those like Turmoil were beyond redemption, relentlessly pursuing him and destroying his ship with all hands, including Paragon, lost. Grieving for his love, Cyclonus would come to regard Pyra's pursuit as unnecessary and grow to hate her for it. {{storylink|The Cracks Beneath Your Feet Part Two}} {{storylink|War World: Hunt}} {{storylink|War World: We Are Not Meant To Be Darkness|We Are Not Meant To Be Darkness}}

In the age of postwar reconstruction that followed under [[Nominus Prime]]'s reign, Cyclonus struggled to settle into peacetime life, continuing to converse with the hallucinatory "ghosts" of his four dead friends. Cyclonus found it difficult to move past his wartime experiences, even with [[Froid]] providing regular therapeutic sessions; although Froid encouraged Cyclonus to reach out to "Paragon" the way he had resurrected his four fallen comrades, Cyclonus refused to, finding the reminder of Paragon's absence too painful. {{storylink|The Cracks Beneath Your Feet Part Four}} {{storylink|War World: Hunt}} Cyclonus eventually removed himself from Froid's care. {{storylink|The Cracks Beneath Your Feet Part Four}}

[[File:TheCracksBeneathYourFeetPartOne-Cyclonus.jpg|thumb|upright=1.4]]
Cyclonus attempted to fit in with the citizens of [[Iacon (polity)|Iacon]], attending [[Bumblebee (G1)|Bumblebee]]'s forging during the customary ceremony at the [[Forge Pyramid|Pyramid]], {{storylink|Wannabee, Part 2}} but circumstances eventually pushed him into leaving Cybertronian civilization behind entirely. Though his fellow soldiers would remember him as a respected war hero, Cyclonus took up a hermetic existence in the badlands beyond Iacon, destroying his comms so that nobody would contact him. {{storylink|The World In Your Eyes Part Four}} At the behest of "Provoke", Cyclonus took up a solitary vigil at the [[Memorial Crater]]—the site of the final battle of the war—in case Exarchon ever came back, ignoring Gridlock's protests that Exarchon was long gone. {{storylink|The Cracks Beneath Your Feet Part One}}

On the night of [[Brainstorm (G1)|Brainstorm]]'s demise, Cyclonus witnessed the scientist arrive at his [[energon transmission station]], and later saw a "[[Frenzy (G1)|blue bot]]" approach the building just before the scientist's murder. A few days later, [[Security Operations]] officers [[Chromia (G1)|Chromia]] and [[Windblade (G1)|Windblade]] caught up with Cyclonus and interrogated him; despite his evasive answers, Chromia told him to report to the [[South Tower Security Center]] within a cycle, something that Cyclonus had no intention of doing, despite the ghosts of his old comrades encouraging him to aid the police. {{storylink|The World In Your Eyes Part Four}}

[[File:TheCracksBeneathYourFeet2 CyclonusVFlamewar.jpg|thumb|left|upright=1.2]]
Cyclonus continued to maintain his lonely vigil at the Memorial Crater until he discovered a loose wire that led to a [[The Rise|Rise]] bunker buried beneath the crater. When he investigated, he attracted the unwelcome attention of first [[Flamewar (G1)|Flamewar]], then fellow veteran [[Shadow Striker (G1)|Shadow Striker]], who proved able to wound Cyclonus as he transformed and fled to Iacon. Once he crash-landed in the building where Chromia and [[Prowl (G1)|Prowl]] were interrogating Froid. Once Cyclonus informed them about the suspect activity in the badlands, Froid took him aside and suggested that they speak privately. {{storylink|The Cracks Beneath Your Feet Part Two}} Once Cyclonus had his physical injuries tended to, Froid tried to get his old patient to open up about his experiences; when Froid broached the delicate subject of Paragon, however, Cyclonus stormed from the room, shouting that Paragon had been needlessly killed. {{storylink|The Cracks Beneath Your Feet Part Four}}

By the time that Cyclonus returned to the Memorial Crater, he discovered that the entire area had been destroyed by a subterranean explosion, the result of the Risers scuttling their bunker with subsurface explosives. When Cyclonus approached [[Hot Spot (G1)|Hot Spot]] for information, the search and rescue officer informed him that [[Sixshot (G1)|Sixshot]] was to blame. {{storylink|The Change In Your Nature Part Five}}

[[File:WarWorldHunt CyclonusParagon.jpg|thumb|upright=0.8]]
Trailing the [[Ascenticon Guard|Decepticon Guard]] following its takeover of Iacon, Cyclonus overheard the rumours that Sixshot might become the Guard's new captain, news that made him eager to confront the six-changer. {{storylink|War World: Awakenings|Awakenings}} Cyclonus made his way to the Decepticon headquarters, battering past [[Crasher (G1)|Crasher]] when she tried to block his path, before heading for Sixshot. Confronting the six-changer, he demanded to know the reason he'd destroyed the war memorial, before attacking. The two fought, until Sixshot, not particularly wanting to kill his former comrade-in-arms, revealed Pyra Magna had been let out of stasis. This shocked Cyclonus enough to start seeing a hallucination of Paragon. The specter of his dead lover suggested Cyclonus's guilt was less because they'd died, and more he'd lived. Wanting to ease his pain, either by killing Pyra Magna or dying at her hands, Cyclonus told Sixshot to give him an opening in exchange for killing her. {{storylink|War World: Hunt}}

That opening came soon enough, when the newly minted Optimus Prime tried holding talks between himself and Megatron, hosted by Pyra and Strika. Cyclonus attacked the former general, railing against her actions. Hearing his words, Pyra realised he had just cause to seek her death, and put her life in his hands. However, Cyclonus was unable to bring himself to strike the killing blow. Shaken, he asked what he was supposed to do, to which Pyra admitted she couldn't help there, leaving Cyclonus to his thoughts. {{storylink|War World: We Are Not Meant To Be Darkness|We Are Not Meant To Be Darkness}}

[[File:Enigmatic CyclonusGhosts.jpg|thumb|left|upright=1.6]]
Ultimately, Cyclonus chose to remain in Iacon with the Decepticons. Some forty cycles later, he learned that Provoke had been found alive under the Memorial Crater, though [[Flatline (G1)|Flatline]] informed him that with how long she'd been under, he was uncertain if her mind could be saved. {{storylink|Lord of Misrule: Test Flight I|Test Flight I}} Despite this, Cyclonus soon heard from Flatline that Provoke was miraculously speaking again. Cyclonus saw a chance for healing now that one of his unit was back among the living. {{storylink|Lord of Misrule: Test Flight II|Test Flight II}} These hopes faltered when Provoke seemed cold and unapproachable at first. She was determined to catch up on all she had missed over the last 2,000 kilocycles, and wanted to spend her time studying the archives rather than hearing from Cyclonus directly. {{storylink|Lord of Misrule: Enigmatic|Enigmatic}} When [[Ruckus (G1)|Ruckus]] made a similarly miraculous recovery, Cyclonus tried to speak to him about Provoke only for the Decepticon to avoid the questions. {{storylink|Darkness, Once Gazed Upon: Part One}} Cyclonus tried to speak to Provoke but was once again dismissed, his suspicions mounting when Provoke erroneously remembered Gridlock being cremated. {{storylink|Darkness, Once Gazed Upon: Part Two}}

[[File:DarknessOnceGazedUponPart3 CyclonusRipsSpark.jpg|thumb|right|upright=1.4|Take a spark...]]
Fully convinced that Provoke was acting out of character, Cyclonus ambushed her outside of the medical clinic, his persistence finally causing Exarchon to reveal himself as having usurped Provoke. Though the ancient tyrant tried to usurp Cyclonus's own body, he proved the better warrior, cutting out Provoke's spark chamber and forcing Exarchon to abandon the body. Delighted at having a purpose once again, Cyclonus dedicated himself to stopping Exarchon's return and went off to find Ruckus. {{storylink|Darkness, Once Gazed Upon: Part Three}} Finding the Decepticon to be dead already, Cyclonus then went to confront Megatron directly with his warnings, fighting his way through [[Gutcruncher (G1)|Gutcruncher]] and [[Roughstuff]]. Sixshot escorted him in and vouched for Cyclonus's concerns to a doubtful Megatron. {{storylink|War's End Part One}} When Exarchon's return was confirmed by the newly arrived [[Skywarp (G1)|Skywarp]], Megatron had Sixshot lead a team to the [[Sonic Canyons]], with Cyclonus accompanying them. There, they engaged Exarchon's loyalists, with Cyclonus taking on [[Onslaught (G1)|Onslaught]]. {{storylink|War's End Part Two}} While Cyclonus brawled with Onslaught, [[Jumpstream]] leaped into the fray, having seen a possible future where she and Cyclonus had died in this battle. She saved Cyclonus from being shot in the back, and he affirmed that he didn't care if he died- as long as he saw to Exarchon's death first. After a lull in the fighting, those allied against Exarchon regrouped and Cyclonus stood apart from them. His ghostly chorus agreed with Cyclonus's willingness to sacrifice his own life to end Exarchon, save "Paragon", who suggested that Cyclonus could find a new purpose in life afterwards. {{storylink|War's End Part Three}}

[[File:WarsEndPartFour CyclonusVExarchon.jpg|thumb|left|upright=1.6|-leave a spark.]]
When [[Mindwipe (G1)|Mindwipe]], [[Sparkstalker]], and [[Bitstream (G1)|Bitstream]] arrived on the scene with a plan to seal Exarchon inside a booby-trapped [[Titan (group)|Titan]] [[spark]], Cyclonus readily agreed to it, despite Pyra Magna's objections. The Autobots and Decepticons raided Exarchon's hideout again and in the midst of battle, Mindwipe managed to lock his hypnotic stare on Exarchon's optics long enough to compel him into usurping the Titanspark. Pyra Magna still hesitated in sacrificing the spark, so Cyclonus grabbed it from her and confronted Exarchon. The Threefold Spark greedily seized the Titanspark and Cyclonus was able to seal Exarchon inside its cage, trapping two-thirds of his essence within and ending the imminent threat. Exarchon's loyalists surrendered and the sealed Exarchon's spark was immediately destroyed by Pyra Magna, unwilling to let Megatron get his hands on it. In the aftermath, Sixshot ordered Cyclonus to return with the Decepticons to Iacon, but Cyclonus refused. He decided to sit in the Sonic Canyons for a while and just enjoy the true end of ''his'' war. {{storylink|War's End Part Four}}

[[File:FateOfCybertron CyclonusGhosts.jpg|thumb|right|upright=2.0]]
Ultimately, Cyclonus chose to abandon his weapons and accompany the Autobots to [[Darkmount (Cybertron)|Darkmount]], intent on leaving the planet with them. He thanked his ghostly retinue and allowed them to disappear, save "Paragon", who he bade remain with him for a little longer. Cyclonus boarded the ''[[Ark (G1)|Ark]]'' and left Cybertron behind, deciding that his next stop would be the remains of [[Neutronia]], as Paragon had always wanted to visit it. Cyclonus felt he would finally be ready to let the memory of Paragon be at rest after that. {{storylink|Transformers: Fate of Cybertron|Fate of Cybertron}}
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===''War for Cybertron Trilogy'' marketing material===
[[File:WFC-Kingdom-Cyclonus-art.jpg|thumb|left]]
Cyclonus was created as a [[Herald of Unicron]], reformatted from [[Bombshell (G1)|Bombshell]], [[Skywarp (G1)|Skywarp]], both, or [[Life Spark|neither]] of them. {{storylink|Cyclonus_(G1)/toys#War for Cybertron: Kingdom|''Kingdom'' toy product description}}<ref>[[Hasbro Pulse]] [https://hasbropulse.com/products/transformers-generations-war-for-cybertron-kingdom-voyager-wfc-k9-cyclonus product description] states "Cyclonus, a Herald of Unicron, first appears in the 1986 movie when Bombshell/Skywarp/both/neither was reformatted into the second-in-command of Galvatron."</ref>

Closer than ever to reaching the [[AllSpark]], the Decepticons awakened after crash-landing on pre-[[Ice Age]] [[Earth]]. While battling the Autobots, both sides were joined by the [[Maximal]]s and [[Predacon (BW)|Predacon]]s, their epic battle changing their combined destinies.

Cyclonus was an [[Cybertronian military insignia|Air Force Black Ops Captain]], {{storylink|Cyclonus_(G1)/toys#War for Cybertron: Kingdom|''Kingdom'' toy packaging}} whose function was a squad leader, and [[trans-scan]]ned into a jet fighter. His Oxidating laser and incendiary torpedoes were his powers and weapons, and his core traits were his dedication, aloofness, and strategic mindset. Cyclonus's message from the future was that he will prepare for a bombshell as past events warp his future. {{storylink|War for Cybertron: Kingdom|''Kingdom'' webpage}}<ref>[https://transformers.hasbro.com/en-us/brands/kingdom ''Kingdom'' webpage]</ref>
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==Commercial appearances==
*[[Starscream (G1)|Starscream]], [[Skywarp (G1)|Skywarp]], Cyclonus, and [[Scourge (G1)|Scourge]] faced off against [[Optimus Prime (G1)|Optimus Prime]] until Autobot reinforcements showed up in the form of [[Blurr (G1)|Blurr]], [[Kup (G1)|Kup]], and [[Hot Rod (G1)|Hot Rod]]. With the appearance of these new arrivals, Cyclonus declared that he was itching for a fight. {{storylink|Commercial/Generation 1#Hot Rod, Kup, Blurr, Cyclonus, Scourge, Rodimus Prime|Hot Rod, Kup, Blurr, Cyclonus, Scourge, and Rodimus Prime commercial}}
*When Galvatron, Cyclonus, and Scourge were joined by [[Sixshot (G1)|Sixshot]] in battle, he counted off the new Decepticon's modes while Galvatron named them all. {{storylink|Commercial/Generation 1#Sixshot|Sixshot commercial}}
*Galvatron and Cyclonus met with their Decepticon agent [[Punch (G1)|Counterpunch]] in an isolated spot. There, Counterpunch handed them an Autobot device, and declared that Galvatron could definitely trust him... {{storylink|Commercial/Generation 1#Punch and Clones|Punch/Counterpunch and Clones commercial}}
*Cyclonus, [[Octane]], and Scourge launched an attack on the Autobots' base, only to be met with the [[Monsterbot (G1)|Monsterbot]]s, who gave them a good trouncing. Cyclonus was shaken about by [[Doublecross]]. {{storylink|Commercial/Generation 1#Monsterbots|Monsterbots commercial}}

==Games==
===''The Transformers'' (PS2)===
[[File:TF PS2 Cyclonus.jpg|thumb|upright=1.4]]
{{voiceactor|[[Walter Roberts]] (English)}}
====Decepticon story====
As one of the elite troops sent back in time to prevent Shockwave's unstoppable rampage, Cyclonus acted as Galvatron's second in command. When they joined forces with Megatron and his troops, Cyclonus worked with Soundwave in identifying possible targets. At one point, the pair disagreed with one another over one of these targets and Cyclonus threatened Soundwave into accepting all blame if the lead didn't pan out. Soundwave agreed, but ominously warned that he charged a high price for being spoken to in such a manner.

Sure enough, the operation was a dud and Cyclonus attempted to deflect the blame to Soundwave, who promptly played back a recording of the entire conversation. Unluckily for Cyclonus, that conversation included him insulting Megatron and referring to him as obsolete scrap. Soundwave next had the pleasure of recording Cyclonus's screams as Megatron used him for target practice.

Cyclonus also had the unusual experience of being impressed with Starscream when the normally-treacherous Air Commander successfully defused a potentially lethal fight between Megatron and Galvatron. {{storylink|The Transformers (G1 PS2)|The Transformers}}

====Autobot story====
Cyclonus attacked the Autobots inside the Atalstan gem mine with Octane for support. Deciding to skip the usual pre-fight banter, Cyclonus got right to the fighting. After a fierce battle, the Autobots managed to take down Cyclonus and Octane. Defeated, Cyclonus stated that he had underestimated the Autobots' power and that he needed to retreat and rest. He bid the Autobots goodbye and transformed into his fighter craft form, retreating from the mine. Rodimus Prime expressed disappointment about how Cyclonus got away, and Optimus acknowledged that Cyclonus was a tough opponent.

Later, Cyclonus joined up with Scourge while the latter was fighting the Autobots on their way to the ELTA. Both were eventually defeated, and Cyclonus decided to fall back, almost leaving Scourge behind! {{storylink|The Transformers (G1 PS2)|The Transformers}}

===''Transformers: Legends''===
[[File:TFLegendsApp-Cyclonus.jpg|thumb|left]]
[[Bombshell (G1)|Bombshell]] was reformatted into Cyclonus at some point. He served [[Megatron (G1)|Megatron]] as second-in-command. {{storylink|The Coronation of Starscream}} Cyclonus and Scourge were tasked with leading raids on an Autobot supply convoy and managed to deal the Autobots a heavy blow. {{storylink|Cold Delivery}} Following Megatron's demise, the pair opposed [[Starscream (G1)|Starscream]]'s bid for leadership. {{storylink|The Coronation of Starscream}} They later aided [[Galvatron (G1)|Galvatron]] after his rebirth in [[Unicron]]'s maw, but their might was insufficient and they were defeated by Rodimus's forces. {{storylink|All Hail Galvatron}} Cyclonus was among a handful of Decepticons who ventured inside Unicron to search for [[Galvatron (G1)|Galvatron]]. After encountering [[Arcee (G1)|Arcee]] and [[Daniel Witwicky (G1)|Daniel]], then falling foul of Unicron's internal defenses, the Decepticons resumed their search. {{storylink|Belly of the Beast (Legends)|Belly of the Beast}} Following the destruction of Unicron, Cyclonus tracked down Galvatron on the planet [[Krull]]. {{storylink|Five Faces of Darkness: Part 1}}

Cyclonus and Scourge both fell under Starscream's control as the Air Commander attempted to supply Unicron with a new body in the form of [[Trypticon (G1)|Trypticon]]. They were intercepted by Autobots and defeated, forcing Starscream to relinquish control, however the pair had no memory of the events, and returned bewildered to base. {{storylink|Unicron Returns}}

At some point Cyclonus teamed up with [[Wheeljack (G1)|Wheeljack]] and [[Misfire (G1)|Misfire]] to combat [[Overlord (G1)|Overlord]] and his allies. {{storylink|Fan Favorite}}
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===''Angry Birds Transformers''===
{{main|Minion Pig#As Cyclonus}}
Cyclonus appears as a character unlockable in Challenge Events. He is portrayed by a Minion Pig. {{storylink|Angry Birds Transformers (mobile game)|Angry Birds Transformers}}

===''Transformers: Battle Tactics''===
[[File:BattleTacticsCyclonus.jpg|thumb|upright=2.2|"NOW I get my armada!"]]
Cyclonus participated in battles against a variety of opponents, both Autobots and Decepticons. Sometimes there were many of him! He was a Rare character who could be recruited after collecting 175 units of Cybermetal, 110 units of Transmetal, and 70 soldier cores. {{storylink|Transformers: Battle Tactics}}
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===''Transformers: Frontiers''===
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===''Transformers: Earth Wars''===
[[file:CyclonusEarthWars.jpg|thumb|upright=1.75|And I lost my Armada. ''Again.''.]]
Cyclonus operates with strict discipline and a highly professional mindset, placing the success of the Decepticon cause above personal ambition. He shows open disdain toward those who pursue self-interest at the expense of collective objectives. (You'd better watch out, [[Swindle (G1)|Swindle]]. . . Cyclonus possesses exceptional power and combat capability in both modes, ranking among the most formidable warriors in existence. {{storylink|Source:Transformers:_Earth_Wars/2016#Cyclonus|Cyclonus Bio}}

Cyclonus came to Earth seeking to aid Galvatron in his conquest of Earth. When he came through the [[Space bridge]] He proclaimed that he followed the "one true leader of the Decepticon cause", which initially pleased Megatron. He was sorely disappointed when he realized Cyclonus was in fact, referring to Galvatron.
After Galvatron scolded him for being late, Cyclonus informed him of his plan to set Earth's jungles on fire and to convert the thermal energy to Energon to fuel the Decepticons on Earth. Unfortunately, Hot Spot heard of the plan, and as he usually did, intervened. Cyclonus failed the mission, but still gained some of the loyalty of the Decepticons on Earth. {{storylink|Rumble_in_the_Jungle_(Earth_Wars)|Rumble in the Jungle}}

When the Decepticons located a strange signal in the Artic, Galvatron ordered Cyclonus to investigate while Megatron and Starscream were quarreling. He spotted [[Jetfire (G1)|Jetfire]], but was unable to pursue due to the ice formed on his canopy. It turns out it was no ordinary ice, but [[nano-frost]], so Galvatron had him return with the sample, hoping to use it as a super-weapon. Naturally, Starscream scoffed at Cyclonus being commended for being frozen. {{storylink|Artic Signal|Artic Signal}}

Cyclonus questioned how Megatron would get the [[Nova Power Core|Nova Core]] after Reflector botched the mission. He replied that his insubordinate behavior makes revealing his genius strategy all the more enjoyable, and called in Brake-Neck.
Cyclonus boldly denounced that Megatron's backup plan for an incompetent engineer was "an insane car", and gave a sarcastic remark after Brake-Neck said he wouldn't go near the power plant. Megatron then gave Cyclonus a smashing punch. {{storylink|Bit of a Longshot|Bit of a Longshot}}

*'''Added:''' [[April 6]], 2016
*'''Autobot Counterpart:''' [[Powerglide(G1)#Transformers:_Earth_Wars|Powerglide]]
*'''Class''': Aerial
*'''Star Ratings:''' 1-4 stars
*'''Weapons''': Cyclonus uses a lightning gun to obliterate targets.
*'''Ability: Bombing Run''': Fly into the air and drop 12 bombs in a line.
**'''Cost:''': 4 ability points +1 for reuses.
*'''Level 11 Bonus''': Drop an additional 6 bombs.
*'''Compatible C.O.M.B.A.Ts:'''
**Companion
**Ranged
[http://wiki.transformersearthwars.com/character:cyclonus Cyclonus at Transformers: Earth Wars Wiki]

===''Transformers: Forged to Fight''===
[[File:cyclonustff2f.jpg|thumb|400px|"Screw the armada, where's [[Tailgate (G1)|Tailgate]]!? Or Scourge?"]]

As a Tactician, Cyclonus is imbued with Dark Energy from Unicron, activating a Dark Field at every Power bar which Dark Burns and nullifies a buff after a combo attack, and Stuns otherwise Unstoppable opponents that would dare dash at him. He's also Disciplined gaining buffs from dealing enough attacks of a type.
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===''Transformers Roleplaying Game''===
Cyclonus was a creation of Unicron, an “advanced war mechanoid” and the template for an [[Sweep (G1)|army]] of cloned warriors. {{storylink|Transformers Roleplaying Game Core Rulebook|Roleplaying Game Core Rulebook}}

==Toys==
{{main|Cyclonus (G1)/toys}}

==Merchandise==
{{main|Cyclonus (G1)/toys#Merchandise}}

==Notes==
* In two scenes in the US edition of [[Broken Glass!|''Headmasters'' #2]], where Cyclonus was supposed to appear, artist [[Frank Springer]] [[The Transformers: Headmasters|accidentally drew]] a giant-sized version of [[Nightstick (G1)|Nightstick]] (though it's actually [[Fracas]], but those two's character models got swapped and... oy), who was then colored like Cyclonus. For the UK printing of the story, since audiences were already very familiar with Cyclonus from exclusive stories in that comic, the giant Nightstick was renamed "[[Krunix (G1)|Krunix]]".
* Cyclonus's unique origin in the UK comics is ultimately a result of an early draft of the movie that would have featured a concept called a "[[Life Spark]]", the life force of a Transformer, some ten years before the ''[[Beast Wars: Transformers (cartoon)|Beast Wars]]'' cartoon would introduce the very similar concept named the "[[spark]]". That term actually even found its way into a revised version of Cyclonus's bio ("Cyclonus is a huge and emotionless air-warrior metamorphosized from dead Decepticon Hero Life Spark and remnants by Unicron").<ref name="1986bible">[https://sunbowmarvelarchive.blogspot.com/p/transformers-1986-character-binder.html Transformers: 1986 character binder] at the Sunbow Marvel Archive.</ref> The use of the singular form, opposed to the plural form of "remnants", as well as the capitalization along with the attribute "hero", made a misinterpretation of the term as the name of an actual Decepticon almost inevitable, causing author [[Simon Furman]] to use it in that manner for "Target: 2006".

===Foreign names===
*''Japanese:'' '''Cyclonus''' (サイクロナス ''Saikuronasu'')
*''Hungarian:'' '''Ciklon''' ("Cyclone")
*''Italian:'' '''Ciclone''' ("Cyclone")
*''Mandarin:'' '''Xuànfēng''' (Taiwan, 旋風, "Cyclone"), '''Kuángbiāo''' (China, 狂飙, "Hurricane")
*''Russian:'' '''Tsiklon''' (Циклон, "Cyclone")
*''Ukrainian:'' '''Tsyklon''' (ICTV, Циклон, "Cyclone")

==See also==
{{OtherVersions
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|disambig=Cyclonus (disambiguation)
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*[[Cyclonus (Animated)|Cyclonus]], the time-lost nihilist from ''[[Transformers Animated (franchise)|Transformers Animated]].''
*[[Cyclonus (WFC)|Cyclonus]], the Decepticon subversive mastermind from the [[Aligned continuity family]].}}

==References==
{{reflist}}

==External links==
*[http://botconarchives.com/archive/story/characters/cyclonus.html Cyclonus's archived BotCon Online profile]

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Octopunch (G1)

2026-04-11T03:41:25Z

Viisacre: /* Transformers: Earth Wars */

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:''Octopunch is a [[Decepticon]] [[Pretender]] from the [[Generation 1 continuity family]].''
[[File:Octopunch-mtmte.jpg|upright=1.67|thumb|Just between you and me, it was a blast which ricocheted off Grimlock.]]
There is no greater scourge of the seas than '''Octopunch'''. Though plundering the depths for forgotten treasure is well-suited to his expertise, his real love is the terror he can bring to those who breach his territory. There is no cruise ship so large that he can't find an appropriately-sized iceberg to push in its path. The thought of bringing its hull beneath the waves with his slimy tentacles is what sustains him in his private moments.

And unlike other robots with [[Scavenger (G1)|similar]] [[Nautilator|functions]], Octopunch is very good at what he does. While in his [[Pretender]] shell underwater, his strength expands several fold, and his electrically-charged, razor-tipped [[harpoon]] gun can stop anything in its tracks. Though often seen with fellow [[Mayhem Attack Squad]] members [[Bludgeon (G1)|Bludgeon]] and [[Stranglehold]], Octopunch is a fearsome warrior in his own right, either above or beneath the waves.

His only weakness is his overconfidence in his abilities. It may seem like a small one, but get back to us on this after he [[The Primal Scream|shoots God in the face]].

{{quote|Give it up, Autobot! You cannot defeat me; I have survived the Unicron war... I am one of Gigatron's personal guards, you have no chance of defeating '''Octopunch!'''|Octopunch|"[[Invasion (issue)|Invasion]]"}}

==Fiction==
===Marvel Comics continuity===
====Marvel ''The Transformers'' comics====
{{noteukonly}}
[[File:HuntingParty-Mayhem Attack Squad small.JPG|left|thumb|upright=1.4|I'm with fashionable →]]
''Looking to recruit a new [[Mayhem Attack Squad]] to go after the traitorous former members, [[Carnivac (G1)|Carnivac]] and [[Catilla (G1)|Catilla]], [[Snarler]] hired Octopunch and his comrades [[Bludgeon (G1)|Bludgeon]] and [[Stranglehold]] for the squad. For training purposes with their fellow recruits [[Needlenose (G1)|Needlenose]] and [[Spinister (G1)|Spinister]], they engaged in a [[Solid light simulation|solid light simulated]] combat session set in [[Slaughter City]], and Octopunch managed to destroy the sim versions of [[Grimlock (G1)/Marvel Comics continuity|Grimlock]] AND [[Fortress Maximus (G1)|Fortress Maximus]] in the first few minutes (mmmmaybe it was still set on 'Easy' mode).'' {{storylink|The Hunting Party (Marvel)|The Hunting Party}} ''On Earth, the Mayhems caught up with Carnivac on the outskirts of [[Dallas]], [[Texas]],'' {{storylink|Way of the Warrior}} ''and their fight soon carried across the border into the [[Mexico]] deserts. After Carnivac caught Needlenose flat-footed, Octopunch forced him to disengage and leave his [[Pretender]] shell by threatening some nearby humans. Infuriated at seeing a fellow Decepticon surrender simply because of some fleshlings, Octopunch prepared to deliver the death-blow to Carnivac.'' {{storylink|Survival Run}} ''However, those self-samed fleshlings came to the rescue of their savior, driving a transport truck at full-speed into the Mayhems' backside, giving Carnivac a chance to scramble clear. The resulting explosion took Octopunch out of the rest of the fight. His fellow Mayhems eventually dragged him clear when the rest of the [[Survivors]] arrived and they retreated, but not before Bludgeon managed to execute the traitor Catilla with his blade.'' {{storylink|A Savage Place!}}

[[File:Bludgeonstrangleholdoctopunchmodelsheet.jpg|upright=1.67|thumb|If you ever wanted to see his [[character model]], this is probably it.]]
Octopunch was part of the Mayhem Attack Squad (alongside Bludgeon and Stranglehold) sent by [[Thunderwing (G1)|Thunderwing]] to assassinate the [[Autobot]] Pretenders [[Bumblebee (G1)/Marvel Comics continuity|Bumblebee]], Grimlock, and [[Jazz (G1)/Marvel Comics continuity|Jazz]], after their revival on Cybertron stirred the spirits of the Autobot rebellion and threatened Decepticon supremacy. After a [[trans-time dimensional portal]] accident cut short their first assassination attempt, Octopunch and the rest of the Squad followed the Autobots into the core of [[Cybertron (planet)|Cybertron]]. Surprisingly, Cybertron's core contained none other than [[Primus]] himself! {{storylink|Yesterday's Heroes!}}

[[File:PrimalScream-Octopunchshootsgodintheface.jpg|left|thumb|upright=1.1|The most important thing Octopunch ever did was sadly also the stupidest.]]
The Mayhems made a second attempt to destroy the Autobot Pretenders, but Octopunch found out that Grimlock was much harder to kill in real life than in a simulation. After the [[Dinobot (G1)|Dinobot]] commander headbutted Octopunch, shattering his faceplate, the [[Micromaster]]s [[Stakeout (G1)|Stakeout]] and [[Red Hot]] tripped him over the edge of a railing, sending him crashing to the floor below. Blacking out, Octopunch made a final attempt to fire at Grimlock, which ended up ricocheting off the Dinobot's armor-plating and striking Primus right between the eyes. Upon being shot, Primus awoke and unleashed a [[Primus#War of the balance|scream]] that eventually drew [[Unicron/Generation 1|Unicron]] to the Transformers' homeworld. {{storylink|The Primal Scream}} {{storylink|Vector Prime: In the Beginning}}

Thanks a LOT, Octopunch.

Octopunch and the other Squad members ended up on Earth, and joined forces with [[Scorponok (G1)|Scorponok]]. When [[Optimus Prime (G1)/Marvel Comics continuity|Optimus Prime]] surrendered his Autobots to the Decepticons under the pretenses of facilitating an alliance against the threat of Unicron, Octopunch helped place the Autobots into holding cells. Like many of the other Decepticons, Octopunch had grown dissatisfied with Scorponok's leadership, and viewed a potential alliance as a weakness. {{storylink|Surrender!}} The alliance was temporarily put on hold when a small subfaction of Decepticons led by [[Shockwave (G1)/Marvel Comics continuity|Shockwave]] attacked the base. Octopunch joined Scorponok's Decepticons in repelling the insurgents. {{storylink|...All This and Civil War 2}}

[[File:EndoftheRoad-FangryQuakeWeirdwolfOctopunch.jpg|thumb|upright=1.67|Apparently, octopus is above dog in the natural pecking order.]]
The second Decepticon Civil War came to a halt when [[Primus]] himself brought all of the Earthbound Transformers to Cybertron to counter the imminent arrival of Unicron. Primus spoke to Octopunch and the others through [[Emirate]] [[Xaaron (G1)|Xaaron]], catching them up on the history between the two cosmic beings. Though Octopunch still had his doubts about an Autobot/Decepticon alliance, they were mostly dispelled when [[Acolyte of Unicron|Unicron cultists]] raided their camp—anything that gave him the opportunity to kill this many dudes was fine by him! {{storylink|The Void! (US)|The Void!}}

When Unicron arrived, Octopunch did the wise thing and made a run for it. {{storylink|On the Edge of Extinction!}}

Unicron was defeated, and with Scorponok also dead, Bludgeon assumed command of the Decepticons. Bludgeon led Octopunch and the other Decepticons off Cybertron to [[Klo]], a peaceful world which they could conquer quickly and easily without interference from the Autobots. The Decepticons found a tracer on one of their spaceships, and waited for their adversaries to arrive, intending to spoil their surprise attack. {{storylink|The Last Autobot?}} Wiping out nearly all the Autobots in the battle that followed, Octopunch led a squad consisting of [[Quake (G1)|Quake]], [[Fangry (G1)|Fangry]], and [[Weirdwolf (G1)|Weirdwolf]] to pick off the stragglers. Octopunch located them, but the Autobots' desperation helped them overwhelm their hunters. When Grimlock and the others joined the main battle elsewhere, he was carrying Octopunch's trident. Octopunch was not seen fleeing with the Decepticons following their defeat. {{storylink|End of the Road! (US)|End of the Road!}}

=====Earthforce=====
{{earthforcefiction}}
[[File:ShutUp-Octopunch.jpg||thumb|left|upright=1.1|His Shuma-Gorath cosplay still needs work.]]
Although their last target, Carnivac, was still at large, the Mayhem Attack Squad reasoned that he would inevitably come to them, seeking revenge for the death of his comrade, Catilla. Therefore, they set up a heavily defended island base in the Bahamas to wait out the traitor's arrival. When Needlenose's cowardice prompted him to fake an emergency to test how quickly his teammates would come to his aid, Octopunch, Stranglehold, and Bludgeon were left infuriated over the deception. All three prepared to off Needlenose, only for Snarler and Spinister to interrupt the attempt. The disgruntled Decepticons walked away in disgust after Needlenose explained that his paranoia had pushed him to cry wolf. Little did the group know that Carnivac had indeed already infiltrated their headquarters. He took out Needlenose before anyone even knew he was there. {{storylink|Cry Wolf!}} As night fell, Carnivac skulked about the base, eager to find another isolated target. He happened upon Octopunch while he was standing guard with Stranglehold, and so moved on. Finding Bludgeon meditating, Carnivac tried to take him out by surprise. But Bludgeon heard him coming, and the ensuing commotion soon brought the rest of the Decepticons to the confrontation. {{storylink|Wolf in the Fold!}} The Decepticons were tricked into thinking Spinister killed Carnivac, when in reality their opponent had allowed the destruction of his Pretender shell to fake his death. Octopunch, Bludgeon, and Stranglehold wandered off to a nearby beach to mope over not getting to kill the traitor themselves, only for several Autobots to turn up, intent on rescuing their ally. Octopunch and his colleagues were planning to go down fighting against Carnivac's back-up, but Carnivac turned up just before a killing blow was struck. The three Pretenders were taken into custody, denying them a warrior's death. {{storylink|Where Wolf?}}

While in captivity, Octopunch, Bludgeon and Stranglehold kept completely quiet in their cell, unnerving their guard, Inferno. The trio managed to escape when Strangehold created a distraction, tearing up their cell's floor and forcing Inferno to open it up to pacify him. Bludgeon then summoned his sword telekinetically, stabbing Inferno in the back and allowing the Mayhems to calmly walk away as the Autobot blacked out. {{storylink|Shut Up!}} They hooked up with the deposed Decepticon leaders, [[Megatron (G1)/Marvel Comics continuity|Megatron]] and [[Shockwave (G1)/Marvel Comics continuity|Shockwave]], taking an assassination contract for the usurpers, [[Starscream (G1)/Marvel Comics continuity|Starscream]] and [[Soundwave (G1)/Marvel Comics continuity|Soundwave]]. {{storylink|Assassins}} Though the Pretenders were only meant to eliminate whichever of their targets had survived an orchestrated battle between the pair, they found both Starscream and Soundwave functional upon their arrival. Unperturbed, Octopunch and his teammates surmised that they could ask to be paid double for the hit once it had been completed. {{storylink|External Forces!}} Problem was, the Autobots needed Starscream alive for their own reasons, and so Grimlock sent [[Sludge (G1)/Marvel Comics continuity|Sludge]] and [[Swoop (G1)/Marvel Comics continuity|Swoop]] in to fight against the Mayhems. It was surely a brutal battle, but Octopunch and the others were defeated, their contract unfulfilled. {{storylink|The Lesser Evil!}}
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=====Marvel UK future timelines=====
[[File:AspectsofEvil4-Octopunch.jpg|thumb|upright=1.67|HE PUNCHED A LADY BEE!]]
In [[1990]], Octopunch was working for [[Megatron (G1)/Marvel Comics continuity|Megatron]] on Cybertron along with Bludgeon, Stranglehold, and [[Warmonger]]. After some Autobot captives temporarily escaped, Megatron determined there was a traitor in their midst, and singled out Bludgeon. When the Pretender demanded a [[Trial by Combat]], Megatron set him loose to face his fellow Decepticons on the field of battle. In the fight, Bludgeon scored first blood against Octopunch, but the salvage expert caught his "once friend" off-guard by popping out of his shell with a flying punch. The punch did little against Bludgeon's armored shell, though, and he knocked Octopunch out. Bludgeon was eventually proven innocent when Warmonger caught him in his sights but couldn't pull the trigger, thus proving to Megatron that HE was the weak-willed Autobot in disguise. {{storylink|Aspects of Evil!}}
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=====Another Time & Place=====
[[File:BludgeonStrangleholdOctopunch-AnotherTimeAndPlace.jpg|left|thumb|upright=0.85|Guy named Octopunch winds up with eight limbs. What are the odds?]]
After the war on Klo, Octopunch and the Decepticons lay in wait for [[Grimlock (G1)/Marvel Comics continuity|Grimlock]] to do something stupid, and so he did. Tracking the [[Dinobot (G1)|Dinobot]] commander and his troops to [[Hydrus Four]], Octopunch and his fellows caught Grimlock off-guard and managed to take control of the medical facility where Nucleon was being produced. Bludgeon had plans to use the super-energy to bring [[Megatron (G1)/Marvel Comics continuity|Megatron]] himself back to life. Octopunch was later seen worshipping at the altar of Megatron's corpse alongside Stranglehold and Bludgeon. When the Autobots attacked, Octopunch charged into battle with his electro trident like the others, but was ultimately defeated. {{storylink|Another Time & Place}}
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====Marvel ''Generation 2'' comic====
[[File:Octopunchtalesofearth.jpg|upright=1.1|thumb|Wasn't he on ''[[Don Messick|Scooby]]-[[Frank Welker|Doo]]''?]]
Octopunch was one of countless Decepticons under Bludgeon's command when they fought the Autobots over ownership of a cache of weapons on an unnamed barren world. The Decepticons were easily overpowering the Autobots; Octopunch, in particular, was strangling [[Jazz (G1)/Marvel Comics continuity|Jazz]] with his tentacles. Bludgeon ordered a retreat when a gigantic, [[Guardian (G2)|monstrous creature]] who guarded their quarry warned them away. {{storylink|Ghosts}}

Later, Octopunch and the other Decepticons were ordered to rampage across Earth in order to get Optimus Prime's attention. {{storylink|Devices and Desires! (Marvel)#"Tales of Earth Part One"|Tales of Earth Part One}} Their "work" was interrupted when [[Megatron (G1)/Marvel Comics continuity|Megatron]] returned in a powerful new body with [[Starscream (G1)/Marvel Comics continuity|Starscream]] in tow. Megatron challenged Bludgeon for leadership of the Decepticons, and when Bludgeon lost, Octopunch and the other Decepticons switched their allegiance to the victor. {{storylink|The Power and the Glory#Tales of Earth Part Two|Tales of Earth Part Two}}

[[File:NewDawn-whatarethey.jpg|left|thumb|upright=1.67|Hey Octopunch, try using that blaster that ricochets off Grimlock.]]
Soon after, Megatron's forces clashed with [[Jhiaxus (G2)|Jhiaxus]]'s [[Cybertronian (faction)|Cybertronian Empire]]. Megatron declared war against them as Octopunch and the other Decepticons cheered him on. Their feelings changed, however, when the Warworld was attacked. Octopunch and the others fought the Cybertronians on the surface of the Warworld, but they were getting massacred. Octopunch was shot in the chest, presumably killed. {{storylink|New Dawn}}
{{-}}

====''Classics''====
{{noteclassics}}
[[File:CheapShots-mayhemattacksquad.jpg|thumb|upright=1.1|I lost a lot of yellow in the past 15 years.]]
[[Ruckus (G1)|A complete idiot]] and his [[Needlenose (G1)|dumb surfer friend]] hired Octopunch and Stranglehold as part of a new Mayhem Attack Squad. They took a [[Phyrion|hostage]] as bait to capture [[Nightbeat (G1)|Nightbeat]] and [[Siren (G1)|Siren]]. When Nightbeat's crew showed up, Octopunch took one look at [[Slag (G1)/Marvel Comics continuity|Slag]] and [[Sludge (G1)/Marvel Comics continuity|Sludge]] and promptly said that his price went up. Slag beat him up badly, and Octopunch beat himself up worse when he saw that Ruckus brought the hostage ''with'' him. Needless to say, Octopunch left saying that he would contact Ruckus about payment, after they all got their rears handed to them. {{storylink|Cheap Shots}}

[[File:Invasion-OctopunchvsOctopunch.jpg|left|thumb|upright=1.4|The SG matchup you've always wanted to see! Hopefully!]]
Some time later, Octopunch and Stranglehold had fallen in with [[Overlord (G1)|Gigatron]] on Earth, and were present when Gigatron's team attacked the Autobots' [[Ironworks (facility)|Ironworks]] headquarters for their hidden [[Rarified Energon]] reserves. {{storylink|Invasion Prologue}}

While observing Ironworks with Gigatron and the rest of his troops from afar, Octopunch and the others received word from [[Spinister (G1)|Spinister]] that strange Transformers from another dimension had invaded the Autobot base. Gigatron decided the time was ripe to make another play for the Rarified Energon while the Autobots were distracted, and the Decepticons moved in. Octopunch and [[Skullgrin]] tried to sneak into Ironworks from underground, but encountered two Autobots instead. [[Scoop (G1)|Scoop]] proved more than a match for Skullgrin, but Octopunch was more evenly paired against the other interloper. Octopunch realized too late that he was not fighting an Autobot at all, but [[Octopunch (SG)|a heroic version of himself from another dimension]]. With one final sock to the jaw, Octopunch was down. {{storylink|Invasion (issue)|Invasion}}
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====''Regeneration One''====
{{noteRG1}}
[[File:Bludgeons decepticons destiny.jpg|thumb|upright=1.95]]
Twenty-one years after the battle of [[Klo]], Octopunch was still a member of [[Bludgeon (G1)|Bludgeon]]'s forces, and helped torture the inhabitants of [[Torkulon]]. {{storylink|Loose Ends, Part 3}} He was still at Bludgeon's side aboard the ''[[Warworld]]'' as the Decepticon leader unleashed his [[Blitz Engine]]s on [[Cybertron (planet)|Cybertron]]'s Autobots. {{storylink|Destiny, Part Four}} At [[Fangry (G1)|Fangry]]'s suggestion, [[Krok (G1)|Krok]], [[Weirdwolf (G1)|Weirdwolf]], [[Skullcruncher (G1)|Skullcruncher]], [[Horri-Bull]], [[Stranglehold]], and Octopunch went down to the planet's surface to join in the fighting, but as the Blitz Engines, [[Soundwave (G1)/Marvel Comics continuity|Soundwave]]'s Neo-Decepticons and finally Bludgeon himself were all defeated in turn, the Autobots claimed victory. {{storylink|Destiny, Part Five}}

Afterwards, any Decepticons not killed in the battle were taken into Autobot custody and were then most likely converted into [[shadow-leech]]es by the [[Dark Matrix]] creature, along with (almost) the entire population of Cybertron, while [[Hot Rod (G1)/Marvel Comics continuity|Rodimus Prime]] and his Autobots were off-planet fighting [[Jhiaxus (G2)|Jhiaxus]] at the [[Hub (G2)|Hub Network]].
{{-}}

====''Transformers '84''====
[[File:Decepticons purge secrets and lies 3.jpg|thumb|left|upright=1.7]]
When [[Straxus (G1)|Straxus]] took over leadership of the Decepticons, Octopunch joined the forces under his command and took part in a purge to eliminate every surviving Autobot on the planet. {{storylink|Secrets & Lies issue 3|Secrets & Lies #3}}
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===A Tale of the Pretenders===
With other Decepticon Pretenders, Octopunch was active in ancient [[Japan]]. One day, they came across three [[human]] siblings and threatened them. The oldest managed to escape and both [[Iguanus (G1)|Iguanus]] and [[Carnivac (G1)|Carnivac]] pursued the remaining two while the other Decepticons followed. [[Bludgeon (G1)|Bludgeon]] found the entire thing beneath their notice, but Octopunch rebuked him, desiring to "play" with the humans. He was about to step on the two when [[Metalhawk (G1)|Metalhawk]] struck Octopunch, breaking his helmet and leaving him unable to "ventilate". Other Autobot Pretenders soon followed and Octopunch was sent scampering by the efforts of [[Lander]], [[Diver (G1)|Diver]], and [[Phoenix (G1)|Phoenix]]. {{storylink|A Tale of the Pretenders}}

===2005 IDW continuity===
:*''First Appearance:'' [[City on Fire|''Robots in Disguise'' #12]]
[[File:LonelyPillarOnThePlain-forgottenskirmish.jpg|left|thumb|upright=1.66]]
Octopunch fought [[Manta Ray (G2)|Manta Ray]] during the [[Battle of Junkion]]. {{storylink|New Cybertron Part 2: A Lonely Pillar on the Plain|A Lonely Pillar on the Plain}}

[[File:Octopunch submarauder stranglehold city on fire.jpg|thumb|upright=1.67]]
After the Chaos War, Octopunch was one of the Decepticons who started rioting on the streets of Cybertron in celebration of [[Megatron (G1)/2005 IDW continuity|Megatron]]'s return. {{storylink|City on Fire}}
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===''Power of the Primes'' marketing material===
[[File:PowerOfThePrimes-OctopunchSolusPrime-CardArt.jpg|thumb|upright=1.3|Four times better than [[Double Punch (G1)|Double Punch]].]]
Octopunch was a [[Prime Master]] who housed the spark energy of [[Solus Prime]], able to grant weapon forger abilities to other Transformers. {{storylink|#Generations|''Power of the Primes'' Octopunch / Solus Prime online bio}}
{{note|For a list of powers manifested by Octopunch, see [[Prime Master/Combinations|this chart]].}}

===Precursor World===
Octopunch, or a creature that looked like his Pretender shell, was part of [[Purple Wicked Convoy]]'s collection of monsters. {{storylink|God Neptune comic 1}}

===2019 IDW continuity===
[[File:Tread&Circuits1 OctopunchElectrons.jpg|thumb|left|upright=1.6|Octopunch demonstrates the horrors of [[Gold Plastic Syndrome]].]]
The spokesperson for [[Mayhem Attack Squad|Mayhem]], Octopunch hacked into the video feeds of the [[Wreckers]]' latest stunt to denounce [[Velocitron]]'s usage of the [[Speedia 500]] to determine their rulers. After executing the bound [[Electro]]ns, Octopunch called for the race to be cancelled and the power to choose leadership returned to the citizenry. If not, he promised that Mayhem would assume control of the colony themselves, ending his broadcast with a sardonic "Wreck and Rule". {{storylink|Tread & Circuits Part 1}} Octopunch met with [[Axer (G1)|Axer]], one of the undercover Mayhem agents embedded in the planet's [[Security Operations]] branch, at a secret hideout. {{storylink|Tread & Circuits Part 2}}

When the Speedia 500 began, Mayhem launched an attack to disrupt the race, hacking the remote cameras to showcase their brutality. Octopunch killed [[Road Pig (G2)|Road Pig]] at the outset, telling the viewers that they were warned of the consequences if Mayhem's demands weren't met. The Wreckers tried to stop them and Octopunch took on [[Thunder Clash|Thunderclash]] in the following brawl. The race concluded with [[Knock Out (G1)|Knock Out]] as the victor and thus the new [[Senate|First Senator]], but Mayhem managed to escape. {{storylink|Tread & Circuits Part 3}}

At Knock Out's inauguration, Mayhem attacked again, this time attempting to assassinate him. Octopunch broke into the room from beneath the floor in an attempt to drag the wounded Knock Out underground, but was blasted by [[Aileron]] and defeated. [[Minerva (G1 robot)|Minerva]] was ultimately framed for the assassination attempt, and Octopunch was present when she was sentenced by Knock Out, revealing that Mayhem had been in cahoots with the new First Senator all along. The conspirators hailed their new leader and their collective true allegiance to the Decepticons. {{storylink|Tread & Circuits Part 4}}
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==Games==
===''Transformers: Earth Wars''===
[[File:Octopunch-Earth-Wars.jpg|thumb|upright=2.2|[[Octopunch (SG)#Timelines|''Shattered Glass'' Octopunch]]? What are you doing here?]]

Octopunch specializes in underwater operations, typically remaining still and unassuming, allowing targets to approach before launching a sudden, high-speed attack capable of breaching the hulls of passing vessels. Any craft within reach is treated as a valid target. Once disabled or sunk, he returns to the wreckage to recover useful materials, treating the aftermath of his attacks as a source of salvage.
{{storylink|source:Transformers:_Earth_Wars/2016#Octopunch|Octopunch bio}}

Octopunch was on a routine mission to [[Aquatron]] to get some crystals, and decided to spare some torpedoes for his sworn enemy [[Seaspray (G1)#Transformers: Earth Wars|Seaspray]]. However, he would come to regret this decision for years to come. His torpedoes set off the highly volatile crystals, causing Sharkticons to swarm and attack them both.

Arriving on Earth traumatised and missing some vital organs, he needed someone to talk to about Aquatron. [[Luca]] and Breakdown excused themselves from having to hear his woes, and Bludgeon only reminisced about their hardcore times as the [[Mayhem Attack Squad]] with [[Stranglehold]]. Octopunch eventually even turned to Seaspray to talk about his Sharkticon horrors. {{storylink|Transformers: Earth Wars|Octopunch Research}}

Bludgeon gave Octopunch their 'wrecking ball' Gnaw to work with, much to his chagrin. They went to one of Earth's oceans, waiting for any Autobot to intercept a signal there. Octopunch presented the vast ocean to Gnaw, but he didn't seem interested. Octopunch started to believe they could make a good team, just as Gnaw bit one of his tentacles.

Seaspray eventually arrived, and Octopunch was waiting for the right moment to pounce, but Gnaw jumped out too soon. Seaspray had energon snacks with him, and convinced Gnaw to chomp Octopunch's body parts for more!
{{storylink|Transformers: Earth Wars|Gnaw Research}}

*'''Added:''' [[October 16]], 2016
*'''Autobot Counterpart:''' [[Seaspray (G1)#Transformers:_Earth_Wars|Seaspray]]
*'''Class''': Gunner
*'''Star Ratings:''' 2-5 stars
*'''Weapons:''' Octopunch uses a rocket launcher that shoots three missiles.
*'''Ability: '''Whirlwind - Create a tornado that drifts towards a target, dealing damage along the way while stunning defenses.
**'''Cost:''' 4 ability points (was 6) +3 for reuses.
*'''Level 11 Bonus''': EMP effect caused by ability lasts an extra 5 seconds.
*'''Compatible C.O.M.B.A.Ts:'''
**Companion
**Ranged

[http://wiki.transformersearthwars.com/character:octopunch Octopunch at Transformers: Earth Wars Wiki]

==Toys==
===''The Transformers''===
{{anchor|Generation 1}}[[File:G1Octopunch toy.jpg|upright=1.67|thumb|Found in the aisles of your local Shell City.]]
<ul class="iconlist">{{Bp-d1|'''Octopunch''' (Pretender, [[1989]])}}</ul>
:*''Accessories:'' "[[Harpoon]] gun" (large gun), "[[acetylene torch gun]]" (small gun), helmet, left & right crab leg sections
{{toydesigner|[[Tetsuya Ikeda]] (TakaraTomy)|[[Richard Marcej]] (packaging)}}

:''[[The Transformers (toyline)|The Transformers]]'' Octopunch's inner robot transforms into a crab, though you need the two sets of legs which attach to his sides to complete it. By attaching the small "acetylene torch gun" to his [[robot mode]] arm, an "Attack Robot" is formed. Octopunch's [[Pretender]] shell is a bipedal octopus creature in a scuba outfit, with four octopus-like tentacles extending from his shoulders. While the robot is inside, the crab legs can attach to the back of the shell, and like the other 1989 Pretenders, the "acetylene torch gun" can store inside the shell in a port located in the leg. The helmet can be removed revealing a monstrous face. The shell's arms, head and helmet are all made from a softer plastic than the rest of the shell. Since the head is made out of a different piece of plastic, it has a minor range of articulation. Though Octopunch's Marvel comics appearances give him a trident weapon, the toy does not come with one; instead, he has a "harpoon gun".

:No version of this mold or character was released in [[Japan]].

::*''[http://www.tfu.info/1989/Decepticon/Octopunch/octopunch.htm More information on Octopunch at TFU.info]''

===''Power of the Primes''===
[[File:POTP-Prime-Master-Solus-Octopunch.jpg|thumb|upright=1.66|"Octopus Prime". HAHAHA COMEDY GOLD]]
<ul class="iconlist">{{Bp-d1|'''Solus Prime''' (Prime Master, [[2018]])}}</ul>
:*''TakaraTomy ID number'': '''PP-28'''
:*''TakaraTomy release date'': [[September 29]], 2018
:*''Accessories'': Octopunch decoy armor, tentacle device
{{toydesigner|[[John Warden]] (Hasbro)}}

:''[[Power of the Primes (toyline)|Power of the Primes]]'' [[Solus Prime]] is a [[Prime Master]] with Octopunch decoy armor, visually based on the original [[Pretender]]'s inner robot and shell.

:This toy has identical features to the other Prime Masters in the line. The decoy armor has a weapon piece which can fold out to create a weapon mode, or detach and be held in the armor's 3 mm-compatible hand. The [[Titan Master]]-like robot can store inside the decoy armor or ride [[Size class|Legends Class]] figures in vehicle mode, and is fully compatible with toys from the previous ''[[Titans Return (toyline)|Titans Return]]'' line. The "Power Swap" gimmick means its [[spark]] form can plug onto any decoy armor's weapon form (which has a [[5 mm post]] to be held by larger figures), Deluxe Class figures' chest armor, Voyager Class figures' bucklers, Leader Class figures' [[Matrix of Leadership/toys#Power of the Primes|Matrix]] (in place of their Matrix core), [[combiner]]s' torsos (in place of their [[Enigma of Combination]]), or the [[Scepter of Sparks]]. With the power of [[You|your]] imagination, this bestows the Prime Master's [[Prime Master/Combinations|unique power]] on the larger figure.

:Solus Prime was retooled with a new [[Prime Master]] sigil as [[Prima#Power of the Primes|Prima Prime]].
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==Merchandise==
===e-HOBBY===
====''Transformers Character Card''====
[[File:Transformers Character Card Longtooth and Octopunch.jpg|upright=1|thumb]]
*'''Longtooth and Octopunch Set''' ([[April 14]], [[2022]])
**''ID number:'' '''17 & 18'''

:Released as part of the third wave of the [[e-HOBBY]] exclusive ''[[Transformers Character Card]]'' series, this pair of holographic trading cards depict super-deformed art of [[Longtooth]] and Octopunch along with [[bio|character profiles]] and [[Tech Spec|tech specs]].
::*''[[Source:Transformers Character Card#18 |Translation of Octopunch's Transformers Character Card]]''
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====Rubber strap series====
[[File:E Hobby rubber keychain Octopunch.jpg|upright=1|thumb]]
*'''Bludgeon & Stranglehold & Octopunch Set''' ([[January]] [[2023]])

:Released as part of the first wave of an [[e-HOBBY]] exclusive series, this trio of rubber keychains depict super-deformed art of [[Bludgeon (G1)|Bludgeon]], [[Stranglehold]] and Octopunch.
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==Notes==
[[File:EarlyBanzaiTron.jpg|upright=1.1|thumb|Maybe he's Punchocto.]]
*The Pretender shells of Octopunch, Skullgrin and [[Longtooth]] all possess human skull belt buckles. The significance of this shared detail, if any, has never been revealed.
*Many promotional catalogs depict [[Banzai-Tron (G1)|Banzai-Tron's]] [[Action Master]] partner [[Razor-Sharp]] as Octopunch's inner robot in Razor-Sharp's colors. That's kind of weird.
*It was bad enough when Octopunch's ricocheted shot alerted [[Unicron/Generation 1|Unicron]] to [[Primus]]'s location, resulting in countless deaths and the persisting threat of the Planet Eater. It was later [[retcon]]ned in "[[Vector Prime: In the Beginning]]" that Octopunch's ricocheted shot not only doomed his own universe to Unicron, but every single Transformers universe in the entire multiverse as well. Better hope there's no {{w|karma}} in ''Transformers'', or he's got some serious comeuppance due.
*At [[BotCon 2008]], it was revealed that the ''[[Transformers Animated (cartoon)|Transformers Animated]]'' crew originally planned to use a human villain patterned after Octopunch (with the addition of boxing gloves on his tentacles) in the opening scenes of "[[Home Is Where the Spark Is]]". He was eventually replaced with the [[Angry Archer]]. [[Derrick J. Wyatt]] also stated in an interview that he and [[Matt Youngberg]] had been trying to make him a character for a long time.
*''Earth Wars'' Octopunch is based on the ''Hunt for the Decepticons'' [[Sea Spray (TF 2010)#Transformers (2010)|Sea Spray]] mold, specifically its use for [[Octopunch (SG)#Timelines|''Shattered Glass'' Octopunch]]. However, the ''Earth Wars'' model differs in color scheme and physical features to the ''Shattered Glass'' toy.

===Foreign names===
*''Japanese:'' '''Octopunch''' (オクトパンチ ''Okutopanchi'')
*''French:'' '''Pieuvre''' (France, "Octopus"), '''Octocoup''' (Canada, "Octopunch")
*''Italian:'' '''Medusa'''
*''Mandarin:'' '''Bāzhuǎguài''' (八爪怪, "Octopus")

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Gnaw (G1)

2026-04-11T03:18:40Z

Viisacre: /* Transformers: Earth Wars */

{{factions|quintesson|decepticon|autobot|quintessonwfc}}
{{disambig3|Gnaw}}
:''Gnaw is a [[Sharkticon (species)|Sharkticon]] from the [[Generation 1 continuity family|Generation 1]] [[continuity family]].''
[[File:Gnaw boxart.jpg|upright=1.8|thumb|Too cute for the Decepticons, too spikey for the Autobots, and expendable by Quintesson standards, a young Gnaw's sense of rejection gave way to overeating.]]
Though he originated as just another [[Sharkticon (species)|Sharkticon]], '''Gnaw''' seems to be loyal only to the one who fed him last, be they [[Quintesson]], [[Decepticon]], or even [[Autobot]]. Much like his kin, he is insatiable in appetite and savage in combat. Gnaw's "masters" don't so much give him orders as they do unleash him like a caged tornado that promptly eats its way through the battlefield in a feeding frenzy.

And yet, Gnaw has on occasion shown glimpses of heart and devotion. He has been known to watch over the Autobot [[Wheelie (G1)|Wheelie]] and seems genuinely loyal to the youngster regardless of suppertime frequency. Gnaw tends to snap at the fingers of any other robot, however.

==Fiction==
===Dreamwave ''Generation One'' continuity===
[[File:WheelieGnaw.jpg|left|upright=1.1|thumb|"Oh, anyone get the number of that truck that ran me over?"]]
During the [[Great Shutdown]], the [[Quintesson]]s sent swarms of [[Sharkticon (species)|Sharkticons]] to [[Cybertron (planet)|Cybertron]] for an unknown purpose, possibly to infiltrate and reconquer the planet. Some of them encountered the revived [[Shockwave (G1)|Shockwave]] and [[Scourge (G1)|Scourge]], [[Unicron]]'s chief agent. {{storylink|Cold War (issue)|Cold War}} Gnaw was damaged, presumably in battle with these two, and was abandoned on Cybertron when the other Sharkticons were called home. Following the great revival, an amnesiac Gnaw came across the young Autobot named [[Wheelie (G1)|Wheelie]], and the two formed a strong bond. Gnaw later followed Wheelie in joining the resistance movement alongside [[Hot Rod (G1)|Hot Rod]], [[Kup (G1)|Kup]], and several others. {{storylink|Passive Aggression}}

Down in one of the tunnels that make up the [[Old Slave Trails]], he saved [[Optimus Prime (G1)|Optimus Prime]] from the [[Battlecharger]]s in his own... unique style (Tastes great! Less filling!). {{storylink|Cold War (issue)|Cold War}} Gnaw took Prime to his resistance group, but when Prime awoke, his first sight was Gnaw, who he thought was trying to eat him, and attacked. Wheelie took this poorly, and bit Prime's foot. Obviously the little guy and the Sharkticon had been hanging around each other for too long. {{storylink|Passive Aggression}} Once the misunderstanding had been dealt with, Gnaw was present to witness Optimus Prime unite the Autobot resistance and lead it against Shockwave. {{storylink|Countdown to Extinction (issue)|Countdown to Extinction}} He was last seen working with Wheelie under [[Ultra Magnus (G1)|Ultra Magnus]]'s command on Cybertron, being assigned perimeter guard duty in anticipation of whatever threat might endanger Cybertron next. {{storylink|The Route of All Evil}}

{{Unreleased DW G1 comic}}
After accompanying Hot Rod to visit Optimus while he was still off-line and recovering, Gnaw and Wheelie witness their friend being accosted by a group of female Autobots. Gnaw leaped into action to help Hot Rod, but was quickly beaten down. {{storylink|Unreleased Dreamwave issues#Issue 11|Generation 1 #11}}

===''Beast Wars: Uprising''===

Gnaw was a Sharkticon picked up on [[Arkus]] by [[Dead End (BW)|Dead-End]] to keep as a pet. Aboard Dead-End's ship, the ''[[Dinosaur (ship)|Dinosaur]]'', Gnaw was kept in the liquid coolant systems as a secret, where she occasionally visited and sneaked him food over time. Gnaw proved useful when the [[proto-former]] crew mutinied against the [[Builder of Cybertron|Builder]] command structure. Dead-End needed to shut down the higher brain functions of the ship, which was actually the [[Titan (group)|cityformer]] [[Trypticon (G1)|Trypticon]]. She unleashed Gnaw to keep the [[Brunt (G1)|Brunt]] tank drone busy long enough to deactivate Trypticon and stop him from killing them.

After Trypticon crashed on the planet [[Metascan Omega|LGC-8803]], the crew retrofitted him as a new colony, Dinosaur City. Gnaw and Dead-End remained behind on the colony as other members of the crew returned to Cybertron. {{storylink|Intersectionality}}

==Games==
===''Transformers Legends''===
Gnaw was among the Decepticons who aided [[Galvatron (G1)|Galvatron]] after his rebirth in [[Unicron]]'s maw, but their assault on the Autobots failed when they were defeated by [[Hot Rod (G1)|Rodimus]]'s forces. {{storylink|All Hail Galvatron}}

===''Transformers Rising''===
{{Charstubgames}}{{storylink|Grimlock's New Brain (Rising)|Grimlock's New Brain}}

===''Transformers: Earth Wars''===
[[File:Gnaw-Earth-Wars.jpg|thumb|300px|I bite the hand that feeds because that hand is tasty.]]

Gnaw’s loyalty is conditional rather than fixed, determined entirely by whoever most recently provided him with sustenance. Unlike typical Sharkticons, who are universally hostile, he can be temporarily aligned through this simple incentive. In combat, he functions as a highly destructive force, driven by both aggression and an unending appetite. Once directed, he can be unleashed with minimal control, relying on instinct and brute force to overwhelm targets. However, if an opposing force offers energon, Gnaw will readily switch sides without hesitation.{{storylink|Source:Transformers: Earth Wars/2016#Gnaw.28Decepticon.29|Gnaw Bio}}

Both the Autobots and the Decepticons recruited a Sharkticon by tuning a Gnaw Crystal to lock onto his signal. He began munching on the Space Bridge he just came through, and Ironhide/Bludgeon tried unsuccessfully to extract him. Bumblebee/Shockwave figured out they could tame him with Energon snacks. He was then later assigned to work with Seaspray/Octopunch. {{storylink|Transformers: Earth Wars}}

On the Autobot's side, [[Seaspray (G1)#Transformers: Earth Wars|Seaspray]] named the new Sharkticon Gnaw, after considering "[[Gnasher]]"™ and "Bite Me". Blaster picked up a Decepti-comm on the coast, and so Seapsray and Gnaw went to invesitigate.

On the Decepticon's side, Gnaw went with [[Octopunch (G1)#Transformers: Earth Wars|Octopunch]] to one of Earth's oceans, waiting to ambush an Autobot. Gnaw didn't seem interested in Octopunch's explanation. ("Nuff, Yaff", he said). Seaspray eventually arrived, but Gnaw leapt out too soon, and Seaspray had enough Energon goodies to make him turn on Octopunch. {{storylink|Transformers: Earth Wars|Gnaw Decepticon Research}}
*'''Added:''' [[July 22]], 2016
*'''Class:''' Special
*'''Star Ratings:''' 2-5 stars
*'''Weapons:''' Gnaw breathes acid on buildings to soften them up before eating.
*'''Ability: Chomp Chomp Chomp''' - Gnaw calls in four Sharkticon buddies. However, using this ability when Sharkticons are already active will cause them to explode, damaging friend and foe alike.
*'''Level 11 Bonus''': Ability summons 2 additional Sharkticons.
**'''Cost''': 4 ability points +3 for reuses.
*'''Compatible C.O.M.B.A.Ts:'''
**Companion
**Melee

[http://wiki.transformersearthwars.com/character:gnaw Gnaw at Transformers: Earth Wars Wiki]

===''Transformers Roleplaying Game''===
Gnaw was once an ordinary Sharkticon, but chose to rebel against the hierarchy and join the [[Predacon (G1)|Predacon]]s. {{storylink|Decepticon Directive}}

==Toys==
===''The Transformers''===
[[File:G1-toy Gnaw.jpg|upright=1.66|thumb|Been hitting the energon goodies too much, have we?]]
<ul class="iconlist">{{Bp-d1|'''Gnaw''' (Sharkticon, [[1986]])}}</ul>
:*''Takara name'': '''Sharktron''' (シャークトロン)
:*''Takara release date'': ?? [[1987]] and ?? [[1988]]
:*''Accessories'': tail/[[Mace (weapon)|mace]], [[maceration laser]]
{{toydesigner|[[Floro Dery]] (concept artist)}}
:Gnaw transforms into a rotund, squat-limbed, shark-like monster with [[Vacuum metallizing|chromed]] chompers. His [[beast mode]] tail becomes a mace weapon for [[robot mode]] and is also the most frequently missing piece from many Gnaws on the secondary market.

:There is a minor production variation in the beast mode legs/robot arms; some have two screws holding the light-gray calf/forearms together, while other have three screws. Exciting, we know. Some releases of Gnaw also came with one of four pieces to a ''[[The Transformers: The Movie]]'' poster with glow-in-the-dark elements, advertising the [[Decipher the Decepticon]] contest.

:Though the toy is labeled as "Gnaw", it can be considered either the individual character or one of the countless others of its type. Because of its fictional appearance as mass armies, it is one of the few original-line [[Army-building|army builder]] toys, though it is costly to use it for that purpose.

:In the United States, Gnaw's toy shipped as part of the [[Predacon (G1)#Toys|Predacon]] case assortment. In Japan, Gnaw was not available as part of the normal retail assortment, despite its semi-prominent fictional appearance. At first, it was a mail-away contest prize in the first wave of the ''[[Beastformers (franchise)|Beastformers]]'' spin-off line in 1987, requiring mailing in five filled-in survey forms from ''Beastformers'' toys for a chance to win. It was later made available in limited quantities as a mail-away in 1988, by which time the toyline consisted of the [[Fight! Super Robot Lifeform Transformers (toyline)#1988 (Super-God Masterforce)|''Super-God Masterforce'' line-up]]. Rather than any sort of Japanese-original packaging, the figure simply shipped in Hasbro packaging, with only a couple of additional stickers identifying it as a "limited" Japanese market version and a separate set of instructions in Japanese that identify the toy as "Sharktron".

::*''[http://tfu.info/1986/Decepticon/Gnaw/gnaw.htm More information on Gnaw at TFU.info]''
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===''Titans Return''===
[[File:TR-toy Gnaw.jpg|upright=1.66|thumb|Commence Army Building!]]
<ul class="iconlist">{{Bp-d1|'''Gnaw''' (Legends Class, [[2016]])}}</ul>
:*''Accessories'': tail/mace
{{toydesigner|[[John Warden]] (Hasbro)}}
:Part of the third wave of ''[[Titans Return (toyline)|Titans Return]]'' Legends Class toys, Gnaw transforms once again into a squat-limbed, shark-like monster. He comes with a mace accessory, which can be wielded by his 5mm hands, or plug onto his beast mode butt as his tail.

:Like all other new-mold ''Titans Returns'' Legends toys, he has a riding compartment for [[Titan Master]]s (and [[Prime Master]]s)... but this one is inside ''his mouth''. Yes, you read that right.

:He was [[redeco]]ed to make two different generic Sharkticons, first in ''[[Transformers Legends (franchise)|Transformers Legends]]'' as "[[Sharkticon (species)#Legends|Sharktron]]", and later in the ''[[War for Cybertron Trilogy (toyline)|War for Cybertron Trilogy]]'' series as a [[Sharkticon (species)#War for Cybertron Trilogy|the only Sharkticon]] in the "Quintesson Pit of Judgement" box set.

:He's extremely short for a humanoid Legends Class figure, coming up to the shoulders of most other robot modes.
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===''Studio Series''===
[[File:SS-toy Gnaw.jpg|thumb|upright=1.67|"How many would you like to buy?" "Yes."]]
<ul class="iconlist">{{Bp-qu2|'''Gnaw''' (Deluxe Class, [[2021]])}}</ul>
:*''Movie'': '''''The Transformers: The Movie'''''
:*''Hasbro ID number'': '''86-08'''
:*''TakaraTomy ID number'': '''SS-70'''
:*''TakaraTomy release date'': [[November 27]], 2021
:*''Accessories'': tail mace, fin sword, blaster, "Mockery of Justice" backdrop
{{toydesigner|[[Evan Brooks]] (Hasbro), [[Shogo Hasui]] (TakaraTomy)|[[Mario Carreiro]], [[Christina Murphy]] and [[Amy Bence]] (packaging),<ref>[https://www.youtube.com/live/52ddGYMyvpE?si=7l7OP6YeEB9W82xR&t=9841 Transformers Panel] at [[Hasbro Pulse Con 2024]] with [[Ben MacCrae]], [[Evan Brooks]], [[Mark Maher]], [[Marcelo Matere]], and [[Nate Purswell]].</ref> [[Marcelo Matere]] (packaging artist)}}
:Released to commemorate the 35th anniversary of ''[[The Transformers: The Movie]]'', ''[[Studio Series]]'' Gnaw is ''mostly'' accurate to the Sharkticons' general appearance in the original cartoon, though he has circular dents where the antennae should be. His tail-mace has a single swivel-joint at the base to give it a bit of articulation. His robot-mode blaster can attach to his beast mode's left side. Sadly, the gun barrel's end is not compatible with [[Fire Blast effect|blast effect]]s. His dorsal fin is attached by a simple [[5 mm post]], and can be removed and held as a knife, though Gnaw's cuffs cause some minor clearance issues.

:Gnaw's backpack comes detached in the packaging, and Gnaw himself is set quite high in the box, with his head often humorously looking down into his chest.

:Gnaw has the honor of being both the first [[Quintesson]]-aligned character released in ''Studio Series'' and the first toy of the character to ''not'' be labeled as a Decepticon. While this is a ''quintessential'' (hahaha) [[Army-building|army-builder]], designer [[Evan Brooks]] has stated that the figure is named Gnaw in reference to the original toy during its [[May 21]] [[Hasbro Pulse#Fan First Friday|Fan First Friday]] reveal.<ref>[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=txGS01bXx9U May 21st, 2021 Fan First Friday]</ref>

:A lot of Gnaw's details appear to be heavily inspired by an older [[Marvel Productions]] model of the Sharkticon, which in turn, is [https://i.imgur.com/6N3U7Ow.jpeg one of two refinded variants of line art] based on [[Floro Dery]]'s [[:File:FloroDerySharkticonNotes.jpg|original designs]]. The final model by [[Toei Animation|Toei]] actually mirrors the [[Allicon]] models (also designed by Toei artists), in that they share the same poses, but aside from those differences the base details remain mostly the same.<ref>[https://i.imgur.com/aqcdKgA.jpeg Toei Sharkticon robot mode models]</ref><ref>[https://i.imgur.com/vVNmo60.jpeg Toei Sharkticon alternate mode models]</ref> Additionally, the heads, shoulders and paint applications ressemble more of the final Toei models, therefore, making Gnaw a combination of both designs.

:As with other ''Studio Series'' toys, the interior of the package forms a diorama display for the figure. In this case, it is the [[Dinobot (G1)|Dinobot]]s' famous "self-invited" entrance at [[Hot Rod (G1)|Hot Rod]] and [[Kup (G1)|Kup]]'s execution.

:In 2024, Gnaw was re-released in new packaging that was altered significantly in accordance with Hasbro's new plastic-free packaging approach. This packaging variant was released in the same wave as [[Sunstreaker (ROTF)#Studio Series|Concept Art Sunstreaker]] and [[Sideswipe (WFC)#Studio Series|Gamer Edition Sideswipe]], and came with different UPC and EAN barcodes than the original version.
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==Merchandise==
===''Blokees''===
[[File:Blokees-TF-GV08-Sharkticon.jpg|thumb|250px|Can't properly army-build if you get others instead, but hey. You can find second-hand/opened-yet-unbuilt ones elsewhere.]]
<ul class="iconlist">{{Bp-multi|'''Sharkticon''' (2025)}}</ul>
:*''Series:'' '''Galaxy Version 08 - One Shall Fall'''
:*''Accessories:'': 2 pairs of hands (Item-holding, splayed open-palm), Maceration Laser

:Part of the eighth wave of Blokees' Galaxy Version blindbox kits, this Sharkticon ―can also be represented as Gnaw himself― is a roughly 4-inch-tall version of the character, and it is built on a "Standard Body" skeleton shared with other Blokees figures in the line, but with different body pieces to make them distinct. As advertised in the box, the Sharkticon has a pull rate of 1 in every 9 boxes, or three times across four cases. Aside from the 2 pairs of hands, it comes with his own Maceration Laser gun. While the Sharkticon features an extra ball-jointed waist and a slide-down hip joint axis, it still utilizes the regular thigh parts and pre-assembled hinged elbow/knee joints, rather than the upgraded pieces.

:Unlike the storage box modeled after its alternate mode, this Sharkticon is labeled as unaligned, as if he's still part of Unicron's group.

:If you're a speed builder, be mindful when attaching the pre-assembled joints; Unlike the symmetrical joints from earlier waves, the pegs on both ends of these joints are designed to connect to specific pieces; The tabs with slightly smaller holes are intended for the upper arms and thighs, while the regular tabs are meant for the forearms and lower legs. While an incorrect knee joint assembly may cause it to very slightly lean when standing straight or in an A-stance, an incorrect elbow assembly won't be noticeably affected unless you're looking very closely.

:Along with the rest of the wavemates, the Sharkticon/Gnaw is first revealed at Blokees' booth at the IBTE 2025 (Indonesia International Baby Products & Toys Expo) event.

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==Notes==
*Leaked product listings for the ''[[Thrilling 30]]'' subline of ''[[Transformers: Generations (toyline)|Generations]]'' included a "Gnaw & Gnash" entry, indicating that a new Legends Class toy of Gnaw was in the works prior to cancellation.<ref>[https://web.archive.org/web/20160329075047/http://www.allspark.com/forums/topic/96540-monzos-mega-hasbro-customer-service-listing-breakdown/ Hasbro customer service listings breakdown] by Monzo ([[Matthew Karpowich]]) on the Allspark Forums, 2013/11/01 (via the Internet Archive)</ref> It is unknown if this ''Thrilling 30'' figure eventually evolved into the ''Titans Return'' Gnaw figure, or if the latter is a completely separate development.
*''Studio Series'' Gnaw having a blaster accessory is unusual for the scrupulously cartoon-accurate ''Studio Series'' '86, since none of the Sharkticons in the Generation 1 cartoon ever carried firearms.
**This was acknowledged by Evan Brooks during the figure's Fan First Friday reveal, who stated that the blaster was included out of necessity to reference the original Generation 1 Gnaw toy.<ref>Evan Brooks on the May 21 Fan First Friday stated "He comes with the blaster that his G1 toy came with. Wasn't featured in the movie at all, but we just wanted to make sure it was included."</ref>
===Foreign names===
*''Japanese:'' '''Gnaw''' (ノー ''Nō'')
*''French:'' '''Fringalo''' (Canada)
*''Mandarin:'' '''Gāng Yá''' (钢牙, "Steel Teeth")

==References==
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Offroad (CW)

2026-04-11T03:08:57Z

Viisacre: /* Notes */

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{{disambig3|Offroad}}
:''Offroad is a [[Decepticon]] [[Stunticon (G1)|Stunticon]] from the [[Combiner Wars (franchise)|Combiner Wars]] portion of the [[Generation 1 continuity family|Generation 1]] [[continuity family]].''

[[File:GenerationsOffroad-packagingart.jpg|right|thumb|300px|Hey. Are you guys prepared? Because, I don't think that you were sufficiently warned. 'Cause, uh, today there is a, uh, high chance, probably about a 50 to 80% chance, OF CHAINSAAAAAAAAW! YA-HAHA!]]

'''Offroad''' is a new recruit to the [[Stunticon (G1)|Stunticons]], and his teammates are being slow to trust him. He's confident and charismatic, unnervingly at ease in his new role, and worse, he's started using the colors of his [[Wildrider (G1)|predecessor]]. What's up with that, man? Conveniently, his experience operating in extreme conditions gives him the opportunity to gain his new comrades' trust, by taking on all the treacherous missions that they steer well clear of.

Normally, this distrust between Offroad and his teammates could be considered a hindrance to the [[Combiner|combination]] process, but where [[Menasor (G1)|Menasor]] is concerned, that's probably just a drop in the ocean...

In one universe, Offroad is a member of the [[Wreckers]], with whom he combines to form [[Wreckage (G1)|Wreckage]].

==Fiction==
===''Prime Wars Trilogy'' marketing material===
After the unstable [[Wildrider (G1)#Prime Wars Trilogy marketing material|Brake-Neck]] fell under unclear circumstances, [[Motormaster (G1)#Prime Wars Trilogy marketing material|Motormaster]] hand-picked Offroad as his replacement for the team. The rest of the [[Stunticon (G1)#Prime Wars Trilogy marketing material|Stunticons]] found it difficult to trust him, unsettled by his confidence and ease in settling into the role – let alone his macabre choice to wear the colors of his fallen predecessor. Regardless, they fought together as Menasor on Cybertron. {{storylink|Source:Combiner Wars pack-in comic bios|Decepticon Offroad's bio}}

===2005 IDW continuity===
[[File:FirstContact OffroadRants.jpg|left|thumb|upright=1.5|"I have no idea where Wildrider might be. Unrelated, stay out of my basement."]]
After [[The Question|a particularly humiliating defeat]] resulted in [[Wildrider (G1)|Wildrider]] leaving the Stunticons, Offroad was brought in to replace him. As the Stunticons were explaining to him how they operated, they were approached by [[Swindle (G1)|Swindle]], who piqued their interest by showing them that he had with him the [[Enigma of Combination]].

After using the Enigma to upgrade Menasor, the Stunticons combined, and accompanied Swindle to the colony world of [[Caminus (planet)|Caminus]], preparing to bring destruction down upon its people. {{storylink|First Contact (IDW)|First Contact}} Things quickly went downhill for the Stunticons and Menasor was summarily trounced by the similarly upgraded Superion. The Stunticons were disassembled, sent back to Cybertron, and imprisoned. {{storylink|The Sum and Its Parts}}

Swindle later sprang the Stunticons as part of a diversion; they formed Menasor and incited a Decepticon riot at Metroplex's space bridge. {{storylink|You, Me, and the Universe}} The Stunticons fared poorly in their second fight against the Autobot combiners, and, after Menasor fell, the Stunticons were put away for good. {{storylink|All That Remains}}

===''Of Masters and Mayhem''===
[[File:DeadlyAim AlphaBravoOffroad.jpg|right|thumb|200px|''[[William Shakespeare|For never was a story of more woe Than this of Offroad and his Alpha Bravo.]]'']]
Offroad was one of the many refugees who escaped the devastation of [[Cybertron (planet)|Cybertron]] at the hands of the monstrous [[Thunder Mayhem]], but not before witnessing Menasor and the other Stunticons fall to the might of Thunder Mayhem.

Offroad's escape pod crash-landed on the planet [[Abrax]]as, where it was discovered by [[Alpha Bravo]], another displaced Transformer who had already taken up residence on the planet. Deciding to put aside their old rivalries as former Autobots and Decepticons, Alpha Bravo helped Offroad find a local disguise based on some of the local vehicles. Offroad soon integrated himself with a group of local rescue workers alongside his Autobot compatriot.

The two Cybertronians helped out when they could, developing a deep friendship as they did so. Their friendship was paralleled by that of [[Lieutenant Feenliess]] and [[Captain Jorrval]], the rescue workers who regularly operated them. A string of mysterious fires led the Abraxan security forces to realize that a gang of local arsonists had provoked the blazes. Offroad broke cover to try and rescue four of their hostages, but neither he nor Alpha Bravo were able to extricate the hostages before the building went down, killing all the Abraxans. In the aftermath of this disastrous operation, Offroad tried to comfort the depressed Alpha Bravo.

The two Transformers were later discovered by [[Impactor (G1)|Impactor]], who recruited them into his new makeshift team of [[Wreckers]], a team ''en route'' to Cybertron to confront Thunder Mayhem. [[Fractyl]] filled them in on Impactor's plan: to create a new combiner of their own to counter Thunder Mayhem. Both Offroad and Alpha Bravo had already been prepped with combiner technology. After Fractyl augmented [[Toxitron (Universe)|Toxitron]] with a sample of [[Greenergon]], the Wreckers headed out to test their strength against a nest of [[Mecannibal]]s. Their combined form, [[Wreckage (G1)|Wreckage]], easily trounced the metal-eaters, but then quickly spiraled out of control.

After separating and regaining consciousness in the medbay, Alpha Bravo came to the conclusion that he had to stop Wreckage from re-forming by any means necessary. Though he considered committing suicide, he reasoned that another bot needed to die as well, lest Impactor simply take Alpha Bravo's place. Offroad, meanwhile, came in to check on his friend, concerned what the combination process had done to him. Lost in thought, Alpha Bravo realized that the other members of the team were far too difficult to kill... and that only left Offroad. As Offroad turned to leave, a distraught Alpha Bravo shot his missiles straight through Offroad's chest, killing him in seconds. Cradling his friend's body as he died, Alpha Bravo then allowed himself to be slain by Toxitron. {{storylink|Foundation and Wreckage Part 1: Deadly Aim|Deadly Aim}}

===''Combiner Wars'' cartoon===
Offroad was among the Decepticon troops who bore witness to a pivotal duel between Optimus Prime and Megatron, one meant to end the war before the never-ending arms race between the two factions spiralled further out of control. {{storylink|Prelude to Transformers: Combiner Wars - Optimus Prime}}

===2019 IDW continuity===
{{first|[[Lord of Misrule: Swindle's II|''Transformers'' #33]]}}
[[File:SeaOfRustII RustDustVOffroad.jpg|thumb|upright=1.2]]
Offroad stood guard at a checkpoint in Decepticon-occupied [[Iacon (polity)|Iacon]] and was approached by a returning [[Skywarp (G1)|Skywarp]], who asked to be brought to the Decepticon leader. {{storylink|Lord of Misrule: Swindle's II|Swindle's II}}

Later, Offroad was part of the [[Ascenticon Guard|Decepticon Guard]] under [[Sixshot (G1)|Sixshot]]'s command, deployed to the [[Rust Sea|Sea of Rust]] to retrieve the [[Enigma of Combination]] from [[Termagax]]. They faced opposition from the Autobots, and Offroad faced off against [[Rust Dust]] as the battle began. {{storylink|Lord of Misrule: Sea of Rust II|Sea of Rust II}} After Termagax unleashed her stock of [[spectrosynth drone]]s onto the battlefield, Offroad took to slicing them up with his axe. He was in the middle of fighting [[Sunstreaker (G1)|Sunstreaker]] when Skywarp successfully acquired the Enigma, but after the artifact was seemingly lost, Sixshot called for a Decepticon retreat. {{storylink|Lord of Misrule: Enigmatic|Enigmatic}}

Offroad was back on guard in the streets of Iacon when a group of Autobots attempted their escape from the city. {{storylink|Darkness, Once Gazed Upon: Part Two}} Offroad took part in the massive battle at [[Darkmount (Cybertron)|Darkmount]], adding his firepower to the barrage that felled [[Computron (G1)|Computron]]. {{storylink|Transformers: Fate of Cybertron|Fate of Cybertron}}
{{--}}

==Games==
===''Transformers Legends''===
Offroad and the rest of the Stunticons were created in response to the failure of a Decepticon campaign to acquire Autobot superfuel. Realizing they needed a strong ground force, Offroad and his kin were created by modifying Earth vehicles with Cybertronian technology, and then bringing them before Vector Sigma to be imbued with the spark of life. The Autobots brought the Aerialbots to life at the same time, and the Decepticons found themselves on the losing side until the Stunticons merged into Menasor. The Decepticons lost nonetheless, though they acquired the key to Vector Sigma as a consolation prize. {{storylink|The Key to Vector Sigma, Part 1 (Legends)|The Key to Vector Sigma, Part 1}} Later, Offroad participated in a fight on Earth as the Decepticons attempted to use the power of the key to transform Earth into a new Cybertron. Even though he and his fellow Stunticons merged into Menasor, the battle was still lost to the Autobots, and the Decepticons fled. {{storylink|Key to Vector Sigma, Part 2}}

===''Transformers: Battle Tactics''===
[[File:BattleTacticsOffroad.jpg|thumb|300px|That's it, I'm here to stay!]]
Offroad participated in battles against a variety of opponents, both Autobots and Decepticons. Sometimes there were many of him! He was an Uncommon character available as a reward in the "Menasor's Might" event. {{storylink|Transformers: Battle Tactics}}
{{--}}

===''Transformers: Devastation''===
As [[Wheeljack (G1)|Wheeljack]] was about to repair the ''[[Proudstar]]''<nowiki>'</nowiki>s damaged [[Plasma Core]], Offroad and the other Stunticons arrived and formed Menasor in an attempt to stop the Autobots. {{storylink|Transformers: Devastation}}

===''Transformers: Earth Wars''===
[[file:TransformersEarthWarsOffroad.jpg|thumb|upright=1.75|I'm a new kid with an [[Transformers: Universe (2008 franchise)|''Universe''|old]] or [[Transformers: Platinum Edition|''Platinum Edition''|body]]...]]
Offroad occupies the lowest rung within the Stunticons’ hierarchy, lacking the trust of his teammates and routinely assigned the least desirable missions due to being their newest member. Rather than resisting this, he embraces it, using these deployments to operate in hostile or inaccessible environments where his specialized extreme-conditions training gives him an advantage.
Offroad is eager to please, and sometimes ends up overcompensating.
{{storylink|source:Transformers:_Earth_Wars/2016#Offroad|Offroad bio}}

Offroad arrived on Earth to aid Soundwave in infiltrating the world's largest data center in [[Nevada]] and spreading anti-Autobot propaganda. While raiding bases to do so, he was opposed by [[Pipes (G1)#Transformers: Earth Wars|Pipes]]. {{storylink|Transformers: Earth Wars|War Games event}}

When Offroad arrived at the base, he met [[Nemesis Prime (G1)#Transformers: Earth Wars|Nemesis Prime]] and traded insults. He then said was ready to go win, plunder, and devise schemes, plans, and plots. Breakdown brought up Wildrider, but he said he didn't want to know what happened to him. {{storylink|Transformers: Earth Wars/Events|Race Day Mayhem}}
*'''Added:''' [[August 4]], 2016
*'''Autobot Counterpart:''' [[Sideswipe (G1)#Transformers:_Earth_Wars|Sideswipe]]
*'''Class''': Warrior
*'''Star Ratings:''' 2-4 stars
*'''Weapons''': Offroad fires off 5 shots from his laser SMG, before using his custom axe to cut through enemy buildings.
*'''Ability: Shattering Charge''' - Apply a 80% damage reduction shield and rush towards a target, damaging walls and leaving trails of Glass Gas and attracting defenses.
**'''Cost''': 4 ability points + 2 for reuses.
*'''Level 11 Bonus''': Glass Gas placed by Offroad is more potent, causing affected targets to take 60% damage instead of the standard 40%.
*'''Compatible C.O.M.B.A.Ts:'''
**Companion
**Melee
**Shield

[http://wiki.transformersearthwars.com/character:offroad Offroad at Transformers: Earth Wars Wiki]
{{--}}

===''Transformers: Bumblebee Overdrive''===
Offroad was among the Decepticons defending their multiple bases against Autobot invasors. {{storylink|Transformers: Bumblebee Overdrive}}

===''Transformers Roleplaying Game''===
Offroad was a dubious Stunticon who sometimes filled in for Wildrider. {{storylink|The Enigma of Combination}}

==Toys==
===''Combiner Wars''===
{{anchor|Generations}}
[[File:Generations-CW Deluxe Offroad.jpg|right|thumb|upright=1.67|But if I'm no longer Wildrider, WHAT HAPPENS TO THE TERRORISTS?]]
<ul class="iconlist">{{Bp-d1|'''Decepticon Offroad''' (Deluxe Class, 2015)}}</ul>
:*'''5 of 5: [[Menasor (G1)|Menasor]]'''
:*''Accessories:'' Axe, hand/foot/gun/engine
{{toydesigner|[[John Warden]] (Hasbro)}}

: Part of the second wave of ''[[Combiner Wars (toyline)|Combiner Wars]]'' Deluxe class toys, Offroad transforms into a 4x4 double-cab pickup truck of undetermined, probably-made-up model. He includes a [[5 mm post|5 mm handle]] axe weapon that can be a side-mounted exhaust pipe for truck mode, and a larger accessory that can form a combiner hand or food, a gun for robot mode, and can be mounted on a tab in the vehicle mode's truck bed to form a giant engine block.

: He can also form either an arm or leg to any Voyager Class ''Combiner Wars/[[Transformers Unite Warriors|Unite Warriors]]'' mold (or a leg for [[Godbomber#Legends|''Legends'' Godbomber]]), but is, of course, intended to be combined with [[Motormaster (G1)#Combiner Wars|Motormaster]], [[Breakdown (G1)#Combiner Wars|Breakdown]], [[Drag Strip (G1)#Combiner Wars|Dragstrip]], [[Dead End (G1)#Combiner Wars|Dead End]], and [[Blackjack (G1)#Combiner Wars|Blackjack]] to create [[Menasor (G1)#Combiner Wars|Menasor]]. While the front hood/windshields are needed to be folded as kneecaps for his leg mode, the piece also had a tendency to dislodge if he collides to Optimus Prime/Motormaster's (or and of Hot Spot's redecoes/retools) protruding foot while the legs are being swiveled in his standing position, unless the leg joints are bent down to lessen the problem.

: [[:File:Generations-CW Deluxe Offroad stock photo comparison.jpg|An earlier prototype of Offroad]] depicted in official Hasbro [[stock photography|stock photos]] featured a 5 mm peg hole on the truck bed. This was replaced by the aforementioned tab for release.

: In the U.S., Hasbro's Asian markets, and Australia, Offroad is [[pack-in material|packed in]] with a [[variant]] cover edition of [[IDW Publishing|IDW]]'s [[Before the Dawn|''Robots in Disguise'' #14]], labelled in its indicia as ''Combiner Wars'' #6. In other regions (mainly Canada and Latin America, since Offroad's [[wave]] was never officially distributed in Europe), he instead includes a collector card featuring his packaging art.

: As a part of the first and second wave promotion in Hasbro's Asian markets, a free sticker sheet for the [[Aerialbot (G1)|Aerialbot]]s and [[Stunticon (G1)|Stunticon]]s was given out when purchasing any four Deluxe Class toys from those waves. As such, Offroad was given Generation 1 toy-esque stickers for the owner to apply if they wanted.<ref>[https://www.seibertron.com/transformers/news/transformers-generations-combiner-wars-free-g1-sticker-sheet-with-tru-singapore/32469/ Aerialbot and Stunticon sticker promotion on Seibertron.com]</ref>

: He was [[redeco]]ed to create the [[Transformers Collectors' Club]]-[[exclusive]] [[Ruckus (G1)#Combiner Wars|Grabuge]] and ''[[Transformers Unite Warriors|Unite Warriors]]'' [[Breakdown (WFC)#Unite Warriors|Zombie War Breakdown]], and retooled to create [[First Aid (G1)#Combiner Wars|First Aid]], [[Ironhide (G1)/toys#Combiner Wars|Ironhide]], and [[Trailbreaker (G1)/toys#Combiner Wars|Trailbreaker]]. This mold also served as the basis for the non-toy ''[[Transformers: Shattered Glass (franchise)|Shattered Glass]]'' versions of [[Prowl (SG)|Checkpoint]] and the [[Autotrooper (SG Knights of Unicron)|Autotrooper]]s.

::*''[http://www.tfu.info/2015/Decepticon/CWOffroad/offroad.htm More information on Offroad at TFU.info]''
{{CWOffroadMold}}
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==Merchandise==
===''Transformers Trading Card Game''===
[[File:W2Offroad.jpg|thumb|upright=1.66]]
*'''Offroad, All-Terrain Soldier''' (2019)
**'''Wave 2: Rise of the Combiners'''
**''Rarity: '''''CT'''
**''Card Number: '''''T31/T46'''
**''Stars: ''5

:Offroad, All-Terrain Soldier was released as part of the ''[[Transformers Trading Card Game]]'' Wave 2: Rise of the Combiners. Like all other members of [[combiner]] teams released in the set, Offroad, All-Terrain Soldier is a folding card, with the Bot and Alt modes being depicted when the card is folded in half, and a holofoil portion of the the combined mode depicted when unfolded. The reverse of Offroad, All-Terrain Soldier depicts [[Menasor (G1)|Menasor's]] left leg, which is formed by Offroad in the artwork.

:The artwork for Bot Mode is reused from the Offroad's [[Combiner Wars (franchise)|Combiner Wars]] packaging art, and the colors for the Alt mode artwork were done by [[Harvey Bunda]].

:Offroad, All-Terrain Soldier can be used to form Menasor, Menacing Colossus with the use of the Action card [[Enigma of Combination|Stunticon Enigma]] while he and the other Wave 2 Stunticons are in Bot mode on the battlefield or KO area.
{{--}}

==Notes==
[[File:CWRuckusOffroadconcepts.jpg|thumb|right|200px]]
[[File:G2Offroad.jpg|thumb|right|200px|As previously seen on DeviantArt.]]
*Offroad's toy began life as an update of the [[Triggercon]] [[Ruckus (G1)|Ruckus]],<ref>[[Toy Fair 2015#Notes|TFWiki.net's Toy Fair 2015 report]]</ref> and as such features a head and sculpted detail drawing inspiration from the character. Early design sketches for the toy's alternate mode also suggest that buggy-type vehicles, closer to Ruckus's [[Popular Earth vehicle alternate modes#Desert racing buggy|Baja buggy]] mode, were initially considered. The decision to make the toy into a new character instead was reportedly due to a combination of [[Trademark|name unavailability]] and Hasbro concluding that Ruckus didn't make that much sense as a Stunticon anyway. The [[Transformers Collectors' Club]] ended up using the Offroad mold to make Ruckus anyway.
*Offroad "received" a ''Generation 2'' style deco in a [[Circular reporting|roundabout way]], thanks to the [https://www.facebook.com/transformers/photos/p.994216557315205/994216557315205/?type=3&theater official ''Transformers'' Facebook account], which, uh, "borrowed" [http://air-hammer.deviantart.com/art/G2-Stunticons-Digibash-471989649 somebody's] digital mockup of what a ''Generation 2'' Menasor ''Combiner Wars'' team would look like. Is this a whoops or a hooray or what?
*Offroad's ''Earth Wars'' design is recolored from the game's model for [[Ratchet (G1)#Transformers: Earth Wars|Ratchet]] (itself inspired by the ''[[Transformers: Universe (2008 toyline)|Universe]]'' incarnation of [[Ratchet (G1)/toys#Universe (2008)|Ratchet]]/[[Ironhide (G1)/toys#Universe (2008)|Ironhide]]).
*Confusingly, in Earth Wars, he is not actually a component of Menasor.

===Foreign names===
*''Japanese:'' '''Offroad''' (オフロード ''Ofurōdo'')
*''Mandarin:'' '''Yuèyě''' (China, 越野, "Offroad")

==References==
{{reflist}}

[[Category:Combiner Wars Decepticons]]
[[Category:Combiners]]
[[Category:Earth Wars Decepticons]]
[[Category:Generation 1 Decepticons]]
[[Category:IDW (2005) Decepticons]]
[[Category:IDW (2019) Decepticons]]
[[Category:Stunticons]]
[[Category:Transformers Roleplaying Game Decepticons]]
[[Category:Wreckers]]
[[Category:Security officers]]

Offroad (CW)

2026-04-11T03:08:04Z

Viisacre: /* Transformers: Earth Wars */

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{{disambig3|Offroad}}
:''Offroad is a [[Decepticon]] [[Stunticon (G1)|Stunticon]] from the [[Combiner Wars (franchise)|Combiner Wars]] portion of the [[Generation 1 continuity family|Generation 1]] [[continuity family]].''

[[File:GenerationsOffroad-packagingart.jpg|right|thumb|300px|Hey. Are you guys prepared? Because, I don't think that you were sufficiently warned. 'Cause, uh, today there is a, uh, high chance, probably about a 50 to 80% chance, OF CHAINSAAAAAAAAW! YA-HAHA!]]

'''Offroad''' is a new recruit to the [[Stunticon (G1)|Stunticons]], and his teammates are being slow to trust him. He's confident and charismatic, unnervingly at ease in his new role, and worse, he's started using the colors of his [[Wildrider (G1)|predecessor]]. What's up with that, man? Conveniently, his experience operating in extreme conditions gives him the opportunity to gain his new comrades' trust, by taking on all the treacherous missions that they steer well clear of.

Normally, this distrust between Offroad and his teammates could be considered a hindrance to the [[Combiner|combination]] process, but where [[Menasor (G1)|Menasor]] is concerned, that's probably just a drop in the ocean...

In one universe, Offroad is a member of the [[Wreckers]], with whom he combines to form [[Wreckage (G1)|Wreckage]].

==Fiction==
===''Prime Wars Trilogy'' marketing material===
After the unstable [[Wildrider (G1)#Prime Wars Trilogy marketing material|Brake-Neck]] fell under unclear circumstances, [[Motormaster (G1)#Prime Wars Trilogy marketing material|Motormaster]] hand-picked Offroad as his replacement for the team. The rest of the [[Stunticon (G1)#Prime Wars Trilogy marketing material|Stunticons]] found it difficult to trust him, unsettled by his confidence and ease in settling into the role – let alone his macabre choice to wear the colors of his fallen predecessor. Regardless, they fought together as Menasor on Cybertron. {{storylink|Source:Combiner Wars pack-in comic bios|Decepticon Offroad's bio}}

===2005 IDW continuity===
[[File:FirstContact OffroadRants.jpg|left|thumb|upright=1.5|"I have no idea where Wildrider might be. Unrelated, stay out of my basement."]]
After [[The Question|a particularly humiliating defeat]] resulted in [[Wildrider (G1)|Wildrider]] leaving the Stunticons, Offroad was brought in to replace him. As the Stunticons were explaining to him how they operated, they were approached by [[Swindle (G1)|Swindle]], who piqued their interest by showing them that he had with him the [[Enigma of Combination]].

After using the Enigma to upgrade Menasor, the Stunticons combined, and accompanied Swindle to the colony world of [[Caminus (planet)|Caminus]], preparing to bring destruction down upon its people. {{storylink|First Contact (IDW)|First Contact}} Things quickly went downhill for the Stunticons and Menasor was summarily trounced by the similarly upgraded Superion. The Stunticons were disassembled, sent back to Cybertron, and imprisoned. {{storylink|The Sum and Its Parts}}

Swindle later sprang the Stunticons as part of a diversion; they formed Menasor and incited a Decepticon riot at Metroplex's space bridge. {{storylink|You, Me, and the Universe}} The Stunticons fared poorly in their second fight against the Autobot combiners, and, after Menasor fell, the Stunticons were put away for good. {{storylink|All That Remains}}

===''Of Masters and Mayhem''===
[[File:DeadlyAim AlphaBravoOffroad.jpg|right|thumb|200px|''[[William Shakespeare|For never was a story of more woe Than this of Offroad and his Alpha Bravo.]]'']]
Offroad was one of the many refugees who escaped the devastation of [[Cybertron (planet)|Cybertron]] at the hands of the monstrous [[Thunder Mayhem]], but not before witnessing Menasor and the other Stunticons fall to the might of Thunder Mayhem.

Offroad's escape pod crash-landed on the planet [[Abrax]]as, where it was discovered by [[Alpha Bravo]], another displaced Transformer who had already taken up residence on the planet. Deciding to put aside their old rivalries as former Autobots and Decepticons, Alpha Bravo helped Offroad find a local disguise based on some of the local vehicles. Offroad soon integrated himself with a group of local rescue workers alongside his Autobot compatriot.

The two Cybertronians helped out when they could, developing a deep friendship as they did so. Their friendship was paralleled by that of [[Lieutenant Feenliess]] and [[Captain Jorrval]], the rescue workers who regularly operated them. A string of mysterious fires led the Abraxan security forces to realize that a gang of local arsonists had provoked the blazes. Offroad broke cover to try and rescue four of their hostages, but neither he nor Alpha Bravo were able to extricate the hostages before the building went down, killing all the Abraxans. In the aftermath of this disastrous operation, Offroad tried to comfort the depressed Alpha Bravo.

The two Transformers were later discovered by [[Impactor (G1)|Impactor]], who recruited them into his new makeshift team of [[Wreckers]], a team ''en route'' to Cybertron to confront Thunder Mayhem. [[Fractyl]] filled them in on Impactor's plan: to create a new combiner of their own to counter Thunder Mayhem. Both Offroad and Alpha Bravo had already been prepped with combiner technology. After Fractyl augmented [[Toxitron (Universe)|Toxitron]] with a sample of [[Greenergon]], the Wreckers headed out to test their strength against a nest of [[Mecannibal]]s. Their combined form, [[Wreckage (G1)|Wreckage]], easily trounced the metal-eaters, but then quickly spiraled out of control.

After separating and regaining consciousness in the medbay, Alpha Bravo came to the conclusion that he had to stop Wreckage from re-forming by any means necessary. Though he considered committing suicide, he reasoned that another bot needed to die as well, lest Impactor simply take Alpha Bravo's place. Offroad, meanwhile, came in to check on his friend, concerned what the combination process had done to him. Lost in thought, Alpha Bravo realized that the other members of the team were far too difficult to kill... and that only left Offroad. As Offroad turned to leave, a distraught Alpha Bravo shot his missiles straight through Offroad's chest, killing him in seconds. Cradling his friend's body as he died, Alpha Bravo then allowed himself to be slain by Toxitron. {{storylink|Foundation and Wreckage Part 1: Deadly Aim|Deadly Aim}}

===''Combiner Wars'' cartoon===
Offroad was among the Decepticon troops who bore witness to a pivotal duel between Optimus Prime and Megatron, one meant to end the war before the never-ending arms race between the two factions spiralled further out of control. {{storylink|Prelude to Transformers: Combiner Wars - Optimus Prime}}

===2019 IDW continuity===
{{first|[[Lord of Misrule: Swindle's II|''Transformers'' #33]]}}
[[File:SeaOfRustII RustDustVOffroad.jpg|thumb|upright=1.2]]
Offroad stood guard at a checkpoint in Decepticon-occupied [[Iacon (polity)|Iacon]] and was approached by a returning [[Skywarp (G1)|Skywarp]], who asked to be brought to the Decepticon leader. {{storylink|Lord of Misrule: Swindle's II|Swindle's II}}

Later, Offroad was part of the [[Ascenticon Guard|Decepticon Guard]] under [[Sixshot (G1)|Sixshot]]'s command, deployed to the [[Rust Sea|Sea of Rust]] to retrieve the [[Enigma of Combination]] from [[Termagax]]. They faced opposition from the Autobots, and Offroad faced off against [[Rust Dust]] as the battle began. {{storylink|Lord of Misrule: Sea of Rust II|Sea of Rust II}} After Termagax unleashed her stock of [[spectrosynth drone]]s onto the battlefield, Offroad took to slicing them up with his axe. He was in the middle of fighting [[Sunstreaker (G1)|Sunstreaker]] when Skywarp successfully acquired the Enigma, but after the artifact was seemingly lost, Sixshot called for a Decepticon retreat. {{storylink|Lord of Misrule: Enigmatic|Enigmatic}}

Offroad was back on guard in the streets of Iacon when a group of Autobots attempted their escape from the city. {{storylink|Darkness, Once Gazed Upon: Part Two}} Offroad took part in the massive battle at [[Darkmount (Cybertron)|Darkmount]], adding his firepower to the barrage that felled [[Computron (G1)|Computron]]. {{storylink|Transformers: Fate of Cybertron|Fate of Cybertron}}
{{--}}

==Games==
===''Transformers Legends''===
Offroad and the rest of the Stunticons were created in response to the failure of a Decepticon campaign to acquire Autobot superfuel. Realizing they needed a strong ground force, Offroad and his kin were created by modifying Earth vehicles with Cybertronian technology, and then bringing them before Vector Sigma to be imbued with the spark of life. The Autobots brought the Aerialbots to life at the same time, and the Decepticons found themselves on the losing side until the Stunticons merged into Menasor. The Decepticons lost nonetheless, though they acquired the key to Vector Sigma as a consolation prize. {{storylink|The Key to Vector Sigma, Part 1 (Legends)|The Key to Vector Sigma, Part 1}} Later, Offroad participated in a fight on Earth as the Decepticons attempted to use the power of the key to transform Earth into a new Cybertron. Even though he and his fellow Stunticons merged into Menasor, the battle was still lost to the Autobots, and the Decepticons fled. {{storylink|Key to Vector Sigma, Part 2}}

===''Transformers: Battle Tactics''===
[[File:BattleTacticsOffroad.jpg|thumb|300px|That's it, I'm here to stay!]]
Offroad participated in battles against a variety of opponents, both Autobots and Decepticons. Sometimes there were many of him! He was an Uncommon character available as a reward in the "Menasor's Might" event. {{storylink|Transformers: Battle Tactics}}
{{--}}

===''Transformers: Devastation''===
As [[Wheeljack (G1)|Wheeljack]] was about to repair the ''[[Proudstar]]''<nowiki>'</nowiki>s damaged [[Plasma Core]], Offroad and the other Stunticons arrived and formed Menasor in an attempt to stop the Autobots. {{storylink|Transformers: Devastation}}

===''Transformers: Earth Wars''===
[[file:TransformersEarthWarsOffroad.jpg|thumb|upright=1.75|I'm a new kid with an [[Transformers: Universe (2008 franchise)|''Universe''|old]] or [[Transformers: Platinum Edition|''Platinum Edition''|body]]...]]
Offroad occupies the lowest rung within the Stunticons’ hierarchy, lacking the trust of his teammates and routinely assigned the least desirable missions due to being their newest member. Rather than resisting this, he embraces it, using these deployments to operate in hostile or inaccessible environments where his specialized extreme-conditions training gives him an advantage.
Offroad is eager to please, and sometimes ends up overcompensating.
{{storylink|source:Transformers:_Earth_Wars/2016#Offroad|Offroad bio}}

Offroad arrived on Earth to aid Soundwave in infiltrating the world's largest data center in [[Nevada]] and spreading anti-Autobot propaganda. While raiding bases to do so, he was opposed by [[Pipes (G1)#Transformers: Earth Wars|Pipes]]. {{storylink|Transformers: Earth Wars|War Games event}}

When Offroad arrived at the base, he met [[Nemesis Prime (G1)#Transformers: Earth Wars|Nemesis Prime]] and traded insults. He then said was ready to go win, plunder, and devise schemes, plans, and plots. Breakdown brought up Wildrider, but he said he didn't want to know what happened to him. {{storylink|Transformers: Earth Wars/Events|Race Day Mayhem}}
*'''Added:''' [[August 4]], 2016
*'''Autobot Counterpart:''' [[Sideswipe (G1)#Transformers:_Earth_Wars|Sideswipe]]
*'''Class''': Warrior
*'''Star Ratings:''' 2-4 stars
*'''Weapons''': Offroad fires off 5 shots from his laser SMG, before using his custom axe to cut through enemy buildings.
*'''Ability: Shattering Charge''' - Apply a 80% damage reduction shield and rush towards a target, damaging walls and leaving trails of Glass Gas and attracting defenses.
**'''Cost''': 4 ability points + 2 for reuses.
*'''Level 11 Bonus''': Glass Gas placed by Offroad is more potent, causing affected targets to take 60% damage instead of the standard 40%.
*'''Compatible C.O.M.B.A.Ts:'''
**Companion
**Melee
**Shield

[http://wiki.transformersearthwars.com/character:offroad Offroad at Transformers: Earth Wars Wiki]
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===''Transformers: Bumblebee Overdrive''===
Offroad was among the Decepticons defending their multiple bases against Autobot invasors. {{storylink|Transformers: Bumblebee Overdrive}}

===''Transformers Roleplaying Game''===
Offroad was a dubious Stunticon who sometimes filled in for Wildrider. {{storylink|The Enigma of Combination}}

==Toys==
===''Combiner Wars''===
{{anchor|Generations}}
[[File:Generations-CW Deluxe Offroad.jpg|right|thumb|upright=1.67|But if I'm no longer Wildrider, WHAT HAPPENS TO THE TERRORISTS?]]
<ul class="iconlist">{{Bp-d1|'''Decepticon Offroad''' (Deluxe Class, 2015)}}</ul>
:*'''5 of 5: [[Menasor (G1)|Menasor]]'''
:*''Accessories:'' Axe, hand/foot/gun/engine
{{toydesigner|[[John Warden]] (Hasbro)}}

: Part of the second wave of ''[[Combiner Wars (toyline)|Combiner Wars]]'' Deluxe class toys, Offroad transforms into a 4x4 double-cab pickup truck of undetermined, probably-made-up model. He includes a [[5 mm post|5 mm handle]] axe weapon that can be a side-mounted exhaust pipe for truck mode, and a larger accessory that can form a combiner hand or food, a gun for robot mode, and can be mounted on a tab in the vehicle mode's truck bed to form a giant engine block.

: He can also form either an arm or leg to any Voyager Class ''Combiner Wars/[[Transformers Unite Warriors|Unite Warriors]]'' mold (or a leg for [[Godbomber#Legends|''Legends'' Godbomber]]), but is, of course, intended to be combined with [[Motormaster (G1)#Combiner Wars|Motormaster]], [[Breakdown (G1)#Combiner Wars|Breakdown]], [[Drag Strip (G1)#Combiner Wars|Dragstrip]], [[Dead End (G1)#Combiner Wars|Dead End]], and [[Blackjack (G1)#Combiner Wars|Blackjack]] to create [[Menasor (G1)#Combiner Wars|Menasor]]. While the front hood/windshields are needed to be folded as kneecaps for his leg mode, the piece also had a tendency to dislodge if he collides to Optimus Prime/Motormaster's (or and of Hot Spot's redecoes/retools) protruding foot while the legs are being swiveled in his standing position, unless the leg joints are bent down to lessen the problem.

: [[:File:Generations-CW Deluxe Offroad stock photo comparison.jpg|An earlier prototype of Offroad]] depicted in official Hasbro [[stock photography|stock photos]] featured a 5 mm peg hole on the truck bed. This was replaced by the aforementioned tab for release.

: In the U.S., Hasbro's Asian markets, and Australia, Offroad is [[pack-in material|packed in]] with a [[variant]] cover edition of [[IDW Publishing|IDW]]'s [[Before the Dawn|''Robots in Disguise'' #14]], labelled in its indicia as ''Combiner Wars'' #6. In other regions (mainly Canada and Latin America, since Offroad's [[wave]] was never officially distributed in Europe), he instead includes a collector card featuring his packaging art.

: As a part of the first and second wave promotion in Hasbro's Asian markets, a free sticker sheet for the [[Aerialbot (G1)|Aerialbot]]s and [[Stunticon (G1)|Stunticon]]s was given out when purchasing any four Deluxe Class toys from those waves. As such, Offroad was given Generation 1 toy-esque stickers for the owner to apply if they wanted.<ref>[https://www.seibertron.com/transformers/news/transformers-generations-combiner-wars-free-g1-sticker-sheet-with-tru-singapore/32469/ Aerialbot and Stunticon sticker promotion on Seibertron.com]</ref>

: He was [[redeco]]ed to create the [[Transformers Collectors' Club]]-[[exclusive]] [[Ruckus (G1)#Combiner Wars|Grabuge]] and ''[[Transformers Unite Warriors|Unite Warriors]]'' [[Breakdown (WFC)#Unite Warriors|Zombie War Breakdown]], and retooled to create [[First Aid (G1)#Combiner Wars|First Aid]], [[Ironhide (G1)/toys#Combiner Wars|Ironhide]], and [[Trailbreaker (G1)/toys#Combiner Wars|Trailbreaker]]. This mold also served as the basis for the non-toy ''[[Transformers: Shattered Glass (franchise)|Shattered Glass]]'' versions of [[Prowl (SG)|Checkpoint]] and the [[Autotrooper (SG Knights of Unicron)|Autotrooper]]s.

::*''[http://www.tfu.info/2015/Decepticon/CWOffroad/offroad.htm More information on Offroad at TFU.info]''
{{CWOffroadMold}}
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==Merchandise==
===''Transformers Trading Card Game''===
[[File:W2Offroad.jpg|thumb|upright=1.66]]
*'''Offroad, All-Terrain Soldier''' (2019)
**'''Wave 2: Rise of the Combiners'''
**''Rarity: '''''CT'''
**''Card Number: '''''T31/T46'''
**''Stars: ''5

:Offroad, All-Terrain Soldier was released as part of the ''[[Transformers Trading Card Game]]'' Wave 2: Rise of the Combiners. Like all other members of [[combiner]] teams released in the set, Offroad, All-Terrain Soldier is a folding card, with the Bot and Alt modes being depicted when the card is folded in half, and a holofoil portion of the the combined mode depicted when unfolded. The reverse of Offroad, All-Terrain Soldier depicts [[Menasor (G1)|Menasor's]] left leg, which is formed by Offroad in the artwork.

:The artwork for Bot Mode is reused from the Offroad's [[Combiner Wars (franchise)|Combiner Wars]] packaging art, and the colors for the Alt mode artwork were done by [[Harvey Bunda]].

:Offroad, All-Terrain Soldier can be used to form Menasor, Menacing Colossus with the use of the Action card [[Enigma of Combination|Stunticon Enigma]] while he and the other Wave 2 Stunticons are in Bot mode on the battlefield or KO area.
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==Notes==
[[File:CWRuckusOffroadconcepts.jpg|thumb|right|200px]]
[[File:G2Offroad.jpg|thumb|right|200px|As previously seen on DeviantArt.]]
*Offroad's toy began life as an update of the [[Triggercon]] [[Ruckus (G1)|Ruckus]],<ref>[[Toy Fair 2015#Notes|TFWiki.net's Toy Fair 2015 report]]</ref> and as such features a head and sculpted detail drawing inspiration from the character. Early design sketches for the toy's alternate mode also suggest that buggy-type vehicles, closer to Ruckus's [[Popular Earth vehicle alternate modes#Desert racing buggy|Baja buggy]] mode, were initially considered. The decision to make the toy into a new character instead was reportedly due to a combination of [[Trademark|name unavailability]] and Hasbro concluding that Ruckus didn't make that much sense as a Stunticon anyway. The [[Transformers Collectors' Club]] ended up using the Offroad mold to make Ruckus anyway.
*Offroad "received" a ''Generation 2'' style deco in a [[Circular reporting|roundabout way]], thanks to the [https://www.facebook.com/transformers/photos/p.994216557315205/994216557315205/?type=3&theater official ''Transformers'' Facebook account], which, uh, "borrowed" [http://air-hammer.deviantart.com/art/G2-Stunticons-Digibash-471989649 somebody's] digital mockup of what a ''Generation 2'' Menasor ''Combiner Wars'' team would look like. Is this a whoops or a hooray or what?
*Offroad's ''Earth Wars'' design is recolored from the game's model for [[Ratchet (G1)#Transformers: Earth Wars|Ratchet]] (itself inspired by the ''[[Transformers: Universe (2008 toyline)|Universe]]'' incarnation of [[Ratchet (G1)/toys#Universe (2008)|Ratchet]]/[[Ironhide (G1)/toys#Universe (2008)|Ironhide]]).

===Foreign names===
*''Japanese:'' '''Offroad''' (オフロード ''Ofurōdo'')
*''Mandarin:'' '''Yuèyě''' (China, 越野, "Offroad")

==References==
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[[Category:Combiner Wars Decepticons]]
[[Category:Combiners]]
[[Category:Earth Wars Decepticons]]
[[Category:Generation 1 Decepticons]]
[[Category:IDW (2005) Decepticons]]
[[Category:IDW (2019) Decepticons]]
[[Category:Stunticons]]
[[Category:Transformers Roleplaying Game Decepticons]]
[[Category:Wreckers]]
[[Category:Security officers]]

Nightbird (G1)

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{{disambig3|Nightbird}}
:''Nightbird is a [[Decepticon]]-allied [[human]]-built robot from the [[Generation 1 continuity family]].''

[[File:Nightbird g1.jpg|thumb|"Dude? A giant robot ninja?" "No dude, a giant robot ninja chick!" "Duuuude!"]]
'''Nightbird''' is a giant female ninja robot built to "benefit [[human|mankind]]".

Yeah, those nunchucks are really gonna be ''benefiting'' their way through society.

==Fiction==
===Generation 1 cartoon continuity===
====''The Transformers'' cartoon====
Nightbird was a robotic ninja warrior created by [[Doctor Fujiyama the Famous Scientist]], ostensibly to show how advanced [[Human]] technology had become. The [[Decepticon]]s stole Nightbird, and [[Bombshell (G1)|Bombshell]] implanted her with an enhanced brain chip which turned the drone-like Nightbird into a true butt-kicking machine. Nightbird broke into the [[Ark (G1)|Ark]] and stole the [[Autobot]]s' [[World Energy Chip]], which contained the locations of a variety of energy sources, energy sources that the Decepticons would most assuredly use for conquest!

The Autobots were, at first, hampered by their promise to Doctor Fujiyama not to damage or destroy the ninja robot, and found themselves flustered in botched attempts to capture her. Eventually, however, they used an [[electro mesh prison]] which drained Nightbird's power reserves and allowed the Autobots to capture her without serious damage. Doctor Fujiyama placed Nightbird into cold storage, and she gave an angry glare as she was stored away. {{storylink|Enter the Nightbird}}

====Japanese Generation 1 cartoon continuity====
[[File:Nightbird Shadow Sequel.jpg|thumb|left|upright=0.5]]

Circa [[2010]], Nightbird was eventually broken out by [[Shadow]], her "younger brother" who was an AI lackey contained within a storage box attached to her thigh. Using her creator's lab, Nightbird upgraded herself {{Storylink|#Masterpiece|Masterpiece Nightbird Shadow bio}} and then attempted to steal away the three [[Trainbot]]s who still remained inactive. The other nine Trainbots attempted to stop her, with the six prototypes even combining into [[Shiden|G Liner]]. Nightbird used Shadow's [[cerebro-shell]] functions to take over G Liner's mind, but her efforts were ultimately halted by the three remaining Trainbots. Taken into captivity once again, Nightbird used her ninja tricks to escape this time around. {{storylink|The Train Wars: The Origin}}

Nightbird joined up with the Decepticons under the command of [[Galvatron (G1)/Generation 1 cartoon continuity|Galvatron]], as he was the new form of her old master, [[Megatron (G1)/Generation 1 cartoon continuity|Megatron]]. When Galvatron was killed in [[2011]] by the [[Autobot]] [[Headmaster (technology)|Headmasters]], Nightbird refused to follow the new Decepticon leader, [[Scorponok (G1)|Megazarak]], and instead set out to improve her ninjutsu. Travelling to the [[Six Clan]]'s hidden village on their planet, Nightbird and Shadow met with the Clan's leader, who inducted the two into the group as "Nightbird Shadow". Nightbird trained hard, managing to attain flying squirrel and swan modes, but before she could attain two more alternate modes and become a true [[Six Changer]], she heard in the 2030s that Galvatron had returned as Super Megatron. She left to rejoin the Decepticons on [[Chaar]], bringing along two disciples, [[Road Rocket (G2)|Road Rocket]] and [[Road Pig (G2)|Road Pig]], but not before receiving orders to put down the wayward member of the Six Clan, [[Sixshot (G1)|Sixshot]]. {{Storylink|#Masterpiece|Masterpiece Nightbird Shadow bio}} Road Pig and Road Rocket would eventually develop a rivalry over Nightbird. {{Storylink|LG-15 Nightbird Shadow Sequel}}

[[File:Transformers Legends LG15 Nightbirds rampage.jpg|thumb|]]

In one of the [[Legends World]]'s [[Tigatron (Legends)|Tigatron]]'s dreams, Nightbird was among the evil female Transformers (and related robots, evidently) who sought to kidnap him and fought the heroic female Transformers guarding him. [[Arcee (WFC)|Arcee]] was in Nightbird's line of sight shortly before the dream ended due to Tigatron waking up. {{storylink|LG11 Chromia}} [[Alpha Trion]] later saw Nightbird, [[Blackarachnia (Legends)|Blackarachnia]], and [[Slipstream (Animated)|Slipstream]] in a vision of things to come. {{storylink|LG14 Ultra Magnus}}

Using data from Nightbird, Megatron was able to, at some point, produce multiple copies of her known as "Nightbird Shadows". The plan was foiled by Optimus Prime and his Autobots, but some of the duplicates went into hiding. They plotted to someday assassinate Optimus Prime. {{Storylink|#Legends|Legends Nightbird Shadow bio}}

Megatron brought Nightbird with him to the Legends World, where he presented her to the public as a [[Tera-Kura Co.]] ninja maid robot under the name "Nightbird Shadow". To prevent her from causing any problems, he equipped her a clumsiness function that customers found adorable, leading to Tera-Kura mass-producing and selling Nightbird clones for profit. The clones then immediately went out of control and started rampaging through Tokyo, something Megatron credited to their inherently evil Decepticon souls, but were stopped in their tracks by their own clumsiness. The [[Megatron (Legends)|local Megatron]] prepared for a mass recall, but the customers of the Nightbirds protested that the clones' little "mischievous streak" was just charming, and they remained on the market. {{storylink|LG15 Nightbird Shadow}}

[[File:TFLegendVol17DecepticonHalloweenCostumes.jpg|thumb|left]]
During [[Halloween]], Megatron had Nightbird Shadow go trick-or-treating for energy alongside Blackarachnia and Slipstream. Dressed up as a ghost, she and the others knocked on Tigatron's door before getting accosted by [[Arcee (Legends)|Arcee]], [[Chromia (G1)|Chromia]], and [[Windblade (G1)|Windblade]], who were defeated by Blackarachnia. {{storylink|LG17 Blackarachnia}} Later, when quizzed by [[Rattrap (Legends)|Rattrap]] about her backstory, Nightbird explained her history with the Six Clan and her students, which Rattrap found hard to believe.

At Tera-Kura, employees became enchanted with Nightbird's cuteness when she took off her mask, prompting the company to begin producing the absurdly popular "Nightbird Maskless Version". {{Storylink|LG-15 Nightbird Shadow Sequel}} Nightbird later swooned over the foreign [[Springer (G1)|Springer]] with the other female Tera-Kura employees, {{Storylink|LG19 Springer Prologue}} driving Tigatron to envy. {{storylink|LG19 Springer}} The three later came with Megatron on a hot springs trip, and were thus absent when Tera-Kura Co. was briefly taken over by [[Waspinator (BW)#Cartoon continuity|Waspinator]]. {{storylink|LG-EX Waspinator}} Nightbird Shadow and Slipstream were targeted by [[Skids (G1)|Skids]] in his quest to send all the Legends World's interdimensional visitors back to their own universes, prompting Megatron to intervene and seemingly lose his life saving his soldiers. As they crowded around his body, however, they found that Megatron persisted in a tiny new body that Nightbird found cute. {{storylink|LG20 Skids}}

[[Tarantulas (Legends)|Tarantulas]], leader of Tera-Kura Co.'s science department and the one in charge of the Nightbird clone production, allied with the Decepticon [[Headmaster (technology)|Headmasters]] near one of the production lines. {{storylink|Headmaster Chapter Prologue}} On a chart showing the employees of the newly formed Decepticon Tera-Kura Co. and their titles, Nightbird Shadow was included as one of the "three office ladies". {{storylink|LG22 Skullcruncher}} When Megatron turned into [[Galvatron (G1)/Generation 1 cartoon continuity|Galvatron]] and went on a rampage in the city, Nightbird Shadow and the other two tried to talk (well, sign language) him out of it, but their calling him "Megatron" only angered Galvatron further and he opened fire on them. {{storylink|LG23 Galvatron}} Nightbird was later present for [[Scourge (G1)|Scourge]]'s failed attempt at usurping Megatron. {{storylink|LG26 Scourge}}

[[File:Nightbird stabs Sixshot.jpg|thumb|]]
Nightbird's continued time at the office involved getting hypnotized into fawning over [[Mindwipe (G1)|Mindwipe]], {{storylink|LG34 Mindwipe}} getting her dress ripped off by [[Apeface]]'s telekinesis, {{storylink|LG38 Laserbeak}} and standing around while Megatron argued with [[Astrotrain (G1)|Astrotrain]]. {{storylink|LG40 Astrotrain}} When the Headmasters turned against Tera-Kura Co. and came to steal [[Metroplex (G1)|Metroplex]]'s [[Transformation cog (biology)|transformation cog]] from them, Nightbird led her clones into battle against the traitorous [[Sweep (G1)|Sweeps]]. {{storylink|LG43 Trypticon Mobilization Chapter: Decepticon Civil War|Decepticon Civil War}} Nightbird saw her chance to fulfil her secret mission from the Six Clan when Sixshot appeared in the Legends World. When the rogue ninja was distracted by his victory over [[Ultra Magnus (G1)/Generation 1 cartoon continuity|Ultra Magnus]], she snuck up behind him and impaled him, told him he had broken the Six Clan's laws, and left him to die. {{storylink|LG50 Sixshot}}

[[File:VelocitronSpeedia1-SwerveNightbird.jpg|left|thumb|upright=0.5|Benefiting mankind over here.]]

Nightbird remained at Tera-Kura Co. after Megatron left to become mayor, but remained loyal to him and helped take back the company after it was conquered by the [[Concurrence]]. {{storylink|LG63 G2 Megatron}} With the destruction of the Legends World, Nightbird returned with Megatron to their own universe. {{storylink|The Road to Legends' Revival Chapter 2}} She honored the terms of the [[Cybertron Alliance]], the peace treaty between Autobots and Decepticons negotiated by Optimus and Megatron. At the ceremony, she tried to bring about personal peace between her former protégés, Road Rocket and Road Pig. {{storylink|Transformers Legends Final Chapter "Epiloge"|Epiloge}}

Nightbird served as the {{w|race queen}} for the [[Speedia 500]], {{Storylink|Velocitron Speedia 500 Part 1}} and cheered as the race neared its end. {{storylink|Velocitron Speedia 500 Part 2}}

Feeling a kinship with them, {{Storylink|#Masterpiece|Masterpiece Nightbird Shadow bio}} Nightbird brought the [[Selector]]s before [[Megatron (G1)/Generation 1 cartoon continuity|Megatron]] in [[2050]], allowing [[Rung (G1)|Rung]] to make his plea for the Decepticon to assist them in revolution against their creators, the [[human]]s. {{storylink|Volcanicus comic 1}}
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===3H comics===
[[File:Departure Nightbird army.jpg|upright=2.5|thumb|Bombshell would be [[Insecticon clone|so proud]].]]
In 2025 or so, Fujiyama, apparently having learned ''nothing'', built an entire army of Nightbird drones. When they went on a rampage, [[Arcee (G1)|Arcee]], [[Daniel Witwicky (G1)|Daniel Witwicky]], and [[Wheelie (G1)|Wheelie]] came to the doctor's aid. Though they were rather outnumbered, the group held off the drones long enough for [[Hot Spot (G1)|Hot Spot]] to arrive with help and an evacuation shuttle. This was only just too late for Wheelie, who found his back slashed open by a Nightbird drone, disabling him from getting to the shuttle. Loyal to his friend, Daniel stayed with him as the others fled. When he could no longer fight off the drones, he detonated an explosive to destroy them, killing himself and Wheelie in the process. {{storylink|Departure}}

===Dreamwave ''Generation One'' continuity===
[[File:Infestation Aztec Theatres inside.jpg|left|thumb|Then, would those be ''male'' ninja robots?]]
A science fiction movie, ''[[Enter the Nightbird (film)|Enter the Nightbird]]'', featured Nightbird kicking shiny metal robo-ass. {{storylink|Infestation (Dreamwave)|Infestation}}

===''Kre-O'' comic===
Nightbird was wanted as one of Earth's five most wanted criminals. Little did the Autobots know that their list was out of date, leading to their shock when [[Metroplex (G1)|Metroplex]] came under attack from [[Spike Witwicky (G1)|Autobot Spike]], [[Donny Finkleberg|Robot Master]], [[Doctor Arkeville|Dr. Arkeville]], [[Headmaster (Animated)|Headmaster]]... and a whole lotta Nightbirds! The villains nearly managed to steal Metroplex's brain, but were thwarted at the last possible moment by [[Carzap (BT)|Carzap]] and [[G.B. Blackrock]]. In the battle's aftermath, several Nightbirds found themselves strewn about in pieces. {{storylink|The Brick List: Earth's Most Wanted}}

===2005 IDW continuity===
Nightbird was identified as a [[Cityspeaker]] by a [[Caminus (planet)|Camien]] newscaster. {{storylink|Primeless, Part 1}}
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==Games==
===''Transformers Legends''===
At her unveiling by Doctor Fujiyama, Nightbird was stolen by the Decepticons and reprogrammed by Hardshell to serve them. She was sent on a mission to Autobot HQ, where she stole the World Energy Chip and successfully escaped into the desert, however Jazz and Brawn gave chase, and despite the best efforts of the Decepticons, she was recovered along with the chip. The Autobots returned her to Doctor Fujiyama, who put her in stasis. {{storylink|Enter the Nightbird (Legends)|Enter the Nightbird}}

===''Angry Birds Transformers''===
{{main|Zeta (AB)#As Nightbird}}
Nightbird appears as a character unlockable in Challenge Events. She is portrayed by Zeta. {{storylink|Angry Birds Transformers (mobile game)|Angry Birds Transformers}}

===''Transformers: Earth Wars''===
[[File:NightbirdEarthWars.jpg|thumb|upright=2| So about that upgrade....]]
Nightbird was originally constructed as a non-sentient robot, equipped with advanced ninja-based combat programming. Her capabilities changed dramatically after Bombshell implanted a cerebro-shell, which fused with her systems and generated a functional meta-processor, elevating her intelligence beyond its original limits. This transformation made her a major threat to the Autobots. That danger increased further when Bombshell was reformatted, severing his control and granting Nightbird full autonomy and true sentience. {{storylink|Transformers: Earth Wars|Nightbird bio}}

When Arcee, the Autobots' recon and decoy specialist, was sent to Earth, Nightbird was sent in response. Nightbird had some showdowns with Arcee before settling in with the rest of the Decepticons. {{storylink|Transformers: Earth Wars|Crystal City}}

*'''Added:''' [[May 12]], 2016
*'''Autobot Counterpart:''' [[Arcee (G1)#Transformers:_Earth_Wars|Arcee]]
*'''Class''': Warrior
*'''Star Ratings:''' 2-5 stars
*'''Weapons:''' Nightbird fires her gun periodically at enemies, before closing in and pummeling with some kicks and punches.
*'''Ability:''' '''Holo Decoy''' - Place a single decoy that disables defenses with a percentage of Nightbird's health. Only one can be active at a time.
**'''Cost:''' 3 ability points + 3 for reuses.
*'''Level 11 Bonus''': Upon death, the decoy explodes and stuns enemies.
*'''Compatible C.O.M.B.A.Ts:'''
**Companion
**Melee

[http://wiki.transformersearthwars.com/character:nightbird Nightbird at Transformers: Earth Wars Wiki]
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==Toys==
{{picsneeded|Kreon}}
===''Kre-O''===
<ul class="bp">{{bp-multi|'''Earth's Most Wanted''' (Kreon multi-pack, [[2015]])}}</ul>
:*''Accessories'': Katana, nunchaku, sai, two shuriken, ''Kre-O'' stand-plate

: [[Kreon]] Nightbird uses the standard Kreon body, despite being released in 2015, the year Kreon construction changed every piece from the neck down. She uses Lockdown's helmet, though with the mask portion clipped on backwards. She has a backpack that can sheath her katana and a clip on her arm for additional weapon storage.

: The "Earth's Most Wanted" Kreon pack was originally available only at [[BotCon 2015]], and also includes Kreons of [[Doctor Arkeville#Kre-O|Doctor Arkeville]], [[Donny Finkleberg#Kre-O|Robot Master]], [[Sentinel Prime (Animated)#Kre-O|Sentinel Prime]], the [[Headmaster (Animated)#Kre-O|Headmaster]], and [[Spike Witwicky (G1)#Kre-O|Autobot Spike]].
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===''Legends''===
[[File:Legends-toy Nightbird.jpg|upright=1.66|thumb|She's everything [[Raksha|someone]] always wanted.]]
<ul class="bp">{{bp-d1|'''Nightbird Shadow''' (2015)}}</ul>
:*''ID number:'' '''LG15'''
:*''Release date'': [[2015]] [[October 24]]
:*''Accessories:'' Pistol, rifle, two swords, two sais

:Part of the eighth wave of ''[[Transformers Legends (franchise)|Transformers Legends]]'' toys (an assortment of entirely ''Legends''-exclusive female villains), "Nightbird Shadow" is a [[retool]]ing of the running change [[variant]] of ''[[Transformers: Generations (toyline)#T30|Generations: Thrilling 30]]'' Deluxe Class [[Arcee (G1)/toys#Generations|Arcee]] featuring a new head and chest, transforming into a Cybertronian open-top sports car. She includes all four of Arcee's weapons – two swords, a large gun and a small gun – as well as two new sai accessories. All six of her weapons each feature several universally-sized rectangular pegs that allows them to be tabbed into multiple matching ports in her fists, forearms, hips, shoulders, and the sides and rear of her car mode. Additionally, her two guns can store beneath her car mode.

:As a retool of the second version of ''Thrilling 30'' Arcee, Nightbird Shadow uses the "open" hand sculpts, which feature a rim at the bottom of the fist to prevent weapon handles from sliding too far in and potentially getting stuck. Unfortunately, this prevents her from properly holding her blasters and swords, but her new sai weapons sidestep this issue by having narrower sections at the end of the handles that can slide past the rims inside the hands, allowing Nightbird to wield the weapons properly if the sais' side tabs are pointed inwards.

:[[Stock photography]] promoting the figure depicted the sai accessories as painted plastic, but they are rendered in translucent yellow on the final production figure. These photos also lack the Decepticon symbol on her car-mode hood.

: Her name is a reference to the Japanese title of her debut cartoon episode: "The Shadow of Nightbird" (ナイトバードの影).
{{GenerationsArceeMold}}
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===''Generations Selects''===
[[File:TF-Generations-WFC-S-Deluxe-Nightbird.jpg|upright=1.66|thumb|''Are wa Nan-nan ja? Nan ja? Nan ja? Nin-ninja, ninja ninja Kakuranger, ninja ninja Ninja Sentai Kakuranger!'']]
<ul class="bp">{{bp-d1|'''Nightbird''' (Deluxe Class, [[2019]])}}</ul>
:*''Series'': '''''War for Cybertron: Siege'''''
:*''Hasbro ID number:'' '''WFC-GS07'''
:*''TakaraTomy release date:'' 2019 [[September 7]]
:*''Accessories:'' "Venomizer Blaster", "Nightshock Baton", 2 "Flash Grenades"
{{toydesigner|[[AJ Piejko-Brown]] (packaging)}}

: A ''[[Generations Selects (toyline)|Generations Selects]]'' add-on to ''[[War for Cybertron: Siege|Siege]]'', Nightbird is a redeco and new head retool of [[Chromia (G1)#War for Cybertron: Siege|Chromia]], transforming into a Cybertronian car. Like Chromia, Nightbird includes a gun compatible with the [[C.O.M.B.A.T. System]]. Two grenades can connect to the barrel, and the scope can be detached and can extend the barrel as well, allowing you to change the length of the barrel and/or scope. The grenades can also attach to the back of the vehicle, as if they are big exhaust pipes. Hasbro stock photography also suggests plugging one grenade into the pegged end of the silencer and the other into the underside of Nightbird's hand, creating the appearance of some sort of small staff to make up for her otherwise notable lack of melee weaponry. The instructions instead suggest connecting the two grenades together, then pegging the silencer on top to make a rather bottom-heavy baton. The arrangement can be reversed to make a mace. Unlike most ''Siege'' figures, Nightbird is basically spotless, with no battle damage paint applications anywhere on her body. She also features multiple hardpoints all over herself and her weapon to accommodate "Fire Blasts" from the [[Battle Master]]s assortment, which can be used to simulate blaster fire or explosions.

:Despite Nightbird sharing a similar transformation scheme with the ''[[Power of the Primes (toyline)|Power of the Primes]]'' [[Moonracer (G1)|Moonracer]]/[[Firestar (G1)|Novastar]] mold, the Chromia/Nightbird mold is ''mostly'' unique, save for the wheels, thighs and hip [[ball joint]] sockets.

: Some copies of Nightbird seem to suffer from either mold degradation or poor quality control, with exceptionally tight peg holes, loose joints, and excess plastic. Sometimes the extra plastic is simply extra flash near molding lines from the [[sprue]] which hasn't been removed, while other times it's in more problematic spots like the opening around the peg holes on the grenades. Others have reported figures arriving broken or breaking after transforming it for the first time.

: The [[Stock photography|stock photos]] on the Hasbro Pulse website show the vehicle mode mistransformed. One has the robot mode feet exposed in vehicle mode, neglecting to fold out the front panel to cover them. The other shows the grenades/tail pipes at a very high angle, meaning the head is not rotated completely backward. This one also shows the silencer piece attached to the ''side'' of the blaster, which is possible but not intentional as the hole that allows this is a different shape and much longer than the notch.

:This toy was released exclusively through [[Hasbro Pulse]] and other online retailers in North America, and [[TakaraTomy Mall]] in Japan. It was also available at general retail in Singapore.

:This mold was further retooled to make ''[[Transformers: Legacy|Legacy]]'' [[Kaskade|Ascenticon Kaskade]].
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=== ''Masterpiece'' ===
[[File:TF-Masterpiece-MP-55-Nightbird.jpg|upright=1.66|thumb|"You gave her ''rocket launchers?!''" "Look, it's harder to build a robot without them, okay? They're load-bearing."]]
<ul class="bp">{{bp-d1|'''Nightbird Shadow''' (2022)}}</ul>
:*''TakaraTomy ID number'': '''MP-55'''
:*''Release date:'' 2022 [[February 28]]
:*''Hasbro ID number'': '''MP-51+'''
:*''Accessories'': 2 "Variable Ninja Swords", 2 sais, 2 "Light Ninjya{{sic}} Sword" [[lightsaber]] handles, 2 lightsabers blades, 2 "Electro Shurikens", "Shuriken Gun" pistol, "Blowgun" blaster, 3 [[Fire Blast effect|Effect parts]], "[[Shadow]] Pouch" holster, alternate face
{{toydesigner|[[Kōjin Ōno]] (TakaraTomy)}}<ref>[https://www.soundwavesoblivion.com/techspecs/interviewkojinono6.html Interview on the 40th Anniversary of the ''Transformers'' brand] with [[Kōjin Ōno]] in ''[[Transformers Generations 2024]]'', translated at Soundwaves Oblivion</ref>

:''[[The Transformers: Masterpiece|Masterpiece]]'' Nightbird is a retool of ''Masterpiece'' [[Arcee (G1)/toys#Masterpiece|Arcee]], transforming into a Cybertronic car. In addition to recolors of the two small guns, three blast effects, and holster that were among the accessories included with Arcee, Nightbird comes with a veritable arsenal of new weapons: two lightsabers with removable blades, two sai, two shuriken (all drawn from the original cartoon), and two swords based on those which came with the ''Legends'' figure. Nightbird's mouthplate can be removed to reveal her full face, and she also comes with an additional unmasked face (complete with molded anime-esque sweatdrop) inspired by [[LG-15 Nightbird Shadow Sequel|her appearance in the ''Legends'' comic]] that is also compatible with the mouthplate.

:Amusingly, Nightbird's [[instructions]] depict an ''official "swan mode"'' directly based on the aforementioned ''Legends'' comic episode. And yes, it's just as ridiculous as it was in the comic.
:*[[Source:The Transformers: Masterpiece#MP-55 Destron Ninja Nightbird Shadow|''Masterpiece'' Nightbird Shadow bio translation]]
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==Merchandise==
===''Transformers Trading Card Game''===
[[File:W4PNightbird.jpg|thumb|upright=1.66]]
*'''Nightbird, Enigmatic Agent''' (2019)
**'''Wave 4P: War for Cybertron: Siege II'''
**''Rarity: '''''RT'''
**''Card Number: '''''P7/2019'''
**''Stars: ''7
:'''Nightbird, Enigmatic Agent''' was released as an in-store play promo for the Transformers Trading Card Game's Wave 4: War for Cybertron: Siege II release.
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==Notes==
*Nightbird's gadgets to benefit humanity include: {{w|nunchaku}} (unused), a pair of {{w|Sai (weapon)|''sai'' daggers}} (also unused), a wrist-mounted grappling hook, magnetic feet (they also work on rocks!), fist-replacing sawblades, {{w|Metsubushi|some kind of spin/make bright light/disappear gimmick}}, an endless supply of hip-stored energized [[shuriken]], a beam saber, another unused weapon the hilt of which is visible on her "backpack", a glowing magnetic [[tractor beam]], and stereo speaker-nullifying metal donuts. Additionally, she vanishes after jumping over a cliff edge, leading Mirage to wonder if she has the power of invisibility.
*The Nightbirds in ''The Wreckers'' comic have four different accent colors, the same colors as the bandanas of the [[Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles]].
*A screencap of Nightbird was used to represent the [[Nightracer (G1)|Nightracer]] in the comic story "[[A Flash Forward, Part 2]]" since her head was a close fit and the art style matched the images of other Decepticons next to her. According to [[Pete Sinclair]] and [[Jesse Wittenrich]], the image wasn't supposed to be recognizable as Nightbird once it was obscured by [[Sky-Byte (RID)|Sky-Byte]], but either Sky-Byte didn't cover her up in a way that would obscure her enough, or maybe we're just that good. She's not intended to be the same character as Nightbird.

===Foreign names===
*''Japanese:'' '''Nightbird''' (ナイトバード ''Naitobādo'')
*''French:'' '''Oiseau de Nuit''' (Europe, "Nightbird")
*''Italian:'' '''Ninja'''
*''Mandarin:'' '''Yèyīng''' (China, 夜莺, "Nightingale"), '''Yèniǎo''' (Taiwan, 夜鳥, "Nightbird")
*''Russian:'' '''Golubka''' (Голубка, "Dove")
*''Spanish:'' '''Ave Nocturna''' (Latin America, "Nightbird")

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Bombshell (G1)

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Viisacre: /* Transformers: Earth Wars */

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{{Disambigm|Bombshell (disambiguation)|Hardshell}}
:''Bombshell is a [[Decepticon]] [[Insecticon (G1)|Insecticon]] from the [[Generation 1 continuity family|Generation 1]] [[continuity family]].''
[[File:GenesisBombshell.jpg|upright=1.66|thumb|Not a hot blonde like the name implies.]]
A master of mind-controlling "[[cerebro-shell]]s", the twisted '''Bombshell''' (aka '''Hardshell''') plays with the minds of others as a child would a new toy, enthusiastically and recklessly. But there is nothing childlike about the gleeful malice he exposes in forcing his victims into more and more humiliating and destructive acts. Bombshell takes such sadistic joy in the destruction of his victims that even the other Decepticons can be put off, wondering if he wouldn't be just as pleased to play those same "games" with them...

{{bigquote|I love warping minds for you, Megatron...love it!|Bombshell|"[[Enter the Nightbird]]"}}

==Fiction==
===Generation 1 cartoon continuity===
====''The Transformers'' cartoon====
{{voiceactor|[[Michael Bell]] (English), [[Ken Shiroyama]] (Japanese)|[[Gu Guoyi]] (Chinese), [[Edgar Wald]] (American Spanish), [[Gianluca Crisafi]] (Italian, second dub), [[Georges Atlas]] (European French, "A Plague of Insecticons"), [[Henry Djanik]] (European French, "Enter the Nightbird"), [[Francis Lax]] (European French, "The Insecticon Syndrome"), Unknown (European French, "Quest for Survival"), [[Carlos Marques]] (Portuguese), [[Paulo Flores]] (Portuguese, "Enter the Nightbird"), [[Francisco José]] (Portuguese, "The Insecticon Syndrome"), [[Hélio Ribeiro]] (Portuguese, "Quest for Survival")}}
[[File:G1 PlagueofInsecticons Bombshell blast.jpg|left|upright=0.95|thumb|Whoa, that usually doesn't happen to me, I swear.]]
Bombshell and the rest of the Insecticons jettisoned themselves out the [[Nemesis (G1)|Decepticon cruiser]] when it and the [[Ark (G1)|Autobot ship]] crashed on [[Earth|Prehistoric Earth]]. Landing in what would become modern [[Bali]] off of [[Indonesia]], the Insecticons were altered by their [[idento-computer]]s to possess insectoid [[beast mode]]s, and had the ability to convert organic matter into [[energon]].

Reactivating around the same time as those aboard the Ark, the Insecticons formed a small nest for themselves in [[Demon Swamp]] before being tracked down by [[Megatron (G1)/Generation 1 cartoon continuity|Megatron]] and the Decepticons. They formed an alliance for the purpose of collecting energon and vanquishing the Autobots. In their first encounter with the enemy, Bombshell demonstrated one of the most unique of the trio's abilities—after firing an "insecti-shell" at a farming machine to blow it into pieces, he and the other Insecticons used "clone beams" to somehow convert those fragments of metal into [[Insecticon clone|duplicates of the Insecticons]] in their insect modes, a virtual swarm of Insecticlones created nearly out of thin air.

The initial alliance between Decepticons and Insecticons broke down after the greedy insects attempted to gorge themselves on the cache of energon cubes Megatron had created, and then abandoned the Decepticons to the Autobots. After that, the two groups operated independently, only joining forces as a matter on convenience on rare occasions. {{storylink|A Plague of Insecticons}}

[[File:G1 Traitor Bombshell captures Mirage.jpg|upright=0.95|thumb|Bombshell approaching with something long and pointy. Mirage's exhaust port was sore for a month after they did this scene.]]
Bombshell and the Insecticons next hired out their services to Megatron during his experimentation with the [[electro-cell]]s as on-call guards, in exchange for a share of the profits. The Autobot [[Mirage (G1)|Mirage]] attempted to turn them against each other, however, by stealing the Insecticons' reward and framing the Decepticons for it. Bombshell and the others staged an assault on the electro cell station and their Decepticon "comrades". During a spray of one of Shrapnel's grenades, Mirage was inadvertently caught in the blast while invisible. Bombshell seized upon the opportunity to implant one of his cerebro-shells in the fallen Autobot and turn him into a slave. What he DIDN'T do, however, is question what an Autobot counter-intelligence agent was doing sneaking around Decepticon camp just then. Megatron had to force Bombshell to think at gunpoint before he realized that Megatron wouldn't rob them while [[Optimus Prime (G1)/Generation 1 cartoon continuity|Optimus Prime]] and the Autobots still lived. Maybe after, but not before. The united Decepticons then attempted to set a trap for the Autobots using Mirage, but ultimately Mirage was set free and the electro-cells were destroyed. {{storylink|Traitor (episode)|Traitor}}

[[File:G1 EntertheNightbird Bombshell Nightbird.jpg|left|upright=0.95|thumb|Bombshell is disappointed with Nightbird's neck articulation.]]
Next, Bombshell's aid was commissioned to upgrade the human-built female ninja robot known as [[Nightbird (G1)|Nightbird]] for Megatron, converting her into a functional assassin. His engineering skills shown here were rather remarkable for someone with no table manners. {{storylink|Enter the Nightbird}}

On their next joint venture, Megatron arranged for Bombshell and the Insecticons to have access to the [[Nova Power Core]], a meal that filled them with raw energy and caused them to increase in size dramatically. In exchange, they aided the Decepticons in raiding the armored installation known as [[Iron Mountain]] to gain control of the defense computer being housed there. Their new power went to their heads, however, and the Insecticons were overheard plotting against Megatron by his spy [[Soundwave (G1)/Generation 1 cartoon continuity|Soundwave]]. Soundwave didn't get far, however, before Bombshell captured the Decepticon and turned him with the help of a cerebro-shell.

[[File:G1 InsecticonSyndrome Bombshell Soundwave.jpg|upright=0.95|thumb|A communications officer with a stethoscope... and he didn't hear THAT!?!?]]
He then systematically "bugged" the rest of Megatron's troops; by the time Iron Mountain was successfully infiltrated, Megatron was the only Decepticon left. The nova power proved to be too unstable for the Insecticons to synthesize, however, and an antidote was administered to rob Bombshell and Kickback of their additional mass and power. Shrapnel, however, exploded into pieces before the antidote could be properly administered. Somehow, though, Bombshell was able to completely reconstruct his fallen comrade in a matter of seconds, using a special shell to reunify the pieces and the Insecticons fled the scene with the Decepticons in hot pursuit. {{storylink|The Insecticon Syndrome}} They eventually patched things up, as Bombshell marched in the "[[Decepticon Day]]" parade. {{storylink|Megatron's Master Plan, Part 2}}

[[File:G1 QuestforSurvival Bombshell Kickback.jpg|left|upright=0.95|thumb|Seriously, tell me what isn't wrong with this picture.]]
In another scheme, Megatron convinced the Insecticons that he had a new energon processing system that could draw power from their organic-conversion process far more efficiently than their bodies normally could. The Insecticons would gather vast amounts of power through their clone armies, and then return to Decepticon headquarters to refine their amassed energies into energon cubes. Little did they know that the refinement process was far more effective than Megatron presented—Bombshell and the others were given scraps while dozens of cubes were being produced by their efforts. They slowly began to wise up to Megatron's duplicity and, when his henchman [[Thrust (G1)|Thrust]] attempted to warn them away from a certain valley, the Insecticons took it as a sign there was something valuable there. In fact there was: a can of [[robotic insecticide]] the Autobots had planned to use against the Insecticlones, and an ever-growing number of [[Morphobot]]s, techno-organic plants that fed on robot insects. Bombshell and the Insecticons attempted to feed on the plants, only to have their food "bite back" and their entire clone army destroyed in a matter of minutes. {{storylink|Quest for Survival}}

During the [[Combaticon (G1)|Combaticons]]' attempt at destroying Earth by sending it into the sun, the Insecticons were seen in large numbers again and were responsible for taking apart the [[space bridge|Space Bridge]] controls. They would later be tracked by the combined Autobots and Decepticons after which they relinquished the controls. {{storylink|The Revenge of Bruticus}}

Bombshell would ultimately be mortally wounded during the battle of [[Autobot City (G1)|Autobot City]] and was ejected alongside many other fallen Decepticon warriors (Megatron included) into deep space. This would not be the final note of Bombshell's story, however; his body was used by [[Unicron]] to create either [[Cyclonus (G1)/Generation 1 cartoon continuity|Cyclonus]] or [[Cyclonus's Armada (G1)|the other guy]]. {{storylink|The Transformers: The Movie}}
{{note|Bombshell’s involvement in these events, or events mostly similar, were also chronicled in the comic mini-series "[[Transformers: The Animated Movie]]."}}

Either he got better or that was an identical clone, because all three Insecticons, along with the [[Combaticon (G1)|Combaticons]] and [[Soundwave (G1)/Generation 1 cartoon continuity|Soundwave]], were later seen on Earth trying to stop [[Wheelie (G1)|Wheelie]], [[Blurr (G1)|Blurr]], [[Marissa Faireborn]] and [[Sky Lynx (G1)|Sky Lynx]] from delivering the [[Transformation cog (biology)|transformation cog]] to [[Metroplex (G1)|Metroplex]]. They were trampled by Sky Lynx. {{storylink|Five Faces of Darkness, Part 5}}

====Japanese Generation 1 cartoon continuity====
=====''Fight! Super Robot Lifeform Transformers'' cartoon=====
The Insecticons arrived on [[Earth]] via their vessel long before the other Decepticons and the Autobots arrived. {{storylink|A Plague of Insecticons|The Mystery of the Insectrons}}<ref>The Japanese dub confuses Megatron's poorly phrased line of "This is a Decepticon escape module launched before our own starship crashed on Earth four million years ago" as meaning that the Insecticons took off and arrived on Earth long before the other Decepticons crashed on Earth.</ref>

=====''Story of Binaltech''=====
Bombshell's cerebro-shell technology was combined with [[Doctor Arkeville]]'s [[hypno-chip]] to create a new form of brainwashing. Using this technique, Starscream's Decepticons and their human allies the [[Concurrence]] infiltrated the Binaltech Project to steal the advanced bodies planned for the Autobots for themselves. {{storylink|Arise! Evil Binaltechs}}

====''Fight! Super Robot Lifeform Transformers'' comic====
Bombshell along with the other Insecticons took part in an attack on [[Kyushu]] that attracted the attention of the Autobots. The [[Four-Wheel Drive Corps]] responded, but the attack turned out to be an ambush as the Insecticons trapped the Autobots in a volcanic crater. Luckily, the Four-Wheel Drive Corps was able to "combine" and perform the fearsome "Four-Wheel Drive Robo Combination Scrumbuster" attack. The blast of energy was so powerful that it sent the Insecticons fleeing in terror. {{storylink|Fight! Super Robot Lifeform Transformers issue 3|Fight! Super Robot Lifeform Transformers #3}}

====''Mars Attacks: The Transformers''====
[[File:Mars attacks the insecticons.jpg|thumb|It takes a bug to catch a bug.]]
The three Insecticons were among Decepticon forces who formed an alliance with the Autobots during a [[Martian]] invasion. They saved [[Ironhide (G1)/Generation 1 cartoon continuity|Ironhide]] and [[Jazz (G1)/Generation 1 cartoon continuity|Jazz]] from some of the Martians' giant ants. {{storylink|Mars Attacks: The Transformers}}

====Ask Vector Prime====
In [[Primax 1185.04 Alpha]], the Insecticons were among the few allies [[Megatron (G1)/Generation 1 cartoon continuity|Megatron]] found in his campaign against [[Cobra]]-controlled Earth. {{storylink|Ask Vector Prime#Facebook|Ask Vector Prime, 2015/06/13}}

In an unstable [[Iocus]] reality engineered by the machinations of [[Sideways (AVP)|Sideways]] and [[Gong (GoBots)|Gong]], Bombshell and Skywarp were replaced by [[Crasher (GoBots)|Crasher]] and [[Slicks]] as the villains thrown out of Astrotrain and reformatted by Unicron into [[Fracture (Movie)|a warrior]] and [[Cyclonus's Armada (G1)#Ask Vector Prime|her armada]]. {{storylink|Echoes and Fragments}}

====''Deviations''====
In an alternate timeline where [[Optimus Prime (G1)/Generation 1 cartoon continuity|Optimus Prime]] killed [[Megatron (G1)/Generation 1 cartoon continuity|Megatron]] in the [[Battle of Autobot City]], Bombshell was thrown out of [[Astrotrain (G1)|Astrotrain]] with other weakened Decepticons in the aftermath of the battle. They drifted through space till they were consumed by [[Unicron/Generation 1|Unicron]]. {{Storylink|Transformers: Deviations|Deviations}}

===Marvel Comics continuity===
====Marvel ''The Transformers'' comics====
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[[File:Straxusholdscourt.jpg|thumb|upright=1.4|left]]
Bombshell was one of Lord [[Straxus (G1)|Straxus]]'s warriors operating out of [[Polyhex]]. {{storylink|The Smelting Pool!}} At some point during the war, he encountered [[Sky Lynx (G1)|Sky Lynx]] in battle, but he was unable to get the better of his opponent. {{storylink|Spacehikers!}} Along with his fellow Insecticons and the [[conehead]]s, he pursued another sextet of Autobots who had just carried out some sort of raid on the [[smelting pool]], only to be forced to retreat by a torrent of liquid metal that had just been siphoned off of it. {{storylink|The Smelting Pool!}} He later attended Straxus's trial run of his newly constructed Space Bridge. {{storylink|The Bridge to Nowhere!}}

''Bombshell was one of the [[Ten Deadliest Killers|Decepticon warriors]] targeted for termination by the [[Wreckers]] in [[Operation: Volcano]]. A last minute change in orders prevented Bombshell and his cronies from walking into the Autobot trap, though.'' {{storylink|Target: 2006}} After Straxus began an alliance with [[Megatron (G1)/Marvel Comics continuity|Megatron]] and the Decepticons of Earth, Bombshell was transported to our solar system by way of the [[space bridge]]. He, Kickback, and Shrapnel were then reformatted into the Insecticons, and granted impressive [[Size changing|mass shifting]] powers that enabled them to shrink down to the size of actual insects when transforming.

[[File:Bombshell marvel-21.jpg|upright=0.95|thumb|All he's missing is a leather halter top and a whip.]]
The Insecticons' first mission on Earth was to set up a conduit between Cybertron and Hoover Dam, stealing the hydro-electrical power. Bombshell tracked down the assistant chief engineer, [[Ricky Vasquez]], and implanted him with a cerebro-shell so that the Decepticons could infiltrate the plant clandestinely. With Megatron and the Insecticons riding shotgun, Vasquez snuck them into the control room where Shrapnel was able to take electronic control of the dam. Vasquez eventually managed to reassert his free will however and, with the interference of the [[Aerialbot (G1)|Aerialbots]], the Decepticon operation proved ineffective.

Still, Bombshell took advantage of the opportunity to infiltrate the Ark by riding atop Silverbolt back to the Autobot base. {{storylink|Aerialbots over America!}} While inside, he seized a chance to fire one of his cerebro-shell inside [[Optimus Prime (G1)/Marvel Comics continuity|Optimus Prime]] during a medical exam where Ratchet was cleaning a recent wound. He was unable to actually control Prime, but managed something almost as good—by piping in a radio connection to Megatron through Soundwave, Bombshell's implant was able to divert some of the Creation Matrix to the Decepticons, bringing life to the [[Stunticon (G1)|Stunticons]] just as Prime was finalizing the life-sparks of the Aerialbots. Bombshell's implant was eventually discovered, but the damage was done. {{storylink|Heavy Traffic!}}

''Just before [[Christmas]] [[1986]], Bombshell accompanied [[Thrust (G1)|Thrust]] in a raid on a [[Blackrock Enterprises|Blackrock]] [[Blackrock's chemical plant|chemical plant]] as [[Jetfire (G1)|Jetfire]] and [[Jazz (G1)/Marvel Comics continuity|Jazz]] were taking delivery of a consignment of [[Transformer fuel|fuel]]. Though Bombshell managed to incapacitate Jazz easily, Thrust did not do such a good job with Jetfire as the Autobot quickly recovered and shot Bombshell down. Only the threat of an impending explosion allowed the Decepticons to retreat.'' {{storylink|The Gift}}

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[[File:Bombshell marvel-41.jpg|upright=0.85|thumb|left|Bombshell learns that you don't have to be in the background to be block-colored by Nel Yomtov.]]
Later, Megatron commissioned Bombshell and [[Dirge (G1)|Dirge]] to take control of the human creation known as [[Power Station Alpha]]. Sighting [[Bumblebee (G1)/Marvel Comics continuity|Bumblebee]] casing the installation, Bombshell blasted a human boy with a cerebro-shell as a distraction, sending him off into danger while the Decepticon infiltrated Alpha and placed a specially-modified shell inside. {{storylink|Blood on the Tracks}} Things were too hot to retrieve it then, with the [[G.I. Joe (team)|G.I. Joe]] team taking hostile action against Bumblebee and then being confronted themselves by [[Superion (G1)|Superion]], but later that night the remote control was triggered and Power Station Alpha sprung to life. Surprisingly for the Decepticons, though, it did NOT come to their base as programmed—[[Doctor Mindbender]] of [[Cobra]] was able to lock onto the electronic frequency of Bombshell's shell and bring Alpha to [[Cobra Island]] instead. Dirge and Bombshell were therefore forced into the position of emissaries for the Decepticon cause, proposing an alliance between them and Cobra in order to share Power Station Alpha's potential. {{storylink|Power Struggle}}

Bombshell was privy to Shockwave's plan of using Command Station Alpha to syphon tremendous amount of energy from the Earth, effectively destroying the planet in the process. When Serpentor and his troops arrived at the Decepticon base to deliver the device, Bombshell and his fellow Cybertronians maintained a facade of camaraderie with their human "allies." While Mindbender was acting as Cobra's "ambassador", he uncovered the severity of their plans for Alpha, and the devastating effect it would have on the Earth. As Bombshell was giving the doctor a tour of the Decepticons' base, the Decepticon suddenly began to convulse and transform involuntarily... the result of one of his Cerebro-Shells being probed elsewhere. Bombshell excused himself to check his systems over. {{storylink|Ashes, Ashes...}}

[[File:Insecticons carwash of doom.jpg|thumb|upright=1.3]]
Once Cobra switched sides and joined in an alliance with the Joes and the Autobots, Mindbender was deemed "surplus parts" and Bombshell attempted to execute him. Instead, the Insecticon was disabled by a blast from one of the [[Baroness]]'s cannon weapons. As the two Cobra agents left to join [[Serpentor]] in conference with their new "friends", Mindbender scooped up the unconscious Bombshell (who had reverted to his tiny insect mode) in the hopes of dissecting his circuitry later. Only after arriving at the Joe base did they discover the connection between Bombshell and his cerebro-shells, as the Joe technical expert [[Mainframe (G.I. Joe)|Mainframe]] prodded the shell which had been surgically retrieved from the boy Bombshell blasted days earlier, causing the still-inactive Insecticon to spontaneously transform out of his own control. {{storylink|...All Fall Down!}}

How Bombshell eventually regained control of his systems and returned to the Decepticons is unknown, but he did and was later seen participating in a raid on an [[oil tanker]]. He used his cerebro-shells to quickly locate the vessel's control room. Unfortunately, the tanker turned out to be dry. {{storylink|Buster Witwicky and the Car Wash of Doom}} When Decepticon leadership eventually passed to [[Ratbat (G1)|Ratbat]], Bombshell was seen among his troops, and participated on an attack against the crews of both the ''[[Steelhaven (G1)|Steelhaven]]'' and the Ark, at the time parked on Earth's [[Moon (moon)|moon]]. Bombshell was blasted by [[Fortress Maximus (G1)|Fortress Maximus]] early in the assault. {{storylink|Totaled!}}
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=====Transformers Annual 1985=====
{{note|Due to being published early in the franchise, these stories are out of continuity with the above.}}
[[File:Plague of the insecticons.jpg|thumb|left]]
Upon learning that the Autobots were secretly planning to open a dialogue with the [[Ronald Reagan|President of the United States]], [[Megatron (G1)/Marvel Comics continuity|Megatron]] awakened the Insecticons to undermine the potential alliance. The trio were too new to be in full control of themselves, and needed to be remote-controlled to be of any use on the battlefield. To this end, [[Ravage (G1)/Marvel Comics continuity|Ravage]] was selected to guide them on their test-run.

The Insecticons interrupted the peace talk, Bombshell making his presence known by ordering his teammates to "'''KILL THE HUMANS!'''" The Insecticons then proclaimed themselves to be Autobots working under Optimus, and blasted their surroundings with abandon, leading the humans to believe the Autobots had always planned on betraying them. Having put on enough of a show for the President himself, Bombshell and his teammates then zoomed off to unleash further firepower on downtown [[Washington, D.C.]]. Warpath and Prowl both tried to put an end to the Insecticons' rampage, but found it difficult to get a bead on their flying opponents. Optimus, however, had deduced that the Insecticons were being controlled by someone else, and tracked down Ravage in short order. The cat ordered Bombshell to double back and come to his aid. Bombshell launched a [[cerebro-shell]] towards the Autobot leader, just as [[Kickback (G1)|Kickback]] destroyed his [[Roller (G1)|Roller]] drone. The drone's destruction caused Optimus to keel over in pain at just the right moment, making the cerebro-shell miss its mark and imbed itself into Ravage instead. Bombshell gained control of Ravage mind, but since Ravage was already in control of Bombshell's mind, the result was two Decepticons left mindless and immobile. {{storylink|Plague of the Insecticons!}}

=====Movie future timeline=====
When Megatron launched a major offensive against [[Autobot City (G1)|Autobot City]] in the year [[2005]], Bombshell was among the troops who attacked the fortress. {{storylink|The Planet-Eater!}}

=====Earthforce=====
{{earthforcefiction}}
[[File:Earthforce insecticons.jpg|upright=0.95|thumb|Dinner and a show, huh?]]
Bombshell and the Insecticons were allied with Megatron during the [[Decepticon Civil War]] against Shockwave. He attended the [[Enclave]] held by the two factions, but it didn't go well and Bombshell was later seen among the massive melee between the Decepticon armies. {{storylink|The Bad Guy's Ball!}} Bombshell and the Insecticons were later tasked by Megatron to infiltrate Shockwave's base and spy on his war room to gain secret intelligence. Bombshell had tapped into the room with a listening prong right before [[Starscream (G1)/Marvel Comics continuity|Starscream]] arrived, and caught the tiny intruders with a [[rustbug hoop]]. Forced to submit, the Insecticons were surprised that Starscream wasn't going to torture or kill them: instead, he offered them a juicy bit of gossip that Shockwave would be off alone on a mission soon. Bombshell realized that Starscream was setting his leader up for a fall, arranging for both Megatron and Shockwave to be disposed of in one felt swoop. He seemed okay with it. {{storylink|Bugged!}}

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Sure enough, Megatron and Shockwave were soon excommunicated from their respective armies, and the Decepticons united under the command of Starscream and [[Soundwave (G1)/Marvel Comics continuity|Soundwave]]. Bombshell was present at the latter two's public announcement of their takeover, {{storylink|Internal Affairs!}} and for the united Decepticons' first major military action, an attack on Autobot Earthbase. The Decepticons' goal was to kill some Autobots, while also distracting them as Starscream looted a human oil tanker in the [[Gulf of Mexico]]. Both goals proved fruitless, and the Decepticons were driven off. {{storylink|Divide and Conquer!}}

Soon, however, Bombshell turned his talents to less overt and more deceitful activities. At his leaders' request, Bombshell implanted the mighty warrior [[Superion (G1)|Superion]] with one of his cerebro-shells, turning the giant against the human populace in order to smear the Autobots' image. A human reporter named [[Irwin Spoon]] managed to get inside Superion at the Autobots' request, however, and remove the shell before any permanent damage was done. {{storylink|Inside Story!}} Bombshell's follow-up surveillance revealed that the Autobots had offered the reporter an exclusive interview in exchange for his assistance. Such a positive "puff-piece" would go a long way towards improving the Autobots' image among the humans, and could not be allowed by the Decepticons. So, Soundwave and Starscream arranged for the [[Stunticon (G1)|Stunticons]] to kidnap Spoon. {{storylink|Front Line! (issue)|Front Line!}} Trapping him inside [[Motormaster (G1)|Motormaster]]'s cabin, the Stunticons led the Autobots on a merry chase through the highways until they finally forced Motormaster off the road and recovered Spoon. The damage had been done, however; unknown to the Autobots, Bombshell had been hiding inside Motormaster's cab, and implanted the reporter with a cerebro-shell before losing custody of the human. Irwin Spoon therefore wrote exactly the piece the Decepticons wanted, painting the Autobots as evil kidnappers set to destroy mankind. {{storylink|End of the Road! (UK)|End of the Road!}}

====''Transformers '84''====
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In the early days of the [[Great War (G1)|war]] on Cybertron, Bombshell was part of [[Straxus (G1)|Straxus]]'s forces who assaulted an Autobot fort in [[Iacon (polity)|Iacon]]'s [[Border Regions]]. When Autobots led by [[Ultra Magnus (G1)/Marvel Comics continuity|Ultra Magnus]] arrived to defend the fort, Straxus ordered his troops to seize as many prisoners as they could and retreat. {{storylink|Secrets & Lies issue 2|Secrets & Lies #2}} Upon returning to [[Darkmount (Cybertron)|Darkmount]], Bombshell was privileged to join Straxus as he watched those Autobot prisoners being tortured to death in the [[smelting pool]]. {{storylink|Secrets & Lies issue 3|Secrets & Lies #3}}

===Kid Stuff Talking Story Books===
Bombshell and the rest of the Insecticons had enslaved the people of the island of [[Buru]] when the Decepticons had discovered that within the island was a plentiful supply of oil. He and the other Insecticons were eventually beaten back by the Dinobots. {{storylink|Slaves of the Insecticons}}

===Marvel coloring books===
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Bombshell implanted a cerebro-shell in [[Springer (G1)|Springer]] and made him cause havoc in [[Autobot City (G1)|Autobot City]]. Bombshell gloated about his achievement to his fellow Decepticons but was bashed by Galvatron for drawing the Autobots' attention to them. In the ensuing battle, [[Wreck-Gar (G1)|Wreck-Gar]] trapped Bombshell in a [[giant super-strong trash bag]] and the Autobots forced him to remove the shell from Springer. {{storylink|The Invasion of the Decepticon Camp}}

===''Big Looker'' storybooks===
Megatron's plan to steal an oil truck involved Bombshell using cerebro-shells on the drivers. However, the Autobots interrupted the plan, foiling the theft. {{storylink|Decepticon Hijack}}

[[Kickback (G1)|Kickback]] and Bombshell were looking for a way to gain favor with [[Megatron (G1)|Megatron]] when they came across [[Grapple (G1)|Grapple]], the Autobots' architect. Bombshell infected him with a cerebro-shell to use the Autobots for his own evil deeds. After the mind-controlled Grapple chased off his friend [[Beachcomber (G1)|Beachcomber]], Bombshell brought his new toy back to Megatron. When the Autobots attacked Decepticon headquarters to get Grapple back, the diminutive Bombshell was too frazzled by the explosions to keep focus on Grapple, and the Autobots managed to rescue him. {{storylink|Insecticon Attack!}}

===Listen 'n Play audiobooks continuity===
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Bombshell aided Starscream in enacting Megatron's plan to abduct humans for ransom. When they reached [[Phoenix International]], they found the airport deserted, so instead went to check on the already-obtained hostages. Unfortunately the Autobots had found the warehouse already and liberated the prisoners, so Starscream's squad instead found an Autobot welcoming committee. With Starscream unable to transform and Bombshell injured, the Decepticons retreated. {{storylink|Sun Raid (Listen 'n Play)}}

===Peril from the Stars===
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Bombshell was recruited by Starscream, behind the backs of the other Decepticons, to help him capture the [[Los Palmos observatory]] and its staff [[Jack Richards|Jack]] and [[Sue Richards]] in order to track a weapons pod that had been launched from Cybertron. After implanting Sue Richards with a cerebro-shell and tangling with [[you]] and the Autobot [[Jazz (G1)|Jazz]], Bombshell ultimately retreated after Starscream left him to face Jazz alone. {{storylink|Peril from the Stars}}

{{note|As "Peril from the Stars" is a [[multipath adventure]], Bombshell doesn't necessarily implant Sue with a cerebro-shell. Depending on the choices you make, at that point in the book he could be blowing you and Jazz to pieces with an explosive shell instead.}}

===Find Your Fate Junior===
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====Dinobots Strike Back====
With his buddy Kickback, Bombshell snuck into [[Hidden Valley]], where the [[Dinobot (G1)|Dinobots]] were supposed to be on lookout duty. Seeing their inattentiveness, he was able to get close enough to launch a [[Mortar cannon|mortar]] which knocked them all out except Swoop, who dodged but got a wing injured in the explosion. Bombshell quickly transformed into insect mode and injected the four unconscious Dinobots with cerebro-shells, ordered them to transform, and sent Kickback back to Megatron to report his triumph. {{note|The preceding actions hold true for every path of this micro-continuity-nexus.}}

What happened next depended on Swoop's actions: if Swoop stayed and fought Bombshell, the Insecticon responded by hovering over the other Dinobots, making it too risky for him to take a shot from his position. If Swoop flew below him, it opened up two paths with basically the same result for Bombshell: hit with a missile, then threatened until he removed the four cerebro-shells. He flew off in defeat, apparently not damaged too badly in either outcome.

If Swoop tried to lure him higher, Bombshell ordered the other Dinobots to attack the Ark and level everything in their path, raising a dust cloud that obscured Swoop's vision. Bombshell saw his opportunity to sneak up on Swoop, and injected him with a poison that shrank him down to the size of a hummingbird, then flew off and left the Dinobot bombardier to his fate. The poison eventually wore off, allowing Swoop to go down the same path as if he'd just flown back to the Ark instead of trying to fight Bombshell in the first place.

Either way, Bombshell never figured back into this micro-continuity-nexus save for one path in which Windcharger popped the cerebro-shells off with his magnetism, allowing [[Grimlock (G1)|Grimlock]] to remember picking up a careless thought from Bombshell about his actions merely being a distraction from Operation Black Coral, spurring the Autobots to investigate [[Dolphin's Bay]]. One possible subsequent outcome involved the Dinobots foiling this plan by pretending to still be under the cerebro-shells' influence, indicating that Bombshell wasn't actively controlling their actions at all after giving the initial order, and that the mind-link with his victims is only one-way. {{storylink|Dinobots Strike Back}}

====Battle Drive====
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In one possible scenario, when Starscream believed himself ambushed by a whole squadron of Autobots, he radioed Bombshell for back-up. Upon his arrival, the Decepticons realized they were only up against Bumblebee, and the pair ganged up on the little Autobot. If Bumblebee attempted to flee from this battle through a nearby cornfield, Bombshell would put the little Autobot out of commission by puncturing his tires after Starscream used his [[null-ray]]s on Bumblebee. In another possible sequence of events, Bumblebee is able to lose Bombshell through a smokescreen produced by a nearby burning field.

In another possible version of these events, Bombshell was amongst a squadron of Decepticons attacking Sparkplug as the human attempted to hide in a cave in the mountains. Bombshell and the rest of the Decepticons were defeated if Swoop managed to take out Megatron subsequently. Otherwise, he was amongst the Decepticons who stayed at the cave entrance after Swoop headed back to Autobot headquarters after the Dinobot's initial assault. In one of the possible following events, Bombshell has his wings blasted off when Prowl makes a mad dash back for Autobot headquarters, leaving him unable to pursue.

In a completely different version of these events, Bombshell is amongst the fleet of Decepticons who attack Optimus Prime and his small squad of Autobots when they are lured out in the open farmland. Whether or not the Decepticons triumphed depended on which decisions Optimus Prime made from that point on. In one possible scenario, Bombshell was scorched by Jazz's flamethrower after he and at least nine other Decepticons attempted to gang up on Optimus Prime. {{storylink|Battle Drive}}

====Attack of the Insecticons====
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In one possible adventure, Bombshell was complicit in one of Starscream's schemes of overthrowing Megatron. Holding the recently kidnapped Sparkplug in his custody for the Seeker, Bombshell was instructed to use his Cerebro-Shells on the human in order to force him into creating a Sun-Pak for them, a device that would provide them with great energy reserves. Unknown to the duo, Buster and Blaster were hiding nearby.

If the two of them decided to contact Megatron, two possible outcomes were possible. First, if Buster provided Megatron proof that Starscream was planning to usurp the Decepticon leader, Megatron would arrive shortly and threaten Starscream for his duplicity. Not wanting to share Starscream's fate, Bombshell refused to collaborate Starscream's lies to Megatron. Though Bombshell managed to avoid punishment, this came at the cost of having to release Sparkplug, and keeping the existence of the Sun-Pak a secret. Second, if Buster refused to provide Megatron with proof of Starscream's treachery, Megatron turned up anyways, but allowed Bombshell to use his mind control device on Sparkplug. Unfrotunately for the Decepticons, the device caused memory damage in the human, rendering Sparkplug unable to create more Sun-Paks for the Decepticons.

If Blaster and Buster decided to seek Bumblebee's aid in confronting the Decepticons, the three of them would hatch a plan, which ultimately led to Bombshell accidentally hitting Starscream with his Cerebro-Shell in-lieu of Sparkplug. A fuming Bombshell was then forced to deal with the Seeker who was convinced by the Autobots that they were his masters, and was prevented from stopping both humans and both Autobots from escaping by the newly brainwashed Starscream.

In another possible adventure, the Autobots had become Bombshell and Shrapnel's prisoners, thanks to the Insecticons' Electro-Disrupter. While the Autobots are paralyzed by the device, Bombshell prepared Cerebro-Shell to make slaves of all do-gooders present. Little did the Decepticons know that the disrupter left the humans unaffected, giving them the opportunity to turn the device on the Insecticons, allowing the Autobots to escape.

In yet another possible adventure, Bombshell and Kickback were present when Shrapnel, in possession of the Sun-Pak, gloated that using the device's power they would overthrow Megatron as leader of the Decepticons. However, nearby hid Buster and Mirage spying on the trio. If Buster and Mirage decided to confront the Insecticons themselves, Mirage used his holographic powers to disorient the Insecticons, allowing Buster the opening to steal the device from the Insecticons. If Buster and Mirage decided to call for reinforcements, Bombshell and the other two Insecticons would be around long enough for Megatron, himself having found out about Shrapnel's ploy, to arrive in the rotting forest where the Insecticons were hiding, and blast Shrapnel for his treachery, warning the other two Insecticons that a similar punish would await them should they try to betray him as well. Bombshell was subsequently sprayed by [[Ironhide (G1)|Ironhide]]'s acid spray, alongside the other Decepticons, when Megatron's plan to ambush the Autobot reinforcements backfired. {{storylink|Attack of the Insecticons}}

====The Invisibility Factor====
Bombshell was stationed in the Decepticons' secret desert base. In one possible scenario, the Decepticons captured [[Sarah Sanders]], a scientist who had discovered a way to make machinery invisible with her [[Invisibility Device]]. When she would not give up her secrets willingly, Galvatron ordered Bombshell to use his Cerebro-Shells to control her mind. Bombshell stepped forth from the shadows and greedily anticipated taking over a fresh mind. In one possible scenario, Bombshell succeeded despite the Autobots' brief interference, and the Decepticons conquered the Earth. In another possible scenario, Bombshell was dazzled at the last second by a series of holographic projections, giving the Autobots the time to scoop up Sarah and run. Whether Bombshell recaptured Sarah or if she escaped the Insecticon's clutches was a matter of chance from this point forward. {{storylink|The Invisibility Factor}}

===Dreamwave ''Generation One'' continuity===
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Bombshell, sporting a spiffy tank mode, was on Cybertron millions of years ago as part of a commando group being directed by Soundwave, sent to track down Optimus while the bulk of the Decepticon forces participated in a raid on [[Iacon (polity)|Iacon]]. {{storylink|The War Within issue 2|The War Within #2}} But the newly inaugurated Prime proved to be more trouble that Bombshell's team initially anticipated. The Autobot leader lost his pursuers in Cybertron's labyrinthine underground, and then ambushed them by using the environment to his advantage. Optimus knocked out Bombshell after delivering a solid right-hook to his face. {{storylink|The War Within issue 3|The War Within #3}} [[Grimlock (G1)|Grimlock]] came across Bombshell's sputtering, sparking body while on his own search for the Prime. {{storylink|The War Within issue 5|The War Within #5}}

During the Dark Ages, Bombshell and his fellow future Insecticons served under [[Shockwave (G1)|Shockwave]] as part of the primary Decepticon faction. At one point, they assaulted [[Bludgeon (G1)|Bludgeon]] and the [[Chaos Trinity]] in [[Altihex]] to stop the chaos unleashed by [[the Fallen]]. {{storylink|Conflagration}} Bombshell was also present at [[Tyger Pax]] during the aborted peace treaty between the Autobots, Decepticons and [[Ultracon]]s. Megatron's sudden arrival with the [[Air Warrior|Aerospace Extermination Squadron]] put a quick stop to those peace talks. {{storylink|The Age of Wrath}} After Megatron took control of the planet, Bombshell got to guard Autobot prisoners within [[Internment Camp Pi]]. {{storylink|The Age of Wrath Pt.2|The Age of Wrath #2}}

Prior to the [[Great Shutdown]], Shockwave uncovered the crash location of the missing ships the Ark and ''Nemesis'': Earth. He sent Kickback, Shrapnel and Bombshell to the planet as part of some vast, incomprehensible scheme he'd been perfecting for millennia. They initially encountered resistance from the [[Dinobot (G1)|Dynobots]], but gave them the slip and went undercover on Earth for 48 thousand [[Units of time|vorns]]. {{storylink|Unreleased Dreamwave issues|The Rules of Extinction}} {{storylink|Extermination}}

{{note|Bombshell and the Insecticons made a brief appearance in the second ''[[The Transformers Trilogy|Transformers Trilogy]]'' novel, ''[[Transformers: Annihilation|Annihilation]]'', as troops under Starscream's command on Earth. This appearance is contradicted by later Dreamwave stories. Also, in the novel the Insecticons shrink down to insect-size as they did in Marvel Comics, whereas later Dreamwave issues showed them retaining their full size, like their cartoon versions.}}

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In modern times, however, Bombshell seemed to have developed a few loose screws and begun operating outside his mission parameters. Having taken over a small town in rural America, Bombshell had begun mass production of techno-organic Insecticlones being grown from special pods. {{storylink|Infestation (Dreamwave)|Infestation}} He also went about abducting cattle and their human handlers in order to feed his larvae and build a mind-controlled army. His actions drew the attention of [[Earth Defense Command]] and [[Jazz (G1)|Jazz]]'s Autobot faction, leading to an investigation of the town. Shockwave contacted the Insecticons, berating them for allowing to be found out, though Bombshell thought the Autobots to be of little concern; he had already captured one of them, [[Bumper (G1)|Bumper]], and begun tinkering about with the Autobot's head. He ended Shockwave's call, and his experiment, to go feed his hatchlings... only to find Sunstreaker and Sideswipe already running amok in the hatchery. These two were captured as well, only for Bumper to turn up missing by the time the brothers were brought back to Bombshell's lab. Heading up to the surface in the hopes of finding him, Bombshell observed from a distance as the rest of his squad took on Jazz and his troops. As the Autobots gained the advantage on the battlefield, Bombshell sent the mind-controlled townspeople against them, knowing they would hesitate to harm the fleshlings. While his attentions was focused on this, Bumper managed to sneak up on Bombshell and took him out, signaling an Autobot victory... though this victory seemed to have come about easily. Perhaps, too much so...? {{storylink|Extermination}} In any case, Bombshell was taken into Autobot custody after his defeat. {{storylink|The Route of All Evil}}

===''G.I. Joe vs. the Transformers''===
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Bombshell-type Insecticons were part of the dreaded Insecticon swarms on an alternate future Earth ruled by the Decepticons. {{storylink|G.I. Joe vs. the Transformers II issue 3|G.I. Joe vs. the Transformers II #3}}

===The Beast Within===
Bombshell participated in a savage all-out Decepticon offensive against the Autobots. With the Decepticons maintaining the advantage throughout the battle, Bombshell was amongst those who approached a crippled Optimus Prime, ready to dispatch the Autobot leader. Before they could deliver the finishing blow, the Dinobots combined into [[Beast (G1)|The Beast]], shifting the Decepticons' priorities. {{storylink|The Beast Within}}
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===2005 IDW continuity===
{{first|[[All Hail Megatron issue 1|''All Hail Megatron'' #1]]}}

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Shortly after [[Thunderwing (G1)|Thunderwing]]'s apocalyptic assault across Cybertron, a tiny mechanoid insect called Bombshell injected a cerebro-shell into [[Beachcomber (G1)|Beachcomber]] on [[Soundwave (G1)/2005 IDW continuity|Soundwave]]'s behalf. The shell enabled Soundwave to make Beachcomber into an assassin, sending him after [[Blaster (G1)|Blaster]], the inspirational broadcaster for the Autobots. {{storylink|Spotlight: Blaster}}

Several hundred years later, Bombshell was created on Cybertron as the first [[Insecticon swarm|non-insane]] Insecticon. {{storylink|All Hail Megatron issue 7|All Hail Megatron #7}} Soundwave would later refer to him as a "different Bombshell", separate from the one he had used against Blaster. One of this new Bombshell's first tasks was to finish [[Shockwave (G1)/2005 IDW continuity|Shockwave]]'s research on [[combiner]]s, resulting in the creation of [[Devastator (G1)|Devastator]]. {{storylink|Shockpoint}} {{storylink|Before the Dawn}} After Devastator had defeated the Autobots on [[Earth]], Bombshell constructed a [[space bridge]] between Cybertron and Earth, which the Decepticons used to dump their defeated enemies in. {{storylink|All Hail Megatron issue 7|All Hail Megatron #7}} After using the bridge to get rid of the Autobots on Earth, the Decepticons attacked [[New York City]]. During the assault, Bombshell tore apart [[United States Air Force|Air Force]] jets in his giant beetle mode. {{storylink|All Hail Megatron issue 1|All Hail Megatron #1}} [[Marissa Faireborn]] watched this in horror. {{storylink|Earthfall Part 2: Detonation Boulevard|Detonation Boulevard}} He later attended [[Megatron (G1)/2005 IDW continuity|Megatron]]'s glorious victory speech in the ruins of the city, but the line about the Decepticons being "united in our cause" clearly wasn't quite true. {{storylink|All Hail Megatron issue 3|All Hail Megatron #3}} {{storylink|All Hail Megatron issue 4|All Hail Megatron #4}}

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Battle lines started being drawn between the Insecticons and the [[Seeker (body-type)|Seekers]]. In [[Beijing]], Bombshell began openly mocking [[Skywarp (G1)/2005 IDW continuity|Skywarp]] and the Seekers as "Yesterday's news", ignored by their flight commander and cast aside by Megatron in favor of the [[Constructicon (G1)|Constructicons]]. Despite his mind games, though, Bombshell and the united Insecticons quickly scurried off when both Skywarp and [[Thundercracker (G1)/2005 IDW continuity|Thundercracker]] stood up against them. {{storylink|All Hail Megatron issue 6|All Hail Megatron #6}} After returning to New York, Bombshell was approached by [[Starscream (G1)/2005 IDW continuity|Starscream]], who apologized for the behavior of his fellow Seekers, and told the Insecticons about how he envisioned the future of the Decepticon Empire—a vision which incidentally included Starscream as the leader. At some point during the conquest of Earth, Bombshell also captured former [[Headmaster (technology)|Headmaster]] [[Hunter O'Nion]] and started performing twisted experiments on him. {{storylink|All Hail Megatron issue 8|All Hail Megatron #8}}

Bombshell would go on to create another space bridge in New York and use Hunter to create a "hub" of some sort, which the Decepticons used to find Autobots all across the galaxy and deactivate their defenses. When Megatron complimented his work, Bombshell explained that human minds intrigued him, and that he found experimenting on them to be quite "delicious". He then promptly betrayed Megatron, as he had been sucked in by Starscream's words earlier and took the Seeker's side in his rebellion. In response, Megatron threw Kickback at him. {{storylink|All Hail Megatron issue 10|All Hail Megatron #10}} Not long afterwards, the Autobots returned to Earth, and a massive battle broke out in New York. Bombshell jumped [[Sideswipe (G1)/2005 IDW continuity|Sideswipe]] and taunted the Autobot by claiming to have toyed with [[Sunstreaker (G1)/2005 IDW continuity|his brother]]'s mind with information he had extracted from Hunter. He was punched out by [[Kup (G1)/2005 IDW continuity|Kup]] before he could kill Sideswipe, however, and the Decepticons soon found themselves defeated. {{storylink|All Hail Megatron issue 12|All Hail Megatron #12}} As the Decepticons fled the planet aboard [[Astrotrain (G1)|Astrotrain]], Bombshell cheered for Starscream when he revealed that he was in possession of the [[Matrix of Leadership]]. {{storylink|Uneasy Lies the Head}}

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Despite Starscream's "ascension", however, the Decepticon army began to crumble without clear direction. Bombshell and the rest of Starscream's followers eventually retreated to a lifeless planetoid in a distant solar system. Refugees from the broken Decepticon war machine began to trickle in over the next three years until nearly 100 were cowering together in the dark. Starscream ordered Bombshell to find some way to strengthen their meager energon reserves and keep what remained of the army properly fueled. Bombshell regarded this as a fool's errand, and left the Decepticons to reach "population saturation" on their own, as the strong cannibalized the weak for resources. Instead, he chose to work on perfecting cerebro-shell technology, and cobbled together a prototype to present to Starscream. It proved highly effective against the dissident [[Quake (G1)|Quake]], who attacked Starscream at that moment for reasons of his own. Bombshell's little toy incapacitated Quake long enough for Starscream to eliminate the mutineer. Intrigued, Starscream requested Bombshell begin production of ''more'' cerebro-shells. {{storylink|All His Engines}} Later, Bombshell reported to an uninterested Starscream that an approaching Autobot ship had crashed into their defenses. Tempted by the Matrix, he made an offer to take care of the relic, but Starscream violently repulsed him. Together with Shrapnel and [[Acid Storm (G1)|Acid Storm]], he went to scavenge the ship's wreckage for anything useful, only to be attacked by the pilot, [[Hot Rod (G1)/2005 IDW continuity|Rodimus]]. Bombshell tried to fire one of his new cerebro-shells at the intruder, who blocked it with a piece of metal and defeated him. {{storylink|Heart Like a Wheel}}

Megatron would later use space bridge technology built into in his new body to summon Bombshell and the rest of the Decepticons to him on Cybertron. At first they did battle with the Autobots, but were soon mind-controlled by [[D-Void]] into combining with [[Galvatron (G1)/2005 IDW continuity|Galvatron]]'s [[Sweep (G1)|Sweep]] army and forming a [[Deceptigod|huge monster]]. {{storylink|Chaos Part Three: Kings|Kings}} Once this monster was defeated, all Decepticons but Megatron were left weakened and easily captured by the Autobots, but Bombshell, Soundwave and Shockwave secretly remained in contact with their leader in preparation for his return. Bombshell's task was to perfect combiner technology, granting Megatron a warrior powerful enough to conquer the newly restored Cybertron. {{storylink|Shockpoint}} After three weeks in captivity, the Decepticons were released to help the Autobots beat down a [[NAIL]] riot, though with [[Inhibitor/deterrence chip|I/D chip]] implants to keep them from going overboard. {{storylink|Transformers: The Death of Optimus Prime|The Death of Optimus Prime}}

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[[Needlenose (G1)|Needlenose]], unaware of their machinations and fed up with working as an enforcer for the Autobots, accused Bombshell, Soundwave and Shockwave of just sitting around instead of doing something about the Decepticons' situation. {{storylink|The Autonomy Lesson (issue)|The Autonomy Lesson}} The three aided [[Ratbat (G1)|Ratbat]]'s plan to take control of the I/D chips, assassinate the [[Bumblebee (G1)/2005 IDW continuity|Autobot leader]] and rise up against their captors, but only because it served as a good distraction from their own activities. {{storylink|Shockpoint}} {{storylink|The World & Everything in It}} When Ratbat was then mysteriously found dead, the Autobots claimed it was suicide, but Bombshell and the other Decepticons didn't believe them. {{storylink|Stick Together}}

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Following Ratbat's death, Bombshell began experimenting with using cerebro-shells to repress the wills of individuals and turn them into components of the perfect combiner, a concept he referred to as "[['Til all are one|all-who-are-one]]". Among his test subjects were [[Sunstorm (G1)|Sunstorm]] and [[Skydive (Predator)|Skydive]], but he was forced to murder the latter after he proved "divisive" and unsuitable for the experiments. As [[Dirge (G1)|Dirge]] found the body, Bombshell placed another cerebro-shell on him to prevent him from telling anyone he was responsible, but [[Prowl (G1)/2005 IDW continuity|Prowl]] found the device and tracked him back to his lair. Ordering Sunstorm to keep Prowl and [[Arcee (G1)/2005 IDW continuity|Arcee]] busy, he fled into the [[reclamation tunnel]]s and recruited the [[Constructicon (G1)|Constructicons]]' help, but it was all in vain as Prowl eventually cornered him and demanded to know what he was doing and who he was working with. When Bombshell refused to answer, Prowl prepared to execute him on the spot by shooting him in the head. {{storylink|Devisive}} However, using a tiny cerebro-shell masked by the larger one Prowl had found, Bombshell took control of his mind and made him miss at the last second. {{storylink|Before the Dawn}}

[[File:PlanForEverything BombshellDies.jpg|thumb|upright=1.5|left|Okay that one did.]]
Now believed dead, Bombshell was able to go into hiding and use Prowl to manipulate events in anticipation of Megatron's return. This way, he was able to spirit away the Constructicons and modify them into a new Devastator, as well as take out [[Omega Supreme (G1)|Omega Supreme]], the only Autobot capable of defeating a combiner. {{storylink|Before the Dawn}} Starscream expressed great shock at seeing Bombshell and other believed dead Decepticons alive when he was taken into the [[Black Room]]. {{storylink|The Verge}} When Megatron finally returned, they enacted the final part of their plan by having Prowl form Devastator's head, causing the giant to be completely under Bombshell's control. {{storylink|Before the Dawn}} However, the Decepticons were betrayed by Arcee who, knowing the only way of defeating the new Devastator would be to take out one controlling him, killed Bombshell by stabbing him in the head. {{storylink|Plan for Everything}}
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===''Hearts of Steel''===
[[File:HeartsofSteel2 Insecticons.jpg|thumb]]
Along with several other Decepticons, Bombshell awoke in the late 19th century when a sunken human submarine crashed onto their submerged ship. {{storylink|Hearts of Steel issue 1|Hearts of Steel #1}} He spent some time helping his comrades construct things underwater before being ordered by [[Starscream (G1)/2005 IDW continuity|Starscream]] to obtain "money" for their human ally, [[Tobias Muldoon]]. Taking on a new [[alternate mode]] alongside Kickback and Shrapnel, Bombshell transformed into the middle portion of the "[[Insectrain]]", which used his head-mounted cannon as a turret. The Insecticons attacked a train carrying money and gold from the Denver Mint, shrugging off the primitive weaponry of its human guards. Although he didn't see the value in tiny sheets of paper, Bombshell followed orders and delivered the loot to Starscream and Muldoon by the next morning. {{storylink|Hearts of Steel issue 2|Hearts of Steel #2}} He was later present when Starscream announced to his troops that the Autobots had awakened as well. {{storylink|Hearts of Steel issue 3|Hearts of Steel #3}}
{{IDW HOS}}
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===''Lil Formers''===
Bombshell was interviewed and claimed, to put all debates to rest, that it was indeed him who became Cyclonus after being reformatted by Unicron. Skywarp made exactly the same claim. {{storylink|Lil Formers}}

===''Mini Mayhem!''===
Bombshell asked [[Bludgeon (G1)|Bludgeon]] what was the point of his [[Pretender]] shell, since he couldn't blend in human society as a skeleton. Bludgeon explained that his Pretender shell once looked human, but its face was melted off after witnessing [[w:Indiana Jones and the Last Crusade|the opening of the Ark of the Covenant]]. {{storylink|Mini Mayhem!}}

===''Transformers vs. G.I. Joe''===
[[File:Targetmasters-Insecticons.jpg|thumb]]
Bombshell, Shrapnel, and Kickback acted as bounty hunters for Megatron. The Insecticon trio brought their king four of the human invaders that had recently been pestering him, after picking them up in the middle of a firefight between G.I. Joe and the Decepticons. The fleshlings escaped, along with a couple of Autobot captives, when [[Mirage (G1)|Mirage]] tricked Megatron with a holographic projection of Optimus Prime. {{storylink|Targetmasters (issue)|Targetmasters}} The Insecticons were among the Decepticons who gathered under [[Trypticon (G1)|Trypticon]] for the final battle with the Autobots and G.I. Joe. {{storylink|Transformers vs. G.I. Joe issue 12|Transformers vs. G.I. Joe #12}}
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===2019 IDW continuity===
{{first|[[Constructicons Rising, Part 1|''Galaxies'' #1]]}}
[[File:ConstructiconsRisingPart2-Bombshell.jpg|thumb|left|250px|Allow me to introduce myself. I'm a bug of wealth and taste.]]

Bombshell, Kickback, and Skrapnel emerged from the [[Forge Pyramid]] in [[Iacon (polity)|Iacon]] at the same time. The trio were born with a ravenous, nigh-insatiable hunger; when they consumed raw materials, they found that they could metabolize whatever they consumed into a particularly powerful form of "ultra-[[energon]]". Scientists at the time tried to understand this strange mutation, but when they proved unable to crack the secret behind this miraculous ability the three were turned loose on Cybertron's waste processing industry to recycle garbage and industrial waste into cheap, efficient fuel. {{storylink|Constructicons Rising, Part 2}}

When the [[War of the Threefold Spark]] swept the planet, the war forced the [[Autobot]] government to focus on other priorities, leaving Bombshell and his compatriots without any oversight. {{storylink|Constructicons Rising, Part 2}} Bombshell and the other Insecticons approached [[Exarchon]]'s minion [[Shockwave (G1)|Shockwave]], who had begun a series of [[cloning]] experiments, and cut a deal with the scientist: in exchange for producing the volatile energon required to fuel his cloning machines, Shockwave would clone them as well. {{storylink|Escape Part Three}} Shockwave ran some preliminary tests and discovered that the three were well-suited for the rigorous cloning process, but ultimately withheld this information from them, for fear that the Insecticons had only just begun testing the limits of their destructive potential. {{storylink|Escape Part Two}} After the end of the war, the trio were banished from Cybertron and eventually wound up on the planet [[Mayalx]]. Bombshell claimed that the Cybertronian government had grown wary of their powers and wondered if they would ever develop a taste for living Cybertronians; because of this, the government rebranded them as the lowly "Insecticons" and put them to work far from Cybertron. {{storylink|Constructicons Rising, Part 2}}

[[File:ConstructiconsRisingPart4-cerebroshells.jpg|thumb|250px]]

In the years before the [[Great War (G1)|Great War]], the Insecticons joined [[The Rise]], a radical splinter group led by [[Shockwave (G1)|Shockwave]], and worked to recruit disaffected Cybertronians from the colonies to the [[Decepticon|Ascenticon]] movement. {{storylink|Constructicons Rising, Part 2}} Bombshell eventually discovered the [[Constructicon (G1)|Constructicon]]s, and realized that they could be manipulated to help the Insecticons gather energon for the cause. {{storylink|Constructicons Rising, Part 1}} After first feasting on a dead worker [[Hook (G1)|Hook]] killed by accident, Bombshell and the other three Insecticons confronted the builders during one of [[Scrapper (G1)|Scrapper]]'s regular sparring matches; Bombshell explained their own history and encouraged [[Scrapper (G1)|Scrapper]] and his friends to embrace their full potential by taking revenge on the society that had scorned their talents. {{storylink|Constructicons Rising, Part 2}}

The Constructicons eventually agreed to attack, using their [[Devastator (G1)|combined form]]; to overcharge the Constructicons, the Insecticons killed and ate three workers, their living [[spark]]s giving the Insecticons the extra juice to produce a particularly volatile variety of energon. Once the Constructicons had over-fuelled on their energon cubes and ravaged the colony as the newly christened Devastator, Bombshell delivered a grisly, ironic toast to Nominus Prime: the bot who'd made this all possible. Many cycles later, after the Insecticons had devoured and processed everything—and ''everyone''—Devastator had destroyed, [[Onslaught (G1)|Onslaught]]'s unit arrived to take them and their harvest back to Cybertron. {{storylink|Constructicons Rising, Part 4}} While Bombshell and the others were in exile, Shockwave began working on a legion of [[cloning|clones]] in their image. {{storylink|Storm Horizon Part 3}} {{storylink|Lord of Misrule: Sea of Rust I|Sea of Rust I}}

[[File:EscapePartOne-Insecticons.jpg|thumb|left|300px]]

At some point during their exile, the three Insecticons had developed a taste for organic life, and not long after Megatron finally staged a coup instituted martial law across [[Iacon (polity)|Iacon]], the three got the chance to sate their hunger by rampaging through the city's [[Xeno-Quarter]] and attacking the [[A'ovan habitat]]. The three killed many of the endangered animals inside the facility before [[Hound (G1)|Hound]], [[Nautica (G1)|Nautica]], and [[Road Rage (G1)|Road Rage]] arrived and successfully chased them off. As the three retreated back to Shockwave's base, Bombshell told his subordinates it was time to make Shockwave deliver on his promises. {{storylink|Escape Part One}} Upon arriving, however, Shockwave informed them that the cloning process would take more time before dismissing them. Unwilling to wait, Bombshell used his cerebro-shells to enthrall his fellow Riser [[Skystalker (G1)|Skystalker]], then set out with his fellows to ambush a refugee convoy heading to [[Darkmount (Cybertron)|Darkmount]]. {{storylink|Escape Part Two}}

In the ensuing battle, the Insecticons made off with a pair of [[A'ovan]] refugees and the Autobot [[Scrambler]]; after they'd eaten their victims, they reunited with their mind-controlled minion Skystalker as he flew the stolen shuttle ''[[Thunder Arrow]]'' and a load of Shockwave's stolen equipment to a remote location in the [[Cybertronian Mountains]]. The three soon set up a crude cloning lab and powered Shockwave's stolen machinery with their own energon. Using the Cybertronian strata as raw material, the trio began mass-producing an army of mindless, sparkless [[Insecticon clone|clones]]; {{storylink|Escape Part Four}} after Shockwave unsuccessfully tried to assassinate the three, their clones swarmed over the city of Darkmount and caused mass destruction before they were finally repelled. {{storylink|Escape Part Four}} As the wounded remnants of the swarm returned to Darkmount, Bombshell explained the glorious simplicity of his plan: by "harvesting" the swarm and turning them into energon, they could power up the machine to create even more clones. {{storylink|Escape Part Five}}

[[File:EndOfTime BombshellSmaksKickback.jpg|thumb|upright=1.5|right]]
Over the next forty cycles, Bombshell and the other Insecticons agreed to a truce with Shockwave under the stipulation that they would cooperate with the new Decepticon regime and send their soldiers when needed. As such, Shockwave contacted Bombshell and ordered him to send his clones to eliminate [[Termagax]]'s [[House (building)|House]]. {{storylink|Lord of Misrule: Sea of Rust I}}

In time, the Insecticons gave in to their appetites like never before, experiencing exponential predatory growth. The Insecticlones became an existential threat to the very fabric of Cybertron. {{storylink|The Landscape of Fear}} Bombshell even began to turn on Kickback and Skrapnel, badgering them to eat even more to feed his cloning machines. A plan was concocted by Termagax to remove the Insecticons as a threat. A strike team of Autobots infiltrated the Insecticons' hive, and planted a receiver on Bombshell. A complex [[data-bomb]] was implanted in a captive Insecticlone at Darkmount, fed back to the receiver on Bombshell and, through him, transmitted to the entire swarm. The Insecticlones were reprogrammed to eat only the [[rust worm]]s, two major threats to Cybertron repurposed to eliminate each other. {{storylink|End of Time}}
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===''Transformers vs. The Terminator''===
[[File:EnemyOfMyEnemyPart2-Bombshell.jpg|thumb|left|250px]]
Bombshell and the other two Insecticons awoke aboard the ''[[Ark (G1)|Ark]]'' in 1984 once Megatron had killed the still-dormant Optimus Prime; without the Autobots to stop them, the Decepticons began a destructive campaign against humanity that ended with mankind's extinction and the apparent subjugation of their [[Skynet]] defense network. {{storylink|Enemy of My Enemy Part Two}} In the year [[2029]], the Insecticons joined [[Starscream (G1)|Starscream]]'s [[Seeker (body-type)|Seeker]]s in an attack on Skynet's [[Omega Base]] and emerged triumphant, failing to notice that their enemy had sent a [[T-800|T-800 Terminator]] back in time to stop this future from ever coming to pass. {{storylink|Enemy of My Enemy Part One}}

In the altered timeline created as a result of the Terminator's interference, the remaining Decepticons reactivated the Insecticons moments before Optimus himself awoke, and fled with Megatron once [[Sarah Connor]] brought [[Bumblebee (G1)|Bumblebee]] back online. While the villains regrouped on the Oregon coastline, Megatron sent [[Reflector (G1)|Refraktor]] and the Insecticons to search for potential energy sources. The group returned shortly afterwards, bringing news of a robotics company with an apparent connection to their mysterious cybernetic attacker. {{storylink|Enemy of My Enemy Part Two}} After successfully invading the headquarters of [[Cyberdyne Systems]], Megatron ordered the three Insecticons to tear the building apart to find any information relating to the Terminator, but they didn't get far before Optimus Prime and the other Autobots intervened. {{storylink|Enemy of My Enemy Part Three}} In the ensuing battle, the Insecticons teamed up against Bumblebee, [[Velocity (G1)|Velocity]], and [[Arcee (G1)|Arcee]]; the pink Autobot killed Kickback, however, and the remaining pair found themselves outmaneuvered and incapacitated by their foes. The battle ended with the deaths of both Megatron and the T-800, but when the Autobots took their new prisoners back to the ''Ark'' they discovered that the time-travelling cyborg had double-crossed the aliens by destroying [[Mount St. Hilary]] and their only way home. With no clear way back to Cybertron, Prime suggested a truce, one which Bombshell and the other remaining Decepticons agreed to. {{storylink|Enemy of My Enemy Part Four}}

===''My Little Pony/Transformers''===
[[File:StrengthInNumbers-Bombshell.jpg|thumb|right|upright=1.3|Rock 'n' roll pest control!]]

Bombshell was among the many Transformers transported to [[Equestria]] through a malfunctioning [[space bridge|spacebridge]]. {{storylink|Transformation Is Magic}} The Insecticons set about [[Insecticon clone|cloning]] themselves, and the combined swarm attacked the [[Sweet Apple Acres]] farm and began devouring everything in sight. A horrified [[Applejack]] managed to oust the invaders from her farm with the assistance of [[Discord (MLP)|Discord]] and her extended family. {{storylink|Strength in Numbers}} Bombshell joined the attack on the [[Crystal Empire]] but was eventually banished back to Cybertron with the other Decepticons. {{storylink|Finale (Friendship in Disguise!)|Finale}}

Later, Bombshell was one of the many Cybertronians mind-controlled by [[King Sombra]], and helped excavate [[Scorponok (G1)|Scorponok]] before Optimus Prime and his Autobots attacked. After Sombra's defeat, Bombshell and the others were returned to normal. {{storylink|Finale (The Magic of Cybertron)|Finale}}
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===''War for Cybertron Trilogy'' marketing material===
Bombshell, [[Skywarp (G1)|Skywarp]], both, or [[Life Spark|neither]] of them were reformatted into the [[Herald of Unicron]] [[Cyclonus (G1)|Cyclonus]]. {{storylink|Cyclonus_(G1)/toys#War for Cybertron: Kingdom|''Kingdom'' Cyclonus product description}}<ref>[[Hasbro Pulse]] [https://hasbropulse.com/products/transformers-generations-war-for-cybertron-kingdom-voyager-wfc-k9-cyclonus product description] states "Cyclonus, a Herald of Unicron, first appears in the 1986 movie when Bombshell/Skywarp/both/neither was reformatted into the second-in-command of Galvatron."</ref>

==Commercial appearances==
Bombshell, Shrapnel, and Kickback led an enormous swarm of Insecticons to attack a farm. {{storylink|Commercial/Generation 1#Insecticons|Insecticons commercial}}

==Games==
===''The Transformers'' (PS2)===
{{Note|Bombshell is a non-playable character. He appears among the legion of Decepticon duplicates in the Autobot campaign.}}
{{storylink|The Transformers (G1 PS2)}}

===''Transformers Legends''===
Hardshell and his Insecticons once captured [[Snarl (G1)|Snarl]] and [[Slag (G1)|Slug]] of the Lightning Strike Coalition, and delivered the prisoners to [[Shockwave (G1)|Shockwave]]'s lab, for the Decepticon scientist to experiment on them. {{storylink|Rescue the King}}

Chafing under Megatron's rule, Hardshell and his fellow Insecticons began raiding energy storage and high-energy research facilities worldwide. The energy gave them increased size and power, and it was only when the Autobots and Decepticons formed an alliance that they were able to be stopped. {{storylink|Harvest of the Insecticons}} When [[Ultra Magnus (G1)|Ultra Magnus]] returned to Earth with new troops in the form of [[Wreck-Gar (G1)|Wreck-Gar]] and [[Wheelie (G1)|Wheelie]], the Insecticons managed to ambush them. {{storylink|Junkion Reunion}} The Decepticons managed to steal [[Nightbird (G1)|Nightbird]], and Megatron had Hardshell reprogram her to serve the Decepticon cause. Though she succeeded in stealing the [[World Energy Chip]] from Autobot HQ, the Decepticons were forced to come to her aid and failed to prevent her falling back into Autobot hands. {{storylink|Enter the Nightbird (Legends)|Enter the Nightbird}} Bombshell was among the Decepticons who attacked Cybertron during an alliance with the Quintessons. {{storylink|Five Faces of Darkness: Part 3}}

At some point he was reformatted into [[Cyclonus (G1)|Cyclonus]]. {{storylink|The Coronation of Starscream}}

===''Transformers: Battle Tactics''===
[[File:BattleTacticsBombshell.jpg|thumb|left|upright=1.8]]
Bombshell participated in battles against a variety of opponents, both Autobots and Decepticons. Sometimes there were many of him! He was a Super Rare character who could be acquired as a reward in the "Insecticons HUNGER!" event. {{storylink|Transformers: Battle Tactics}}
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===''Transformers: Devastation''===
{{charstubgames|{{storylink|Transformers: Devastation}}}}

===''Transformers: Earth Wars''===
[[File:BombshellEarthWars.jpg|thumb|upright=2|OBEEEYYY THE OVERMIIINND]]
Bombshell specializes in psychological and neurological control rather than conventional combat. By implanting a cerebro-shell into a target’s head using his stinger, he seizes direct control of their actions. This capability extends across both human and Cybertronians alike. In addition, he can temporarily override nearby outpost systems, taking control of them once per engagement for a short duration. He uses this power not just for tactical advantage, but for personal amusement, often forcing controlled victims to humiliate themselves before ultimately discarding them.
{{storylink|source:Transformers:_Earth_Wars/2016#Bombshell|Bombshell bio}}

Bombshell was considered to be among Megatron's more elite combatants, arriving on Earth at the same time as [[Huffer (G1)|Huffer]]. {{storylink|Transformers: Earth Wars|Transformers: Earth Wars}}
*'''Added:''' [[May 31]], 2016
*'''Autobot Counterpart:''' [[Perceptor (G1)#Transformers:_Earth_Wars|Perceptor]]
*'''Class:''' Special
*'''Star Ratings:''' 2-5 stars (previously 3-5 stars)
* '''Weapons:''' Bombshell dual wields plasma-emitting pistols. Like Skrapnel, he can also dodge cannon and mortar fire.
*'''Ability: Defense Hack'''- Bombshell can hack enemy defense for a duration, making it attack other defenses at double speed but lowering its damage.
**'''Cost:'''4 ability points +3 reuses.
*'''Level 11 Bonus''': Defense Hack affects two targets instead of one.
*'''Passive''': Bombshell hacks one random outpost bot.
*'''Compatible C.O.M.B.A.Ts:'''
**Companion
**Ranged
**Scout

[http://wiki.transformersearthwars.com:character:bombshell Bombshell at Transformers: Earth Wars Wiki]
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===''Transformers Roleplaying Game''===
Bombshell was a sadistic Insecticon with the power to control minds. {{storylink|Decepticon Directive}} He and his Targetmaster partner [[Needler (G1)|Needler]] once attempted to study the origin of [[combiner]] technology; Bombshell came to the dark conclusion that the secrets of combination likely predated Cybertron itself, and that Cybertronian combiners were tapping dark forces beyond their comprehension. {{storylink|The Enigma of Combination}}

==Toys==
===''The Transformers''===
[[File:G1-toy Bombshell.jpg|upright=1.66|thumb|One not-so-big, bad, beetle 'borg]]
<ul class="iconlist">{{Bp-d1|'''Bombshell ''' (Insecticon, [[1985]])}}</ul>
:*''Takara ID number'': '''41'''
:*''Accessories'': "[[Ion impulse blaster|Twin ion impulse blaster]]"
{{toydesigner|[[Takashi Matsuda]] (TakaraTomy)}}

: Released early in the second year of [[Hasbro]]'s ''[[The Transformers (toyline)|The Transformers]]'' toyline (and in the first year of the [[The Transformers (European toyline)|European toyline]] and Takara's ''[[Fight! Super Robot Lifeform Transformers (toyline)|Fight! Super Robot Lifeform Transformers]]'' line), Bombshell is a redeco of the ''[[Diaclone]]'' Waruder Insecter Robo "Kabutron" toy, transforming into a robotic rhinoceros beetle. As a ''Diaclone'' mold he has a "pilot compartment" revealed by opening his clear-yellow chest, but on its own there's not much you can do with it.

: There is a variation on the mold's insect mode horn; some versions have a rounded indent on the chromed part near the base-joint, allowing it to fold down further in [[robot mode]] (pictured at right).

: In Japan, Bombshell and the other "Insectrons" were part of the first year of [[TakaraTomy|Takara]]'s ''[[Fight! Super Robot Lifeform Transformers (toyline)|Fight! Super Robot Lifeform Transformers]]'' series. The trio were subsequently "re-released" as mail-order items from 1987 through 1990, a the cost of 880 yen (their normal retail price) and two [[Robot Point]]s; it seems (but has not been confirmed) that the Insecticons offered through mail-away offers were Hasbro-packaged releases, thus it's possible the later indented-horn version might have been made available in Japan that way.

: This mold was used to make the [[Salvo (G1)#Toys|Salvo]] drones.

::*''[http://www.transformerland.com/wiki/toy-info/transformers-insecticons-bombshell/856/ Patent info, price guide, and further reading on Bombshell at Transformerland.com]''
::*''[http://www.tfu.info/1985/Decepticon/Bombshell/bombshell.htm More information on Bombshell at TFU.info]''

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[[File:G1-toy BombshellAM.jpg|upright=1.66|thumb|"We don't rent, we don't borrow, we don't share—we TAKE the mind."]]
<ul class="iconlist">{{Bp-d1|'''Bombshell with Needler''' ([[Action Master]], [[1991]])}}</ul>
:*''Accessories'': "Needler" partner, "[[Stinger rifle|short burst stinger rifle]]"
{{toydesigner|[[Andy Couzens]] (Hasbro), [[Takio Ejima]] (TakaraTomy)|[[Masakatsu Saito]] (concept artist)}}

: Released in the seventh year of the [[The Transformers (European toyline)|European-market ''Transformers'' toyline]] (the first year following the end of the US line), [[Action Master]] Bombshell is a non-transforming 3¾-inch action figure that combines the cartoon model with a few toy-based elements, feauturing a swivel neck, shoulders, knees and steel-ball-jointed hips. Interestingly enough, his distinctive head-cannon is no longer on his skull, but his hand-held blaster bears a similar design. He is designed to be compatible with any other Action Master vehicle or accessory.

: He comes with his robot scarab [[Action Master partner|partner]] [[Needler (G1)#Toys|Needler]], who forms a backpack/battle helmet for Bombshell.

: Bombshell was part of the fourth assortment of individually-carded Action Masters, which was only available in European markets. As such, he commands a pretty hefty price tag on the secondary market (as do all the European-exclusive Action Masters).

::*''[http://www.tfu.info/1991/Decepticon/Bombshell/bombshell.htm More information on Action Master Bombshell at tfu.info.]''
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===''The Transformers Collection''===
<ul class="iconlist">{{Bp-d1|'''Insectrons''' (multi-pack, [[2004]])}}</ul>
:*''ID number'': '''16'''
:*''Accessories'': "[[Ion impulse blaster|Twin ion impulse blaster]]"
{{toydesigner|[[Pat Lee]] (packaging artist)}}

: The original Bombshell toy was released as part of Takara's ''[[The Transformers Collection]]'', in a set with [[Kickback (G1)#The Transformers Collection|Kickback]] and [[Shrapnel (G1)#The Transformers Collection|Shrapnel]]. This set also included three soft-plastic [[energon cube]] accessories that fit inside their chest compartments.

: The Bombshell in this set not only lacks the horn-indent of later variations, but has a couple other minor mold-differences to boot, with the horn lacking the "bumps" near the tip and base.
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===''Universe'' (2008)===
<ul class="iconlist">{{Bp-d1|'''Insecticons''' (Multi-pack, [[2009]])}}</ul>
:*''Accessories'': "[[Ion impulse blaster|Twin ion impulse blaster]]"

: The original Bombshell was also released in Hasbro's markets as part of the ''[[Transformers: Universe (2008 toyline)|Universe]]'' line, as a [[Toys"R"Us]] [[exclusive]], in a set with his Insecticon pals. Like with his 2008 ''[[Robot Heroes (toyline)|Robot Heroes]]'' incarnation ([[#Robot Heroes|see below]]), Bombshell has been renamed "'''Hardshell'''" for [[trademark]] reasons.

: This Bombshell uses the slightly [[retool]]ed ''Transformers Collection'' version of the horn. The tiny insect mode legs on the middle of his arms have also been retooled to be detachable, owing to breakage issues.

::*''[http://www.tfu.info/2009/Decepticon/CSHardshell/hardshell.htm More information on Hardshell at TFU.info.]''
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===''Kre-O''===
[[File:KreO-Toy HardshellKreon.jpg|upright=1.6|thumb|Maybe a [[cerebro-shell]] from him will turn you into the ''Kre-O'' maniac.]]
<ul class="iconlist">{{Bp-d1|'''Hardshell''' (Kreon Micro-Changer, [[2013]])}}</ul>
:*''Collection'': '''2'''
:*''Bag number'': '''***** 67'''
:*''Accessories'': Logo brick (or plate), large rifle
{{toydesigner|[[Ed Masiello]] (Hasbro)}}

: As part of the second Collection of [[blindpacking|blindpacked]] ''[[Kre-O]]'' [[Micro-Changer]]s, Hardshell is a [[Kreon]] that can be rebuilt from robot mode into a rhinoceros beetle of some sort. He uses the [[Megatron (Kre-O)|Megatron]] style helmet.

: This Collection was still in circulation at "dollar" stores and drug stores up through 2015. They eventually lost the individual-identifying bag codes, but other changes were hidden inside the bag. The 2015 releases replaced the 2x4 logo stand-brick with a new 3x4 logo plate. The Kreon was also given the slight [[retool]]ing to the arm seen in the 2014 Kreons, making the "cuff" parts more sharp-cornered and better adapted to being used as studs. Some of the add-on pieces may also be slightly off-color, possibly due to a change in factories in mid-production.

::*''[http://www.tfu.info/2013/Decepticon/Kre-OHardshell/hardshell.htm More information on Hardshell at TFU.info]''

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<ul class="iconlist">{{Bp-a1d1|'''Kreon Class of 1985''' (Kreon figure set, [[2015]])}}</ul>
:*''Set number'': '''B5152'''
:*''Voted'': Best at Convincing Someone Else to Do His Homework
:*''Accessories'': Blaster

: The [[Kreon Class of '85]] "Insecticon Bombshell" Kreon has a deco much more heavily based on the [[#Toys|original Bombshell toy]]. Like the rest of the set, he uses the almost-totally-[[retool]]ed 2015 style of Kreon body.

: This box set of thirty Kreons was a [[San Diego Comic-Con]] 2015 [[exclusive]], with leftovers being sold on [[Hasbro Toy Shop]] online after the show.

::*''[http://www.tfu.info/2015/Decepticon/SDCCKre-OBombshell/bombshell.htm More information on Class of 1985 Bombshell at TFU.info]''

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<ul class="iconlist">{{Bp-d1|'''Hardshell''' (Kreon Micro-Changer, [[2016]])}}</ul>
:*''Collection'': '''2'''
:*''Accessories'': Logo plate, large rifle

: In 2016, Collection 2 was re-released in a whole new production run for Dollar General stores in the U.S. as part of a large collection of re-released ''Kre-O'' sets. But where most of the re-releases are nigh-identical to the originals, the re-released Micro-Changer blind-bags use the almost-entirely-retooled 2015 Kreon, with slightly-differently-hued plastics than the originals. (It is possible for some of the add-on pieces to be in the older hues.) Hardshell's [[tampograph]]s are almost totally unchanged, basically his Decepticon symbol now has a white outline and that's it.

:Sadly, this release has no individual-identification code on the bag, requiring you to use the feel-through-the-bag method or just buy blind and hope.
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===''Combiner Wars''===
[[File:TF-Generations-Combiner-Wars-Legends-Class-Bombshell.jpg|upright=1.66|thumb|Well, The Mind Taker, it seems that you have me tied up!]]
<ul class="iconlist">{{Bp-d1|'''Bombshell''' (Legends Class, [[2015]])}}</ul>
{{toydesigner|[[John Warden]] (Hasbro)}}

: Released in the first wave of ''[[Combiner Wars (toyline)|Combiner Wars]]'' Legends Class toys, this version of Bombshell (he finally got his name back!) is based once more on his cartoon character model, still transforming into a robotic rhinoceros beetle. His hand holes are sized for 5 mm accessories. The lower pair of arthropod legs mounted on his robot-mode legs can fold in further than the upper pair, but this causes them to interfere and prevents him from standing fully.

: Bombshell was ''probably'' meant to have a third "weapon" mode like the rest of the new-mold ''Combiner Wars'' Legends Class figures, as his forearms end in blaster/thruster details, and his knees/beetle-butt have [[5 mm post]]s on them. However, instructions for this mode have never been released. There's nothing stopping you from working it out for yourself—a stable configuration probably involves pegging his arms together to form the barrels of the gun, then rotating his waist and flipping one of his knee pegs to form a handle.

: Bombshell includes a collector card featuring art from the "[[Junkion Reunion]]" episode of ''[[Transformers Legends (mobile game)|Transformers Legends]]''.

: This mold was redecoed into ''[[Transformers: Robots in Disguise (2015 toyline)|Adventure]]'' [[Bombshell (RID)#Adventure|Bombshell]], and served as the model for [[Bombshell (SG)|''Shattered Glass'' Bombshell]] in "[[Epilogue Two]]".

::*''[http://www.tfu.info/2015/Decepticon/CWLegBombshell/bombshell.htm More information on ''Generations'' Bombshell at TFU.info]''
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===''Platinum Edition''===
[[File:TF-Platinum-Edition-Bombshell.jpg|upright=1.66|thumb]]
<ul class="iconlist">{{Bp-d1|'''Insecticons''' (Platinum Edition 3-pack, 2015)}}</ul>
:*''Accessories'': "Twin ion impulse blaster", Energon cube

: Part of the ''[[Transformers: Platinum Edition|Platinum Edition]]'' Insecticon 3-pack along with Shrapnel and Kickback, this Bombshell figure is yet another reissue of the original toy. He also includes an Energon cube accessory from ''The Transformers Collection'' release. It is uncertain if there are any physical differences between this release and the prior one.

: This set was released as a [[Kmart]] exclusive in the United States. However, it was also stocked by US-based online retailers [[BigBadToyStore]] and TFSource, who supposedly obtained it as an import from Asia. It was available in several of Hasbro's Asian markets (namely Singapore, the Philippines and China; it's currently unknown whether it was exclusive to any particular stores there or not). In Canada and Australia, it was sold at [[Toys"R"Us]] stores, whereas in the United Kingdom, it was officially available via the UK division of [[Amazon (website)|Amazon]] and A1Toys. In Germany, it was originally available via Bankroft, an online retailer that otherwise specializes in [[Nerf]] blasters and accessories, as part of a special "Fan Edition" arrangement through Hasbro Germany, with the help of several German [[fandom|fan]] sites. Due to low sales, the unsold stock was later sold to Actionfiguren24, a German online retailer that specializes in imported toys, who was able to lower its price for its existing stock of imported Insecticon sets as a result.
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===''Legacy''===
[[File:TF-Legacy-Deluxe-Bombshell.jpg|upright=1.66|thumb|[[Pokeformers|Paradox Heracross]] looks ''weird''.]]
<ul class="iconlist">{{Bp-d1|'''Insecticon Bombshell''' (Deluxe Class, [[2023]])}}</ul>
:*''Accessories'': "[[Ion impulse blaster|Twin ion impulse blaster]]", 2 insect back legs/blasters
{{toydesigner|[[Mark Maher]] (Hasbro), [[Shuhei Umezu]] (TakaraTomy)}}<ref>[[June 20]], [[2023]]'s [https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=QjLY0uamTKM Hasbro Pulse Transformers Fanstream] on YouTube, with [[Ben MacCrae]], [[Mark Maher]], [[Evan Brooks]], and [[Rich Pellegrino]]</ref>

: Released in the seventh wave of ''[[Transformers: Legacy|Legacy]]'' Deluxes, under the ''Evolution'' [[subline imprint]], "Insecticon Bombshell" is an ''extensive'' [[retool]]ing of the line's [[Shrapnel (G1)#Legacy|Shrapnel]], utilizing previously unused tabs from him, (though curiously, not the square holes in his shin panels which he didn't use either) and with everything from the waist up being totally new, except the forearms and hands. Once again he turns into a rhinoceros beetle, and in a fit of cartoon-accuracy, his horn is ridiculously short, as is his gun. This weapon can store on the back of his insect mode with no choice but to go off on one side in one of the two ports on top of his abdomen. Unlike Kickback and Shrapnel, the weapon cannot be alternatively stored away on his underside in bug mode. Unmentioned by the instructions, the beast mode has an articulated jaw on a hinge.

: While any vestigial engineering in his lower body can be attributed to the simultaneous design of both his and Shrapnel's legs, his newly tooled back also sports additional unused features. Instead of a 5 mm port in the center of his back like most ''Legacy'' toys have, there is only a shallow rectangular slot which would be used later for [[Barrage (Insecticon)#Legacy|Barrage]]'s chest to peg into place.

: While ''Legacy'' generally strives for cartoon accuracy as much as possible in its "G1" offerings, Bombshell's torso going from purple in bug mode to gray in robot mode was pretty much impossible to replicate, thus it's purple in both modes. Promo images such as the one featured here show the bug mode's "eyes" painted in a pearlescent yellow, while the actual figure instead features flat yellow paint.

: Bombshell's head-scoop is painted silver, and in insect mode it pegs snugly inside a purple-painted slot on his collar. Beware of scraping the paint off during transformation.

: He includes his impulse blaster, and his rear insect legs are removable to serve as hand-held guns. The three can combine into a triple-barreled blaster accessory with the unbridled power of [[Evo-Fusion]].

: Bombshell would be further retooled into both [[Barrage (Insecticon)#Legacy|Barrage]] and [[Chop Shop (G1)#Legacy|Chop Shop]].
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===''Transformers Retro''===
[[File:Retro_Bombshell_Ramhorn.jpg|upright=1.66|thumb|My horn is bigger than yours.]]
<ul class="iconlist">{{Bp-a1d1|'''Bombshell & Ramhorn''' ([[2024]])}}</ul>
:*''Accessories'': Twin ion impulse blaster; six energon cubes

:Released as part of the ''[[Transformers Retro]]'' line, exclusive to [[Walmart]], this reissue of G1 Bombshell has a more cartoon-accurate paint scheme (in robot mode, at least), and all of the formerly chromed parts and accessories now feature metallic paint instead. It is packaged in a reproduction of the original Bombshell box which, as it happens, was big enough to include a similarly cartoon-deco reissue of G1 [[Ramhorn (G1)#Transformers Retro|Ramhorn]].

:Oddly, the instruction sheet shows the final robot mode for Bombshell as having his blaster inserted into the wheel on his forearm - this is impossible as there's no actual hole there and you cannot make one without, presumably, breaking the toy.
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===''Dramatic Capture Series''===
[[File:DCSBombshell.jpeg|upright=1.66|thumb|Unfortunately, Takara still hasn't found a way to make Bombshell's chest change colour]]
<ul class="iconlist">{{bp-d1|'''Decepticons Part 2''' (Multi-pack, [[2026]])}}</ul>
:*''Release date'': [[February 28]], 2026
:*''Accessories'': "Twin ion impulse blaster", 2 insect back legs/blasters, 6 small Energon cubes
{{toydesigner|[[Yūkiya Amano]] (TakaraTomy)|[[Mark Maher]] (Hasbro, original tooling), [[Shuhei Umezu]] (TakaraTomy, original tooling)}}

: The TakaraTomy ''[[Dramatic Capture Series]]'' representation of Bombshell is a redeco of the [[#Legacy|''Legacy'' version]] above, aiming for greater show-accuracy. Primarily, this means he has a grey robot torso like in the cartoon (which results in a grey beetle thorax he ''didn't'' have in the cartoon, oh well), but also means he loses his sticker-style detail paint, and his arms are now solid black.

: He is only available in a set with [[Skywarp (G1)/toys#Dramatic Capture Series|Skywarp]], [[Kickback (G1)#Dramatic Capture Series|Kickback]], and [[Shrapnel (G1)#Dramatic Capture Series|Shrapnel]], as well as handheld accessory versions of [[Megatron (G1)/toys#DCSpart2|Megatron]], [[Shockwave (G1)/toys#DCSpart2|Shockwave]], [[Soundwave (G1)/toys#DCSpart2|Soundwave]], and [[Reflector (G1)#DCSpart2|Reflector]], and 8 [[Energon cube#Dramatic Capture Series|Energon cubes]] (2 larger cubes for Skywarp and 6 smaller ones for the Insecticons).
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==Merchandise==
===Decoy===
*'''Bombshell''' (Decoy, [[1987]])
:Bombshell was one of the Decepticon [[Decoy]]s packed in with smaller carded ''Transformers'' toys. While the normal purple version could come on any Decepticon toy, the rarer red version was available ''only'' on [[Throttlebot]] cards and only for a short while before the switch to purple.

::*''[http://www.tfu.info/1986/Decepticon/Decoys/Bombshell/bombshell.htm More information on Decoy Bombshell at TFU.info.]''

*'''Destron Hero Collection-22 Set''' (Decoy multi-pack, 1987)
:The entire run of twenty-two Decepticon Decoys were sold as a single boxed set in Japan, only in purple.

===Hard Hero===
[[File:HardHero Bombshell statue.JPG|upright=0.85|thumb]]
*'''Bombshell''' (Hard Hero statue, [[2003]])
:Number 3 in [[Hard Hero]]'s "Insecticon Series", Bombshell is a 9-inch cold-cast porcelain statue sculpted by [[Jason Ray]]. Only a thousand pieces of the statue were produced.
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===''Robot Heroes''===
*'''Perceptor & Hardshell''' (Two-pack, [[2008]])
{{toydesigner|[[Bill Rawley]] (Hasbro)|[[Marcelo Matere]] (concept artist)}}
[[File:Robotheroesperceptorhardshell.jpg|upright=1.22|thumb]]
:Another victim of trademark losses, Bombshell's ''[[Robot Heroes (toyline)|Robot Heroes]]'' figurine goes by the name "Hardshell". Part of the fourth wave of ''[[Transformers: Universe (2008 toyline)|Universe]] Robot Heroes'', he's packed versus [[Perceptor (G1)/toys#Robot Heroes|Perceptor]] as part of the "Generation 1 Series". His sculpt and colors are based mostly on his [[character model]].

::*''[http://www.tfu.info/2009/Decepticon/RHHardshell/hardshell.htm More information on Robot Heroes Hardshell at tfu.info.]''
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===Transformers Trading Card Game===
[[File:W1Bombshell.jpg|thumb]]
*'''Bombshell, Insecticon Mind-Controller''' (2018)
**'''Wave 1'''
**''Rarity: '''''CT'''
**''Card Number: '''''T07/T40'''
**''Stars: ''8
:Bombshell, Insecticon Mind-Controller is one of forty double-sided character cards available in Wave 1 of the [[Transformers Trading Card Game]].

:The artwork for the card is reused from the ''[[Transformers Legends (mobile game)|Transformers Legends]]'' mobile game.
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[[File:W2Bombshell.jpg|thumb]]
*'''Bombshell, Decepticon Psy Ops''' (2019)
**'''Wave 2: Rise of the Combiners'''
**''Rarity: '''''RT'''
**''Card Number: '''''T12/T46'''
**''Stars: ''11
:Bombshell, Decepticon Psy Ops is one of forty-six character cards released in Wave 2 of the [[Transformers Trading Card Game]], Rise of the Combiners.

:The artwork for the card is reused from the ''[[Transformers Legends (mobile game)|Transformers Legends]]'' mobile game.
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===ULTIMATES!===
[[File:Ult-toy Bombshell.jpg|thumb|upright=1.66|]]
*'''Bombshell''' (ULTIMATES!, 2021)
**''Accessories'': "Twin ion impulse blaster", "short burst stinger rifle", Needler partner, closed fists (L & R), gripping hands (L & R), open hands (L & R)

: Part of the first wave of ''[[Super7#Transformers ULTIMATES!|Transformers ULTIMATES!]]'' from [[Super7]], Bombshell is a 7-inch-tall action figure based on his Action Master toy. Despite his retro look, he has ''way'' more articulation than the original, including multi-directional joints at the neck, shoulders (though the outward swivel is heavily restricted by the shoulder armor), wrists, hips, and ankles; plus swivel biceps, elbows, knees, and a bit of ab crunch. His hands pop out at the wrists so they can be replaced with his additional spare hands in different poses; however, the "gripping" hands are actually too small to hold either of his blasters (one based on the Action Master's accessory, one based on the original toy's) by their very thick, cylindrical handles, leaving that job to the open hands, which are not the most secure grip.

: He also comes with his Action Master partner [[Needler (G1)#ULTIMATES!|Needler]]. Needler's "head" can pop off and replace Bombshell's, emulating the Action Master's "mask" gimmick.

:Preorders for Bombshell (and the rest of Wave 1) opened on [[January 29]] 2021, and closed on [[February 28]]. The wave was originally scheduled for shipping in winter of that year, but due to ongoing worldwide shipping delays, did not reach US shores until May of 2022, properly reaching buyers in early June.
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===Blokees===
<ul class="iconlist">{{Bp-d1|'''Shrapnel''' (2025)}}</ul>
:*''Series:'' '''Galaxy Version 08 - One Shall Fall'''

:The Shrapnel kit from the eighth wave of [[Blokees]]' ''Galaxy Version'' blindbox kits comes with an additional small kit of Bombshell in his alternate mode.
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[[File:Blokees-TF-GV09-Bombshell.jpg|thumb|250px]]
<ul class="iconlist">{{Bp-d1|'''Bombshell''' (2025)}}</ul>
:*''Series:'' '''Galaxy Version 09 - Darkest Hour'''
:*''Accessories'': Twin ion impulse blaster, Kickback (alternate mode)

: First teased on the ''Blokees'' official site's listing of the eighth ''Galaxy Version'' kits and fully revealed at the China Toy Expo 2025, Bombshell is one of the last three major Insecticons confirmed for release in the ninth wave. He is a roughly 4-inch-tall, highly articulated, and non-transforming snap-on model kit of the Insecticon's Psychological Warfare. He is built on a "Standard Body" skeleton shared with other ''Blokees'' figures in the line, but with different body pieces to make them distinct. As advertised in the box, Bombshell has a pull rate of 1 in every 9 boxes. Aside from the 2 pairs of hands, he comes with his Twin ion impulse blaster. Bombshell features numerous upgraded parts since the line's 5th wave, including pre-assembled single-hinge elbow joints and double-jointed knees, along with updated articulation such as ball-jointed wrists, a slide-down hip joint axis, and rotating upper thigh joints, similar to his wavemates. He also comes with a small depiction of his fellow Insecticon Kickback in its Grasshopper mode, complete with Robot mode details on its belly.

:Because the newly designed knee joints are made to fit the narrow gaps in the thighs and lower legs, they are incompatible with joints from previous releases, including those used for the elbows. If you're a speed builder, be careful when attaching the pre-assembled joints; Unlike the symmetrical joints from earlier waves, the pegs on both ends of these joints are designed to connect to specific pieces; The tabs with slightly smaller holes are meant for the upper arms and thighs, while the regular tabs are intended for the forearms and lower legs. However, doing it incorrectly still won't affect the articulation.

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===Auldey===
<ul class="iconlist">{{Bp-d1|'''Bombshell''' (Alpha Action Elite, 2025)}}</ul>
:*''Series:'' '''The Demon Star Approaches'''
:*''ID Number'':
:*''Accessories:'':
{{toydesigner|[[Lam Ahtek]]}}

:Sold as part of [[Auldey]]'s "Alpha Action Elite (AAE)" series of blindboxes, this Bombshell is a roughly 2-inch non-transforming but highly articulated action figure.

:With [[Kickback_(G1)#Auldey|Kickback]] and [[Shrapnel_(G1)#Auldey|Shrapnel]] released in previous waves, the Insecticons are as the first complete subgroup in the AAE series.

{{comingsoontoy}}
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==Notes==
[[File:Bombshell_ambushed.jpg|thumb|upright=1.4|I'll be back!]]
*Bombshell was initially to have been shot from behind by Mirage in the Battle of Autobot City, and would have been shown as dead before being thrown out of the shuttle in the movie; early storyboards show Thundercracker carrying Bombshell's corpse into Astrotrain, explaining why Bombshell was one of the ones thrown out of Astrotrain.
*A proposed [[Fun Publications]] [[BotCon]] [[exclusive]] was a redeco of ''[[Transformers: Generations (toyline)|Generations]]'' Deluxe Class [[Straxus (G1)#Generations|Darkmount]] into Generation 1 Bombshell/Hardshell.<ref>[http://www.toycollectors.com.au/bc14/bc14br.html BotCon 2014 attendee report by griffin]</ref>
*''[[Combiner Wars (toyline)|Combiner Wars]]'' Legends Class [[#Combiner Wars|Bombshell]] had an alternate "pretooled" head designed by Hasbro for [[Venom (G1)|Venom]] (presumably for the trademark-friendly modern name "Venin"), but this tooling was never used.

===Foreign names===
*''Japanese:'' '''Bombshell''' (ボンブシェル ''Bonbusheru'', ボムシェル ''Bomusheru'')
*''Hungarian:'' '''Szilánk''' (Marvel Comics, "Shard")
*''French:'' '''Obus''' (Canada)
*''Italian:'' '''Prudox'''
*''Mandarin:'' '''Zhàdàn''' (炸弹, "Bomb")
*''Portuguese:'' '''Granada''' (Portugal comic), '''Bomba''' (Brazil comic)
*''Russian:'' '''Bombomjot''' (cartoon, Бомбомёт, "Bomber")
*''Ukrainian:'' '''Hranata''' (ICTV, Граната, "Grenade")

==References==
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[[Category:Decoys]]
[[Category:Dreamwave Generation 1 Decepticons]]
[[Category:Earth Wars Decepticons]]
[[Category:Generation 1 cartoon Decepticons]]
[[Category:Generation 1 combiners]]
[[Category:Generation 1 Insecticons]]
[[Category:Generation 1 toy Decepticons]]
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[[Category:IDW (2019) Decepticons]]
[[Category:Kre-O Decepticons]]
[[Category:Kreons]]
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Bombshell (G1)

2026-04-11T02:52:56Z

Viisacre: /* Transformers: Earth Wars */

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{{Disambigm|Bombshell (disambiguation)|Hardshell}}
:''Bombshell is a [[Decepticon]] [[Insecticon (G1)|Insecticon]] from the [[Generation 1 continuity family|Generation 1]] [[continuity family]].''
[[File:GenesisBombshell.jpg|upright=1.66|thumb|Not a hot blonde like the name implies.]]
A master of mind-controlling "[[cerebro-shell]]s", the twisted '''Bombshell''' (aka '''Hardshell''') plays with the minds of others as a child would a new toy, enthusiastically and recklessly. But there is nothing childlike about the gleeful malice he exposes in forcing his victims into more and more humiliating and destructive acts. Bombshell takes such sadistic joy in the destruction of his victims that even the other Decepticons can be put off, wondering if he wouldn't be just as pleased to play those same "games" with them...

{{bigquote|I love warping minds for you, Megatron...love it!|Bombshell|"[[Enter the Nightbird]]"}}

==Fiction==
===Generation 1 cartoon continuity===
====''The Transformers'' cartoon====
{{voiceactor|[[Michael Bell]] (English), [[Ken Shiroyama]] (Japanese)|[[Gu Guoyi]] (Chinese), [[Edgar Wald]] (American Spanish), [[Gianluca Crisafi]] (Italian, second dub), [[Georges Atlas]] (European French, "A Plague of Insecticons"), [[Henry Djanik]] (European French, "Enter the Nightbird"), [[Francis Lax]] (European French, "The Insecticon Syndrome"), Unknown (European French, "Quest for Survival"), [[Carlos Marques]] (Portuguese), [[Paulo Flores]] (Portuguese, "Enter the Nightbird"), [[Francisco José]] (Portuguese, "The Insecticon Syndrome"), [[Hélio Ribeiro]] (Portuguese, "Quest for Survival")}}
[[File:G1 PlagueofInsecticons Bombshell blast.jpg|left|upright=0.95|thumb|Whoa, that usually doesn't happen to me, I swear.]]
Bombshell and the rest of the Insecticons jettisoned themselves out the [[Nemesis (G1)|Decepticon cruiser]] when it and the [[Ark (G1)|Autobot ship]] crashed on [[Earth|Prehistoric Earth]]. Landing in what would become modern [[Bali]] off of [[Indonesia]], the Insecticons were altered by their [[idento-computer]]s to possess insectoid [[beast mode]]s, and had the ability to convert organic matter into [[energon]].

Reactivating around the same time as those aboard the Ark, the Insecticons formed a small nest for themselves in [[Demon Swamp]] before being tracked down by [[Megatron (G1)/Generation 1 cartoon continuity|Megatron]] and the Decepticons. They formed an alliance for the purpose of collecting energon and vanquishing the Autobots. In their first encounter with the enemy, Bombshell demonstrated one of the most unique of the trio's abilities—after firing an "insecti-shell" at a farming machine to blow it into pieces, he and the other Insecticons used "clone beams" to somehow convert those fragments of metal into [[Insecticon clone|duplicates of the Insecticons]] in their insect modes, a virtual swarm of Insecticlones created nearly out of thin air.

The initial alliance between Decepticons and Insecticons broke down after the greedy insects attempted to gorge themselves on the cache of energon cubes Megatron had created, and then abandoned the Decepticons to the Autobots. After that, the two groups operated independently, only joining forces as a matter on convenience on rare occasions. {{storylink|A Plague of Insecticons}}

[[File:G1 Traitor Bombshell captures Mirage.jpg|upright=0.95|thumb|Bombshell approaching with something long and pointy. Mirage's exhaust port was sore for a month after they did this scene.]]
Bombshell and the Insecticons next hired out their services to Megatron during his experimentation with the [[electro-cell]]s as on-call guards, in exchange for a share of the profits. The Autobot [[Mirage (G1)|Mirage]] attempted to turn them against each other, however, by stealing the Insecticons' reward and framing the Decepticons for it. Bombshell and the others staged an assault on the electro cell station and their Decepticon "comrades". During a spray of one of Shrapnel's grenades, Mirage was inadvertently caught in the blast while invisible. Bombshell seized upon the opportunity to implant one of his cerebro-shells in the fallen Autobot and turn him into a slave. What he DIDN'T do, however, is question what an Autobot counter-intelligence agent was doing sneaking around Decepticon camp just then. Megatron had to force Bombshell to think at gunpoint before he realized that Megatron wouldn't rob them while [[Optimus Prime (G1)/Generation 1 cartoon continuity|Optimus Prime]] and the Autobots still lived. Maybe after, but not before. The united Decepticons then attempted to set a trap for the Autobots using Mirage, but ultimately Mirage was set free and the electro-cells were destroyed. {{storylink|Traitor (episode)|Traitor}}

[[File:G1 EntertheNightbird Bombshell Nightbird.jpg|left|upright=0.95|thumb|Bombshell is disappointed with Nightbird's neck articulation.]]
Next, Bombshell's aid was commissioned to upgrade the human-built female ninja robot known as [[Nightbird (G1)|Nightbird]] for Megatron, converting her into a functional assassin. His engineering skills shown here were rather remarkable for someone with no table manners. {{storylink|Enter the Nightbird}}

On their next joint venture, Megatron arranged for Bombshell and the Insecticons to have access to the [[Nova Power Core]], a meal that filled them with raw energy and caused them to increase in size dramatically. In exchange, they aided the Decepticons in raiding the armored installation known as [[Iron Mountain]] to gain control of the defense computer being housed there. Their new power went to their heads, however, and the Insecticons were overheard plotting against Megatron by his spy [[Soundwave (G1)/Generation 1 cartoon continuity|Soundwave]]. Soundwave didn't get far, however, before Bombshell captured the Decepticon and turned him with the help of a cerebro-shell.

[[File:G1 InsecticonSyndrome Bombshell Soundwave.jpg|upright=0.95|thumb|A communications officer with a stethoscope... and he didn't hear THAT!?!?]]
He then systematically "bugged" the rest of Megatron's troops; by the time Iron Mountain was successfully infiltrated, Megatron was the only Decepticon left. The nova power proved to be too unstable for the Insecticons to synthesize, however, and an antidote was administered to rob Bombshell and Kickback of their additional mass and power. Shrapnel, however, exploded into pieces before the antidote could be properly administered. Somehow, though, Bombshell was able to completely reconstruct his fallen comrade in a matter of seconds, using a special shell to reunify the pieces and the Insecticons fled the scene with the Decepticons in hot pursuit. {{storylink|The Insecticon Syndrome}} They eventually patched things up, as Bombshell marched in the "[[Decepticon Day]]" parade. {{storylink|Megatron's Master Plan, Part 2}}

[[File:G1 QuestforSurvival Bombshell Kickback.jpg|left|upright=0.95|thumb|Seriously, tell me what isn't wrong with this picture.]]
In another scheme, Megatron convinced the Insecticons that he had a new energon processing system that could draw power from their organic-conversion process far more efficiently than their bodies normally could. The Insecticons would gather vast amounts of power through their clone armies, and then return to Decepticon headquarters to refine their amassed energies into energon cubes. Little did they know that the refinement process was far more effective than Megatron presented—Bombshell and the others were given scraps while dozens of cubes were being produced by their efforts. They slowly began to wise up to Megatron's duplicity and, when his henchman [[Thrust (G1)|Thrust]] attempted to warn them away from a certain valley, the Insecticons took it as a sign there was something valuable there. In fact there was: a can of [[robotic insecticide]] the Autobots had planned to use against the Insecticlones, and an ever-growing number of [[Morphobot]]s, techno-organic plants that fed on robot insects. Bombshell and the Insecticons attempted to feed on the plants, only to have their food "bite back" and their entire clone army destroyed in a matter of minutes. {{storylink|Quest for Survival}}

During the [[Combaticon (G1)|Combaticons]]' attempt at destroying Earth by sending it into the sun, the Insecticons were seen in large numbers again and were responsible for taking apart the [[space bridge|Space Bridge]] controls. They would later be tracked by the combined Autobots and Decepticons after which they relinquished the controls. {{storylink|The Revenge of Bruticus}}

Bombshell would ultimately be mortally wounded during the battle of [[Autobot City (G1)|Autobot City]] and was ejected alongside many other fallen Decepticon warriors (Megatron included) into deep space. This would not be the final note of Bombshell's story, however; his body was used by [[Unicron]] to create either [[Cyclonus (G1)/Generation 1 cartoon continuity|Cyclonus]] or [[Cyclonus's Armada (G1)|the other guy]]. {{storylink|The Transformers: The Movie}}
{{note|Bombshell’s involvement in these events, or events mostly similar, were also chronicled in the comic mini-series "[[Transformers: The Animated Movie]]."}}

Either he got better or that was an identical clone, because all three Insecticons, along with the [[Combaticon (G1)|Combaticons]] and [[Soundwave (G1)/Generation 1 cartoon continuity|Soundwave]], were later seen on Earth trying to stop [[Wheelie (G1)|Wheelie]], [[Blurr (G1)|Blurr]], [[Marissa Faireborn]] and [[Sky Lynx (G1)|Sky Lynx]] from delivering the [[Transformation cog (biology)|transformation cog]] to [[Metroplex (G1)|Metroplex]]. They were trampled by Sky Lynx. {{storylink|Five Faces of Darkness, Part 5}}

====Japanese Generation 1 cartoon continuity====
=====''Fight! Super Robot Lifeform Transformers'' cartoon=====
The Insecticons arrived on [[Earth]] via their vessel long before the other Decepticons and the Autobots arrived. {{storylink|A Plague of Insecticons|The Mystery of the Insectrons}}<ref>The Japanese dub confuses Megatron's poorly phrased line of "This is a Decepticon escape module launched before our own starship crashed on Earth four million years ago" as meaning that the Insecticons took off and arrived on Earth long before the other Decepticons crashed on Earth.</ref>

=====''Story of Binaltech''=====
Bombshell's cerebro-shell technology was combined with [[Doctor Arkeville]]'s [[hypno-chip]] to create a new form of brainwashing. Using this technique, Starscream's Decepticons and their human allies the [[Concurrence]] infiltrated the Binaltech Project to steal the advanced bodies planned for the Autobots for themselves. {{storylink|Arise! Evil Binaltechs}}

====''Fight! Super Robot Lifeform Transformers'' comic====
Bombshell along with the other Insecticons took part in an attack on [[Kyushu]] that attracted the attention of the Autobots. The [[Four-Wheel Drive Corps]] responded, but the attack turned out to be an ambush as the Insecticons trapped the Autobots in a volcanic crater. Luckily, the Four-Wheel Drive Corps was able to "combine" and perform the fearsome "Four-Wheel Drive Robo Combination Scrumbuster" attack. The blast of energy was so powerful that it sent the Insecticons fleeing in terror. {{storylink|Fight! Super Robot Lifeform Transformers issue 3|Fight! Super Robot Lifeform Transformers #3}}

====''Mars Attacks: The Transformers''====
[[File:Mars attacks the insecticons.jpg|thumb|It takes a bug to catch a bug.]]
The three Insecticons were among Decepticon forces who formed an alliance with the Autobots during a [[Martian]] invasion. They saved [[Ironhide (G1)/Generation 1 cartoon continuity|Ironhide]] and [[Jazz (G1)/Generation 1 cartoon continuity|Jazz]] from some of the Martians' giant ants. {{storylink|Mars Attacks: The Transformers}}

====Ask Vector Prime====
In [[Primax 1185.04 Alpha]], the Insecticons were among the few allies [[Megatron (G1)/Generation 1 cartoon continuity|Megatron]] found in his campaign against [[Cobra]]-controlled Earth. {{storylink|Ask Vector Prime#Facebook|Ask Vector Prime, 2015/06/13}}

In an unstable [[Iocus]] reality engineered by the machinations of [[Sideways (AVP)|Sideways]] and [[Gong (GoBots)|Gong]], Bombshell and Skywarp were replaced by [[Crasher (GoBots)|Crasher]] and [[Slicks]] as the villains thrown out of Astrotrain and reformatted by Unicron into [[Fracture (Movie)|a warrior]] and [[Cyclonus's Armada (G1)#Ask Vector Prime|her armada]]. {{storylink|Echoes and Fragments}}

====''Deviations''====
In an alternate timeline where [[Optimus Prime (G1)/Generation 1 cartoon continuity|Optimus Prime]] killed [[Megatron (G1)/Generation 1 cartoon continuity|Megatron]] in the [[Battle of Autobot City]], Bombshell was thrown out of [[Astrotrain (G1)|Astrotrain]] with other weakened Decepticons in the aftermath of the battle. They drifted through space till they were consumed by [[Unicron/Generation 1|Unicron]]. {{Storylink|Transformers: Deviations|Deviations}}

===Marvel Comics continuity===
====Marvel ''The Transformers'' comics====
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Bombshell was one of Lord [[Straxus (G1)|Straxus]]'s warriors operating out of [[Polyhex]]. {{storylink|The Smelting Pool!}} At some point during the war, he encountered [[Sky Lynx (G1)|Sky Lynx]] in battle, but he was unable to get the better of his opponent. {{storylink|Spacehikers!}} Along with his fellow Insecticons and the [[conehead]]s, he pursued another sextet of Autobots who had just carried out some sort of raid on the [[smelting pool]], only to be forced to retreat by a torrent of liquid metal that had just been siphoned off of it. {{storylink|The Smelting Pool!}} He later attended Straxus's trial run of his newly constructed Space Bridge. {{storylink|The Bridge to Nowhere!}}

''Bombshell was one of the [[Ten Deadliest Killers|Decepticon warriors]] targeted for termination by the [[Wreckers]] in [[Operation: Volcano]]. A last minute change in orders prevented Bombshell and his cronies from walking into the Autobot trap, though.'' {{storylink|Target: 2006}} After Straxus began an alliance with [[Megatron (G1)/Marvel Comics continuity|Megatron]] and the Decepticons of Earth, Bombshell was transported to our solar system by way of the [[space bridge]]. He, Kickback, and Shrapnel were then reformatted into the Insecticons, and granted impressive [[Size changing|mass shifting]] powers that enabled them to shrink down to the size of actual insects when transforming.

[[File:Bombshell marvel-21.jpg|upright=0.95|thumb|All he's missing is a leather halter top and a whip.]]
The Insecticons' first mission on Earth was to set up a conduit between Cybertron and Hoover Dam, stealing the hydro-electrical power. Bombshell tracked down the assistant chief engineer, [[Ricky Vasquez]], and implanted him with a cerebro-shell so that the Decepticons could infiltrate the plant clandestinely. With Megatron and the Insecticons riding shotgun, Vasquez snuck them into the control room where Shrapnel was able to take electronic control of the dam. Vasquez eventually managed to reassert his free will however and, with the interference of the [[Aerialbot (G1)|Aerialbots]], the Decepticon operation proved ineffective.

Still, Bombshell took advantage of the opportunity to infiltrate the Ark by riding atop Silverbolt back to the Autobot base. {{storylink|Aerialbots over America!}} While inside, he seized a chance to fire one of his cerebro-shell inside [[Optimus Prime (G1)/Marvel Comics continuity|Optimus Prime]] during a medical exam where Ratchet was cleaning a recent wound. He was unable to actually control Prime, but managed something almost as good—by piping in a radio connection to Megatron through Soundwave, Bombshell's implant was able to divert some of the Creation Matrix to the Decepticons, bringing life to the [[Stunticon (G1)|Stunticons]] just as Prime was finalizing the life-sparks of the Aerialbots. Bombshell's implant was eventually discovered, but the damage was done. {{storylink|Heavy Traffic!}}

''Just before [[Christmas]] [[1986]], Bombshell accompanied [[Thrust (G1)|Thrust]] in a raid on a [[Blackrock Enterprises|Blackrock]] [[Blackrock's chemical plant|chemical plant]] as [[Jetfire (G1)|Jetfire]] and [[Jazz (G1)/Marvel Comics continuity|Jazz]] were taking delivery of a consignment of [[Transformer fuel|fuel]]. Though Bombshell managed to incapacitate Jazz easily, Thrust did not do such a good job with Jetfire as the Autobot quickly recovered and shot Bombshell down. Only the threat of an impending explosion allowed the Decepticons to retreat.'' {{storylink|The Gift}}

{{GIJoeTransformersfiction}}
[[File:Bombshell marvel-41.jpg|upright=0.85|thumb|left|Bombshell learns that you don't have to be in the background to be block-colored by Nel Yomtov.]]
Later, Megatron commissioned Bombshell and [[Dirge (G1)|Dirge]] to take control of the human creation known as [[Power Station Alpha]]. Sighting [[Bumblebee (G1)/Marvel Comics continuity|Bumblebee]] casing the installation, Bombshell blasted a human boy with a cerebro-shell as a distraction, sending him off into danger while the Decepticon infiltrated Alpha and placed a specially-modified shell inside. {{storylink|Blood on the Tracks}} Things were too hot to retrieve it then, with the [[G.I. Joe (team)|G.I. Joe]] team taking hostile action against Bumblebee and then being confronted themselves by [[Superion (G1)|Superion]], but later that night the remote control was triggered and Power Station Alpha sprung to life. Surprisingly for the Decepticons, though, it did NOT come to their base as programmed—[[Doctor Mindbender]] of [[Cobra]] was able to lock onto the electronic frequency of Bombshell's shell and bring Alpha to [[Cobra Island]] instead. Dirge and Bombshell were therefore forced into the position of emissaries for the Decepticon cause, proposing an alliance between them and Cobra in order to share Power Station Alpha's potential. {{storylink|Power Struggle}}

Bombshell was privy to Shockwave's plan of using Command Station Alpha to syphon tremendous amount of energy from the Earth, effectively destroying the planet in the process. When Serpentor and his troops arrived at the Decepticon base to deliver the device, Bombshell and his fellow Cybertronians maintained a facade of camaraderie with their human "allies." While Mindbender was acting as Cobra's "ambassador", he uncovered the severity of their plans for Alpha, and the devastating effect it would have on the Earth. As Bombshell was giving the doctor a tour of the Decepticons' base, the Decepticon suddenly began to convulse and transform involuntarily... the result of one of his Cerebro-Shells being probed elsewhere. Bombshell excused himself to check his systems over. {{storylink|Ashes, Ashes...}}

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Once Cobra switched sides and joined in an alliance with the Joes and the Autobots, Mindbender was deemed "surplus parts" and Bombshell attempted to execute him. Instead, the Insecticon was disabled by a blast from one of the [[Baroness]]'s cannon weapons. As the two Cobra agents left to join [[Serpentor]] in conference with their new "friends", Mindbender scooped up the unconscious Bombshell (who had reverted to his tiny insect mode) in the hopes of dissecting his circuitry later. Only after arriving at the Joe base did they discover the connection between Bombshell and his cerebro-shells, as the Joe technical expert [[Mainframe (G.I. Joe)|Mainframe]] prodded the shell which had been surgically retrieved from the boy Bombshell blasted days earlier, causing the still-inactive Insecticon to spontaneously transform out of his own control. {{storylink|...All Fall Down!}}

How Bombshell eventually regained control of his systems and returned to the Decepticons is unknown, but he did and was later seen participating in a raid on an [[oil tanker]]. He used his cerebro-shells to quickly locate the vessel's control room. Unfortunately, the tanker turned out to be dry. {{storylink|Buster Witwicky and the Car Wash of Doom}} When Decepticon leadership eventually passed to [[Ratbat (G1)|Ratbat]], Bombshell was seen among his troops, and participated on an attack against the crews of both the ''[[Steelhaven (G1)|Steelhaven]]'' and the Ark, at the time parked on Earth's [[Moon (moon)|moon]]. Bombshell was blasted by [[Fortress Maximus (G1)|Fortress Maximus]] early in the assault. {{storylink|Totaled!}}
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=====Transformers Annual 1985=====
{{note|Due to being published early in the franchise, these stories are out of continuity with the above.}}
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Upon learning that the Autobots were secretly planning to open a dialogue with the [[Ronald Reagan|President of the United States]], [[Megatron (G1)/Marvel Comics continuity|Megatron]] awakened the Insecticons to undermine the potential alliance. The trio were too new to be in full control of themselves, and needed to be remote-controlled to be of any use on the battlefield. To this end, [[Ravage (G1)/Marvel Comics continuity|Ravage]] was selected to guide them on their test-run.

The Insecticons interrupted the peace talk, Bombshell making his presence known by ordering his teammates to "'''KILL THE HUMANS!'''" The Insecticons then proclaimed themselves to be Autobots working under Optimus, and blasted their surroundings with abandon, leading the humans to believe the Autobots had always planned on betraying them. Having put on enough of a show for the President himself, Bombshell and his teammates then zoomed off to unleash further firepower on downtown [[Washington, D.C.]]. Warpath and Prowl both tried to put an end to the Insecticons' rampage, but found it difficult to get a bead on their flying opponents. Optimus, however, had deduced that the Insecticons were being controlled by someone else, and tracked down Ravage in short order. The cat ordered Bombshell to double back and come to his aid. Bombshell launched a [[cerebro-shell]] towards the Autobot leader, just as [[Kickback (G1)|Kickback]] destroyed his [[Roller (G1)|Roller]] drone. The drone's destruction caused Optimus to keel over in pain at just the right moment, making the cerebro-shell miss its mark and imbed itself into Ravage instead. Bombshell gained control of Ravage mind, but since Ravage was already in control of Bombshell's mind, the result was two Decepticons left mindless and immobile. {{storylink|Plague of the Insecticons!}}

=====Movie future timeline=====
When Megatron launched a major offensive against [[Autobot City (G1)|Autobot City]] in the year [[2005]], Bombshell was among the troops who attacked the fortress. {{storylink|The Planet-Eater!}}

=====Earthforce=====
{{earthforcefiction}}
[[File:Earthforce insecticons.jpg|upright=0.95|thumb|Dinner and a show, huh?]]
Bombshell and the Insecticons were allied with Megatron during the [[Decepticon Civil War]] against Shockwave. He attended the [[Enclave]] held by the two factions, but it didn't go well and Bombshell was later seen among the massive melee between the Decepticon armies. {{storylink|The Bad Guy's Ball!}} Bombshell and the Insecticons were later tasked by Megatron to infiltrate Shockwave's base and spy on his war room to gain secret intelligence. Bombshell had tapped into the room with a listening prong right before [[Starscream (G1)/Marvel Comics continuity|Starscream]] arrived, and caught the tiny intruders with a [[rustbug hoop]]. Forced to submit, the Insecticons were surprised that Starscream wasn't going to torture or kill them: instead, he offered them a juicy bit of gossip that Shockwave would be off alone on a mission soon. Bombshell realized that Starscream was setting his leader up for a fall, arranging for both Megatron and Shockwave to be disposed of in one felt swoop. He seemed okay with it. {{storylink|Bugged!}}

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Sure enough, Megatron and Shockwave were soon excommunicated from their respective armies, and the Decepticons united under the command of Starscream and [[Soundwave (G1)/Marvel Comics continuity|Soundwave]]. Bombshell was present at the latter two's public announcement of their takeover, {{storylink|Internal Affairs!}} and for the united Decepticons' first major military action, an attack on Autobot Earthbase. The Decepticons' goal was to kill some Autobots, while also distracting them as Starscream looted a human oil tanker in the [[Gulf of Mexico]]. Both goals proved fruitless, and the Decepticons were driven off. {{storylink|Divide and Conquer!}}

Soon, however, Bombshell turned his talents to less overt and more deceitful activities. At his leaders' request, Bombshell implanted the mighty warrior [[Superion (G1)|Superion]] with one of his cerebro-shells, turning the giant against the human populace in order to smear the Autobots' image. A human reporter named [[Irwin Spoon]] managed to get inside Superion at the Autobots' request, however, and remove the shell before any permanent damage was done. {{storylink|Inside Story!}} Bombshell's follow-up surveillance revealed that the Autobots had offered the reporter an exclusive interview in exchange for his assistance. Such a positive "puff-piece" would go a long way towards improving the Autobots' image among the humans, and could not be allowed by the Decepticons. So, Soundwave and Starscream arranged for the [[Stunticon (G1)|Stunticons]] to kidnap Spoon. {{storylink|Front Line! (issue)|Front Line!}} Trapping him inside [[Motormaster (G1)|Motormaster]]'s cabin, the Stunticons led the Autobots on a merry chase through the highways until they finally forced Motormaster off the road and recovered Spoon. The damage had been done, however; unknown to the Autobots, Bombshell had been hiding inside Motormaster's cab, and implanted the reporter with a cerebro-shell before losing custody of the human. Irwin Spoon therefore wrote exactly the piece the Decepticons wanted, painting the Autobots as evil kidnappers set to destroy mankind. {{storylink|End of the Road! (UK)|End of the Road!}}

====''Transformers '84''====
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In the early days of the [[Great War (G1)|war]] on Cybertron, Bombshell was part of [[Straxus (G1)|Straxus]]'s forces who assaulted an Autobot fort in [[Iacon (polity)|Iacon]]'s [[Border Regions]]. When Autobots led by [[Ultra Magnus (G1)/Marvel Comics continuity|Ultra Magnus]] arrived to defend the fort, Straxus ordered his troops to seize as many prisoners as they could and retreat. {{storylink|Secrets & Lies issue 2|Secrets & Lies #2}} Upon returning to [[Darkmount (Cybertron)|Darkmount]], Bombshell was privileged to join Straxus as he watched those Autobot prisoners being tortured to death in the [[smelting pool]]. {{storylink|Secrets & Lies issue 3|Secrets & Lies #3}}

===Kid Stuff Talking Story Books===
Bombshell and the rest of the Insecticons had enslaved the people of the island of [[Buru]] when the Decepticons had discovered that within the island was a plentiful supply of oil. He and the other Insecticons were eventually beaten back by the Dinobots. {{storylink|Slaves of the Insecticons}}

===Marvel coloring books===
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Bombshell implanted a cerebro-shell in [[Springer (G1)|Springer]] and made him cause havoc in [[Autobot City (G1)|Autobot City]]. Bombshell gloated about his achievement to his fellow Decepticons but was bashed by Galvatron for drawing the Autobots' attention to them. In the ensuing battle, [[Wreck-Gar (G1)|Wreck-Gar]] trapped Bombshell in a [[giant super-strong trash bag]] and the Autobots forced him to remove the shell from Springer. {{storylink|The Invasion of the Decepticon Camp}}

===''Big Looker'' storybooks===
Megatron's plan to steal an oil truck involved Bombshell using cerebro-shells on the drivers. However, the Autobots interrupted the plan, foiling the theft. {{storylink|Decepticon Hijack}}

[[Kickback (G1)|Kickback]] and Bombshell were looking for a way to gain favor with [[Megatron (G1)|Megatron]] when they came across [[Grapple (G1)|Grapple]], the Autobots' architect. Bombshell infected him with a cerebro-shell to use the Autobots for his own evil deeds. After the mind-controlled Grapple chased off his friend [[Beachcomber (G1)|Beachcomber]], Bombshell brought his new toy back to Megatron. When the Autobots attacked Decepticon headquarters to get Grapple back, the diminutive Bombshell was too frazzled by the explosions to keep focus on Grapple, and the Autobots managed to rescue him. {{storylink|Insecticon Attack!}}

===Listen 'n Play audiobooks continuity===
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Bombshell aided Starscream in enacting Megatron's plan to abduct humans for ransom. When they reached [[Phoenix International]], they found the airport deserted, so instead went to check on the already-obtained hostages. Unfortunately the Autobots had found the warehouse already and liberated the prisoners, so Starscream's squad instead found an Autobot welcoming committee. With Starscream unable to transform and Bombshell injured, the Decepticons retreated. {{storylink|Sun Raid (Listen 'n Play)}}

===Peril from the Stars===
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Bombshell was recruited by Starscream, behind the backs of the other Decepticons, to help him capture the [[Los Palmos observatory]] and its staff [[Jack Richards|Jack]] and [[Sue Richards]] in order to track a weapons pod that had been launched from Cybertron. After implanting Sue Richards with a cerebro-shell and tangling with [[you]] and the Autobot [[Jazz (G1)|Jazz]], Bombshell ultimately retreated after Starscream left him to face Jazz alone. {{storylink|Peril from the Stars}}

{{note|As "Peril from the Stars" is a [[multipath adventure]], Bombshell doesn't necessarily implant Sue with a cerebro-shell. Depending on the choices you make, at that point in the book he could be blowing you and Jazz to pieces with an explosive shell instead.}}

===Find Your Fate Junior===
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====Dinobots Strike Back====
With his buddy Kickback, Bombshell snuck into [[Hidden Valley]], where the [[Dinobot (G1)|Dinobots]] were supposed to be on lookout duty. Seeing their inattentiveness, he was able to get close enough to launch a [[Mortar cannon|mortar]] which knocked them all out except Swoop, who dodged but got a wing injured in the explosion. Bombshell quickly transformed into insect mode and injected the four unconscious Dinobots with cerebro-shells, ordered them to transform, and sent Kickback back to Megatron to report his triumph. {{note|The preceding actions hold true for every path of this micro-continuity-nexus.}}

What happened next depended on Swoop's actions: if Swoop stayed and fought Bombshell, the Insecticon responded by hovering over the other Dinobots, making it too risky for him to take a shot from his position. If Swoop flew below him, it opened up two paths with basically the same result for Bombshell: hit with a missile, then threatened until he removed the four cerebro-shells. He flew off in defeat, apparently not damaged too badly in either outcome.

If Swoop tried to lure him higher, Bombshell ordered the other Dinobots to attack the Ark and level everything in their path, raising a dust cloud that obscured Swoop's vision. Bombshell saw his opportunity to sneak up on Swoop, and injected him with a poison that shrank him down to the size of a hummingbird, then flew off and left the Dinobot bombardier to his fate. The poison eventually wore off, allowing Swoop to go down the same path as if he'd just flown back to the Ark instead of trying to fight Bombshell in the first place.

Either way, Bombshell never figured back into this micro-continuity-nexus save for one path in which Windcharger popped the cerebro-shells off with his magnetism, allowing [[Grimlock (G1)|Grimlock]] to remember picking up a careless thought from Bombshell about his actions merely being a distraction from Operation Black Coral, spurring the Autobots to investigate [[Dolphin's Bay]]. One possible subsequent outcome involved the Dinobots foiling this plan by pretending to still be under the cerebro-shells' influence, indicating that Bombshell wasn't actively controlling their actions at all after giving the initial order, and that the mind-link with his victims is only one-way. {{storylink|Dinobots Strike Back}}

====Battle Drive====
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In one possible scenario, when Starscream believed himself ambushed by a whole squadron of Autobots, he radioed Bombshell for back-up. Upon his arrival, the Decepticons realized they were only up against Bumblebee, and the pair ganged up on the little Autobot. If Bumblebee attempted to flee from this battle through a nearby cornfield, Bombshell would put the little Autobot out of commission by puncturing his tires after Starscream used his [[null-ray]]s on Bumblebee. In another possible sequence of events, Bumblebee is able to lose Bombshell through a smokescreen produced by a nearby burning field.

In another possible version of these events, Bombshell was amongst a squadron of Decepticons attacking Sparkplug as the human attempted to hide in a cave in the mountains. Bombshell and the rest of the Decepticons were defeated if Swoop managed to take out Megatron subsequently. Otherwise, he was amongst the Decepticons who stayed at the cave entrance after Swoop headed back to Autobot headquarters after the Dinobot's initial assault. In one of the possible following events, Bombshell has his wings blasted off when Prowl makes a mad dash back for Autobot headquarters, leaving him unable to pursue.

In a completely different version of these events, Bombshell is amongst the fleet of Decepticons who attack Optimus Prime and his small squad of Autobots when they are lured out in the open farmland. Whether or not the Decepticons triumphed depended on which decisions Optimus Prime made from that point on. In one possible scenario, Bombshell was scorched by Jazz's flamethrower after he and at least nine other Decepticons attempted to gang up on Optimus Prime. {{storylink|Battle Drive}}

====Attack of the Insecticons====
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In one possible adventure, Bombshell was complicit in one of Starscream's schemes of overthrowing Megatron. Holding the recently kidnapped Sparkplug in his custody for the Seeker, Bombshell was instructed to use his Cerebro-Shells on the human in order to force him into creating a Sun-Pak for them, a device that would provide them with great energy reserves. Unknown to the duo, Buster and Blaster were hiding nearby.

If the two of them decided to contact Megatron, two possible outcomes were possible. First, if Buster provided Megatron proof that Starscream was planning to usurp the Decepticon leader, Megatron would arrive shortly and threaten Starscream for his duplicity. Not wanting to share Starscream's fate, Bombshell refused to collaborate Starscream's lies to Megatron. Though Bombshell managed to avoid punishment, this came at the cost of having to release Sparkplug, and keeping the existence of the Sun-Pak a secret. Second, if Buster refused to provide Megatron with proof of Starscream's treachery, Megatron turned up anyways, but allowed Bombshell to use his mind control device on Sparkplug. Unfrotunately for the Decepticons, the device caused memory damage in the human, rendering Sparkplug unable to create more Sun-Paks for the Decepticons.

If Blaster and Buster decided to seek Bumblebee's aid in confronting the Decepticons, the three of them would hatch a plan, which ultimately led to Bombshell accidentally hitting Starscream with his Cerebro-Shell in-lieu of Sparkplug. A fuming Bombshell was then forced to deal with the Seeker who was convinced by the Autobots that they were his masters, and was prevented from stopping both humans and both Autobots from escaping by the newly brainwashed Starscream.

In another possible adventure, the Autobots had become Bombshell and Shrapnel's prisoners, thanks to the Insecticons' Electro-Disrupter. While the Autobots are paralyzed by the device, Bombshell prepared Cerebro-Shell to make slaves of all do-gooders present. Little did the Decepticons know that the disrupter left the humans unaffected, giving them the opportunity to turn the device on the Insecticons, allowing the Autobots to escape.

In yet another possible adventure, Bombshell and Kickback were present when Shrapnel, in possession of the Sun-Pak, gloated that using the device's power they would overthrow Megatron as leader of the Decepticons. However, nearby hid Buster and Mirage spying on the trio. If Buster and Mirage decided to confront the Insecticons themselves, Mirage used his holographic powers to disorient the Insecticons, allowing Buster the opening to steal the device from the Insecticons. If Buster and Mirage decided to call for reinforcements, Bombshell and the other two Insecticons would be around long enough for Megatron, himself having found out about Shrapnel's ploy, to arrive in the rotting forest where the Insecticons were hiding, and blast Shrapnel for his treachery, warning the other two Insecticons that a similar punish would await them should they try to betray him as well. Bombshell was subsequently sprayed by [[Ironhide (G1)|Ironhide]]'s acid spray, alongside the other Decepticons, when Megatron's plan to ambush the Autobot reinforcements backfired. {{storylink|Attack of the Insecticons}}

====The Invisibility Factor====
Bombshell was stationed in the Decepticons' secret desert base. In one possible scenario, the Decepticons captured [[Sarah Sanders]], a scientist who had discovered a way to make machinery invisible with her [[Invisibility Device]]. When she would not give up her secrets willingly, Galvatron ordered Bombshell to use his Cerebro-Shells to control her mind. Bombshell stepped forth from the shadows and greedily anticipated taking over a fresh mind. In one possible scenario, Bombshell succeeded despite the Autobots' brief interference, and the Decepticons conquered the Earth. In another possible scenario, Bombshell was dazzled at the last second by a series of holographic projections, giving the Autobots the time to scoop up Sarah and run. Whether Bombshell recaptured Sarah or if she escaped the Insecticon's clutches was a matter of chance from this point forward. {{storylink|The Invisibility Factor}}

===Dreamwave ''Generation One'' continuity===
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Bombshell, sporting a spiffy tank mode, was on Cybertron millions of years ago as part of a commando group being directed by Soundwave, sent to track down Optimus while the bulk of the Decepticon forces participated in a raid on [[Iacon (polity)|Iacon]]. {{storylink|The War Within issue 2|The War Within #2}} But the newly inaugurated Prime proved to be more trouble that Bombshell's team initially anticipated. The Autobot leader lost his pursuers in Cybertron's labyrinthine underground, and then ambushed them by using the environment to his advantage. Optimus knocked out Bombshell after delivering a solid right-hook to his face. {{storylink|The War Within issue 3|The War Within #3}} [[Grimlock (G1)|Grimlock]] came across Bombshell's sputtering, sparking body while on his own search for the Prime. {{storylink|The War Within issue 5|The War Within #5}}

During the Dark Ages, Bombshell and his fellow future Insecticons served under [[Shockwave (G1)|Shockwave]] as part of the primary Decepticon faction. At one point, they assaulted [[Bludgeon (G1)|Bludgeon]] and the [[Chaos Trinity]] in [[Altihex]] to stop the chaos unleashed by [[the Fallen]]. {{storylink|Conflagration}} Bombshell was also present at [[Tyger Pax]] during the aborted peace treaty between the Autobots, Decepticons and [[Ultracon]]s. Megatron's sudden arrival with the [[Air Warrior|Aerospace Extermination Squadron]] put a quick stop to those peace talks. {{storylink|The Age of Wrath}} After Megatron took control of the planet, Bombshell got to guard Autobot prisoners within [[Internment Camp Pi]]. {{storylink|The Age of Wrath Pt.2|The Age of Wrath #2}}

Prior to the [[Great Shutdown]], Shockwave uncovered the crash location of the missing ships the Ark and ''Nemesis'': Earth. He sent Kickback, Shrapnel and Bombshell to the planet as part of some vast, incomprehensible scheme he'd been perfecting for millennia. They initially encountered resistance from the [[Dinobot (G1)|Dynobots]], but gave them the slip and went undercover on Earth for 48 thousand [[Units of time|vorns]]. {{storylink|Unreleased Dreamwave issues|The Rules of Extinction}} {{storylink|Extermination}}

{{note|Bombshell and the Insecticons made a brief appearance in the second ''[[The Transformers Trilogy|Transformers Trilogy]]'' novel, ''[[Transformers: Annihilation|Annihilation]]'', as troops under Starscream's command on Earth. This appearance is contradicted by later Dreamwave stories. Also, in the novel the Insecticons shrink down to insect-size as they did in Marvel Comics, whereas later Dreamwave issues showed them retaining their full size, like their cartoon versions.}}

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In modern times, however, Bombshell seemed to have developed a few loose screws and begun operating outside his mission parameters. Having taken over a small town in rural America, Bombshell had begun mass production of techno-organic Insecticlones being grown from special pods. {{storylink|Infestation (Dreamwave)|Infestation}} He also went about abducting cattle and their human handlers in order to feed his larvae and build a mind-controlled army. His actions drew the attention of [[Earth Defense Command]] and [[Jazz (G1)|Jazz]]'s Autobot faction, leading to an investigation of the town. Shockwave contacted the Insecticons, berating them for allowing to be found out, though Bombshell thought the Autobots to be of little concern; he had already captured one of them, [[Bumper (G1)|Bumper]], and begun tinkering about with the Autobot's head. He ended Shockwave's call, and his experiment, to go feed his hatchlings... only to find Sunstreaker and Sideswipe already running amok in the hatchery. These two were captured as well, only for Bumper to turn up missing by the time the brothers were brought back to Bombshell's lab. Heading up to the surface in the hopes of finding him, Bombshell observed from a distance as the rest of his squad took on Jazz and his troops. As the Autobots gained the advantage on the battlefield, Bombshell sent the mind-controlled townspeople against them, knowing they would hesitate to harm the fleshlings. While his attentions was focused on this, Bumper managed to sneak up on Bombshell and took him out, signaling an Autobot victory... though this victory seemed to have come about easily. Perhaps, too much so...? {{storylink|Extermination}} In any case, Bombshell was taken into Autobot custody after his defeat. {{storylink|The Route of All Evil}}

===''G.I. Joe vs. the Transformers''===
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Bombshell-type Insecticons were part of the dreaded Insecticon swarms on an alternate future Earth ruled by the Decepticons. {{storylink|G.I. Joe vs. the Transformers II issue 3|G.I. Joe vs. the Transformers II #3}}

===The Beast Within===
Bombshell participated in a savage all-out Decepticon offensive against the Autobots. With the Decepticons maintaining the advantage throughout the battle, Bombshell was amongst those who approached a crippled Optimus Prime, ready to dispatch the Autobot leader. Before they could deliver the finishing blow, the Dinobots combined into [[Beast (G1)|The Beast]], shifting the Decepticons' priorities. {{storylink|The Beast Within}}
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===2005 IDW continuity===
{{first|[[All Hail Megatron issue 1|''All Hail Megatron'' #1]]}}

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Shortly after [[Thunderwing (G1)|Thunderwing]]'s apocalyptic assault across Cybertron, a tiny mechanoid insect called Bombshell injected a cerebro-shell into [[Beachcomber (G1)|Beachcomber]] on [[Soundwave (G1)/2005 IDW continuity|Soundwave]]'s behalf. The shell enabled Soundwave to make Beachcomber into an assassin, sending him after [[Blaster (G1)|Blaster]], the inspirational broadcaster for the Autobots. {{storylink|Spotlight: Blaster}}

Several hundred years later, Bombshell was created on Cybertron as the first [[Insecticon swarm|non-insane]] Insecticon. {{storylink|All Hail Megatron issue 7|All Hail Megatron #7}} Soundwave would later refer to him as a "different Bombshell", separate from the one he had used against Blaster. One of this new Bombshell's first tasks was to finish [[Shockwave (G1)/2005 IDW continuity|Shockwave]]'s research on [[combiner]]s, resulting in the creation of [[Devastator (G1)|Devastator]]. {{storylink|Shockpoint}} {{storylink|Before the Dawn}} After Devastator had defeated the Autobots on [[Earth]], Bombshell constructed a [[space bridge]] between Cybertron and Earth, which the Decepticons used to dump their defeated enemies in. {{storylink|All Hail Megatron issue 7|All Hail Megatron #7}} After using the bridge to get rid of the Autobots on Earth, the Decepticons attacked [[New York City]]. During the assault, Bombshell tore apart [[United States Air Force|Air Force]] jets in his giant beetle mode. {{storylink|All Hail Megatron issue 1|All Hail Megatron #1}} [[Marissa Faireborn]] watched this in horror. {{storylink|Earthfall Part 2: Detonation Boulevard|Detonation Boulevard}} He later attended [[Megatron (G1)/2005 IDW continuity|Megatron]]'s glorious victory speech in the ruins of the city, but the line about the Decepticons being "united in our cause" clearly wasn't quite true. {{storylink|All Hail Megatron issue 3|All Hail Megatron #3}} {{storylink|All Hail Megatron issue 4|All Hail Megatron #4}}

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Battle lines started being drawn between the Insecticons and the [[Seeker (body-type)|Seekers]]. In [[Beijing]], Bombshell began openly mocking [[Skywarp (G1)/2005 IDW continuity|Skywarp]] and the Seekers as "Yesterday's news", ignored by their flight commander and cast aside by Megatron in favor of the [[Constructicon (G1)|Constructicons]]. Despite his mind games, though, Bombshell and the united Insecticons quickly scurried off when both Skywarp and [[Thundercracker (G1)/2005 IDW continuity|Thundercracker]] stood up against them. {{storylink|All Hail Megatron issue 6|All Hail Megatron #6}} After returning to New York, Bombshell was approached by [[Starscream (G1)/2005 IDW continuity|Starscream]], who apologized for the behavior of his fellow Seekers, and told the Insecticons about how he envisioned the future of the Decepticon Empire—a vision which incidentally included Starscream as the leader. At some point during the conquest of Earth, Bombshell also captured former [[Headmaster (technology)|Headmaster]] [[Hunter O'Nion]] and started performing twisted experiments on him. {{storylink|All Hail Megatron issue 8|All Hail Megatron #8}}

Bombshell would go on to create another space bridge in New York and use Hunter to create a "hub" of some sort, which the Decepticons used to find Autobots all across the galaxy and deactivate their defenses. When Megatron complimented his work, Bombshell explained that human minds intrigued him, and that he found experimenting on them to be quite "delicious". He then promptly betrayed Megatron, as he had been sucked in by Starscream's words earlier and took the Seeker's side in his rebellion. In response, Megatron threw Kickback at him. {{storylink|All Hail Megatron issue 10|All Hail Megatron #10}} Not long afterwards, the Autobots returned to Earth, and a massive battle broke out in New York. Bombshell jumped [[Sideswipe (G1)/2005 IDW continuity|Sideswipe]] and taunted the Autobot by claiming to have toyed with [[Sunstreaker (G1)/2005 IDW continuity|his brother]]'s mind with information he had extracted from Hunter. He was punched out by [[Kup (G1)/2005 IDW continuity|Kup]] before he could kill Sideswipe, however, and the Decepticons soon found themselves defeated. {{storylink|All Hail Megatron issue 12|All Hail Megatron #12}} As the Decepticons fled the planet aboard [[Astrotrain (G1)|Astrotrain]], Bombshell cheered for Starscream when he revealed that he was in possession of the [[Matrix of Leadership]]. {{storylink|Uneasy Lies the Head}}

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Despite Starscream's "ascension", however, the Decepticon army began to crumble without clear direction. Bombshell and the rest of Starscream's followers eventually retreated to a lifeless planetoid in a distant solar system. Refugees from the broken Decepticon war machine began to trickle in over the next three years until nearly 100 were cowering together in the dark. Starscream ordered Bombshell to find some way to strengthen their meager energon reserves and keep what remained of the army properly fueled. Bombshell regarded this as a fool's errand, and left the Decepticons to reach "population saturation" on their own, as the strong cannibalized the weak for resources. Instead, he chose to work on perfecting cerebro-shell technology, and cobbled together a prototype to present to Starscream. It proved highly effective against the dissident [[Quake (G1)|Quake]], who attacked Starscream at that moment for reasons of his own. Bombshell's little toy incapacitated Quake long enough for Starscream to eliminate the mutineer. Intrigued, Starscream requested Bombshell begin production of ''more'' cerebro-shells. {{storylink|All His Engines}} Later, Bombshell reported to an uninterested Starscream that an approaching Autobot ship had crashed into their defenses. Tempted by the Matrix, he made an offer to take care of the relic, but Starscream violently repulsed him. Together with Shrapnel and [[Acid Storm (G1)|Acid Storm]], he went to scavenge the ship's wreckage for anything useful, only to be attacked by the pilot, [[Hot Rod (G1)/2005 IDW continuity|Rodimus]]. Bombshell tried to fire one of his new cerebro-shells at the intruder, who blocked it with a piece of metal and defeated him. {{storylink|Heart Like a Wheel}}

Megatron would later use space bridge technology built into in his new body to summon Bombshell and the rest of the Decepticons to him on Cybertron. At first they did battle with the Autobots, but were soon mind-controlled by [[D-Void]] into combining with [[Galvatron (G1)/2005 IDW continuity|Galvatron]]'s [[Sweep (G1)|Sweep]] army and forming a [[Deceptigod|huge monster]]. {{storylink|Chaos Part Three: Kings|Kings}} Once this monster was defeated, all Decepticons but Megatron were left weakened and easily captured by the Autobots, but Bombshell, Soundwave and Shockwave secretly remained in contact with their leader in preparation for his return. Bombshell's task was to perfect combiner technology, granting Megatron a warrior powerful enough to conquer the newly restored Cybertron. {{storylink|Shockpoint}} After three weeks in captivity, the Decepticons were released to help the Autobots beat down a [[NAIL]] riot, though with [[Inhibitor/deterrence chip|I/D chip]] implants to keep them from going overboard. {{storylink|Transformers: The Death of Optimus Prime|The Death of Optimus Prime}}

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[[Needlenose (G1)|Needlenose]], unaware of their machinations and fed up with working as an enforcer for the Autobots, accused Bombshell, Soundwave and Shockwave of just sitting around instead of doing something about the Decepticons' situation. {{storylink|The Autonomy Lesson (issue)|The Autonomy Lesson}} The three aided [[Ratbat (G1)|Ratbat]]'s plan to take control of the I/D chips, assassinate the [[Bumblebee (G1)/2005 IDW continuity|Autobot leader]] and rise up against their captors, but only because it served as a good distraction from their own activities. {{storylink|Shockpoint}} {{storylink|The World & Everything in It}} When Ratbat was then mysteriously found dead, the Autobots claimed it was suicide, but Bombshell and the other Decepticons didn't believe them. {{storylink|Stick Together}}

[[File:Prowl Bombshell Devisive.jpg|thumb|right|Ha! Didn't work!]]
Following Ratbat's death, Bombshell began experimenting with using cerebro-shells to repress the wills of individuals and turn them into components of the perfect combiner, a concept he referred to as "[['Til all are one|all-who-are-one]]". Among his test subjects were [[Sunstorm (G1)|Sunstorm]] and [[Skydive (Predator)|Skydive]], but he was forced to murder the latter after he proved "divisive" and unsuitable for the experiments. As [[Dirge (G1)|Dirge]] found the body, Bombshell placed another cerebro-shell on him to prevent him from telling anyone he was responsible, but [[Prowl (G1)/2005 IDW continuity|Prowl]] found the device and tracked him back to his lair. Ordering Sunstorm to keep Prowl and [[Arcee (G1)/2005 IDW continuity|Arcee]] busy, he fled into the [[reclamation tunnel]]s and recruited the [[Constructicon (G1)|Constructicons]]' help, but it was all in vain as Prowl eventually cornered him and demanded to know what he was doing and who he was working with. When Bombshell refused to answer, Prowl prepared to execute him on the spot by shooting him in the head. {{storylink|Devisive}} However, using a tiny cerebro-shell masked by the larger one Prowl had found, Bombshell took control of his mind and made him miss at the last second. {{storylink|Before the Dawn}}

[[File:PlanForEverything BombshellDies.jpg|thumb|upright=1.5|left|Okay that one did.]]
Now believed dead, Bombshell was able to go into hiding and use Prowl to manipulate events in anticipation of Megatron's return. This way, he was able to spirit away the Constructicons and modify them into a new Devastator, as well as take out [[Omega Supreme (G1)|Omega Supreme]], the only Autobot capable of defeating a combiner. {{storylink|Before the Dawn}} Starscream expressed great shock at seeing Bombshell and other believed dead Decepticons alive when he was taken into the [[Black Room]]. {{storylink|The Verge}} When Megatron finally returned, they enacted the final part of their plan by having Prowl form Devastator's head, causing the giant to be completely under Bombshell's control. {{storylink|Before the Dawn}} However, the Decepticons were betrayed by Arcee who, knowing the only way of defeating the new Devastator would be to take out one controlling him, killed Bombshell by stabbing him in the head. {{storylink|Plan for Everything}}
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===''Hearts of Steel''===
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Along with several other Decepticons, Bombshell awoke in the late 19th century when a sunken human submarine crashed onto their submerged ship. {{storylink|Hearts of Steel issue 1|Hearts of Steel #1}} He spent some time helping his comrades construct things underwater before being ordered by [[Starscream (G1)/2005 IDW continuity|Starscream]] to obtain "money" for their human ally, [[Tobias Muldoon]]. Taking on a new [[alternate mode]] alongside Kickback and Shrapnel, Bombshell transformed into the middle portion of the "[[Insectrain]]", which used his head-mounted cannon as a turret. The Insecticons attacked a train carrying money and gold from the Denver Mint, shrugging off the primitive weaponry of its human guards. Although he didn't see the value in tiny sheets of paper, Bombshell followed orders and delivered the loot to Starscream and Muldoon by the next morning. {{storylink|Hearts of Steel issue 2|Hearts of Steel #2}} He was later present when Starscream announced to his troops that the Autobots had awakened as well. {{storylink|Hearts of Steel issue 3|Hearts of Steel #3}}
{{IDW HOS}}
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===''Lil Formers''===
Bombshell was interviewed and claimed, to put all debates to rest, that it was indeed him who became Cyclonus after being reformatted by Unicron. Skywarp made exactly the same claim. {{storylink|Lil Formers}}

===''Mini Mayhem!''===
Bombshell asked [[Bludgeon (G1)|Bludgeon]] what was the point of his [[Pretender]] shell, since he couldn't blend in human society as a skeleton. Bludgeon explained that his Pretender shell once looked human, but its face was melted off after witnessing [[w:Indiana Jones and the Last Crusade|the opening of the Ark of the Covenant]]. {{storylink|Mini Mayhem!}}

===''Transformers vs. G.I. Joe''===
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Bombshell, Shrapnel, and Kickback acted as bounty hunters for Megatron. The Insecticon trio brought their king four of the human invaders that had recently been pestering him, after picking them up in the middle of a firefight between G.I. Joe and the Decepticons. The fleshlings escaped, along with a couple of Autobot captives, when [[Mirage (G1)|Mirage]] tricked Megatron with a holographic projection of Optimus Prime. {{storylink|Targetmasters (issue)|Targetmasters}} The Insecticons were among the Decepticons who gathered under [[Trypticon (G1)|Trypticon]] for the final battle with the Autobots and G.I. Joe. {{storylink|Transformers vs. G.I. Joe issue 12|Transformers vs. G.I. Joe #12}}
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===2019 IDW continuity===
{{first|[[Constructicons Rising, Part 1|''Galaxies'' #1]]}}
[[File:ConstructiconsRisingPart2-Bombshell.jpg|thumb|left|250px|Allow me to introduce myself. I'm a bug of wealth and taste.]]

Bombshell, Kickback, and Skrapnel emerged from the [[Forge Pyramid]] in [[Iacon (polity)|Iacon]] at the same time. The trio were born with a ravenous, nigh-insatiable hunger; when they consumed raw materials, they found that they could metabolize whatever they consumed into a particularly powerful form of "ultra-[[energon]]". Scientists at the time tried to understand this strange mutation, but when they proved unable to crack the secret behind this miraculous ability the three were turned loose on Cybertron's waste processing industry to recycle garbage and industrial waste into cheap, efficient fuel. {{storylink|Constructicons Rising, Part 2}}

When the [[War of the Threefold Spark]] swept the planet, the war forced the [[Autobot]] government to focus on other priorities, leaving Bombshell and his compatriots without any oversight. {{storylink|Constructicons Rising, Part 2}} Bombshell and the other Insecticons approached [[Exarchon]]'s minion [[Shockwave (G1)|Shockwave]], who had begun a series of [[cloning]] experiments, and cut a deal with the scientist: in exchange for producing the volatile energon required to fuel his cloning machines, Shockwave would clone them as well. {{storylink|Escape Part Three}} Shockwave ran some preliminary tests and discovered that the three were well-suited for the rigorous cloning process, but ultimately withheld this information from them, for fear that the Insecticons had only just begun testing the limits of their destructive potential. {{storylink|Escape Part Two}} After the end of the war, the trio were banished from Cybertron and eventually wound up on the planet [[Mayalx]]. Bombshell claimed that the Cybertronian government had grown wary of their powers and wondered if they would ever develop a taste for living Cybertronians; because of this, the government rebranded them as the lowly "Insecticons" and put them to work far from Cybertron. {{storylink|Constructicons Rising, Part 2}}

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In the years before the [[Great War (G1)|Great War]], the Insecticons joined [[The Rise]], a radical splinter group led by [[Shockwave (G1)|Shockwave]], and worked to recruit disaffected Cybertronians from the colonies to the [[Decepticon|Ascenticon]] movement. {{storylink|Constructicons Rising, Part 2}} Bombshell eventually discovered the [[Constructicon (G1)|Constructicon]]s, and realized that they could be manipulated to help the Insecticons gather energon for the cause. {{storylink|Constructicons Rising, Part 1}} After first feasting on a dead worker [[Hook (G1)|Hook]] killed by accident, Bombshell and the other three Insecticons confronted the builders during one of [[Scrapper (G1)|Scrapper]]'s regular sparring matches; Bombshell explained their own history and encouraged [[Scrapper (G1)|Scrapper]] and his friends to embrace their full potential by taking revenge on the society that had scorned their talents. {{storylink|Constructicons Rising, Part 2}}

The Constructicons eventually agreed to attack, using their [[Devastator (G1)|combined form]]; to overcharge the Constructicons, the Insecticons killed and ate three workers, their living [[spark]]s giving the Insecticons the extra juice to produce a particularly volatile variety of energon. Once the Constructicons had over-fuelled on their energon cubes and ravaged the colony as the newly christened Devastator, Bombshell delivered a grisly, ironic toast to Nominus Prime: the bot who'd made this all possible. Many cycles later, after the Insecticons had devoured and processed everything—and ''everyone''—Devastator had destroyed, [[Onslaught (G1)|Onslaught]]'s unit arrived to take them and their harvest back to Cybertron. {{storylink|Constructicons Rising, Part 4}} While Bombshell and the others were in exile, Shockwave began working on a legion of [[cloning|clones]] in their image. {{storylink|Storm Horizon Part 3}} {{storylink|Lord of Misrule: Sea of Rust I|Sea of Rust I}}

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At some point during their exile, the three Insecticons had developed a taste for organic life, and not long after Megatron finally staged a coup instituted martial law across [[Iacon (polity)|Iacon]], the three got the chance to sate their hunger by rampaging through the city's [[Xeno-Quarter]] and attacking the [[A'ovan habitat]]. The three killed many of the endangered animals inside the facility before [[Hound (G1)|Hound]], [[Nautica (G1)|Nautica]], and [[Road Rage (G1)|Road Rage]] arrived and successfully chased them off. As the three retreated back to Shockwave's base, Bombshell told his subordinates it was time to make Shockwave deliver on his promises. {{storylink|Escape Part One}} Upon arriving, however, Shockwave informed them that the cloning process would take more time before dismissing them. Unwilling to wait, Bombshell used his cerebro-shells to enthrall his fellow Riser [[Skystalker (G1)|Skystalker]], then set out with his fellows to ambush a refugee convoy heading to [[Darkmount (Cybertron)|Darkmount]]. {{storylink|Escape Part Two}}

In the ensuing battle, the Insecticons made off with a pair of [[A'ovan]] refugees and the Autobot [[Scrambler]]; after they'd eaten their victims, they reunited with their mind-controlled minion Skystalker as he flew the stolen shuttle ''[[Thunder Arrow]]'' and a load of Shockwave's stolen equipment to a remote location in the [[Cybertronian Mountains]]. The three soon set up a crude cloning lab and powered Shockwave's stolen machinery with their own energon. Using the Cybertronian strata as raw material, the trio began mass-producing an army of mindless, sparkless [[Insecticon clone|clones]]; {{storylink|Escape Part Four}} after Shockwave unsuccessfully tried to assassinate the three, their clones swarmed over the city of Darkmount and caused mass destruction before they were finally repelled. {{storylink|Escape Part Four}} As the wounded remnants of the swarm returned to Darkmount, Bombshell explained the glorious simplicity of his plan: by "harvesting" the swarm and turning them into energon, they could power up the machine to create even more clones. {{storylink|Escape Part Five}}

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Over the next forty cycles, Bombshell and the other Insecticons agreed to a truce with Shockwave under the stipulation that they would cooperate with the new Decepticon regime and send their soldiers when needed. As such, Shockwave contacted Bombshell and ordered him to send his clones to eliminate [[Termagax]]'s [[House (building)|House]]. {{storylink|Lord of Misrule: Sea of Rust I}}

In time, the Insecticons gave in to their appetites like never before, experiencing exponential predatory growth. The Insecticlones became an existential threat to the very fabric of Cybertron. {{storylink|The Landscape of Fear}} Bombshell even began to turn on Kickback and Skrapnel, badgering them to eat even more to feed his cloning machines. A plan was concocted by Termagax to remove the Insecticons as a threat. A strike team of Autobots infiltrated the Insecticons' hive, and planted a receiver on Bombshell. A complex [[data-bomb]] was implanted in a captive Insecticlone at Darkmount, fed back to the receiver on Bombshell and, through him, transmitted to the entire swarm. The Insecticlones were reprogrammed to eat only the [[rust worm]]s, two major threats to Cybertron repurposed to eliminate each other. {{storylink|End of Time}}
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===''Transformers vs. The Terminator''===
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Bombshell and the other two Insecticons awoke aboard the ''[[Ark (G1)|Ark]]'' in 1984 once Megatron had killed the still-dormant Optimus Prime; without the Autobots to stop them, the Decepticons began a destructive campaign against humanity that ended with mankind's extinction and the apparent subjugation of their [[Skynet]] defense network. {{storylink|Enemy of My Enemy Part Two}} In the year [[2029]], the Insecticons joined [[Starscream (G1)|Starscream]]'s [[Seeker (body-type)|Seeker]]s in an attack on Skynet's [[Omega Base]] and emerged triumphant, failing to notice that their enemy had sent a [[T-800|T-800 Terminator]] back in time to stop this future from ever coming to pass. {{storylink|Enemy of My Enemy Part One}}

In the altered timeline created as a result of the Terminator's interference, the remaining Decepticons reactivated the Insecticons moments before Optimus himself awoke, and fled with Megatron once [[Sarah Connor]] brought [[Bumblebee (G1)|Bumblebee]] back online. While the villains regrouped on the Oregon coastline, Megatron sent [[Reflector (G1)|Refraktor]] and the Insecticons to search for potential energy sources. The group returned shortly afterwards, bringing news of a robotics company with an apparent connection to their mysterious cybernetic attacker. {{storylink|Enemy of My Enemy Part Two}} After successfully invading the headquarters of [[Cyberdyne Systems]], Megatron ordered the three Insecticons to tear the building apart to find any information relating to the Terminator, but they didn't get far before Optimus Prime and the other Autobots intervened. {{storylink|Enemy of My Enemy Part Three}} In the ensuing battle, the Insecticons teamed up against Bumblebee, [[Velocity (G1)|Velocity]], and [[Arcee (G1)|Arcee]]; the pink Autobot killed Kickback, however, and the remaining pair found themselves outmaneuvered and incapacitated by their foes. The battle ended with the deaths of both Megatron and the T-800, but when the Autobots took their new prisoners back to the ''Ark'' they discovered that the time-travelling cyborg had double-crossed the aliens by destroying [[Mount St. Hilary]] and their only way home. With no clear way back to Cybertron, Prime suggested a truce, one which Bombshell and the other remaining Decepticons agreed to. {{storylink|Enemy of My Enemy Part Four}}

===''My Little Pony/Transformers''===
[[File:StrengthInNumbers-Bombshell.jpg|thumb|right|upright=1.3|Rock 'n' roll pest control!]]

Bombshell was among the many Transformers transported to [[Equestria]] through a malfunctioning [[space bridge|spacebridge]]. {{storylink|Transformation Is Magic}} The Insecticons set about [[Insecticon clone|cloning]] themselves, and the combined swarm attacked the [[Sweet Apple Acres]] farm and began devouring everything in sight. A horrified [[Applejack]] managed to oust the invaders from her farm with the assistance of [[Discord (MLP)|Discord]] and her extended family. {{storylink|Strength in Numbers}} Bombshell joined the attack on the [[Crystal Empire]] but was eventually banished back to Cybertron with the other Decepticons. {{storylink|Finale (Friendship in Disguise!)|Finale}}

Later, Bombshell was one of the many Cybertronians mind-controlled by [[King Sombra]], and helped excavate [[Scorponok (G1)|Scorponok]] before Optimus Prime and his Autobots attacked. After Sombra's defeat, Bombshell and the others were returned to normal. {{storylink|Finale (The Magic of Cybertron)|Finale}}
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===''War for Cybertron Trilogy'' marketing material===
Bombshell, [[Skywarp (G1)|Skywarp]], both, or [[Life Spark|neither]] of them were reformatted into the [[Herald of Unicron]] [[Cyclonus (G1)|Cyclonus]]. {{storylink|Cyclonus_(G1)/toys#War for Cybertron: Kingdom|''Kingdom'' Cyclonus product description}}<ref>[[Hasbro Pulse]] [https://hasbropulse.com/products/transformers-generations-war-for-cybertron-kingdom-voyager-wfc-k9-cyclonus product description] states "Cyclonus, a Herald of Unicron, first appears in the 1986 movie when Bombshell/Skywarp/both/neither was reformatted into the second-in-command of Galvatron."</ref>

==Commercial appearances==
Bombshell, Shrapnel, and Kickback led an enormous swarm of Insecticons to attack a farm. {{storylink|Commercial/Generation 1#Insecticons|Insecticons commercial}}

==Games==
===''The Transformers'' (PS2)===
{{Note|Bombshell is a non-playable character. He appears among the legion of Decepticon duplicates in the Autobot campaign.}}
{{storylink|The Transformers (G1 PS2)}}

===''Transformers Legends''===
Hardshell and his Insecticons once captured [[Snarl (G1)|Snarl]] and [[Slag (G1)|Slug]] of the Lightning Strike Coalition, and delivered the prisoners to [[Shockwave (G1)|Shockwave]]'s lab, for the Decepticon scientist to experiment on them. {{storylink|Rescue the King}}

Chafing under Megatron's rule, Hardshell and his fellow Insecticons began raiding energy storage and high-energy research facilities worldwide. The energy gave them increased size and power, and it was only when the Autobots and Decepticons formed an alliance that they were able to be stopped. {{storylink|Harvest of the Insecticons}} When [[Ultra Magnus (G1)|Ultra Magnus]] returned to Earth with new troops in the form of [[Wreck-Gar (G1)|Wreck-Gar]] and [[Wheelie (G1)|Wheelie]], the Insecticons managed to ambush them. {{storylink|Junkion Reunion}} The Decepticons managed to steal [[Nightbird (G1)|Nightbird]], and Megatron had Hardshell reprogram her to serve the Decepticon cause. Though she succeeded in stealing the [[World Energy Chip]] from Autobot HQ, the Decepticons were forced to come to her aid and failed to prevent her falling back into Autobot hands. {{storylink|Enter the Nightbird (Legends)|Enter the Nightbird}} Bombshell was among the Decepticons who attacked Cybertron during an alliance with the Quintessons. {{storylink|Five Faces of Darkness: Part 3}}

At some point he was reformatted into [[Cyclonus (G1)|Cyclonus]]. {{storylink|The Coronation of Starscream}}

===''Transformers: Battle Tactics''===
[[File:BattleTacticsBombshell.jpg|thumb|left|upright=1.8]]
Bombshell participated in battles against a variety of opponents, both Autobots and Decepticons. Sometimes there were many of him! He was a Super Rare character who could be acquired as a reward in the "Insecticons HUNGER!" event. {{storylink|Transformers: Battle Tactics}}
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===''Transformers: Devastation''===
{{charstubgames|{{storylink|Transformers: Devastation}}}}

===''Transformers: Earth Wars''===
[[File:BombshellEarthWars.jpg|thumb|upright=2|OBEEEYYY THE OVERMIIINND]]
Bombshell specializes in psychological and neurological control rather than conventional combat. By implanting a cerebro-shell into a target’s head using his stinger, he seizes direct control of their actions. This capability extends across both human and Cybertronians alike. In addition, he can temporarily override nearby outpost systems, taking control of them once per engagement for a short duration. He uses this power not just for tactical advantage, but for personal amusement, often forcing controlled victims to humiliate themselves before ultimately discarding them.
{{storylink|source:Transformers:_Earth_Wars/2016#Bombshell|Bombshell bio}}
Bombshell was considered to be among Megatron's more elite combatants, arriving on Earth at the same time as[[Huffer (G1)|Huffer]]. {{storylink|Transformers: Earth Wars|Transformers: Earth Wars}}
*'''Added:''' [[May 31]], 2016
*'''Autobot Counterpart:''' [[Perceptor (G1)#Transformers:_Earth_Wars|Perceptor]]
*'''Class:''' Special
*'''Star Ratings:''' 2-5 stars (previously 3-5 stars)
* '''Weapons:''' Bombshell dual wields plasma-emitting pistols. Like Skrapnel, he can also dodge cannon and mortar fire.
*'''Ability: Defense Hack'''- Bombshell can hack enemy defense for a duration, making it attack other defenses at double speed but lowering its damage.
**'''Cost:'''4 ability points +3 reuses.
*'''Level 11 Bonus''': Defense Hack affects two targets instead of one.
*'''Passive''': Bombshell hacks one random outpost bot.
*'''Compatible C.O.M.B.A.Ts:'''
**Companion
**Ranged
**Scout

[http://wiki.transformersearthwars.com:character:bombshell Bombshell at Transformers: Earth Wars Wiki]
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===''Transformers Roleplaying Game''===
Bombshell was a sadistic Insecticon with the power to control minds. {{storylink|Decepticon Directive}} He and his Targetmaster partner [[Needler (G1)|Needler]] once attempted to study the origin of [[combiner]] technology; Bombshell came to the dark conclusion that the secrets of combination likely predated Cybertron itself, and that Cybertronian combiners were tapping dark forces beyond their comprehension. {{storylink|The Enigma of Combination}}

==Toys==
===''The Transformers''===
[[File:G1-toy Bombshell.jpg|upright=1.66|thumb|One not-so-big, bad, beetle 'borg]]
<ul class="iconlist">{{Bp-d1|'''Bombshell ''' (Insecticon, [[1985]])}}</ul>
:*''Takara ID number'': '''41'''
:*''Accessories'': "[[Ion impulse blaster|Twin ion impulse blaster]]"
{{toydesigner|[[Takashi Matsuda]] (TakaraTomy)}}

: Released early in the second year of [[Hasbro]]'s ''[[The Transformers (toyline)|The Transformers]]'' toyline (and in the first year of the [[The Transformers (European toyline)|European toyline]] and Takara's ''[[Fight! Super Robot Lifeform Transformers (toyline)|Fight! Super Robot Lifeform Transformers]]'' line), Bombshell is a redeco of the ''[[Diaclone]]'' Waruder Insecter Robo "Kabutron" toy, transforming into a robotic rhinoceros beetle. As a ''Diaclone'' mold he has a "pilot compartment" revealed by opening his clear-yellow chest, but on its own there's not much you can do with it.

: There is a variation on the mold's insect mode horn; some versions have a rounded indent on the chromed part near the base-joint, allowing it to fold down further in [[robot mode]] (pictured at right).

: In Japan, Bombshell and the other "Insectrons" were part of the first year of [[TakaraTomy|Takara]]'s ''[[Fight! Super Robot Lifeform Transformers (toyline)|Fight! Super Robot Lifeform Transformers]]'' series. The trio were subsequently "re-released" as mail-order items from 1987 through 1990, a the cost of 880 yen (their normal retail price) and two [[Robot Point]]s; it seems (but has not been confirmed) that the Insecticons offered through mail-away offers were Hasbro-packaged releases, thus it's possible the later indented-horn version might have been made available in Japan that way.

: This mold was used to make the [[Salvo (G1)#Toys|Salvo]] drones.

::*''[http://www.transformerland.com/wiki/toy-info/transformers-insecticons-bombshell/856/ Patent info, price guide, and further reading on Bombshell at Transformerland.com]''
::*''[http://www.tfu.info/1985/Decepticon/Bombshell/bombshell.htm More information on Bombshell at TFU.info]''

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[[File:G1-toy BombshellAM.jpg|upright=1.66|thumb|"We don't rent, we don't borrow, we don't share—we TAKE the mind."]]
<ul class="iconlist">{{Bp-d1|'''Bombshell with Needler''' ([[Action Master]], [[1991]])}}</ul>
:*''Accessories'': "Needler" partner, "[[Stinger rifle|short burst stinger rifle]]"
{{toydesigner|[[Andy Couzens]] (Hasbro), [[Takio Ejima]] (TakaraTomy)|[[Masakatsu Saito]] (concept artist)}}

: Released in the seventh year of the [[The Transformers (European toyline)|European-market ''Transformers'' toyline]] (the first year following the end of the US line), [[Action Master]] Bombshell is a non-transforming 3¾-inch action figure that combines the cartoon model with a few toy-based elements, feauturing a swivel neck, shoulders, knees and steel-ball-jointed hips. Interestingly enough, his distinctive head-cannon is no longer on his skull, but his hand-held blaster bears a similar design. He is designed to be compatible with any other Action Master vehicle or accessory.

: He comes with his robot scarab [[Action Master partner|partner]] [[Needler (G1)#Toys|Needler]], who forms a backpack/battle helmet for Bombshell.

: Bombshell was part of the fourth assortment of individually-carded Action Masters, which was only available in European markets. As such, he commands a pretty hefty price tag on the secondary market (as do all the European-exclusive Action Masters).

::*''[http://www.tfu.info/1991/Decepticon/Bombshell/bombshell.htm More information on Action Master Bombshell at tfu.info.]''
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===''The Transformers Collection''===
<ul class="iconlist">{{Bp-d1|'''Insectrons''' (multi-pack, [[2004]])}}</ul>
:*''ID number'': '''16'''
:*''Accessories'': "[[Ion impulse blaster|Twin ion impulse blaster]]"
{{toydesigner|[[Pat Lee]] (packaging artist)}}

: The original Bombshell toy was released as part of Takara's ''[[The Transformers Collection]]'', in a set with [[Kickback (G1)#The Transformers Collection|Kickback]] and [[Shrapnel (G1)#The Transformers Collection|Shrapnel]]. This set also included three soft-plastic [[energon cube]] accessories that fit inside their chest compartments.

: The Bombshell in this set not only lacks the horn-indent of later variations, but has a couple other minor mold-differences to boot, with the horn lacking the "bumps" near the tip and base.
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===''Universe'' (2008)===
<ul class="iconlist">{{Bp-d1|'''Insecticons''' (Multi-pack, [[2009]])}}</ul>
:*''Accessories'': "[[Ion impulse blaster|Twin ion impulse blaster]]"

: The original Bombshell was also released in Hasbro's markets as part of the ''[[Transformers: Universe (2008 toyline)|Universe]]'' line, as a [[Toys"R"Us]] [[exclusive]], in a set with his Insecticon pals. Like with his 2008 ''[[Robot Heroes (toyline)|Robot Heroes]]'' incarnation ([[#Robot Heroes|see below]]), Bombshell has been renamed "'''Hardshell'''" for [[trademark]] reasons.

: This Bombshell uses the slightly [[retool]]ed ''Transformers Collection'' version of the horn. The tiny insect mode legs on the middle of his arms have also been retooled to be detachable, owing to breakage issues.

::*''[http://www.tfu.info/2009/Decepticon/CSHardshell/hardshell.htm More information on Hardshell at TFU.info.]''
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===''Kre-O''===
[[File:KreO-Toy HardshellKreon.jpg|upright=1.6|thumb|Maybe a [[cerebro-shell]] from him will turn you into the ''Kre-O'' maniac.]]
<ul class="iconlist">{{Bp-d1|'''Hardshell''' (Kreon Micro-Changer, [[2013]])}}</ul>
:*''Collection'': '''2'''
:*''Bag number'': '''***** 67'''
:*''Accessories'': Logo brick (or plate), large rifle
{{toydesigner|[[Ed Masiello]] (Hasbro)}}

: As part of the second Collection of [[blindpacking|blindpacked]] ''[[Kre-O]]'' [[Micro-Changer]]s, Hardshell is a [[Kreon]] that can be rebuilt from robot mode into a rhinoceros beetle of some sort. He uses the [[Megatron (Kre-O)|Megatron]] style helmet.

: This Collection was still in circulation at "dollar" stores and drug stores up through 2015. They eventually lost the individual-identifying bag codes, but other changes were hidden inside the bag. The 2015 releases replaced the 2x4 logo stand-brick with a new 3x4 logo plate. The Kreon was also given the slight [[retool]]ing to the arm seen in the 2014 Kreons, making the "cuff" parts more sharp-cornered and better adapted to being used as studs. Some of the add-on pieces may also be slightly off-color, possibly due to a change in factories in mid-production.

::*''[http://www.tfu.info/2013/Decepticon/Kre-OHardshell/hardshell.htm More information on Hardshell at TFU.info]''

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<ul class="iconlist">{{Bp-a1d1|'''Kreon Class of 1985''' (Kreon figure set, [[2015]])}}</ul>
:*''Set number'': '''B5152'''
:*''Voted'': Best at Convincing Someone Else to Do His Homework
:*''Accessories'': Blaster

: The [[Kreon Class of '85]] "Insecticon Bombshell" Kreon has a deco much more heavily based on the [[#Toys|original Bombshell toy]]. Like the rest of the set, he uses the almost-totally-[[retool]]ed 2015 style of Kreon body.

: This box set of thirty Kreons was a [[San Diego Comic-Con]] 2015 [[exclusive]], with leftovers being sold on [[Hasbro Toy Shop]] online after the show.

::*''[http://www.tfu.info/2015/Decepticon/SDCCKre-OBombshell/bombshell.htm More information on Class of 1985 Bombshell at TFU.info]''

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<ul class="iconlist">{{Bp-d1|'''Hardshell''' (Kreon Micro-Changer, [[2016]])}}</ul>
:*''Collection'': '''2'''
:*''Accessories'': Logo plate, large rifle

: In 2016, Collection 2 was re-released in a whole new production run for Dollar General stores in the U.S. as part of a large collection of re-released ''Kre-O'' sets. But where most of the re-releases are nigh-identical to the originals, the re-released Micro-Changer blind-bags use the almost-entirely-retooled 2015 Kreon, with slightly-differently-hued plastics than the originals. (It is possible for some of the add-on pieces to be in the older hues.) Hardshell's [[tampograph]]s are almost totally unchanged, basically his Decepticon symbol now has a white outline and that's it.

:Sadly, this release has no individual-identification code on the bag, requiring you to use the feel-through-the-bag method or just buy blind and hope.
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===''Combiner Wars''===
[[File:TF-Generations-Combiner-Wars-Legends-Class-Bombshell.jpg|upright=1.66|thumb|Well, The Mind Taker, it seems that you have me tied up!]]
<ul class="iconlist">{{Bp-d1|'''Bombshell''' (Legends Class, [[2015]])}}</ul>
{{toydesigner|[[John Warden]] (Hasbro)}}

: Released in the first wave of ''[[Combiner Wars (toyline)|Combiner Wars]]'' Legends Class toys, this version of Bombshell (he finally got his name back!) is based once more on his cartoon character model, still transforming into a robotic rhinoceros beetle. His hand holes are sized for 5 mm accessories. The lower pair of arthropod legs mounted on his robot-mode legs can fold in further than the upper pair, but this causes them to interfere and prevents him from standing fully.

: Bombshell was ''probably'' meant to have a third "weapon" mode like the rest of the new-mold ''Combiner Wars'' Legends Class figures, as his forearms end in blaster/thruster details, and his knees/beetle-butt have [[5 mm post]]s on them. However, instructions for this mode have never been released. There's nothing stopping you from working it out for yourself—a stable configuration probably involves pegging his arms together to form the barrels of the gun, then rotating his waist and flipping one of his knee pegs to form a handle.

: Bombshell includes a collector card featuring art from the "[[Junkion Reunion]]" episode of ''[[Transformers Legends (mobile game)|Transformers Legends]]''.

: This mold was redecoed into ''[[Transformers: Robots in Disguise (2015 toyline)|Adventure]]'' [[Bombshell (RID)#Adventure|Bombshell]], and served as the model for [[Bombshell (SG)|''Shattered Glass'' Bombshell]] in "[[Epilogue Two]]".

::*''[http://www.tfu.info/2015/Decepticon/CWLegBombshell/bombshell.htm More information on ''Generations'' Bombshell at TFU.info]''
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===''Platinum Edition''===
[[File:TF-Platinum-Edition-Bombshell.jpg|upright=1.66|thumb]]
<ul class="iconlist">{{Bp-d1|'''Insecticons''' (Platinum Edition 3-pack, 2015)}}</ul>
:*''Accessories'': "Twin ion impulse blaster", Energon cube

: Part of the ''[[Transformers: Platinum Edition|Platinum Edition]]'' Insecticon 3-pack along with Shrapnel and Kickback, this Bombshell figure is yet another reissue of the original toy. He also includes an Energon cube accessory from ''The Transformers Collection'' release. It is uncertain if there are any physical differences between this release and the prior one.

: This set was released as a [[Kmart]] exclusive in the United States. However, it was also stocked by US-based online retailers [[BigBadToyStore]] and TFSource, who supposedly obtained it as an import from Asia. It was available in several of Hasbro's Asian markets (namely Singapore, the Philippines and China; it's currently unknown whether it was exclusive to any particular stores there or not). In Canada and Australia, it was sold at [[Toys"R"Us]] stores, whereas in the United Kingdom, it was officially available via the UK division of [[Amazon (website)|Amazon]] and A1Toys. In Germany, it was originally available via Bankroft, an online retailer that otherwise specializes in [[Nerf]] blasters and accessories, as part of a special "Fan Edition" arrangement through Hasbro Germany, with the help of several German [[fandom|fan]] sites. Due to low sales, the unsold stock was later sold to Actionfiguren24, a German online retailer that specializes in imported toys, who was able to lower its price for its existing stock of imported Insecticon sets as a result.
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===''Legacy''===
[[File:TF-Legacy-Deluxe-Bombshell.jpg|upright=1.66|thumb|[[Pokeformers|Paradox Heracross]] looks ''weird''.]]
<ul class="iconlist">{{Bp-d1|'''Insecticon Bombshell''' (Deluxe Class, [[2023]])}}</ul>
:*''Accessories'': "[[Ion impulse blaster|Twin ion impulse blaster]]", 2 insect back legs/blasters
{{toydesigner|[[Mark Maher]] (Hasbro), [[Shuhei Umezu]] (TakaraTomy)}}<ref>[[June 20]], [[2023]]'s [https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=QjLY0uamTKM Hasbro Pulse Transformers Fanstream] on YouTube, with [[Ben MacCrae]], [[Mark Maher]], [[Evan Brooks]], and [[Rich Pellegrino]]</ref>

: Released in the seventh wave of ''[[Transformers: Legacy|Legacy]]'' Deluxes, under the ''Evolution'' [[subline imprint]], "Insecticon Bombshell" is an ''extensive'' [[retool]]ing of the line's [[Shrapnel (G1)#Legacy|Shrapnel]], utilizing previously unused tabs from him, (though curiously, not the square holes in his shin panels which he didn't use either) and with everything from the waist up being totally new, except the forearms and hands. Once again he turns into a rhinoceros beetle, and in a fit of cartoon-accuracy, his horn is ridiculously short, as is his gun. This weapon can store on the back of his insect mode with no choice but to go off on one side in one of the two ports on top of his abdomen. Unlike Kickback and Shrapnel, the weapon cannot be alternatively stored away on his underside in bug mode. Unmentioned by the instructions, the beast mode has an articulated jaw on a hinge.

: While any vestigial engineering in his lower body can be attributed to the simultaneous design of both his and Shrapnel's legs, his newly tooled back also sports additional unused features. Instead of a 5 mm port in the center of his back like most ''Legacy'' toys have, there is only a shallow rectangular slot which would be used later for [[Barrage (Insecticon)#Legacy|Barrage]]'s chest to peg into place.

: While ''Legacy'' generally strives for cartoon accuracy as much as possible in its "G1" offerings, Bombshell's torso going from purple in bug mode to gray in robot mode was pretty much impossible to replicate, thus it's purple in both modes. Promo images such as the one featured here show the bug mode's "eyes" painted in a pearlescent yellow, while the actual figure instead features flat yellow paint.

: Bombshell's head-scoop is painted silver, and in insect mode it pegs snugly inside a purple-painted slot on his collar. Beware of scraping the paint off during transformation.

: He includes his impulse blaster, and his rear insect legs are removable to serve as hand-held guns. The three can combine into a triple-barreled blaster accessory with the unbridled power of [[Evo-Fusion]].

: Bombshell would be further retooled into both [[Barrage (Insecticon)#Legacy|Barrage]] and [[Chop Shop (G1)#Legacy|Chop Shop]].
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===''Transformers Retro''===
[[File:Retro_Bombshell_Ramhorn.jpg|upright=1.66|thumb|My horn is bigger than yours.]]
<ul class="iconlist">{{Bp-a1d1|'''Bombshell & Ramhorn''' ([[2024]])}}</ul>
:*''Accessories'': Twin ion impulse blaster; six energon cubes

:Released as part of the ''[[Transformers Retro]]'' line, exclusive to [[Walmart]], this reissue of G1 Bombshell has a more cartoon-accurate paint scheme (in robot mode, at least), and all of the formerly chromed parts and accessories now feature metallic paint instead. It is packaged in a reproduction of the original Bombshell box which, as it happens, was big enough to include a similarly cartoon-deco reissue of G1 [[Ramhorn (G1)#Transformers Retro|Ramhorn]].

:Oddly, the instruction sheet shows the final robot mode for Bombshell as having his blaster inserted into the wheel on his forearm - this is impossible as there's no actual hole there and you cannot make one without, presumably, breaking the toy.
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===''Dramatic Capture Series''===
[[File:DCSBombshell.jpeg|upright=1.66|thumb|Unfortunately, Takara still hasn't found a way to make Bombshell's chest change colour]]
<ul class="iconlist">{{bp-d1|'''Decepticons Part 2''' (Multi-pack, [[2026]])}}</ul>
:*''Release date'': [[February 28]], 2026
:*''Accessories'': "Twin ion impulse blaster", 2 insect back legs/blasters, 6 small Energon cubes
{{toydesigner|[[Yūkiya Amano]] (TakaraTomy)|[[Mark Maher]] (Hasbro, original tooling), [[Shuhei Umezu]] (TakaraTomy, original tooling)}}

: The TakaraTomy ''[[Dramatic Capture Series]]'' representation of Bombshell is a redeco of the [[#Legacy|''Legacy'' version]] above, aiming for greater show-accuracy. Primarily, this means he has a grey robot torso like in the cartoon (which results in a grey beetle thorax he ''didn't'' have in the cartoon, oh well), but also means he loses his sticker-style detail paint, and his arms are now solid black.

: He is only available in a set with [[Skywarp (G1)/toys#Dramatic Capture Series|Skywarp]], [[Kickback (G1)#Dramatic Capture Series|Kickback]], and [[Shrapnel (G1)#Dramatic Capture Series|Shrapnel]], as well as handheld accessory versions of [[Megatron (G1)/toys#DCSpart2|Megatron]], [[Shockwave (G1)/toys#DCSpart2|Shockwave]], [[Soundwave (G1)/toys#DCSpart2|Soundwave]], and [[Reflector (G1)#DCSpart2|Reflector]], and 8 [[Energon cube#Dramatic Capture Series|Energon cubes]] (2 larger cubes for Skywarp and 6 smaller ones for the Insecticons).
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==Merchandise==
===Decoy===
*'''Bombshell''' (Decoy, [[1987]])
:Bombshell was one of the Decepticon [[Decoy]]s packed in with smaller carded ''Transformers'' toys. While the normal purple version could come on any Decepticon toy, the rarer red version was available ''only'' on [[Throttlebot]] cards and only for a short while before the switch to purple.

::*''[http://www.tfu.info/1986/Decepticon/Decoys/Bombshell/bombshell.htm More information on Decoy Bombshell at TFU.info.]''

*'''Destron Hero Collection-22 Set''' (Decoy multi-pack, 1987)
:The entire run of twenty-two Decepticon Decoys were sold as a single boxed set in Japan, only in purple.

===Hard Hero===
[[File:HardHero Bombshell statue.JPG|upright=0.85|thumb]]
*'''Bombshell''' (Hard Hero statue, [[2003]])
:Number 3 in [[Hard Hero]]'s "Insecticon Series", Bombshell is a 9-inch cold-cast porcelain statue sculpted by [[Jason Ray]]. Only a thousand pieces of the statue were produced.
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===''Robot Heroes''===
*'''Perceptor & Hardshell''' (Two-pack, [[2008]])
{{toydesigner|[[Bill Rawley]] (Hasbro)|[[Marcelo Matere]] (concept artist)}}
[[File:Robotheroesperceptorhardshell.jpg|upright=1.22|thumb]]
:Another victim of trademark losses, Bombshell's ''[[Robot Heroes (toyline)|Robot Heroes]]'' figurine goes by the name "Hardshell". Part of the fourth wave of ''[[Transformers: Universe (2008 toyline)|Universe]] Robot Heroes'', he's packed versus [[Perceptor (G1)/toys#Robot Heroes|Perceptor]] as part of the "Generation 1 Series". His sculpt and colors are based mostly on his [[character model]].

::*''[http://www.tfu.info/2009/Decepticon/RHHardshell/hardshell.htm More information on Robot Heroes Hardshell at tfu.info.]''
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===Transformers Trading Card Game===
[[File:W1Bombshell.jpg|thumb]]
*'''Bombshell, Insecticon Mind-Controller''' (2018)
**'''Wave 1'''
**''Rarity: '''''CT'''
**''Card Number: '''''T07/T40'''
**''Stars: ''8
:Bombshell, Insecticon Mind-Controller is one of forty double-sided character cards available in Wave 1 of the [[Transformers Trading Card Game]].

:The artwork for the card is reused from the ''[[Transformers Legends (mobile game)|Transformers Legends]]'' mobile game.
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[[File:W2Bombshell.jpg|thumb]]
*'''Bombshell, Decepticon Psy Ops''' (2019)
**'''Wave 2: Rise of the Combiners'''
**''Rarity: '''''RT'''
**''Card Number: '''''T12/T46'''
**''Stars: ''11
:Bombshell, Decepticon Psy Ops is one of forty-six character cards released in Wave 2 of the [[Transformers Trading Card Game]], Rise of the Combiners.

:The artwork for the card is reused from the ''[[Transformers Legends (mobile game)|Transformers Legends]]'' mobile game.
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===ULTIMATES!===
[[File:Ult-toy Bombshell.jpg|thumb|upright=1.66|]]
*'''Bombshell''' (ULTIMATES!, 2021)
**''Accessories'': "Twin ion impulse blaster", "short burst stinger rifle", Needler partner, closed fists (L & R), gripping hands (L & R), open hands (L & R)

: Part of the first wave of ''[[Super7#Transformers ULTIMATES!|Transformers ULTIMATES!]]'' from [[Super7]], Bombshell is a 7-inch-tall action figure based on his Action Master toy. Despite his retro look, he has ''way'' more articulation than the original, including multi-directional joints at the neck, shoulders (though the outward swivel is heavily restricted by the shoulder armor), wrists, hips, and ankles; plus swivel biceps, elbows, knees, and a bit of ab crunch. His hands pop out at the wrists so they can be replaced with his additional spare hands in different poses; however, the "gripping" hands are actually too small to hold either of his blasters (one based on the Action Master's accessory, one based on the original toy's) by their very thick, cylindrical handles, leaving that job to the open hands, which are not the most secure grip.

: He also comes with his Action Master partner [[Needler (G1)#ULTIMATES!|Needler]]. Needler's "head" can pop off and replace Bombshell's, emulating the Action Master's "mask" gimmick.

:Preorders for Bombshell (and the rest of Wave 1) opened on [[January 29]] 2021, and closed on [[February 28]]. The wave was originally scheduled for shipping in winter of that year, but due to ongoing worldwide shipping delays, did not reach US shores until May of 2022, properly reaching buyers in early June.
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===Blokees===
<ul class="iconlist">{{Bp-d1|'''Shrapnel''' (2025)}}</ul>
:*''Series:'' '''Galaxy Version 08 - One Shall Fall'''

:The Shrapnel kit from the eighth wave of [[Blokees]]' ''Galaxy Version'' blindbox kits comes with an additional small kit of Bombshell in his alternate mode.
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[[File:Blokees-TF-GV09-Bombshell.jpg|thumb|250px]]
<ul class="iconlist">{{Bp-d1|'''Bombshell''' (2025)}}</ul>
:*''Series:'' '''Galaxy Version 09 - Darkest Hour'''
:*''Accessories'': Twin ion impulse blaster, Kickback (alternate mode)

: First teased on the ''Blokees'' official site's listing of the eighth ''Galaxy Version'' kits and fully revealed at the China Toy Expo 2025, Bombshell is one of the last three major Insecticons confirmed for release in the ninth wave. He is a roughly 4-inch-tall, highly articulated, and non-transforming snap-on model kit of the Insecticon's Psychological Warfare. He is built on a "Standard Body" skeleton shared with other ''Blokees'' figures in the line, but with different body pieces to make them distinct. As advertised in the box, Bombshell has a pull rate of 1 in every 9 boxes. Aside from the 2 pairs of hands, he comes with his Twin ion impulse blaster. Bombshell features numerous upgraded parts since the line's 5th wave, including pre-assembled single-hinge elbow joints and double-jointed knees, along with updated articulation such as ball-jointed wrists, a slide-down hip joint axis, and rotating upper thigh joints, similar to his wavemates. He also comes with a small depiction of his fellow Insecticon Kickback in its Grasshopper mode, complete with Robot mode details on its belly.

:Because the newly designed knee joints are made to fit the narrow gaps in the thighs and lower legs, they are incompatible with joints from previous releases, including those used for the elbows. If you're a speed builder, be careful when attaching the pre-assembled joints; Unlike the symmetrical joints from earlier waves, the pegs on both ends of these joints are designed to connect to specific pieces; The tabs with slightly smaller holes are meant for the upper arms and thighs, while the regular tabs are intended for the forearms and lower legs. However, doing it incorrectly still won't affect the articulation.

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===Auldey===
<ul class="iconlist">{{Bp-d1|'''Bombshell''' (Alpha Action Elite, 2025)}}</ul>
:*''Series:'' '''The Demon Star Approaches'''
:*''ID Number'':
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{{toydesigner|[[Lam Ahtek]]}}

:Sold as part of [[Auldey]]'s "Alpha Action Elite (AAE)" series of blindboxes, this Bombshell is a roughly 2-inch non-transforming but highly articulated action figure.

:With [[Kickback_(G1)#Auldey|Kickback]] and [[Shrapnel_(G1)#Auldey|Shrapnel]] released in previous waves, the Insecticons are as the first complete subgroup in the AAE series.

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==Notes==
[[File:Bombshell_ambushed.jpg|thumb|upright=1.4|I'll be back!]]
*Bombshell was initially to have been shot from behind by Mirage in the Battle of Autobot City, and would have been shown as dead before being thrown out of the shuttle in the movie; early storyboards show Thundercracker carrying Bombshell's corpse into Astrotrain, explaining why Bombshell was one of the ones thrown out of Astrotrain.
*A proposed [[Fun Publications]] [[BotCon]] [[exclusive]] was a redeco of ''[[Transformers: Generations (toyline)|Generations]]'' Deluxe Class [[Straxus (G1)#Generations|Darkmount]] into Generation 1 Bombshell/Hardshell.<ref>[http://www.toycollectors.com.au/bc14/bc14br.html BotCon 2014 attendee report by griffin]</ref>
*''[[Combiner Wars (toyline)|Combiner Wars]]'' Legends Class [[#Combiner Wars|Bombshell]] had an alternate "pretooled" head designed by Hasbro for [[Venom (G1)|Venom]] (presumably for the trademark-friendly modern name "Venin"), but this tooling was never used.

===Foreign names===
*''Japanese:'' '''Bombshell''' (ボンブシェル ''Bonbusheru'', ボムシェル ''Bomusheru'')
*''Hungarian:'' '''Szilánk''' (Marvel Comics, "Shard")
*''French:'' '''Obus''' (Canada)
*''Italian:'' '''Prudox'''
*''Mandarin:'' '''Zhàdàn''' (炸弹, "Bomb")
*''Portuguese:'' '''Granada''' (Portugal comic), '''Bomba''' (Brazil comic)
*''Russian:'' '''Bombomjot''' (cartoon, Бомбомёт, "Bomber")
*''Ukrainian:'' '''Hranata''' (ICTV, Граната, "Grenade")

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Headstrong (G1)

2026-04-11T02:40:55Z

Viisacre: /* Transformers: Earth Wars */

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{{disambigm|Headstrong (Prime)|Headlock (disambiguation)}}
:''Headstrong is a [[Decepticon]] [[Predacon (G1)|Predacon]] from the [[Generation 1 continuity family|Generation 1]] [[continuity family]].''
[[File:Headstrong boxart.jpg|upright=1.4|thumb|Marching to the beat of his own drummer. Whom he stomped on.]]
You can ''tell'' '''Headstrong''' (aka '''Headlock''') that a three-foot-thick steel tank is full of dangerously radioactive waste, but it won't do a lick of good if he thinks you've hidden the [[energon]] goodies in it. He'll attack it with his unbreakable ramming head and acid-dripping horn until he's conclusively proven wrong, then retreat with his well-earned wounds to suck his thumb, still convinced deep in his tiny brain that somebody had tricked him.

Despite such mishaps, Headstrong still plugs away. He believes that tenacity can compensate those minor qualities in which he's lacking, such as strength, intelligence, or courage. To his credit, [[Starscream (G1)|not a few of his allies]] seem to subscribe to this philosophy, and Headstrong isn't dead yet.

Best and brightest he may not be, but he's always ready to grab his [[diffraction sword]] and start waving it around. It affects his opponent's optics, so that where they see Headstrong, that's where he ain't. It's unfortunate that his own eyesight isn't much better. A distant foe must beware Headstrong's glowing [[Plasma sphere shooter|plasma spheres]], which explode on contact. Woe to the one who touches Headstrong's balls!

Headstrong and his fellow Predacons can combine to form [[Predaking (G1)|Predaking]], but he'll only do it when ''he'' wants to do it.

{{bigquote|I'll get there when I'm good and ready!|Headstrong, on when he'll help form Predaking|"[[Call of the Primitives]]"}}

==Fiction==
===Marvel Comics continuity===
====Marvel ''The Transformers'' comics====
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''Seeking an edge over his rival [[Optimus Prime (G1)/Marvel Comics continuity|Optimus Prime]], [[Megatron (G1)/Marvel Comics continuity|Megatron]] followed [[Soundwave (G1)/Marvel Comics continuity|Soundwave]]'s suggestion that they enlist the help of the [[Predacon (G1)|Predacons]] from [[Cybertron (planet)|Cybertron]]. However, unbeknownst to Megatron, the Predacons had additional orders from [[Shockwave (G1)/Marvel Comics continuity|Shockwave]] to turn on Megatron at a crucial moment and they did, right after hunting down Prime. ''{{storylink|Prey!}} ''Headstrong and [[Tantrum (G1)|Tantrum]] tackled down Megatron together, allowing [[Divebomb (G1)|Divebomb]] to swoop in and snatch away the Decepticon leader's [[fusion cannon]]. With their target disarmed, the Predacons then fled the scene to allow Prime to finish off his adversary. Megatron summoned a [[space bridge]] to escape and Optimus threw them both through it, leaving the Predacons on [[Earth]].'' {{storylink|...The Harder They Die!}}

''Fortunately for Headstrong and the other Predacons, Megatron lost his memory of this incident when [[Straxus (G1)|Straxus]] attempted to take over his body. The Predacons were coincidentally sent back to Cybertron by Shockwave just as Optimus and Megatron were warped back to Earth, allowing the whole matter to be easily swept under the rug.'' {{storylink|Resurrection!}}

''On returning to Cybertron, the Predacons were surprised when'' Shockwave contacted [[Razorclaw (G1)|Razorclaw]] with orders to travel to Earth and kill Megatron ''again''. Disguised as [[Autobot]]s, they attacked Megatron when he was alone and Headstrong impaled Megatron's groin on his horn. Ouch. Nevertheless, despite his injuries and their ability to merge into Predaking, Megatron sent them packing. {{storylink|Gone but Not Forgotten!}}

''Bored of life on Earth, the Predacons destroyed a [[O'Connor's Circus|human circus]] for fun, but were interrupted by the [[Dinobot (G1)|Dinobot]] [[Swoop (G1)/Marvel Comics continuity|Swoop]], who started to beat up on Divebomb. Headstrong and the others leapt to their comrade's defence, but were attacked in turn by the rest of [[Grimlock (G1)/Marvel Comics continuity|Grimlock]]'s Dinobots; Headstrong was seen fighting [[Slag (G1)/Marvel Comics continuity|Slag]] and [[Snarl (G1)/Marvel Comics continuity|Snarl]]. Although the Dinobots were nominally victorious, Swoop convinced Grimlock to let the Predacons go.'' {{storylink|Grudge Match!}}

[[File:Predacons-ColdWar.jpg|left|thumb|upright=1.4]]
Under [[Ratbat (G1)|Ratbat]]'s command, the Predacons raided liquid oxygen from a chemical storage facility near [[Huntsville]], [[Alabama]]. As retaliation for this aggression, the [[human]] organisation [[Intelligence and Information Institute|Triple-I]] declared it would execute the captive [[Throttlebot]]s if there was another giant robot attack. Predictably, the Decepticons attacked again, though [[Walter Barnett (G1)|Walter Barnett]] rescued the Autobots' [[brain module]]s before their bodies were destroyed. Attacking Triple-I's [[Oregon]] headquarters to verify the kill, Ratbat and the Predacons tracked the Autobots' scent to [[Sparkplug Witwicky]]'s [[S. Witwicky Auto Repairs & Tow Service|garage]], and when he refused to help them they destroyed the building with him inside it. They ultimately caught up with the Throttlebots at a nearby mall, but Headstrong and the Predacons proved utterly ineffectual at capturing them. {{storylink|Toy Soldiers!}} Still, Ratbat successfully captured Buster Witwicky, and so ordered the Predacons to withdraw. {{storylink|The Desert Island of Space!}}

When the Decepticons caught wind of a major Autobot gathering on the [[Moon (moon)|moon]], Ratbat initiated an all-out attack to take advantage of the opportunity and eliminate their enemies in an efficient manner. Headstrong was part of the strike force led by [[Onslaught (G1)|Onslaught]]. The Decepticons were driven back when [[Blaster (G1)|Blaster]] and Grimlock, then squabbling over leadership of the Autobots, managed to put aside their differences long enough to rally their troops into a counterattack. {{storylink|Totaled!}}

After the [[Club Con]] debacle, the Decepticons relocated to the [[Arctic]], where they were approached by a seemingly hostile [[Semper Tyrannis|ship]]. Although it was revealed that the ship contained [[Scorponok (G1)|Scorponok]]'s faction of Decepticons, relations between the two groups soon turned sour and when the [[Headmaster (technology)|Headmaster]] commander kicked Headstrong up in the air, it led to an all-out battle on the frozen wasteland. ''This time, Headstrong was seen to impale [[Bomb-Burst (G1)|Bomb-Burst]] on his horn.''<ref>From the cover of UK issue [[:File:MarvelUK-207.jpg|#207]].</ref> {{storylink|Cold War!}}

The two forces of Decepticons united with the Autobots when it was discovered that the whole situation had been engineered by [[Starscream (G1)/Marvel Comics continuity|Starscream]] to acquire the power of the [[Underbase]] for himself. Falling under the joint command of Grimlock and Scorponok, Headstrong engaged Starscream in [[Tokyo]], but stood little chance and was killed along with the rest of the Predacons by a wave of the [[Seeker (body-type)|Seeker]]'s hand. {{storylink|Dark Star}}

=====Earthforce=====
{{earthforcefiction}}
[[File:Headstrong bad guys ball.jpg|thumb]]
Headstrong was one of Shockwave's minions when the Decepticon army split into two factions led by ol' one-eye and Megatron. When their fight for power and control grew too critical, they called an [[Enclave]] to discuss reuniting against the Autobots. Headstrong hardly cared about the politics—he was just so happy to see the hor d'oeuvres table! The happy little rhino spent most of the night stuffing his face and getting blitzed on the punch. The Autobots came by to ruin his party, however, as they couldn't allow a unified Decepticon army to stand against them. So... [[Jazz (G1)/Marvel Comics continuity|Jazz]] cold-cocked the already tipsy Headstrong and dragged him away into the shadows. Then the Autobots staged "sniper fire" against Megatron and when he and his Decepticons fired back, they tossed the unconscious Headstrong and his weapon down as if he'd been hit. Thinking Shockwave had sent the Predacon as an assassin, Megatron called a quick and violent end to the truce, and the two factions returned to open warfare with each other. [[Primus]] only knows how Headstrong explained himself when he came to. {{storylink|The Bad Guy's Ball!}}

Some time later, Headstrong was seen charging the Autobot [[Earthbase]] with his fellow Decepticons during a siege. The attack didn't amount to much, and the Decepticons were driven back in short order. {{storylink|Divide and Conquer!}}
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====Marvel ''Generation 2'' comic====
[[File:Eating contest.jpg|thumb|left]]
Having recovered from his apparent death in the battle against the Underbase-powered Starscream, Headstrong rejoined the rest of the Decepticons serving under [[Bludgeon (G1)|Bludgeon]] and latterly Megatron. During the Autobot/Decepticon alliance's battle against the [[Cybertronian (faction)|Cybertronian Empire]] he, [[Weirdwolf (G1)|Weirdwolf]], and the [[Dinobot (G1)|Dinobots]] had lots of fun counting kills and munching metal. {{storylink|Total War!}}
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===Generation 1 cartoon continuity===
====''The Transformers'' cartoon====
{{voiceactor|[[Ron Feinberg]] (English), [[Takurō Kitagawa]] (Japanese)|[[Imo Heite]] (German, "Chaos"), [[Bernd Simon]] (German, "Fight or Flee"), [[Ulrich Bernsdorff]] (German, "Nightmare Planet"), [[Reinhard Brock]] (German, "The Quintesson Journal"), [[Thomas Rau]] (German, "Call of the Primitives"), [[Francis Lax]] (European French), [[Júlio Chaves]] (Portuguese), [[Older Cazarré]] (Portuguese, "The Quintesson Journal"), [[André Luiz Chapéu]] (Portuguese, "Fight or Flee")}}

[[File:FFOD5 Predacons.JPG|thumb|Headstrong can be seen on the left]]
Headstrong was dispatched to [[Io]] with the other Predacons to steal [[Metroplex (G1)|Metroplex]]'s [[Transformation cog (biology)|transformation cog]]. During the battle, the Predacons combined into Predaking, only to be defeated by [[Sky Lynx (G1)|Sky Lynx]]. [[Razorclaw (G1)|Razorclaw]] retreated, despite Headstrong's objections. {{storylink|Five Faces of Darkness, Part 5}}

[[File:Chaos-headstrong-tantrum.jpg|thumb|left]]
Headstrong and the Predacons were next seen guarding [[Galvatron (G1)/Generation 1 cartoon continuity|Galvatron]]'s [[death crystal]] cannon on the planet [[Dread (planet)|Dread]]. When the Autobots arrived, Headstrong and Tantrum almost managed to shut [[Blurr (G1)|Blurr]] up permanently by knocking him into quick-mud, but Sky Lynx pulled him to safety. {{storylink|Chaos (episode)|Chaos}}

On a mission to drain the planet [[Paradron]] of its rich energy resources, the Decepticons managed to conquer its peaceful population with ease. One Paradronian named [[Sandstorm (G1)|Sandstorm]] got away and brought back an Autobot strike force, however. Once they were spotted, Galvatron ordered Headstrong and [[Brawl (G1)|Brawl]] to man the [[molecular cannon]] and blow them away. Both warriors were probably real eager to fire, but once Brawl said it was time to take the shot, Headstrong just had to be difficult and stall a few moments more until he was "good and ready". Decepticons and their personality problems... {{storylink|Fight or Flee (episode)|Fight or Flee}}

[[File:Headstrong fist.jpg|thumb|OMG!! Headstrong is adorable!]]
When the Predacons later attempted to ambush [[Hot Rod (G1)/Generation 1 cartoon continuity|Rodimus Prime]] and his soldiers on Cybertron, their battle was interrupted by a [[Quintesson]] dream machine that surrounded the Transformers with a fog-filled landscape and subjected them to nightmarish torments plucked from the subconscious of [[Daniel Witwicky (G1)|Daniel Witwicky]]. After [[Springer (G1)|Springer]] and Razorclaw were carried off by a dragon, the Predacons reluctantly stopped fighting the Autobots long enough to deal with their lost leader. Headstrong was particularly edgy around the Autobots, and warned Rodimus Prime to stay out of his way. Headstrong thought the worst was over when "Galvatron" showed up in a House of Mirrors, not recognizing the unusual size and behavior of his commander. Even after "Galvatron" spontaneously grew several stories taller and began to crush Rodimus and Headstrong in his hands, Headstrong was still pulling the "It's me, Galvatron! Don't you recognize me?!" routine. Pure instinct; no brains. Headstrong's leg was seriously injured by the crushing vise of the false Galvatron's grip, and his damage prevented the Predacons from forming Predaking and continuing the fight with the Autobots after the Quintesson machine was destroyed. {{storylink|Nightmare Planet}}

[[File:Call-of-the-primitives-predacons2.jpg|thumb|left|Who's a good wittle rhino? Did you start a fight with those bad old Dinobots? Yes you did! Yes you did!]]
Later, Headstrong and the Predacons were battling the [[Dinobot (G1)|Dinobots]] on a lifeless planetoid. Headstrong was tripped up by [[Grimlock (G1)/Generation 1 cartoon continuity|Grimlock]] in battle, flipping over onto his back. Given how he kept bouncing after the impact, you'd think he was made of jello. Headstrong and the other [[Primitive]]s were then summoned to fight [[Tornedron]]. During the trip to meet [[Oracle (G1)|Primacron's Assistant]], Headstrong, being a wise and intelligent construct, picked another fight with the Dinobots, saying "Grimlock don't know nothing." [[Snarl (G1)|Snarl]] objected to the opinion of the "stupid Decepticon rhino," and a brawl among the Primitives ensued. It was ended when [[Trypticon (G1)|Trypticon]] shook himself to throw the Primitives around. After Sky Lynx and Trypticon had their energy drained, the Primitives split up, fleeing for their lives. Detesting their cowardice, Headstrong declared that he should die fighting, and Razorclaw ordered the Predacons to form Predaking. However, their energy was sucked away, only to be restored when Grimlock destroyed Tornedron. {{storylink|Call of the Primitives}}

Headstrong was among a group of Decepticons on [[Chaar]] when [[Starscream (G1)/Generation 1 cartoon continuity|Starscream]]'s ghost possessed [[Scourge (G1)|Scourge]], attacked Galvatron, and fled. {{storylink|Ghost in the Machine (G1)|Ghost in the Machine}} He was also one of the Decepticons infected with the [[Hate Plague]]. {{storylink|The Return of Optimus Prime, Part 2}}

{{charstubfiction|{{storylink|The Quintesson Journal}}}}

====Japanese cartoon continuity====
=====''The Headmasters'' cartoon=====
[[File:Hm2 Predacon Cliff.jpg|thumb|200px]]
Headstrong and the Predacons were part of Galvatron's strike force on Cybertron in 2011, seeking to wrest control of [[Vector Sigma]] from the Autobots. Along with the [[Headmaster (technology)|Headmasters]] and [[Stunticon (G1)|Stunticons]], the Predacons outmaneuvered the [[Dinobot (G1)|Dinobots]] and [[Throttlebot]]s into the bottom of a canyon, and began firing down upon them. {{storylink|Four Warriors Come out of the Sky}} Later, the Predacons traveled to Earth in order to stymie Hot Rod's attempt to locate the [[Matrix of Leadership]]. Headstrong's unit found the former Autobot leader in the Arctic, but were held off by [[Blaster (G1)/Generation 1 cartoon continuity|Blaster]], his [[Autobot Mini-Cassette|Mini-Cassette]]s, and [[Superion (G1)|Superion]]. Headstrong fought his fellow rhinoceros, [[Ramhorn (G1)|Ramhorn]], before cheating and turning into [[robot mode]]. {{storylink|The Mystery of Planet Master}} Headstrong and the Predacons were among the Decepticons Galvatron brought with him to the planet [[Beast (planet)|Beest]], although they were absent during the Autobot attack that drove the Decepticons off. {{storylink|Rebellion on Planet Beast|Rebellion on Planet Beest}}

When the Autobots created a new kind of metal on Cybertron called [[Cybertonuron]], Galvatron wanted to claim it for himself. He sent Headstrong and the Predacons to Cybertron as an advance guard to pave the way for his forces. Headstrong spotted the Autobots' civilian soldiers and opened fire, quickly joined by his fellow Predacons. They mowed down Cybertron's standing guardians and began to wreak havoc on the planet. {{storylink|Cybertron Is in Grave Danger, Part 1}} Headstrong and the Predacons assembled as Predaking to help [[Scourge (G1)|Scourge]] and [[Cyclonus (G1)|Cyclonus]] steal the [[Sol 1]] satellite, but they were driven off by [[Raiden]] and the Headmasters. {{storylink|The Shadow Emperor, Scorponok}} Next, Headstrong and the Predacons helped Scorponok stage a crisis to keep the Autobots distracted, by setting off a volcano in [[Peru]]. On-scene to keep the Autobots from rescuing innocent villagers, Headstrong's group first clashed with the Trainbots before joining forces as Predaking and once again fighting Raiden and the Headmasters. {{storylink|The Dormant Volcano Mysteriously Erupts}}

As Scorponok began his plan to capture the [[plasma energy]] of Mars by blowing it up, Headstrong and the Predacons stood guard on Mars as the [[Terrorcon (G1)|Terrorcon]]s began planting the necessary bombs. When the Trainbots stumbled across the plot, the Predacons started up a firefight to dispose of the meddling Autobots. With Daniel Witwicky and [[Wheelie (G1)|Wheelie]] missing, the Trainbots tagged out with the Autobot Headmasters to go looking for them. Razorclaw gave the order and Predaking was formed. Unfortunately, even Predaking was no match for [[Transtector]] power, and he was felled by a quadruple jump kick by the Headmasters. {{storylink|Explosion on Mars!! Maximus Is in Danger}} Regrouping on Chaar, Headstrong and the Predacons bore witness to the unveiling on MegaZarak, Scorponok's new super weapon Transtector. {{storylink|Explosion on Mars!! MegaZarak Appears}}

Headstrong and the Predacons attended Scorponok's ceremony on the [[Moon (moon)|moon]]. They were scattered by the Autobot attack, but rallied around Galvatron's late arrival and drove off their heroic opponents. {{storylink|Return of the Immortal Emperor}}

As Scorponok abandoned Earth in favor of conquering [[Master (planet)|Master]], Headstrong was one of his many troops seen attacking the planet's fortifications. {{storylink|Miraculous Warriors, Targetmasters (Part 2)}} He also helped retrofit the [[Zarak Shield]] out of indestructible [[G-Metal]] so that it could stand up to the [[Master Sword]]. {{storylink|The Zarak Shield Turns the Tide}}
{{charstubfiction|{{storylink|Rebellion on Planet Beast}}}}
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=====''Zone'' cartoon, manga, and story pages=====
Seeking to create a [[Decepticon Zone]] to counter the [[Micro|Autobot Zone]], [[Emperor of Destruction|Decepticon Emperor]] [[Violengiguar]] gathered together the Nine Great Demon Generals, upgrading them with powerful new armor and weaponry, then sent them forth to conquer planets. Headstrong was among the selected, but only as a part of Predaking. {{storylink|Fight! Super Robot Lifeform Transformers: Zone (story page)|Zone Part 1}} {{storylink|Fight! Super Robot Lifeform Transformers: Zone (manga)|Transformers: Zone}} {{storylink|Enter the New Supreme Commander, Dai Atlas!}}

=====''Generations Selects Special Comic''=====
Decades after Predaking was destroyed fighting [[Dai Atlas (G1)|Dai Atlas]], the Quintessons used their [[Recreator]] to bring the Predacons back to life. Predaking fought the Dinobots on [[Dinobot Island (G1)|Dinobot Island]], but was outmatched when Grimlock used an [[Energon Matrix]] to combine the Dinobots as [[Volcanicus (POTP)|Volcanicus]]. Headstrong and the Predacons were broken down into individuals after a blow from the Magma Blade, and fled the battle. {{storylink|Volcanicus comic 1}}

===Dreamwave ''Generation One'' continuity===
[[File:Predacons lost and found.jpg|thumb|left]]
Soon after [[Optimus Prime (G1)|Optimus Prime]] had been selected as [[Prime (rank)|leader of the Autobots]], the Decepticons launched a massive assault on the Autobot stronghold in [[Iacon (polity)|Iacon]]. Headstrong battled [[Guardian robot]]s during the assault on the [[Decagon]], led by [[Shockwave (G1)|Shockwave]]. {{storylink|The War Within issue 4|The War Within #4}}

Headstrong and the rest of the Predacons at some point exiled from the planet under circumstances unknown. It is believed that Starscream named his [[Predacon (War Within)|Dark Ages faction]] in their honor.

Landing on the planet [[Beast (planet)|Beest]], the Predacons devolved into feral beasts over the years, until Megatron arrived on the planet in recent times and tamed them. He repaired their damaged circuitry, gave the Predacons the combined form of Predaking and, most importantly, programmed them to be loyal only to him. {{storylink|Welcome to the Jungle}} He then used Headstrong and the others to help him reclaim control of the Decepticons, first by overthrowing Shockwave on Cybertron, {{storylink|Lost and Found (issue)|Lost and Found}} and later putting the beat down on Starscream and his brigade on Earth. {{storylink|The Route of All Evil}}
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===''G.I. Joe vs. the Transformers''===
[[File:Divebomb headstrong art of war 3.jpg|thumb|upright=1.4]]
Headstrong and the other Predacons battled the [[Seacon (G1)|Seacons]] over their portion of the [[Gladiator Zone]] when they were suddenly approached by [[Serpentor|Serpent O.R.]], who convinced both teams to join his reformed Decepticon army. {{storylink|The Art of War issue 2|The Art of War #2}} After helping to capture a team of Autobots and [[G.I. Joe (team)|G.I. Joes]], Headstrong was seen at a Decepticon meeting. For some reason, he took grave offense to [[Hun-Gurrr (G1)|Hun-Grrr]] insulting Tantrum and tried to attack the [[Terrorcon (G1)|Terrorcon]], but was stopped by Serpent O.R.'s tentacles. As part of Predaking, he later helped attack an Autobot peace ceremony. {{storylink|The Art of War issue 3|The Art of War #3}} He was later seen among the Decepticon forces preparing to defend their base against a combined Autobot/G.I. Joe assault. {{storylink|The Art of War issue 4|The Art of War #4}}
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===The Beast Within===
Headstrong participated in an all-out Decepticon offensive, beating down on Cliffjumper during an early stage of the battle. Headstrong then moved on to join his fellow Predacons in beating down the Dinobots, and took on Slag. Then, when the Dinobots combined into [[Beast (G1)|The Beast]], Headstrong joined his fellow Predacons into forming Predaking. {{storylink|The Beast Within}}
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===2005 IDW continuity===
:*''First Appearance:'' [[Stormbringer issue 4|Transformers: Stormbringer #4]]
[[File:SpotlightBlaster Predacons.jpg|left|thumb|upright=1.4|Hey waitaminute... they're retreating in reverse!]]
In the days before the war, [[Kup (G1)/2005 IDW continuity|Kup]] helped train the Predacons. {{storylink|The Iron Klaw}} Kup's combat training came in handy when the Predacons, including Headstrong, responded to [[Megatron (G1)/2005 IDW continuity|Megatron]]'s open casting call for [[gladiatorial combat]]ants. Although the Predacons were contemptuous of some of the amateurs, they appeared to change their minds after seeing [[Grimlock (G1)/2005 IDW continuity|Grimlock]]. {{storylink|Megatron Origin issue 3|Megatron Origin #3}}

In the early days of the war, the Predacons disapproved of [[Scorponok (G1)|Scorponok]] becoming Decepticon leader and left Cybertron on a hunting tour that ended with them stranded and starving on [[Canis Tor]]. Headstrong watched as Rampage and Razorclaw fought over who was responsible, intending to eat the loser, then changed targets to Divebomb after he collapsed. It never came to this, as [[Starscream (G1)/2005 IDW continuity|Starscream]] then showed up and informed them Megatron was back. {{storylink|Primacy issue 2|Primacy #2}} The Predacons returned to the Decepticon army and participated in an attack on [[Iacon (polity)|Iacon]], where they killed [[Slinger]] and fought the [[Dinobot (G1)|Dynobots]]. {{storylink|Primacy issue 4|Primacy #4}}

At one point during the war, the Predacons killed a squad of Autobots, leaving only one survivor in [[Tracks (G1)|Tracks]]. When [[Jazz (G1)/2005 IDW continuity|Jazz]] came to evacuate him, they shot down his transport and attacked the two Autobots, but [[Rampage (G1)|Rampage]] and Headstrong were quickly defeated when they fell victim to a bomb planted by Tracks. {{storylink|Spotlight: Jazz}}

After the first defeat of [[Thunderwing (G1)|Thunderwing]] in a cataclysm during the war that followed, Headstrong and the other Predacons led the attack against the beleaguered Autobot positions soon after the Autobot morale-booster [[Blaster (G1)|Blaster]] was taken out by his [[Beachcomber (G1)|assassin]]. {{storylink|Spotlight: Blaster}}

[[File:Stormbringer4 DCon groundforces.jpg|thumb|I'll go to [[robot mode]] when I feel like it!]]
In the modern era, Headstrong, in a bizarrely horned tank mode, was among the Decepticon forces that helped the Autobots assault the reborn Thunderwing. That is, until he ran away. A few starblitz torpedoes, and he suddenly chickened out. WUSS! {{storylink|Stormbringer issue 4|Stormbringer #4}}

Several years later, Headstrong and his teammates ended up stranded on [[Earth]]. {{storylink|International Incident Part 3: "Hawk Among the Sparrows"|Hawk Among the Sparrows}} During this period of exile, they briefly experimented with [[combiner]] technology before abandoning the effort. {{storylink|The Iron Klaw}} With no source of energy, the Predacons (save Razorclaw) were forced to form an alliance with [[China]], who would provide the Predacons with energon in exchange for them protecting the nation's borders. Led by Rampage, they intervened when a battle between the Autobots (allied with [[Skywatch]]) and the [[Combaticon (G1)|Combaticons]] (allied with [[North Korea]]) got too close for comfort. {{storylink|International Incident Part 3: "Hawk Among the Sparrows"|Hawk Among the Sparrows}} At first, Headstrong and the others were willing to leave without a fight, but after [[Onslaught (G1)|Onslaught]] shot Rampage in the back, they assumed the Autobots were to blame and threw themselves into the fray. They ultimately fled after learning that [[Russia]] had launched a [[Nuclear weapon|nuke]] to take out all the Transformers, and later abandoned China after [[Thundercracker (G1)/2005 IDW continuity|Thundercracker]] took out the humans' energon factories. {{storylink|International Incident Part 4: "All My Sins Remembered"|All My Sins Remembered}}

Years later, Headstrong joined [[Galvatron (G1)/2005 IDW continuity|Galvatron]]'s Decepticons in another attempt at conquering Earth, but he and many others ended up knocked out by the [[Earth Defense Command]]'s [[mindbomb]]. {{storylink|All Hail Optimus Part 1: Once Upon a Time on Earth|Once Upon a Time on Earth}}

[[File:TheIronKlaw-Predacons.jpg|thumb|left|upright=1.4]]
Once again stranded on Earth, the Predacons relocated to [[Kalistan]], where they fell under the influence of the villainous [[Iron Klaw|Count van Rani]]. Thanks to [[Merklynn|Garrison Kreiger]]'s technological advances, van Rani brainwashed the Predacons. By wiping their personalities and turning them into mindless drones, he could force the naturally-individualistic team to combine by sublimating their naturally rebellious natures. When [[Joe Colton|Baron Ironblood]] visited him to check on the progress of their plans, von Rani took the opportunity to show off his new weapons. Von Rani took the opportunity to deploy the team's combned new "Predaking" form when [[Kup (G1)/2005 IDW continuity|Kup]], [[Ian Noble|Action Man]], [[Snake-Eyes]], and [[G.B. Blackrock]] attacked their base. Though powerful, the combiner was undone after Snake-Eyes smashed the console responsible for keeping the Cybertronian combined and brainwashed. Headstrong was knocked unconscious by the separation, and abandoned after Razorclaw stormed off to settle a score with humankind. {{storylink|The Iron Klaw}}

Later, Headstrong and the other Predacons formed Predaking to defend [[Venice]] from [[Unicron/Generation 1|Unicron]]'s [[Maximal]] legions. {{storylink|Ceremony}}
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===Dawn of Future's Past===
[[File:DawnofFuturesPast G1Predacons.jpg|upright=0.85|thumb|Know that he is not Headstrong! (He's in the back.)]]
After the end of the [[Great War (G1)|Great War]], the Predacons (or those of them surviving) founded the new [[Predacon (BW)|Predacon faction]]. Years later, now in a reformatted technorganic body, Headstrong was once again plotting with his old teammates. {{storylink|Dawn of Future's Past}}
{{note|Writer [[Pete Sinclair]] stated that the Headstrong in this story is a descendant of the original, but this was not made explicit in the material.}}
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===2006 IDW ''Beast Wars'' continuity===
[[File:Headstrong symbol.png|80px|thumb|I'm horny, horny horny horny]]
On Cybertron, a group of five symbols appeared on the walls of a room containing a [[unspace|transwarp shunt]] device. The five symbols seemed to represent a lion, a bird, a bull, a rhinoceros, and a tiger. {{storylink|The Gathering issue 2|The Gathering #2}}
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===''Kre-O'' online comic===
[[File:Kre-O JP comic 08 - Torox.jpg|frame]]
Headstrong and the Predacons were unleashed upon the [[Metroplex (G1)|Autobot base]] construction site, tearing the buildings down and pooping everywhere, and the Autobots couldn't bring themselves to fight them since they were so cute in beast mode. When they combined into Predaking for the killing blow, however, they found the Autobots had no reservations about fighting a big ugly robot, and were defeated. {{storylink|Behemoth Combination! But They're Cute? The Predacon Unit}}
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==Commercial appearances==
Headstrong and the rest of the Predacons came to the aid of a trio of [[Seeker (body-type)|Seekers]] who found themselves unable to handle the Dinobots. The Predacons barreled over [[Sludge (G1)|Sludge]] before combining into [[Predaking (G1)|Predaking]] and pushing the advantage. {{storylink|Commercial/Generation 1#Predacons|Predacons commercial}}

Torox was part of a massive battle between Kreons. After fighting for a bit as individuals, he and his teammates combined into Predaking. They then chased the Autobots off alongside [[Bruticus (G1)|Bruticus]]. {{storylink|Commercial#Kre-O|KRE-O Transformers Micro Changers and Combiners Construction Sets commercial}}

==Games==
===''The Transformers'' (PS2)===
{{Note|Headstrong is a non-playable character. He appears among the legion of Decepticon duplicates in the Autobot campaign.}}
{{storylink|The Transformers (PS2)|The Transformers}}
===''Transformers Legends''===
When an Autobot team led by [[Jazz (G1)|Jazz]] launched a mission to deliver energon to a hidden Autobot base, Headstrong, Rampage, and Tantrum were only too happy to stop them. {{storylink|Road to Ruin}} Following a battle in which the Autobots and Decepticons fought side by side, the Predacons turned on their allies. Headstrong attacked the Autobots head on, but was stopped by a team led by [[Bumblebee (G1)|Bumblebee]]. {{storylink|Call of the Primitives (Legends)|Call of the Primitives}} Headstrong was among the Decepticons who attacked Cybertron during an alliance with the Quintessons. {{storylink|Five Faces of Darkness: Part 3}}

===''Transformers: Earth Wars''===
[[File:HeadstrongEarthWars.jpg|thumb|upright=2|Back off! I'll take you on! Headstrong, I'll take on anyone!]]
Headstrong commits completely to any course of action he chooses, refusing to reconsider or accept input once his mind is made up. This rigid mindset is paired with an overtly smug and arrogant attitude, often making him difficult to work with and dismissive of others’ views. Beneath this behavior lies a strong sense of insecurity. Compared to the other Predacons, he sees himself as lacking in strength, intelligence, and courage, and his abrasive confidence serves largely to conceal those doubts. {{storylink|source:Transformers:_Earth_Wars/2016#Headstrong|Headstrong bio}}

Headstrong was one of the later Predacons that came to Earth, and had a few head-on encounters with [[Slag (G1)#Transformers: Earth Wars|Slug]].

When Headstrong first saw Bruticus's combined form, he felt a surge of energy like someone overclocked his processors, and the urge to fight.
{{storylink|Countdown to Combination}}

*'''Added:''' [[August 4]], 2016
*'''Autobot Counterpart:''' [[Pipes (G1)#Transformers:_Earth_Wars|Pipes]]
*'''Class''': Warrior
*'''Star Ratings:''' 2-5 stars
*'''Weapons:''' Headstrong uses his glowing diffraction sword to attack targets.
*'''Ability (old):''' '''Defensive Rush''' - Puts on a protective shield that blocks 80% damage for 6 seconds then charges the target and attracts defenses.
**'''Cost:''' 3 ability points + 2 for reuses.
*'''Ability:''' '''Corrosive Charge''' - Charge forward, dealing damage to walls and applying acid to targets in Headstrong's path, slowing down targets. Gain a shield that temporarily blocks 80% of damage and attract defenses.
**'''Cost:''' 3 ability points + 1 for reuses.
*'''Level 11 Bonus''': Acid is applied in a small radius instead of being single-target when using Corrosive Charge.
*'''Passive:''' - Acid Thrower

*'''Compatible C.O.M.B.A.Ts:'''
**Companion
**Melee
**Shield
*'''Collection Group''': Predacons
*'''Combiner''': Predaking

[http://wiki.transformersearthwars.com/character:Headstrong Headstrong at Transformers: Earth Wars Wiki]
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===''Transformers Roleplaying Game''===
Headstrong was a member of the Predacons. {{storylink|Decepticon Directive}}

==Toys==
===''The Transformers''===
[[File:TF-Generation-1-Headstrong.jpg|upright=1.66|thumb|Jungle Fury Go!]]
<ul class="iconlist">{{Bp-d1|'''Headstrong''' (Predacon, [[1986]])}}</ul>
:*''Hasbro Team ID number'': '''3'''
:*''Takara ID number'': '''D-77'''
:*''Accessories'': "[[Plasma sphere shooter]]", "[[diffraction sword]]", Predaking foot/back cannon
{{toydesigner|[[Mika Akitaka]] (TakaraTomy)<ref>[https://web.archive.org/web/20100724062955/http://www.ex.org/ex/3.4/09-feature_akitaka2.html Interview with Mika Akitaka]</ref>|[[Richard Marcej]] (packaging)}}

: Released in the third year of the [[The Transformers (toyline)|original ''The Transformers'' toyline]], Headstrong transforms into a robotic rhinoceros. He can also form either leg of [[Predaking (G1)#Toys|Predaking]], but his nominal placement is as the left leg. His double-barreled cannon can attach to his back in [[beast mode]], and doubles as Predaking's foot (and can ''only'' be used as a foot by Headstrong).

: As with the rest of the Predacons, the initial Hasbro release of Headstrong had [[die-cast]] metal parts, which were later replaced by plastic. Unfortunately, as Headstrong's die-cast part was basically his entire beast-mode back, he ends up very back-heavy and unstable.

::*''[http://www.tfu.info/1986/Decepticon/Headstrong/headstrong.htm More information on Headstrong at TFU.info]''

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<ul class="iconlist">{{Bp-d1|'''Predaking''' (Gift set, 1986/[[2004]])}}</ul>
:*''ID number'': '''D-78'''
:*''Accessories'': "Plasma sphere shooter", "diffraction sword", Predaking foot/back cannon

: In Japan, all five Predacons were also made available as a very large gift-set. There are no differences between this and the individual releases.

: This huge box was reissued in 2004, still using the die-cast construction of the initial Takara releases.

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===''Welcome to Transformers 2010''===
{{anchor|Transformers (2010)}}
[[File:Headstrong-2010-reissue.jpg|thumb|upright=1.66]]
<ul class="iconlist">{{Bp-d1|'''Predaking''' (Gift set, [[2010]])}}</ul>
:*''Accessories'': "plasma sphere shooter", "diffraction sword", Predaking foot/back cannon

: As a part of Takara's ''[[Transformers (2010 toyline)#TakaraTomy Welcome to Transformers 2010 campaign|Welcome to Transformers 2010]]'' line, the original Predacon molds were re-reissued, once again with die-cast metal parts.

: All of the toys within feature significant differences from the prior versions. Headstrong's yellow plastic is replaced with gold plastic painted over with gold paint, and his red, gray, and black plastic is also altered to a metal fleck equivalent color. All of his label stickers were redesigned, with the exception of his faction symbol, and he now features a cartoon accurate golden eyes instead of red. Also included are optional labels for Headstrong's eyes to make them red in both modes.
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===''Kre-O''===
[[File:KreO-Toy Torox.jpg|thumb|upright=1.66|My actual toy has a horn, honest.]]
<ul class="iconlist">{{Bp-d1|'''Predaking''' (Micro-Changer Combiner, [[2013]])}}</ul>
:*''Set number'': '''A2227'''
:*''Pieces'': 79
:*''Accessories'': Sword, buildable twin-cannon
{{toydesigner|[[Ed Masiello]] (Hasbro)}}

: ''[[Kre-O]]'' "Headlock"<ref name="Kre-O">The ''Kre-O'' incarnation of Headstrong is mislabeled "Torox" as a result of an apparent accidental swap with Tantrum, who was in turn named "Headlock" on the packaging. As the name Torox was later correctly applied to Generation 1 Tantrum for his ''Platinum Edition'' toy, this wiki opts to classify "Headlock" and "Torox" as properly intended.</ref> (new name probably for [[trademark]] reasons) is a [[Kreon|Micro-Changer Kreon]], a small building-brick figure that can be rebuilt into a generic quarduped tha you can say is a rhinoceros. His stock imagery omits the horn piece that goes on his beast mode snoot, but it's part of the set.

: He was only available as part of the [[Predaking (G1)#Kre-O|Predaking]] Micro-Changer Combiner set, and as such his parts can be merged with his box-mates [[Razorclaw (G1)#Kre-O|Razorclaw]], [[Tantrum (G1)#Kre-O|Torox]], and [[Divebomb (G1)#Kre-O|Divebomb]] to form the super robot; most of his parts form the right lower-leg to Predaking.

: Though Headlock had a new trademark-friendly name in Hasbro markets, "Headstrong" was able to keep his original Takara name for the Japanese release.

::*''[http://www.tfu.info/2013/Decepticon/Kre-OTorox/torox.htm More information on Torox at TFU.info]''
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===''Platinum Edition''===
[[File:Platinum-Edition-Headstrong.jpg|upright=1.66|thumb|Why am I holding Rampage's sword?]]
<ul class="iconlist">{{Bp-d1|'''Predaking''' (Gift set, [[2014]])}}</ul>
:*'''10 OF 30'''
:*''Accessories'': "plasma sphere shooter", "diffraction sword", Predaking foot/back cannon

: The ''[[Transformers: Platinum Edition|Platinum Edition]]'' re-re-reissue of Headstrong (Hasbro evidently recovered the trademark), part of the [[Predaking (G1)#Platinum Edition|Predaking]] five-pack, is similar to the 2010 release by Takara, complete with die-cast metal parts. New to this release is a gold [[redeco]] of the [[Star Saber (Thirteen)#Beast Hunters|Star Saber]] of ''[[Transformers: Prime (toyline)#BH|Beast Hunters]]'' [[Optimus Prime (WFC)#Beast Hunters|Voyager Class Optimus Prime]]. In addition to several pre-applied stickers, five sheets of labels from the 2010 release are also included. Finally, he has a designated number as part of the ''[[Thrilling 30]]'' celebration.

::*''[http://www.tfu.info/2013/Decepticon/PlatinumHeadstrong/headstrong.htm More information on ''Platinum Edition'' Headstrong at TFU.info]''
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===''Power of the Primes''===
[[File:POTP-Titan-Headstrong.jpg|thumb|upright=1.66|Backache keeps him up all night.]]
<ul class="iconlist">{{Bp-d1|'''Predaking''' (Titan Class, [[2018]] / [[2026]])}}</ul>
:*''TakaraTomy ID number'': '''PP-31'''
:*''TakaraTomy release date'': [[September 29]], 2018
:*''Accessories'': cannon/combiner foot & hand
{{toydesigner|[[John Warden]] and [[Lynsey Urban]] (Hasbro)|[[Hirofumi Ichikawa]] (detailing), [[Robby Musso]] (concept artist)}}

:''[[Power of the Primes (toyline)|Power of the Primes]]'' Headstrong is a Voyager-sized figure that transforms from rhino to robot and back, with a giant cannon that forms Predaking's foot. Predaking's hand is also stored underneath the foot. Unlike most combiners, [[Tantrum (G1)#Power of the Primes|Torox]] and Headstrong also form the super robot's thighs and hips, which hang off their robot modes as [[kibble]].

: Headstrong was only available as part of the Titan Class [[Predaking (G1)#Power of the Primes|Predaking]] five-pack, along with [[Divebomb (G1)#Power of the Primes|Divebomb]], [[Rampage (G1)#Power of the Primes|Rampage]], [[Razorclaw (G1)#Power of the Primes|Razorclaw]], and the [[Prime Master#Toys|Prime Master]] [[Onyx Prime#Power of the Primes|Onyx Prime]].

:Predaking was reissued in 2026, with pre-orders going up on [[November 7]], [[2025]].
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===''Adamas Machina''===
[[File:AdamasMachinaHeadstrong.jpg|thumb|upright=1.66]]
<ul class="iconlist">{{Bp-d1|'''Predaking''' (2026)}}</ul>
:*''ID Number'': '''AMT-02'''
:*''Accessories'':
{{toydesigner|[[Akira Amemiya]] (concept artist)}}<ref>{{citesocial|quote=トランスフォーマー2010(トゥーオーワンオー)の人気エピソード「原始の呼び声」の劇中作画をイメージソースに、アニメーション監督の雨宮哲氏(TRIGGER所属)がコンセプトデザインを手掛けました。|link=https://x.com/tspark_official/status/1951115676397297889|site=Twitter|name=official T-SPARK account|year=2025|month=07|day=31}}</ref>

{{toystub}}
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==Merchandise==
===''Transformers Trading Card Game''===
[[File:W2PredaconHeadstrong.jpg|thumb|upright=1.66]]
*'''Predacon Headstrong, Ground Assault''' ([[2019]])
**'''Wave 2: Rise of the Combiners'''
**''Rarity: '''''UT'''
**''Card Number: '''''T33/T46'''
**''Stars: ''5
:Predacon Headstrong, Ground Assault was released as part of the [[Transformers Trading Card Game]] Wave 2: Rise of the Combiners. Like all other members of [[combiner]] teams released in the set, Predacon Headstrong, Ground Assault is a folding card, with the Bot and Alt modes being depicted when the card is folded in half, and a holofoil portion of the combined mode depicted when unfolded. The reverse of Predacon Headstrong, Ground Assault depicts [[Predaking (G1)|Predaking's]] right leg, which is formed by Headstrong in the artwork.

:The artwork for Bot and Alt Mode is reused from the ''[[Transformers Legends (mobile game)|Transformers Legends]]'' mobile game.

:Predacon Headstrong, Ground Assault can be used to form Predaking, Ferocious Hunter with the use of the Action card [[Enigma of Combination|Predacon Enigma]] while he and the other Wave 2 Predacons are in Bot mode on the battlefield or KO area.
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==Notes==
[[File:G1-Headstrong-head-comparison.jpg|thumb|upright=1.4|"Whoah, what's that behind me? Woah, what's up there?"]]
*Much like his [[Predacon (G1)|Predacon]] buddy [[Tantrum (G1)|Tantrum]], Headstrong's alternate mode is not a predator; rhinos feed upon any leafy material they come across. That means 2 out of 5 of [[Predaking (G1)|Predaking]]'s parts are truly vegetarian.
*Headstrong's [[robot mode]] [[character model]] features a slight inconsistency between the back and front views. From the front, his rhino head is facing backwards, resulting in him having a face on the back of his head, while the back view has it positioned facing upward, like literally ''every'' other incarnation of the character. Surprisingly, the rear-view position is hardly used in the cartoon itself, if at all.

===Foreign names===
*''Japanese:'' '''Headstrong''' (ヘッドストロング ''Heddosutorongu'')
*''French:'' '''Tête Forte''' (Canada, "Head Strong")
*''Hungarian:'' '''Nyakas''' ("Stiff-necked")
*''Italian:'' '''Rinox'''
*''Mandarin:'' '''Tiě Tóu''' (China, 铁头, "Iron Head')
*''Polish:'' '''Mocarz''' ("Strongman")
*''Russian:'' '''Prjamolob''' (Прямолоб, "Right-Forehead")

==References==
{{reflist}}

[[Category:Beast Wars Predacons]]
[[Category:Dreamwave Generation 1 Decepticons]]
[[Category:Earth Wars Decepticons]]
[[Category:Generation 1 cartoon Decepticons]]
[[Category:Generation 1 combiners]]
[[Category:Generation 1 Predacons]]
[[Category:Generation 1 toy Decepticons]]
[[Category:Generations Selects Quintessons]]
[[Category:IDW (2005) Decepticons]]
[[Category:Marvel Generation 1 Decepticons]]
[[Category:Platinum Edition]]
[[Category:Power of the Primes Decepticons]]
[[Category:The Headmasters Decepticons]]
[[Category:Transformers Roleplaying Game Decepticons]]

User:Viisacre/sandbox/Grenade Launcher

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Viisacre:

'''Grenade launchers''' are common [[weapon]]s used by various [[Autobot]]s, [[Decepticon]]s, and a whole bunch of other alien races used all across the franchise.

==Fiction==
===Generation 1 continuity family===
====''The Transformers'' cartoon====
Shrapnel had a wrist-mounted grenade launcher which he used to fire [[Shrapnel grenade|shrapnel grenades]] at [[Optimus Prime (G1)|Optimus]] and some [[Wheeljack (G1)|other]] [[Brawn (G1)|Autobots]].{{storylink|A Plague of Insecticons}}

==Games==
===''Transformers: Earth Wars''===
Almost all members of the "Gunner" class use a grenade launcher, firing small shells in an arcing motion, leaving a faint trail, before the projectile explodes on impact. Despite being so small, they seem to pack quite a bit of recoil, considering that upon using it, all characters pump their arms back in an exaggerated motion.
===''War for Cybertron''===
During the beginning of the war, Cybertronians used weapons like the [[Magma frag launcher]].

Predaking (G1)

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{{disambig3|Predaking}}
{{factions|decepticon|quintesson|hofsilver}}
:''Predaking is a [[Decepticon]] [[combiner]] from the [[Generation 1 continuity family|Generation 1]] [[continuity family]].''
[[File:Predakingg1.jpg|upright=2.2|thumb|Sucks to be Defensor and Superion... and every Autobot combiner ever.]]
'''Predaking''' is the ferocious fusion of all five of the [[Predacon (G1)|Predacons]]. Predaking is highly unusual among [[combiner]]s by the successful merging of each of his component robots' physical abilities and personalities. Most others of his kind are rendered [[Devastator (G1)|stupid]], [[Bruticus (G1)|suggestible]], or [[Abominus (G1)|borderline]] [[Menasor (G1)|insane]] by the merging of minds, but the five Predacons are united by their shared love of the hunt, and produce a single complete persona. Between his physical prowess, unexpected mental acuity, and animalistic, almost instinct-fast hunting actions, Predaking is one of the most dangerous and intimidating weapons ever added to the Decepticon ranks. [[Victor Caroli|As a weapon he is without equal; as a warrior he is without restraint. He can lift five hundred tons without straining a circuit]]. When Predaking is on your trail, all hope is lost.

Unless your name is [[Sky Lynx (G1)|Sky Lynx]].

Predaking is composed of:

*[[Razorclaw (G1)|Razorclaw]] (torso)
*[[Divebomb (G1)|Divebomb]] (right arm, wings)
*[[Rampage (G1)|Rampage]] (left arm)
*[[Headstrong (G1)|Headstrong]] (right leg)
*[[Tantrum (G1)|Tantrum]] (left leg)

{{bigquote|Predaking has the power! He needs nothing more!|Predaking has the power to survive|"[[Nightmare Planet]]"}}

==Fiction==
===Generation 1 cartoon continuity===
====''The Transformers'' cartoon====
{{voiceactor|[[Bud Davis]] (English), [[Minoru Inaba]] (Japanese)|[[Yuan Guoqing]] (Chinese), [[Edgar Fruitier]] (Canadian French), [[Francis Lax]] (European French), [[Reinhard Brock]] (German, "Five Faces of Darkness"), [[Gernot Duda]] (German, "Chaos"), [[Bernd Simon]] (German, "Nightmare Planet"), [[Ulf Jürgen Söhmisch]] (German, "The Quintesson Journal"), [[Holger Schwiers]] (German, "Call of the Primitives"), [[Dario de Castro]] (Portuguese), [[Sílvio Navas]] (Portuguese, "Nightmare Planet"), [[André Luiz Chapéu]] (Portuguese, "The Quintesson Journal")}}
[[File:FFOD5 Predaking.jpg|thumb|left|Never argue with a guy with horns on his knees.]]
Predaking first saw action during the short-lived Decepticon-[[Quintesson]] alliance in the year 2005. The Predacons attempted to prevent [[Blurr (G1)#Generation 1 cartoon continuity|Blurr]], [[Wheelie (G1)|Wheelie]], the human [[Marissa Faireborn]] and the magnificent [[Sky Lynx (G1)|Sky Lynx]] from escaping Jupiter's moon of [[Io]] with [[Metroplex (G1)|Metroplex]]'s [[Transformation cog (biology)|transformation cog]]. When the individual Predacons failed, they merged into Predaking, but were quickly defeated by Sky Lynx. {{storylink|Five Faces of Darkness, Part 5}}

Soon afterward, the Decepticons took over the slave mining planet of [[Dread (planet)|Dread]], forcing [[Dread slaves|the hapless prisoners]] to mine the super-hard [[death crystal]]s in a scheme by [[Galvatron (G1)/Generation 1 cartoon continuity|Galvatron]] to destroy Cybertron with a [[Death crystal cannon|giant death crystal firing cannon]]. When several slaves were frightened out of the mine by the monster [[Chaos (alien)|Chaos]], Predaking swooped down to recapture the escapees. Later, during an Autobot attack that saw Sky Lynx buried under tons of rock, Predaking separated Blurr, [[Wreck-Gar (G1)|Wreck-Gar]], Wheelie and [[Grimlock (G1)/Generation 1 cartoon continuity|Grimlock]] from [[Kup (G1)/Generation 1 cartoon continuity|Kup]] by blocking off the mine entrance with his laser [[sword]]. He continued to force the Autobots back to Sky Lynx (who had managed to escape the landslide) while shrugging off their laser fire. Meanwhile, Kup lured Chaos out of the volcano, causing another landslide that this time buried Predaking under tons of rock. {{storylink|Chaos (episode)|Chaos}}

[[File:Nightmare-planet-predaking-goodart.jpg|thumb|"Do you like Predaking?" "I don't know—I've never Predaked."]]
During an assassination attempt on the Autobots, the Predacons formed Predaking right before the Quintessons unleashed a nightmare effect on the Transformers. They were all confronted with solidified dream images taken from the mind of [[Daniel Witwicky (G1)|Daniel Witwicky]]. Predaking was quickly overpowered by the creatures and, after he split up, a dragon kidnapped Razorclaw to a distant castle, leaving the Predacons unable to combine again. After the dream-inducer was destroyed and the Predacons were reunited, Razorclaw was ready to resume the battle with the Autobots and ordered the transformation into Predaking. Unfortunately, Headstrong's leg had been injured fighting a giant dream Galvatron, and he was unable to join into their combined form. Without the might of Predaking, the Predacons chose to flee. {{storylink|Nightmare Planet}}

[[File:Predaking primatives.jpg|left|thumb|upright=0.75|Schrödinger's Cel: Simultaneously well-drawn and poorly-drawn.]]
Predaking was patrolling space when he picked up on a Quintesson transmission. Tracing it to a jungle-like planet, he split into his component parts to locate the source of the signal more easily. Once Sky Lynx and the Autobots beat the Predacons to the transmitting journal canister, they reformed as Predaking to renew their vendetta against Sky Lynx. Galvatron and [[Cyclonus (G1)/Generation 1 cartoon continuity|Cyclonus]] soon joined Predaking, but his interest in revenge on Sky Lynx outmatched their interest in the journal, and Galvatron had to remind Predaking repeatedly and forcefully to keep his mind(s) on the mission. {{storylink|The Quintesson Journal}} Later on, Predaking fought alongside Galvatron and the Decepticons in Europe, but soon vanished before the whole "[[Ultimate Weapon]]" scheme was finished. {{storylink|The Ultimate Weapon}}

On [[Earth]]'s [[Moon (moon)|moon]], Predaking fought alongside the [[Terrorcon (G1)|Terrorcon]] combiner [[Abominus (G1)|Abominus]] until they, along with the other "primitive" animal-based Transformers, were called away by [[Oracle (G1)|Primacron's assistant]]. They were led to an ancient world, in the hopes their primitive instincts would defeat [[Primacron]]'s latest creation, the energy-draining [[Tornedron]]. After the defeated [[Trypticon (G1)|Trypticon]]'s corpse seemingly crushed Grimlock, the primitives split up and ran for their lives. The Predacons continued to run until Headstrong declared he would rather stand and fight than die running. Concurring, his fellow Predacons merged with him to form Predaking, but were quickly put into stasis lock by Tornedron. {{storylink|Call of the Primitives}}

As part of a series of Decepticon attacks on [[Japan]], Predaking and [[Devastator (G1)/Generation 1 cartoon continuity|Devastator]] pursued [[Broadside (G1)|Broadside]] in the Sea of Japan. He was later part of the strike force led by the Matrix-possessed [[Scourge (G1)|Scourge]]. {{storylink|The Burden Hardest to Bear}}

After the [[Hate Plague]] spread throughout the galaxy, Predaking was seen hunting down Galvatron with Scourge and Cyclonus. How robots infected with homicidal madness could work together as a hunting party, much less share a combined form, is anybody's guess. {{storylink|The Return of Optimus Prime, Part 2}}
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====Japanese cartoon continuity====
=====''Transformers 2010'' story pages=====
The Predacons were built through cooperation between the Decepticons and the [[Quintesson]]s. Though they worked for the Decepticons, they were commanded by the Quintessons. {{storylink|Fight! Super Robot Lifeform Transformers 2010 (story page)|Part 3 and Part 4}}

=====''The Headmasters'' cartoon=====
[[File:MysteryPlanetMaster Hot Rod stops Predaking combination.jpg|thumb|Hot Rod forgets [[Optimus Maximus (G1)|whose chestplate]] he's supposed to form.]]
[[Hot Rod (G1)/Generation 1 cartoon continuity|Hot Rod]] stopped the Predacons from merging into Predaking once by ramming Razorclaw in the gut before the combination was complete. {{storylink|The Mystery of Planet Master}} Predaking later helped [[Scourge (G1)|Scourge]] and [[Cyclonus (G1)/Generation 1 cartoon continuity|Cyclonus]] try to steal the [[Sol 1]] satellite. He was defeated by [[Raiden]] and the Headmasters. {{storylink|The Shadow Emperor, Scorponok}} Predaking was defeated by Raiden and the Headmasters again when he confronted them over an erupting volcano in [[Peru]]. {{storylink|The Dormant Volcano Mysteriously Erupts}} And again by the Headmasters alone on [[Mars (planet)|Mars]]. {{storylink|Explosion on Mars!! Maximus Is in Danger}}

[[File:HM14 Headmasters vs Predaking.jpg|thumb|left]]
Predaking joined the Decepticons on their space mission to gather energy from throughout the universe. He battled Raiden on the [[Twin Star]] planets. {{storylink|Battle for Defense of the False Planet}} Predaking later struggled with [[Computron (G1)|Computron]] on [[Paradise]]. {{storylink|Head Formation of Friendship}}

Back on Earth, Predaking and [[Abominus (G1)|Abominus]] fought Raiden on the Kamchatka Peninsula. {{storylink|I Risk My Life for Earth}}

Predaking and Bruticus sank the ocean liner ''[[Queen World]]''. Predaking later protected a [[Death Tower]] in [[Santiago]], [[Chile]] against the Throttlebots. Then the Autobot Targetmasters arrived and [[Pointblank]] downed him with ONE SHOT. {{storylink|The Final Showdown on Earth (Part 1)}} The combiner took part in a final great battle against the Autobots at the North Pole, however his rematch with Raiden was interrupted when Scorponok threw Fortress Maximus at them. After the Autobots used their [[Head Formation]] to end the Decepticon plan, Predaking and the other Decepticons fled Earth. {{storylink|The Final Showdown on Earth (Part 2)}}
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=====''Zone'' cartoon=====
{{voiceactor|[[Yukimasa Kishino]] (Japanese)}}
[[File:PredaBrain1.jpg|thumb|Now that's what I call a splitting headache!]]

Years later, after several more Decepticon leaders had come and gone, the faction came under the rulership of the supernatural entity [[Violengiguar]], who assembled a team of [[Nine Great Demon Generals]] from Decepticon history. Predaking was enlisted as his "Beast General" and outfitted with new armor and weaponry to make him even more powerful than before, and sent forth to conquer planets in pursuit of Violengiguar's goal of creating a [[Decepticon Zone]]. {{storylink|Fight! Super Robot Lifeform Transformers: Zone (story page)|Zone Part 1}} At some point, Predaking and the other generals later schooled [[Metrotitan (G1)|Metrotitan]] and the [[Metrosquad]] in the ways of evil, making them more than formidable foes for the Powered Masters. {{storylink|Fight! Super Robot Lifeform Transformers: Zone (story page)|Zone Part 7}}

Arriving in Japan at the base of Mount Fuji, Predaking almost crushed local boy [[Akira Serikawa]], but the human was snatched to safety by the Autobot Micromaster [[Whisper (Zone)|Whisper]]. Predaking then came under fire from the Micromaster forces who arrived in the [[Galaxy Rocket]], and was soon joined in battling the little Autobots by Trypticon. Together, they almost destroyed the Galaxy Rocket, until the timely arrival of Dai Atlas and Sonic Bomber. Predaking proceeded to engage Dai Atlas, but the Autobot soon broke off their fight when Devastator arrived on the scene and made a play for the Zodiac's hiding place underground. Through Devastator and King Poseidon's combined efforts, the Zodiac was discovered; King Poseidon attempted to toss it to his comrades, but Predaking and Trypticon wound up crashing into one another in their eagerness to grab the Zodiac, allowing Dai Atlas to seize it. Predaking could only watch as the Autobots used the "Zone Mode" forms the Zodiac granted them to destroy King Poseidon and Trypticon; attempting to flee, he was thwarted in his efforts by Dai Atlas, who sliced him into two from head to crotch. Predaking's vaguely organic-looking brain was momentarily exposed before he died, his bisected halves exploding impressively. {{storylink|Enter the New Supreme Commander, Dai Atlas!}}

=====Ask Vector Prime=====
[[File:Volcanicuscomic1-Predaking.jpg|thumb|left|upright=0.75|Grimlock doesn't appreciate the "Predacon Stomp".]]

Predaking possessing what appeared to be an organic brain led [[Vector Prime]] to speculate that "the [[Violengiguar|Violent Chigger]]" had access to [[GoBot]] technology. He noted that the [[Chronarchitect]] was to be consulted regarding this and the GoBot infiltration outside of [[Gargent]] universes. {{storylink|Ask Vector Prime#Facebook|Ask Vector Prime, 2015/06/02}}

=====''Generations Selects Special Comic''=====
Decades after Predaking was destroyed fighting [[Dai Atlas (G1)|Dai Atlas]], the Quintessons used their [[Recreator]] to bring the Predacons back to life. Under Quintesson control, Predaking confronted the Dinobots on [[Dinobot Island (G1)|Dinobot Island]]. The newest Dinobot, [[Kakuryu (G1)|Grimmaster]], combined with his drones and tried to fight back, but alone he wasn't strong enough to defeat the ultimate Primitive warrior. Instead, Grimmaster passed his [[Energon Matrix]] to Grimlock, who used it to merge the classic Dinobots into [[Volcanicus (POTP)|Volcanicus]]. Predaking was overwhelmed by Volcanicus's Magma Blade attack, and broke apart into the individual Predacons, who retreated. {{storylink|Volcanicus comic 1}}
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====''TV Magazine'' comic continuity====
=====''The Story of Super Robot Lifeforms: The Transformers''=====
[[File:SRLTManga5 Predaking.jpg|thumb]]
During an attack on the planet [[Feminia]], Predaking took out a distracted [[Omega Supreme (G1)|Omega Supreme]], [[Superion (G1)|Superion]], and [[Defensor (G1)|Defensor]], only to suffer an embarrassing defeat at the hands of the [[Omnibot (G1)|Omnibots]]. {{storylink|The Story of Super Robot Lifeforms: The Transformers issue 5|The Story of Super Robot Lifeforms: The Transformers #5}}

=====''The Headmasters'' comic=====
During the Decepticons' second attempt to overtake planet [[Beast (planet)|Beast]], Predaking joined [[Alligatron]] and a unit of [[Sharkticon (species)|Sharkticons]] in attacking a squad of Autobot [[Beastformer (species)|Beastformer]]s. [[Highbrow (G1)|Highbrow]] and [[Brainstorm (G1)|Brainstorm]] managed to save the Beastformers, though they allowed themselves to be captured in the process. {{storylink|The Decisive Battle of Planet Beast!}}

=====''Super-God Masterforce'' comic=====
Predaking appeared to make a triumphant comeback with a squadron of other legendary Decepticons, attacking the Autobot [[Godmaster (lifeform)|Godmaster]]s on Earth. However, "Predaking" was revealed to have been nothing more than an illusion created by [[King Poseidon]], who was subsequently defeated. {{storylink|Burn, Chokon! New Commander Super Ginrai!}}

=====''Zone'' comic=====
The Decepticons came under the rulership of the supernatural entity [[Violengiguar]], who assembled a team of [[Nine Great Demon Generals]] from Decepticon history. Predaking was enlisted as his "Beast General" and outfitted with new armor and weaponry to make him even more powerful than before, and sent forth to conquer planets in pursuit of Violengiguar's goal of creating a [[Decepticon Zone]]. {{storylink|Fight! Super Robot Lifeform Transformers: Zone (story page)|Zone Part 1}} At some point, Predaking and the other generals later schooled [[Metrotitan (G1)|Metrotitan]] and the [[Metrosquad]] in the ways of evil, making them more than formidable foes for the Powered Masters. {{storylink|Fight! Super Robot Lifeform Transformers: Zone (story page)|Zone Part 7}}

One the first worlds to fall to the [[Nine Great Demon Generals]]' wrath was Predaking's old stomping ground, planet Feminia, which the generals destroyed utterly. One month later, following the generals' theft of the new power source [[Energon Z]] from the Autobot base on [[Micro|planet Zone]], Predaking, [[Devastator (G1)/Generation 1 cartoon continuity|Devastator]], [[King Poseidon]] and [[Trypticon (G1)|Trypticon]] launched an assault on the Earth in order to obtain the [[Zodiac]], the mystical final component in Violengiguar's plan which lay hidden on the planet. Predaking attacked Japan, centering on [[Mount Fuji]], and was soon joined there by the other generals, where they came under attack from the Autobot [[Micromaster]]s. The tiny 'bots were no match for the giant generals, but the fight was then taken up by the Autobot [[Powered Master]]s [[Dai Atlas (G1)|Dai Atlas]] and [[Sonic Bomber (G1)|Sonic Bomber]]. In the course of the battle, the Zodiac was unearthed from its subterranean hiding spot, and everyone began grappling over it. Unfortunately for the generals, when Trypticon tried blasting the Autobots with an Energon Z beam, it reacted with the Zodiac and granted the Powered Masters new "Zone Mode" alternate forms, the power of which allowed them to soundly defeat the generals and drive them off. {{storylink|Fight! Super Robot Lifeform Transformers: Zone (manga)|Zone}}

Later, Predaking, a self-professed master of aerial combat, challenged the Powered Masters to battle. Dai Atlas and [[Sonic Bomber (G1)|Sonic Bomber]] combined into [[Sky Powered]] and beat him swiftly and soundly. {{storylink|Fight! Super Robot Lifeform Transformers: Zone (story page)|Zone Part 6}}

===Toy pack-in material===
Predaking participated in a tumultuous battle on a moon base. As he descended upon the battlefield, [[Hot Rod (G1)|Rodimus Prime]], [[Wheelie (G1)|Wheelie]], and [[Wreck-Gar (G1)|Wreck-Gar]] stood united against him. {{storylink|Decipher the Decepticon}}

===Marvel ''The Transformers'' comics===
{{noteukonly}}
[[File:Predaking gone but not forgotten.jpg|thumb|left|"''Fear'' my slightly pronouncing crotch!"]]

''Predaking's first outing on [[Earth]] was in the course of a hunt by the Predacons against the [[Autobot]] leader [[Optimus Prime (G1)/Marvel Comics continuity|Optimus Prime]]. Prime having foiled the Predacons' initial attacks individually, they merged into Predaking and resumed the chase. Essentially Predaking's role in that hunt concluded once he had flushed Prime out into the open and worn him down, thus rendering him vulnerable to the attack of [[Megatron (G1)/Marvel Comics continuity|Megatron]]. The Predacons returned over the [[space bridge|Space Bridge]] to [[Cybertron (planet)|Cybertron]].'' {{storylink|Prey!}}

Predaking's ''next'' foray on Earth was part of a scheme by [[Shockwave (G1)/Marvel Comics continuity|Shockwave]] to destabilise Megatron's sanity to such an extent that the way would be clear for Shockwave to take command. Shockwave supplied fake [[Insignia|Autobrands]] to the Predacons (and thus Predaking by extension) and the Predacons ambushed Megatron in the swamps of Florida. ''Megatron did not recall who the Predacons were thanks to a bout of amnesia connected to his earlier involvement with them.'' The Predacons had similar difficulties subduing Megatron in their individual forms and merged to become Predaking. Predaking fared little better against Megatron and was rendered unconscious by a blast from the deranged Decepticon's [[fusion cannon]]. {{storylink|Gone but Not Forgotten!}}

''Divebomb found life on Earth so dull he contemplated buggering off back to Cybertron, but knew he couldn't because it would leave the other Predacons unable to form Predaking.'' {{storylink|Grudge Match!}}
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===Dreamwave ''Generation One'' continuity===
[[File:Predaking Combaticons screwed.jpg|thumb|Starscream thanks Primus he had the sense to finish his will this morning.]]
Eons ago, the Predacons were banished from Cybertron to [[Beast (planet)|Beest]], where their higher functions degraded, rendering them feral. Megatron, who had been overthrown by [[Starscream (G1)|Starscream]] (well, thrown out of a shuttle), tracked down the Predacons, then modified them to become combiners, creating Predaking. {{storylink|Welcome to the Jungle}}

Starscream and his [[Combaticon (G1)|Combaticons]] were in training (with Sky Lynx of all people as a target) when Predaking suddenly arose from the sea, seeking to capture the treacherous Decepticon [[Air Commander]]. The Combaticons quickly formed into (the much-less intelligent) [[Bruticus (G1)|Bruticus]] and counter-attacked by destroying Predaking's shoulder-mounted guns. Forced back, Predaking quickly put down his opponent by firing one of his foot cannons at Bruticus' head, blasting off part of his face.

When Starscream fled, lamenting Bruticus' latest defeat, Predaking attempted to follow until Bruticus crushed one of his wings and threw him onto the island. Damaged, but not defeated, Predaking easily dodged the slow-witted Combaticon combiner's rifle blast, then erected a defensive energy field around himself to deflect the follow-up shot. As Bruticus pondered a possible rifle malfunction, Predaking punched his rival in the face with a spiked knuckle, then impaled the crippled Bruticus upon Headstrong's horn, finally deactivating the Combaticons.

This was the first time he won a fight. And it was against a fellow [[Decepticon]]. Oh well, better than nothing. {{storylink|The Route of All Evil}}

===''The Beast Within''===
As the Dinobots unleashed the [[Beast (G1)|Beast]] on the Decepticons, the Predacons attempted to form Predaking as a counter to this awesome force. The Beast barely broke its stride, destroying Predaking utterly, to the absolute shock of the assembled Decepticons. {{storylink|The Beast Within}}

===''G.I. Joe vs. the Transformers''===
[[File:ArtOfWar2 Predaking vs Piranacon.jpg|thumb|left|Someone hasn't read the rest of this page.]]
The Predacons and [[Seacon (G1)|Seacons]] got into a territorial argument after Megatron's death, which led to a face off between Predaking and [[Piranacon (G1)|Piranacon]]. Predaking emerged the victor but was stopped by [[Serpentor|Serpent O.R.]] before he could finish the aquatic combiner off. {{storylink|The Art of War issue 2|The Art of War #2}} After Serpent O.R. recruited the Predacons into his new Decepticon army, he was tracked down by a group of Autobots and [[G.I. Joe (team)|G.I. Joes]], but Predaking protected his new leader by stomping [[Bumblebee (G1)|Bumblebee]] unconscious. The Decepticons then organized an attack on an Autobot peace ceremony, during which Predaking, Piranacon and [[Menasor (G1)|Menasor]] took out [[Omega Supreme (G1)|Omega Supreme]]. {{storylink|The Art of War issue 3|The Art of War #3}} He then spent the remainder of the battle hunting down civilians. {{storylink|The Art of War issue 4|The Art of War #4}}

===''Mini Mayhem!''===
When [[Galvatron (G1)|Galvatron]] unleashed Predaking, boasting that the gestal's combined animal strength was unparalleled, an ensemble of Battle Beasts stood united to prove him wrong. {{storylink|Mini Mayhem!}}

===''Kre-O'' online manga===
[[File:Kre-O JP comic 08 - Predaking.jpg|thumb|]]
Predaking was defeated by his lack of cuteness! {{storylink|Behemoth Combination! But They're Cute? The Predacon Unit}} He later teamed up with [[Devastator (G1)|Devastator]] and [[Bruticus (G1)|Bruticus]] to fight [[Superion (G1)|Superion]], who defeated the trio by rolling into their legs. {{storylink|Kre-O Micro-Changers Combiners comic}}

===2006 IDW ''Beast Wars'' continuity===
Predaking was put under the command of a younger soldier in the Decepticon army by the tail-end of the [[Great War (G1)|Great War]]. After Optimus Prime and Galvatron both met their ends on the battlefield, the leader of Predaking's squad took the name "[[Megatron (BW)/Beast Wars cartoon continuity|Megatron]]" and sought to take advantage of the Autobot army's state of disarray. To this end, he unleashed Predaking upon a [[Tigatron (BW)|peace negotiator]] who visited his camp, and then set out to attack the Primal Council himself. Predaking slew many enemy units before being confronted by the Tripredacus Council and their allies. To further their own goals, these 'bots combined into [[Predacus]], beat down Predaking, and skewered him with his own sword, killing him. {{storylink|Dawn of the Predacus}}

===''Transformers vs. G.I. Joe''===
Predaking was among the Decepticons forces nestled safely behind [[Trypticon (G1)|Trypticon]]'s force field when the combined forces of the Autobots and [[G.I. Joe (team)|G.I. Joe]] came to stop them from absorbing the [[sun]]. {{storylink|Transformers vs. G.I. Joe issue 12|Transformers vs. G.I. Joe #12}}

===2005 IDW continuity===
[[File:TheIronKlaw-Predaking.jpg|thumb|left|upright=0.85]]
The Predacons had attempted to combine in the past, but Predaking was not born until after the Predacons were forcibly brainwashed into serving as [[Iron Klaw|Count "Iron Klaw" van Rani]] by [[Merklynn|Garrison Kreiger]], using a copy of the [[Talisman (G1)|Talisman]] to improve upon their prior combiner technology and grant them the power of true combination, allowing them to form the mighty Predaking.

As Predaking, van Rani deployed the team in his [[Iron Castle]] in [[Kalistan]] to defend the interests of the [[Iron Ring]], and the combiner wound up battling [[Kup (G1)/2005 IDW continuity|Kup]], [[Ian Noble|Action Man]] and [[Ayana Jones|Mayday]], who could do little but just stay alive until [[Snake-Eyes]] destroyed Kreiger's Talisman emulator inside the castle. Without the Talisman's energy, the individual personalities of the argumentative Predacons reasserted themselves and Predaking collapsed into his components, with Kup blowing up Razorclaw's head soon afterwards. {{storylink|The Iron Klaw}}

Even that didn't keep Predaking down for long, though, as the repaired combiner joined van Rani, [[Miles Mayhem]], and [[Mercy Gale|Doctor X]] in [[Venice]], defending the planet from an army of invading [[Maximal]]s alongside some [[Red Shadows]]. {{storylink|Ceremony}}
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===''Prime Wars Trilogy'' cartoons===
{{voiceactor|[[Samoa Joe]] (English)}}

[[File:Machinima-POTP-Predaking-fires.jpg|thumb|upright=1.7|Deal the cards, that's what he does now.]]

As [[Volcanicus (POTP)|Volcanicus]] was fighting [[Windblade (G1)|Windblade]], [[Perceptor (G1)|Perceptor]] and [[Victorion]] in [[Primal Swamp]], Predaking interrupted their battle and demanded Victorion hand over the [[Enigma of Combination]]. When she failed to produce it, Predaking began attacking her in a rage. {{storylink|Volcanicus (episode)|Volcanicus}} As he clutched Victorion and tussled with Windblade, Predaking was distracted by Perceptor, letting the others attack and temporarily stun him before escaping. However, he got to his feet and went after them, himself pursued by Volcanicus. Everyone stopped, however, when they came across [[Megatron (G1)|Megatron]] entering a mysterious dome. {{storylink|Without Warning}}

He continued to ignore Victorion's insistence that she did not have the Enigma, believing he would need it to survive the coming events. He took down Volcanicus, Perceptor and Windblade, but before he could attack Victorion, Megatron reemerged and threatened him with the [[Requiem Blaster (Thirteen)|Requiem Blaster]]. Though he declared he was no longer bound to Megatron's orders, he accepted his former leader's claims that they would notify him should they find the Enigma, and he departed for parts unknown. {{storylink|Primal (POTP)|Primal}} Megatron ultimately made good on his promise, and Predaking soon arrived in the [[Well of All Sparks|Well of Sparks]] to attack Megatronus and attempt to take the Enigma. This ultimately proved short-lived, as Megatronus overpowered the Combiner and ripped his head off, killing him. {{storylink|Saga's End}}

===''Transformers/Ghostbusters''===
When [[Gozer]] attacked Cybertron, Predaking formed to fight back against the entity and tried to attack from behind only for Gozer to land a devastating punch on the combiner's chest, critically damaging him. {{storylink|Ghosts of Cybertron Part 2}}

===''Last Bot Standing''===
Predaking was among the many Decepticons who fought against the Autobots as both sides drained the universe of its resources. {{Storylink|Last Bot Standing issue 2|Last Bot Standing #2}}

==Commercial appearances==
*The Predacons came to the aid of a trio of [[Seeker (body-type)|Seekers]] who found themselves unable to handle the Dinobots. After rushing into battle, the Predacons combined into Predaking, and fought the Dinobots from the air. {{storylink|Commercial/Generation 1#Predacons|Predacons commercial}}
*Predaking found [[Slag (G1)|Slag]] and [[Grimlock (G1)|Grimlock]] walking alone through a field, and came swooping down from the skies to attack them. He was thwarted by [[Sky Lynx (G1)|Sky Lynx]], who blasted him back before unleashing his flame-breath onto Predaking. {{storylink|Commercial/Generation 1#Sky Lynx|Sky Lynx commercial}}
*During a massive battle between Kreons, Predaking's components assembled themselves into his gestalt form. He and [[Bruticus (G1)|Bruticus]] then proceeded to send the Autobots fleeing for their tiny lives. {{storylink|Commercial#Kre-O|KRE-O Transformers Micro Changers and Combiners Construction Sets commercial}}

==Games==
===''The Transformers'' (PS2)===
[[File:TheTransformersPS2 Predaking.jpg|thumb|upright=1.4|So... he has two goals then?]]
{{voiceactor|???}}

Right when the Jewel of Mystery was within sight of the Autobots, Predaking roared (which sounded more like a moan), stating that the Autobots would not have the Jewel. Dropping in front of them, Predaking stated his mission: "Destroy...Autobots! Keep...Jewel! My...Only...Goal!" Rodimus Prime recognized the hulking combination of the Predacons and warned the Autobots that he was tough. Predaking fought the Autobots, but despite being aided by a mass of Decepticon foot soldiers, the Predacon gestalt was defeated. Deciding to go back to base, Predaking turned around and flew away. Once Rodimus was sure Predaking was out of hearing range, he expressed gratitude for the fact that Predaking was an idiot. {{storylink|The Transformers (G1 PS2)|The Transformers}}
{{--}}

===''Transformers: Earth Wars''===
[[File:Earth Wars Predaking.jpg|upright=1.67|thumb| Fear my HIGH HEELS!!!!! And my sword!]]
Predaking is the fearsome combination of the likemindedness of all the Predacons along with some developmental technology in the form of the Quintesson Hive mind. Seeing as they revel in the hunt, Megatron was impressed with Predaking's singlemindedness.

The Predacons were deployed once the Dinobots came to find the Enigma Of Combination. Using Bombshell's Cerebro-shells on an unknowing Jetfire, the Predacons led the Dinobots into a trap. Knowing they were so close, the Dinobots broke role and started to attack!

Optimus, hearing the news, sent Superion to handle the situation, while Megatron sent Bruticus to assist the Predacons. Both Superion and Bruticus battled each other until Volcanicus and Predaking emerged.
{{storylink|Transformers: Earth Wars}}

Predaking can be formed once all 3 to 4 star Predacons have been collected. You can even sub in a 5 star Divebomb, if available.

*'''Class''' - Combiner
*'''Weapons''': Predaking jumps on his opponents and stomps on defenses while swinging at enemies with his blade. He can also has a built in [[flamethrower]], which can send a beam into the air that will come back down as meteors that deal high damage.
*'''Abilities''':
**'''Infernum Blade''' - Predaking leaps into the air, dropping down with his blade in a fiery impact which leaves trails of fire in its wake. This deals high damage and sets both buildings and enemies on fire, knocking enemy outpost bots back. Enemies already on fire take 2x damage.
**'''Fire And Brimstone''' - Set a wide conical area on fire, dealing damage over time and dealing 3x damage to opponent Combiners and enemy outpost bots.
**'''Extinction''' - Meteors rain down in a large radius, dealing damage over time for 12 seconds. If Predaking is within the meteor bombardment's range, he takes 60% less damage. Upon leaving the radius, the shield persists for a brief period.
**'''Empowered Megatronus''' - For 20 seconds, gain 50% attack speed and take 30% less damage, dealing fire damage over time. Upon death, all friendly bots are empowered by a Megatronus effect.
*'''Cooldown''': 15 seconds to 20 seconds.

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===''Transformers Roleplaying Game''===
Predaking was the combined form of the Predacons. {{storylink|Decepticon Directive}}

==Toys==
===''The Transformers''===
{{anchor|Generation 1}}
[[File:G1 Predaking toy.jpg|upright=1.33|thumb|It's your own fault if you ignored this when it was reissued, you know.]]
<ul class="iconlist">{{Bp-d1|'''Predaking''' ([[1986]]/[[2004]])}}</ul>
:*''Takara name'': '''Predaking''' (プレダキング)
:*''Takara ID number'': '''D-78'''
:*''Accessories'': [[X-ray laser cannon]], [[Sonic sword#Toys|sonic sword]], 4 combiner extremities, head
{{toydesigner|[[Mika Akitaka]] (TakaraTomy)<ref>[https://web.archive.org/web/20100724062955/http://www.ex.org/ex/3.4/09-feature_akitaka2.html Interview with Mika Akitaka]</ref>|[[Richard Marcej]] (packaging)}}

:''[[The Transformers (toyline)|Generation 1]]'' Predaking is, by far, the largest of the traditional central component-leader-type combiner toys. He is formed by combining all five Predacons together. Unlike the [[Fight! Super Robot Lifeform Transformers (toyline)#1986 (Scramble City and Transformers 2010)|Scramble City]]-style toys such as [[Bruticus (G1)#Toys|Bruticus]] or [[Defensor (G1)#Toys|Defensor]], Predaking's arms and legs are not interchangeable, but can switch sides allowing the construction of a more [[show-accuracy|show-accurate]] toy, allowing for four different combinations. Razorclaw's sonic sword and [[beast mode]] cannon serve as Predaking's primary weapons, with Tantrum and Headstrong's back-mounted cannons as his feet.

:Like Defensor and Bruticus, Predaking's components were released in both plastic and metal versions. In his combined mode featuring each member in [[die-cast]] form, Predaking is rather heavy for a Transformer. A complete combiner weighs in at exactly 1 kilogram (2.2lbs). This however does not upset the balance of the toy, as Headstrong and Tantrum have the bulk of the die-cast. Japan only received the plastic versions during the original run of the Generation 1 toylines.

:Hasbro only released the individual Predacons, but a [[giftset]] was available in Japan. In late 2004, Predaking was reissued to much rejoicing of people who could not afford the after market prices on a vintage piece. This reissue used metal parts, and the pieces that were originally soft plastic were now hard plastic.

::*''[http://www.tfu.info/1986/Decepticon/Predaking/predaking.htm More information on Predaking at TFU.info]''
{{--}}

===''Welcome to Transformers 2010''===
{{anchor|Transformers (2010)}}
[[File:Predaking-2010-reissue.jpg|thumb|upright=1.33]]
<ul class="iconlist">{{Bp-d1|'''Predaking''' (プレダキング, [[2010]]/[[2017]])}}</ul>
:*''Accessories'': Razorclaw's sword and cannon, 4 combiner extremities, head
{{toydesigner|[[Noritaka Suzuki]] (packaging artist)}}

:Released on [[November 27]], 2010 as part of [[TakaraTomy]]'s ''[[Transformers (2010 toyline)#TakaraTomy Welcome to Transformers 2010 campaign|Welcome to Transformers 2010]]'' line, Predaking featured significant differences from the previous releases. His yellow plastic was replaced with gold plastic, most of which was painted over gold. The orange, red, black, and gray plastic was replaced with metallic fleck equivalents. Nearly every [[sticker]] has been redesigned from the original, and an optional label sheet to be applied to the robot, beast, and combined mode eyes has been included. Like the previous reissue, this version featured die-cast parts.

:Many of the individual figures featured changes to their face paint in either overall color or application to better match their cartoon appearances. The metallic coloration appears to also have been inspired by episodes like "[[Nightmare Planet]]" and "[[Call of the Primitives]]" where their colors are much darker and feature "black" cel streaks, which are generally only applied to something for mood-lit shading or metallic/chromed parts. This version of the mold also bears the die-cast parts of the previous Takara reissue.

:This figure comes with 3 points towards the 2010 Sound Station Redemption campaign, they can be found hidden in the upper right corner front flap of the packaging.
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===''Kre-O''===
[[File:Kre-O-Micro-Changers-Combiner-G1-Predaking.jpg|thumb|upright=1.33|And from that day forward, anytime a bunch of animals are together in one place, it's called a ZOO! Unless it's a farm!]]
<ul class="iconlist">{{Bp-d1|'''Predaking''' (Micro-Changer Combiner, [[2013]])}}</ul>
:*''TakaraTomy name'': '''Predaking''' (プレダキング)
:*''Set number'': '''A2227'''
:*''Pieces'': '''79'''
{{toydesigner|[[Ed Masiello]] (Hasbro)}}

:One of the first [[Kreon]] [[Micro-Changer]] combiner sets. The four component Kreons, [[Razorclaw (G1)#Kre-O|Razorclaw]], [[Headstrong (G1)#Kre-O|Headlock]], [[Tantrum (G1)#Kre-O|Torox]], and [[Divebomb (G1)#Kre-O|Divebomb]], can be rebuilt into their alternate modes. They can also be rebuilt into Predaking by taking them apart and combining their pieces.

:Like all of the Micro Changer combiner sets, Predaking comes with only one ''Kre-O'' display brick, and a sticker sheet composed of his leg detailing and a ''Kre-O'' logo. Due to the leg stickers being slightly transparent, applying them to the black-colored leg parts can render the details being semi-transparent. The instructions also did not mention where the ''Kre-O'' logo sticker should be placed. Also, Predaking's combined mode's waist part is somehow prone to falling off the assembly while posing, and he has a problem standing straight due to how the legs are constructed.

:The packaging accidentally switches Headstrong and Tantrum's new trademark-friendly names, labeling the former as "Torox" and the latter as "Headlock".

::*''[http://www.tfu.info/2013/Decepticon/Kre-OPredaking/predaking.htm More information on Predaking at TFU.info]''
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===''Platinum Edition''===
[[File:Platinum-Edition-Predaking.jpg|upright=1.33|thumb]]
<ul class="iconlist">{{Bp-d1|'''Predaking''' (2013)}}</ul>
:*'''10 OF 30'''
:*''Accessories'': Predaking's sword, Razorclaw's sword and cannon, 4 combiner extremities, head

:''[[Transformers: Platinum Edition|Platinum Edition]]'' Predaking is a very mild [[redeco]] of the 2010 release, complete with die-cast metal parts. Compared to the original, Predaking's formerly yellow plastic and metal parts have been painted over entirely in a pale gold (the plastic underneath is thankfully ''not'' cast in [[Gold Plastic Syndrome|gold]] as in the 2010 release, but rather an orange that is fairly close to the paint tone), the red and orange both have metallic fleck added once again, and the gray plastics have all been changed to silver. New to this release is a redeco of the [[Star Saber (Thirteen)#Beast Hunters|Star Saber]] of ''[[Transformers: Prime (toyline)#Beast Hunters (2013)|Beast Hunters]]'' [[Optimus Prime (WFC)#Beast Hunters|Voyager Class Optimus Prime]] cast in gold to match the other swords in the set. The new sword can serendipitously peg into either of Rampage's shoulders when not in use. In addition to the usual factory pre-applied stickers, five sheets of redesigned labels identical to the 2010 release are also included, though the optional sheet of eye decals is not. Finally, he has a designated number as part of the ''[[Thrilling 30]]'' line. Unlike the 2010 reissue, this Predaking is packaged in combined mode. Care should be taken when moving Predaking's arms as the shoulder sockets are ''extraordinarily'' stiff on this particular version. Platinum Edition Predaking was an [[Amazon (website)|Amazon.com]] exclusive in the USA for an initial MSRP of $119.99 and had a wider release across the Asia market shortly thereafter.

::*''[http://www.tfu.info/2013/Decepticon/PlatinumPredaking/predaking.htm More information on ''Platinum Edition'' Predaking at TFU.info]''
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===''Power of the Primes''===
[[File:POTP-Titan-Predaking-set.jpg|thumb|upright=1.33|I‘ve come to slay [[Predaking (Prime)|a dragon]].]]
<ul class="iconlist">{{Bp-d1|'''Predaking''' (Titan Class, [[2018]] / [[2026]])}}</ul>
:*''TakaraTomy name'': '''Predaking''' (プレダキング)
:*''TakaraTomy ID number'': '''PP-31'''
:*''TakaraTomy release date'': [[2018]] [[September 29]]
:*''Accessories'': [[Onyx Prime#Power of the Primes|Onyx]] Prime Master, [[Onyx Matrix]] frame, 4 combiner extremities, 2 shoulder cannons, arm cannon (formed by two guns)
{{toydesigner|[[John Warden]] and [[Lynsey Urban]] (Hasbro)|[[Hirofumi Ichikawa]] (detailing), [[Robby Musso]] (concept artist)}}

:Sold as a single set, ''[[Transformers: Generations (toyline)|Generations]]'' ''[[Power of the Primes (toyline)|Power of the Primes]]'' Predaking is a Titan Class-sized combiner composed of [[Razorclaw (G1)#Power of the Primes|Razorclaw]], [[Tantrum (G1)#Power of the Primes|Torox]] (a renamed Tantrum due to trademark availability issues), [[Rampage (G1)#Power of the Primes|Rampage]], [[Headstrong (G1)#Power of the Primes|Headstrong]], and [[Divebomb (G1)#Power of the Primes|Divebomb]]. He also comes with the Onyx Matrix, containing [[Onyx Prime#Power of the Primes|Onyx Prime]], a [[Prime Master]]. The Matrix can be attached inside Predaking's chest, under Razorclaw's beast head. Much like his ''G1'' toy, Predaking's limbs can switch orientation, but this isn't recommended as it leaves the plastic screwholes at the front.

[[File:POTPPredakingSword.jpeg|thumb|left|Challenge accepted, 3P-ers!]]
:In July 2018, 5 Predakings with packages signed by [[Shogo Hasui]] were released as a giveaway prize for Toys"R"Us Taiwan's sale campaign (which ran July 15–31.).<ref>https://www.facebook.com/TransformersNeverDie/photos/a.629496500464227.1073741828.478564562224089/1770291019718097/?type=3&theater</ref>

:On November 11, 2018, Hasbro's official Tmall store provided a free [[Sonic sword#Power of the Primes|sonic sword]] for every Predaking purchased, as a promotional item for China's Singles Day (the Chinese equivalent of [[Black Friday (event)|Black Friday]]).<ref>https://detail.tmall.com/item.htm?spm=a21m2.8958473.0.0.40f5639167zksJ&id=580472727102&skuId=3865613613064</ref> The sword "blade" is made of very soft rubbery plastic, with a hidden rod inside it containing a wooden ballpoint pen. Unfortunately, even with the rod inside, many collectors found the sword to be unstable and prone to drooping or falling apart under its own weight.

:Predaking was reissued in 2026, with pre-orders going up on [[November 7]], [[2025]].
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===''Adamas Machina''===
[[File:AdamasMachinaPredaking2.jpg|thumb|upright=1.66|Preda-bling]]
<ul class="iconlist">{{Bp-d1|'''Predaking''' (2026)}}</ul>
:*''ID Number'': '''AM-T02'''
:*''Accessories'': left & right Predaking feet, left & right Predaking hands, 2 parts [[X-ray laser cannon|X-Ray Laser Cannon]], left & right Shoulder Cannons, 2 Shoulder cannon barrels, [[Sonic sword|Sonic Blade]], [[Photon Saber]], [[Concussion weapon|Concussion Blaster]], [[Lightning rifle]], [[Particle beam rifle]], [[Catalytic carbine]], [[Plasma sphere shooter]], connector, Stand adapter
{{toydesigner|[[Akira Amemiya]] (concept artist)}}<ref>{{citesocial|quote=トランスフォーマー2010(トゥーオーワンオー)の人気エピソード「原始の呼び声」の劇中作画をイメージソースに、アニメーション監督の雨宮哲氏(TRIGGER所属)がコンセプトデザインを手掛けました。|link=https://x.com/tspark_official/status/1951115676397297889|site=Twitter|name=official T-SPARK account|year=2025|month=07|day=31}}</ref>

:Part of [[T-SPARK]]'s ''[[T-SPARK#Adamas Machina|Adamas Machina]]'' subline of high-end collectibles, this representation of Predaking stands at approximately the same height as the original toy but now has been heavily redesigned & stylized. The toy is based specifically on his appearance in "[[Call of the Primitives]]" & his [[Studio OX]] design by [[Tsuyoshi Nonaka]], for the first time bearing the Photon Saber (mispelled as Photon Sabel on the website), which was Predaking's weapon in Studio OX art (different from how the original combiner toy would wield Razorclaw's Sonic Sword). While each individual Predacon has his expected transformation, the set's design emphasis was on producing a well-proportioned and posable super robot; to that end, Predaking features an unprecedented level of [[articulation]] for a combiner, including double ab crunch, butterfly shoulders, and individual fingers and knuckles. Befitting his collector-oriented presentation, he features ample [[die-cast]] metal and the highest amount of [[Paint operation|paint application]]s of any figure in the history of the [[Transformers brand]].

:Orders for Predaking went live in August 2025 for a ship date in March 2026. Japanese retail price was approximately $320, but American fans would inevitably wind up paying over $450 [[President of the United States|for reasons]].

::*[https://www.takaratomy.co.jp/products/tsparkofficial/adamas/am_t01_pk Official TakaraTomy website of ''Adamas Machina'' Predaking]
{{-}}

==Merchandise==
===''Forms Robo''===
*'''Predaking''' ([[1987]])

:Predaking was also among the ten characters who were rendered as part of the ''[[Forms Robo]]'' line of oversized ''keshigomu'' figures. He came individually packaged in a plastic baggie, and was available in red, yellow, green, or blue. Of the various ''Forms Robo'' figures, Predaking is easily the hardest to find, rarely appearing on the secondary market.
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===''Titanium Series''===
[[File:Titanium Predaking.jpg|thumb|Squattie]]
*'''Predaking''' (3" Robot Masters, [[2006]])
**''Accessories:'' Display stand, sword

:As part of the ''Titanium'' series 3" line, Predaking is constructed of mostly [[die-cast]] metal and plastic parts, but cannot transform and has very limited articulation. His sculpt and colour scheme is based upon the original G1 toy, but has Rampage and Divebomb occupying each other's positions, like the cartoon and comic model.

::*''[http://www.tfu.info/2006/Decepticon/TitPredaking/predaking.htm More information on ''Titanium Series'' Predaking at TFU.info]''
{{-}}

===''Robot Heroes''===
[[File:Robotheroesricochetpredaking.jpg|upright=1.66|thumb|As if Predaking could get any cuter. Valiant effort, though.]]
*'''Ricochet & Predaking''' (Two-pack, [[2009]])
{{toydesigner|[[Bill Rawley]] (Hasbro)|[[Marcelo Matere]] (concept artist)}}

:''[[Robot Heroes (toyline)|Robot Heroes]]'' Predaking is a small, [[super deformed]] and absolutely adorable figurine with articulated shoulders. He was only available in a two-pack with [[Ricochet (Headmasters)#Robot Heroes|Ricochet]].

:The United States release of this two-pack has been cancelled, but it has been found in other markets such as Singapore, Australia, the United Kingdom, Hungary and Germany.

::*''[http://www.tfu.info/2009/Decepticon/RHPredaking/predaking.htm More information on ''Robot Heroes'' Predaking at TFU.info]''
{{-}}

===''Transformers Trading Card Game''===
[[File:W2Predaking.jpg|thumb|upright=1.66|If you have "Right Leg of the Ferocious Hunter", "Left Leg of the Ferocious Hunter", "Right Arm of the Ferocious Hunter" and "Left Arm of the Ferocious Hunter" in addition to this card in your hand, you win the Duel.]]
*'''Predaking, Ferocious Hunter''' (2019)
**[[Divebomb (G1)|Divebomb]], Aerial Assault
**[[Headstrong (G1)|Predacon Headstrong]], Ground Assault
**[[Rampage (G1)|Predacon Rampage]], Savage Hunter
**[[Razorclaw (G1)|Razorclaw]], Predacon Leader
**[[Tantrum (G1)|Torox]], Fueler
**'''Wave 2: Rise of the Combiners'''
**''Stars: ''25

:One of the titular [[combiner]]s from the ''[[Transformers Trading Card Game]]'' Wave 2: Rise of the Combiners, Predaking, Ferocious Hunter can be formed by playing the Action card [[Enigma of Combination|Predacon Enigma]] while the Character cards for all five [[Predacon (G1)|Predacons]] are in Bot Mode while on the battlefield and/or the KO area.

:Predaking, Ferocious Hunter's artwork is reused from the ''[[Power of the Primes (franchise)|Power of the Primes]]'' Predaking packaging art.
{{--}}

==Notes==
[[File:1986protopredacons.jpg|upright=0.85|thumb|You'd cover that face, too.]]
[[File:PredakingChaosLightsaber.jpg|upright=0.8|thumb|This weapon is your DEATH.]]
*One of Predaking's preliminary names was '''Giganticon'''.
*Razorclaw's head was originally designed to transform into Predaking's. This was likely dropped for either safety or cost reasons. Additionally, the gold plastic swords were originally meant to be gold chrome.
*According to designer Akitaka Mika, this was his only produced Transformers design; Bandai sued Takara over Predaking's resemblance to {{w|Future Robot Daltanious|Daltanious}} (IE both robots with lion heads for chests) in 1986, but Predaking's sales were exceptional enough that Bandai gave him a job shortly thereafter. He later went on to create the ''{{w|Galaxy Fräulein Yuna}}'' game and anime franchise.
*As a result of what can only be assumed to be a poor perspective of the Generation 1 toy in photographs given to the animation team, both Predaking's pre-final and final [[character model|cartoon models]] appear to mistake his antenna as being behind his wings, protruding from his back, and the sides of his enormous toy head being a popped-collar.<ref name="DM">[https://www.tfw2005.com/boards/threads/d-m-s-most-accurately-coloured-g1-animation-models-online.1201950/ Accurately colored recreations of the Generation 1 cartoon character models using original color charts and other production materials] - TFW2005</ref>
**Despite the flub made when designing his animation model, the rest of his head appears to be accurately recreated. On the other hand, the design is frequently lost in translation, resulting in plenty of [[:File:Predaking_primatives.jpg|feature-less]], [[:File:Nightmare-planet-predaking-goodart.jpg|slate faced]] Predakings, to the point where this discrepancy shows up as late as the ''[[:File:HM14 Headmasters vs Predaking.jpg|Headmasters]]'' cartoon. This might account for his slightly oddball head redesign in ''Zone'', where it seems Predaking's forehead protrusions were misinterpreted as two separate eyes.
**Predaking's antenna ended up becoming a pair of sheathed "[[lightsaber]]" hilts on his back, which became the character's primary weapons in the cartoon. It's possible the animators weren't aware that the [[Sonic sword]] was ''also'' Predaking's weapon, as it was only present on [[Razorclaw (G1)|Razorclaw]]'s model sheets, leading the design team to make something up.<ref name="DM"/>
*Predaking's debut in "[[Five Faces of Darkness, Part 5]]" uses his pre-final model, which is hardly surprising since [[AKOM]] was known to use out-of-date models in their episodes.
*A Predaking [[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 dirt bike.<ref>''[[Transformers Generations (guidebook)#Editions|Transformers Generations Deluxe]]'', p111</ref> While Predaking was scrapped, the bike was refined and included with the Action Master [[Axer (G1)#Generation 1|Axer]].
*Incidentally, the aforementioned concept art was found in an [http://web.archive.org/web/20110809212038/http://www.worlds-worst.com/worldsworst/wwnp_article.php?69 Arby's parking lot] after the end of [[BotCon 2000]], where it had presumably come unstowed.
*''Kre-O'' Predaking was originally announced as '''Predicus''' at [[San Diego Comic-Con]]. The name was corrected for the toy release but remains "Predicus" on the Micro Changers Combiners bio-poster available on the Kre-O website.
*''Kre-O'' [[Rampage (G1)|Rampage]], who misses out being part of the gestalt, instead comes separately in a blind-packed bag.
*A proposed but unrealized [[Fun Publications]] [[BotCon]] [[exclusive]] was a redeco of [[Tigerhawk]] into a non-combiner ''Beast Wars''-style Predaking.<ref>[http://www.toycollectors.com.au/bc14/bc14br.html BotCon 2014 attendee report]</ref>
*Predaking in ''[[Transformers: Earth Wars]]'' takes many cues from the G1 animation model, but also the [[IP infringement|third party]] Mastermind Creations "Feral Rex" version of Predaking.

===Foreign names===
*''Japanese:'' '''Predaking''' (プレダキング ''Puredakingu'')
*''Mandarin:'' '''Chōng Yúnxiāo''' (China, 冲云霄, "Rush to the sky")
*''Russian:'' '''Vreditel'''' (Вредитель, "Wrecker")

==Gallery==
<gallery>
File:PredakingZone1.jpg|''Zone'' cartoon model
File:Predaking-Machinima-POTP.jpg|''Power of the Primes'' model
</gallery>

==References==
{{reflist}}

[[Category:Combined forms]]
[[Category:Dreamwave Generation 1 Decepticons]]
[[Category:Earth Wars Decepticons]]
[[Category:Generation 1 cartoon Decepticons]]
[[Category:Generation 1 Predacons]]
[[Category:Generations Selects Quintessons]]
[[Category:Hall of Fame characters]]
[[Category:IDW (2005) Decepticons]]
[[Category:Kre-O Decepticons]]
[[Category:Marvel Generation 1 Decepticons]]
[[Category:Platinum Edition]]
[[Category:Power of the Primes Decepticons]]
[[Category:Power of the Primes Combiners]]
[[Category:Robot Heroes]]
[[Category:Super-God Masterforce Decepticons]]
[[Category:The Headmasters Decepticons]]
[[Category:Titanium Series]]
[[Category:Transformers Roleplaying Game Decepticons]]
[[Category:Zone Decepticons]]

Eurythma (Earth Wars)

2026-04-01T23:14:11Z

Viisacre: Leaing

{{Disambig2|the ''Earth Wars'' event|the planet|Eurythma}}
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'''The most significant event in all of human history. . . [[April Fools' Day|April Fools]].'''

==Gameplay==
This event was an individual totaliser, meaning players earned points and unlocked prizes on their own as opposed to with their [[Transformers: Earth Wars#Alliances|Alliance]]. The top prize was an [[Transformers:_Earth_Wars#Power_Cores|"XP Memory Core"]]. In the event, every battle rewarded 10 points. A total of 50 points were needed to finish the event, as like most holiday events, it was quite brief.

==Notes==
*The event was teased in the game's official Discord server with a mysterious transmission that implied it was significant, including a blurred image.
*Whether the "Destination" prefix refers to a new type of event is unknown.
*The event description refers to it as an experimental event.
*Functionally, the "XP Memory Core" acts as an XP boost core increasing XP by 250%. It has the appearance of a [[G-Metal|Gmetal]] XP core but is listed as being Bronze rarity (a rarity that was discontinued). Its description is random, picking from 10 options, of which 7 are things the game developers have said on streams or in the game's official Discord server, while the other 3 are quotes from various characters across the franchise:
**"'Coming Soon' - [[Dale Stiffell|DAL-E]]"
**"'Hold my Energon!' – [[Jairo Aznar Marcos|High Road]]"
**"'[[The Agenda (Part III)|Now I enter these hallowed halls a conquerer.]] {{sic}} [[The Agenda (Part III)|Yesssss.]]' – [[Megatron (BW)|Megatron]]"
**"'What a bunch of losers!' – [[Maral Anvari|Morale]]"
**"'Go play another round!' – [[Ioannis Lefkaditis|Iaconis]]'"
**"'I'm leaing {{sic}}, goodbye forever. Wait, no. Never mind.' – [[Kallum Hoy|SG DAL-E]]"
**"'1 Billion Trillion Squizillion [[Cybercoin#Transformers: Earth Wars|Cyber Coins]]!' – High Road"
**"'[[Transformers One (film)|I have knife hands!]]' – [[Bumblebee (One)|Badassatron]]"
**"'[[The Transformers: The Movie|One shall stand, one shall fall.]] – [[Optimus Prime (G1)|Optimus Prime]]"
**"'Coming Sewn' – [[Kallum Hoy|Kallamity]]"
*The event's name references the planet [[Eurythma]], likely due to the rather. . . ''humorous'' nature of the episode it featured in. Sadly, the event has nothing to do with singing.
*Another notable prize of the event was a "Prime Personality Quiz", which gives the user a random Prime Insignia profile picture. Unfortunately, for users who already possessed the profile picture, they did not receive anything from the personality quiz.
*Whether the word "leaving" being misspelled as "leaing" in the description was intentional or not is unknown. Oh, the mysteries of the universe.

[[Category:2026 Earth Wars events]]
[[Category:Cyber Pass 52]]
[[Category:Earth Wars holiday events]]

Eurythma (Earth Wars)

2026-04-01T23:12:06Z

Viisacre: Grammar/cleanup

{{Disambig2|the ''Earth Wars'' event|the planet|Eurythma}}
{{episode|
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|image=Earth Wars A Sad Melody.jpg
|production code=[[Transformers: Earth Wars#Cyber Pass|Cyber Pass]] 52
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|season ep=
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'''The most significant event in all of human history. . . [[April Fools' Day|April Fools]].'''

==Gameplay==
This event was an individual totaliser, meaning players earned points and unlocked prizes on their own as opposed to with their [[Transformers: Earth Wars#Alliances|Alliance]]. The top prize was an [[Transformers:_Earth_Wars#Power_Cores|"XP Memory Core"]]. In the event, every battle rewarded 10 points. A total of 50 points were needed to finish the event, as like most holiday events, it was quite brief.

==Notes==
*The event was teased in the game's official Discord server with a mysterious transmission that implied it was significant, including a blurred image.
*Whether the "Destination" prefix refers to a new type of event is unknown.
*The event description refers to it as an experimental event.
*Functionally, the "XP Memory Core" acts as an XP boost core increasing XP by 250%. It has the appearance of a [[G-Metal|Gmetal]] XP core but is listed as being Bronze rarity (a rarity that was discontinued). Its description is random, picking from 10 options, of which 7 are things the game developers have said on streams or in the game's official Discord server, while the other 3 are quotes from various characters across the franchise:
**"'Coming Soon' - [[Dale Stiffell|DAL-E]]"
**"'Hold my Energon!' – [[Jairo Aznar Marcos|High Road]]"
**"'[[The Agenda (Part III)|Now I enter these hallowed halls a conquerer.]] {{sic}} [[The Agenda (Part III)|Yesssss.]]' – [[Megatron (BW)|Megatron]]"
**"'What a bunch of losers!' – [[Maral Anvari|Morale]]"
**"'Go play another round!' – [[Ioannis Lefkaditis|Iaconis]]'"
**"'I'm leaving {{sic}}, goodbye forever. Wait, no. Never mind.' – [[Kallum Hoy|SG DAL-E]]"
**"'1 Billion Trillion Squizillion [[Cybercoin#Transformers: Earth Wars|Cyber Coins]]!' – High Road"
**"'[[Transformers One (film)|I have knife hands!]]' – [[Bumblebee (One)|Badassatron]]"
**"'[[The Transformers: The Movie|One shall stand, one shall fall.]] – [[Optimus Prime (G1)|Optimus Prime]]"
**"'Coming Sewn' – [[Kallum Hoy|Kallamity]]"
*The event's name references the planet [[Eurythma]], likely due to the rather. . . ''humorous'' nature of the episode it featured in. Sadly, the event has nothing to do with singing.
*Another notable prize of the event was a "Prime Personality Quiz", which gives the user a random Prime Insignia profile picture. Unfortunately, for users who already possessed the profile picture, they did not receive anything from the personality quiz.

[[Category:2026 Earth Wars events]]
[[Category:Cyber Pass 52]]
[[Category:Earth Wars holiday events]]

Eurythma (Earth Wars)

2026-03-31T14:24:17Z

Viisacre: Updated to include some Arvegtor info + stuff i just forgot

Eurythma (Earth Wars)

2026-03-31T11:22:41Z

Viisacre:

{{disambig3|Eurythma}}
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The most significant event in all of human history. . . [[April Fools' Day|April Fools]].
==Gameplay==
This event was an individual totaliser, meaning players earned points and unlocked prizes on their own as opposed to with their [[Transformers: Earth Wars#Alliances|Alliance]]. The top prize was an [[Transformers:_Earth_Wars#Power_Cores|"XP Memory Core"]]. In the event, every battle rewarded 10 points. A total of 50 points were needed to finish the event, as like most holiday events, it was quite brief.

==Notes==
*The event was teased with a mysterious transmission that implied it was significant, including a blurred image.
*Whether the "Destination" prefix refers to a new type of event is unknown.
*The event description refers to it as an experimental event.
*The description of the "XP Memory Core" cryptically states the phrase '' "Coming Soon" - DAL-E''. Functionally, it acts as an XP boost core increasing XP by 250%. It has the appearance of a [[G-Metal|Gmetal]] XP core but is listed as being Bronze rarity (a rarity that was discontinued.)
*The event's name references the planet [[Eurythma]], likely due to the rather. . . ''humorous'' nature of the episode it featured in. Sadly, the event has nothing to do with singing.

[[Category:2026 Earth Wars events]]
[[Category:Cyber Pass 52]]
[[Category:Earth Wars holiday events]]

Eurythma (Earth Wars)

2026-03-31T11:19:17Z

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Brake-Neck (G1)

2026-03-24T07:39:21Z

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{{faction|decepticon}}
{{disambig3.5|the ''Earth Wars'' game character|the ''Combiner Wars'' toy character|Wildrider (G1)|Brake-Neck}}
:''Brake-Neck is a [[Decepticon]] [[Stunticon (G1)|Stunticon]] from the [[Transformers: Earth Wars|Earth Wars]] portion of the [[Generation 1 continuity family]].''
[[file:BrakeNeckTransformersEarthWarsOfficial.jpg|thumb|upright=3.0|Ahhhhh! Much better! Now for the TERRORISTS!]]

'''Brake-Neck''' doesn't care that he's nuts and reckless, and that's what makes him so dangerous. Despite this, Brake-Neck is a bag of nerves, and sudden loud noises are prone to make him take off like a bat out of hell.<ref>''Earth Wars'' mobile game bio for Brake-Neck</ref>

==Games==
===''Transformers: Earth Wars''===

As soon as Brake-Neck arrived at the Decepticon base, he sprinted towards the mountain, alarming [[Luca]]. From there he showed off his sniping skills by shooting [[Starscream (G1)|Starscream]] in the foot. He expressed that he wished to test his skills further on some Autobot heads. {{storylink|Transformers: Earth Wars|Brake-Neck arrival}}

Brake-Neck was hired by Megatron to retrieve the [[Nova Power Core|Nova Core]] after [[Reflector (G1)|Reflector]]'s mishap. However, due to the radiation in the area, he could not approach, instead opting to take a shot at [[Smokescreen (G1)#Transformers: Earth Wars|Smokescreen]], who was in his sights. {{storylink|Bit of a Longshot}}

He continued to wait out the radiation until the atmosphere levels were safe enough for him to recover the Nova Core. {{storylink|Battle Hardened}}

When Reflector asked for Brake-Neck to provide cover fire, the Stunticon was rather reluctant, instead wishing to take shots at humans and emergency response vehicles. Smokescreen kept him busy while [[First Aid (G1)|First Aid]] went after Reflector and the Nova Core.

After the battle was over, Brake-Neck shot a Medibot in the back before venting his frustrations on Viewfinder by promptly shooting him too. {{storylink|Big Bang!}}

*'''Added:''' [[April 4]], 2017
*'''Autobot Counterpart:''' [[Smokescreen (G1)#Transformers: Earth Wars|Smokescreen]]
*'''Class:''' Gunner
*'''Star Ratings:''' 2 - 5 stars
*'''Weapons:''' Brake-neck uses a custom-built [[Quasar rifle]] with a hair trigger and thermo-optic guidance system. He snipes targets dealing sizable damage at a slow rate.
*'''Ability:''' Execute - Instantly apply a small amount of damage to the target. If targeting a building with a low percentage of health, the target is destroyed. If targeting an outpost bot or Combiner, deal a large amount of damage. If the HQ is targeted, the ability will automatically target a nearby building instead.
**'''Cost:''' 3 ability points, does not increase per use.
**'''Level 11 Bonus:''' Ability applies glass gas to nearby buildings for 7 seconds.
*'''Passive:''' If Brake-Neck is a 5 star, normal sniper shots deal extra damage to outpost bots and Combiners, and the threshold for Execute is raised to 40% health.
*'''Compatible C.O.M.B.A.T.s:'''
**Companion
**Ranged

[http://wiki.transformersearthwars.com/character:brake-neck Brake-Neck at Transformers: Earth Wars Wiki]

==Toys==
===''Combiner Wars''===
[[File:GenerationsBrake-NeckPromoPic.jpg|thumb|300px|]]
*'''Brake-Neck''' (Deluxe Class, [[2015]])
**'''2 of 5: [[Menasor (G1)|Menasor]]'''
**''Accessories'': exhaust pipe/battle club, weapon/fist/foot
{{note|The ''Combiner Wars'' [[Wildrider (G1)#Combiner Wars|Brake-Neck]] toy [[Repurposing|forms the basis]] of a separate character in the ''Earth Wars'' mobile game.}}

:''[[Combiner Wars (toyline)|Combiner Wars]]'' Brake-Neck is Hasbro's release of the ''Unite Warriors'' [[Wildrider (G1)#Unite Warriors|Wildrider]] figure, (again) renamed for [[trademark]] issues. Brake-Neck is a new head retool of [[Dead End (G1)#Combiner Wars|Dead End]], transforming from a supercar resembling a Ferrari 458 Italia to robot and back. As a ''Combiner Wars'' Deluxe limb, he is able to combine with any ''Combiner Wars''-style Voyager Class figure or form one of [[Godbomber#Legends|Godbomber]]'s legs but is, of course, intended to be combined with [[Motormaster (G1)#Combiner Wars|Motormaster]], [[Breakdown (G1)#Generations|Breakdown]], [[Drag Strip (G1)#Generations|Dragstrip]], and [[Dead End (G1)#Combiner Wars|Dead End]] to create [[Menasor (G1)#Generations|Menasor]] (though his cardback and instructions show him replacing Dead End rather than [[Offroad (CW)#Toys|Offroad]]). Brake-Neck's cardback bio contains a cute reference to his original name, citing how 'even the unpredictable Stunticons see him as an out-of-control ''wild rider'''.

:Like Dead End, Brake-Neck comes with a copy of "''Combiner Wars'' #8" (actually [[Heavy Is the Head|''Robots in Disguise'' #16]]).

::*''[http://www.tfu.info/2015/Decepticon/CWBrake-Neck/brake-neck.htm More information on ''Combiner Wars'' Brake-Neck at TFU.info]''
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[[File:TF-Combiner-Wars-G2-Brake-Neck.jpg|upright=1.66|thumb|]]
<ul class="iconlist">{{Bp-d2|'''Menasor''' (Collection Pack, 2015)}}</ul>
:*''Accessories:'' exhaust pipe/battle club, weapon/fist/foot
{{Note|The ''Combiner Wars'' multi-pack Brake-Neck toy is the basis of the G2 skin for ''Earth Wars'' Brake-Neck. (Sort of. See "Notes" below.)}}
:A [[redeco]] of the ''Combiner Wars'' mass-retail Stunticons, this Brake-Neck is based on his cancelled [[Wildrider (G1)#Generation 2|''Generation 2'' toy]] (or more precisely, a [http://air-hammer.deviantart.com/art/G2-Stunticons-Digibash-471989649 fan artist's digibash] based on [http://cybertron.ca/boards/showthread.php?p=76573 another fan's hand-painted recreation] of the cancelled ''Generation 2'' toys). Compared to his fellow G2 ''Combiner Wars'' Stunticons, Wildrider is the most accurate to [[#Generation 2|his G2 toy]].
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==Notes==
[[File:EW-skin-Brake-Neck-G2.jpg|upright=1.3|thumb|]]
*Brake-Neck debuted in March 2017 as the nominal ''Earth Wars'' adaptation of the Generation 1 character Wildrider, mostly based on the 2015 ''Combiner Wars'' figure which had been renamed "Brake-Neck" for trademark reasons. The game dropped hints that in ''Earth Wars'' continuity, Brake-Neck and Wildrider were separate individuals, but it would not be until October 2023 that [[Wildrider (G1)#Transformers: Earth Wars|Wildrider]] himself would appear, based on the [[Wildrider (G1)#Legacy|distinct ''Legacy'' toy]], cementing Brake-Neck as his own individual.
*In the game, Brake-Neck, [[Dead End (G1)|Dead End]], and [[Dust Up]] share a model mostly based on [[Dust Up#Toys|Dust Up's toy]], with Brake-Neck's only difference being that he was given a mouth.
*Brake-Neck also received a ''Generation 2''-themed pay-to-unlock skin (at right) based on Wildrider's G2-themed ''Combiner Wars'' redeco. However, this skin would end up being erroneously assigned to Dead End instead due to the both of them effectively sharing the same model with one slight difference. In fact, the aforementioned render you're seeing uses Dead End's model as it sports the [[Mouthplate|mouthplate]] him and Dust Up has.

===Foreign names===
*''Japanese'': '''Brake-Neck''' (ブレークネック ''Burēkunekku'')
*''Korean'': '''Brake-Neck''' (브레이크넥 ''Beuleikeu-Nek'')
*''Mandarin'': '''Mǎngzhuàng''' (Taiwan, 莽撞, "Reckless")<ref>This is recycled from Wildrider's Taiwanese Mandarin name.</ref>
*''Russian'': '''Brake-Neck''' (Брейк-Нек ''Breyk-Nek'')

==References==
{{Reflist}}

[[Category:Combiners]]
[[Category:Earth Wars Decepticons]]
[[Category:Generation 1 Decepticons]]
[[Category:Repurposed toys]]
[[Category:Stunticons]]

Brake-Neck (G1)

2026-03-24T07:37:41Z

Viisacre:

{{faction|decepticon}}
{{disambig3.5|the ''Earth Wars'' game character|the ''Combiner Wars'' toy character|Wildrider (G1)|Brake-Neck}}
:''Brake-Neck is a [[Decepticon]] [[Stunticon (G1)|Stunticon]] from the [[Transformers: Earth Wars|Earth Wars]] portion of the [[Generation 1 continuity family]].''
[[file:BrakeNeckTransformersEarthWarsOfficial.jpg|thumb|upright=3.0|Ahhhhh! Much better! Now for the TERRORISTS!]]

'''Brake-Neck''' doesn't care that he's nuts and reckless, and that's what makes him so dangerous. Despite this, Brake-Neck is a bag of nerves, and sudden loud noises are prone to make him take off like a bat out of hell.<ref>''Earth Wars'' mobile game bio for Brake-Neck</ref>

==Games==
===''Transformers: Earth Wars''===

As soon as Brake-Neck arrived at the Decepticon base, he sprinted towards the mountain, alarming [[Luca]]. From there he showed off his sniping skills by shooting [[Starscream (G1)|Starscream]] in the foot. He expressed that he wished to test his skills further on some Autobot heads. {{storylink|Transformers: Earth Wars|Brake-Neck arrival}}

Brake-Neck was hired by Megatron to retrieve the [[Nova Power Core|Nova Core]] after [[Reflector (G1)|Reflector]]'s mishap. However, due to the radiation in the area, he could not approach, instead opting to take a shot at[[Smokescreen (G1)#Transformers: Earth Wars|Smokescreen]], who was in his sights. {{storylink|Bit of a Longshot}}

He continued to wait out the radiation until the atmosphere levels were safe enough for him to recover the Nova Core. {{storylink|Battle Hardened}}

When Reflector asked for Brake-Neck to provide cover fire, the Stunticon was rather reluctant, instead wishing to take shots at humans and emergency response vehicles. Smokescreen kept him busy while [[First Aid (G1)|First Aid]] went after Reflector and the Nova Core.

After the battle was over, Brake-Neck shot a Medibot in the back, before venting his frustrations on Viewfinder by promptly shooting him too for being an "annoying cameraman." {{storylink|Big Bang!}}

*'''Added:''' [[April 4]], 2017
*'''Autobot Counterpart:''' [[Smokescreen (G1)#Transformers: Earth Wars|Smokescreen]]
*'''Class:''' Gunner
*'''Star Ratings:''' 2 - 5 stars
*'''Weapons:''' Brake-neck uses a custom-built [[Quasar rifle]] with a hair trigger and thermo-optic guidance system. He snipes targets dealing sizable damage at a slow rate.
*'''Ability:''' Execute - Instantly apply a small amount of damage to the target. If targeting a building with a low percentage of health, the target is destroyed. If targeting an outpost bot or Combiner, deal a large amount of damage. If the HQ is targeted, the ability will automatically target a nearby building instead.
**'''Cost:''' 3 ability points, does not increase per use.
**'''Level 11 Bonus:''' Ability applies glass gas to nearby buildings for 7 seconds.
*'''Passive:''' If Brake-Neck is a 5 star, normal sniper shots deal extra damage to outpost bots and Combiners, and the threshold for Execute is raised to 40% health.
*'''Compatible C.O.M.B.A.T.s:'''
**Companion
**Ranged

[http://wiki.transformersearthwars.com/character:brake-neck Brake-Neck at Transformers: Earth Wars Wiki]

==Toys==
===''Combiner Wars''===
[[File:GenerationsBrake-NeckPromoPic.jpg|thumb|300px|]]
*'''Brake-Neck''' (Deluxe Class, [[2015]])
**'''2 of 5: [[Menasor (G1)|Menasor]]'''
**''Accessories'': exhaust pipe/battle club, weapon/fist/foot
{{note|The ''Combiner Wars'' [[Wildrider (G1)#Combiner Wars|Brake-Neck]] toy [[Repurposing|forms the basis]] of a separate character in the ''Earth Wars'' mobile game.}}

:''[[Combiner Wars (toyline)|Combiner Wars]]'' Brake-Neck is Hasbro's release of the ''Unite Warriors'' [[Wildrider (G1)#Unite Warriors|Wildrider]] figure, (again) renamed for [[trademark]] issues. Brake-Neck is a new head retool of [[Dead End (G1)#Combiner Wars|Dead End]], transforming from a supercar resembling a Ferrari 458 Italia to robot and back. As a ''Combiner Wars'' Deluxe limb, he is able to combine with any ''Combiner Wars''-style Voyager Class figure or form one of [[Godbomber#Legends|Godbomber]]'s legs but is, of course, intended to be combined with [[Motormaster (G1)#Combiner Wars|Motormaster]], [[Breakdown (G1)#Generations|Breakdown]], [[Drag Strip (G1)#Generations|Dragstrip]], and [[Dead End (G1)#Combiner Wars|Dead End]] to create [[Menasor (G1)#Generations|Menasor]] (though his cardback and instructions show him replacing Dead End rather than [[Offroad (CW)#Toys|Offroad]]). Brake-Neck's cardback bio contains a cute reference to his original name, citing how 'even the unpredictable Stunticons see him as an out-of-control ''wild rider'''.

:Like Dead End, Brake-Neck comes with a copy of "''Combiner Wars'' #8" (actually [[Heavy Is the Head|''Robots in Disguise'' #16]]).

::*''[http://www.tfu.info/2015/Decepticon/CWBrake-Neck/brake-neck.htm More information on ''Combiner Wars'' Brake-Neck at TFU.info]''
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[[File:TF-Combiner-Wars-G2-Brake-Neck.jpg|upright=1.66|thumb|]]
<ul class="iconlist">{{Bp-d2|'''Menasor''' (Collection Pack, 2015)}}</ul>
:*''Accessories:'' exhaust pipe/battle club, weapon/fist/foot
{{Note|The ''Combiner Wars'' multi-pack Brake-Neck toy is the basis of the G2 skin for ''Earth Wars'' Brake-Neck. (Sort of. See "Notes" below.)}}
:A [[redeco]] of the ''Combiner Wars'' mass-retail Stunticons, this Brake-Neck is based on his cancelled [[Wildrider (G1)#Generation 2|''Generation 2'' toy]] (or more precisely, a [http://air-hammer.deviantart.com/art/G2-Stunticons-Digibash-471989649 fan artist's digibash] based on [http://cybertron.ca/boards/showthread.php?p=76573 another fan's hand-painted recreation] of the cancelled ''Generation 2'' toys). Compared to his fellow G2 ''Combiner Wars'' Stunticons, Wildrider is the most accurate to [[#Generation 2|his G2 toy]].
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==Notes==
[[File:EW-skin-Brake-Neck-G2.jpg|upright=1.3|thumb|]]
*Brake-Neck debuted in March 2017 as the nominal ''Earth Wars'' adaptation of the Generation 1 character Wildrider, mostly based on the 2015 ''Combiner Wars'' figure which had been renamed "Brake-Neck" for trademark reasons. The game dropped hints that in ''Earth Wars'' continuity, Brake-Neck and Wildrider were separate individuals, but it would not be until October 2023 that [[Wildrider (G1)#Transformers: Earth Wars|Wildrider]] himself would appear, based on the [[Wildrider (G1)#Legacy|distinct ''Legacy'' toy]], cementing Brake-Neck as his own individual.
*In the game, Brake-Neck, [[Dead End (G1)|Dead End]], and [[Dust Up]] share a model mostly based on [[Dust Up#Toys|Dust Up's toy]], with Brake-Neck's only difference being that he was given a mouth.
*Brake-Neck also received a ''Generation 2''-themed pay-to-unlock skin (at right) based on Wildrider's G2-themed ''Combiner Wars'' redeco. However, this skin would end up being erroneously assigned to Dead End instead due to the both of them effectively sharing the same model with one slight difference. In fact, the aforementioned render you're seeing uses Dead End's model as it sports the [[Mouthplate|mouthplate]] him and Dust Up has.

===Foreign names===
*''Japanese'': '''Brake-Neck''' (ブレークネック ''Burēkunekku'')
*''Korean'': '''Brake-Neck''' (브레이크넥 ''Beuleikeu-Nek'')
*''Mandarin'': '''Mǎngzhuàng''' (Taiwan, 莽撞, "Reckless")<ref>This is recycled from Wildrider's Taiwanese Mandarin name.</ref>
*''Russian'': '''Brake-Neck''' (Брейк-Нек ''Breyk-Nek'')

==References==
{{Reflist}}

[[Category:Combiners]]
[[Category:Earth Wars Decepticons]]
[[Category:Generation 1 Decepticons]]
[[Category:Repurposed toys]]
[[Category:Stunticons]]

Lockdown (G1)

2026-03-24T07:19:19Z

Viisacre: /* Transformers: Earth Wars */

{{faction|decepticon|mercenary|starseeker}}
{{disambig3|Lockdown}}
:''Lockdown is a [[Decepticon]] from the [[Generation 1 continuity family|Generation 1]] [[continuity family]].''

[[File:Drift2-Lockdown.jpg|upright=1.67|thumb|"'Scuse me, I'm looking for a medic, yea tall, kinda old an' cranky? No? Well, whatever, I'll take the dude with the swords."]]
'''Lockdown''' will pay top dollar to get what he wants... so he can earn an even topper dollar! Like any good bounty hunter, he's all business and does whatever it takes to haul his bounty in. He runs a very tight ship and is straight to the point. So he's not afraid to tell his colleagues exactly what he thinks of them, for better or for ill.

==Fiction==
===2005 IDW continuity===
[[File:Lockdown vs Drift Drift 4.jpg|thumb|left|upright=2.0]]

When the infamous Decepticon [[Drift (G1)|Deadlock]] failed in a mutiny against his commander and deserted, [[Megatron (G1)/2005 IDW continuity|Megatron]] called on the bounty hunter Lockdown to find him and return him to the Decepticons. Lockdown, with the help of some slave traders, found Deadlock on [[Theophany|an unassuming planet]] where [[Circle of Light|a mysterious third, neutral faction]] had been in hiding for eons. {{storylink|Drift issue 2|Drift #2}}

Lockdown explained to Deadlock that even though Deadlock's former boss, [[Turmoil]], wanted Deadlock dead, Megatron felt that Deadlock was too important to his plans to have him be destroyed. The slave traders had other ideas, and noted that there were other Transformer deserters somewhere on the planet, ones who must have partially rebuilt Deadlock. In exchange for helping find Deadlock, they demanded to be led to the hidden Transformers; if not, they would take Deadlock for their own purposes. Lockdown suggested that Deadlock lead the hidden Transformers into an ambush, and commented that Megatron's faith in Deadlock had best not be misplaced. However, when they met Deadlock at the arranged site, he had an army of Transformer deserters with him ready for a fight, plus he had been completely rebuilt and renamed himself "Drift". {{storylink|Drift issue 3|Drift #3}}

[[File:MTMTE-17-TitanHunters.jpg|thumb|upright=1.2|GODSPEED, RODIMUS-MAN.]]
Lockdown was furious at Drift for abandoning the Decepticon cause, and dismissed him as an "idealist" when Drift claimed he found something better to fight for. Their personal combat was interrupted when the lead Slaver killed Drift's mentor, [[Wing (IDW)|Wing]], and Drift broke off to avenge his friend. After he killed the Slaver, and [[Dai Atlas (G1)|Dai Atlas]] arrived with a fresh crowd of third faction warriors, Lockdown chose to depart in the face of overwhelming odds. {{storylink|Drift issue 4|Drift #4}}

At some point Lockdown was put in charge of a team of [[Titan Hunter]]s by Chief Justice [[Solomus|Tyrest]], who tasked them with hunting down and killing [[Titan (group)|Titans]] for their parts. In order to retrieve a Titan fragment, they boarded the ''[[Lost Light]]'' while the entire crew was paralyzed. ...the entire crew except [[Trailbreaker (G1)|Trailcutter]], that is. Though Trailcutter's [[force field]] powers were shorted out at the time, unbeknownst to the Decepticons, he bluffed Lockdown and his team off his ship with some creative use of its gravity generators and his [[magnawheels]]. {{storylink|The Reluctant Specialist}}

Some months later, Lockdown and his Titan Hunters confronted the crew of the ''Lost Light'' again when they found [[Moonbase One|Luna 1]], Tyrest's headquarters. {{storylink|Remain in Light 1 of 5: The Fecund Moon|The Fecund Moon}} [[Hot Rod (G1)/2005 IDW continuity|Rodimus]] led them on a merry chase across the moon and through the corpses of their Titan victims, but Lockdown was eventually able to capture the intruders and bring them before Tyrest. {{storylink|Remain in Light 2 of 5: House of Ambus|House of Ambus}} The Titan Hunters were later ordered by Tyrest to suppress the attacking [[Circle of Light]], who had escaped confinement thanks to [[Cyclonus (G1)/2005 IDW continuity|Cyclonus]] and [[Whirl (G1)|Whirl]]. {{storylink|Remain in Light 4 of 5: Arm the Lonely|Arm the Lonely}} Once Tyrest was defeated, Lockdown and his crew fled Luna 1. {{storylink|Remain in Light 5 of 5: This Calamitous Life|This Calamitous Life}}

===''Angry Birds'' comic===
Lockdown was among [[Megatron (G1)|Megatron]]'s forces who attacked an Autobot ship in an attempt to seize the [[AllSpark]], only to be knocked back into space by [[Heatwave (G1)|Heatwave]]'s water blasts. {{storylink|Angry Birds Transformers issue 1|Angry Birds Transformers #1}}

===2019 IDW continuity===
Lockdown was considered to be a trusted ally by [[Thunder Clash|Thunderclash]], being counted among his potential recruits for the [[Wreckers]]. {{storylink|Tread & Circuits Part 4}}

==Games==
===''Transformers: Legends''===
After the Decepticon Deadlock went MIA, Lockdown tracked him to an unfamiliar planet. Despite teaming up with some local hunters, Lockdown was sent packing by the Circle of Light. {{storylink|Circle of Light (Legends)|Circle of Light}}

===''Angry Birds Transformers''===
{{main|Moustache Pig#As Lockdown}}
Lockdown appears as one of the first unlockable characters. He is portrayed by Moustache Pig. He also appears as an [[Moustache Pig#As Energon Lockdown|Energon version]]. {{storylink|Angry Birds Transformers (mobile game)|Angry Birds Transformers}}

===''Transformers: Earth Wars''===
[[File:Lockdown-Earth-Wars.jpg|thumb|250px|And now, it's time for the moment you've been waiting for!]]

While Lockdown may call himself a Decepticon, his true allegiance is to himself. As a freebooter, when he kills it's never personal, and once he takes a job, he won't stop until the target is eliminated and the profit is his. {{storylink|Source:Transformers:_Earth_Wars/2017#Lockdown|Lockdown Bio}}

Lockdown was on a mission from Megatron to eliminate [[Perceptor (G1)#Transformers: Earth Wars|Perceptor]], but without his rifle, as he wanted his "trophy" intact with minimal burns and shrapnel. Seeing that Perceptor was trying to escape through the Space Bridge, the Decepticons attempted to recall Lockdown to Earth so he could finish the job, but [[Sharkticon (species)|Sharkticons]] kept coming through instead. {{storylink|Transformers: Earth Wars/Events|Feeding Frenzy}} They soon cleared out all the Sharkticons, but Lockdown wouldn't let his trophy out of sight, his constant moving prevented the Decepticons from locking onto his position. {{storylink|Transformers: Earth Wars/Events|Working the Sharks Out}}

With the operation and the hunt at a close, Lockdown had Perceptor cornered. Shockwave prepared the Spacebridge to recall him as soon as Lockdown finished his contract, but the Spacebridge misheard Lockdown saying he was "Ready for transport". It re-calibrated transportation protocol and locked onto the wrong spark signature, recalling Perceptor instead.

Lockdown ended up in the Autobot's base, and was promptly taken prisoner aboard the Ark. He was trying to explain to Optimus his motives and his undying loyalty to the Decepticon cause (and money) when Megatron contacted Prime for demands. Because Starscream was using an open communications link, the Autobots were able to initiate a two-way matter transfer protocol remotely, and Perceptor was brought to safety, while Lockdown was sent through simultaneously to stabilize the stream. Megatron naturally blamed him for the embarrassment. {{storylink|Transformers: Earth Wars/Events|Target Locked}}

It was revealed that Megatron had Bludgeon to hire him, and when Lockdown arrived at the base he immediately demanded to know where the "bag of bolts" was. Megatron thought Lockdown was referring to him and was about to kill Lockdown, but Lockdown quickly said he meant the subject of his contract. He added that would fully cooperate and stay with Megatron's forces until the contract was complete. {{storylink|Transformers: Earth Wars}}
*'''Added:''' [[December 6]], 2017
*'''Autobot Counterpart:''' [[Huffer (G1)#Transformers: Earth Wars|Huffer]]
*'''Class''': Special (Melee)
*'''Star Ratings:''' 2-5 stars
*'''Weapons''': He uses an arm-mounted cannon as well as a sickle.
*'''Abilities:'''
**'''Ability 1''': Rupture Beam Laser- Place down a turret that cannot be targeted by enemies, dealing a percentage of Lockdown's DPS over 15 seconds.
***'''Cost''': 3 ability points, +2 per reuse.
**'''Level 11 Bonus''': Ability applies glass gas to target and adjacent buildings for 3 seconds.
**'''Ability 2''': Healing Beam Laser- Place down a turret that cannot be targeted by enemies, healing one target by a percentage of Lockdown's DPS over 15 seconds.
***'''Cost''': 3 ability points, +2 per reuse.
**'''Level 11 Bonus''': Lockdown takes 20% less damage for 10 seconds upon use.
*'''Compatible C.O.M.B.A.T.s:'''
**Companion
**Melee

[http://wiki.transformersearthwars.com/character:lockdown Lockdown at Transformers: earth Wars Wiki]

==Toys==
===''Revenge of the Fallen''===
[[File:ROTF deluxe Lockdown.jpg|thumb|upright=1.67|Oh god, I'd rather be back in those [[Transformers: Cyber Missions|Cyber Missions]].]]
<ul class="bp">{{bp-d1|'''Lockdown''' (Deluxe Class, 2010)}}</ul>
:*''Japanese ID number:'' '''RD-26'''
:*''Accessories'': Engine
{{note|''Revenge of the Fallen'' Lockdown was [[Repurposing|repurposed]] as Generation 1 Lockdown.}}

:''[[Transformers: Revenge of the Fallen (toyline)|Revenge of the Fallen]]'' [[Lockdown (ROTF)#Toys|Lockdown]]'s design is a strong homage to his [[Lockdown (Animated)|''Animated'' counterpart]]. Lockdown transforms into an amalgam of a 1980s Corvette and a 1960s Cougar, with lots of spikes and a cow-catcher on his bumper. The toy's [[Mech Alive]] feature rotates cylinders inside his thighs as his lower legs rotate, and pneumatic cylinders extend as his Capture Hook is deployed.

:Lockdown may have the most articulated neck ever for a Transformer, having three ball joints and a swivel joint. Craziness.

:Similar to his ''Animated'' counterpart, Lockdown's arm-mounted hot rod engine weapon can be removed and can be replaced by ''Revenge of the Fallen'' Deluxe [[Ratchet (Movie)/toys#Deluxe Class toys|Ratchet]]'s weapon. Likewise, Ratchet can store Lockdown's engine on his roof; it cannot, however, attach to his arm. Interestingly, the plug for Lockdown's engine is the same general shape as the plug for ''Animated'' Lockdown's EMP blaster/engine, but smaller; as such, it isn't compatible with ''Animated'' Lockdown, or with ''Animated'' [[Ratchet (Animated)#Toys|Ratchet]] or [[Ironhide (Animated)#Toys|Ironhide]], for that matter.

:This mold was retooled to make [[Transformers (2010 toyline)|''Transformers'']] [[Axor#Toys|Axor]].

::*''[http://tfu.info/2010/Decepticon/Lockdown/lockdown.htm More information on Lockdown at TFU.info]''

===''Legacy''===
[[File:Legacy_United_Lockdown.jpg|thumb|upright=1.66|He's here to upgrade himself with all your [[Weaponizer]]s, [[Modulator]]s, [[Fossilizer]]s, and [[Armorizer]]s.]]
<ul class="iconlist">{{bp-ss|'''Star Raider Lockdown''' (Deluxe Class, 2024)}}</ul>
:*''TakaraTomy name:'' '''Lockdown''' (ロックダウン)
:*''TakaraTomy ID number:'' '''TL-88'''
:*''TakaraTomy release date:'' [[2025]] [[March 29]]
:*''Accessories'': Left & right engine block halves/blasters, left & right exhaust pipes, left & right thrusters, hook
{{toydesigner|[[Mark Maher]] (Hasbro), [[Takio Ejima]] (TakaraTomy)}}<ref>[[March 14]], 2024's [https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ESK6ZEhqM5Y Hasbro Pulse | Transformers 40th Anniversary Fanstream | March 14, 2024] on YouTube, with [[Ben MacCrae]], [[Evan Brooks]] and [[Mark Maher]].</ref>

: ''[[Transformers: Legacy|Legacy: United]]'' "Star Raider Lockdown" is a redeco of ''Legacy Evolution '' [[Axlegrease#Toys|Axlegrease]] (who is in turn a retool of [[Scraphook#Toys|Scraphook]] from the same line) with a new head directly based on his ''Revenge of the Fallen'' toy above, transforming into a post-apocalyptic car.

: As a carry-over from Axlegrease, Lockdown has a feature analogous to the [[C.O.M.B.A.T. System|Weaponizer]] gimmick from the ''[[War for Cybertron Trilogy (franchise)|War for Cybertron Trilogy]]'' toylines: his body splits apart to form armor and weapon enhancements.

: Weirdly enough, despite being affiliated with the Star <s>Seekers</s> Raiders, Lockdown has a Decepticon symbol on the robot mode chest and lacks any Star Raider insignia. The finalized figure as well as stock photos on the packaging backside also show dark green strips and silver spikes on the car's hood, though different stock photos leave those areas black.

: Lockdown was first revealed in the [[Walmart]] Collector Con online event on [[March 7]], [[2024]], as part of the Walmart-[[exclusive]] "Star Raider" collection.

: An image on Mark Maher’s Instagram utilizes Lockdown's weaponizer gimmick to lengthen his legs with an (at the time) unknown [[Crashbar]] redeco's arms to achieve more ''Animated''-accurate proportions.<ref>https://www.instagram.com/markclonus/p/C4hFu0psLZ_/</ref> The cross-sell on his instructions advertises his compatibility with this figure, officially revealed as "[[Road Pig (G2)#Legacy|Star Raider Road Pig]]."

: The car thrusters/cannons ''can'' also be used as leg extensions, though it costs him the ability to wield his hook over his hand. This method is a ''bit'' of a double-edged sword; When the rear windows face outwards, the knee joints may bend up to 80 degrees, whereas when they face inwards, the knees can bend 90 degrees. However, facing the windows inwards results in a slight a-stance while standing due to the parts clashing.

: The original version of this mold was also used to make ''[[Buzzworthy Bumblebee]]'' [[Tow-Line (RID)#Buzzworthy Bumblebee|Tow-Line]].

{{-}}

==Merchandise==
===Transformers Trading Card Game===
[[File:W4Lockdown.jpg|thumb]]
*'''Lockdown, Bounty Hunter''' (2019)
**'''Wave 4: War for Cybertron: Siege II'''
**''Rarity: '''''CT'''
**''Card Number: '''''T07/T52'''
**''Stars: ''10

:Lockdown, Bounty Hunter is one of 52 character cards released in Wave 4 of the [[Transformers Trading Card Game]], War for Cybertron: Siege II. Neither Autobot nor Decepticon, Lockdown is a member of the [[Mercenary]] faction introduced in the set.

:The card features original artwork for both modes, based on Lockdown's appearances in [[IDW Publishing|IDW]]'s comics. The card's line-art was drawn by [[Marcelo Matere]] and colors were done by [[Cara Burns]].

==Notes==
* For Lockdown's IDW debut in ''[[The Transformers: Drift]]'', line artist [[Alex Milne]] initially came up with an original design for Lockdown, but was asked by Hasbro to use the ''Revenge of the Fallen'' [[Lockdown (ROTF)#Toys|Lockdown]] design instead.<ref>[http://forum.idwpublishing.com/viewtopic.php?p=195127&highlight=#195127 "i did come up with a new design, but was asked by hasbro to use the ROFT design. thats why i used it."]</ref> It was editor [[Denton J. Tipton]] who suggested to writer [[Shane McCarthy]] to bring Lockdown into the Generation 1 universe.<ref>[http://forum.idwpublishing.com/viewtopic.php?p=195247#195247 Denton J. Tipton saying it was totally his idea for Lockdown to be in the Drift book, among other things.]</ref>
* For no apparent reason, the animators of the ''[[Transformers: Cyberverse (cartoon)|Transformers: Cyberverse]]'' cartoon chose the [[#Transformers: Earth Wars|''Earth Wars'' Lockdown design]] as a basis for the [[2019]] [[Lockdown (Cyberverse)|''Cyberverse'' incarnation of Lockdown]]. Given the complete lack of toys for this design, this would appear to be a stylistic choice rather than an [[evergreen]] design created by Hasbro.
* In [[2022]], this came back around as Lockdown's cameo in ''[[Transformers: Wreckers—Tread & Circuits|Transformers: Wreckers—Tread & Circuits]]'' was taken directly from the ''Cyberverse'' design.

===Foreign names===
*''Japanese:'' '''Lockdown''' (ロックダウン ''Rokkudaun'')

==Gallery==
<gallery>
File:IDW-Lockdown-concept art-Milne.jpg|2010 IDW unused concept art
File:CyberverseLockdown.jpg|''Cyberverse'' concept base for 2021 IDW design
</gallery>

==References==
{{reflist}}

[[Category:Bounty hunters]]
[[Category:Earth Wars Decepticons]]
[[Category:Generation 1 Decepticons]]
[[Category:Generation 1 Mercenaries]]
[[Category:IDW (2005) Decepticons]]
[[Category:IDW (2019) Transformers]]
[[Category:Legacy Decepticons]]
[[Category:Legacy Star Raiders]]
[[Category:Repurposed toys]]
[[Category:Wal-Mart exclusives]]

Requiem Blaster (Earth Wars)

2026-03-24T07:00:14Z

Viisacre:

{{disambig3|Requiem Blaster}}
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==Gameplay==
This event was the first Apex event, a minor mid-week event active for only a single hour. However, the event is run twice separately per day. It was an individual totaliser on the Mayhem game mode, with players acquiring points alone without the aid of their [[Transformers: Earth Wars#Alliances|Alliance]]. As a Mayhem event, once the HQ is destroyed, players must aim to destroy as many additional buildings as possible within the allocated duration of 3 minutes to achieve more points. Like other Mayhem events, the option is given to either spend ''15 fuel cells'' to raid but acquire more points, or spend only 5 (but receive less rewards). The top prize was a 350 [[Transformers: Earth Wars#Resources|Requiem Blaster Shards]].

This event was also a leaderboard event, meaning players would try and rack up as many points as possible to earn better rewards depending on their placement on the leaderboard. The rewards for the player with most points were 10000 Requiem Blaster Shards and 50000 [[Transformers: Earth Wars#Resources|Cybertronian Alloy]].

==Notes==
*While intended to have two runs of the event, an oversight related to the event caused a server shutdown, resulting in the second run being cancelled. The bug has allegedly been patched, and future Apex events would have a second run as usual.

[[Category:2026 Earth Wars events]]
[[Category:Cyber Pass 51]]

Horrorshow

2026-03-04T02:47:10Z

Viisacre:

{{disambig2|the member of the [[Oktober Guard]]|the member of [[Squadron X]]|Horror Show}}
:''Horrorshow is a [[human]] from the [[Generation 1 continuity family]].''

[[File:Revolutionaries1_Horrorshow.jpeg|upright=1.66|thumb|I slide to victory.]]

How to describe '''Horrorshow'''? This terror-sower could only be summarized as a "walking nightmare." Cloaked from head to toe in ghoulish garb, he acts as the [[Oktober Guard]]'s muscle, and along with his accomplices, makes short work of the [[Soviet Union]]'s enemies!

==Fiction==
===''Transformers vs. G.I. Joe''===
Horroshow and the rest of the Oktober Guard were bred specifically to survive in deep space. {{storylink|Everybody Hates Metroplex}} He participated in his team's outer space attack on G.I. Joe's "non-human" unit [[U.S.7]]. Just as the battle began, it was cut short by the gigantic [[Autobot]] [[Fortress Maximus (G1)|Fortress Maximus]], who snatched up U.S.7's shuttle and gobbled up both teams. {{storylink|Form Follows Function}} After escaping Maximus and witnessing the apparent destruction of Earth, the Oktober Guard laid claim to [[Cybertron (planet)|Cybertron]] under the name "New Transylvania" and came into conflict with the [[Decepticon]]s. {{storylink|Earth: R.I.P.}}

===2005 IDW continuity===
Horrorshow and the rest of the Oktober Guard attempted to obtain the [[Talisman (G1)|obelisk]] for themselves, attacking [[G.I. Joe (team)|several Joes]], [[Ian Noble|Action Man]], and [[G.B. Blackrock|Sovereign]], with Horrorshow throwing several grenades. After the obelisk was triggered, [[Gorky]] ordered him to secure the newly-christened Talisman, attaching it to the back of their jeep with a chain, opting to simply sit on top of the Talisman itself as it dragged on the ground. However, their getaway was foiled when [[Kup_(G1)/2005_IDW_continuity|Kup]] rammed into their vehicle in alt-mode, knocking Horrorshow to the ground.{{storylink|Crisis Intervention}}
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==Notes==
*Horrorshow was one of the original members of the Oktober Guard featured in the [[G.I. Joe (comic)|Marvel ''G.I. Joe'' comic]] in 1982. He also appeared in two episodes of the Sunbow cartoon, where he was voiced by [[Frank Welker]].

[[Category:Generation 1 humans]]
[[Category:Iron Ring]]
[[Category:Oktober Guard]]

Horrorshow

2026-03-03T12:03:44Z

Viisacre:

{{disambig2|the member of the [[Oktober Guard]]|the member of [[Squadron X]]|Horror Show}}
:''Horrorshow is a [[human]] from the [[Generation 1 continuity family]].''

[[File:Revolutionaries1_Horrorshow.jpeg|upright=1.66|thumb|I slide to victory.]]

How to describe '''Horrorshow'''? This terror-sower could only be summarized as a "walking nightmare." Cloaked from head to toe in ghoulish garb, he acts as the [[Oktober Guard]]'s muscle, and along with his accomplices, makes short work of the [[Soviet Union]]'s enemies!

==Fiction==
===''Transformers vs. G.I. Joe''===
Horroshow and the rest of the Oktober Guard were bred specifically to survive in deep space. {{storylink|Everybody Hates Metroplex}} He participated in his team's outer space attack on G.I. Joe's "non-human" unit [[U.S.7]]. Just as the battle began, it was cut short by the gigantic [[Autobot]] [[Fortress Maximus (G1)|Fortress Maximus]], who snatched up U.S.7's shuttle and gobbled up both teams. {{storylink|Form Follows Function}} After escaping Maximus and witnessing the apparent destruction of Earth, the Oktober Guard laid claim to [[Cybertron (planet)|Cybertron]] under the name "New Transylvania" and came into conflict with the [[Decepticon]]s. {{storylink|Earth: R.I.P.}}

===2005 IDW continuity===
Horrorshow and the rest of the Oktober Guard attempted to obtain the [[Talisman (G1)|obelisk]] for themselves, attacking [[G.I. Joe (team)|several Joes]], [[Ian Noble|Action Man]], and [[G.B. Blackrock|Sovereign]], with Horrorshow throwing several grenades. After the obelisk was triggered, [[Gorky]] ordered him to secure the newly-christened Talisman, attaching it to the back of their jeep with a chain, opting to simply sit on top of the Talisman itself as it dragged on the ground. However, their getaway was foiled when [[Kup_(G1)/2005_IDW_continuity|Kup]] rammed into their vehicle in alt-mode, knocking Horrorshow to the ground.{{storylink|Crisis Intervention}}
{{charstub}}{{storylink|Crisis Intervention}}

==Notes==
*Horrorshow was one of the original members of the Oktober Guard featured in the [[G.I. Joe (comic)|Marvel ''G.I. Joe'' comic]] in 1982. He also appeared in two episodes of the Sunbow cartoon, where he was voiced by [[Frank Welker]].

[[Category:Generation 1 humans]]
[[Category:Iron Ring]]
[[Category:Oktober Guard]]

File:Revolutionaries1 Horrorshow.jpeg

2026-03-03T12:01:24Z

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[[Category:Images by Fico Ossio]]
[[Category:Images by Sebastian Cheng]]

Requiem Blaster (Earth Wars)

2026-03-03T11:45:20Z

Viisacre: Cleaned up a lil'

{{episode|
|otherseries=''[[Transformers: Earth Wars]]'' event
|prev=Do Not Disturb
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|image=Earth Wars Megatronus Loading Screen.jpg
|production code=[[Transformers: Earth Wars#Cyber Pass|Cyber Pass]] 51
|season=
|season ep=
|airdate=[[March 3]], [[2025]]–[[March 4]], [[2025]]
|caption=
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|writer=
}}

==Gameplay==
This event was the first Apex event, a minor mid-week event active for only a single hour. However, the event is run twice separately per day. It was an individual totaliser on the Mayhem game mode, with players acquiring points alone without the aid of their [[Transformers: Earth Wars#Alliances|Alliance]]. As a Mayhem event, once the HQ is destroyed, players must aim to destroy as many additional buildings as possible within the allocated duration of 3 minutes to achieve more points. Like other Mayhem events, the option is given to either spend ''15 fuel cells'' to raid but acquire more points, or spend only 5 (but receive less rewards). The top prize was a 350 [[Transformers: Earth Wars#Resources|Requiem Blaster Shards]].

This event was also a leaderboard event, meaning players would try and rack up as many points as possible to earn better rewards depending on their placement on the leaderboard. The rewards for the player with most points were 10000 Requiem Blaster Shards and 50000 [[Transformers: Earth Wars#Resources|Cybertronian Alloy]].

[[Category:2026 Earth Wars events]]
[[Category:Cyber Pass 51]]

Emirate

2026-03-03T10:43:59Z

Viisacre:

'''Emirate''' is a title given to some high-ranking [[Transformer]] leaders. The title is political, not military.

The Emirates were prominent government figures prior to the [[Great War (G1)|Great War]]. What exactly being an Emirate entails and how one becomes one is unknown. There is some suggestion that an Emirate may be responsible for a certain territory (see "Notes"), as [[Xeon]] was apparently responsible for governance of [[Kaon (polity)|Kaon]].

==Known Emirates==
*[[Xaaron (G1)|Emirate Xaaron]]
*[[Xeon|Emirate Xeon]]

==Notes==
*If "Emirate" is the Anglicized version of a Cybertronian title, then it is a misnomer. ''{{w|Emirate}}'' is not a title, but a word that describes a place. An {{w|Emir}} is the leader of an Emirate. At least, that's how it goes on [[Earth]].

===Foreign names===
*''Japanese:'' '''Shuchō''' (首長, "Emir")
*''Hungarian:'' '''emir'''
*''Chinese:'' '''Āimǐěr''' (埃米尔, "Emir")

{{stub}}

[[Category:Generation 1 ranks]]

Badgeless

2026-03-03T08:44:41Z

Viisacre: /* 2005 IDW continuity */ added info on Til' All are one #1

{{faction|csficon}}

[[File:ExRID 44 badgeless.jpg|thumb|upright=2.5|Put down your weapon. You are under arrest. Come with me or there will be ... trouble.]]
The '''Badgeless ''' are the elite division of the [[Cybertronian Security Force]] who serve as [[Starscream (G1)/2005 IDW continuity|Starscream]]'s secret police.

==Fiction==
===2005 IDW continuity===
[[File:Windblade3 StarscreamIntrosBadgeless.jpg|thumb|left|upright=1.5]]
[[Starscream (G1)/2005 IDW continuity|Starscream]] formed the Badgeless to maintain order among the population of [[Metroplex (G1)|Metroplex]]. With their identities masked by identical color schemes and face-concealing helmets, the Badgeless were able to keep the peace while remaining safe from public aggression. {{storylink|Windblade issue 3|Windblade vol. 1 #3}}

When [[Swindle (G1)|Swindle]] and [[Menasor (G1)|Menasor]] traveled through Metroplex's [[Space bridge|spacebridge]] to rampage on [[Caminus (planet)|Caminus]], Starscream deployed a squad of aerial Badgeless officers to stop them. Though they had little success against the combiner until [[Superion (G1)|Superion]] arrived, one Badgeless officer successfully apprehended Swindle for Starscream's secret agenda. {{storylink|The Sum and Its Parts}} Possibly the same officer or another one was on duty as Swindle was incarcerated in Starscream's secret prison on Cybertron. {{storylink|The Possible Light}}

After [[Optimus Maximus (G1)|Optimus Maximus]] helped to quell [[Devastator (G1)|Devastator]] and Menasor's rampage, he willingly separated into his component 'bots. Several Badgeless officers then took [[Prowl (G1)/2005 IDW continuity|Prowl]] into custody. {{storylink|All That Remains}}

When a riot nearly broke out between Decepticons and Camiens over the Decepticons' use of energy from Metroplex, Windblade urged Chromia to settle things peacefully before the Badgeless could arrive. Later, two Badgeless officers were on duty guarding Metroplex's spacebridge chamber. They refused access to Windblade's party, citing the need for official permission from Starscream, but [[Rattrap (BW)|Rattrap]] arrived and used his authority (behind Starscream's back) to get Windblade's party in so that they could travel to [[Velocitron]]. {{storylink|Windblade vol. 2 issue 4|Windblade vol. 2 #4}}

A Badgeless was guarding the [[Enigma of Combination]] with [[Ironhide (G1)/2005 IDW continuity|Ironhide]]. Chromia arrived to replace Ironhide for a shift, and shortly after, the officer was knocked out by [[Arcee (G1)/2005 IDW continuity|Arcee]]. Chromia eventually returned with the Enigma and woke the guard, telling him that she drove off the attacker. When he wanted to report the incident to Starscream, Chromia pointed out how it would look bad for the guard if he did. {{storylink|An Uneventful Night}}

One hapless Badgeless tried to take prisoners at a Decepticon bar but Arcee took him hostage before the situation could blow up. She visited Starscream, warning him that the secret police would only undermine his society and could not be trusted to be loyal to him. The Badgeless was, in fact, loyal, but Arcee butchered him in front of Starscream anyway. {{storylink|The Transgressors}}

While Starscream attempted to awe [[Elita_One_(G1)#2005_IDW_continuity|Elita One]] by listing off some of his accomplishments, a pair of "Badgeless" were shown flanking him, representing his grip over Cybertron.{{storylink|The Will of the Few}}

You can see why the surviving Badgeless celebrated Chosen One Day by giving thanks ''they'' weren't dead! {{storylink|Choose Me}}

When [[Strafe (IDW)|Strafe]], [[Swift (G1)|Swift]], and [[Barricade (IDW)|Barricade]] went on a mission into the wilderness, the [[Dinobot (G1)|Dinobots]] (hired as their muscle) snitched on them to the Badgeless. [[Slag (G1)|Slug]] was pretty sure the three would all be killed on sight. When he learned the mission was to plant new [[spark]]s in [[Alyon]], Slug dropped the scam and led the Dinobots in killing the Badgeless before they could see the other three. The Badgeless would make a further attack but fail once more. Being cop killers would mean the Dinobots could never return to Metroplex and Swift had to pretend they'd kidnapped her when the Badgeless's reinforcements showed up. {{storylink|The Transformers: Redemption|Redemption}}

Mounting distrust in the Badgeless boiled over when [[Airachnid_(G1)#2005_IDW_continuity|a mysterious killer]] began to kill various Decepticons, with many suspecting that the Badgeless themselves were responsible for the attacks. [[Blast_Off_(G1)#2005_IDW_continuity|Blast Off]] managed to acquire some illegally-obtained Badgeless equipment, successfully disguising himself as one of them by abusing their anonymity. Following this, he ambushed one from a dark alley and assumed their identity.
A pair of Badgeless got in the way of Ironhide as he was apprehending a rowdy [[Drunkatron|drunk 'Con]], with the drunk attacking an officer, punching them whilst yelling "Swindle Lives!" This caused the two Badgeless to shove him to the ground and attempt to detain him, mentioning how they were going to comb through his head to find more info on the Swindle situation. Unfortunately, this caused the drunk to freak out, escaping capture and running away. The two Badgeless held Ironhide back as Blast Off took the opportunity to blast the fleeing drunk, blowing out his back and a chunk of his head, killing him, with the Badgeless insisting to Ironhide that it was self-defense. Following this, a crowd of outraged citizens began to berate the collective of Badgeless for killing an unarmed civillian. Amidst the commotion, Blast Off snuck away. The remaining Badgeless, mobbed by an increasingly angry crowd, began to panic and fire into the mob, causing the situation to devolve into total chaos, with civilians fearing for their lives. The entire snafu was caught on camera, permanently staining the Badgeless' reputation.{{storylink|07:00:00}}

{{groupstub| {{storylink|Applicable Skills}} {{storylink|Things We Said We'd Never Do}} {{storylink|Heavy}}}}

==See also==
*[[Autotrooper (disambiguation)]]

[[Category:IDW (2005) subgroups]]
[[Category:IDW (2005) Transformer culture]]
[[Category:Security organizations]]

Badgeless

2026-03-03T08:29:44Z

Viisacre: added info on Windblade vol2 #7

Horrorshow

2026-03-03T08:00:20Z

Viisacre:

{{disambig2|the member of the [[Oktober Guard]]|the member of [[Squadron X]]|Horror Show}}
:''Horrorshow is a [[human]] from the [[Generation 1 continuity family]].''

{{mainpic}}

How to describe '''Horrorshow'''? This terror-sower could only be summarized as a "walking nightmare." Cloaked from head to toe in ghoulish garb, he acts as the [[Oktober Guard]]'s muscle, and along with his accomplices, makes short work of the [[Soviet Union]]'s enemies!

==Fiction==
===''Transformers vs. G.I. Joe''===
Horroshow and the rest of the Oktober Guard were bred specifically to survive in deep space. {{storylink|Everybody Hates Metroplex}} He participated in his team's outer space attack on G.I. Joe's "non-human" unit [[U.S.7]]. Just as the battle began, it was cut short by the gigantic [[Autobot]] [[Fortress Maximus (G1)|Fortress Maximus]], who snatched up U.S.7's shuttle and gobbled up both teams. {{storylink|Form Follows Function}} After escaping Maximus and witnessing the apparent destruction of Earth, the Oktober Guard laid claim to [[Cybertron (planet)|Cybertron]] under the name "New Transylvania" and came into conflict with the [[Decepticon]]s. {{storylink|Earth: R.I.P.}}

===2005 IDW continuity===
Horrorshow and the rest of the Oktober Guard attempted to obtain the [[Talisman (G1)|obelisk]] for themselves, attacking [[G.I. Joe (team)|several Joes]], [[Ian Noble|Action Man]], and [[G.B. Blackrock|Sovereign]], with Horrorshow throwing several grenades. After the obelisk was triggered, [[Gorky]] ordered him to secure the newly-christened Talisman, attaching it to the back of their jeep with a chain, opting to simply sit on top of the Talisman itself as it dragged on the ground. However, their getaway was foiled when [[Kup_(G1)/2005_IDW_continuity|Kup]] rammed into their vehicle in alt-mode, knocking Horrorshow to the ground.{{storylink|Crisis Intervention}}
{{charstub}}{{storylink|Crisis Intervention}}

==Notes==
*Horrorshow was one of the original members of the Oktober Guard featured in the [[G.I. Joe (comic)|Marvel ''G.I. Joe'' comic]] in 1982. He also appeared in two episodes of the Sunbow cartoon, where he was voiced by [[Frank Welker]].

[[Category:Generation 1 humans]]
[[Category:Iron Ring]]
[[Category:Oktober Guard]]

Horrorshow

2026-03-03T07:57:39Z

Viisacre:

{{disambig2|the member of the [[Oktober Guard]]|the member of [[Squadron X]]|Horror Show}}
:''Horrorshow is a [[human]] from the [[Generation 1 continuity family]].''

{{mainpic}}

How to describe '''Horrorshow'''? This terror-sower could only be summarized as a "walking nightmare." Cloaked from head to toe in ghoulish garb, he acts as the [[Oktober Guard]]'s muscle, and along with his accomplices, makes short work of the [[Soviet Union]]'s enemies!

==Fiction==
===''Transformers vs. G.I. Joe''===
Horroshow and the rest of the Oktober Guard were bred specifically to survive in deep space. {{storylink|Everybody Hates Metroplex}} He participated in his team's outer space attack on G.I. Joe's "non-human" unit [[U.S.7]]. Just as the battle began, it was cut short by the gigantic [[Autobot]] [[Fortress Maximus (G1)|Fortress Maximus]], who snatched up U.S.7's shuttle and gobbled up both teams. {{storylink|Form Follows Function}} After escaping Maximus and witnessing the apparent destruction of Earth, the Oktober Guard laid claim to [[Cybertron (planet)|Cybertron]] under the name "New Transylvania" and came into conflict with the [[Decepticon]]s. {{storylink|Earth: R.I.P.}}

===2005 IDW continuity===
Horrorshow and the rest of the Oktober Guard attempted to obtain the [[Talisman (G1)|obelisk]] for themselves, attacking [[G.I. Joe (team)|several Joes]], [[Ian Noble|Action Man]], and [[G.B Blackrock|Blackrock]], with Horrorshow throwing several grenades. After the obelisk was triggered, [[Gorky]] ordered him to secure the newly-christened Talisman, attaching it to the back of their jeep with a chain, opting to simply sit on top of the Talisman itself as it dragged on the ground. However, their getaway was foiled when [[Kup_(G1)/2005_IDW_continuity|Kup]] rammed into their vehicle in alt-mode, knocking Horrorshow to the ground.{{storylink|Crisis Intervention}}
{{charstub}}{{storylink|Crisis Intervention}}

==Notes==
*Horrorshow was one of the original members of the Oktober Guard featured in the [[G.I. Joe (comic)|Marvel ''G.I. Joe'' comic]] in 1982. He also appeared in two episodes of the Sunbow cartoon, where he was voiced by [[Frank Welker]].

[[Category:Generation 1 humans]]
[[Category:Iron Ring]]
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Drag Strip (G1)

2026-03-03T07:19:54Z

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:''Drag Strip is a [[Decepticon]] [[Stunticon (G1)|Stunticon]] from the [[Generation 1 continuity family]].''
[[File:MTMTEDragstrip.jpg|upright=1.66|thumb|One more word out of you, and I'll stomp my alt-mode.]]

'''Drag Strip''' (aka '''Dragstrip''') has never heard of the term "graceful in victory". He doesn't just like to win, he ''loves'' it. Drag Strip would sooner die a miserable death than ever sacrifice a victory, as he thrives on the bragging rights which accompany first place. He just loves to bite more than he can chew and can't keep himself from stroking his own ego and bragging about his accomplishments in ''excruciating'' detail.

The other Decepticons, [[Megatron (G1)|Megatron]] included, hate his metal guts and would gladly pummel him to scrap for being plain obnoxious if it weren't for the fact that his insatiable lust for victory makes him a formidable foe against the [[Autobot]]s. Not that he cares; they're just jealous.

Drag Strip combines with his fellow Stunticons to form [[Menasor (G1)|Menasor]].

{{bigquote|See you junk-hunks at the finish line... '''''if''''' you make it.|Drag Strip|"[[Tread & Circuits Part 3]]"}}

==Fiction==
===Generation 1 cartoon continuity===
====''The Transformers'' cartoon====
{{Voiceactor|[[Ron Gans]] (English), [[Kōki Kataoka]] (Japanese), [[Show Hayami]] (Japanese, "The Key to Vector Sigma, Part 1"), [[Yū Shimaka]] (Japanese, "Masquerade"), [[Kenyū Horiuchi]] (Japanese, ''2010'')|[[Willi Röbke]] (German, ''Five Faces of Darkness, Part 2''), [[Tonio von der Meden]] (German, Generation 2 Dub of ''Starscreams Brigade''), [[Willy Schäfer]] (German, Generation 2 Dub of ''Masquerade''), [[Francis Lax]] (European French), [[Albert Augier]] (European French, "Trans-Europe Express"), [[François Leccia]] (European French, "Masquerade")}}

[[File:KeytoVectorSigmaPt1 stealing DragStrip.jpg|left|upright=1.1|thumb|Long before fans, Rumble was inventing his own Toilet-modes for Transformers.]]
After a failed attempt to steal experimental [[superfuel]] from [[United States military]], [[Megatron (G1)/Generation 1 cartoon continuity|Megatron]] realized that while the Decepticons controlled the skies, the Autobots had supremacy on the ground, and so they needed new ground-based warriors who could out-drive and out-fight the Autobots on their terms. [[Rumble (G1)|Rumble]] was sent to steal various [[human]] vehicles that would be rebuilt into the new Stunticons. In Drag Strip's case, Rumble targeted the winner of a Formula 1 race on national television, which was a bad idea really, as it alerted the Autobots to Megatron's scheme. The Decepticons journeyed to [[Cybertron (planet)|Cybertron]], beat the [[Key to Vector Sigma]] out of [[Alpha Trion]]'s possession and ordered the [[Vector Sigma|ancient supercomputer]] to give life to the Stunticons. {{storylink|The Key to Vector Sigma, Part 1}} Whilst the Autobots were trapped on Cybertron, the Decepticons returned to [[Earth]] with the newly awakened Stunticons who began wreaking havoc and damaging the Autobots' good name by attacking the US military base containing the experimental rocket fuel. Eventually, the Autobots returned with the newly built [[Aerialbot (G1)|Aerialbots]] whose combined form [[Superion (G1)|Superion]] defeated the Stunticon combiner Menasor. {{storylink|The Key to Vector Sigma, Part 2}}

Despite this defeat, the Stunticons were the key component in Megatron's elaborate scheme to hold [[Europa 2000|a fake charity race]] from Paris to Istanbul so he could steal U.S. driver [[Auggie Cahnay (G1)|Auggie Cahnay]]'s experimental car which would be melted down to house the powerful [[Pearl of Bahoudin]]. One by one, the Stunticons disabled the Autobot participants assigned to protect Cahnay, but the downfall of Megatron's plan came when he ordered the Stunticons to stop going after the remaining Autobots. Together, Cahnay, [[Bumblebee (G1)/Generation 1 cartoon continuity|Bumblebee]], [[Tracks (G1)|Tracks]], and [[Bluestreak (G1)|Bluestreak]] defeated Menasor and destroyed the Pearl of Bahoudin. {{storylink|Trans-Europe Express}}

[[File:Dragstripcartoon.jpg|upright=1.1|thumb|Where'd he get this head from, anyway?]]
When Megatron needed additional equipment for his latest secret weapon, he sent the Stunticons out to steal it for him. Drag Strip and [[Dead End (G1)|Dead End]] stormed a U.S. military base and scooped up a new experimental generator for their leader. On the way back, Drag Strip kept trying to taunt the disinterested Dead End into racing with him back to base. Their racing was interrupted, though, by the Autobots [[Tracks (G1)|Tracks]] and [[Warpath (G1)|Warpath]]. Drag Strip was knocked for a loop by Warpath's rapid-fire shells from his turret gun. Brought in to Autobot custody, the Stunticons were held prisoner while [[Optimus Prime (G1)/Generation 1 cartoon continuity|Optimus Prime]] and the Autobots used camouflage paint to disguise themselves as the Stunticons in order to enter Megatron's good graces and learn the purpose of the stolen equipment. [[Mirage (G1)|Mirage]], the Autobots' spy, took Drag Strip's place. The Stunticons did manage to break loose, though, and smashed their way out of the [[Ark (G1)|Ark]] as Menasor and made their rendezvous with Megatron, only to find themselves confronted with a faux Menasor, created by a combination of Mirage's illusions and [[Windcharger (G1)|Windcharger]]'s magnetism. The real Menasor easily broke the delicately bonded "Menasor", but the Autobots had also sabotaged the equipment before handing it over to Megatron. After the super-cannon exploded, the Stunticons fled the battle. {{storylink|Masquerade}}

[[File:CosmicRust DragStrip waterskiing.jpg|upright=1.1|thumb|left|Come to Cuba, and let loose your wild side.]]
When Megatron was infected with [[Cosmic Rust (disease)|Cosmic Rust]] after a trip to the lost Autobot colony of [[Antilla]], the Stunticons were assigned to capture the Autobot scientist [[Perceptor (G1)|Perceptor]], who had developed the powerful anti-corrosion [[Corrostop]]. Drag Strip water skiied behind a speedboat driven by [[Wildrider (G1)|Wildrider]], allowing him to force Perceptor to back into the waiting [[Motormaster (G1)|Motormaster]]. After Megatron cured himself and infected the Autobots with the Cosmic Rust, Menasor attacked the Statue of Liberty in [[New York City]] with the ancient [[Lightning Bug]] heat ray, intent on stopping the Autobots from [[Matter duplicator|matter-duplicating]] more Corrostop from the layer they sprayed on the statue. Superion defeated Menasor and destroyed the Lightning Bug. {{storylink|Cosmic Rust (episode)|Cosmic Rust}}

After [[Starscream (G1)/Generation 1 cartoon continuity|Starscream]] was banished for yet another failed coup, he returned with a powerful new Decepticon team called the [[Combaticon (G1)|Combaticons]] who were able to outfight Autobot and Decepticon alike. With Megatron needing a trump card, [[Soundwave (G1)/Generation 1 cartoon continuity|Soundwave]] attempted to call on the Stunticons to help, but Drag Strip said to tell Megatron to blow it out his exhaust pipe. However, the Stunticons belatedly arrived after the Combaticons' combined form of [[Bruticus (G1)|Bruticus]] defeated [[Devastator (G1)|Devastator]] and forced Megatron to acknowledge Starscream as the new Decepticon leader. Realizing that Starscream would not stop at Megatron, the Stunticons merged into Menasor and disabled Bruticus in one mighty punch. {{storylink|Starscream's Brigade}}

In the wake of [[Unicron/Generation 1|Unicron]]'s attack on Cybertron in the year [[2005]] and the subsequent Decepticon exile to [[Chaar]] in [[2006]], the Stunticons were reduced to being scavengers, fighting like [[slaarg]]s with their fellow Decepticons over the few scraps of energon they had. This changed when [[Cyclonus (G1)|Cyclonus]] brought news of [[Galvatron (G1)/Generation 1 cartoon continuity|Galvatron]]'s survival, and the Stunticons were among the first to donate their few remaining energon supplies to help revive their leader and give the Decepticons purpose. {{storylink|Five Faces of Darkness, Part 1}} Drag Strip joined in on the attack when the Decepticons noticed [[Hot Rod (G1)/Generation 1 cartoon continuity|Rodimus Prime]] and [[Grimlock (G1)/Generation 1 cartoon continuity|Grimlock]] spying on them. {{storylink|Five Faces of Darkness, Part 2}} However, while Cyclonus and the [[Sweep (G1)|Sweeps]] were recovering Galvatron, the [[Quintesson]]s arrived on Chaar with an offer of energon in exchange for attacking the Autobots. Drag Strip was among those who were incredulous at their offer... but the Stunticons were instrumental in convincing the other Decepticons to go along with the Quintessons. Drag Strip was the very first Decepticon to board the Quintesson ship when ordered. {{storylink|Five Faces of Darkness, Part 3}} After Galvatron returned to seize control of the Decepticons, the Stunticons were part of the Decepticon team attacking the Autobots on Earth. {{storylink|Five Faces of Darkness, Part 5}}

[[File:G1 UltimateWeapon Stunticons.jpg|thumb|upright=1.1]]
When the Decepticons took up arms in Europe, Drag Strip and the Stunticons were part of the troops Galvatron maintained out of their mobile headquarters, [[Trypticon (G1)|Trypticon]]. They joined forces to battle Defensor as Menasor. Later, the Stunticons were diverted away from Trypticon by Rodimus Prime and [[Ultra Magnus (G1)/Generation 1 cartoon continuity|Ultra Magnus]], allowing the Witwickys to sneak inside and steal the city-bot's transforming cog. As diversions go, it was a good one—the Stunticons were beaten senseless by the two Autobot leaders, and were in no position to pursue the thieves. Galvatron expressed his disgust with their performance by punting Drag Strip into a tree. {{storylink|The Ultimate Weapon}}

Drag Strip made a very brief appearance on Chaar when [[Scourge (G1)|Scourge]] used the power of the Matrix to temporarily wrest control of the Decepticons from Galvatron. {{storylink|The Burden Hardest to Bear}} Drag Strip and the Stunticons were also among the first Decepticons to be infected by the [[Hate Plague]]. {{storylink|The Return of Optimus Prime, Part 1}}

====Japanese cartoon continuity====
=====''Fight! Super Robot Lifeform Transformers'' story pages=====
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=====Scramble City=====
Drag Strip and the Stunticons are summoned by Megatron to put an end to the [[Metroplex (G1)|Scramble City]] project, and succeed where [[Starscream (G1)/Generation 1 cartoon continuity|Starscream]] had failed. Their first strike was impressive, holding back Optimus Prime and a cadre of Autobots and shooting the Aerialbots out of the skies. When the Aerialbots formed Superion, Drag Strip and his teammates followed suit and merged into Menasor. {{storylink|Scramble City: Mobilization}}

=====''The Headmasters'' cartoon=====
[[File:Hm9 Drag Strip Motormaster.jpg|thumb|200px]]
Drag Strip and the Stunticons participated in Galvatron's siege on Cybertron. They managed to gain the high ground against the [[Dinobot (G1)|Dinobots]] and [[Throttlebot]]s, and rained laser fire down on their opponents. {{storylink|Four Warriors Come out of the Sky}} Drag Strip and his team formed Menasor to fight their Autobot counterparts, but were steamrolled by the might and firepower of the [[Fortress Maximus (G1)|Battleship Maximus]]. Transporting back to Earth, they attempted to interfere with [[Hot Rod (G1)/Generation 1 cartoon continuity|Hot Rod]]'s quest for the Matrix. Drag Strip and the Stunticons were confronted by the Aerialbots in the desert, but the battle of their combiner forms eventually led them to the Arctic. {{storylink|The Mystery of Planet Master}}

[[File:Hm13 Stunticons vs Technobots.jpg|left|thumb|200px]]
When [[Vector Sigma]] began perfecting the new super-metal [[Cybertonuron]] on Cybertron, Galvatron ordered another all-out attack on the planet to seize the metal for the Decepticons before the Autobots could make use of it. Drag Strip and the Stunticons journeyed to Cybertron with the strike force, and confronted their old enemies, the Aerialbots. The Aerialbots got the drop on Drag Strip's group by forming Superion and lashing out before the Stunticons could form Menasor as well. {{storylink|Cybertron Is in Grave Danger, Part 1}} Drag Strip and the Stunticons were still in a firefight sometime later, as [[Chromedome (G1)|Chromedome]] passed by looking for [[Mindwipe (G1)|Mindwipe]] and the Decepticon [[Headmaster (technology)|Headmasters]]. {{storylink|Cybertron Is in Grave Danger, Part 2}} In [[San Francisco]], Drag Strip and the Stunticons assisted Bruticus in using [[buridanka|a carnivorous plant]] to distract the Autobots from [[Scorponok (G1)|Scorponok]]'s plans on [[Zarak (planet)|Zarak]]. They fought against the [[Technobot (G1)|Technobot]]s and [[Computron (G1)|Computron]]. {{storylink|Head On!! Fortress Maximus}}

Sometime later, Drag Strip and the Stunticons gathered in the desert as their Ninja Commander [[Sixshot (G1)|Sixshot]] began issuing orders. They assembled as Menasor, and took part in the escalating Decepticon war effort as five separate Autobot outposts were attacked simultaneously at Sixshot's command. {{storylink|The Emperor of Destruction Vanishes on an Iceberg}} Drag Strip was also among the Decepticons who assembled to welcome Scorponok as their new Emperor of Terror following Galvatron's fall. {{storylink|I Risk My Life for Earth}}

=====''Zone''=====
Seeking to create a [[Decepticon Zone]] to counter the [[Micro|Autobot Zone]], [[Emperor of Destruction|Decepticon Emperor]] [[Violengiguar]] gathered together the Nine Great Demon Generals, upgrading them with powerful new armor and weaponry, then sent them forth to conquer planets. Drag Strip was among those summoned, but only as a part of Menasor. {{storylink|Fight! Super Robot Lifeform Transformers: Zone (story page)|Zone Part 1}} {{storylink|Enter the New Supreme Commander, Dai Atlas!}}

=====''Unite Warriors''/''Legends''=====
The Stunticons took some time off to enjoy their personal annual event: stealing human cars and having a violent race with them. {{storylink|Today Is Us Stunticons' Annual Holiday Demolition Race!}}

Soon afterwards, Menasor was involved in a fight against the Autobots when both sides were interrupted by the dimensional intruder [[Grand Scourge]], who used his [[Matrix Breaker]] sword to disassemble Menasor with a single blow. After grappling Dead End, the dimensional intruder realized he could forcefully combine with the Stunticons. Before Drag Strip could react, he was grabbed by Grand Scourge and forced to serve as the left arm of the rogue Decepticon's gestalt mode. {{storylink|Decepticon Dark Commander Grand Scourge}} The Stunticons were saved when [[Broadside (G1)|Broadside]] arrived and defeated Grand Scourge, and Drag Strip fled while complaining that he just wanted to go back to demolition racing. {{storylink|LG53 Broadside}}

=====''End of G1 Universe''=====
{{charstubfiction|{{storylink|Age of Primes (End of G1 Universe)|Age of Primes}}}}

=====''Legacy VS500 Collection Special Comic''=====
Drag Strip was one of many spectators for the [[Speedia 500]] race on [[Velocitron]]. {{Storylink|Velocitron Speedia 500 Part 2}} He remained for the second week, although the mysterious new racer known as [[Shadowstrip]] seemed awfully familiar... {{storylink|Velocitron Speedia 500 Part 3}}

====''TV Magazine'' comic continuity====
=====''Fight! Super Robot Lifeform Transformers'' comic=====
Drag Strip listened to Megatron boast about how [[Trypticon (G1)|Trypticon]] would trounce [[Metroplex (G1)|Metroplex]] once its construction was complete. {{storylink|Fight! Super Robot Lifeform Transformers issue 3|Fight! Super Robot Lifeform Transformers #3}}

Drag Strip and the Stunticons decided to have a little fun and tear up a baseball stadium in Japan. Luckily, the Autobots' plucky young ally [[Kenji]] was present to radio for assistance. All the combiner teams assembled, and it was Menasor and Bruticus against Superion and Defensor! Defensor was forced to break apart by the combined Decepticon attack, but Superion and Kenji got the idea to shoot out the Decepticons' legs. [[Groove (G1)|Groove]] and [[Blades (G1)|Blades]] took advantage of the empty combiner ports and took over as Menasor's legs, launching him into the ocean. {{storylink|Fight! Super Robot Lifeform Transformers issue 5|Fight! Super Robot Lifeform Transformers #5}}

While posing as Autobots, Drag Strip, [[Onslaught (G1)|Onslaught]] and the Stunticons rampaged through the city streets, smearing the good name of their adversaries. Later, [[Frenzy (G1)|Frenzy]] and [[Rumble (G1)|Rumble]] posed as humans to rally people against the Autobots, and Motormaster's brigade staged an attack on the rally to drive the point home. The Autobot fire engines [[Hot Spot (G1)|Hot Spot]] and [[Inferno (G1)|Inferno]] arrived, however, and used their water hoses to wash off the Decepticons' fake insignia. Enraged, Motormaster planned to combine into Menasor...only to see his men were already retreating into the distance. {{storylink|Fight! Super Robot Lifeform Transformers issue 7|Fight! Super Robot Lifeform Transformers #7}}

=====''The Story of Super Robot Lifeforms: The Transformers''=====
In the year [[2010]], Drag Strip participated in a Decepticon attack on the planet Feminia. He and his team merged into Menasor in order to battle alongside Bruticus and Devastator against their Autobot counterparts Superion, Defensor and Omega Supreme. The fight was fairly evenly matched until Galvatron called up his ace-in-the-hole, [[Predaking (G1)|Predaking]], whose power was unmatched by any of the Autobots... except for the [[Omnibot (G1)|Omnibots]], who essentially tied Predaking's shoelaces together until he fell over, straight into Menasor and his chums, sending them all toppling to the ground and knocking them to bits. {{storylink|The Story of Super Robot Lifeforms: The Transformers issue 5|The Story of Super Robot Lifeforms: The Transformers #5}}
{{note|Drag Strip only appears as a component of Menasor}}

=====''The Great Transformer War''=====
Galvatron kidnapped Doctor [[Dalton]] of [[Eran]] to upgrade the might of his combiner warriors. When the Autobot combiners arrived to save Dalton, Drag Strip and his teammates were deployed at high speeds from Motormaster's launcher mode. They met Superion in mid-air, and the force of their deployment enabled the combiner teams to tear him apart. The Stunticons then merged into Menasor to move in for the kill. They were ultimately outwitted by the Autobots, however, who rescued Dalton and safely returned to Metroplex. {{storylink|The Great Transformer War issue 1|The Great Transformer War #1}}

=====''Zone'' comic=====
Seeking to create a [[Decepticon Zone]] to counter the [[Micro|Autobot Zone]], [[Emperor of Destruction|Decepticon Emperor]] [[Violengiguar]] gathered together the Nine Great Demon Generals, upgrading them with powerful new armor and weaponry, then sent them forth to conquer planets. Drag Strip was among those summoned, but only as a part of Menasor. {{storylink|Fight! Super Robot Lifeform Transformers: Zone (story page)|Zone Part 1}} {{storylink|Fight! Super Robot Lifeform Transformers: Zone (manga)|Zone}}

====Full Throttle Scramble Power!====
The Decepticons constructed a new weapon to pursue their energy-plundering campaign on Earth, the [[Omega Wave Cannon]]. With the device at the ready, the Stunticons headed out to retrieve some energy from a power plant. They were met with the Aerialbots, and both teams combined into the gestalt forms. As they battled, Menasor made great use of his modular nature, having his Stunticon components swap between being arms and legs. Atop of this, Superion was crippled by the Omega Wave Cannon, giving the Decepticons the advantage. But the Autobots turned the tide of the battle by sending out massive amounts of reinforcements into the field, and the Decepticons were sent packing. {{storylink|Full Throttle Scramble Power!}}

===Marvel Comics continuity===
====Marvel ''The Transformers'' comics====
{{noteukonly}}
''Drag Strip and the Stunticons, along with the other [[Special Teams]], were first conceived within [[Buster Witwicky (G1)|Buster Witwicky]]'s mind shortly after the human had relinquished control of the [[Matrix of Leadership|Creation Matrix]] to [[Optimus Prime (G1)/Marvel Comics continuity|Optimus Prime]]. Together, they shared a vision of the Stunticons and [[Combaticon (G1)|Combaticons]] fighting the [[Aerialbot (G1)|Aerialbots]] and [[Protectobot (G1)|Protectobots]] at the [[Pullen Power Plant]].'' {{storylink|The Special Teams Have Arrived}} ''[[Shockwave (G1)/Marvel Comics continuity|Shockwave]] was able to view this data remotely and prepare for their development.'' {{storylink|Second Generation!}}

[[File:Stunticonsmarvelg1.jpg|left|upright=1.1|thumb|And thus Drag Strip was born! Oh, and all those blue guys, too, we guess.]]
Upon learning that the [[cerebro-shell]] implanted in Optimus Prime had also granted them access to the powers of the Creation Matrix, [[Megatron (G1)/Marvel Comics continuity|Megatron]] and [[Soundwave (G1)/Marvel Comics continuity|Soundwave]] immediately built a team of Decepticons. The new Stunticons, which included Drag Strip, were sent to find the Autobot [[Skids (G1)|Skids]], who had earned new trust for the Autobots by publicly saving a [[human]]. After Drag Strip and the others knocked over every car in their way to get to Skids, they turned to "protect" him from the new Aerialbots, hoping to confuse the public and discredit the Autobots. Drag Strip combined with his fellow Stunticons to form Menasor, and they fought the Aerialbots' Superion. {{storylink|Heavy Traffic!}}

''Drag Strip and the other Stunticons watched in horror as Megatron bludgeoned [[Motormaster (G1)|Motormaster]] with a boulder for suggesting that he might need their assistance in defeating Optimus Prime.'' {{storylink|Prey!}}

Megatron gathered Drag Strip and the rest of the Stunticons before him to escort him in gun mode to Florida, where they would be air-lifted to the Decepticons' [[Club Con|new island headquarters]]. In the wake of the death of Optimus Prime, Megatron's paranoia had grown so great that Drag Strip and the others left their leader behind to deal with a random human truck. {{storylink|Gone but Not Forgotten!}} After Megatron's apparent demise, Drag Strip stood by while his new commander, Shockwave, spoke to [[Ratbat (G1)|Ratbat]] on [[Cybertron (planet)|Cybertron]] about the temporary use of [[Trypticon (G1)|Trypticon]] on [[Earth]]. {{storylink|King of the Hill!}}

[[File:Decepticons enemy action.jpg|thumb|upright=1.67|"I was the first one to know your plan sucked, Shockwave!"]]
''Drag Strip was at Shockwave's side when the Decepticon leader ordered his warriors to try and gun down [[Galvatron (G1)|Galvatron]] as he breached the defenses of their [[Club Con|underwater base]]. However, upon his arrival, Galvatron told the Decepticons that he had only wished to talk, and that Shockwave's decision to meet him with violence had only served to assure they had made a powerful enemy. Drag Strip turned to his leader, utterly unimpressed over how Shockwave had handled the situation.'' {{storylink|Enemy Action!}}

During a battle on the [[Moon (moon)|Moon]] between [[Blaster (G1)|Blaster]] and [[Grimlock (G1)/Marvel Comics continuity|Grimlock]] for command of the combined Earth/[[Nebulos]] Autobot forces, recently promoted Decepticon commander Ratbat orchestrated a surprise assault on both groups. Motormaster led Drag Strip and the entire Earth-based Decepticon army from their space-faring Decepticon headquarters. But when Blaster and Grimlock noticed the ambush, they teamed up and turned the tide against the Decepticons. Drag Strip was defeated by a shot from Grimlock's missile launchers, and after many casualties, the Decepticons were forced to retreat. {{storylink|Totaled!}}

[[File:Vortex drag strip wildrider thrust starscream club con.jpg|upright=0.85|thumb|left|Drag Strip will quickly take your bags up to your room.]]
Ratbat moved their space-traveling island base back to Earth's seas, where it became a human travel resort to smokescreen the Decepticons' efforts to locate a key to finding the powerful [[Underbase]]. Drag Strip was advertised on television as part of the island's smiling welcoming party. The Autobots sent Blaster and [[Jesse (G1)|Jessie]] to rescue [[Buster Witwicky (G1)|Buster Witwicky]], and Jessie was able to sneak into the Decepticons' base and past Drag Strip and [[Vortex (G1)|Vortex]] (who were telling jokes to each other) to find Buster. Though the infiltrators were found out, both were able to escape the Decepticons. The attempt to subdue Blaster resulted in a firefight with him however, spooking many of the human vacationers. Drag Strip saw many of them off the island afterwards. {{storylink|Club Con!}} After the Decepticons found what they were looking for, Drag Strip was seen escorting Buster Witwicky back to his cell so that Starscream and Ratbat could review the data they had acquired privately. {{storylink|The Flames of Boltax!}}
{{--}}

=====Earthforce=====
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[[File:Battlechargers stunticons life in the slow lane.jpg|thumb|upright=1.1|"It doesn't matter if we all got here at the same time. All ties go to me."]]
Back in action on Earth, Drag Strip and his Stunticon partner Dead End began working for a faction of Decepticons led by Megatron. Megatron had created an [[Global warming satellite|ozone-warping rocket]], designed to trap heat in the atmosphere which could be tapped for a new source of energy, even though it would virtually destroy all life on Earth. Their plan was interrupted by two Autobots, [[Wheeljack (G1)|Wheeljack]] and [[Prowl (G1)/Marvel Comics continuity|Prowl]]. {{storylink|Starting Over!}} While Wheeljack kept the Stunticons busy, Prowl leapt onto the rocket itself, his weight knocking it off course and causing it to crash before it reached the apex point in the atmosphere it was meant to travel to. Drag Strip and Dead End raced to the crashsite, hoping to retrieve the atmospheric poisons Megatron had loaded it with. At the fallen rocket, however, they ran into [[Runabout (G1)|Runabout]] and [[Runamuck (G1)|Runamuck]], who were interested in securing the equipment for their commander, [[Shockwave (G1)/Marvel Comics continuity|Shockwave]]. The four Decepticons began to tussle, little realizing Prowl had already snuck away and neutralized the canisters. {{storylink|Life in the Slow Lane}}

Drag Strip attended an [[Enclave]] in an attempt to unite the disparate Decepticon factions, but Autobot sabotage ensured that it was unsuccessful by faking an assassination attempt on Megatron. Drag Strip was afterwards swept into a giant brawl between Megatron and Shockwave's troops. {{storylink|The Bad Guy's Ball!}}

Later on, when the united Decepticon forces attacked the Autobot [[Earthbase]], Drag Strip was seen charging into battle in robot mode for some reason, even though the [[Battlecharger]]s and his fellow Stunticons were all racing forward in vehicle mode. Their goal was to kill some Autobots, while also distracting them as [[Starscream (G1)/Marvel Comics continuity|Starscream]] looted a human [[oil tanker]] in the [[Gulf of Mexico]]. Both goals proved fruitless, and the Decepticons were driven off. {{storylink|Divide and Conquer!}} When the Decepticons needed to kidnap the Autobots' human ally, [[Irwin Spoon]], Drag Strip and the Stunticons ran interference for Motormaster so that he could get away with the human stored inside his cab. {{storylink|Front Line! (issue)|Front Line!}} After Breakdown took himself out of action, though, only Drag Strip and Dead End were left to stop [[Bumblebee (G1)/Marvel Comics continuity|Bumblebee]] and [[Tracks (G1)|Tracks]] from catching up with their leader. The two Stunticons raced up onto the rear bumpers of their foes, only to be caught off guard when the Autobots suddenly broke away, sending the Decepticon cars hurtling into the back wheels of their own boss, Motormaster, knocking all of them off the road. {{storylink|End of the Road! (UK)|End of the Road!}}

{{note|Drag Strip and Dead End are mistakenly named as Shockwave's troops in "[[Life in the Slow Lane]]", just as the Battlechargers are mistakenly identified as working for Megatron.}}

=====Marvel UK future timelines=====
[[File:Stunticons ark duty.jpg|thumb|left|upright=1.1|"Ha!! I punched the old fart first! I win!"]]
In [[2003]], [[Ravage (G1)/Marvel Comics continuity|Ravage]] uncovered information about a new city the Autobots were planning to build, and sent the Stunticons out to intercept [[Kup (G1)/Marvel Comics continuity|Kup]], who was carrying the schematics to their human allies. Demonstrating patented bullying skills, Drag Strip and the Stunticons ganged up on the wily old Autobot and demanded <s>his lunch money</s> the data disk. Kup was relatively willing to give it up (the disk was, after all, a fake), but Drag Strip still had two of his buddies grab the Autobot's arms so's he could get in a few gutshots for good measure. And, to make a good day even better, a few minutes later Drag Strip and his cronies got to beat up [[Hot Rod (G1)/Marvel Comics continuity|Hot Rod]] when he tried to stop them! {{storylink|Ark Duty}}

[[File:Menasor legacy of unicron.jpg|thumb|"First arm to punch through the wall wins! You on, Dead End??"]]
In [[2008]] Drag Strip was serving under Shockwave on Cybertron. When the renegade Decepticons [[Scourge (G1)|Scourge]] and [[Cyclonus (G1)|Cyclonus]] teamed up with the freelance peacekeeping agent [[Death's Head (G1)|Death's Head]] to assassinate the [[Decepticon leader]], [[Soundwave (G1)/Marvel Comics continuity|Soundwave]] summoned the Stunticons to form Menasor and Drag Strip helped punch through the blast doors that cut them off from the battle. They succeeded but were too late, as Shockwave was already dead and rather than execute them for treason, the Decepticons were forced to accept Cyclonus and Scourge's leadership. {{storylink|The Legacy of Unicron!}}
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====''Transformers Comic-Magazin''====
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====Marvel ''Generation 2'' comic====
[[File:Dragstripnewdawn.jpg|upright=1.1|thumb|left|"Which is mostly all of him, turns out."]]
Drag Strip participated in the Decepticons' first battle with the [[Cybertronian (faction)|Cybertronians]]. It, uh... didn't go too well, with his team getting outright massacred by the enemy. Any fight you can walk away from may be a good one, but any fight that leaves you scouring a planet for the impact crater [[Megatron (G1)/Marvel Comics continuity|your leader]] made after he was knocked out of space can't have been ''that'' good. Find him Drag Strip did however, and despite his grievous wounds, Megatron proved to still be functional. {{storylink|New Dawn}}
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====''Classics''====
{{noteclassics}}
[[File:AtFightsEnd-OverkillDragstripAcidStorm.jpg|thumb|upright=1.4|I look like Mirage now!]]
After the war officially ended on [[Klo]], Drag Strip was one of the handful of [[Bludgeon (G1)|Bludgeon]]'s Decepticons who scattered to the far corners of the universe. He, [[Overkill (G1)|Overkill]], and [[Acid Storm (G1)|Acid Storm]] were waiting on a dusty planet when [[Springer (G1)|Springer]]'s rogue team of Autobots attempted to hunt them down. {{storylink|At Fight's End}}

===The Special Teams===
Drag Strip and the rest of the Stunticons were being kept a secret from the Autobots until Megatron was ready to dispatch them on a raid on the [[Pullen Power Plant]]. Once in position, the Stunticons raced forward, ready to take whatever Autobots might be guarding the location by surprise. Encountering the Protectobots en route, Motormaster ordered Drag Strip and the other Stunticons to combine into Menasor to do battle. The fight soon began to weigh in the Autobots’ favour, prompting Menasor to split up into individual robots once more, who dispersed away from the battlefield. {{storylink|The Special Teams}}
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===Dreamwave ''Generation One'' continuity===
At some point in Cybertron's recent history, the Stunticons were deemed psychotic and too dangerous to function in society, and as a result were placed into perpetual stasis lock inside of a [[Detention Banks|prison facility]]. Later, in an attempt to create a diversion while he set his final plans in motion, [[Shockwave (G1)|Shockwave]] arranged for [[Rumble (G1)|Rumble]] and [[Frenzy (G1)|Frenzy]] to release the Stunticons. {{storylink|Cold War (issue)|Cold War}} They formed into Menasor and ran amok for a while, until [[Ultra Magnus (G1)|Ultra Magnus]] arrived and began insulting them. Unable to reconcile with this, the five Stunticons began to bicker with each other over whose fault it was that they were failing, temporarily stopping Menasor and allowing Ultra Magnus to ram the combiner in the chest, forcing him to separate into his component parts and disabling the Stunticons. {{storylink|Passive Aggression}}

===''G.I. Joe vs. the Transformers''===
[[File:Stunticons GIJoevsTFsII2.jpg|thumb|upright=1.8]]
Along with many other Transformers, the Stunticons were transported into Earth's past when [[Teletran 3]] went wild. Ending up in 1930's [[Chicago]], Drag Strip was deactivated and locked into the form of a '30s car, which was fairly sporty for the time but not nearly as fast as his usual race car mode. He and the other Stunticons were briefly used for organized crime by a group of humans, until a group of [[G.I. Joe (team)|G.I. Joe]]s and [[Cobra]] members showed up to bring them back to the future. As soon as Drag Strip was awakened from his car mode, however, he and his comrades starting chasing after the humans and their [[Optimus Prime (G1)|Autobot friend]]. The chase ended when the humans found and activated the lost Motormaster, which allowed all the time-travelers to return to the future. {{storylink|G.I. Joe vs. the Transformers II issue 2|G.I. Joe vs. the Transformers II #2}}

The Stunticons later joined [[Serpentor|Serpent O.R.]]'s Decepticon army and helped him capture a team of Autobots and G.I. Joes. As Menasor, they then participated in an attack on an Autobot peace ceremony. {{storylink|The Art of War issue 3|The Art of War #3}} Drag Strip was later seen preparing to defend the Decepticon headquarters from a combined Autobot G.I./Joe assault. {{storylink|The Art of War issue 4|The Art of War #4}}

===''The Beast Within''===
Drag Strip participated in a savage all-out Decepticon offensive against the Autobots. With the Decepticons maintaining the advantage throughout the battle, Drag Strip was amongst those who approached a crippled Optimus Prime, ready to dispatch the Autobot leader. Before they could deliver the finishing blow, the Dinobots combined into The Beast, shifting the Decepticons’ priorities. Drag Strip then joined with the other Stunticons to form Menasor and do battle with [[Beast (G1)|The Beast]]. {{storylink|The Beast Within}}

===''Mystery of Convoy'' strategy guide manga===
{{see|#Games}}
The five Stunticons confronted Ultra Magnus as he reached the end of the [[Floating City]], combining into Menasor and opening fire on the Autobot. {{storylink|Transformers (Mystery of Convoy)#Menasor's Weak Point is His Forehead!|Menasor's Weak Point is His Forehead!}}

===2005 IDW continuity===
:*''First Appearance:'' [[Megatron Origin issue 4|''Megatron Origin'' #4]]; [[Things Fall Apart, Part 1: "New Arrivals, Old Encounters"|''Transformers vol. 1'' #2]] (modern era)
[[File:IronInTheBlood-DragStrip.jpg|left|thumb|upright=1.66|"So [[Blurr (G1)|Blurr]], you entered this race just to let me beat you? Great! Always happy to meet a fan!"]]
Before the war, Drag Strip was a professional [[Cybertronian sport#Races|racer]], with over six thousand victories under his belt thanks to his ruthless nature. He got involved with [[Megatron (G1)/2005 IDW continuity|Megatron]] when the miner-turned-gladiator began to make a name for himself, and as a result, the Autobot [[Outback (G1)|Outback]] tried to assassinate him prior to a race against [[Blurr (G1)|Blurr]]. Drag Strip's life was saved by [[Ironhide (G1)/2005 IDW continuity|Ironhide]], a race track security guard. {{storylink|Iron in the Blood}}

[[File:MegatronOrigin4 Stunticons.jpg|upright=1.1|thumb|"Well...there goes the neighborhood...again."]]
When Megatron launched his brutal rebellion, Drag Strip participated in the battle of [[Kaon (polity)|Kaon]] alongside [[Dead End (G1)|Dead End]], defending themselves against [[Sentinel Prime (G1)|Sentinel Prime]] and his [[Apex Armor (G1)|Apex Armor]]. {{storylink|Megatron Origin issue 4|Megatron Origin #4}} The Stunticons were among the Decepticons that deserted rather than serve under Megatron usurper, [[Scorponok (G1)|Scorponok]], becoming robbers on [[Magmara Nine]] instead. One day while robbing [[Strongbox]] they found their victim wasn't carrying valuables, but rather [[Thundercracker (G1)/2005 IDW continuity|Thundercracker]], sent to tell them Megatron was back. {{storylink|Primacy issue 2|Primacy #2}} The team subsequently returned to the fold and participated in the battle of [[Iacon (polity)|Iacon]], during which they were blown away by [[Omega Supreme (G1)|Omega Supreme]] when they tried to stop [[Optimus Prime (G1)/2005 IDW continuity|Optimus Prime]] from reaching Megatron. {{storylink|Primacy issue 4|Primacy #4}} During the war for Cybertron, Drag Strip killed [[Hot Shot (G1)|a yellow Autobot]] on the front lines. {{storylink|Drift issue 2|Drift #2}}

Centuries later, Drag Strip was among the Decepticons who had been left behind following the Decepticon retreat from Earth. Along with several other Decepticons, he helped rescue Thundercracker, who referred to him as an "idiotic Stunticon" in return. Jerk. {{storylink|Things Fall Apart, Part 3: "Seasons in Flight"|Seasons in Flight}} Led by [[Swindle (G1)|Swindle]], Drag Strip and the other abandoned Decepticons attacked [[Omega Supreme (G1)|Omega Supreme]], until Swindle suggested that they team up with the Autobots with the goal of getting off the planet instead. {{storylink|Things Fall Apart, Part 1: "New Arrivals, Old Encounters"|New Arrivals, Old Encounters}}

A while later, Drag Strip and [[Wildrider (G1)|Wildrider]] were sent to retrieve [[Breakdown (G1)|Breakdown]], the only Stunticon missing from the group. They found him in the hands of [[Spike Witwicky (G1)/2005 IDW continuity|Spike Witwicky]] and began attacking him (after all, he could always be repaired after the human was squished). Spike fought back, puncturing one of Drag Strip's tires, but the Stunticons eventually won and took Breakdown back to their starship-building site. There, they revealed that Swindle had modified them into combiners, and attacked their former Autobot allies in the form of [[Menasor (G1)|Menasor]]. {{storylink|Things Fall Apart, Part 4: "Enemies of the System"|Enemies of the System}}

[[File:NewArrivalsOldEncounters-evasiveaction.jpg|thumb|upright=1.66|"What do you mean I didn't come in first in this crowd shot?! [[Swindle (G1)|You]] [[Spyglass|two]] cheated!"]]
Swindle's hasty application of the combiner technology did not properly integrate the personalities of the Stunticons, leaving them arguing amongst themselves while combined. The Autobots managed to distract and overwhelm Menasor by targeting his components individually, bringing the gestalt down. Drag Strip and many of his comrades were taken into custody by Skywatch. {{storylink|Things Fall Apart, Part 5: "Earthworks"|Earthworks}}

After a few months in captivity, the Stunticons were broken out by the main Decepticon force once they returned to Earth. Drag Strip watched as Optimus Prime confronted Megatron near the Decepticon base, and was caught in an explosion when Prime suddenly had a satellite dropped on his nemesis. {{storylink|Revenge of the Decepticons Part 5: Enemy Mine|Enemy Mine}} Megatron then allowed himself to be captured and taken to Cybertron so that his army could follow him using a [[space bridge]], but [[Bumblebee (G1)/2005 IDW continuity|Bumblebee]] infiltrated them in an attempt to sabotage the bridge. The Stunticons stayed behind on Earth to kill the little Autobot, only to be knocked out by an electric surge when Bumblebee interrupted the space bridge's power flow, allowing the Autobots to recapture them. {{storylink|The Question}}

Once the war had ended and the Stunticons had returned to Cybertron, they took up residence in the growing Decepticon ghetto outside of Metroplex. Unwitting pawns in Starscream's scheme, Swindle convinced them that a better life was right around the corner... if they attacked the planet [[Caminus (planet)|Caminus]] and pillaged the place. The [[Enigma of Combination]] reunited them into a new and improved Menasor; Swindle and the Stunticons travelled through Metroplex's space bridge and stormed Caminus. {{storylink|First Contact (IDW)|First Contact}}

Things quickly went downhill for the Stunticons and Menasor was summarily trounced by the similarly rebuilt Superion. The Stunticons were disassembled, sent back to Cybertron, and imprisoned. {{storylink|The Sum and Its Parts}} Along with the other Stunticons, Drag Strip was soon liberated by Swindle, forming Menasor and inciting a Decepticon riot at Metroplex's space bridge. {{storylink|You, Me, and the Universe}} The Stunticons fared poorly in this fight as well, and after Menasor fell the Stunticons were put away for good. {{storylink|All That Remains}}
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===''Prime Wars Trilogy'' marketing material===
The [[Stunticon (G1)#Prime Wars Trilogy marketing material|Stunticons]] were created by [[Megatron (G1)#Prime Wars Trilogy marketing material|Megatron]] as an infiltration unit {{storylink|Source:Combiner Wars pack-in comic bios|Decepticon Dragstrip's bio}} to challenge the Autobots' dominance of Earth's streets and highways, {{storylink|Source:Combiner Wars pack-in comic bios|Dead End's bio}} with the Decepticon leader hand-picking their alternate modes. {{storylink|Source:Combiner Wars pack-in comic bios|Breakdown's bio}} The team were largely so enamored with their Earth-based vehicle forms that they chose to retain them upon returning to Cybertron. {{storylink|Source:Combiner Wars pack-in comic bios|Decepticon Dragstrip's bio}}

Dragstrip's Formula One race car alternate mode made him the fastest Stunticon and ideal for serving as the team's "tip of the spear", but this came with significant tradeoffs. In addition to overheating, his vehicle form was notably fragile. {{storylink|Source:Combiner Wars pack-in comic bios|Decepticon Dragstrip's bio}}

===Ask Vector Prime===
Drag Strip was presumably present as part of Menasor during the Battle for [[Sherman Dam]] in [[Primax 096.0 Beta]]. {{storylink|Ask Vector Prime#Facebook|Ask Vector Prime, 2015/09/06}}

===2019 IDW continuity===
[[File:Tread&Circuits3 HotShotDragStripRicochet.jpg|thumb|upright=1.2|]]
Drag Strip was a famous racer, known for pulling underhanded tricks during his races. He raced in the [[Speedia 500]] on [[Velocitron]]. {{storylink|Tread & Circuits Part 2}} Drag Strip demonstrated poor sportsmanship by mocking the participating [[Wreckers]], but then cried foul when [[Thunder Clash|Thunderclash]] used him as a springboard to catch up to the lead racers. {{storylink|Tread & Circuits Part 3}}
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==Commercial appearances==
Drag Strip and the rest of the Stunticons drove over a barren, rocky terrain to meet against the Aerialbots. Both teams combined, and their gestalt forms engaged in a no-holds-barred slug-fest. {{storylink|Commercial/Generation 1#Aerialbots and Stunticons|Aerialbots and Stunticons commercial}}

==Games==
===''Bot Shots Battle Game!''===
[[File:BotShots Dragstrip.jpg|thumb|upright=1.4]]
Drag Strip participated in numerous one-on-one matches against other Autobots and Decepticons, using his fists, his sword, or his gun to defeat his opponents. Sometimes, he even faced off against himself! {{storylink|Bot Shots Battle Game!}}

===''Transformers Legends''===
Drag Strip and the rest of the Stunticons were created in response to the failure of a Decepticon campaign to acquire Autobot superfuel. Realizing they needed a strong ground force, Drag Strip and his kin were created by modifying Earth vehicles with Cybertronian technology, and then bringing them before Vector Sigma to be imbued with the spark of life. The Autobots brought the Aerialbots to life at the same time, and the Decepticons found themselves on the losing side until the Stunticons merged into Menasor. The Decepticons lost nonetheless, though they acquired the key to Vector Sigma as a consolation prize. {{storylink|The Key to Vector Sigma, Part 1 (Legends)|The Key to Vector Sigma, Part 1}} Later, Drag Strip participated in a fight on Earth as the Decepticons attempted to use the power of the key to transform Earth into a new Cybertron. Even though he and his fellow Stunticons merged into Menasor, the battle was still lost to the Autobots, and the Decepticons fled. {{storylink|Key to Vector Sigma, Part 2}}

Even [[Megatron (G1)|Megatron]] had trouble controlling the Stunticons. The team went on a crime spree in the back alleys of human cities until they were tracked down and stopped by [[Prowl (G1)|Prowl]] and his team. {{storylink|The Thin Blue Line}} Drag Strip later aided [[Unicron]] when the planet-eater attacked [[Cybertron (planet)|Cybertron]]. {{storylink|'Til All Are One (Legends)|'Til All Are One}} After Megatron and his men, including Drag Strip, found a [[Lightning Bug]] on an old Autobot colony world, they found they'd contracted [[Cosmic Rust (disease)|Cosmic Rust]]. Back on Earth, they stole [[corrostop]] and cured themselves, before inflicting the disease on the Autobots. The Decepticons were unable to stop the Autobots getting a sample of corrostop from the [[Statue of Liberty]] and curing themselves, however. {{storylink|Cosmic Rust (Legends)|Cosmic Rust}}

===''Angry Birds Transformers''===
{{main|Corporal Pig#As Drag Strip}}
Drag Strip appears as a character unlockable in Challenge Events. He is portrayed by Corporal Pig. {{storylink|Angry Birds Transformers (mobile game)|Angry Birds Transformers}}

===''Transformers: Battle Tactics''===
[[File:BattleTacticsDragstrip.jpg|thumb|right|300px|"This game is pointless. You know I'm going to win every time, right?"]]
Drag Strip participated in battles against a variety of opponents, both Autobots and Decepticons. Sometimes there were many of him! He was an Uncommon character who could be recruited by collecting 105 units of Cybermetal and 48 units of Transmetal. {{storylink|Transformers: Battle Tactics}}
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===''Transformers: Devastation''===
As [[Wheeljack (G1)|Wheeljack]] was about to repair the ''[[Proudstar]]''<nowiki>'</nowiki>s damaged [[Plasma Core]], Drag Strip and the other Stunticons arrived and formed Menasor in an attempt to stop the Autobots. {{storylink|Transformers: Devastation}}

===''Transformers: Frontiers''===
{{charstubgame|{{storylink|Transformers: Frontiers}}}}

===''Transformers Online'' (2017 video game)===
[[File:Drag Strip TFO.jpg|thumb|upright=1]]
{{bigquote|Only those who crossed the finish line first survive.}}

Many find the self proclaimed Drag Strip to be a distasteful individual. It's as if his vocal circuits were designed to incessantly irk everyone. Whether it be fighting, racing, or flat out robbery, Drag Strip would deceive his opponent by any means to prevail. Because of his trickery, everyone avoided him. Drag Strip's personality may be perceived as a defect, but to Megatron, this is the type of Decepticon he requires. Of course, other dishonest Cybertronians would seize the opportunity to demonstrate their superiority for trickery, only to cause Drag Strip to go on a rampage.

In battle, Drag Strip wielded a pair of "[[Shadow Daggers]]" and the "[[Lightspeed Cutting Torch]]". His active skill was "Blademarang":
*'''Blademarang'''—Drag Strip throws a dagger that strikes all opponents within the vicinity. Each target receives a DoT tick, which starts off with 260 points of damage, with a 20% increase to every successive tick. If there is more than one opponent, then Drag Strip can throw up to 2 blademarangs. An additional 20% damage will be contributed onto every additional enemy over 5 seconds. {{storylink|Transformers Online (2017 video game)|Transformers Online}} <ref>[http://tfol.qq.com/act/a20160726data/hero14.shtml Drag Strip on the Transformers Online website]</ref>
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===''Transformers: Earth Wars''===
[[File:DragstripEarthWars.jpg|thumb|upright=1.75|I lose, I slag you. I win, I slag you AND rub it in your face, AND get to kick your tailpipe.]]

Drag Strip is a perfectionist who cares only about winning. To him, everything is a competition, be it racing, fighting or even just talking smack. He loves to humiliate his opponents in his victory, using any dirty trick he can just to end up on top.
{{storylink|source:Transformers:_Earth_Wars/2017#Drag Strip|Drag Strip bio}}

Drag Strip secretly arrived on Earth to race some of the local humans. When Hound found out, Drag Strip challenged the Autobots to a race. If they didn't race him, he would kill all the humans on the track at the current moment. Optimus reluctantly accepted the challenge, and sent Mirage and some other Autobot racers. Unfortunately, this left a large number of Autobots missing in the ranks, and Megatron saw this as an opportunity to hit the Autobots hard. {{storylink|Transformers: Earth Wars| Race Day Mayhem Event}}

Drag Strip meets up with the rest of the Stunticons during the race requesting some backup. [[Nemesis Prime (G1)|Nemesis Prime]] asked who the new black and red truck who stole his colors was, to which Breakdown replies it was their new recruit. Drag Strip took both Offroad and Breakdown to the track to race. {{storylink|Transformers: Earth Wars}}

When Drag Strip finally joined the rest of the Stunticons, he started bragging about how he could take on all the Autobots alone and win! Starscream commented on how Drag Strip had more of an ego than he did, while Bludgeon just said he was glad to have Drag Strip on the team, even if he had to tolerate the egomaniac. Drag Strip, Offroad, and Breakdown then planned on how they would get the rest of their team to earth, starting with [[Dead End (G1)|Dead End]]. {{storylink|transformers: Earth Wars| Drag Strip Research}}

Drag Strip's in-game model is loosely based on his [[Drag_Strip_(G1)#Universe (2008)|Universe figure]], albeit with a slightly different colour layout, featuring more maroon like his [[Drag_Strip_(G1)#Combiner Wars|Combiner Wars figure]] and omitting the blue face.

*'''Added:''' [[January 12]], 2017
*'''Autobot Counterpart:''' [[Hound (G1)#Transformers:_Earth_Wars|Hound]]
*'''Class''': Gunner
*'''Star Ratings:''' 2-5 stars
*'''Weapons''': Dragstrip uses a standard issue [[grenade launcher]], albeit with a unique colouration.
*'''Ability: '''Holo Assault - Summon 5 car-shaped holographic explosive drones that shoot out from Dragstrip in a cone, damaging 5 total targets and dealing twice as much damage to resource buildings.
**'''Cost:''' 6 ability points (was 7) + 2 for reuses.
*'''Level 11 Bonus''': Upon reaching the target, each drone sets the target on fire, which deals 44% ability damage over 6 seconds.
*'''Compatible C.O.M.B.A.Ts:'''
**Companion
**Ranged
*'''Collection Group''': Stunticons
*'''Combiner''': Menasor

[http://wiki.transformersearthwars.com/character:drag-strip Transformers: Earth Wars Wiki Dragstrip Page]

===''Transformers Roleplaying Game''===
Drag Strip was a member of the Stunticons. {{storylink|Decepticon Directive}}

==Toys==
===''The Transformers''===
{{anchor|Generation 1}}[[File:G1Dragstrip toy.jpg|upright=1.66|thumb|I think my cannon might be affecting my racing profile.]]
*'''Drag Strip''' (Stunticon, [[1986]]/[[1987]]/[[1990]])
**''US Team ID number:'' '''S4'''
**''Japanese ID number:'' '''D-52'''
**''Accessories:'' [[gravito-gun]], [[plasma-energy blaster]], connector
{{toydesigner|[[Kaoru Matsumoto]] (TakaraTomy)<ref>[https://patents.google.com/patent/USD297039 Menasor's patent] at Google Patents.</ref>|[[Mark Watts]] (packaging artist)}}

:''[[The Transformers (toyline)|The Transformers]]'' Drag Strip transforms into a {{w|Tyrrell P34}} Six-Wheeler race car. He comes with a purple double-barreled plasma-energy blaster that attaches to the back of his vehicle mode. In robot mode he is armed with a small purple gravito-gun. His fists do not have peg holes, allowing them to be less obvious in vehicle mode. Because of this, his weapon plugs into the top of his wrist. Since he was designed with the [[Fight! Super Robot Lifeform Transformers (toyline)#1986 (Scramble City and 2010)|Scramble City]]-style combination, he can form the arm or leg to any similarly-constructed robot combination, though his nominal placement is as the right arm to [[Menasor (G1)|Menasor]]. Due to the difference in his frame construction, Drag Strip is the only Stunticon whose car body faces forwards rather than backwards when used as a combiner leg.

:The picture on the right shows his vehicle mistransformed as the silver-chromed piece is supposed to be flipped back to form the engine block part and cover the Decepticon sigil, as shown [http://toys.tfw2005.com/wp-content/uploads/sites/12/2007/10/transformers-g1-0308_1191473381.jpg here].

:Drag Strip's [[sticker]]s are asymmetrical and visibly different from those shown on packaging photos, and several stickers' worth of art are left un-cut and unusable on the sticker sheet. This is believed to be a result of a late-stage change in the placement of his [[rubsign]]. It seems that the rubsign was intended to be placed on the left side of the vehicle, with smaller stripe stickers on either side to make space for it, while the longer stripe stickers are used on the right side and the spoiler. Meanwhile, the space for the rubsign was originally covered by a wider stripe sticker.<ref>{{citesocial|link=https://tfsquareone.blogspot.com/2019/08/hasbro-g1-drag-strip-hidden-stickers.html|name=Maz|site=Transformers Square One|title=Hasbro G1 Drag Strip - The Hidden Stickers|year=2019|month=08|day=22}}</reF> By carefully repositioning the rubsign and manually cutting the shapes into the unused printed sections of the sticker sheet, you can recreate this original layout if you so wish.

:In 1990 Drag Strip was offered as a mail away by the Weetabix Breakfast Cereal in the UK. [[Aerialbot (G1)#Toys|Aerialbot]] [[Fireflight (G1)#Toys|Fireflight]] was available in the same offer.

::*''[http://www.tfu.info/1986/Decepticon/DragStrip/dragstrip.htm More information on Drag Strip at TFU.info]''
::*''[https://tfsquareone.blogspot.com/2019/08/hasbro-g1-drag-strip-hidden-stickers.html?m=1 Analysis of Drag Strip's sticker sheet changes at TF-1]

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*'''Menasor''' (Giftset, 1986)
**''Japanese ID number:'' '''D-55'''
**''Accessories:'' gravito-gun, plasma-energy blaster, connector
:Drag Strip was also available as part of the Menasor giftset. All of the toys in the set are identical to their individually-packaged versions.

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*'''Drag Strip''' (1990)
**''Accessories:'' gravito-gun, plasma-energy blaster, connector
:Drag Strip and his fellow Stunticons were rereleased without changes as part of the European "gold-box" [[Classics (Europe)|Classics]] reissue line in 1990.

===''Generation 2''===
[[File:StuntsDragStripProtoMOSC2a.jpg|upright=1.66|thumb|Yeah, G2 sure was nothing but neon.]]
*'''Drag Strip''' (Stunticon)
**''Team ID number:'' '''S4'''
**''Accessories:'' gravito-gun, plasma-energy blaster, connector
:For the ''[[Transformers: Generation 2 (toyline)|Generation 2]]'' line, Hasbro intended to release [[redeco]]es of the Stunticons in 1994, with Drag Strip being cast in primarily black plastic, with blue accents. Ultimately, however, the toys never went into mass production and remained officially unreleased. Only the four limbs are known to have made it to the sample packaging stage, having turned up in very limited numbers over the years (with the exception of ''Generation 2'' [[Breakdown (G1)|Breakdown]], who was available at [[BotCon 1994]] in somewhat larger quantities). All the ''Generation 2'' Stunticons are known to catch high prices on the secondary market.<ref>[http://www.toyarchive.com/Transformers/Prototypes/Generation2/StuntsDragstripProtoMOSC1.html Photos of Generation 2 Drag Strip in sample packaging at Toyarchive.com]</ref><ref>[http://www.transformertoys.co.uk/content.php?/transformers-toys/toy-gallery/1532/Generation+2/Dragstrip.html Mirrored photos of Generation 2 Drag Strip in sample packaging at Transformers @ The Moon]</ref><ref>[http://www.tfw2005.com/boards/transformers-toy-discussion/111393-pics-g2-stunticon-s4-drag-strip-mosc-pics.html Transfan2's photos of Drag Strip in sample packaging at TFW2005]</ref>
{{canceledtoy}}
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===''Universe'' (2008)===
[[File:Universe2008 DragStrip.jpg|upright=1.66|thumb|He's got a bit of a yellow streak.]]
*'''Decepticon Drag Strip''' ("Special Edition" Deluxe, [[2008]])
**''Accessories:'' front spoiler/gun
:''[[Transformers: Universe (2008 toyline)|Universe]]'' Decepticon Drag Strip is a redeco of ''[[Transformers: Classics|Classics]]'' [[Mirage (G1)/toys#Classics|Mirage]]. He transforms into a closed-canopy Formula racer concept car. The front "wing" of the car mode detaches to become a handheld weapon. In spite of having clear red plastic in his light piping segment, Drag Strip's light piping gimmick was neutered... with red paint.

:Drag Strip suffers from sticky paint around the red cockpit similar to the sticky paint found on most [[Transformers: Universe (2008 toyline)|Universe]] [[Prowl (G1)/toys#Universe .282008.29|Prowl]]s.

:Like the other "Special Edition" figures, Drag Strip comes in a black book box-style packaging with monochrome art. Though initially an Asian/Australian-market [[exclusive]], Drag Strip was made available for purchase in the United States via [[Hasbro Toy Shop]] and, bizarrely, at Marshalls stores.

:This mold was also used to make the [[Transformers (2007 toyline)|2007 movie toyline]]'s [[Fracture (Movie)#Toys|Fracture]], [[BotCon 2007]]'s [[Mirage (G1)#Timelines|Hologram Mirage]] and [[BotCon 2013]]'s [[Mirage (G1)#BotCon2013|''Machine Wars'' Mirage]].

::*''[http://www.tfu.info/2008/Decepticon/HTSDragStrip/dragstrip.htm More information on ''Universe'' Drag Strip at TFU.info.]''
{{ClassicsMirageMold}}
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===''Construct-Bots''===
[[File:ConstructBots Dragstrip.jpg|upright=1.66|thumb]]
*'''Dragstrip''' (Elite Class, [[2013]])
{{toydesigner|[[Andrew Scribner]] (deco artist)}}

:''[[Construct-Bots]]'' "Decepticon Dragstrip" transforms into a formula 1 racecar. He has one of the more convincing alternate modes of the 2013-era Construct-Bots. His front bumper becomes a hand-held blaster.

:He is one of the few original series Construct-Bots that doesn't reuse other's parts, nor were his parts used on other figures making him one of the more unique sets.
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===''Bot Shots''===
[[File:BSToy-Dragstrip.jpg|thumb|upright=1.6|Surprisingly not a Mirage repaint.]]
*'''Stunticons''' (Multi-pack, 2013)
**''Number'': '''T008'''
***''Fist strength'': '''245'''
***''Blaster strength'': '''880'''
***''Sword strength'': '''495'''
:A redeco of the [[Jazz (G1)/toys#Bot Shots|Jazz]] Bot Shot in yellow with red stripes, "Decepticon Dragstrip" automatically transforms between car and robot mode, when a sharp impact is applied to his front end. He was sold in a five-pack with [[Motormaster (G1)|Motorbreath]], [[Dead End (G1)|Dead End]], [[Wildrider (G1)|Brake-Neck]], and [[Breakdown (G1)|Breakdown]].
::*''[http://www.tfu.info/2013/Decepticon/BSDragstrip/dragstrip.htm More information on Dragstrip at TFU.info]''
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===''Kre-O''===
[[File:KreO-Toy DragStripKreon.jpg|thumb|upright=1.6|This smaller more Aerodynamic design improves my chance of winning! Oh yeah!]]
*'''Menasor''' (Micro-Changer Combiner, [[2014]])
**''Set number'': '''A7308'''
**''Pieces'': '''90'''
**''Accessories'': pistol
{{toydesigner|[[Ed Masiello]] (Hasbro)}}

:"Decepticon Dragstrip" is a [[Kreon]] included with the [[Menasor (G1)|Menasor]] [[Micro-Changer]] combiner set, and can be rebuilt from robot to either sports car or Menasor's right arm and part of the torso. His deco is based on the Generation 1 Drag Strip toy, and he wears a grey [[Hound (G1)/toys#Kre-O|Hound]] helmet.

::*''[http://www.tfu.info/2014/Decepticon/Kre-ODragstrip/dragstrip.htm More information on Drag Strip at TFU.info]''

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*'''Combiner Robot Mega Pack''' (3-pack, [[2016]])
**''Set number'': '''B6425'''
**''Pieces'': '''245'''
**''Accessories'': pistol
:In 2016, Dollar General stores in the US got a three-pack of [[Superion (G1)|Superion]], [[Bruticus (G1)|Bruticus]], and Menasor that sold for a mere $14. Given the original kits retailed at $10 apiece, wow. While a couple of the Kreons inside had small changes, "Decepticon Dragstrip" was one of the ones identical to his original release.
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===''Combiner Wars''===
[[File:Generationstoy-Dragstrip.jpg|thumb|upright=1.67|What, not a redeco of [[Drag Strip (Animated)|''Generations'' Arcee?]]]]
*'''Decepticon Dragstrip''' (Deluxe Class, [[2015]])
**'''1 of 5: [[Menasor (G1)|Menasor]]'''
**''Accessories:'' sword, gun/fist/foot
{{toydesigner|[[John Warden]] (Hasbro)}}

:"Decepticon Dragstrip" is part of wave one of the ''[[Combiner Wars (toyline)|Combiner Wars]]'' Deluxe Class toys and transforms from an Indianapolis-style Dallara DW12 to robot and back! He can also transform into a limb for any Voyager Class toys from the ''Combiner Wars'' line or [[Combiner Wars (toyline)#Compatible toys in other lines|other compatible toys]], but is, of course, intended to be combined with [[Motormaster (G1)#Combiner Wars|Motormaster]], [[Breakdown (G1)#Combiner Wars|Breakdown]], [[Dead End (G1)#Combiner Wars|Dead End]], [[Offroad (CW)#Combiner Wars|Offroad]], and [[Blackjack (G1)#Combiner Wars|Blackjack]] to create [[Menasor (G1)#Combiner Wars|Menasor]]. He is also officially associated with [[Galvatronus (CW)#Combiner Wars|Galvatronus]] and [[Ultra Prime#Toys|Ultra Prime]], as well as [[Superion (G1)#Combiner Wars|Superion]] by virtue of advertising the combination gimmick in a wave without [[Air Raid (G1)#Combiner Wars|Air Raid]].

:Dragstrip's instructions omit the step that pivots the spoiler up into its proper position for leg mode; missing this step (as pictured at right, alas) can result in a Combiner with uneven legs. Also, a 5 mm peg jutting out diagonally towards the handle of his sword accessory has caused confusion among fans, as there are few places it can peg in without its actual handle colliding with other parts of the toy.

:Dragstrip was intended to be packed in with [[Combiner Wars (comic)|''Combiner Wars'']] issue 4 ("[[City on Fire]]") in the U.S., Australian, and Asian markets, and a collector card in other markets (using artwork from the ''[[Transformers Legends (mobile game)|Transformers Legends]]'' episode "[[The Thin Blue Line]]"). However, due to production schedule problems, the entire first wave of Deluxes shipped with collector cards worldwide.<ref>[https://web.archive.org/web/20150317182353/http://bwtf.com/events/toyfair2015/interview-part1 Interview with Jerry Jivoin at BWTF.com] (archived)</ref> Eventually, Drapstrip was reshipped as part of a revision to wave two, with the comic included.<ref>[https://web.archive.org/web/20210613145050/http://www.allspark.com/forums/topic/115096-combiner-wars-deluxe-wave-1-re-releases-with-pack-in-comics%3B-current-status-dragstrip-released-rest-possibly-canceled/ "Combiner Wars Deluxe wave 1 re-releases with pack-in comics; Current status: Dragstrip released, rest possibly canceled" thread at The Allspark] (archived)</ref> Additionally, as a part of the first and second wave promotion in Hasbro's Asian markets, a free sticker sheet for the [[Aerialbot (G1)|Aerialbot]]s and [[Stunticon (G1)|Stunticon]]s was given out when purchasing any four Deluxe Class toys from those waves. As such, Dragstrip was given Generation 1 toy-esque stickers for the owner to apply if they wanted.<ref>[https://www.seibertron.com/transformers/news/transformers-generations-combiner-wars-free-g1-sticker-sheet-with-tru-singapore/32469/ Aerialbot and Stunticon sticker promotion on Seibertron.com]</ref>

:This mold was retooled into [[Mirage (G1)/toys#Combiner Wars|Mirage]]. Two years later, the mold's wheels and Combiner joint would be reused for [[Jazz (G1)/toys#Power of the Primes|''Power of the Primes'' Jazz]].

::*''[http://www.tfu.info/2015/Decepticon/CWDragstrip/dragstrip.htm More information on ''Combiner Wars'' Dragstrip at TFU.info]''

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[[File:TF-Combiner-Wars-G2-Dragstrip.jpg|upright=1.66|thumb|Dragstrip tries to increase his "emo" level by wearing a black leather jacket over a tacky yellow shirt. Should've just stuck with the bleeding optics.]]
*'''Menasor''' (Collection Pack, 2015)
**''Accessories:'' Sword, Stunticon weapons/extremities
:A [[redeco]] of the above ''Combiner Wars'' mold, this Drag Strip is based on [[#Generation 2|his cancelled ''Generation 2'' toy]]. Well, okay, technically, this set is based on [http://air-hammer.deviantart.com/art/G2-Stunticons-Digibash-471989649 somebody's digibash] based on [http://cybertron.ca/boards/showthread.php?p=76573 somebody's hand-painted recreation] of his cancelled ''Generation 2'' toy, including an erroneous purple and silver [[Breakdown (G1)#CWG2|Breakdown]] and some other errors. Barring mold issues, the correct G2 deco should've removed the blue stripes down his arms and have them be straight black, the blue stripe on the front of the vehicle mode should be smaller, the spoiler details should have been more visible and the combiner port should have been black.
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===''Unite Warriors''===
[[File:TF-Unite-Warriors-UW-02-Dragstrip.jpg|upright=1.66|thumb|I won a better looking remold from those [[Mirage (G1)/toys|OTHER]] Remolds. [[Hasbro|IN YOUR FACE]]!!!!]]
*'''Menasor''' (giftset, [[August 22]], [[2015]])
**''ID number:'' '''UW-02'''
**''Accessories:'' Sword, hand/foot/gun
{{toydesigner|[[Hisao Nishimoto]] (TakaraTomy)}}
:Takara's ''[[Transformers Unite Warriors|Unite Warriors]]'' version of "Drag Stripe" is sold in a [[Menasor (G1)#Unite Warriors|Menasor]] gift set which includes the five original "Stuntrons". He has numerous changes in deco to better match his look in the Generation 1 cartoon. Most obviously, he is predominantly bright yellow, has black shoulders to evoke his second set of wheels, has fewer details than the Hasbro version, and the little that remain are red instead of purple. This toy is also officially associated with [[Grand Scourge#Toys|Grand Scourge]].
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===''Legacy''===
{{anchor|Legacy}}
[[File:TF-Legacy-Deluxe-Class-Drag-Strip.jpg|upright=1.67|thumb|Hang on, how am I supposed to combine with the rest of my team? Wait, what are you- [[Jazz (Movie)|SHEEAAAGH]]!!!]]
<ul class="iconlist">{{Bp-d1|'''Decepticon Dragstrip''' (Deluxe Class, [[2022]])}}</ul>
:*'''1 of 5: [[Menasor (G1)#Legacy|Menasor]]'''
:*''TakaraTomy ID number'': '''TL-02'''
:*''TakaraTomy release date'': [[July 30]], [[2022]]
:*''Accessories'': 2 [[Gravito-gun|Gravito-blasters]]<ref>https://transformers.hasbro.com/en-us/bios/drqrinld</ref>
{{toydesigner|[[Mark Maher]] (Hasbro), [[Takio Ejima]] (TakaraTomy)|[[Dan Khanna]] (concept artist)}}

: Part of the first wave of ''[[Transformers: Legacy]]'' Deluxe Class toys, "Decepticon Dragstrip" is a mostly cartoon-accurate version of the character, except for the shoulder pylons that are formed from the the car's front air dam. He transforms into a close approximation of his Tyrrell P34 Six-Wheeler race car mode in 17 steps. His accessories include two blasters, which can mount on his race car mode or combine side-by-side into a dual-barrel blaster. Dragstrip is also the only wave 1 Deluxe of the ''Legacy'' line to not use any translucent plastic in his construction.

: Dragstrip combines with his fellow ''Legacy'' Stunticon toys to form Menasor. When Dragstrip is attached to Menasor's right arm, a hidden button on his underside is depressed, releasing a spring-locked latch that allows the figure to split in two at the waist, thereby giving Menasor a full range of elbow motion. As ''Legacy'' Menasor is designed with a specific limb configuration in mind, Dragstrip is limited to being Menasor's right arm, as he's incompatible with the tabbing system on the left arm intended for Dead End. Due to this design, Drag Strip is also not compatible with any prior systems of combination.

:Concept art depicts Dragstrip with the radar dish that would ultimately be included with ''Legacy'' Core Shockwave.

::*''[https://www.instagram.com/p/CefEjqbMojG/ Design notes on ''Legacy'' Drag Strip from Hasbro designer Mark Maher on Instagram.]''

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[[File:TF-Legacy-Velocitron-Speedia-500-Shadowstrip.jpg|thumb|upright=1.66|Looks like you're going to the Shadowstrip, Jimbo.]]
<ul class="iconlist">{{Bp-d2|'''G2 Universe Shadowstrip''' (Deluxe Class, [[2022]])}}</ul>
:*''Accessories'': 2 Gravito-blasters
{{toydesigner|[[Sam Smith]] (Hasbro)}}

: ''[[Transformers: Legacy|Velocitron Speedia 500 Collection]]'' "G2 Universe [[Shadowstrip]]" is a redeco of the retail Drag Strip release, done in the colors of [[Drag Strip (G1)#Generation 2|the cancelled ''Generation 2'' figure from 1994]]. The differences between the ''Generation 2'' toy and Shadowstrip are the increased usage of gold paint, less usage of blue paint, and golden flag tampographs on his sides. Shadowstrip comes with two blasters, like Dragstrip. Despite not being called out in the instructions, Shadowstrip can still be used for the right arm of [[Menasor (G1)#Legacy|Menasor]].

: While the ''Transformers'' team considers Shadowstrip a new character,<ref>{{citesocial|quote=Shadowstrip has a new name for a new character.|link=https://tformers.com/transformers-legacy-evolution-studio-series-media-roundtable-qa-report/47655/news.html|site=Tformers|year=2022|month=10|day=20}}</ref> Shadowstrip's designer acknowledges that the toy also works as the ''Generation 2'' version of Drag Strip.<ref>{{citesocial|quote=Okay, let’s talk G2 Shadowstrip! If this character doesn’t look or sound familiar, it is likely due to the fact that he is based on an unreleased G2 toy redeco of Dragstrip. [...] What do you think of Shadowstrip? Do you enjoy his as an entirely new character? Or do you just think of him as being G2 Dragstrip?|link=https://www.instagram.com/p/Ck1PzYKOmcD/|name=Sam Smith|site=Instagram|title=VELOCITRON SPEEDIA 500 G2 Universe Shadowstrip|year=2022|month=11|day=11}}</ref>

: The ''Velocitron Speedia 500 Collection'' was exclusive to [[Walmart]] in the US, with [[Hasbro Pulse]] receiving limited quantities of the figure. The series was a [[TakaraTomy Mall]] exclusive in Japan, a Smyths exclusive in the United Kingdom, Ireland and Germany, and a Farmers department store exclusive in New Zealand.

::*''[https://www.instagram.com/p/Ck1PzYKOmcD/ Design notes on Shadowstrip from Hasbro designer Sam Smith on Instragram.]''

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[[File:TF-Legacy-ToyDeco-Dragstrip.jpg|upright=1.67|thumb|]]
<ul class="iconlist">{{Bp-d1|'''Stunticon Menasor''' (Giftset, [[2023]])}}</ul>
:*''TakaraTomy name:'' '''Stunticon Menastor''' (スタンティコンメナソー)
:*''TakaraTomy ID number:'' '''TL-90'''
:*''TakaraTomy release date:'' [[2025]] [[March 29]]
:*''Accessories'': 2 [[Gravito-gun|Gravito-blasters]]
{{toydesigner|[[Mark Maher]] (Hasbro)}}<ref>[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=rBqMyy6HYxE San Diego Comic-Con 2023 Generations panel recording] at the "Memo's collection" YouTube channel</ref>

: A redeco of the above standard-release ''Legacy'' figure, "Decepticon Dragstrip" is based on the original 1986 Generation 1 toy's deco and decals.

: Dragstrip was released in a giftset with the other ''Legacy'' Stunticons, each done in a toy-accurate deco. This set was revealed at San Diego Comic Con 2023, and went up for preorder as a [[Hasbro Pulse]] exclusive on [[August 1]]st.
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==Merchandise==
===Transformers Trading Card Game===
[[File:W2DecepticonDragStrip.jpg|thumb]]
*'''Decepticon Drag Strip, Cutthroat Warrior''' ([[2019]])
**'''Wave 2: Rise of the Combiners'''
**''Rarity: '''''CT'''
**''Card Number: '''''T16/T46'''
**''Stars: ''5
:Decepticon Drag Strip, Cutthroat Warrior was released as part of the [[Transformers Trading Card Game]] Wave 2: Rise of the Combiners. Like all other members of [[combiner]] teams released in the set, Decepticon Drag Strip, Cutthroat Warrior is a folding card, with the Bot and Alt modes being depicted when the card is folded in half, and a holofoil portion of the the combined mode depicted when unfolded. The reverse of Decepticon Drag Strip, Cutthroat Warrior depicts [[Menasor (G1)|Menasor's]] right leg, which is formed by Drag Strip in the artwork.

:The artwork for Bot and Alt Mode is reused from the ''[[Transformers Legends (mobile game)|Transformers Legends]]'' mobile game.

:Decepticon Drag Strip, Cutthroat Warrior can be used to form Menasor, Menacing Colossus with the use of the Action card [[Enigma of Combination|Stunticon Enigma]] while he and the other Wave 2 Stunticons are in Bot mode on the battlefield or KO area.
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===''Transformers Character Card''===
[[File:Transformers Character Card Superion and Menasor.jpg|upright=1|thumb]]
*'''Superion & Menasor Set''' ([[February 6]], [[2023]])
**''ID number:'' '''37 & 38'''

:Released as part of the sixth wave of the [[e-HOBBY]] exclusive ''[[Transformers Character Card]]'' series, this pair of holographic trading cards depict super-deformed art of [[Superion (G1)|Superion]] (with his components [[Fireflight (G1)|Fireflight]], [[Skydive (G1 Aerialbot)|Skydive]], [[Silverbolt (G1)|Silverbolt]], [[Air Raid (G1)|Air Raid]] and [[Slingshot (G1)|Slingshot]]) and [[Menasor (G1)|Menasor]] (with ''his'' components [[Dead End (G1)|Dead End]], [[Breakdown (G1)|Breakdown]], [[Motormaster (G1)|Motormaster]], [[Wildrider (G1)|Wildrider]] and Drag Strip) along with [[bio|character profiles]] and [[Tech Spec|tech specs]].
::*''[[Source:Transformers Character Card#38|Translation of Menasor's Transformers Character Card]]''

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===Blokees===
====Blokees Wheels====
<ul class="iconlist">{{Bp-d1|'''Dragstrip''' (Blokees Wheels, 2025)}}</ul>
:*''Series:'' '''Blokees Wheels Transformers 01 - Roll Out!'''
:*''Pull rate:'' 1/12

:Part of the first wave of the [[Blokees]] Wheels series of blind-boxed 1/64-scale vehicles, this Drag Strip model kit is a generic Cybertronian F1 car. While everything else is molded in ABS plastic, the vehicle shell is made out of "2.5x density" Solidex to evoke the feeling of die-cast cars like [[Hot Wheels]]. He uses the same universal Chassis Connector as the rest of the lineup, and his open top allows the chase kits' driver figures to sit inside.
:Drag Strip shares a mold with his wavemate [[Mirage (G1)/toys#Blokees Wheels|Mirage]], just with six wheels instead of four and slightly different front and rear wings.
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===Foreign names===
*''Japanese:'' '''Drag Stripe''' (ドラッグストライプ ''Doraggu Sutoraipu''), '''Drag Strip''' (ドラッグストリップ ''Doraggu Sutorippu'')
*''French:'' '''Démarro''' (Canada, "Start-Up", 1986 release), '''Broyeur''' (Canada, 1990 "Classic" version)
*''Hungarian:'' '''Kolonc''' ("Drag")
*''Italian:'' '''Iguana'''
*''Mandarin:'' '''Bēnchí''' (Taiwan, 奔馳, "Gallop"), '''Qǐangjíe''' (China, 抢劫, "Robbery")
*''Polish:'' '''Renegat''' ("Renegade", in "Masquerade")
*''Russian:'' '''Ruchnik''' (Ручник, "Hand-Brake")

==Gallery==
<gallery>
File:G2DragStripArt.jpg|Unused ''Generation 2'' packaging art
File:CW Drag Strip cvr.jpg|''Combiner Wars'' comic packaging art
</gallery>

==References==
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Drag Strip (G1)

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{{disambig3|Drag Strip}}
:''Drag Strip is a [[Decepticon]] [[Stunticon (G1)|Stunticon]] from the [[Generation 1 continuity family]].''
[[File:MTMTEDragstrip.jpg|upright=1.66|thumb|One more word out of you, and I'll stomp my alt-mode.]]

'''Drag Strip''' (aka '''Dragstrip''') has never heard of the term "graceful in victory". He doesn't just like to win, he ''loves'' it. Drag Strip would sooner die a miserable death than ever sacrifice a victory, as he thrives on the bragging rights which accompany first place. He just loves to bite more than he can chew and can't keep himself from stroking his own ego and bragging about his accomplishments in ''excruciating'' detail.

The other Decepticons, [[Megatron (G1)|Megatron]] included, hate his metal guts and would gladly pummel him to scrap for being plain obnoxious if it weren't for the fact that his insatiable lust for victory makes him a formidable foe against the [[Autobot]]s. Not that he cares; they're just jealous.

Drag Strip combines with his fellow Stunticons to form [[Menasor (G1)|Menasor]].

{{bigquote|See you junk-hunks at the finish line... '''''if''''' you make it.|Drag Strip|"[[Tread & Circuits Part 3]]"}}

==Fiction==
===Generation 1 cartoon continuity===
====''The Transformers'' cartoon====
{{Voiceactor|[[Ron Gans]] (English), [[Kōki Kataoka]] (Japanese), [[Show Hayami]] (Japanese, "The Key to Vector Sigma, Part 1"), [[Yū Shimaka]] (Japanese, "Masquerade"), [[Kenyū Horiuchi]] (Japanese, ''2010'')|[[Willi Röbke]] (German, ''Five Faces of Darkness, Part 2''), [[Tonio von der Meden]] (German, Generation 2 Dub of ''Starscreams Brigade''), [[Willy Schäfer]] (German, Generation 2 Dub of ''Masquerade''), [[Francis Lax]] (European French), [[Albert Augier]] (European French, "Trans-Europe Express"), [[François Leccia]] (European French, "Masquerade")}}

[[File:KeytoVectorSigmaPt1 stealing DragStrip.jpg|left|upright=1.1|thumb|Long before fans, Rumble was inventing his own Toilet-modes for Transformers.]]
After a failed attempt to steal experimental [[superfuel]] from [[United States military]], [[Megatron (G1)/Generation 1 cartoon continuity|Megatron]] realized that while the Decepticons controlled the skies, the Autobots had supremacy on the ground, and so they needed new ground-based warriors who could out-drive and out-fight the Autobots on their terms. [[Rumble (G1)|Rumble]] was sent to steal various [[human]] vehicles that would be rebuilt into the new Stunticons. In Drag Strip's case, Rumble targeted the winner of a Formula 1 race on national television, which was a bad idea really, as it alerted the Autobots to Megatron's scheme. The Decepticons journeyed to [[Cybertron (planet)|Cybertron]], beat the [[Key to Vector Sigma]] out of [[Alpha Trion]]'s possession and ordered the [[Vector Sigma|ancient supercomputer]] to give life to the Stunticons. {{storylink|The Key to Vector Sigma, Part 1}} Whilst the Autobots were trapped on Cybertron, the Decepticons returned to [[Earth]] with the newly awakened Stunticons who began wreaking havoc and damaging the Autobots' good name by attacking the US military base containing the experimental rocket fuel. Eventually, the Autobots returned with the newly built [[Aerialbot (G1)|Aerialbots]] whose combined form [[Superion (G1)|Superion]] defeated the Stunticon combiner Menasor. {{storylink|The Key to Vector Sigma, Part 2}}

Despite this defeat, the Stunticons were the key component in Megatron's elaborate scheme to hold [[Europa 2000|a fake charity race]] from Paris to Istanbul so he could steal U.S. driver [[Auggie Cahnay (G1)|Auggie Cahnay]]'s experimental car which would be melted down to house the powerful [[Pearl of Bahoudin]]. One by one, the Stunticons disabled the Autobot participants assigned to protect Cahnay, but the downfall of Megatron's plan came when he ordered the Stunticons to stop going after the remaining Autobots. Together, Cahnay, [[Bumblebee (G1)/Generation 1 cartoon continuity|Bumblebee]], [[Tracks (G1)|Tracks]], and [[Bluestreak (G1)|Bluestreak]] defeated Menasor and destroyed the Pearl of Bahoudin. {{storylink|Trans-Europe Express}}

[[File:Dragstripcartoon.jpg|upright=1.1|thumb|Where'd he get this head from, anyway?]]
When Megatron needed additional equipment for his latest secret weapon, he sent the Stunticons out to steal it for him. Drag Strip and [[Dead End (G1)|Dead End]] stormed a U.S. military base and scooped up a new experimental generator for their leader. On the way back, Drag Strip kept trying to taunt the disinterested Dead End into racing with him back to base. Their racing was interrupted, though, by the Autobots [[Tracks (G1)|Tracks]] and [[Warpath (G1)|Warpath]]. Drag Strip was knocked for a loop by Warpath's rapid-fire shells from his turret gun. Brought in to Autobot custody, the Stunticons were held prisoner while [[Optimus Prime (G1)/Generation 1 cartoon continuity|Optimus Prime]] and the Autobots used camouflage paint to disguise themselves as the Stunticons in order to enter Megatron's good graces and learn the purpose of the stolen equipment. [[Mirage (G1)|Mirage]], the Autobots' spy, took Drag Strip's place. The Stunticons did manage to break loose, though, and smashed their way out of the [[Ark (G1)|Ark]] as Menasor and made their rendezvous with Megatron, only to find themselves confronted with a faux Menasor, created by a combination of Mirage's illusions and [[Windcharger (G1)|Windcharger]]'s magnetism. The real Menasor easily broke the delicately bonded "Menasor", but the Autobots had also sabotaged the equipment before handing it over to Megatron. After the super-cannon exploded, the Stunticons fled the battle. {{storylink|Masquerade}}

[[File:CosmicRust DragStrip waterskiing.jpg|upright=1.1|thumb|left|Come to Cuba, and let loose your wild side.]]
When Megatron was infected with [[Cosmic Rust (disease)|Cosmic Rust]] after a trip to the lost Autobot colony of [[Antilla]], the Stunticons were assigned to capture the Autobot scientist [[Perceptor (G1)|Perceptor]], who had developed the powerful anti-corrosion [[Corrostop]]. Drag Strip water skiied behind a speedboat driven by [[Wildrider (G1)|Wildrider]], allowing him to force Perceptor to back into the waiting [[Motormaster (G1)|Motormaster]]. After Megatron cured himself and infected the Autobots with the Cosmic Rust, Menasor attacked the Statue of Liberty in [[New York City]] with the ancient [[Lightning Bug]] heat ray, intent on stopping the Autobots from [[Matter duplicator|matter-duplicating]] more Corrostop from the layer they sprayed on the statue. Superion defeated Menasor and destroyed the Lightning Bug. {{storylink|Cosmic Rust (episode)|Cosmic Rust}}

After [[Starscream (G1)/Generation 1 cartoon continuity|Starscream]] was banished for yet another failed coup, he returned with a powerful new Decepticon team called the [[Combaticon (G1)|Combaticons]] who were able to outfight Autobot and Decepticon alike. With Megatron needing a trump card, [[Soundwave (G1)/Generation 1 cartoon continuity|Soundwave]] attempted to call on the Stunticons to help, but Drag Strip said to tell Megatron to blow it out his exhaust pipe. However, the Stunticons belatedly arrived after the Combaticons' combined form of [[Bruticus (G1)|Bruticus]] defeated [[Devastator (G1)|Devastator]] and forced Megatron to acknowledge Starscream as the new Decepticon leader. Realizing that Starscream would not stop at Megatron, the Stunticons merged into Menasor and disabled Bruticus in one mighty punch. {{storylink|Starscream's Brigade}}

In the wake of [[Unicron/Generation 1|Unicron]]'s attack on Cybertron in the year [[2005]] and the subsequent Decepticon exile to [[Chaar]] in [[2006]], the Stunticons were reduced to being scavengers, fighting like [[slaarg]]s with their fellow Decepticons over the few scraps of energon they had. This changed when [[Cyclonus (G1)|Cyclonus]] brought news of [[Galvatron (G1)/Generation 1 cartoon continuity|Galvatron]]'s survival, and the Stunticons were among the first to donate their few remaining energon supplies to help revive their leader and give the Decepticons purpose. {{storylink|Five Faces of Darkness, Part 1}} Drag Strip joined in on the attack when the Decepticons noticed [[Hot Rod (G1)/Generation 1 cartoon continuity|Rodimus Prime]] and [[Grimlock (G1)/Generation 1 cartoon continuity|Grimlock]] spying on them. {{storylink|Five Faces of Darkness, Part 2}} However, while Cyclonus and the [[Sweep (G1)|Sweeps]] were recovering Galvatron, the [[Quintesson]]s arrived on Chaar with an offer of energon in exchange for attacking the Autobots. Drag Strip was among those who were incredulous at their offer... but the Stunticons were instrumental in convincing the other Decepticons to go along with the Quintessons. Drag Strip was the very first Decepticon to board the Quintesson ship when ordered. {{storylink|Five Faces of Darkness, Part 3}} After Galvatron returned to seize control of the Decepticons, the Stunticons were part of the Decepticon team attacking the Autobots on Earth. {{storylink|Five Faces of Darkness, Part 5}}

[[File:G1 UltimateWeapon Stunticons.jpg|thumb|upright=1.1]]
When the Decepticons took up arms in Europe, Drag Strip and the Stunticons were part of the troops Galvatron maintained out of their mobile headquarters, [[Trypticon (G1)|Trypticon]]. They joined forces to battle Defensor as Menasor. Later, the Stunticons were diverted away from Trypticon by Rodimus Prime and [[Ultra Magnus (G1)/Generation 1 cartoon continuity|Ultra Magnus]], allowing the Witwickys to sneak inside and steal the city-bot's transforming cog. As diversions go, it was a good one—the Stunticons were beaten senseless by the two Autobot leaders, and were in no position to pursue the thieves. Galvatron expressed his disgust with their performance by punting Drag Strip into a tree. {{storylink|The Ultimate Weapon}}

Drag Strip made a very brief appearance on Chaar when [[Scourge (G1)|Scourge]] used the power of the Matrix to temporarily wrest control of the Decepticons from Galvatron. {{storylink|The Burden Hardest to Bear}} Drag Strip and the Stunticons were also among the first Decepticons to be infected by the [[Hate Plague]]. {{storylink|The Return of Optimus Prime, Part 1}}

====Japanese cartoon continuity====
=====''Fight! Super Robot Lifeform Transformers'' story pages=====
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=====Scramble City=====
Drag Strip and the Stunticons are summoned by Megatron to put an end to the [[Metroplex (G1)|Scramble City]] project, and succeed where [[Starscream (G1)/Generation 1 cartoon continuity|Starscream]] had failed. Their first strike was impressive, holding back Optimus Prime and a cadre of Autobots and shooting the Aerialbots out of the skies. When the Aerialbots formed Superion, Drag Strip and his teammates followed suit and merged into Menasor. {{storylink|Scramble City: Mobilization}}

=====''The Headmasters'' cartoon=====
[[File:Hm9 Drag Strip Motormaster.jpg|thumb|200px]]
Drag Strip and the Stunticons participated in Galvatron's siege on Cybertron. They managed to gain the high ground against the [[Dinobot (G1)|Dinobots]] and [[Throttlebot]]s, and rained laser fire down on their opponents. {{storylink|Four Warriors Come out of the Sky}} Drag Strip and his team formed Menasor to fight their Autobot counterparts, but were steamrolled by the might and firepower of the [[Fortress Maximus (G1)|Battleship Maximus]]. Transporting back to Earth, they attempted to interfere with [[Hot Rod (G1)/Generation 1 cartoon continuity|Hot Rod]]'s quest for the Matrix. Drag Strip and the Stunticons were confronted by the Aerialbots in the desert, but the battle of their combiner forms eventually led them to the Arctic. {{storylink|The Mystery of Planet Master}}

[[File:Hm13 Stunticons vs Technobots.jpg|left|thumb|200px]]
When [[Vector Sigma]] began perfecting the new super-metal [[Cybertonuron]] on Cybertron, Galvatron ordered another all-out attack on the planet to seize the metal for the Decepticons before the Autobots could make use of it. Drag Strip and the Stunticons journeyed to Cybertron with the strike force, and confronted their old enemies, the Aerialbots. The Aerialbots got the drop on Drag Strip's group by forming Superion and lashing out before the Stunticons could form Menasor as well. {{storylink|Cybertron Is in Grave Danger, Part 1}} Drag Strip and the Stunticons were still in a firefight sometime later, as [[Chromedome (G1)|Chromedome]] passed by looking for [[Mindwipe (G1)|Mindwipe]] and the Decepticon [[Headmaster (technology)|Headmasters]]. {{storylink|Cybertron Is in Grave Danger, Part 2}} In [[San Francisco]], Drag Strip and the Stunticons assisted Bruticus in using [[buridanka|a carnivorous plant]] to distract the Autobots from [[Scorponok (G1)|Scorponok]]'s plans on [[Zarak (planet)|Zarak]]. They fought against the [[Technobot (G1)|Technobot]]s and [[Computron (G1)|Computron]]. {{storylink|Head On!! Fortress Maximus}}

Sometime later, Drag Strip and the Stunticons gathered in the desert as their Ninja Commander [[Sixshot (G1)|Sixshot]] began issuing orders. They assembled as Menasor, and took part in the escalating Decepticon war effort as five separate Autobot outposts were attacked simultaneously at Sixshot's command. {{storylink|The Emperor of Destruction Vanishes on an Iceberg}} Drag Strip was also among the Decepticons who assembled to welcome Scorponok as their new Emperor of Terror following Galvatron's fall. {{storylink|I Risk My Life for Earth}}

=====''Zone''=====
Seeking to create a [[Decepticon Zone]] to counter the [[Micro|Autobot Zone]], [[Emperor of Destruction|Decepticon Emperor]] [[Violengiguar]] gathered together the Nine Great Demon Generals, upgrading them with powerful new armor and weaponry, then sent them forth to conquer planets. Drag Strip was among those summoned, but only as a part of Menasor. {{storylink|Fight! Super Robot Lifeform Transformers: Zone (story page)|Zone Part 1}} {{storylink|Enter the New Supreme Commander, Dai Atlas!}}

=====''Unite Warriors''/''Legends''=====
The Stunticons took some time off to enjoy their personal annual event: stealing human cars and having a violent race with them. {{storylink|Today Is Us Stunticons' Annual Holiday Demolition Race!}}

Soon afterwards, Menasor was involved in a fight against the Autobots when both sides were interrupted by the dimensional intruder [[Grand Scourge]], who used his [[Matrix Breaker]] sword to disassemble Menasor with a single blow. After grappling Dead End, the dimensional intruder realized he could forcefully combine with the Stunticons. Before Drag Strip could react, he was grabbed by Grand Scourge and forced to serve as the left arm of the rogue Decepticon's gestalt mode. {{storylink|Decepticon Dark Commander Grand Scourge}} The Stunticons were saved when [[Broadside (G1)|Broadside]] arrived and defeated Grand Scourge, and Drag Strip fled while complaining that he just wanted to go back to demolition racing. {{storylink|LG53 Broadside}}

=====''End of G1 Universe''=====
{{charstubfiction|{{storylink|Age of Primes (End of G1 Universe)|Age of Primes}}}}

=====''Legacy VS500 Collection Special Comic''=====
Drag Strip was one of many spectators for the [[Speedia 500]] race on [[Velocitron]]. {{Storylink|Velocitron Speedia 500 Part 2}} He remained for the second week, although the mysterious new racer known as [[Shadowstrip]] seemed awfully familiar... {{storylink|Velocitron Speedia 500 Part 3}}

====''TV Magazine'' comic continuity====
=====''Fight! Super Robot Lifeform Transformers'' comic=====
Drag Strip listened to Megatron boast about how [[Trypticon (G1)|Trypticon]] would trounce [[Metroplex (G1)|Metroplex]] once its construction was complete. {{storylink|Fight! Super Robot Lifeform Transformers issue 3|Fight! Super Robot Lifeform Transformers #3}}

Drag Strip and the Stunticons decided to have a little fun and tear up a baseball stadium in Japan. Luckily, the Autobots' plucky young ally [[Kenji]] was present to radio for assistance. All the combiner teams assembled, and it was Menasor and Bruticus against Superion and Defensor! Defensor was forced to break apart by the combined Decepticon attack, but Superion and Kenji got the idea to shoot out the Decepticons' legs. [[Groove (G1)|Groove]] and [[Blades (G1)|Blades]] took advantage of the empty combiner ports and took over as Menasor's legs, launching him into the ocean. {{storylink|Fight! Super Robot Lifeform Transformers issue 5|Fight! Super Robot Lifeform Transformers #5}}

While posing as Autobots, Drag Strip, [[Onslaught (G1)|Onslaught]] and the Stunticons rampaged through the city streets, smearing the good name of their adversaries. Later, [[Frenzy (G1)|Frenzy]] and [[Rumble (G1)|Rumble]] posed as humans to rally people against the Autobots, and Motormaster's brigade staged an attack on the rally to drive the point home. The Autobot fire engines [[Hot Spot (G1)|Hot Spot]] and [[Inferno (G1)|Inferno]] arrived, however, and used their water hoses to wash off the Decepticons' fake insignia. Enraged, Motormaster planned to combine into Menasor...only to see his men were already retreating into the distance. {{storylink|Fight! Super Robot Lifeform Transformers issue 7|Fight! Super Robot Lifeform Transformers #7}}

=====''The Story of Super Robot Lifeforms: The Transformers''=====
In the year [[2010]], Drag Strip participated in a Decepticon attack on the planet Feminia. He and his team merged into Menasor in order to battle alongside Bruticus and Devastator against their Autobot counterparts Superion, Defensor and Omega Supreme. The fight was fairly evenly matched until Galvatron called up his ace-in-the-hole, [[Predaking (G1)|Predaking]], whose power was unmatched by any of the Autobots... except for the [[Omnibot (G1)|Omnibots]], who essentially tied Predaking's shoelaces together until he fell over, straight into Menasor and his chums, sending them all toppling to the ground and knocking them to bits. {{storylink|The Story of Super Robot Lifeforms: The Transformers issue 5|The Story of Super Robot Lifeforms: The Transformers #5}}
{{note|Drag Strip only appears as a component of Menasor}}

=====''The Great Transformer War''=====
Galvatron kidnapped Doctor [[Dalton]] of [[Eran]] to upgrade the might of his combiner warriors. When the Autobot combiners arrived to save Dalton, Drag Strip and his teammates were deployed at high speeds from Motormaster's launcher mode. They met Superion in mid-air, and the force of their deployment enabled the combiner teams to tear him apart. The Stunticons then merged into Menasor to move in for the kill. They were ultimately outwitted by the Autobots, however, who rescued Dalton and safely returned to Metroplex. {{storylink|The Great Transformer War issue 1|The Great Transformer War #1}}

=====''Zone'' comic=====
Seeking to create a [[Decepticon Zone]] to counter the [[Micro|Autobot Zone]], [[Emperor of Destruction|Decepticon Emperor]] [[Violengiguar]] gathered together the Nine Great Demon Generals, upgrading them with powerful new armor and weaponry, then sent them forth to conquer planets. Drag Strip was among those summoned, but only as a part of Menasor. {{storylink|Fight! Super Robot Lifeform Transformers: Zone (story page)|Zone Part 1}} {{storylink|Fight! Super Robot Lifeform Transformers: Zone (manga)|Zone}}

====Full Throttle Scramble Power!====
The Decepticons constructed a new weapon to pursue their energy-plundering campaign on Earth, the [[Omega Wave Cannon]]. With the device at the ready, the Stunticons headed out to retrieve some energy from a power plant. They were met with the Aerialbots, and both teams combined into the gestalt forms. As they battled, Menasor made great use of his modular nature, having his Stunticon components swap between being arms and legs. Atop of this, Superion was crippled by the Omega Wave Cannon, giving the Decepticons the advantage. But the Autobots turned the tide of the battle by sending out massive amounts of reinforcements into the field, and the Decepticons were sent packing. {{storylink|Full Throttle Scramble Power!}}

===Marvel Comics continuity===
====Marvel ''The Transformers'' comics====
{{noteukonly}}
''Drag Strip and the Stunticons, along with the other [[Special Teams]], were first conceived within [[Buster Witwicky (G1)|Buster Witwicky]]'s mind shortly after the human had relinquished control of the [[Matrix of Leadership|Creation Matrix]] to [[Optimus Prime (G1)/Marvel Comics continuity|Optimus Prime]]. Together, they shared a vision of the Stunticons and [[Combaticon (G1)|Combaticons]] fighting the [[Aerialbot (G1)|Aerialbots]] and [[Protectobot (G1)|Protectobots]] at the [[Pullen Power Plant]].'' {{storylink|The Special Teams Have Arrived}} ''[[Shockwave (G1)/Marvel Comics continuity|Shockwave]] was able to view this data remotely and prepare for their development.'' {{storylink|Second Generation!}}

[[File:Stunticonsmarvelg1.jpg|left|upright=1.1|thumb|And thus Drag Strip was born! Oh, and all those blue guys, too, we guess.]]
Upon learning that the [[cerebro-shell]] implanted in Optimus Prime had also granted them access to the powers of the Creation Matrix, [[Megatron (G1)/Marvel Comics continuity|Megatron]] and [[Soundwave (G1)/Marvel Comics continuity|Soundwave]] immediately built a team of Decepticons. The new Stunticons, which included Drag Strip, were sent to find the Autobot [[Skids (G1)|Skids]], who had earned new trust for the Autobots by publicly saving a [[human]]. After Drag Strip and the others knocked over every car in their way to get to Skids, they turned to "protect" him from the new Aerialbots, hoping to confuse the public and discredit the Autobots. Drag Strip combined with his fellow Stunticons to form Menasor, and they fought the Aerialbots' Superion. {{storylink|Heavy Traffic!}}

''Drag Strip and the other Stunticons watched in horror as Megatron bludgeoned [[Motormaster (G1)|Motormaster]] with a boulder for suggesting that he might need their assistance in defeating Optimus Prime.'' {{storylink|Prey!}}

Megatron gathered Drag Strip and the rest of the Stunticons before him to escort him in gun mode to Florida, where they would be air-lifted to the Decepticons' [[Club Con|new island headquarters]]. In the wake of the death of Optimus Prime, Megatron's paranoia had grown so great that Drag Strip and the others left their leader behind to deal with a random human truck. {{storylink|Gone but Not Forgotten!}} After Megatron's apparent demise, Drag Strip stood by while his new commander, Shockwave, spoke to [[Ratbat (G1)|Ratbat]] on [[Cybertron (planet)|Cybertron]] about the temporary use of [[Trypticon (G1)|Trypticon]] on [[Earth]]. {{storylink|King of the Hill!}}

[[File:Decepticons enemy action.jpg|thumb|upright=1.67|"I was the first one to know your plan sucked, Shockwave!"]]
''Drag Strip was at Shockwave's side when the Decepticon leader ordered his warriors to try and gun down [[Galvatron (G1)|Galvatron]] as he breached the defenses of their [[Club Con|underwater base]]. However, upon his arrival, Galvatron told the Decepticons that he had only wished to talk, and that Shockwave's decision to meet him with violence had only served to assure they had made a powerful enemy. Drag Strip turned to his leader, utterly unimpressed over how Shockwave had handled the situation.'' {{storylink|Enemy Action!}}

During a battle on the [[Moon (moon)|Moon]] between [[Blaster (G1)|Blaster]] and [[Grimlock (G1)/Marvel Comics continuity|Grimlock]] for command of the combined Earth/[[Nebulos]] Autobot forces, recently promoted Decepticon commander Ratbat orchestrated a surprise assault on both groups. Motormaster led Drag Strip and the entire Earth-based Decepticon army from their space-faring Decepticon headquarters. But when Blaster and Grimlock noticed the ambush, they teamed up and turned the tide against the Decepticons. Drag Strip was defeated by a shot from Grimlock's missile launchers, and after many casualties, the Decepticons were forced to retreat. {{storylink|Totaled!}}

[[File:Vortex drag strip wildrider thrust starscream club con.jpg|upright=0.85|thumb|left|Drag Strip will quickly take your bags up to your room.]]
Ratbat moved their space-traveling island base back to Earth's seas, where it became a human travel resort to smokescreen the Decepticons' efforts to locate a key to finding the powerful [[Underbase]]. Drag Strip was advertised on television as part of the island's smiling welcoming party. The Autobots sent Blaster and [[Jesse (G1)|Jessie]] to rescue [[Buster Witwicky (G1)|Buster Witwicky]], and Jessie was able to sneak into the Decepticons' base and past Drag Strip and [[Vortex (G1)|Vortex]] (who were telling jokes to each other) to find Buster. Though the infiltrators were found out, both were able to escape the Decepticons. The attempt to subdue Blaster resulted in a firefight with him however, spooking many of the human vacationers. Drag Strip saw many of them off the island afterwards. {{storylink|Club Con!}} After the Decepticons found what they were looking for, Drag Strip was seen escorting Buster Witwicky back to his cell so that Starscream and Ratbat could review the data they had acquired privately. {{storylink|The Flames of Boltax!}}
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=====Earthforce=====
{{earthforcefiction}}
[[File:Battlechargers stunticons life in the slow lane.jpg|thumb|upright=1.1|"It doesn't matter if we all got here at the same time. All ties go to me."]]
Back in action on Earth, Drag Strip and his Stunticon partner Dead End began working for a faction of Decepticons led by Megatron. Megatron had created an [[Global warming satellite|ozone-warping rocket]], designed to trap heat in the atmosphere which could be tapped for a new source of energy, even though it would virtually destroy all life on Earth. Their plan was interrupted by two Autobots, [[Wheeljack (G1)|Wheeljack]] and [[Prowl (G1)/Marvel Comics continuity|Prowl]]. {{storylink|Starting Over!}} While Wheeljack kept the Stunticons busy, Prowl leapt onto the rocket itself, his weight knocking it off course and causing it to crash before it reached the apex point in the atmosphere it was meant to travel to. Drag Strip and Dead End raced to the crashsite, hoping to retrieve the atmospheric poisons Megatron had loaded it with. At the fallen rocket, however, they ran into [[Runabout (G1)|Runabout]] and [[Runamuck (G1)|Runamuck]], who were interested in securing the equipment for their commander, [[Shockwave (G1)/Marvel Comics continuity|Shockwave]]. The four Decepticons began to tussle, little realizing Prowl had already snuck away and neutralized the canisters. {{storylink|Life in the Slow Lane}}

Drag Strip attended an [[Enclave]] in an attempt to unite the disparate Decepticon factions, but Autobot sabotage ensured that it was unsuccessful by faking an assassination attempt on Megatron. Drag Strip was afterwards swept into a giant brawl between Megatron and Shockwave's troops. {{storylink|The Bad Guy's Ball!}}

Later on, when the united Decepticon forces attacked the Autobot [[Earthbase]], Drag Strip was seen charging into battle in robot mode for some reason, even though the [[Battlecharger]]s and his fellow Stunticons were all racing forward in vehicle mode. Their goal was to kill some Autobots, while also distracting them as [[Starscream (G1)/Marvel Comics continuity|Starscream]] looted a human [[oil tanker]] in the [[Gulf of Mexico]]. Both goals proved fruitless, and the Decepticons were driven off. {{storylink|Divide and Conquer!}} When the Decepticons needed to kidnap the Autobots' human ally, [[Irwin Spoon]], Drag Strip and the Stunticons ran interference for Motormaster so that he could get away with the human stored inside his cab. {{storylink|Front Line! (issue)|Front Line!}} After Breakdown took himself out of action, though, only Drag Strip and Dead End were left to stop [[Bumblebee (G1)/Marvel Comics continuity|Bumblebee]] and [[Tracks (G1)|Tracks]] from catching up with their leader. The two Stunticons raced up onto the rear bumpers of their foes, only to be caught off guard when the Autobots suddenly broke away, sending the Decepticon cars hurtling into the back wheels of their own boss, Motormaster, knocking all of them off the road. {{storylink|End of the Road! (UK)|End of the Road!}}

{{note|Drag Strip and Dead End are mistakenly named as Shockwave's troops in "[[Life in the Slow Lane]]", just as the Battlechargers are mistakenly identified as working for Megatron.}}

=====Marvel UK future timelines=====
[[File:Stunticons ark duty.jpg|thumb|left|upright=1.1|"Ha!! I punched the old fart first! I win!"]]
In [[2003]], [[Ravage (G1)/Marvel Comics continuity|Ravage]] uncovered information about a new city the Autobots were planning to build, and sent the Stunticons out to intercept [[Kup (G1)/Marvel Comics continuity|Kup]], who was carrying the schematics to their human allies. Demonstrating patented bullying skills, Drag Strip and the Stunticons ganged up on the wily old Autobot and demanded <s>his lunch money</s> the data disk. Kup was relatively willing to give it up (the disk was, after all, a fake), but Drag Strip still had two of his buddies grab the Autobot's arms so's he could get in a few gutshots for good measure. And, to make a good day even better, a few minutes later Drag Strip and his cronies got to beat up [[Hot Rod (G1)/Marvel Comics continuity|Hot Rod]] when he tried to stop them! {{storylink|Ark Duty}}

[[File:Menasor legacy of unicron.jpg|thumb|"First arm to punch through the wall wins! You on, Dead End??"]]
In [[2008]] Drag Strip was serving under Shockwave on Cybertron. When the renegade Decepticons [[Scourge (G1)|Scourge]] and [[Cyclonus (G1)|Cyclonus]] teamed up with the freelance peacekeeping agent [[Death's Head (G1)|Death's Head]] to assassinate the [[Decepticon leader]], [[Soundwave (G1)/Marvel Comics continuity|Soundwave]] summoned the Stunticons to form Menasor and Drag Strip helped punch through the blast doors that cut them off from the battle. They succeeded but were too late, as Shockwave was already dead and rather than execute them for treason, the Decepticons were forced to accept Cyclonus and Scourge's leadership. {{storylink|The Legacy of Unicron!}}
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====''Transformers Comic-Magazin''====
{{charstubfiction|{{storylink|Transformers Comic-Magazin issue 11|Transformers in Action: He Who Laughs Last ...}}}}

====Marvel ''Generation 2'' comic====
[[File:Dragstripnewdawn.jpg|upright=1.1|thumb|left|"Which is mostly all of him, turns out."]]
Drag Strip participated in the Decepticons' first battle with the [[Cybertronian (faction)|Cybertronians]]. It, uh... didn't go too well, with his team getting outright massacred by the enemy. Any fight you can walk away from may be a good one, but any fight that leaves you scouring a planet for the impact crater [[Megatron (G1)/Marvel Comics continuity|your leader]] made after he was knocked out of space can't have been ''that'' good. Find him Drag Strip did however, and despite his grievous wounds, Megatron proved to still be functional. {{storylink|New Dawn}}
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====''Classics''====
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[[File:AtFightsEnd-OverkillDragstripAcidStorm.jpg|thumb|upright=1.4|I look like Mirage now!]]
After the war officially ended on [[Klo]], Drag Strip was one of the handful of [[Bludgeon (G1)|Bludgeon]]'s Decepticons who scattered to the far corners of the universe. He, [[Overkill (G1)|Overkill]], and [[Acid Storm (G1)|Acid Storm]] were waiting on a dusty planet when [[Springer (G1)|Springer]]'s rogue team of Autobots attempted to hunt them down. {{storylink|At Fight's End}}

===The Special Teams===
Drag Strip and the rest of the Stunticons were being kept a secret from the Autobots until Megatron was ready to dispatch them on a raid on the [[Pullen Power Plant]]. Once in position, the Stunticons raced forward, ready to take whatever Autobots might be guarding the location by surprise. Encountering the Protectobots en route, Motormaster ordered Drag Strip and the other Stunticons to combine into Menasor to do battle. The fight soon began to weigh in the Autobots’ favour, prompting Menasor to split up into individual robots once more, who dispersed away from the battlefield. {{storylink|The Special Teams}}
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===Dreamwave ''Generation One'' continuity===
At some point in Cybertron's recent history, the Stunticons were deemed psychotic and too dangerous to function in society, and as a result were placed into perpetual stasis lock inside of a [[Detention Banks|prison facility]]. Later, in an attempt to create a diversion while he set his final plans in motion, [[Shockwave (G1)|Shockwave]] arranged for [[Rumble (G1)|Rumble]] and [[Frenzy (G1)|Frenzy]] to release the Stunticons. {{storylink|Cold War (issue)|Cold War}} They formed into Menasor and ran amok for a while, until [[Ultra Magnus (G1)|Ultra Magnus]] arrived and began insulting them. Unable to reconcile with this, the five Stunticons began to bicker with each other over whose fault it was that they were failing, temporarily stopping Menasor and allowing Ultra Magnus to ram the combiner in the chest, forcing him to separate into his component parts and disabling the Stunticons. {{storylink|Passive Aggression}}

===''G.I. Joe vs. the Transformers''===
[[File:Stunticons GIJoevsTFsII2.jpg|thumb|upright=1.8]]
Along with many other Transformers, the Stunticons were transported into Earth's past when [[Teletran 3]] went wild. Ending up in 1930's [[Chicago]], Drag Strip was deactivated and locked into the form of a '30s car, which was fairly sporty for the time but not nearly as fast as his usual race car mode. He and the other Stunticons were briefly used for organized crime by a group of humans, until a group of [[G.I. Joe (team)|G.I. Joe]]s and [[Cobra]] members showed up to bring them back to the future. As soon as Drag Strip was awakened from his car mode, however, he and his comrades starting chasing after the humans and their [[Optimus Prime (G1)|Autobot friend]]. The chase ended when the humans found and activated the lost Motormaster, which allowed all the time-travelers to return to the future. {{storylink|G.I. Joe vs. the Transformers II issue 2|G.I. Joe vs. the Transformers II #2}}

The Stunticons later joined [[Serpentor|Serpent O.R.]]'s Decepticon army and helped him capture a team of Autobots and G.I. Joes. As Menasor, they then participated in an attack on an Autobot peace ceremony. {{storylink|The Art of War issue 3|The Art of War #3}} Drag Strip was later seen preparing to defend the Decepticon headquarters from a combined Autobot G.I./Joe assault. {{storylink|The Art of War issue 4|The Art of War #4}}

===''The Beast Within''===
Drag Strip participated in a savage all-out Decepticon offensive against the Autobots. With the Decepticons maintaining the advantage throughout the battle, Drag Strip was amongst those who approached a crippled Optimus Prime, ready to dispatch the Autobot leader. Before they could deliver the finishing blow, the Dinobots combined into The Beast, shifting the Decepticons’ priorities. Drag Strip then joined with the other Stunticons to form Menasor and do battle with [[Beast (G1)|The Beast]]. {{storylink|The Beast Within}}

===''Mystery of Convoy'' strategy guide manga===
{{see|#Games}}
The five Stunticons confronted Ultra Magnus as he reached the end of the [[Floating City]], combining into Menasor and opening fire on the Autobot. {{storylink|Transformers (Mystery of Convoy)#Menasor's Weak Point is His Forehead!|Menasor's Weak Point is His Forehead!}}

===2005 IDW continuity===
:*''First Appearance:'' [[Megatron Origin issue 4|''Megatron Origin'' #4]]; [[Things Fall Apart, Part 1: "New Arrivals, Old Encounters"|''Transformers vol. 1'' #2]] (modern era)
[[File:IronInTheBlood-DragStrip.jpg|left|thumb|upright=1.66|"So [[Blurr (G1)|Blurr]], you entered this race just to let me beat you? Great! Always happy to meet a fan!"]]
Before the war, Drag Strip was a professional [[Cybertronian sport#Races|racer]], with over six thousand victories under his belt thanks to his ruthless nature. He got involved with [[Megatron (G1)/2005 IDW continuity|Megatron]] when the miner-turned-gladiator began to make a name for himself, and as a result, the Autobot [[Outback (G1)|Outback]] tried to assassinate him prior to a race against [[Blurr (G1)|Blurr]]. Drag Strip's life was saved by [[Ironhide (G1)/2005 IDW continuity|Ironhide]], a race track security guard. {{storylink|Iron in the Blood}}

[[File:MegatronOrigin4 Stunticons.jpg|upright=1.1|thumb|"Well...there goes the neighborhood...again."]]
When Megatron launched his brutal rebellion, Drag Strip participated in the battle of [[Kaon (polity)|Kaon]] alongside [[Dead End (G1)|Dead End]], defending themselves against [[Sentinel Prime (G1)|Sentinel Prime]] and his [[Apex Armor (G1)|Apex Armor]]. {{storylink|Megatron Origin issue 4|Megatron Origin #4}} The Stunticons were among the Decepticons that deserted rather than serve under Megatron usurper, [[Scorponok (G1)|Scorponok]], becoming robbers on [[Magmara Nine]] instead. One day while robbing [[Strongbox]] they found their victim wasn't carrying valuables, but rather [[Thundercracker (G1)/2005 IDW continuity|Thundercracker]], sent to tell them Megatron was back. {{storylink|Primacy issue 2|Primacy #2}} The team subsequently returned to the fold and participated in the battle of [[Iacon (polity)|Iacon]], during which they were blown away by [[Omega Supreme (G1)|Omega Supreme]] when they tried to stop [[Optimus Prime (G1)/2005 IDW continuity|Optimus Prime]] from reaching Megatron. {{storylink|Primacy issue 4|Primacy #4}} During the war for Cybertron, Drag Strip killed [[Hot Shot (G1)|a yellow Autobot]] on the front lines. {{storylink|Drift issue 2|Drift #2}}

Centuries later, Drag Strip was among the Decepticons who had been left behind following the Decepticon retreat from Earth. Along with several other Decepticons, he helped rescue Thundercracker, who referred to him as an "idiotic Stunticon" in return. Jerk. {{storylink|Things Fall Apart, Part 3: "Seasons in Flight"|Seasons in Flight}} Led by [[Swindle (G1)|Swindle]], Drag Strip and the other abandoned Decepticons attacked [[Omega Supreme (G1)|Omega Supreme]], until Swindle suggested that they team up with the Autobots with the goal of getting off the planet instead. {{storylink|Things Fall Apart, Part 1: "New Arrivals, Old Encounters"|New Arrivals, Old Encounters}}

A while later, Drag Strip and [[Wildrider (G1)|Wildrider]] were sent to retrieve [[Breakdown (G1)|Breakdown]], the only Stunticon missing from the group. They found him in the hands of [[Spike Witwicky (G1)/2005 IDW continuity|Spike Witwicky]] and began attacking him (after all, he could always be repaired after the human was squished). Spike fought back, puncturing one of Drag Strip's tires, but the Stunticons eventually won and took Breakdown back to their starship-building site. There, they revealed that Swindle had modified them into combiners, and attacked their former Autobot allies in the form of [[Menasor (G1)|Menasor]]. {{storylink|Things Fall Apart, Part 4: "Enemies of the System"|Enemies of the System}}

[[File:NewArrivalsOldEncounters-evasiveaction.jpg|thumb|upright=1.66|"What do you mean I didn't come in first in this crowd shot?! [[Swindle (G1)|You]] [[Spyglass|two]] cheated!"]]
Swindle's hasty application of the combiner technology did not properly integrate the personalities of the Stunticons, leaving them arguing amongst themselves while combined. The Autobots managed to distract and overwhelm Menasor by targeting his components individually, bringing the gestalt down. Drag Strip and many of his comrades were taken into custody by Skywatch. {{storylink|Things Fall Apart, Part 5: "Earthworks"|Earthworks}}

After a few months in captivity, the Stunticons were broken out by the main Decepticon force once they returned to Earth. Drag Strip watched as Optimus Prime confronted Megatron near the Decepticon base, and was caught in an explosion when Prime suddenly had a satellite dropped on his nemesis. {{storylink|Revenge of the Decepticons Part 5: Enemy Mine|Enemy Mine}} Megatron then allowed himself to be captured and taken to Cybertron so that his army could follow him using a [[space bridge]], but [[Bumblebee (G1)/2005 IDW continuity|Bumblebee]] infiltrated them in an attempt to sabotage the bridge. The Stunticons stayed behind on Earth to kill the little Autobot, only to be knocked out by an electric surge when Bumblebee interrupted the space bridge's power flow, allowing the Autobots to recapture them. {{storylink|The Question}}

Once the war had ended and the Stunticons had returned to Cybertron, they took up residence in the growing Decepticon ghetto outside of Metroplex. Unwitting pawns in Starscream's scheme, Swindle convinced them that a better life was right around the corner... if they attacked the planet [[Caminus (planet)|Caminus]] and pillaged the place. The [[Enigma of Combination]] reunited them into a new and improved Menasor; Swindle and the Stunticons travelled through Metroplex's space bridge and stormed Caminus. {{storylink|First Contact (IDW)|First Contact}}

Things quickly went downhill for the Stunticons and Menasor was summarily trounced by the similarly rebuilt Superion. The Stunticons were disassembled, sent back to Cybertron, and imprisoned. {{storylink|The Sum and Its Parts}} Along with the other Stunticons, Drag Strip was soon liberated by Swindle, forming Menasor and inciting a Decepticon riot at Metroplex's space bridge. {{storylink|You, Me, and the Universe}} The Stunticons fared poorly in this fight as well, and after Menasor fell the Stunticons were put away for good. {{storylink|All That Remains}}
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===''Prime Wars Trilogy'' marketing material===
The [[Stunticon (G1)#Prime Wars Trilogy marketing material|Stunticons]] were created by [[Megatron (G1)#Prime Wars Trilogy marketing material|Megatron]] as an infiltration unit {{storylink|Source:Combiner Wars pack-in comic bios|Decepticon Dragstrip's bio}} to challenge the Autobots' dominance of Earth's streets and highways, {{storylink|Source:Combiner Wars pack-in comic bios|Dead End's bio}} with the Decepticon leader hand-picking their alternate modes. {{storylink|Source:Combiner Wars pack-in comic bios|Breakdown's bio}} The team were largely so enamored with their Earth-based vehicle forms that they chose to retain them upon returning to Cybertron. {{storylink|Source:Combiner Wars pack-in comic bios|Decepticon Dragstrip's bio}}

Dragstrip's Formula One race car alternate mode made him the fastest Stunticon and ideal for serving as the team's "tip of the spear", but this came with significant tradeoffs. In addition to overheating, his vehicle form was notably fragile. {{storylink|Source:Combiner Wars pack-in comic bios|Decepticon Dragstrip's bio}}

===Ask Vector Prime===
Drag Strip was presumably present as part of Menasor during the Battle for [[Sherman Dam]] in [[Primax 096.0 Beta]]. {{storylink|Ask Vector Prime#Facebook|Ask Vector Prime, 2015/09/06}}

===2019 IDW continuity===
[[File:Tread&Circuits3 HotShotDragStripRicochet.jpg|thumb|upright=1.2|]]
Drag Strip was a famous racer, known for pulling underhanded tricks during his races. He raced in the [[Speedia 500]] on [[Velocitron]]. {{storylink|Tread & Circuits Part 2}} Drag Strip demonstrated poor sportsmanship by mocking the participating [[Wreckers]], but then cried foul when [[Thunder Clash|Thunderclash]] used him as a springboard to catch up to the lead racers. {{storylink|Tread & Circuits Part 3}}
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==Commercial appearances==
Drag Strip and the rest of the Stunticons drove over a barren, rocky terrain to meet against the Aerialbots. Both teams combined, and their gestalt forms engaged in a no-holds-barred slug-fest. {{storylink|Commercial/Generation 1#Aerialbots and Stunticons|Aerialbots and Stunticons commercial}}

==Games==
===''Bot Shots Battle Game!''===
[[File:BotShots Dragstrip.jpg|thumb|upright=1.4]]
Drag Strip participated in numerous one-on-one matches against other Autobots and Decepticons, using his fists, his sword, or his gun to defeat his opponents. Sometimes, he even faced off against himself! {{storylink|Bot Shots Battle Game!}}

===''Transformers Legends''===
Drag Strip and the rest of the Stunticons were created in response to the failure of a Decepticon campaign to acquire Autobot superfuel. Realizing they needed a strong ground force, Drag Strip and his kin were created by modifying Earth vehicles with Cybertronian technology, and then bringing them before Vector Sigma to be imbued with the spark of life. The Autobots brought the Aerialbots to life at the same time, and the Decepticons found themselves on the losing side until the Stunticons merged into Menasor. The Decepticons lost nonetheless, though they acquired the key to Vector Sigma as a consolation prize. {{storylink|The Key to Vector Sigma, Part 1 (Legends)|The Key to Vector Sigma, Part 1}} Later, Drag Strip participated in a fight on Earth as the Decepticons attempted to use the power of the key to transform Earth into a new Cybertron. Even though he and his fellow Stunticons merged into Menasor, the battle was still lost to the Autobots, and the Decepticons fled. {{storylink|Key to Vector Sigma, Part 2}}

Even [[Megatron (G1)|Megatron]] had trouble controlling the Stunticons. The team went on a crime spree in the back alleys of human cities until they were tracked down and stopped by [[Prowl (G1)|Prowl]] and his team. {{storylink|The Thin Blue Line}} Drag Strip later aided [[Unicron]] when the planet-eater attacked [[Cybertron (planet)|Cybertron]]. {{storylink|'Til All Are One (Legends)|'Til All Are One}} After Megatron and his men, including Drag Strip, found a [[Lightning Bug]] on an old Autobot colony world, they found they'd contracted [[Cosmic Rust (disease)|Cosmic Rust]]. Back on Earth, they stole [[corrostop]] and cured themselves, before inflicting the disease on the Autobots. The Decepticons were unable to stop the Autobots getting a sample of corrostop from the [[Statue of Liberty]] and curing themselves, however. {{storylink|Cosmic Rust (Legends)|Cosmic Rust}}

===''Angry Birds Transformers''===
{{main|Corporal Pig#As Drag Strip}}
Drag Strip appears as a character unlockable in Challenge Events. He is portrayed by Corporal Pig. {{storylink|Angry Birds Transformers (mobile game)|Angry Birds Transformers}}

===''Transformers: Battle Tactics''===
[[File:BattleTacticsDragstrip.jpg|thumb|right|300px|"This game is pointless. You know I'm going to win every time, right?"]]
Drag Strip participated in battles against a variety of opponents, both Autobots and Decepticons. Sometimes there were many of him! He was an Uncommon character who could be recruited by collecting 105 units of Cybermetal and 48 units of Transmetal. {{storylink|Transformers: Battle Tactics}}
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===''Transformers: Devastation''===
As [[Wheeljack (G1)|Wheeljack]] was about to repair the ''[[Proudstar]]''<nowiki>'</nowiki>s damaged [[Plasma Core]], Drag Strip and the other Stunticons arrived and formed Menasor in an attempt to stop the Autobots. {{storylink|Transformers: Devastation}}

===''Transformers: Frontiers''===
{{charstubgame|{{storylink|Transformers: Frontiers}}}}

===''Transformers Online'' (2017 video game)===
[[File:Drag Strip TFO.jpg|thumb|upright=1]]
{{bigquote|Only those who crossed the finish line first survive.}}

Many find the self proclaimed Drag Strip to be a distasteful individual. It's as if his vocal circuits were designed to incessantly irk everyone. Whether it be fighting, racing, or flat out robbery, Drag Strip would deceive his opponent by any means to prevail. Because of his trickery, everyone avoided him. Drag Strip's personality may be perceived as a defect, but to Megatron, this is the type of Decepticon he requires. Of course, other dishonest Cybertronians would seize the opportunity to demonstrate their superiority for trickery, only to cause Drag Strip to go on a rampage.

In battle, Drag Strip wielded a pair of "[[Shadow Daggers]]" and the "[[Lightspeed Cutting Torch]]". His active skill was "Blademarang":
*'''Blademarang'''—Drag Strip throws a dagger that strikes all opponents within the vicinity. Each target receives a DoT tick, which starts off with 260 points of damage, with a 20% increase to every successive tick. If there is more than one opponent, then Drag Strip can throw up to 2 blademarangs. An additional 20% damage will be contributed onto every additional enemy over 5 seconds. {{storylink|Transformers Online (2017 video game)|Transformers Online}} <ref>[http://tfol.qq.com/act/a20160726data/hero14.shtml Drag Strip on the Transformers Online website]</ref>
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===''Transformers: Earth Wars''===
[[File:DragstripEarthWars.jpg|thumb|upright=1.75|I lose, I slag you. I win, I slag you AND rub it in your face, AND get to kick your tailpipe.]]

Drag Strip is a perfectionist who cares only about winning. To him, everything is a competition, be it racing, fighting or even just talking smack. He loves to humiliate his opponents in his victory, using any dirty trick he can just to end up on top.
{{storylink|source:Transformers:_Earth_Wars/2017#Drag Strip|Drag Strip bio}}

Drag Strip secretly arrived on Earth to race some of the local humans. When Hound found out, Dragstrip challenged the Autobots to a race. If they didn't race him, he would kill all the humans on the track at the current moment. Optimus reluctantly accepted the challenge, and sent Mirage and some other Autobot racers. Unfortunately, this left a large number of Autobots missing in the ranks, and Megatron saw this as an opportunity to hit the Autobots hard. {{storylink|Transformers: Earth Wars| Race Day Mayhem Event}}

Drag Strip meets up with the rest of the Stunticons during the race requesting some backup. [[Nemesis Prime (G1)|Nemesis Prime]] asked who the new black and red truck who stole his colors was, to which Breakdown replies it was their new recruit. Dragstrip took both Offroad and Breakdown to the track to race. {{storylink|Transformers: Earth Wars}}

When Drag Strip finally joined the rest of the Stunticons, he started bragging about how he could take on all the Autobots alone and win! Starscream commented on how Dragstrip had more of an ego than he did, while Bludgeon just said he was glad to have Dragstrip on the team, even if he had to tolerate the egomaniac. Dragstrip, Offroad, and Breakdown then planned on how they would get the rest of their team to earth, starting with [[Dead End (G1)|Dead End]]. {{storylink|transformers: Earth Wars| Dragstrip Research}}

Drag Strip's in-game model is based on his [[Drag_Strip_(G1)#Universe (2008)|Universe figure]], albeit with a slightly different colour layout, featuring more maroon like his [[Drag_Strip_(G1)#Combiner Wars|Combiner Wars figure]] and omitting the blue face.

*'''Added:''' [[January 12]], 2017
*'''Autobot Counterpart:''' [[Hound (G1)#Transformers:_Earth_Wars|Hound]]
*'''Class''': Gunner
*'''Star Ratings:''' 2-5 stars
*'''Weapons''': Dragstrip uses a standard issue [[grenade launcher]], albeit with a unique colouration.
*'''Ability: '''Holo Assault - Summon 5 car-shaped holographic explosive drones that shoot out from Dragstrip in a cone, damaging 5 total targets and dealing twice as much damage to resource buildings.
**'''Cost:''' 6 ability points (was 7) + 2 for reuses.
*'''Level 11 Bonus''': Upon reaching the target, each drone sets the target on fire, which deals 44% ability damage over 6 seconds.
*'''Compatible C.O.M.B.A.Ts:'''
**Companion
**Ranged
*'''Collection Group''': Stunticons
*'''Combiner''': Menasor

[http://wiki.transformersearthwars.com/character:drag-strip Transformers: Earth Wars Wiki Dragstrip Page]

===''Transformers Roleplaying Game''===
Drag Strip was a member of the Stunticons. {{storylink|Decepticon Directive}}

==Toys==
===''The Transformers''===
{{anchor|Generation 1}}[[File:G1Dragstrip toy.jpg|upright=1.66|thumb|I think my cannon might be affecting my racing profile.]]
*'''Drag Strip''' (Stunticon, [[1986]]/[[1987]]/[[1990]])
**''US Team ID number:'' '''S4'''
**''Japanese ID number:'' '''D-52'''
**''Accessories:'' [[gravito-gun]], [[plasma-energy blaster]], connector
{{toydesigner|[[Kaoru Matsumoto]] (TakaraTomy)<ref>[https://patents.google.com/patent/USD297039 Menasor's patent] at Google Patents.</ref>|[[Mark Watts]] (packaging artist)}}

:''[[The Transformers (toyline)|The Transformers]]'' Drag Strip transforms into a {{w|Tyrrell P34}} Six-Wheeler race car. He comes with a purple double-barreled plasma-energy blaster that attaches to the back of his vehicle mode. In robot mode he is armed with a small purple gravito-gun. His fists do not have peg holes, allowing them to be less obvious in vehicle mode. Because of this, his weapon plugs into the top of his wrist. Since he was designed with the [[Fight! Super Robot Lifeform Transformers (toyline)#1986 (Scramble City and 2010)|Scramble City]]-style combination, he can form the arm or leg to any similarly-constructed robot combination, though his nominal placement is as the right arm to [[Menasor (G1)|Menasor]]. Due to the difference in his frame construction, Drag Strip is the only Stunticon whose car body faces forwards rather than backwards when used as a combiner leg.

:The picture on the right shows his vehicle mistransformed as the silver-chromed piece is supposed to be flipped back to form the engine block part and cover the Decepticon sigil, as shown [http://toys.tfw2005.com/wp-content/uploads/sites/12/2007/10/transformers-g1-0308_1191473381.jpg here].

:Drag Strip's [[sticker]]s are asymmetrical and visibly different from those shown on packaging photos, and several stickers' worth of art are left un-cut and unusable on the sticker sheet. This is believed to be a result of a late-stage change in the placement of his [[rubsign]]. It seems that the rubsign was intended to be placed on the left side of the vehicle, with smaller stripe stickers on either side to make space for it, while the longer stripe stickers are used on the right side and the spoiler. Meanwhile, the space for the rubsign was originally covered by a wider stripe sticker.<ref>{{citesocial|link=https://tfsquareone.blogspot.com/2019/08/hasbro-g1-drag-strip-hidden-stickers.html|name=Maz|site=Transformers Square One|title=Hasbro G1 Drag Strip - The Hidden Stickers|year=2019|month=08|day=22}}</reF> By carefully repositioning the rubsign and manually cutting the shapes into the unused printed sections of the sticker sheet, you can recreate this original layout if you so wish.

:In 1990 Drag Strip was offered as a mail away by the Weetabix Breakfast Cereal in the UK. [[Aerialbot (G1)#Toys|Aerialbot]] [[Fireflight (G1)#Toys|Fireflight]] was available in the same offer.

::*''[http://www.tfu.info/1986/Decepticon/DragStrip/dragstrip.htm More information on Drag Strip at TFU.info]''
::*''[https://tfsquareone.blogspot.com/2019/08/hasbro-g1-drag-strip-hidden-stickers.html?m=1 Analysis of Drag Strip's sticker sheet changes at TF-1]

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*'''Menasor''' (Giftset, 1986)
**''Japanese ID number:'' '''D-55'''
**''Accessories:'' gravito-gun, plasma-energy blaster, connector
:Drag Strip was also available as part of the Menasor giftset. All of the toys in the set are identical to their individually-packaged versions.

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*'''Drag Strip''' (1990)
**''Accessories:'' gravito-gun, plasma-energy blaster, connector
:Drag Strip and his fellow Stunticons were rereleased without changes as part of the European "gold-box" [[Classics (Europe)|Classics]] reissue line in 1990.

===''Generation 2''===
[[File:StuntsDragStripProtoMOSC2a.jpg|upright=1.66|thumb|Yeah, G2 sure was nothing but neon.]]
*'''Drag Strip''' (Stunticon)
**''Team ID number:'' '''S4'''
**''Accessories:'' gravito-gun, plasma-energy blaster, connector
:For the ''[[Transformers: Generation 2 (toyline)|Generation 2]]'' line, Hasbro intended to release [[redeco]]es of the Stunticons in 1994, with Drag Strip being cast in primarily black plastic, with blue accents. Ultimately, however, the toys never went into mass production and remained officially unreleased. Only the four limbs are known to have made it to the sample packaging stage, having turned up in very limited numbers over the years (with the exception of ''Generation 2'' [[Breakdown (G1)|Breakdown]], who was available at [[BotCon 1994]] in somewhat larger quantities). All the ''Generation 2'' Stunticons are known to catch high prices on the secondary market.<ref>[http://www.toyarchive.com/Transformers/Prototypes/Generation2/StuntsDragstripProtoMOSC1.html Photos of Generation 2 Drag Strip in sample packaging at Toyarchive.com]</ref><ref>[http://www.transformertoys.co.uk/content.php?/transformers-toys/toy-gallery/1532/Generation+2/Dragstrip.html Mirrored photos of Generation 2 Drag Strip in sample packaging at Transformers @ The Moon]</ref><ref>[http://www.tfw2005.com/boards/transformers-toy-discussion/111393-pics-g2-stunticon-s4-drag-strip-mosc-pics.html Transfan2's photos of Drag Strip in sample packaging at TFW2005]</ref>
{{canceledtoy}}
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===''Universe'' (2008)===
[[File:Universe2008 DragStrip.jpg|upright=1.66|thumb|He's got a bit of a yellow streak.]]
*'''Decepticon Drag Strip''' ("Special Edition" Deluxe, [[2008]])
**''Accessories:'' front spoiler/gun
:''[[Transformers: Universe (2008 toyline)|Universe]]'' Decepticon Drag Strip is a redeco of ''[[Transformers: Classics|Classics]]'' [[Mirage (G1)/toys#Classics|Mirage]]. He transforms into a closed-canopy Formula racer concept car. The front "wing" of the car mode detaches to become a handheld weapon. In spite of having clear red plastic in his light piping segment, Drag Strip's light piping gimmick was neutered... with red paint.

:Drag Strip suffers from sticky paint around the red cockpit similar to the sticky paint found on most [[Transformers: Universe (2008 toyline)|Universe]] [[Prowl (G1)/toys#Universe .282008.29|Prowl]]s.

:Like the other "Special Edition" figures, Drag Strip comes in a black book box-style packaging with monochrome art. Though initially an Asian/Australian-market [[exclusive]], Drag Strip was made available for purchase in the United States via [[Hasbro Toy Shop]] and, bizarrely, at Marshalls stores.

:This mold was also used to make the [[Transformers (2007 toyline)|2007 movie toyline]]'s [[Fracture (Movie)#Toys|Fracture]], [[BotCon 2007]]'s [[Mirage (G1)#Timelines|Hologram Mirage]] and [[BotCon 2013]]'s [[Mirage (G1)#BotCon2013|''Machine Wars'' Mirage]].

::*''[http://www.tfu.info/2008/Decepticon/HTSDragStrip/dragstrip.htm More information on ''Universe'' Drag Strip at TFU.info.]''
{{ClassicsMirageMold}}
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===''Construct-Bots''===
[[File:ConstructBots Dragstrip.jpg|upright=1.66|thumb]]
*'''Dragstrip''' (Elite Class, [[2013]])
{{toydesigner|[[Andrew Scribner]] (deco artist)}}

:''[[Construct-Bots]]'' "Decepticon Dragstrip" transforms into a formula 1 racecar. He has one of the more convincing alternate modes of the 2013-era Construct-Bots. His front bumper becomes a hand-held blaster.

:He is one of the few original series Construct-Bots that doesn't reuse other's parts, nor were his parts used on other figures making him one of the more unique sets.
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===''Bot Shots''===
[[File:BSToy-Dragstrip.jpg|thumb|upright=1.6|Surprisingly not a Mirage repaint.]]
*'''Stunticons''' (Multi-pack, 2013)
**''Number'': '''T008'''
***''Fist strength'': '''245'''
***''Blaster strength'': '''880'''
***''Sword strength'': '''495'''
:A redeco of the [[Jazz (G1)/toys#Bot Shots|Jazz]] Bot Shot in yellow with red stripes, "Decepticon Dragstrip" automatically transforms between car and robot mode, when a sharp impact is applied to his front end. He was sold in a five-pack with [[Motormaster (G1)|Motorbreath]], [[Dead End (G1)|Dead End]], [[Wildrider (G1)|Brake-Neck]], and [[Breakdown (G1)|Breakdown]].
::*''[http://www.tfu.info/2013/Decepticon/BSDragstrip/dragstrip.htm More information on Dragstrip at TFU.info]''
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===''Kre-O''===
[[File:KreO-Toy DragStripKreon.jpg|thumb|upright=1.6|This smaller more Aerodynamic design improves my chance of winning! Oh yeah!]]
*'''Menasor''' (Micro-Changer Combiner, [[2014]])
**''Set number'': '''A7308'''
**''Pieces'': '''90'''
**''Accessories'': pistol
{{toydesigner|[[Ed Masiello]] (Hasbro)}}

:"Decepticon Dragstrip" is a [[Kreon]] included with the [[Menasor (G1)|Menasor]] [[Micro-Changer]] combiner set, and can be rebuilt from robot to either sports car or Menasor's right arm and part of the torso. His deco is based on the Generation 1 Drag Strip toy, and he wears a grey [[Hound (G1)/toys#Kre-O|Hound]] helmet.

::*''[http://www.tfu.info/2014/Decepticon/Kre-ODragstrip/dragstrip.htm More information on Drag Strip at TFU.info]''

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*'''Combiner Robot Mega Pack''' (3-pack, [[2016]])
**''Set number'': '''B6425'''
**''Pieces'': '''245'''
**''Accessories'': pistol
:In 2016, Dollar General stores in the US got a three-pack of [[Superion (G1)|Superion]], [[Bruticus (G1)|Bruticus]], and Menasor that sold for a mere $14. Given the original kits retailed at $10 apiece, wow. While a couple of the Kreons inside had small changes, "Decepticon Dragstrip" was one of the ones identical to his original release.
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===''Combiner Wars''===
[[File:Generationstoy-Dragstrip.jpg|thumb|upright=1.67|What, not a redeco of [[Drag Strip (Animated)|''Generations'' Arcee?]]]]
*'''Decepticon Dragstrip''' (Deluxe Class, [[2015]])
**'''1 of 5: [[Menasor (G1)|Menasor]]'''
**''Accessories:'' sword, gun/fist/foot
{{toydesigner|[[John Warden]] (Hasbro)}}

:"Decepticon Dragstrip" is part of wave one of the ''[[Combiner Wars (toyline)|Combiner Wars]]'' Deluxe Class toys and transforms from an Indianapolis-style Dallara DW12 to robot and back! He can also transform into a limb for any Voyager Class toys from the ''Combiner Wars'' line or [[Combiner Wars (toyline)#Compatible toys in other lines|other compatible toys]], but is, of course, intended to be combined with [[Motormaster (G1)#Combiner Wars|Motormaster]], [[Breakdown (G1)#Combiner Wars|Breakdown]], [[Dead End (G1)#Combiner Wars|Dead End]], [[Offroad (CW)#Combiner Wars|Offroad]], and [[Blackjack (G1)#Combiner Wars|Blackjack]] to create [[Menasor (G1)#Combiner Wars|Menasor]]. He is also officially associated with [[Galvatronus (CW)#Combiner Wars|Galvatronus]] and [[Ultra Prime#Toys|Ultra Prime]], as well as [[Superion (G1)#Combiner Wars|Superion]] by virtue of advertising the combination gimmick in a wave without [[Air Raid (G1)#Combiner Wars|Air Raid]].

:Dragstrip's instructions omit the step that pivots the spoiler up into its proper position for leg mode; missing this step (as pictured at right, alas) can result in a Combiner with uneven legs. Also, a 5 mm peg jutting out diagonally towards the handle of his sword accessory has caused confusion among fans, as there are few places it can peg in without its actual handle colliding with other parts of the toy.

:Dragstrip was intended to be packed in with [[Combiner Wars (comic)|''Combiner Wars'']] issue 4 ("[[City on Fire]]") in the U.S., Australian, and Asian markets, and a collector card in other markets (using artwork from the ''[[Transformers Legends (mobile game)|Transformers Legends]]'' episode "[[The Thin Blue Line]]"). However, due to production schedule problems, the entire first wave of Deluxes shipped with collector cards worldwide.<ref>[https://web.archive.org/web/20150317182353/http://bwtf.com/events/toyfair2015/interview-part1 Interview with Jerry Jivoin at BWTF.com] (archived)</ref> Eventually, Drapstrip was reshipped as part of a revision to wave two, with the comic included.<ref>[https://web.archive.org/web/20210613145050/http://www.allspark.com/forums/topic/115096-combiner-wars-deluxe-wave-1-re-releases-with-pack-in-comics%3B-current-status-dragstrip-released-rest-possibly-canceled/ "Combiner Wars Deluxe wave 1 re-releases with pack-in comics; Current status: Dragstrip released, rest possibly canceled" thread at The Allspark] (archived)</ref> Additionally, as a part of the first and second wave promotion in Hasbro's Asian markets, a free sticker sheet for the [[Aerialbot (G1)|Aerialbot]]s and [[Stunticon (G1)|Stunticon]]s was given out when purchasing any four Deluxe Class toys from those waves. As such, Dragstrip was given Generation 1 toy-esque stickers for the owner to apply if they wanted.<ref>[https://www.seibertron.com/transformers/news/transformers-generations-combiner-wars-free-g1-sticker-sheet-with-tru-singapore/32469/ Aerialbot and Stunticon sticker promotion on Seibertron.com]</ref>

:This mold was retooled into [[Mirage (G1)/toys#Combiner Wars|Mirage]]. Two years later, the mold's wheels and Combiner joint would be reused for [[Jazz (G1)/toys#Power of the Primes|''Power of the Primes'' Jazz]].

::*''[http://www.tfu.info/2015/Decepticon/CWDragstrip/dragstrip.htm More information on ''Combiner Wars'' Dragstrip at TFU.info]''

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[[File:TF-Combiner-Wars-G2-Dragstrip.jpg|upright=1.66|thumb|Dragstrip tries to increase his "emo" level by wearing a black leather jacket over a tacky yellow shirt. Should've just stuck with the bleeding optics.]]
*'''Menasor''' (Collection Pack, 2015)
**''Accessories:'' Sword, Stunticon weapons/extremities
:A [[redeco]] of the above ''Combiner Wars'' mold, this Drag Strip is based on [[#Generation 2|his cancelled ''Generation 2'' toy]]. Well, okay, technically, this set is based on [http://air-hammer.deviantart.com/art/G2-Stunticons-Digibash-471989649 somebody's digibash] based on [http://cybertron.ca/boards/showthread.php?p=76573 somebody's hand-painted recreation] of his cancelled ''Generation 2'' toy, including an erroneous purple and silver [[Breakdown (G1)#CWG2|Breakdown]] and some other errors. Barring mold issues, the correct G2 deco should've removed the blue stripes down his arms and have them be straight black, the blue stripe on the front of the vehicle mode should be smaller, the spoiler details should have been more visible and the combiner port should have been black.
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===''Unite Warriors''===
[[File:TF-Unite-Warriors-UW-02-Dragstrip.jpg|upright=1.66|thumb|I won a better looking remold from those [[Mirage (G1)/toys|OTHER]] Remolds. [[Hasbro|IN YOUR FACE]]!!!!]]
*'''Menasor''' (giftset, [[August 22]], [[2015]])
**''ID number:'' '''UW-02'''
**''Accessories:'' Sword, hand/foot/gun
{{toydesigner|[[Hisao Nishimoto]] (TakaraTomy)}}
:Takara's ''[[Transformers Unite Warriors|Unite Warriors]]'' version of "Drag Stripe" is sold in a [[Menasor (G1)#Unite Warriors|Menasor]] gift set which includes the five original "Stuntrons". He has numerous changes in deco to better match his look in the Generation 1 cartoon. Most obviously, he is predominantly bright yellow, has black shoulders to evoke his second set of wheels, has fewer details than the Hasbro version, and the little that remain are red instead of purple. This toy is also officially associated with [[Grand Scourge#Toys|Grand Scourge]].
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===''Legacy''===
{{anchor|Legacy}}
[[File:TF-Legacy-Deluxe-Class-Drag-Strip.jpg|upright=1.67|thumb|Hang on, how am I supposed to combine with the rest of my team? Wait, what are you- [[Jazz (Movie)|SHEEAAAGH]]!!!]]
<ul class="iconlist">{{Bp-d1|'''Decepticon Dragstrip''' (Deluxe Class, [[2022]])}}</ul>
:*'''1 of 5: [[Menasor (G1)#Legacy|Menasor]]'''
:*''TakaraTomy ID number'': '''TL-02'''
:*''TakaraTomy release date'': [[July 30]], [[2022]]
:*''Accessories'': 2 [[Gravito-gun|Gravito-blasters]]<ref>https://transformers.hasbro.com/en-us/bios/drqrinld</ref>
{{toydesigner|[[Mark Maher]] (Hasbro), [[Takio Ejima]] (TakaraTomy)|[[Dan Khanna]] (concept artist)}}

: Part of the first wave of ''[[Transformers: Legacy]]'' Deluxe Class toys, "Decepticon Dragstrip" is a mostly cartoon-accurate version of the character, except for the shoulder pylons that are formed from the the car's front air dam. He transforms into a close approximation of his Tyrrell P34 Six-Wheeler race car mode in 17 steps. His accessories include two blasters, which can mount on his race car mode or combine side-by-side into a dual-barrel blaster. Dragstrip is also the only wave 1 Deluxe of the ''Legacy'' line to not use any translucent plastic in his construction.

: Dragstrip combines with his fellow ''Legacy'' Stunticon toys to form Menasor. When Dragstrip is attached to Menasor's right arm, a hidden button on his underside is depressed, releasing a spring-locked latch that allows the figure to split in two at the waist, thereby giving Menasor a full range of elbow motion. As ''Legacy'' Menasor is designed with a specific limb configuration in mind, Dragstrip is limited to being Menasor's right arm, as he's incompatible with the tabbing system on the left arm intended for Dead End. Due to this design, Drag Strip is also not compatible with any prior systems of combination.

:Concept art depicts Dragstrip with the radar dish that would ultimately be included with ''Legacy'' Core Shockwave.

::*''[https://www.instagram.com/p/CefEjqbMojG/ Design notes on ''Legacy'' Drag Strip from Hasbro designer Mark Maher on Instagram.]''

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[[File:TF-Legacy-Velocitron-Speedia-500-Shadowstrip.jpg|thumb|upright=1.66|Looks like you're going to the Shadowstrip, Jimbo.]]
<ul class="iconlist">{{Bp-d2|'''G2 Universe Shadowstrip''' (Deluxe Class, [[2022]])}}</ul>
:*''Accessories'': 2 Gravito-blasters
{{toydesigner|[[Sam Smith]] (Hasbro)}}

: ''[[Transformers: Legacy|Velocitron Speedia 500 Collection]]'' "G2 Universe [[Shadowstrip]]" is a redeco of the retail Drag Strip release, done in the colors of [[Drag Strip (G1)#Generation 2|the cancelled ''Generation 2'' figure from 1994]]. The differences between the ''Generation 2'' toy and Shadowstrip are the increased usage of gold paint, less usage of blue paint, and golden flag tampographs on his sides. Shadowstrip comes with two blasters, like Dragstrip. Despite not being called out in the instructions, Shadowstrip can still be used for the right arm of [[Menasor (G1)#Legacy|Menasor]].

: While the ''Transformers'' team considers Shadowstrip a new character,<ref>{{citesocial|quote=Shadowstrip has a new name for a new character.|link=https://tformers.com/transformers-legacy-evolution-studio-series-media-roundtable-qa-report/47655/news.html|site=Tformers|year=2022|month=10|day=20}}</ref> Shadowstrip's designer acknowledges that the toy also works as the ''Generation 2'' version of Drag Strip.<ref>{{citesocial|quote=Okay, let’s talk G2 Shadowstrip! If this character doesn’t look or sound familiar, it is likely due to the fact that he is based on an unreleased G2 toy redeco of Dragstrip. [...] What do you think of Shadowstrip? Do you enjoy his as an entirely new character? Or do you just think of him as being G2 Dragstrip?|link=https://www.instagram.com/p/Ck1PzYKOmcD/|name=Sam Smith|site=Instagram|title=VELOCITRON SPEEDIA 500 G2 Universe Shadowstrip|year=2022|month=11|day=11}}</ref>

: The ''Velocitron Speedia 500 Collection'' was exclusive to [[Walmart]] in the US, with [[Hasbro Pulse]] receiving limited quantities of the figure. The series was a [[TakaraTomy Mall]] exclusive in Japan, a Smyths exclusive in the United Kingdom, Ireland and Germany, and a Farmers department store exclusive in New Zealand.

::*''[https://www.instagram.com/p/Ck1PzYKOmcD/ Design notes on Shadowstrip from Hasbro designer Sam Smith on Instragram.]''

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[[File:TF-Legacy-ToyDeco-Dragstrip.jpg|upright=1.67|thumb|]]
<ul class="iconlist">{{Bp-d1|'''Stunticon Menasor''' (Giftset, [[2023]])}}</ul>
:*''TakaraTomy name:'' '''Stunticon Menastor''' (スタンティコンメナソー)
:*''TakaraTomy ID number:'' '''TL-90'''
:*''TakaraTomy release date:'' [[2025]] [[March 29]]
:*''Accessories'': 2 [[Gravito-gun|Gravito-blasters]]
{{toydesigner|[[Mark Maher]] (Hasbro)}}<ref>[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=rBqMyy6HYxE San Diego Comic-Con 2023 Generations panel recording] at the "Memo's collection" YouTube channel</ref>

: A redeco of the above standard-release ''Legacy'' figure, "Decepticon Dragstrip" is based on the original 1986 Generation 1 toy's deco and decals.

: Dragstrip was released in a giftset with the other ''Legacy'' Stunticons, each done in a toy-accurate deco. This set was revealed at San Diego Comic Con 2023, and went up for preorder as a [[Hasbro Pulse]] exclusive on [[August 1]]st.
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==Merchandise==
===Transformers Trading Card Game===
[[File:W2DecepticonDragStrip.jpg|thumb]]
*'''Decepticon Drag Strip, Cutthroat Warrior''' ([[2019]])
**'''Wave 2: Rise of the Combiners'''
**''Rarity: '''''CT'''
**''Card Number: '''''T16/T46'''
**''Stars: ''5
:Decepticon Drag Strip, Cutthroat Warrior was released as part of the [[Transformers Trading Card Game]] Wave 2: Rise of the Combiners. Like all other members of [[combiner]] teams released in the set, Decepticon Drag Strip, Cutthroat Warrior is a folding card, with the Bot and Alt modes being depicted when the card is folded in half, and a holofoil portion of the the combined mode depicted when unfolded. The reverse of Decepticon Drag Strip, Cutthroat Warrior depicts [[Menasor (G1)|Menasor's]] right leg, which is formed by Drag Strip in the artwork.

:The artwork for Bot and Alt Mode is reused from the ''[[Transformers Legends (mobile game)|Transformers Legends]]'' mobile game.

:Decepticon Drag Strip, Cutthroat Warrior can be used to form Menasor, Menacing Colossus with the use of the Action card [[Enigma of Combination|Stunticon Enigma]] while he and the other Wave 2 Stunticons are in Bot mode on the battlefield or KO area.
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===''Transformers Character Card''===
[[File:Transformers Character Card Superion and Menasor.jpg|upright=1|thumb]]
*'''Superion & Menasor Set''' ([[February 6]], [[2023]])
**''ID number:'' '''37 & 38'''

:Released as part of the sixth wave of the [[e-HOBBY]] exclusive ''[[Transformers Character Card]]'' series, this pair of holographic trading cards depict super-deformed art of [[Superion (G1)|Superion]] (with his components [[Fireflight (G1)|Fireflight]], [[Skydive (G1 Aerialbot)|Skydive]], [[Silverbolt (G1)|Silverbolt]], [[Air Raid (G1)|Air Raid]] and [[Slingshot (G1)|Slingshot]]) and [[Menasor (G1)|Menasor]] (with ''his'' components [[Dead End (G1)|Dead End]], [[Breakdown (G1)|Breakdown]], [[Motormaster (G1)|Motormaster]], [[Wildrider (G1)|Wildrider]] and Drag Strip) along with [[bio|character profiles]] and [[Tech Spec|tech specs]].
::*''[[Source:Transformers Character Card#38|Translation of Menasor's Transformers Character Card]]''

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===Blokees===
====Blokees Wheels====
<ul class="iconlist">{{Bp-d1|'''Dragstrip''' (Blokees Wheels, 2025)}}</ul>
:*''Series:'' '''Blokees Wheels Transformers 01 - Roll Out!'''
:*''Pull rate:'' 1/12

:Part of the first wave of the [[Blokees]] Wheels series of blind-boxed 1/64-scale vehicles, this Drag Strip model kit is a generic Cybertronian F1 car. While everything else is molded in ABS plastic, the vehicle shell is made out of "2.5x density" Solidex to evoke the feeling of die-cast cars like [[Hot Wheels]]. He uses the same universal Chassis Connector as the rest of the lineup, and his open top allows the chase kits' driver figures to sit inside.
:Drag Strip shares a mold with his wavemate [[Mirage (G1)/toys#Blokees Wheels|Mirage]], just with six wheels instead of four and slightly different front and rear wings.
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===Foreign names===
*''Japanese:'' '''Drag Stripe''' (ドラッグストライプ ''Doraggu Sutoraipu''), '''Drag Strip''' (ドラッグストリップ ''Doraggu Sutorippu'')
*''French:'' '''Démarro''' (Canada, "Start-Up", 1986 release), '''Broyeur''' (Canada, 1990 "Classic" version)
*''Hungarian:'' '''Kolonc''' ("Drag")
*''Italian:'' '''Iguana'''
*''Mandarin:'' '''Bēnchí''' (Taiwan, 奔馳, "Gallop"), '''Qǐangjíe''' (China, 抢劫, "Robbery")
*''Polish:'' '''Renegat''' ("Renegade", in "Masquerade")
*''Russian:'' '''Ruchnik''' (Ручник, "Hand-Brake")

==Gallery==
<gallery>
File:G2DragStripArt.jpg|Unused ''Generation 2'' packaging art
File:CW Drag Strip cvr.jpg|''Combiner Wars'' comic packaging art
</gallery>

==References==
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Drag Strip (G1)

2026-03-03T07:16:00Z

Viisacre: /* Transformers: Earth Wars */

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{{disambig3|Drag Strip}}
:''Drag Strip is a [[Decepticon]] [[Stunticon (G1)|Stunticon]] from the [[Generation 1 continuity family]].''
[[File:MTMTEDragstrip.jpg|upright=1.66|thumb|One more word out of you, and I'll stomp my alt-mode.]]

'''Drag Strip''' (aka '''Dragstrip''') has never heard of the term "graceful in victory". He doesn't just like to win, he ''loves'' it. Drag Strip would sooner die a miserable death than ever sacrifice a victory, as he thrives on the bragging rights which accompany first place. He just loves to bite more than he can chew and can't keep himself from stroking his own ego and bragging about his accomplishments in ''excruciating'' detail.

The other Decepticons, [[Megatron (G1)|Megatron]] included, hate his metal guts and would gladly pummel him to scrap for being plain obnoxious if it weren't for the fact that his insatiable lust for victory makes him a formidable foe against the [[Autobot]]s. Not that he cares; they're just jealous.

Drag Strip combines with his fellow Stunticons to form [[Menasor (G1)|Menasor]].

{{bigquote|See you junk-hunks at the finish line... '''''if''''' you make it.|Drag Strip|"[[Tread & Circuits Part 3]]"}}

==Fiction==
===Generation 1 cartoon continuity===
====''The Transformers'' cartoon====
{{Voiceactor|[[Ron Gans]] (English), [[Kōki Kataoka]] (Japanese), [[Show Hayami]] (Japanese, "The Key to Vector Sigma, Part 1"), [[Yū Shimaka]] (Japanese, "Masquerade"), [[Kenyū Horiuchi]] (Japanese, ''2010'')|[[Willi Röbke]] (German, ''Five Faces of Darkness, Part 2''), [[Tonio von der Meden]] (German, Generation 2 Dub of ''Starscreams Brigade''), [[Willy Schäfer]] (German, Generation 2 Dub of ''Masquerade''), [[Francis Lax]] (European French), [[Albert Augier]] (European French, "Trans-Europe Express"), [[François Leccia]] (European French, "Masquerade")}}

[[File:KeytoVectorSigmaPt1 stealing DragStrip.jpg|left|upright=1.1|thumb|Long before fans, Rumble was inventing his own Toilet-modes for Transformers.]]
After a failed attempt to steal experimental [[superfuel]] from [[United States military]], [[Megatron (G1)/Generation 1 cartoon continuity|Megatron]] realized that while the Decepticons controlled the skies, the Autobots had supremacy on the ground, and so they needed new ground-based warriors who could out-drive and out-fight the Autobots on their terms. [[Rumble (G1)|Rumble]] was sent to steal various [[human]] vehicles that would be rebuilt into the new Stunticons. In Drag Strip's case, Rumble targeted the winner of a Formula 1 race on national television, which was a bad idea really, as it alerted the Autobots to Megatron's scheme. The Decepticons journeyed to [[Cybertron (planet)|Cybertron]], beat the [[Key to Vector Sigma]] out of [[Alpha Trion]]'s possession and ordered the [[Vector Sigma|ancient supercomputer]] to give life to the Stunticons. {{storylink|The Key to Vector Sigma, Part 1}} Whilst the Autobots were trapped on Cybertron, the Decepticons returned to [[Earth]] with the newly awakened Stunticons who began wreaking havoc and damaging the Autobots' good name by attacking the US military base containing the experimental rocket fuel. Eventually, the Autobots returned with the newly built [[Aerialbot (G1)|Aerialbots]] whose combined form [[Superion (G1)|Superion]] defeated the Stunticon combiner Menasor. {{storylink|The Key to Vector Sigma, Part 2}}

Despite this defeat, the Stunticons were the key component in Megatron's elaborate scheme to hold [[Europa 2000|a fake charity race]] from Paris to Istanbul so he could steal U.S. driver [[Auggie Cahnay (G1)|Auggie Cahnay]]'s experimental car which would be melted down to house the powerful [[Pearl of Bahoudin]]. One by one, the Stunticons disabled the Autobot participants assigned to protect Cahnay, but the downfall of Megatron's plan came when he ordered the Stunticons to stop going after the remaining Autobots. Together, Cahnay, [[Bumblebee (G1)/Generation 1 cartoon continuity|Bumblebee]], [[Tracks (G1)|Tracks]], and [[Bluestreak (G1)|Bluestreak]] defeated Menasor and destroyed the Pearl of Bahoudin. {{storylink|Trans-Europe Express}}

[[File:Dragstripcartoon.jpg|upright=1.1|thumb|Where'd he get this head from, anyway?]]
When Megatron needed additional equipment for his latest secret weapon, he sent the Stunticons out to steal it for him. Drag Strip and [[Dead End (G1)|Dead End]] stormed a U.S. military base and scooped up a new experimental generator for their leader. On the way back, Drag Strip kept trying to taunt the disinterested Dead End into racing with him back to base. Their racing was interrupted, though, by the Autobots [[Tracks (G1)|Tracks]] and [[Warpath (G1)|Warpath]]. Drag Strip was knocked for a loop by Warpath's rapid-fire shells from his turret gun. Brought in to Autobot custody, the Stunticons were held prisoner while [[Optimus Prime (G1)/Generation 1 cartoon continuity|Optimus Prime]] and the Autobots used camouflage paint to disguise themselves as the Stunticons in order to enter Megatron's good graces and learn the purpose of the stolen equipment. [[Mirage (G1)|Mirage]], the Autobots' spy, took Drag Strip's place. The Stunticons did manage to break loose, though, and smashed their way out of the [[Ark (G1)|Ark]] as Menasor and made their rendezvous with Megatron, only to find themselves confronted with a faux Menasor, created by a combination of Mirage's illusions and [[Windcharger (G1)|Windcharger]]'s magnetism. The real Menasor easily broke the delicately bonded "Menasor", but the Autobots had also sabotaged the equipment before handing it over to Megatron. After the super-cannon exploded, the Stunticons fled the battle. {{storylink|Masquerade}}

[[File:CosmicRust DragStrip waterskiing.jpg|upright=1.1|thumb|left|Come to Cuba, and let loose your wild side.]]
When Megatron was infected with [[Cosmic Rust (disease)|Cosmic Rust]] after a trip to the lost Autobot colony of [[Antilla]], the Stunticons were assigned to capture the Autobot scientist [[Perceptor (G1)|Perceptor]], who had developed the powerful anti-corrosion [[Corrostop]]. Drag Strip water skiied behind a speedboat driven by [[Wildrider (G1)|Wildrider]], allowing him to force Perceptor to back into the waiting [[Motormaster (G1)|Motormaster]]. After Megatron cured himself and infected the Autobots with the Cosmic Rust, Menasor attacked the Statue of Liberty in [[New York City]] with the ancient [[Lightning Bug]] heat ray, intent on stopping the Autobots from [[Matter duplicator|matter-duplicating]] more Corrostop from the layer they sprayed on the statue. Superion defeated Menasor and destroyed the Lightning Bug. {{storylink|Cosmic Rust (episode)|Cosmic Rust}}

After [[Starscream (G1)/Generation 1 cartoon continuity|Starscream]] was banished for yet another failed coup, he returned with a powerful new Decepticon team called the [[Combaticon (G1)|Combaticons]] who were able to outfight Autobot and Decepticon alike. With Megatron needing a trump card, [[Soundwave (G1)/Generation 1 cartoon continuity|Soundwave]] attempted to call on the Stunticons to help, but Drag Strip said to tell Megatron to blow it out his exhaust pipe. However, the Stunticons belatedly arrived after the Combaticons' combined form of [[Bruticus (G1)|Bruticus]] defeated [[Devastator (G1)|Devastator]] and forced Megatron to acknowledge Starscream as the new Decepticon leader. Realizing that Starscream would not stop at Megatron, the Stunticons merged into Menasor and disabled Bruticus in one mighty punch. {{storylink|Starscream's Brigade}}

In the wake of [[Unicron/Generation 1|Unicron]]'s attack on Cybertron in the year [[2005]] and the subsequent Decepticon exile to [[Chaar]] in [[2006]], the Stunticons were reduced to being scavengers, fighting like [[slaarg]]s with their fellow Decepticons over the few scraps of energon they had. This changed when [[Cyclonus (G1)|Cyclonus]] brought news of [[Galvatron (G1)/Generation 1 cartoon continuity|Galvatron]]'s survival, and the Stunticons were among the first to donate their few remaining energon supplies to help revive their leader and give the Decepticons purpose. {{storylink|Five Faces of Darkness, Part 1}} Drag Strip joined in on the attack when the Decepticons noticed [[Hot Rod (G1)/Generation 1 cartoon continuity|Rodimus Prime]] and [[Grimlock (G1)/Generation 1 cartoon continuity|Grimlock]] spying on them. {{storylink|Five Faces of Darkness, Part 2}} However, while Cyclonus and the [[Sweep (G1)|Sweeps]] were recovering Galvatron, the [[Quintesson]]s arrived on Chaar with an offer of energon in exchange for attacking the Autobots. Drag Strip was among those who were incredulous at their offer... but the Stunticons were instrumental in convincing the other Decepticons to go along with the Quintessons. Drag Strip was the very first Decepticon to board the Quintesson ship when ordered. {{storylink|Five Faces of Darkness, Part 3}} After Galvatron returned to seize control of the Decepticons, the Stunticons were part of the Decepticon team attacking the Autobots on Earth. {{storylink|Five Faces of Darkness, Part 5}}

[[File:G1 UltimateWeapon Stunticons.jpg|thumb|upright=1.1]]
When the Decepticons took up arms in Europe, Drag Strip and the Stunticons were part of the troops Galvatron maintained out of their mobile headquarters, [[Trypticon (G1)|Trypticon]]. They joined forces to battle Defensor as Menasor. Later, the Stunticons were diverted away from Trypticon by Rodimus Prime and [[Ultra Magnus (G1)/Generation 1 cartoon continuity|Ultra Magnus]], allowing the Witwickys to sneak inside and steal the city-bot's transforming cog. As diversions go, it was a good one—the Stunticons were beaten senseless by the two Autobot leaders, and were in no position to pursue the thieves. Galvatron expressed his disgust with their performance by punting Drag Strip into a tree. {{storylink|The Ultimate Weapon}}

Drag Strip made a very brief appearance on Chaar when [[Scourge (G1)|Scourge]] used the power of the Matrix to temporarily wrest control of the Decepticons from Galvatron. {{storylink|The Burden Hardest to Bear}} Drag Strip and the Stunticons were also among the first Decepticons to be infected by the [[Hate Plague]]. {{storylink|The Return of Optimus Prime, Part 1}}

====Japanese cartoon continuity====
=====''Fight! Super Robot Lifeform Transformers'' story pages=====
{{charstubfiction}}

=====Scramble City=====
Drag Strip and the Stunticons are summoned by Megatron to put an end to the [[Metroplex (G1)|Scramble City]] project, and succeed where [[Starscream (G1)/Generation 1 cartoon continuity|Starscream]] had failed. Their first strike was impressive, holding back Optimus Prime and a cadre of Autobots and shooting the Aerialbots out of the skies. When the Aerialbots formed Superion, Drag Strip and his teammates followed suit and merged into Menasor. {{storylink|Scramble City: Mobilization}}

=====''The Headmasters'' cartoon=====
[[File:Hm9 Drag Strip Motormaster.jpg|thumb|200px]]
Drag Strip and the Stunticons participated in Galvatron's siege on Cybertron. They managed to gain the high ground against the [[Dinobot (G1)|Dinobots]] and [[Throttlebot]]s, and rained laser fire down on their opponents. {{storylink|Four Warriors Come out of the Sky}} Drag Strip and his team formed Menasor to fight their Autobot counterparts, but were steamrolled by the might and firepower of the [[Fortress Maximus (G1)|Battleship Maximus]]. Transporting back to Earth, they attempted to interfere with [[Hot Rod (G1)/Generation 1 cartoon continuity|Hot Rod]]'s quest for the Matrix. Drag Strip and the Stunticons were confronted by the Aerialbots in the desert, but the battle of their combiner forms eventually led them to the Arctic. {{storylink|The Mystery of Planet Master}}

[[File:Hm13 Stunticons vs Technobots.jpg|left|thumb|200px]]
When [[Vector Sigma]] began perfecting the new super-metal [[Cybertonuron]] on Cybertron, Galvatron ordered another all-out attack on the planet to seize the metal for the Decepticons before the Autobots could make use of it. Drag Strip and the Stunticons journeyed to Cybertron with the strike force, and confronted their old enemies, the Aerialbots. The Aerialbots got the drop on Drag Strip's group by forming Superion and lashing out before the Stunticons could form Menasor as well. {{storylink|Cybertron Is in Grave Danger, Part 1}} Drag Strip and the Stunticons were still in a firefight sometime later, as [[Chromedome (G1)|Chromedome]] passed by looking for [[Mindwipe (G1)|Mindwipe]] and the Decepticon [[Headmaster (technology)|Headmasters]]. {{storylink|Cybertron Is in Grave Danger, Part 2}} In [[San Francisco]], Drag Strip and the Stunticons assisted Bruticus in using [[buridanka|a carnivorous plant]] to distract the Autobots from [[Scorponok (G1)|Scorponok]]'s plans on [[Zarak (planet)|Zarak]]. They fought against the [[Technobot (G1)|Technobot]]s and [[Computron (G1)|Computron]]. {{storylink|Head On!! Fortress Maximus}}

Sometime later, Drag Strip and the Stunticons gathered in the desert as their Ninja Commander [[Sixshot (G1)|Sixshot]] began issuing orders. They assembled as Menasor, and took part in the escalating Decepticon war effort as five separate Autobot outposts were attacked simultaneously at Sixshot's command. {{storylink|The Emperor of Destruction Vanishes on an Iceberg}} Drag Strip was also among the Decepticons who assembled to welcome Scorponok as their new Emperor of Terror following Galvatron's fall. {{storylink|I Risk My Life for Earth}}

=====''Zone''=====
Seeking to create a [[Decepticon Zone]] to counter the [[Micro|Autobot Zone]], [[Emperor of Destruction|Decepticon Emperor]] [[Violengiguar]] gathered together the Nine Great Demon Generals, upgrading them with powerful new armor and weaponry, then sent them forth to conquer planets. Drag Strip was among those summoned, but only as a part of Menasor. {{storylink|Fight! Super Robot Lifeform Transformers: Zone (story page)|Zone Part 1}} {{storylink|Enter the New Supreme Commander, Dai Atlas!}}

=====''Unite Warriors''/''Legends''=====
The Stunticons took some time off to enjoy their personal annual event: stealing human cars and having a violent race with them. {{storylink|Today Is Us Stunticons' Annual Holiday Demolition Race!}}

Soon afterwards, Menasor was involved in a fight against the Autobots when both sides were interrupted by the dimensional intruder [[Grand Scourge]], who used his [[Matrix Breaker]] sword to disassemble Menasor with a single blow. After grappling Dead End, the dimensional intruder realized he could forcefully combine with the Stunticons. Before Drag Strip could react, he was grabbed by Grand Scourge and forced to serve as the left arm of the rogue Decepticon's gestalt mode. {{storylink|Decepticon Dark Commander Grand Scourge}} The Stunticons were saved when [[Broadside (G1)|Broadside]] arrived and defeated Grand Scourge, and Drag Strip fled while complaining that he just wanted to go back to demolition racing. {{storylink|LG53 Broadside}}

=====''End of G1 Universe''=====
{{charstubfiction|{{storylink|Age of Primes (End of G1 Universe)|Age of Primes}}}}

=====''Legacy VS500 Collection Special Comic''=====
Drag Strip was one of many spectators for the [[Speedia 500]] race on [[Velocitron]]. {{Storylink|Velocitron Speedia 500 Part 2}} He remained for the second week, although the mysterious new racer known as [[Shadowstrip]] seemed awfully familiar... {{storylink|Velocitron Speedia 500 Part 3}}

====''TV Magazine'' comic continuity====
=====''Fight! Super Robot Lifeform Transformers'' comic=====
Drag Strip listened to Megatron boast about how [[Trypticon (G1)|Trypticon]] would trounce [[Metroplex (G1)|Metroplex]] once its construction was complete. {{storylink|Fight! Super Robot Lifeform Transformers issue 3|Fight! Super Robot Lifeform Transformers #3}}

Drag Strip and the Stunticons decided to have a little fun and tear up a baseball stadium in Japan. Luckily, the Autobots' plucky young ally [[Kenji]] was present to radio for assistance. All the combiner teams assembled, and it was Menasor and Bruticus against Superion and Defensor! Defensor was forced to break apart by the combined Decepticon attack, but Superion and Kenji got the idea to shoot out the Decepticons' legs. [[Groove (G1)|Groove]] and [[Blades (G1)|Blades]] took advantage of the empty combiner ports and took over as Menasor's legs, launching him into the ocean. {{storylink|Fight! Super Robot Lifeform Transformers issue 5|Fight! Super Robot Lifeform Transformers #5}}

While posing as Autobots, Drag Strip, [[Onslaught (G1)|Onslaught]] and the Stunticons rampaged through the city streets, smearing the good name of their adversaries. Later, [[Frenzy (G1)|Frenzy]] and [[Rumble (G1)|Rumble]] posed as humans to rally people against the Autobots, and Motormaster's brigade staged an attack on the rally to drive the point home. The Autobot fire engines [[Hot Spot (G1)|Hot Spot]] and [[Inferno (G1)|Inferno]] arrived, however, and used their water hoses to wash off the Decepticons' fake insignia. Enraged, Motormaster planned to combine into Menasor...only to see his men were already retreating into the distance. {{storylink|Fight! Super Robot Lifeform Transformers issue 7|Fight! Super Robot Lifeform Transformers #7}}

=====''The Story of Super Robot Lifeforms: The Transformers''=====
In the year [[2010]], Drag Strip participated in a Decepticon attack on the planet Feminia. He and his team merged into Menasor in order to battle alongside Bruticus and Devastator against their Autobot counterparts Superion, Defensor and Omega Supreme. The fight was fairly evenly matched until Galvatron called up his ace-in-the-hole, [[Predaking (G1)|Predaking]], whose power was unmatched by any of the Autobots... except for the [[Omnibot (G1)|Omnibots]], who essentially tied Predaking's shoelaces together until he fell over, straight into Menasor and his chums, sending them all toppling to the ground and knocking them to bits. {{storylink|The Story of Super Robot Lifeforms: The Transformers issue 5|The Story of Super Robot Lifeforms: The Transformers #5}}
{{note|Drag Strip only appears as a component of Menasor}}

=====''The Great Transformer War''=====
Galvatron kidnapped Doctor [[Dalton]] of [[Eran]] to upgrade the might of his combiner warriors. When the Autobot combiners arrived to save Dalton, Drag Strip and his teammates were deployed at high speeds from Motormaster's launcher mode. They met Superion in mid-air, and the force of their deployment enabled the combiner teams to tear him apart. The Stunticons then merged into Menasor to move in for the kill. They were ultimately outwitted by the Autobots, however, who rescued Dalton and safely returned to Metroplex. {{storylink|The Great Transformer War issue 1|The Great Transformer War #1}}

=====''Zone'' comic=====
Seeking to create a [[Decepticon Zone]] to counter the [[Micro|Autobot Zone]], [[Emperor of Destruction|Decepticon Emperor]] [[Violengiguar]] gathered together the Nine Great Demon Generals, upgrading them with powerful new armor and weaponry, then sent them forth to conquer planets. Drag Strip was among those summoned, but only as a part of Menasor. {{storylink|Fight! Super Robot Lifeform Transformers: Zone (story page)|Zone Part 1}} {{storylink|Fight! Super Robot Lifeform Transformers: Zone (manga)|Zone}}

====Full Throttle Scramble Power!====
The Decepticons constructed a new weapon to pursue their energy-plundering campaign on Earth, the [[Omega Wave Cannon]]. With the device at the ready, the Stunticons headed out to retrieve some energy from a power plant. They were met with the Aerialbots, and both teams combined into the gestalt forms. As they battled, Menasor made great use of his modular nature, having his Stunticon components swap between being arms and legs. Atop of this, Superion was crippled by the Omega Wave Cannon, giving the Decepticons the advantage. But the Autobots turned the tide of the battle by sending out massive amounts of reinforcements into the field, and the Decepticons were sent packing. {{storylink|Full Throttle Scramble Power!}}

===Marvel Comics continuity===
====Marvel ''The Transformers'' comics====
{{noteukonly}}
''Drag Strip and the Stunticons, along with the other [[Special Teams]], were first conceived within [[Buster Witwicky (G1)|Buster Witwicky]]'s mind shortly after the human had relinquished control of the [[Matrix of Leadership|Creation Matrix]] to [[Optimus Prime (G1)/Marvel Comics continuity|Optimus Prime]]. Together, they shared a vision of the Stunticons and [[Combaticon (G1)|Combaticons]] fighting the [[Aerialbot (G1)|Aerialbots]] and [[Protectobot (G1)|Protectobots]] at the [[Pullen Power Plant]].'' {{storylink|The Special Teams Have Arrived}} ''[[Shockwave (G1)/Marvel Comics continuity|Shockwave]] was able to view this data remotely and prepare for their development.'' {{storylink|Second Generation!}}

[[File:Stunticonsmarvelg1.jpg|left|upright=1.1|thumb|And thus Drag Strip was born! Oh, and all those blue guys, too, we guess.]]
Upon learning that the [[cerebro-shell]] implanted in Optimus Prime had also granted them access to the powers of the Creation Matrix, [[Megatron (G1)/Marvel Comics continuity|Megatron]] and [[Soundwave (G1)/Marvel Comics continuity|Soundwave]] immediately built a team of Decepticons. The new Stunticons, which included Drag Strip, were sent to find the Autobot [[Skids (G1)|Skids]], who had earned new trust for the Autobots by publicly saving a [[human]]. After Drag Strip and the others knocked over every car in their way to get to Skids, they turned to "protect" him from the new Aerialbots, hoping to confuse the public and discredit the Autobots. Drag Strip combined with his fellow Stunticons to form Menasor, and they fought the Aerialbots' Superion. {{storylink|Heavy Traffic!}}

''Drag Strip and the other Stunticons watched in horror as Megatron bludgeoned [[Motormaster (G1)|Motormaster]] with a boulder for suggesting that he might need their assistance in defeating Optimus Prime.'' {{storylink|Prey!}}

Megatron gathered Drag Strip and the rest of the Stunticons before him to escort him in gun mode to Florida, where they would be air-lifted to the Decepticons' [[Club Con|new island headquarters]]. In the wake of the death of Optimus Prime, Megatron's paranoia had grown so great that Drag Strip and the others left their leader behind to deal with a random human truck. {{storylink|Gone but Not Forgotten!}} After Megatron's apparent demise, Drag Strip stood by while his new commander, Shockwave, spoke to [[Ratbat (G1)|Ratbat]] on [[Cybertron (planet)|Cybertron]] about the temporary use of [[Trypticon (G1)|Trypticon]] on [[Earth]]. {{storylink|King of the Hill!}}

[[File:Decepticons enemy action.jpg|thumb|upright=1.67|"I was the first one to know your plan sucked, Shockwave!"]]
''Drag Strip was at Shockwave's side when the Decepticon leader ordered his warriors to try and gun down [[Galvatron (G1)|Galvatron]] as he breached the defenses of their [[Club Con|underwater base]]. However, upon his arrival, Galvatron told the Decepticons that he had only wished to talk, and that Shockwave's decision to meet him with violence had only served to assure they had made a powerful enemy. Drag Strip turned to his leader, utterly unimpressed over how Shockwave had handled the situation.'' {{storylink|Enemy Action!}}

During a battle on the [[Moon (moon)|Moon]] between [[Blaster (G1)|Blaster]] and [[Grimlock (G1)/Marvel Comics continuity|Grimlock]] for command of the combined Earth/[[Nebulos]] Autobot forces, recently promoted Decepticon commander Ratbat orchestrated a surprise assault on both groups. Motormaster led Drag Strip and the entire Earth-based Decepticon army from their space-faring Decepticon headquarters. But when Blaster and Grimlock noticed the ambush, they teamed up and turned the tide against the Decepticons. Drag Strip was defeated by a shot from Grimlock's missile launchers, and after many casualties, the Decepticons were forced to retreat. {{storylink|Totaled!}}

[[File:Vortex drag strip wildrider thrust starscream club con.jpg|upright=0.85|thumb|left|Drag Strip will quickly take your bags up to your room.]]
Ratbat moved their space-traveling island base back to Earth's seas, where it became a human travel resort to smokescreen the Decepticons' efforts to locate a key to finding the powerful [[Underbase]]. Drag Strip was advertised on television as part of the island's smiling welcoming party. The Autobots sent Blaster and [[Jesse (G1)|Jessie]] to rescue [[Buster Witwicky (G1)|Buster Witwicky]], and Jessie was able to sneak into the Decepticons' base and past Drag Strip and [[Vortex (G1)|Vortex]] (who were telling jokes to each other) to find Buster. Though the infiltrators were found out, both were able to escape the Decepticons. The attempt to subdue Blaster resulted in a firefight with him however, spooking many of the human vacationers. Drag Strip saw many of them off the island afterwards. {{storylink|Club Con!}} After the Decepticons found what they were looking for, Drag Strip was seen escorting Buster Witwicky back to his cell so that Starscream and Ratbat could review the data they had acquired privately. {{storylink|The Flames of Boltax!}}
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=====Earthforce=====
{{earthforcefiction}}
[[File:Battlechargers stunticons life in the slow lane.jpg|thumb|upright=1.1|"It doesn't matter if we all got here at the same time. All ties go to me."]]
Back in action on Earth, Drag Strip and his Stunticon partner Dead End began working for a faction of Decepticons led by Megatron. Megatron had created an [[Global warming satellite|ozone-warping rocket]], designed to trap heat in the atmosphere which could be tapped for a new source of energy, even though it would virtually destroy all life on Earth. Their plan was interrupted by two Autobots, [[Wheeljack (G1)|Wheeljack]] and [[Prowl (G1)/Marvel Comics continuity|Prowl]]. {{storylink|Starting Over!}} While Wheeljack kept the Stunticons busy, Prowl leapt onto the rocket itself, his weight knocking it off course and causing it to crash before it reached the apex point in the atmosphere it was meant to travel to. Drag Strip and Dead End raced to the crashsite, hoping to retrieve the atmospheric poisons Megatron had loaded it with. At the fallen rocket, however, they ran into [[Runabout (G1)|Runabout]] and [[Runamuck (G1)|Runamuck]], who were interested in securing the equipment for their commander, [[Shockwave (G1)/Marvel Comics continuity|Shockwave]]. The four Decepticons began to tussle, little realizing Prowl had already snuck away and neutralized the canisters. {{storylink|Life in the Slow Lane}}

Drag Strip attended an [[Enclave]] in an attempt to unite the disparate Decepticon factions, but Autobot sabotage ensured that it was unsuccessful by faking an assassination attempt on Megatron. Drag Strip was afterwards swept into a giant brawl between Megatron and Shockwave's troops. {{storylink|The Bad Guy's Ball!}}

Later on, when the united Decepticon forces attacked the Autobot [[Earthbase]], Drag Strip was seen charging into battle in robot mode for some reason, even though the [[Battlecharger]]s and his fellow Stunticons were all racing forward in vehicle mode. Their goal was to kill some Autobots, while also distracting them as [[Starscream (G1)/Marvel Comics continuity|Starscream]] looted a human [[oil tanker]] in the [[Gulf of Mexico]]. Both goals proved fruitless, and the Decepticons were driven off. {{storylink|Divide and Conquer!}} When the Decepticons needed to kidnap the Autobots' human ally, [[Irwin Spoon]], Drag Strip and the Stunticons ran interference for Motormaster so that he could get away with the human stored inside his cab. {{storylink|Front Line! (issue)|Front Line!}} After Breakdown took himself out of action, though, only Drag Strip and Dead End were left to stop [[Bumblebee (G1)/Marvel Comics continuity|Bumblebee]] and [[Tracks (G1)|Tracks]] from catching up with their leader. The two Stunticons raced up onto the rear bumpers of their foes, only to be caught off guard when the Autobots suddenly broke away, sending the Decepticon cars hurtling into the back wheels of their own boss, Motormaster, knocking all of them off the road. {{storylink|End of the Road! (UK)|End of the Road!}}

{{note|Drag Strip and Dead End are mistakenly named as Shockwave's troops in "[[Life in the Slow Lane]]", just as the Battlechargers are mistakenly identified as working for Megatron.}}

=====Marvel UK future timelines=====
[[File:Stunticons ark duty.jpg|thumb|left|upright=1.1|"Ha!! I punched the old fart first! I win!"]]
In [[2003]], [[Ravage (G1)/Marvel Comics continuity|Ravage]] uncovered information about a new city the Autobots were planning to build, and sent the Stunticons out to intercept [[Kup (G1)/Marvel Comics continuity|Kup]], who was carrying the schematics to their human allies. Demonstrating patented bullying skills, Drag Strip and the Stunticons ganged up on the wily old Autobot and demanded <s>his lunch money</s> the data disk. Kup was relatively willing to give it up (the disk was, after all, a fake), but Drag Strip still had two of his buddies grab the Autobot's arms so's he could get in a few gutshots for good measure. And, to make a good day even better, a few minutes later Drag Strip and his cronies got to beat up [[Hot Rod (G1)/Marvel Comics continuity|Hot Rod]] when he tried to stop them! {{storylink|Ark Duty}}

[[File:Menasor legacy of unicron.jpg|thumb|"First arm to punch through the wall wins! You on, Dead End??"]]
In [[2008]] Drag Strip was serving under Shockwave on Cybertron. When the renegade Decepticons [[Scourge (G1)|Scourge]] and [[Cyclonus (G1)|Cyclonus]] teamed up with the freelance peacekeeping agent [[Death's Head (G1)|Death's Head]] to assassinate the [[Decepticon leader]], [[Soundwave (G1)/Marvel Comics continuity|Soundwave]] summoned the Stunticons to form Menasor and Drag Strip helped punch through the blast doors that cut them off from the battle. They succeeded but were too late, as Shockwave was already dead and rather than execute them for treason, the Decepticons were forced to accept Cyclonus and Scourge's leadership. {{storylink|The Legacy of Unicron!}}
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====''Transformers Comic-Magazin''====
{{charstubfiction|{{storylink|Transformers Comic-Magazin issue 11|Transformers in Action: He Who Laughs Last ...}}}}

====Marvel ''Generation 2'' comic====
[[File:Dragstripnewdawn.jpg|upright=1.1|thumb|left|"Which is mostly all of him, turns out."]]
Drag Strip participated in the Decepticons' first battle with the [[Cybertronian (faction)|Cybertronians]]. It, uh... didn't go too well, with his team getting outright massacred by the enemy. Any fight you can walk away from may be a good one, but any fight that leaves you scouring a planet for the impact crater [[Megatron (G1)/Marvel Comics continuity|your leader]] made after he was knocked out of space can't have been ''that'' good. Find him Drag Strip did however, and despite his grievous wounds, Megatron proved to still be functional. {{storylink|New Dawn}}
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====''Classics''====
{{noteclassics}}
[[File:AtFightsEnd-OverkillDragstripAcidStorm.jpg|thumb|upright=1.4|I look like Mirage now!]]
After the war officially ended on [[Klo]], Drag Strip was one of the handful of [[Bludgeon (G1)|Bludgeon]]'s Decepticons who scattered to the far corners of the universe. He, [[Overkill (G1)|Overkill]], and [[Acid Storm (G1)|Acid Storm]] were waiting on a dusty planet when [[Springer (G1)|Springer]]'s rogue team of Autobots attempted to hunt them down. {{storylink|At Fight's End}}

===The Special Teams===
Drag Strip and the rest of the Stunticons were being kept a secret from the Autobots until Megatron was ready to dispatch them on a raid on the [[Pullen Power Plant]]. Once in position, the Stunticons raced forward, ready to take whatever Autobots might be guarding the location by surprise. Encountering the Protectobots en route, Motormaster ordered Drag Strip and the other Stunticons to combine into Menasor to do battle. The fight soon began to weigh in the Autobots’ favour, prompting Menasor to split up into individual robots once more, who dispersed away from the battlefield. {{storylink|The Special Teams}}
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===Dreamwave ''Generation One'' continuity===
At some point in Cybertron's recent history, the Stunticons were deemed psychotic and too dangerous to function in society, and as a result were placed into perpetual stasis lock inside of a [[Detention Banks|prison facility]]. Later, in an attempt to create a diversion while he set his final plans in motion, [[Shockwave (G1)|Shockwave]] arranged for [[Rumble (G1)|Rumble]] and [[Frenzy (G1)|Frenzy]] to release the Stunticons. {{storylink|Cold War (issue)|Cold War}} They formed into Menasor and ran amok for a while, until [[Ultra Magnus (G1)|Ultra Magnus]] arrived and began insulting them. Unable to reconcile with this, the five Stunticons began to bicker with each other over whose fault it was that they were failing, temporarily stopping Menasor and allowing Ultra Magnus to ram the combiner in the chest, forcing him to separate into his component parts and disabling the Stunticons. {{storylink|Passive Aggression}}

===''G.I. Joe vs. the Transformers''===
[[File:Stunticons GIJoevsTFsII2.jpg|thumb|upright=1.8]]
Along with many other Transformers, the Stunticons were transported into Earth's past when [[Teletran 3]] went wild. Ending up in 1930's [[Chicago]], Drag Strip was deactivated and locked into the form of a '30s car, which was fairly sporty for the time but not nearly as fast as his usual race car mode. He and the other Stunticons were briefly used for organized crime by a group of humans, until a group of [[G.I. Joe (team)|G.I. Joe]]s and [[Cobra]] members showed up to bring them back to the future. As soon as Drag Strip was awakened from his car mode, however, he and his comrades starting chasing after the humans and their [[Optimus Prime (G1)|Autobot friend]]. The chase ended when the humans found and activated the lost Motormaster, which allowed all the time-travelers to return to the future. {{storylink|G.I. Joe vs. the Transformers II issue 2|G.I. Joe vs. the Transformers II #2}}

The Stunticons later joined [[Serpentor|Serpent O.R.]]'s Decepticon army and helped him capture a team of Autobots and G.I. Joes. As Menasor, they then participated in an attack on an Autobot peace ceremony. {{storylink|The Art of War issue 3|The Art of War #3}} Drag Strip was later seen preparing to defend the Decepticon headquarters from a combined Autobot G.I./Joe assault. {{storylink|The Art of War issue 4|The Art of War #4}}

===''The Beast Within''===
Drag Strip participated in a savage all-out Decepticon offensive against the Autobots. With the Decepticons maintaining the advantage throughout the battle, Drag Strip was amongst those who approached a crippled Optimus Prime, ready to dispatch the Autobot leader. Before they could deliver the finishing blow, the Dinobots combined into The Beast, shifting the Decepticons’ priorities. Drag Strip then joined with the other Stunticons to form Menasor and do battle with [[Beast (G1)|The Beast]]. {{storylink|The Beast Within}}

===''Mystery of Convoy'' strategy guide manga===
{{see|#Games}}
The five Stunticons confronted Ultra Magnus as he reached the end of the [[Floating City]], combining into Menasor and opening fire on the Autobot. {{storylink|Transformers (Mystery of Convoy)#Menasor's Weak Point is His Forehead!|Menasor's Weak Point is His Forehead!}}

===2005 IDW continuity===
:*''First Appearance:'' [[Megatron Origin issue 4|''Megatron Origin'' #4]]; [[Things Fall Apart, Part 1: "New Arrivals, Old Encounters"|''Transformers vol. 1'' #2]] (modern era)
[[File:IronInTheBlood-DragStrip.jpg|left|thumb|upright=1.66|"So [[Blurr (G1)|Blurr]], you entered this race just to let me beat you? Great! Always happy to meet a fan!"]]
Before the war, Drag Strip was a professional [[Cybertronian sport#Races|racer]], with over six thousand victories under his belt thanks to his ruthless nature. He got involved with [[Megatron (G1)/2005 IDW continuity|Megatron]] when the miner-turned-gladiator began to make a name for himself, and as a result, the Autobot [[Outback (G1)|Outback]] tried to assassinate him prior to a race against [[Blurr (G1)|Blurr]]. Drag Strip's life was saved by [[Ironhide (G1)/2005 IDW continuity|Ironhide]], a race track security guard. {{storylink|Iron in the Blood}}

[[File:MegatronOrigin4 Stunticons.jpg|upright=1.1|thumb|"Well...there goes the neighborhood...again."]]
When Megatron launched his brutal rebellion, Drag Strip participated in the battle of [[Kaon (polity)|Kaon]] alongside [[Dead End (G1)|Dead End]], defending themselves against [[Sentinel Prime (G1)|Sentinel Prime]] and his [[Apex Armor (G1)|Apex Armor]]. {{storylink|Megatron Origin issue 4|Megatron Origin #4}} The Stunticons were among the Decepticons that deserted rather than serve under Megatron usurper, [[Scorponok (G1)|Scorponok]], becoming robbers on [[Magmara Nine]] instead. One day while robbing [[Strongbox]] they found their victim wasn't carrying valuables, but rather [[Thundercracker (G1)/2005 IDW continuity|Thundercracker]], sent to tell them Megatron was back. {{storylink|Primacy issue 2|Primacy #2}} The team subsequently returned to the fold and participated in the battle of [[Iacon (polity)|Iacon]], during which they were blown away by [[Omega Supreme (G1)|Omega Supreme]] when they tried to stop [[Optimus Prime (G1)/2005 IDW continuity|Optimus Prime]] from reaching Megatron. {{storylink|Primacy issue 4|Primacy #4}} During the war for Cybertron, Drag Strip killed [[Hot Shot (G1)|a yellow Autobot]] on the front lines. {{storylink|Drift issue 2|Drift #2}}

Centuries later, Drag Strip was among the Decepticons who had been left behind following the Decepticon retreat from Earth. Along with several other Decepticons, he helped rescue Thundercracker, who referred to him as an "idiotic Stunticon" in return. Jerk. {{storylink|Things Fall Apart, Part 3: "Seasons in Flight"|Seasons in Flight}} Led by [[Swindle (G1)|Swindle]], Drag Strip and the other abandoned Decepticons attacked [[Omega Supreme (G1)|Omega Supreme]], until Swindle suggested that they team up with the Autobots with the goal of getting off the planet instead. {{storylink|Things Fall Apart, Part 1: "New Arrivals, Old Encounters"|New Arrivals, Old Encounters}}

A while later, Drag Strip and [[Wildrider (G1)|Wildrider]] were sent to retrieve [[Breakdown (G1)|Breakdown]], the only Stunticon missing from the group. They found him in the hands of [[Spike Witwicky (G1)/2005 IDW continuity|Spike Witwicky]] and began attacking him (after all, he could always be repaired after the human was squished). Spike fought back, puncturing one of Drag Strip's tires, but the Stunticons eventually won and took Breakdown back to their starship-building site. There, they revealed that Swindle had modified them into combiners, and attacked their former Autobot allies in the form of [[Menasor (G1)|Menasor]]. {{storylink|Things Fall Apart, Part 4: "Enemies of the System"|Enemies of the System}}

[[File:NewArrivalsOldEncounters-evasiveaction.jpg|thumb|upright=1.66|"What do you mean I didn't come in first in this crowd shot?! [[Swindle (G1)|You]] [[Spyglass|two]] cheated!"]]
Swindle's hasty application of the combiner technology did not properly integrate the personalities of the Stunticons, leaving them arguing amongst themselves while combined. The Autobots managed to distract and overwhelm Menasor by targeting his components individually, bringing the gestalt down. Drag Strip and many of his comrades were taken into custody by Skywatch. {{storylink|Things Fall Apart, Part 5: "Earthworks"|Earthworks}}

After a few months in captivity, the Stunticons were broken out by the main Decepticon force once they returned to Earth. Drag Strip watched as Optimus Prime confronted Megatron near the Decepticon base, and was caught in an explosion when Prime suddenly had a satellite dropped on his nemesis. {{storylink|Revenge of the Decepticons Part 5: Enemy Mine|Enemy Mine}} Megatron then allowed himself to be captured and taken to Cybertron so that his army could follow him using a [[space bridge]], but [[Bumblebee (G1)/2005 IDW continuity|Bumblebee]] infiltrated them in an attempt to sabotage the bridge. The Stunticons stayed behind on Earth to kill the little Autobot, only to be knocked out by an electric surge when Bumblebee interrupted the space bridge's power flow, allowing the Autobots to recapture them. {{storylink|The Question}}

Once the war had ended and the Stunticons had returned to Cybertron, they took up residence in the growing Decepticon ghetto outside of Metroplex. Unwitting pawns in Starscream's scheme, Swindle convinced them that a better life was right around the corner... if they attacked the planet [[Caminus (planet)|Caminus]] and pillaged the place. The [[Enigma of Combination]] reunited them into a new and improved Menasor; Swindle and the Stunticons travelled through Metroplex's space bridge and stormed Caminus. {{storylink|First Contact (IDW)|First Contact}}

Things quickly went downhill for the Stunticons and Menasor was summarily trounced by the similarly rebuilt Superion. The Stunticons were disassembled, sent back to Cybertron, and imprisoned. {{storylink|The Sum and Its Parts}} Along with the other Stunticons, Drag Strip was soon liberated by Swindle, forming Menasor and inciting a Decepticon riot at Metroplex's space bridge. {{storylink|You, Me, and the Universe}} The Stunticons fared poorly in this fight as well, and after Menasor fell the Stunticons were put away for good. {{storylink|All That Remains}}
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===''Prime Wars Trilogy'' marketing material===
The [[Stunticon (G1)#Prime Wars Trilogy marketing material|Stunticons]] were created by [[Megatron (G1)#Prime Wars Trilogy marketing material|Megatron]] as an infiltration unit {{storylink|Source:Combiner Wars pack-in comic bios|Decepticon Dragstrip's bio}} to challenge the Autobots' dominance of Earth's streets and highways, {{storylink|Source:Combiner Wars pack-in comic bios|Dead End's bio}} with the Decepticon leader hand-picking their alternate modes. {{storylink|Source:Combiner Wars pack-in comic bios|Breakdown's bio}} The team were largely so enamored with their Earth-based vehicle forms that they chose to retain them upon returning to Cybertron. {{storylink|Source:Combiner Wars pack-in comic bios|Decepticon Dragstrip's bio}}

Dragstrip's Formula One race car alternate mode made him the fastest Stunticon and ideal for serving as the team's "tip of the spear", but this came with significant tradeoffs. In addition to overheating, his vehicle form was notably fragile. {{storylink|Source:Combiner Wars pack-in comic bios|Decepticon Dragstrip's bio}}

===Ask Vector Prime===
Drag Strip was presumably present as part of Menasor during the Battle for [[Sherman Dam]] in [[Primax 096.0 Beta]]. {{storylink|Ask Vector Prime#Facebook|Ask Vector Prime, 2015/09/06}}

===2019 IDW continuity===
[[File:Tread&Circuits3 HotShotDragStripRicochet.jpg|thumb|upright=1.2|]]
Drag Strip was a famous racer, known for pulling underhanded tricks during his races. He raced in the [[Speedia 500]] on [[Velocitron]]. {{storylink|Tread & Circuits Part 2}} Drag Strip demonstrated poor sportsmanship by mocking the participating [[Wreckers]], but then cried foul when [[Thunder Clash|Thunderclash]] used him as a springboard to catch up to the lead racers. {{storylink|Tread & Circuits Part 3}}
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==Commercial appearances==
Drag Strip and the rest of the Stunticons drove over a barren, rocky terrain to meet against the Aerialbots. Both teams combined, and their gestalt forms engaged in a no-holds-barred slug-fest. {{storylink|Commercial/Generation 1#Aerialbots and Stunticons|Aerialbots and Stunticons commercial}}

==Games==
===''Bot Shots Battle Game!''===
[[File:BotShots Dragstrip.jpg|thumb|upright=1.4]]
Drag Strip participated in numerous one-on-one matches against other Autobots and Decepticons, using his fists, his sword, or his gun to defeat his opponents. Sometimes, he even faced off against himself! {{storylink|Bot Shots Battle Game!}}

===''Transformers Legends''===
Drag Strip and the rest of the Stunticons were created in response to the failure of a Decepticon campaign to acquire Autobot superfuel. Realizing they needed a strong ground force, Drag Strip and his kin were created by modifying Earth vehicles with Cybertronian technology, and then bringing them before Vector Sigma to be imbued with the spark of life. The Autobots brought the Aerialbots to life at the same time, and the Decepticons found themselves on the losing side until the Stunticons merged into Menasor. The Decepticons lost nonetheless, though they acquired the key to Vector Sigma as a consolation prize. {{storylink|The Key to Vector Sigma, Part 1 (Legends)|The Key to Vector Sigma, Part 1}} Later, Drag Strip participated in a fight on Earth as the Decepticons attempted to use the power of the key to transform Earth into a new Cybertron. Even though he and his fellow Stunticons merged into Menasor, the battle was still lost to the Autobots, and the Decepticons fled. {{storylink|Key to Vector Sigma, Part 2}}

Even [[Megatron (G1)|Megatron]] had trouble controlling the Stunticons. The team went on a crime spree in the back alleys of human cities until they were tracked down and stopped by [[Prowl (G1)|Prowl]] and his team. {{storylink|The Thin Blue Line}} Drag Strip later aided [[Unicron]] when the planet-eater attacked [[Cybertron (planet)|Cybertron]]. {{storylink|'Til All Are One (Legends)|'Til All Are One}} After Megatron and his men, including Drag Strip, found a [[Lightning Bug]] on an old Autobot colony world, they found they'd contracted [[Cosmic Rust (disease)|Cosmic Rust]]. Back on Earth, they stole [[corrostop]] and cured themselves, before inflicting the disease on the Autobots. The Decepticons were unable to stop the Autobots getting a sample of corrostop from the [[Statue of Liberty]] and curing themselves, however. {{storylink|Cosmic Rust (Legends)|Cosmic Rust}}

===''Angry Birds Transformers''===
{{main|Corporal Pig#As Drag Strip}}
Drag Strip appears as a character unlockable in Challenge Events. He is portrayed by Corporal Pig. {{storylink|Angry Birds Transformers (mobile game)|Angry Birds Transformers}}

===''Transformers: Battle Tactics''===
[[File:BattleTacticsDragstrip.jpg|thumb|right|300px|"This game is pointless. You know I'm going to win every time, right?"]]
Drag Strip participated in battles against a variety of opponents, both Autobots and Decepticons. Sometimes there were many of him! He was an Uncommon character who could be recruited by collecting 105 units of Cybermetal and 48 units of Transmetal. {{storylink|Transformers: Battle Tactics}}
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===''Transformers: Devastation''===
As [[Wheeljack (G1)|Wheeljack]] was about to repair the ''[[Proudstar]]''<nowiki>'</nowiki>s damaged [[Plasma Core]], Drag Strip and the other Stunticons arrived and formed Menasor in an attempt to stop the Autobots. {{storylink|Transformers: Devastation}}

===''Transformers: Frontiers''===
{{charstubgame|{{storylink|Transformers: Frontiers}}}}

===''Transformers Online'' (2017 video game)===
[[File:Drag Strip TFO.jpg|thumb|upright=1]]
{{bigquote|Only those who crossed the finish line first survive.}}

Many find the self proclaimed Drag Strip to be a distasteful individual. It's as if his vocal circuits were designed to incessantly irk everyone. Whether it be fighting, racing, or flat out robbery, Drag Strip would deceive his opponent by any means to prevail. Because of his trickery, everyone avoided him. Drag Strip's personality may be perceived as a defect, but to Megatron, this is the type of Decepticon he requires. Of course, other dishonest Cybertronians would seize the opportunity to demonstrate their superiority for trickery, only to cause Drag Strip to go on a rampage.

In battle, Drag Strip wielded a pair of "[[Shadow Daggers]]" and the "[[Lightspeed Cutting Torch]]". His active skill was "Blademarang":
*'''Blademarang'''—Drag Strip throws a dagger that strikes all opponents within the vicinity. Each target receives a DoT tick, which starts off with 260 points of damage, with a 20% increase to every successive tick. If there is more than one opponent, then Drag Strip can throw up to 2 blademarangs. An additional 20% damage will be contributed onto every additional enemy over 5 seconds. {{storylink|Transformers Online (2017 video game)|Transformers Online}} <ref>[http://tfol.qq.com/act/a20160726data/hero14.shtml Drag Strip on the Transformers Online website]</ref>
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===''Transformers: Earth Wars''===
[[File:DragstripEarthWars.jpg|thumb|upright=1.75|I lose, I slag you. I win, I slag you AND rub it in your face, AND get to kick your tailpipe.]]

Drag Strip is a perfectionist who cares only about winning. To him, everything is a competition, be it racing, fighting or even just talking smack. He loves to humiliate his opponents in his victory, using any dirty trick he can just to end up on top.
{{storylink|source:Transformers:_Earth_Wars/2017#Drag Strip|Drag Strip bio}}

Drag Strip secretly arrived on Earth to race some of the local humans. When Hound found out, Dragstrip challenged the Autobots to a race. If they didn't race him, he would kill all the humans on the track at the current moment. Optimus reluctantly accepted the challenge, and sent Mirage and some other Autobot racers. Unfortunately, this left a large number of Autobots missing in the ranks, and Megatron saw this as an opportunity to hit the Autobots hard. {{storylink|Transformers: Earth Wars| Race Day Mayhem Event}}

Drag Strip meets up with the rest of the Stunticons during the race requesting some backup. [[Nemesis Prime (G1)|Nemesis Prime]] asked who the new black and red truck who stole his colors was, to which Breakdown replies it was their new recruit. Dragstrip took both Offroad and Breakdown to the track to race. {{storylink|Transformers: Earth Wars}}

When Drag Strip finally joined the rest of the Stunticons, he started bragging about how he could take on all the Autobots alone and win! Starscream commented on how Dragstrip had more of an ego than he did, while Bludgeon just said he was glad to have Dragstrip on the team, even if he had to tolerate the egomaniac. Dragstrip, Offroad, and Breakdown then planned on how they would get the rest of their team to earth, starting with [[Dead End (G1)|Dead End]]. {{storylink|transformers: Earth Wars| Dragstrip Research}}

Drag Strip's in-game model is based on his [[Drag_Strip_(G1)#Universe|Universe figure]], albeit with a slightly different colour layout, featuring more maroon like his [[Drag_Strip_(G1)#Combiner Wars|Combiner Wars figure]] and omitting the blue face.

*'''Added:''' [[Jan 12]], 2017
*'''Autobot Counterpart:''' [[Hound (G1)#Transformers:_Earth_Wars|Hound]]
*'''Class''': Gunner
*'''Star Ratings:''' 2-5 stars
*'''Weapons''': Dragstrip uses a standard issue [[grenade launcher]], albeit with a unique colouration.
*'''Ability: '''Holo Assault - Summon 5 car-shaped holographic explosive drones that shoot out from Dragstrip in a cone, damaging 5 total targets and dealing twice as much damage to resource buildings.
**'''Cost:''' 6 ability points (was 7) + 2 for reuses.
*'''Level 11 Bonus''': Upon reaching the target, each drone sets the target on fire, which deals 44% ability damage over 6 seconds.
*'''Compatible C.O.M.B.A.Ts:'''
**Companion
**Ranged
*'''Collection Group''': Stunticons
*'''Combiner''': Menasor

[http://wiki.transformersearthwars.com/character:drag-strip Transformers: Earth Wars Wiki Dragstrip Page]

===''Transformers Roleplaying Game''===
Drag Strip was a member of the Stunticons. {{storylink|Decepticon Directive}}

==Toys==
===''The Transformers''===
{{anchor|Generation 1}}[[File:G1Dragstrip toy.jpg|upright=1.66|thumb|I think my cannon might be affecting my racing profile.]]
*'''Drag Strip''' (Stunticon, [[1986]]/[[1987]]/[[1990]])
**''US Team ID number:'' '''S4'''
**''Japanese ID number:'' '''D-52'''
**''Accessories:'' [[gravito-gun]], [[plasma-energy blaster]], connector
{{toydesigner|[[Kaoru Matsumoto]] (TakaraTomy)<ref>[https://patents.google.com/patent/USD297039 Menasor's patent] at Google Patents.</ref>|[[Mark Watts]] (packaging artist)}}

:''[[The Transformers (toyline)|The Transformers]]'' Drag Strip transforms into a {{w|Tyrrell P34}} Six-Wheeler race car. He comes with a purple double-barreled plasma-energy blaster that attaches to the back of his vehicle mode. In robot mode he is armed with a small purple gravito-gun. His fists do not have peg holes, allowing them to be less obvious in vehicle mode. Because of this, his weapon plugs into the top of his wrist. Since he was designed with the [[Fight! Super Robot Lifeform Transformers (toyline)#1986 (Scramble City and 2010)|Scramble City]]-style combination, he can form the arm or leg to any similarly-constructed robot combination, though his nominal placement is as the right arm to [[Menasor (G1)|Menasor]]. Due to the difference in his frame construction, Drag Strip is the only Stunticon whose car body faces forwards rather than backwards when used as a combiner leg.

:The picture on the right shows his vehicle mistransformed as the silver-chromed piece is supposed to be flipped back to form the engine block part and cover the Decepticon sigil, as shown [http://toys.tfw2005.com/wp-content/uploads/sites/12/2007/10/transformers-g1-0308_1191473381.jpg here].

:Drag Strip's [[sticker]]s are asymmetrical and visibly different from those shown on packaging photos, and several stickers' worth of art are left un-cut and unusable on the sticker sheet. This is believed to be a result of a late-stage change in the placement of his [[rubsign]]. It seems that the rubsign was intended to be placed on the left side of the vehicle, with smaller stripe stickers on either side to make space for it, while the longer stripe stickers are used on the right side and the spoiler. Meanwhile, the space for the rubsign was originally covered by a wider stripe sticker.<ref>{{citesocial|link=https://tfsquareone.blogspot.com/2019/08/hasbro-g1-drag-strip-hidden-stickers.html|name=Maz|site=Transformers Square One|title=Hasbro G1 Drag Strip - The Hidden Stickers|year=2019|month=08|day=22}}</reF> By carefully repositioning the rubsign and manually cutting the shapes into the unused printed sections of the sticker sheet, you can recreate this original layout if you so wish.

:In 1990 Drag Strip was offered as a mail away by the Weetabix Breakfast Cereal in the UK. [[Aerialbot (G1)#Toys|Aerialbot]] [[Fireflight (G1)#Toys|Fireflight]] was available in the same offer.

::*''[http://www.tfu.info/1986/Decepticon/DragStrip/dragstrip.htm More information on Drag Strip at TFU.info]''
::*''[https://tfsquareone.blogspot.com/2019/08/hasbro-g1-drag-strip-hidden-stickers.html?m=1 Analysis of Drag Strip's sticker sheet changes at TF-1]

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*'''Menasor''' (Giftset, 1986)
**''Japanese ID number:'' '''D-55'''
**''Accessories:'' gravito-gun, plasma-energy blaster, connector
:Drag Strip was also available as part of the Menasor giftset. All of the toys in the set are identical to their individually-packaged versions.

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*'''Drag Strip''' (1990)
**''Accessories:'' gravito-gun, plasma-energy blaster, connector
:Drag Strip and his fellow Stunticons were rereleased without changes as part of the European "gold-box" [[Classics (Europe)|Classics]] reissue line in 1990.

===''Generation 2''===
[[File:StuntsDragStripProtoMOSC2a.jpg|upright=1.66|thumb|Yeah, G2 sure was nothing but neon.]]
*'''Drag Strip''' (Stunticon)
**''Team ID number:'' '''S4'''
**''Accessories:'' gravito-gun, plasma-energy blaster, connector
:For the ''[[Transformers: Generation 2 (toyline)|Generation 2]]'' line, Hasbro intended to release [[redeco]]es of the Stunticons in 1994, with Drag Strip being cast in primarily black plastic, with blue accents. Ultimately, however, the toys never went into mass production and remained officially unreleased. Only the four limbs are known to have made it to the sample packaging stage, having turned up in very limited numbers over the years (with the exception of ''Generation 2'' [[Breakdown (G1)|Breakdown]], who was available at [[BotCon 1994]] in somewhat larger quantities). All the ''Generation 2'' Stunticons are known to catch high prices on the secondary market.<ref>[http://www.toyarchive.com/Transformers/Prototypes/Generation2/StuntsDragstripProtoMOSC1.html Photos of Generation 2 Drag Strip in sample packaging at Toyarchive.com]</ref><ref>[http://www.transformertoys.co.uk/content.php?/transformers-toys/toy-gallery/1532/Generation+2/Dragstrip.html Mirrored photos of Generation 2 Drag Strip in sample packaging at Transformers @ The Moon]</ref><ref>[http://www.tfw2005.com/boards/transformers-toy-discussion/111393-pics-g2-stunticon-s4-drag-strip-mosc-pics.html Transfan2's photos of Drag Strip in sample packaging at TFW2005]</ref>
{{canceledtoy}}
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===''Universe'' (2008)===
[[File:Universe2008 DragStrip.jpg|upright=1.66|thumb|He's got a bit of a yellow streak.]]
*'''Decepticon Drag Strip''' ("Special Edition" Deluxe, [[2008]])
**''Accessories:'' front spoiler/gun
:''[[Transformers: Universe (2008 toyline)|Universe]]'' Decepticon Drag Strip is a redeco of ''[[Transformers: Classics|Classics]]'' [[Mirage (G1)/toys#Classics|Mirage]]. He transforms into a closed-canopy Formula racer concept car. The front "wing" of the car mode detaches to become a handheld weapon. In spite of having clear red plastic in his light piping segment, Drag Strip's light piping gimmick was neutered... with red paint.

:Drag Strip suffers from sticky paint around the red cockpit similar to the sticky paint found on most [[Transformers: Universe (2008 toyline)|Universe]] [[Prowl (G1)/toys#Universe .282008.29|Prowl]]s.

:Like the other "Special Edition" figures, Drag Strip comes in a black book box-style packaging with monochrome art. Though initially an Asian/Australian-market [[exclusive]], Drag Strip was made available for purchase in the United States via [[Hasbro Toy Shop]] and, bizarrely, at Marshalls stores.

:This mold was also used to make the [[Transformers (2007 toyline)|2007 movie toyline]]'s [[Fracture (Movie)#Toys|Fracture]], [[BotCon 2007]]'s [[Mirage (G1)#Timelines|Hologram Mirage]] and [[BotCon 2013]]'s [[Mirage (G1)#BotCon2013|''Machine Wars'' Mirage]].

::*''[http://www.tfu.info/2008/Decepticon/HTSDragStrip/dragstrip.htm More information on ''Universe'' Drag Strip at TFU.info.]''
{{ClassicsMirageMold}}
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===''Construct-Bots''===
[[File:ConstructBots Dragstrip.jpg|upright=1.66|thumb]]
*'''Dragstrip''' (Elite Class, [[2013]])
{{toydesigner|[[Andrew Scribner]] (deco artist)}}

:''[[Construct-Bots]]'' "Decepticon Dragstrip" transforms into a formula 1 racecar. He has one of the more convincing alternate modes of the 2013-era Construct-Bots. His front bumper becomes a hand-held blaster.

:He is one of the few original series Construct-Bots that doesn't reuse other's parts, nor were his parts used on other figures making him one of the more unique sets.
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===''Bot Shots''===
[[File:BSToy-Dragstrip.jpg|thumb|upright=1.6|Surprisingly not a Mirage repaint.]]
*'''Stunticons''' (Multi-pack, 2013)
**''Number'': '''T008'''
***''Fist strength'': '''245'''
***''Blaster strength'': '''880'''
***''Sword strength'': '''495'''
:A redeco of the [[Jazz (G1)/toys#Bot Shots|Jazz]] Bot Shot in yellow with red stripes, "Decepticon Dragstrip" automatically transforms between car and robot mode, when a sharp impact is applied to his front end. He was sold in a five-pack with [[Motormaster (G1)|Motorbreath]], [[Dead End (G1)|Dead End]], [[Wildrider (G1)|Brake-Neck]], and [[Breakdown (G1)|Breakdown]].
::*''[http://www.tfu.info/2013/Decepticon/BSDragstrip/dragstrip.htm More information on Dragstrip at TFU.info]''
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===''Kre-O''===
[[File:KreO-Toy DragStripKreon.jpg|thumb|upright=1.6|This smaller more Aerodynamic design improves my chance of winning! Oh yeah!]]
*'''Menasor''' (Micro-Changer Combiner, [[2014]])
**''Set number'': '''A7308'''
**''Pieces'': '''90'''
**''Accessories'': pistol
{{toydesigner|[[Ed Masiello]] (Hasbro)}}

:"Decepticon Dragstrip" is a [[Kreon]] included with the [[Menasor (G1)|Menasor]] [[Micro-Changer]] combiner set, and can be rebuilt from robot to either sports car or Menasor's right arm and part of the torso. His deco is based on the Generation 1 Drag Strip toy, and he wears a grey [[Hound (G1)/toys#Kre-O|Hound]] helmet.

::*''[http://www.tfu.info/2014/Decepticon/Kre-ODragstrip/dragstrip.htm More information on Drag Strip at TFU.info]''

{{anchor|Combiner3pack}}
*'''Combiner Robot Mega Pack''' (3-pack, [[2016]])
**''Set number'': '''B6425'''
**''Pieces'': '''245'''
**''Accessories'': pistol
:In 2016, Dollar General stores in the US got a three-pack of [[Superion (G1)|Superion]], [[Bruticus (G1)|Bruticus]], and Menasor that sold for a mere $14. Given the original kits retailed at $10 apiece, wow. While a couple of the Kreons inside had small changes, "Decepticon Dragstrip" was one of the ones identical to his original release.
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===''Combiner Wars''===
[[File:Generationstoy-Dragstrip.jpg|thumb|upright=1.67|What, not a redeco of [[Drag Strip (Animated)|''Generations'' Arcee?]]]]
*'''Decepticon Dragstrip''' (Deluxe Class, [[2015]])
**'''1 of 5: [[Menasor (G1)|Menasor]]'''
**''Accessories:'' sword, gun/fist/foot
{{toydesigner|[[John Warden]] (Hasbro)}}

:"Decepticon Dragstrip" is part of wave one of the ''[[Combiner Wars (toyline)|Combiner Wars]]'' Deluxe Class toys and transforms from an Indianapolis-style Dallara DW12 to robot and back! He can also transform into a limb for any Voyager Class toys from the ''Combiner Wars'' line or [[Combiner Wars (toyline)#Compatible toys in other lines|other compatible toys]], but is, of course, intended to be combined with [[Motormaster (G1)#Combiner Wars|Motormaster]], [[Breakdown (G1)#Combiner Wars|Breakdown]], [[Dead End (G1)#Combiner Wars|Dead End]], [[Offroad (CW)#Combiner Wars|Offroad]], and [[Blackjack (G1)#Combiner Wars|Blackjack]] to create [[Menasor (G1)#Combiner Wars|Menasor]]. He is also officially associated with [[Galvatronus (CW)#Combiner Wars|Galvatronus]] and [[Ultra Prime#Toys|Ultra Prime]], as well as [[Superion (G1)#Combiner Wars|Superion]] by virtue of advertising the combination gimmick in a wave without [[Air Raid (G1)#Combiner Wars|Air Raid]].

:Dragstrip's instructions omit the step that pivots the spoiler up into its proper position for leg mode; missing this step (as pictured at right, alas) can result in a Combiner with uneven legs. Also, a 5 mm peg jutting out diagonally towards the handle of his sword accessory has caused confusion among fans, as there are few places it can peg in without its actual handle colliding with other parts of the toy.

:Dragstrip was intended to be packed in with [[Combiner Wars (comic)|''Combiner Wars'']] issue 4 ("[[City on Fire]]") in the U.S., Australian, and Asian markets, and a collector card in other markets (using artwork from the ''[[Transformers Legends (mobile game)|Transformers Legends]]'' episode "[[The Thin Blue Line]]"). However, due to production schedule problems, the entire first wave of Deluxes shipped with collector cards worldwide.<ref>[https://web.archive.org/web/20150317182353/http://bwtf.com/events/toyfair2015/interview-part1 Interview with Jerry Jivoin at BWTF.com] (archived)</ref> Eventually, Drapstrip was reshipped as part of a revision to wave two, with the comic included.<ref>[https://web.archive.org/web/20210613145050/http://www.allspark.com/forums/topic/115096-combiner-wars-deluxe-wave-1-re-releases-with-pack-in-comics%3B-current-status-dragstrip-released-rest-possibly-canceled/ "Combiner Wars Deluxe wave 1 re-releases with pack-in comics; Current status: Dragstrip released, rest possibly canceled" thread at The Allspark] (archived)</ref> Additionally, as a part of the first and second wave promotion in Hasbro's Asian markets, a free sticker sheet for the [[Aerialbot (G1)|Aerialbot]]s and [[Stunticon (G1)|Stunticon]]s was given out when purchasing any four Deluxe Class toys from those waves. As such, Dragstrip was given Generation 1 toy-esque stickers for the owner to apply if they wanted.<ref>[https://www.seibertron.com/transformers/news/transformers-generations-combiner-wars-free-g1-sticker-sheet-with-tru-singapore/32469/ Aerialbot and Stunticon sticker promotion on Seibertron.com]</ref>

:This mold was retooled into [[Mirage (G1)/toys#Combiner Wars|Mirage]]. Two years later, the mold's wheels and Combiner joint would be reused for [[Jazz (G1)/toys#Power of the Primes|''Power of the Primes'' Jazz]].

::*''[http://www.tfu.info/2015/Decepticon/CWDragstrip/dragstrip.htm More information on ''Combiner Wars'' Dragstrip at TFU.info]''

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[[File:TF-Combiner-Wars-G2-Dragstrip.jpg|upright=1.66|thumb|Dragstrip tries to increase his "emo" level by wearing a black leather jacket over a tacky yellow shirt. Should've just stuck with the bleeding optics.]]
*'''Menasor''' (Collection Pack, 2015)
**''Accessories:'' Sword, Stunticon weapons/extremities
:A [[redeco]] of the above ''Combiner Wars'' mold, this Drag Strip is based on [[#Generation 2|his cancelled ''Generation 2'' toy]]. Well, okay, technically, this set is based on [http://air-hammer.deviantart.com/art/G2-Stunticons-Digibash-471989649 somebody's digibash] based on [http://cybertron.ca/boards/showthread.php?p=76573 somebody's hand-painted recreation] of his cancelled ''Generation 2'' toy, including an erroneous purple and silver [[Breakdown (G1)#CWG2|Breakdown]] and some other errors. Barring mold issues, the correct G2 deco should've removed the blue stripes down his arms and have them be straight black, the blue stripe on the front of the vehicle mode should be smaller, the spoiler details should have been more visible and the combiner port should have been black.
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===''Unite Warriors''===
[[File:TF-Unite-Warriors-UW-02-Dragstrip.jpg|upright=1.66|thumb|I won a better looking remold from those [[Mirage (G1)/toys|OTHER]] Remolds. [[Hasbro|IN YOUR FACE]]!!!!]]
*'''Menasor''' (giftset, [[August 22]], [[2015]])
**''ID number:'' '''UW-02'''
**''Accessories:'' Sword, hand/foot/gun
{{toydesigner|[[Hisao Nishimoto]] (TakaraTomy)}}
:Takara's ''[[Transformers Unite Warriors|Unite Warriors]]'' version of "Drag Stripe" is sold in a [[Menasor (G1)#Unite Warriors|Menasor]] gift set which includes the five original "Stuntrons". He has numerous changes in deco to better match his look in the Generation 1 cartoon. Most obviously, he is predominantly bright yellow, has black shoulders to evoke his second set of wheels, has fewer details than the Hasbro version, and the little that remain are red instead of purple. This toy is also officially associated with [[Grand Scourge#Toys|Grand Scourge]].
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===''Legacy''===
{{anchor|Legacy}}
[[File:TF-Legacy-Deluxe-Class-Drag-Strip.jpg|upright=1.67|thumb|Hang on, how am I supposed to combine with the rest of my team? Wait, what are you- [[Jazz (Movie)|SHEEAAAGH]]!!!]]
<ul class="iconlist">{{Bp-d1|'''Decepticon Dragstrip''' (Deluxe Class, [[2022]])}}</ul>
:*'''1 of 5: [[Menasor (G1)#Legacy|Menasor]]'''
:*''TakaraTomy ID number'': '''TL-02'''
:*''TakaraTomy release date'': [[July 30]], [[2022]]
:*''Accessories'': 2 [[Gravito-gun|Gravito-blasters]]<ref>https://transformers.hasbro.com/en-us/bios/drqrinld</ref>
{{toydesigner|[[Mark Maher]] (Hasbro), [[Takio Ejima]] (TakaraTomy)|[[Dan Khanna]] (concept artist)}}

: Part of the first wave of ''[[Transformers: Legacy]]'' Deluxe Class toys, "Decepticon Dragstrip" is a mostly cartoon-accurate version of the character, except for the shoulder pylons that are formed from the the car's front air dam. He transforms into a close approximation of his Tyrrell P34 Six-Wheeler race car mode in 17 steps. His accessories include two blasters, which can mount on his race car mode or combine side-by-side into a dual-barrel blaster. Dragstrip is also the only wave 1 Deluxe of the ''Legacy'' line to not use any translucent plastic in his construction.

: Dragstrip combines with his fellow ''Legacy'' Stunticon toys to form Menasor. When Dragstrip is attached to Menasor's right arm, a hidden button on his underside is depressed, releasing a spring-locked latch that allows the figure to split in two at the waist, thereby giving Menasor a full range of elbow motion. As ''Legacy'' Menasor is designed with a specific limb configuration in mind, Dragstrip is limited to being Menasor's right arm, as he's incompatible with the tabbing system on the left arm intended for Dead End. Due to this design, Drag Strip is also not compatible with any prior systems of combination.

:Concept art depicts Dragstrip with the radar dish that would ultimately be included with ''Legacy'' Core Shockwave.

::*''[https://www.instagram.com/p/CefEjqbMojG/ Design notes on ''Legacy'' Drag Strip from Hasbro designer Mark Maher on Instagram.]''

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[[File:TF-Legacy-Velocitron-Speedia-500-Shadowstrip.jpg|thumb|upright=1.66|Looks like you're going to the Shadowstrip, Jimbo.]]
<ul class="iconlist">{{Bp-d2|'''G2 Universe Shadowstrip''' (Deluxe Class, [[2022]])}}</ul>
:*''Accessories'': 2 Gravito-blasters
{{toydesigner|[[Sam Smith]] (Hasbro)}}

: ''[[Transformers: Legacy|Velocitron Speedia 500 Collection]]'' "G2 Universe [[Shadowstrip]]" is a redeco of the retail Drag Strip release, done in the colors of [[Drag Strip (G1)#Generation 2|the cancelled ''Generation 2'' figure from 1994]]. The differences between the ''Generation 2'' toy and Shadowstrip are the increased usage of gold paint, less usage of blue paint, and golden flag tampographs on his sides. Shadowstrip comes with two blasters, like Dragstrip. Despite not being called out in the instructions, Shadowstrip can still be used for the right arm of [[Menasor (G1)#Legacy|Menasor]].

: While the ''Transformers'' team considers Shadowstrip a new character,<ref>{{citesocial|quote=Shadowstrip has a new name for a new character.|link=https://tformers.com/transformers-legacy-evolution-studio-series-media-roundtable-qa-report/47655/news.html|site=Tformers|year=2022|month=10|day=20}}</ref> Shadowstrip's designer acknowledges that the toy also works as the ''Generation 2'' version of Drag Strip.<ref>{{citesocial|quote=Okay, let’s talk G2 Shadowstrip! If this character doesn’t look or sound familiar, it is likely due to the fact that he is based on an unreleased G2 toy redeco of Dragstrip. [...] What do you think of Shadowstrip? Do you enjoy his as an entirely new character? Or do you just think of him as being G2 Dragstrip?|link=https://www.instagram.com/p/Ck1PzYKOmcD/|name=Sam Smith|site=Instagram|title=VELOCITRON SPEEDIA 500 G2 Universe Shadowstrip|year=2022|month=11|day=11}}</ref>

: The ''Velocitron Speedia 500 Collection'' was exclusive to [[Walmart]] in the US, with [[Hasbro Pulse]] receiving limited quantities of the figure. The series was a [[TakaraTomy Mall]] exclusive in Japan, a Smyths exclusive in the United Kingdom, Ireland and Germany, and a Farmers department store exclusive in New Zealand.

::*''[https://www.instagram.com/p/Ck1PzYKOmcD/ Design notes on Shadowstrip from Hasbro designer Sam Smith on Instragram.]''

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[[File:TF-Legacy-ToyDeco-Dragstrip.jpg|upright=1.67|thumb|]]
<ul class="iconlist">{{Bp-d1|'''Stunticon Menasor''' (Giftset, [[2023]])}}</ul>
:*''TakaraTomy name:'' '''Stunticon Menastor''' (スタンティコンメナソー)
:*''TakaraTomy ID number:'' '''TL-90'''
:*''TakaraTomy release date:'' [[2025]] [[March 29]]
:*''Accessories'': 2 [[Gravito-gun|Gravito-blasters]]
{{toydesigner|[[Mark Maher]] (Hasbro)}}<ref>[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=rBqMyy6HYxE San Diego Comic-Con 2023 Generations panel recording] at the "Memo's collection" YouTube channel</ref>

: A redeco of the above standard-release ''Legacy'' figure, "Decepticon Dragstrip" is based on the original 1986 Generation 1 toy's deco and decals.

: Dragstrip was released in a giftset with the other ''Legacy'' Stunticons, each done in a toy-accurate deco. This set was revealed at San Diego Comic Con 2023, and went up for preorder as a [[Hasbro Pulse]] exclusive on [[August 1]]st.
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==Merchandise==
===Transformers Trading Card Game===
[[File:W2DecepticonDragStrip.jpg|thumb]]
*'''Decepticon Drag Strip, Cutthroat Warrior''' ([[2019]])
**'''Wave 2: Rise of the Combiners'''
**''Rarity: '''''CT'''
**''Card Number: '''''T16/T46'''
**''Stars: ''5
:Decepticon Drag Strip, Cutthroat Warrior was released as part of the [[Transformers Trading Card Game]] Wave 2: Rise of the Combiners. Like all other members of [[combiner]] teams released in the set, Decepticon Drag Strip, Cutthroat Warrior is a folding card, with the Bot and Alt modes being depicted when the card is folded in half, and a holofoil portion of the the combined mode depicted when unfolded. The reverse of Decepticon Drag Strip, Cutthroat Warrior depicts [[Menasor (G1)|Menasor's]] right leg, which is formed by Drag Strip in the artwork.

:The artwork for Bot and Alt Mode is reused from the ''[[Transformers Legends (mobile game)|Transformers Legends]]'' mobile game.

:Decepticon Drag Strip, Cutthroat Warrior can be used to form Menasor, Menacing Colossus with the use of the Action card [[Enigma of Combination|Stunticon Enigma]] while he and the other Wave 2 Stunticons are in Bot mode on the battlefield or KO area.
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===''Transformers Character Card''===
[[File:Transformers Character Card Superion and Menasor.jpg|upright=1|thumb]]
*'''Superion & Menasor Set''' ([[February 6]], [[2023]])
**''ID number:'' '''37 & 38'''

:Released as part of the sixth wave of the [[e-HOBBY]] exclusive ''[[Transformers Character Card]]'' series, this pair of holographic trading cards depict super-deformed art of [[Superion (G1)|Superion]] (with his components [[Fireflight (G1)|Fireflight]], [[Skydive (G1 Aerialbot)|Skydive]], [[Silverbolt (G1)|Silverbolt]], [[Air Raid (G1)|Air Raid]] and [[Slingshot (G1)|Slingshot]]) and [[Menasor (G1)|Menasor]] (with ''his'' components [[Dead End (G1)|Dead End]], [[Breakdown (G1)|Breakdown]], [[Motormaster (G1)|Motormaster]], [[Wildrider (G1)|Wildrider]] and Drag Strip) along with [[bio|character profiles]] and [[Tech Spec|tech specs]].
::*''[[Source:Transformers Character Card#38|Translation of Menasor's Transformers Character Card]]''

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===Blokees===
====Blokees Wheels====
<ul class="iconlist">{{Bp-d1|'''Dragstrip''' (Blokees Wheels, 2025)}}</ul>
:*''Series:'' '''Blokees Wheels Transformers 01 - Roll Out!'''
:*''Pull rate:'' 1/12

:Part of the first wave of the [[Blokees]] Wheels series of blind-boxed 1/64-scale vehicles, this Drag Strip model kit is a generic Cybertronian F1 car. While everything else is molded in ABS plastic, the vehicle shell is made out of "2.5x density" Solidex to evoke the feeling of die-cast cars like [[Hot Wheels]]. He uses the same universal Chassis Connector as the rest of the lineup, and his open top allows the chase kits' driver figures to sit inside.
:Drag Strip shares a mold with his wavemate [[Mirage (G1)/toys#Blokees Wheels|Mirage]], just with six wheels instead of four and slightly different front and rear wings.
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===Foreign names===
*''Japanese:'' '''Drag Stripe''' (ドラッグストライプ ''Doraggu Sutoraipu''), '''Drag Strip''' (ドラッグストリップ ''Doraggu Sutorippu'')
*''French:'' '''Démarro''' (Canada, "Start-Up", 1986 release), '''Broyeur''' (Canada, 1990 "Classic" version)
*''Hungarian:'' '''Kolonc''' ("Drag")
*''Italian:'' '''Iguana'''
*''Mandarin:'' '''Bēnchí''' (Taiwan, 奔馳, "Gallop"), '''Qǐangjíe''' (China, 抢劫, "Robbery")
*''Polish:'' '''Renegat''' ("Renegade", in "Masquerade")
*''Russian:'' '''Ruchnik''' (Ручник, "Hand-Brake")

==Gallery==
<gallery>
File:G2DragStripArt.jpg|Unused ''Generation 2'' packaging art
File:CW Drag Strip cvr.jpg|''Combiner Wars'' comic packaging art
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==References==
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Skywarp (G1)

2026-03-03T02:40:17Z

Viisacre: /* Transformers: Earth Wars */

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:''Skywarp is a [[Decepticon]] from the [[Generation 1 continuity family|Generation 1]] [[continuity family]].''

[[File:Skywarp1.jpg|upright=1.66|thumb|To Skywarp, ''anybody'' is a Slinky waiting to be sent down the stairs.]]
[[Teleportation]] is a dangerous tool in the hands of a capable adversary. Thankfully for the [[Autobot]]s, '''Skywarp''' is the only Decepticon known to possess that ability. Skywarp's not terribly bright, to the point where he's practically worthless as a warrior without direct and constant supervision. Left on his own, he's much, ''much'' more likely to use his amazing teleportation power to pull off really immature pranks on anyone close by, be it enemy or "friend". He takes a charmingly puerile angle at thuggery, so his pranks are well-received amongst his Decepticon peers (except the victim, of course).

Because, come on, a surprise push down a staircase is ''hilarious''.

{{bigquote|Don't think. Just do it.|Skywarp's life motto|[[Megatron Origin issue 4|''Megatron Origin'' #4]]}}

==Fiction==
===Marvel Comics continuity===
{{main|Skywarp (G1)/Marvel Comics continuity}}
[[File:Skywarp danny phillips return of the transformers.jpg|thumb|upright=0.6|"Hey, kid -- smell my finger."]]
Skywarp was one of [[Megatron (G1)/Marvel Comics continuity|Megatron]]'s troops which attacked the [[Ark (G1)|Ark]] and were thus left dormant under [[Mount St. Hilary]] for four million years.

He served thereafter under both Megatron and [[Shockwave (G1)#Marvel Comics continuity|Shockwave]] until he was deactivated by [[Omega Supreme (G1)#Marvel Comics continuity|Omega Supreme]] in battle and placed in stasis by the Autobots. ''He would then be further damaged by the future Decepticon [[Galvatron (G1)#Marvel Comics continuity|Galvatron]] when the Autobots used him as a decoy for [[Starscream (G1)/Marvel Comics continuity|Starscream]] as a plan to convince Galvatron he was in an alternate timeline.''

Then, when the [[Constructicon (G1)|Constructicons]] recovered him (along with various other victims of Omega) and he was reactivated to be one of [[Ratbat (G1)|Ratbat]]'s troops, he didn't last long before being destroyed by the [[Underbase]]-powered Starscream.

Thereafter, depending on which [[splinter timeline]] you follow, he was either:
*Reactivated by [[Bludgeon (G1)#Marvel Comics continuity|Bludgeon]]'s Decepticons, and then served under Megatron again when the [[Pretender]] was killed by his old boss. {{storylink|Transformers: Generation 2 (Marvel)|Generation 2}}
*Rebuilt, with his memory restored from old backups, by Megatron and the severed head of Shockwave before briefly falling under the control of [[Bug Bite (GoBots)|Bug Bite]]. {{storylink|Primax 207.0 Epsilon|Classicsverse}}
*Turned into a [[zombie]]-like puppet by Megatron, until his body was ultimately vaporised by the Autobots. {{storylink|The Transformers: Regeneration One|Regeneration One}}
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===Generation 1 cartoon continuity===
[[File:MTMTEpt1 skywarp.jpg|thumb|upright=1.4|"Does this planet have stairs? Please tell me it has stairs."]]
{{main|Skywarp (G1)/Generation 1 cartoon continuity}}
Part of [[Megatron (G1)/Generation 1 cartoon continuity|Megatron]]'s forces which boarded the [[Ark (G1)|Ark]], Skywarp was a mainstay in the early years of the Autobot-Decepticon conflict on Earth. In 2005, he was mortally wounded at the [[Battle of Autobot City]]. Depending on the timeline you follow, [[Unicron/Generation 1|Unicron]] either recycled Skywarp into [[Cyclonus (G1)|Cyclonus]] or [[Cyclonus's Armada (G1)|Cyclonus's Armada]].
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===Deadly Paradise===
Skywarp was stationed on [[Carob Island]], where the Decepticons had set up a mining an construction operation. Using a rare ore from the island, the Decepticons were building duplicate Autobots loyal only to Megatron. When a squad of captured Autobots escaped from their force cages, Skywarp and Starscream attempted to subdue them. Skywarp was defeated by the conjoined efforts of Ratchet and Brawn. {{storylink|Deadly Paradise}}
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===Sticker Adventures books===
Skywarp (or Thundercracker) participated in a Decepticon assault on the Autobots, only to be once more beaten back. Under Megatron's orders, the Decepticons then lay low for several days, lulling the Autobots into a false sense of security. The Decepticons then stole the entirety of the Autobots' fuel supply and attacked them once more. But Optimus, having anticipated a trick on the Decepticons' part, arrived at the battlefield with a new supply of fuel for his troops. After sustaining too much damage, the Decepticons were forced to retreat once again. {{storylink|Revenge of the Decepticons}}

Skywarp attacked an Autobot construction site that Optimus and his troops were using to fix up a spaceship. {{storylink|Return to Cybertron (sticker book)|Return to Cybertron}}
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===Marvel Storybooks continuity===
Skywarp was among Megatron's most vicious fighters on Earth. He came to the defense of [[Rumble (G1)|Rumble]] during a battle with [[Sunstreaker (G1)|Sunstreaker]]. {{storylink|Battle for Earth}}
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===Marvel coloring books===
[[File:DecepticonPatrol skywarp.jpg|thumb|His hat is the fanciest of all hats.]]
Millions of years ago, Skywarp was one of the Decepticons who battled the Autobots on their home planet of Cybertron, and in outer space. During one such outer space battle, the Decepticons rammed their ship into the Autobots' vessel, and both craft crashed on Earth, where they would lay for four million years until both factions were revived to continue their war on a new world. {{storylink|A Message From Outer Space}}

When the Decepticons set out on patrol to seek the Autobots, Skywarp searched the skies over Earth's oceans, but had no luck. A report from Laserbeak of a factory building an Autobot army brought Skywarp, Thundercracker and Starscream together for a bombing run, but their bombardment had no effect, as the factory was actually a hologram generate by [[Mirage (G1)|Mirage]] to lure the Decepticons into a trap. During the battle that followed, Optimus Prime seized Skywarp and Megatron and hurled them into orbit. {{storylink|Decepticon Patrol}}

Skywarp was probably among the Decepticon Seekers who battled the Autobots over the captive [[Buster Witwicky (G1)|Buster]] and [[Sparkplug Witwicky]], and was also probably one of the Seekers who subsequently attacked [[Hoover Dam]]. {{storylink|The Deadly Fuel Shortage}} Skywarp took particular joy in the Decepticons' plan to steal gasoline with a [[molecular transfer device]] as he surveyed a road's worth of abandoned human vehicles. As the Autobots came rolling to the rescue, Skywarp was first to spot them and alerted his fellow Decepticons, but the battle was lost when the Autobots were able to turn the molecular transfer device on the Decepticonse themselves, draining their energy supplies. {{storylink|Summertime Coloring Book}}

Skywarp might have been among the Decepticons who were duped into abandoning their base by a phoney Martian message sent by Bumblebee. {{storylink|A Message From Outer Space}} He definitely took part in Megatron's plan to demolish a forest in order to built a Decepticon factory (you could tell by his fancy hat), {{storylink|Forest Rescue Mission}} and later joined in an attack on what the Decepticons thought was the Autobots' camp, only to find they had been duped by another of Mirage's mirages. {{storylink|Bumblebee's Dangerous Mission}}
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===Big Looker storybooks===
[[File:GreatCarRally skywarp vs mirage.jpg|left|thumb|If only he could somehow appear quickly and surprisingly, he'd be able to hit his targets.]]
Skywarp and the Decepticons were the first to awake when the Transformers were reactivated on Earth; he and his fellow jets were seen flying out of the Autobots' ship by Sparkplug and Buster Witwicky. After re-energizing themselves using a nuclear power station, Skywarp and his comrades returned to attack the Ark, only to be ambush by the Autobots themselves, disguised in the form of Earth automobiles. {{Storylink|Battle for Cybertron}}

When the Autobots took part in the [[Big Car Rally]], Skywarp attacked Mirage on a coastal road during the first heat, blasting him with missiles and machine guns. He failed to reckon with Mirage's [[electro-scrambler]], however, which short-circuited his systems and sent him crashing into the ocean. {{storylink|The Great Car Rally}} Later, Skywarp and several other flight-capable Decepticons all joined in buzzing the Autobots' base in a failed attempt to distract them while the other Decepticons hijacked an oil truck. {{storylink|Decepticon Hijack}}

Skywarp sat around with the other Decepticons listening to Megatron rant about his desire to steal energy from a power plant. He was still there a little later when the Insecticons brought in the mind-controlled [[Grapple (G1)|Grapple]] to analyze the plant, and took part in the battle that followed when the Autobots arrived to rescue their friend. After the [[cerebro-shell]] controlling Grapple was removed, he turned on Megatron, and the Decepticon leader was sent crashing to several of his troops, including Skywarp. {{storylink|Insecticon Attack!}}

{{note|Skywarp appears in the illustrations of "[[Car Show Blow Up]]", but the text of the book makes it clear he's been mistakenly drawn in place of Starscream.}}

===Kid Stuff storybooks===
Skywarp was among the Decepticons who attacked the travelling Dinobots in an attempt to learn the location of their subterranean Arctic [[recovery base]] and the oil supply it held. {{storylink|Jaws of Terror}} Later, he and the other jets took part in a series of hit-and-run attacks on Autobot superjet forces around the Pacific Rim to draw attention away from their operations on the island of [[Buru]]. {{storylink|Slaves of the Insecticons}}

===Ladybird Books continuity===
[[File:AutobotsLightningStrike Skywarp gets zapped.jpg|thumb|I warned you about stairs, bro! I told you, dog!]]
Skywarp was among the Decepticons who went to stop [[Starscream (G1)|Starscream]] and [[Rumble (G1)|Rumble]] destroying a mysterious Autobot invention because [[Megatron (G1)|Megatron]] believed the Decepticons could harness it. Unfortunately it turned out to be a lightning collector which unleashed a burst of energy, knocking them all flat. When Skywarp tried to get up, instead he spontaneously transformed halfway and got stuck. With the other Decepticons suffering malfunctions as well, they all swiftly retreated. {{storylink|Autobots' Lightning Strike}}

As [[Laserbeak (G1)|Laserbeak]] was sent out to learn more about the [[human|strange creatures]] inhabiting the world the Decepticons were on, Skywarp was among those who monitored the transmissions he sent back. When the transmissions abruptly ceased, Skywarp wondered if the humans had destroyed Laserbeak, but Starscream scoffed at the suggestion. {{storylink|Laserbeak's Fury}}

===Listen 'n Fun audiobooks continuity===
[[File:SunRaid skywarp.jpg|left|thumb|upright=1.4|Skywarp's arms demonstrate why toy-accuracy can be a horrible, horrible mistake.]]
{{voiceactor|??? (English)}}
Under [[Starscream (G1)|Starscream]]'s leadership, Thundercracker and Skywarp attacked a solar plant although Skywarp, for once the voice of reason, pointed out that Megatron had ordered them not to damage the solar reactor. After Starscream was damaged by [[Optimus Prime (G1)|Optimus Prime]] and Megatron furiously ordered them to withdraw lest they damage the reactor, the trio retreated. Rendezvousing with Megatron's forces, Skywarp admitted they'd used "poor judgement" in following Starscream's orders. Megatron let him and Thundercracker take part in the subsequent attack on the solar plant anyway. {{storylink|Sun Raid (Listen 'n Fun)}}

===Listen 'n Play audiobooks continuity===
Skywarp was part of Starscream's squad which went to [[Phoenix International]] to abduct airline passengers, only to find the place deserted. The squad headed for the warehouse where all the hostages were being held, only to find that the Autobots were already there, and the trio were swiftly beaten into a retreat. {{storylink|Sun Raid (Listen 'n Play)}}
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===The Battle for Planet Earth===
{{voiceactor|[[Peter Marinker]] (English)}}
When [[Laserbeak (G1)|Laserbeak]] reported that a group of Autobots were in [[South America]], Skywarp's first instinct was to go destroy them. He got his wish, as he was part of Megatron's team that followed the Autobots there, but the Decepticons were caught in the eruption of [[Mount Sheelah]] and trapped by lava. {{storylink|Terror of Mount Sheelah}} After helping kidnap some humans for use as slave labor, Skywarp was sent out on guard duty and managed to carelessly let [[Bumblebee (G1)|Bumblebee]] into the base. Disgruntled, he returned to complain to [[Megatron (G1)|Megatron]] about having to stand guard, and inadvertently let Bumblebee out again. After failing to track down the Autobot, he faced disciplinary action, which probably only got worse when they discovered that Bumblebee had stolen the [[global crystal]]. {{storylink|Bumblebee to the Rescue (G1)|Bumblebee to the Rescue}}

When the Decepticons went to conquer [[Stanley Lake]] dam, Skywarp hid in the bushes and pranked the other Decepticons with Autobot engine noises. No one was impressed. He and the other Decepticons were defeated when the Autobots lured them in front of the dam and opened the sluice gates. {{storylink|Menace at the Dam}} Despite being an idiot, Skywarp was still among those Megatron consulted for ideas on getting back at the Autobots. He took part in an attack on [[Mount Levram]] on the strength of [[Starscream (G1)|Starscream]]'s intelligence, and as a result the Decepticon base was destroyed. {{storylink|Espionage!!!!!}}

===''Find Your Fate Junior''===
{{Notemultipath}}
====Dinobots Strike Back====
In one of many paths ending in an Autobot assault on the Decepticons' superfuel lab in [[Mount Lomas]], Megatron was ready for them, and ordered his warrior jets into the air over [[Dolphin's Bay]]. Skywarp scored the first hit of the battle, dropping a heat-seeking missile on the water-bound [[Topspin (G1)|Topspin]]. As the only other Autobot present with a boat alt-mode, Seaspray was enraged, and being a large destroyer at the time instead of a hovercraft, he retaliated with a barrage of lasers and missiles all directed at Skywarp. It's not clear if any of them hit, but when [[Powerglide (G1)|Powerglide]] and [[Tracks (G1)|Tracks]] showed up to provide air support, the former's [[thermal beam]] did enough damage to the warrior jets in general to allow the Autobots to take the mountain, so Skywarp presumably didn't fare too well. At least he scored the only documented Autobot casualty! {{storylink|Dinobots Strike Back}}

====Battle Drive====
In one possible scenario, where Megatron and his troops had tracked down Sparkplug to a cave in the mountains, Skywarp was amongst the Decepticons present, ready to pounce on the human. Then a small squadron of Autobots arrived to rescue Sparkplug. In the event that Megatron was destroyed by Swoop, Skywarp, along with the rest of the Decepticons, were easily defeated by the Autobots. In the event that Swoop retreated, Skywarp was amongst the Decepticons who remained at the cave instead of pursuing the Dinobot. Skywarp stood next to Megatron in a military formation, along with Buzzsaw, Ransack, Shockwave, Frenzy and Thundercracker, while Megatron delivered his sanction to the Autobots in the cave; "Prepare to die!" The battle that ensued lasted for two full days before the Decepticons were ready to move in for the kill. In the event that Swoop returned in time with reinforcements, Skywarp and the rest of the Decepticons were forced to retreat.

In another possible scenario, Skywarp was likely part of a large Decepticon army that Megatron led once the Autobots had been lured out in the open farmland. Skywarp didn't perform any feats of note in the ensuing battle, however. {{storylink|Battle Drive}}

====Earthquake====
In one possible scenario, Skywarp encountered an Autobot raid team infiltrating the Decepticons' newest secret base. Though he was backed up by Buzzsaw and Ramjet, the three of them were felled in one blow by Optimus Prime. {{storylink|Earthquake (book)|Earthquake}}

====Decepticon Poison====
[[File:DecepticonPoisonMegatronFlying.jpg|thumb|The guy who is useless without constant supervision may not do well at Choose Your Own Adventure.]]
Skywarp was assigned grunt work at the Decepticons' secret poison lab.

In one possible scenario, Laserbeak, Ramjet and Skywarp were hauling tanks of poison out of the lab when the Autobots returned, after having stolen the antidote to the Decepticon's poison from right under their noses.

One possible scenario saw the Autobots using Windcharger's magnetic abilities to levitate the drums of poison above Skywarp and company, and then ignite the poison over the Decepticons' heads. The Decepticons were forced into a retreat as their lab was then destroyed by Warpath. {{storylink|Decepticon Poison}}
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====Project Brain Drain====
[[File:ProjectBrainDrainDecepticonGuards.jpg|left|thumb|Box art. Use it!]]
Skywarp was stationed at the Decepticons' lab, charged with guarding the [[Brain Drain device]], with which the Decepticons planned to syphon away the Earthlings' intelligence and transmute it into energy. In one possible scenario, he was one of the few Decepticons too afraid of Galvatron to desert his post when a squad of Autobots stormed the lab. He was unsuccessful in fending them off. {{storylink|Project Brain Drain}}
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===The Official ''Transformers: Generation 2'' Annual===
When Starscream returned to the Decepticons' headquarters with some exciting news, Skywarp was impatient to hear it, and threatened to teleport Starscream "somewhere more interesting" if he didn't spit it out quickly. The news, it turned out, was that the Autobots had discovered an ancient spaceship on [[Table Mountain]] in [[Africa]] that could take them back to Cybertron. Naturally, the Decepticons attacked right away to take it for themselves. Skywarp, Starscream and Ramjet buzzed the Autobots from above, distracting them from the approach of the Decepticons' ground forces as they scaled the mountain. The Decepticons thought they had won when the Autobots retreated, leaving the ship theirs for the taking. They realized they had been tricked when the vessel proved to be an Autobot trap that blasted them off into space uncontrollably. {{storylink|Day of the Decepticons}}

===''Beast Wars'' cartoon continuity===
====''Beast Wars'' cartoon====
[[File:Agenda3 skywarp.jpg|thumb|upright=1.95|Probably the longest he went without screwing up.]]
When [[Megatron (BW)/Beast Wars cartoon continuity|Megatron]] travelled back in time and entered the Ark with the intent of changing history, Skywarp's inert form was prominent among the deactivated Transformers that the [[Predacon (BW)|Predacon]] leader flew past. {{storylink|The Agenda (Part III)}}
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====3H comics====
In [[2005]], when [[Unicron/Generation 1|Unicron]] rebuilt Skywarp into [[Cyclonus's Armada (G1)|Cyclonus's Armada]], Skywarp was also reprogrammed to obey Cyclonus. Even later, when Skywarp's original personality reasserted itself, that mental link remained. {{storylink|Wreckers: Finale Part II}}

{{note|Though no reason is stated in-story as to how or why or when Skywarp got this new body between the Great War and the [[Beast Era]], ''Wreckers'' plotter [[Glen Hallit]] noted that Skywarp's body was based on a mass-production body type of its day, similar to Generation 1's [[Seeker (body-type)|Seekers]].}}

[[File:Wreckersskywarpcyclonus.jpg|left|upright=1.66|thumb|Looks like Cyclonus was Bombshell. Neener neener.]]
After the Decepticons lost the Great War and [[Maximal]]s and [[Predacon (BW)|Predacons]] claimed [[Cybertron (planet)|the planet]], [[Megatron (BW)/Beast Wars cartoon continuity|another Megatron]] subjugated nearly every Transformer alive with a transformation-lock virus and an army of [[Vehicon (BM)|Vehicons]]. Skywarp was one of the handful of Transformers who had slipped through Megatron's fingers, and eventually he and [[Cyclonus (G1)|Cyclonus]] joined up with the legendary strike team, the [[Wreckers]]. Given a mission by the [[Oracle (BM)|Oracle]], the Wreckers fought through an army of Vehicons (Cyclonus, Skywarp, and [[Rotorbolt (Universe)|Rotorbolt]] took care of the [[Spy Streak]] drones) to steal an Autobot shuttle in order to get off-planet. {{storylink|Departure}}

Skywarp served as the shuttle's pilot, which served as a point of contention when the bounty hunter [[Devcon (G1)|Devcon]] stowed away on board, who didn't like that the Wreckers apparently now included Decepticons and Predacons among their ranks. As the shuttle approached the [[Archa system]], their given destination, Skywarp detected the homing beacon of the ''[[Sojourner's Passage]]'', an exploration ship that was lost centuries ago. Since the Autobot shuttle had been damaged en route, once it had landed on [[Archa Nine]], Skywarp helped repair it while others searched the surface. While Skywarp was occupied with this, Cyclonus revealed himself as a traitor, stealing the [[Divine Light]], a mysterious artifact the Wreckers were sent by the Oracle to find. {{storylink|Betrayal}}

[[File:Disclosure-Skywarphonor.jpg|thumb|upright=1.4|Heh.]]
Though it's likely Skywarp didn't really care, the rest of the Wreckers were dealt a blow to morale after this betrayal. Regardless, the Wreckers set off for a new destination given by the Oracle, a desolate ice planet on which a search team found an exiled [[Quintesson]] scientist named [[Al-badur]]. While Al-badur was explaining the meaning of the Divine Light, an army of [[Sharkticon (species)|Sharkticons]] attacked both the search team and Skywarp and the others back at the shuttle. Skywarp was able to easily destroy their attackers. The search team returned to the shuttle, and Primal Prime told Skywarp that he'd be taking direction from the Quintesson. Al-badur asked Skywarp what compelled him to join this team of Autobots and Maximals; Skywarp told him it involved "returning a favor" and "Decepticon honor," things he wouldn't understand. {{storylink|Disclosure}}

After receiving an encrypted message, Skywarp flew the Wreckers back to Cybertron as quickly as possible. [[Cryotek (RID)|Cryotek]] and his Quintesson partners had invaded the planet. But on arrival to Cybertron, the Quintessons' attacks were so thick that they kept the shuttle from being able to land. Primal Prime ordered a few of the Wreckers off the ship to join the troops below, while Rodimus, Skywarp, and the remainder were to land elsewhere. {{storylink|The Wreckers: Finale Part 1}}

In the aftermath of Cyclonus's betrayal, the other Wreckers were understandably wary of Skywarp, though the Decepticon claimed he had no part or knowledge of his fellow Decepticon's actions. While circling overhead Cybertron, the Wreckers' shuttle was critically hit. Rodimus told everyone else to evacuate while he kept the ship level, but Skywarp chose this moment to strike. He knocked Rodimus away and told [[Tap-Out (Universe)|Tap-Out]] to help everyone else disembark; the Decepticon was going to guide the shuttle down. When it landed, taking out a large portion of the Sharkticon invading forces in a fantastic explosion, the Wreckers were shocked. Skywarp had sacrificed his life for them? As Rodimus began to give a regretful eulogy for the untrusted Decepticon, Skywarp appeared behind them, laughing about his sweet maneuver. He had, of course, used his warping power to leave the ship at the last moment. "Did you see that? I think I managed to shove the forward nacelle antennae right through the Quint Overseer!" Everyone grumbled.

[[File:Revelations-Skywarppunched.jpg|left|thumb|upright=1.4|If only he could have moved quickly enough to avoid that....]]
As their group joined the battle against Cryotek and Cyclonus within Cybertron, it seemed Skywarp may not have been so forthright after all. He violently silenced the overbearing Ramulus (muttering that he was surprised no one thanked him) and took his place at Cyclonus's side. Rodimus was understandably confused and hurt, but Skywarp told the Autobot that he'd more than paid him back recently and he no longer owed the Wreckers anything. Cyclonus laughed, and told the Wreckers of his mental link to Skywarp. But Skywarp muttered, having "always ''hated'' that," and attacked Cyclonus. He reappeared at the Wreckers' side again, noting that he'd only harmed Ramulus to get in Cyclonus's good graces long enough to deal the blow.

{{quote|I'll settle with the zoo crew later. But ''you''.. I ''never'' liked you. Even when you were a [[Bombshell (G1)|''bug'']] I hated your stinkin' circuits. Like I said, only [[Megatron (G1)|''one'' guy]] ever bossed ''me'' around, and it sure as slag ain't ''you.''}}

But Cyclonus had scores of Sharkticons at his disposal, and they quickly filled the chamber. Rodimus wanted to throttle Skywarp for what he'd done to Ramulus, but Skywarp shrewdly pointed out that they had bigger problems at the moment. But in the middle of the battle, a strange surge of energy passed through the subterranean chamber, flowing through Tap-Out and Skywarp, causing both to disappear in a flash of light. {{storylink|Wreckers: Finale Part II}}

Skywarp and Tap-Out had been abducted by Unicron and, under undisclosed circumstances, Skywarp joined [[Razorclaw (Universe)|Razorclaw]]'s [[Minion of Unicron (Universe)|Minions of Unicron]] during the [[Universe War|Universe conflict]]. During the final battle within the [[Pit (Universe)|Pit]], he was defeated by [[Sideswipe (G1)|Sideswipe]] and [[Sunstreaker (G1)|Sunstreaker]]. {{storylink|Revelations Part 2}}
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===Dreamwave ''Generation One'' continuity===
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[[File:WW3 skywarp war flotsam.jpg|thumb|upright=2.2|You know the Seekers are in trouble when Skywarp is the brains of the outfit.]]
Skywarp was one of Megatron's "inner circle" in the early days of war on Cybertron, with standing high enough that he was among those who stood at the Decepticon leader's side as he delivered speeches to his burgeoning army. {{storylink|The Route of All Evil}}

Some time into the war, on the eve of the appointment of the Autobots' new [[Prime (rank)|Prime]], Skywarp and [[Thundercracker (G1)|Thundercracker]] were sent to blow up a building full of pesky [[neutral]]s in [[Altihex]]. Skywarp confided to his partner that he had spent some time debating whether or not it was the right thing to do—not because it was morally wrong or anything, but because it was ''too easy''—but had concluded that, hey, of ''course'' it was, and promply murdered the neutrals. {{storylink|The War Within issue 1|The War Within #1}} Some time later, the two came with [[Starscream (G1)|Starscream]] when he tried to sway [[Grimlock (G1)|Grimlock]] into joining the Decepticons. Skywarp tried to stop Starscream from spilling the beans about the Seekers' next mission at [[Protihex|Sector Zero-Six]], but was told to shut up. When the trio later carried out said mission, they found that Grimlock had evacuated the area and placed a bomb to welcome them. Skywarp barely had time to teleport himself and his comrades away before the place went up in flames. {{storylink|The War Within Preview}} When Starscream decided to blame Megatron for what happened, Skywarp snapped and pointed out that it was all ''his'' fault for ''telling the enemy about their mission'', then took off with Thundercracker back to [[Kolkular]]. {{storylink|The War Within issue 3|The War Within #3}}

[[File:DarkAges6 skywarp bludgeon im faster.jpg|left|thumb|upright=1.67|Prankster trumps samurai.]]
Following the disappearance of Megatron in a space bridge accident, the Decepticons split into several splinter groups, but Skywarp stayed with the main faction under the command of [[Shockwave (G1)|Shockwave]]. He participated in an attack on the minions of [[The Fallen]] in [[Protihex]], where his teleporting power enabled him to get the best of [[Bludgeon (G1)|Bludgeon]] and gun him down. {{storylink|Conflagration}} Skywarp was also present with the Decepticons at the peace treaty signing at [[Tyger Pax]], which would have put an end to Cybertron's civil war if not for Megatron's dramatic return mid-ceremony. {{storylink|The Age of Wrath}}

Skywarp was part of the original crew of the Decepticon flagship the ''[[Nemesis (G1)|Nemesis]]'' who attacked and boarded the Autobots' Ark when it departed Cybertron on a quest for energy. The craft crashed on Earth, entombing all occupants for four million years, until they awoke in 1984 to continue their war. {{storylink|Transformers: More than Meets the Eye|More than Meets the Eye #8}} The war reached its climax in 1999, when the Autobots and their human allies defeated the Decepticons. Skywarp and the other prisoners were loaded aboard the spacecraft ''[[Ark II]]'' with the intent that they be returned to Cybertron, but the vessel had been sabotaged by arms dealer [[Lazarus|Adam "Lazarus" Rook]], and exploded mid-flight. Lazarus recovered the bodies of Skywarp and the other Decepticons, and spent the next several years reprogramming them in order to sell them to foreign powers. {{storylink|Prime Directive issue 5|Prime Directive #5}}

[[File:DWG13 seekers new toys.jpg|thumb|upright=1.67|Skywarp and the Seekers care not for following intended [[Play pattern]] for their new toys.]]
In [[2002]], Megatron was finally able to overcome Lazarus's programming, and proceeded to free his Decepticon subordinates in order to put forward his plans to infect Earth with a metallic virus. To pass the time while preparations for this plan were being put into motion, Skywarp, Starscream and Thundercracker occupied themselves by tearing apart the small Autobots that had also been captured by Lazarus. {{storylink|Prime Directive issue 3|Prime Directive #3}} Once the virus had been unleashed, Skywarp participated in Megatron's attack on [[San Francisco]], where he and his fellow Seekers blew [[Superion (G1)|Superion]] into his component Aerialbots with a [[cluster bomb]] barrage. {{storylink|Prime Directive issue 4|Prime Directive #4}}

''When Megatron was kidnapped by the [[Keeper (species)|Keepers]] and Decepticon leadership was up for grabs, Skywarp began acting more serious and ambitious than his regular "lunatic prankster" persona would suggest. One of the few Decepticons who aggressively refused to follow Starscream in Megatron's absence, Skywarp teamed up with the [[Reflector (G1)|Reflector]] trio in an attempt to seize power for himself. He lured Starscream into leaving his new kingdom in [[Las Vegas]] and travelling to Hoover Dam. Once there, Skywarp challenged Starscream directly for leadership of the Decepticons. He failed miserably, however; Starscream dealt Skywarp severe damage using his [[Null-ray|null bolts]] at close range, then tossed his former wingman over the falls. Skywarp was in [[stasis lock]] for some time thereafter, and he begrudgingly chose to serve under Starscream after his repair cycle aboard the ''Nemesis'' was completed.'' {{storylink|Transformers: Hardwired|Hardwired}}

''When [[Grimlock (G1)|Grimlock]] and his private army of humans attacked Las Vegas, along with [[Prowl (G1)|Prowl]] and [[Bumblebee (G1)|Bumblebee]], Skywarp was among the Decepticons who charged out to meet them in battle along the Strip. As Thundercracker and Soundwave kept the rampaging [[Dinobot (G1)|Dinobot]]'s attention, Skywarp prepared a delicious, underhanded sneak attack. Diving at Grimlock at full speed, Skywarp planned on unleashing his heat-seeking missiles at near point-blank range for maximum devastation. Luckily for Grimlock, the little Autobot Bumblebee was willing to sacrifice his functionality in order to keep the more powerful Autobot warrior in play and took the full impact of the missiles at the last second. Enraged, Grimlock struck Skywarp with enough force to send him flying miles away into the desert and out of the fight for the immediate future.''

''Curiously, Skywarp chose NOT to leave Las Vegas with Megatron once the former Decepticon leader returned to Earth. Damaged after his time with the Keepers, Megatron lost a fight with Starscream and was forced to relinquish his leadership to the Aerospace Commander. Still, Megatron refused to serve under Starscream, and he led a revolt of several Decepticons into exile. For whatever reason, Skywarp remained at Starscream's side until the Keepers attacked, possessing Starscream as a host body and caging the rest of the Decepticons still in Las Vegas inside a dome of impenetrable energy. Skywarp assumed command of the remaining Decepticons in Starscream's absence and directed the [[Constructicon (G1)|Constructicons]] into not attacking the dome directly as [[Devastator (G1)|Devastator]], but digging beneath the energy field to forge a tunnel they could exit through. He also made contact with Megatron's forces outside the city and agreed to wait patiently until the time was right for all the Transformers to assault the Keepers as one.''

''When the time came, Skywarp "allowed" his Decepticons to join forces with Megatron's, because it was the only "logical" thing to do. During the fight, he blasted the [[Bluestreak (G1)|Bluestreak]]-Keeper with an explosive gamma radiation blast. The attack was effective, but proved moot when the Bluestreak-Keeper fused with the Starscream-Keeper, creating one massive and deformed robotic god figure. In the end, it was Optimus Prime and the power of the [[Matrix of Leadership|Matrix]] which finally ended the war with the Keepers, diverting the force of a nuclear missile launched by the American government. In the aftermath, Starscream's scrap was salvaged and rebuilt, but Megatron chose to make Skywarp his new second-in-command for a time, mostly just to piss Starscream off. Still, Skywarp certainly saw it as the most "logical" thing to do.'' {{storylink|Transformers: Annihilation|Annihilation}}

''In Washington D.C., Megatron and the Decepticons stormed the White House to show their displeasure to the [[President of the United States|President]] for trying to wipe them out with a nuclear strike. Megatron assigned Skywarp to deal with the SWAT teams in the streets, then sent him into the skies to join Starscream in shooting down the air support called in by the military. Final tally—Starscream: 12, Skywarp: 5. Sometime later, Skywarp was present in the Nevada desert when the Autobots and Decepticons confronted the United States military. Thanks to their airborne tactics, Thundercracker and Skywarp did significant injury to the troops and survived the [[deconstructionite]] assault virtually unscathed. After the Keepers were finally defeated and Starscream had been restored to his normal, irascible self, Megatron chose to restore the status quo and replaced Skywarp with Starscream as his second-in-command yet again.'' {{storylink|Transformers: Fusion|Fusion}}

{{note|Although it's hard to see how, the author(s) of ''The Transformers Trilogy'' may have confused Skywarp with Shockwave, or at least combined their roles and personalities into one character. Throughout the ''Trilogy'', Skywarp made repeated references to the "logical" course of action, and once made an oblique reference to his gift over the electromagnetic spectrum. Whether there was actual confusion involved, or if the pick-up writer [[David Cian]] was forcing Skywarp to fit a role once Dreamwave's comics made using Shockwave off-limits, is unknown.}}
[[File:BrothersBurden swarp tcracker the life.jpg|left|thumb|upright=1.4|...so, wait, is he being supervised ''now'', like, in the bath?]]
When the Decepticons clashed with the Autobots over a crashed Autobot vessel discovered in the Arctic, Skywarp engaged [[Ironhide (G1)|Ironhide]], dodging the old Autobot's blasts with his teleporting ability and shooting him in the back. This battle was soon interrupted by the arrival of Shockwave and his army of [[Triple Changer]]s, who had come from Cybertron to bring the planet's errant sons home. He quickly disposed of Megatron and demanded that Skywarp and the others submit to him. {{storylink|New World Order}} The Decepticons somewhat begrudgingly assented to return to Cybertron, but upon arrival Skywarp and Thundercracker were amazed at what Shockwave had accomplished in their absence. While relaxing in an energon bath, they debated how to proceed; Thundercracker believed it would not be long before Shockwave demanded they pledge themselves to his cause, but Skywarp didn't care much, advocating they do what they always did and pick the side with the biggest guns. {{storylink|Brothers' Burden}}

[[File:Revelation skywarp where is he.jpg|thumb|upright=1.67|Shouldn't he be able to use those air intakes to - oh, nevermind.]]
Their tune soon changed, however, when Shockwave's dark schemes were uncovered by Optimus Prime; the two Seekers ''tried'' to shut the blast door to the command centre before the Autobot leader could make it through, but they failed, and Prime throttled Skywarp until he coughed up Shockwave's location. {{storylink|Countdown to Extinction (issue)|Countdown to Extinction}} Skywarp and Thundercracker then both played possum to avoid fighting further. Starscream passed them on his way to the shuttle bay, intending to escape the planet and return to Earth, and he ordered Skywarp and Thundercracker to accompany him. They complied, and helped him load up the inactive Combaticons aboard a shuttle they hijacked. {{storylink|Revelation (War and Peace)|Revelation}}

Back on Earth, the Decepticons made it back to the ''Nemesis'' and set about scavenging parts to restore the ship to working order. {{storylink|Black Sunshine}} To this end, Skywarp was part of Starscream's initial salvo against the Autobot base, a decoy to be deliberately taken prisoner in order to draw out the remaining Autobots where the newly reformatted [[Combaticon (G1)|Combaticons]] could get at them. {{storylink|Night of the Combaticons}} After decimating the Autobots' ranks, [[Bruticus (G1)|Bruticus]] freed the fallen Decepticons, and they were about ready to terminate their opponents when the awe-inspiring clone known as [[Sunstorm (G1)|Sunstorm]] emerged from fold-space, looking to have words with Starscream. Sunstorm's "purifying light" induced an energon overload in the Decepticons' systems, knocking them into stasis lock. {{storylink|Black Sunshine}} Skywarp and the others remained Autobot prisoners until Starscream negotiated a deal for their release in exchange for his aid against Sunstorm. {{storylink|Skyfire (issue)|Skyfire}}
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===''G.I. Joe vs. the Transformers''===
[[File:GIJoevsTF4 Skywarp kills Bludd.jpg|left|thumb|upright=1.4|Skywarp finally plays an actual prank within official fiction!]]
Skywarp was one of the Transformers reprogrammed to serve the terrorist organization [[Cobra]] and was, along with Thundercracker, rebuilt to transform into a [[Rattler]] aircraft in the process. Their first mission was to show off Cobra's power by assaulting a peace ceremony in [[Washington, D.C.]], and either Skywarp or Thundercracker was the first to reveal his [[robot mode]] to the shocked [[United States Air Force|Air Force]] before wrecking [[Ace (G.I. Joe)|Ace]]'s jet with a single punch. {{storylink|G.I. Joe vs. the Transformers issue 1|G.I. Joe vs. the Transformers #1}}

When [[Wheeljack (G1)|Wheeljack]] undid Cobra's reprogramming of the Transformers, Skywarp waited on the runway in Rattler mode until [[Major Bludd]], unaware of the plane's true identity, decided to use him as his ticket off [[Cobra Island]]. After causing Bludd some stress by refusing to start his engines, Skywarp revealed himself and told him that he'd rather walk, then transformed, crushing the human to death with his moving innards in the process. {{storylink|G.I. Joe vs. the Transformers issue 4|G.I. Joe vs. the Transformers #4}} He then joined Thundercracker in fighting [[Sideswipe (G1)|Sideswipe]], [[Sunstreaker (G1)|Sunstreaker]] and [[Cliffjumper (G1)|Cliffjumper]], who had also been freed from Cobra's control. {{storylink|G.I. Joe vs. the Transformers issue 5|G.I. Joe vs. the Transformers #5}} Unfortunately, the two Seekers were later caught in the [[SPS Satellite]]'s rain of energy beams and deactivated. {{storylink|G.I. Joe vs. the Transformers issue 6|G.I. Joe vs. the Transformers #6}}

{{note|As Skywarp's coloration is identical to Thundercracker's in this series, it's possible that it was actually Thundercracker who killed Major Bludd. However, it feels more like something Skywarp would do.}}

===''Transformers/G.I. Joe''===
[[File:IronFist skywarp the thug.jpg|thumb|upright=1.2|Someone teleported all the color away.]]
Skywarp was among the Decepticons revived by [[Cobra]] in 1938. He may have been one of the Seekers driven back by the [[Aerialbot (G1)|Aerialbots]] in the battle of the [[Fera Islands]]. {{storylink|Trial by Fire}} Later, during the Autobots' attack on the [[Terrordrome]], Skywarp was lounging about when he overheard some Cobra troopers talking dirt about the Decepticons. Picking one of the humans up, Skywarp suggested that he be a little grateful that the Decepticons were helping them conquer their filthy mudball of a planet. Before he could finish insulting them, however, [[Optimus Prime (G1)|Optimus Prime]] burst out of the ground and beat him up. {{storylink|The Iron Fist}}

===''Transformers Legends'' anthology===
Enraged at [[Swindle (G1)|Swindle]] for selling off Decepticon weapons on the black market, Megatron commanded Skywarp to bring the [[Combaticon (G1)|Combaticon]] in—in pieces of necessary. {{storylink|Two for the Price of One}}
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===''The Beast Within''===
Skywarp participated in a savage all-out Decepticon offensive against the Autobots. With the Decepticons maintaining the advantage throughout the battle, Skywarp was amongst those who approached a crippled Optimus Prime, ready to dispatch the Autobot leader. Before they could deliver the finishing blow, the Dinobots combined into [[Beast (G1)|The Beast]], shifting the Decepticons' priorities. Skywarp joined several other flying Decepticons in a direct assault against The Beast, to little avail. The Beast then killed him. {{storylink|The Beast Within}}

His corpse would later be one of many that littered the battlefield as Autobot survivors tried to escape The Beast. {{storylink|The Beast Within Part 2, Consequences}}
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===''Lil Formers''===
Skywarp watched "[[w:Snakes on a Plane|Snakes on a Plane]]" with [[Thrust (G1)|Thrust]] and [[Thundercracker (G1)|Thundercracker]], and was startled by [[Cobra Commander]] popping up to ask if the Decepticons wanted to do a cross-over.

At a later time, Skywarp was interviewed and claimed, to put all debates to rest, that it was indeed him who became Cyclonus after being reformatted by Unicron. Bombshell made exactly the same claim.

Later still, Skywarp had a teleportation accident, and appeared as only a head attached to an arm. {{storylink|Lil Formers}}

===2005 IDW continuity===
[[File:AHM6 skywarp shoots bombshell.jpg|thumb|upright=1.66|Aiming is for NEERRRDDS!]]

{{main|Skywarp (G1)/2005 IDW continuity}}
In a world where [[Starscream (G1)/2005 IDW continuity|some]] [[Thundercracker (G1)/2005 IDW continuity|Decepticons]]' loyalty to the cause has changed in the wake of modern sociopolitical developments, Skywarp had long remained the Decepticons' loyal resident teleporter. However, after being forced into a revelation regarding his loyalties to [[Galvatron (G1)/2005 IDW continuity|Galvatron]] and with his teleportation power lost for the moment, he would end up joining the human group known as [[G.I. Joe (team)|G.I. Joe]]. After learning that the Joes would not be following through on their promise to restore his teleportation abilities, he betrayed them, recruiting their rogue operatives to help him heal himself. Somehow succeeding, his teleportation powers were quickly called into action when [[Unicron/Generation 1|Unicron]] attacked. Though the plan called for Skywarp to teleport the necrotic [[Talisman (G1)|Talisman]] directly into the heart of Unicron, he was wounded saving Thundercracker from the [[Maximal]]s. Carried back to Earth by his former comrade, Skywarp was forced to admit that Thundercracker was a true Seeker and that sonic booms were cool.

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===''Hearts of Steel''===
[[File:HeartsofSteel2 skywarp and or starscream.jpg|left|thumb|''One'' of these guys is Skywarp, but coloring errors mean it's not the one you think it is!]]
Skywarp was one of the Decepticons who woke up on mid-19th century Earth, where he took on the form of a spiky airplane with three propellers. In the Decepticons' desert headquarters, [[Starscream (G1)|Starscream]] told him about the plans to conquer Earth, and ordered him to fly ahead of the [[Astrotrain (G1)|Astrotrain]], leading the way towards [[New York City]]. Skywarp was concerned that the Autobots might interfere, but Starscream assured him their enemies had not yet awoken. {{storylink|Hearts of Steel issue 1|Hearts of Steel #1}} {{storylink|Hearts of Steel issue 2|Hearts of Steel #2}} He was later present when Starscream learned that he was mistaken. {{storylink|Hearts of Steel issue 3|Hearts of Steel #3}}
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===''Q-Robo Transformer''===
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===''Mini Mayhem!''===
Skywarp participated in an infiltration of [[BotCon]] to track down next year's toy designs, and use them to conquer the Autobots once and for all! {{storylink|Mini Mayhem!}}

===''Henkei! Henkei!'' pack-in manga===
Several Decepticon jets, including Skywarp, staged an attack on a human power plant and met against the Autobots during their raid. Among the Decepticon forces was [[Jetfire (G1)|Skyfire]], being mind-controlled by a helmet Starscream had given him. Skyfire broke free of Starscream's control during the attack and joined the Autobots, forcing the remaining Decepticons to retreat. {{storylink|Henkei! Henkei! volume 4|Henkei! Henkei! #4}}

Some time later, Skywarp, Ramjet, and Thundercracker had their alternate modes graffitied by a little kid. Flaming mad, they went after the kid, who was being sped to safety by [[Sunstreaker (G1)|Sunstreaker]]. The jets were able to catch up to them when Prowl pulled Sunstreaker over for speeding, but once he understood the situation, the 'cop-bot helped his fellow Autobot send the Decepticons packing. {{storylink|Henkei! Henkei! volume 5}}
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===''Henkei! Henkei! Transformers -Visualize-''===
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===''Alternity''===
[[File:Alternity skywarp boxart.jpg|thumb|Here's a prank: if you ever transform this toy, it breaks instantly! Ha ha ha ha sob.]]
A Skywarp from an unspecified [[universal stream]] was selected by [[Megatron (G1)/Generation 1 cartoon continuity#Alternity|Megatron]] to become part of his [[Questor]] forces. Granted a portion of the hyperdimensional powers that his leader had obtained from the monstrous [[Hytherion]], Skywarp was given a new body with an uncharacteristic sports car alternate mode, a [[Timaeus drive]] that granted him the ability to travel through dimensions, and a massively enhanced teleportation power that actually allowed him to warp the fabric of space and time around him. About the only thing that didn't change was his characteristic lack of intelligence and initiative; coupled with the brain-bending complexities of higher-dimensional life and battle, this meant that Skywarp was left still relying on Megatron's specific orders for and when to use his powers.

Skywarp proved his worth when he succeeded in his mission to scour the year 2010 all across the dimensions for a trace of the two-dimensional world of the [[Planicron]]s. Precisely what Megatron needed the Planicrons for, Skywarp didn't know, but he recalled a rumor among the Questors that they were key to the destruction of the [[Alternity (species)|Alternity]], and smirked with excitement to himself as he informed Megatron of his discovery. {{storylink|Hunt for the Planicrons}} Using Skywarp's information and a [[magic]]al tablet his other agents had obtained for him, Megatron took control of the Planicrons from his base on [[Menonia]] and used them to attack the Alternity. Skywarp was at his side during these events, and was first to notice when Thundercracker, under cover of a distraction provided when Starscream made another fruitless grab for power, deactivated the tablet and freed the Planicrons. {{storylink|Alternation}}

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===Robot Heroes===
Skywarp was one of the Decepticons who traveled to Earth to start trouble. He discovered some energon, but when he got his comrades to follow him to his find, they ran afoul of the Autobots. Skywarp was knocked out of the air by Ratchet. {{storylink|I Am Optimus Prime (Robot Heroes)|I Am Optimus Prime}}
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===''Kre-O'' cartoon===
Skywarp acted as the ring 'bot for a tag battle pitting [[Optimus Prime (Kre-O)|Optimus Prime]] and [[Bumblebee (Kre-O)|Bumblebee]] against [[Megatron (Kre-O)|Megatron]] and [[Starscream (Kre-O)|Starscream]]. {{storylink|Last Bot Standing}} He was also a spectator for a dance competition between Autobots and Decepticons. {{storylink|Bot Stars}}

Skywarp, [[Soundwave (G1)|Soundwave]], and [[Shockwave (G1)|Shockwave]] enjoyed a picnic by the side of a road. When [[Bumblebee (Kre-O)|Bumblebee]] and Megatron raced by them, the picnickers waved them by. {{storylink|The Big Race}}

Skywarp was among the minions who passed Megatron his presents during the holiday season. {{storylink|A Gift For Megatron}}

Skywarp helped Megatron get back into shape after a string of humiliating defeats by standing on top of him while the Decepticon leader did some push-ups, and holding on to his weights while he did some reps. {{storylink|Megatron's Revenge}}

===''Transformers: All Spark''===
{{charstubfiction|{{storylink|The Fated Rival, Once Again...}} {{storylink|Revenge (All Spark)|Revenge}} {{storylink|Ray of Hope}} {{storylink|Great Aspirations}}}}
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===''Angry Birds'' comic===
[[File:ABTF1 Skywarp.jpg|thumb|left|upright=0.75]]
Skywarp was part of a group of Decepticons who attacked an Autobot shuttle in a failed attempt to steal the [[AllSpark]]. {{storylink|Angry Birds Transformers issue 1|Angry Birds Transformers #1}}
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===''Beast Wars: Uprising''===
{{note|{{bwucharacter|character=Skywarp|adaptation=named "'''Sky Warp'''"|coexistswith=''[[Beast Wars: Super Lifeform Transformers#Beast Wars II|Beast Wars II]]'' [[Skywarp (BW)|Skywarp]]}}}}
In 1984, Sky Warp was part of Starscream's attack on the [[British Museum]] to steal the statue of [[Amenhotep III]], rumoured to have magical powers. When the Autobot minibots arrived, Sky Warp fired a shot at [[Bumblebee (G1)|Bumblebee]]. In retaliation, [[Brawn (G1)|Brawn]] picked up [[Rosetta Stone|some worthless hunk of rock]] and hurled it into Sky Warp's cockpit, lodging it deep into his internals. When [[Soundwave (G1)|Soundwave]] endangered several humans, the Decepticons made their retreat back to the ''[[Victory (G1)|Victory]]'' where [[Hook (G1)|Hook]] extracted the stone. Sky Warp tried to make sense of the dead languages on the stone but dismissed it as nonsense. At a later meeting of high officers in the war room, Sky Warp used the stone as a paperweight for tacto-film when the [[Space bridge|Space Bridge]] threatened to blow them away. In the era of Maximals and Predacons, the stone became known as "The Stone of Sky Warp" and was placed within the [[Kaon (polity)|Kaon]] [[Museum of Decepticon Heritage]]. {{storylink|Cultural Appropriation}}

===''TransTech''===
Two Skywarps were some of the many offworlders in [[Axiom Nexus]]'s Under City. They were part of a crowd in [[Seeker-Shinai]] that [[Megatron (Movie)|C-81]] attempted to disperse through intimidation. Unfortunately, all the Seekers present were too stunned to see a "Megatron" in Axiom Nexus to budge. {{storylink|Cybertron's Most Wanted}}

===''Transformers: The Ultimate Pop-Up Universe''===
[[File:Pop-UpPowerglideAVP.jpg|thumb]]
Skywarp followed Megatron to Earth in his pursuit of the Allspark. His specialty amongst the Seekers was stealth. {{storylink|Transformers: The Ultimate Pop-Up Universe|The Ultimate Pop-Up Universe}}

===''Q-Transformers'' cartoon===
{{voiceactor|[[Kentarō Itō]] (Japanese)}}
Starscream dragged Skywarp and Thundercracker along to [[Sanrio Puroland]], though Skywarp didn't see why Starscream was getting so excited about the place. After they encountered [[Optimus Prime (Movie)|Optimus Prime]] and [[Bumblebee (Movie)|Bumblebee]], Starscream challenged the Autobots to a popularity contest, though during the following discussion, Skywarp mostly just mocked Bumblebee and supported Starscream's idea of an adult-targeted theme park. {{storylink|The Road to Q-Transformers Land Which Won't Lose to Puroland}}

===''Prime Wars Trilogy'' cartoons===
[[File:Machinima-Titans-Return-Ep2-Elites.jpg|thumb|left|250px|Next person to actually watch this cartoon gets to write this caption.]]
The [[Mistress of Flame]] ordered Skywarp and the other members of the [[Elite Air Resistance Squadron]] to attack [[Trypticon (G1)|Trypticon]], but they were all completely overwhelmed by the [[Titan (group)|Titan]]. {{storylink|Our Heroes Respond}}
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===''Bumblebee'' graphic novels===
[[File:GoForTheGold-SideswipeVsSeekers.jpg|thumb|right|250px]]

Skywarp joined Starscream as the Decepticons battled for control of a volatile [[Cybertonium]] meteorite. After first tangling with [[Sideswipe (G1)|Sideswipe]], he and Thundercracker chased [[Windblade (G1)|Windblade]] through the sky until the impending meteor explosion forced both of them to retreat. {{storylink|Transformers: Bumblebee - Go For the Gold|Go for the Gold}}

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===''Star Trek vs. Transformers''===
[[File:PrimesDirectivePartOne-Seekers.jpg|thumb|left|250px|Warp core.]]

When [[World War III]] consumed [[Earth]], the [[Decepticon]]s fled the blighted planet aboard [[Trypticon (G1)|Trypticon]], trailing the Autobots aboard [[Fortress Maximus (G1)|Fortress Maximus]]. When the two [[Titan (group)|Titans]] reached [[Cygnus Seven]], the Decepticons attacked, the battle sending Maximus hurtling into the planet and causing everyone to fall into [[stasis lock]]. Eventually, the [[Federation]] moved onto Cygnus Seven with a survey team accidentally rousing Maximus's autonomic systems. By random chance, the repair beam first struck [[Megatron (G1)|Megatron]] who proceeded to revive the other Decepticons and lead an attack on the surface. {{storylink|Prime's Directive, Part Two}} Skywarp joined his fellow Seekers in attacking the mining colony before the Decepticons were scared away by a [[photon torpedo]] barrage from the [[USS Enterprise|USS ''Enterprise'']]. {{storylink|Prime's Directive, Part One}}

When the Decepticons invaded [[Kronos]], Skywarp was part of the invasion force only to later be taken into custody by the [[Klingon Empire]] after they'd been defeated. {{storylink|Prime's Directive, Part Five}}

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===''Mazinger Z versus Transformers''===
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Skywarp was among the Decepticons transported to an alternate-universe Japan by a malfunctioning [[space bridge]], and watched as the dimensionally-displaced Autobots battled [[Kōji Kabuto]]'s [[Mazinger Z]] super robot to defend the [[Photonic Power Laboratory]]. Eventually, Megatron formed an alliance with [[Doctor Hell]], and launched their own attack on the newly founded Autobot-Mazinger alliance. In the ensuing battle, Skywarp tried to teleport behind the giant robot to take its pilot by surprise, but Optimus Prime was quicker on the draw and shot him in the face. The duo took part in the three-way battle to take down the monstrous "Hellscream" when the Air Commander went rogue, and Hellscream's eventual destruction opened a second dimensional breach that sent the remaining Cybertronians back home. {{storylink|Mazinger Z versus Transformers}}

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===''War for Cybertron Trilogy'' continuity===
====''War for Cybertron Trilogy'' marketing material====
[[File:Siege-Decepticon-Phantomstrike-Squadron-box-art.jpg|thumb|left|250px]]

On Cybertron, Skywarp was an [[Cybertronian military insignia|Air Force Black Ops Sergeant]], whose function was a [[Seeker (body-type)|Seeker]], and the highest-ranking member of the [[Phantomstrike Squadron|Decepticon Phantomstrike Squadron]]. After countless attacks had been made on several of the [[Autobot]] resistance's positions by the Skywarp and the rest of the Phantomstrike Squadron, the [[Firestormer|Autobot Alphastrike Counterforce]] was called into action. {{storylink|War for Cybertron: Siege#Exclusives|Final Strike Figure Series marketing material}}<ref name=Amazon>[https://www.amazon.com/Transformers-Generations-Cybertron-Decepticon-Phantomstrike/dp/B07NZ86GJP Decepticon Phantomstrike Squadron on Amazon]</ref> Dispatched to the outer edge of the [[Rust Sea|Sea of Rust]], inside an [[Underground Safe Zone|underground base]], {{storylink|Source:Teletraan-1 Data Files|''Siege'' Teletraan-1 Data Files}} Alphastrike analyzed the Phantomstrike Squadron's attack patterns, anticipating their next strike. {{storylink|War for Cybertron: Siege#Exclusives|Final Strike Figure Series marketing material}}<ref name=Amazon/>

While the Phantomstrike Squadron was stationed in [[Darkmount (Cybertron)|Darkmount]], south-east of Alphastrike's position,<ref>[[:File:WFC-Siege-CybertronMap.jpeg|Map of Cybertron released as part of the online ''Siege'' bonus content.]]</ref> [[Greenlight]]—who had been tracking them from her drop point in a nearby deserted Decepticon zone—attempted to transmit the all-clear for the attack to commence, but the Phantomstrike Squadron discovered her transmission and corrupted its signal. [[Teletraan I|Teletraan-1]] attempted to retrieve the full transmission from the Decepticons to gather the location data needed to assess the threat. Following this, a battle ensued between both strike teams. {{storylink|Source:Teletraan-1 Data Files|''Siege'' Teletraan-1 Data Files}}

With Cybertron's fate sealed and the Autobots gone, the Decepticons followed them closely through space aboard the ''[[Nemesis (G1)|Nemesis]]'' in pursuit of the [[AllSpark]]. {{storylink|War for Cybertron: Earthrise|''Earthrise'' webpage}}<ref>[https://transformers.hasbro.com/en-us/brands/earthrise ''Earthrise'' website]</ref> At this time, Skywarp was a member of the [[Seeker (body-type)|Seeker Elite]] team alongside [[Thundercracker (G1)|Thundercracker]]. {{storylink|Skywarp (G1)/toys#War for Cybertron: Earthrise|WFC-E29 Skywarp & Thundercracker packaging}}

In the future, Skywarp, [[Bombshell (G1)|Bombshell]], both, or [[Life Spark|neither]] of them were reformatted into the [[Herald of Unicron]] [[Cyclonus (G1)|Cyclonus]]. {{storylink|Cyclonus_(G1)/toys#War for Cybertron: Kingdom|''Kingdom'' Cyclonus product description}}<ref>[[Hasbro Pulse]] [https://hasbropulse.com/products/transformers-generations-war-for-cybertron-kingdom-voyager-wfc-k9-cyclonus product description] states "Cyclonus, a Herald of Unicron, first appears in the 1986 movie when Bombshell/Skywarp/both/neither was reformatted into the second-in-command of Galvatron."</ref>
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====''War for Cybertron Trilogy'' cartoon====
{{voiceactor|[[Mark Whitten]] (English), [[Yusuke Sasaki]] (Japanese)|[[Jörg Pintsch]] (German), [[Rodrigo Antas]] (Portuguese), [[Roberto González]] (Castilian Spanish), [[Juan Carlos González]] (Latin-American Spanish), [[Enrico Pallini]] (Italian)}}
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Skywarp served as one of Megatron's Seekers. On a particular patrol, he failed to detect the Autobot Wheeljack and the energon scavenger Bumblebee, both in hiding. However, Skywarp was later part of the team who caught the pair, under the command of Jetfire. A heated debate over how to proceed led to a scuffle between Starscream and Jetfire, with Skywarp taking Starscream's side in attacking Jetfire. However, this brief duel was cut short when Megatron arrived. At their leader's command, Skywarp and the others prepared to execute Wheeljack and Bumblebee; however, the arrival of Optimus Prime and an attack by [[Elita One (G1)|Elita-1]] prevented this. Skywarp was sent in pursuit of the fleeing Autobots, but they escaped. {{storylink|Siege episode 1}}

Skywarp stood at Megatron's side when the [[Decepticon leader]] spoke to the masses and passed along the news that a visitor, soon revealed as [[Ultra Magnus (G1)|Ultra Magnus]] had arrived. Though Skywarp was ready to shoot Magnus, Megatron ordered the Seekers to hold fire before Magnus surrendered himself for good faith negotiations. {{storylink|Siege episode 2}}
[[File:WFC-Siege-Ep3-Skywarp-n-Jetfire-detect-Impactor.jpg|thumb|300px|left]]

After Megatron had announced a plan to use the Allspark to reformat the Autobots into Decepticons, Skywarp was part of the crowd that listened to Starscream's speech condemning this course of action before Megatron and Jetfire arrived, breaking up the rally and sending the Seekers back on patrol. Patrolling alongside Jetfire, Skywarp detected the comm signal of the believed to be deceased [[Impactor (G1)|Impactor]]. Arriving at the coordinates, the two found Impactor's discarded communicator and Autobot Command. Though Skywarp was eager to report this and call in reinforcements with which to slaughter the rebels, Jetfire felt that annihilation should not be the price of peace and that the Autobots should be given the chance to surrender. Scoffing that Starscream had been right about their commander, Skywarp began his report only for Jetfire to shoot him in the back.
[[File:WFC-Siege-Ep3-Skywarp-shot-by-Jetfire.jpg|thumb|300px]]

Though critically wounded, Skywarp managed to revert to jet mode, cursing Jetfire as a traitor. Managing to limp back to Decepticon territory, crash landing near Starscream, Skywarp passed on the news of Jetfire's betrayal but perished before he could reveal the location of Autobot Command. {{storylink|Siege episode 3}} Starscream later outed Jetfire as a traitor to Megatron after his execution of Ultra Magnus, citing how Jetfire had murdered Skywarp. {{storylink|Siege episode 4}} Jetfire later stated his altercation with Skywarp to the Autobots, though Prowl doubted Jetfire's goodwill intentions. {{storylink|Siege episode 5}}

When the AllSpark was returned to the [[Temple of the Allspark]] on Cybertron by [[Bumblebee (G1)|Bumblebee]], Skywarp (or another Seeker) was among the Transformer spirits who witnessed [[Elita One (G1)|Elita-1]] strike down [[Galvatron (G1)|Galvatron]] and [[Nemesis Prime (G1)|Nemesis Prime]] before finally reuniting with the Allspark. {{storylink|Kingdom episode 6}}
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===2019 IDW continuity===
{{first|[[The Change In Your Nature Part Three|''Transformers'' #15]]}}
[[File:TestFlightII-unspace.jpg|thumb|left|250px|In unspace, no one can hear you warp.]]

Skywarp was born a prodigy, one of two known Cybertronians with a natural teleportation ability. {{storylink|Nautica: Home}} During the [[War of the Threefold Spark]], the self-styled "Lord of Misrule" willingly joined [[Exarchon]]. Exarchon and [[Shockwave (G1)|Shockwave]] tried to clone him in the hopes that an army of teleporting warriors would give them total control over Cybertron; although the ensuing legion of [[Skywarp drone]]s lacked their progenitor's teleportation powers, they remained formidable fighters, and the original Skywarp developed a predilection for leading his army from the front. After one particular battle at [[Yuss]], Skywarp saved Exarchon from an attack by [[Strika (BM)|Strika]]'s [[Strika's Heavies|Heavies]]. {{storylink|The Change In Your Nature Part Three}}

When the tides of war began to turn against Exarchon, Skywarp deserted his master; after the end of the war, he was one of the many collaborators whom [[Nominus Prime]] banished from Cybertron in the interest of preventing any further violence. Eventually, Skywarp grew tired of exile, but when he tried to jump home to Cybertron he somehow wound up stranded in [[unspace]] for many megacycles. {{storylink|Lord of Misrule: Sea of Rust I|Sea of Rust I}} After seeing [[Jumpstream]] blast past him {{storylink|Lord of Misrule: Test Flight I|Test Flight I}} twice as a result of her own teleportation powers being overcharged, Skywarp piggybacked on her teleport trail and materialized back on Cybertron, boldly announcing that he'd returned. {{storylink|Lord of Misrule: Test Flight II|Test Flight II}}

[[File:SwindlesII-Skywarp.jpg|thumb|right|300px]]

After robbing [[Windsweeper]] for an [[energon cube]] at an [[energon transmission station]] just outiside of [[Iacon (polity)|Iacon]], Skywarp teleported around Cybertron and discovered that the planet again teetered on the brink of planetary civil war. Quickly realizing that the newly founded [[Decepticon]]s appeared to be the winning side, Skywarp accosted [[Offroad (CW)|Offroad]] at a security checkpoint and asked to speak to the [[Decepticon leader]]. {{storylink|Lord of Misrule: Swindle's II|Swindle's II}}

Meeting Megatron, Skywarp impishly offered his service before Soundwave announced that the Decepticons were working with Shockwave. Eager to cause chaos, Skywarp teleported away to reunite with his former colleague. {{storylink|Lord of Misrule: Sea of Rust I|Sea of Rust I}} Upon locating Shockwave in the wilderness, however, the Decepticon scientist had no interest in another collaboration with his old partner. When Shockwave mentioned the [[Enigma of Combination]], Skywarp promptly teleported away. {{storylink|Lord of Misrule: Sea of Rust II|Sea of Rust II}}

[[File:Enigmatic JumpstreamSkywarpEnigma.jpg|left|thumb|upright=1.7]]
Skywarp arrived in the middle of a battle for the artifact, and teleported inside Termagax's [[House (building)|House]] to retrieve the Enigma. Skywarp avoided Optimus Prime and his fellow teleporter Jumpstream to keep ahold of his new toy. His bragging left him distracted, though, as [[Sky Lynx (G1)|Sky Lynx]] snared him from behind, crushing Skywarp between his massive jaws, and delivering a blast of flame breath for good measure. Gravely wounded, Skywarp barely managed to teleport away, {{storylink|Lord of Misrule: Enigmatic|Enigmatic}} subsequently being tended to by Shockwave. {{storylink|Darkness, Once Gazed Upon: Part Three}}

After being sufficiently repaired, Skywarp was informed by Shockwave that Exarchon still lived and their former master addressed them wearing [[Flatline (G1)|Flatline]]'s body. Once the [[Combaticon (G1)|Combaticons]] and [[Soundblaster (G1)|Soundblaster]] had been called in, Exarchon outlined his plans for resumed conquest. Unwilling to throw his lot in with the Threefold Spark once again, Skywarp promptly teleported away before anyone could stop him. {{storylink|War's End Part One}} Materializing in [[Decepticon Headquarters (G1 Cybertron)|Decepticon Headquarters]], Skywarp informed Starscream and Soundwave of Exarchon's return which they then passed along to Megatron. {{storylink|War's End Part Two}} Megatron later went to confront Exarchon, bringing Skywarp and the Rainmakers as his bodyguards. After the Threefold Spark's body had been melted by [[Sunstorm (G1)|Sunstorm]], Megatron sent Skywarp to the [[Sonic Canyons]] to discover its secrets and bring them to the Decepticons. {{storylink|War's End Part Three}}

[[File:FateOfCybertron JumpstreamSkywarpImploder.jpg|right|thumb|upright=1.4]]
Making for the Sonic Canyons, Skywarp initially materialized in the middle of a battle before he teleported into the fortress. Finding it empty, Skywarp helped himself to Exarchon's [[imploder]], teleporting out with it just as [[Sureshot (G1)|Sureshot]]'s team of Autobots returned to the surface. {{storylink|War's End Part Four}} Setting the timer for one second, {{storylink|Transformers: Fate of Cybertron|Fate of Cybertron}} Skywarp teleported in front of [[Optimus Prime (G1)|Optimus Prime]]'s convoy and used the threat of the imploder to hold them in place until the rest of the Decepticons arrived. {{storylink|End of Time}}

Upon arrival, Megatron demanded Optimus surrender the [[Matrix of Leadership]] to him, bringing the two leaders to blows, Skywarp waving his imploder in the face of any Autobots who tried to interfere. When [[Computron (G1)|Computron]] arrived, Skywarp lowered his guard, allowing Jumpstream to tackle him and teleport both away. Rematerializing in unspace, Skywarp found himself atomically intermingled with the imploder and his energon vented. As Jumpstream left for the universe, she warned him that if he somehow managed to return to normal space, the imploder would detonate. Adrift in unspace once again, Skywarp cursed his fate. {{storylink|Transformers: Fate of Cybertron|Fate of Cybertron}}
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===''Transformers vs. The Terminator''===
[[File:EnemyOfMyEnemyPart2-Seekers.jpg|thumb|left|250px]]

The first Transformer to be reactivated when the ''Ark'' rebooted, Skywarp reactivated his master and the remainder of the Decepticon army. Let loose on an unsuspecting world, the Decepticons launched a brutal war against humanity's [[Skywatch]], devastating the Earth. After the humans had been defeated, their AI, [[Skynet]] continued to fight on. {{storylink|Enemy of My Enemy Part Two}} In [[2029]], Skywarp was part of the final attack on Skynet's [[Omega Base|last stronghold]], destroying its [[fandom:terminator:HK-Tank|HK-Tanks]] before he was tackled by a [[T-8000]] whose head he promptly blew off. {{storylink|Enemy of My Enemy Part One}}

To avert the Decepticon threat, a lone [[T-800]] travelled back to 1984 to try and destroy them before they conquered the world. In this new timeline, Skywarp harassed the T-800 with his cannons when it made itself known before it struck him with a discarded Cybertronian weapon. After the Decepticons had fallen back to scout the alien world, they launched an attack on [[Cyberdyne Systems]] for its energy production capabilities. {{storylink|Enemy of My Enemy Part Two}}

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After thoroughly conquering the facility, Skywarp was dispatched to do a perimeter sweep for any resistance. Though initially finding nothing, he soon spied [[Bumblebee (G1)|Bumblebee]] spying on them, teleporting directly behind the Autobot only for his dramatic entrance to alert the scout enough that he managed to revert to vehicle mode. Using himself as bait, Bumblebee tried to have Skywarp crash into Megatron only for the Seeker to teleport back before he could collide with his leader. Before he could resume fire on Bumblebee, he was shot down by the other Autobots. {{storylink|Enemy of My Enemy Part Three}}

Skywarp had recovered in time to join his fellows in cornering Bumblebee, [[Arcee (G1)|Arcee]] and [[Velocity (G1)|Velocity]] before Starscream betrayed the Decepticons by shooting Soundwave in the back, a distraction Arcee took advantage of to knock Skywarp into Thundercracker and take both out of the fight. When Megatron was felled, Skywarp was taken into custody by the Autobots only for the Cybertronians to find that the T-800 had remotely detonated [[Mount St. Hilary]] and destroyed the ''Ark''. Though Skywarp indulged in some gallows humour, he ultimately agreed to Optimus Prime's proposal of a truce. {{storylink|Enemy of My Enemy Part Four}}

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===''My Little Pony/Transformers''===
[[File:StuntFlying-Skywarp.jpg|thumb|left|300px]]

Skywarp was one of several Decepticons who battled for control of a malfunctioning [[Space bridge|spacebridge]], only to be teleported to [[Equestria]] as a result of [[Queen Chrysalis]]'s [[magic]] interfering with the machine. {{storylink|Transformation Is Magic}} While Megatron had gone off with the [[changeling]] queen, Skywarp remained with Starscream and Thundercracker, the three quickly conquering the city of [[Manehattan]]. Though initially sent to do rounds, Skywarp was called back into battle by Starscream when [[Arcee (G1)|Arcee]] arrived. After Thundercracker had been shot down, Arcee forced Skywarp and Starscream into each other's airspace allowing [[Rarity]] to use her [[magic]] to tangle them with Starscream's would-be conquering cape. With both jets caught in the fabric, Skywarp simply teleported away, leaving Starscream to make an out of control crash. {{storylink|Shine Like a Diamond}}

After returning to Cybertron, Skywarp was present when the Decepticons' attempt to obtain Equestrian magic led to the revival of [[King Sombra]]. {{storylink|The Magic of Cybertron}} He, Starscream and Thundercracker formed an alliance with [[Rainbow Dash]] and the [[Wonderbolts]], during which they were attacked by Sombra's forces. Along with Thundercracker, he disagreed with the idea of destroying the attackers, highlighting they would need their fellow Decepticons freed to retake Cybertron. To his indignation, Rainbow and [[Spitfire (MLP)|Spitfire]] used his wings as a shield from the attacks as Rainbow explained her plan. As the Wonderbolts distracted the possessed bots, the Seekers incapacitated them with net bombs. When Thundercracker suggested finishing off the captured Autobots, Skywarp noted they would need expendable soldiers in the coming battle before the two, much to Starscream's disbelief, joined the Wonderbolts in cheering Rainbow Dash for her plan. {{storylink|Stunt Flying}}
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===Energon Universe===
[[File:TF2023 – Skywarp crashes the party.jpg|thumb|right|upright=1.25]]
As the ''Ark'' hurdled towards Earth, Skywarp was one of the Decepticons who took part in the battle with its Autobot occupants, throwing [[Beachcomber (G1)|Beachcomber]] through a hole in the ship's hull. {{storylink|Transformers (2023) issue 10|Transformers #10}} Upon the ''Ark'''s discovery and subsequent reactivation, Skywarp was reconstructed by [[Teletraan I|Teletraan One]] as [[Starscream (G1)#Energon Universe|Starscream]] fought [[Optimus Prime (G1)#Energon Universe|Optimus Prime]] and [[Ratchet (G1)#Energon Universe|Ratchet]], and was ordered by his commander to drag the other Decepticons closer to the supercomputer so they could be reconstructed first. Teletraan only managed to bring [[Soundwave (G1)#Energon Universe|Soundwave]] back online before Optimus Prime chose to cut his losses, shoot Teletraan One, and escape with Ratchet, the bodies of his fellow Autobots, and two humans who had stumbled into the conflict. Starscream and Skywarp gave chase, the pair landing a fatal blow on [[Jetfire (G1)#Energon Universe|Jetfire]] when he tried to interfere with their hunt, but they were forced to abandon the pursuit when Skywarp's energon reserves ran dangerously low. Returning to the ''Ark'', he watched as Soundwave talked Starscream into going and acquiring more energon for them to enact repairs. {{storylink|Transformers (2023) issue 1|Transformers #1}}

[[File:TF2023 – Skywarp takes a sip.jpg|thumb|left|You think he's a Coke guy or a Pepsi guy?]]
Skywarp accompanied his fellow Decepticons in an attack on a power plant Starscream discovered, reveling in the amount of energy being collected and violence inflicted onto the humans before being warned by Soundwave of a falling jet. {{storylink|Transformers (2023) issue 2|Transformers #2}} When the Decepticons brought their ill-gotten gains back to the ''Ark'', Skywarp was content to simply sip energy from an extra canister, leaving him free to be ordered by Starscream to investigate [[Laserbeak (G1)#Energon Universe|Laserbeak]]'s priority message to Soundwave about an Autobot. Arriving, Skywarp found [[Cliffjumper (G1)#Energon Universe|Cliffjumper]] under fire from some humans at a downtown bar. Skywarp touched down and punched Cliffjumper before harassing the humans whose bullets he shrugged off. As the humans scrambled to get more firepower, Skywarp prepared to finish off Cliffjumper, halting only to have a laugh as [[Carly (G1)|Carly]] attempted to protect the Autobot.

[[File:Skywarp gets Jazzed.jpeg|thumb|right|No! I want TWO!]]
That delay was long enough for Optimus Prime to arrive and ram into Skywarp. Using his [[teleportation]] powers, Skywarp initially caught the Autobot leader off-guard but was quickly overpowered, being saved when the humans returned with a rocket launcher that damaged Optimus's right arm. Taking the change, Skywarp fired directly into the wound, as the humans futilely fired more bullets at the Cybertronians. When one of the deflected bullets hit [[Spike Witwicky (G1)#Energon Universe|one of the humans]], Skywarp paused to flick the organic to death only to allow Prime an opening. Pinning Skywarp down, Optimus ripped off his damaged arm and used it to beat Skywarp senseless. {{storylink|Transformers (2023) issue 3|Transformers #3}}

Left alone, Skywarp was found by Starscream. After telling Starscream that Optimus had headed east, Starscream flew off to complete the kill. When that plan fell through, the Decepticons returned to the ''Ark'', Soundwave carrying Skywarp. As Starscream raged about the lack of progress on repairs, Soundwave reminded their leader that they needed Cybertronian technology, noticing that Skywarp was an ample source of it. Despite Skywarp's pleas, his leaders tore him apart him for the technology they needed and integrated him into Teletraan One. {{storylink|Transformers (2023) issue 4|Transformers #4}}

[[File:TF2023 no. 7 – Skywarp-Integrated Teletraan One.jpg|thumb|left]]
One of the Decepticons revived by Skywarp's "sacrifice" was [[Thundercracker (G1)#Energon Universe|Thundercracker]], who was shocked to learn what had become of his fellow Seeker, but a less-than-sympathetic Starscream assured him that Skywarp had "volunteered his life" for the cause. Thundercracker would later vow to avenge his fallen brother-in-arms while partaking in an attack against the Autobots. {{storylink|Transformers (2023) issue 5|Transformers #5}}

Later, the Autobots managed to retake the ''Ark'', but Skywarp's presence as part of Teletraan One inhibited their plans to repair and revive their numbers, as [[Wheeljack (G1)#Energon Universe|Wheeljack]] accidentally revived what was left of Skywarp's neural cortex. This allowed the near-brain-dead Seeker to lock the Autobots out of Teletraan One's repair functions, forcing them to rebuild their troops manually. {{storylink|Transformers (2023) issue 7|Transformers #7}} Wheeljack kept trying to no avail, theorizing that Soundwave might have set this up deliberately in case the Autobots retook the ''Ark''. At Prime's suggestion, they looked over a video log of Skywarp's dismemberment, which prompted Optimus to wonder if Skywarp could be convinced to allow the Autobots to be rebuilt. Carly proposed that if Skywarp was only going to be a hindrance, then they should just destroy him, and prepared to do so herself with an RPG. Prime tried to talk her out of it, but Carly accidentally fired the RPG anyway. [[Arcee (G1)#Energon Universe|Arcee]] blocked the projectile with her body. This display prompted Skywarp to allow Teletraan One to rebuild Wheeljack's legs. {{storylink|Transformers (2023) issue 8|Transformers #8}} After Jazz and Cliffjumper were captured by [[Shockwave (G1)|Shockwave]] and imprisoned aboard the ''Nemesis'', Wheeljack was able to tap into Skywarp's teleportation power, allowing them to quickly jump in and out of the ship. {{storylink|Transformers (2023) issue 11|Transformers #11}}

While the Autobots and their human allies were away, Thundercracker, having just deserted Soundwave's Decepticon faction, snuck into the ''Ark'' and tried to separate Skywarp from Teletraan I. Skywarp told him to stop, pointing out that doing so would kill him. Thundercracker relented, but vowed that one way or another, Skywarp would be free. {{storylink|Transformers (2023) issue 17|Transformers #17}} So, Thundercracker hid in the ''Ark'' {{storylink|Transformers (2023) issue 20|Transformers #20}} until the Autobots were distracted by an attack from [[Megatron (G1)#Energon Universe|Megatron]]'s regrouped Decepticons, giving Thundercracker a chance to rewire Skywarp's systems. This allowed him to use Skywarp's teleportation ability to warp away the ''Ark'' – with the two Seekers inside – right from under the Autobots' feet. {{storylink|Transformers (2023) issue 21|Transformers #21}}
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==Commercial appearances==
Skywarp appeared in numerous television commercials. Those with original footage of Skywarp include:

[[File:1986 Comm Skywarp and Cyclonus.jpg|thumb|upright=1.4]]
*Soon after the Transformers awakening on Earth, Skywarp joined Starscream and Thundercracker in approaching a human power plant from the air. Jazz, Sideswipe, and Prowl rolled out to oppose them, and the three jets transformed to robot mode and joined their comrades on the ground to fight back. {{storylink|Commercial/Generation 1#The Transformers #1|''The Transformers'' #1 commercial}}
*Skywarp and his fellow Seekers had a rematch with Jazz, Sideswipe, and Prowl when they strafed them on a desert road, then transformed to grapple with them in [[robot mode]]. {{storylink|Commercial/Generation 1#Decepticon jets & Autobot cars|Decepticon jets & Autobot cars commercial}}
*Skywarp and Starscream had Optimus Prime pinned down in a firefight in a rocky landscape until new Autobots Hot Rod, Kup, and Blurr joined the fight. Skywarp was bowled over by Blurr's speed, but Decepticon reinforcements soon arrived in the form of Cyclonus and Scourge. {{storylink|Commercial/Generation 1#Hot Rod, Kup, Blurr, Cyclonus, Scourge, Rodimus Prime|Hot Rod, Kup, Blurr, Cyclonus, Scourge, and Rodimus Prime commercial}}
*When the Seekers attacked the Autobots' launch site, Skywarp had the ignominious distinction of being dramatically blasted out of the air in one shot by Ultra Magnus. {{storylink|Commercial/Generation 1#Ultra Magnus|Ultra Magnus commercial}}
*Skywarp flew into battle alongside Galvatron, and was harried by laser fire from Tracks and Jazz. {{storylink|Commercial/Generation 1#Ultra Magnus and Galvatron|Ultra Magnus and Galvatron commercial}}
*Few Decepticons could stand up to the Dinobots, as was proven when the prehistoric Autobots trampled Skywarp, Thundercracker, and Starscream. Skywarp couldn't hold back a charge from an angry [[Slag (G1)|Slag]]. {{storylink|Commercial/Generation 1#Predacons|Predacons commercial}}

He has also appeared in some online promotional videos:
*After Megatron learned about [[BotCon 2009]] from Optimus Prime, he led a small group of Decepticon representatives to the convention, including Skywarp. {{storylink|BotCon 2009!}}
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==Games==
===Adventure Game: Defeat the Decepticons===
When Optimus embarked on his mission to rescue the Autobots' [[Mini Vehicle|Minicar]] troops from the Decepticons, Skywarp could interfere with Optimus Prime's progress, by teleporting him back to the beginning of the Decepticons' maze-like base. {{storylink|Adventure Game: Defeat the Decepticons|Adventure Game: Defeat the Decepticons packaging blurb and game}}

===''Transformers: Mystery of Convoy''===
[[File:Jetron MoCsprites.jpg|thumb|200px]]
Skywarp was among the [[Decepticon]] troops who sought to destroy [[Ultra Magnus (G1)|Ultra Magnus]] on his journey, confronting him in the [[Temple Ruins]]... in theory. {{storylink|Transformers: Mystery of Convoy}}

{{note|Skywarp's supposed appearance in this game is from a [[Transformers: Mystery of Convoy (promo video)|''Mystery of Convoy'' promo video]], calling him one of the "[[Seeker (body-type)|Jetron]]" foes. These enemies being copies of Skywarp is... dubious, especially given the poor visual resemblance.}}
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===''The Transformers'' (Commodore 64)===
[[File:TFC64 skywarp chases bumblebee.jpg|left|thumb]]
Skywarp was among the Decepticons who tried to prevent the Autobots from recovering the scattered pieces of their [[Energon cube]]s. Created by the power of [[Robo-Cloning]], innumerable duplicates of Skywarp bedevilled the Autobots on their quest. {{storylink|The Transformers (1985 video game)|The Transformers}}
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===''Transformers: Beast Wars Transmetals'' (N64)===
In one of several possible timelines, the time-traveling [[Predacon (BW)|Predacon]] Ravage broke into the ''Ark'' while its occupants were still in stasis and downloaded protoform cloning data from Skywarp, among several others. He then returned to his future, planning to revive the Decepticons in new clone bodies and begin their conquest anew. {{storylink|Transformers: Beast Wars Transmetals (N64)}}

===''The Transformers'' (PS2)===
[[File:TFPS2 skywarp profile.jpg|thumb|upright=1.4|Don't regret missing out on this game, the load screens were the best part.]]
Skywarp was one of the Decepticons who joined the battle on the planet [[Zel Samine]] over the powerful [[Zel Quartz]], where he defended the [[Monogan Hydroelectric Power Station]] and [[ELTA]] against Autobot incursion. {{storylink|The Transformers (G1 PS2)|The Transformers}}

{{Note|Skywarp is a non-playable character who appears only among the legion of Decepticon duplicates in the Autobot campaign.}}

===3D Battle-Card Game===
Skywarp serves under [[Megatron (BW)|Megatron]] as one of his Decepticon soldiers, battling [[Optimus Primal (BW)|Optimus Primal]]'s many Autobot allies in what might possibly have been an inter-universe battle. {{storylink|3D Battle-Card Game#Energon Wars expansion|Energon Wars Expansion Set}}
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===''Transformers G1: Awakening''===
[[File:Gluawakening skywarp.jpg|left|thumb|upright=0.85|Virtua Fighter Jet.]]
Skywarp was among the Decepticons who pursued and boarded the Autobot [[Ark (G1)|Ark]]. When the ship crashed on [[Earth]], all inside were sent into stasis, but the Decepticons woke up four million years later and resumed their conquering ways. Picking up [[Jetfire (G1)|Jetfire]], whom they tricked into becoming a Decepticon, Skywarp took part in an attack on [[Dyson Dam]]. He and the other [[Seeker (body-type)|Seekers]] picked a fight with [[Grimlock (G1)|Grimlock]] and were soundly trounced by the Dinobot. He also took part in a disastrous assault on the Ark, which ended with the Decepticons in retreat. {{storylink|Transformers G1: Awakening}}
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===''Bot Shots Battle Game!''===
Skywarp participated in numerous one-on-one matches against other Autobots and Decepticons, using his fists, his sword, or his gun to defeat his opponents. Sometimes, he even faced off against himself! {{storylink|Bot Shots Battle Game!}}

===''Transformers Legends''===
[[File:TFLegends skywarp.jpg|thumb|325px|Stair Pushing: 9999]]
Skywarp rescued Megatron from the planet [[Junkion (planet)|Junk]] after the Decepticon leader became stranded there. {{storylink|Wreckage (Legends)|Wreckage}} Skywarp was among the Seekers who went on a worldwide rampage, until they were thwarted by the Autobots. {{storylink|Robots in the Sky}} During a major battle at [[Autobot City (G1)|Autobot City]], Skywarp used his teleportation power to confuse the Dinobots, but when he called them dumb, he was downed by an enraged [[Grimlock (G1)|Grimlock]]. {{storylink|S.O.S. Dinobots (Legends)|S.O.S. Dinobots}}

Skywarp was amongst the Decepticons who coated themselves with [[Electrum]] after Thrust had discovered a lagoon full of the stuff. Invulnerable to Autobot firepower thanks to the substance's properties, the Decepticons were able to defeat Omega Supreme. They found themselves at a disadvantage when the Autobots also gained access to the Electrum, and the Decepticon's own invulnerability wore off first. {{storylink|The Golden Lagoon (Legends)|The Golden Lagoon}} Skywarp and Thrust encountered [[Autobot X (G1)|Autobot X]], a patchwork beast with the mind of [[Spike Witwicky (G1)|Spike]], and managed to convince him that the Autobots were his enemy. The alliance lasted until Spike's father was injured in battle, at which point Spike turned on the Decepticons and drove them off. {{storylink|Autobot X (Legends)|Autobot X}}

Skywarp was among the Transformers who attempted to make contact with the [[Necrotitan]], and subsequently had to battle it. {{storylink|Dark Cybertron (Legends)|Dark Cybertron}}
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===''Angry Birds Transformers''===
{{main|Minion Pig#As Skywarp}}
Skywarp appears as a character unlockable in Challenge Events. He is portrayed by a Minion Pig. {{storylink|Angry Birds Transformers (mobile game)|Angry Birds Transformers}}

===''Transformers: Battle Tactics''===
[[File:Battle-Tactics-Skywarp-(Classics).jpg|thumb|upright=2.2|An ''icon'' of evil.]]
Skywarp participated in battles against a variety of opponents, both Autobots and Decepticons. Sometimes there were many of him! He appeared in multiple different bodies:
*''Skywarp'' — This Uncommon character could be recruited by collecting 105 units of Cybermetal, and 48 units of Transmetal.
*''Skywarp'' — This Super Rare character could be recruited by collecting 250 units of Cybermetal, 75 units of Transmetal, 50 exclusive cores and 5 cores of this character.
*''Skywarp (Gen)'' This Epic character could be recruited by collecting 650 units of Cybermetal, 350 units of Transmetal, 150 exclusive cores, and 50 cores of this character. {{storylink|Transformers: Battle Tactics}}
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===''Transformers: Devastation''===
[[File:Devastation-Skywarp.jpg|thumb|No matter how many colors the new consoles can generate, here comes the black redeco.]]
{{voiceactor|[[Scott Whyte]]}}
Skywarp and Thundercracker fought the Autobots aboard the ''[[Proudstar]]'' when they attempted to reach the [[Ferrotaxis]]. Skywarp began the battle by proclaiming that he was now leader of the Seekers, thanks to Starscream's defeat. After he too was defeated by the Autobots, he asked if anyone else wanted to be in charge. {{storylink|Transformers: Devastation}}

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===''Transformers: Frontiers''===
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===''Transformers: Earth Wars''===
'''Skywarp'''
[[File:Skywarp-Earth-Wars.jpg|thumb|upright=1.66|Guess [[Acid Storm (G1)|Acid Storm]] is so dumb even Skywarp could steal his gimmick.]]

The cruel Skywarp is a bully at heart, sneaky, cowardly and uncaring towards others. He makes his move when no one is looking, be they Autobot or Decepticon. He enjoys playing harmful pranks on his teammates with his teleportation abilities, to the annoyance of his fellow Seekers. However, Skywarp isn't all too bright, and he is mainly fueled by his own survival instinct, relying solely on hit-and-run tactics.

{{storylink|source:Transformers:_Earth_Wars/2016#Skywarp|Skywarp Bio}}

Skywarp had a few dogfights with the Autobots' acid bomber, [[Skydive (G1 Aerialbot)#Transformers: Earth Wars|Skydive]]. He joined Starscream and Thundercracker during the battle for the [[Codex Key]].

At one point, Skywarp commented on how Nemesis Prime looked like a black Optimus Prime out of the wash.
{{storylink|Transformers: Earth Wars|Nemesis Prime Research}}
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*'''Added:''' [[April 4]], 2016
*'''Autobot Counterpart:''' [[Skydive_(G1)#Transformers:_Earth_Wars|Skydive]]
* '''Class''': Aerial
*'''Star Ratings:''' 1 - 4 stars
*'''Weapons:''' Skywarp shoots buildings with his null rays.
*'''Ability:''' Acid Bombs - Fly into the air and drop 6 bombs, dealing acid damage over time
**'''Cost''': 4 ability points, +3 for reuses.
*'''Level 11 Bonus''': If affected targets are destroyed within a 12 second window, nearby buildings will also be affected by acid.
*'''Compatible C.O.M.B.A.Ts:'''
**Companion
**Ranged

[http://wiki.transformersearthwars.com/character:skywarp Skywarp at Transformers: Earth Wars Wiki]

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'''Skywarp Nightraven'''
[[File:Skywarp GiJoe EarthWars.jpg|right|thumb|400px|{{w|Firefox (film)|You must think in Russian}}.]]

Skywarp is accompanied this time with [[Storm Shadow]].
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*'''Added:''' [[December 6]], 2019
*'''Autobot Counterpart:''' [[Jetfire_(G1)#Transformers:_Earth_Wars|Jetfire Skystriker]]
* '''Class''': Aerial
*'''Star Ratings:''' 2 - 4 stars
*'''Ability:''' Ninja Strike - Fly into the air and fire 4 rockets at a target while also firing an additional 16 missiles that deal damage in a small radius. While in the air, Skywarp Nightraven is invisible to enemies.
**'''Cost''': 5 ability points, +2 for reuses. (Was previously 4)

*'''Compatible C.O.M.B.A.Ts:'''
**Companion
**Ranged
[http://wiki.transformersearthwars.com/character:skywarp-nightraven Skywarp Nightraven at Transformers: Earth Wars Wiki]
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===''Transformers: Forged to Fight''===
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===''Transformers: Bumblebee Overdrive''===
[[File:BBOSkywarp.jpg|thumb|100px]]
Skywarp stands watch at the twenty-first Decepticon base to be attacked by the Autobots. Players may fight him once they reach 235,000,000 points. {{storylink|Transformers: Bumblebee Overdrive}}
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===''Transformers: Heavy Metal''===
Skywarp was among the Decepticons under Starscream's command who invaded Earth in search of Energon. {{storylink|Transformers: Heavy Metal}}

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===''Transformers Roleplaying Game''===
Skywarp was a mischievous but dim-witted Seeker whose spark had naturally evolved the ability to teleport. {{storylink|Transformers Roleplaying Game Core Rulebook|Roleplaying Game Core Rulebook}} Shortly after awakening on Earth, he and the other Seekers attacked [[Hoover Dam]] in an attempt to generate more [[energon]] for themselves. However, a team of Autobots were able to keep the Decepticons at bay long enough for the human engineers to open the release valves, which prevented the dam from collapsing and forced the Decepticons to retreat with less energon than they’d hoped. {{storylink|Troubled Waters}}

[[Shockwave (G1)|Shockwave]] was attempting to reverse-engineer Skywarp's teleportation powers when he accidentally tapped into a well of interdimensional energy, triggering a freak accident that merged him, [[Doctor Mindbender]], and [[Lord Zedd]] into [[Lord MindWaveZ]]. {{storylink|Worlds Collide: Battle for the Multiverse}}

==Toys==
{{main|Skywarp (G1)/toys}}

==Merchandise==
{{main|Skywarp (G1)/toys#Merchandise}}

==Notes==
[[File:DecepticonPatrolJetheads.jpg|thumb|Cry {{w|Havok (character)|Havok}} and let slip the dogs of ''warp''...]]
*Skywarp's one-line characterization in the original Transformers [[production bible]] was "sneaky but dumb". Hee hee. [http://tfarchive.com/cartoons/bible/#034] In a more peculiar note, his longer write-up in the production bible noted that he was colored olive drab. [http://tfarchive.com/cartoons/bible/#038] This error isn't as unusual as one might first think, as Skywarp was the only first-year jet whose colors didn't originate in ''[[Diaclone]]''—thus, they simply may not have been decided upon when the production bible was written.
*A handful of [[Marvel Books]] coloring books (among them ''[[Decepticon Patrol]]'') depict Skywarp and [[Thundercracker (G1)|Thundercracker]] with original head designs. It's possible these were developed so kids could tell the characters apart in black and white, but the numerous [[character model]] oddities in these books make any kind of certain judgment difficult.
*Stories written by [[Simon Furman]] (including ''[[Transformers: The War Within|The War Within]]'', ''[[The Transformers: Regeneration One|Regeneration One]]'', and his contributions to [[2005 IDW continuity]]) usually depict Skywarp's teleportation as the opening of a distinct portal in space through which he and others can then travel. Other creators opt—following the lead of the [[The Transformers (cartoon)|original ''The Transformers'' cartoon]]—to present the power as Nightcrawler-like self-teleportation, with Skywarp disappearing in a flash of light.
*Character bios written by unknown persons for the Australian (Madman) DVD release of ''[[The Transformers: The Movie]]'' definitely claim that [[Cyclonus (G1)/Generation 1 cartoon continuity#Who is Cyclonus?|Skywarp became Cyclonus]]. Basically, nobody considers that weighty "evidence".
===Foreign names===
*''Japanese:'' '''Skywarp''' (スカイワープ ''Sukaiwāpu'')
*''Czech:'' '''Drtič''' ("Grinder")
*''French:'' '''Fraudeur''' (Canada, "Fraudster")
*''Hebrew:'' '''Shohék Sh'hakim''' (שוחק שחקים, "Sky Wearer")
*''Hungarian:'' '''Égretörő''' ("Sky-springer")
*''Italian:'' '''Corvo''' ("Crow")
*''Portuguese:'' '''Espião Celeste''' (Portugal comics, "Celestial Spy"), '''Viajante''' (Brazil comics, "Traveller")
*''Mandarin:'' '''Tīen Wān''' (Taiwan, 天彎, "Sky Warp"), '''Nao Fan Tian''' (China, 闹翻天, "Extreme Ruckus")
*''Russian:'' '''Deformer''' (''Деформер'')

==References==
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Shrapnel (G1)

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:''Shrapnel is a [[Decepticon]] [[Insecticon (G1)|Insecticon]] from the [[Generation 1 continuity family]], family.''
[[File:Shrapnelg1.jpg|upright=1.66|thumb|My kingdom for better electrical insulation, ''insulation''.]]
The eccentric way in which '''Shrapnel''' (aka '''Sharpshot''' and '''Skrapnel''') phrases his dialogue may seem endearing at first, ''first''. Others are soon to discover that his seemingly benign tic is merely the gateway to a frighteningly twisted and perverse mind, even for a Decepticon, ''Decepticon''. A master of electricity, his dark desires put this skill to use on his victims, ''victims''. Nothing delights him more than to see how they squirm from his touch, ''touch''.

==Fiction==
===Generation 1 cartoon continuity===
====''The Transformers'' cartoon====
{{voiceactor|[[Hal Rayle]] (English), [[Masashi Ebara]] (Japanese), [[Show Hayami]] (Japanese, "Traitor"), [[Yoku Shioya]], (Japanese, "The Revenge of Bruticus"), [[Toshiro Ishii]] (Japanese, ''The Movie'')|[[Gu Guoyi]] (Chinese), [[Galina Kristenskaya]] (Russian), [[Edgar Wald]] (American Spanish), [[Tonio von der Meden]] (German, ''The Movie'' TV dub and ''Generation 2''), [[Edgar Givry]] (European French, "A Plague of Insecticons" & "Traitor"), [[Henry Djanik]] (European French, "The Insecticon Syndrome" & "Quest for Survival"), [[Francis Lax]] (European French, "The Revenge of Bruticus"), [[Marie Vergracht]] (French, ''The Movie''), [[Orlando Prado]] (Portuguese, "A Plague of Insecticons"), [[Marcos Miranda]] (Portuguese, "Traitor"), [[Older Cazarré]] (Portuguese, "The Insecticon Syndrome"), [[Hélio Ribeiro]] (Portuguese, "The Revenge of Bruticus"), [[Amaury Costa]] (Portuguese, "The Movie" TV dub), [[Seol Yeong-beom]] ((Korean, "The Movie", KBS dub)}}

[[File:ShrapnelG1.jpg|thumb|Flash before my eyes, now it's time to die, die!]]
The Insecticons landed on [[Earth]] in a space pod ejected from the [[Nemesis (G1)|Decepticon ship]] before it crashed on the planet. They found themselves in the region that would become known as "[[Demon Swamp]]" and their [[idento-computer]]s adapted them to transform into insects and eat organic food to survive. Though they were largely communal, Shrapnel was a leader among then, usually alternating with [[Bombshell (G1)|Bombshell]] ([[Kickback (G1)|Kickback]] was out of luck). The "Insecticons" apparently lived in the swamp for millions of years until discovered by Megatron's Decepticons. They formed an uneasy alliance with Megatron, never coming fully under his command but working with the Decepticons when they could be convinced there was something (usually food) in it for them. {{storylink|A Plague of Insecticons}}

When the Autobots were attacking the Decepticons, the Insecticons were conveniently in the same area, and helped the Decepticon cause during the battle. Shrapnel fought [[Cliffjumper (G1)|Cliffjumper]], but failed to hit him and instead damaged the buffer where Megatron was keeping the [[electro-cell]]s. Still, they were given a reward of [[energon cube]]s... a grand total of ''two'', being exact. Though Kickback was optimistic, Shrapnel and Bombshell were understandably disappointed considering Megatron had so many more. They were even ''more'' enraged when [[Mirage (G1)|Mirage]] stole the cubes and framed the Decepticons for it. When [[Starscream (G1)/Generation 1 cartoon continuity|Starscream]] showed up and got in a fight with Cliffjumper (who was spying on Mirage nearby), Shrapnel thought that the Decepticons had ambushed them and a huge fight broke out, with Shrapnel grazing and exposing the invisible Mirage. Shrapnel wanted to kill Mirage, but Bombshell decided it'd be better if they made the Autobot into their slave. When Megatron saw Bombshell controlling Mirage, he revealed to the Insecticons that no Decepticon stole the cubes; it was Mirage after all. During an Autobot attack, Megatron destroyed the electro-cells in frustration, and Shrapnel commanded the Insecticons to retreat. {{storylink|Traitor (episode)|Traitor}}

[[File:InsecticonSyndrome Shrapnel explode.jpg|thumb|left|Frustration will blow you up, up!]]
Even after the Insecticons devoured a huge forest, they discovered they were hungry again. Bombshell announced that it was snack time, and Shrapnel decided that they should eat the redwoods next. A park ranger, [[Mike]] spotted the Insecticons and reported it to fellow park ranger [[Jeff (ranger)|Jeff]]. When Jeff, [[Hound (G1)|Hound]], [[Spike Witwicky (G1)/Generation 1 cartoon continuity|Spike Witwicky]], [[Bumblebee (G1)/Generation 1 cartoon continuity|Bumblebee]], and [[Beachcomber (G1)|Beachcomber]] arrived, Shrapnel used his [[grenade launcher]] to scatter them, but they recovered and Bumblebee knocked Shrapnel down. The Insecticons got rid of their enemies by sending a huge tree down the river, sending them down the waterfall (or so they thought; their "demise" was actually one of Hound's holograms). After that, Megatron arrived and struck a deal with the Insecticons, taking them to the [[Nova Power Plant]], a place rife with energy. Shrapnel commended Megatron's taste in appetizers and the Insecticons feasted, but the [[Nova Power Core]] within the plant caused them to grow rapidly. Shrapnel decided that the Insecticons would use their new size to seize control of the Decepticons from Megatron, hypnotizing [[Soundwave (G1)/Generation 1 cartoon continuity|Soundwave]] to do their bidding. Defeating the [[Autobot]] opposition, the Insecticons had become invincible and were now vital to Megatron's plan to control the world, but the Autobots discovered that the Nova Power Core, incompatible with the Insecticons' [[Trilithium stomach|stomachs]], would soon destroy them from within. Later Shrapnel infiltrated [[Iron Mountain]] using the humans' defense system against them, and helped himself to the data Soundwave took from the computer. However, [[Optimus Prime (G1)/Generation 1 cartoon continuity|Optimus Prime]] arrived with an antidote for the Nova Power Core, and using Megatron's gun mode blasted it at Kickback and Bombshell, curing and resizing them. Shrapnel, however, was not so lucky, as despite Spike's warnings (and jamming the cure into him), he was blown to pieces. Luckily, Bombshell was able to repair Shrapnel and the Insecticons made their escape. {{storylink|The Insecticon Syndrome}}

Shrapnel was later among Megatron's forces parading through the streets on "Decepticon Day". {{storylink|Megatron's Master Plan, Part 2}} The Insecticons later created a new army of clones which nearly devastated the planet Earth. Luckily, they were destroyed by the [[Morphobot]]s and the Insecticons barely escaped uneaten, uneaten. {{storylink|Quest for Survival}}

[[File:TFTM RundownShrapnel.jpg|thumb|Great, now there's bug guts all over his windshield, windshield.]]
During the [[Combaticon (G1)|Combaticons]]' attempt at destroying Earth by sending it into the sun, the Insecticons were seen in large numbers, numbers, again and Shrapnel was responsible for taking apart the [[space bridge]] controls. He would later be tracked, tracked, by the combined Autobots and Decepticons after which he relinquished the controls. {{storylink|The Revenge of Bruticus}}

20 years later, Shrapnel took part in the [[Battle of Autobot City]] on Earth, where he took severe damage; he was accidentally shot from the sky by [[Blitzwing (G1)|Blitzwing]] in tank mode, bashed by Kup, and run over by Optimus Prime. The damage proved critical enough that when the Decepticons retreated, Shrapnel was unable to make it to [[Astrotrain (G1)|Astrotrain]] under his own power, and needed to be carried by [[Thrust (G1)|Thrust]]. When the time came for the Decepticons to lighten Astrotrain's burden, the damaged Shrapnel was unable to mount resistance and was summarily dumped into space along with his Insecticon colleagues. His floating body would be reformatted by [[Unicron/Generation 1|Unicron]] into one of [[Galvatron (G1)/Generation 1 cartoon continuity|Galvatron]]'s minions. But that didn't stop him from showing up later on [[Junkion (planet)|Junkion]] and threatening [[Daniel Witwicky (G1)|Daniel]]. {{storylink|The Transformers: The Movie}}
{{note|Shrapnel’s involvement in these events, or events mostly similar, were also chronicled in the comic mini-series "[[Transformers: The Animated Movie]]."}}

He also somehow appeared on [[Chaar]] after the Decepticons' defeat to nibble on some energon cubes {{storylink|Five Faces of Darkness, Part 1}}. Shrapnel was seen assisting the Quintesson-planned attack on the Autobots on [[Goo Number 8739-B|Goo]] {{storylink|Five Faces of Darkness, Part 3}} and he later tried to stop [[Sky Lynx (G1)|Sky Lynx]] from returning [[Metroplex (G1)|Metroplex]]'s [[Transformation cog (biology)|transformation cog]]. {{storylink|Five Faces of Darkness, Part 5}} Much later, [[Soundwave (G1)/Generation 1 cartoon continuity|Soundwave]] briefly spoke using Shrapnel's voice and speech pattern for no reason. {{storylink|Fight or Flee (episode)|Fight or Flee}}

====''Fight! Super Robot Lifeform Transformers'' comic====
Shrapnel was among the Decepticons forces that attacked the Autobot Headquarters in [[Arizona]]. The attack was nothing more than a diversion so [[Soundwave (G1)/Generation 1 cartoon continuity|Soundwave]] could go do unspecified ''stuff'' in Japan and the Decepticons were eventually defeated and driven off. {{storylink|Fight! Super Robot Lifeform Transformers issue 2|Fight! Super Robot Lifeform Transformers #2}}

Shrapnel, along with the other Insecticons, took part in an attack on [[Kyushu]] that attracted the attention of the Autobots. The [[Four-Wheel Drive Corps]] responded, but the attack turned out to be an ambush as the Insecticons trapped the Autobots in a volcanic crater. Luckily, the Four-Wheel Drive Corps was able to "combine" and perform the fearsome "Four-Wheel Drive Robo Combination Scrumbuster" attack. The blast of energy was so powerful that it sent the Insecticons fleeing in terror. {{storylink|Fight! Super Robot Lifeform Transformers issue 3|Fight! Super Robot Lifeform Transformers #3}}

====Japanese Generation 1 cartoon continuity====
=====''Fight! Super Robot Lifeform Transformers'' cartoon=====
The Insecticons arrived on [[Earth]] via their vessel long before the other Decepticons and the Autobots arrived. {{storylink|A Plague of Insecticons|The Mystery of the Insectrons}}<ref>The Japanese dub confuses Megatron's poorly phrased line of "This is a Decepticon escape module launched before our own starship crashed on Earth four million years ago" as meaning that the Insecticons took off and arrived on Earth long before the other Decepticons crashed on Earth.</ref>

=====''Legacy VS500 Collection Special Comic''=====
Shrapnel was a spectator of the second week of the [[Speedia 500]] on [[Velocitron]]. {{storylink|Velocitron Speedia 500 Part 3}}

=====''Generations Selects Special Comic''=====
In [[2050]], Shrapnel and the Decepticons lent their support to the Earth-born [[Selector]]s, robots eager to rebel against their human makers who enslaved them. {{storylink|Volcanicus comic 2}}

====''Mars Attacks: The Transformers''====
[[File:Mars attacks the insecticons.jpg|thumb|left]]
The three Insecticons were among Decepticon forces who formed an alliance with the Autobots during a [[Martian]] invasion. They saved [[Ironhide (G1)/Generation 1 cartoon continuity|Ironhide]] and [[Jazz (G1)/Generation 1 cartoon continuity|Jazz]] from some of the Martians' giant ants. {{storylink|Mars Attacks: The Transformers}}

====Ask Vector Prime====
In [[Primax 1185.04 Alpha]], the Insecticons were among the few allies [[Megatron (G1)/Generation 1 cartoon continuity|Megatron]] found in his campaign against [[Cobra]]-controlled Earth. {{storylink|Ask Vector Prime#Facebook|Ask Vector Prime, 2015/06/13}}

In an unstable amalgam universe created by the machinations of [[Sideways (AVP)|Sideways]] and [[Gong (GoBots)|Gong]], Shrapnel was one of the many Decepticons who assaulted [[Autobot City (G1)|Guardian City]] in the year 2005. He was soon shot down by [[Leader-1 (GoBots)|Leader-1]] when the [[Guardian (GoBots)|Guardian]] leader arrived. After history blipped again to include ''both'' Decepticons and [[Renegade]]s, the Shrapnel and Kickback dumped out of Astrotrain were replaced by [[Screw Head]] and [[Crain Brain]] as the wounded villains reformatted by Unicron into the [[Sweep (G1)|Sweeps]]. {{storylink|Echoes and Fragments}}

====''Deviations''====
In an alternate timeline where [[Optimus Prime (G1)/Generation 1 cartoon continuity|Optimus Prime]] killed [[Megatron (G1)/Generation 1 cartoon continuity|Megatron]] in the [[Battle of Autobot City]], Shrapnel was damaged during the conflict and was thrown out of [[Astrotrain (G1)|Astrotrain]] with other weakened Decepticons in the aftermath of the battle. They drifted through space till they were consumed by [[Unicron/Generation 1|Unicron]].

"Another" Shrapnel was still around to witness [[Starscream (G1)/Generation 1 cartoon continuity|Starscream]]'s coronation and the approach of Unicron. {{Storylink|Transformers: Deviations|Deviations}}
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===Marvel Comics continuity===
====Marvel ''The Transformers'' comics====
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[[File:Straxusholdscourt.jpg|thumb|upright=1.4|Why don't I get a caption, caption?]]
Shrapnel was one of the top lieutenants of Lord [[Straxus (G1)|Straxus]] at [[Darkmount (Cybertron)|Darkmount]] on Cybertron, acting as his Executive Officer and supervising both the technicians that translated [[The Next Best Thing to Being There!|Soundwave's message from Earth]] and assisting on the Space Bridge project. He was also was responsible for capturing Autobot spy [[Scrounge (G1)|Scrounge]] before he could report back on the whereabouts of [[Spanner (G1)|Spanner]], a neutral whose expertise on Space Bridge travel was sought out by the Decepticons. Despite his rank, Straxus used Shrapnel's face as a stress ball when things went wrong {{storylink|The Smelting Pool!}} and was willing to send him on a suicidal janitorial mission during the initial tests of his Space Bridge. Shrapnel managed to talk his way out of it by contacting Spanner instead, and found that the Space Bridge had a faulty fuel line without endangering himself in the process. After the bridge was made operational, an Autobot attack came to Darkmount. Shrapnel was quick to discover that this offensive was only a distraction from another on the Space Bridge itself. He warned Straxus of this, and joined him in defending the inter-planetary teleportation device. Though the bridge wasn't destroyed, it was left inoperable for a time, and the Autobots managed to pass through it to Earth, leaving the Decepticons stranded on Cybertron. {{storylink|The Bridge to Nowhere!}}

[[File:Shrapnel aerialbots over america.jpg|thumb|left|upright=0.85|ANTENNAE!]]
''In addition to his high rank, Shrapnel was one of the [[Ten Deadliest Killers|most feared and dangerous killers]] on Cybertron, a key target for the Autobot resistance. The rebel plan [[Operation: Volcano]] was kicked off when Shrapnel tortured the information of a (fake) rebel meeting out of an [[Autobot traitor|informant]], but was ruined by Megatron calling the Insecticons to Earth.'' {{storylink|Target: 2006}} Shrapnel arrived on Earth to play a key role in Megatron's plot to take control of the [[Hoover Dam]]. Using a mind-controlled [[Ricky Vasquez|dam employee]], the Decepticons held several humans hostage within the structure, allowing Shrapnel time to link up to its computer systems and begin systematically shutting it down. A massive drill was then brought over from Cybertron, which the Decepticons planed to use in funneling the dam's water to their homeworld, where it would provide a plenty of energy. Interference came in the shape of the [[Aerialbot (G1)|Aerialbots]], and the Insecticons were sent out to deal with the do-gooders. Shrapnel fell victim to [[Air Raid (G1)|Air Raid]]'s [[torque rifle]] during the battle, which twisted his <s>antennae</s> pincers all out of shape. Afterwards, the Insecticons' mind-slave managed to break free of his [[cerebro-shell]]'s control, and used Megatron's gun mode to destroy the drill. The plan a failure, Shrapnel grabbed Megatron and retreated. {{storylink|Aerialbots over America!}}

''Having usurped Megatron as Decepticon leader, [[Shockwave (G1)/Marvel Comics continuity|Shockwave]] detected the sounds of conflict near the [[Wyoming base]] and believing it to be Megatron, he mustered his troops, including Shrapnel, to meet this threat to his command. However, when they discovered a [[Cybertron Seven|group of Autobots]] and [[Dinobot (G1)|Dinobots]] fighting [[Galvatron (G1)|Galvatron]] instead, Shockwave ordered Shrapnel and the others to attack the [[time travel]]er and, unwilling to kill his fellow Decepticons, Galvatron retreated.'' {{storylink|Fallen Angel}}

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Shrapnel then he served under [[Ratbat (G1)|Ratbat]], participating in a raid on an [[oil tanker]]. After Bombshell located the vessel's control room, Shrapnel used his mastery of electricity to take command of the ship's systems and piloted it to the Decepticons' island headquarters. Though the heist was successful, the Decepticons discovered afterwards that the ship had already dispensed its cargo, leaving them with no fuel for their efforts. {{storylink|Buster Witwicky and the Car Wash of Doom}}

When the Autobots launched an attack on the Decepticons' island headquarters to rescue a recently captured Buster Witwicky, Shockwave converted the landmass into its rocket-ship mode and had it blast off into space. Shrapnel was standing at the ready, within the ship's control room, as this took place. {{storylink|The Desert Island of Space!}} He was soon deployed into action when both the ''[[Steelhaven (G1)|Steelhaven]]'' and the Ark were detected on the [[Moon (moon)|Moon]], prompting Ratbat to attempt to eradicate all of his foes in one fell swoop. However, upon taking notice that the Decepticon spaceship had taken severe damage in the attack, Shrapnel and his teammates retreated. {{storylink|Totaled!}}

=====Transformers Annual 1985=====
{{note|Due to being published early in the franchise, these stories are out of continuity with the above.<ref>"Plague of the Insecticons!" was later designated as [[universal stream]] [[Primax 1285.0 Gamma]] by [[Vector Prime]].</ref>}}

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Upon learning that the Autobots were secretly planning to open a dialogue with the [[Ronald Reagan|President of the United States]], [[Megatron (G1)/Marvel Comics continuity|Megatron]] awakened the Insecticons to undermine the potential alliance. The trio were still too new to be in full control of themselves, and needed to be remote-controlled to be of any use on the battlefield. To this end, [[Ravage (G1)/Marvel Comics continuity|Ravage]] was selected to guide them on their test-run.

The Insecticons interrupted the peace talk, Shrapnel using an Earth-shaking screech to make his presence known. He then proclaimed himself an Autobot, and began to attack the humans, leading them to believe [[Optimus Prime (G1)/Marvel Comics continuity|Optimus Prime]] had always planned on betraying them. Having put on enough of a show for the President himself, Shrapnel and his teammates then zoomed off to unleash their firepower on downtown [[Washington, D.C.]]. [[Warpath (G1)|Warpath]] and [[Prowl (G1)/Marvel Comics continuity|Prowl]] both tried to put an end to the Insecticons' rampage, but Shrapnel used one of his [[Shrapnel grenade|splinter grenades]] to take out the latter, and managed to evade every shot the former sent in his direction. Shrapnel was finally taken out of the fight when Optimus dispatched his [[Roller (G1)|Roller]] drone to the front lines, and managed to land a single shot on Shrapnel. {{storylink|Plague of the Insecticons!}}

=====Movie future timeline=====
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When Megatron ordered a major offensive against [[Autobot City (G1)|Autobot City]] in the year [[2005]], Shrapnel was among the troops who besieged the fortress. He was spectator to Megatron and Optimus having a fateful duel, which left both faction leaders badly damaged. The Decepticons then opted to retreat back to Cybertron, boarding Astrotrain for the return journey to their homeworld. {{storylink|The Planet-Eater!}}

Megatron was deposed en route, and Starscream took over as leader of the Decepticons. Shrapnel was among a gathered crowd who looked on as Starscream was being coronated for the occasion, when three new Transformers stormed the ceremony. One of the trio, [[Galvatron (G1)|Galvatron]], reduced Starscream to scrap and took over as head-honcho of the Decepticons himself. There were no objections to this hostile take-over. {{storylink|Judgment Day!}}

Shrapnel and [[Scavenger (G1)|Scavenger]] accompanied Galvatron when he traveled to the [[Junkion (planet)|planet of Junk]] to snatch away the [[Matrix of Leadership]] from [[Ultra Magnus (G1)/Marvel Comics continuity|Ultra Magnus]]. They went after an easy target in Magnus's group, attacking the young human [[Daniel Witwicky (G1)|Daniel Witwicky]]. The boy managed to outpace the pair by converting his [[exosuit]] into its vehicular mode and driving off. {{storylink|The Final Battle!}}

=====Earthforce=====
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Shrapnel and his Insecticon buddies served under [[Megatron (G1)/Marvel Comics continuity|Megatron]] in the [[Decepticon Civil War]], but their spying mission against Shockwave was foiled by Starscream. Shrapnel got in a good electrified shot at Starscream's bum first, but then he caught them in a [[rustbug hoop]]. The treacherous [[Seeker (body-type)|Seeker]] then drafted them into helping him set up a clash between the two leaders. {{storylink|Bugged!}}

====''Transformers '84''====
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In the early days of the [[Great War (G1)|war]] on Cybertron, Shrapnel was part of [[Straxus (G1)|Straxus]]'s forces assaulting an Autobot fort in [[Iacon (polity)|Iacon]]'s [[Border Regions]]. When Autobots led by [[Ultra Magnus (G1)/Marvel Comics continuity|Ultra Magnus]] arrived to defend the fort, Straxus ordered his troops to seize as many prisoners as they could and retreat. {{storylink|Secrets & Lies issue 2|Secrets & Lies #2}} Upon returning to [[Darkmount (Cybertron)|Darkmount]], Shrapnel was among those who joined Straxus to watch those same Autobot prisoners being tortured to death in the [[smelting pool]]. {{storylink|Secrets & Lies issue 3|Secrets & Lies #3}}
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===Attack of the Insecticons===
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[[File:AttackoftheInsecticonstheSunPak.jpg|thumb|left|upright=1.1|By the power of Grayskull, Grayskull!]]
Shrapnel was stationed at the Insecticons' nest, an underground cavern located near to another cavern the Autobots used to test the Sun-Pak, an energy device that could power a Cybertronian for twenty-four hours after being charged for only an hour in sunlight.

If the Autobots flee their testing site after having been discovered by the Decepticons and confused their escape route for a tunnel that led them deeper underground instead of towards the surface, they would come upon Shrapnel and his Electro-Disrupter, which all-but paralyzed the Autobots. After taking the time to mock his captives, Shrapnel briefly left the Autobots unattended in order to contact Megatron. If the Autobots attempt to use the Sun-Pak as a bargaining chip for their release, Shrapnel informs them that once his fellow Insecticon Bombshell arrives on their coordinates, the Insecticons will use Cerebro-Shells to mentally enslave all of the Autobots, rendering any attempt at negotiations moot. Before the Insecticons are able to follow through with their plan, however, the human Buster is able to sneak up on the pair and turn the Insecticons' Electro-Disrupter on them, allowing the Autobots to escape.

If the Autobots flee their testing site and choose the correct path to the surface, Shrapnel encounters the convoy nonetheless and is able to sneak up on [[Ironhide (G1)|Ironhide]] and snatch away the Sun-Pak while the Autobot struggles with the tunnel's cramped confines. Once the Sun-Pak's absence is discovered, if the Autobots decide to send Mirage and Buster as advanced scouts to go after the Insecticons immediately, the pair find Shrapnel, Bombshell and Kickback hiding out in a rotting forest. The Sun-Pak having given him delusions of grandeur, Shrapnel gloats that he will use its power to take control of the Decepticons from Megatron, unaware that Ravage is nearby, reporting the Insecticon's boasts to his master.

If Mirage and Buster act quickly and decide to take on the Insecticon trio in light of this situation, Mirage successfully confuses all three Insecticons with his holographic powers, while Buster snatches the Sun-Pak, leaving the Insecticons empty handed for all the scheming.

If Mirage and Buster call for reinforcements before confronting the Decepticons, Megatron arrives on-scene and berates Shrapnel for keeping the Sun-Pak from him. Shrapnel attempts weasel his way out of being punished by denying the Sun-Pak's existence, only for Megatron to blast him for his duplicity. When Megatron hears the approaching Autobot convoy, he orders Shrapnel along with the rest of his troops to hide in order to ambush their enemies. This leads to nothing more for the Decepticons but being sprayed by Ironhide's acid-dispenser, forcing the lot of them to retreat. {{storylink|Attack of the Insecticons}}

===''Beast Wars'' cartoon===
Shrapnel was once one of the many Decepticons who fought in the Great War long before the rise of [[Maximal]]s and [[Predacon (BW)|Predacons]]. Three centuries later, while temporarily out of his mind (well, more than usual, anyway), the Predacon [[Waspinator (BW)|Waspinator]] believed himself to actually be Shrapnel, and adopted his mannerisms and speech pattern, pattern. {{storylink|Dark Designs}}

===Dreamwave ''Generation One'' continuity===
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After [[Sentinel Prime (G1)|Sentinel Prime]]'s death, Shrapnel participated in the destruction of [[Altihex]]. {{storylink|The War Within issue 1|The War Within #1}} He was part of an assassination unit alongside Kickback, Bombshell, [[Soundwave (G1)|Soundwave]], and [[Ravage (G1)|Ravage]] shortly after the rise of Optimus Prime. He and his partners were assigned to eliminate the new Prime, steal the [[Matrix of Leadership|Matrix]], and bring it to Megatron so that he could turn Cybertron into a cosmic dreadnought and conquer the universe. {{storylink|The War Within issue 2|The War Within #2}} But Optimus proved to be more formidable than any of the Decepticons had initially anticipated. Optimus quickly lost his pursuers in Cybertron's labyrinthine underground, then used its environment to his advantage to ambush Shrapnel and the rest of his team. Shrapnel was the first to be disabled, as Optimus grabbed him from behind, and pummeled him hard enough to expose his spark-casing through his chest. {{storylink|The War Within issue 3|The War Within #3}} Shrapnel was still unconscious when Megatron stumbled upon him after himself being defeated by Optimus Prime. {{storylink|The War Within issue 6|The War Within #6}}

[[File:Conflagration SlagSuckerPunch.jpg|upright=1.5|thumb|left|Slag punched him so hard his colors went wrong.]]
During the Dark Ages after Megatron's disappearance, Shrapnel served with the main Decepticon faction under [[Shockwave (G1)|Shockwave]]'s command. He was part of the reinforcements called in to halt [[The Fallen]]'s plans and allied with the [[Lightning Strike Coalition]] at Shockwave's order. Despite the temporary truce, Shrapnel got sucker-punched by [[Slag (G1)|Slag]] after everyone had assembled. {{storylink|Conflagration}} Shrapnel was also present at [[Tyger Pax]] during the aborted peace treaty between the Autobots, Decepticons, and [[Ultracon]]s. Megatron's sudden arrival with the [[Air Warrior|Aerospace Extermination Squadron]] put a quick stop to those peace talks. {{storylink|The Age of Wrath}}

Shrapnel was part of a unit sent to Earth by Shockwave to guide the planet's development and prepare it for invasion. He and his team changed their [[alternate mode]]s to giant insects (from his original "jet with antennae" mode). They were beaten up by the [[Dinobot (G1)|Dynobots]] on arrival, then played dead until [[Grimlock (G1)|Grimlock]] got bored and wandered off. {{storylink|Extermination}}

{{note|Shrapnel and the Insecticons made a brief appearance in the second ''[[The Transformers Trilogy|Transformers Trilogy]]'' novel, ''[[Transformers: Annihilation|Annihilation]]'', as troops under Starscream's command on Earth. This appearance is contradicted by later Dreamwave stories. Also, in the novel the Insecticons shrink down to insect-size as they did in Marvel Comics, whereas later Dreamwave issues showed them retaining their full size, like their cartoon versions.}}

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Millions of years later, they were discovered by both the [[Earth Defense Command|EDC]] and Autobots after kidnapping an entire town. Over the preceding few thousand vorns, Shrapnel had apparently lost control of the Insecticons unit, with Bombshell gathering more and more power for himself without Shrapnel even recognizing it. Kickback pointed this out, but the Autobot incursion prevented the conversation from going any farther. Shrapnel got a building dropped on him by [[Sideswipe (G1)|Sideswipe]] {{storylink|Extermination}} before being taken into Autobot custody. {{storylink|The Route of All Evil}}

===The Beast Within===
Shrapnel participated in a brutal battle between the Autobots and the Decepticons. His corpse would be one of many that littered the battlefield as Autobot survivors tried to escape [[Beast (G1)|The Beast]]. {{storylink|The Beast Within Part 2, Consequences}}

===''G.I. Joe vs. the Transformers''===
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In an alternate future where the Decepticons had conquered Earth, swarms of Insecticons, including Shrapnel-type ones, was a constant menace. {{storylink|G.I. Joe vs. the Transformers II issue 3|G.I. Joe vs. the Transformers II #3}}

In the regular timeline, the Decepticons fell into disarray after Megatron's defeat. They were reorganized when [[Serpentor|Serpent O.R.]] came to Cybertron and took up leadership of the rudderless faction. Under his orders, Shrapnel participated in an attack on an Autobot peace celebration. {{storylink|The Art of War issue 3|The Art of War #3}} Shrapnel defended the newly unified Decepticon army's base against a combined Autobot/[[G.I. Joe (team)|G.I. Joe]] strike force, though they were defeated eventually nonetheless. {{storylink|The Art of War issue 5|The Art of War #5}}
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===2005 IDW continuity===
{{first|[[All Hail Megatron issue 1|''All Hail Megatron'' #1]]}}

[[File:AllHailMegatron8-Insecticons.jpg|thumb|Yeah, well you're the ones sitting on a pile of manure, manure.]]
Shrapnel, Bombshell, and Kickback were created by [[Deluge (G2)|Deluge]], under supervision by [[Megatron (G1)/2005 IDW continuity|Megatron]]. The Insecticons joined Megatron's forces on Earth, where they helped defeat and capture the local Autobots. The Decepticons then shipped their prisoners off to [[Cybertron (planet)|Cybertron]] via [[space bridge]], intending to feed them to the failed Insecticon creations known as the [[Insecticon swarm|swarm]]. {{storylink|All Hail Megatron issue 7|All Hail Megatron #7}}

The Insecticons then participated in the attack on [[New York City]], during which Shrapnel took part in destroying some human jets. {{storylink|All Hail Megatron issue 1|All Hail Megatron #1}} One of the humans caught in the devastation was [[Marissa Faireborn]], who witnessed the Insecticons' battle with the jets. {{storylink|Earthfall Part 2: Detonation Boulevard|Detonation Boulevard}} After listening to Megatron's victory speech {{storylink|All Hail Megatron issue 4|All Hail Megatron #4}}, the Insecticons traveled to [[China]] and helped wreck [[Beijing]]. There, Shrapnel and Kickback sided with Bombshell when he picked a fight with [[Skywarp (G1)/2005 IDW continuity|Skywarp]] and [[Thundercracker (G1)/2005 IDW continuity|Thundercracker]], but the three bugs decided to drop the subject and run away when faced with Skywarp's [[teleportation]] ability. {{storylink|All Hail Megatron issue 6|All Hail Megatron #6}} After returning to New York, the Insecticons were approached by [[Starscream (G1)/2005 IDW continuity|Starscream]], and Shrapnel demanded to know what the [[Seeker (body-type)|Seeker]] wanted with them, so Starscream chastised him for being rude to a superior officer. Starscream apologized to the three for their treatment at Skywarp and Thundercracker's hands, then decided it was time to tell them about his vision of the future. {{storylink|All Hail Megatron issue 8|All Hail Megatron #8}}

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The Insecticons subsequently joined Starscream as he rebelled against Megatron, and Shrapnel blasted his former leader with lightning. Unfortunately, this did minimal damage to Megatron, who responded by shooting Shrapnel with his [[fusion cannon]]. {{storylink|All Hail Megatron issue 10|All Hail Megatron #10}} The revolt was cut short when human jets from [[Europe]] attacked and the Autobots returned from Cybertron unharmed, {{storylink|All Hail Megatron issue 11|All Hail Megatron #11}} leading to the Decepticons' defeat. {{storylink|All Hail Megatron issue 12|All Hail Megatron #12}} As they fled the planet aboard [[Astrotrain (G1)|Astrotrain]], Shrapnel showed Starscream that Megatron was still functioning, which did not please the Seeker in the least. Shrapnel volunteered to stealthily kill Megatron by siphoning his energon, but Starscream felt assassination wouldn't work in his favor. When he saw that Starscream was going to throw the Autobot [[Matrix of Leadership]] down a garbage chute, Shrapnel was shocked and convinced him to keep the artifact as a symbol of leadership. {{storylink|Uneasy Lies the Head}}

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Unfortunately, Starscream turned out to be a less-than-competent leader, stranding his troops on a desolate asteroid where they had to resort to strict rations or even cannibalism to survive. Upon learning that [[Dreadwind (G1)|Dreadwind]] had been stealing precious fuel for himself, Shrapnel, Kickback and [[Needlenose (G1)|Needlenose]] hunted him down and executed him for his crime. As they proceeded to loot their victim's corpse, Shrapnel was particularly interested in getting his hands on an afterburner. {{storylink|All His Engines}} [[Shockwave (G1)/2005 IDW continuity|Shockwave]] watched their behavior with curiosity from a nearby building. {{storylink|Shockpoint}}

Shrapnel was controlling the base's defenses with [[Acid Storm (G1)|Acid Storm]] when the latter detected an incoming Autobot vessel. While Acid Storm was busy panicking, Shrapnel calmly fired missiles at the intruder... not realizing that the wreckage of the ship would come crashing down on top of them afterward. After getting to safety, he returned to scavenge the remains of the ship, and found a weapons locker. An ''empty'' weapons locker. Then [[Hot Rod (G1)/2005 IDW continuity|Hot Rod]] shot him in the back with its contents. {{storylink|Heart Like a Wheel}} He survived and was present when a repaired Megatron took back control of the Decepticons. {{storylink|Spotlight: Megatron}}

Megatron would later use [[Space bridge|spacebridge]] technology built into in his new body to summon Shrapnel and the rest of the Decepticons to him on Cybertron. At first they did battle with the Autobots, but were soon mind-controlled by [[Galvatron (G1)/2005 IDW continuity|Galvatron]] into combining with his [[Sweep (G1)|Sweep]] army and forming a [[Deceptigod|huge monster]]. {{storylink|Chaos Part Three: Kings|Kings}} Following Galvatron's defeat and the reformatting of Cybertron, Shrapnel and the other Decepticons had their fair share of trouble integrating into post-war society. Thankfully Megatron finally showed up, giving them an excuse to riot and cause chaos once more. {{storylink|City on Fire}} He and a group of other Decepticons immediately marched on the Autobot prison and freed Megatron so that he could lead them again. {{storylink|The Verge}}
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===''Hearts of Steel''===
[[File:HeartsofSteel2 Shrapnel safes.jpg|thumb|Where the scrap have my colors gone, gone?]]
The Decepticons, including Shrapnel, fought against the Autobots in Earth's distant past until an Ice Age forced them to shut down and wait it out. They awoke in the late 19th century when a failed human submarine crashed onto their submerged ship. {{storylink|Hearts of Steel issue 1|Hearts of Steel #1}} As the Decepticons' [[Tobias Muldoon|human ally]] required money to help them, [[Starscream (G1)|Starscream]] ordered the Insecticons to provide some. Shrapnel disguised himself as one end of the "[[Insectrain]]", providing the combined mode with a pair of giant scissor blades to destroy other trains on the railway. The Insecticons robbed a train carrying cash and bullion from the Denver Mint, and despite not seeing the value in human currency, they stuffed Shrapnel's chest cavity full of money and [[gold]]. They delivered the stolen property to Starscream and Tobias Muldoon the following morning. {{storylink|Hearts of Steel issue 2|Hearts of Steel #2}} Shrapnel was later present when Starscream announced to his troops that the Autobots had awakened as well. {{storylink|Hearts of Steel issue 3|Hearts of Steel #3}}
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===''Mini Mayhem!''===
Shrapnel participated in an infiltration of [[BotCon]] to track down next year's toy designs, and use them to conquer the Autobots once and for all! {{storylink|Mini Mayhem!}}

===''Kre-O'' online comic===
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Shrapnel was part of a massive Decepticon invasion force intended to ruin the Autobots' picnic. However, [[Optimus Prime (Kre-O)|Optimus Prime]] plowed through them with his truck and left them scattered... and then left. Returning to the scene after.. ''ahem'', taking care of some pressing business, Optimus gathered up the still-wiped-out Kreons, bound them up on a flatbed trailer, and took them to the picnic. {{storylink|Emergency! Hurry to the Base, Optimus!}}

===''Transformers vs. G.I. Joe''===
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Shrapnel, Bombshell, and Kickback acted as bounty hunters for Megatron. The Insecticon trio brought their king four of the human invaders that had recently been pestering him, after picking them up in the middle of a firefight between G.I. Joe and the Decepticons. The fleshlings escaped, along with a couple of Autobot captives, when [[Mirage (G1)|Mirage]] tricked Megatron with a holographic projection of Optimus Prime. {{storylink|Targetmasters (issue)|Targetmasters}}

Later, after Optimus truly had resurfaced on Cybertron, Shrapnel was in attendance as Megatron dueled against the Autobot leader. When Optimus attempted to deal a killing blow to his opponent, Shrapnel was among the Decepticons to dogpile him, allowing Megatron to blast a hole through Optimus's chest. {{storylink|Pax Megatronus}} The Insecticons were among the Decepticons who gathered under [[Trypticon (G1)|Trypticon]] for the final battle with the Autobots and G.I. Joe. {{storylink|Transformers vs. G.I. Joe issue 12|Transformers vs. G.I. Joe #12}}

===''Power of the Primes'' marketing material===
The merciless Insecticon Skrapnel could wield powers of the [[Prime (rank)|Prime]]s by linking with [[Prime Master]]s. {{storylink|#Power of the Primes|''Power of the Primes'' Skrapnel packaging bio}}
{{note|For a list of powers manifested by Skrapnel, see [[Prime Master/Combinations|this chart]].}}

===2019 IDW continuity===
{{first|[[Constructicons Rising, Part 2|''Galaxies'' #2]]}}
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Skrapnel, Bombshell, and Kickback emerged from the [[Forge Pyramid|Pyramid]] in [[Iacon (polity)|Iacon]] as highly aberrant mutants, with the ability to consume any kind of raw material and metabolize it into a highly-efficient form of [[energon]]. Scientists of the time tried and failed to understand their abilities, and eventually turned them loose on Cybertron's waste processing facilities. The three 'bots became a highly efficient recycling team until the [[War of the Threefold Spark]] ravaged the plaent and demanded a different kind of "recycling"—the three joined the war as battlefield cleanup specialists who devoured the dead and dying. {{storylink|Constructicons Rising, Part 2}} Eventually, the trio cut a deal with [[Shockwave (G1)|Shockwave]], who had begun researching [[cloning]] technology: in exchange for supplies of ultra-energon, Shockwave would create a clone army for ''them'', as well. {{storylink|Escape Part Three}} While the Insecticons upheld their end of the bargain, Shockwave deliberately withheld the results of his preliminary investigations into their physiology: while they were suitable for the cloning process, he privately feared what would happen if they ever learned the full capacity of their destructive powers. {{storylink|Escape Part Two}} After the end of the war, Bombshell and his compatriots were banished from Cybertron; according to him, the Cybertronian government had grown wary of what would happen if they ever began hungering for living beings and rebranded the three as "Insecticons". After the end of the war, the Insecticons were exiled from Cybertron along with many other Transformers who'd collaborated with the Threefold Spark. {{storylink|Constructicons Rising, Part 2}}

The three continued their work on Mayalx for some time, but eventually fell in with [[The Rise]], a terrorist cell backed by [[Shockwave (G1)|Shockwave]]. The three worked to recruit disaffected Cybertronians from the colonies to the [[Decepticon|Ascenticon]] movement; when the team discovered the [[Constructicon (G1)|Constructicon]]s, who had also been reassigned to Mayalx, Bombshell saw a valuable set of catspaws that could be manipulated to help the Insecticons gather energon for the cause. {{storylink|Constructicons Rising, Part 1}} After first feasting on a dead worker [[Hook (G1)|Hook]] killed by accident, the three Insecticons confronted the Constructicons during one of [[Scrapper (G1)|Scrapper]]'s regular sparring matches and convinced them to turn against the society that had scorned their talents. {{storylink|Constructicons Rising, Part 2}} Killing living Cybertronians and eating them alive allowed the three to produce a particularly volatile form of energon that allowed Scrapper's group to combine into [[Devastator (G1)|Devastator]] and massacre the entire colony. The Insecticons gorged themselves senseless on the destruction; by the time that [[Blast Off (G1)|Blast-Off]] arrived to pick them up they'd metabolized a vast bounty of energon for Shockwave. {{storylink|Constructicons Rising, Part 4}}

[[File:EscapePartOne-Skrapnel.jpg|thumb|upright=1.8|right]]
As part of Shockwave's long-term schemes, the Insecticons returned to Cybertron with Blast-Off under strict orders to stay hidden while he worked on mass-producing a [[Insecticon clone|clone]] army. {{storylink|Escape Part Two}} However, the Insecticons developed a taste for organic matter, and in the chaotic period following [[Megatron (G1)|Megatron]]'s takeover of Iacon the three rampaged through the city's [[Xeno-Quarter]] and ransacked the [[A'ovan habitat]] until [[Hound (G1)|Hound]] and [[Road Rage (G1)|Road Rage]] drove them off. Realising that they'd need an army to consume everything on Cybertron, the trio returned to Shockwave's bunker to confront the scientist over his delay—unaware that the deceptive scientist didn't actually ''need'' them to finish the process—and Skrapnel warned him that he could not stall them forever. Indeed, Bombshell began his own scheme, and had Skrapnel distract the Decepticon [[Skystalker (G1)|Skystalker]] long enough for Bombshell to implant a [[cerebro-shell]] into him. The three set about gathering more energon for their own scheme, and ambushed the Autobots as they guided a refugee convoy out of Iacon's city limits. {{storylink|Escape Part Two}}

[[File:EscapePartThree SkrapnelSkystalker.jpg|thumb|left|upright=0.9|At least buy him dinner before you make him dinner.]]
Hound's security forces managed to drive them off again. The Insecticons only managed to capture two organic and an Autobot to devour. Still, Skystalker did his work, and soon they had a lair inside an [[immersant]] Titan with fully functional cloning equipment. {{storylink|Escape Part Three}} Their efforts were successful, and soon an entire swarm of Insecticons rose to hunt and devour for them. {{storylink|Escape Part Four}} Kickback and the Insecticons now had a cycle at work, sending out clones to consume raw materials for them, then consuming the clones themselves to make their ultra-energon and power the machines to make more clones, ad infinitum. {{storylink|Escape Part Five}}

Shockwave initially tried taking his equipment back by force, but soon realized the Insecticons had become formidable in their own right. Instead, he negotiated neutrality in exchange for occasionally asking for their services. When [[Termagax]] was detected with the [[Enigma of Combination]] near the [[Rust Sea|Sea of Rust]], Shockwave asked the Insecticons to dispatch their clone swarm on his behalf. {{storylink|Lord of Misrule: Sea of Rust I|Sea of Rust I}}

In time, the Insecticons gave in to their appetites like never before, experiencing exponential predatory growth. The Insecticlones became an existential threat to the very fabric of Cybertron. {{storylink|The Landscape of Fear}} Bombshell even began to turn on Kickback and Skrapnel, badgering them to eat even more to feed his cloning machines. A plan was concocted by Termagax to remove the Insecticons as a threat. A strike team of Autobots infiltrated the Insecticons' hive, and planted a receiver on Bombshell. A complex [[data-bomb]] was implanted in a captive Insecticlone at Darkmount, fed back to the receiver on Bombshell and, through him, transmitted to the entire swarm. The Insecticlones were reprogrammed to eat only the [[rust worm]]s, two major threats to Cybertron repurposed to eliminate each other. {{storylink|End of Time}}

===''Transformers vs. the Terminator''===
[[File:EnemyOfMyEnemyPart2-Insecticons.jpg|thumb]]
In 1984, Bombshell, Kickback, and Skrapnel reactivated aboard the ''[[Ark (G1)|Ark]]'' and took part in the conquest of [[Earth]] after [[Megatron (G1)|Megatron]] killed the still-dormant [[Optimus Prime (G1)|Optimus Prime]]. By [[2029]], the Decepticons had driven humanity extinct and subjugated the [[Skynet]] defense network, unaware of the machine's plan to build a time machine and retroactively win the war. {{storylink|Enemy of My Enemy Part Two}} When the Decepticons learned of this betrayal, the three Insecticons joined [[Starscream (G1)|Starscream]] and the [[Seeker (body-type)|Seeker]]s as they rooted out [[Omega Base]] and eliminated the resistance within—but not before Skynet sent a [[T-800]] Terminator back in time. {{storylink|Enemy of My Enemy Part One}}

[[File:EnemyOfMyEnemyPart3-Insecticons.jpg|thumb|left|Remodelling crew, crew.]]
In this new timeline, the T-800 and [[Sarah Connor]] broke into [[Mount St. Hilary]], inadvertently, reactivated Optimus Prime and forced the Decepticons to flee. Once they'd regrouped on Oregon's eastern cost, [[Bombshell (G1)|Bombshell]] and [[Reflector (G1)|Refraktor]] returned from a scout mission bringing news of a [[Cyberdyne Systems|nearby robotics factory]], which they promptly besieged. {{storylink|Enemy of My Enemy Part Two}} The three Insecticons tore the factory apart, looking for any clues related to the mysterious cyborg who'd attacked them, but broke off when the Autobots and their new allies attacked. {{storylink|Enemy of My Enemy Part Three}} In the ensuing battle, the three Insecticons took on [[Bumblebee (G1)|Bumblebee]], [[Velocity (G1)|Velocity]], and [[Arcee (G1)|Arcee]], but the Autobots wound up killing Kickback and incapacitating the other two. Once the Terminator sacrificed himself to kill Megatron, the Autobots brought Skrapnel and the remaining Decepticons into custody... but when they returned to the ''Ark'', they found that the Terminator had double-crossed them and buried their ship beneath a layer of molten magma, killing most of the other Autobots and stranding the rest on Earth. With nowhere else to go, Optimus suggested a truce that the Decepticons accepted. {{storylink|Enemy of My Enemy Part Four}}
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===''My Little Pony/Transformers''===
[[File:StrengthInNumbers-SkrapnelVenom.jpg|thumb]]
While battling the Autobots for control of a malfunctioning [[space bridge|spacebridge]], a magic spell sent Skrapnel and the other Decepticons through to the magical land of [[Equestria]], and the three Insecticons crash-landed on the edge of [[Ponyville]]. {{storylink|Transformation Is Magic}} Once they had [[Insecticon clone|cloned]] themselves, the Insecticons attacked [[Sweet Apple Acres]] and ate their way through [[Applejack]]'s crops until Applejack's many family members drove them off. {{storylink|Strength in Numbers}} Skrapnel regrouped with Megatron as the Decepticon leader launched an attack upon the [[Crystal Empire]]. In the ensuing battle, [[Arcee (G1)|Arcee]] and [[Rarity]] ran him over, and he was soon banished back to Cybertron with the other villains. {{storylink|Finale (Friendship in Disguise!)|Finale}}
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==Commercial appearances==
Shrapnel, Bombshell, and Kickback led an enormous swarm of Insecticons to attack a farm. {{storylink|Commercial/Generation 1#Insecticons|Insecticons commercial}}

==Games==
===''The Transformers'' (PS2)===
{{Note|Shrapnel is a non-playable character. He appears among the legion of Decepticon duplicates in the Autobot campaign.}}
{{storylink|The Transformers (PS2)}}

===Transformers Legends===
Sharpshot and [[Kickback (G1)|Kickback]] helped [[Megatron (G1)|Megatron]] defeat [[Sentinel Prime (G1)|Sentinel Prime]]. {{storylink|The War Within}}

Chafing under Megatron's rule, Sharpshot and his fellow Insecticons began raiding energy storage and high-energy research facilities worldwide. The energy gave them increased size and power, and it was only when the Autobots and Decepticons formed an alliance that they were able to be stopped. {{storylink|Harvest of the Insecticons}} When [[Ultra Magnus (G1)|Ultra Magnus]] returned to Earth with new troops in the form of [[Wreck-Gar (G1)|Wreck-Gar]] and [[Wheelie (G1)|Wheelie]], the Insecticons managed to ambush them. {{storylink|Junkion Reunion}}

===''Transformers: Battle Tactics''===
[[File:BattleTacticsSkrapnel.jpg|thumb|upright=1.8]]
Skrapnel participated in battles against a variety of opponents, both Autobots and Decepticons. Sometimes there were many of him! He was a Super Rare character who could be recruited by collecting 250 units of Cybermetal, 75 units of Transmetal, and 10 cores of this character. {{storylink|Transformers: Battle Tactics}}
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===''Transformers: Devastation''===
{{charstubgames|{{storylink|Transformers: Devastation}}}}

===''Transformers: Earth Wars''===
[[File:Skrapnel-Earth-Wars.jpg|thumb|upright=1.75| The only game where I do not have a speech quirk, quirk.]]

Skrapnel is a sadistic little freak. To him, the anguished cries of sizzling circuits being fried is a reward unto itself, egging him on to further acts of depravity. As such, when firing off his super-charged bolts of electricity from his antennae, Skrapnel turns the volume on his audio receptors all the way up, so he can hear the sound of scrambled microchips in all its glory, his delighted sounds of victory loud and clear, clear.{{storylink|Source:Transformers:_Earth_Wars/2016#Skrapnel|Skrapnel Bio}}

Skrapnel was summoned and brought to Earth after the final battle for the [[Codex Key]]. He helped retrieve the completed map the Decepticons needed by stealing it from an Autobot outpost. {{storylink|Transformers: Earth Wars| Transformers: Earth Wars - The Codex Showdown Campaign}}

Skrapnel was assigned by Straxus to capture the Dinobot Slog. He and the other insecticons fled when the [[Torchbearer]]s showed up, but not before making a clever pun. {{storylink| Transformers: Earth Wars/Events|Dark Deeds}}

*'''Added''': [[April 4]], 2016
*'''Autobot Counterpart:''' [[Bumblebee (G1)#Transformers: Earth Wars|Bumblebee]]
* '''Class''': Special (Melee)
*'''Star Ratings:''' 2 - 5 stars
*'''Weapons:''' Skrapnel uses an electrical beam that stuns and damages its target (though not a lot). He can also backflip to dodge Auto Cannon and Mortar shots.
*'''Ability:''': EMP Grenade - Throw a grenade that disables several targets in a small radius and deals electric damage over time.
**'''Cost''': 2 ability points, +2 for reuses.
*'''Level 11 Bonus''': If the affected target is destroyed while the EMP is active, nearby targets will also receive the same effects.
*'''Compatible C.O.M.B.A.T.s:'''
**Companion
**Melee
**Scout

[http://wiki.transformersearthwars.com/character:skrapnel Transformers: Earth Wars Wiki Skrapnel Page]
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===''Transformers Roleplaying Game''===
Shrapnel was a ferocious Insecticon with electricity powers. {{storylink|Decepticon Directive}}

==Toys==
===''The Transformers''===
[[File:G1-toy Shrapnel.jpg|upright=1.66|thumb|The extra fins make my gun shoot better, better.]]
<ul class="iconlist">{{Bp-d1|'''Shrapnel''' (Insecticon, [[1985]])}}</ul>
:*''Takara ID number'': '''42'''
:*''Accessories'': "[[Gamma ray detonator]]"
{{toydesigner|[[Takashi Matsuda]] (TakaraTomy)}}

: Released early in the second year of [[Hasbro]]'s ''[[The Transformers (toyline)|The Transformers]]'' toyline (first in the European line), Shrapnel is a [[redeco]] of the ''[[Diaclone]]'' "Waruder Insecter Robo [[Kuwagatrer]]" toy, transforming into a robotic [[Popular beast alternate modes#Stag beetles (family Lucanidae)|stag beetle]]. As a ''Diaclone'' mold he has a "pilot compartment" revealed by opening his clear-yellow chest, but on its own there's not much you can do with it.

: Like the other Insecticons, he has a variation on his chromed parts, but this one is on his gun. Some Shrapnels have "fins" on the very back-end of the rifle and a more detailed main barrel, while others (obviously) lack those details. The extra-detail versions appear to be a later run.

: In Japan, Shrapnel and the other "Insectrons" were part of the first year of [[TakaraTomy|Takara]]'s ''[[Fight! Super Robot Lifeform Transformers (toyline)|Fight! Super Robot Lifeform Transformers]]'' series, with the original simpler gun style. The trio were subsequently "re-released" as mail-order items from 1987 through 1990, a the cost of 880 yen (their normal retail price) and two [[Robot Point]]s; it seems (but has not been confirmed) that the Insecticons offered through mail-away offers were Hasbro-packaged releases, thus it's possible the later extra-details-gun version might have been made available in Japan that way.

: Shrapnel's [[package art]] depicts him with two left arms.

: This mold was used to make the [[Zaptrap#Toys|Zaptrap]] drones.

::*''[http://www.transformerland.com/wiki/toy-info/transformers-insecticons-shrapnel/878/ Patent info, price guide, and further reading on Shrapnel at Transformerland.com]''
::*''[http://www.tfu.info/1985/Decepticon/Shrapnel/shrapnel.htm More information on Shrapnel at TFU.info]''
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===''The Transformers Collection''===
<ul class="iconlist">{{Bp-d1|'''Insectrons''' (Multi-pack, [[2004]])}}</ul>
:*''ID number'': '''16'''
:*''Accessories'': "[[Gamma ray detonator]]"
{{toydesigner|[[Pat Lee]] (packaging artist)}}

: Shrapnel was released as part of the Japanese ''[[The Transformers Collection]]'' series in a set with [[Bombshell (G1)#The Transformers Collection|Bombshell]] and [[Kickback (G1)#The Transformers Collection|Kickback]]. This set also included three [[energon cube]] accessories that fit inside their chest compartments.

: The Shrapnel in this set has the lower-detail rifle, presumably in order to keep it closer to the original-original release, especially considering the accompanying [[Zaptrap#Toys|''Diaclone''-colors redeco]].

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===''Universe'' (2008)===
<ul class="iconlist">{{Bp-d1|'''Insecticons''' (Multi-pack, [[2009]])}}</ul>
:*''Accessories'': "[[Gamma ray detonator]]"

: Shrapnel was re-released as a [[Toys"R"Us]] [[exclusive]] in the ''[[Transformers: Universe (2008 toyline)|Universe]]'' line, in a set with his Insecticon pals. Like with his 2007 ''[[Robot Heroes (toyline)|Robot Heroes]]'' incarnation (see below), Shrapnel has been renamed for [[trademark]] reasons, this time to "Sharpshot". Likewise, [[Bombshell (G1)#Universe (2008)|Bombshell]]'s name has been changed to "Hardshell", a name previously used for his Robot Hero.

: This version uses the more detailed version of the gun.

::*''[http://www.tfu.info/2009/Decepticon/CSSharpshot/sharpshot.htm More information on ''Universe'' Sharpshot at TFU.info.]''

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===''Generations''===
[[File:Generationstoy-SkrapnelReflector.jpg|upright=1.66|thumb|Shutterbug, bug.]]
<ul class="iconlist">{{Bp-d1|'''Skrapnel & Reflector''' (Legends Class, [[2014]])}}</ul>
:*''Series / Number'': '''02 / #007'''
{{toydesigner|[[Joe Kyde]] and [[John Warden]] (Hasbro)}}

: Part of the sixth wave of 2012-onwards ''[[Transformers: Generations (toyline)|Generations]]'' Legends Class toys, ''[[Thrilling 30]]'' "Skrapnel" (so renamed for trademark reasons... again) is roughly the size of a ''[[Cyberverse (toyline)|Cyberverse]]'' Commander Class toy, and is thus roughly the same size as his original toy. He draws both from his original G1 character model and from his ''[[Transformers Legends (mobile game)|Transformers Legends]]'' artwork,<ref>[https://www.allspark.com/forums/topic/96686-generations-legends-targetmaster-moulds/page-2#entry2424550 Designer Joe Kyde on "The Allspark" messageboard, 2013/11/11]</ref> once again transforming into a robotic interpretation of a stag beetle. Similar to his original toy, the red visor seen in the cartoon is left painted silver like the rest of his face. He is partnered with [[Reflector (G1)#Generations|Reflector]], a smaller robot that mixes elements of [[Viewfinder]]'s character model with his toy. Reflector can transform into a camera or a weapon modeled after Shrapnel's grenade launcher, both of which Skrapnel can wield via its [[5 mm post|5mm post]], or mount onto Skrapnel's back in insect mode.

:While initially announced under the name "Sharpshot" at [[San Diego Comic-Con]] 2013<ref name="sdcc13">[https://news.tfw2005.com/2013/07/18/transformers-prime-and-30th-panels-sdcc-2013-live-178032 San Diego Comic-Con 2013 report] and [https://news.tfw2005.com/2013/07/18/sdcc-2013-generations-legends-official-images-178044 stock photos] at TFW2005.</ref>, it eventually turned out that Hasbro had found a better trademark-friendly alternative that was much closer to the character's original name (differing by only one letter) when packaging stock photos were revealed four months later.<ref name="official">[https://news.tfw2005.com/2013/11/08/generations-legends-cosmos-with-payload-and-skrapnel-with-reflector-official-in-package-images-178741 Thrilling 30 Legends Skrapnel & Reflector stock photos revealed].</ref>

:Skrapnel was redecoed into [[BotCon 2015]] [[Zaptrap#Timelines|Zaptrap]] and ''[[Transformers: Robots in Disguise (2015 toyline)|Adventure]]'' [[Shrapnel (RID)#Adventure|Shrapnel]] and retooled into [[Chop Shop (G1)#Combiner Wars|Chop Shop]].

::*''[http://www.tfu.info/2014/Decepticon/GenSkrapnel/skrapnel.htm More information on ''Generations'' Skrapnel at TFU.info]''
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===''Kre-O''===
[[File:KreO-Toy Skrapnel.jpg|thumb|upright=1.6|Zapskrap, skrap.]]
<ul class="iconlist">{{Bp-d1|'''Skrapnel''' (Kreon Micro-Changer, [[2014]])}}</ul>
:*''Bag number'': '''40551 45'''
:*''Accessories'': Stand brick, scoped pistol

: Part of the fifth assortment of [[blindpacking|blind-bagged]] [[Kreon]] [[Micro-Changer]]s, Skrapnel can be rebuilt from robot mode into a stag beetle. He sports [[Ironhide (G1)/toys#Kre-O|Ironhide]]'s helmet and the Megatron-styled pistol.

: This assortment of Micro-Changers was functionally a [[Toys"R"Us]] exclusive in North America, as that was the only major retailer chain to carry ''Kre-O'' at that point. This lot would eventually also eke out at smaller chains like Five Below.

:Skrapnel gets this new coloration to match the color scheme of [[Obsidian (Kre-O)|Obsidian]] and his components.

::*''[http://www.tfu.info/2014/Decepticon/Kre-OSkrapnel/skrapnel.htm More information on Skrapnel at TFU.info]''

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[[File:KreO-Toy SkrapnelC84.jpg|thumb|upright=1.6|My [[Bombshell (G1)|Insecticon]] [[Kickback (G1)|buddies]] don't appear until next year, year.]]
<ul class="iconlist">{{Bp-a1d1|'''Kreon Class of 1984''' (Kreon figure set, 2014)}}</ul>
:*''Set number'': '''B0090'''
:*''Voted'': Most Repetitive, Repetitive
:*''Accessories'': [[Klingon]] disruptor

:This version of Skrapnel is based on the original toy, featuring extensive toy-based [[tampograph]]s. His blaster originally hails from the ''Kre-O [[Star Trek]]'' line.

:He was only available in a [[San Diego Comic-Con]] 2014 [[exclusive]] pack of 30 Kreons dubbed the "[[Kreon Class of 1984]]". Remaining stock was to be sold at [[Hasbro Toy Shop]] online, only there ''was'' no remaining stock after the show.

:Though the original Shrapnel toy was not released until 1985, Shrapnel-the-character first appeared in the first season of the cartoon in 1984 (only just barely), so his inclusion in the set is fairly justifiable. His teammates [[Bombshell (G1)#SDCC2015|Bombshell]] and [[Kickback (G1)#SDCC2015|Kickback]], however, would not appear in this format until the "[[Kreon Class of '85]]" set the following year.

::*''[http://www.tfu.info/2014/Decepticon/SDCCKre-OSkrapnel/skrapnel.htm More information on Class of 1984 Skrapnel at TFU.info]''
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===''Platinum Edition''===
[[File:TF-Platinum-Edition-Shrapnel.jpg|upright=1.66|thumb]]
<ul class="iconlist">{{Bp-d1|'''Insecticons''' (Platinum Edition 3-pack, [[2015]])}}</ul>
:*''Accessories'': gamma ray detonator, energon cube

:Part of the ''[[Transformers: Platinum Edition|Platinum Edition]]'' Insecticon 3-pack along with Bombshell and Kickback, this figure (named "Skrapnel" due to [[trademark]] reasons) is yet another reissue of the Generation 1 toy. He also includes an Energon cube accessory from ''The Transformers Collection'' release. Like his ''The Transformers Collection'' & unlike the ''Universe (2008)'' release, this Shrapnel doesn't use the detailed gun.

:Unfortunately, ''Platinum Edition'' Skrapnel has shown signs of mold deterioration on his right foot.

:This set was releaed as a [[Kmart]] exclusive in the United States. However, it was also stocked by US-based online retailers [[BigBadToyStore]] and TFSource, who supposedly obtained it as an import from Asia. It was available in several of Hasbro's Asian markets (namely Singapore, the Philippines and China; it's currently unknown whether it was exclusive to any particular stores there or not). In Canada and Australia, it was sold at [[Toys"R"Us]] stores, whereas in the United Kingdom, it was officially available via the UK division of [[Amazon (website)|Amazon]] and A1Toys. In Germany, it was originally available via Bankroft, an online retailer that otherwise specializes in [[Nerf]] blasters and accessories, as part of a special "Fan Edition" arrangement through Hasbro Germany, with the help of several German [[fandom|fan]] sites. Due to low sales, the unsold stock was later sold to Actionfiguren24, a German online retailer that specializes in imported toys, who was able to lower its price for its existing stock of imported Insecticon sets as a result.
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===''Power of the Primes''===
[[File:TF-POTP-Legends-Class-Skrapnel.jpg|upright=1.6|thumb|I'm missing an accessory, accessory. Buy me, me!]]
<ul class="iconlist">{{Bp-d1|'''Skrapnel''' (Legends Class, [[2018]])}}</ul>
:*''TakaraTomy ID number:'' '''PP-33'''
:*''TakaraTomy release date'': [[October 27]], 2018
{{toydesigner|[[John Warden]] (Hasbro)|[[Marcelo Matere]] (packaging artist)}}

:''[[Power of the Primes (toyline)|Power of the Primes]]'' Skrapnel is a slight redeco of ''Thrilling 30'' Skrapnel without [[Reflector (G1)#Generations|Reflector]], sporting darker purple plastic, slightly lighter yellow paint, and a barely different paint application pattern on the legs. Unfortunately, as is the case with his previous release, his visor remains silver rather than red.

:As a straight re-release of a figure from a line predating ''[[Titans Return (toyline)|Titans Return]]'', this means he features no retooling. Therefore, unlike other Legends Class figures in the line, he features no integrated means for [[Prime Master]]s to interact with him. However, one can make use of the port on the back of his insect mode, which was originally meant for Reflector, to mount a decoy armor in weapon mode with a Prime Master attached.

:The instruction booklet omits the fact that, when you rotate his arms around to his back to transform him, there are a pair of small tabs on his back that the little slots on top of his arms fit onto. This makes his alternate mode more solid, and less likely to come apart. [[Prime Master/Combinations|All variants]] of the trading cards included with Skrapnel erroneously have an Autobot symbol next to his name on the bottom. This does not affect the packaging and the figure itself, which still correctly have Decepticon symbols.

:Perhaps owing to basically being a rerelease, Skrapnel turned out to be a fairly reliable [[shelfwarmer]], even throughout future waves of the line.
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===''Legacy''===
[[File:TF-Legacy-Deluxe-Class-Shrapnel.jpg|upright=1.66|thumb|I got my name back, back!]]
<ul class="iconlist">{{Bp-d1|'''Shrapnel''' (Deluxe Class, [[2023]])}}</ul>
:*''TakaraTomy ID number'': '''TL-32'''
:*''TakaraTomy release date'': [[August 26]], 2023
:*''Accessories'': [[Gamma ray detonator]], 2 insect back legs/blasters
{{toydesigner|[[Mark Maher]] (Hasbro)<ref>[[January 31]], [[2023]]'s [https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=l33J9hIaQm8 Hasbro Pulse Transformers Fanstream] on YouTube, with [[Delaney Norris]], [[Evan Brooks]], [[Mark Maher]] and [[Ben MacCrae]].</ref>, [[Shuhei Umezu]] (TakaraTomy)<ref>[[June 20]], [[2023]]'s [https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=QjLY0uamTKM Hasbro Pulse Transformers Fanstream] on YouTube, with [[Ben MacCrae]], [[Mark Maher]], [[Evan Brooks]], and [[Rich Pellegrino]]</ref>}}

: Part of the second wave of ''[[Transformers: Legacy|Legacy: Evolution]]'' Deluxe Class toys, Shrapnel is a cartoon-accurate version of the character with painted details akin to his original toy, and transforms into a robotic stag beetle in 11 steps. This version of the character features back legs for the insect mode, which can detach and become blasters in robot mode. As part of his [[Evo-Fusion]] capability, these two smaller weapons can also combine with the gamma ray detonator to form a larger rifle. The detonator rifle itself, cast in purple and painted over with silver paint, is based on the extra-detail version of the original toy's rifle. In an undocumented feature, it can be attached to the underside of his stag beetle mode for a more symmetrical appearance than storing it on his beetle abdomen as depicted in his instructions.

: Reports from customers suggest that many copies mistakenly come with two identical back leg/blasters, instead of two that mirror each other. Additionally, the gray plastic has been reported on a few scant copies to be a bronzish color instead, most prominently on the mandibles and head covers for his insect mode. Whether this is an accidental usage of a different plastic or rapid [[Unpaintable_plastic#Photodegradation|yellowing]] on a few samples remains to be seen.

:Shrapnel and fellow Insecticon [[Bombshell (G1)#Legacy|Bombshell]] were [[Retool#Gang-molded alternate parts|co-designed]] with each other, and as such share identical leg and forearm components. They were retooled into their Deluxe Insecticon compatriots, [[Chop Shop (G1)#Legacy|Chop Shop]] (again) and [[Barrage (Insecticon)#Legacy|Barrage]] respectively.
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===''Transformers Retro''===
[[File:RetroShrapnel.jpg|upright=1.66|thumb|I cost thirty dollars, dollars!]]
<ul class="iconlist">{{Bp-d1|'''Shrapnel''' ([[2023]])}}</ul>
:*''Accessories'': "Gamma Ray Detonator", 6 Energon Cubes

: Walmart once again reissued the original Shrapnel toy in 2023 under the ''[[Transformers Retro]]'' label. This version has been redecoed in colors inspired by his appearance in the original ''Transformers'' animated series, more specifically ''The Transformers: The Movie''. For the first time in the long history of this mold, it now has no chrome and no clear chest door. It also has two opposite-facing Decepticon logos adjacent on the chest and collar, seemingly in an attempt to match the [[character model]]s for both modes at once (and not really succeeding). Like the ''Transformers Retro'' reissue of [[Kickback (G1)#Transformers Retro|Kickback]], he includes six Energon cubes.

:The box features new art of Shrapnel with G1 toy and hybridized G1 and Legacy inspired detailing in robot and beetle mode respectively laid over a scene of [[Autobot City (G1)|Autobot City]].

:''Transformers Retro'' Shrapnel was officially revealed on Walmart's website<ref>https://www.walmart.com/ip/Transformers-Toys-Retro-G1-Shrapnel-Converting-Action-Figure-5-5/3740565663</ref> on [[July 12]], 2023.
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===''Dramatic Capture Series''===
[[File:DCSShrapnel.jpeg|upright=1.66|thumb]]
<ul class="iconlist">{{bp-d1|'''Decepticons Part 2''' (Multi-pack, 2026)}}</ul>
:*''Release date'': [[February 28]], 2026
:*''Accessories'': "Gamma ray detonator", 2 insect back legs/blasters
{{toydesigner|[[Mark Maher]] (Hasbro), [[Shuhei Umezu]] (TakaraTomy)}}

: TakaraTomy's ''[[Dramatic Capture Series]]'' representation of Shrapnel is a redeco of the ''[[Shrapnel (G1)#Legacy|Legacy]]'' toy above aiming for greater show-accuracy... by ''removing'' much of the original toy's paint. The sticker-detail painting is gone, and his rifle is now unpainted purple plastic. Said purple plastic is now a much paler shade closer to lavender than the ''Legacy'' version's richer reddish-purple hue.

: He was only available in a giftset with [[Skywarp (G1)/toys#Dramatic Capture Series|Skywarp]], [[Kickback (G1)#Dramatic Capture Series|Kickback]], and [[Bombshell (G1)#Dramatic Capture Series|Bombshell]], as well as handheld accessory versions of [[Megatron (G1)/toys#Dramatic Capture Series|Megatron]], [[Shockwave (G1)/toys#Dramatic Capture Series|Shockwave]], [[Soundwave (G1)/toys#Dramatic Capture Series|Soundwave]], and [[Reflector (G1)#Dramatic Capture Series|Reflector]].
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==Merchandise==
===Decoy===
*'''Shrapnel''' (Decoy, [[1987]])
:Shrapnel was one of the Decepticon [[Decoy]]s packed in with smaller carded ''Transformers'' toys. While the normal purple version could be included with any Decepticon toy, the rarer red version was available ''only'' on [[Throttlebot]] cards and only for a short while before the switch to purple.

::*''[http://www.tfu.info/1986/Decepticon/Decoys/Shrapnel/shrapnel.htm More information on Decoy Shrapnel at TFU.info.]''

*'''Destron Hero Collection-22 Set''' (Decoy multi-pack, 1987)

:The entire run of twenty-two Decepticon Decoys were sold as a single boxed set in Japan, only in purple.

===Hard Hero===
[[File:HardHero Shrapnel statue.JPG|upright=0.85|thumb|Stop! In the name of love, love.]]
*'''Shrapnel''' ([[2003]])
:The second installment of [[Hard Hero]]'s "Insecticon Series", Shrapnel is a 9-inch cold-cast porcelain statue sculpted by [[Jason Ray]]. Only 1000 pieces of the statue were produced.
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===''Robot Heroes''===
[[File:G1 RobotHeroes RodimusVsInsecticon.jpg|thumb|upright=1.22|The world's cutest psycho, psycho.]]
*'''Rodimus & Insecticon''' (Two-pack, [[2007]])
{{toydesigner|[[Bill Rawley]] (Hasbro)|[[Marcelo Matere]] (concept artist)}}
:As part of the ''[[Robot Heroes (toyline)|Robot Heroes]]'' line of PVC figurines, "Insecticon" (so named because Hasbro was unable to acquire the [[trademark]] to "Shrapnel") is a two-inch tall soft-plastic figurine in an adorable "super-deformed" style. He has swivels at the shoulders and neck.

:"Insecticon" was available in a two-pack with fellow trademark-loss refugee, [[Hot Rod (G1)/merchandise#Robot Heroes|Rodimus]].

::*''[http://www.tfu.info/2007/Decepticon/RHInsecticon/insecticon.htm More information on ''Robot Heroes'' Insecticon at TFU.info.]''

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*'''Insecticon''' (Single-pack, 2008)
:In some countries outside of North America, "Insecticon" was released individually in a blindpack with no notable changes.
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===''The Loyal Subjects''===
*'''Shrapnel''' (2014)
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*'''Shrapnel''' (Gamestop exclusive, 2014)
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===Transformers Trading Card Game===
[[File:W1Skrapnel.jpg|thumb]]
*'''Insecticon Skrapnel, Insecticon Leader''' (2018)
**'''Wave 1'''
**''Rarity: '''''RT'''
**''Card Number: '''''T23/T40'''
**''Stars: ''7
:'''Insecticon Skrapnel, Insecticon Leader''' is one of forty double-sided character cards available in Wave 1 of the [[Transformers Trading Card Game]].

:The artwork on the card is reused from the ''[[Transformers Legends (mobile game)|Transformers Legends]]'' mobile card game, with line-art for both Bot and Alt-mode by [[Dan Khanna]].
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[[File:W3SergeantSkrapnel.jpg|thumb]]
*'''Sergeant Skrapnel, Infantry-Electronic Warfare''' (2019)
**'''Wave 3: War for Cybertron: Siege I'''
**''Rarity: '''''CT'''
**''Card Number: '''''T44/T48'''
**''Stars: ''9
:Sergeant Skrapnel, Infantry-Electronic Warfare is one of forty-eight double-sided character cards available in Wave 3 of the [[Transformers Trading Card Game]], War for Cybertron: Siege I.

:The card uses reused line-art from the ''[[Transformers Legends (mobile game)|Transformers Legends]]'' mobile game, with new colors by [[Harvey Bunda]] to match the aesthetic of the ''[[War for Cybertron: Siege|Siege]]'' toyline's packaging art.
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===''Keshi Surprise''===
*'''Decepticons''' (2018)
:The ''[[Keshi Surprise]]'' series by [[Super7]] consisted of 1.75" soft rubber figures in a style deliberately resembling the 1980s [[Decoy]]s. These [[blind-packed]] figures were sold individually or in cases depicting only their faction. Shrapnel was available in red, orange, blue, and purple and included a foil trading sticker.

===ReAction===
*'''Shrapnel''' (2020)
**''Accessories'': [[ion blaster]]
:Released in the second wave of [[Super7]]'s line of multi-property 3.75-inch "retro" action figures, ''[[ReAction]]'' Shrapnel is a non-converting 3 3/4-inch action figure based on his appearance in the original cartoon, with 5 points of articulation (swivel neck, shoulders, hips) and holes in his feet for use with some variety of stand. He comes with a blaster which can only be held in his left hand, an oddity in the line as most figures can only hold weapons in their right hands.

:As with all releases in the ''ReAction'' toyline, Shrapnel comes packaged on a small cardback that emulates the nostalgic packaging style of [[Kenner]]'s ''[[Star Wars (franchise)|Star Wars]]'' action figures from the late 1970s to early '80s.

===Eaglemoss===
*'''Transformers Gen-1 Chess Set''' (<s>2021</s>)
:In the planned [[Chess#Eaglemoss|Transformers Chess Set]] by [[Eaglemoss]], a relatively large and very well detailed statue of Shrapnel was slated to be one of the Pawn pieces on the Decepticon side.

:A Kickstarter campaign to raise the necessary funds for this project was launched, but failed to meet its goal by September 24, 2021 and the whole thing was canceled.
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===Auldey===
[[File:Auldey-TF-AAE-Sharpnel.jpg|thumb|upright=1.66]]
<ul class="iconlist">{{Bp-d1|'''Sharpnel''' (Alpha Action Elite, 2025)}}</ul>
:*''Series:'' '''Attack on Earth'''
:*''ID Number'': '''AAE-006'''
:*''Accessories:'' 2 pairs of hands (1 pair for each), Shrapnel's blaster, Bumblebee's Bazooka, Ravage, Energon cubes, 2 trading cards
{{toydesigner|[[Lam Ahtek]]}}

:Sold as part of [[Auldey]]'s "Alpha Action Elite (AAE)" series of blindboxes, this Sharpnel is a roughly 2-inch non-transforming but highly articulated action figure. Aside from the extra pairs of open-palm hands, Sharpnel comes with his signature pistol and a back piece that must be assembled by the buyer. He shares some parts with [[Kickback_(G1)#Auldey|Kickback]].

:Kickback is released as a 2-pack with [[Bumblebee (G1)/merchandise#Auldey|Bumblebee]] and [[Ravage (G1)/toys#Auldey|Ravage]] while coming with his trading card. As advertised in the box, the lineup had a 11/72 probability of getting the pack.
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===Blokees===
[[File:Blokees-TF-GV06-Kickback-Shrapnel-kit.jpg|thumb|200px]]
<ul class="iconlist">{{Bp-d1|'''Kickback''' (Galaxy Version, 2025)}}</ul>
:*''Series:'' '''Galaxy Version 06 - Parallel Universe'''

:The sixth wave of Blokees' Galaxy Version blindbox kits features a small, mini kit of Shrapnel, coming with [[Kickback_(G1)#Blokees|Kickback]].

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[[File:Blokees-TF-GV08-Shrapnel.jpg|thumb|250px]]
<ul class="iconlist">{{Bp-d1|'''Shrapnel''' (Galaxy Version, 2025)}}</ul>
:*''Series:'' '''Galaxy Version 08 - One Shall Fall'''
:*''Accessories'': 2 pairs of hands (Item-holding, splayed open-palm), Grenade Launcher, Insect Mode Bombshell

:Part of the eighth wave of Blokees' Galaxy Version blindbox kits, this Shrapnel is a roughly 4-inch-tall, highly-articulated, and non-transforming snap-on model kit of the Insecticon Cyber-Jamming Trooper. He is built on a "Standard Body" skeleton shared with other Blokees figures in the line, but with different body pieces to make them distinct. As advertised in the box, Shrapnel has a pull rate of 1 in every 9 boxes, or three times across four cases. Aside from the 2 pairs of hands, Shrapnel comes with his Grenade Launcher, and a separate kit of Bombshell's insect mode. In addition to the ball-jointed waist from the previous entry, Shrapnel also features updated articulation, including a slide-down hip joint axis, rotating upper thigh joints, and improved double-jointed knee articulation, similar to his wave mates.

:Because the newly designed knee joints are made to fit the narrow gaps in the thighs and lower legs, they are incompatible with joints from previous releases, including those used for the elbows.

:If you're a speed builder, be careful when attaching the pre-assembled joints; Unlike the symmetrical joints from earlier waves, the pegs on both ends of these joints are designed to connect to specific pieces; The tabs with slightly smaller holes are meant for the upper arms and thighs, while the regular tabs are intended for the forearms and lower legs. However, doing it incorrectly still won't affect the articulation.

:Along with the rest of the wavemates, Shrapnel is first revealed at Blokees' booth at the IBTE 2025 (Indonesia International Baby Products & Toys Expo) event.

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==Notes==
*Shrapnel, along with [[Starscream (G1)/Generation 1 cartoon continuity|Starscream]], had his gender switched from male to female in the French dub of ''The Transformers: The Movie''. It is unknown why this change was effected, but it's most likely because of the character's high-pitched voice. The change did not happen in the cartoon, as it had used a different dubbing team from the movie. The change is especially ironic, given that only male stag beetles have the large pincers of Shrapnel's alt-mode.
**His gender was also switched in the Russian dub, mainly because Shrapnel is a feminine noun in Russian.
*In the Japanese dub of ''The Transformers'', Shrapnel retained his speech quirk of repeating words and phrases (as well as his gender). However, the dub was less consistent with the quirk and he only repeated himself from time to time. Also, Shrapnel's lightning blasting abilities were given a name, the "Thunder Attack", in true anime special move fashion.
*Shrapnel's [[package art]] for his Hasbro and [[Milton Bradley]] releases hilariously depicts him with two left hands. For Takara's Japanese release, this error was corrected.

===Foreign names===
*''Japanese:'' '''Sharpnel''' (シャープネル ''Shāpuneru''), '''Shrapnel''' (シュラプネル ''Shurapuneru''), '''Skrapnel''' (スクラプネル ''Sukurapuneru'')
*''French:'' '''Éclats D'Obus''' (Canada, "Shrapnel")
*''Hebrew:'' '''Mitsrár''' (מצרר, "Cluster Bomb")
*''Italian:'' '''Rantrox'''
*''Mandarin:'' '''Dànpiàn''' (弹片, "Shrapnel")
*''Portuguese:'' '''Estilhaço''' (Portugal comic), '''Metralha''' (Brazil comic), '''Estilhaço''' (Brazil comic), '''Granada''' (Brazil Beast Wars)
*''Russian:'' '''Shrapnel''' (Шрапнель ''Shrapnel<nowiki>'</nowiki>'')
*''Ukrainian:'' '''Shrapnel''' (ICTV, Шрапнель ''Shrapnel<nowiki>'</nowiki>'')

==Gallery==
<gallery>
File:PowerOfThePrimes-Skrapnel-CardArt.jpg|''Power of the Primes''
File:Earthrise fan poll artwork.jpg|''War for Cybertron: Kingdom'' fan poll art
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==References==
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Rampage (G1)

2026-03-03T02:17:07Z

Viisacre: /* Transformers: Earth Wars */

{{factions|decepticon|{{factions/icons|custom=Rampage symbol.png|cLink=Rampage (G1)|cSize=40x40px}}|predacon|{{factions/icons|custom=Timelines_Predacon_Symbol.png|cSize=33px|cLink=Predacon (BW)|cPretty=Predacon}}|quintesson}}
{{disambig3|Rampage}}
:''Rampage is a [[Decepticon]] [[Predacon (G1)|Predacon]] from the [[Generation 1 continuity family|Generation 1]] [[continuity family]].''
[[File:G1 Rampage DWMTMTE.jpg|upright=1.66|thumb|"Just hand over the remote control, and no one has to die here."]]
'''Rampage''' is a bundle of hyper-energetic, destructive fury. He has difficulty thinking or talking for more than a short time without bursting into a wild rage and smashing everything around him. This trail of wreckage makes it easy to follow him anywhere. The only thing that really calms him down is [[television]]. Generally the more mindless and stupid the programming, the more enraptured and entranced he becomes. Rampage can watch music videos for hours and hours without twitching a circuit.

He and his fellow Predacons can combine to form [[Predaking (G1)|Predaking]].

{{bigquote|There's something so satisfying about tearing into humans...|Rampage|"[[The Art of War issue 4|The Art of War #4]]"}}

==Fiction==
===Marvel ''The Transformers'' comics===
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[[File:Prey2-NOOOOO.jpg|left|thumb|It's better to fight and die than live with the knowledge that you—oh, forget it.]]
''As [[Megatron (G1)/Marvel Comics continuity|Megatron]]'s paranoia reached its peak, [[Soundwave (G1)/Marvel Comics continuity|Soundwave]] suggested that they enlist the help of the [[Predacon (G1)|Predacons]] to flush out [[Optimus Prime (G1)/Marvel Comics continuity|Optimus Prime]], allowing Megatron to finally defeat him. However, [[Shockwave (G1)/Marvel Comics continuity|Shockwave]] called them from [[Cybertron (planet)|Cybertron]], and gave the Predacon leader [[Razorclaw (G1)|Razorclaw]] secret orders to turn on Megatron at a crucial moment. The Predacons successfully hunted down Optimus,'' {{storylink|Prey!}} ''and when Megatron arrived, as Shockwave ordered, they turned on him. Razorclaw and Rampage had been both tasked with distracting Megatron, and did so by feigning their final attack against Optimus. Both Predacons leaped over the Autobot and ran off into nearby woods, leaving Megatron too flabbergasted to notice [[Tantrum (G1)|Tantrum]] and [[Headstrong (G1)|Headstrong]] before they tackled him down. After learning of Shockwave and the Predacons' betrayal, Megatron summoned a [[space bridge]] to Cybertron to escape, but Prime flung them both through the bridge before it had fully materialized.'' {{storylink|...The Harder They Die!}}

''A short time later, Shockwave heard explosions near the Decepticons' [[Wyoming base]] and fearing Megatron had returned, he took a squad of Decepticons including Rampage to meet him. Instead they found the [[time travel]]ing [[Galvatron (G1)|Galvatron]] attacking some Autobots. Deciding that Galvatron posed the greater threat, Shockwave ordered Rampage and the others to attack and unwilling to harm his future troops, Galvatron retreated.'' {{storylink|Fallen Angel}} ''Fortunately for Rampage and the other Predacons, when Megatron returned for real, he had lost his memory of their assassination attempt when [[Straxus (G1)|Straxus]] attempted to take over his body.'' {{storylink|Resurrection!}}

''On returning to Cybertron, the Predacons were surprised when'' Shockwave contacted [[Razorclaw (G1)|Razorclaw]] with orders to travel to Earth and kill Megatron ''again''. Disguised as [[Autobot]]s, they attacked Megatron when he was alone and Rampage managed to claw off a portion of Megatron's helmet with his opening volley. Despite his injuries and their ability to merge into Predaking, Megatron sent the Predacons packing. {{storylink|Gone but Not Forgotten!}} ''Later, [[Divebomb (G1)|Divebomb]] complained that he was bored of life on Earth, so the Predacons demolished a [[O'Connor's Circus|human circus]] to cheer him up. The [[Dinobot (G1)|Dinobot]] [[Swoop (G1)/Marvel Comics continuity|formerly known as Divebomb]] saw a [[Television|TV news report]] about the attack and upon recognising his former sparring partner tracked down the Predacons. This sparked a brawl between the Dinobots and the Predacons during which Rampage got the upper hand over [[Sludge (G1)/Marvel Comics continuity|Sludge]], though they were ultimately defeated and sent packing by [[Grimlock (G1)/Marvel Comics continuity|Grimlock]].'' {{storylink|Grudge Match!}}

[[File:Decepticons enemy action.jpg|thumb|upright=1.67]]
''Rampage was present at the Decepticons' [[Club Con|underwater base]] when Galvatron returned. Shockwave chose to try and have his troops gun down the encroaching super-Decepticon, only for Galvatron to inform them after easily breaching their defenses that he had come in peace; it was Shockwave's decision to meet him with violence that then prompted him to declare them his enemies. Rampage turned to Shockwave, utterly unimpressed with how his leader had handled the situation, as Galvatron once more took his leave.'' {{storylink|Enemy Action!}}

[[File:Apeface smackdown.jpg|thumb|left|Bad kitty!]]
Under [[Ratbat (G1)|Ratbat]]'s leadership, Rampage and the Predacons raided a chemical plan for [[liquid oxygen]] fuel. At the time [[Rapid Anti-robot Assault Team|RAAT]] were holding the six [[Throttlebot]]s captive and since [[Forrest Forsythe]] refused to believe the Autobots and Decepticons were separate factions, he issued an ultimatum that one more attack would lead to the Throttlebots' execution. When the Decepticons attacked again and the Throttlebots were publicly executed, the Predacons and Ratbat arrived to verify that they really were dead, but it became apparent that the Autobots' [[brain module]]s had been removed before death. Tracking the "fuel scent" of the brain modules to a nearby mall where the Throttlebots were being transported inside toy cars, Rampage and the others attempted to capture them but were outmanoeuvred at every turn by their miniature opponents. {{storylink|Toy Soldiers!}}

The Decepticons relocated to the [[Arctic]], only to be apparently found by an enemy force. Rampage and the others scrambled out to meet their visitors, finding not the Autobots as they had anticipated, but rather another group of Decepticons led by [[Scorponok (G1)|Scorponok]]. Through subtle manipulations, [[Starscream (G1)/Marvel Comics continuity|Starscream]] managed to pit both groups against one another, culminating in a giant brawl between them. Rampage had a truly spectacular fight with Scorponok's animal flunky [[Apeface]] during this first [[Decepticon Civil War]]—after he ripped off Apeface's arm and spat it out, the [[Horrorcon (G1)|Horrorcon]] proceeded to beat the Predacon with his own limb. {{storylink|Cold War!}} The Decepticons were ultimately forced to join up with the Autobots in order to stop Starscream from going on a rampage across the globe, after the latter managed to absorb a portion of the power contained within the legendary [[Underbase]]. The Autobot/Decepticon alliance scattered their forces to cities they knew Starscream would attack, with Rampage getting sent to [[Tokyo]] as part of a group led by Scorponok. There, Starscream used the cosmic energies he had absorbed to blow him and the other Predacons to pieces. {{storylink|Dark Star}}
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====Earthforce====
{{earthforcefiction}}
[[File:Razorclaw rampage snow fun.jpg|thumb|upright=1.67]]
Rampage and Razorclaw were patrolling the [[Canada|Canadian]] snowfields for Shockwave and bumped into [[Grimlock (G1)/Marvel Comics continuity|Grimlock]], who had just been had by the [[Dinobot (G1)|Dinobots]] as an [[April Fools' Day|April Fools]]' joke—they had set up a fake challenge by Shockwave and lured him out into the cold, only to find a "Shockwave snowman" and a sign. Razorclaw and Rampage thought this was very funny. What Grimlock did to them ended up being censored, but it probably wasn't hugs and kisses. {{storylink|Snow Fun!}}

Later on, Rampage was seen at the [[Enclave]] talking to [[Scavenger (G1)|Scavenger]]. He was presumably swept up in the fracas when the Autobots sabotaged the peace-talks, pitting Shockwave's and Megatron's against one another once more. {{storylink|The Bad Guy's Ball!}} He also joined Soundwave in attacking the Autobot [[Earthbase]] after the two Decepticon factions reunited with each other. Despite the base's defenses being inactive at the time, the Decepticons were driven off in short order. {{storylink|Divide and Conquer!}}

====Marvel UK future timelines====
[[File:SpacePiratesSoundwaveLeader.JPG|upright=1.4|thumb|left]]
Rampage was part of the Decepticon army under [[Soundwave (G1)/Marvel Comics continuity|Soundwave]]'s command in [[2008]], when they planned an all-out assault on the Autobot base on Cybertron. Unfortunately, the [[Quintesson]]s who tipped them off about the opportunity had been setting a trap, and the Decepticons were ambushed by [[Allicon]] warriors. Rampage and the other ground troops bailed out of [[Astrotrain (G1)|Astrotrain]] in mid-air, and he quickly assumed the high ground in order to gun down the opposition. Rampage was last seen fighting alongside his sub-commander, Razorclaw, but his final fate in the battle is unknown. {{storylink|Space Pirates!}}
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===Generation 1 cartoon continuity===
====''The Transformers'' cartoon====
{{voiceactor|[[Laurie Faso]] (English), [[Osamu Saka]] (Japanese)}}
[[File:Chaos-rampage-bothmodes.jpg|thumb]]
The Predacons landed on [[Jupiter]]'s moon of [[Io]] to attack the Autobot team carrying [[Metroplex (G1)|Metroplex]]'s [[Transformation cog (biology)|transformation cog]]. Rampage transformed into [[beast mode]] and charged at [[Marissa Faireborn|EDC Commander Marissa Faireborn]], but she easily leapt to avoid him, causing the Decepticon to stop in his tracks and accidentally get rammed in the flank by Tantrum. Rampage then joined the other Predacons in forming Predaking, who was promptly defeated by [[Sky Lynx (G1)|Sky Lynx]]. {{storylink|Five Faces of Darkness, Part 5}}

On planet [[Dread (planet)|Dread]], [[Galvatron (G1)/Generation 1 cartoon continuity|Galvatron]] was using the Predacons to patrol his new [[death crystal]] mining operation when Sky Lynx and the Autobots came to the planet. [[Kup (G1)/Generation 1 cartoon continuity|Kup]] and [[Blurr (G1)|Blurr]] were sent out first as scouts and the Predacons staged a coordinated assault against them. First Divebomb softened the duo up with some rocket bombs, then Rampage and Razorclaw tag-teamed Kup, keeping him busy while the others could finish off Blurr. The tide turned when Sky Lynx and the other Autobots came looking for their front-runners, though, and the Predacons were sent into retreat. {{storylink|Chaos (episode)|Chaos}}

When making an attempt on [[Hot Rod (G1)/Generation 1 cartoon continuity|Rodimus Prime]]'s life on Cybertron, Rampage and the Predacons were caught up in a nightmarish fantasy world, projected into reality by the [[Quintesson]]s by tapping [[Daniel Witwicky (G1)|Daniel Witwicky]]'s subconscious mind. After Razorclaw was carried off with the Autobot [[Springer (G1)|Springer]] by one of the dream creatures, Rodimus suggested the two factions team up and search for their friends together. Headstrong and Tantrum were vehemently against the idea, and so Rampage stuck with his pack. After nearly being eaten by a giant plant, however, Rampage may've helped convince his teammates that togetherness was a good idea, because the Predacons started working more closely with Rodimus and [[Ultra Magnus (G1)/Generation 1 cartoon continuity|Ultra Magnus]] after that. {{storylink|Nightmare Planet}}

[[File:Firecall.jpg|thumb|left|upright=1.3]]
When Predaking detected a signal on the Quintesson's signal, he followed it to a jungle planet, where they separated and battled the Autobots for it, facing defeat by Sky Lynx once more. {{storylink|The Quintesson Journal}}

Razorclaw was among the [[Primitive]]s who were summoned by [[Primacron]]'s [[Oracle (G1)|assistant]] to fight [[Tornedron]], greatly objecting to Sky Lynx's leadership of the group. While fleeing Tornedron, Headstrong declared that it would be better to die fighting. Razorclaw agreed, and ordered the Predacons to form Predaking. They got their energy sucked from them for their troubles. {{storylink|Call of the Primitives}}

During the plague-infected Decepticons attack on Galvatron, they combined into Predaking and attacked him and the Autobots that came to his rescue. Later, the separated Predacons were among a group of infected Transformers who broke into Autobot City and were on the verge of destroying the inert Optimus Prime when the Autobot leader awoke and used the Matrix of Leadership's energies to cure them all. {{storylink|The Return of Optimus Prime, Part 2}}
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====Japanese Generation 1 cartoon continuity====
=====''The Headmasters'' cartoon=====
{{voiceactor|[[Ryōichi Tanaka]] (Japanese)}}
[[File:MysteryofPlanetMaster-RampageSteeljaw.jpg|thumb|upright=1.5|*smooch*]]
Rampage and the Predacons were part of Galvatron's strike force on Cybertron in 2011, seeking to wrest control of [[Vector Sigma]] from the Autobots. Along with the [[Headmaster (technology)|Headmaster]]s and [[Stunticon (G1)|Stunticon]]s, the Predacons outmaneuvered the [[Dinobot (G1)|Dinobot]]s and [[Throttlebot]]s into the bottom of a canyon, and began firing down upon them. {{storylink|Four Warriors Come out of the Sky}} Later, the Predacons traveled to Earth in order to stymie Hot Rod's attempt to locate the [[Matrix of Leadership]]. Rampage's unit found the former Autobot leader in the Arctic, but were held off by [[Blaster (G1)/Generation 1 cartoon continuity|Blaster]], his [[Autobot Mini-Cassette|Mini-Cassette]]s, and [[Superion (G1)|Superion]]. Rampage fought his fellow big cat, [[Steeljaw (G1)|Steeljaw]], before cheating and turning into [[robot mode]]. {{storylink|The Mystery of Planet Master}} Rampage and the Predacons were among the Decepticons Galvatron brought with him to the planet [[Beast (planet)|Beast]], although they were absent during the Autobot attack that drove the Decepticons off. {{storylink|Rebellion on Planet Beast}}

[[File:MysteryofPlanetMaster-Rampage.jpg|thumb|left|upright=1.5|Don't look now, Rampage, but your chest is about to sneeze.]]
When the Autobots created a new kind of metal on Cybertron called [[Cybertonuron]], Galvatron wanted to claim it for himself. He sent Rampage and the Predacons to Cybertron as an advance guard to pave the way for his forces. They mowed down Cybertron's standing guardians and began to wreak havoc on the planet. {{storylink|Cybertron Is in Grave Danger, Part 1}} Rampage and the Predacons assembled as Predaking to help [[Scourge (G1)|Scourge]] and [[Cyclonus (G1)|Cyclonus]] steal the [[Sol 1]] satellite, but they were driven off by [[Raiden]] and the Headmasters. {{storylink|The Shadow Emperor, Scorponok}} Next, Rampage and the Predacons helped Scorponok stage a crisis to keep the Autobots distracted, by setting off a volcano in [[Peru]]. On-scene to keep the Autobots from rescuing innocent villagers, Rampage's group first clashed with the Trainbots before joining forces as Predaking and once again fighting Raiden and the Headmasters. {{storylink|The Dormant Volcano Mysteriously Erupts}}

As Scorponok began his plan to capture the [[plasma energy]] of Mars by blowing it up, Rampage and the Predacons stood guard on Mars as the [[Terrorcon (G1)|Terrorcon]]s began planting the necessary bombs. When the Trainbots stumbled across the plot, the Predacons started up a firefight to dispose of the meddling Autobots. With Daniel Witwicky and [[Wheelie (G1)|Wheelie]] missing, the Trainbots tagged out with the Autobot Headmasters to go looking for them. Razorclaw gave the order and Predaking was formed. Unfortunately, even Predaking was no match for [[Transtector]] power, and he was felled by a quadruple jump kick by the Headmasters. {{storylink|Explosion on Mars!! Maximus Is in Danger}} Regrouping on Chaar, Rampage and the Predacons bore witness to the unveiling on MegaZarak, Scorponok's new super weapon Transtector. {{storylink|Explosion on Mars!! MegaZarak Appears}}

Rampage and the Predacons attended Scorponok's ceremony on the [[Moon (moon)|moon]]. They were scattered by the Autobot attack, but rallied around Galvatron's late arrival and drove off their heroic opponents. {{storylink|Return of the Immortal Emperor}} Rampage was present when Galvatron announced his plans to leave the galaxy and loot the energy resources of other solar systems. {{storylink|Daniel Faces His Biggest Crisis Ever!!}}

As Scorponok abandoned Earth in favor of conquering [[Master (planet)|Master]], Rampage was one of his many troops seen attacking the planet's fortifications. {{storylink|Miraculous Warriors, Targetmasters (Part 2)}} He also helped retrofit the [[Zarak Shield]] out of indestructible [[G-Metal]] so that it could stand up to the [[Master Sword]]. {{storylink|The Zarak Shield Turns the Tide}}

=====''Zone'' cartoon, manga, and story pages=====
Seeking to create a [[Decepticon Zone]] to counter the [[Micro|Autobot Zone]], [[Emperor of Destruction|Decepticon Emperor]] [[Violengiguar]] gathered together the Nine Great Demon Generals, upgrading them with powerful new armor and weaponry, then sent them forth to conquer planets. Rampage was among the selected, but only as a part of Predaking. {{storylink|Fight! Super Robot Lifeform Transformers: Zone (story page)|Zone Part 1}} {{storylink|Fight! Super Robot Lifeform Transformers: Zone (manga)|Transformers: Zone}} {{storylink|Enter the New Supreme Commander, Dai Atlas!}}

=====''Generations Selects Special Comic''=====
Decades after Predaking was destroyed fighting [[Dai Atlas (G1)|Dai Atlas]], the Quintessons used their [[Recreator]] to bring the Predacons back to life. Predaking fought the Dinobots on [[Dinobot Island (G1)|Dinobot Island]], but was outmatched when Grimlock used an [[Energon Matrix]] to combine the Dinobots as [[Volcanicus (POTP)|Volcanicus]]. Rampage and the Predacons were broken down into individuals after a blow from the Magma Blade, and fled the battle. {{storylink|Volcanicus comic 1}}

====''Wings Universe''====
{{Wingsnote}}
[[File:Sky-ByteRampageandTantrum-ACommonFoe.jpg|thumb|upright=1.3|left]]
Splitting off from the Decepticons in the wake of their peace accords with the Autobots, the Predacons formed their own faction, supplementing their forces with Transformers from stasis pods that [[Sky-Byte (RID)|Sky-Byte]] pilfered from [[Jhiaxus (G2)|Jhiaxus]]'s laboratory. {{Storylink|A Common Foe}}
{{note|The events of "[[#Dawn of Future's Past|Dawn of Future's Past]]" are also incorporated into the ''[[Transformers: Wings Universe|Wings Universe]]''.}}

===Dreamwave ''Generation One'' continuity===
[[File:Predacons lost and found.jpg|thumb|upright=0.85]]
Rampage and his fellow Predacons were apparently Decepticon warlords at some point in the past. Exactly when is unclear, but they were exiled from Cybertron and eventually wound up on Planet [[Beast (planet)|Beest]]. The Predacons' higher brain functions degraded, and they became feral, wandering bestially on the planet until Megatron found them, tamed them, and taught them to beg for robo-kibble. {{storylink|Welcome to the Jungle}} Rampage and the others then helped him overcome Shockwave {{storylink|Lost and Found (issue)|Lost and Found}} and Starscream to reclaim Megatron's army for him. {{storylink|The Route of All Evil}}
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===''G.I.Joe vs. the Transformers''===
[[File:ArtofWar4 Divebomb and Rampage.jpg|thumb|left|Frosted Humans. They're ''GRRRRR''-reat!]]
The Predacons menaced [[Nautilator]] as he traveled through their piece of the [[Gladiator Zone]], but the [[Seacon (G1)|Seacon]] escaped by diving into a pool of green liquid. Rampage was disappointed since he was "in the mood for seafood", only to have his wish granted when [[Piranacon (G1)|Piranacon]] emerged from the depths. In turn, the Predacons merged into Predaking and battled him, but the two giants were interrupted when [[Serpentor|Serpent O.R.]] arrived from Earth and convinced them to join new Decepticon army. {{storylink|The Art of War issue 2|The Art of War #2}}

After helping in the capture of a few Autobots and [[G.I. Joe (team)|human soldiers]], Rampage was part of a Decepticon gathering for recruiting more warriors for their army. As part of Predaking, he then attacked an Autobot peace ceremony. {{storylink|The Art of War issue 3|The Art of War #3}} After returning to base he hung out with Divebomb, telling his partner how much he was looking forward to attacking Earth and tearing apart some "nice, soft humans". At that moment, their human prisoners escaped and released their Autobot friends, who introduced Rampage and Divebomb to a world of pain. {{storylink|The Art of War issue 4|The Art of War #4}}
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===''The Beast Within''===
When the Dinobots combined into [[Beast (G1)|The Beast]] during a violent conflict between the Autobots and the Decepticons, Rampage joined his fellow Predacons in forming Predaking. {{storylink|The Beast Within}}
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===Dawn of Future's Past===
[[File:DawnofFuturesPast G1Predacons.jpg|upright=0.85|thumb]]
After the end of the [[Great War (G1)|Great War]], the Predacons (or those of them surviving) founded the new [[Predacon (BW)|Predacon faction]]. Years later, now in a reformatted technorganic body, Rampage was once again plotting with his old teammates. {{storylink|Dawn of Future's Past}}
{{note|Writer [[Pete Sinclair]] stated that the Rampage in this story is a descendant of the original, but this was not made explicit in the material.}}
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===2005 IDW continuity===
:*''First Appearance:'' [[Stormbringer issue 4|Transformers: Stormbringer #4]]

[[File:Primacy2 Catfight.jpg|upright=1.35|thumb|left]]
In the years before the rise of the Decepticons, [[Kup (G1)/2005 IDW continuity|Kup]] helped train the Predacons. {{storylink|The Iron Klaw}} Rampage and the other Predacons joined the original complement of Decepticons, partaking in the [[gladiatorial combat|gladiatorial games]] in [[Kaon (polity)|Kaon]] for some time under [[Megatron (G1)/2005 IDW continuity|Megatron's]] direction. {{storylink|Megatron Origin issue 3|Megatron Origin #3}}

When [[Scorponok (G1)|Scorponok]] usurped control of the Decepticons, the Predacons deserted in protest, making their way to [[Canis Tor]] where they entertained themselves hunting down all the local animals until they were stranded and low on fuel. Rampage blamed Razorclaw for their predicament and picked a fight with him, though the others didn't have much faith in his chances of winning. The battle was interrupted by Divebomb collapsing, but before the starving Predacons could cannibalize their teammate they were approached by [[Starscream (G1)/2005 IDW continuity|Starscream]], who let them know Megatron had returned. {{storylink|Primacy issue 2|Primacy #2}} Returning to the Decepticons, the Predacons participated in Megatron's attack on [[Iacon (polity)|Iacon]] where they killed [[Slinger]] and battled the [[Dinobot (G1)|Dynobots]]. {{storylink|Primacy issue 4|Primacy #4}}

[[File:SpotlightBlaster Predacons.jpg|upright=1.2|thumb|First charge of the ''fight'' brigade.]]
At one point during the war between the Autobots and Decepticons, the Predacons killed a squad of Autobots, leaving only one survivor in [[Tracks (G1)|Tracks]]. When [[Jazz (G1)|Jazz]] came to evacuate him, they shot down his transport and attacked the two Autobots, but Rampage and [[Headstrong (G1)|Headstrong]] were quickly defeated when they fell victim to a bomb planted by Tracks. {{storylink|Spotlight: Jazz}}

Shortly after the first defeat of [[Thunderwing (G1)|Thunderwing]], Rampage participated in the Decepticons' big push against the worn-out Autobot positions after [[Blaster (G1)|Blaster]] was taken out of commission by an [[Beachcomber (G1)|assassin]]. {{storylink|Spotlight: Blaster}}

In the modern era, as a crewman aboard the Decepticon warship ''[[Thanatos]]'', Rampage was dispatched to [[Cybertron (planet)|Cybertron]] to destroy the newly reactivated Thunderwing (and, if necessary, Cybertron). He expressed his admiration for the Autobots attempting to stop Thunderwing with too-few forces, to which Razorclaw agreed and dispatched teams of Decepticons to assist the Autobots. Rampage canceled the bombardment on [[Razorclaw (G1)|Razorclaw]]'s order with one second remaining after [[Optimus Prime (G1)/2005 IDW continuity|Optimus Prime]] neutralized Thunderwing. {{storylink|Stormbringer issue 4|Stormbringer #4}}

[[File:IDWongoing11 Predacons.jpg|thumb|left|Behold my beautiful stripes!]]
A few years later, the Predacons were left on [[Earth]] following the failed [[Surge (event)|Decepticon invasion of Earth]]. {{storylink|International Incident Part 3: "Hawk Among the Sparrows"|Hawk Among the Sparrows}} Around this time, the team briefly experimented with [[Combiner|combining]], but the unreliable technology involved, combined with their naturally argumentative personalities, meant that the effort went nowhere. {{storylink|The Iron Klaw}} With Razorclaw having abandoned his team, Rampage took command and formed an alliance with [[China]], defending the nation's borders in exchange for [[energon]], and first revealed themselves when battle between the [[Skywatch]]-allied Autobots and [[North Korea]]-allied [[Combaticon (G1)|Combaticons]] got too close to China. {{storylink|International Incident Part 3: "Hawk Among the Sparrows"|Hawk Among the Sparrows}}

[[File:All My Sins remembered Prowl vs Tantrum.jpg|thumb|upright=1.3|I SAID BEHOLD!]]
While he was uninterested in Optimus Prime's offer to set aside their differences, Rampage was willing to let the intruders off with a warning and calmly turned to leave... only to be shot in the back by [[Onslaught (G1)|Onslaught]]. Believing the Autobots were responsible for the cowardly attack, the Predacons joined the fight, with Rampage soundly trouncing [[Spike Witwicky (G1)|Spike Witwicky]]'s [[crash suit]]. The battle was then interrupted when Witwicky and Onslaught reported an incoming nuclear strike from [[Russia]], and the Predacons quickly scurried off to safety. Minutes later, [[Thundercracker (G1)|Thundercracker]] blew up the Chinese energon factories, leading to Rampage and the others abandoning their loyalty to the humans. {{storylink|International Incident Part 4: "All My Sins Remembered"|All My Sins Remembered}}

Once the war ended, Rampage ended up in Autobot captivity on Cybertron. {{storylink|The Autonomy Lesson (issue)|The Autonomy Lesson}} He was among the Decepticons who began rioting in the street in response to the return of Megatron. {{storylink|City on Fire}} He would eventually join [[Galvatron (G1)/2005 IDW continuity|Galvatron]]'s Decepticon faction in another attempted invasion of Earth, but fared poorly against [[Victorion]]'s gravity powers and was ultimately knocked out by a human [[mindbomb]]. {{storylink|All Hail Optimus Part 1: Once Upon a Time on Earth|Once Upon a Time on Earth}}

Once more marooned on Earth, the Predacons fell under the sway of the villainous [[Iron Klaw|Count "Iron Klaw" van Rani]]. The [[Kalistan]]ian dictator sought to turn their strength to his own, and used his contacts within the nefarious [[Iron Ring]] to procure [[Merklynn|Garrison Kreiger]] and one of his artificial [[Talisman (G1)|Talisman]]s to forcibly brainwash the Predacons into becoming his private army. Their individual personalities suppressed, Kreiger was able to improve on their botched combiner technology and grant them the ability to become Predaking.

When [[Joe Colton|Baron Ironblood]] visited van Rani to check on the progress of their plans, the count took the opportunity to show off his new weapons, and deployed Predaking shortly afterwards to stop Kup, [[Ian Noble|Action Man]], [[Snake-Eyes]], and [[G.B. Blackrock]]. Though powerful, the combiner was undone after Snake-Eyes smashed the console responsible for keeping the Cybertronian combined and brainwashed. Rampage was knocked unconscious by the separation, and abandoned after Razorclaw stormed off to settle a score with humankind. {{storylink|The Iron Klaw}}

Later, Rampage and the other Predacons formed Predaking to defend [[Venice]] from [[Unicron/Generation 1|Unicron]]'s [[Maximal]] legions. {{storylink|Ceremony}}

===2006 IDW ''Beast Wars'' continuity===
[[File:Rampage symbol.png|100px|thumb|Thundercats!]]
On Cybertron, a group of five symbols appeared on the walls of a room containing a [[unspace|transwarp shunt]] device. The five symbols seemed to represent a lion, a bird, a bull, a rhinoceros, and a tiger. {{storylink|The Gathering issue 2|The Gathering #2}}
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===''Beast Wars: Uprising''===
Upon meeting [[Rampage (BW)|Rampage]], [[Stiletto (BW)|Stiletto]] took note of how he shared the exact name of the famous original Predacon, openly flouting the societal norm. {{storylink|Cultural Appropriation}}

[[Deluge (G2)|Deluge]] fought alongside the original Predacons during the Great War. Upon learning Rampage's current name, Deluge mused on the legacy of the name. {{storylink|The Inexorable March}}

==Commercial appearances==
*Rampage and the rest of the Predacons came to the aid of a trio of [[Seeker (body-type)|Seekers]] who found themselves unable to handle the Dinobots. The Predacons barreled over [[Sludge (G1)|Sludge]] before combining into [[Predaking (G1)|Predaking]] and pushing the advantage. {{storylink|Commercial/Generation 1#Predacons|Predacons commercial}}
*Rampage was one of many participants in a savage battle between Autobots and Decepticons on Cybertron. While some fought, others left Cybertron behind to expand the Transformers' war to the planet [[Nebulos]]. {{storylink|Commercial/Generation 1#Headmaster comic book|Headmaster comic book commercial}}

==Games==
===3D Battle-Card Game===
Rampage serves under [[Megatron (BW)|Megatron]] as one of his Decepticon soldiers, battling [[Optimus Primal (BW)|Optimus Primal]]'s many Autobot allies in what might possibly have been an inter-universe battle. {{storylink|3D Battle-Card Game#Energon Wars expansion|Energon Wars Expansion Set}}

===''Transformers Legends''===
When an Autobot team led by [[Jazz (G1)|Jazz]] launched a mission to deliver energon to a hidden Autobot base, Rampage, Tantrum and Headstrong were only too happy to stop them. {{storylink|Road to Ruin}} Following a battle in which the Autobots and Decepticons fought side by side, the Predacons turned on their allies. Rampage carved a trail of destruction before he was stopped by a team led by [[Bumblebee (G1)|Bumblebee]]. {{storylink|Call of the Primitives (Legends)|Call of the Primitives}}

===''Transformers: Earth Wars''===
[[File:RampageEarthWars.jpg|thumb|upright=2|I feel strange... Do i come from [http://news.tfw2005.com/2013/06/19/mastermind-creations-tigris-and-leo-dux-color-images-177778#images Somewhere?]]]

As his name would suggest, Rampage is an unstoppable killing machine. He fights with such intense energy and hatred that he is more comparable to a natural disaster than a Decepticon, as he cannot be reasoned with at all. During these episodes of manic fury, he targets all indiscriminately and is barely coherent. These bouts of violent explosive action are seemingly not brought on by anything at all and just happen at complete random.
{{storylink|source:Transformers:_Earth_Wars/2016#Rampage|Rampage bio}}

Rampage served as one of [[Razorclaw (G1)#Transformers: Earth Wars|Razorclaw]]'s "Orderly Queue" that attacked an Autobot outpost.
*'''Added:''' [[April 4]], 2016
*'''Autobot Counterpart:''' [[Slag (G1)#Transformers:_Earth_Wars|Slug]]
*'''Class''': Warrior
*'''Star Ratings:''' 2-5 stars

*'''Ability: '''Fire Rush - Gain a reflective shield that absorbs 80% damage before charging into the target and drawing the attention of defenses, setting buildings on fire in his wake.
**'''Cost:''' 3 ability points + 2 for reuses.
*'''Level 11 Bonus''': Buildings set on fire by his attack have reduced DPS and upon reaching the final target, deal fire damage in a small radius.
*'''Compatible C.O.M.B.A.Ts:'''
**Companion
**Melee
**Shield
*'''Collection Group''': Predacons
*'''Combiner''': Predaking

[http://wiki.transformersearthwars.com/character:Rampage Rampage at Transformers: Earth Wars Wiki]

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===''Transformers Roleplaying Game''===
Rampage was a member of the Predacons. {{storylink|Decepticon Directive}}

==Toys==
===''The Transformers''===
{{anchor|G1}}
[[File:G1 Rampage toy.jpg|upright=1.66|thumb|Tyger, Tyger, burning neon...]]
<ul class="iconlist">{{Bp-d1|'''Rampage''' (Predacon, [[1986]])}}</ul>
:*''Hasbro Team ID number'': '''2'''
:*''Takara ID number'': '''D-74'''
:*''Accessories'': "[[Thermo-sword]]", 2 "[[lightning rifle]]s", right Predaking fist
{{toydesigner|[[Mika Akitaka]] (TakaraTomy)<ref>[https://web.archive.org/web/20100724062955/http://www.ex.org/ex/3.4/09-feature_akitaka2.html Interview with Mika Akitaka]</ref>|[[Richard Marcej]] (packaging)}}

: Released in the third year of the [[The Transformers (toyline)|original ''The Transformers'' toyline]], Predacon Rampage transforms into an orange, black, and red robotic tiger. His [[beast mode]] legs and head have varying degrees of articulation (though the latter has more to do with his transformation). As was the norm for toys made during the period, he has limited articulation in [[robot mode]]. Rampage is armed with two black lightning rifles and a gold thermo-sword; the rifles can peg into his tiger-mode shoulders, but his sword has nowhere to go.

:Normally, Rampage forms the right arm of Predaking, but can also be used as the combiner's left arm (which was the configuration seen for Predaking's comic and animation models).

:As with the rest of the Predacons, the initial release of Rampage had [[die-cast]] metal parts which were later replaced by plastic: in Rampage's case, his hip/waist assembly. In Japan, he was available individually or as part of a gift set with the rest of the Predacons.

:Rampage's sword was later redecoed and included in the ''[[Transformers: Age of Extinction (toyline)|Age of Extinction]]'' [[Optimus Prime (Movie)/toys#SKDeluxe|Silver Knight Optimus Prime]] & [[Grimlock (AOE)#Target2Pack|Grimlock]] exclusive 2-pack as an accessory for Silver Knight Optimus Prime.

::*''[http://www.tfu.info/1986/Decepticon/Rampage/rampage.htm More information on Rampage at TFU.info]''

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<ul class="iconlist">{{Bp-d1|'''Predaking''' (Gift set, 1986/[[2004]])}}</ul>
:*''ID number'': '''D-78'''
:*''Accessories'': thermo-sword, 2 lightning rifles

: In Japan, all five Predacons were also made available as a ''very large'' gift-set. All of the toys in this set are identical to their individual releases; it is unclear if Takara's Predacons had metal parts or were all-plastic (or both).

: This huge box was reissued in 2004, using the die-cast construction of the initial releases.
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===''Welcome to Transformers 2010''===
{{anchor|Transformers (2010)}}{{anchor|2010}}
[[File:Rampage-2010-reissue.jpg|thumb|upright=1.66]]
<ul class="iconlist">{{Bp-d1|'''Predaking''' (Gift set, [[2010]])}}</ul>
:*''Accessories'': "Thermo-sword", 2 "lightning rifles"

: The original Predacon molds were reissued as a part of TakaraTomy's ''[[Transformers (2010 toyline)#TakaraTomy Welcome to Transformers 2010 campaign|Welcome to Transformers 2010]]'' line. Rampage features significant differences from the prior versions; his red, gray, and black plastic is altered to a metal fleck equivalent color. All of his label stickers were redesigned, most notably his chest label that more closely resembles the animation design. Also included are optional labels for Rampage's eyes to make them red in both modes.

:This version of Rampage features die-cast metal parts.
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===''Kre-O''===
[[File:KreO-Toy RampageKreon.jpg|thumb|upright=1.66|Now with cheddar flavored chest armor!]]
<ul class="iconlist">{{Bp-d1|'''Decepticon Rampage''' (Kreon Micro-Changer, [[2013]])}}</ul>
:*''Collection'': '''1'''
:*''Bag number'': '''***** 45'''
:*''Accessories'': Logo brick, 2 small pistols, blade
{{toydesigner|[[Ed Masiello]] (Hasbro)}}

: Part of the first normal wave of ''[[Kre-O]]'' [[Micro-Changer]] [[Kreon]]s, Rampage is a [[blindpacking|blindpacked]]-bagged mini-figure, though a stamped ID number can be found on the back of the bag, top-right corner. He comes with extra parts to convert him into a tiger (we guess), including a new generic beast-like head piece.

: Though he is sold separately from the later Micro Changer Combiner [[Predaking (G1)#Kre-O|Predaking]], you can try to work him into the nominally-four-bot build if you like.

::*''[http://www.tfu.info/2013/Decepticon/Kre-ORampage/rampage.htm More information on Rampage at TFU.info]''

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<ul class="iconlist">{{Bp-d1|'''Decepticon Rampage''' (Kreon Micro-Changer, [[2016]])}}</ul>
:*''Collection'': '''1'''
:*''Accessories'': Logo plate, 2 small pistols, blade

: In 2016, Collection 1 was re-released in a whole new production run for Dollar General stores in the US as part of a large collection of re-released ''Kre-O'' sets. But where most of these releases are nigh-identical to the originals, the re-released Micro-Changer blind-bags use the almost-entirely-retooled 2015 Kreon, with slightly-differently-hued plastics than the originals. (It is possible for some of the add-on pieces to be in the older hues.) They also come with a flat 3x4 ''Kre-O'' logo plate rather than the 2x4 logo brick. Sadly, this release has no individual-identification code on the bag, requiring you to use the feel-through-the-bag method or just buy blind and hope.

: Rampage's torso [[tampograph]]s have also been reworked to be more detailed, but the paint on the upper torso parts is now much darker, barely contrrasting with the underlying burgundy plastic at all. His face and the formerly-bare legs now have extra detail tampographing on them.
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===''Platinum Edition''===
[[File:Platinum-Edition-Rampage.jpg|upright=1.66|thumb|Why am I holding Tantrum's sword?]]
<ul class="iconlist">{{Bp-d1|'''Predaking''' (Gift set, [[2014]])}}</ul>
:*'''10 OF 30'''
:*''Accessories'': thermo-sword, 2 lightning rifles

:''[[Transformers: Platinum Edition|Platinum Edition]]'' Predaking is ''another'' reissue of the Predacons similar to the 2010 release, complete with die-cast metal parts. He also uses the redesigned stickers.

::*''[http://www.tfu.info/2013/Decepticon/PlatinumRampage/rampage.htm More information on ''Platinum Edition'' Rampage at TFU.info]''
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===''Power of the Primes''===
[[File:POTP-Titan-Rampage.jpg|thumb|upright=1.66|Chin up, man, you got a new toy!]]
<ul class="iconlist">{{Bp-d1|'''Predaking''' (Titan Class, [[2018]] / [[2026]])}}</ul>
:*''TakaraTomy name'': '''Predaking''' (プレダキング)
:*''TakaraTomy release date'': [[September 29]], 2018
:*''TakaraTomy ID number'': '''PP-31'''
:*''Accessories'': blaster/tail
{{toydesigner|[[John Warden]] and [[Lynsey Urban]] (Hasbro)|[[Hirofumi Ichikawa]] (detailing), [[Robby Musso]] (concept artist)}}

:''[[Power of the Primes (toyline)|Power of the Primes]]'' Rampage was released as part of Titan Class [[Predaking (G1)#Power of the Primes|Predaking]]. He transforms from tiger to robot to Predaking's left arm and back. The front half of the combined robot's arm cannon becomes Rampage's tiger tail, as well as his robot mode's weapon.

: The box set also includes stickers which come on a sheet and are not, unlike the rest of the line's stickers, factory-applied.

:Predaking was reissued in 2026, with pre-orders going up on [[November 7]], [[2025]].
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===''Adamas Machina''===
[[File:AdamasMachinaRampage.jpg|thumb|upright=1.66]]
<ul class="iconlist">{{Bp-d1|'''Predaking''' (2026)}}</ul>
:*''ID Number'': '''AMT-02'''
:*''Accessories'':
{{toydesigner|[[Akira Amemiya]] (concept artist)}}<ref>{{citesocial|quote=トランスフォーマー2010(トゥーオーワンオー)の人気エピソード「原始の呼び声」の劇中作画をイメージソースに、アニメーション監督の雨宮哲氏(TRIGGER所属)がコンセプトデザインを手掛けました。|link=https://x.com/tspark_official/status/1951115676397297889|site=Twitter|name=official T-SPARK account|year=2025|month=07|day=31}}</ref>

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==Merchandise==
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===3D Battle-Card Game===
[[File:3DBattleCard Rampage.jpg|thumb|upright=1.4]]
*'''Rampage''' (3D Battle-Card, [[2007]])
:A 32-point "common" character in the [[3D Battle-Card Game]]'s "Energon Wars" expansion, Rampage "transforms" into a red and orange cat. He uses the same parts layout as [[Cheetor (BW)/toys|Cheetor]], [[Ravage (G1)/toys|Ravage]], and [[Optimus Primal (BW)/toys|Optimus Primal]].
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===Transformers Trading Card Game===
[[File:W2Rampage.jpg|thumb]]
*'''Predacon Rampage, Savage Hunter''' (2019)
**'''Wave 2: Rise of the Combiners'''
**''Rarity: '''''UT'''
**''Card Number: '''''T34/T46'''
**''Stars: ''5
:Predacon Rampage, Savage Hunter was released as part of the [[Transformers Trading Card Game]] Wave 2: Rise of the Combiners. Like all other members of [[combiner]] teams released in the set, Predacon Rampage, Savage Hunter is a folding card, with the Bot and Alt modes being depicted when the card is folded in half, and a holofoil portion of the the combined mode depicted when unfolded. The reverse of Predacon Rampage, Savage Hunter depicts [[Predaking (G1)|Predaking's]] left arm, which is formed by Rampage in the artwork.

:The artwork for Bot and Alt Mode is reused from the ''[[Transformers Legends (mobile game)|Transformers Legends]]'' mobile game.

:Predacon Rampage, Savage Hunter can be used to form Predaking, Ferocious Hunter with the use of the Action card [[Enigma of Combination|Predacon Enigma]] while he and the other Wave 2 Predacons are in Bot mode on the battlefield or KO area.
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==Notes==
*Rampage's [[Don Figueroa]]-designed Cybertronian alt mode, as seen in ''[[Spotlight: Jazz]]'', is a mobile '''cat'''apult.<ref>https://web.archive.org/web/20120815053431/http://forum.idwpublishing.com/viewtopic.php?t=5621&postdays=0&postorder=asc&start=45</ref>

===Foreign names===
*''Japanese:'' '''Ram Page''' (ラムページ ''Ramupēji''), '''Rampage''' (ランページ ''Ranpēji'')
*''French:'' '''Furibo''' (French)
*''Hungarian:'' '''Dühöngő''' ("Berserk")
*''Italian:'' '''Felin'''
*''Mandarin:'' '''Měnghǔ''' (猛虎, "Tiger")
*''Russian:'' '''Natisk''' (Натиск, "Onset")

==References==
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[[Category:3D Battle-Cards]]
[[Category:Beast Wars Predacons]]
[[Category:Beast Wars: Uprising Decepticons]]
[[Category:Combiners]]
[[Category:Dreamwave Generation 1 Decepticons]]
[[Category:Earth Wars Decepticons]]
[[Category:Generation 1 cartoon Decepticons]]
[[Category:Generation 1 Predacons]]
[[Category:Generation 1 toy Decepticons]]
[[Category:Generations Selects Quintessons]]
[[Category:Gunners]]
[[Category:IDW (2005) Decepticons]]
[[Category:Kre-O Decepticons]]
[[Category:Kreons]]
[[Category:Marvel Generation 1 Decepticons]]
[[Category:Platinum Edition]]
[[Category:Power of the Primes Decepticons]]
[[Category:The Headmasters Decepticons]]
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[[Category:Wings Universe Predacons]]

Tantrum (G1)

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Viisacre: /* Transformers: Earth Wars */

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:''Tantrum is a [[Decepticon]] [[Predacon (G1)|Predacon]] from the [[Generation 1 continuity family]].''
[[File:Tantrum boxart.jpg|upright=1.66|thumb|STOP MOCKING MEEEE!!!]]

'''Tantrum''' (aka '''Torox''') is loads of fun. He's all violence and no patience. Give him a can of [[Kremzeek]][[Trademark|™]] energy drink with the tab pulled off, and he'll quickly devolve through frustration to crazed screaming to smashing the recalcitrant can to a splattered soup of oily drink and metal shavings. Such outbursts are common, and they usually end with a pile of smoking rubble, and Tantrum in the middle, with a happy, smiling face, the calmest and coolest of Decepticons, for a very short while, until next time the fit takes him.

The Decepticon command, [[Megatron (G1)|in their infinite wisdom]], have augmented the [[Electro-sword|sword fighting]], electrostatic-discharging, and fuel-carrying abilities of this walking Internet with a [[catalytic carbine]] rifle. This can be good for a lot of laughs when it converts the metal in a target to enjoyably dangerous isotopes for [[Blot (G1)|Blot]] to snack on and [[Mixmaster (G1)|Mixmaster]] to play with.

Tantrum and his fellow [[Predacon (G1)|Predacons]] can combine to form [[Predaking (G1)|Predaking]].

{{bigquote|If I live to be a billion, I'll never understand why they call destruction "mindless." Destruction's all I think about!|Tantrum|"[[The Gathering Darkness]]"}}

==Fiction==
===Marvel Comics continuity===
====Marvel ''The Transformers'' comics====
{{noteukonly}}
[[File:Tantrum prey.jpg|thumb|left|Charging here!]]
''As [[Megatron (G1)/Marvel Comics continuity|Megatron]]'s paranoia reached its peak, [[Soundwave (G1)/Marvel Comics continuity|Soundwave]] suggested that they enlist the help of the Predacons to flush out [[Optimus Prime (G1)/Marvel Comics continuity|Optimus Prime]], allowing Megatron to finally defeat him. However, [[Shockwave (G1)/Marvel Comics continuity|Shockwave]] called them from [[Cybertron (planet)|Cybertron]], and gave the Predacon leader [[Razorclaw (G1)|Razorclaw]] secret orders to turn on Megatron at a crucial moment. The Predacons successfully hunted down Optimus, and when Megatron arrived, as Shockwave ordered, they turned on him.'' {{storylink|Prey!}} ''Tantrum and [[Headstrong (G1)|Headstrong]] tackled down Megatron together, allowing [[Divebomb (G1)|Divebomb]] to swoop in and snatch away the Decepticon leader's [[fusion cannon]]. With their target disarmed, the Predacons then fled the scene to allow Prime to finish off his adversary. After learning of Shockwave and the Predacons' betrayal, Megatron summoned a [[space bridge]] to Cybertron to escape, but Prime flung them both through the bridge before it had fully materialized.'' {{storylink|...The Harder They Die!}}

[[File:Predacons-GoneButNotForgotten.jpg|thumb|upright=1.66|Leaping there!]]
''Fortunately for Tantrum and the other Predacons, Megatron lost his memory of this incident when [[Straxus (G1)|Straxus]] attempted to take over his body. The Predacons were coincidentally sent to Cybertron by Shockwave just as Optimus and Megatron were warped back to Earth, allowing the whole matter to be easily swept under the rug.'' {{storylink|Resurrection!}} Contacting Razorclaw on Cybertron, Shockwave hired the Predacons to kill Megatron ''again, this time'' disguised as [[Autobot]]s. Although Tantrum and the others managed to damage the [[Decepticon leader]], he was too strong for them so Razorclaw gave the order to unite into Predaking. Even in this combined form, Megatron humiliated and bested them. {{storylink|Gone but Not Forgotten!}}

''Later, after [[Divebomb (G1)|Divebomb]] complained about being bored on [[Earth]], the Predacons destroyed a human [[O'Connor's Circus|circus]] for kicks, where Divebomb was attacked by the [[Dinobot (G1)|Dinobot]] [[Swoop (G1)/Marvel Comics continuity|Swoop]]. Tantrum and company took it in turns to beat up on Swoop until his Dinobot comrades showed up to rescue him, whereupon Tantrum began battling [[Slag (G1)/Marvel Comics continuity|Slag]]. Ultimately the fight ended in a no score draw when Swoop persuaded [[Grimlock (G1)/Marvel Comics continuity|Grimlock]] to call off his attack.'' {{storylink|Grudge Match!}}

[[File:Predacons-ColdWar.jpg|left|thumb|upright=1.4]]
The Predacons fell under the command of [[Ratbat (G1)|Ratbat]] and with Grimlock's Autobots off Earth, they were pressed into service raiding liquid oxygen from a chemical storage facility near [[Huntsville]], [[Alabama]]. In response, the [[human]] organisation [[Intelligence and Information Institute|Triple-I]] apparently executed the captive [[Throttlebot]]s. Ratbat and the Predacons raided Triple-I's [[Oregon]] headquarters to investigate the execution but when it was discovered that the Autobots' [[brain module]]s had been removed, Ratbat sent Tantrum and the other hunters to track their scent. First they tracked the Throttlebots to [[Sparkplug Witwicky]]'s [[S. Witwicky Auto Repairs & Tow Service|garage]], but when the mechanic refused to co-operate they tore the building down around him. They caught up with the Throttlebots (their brain modules ensconced inside toy cars) at a shopping mall and attempted to destroy the pint-sized Autobots, with Tantrum tearing through a bookshop in his pursuit. However, this was less than successful and all the Throttlebots escaped. {{storylink|Toy Soldiers!}} Still, Ratbat successfully captured [[Buster Witwicky (G1)|Buster Witwicky]], and so ordered the Predacons to withdraw. {{storylink|The Desert Island of Space!}}

Tantrum next participated in a daring attack against the Autobots on the Earth's [[Moon (moon)|moon]]. The Decepticons struck a devastating first blow, but were ultimately driven back when [[Blaster (G1)|Blaster]] and Grimlock, then squabbling over leadership of the Autobots, managed to momentarily put aside their differences and rallied the Autobot forces together. {{storylink|Totaled!}}

Relocated to the [[Arctic]], Tantrum was among the Decepticons who rushed to defend themselves from an apparently hostile [[Semper Tyrannis|ship]] before it was revealed that the ship also contained Decepticons. When negotiations between Ratbat and [[Scorponok (G1)|Scorponok]] turned nasty, Tantrum and the Predacons prevented the [[Headmaster (technology)|Headmaster]] from leaving, triggering an all-out battle between the two Decepticon forces. For his part, Tantrum was torn in half by Scorponok. {{storylink|Cold War!}}

Repaired by the time the Autobots showed up and attacked, Tantrum engaged the enemy briefly before a ceasefire was sounded. [[Starscream (G1)/Marvel Comics continuity|Starscream]] had tricked both factions into fighting one another while he pursued the near-unlimited power of the [[Underbase]], and posed the greatest threat to both Autobots and Decepticons alike. Their united forces were unable to prevent Starscream from taking into himself a portion of the Underbase's power however, and several squads were formed to counter Starscream as he attacked human cities. Tantrum found himself forming part of Grimlock and Scorponok's team in [[Tokyo]], but was easily dispatched by the super-powerful [[Seeker (body-type)|Seeker]] when the Predacons and Decepticon Pretenders rushed him. {{storylink|Dark Star}}

=====Earthforce=====
{{earthforcefiction}}
Tantrum was probably a member of Shockwave's faction on Earth, like his fellow Predacons, although this isn't entirely clear. When the [[Enclave]] broke out into total carnage due to an Autobot trick, Tantrum was right in the thick of it, probably enjoying every moment of chaos. {{storylink|The Bad Guy's Ball!}} He later joined [[Soundwave (G1)/Marvel Comics continuity|Soundwave]] and the Decepticons in attacking the Autobot Earthbase. Their goal was to kill some Autobots, while also distracting them as [[Starscream (G1)/Marvel Comics continuity|Starscream]] looted a human [[oil tanker]] in the [[Gulf of Mexico]]. Both goals proved fruitless, and the Decepticons were driven off. {{storylink|Divide and Conquer!}}

====Marvel ''Generation 2'' comic====
[[File:Tantrum gathering darkness.jpg|thumb|upright=1.4|I've got an idea for a film and it's a bloody good one! It's called... 'There's a Rhino Loose in the City!'"]]
Somehow resurrected after his demise at Starscream's hands, Tantrum fell under [[Bludgeon (G1)|Bludgeon]]'s command and was transported aboard the [[Warworld]] to attack Earth in an attempt to draw out Optimus Prime. When Bludgeon was deposed by Megatron, the plan remained pretty much the same and Tantrum had enormous fun slaughtering humans and causing massive property damage.

Unfortunately for Tantrum the plan worked all too well, and Prime announced his presence by running full-tilt into him in truck mode, smashing the Predacon into scattered chunks. Some people can't take a joke. {{storylink|The Gathering Darkness}}

====''Regeneration One''====
{{NoteRG1}}
When Megatron awoke in [[1994]] and seized control of the Ark, Tantrum was one of the offline Decepticons "recruited" into his lobotomised [[zombie]] army. {{storylink|Loose Ends, Part 4}} In [[2012]] he was part of the force that attacked the Autobots arriving from Cybertron but when [[Spike Witwicky (G1)|Circuit Smasher]] disabled [[Aunty|Auntie]] aboard the Ark, Megatron's control over the zombies was severed and they just..."bit the dust". {{storylink|Loose Ends, Part 5}}

===Generation 1 cartoon continuity===
====''The Transformers'' cartoon====
{{voiceactor|[[Philip L. Clarke]] (English), [[Yū Shimaka]] (Japanese)|[[Imo Heite]] (German, "Five Faces of Darkness, Part 5"), [[Bernd Simon]] (German, "Chaos"), [[Thomas Rau]] (German, "Call of the Primitives"), [[Mário Monjardim]] (Brazilian Portuguese), Unknown (European French, "Five Faces of Darkness, Part 5"), [[Francis Lax]] (European French, "Chaos")}}
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Tantrum was among the crowds of battered Decepticons on Thraal who cheered when Cyclonus announced the survival of [[Galvatron (G1)/Generation 1 cartoon continuity|Galvatron]]. {{storylink|Five Faces of Darkness, Part 1}}

Tantrum and the Predacons were first seen in action during an alliance between the Decepticons and [[Quintesson]]s. They were sent to [[Io]] to stop [[Blurr (G1)|Blurr]] and [[Wheelie (G1)|Wheelie]] from recovering [[Metroplex (G1)|Metroplex]]'s [[Transformation cog (biology)|transformation cog]], leaving the Autobot city helpless against the coming attack of [[Trypticon (G1)|Trypticon]]. Tantrum charged Wheelie like the bull he resembles, but the nimble Autobot leapt out of the way and Tantrum crashed into [[Rampage (G1)|Rampage]] instead. The battle was kicked up a notch when the Predacons combined into Predaking and had their first fight with [[Sky Lynx (G1)|Sky Lynx]]. Tantrum was sure they'd obliterate him, but after they got knocked into separate components again, [[Razorclaw (G1)|Razorclaw]] began to retreat and Tantrum was forced to flee as well. {{storylink|Five Faces of Darkness, Part 5}}

[[File:Tantrumchaos.jpg|left|thumb|MESS WITH THE BULL, YOU GET THE HORNS!!!]]
On the planet [[Dread (planet)|Dread]], the Predacons were overseeing construction of a massive cannon which would allow Galvatron to destroy Cybertron with a huge blast of [[death crystal]]s. An Autobot strike team landed on the planet while the Preds were patrolling, and the Decepticons engaged the scouts, [[Kup (G1)/Generation 1 cartoon continuity|Kup]] and Blurr. While Razorclaw and Rampage kept Kup busy, Tantrum and Headstrong rammed Blurr into quick-mud, and watched him sink. He would've been obliterated, but Sky Lynx came looking for his Auto-buddies and pulled the motormouth free. The cocky Tantrum was sure they'd obliterate Sky Lynx, but his delusions of adequacy were quickly shattered as the Predacons were forced into a retreat. {{storylink|Chaos (episode)|Chaos}}

[[File:Nightmare-planet-tantrum-gunfondle.jpg|thumb|right]]
During an attack on [[Hot Rod (G1)/Generation 1 cartoon continuity|Rodimus Prime]] on Cybertron, Tantrum and the Predacons became the unwilling subjects of a Quintesson reality-altering effect, where a dream machine was turning [[Daniel Witwicky (G1)|Daniel Witwicky]]'s nightmares into tangible threats and screwing up the environment. After Razorclaw and [[Springer (G1)|Springer]] were hauled off by a flying dragon, Rodimus Prime suggested a cease fire so that the Autobots and Predacons could work together and find their friends. Tantrum made a counter-offer, and suggested he wouldn't obliterate the Autobots right that moment if they stayed out of his way. He did manage to blow up a giant plant with the electro-blasts from his horns, so maybe Tantrum didn't need help after all. {{storylink|Nightmare Planet}}

When Predaking detected a signal on the Quintesson's signal, he followed it to a jungle planet, where they separated and battled the Autobots for it, facing defeat by Sky Lynx once more. {{storylink|The Quintesson Journal}}

Tantrum was among the [[Primitive|Primitives]] who were summoned by [[Primacron]]'s [[Oracle (G1)|assistant]] to fight [[Tornedron]] While fleeing Tornedron, Headstrong declared that it would be better to die fighting. Razorclaw agreed, and ordered the Predacons to form Predaking. They got their energy sucked from them for their troubles. {{storylink|Call of the Primitives}}

During the plague-infected Decepticons' attack on Galvatron, the Predacons combined into Predaking and attacked him when the Autobots came to his rescue. Later, the separated Predacons were among a group of infected Transformers who broke into Autobot City and were on the verge of destroying the inert Optimus Prime when the Autobot leader awoke and used the Matrix of Leadership's energies to cure them all. {{storylink|The Return of Optimus Prime, Part 2}}

====Japanese Generation 1 cartoon continuity====
=====''The Headmasters'' cartoon=====
{{voiceactor|[[Masaharu Satō]] (Japanese)}}
[[File:HM ep01 Wheelie beats Tantrum.jpg|thumb]]

Tantrum and the Predacons were part of Galvatron's strike force on Cybertron in 2011, seeking to wrest control of [[Vector Sigma]] from the Autobots. While invading [[Cybertron (planet)|Cybertron]], Tantrum happened across an unguarded [[Daniel Witwicky (G1)|Daniel]]. Never one to pass up an opportunity to maul a small child, Tantrum immediately attacked. Unfortunately for him, [[Wheelie (G1)|Wheelie]] burst onto the scene, tackled him and beat him senseless. ''Wheelie''. {{storylink|Four Warriors Come out of the Sky}}

Later, the Predacons traveled to Earth in order to stymie Hot Rod's attempt to locate the [[Matrix of Leadership]]. Tantrum's unit found the former Autobot leader in the Arctic, but were held off by [[Blaster (G1)/Generation 1 cartoon continuity|Blaster]], his [[Autobot Mini-Cassette|Mini-Cassette]]s, and [[Superion (G1)|Superion]]. {{storylink|The Mystery of Planet Master}} Tantrum and the Predacons were among the Decepticons Galvatron brought with him to the planet [[Beast (planet)|Beast]], although they were absent during the Autobot attack that drove the Decepticons off. {{storylink|Rebellion on Planet Beast}}

When the Autobots created a new kind of metal on Cybertron called [[Cybertonuron]], Galvatron wanted to claim it for himself. He sent Tantrum and the Predacons to Cybertron as an advance guard to pave the way for his forces. They mowed down Cybertron's standing guardians and began to wreak havoc on the planet. {{storylink|Cybertron Is in Grave Danger, Part 1}} Once the Autobots arrived from Earth, the Predacons were confronted by [[Shouki]] and the [[Trainbot]]s. Their attempts to intimidate the Light-Speed Commander failed utterly, and a fight broke out. Tantrum ended up knocking himself unconscious colliding with [[Razorclaw (G1)|Razorclaw]] when [[Getsuei]] and [[Suiken]] lept away from his ferocious charge. {{storylink|Cybertron Is in Grave Danger, Part 2}} Tantrum and the Predacons assembled as Predaking to help [[Scourge (G1)|Scourge]] and [[Cyclonus (G1)|Cyclonus]] steal the [[Sol 1]] satellite, but they were driven off by [[Raiden]] and the Headmasters. {{storylink|The Shadow Emperor, Scorponok}} Next, Tantrum and the Predacons helped Scorponok stage a crisis to keep the Autobots distracted, by setting off a volcano in [[Peru]]. On-scene to keep the Autobots from rescuing innocent villagers, Tantrum's group first clashed with the Trainbots before joining forces as Predaking and once again fighting Raiden and the Headmasters. {{storylink|The Dormant Volcano Mysteriously Erupts}}

As Scorponok began his plan to capture the [[plasma energy]] of Mars by blowing it up, Tantrum and the Predacons stood guard on Mars as the [[Terrorcon (G1)|Terrorcon]]s began planting the necessary bombs. When the Trainbots stumbled across the plot, the Predacons started up a firefight to dispose of the meddling Autobots. With Daniel Witwicky and [[Wheelie (G1)|Wheelie]] missing, the Trainbots tagged out with the Autobot Headmasters to go looking for them. Razorclaw gave the order and Predaking was formed. Unfortunately, even Predaking was no match for [[Transtector]] power, and he was felled by a quadruple jump kick by the Headmasters. {{storylink|Explosion on Mars!! Maximus Is in Danger}} Regrouping on Chaar, Tantrum and the Predacons bore witness to the unveiling on MegaZarak, Scorponok's new super weapon Transtector. {{storylink|Explosion on Mars!! MegaZarak Appears}}

Tantrum and the Predacons attended Scorponok's ceremony on the [[Moon (moon)|moon]]. They were scattered by the Autobot attack, but rallied around Galvatron's late arrival and drove off their heroic opponents. {{storylink|Return of the Immortal Emperor}}

As Scorponok abandoned Earth in favor of conquering [[Master (planet)|Master]], Tantrum was one of his many troops seen attacking the planet's fortifications. {{storylink|Miraculous Warriors, Targetmasters (Part 2)}} He also helped retrofit the [[Zarak Shield]] out of indestructible [[G-Metal]] so that it could stand up to the [[Master Sword]]. {{storylink|The Zarak Shield Turns the Tide}}

=====''Zone'' cartoon, manga, and story pages=====
Seeking to create a [[Decepticon Zone]] to counter the [[Micro|Autobot Zone]], [[Emperor of Destruction|Decepticon Emperor]] [[Violengiguar]] gathered together the Nine Great Demon Generals, upgrading them with powerful new armor and weaponry, then sent them forth to conquer planets. Tantrum was among the selected, but only as a part of Predaking. {{storylink|Fight! Super Robot Lifeform Transformers: Zone (story page)|Zone Part 1}} {{storylink|Fight! Super Robot Lifeform Transformers: Zone (manga)|Transformers: Zone}} {{storylink|Enter the New Supreme Commander, Dai Atlas!}}

=====''Generations Selects Special Comic''=====
Decades after Predaking was destroyed fighting [[Dai Atlas (G1)|Dai Atlas]], the Quintessons used their [[Recreator]] to bring the Predacons back to life. Predaking fought the Dinobots on [[Dinobot Island (G1)|Dinobot Island]], but was outmatched when Grimlock used an [[Energon Matrix]] to combine the Dinobots as [[Volcanicus (POTP)|Volcanicus]]. Tantrum and the Predacons were broken down into individuals after a blow from the Magma Blade, and fled the battle. {{storylink|Volcanicus comic 1}}

====''Wings Universe''====
{{Wingsnote}}
[[File:Sky-ByteRampageandTantrum-ACommonFoe.jpg|thumb|upright=1.3|left]]
Splitting off from the Decepticons in the wake of their peace accords with the Autobots, the Predacons formed their own faction, supplementing their forces with Transformers from stasis pods that [[Sky-Byte (RID)|Sky-Byte]] pilfered from [[Jhiaxus (G2)|Jhiaxus]]'s laboratory. {{Storylink|A Common Foe}}
{{note|The events of "[[#Dawn of Future's Past|Dawn of Future's Past]]" are also incorporated into the ''[[Transformers: Wings Universe|Wings Universe]]''.}}

===Dreamwave ''Generation One'' continuity===
[[File:Predacons lost and found.jpg|thumb]]
Tantrum and the Predacons were only ever identified as long lost "warlords" who had apparently been exiled from Cybertron in the distant past. It was not made clear if they were particularly warlike Decepticons, or had been warriors who actually predated Megatron's rise to power. Whatever the case, they had ended up on the planet [[Beast (planet)|Beest]] and, by modern times, had descended into feral [[beast mode]]s, operating purely on animal instinct. {{storylink|Welcome to the Jungle}}

Megatron, who was similarly in exile at the time, challenged their leader Razorclaw and defeated him in battle. He then reprogrammed the Predacons to be loyal only to him, and gave them the combiner form of Predaking. Tantrum and the others then helped Megatron resume control over the Decepticons, first traveling to Cybertron to oust Shockwave from command of the Decepticons hiding in the planet's wastelands, {{storylink|Lost and Found (issue)|Lost and Found}} then to Earth, where they similarly helped their leader retake control of Starscream's splinter army. {{storylink|The Route of All Evil}}

===''G.I.Joe vs. the Transformers''===
[[File:Decepticons art of war issue 4.jpg|thumb|left]]
Tantrum and his Predacon comrades attacked [[Nautilator]] when he dared to intrude on the Predacons' piece of the [[Gladiator Zone]], but Nautilator fetched his own [[Seacon (G1)|friends]] and formed [[Piranacon (G1)|Piranacon]], prompting the Predacons to combine as well. Predaking eventually defeated Piranacon, but before he could delivered the killing blow, he was frozen in place by [[Serpentor|Serpent O.R.]], who convinced Tantrum and the others to join his new Decepticon army. {{storylink|The Art of War issue 2|The Art of War #2}}

When a group of Autobots and [[G.I. Joe (team)|G.I. Joes]] came hunting after Serpent O.R., Predaking stomped on [[Bumblebee (G1)|Bumblebee]] with his Tantrum leg. During a Decepticon gathering later on, Divebomb got into a fight with [[Hun-Gurrr (G1)|Hun-Grrr]] and tried to goad Tantrum into attacking the [[Terrorcon (G1)|Terrorcon]] by claiming Hun-Grrr called him "slow on the upload". Oddly enough, ''Headstrong'' was the one to take offense to this. As Predaking, the Predacons then participated in an attack on an Autobot peace ceremony. {{storylink|The Art of War issue 3|The Art of War #3}} Tantrum was later seen among the Decepticon forces preparing to defend their base from a major Autobot/G.I. Joe assault. {{storylink|The Art of War issue 4|The Art of War #4}}

===''The Beast Within''===
During an all-out Decepticon offensive, Tantrum joined his fellow Predacons in a battle against the Dinobots. Then, when the Dinobots combined into [[Beast (G1)|The Beast]], Tantrum joined his fellow Predacons into forming Predaking. {{storylink|The Beast Within}}

===2005 IDW continuity===
{{first|[[Stormbringer issue 4|''Stormbringer'' #4]]}}

[[File:Megatron Origin 2 Tantrum.jpg|thumb|right]]

Before the war began, [[Kup (G1)/2005 IDW continuity|Kup]] helped train the Predacons, refining them into an effective team of shock troopers. {{storylink|The Iron Klaw}} In the years leading up to the war, Tantrum and the other Predacons joined [[Megatron (G1)/2005 IDW continuity|Megatron]]'s illegal gladiatorial deathmatches held in the [[Forge (arena)|Forge]]. {{storylink|Megatron Origin issue 2|Megatron Origin #2}} He and the Predacons also became some of the first Decepticons, turning the fighting towards the public and launching an insurrection in [[Kaon (polity)|Kaon]] against the [[Senate]] under Megatron's command. {{storylink|Megatron Origin issue 3|Megatron Origin #3}}

When [[Scorponok (G1)|Scorponok]] usurped Megatron, the Predacons refused to serve him, and instead went on an interplanetary hunting trip that eventually left them stranded on [[Canis Tor]] after they'd killed ''all'' life there. Starving, Tantrum and Headstrong watched Rampage and Razorclaw fight it out over who was to blame before all four decided to just eat a weakened Divebomb. Fortunately for Divebomb, [[Starscream (G1)/2005 IDW continuity|Starscream]] showed up and let them know Megatron was back. {{storylink|Primacy issue 2|Primacy #2}} Rejoining the Decepticon army, the Predacons participated in an assault on [[Iacon (polity)|Iacon]], where they killed [[Slinger]] and battled the [[Dinobot (G1)|Dynobots]]. {{storylink|Primacy issue 4|Primacy #4}}

At one point during the subsequent war between the Autobots and Decepticons, the Predacons killed a squad of Autobots, leaving only one survivor in [[Tracks (G1)|Tracks]]. When [[Jazz (G1)/2005 IDW continuity|Jazz]] came to evacuate him, they shot down his transport and attacked the two Autobots. Tantrum was taken out early in the fight that ensued. {{storylink|Spotlight: Jazz}}

After the first defeat of [[Thunderwing (G1)|Thunderwing]] in a cataclysm during the war that followed, Tantrum and the other Predacons led the attack against the beleaguered Autobot positions soon after the Autobot morale-booster [[Blaster (G1)|Blaster]] was taken out by his [[Beachcomber (G1)|assassin]]. {{storylink|Spotlight: Blaster}}

[[File:Stormbringer4 DCon groundforces.jpg|upright=1.4|thumb|left|Surprisingly mellow for Tantrum.]]
In modern times, he served with the rest of the Predacons aboard the ''[[Thanatos]]'', and joined Headstrong in leading a ground envoy onto Cybertron's surface to help the [[Wreckers]] battle the resurrected Thunderwing. Their aid helped turn the tide, so Razorclaw didn't have to use the ship's starblitz torpedoes to obliterate the entire planet. That makes the Predacons heroes! (Say that again, though, and Tantrum will make sure you get obliterated.) {{storylink|Stormbringer issue 4|Stormbringer #4}}

[[File:All My Sins remembered Prowl vs Tantrum.jpg|thumb|upright=1.3|right]]
Several years later, the Predacons were among the many Decepticons stranded on [[Earth]] with no source of [[energon]]. {{storylink|International Incident Part 3: "Hawk Among the Sparrows"|Hawk Among the Sparrows}} They briefly experimented with [[combiner]] technology before abandoning the effort. {{storylink|The Iron Klaw}} In order to survive, Tantrum, Headstrong, Rampage, and Divebomb became hired guns for [[China]], protecting the nation's borders in exchange for precious energy. Led by Rampage, the Predacons intervened when a battle between the Autobots (allied with [[Skywatch]]) and the [[Combaticon (G1)|Combaticons]] (allied with [[North Korea]]) got too close for comfort. {{storylink|International Incident Part 3: "Hawk Among the Sparrows"|Hawk Among the Sparrows}}

While Tantrum and his teammates were initially willing to leave without a fight, they mistook a blast from [[Onslaught (G1)|Onslaught]] as an Autobot act of aggression, and responded in kind. The battle was a short one, though, as the Predacons soon learned that the [[Russia]]ns were sending a nuke to take them all out of the picture. They wasted no time in leaving the area, and later abandoned their alliance with China after [[Thundercracker (G1)/2005 IDW continuity|Thundercracker]] blew up the nation's energon factories. {{storylink|International Incident Part 4: "All My Sins Remembered"|All My Sins Remembered}}

Years later, Tantrum was one of the disenfranchised Decepticons of Cybertron who rose to [[Galvatron (G1)/2005 IDW continuity|Galvatron]]'s banner of new conquests back on Earth. They stormed the spacebridge chamber and made their way to China (where Tantrum once served). In the three way war between the forces of Optimus, Galvatron, and [[People's Liberation Army Mecha Force|the Chinese]]. Tantrum was badly injured in the battle, but managed to survive. {{storylink|All Hail Optimus Part 1: Once Upon a Time on Earth|Once Upon a Time on Earth}}

[[File:TheIronKlaw-Predacons.jpg|thumb|left]]

A few months later, the marooned Predacons fell under the sway of the evil [[Iron Klaw|Count von Rani]], who managed to brainwash the Predacons into mindless drones while improving on their prototypical combiner technology. When [[Joe Colton|Baron Ironblood]] visited him to check on the progress of their plans, von Rani took the opportunity to show off his new weapons. Von Rani took the opportunity to deploy the team's new "Predaking" form when [[Kup (G1)/2005 IDW continuity|Kup]], [[Ian Noble|Action Man]], [[Snake-Eyes]], and [[G.B. Blackrock]] attacked their base. Though powerful, the combiner was undone after Snake-Eyes smashed the console responsible for keeping the Cybertronian combined and brainwashed. Tantrum was knocked unconscious by the separation, and abandoned after Razorclaw stormed off to settle a score with humankind. {{storylink|The Iron Klaw}}

Later, Tantrum and the other Predacons formed Predaking to defend [[Venice]] from [[Unicron/Generation 1|Unicron]]'s [[Maximal]] legions. {{storylink|Ceremony}}

===Dawn of Future's Past===
[[File:DawnofFuturesPast G1Predacons.jpg|upright=0.85|thumb]]
After the end of the [[Great War (G1)|Great War]], the Predacons (or those of them surviving) founded the new [[Predacon (BW)|Predacon faction]]. Years later, now in a reformatted technorganic body, Tantrum was once again plotting with his old teammates. {{storylink|Dawn of Future's Past}}
{{note|Writer [[Pete Sinclair]] stated that the Tantrum in this story is a descendant of the original, but this was not made explicit in the material.}}

===2006 IDW ''Beast Wars'' continuity===
A group of five symbols appeared on the walls of a room containing a [[unspace|transwarp shunt]] device on Cybertron. The five symbols seemed to represent a lion, a bird, a bull, a rhinoceros, and a tiger. {{storylink|The Gathering issue 2|The Gathering #2}}

===''Kre-O'' online manga===
[[File:Kre-O JP comic 08 - Headlock.jpg|thumb|left|upright=0.5]]

Torox and the Predacons were so cuddly and adorable in [[beast mode]], the Autobots could not bring themselves to fight back. The Predacons went from adorable to abominable when they formed Predaking, though, and the Autobots had a renewed fighting spirit...at least until the Predacons split into beasts again. {{storylink|Behemoth Combination! But They're Cute? The Predacon Unit}}
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==Commercial appearances==
Tantrum and the rest of the Predacons came to the aid of a trio of [[Seeker (body-type)|Seekers]] who found themselves unable to handle the Dinobots. The Predacons barreled over [[Sludge (G1)|Sludge]] before combining into [[Predaking (G1)|Predaking]] and pushing the advantage. {{storylink|Commercial/Generation 1#Predacons|Predacons commercial}}

Headlock was part of a massive battle between Kreons. After fighting for a bit as individuals, he and his teammates combined into Predaking. They then chased the Autobots off alongside [[Bruticus (G1)|Bruticus]]. {{storylink|Commercial#Kre-O|KRE-O Transformers Micro Changers and Combiners Construction Sets commercial}}

==Games==
===''Transformers Legends''===
When an Autobot team led by [[Jazz (G1)|Jazz]] launched a mission to deliver energon to a hidden Autobot base, Tantrum, Rampage, and Headstrong were only too happy to stop them. {{storylink|Road to Ruin}}

After an uneasy alliance with the Autobots, Tantrum and the other Predacons gave in to their base animal instincts, and decided to hunt down Autobots they considered weaklings. They were defeated by a group of Autobots led by Bumblebee. {{storylink|Call of the Primitives (Legends)|Call of the Primitives}}

Tantrum was caught up somehow in a Quintesson plot to kidnap several Autobots during the [[Galactic Olympics|Galactic Games]]. {{storylink|Five Faces of Darkness: Part 1}}

===''Transformers: Earth Wars''===
[[file: TantrumEarthWars.jpg|thumb|upright=1.75|If you can't bring down the charging bull-]]

Tantrum's solution to any issue is just to charge at it, to beat it until it goes away. Why bother with ''reason'' when a good ol' headbutt will suffice? To annoy him is a death sentence, to be an Autobot is an annoyance. All who earn his ire know to make way quickly as he comes charging in, steam puffing out of his nostrils as he goes into an overheated berserk rage. Though this irrational anger is most likely a mental issue, Tantrum would never let anyone poke around in his head long enough to find out.{{storylink| source:Transformers:_Earth_Wars/2016#Tantrum| Tantrum Bio.}}

Tantrum came to earth during the battle for the Codex key. He also particcipated in a battle where Mixmaster commented that the stuff they just stomped over wasn't just Energon. {{storylink| Transformers: Earth Wars| Combiner Wars Campaign}}

He is a key component of Razorclaw's task force.
*'''Added:''' [[August 10]], 2016
*'''Autobot Counterpart:''' [[Hot Spot (G1)#Transformers:_Earth_Wars|Hot Spot]]
*'''Class''': Warrior
*'''Star Ratings:''' 1-5 stars
*'''Weapons''': Tantrum uses his Electro-sword to attack targets.
*'''Ability: '''Reflective Shield - Gain a reflective shield that repels a percentage of damage back unto the one who dealt it, before charging into the target and drawing the attention of defenses.
**'''Cost:''' 4 ability points + 2 for reuses.
*'''Level 11 Bonus''': After 11 seconds, the shield detonates, dealing damage.
*'''Compatible C.O.M.B.A.Ts:'''
**Companion
**Melee
**Shield
*'''Collection Group''': Predacons
*'''Combiner''': Predaking
[http://wiki.transformersearthwars.com/character:tantrum Tantrum at Transformers: Earth Wars Wiki]

===''Transformers: Forged to Fight''===
[[File:ForgedToFight-Tantrum.jpg|thumb|250px|Then don't wave the [[Superman|red cape]] at it.]]
{{storylink|Transformers: Forged to Fight}}
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===''Transformers Roleplaying Game''===
Tantrum was the most destructive member of the Predacons, an out-of-control berserker who annihilated anything in his path. {{storylink|Transformers Roleplaying Game Core Rulebook|Roleplaying Game Core Rulebook}}

==Toys==
===''The Transformers''===
[[File:TF2010toy-Tantrum.jpg|thumb|upright=1.67]]
<ul class="iconlist">{{Bp-d1|'''Tantrum''' (Predacon, [[1986]])}}</ul>
:*''Hasbro Team ID number'': '''5'''
:*''Takara ID number'': '''D-76'''
:*''Accessories'': "[[Electro-sword]]", "[[catalytic carbine]]", Predaking foot/back cannon
{{toydesigner|[[Mika Akitaka]] (TakaraTomy)<ref>[https://web.archive.org/web/20100724062955/http://www.ex.org/ex/3.4/09-feature_akitaka2.html Interview with Mika Akitaka]</ref>|[[Richard Marcej]] (packaging)}}

: Released in the third year of the [[The Transformers (toyline)|original ''The Transformers'' toyline]], Predacon Tantrum transforms into a robotic buffalo. He can form either leg of [[Predaking (G1)#Toys|Predaking]], but his nominal placement is as the right leg. His double-barrelled cannon can attach to his back in beast mode and doubles as Predaking's foot.

: As with the rest of the Predacons, the initial release of Tantrum had [[die-cast]] metal parts which were later replaced by plastic; Tantrum has significant portions of his torso as painted die-cast.

::*''[http://www.tfu.info/1986/Decepticon/Tantrum/tantrum.htm More information on Tantrum at TFU.info]''

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<ul class="iconlist">{{Bp-d1|'''Predaking''' (Gift set, 1986/[[2004]])}}</ul>
:*''ID number'': '''D-78'''
:*''Accessories'': "Electro-sword", "catalytic carbine"

: While they were only sold separately in the west, in Japan, all five Predacons were also made available as a very large gift-set. All of the toys inside are identical to their individual releases.

: This set was reissued in 2004, using the die-cast construction of the initial releases.
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===''Welcome to Transformers 2010''===
{{anchor|Transformers (2010)}}
[[File:Tantrum-2010-reissue.jpg|thumb|upright=1.66]]
<ul class="iconlist">{{Bp-d1|'''Predaking''' (Gift set, [[2010]])}}</ul>
:*''Accessories'': "Electro-sword", "catalytic carbine"

: As a part of TakaraTomy's ''[[Transformers (2010 toyline)#TakaraTomy Welcome to Transformers 2010 campaign|Welcome to Transformers 2010]]'' line, the original Predacon molds were reissued again, again with die-cast metal parts. All of the toys received significant deco changes.

: This release of Tantrum has his red, gray, and black plastic altered to a metal fleck equivalent color. Nearly all of his label stickers were redesigned, and he now features cartoon accurate golden optics instead of red. Also included are optional labels for Tantrum's optics to make them red in both modes.
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===''Kre-O''===
[[File:KreO-Toy Headlock.jpg|thumb|upright=1.67]]
<ul class="iconlist">{{Bp-d1|'''Predaking''' (Micro-Changer Combiner, [[2013]])}}</ul>
:*''Set number'': '''A2227'''
:*''Pieces'': 79
:*''Accessories'': Sword, buildable twin-cannon
{{toydesigner|[[Ed Masiello]] (Hasbro)}}

:''[[Kre-O]]'' "Torox"<ref name="Kre-O">The ''Kre-O'' incarnation of Tantrum is mislabeled "Headlock" as a result of an apparent swap with Headstrong, who was named "Torox" on the packaging. As the name Torox was later correctly applied to Generation 1 Tantrum for his ''Platinum Edition'' toy, this wiki opts to label "Headlock" and "Torox" as properly intended.</ref> (his Italian Generation 1 name used for [[trademark]] reasons) is a [[Kreon|Micro-Changer Kreon]], a small building-brick figure that can be rebuilt into a robotic bufallo. His twin-cannon can be mounted on his beast-mode back.

: He was only available as part of the [[Predaking (G1)#Kre-O|Predaking]] Micro-Changer Combiner set, and as such his parts can be merged with his box-mates [[Divebomb (G1)#Kre-O|Divebomb]], [[Headstrong (G1)#Kre-O|Headlock]], and [[Razorclaw (G1)#Kre-O|Razorclaw]] to form the super robot; most of his parts go into the robot's left leg.

::*''[http://www.tfu.info/2013/Decepticon/Kre-OHeadlock/headlock.htm More information on Headlock at TFU.info]''
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===''Platinum Edition''===
[[File:Platinum-Edition-Tantrum.jpg|upright=1.66|thumb|Why am I holding Headstrong's sword?]]
<ul class="iconlist">{{Bp-d1|'''Predaking''' (Gift set, [[2014]])}}</ul>
:*'''10 OF 30'''
:*''Accessories'': "Electro-sword", "catalytic carbine"

: Hasbro's ''[[Transformers: Platinum Edition|Platinum Edition]]'' Torox, part of the [[Predaking (G1)#Platinum Edition|Predaking]] five-pack, is similar to the 2010 release by Takara, complete with die-cast metal parts.

: New to this release is a gold [[redeco]] of the [[Star Saber (Thirteen)#Beast Hunters|Star Saber]] of ''[[Transformers: Prime (toyline)#BH|Prime: Beast Hunters]]'' Voyager Class [[Optimus Prime (WFC)/toys#Beast Hunters|Optimus Prime]]. In addition to several pre-applied stickers, five sheets of labels from the 2010 release are also included. Finally, he has a designated number as part of the ''[[Thrilling 30]]'' celebration.

::*''[http://www.tfu.info/2013/Decepticon/PlatinumTorox/torox.htm More information on ''Platinum Edition'' Torox at TFU.info]''
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===''Power of the Primes''===
[[File:POTP-Titan-Torox.jpg|thumb|upright=1.66|He's still pulling his ''Tantrum'' for not having his name back.]]
<ul class="iconlist">{{Bp-d1|'''Predaking''' (Titan Class, [[2018]] / [[2026]])}}</ul>
:*''TakaraTomy name'': '''Predaking''' (プレダキング)
:*''TakaraTomy ID number'': '''PP-31'''
:*''TakaraTomy release date'': [[2018]] [[September 29]]
:*''Accessories'': Cannon/combiner foot & hand
{{toydesigner|[[John Warden]] and [[Lynsey Urban]] (Hasbro)|[[Hirofumi Ichikawa]] (detailing), [[Robby Musso]] (concept artist)}}

:''[[Power of the Primes (toyline)|Power of the Primes]]'' Torox is a Voyager-sized figure that transforms from bull to robot and back, with a giant cannon that forms Predaking's foot. Predaking's hand is also stored underneath the foot. Unlike most Combiner limbs, Torox and [[Headstrong (G1)#Power of the Primes|Headstrong]] also form the thighs and hips, which hang off their robot modes as kibble. Torox was only available as part of the Titan Class [[Predaking (G1)#Power of the Primes|Predaking]] five-pack.

:Predaking was reissued in 2026, with pre-orders going up on [[November 7]], [[2025]].
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===''Adamas Machina''===
[[File:AdamasMachinaTantrum.jpg|thumb|upright=1.66]]
<ul class="iconlist">{{Bp-d1|'''Predaking''' (2026)}}</ul>
:*''ID Number'': '''AMT-02'''
:*''Accessories'':
{{toydesigner|[[Akira Amemiya]] (concept artist)}}<ref>{{citesocial|quote=トランスフォーマー2010(トゥーオーワンオー)の人気エピソード「原始の呼び声」の劇中作画をイメージソースに、アニメーション監督の雨宮哲氏(TRIGGER所属)がコンセプトデザインを手掛けました。|link=https://x.com/tspark_official/status/1951115676397297889|site=Twitter|name=official T-SPARK account|year=2025|month=07|day=31}}</ref>

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{{comingsoontoy}}
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==Merchandise==
===Transformers Trading Card Game===
[[File:W2Torox.jpg|thumb]]
*'''Torox, Fueler''' (2019)
**'''Wave 2: Rise of the Combiners'''
**''Rarity: '''''UT'''
**''Card Number: '''''T44/T46'''
**''Stars: ''5

:Torox, Fueler was released as part of the [[Transformers Trading Card Game]] Wave 2: Rise of the Combiners. Like all other members of [[combiner]] teams released in the set, Torox, Fueler is a folding card, with the Bot and Alt modes being depicted when the card is folded in half, and a holofoil portion of the combined mode depicted when unfolded. The reverse of Torox, Fueler depicts [[Predaking (G1)|Predaking's]] right leg, which is formed by Torox in the artwork.

:The artwork for Bot and Alt Mode is reused from the ''[[Transformers Legends (mobile game)|Transformers Legends]]'' mobile game.

:Torox, Fueler can be used to form Predaking, Ferocious Hunter with the use of the Action card [[Enigma of Combination|Predacon Enigma]] while he and the other Wave 2 Predacons are in Bot mode on the battlefield or KO area.
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==Notes==
*Tantrum's [[alternate mode]], a buffalo, is not a predator in nature, but herbivorous.
*His box and instructions, as well as the Predacons' ''[[Secret Files of Teletraan II|Secret Files]]'' profile, refer to his beast mode as a "buffalo", presumably an African or Asian variety. However, he is elsewhere often referred to as a bull, even in fiction (such as when [[Five Faces of Darkness, Part 5|Wheelie shouts "olé" when dodging him]]).

===Foreign names===
*''Japanese:'' '''Tantrum''' (タントラム ''Tantoramu''), '''Torox''' (トロックス ''Torokkusu'')
*''French:'' '''Coléro''' (Canada)
*''Italian:'' '''Torox'''
*''Mandarin:'' '''Yěniú''' (野牛, "Buffalo")
*''Russian:'' '''Bujvol''' (Буйвол, "Buffalo")

==References==
{{reflist}}

[[Category:Beast Wars Predacons]]
[[Category:Dreamwave Generation 1 Decepticons]]
[[Category:Earth Wars Decepticons]]
[[Category:Generation 1 cartoon Decepticons]]
[[Category:Generation 1 combiners]]
[[Category:Generation 1 Predacons]]
[[Category:Generation 1 toy Decepticons]]
[[Category:Generations Selects Quintessons]]
[[Category:IDW (2005) Decepticons]]
[[Category:Kre-O Decepticons]]
[[Category:Kreons]]
[[Category:Marvel Generation 1 Decepticons]]
[[Category:Platinum Edition]]
[[Category:Power of the Primes Decepticons]]
[[Category:Regeneration One Decepticons]]
[[Category:Regeneration One zombies]]
[[Category:The Headmasters Decepticons]]
[[Category:Transformers Roleplaying Game Decepticons]]
[[Category:Wings Universe Predacons]]

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