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Space Opera Part 1: The Stars My Destination

2011-05-20T22:21:12Z

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{{Comicstory|
|seriesissue=''[[The Transformers (IDW)|The Transformers]]'' #19
|prev=Revenge of the Decepticons Part 5: The Demolished Man
|next=The Transformers issue 20
|title="Space Opera Part 1: The Stars My Destination"
|image=IDW_TF_19B.jpg
|publisher=[[IDW Publishing]]
|date=[[May 18]], [[2011]]
|coverdate=May 2011
|written by=[[Mike Costa]]
|art by=[[Guido Guidi]]
|colors by=[[Joana Lafuente]]
|letters by=[[Chris Mowry]]
|assistant editor=[[Carlos Guzman]]
|editor=[[Andy Schmidt]]
|continuity=[[IDW Generation 1 continuity|IDW continuity]]
|chronology=[[IDW timeline|Current era (2011)]]
}}

'''Rodimus finds himself stranded on a desolate planet, where he encounters potential allies.'''

==Synopsis==
{{issuestub}}

==Featured characters==

{{featuredcharacters
|c1=
*[[Hot Rod (G1)|Hot Rod/"Rodimus Prime"]] (1)
*[[Wheelie (G1)|Wheelie]] (6)

|c4=
*[[Codder]] (2)
*[[Garnak]] (3)
*[[Admiral|The "Admiral"]] (4)
*[[Chaosteros]] (5)
}}

==Quotes==
*TBD

==Errors==
*TBD

==Items of note==
*Other members of the Ilxian race previously appeared in ''[[Spotlight: Blaster]]''.
*Codder and Garnak are members of the same orc-like species who appeared briefly in ''[[Spotlight: Drift]]''.
*Unnamed in this issue, the monster that bedevils our cast is the [[Chaosteros]], last seen—where else?—in ''[[Spotlight: Wheelie]]''.
*The ship Wheelie has taken up residence in is a [[Quintesson Cruiser]], furthering the planet's mysterious connection to the five-faced aliens which ''Spotlight: Wheelie'' hinted at.
*No mention is made of Wheelie's alien buddy [[Varta]], last seen in ''Spotlight: Wheelie'', although as a few years seem to have passed since the events of the spotlight, there may be an in-story reason for his absence.
*The story is likely named after ''The Stars My Destination'', a 1956 science fiction novel by Alfred Bester.

===Covers (3)===
* '''Cover A:''' Rodimus in the cross hairs of Wheelie's slingshot; art by [[Marcelo Matere]] and colors by [[Joana Lafuente]]
* '''Cover B:''' Rodimus' hand reaches for the Matrix as it floats through space; art by [[Guido Guidi]] and colors by [[Andrew Dalhouse]].
* '''Cover RI:''' Uncolored version of Cover A.

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File:TFvol1 19cvrRI.jpg

2011-05-20T22:19:58Z

Warpspeed Hellscream: Retail incentive cover for IDW's Transformers #19. Art by Marcelo Matere.

Retail incentive cover for [[IDW Publishing|IDW]]'s [[The Transformers (IDW)|Transformers]] [[Space Opera Part 1: The Stars My Destination|#19]]. Art by [[Marcelo Matere]].

File:TFvol1 19cvrB.jpg

2011-05-20T22:16:33Z

Warpspeed Hellscream: Cover B for IDW's Transformers #19. Art by Guido Guidi and colors by Andrew Dalhouse.

Cover B for [[IDW Publishing|IDW]]'s [[The Transformers (IDW)|Transformers]] [[Space Opera Part 1: The Stars My Destination|#19]]. Art by [[Guido Guidi]] and colors by [[Andrew Dalhouse]].

Masters & Students

2011-02-10T04:44:27Z

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{{comingsoon}}

{{episode|
|otherseries=''[[Transformers: Prime (cartoon)|Transformers: Prime]]'' ep 6
|prev=Darkness Rising, Part 5
|next=Scrapheap (episode)
|image=Skyquakefaceoff.jpg
|caption="One shall stand, one-" "Yeah yeah, 'one shall fall'. We've all heard it a million times now, Prime."
|title="Masters & Students"
|airdate=[[February 11]], [[2011]]
|written by=
|directed by=
|animation studio=[[Digitalscape]]
|production company=[[Hasbro Studios]]
}}

'''Starscream uses a distraction to find something more intriguing.'''

==Synopsis==

==Featured characters==
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}}

==Quotes==
'''Vehicon:''' "If we failed to conquer Earth under Lord Megatron's command, what hope do we have now while the Autobots still defend it?" 
'''Starscream:''' "Ah, allow me to be clear, I studied for millenia under our former master, thus I am ''equipped'' to lead you, I, Megatron's true heir, Lord Starscream, [[Emperor of Destruction]]!" 
[''Vehicons murmur'']
:- The '''Vehicons''' find '''Starscream''' leaves a lot to be desired.

''[Holding up an exhaust pipe]'' '''Arcee:''' "Maybe it needs one of these doohickeys..." 
'''Jack:''' "You're a motorcycle, Arcee. Shouldn't you know how to build a motorcycle engine?" 
'''Arcee:''' "You're a human, Jack. Can you build me a small intestine?"
:— '''Arcee''' owns '''Jack'''. Feel the burn!

==Notes==
===Animation or technical errors===

===Continuity errors===

===Astronomical errors===

===Transformers references===

===Foreign dubbing===

===Real-world references===

===Trivia===

==Home video releases==

==External links==

[[Category:Prime episodes]]

International Incident Part 3: "Hawk Among the Sparrows"

2010-10-01T23:50:34Z

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{{Comicstory|
|seriesissue=''[[The Transformers (IDW)|The Transformers]]'' #11
|prev=International Incident Part 2: "Ranks of Bronze"
|next=
|title=International Incident Part 3: "Hawk Among the Sparrows"
|image=TF11 cvrb.jpg
|caption=Death from above! Blue Death!
|publisher=[[IDW Publishing]]
|date= [[September 15]], [[2010]]
|coverdate= September 2010
|written by=[[Mike Costa]]
|art by=[[Guido Guidi]]
|colors by=[[James Brown|J. Brown]]
|letters by=[[Neil Uyetake]]
|assistant editor=[[Carlos Guzman]]
|editor=[[Andy Schmidt]]
|continuity=[[IDW Generation 1 continuity|IDW continuity]]
|chronology=[[IDW timeline|Current era (2010)]]
}}
'''The Autobots have another go at the Combaticons, and Bumblebee tries to get Thundercracker to help.'''

==Synopsis==
Somewhere in the US, Bumblebee tries to get Thundercracker to help the Autobots in North Korea. TC doesn’t want to join the Autobots and thinks that Bee is grasping at straws. However, Bee eventually convinces TC to join, reminding him of his Seeker heritage.

Back at Skywatch HQ, Brawn gripes to Red Alert and Silverstreak about not going to North Korea. Silverstreak acts snarky and tries to calm him down, but both are told to shut up by human soldier Campologno. A comrade, Sandra voices her concerns about Brawn and the illegal operation they’re doing (harbouring Cybertronians), but Campologno brushes it off.

In North Korea, the Combaticons talk about the aft-kicking they gave the Autobots last issue. Vortex wishes they’d come back so he could “scrap ‘em”. He is then promptly thrown out of the hangar and pinned onto Optimus’ front. Eventually falling off, the others try and cut off his helicopter blades (with Ratchet doing his best Shattered Glass impression).

Up in space, satellite-Autobot Cosmos hacks a spy satellite to broadcast loops so the Autobots can fight in robot mode. With the go, Prime transforms and punches Onslaught in the mouth. The others are beaten away by Vortex, who tries to escape but is thrown back on the ground by Thundercracker. While fighting, Prime and Onslaught have a little talk about working for the humans. Onslaught says that Prime is doing the same as the Combaticons, but Prime replies that he is working to promote peace, and, with TC’s help, gets Onslaught on his knees. But before he can finish, the Predacons show up, telling him he’s too close to the “great Republic of China.”

==Featured Characters==
{{featuredcharacters
|c1=
*[[Bumblebee (G1)|Bumblebee]] (2)
*[[Brawn (G1)|Brawn]] (3)
*[[Red Alert (G1)|Red Alert]] (4)
*[[Bluestreak|Silverstreak]] (5)
*[[Optimus Prime (G1)|Optimus Prime]] (11)
*[[Ratchet (G1)|Ratchet]] (12)
*[[Cosmos (G1)|Cosmos]] (13)
*[[Prowl (G1)|Prowl]] (14)
*[[Jazz (G1)|Jazz]] (15)
|c2=
*[[Thundercracker (G1)|Thundercracker]] (1)
*[[Vortex (G1)|Vortex]] (8)
*[[Onslaught (G1)|Onslaught]] (9)
*[[Brawl (G1)|Brawl]] (10)
*[[Headstrong]] (16)
*[[Rampage (G1)|Rampage]] (17)
*[[Divebomb (G1)|Divebomb]] (18)
*[[Tantrum]]
|c3=
*[[Campologno]] (6)
*Sandra (7)
}}

==Errors==
*On Cover A, Optimus Prime's right leg is colored as if it is part of Rampage.

==Items of Note==
*TBD

===Covers(3)===
*'''Cover A:''' Optimus fighting off Rampage; art by [[Don Figueroa]], colors by [[Andrew Dalhouse]].
*'''Cover B:''' Bumblebee riding atop Thundercracker with four of the Predacons looking onward; art by [[Guido Guidi]], colors by [[James Brown|J.Brown]].
*'''Cover RI:''' Concept drawing of Mirage; art by Don Figueroa.

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</gallery>

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International Incident Part 2: "Ranks of Bronze"

2010-10-01T23:47:41Z

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{{Comicstory|
|seriesissue=''[[The Transformers (IDW)|The Transformers]]'' #10
|prev=International Incident Part 1: "The Land Ironclads"
|next=International Incident Part 3: "Hawk Among the Sparrows"
|title=International Incident Part 2: "Ranks of Bronze"
|image=Transformers 10A.jpg
|caption=
|publisher=[[IDW Publishing]]
|date= [[August 10]], [[2010]]
|coverdate=August 2010
|written by=[[Mike Costa]]
|art by=[[Guido Guidi]]
|colors by=[[James Brown|J. Brown]]
|letters by=[[Neil Uyetake]]
|assistant editor=[[Carlos Guzman]]
|editor=[[Andy Schmidt]]
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|chronology=[[IDW timeline|Current era (2010)]]
}}
'''The Autobots sneak into North Korea.'''

==Synopsis==
On a dock in [[Incheon]], [[South Korea]] Campologno is hooking up a shipping container to a crane when he is confronted by a rather officious dockworker. The dockworker, quite reasonably, wants to know what sort of shipping company has the power to force a shipyard to unload a single ship at a time when there's alien attacks occurring within 10 miles. Unable to successfully bluff the operation even with Joe Henderson's help, Campologno incapacitates the dockworker with a sleeper hold and tosses him into the water. Henderson and Campologno argue about this course of action, bemoaning the limited time they've had to run the operation. [[Skywatch]] field commander Spike Witwicky silences his subordinates and gets their assistance in opening the seven shipping containers, revealing seven Autobots in their [[alternate mode|vehicular forms]].

Once freed from his container, Optimus Prime asks if there's a problem. Spike complains about the lack of smarts that his unit has been displaying. Prime reminds him that a unit is a reflection of its commanding officer. After that, the Autobots and Skywatch personnel enter a hangar, allowing the Autobots to transform into their robot forms without being spotted by the watchful eyes of any orbiting reconnaissance satellites. Witwicky reminds them that the mission is strictly off the book now that Cybertronians have been classified as Weapons of Mass Destruction, so they'll have to engage the enemy without revealing their robotic nature. The Autobots will have to fight in their alternate modes. Spike reveals that Prime's trailer contains a lot of weaponry, and Wheeljack is tasked with attaching that weaponry to the Autobots' vehicular bodies.

Further inland, Onslaught, Brawl and Vortex are relaxing, and celebrating not having to deal with [[Swindle (G1)|Swindle]] or [[Megatron (G1)|Megatron]] bossing them around. At this point, Kim Jong Du storms out with his bodyguards to admonish the idling Decepticons and order them to deal with US/South Korean forces that are mustering. Brawl is less than happy to be ordered about by a human and makes his objections known to Onslaught. The Combaticon leader says they have to keep this up as long as Kim has Energon, but he has a plan. Vortex calls him on it, and Onslaught admits that he's ''formulating'' a plan. This causes Brawl to claim that he misses Swindle.

A short while later a US NCO is rallying his troops to face off against the 3 Combaticons. As he's declaring that the humans won't let machines just march in, an extremely up-gunned Smokescreen goes speeding past to engage the Decepticon foe. Smokescreen lays down a smokescreen as he blasts Vortex. This leads Onslaught to wonder if there are Autobots present. Onslaught's suspicions are confirmed when Optimus Prime emerges from the smoke at ramming speed and barrels into the luckless Decepticon. Vortex uses his rotors to redirect the smokescreen at Smokescreen, reasoning that the Autobot can't see through it either. Taking advantage of the distraction, Vortex takes to the skies and transforms to helicopter mode, bragging that the Autobot/Skywatch force is doomed without air support.

Spike obviously agrees with Vortex, as he orders the hitherto hidden Jetfire to engage the Combaticon helicopter. Meanwhile, the ground-based Decepticon forces are trying to figure out why the Autobots won't transform, preferring to remain as sitting ducks in their alternate modes. As Onslaught starts tearing into Prime's cab, Skywatch deploys their Beta Team of [[crash suit]]s. The Autobots and the crash suits start herding the Combaticons towards the sea, where a waiting Broadside unleashes a debilitating volley of firepower at the Decepticon duo, effectively pinning them. Immediately after this, Vortex blasts Jetfire, damaging the Autobot's wing and causing him to plummet into a collision with Broadside. The huge explosion this causes distracts the Autobots long enough for the three Combaticons to flee the area.

A short time later, the Autobots are back in the hangar, with Ratchet working on repairing some of the damage to Broadside and Jetfire. Spike wants to know how come the other Skywatch personnel allowed Brawl to escape. Campologno and Henderson point out that the Combaticons are protected from Skywatch's suppressors and without that advantage, they can't stop a tank. Optimus notes that Jetfire, as a research scientist, really is no match for soldier of Vortex's caliber. Ratchet interrupts the debrief to give a prognosis on Jetfire: he'll be out of action for at least a week. Cliffjumper grouses that this will leave them without air support and the option of transforming, meaning that they'd have almost no chance of victory. Prime states that he's been in contact with the Autobot leader, Bumblebee, and that 'Bee has a plan.

Bumblebee is giving a speech to a potential new recruit, mentioning how times have changed, and how they're not really sure where things are now, citing [[Drift (G1)|Drift]] as an example. 'Bee talks about how the situation is much bigger than it used to be and that it threatens all Autobots and Decepticons. Bumblebee concludes by asking Thundercracker to join his force as the [[Seeker (body-type)|Seeker]] ponders...

==Featured characters==
{{featuredcharacters

|c1=
* [[Wheeljack (G1)|Wheeljack]] (5)
* [[Cliffjumper (G1)|Cliffjumper]] (6)
* [[Optimus Prime (G1)|Optimus Prime]] (7)
* [[Jazz (G1)|Jazz]] (8)
* [[Prowl (G1)|Prowl]] (9)
* [[Smokescreen (G1)|Smokescreen]] (10)
* [[Ratchet (G1)|Ratchet]] (11)
* [[Jetfire (G1)|Jetfire]] (17)
* [[Broadside (G1)|Broadside]] (18)
* [[Bumblebee (G1)|Bumblebee]] (19)
|c2=
* [[Vortex (G1)|Vortex]] (12)
* [[Brawl (G1)|Brawl]] (13)
* [[Onslaught (G1)|Onslaught]] (14)
* [[Thundercracker (G1)|Thundercracker]] (20)

|c3=
* [[Campologno]] (1)
* South Korean customs official (2)
* [[Joe Henderson]] (3)
* [[Spike Witwicky (G1)|Spike Witwicky]] (4)
* [[Kim Jong Du]] (15)
* US Army commander (16)
}}

==Quotes==
'''Onslaught''': As long as he (Kim Jong Du) has the Energon, we have to keep this up. But don't worry, I have a plan. 
'''Vortex''': Oh, you have a '''plan'''? Are you learning to make Energon? 
'''Onslaught''': No. 
'''Vortex''': Are you figuring out how to capture the facility without blowing the whole thing sky high? 
'''Onslaught''': Well...no...look, I'm '''formulating''' a plan, okay? I '''will''' have one.
:-Onslaught, demonstrating his unparalleled mastery of strategy

==Errors==
* On page 8, Prime's licence plate is blank
* On page 11, when Vortex speaks to Kim Jong Du, the "<" is missing.
* On page 13, one of the military guys describes the Combaticons as "tough costumers" instead of "tough customers."
* On page 15, when Vortex attacks Cliffjumper, the latter is coloured like Smokescreen.
* On page 22, Bumblebee's wings are coloured to match the tv screens.

==Items of note==
*''Once again'' the designs for the Transformer characters have changed, with artist Guido Guidi giving the Autobots character models that are closer to the style he used during ''[[All Hail Megatron]]'' but incorporating details from [[Don Figueroa]]'s run in ''The Transformers'' ongoing series. The notable exception is Jetfire, who retains his (more or less) [[Floro Dery]]-designed character model. Meanwhile, the Combaticons have less detailed character models that more closely resemble their original toys than Dery-based models seen in the previous issue.
*Skywatch soldier Campologno has been providing the Autobots with his DVDs in an attempt at a cultural exchange. Evidently, among them are television series and movies starring [[Patton Oswalt]].
*Broadside has the emblem that looks like the [[Cybertron Elite Guard]] logo, but it's actualy a LEGO 4005-1: Tug Boat homage.<ref>[http://www.tfw2005.com/boards/comic-books-graphic-novels/318429-transformers-10-preview-review-thread-2.html#post5105571 Guido post at TFW 2005 message board.]</ref>
*Onslaught and Vortex are shown opening their [[mouthplate]]s to reveal mouths underneath. Brawl can probably do this too.
*As Ratchet repairs Broadside and Jetfire, the rarely seen [[onebox component|repair bay]] from his original toy sits next to him.

===Covers (2)===
* '''Cover A:''' Jetfire getting blasted out of the sky; art by [[Guido Guidi]], colors by [[James Brown|J. Brown]]
* '''Cover RI:''' The Autobots in the darkness; art by [[Charles Paul Wilson III]]

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==References==
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Campolongo

2010-10-01T23:33:49Z

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:''Campologno is an [[Autobot]]-allied [[human]] from the [[Generation 1 (franchise)|Generation 1]] [[continuity family]].''

[[Image:ARudeAwakening_Campologno.jpg|thumb|250px|This story would be about 10x cooler if I actually ''were'' [[wikipedia:Captain Commando|Captain Commando]].]]

'''Campologno''' is a member of [[Skywatch]] under [[Spike Witwicky (G1)|Spike Witwicky]]'s command. He's kind of a goofball.

==Fiction==
===IDW comics continuity===

When several Autobots were detected travelling in the desert, Campologno took point in a unit commanded by [[Pennington]]. Equipped with a powered exoskeleton that enhanced his abilities, Campologno snuck up on the Autobot [[Beachcomber (G1)|Beachcomber]] and slapped a suppressor on his chest while the other Autobots were investigating a landmine [[Blurr (G1)|Blurr]] had run over. Landing on the Autobot after the suppressor forced him to transform, Campologno boasted of his singular heroics. [[Tracks (G1)|Tracks]] almost opened fire on Campologno in retaliation, until he was reminded by [[Hoist (G1)|Hoist]] that the Autobots can't harm the humans. {{storylink|A Rude Awakening}}

Campologno was deployed on a Skywatch aerial transport when Spike Witwicky was ambushed by the [[Stunticon (G1)|Stunticons]] whilst out on a joyride in [[Breakdown (G1)|Breakdown]]. On the way back to base, they spotted the giant Decepticon [[combiner]] [[Menasor (G1)|Menasor]] duking it out with the Autobots at the site of [[Hot Rod (G1)|Hot Rod]]'s rocket launch site. Observing the battle, Campologno noted that the two ancient foes would not stop fighting until they killed each other or Skywatch captured them all. {{Storylink|Earthworks}}

Later, with the Autobots now (unofficial) allies of Skywatch, Campologno attempted to befriend the aliens and help them understand human culture by providing his DVDs to them. {{storylink|International Incident Part 2: "Ranks of Bronze"}} Campologno lightly mocked [[Joe Henderson]] in the mess after a Skywatch martial arts exercise, escalating into friendly wrestling which saw them crash from a glass screen into a hallway. An unimpressed Witwicky ordered Campologno to clean up the mess. {{storylink|The Transformers issue 8}}

Soon after a devastating attack by North Korea-backed [[Combaticon (G1)|Combaticons]] on South Korean and American forces, Campologno alerted Spike and the Autobots to a troubling live address by the [[President of the United States]] where he declared Cybertronians to be weapons of mass destruction and that the United States would respond with force if any nation used the alien visitors as muscle. This was especially worrying for Skywatch, as Spike had been preparing to formally ulitize the Autobots to fight against the Combaticons in Korea. However, with the President's unwitting proclaimation, they were now forced to do so, but in disguise. {{storylink|International Incident Part 1: "The Land Ironclads"}}

[[Image:International Incident Part 2 Patton.jpg|thumb|left|300px|Later, in trade for getting a real haircut, I tragically become comic relief.]]

After a hasty preparation period, the small team docked at the South Korean port of Incheon, and Campologno was tasked with convincing the local customs official that he was ''really'' a stevedore and they were ''really'' delivering a handful of cars from the United States right in the middle of a war. Unfortunately, their hastily-prepared story was failing, forcing him to take drastic measures and knock out the customs official, which earned him a rebuke from both Henderson and Spike. He protested his innocence considering he wasn't provided a copy of the shipping manifest and the hasty planning of the mission. During the battle in the city, Campologno and Henderson deployed from [[Optimus Prime (G1)|Optimus Prime's]] trailer in Skywatch crash suits, but were unable to prevent [[Brawl (G1)|Brawl]] from escaping. {{storylink|International Incident Part 2: "Ranks of Bronze"}}

{{spoiler|International Incident Part 3: "Hawk Among the Sparrows"|October 15}}

During their better-prepared attack on the Combaticons, Campologno and Henderson held [[Vortex (G1)|Vortex]] down while [[Ratchet (G1)|Ratchet]] attempted to cut off his rotor blades. The Decepticon slipped out of their grasp, but luckily the former Decepticon [[Thundercracker (G1)|Thundercracker]] arrived to shoot him out of the sky. {{storylink|International Incident Part 3: "Hawk Among the Sparrows"}}
{{--}}

==Notes==
*Campologno is based on Jim Campolongo, the real-life friend of [[IDW Publishing]] writer [[Mike Costa]], who is a writer and story editor on the popular USA Network crime drama [http://www.usanetwork.com/series/whitecollar/ White Collar].

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File:TFvol1 11cvrB.jpg

2010-10-01T23:26:24Z

Warpspeed Hellscream: Cover B for IDW's Transformers International Incident Part 3: "Hawk Among the Sparrows", art by Guido Guidi with colors by James Brown.

Cover B for [[IDW Publishing|IDW]]'s [[The Transformers (IDW)|Transformers]] [[International Incident Part 3: "Hawk Among the Sparrows"]], art by [[Guido Guidi]] with colors by [[James Brown]].

Drift issue 2

2010-09-29T19:18:34Z

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|prev=Drift issue 1
|next=Drift issue 3
|title=
|image=Transformers Drift Issue 2 Cover A.jpg
|caption=Warning: cover does not contain traces of Drift.
|publisher=[[IDW Publishing]]
|date=[[September 22]]/[[September 23|23]], [[2010]]
|coverdate=September 2010
|written by=[[Shane McCarthy]]
|art by=[[Alex Milne]]
|colors by=[[Josh Perez]]
|letters by=Shawn Lee
|edits by=[[Denton J. Tipton]]
|editorial consultant=[[Andy Schmidt]]
|continuity=[[IDW Generation 1 continuity|IDW continuity]]
|chronology=Unknown
}}
'''Awakening in New Crystal City, Drift is presented a challenge by Wing.'''

==Synopsis==

==Featured characters==
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|c4=

}}

==Quotes==
*TBD

==Transformers references==
*TBD

==Errors==
*From pages 19-22, Drift's Decepticon insignia is missing from his chest.

==Items of Note==
*Gasket only has four fingers.
* On page 20, the words "TFW2005" (a popular Transformers fansite) are written under a train bridge.
* On the same page, in panel 2, "Noprips" (the DeviantArt username of colorist [[Priscilla Tramontano]]) are written on an arch.
* [[Hot Shot (Armada)|Hot Shot]] and [[Ravage (SG)|''Shattered Glass'' Ravage]] turn up in G1 and [[death|exit very terminally]]. Alex Milne revealed this was because when he needed some cannon fodder, his friend's suggested killing Hot Shot as he was [[David Willis]]' favourite character and they thought it'd be funny. [http://forum.idwpublishing.com/viewtopic.php?t=8525&postdays=0&postorder=asc&start=288] This caused some minor controversy, causing [[Denton J. Tipton]] to state that Milne has no control over which characters live or die, and that these were just generics and this is only an issue because of "the fascination with "canon."" [http://forum.idwpublishing.com/viewtopic.php?p=205076#205076]

===Covers(2)===
*'''Cover A:''' Wing and several other members of the [[Circle of Light|Circle of Light]] posing on a cliffside; art by [[Alex Milne]], colors by [[Josh Perez]].
*'''Cover RI:''' Deadlock firing twin pistols with Megatron looking over; art by [[Guido Guidi]], colors by Josh Perez.

<gallery>
Image:Transformers Drift Issue 2 Cover A.jpg|Wing and his friend are the only members of the Circle Of Light who aren't blind.
Image:Transformers Drift Issue 2 Cover RI.jpg|"Kill that human looking at us!"
</gallery>

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Drift issue 2

2010-09-28T21:36:48Z

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|publisher=[[IDW Publishing]]
|date=[[September 22]]/[[September 23|23]], [[2010]]
|coverdate=September 2010
|written by=[[Shane McCarthy]]
|art by=[[Alex Milne]]
|colors by=[[Josh Perez]]
|letters by=Shawn Lee
|edits by=[[Denton J. Tipton]]
|editorial consultant=[[Andy Schmidt]]
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'''Awakening in New Crystal City, Drift is presented a challenge by Wing.'''

==Synopsis==

==Featured characters==
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==Quotes==
*TBD

==Transformers references==
*TBD

==Errors==
*From pages 19-22, Drift's Decepticon insignia is missing from his chest.

==Items of Note==
*Gasket only has four fingers.
* On page 20, the words "TFW2005" (a popular Transformers fansite) are written under a train bridge.
* On the same page, in panel 2, "Noprips" (the DeviantArt username of colorist [[Priscilla Tramontano]]) are written on an arch.

===Covers(2)===
*'''Cover A:''' Wing and several other members of the [[Circle of Light|Circle of Light]] posing on a cliffside; art by [[Alex Milne]], colors by [[Josh Perez]].
*'''Cover RI:''' Deadlock firing twin pistols with Megatron looking over; art by [[Guido Guidi]], colors by [[Josh Perez]].

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Image:Transformers Drift Issue 2 Cover A.jpg|All of these characters are awesome. However, only three of them have any part in this issue. Damn.
Image:Transformers Drift Issue 2 Cover RI.png|"Kill that human looking at us!"
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Drift issue 2

2010-09-28T21:27:31Z

Warpspeed Hellscream:

The Transformers (IDW)

2010-09-28T21:26:15Z

Warpspeed Hellscream: /* Creative team */

{{disambig3|Transformers}}
[[Image:IDW_TF_vol1.jpg|thumb|250px|You know you love it!]]
'''''The Transformers''''' is an ongoing series published by [[IDW Publishing]] which started in November [[2009]], and is set in the main [[IDW Generation 1 continuity|IDW continuity]].

It is set three years after the events of the ''[[All Hail Megatron]]'' maxiseries.

{{chapters |style=3 |prev=All Hail Megatron|next=|title=''The Transformers'' issues:|align=left|content=
<div class="list-header">v1:</div>
* [[...For All Mankind|#1]]
* [[New Arrivals, Old Encounters|#2]]
* [[A Rude Awakening|#3]]
* [[Seasons in Flight|#4]]
* [[Enemies of the System|#5]]
* [[Earthworks|#6]]
 <div class="list-header">v2:</div>
* [[The Transformers issue 7‎|#7]]
* [[The Transformers issue 8|#8]]
* [[International Incident Part 1: "The Land Ironclads"|#9]]
* [[International Incident Part 2: "Ranks of Bronze"|#10]]
* [[International Incident Part 3: "Hawk Among the Sparrows"|#11]]
* [[The Transformers issue 12|#12]]
}}

{{quote|noquote=true|"It's been three years since the devastating events of ''All Hail Megatron''. The Earth has been rebuilt, the AUTOBOTS are in hiding, and the next great era in the Transformers saga is about to begin!"|'''IDW solicitation'''}}

==Overview==
{{ongoing}}
With their members running low on energon and slowly being captured by [[Skywatch]], tension is high amongst the [[Autobot]]s. After a rescue raid led by [[Hot Rod (G1)|Hot Rod]] results in [[Ironhide (G1)|Ironhide]]'s death, [[Optimus Prime (G1)|Optimus Prime]] surrenders to Skywatch. Hot Rod takes the opportunity to try and leave the planet, and several others join him. Those who remain elect [[Bumblebee (G1)|Bumblebee]] as their new leader. Hot Rod's group is attacked by Decepticons who were left behind or who arrived on Earth after their main force left. However, they decide that fighting is senseless and agree to work together to try and escape from Earth. Meanwhile, [[Ultra Magnus (G1)|Ultra Magnus]] arrives to investigate the death of Ironhide and surrender of Optimus. More Autobots, fearing they will be arrested by Magnus, also go AWOL, but most of them are captured by Skywatch and used as a bargaining tool by [[Spike Witwicky (G1)|Spike Witwicky]] to force information out of Optimus Prime. Ultra Magnus decides to go after Hot Rod. [[Thundercracker (G1) |Thundercracker]], having been shot down by [[Skywarp (G1)|Skywarp]] [[All Hail Megatron issue 12|three years previously]], starts to develop admiration for Earth and its inhabitants. Meanwhile, Magnus arrives at Hot Rod's camp and attempts to capture [[Swindle (G1)|Swindle]], but is stopped by Hot Rod. He also fails in trying to get Hot Rod to disassemble the ship his party is building to get off Earth.

==Creative team==
The series is written by [[Mike Costa]], who penned two of the stories in ''All Hail Megatron Coda''. Line-art for the first 6-issue story-arc is provided by fan-favorite, [[Don Figueroa]], officially marking his return from Transformers hiatus. Don's art has been modified somewhat to make the Transformers more technically complex (more like the [[live-action film series|movie 'bots]]) but still recognizable to their classic designs. [[James Brown]] provides colors. Alternate covers for issues 2–7 are by Transformers veteran [[Andrew Wildman]].

[[E. J. Su]] illustrated issue 7, while [[Javier Saltares]] was the artist for issue 8. ''All Hail Megatron'' artist [[Guido Guidi]] returned to draw the next story arc [http://www.seibertron.com/transformers/news/idw-publishing-july-2010-transformers-comic-solicitations/18387/], ''International Incident'', running from issues 9-12.

[[Nick Roche]] will be drawing issue 13 and the next arc, titled "Revenge of the Decepticons" [http://www.seibertron.com/transformers/news/idw-publishing-december-2010-transformers-comic-solicitations/19820/].

==Collections==
* ''The Transformers: Volume 1: For All Mankind'' ([[June 9]], [[2010]]) ISBN 1600106846 / ISBN 978-1600106842
:* Bonus material includes: art from all covers, including design sketches from [[Don Figueroa]].

==Items of note==
* In early November 2009, IDW released a three page preview of the first issue... from the ''end'' of the comic, instead of the front like they normally do. That's right, the company ''itself'' released major spoilers that blew the ending of the first issue. <ref>http://www.comicbookresources.com/?page=article&id=23587</ref> Head editor [[Andy Schmidt]] stated the reason for this was "we realized that we need to let people know why this book is important." <ref>http://www.comicbookresources.com/?page=article&id=23606</ref>

* ''The Transformers'' is constantly advertised as IDW's first ongoing ''Transformers'' comic series, which is weird considering that IDW stressed over and over after the release of [[Infiltration issue 0|''Infiltration'' #0]] that that was the start of an ongoing series and not just a miniseries.{{fact}}

==References==
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Koji Onishi

2010-09-19T06:57:30Z

Warpspeed Hellscream: /* Mother */

:''Koji is a [[human]] from the [[Robots in Disguise (franchise)|Robots in Disguise]] [[continuity family]].''

[[Image:Kojionishi.jpg|right|250px|thumb|Computers are coming your way!]]
When [[Predacon (RID)|Predacons]] kidnapped '''Koji Onishi''''s [[Kenneth Onishi|dad]], a famous scientist, that meant he got to hang out with the [[Autobot]]s. Though he desperately missed his father, Koji befriended many of the Autobots and was a frequent guest at their headquarters, acting as a sort of cultural ambassador to help them understand [[Earth]]'s societies and history. On several occasions he has had close calls with the Predacons and [[Decepticon]]s, but even among that group he has made a new [[Sky-Byte (RID)|friend]].

:''Japanese name:'' '''Yūki Ōnishi''' (大西勇気 ''Ōnishi Yūki'')

==Fiction==
===''Robots in Disguise'' cartoon===
:''Voice actor:'' [[Jason Spisak]] (English), [[Akiko Kimura]] (Japanese)

[[Image:Battle Protocol Kojiglasses.jpg|left|200px|thumb|These glasses belonged to my grandfather, Captain Archibald Onishi.]]
Koji Onishi's life changed the day his father attended the first International Scientific Symposium in [[New York]]. As Koji and his mom watched on television, the evil Predacon [[Megatron (RID)|Megatron]] interrupted the ceremony, demanding Doctor Onishi. Koji was contacted by [[Optimus Prime (RID)|Optimus Prime]], who arranged a rendezvous at Metro Park. When Koji got there, he was picked up by a fire engine—Optimus Prime, who explained that he was an Autobot from the planet [[Cybertron (planet)|Cybertron]], on Earth to defend it from the Predacons. Optimus took Koji via the [[Global Space Bridge]] to New York where the Autobot fought Megatron. Koji was also introduced to the [[Autobot Brothers]] and encountered [[Dark Scream]], [[Gas Skunk]] and [[Slapper (RID)|Slapper]]. The Autobots were ultimately unable to stop Koji's father being abducted. {{storylink|Battle Protocol!}}

Optimus took Koji on his first visit to the Autobots' secret underground headquarters and introduced him to [[T-AI]]. Koji attempted to greet T-AI with a handshake, at which point he discovered she was a hologram. He was, however, able to assist in foiling the Predacons' latest scheme to gain energy—when [[X-Brawn]] recovered an explosive device from Sky-Byte but had to dispose of it in a hurry, it was Koji's idea to get the device into the stratosphere which saved [[Metro City]]. {{storylink|An Explosive Situation}}

[[Image:Spychangers to the Rescue Kojikarl.jpg|right|200px|thumb|HE REALLY LIKES BIKING!]]
Koji attended the launching of the Linear RFG bullet train, which was subsequently endangered by the Predacons. It was then that he was introduced to [[Team Bullet Train]], who turned up to save the futuristic vehicle from destruction, and was able to act as a communications link to keep the Autobots updated regarding the situation on board. The train was ultimately saved and the Predacons chased off. {{storylink|Bullet Train to the Rescue}} He also tried to go cycling with his friend [[Karl]], although the pair were stuck in traffic for most of the day with Karl's father due to another Predacon plan. Koji and Karl eventually did enjoy some cycling together, watched over by Optimus Prime who observed that he was glad Koji was able to distract himself from worrying about his father, if only for a short time. {{storylink|Spychangers to the Rescue}}

[[Image:Hunt for Black Pyramid Koji.jpg|left|200px|thumb|[[Ginrai]] at 5th grade career day.]]
Indeed, Koji later went on an archeological expedition with [[Doctor Okasai]] to see the Black Pyramid at the bottom of the sea off the coast from Metro City. The Predacons happened to be trying to tap an oil line near the pyramid, leading to Dr. Okasai's diving bell being attacked by Sky-Byte. Koji was able to call in the Autobots and keep T-AI updated on the fight while the Predacons were successfully repelled and Dr. Okasai's ship repaired. {{storylink|The Hunt for Black Pyramid}}

[[Side Burn (RID)|Side Burn]] took Koji to look at the [[Payuma ruins]], which the boy had previously visited with his father. Also visiting the ruins was Sky-Byte, who'd been led there by memories extracted from Dr. Onishi, and boy and Autobot soon found themselves under attack. They were able to get to a higher level in the caves and contact T-AI, who sent Optimus and the rest of the brothers to chase Sky-Byte off. Afterward, Koji opened the box which Sky-Byte was interested in, to find a picture of himself with his father in which was hidden a [[Doctor Onishi's microchip|microchip]] containing information which would be of great help to the Autobots in the coming war. {{storylink|The Secret of the Ruins}}

[[Image:Secret Weapon D5 Kojioptimus.jpg|right|200px|thumb|Hey, do you think T-AI would... nah.]]
Koji was again hanging out with Karl on a visit to a car crushing facility (which Karl's father had helped with) when the Predacons turned up with Side Burn as a prisoner. He spied on the Predacons as they subsequently captured Optimus, and was able to help [[Prowl (RID)|Prowl]] and X-Brawn sneak in to rescue their leader. {{storylink|Sideburn's Obsession}} He went for a ride on the steam engine Grandpa, which was also (unsuccessfully) attacked by the Predacons, following them misinterpreting information from a disk Dr. Onishi had intended for Koji. {{storylink|Secret Weapon: D-5}}

He spent a lot of time at the Autobot base, warning them about a diamond ruby on display at the Exhibition Center which the Predacons might steal {{storylink|Mirage's Betrayal}} and helping them track down the newly-arrived Autobot [[Skid-Z (RID)|Skid-Z]] whose [[alternate mode]] scan of [[Auggie Cahnay (RID)|Auggie Cahnay]]'s racing car had given him uncontrollable urges. {{storylink|Skid Z's Choice}} He was also introduced to [[Tow-Line (RID)|Tow-Line]], and was subsequently able to alert T-AI when he spotted Tow-Line towing away [[Rapid Run (RID)|Rapid Run]] after being brainwashed by the Predacons. {{storylink|Tow-Line Goes Haywire}}

When the Predacons began attacking statues, Koji suggested the [[Cave of the Dragon]] which he used to visit with his father. As it turned out, this led to the discovery of the first of the [[O-Part]]s. {{storylink|The Ultimate Robot Warrior}} A short time later, Koji and the Autobots reviewed footage of past adventures in an attempt to discover where the Predacons' base was located. {{storylink|Hope for the Future}}

[[Image:Decepticons Koji.jpg|left|200px|thumb|Wow, I only have three more Pokemon to collect!]]
Koji's tales of UFO sightings helped lead the Autobots to [[Castle Peak]] where an Autobot ship had crashed 60 years before. {{storylink|The Decepticons}} Unfortunately they were unable to prevent the creation of the Decepticons, who attempted to prove themselves to Megatron by attacking [[Sherman Dam]], which Koji was coincidentally visiting with his father's friend [[Doctor Bridget]]. The pair became trapped, and Koji contacted the Autobots for backup. The Autobot brothers and Team Bullet Train were able to defend the dam against the Decepticons, and Koji and Dr. Bridget were saved. {{storylink|Commandos}}

Optimus and Koji watched a shuttle launch together. Koji said he'd like to become an astronaut until Optimus pointed out it would involve a lot of hard work. {{storylink|Attack from Outer Space}} In a rare event, Koji was actually on a class trip to a power plant when the Autobot brothers turned up there following a false lead from Sky-Byte. {{storylink|The Fish Test}} During a baseball game, Koji and the rest of the crowd were surprised when it was disrupted by [[Rapid Run (RID)|Rapid Run]] turning up in the stadium. {{storylink|Landfill (episode)|Landfill}}

[[Image:Ultra Magnus Koji and friends.jpg|right|200px|thumb|We represent the lollipop guild]]
Koji, Karl and their friend [[Jenny (RID)|Jenny]] were all attending the opening of the [[CGA Tower]] when it was attacked by Predacons. Although the tower was in danger of toppling, Sky-Byte and the Predacons worked to hold it upright while the [[Build Team]] dug a new hole for it. The news coverage made it appear that Sky-Byte had actually saved the tower, and Koji and his friends began to regard him as a hero. {{storylink|Sky-Byte Saves the Day}} The Predacon was later taken aback when Koji and a group of children rushed up to him to ask for an autograph. {{storylink|Ultra Magnus (episode)|Ultra Magnus}}

It was also about this time that Optimus' brother [[Ultra Magnus (RID)|Ultra Magnus]] came to Earth and fought the Autobot leader. Koji monitored the battle with T-AI from the Autobot base and was able to spur the other Autobots to help Optimus. As they watched, the two fighting Autobots combined into [[Omega Prime]] for the first time to fight off Megatron and his Decepticons. {{storylink|Ultra Magnus: Forced Fusion!}}

[[Image:Koji Gets his Wish Koji pod.jpg|left|200px|thumb|"Dad, can i have another haircut?" "No, it's anime tradition father and son have the same haircut."]]
Koji still worried about his father, although T-AI reminded him that the Decepticons' recent attack on an area Dr. Onishi had been excavating (which had led to the discovery of [[Fortress Maximus (RID)|Fortress Maximus]]) must have meant that his father was still alive in order to provide the Decepticons with information. Encouraged, Koji went shopping for a birthday gift for his dad, buying a fishing lure as he and his father enjoyed going fishing together. While shopping he encountered Sky-Byte who was searching for Fortress Maximus. Koji tried to persuade the shark to help rescue his father, and was asking him to take a birthday present to the doctor when the Autobot brothers arrived and engaged the Predacon in combat. Sky-Byte threw the large container he was carrying to Koji, who opened it to find that the shark had been carrying around Dr. Onishi. Realising that Sky-Byte had rescued his father, he told the Autobots and Sky-Byte fled in panic. {{storylink|Koji Gets His Wish}}

With the recovery of Dr. Onishi, the Autobots were able to recover all of the remaining O-Parts and T-AI volunteered to merge with them in order to extract the information they contained. She became trapped but was able to point the Autobots to the location of the [[Orb of Sigma]]. Koji insisted on tagging along out of concern for his friend when they went to retrieve it. Optimus was unimpressed and ordered him to stay on the surface with Side Burn, but when the Decepticons attacked, the pair were forced to enter the ruins anyway. Koji helped Side Burn recover the Orb from Megatron and held onto it as they returned it to Autobot headquarters. To his relief, T-AI was successfully extracted from the Orb. {{storylink|Peril from the Past}}

[[Image:Maximus Emerges Koji.jpg|right|200px|thumb|Insert random anime quote here.]]
Unfortunately the Decepticons were able to obtain [[Cerebros (RID)|Cerebros]], the key to Fortress Maximus, and, despite the Autobots' attempts to stop them, activated the giant in the middle of Metro City. Koji ran from the Autobot base toward the battle, believing he could help in some way. Maximus surprisingly obeyed his command to stop. {{storylink|Maximus Emerges}} The Autobots proceeded to try to work out why Maximus obeyed Koji—although Side Burn decided that it meant Koji was special in some way, Dr. Onishi pointed out Koji's only special ability was to eat three cheeseburgers in one sitting. Father and son then accompanied the Autobots into the desert, where Scourge had magnified the human portion of his bio-signature and was commanding Fortress Maximus once again. Koji tried unsuccessfully to override Scourge's control, but it was his father's plan of bringing a thousand children to the battleground that stopped the titan. Koji apologised for endangering himself but Dr. Onishi merely said he was proud that his son risked everything to help his friends. {{storylink|The Human Element}}

[[Image:Mistaken Identity Koji tai.jpg|left|200px|thumb|Koji attempts to enter Super-Saiyin form.]]
With Koji a target of the Decepticons and after at least one unsuccessful kidnap attempt, the Autobots decided to keep him under protection at all times. He was not keen on having an escort and swapped clothing with Karl so that he could go skateboarding elsewhere. Although the ruse was quickly uncovered by the Autobots, Karl was kidnapped by Sky-Byte and taken to Galvatron so that the boy could be used to control Fortress Maximus. When Koji found out, he accompanied the Autobots on a rescue mission and was able to help save Karl before apologising for putting his friend in danger. {{storylink|Mistaken Identity}}

[[Image:Galvatron's Revenge Kojicyberbat.jpg|right|200px|thumb|See the kids today, they have the BRAIN DAMAGE!]]
T-AI and Dr. Onishi continued to work on a way to control Fortress Maximus. Koji found his father working on the problem at home and volunteered to run and check if T-AI had turned up anything. Unfortunately he ran straight past Sky-Byte, accidentally leading the shark to the location of the Autobot base, which was subsequently assaulted by the Decepticons. {{storylink|Surprise Attack!}} Dr. Onishi later found his son paralysed by one of Galvatron's [[Cyber-bat|cyber-bats]]. Once he was released from the cyber-bat's control, Koji sent a plea to Optimus not to let Galvatron defeat him, giving the Autobot leader the willpower to carry on fighting. {{storylink|Galvatron's Revenge}} Koji then returned to Autobot headquarters to monitor the fight between Galvatron and Omega Prime. The Autobot leader's decision on one final confrontation at the Earth's core worried Koji, and he began contacting children over the Internet to encourage them to send energy to Fortress Maximus. Maximus rerouted the additional power to Omega Prime, forming the [[Matrix Blade]] with which Prime was able to defeat the Decepticon leader.

After the battle was over, Koji visited the Autobot base to find it empty. Returning outside, he found Optimus Prime who let him know that the Autobots were having one final look around before they returned to Cybertron. {{storylink|The Final Battle (RID)|The Final Battle}}

==Related characters==
===Mother===
[[Image:RID Koji's Mom.jpg|right|200px|thumb|A female character who's not a [[T-AI|cool hologram]] or [[Kelly (RID)|comedy relief]], so we'll never see her again!]]
Koji's relationship with his mother is... ill-defined at best. She was glimpsed only briefly, and then never seen, heard, or mentioned again, though Koji still has a normal human home he presumably shares with her. {{storylink|Battle Protocol}}

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[[Category:Humans]]
[[Category:Robots in Disguise characters]]

Springer (G1)

2010-06-07T07:06:58Z

Warpspeed Hellscream: /* IDW comics continuity */

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

[[Image:Springer-decipherthedecepticon.jpg|right|300px|thumb|One of these days, Alice... POW!!!]]
'''Springer''' is the archetypical action hero: great in a fight, unselfconsciously brave, confident, and always ready with a dead-pan sarcastic quip to lighten the moment. Someone you can depend on to ride in, save the day and be smug about it.

Springer prefers fighting solo (''Ha!'') and lending a hand to friends where he can. Though his easy self-confidence is one of his most notable features, actually being responsible for others weighs heavily upon his otherwise jocular personality. Nonetheless, Springer ascended to lead the [[Wrecker]]s in many continuities. He has twice been named as [[Hot Rod (G1)|Rodimus Prime's]] successor to take the [[Matrix of Leadership]] and lead the Autobots, though neither one actually came to pass.

Springer combines the thrusting power of his legs with his retro thrusters to move rapidly through the battlefield, leaping tall structures in a single bound. Although he is quite speedy, he is not faster than a speeding bullet.

{{quote|I've got better things to do tonight than die.|Springer in the defense of [[Autobot City]]|''[[The Transformers: The Movie]]''}}

:''Italian name'': '''Bora'''
:''French-Canadian name'': '''Ricochet'''
:''Japanese name'': '''Sprang''' or '''Sprung'''<ref>Both are acceptable transliterations.</ref>(スプラング ''Supurangu'')
:''Hungarian name'': '''Szökkenő''' (exact translation)

== Fiction ==
===Cartoon continuity===
:''Voice actor:'' [[Neil Ross]] (English), [[Kenyū Horiuchi]] (Japanese), [[Willi Röbke]] (German), [[Frank Muth]] (German, ''The Transformers: The Movie''), [[Pierre Hatet]] (French, ''The Transformers: The Movie'')

[[Image:Springerarceecmonwoman.jpg|left|200px|thumb|C'mon, woman!]]
Springer was among the first Autobots to leap into the [[Battle of Autobot City]] in 2005. He helped [[Arcee (G1)|Arcee]] transform the city into its heavily-armed, armored fortress configuration, and later used an oversized piece of artillery to bombard [[Devastator (G1)|Devastator]].

When [[Unicron]] made his existence known to the Autobots by destroying two of [[Cybertron (planet)|Cybertron's]] moons, Springer was among those who left Earth aboard a shuttle to stop the Chaos-Bringer somehow. The ship Springer was aboard crashlanded on the planet [[Junkion (planet)|Junk]], where a battle erupted between the Autobots and the native [[Junkion (species)|Junkions]], during which Springer dueled with the Junkion chieftain, [[Wreck-Gar (G1)|Wreck-Gar]].

After arriving at Cybertron, Springer and the other Autobots wound up inside Unicron himself, where they desperately fought off Unicron's internal defenses. Luckily, just as one of the defensive claws was about to crush him, Hot Rod opened the Matrix of Leadership, destroying Unicron and becoming Rodimus Prime. Springer and the rest escaped the monster by driving out through its eye and into space. {{storylink|The Transformers: The Movie}}

[[Image:Springerfivefacescopter.jpg|right|250px|thumb|The physics of this makes no sense.]]

A year later, Springer attended the first [[Galactic Olympics]] alongside his fellow Autobots. Unfortunately, the festivities were interrupted by an [[Skuxxoid|alien mercenary]] who turned the Olympic torch into a giant flash/smoke grenade, and then a battalion of [[Sharkticon (G1)|Sharkticons]] attacked. Springer was able to douse the torch from the air, but by then, the attackers had already fled, having captured [[Ultra Magnus (G1)|Ultra Magnus]], [[Kup (G1)|Kup]] and [[Spike Witwicky (G1)|Spike Witwicky]]. Springer immediately volunteered to track the escaped alien saboteur, and was joined by Arcee. They followed their quarry to his strange base ship, an asteroid-like spacecraft referred to as a "Rockeroid". The mercenary fled after misleading his pursuers into believing that the Decepticons were behind the attack, and Springer was fortunately able to pilot his ship (barely). {{storylink|Five Faces of Darkness, Part 1}}

Springer flew the Rockeroid to the distant planet [[Chaar]], where he arrived just in time to save Rodimus Prime and [[Grimlock (G1)|Grimlock]] from being beaten to scrap by a mob of Decepticons. Later, a badly-damaged Rodimus prepared to pass the Matrix on to Springer in anticipation of his imminent demise. Fortunately, the Autobot leader did not die, but rather experienced the Cybertronian equivalent of a near-death experience, wherein his [[Spark|"life force"]] left his body to embark on a very trippy (and poorly animated) journey into the Matrix itself. Immediately afterwards, Springer participated in a daring rescue mission to save Ultra Magnus and the others from the [[Quintesson]]s, only for the groups' ship to get caught in the explosion of [[Quintessa]]. {{storylink|Five Faces of Darkness, Part 2}}

Before long, they all wound up on [[Goo|Goo#8379B]], where Springer was disassembled by the planet's mobile garbage disposal unit. {{storylink|Five Faces of Darkness, Part 3}} Fortunately, he was rebuilt and restored to life by the Junkions. As Rodimus contemplated the mysteries of the Quintessons, Springer advised the others to leave him alone, give him some room to think, and trust him not to do anything rash. When he found that Rodimus had scrambled his own circuitry to enter the Matrix, Springer expressed his disapproval to his commanding officer in a calm and respectful manner. {{storylink|Five Faces of Darkness, Part 4}}

{{quote|Are you CRAZY?! Why'd you short-circuit yourself?! Get up, you... you moron!|Springer}}

Springer and the others returned to Cybertron in time to defend against a major Decepticon offensive. {{storylink|Five Faces of Darkness, Part 5}}

Sometime later, Springer, [[Perceptor (G1)|Perceptor]], Grimlock and [[Skydive (G1 Aerialbot)|Skydive]] were on-hand when [[Optimus Prime (G1)|Optimus Prime]] miraculously returned from the dead, telling tales of how Rodimus, Arcee and an Autobot shuttle crew gave their lives against the Quintessons so that he could escape, and return to Cybertron. Springer eagerly jumped on the bandwagon to follow Optimus and the entire Autobot fleet to hunt down the Quintessons and avenge Arcee and his friends. ''Especially'' Arcee. He was on-board the flagship when Rodimus and the others, alive and well, intercepted the fleet and stopped the Quintesson trap from being sprung. {{storylink|Dark Awakening}}

When a strange unidentified ship entered Cybertronian air space, Rodimus Prime sent [[Blurr (G1)|Blurr]] and Springer out to rescue the occupant before he crash-landed. Inside, they found the long-lost Autobot Triple Changer known as [[Sandstorm (G1)|Sandstorm]], who now lived on a peaceful planet called [[Paradron]] which had just been invaded by the Decepticons. As the Autobots returned to Paradron to overthrow the Decepticon oppressors, Springer teamed up with Rodimus and Sandstorm to free the captive Paradronians. {{storylink|Fight or Flee}}

[[Image:NightmarePlanetSteed.jpg|left|200px|thumb|For Narnia!]]

Springer and Ultra Magnus picked up an electromagnetic disturbance in a remote region of Cybertron, and drove out with Rodimus Prime to investigate. They were ambushed by a [[Predacon (G1)|Predacon]] assassination squad, but ''all'' the Transformers were ambushed again by the Quintessons' latest toy: a device which turned the nightmarish dreams of [[Daniel Witwicky (G1)|Daniel Witwicky]] into physical reality. Springer and the Predacon commander [[Razorclaw (G1)|Razorclaw]] were kidnapped by a massive [[dragon]] and flown off to an isolated castle. Tossed into the dungeon, Springer and Razorclaw met a [[Damsel in Distress]] being held captive by the dragon. Going with the flow, Springer took up her quest to defeat the dragon and return the Damsel to her father. Knight Springer and his faithful steed Razorclaw (the imaginary Damsel had promised him imaginary gold to satisfy his imaginary greed) escaped the dungeon and took up the search for the "magic lance" necessary to kill the dragon. Riding into battle atop the Predacon's back, Springer plunged the lance into the dragon's chest and then followed the yellow brick road back to his friends. {{storylink|Nightmare Planet}}

While on monitor duty on Cybertron, Springer and Blurr caught sight of [[Astrotrain (G1)|Astrotrain]] on what appeared to be an attack vector. After the [[Protectobot (G1)|Protectobots]] shot him down, the Autobots learned his "assault" was just the latest in a series of recent events involving [[Scourge (G1)|Scourge]] and [[Starscream (G1)|Starscream's ghost]], who had stolen the eyes of [[Metroplex (G1)|Metroplex]] and [[Trypticon (G1)|Trypticon]] for Unicron. Springer joined Ultra Magnus and the Protectobots on a spy mission to Unicron's head in order to investigate further, but they were violently repulsed by the Planet-Eater's internal defenses. Things got even more complicated once Scourge turned on his "partners" and reported to the Autobots that Unicron planned to use Trypticon's transforming cog to connect himself to Cybertron, and convert the entire planet into his new body. Luckily, Springer and the others were able to <s>casually chuck</s> plant energon explosives at the base of Unicron's head as he touched down, blasting him back out into space before he could connect with the planet. {{storylink|Ghost in the Machine}}

On a geological survey to uncover [[isodrite]] for their weaponry, Springer and the Autobots were attacked by [[Galvatron (G1)|Galvatron's]] forces, seeking the mineral for their own purposes. Luckily, Galvatron beat up most of his own troops for them, giving the Autobots a chance to depart. {{storylink|Webworld}}

[[Image:VampireDepth.jpg|right|250px|thumb|Coooookiiiieeees.]]

When Perceptor finished construction of a new experimental power core for Cybertron, Springer used his helicopter mode to lower the core into place. Naturally, the Decepticons attempted to acquire the power core for themselves, but were led astray by their Quintesson "allies" who instead directed them towards the [[Hibernation Chamber]] of the [[Trans-Organic]]s. Springer and the other Autobots caught up with the 'Cons just in time to find them in pitched battle with the unleashed Trans-Organics, including the massive and monstrous power-sapping [[Dweller]]. The Dweller drained the energy from its victims on contact, then placed them inside incubation tubes on its back. [[Wreck-Gar (G1)|Wreck-Gar]] and three [[Sweep]]s were among its first victims. Springer valiantly scaled the creature and tore open its rear casing to free his friend and renew his series for another season. No good deed goes unpunished, though, for the creature had transformed Wreck-Gar into a vampiric extension of itself, an undead robot who drained energy from others to feed it back into the Dweller itself. Springer became a victim of the very robot he tried to save. Luckily, Perceptor was able to concoct a method of correcting their power imbalance, restoring Springer, Wreck-Gar and the other victims to normal. The Dweller was launched into space once it latched onto the power core, thanks to Perceptor's bizarre security measures which allowed him to jettison the entire unit with the pull of a lever. {{storylink|The Dweller in the Depths}}

[[Image:SpringerOnlyHuman.jpg|left|200px|thumb|Surprise, he's the green one!]]

Somewhere on Earth (it doesn't really matter where) a crime spree was raging, and the Autobots were called in to help. Springer lent his helicopter mode to rescue civilians trapped in burning buildings during a series of bombings. Springer, Arcee, Ultra Magnus and Rodimus Prime were called in by an anonymous tip that would be their "big break in the case." Springer laughed off the police chief when he suggested it might be a dangerous trap, but he stopped laughing when [[Victor Drath]] and "[[Cobra Commander|Old Snake]]" captured the Autobots inside of a minute. Not one to waste resources, Drath eliminated his enemies and developed powerful new weapons at the same time by converting the four Autobots' mental essence into synthetic organic forms. He ordered the organic material destroyed but, surprisingly, it seemed to form itself into four genuinely human bodies for the Autobots. Springer and the "Autobots" escaped Drath's thugs in the scrapyard where they were being disposed of, and sought cover in a nearby shed. In the sort of plot contrivance not revived until ''Mighty Morphin' Power Rangers'' years later, the Autobots found four matching jumpsuits inside, each perfectly replicating their individual color schemes. As a human, Springer faced some tough lessons, like shaving and dealing with sidewalk preachers.

After finding Drath's men test-driving the Autobots' now-inanimate bodies in the city, Springer ingratiated himself with the gang due to his ability to "pilot" the Autobot like a pro. The gang was set to infiltrate Autobot City inside their robot drones and then detonate Metroplex from the inside-out. After learning the plan, Springer carjacked himself (rescuing the captured Ultra Magnus in the process) and then flew to intercept the other Autobots before they reached Autobot City. Desperate to keep the Autobots from innocently letting their "friends" inside, Springer opened fire on Autobot City himself in order to force the Autobots to raise their defenses before the explosive-laden vehicles got too close. He succeeded in getting himself shot out of the sky, but at least Metroplex was put on alert and the bombing of Autobot City was stopped. Perceptor whipped up a reversal-transference doodad, and Springer and the others were returned to their rightful bodies. {{storylink|Only Human}}

After Galvatron's goons sabotaged the master power generator on Cybertron with [[anti-electron]]s, the Autobots began experiencing system irregularities. In Springer's case, he was attempted to fly [[Sky Lynx (G1)|Sky Lynx]] to the repair bay when he transformed in mid-air and crashed instead. The problem was eventually corrected, but surely Springer missed out on a good opportunity to tease Sky Lynx about tarnishing his "oh so perfect" flight record. {{storylink|Grimlock's New Brain}}

[[Image:CotP-BlasterEject.jpg|right|200px|thumb|Blaster, please, this isn't the time for this!]]

On a barren planetoid, Springer was fighting alongside Rodimus Prime, Ultra Magnus and [[Blaster (G1)|Blaster]] against the Decepticons. They were pinned down in the trenches, waiting for "[[Sky Lynx (G1)|Commander Modesty]]" to arrive and lend some air support. Once he arrived, though, Sky Lynx and the other "[[primitive]]s" on both sides were called into space by a signal only they could hear. Before either side could fully comprehend what had happened, a massive energy creature known as [[Tornedron]] arrived, draining them dry of their energy. Luckily, Grimlock and the primitives eventually managed to save the universe and undo the power loss suffered by Springer and the others. {{storylink|Call of the Primitives}}

During a skirmish in [[Japan]], Springer was present when Rodimus temporarily reverted back to Hot Rod. He and the other Autobots held off an attack by the Decepticons when Scourge briefly took control of them and the Matrix of Leadership. {{storylink|The Burden Hardest to Bear}}

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====''The Headmasters'' cartoon====
Alongside [[Sandstorm (G1)|Sandstorm]] and [[Broadside (G1)|Broadside]], Springer was sent from [[Athenia]] to Cybertron in order to defend against a major Decepticon assault. {{storylink|Four Warriors Come out of the Sky}} The Triple Changers then travelled to Earth, where they helped [[Blaster (G1)|Twincast]] sneak into [[Trypticon (G1)|Trypticon]] by keeping their Decepticon counterparts busy with a dogfight. {{storylink|The Great Cassette Operation}}

=== Marvel Comics continuity ===
====Generation 1====
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[[Image:Triplechangerstarget2006.jpg|left|200px|thumb|This trinity's going to war!]]
''Springer was a member of the Wreckers commando squad, originally meant (with the other Triple Changers) to substitute for [[Ultra Magnus (G1)|Ultra Magnus]] in [[Operation: Volcano]], and could 'spring' forwards really far. He first met the squad leader [[Impactor]] by beating him up while pretending to be a Decepticon, [[Emirate Xaaron]] feeling this would be the best way to sell Springer's skills to Impactor. {{storylink|Target: 2006}} It appears to have made an impact, as when Impactor died it was discovered he had named Springer as his successor.''

''He felt unworthy of the role and suffered from worries that he couldn't handle it, worries made worse when [[Kalis]] was overrun by the undead, the Wreckers were captured, and Springer had to face Impactor's zombie! Unable to blast his old comrade, Springer instead succeeded in getting Impactor's mind to resurface, allowing him to carry on to meet up with Ultra Magnus' team. {{storylink|Legion of the Lost!}} Alongside a host of allies, Springer helped end the zombie threat. {{storylink|Meltdown!}}''

[[Image:Uk203 cover detail.jpg|right|200px|thumb|"See Springer, that's the difference between you and me. Forward thinking—careful planning— organisation. That's why I sleep in the arms of a beautiful woman, while you lie in your bedsit with [[Kiss Players|''cheap porn'']]."]]
''That done, it was time for the main mission: Take the Wreckers to Earth to face [[Galvatron (G1)|Galvatron]]. Unfortunately, by accident they found themselves sent by the [[Space bridge|Space Bridge]] to a human city, and the fight against Galvatron began causing major destruction and endangerment of human life. Springer quickly decided to take the fight out of the city, pretending he'd captured Galvatron's time-jump device and leading Scourge and Cyclonus away from the humans. Springer led the Wreckers back to Cybertron with the intent of returning for Galvatron later. {{storylink|Wrecking Havoc}} Unfortunately, that "later" was the Time Wars. Even with the support of the Decepticon [[Mayhem Attack Squad]], the Wreckers were massacred, with Springer's order to retreat and fight a running battle doing nothing to stop the slaughter. However, Springer's heroism impressed Mayhem leader [[Carnivac (G1)|Carnivac]] so much he disobeyed his orders to kill the surviving Autobots; the two also saved each other's life during the battle. {{storylink|Time Wars}}''

''Left stranded on Earth, Springer and the other Time Wars survivors decided to band together as the eponymous [[Survivors]] after a proposal from Carnivac. Springer was originally reluctant but soon became the leader of that group too. {{storylink|Survivors!}} Carnivac eventually chafed under his leadership, whacked Springer one, and then left—right when the new Mayhems were arriving to kill him! {{storylink|Way of the Warrior}} Springer was convinced by the others to go to Carnivac's aid, but while Carnivac was saved, [[Catilla]] was killed. {{storylink|A Savage Place!}}''

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=====Earthforce=====
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[[Image:Wolf in the Fold Springer.jpg|left|150px|thumb|Grrrrr. >:( ]]''Springer wanted to wait for the Mayhem Attack Squad to make the first mistake before seeking vengeance for Catilla, but Carnivac couldn't wait. He set off on his own to enact his revenge. Without time to formulate a decent plan, Springer realized the Survivors would need raw numbers to defeat the Mayhems, and that meant dealing with [[Grimlock (G1)|Grimlock]] and [[Earthforce]]. Asking for help to save a Decepticon...Springer ruminated that Grimlock was likely to declare them all traitors on the spot. {{storylink|Wolf in the Fold!}} Still, they went to Earthforce, pledging the Survivors' allegiance in return for them helping rescue Carnivac. They were successful, and half the Mayhems were captured while the other half died at Carnivac's hands. {{storylink|Where Wolf?}} Soon thereafter, Springer led his men against [[Starscream (G1)|Starscream]], protecting a human oil tanker in the [[Gulf of Mexico]]. {{storylink|Divide and Conquer!}}''

=====Marvel UK future timelines=====
[[Image:Peace Rodimus Springer.jpg|right|200px|thumb|Springimus Prime?]]''In 2008, Springer was briefly seen among a massive melee between the Autobots and Decepticons on Cybertron. {{storylink|The Legacy of Unicron!}}''

''In one future, set in the year 2510, the war with the Decepticons finally came to a conclusion. Springer led his Wreckers into battle in Cybertron's northern hemisphere, wiping out the last of the remaining Decepticon warriors. When [[Hot Rod (G1)|Rodimus Prime]] officially declared the war over, he decided to nominate Springer to carry on the [[Matrix of Leadership|Matrix]] for him. Tragically, however, things wouldn't be that simple. A deep-cover Decepticon named [[Triton]] stirred up trouble at the meeting by declaring Ultra Magnus a better choice for the new Autobot leader. His antics led to a brawl between Springer's Wreckers and the [[Technobot (G1)|Technobot]]s, who favored Ultra Magnus. Although Triton was killed in the fight, it was too late: the war began again, this time with Autobot vs. Autobot. {{storylink|Peace}}''

=====Another Time and Place=====
When Grimlock and the [[Dinobot (G1)|Dinobots]] rushed off half-cocked searching for a cure for [[Nucleon]] on [[Hydrus Four]], it was up to the Autobots to bail them out of trouble when they were caught by the Decepticons. Working with a small group (including [[Prowl (G1)|Prowl]], [[Nightbeat (G1)|Nightbeat]], [[Ironhide (G1)|Ironhide]] and [[Blaster (G1)|Blaster]]), Springer caught the Decepticon [[Fangry]] alone and pulled him into the sea. Before he could fight back, Springer used a thermal knife to amputate both of his arms, leaving the [[Headmaster (technology)|Headmaster]] helpless against his Autobot attackers.

Cold, Springer. Awesome, but cold. {{storylink|Another Time and Place}}

====Generation 2====
[[Image:Springerg2.jpg|left|200px|thumb|Hey, Marvel US, it's me!]]
When the [[Cybertronian (faction)|Cybertronian Empire]] ambushed the [[Autobot]]s on the planet [[Ethos]], Springer was in charge of a squad consisting of former [[Wrecker]]s buddies [[Inferno (G1)|Inferno]] and [[Broadside (G1)|Broadside]], Inferno's buddy [[Smokescreen (G1)|Smokescreen]], and [[Ironhide (G1)|Ironhide]]. Although Springer warned his squad to stay close together, Smokescreen broke formation, resulting in his death and the injuring of Ironhide. Smokescreen's death caused Inferno to lose his temper, and he subsequently also died despite Springer's warnings. {{storylink|Escalation!}}

Springer later helped lay [[Sky Sniper]] mines on Earth, in preparation for a final stand against the coming of the [[Swarm (G2)|Swarm]]. {{storylink|A Rage in Heaven!}}

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====''Classics''====
{{note|The ''[[Classics (2006)|Classics]]'' story takes place in a post-Marvel Generation 1 comics universe where the UK Marvel Comics and the [[Generation 2 (Marvel Comics)|Generation 2 mini-series]] did not happen, thus negating all of Springer's previous appearances in comic continuity. For all effects and purposes he gets a totally fresh start.}}
[[Image:Classics Ultramagnus Springer Grimlock comic.jpg|right|200px|thumb|Springer's the one who doesn't know how binoculars work. Well, one of them, anyway.]]
Springer seems to be much more of a loner, never having been part of the Wreckers, and having mainly worked alone against the Decepticons until after [[Bludgeon (G1)|Bludgeon's]] defeat on [[Klo]]. Fearing the end of the conflict that was so important to him, he was eager to sign on with Grimlock's crew.

Fifteen years after the Autobot/Decepticon war ended on Klo, Springer was head of security under Substitute Commander Ultra Magnus aboard the ''[[Graviton (Classics)|Graviton]]'' as it tracked [[Bug Bite (G1)|Bug Bite]] to Earth. Springer was looking forwards to seeing Grimlock again. Once on Earth, Springer and Ultra Magnus were spying on a meeting between the Decepticons that had followed Bludgeon and thos that had thrown their lot in with Starscream. After observing Mirage get captured and Bug Bite using modified [[Cerebro-shell|cerebro-shells]] to control some of the assembled Decepticons, they withdrew. Later using modified cerebro-shell jammers, Springer was part of the Autobot force that disrupted Bug Bite's meeting with Megatron. The disrupted meeting led to Decepticon firing on Decpeticon and in the chaos that followed, Springer disabled the Decepticon computers, allowing the raiding party to withdraw with a rescued Mirage.{{storylink|Games of Deception}}

[[Image:AtFightsEnd-OverkillDragstripAcidStorm.jpg|left|thumb|250px|And then there was a fight. We guess.]]

Later, [[Acid Storm]], [[Drag Strip]], and [[Overkill (G1)|Overkill]] were waiting on a dusty planet when Springer's rogue team of Autobots attempted to hunt them down. {{storylink|At Fight's End}}

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===Sticker Adventures===
[[Image:Springer botjp.jpg|left|150px|thumb|In the Special Edition, Wreck-Gar shoots first.]]
Springer was one of four Autobots working on mapping out the universe when their shuttle is hit by a meteor. Forced into an emergency landing on the [[Junkion (planet)|Junk Planet]], and are attacked by [[Junkion (species)|Junkion]]s until Hot Rod & Kup arrive to save their skidplates.{{storylink|Battle on the Junk Planet}}
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===''Universe: The Wreckers''===
Not long after the signing of the [[Pax Cybertronia]], Springer attempted (fruitlessly) to cheer up [[Arcee (G1)|Arcee]], who had become severely depressed following the death of her surrogate son and Headmaster companion [[Daniel Witwicky (G1)|Daniel Witwicky]]. Afterward, he and Hot Rod, now called simply "Rodimus", both checked out and later underwent the [[Maximal Upgrade]]. {{storylink|Departure}}

{{note|In this continuity, Springer is apparently at least a member of the Wreckers, as he is seen bearing their distinctive insignia in his brief appearance.}}

===Dreamwave comics continuity===

[[Image:TWW Escalation Springer.jpg|thumb|right|200px|Spring-heeled jerk.]]After [[Optimus Prime (G1)|Optimus Prime]] disappeared along with [[Megatron (G1)|Megatron]] in a test of the [[space bridge]]{{storylink|Fragmentation}}, Springer broke off from the Autobot army and formed the Wreckers. Springer was leading the Wreckers into an investigation of the [[Tagan Heights]] Industrial Quadrant East, but they were discoved by [[Ratbat (G1)|Ratbat]], who unleashed [[Devastator (G1)|Devastator]] upon them. Springer, alongside his fellow Wreckers, attacked the Ultracon Combiner but ended up tangled in cabling. This gave Ratbat the chance to gloat at Springer. Once news of Devastator aligning with the [[Ultracon]]s reached [[Hot Spot (G1)|Hot Spot]] and the [[Protectobot (G1)|Protectobots]], they moved in to aid the Wreckers, combining into [[Defensor (G1)|Defensor]] and battling Devastator.{{storylink|Escalation (Dreamwave)|Escalation}}

Freed in the confusion, Springer leapt at Ratbat, screaming at the Ultracon leader for violating the [[Crisis Intervention Accord]]. The Combiner teams were downgraded from combat status and monitored for a reason. Ratbat mocks Springers newfound concern for treaties. Springer states that there's enough destructive potential in the Tagan Heights to knock Cybertron out of orbit, and an accident in the Combiner throwdown would light the fuse. A stray blast from Defensor in fact, did just that. Springer chastised the Protectobots for taking such a huge risk. The Protectobots vacated the area leaving Springer alone against the Ultracon Combiner. Fortunately, the individual Protectobots managed to overload and defeat Devastator, saving Springer.{{storylink|Devastation (Dreamwave)|Devastation}}

[[Image:DW Countdown to Extinction Springer.jpg|thumb|left|200px|]]Millions of years later, after the [[Great Shutdown]], Springer, together with Hot Rod and Blurr, spots a Decepticon shuttle emerging from [[transwarp]] over the [[Wastelands]] of Cybertron.{{storylink|Cold War}} Later still, Springer reports to Optimus Prime that the situation in [[Iacon]] has become worse and that the [[Guardian robot]]s have been reactivated. {{storylink|Passive Aggression}} Later, whilst fighting the Guardian robots outside of Shockwave's fortress, Springer sees the matrix fire a beam of light towards an [[Unicron|unknown entity]]{{storylink|countdown to Extinction (issue)|Countdown to Extinction}}

Later still, whilst Hot Rod and Kup are training, Springer take sthe opportunity to hang out with Arcee on Landing Patform A as they observe Prowl and his group of Autobots head back to Earth.{{storylink|Lost and Found (issue)|Lost and Found}}

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===Devil's Due ''G.I. Joe vs. the Transformers'' comics===
[[Image:ArtofWar3_Sandstorm_Springer.jpg|right|200px|thumb|Get to the Choppah!]]
Springer accompanied [[Sandstorm (G1)|Sandstorm]] in searching for a missing team of Autobots and [[G.I. Joe (team)|G.I. Joes]]. However, their radars were jammed by [[Serpent O.R.]], so their search was fruitless. {{storylink|The Art of War issue 3}}

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===IDW comics continuity===
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{{spoilers|Last Stand of the Wreckers issue 5|June 19 2010}}
After chasing [[Squadron X]] across the galaxy, the Wreckers' rivalry with them came to an end on the planet [[Pova]]. The Wreckers, however, found themselves in a bad way after [[Impactor]]'s first officer, Springer, was trapped under some collapsed rubble. Despite Springer's pleas, Impactor used Springer's own body as a shield against Squadron X's advancing troops, firing through it. This helped turn the tide, and the Wreckers rounded up all of Squadron X for transport offworld. Unfortunately, Impactor snapped when [[Prowl (G1)|Prowl]] told him that Pova was neutral territory, and that he was ordered to set them free or else the Autobots would face diplomatic repercussions. Impactor locked himself in their ship, and as Springer tried to break through the door, personally executed every member of Squadron X while they were restrained. {{storylink|Last Stand of the Wreckers issue 5}}

Springer testified against Impactor, and the disgraced Wreckers leader was imprisoned on [[Garrus-9]]. A cover story for what happened on Pova was released which involved Springer suggesting Impactor fire through his torso and Squadron X later escaping their restraints, necessitating their execution. {{storylink|Last Stand of the Wreckers issue 4|Last Stand of the Wreckers #4}}

[[Image:Stormbringer2 Springer.jpg|left|350px|thumb|The Wreckers don't half go on about that, do they?]]

Thousands of years later on the planet [[Varas Centralus]], Springer, commander of the Wreckers, was coordinating the counter-offensive against a [[infiltration protocol|Phase Six Decepticon siege bunker]] when he got the call from Optimus Prime that [[Thunderwing (G1)|Thunderwing]] might be active again on Cybertron. Cutting off the battle, Springer brought his Wreckers back to the homeworld and joined Prime in assaulting [[Thunderhead Pass]], bringing down the cult of Thunderwing and its leader, [[Bludgeon (G1)|Bludgeon]]. After that, all they had to do was defeat the undefeatable Thunderwing himself. Thanks to the side effects of the [[Ultra-Energon]] powering the monster, and a little unexpected help from the Decepticon battleship ''[[Thanatos]]'', Springer and the others managed to do just that. {{storylink|Stormbringer (comics)|Stormbringer}}

[[Image:SpotlightKup Springersholograph.jpg|right|200px|thumb|Ebeneezer Kup!]]

Not long thereafter, Springer excused himself from actively leading the Wreckers when he heard his old mentor Kup had finally been found, after being MIA for some time. Rescue conditions were hardly ideal, however: the planet the old warhorse was stuck on was permeated with highly unstable energy crystals which produced massive amounts of debilitating radiation and a single spark might set off an explosive chain reaction that would destroy the planet. Kup, meanwhile, had somehow survived exposure to this environment, yet had gone over the brink of madness, attacking the Autobot teams that beamed down to retrieve him because their thick radiation armors made them appear monstrous to his eyes. Despite these complications, Springer insisted rescue efforts continue, even after many Autobots were destroyed in the attempt. Finally, [[Trailbreaker (G1)|Trailbreaker]] arrived as a defensive specialist, and used his force field to block the radiation and get Kup to recognize him. Kup was brought in for repairs, and Springer returned to the Wreckers. {{storylink|Spotlight: Kup}}

Later, Springer, along with Autobots across the galaxy, watched an Autobot news report heralding the miraculous return of [[Blaster (G1)|Blaster]]. {{storylink|Spotlight: Blaster}}

Springer and the Wreckers were called in once again to battle Thunderwing when he was found guarding a cave on planet [[Corata-Vaz]]. {{storylink|Spotlight: Cyclonus}} They didn't have much luck. {{storylink|Spotlight: Hardhead}}

[[Image:AHM15_SpringerpunchesProwl.jpg|thumb|left|200px|Why should [[Ironhide (G1)|Ironhide]] get [[All Hail Megatron issue 4|all the fun?]]]]
Springer was making regular trips to the ''[[Ark-17]]'' to check up on Kup, but one day found that the old warrior had been transferred to the [[Kimia Facility]] without his knowledge. Filled with rage, Springer traveled to the facility and delivered an uppercut to [[Prowl (G1)|Prowl]]'s chin, only to learn that Kup had been fully repaired using [[Pretender]] technology. While he was skeptic at first, Springer's spirits were soon lifted when he got to meet the rejuvenated Kup. {{storylink|All Hail Megatron issue 15|Everything in Its Right Place}}

Led by Kup, Springer later helped rescue a number of Wreckers who had been captured by the Decepticon [[Turmoil]]. Following this mission, Springer and his fellow Wrecker [[Roadbuster]] joined Kup's personal strike force onboard the starship ''[[Trion]]''. He argued against letting [[Drift (G1)|Drift]] into the team, but Kup felt that everyone deserves a second chance. {{storylink|Spotlight: Drift}} Shortly afterwards, the team caught a distress call from [[Hot Rod (G1)|Hot Rod]], who was being chased by Decepticons. Kup's team went to his aid, but unfortunately their opponent was the abominable [[Monstructor (G1)|Monstructor]], who melted Springer's rotor blades with acid. Eventually, the giant was toppled by [[Perceptor (G1)|Perceptor]]'s new sniping skills. {{storylink|All Hail Megatron issue 15|Lost & Found}}

While chasing the Decepticon cruiser ''[[Torment]]'', the ''Trion'' was lured into a trap and shot down above the planet Cybertron. The crew was "bonded" with the ship at the time, and Springer refused to disconnect from the doomed vessel as he attempted to steer it into a crash landing. He succeeded, and later met with another Autobot unit that had also ended up on the abandoned planet. Kup's team decided to show the others how badass they were, a showcase which ended with Springer being wrestled to the floor by [[Jazz (G1)|Jazz]] and his weapon being used to hold Kup at gunpoint. {{storylink|All Hail Megatron issue 5}} After this little show of force, the two groups teamed up to fight off the [[Insecticon swarm]] that was inhabiting the planet along with them. {{storylink|All Hail Megatron issue 6}}

When the Autobots relocated to another base, Springer participated in the caravan in his ground vehicle mode. {{storylink|All Hail Megatron issue 7}} At the new base, Springer helped set up a large defensive cannon to use against the incoming swarm. {{storylink|All Hail Megatron issue 9}} Despite Springer's best use of fisticuffs, the Autobots were overrun by the thousands of Insecticons, and only saved by the intervention of [[Omega Supreme (G1)|Omega Supreme]]. {{storylink|All Hail Megatron issue 10}} Omega took everyone to [[New York City]] on [[Earth]], where Megatron and his forces were located. During the great battle, Springer shoved his knee hard in [[Viewfinder]]'s abdomen. {{storylink|All Hail Megatron issue 11}}

A year later Springer began recruiting to build up the Wreckers. On [[Ultra Magnus (G1)|Ultra Magnus]]'s ship he introduced himself to the new team members: [[Rotorstorm]], [[Ironfist]], [[Pyro]], and [[Guzzle (G1)|Guzzle]]. He told them that their first mission was to clean up [[Garrus-9]] and warned them that their first day as a Wrecker could be their last. When Ironfist fainted, Springer felt he needed to keep an eye on him. Afterward he spoke with [[Kup (G1)|Kup]] and shared thoughts about Impactor until Ultra Magnus called for him to return to the bridge. He arrived just in time to see a Decepticon starship explode, revealing the former Wrecker. {{storylink|Last Stand of the Wreckers issue 1|Last Stand of the Wreckers #1}}

Once Impactor was aboard, Springer asked him how he got out of Garrus-9. After hearing Impactor's tale of escape, Springer finally felt the mission was interesting. He then shared words with Impactor about the incident on [[Pova]]. Impactor stormed out, but Springer still felt it would be a good idea to use him on the team. Ultra Magnus then relayed something that Prowl wanted done, but only revealed the name: [[Aequitas]].

While nearing Garrus-9 orbit, Springer assisted Ultra Magnus with the mission briefing. He outlined the mission, dividing them into two teams to penetrate the [[lattice forcefield]] via [[drop pod]]s. He took control of one of the pods before relaying control over to Rotorstorm for a simultaneous hit against the forcefield. Once through the pod came under instand attack, but Springer managed a crash landing. {{storylink|Last Stand of the Wreckers issue 2|Last Stand of the Wreckers #2}}

Upon planetfall, Springer's team ran from an oncoming horde of Decepticons. He took a look at [[Twin Twist]]'s wounds while Guzzle, Kup, and Impactor held off the Decepticons. Springer ordered Guzzle into tank mode to bring down the ceiling, granting them an moment's reprieve. He then sent Kup and Guzzle to get backup while Twin Twist drilled through the floor. He drilled into an open area, but was saved by Springer, who jumped through and quickly transformed into helicoptor mode. On the ground they found they demolished remains of [[Kick-Off (G1)|Kick-Off]], but Twin Twist warned them that they had just set off a defense mechanism. Springer attempted to escape but was zapped unconscious, ending up in [[Stalker (G1)|Stalker]]'s Spark Extinction Chamber. {{storylink|Last Stand of the Wreckers issue 3|Last Stand of the Wreckers #3}}

[[Image:LastStandoftheWreckers4 faceshot.jpg|thumb|right|200px||Right in the kissah!]]

Springer came to after a torturing round from Stalker and began arguing with Impactor about the events that led to the former Wreckers command to be imprisoned on Garrus-9. Springer expressed the desire to forgive Impactor and himself for what happened on Pova, but this couldn't happen until Impactor admitted that what he did was wrong. They were interrupted by the return of Stalker, who had retrieved his latest instrument of torture, the [[endoscopic claw]]. After Twin Twist died as a result of [[Topspin (G1)|Topspin]]'s sacrifice to activate Aequitas, Stalker was about to move onto the others when help arrived in the form of Guzzle, Kup and [[Snare]]. Kup sprang Springer, who brought a quick end to Stalker with the torturer's own endoscopic claw. This respite didn't last long, as [[Overlord (Masterforce)|Overlord]] blasted through the wall having been radioed by Stalker. The large Decepticon simply asked if the Wreckers were ready, with Springer replying affirmative. {{storylink|Last Stand of the Wreckers issue 4|Last Stand of the Wreckers #4}}

{{spoilers|Last Stand of the Wreckers issue 5|June 15 2010}}

[[Image:LastStandoftheWreckers SpringerOverlordFaceoff.jpg|thumb|left|200px|Give me your- [[Optimus Prime (Movie)|Oh, you know.]]]]
The battle with Overlord took the combatants to Garrus-9's roof, but it soon became apparent that Springer's team were fighting a losing battle. After Impactor was seemingly defeated, Ironfist, Perceptor and Verity arrived with a large rotary cannon for Springer to use that would supposedly turn the tide. The Wreckers commander emptied the massive weapon into Overlord, who at merely seemed annoyed at the attack, knocked the weapon away and tore Springer's face off. As he advanced on Ironfist, the diminutive Autobot detonated the payload of [[deterrence chip]]s that the Springer had fired into Overlord, and Verity broke his will by revealing that Megatron had since died, robbing the insane Overlord of his obsessive desire to face the Decepticon leader in combat. After Impactor disabled Overlord, he refused to kill him, stating that it was not what Springer wanted. After G-9 was subsequently secured, Ultra Magnus revealed that Springer was still alive but on life-support, with Kup by his bedside.{{storylink|Last Stand of the Wreckers issue 5|Last Stand of the Wreckers #5}}
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==Commercial appearances==
* Springer featured in his own 1986 [[commercial]] alongside [[Wreck-Gar (G1)|Wreck-Gar]]. In an animation sequence narrated by Optimus Prime and loosely based on the events of ''[[The Transformers: The Movie]]'', Springer's shuttle is shot down over the planet of Junk, where he does battle with an aggressive Wreck-Gar (introduced by Megatron). Prime describes him as "the toughest of the Autobot [[Triple Changer]]s."

==Toys==
===Generation 1===
[[Image:SpringerG1Toy.JPG|right|150px|thumb|Three totally different modes]]
*'''Springer''' (1986/1991)
**''Japanese ID number:'' '''C-84'''
**''Accessories'': "Light saber" rotor blade, "laser" rifle

: Springer was one of three Autobot Triple Changers. He transforms from a robot to a futuristic armored car to a helicopter that doesn't look terribly different from the car. In robot mode, his articulation is limited entirely to his arms. His copter rotor blades snap together to form a sword.

:Very early releases of Springer had a [[die-cast]] metal chestplate which was then changed to plastic in subsequent releases. When he was released in the European [[Classics (Europe)|Classics]] line in 1991, he retained the plastic chest.
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===Timelines===
*'''Springer''' (Deluxe, 2007)
**''Accessories'': Sword, Cybertron-planet Autobot Cyber Key

[[Image:Springerbotcontoy.jpg|right|300px|thumb|Suffers from vestigial JaAm cravings.]]

:Sold together in a bag with [[Huffer (G1)|Huffer]] and their instructions, keys and bio cards, Springer is a ''Classics''-themed [[BotCon 2007]] attendee exclusive. A paint-heavy [[redeco]] of the [[Hot Shot (Armada)|Cybertron Defense Hot Shot]] toy using green and grey as the base colors, Springer transforms into a modified [[Wikipedia:M1117 Armored Security Vehicle|M1117 Guardian Armored Security Vehicle]]. When Springer's [[Cyber Planet Key]] is inserted into the back of the turret, the two gun barrels open up into dual (non-firing) missile launchers. Compartments on his shoulders and his thighs can also open up to reveal additional missile launchers. He also comes with a dagger that stows between his legs in vehicle mode; when he's in robot mode, the dagger can be hand-held, pegged into the front of his fist, or stored in a sheath on his leg.

:Springer is assembled differently from the other uses of this mold. The panels covering the missile racks on each shoulder are swapped.

:The mold was later used as ''[[Universe (2008 toyline)|Universe]]'' [[Roadbuster]] in the Target-exclusive Autobot Ambush Comic 2-Pack.

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===Universe (2008)===
====War Within Series====
*'''Battle Beneath the Streets''' (Voyager-Deluxe Comic 2-Pack, 2008)
**''Accessories:'' Two missiles, Cyber Planet Key

[[Image:Universe2008 Springer comicpack toy.jpg|right|300px|thumb|Whatever happened to the whole Triple Changer angle...?]]
: A Target-exclusive redeco of ''Cybertron'' [[Evac (Cybertron)|Evac]], Springer transforms into a Eurocopter Dauphin rescue helicopter. His rotor blades spin using a geared push-button, which becomes a spinning-blade weapon mounted on his robot mode's left arm. He has an adjustable tow-hook on a string, which retracts with the push of a button: this gimmick ends up on his right robot-mode arm. Inserting a Cyber Planet Key into his back end (backpack in robot mode) swings around a pair of spring-loaded missile launchers. He was available only with [[Ratbat (G1)|Ratbat]].

: This mold was also used to make [[Universe (2008 toyline)|''Universe'']] [[Blades (G1)|Blades]].

: Packaging Springer with Ratbat is an [[homage]] to their rivalry in ''[[War Within: The Dark Ages|The Dark Ages]]''. Likewise, Springer's deco is directly inspired by his color layout in ''The Dark Ages'', down to the blue "cockpit" painted on his chest, and that he does not have three modes (yet). This connection is further enhanced by having Ratbat possess a humanoid robot mode and jet-like altmode. See [[#Dreamwave_comics_continuity|above]].

: In its first release in Canada, the set did not include a comic (in spite of the ''INCLUDES COMIC!'' marking on the package), and in the US, the set included the ''wrong'' comic. The right comic was to be ''[[War Within: The Dark Ages|The War Within: The Dark Ages]]'' issue "[[Escalation (Dreamwave)|Escalation]]". The comic that was included was a reprint of "[[Target: 2006]] parts 5 & 6".

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==Trivia==
* The Hasbro design team chose the [[Evac (Cybertron)| Evac]] mold for Universe Springer, because the BotCon 2007 version already had the ground vehicle [[alternate mode]] of the original covered, and they wanted to give some attention to the original's helicopter mode.
* Fun Publications' [[Jesse Wittenrich]] used an unwanted [[Universe (2008 toyline)|Universe (2008)]] Springer to come up with [[Megatron (SG)|Shattered Glass Galvatron]].
* Springer's name comes from his ability to jump good. Jump real good. As you'd expect from someone who has a flying alt-mode, it's not an ability he uses much.

==References==
{{reflist}}

==External links==
*[http://www.tfu.info/1986/Autobot/Springer/springer.htm Springer at TFU.info]

*[http://www.ntfa.net/universe/english/index.php?act=view&char=Springer Springer's Universe profile at NTFA.net]

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All Hail Megatron issue 15

2010-06-07T06:58:58Z

Warpspeed Hellscream: /* Items of note */

{{disambigr|"Lost & Found"|other stories with that title|Lost and Found (disambiguation)}}
{{Comicstory|
|seriesissue=''[[All Hail Megatron|The Transformers: All Hail Megatron]]'' #15
|prev=All Hail Megatron issue 14
|next=All Hail Megatron issue 16
|image=AllHailMegatron15 CoverA.jpg
|caption=Insert ''Saving Private Ryan'' quote here for maximum effect.
|publisher=[[IDW Publishing]]
|date=[[September 16]], [[2009]]
|coverdate=September 2009
|written by=[[Nick Roche]] with assistance from [[James Roberts]] "Everything in Its Right Place" [[Denton J. Tipton]] "Lost & Found"
|art by=[[Nick Roche]] "Everything in Its Right Place" [[Casey Coller]] "Lost & Found"
|colors by=[[Kris Carter]] "Everything in Its Right Place" [[Joana Lafuente]] "Lost & Found"
|letters by=[[Chris Mowry]]
|assistant editor=[[Carlos Guzman]]
|associate editor=[[Denton J. Tipton]]
|editor=[[Andy Schmidt]]
|continuity=[[IDW Generation 1 continuity|IDW continuity]]
|chronology=pre-[[IDW timeline|''All Hail Megatron'']]
}}
'''Kup and Perceptor get a second lease on life.'''

=="Everything in Its Right Place"==
'''Prowl is a ''crafty'' prick.'''

===Synopsis===
Prowl admits to himself that Springer's arrival on ''[[Ark-17]]'' could not have begun any other way. Indeed, the Autobot tactician had predicted Springer's reaction to finding the convalescent veteran Kup missing from the Autobot ship: a sudden uppercut to Prowl's jaw. Letting Springer vent, Prowl rights himself while he internally laments that so many of the Autobot forces follow the Wreckers commander's example and have become mavericks and loose cannons. Seeing his opportunity, Prowl silences Springer with the revelation of ''why'' Kup is not on the ship, the fact that Perceptor and his team of scientists have gotten the old codger up and running again. Springer expresses doubt, having seen the emaciated madman that Kup had been reduced to. Prowl counters by revealing that Perceptor had teamed with the talented Autobots of the [[Kimia Facility]] and had achieved a technological breakthrough with some rather unusual procedures. Springer is wary, as due to his role as Wreckers leader his primary experience with the facility has been in testing experimental weaponry. Prowl reminds Springer that the facility was also where the successful refinement of the [[Pretender]] process reverse-engineered from Decepticon technology was accomplished. He then explains that the same principles were applied to resolve Kup's technological incompatibility with modern upgrades, with Kup's cerebro-cortex interfacing with his new body in a nearly identical manner, though he cannot separate from his pretender carapace.

Springer's reactions are still mixed until Prowl shows him footage of Kup's new body in combat trials. Indeed, it appears that Springer's old commanding officer is fully rehabilitated, in a body that moves like it's in the prime of youth. Springer however notices a foreign object in Kup's mouth, a [[cigar|cy-gar]]. Asking why Kup has such a relic of the decadent pre-war days of Cybertron, Springer is told by Prowl that this is how Perceptor keeps the veteran from lapsing into flashbacks of his time stranded on the alien world. Emitting a synthetic replica of the radiation Kup had become addicted to, the cy-gar manages his cravings and keeps him mentally stable. Internally, Prowl notes that without Kup's continued mental stability his ''own'' plans for the veteran would be for naught. Reassuring Springer, he notes that Kup is a potent symbol to rally the Autobot troops behind.

[[Image:AHM Kup nightmare.jpg|300px|thumb|left|Don't do drugs, Kup.]]

Finally allowed to see Kup in person, Springer's doubts are nearly all laid to rest. Kup is undergoing a final diagnostic disassembly before resuming field duty, and is jovial, joking with his former subordinate. However when seeing his own arm laying on the nearby table, Kup briefly begins to have a flashback, only snapped out of it by Perceptor supplying his cy-gar to him. Stabilized, his friendly demeanor returns and a still-nervous Springer expresses gratitude to see him rejoining their ranks.

Prowl recalls his meetings with Perceptor and the scientist's reluctance to be assigned directly to Kup in the field. He had to remind Perceptor that the Autobot ranks look up to Kup, and that if their secret actions at reforming the way Autobots look at tactics were to be successful they needed the veteran stable and able to capably lead others by example. In so doing, they might turn the tide of the war and have the Autobots fighting more effectively overall, bringing about peace sooner.

Meanwhile, Prowl and Springer discuss that Kup will never be told what he did while stranded on that remote planet. Prowl addresses Springer's concerns, stating that all involved have been contacted and sworn to silence.

After Springer departs, Prowl muses further on the streak of individuality and insubordination that inevitably undermines all Autobot tactics. Even Optimus Prime, he notes, seems more inclined to listen to the bellicose plans of Ironhide than his own more sound battle strategies. That is all about to change, if the personality subroutines installed in Kup take hold. Personality subroutines that will have Kup give the advice that ''Prowl'' wants him to give...

He recalls another conversation with Perceptor, in which the scientist noted with no small amount of irony that in doing this Prowl had gone maverick himself, conducting secret plans beyond the chain of command. Prowl felt no contradiction in this, as what separated him from an individual like Hot Rod was the fact that none of what he was doing was something he sought recognition or admiration for. Instead, his only concern was the shared success of the Autobot forces and the final resolution of the Cybertronian civil war.

===Featured characters===
{{featuredcharacters
|c1=
* [[Springer (G1)|Springer]] (1)
* [[Prowl (G1)|Prowl]] (2)
* [[Outback]] (3)*†
* [[Kup (G1)|Kup]] (4)
* [[Brainstorm]] (5)*
* [[Perceptor (G1)|Perceptor]] (6)
* [[Waverider]] (7)*
* [[Landmine (G1)|Landmine]] (8)*
* [[Cloudburst]] (9)*
* [[Groundbreaker]] (10)*
* [[Hound (G1)|Hound]] (11)*
* [[Optimus Prime (G1)|Optimus Prime]] (12)*
* [[Jazz (G1)|Jazz]] (13)*
* [[Ironhide (G1)|Ironhide]] (14)*
* [[Ratchet (G1)|Ratchet]] (15)‡
* [[Hot Rod (G1)|Hot Rod]] (16)‡
* [[Grimlock (G1)|Grimlock]] (17)‡
|c2=
* [[Bludgeon (G1)|Bludgeon]] (18)*
* [[Scorponok (G1)|Scorponok]] (19)*
* [[Thunderwing (G1)|Thunderwing]] (20)*
* [[Soundwave (G1)|Soundwave]] (21)*
* [[Megatron (G1)|Megatron]] (22)*
* [[Starscream (G1)|Starscream]] (23)*
}}

{{note|
 * flashback † deactivated ‡ on video monitors}}

===Quotes===

"Tell me you didn't just drag Kup here to reverse-engineer some kind of weapon that can inflict that sort of radiation damage on a Decepticon?" 
"No, Springer--" 
''But don't think I didn't consider it.''
:—'''Springer''', '''Prowl''', and '''Prowl's narration'''

"The average Autobot default setting is daredevil, maverick. That's not ''us'', Perceptor. ''We'' can subdivide this war into its purest mathematical form and generate solutions all we want, but unless we happen to be ''surfing'' on a ''meteoroid'' at the time, ''no one'' will pay attention."
:—'''Prowl'''

"But with Kup, ''everyone'' wants to hear what he has to say. So now, when he ''speaks''... you won't even see my lips move."
:—'''Prowl'''

===Errors===
* In panel 4 on page 4, the markings on Prowl's door read "Highway Patrol ''Patrol''" instead of "Highway Patrol Police".

===Items of note===
* "Surfing on a meteoroid" may be a nod to "[[Spotlight: Hot Rod]]", which Roche also drew.
* The implication of page 10 is that Optimus was listening to people like Ironhide during ''[[All Hail Megatron]]'' and ''that's'' how the Autobots blundered into a trap.
* Grimlock has ''113'' files devoted to his insubordination.
* Thunderwing is depicted as his pre-Pretender self.
* This is not the first time Prowl has shown annoyance with his situation: [[Devastation issue 5]]
* Prowl has been labelled a prick before because he's a bit of a jerk to [[Grimlock (G1)|the cool characters]]. Now he's convinced Perceptor to brainwash a sick old guy to manipulate people, and ''that'' after briefly considering having Kup cut open to reverse engineer WMDs! At the same time, his motivation is to, well, do his job: get the war finished quickly and effectively, and views that as more important than if he gets the credit for it. Which makes him... well, frakking ''scary'', to be honest.

=="Lost & Found"==
'''Perceptor goes from scientist to sniperer in just 11 pages!'''

===Synopsis===
Aboard the starship ''[[Trion]]'', Drift has inexplicably managed to teach patience to Blurr through the equally inexplicable use of the [[Earth]] game "[[Go]]". The two of them muse on their lives before the war, apparently not fazed by the looming presence of Perceptor's damaged body in the [[CR chamber]] above them.

[[Image:AHM_bludgeoniseeevill.jpg|300px|thumb|Bludgeon has goo for a face.]]

One hundred games later, Kup is haranguing Blaster over his inability to hail any other Autobot outposts. Drift admonishes his impatience, and Kup explains that all the Autobot distress signals have him antsy. Blurr arrives and announces that Perceptor is online once more.

The crew goes to see Perceptor in his lab, where he is fervently working on reinforcements and refinements to his body. Among them is a new chest panel that will presumably prevent the grievous wound that sidelined him from ever occurring again. Shortly afterward, he installs stabilizers in his arms to improve his aim. Kup objects, as Perceptor is more valuable in the lab than on the field. Perceptor however feels he can be more useful in battle, and thus repay the debt he feels he owes for the saving of his life. Kup lectures him, but is interrupted by Blaster, who has received a patchy transmission from Hot Rod. The hotheaded Autobot is being pursued by a Decepticon ship under the command of Bludgeon. The Trion moves to intercept, but Perceptor is warned to stay behind.

At the crash site of Hot Rod's shuttlecraft, Bludgeon orders the Monstructor Six to execute the Autobot. Kup's crew arrive via [[orbital jump]] to even the odds. However the Autobots are quickly overwhelmed by the formation of Monstructor, and the odds of the battle seem bleak. In the nick of time, a precise burst of laser fire hits the vulnerable connector joint of the immense combiner, reducing Monstructor back into its component Decepticons. The stunned Autobot crew turns to find that their savior is Perceptor himself. Blaster expresses vehement misgivings on Perceptor having "defiled" himself by repurposing his body to combat specifications. Kup deflects this by telling Blaster to tend to the wounded Springer, and takes Perceptor along to give chase to the fleeing Decepticons.

===Featured characters===
{{featuredcharacters
|c1=
* [[Blurr (G1)|Blurr]] (1)
* [[Drift (G1)|Drift]] (2)
* [[Perceptor (G1)|Perceptor]] (3)
* [[Roadbuster]] (4)
* [[Springer (G1)|Springer]] (5)
* [[Kup (G1)|Kup]] (6)
* [[Blaster (G1)|Blaster]] (7)
* [[Hot Rod (G1)|Hot Rod]] (8)
|c2=
* [[Birdbrain]] (9)
* [[Bristleback]] (10)
* [[Slog]] (11)
* [[Bludgeon (G1)|Bludgeon]] (12)
* [[Wildfly]] (13)
* [[Scowl]] (14)
* [[Icepick]] (15)
* [[Monstructor (G1)|Monstructor]] (16)
}}

===Quotes===
"Just doin' my job."
:—'''Perceptor''''s upgrades apparently include a "can't pronounce the g at the end of his verbs anymore" function.

===Errors===
* Why the hell are Drift and Blurr playing an Earth game? None of the team were ''on Earth'' until AHM. (Psst - it's because [[Wikipedia:Go (game)|Go]], an ancient Chinese game, is commonly thought to be Japanese. IDW is just reminding us, in case we ever forgot, that Drift is Japanese.)
* If Decepticon Pretenders are presented as supremely powerful horrors, ''why is Bludgeon retreating'' because Monstructor is down? He should be capable of wiping out the Autobots.
* Why is Bludgeon not in [[Garrus-9]]? And when did he get his mind back?! And why is he suddenly loyal and working with the other 'cons?! Denton J. Tipton said we'd find out what happened at Garrus-9 in ''[[The Last Stand of the Wreckers]]'' <ref>http://forum.idwpublishing.com/viewtopic.php?t=6643&postdays=0&postorder=asc&start=30</ref>, but ''Wreckers'' didn't really give an reason for these guys to be bumming around deep space.

===Items of note===
* Perceptor has two different bodies in this story; his G1 look (from "[[Spotlight: Blaster]]" and "[[Spotlight: Drift]]") and his semi-updated look from ''AHM''.
* Hot Rod was seen piloting the Decepticon ship he acquired in [[Spotlight: Hot Rod|his ''Spotlight'']], given a fresh coat of paint to match its new owner. <ref>http://forum.idwpublishing.com/viewtopic.php?t=6643&start=60#151871</ref>
* The Decepticons appear to have reverse-engineered and now drafted the Monstructor Six.
* The ending appears to lead into Hot Rod's flashback tale in [[All Hail Megatron issue 5|''All Hail Megatron'' #5]].
* At the start of the issue, Drift and Blurr are seen playing a holographic version of the ancient Japanese board game, "go." [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Go_(game)]

==Covers (3)==
* '''Cover A:''' [[Kup (G1)|Kup]], [[Prowl (G1)|Prowl]], and [[Springer (G1)|Springer]], art by [[Nick Roche]] and colors by [[Kris Carter]].
* '''Cover B:''' Schematic of a newly-rebuilt [[Perceptor (G1)|Perceptor]] (an homage to [[wikipedia:Vitruvian Man|da Vinci's Vitruvian Man]]), art by [[Casey Coller]] and colors by [[Joana Lafuente]]. The cover also sports a large portion of text originating from this very wiki's [[Perceptor (G1)|Perceptor]] article copied and pasted at the top and bottom (lifted without permission, of course). This has created panic [http://shortpacked.com/comic/book-10/01-this-man-this-manhattan/takeabreak/ among some]. Others couldn't care less.
* '''Cover RI:''' Art deco of Perceptor looking brooding; art and colors by [[Trevor Hutchison]].
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==References==
{{reflist}}

[[Category:IDW Generation 1 issues]]

Guzzle (G1)

2010-05-30T00:49:57Z

Warpspeed Hellscream: /* IDW comics continuity */

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{{disambig2|the Autobot Sparkabot|the Decepticon Sparkdash|Guzzle (Masterforce)}}
:''Guzzle is an [[Autobot]] [[Sparkabot]] from the [[Generation 1 continuity family]].''
[[Image:Guzzle AutobotMTMTE.JPG|right|270px|thumb|"Wouldn't it make more sense if Fizzle had my name? You know, 'cause he... *glug glug glug*...?"]]
A battle-hardened survivor of the [[Software Wars]] of [[Polyhex]], '''Guzzle''' is a warrior through and through. A tough, no-nonsense soldier, he has little time or tolerance for those who can't or won't fight.

The only thing that equals his hunger for combat is his hunger for fuel, as Guzzle unfortunately lives up to his name. He has considerable fuel consumption due to both the way he throws himself into battle and his incredibly fuel inefficient systems.
{{TOCclear}}
==Fiction==
===Marvel Comics continuity===
{{noteukonly}}
[[Image:Guzzle marvel uk 153.jpg|left|180px|thumb|No, that's motion lines, not Parkinson's, wiseass.]]
''Guzzle journeyed to [[Earth]] with his fellow Sparkler Mini-Bots to observe and record the actions and whereabouts of [[Galvatron (G1)|Galvatron]]. Their observation mission was interrupted in Florida by the [[Firecon]]s, who had an offer to make the future [[Decepticon]] and didn't want any interference. Guzzle spent a few minutes running around like a robo-chicken with his head cut off before remembering, oh yeah, he could turn into a tank! The tide of battle quickly turned, but ultimately ended when Galvatron dismissed both groups with little more than a wave of his hand.'' {{storylink|Enemy Action!|Enemy Action!}}

[[Image:Sparkabots marvel uk 164.jpg|right|180px|thumb|The poster for the slightly cheaper version of the movie.]]

''After quickly checking tactics with the other Sparklers (Hey! Can YOU guys change into tanks too?! No?), Guzzle and company decided to seek out more firepower and freed [[Ultra Magnus (G1)|Ultra Magnus]] from his volcanic cocoon.'' {{storylink|Salvage!}} ''They returned to [[Cybertron (planet)|Cybertron]] to gather the [[Wrecker]]s as reinforcements, only to find the city of Kalis absolutely deserted along with the Autobot base there...deserted because of [[Zombie|the living dead!]] They fought the zombies'' {{storylink|City of Fear!}} ''and eventually stopped them after linking up with the Wreckers.'' {{storylink|Meltdown!}}

''The Sparklers and Magnus intended to join the Wreckers in going to Earth to stop Galvatron once and for all, but when an Autobot patrol discovered the corpse of their scout [[Chameleon]], they traveled to [[Tyrest (city-state)|Tyrest]] to investigate. There they stumbled upon an illegal gladiatorial combat racket being run in Cybertron's old [[Jekka Amphitheatre]]. Captured by the alien [[Zabra]] and his Firecon allies, the three Sparklers were forced to wait in prison while Ultra Magnus fought a [[Hooligan (G1)|massive, multi-armed alien]]. Guzzle and Fizzle faked a violent argument, drawing the guard near and giving Sizzle the chance to knock him cold. One quick escape later, the Sparklers decided to stick around and help Magnus stop the death-games rather than catch the dimensional alignment that the Wreckers used to jump to Earth. This turned out to be the right course of action, as they were just in time to blast several Decepticons who were about to shoot Magnus in the back.'' {{storylink|Deadly Games!}}

''Left behind on Cybertron,''Guzzle was last seen rusting away in a Decepticon detention facility with his fellow Sparkabots and the [[Triggerbot]]s. {{storylink|Ca$h and Car-nage!}}

[[Image:Chainclaw guzzle marvel 67.jpg|left|180px|thumb|"Nice knowing you too... uh... what were their names again?"]]

In an alternate year 2009, Guzzle was one of only seven Autobots left alive on Earth. He was killed by [[Cyclonus (G1)|Cyclonus]], but it looks like he actually might've been the one to kill [[Scourge (G1)|Scourge]] first, so that's pretty darn impressive on its own. At the very least, he held his own longer than [[Getaway]]. {{storylink|Rhythms of Darkness!}}
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===IDW comics continuity===

{{spoilers|Last Stand of the Wreckers issue 5|June 19 2010}}

Originally named '''"Pneumatix"''', Guzzle was a warehouse attendant working in Yuss. His diminutive physical build kept him from the front lines of the war until he underwent the Body Augmentation Program. The process bulked him up and swapped his initial forklift [[alternate mode]] for a battle tank of "Class-3 Ruination" make. It also increased his fuel consumption by nearly a hundredfold, eventually earning him the nickname "Guzzle" from his peers.

As an cadet, Guzzle sustained near-fatal damage fighting the Cult of the Black Epoch. Once recovered, he fought in a number of off-world campaigns which established his rep as a single-minded, no-nonsense soldier. He served in a platoon with [[Sizzle (G1)|Sizzle]], [[Pincher]], and [[Siren]] before they were reassigned to [[Ark-17]]. Guzzle subsequently requested membership in the [[Wrecker]]s and was granted reserve status. {{storylink|Last Stand of the Wreckers issue 5|Last Stand of the Wreckers #5}}

[[Image:LastStandoftheWreckers1-newrecruits.jpg|right|thumb|200px|When they ask how tall he is, he can lie.]]

Several of Guzzle's friends met their end in [[Springer (G1)|Springer]]'s ill-fated missions to rescue [[Kup (G1)|Kup]] from his radiation-caused homicidal delusions. {{storylink|Last Stand of the Wreckers issue 3|Last Stand of the Wreckers #3}}

Due to heroic actions, Guzzle was given a promotion to full Wrecker status. Along with his fellow new recruits, he decided to pass the time before they were picked up by getting in some target practice... wrecking a fuel depot in the process. Guzzle blew this off by telling local boss [[Dipstick]] that they were Wreckers, this was what they ''did''. Later, after fellow recruit [[Ironfist]] fainted upon meeting the older Wreckers, Guzzle appeared concerned and asked if they should call someone. When Ironfist claimed he was fine, Guzzle then teased him by suggesting he fainted at the sight of his heroes, name-dropping that the guy was the famous Wreckers fanboy "Fisitron". {{storylink|Last Stand of the Wreckers issue 1|Last Stand of the Wreckers #1}}

On their way to [[Garrus-9]], the Wreckers encountered [[Impactor]], who had escaped from the prison. Guzzle and the other rookies waited around together while Impactor was questioned. Guzzle in particular was quite restless, disassembling and reassembling a rifle to pass the time. The four recruits began speculating on why Impactor had been kicked out of the Wreckers and locked up in Garrus-9.

Shortly, Springer held a briefing for the entire group, conveying what Impactor had reported about Garrus-9's current state of affairs. [[Overlord (Masterforce)|Overlord]] was responsible for taking it over and their primary objective was to rescue the Autobots now imprisoned within. Springer began to bring up a secondary objective, which Guzzle excitedly assumed was "Kill Overlord!". While amused with Guzzle's enthusiasm, Springer corrected him and identified it as securing something called "[[Aequitas]]", which was locked away in Garrus-9's depths.

While preparing to drop into Garrus-9 via two entry pods, Guzzle received a new gun from Ironfist that fired "cerebro-sensitive" bullets, a gift he was most grateful for. Shortly thereafter, Guzzle was placed in an entry pod with Springer, Impactor, Kup, and [[Twin Twist]]. The entry pods successfully breached Garrus-9's defenses and the Wreckers infiltrated the prison. {{storylink|Last Stand of the Wreckers issue 2|Last Stand of the Wreckers #2}}

[[Image:Laststandissue3 headshots.jpg|left|thumb|300px|Heads targeted by a master.]]

Upon landing, Guzzle's group was almost immediately attacked by a mob of Decepticons and they were forced to quickly retreat. However, Guzzle got sick of running and turned to fire into the advancing mob. The cerebro-sensitive bullets came in handy as Guzzle scored headshot after headshot and Kup and Impactor also joined in on the firefight as Springer tended to a wound Twin Twist had suffered.

Guzzle had to stop gleefully blowing up his opponents' heads though, when Springer ordered him to collapse the passageway they were stuck in. Guzzle converted to tank mode and complied, temporarily stalling the attacking Decepticons. Springer then ordered Guzzle to accompany Kup in taking a trip down into Garrus-9's maximum security wing to acquire some possible "help" they had discussed earlier.

[[Image:LastStandoftheWreckers3-Guzzle and Kup.jpg|right|thumb|200px|Dun dun DUHN!]]

Soon, Kup and Guzzle were descending down a ladder into the basement of Garrus-9. Kup told the younger Autobot to watch his step, as dying in a rescue attempt would help no one. Guzzle noted that he had some friends that died trying to save another Autobot. Kup responded "Hope the guy was worth it". With a wary, downward glance, Guzzle replied "Depends on who you ask". {{storylink|Last Stand of the Wreckers issue 3|Last Stand of the Wreckers #3}}

Once they reached the bottom, the two made their way to a high-security cell, where Guzzle watched as Kup took care of some Decepticon goons with his bare hands. After opening the cell and finding it empty, they were approached by [[Snare]], a Decepticon traitor responsible for releasing Impactor. Snare explained at gunpoint that the cell's occupant—[[Grimlock (G1)|Grimlock]]—had been driven mad and was now "long gone". While Guzzle didn't believe him at first, the Decepticon further revealed that Springer's team had been captured, and led him and Kup to the "Spark Extinction Chamber" where [[Stalker (G1)|Stalker]] was torturing them. They saved Springer and Impactor from the torturer, but minutes later, Overlord himself blasted his way into the room. {{storylink|Last Stand of the Wreckers issue 4|Last Stand of the Wreckers #4}}

{{spoilers|Last Stand of the Wreckers issue 5|June 19 2010}}

[[Image:LastStandoftheWreckers5 Guzzle Overlord.jpg|left|200px|thumb|Guzzle > [[Jazz (Movie)|this guy]].]]
As the fight began, Guzzle was snatched up by Overlord and torn in two pieces at the waist. The Decepticon cruelly referred to him as a "stunted little wretch", and asked the others if they really had thought Guzzle would survive this fight. Overlord then used the two halves of Guzzle's body to batter Kup unconscious.

But when all was said and done and Overlord was defeated, Guzzle had managed to survive. Once he had been repaired and Overlord remanded to Ultra Magnus' custody, Guzzle left with the now-pardoned Impactor to parts unknown. {{storylink|Last Stand of the Wreckers issue 5|Last Stand of the Wreckers #5}}

{{-}}

==Toys==
===Generation 1===
[[Image:G1-toy Guzzle.jpg|right|300px|thumb|A rare non-scraped-to-hell sample.]]
*'''Guzzle''' (Sparkabot, 1988)

: Guzzle transforms into a [[Wikipedia:Royal Ordnance Factory|ROF]] [[Wikipedia:Challenger 1|Challenger 1]] tank. As a [[Sparkabot]], in this mode he has a friction-motor gimmick that not only propels his vehicle mode forward, but causes [[Sparking gimmick|"cold" sparks]] to shoot from his back end.

: It is worth noting that even though his arm-treads have spaces for small wheels to assist in rolling, he doesn't actually ''have'' the wheels, which can lead to the plastic being scraped off his arms, and even his chest.

: This mold was also used to make [[Hardspark]].

::*''[http://www.tfu.info/1988/Autobot/Guzzle/guzzle.htm More information on Guzzle at TFU.info]''

[[Category:Autobots]]
[[Category:Generation 1 characters]]
[[Category:Wreckers]]

Guzzle (G1)

2010-05-30T00:48:34Z

Warpspeed Hellscream: /* IDW comics continuity */

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{{disambig2|the Autobot Sparkabot|the Decepticon Sparkdash|Guzzle (Masterforce)}}
:''Guzzle is an [[Autobot]] [[Sparkabot]] from the [[Generation 1 continuity family]].''
[[Image:Guzzle AutobotMTMTE.JPG|right|270px|thumb|"Wouldn't it make more sense if Fizzle had my name? You know, 'cause he... *glug glug glug*...?"]]
A battle-hardened survivor of the [[Software Wars]] of [[Polyhex]], '''Guzzle''' is a warrior through and through. A tough, no-nonsense soldier, he has little time or tolerance for those who can't or won't fight.

The only thing that equals his hunger for combat is his hunger for fuel, as Guzzle unfortunately lives up to his name. He has considerable fuel consumption due to both the way he throws himself into battle and his incredibly fuel inefficient systems.
{{TOCclear}}
==Fiction==
===Marvel Comics continuity===
{{noteukonly}}
[[Image:Guzzle marvel uk 153.jpg|left|180px|thumb|No, that's motion lines, not Parkinson's, wiseass.]]
''Guzzle journeyed to [[Earth]] with his fellow Sparkler Mini-Bots to observe and record the actions and whereabouts of [[Galvatron (G1)|Galvatron]]. Their observation mission was interrupted in Florida by the [[Firecon]]s, who had an offer to make the future [[Decepticon]] and didn't want any interference. Guzzle spent a few minutes running around like a robo-chicken with his head cut off before remembering, oh yeah, he could turn into a tank! The tide of battle quickly turned, but ultimately ended when Galvatron dismissed both groups with little more than a wave of his hand.'' {{storylink|Enemy Action!|Enemy Action!}}

[[Image:Sparkabots marvel uk 164.jpg|right|180px|thumb|The poster for the slightly cheaper version of the movie.]]

''After quickly checking tactics with the other Sparklers (Hey! Can YOU guys change into tanks too?! No?), Guzzle and company decided to seek out more firepower and freed [[Ultra Magnus (G1)|Ultra Magnus]] from his volcanic cocoon.'' {{storylink|Salvage!}} ''They returned to [[Cybertron (planet)|Cybertron]] to gather the [[Wrecker]]s as reinforcements, only to find the city of Kalis absolutely deserted along with the Autobot base there...deserted because of [[Zombie|the living dead!]] They fought the zombies'' {{storylink|City of Fear!}} ''and eventually stopped them after linking up with the Wreckers.'' {{storylink|Meltdown!}}

''The Sparklers and Magnus intended to join the Wreckers in going to Earth to stop Galvatron once and for all, but when an Autobot patrol discovered the corpse of their scout [[Chameleon]], they traveled to [[Tyrest (city-state)|Tyrest]] to investigate. There they stumbled upon an illegal gladiatorial combat racket being run in Cybertron's old [[Jekka Amphitheatre]]. Captured by the alien [[Zabra]] and his Firecon allies, the three Sparklers were forced to wait in prison while Ultra Magnus fought a [[Hooligan (G1)|massive, multi-armed alien]]. Guzzle and Fizzle faked a violent argument, drawing the guard near and giving Sizzle the chance to knock him cold. One quick escape later, the Sparklers decided to stick around and help Magnus stop the death-games rather than catch the dimensional alignment that the Wreckers used to jump to Earth. This turned out to be the right course of action, as they were just in time to blast several Decepticons who were about to shoot Magnus in the back.'' {{storylink|Deadly Games!}}

''Left behind on Cybertron,''Guzzle was last seen rusting away in a Decepticon detention facility with his fellow Sparkabots and the [[Triggerbot]]s. {{storylink|Ca$h and Car-nage!}}

[[Image:Chainclaw guzzle marvel 67.jpg|left|180px|thumb|"Nice knowing you too... uh... what were their names again?"]]

In an alternate year 2009, Guzzle was one of only seven Autobots left alive on Earth. He was killed by [[Cyclonus (G1)|Cyclonus]], but it looks like he actually might've been the one to kill [[Scourge (G1)|Scourge]] first, so that's pretty darn impressive on its own. At the very least, he held his own longer than [[Getaway]]. {{storylink|Rhythms of Darkness!}}
{{-}}

===IDW comics continuity===

{{spoilers|Last Stand of the Wreckers issue 5|June 19 2010}}

Originally named '''"Pneumatix"''', Guzzle was a warehouse attendant working in [[Yuss]]. His diminutive physical build kept him from the front lines of the war until he underwent the [[Body Augmentation Program]]. The process bulked him up and swapped his initial forklift [[alternate mode]] for a battle tank of "Class-3 Ruination" make. It also increased his fuel consumption by nearly a hundredfold, eventually earning him the nickname "Guzzle" from his peers.

As an cadet, Guzzle sustained near-fatal damage fighting the [[Cult of the Black Epoch]]. Once recovered, he fought in a number of off-world campaigns which established his rep as a single-minded, no-nonsense soldier. He served in a platoon with [[Sizzle (G1)|Sizzle]], [[Pincher]], and [[Siren]] before they were reassigned to [[Ark-17]]. Guzzle subsequently requested membership in the [[Wrecker]]s and was granted reserve status. {{storylink|Last Stand of the Wreckers issue 5|Last Stand of the Wreckers #5}}

[[Image:LastStandoftheWreckers1-newrecruits.jpg|right|thumb|250px|When they ask how tall he is, he can lie.]]

Several of Guzzle's friends met their end in [[Springer (G1)|Springer]]'s ill-fated missions to rescue [[Kup (G1)|Kup]] from his radiation-caused homicidal delusions. {{storylink|Last Stand of the Wreckers issue 3|Last Stand of the Wreckers #3}}

Due to heroic actions, Guzzle was given a promotion to full Wrecker status. Along with his fellow new recruits, he decided to pass the time before they were picked up by getting in some target practice... wrecking a fuel depot in the process. Guzzle blew this off by telling local boss [[Dipstick]] that they were Wreckers, this was what they ''did''. Later, after fellow recruit [[Ironfist]] fainted upon meeting the older Wreckers, Guzzle appeared concerned and asked if they should call someone. When Ironfist claimed he was fine, Guzzle then teased him by suggesting he fainted at the sight of his heroes, name-dropping that the guy was the famous Wreckers fanboy "Fisitron". {{storylink|Last Stand of the Wreckers issue 1|Last Stand of the Wreckers #1}}

On their way to [[Garrus-9]], the Wreckers encountered [[Impactor]], who had escaped from the prison. Guzzle and the other rookies waited around together while Impactor was questioned. Guzzle in particular was quite restless, disassembling and reassembling a rifle to pass the time. The four recruits began speculating on why Impactor had been kicked out of the Wreckers and locked up in Garrus-9.

Shortly, Springer held a briefing for the entire group, conveying what Impactor had reported about Garrus-9's current state of affairs. [[Overlord (Masterforce)|Overlord]] was responsible for taking it over and their primary objective was to rescue the Autobots now imprisoned within. Springer began to bring up a secondary objective, which Guzzle excitedly assumed was "Kill Overlord!". While amused with Guzzle's enthusiasm, Springer corrected him and identified it as securing something called "[[Aequitas]]", which was locked away in Garrus-9's depths.

While preparing to drop into Garrus-9 via two entry pods, Guzzle received a new gun from Ironfist that fired "cerebro-sensitive" bullets, a gift he was most grateful for. Shortly thereafter, Guzzle was placed in an entry pod with Springer, Impactor, Kup, and [[Twin Twist]]. The entry pods successfully breached Garrus-9's defenses and the Wreckers infiltrated the prison. {{storylink|Last Stand of the Wreckers issue 2|Last Stand of the Wreckers #2}}

[[Image:Laststandissue3 headshots.jpg|left|thumb|300px|Heads targeted by a master.]]

Upon landing, Guzzle's group was almost immediately attacked by a mob of Decepticons and they were forced to quickly retreat. However, Guzzle got sick of running and turned to fire into the advancing mob. The cerebro-sensitive bullets came in handy as Guzzle scored headshot after headshot and Kup and Impactor also joined in on the firefight as Springer tended to a wound Twin Twist had suffered.

Guzzle had to stop gleefully blowing up his opponents' heads though, when Springer ordered him to collapse the passageway they were stuck in. Guzzle converted to tank mode and complied, temporarily stalling the attacking Decepticons. Springer then ordered Guzzle to accompany Kup in taking a trip down into Garrus-9's maximum security wing to acquire some possible "help" they had discussed earlier.

[[Image:LastStandoftheWreckers3-Guzzle and Kup.jpg|right|thumb|200px|Dun dun DUHN!]]

Soon, Kup and Guzzle were descending down a ladder into the basement of Garrus-9. Kup told the younger Autobot to watch his step, as dying in a rescue attempt would help no one. Guzzle noted that he had some friends that died trying to save another Autobot. Kup responded "Hope the guy was worth it". With a wary, downward glance, Guzzle replied "Depends on who you ask". {{storylink|Last Stand of the Wreckers issue 3|Last Stand of the Wreckers #3}}

Once they reached the bottom, the two made their way to a high-security cell, where Guzzle watched as Kup took care of some Decepticon goons with his bare hands. After opening the cell and finding it empty, they were approached by [[Snare]], a Decepticon traitor responsible for releasing Impactor. Snare explained at gunpoint that the cell's occupant—[[Grimlock (G1)|Grimlock]]—had been driven mad and was now "long gone". While Guzzle didn't believe him at first, the Decepticon further revealed that Springer's team had been captured, and led him and Kup to the "Spark Extinction Chamber" where [[Stalker (G1)|Stalker]] was torturing them. They saved Springer and Impactor from the torturer, but minutes later, Overlord himself blasted his way into the room. {{storylink|Last Stand of the Wreckers issue 4|Last Stand of the Wreckers #4}}

{{spoilers|Last Stand of the Wreckers issue 5|June 19 2010}}

[[Image:LastStandoftheWreckers5 Guzzle Overlord.jpg|left|250px|thumb|Guzzle > [[Jazz (Movie)|this guy]].]]
As the fight began, Guzzle was snatched up by Overlord and torn in two pieces at the waist. The Decepticon cruelly referred to him as a "stunted little wretch", and asked the others if they really had thought Guzzle would survive this fight. Overlord then used the two halves of Guzzle's body to batter Kup unconscious.

But when all was said and done and Overlord was defeated, Guzzle had managed to survive. Once he had been repaired and Overlord remanded to Ultra Magnus' custody, Guzzle left with the now-pardoned Impactor to parts unknown. {{storylink|Last Stand of the Wreckers issue 5|Last Stand of the Wreckers #5}}

{{-}}

==Toys==
===Generation 1===
[[Image:G1-toy Guzzle.jpg|right|300px|thumb|A rare non-scraped-to-hell sample.]]
*'''Guzzle''' (Sparkabot, 1988)

: Guzzle transforms into a [[Wikipedia:Royal Ordnance Factory|ROF]] [[Wikipedia:Challenger 1|Challenger 1]] tank. As a [[Sparkabot]], in this mode he has a friction-motor gimmick that not only propels his vehicle mode forward, but causes [[Sparking gimmick|"cold" sparks]] to shoot from his back end.

: It is worth noting that even though his arm-treads have spaces for small wheels to assist in rolling, he doesn't actually ''have'' the wheels, which can lead to the plastic being scraped off his arms, and even his chest.

: This mold was also used to make [[Hardspark]].

::*''[http://www.tfu.info/1988/Autobot/Guzzle/guzzle.htm More information on Guzzle at TFU.info]''

[[Category:Autobots]]
[[Category:Generation 1 characters]]
[[Category:Wreckers]]

Last Stand of the Wreckers issue 5

2010-05-29T23:15:37Z

Warpspeed Hellscream: /* Items of note */

{{Comicstory|
|seriesissue=''[[Last Stand of the Wreckers]]'' #5
|prev=Last Stand of the Wreckers issue 4
|next=
|image=Last Stand of the Wreckers5 Cover A.jpg
|caption=This is the end, my former friend.
|publisher=[[IDW Publishing]]
|date=[[May 19]], [[2010]]
|coverdate=May 2010
|story=[[Nick Roche]] & [[James Roberts]]
|script=Nick Roche & James Roberts
|art=Nick Roche
|colors=[[Josh Burcham]]
|letters=[[Chris Mowry]]
|editor=[[Andy Schmidt]]
|associate editor=[[Denton J. Tipton]]
|continuity=[[IDW Generation 1 continuity|IDW continuity]]
|chronology=[[IDW timeline|Current era (2010)]]
}}

'''Where everything FINALLY hits the fan.'''

==Synopsis==

In the future, "Fisitron" will write up the story and what it means in the 332nd "[[Wreckers: Declassified]]" datalogue. But ''now'', in [[Garrus-9]], Overlord tears Guzzle in half, bashes Kup into unconsciousness, and smirks when his ''right eye is destroyed'' by Impactor. And in down in the [[Aequitas]] chamber, Verity Carlo continues to argue against detonating the deterrence chips: it won't just kill Impactor, it'll kill the Wreckers as a concept. She puts her case to Ironfist, arguing that he's made the Wreckers stand for something, turned a bunch of thugs with a death wish into a symbol of hope and heroism for the other robots, and ''his'' Wreckers would never kill one of their own.

Perceptor decides she's right, while Pyro decides to abandon his egotistical visions of a glorious death and tells the others to run, that he'll cover them: dying for people he cares about, he tells Ironfist, is the most he can do, and he tells Verity that the ''Autobots'' need the humans to look after ''them''. The Wreckers withdraw, Ironfist working out a plan to deal with Overlord, while Pyro is ingloriously torn to pieces behind them. As they withdraw, at Verity's urging, Ironfist reveals the truth he's learnt about Impactor and [[Pova]]...

''Twenty years ago, in battle, Impactor decided the best way to get a shot at [[Squadron X]] would be to fire through Springer's midsection. Despite Springer's protest that he didn't '''have''' the circuit dampeners Impactor wanted him to engage and his pleas, Impactor fired. After the battle, he reported in to Prowl to reveal all of the enemy had been caught. Prowl reported back that under the [[Neutrality Agreement]] with the Povians, the Autobots aren't allowed to be there: to prevent the Decepticons using this to turn Pova against them, the Wreckers had to release Squadron X immediately. Instead, Impactor took his gun and locked himself in the room with the prisoners. Springer attempted to stop him but he murdered every single Decepticon as they lay in chains on their knees, while the other Wreckers simply stood in silence...''

Back outside, Overlord has won and Springer is about to be killed. He tells Overlord that his men will have freed every Autobot prisoner by now and will be leading them this way... except Overlord, the instant he learnt the Wreckers had arrived, ordered ''every single prisoner'' to be murdered in their cells. But luckily, the other Wreckers have arrived! Perceptor uses his sniper laser to blow the monster's hand off and free Springer! Ironfist chucks a ''massive'' chaingun of doom to his leader! Overlord is repeatedly shot!

And then he shrugs off the fire, ''rips off Springer's face'', blasts Perceptor offline, and only the Ironfist is left standing, trying futilely to warn Overlord to back off. And ''that'' is when said nerd reveals the gun was loaded with deterrence chips, all of them laying roots in the monster's endoskeleton, and then he uses Aequitas to detonate them!

And then Ironfist falls down inactive, his head wracked by pain, and Verity is left alone as Overlord rises as a ''fire-consumed, skeletal horror'', intent on ripping her to pieces, snarling in hate that "you and your ''dead friends''" have left him unable to best [[Megatron (G1)|Megatron]] when he arrives. Verity, however, notes a weak spot, and informs him [[All Hail Megatron issue 12|Megatron is long dead]]; she begins to laugh at him, pointing out he's spent all this time believing Megatron is coming after him and the tyrant died not remembering Overlord ''at all''. The monster falls to his knees, his world shattered, and then Impactor rises from the mat to finish him off. Overlord won't fight back against the beating, but Impactor refuses to kill him: he's doing this for Springer, the one who told him he didn't have the right to murder Squadron X, and that Springer would want the Decepticon to stand trial for what he did.

The villain is beaten, the Decepticons have all fled now Overlord can't hold them, help is coming, and Ironfist wakes up! All is well...

Except four of the Wreckers are still dead; Springer and [[Fortress Maximus (G1)|Fortress Maximus]] are on emergency life support, their chances of recovery unclear; Impactor and a repaired Guzzle abruptly left once Overlord was arrested; and Ironfist died en route to Earth from an aneurysm, caused by a lab accident with his cerebro-centric bullets eighteen months ago that had one inching towards his brain all along.

On Earth, Prowl takes this report and the single data slug Ironfist was able to make of the Aequitas data. He admits to Ultra Magnus that he knew about Ironfist's approaching death and had arranged for him to be placed on the Wreckers, his dream job, in exchange for bypassing the suicide lock on Aequitas. ("''Yes'', of ''course'' I regret it.") Prowl reveals the reason behind this whole mission: they couldn't allow the Decepticons to get their hands on Aequitas' transcripts of the ''Autobot'' trials, as it would be too great a propaganda weapon. Magnus notes those transcripts are the only evidence left for most of the accused, while Prowl remembers the utter ''horror'' of the trials, of hearing all the atrocities that Autobots had undertaken. Magnus believes a public trial is the only way, as [[Chief Justice Tyrest]] intends; Prowl agrees justice must be publicly done but not ''now'', believing the Autobots will be shattered if they learn about the monsters in their midst now.

He says he'll make sure the slug gets to [[Bumblebee (G1)|Bumblebee]], while Magnus remarks he ''knows'' Prowl hopes the data is corrupted so everyone can move on, and that he likes to think better of the 'bot than to believe he'll destroy the evidence. On his own, contemplating the slug, Prowl starts to apply some pressure to it...

And on Earth, Verity writes under the guise of "Fisitron", musing whether this is the end of the road for the Wreckers or just a stop-off to reflect. "Because that's how we ''honor'' those we've lost: by looking ''forward'', not back."

==Featured characters==
{{featuredcharacters
|c1=
*[[Guzzle (G1)|Guzzle]] (1)
*[[Springer (G1)|Springer]] (3)
*[[Kup (G1)|Kup]] (4)
*[[Impactor]] (5)
*[[Pyro]] (6)
*[[Perceptor (G1)|Perceptor]] (7)
*[[Ironfist]] (8)
*[[Topspin (G1)|Topspin]] (10)
*[[Rack'n'Ruin]] (14)
*[[Roadbuster]] (15)
*[[Broadside (G1)|Broadside]] (16)
*[[Prowl (G1)|Prowl]] (17)
*[[Whirl (G1)|Whirl]] (20)
*[[Sandstorm (G1)|Sandstorm]] (21)
*[[Ultra Magnus (G1)|Ultra Magnus]] (22)
*[[Flame (UK comic)|Flame]] (23)
*[[Chief Justice Tyrest]] (24)
*[[Emirate Xaaron]] (25)
*[[Nightbeat (G1)|Nightbeat]] (26)
|c2=
*[[Overlord (Masterforce)|Overlord]] (2)
*[[Tornado]] (11)
*[[Macabre]] (12)
*[[Earthquake (G1)|Earthquake]] (13)
*[[Fang]] (18)
*[[Triton]] (19)
|c3=
*[[Verity Carlo]] (9)
}}

==Quotes==
"It's a story of sacrifice and betrayal, and of good people dying in ''stupid, pointless ways''."
:—'''"Fisitron"'''

"Oh, don't look so ''surprised''. You didn't expected this stunted little ''wretch'' to ''survive'', did you?" 
"You're a '''maniac'''!"
:—'''Overlord''''s opinion on Guzzle's chance of living and '''Kup''' pretty much summing up readers' thoughts of Overlord.

"Ironfist! You should know better than ''anyone'' what the Wreckers are ''really'' about! They give the other Autobots something to ''believe in''!"
:—'''Verity''' trying to motivate Ironfist.

"I figure that dying to save people you ''care about'' is the most that anyone can do." 
"I think you have your ''motto''." 
"No... my ''last words''."
:—'''Pyro''' and '''Ironfist'''

"Sweet."
:—'''Springer''' gets thrown a giant gun to shoot Overlord with.

"Sweet."
:—'''Overlord''' holds Springer's face-skin in his palm.

"Oh, man, this is PERFECT! You can't accept that he never gave chase! You lived your life thinking about him every day, and he died forgetting all about you!" 
"But... But he owes me! He owes me."
:—'''Verity''' giving '''Overlord''' the ''wonderful'' news about Megatron.

"You see, this is one of those stories with a ''moral''. And the moral is simply this: life persists."
:—'''Verity'''

==Errors==

* In the panel where Verity is on her knees mourning Ironfist's death, the part of the shirt below her ribcage is colored like skin.

==Items of note==
* [[Autopedia]] profiles include Pyro, Guzzle, and Impactor. Huzzah!
* Part of "Fisitron's" narration on the first page is based upon Alfred, Lord Tennyson's poem, ''[[Wikipedia:The Charge of the Light Brigade (poem)|The Charge of the Light Brigade]]''.
* On Pova, Prowl admonished Impactor through a communications device in his palm which projected an image that resembles a [[communicube]].
* Ironfist's little head scar had been around since #1, so we'd all been visually forewarned what his accident had been...
* The scenes of the dead prisoners is a deliberate copy of #3's scene of the imprisoned prisoners hearing the Wreckers have come to save them...
* The final scene takes place in [[Mister "O"|Mister O's Restaurant]].
* Impactor's [[Autopedia]] profile mentions that Impactor got the idea for his harpoon arm after meeting an unnamed dimension-hopping "freelance peacekeeping agent" who had been "ricocheting from universe to universe after leaping through an exploding time portal." [[Death's Head (G1)|Death's Head]], yes? Their meeting is chronicled in [[Wreckers: Declassified]], [[Datalog]] 151, which refers to the [[The Legacy of Unicron!|Marvel UK issue number]] in which Death's Head leaps through a time portal with [[Cyclonus (G1)|Cyclonus]] and [[Scourge (G1)|Scourge]] and disappears from the story. The title of said datalog, "The Wreckers at the Crossroads of Time", refers to the short ''[[Doctor (G1)|Doctor Who]]'' story, "The Crossroads of Time", which saw the titular Time Lord have a run-in with Death's Head following the time portal incident.
* Autopedia tells us that Pyro suffers from [[Primus apotheosis]].
* Pyro's profile reveals he was at the [[Simanzi Massacre]], same as [[Rotorstorm]] in his profile. Both began to suffer their personality disorders following the Massacre...
* Speaking of Datalog numbers, the Datalog retelling of this series is numbered #332, which was the total number of issues of the Marvel UK ''Transformers'' comic had.
* It's not ''explicitly'' shown that Prowl destroyed the copy; he starts to squeeze a bit but it's left ambigious as to whether he continued. (So how dodgy do ''you'' think Prowl is?)
* Magnus is shown in this issue in the design that [[Don Figueroa]] gave him for the first arc of the [[The Transformers (IDW)|ongoing series]].

===Covers (3)===
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* '''Cover A:''' A silhouette of Overlord looming over Impactor and Springer amidst flames with several Autobot grave markers in front of them, art by [[Nick Roche]] and colors by [[Josh Burcham]].
* '''Cover B:''' A Transformer hand lying on the ground, art and colors by [[Trevor Hutchison]].
* '''Cover RI:''' "Virgin" title-free edition of cover B.
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Twin Twist (G1)

2010-05-23T07:04:44Z

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:''Twin Twist is an [[Autobot]] from the [[Generation 1 continuity family]].''
[[Image:Twin twist.jpg|right|250px|thumb|He has killer thighs. Literally.]]
'''Twin Twist''' will sink his drills into anything, tearing it to shreds at the smallest excuse. He loves violence and fighting as much as your average [[Decepticon]], full of fury and the desire to show off just how much destruction he's capable of doing. [[Optimus Prime (G1)|Optimus Prime]] sometimes worries about his uncontrollable nature, but no one can argue that he isn't an effective warrior.

As a [[Jumpstarter]], Twin Twist and his [[relatives|brother]] [[Topspin (G1)|Topspin]] can transform between modes in a fraction of an instant (.4 of a second), significantly faster than most Transformers.

He's a member of the [[Wrecker]]s.

:''French-Canadian name:'' '''Double Torsion'''

==Fiction==
===Marvel Comics continuity===
{{noteukonly}}
''Twin Twist was a member of the Wreckers, and trained diligently with the other Wreckers in preparation for [[Operation: Volcano]]. When the operation's linchpin, [[Ultra Magnus (G1)|Ultra Magnus]], was required elsewhere, Twin Twist agreed with the others to drop the mission and redirect their efforts. However, after Twin Twist protected [[Piano Transformer guy|the weak]] in a bar brawl at [[Maccadam's Old Oil House|Maccadam's]], it was he who helped change everyone's mind by renewed their fighting spirit. Twin Twist and the others returned to training for Operation Volcano.''

''Twin Twist grieved with the other Wreckers when their leader, [[Impactor]], died saving the life of [[Emirate Xaaron]] as Operation: Volcano ended horribly.'' {{storylink|Target: 2006}}
[[Image:Twintwistspacehikers.jpg|left|250px|thumb|He wasn't even supposed to be here today!]]
Twin Twist was one of several Autobots who attended the trial of four human children who were charged with aiding Blaster. No one knows how Twin Twist got there. {{storylink|Spacehikers!}}

''After Impactor's death, Wreckers rookie [[Springer (G1)|Springer]] took his place. Some time later, Twin Twist stood with the Wreckers in the new [[Autobase (G1)|Autobase]] in [[Kalis]] when a nuclear reactor exploded and hordes of [[zombie]] Transformers began pouring out of [[Cybertron (planet)|Cybertron]]'s lower levels. Twin Twist was captured and imprisoned with the other Wreckers and [[Emirate Xaaron|Xaaron]] in [[Flame (UK comic)|Flame]]'s underground base. {{storylink|Legion of the Lost!}} The Wreckers all managed to escape their cell, and after Twin Twist helped his fellow Wreckers fight through armies of Flame's zombie hordes, their undead former leader, Impactor, sacrificed himself to save all of Cybertron. Twin Twist joined the others in remembering Impactor's two heroic deaths. {{storylink|Meltdown!}}''

''Soon the time-traveling Galvatron who wandered Earth had attracted the attention of the Wreckers. After Twin Twist helped his fellow Wreckers memorize the stats of their foe, they warped themselves down to Earth to face him...and right into the middle of a heavily populated Earth city. Though Springer worried that this had totally compromised their mission, as they didn't want to inflict any casualties on the innocent humans, the Wreckers nonetheless threw themselves at Galvatron. Twin Twist and his [[Jumpstarter]] partner Topspin focused their efforts on Galvatron's equally time-tossed [[Targetmaster]] brethren, [[Cyclonus (G1)|Cyclonus]] and [[Scourge (G1)|Scourge]]. Eventually, to stave off further collateral damage, the Wreckers called off their attack. {{storylink|Wrecking Havoc}}''
[[Image:TimeWars-frakamm.jpg|right|thumb|250px|If Twin Twist were linked to Topspin the way they are in IDW, Galvatron would be totally killing four Autobots at once.]]
''However, this only delayed the inevitable. Galvatron's presence in the present day had started to unravel the space-time continuum. Twin Twist and the rest of the Wreckers reluctantly teamed up with the Decepticons' counterpart organization, the [[Mayhem Attack Squad]], to counter Galvatron.

''Quickly, Galvatron began depleting the Wreckers' ranks. Though [[Roadbuster]] died inflicting a horrible head wound on Galvatron, this only made the Decepticon angry. With renewed fury, Galvatron tore through the Wreckers. He defeated Rack'n'Ruin and Twin Twist simultaneously, killing the latter by tearing off his head.'' {{storylink|Time Wars}}
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{{note|In the first ''UK Annual'', the Jumpstarters were depicted on [[Earth]] operating with [[Prowl (G1)|Prowl]] and the ''[[Ark (G1)|Ark]]'''s crew. This does not fit into their history as Wreckers on [[Cybertron (planet)|Cybertron]] and must be considered out-of-continuity.}}
====Marvel UK future timelines====
''In the year 2510, Twin Twist witnessed the end of the old war and the start of a new one. With the last Decepticon destroyed, the Autobots began arguing among themselves as to whether Springer or Ultra Magnus should be [[Rodimus Prime (G1)|Rodimus Prime]]'s chosen successor. A scuffle broke out and casualties happened on both sides, leading to a new Autobot Civil War between the [[Technobot (G1)|Technobots]] and the Wreckers, with Rodimus sitting in the middle of the war zone bawling like a baby. {{storylink|Peace}}''

===Dreamwave comics continuity===
About 8 million years ago, Twin Twist began a lifelong obsession with the left feet of Transformers who were bigger than him. As an apparent founding member of the Wreckers, he tried to topple [[Devastator (G1)|Devastator]] by drilling into his left foot. Amazingly, the strategy did not work. {{storylink|War Within: The Dark Ages|The War Within: The Dark Ages}}

In the present, Twin Twist and his compatriot, [[Topspin (G1)|Topspin]], served as guards under [[Shockwave (G1)|Shockwave]]'s regime. {{storylink|Brothers' Burden}} Being elite soldiers, they also were members of [[Ultra Magnus (G1)|Ultra Magnus]]'s shock team. When [[Menasor (G1)|Menasor]] was released to wreak havoc on [[Iacon (city-state)|Iacon]], Twin Twist tried to attack his left foot. This time, it actually worked and toppled the giant. He survived the battle and uncovered evidence of Decepticon treachery in Menasor's rampage. {{storylink|Passive Aggression}} Twin Twist and Topspin continued to serve with Magnus on Cybertron after Shockwave's rule was overthrown. {{storylink|The Route of All Evil}}

===IDW comics continuity===
The Jumpstarters have a branched spark: a rare condition that means the two of them can share each other's pain and feelings, and sometimes perceive each other's circumstances. Twin Twist was the first to get involved in the Wreckers. {{storylink|Last Stand of the Wreckers issue 3|Last Stand of the Wreckers #3}}

[[Image:Stormbringer4 TwinTwist TOOMPH.jpg|right|200px|thumb|Pain is a good teacher, but will Twin Twist learn?]]
Teamed with [[Scoop (G1)|Scoop]], Twin Twist was working on drilling out a storm tunnel for Springer on [[Varas Centralus]] when they got the call from Optimus Prime to return to Cybertron to investigate the possible return of [[Thunderwing (G1)|Thunderwing]] and rescue [[Jetfire (G1)|Jetfire]]'s expedition team. {{storylink|Stormbringer issue 2|Stormbringer #2}} After [[Roadbuster]] and [[Whirl (G1)|Whirl]] saved [[Afterburner (G1)|Afterburner]] and [[Nosecone (G1)|Nosecone]] from a squad of [[Centurion droid|Centurion drones]], Twin Twist's drills were invaluable for tunneling into the hidden base of [[Bludgeon (G1)|Bludgeon]]. {{storylink|Stormbringer issue 3|Stormbringer #3}}

Proving that obsessions exceed universal boundaries, Twin Twist continued his bizarre obsession with left feet by trying to drill the toes off the revenant Thunderwing. This time, he got kicked and stomped on for his trouble. {{storylink|Stormbringer issue 4|Stormbringer #4}}

When the Wreckers were again called upon to battle Thunderwing on [[Corata-Vaz]], Twin Twist was there, trying alongside his comrades to get past the massive [[Pretender]] to a [[Nega-Core]] it was guarding; a device essential for bringing forth the [[Expansion]]. One wonders why he didn't just tunnel underneath to get past Thunderwing... {{storylink|Spotlight: Hardhead}} {{storylink|Spotlight: Doubledealer}}

When Jetfire managed to remotely override Thunderwing's predetermined directives for a brief time, the Wreckers got by and found the Nega-Core. Twin Twist and Topspin then began attempting to decommission it, ultimately prepping it for transport through a [[space bridge]] portal. Once Autobot teams on different planets had reached the other Nega-Cores, Topspin carefully explained to everyone the process by which to properly unlatch and move them. Jetfire lost control of Thunderwing by this point and it turned back to resume attacking the Wreckers, but they managed to survive. {{storylink|Spotlight: Sideswipe}}

Sometime later, the Wreckers apparently had a battle with [[Turmoil]] and his crew of Decepticons that went badly. Twin Twist's fellow Jumpstarter Topspin and five other Autobots were taken prisoner aboard Turmoil's cruiser. Led by [[Kup (G1)|Kup]], Twin Twist and the remaining Wreckers made a successful rescue attempt, thanks in part to their new recruit [[Drift (G1)|Drift]]. {{storylink|Spotlight: Drift}} With Kup back in the field, however, he recruited Springer and several of the Wreckers for his personal strike team.
[[Image:LastStandoftheWreckers1-Jumpstarters 'explain'.jpg|left|300px|thumb|]]
Over two years later, the Wreckers were reformed and were taking on new recruits; Twin Twist and Topspin were still part of the team. While meeting the new guys, they saw [[Ironfist]] briefly fall unconscious. Twin Twist was going to have Perceptor fetched to check the guy out, but Ironfist claimed he was fine... while [[Guzzle (G1)|Guzzle]] revealed that Ironfist was the secret identity of "Fisitron", the [[fandom|historian]] behind the ''[[Wreckers: Declassified]]'' datalogs. Twin Twist was stunned, and then amused to find his official file was top secret and that Ironfist ''really'' wanted to know what was in it. While Topspin claimed they were just two normal guys ''really'', Twin Twist gave a friendly warning for "Fisitron" to do "no more prying". {{storylink|Last Stand of the Wreckers issue 1|Last Stand of the Wreckers #1}}
Before the assault on [[Garrus-9]], Twin Twist briefly talked with Topspin about the vicarious perception they were experiencing, but decided not to let it distract them. During the assault he was placed in [[Springer (G1)|Springer]]'s pod, and manned the pod's gun until he was knocked over by an enemy blast. Rather than falling to his death, he was saved by [[Impactor]]. {{storylink|Last Stand of the Wreckers issue 2|Last Stand of the Wreckers #2}}

[[Image:Image-LastStandoftheWreckers3-Twin Twist and Stalker.jpg|right|300px|thumb|DENTAL PLAN! [[Verity Carlo|Verity]] needs [[Masterbrace|Masterbraces]]! DENTAL PLAN! Verity needs Masterbraces! DENTAL PLAN!]]
Upon planetfall, Twin Twist's group was followed by a group of Decepticons. The Wreckers responded with lethal force while Springer took a look at Twin Twist's wound. Needing to get to the cell block apparently below them, he painfully transformed into his drill mode— which was felt elsewhere by Topspin. He drilled directly into a large room and was again saved from his fall, this time by Springer. He reached a computer terminal and realized they had accidentally triggered a defense mechanism and were going to be vaporized. They tried to escape but were zapped by a high concentration of energy. Twin Twist came to in the presence of [[Stalker (G1)|Stalker]], who asked him to open wide as he brought a scalpel toward Twin Twist's head. {{storylink|Last Stand of the Wreckers issue 3|Last Stand of the Wreckers #3}}

[[Image:LastStandoftheWreckers4- JumpstartersEnd.jpg|left|200px|thumb|]]
Stalker tortured Twin Twist in earnest, ravaging his face and eventually causing the Wrecker to pass out from the pain. Stalker left the Autobots alone briefly so he could go fetch the [[endoscopic claw]], another torture device. Twin Twist woke up just in time to hear the bound Springer and Impactor arguing. Stalker returned with the horrific-looking instrument and resumed his torture of Twin Twist, despite the Autobot's desperate pleas. In the [[Aequitas]] chamber, Twin Twist's anguish was experienced by Topspin through vicarious perception. Rather than let his brother suffer any further, Topspin offered his spark up to bypass Aequitas' suicide lock. The two Jumpstarters died simultaneously, their shared last words being "Wreck and Rule!" {{storylink|Last Stand of the Wreckers issue 4|Last Stand of the Wreckers #4}}

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==Toys==
===Generation 1===
*'''Twin Twist''' (Jumpstarter, 1985)
**''Accessories'': "Semi Automatic Cannon-Rifle"

: Twin Twist transforms into a Cybertronic twin-drill tank via a very simple, one-step process. His vehicle mode features a pull-back motor which propels him forward; after a short distance, a latch on his body releases his spring-loaded legs, and the weight and momentum flips Twin Twist up onto his robot-mode feet. A small lever on the back of his head adjusts the timing of when his head hits the floor, and thus his kickoff angle, hopefully making this [[gimmick]] work better.

: This mold was [[redeco]]ed to make [[Salt-Man Z]] and [[Robot-Man Z]].

::*[http://www.tfu.info/1985/Autobot/TwinTwist/twintwist.htm More information on Twin Twist at TFU.info]''
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==Trivia==
[[Image:TwinTwistCharacterSheet.jpg|right|150px|thumb|Too hot for TV.]]
[[Image:TwinTwistPretenderConcept.jpg|right|150px|thumb|...Twisted Mister?]]
* The Jumpstarters were originally ''[[Diaclone]]'' "Baku-ten (Blast-flip) Attack Robo" toys. The "Drill Type" that would become Twin Twist was available in two different color schemes: both had dark blue limbs, but one had a red torso while the other had a gray torso.
* The portraits of Topspin and Twin Twist on their [[bio]] cutouts were originally reversed, causing some children a bit of confusion. This was eventually fixed.
* Cartoon character sheets were created for both Topspin and Twin Twist back in the '80s, but they were never used in animation, not even in a commercial.
* Twin Twist has been found in a piece of [[Pretender]] concept art, likely being used as a pitch for the Pretender toy concept of simplistic Transformers in humanoid shells. His shell closely resembles that of [[Waverider]] though there are noticeable differences between Waverider's box art and the Twin Twist test art.
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==External links==
*[http://www.ntfa.net/universe/english/index.php?act=view&char=Twin_Twist Twin Twist's Universe profile at NTFA.net]
*[http://www.diaclone.net/orid/diabaku/index.html Baku-ten Attack Robos at Diaclone.net (Japanese language site)]

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Talk:BotCon 2010

2010-05-22T21:45:01Z

Warpspeed Hellscream:

Thank you, M. Sipher, for the clean-up and the better picture. As for the capitalizations, I didn't know. Eh, live and learn. - [[User:Zadok Rox|Zadok Rox]] 23:07, 16 April 2010 (EDT)
:: Via my latest contrib (adding all the pics of the other toys), is it all right or is it unnecessary? Not sure. Just revert if I'm in the wrong. [[User:Warpspeed Hellscream|Screamer]] 17:45, 22 May 2010 (EDT)

BotCon 2010

2010-05-22T21:43:30Z

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{{disambig2|the 2010 Transformers convention|the "Botcon 2010!" video advertisement|BotCon 2010!}}
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'''BotCon 2010''' will be at the Walt Disney World Dolphin Hotel and Convention Center in Lake Buena Vista, Florida, from [[June 24]] to [[June 27]], [[2010]].

No word yet about whether [[Mickey Mouse]], [[Donald Duck]] and [[Buzz Lightyear]] will be in attendance.
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==Merchandise==
===Convention-exclusive toys===
[[Image:Timelinestoy-AutobotSpark.jpg|right|thumb|300px|No firefighter can stop the eye-searing power of Spark's [[neon]]!]]
[[Image:Timelinestoy-ClenchG2Redux.jpg|right|thumb|300px|Classical Pat Lee pose. Pelvic thrust not included.]]
[[Image:BotconG2Streetwise.JPG|right|thumb|300px|In 1986 I stole his Nissan Z altmode. In 2010 I stole his entire body! ...and another guy's name.]]
[[Image:BreakdownBotcon.JPG|right|thumb|300px|In certain Amazonian tribes, he's used as an alternate source of light.]]
[[Image:Timelinestoy-SkyByteG2Redux.jpg|right|thumb|300px|Grr.]]

* '''Convention box set'''
** '''[[Pyro|Spark]]''', a [[redeco]] of ''[[Universe (2008 toyline)|Universe]]'' [[Inferno (G1)#Universe (2008)|Inferno]]
** '''[[Streetwise (G1)|Streetstar]]''', a redeco of ''Universe'' [[Prowl (G1)/toys#Universe (2008)|Prowl]]
** '''[[Clench (G2)|Clench]]''', a [[retool]] and redeco of ''Universe'' [[Onslaught (G1)#Universe (2008)|Onslaught]]
** '''[[Breakdown (G1)|Breakdown]]''', a redeco and retool of ''Universe'' [[Sideswipe (G1)#Universe (2008)|Sideswipe]]/[[Sunstreaker (G1)#Universe (2008)|Sunstreaker]]
** '''[[Sky-Byte (Timelines)|Sky-Byte]]''', a redeco and retool of ''Energon'' [[Sharkticon (Energon)|Sharkticon]]
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==Notes==
[[Image:Timelines-Clenchfake.jpg|right|thumb|300px|[[Shattered Expectations|Shattered expectations. ='(]]]]
* After images of Streetstar were leaked onto the internet, a cooked-up image of Clench as a redeco of ''Universe'' [[Octane#Universe(2008)|Tankor]] was found and reported by some as being true. Later on, the BotCon site was updated...with artwork of the actual Clench. A bitter lesson for scoop-hounds.
* Speaking of Streetstar, the toy was originally named Streetwise. The day after being officially revealed, the name was changed to Streetstar. [[Fun Publications]]' [[Pete Sinclair]] assured fans that it was still the same [[Protectobot (G1)|Protectobot]].
* Despite the theme of the convention being ''Generation 2 Redux'', none of the toys revealed as of May 14 actually originate from ''G2''. Spark (aka Pyro) and Clench actually originate from the tail end of Europe's ''G1'', Breakdown and Streetstar (aka Streetwise) are based on mostly unreleased G2 redecoes of ''G1'' toys, and Sky-Byte comes from ''Robots In Disguise''.
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==External links==
*[http://www.botcon.com/BotCon10/ BotCon 2010 Site]

*[http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=RbQlF5rhDQo&feature=player_embedded BotCon 2010 Promo Video]
[[Category: Conventions]]

Springer (G1)

2010-05-21T04:17:43Z

Warpspeed Hellscream: /* IDW comics continuity */

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

[[Image:Springer-decipherthedecepticon.jpg|right|300px|thumb|One of these days, Alice... POW!!!]]
'''Springer''' is the archetypical action hero: great in a fight, unselfconsciously brave, confident, and always ready with a dead-pan sarcastic quip to lighten the moment. Someone you can depend on to ride in, save the day and be smug about it.

Springer prefers fighting solo (''Ha!'') and lending a hand to friends where he can. Though his easy self-confidence is one of his most notable features, actually being responsible for others weighs heavily upon his otherwise jocular personality. Nonetheless, Springer ascended to lead the [[Wrecker]]s in many continuities. He has twice been named as [[Hot Rod (G1)|Rodimus Prime's]] successor to take the [[Matrix of Leadership]] and lead the Autobots, though neither one actually came to pass.

Springer combines the thrusting power of his legs with his retro thrusters to move rapidly through the battlefield, leaping tall structures in a single bound. Although he is quite speedy, he is not faster than a speeding bullet.

{{quote|I've got better things to do tonight than die.|Springer in the defense of [[Autobot City]]|''[[The Transformers: The Movie]]''}}

:''Italian name'': '''Bora'''
:''French-Canadian name'': '''Ricochet'''
:''Japanese name'': '''Sprang''' or '''Sprung'''<ref>Both are acceptable transliterations.</ref>(スプラング ''Supurangu'')
:''Hungarian name'': '''Szökkenő''' (exact translation)

== Fiction ==
===Cartoon continuity===
:''Voice actor:'' [[Neil Ross]] (English), [[Kenyū Horiuchi]] (Japanese), [[Willi Röbke]] (German), [[Frank Muth]] (German, ''The Transformers: The Movie'')

[[Image:Springerarceecmonwoman.jpg|left|200px|thumb|C'mon, woman!]]
Springer was among the first Autobots to leap into the [[Battle of Autobot City]] in 2005. He helped [[Arcee (G1)|Arcee]] transform the city into its heavily-armed, armored fortress configuration, and later used an oversized piece of artillery to bombard [[Devastator (G1)|Devastator]].

When [[Unicron]] made his existence known to the Autobots by destroying two of [[Cybertron (planet)|Cybertron's]] moons, Springer was among those who left Earth aboard a shuttle to stop the Chaos-Bringer somehow. The ship Springer was aboard crashlanded on the planet [[Junkion (planet)|Junk]], where a battle erupted between the Autobots and the native [[Junkion (species)|Junkions]], during which Springer dueled with the Junkion chieftain, [[Wreck-Gar (G1)|Wreck-Gar]].

After arriving at Cybertron, Springer and the other Autobots wound up inside Unicron himself, where they desperately fought off Unicron's internal defenses. Luckily, just as one of the defensive claws was about to crush him, Hot Rod opened the Matrix of Leadership, destroying Unicron and becoming Rodimus Prime. Springer and the rest escaped the monster by driving out through its eye and into space. {{storylink|The Transformers: The Movie}}

[[Image:Springerfivefacescopter.jpg|right|250px|thumb|The physics of this makes no sense.]]

A year later, Springer attended the first [[Galactic Olympics]] alongside his fellow Autobots. Unfortunately, the festivities were interrupted by an [[Skuxxoid|alien mercenary]] who turned the Olympic torch into a giant flash/smoke grenade, and then a battalion of [[Sharkticon (G1)|Sharkticons]] attacked. Springer was able to douse the torch from the air, but by then, the attackers had already fled, having captured [[Ultra Magnus (G1)|Ultra Magnus]], [[Kup (G1)|Kup]] and [[Spike Witwicky (G1)|Spike Witwicky]]. Springer immediately volunteered to track the escaped alien saboteur, and was joined by Arcee. They followed their quarry to his strange base ship, an asteroid-like spacecraft referred to as a "Rockeroid". The mercenary fled after misleading his pursuers into believing that the Decepticons were behind the attack, and Springer was fortunately able to pilot his ship (barely). {{storylink|Five Faces of Darkness, Part 1}}

Springer flew the Rockeroid to the distant planet [[Chaar]], where he arrived just in time to save Rodimus Prime and [[Grimlock (G1)|Grimlock]] from being beaten to scrap by a mob of Decepticons. Later, a badly-damaged Rodimus prepared to pass the Matrix on to Springer in anticipation of his imminent demise. Fortunately, the Autobot leader did not die, but rather experienced the Cybertronian equivalent of a near-death experience, wherein his [[Spark|"life force"]] left his body to embark on a very trippy (and poorly animated) journey into the Matrix itself. Immediately afterwards, Springer participated in a daring rescue mission to save Ultra Magnus and the others from the [[Quintesson]]s, only for the groups' ship to get caught in the explosion of [[Quintessa]]. {{storylink|Five Faces of Darkness, Part 2}}

Before long, they all wound up on [[Goo|Goo#8379B]], where Springer was disassembled by the planet's mobile garbage disposal unit. {{storylink|Five Faces of Darkness, Part 3}} Fortunately, he was rebuilt and restored to life by the Junkions. As Rodimus contemplated the mysteries of the Quintessons, Springer advised the others to leave him alone, give him some room to think, and trust him not to do anything rash. When he found that Rodimus had scrambled his own circuitry to enter the Matrix, Springer expressed his disapproval to his commanding officer in a calm and respectful manner. {{storylink|Five Faces of Darkness, Part 4}}

{{quote|Are you CRAZY?! Why'd you short-circuit yourself?! Get up, you... you moron!|Springer}}

Springer and the others returned to Cybertron in time to defend against a major Decepticon offensive. {{storylink|Five Faces of Darkness, Part 5}}

Sometime later, Springer, [[Perceptor (G1)|Perceptor]], Grimlock and [[Skydive (G1 Aerialbot)|Skydive]] were on-hand when [[Optimus Prime (G1)|Optimus Prime]] miraculously returned from the dead, telling tales of how Rodimus, Arcee and an Autobot shuttle crew gave their lives against the Quintessons so that he could escape, and return to Cybertron. Springer eagerly jumped on the bandwagon to follow Optimus and the entire Autobot fleet to hunt down the Quintessons and avenge Arcee and his friends. ''Especially'' Arcee. He was on-board the flagship when Rodimus and the others, alive and well, intercepted the fleet and stopped the Quintesson trap from being sprung. {{storylink|Dark Awakening}}

When a strange unidentified ship entered Cybertronian air space, Rodimus Prime sent [[Blurr (G1)|Blurr]] and Springer out to rescue the occupant before he crash-landed. Inside, they found the long-lost Autobot Triple Changer known as [[Sandstorm (G1)|Sandstorm]], who now lived on a peaceful planet called [[Paradron]] which had just been invaded by the Decepticons. As the Autobots returned to Paradron to overthrow the Decepticon oppressors, Springer teamed up with Rodimus and Sandstorm to free the captive Paradronians. {{storylink|Fight or Flee}}

[[Image:NightmarePlanetSteed.jpg|left|200px|thumb|For Narnia!]]

Springer and Ultra Magnus picked up an electromagnetic disturbance in a remote region of Cybertron, and drove out with Rodimus Prime to investigate. They were ambushed by a [[Predacon (G1)|Predacon]] assassination squad, but ''all'' the Transformers were ambushed again by the Quintessons' latest toy: a device which turned the nightmarish dreams of [[Daniel Witwicky (G1)|Daniel Witwicky]] into physical reality. Springer and the Predacon commander [[Razorclaw (G1)|Razorclaw]] were kidnapped by a massive [[dragon]] and flown off to an isolated castle. Tossed into the dungeon, Springer and Razorclaw met a [[Damsel in Distress]] being held captive by the dragon. Going with the flow, Springer took up her quest to defeat the dragon and return the Damsel to her father. Knight Springer and his faithful steed Razorclaw (the imaginary Damsel had promised him imaginary gold to satisfy his imaginary greed) escaped the dungeon and took up the search for the "magic lance" necessary to kill the dragon. Riding into battle atop the Predacon's back, Springer plunged the lance into the dragon's chest and then followed the yellow brick road back to his friends. {{storylink|Nightmare Planet}}

While on monitor duty on Cybertron, Springer and Blurr caught sight of [[Astrotrain (G1)|Astrotrain]] on what appeared to be an attack vector. After the [[Protectobot (G1)|Protectobots]] shot him down, the Autobots learned his "assault" was just the latest in a series of recent events involving [[Scourge (G1)|Scourge]] and [[Starscream (G1)|Starscream's ghost]], who had stolen the eyes of [[Metroplex (G1)|Metroplex]] and [[Trypticon (G1)|Trypticon]] for Unicron. Springer joined Ultra Magnus and the Protectobots on a spy mission to Unicron's head in order to investigate further, but they were violently repulsed by the Planet-Eater's internal defenses. Things got even more complicated once Scourge turned on his "partners" and reported to the Autobots that Unicron planned to use Trypticon's transforming cog to connect himself to Cybertron, and convert the entire planet into his new body. Luckily, Springer and the others were able to <s>casually chuck</s> plant energon explosives at the base of Unicron's head as he touched down, blasting him back out into space before he could connect with the planet. {{storylink|Ghost in the Machine}}

On a geological survey to uncover [[isodrite]] for their weaponry, Springer and the Autobots were attacked by [[Galvatron (G1)|Galvatron's]] forces, seeking the mineral for their own purposes. Luckily, Galvatron beat up most of his own troops for them, giving the Autobots a chance to depart. {{storylink|Webworld}}

[[Image:VampireDepth.jpg|right|250px|thumb|Coooookiiiieeees.]]

When Perceptor finished construction of a new experimental power core for Cybertron, Springer used his helicopter mode to lower the core into place. Naturally, the Decepticons attempted to acquire the power core for themselves, but were led astray by their Quintesson "allies" who instead directed them towards the [[Hibernation Chamber]] of the [[Trans-Organic]]s. Springer and the other Autobots caught up with the 'Cons just in time to find them in pitched battle with the unleashed Trans-Organics, including the massive and monstrous power-sapping [[Dweller]]. The Dweller drained the energy from its victims on contact, then placed them inside incubation tubes on its back. [[Wreck-Gar (G1)|Wreck-Gar]] and three [[Sweep]]s were among its first victims. Springer valiantly scaled the creature and tore open its rear casing to free his friend and renew his series for another season. No good deed goes unpunished, though, for the creature had transformed Wreck-Gar into a vampiric extension of itself, an undead robot who drained energy from others to feed it back into the Dweller itself. Springer became a victim of the very robot he tried to save. Luckily, Perceptor was able to concoct a method of correcting their power imbalance, restoring Springer, Wreck-Gar and the other victims to normal. The Dweller was launched into space once it latched onto the power core, thanks to Perceptor's bizarre security measures which allowed him to jettison the entire unit with the pull of a lever. {{storylink|The Dweller in the Depths}}

[[Image:SpringerOnlyHuman.jpg|left|200px|thumb|Surprise, he's the green one!]]

Somewhere on Earth (it doesn't really matter where) a crime spree was raging, and the Autobots were called in to help. Springer lent his helicopter mode to rescue civilians trapped in burning buildings during a series of bombings. Springer, Arcee, Ultra Magnus and Rodimus Prime were called in by an anonymous tip that would be their "big break in the case." Springer laughed off the police chief when he suggested it might be a dangerous trap, but he stopped laughing when [[Victor Drath]] and "[[Cobra Commander|Old Snake]]" captured the Autobots inside of a minute. Not one to waste resources, Drath eliminated his enemies and developed powerful new weapons at the same time by converting the four Autobots' mental essence into synthetic organic forms. He ordered the organic material destroyed but, surprisingly, it seemed to form itself into four genuinely human bodies for the Autobots. Springer and the "Autobots" escaped Drath's thugs in the scrapyard where they were being disposed of, and sought cover in a nearby shed. In the sort of plot contrivance not revived until ''Mighty Morphin' Power Rangers'' years later, the Autobots found four matching jumpsuits inside, each perfectly replicating their individual color schemes. As a human, Springer faced some tough lessons, like shaving and dealing with sidewalk preachers.

After finding Drath's men test-driving the Autobots' now-inanimate bodies in the city, Springer ingratiated himself with the gang due to his ability to "pilot" the Autobot like a pro. The gang was set to infiltrate Autobot City inside their robot drones and then detonate Metroplex from the inside-out. After learning the plan, Springer carjacked himself (rescuing the captured Ultra Magnus in the process) and then flew to intercept the other Autobots before they reached Autobot City. Desperate to keep the Autobots from innocently letting their "friends" inside, Springer opened fire on Autobot City himself in order to force the Autobots to raise their defenses before the explosive-laden vehicles got too close. He succeeded in getting himself shot out of the sky, but at least Metroplex was put on alert and the bombing of Autobot City was stopped. Perceptor whipped up a reversal-transference doodad, and Springer and the others were returned to their rightful bodies. {{storylink|Only Human}}

After Galvatron's goons sabotaged the master power generator on Cybertron with [[anti-electron]]s, the Autobots began experiencing system irregularities. In Springer's case, he was attempted to fly [[Sky Lynx (G1)|Sky Lynx]] to the repair bay when he transformed in mid-air and crashed instead. The problem was eventually corrected, but surely Springer missed out on a good opportunity to tease Sky Lynx about tarnishing his "oh so perfect" flight record. {{storylink|Grimlock's New Brain}}

[[Image:CotP-BlasterEject.jpg|right|200px|thumb|Blaster, please, this isn't the time for this!]]

On a barren planetoid, Springer was fighting alongside Rodimus Prime, Ultra Magnus and [[Blaster (G1)|Blaster]] against the Decepticons. They were pinned down in the trenches, waiting for "[[Sky Lynx (G1)|Commander Modesty]]" to arrive and lend some air support. Once he arrived, though, Sky Lynx and the other "[[primitive]]s" on both sides were called into space by a signal only they could hear. Before either side could fully comprehend what had happened, a massive energy creature known as [[Tornedron]] arrived, draining them dry of their energy. Luckily, Grimlock and the primitives eventually managed to save the universe and undo the power loss suffered by Springer and the others. {{storylink|Call of the Primitives}}

During a skirmish in [[Japan]], Springer was present when Rodimus temporarily reverted back to Hot Rod. He and the other Autobots held off an attack by the Decepticons when Scourge briefly took control of them and the Matrix of Leadership. {{storylink|The Burden Hardest to Bear}}

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====''The Headmasters'' cartoon====
Alongside [[Sandstorm (G1)|Sandstorm]] and [[Broadside (G1)|Broadside]], Springer was sent from [[Athenia]] to Cybertron in order to defend against a major Decepticon assault. {{storylink|Four Warriors Come out of the Sky}} The Triple Changers then travelled to Earth, where they helped [[Blaster (G1)|Twincast]] sneak into [[Trypticon (G1)|Trypticon]] by keeping their Decepticon counterparts busy with a dogfight. {{storylink|The Great Cassette Operation}}

=== Marvel Comics continuity ===
====Generation 1====
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[[Image:Triplechangerstarget2006.jpg|left|200px|thumb|This trinity's going to war!]]
''Springer was a member of the Wreckers commando squad, originally meant (with the other Triple Changers) to substitute for [[Ultra Magnus (G1)|Ultra Magnus]] in [[Operation: Volcano]], and could 'spring' forwards really far. He first met the squad leader [[Impactor]] by beating him up while pretending to be a Decepticon, [[Emirate Xaaron]] feeling this would be the best way to sell Springer's skills to Impactor. {{storylink|Target: 2006}} It appears to have made an impact, as when Impactor died it was discovered he had named Springer as his successor.''

''He felt unworthy of the role and suffered from worries that he couldn't handle it, worries made worse when [[Kalis]] was overrun by the undead, the Wreckers were captured, and Springer had to face Impactor's zombie! Unable to blast his old comrade, Springer instead succeeded in getting Impactor's mind to resurface, allowing him to carry on to meet up with Ultra Magnus' team. {{storylink|Legion of the Lost!}} Alongside a host of allies, Springer helped end the zombie threat. {{storylink|Meltdown!}}''

[[Image:Uk203 cover detail.jpg|right|200px|thumb|"See Springer, that's the difference between you and me. Forward thinking—careful planning— organisation. That's why I sleep in the arms of a beautiful woman, while you lie in your bedsit with [[Kiss Players|''cheap porn'']]."]]
''That done, it was time for the main mission: Take the Wreckers to Earth to face [[Galvatron (G1)|Galvatron]]. Unfortunately, by accident they found themselves sent by the [[Space bridge|Space Bridge]] to a human city, and the fight against Galvatron began causing major destruction and endangerment of human life. Springer quickly decided to take the fight out of the city, pretending he'd captured Galvatron's time-jump device and leading Scourge and Cyclonus away from the humans. Springer led the Wreckers back to Cybertron with the intent of returning for Galvatron later. {{storylink|Wrecking Havoc}} Unfortunately, that "later" was the Time Wars. Even with the support of the Decepticon [[Mayhem Attack Squad]], the Wreckers were massacred, with Springer's order to retreat and fight a running battle doing nothing to stop the slaughter. However, Springer's heroism impressed Mayhem leader [[Carnivac (G1)|Carnivac]] so much he disobeyed his orders to kill the surviving Autobots; the two also saved each other's life during the battle. {{storylink|Time Wars}}''

''Left stranded on Earth, Springer and the other Time Wars survivors decided to band together as the eponymous [[Survivors]] after a proposal from Carnivac. Springer was originally reluctant but soon became the leader of that group too. {{storylink|Survivors!}} Carnivac eventually chafed under his leadership, whacked Springer one, and then left—right when the new Mayhems were arriving to kill him! {{storylink|Way of the Warrior}} Springer was convinced by the others to go to Carnivac's aid, but while Carnivac was saved, [[Catilla]] was killed. {{storylink|A Savage Place!}}''

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=====Earthforce=====
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[[Image:Wolf in the Fold Springer.jpg|left|150px|thumb|Grrrrr. >:( ]]''Springer wanted to wait for the Mayhem Attack Squad to make the first mistake before seeking vengeance for Catilla, but Carnivac couldn't wait. He set off on his own to enact his revenge. Without time to formulate a decent plan, Springer realized the Survivors would need raw numbers to defeat the Mayhems, and that meant dealing with [[Grimlock (G1)|Grimlock]] and [[Earthforce]]. Asking for help to save a Decepticon...Springer ruminated that Grimlock was likely to declare them all traitors on the spot. {{storylink|Wolf in the Fold!}} Still, they went to Earthforce, pledging the Survivors' allegiance in return for them helping rescue Carnivac. They were successful, and half the Mayhems were captured while the other half died at Carnivac's hands. {{storylink|Where Wolf?}} Soon thereafter, Springer led his men against [[Starscream (G1)|Starscream]], protecting a human oil tanker in the [[Gulf of Mexico]]. {{storylink|Divide and Conquer!}}''

=====Marvel UK future timelines=====
[[Image:Peace Rodimus Springer.jpg|right|200px|thumb|Springimus Prime?]]''In 2008, Springer was briefly seen among a massive melee between the Autobots and Decepticons on Cybertron. {{storylink|The Legacy of Unicron!}}''

''In one future, set in the year 2510, the war with the Decepticons finally came to a conclusion. Springer led his Wreckers into battle in Cybertron's northern hemisphere, wiping out the last of the remaining Decepticon warriors. When [[Hot Rod (G1)|Rodimus Prime]] officially declared the war over, he decided to nominate Springer to carry on the [[Matrix of Leadership|Matrix]] for him. Tragically, however, things wouldn't be that simple. A deep-cover Decepticon named [[Triton]] stirred up trouble at the meeting by declaring Ultra Magnus a better choice for the new Autobot leader. His antics led to a brawl between Springer's Wreckers and the [[Technobot (G1)|Technobot]]s, who favored Ultra Magnus. Although Triton was killed in the fight, it was too late: the war began again, this time with Autobot vs. Autobot. {{storylink|Peace}}''

=====Another Time and Place=====
When Grimlock and the [[Dinobot (G1)|Dinobots]] rushed off half-cocked searching for a cure for [[Nucleon]] on [[Hydrus Four]], it was up to the Autobots to bail them out of trouble when they were caught by the Decepticons. Working with a small group (including [[Prowl (G1)|Prowl]], [[Nightbeat (G1)|Nightbeat]], [[Ironhide (G1)|Ironhide]] and [[Blaster (G1)|Blaster]]), Springer caught the Decepticon [[Fangry]] alone and pulled him into the sea. Before he could fight back, Springer used a thermal knife to amputate both of his arms, leaving the [[Headmaster (technology)|Headmaster]] helpless against his Autobot attackers.

Cold, Springer. Awesome, but cold. {{storylink|Another Time and Place}}

====Generation 2====
[[Image:Springerg2.jpg|left|200px|thumb|Hey, Marvel US, it's me!]]
When the [[Cybertronian (faction)|Cybertronian Empire]] ambushed the [[Autobot]]s on the planet [[Ethos]], Springer was in charge of a squad consisting of former [[Wrecker]]s buddies [[Inferno (G1)|Inferno]] and [[Broadside (G1)|Broadside]], Inferno's buddy [[Smokescreen (G1)|Smokescreen]], and [[Ironhide (G1)|Ironhide]]. Although Springer warned his squad to stay close together, Smokescreen broke formation, resulting in his death and the injuring of Ironhide. Smokescreen's death caused Inferno to lose his temper, and he subsequently also died despite Springer's warnings. {{storylink|Escalation!}}

Springer later helped lay [[Sky Sniper]] mines on Earth, in preparation for a final stand against the coming of the [[Swarm (G2)|Swarm]]. {{storylink|A Rage in Heaven!}}

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====''Classics''====
{{note|The ''[[Classics (2006)|Classics]]'' story takes place in a post-Marvel Generation 1 comics universe where the UK Marvel Comics and the [[Generation 2 (Marvel Comics)|Generation 2 mini-series]] did not happen, thus negating all of Springer's previous appearances in comic continuity. For all effects and purposes he gets a totally fresh start.}}
[[Image:Classics Ultramagnus Springer Grimlock comic.jpg|right|200px|thumb|Springer's the one who doesn't know how binoculars work. Well, one of them, anyway.]]
Springer seems to be much more of a loner, never having been part of the Wreckers, and having mainly worked alone against the Decepticons until after [[Bludgeon (G1)|Bludgeon's]] defeat on [[Klo]]. Fearing the end of the conflict that was so important to him, he was eager to sign on with Grimlock's crew.

Fifteen years after the Autobot/Decepticon war ended on Klo, Springer was head of security under Substitute Commander Ultra Magnus aboard the ''[[Graviton (Classics)|Graviton]]'' as it tracked [[Bug Bite (G1)|Bug Bite]] to Earth. Springer was looking forwards to seeing Grimlock again. Once on Earth, Springer and Ultra Magnus were spying on a meeting between the Decepticons that had followed Bludgeon and thos that had thrown their lot in with Starscream. After observing Mirage get captured and Bug Bite using modified [[Cerebro-shell|cerebro-shells]] to control some of the assembled Decepticons, they withdrew. Later using modified cerebro-shell jammers, Springer was part of the Autobot force that disrupted Bug Bite's meeting with Megatron. The disrupted meeting led to Decepticon firing on Decpeticon and in the chaos that followed, Springer disabled the Decepticon computers, allowing the raiding party to withdraw with a rescued Mirage.{{storylink|Games of Deception}}

[[Image:AtFightsEnd-OverkillDragstripAcidStorm.jpg|left|thumb|250px|And then there was a fight. We guess.]]

Later, [[Acid Storm]], [[Drag Strip]], and [[Overkill (G1)|Overkill]] were waiting on a dusty planet when Springer's rogue team of Autobots attempted to hunt them down. {{storylink|At Fight's End}}

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===Sticker Adventures===
[[Image:Springer botjp.jpg|left|150px|thumb|In the Special Edition, Wreck-Gar shoots first.]]
Springer was one of four Autobots working on mapping out the universe when their shuttle is hit by a meteor. Forced into an emergency landing on the [[Junkion (planet)|Junk Planet]], and are attacked by [[Junkion (species)|Junkion]]s until Hot Rod & Kup arrive to save their skidplates.{{storylink|Battle on the Junk Planet}}
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===''Universe: The Wreckers''===
Not long after the signing of the [[Pax Cybertronia]], Springer attempted (fruitlessly) to cheer up [[Arcee (G1)|Arcee]], who had become severely depressed following the death of her surrogate son and Headmaster companion [[Daniel Witwicky (G1)|Daniel Witwicky]]. Afterward, he and Hot Rod, now called simply "Rodimus", both checked out and later underwent the [[Maximal Upgrade]]. {{storylink|Departure}}

{{note|In this continuity, Springer is apparently at least a member of the Wreckers, as he is seen bearing their distinctive insignia in his brief appearance.}}

===Dreamwave comics continuity===

[[Image:TWW Escalation Springer.jpg|thumb|right|200px|Spring-heeled jerk.]]After [[Optimus Prime (G1)|Optimus Prime]] disappeared along with [[Megatron (G1)|Megatron]] in a test of the [[space bridge]]{{storylink|Fragmentation}}, Springer broke off from the Autobot army and formed the Wreckers. Springer was leading the Wreckers into an investigation of the [[Tagan Heights]] Industrial Quadrant East, but they were discoved by [[Ratbat (G1)|Ratbat]], who unleashed [[Devastator (G1)|Devastator]] upon them. Springer, alongside his fellow Wreckers, attacked the Ultracon Combiner but ended up tangled in cabling. This gave Ratbat the chance to gloat at Springer. Once news of Devastator aligning with the [[Ultracon]]s reached [[Hot Spot (G1)|Hot Spot]] and the [[Protectobot (G1)|Protectobots]], they moved in to aid the Wreckers, combining into [[Defensor (G1)|Defensor]] and battling Devastator.{{storylink|Escalation (Dreamwave)|Escalation}}

Freed in the confusion, Springer leapt at Ratbat, screaming at the Ultracon leader for violating the [[Crisis Intervention Accord]]. The Combiner teams were downgraded from combat status and monitored for a reason. Ratbat mocks Springers newfound concern for treaties. Springer states that there's enough destructive potential in the Tagan Heights to knock Cybertron out of orbit, and an accident in the Combiner throwdown would light the fuse. A stray blast from Defensor in fact, did just that. Springer chastised the Protectobots for taking such a huge risk. The Protectobots vacated the area leaving Springer alone against the Ultracon Combiner. Fortunately, the individual Protectobots managed to overload and defeat Devastator, saving Springer.{{storylink|Devastation (Dreamwave)|Devastation}}

[[Image:DW Countdown to Extinction Springer.jpg|thumb|left|200px|]]Millions of years later, after the [[Great Shutdown]], Springer, together with Hot Rod and Blurr, spots a Decepticon shuttle emerging from [[transwarp]] over the [[Wastelands]] of Cybertron.{{storylink|Cold War}} Later still, Springer reports to Optimus Prime that the situation in [[Iacon]] has become worse and that the [[Guardian robot]]s have been reactivated. {{storylink|Passive Aggression}} Later, whilst fighting the Guardian robots outside of Shockwave's fortress, Springer sees the matrix fire a beam of light towards an [[Unicron|unknown entity]]{{storylink|countdown to Extinction (issue)|Countdown to Extinction}}

Later still, whilst Hot Rod and Kup are training, Springer take sthe opportunity to hang out with Arcee on Landing Patform A as they observe Prowl and his group of Autobots head back to Earth.{{storylink|Lost and Found (issue)|Lost and Found}}

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===Devil's Due ''G.I. Joe vs. the Transformers'' comics===
[[Image:ArtofWar3_Sandstorm_Springer.jpg|right|200px|thumb|Get to the Choppah!]]
Springer accompanied [[Sandstorm (G1)|Sandstorm]] in searching for a missing team of Autobots and [[G.I. Joe (team)|G.I. Joes]]. However, their radars were jammed by [[Serpent O.R.]], so their search was fruitless. {{storylink|The Art of War issue 3}}

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===IDW comics continuity===
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{{spoilers|Last Stand of the Wreckers issue 5|June 15 2010}}
After chasing Squadron X across the galaxy, the Wreckers' rivalry with them came to an end on the planet Pova. The Wreckers, however, found themselves in a bad way after Impactor's first officer, Springer, was trapped under some collapsed rubble. Despite Springer's pleas, Impactor used Springer's own body as a shield against Squadron X's advancing troops, firing through it. This helped turn the tide, and the Wreckers rounded up all of Squadron X for transport offworld. Unfortunately, Impactor snapped when Prowl told him that Pova was neutral territory, and that he was ordered to set them free or else the Autobots would face diplomatic repercussions. Impactor personally executed every member of Squadron X while they were restrained. {{storylink|Last Stand of the Wreckers issue 5}}

Springer testified against Impactor, and the disgraced Wreckers leader was imprisoned on Garrus-9. A cover story for what happened on Pova was released which involved Springer suggesting Impactor fire through his torso and Squadron X later escaping their restraints, necessitating their execution. Last Stand of the Wreckers issue 4 {{storylink|Last Stand of the Wreckers issue 4|Last Stand of the Wreckers #4}}

[[Image:Stormbringer2 Springer.jpg|left|350px|thumb|The Wreckers don't half go on about that, do they?]]

On the planet [[Varas Centralus]], Springer was coordinating the counter-offensive against a [[infiltration protocol|Phase Six Decepticon siege bunker]] when he got the call from Optimus Prime that [[Thunderwing (G1)|Thunderwing]] might be active again on Cybertron. Cutting off the battle, Springer brought his Wreckers back to the homeworld and joined Prime in assaulting [[Thunderhead Pass]], bringing down the cult of Thunderwing and its leader, [[Bludgeon (G1)|Bludgeon]]. After that, all they had to do was defeat the undefeatable Thunderwing himself. Thanks to the side effects of the [[Ultra-Energon]] powering the monster, and a little unexpected help from the Decepticon battleship ''[[Thanatos]]'', Springer and the others managed to do just that. {{storylink|Stormbringer (comics)|Stormbringer}}

[[Image:SpotlightKup Springersholograph.jpg|right|200px|thumb|Ebeneezer Kup!]]

Not long thereafter, Springer excused himself from actively leading the Wreckers when he heard his old mentor Kup had finally been found, after being MIA for some time. Rescue conditions were hardly ideal, however: the planet the old warhorse was stuck on was permeated with highly unstable energy crystals which produced massive amounts of debilitating radiation and a single spark might set off an explosive chain reaction that would destroy the planet. Kup, meanwhile, had somehow survived exposure to this environment, yet had gone over the brink of madness, attacking the Autobot teams that beamed down to retrieve him because their thick radiation armors made them appear monstrous to his eyes. Despite these complications, Springer insisted rescue efforts continue, even after many Autobots were destroyed in the attempt. Finally, [[Trailbreaker (G1)|Trailbreaker]] arrived as a defensive specialist, and used his force field to block the radiation and get Kup to recognize him. Kup was brought in for repairs, and Springer returned to the Wreckers. {{storylink|Spotlight: Kup}}

Later, Springer, along with Autobots across the galaxy, watched an Autobot news report heralding the miraculous return of [[Blaster (G1)|Blaster]]. {{storylink|Spotlight: Blaster}}

Springer and the Wreckers were called in once again to battle Thunderwing when he was found guarding a cave on planet [[Corata-Vaz]]. {{storylink|Spotlight: Cyclonus}} They didn't have much luck. {{storylink|Spotlight: Hardhead}}

[[Image:AHM15_SpringerpunchesProwl.jpg|thumb|left|200px|Why should [[Ironhide (G1)|Ironhide]] get [[All Hail Megatron issue 4|all the fun?]]]]
Springer was making regular trips to the ''[[Ark-17]]'' to check up on Kup, but one day found that the old warrior had been transferred to the [[Kimia Facility]] without his knowledge. Filled with rage, Springer traveled to the facility and delivered an uppercut to [[Prowl (G1)|Prowl]]'s chin, only to learn that Kup had been fully repaired using [[Pretender]] technology. While he was skeptic at first, Springer's spirits were soon lifted when he got to meet the rejuvenated Kup. {{storylink|All Hail Megatron issue 15|Everything in Its Right Place}}

Led by Kup, Springer later helped rescue a number of Wreckers who had been captured by the Decepticon [[Turmoil]]. Following this mission, Springer and his fellow Wrecker [[Roadbuster]] joined Kup's personal strike force onboard the starship ''[[Trion]]''. He argued against letting [[Drift (G1)|Drift]] into the team, but Kup felt that everyone deserves a second chance. {{storylink|Spotlight: Drift}} Shortly afterwards, the team caught a distress call from [[Hot Rod (G1)|Hot Rod]], who was being chased by Decepticons. Kup's team went to his aid, but unfortunately their opponent was the abominable [[Monstructor (G1)|Monstructor]], who melted Springer's rotor blades with acid. Eventually, the giant was toppled by [[Perceptor (G1)|Perceptor]]'s new sniping skills. {{storylink|All Hail Megatron issue 15|Lost & Found}}

While chasing the Decepticon cruiser ''[[Torment]]'', the ''Trion'' was lured into a trap and shot down above the planet Cybertron. The crew was "bonded" with the ship at the time, and Springer refused to disconnect from the doomed vessel as he attempted to steer it into a crash landing. He succeeded, and later met with another Autobot unit that had also ended up on the abandoned planet. Kup's team decided to show the others how badass they were, a showcase which ended with Springer being wrestled to the floor by [[Jazz (G1)|Jazz]] and his weapon being used to hold Kup at gunpoint. {{storylink|All Hail Megatron issue 5}} After this little show of force, the two groups teamed up to fight off the [[Insecticon swarm]] that was inhabiting the planet along with them. {{storylink|All Hail Megatron issue 6}}

When the Autobots relocated to another base, Springer participated in the caravan in his ground vehicle mode. {{storylink|All Hail Megatron issue 7}} At the new base, Springer helped set up a large defensive cannon to use against the incoming swarm. {{storylink|All Hail Megatron issue 9}} Despite Springer's best use of fisticuffs, the Autobots were overrun by the thousands of Insecticons, and only saved by the intervention of [[Omega Supreme (G1)|Omega Supreme]]. {{storylink|All Hail Megatron issue 10}} Omega took everyone to [[New York City]] on [[Earth]], where Megatron and his forces were located. During the great battle, Springer shoved his knee hard in [[Viewfinder]]'s abdomen. {{storylink|All Hail Megatron issue 11}}

A year later Springer began recruiting to build up the Wreckers. On [[Ultra Magnus (G1)|Ultra Magnus]]'s ship he introduced himself to the new team members: [[Rotorstorm]], [[Ironfist]], [[Pyro]], and [[Guzzle]]. He told them that their first mission was to clean up [[Garrus-9]] and warned them that their first day as a Wrecker could be their last. When Ironfist fainted, Springer felt he needed to keep an eye on him. Afterward he spoke with [[Kup (G1)|Kup]] and shared thoughts about Impactor until Ultra Magnus called for him to return to the bridge. He arrived just in time to see a Decepticon starship explode, revealing the former Wrecker. {{storylink|Last Stand of the Wreckers issue 1|Last Stand of the Wreckers #1}}

Once Impactor was aboard, Springer asked him how he got out of Garrus-9. After hearing Impactor's tale of escape, Springer finally felt the mission was interesting. He then shared words with Impactor about the incident on [[Pova]]. Impactor stormed out, but Springer still felt it would be a good idea to use him on the team. Ultra Magnus then relayed something that Prowl wanted done, but only revealed the name: [[Aequitas]].

While nearing Garrus-9 orbit, Springer assisted Ultra Magnus with the mission briefing. He outlined the mission, dividing them into two teams to penetrate the [[lattice forcefield]] via [[drop pod]]s. He took control of one of the pods before relaying control over to Rotorstorm for a simultaneous hit against the forcefield. Once through the pod came under instand attack, but Springer managed a crash landing. {{storylink|Last Stand of the Wreckers issue 2|Last Stand of the Wreckers #2}}

Upon planetfall, Springer's team ran from an oncoming horde of Decepticons. He took a look at [[Twin Twist]]'s wounds while Guzzle, Kup, and Impactor held off the Decepticons. Springer ordered Guzzle into tank mode to bring down the ceiling, granting them an moment's reprieve. He then sent Kup and Guzzle to get backup while Twin Twist drilled through the floor. He drilled into an open area, but was saved by Springer, who jumped through and quickly transformed into helicoptor mode. On the ground they found they demolished remains of [[Kick-Off (G1)|Kick-Off]], but Twin Twist warned them that they had just set of a defense mechanism. Springer attempted to escape but was zapped unconscious, ending up in [[Stalker (G1)|Stalker]]'s Spark Extinction Chamber. {{storylink|Last Stand of the Wreckers issue 3|Last Stand of the Wreckers #3}}

[[Image:LastStandoftheWreckers5 faceshot.jpg|thumb|right|200px||Give me your face!]]
Springer came to after a torturing round from Stalker and began arguing with Impactor about why Impactor was imprisoned on Garrus-9. They were interrupted by the re-emergence of Stalker. After Twin Twist died as a result of [[Topspin (G1)|Topspin]]'s sacrifice, Stalker was about to move onto the others when help arrived. Kup sprang Springer, who brought a quick end to Stalker with the torturer's own [[endoscopic claw]]. They didn't rest long, as [[Overlord (Masterforce)|Overlord]] blasted through the wall after being radioed by Stalker. The large Decepticon simply asked if the Wreckers were ready, with Springer replying affirmative. {{storylink|Last Stand of the Wreckers issue 4|Last Stand of the Wreckers #4}}

==Commercial appearances==
* Springer featured in his own 1986 [[commercial]] alongside [[Wreck-Gar (G1)|Wreck-Gar]]. In an animation sequence narrated by Optimus Prime and loosely based on the events of ''[[The Transformers: The Movie]]'', Springer's shuttle is shot down over the planet of Junk, where he does battle with an aggressive Wreck-Gar (introduced by Megatron). Prime describes him as "the toughest of the Autobot [[Triple Changer]]s."

==Toys==
===Generation 1===
[[Image:SpringerG1Toy.JPG|right|150px|thumb|Three totally different modes]]
*'''Springer''' (1986/1991)
**''Japanese ID number:'' '''C-84'''
**''Accessories'': "Light saber" rotor blade, "laser" rifle

: Springer was one of three Autobot Triple Changers. He transforms from a robot to a futuristic armored car to a helicopter that doesn't look terribly different from the car. In robot mode, his articulation is limited entirely to his arms. His copter rotor blades snap together to form a sword.

:Very early releases of Springer had a [[die-cast]] metal chestplate which was then changed to plastic in subsequent releases. When he was released in the European [[Classics (Europe)|Classics]] line in 1991, he retained the plastic chest.
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===Timelines===
*'''Springer''' (Deluxe, 2007)
**''Accessories'': Sword, Cybertron-planet Autobot Cyber Key

[[Image:Springerbotcontoy.jpg|right|300px|thumb|Suffers from vestigial JaAm cravings.]]

:Sold together in a bag with [[Huffer (G1)|Huffer]] and their instructions, keys and bio cards, Springer is a ''Classics''-themed [[BotCon 2007]] attendee exclusive. A paint-heavy [[redeco]] of the [[Hot Shot (Armada)|Cybertron Defense Hot Shot]] toy using green and grey as the base colors, Springer transforms into a modified [[Wikipedia:M1117 Armored Security Vehicle|M1117 Guardian Armored Security Vehicle]]. When Springer's [[Cyber Planet Key]] is inserted into the back of the turret, the two gun barrels open up into dual (non-firing) missile launchers. Compartments on his shoulders and his thighs can also open up to reveal additional missile launchers. He also comes with a dagger that stows between his legs in vehicle mode; when he's in robot mode, the dagger can be hand-held, pegged into the front of his fist, or stored in a sheath on his leg.

:Springer is assembled differently from the other uses of this mold. The panels covering the missile racks on each shoulder are swapped.

:The mold was later used as ''[[Universe (2008 toyline)|Universe]]'' [[Roadbuster]] in the Target-exclusive Autobot Ambush Comic 2-Pack.

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===Universe (2008)===
====War Within Series====
*'''Battle Beneath the Streets''' (Voyager-Deluxe Comic 2-Pack, 2008)
**''Accessories:'' Two missiles, Cyber Planet Key

[[Image:Universe2008 Springer comicpack toy.jpg|right|300px|thumb|Whatever happened to the whole Triple Changer angle...?]]
: A Target-exclusive redeco of ''Cybertron'' [[Evac (Cybertron)|Evac]], Springer transforms into a Eurocopter Dauphin rescue helicopter. His rotor blades spin using a geared push-button, which becomes a spinning-blade weapon mounted on his robot mode's left arm. He has an adjustable tow-hook on a string, which retracts with the push of a button: this gimmick ends up on his right robot-mode arm. Inserting a Cyber Planet Key into his back end (backpack in robot mode) swings around a pair of spring-loaded missile launchers. He was available only with [[Ratbat (G1)|Ratbat]].

: This mold was also used to make [[Universe (2008 toyline)|''Universe'']] [[Blades (G1)|Blades]].

: Packaging Springer with Ratbat is an [[homage]] to their rivalry in ''[[War Within: The Dark Ages|The Dark Ages]]''. Likewise, Springer's deco is directly inspired by his color layout in ''The Dark Ages'', down to the blue "cockpit" painted on his chest, and that he does not have three modes (yet). This connection is further enhanced by having Ratbat possess a humanoid robot mode and jet-like altmode. See [[#Dreamwave_comics_continuity|above]].

: In its first release in Canada, the set did not include a comic (in spite of the ''INCLUDES COMIC!'' marking on the package), and in the US, the set included the ''wrong'' comic. The right comic was to be ''[[War Within: The Dark Ages|The War Within: The Dark Ages]]'' issue "[[Escalation (Dreamwave)|Escalation]]". The comic that was included was a reprint of "[[Target: 2006]] parts 5 & 6".

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==Trivia==
* The Hasbro design team chose the [[Evac (Cybertron)| Evac]] mold for Universe Springer, because the BotCon 2007 version already had the ground vehicle [[alternate mode]] of the original covered, and they wanted to give some attention to the original's helicopter mode.
* Fun Publications' [[Jesse Wittenrich]] used an unwanted [[Universe (2008 toyline)|Universe (2008)]] Springer to come up with [[Megatron (SG)|Shattered Glass Galvatron]].
* Springer's name comes from his ability to jump good. Jump real good. As you'd expect from someone who has a flying alt-mode, it's not an ability he uses much.

==References==
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==External links==
*[http://www.tfu.info/1986/Autobot/Springer/springer.htm Springer at TFU.info]

*[http://www.ntfa.net/universe/english/index.php?act=view&char=Springer Springer's Universe profile at NTFA.net]

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Springer (G1)

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

[[Image:Springer-decipherthedecepticon.jpg|right|300px|thumb|One of these days, Alice... POW!!!]]
'''Springer''' is the archetypical action hero: great in a fight, unselfconsciously brave, confident, and always ready with a dead-pan sarcastic quip to lighten the moment. Someone you can depend on to ride in, save the day and be smug about it.

Springer prefers fighting solo (''Ha!'') and lending a hand to friends where he can. Though his easy self-confidence is one of his most notable features, actually being responsible for others weighs heavily upon his otherwise jocular personality. Nonetheless, Springer ascended to lead the [[Wrecker]]s in many continuities. He has twice been named as [[Hot Rod (G1)|Rodimus Prime's]] successor to take the [[Matrix of Leadership]] and lead the Autobots, though neither one actually came to pass.

Springer combines the thrusting power of his legs with his retro thrusters to move rapidly through the battlefield, leaping tall structures in a single bound. Although he is quite speedy, he is not faster than a speeding bullet.

{{quote|I've got better things to do tonight than die.|Springer in the defense of [[Autobot City]]|''[[The Transformers: The Movie]]''}}

:''Italian name'': '''Bora'''
:''French-Canadian name'': '''Ricochet'''
:''Japanese name'': '''Sprang''' or '''Sprung'''<ref>Both are acceptable transliterations.</ref>(スプラング ''Supurangu'')
:''Hungarian name'': '''Szökkenő''' (exact translation)

== Fiction ==
===Cartoon continuity===
:''Voice actor:'' [[Neil Ross]] (English), [[Kenyū Horiuchi]] (Japanese), [[Willi Röbke]] (German), [[Frank Muth]] (German, ''The Transformers: The Movie'')

[[Image:Springerarceecmonwoman.jpg|left|200px|thumb|C'mon, woman!]]
Springer was among the first Autobots to leap into the [[Battle of Autobot City]] in 2005. He helped [[Arcee (G1)|Arcee]] transform the city into its heavily-armed, armored fortress configuration, and later used an oversized piece of artillery to bombard [[Devastator (G1)|Devastator]].

When [[Unicron]] made his existence known to the Autobots by destroying two of [[Cybertron (planet)|Cybertron's]] moons, Springer was among those who left Earth aboard a shuttle to stop the Chaos-Bringer somehow. The ship Springer was aboard crashlanded on the planet [[Junkion (planet)|Junk]], where a battle erupted between the Autobots and the native [[Junkion (species)|Junkions]], during which Springer dueled with the Junkion chieftain, [[Wreck-Gar (G1)|Wreck-Gar]].

After arriving at Cybertron, Springer and the other Autobots wound up inside Unicron himself, where they desperately fought off Unicron's internal defenses. Luckily, just as one of the defensive claws was about to crush him, Hot Rod opened the Matrix of Leadership, destroying Unicron and becoming Rodimus Prime. Springer and the rest escaped the monster by driving out through its eye and into space. {{storylink|The Transformers: The Movie}}

[[Image:Springerfivefacescopter.jpg|right|250px|thumb|The physics of this makes no sense.]]

A year later, Springer attended the first [[Galactic Olympics]] alongside his fellow Autobots. Unfortunately, the festivities were interrupted by an [[Skuxxoid|alien mercenary]] who turned the Olympic torch into a giant flash/smoke grenade, and then a battalion of [[Sharkticon (G1)|Sharkticons]] attacked. Springer was able to douse the torch from the air, but by then, the attackers had already fled, having captured [[Ultra Magnus (G1)|Ultra Magnus]], [[Kup (G1)|Kup]] and [[Spike Witwicky (G1)|Spike Witwicky]]. Springer immediately volunteered to track the escaped alien saboteur, and was joined by Arcee. They followed their quarry to his strange base ship, an asteroid-like spacecraft referred to as a "Rockeroid". The mercenary fled after misleading his pursuers into believing that the Decepticons were behind the attack, and Springer was fortunately able to pilot his ship (barely). {{storylink|Five Faces of Darkness, Part 1}}

Springer flew the Rockeroid to the distant planet [[Chaar]], where he arrived just in time to save Rodimus Prime and [[Grimlock (G1)|Grimlock]] from being beaten to scrap by a mob of Decepticons. Later, a badly-damaged Rodimus prepared to pass the Matrix on to Springer in anticipation of his imminent demise. Fortunately, the Autobot leader did not die, but rather experienced the Cybertronian equivalent of a near-death experience, wherein his [[Spark|"life force"]] left his body to embark on a very trippy (and poorly animated) journey into the Matrix itself. Immediately afterwards, Springer participated in a daring rescue mission to save Ultra Magnus and the others from the [[Quintesson]]s, only for the groups' ship to get caught in the explosion of [[Quintessa]]. {{storylink|Five Faces of Darkness, Part 2}}

Before long, they all wound up on [[Goo|Goo#8379B]], where Springer was disassembled by the planet's mobile garbage disposal unit. {{storylink|Five Faces of Darkness, Part 3}} Fortunately, he was rebuilt and restored to life by the Junkions. As Rodimus contemplated the mysteries of the Quintessons, Springer advised the others to leave him alone, give him some room to think, and trust him not to do anything rash. When he found that Rodimus had scrambled his own circuitry to enter the Matrix, Springer expressed his disapproval to his commanding officer in a calm and respectful manner. {{storylink|Five Faces of Darkness, Part 4}}

{{quote|Are you CRAZY?! Why'd you short-circuit yourself?! Get up, you... you moron!|Springer}}

Springer and the others returned to Cybertron in time to defend against a major Decepticon offensive. {{storylink|Five Faces of Darkness, Part 5}}

Sometime later, Springer, [[Perceptor (G1)|Perceptor]], Grimlock and [[Skydive (G1 Aerialbot)|Skydive]] were on-hand when [[Optimus Prime (G1)|Optimus Prime]] miraculously returned from the dead, telling tales of how Rodimus, Arcee and an Autobot shuttle crew gave their lives against the Quintessons so that he could escape, and return to Cybertron. Springer eagerly jumped on the bandwagon to follow Optimus and the entire Autobot fleet to hunt down the Quintessons and avenge Arcee and his friends. ''Especially'' Arcee. He was on-board the flagship when Rodimus and the others, alive and well, intercepted the fleet and stopped the Quintesson trap from being sprung. {{storylink|Dark Awakening}}

When a strange unidentified ship entered Cybertronian air space, Rodimus Prime sent [[Blurr (G1)|Blurr]] and Springer out to rescue the occupant before he crash-landed. Inside, they found the long-lost Autobot Triple Changer known as [[Sandstorm (G1)|Sandstorm]], who now lived on a peaceful planet called [[Paradron]] which had just been invaded by the Decepticons. As the Autobots returned to Paradron to overthrow the Decepticon oppressors, Springer teamed up with Rodimus and Sandstorm to free the captive Paradronians. {{storylink|Fight or Flee}}

[[Image:NightmarePlanetSteed.jpg|left|200px|thumb|For Narnia!]]

Springer and Ultra Magnus picked up an electromagnetic disturbance in a remote region of Cybertron, and drove out with Rodimus Prime to investigate. They were ambushed by a [[Predacon (G1)|Predacon]] assassination squad, but ''all'' the Transformers were ambushed again by the Quintessons' latest toy: a device which turned the nightmarish dreams of [[Daniel Witwicky (G1)|Daniel Witwicky]] into physical reality. Springer and the Predacon commander [[Razorclaw (G1)|Razorclaw]] were kidnapped by a massive [[dragon]] and flown off to an isolated castle. Tossed into the dungeon, Springer and Razorclaw met a [[Damsel in Distress]] being held captive by the dragon. Going with the flow, Springer took up her quest to defeat the dragon and return the Damsel to her father. Knight Springer and his faithful steed Razorclaw (the imaginary Damsel had promised him imaginary gold to satisfy his imaginary greed) escaped the dungeon and took up the search for the "magic lance" necessary to kill the dragon. Riding into battle atop the Predacon's back, Springer plunged the lance into the dragon's chest and then followed the yellow brick road back to his friends. {{storylink|Nightmare Planet}}

While on monitor duty on Cybertron, Springer and Blurr caught sight of [[Astrotrain (G1)|Astrotrain]] on what appeared to be an attack vector. After the [[Protectobot (G1)|Protectobots]] shot him down, the Autobots learned his "assault" was just the latest in a series of recent events involving [[Scourge (G1)|Scourge]] and [[Starscream (G1)|Starscream's ghost]], who had stolen the eyes of [[Metroplex (G1)|Metroplex]] and [[Trypticon (G1)|Trypticon]] for Unicron. Springer joined Ultra Magnus and the Protectobots on a spy mission to Unicron's head in order to investigate further, but they were violently repulsed by the Planet-Eater's internal defenses. Things got even more complicated once Scourge turned on his "partners" and reported to the Autobots that Unicron planned to use Trypticon's transforming cog to connect himself to Cybertron, and convert the entire planet into his new body. Luckily, Springer and the others were able to <s>casually chuck</s> plant energon explosives at the base of Unicron's head as he touched down, blasting him back out into space before he could connect with the planet. {{storylink|Ghost in the Machine}}

On a geological survey to uncover [[isodrite]] for their weaponry, Springer and the Autobots were attacked by [[Galvatron (G1)|Galvatron's]] forces, seeking the mineral for their own purposes. Luckily, Galvatron beat up most of his own troops for them, giving the Autobots a chance to depart. {{storylink|Webworld}}

[[Image:VampireDepth.jpg|right|250px|thumb|Coooookiiiieeees.]]

When Perceptor finished construction of a new experimental power core for Cybertron, Springer used his helicopter mode to lower the core into place. Naturally, the Decepticons attempted to acquire the power core for themselves, but were led astray by their Quintesson "allies" who instead directed them towards the [[Hibernation Chamber]] of the [[Trans-Organic]]s. Springer and the other Autobots caught up with the 'Cons just in time to find them in pitched battle with the unleashed Trans-Organics, including the massive and monstrous power-sapping [[Dweller]]. The Dweller drained the energy from its victims on contact, then placed them inside incubation tubes on its back. [[Wreck-Gar (G1)|Wreck-Gar]] and three [[Sweep]]s were among its first victims. Springer valiantly scaled the creature and tore open its rear casing to free his friend and renew his series for another season. No good deed goes unpunished, though, for the creature had transformed Wreck-Gar into a vampiric extension of itself, an undead robot who drained energy from others to feed it back into the Dweller itself. Springer became a victim of the very robot he tried to save. Luckily, Perceptor was able to concoct a method of correcting their power imbalance, restoring Springer, Wreck-Gar and the other victims to normal. The Dweller was launched into space once it latched onto the power core, thanks to Perceptor's bizarre security measures which allowed him to jettison the entire unit with the pull of a lever. {{storylink|The Dweller in the Depths}}

[[Image:SpringerOnlyHuman.jpg|left|200px|thumb|Surprise, he's the green one!]]

Somewhere on Earth (it doesn't really matter where) a crime spree was raging, and the Autobots were called in to help. Springer lent his helicopter mode to rescue civilians trapped in burning buildings during a series of bombings. Springer, Arcee, Ultra Magnus and Rodimus Prime were called in by an anonymous tip that would be their "big break in the case." Springer laughed off the police chief when he suggested it might be a dangerous trap, but he stopped laughing when [[Victor Drath]] and "[[Cobra Commander|Old Snake]]" captured the Autobots inside of a minute. Not one to waste resources, Drath eliminated his enemies and developed powerful new weapons at the same time by converting the four Autobots' mental essence into synthetic organic forms. He ordered the organic material destroyed but, surprisingly, it seemed to form itself into four genuinely human bodies for the Autobots. Springer and the "Autobots" escaped Drath's thugs in the scrapyard where they were being disposed of, and sought cover in a nearby shed. In the sort of plot contrivance not revived until ''Mighty Morphin' Power Rangers'' years later, the Autobots found four matching jumpsuits inside, each perfectly replicating their individual color schemes. As a human, Springer faced some tough lessons, like shaving and dealing with sidewalk preachers.

After finding Drath's men test-driving the Autobots' now-inanimate bodies in the city, Springer ingratiated himself with the gang due to his ability to "pilot" the Autobot like a pro. The gang was set to infiltrate Autobot City inside their robot drones and then detonate Metroplex from the inside-out. After learning the plan, Springer carjacked himself (rescuing the captured Ultra Magnus in the process) and then flew to intercept the other Autobots before they reached Autobot City. Desperate to keep the Autobots from innocently letting their "friends" inside, Springer opened fire on Autobot City himself in order to force the Autobots to raise their defenses before the explosive-laden vehicles got too close. He succeeded in getting himself shot out of the sky, but at least Metroplex was put on alert and the bombing of Autobot City was stopped. Perceptor whipped up a reversal-transference doodad, and Springer and the others were returned to their rightful bodies. {{storylink|Only Human}}

After Galvatron's goons sabotaged the master power generator on Cybertron with [[anti-electron]]s, the Autobots began experiencing system irregularities. In Springer's case, he was attempted to fly [[Sky Lynx (G1)|Sky Lynx]] to the repair bay when he transformed in mid-air and crashed instead. The problem was eventually corrected, but surely Springer missed out on a good opportunity to tease Sky Lynx about tarnishing his "oh so perfect" flight record. {{storylink|Grimlock's New Brain}}

[[Image:CotP-BlasterEject.jpg|right|200px|thumb|Blaster, please, this isn't the time for this!]]

On a barren planetoid, Springer was fighting alongside Rodimus Prime, Ultra Magnus and [[Blaster (G1)|Blaster]] against the Decepticons. They were pinned down in the trenches, waiting for "[[Sky Lynx (G1)|Commander Modesty]]" to arrive and lend some air support. Once he arrived, though, Sky Lynx and the other "[[primitive]]s" on both sides were called into space by a signal only they could hear. Before either side could fully comprehend what had happened, a massive energy creature known as [[Tornedron]] arrived, draining them dry of their energy. Luckily, Grimlock and the primitives eventually managed to save the universe and undo the power loss suffered by Springer and the others. {{storylink|Call of the Primitives}}

During a skirmish in [[Japan]], Springer was present when Rodimus temporarily reverted back to Hot Rod. He and the other Autobots held off an attack by the Decepticons when Scourge briefly took control of them and the Matrix of Leadership. {{storylink|The Burden Hardest to Bear}}

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====''The Headmasters'' cartoon====
Alongside [[Sandstorm (G1)|Sandstorm]] and [[Broadside (G1)|Broadside]], Springer was sent from [[Athenia]] to Cybertron in order to defend against a major Decepticon assault. {{storylink|Four Warriors Come out of the Sky}} The Triple Changers then travelled to Earth, where they helped [[Blaster (G1)|Twincast]] sneak into [[Trypticon (G1)|Trypticon]] by keeping their Decepticon counterparts busy with a dogfight. {{storylink|The Great Cassette Operation}}

=== Marvel Comics continuity ===
====Generation 1====
{{noteukonly}}
[[Image:Triplechangerstarget2006.jpg|left|200px|thumb|This trinity's going to war!]]
''Springer was a member of the Wreckers commando squad, originally meant (with the other Triple Changers) to substitute for [[Ultra Magnus (G1)|Ultra Magnus]] in [[Operation: Volcano]], and could 'spring' forwards really far. He first met the squad leader [[Impactor]] by beating him up while pretending to be a Decepticon, [[Emirate Xaaron]] feeling this would be the best way to sell Springer's skills to Impactor. {{storylink|Target: 2006}} It appears to have made an impact, as when Impactor died it was discovered he had named Springer as his successor.''

''He felt unworthy of the role and suffered from worries that he couldn't handle it, worries made worse when [[Kalis]] was overrun by the undead, the Wreckers were captured, and Springer had to face Impactor's zombie! Unable to blast his old comrade, Springer instead succeeded in getting Impactor's mind to resurface, allowing him to carry on to meet up with Ultra Magnus' team. {{storylink|Legion of the Lost!}} Alongside a host of allies, Springer helped end the zombie threat. {{storylink|Meltdown!}}''

[[Image:Uk203 cover detail.jpg|right|200px|thumb|"See Springer, that's the difference between you and me. Forward thinking—careful planning— organisation. That's why I sleep in the arms of a beautiful woman, while you lie in your bedsit with [[Kiss Players|''cheap porn'']]."]]
''That done, it was time for the main mission: Take the Wreckers to Earth to face [[Galvatron (G1)|Galvatron]]. Unfortunately, by accident they found themselves sent by the [[Space bridge|Space Bridge]] to a human city, and the fight against Galvatron began causing major destruction and endangerment of human life. Springer quickly decided to take the fight out of the city, pretending he'd captured Galvatron's time-jump device and leading Scourge and Cyclonus away from the humans. Springer led the Wreckers back to Cybertron with the intent of returning for Galvatron later. {{storylink|Wrecking Havoc}} Unfortunately, that "later" was the Time Wars. Even with the support of the Decepticon [[Mayhem Attack Squad]], the Wreckers were massacred, with Springer's order to retreat and fight a running battle doing nothing to stop the slaughter. However, Springer's heroism impressed Mayhem leader [[Carnivac (G1)|Carnivac]] so much he disobeyed his orders to kill the surviving Autobots; the two also saved each other's life during the battle. {{storylink|Time Wars}}''

''Left stranded on Earth, Springer and the other Time Wars survivors decided to band together as the eponymous [[Survivors]] after a proposal from Carnivac. Springer was originally reluctant but soon became the leader of that group too. {{storylink|Survivors!}} Carnivac eventually chafed under his leadership, whacked Springer one, and then left—right when the new Mayhems were arriving to kill him! {{storylink|Way of the Warrior}} Springer was convinced by the others to go to Carnivac's aid, but while Carnivac was saved, [[Catilla]] was killed. {{storylink|A Savage Place!}}''

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=====Earthforce=====
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[[Image:Wolf in the Fold Springer.jpg|left|150px|thumb|Grrrrr. >:( ]]''Springer wanted to wait for the Mayhem Attack Squad to make the first mistake before seeking vengeance for Catilla, but Carnivac couldn't wait. He set off on his own to enact his revenge. Without time to formulate a decent plan, Springer realized the Survivors would need raw numbers to defeat the Mayhems, and that meant dealing with [[Grimlock (G1)|Grimlock]] and [[Earthforce]]. Asking for help to save a Decepticon...Springer ruminated that Grimlock was likely to declare them all traitors on the spot. {{storylink|Wolf in the Fold!}} Still, they went to Earthforce, pledging the Survivors' allegiance in return for them helping rescue Carnivac. They were successful, and half the Mayhems were captured while the other half died at Carnivac's hands. {{storylink|Where Wolf?}} Soon thereafter, Springer led his men against [[Starscream (G1)|Starscream]], protecting a human oil tanker in the [[Gulf of Mexico]]. {{storylink|Divide and Conquer!}}''

=====Marvel UK future timelines=====
[[Image:Peace Rodimus Springer.jpg|right|200px|thumb|Springimus Prime?]]''In 2008, Springer was briefly seen among a massive melee between the Autobots and Decepticons on Cybertron. {{storylink|The Legacy of Unicron!}}''

''In one future, set in the year 2510, the war with the Decepticons finally came to a conclusion. Springer led his Wreckers into battle in Cybertron's northern hemisphere, wiping out the last of the remaining Decepticon warriors. When [[Hot Rod (G1)|Rodimus Prime]] officially declared the war over, he decided to nominate Springer to carry on the [[Matrix of Leadership|Matrix]] for him. Tragically, however, things wouldn't be that simple. A deep-cover Decepticon named [[Triton]] stirred up trouble at the meeting by declaring Ultra Magnus a better choice for the new Autobot leader. His antics led to a brawl between Springer's Wreckers and the [[Technobot (G1)|Technobot]]s, who favored Ultra Magnus. Although Triton was killed in the fight, it was too late: the war began again, this time with Autobot vs. Autobot. {{storylink|Peace}}''

=====Another Time and Place=====
When Grimlock and the [[Dinobot (G1)|Dinobots]] rushed off half-cocked searching for a cure for [[Nucleon]] on [[Hydrus Four]], it was up to the Autobots to bail them out of trouble when they were caught by the Decepticons. Working with a small group (including [[Prowl (G1)|Prowl]], [[Nightbeat (G1)|Nightbeat]], [[Ironhide (G1)|Ironhide]] and [[Blaster (G1)|Blaster]]), Springer caught the Decepticon [[Fangry]] alone and pulled him into the sea. Before he could fight back, Springer used a thermal knife to amputate both of his arms, leaving the [[Headmaster (technology)|Headmaster]] helpless against his Autobot attackers.

Cold, Springer. Awesome, but cold. {{storylink|Another Time and Place}}

====Generation 2====
[[Image:Springerg2.jpg|left|200px|thumb|Hey, Marvel US, it's me!]]
When the [[Cybertronian (faction)|Cybertronian Empire]] ambushed the [[Autobot]]s on the planet [[Ethos]], Springer was in charge of a squad consisting of former [[Wrecker]]s buddies [[Inferno (G1)|Inferno]] and [[Broadside (G1)|Broadside]], Inferno's buddy [[Smokescreen (G1)|Smokescreen]], and [[Ironhide (G1)|Ironhide]]. Although Springer warned his squad to stay close together, Smokescreen broke formation, resulting in his death and the injuring of Ironhide. Smokescreen's death caused Inferno to lose his temper, and he subsequently also died despite Springer's warnings. {{storylink|Escalation!}}

Springer later helped lay [[Sky Sniper]] mines on Earth, in preparation for a final stand against the coming of the [[Swarm (G2)|Swarm]]. {{storylink|A Rage in Heaven!}}

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====''Classics''====
{{note|The ''[[Classics (2006)|Classics]]'' story takes place in a post-Marvel Generation 1 comics universe where the UK Marvel Comics and the [[Generation 2 (Marvel Comics)|Generation 2 mini-series]] did not happen, thus negating all of Springer's previous appearances in comic continuity. For all effects and purposes he gets a totally fresh start.}}
[[Image:Classics Ultramagnus Springer Grimlock comic.jpg|right|200px|thumb|Springer's the one who doesn't know how binoculars work. Well, one of them, anyway.]]
Springer seems to be much more of a loner, never having been part of the Wreckers, and having mainly worked alone against the Decepticons until after [[Bludgeon (G1)|Bludgeon's]] defeat on [[Klo]]. Fearing the end of the conflict that was so important to him, he was eager to sign on with Grimlock's crew.

Fifteen years after the Autobot/Decepticon war ended on Klo, Springer was head of security under Substitute Commander Ultra Magnus aboard the ''[[Graviton (Classics)|Graviton]]'' as it tracked [[Bug Bite (G1)|Bug Bite]] to Earth. Springer was looking forwards to seeing Grimlock again. Once on Earth, Springer and Ultra Magnus were spying on a meeting between the Decepticons that had followed Bludgeon and thos that had thrown their lot in with Starscream. After observing Mirage get captured and Bug Bite using modified [[Cerebro-shell|cerebro-shells]] to control some of the assembled Decepticons, they withdrew. Later using modified cerebro-shell jammers, Springer was part of the Autobot force that disrupted Bug Bite's meeting with Megatron. The disrupted meeting led to Decepticon firing on Decpeticon and in the chaos that followed, Springer disabled the Decepticon computers, allowing the raiding party to withdraw with a rescued Mirage.{{storylink|Games of Deception}}

[[Image:AtFightsEnd-OverkillDragstripAcidStorm.jpg|left|thumb|250px|And then there was a fight. We guess.]]

Later, [[Acid Storm]], [[Drag Strip]], and [[Overkill (G1)|Overkill]] were waiting on a dusty planet when Springer's rogue team of Autobots attempted to hunt them down. {{storylink|At Fight's End}}

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===Sticker Adventures===
[[Image:Springer botjp.jpg|left|150px|thumb|In the Special Edition, Wreck-Gar shoots first.]]
Springer was one of four Autobots working on mapping out the universe when their shuttle is hit by a meteor. Forced into an emergency landing on the [[Junkion (planet)|Junk Planet]], and are attacked by [[Junkion (species)|Junkion]]s until Hot Rod & Kup arrive to save their skidplates.{{storylink|Battle on the Junk Planet}}
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===''Universe: The Wreckers''===
Not long after the signing of the [[Pax Cybertronia]], Springer attempted (fruitlessly) to cheer up [[Arcee (G1)|Arcee]], who had become severely depressed following the death of her surrogate son and Headmaster companion [[Daniel Witwicky (G1)|Daniel Witwicky]]. Afterward, he and Hot Rod, now called simply "Rodimus", both checked out and later underwent the [[Maximal Upgrade]]. {{storylink|Departure}}

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===Dreamwave comics continuity===

[[Image:TWW Escalation Springer.jpg|thumb|right|200px|Spring-heeled jerk.]]After [[Optimus Prime (G1)|Optimus Prime]] disappeared along with [[Megatron (G1)|Megatron]] in a test of the [[space bridge]]{{storylink|Fragmentation}}, Springer broke off from the Autobot army and formed the Wreckers. Springer was leading the Wreckers into an investigation of the [[Tagan Heights]] Industrial Quadrant East, but they were discoved by [[Ratbat (G1)|Ratbat]], who unleashed [[Devastator (G1)|Devastator]] upon them. Springer, alongside his fellow Wreckers, attacked the Ultracon Combiner but ended up tangled in cabling. This gave Ratbat the chance to gloat at Springer. Once news of Devastator aligning with the [[Ultracon]]s reached [[Hot Spot (G1)|Hot Spot]] and the [[Protectobot (G1)|Protectobots]], they moved in to aid the Wreckers, combining into [[Defensor (G1)|Defensor]] and battling Devastator.{{storylink|Escalation (Dreamwave)|Escalation}}

Freed in the confusion, Springer leapt at Ratbat, screaming at the Ultracon leader for violating the [[Crisis Intervention Accord]]. The Combiner teams were downgraded from combat status and monitored for a reason. Ratbat mocks Springers newfound concern for treaties. Springer states that there's enough destructive potential in the Tagan Heights to knock Cybertron out of orbit, and an accident in the Combiner throwdown would light the fuse. A stray blast from Defensor in fact, did just that. Springer chastised the Protectobots for taking such a huge risk. The Protectobots vacated the area leaving Springer alone against the Ultracon Combiner. Fortunately, the individual Protectobots managed to overload and defeat Devastator, saving Springer.{{storylink|Devastation (Dreamwave)|Devastation}}

[[Image:DW Countdown to Extinction Springer.jpg|thumb|left|200px|]]Millions of years later, after the [[Great Shutdown]], Springer, together with Hot Rod and Blurr, spots a Decepticon shuttle emerging from [[transwarp]] over the [[Wastelands]] of Cybertron.{{storylink|Cold War}} Later still, Springer reports to Optimus Prime that the situation in [[Iacon]] has become worse and that the [[Guardian robot]]s have been reactivated. {{storylink|Passive Aggression}} Later, whilst fighting the Guardian robots outside of Shockwave's fortress, Springer sees the matrix fire a beam of light towards an [[Unicron|unknown entity]]{{storylink|countdown to Extinction (issue)|Countdown to Extinction}}

Later still, whilst Hot Rod and Kup are training, Springer take sthe opportunity to hang out with Arcee on Landing Patform A as they observe Prowl and his group of Autobots head back to Earth.{{storylink|Lost and Found (issue)|Lost and Found}}

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===Devil's Due ''G.I. Joe vs. the Transformers'' comics===
[[Image:ArtofWar3_Sandstorm_Springer.jpg|right|200px|thumb|Get to the Choppah!]]
Springer accompanied [[Sandstorm (G1)|Sandstorm]] in searching for a missing team of Autobots and [[G.I. Joe (team)|G.I. Joes]]. However, their radars were jammed by [[Serpent O.R.]], so their search was fruitless. {{storylink|The Art of War issue 3}}

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===IDW comics continuity===
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While battling [[Squadron X]] on [[Pova]], Springer and [[Impactor]] were stuck in a trench with the Decepticons bearing down them. Springer told Impactor to shoot through his midsection, giving them the element of surprise. With that tactic, the Wreckers were able to take Squadron X into custody. The Decepticons came loose, and Spinger stayed back, injured, while the Wreckers disposed of Squadron X permenantly, or so the story goes. {{storylink|Last Stand of the Wreckers issue 4|Last Stand of the Wreckers #4}}

[[Image:Stormbringer2 Springer.jpg|left|350px|thumb|The Wreckers don't half go on about that, do they?]]

On the planet [[Varas Centralus]], Springer was coordinating the counter-offensive against a [[infiltration protocol|Phase Six Decepticon siege bunker]] when he got the call from Optimus Prime that [[Thunderwing (G1)|Thunderwing]] might be active again on Cybertron. Cutting off the battle, Springer brought his Wreckers back to the homeworld and joined Prime in assaulting [[Thunderhead Pass]], bringing down the cult of Thunderwing and its leader, [[Bludgeon (G1)|Bludgeon]]. After that, all they had to do was defeat the undefeatable Thunderwing himself. Thanks to the side effects of the [[Ultra-Energon]] powering the monster, and a little unexpected help from the Decepticon battleship ''[[Thanatos]]'', Springer and the others managed to do just that. {{storylink|Stormbringer (comics)|Stormbringer}}

[[Image:SpotlightKup Springersholograph.jpg|right|200px|thumb|Ebeneezer Kup!]]

Not long thereafter, Springer excused himself from actively leading the Wreckers when he heard his old mentor Kup had finally been found, after being MIA for some time. Rescue conditions were hardly ideal, however: the planet the old warhorse was stuck on was permeated with highly unstable energy crystals which produced massive amounts of debilitating radiation and a single spark might set off an explosive chain reaction that would destroy the planet. Kup, meanwhile, had somehow survived exposure to this environment, yet had gone over the brink of madness, attacking the Autobot teams that beamed down to retrieve him because their thick radiation armors made them appear monstrous to his eyes. Despite these complications, Springer insisted rescue efforts continue, even after many Autobots were destroyed in the attempt. Finally, [[Trailbreaker (G1)|Trailbreaker]] arrived as a defensive specialist, and used his force field to block the radiation and get Kup to recognize him. Kup was brought in for repairs, and Springer returned to the Wreckers. {{storylink|Spotlight: Kup}}

Later, Springer, along with Autobots across the galaxy, watched an Autobot news report heralding the miraculous return of [[Blaster (G1)|Blaster]]. {{storylink|Spotlight: Blaster}}

Springer and the Wreckers were called in once again to battle Thunderwing when he was found guarding a cave on planet [[Corata-Vaz]]. {{storylink|Spotlight: Cyclonus}} They didn't have much luck. {{storylink|Spotlight: Hardhead}}

[[Image:AHM15_SpringerpunchesProwl.jpg|thumb|left|200px|Why should [[Ironhide (G1)|Ironhide]] get [[All Hail Megatron issue 4|all the fun?]]]]
Springer was making regular trips to the ''[[Ark-17]]'' to check up on Kup, but one day found that the old warrior had been transferred to the [[Kimia Facility]] without his knowledge. Filled with rage, Springer traveled to the facility and delivered an uppercut to [[Prowl (G1)|Prowl]]'s chin, only to learn that Kup had been fully repaired using [[Pretender]] technology. While he was skeptic at first, Springer's spirits were soon lifted when he got to meet the rejuvenated Kup. {{storylink|All Hail Megatron issue 15|Everything in Its Right Place}}

Led by Kup, Springer later helped rescue a number of Wreckers who had been captured by the Decepticon [[Turmoil]]. Following this mission, Springer and his fellow Wrecker [[Roadbuster]] joined Kup's personal strike force onboard the starship ''[[Trion]]''. He argued against letting [[Drift (G1)|Drift]] into the team, but Kup felt that everyone deserves a second chance. {{storylink|Spotlight: Drift}} Shortly afterwards, the team caught a distress call from [[Hot Rod (G1)|Hot Rod]], who was being chased by Decepticons. Kup's team went to his aid, but unfortunately their opponent was the abominable [[Monstructor (G1)|Monstructor]], who melted Springer's rotor blades with acid. Eventually, the giant was toppled by [[Perceptor (G1)|Perceptor]]'s new sniping skills. {{storylink|All Hail Megatron issue 15|Lost & Found}}

While chasing the Decepticon cruiser ''[[Torment]]'', the ''Trion'' was lured into a trap and shot down above the planet Cybertron. The crew was "bonded" with the ship at the time, and Springer refused to disconnect from the doomed vessel as he attempted to steer it into a crash landing. He succeeded, and later met with another Autobot unit that had also ended up on the abandoned planet. Kup's team decided to show the others how badass they were, a showcase which ended with Springer being wrestled to the floor by [[Jazz (G1)|Jazz]] and his weapon being used to hold Kup at gunpoint. {{storylink|All Hail Megatron issue 5}} After this little show of force, the two groups teamed up to fight off the [[Insecticon swarm]] that was inhabiting the planet along with them. {{storylink|All Hail Megatron issue 6}}

When the Autobots relocated to another base, Springer participated in the caravan in his ground vehicle mode. {{storylink|All Hail Megatron issue 7}} At the new base, Springer helped set up a large defensive cannon to use against the incoming swarm. {{storylink|All Hail Megatron issue 9}} Despite Springer's best use of fisticuffs, the Autobots were overrun by the thousands of Insecticons, and only saved by the intervention of [[Omega Supreme (G1)|Omega Supreme]]. {{storylink|All Hail Megatron issue 10}} Omega took everyone to [[New York City]] on [[Earth]], where Megatron and his forces were located. During the great battle, Springer shoved his knee hard in [[Viewfinder]]'s abdomen. {{storylink|All Hail Megatron issue 11}}

A year later Springer began recruiting to build up the Wreckers. On [[Ultra Magnus (G1)|Ultra Magnus]]'s ship he introduced himself to the new team members: [[Rotorstorm]], [[Ironfist]], [[Pyro]], and [[Guzzle]]. He told them that their first mission was to clean up [[Garrus-9]] and warned them that their first day as a Wrecker could be their last. When Ironfist fainted, Springer felt he needed to keep an eye on him. Afterward he spoke with [[Kup (G1)|Kup]] and shared thoughts about Impactor until Ultra Magnus called for him to return to the bridge. He arrived just in time to see a Decepticon starship explode, revealing the former Wrecker. {{storylink|Last Stand of the Wreckers issue 1|Last Stand of the Wreckers #1}}

Once Impactor was aboard, Springer asked him how he got out of Garrus-9. After hearing Impactor's tale of escape, Springer finally felt the mission was interesting. He then shared words with Impactor about the incident on [[Pova]]. Impactor stormed out, but Springer still felt it would be a good idea to use him on the team. Ultra Magnus then relayed something that Prowl wanted done, but only revealed the name: [[Aequitas]].

While nearing Garrus-9 orbit, Springer assisted Ultra Magnus with the mission briefing. He outlined the mission, dividing them into two teams to penetrate the [[lattice forcefield]] via [[drop pod]]s. He took control of one of the pods before relaying control over to Rotorstorm for a simultaneous hit against the forcefield. Once through the pod came under instand attack, but Springer managed a crash landing. {{storylink|Last Stand of the Wreckers issue 2|Last Stand of the Wreckers #2}}

Upon planetfall, Springer's team ran from an oncoming horde of Decepticons. He took a look at [[Twin Twist]]'s wounds while Guzzle, Kup, and Impactor held off the Decepticons. Springer ordered Guzzle into tank mode to bring down the ceiling, granting them an moment's reprieve. He then sent Kup and Guzzle to get backup while Twin Twist drilled through the floor. He drilled into an open area, but was saved by Springer, who jumped through and quickly transformed into helicoptor mode. On the ground they found they demolished remains of [[Kick-Off (G1)|Kick-Off]], but Twin Twist warned them that they had just set of a defense mechanism. Springer attempted to escape but was zapped unconscious, ending up in [[Stalker (G1)|Stalker]]'s Spark Extinction Chamber. {{storylink|Last Stand of the Wreckers issue 3|Last Stand of the Wreckers #3}}

[[Image:LastStandoftheWreckers5 faceshot.jpg|thumb|right|200px||Give me your face!]]
Springer came to after a torturing round from Stalker and began arguing with Impactor about why Impactor was imprisoned on Garrus-9. They were interrupted by the re-emergence of Stalker. After Twin Twist died as a result of [[Topspin (G1)|Topspin]]'s sacrifice, Stalker was about to move onto the others when help arrived. Kup sprang Springer, who brought a quick end to Stalker with the torturer's own [[endoscopic claw]]. They didn't rest long, as [[Overlord (Masterforce)|Overlord]] blasted through the wall after being radioed by Stalker. The large Decepticon simply asked if the Wreckers were ready, with Springer replying affirmative. {{storylink|Last Stand of the Wreckers issue 4|Last Stand of the Wreckers #4}}

==Commercial appearances==
* Springer featured in his own 1986 [[commercial]] alongside [[Wreck-Gar (G1)|Wreck-Gar]]. In an animation sequence narrated by Optimus Prime and loosely based on the events of ''[[The Transformers: The Movie]]'', Springer's shuttle is shot down over the planet of Junk, where he does battle with an aggressive Wreck-Gar (introduced by Megatron). Prime describes him as "the toughest of the Autobot [[Triple Changer]]s."

==Toys==
===Generation 1===
[[Image:SpringerG1Toy.JPG|right|150px|thumb|Three totally different modes]]
*'''Springer''' (1986/1991)
**''Japanese ID number:'' '''C-84'''
**''Accessories'': "Light saber" rotor blade, "laser" rifle

: Springer was one of three Autobot Triple Changers. He transforms from a robot to a futuristic armored car to a helicopter that doesn't look terribly different from the car. In robot mode, his articulation is limited entirely to his arms. His copter rotor blades snap together to form a sword.

:Very early releases of Springer had a [[die-cast]] metal chestplate which was then changed to plastic in subsequent releases. When he was released in the European [[Classics (Europe)|Classics]] line in 1991, he retained the plastic chest.
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===Timelines===
*'''Springer''' (Deluxe, 2007)
**''Accessories'': Sword, Cybertron-planet Autobot Cyber Key

[[Image:Springerbotcontoy.jpg|right|300px|thumb|Suffers from vestigial JaAm cravings.]]

:Sold together in a bag with [[Huffer (G1)|Huffer]] and their instructions, keys and bio cards, Springer is a ''Classics''-themed [[BotCon 2007]] attendee exclusive. A paint-heavy [[redeco]] of the [[Hot Shot (Armada)|Cybertron Defense Hot Shot]] toy using green and grey as the base colors, Springer transforms into a modified [[Wikipedia:M1117 Armored Security Vehicle|M1117 Guardian Armored Security Vehicle]]. When Springer's [[Cyber Planet Key]] is inserted into the back of the turret, the two gun barrels open up into dual (non-firing) missile launchers. Compartments on his shoulders and his thighs can also open up to reveal additional missile launchers. He also comes with a dagger that stows between his legs in vehicle mode; when he's in robot mode, the dagger can be hand-held, pegged into the front of his fist, or stored in a sheath on his leg.

:Springer is assembled differently from the other uses of this mold. The panels covering the missile racks on each shoulder are swapped.

:The mold was later used as ''[[Universe (2008 toyline)|Universe]]'' [[Roadbuster]] in the Target-exclusive Autobot Ambush Comic 2-Pack.

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===Universe (2008)===
====War Within Series====
*'''Battle Beneath the Streets''' (Voyager-Deluxe Comic 2-Pack, 2008)
**''Accessories:'' Two missiles, Cyber Planet Key

[[Image:Universe2008 Springer comicpack toy.jpg|right|300px|thumb|Whatever happened to the whole Triple Changer angle...?]]
: A Target-exclusive redeco of ''Cybertron'' [[Evac (Cybertron)|Evac]], Springer transforms into a Eurocopter Dauphin rescue helicopter. His rotor blades spin using a geared push-button, which becomes a spinning-blade weapon mounted on his robot mode's left arm. He has an adjustable tow-hook on a string, which retracts with the push of a button: this gimmick ends up on his right robot-mode arm. Inserting a Cyber Planet Key into his back end (backpack in robot mode) swings around a pair of spring-loaded missile launchers. He was available only with [[Ratbat (G1)|Ratbat]].

: This mold was also used to make [[Universe (2008 toyline)|''Universe'']] [[Blades (G1)|Blades]].

: Packaging Springer with Ratbat is an [[homage]] to their rivalry in ''[[War Within: The Dark Ages|The Dark Ages]]''. Likewise, Springer's deco is directly inspired by his color layout in ''The Dark Ages'', down to the blue "cockpit" painted on his chest, and that he does not have three modes (yet). This connection is further enhanced by having Ratbat possess a humanoid robot mode and jet-like altmode. See [[#Dreamwave_comics_continuity|above]].

: In its first release in Canada, the set did not include a comic (in spite of the ''INCLUDES COMIC!'' marking on the package), and in the US, the set included the ''wrong'' comic. The right comic was to be ''[[War Within: The Dark Ages|The War Within: The Dark Ages]]'' issue "[[Escalation (Dreamwave)|Escalation]]". The comic that was included was a reprint of "[[Target: 2006]] parts 5 & 6".

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==Trivia==
* The Hasbro design team chose the [[Evac (Cybertron)| Evac]] mold for Universe Springer, because the BotCon 2007 version already had the ground vehicle [[alternate mode]] of the original covered, and they wanted to give some attention to the original's helicopter mode.
* Fun Publications' [[Jesse Wittenrich]] used an unwanted [[Universe (2008 toyline)|Universe (2008)]] Springer to come up with [[Megatron (SG)|Shattered Glass Galvatron]].
* Springer's name comes from his ability to jump good. Jump real good. As you'd expect from someone who has a flying alt-mode, it's not an ability he uses much.

==References==
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==External links==
*[http://www.tfu.info/1986/Autobot/Springer/springer.htm Springer at TFU.info]

*[http://www.ntfa.net/universe/english/index.php?act=view&char=Springer Springer's Universe profile at NTFA.net]

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Springer (G1)

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

[[Image:Springer-decipherthedecepticon.jpg|right|300px|thumb|One of these days, Alice... POW!!!]]
'''Springer''' is the archetypical action hero: great in a fight, unselfconsciously brave, confident, and always ready with a dead-pan sarcastic quip to lighten the moment. Someone you can depend on to ride in, save the day and be smug about it.

Springer prefers fighting solo (''Ha!'') and lending a hand to friends where he can. Though his easy self-confidence is one of his most notable features, actually being responsible for others weighs heavily upon his otherwise jocular personality. Nonetheless, Springer ascended to lead the [[Wrecker]]s in many continuities. He has twice been named as [[Hot Rod (G1)|Rodimus Prime's]] successor to take the [[Matrix of Leadership]] and lead the Autobots, though neither one actually came to pass.

Springer combines the thrusting power of his legs with his retro thrusters to move rapidly through the battlefield, leaping tall structures in a single bound. Although he is quite speedy, he is not faster than a speeding bullet.

{{quote|I've got better things to do tonight than die.|Springer in the defense of [[Autobot City]]|''[[The Transformers: The Movie]]''}}

:''Italian name'': '''Bora'''
:''French-Canadian name'': '''Ricochet'''
:''Japanese name'': '''Sprang''' or '''Sprung'''<ref>Both are acceptable transliterations.</ref>(スプラング ''Supurangu'')
:''Hungarian name'': '''Szökkenő''' (exact translation)

== Fiction ==
===Cartoon continuity===
:''Voice actor:'' [[Neil Ross]] (English), [[Kenyū Horiuchi]] (Japanese), [[Willi Röbke]] (German), [[Frank Muth]] (German, ''The Transformers: The Movie'')

[[Image:Springerarceecmonwoman.jpg|left|200px|thumb|C'mon, woman!]]
Springer was among the first Autobots to leap into the [[Battle of Autobot City]] in 2005. He helped [[Arcee (G1)|Arcee]] transform the city into its heavily-armed, armored fortress configuration, and later used an oversized piece of artillery to bombard [[Devastator (G1)|Devastator]].

When [[Unicron]] made his existence known to the Autobots by destroying two of [[Cybertron (planet)|Cybertron's]] moons, Springer was among those who left Earth aboard a shuttle to stop the Chaos-Bringer somehow. The ship Springer was aboard crashlanded on the planet [[Junkion (planet)|Junk]], where a battle erupted between the Autobots and the native [[Junkion (species)|Junkions]], during which Springer dueled with the Junkion chieftain, [[Wreck-Gar (G1)|Wreck-Gar]].

After arriving at Cybertron, Springer and the other Autobots wound up inside Unicron himself, where they desperately fought off Unicron's internal defenses. Luckily, just as one of the defensive claws was about to crush him, Hot Rod opened the Matrix of Leadership, destroying Unicron and becoming Rodimus Prime. Springer and the rest escaped the monster by driving out through its eye and into space. {{storylink|The Transformers: The Movie}}

[[Image:Springerfivefacescopter.jpg|right|250px|thumb|The physics of this makes no sense.]]

A year later, Springer attended the first [[Galactic Olympics]] alongside his fellow Autobots. Unfortunately, the festivities were interrupted by an [[Skuxxoid|alien mercenary]] who turned the Olympic torch into a giant flash/smoke grenade, and then a battalion of [[Sharkticon (G1)|Sharkticons]] attacked. Springer was able to douse the torch from the air, but by then, the attackers had already fled, having captured [[Ultra Magnus (G1)|Ultra Magnus]], [[Kup (G1)|Kup]] and [[Spike Witwicky (G1)|Spike Witwicky]]. Springer immediately volunteered to track the escaped alien saboteur, and was joined by Arcee. They followed their quarry to his strange base ship, an asteroid-like spacecraft referred to as a "Rockeroid". The mercenary fled after misleading his pursuers into believing that the Decepticons were behind the attack, and Springer was fortunately able to pilot his ship (barely). {{storylink|Five Faces of Darkness, Part 1}}

Springer flew the Rockeroid to the distant planet [[Chaar]], where he arrived just in time to save Rodimus Prime and [[Grimlock (G1)|Grimlock]] from being beaten to scrap by a mob of Decepticons. Later, a badly-damaged Rodimus prepared to pass the Matrix on to Springer in anticipation of his imminent demise. Fortunately, the Autobot leader did not die, but rather experienced the Cybertronian equivalent of a near-death experience, wherein his [[Spark|"life force"]] left his body to embark on a very trippy (and poorly animated) journey into the Matrix itself. Immediately afterwards, Springer participated in a daring rescue mission to save Ultra Magnus and the others from the [[Quintesson]]s, only for the groups' ship to get caught in the explosion of [[Quintessa]]. {{storylink|Five Faces of Darkness, Part 2}}

Before long, they all wound up on [[Goo|Goo#8379B]], where Springer was disassembled by the planet's mobile garbage disposal unit. {{storylink|Five Faces of Darkness, Part 3}} Fortunately, he was rebuilt and restored to life by the Junkions. As Rodimus contemplated the mysteries of the Quintessons, Springer advised the others to leave him alone, give him some room to think, and trust him not to do anything rash. When he found that Rodimus had scrambled his own circuitry to enter the Matrix, Springer expressed his disapproval to his commanding officer in a calm and respectful manner. {{storylink|Five Faces of Darkness, Part 4}}

{{quote|Are you CRAZY?! Why'd you short-circuit yourself?! Get up, you... you moron!|Springer}}

Springer and the others returned to Cybertron in time to defend against a major Decepticon offensive. {{storylink|Five Faces of Darkness, Part 5}}

Sometime later, Springer, [[Perceptor (G1)|Perceptor]], Grimlock and [[Skydive (G1 Aerialbot)|Skydive]] were on-hand when [[Optimus Prime (G1)|Optimus Prime]] miraculously returned from the dead, telling tales of how Rodimus, Arcee and an Autobot shuttle crew gave their lives against the Quintessons so that he could escape, and return to Cybertron. Springer eagerly jumped on the bandwagon to follow Optimus and the entire Autobot fleet to hunt down the Quintessons and avenge Arcee and his friends. ''Especially'' Arcee. He was on-board the flagship when Rodimus and the others, alive and well, intercepted the fleet and stopped the Quintesson trap from being sprung. {{storylink|Dark Awakening}}

When a strange unidentified ship entered Cybertronian air space, Rodimus Prime sent [[Blurr (G1)|Blurr]] and Springer out to rescue the occupant before he crash-landed. Inside, they found the long-lost Autobot Triple Changer known as [[Sandstorm (G1)|Sandstorm]], who now lived on a peaceful planet called [[Paradron]] which had just been invaded by the Decepticons. As the Autobots returned to Paradron to overthrow the Decepticon oppressors, Springer teamed up with Rodimus and Sandstorm to free the captive Paradronians. {{storylink|Fight or Flee}}

[[Image:NightmarePlanetSteed.jpg|left|200px|thumb|For Narnia!]]

Springer and Ultra Magnus picked up an electromagnetic disturbance in a remote region of Cybertron, and drove out with Rodimus Prime to investigate. They were ambushed by a [[Predacon (G1)|Predacon]] assassination squad, but ''all'' the Transformers were ambushed again by the Quintessons' latest toy: a device which turned the nightmarish dreams of [[Daniel Witwicky (G1)|Daniel Witwicky]] into physical reality. Springer and the Predacon commander [[Razorclaw (G1)|Razorclaw]] were kidnapped by a massive [[dragon]] and flown off to an isolated castle. Tossed into the dungeon, Springer and Razorclaw met a [[Damsel in Distress]] being held captive by the dragon. Going with the flow, Springer took up her quest to defeat the dragon and return the Damsel to her father. Knight Springer and his faithful steed Razorclaw (the imaginary Damsel had promised him imaginary gold to satisfy his imaginary greed) escaped the dungeon and took up the search for the "magic lance" necessary to kill the dragon. Riding into battle atop the Predacon's back, Springer plunged the lance into the dragon's chest and then followed the yellow brick road back to his friends. {{storylink|Nightmare Planet}}

While on monitor duty on Cybertron, Springer and Blurr caught sight of [[Astrotrain (G1)|Astrotrain]] on what appeared to be an attack vector. After the [[Protectobot (G1)|Protectobots]] shot him down, the Autobots learned his "assault" was just the latest in a series of recent events involving [[Scourge (G1)|Scourge]] and [[Starscream (G1)|Starscream's ghost]], who had stolen the eyes of [[Metroplex (G1)|Metroplex]] and [[Trypticon (G1)|Trypticon]] for Unicron. Springer joined Ultra Magnus and the Protectobots on a spy mission to Unicron's head in order to investigate further, but they were violently repulsed by the Planet-Eater's internal defenses. Things got even more complicated once Scourge turned on his "partners" and reported to the Autobots that Unicron planned to use Trypticon's transforming cog to connect himself to Cybertron, and convert the entire planet into his new body. Luckily, Springer and the others were able to <s>casually chuck</s> plant energon explosives at the base of Unicron's head as he touched down, blasting him back out into space before he could connect with the planet. {{storylink|Ghost in the Machine}}

On a geological survey to uncover [[isodrite]] for their weaponry, Springer and the Autobots were attacked by [[Galvatron (G1)|Galvatron's]] forces, seeking the mineral for their own purposes. Luckily, Galvatron beat up most of his own troops for them, giving the Autobots a chance to depart. {{storylink|Webworld}}

[[Image:VampireDepth.jpg|right|250px|thumb|Coooookiiiieeees.]]

When Perceptor finished construction of a new experimental power core for Cybertron, Springer used his helicopter mode to lower the core into place. Naturally, the Decepticons attempted to acquire the power core for themselves, but were led astray by their Quintesson "allies" who instead directed them towards the [[Hibernation Chamber]] of the [[Trans-Organic]]s. Springer and the other Autobots caught up with the 'Cons just in time to find them in pitched battle with the unleashed Trans-Organics, including the massive and monstrous power-sapping [[Dweller]]. The Dweller drained the energy from its victims on contact, then placed them inside incubation tubes on its back. [[Wreck-Gar (G1)|Wreck-Gar]] and three [[Sweep]]s were among its first victims. Springer valiantly scaled the creature and tore open its rear casing to free his friend and renew his series for another season. No good deed goes unpunished, though, for the creature had transformed Wreck-Gar into a vampiric extension of itself, an undead robot who drained energy from others to feed it back into the Dweller itself. Springer became a victim of the very robot he tried to save. Luckily, Perceptor was able to concoct a method of correcting their power imbalance, restoring Springer, Wreck-Gar and the other victims to normal. The Dweller was launched into space once it latched onto the power core, thanks to Perceptor's bizarre security measures which allowed him to jettison the entire unit with the pull of a lever. {{storylink|The Dweller in the Depths}}

[[Image:SpringerOnlyHuman.jpg|left|200px|thumb|Surprise, he's the green one!]]

Somewhere on Earth (it doesn't really matter where) a crime spree was raging, and the Autobots were called in to help. Springer lent his helicopter mode to rescue civilians trapped in burning buildings during a series of bombings. Springer, Arcee, Ultra Magnus and Rodimus Prime were called in by an anonymous tip that would be their "big break in the case." Springer laughed off the police chief when he suggested it might be a dangerous trap, but he stopped laughing when [[Victor Drath]] and "[[Cobra Commander|Old Snake]]" captured the Autobots inside of a minute. Not one to waste resources, Drath eliminated his enemies and developed powerful new weapons at the same time by converting the four Autobots' mental essence into synthetic organic forms. He ordered the organic material destroyed but, surprisingly, it seemed to form itself into four genuinely human bodies for the Autobots. Springer and the "Autobots" escaped Drath's thugs in the scrapyard where they were being disposed of, and sought cover in a nearby shed. In the sort of plot contrivance not revived until ''Mighty Morphin' Power Rangers'' years later, the Autobots found four matching jumpsuits inside, each perfectly replicating their individual color schemes. As a human, Springer faced some tough lessons, like shaving and dealing with sidewalk preachers.

After finding Drath's men test-driving the Autobots' now-inanimate bodies in the city, Springer ingratiated himself with the gang due to his ability to "pilot" the Autobot like a pro. The gang was set to infiltrate Autobot City inside their robot drones and then detonate Metroplex from the inside-out. After learning the plan, Springer carjacked himself (rescuing the captured Ultra Magnus in the process) and then flew to intercept the other Autobots before they reached Autobot City. Desperate to keep the Autobots from innocently letting their "friends" inside, Springer opened fire on Autobot City himself in order to force the Autobots to raise their defenses before the explosive-laden vehicles got too close. He succeeded in getting himself shot out of the sky, but at least Metroplex was put on alert and the bombing of Autobot City was stopped. Perceptor whipped up a reversal-transference doodad, and Springer and the others were returned to their rightful bodies. {{storylink|Only Human}}

After Galvatron's goons sabotaged the master power generator on Cybertron with [[anti-electron]]s, the Autobots began experiencing system irregularities. In Springer's case, he was attempted to fly [[Sky Lynx (G1)|Sky Lynx]] to the repair bay when he transformed in mid-air and crashed instead. The problem was eventually corrected, but surely Springer missed out on a good opportunity to tease Sky Lynx about tarnishing his "oh so perfect" flight record. {{storylink|Grimlock's New Brain}}

[[Image:CotP-BlasterEject.jpg|right|200px|thumb|Blaster, please, this isn't the time for this!]]

On a barren planetoid, Springer was fighting alongside Rodimus Prime, Ultra Magnus and [[Blaster (G1)|Blaster]] against the Decepticons. They were pinned down in the trenches, waiting for "[[Sky Lynx (G1)|Commander Modesty]]" to arrive and lend some air support. Once he arrived, though, Sky Lynx and the other "[[primitive]]s" on both sides were called into space by a signal only they could hear. Before either side could fully comprehend what had happened, a massive energy creature known as [[Tornedron]] arrived, draining them dry of their energy. Luckily, Grimlock and the primitives eventually managed to save the universe and undo the power loss suffered by Springer and the others. {{storylink|Call of the Primitives}}

During a skirmish in [[Japan]], Springer was present when Rodimus temporarily reverted back to Hot Rod. He and the other Autobots held off an attack by the Decepticons when Scourge briefly took control of them and the Matrix of Leadership. {{storylink|The Burden Hardest to Bear}}

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====''The Headmasters'' cartoon====
Alongside [[Sandstorm (G1)|Sandstorm]] and [[Broadside (G1)|Broadside]], Springer was sent from [[Athenia]] to Cybertron in order to defend against a major Decepticon assault. {{storylink|Four Warriors Come out of the Sky}} The Triple Changers then travelled to Earth, where they helped [[Blaster (G1)|Twincast]] sneak into [[Trypticon (G1)|Trypticon]] by keeping their Decepticon counterparts busy with a dogfight. {{storylink|The Great Cassette Operation}}

=== Marvel Comics continuity ===
====Generation 1====
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[[Image:Triplechangerstarget2006.jpg|left|200px|thumb|This trinity's going to war!]]
''Springer was a member of the Wreckers commando squad, originally meant (with the other Triple Changers) to substitute for [[Ultra Magnus (G1)|Ultra Magnus]] in [[Operation: Volcano]], and could 'spring' forwards really far. He first met the squad leader [[Impactor]] by beating him up while pretending to be a Decepticon, [[Emirate Xaaron]] feeling this would be the best way to sell Springer's skills to Impactor. {{storylink|Target: 2006}} It appears to have made an impact, as when Impactor died it was discovered he had named Springer as his successor.''

''He felt unworthy of the role and suffered from worries that he couldn't handle it, worries made worse when [[Kalis]] was overrun by the undead, the Wreckers were captured, and Springer had to face Impactor's zombie! Unable to blast his old comrade, Springer instead succeeded in getting Impactor's mind to resurface, allowing him to carry on to meet up with Ultra Magnus' team. {{storylink|Legion of the Lost!}} Alongside a host of allies, Springer helped end the zombie threat. {{storylink|Meltdown!}}''

[[Image:Uk203 cover detail.jpg|right|200px|thumb|"See Springer, that's the difference between you and me. Forward thinking—careful planning— organisation. That's why I sleep in the arms of a beautiful woman, while you lie in your bedsit with [[Kiss Players|''cheap porn'']]."]]
''That done, it was time for the main mission: Take the Wreckers to Earth to face [[Galvatron (G1)|Galvatron]]. Unfortunately, by accident they found themselves sent by the [[Space bridge|Space Bridge]] to a human city, and the fight against Galvatron began causing major destruction and endangerment of human life. Springer quickly decided to take the fight out of the city, pretending he'd captured Galvatron's time-jump device and leading Scourge and Cyclonus away from the humans. Springer led the Wreckers back to Cybertron with the intent of returning for Galvatron later. {{storylink|Wrecking Havoc}} Unfortunately, that "later" was the Time Wars. Even with the support of the Decepticon [[Mayhem Attack Squad]], the Wreckers were massacred, with Springer's order to retreat and fight a running battle doing nothing to stop the slaughter. However, Springer's heroism impressed Mayhem leader [[Carnivac (G1)|Carnivac]] so much he disobeyed his orders to kill the surviving Autobots; the two also saved each other's life during the battle. {{storylink|Time Wars}}''

''Left stranded on Earth, Springer and the other Time Wars survivors decided to band together as the eponymous [[Survivors]] after a proposal from Carnivac. Springer was originally reluctant but soon became the leader of that group too. {{storylink|Survivors!}} Carnivac eventually chafed under his leadership, whacked Springer one, and then left—right when the new Mayhems were arriving to kill him! {{storylink|Way of the Warrior}} Springer was convinced by the others to go to Carnivac's aid, but while Carnivac was saved, [[Catilla]] was killed. {{storylink|A Savage Place!}}''

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=====Earthforce=====
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[[Image:Wolf in the Fold Springer.jpg|left|150px|thumb|Grrrrr. >:( ]]''Springer wanted to wait for the Mayhem Attack Squad to make the first mistake before seeking vengeance for Catilla, but Carnivac couldn't wait. He set off on his own to enact his revenge. Without time to formulate a decent plan, Springer realized the Survivors would need raw numbers to defeat the Mayhems, and that meant dealing with [[Grimlock (G1)|Grimlock]] and [[Earthforce]]. Asking for help to save a Decepticon...Springer ruminated that Grimlock was likely to declare them all traitors on the spot. {{storylink|Wolf in the Fold!}} Still, they went to Earthforce, pledging the Survivors' allegiance in return for them helping rescue Carnivac. They were successful, and half the Mayhems were captured while the other half died at Carnivac's hands. {{storylink|Where Wolf?}} Soon thereafter, Springer led his men against [[Starscream (G1)|Starscream]], protecting a human oil tanker in the [[Gulf of Mexico]]. {{storylink|Divide and Conquer!}}''

=====Marvel UK future timelines=====
[[Image:Peace Rodimus Springer.jpg|right|200px|thumb|Springimus Prime?]]''In 2008, Springer was briefly seen among a massive melee between the Autobots and Decepticons on Cybertron. {{storylink|The Legacy of Unicron!}}''

''In one future, set in the year 2510, the war with the Decepticons finally came to a conclusion. Springer led his Wreckers into battle in Cybertron's northern hemisphere, wiping out the last of the remaining Decepticon warriors. When [[Hot Rod (G1)|Rodimus Prime]] officially declared the war over, he decided to nominate Springer to carry on the [[Matrix of Leadership|Matrix]] for him. Tragically, however, things wouldn't be that simple. A deep-cover Decepticon named [[Triton]] stirred up trouble at the meeting by declaring Ultra Magnus a better choice for the new Autobot leader. His antics led to a brawl between Springer's Wreckers and the [[Technobot (G1)|Technobot]]s, who favored Ultra Magnus. Although Triton was killed in the fight, it was too late: the war began again, this time with Autobot vs. Autobot. {{storylink|Peace}}''

=====Another Time and Place=====
When Grimlock and the [[Dinobot (G1)|Dinobots]] rushed off half-cocked searching for a cure for [[Nucleon]] on [[Hydrus Four]], it was up to the Autobots to bail them out of trouble when they were caught by the Decepticons. Working with a small group (including [[Prowl (G1)|Prowl]], [[Nightbeat (G1)|Nightbeat]], [[Ironhide (G1)|Ironhide]] and [[Blaster (G1)|Blaster]]), Springer caught the Decepticon [[Fangry]] alone and pulled him into the sea. Before he could fight back, Springer used a thermal knife to amputate both of his arms, leaving the [[Headmaster (technology)|Headmaster]] helpless against his Autobot attackers.

Cold, Springer. Awesome, but cold. {{storylink|Another Time and Place}}

====Generation 2====
[[Image:Springerg2.jpg|left|200px|thumb|Hey, Marvel US, it's me!]]
When the [[Cybertronian (faction)|Cybertronian Empire]] ambushed the [[Autobot]]s on the planet [[Ethos]], Springer was in charge of a squad consisting of former [[Wrecker]]s buddies [[Inferno (G1)|Inferno]] and [[Broadside (G1)|Broadside]], Inferno's buddy [[Smokescreen (G1)|Smokescreen]], and [[Ironhide (G1)|Ironhide]]. Although Springer warned his squad to stay close together, Smokescreen broke formation, resulting in his death and the injuring of Ironhide. Smokescreen's death caused Inferno to lose his temper, and he subsequently also died despite Springer's warnings. {{storylink|Escalation!}}

Springer later helped lay [[Sky Sniper]] mines on Earth, in preparation for a final stand against the coming of the [[Swarm (G2)|Swarm]]. {{storylink|A Rage in Heaven!}}

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====''Classics''====
{{note|The ''[[Classics (2006)|Classics]]'' story takes place in a post-Marvel Generation 1 comics universe where the UK Marvel Comics and the [[Generation 2 (Marvel Comics)|Generation 2 mini-series]] did not happen, thus negating all of Springer's previous appearances in comic continuity. For all effects and purposes he gets a totally fresh start.}}
[[Image:Classics Ultramagnus Springer Grimlock comic.jpg|right|200px|thumb|Springer's the one who doesn't know how binoculars work. Well, one of them, anyway.]]
Springer seems to be much more of a loner, never having been part of the Wreckers, and having mainly worked alone against the Decepticons until after [[Bludgeon (G1)|Bludgeon's]] defeat on [[Klo]]. Fearing the end of the conflict that was so important to him, he was eager to sign on with Grimlock's crew.

Fifteen years after the Autobot/Decepticon war ended on Klo, Springer was head of security under Substitute Commander Ultra Magnus aboard the ''[[Graviton (Classics)|Graviton]]'' as it tracked [[Bug Bite (G1)|Bug Bite]] to Earth. Springer was looking forwards to seeing Grimlock again. Once on Earth, Springer and Ultra Magnus were spying on a meeting between the Decepticons that had followed Bludgeon and thos that had thrown their lot in with Starscream. After observing Mirage get captured and Bug Bite using modified [[Cerebro-shell|cerebro-shells]] to control some of the assembled Decepticons, they withdrew. Later using modified cerebro-shell jammers, Springer was part of the Autobot force that disrupted Bug Bite's meeting with Megatron. The disrupted meeting led to Decepticon firing on Decpeticon and in the chaos that followed, Springer disabled the Decepticon computers, allowing the raiding party to withdraw with a rescued Mirage.{{storylink|Games of Deception}}

[[Image:AtFightsEnd-OverkillDragstripAcidStorm.jpg|left|thumb|250px|And then there was a fight. We guess.]]

Later, [[Acid Storm]], [[Drag Strip]], and [[Overkill (G1)|Overkill]] were waiting on a dusty planet when Springer's rogue team of Autobots attempted to hunt them down. {{storylink|At Fight's End}}

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===Sticker Adventures===
[[Image:Springer botjp.jpg|left|150px|thumb|In the Special Edition, Wreck-Gar shoots first.]]
Springer was one of four Autobots working on mapping out the universe when their shuttle is hit by a meteor. Forced into an emergency landing on the [[Junkion (planet)|Junk Planet]], and are attacked by [[Junkion (species)|Junkion]]s until Hot Rod & Kup arrive to save their skidplates.{{storylink|Battle on the Junk Planet}}
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===''Universe: The Wreckers''===
Not long after the signing of the [[Pax Cybertronia]], Springer attempted (fruitlessly) to cheer up [[Arcee (G1)|Arcee]], who had become severely depressed following the death of her surrogate son and Headmaster companion [[Daniel Witwicky (G1)|Daniel Witwicky]]. Afterward, he and Hot Rod, now called simply "Rodimus", both checked out and later underwent the [[Maximal Upgrade]]. {{storylink|Departure}}

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===Dreamwave comics continuity===

[[Image:TWW Escalation Springer.jpg|thumb|right|200px|Spring-heeled jerk.]]After [[Optimus Prime (G1)|Optimus Prime]] disappeared along with [[Megatron (G1)|Megatron]] in a test of the [[space bridge]]{{storylink|Fragmentation}}, Springer broke off from the Autobot army and formed the Wreckers. Springer was leading the Wreckers into an investigation of the [[Tagan Heights]] Industrial Quadrant East, but they were discoved by [[Ratbat (G1)|Ratbat]], who unleashed [[Devastator (G1)|Devastator]] upon them. Springer, alongside his fellow Wreckers, attacked the Ultracon Combiner but ended up tangled in cabling. This gave Ratbat the chance to gloat at Springer. Once news of Devastator aligning with the [[Ultracon]]s reached [[Hot Spot (G1)|Hot Spot]] and the [[Protectobot (G1)|Protectobots]], they moved in to aid the Wreckers, combining into [[Defensor (G1)|Defensor]] and battling Devastator.{{storylink|Escalation (Dreamwave)|Escalation}}

Freed in the confusion, Springer leapt at Ratbat, screaming at the Ultracon leader for violating the [[Crisis Intervention Accord]]. The Combiner teams were downgraded from combat status and monitored for a reason. Ratbat mocks Springers newfound concern for treaties. Springer states that there's enough destructive potential in the Tagan Heights to knock Cybertron out of orbit, and an accident in the Combiner throwdown would light the fuse. A stray blast from Defensor in fact, did just that. Springer chastised the Protectobots for taking such a huge risk. The Protectobots vacated the area leaving Springer alone against the Ultracon Combiner. Fortunately, the individual Protectobots managed to overload and defeat Devastator, saving Springer.{{storylink|Devastation (Dreamwave)|Devastation}}

[[Image:DW Countdown to Extinction Springer.jpg|thumb|left|200px|]]Millions of years later, after the [[Great Shutdown]], Springer, together with Hot Rod and Blurr, spots a Decepticon shuttle emerging from [[transwarp]] over the [[Wastelands]] of Cybertron.{{storylink|Cold War}} Later still, Springer reports to Optimus Prime that the situation in [[Iacon]] has become worse and that the [[Guardian robot]]s have been reactivated. {{storylink|Passive Aggression}} Later, whilst fighting the Guardian robots outside of Shockwave's fortress, Springer sees the matrix fire a beam of light towards an [[Unicron|unknown entity]]{{storylink|countdown to Extinction (issue)|Countdown to Extinction}}

Later still, whilst Hot Rod and Kup are training, Springer take sthe opportunity to hang out with Arcee on Landing Patform A as they observe Prowl and his group of Autobots head back to Earth.{{storylink|Lost and Found (issue)|Lost and Found}}

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===Devil's Due ''G.I. Joe vs. the Transformers'' comics===
[[Image:ArtofWar3_Sandstorm_Springer.jpg|right|200px|thumb|Get to the Choppah!]]
Springer accompanied [[Sandstorm (G1)|Sandstorm]] in searching for a missing team of Autobots and [[G.I. Joe (team)|G.I. Joes]]. However, their radars were jammed by [[Serpent O.R.]], so their search was fruitless. {{storylink|The Art of War issue 3}}

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===IDW comics continuity===
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While battling [[Squadron X]] on [[Pova]], Springer and [[Impactor]] were stuck in a trench with the Decepticons bearing down them. Springer told Impactor to shoot through his midsection, giving them the element of surprise. With that tactic, the Wreckers were able to take Squadron X into custody. The Decepticons came loose, and Spinger stayed back, injured, while the Wreckers disposed of Squadron X permenantly, or so the story goes. {{storylink|Last Stand of the Wreckers issue 4|Last Stand of the Wreckers #4}}

[[Image:Stormbringer2 Springer.jpg|left|350px|thumb|The Wreckers don't half go on about that, do they?]]

On the planet [[Varas Centralus]], Springer was coordinating the counter-offensive against a [[infiltration protocol|Phase Six Decepticon siege bunker]] when he got the call from Optimus Prime that [[Thunderwing (G1)|Thunderwing]] might be active again on Cybertron. Cutting off the battle, Springer brought his Wreckers back to the homeworld and joined Prime in assaulting [[Thunderhead Pass]], bringing down the cult of Thunderwing and its leader, [[Bludgeon (G1)|Bludgeon]]. After that, all they had to do was defeat the undefeatable Thunderwing himself. Thanks to the side effects of the [[Ultra-Energon]] powering the monster, and a little unexpected help from the Decepticon battleship ''[[Thanatos]]'', Springer and the others managed to do just that. {{storylink|Stormbringer (comics)|Stormbringer}}

[[Image:SpotlightKup Springersholograph.jpg|right|200px|thumb|Ebeneezer Kup!]]

Not long thereafter, Springer excused himself from actively leading the Wreckers when he heard his old mentor Kup had finally been found, after being MIA for some time. Rescue conditions were hardly ideal, however: the planet the old warhorse was stuck on was permeated with highly unstable energy crystals which produced massive amounts of debilitating radiation and a single spark might set off an explosive chain reaction that would destroy the planet. Kup, meanwhile, had somehow survived exposure to this environment, yet had gone over the brink of madness, attacking the Autobot teams that beamed down to retrieve him because their thick radiation armors made them appear monstrous to his eyes. Despite these complications, Springer insisted rescue efforts continue, even after many Autobots were destroyed in the attempt. Finally, [[Trailbreaker (G1)|Trailbreaker]] arrived as a defensive specialist, and used his force field to block the radiation and get Kup to recognize him. Kup was brought in for repairs, and Springer returned to the Wreckers. {{storylink|Spotlight: Kup}}

Later, Springer, along with Autobots across the galaxy, watched an Autobot news report heralding the miraculous return of [[Blaster (G1)|Blaster]]. {{storylink|Spotlight: Blaster}}

Springer and the Wreckers were called in once again to battle Thunderwing when he was found guarding a cave on planet [[Corata-Vaz]]. {{storylink|Spotlight: Cyclonus}} They didn't have much luck. {{storylink|Spotlight: Hardhead}}

[[Image:AHM15_SpringerpunchesProwl.jpg|thumb|left|200px|Why should [[Ironhide (G1)|Ironhide]] get [[All Hail Megatron issue 4|all the fun?]]]]
Springer was making regular trips to the ''[[Ark-17]]'' to check up on Kup, but one day found that the old warrior had been transferred to the [[Kimia Facility]] without his knowledge. Filled with rage, Springer traveled to the facility and delivered an uppercut to [[Prowl (G1)|Prowl]]'s chin, only to learn that Kup had been fully repaired using [[Pretender]] technology. While he was skeptic at first, Springer's spirits were soon lifted when he got to meet the rejuvenated Kup. {{storylink|All Hail Megatron issue 15|Everything in Its Right Place}}

Led by Kup, Springer later helped rescue a number of Wreckers who had been captured by the Decepticon [[Turmoil]]. Following this mission, Springer and his fellow Wrecker [[Roadbuster]] joined Kup's personal strike force onboard the starship ''[[Trion]]''. He argued against letting [[Drift (G1)|Drift]] into the team, but Kup felt that everyone deserves a second chance. {{storylink|Spotlight: Drift}} Shortly afterwards, the team caught a distress call from [[Hot Rod (G1)|Hot Rod]], who was being chased by Decepticons. Kup's team went to his aid, but unfortunately their opponent was the abominable [[Monstructor (G1)|Monstructor]], who melted Springer's rotor blades with acid. Eventually, the giant was toppled by [[Perceptor (G1)|Perceptor]]'s new sniping skills. {{storylink|All Hail Megatron issue 15|Lost & Found}}

While chasing the Decepticon cruiser ''[[Torment]]'', the ''Trion'' was lured into a trap and shot down above the planet Cybertron. The crew was "bonded" with the ship at the time, and Springer refused to disconnect from the doomed vessel as he attempted to steer it into a crash landing. He succeeded, and later met with another Autobot unit that had also ended up on the abandoned planet. Kup's team decided to show the others how badass they were, a showcase which ended with Springer being wrestled to the floor by [[Jazz (G1)|Jazz]] and his weapon being used to hold Kup at gunpoint. {{storylink|All Hail Megatron issue 5}} After this little show of force, the two groups teamed up to fight off the [[Insecticon swarm]] that was inhabiting the planet along with them. {{storylink|All Hail Megatron issue 6}}

When the Autobots relocated to another base, Springer participated in the caravan in his ground vehicle mode. {{storylink|All Hail Megatron issue 7}} At the new base, Springer helped set up a large defensive cannon to use against the incoming swarm. {{storylink|All Hail Megatron issue 9}} Despite Springer's best use of fisticuffs, the Autobots were overrun by the thousands of Insecticons, and only saved by the intervention of [[Omega Supreme (G1)|Omega Supreme]]. {{storylink|All Hail Megatron issue 10}} Omega took everyone to [[New York City]] on [[Earth]], where Megatron and his forces were located. During the great battle, Springer shoved his knee hard in [[Viewfinder]]'s abdomen. {{storylink|All Hail Megatron issue 11}}

A year later Springer began recruiting to build up the Wreckers. On [[Ultra Magnus (G1)|Ultra Magnus]]'s ship he introduced himself to the new team members: [[Rotorstorm]], [[Ironfist]], [[Pyro]], and [[Guzzle]]. He told them that their first mission was to clean up [[Garrus-9]] and warned them that their first day as a Wrecker could be their last. When Ironfist fainted, Springer felt he needed to keep an eye on him. Afterward he spoke with [[Kup (G1)|Kup]] and shared thoughts about Impactor until Ultra Magnus called for him to return to the bridge. He arrived just in time to see a Decepticon starship explode, revealing the former Wrecker. {{storylink|Last Stand of the Wreckers issue 1|Last Stand of the Wreckers #1}}

Once Impactor was aboard, Springer asked him how he got out of Garrus-9. After hearing Impactor's tale of escape, Springer finally felt the mission was interesting. He then shared words with Impactor about the incident on [[Pova]]. Impactor stormed out, but Springer still felt it would be a good idea to use him on the team. Ultra Magnus then relayed something that Prowl wanted done, but only revealed the name: [[Aequitas]].

While nearing Garrus-9 orbit, Springer assisted Ultra Magnus with the mission briefing. He outlined the mission, dividing them into two teams to penetrate the [[lattice forcefield]] via [[drop pod]]s. He took control of one of the pods before relaying control over to Rotorstorm for a simultaneous hit against the forcefield. Once through the pod came under instand attack, but Springer managed a crash landing. {{storylink|Last Stand of the Wreckers issue 2|Last Stand of the Wreckers #2}}

Upon planetfall, Springer's team ran from an oncoming horde of Decepticons. He took a look at [[Twin Twist]]'s wounds while Guzzle, Kup, and Impactor held off the Decepticons. Springer ordered Guzzle into tank mode to bring down the ceiling, granting them an moment's reprieve. He then sent Kup and Guzzle to get backup while Twin Twist drilled through the floor. He drilled into an open area, but was saved by Springer, who jumped through and quickly transformed into helicoptor mode. On the ground they found they demolished remains of [[Kick-Off (G1)|Kick-Off]], but Twin Twist warned them that they had just set of a defense mechanism. Springer attempted to escape but was zapped unconscious, ending up in [[Stalker (G1)|Stalker]]'s Spark Extinction Chamber. {{storylink|Last Stand of the Wreckers issue 3|Last Stand of the Wreckers #3}}

[[Image:LastStandoftheWreckers5 faceshot.jpg|right|300px|thumb|Give me your face!]]
Springer came to after a torturing round from Stalker and began arguing with Impactor about why Impactor was imprisoned on Garrus-9. They were interrupted by the re-emergence of Stalker. After Twin Twist died as a result of [[Topspin (G1)|Topspin]]'s sacrifice, Stalker was about to move onto the others when help arrived. Kup sprang Springer, who brought a quick end to Stalker with the torturer's own [[endoscopic claw]]. They didn't rest long, as [[Overlord (Masterforce)|Overlord]] blasted through the wall after being radioed by Stalker. The large Decepticon simply asked if the Wreckers were ready, with Springer replying affirmative. {{storylink|Last Stand of the Wreckers issue 4|Last Stand of the Wreckers #4}}

==Commercial appearances==
* Springer featured in his own 1986 [[commercial]] alongside [[Wreck-Gar (G1)|Wreck-Gar]]. In an animation sequence narrated by Optimus Prime and loosely based on the events of ''[[The Transformers: The Movie]]'', Springer's shuttle is shot down over the planet of Junk, where he does battle with an aggressive Wreck-Gar (introduced by Megatron). Prime describes him as "the toughest of the Autobot [[Triple Changer]]s."

==Toys==
===Generation 1===
[[Image:SpringerG1Toy.JPG|right|150px|thumb|Three totally different modes]]
*'''Springer''' (1986/1991)
**''Japanese ID number:'' '''C-84'''
**''Accessories'': "Light saber" rotor blade, "laser" rifle

: Springer was one of three Autobot Triple Changers. He transforms from a robot to a futuristic armored car to a helicopter that doesn't look terribly different from the car. In robot mode, his articulation is limited entirely to his arms. His copter rotor blades snap together to form a sword.

:Very early releases of Springer had a [[die-cast]] metal chestplate which was then changed to plastic in subsequent releases. When he was released in the European [[Classics (Europe)|Classics]] line in 1991, he retained the plastic chest.
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===Timelines===
*'''Springer''' (Deluxe, 2007)
**''Accessories'': Sword, Cybertron-planet Autobot Cyber Key

[[Image:Springerbotcontoy.jpg|right|300px|thumb|Suffers from vestigial JaAm cravings.]]

:Sold together in a bag with [[Huffer (G1)|Huffer]] and their instructions, keys and bio cards, Springer is a ''Classics''-themed [[BotCon 2007]] attendee exclusive. A paint-heavy [[redeco]] of the [[Hot Shot (Armada)|Cybertron Defense Hot Shot]] toy using green and grey as the base colors, Springer transforms into a modified [[Wikipedia:M1117 Armored Security Vehicle|M1117 Guardian Armored Security Vehicle]]. When Springer's [[Cyber Planet Key]] is inserted into the back of the turret, the two gun barrels open up into dual (non-firing) missile launchers. Compartments on his shoulders and his thighs can also open up to reveal additional missile launchers. He also comes with a dagger that stows between his legs in vehicle mode; when he's in robot mode, the dagger can be hand-held, pegged into the front of his fist, or stored in a sheath on his leg.

:Springer is assembled differently from the other uses of this mold. The panels covering the missile racks on each shoulder are swapped.

:The mold was later used as ''[[Universe (2008 toyline)|Universe]]'' [[Roadbuster]] in the Target-exclusive Autobot Ambush Comic 2-Pack.

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===Universe (2008)===
====War Within Series====
*'''Battle Beneath the Streets''' (Voyager-Deluxe Comic 2-Pack, 2008)
**''Accessories:'' Two missiles, Cyber Planet Key

[[Image:Universe2008 Springer comicpack toy.jpg|right|300px|thumb|Whatever happened to the whole Triple Changer angle...?]]
: A Target-exclusive redeco of ''Cybertron'' [[Evac (Cybertron)|Evac]], Springer transforms into a Eurocopter Dauphin rescue helicopter. His rotor blades spin using a geared push-button, which becomes a spinning-blade weapon mounted on his robot mode's left arm. He has an adjustable tow-hook on a string, which retracts with the push of a button: this gimmick ends up on his right robot-mode arm. Inserting a Cyber Planet Key into his back end (backpack in robot mode) swings around a pair of spring-loaded missile launchers. He was available only with [[Ratbat (G1)|Ratbat]].

: This mold was also used to make [[Universe (2008 toyline)|''Universe'']] [[Blades (G1)|Blades]].

: Packaging Springer with Ratbat is an [[homage]] to their rivalry in ''[[War Within: The Dark Ages|The Dark Ages]]''. Likewise, Springer's deco is directly inspired by his color layout in ''The Dark Ages'', down to the blue "cockpit" painted on his chest, and that he does not have three modes (yet). This connection is further enhanced by having Ratbat possess a humanoid robot mode and jet-like altmode. See [[#Dreamwave_comics_continuity|above]].

: In its first release in Canada, the set did not include a comic (in spite of the ''INCLUDES COMIC!'' marking on the package), and in the US, the set included the ''wrong'' comic. The right comic was to be ''[[War Within: The Dark Ages|The War Within: The Dark Ages]]'' issue "[[Escalation (Dreamwave)|Escalation]]". The comic that was included was a reprint of "[[Target: 2006]] parts 5 & 6".

{{-}}

==Trivia==
* The Hasbro design team chose the [[Evac (Cybertron)| Evac]] mold for Universe Springer, because the BotCon 2007 version already had the ground vehicle [[alternate mode]] of the original covered, and they wanted to give some attention to the original's helicopter mode.
* Fun Publications' [[Jesse Wittenrich]] used an unwanted [[Universe (2008 toyline)|Universe (2008)]] Springer to come up with [[Megatron (SG)|Shattered Glass Galvatron]].
* Springer's name comes from his ability to jump good. Jump real good. As you'd expect from someone who has a flying alt-mode, it's not an ability he uses much.

==References==
{{reflist}}

==External links==
*[http://www.tfu.info/1986/Autobot/Springer/springer.htm Springer at TFU.info]

*[http://www.ntfa.net/universe/english/index.php?act=view&char=Springer Springer's Universe profile at NTFA.net]

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The Iron Age

2010-05-17T09:28:20Z

Warpspeed Hellscream:

{{picsneeded|interiors}}
{{Comicstory|
|seriesissue=''[[The Transformers: Ironhide]]'' #1
|next=Ironhide issue 2
|image=Transformers Ironhide 1A.jpg
|caption=It's clobberin' time.
|publisher=[[IDW Publishing]]
|date= [[May 12]], [[2010]]
|coverdate=May 2010
|written by=[[Mike Costa]]
|art by=[[Casey Coller]]
|colors by=[[Joana Lafuente]]
|letters by=[[Chris Mowry]]
|editor=[[Andy Schmidt]]
|associate editor=[[Denton J. Tipton]]
|continuity=[[IDW Generation 1 continuity|IDW continuity]]
|chronology=[[IDW timeline|Current era (2010)]]
}}
'''Ironhide awakes up on Cybertron... better, but all alone!!'''

==Synopsis==

On present-day Cybertron, inside an abandoned Autobot headquarters building, a console monitor beeps...

''4 million years ago, Optimus Prime and a small team of Autobots are battling a squad of Decepticons carrying a small convoy of energon. Prime orders Blurr to disorganize the Decepticons by breaking through their ranks and force them to chase him. Windcharger wants to help too, but Prime tells him that he's not as fast as Blurr and orders him to stay and hold the line with Groove, then orders Prowl to hold the line as well. Prowl suggests that he can get to higher ground and pick them off if they go to the alleys. Prime orders Prowl to send Hound, but stay and command from the ground while Prime goes and flanks them alone. Prowl thinks it's suicide, but Prime warns him that if the convoy is delivered, then the city falls, something Prime won't let happen. Prowl suggests sending Silverbolt for an aerial strike, but a determined Prime tells him that he's going in.''

''Ducking into the alley, Optimus manages to avoid being sensed by Ravage, but is downed by a blast from Soundwave's concussion blaster. Soundwave then orders Rumble to tear Prime's optics out. However, before he realizes it, Soundwave notices a red Cybertronian truck run over Ravage and plow right into him. The truck them transforms and slugs Rumble so hard, he breaks half of his visor. Optimus, recognizing the Transformer as his friend Ironhide, asks what took him so long to save him; Ironhide replies with the retort that "slow and steady wins the race". Dragging the unconscious Soundwave, Ironhide asks Prime if he wasn't on planning to do something crazy like taking on the convoy by himself, to which Prime replies that Ironhide was running late, drawing a smile on his face.''

''Ramjet, leading the convoy, is annoyed that Megatron ordered him to guard the convoy on the ground rather that the air. Believing that Megatron has no vision, Ramjet starts thinking that he'll run Cybertron, but his knock down by the butt of Optimus Prime's laser gun. Prime tells the others that their "scout" needed to pay more attention, and that recruiting Decepticons with ambitious goals leads them to losing. Long Haul taunts Prime, asking if he's going to fight all of them. Prime instead says that they'll come quietly. When asked why, Prime says that his bodyguard is covering him with Soundwave's blaster, detonating the 75 tons of Energon they're carrying. Tankor calls Prime's bluff, thinking that Prime would kill himself stopping the Energon shipment and wasting four city blocks. Prime dares them to try, while Ironhide adjusts the blaster, laughing lightly...''

''Later, the Autobots celebrate their victory at their headquarters. Prowl is amazed that Ironhide help him, but is proud to call Optimus a "Prime", due to his inspiration to the Autobots. When asked if he intents to give a speech, Prime says that the speeches can wait tomorrow; for now, they want to celebrate. Optimus and Ironhide go outside and meet up with Kup, who starts the conversation by saying that Prime should go and give a speech. Prime says that he's just a soldier and that word don't come easy, believing that he would stumble his word like having too much Energon drinks at Maccadams'. Ironhide agrees with Prime, saying that since Prime can handle Decepticons, he doesn't to talk. Kup reminds Optimus that he's a Prime now whether he likes it or not, that it takes more than soldiering, and by seeing things past the tactical side of combat.''

''Optimus says that he does see things, but thinks that the Great War will continue for a long time, longer than any of them can imagine. When asked why he believes that, Prime says that he thinks they're fighting for a philosophy, an idea that no one can defeat. Ironhide asks if they aren't gonna win, but Prime counters that while an idea can't be defeated, it can be changed, but neither he nor anyone else knows what it takes to do that. Until then, Prime has to keep winning battles, and with that, he goes back inside to celebrate. Ironhide tells Kup that Prime's the finest soldier he's ever met and liked, but doesn't understand him, and neither does Kup, then Ironhide, too, goes back inside.''

''Surveying the party scene, Ironhide notices an unusual party guest: a white and blue colored Transformer standing there, not conversing, nor celebrating. Ironhide asks Silverstreak who the suspicious character is, but Silverstreak can't remember his name, nor does he care, wanting to get wasted on Energon. Studying some more, Ironhide's suspicions are confirmed when the guest suddenly alters his appearance and pulls out a rifle from his leg. Ironhide, shoving partying Autobots aside, warns Optimus, just as the would-be assassin, Axer, fires at him. Ironhide takes the blast meant for Prime...''

...and wakes up screaming. Ironhide then realizes that he had a dream, and is lying on an table in the darkened Autobot medical facility, fully repaired. Realizing that the medical lab is empty, Ironhide walks out of the lab, then down the dark halls, calling out to anyone available. No one answers, and Ironhide stumbles outside, realizing that he's outside on present-day Cybertron, all by himself in the middle of nowhere!

==Featured characters==
{{featuredcharacters
|c1=
* [[Groove (G1)|Groove]] (1)
* [[Prowl (G1)|Prowl]] (2)
* [[Optimus Prime (G1)|Optimus Prime]] (3)
* [[Windcharger (G1)|Windcharger]] (4)
* [[Hound (G1)|Hound]] (9)
* [[Blurr (G1)|Blurr]] (10)
* [[Ironhide (G1)|Ironhide]] (13)
* [[Silverbolt (G1)|Silverbolt]] (19)
* [[Bluestreak]] (20)
* [[Blaster (G1)|Blaster]] (21)
* [[Jazz (G1)|Jazz]] (22)
* [[Kup (G1)|Kup]] (23)
* [[Beachcomber (G1)|Beachcomber]] (24)
* [[Warpath (G1)|Warpath]] (25)
* [[Brawn (G1)|Brawn]] (27)
* [[Tracks (G1)|Tracks]] (28)
* [[First Aid (G1)|First Aid]] (29)
* [[Cosmos (G1)|Cosmos]] (30)
|c2=
* [[Buzzsaw (G1)|Buzzsaw]] (5)
* [[Soundwave (G1)|Soundwave]] (6)
* [[Laserbeak (G1)|Laserbeak]] (7)
* [[Hook (G1)|Hook]] (8)
* [[Ravage (G1)|Ravage]] (11)
* [[Rumble (G1)|Rumble]] (12)
* [[Ramjet (G1)|Ramjet]] (14)
* [[Octane|Tankor]] (15)
* [[Scrapper (G1)|Scrapper]] (16)
* [[Mixmaster (G1)|Mixmaster]] (17)
* [[Long Haul (G1)|Long Haul]] (18)
* [[Axer]] (26)
}}

==Quotes==
"What took you so long?" 
"Well, you know me, Optimus. Slow and steady wins the race."
:—'''Optimus Prime''' questions '''Ironhide''''s approach to rescuing his friends.

==Errors==
* In previous IDW issues, Bluestreak and Silverstreak are separate characters, but here Silverstreak is miscolored as Bluestreak.

==Items of note==
* Many of the Cybertronian designs are borrowed from [[Don Figueroa]]'s redesigns in ''[[The War Within]]''. Some were used later in ''[[Megatron Origin]]''.

===Covers (3)===
* '''Cover A:''' Ironhide ready to bust some Decepti-chops with Optimus Prime behind him; art by [[Marcelo Matere]] (with facial designs vaguely reminiscent of [[Don Figueroa]]'s work in the [[The Transformers (IDW)|main series]]) and colors by [[Priscilla Tramontano]].
* '''Cover B:''' Cybertronian-era Ironhide, with Cybertron below; art by [[Casey Coller]] with colors by [[Joana Lafuente]].
* '''Cover RI:''' Text-free "virgin" version of Cover A.

<gallery>
Image:Transformers Ironhide 1A.jpg|When are gonna start bustin' Deceptichops? Now!
Image:Transformers Ironhide 1B.jpg|<Poke>
Image:Transformers Ironhide 1 CoverRI.jpg|Insert reference to G1 here.
</gallery>

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The Iron Age

2010-05-17T09:25:51Z

Warpspeed Hellscream: /* Covers (3) */

{{picsneeded|Covers/interiors}}
{{Comicstory|
|seriesissue=''[[The Transformers: Ironhide]]'' #1
|next=Ironhide issue 2
|title="The Iron Age"
|publisher=[[IDW Publishing]]
|date= [[May 12]], [[2010]]
|coverdate=May 2010
|written by=[[Mike Costa]]
|art by=[[Casey Coller]]
|colors by=[[Joana Lafuente]]
|letters by=[[Chris Mowry]]
|editor=[[Andy Schmidt]]
|associate editor=[[Denton J. Tipton]]
|continuity=[[IDW Generation 1 continuity|IDW continuity]]
|chronology=[[IDW timeline|Current era (2010)]]
}}
'''Ironhide awakes up on Cybertron... better, but all alone!!'''

==Synopsis==

On present-day Cybertron, inside an abandoned Autobot headquarters building, a console monitor beeps...

''4 million years ago, Optimus Prime and a small team of Autobots are battling a squad of Decepticons carrying a small convoy of energon. Prime orders Blurr to disorganize the Decepticons by breaking through their ranks and force them to chase him. Windcharger wants to help too, but Prime tells him that he's not as fast as Blurr and orders him to stay and hold the line with Groove, then orders Prowl to hold the line as well. Prowl suggests that he can get to higher ground and pick them off if they go to the alleys. Prime orders Prowl to send Hound, but stay and command from the ground while Prime goes and flanks them alone. Prowl thinks it's suicide, but Prime warns him that if the convoy is delivered, then the city falls, something Prime won't let happen. Prowl suggests sending Silverbolt for an aerial strike, but a determined Prime tells him that he's going in.''

''Ducking into the alley, Optimus manages to avoid being sensed by Ravage, but is downed by a blast from Soundwave's concussion blaster. Soundwave then orders Rumble to tear Prime's optics out. However, before he realizes it, Soundwave notices a red Cybertronian truck run over Ravage and plow right into him. The truck them transforms and slugs Rumble so hard, he breaks half of his visor. Optimus, recognizing the Transformer as his friend Ironhide, asks what took him so long to save him; Ironhide replies with the retort that "slow and steady wins the race". Dragging the unconscious Soundwave, Ironhide asks Prime if he wasn't on planning to do something crazy like taking on the convoy by himself, to which Prime replies that Ironhide was running late, drawing a smile on his face.''

''Ramjet, leading the convoy, is annoyed that Megatron ordered him to guard the convoy on the ground rather that the air. Believing that Megatron has no vision, Ramjet starts thinking that he'll run Cybertron, but his knock down by the butt of Optimus Prime's laser gun. Prime tells the others that their "scout" needed to pay more attention, and that recruiting Decepticons with ambitious goals leads them to losing. Long Haul taunts Prime, asking if he's going to fight all of them. Prime instead says that they'll come quietly. When asked why, Prime says that his bodyguard is covering him with Soundwave's blaster, detonating the 75 tons of Energon they're carrying. Tankor calls Prime's bluff, thinking that Prime would kill himself stopping the Energon shipment and wasting four city blocks. Prime dares them to try, while Ironhide adjusts the blaster, laughing lightly...''

''Later, the Autobots celebrate their victory at their headquarters. Prowl is amazed that Ironhide help him, but is proud to call Optimus a "Prime", due to his inspiration to the Autobots. When asked if he intents to give a speech, Prime says that the speeches can wait tomorrow; for now, they want to celebrate. Optimus and Ironhide go outside and meet up with Kup, who starts the conversation by saying that Prime should go and give a speech. Prime says that he's just a soldier and that word don't come easy, believing that he would stumble his word like having too much Energon drinks at Maccadams'. Ironhide agrees with Prime, saying that since Prime can handle Decepticons, he doesn't to talk. Kup reminds Optimus that he's a Prime now whether he likes it or not, that it takes more than soldiering, and by seeing things past the tactical side of combat.''

''Optimus says that he does see things, but thinks that the Great War will continue for a long time, longer than any of them can imagine. When asked why he believes that, Prime says that he thinks they're fighting for a philosophy, an idea that no one can defeat. Ironhide asks if they aren't gonna win, but Prime counters that while an idea can't be defeated, it can be changed, but neither he nor anyone else knows what it takes to do that. Until then, Prime has to keep winning battles, and with that, he goes back inside to celebrate. Ironhide tells Kup that Prime's the finest soldier he's ever met and liked, but doesn't understand him, and neither does Kup, then Ironhide, too, goes back inside.''

''Surveying the party scene, Ironhide notices an unusual party guest: a white and blue colored Transformer standing there, not conversing, nor celebrating. Ironhide asks Silverstreak who the suspicious character is, but Silverstreak can't remember his name, nor does he care, wanting to get wasted on Energon. Studying some more, Ironhide's suspicions are confirmed when the guest suddenly alters his appearance and pulls out a rifle from his leg. Ironhide, shoving partying Autobots aside, warns Optimus, just as the would-be assassin, Axer, fires at him. Ironhide takes the blast meant for Prime...''

...and wakes up screaming. Ironhide then realizes that he had a dream, and is lying on an table in the darkened Autobot medical facility, fully repaired. Realizing that the medical lab is empty, Ironhide walks out of the lab, then down the dark halls, calling out to anyone available. No one answers, and Ironhide stumbles outside, realizing that he's outside on present-day Cybertron, all by himself in the middle of nowhere!

==Featured characters==
{{featuredcharacters
|c1=
* [[Groove (G1)|Groove]] (1)
* [[Prowl (G1)|Prowl]] (2)
* [[Optimus Prime (G1)|Optimus Prime]] (3)
* [[Windcharger (G1)|Windcharger]] (4)
* [[Hound (G1)|Hound]] (9)
* [[Blurr (G1)|Blurr]] (10)
* [[Ironhide (G1)|Ironhide]] (13)
* [[Silverbolt (G1)|Silverbolt]] (19)
* [[Bluestreak]] (20)
* [[Blaster (G1)|Blaster]] (21)
* [[Jazz (G1)|Jazz]] (22)
* [[Kup (G1)|Kup]] (23)
* [[Beachcomber (G1)|Beachcomber]] (24)
* [[Warpath (G1)|Warpath]] (25)
* [[Brawn (G1)|Brawn]] (27)
* [[Tracks (G1)|Tracks]] (28)
* [[First Aid (G1)|First Aid]] (29)
* [[Cosmos (G1)|Cosmos]] (30)
|c2=
* [[Buzzsaw (G1)|Buzzsaw]] (5)
* [[Soundwave (G1)|Soundwave]] (6)
* [[Laserbeak (G1)|Laserbeak]] (7)
* [[Hook (G1)|Hook]] (8)
* [[Ravage (G1)|Ravage]] (11)
* [[Rumble (G1)|Rumble]] (12)
* [[Ramjet (G1)|Ramjet]] (14)
* [[Octane|Tankor]] (15)
* [[Scrapper (G1)|Scrapper]] (16)
* [[Mixmaster (G1)|Mixmaster]] (17)
* [[Long Haul (G1)|Long Haul]] (18)
* [[Axer]] (26)
}}

==Quotes==
"What took you so long?" 
"Well, you know me, Optimus. Slow and steady wins the race."
:—'''Optimus Prime''' questions '''Ironhide''''s approach to rescuing his friends.

==Errors==
* In previous IDW issues, Bluestreak and Silverstreak are separate characters, but here Silverstreak is miscolored as Bluestreak.

==Items of note==
* Many of the Cybertronian designs are borrowed from [[Don Figueroa]]'s redesigns in ''[[The War Within]]''. Some were used later in ''[[Megatron Origin]]''.

===Covers (3)===
* '''Cover A:''' Ironhide ready to bust some Decepti-chops with Optimus Prime behind him; art by [[Marcelo Matere]] (with facial designs vaguely reminiscent of [[Don Figueroa]]'s work in the [[The Transformers (IDW)|main series]]) and colors by [[Priscilla Tramontano]].
* '''Cover B:''' Cybertronian-era Ironhide, with Cybertron below; art by [[Casey Coller]] with colors by [[Joana Lafuente]].
* '''Cover RI:''' Text-free "virgin" version of Cover A.

<gallery>
Image:Transformers Ironhide 1A.jpg|When are gonna start bustin' Deceptichops? Now!
Image:Transformers Ironhide 1B.jpg|<Poke>
Image:Transformers Ironhide 1 CoverRI.jpg|Insert reference to G1 here.
</gallery>

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{{DEFAULTSORT:Iron Age}}
[[Category:IDW Generation 1 issues]]

The Iron Age

2010-05-17T09:25:00Z

Warpspeed Hellscream: /* Covers (3) */

{{picsneeded|Covers/interiors}}
{{Comicstory|
|seriesissue=''[[The Transformers: Ironhide]]'' #1
|next=Ironhide issue 2
|title="The Iron Age"
|publisher=[[IDW Publishing]]
|date= [[May 12]], [[2010]]
|coverdate=May 2010
|written by=[[Mike Costa]]
|art by=[[Casey Coller]]
|colors by=[[Joana Lafuente]]
|letters by=[[Chris Mowry]]
|editor=[[Andy Schmidt]]
|associate editor=[[Denton J. Tipton]]
|continuity=[[IDW Generation 1 continuity|IDW continuity]]
|chronology=[[IDW timeline|Current era (2010)]]
}}
'''Ironhide awakes up on Cybertron... better, but all alone!!'''

==Synopsis==

On present-day Cybertron, inside an abandoned Autobot headquarters building, a console monitor beeps...

''4 million years ago, Optimus Prime and a small team of Autobots are battling a squad of Decepticons carrying a small convoy of energon. Prime orders Blurr to disorganize the Decepticons by breaking through their ranks and force them to chase him. Windcharger wants to help too, but Prime tells him that he's not as fast as Blurr and orders him to stay and hold the line with Groove, then orders Prowl to hold the line as well. Prowl suggests that he can get to higher ground and pick them off if they go to the alleys. Prime orders Prowl to send Hound, but stay and command from the ground while Prime goes and flanks them alone. Prowl thinks it's suicide, but Prime warns him that if the convoy is delivered, then the city falls, something Prime won't let happen. Prowl suggests sending Silverbolt for an aerial strike, but a determined Prime tells him that he's going in.''

''Ducking into the alley, Optimus manages to avoid being sensed by Ravage, but is downed by a blast from Soundwave's concussion blaster. Soundwave then orders Rumble to tear Prime's optics out. However, before he realizes it, Soundwave notices a red Cybertronian truck run over Ravage and plow right into him. The truck them transforms and slugs Rumble so hard, he breaks half of his visor. Optimus, recognizing the Transformer as his friend Ironhide, asks what took him so long to save him; Ironhide replies with the retort that "slow and steady wins the race". Dragging the unconscious Soundwave, Ironhide asks Prime if he wasn't on planning to do something crazy like taking on the convoy by himself, to which Prime replies that Ironhide was running late, drawing a smile on his face.''

''Ramjet, leading the convoy, is annoyed that Megatron ordered him to guard the convoy on the ground rather that the air. Believing that Megatron has no vision, Ramjet starts thinking that he'll run Cybertron, but his knock down by the butt of Optimus Prime's laser gun. Prime tells the others that their "scout" needed to pay more attention, and that recruiting Decepticons with ambitious goals leads them to losing. Long Haul taunts Prime, asking if he's going to fight all of them. Prime instead says that they'll come quietly. When asked why, Prime says that his bodyguard is covering him with Soundwave's blaster, detonating the 75 tons of Energon they're carrying. Tankor calls Prime's bluff, thinking that Prime would kill himself stopping the Energon shipment and wasting four city blocks. Prime dares them to try, while Ironhide adjusts the blaster, laughing lightly...''

''Later, the Autobots celebrate their victory at their headquarters. Prowl is amazed that Ironhide help him, but is proud to call Optimus a "Prime", due to his inspiration to the Autobots. When asked if he intents to give a speech, Prime says that the speeches can wait tomorrow; for now, they want to celebrate. Optimus and Ironhide go outside and meet up with Kup, who starts the conversation by saying that Prime should go and give a speech. Prime says that he's just a soldier and that word don't come easy, believing that he would stumble his word like having too much Energon drinks at Maccadams'. Ironhide agrees with Prime, saying that since Prime can handle Decepticons, he doesn't to talk. Kup reminds Optimus that he's a Prime now whether he likes it or not, that it takes more than soldiering, and by seeing things past the tactical side of combat.''

''Optimus says that he does see things, but thinks that the Great War will continue for a long time, longer than any of them can imagine. When asked why he believes that, Prime says that he thinks they're fighting for a philosophy, an idea that no one can defeat. Ironhide asks if they aren't gonna win, but Prime counters that while an idea can't be defeated, it can be changed, but neither he nor anyone else knows what it takes to do that. Until then, Prime has to keep winning battles, and with that, he goes back inside to celebrate. Ironhide tells Kup that Prime's the finest soldier he's ever met and liked, but doesn't understand him, and neither does Kup, then Ironhide, too, goes back inside.''

''Surveying the party scene, Ironhide notices an unusual party guest: a white and blue colored Transformer standing there, not conversing, nor celebrating. Ironhide asks Silverstreak who the suspicious character is, but Silverstreak can't remember his name, nor does he care, wanting to get wasted on Energon. Studying some more, Ironhide's suspicions are confirmed when the guest suddenly alters his appearance and pulls out a rifle from his leg. Ironhide, shoving partying Autobots aside, warns Optimus, just as the would-be assassin, Axer, fires at him. Ironhide takes the blast meant for Prime...''

...and wakes up screaming. Ironhide then realizes that he had a dream, and is lying on an table in the darkened Autobot medical facility, fully repaired. Realizing that the medical lab is empty, Ironhide walks out of the lab, then down the dark halls, calling out to anyone available. No one answers, and Ironhide stumbles outside, realizing that he's outside on present-day Cybertron, all by himself in the middle of nowhere!

==Featured characters==
{{featuredcharacters
|c1=
* [[Groove (G1)|Groove]] (1)
* [[Prowl (G1)|Prowl]] (2)
* [[Optimus Prime (G1)|Optimus Prime]] (3)
* [[Windcharger (G1)|Windcharger]] (4)
* [[Hound (G1)|Hound]] (9)
* [[Blurr (G1)|Blurr]] (10)
* [[Ironhide (G1)|Ironhide]] (13)
* [[Silverbolt (G1)|Silverbolt]] (19)
* [[Bluestreak]] (20)
* [[Blaster (G1)|Blaster]] (21)
* [[Jazz (G1)|Jazz]] (22)
* [[Kup (G1)|Kup]] (23)
* [[Beachcomber (G1)|Beachcomber]] (24)
* [[Warpath (G1)|Warpath]] (25)
* [[Brawn (G1)|Brawn]] (27)
* [[Tracks (G1)|Tracks]] (28)
* [[First Aid (G1)|First Aid]] (29)
* [[Cosmos (G1)|Cosmos]] (30)
|c2=
* [[Buzzsaw (G1)|Buzzsaw]] (5)
* [[Soundwave (G1)|Soundwave]] (6)
* [[Laserbeak (G1)|Laserbeak]] (7)
* [[Hook (G1)|Hook]] (8)
* [[Ravage (G1)|Ravage]] (11)
* [[Rumble (G1)|Rumble]] (12)
* [[Ramjet (G1)|Ramjet]] (14)
* [[Octane|Tankor]] (15)
* [[Scrapper (G1)|Scrapper]] (16)
* [[Mixmaster (G1)|Mixmaster]] (17)
* [[Long Haul (G1)|Long Haul]] (18)
* [[Axer]] (26)
}}

==Quotes==
"What took you so long?" 
"Well, you know me, Optimus. Slow and steady wins the race."
:—'''Optimus Prime''' questions '''Ironhide''''s approach to rescuing his friends.

==Errors==
* In previous IDW issues, Bluestreak and Silverstreak are separate characters, but here Silverstreak is miscolored as Bluestreak.

==Items of note==
* Many of the Cybertronian designs are borrowed from [[Don Figueroa]]'s redesigns in ''[[The War Within]]''. Some were used later in ''[[Megatron Origin]]''.

===Covers (3)===
* '''Cover A:''' Ironhide ready to bust some Decepti-chops with Optimus Prime behind him; art by [[Marcelo Matere]] (with facial designs vaguely reminiscent of [[Don Figueroa]]'s work in the [[The Transformers (IDW)|main series]]) and colors by [[Priscilla Tramontano]].
* '''Cover B:''' Cybertronian-era Ironhide, with Cybertron below; art by [[Casey Coller]] with colors by [[Joana Lafuente]].
* '''Cover RI:''' Text-free "virgin" version of Cover A.

<gallery>
Image:Transformers Ironhide 1A.jpg|When are gonna start bustin' Deceptichops? Now!
Image:Transformers Ironhide 1B.jpg|*Poke*
Image:Transformers Ironhide 1 CoverRI.jpg|Insert reference to G1 here.
</gallery>

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File:Transformers Ironhide 1B.jpg

2010-05-17T09:23:20Z

Warpspeed Hellscream: Cover A for IDW's The Transformers: Ironhide #1, art by Casey Coller with colors by Joana Lafuente. Released May 2010.

Cover A for IDW's The Transformers: Ironhide #1, art by Casey Coller with colors by Joana Lafuente. Released May 2010.

File:Transformers Ironhide 1A.jpg

2010-05-17T09:22:16Z

Warpspeed Hellscream:

Cover A for [[IDW]]'s [[The Transformers: Ironhide]] [[The Iron Age|#1]], art by [[Marcelo Matere]] with colors by [[Priscilla Tramontano]]. Released May 2010.

File:Transformers Ironhide 1A.jpg

2010-05-17T09:21:26Z

Warpspeed Hellscream: Cover A for IDW's The Transformers: Ironhide #1, art by Casey Coller with colors by Joana Lafuente. Released May 2010.

Cover A for [[IDW]]'s [[The Transformers: Ironhide]] [[The Iron Age|#1]], art by [[Casey Coller]] with colors by [[Joana Lafuente]]. Released May 2010.

The Transformers (IDW)

2010-05-03T07:27:49Z

Warpspeed Hellscream: future artists

{{disambig3|Transformers}}
[[Image:IDW_TF_vol1.jpg|thumb|250px|You know you love it!]]
'''''The Transformers''''' is an ongoing series published by [[IDW Publishing]] which started in November [[2009]], and is set in the main [[IDW Generation 1 continuity|IDW continuity]].

It is set three years after the events of the ''[[All Hail Megatron]]'' maxiseries.

{{chapters |style=3 |prev=All Hail Megatron|next=|title=''The Transformers'' issues:|align=left|content=
<div class="list-header">v1:</div>
* [[...For All Mankind|#1]]
* [[New Arrivals, Old Encounters|#2]]
* [[A Rude Awakening|#3]]
* [[Seasons in Flight|#4]]
* [[Enemies of the System|#5]]
* [[Earthworks|#6]]
 <div class="list-header">v2:</div>
* #7–#12
}}

{{quote|noquote=true|"It's been three years since the devastating events of ''All Hail Megatron''. The Earth has been rebuilt, the AUTOBOTS are in hiding, and the next great era in the Transformers saga is about to begin!"|'''IDW solicitation'''}}

==Overview==
{{ongoing}}
With their members running low on energon and slowly being captured by [[Skywatch]], tension is high amongst the [[Autobot]]s. After a rescue raid led by [[Hot Rod (G1)|Hot Rod]] results in [[Ironhide (G1)|Ironhide]]'s death, [[Optimus Prime (G1)|Optimus Prime]] surrenders to Skywatch. Hot Rod takes the opportunity to try and leave the planet, and several others join him. Those who remain elect [[Bumblebee (G1)|Bumblebee]] as their new leader. Hot Rod's group is attacked by Decepticons who were left behind or who arrived on Earth after their main force left. However, they decide that fighting is senseless and agree to work together to try and escape from Earth. Meanwhile, [[Ultra Magnus (G1)|Ultra Magnus]] arrives to investigate the death of Ironhide and surrender of Optimus. More Autobots, fearing they will be arrested by Magnus, also go AWOL, but most of them are captured by Skywatch and used as a bargaining tool by [[Spike Witwicky (G1)|Spike Witwicky]] to force information out of Optimus Prime. Ultra Magnus decides to go after Hot Rod. [[Thundercracker (G1) |Thundercracker]], having been shot down by [[Skywarp (G1)|Skywarp]] [[All Hail Megatron issue 12|three years previously]], starts to develop admiration for Earth and its inhabitants. Meanwhile, Magnus arrives at Hot Rod's camp and attempts to capture [[Swindle (G1)|Swindle]], but is stopped by Hot Rod. He also fails in trying to get Hot Rod to disassemble the ship his party is building to get off Earth.

==Creative team==
The series is written by [[Mike Costa]], who penned two of the stories in ''All Hail Megatron Coda''. Line-art is provided by fan-favorite, [[Don Figueroa]], officially marking his return from Transformers hiatus. Don's art has been modified somewhat to make the Transformers more technically complex (more like the [[live-action film series|movie 'bots]]) but still recognizable to their classic designs. [[James Brown]] provides colors. Alternate covers for issues 2–7 are by Transformers veteran [[Andrew Wildman]].
[http://saltares.deviantart.com/ Javier Saltares] has been named as the artist for issue 8 [http://www.seibertron.com/transformers/news/idw-publishing-june-2010-transformers-comic-solicitations/18096/], with [[Guido Guidi]] drawing the next story arc [http://www.seibertron.com/transformers/news/idw-publishing-july-2010-transformers-comic-solicitations/18387/].

==Collections==
* ''The Transformers: Volume 1'' ([[June 29]], [[2010]] ''Scheduled'') ISBN 1600106846 / ISBN 978-1600106842
:* Bonus material includes: ???

==Items of note==
* In early November 2009, IDW released a three page preview of the issue... from the ''end'' of the comic, instead of the front like they normally do. That's right, the company ''itself'' released major spoilers that blew the ending of the first issue. <ref>http://www.comicbookresources.com/?page=article&id=23587</ref> Head editor [[Andy Schmidt]] stated the reason for this was "we realized that we need to let people know why this book is important." <ref>http://www.comicbookresources.com/?page=article&id=23606</ref>

* ''The Transformers'' is constantly advertised as IDW's first ongoing ''Transformers'' comic series, which is weird considering that IDW stressed over and over after the release of [[Infiltration issue 0|''Infiltration'' #0]] that that was the start of an ongoing series and not just a miniseries.{{fact}}

==References==
<references/>

{{DEFAULTSORT:Transformers, The}}
[[Category:Generation 1]]
[[Category:IDW titles]]

Talk:Things Fall Apart, Part 5: "Earthworks"

2010-04-30T07:53:05Z

Warpspeed Hellscream:

In the bottom-most panel on page 17, there is a silhouette that clearly resembles Drag Strip, but it might be possible that Don Figueroa meant for it to be Mirage, since it is willingly giving itself up, which is very uncharacteristic of any Decepticon. I put it in the "items of note" section, but left it out of the featured character section since the identity of the silhouette is debatable. [[User:Mechabreaker|Mechabreaker]] 19:44, 29 April 2010 (EDT)
:The fact Mirage is in vehicle mode when he's next seen is shaky reasoning for assuming the guy on page 17 isn't him. He could have simply transformed to more easily fit on the Skywatch transport. - [[User:Cattleprod|Cattleprod]] 20:18, 29 April 2010 (EDT)
::So should I just go with it and put Drag Strip in the featured characters list?[[User:Mechabreaker|Mechabreaker]] 21:35, 29 April 2010 (EDT)
:::Oh, I was actually arguing that the guy on page 17 WAS Mirage, but on closer inspection, the guy does have two wheels on each arm, which matches Drag Strip and not Mirage. I also thought ALL the Decepticons escaped, but the dialogue indicates some were indeed captured. So, carry on. - [[User:Cattleprod|Cattleprod]] 21:50, 29 April 2010 (EDT)

Is it just me or are there some very, very, very long sentences in this article. For example, the paragraph where Thundercracker saves Bumblebee is one long sentence. I don't have this issue yet so I can't edit it myself without risking changing the intent. --[[User:FFN|FFN]] 20:33, 29 April 2010 (EDT)
: Fixed the paragraph in question, along with a few others that I found. I hope it is sufficient enough to meet standard quality.[[User:Mechabreaker|Mechabreaker]] 21:33, 29 April 2010 (EDT)
::Thanks :D But what does this mean "He also says that Swindle is not as smart as he says, because he didn't spend much time applying the gestalt tech to the Stunticons, and that they could probably take it before running off to help Rodimus." Who is they and what could they take? --[[User:FFN|FFN]] 22:33, 29 April 2010 (EDT)
:::How's this? ''Thundercracker then says that Swindle is not as smart as he says he is. Since Swindle didn't spend a proper amount of time applying the gestalt tech to the Stunticons, Thundercracker tells Bumblebee that he believes the Autobots could probably take Menasor down. Thundercracker then tells Bumblebee that he needs to help Rodimus, and he runs off to do so.'' [[User:Mechabreaker|Mechabreaker]] 00:25, 30 April 2010 (EDT)

This summary is now nauseatingly long. It's supposed to be a summary, not a precise play-by-play. Seriously, it's like twice the length of any other summary of an Ongoing issue thus far. --[[User:Detour|Detour]] 01:39, 30 April 2010 (EDT)

I don't have a prob with it. at least with the long passages the story is told. I've found with the short ones that content is lost. I wouldn't suggest editing it, but that's just my opinion. [[User:Warpspeed Hellscream|Screamer]] 03:53, 30 April 2010 (EDT)

Ride-Along

2010-04-30T07:48:28Z

Warpspeed Hellscream:

{{comicstory|seriesissue=[[Spotlight (comics)|''The Transformers: Spotlight'']]'' #25: Prowl''
|prev=Spotlight: Metroplex
|next=
|title="The Transformers Spotlight: Prowl"
|image=SpotlightProwl CoverA.jpg
|caption=You Maniacs! You blew it up! Ah, damn you! God damn you all to hell!
|publisher=[[IDW Publishing]]
|date=[[April 21]], [[2010]]
|coverdate= April 2010
|written by=[[Mike Costa]]
|art by=[[E. J. Su]]
|colors by=[[Andrew Dalhouse]]
|letters by=[[Chris Mowry]]
|assistant editor=[[Carlos Guzman]]
|associate editor=[[Denton J. Tipton]]
|editor=[[Andy Schmidt]]
|continuity=[[IDW Generation 1 continuity|IDW continuity]]
|chronology=Pre-[[...For All Mankind|Transformers #1]]
}}
'''What happened to Prowl after All Hail Megatron.'''

==Synopsis==
Three [[Wikipedia:Los Angeles Police Department|LAPD]] Police cruisers are parked outside a liquor store that has just been robbed. Two cops are inside talking to the store clerk who apparently knows little English...minus the curse words, of which, according to Prowl, the clerk is well-versed in. The cops leave, failing to get any viable information about the robbery suspect from the store clerk.

Prowl's driver gets a call about a Gray [[Wikipedia:Toyota Celica|Celica]] that was involved in a hit-and-run accident with a man riding his bicycle. The driver flips the switch and turns on Prowl's lights and sirens and peals down the suburban road.

Two years earlier, Optimus Prime and Prowl are walking through the city, surveying the aftermath that was caused by their clash with [[Megatron (G1)|Megatron]] and his Decepticons. Prime wonders how they could have let such wanton destruction to happen, to which Prowl responds that it may have happened for a lot of reasons, none of them being their fault, but that the important thing is that they won in the end. Prime doesn't believe that, and is adamant in helping the humans rebuild. Prowl advises against this, saying that [[All Hail Megatron|the humans have been attacked and subjugated by the Decepticons for over a year]]; and that they won't have a lot of trust for the Autobots because of that.

Prime agrees, and says that Prowl must do his best to watch over and protect the humans in disguise. During Prowl's eight-month period of undercover work, he observes the virtual lack of infrastructure since the occupation, and dubs it ''humanity at its lowest point''. But during this eight-month period, he learned that their war with the Decepticons made sure that the humans were left with very little, if anything at all. He also learned that the less that people have, the more afraid they are to lose it.

Prowl's driver rendezvous with a few other cops, who say that there is a [[Thrust (G1)|Decepticon]] still inside the abandoned building. They describe it as having red and black colors and looking like a jet. Prowl's driver tells the cops that the cleaning crew are sweeping grid 48 and that they are at least an hour away. One of the cops replies that they don't need the army, and orders the other two to start a structure fire in the hopes of collapsing the building on top of the Decepticon, while Prowl just sits and watches.

Back at headquarters, Prowl notices that a few new Autobots have made their way to [[Earth]]. Prime stresses that Earth is a centrally located world and that it happens to be a good place to reinforce. Prowl fails to see the logic in Prime's words. Prowl says that the repopulation of the city is in full swing and reclamation is near, meaning that the Autobots will most likely have to move again. Prime and Prowl argue back and forth about where they will be safe from the [[Skywatch|human forces]]. Prowl then says that the chain of command has been steadily falling apart ever since the war ended. Prime, on the other hand, says that a chain of command is for a military unit, and that they need to become more democratic in nature.

Prowl continues his undercover reconnaissance work by patrolling the city. Prowl's driver stops to do guard detail at another building that is being cleared of some wreckage from the occupation. The two construction workers wheel out a severed hand still clutching a large blaster. One of the workers asks his partner just how many pounds of pressure he thinks the gun will put out. His partner advises against it, but the foolish construction worker ssqueezes the trigger anyway, blowing the top off of a recently rebulit office complex, sending some rubble falling toward a little girl in the street.

Prowl, reacting out of instinct, breaks cover and pushes the girl out of the way of the falling debris, getting himself trapped underneath it instead. Prowl's cop driver is frightened, but tells the other people to stay back. Prowl asks his driver if the girl is okay, the drive says yes, which pleases Prowl. The driver is amazed that Prowl broke cover to save the girl, after spending eight months incognito. The Driver tells Prowl that the other people are ready to kill him. Prowl tells his cop driver that he just grew tired of worrying about what might happen, and that you sometimes have to do the right thing regardless of the consequences.

The cop understands, but tells Prowl that he still needs to report him to Skywatch. Prowl makes it out of the rubble in time before Skywatch arrived. Prowl spends another year in hiding, [[...For All Mankind|breaking cover once again, but this time paying the consequences for his action]]. Prowl states that breaking cover was worth it, because things changed. Prowl understood that sometimes it's necessary to act out of instinct, rather than formulate a logical strategy. Prowl states that there are 5 billion humans and only 10,000 Cybertronians, and that he would gladly risk his own life for any one of them.

==Featured characters==
{{featuredcharacters
|c1=
* [[Prowl (G1)|Prowl]] (1)
* [[Optimus Prime (G1)|Optimus Prime]] (2)
* [[Hot Rod (G1)|Hot Rod]] (4)
* [[Bumblebee (G1)|Bumblebee]] (5)
* [[Ratchet (G1)|Ratchet]] (6)
* [[Seaspray (G1)|Seaspray]] (7)
* [[Windcharger (G1)|Windcharger]] (8)
* [[Jetfire (G1)|Jetfire]] (9)
* [[Brawn (G1)|Brawn]] (10)
* [[Sideswipe (G1)|Sideswipe]] (11)
* [[Hound (G1)|Hound]]
|c2=
* [[Thrust (G1)|Thrust]] (''off screen'')
|c3=
* Prowl's cop driver (3)
}}

==Quotes==
* TBA

==Errors==
* The chronology established in narration and dialogue is questionable. The present-day bits are said to be "three years after a major cataclysm," but the Autobots are seen walking around the ruins of New York unmolested "two years ago," and at that point Prowl says the humans have "been attacked and subjugated by Decepticons for over a year." Given that these statements occur within two consecutive pages, it seems likely that they're purposeful and meant to fit together. This would make the events of ''[[All Hail Megatron]]'' span an entire year, which is true to its real-life publication but is much, much longer than its in-fiction timespan appears to be.

==Items of note==
* This issue establishes the Transformer population of the [[IDW Generation 1 continuity|IDWverse]] to be around 10,000.
* It also explains why Autobots that were not seen during ''[[All Hail Megatron]]'' have since shown up in the ongoing on Earth.
* The "to protect and to serve" seen on Prowl's door is the motto of the real-life [[wikipedia:Los Angeles Police Department|Los Angeles Police Department]], occasionally shortened to "to protect and serve."
* A law enforcement member is seen drawing a chalk outline around a corpse, but this rarely if ever occurs in real life: It can be interpreted in court as contamination of the crime scene and render some evidence inadmissable.<ref>[http://www.straightdope.com/columns/read/2300/do-crime-scene-investigators-really-draw-a-chalk-line-around-the-body The Straight Dope on crime-scene chalk outlines]</ref>
* Includes some concept sketches of Prowl by [[E. J. Su]].

===Transformers references===
* TBA

===Covers (3)===
* '''Cover A:''' Noir-style cover of Prowl standing in a rainy alleyway with the [[Hollywood]] Sign in the background, art by [[Nick Roche]] and colors by [[Josh Burcham]].
* '''Cover B:''' Prowl standing in the ruins of the [[Statue of Liberty]], by [[E. J. Su]].
* '''Cover RI:''' Text-free sketch variant of Cover A.
<gallery>
Image:SpotlightProwl CoverB.jpg| ''Baby you'll be famous Chase you down until you love me Papa-Paparazzi''
Image:SpotlightProwl CoverA.jpg| Call me "[[wikipedia:Snake Plissken|Snake]]."
Image:SpotlightProwl CoverRI.jpg|
</gallery>

===Advertisements===
* TBA

==References==
<references />

[[Category:Spotlight issues|Prowl]]

Ride-Along

2010-04-30T07:47:33Z

Warpspeed Hellscream:

{{comicstory|seriesissue=[[Spotlight (comics)|''The Transformers: Spotlight'']]'' #25: Prowl''
|prev=Spotlight: Metroplex
|next=
|title="The Transformers Spotlight: Prowl"
|image=SpotlightProwl CoverA.jpg
|caption=You Maniacs! You blew it up! Ah, damn you! God damn you all to hell!
|publisher=[[IDW Publishing]]
|date=[[April 21]], [[2010]]
|coverdate= April 2010
|written by=[[Mike Costa]]
|art by=[[E. J. Su]]
|colors by=[[Andrew Dalhouse]]
|letters by=[[Chris Mowry]]
|assistant editor=[[Carlos Guzman]]
|associate editor=[[Denton J. Tipton]]
|editor=[[Andy Schmidt]]
|continuity=[[IDW Generation 1 continuity|IDW continuity]]
|chronology=Pre-[[...For All Mankind|Transformers #1]]
}}
'''What happened to Prowl after All Hail Megatron.'''

==Synopsis==
Three [[Wikipedia:Los Angeles Police Department|LAPD]] Police cruisers are parked outside a liquor store that has just been robbed. Two cops are inside talking to the store clerk who apparently knows little English...minus the curse words, of which, according to Prowl, the clerk is well-versed in. The cops leave, failing to get any viable information about the robbery suspect from the store clerk.

Prowl's driver gets a call about a Gray [[Wikipedia:Toyota Celica|Celica]] that was involved in a hit-and-run accident with a man riding his bicycle. The driver flips the switch and turns on Prowl's lights and sirens and peals down the suburban road.

Two years earlier, Optimus Prime and Prowl are walking through the city, surveying the aftermath that was caused by their clash with [[Megatron (G1)|Megatron]] and his Decepticons. Prime wonders how they could have let such wanton destruction to happen, to which Prowl responds that it may have happened for a lot of reasons, none of them being their fault, but that the important thing is that they won in the end. Prime doesn't believe that, and is adamant in helping the humans rebuild. Prowl advises against this, saying that [[All Hail Megatron|the humans have been attacked and subjugated by the Decepticons for over a year]]; and that they won't have a lot of trust for the Autobots because of that.

Prime agrees, and says that Prowl must do his best to watch over and protect the humans in disguise. During Prowl's eight-month period of undercover work, he observes the virtual lack of infrastructure since the occupation, and dubs it ''humanity at its lowest point''. But during this eight-month period, he learned that their war with the Decepticons made sure that the humans were left with very little, if anything at all. He also learned that the less that people have, the more afraid they are to lose it.

Prowl's driver rendezvous with a few other cops, who say that there is a [[Thrust (G1)|Decepticon]] still inside the abandoned building. They describe it as having red and black colors and looking like a jet. Prowl's driver tells the cops that the cleaning crew are sweeping grid 48 and that they are at least an hour away. One of the cops replies that they don't need the army, and orders the other two to start a structure fire in the hopes of collapsing the building on top of the Decepticon, while Prowl just sits and watches.

Back at headquarters, Prowl notices that a few new Autobots have made their way to [[Earth]]. Prime stresses that Earth is a centrally located world and that it happens to be a good place to reinforce. Prowl fails to see the logic in Prime's words. Prowl says that the repopulation of the city is in full swing and reclamation is near, meaning that the Autobots will most likely have to move again. Prime and Prowl argue back and forth about where they will be safe from the [[Skywatch|human forces]]. Prowl then says that the chain of command has been steadily falling apart ever since the war ended. Prime, on the other hand, says that a chain of command is for a military unit, and that they need to become more democratic in nature.

Prowl continues his undercover reconnaissance work by patrolling the city. Prowl's driver stops to do guard detail at another building that is being cleared of some wreckage from the occupation. The two construction workers wheel out a severed hand still clutching a large blaster. One of the workers asks his partner just how many pounds of pressure he thinks the gun will put out. His partner advises against it, but the foolish construction worker ssqueezes the trigger anyway, blowing the top off of a recently rebulit office complex, sending some rubble falling toward a little girl in the street.

Prowl, reacting out of instinct, breaks cover and pushes the girl out of the way of the falling debris, getting himself trapped underneath it instead. Prowl's cop driver is frightened, but tells the other people to stay back. Prowl asks his driver if the girl is okay, the drive says yes, which pleases Prowl. The driver is amazed that Prowl broke cover to save the girl, after spending eight months incognito. The Driver tells Prowl that the other people are ready to kill him. Prowl tells his cop driver that he just grew tired of worrying about what might happen, and that you sometimes have to do the right thing regardless of the consequences.

The cop understands, but tells Prowl that he still needs to report him to Skywatch. Prowl makes it out of the rubble in time before Skywatch arrived. Prowl spends another year in hiding, [[...For All Mankind|breaking cover once again, but this time paying the consequences for his action]]. Prowl states that breaking cover was worth it, because things changed. Prowl understood that sometimes it's necessary to act out of instinct, rather than formulate a logical strategy. Prowl states that there are 5 billion humans and only 10,000 Cybertronians, and that he would gladly risk his own life for any one of them.

==Featured characters==
{{featuredcharacters
|c1=
* [[Prowl (G1)|Prowl]] (1)
* [[Optimus Prime (G1)|Optimus Prime]] (2)
* [[Hot Rod (G1)|Hot Rod]] (4)
* [[Bumblebee (G1)|Bumblebee]] (5)
* [[Ratchet (G1)|Ratchet]] (6)
* [[Seaspray (G1)|Seaspray]] (7)
* [[Windcharger (G1)|Windcharger]] (8)
* [[Jetfire (G1)|Jetfire]] (9)
* [[Brawn (G1)|Brawn]] (10)
* [[Sideswipe (G1)|Sideswipe]] (11)
* [[Hound (G1)|Hound]]
|c2=
* [[Thrust (G1)|Thrust]] (''off screen'')
|c3=
* Prowl's cop driver (3)
}}

==Quotes==
* TBA

==Errors==
* The chronology established in narration and dialogue is questionable. The present-day bits are said to be "three years after a major cataclysm," but the Autobots are seen walking around the ruins of New York unmolested "two years ago," and at that point Prowl says the humans have "been attacked and subjugated by Decepticons for over a year." Given that these statements occur within two consecutive pages, it seems likely that they're purposeful and meant to fit together. This would make the events of ''[[All Hail Megatron]]'' span an entire year, which is true to its real-life publication but is much, much longer than its in-fiction timespan appears to be.

==Items of note==
* This issue establishes the Transformer population of the [[IDW Generation 1 continuity|IDWverse]] to be around 10,000.
* It also explains why Autobots that were not seen during ''[[All Hail Megatron]]'' have since shown up in the ongoing on Earth.
* The "to protect and to serve" seen on Prowl's door is the motto of the real-life [[wikipedia:Los Angeles Police Department|Los Angeles Police Department]], occasionally shortened to "to protect and serve."
* A law enforcement member is seen drawing a chalk outline around a corpse, but this rarely if ever occurs in real life: It can be interpreted in court as contamination of the crime scene and render some evidence inadmissable.<ref>[http://www.straightdope.com/columns/read/2300/do-crime-scene-investigators-really-draw-a-chalk-line-around-the-body The Straight Dope on crime-scene chalk outlines]</ref>
* Includes some concept sketches of Prowl by [[E. J. Su]].

===Transformers references===
* TBA

===Covers (3)===
* '''Cover A:''' Noir-style cover of Prowl standing in a rainy alleyway with the [[Hollywood]] Sign in the background, art by [[Nick Roche]] and colors by [[Josh Burcham]].
* '''Cover B:''' Prowl standing in the ruins of the [[Statue of Liberty]], by [[E. J. Su]].
* '''Cover RI:''' Text-free sketch variant of Cover A.
<gallery>
Image:SpotlightProwl CoverB.jpg| Call me "[[wikipedia:Snake Plissken|Snake]]."
Image:SpotlightProwl CoverA.jpg|''Baby you'll be famous Chase you down until you love me Papa-Paparazzi''
Image:SpotlightProwl CoverRI.jpg|
</gallery>

===Advertisements===
* TBA

==References==
<references />

[[Category:Spotlight issues|Prowl]]

Ride-Along

2010-04-30T07:45:59Z

Warpspeed Hellscream:

{{comicstory|seriesissue=[[Spotlight (comics)|''The Transformers: Spotlight'']]'' #25''
|prev=Spotlight: Metroplex
|next=
|title="The Transformers Spotlight: Prowl"
|image=SpotlightProwl CoverA.jpg
|caption=You Maniacs! You blew it up! Ah, damn you! God damn you all to hell!
|publisher=[[IDW Publishing]]
|date=[[April 21]], [[2010]]
|coverdate= April 2010
|written by=[[Mike Costa]]
|art by=[[E. J. Su]]
|colors by=[[Andrew Dalhouse]]
|letters by=[[Chris Mowry]]
|assistant editor=[[Carlos Guzman]]
|associate editor=[[Denton J. Tipton]]
|editor=[[Andy Schmidt]]
|continuity=[[IDW Generation 1 continuity|IDW continuity]]
|chronology=Pre-[[...For All Mankind|Transformers #1]]
}}
'''What happened to Prowl after All Hail Megatron.'''

==Synopsis==
Three [[Wikipedia:Los Angeles Police Department|LAPD]] Police cruisers are parked outside a liquor store that has just been robbed. Two cops are inside talking to the store clerk who apparently knows little English...minus the curse words, of which, according to Prowl, the clerk is well-versed in. The cops leave, failing to get any viable information about the robbery suspect from the store clerk.

Prowl's driver gets a call about a Gray [[Wikipedia:Toyota Celica|Celica]] that was involved in a hit-and-run accident with a man riding his bicycle. The driver flips the switch and turns on Prowl's lights and sirens and peals down the suburban road.

Two years earlier, Optimus Prime and Prowl are walking through the city, surveying the aftermath that was caused by their clash with [[Megatron (G1)|Megatron]] and his Decepticons. Prime wonders how they could have let such wanton destruction to happen, to which Prowl responds that it may have happened for a lot of reasons, none of them being their fault, but that the important thing is that they won in the end. Prime doesn't believe that, and is adamant in helping the humans rebuild. Prowl advises against this, saying that [[All Hail Megatron|the humans have been attacked and subjugated by the Decepticons for over a year]]; and that they won't have a lot of trust for the Autobots because of that.

Prime agrees, and says that Prowl must do his best to watch over and protect the humans in disguise. During Prowl's eight-month period of undercover work, he observes the virtual lack of infrastructure since the occupation, and dubs it ''humanity at its lowest point''. But during this eight-month period, he learned that their war with the Decepticons made sure that the humans were left with very little, if anything at all. He also learned that the less that people have, the more afraid they are to lose it.

Prowl's driver rendezvous with a few other cops, who say that there is a [[Thrust (G1)|Decepticon]] still inside the abandoned building. They describe it as having red and black colors and looking like a jet. Prowl's driver tells the cops that the cleaning crew are sweeping grid 48 and that they are at least an hour away. One of the cops replies that they don't need the army, and orders the other two to start a structure fire in the hopes of collapsing the building on top of the Decepticon, while Prowl just sits and watches.

Back at headquarters, Prowl notices that a few new Autobots have made their way to [[Earth]]. Prime stresses that Earth is a centrally located world and that it happens to be a good place to reinforce. Prowl fails to see the logic in Prime's words. Prowl says that the repopulation of the city is in full swing and reclamation is near, meaning that the Autobots will most likely have to move again. Prime and Prowl argue back and forth about where they will be safe from the [[Skywatch|human forces]]. Prowl then says that the chain of command has been steadily falling apart ever since the war ended. Prime, on the other hand, says that a chain of command is for a military unit, and that they need to become more democratic in nature.

Prowl continues his undercover reconnaissance work by patrolling the city. Prowl's driver stops to do guard detail at another building that is being cleared of some wreckage from the occupation. The two construction workers wheel out a severed hand still clutching a large blaster. One of the workers asks his partner just how many pounds of pressure he thinks the gun will put out. His partner advises against it, but the foolish construction worker ssqueezes the trigger anyway, blowing the top off of a recently rebulit office complex, sending some rubble falling toward a little girl in the street.

Prowl, reacting out of instinct, breaks cover and pushes the girl out of the way of the falling debris, getting himself trapped underneath it instead. Prowl's cop driver is frightened, but tells the other people to stay back. Prowl asks his driver if the girl is okay, the drive says yes, which pleases Prowl. The driver is amazed that Prowl broke cover to save the girl, after spending eight months incognito. The Driver tells Prowl that the other people are ready to kill him. Prowl tells his cop driver that he just grew tired of worrying about what might happen, and that you sometimes have to do the right thing regardless of the consequences.

The cop understands, but tells Prowl that he still needs to report him to Skywatch. Prowl makes it out of the rubble in time before Skywatch arrived. Prowl spends another year in hiding, [[...For All Mankind|breaking cover once again, but this time paying the consequences for his action]]. Prowl states that breaking cover was worth it, because things changed. Prowl understood that sometimes it's necessary to act out of instinct, rather than formulate a logical strategy. Prowl states that there are 5 billion humans and only 10,000 Cybertronians, and that he would gladly risk his own life for any one of them.

==Featured characters==
{{featuredcharacters
|c1=
* [[Prowl (G1)|Prowl]] (1)
* [[Optimus Prime (G1)|Optimus Prime]] (2)
* [[Hot Rod (G1)|Hot Rod]] (4)
* [[Bumblebee (G1)|Bumblebee]] (5)
* [[Ratchet (G1)|Ratchet]] (6)
* [[Seaspray (G1)|Seaspray]] (7)
* [[Windcharger (G1)|Windcharger]] (8)
* [[Jetfire (G1)|Jetfire]] (9)
* [[Brawn (G1)|Brawn]] (10)
* [[Sideswipe (G1)|Sideswipe]] (11)
* [[Hound (G1)|Hound]]
|c2=
* [[Thrust (G1)|Thrust]] (''off screen'')
|c3=
* Prowl's cop driver (3)
}}

==Quotes==
* TBA

==Errors==
* The chronology established in narration and dialogue is questionable. The present-day bits are said to be "three years after a major cataclysm," but the Autobots are seen walking around the ruins of New York unmolested "two years ago," and at that point Prowl says the humans have "been attacked and subjugated by Decepticons for over a year." Given that these statements occur within two consecutive pages, it seems likely that they're purposeful and meant to fit together. This would make the events of ''[[All Hail Megatron]]'' span an entire year, which is true to its real-life publication but is much, much longer than its in-fiction timespan appears to be.

==Items of note==
* This issue establishes the Transformer population of the [[IDW Generation 1 continuity|IDWverse]] to be around 10,000.
* It also explains why Autobots that were not seen during ''[[All Hail Megatron]]'' have since shown up in the ongoing on Earth.
* The "to protect and to serve" seen on Prowl's door is the motto of the real-life [[wikipedia:Los Angeles Police Department|Los Angeles Police Department]], occasionally shortened to "to protect and serve."
* A law enforcement member is seen drawing a chalk outline around a corpse, but this rarely if ever occurs in real life: It can be interpreted in court as contamination of the crime scene and render some evidence inadmissable.<ref>[http://www.straightdope.com/columns/read/2300/do-crime-scene-investigators-really-draw-a-chalk-line-around-the-body The Straight Dope on crime-scene chalk outlines]</ref>
* Includes some concept sketches of Prowl by [[E. J. Su]].

===Transformers references===
* TBA

===Covers (3)===
* '''Cover A:''' Noir-style cover of Prowl standing in a rainy alleyway with the [[Hollywood]] Sign in the background, art by [[Nick Roche]] and colors by [[Josh Burcham]].
* '''Cover B:''' Prowl standing in the ruins of the [[Statue of Liberty]], by [[E. J. Su]].
* '''Cover RI:''' Text-free sketch variant of Cover A.
<gallery>
Image:SpotlightProwl CoverB.jpg| Call me "[[wikipedia:Snake Plissken|Snake]]."
Image:SpotlightProwl CoverA.jpg|''Baby you'll be famous Chase you down until you love me Papa-Paparazzi''
Image:SpotlightProwl CoverRI.jpg|
</gallery>

===Advertisements===
* TBA

==References==
<references />

[[Category:Spotlight issues|Prowl]]

Last Stand of the Wreckers issue 4

2010-04-30T07:44:28Z

Warpspeed Hellscream:

{{Comicstory|
|seriesissue=''[[Last Stand of the Wreckers]]'' #4
|prev=Last Stand of the Wreckers issue 3
|next=Last Stand of the Wreckers issue 5
|image=Last Stand of the Wreckers4 Cover A.jpg
|caption=''Straight Outta Iacon''
|publisher=[[IDW Publishing]]
|date=[[April 21]], [[2010]]
|coverdate=April 2010
|writers=[[James Roberts]] & [[Nick Roche]]
|pencils=Nick Roche (pp. 1, 10-22) & [[Guido Guidi]] (pp. 2-9)
|inks=[[Andrew Griffith]] (pp. 1, 10-22) & Guido Guidi (pp. 2-9)
|colors=[[Josh Burcham]]
|letters=[[Chris Mowry]]
|associate editor=[[Denton J. Tipton]]
|editor=[[Andy Schmidt]]
|continuity=[[IDW Generation 1 continuity|IDW continuity]]
|chronology=[[IDW timeline|Current era (2010)]]
}}
'''The Wreckers find out that sometimes the truth really doesn't set you free.'''
==Synopsis==
Kimia Weapons Facility, eight months ago. Ironfist is in his lab, doing stuff and talking to Prowl via video. Prowl praises Ironfist for his datalog works on the Wreckers, jokingly calling him by his web alias, Fisitron. He informs Ironfist that of a new team of Wreckers being put together. He offers Ironfist the job, but asks him how badly he wants the job (meaning he’s probably gonna get killed).

Back in the present, on Garrus-9, Guzzle and Kup are sneaking up on some Cons. Kup asks Guzzle to hold his cygar and proceeds to single-handedly kill all four Cons. Retrieving his cygar, he opens the cell door they were guarding, expecting to see Grimlock (whom they came to rescue so he could help). But he isn’t there. Snare - the Decepticon who freed Impactor – comes up behind them and informs them that Grimlock is long gone - made to watch footage of G-9 being overrun, powerless to intervene, he was driven mad. Guzzle thinks Snare is full of it, but Snare pleads for them to listen.

Meanwhile, a few floors away, Pyro, Perceptor, Topspin, Ironfist and Verity look at Aequitas - revealed to be a gargantuan supercomputer. The Wreckers are there to download the contents of its hard drive. Topspin is furious at this, thinking the mission a fool’s errand. Verity asks Perceptor why Aequitas is so big, to which he replies that it’s a culpability drive that calculates guilt. Suddenly, Topspin goes into spasms, clawing at his face and saying, “Get out of his mouth...” Perceptor and Pyro go to boot up Aequitas, while Verity and Ironfist watch over Topspin - his “vicarious perception” will apparently last only a couple minutes. Verity asks Ironfist to tell her a story.

In the Spark Extinction Chamber, Springer wakes from unconsciousness. Impactor – inexplicably still online, informs him that Stalker, their torturer, went away to get something called an endoscopic claw. Changing the subject, Springer says he thought that Impactor would have been sent to a rehab institute for his unknown crime – or one of the open prisons. Impactor contemptuously replies that after Springer’s testimony, when he was plugged into Aequitas, tore the Wreckers apart. Springer hates himself for reporting Impactor to command. He wants to forgive Impactor - he wants to forgive himself. But he says he can't do that until Impactor accepts that he violated every tenet of the Autobot code. Twin Twist comes online – revealed to have been horribly disfigured; he asks how the two can argue at a time like this. Stalker comes back in, holding an evil looking "endoscopic claw". He says he was thinking the exact same thing, and believes it is time for one of them to die.

Back in the Aequitas chamber, Ironfist begins his story. He tells of Squadron X – a twisted Decepticon Wreckers equivalent - comprising of Crosscut, Earthquake, Fang, Ferak, Tornado, Triton, and leader Macabre. Impactor was obsessed with tracking them down. Their battles came to a head on Pova, where Springer was left trapped under rubble, in the firing line, while Squadron X advanced ever closer. Impactor reluctantly agreed to Springer’s idea of blasting at them through Springer’s midsection. It worked, and the Wreckers were able to defeat Squadron X. With their foes in custody, the Wreckers cleaned up. Impactor fixed Springer up and calls Prowl, telling him to pick them up. Then Sandstorm staggered out of the cell, missing an arm - Squadron X was loose. Impactor left Springer and led the others into battle. They killed the entire Squadron.

Back in the present, Ironfist finishes his story. That story, he says, epitomises everything he admires and loves about the Wreckers. Meanwhile, Topspin comes out of his spasms and gets up. Perceptor calls everyone over. There’s a problem; Aequitas is password-protected and the only other way to activate it is by spark donation – someone has do die to switch it on. Topspin suggests force-feeding it a Con, but Perceptor says that won't work – the donor must die willingly, or it won’t work. I can’t be Perceptor, since only he knows how to work the supercomputer. Not Topspin – no sense in he and Twin Twist dying needlessly. Ironfist resignedly says that it’ll have to be either him or Pyro. At this, Pyro freaks out. He self-righteously says that he shouldn’t have to switching a computer. He says he’s supposed to go out all guns blazing, saving a planet of innocents or something. As he spouts his dream death, Topspin sees through Twin Twist Twist's eyes. Stalker leans over him. Pyro keeps saying that he wants to die like a Prime. Verity says that Ironfist is better than him, and that Pyro is barely an Autobot Ironfist gets angry at the two talking as if he’s not there, so Verity asks him to speak.

Stumbling for words, Ironfist flashes back to his unpublished biography; of how he killed his first Decepticon, his brief meeting with Optimus Prime, his many weapon inventions that killed thousands, his closest friends dying, and how he’d do anything to live his life again. But he doesn't speak and instead prepares to die. But Topspin - seeing the pain Twin Twist is enduring - says enough is enough, and plugs himself in. Aequitas thanks him for his donation, then drains his spark. In the Spark Extinction Chamber, Twin Twist blows up. Stalker is disappointed, but shrugs it off and starts on the others. Perceptor plugs a headphone-like plug into Ironfist's head. He transfers the contents of Aequitas' hard drive to Ironfist's head and then wipes the hard drive.

Back in the chamber, Stalker is about to gouge out Impactor’s eyes when he’s blasted away by Guzzle, arriving with Kup and Snare. Calling Snare a traitor, Stalker blasts Snare's head. Springer gets released, grabs the discarded endoscopic claw and stabs Stalker through the head. Impactor watches over Snare as he slowly dies. He says that the "choice" Overlord gives you after 12 pit wins (the choice Kick-Off was given way back in issue 1) is this; either fight Overlord or commit suicide. "What’s the difference?" He says. Overlord is coming - Snare heard Stalker radio for help before he died. He asks Impactor to kill him before Overlord gets there. Impactor obliges, crushing Snare's brain module. Springer is about to ask about Overlord, but the wall promptly blows up. Overlord emerges, asking if they're ready. Springer replies, "ready".

Back in the Aequitas Chamber, Ironfist says he now knows everything, and that everything they’ve been told is a lie. With the Decepticons about to break through the doors, Perceptor suggests using Aequitas to detonate the deterrence chips inside their heads (every ex-convict has one). Pyro doesn't want to, saying that it’ll kill ex-con Impactor as well. Perceptor asks Ironfist for the casting vote. Verity scoffs that Impactor’s biggest fan will never kill him off. But Ironfist replies that everything has changed. Knowing what he does now, he says to do it.

==Featured characters==
{{featuredcharacters
|c1=
*[[Ironfist]] (1)
*[[Prowl (G1)|Prowl]] (2)
*[[Guzzle (G1)|Guzzle]] (3)
*[[Kup (G1)|Kup]] (4)
*[[Pyro]] (7)
*[[Perceptor (G1)|Perceptor]] (8)
*[[Topspin (G1)|Topspin]] (9)
*[[Twin Twist]] (10)
*[[Springer (G1)|Springer]] (11)
*[[Impactor]] (12)
*[[Sandstorm (G1)|Sandstorm]] (14)
*[[Broadside (G1)|Broadside]] (15)
*[[Rack'n'Ruin]] (16)
*[[Whirl (G1)|Whirl]] (17)
*[[Roadbuster]] (18)
*[[Optimus Prime (G1)|Optimus Prime]] (26)
*[[Nautilus]] (27)
|c2=
*[[Snare]] (5)
*[[Stalker (G1)|Stalker]] (13)
*[[Fang]] (19)
*[[Earthquake (G1)|Earthquake]] (20)
*[[Tornado]] (21)
*[[Macabre]] (22)
*[[Triton]] (23)
*[[Crosscut (Decepticon)|Crosscut]] (24)
*[[Ferak]] (25)
*[[Overlord (Masterforce)|Overlord]] (28)
|c3=
*[[Verity Carlo]] (6)
}}

==Quotes==
"Well, unless it contains a fully sequenced cyber-genome, or the uncensored version of the Autobot code, or—let's think the unthinkable—a '''roadmap to peace''', I'd respectfully suggest that High Command have sent us on a ''fool's errand''!"
:—'''Topspin''' is ''not'' impressed by Aequitas.

"It was never gonna be Perceptor, was it? Or Springer or Impactor or Kup, if they were here. No, it was always going to be one of us—the ''second stringers''". 
"Yeah, just because we're not famous—not ''Ark-worthy''—one of ''us'' has to bite the bullet.. well, I'm sorry, but this ''isn't'' how I'm supposed to die!" 
:—'''Ironfist''' and '''Pyro''' are uncannily aware of ''Transformers'' literary convention

==Errors==
* The quadriplegic, comatose [[Fortress Maximus (G1)|Fortress Maximus]], who was recovered by Perceptor's team just outside the Aequitas‎ chamber, is nowhere to be seen this issue.
* In the flashbacks, Impactor is clearly shown with his trademark hook on his right hand. This contradicts previous fiction - he only got it in [[Last Stand of the Wreckers issue 2|issue #2]] from Ironfist to replace his hand, destroyed in [[Last Stand of the Wreckers issue 1|issue #1]].

==Items of note==
* In his weapons lab, Ironfist displays the [[sky-sled]] that [[Impactor]] used to rescue [[Emirate Xaaron|Xaaron]], which he mentioned earlier as having purchased from a blind dealer. He also has the gun that he'll give to Guzzle in issue 2 on a table.
* [[Squadron X]] is composed of random hi-then-die non-toy Decepticons from the [[The Transformers (Marvel comic)|Marvel Generation 1 comics]], both US and UK.
* Hey, look, it's [[Rack'n'Ruin]]!
* And holy crap, [[Nautilus]]!
* According to Snare, Overlord told his Decepticons that "play makes you free." This is a twist on the real-life German political slogan "[[Wikipedia:Arbeit macht frei|Work makes you free]]", which the Nazis co-opted ironically by displaying it at the entrances of many concentration camps.
* Impactor kills Snare by crushing his brain module, as [[Death's Head (G1)|Death's Head]] did to [[Shockwave (G1)|Shockwave]] in the Marvel UK story, "[[The Legacy of Unicron!]]".
* The [[Rung]]-penned personality profiles return (for this issue any way). This time, they feature the bottomless well of [[Wrecker]]s trivia, [[Ironfist]], of all bots.
* ''Last Stand'''s UK roots are on show again in Ironfist's profile: the two Wreckers datalogs mentioned, "The Wreckers' Lightning Strike" and "Wreckers at the Pole", are named for two of the [[Ladybird Books]], "[[Autobots' Lightning Strike]]" and "[[Decepticons at the Pole]]".
*Just like last issue, you can definitely tell which pages were done by [[Nick Roche]] by the hand-drawn [[insignia]]s, where [[Guido Guidi]]'s pages use digitally-inserted templates. Roche does, however, forget to draw Topspin's chest insignia again, though this time Burcham noticed the omission and inserted digital ones.

===Covers (3)===
{{picsneeded|Covers}}
* '''Cover A:''' Bottom-up view of Springer, Sandstorm, Roadbuster, Whirl, and Broadside all staring down at something unseen, art by [[Nick Roche]] and colors by [[Josh Burcham]].
* '''Cover B:''' Springer firing his weapons with a profile silhouette of Ironfist in the background, art and colors by [[Trevor Hutchison]].
* '''Cover RI:''' "Virgin" title-free edition of cover B.
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Image:Last Stand of the Wreckers4 Cover A.jpg|
Image:Last Stand of the Wreckers4 Cover B.jpg|
Image:Last Stand of the Wreckers4 Cover RI.jpg|
</gallery>

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[[Category: IDW Generation 1 issues]]

Last Stand of the Wreckers issue 4

2010-04-30T07:42:51Z

Warpspeed Hellscream:

{{Comicstory|
|seriesissue=''[[Last Stand of the Wreckers]]'' #4
|prev=Last Stand of the Wreckers issue 3
|next=Last Stand of the Wreckers issue 5
|image=Last Stand of the Wreckers4 Cover A.jpg
|caption=''Straight Outta Iacon''
|publisher=[[IDW Publishing]]
|date=[[April 21]], [[2010]]
|coverdate=April 2010
|writers=[[James Roberts]] & [[Nick Roche]]
|pencils=Nick Roche (pp. 1, 10-22) & [[Guido Guidi]] (pp. 2-9)
|inks=[[Andrew Griffith]] (pp. 1, 10-22) & Guido Guidi (pp. 2-9)
|colors=[[Josh Burcham]]
|letters=[[Chris Mowry]]
|associate editor=[[Denton J. Tipton]]
|editor=[[Andy Schmidt]]
|continuity=[[IDW Generation 1 continuity|IDW continuity]]
|chronology=[[IDW timeline|Current era (2010)]]
}}
'''The Wreckers find out that sometimes the truth really doesn't set you free.'''
==Synopsis==
Kimia Weapons Facility, eight months ago. Ironfist is in his lab, doing stuff and talking to Prowl via video. Prowl praises Ironfist for his datalog works on the Wreckers, jokingly calling him by his web alias, Fisitron. He informs Ironfist that of a new team of Wreckers being put together. He offers Ironfist the job, but asks him how badly he wants the job (meaning he’s probably gonna get killed).

Back in the present, on Garrus-9, Guzzle and Kup are sneaking up on some Cons. Kup asks Guzzle to hold his cygar and proceeds to single-handedly kill all four Cons. Retrieving his cygar, he opens the cell door they were guarding, expecting to see Grimlock (whom they came to rescue so he could help). But he isn’t there. Snare - the Decepticon who freed Impactor – comes up behind them and informs them that Grimlock is long gone - made to watch footage of G-9 being overrun, powerless to intervene, he was driven mad. Guzzle thinks Snare is full of it, but Snare pleads for them to listen.

Meanwhile, a few floors away, Pyro, Perceptor, Topspin, Ironfist and Verity look at Aequitas - revealed to be a gargantuan supercomputer. The Wreckers are there to download the contents of its hard drive. Topspin is furious at this, thinking the mission a fool’s errand. Verity asks Perceptor why Aequitas is so big, to which he replies that it’s a culpability drive that calculates guilt. Suddenly, Topspin goes into spasms, clawing at his face and saying, “Get out of his mouth...” Perceptor and Pyro go to boot up Aequitas, while Verity and Ironfist watch over Topspin - his “vicarious perception” will apparently last only a couple minutes. Verity asks Ironfist to tell her a story.

In the Spark Extinction Chamber, Springer wakes from unconsciousness. Impactor – inexplicably still online, informs him that Stalker, their torturer, went away to get something called an endoscopic claw. Changing the subject, Springer says he thought that Impactor would have been sent to a rehab institute for his unknown crime – or one of the open prisons. Impactor contemptuously replies that after Springer’s testimony, when he was plugged into Aequitas, tore the Wreckers apart. Springer hates himself for reporting Impactor to command. He wants to forgive Impactor - he wants to forgive himself. But he says he can't do that until Impactor accepts that he violated every tenet of the Autobot code. Twin Twist comes online – revealed to have been horribly disfigured; he asks how the two can argue at a time like this. Stalker comes back in, holding an evil looking "endoscopic claw". He says he was thinking the exact same thing, and believes it is time for one of them to die.

Back in the Aequitas chamber, Ironfist begins his story. He tells of Squadron X – a twisted Decepticon Wreckers equivalent - comprising of Crosscut, Earthquake, Fang, Ferak, Tornado, Triton, and leader Macabre. Impactor was obsessed with tracking them down. Their battles came to a head on Pova, where Springer was left trapped under rubble, in the firing line, while Squadron X advanced ever closer. Impactor reluctantly agreed to Springer’s idea of blasting at them through Springer’s midsection. It worked, and the Wreckers were able to defeat Squadron X. With their foes in custody, the Wreckers cleaned up. Impactor fixed Springer up and calls Prowl, telling him to pick them up. Then Sandstorm staggered out of the cell, missing an arm - Squadron X was loose. Impactor left Springer and led the others into battle. They killed the entire Squadron.

Back in the present, Ironfist finishes his story. That story, he says, epitomises everything he admires and loves about the Wreckers. Meanwhile, Topspin comes out of his spasms and gets up. Perceptor calls everyone over. There’s a problem; Aequitas is password-protected and the only other way to activate it is by spark donation – someone has do die to switch it on. Topspin suggests force-feeding it a Con, but Perceptor says that won't work – the donor must die willingly, or it won’t work. I can’t be Perceptor, since only he knows how to work the supercomputer. Not Topspin – no sense in he and Twin Twist dying needlessly. Ironfist resignedly says that it’ll have to be either him or Pyro. At this, Pyro freaks out. He self-righteously says that he shouldn’t have to switching a computer. He says he’s supposed to go out all guns blazing, saving a planet of innocents or something. As he spouts his dream death, Topspin sees through Twin Twist Twist's eyes. Stalker leans over him. Pyro keeps saying that he wants to die like a Prime. Verity says that Ironfist is better than him, and that Pyro is barely an Autobot Ironfist gets angry at the two talking as if he’s not there, so Verity asks him to speak. Stumbling for words, Ironfist flashes back to his unpublished biography; of how he killed his first Decepticon, his brief meeting with Optimus Prime, his many weapon inventions that killed thousands, his closest friends dying, and how he’d do anything to live his life again. But he doesn't speak and instead prepares to die. But Topspin - seeing the pain Twin Twist is enduring - says enough is enough, and plugs himself in. Aequitas thanks him for his donation, then drains his spark. In the Spark Extinction Chamber, Twin Twist blows up. Stalker is disappointed, but shrugs it off and starts on the others. Perceptor plugs a headphone-like plug into Ironfist's head. He transfers the contents of Aequitas' hard drive to Ironfist's head and then wipes the hard drive.

Back in the chamber, Stalker is about to gouge out Impactor’s eyes when he’s blasted away by Guzzle, arriving with Kup and Snare. Calling Snare a traitor, Stalker blasts Snare's head. Springer gets released, grabs the discarded endoscopic claw and stabs Stalker through the head.

Impactor watches over Snare as he slowly dies. He says that the "choice" Overlord gives you after 12 pit wins (the choice Kick-Off was given way back in issue 1) is this; either fight Overlord or commit suicide. "What’s the difference?" He says. Overlord is coming - Snare heard Stalker radio for help before he died. He asks Impactor to kill him before Overlord gets there. Impactor obliges, crushing Snare's brain module. Springer is about to ask about Overlord, but the wall promptly blows up. Overlord emerges, asking if they're ready. Springer replies, "ready".

Back in the Aequitas Chamber, Ironfist says he now knows everything, and that everything they’ve been told is a lie. With the Decepticons about to break through the doors, Perceptor suggests using Aequitas to detonate the deterrence chips inside their heads (every ex-convict has one). Pyro doesn't want to, saying that it’ll kill ex-con Impactor as well. Perceptor asks Ironfist for the casting vote. Verity scoffs that Impactor’s biggest fan will never kill him off. But Ironfist replies that everything has changed. Knowing what he does now, he says to do it. Issue ends.

==Featured characters==
{{featuredcharacters
|c1=
*[[Ironfist]] (1)
*[[Prowl (G1)|Prowl]] (2)
*[[Guzzle (G1)|Guzzle]] (3)
*[[Kup (G1)|Kup]] (4)
*[[Pyro]] (7)
*[[Perceptor (G1)|Perceptor]] (8)
*[[Topspin (G1)|Topspin]] (9)
*[[Twin Twist]] (10)
*[[Springer (G1)|Springer]] (11)
*[[Impactor]] (12)
*[[Sandstorm (G1)|Sandstorm]] (14)
*[[Broadside (G1)|Broadside]] (15)
*[[Rack'n'Ruin]] (16)
*[[Whirl (G1)|Whirl]] (17)
*[[Roadbuster]] (18)
*[[Optimus Prime (G1)|Optimus Prime]] (26)
*[[Nautilus]] (27)
|c2=
*[[Snare]] (5)
*[[Stalker (G1)|Stalker]] (13)
*[[Fang]] (19)
*[[Earthquake (G1)|Earthquake]] (20)
*[[Tornado]] (21)
*[[Macabre]] (22)
*[[Triton]] (23)
*[[Crosscut (Decepticon)|Crosscut]] (24)
*[[Ferak]] (25)
*[[Overlord (Masterforce)|Overlord]] (28)
|c3=
*[[Verity Carlo]] (6)
}}

==Quotes==
"Well, unless it contains a fully sequenced cyber-genome, or the uncensored version of the Autobot code, or—let's think the unthinkable—a '''roadmap to peace''', I'd respectfully suggest that High Command have sent us on a ''fool's errand''!"
:—'''Topspin''' is ''not'' impressed by Aequitas.

"It was never gonna be Perceptor, was it? Or Springer or Impactor or Kup, if they were here. No, it was always going to be one of us—the ''second stringers''". 
"Yeah, just because we're not famous—not ''Ark-worthy''—one of ''us'' has to bite the bullet.. well, I'm sorry, but this ''isn't'' how I'm supposed to die!" 
:—'''Ironfist''' and '''Pyro''' are uncannily aware of ''Transformers'' literary convention

==Errors==
* The quadriplegic, comatose [[Fortress Maximus (G1)|Fortress Maximus]], who was recovered by Perceptor's team just outside the Aequitas‎ chamber, is nowhere to be seen this issue.
* In the flashbacks, Impactor is clearly shown with his trademark hook on his right hand. This contradicts previous fiction - he only got it in [[Last Stand of the Wreckers issue 2|issue #2]] from Ironfist to replace his hand, destroyed in [[Last Stand of the Wreckers issue 1|issue #1]].

==Items of note==
* In his weapons lab, Ironfist displays the [[sky-sled]] that [[Impactor]] used to rescue [[Emirate Xaaron|Xaaron]], which he mentioned earlier as having purchased from a blind dealer. He also has the gun that he'll give to Guzzle in issue 2 on a table.
* [[Squadron X]] is composed of random hi-then-die non-toy Decepticons from the [[The Transformers (Marvel comic)|Marvel Generation 1 comics]], both US and UK.
* Hey, look, it's [[Rack'n'Ruin]]!
* And holy crap, [[Nautilus]]!
* According to Snare, Overlord told his Decepticons that "play makes you free." This is a twist on the real-life German political slogan "[[Wikipedia:Arbeit macht frei|Work makes you free]]", which the Nazis co-opted ironically by displaying it at the entrances of many concentration camps.
* Impactor kills Snare by crushing his brain module, as [[Death's Head (G1)|Death's Head]] did to [[Shockwave (G1)|Shockwave]] in the Marvel UK story, "[[The Legacy of Unicron!]]".
* The [[Rung]]-penned personality profiles return (for this issue any way). This time, they feature the bottomless well of [[Wrecker]]s trivia, [[Ironfist]], of all bots.
* ''Last Stand'''s UK roots are on show again in Ironfist's profile: the two Wreckers datalogs mentioned, "The Wreckers' Lightning Strike" and "Wreckers at the Pole", are named for two of the [[Ladybird Books]], "[[Autobots' Lightning Strike]]" and "[[Decepticons at the Pole]]".
*Just like last issue, you can definitely tell which pages were done by [[Nick Roche]] by the hand-drawn [[insignia]]s, where [[Guido Guidi]]'s pages use digitally-inserted templates. Roche does, however, forget to draw Topspin's chest insignia again, though this time Burcham noticed the omission and inserted digital ones.

===Covers (3)===
{{picsneeded|Covers}}
* '''Cover A:''' Bottom-up view of Springer, Sandstorm, Roadbuster, Whirl, and Broadside all staring down at something unseen, art by [[Nick Roche]] and colors by [[Josh Burcham]].
* '''Cover B:''' Springer firing his weapons with a profile silhouette of Ironfist in the background, art and colors by [[Trevor Hutchison]].
* '''Cover RI:''' "Virgin" title-free edition of cover B.
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Last Stand of the Wreckers issue 4

2010-04-30T07:40:46Z

Warpspeed Hellscream:

{{Comicstory|
|seriesissue=''[[Last Stand of the Wreckers]]'' #4
|prev=Last Stand of the Wreckers issue 3
|next=Last Stand of the Wreckers issue 5
|image=Last Stand of the Wreckers4 Cover A.jpg
|caption=''Straight Outta Iacon''
|publisher=[[IDW Publishing]]
|date=[[April 21]], [[2010]]
|coverdate=April 2010
|writers=[[James Roberts]] & [[Nick Roche]]
|pencils=Nick Roche (pp. 1, 10-22) & [[Guido Guidi]] (pp. 2-9)
|inks=[[Andrew Griffith]] (pp. 1, 10-22) & Guido Guidi (pp. 2-9)
|colors=[[Josh Burcham]]
|letters=[[Chris Mowry]]
|associate editor=[[Denton J. Tipton]]
|editor=[[Andy Schmidt]]
|continuity=[[IDW Generation 1 continuity|IDW continuity]]
|chronology=[[IDW timeline|Current era (2010)]]
}}
'''The Wreckers find out that sometimes the truth really doesn't set you free.'''
==Synopsis==
Kimia Weapons Facility, eight months ago. Ironfist is in his lab, doing stuff and talking to Prowl via video. Prowl praises Ironfist for his datalog works on the Wreckers, jokingly calling him by his web alias, Fisitron. He informs Ironfist that of a new team of Wreckers being put together. He offers Ironfist the job, but asks him how badly he wants the job (meaning he’s probably gonna get killed).

Back in the present, on Garrus-9, Guzzle and Kup are sneaking up on some Cons. Kup asks Guzzle to hold his cygar and proceeds to single-handedly kill all four Cons. Retrieving his cygar, he opens the cell door they were guarding, expecting to see Grimlock (whom they came to rescue so he could help). But he isn’t there. Snare - the Decepticon who freed Impactor – comes up behind them and informs them that Grimlock is long gone - made to watch footage of G-9 being overrun, powerless to intervene, he was driven mad. Guzzle thinks Snare is full of it, but Snare pleads for them to listen.

Meanwhile, a few floors away, Pyro, Perceptor, Topspin, Ironfist and Verity look at Aequitas - revealed to be a gargantuan supercomputer. The Wreckers are there to download the contents of its hard drive. Topspin is furious at this, thinking the mission a fool’s errand. Verity asks Perceptor why Aequitas is so big, to which he replies that it’s a culpability drive that calculates guilt. Suddenly, Topspin goes into spasms, clawing at his face and saying, “Get out of his mouth...” Perceptor and Pyro go to boot up Aequitas, while Verity and Ironfist watch over Topspin - his “vicarious perception” will apparently last only a couple minutes. Verity asks Ironfist to tell her a story.

In the Spark Extinction Chamber, Springer wakes from unconsciousness. Impactor – inexplicably still online, informs him that Stalker, their torturer, went away to get something called an endoscopic claw. Changing the subject, Springer says he thought that Impactor would have been sent to a rehab institute for his unknown crime – or one of the open prisons. Impactor contemptuously replies that after Springer’s testimony, when he was plugged into Aequitas, tore the Wreckers apart. Springer hates himself for reporting Impactor to command. He wants to forgive Impactor - he wants to forgive himself. But he says he can't do that until Impactor accepts that he violated every tenet of the Autobot code. Twin Twist comes online – revealed to have been horribly disfigured; he asks how the two can argue at a time like this. Stalker comes back in, holding an evil looking "endoscopic claw". He says he was thinking the exact same thing, and believes it is time for one of them to die.

Back in the Aequitas chamber, Ironfist begins his story. He tells of Squadron X – a twisted Decepticon Wreckers equivalent - comprising of Crosscut, Earthquake, Fang, Ferak, Tornado, Triton, and leader Macabre. Impactor was obsessed with tracking them down. Their battles came to a head on Pova, where Springer was left trapped under rubble, in the firing line, while Squadron X advanced ever closer. Impactor reluctantly agreed to Springer’s idea of blasting at them through Springer’s midsection. It worked, and the Wreckers were able to defeat Squadron X. With their foes in custody, the Wreckers cleaned up. Impactor fixed Springer up and calls Prowl, telling him to pick them up. Then Sandstorm staggered out of the cell, missing an arm - Squadron X was loose. Impactor left Springer and led the others into battle. They killed the entire Squadron.

Back in the present, Ironfist finishes his story. That story, he says, epitomises everything he admires and loves about the Wreckers. Meanwhile, Topspin comes out of his spasms and gets up. Perceptor calls everyone over. There’s a problem; Aequitas is password-protected and the only other way to activate it is by spark donation – someone has do die to switch it on. Topspin suggests force-feeding it a Con, but Perceptor says that won't work – the donor must die willingly, or it won’t work. I can’t be Perceptor, since only he knows how to work the supercomputer. Not Topspin – no sense in he and Twin Twist dying needlessly. Ironfist resignedly says that it’ll have to be either him or Pyro. At this, Pyro freaks out. He self-righteously says that he shouldn’t have to switching a computer. He says he’s supposed to go out all guns blazing, saving a planet of innocents or something. As he spouts his dream death, Topspin sees through Twin Twist Twist's eyes. Stalker leans over him. Pyro keeps saying that he wants to die like a Prime. Verity says that Ironfist is better than him, and that Pyro is barely an Autobot Ironfist gets angry at the two talking as if he’s not there, so Verity asks him to speak. Stumbling for words, Ironfist flashes back to his unpublished biography; of how he killed his first Decepticon, his brief meeting with Optimus Prime, his many weapon inventions that killed thousands, his closest friends dying, and how he’d do anything to live his life again. But he doesn't speak and instead prepares to die. But Topspin - seeing the pain Twin Twist is enduring - says enough is enough, and plugs himself in. Aequitas thanks him for his donation, then drains his spark. In the Spark Extinction Chamber, Twin Twist blows up. Stalker is disappointed, but shrugs it off and starts on the others. Perceptor plugs a headphone-like plug into Ironfist's head. He transfers the contents of Aequitas' hard drive to Ironfist's head and then wipes the hard drive.

Back in the chamber, Stalker is about to gouge out Impactor’s eyes when he’s blasted away by Guzzle, arriving with Kup and Snare. Calling Snare a traitor, Stalker blasts Snare's head. Springer gets released, grabs the discarded endoscopic claw and stabs Stalker through the head.

Impactor watches over Snare as he slowly dies. He says that the "choice" Overlord gives you after 12 pit wins (the choice Kick-Off was given way back in issue 1) is this; either fight Overlord or commit suicide. "What’s the difference?" He says. Overlord is coming - Snare heard Stalker radio for help before he died. He asks Impactor to kill him before Overlord gets there. Impactor obliges, crushing Snare's brain module. Springer is about to ask about Overlord, but the wall promptly blows up. Overlord emerges, asking if they're ready. Springer replies, "ready".

Back in the Aequitas Chamber, Ironfist says he now knows everything, and that everything they’ve been told is a lie. With the Decepticons about to break through the doors, Perceptor suggests using Aequitas to detonate the deterrence chips inside their heads (every ex-convict has one). Pyro doesn't want to, saying that it’ll kill ex-con Impactor as well. Perceptor asks Ironfist for the casting vote. Verity scoffs that Impactor’s biggest fan will never kill him off. But Ironfist replies that everything has changed. Knowing what he does now, he says to do it. Issue ends.

==Featured characters==
{{featuredcharacters
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*[[Ironfist]] (1)
*[[Prowl (G1)|Prowl]] (2)
*[[Guzzle (G1)|Guzzle]] (3)
*[[Kup (G1)|Kup]] (4)
*[[Pyro]] (7)
*[[Perceptor (G1)|Perceptor]] (8)
*[[Topspin (G1)|Topspin]] (9)
*[[Twin Twist]] (10)
*[[Springer (G1)|Springer]] (11)
*[[Impactor]] (12)
*[[Sandstorm (G1)|Sandstorm]] (14)
*[[Broadside (G1)|Broadside]] (15)
*[[Rack'n'Ruin]] (16)
*[[Whirl (G1)|Whirl]] (17)
*[[Roadbuster]] (18)
*[[Optimus Prime (G1)|Optimus Prime]] (26)
*[[Nautilus]] (27)
|c2=
*[[Snare]] (5)
*[[Stalker (G1)|Stalker]] (13)
*[[Fang]] (19)
*[[Earthquake (G1)|Earthquake]] (20)
*[[Tornado]] (21)
*[[Macabre]] (22)
*[[Triton]] (23)
*[[Crosscut (Decepticon)|Crosscut]] (24)
*[[Ferak]] (25)
*[[Overlord (Masterforce)|Overlord]] (28)
|c3=
*[[Verity Carlo]] (6)
}}

==Quotes==
"Well, unless it contains a fully sequenced cyber-genome, or the uncensored version of the Autobot code, or—let's think the unthinkable—a '''roadmap to peace''', I'd respectfully suggest that High Command have sent us on a ''fool's errand''!"
:—'''Topspin''' is ''not'' impressed by Aequitas.

"It was never gonna be Perceptor, was it? Or Springer or Impactor or Kup, if they were here. No, it was always going to be one of us—the ''second stringers''". 
"Yeah, just because we're not famous—not ''Ark-worthy''—one of ''us'' has to bite the bullet.. well, I'm sorry, but this ''isn't'' how I'm supposed to die!" 
:—'''Ironfist''' and '''Pyro''' are uncannily aware of ''Transformers'' literary convention

==Errors==
* The quadriplegic, comatose [[Fortress Maximus (G1)|Fortress Maximus]], who was recovered by Perceptor's team just outside the Aequitas‎ chamber, is nowhere to be seen this issue.
* In the flashbacks, Impactor is clearly shown with his trademark hook on his right hand. This contradicts previous fiction - he only got it in [[Last Stand of the Wreckers issue 2|issue #2]] from Ironfist to replace his hand, destroyed in [[Last Stand of the Wreckers issue 1|issue #1]].

==Items of note==
* In his weapons lab, Ironfist displays the [[sky-sled]] that [[Impactor]] used to rescue [[Emirate Xaaron|Xaaron]], which he mentioned earlier as having purchased from a blind dealer. He also has the gun that he'll give to Guzzle in issue 2 on a table.
* [[Squadron X]] is composed of random hi-then-die non-toy Decepticons from the [[The Transformers (Marvel comic)|Marvel Generation 1 comics]], both US and UK.
* Hey, look, it's [[Rack'n'Ruin]]!
* And holy crap, [[Nautilus]]!
* According to Snare, Overlord told his Decepticons that "play makes you free." This is a twist on the real-life German political slogan "[[Wikipedia:Arbeit macht frei|Work makes you free]]", which the Nazis co-opted ironically by displaying it at the entrances of many concentration camps.
* Impactor kills Snare by crushing his brain module, as [[Death's Head (G1)|Death's Head]] did to [[Shockwave (G1)|Shockwave]] in the Marvel UK story, "[[The Legacy of Unicron!]]".
* The [[Rung]]-penned personality profiles return (for this issue any way). This time, they feature the bottomless well of [[Wrecker]]s trivia, [[Ironfist]], of all bots.
* ''Last Stand'''s UK roots are on show again in Ironfist's profile: the two Wreckers datalogs mentioned, "The Wreckers' Lightning Strike" and "Wreckers at the Pole", are named for two of the [[Ladybird Books]], "[[Autobots' Lightning Strike]]" and "[[Decepticons at the Pole]]".
*Just like last issue, you can definitely tell which pages were done by [[Nick Roche]] by the hand-drawn [[insignia]]s, where [[Guido Guidi]]'s pages use digitally-inserted templates. Roche does, however, forget to draw Topspin's chest insignia again, though this time the colorist noticed the omission and inserted digital ones.

===Covers (3)===
{{picsneeded|Covers}}
* '''Cover A:''' Bottom-up view of Springer, Sandstorm, Roadbuster, Whirl, and Broadside all staring down at something unseen, art by [[Nick Roche]] and colors by [[Josh Burcham]].
* '''Cover B:''' Springer firing his weapons with a profile silhouette of Ironfist in the background, art and colors by [[Trevor Hutchison]].
* '''Cover RI:''' "Virgin" title-free edition of cover B.
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Image:Last Stand of the Wreckers4 Cover RI.jpg|
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Wings of Wax

2010-03-18T04:50:31Z

Warpspeed Hellscream:

{{picsneeded|covers and interiors}}
{{Comicstory|
|seriesissue=''[[The Transformers: Bumblebee]]'' #4
|prev=The Impossible Knot
|next=
|seriesissue3=
|prev2=
|next4=
|title="Wings of Wax"
|image=Bumblebee_4A.jpg
|caption=...
|publisher=[[IDW Publishing]]
|date=[[March 10]], [[2010]]
|coverdate=March 2010
|writer=[[Zander Cannon]]
|artist=[[Chee Yang Ong]]
|colorist=[[Moose Baumann]]
|letterer by=[[Neil Uyetake]]
|editor=[[Andy Schmidt]]
|associate editor=[[Denton J. Tipton]]
|continuity=[[IDW Generation 1 continuity|IDW continuity]]
|chronology=[[IDW timeline|Current era (2010)]]
}}

'''Bumblebee learns the true value of friendship.'''

==Synopsis==
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==Featured characters==
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}}

==Quotes==
* TBD

==Errors==
* TBD

==Items of Note==
* TBD

===Covers (3)===
* '''Cover A:''' Bumblebee with Serena; art by [[Guido Guidi]] with colors by [[Josh Burcham]].
* '''Cover B:''' "Patriotic" Bumblebee cover; art by [[Chee Yang Ong]] with colors by [[Moose Baumann]]
* '''Cover RI:''' Black and white sketch version of Cover B.

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MediaWiki talk:Copyrights

2010-03-11T07:08:23Z

Warpspeed Hellscream:

''Memory Alpha is intended for personal and non-profit use only.'' -[[User:Derik|Derik]] 05:40, 23 June 2007 (UTC)

What's the policy on using text from the wiki again - eg synopses for reviews? [[User:Warpspeed Hellscream|Screamer]] 02:08, 11 March 2010 (EST)

Transformers: Shattered Glass (franchise)

2010-03-10T05:25:44Z

Warpspeed Hellscream: /* Trivia */

{{Template:Nav-SG}}
[[Image:Onegenerationshattered.jpg|350px|thumb|right|The mirrorverse is roughly 50% blue cannons by volume.]]
"'''Shattered Glass'''" is the fictional universe and associated toys and storylines that sprung from [[BotCon 2008]]'s initial exclusive toyset and comic. It is a Transformers take on the old sci-fi warhorse of an [[wikipedia:Parallel universe (fiction)|evil alternate universe]], (akin to [[wikipedia:Mirror Universe (Star Trek)|''Star Trek''<nowiki>'</nowiki>s Mirror Universe]] and DC comics' [[wikipedia:Earth-Three|Earth-Three]]) where the bad guys are good, the good guys are bad, and (mostly) everyone has different paint schemes.

It comes complete with a [[Cliffjumper (G1)|displaced character from "our" world]] and [[facial hair]] for the [[Rodimus (SG)|evil versions of certain good guys]].

In-universe, continuities related to this franchise are considered to be "Negative Polarity Universes". The current main continuity is a ''[[Classics (2006)|Classics]]'' mirror designated [[universal stream|Primax -408.24 Epsilon]]. There are also the [[micro-continuity|micro-continuities]] that are "[[Shattered Expectations]]" and Quadwal -3760.925 Theta, the universe the [[Transformers Animated: The AllSpark Almanac|Allspark Almanac]] authors hail from.

{{quote|This year's chronicle shatters everything you thought you knew about Transformers! Here is a universe you never expected...

On a world known as Cybertron, a ruthless and cruel tyrant prepares his army for an all-out attack. Their destination: a planet rich in resources, known as [[Earth]]! Only a small band of rebels stands between this evil warlord and his plans for universal conquest. If these brave soldiers are unable to stop the attack, then there will be nothing to prevent this shattered universe from falling victim to the maniacal [[Optimus Prime (SG)|Optimus Prime]] and his evil legion of... Autobots?

This is a truly malformed universe, where the Decepticons are heroic and the Autobots are evil!

Coming this spring, the battle lines will be drawn and a new champion will emerge. A [[Megatron (SG)|young and noble Decepticon]] will stand up and fight for freedom, the freedom which is the right of all Transformers! Advising him will be his trusted lieutenant [[Starscream (SG)|Starscream]] and his fellow virtuous Decepticons. They will fight to the very last to stop the spread of Optimus Prime's tyranny!|Introductory blurb at BotCon.com}}

==Franchise components==
*A "[[Shattered Glass (toyline)|virtual toyline]]" consisting of a combination of officially-released toys made especially for the line, [[Repurposing|repurposed]] toys, and potential [[redeco]]s of other toys.
*A series of [[Shattered Glass (fiction)|comics and text stories]], most of which form a single storyline.
*A lineup of [[:Category:Shattered Glass characters|dozens of good and evil doubles]] of characters from other storylines - currently mostly from various continuities of [[Generation 1 continuity family|Generation 1]], with a few individuals from [[Robots in Disguise (franchise)|Robots in Disguise]] and the [[Unicron Trilogy]].

==Trivia==
* The title is similar to the [http://memory-alpha.org/en/wiki/Star_Trek:_Deep_Space_Nine ''Deep Space Nine''] episode "[http://memory-alpha.org/en/wiki/Shattered_Mirror_%28episode%29 Shattered Mirror]" and [[Marvel Comics|Marvel]]'s "[http://memory-alpha.org/en/index.php/Fragile_Glass Fragile Glass]", both stories about the [http://memory-alpha.org/en/index.php/Mirror_universe Mirror universe] from the [http://memory-alpha.org/ ''Star Trek''] franchise mentioned above.
* The "Shattered Glass" poster (as seen above) bears a strong resemblance to [[:Image:G1 1984 backofboxbattle.jpg|one of the first Transformers posters]], right down to the characters' positions and actions: [[Megatron (SG)|Megatron]] in [[Optimus Prime (G1)|Optimus Prime's]] place, and the evil second-in-commands ([[Starscream (G1)|Starscream]] and [[Rodimus (SG)|Rodimus]]) more in front of the battle than their respective evil leaders ([[Megatron (G1)|Megatron]] and [[Optimus Prime (SG)|Optimus Prime]]).
* In a review with the fansite TFW2005, [[Derrick J. Wyatt|Derrick Wyatt]] said that he'd have loved to have Shattered Glass material in the [[Transformers Animated (cartoon)|Animated cartoon]], if only "to have [[Carmine Fanzone|Fanzone]] say "This is why I ''love'' machines!"

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File:TFvol1 4cvrA.jpg

2010-03-09T02:39:09Z

Warpspeed Hellscream: uploaded a new version of "Image:The Transformers 4A.jpg": Final cover for IDW's Transformers #4, art by Don Figueroa with colors by James Brown.

Cover A to [[IDW Publishing]]'s ''[[The Transformers (IDW)|The Transformers]]'' issue 4 "[[Seasons in Flight]]".
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|colors=[[James Brown]]
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© [[2010]] [[Hasbro]], [[IDW Publishing]]

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[[Category: Images by Don Figueroa]]
[[Category: Images by James Brown]]

Things Fall Apart, Part 3: "Seasons in Flight"

2010-03-07T19:10:13Z

Warpspeed Hellscream:

{{Comicstory|
|seriesissue=''[[The Transformers (IDW)|The Transformers]]'' #4
|prev=A Rude Awakening
|next=The Transformers issue 5
|title="Seasons in Flight"
|image=The_Transformers_4A.jpg
|caption=Peripheral vision is over-rated.
|publisher=[[IDW Publishing]]
|date= [[February 24]], [[2010]]
|coverdate=January 2009
|written by=[[Mike Costa]]
|art by=[[Don Figueroa]]
|colors by=[[James Brown]]
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|editor=[[Andy Schmidt]]
|assistant editor=
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|continuity=[[IDW Generation 1 continuity|IDW continuity]]
|chronology=[[IDW timeline|Current era (2010)]]
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'''Thundercracker develops some unique thoughts on humanity while Ultra Magnus meets "Rodimus Prime".'''

==Synopsis==
He chose his the name he chose for himself. His name is a word that can tear apart the day. His name … is Thundercracker. He was once an elite Decepticon Seeker. But he was cast out, and has been grounded on Earth for three years. At first, he was disgusted at the amount of organic life on Earth. His beaten-up state meant that plants started growing on him. This disgusted him, but he was intrigued by how life adapted and changed without plans or schematics.It took Thundercracker days to find shelter in the ruins of New York, and two weeks to construct a distress beacon. For eighteen months, he waited and watched TV, fascinated by the humans’ ways of reminding themselves of their culture. Then, finally, a ragtag bunch of stranded Cons found him – Octane, Scavenger, Dragstrip and Reflector. Thundercracker tried to lead but found he had no desire to. He hardly knew what being a Decepticon meant anymore. So leadership passed to Swindle.

Back in the present, Swindle and Hot Rod discuss the slow construction of their spaceship. Swindle suggests he get a couple more Constructicons out of human captivity, but Hot Rod is having none of it (after the Autobots’ [[All Hail Megatron issue 7|previous experience with them]]). Swindle praises Hot Rod for his revolutionary actions with the group, saying that the others have started calling him Rodimus Prime. Hot Rod thinks it’s a bit much but Swindle reminds him of what he did, as opposed to Optimus – he just surrendered. Swindle eventually convinces Hot Rod to allow to him to rescue another Stunticon.

At Skywatch, Spike Witwicky is depressed at the lack of progress he’s had with Optimus – nothing will get him to reveal anything on the other Autobots. He feels pressure from his father’s arrival the next day.
Back at Hot Rod’s camp, Motormaster and the other Stunticons spot something on the horizon – something that turns out to be Ultra Magnus. Magnus plays, policeman, attempting to find out the details of Ironhide’s death and make Hot Rod disassemble the craft they’re building. Magnus then spots Swindle and attempts to arrest him. Hot Rod stops Magnus and is accused of “colluding with the enemy”. Prowl explains the situation of the last three issues, and is revealed to be the reason that Magnus came to Earth – to investigate Ironhide’s death. Outraged at Hot Rod and Prowl’s actions, Magnus transforms and drives away. Swindle is amazed at Hot Rod’s support, to which Hot Rod reminds him of them being on the same side now.

Thundercracker suspects Swindle is planning something, noticing the confusion and anticipation from the others – especially the Autobots. He feels remorseful f the Autobots, of how lost they are. Thundercracker reminisces of how all the Transformers are so old. He ponders what the purpose of their race is if they don’t adapt to situations. He used to laugh at and detest the way the humans change so often. He thinks he’s finally coming to terms with the meaning of … beautiful. He marvels at how, in three years, the humans have rebuilt Earth and have the Transformers in hiding. “We have so much to learn here,” he says. “Yet all they want to do is fly away.”

==Featured characters==
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* [[Seaspray (G1)|Seaspray]] (8)
* [[Hot Rod (G1)|Hot Rod/Rodimus Prime]] (11)
* [[Ultra Magnus (G1)|Ultra Magnus]] (16)
* [[Prowl (G1)|Prowl]] (17)
* [[Grapple]] (18)
* [[Red Alert (G1)|Red Alert]] (19)
* [[Bluestreak|Silverstreak]] (20)
* [[Mirage (G1)|Mirage]] (21)
|c2=
* [[Thundercracker (G1)|Thundercracker]] (1)
* [[Starscream (G1)|Starscream]] (2)
* [[Skywarp (G1)|Skywarp]] (3)
* [[Scrapper (G1)|Scrapper]] (4)
* [[Spyglass]] (5)
* [[Octane|Tankor]] (6)
* [[Drag Strip]] (7)
* [[Dead End (G1)|Dead End]] (9)
* [[Swindle (G1)|Swindle]] (10)
* [[Wildrider]] (12)
* [[Motormaster]] (13)
* [[Hook (G1)|Hook]] (22)
* [[Mixmaster (G1)|Mixmaster]] (23)
* [[Megatron (G1)|Megatron]] (24)
|c3=
* [[Spike Witwicky (G1)|Spike Witwicky]] (14)
* [[Joe Henderson]] (15)
* [[Campolongo]] (25)
}}

== Quotes ==
* TBD

== Errors ==
* Thundercracker states that ''AHM'' was 3 years ago, but in issue #1, Optimus states is was only 2 years ago, so one of these is incorrect. Most solicitations before issue one repeatedly stated it was ''3'' years ago so your guess is as good as ours.

== Items of note ==
* Includes a [[Decepticomments]] section featuring exposition from writer Mike Costa, plus a contest to identify the BBC documentaries referenced in the issue.
* Thundercracker is now back to an F-22, after being an F-15 in ''[[All Hail Megatron]]'', and is a stylized version of [[E. J. Su]]'s design.
* Hot Rod's and Swindle's build site closely resembles the original Decepticon construction site spied on by [[Hound (G1)|Hound]] and [[Cliffjumper (G1)|Cliffjumper]] in "[[More than Meets the Eye, Part 1]]".
* After 26 years of Transformers fiction, this issue contains the first visual representation of [[Jesus]].

===Covers (3)===
* '''Cover A:''' Thundercracker soars above a city; art by [[Don Figueroa]] and colors by [[James Brown]].
* '''Cover B:''' Thundercracker soars above the clouds; art by [[Andrew Wildman]].
* '''Cover RI:''' Concept art of [[Ironhide (G1)|Ironhide]]; art by Don Figueroa.

<gallery>
Image:The Transformers 4A.jpg|I believe I can fly...
Image:The Transformers 4B.jpg|I believe I can touch the sky...
Image:The Transformers 4RI.jpg|"Bring out yer mechs!"
</gallery>

===Advertisements===
* ''[[The Transformers (IDW)|The Transformers]]'' #5
* TBD

[[Category:IDW Generation 1 issues]]

Talk:Things Fall Apart, Part 3: "Seasons in Flight"

2010-03-06T11:26:43Z

Warpspeed Hellscream:

== Who's that Bot? ==

So who's the yellow guy with "Rodimus Prime" and Prowl? Sandstorm is the only named member of Hot Rod's unit we haven't seen yet, but the colors and design are waaaay off. Honestly, my first silly thought was, "What's [[Moon (BWII)|MOON]] doing here? --[[User:Xaaron|Xaaron]] 12:47, 25 February 2010 (EST)
:Looks like Sandstorm to me. --[[User:ItsWalky|ItsWalky]] 13:28, 25 February 2010 (EST)
-His body looks too sleek to be Grapple and he even seems to have a spoiler maybe. If he is Sandstorm, this body doesn't match any of the pictures of the deserters in issue 2 which does list him as being one. Because of that, I'd go with Sandstorm until there is official confirmation somewhere. {{unsigned|24.6.112.59|20:52, 25 February 2010}}

Seriously, it's Sandstorm. It looks like his pic in #2 a bit. If it looks like it is then it probably is. [[User:Warpspeed Hellscream|Screamer]] 13:51, 1 March 2010 (EST)

==No offense but==
How long will it take to get someone to put up the plot information to this? I'm surprised no one has yet. Its March 6th Guys..come on. I would myself, but I buy Trade Paperbacks of TF comics online most of the time, as opposed to individual issues, and my money is kinda tight as it is...but surely SOMEONE has read the thing.--[[User:Chipmonk328|Chipmonk328]]

Currently working on that now. Sorry. But I think most ppl share ur thinking and have been turned off by the first three issues. Anyway, synopsis will be up within next day or two. Cheerio! [[User:Warpspeed Hellscream|Screamer]] 06:26, 6 March 2010 (EST)

Talk:Transformers Animated: The AllSpark Almanac

2010-03-05T21:47:19Z

Warpspeed Hellscream: /* Initial Ramblings */

== Initial Ramblings ==
Book in hand... we have to disambig "Solon Kitakaze". This thing is awesome. :D - [[User:Chris McFeely|Chris McFeely]] 08:28, 19 August 2009 (EDT)
:OH MY GOD SERIOUSLY YOU GUYS the number of things that get obscure in-jokey referential names will implode the wiki it is awesome - [[User:Chris McFeely|Chris McFeely]] 08:39, 19 August 2009 (EDT)
::I wasn't gonna buy it, but now... And they reference Solon? Really? It warms my heart whenever its obvious that the official Transformers people are reading out wiki (especially when its articles I wrote!). --[[User:DrSpengler|DrSpengler]] 11:09, 19 August 2009 (EDT)
:::Solon's not the half of it!! Solitarium! Death's Head! The Twilight! [[Eddie Fairchild and Matt Conroy]] for pete's sake!! - [[User:Chris McFeely|Chris McFeely]] 11:44, 19 August 2009 (EDT)
::::Damn. I'm going to have to get that book. --[[User:Detour|Detour]] 13:30, 19 August 2009 (EDT)
:I AM MAKING SWEET SWEET LOVE TO THIS BOOK RIGHT NOW --[[User:ItsWalky|ItsWalky]] 14:15, 19 August 2009 (EDT)
::Well, when you guys are done sodomizing your copies, please make an article to accompany this talk page. I won't be able to get mine until next week. :( --[[User:DrSpengler|DrSpengler]] 14:34, 19 August 2009 (EDT)
Considering the book is by Sorenson, I'm not really surprised by any of this! -[[User:Mazenoise|Mazenoise]] 15:08, 19 August 2009 (EDT)
:::About one-third of the book's pages are ''bathed'' in Cybertronix. Given what they just came out and said in the book--what with SKY-BYTE AND EVERYTHING ELSE--I literally cannot even imagine what might fulfill their own standard of a "hidden Easter Egg" to be encrypted in another language. Aaiiiiieee. Also, I fucking call dibs on writing up the Visionaries reference. --[[User:Thylacine 2000|Thylacine 2000]] 15:57, 19 August 2009 (EDT)
::::"The Swiss bank account number of the Bavarian Illuminati".
::::Is that just a joke on our part or did the writers go crazy? --[[User:-Blackout-|-Blackout-]] 14:59, 21 August 2009 (EDT)
:::::That was just a joke, presumably as a proxy until someone actually starts work on translations. Believe you me, I don't intend to run afoul of the Bavarian Illuminati ... again. --[[User:Jimsorenson|Jimsorenson]] 15:06, 21 August 2009 (EDT)
::::::OK.....
:::::: *takes two drinks* --[[User:-Blackout-|-Blackout-]] 15:28, 21 August 2009 (EDT)
:::::::Ah'm doin' translations tonight! - [[User:Chris McFeely|Chris McFeely]] 15:55, 21 August 2009 (EDT)
::::::::oh sweet jesus this is going to take forever - [[User:Chris McFeely|Chris McFeely]] 16:21, 21 August 2009 (EDT)
:::::::::For the love of.... the first bit of Cybertronix is the introduction from the instruction manual of the 1988 video game, "Wasteland". My head is fit to explode. - [[User:Chris McFeely|Chris McFeely]] 16:46, 21 August 2009 (EDT)
::::::::::Sorenson, you've played Wasteland? I must worship you now. --[[User:Jeysie|Jeysie]] 16:59, 21 August 2009 (EDT)

Does this book give the names of all the Starscream clones BTW? Considering the toy bio for Sunstorm at least has been a source of confusion.. -[[User:Mazenoise|Mazenoise]] 16:32, 21 August 2009 (EDT)
:Yes, all the clones are named now.--[[User:Rosicrucian|Rosicrucian]][[User Talk:Rosicrucian|Talk]] 16:33, 21 August 2009 (EDT)
::I will take your answer to mean, yes "Sunstorm" is in the Almanac and yes it identifies the show sycophant clone as "Sunstorm." - [[User:Starfield|Starfield]] 12:06, 31 August 2009 (EDT)

Can anyone tell me what the page count is for this thing? [[User:Warpspeed Hellscream|Screamer]] 16:47, 5 March 2010 (EST)

== Annotations ==

Got 'em done. [http://www.angelfire.com/anime2/digipedia/annotated_almanac.html check 'em out] on this rather unglamorous bit of webspace; if anyone's feeling very brave, they might try and add some of this to the article. - [[User:Chris McFeely|Chris McFeely]] 18:40, 25 August 2009 (EDT)
:The DS9 pilot was just "Emissary", no "The" (originally shown, and presented on the DVD, as a single double-length episode). "The Emissary" was a '''TNG''' episode, stardate (per MΑ) 42901.3. - [[User:SanityOrMadness|SanityOrMadness]] 18:59, 25 August 2009 (EDT)
::Also, note the "-" in front of the universal stream indicator for the writers. That means they're from a Shattered-Glass-like negative polarity universe! (I suspect Quadwal or whatever is the "real life" universe, which would work hand-in-hand with it being a "live performance" stream. Note that the authors are criminal versions of themselves, which again seems right considering the negative polarity.) --[[User:ItsWalky|ItsWalky]] 19:07, 25 August 2009 (EDT)
::Oh, and you got your Archa Nine and Archa Seven switched. --[[User:ItsWalky|ItsWalky]] 19:08, 25 August 2009 (EDT)
:Typo: "...Irwin Spoon, a journalist who appeared in a '''three-party''' story in Marvel UK's..."; three-part, yes? - [[User:SanityOrMadness|SanityOrMadness]] 19:09, 25 August 2009 (EDT)
:The Farscape monologue is from S1 & 2. It changed for S3, and again for S4. - [[User:SanityOrMadness|SanityOrMadness]] 19:17, 25 August 2009 (EDT)
::The ''Dune'' fan in me screams at the misspellings in "He is the Kwizatz Haderach He is born of Caladan And will take the Gorn Jabbar" (it's supposed to be "Kwisatz" and "Gom"). Is this how they're spelled in the actual song? [[User:Interrobang|—Interrobang]] 20:44, 25 August 2009 (EDT)

Digimon FAQ? Haha. But anyway: "An observation of the events of the first issue of the Animated comic by the trans-dimensional Vector Prime" Please tell me there's a picture of ''Animated'' Vector Prime. Also, "The team is thrashed by real-life football team West Ham at Tigatron Stadium" This might be a reference to West Ham apparently being Furman's favorite <s>soccer</s> football team. -[[User:Mazenoise|Mazenoise]] 03:45, 26 August 2009 (EDT)
: There is no art of Vector Prime. --[[User:ItsWalky|ItsWalky]] 08:19, 26 August 2009 (EDT)
::I want this book so much right now. But I seriously need to try and ignore the stardate for "Babel": as much as I hate to say it, that episode still scares me. --[[User:-Blackout-|-Blackout-]] 08:27, 26 August 2009 (EDT)
:Dude, McFeely? "Quadwal" as the universal stream is a joke. Quad=four. Wal=wall. "Fourth wall." It's the "real world." And it's not a negative universe, it's a negative number. 9/25/3760 ''BC''. That's the day calculated for Creation by adding up the ages of everyone in the Old Testament and subtracting back from the birth of Christ. (And it's a "live performance" because, uh, yeah.) FUCK ANYONE ELSE WHO POINTED THIS OUT ALREADY, IT'S FIVE AM AND I CAN'T SLEEP. [[User:Hooper X|Hooper_X]] 04:52, 2 September 2009 (EDT)
::I had already figured out that the date was probably referring to the day the universe came into existence (just forgot to actually mention that here like I'd meant to...), but I'd still been stumped on the "Quadwal" part. --[[User:Jeysie|Jeysie]] 06:50, 2 September 2009 (EDT)
::You may consider my mind officially blown. - [[User:Chris McFeely|Chris McFeely]] 07:34, 2 September 2009 (EDT)
Are we not dealing with pointing out picture stuff? Like on page 171 there's a kid dressed like Destro (and another one dressed like a Joe?). Are the guys on 184 at the bottom (1-5) supposed to be anybody? Just curious. --[[User:Crockalley|Crockalley]] 07:21, 2 September 2009 (EDT)
:::Similarly, is it worth mentioning anywhere in the article (or associated articles) about the flip-book animated Pocketbot at the bottom right of the right-hand pages?
:::Also, having gone over the book, I am amazed you could read the Cybertronian writing enough to figure out what it said, Chris. Maybe my eyes are just that bad now, but a lot of it seemed far too faint to distinguish, never mind the large portions obscured by overlaid art. Did you get layered files from which to study or something?--[[User:Apcog|Apcog]] 07:55, 2 September 2009 (EDT)
::::Naw, I just turned on every light in the room and squinted at it like the dickens. I translated what I could of the very first two passages and googled them to see if they were referring to something, so when I discovered that they were straight transcriptions of other sources, I circumvented the obscured-by-art problem by just started translating some of the large visible patches of text and googling it to see what it said. Would you believe that typing patches of the final narration of Robotech into google gets you no relevant hits? Seriously, the only relevant hit you get for "his homeworld and his past" is now ''my fricking annotations''. As to pictures, I was focusing on getting the references added ''for the book'', rather than pre-existing ones from the show and comics themselves, which is what those kids dressed as Joes would be (that said, I shamefully admit I didn't spot them - I've still not, ahem, ''read'' the book fully and properly, and probably would have mentioned them just because that's ''awesome''.) - [[User:Chris McFeely|Chris McFeely]] 07:59, 2 September 2009 (EDT)
:I used to work with Krista Kohlhausen. The likeness between the real person and the EMT character model is, well, perfect. There must be other people out there who look exactly like Derrick Wyatt's drawings too. Maybe he unwittingly creates them, like the narrator-author from "Stranger Than Fiction" who accidentally controls Will Farrell's life. Or maybe he ''wittingly'' creates them, like the author from "In the Mouth of Madness" who uses his simulacra people to summon Cthulhu. --[[User:Thylacine 2000|Thylacine 2000]] 10:49, 2 September 2009 (EDT)

==References as a part of the article==
Now, I can hardly claim to be an unbiased party in all of this, but it seems to me that there is value in having a wikified list of references as a part of the article, rather than shunting people off-site to a web page that may or may not be there in perpetuity. I can't think of another instance of us saying that we shouldn't be codifying legitimate information because 'there is a large amount of it.' At worst we put that information in a sort of side-page, like we do with [[Optimus Prime (G1)/Generation 1 cartoon continuity]] and whatnot. Also, the hyperlinked version allows one to more quickly navigate around, rather than having to laboriously type in each search term. Finally, I won't lie, I'm tickled pink to see a 25K list of just the Transformers references in this book.--[[User:Jimsorenson|Jimsorenson]] 21:44, 1 September 2009 (EDT)
:I agree, plus there should also be a list of who got profiles like in [[Transformers Universe (Marvel comic)|other]] [[More Than Meets The Eye (G1)|books]]. - [[User:Starfield|Starfield]] 22:09, 1 September 2009 (EDT)
::aren't references present in other stuff like Divide and Conqure (Real World and Transformers references both) and Nemesis Part 2 and RID episodes and linkage and so on?{{unsigned|71.148.38.190}}
:::Yeah, as is this article isn't nearly as informative or complete as many of it's counterparts. I DO understand the impulse not to go crazy over it as there is SO much awesome geekage that it'd be really easy to let the article become Godzillic. Still that's no reason to starve it into near uselessness either. A greater detail on the content, and list of profiles should be definite. I think a list of at least the TF references, kept as breif as possible should be VERY within the usual scope ot this wiki as well.--[[Special:Contributions/76.28.72.27|76.28.72.27]] 13:28, 2 September 2009 (EDT)

Agreed. Ever since Chris did the work on his annotated version, I've been urging him to wikify it and integrate it into the article.--[[User:Rosicrucian|Rosicrucian]][[User Talk:Rosicrucian|Talk]] 13:35, 2 September 2009 (EDT)
:Is this a consensus I see forming to add back in the wikified references? (Attempting to restrain myself ...) --[[User:Jimsorenson|Jimsorenson]] 13:38, 2 September 2009 (EDT)
::Do both. Include references here, and link to Chris's external reference list. There will be overlap... but different eyes see different things, neh? -[[User:Derik|Derik]] 13:41, 2 September 2009 (EDT)
:::Works for me. "It's long" is no reason not to include something on the wiki. [[The Core#Notes|Just the opposite]], [[B.O.T. (episode)#Notes|in fact]]. -- [[User:Repowers|Repowers]] 13:47, 2 September 2009 (EDT)

==Sandbox Discussion==

OK, I took a stab at a format that keeps readability but also incorporates the wikifying work already done. Check it out here: "Jimsorenson/Sandbox1". Thoughts? --[[User:Jimsorenson|Jimsorenson]] 15:21, 2 September 2009 (EDT)

I dig it. In situations like this, I ''love'' our articles being this informative.--[[User:Rosicrucian|Rosicrucian]][[User Talk:Rosicrucian|Talk]] 17:37, 2 September 2009 (EDT)
:Yes, well, so do I, but I feel weird doing this myself. Note that, for references, I'm restricting myself to dropping in work that was already done by other. That is, even if it's "wrong" or incomplete or not what I was going for, I'm still just copying it and pasting it in.--[[User:Jimsorenson|Jimsorenson]] 17:45, 2 September 2009 (EDT)
::Well Jim, if something is ''wrong'', do let us know! Don't want to spread misinfo! - [[User:Chris McFeely|Chris McFeely]] 17:52, 2 September 2009 (EDT)
:::I concede that this will look better than the more sparse approach I'd previously suggested. I just feel a little weird about basically outing ALL the in-jokes in the book.... though it ''is'' why we're here. Go for it. --[[User:Thylacine 2000|Thylacine 2000]] 17:56, 2 September 2009 (EDT)
::::OK, I think I'm done ... thoughts? The references in chapter 4 were just too dense. For the real-world stuff, I figured I'd break it out into a sub-page. For Garbage O's, Venus and the Detroit Powell Press, all fairly reference-dense, I figured it'd be enough for the references to be on their own pages. --[[User:Jimsorenson|Jimsorenson]] 19:12, 2 September 2009 (EDT)

I'm thinking we might want to trim some of the reference explanations for brevity's sake... since we link to the things being referenced anyway. For example, "''In addition, he calls it a “[[Seafood Louis]] creature”, after the crab salad notable among Transformers fans for having been served at several BotCons.''" could probably be trimmed to just ""''In addition, he calls it a “[[Seafood Louis]] creature”.''" what with the link. A little bit of that here and there can really trim things nicely. --[[User:M Sipher|M Sipher]] 20:42, 2 September 2009 (EDT)
:I agree with you completely. That said, that takes us into an area that I'm not comfortable editing. All I've been doing was grabbing wiki code from the edit by Bishbot, which was in turn just a wikified version (more or less) of Chris McFeely's annotations. If there is to be further trimming here, I think that it'd be best done by someone more objective.--[[User:Jimsorenson|Jimsorenson]] 20:47, 2 September 2009 (EDT)
::Thoroughly understandable. I'll give a go at em. --[[User:M Sipher|M Sipher]] 20:49, 2 September 2009 (EDT)
:::If anything, at this point I'd say there's enough support to move this material to the main article, and let everyone hone it.--[[User:Rosicrucian|Rosicrucian]][[User Talk:Rosicrucian|Talk]] 20:51, 2 September 2009 (EDT)

== Scans ==

Could some people who have the book upload scans of it? like for example for blackaracnia's page we could have the character model for Blackarachnia so why not?
--[[Special:Contributions/92.238.187.82|92.238.187.82]] 11:37, 14 September 2009 (EDT)
:Er, we already have 90% of the character models uploaded?--[[User:Rosicrucian|Rosicrucian]][[User Talk:Rosicrucian|Talk]] 12:05, 14 September 2009 (EDT)
::Well, a lot of what the wiki has up is style guide art, not character models. However, the principles of fair use still apply - a few excerpts here or there are fine, but scanning in everyone's character model and posting them is definitely not fine. It is not necessary for the wiki to have everyone's character model posted here.--[[User:Jimsorenson|Jimsorenson]] 12:18, 14 September 2009 (EDT)
:::Hmmm. You leave me wondering, what is "style guide art" and how does it differ from character models? Does the wiki need a "style guide" page? - [[User:Starfield|Starfield]] 12:25, 14 September 2009 (EDT)
::::By my uneducated estimation, a "character model" would be a static pose of the character, standing still, arms at sides, designed to straightforwardly illustrate the details of their bodies so that they animators and artists can draw them correctly. If what we have on the wiki is "style guide" art, then that would appear to be art that gives off personality and character - observe Prowl's ninja-pose, or Bulkhead's crossed arms, they give off plenty of character, but obscure chest details that artists would need to render the character properly. - McFeely, not signed in
:::::Bingo. [[:Image:AniBlitzwingPromoModel.jpg|Blitzwing's character model]] vs [[:Image:AniBulkheadPromoModel.jpg|Bulkhead's style guide artwork]]. Character models are used by animators and comic book artists so that characters can be drawn in a uniform way. The style guide imagery is generally given out to other licensees and is (I believe) designed to convey both the character's design and their basic personality. The art is designed so that it can be just dropped in place and look cool, which isn't something that character models need to accomplish.--[[User:Jimsorenson|Jimsorenson]] 12:48, 14 September 2009 (EDT)

Offhand, I'd say style guide images make for more evocative main images on character articles than straight-up character models. Given my druthers, I think we should use the less static pose where availability and layout permit.--[[User:Rosicrucian|Rosicrucian]][[User Talk:Rosicrucian|Talk]] 13:25, 14 September 2009 (EDT)

so eh does this mean we should upload scans or not? {{unsigned|92.238.160.72}}
:That's a big NO. (Aside from a small amount for fair-use.) --[[User:Jimsorenson|Jimsorenson]] 13:18, 26 September 2009 (EDT)

== Vector Prime ==

Hi! I am reading the book right now and I do not understand the Vector Prime part. I understand that Primus is god so who is vector prime. Like why is he in here. I just do not understand transdimension thingies. Does anybody think they can explain it very simple that an 11 yr old can understand it.{{unsigned|76.23.202.3|17:27, 7 October 2009}}
:Hello. Vector Prime is a very, very old Transformer. He can see across many different dimensions. He looks in to the universe of Transformers Animated and watches some events, then writes down what he sees. Does that make sense?--[[User:Jimsorenson|Jimsorenson]] 17:54, 7 October 2009 (EDT)
::Specifically, we have an article on [[Vector Prime]] if you want to find out more about him!--[[User:Rosicrucian|Rosicrucian]][[User Talk:Rosicrucian|Talk]] 18:03, 7 October 2009 (EDT)
Oh Thanks! I did look on his article I really am just like wow! but now I get it so He is old and is a bot who sees everything.{{unsigned|76.23.202.3|18:11, 7 October 2009}}

== Defensor United ==

Pg 124 refers to Defensor United sports team. I remember the Marvel UK letters page referring to Cybertronian sports teams - e.g. "Bruticus All Blacks" is one I remember. Does anyone know if Defensor United was one of the other teams from that? [[User:J'mie|J'mie]] 17:32, 12 October 2009 (EDT)

Ok, never mind. Found it in the Mecha-Soccer page (thanks to the timely update of the Cybertron sports page by Jimsorenson that led me there!) [[User:J'mie|J'mie]] 17:42, 12 October 2009 (EDT)

== Categorization ==

I have kind of a technical question. If a character appears in the cartoon and in the Almanac, would their character page be put in the [[:Category:Cartoon-only characters]] or [[:Category:Fiction-only characters]]? If this were strictly a profile book, it would be "Cartoon-only" but this is kind of "reference text" and kind of "fiction", since it is written in-fiction. I was going to put cartoon and Almanac characters into "Fiction-only" but I wanted to check.

Also, I see that some Almanac-only characters are in [[:Category:Prose-only characters]]. I think that is correct, but I could also see it in [[:Category:Profile-only characters]]. - [[User:Starfield|Starfield]] 14:40, 14 December 2009 (EST)

:I'd suggest fiction-only, from my biased viewpoint. Also, given the plethora of images, I'd hesitate to call the characters prose-only, though I suppose prose is closer than most other alternatives. --[[User:Jimsorenson|Jimsorenson]] 20:11, 7 January 2010 (EST)

== Scholastic Edition ==
So, it turns out there is a Scholastic Edition of the book. It's 120 pages, covers Autobots, Decepticons, Humans and Culture, and it's a lot smaller than the regular version. It's maybe 5 by 7, down from 8.5 by 11. So, how does that get covered here? A note on this page? Probably not its own page. --[[User:Jimsorenson|Jimsorenson]] 20:11, 7 January 2010 (EST)
:Link to the listing? As for covering it, maybe its publication info (ISBNs, page #s, publication date, etc.) at the bottom? --[[User:Lonegamer78|Lonegamer78]] 20:40, 7 January 2010 (EST)

== Magnus Memoirs oddity ==

I've noticed that the last sentence on page 145 just kinda ''ends'', with "Would that all of our". Is that intentional (it ''is'' an excerpt, after all) or a goof? (Yes I am hideously late in getting to actually read this.) --[[User:Jeysie|Jeysie]] 11:02, 18 February 2010 (EST)
:That was intentional, and made my copy editor apoplectic. I didn't want it to seem like the whole chapter was one page, and that seemed like a good way.--[[User:Jimsorenson|Jimsorenson]] 12:00, 18 February 2010 (EST)
::<nowiki>*</nowiki>chuckle* Admittedly, with sympathies to your copy editor, I can't think of a good way it could have been marked as intentional without breaking the verisimilitude either. --[[User:Jeysie|Jeysie]] 18:16, 18 February 2010 (EST)

Talk:Autobot

2010-03-05T01:02:09Z

Warpspeed Hellscream:

Articles were linkign to either Autobot or Autobots willy-nilly. Autobot, singular, was favored 3:1. I have gone back and changed all links from Autobots to Autobot.

Reading as I went, in SOME cases, the term 'Autobots' could be better served by linkign to a sub-page (such as 'the Armada Autobots') when they refer to a discrete group. But- those links would have ot be re-done ANYWAY, should such a page come into existance. I feel comfortable in my decision, and feel the singular form is the sensible way to go.

Off to change the Decepticons mis-links. There the ratio favors singular more like 7:1. (Can admins do this esily? I dunno.) -[[User:Derik|Derik]] 05:23, 29 March 2006 (UTC)

Good call. And, no, I don't believe Admins can do it any more easily than ye. --[[User:ItsWalky|ItsWalky]] 05:50, 29 March 2006 (UTC)

I don't know any of the details, but on Wikipedia, some users run bots that can do this sort of cleanup automatically. You might be able to figure out how to do that by poking around at that site. I may look into it at some point, but... also maybe not. If it's on your mind, though, go for it. --[[User:Steve-o|Steve-o]] 06:16, 29 March 2006 (UTC)

Meh. It's not like you can't just put up a relay (Decepticons has one) but I think naming standards is better. Hopefully having IMPOSED a standard, future entries will adhere. -[[User:Derik|Derik]] 06:42, 29 March 2006 (UTC)

:So, I wanna describe the grou dynamics of the Autobots in Masterforce... maybe list the team member. Where does that go? Masterforce? Here? When I say Metalhawk's [[Autobot|Autobots]] should that then link HERE, or to the sub-section of the MF article that describes their group? Because- it's nto referign to the movement as while, it's referign to his command. -[[User:Derik|Derik]] 06:15, 29 June 2006 (UTC)

::I'm inclined to say the link could come to this article, or to a section in the Masterforce franchise (or possibly cartoon) article that describes the MF Bots, at the perogative of the person doing the linking (ie. Derik). I think that this article -- Autobot -- should probably not end up with a subsection for every fiction in which Autobots appeared and a little blurb about that particular group of Autobots. Such an article would be unweildy. I think the point of an article called just "Autobot" is to speak generally about Autobots. --[[User:Steve-o|Steve-o]] 02:29, 30 June 2006 (UTC)

== UT Trilogy stuff ==

Um.... why is there this rambling plot summary of the UT stories, half of which doesn't even talk about the Autobots? [[User:Repowers|Repowers]] 05:20, 31 May 2007 (UTC)
: Guess we should ask crazy anonymous dude. --[[User:ItsWalky|ItsWalky]] 06:09, 31 May 2007 (UTC)

::Just a note: IDW's comic continuity is extremely outdated. Will that be addressed soon? [[User:Warpspeed Hellscream|Screamer]] 20:02, 4 March 2010 (EST)

== Facts ==

The Autobots are known for their Automobile forms. They often turn into cars, trucks, and anything civilian. But some are Jet planes or military vehicles.
: Thanks! --[[User:ItsWalky|ItsWalky]] 00:00, 21 September 2007 (UTC)

Prowl (G1)

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Warpspeed Hellscream: /* Devil's Due G.I. Joe vs. the Transformers comics */

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{{disambig3|Prowl}}
:''Prowl is an [[Autobot]] and [[Maximal]] from the [[Generation 1 (franchise)|Generation 1]] [[continuity family]].''

[[Image:Prowlg1.jpg|right|300px|thumb|Power to the police!!!!!.]]
'''Prowl''' is the Autobot military strategist. As such, [[Prime (rank)|Autobot Commander]] [[Optimus Prime (G1)|Optimus Prime]] keeps Prowl near at hand for his indispensable expertise. Prowl is quiet, competent, loyal, and possessed of almost endless patience.

Prowl's dedication to logic and reason make him an excellent strategist, but not much of a socialite. He really doesn't tend to get along well with his fellow Autobots, many of whom find his strict adherence to military protocol stifling, and his uptight personality sure doesn't help matters. He does not react well to the unexpected, to the point that it can literally scramble his cerebral circuits. The [[Dinobot (G1)|Dinobot]] commander [[Grimlock (G1)|Grimlock]], who is disorder made manifest, ''especially'' honks Prowl off, and Grimlock feels pretty much the same way in return, only with more swear words. He's very fond of his [[Acid pellet|acid pellets]], though.

{{bigquote|Listening to you, [[Bluestreak|Blue Streak]], taxes even the endless patience of '''Prowl.''' I have little to say, but my logic center dictates the most advantageous course of action in any situation.|Prowl begins his long history of prickery|"[[The Transformers (issue)|The Transformers]]"}}

:''French-Canadian name:'' '''Cervo'''
:''French-Canadian name (Action Master):'' '''Rôdeur ''' ("Prowler")
:''Chinese name (Taiwan):'' '''Pái-húai''' (徘徊, "Prowl")
:''Chinese name (China):'' '''Jing Che''' (警車, "Police Car")
:''Hungarian name'': '''Portyázó''' ("Prowler")
:''Italian name:'' '''Pantera''' ("Panther")
:''Portuguese name (Portugal comic):'' '''Batedor'''
:''Portuguese name (Brazil comic):'' '''Espreitador'''
:''Russian name'': '''Сыщик''' ("Detective")

==Fiction==
===Marvel Comics continuity===
====Generation 1====
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''Before Optimus became leader, Prowl was part of the self-styled Magnificent Six, a team of Autobot warriors who would be tortured and humiliated by the sadistic [[Megadeath]].'' {{storylink|The Magnificent Six!}}

[[Image:Prowlg1marvelfirst.jpg|left|100px|thumb|Well somebody's character model was ready.]]
Prowl was one of the select Autobots chosen by [[Optimus Prime (G1)|Optimus Prime]] to travel aboard the ''[[Ark (G1)|Ark]]'', and ended up in stasis lock for four million years at the base of [[Mount St. Hilary]] with the rest of the crew. Once the volcano exploded, Optimus chose Prowl to lead the first away mission into civilization. {{storylink|The Transformers (issue)|The Transformers}} Like most of the Autobots, though, he soon ran out of energy without any option of refueling on Earth, and suffered even greater injuries when the ''Ark'' and the deactivated Autobots aboard were taken over by [[Shockwave (G1)|Shockwave]] and the Decepticons. ''He was eventually revived when [[Ratchet (G1)|Ratchet]] and the [[Dinobot (G1)|Dinobots]] reclaimed control of the ''Ark'' from Shockwave's drone, the [[Guardian (Marvel)|Guardian]]. {{storylink|The Wrath of Guardian!}}''

With Optimus Prime's head still in Decepticon possession, Prowl took command of the Autobots until their true leader could be restored. At [[Jazz (G1)|Jazz]]'s suggestion, he forged an alliance with human fuel magnate [[G.B. Blackrock]], arranging an exchange of free gasoline for the Autobots for their help in protecting Blackrock's facilities from the Decepticons. {{storylink|DIS-Integrated Circuits!}} The Autobots were eventually successful in recovering Prime's head, and restoring him to functionality, but Prowl suffered some injuries battling the Decepticons and a false Prime in the process. {{storylink|Prime Time!}}

[[Image:Prowlg1crisisofcommand.jpg|right|300px|thumb|Some even call me a prick! And why? Because I dared to dream of my own race of atomic monsters!]]

''Shortly thereafter, Prowl was the ringleader of a group of Autobots strongly requesting that Prime use his [[Matrix of Leadership|Creation Matrix]] to create Ultimate Autobot super-warriors to wipe out the Decepticons for them. The lethal efficiency of Prowl's stance was just as strongly opposed by another faction who saw such action as a perversion of their sacred lifeforce, and the potential for laying waste to Earth. Prime's long absence and relative weakness after his recent ordeals left Prowl and the others less deferential than normal to his will, but after he singlehandedly fought through the Decepticons to rescue [[Bumblebee (G1)|Bumblebee]], Prowl and the other Ultimate Autobot proponents backed down and accepted Prime's final word on the subject. {{storylink|Crisis of Command!}} When the Dinobots were driven feral by their primitive circuitry, Prowl nearly sacrificed himself crashing a shuttlecraft straight into the feuding [[Grimlock (G1)|Grimlock]] and [[Sludge (G1)|Sludge]]. {{storylink|Dinobot Hunt!}}''

''Prowl was displaced to [[Limbo]] along with Optimus Prime and Ratchet when [[Galvatron (G1)|Galvatron]], [[Cyclonus (G1)|Cyclonus]] and [[Scourge (G1)|Scourge]] time-traveled from the future. {{storylink|Target: 2006}} Joined later by [[Shockwave (G1)|Shockwave]], [[Thundercracker (G1)|Thundercracker]] and [[Frenzy (G1)|Frenzy]], they found themselves in the middle of a war between the peaceful, cat-like [[Cloran]] and evil, monkey-like invaders led by [[Zenag]]. {{storylink|Distant Thunder!}} When Galvatron's group returned to their own time, Prowl was released from Limbo.''

''Prowl was next in action during the [[Battlecharger|Battlechargers]]' rampage, and attempted to bring them in despite the endangerment of human life.'' {{storylink|Perchance to Dream|Perchance to Dream}} Deactivated by means unknown, Ratchet did manage to briefly revive him in order to exploit Prowl's police car mode against a human thief named the [[Mechanic]] who had infiltrated the ''Ark''. {{storylink|Funeral for a Friend!}} Prowl was fully revived in time for Grimlock and [[Blaster (G1)|Blaster]]'s grudge match on the moon, and fought alongside the combined crews of the ''Ark'' and ''[[Steelhaven (G1)|Steelhaven]]'' against the Decepticon party-crashers. {{storylink|Totaled!}} Unfortunately, it wasn't too long afterwards that Prowl was once again knocked off-line, this time battling the [[Underbase]]-charged [[Starscream (G1)|Starscream]] in New York. {{storylink|Dark Star (issue)|Dark Star}}

[[Image:Prowlg1exodus.jpg|left|200px|thumb|You'd be a prick too if Grimlock kept getting promoted over you.]]

He would remain in stasis for some time, until Grimlock acquired a large supply of super-energy known as [[Nucleon]], and pumped it into all of the ''Ark'''s stasis chambers. Prowl found himself revived just in time to engage the Chaos-Bringer known as [[Unicron]] for the sake of all Cybertron, and then bury his longterm friend and leader, Optimus Prime, who sacrificed himself to destroy Unicron. {{storylink|On the Edge of Extinction!}} At Prime's last request, Prowl reluctantly supported Grimlock as new leader of the Autobots. While Grimlock pursued his own interests, though, Prowl found himself working almost alone trying to maintain the tenuous peace between the Autobots and Decepticons. He ended up overplaying his hand, and gave Decepticon leader [[Bludgeon (G1)|Bludgeon]] a chance to betray the Autobots, leaving them trapped on the dying world of Cybertron, without transport, while the Decepticons fled to conquer new civilizations. Luckily for Prowl, Grimlock had anticipated the Decepticons' treachery (by Primus, how'd he manage that?!?) and had secured alternate starships. The Autobots chased their foes to the planet of [[Klo]] and, thanks to the resurrection of Optimus Prime and the arrival of the [[Last Autobot]], managed to drive off Bludgeon's forces, sending them into at least temporary exile. {{storylink|End of the Road! (US)|End of the Road!}}

In an alternate 2009, Prowl was one of only seven Autobots left alive after [[Galvatron II|Galvatron]] and his Decepticons took over America. With Cybertron destroyed by [[Unicron]] and the various Primes dead, things looked bleak. Prowl and Jazz led a last-ditch assault on the Decepticon fortress and, miraculously, managed to send a signal to the rest of the world that America was still alive and fighting. When some [[Hook, Line, and Sinker|mysterious travelers]] shang-haied Galvatron from the field of battle, Prowl joined Jazz and [[Inferno (G1)|Inferno]] (the last of their kind) in fighting alongside their human allies with renewed vigor. Perhaps the war could yet be won! {{storylink|Rhythms of Darkness!}}

=====Earthforce=====
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[[Image:Prowllittlemen.jpg|right|250px|thumb|Prowl was GEEWUN before it was fashionable.]]
''Deactivated following his battle with the [[Underbase]]-enhanced Starscream, Prowl lay recuperating within a lifepod in the ''Ark'' for months, until the [[Galvatron (G1)|Galvatron]] of a parallel future intervened. Using a series of dream bug devices, Galvatron manipulated the baser instincts of several Autobots, attempting to revive them as pawns he could use for his own purposes. Instead they revived intent on opposing him. Prowl joined [[Wheeljack (G1)|Wheeljack]], [[Sunstreaker (G1)|Sunstreaker]], [[Ironhide (G1)|Ironhide]] and [[Silverbolt (G1)|Silverbolt]] in overpowering and capturing the renegade Decepticon. Wheeljack cobbled together a device that turned Galvatron's own technology against him, and Prowl slapped it on the villain's head, leaving him trapped in his own nightmares. {{storylink|Perchance to Dream}}''

''As the days passed, Prowl attempted to readjust to the war, despite how it had changed around him. Along with Wheeljack, he lamented about the proliferation of newer types of Transformers, claiming these newcomers gave him a headache just thinking about them. Luckily, their patrol turned up several familiar enemies, including the [[Constructicon (G1)|Constructicons]] and [[Stunticon (G1)|Stunticons]] working under [[Megatron (G1)|Megatron]]'s command. Megatron had formulated a scheme to destroy Earth's atmosphere with a deadly rocket, and reap the excess energy that would no longer be filtered out before reaching the planet's surface. {{storylink|Starting Over!}} While Wheeljack engaged the Decepticons, Prowl leaped aboard the flying rocket, knocking it off course so that its deadly poison never reached the proper altitude. {{storylink|Desert Island Risks!}} He crashed down in the backwoods of Louisiana, and befriended some locals who helped fix him up over the next few days. Prowl also neutralized the rocket's poison, and got a good chuckle out of watching the two Decepticon factions arrive days later and begin fighting over a useless cargo. {{storylink|Life in the Slow Lane}}''

''A new team of Autobots called [[Earthforce]] had been formed, partly to help recover Prowl and the atmospheric rocket, and he quickly joined the organization once reunited with his fellow Autobots. Working under Grimlock's overall command, Prowl acted as second lieutenant, providing a voice of reason and strategy for the Dinobot Commander. On one occasion, Prowl sabotaged Megatron's attempt to alter the timeline using a [[Flashback doorway]]. The two opponents traveled back in time to the battle with Starscream, where Megatron possessed the body of [[Snaptrap (G1)|Snaptrap]], and attempted to lead the [[Seacon (G1)|Seacons]] to safety in order to receive their services in the present. Prowl possessed his own past form and ensured the Seacons' destruction before returning to the present. {{storylink|Flashback!}} He also talked Grimlock into accepting the [[Survivors]] into Earthforce, and joined them in assaulting the island base of the [[Mayhem Attack Squad]]. {{storylink|Where Wolf?}}''

''When the Autobot Earthbase was finished, Prowl gathered with all the other Autobots outside to witness Wheeljack's handiwork. Ever cautious and critical, Prowl commented on the noticeable lack of defenses. Wheeljack then turned on the defense grid and tossed a rock towards the base, triggering a series of underground weapon systems that annihilated the projectile. Prowl still wasn't convinced, and began asking how the defenses might be knocked off-line once activated. Wheeljack assured him the defenses were so completely fool proof that NO ONE could shut them off once they had been activated unless they were sitting at the control console inside the base. Prowl then gave Wheeljack his "Everybody's dumb but me" look, and did a headcount of the ''entire'' Earthforce who had come outside for the demonstration... meaning no one was inside who could shut off the deadly defense grid. In order to get back inside their base, Prowl volunteered to brave the perils and reach the console himself. With [[Jazz (G1)|Jazz]], [[Bumblebee (G1)|Bumblebee]] and the [[Aerialbot (G1)|Aerialbots]] spotting him, Prowl navigated his way through lasers, heat-seeking drones, acid bats, and electrified tentacles before finally shutting off the system. {{storylink|The House that Wheeljack Built!}}''

''Later on, [[Snarl (G1)|Snarl]] began suffering from a case of [[Corrodia Gravis]], and the Autobots were forced to go to Starscream in order to get a compatible systems boost to save the Dinobot's life. Not destined to be an easy mission in the best of cases, Prowl, Ironhide and the remaining Dinobots walked in on an assassination in progress and the former Decepticon leaders attempted to remove the current ones from their former thrones. As was often the case, it fell on Prowl to re-explain to Grimlock why it wasn't a good thing that Starscream's life was in danger. {{storylink|External Forces!|External Forces!}} After Megatron, Shockwave and their assassins were chased off, Prowl and Grimlock made a deal with Starscream to gain his help, in exchange for agreeing to step in if Megatron ever tried to overthrow their current Decepticon regime again. {{storylink|The Lesser Evil}}''

''When [[Bombshell (G1)|Bombshell]] injected [[Superion (G1)|Superion]] with a [[cerebro-shell]] and caused him to go wild, Earthforce was in dire straits trying to find a means of stopping the warrior juggernaut. Prowl found a human reporter on the scene named [[Irwin Spoon]], and made a deal with him for an exclusive interview in exchange for Irwin's help removing the shell from the inside. {{storylink|Inside Story!}} Irwin was successful and got his interview. Prowl hoped the good publicity would help the Autobots establish better relations with humanity, despite Grimlock's grumbling. It seemed the Decepticons had the same notion, and so Starscream and Soundwave sent the Stunticons to kidnap Irwin from Earthbase before he could publish his story, taking him right out from under Prowl's olfactory receptor. {{storylink|Front Line!}} Prowl tried to chase down [[Motormaster]] and recover the human, but was bashed off the side of the highway, and had to be recovered by Wheeljack. {{storylink|End of the Road! (UK)|End of the Road!}}''

''Along with the surviving Magnificent Six and Silverbolt, Prowl once more faced Megadeath in 1990 and, encouraged by Silverbolt to overcome the past, helped beat Megadeath half to death.''

=====''Another Time and Place''=====
Several months after the incident on Klo, Prowl caught wind of Grimlock running off on his own again, this time back to [[Hydrus Four]]. Prowl alerted Optimus Prime to the situation, but was surprised when his leader harshly rebuked him for bringing it to his attention. When Prime made it clear he didn't want anything to do with Prowl's report, the Autobot strategist stormed off to consider the problem himself. After some solitary computation, Prowl decided that the threat of Decepticons following Grimlock to Hydrus Four and acquiring [[Nucleon]] was too perilous to ignore. He was rushing out of his chambers, ready to throw together a squad of Autobots regardless of what Optimus Prime thought, when he ran smack into Optimus himself. Prime apologized to Prowl for "hiding his head in the sand"—he had wanted the war to be over so badly, for his fellow Autobots' sake and not his, that he was willing to ignore an obvious threat. The two old friends shook hands and proceeded to gather their strike team.

On Hydrus Four, Prowl joined a small group of commandos including [[Springer (G1)|Springer]], [[Blaster (G1)|Blaster]], [[Nightbeat (G1)|Nightbeat]] and [[Ironhide (G1)|Ironhide]] to scout the enemy position. They dispatched [[Fangry]] with little effort, and sent in [[Roadhandler (G1)|Roadhandler]] and some [[Micromaster|Micromasters]] to free Grimlock and the Dinobots quietly before the main offensive began. Nothing ever goes quietly with the Dinobots, though, and so once the shooting started inside, the [[Aerialbot (G1)|Aerialbots]] were sent in to bomb the facility and let the Decepticons know they were in for it. Prowl and his fellow Autobots assaulted the base and, in little time at all, Bludgeon and his crew were dismantled and the day was won yet again. {{storylink|Another Time and Place}}

====Generation 2====
[[Image:Prowlg2muzzle.jpg|left|100px|thumb|Prowl and Grimlock's sexual tension continues.]]
When Optimus Prime and Grimlock discovered the threat of the [[Cybertronian (faction)|Cybertronian Empire]], they called in Autobots scattered across the galaxy, including Prowl. As one of Prime's most loyal supporters, Prowl did not participate in Grimlock's ill-advised strike on the [[Jhiaxus (G2)|Liege Centuro]] and his fleet. {{storylink|Devices and Desires! (Marvel)|Devices and Desires!}} Still, Prowl would not completely ignore Grimlock's opinions: when Optimus Prime decreed that he be left alone to entreat Megatron for peace, Grimlock convinced Prowl that Prime made a bad call, and they arrived with a rescue battalion just in time to keep Megatron from destroying his old nemesis. {{storylink|The Gathering Darkness}} Prowl continued serving the Autobot cause, and was present when they attempted to stop the genocide of the planet [[Ethos]] by the Cybertronian Empire. {{storylink|Escalation!}}
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===American cartoon continuity===
:''Voice actor:'' [[Michael Bell]] (English), [[Toshio Ishii]] (Japanese)

[[Image:G1 Prowl Bluestreak Rollforit.jpg|left|180px|thumb|It's like looking into a mirror... well, not really.]]
Prowl was part of the crew of the ''[[Ark (G1)|Ark]]'', the Autobot starship that left Cybertron looking for alternate sources of energy only to crashland on [[Earth]]. Four million years later, the Transformers were reawakened by the eruption of the volcano the Ark had crashed in and reformatted by [[Teletraan I (G1)|Teletraan I]]. Despite being situated in the United States, Prowl was reformatted as a Japanese police car. No one seemed to notice. When the Autobots first fought the Decepticons on Earth, aboard an oceanic oil refinery, Prowl teamed with [[Jazz (G1)|Jazz]] in shooting up the Decepticons' supply of [[energon cube]]s. {{storylink|More than Meets the Eye, Part 1}}

The two Autobots worked together again when [[Soundwave (G1)|Soundwave]] invaded the Ark for information. The crafty Decepticon got away, but Prowl and Jazz managed to capture his pet, [[Ravage (G1)|Ravage]], in a solid energy net. Prowl joined the Autobots for their subsequent battles at [[Sherman Dam]] and the ruby crystal mines of Burma. {{storylink|More than Meets the Eye, Part 2}} During the final fight at the Decepticon space cruiser, Prowl ran over [[Starscream (G1)/Generation 1 cartoon continuity|Starscream]]'s [[null ray]] before he could "activate" it. {{storylink|More than Meets the Eye, Part 3}}

Prowl and the Autobots next battled the Decepticons at a solar power station. Prowl and [[Ratchet (G1)|Ratchet]] attempted to stop Starscream and [[Skywarp (G1)|Skywarp]] from escaping with the energon cubes, but Starscream started launching concussive blasts, knocking aside their lasers and driving them back. Later that day, Prowl zapped [[Megatron (G1)|Megatron]] during a cave fight, but was then clubbed from behind by Skywarp. That's snow fair. {{storylink|Transport to Oblivion}}

During an attack against the Decepticons, Prowl's battle computer was knocked offline by a particularly fierce blow. Crippled, Prowl extended his antenna to seek out an online computer that he could patch into. He found [[Chip Chase]]'s desktop terminal, and the young human ally momentarily took control of Prowl, animating the Autobot warrior with his computer. Chip and Prowl handily defeated the Decepticons, and the Autobot remarked that Chip was a human after his own central processor. {{storylink|Roll for It}} After Optimus Prime suffered some brief but severe injuries, Prowl was present with the other Autobots in defending the Ark, as the Decepticons attempted to press their advantage.{{storylink|Divide and Conquer}}

Prowl was also among the Autobots who took an unpleasant number of hits trying to calm down the rampaging [[Dinobot (G1)|Dinobot]]s. {{storylink|S.O.S. Dinobots}} He held no grudges, though, and participated in the construction of two new Dinobots a few months later, using laser bursts to cut up raw materials for the design. Still, he showed a bit more caution than his fellow Autobots during the "play fighting" tests of [[Snarl (G1)|Snarl]] and [[Swoop (G1)|Swoop]]. While Ironhide, [[Bluestreak]] and [[Sideswipe (G1)|Sideswipe]] went in for close quarters combat with the Dinos (and subsequently got bashed around quite a bit), Prowl stuck to long-range laser fire, and managed to avoid getting his head handed to him. {{storylink|War of the Dinobots}}

After [[Sparkplug Witwicky]] was kidnapped, Prowl was shown acting as a strategist for once, constructing battle-plans using [[Hound (G1)|Hound]]'s holographic maps for reference. He coordinated a two-pronged rescue mission on the Decepticon's sunken space cruiser, from above and below. While he and the main Autobot force dropped in on the Decepticons from above and drew their fire, [[Cliffjumper (G1)|Cliffjumper]], [[Brawn (G1)|Brawn]] and [[Windcharger (G1)|Windcharger]] used their special abilities to tunnel right underneath the base, breaking in and freeing Sparkplug before the Decepticons got wind of it. {{storylink|The Ultimate Doom, Part 1}} He remained active with the Autobot forces as they dealt with Cybertron's newfound proximity to Earth. {{storylink|The Ultimate Doom, Part 2}} Prowl later surfed into battle against the Decepticons, but the resulting tidal wave allowed Megatron to escape before the fight even started. A small contingent of Autobots eventually tracked the Decepticon energon shuttle to a tropical coast, and engaged them in battle. The fully charged Decepticons soon began to overpower the Autobots, however, driving them back to the safety of some convenient trenches. Prowl attempted to suggest a strategic regrouping, but Prime wouldn't hear of it. Luckily, [[Jetfire (G1)|Skyfire]] arrived with reinforcements from Cybertron to even the odds. As Megatron retreated, the Autobots were left to deal with a tidal wave large enough to wipe out all life on Earth. Prowl calculated they would need an explosion equivalent to 10 billion astro-liters of energy to knock Cybertron out of Earth's orbit and reverse the tidal wave. At Spike's suggestion, the Autobots took aim at Megatron's fleeing starship, igniting the energon cubes inside to expel Cybertron from orbit and save the Earth. {{storylink|The Ultimate Doom, Part 3}} After the devastation, Prowl was seen helping repair human civilization, and hunting down the loose ends left by the Decepticons' schemes. {{storylink|Countdown to Extinction (episode)|Countdown to Extinction}} Prowl also bore witness to the gladiatorial combat between Megatron and Optimus Prime. {{storylink|Heavy Metal War}}

After Sparkplug Witwicky created a metallic Frankenstein called [[Autobot X]], to the abject surprise of no one it suddenly ran amok. Prowl, Ironhide and [[Trailbreaker (G1)|Trailbreaker]] stood up to the crazed creation, and Prowl used his acid pellets to incapacitate Autobot X. Later that day, Spike Witwicky was injured during a battle with the Decepticons at a rocket base. Prowl provided a "police escort" for Ratchet to get Spike to a hospital as quickly as possible. {{storylink|Autobot Spike}} As the Decepticons staged a daring raid at the Ark's front door, Prowl drove out to meet them in combat. He had to dodge and transform in mid-air to avoid [[Thundercracker (G1)|Thundercracker]]'s missiles, and ended up being divebombed by Laserbeak anyhow. Prowl got back at the tinfoil turkey by strapping a wire-guided bola onto his rifle, and lassoing the Decepticon bird as he swooped by for another pass. Despite the laser blasts hurled his way, Prowl held tight to his catch until Laserbeak severed the rope and fled. {{storylink|Attack of the Autobots}}

Prowl overheard Cliffjumper's infamous accusations about [[Mirage (G1)|Mirage]]'s loyalty, but neglected to participate in the retrieval of the missing [[electro-cell]]s. {{storylink|Traitor}} He also played a minor role in recovering the [[immobilizer]] {{storylink|The Immobilizer}}, and joined his fellow Autobots in a race for charity, which Spike and Chip had arranged for them. {{storylink|The Autobot Run}} Prowl was part of the Autobot strike unit dispatched to [[Washington, D.C.]] when it came under attack by the Decepticons and [[Sub-Atlantica]]ns. He, Hound and Brawn engaged the Decepticons near the Washington Monument, until King [[Nergill]] zapped them with his paralyzing ray. Prowl remained inactive until the Dinobots joined the party, and [[Grimlock (G1)|Grimlock]] destroyed the ray, freeing the incapacitated Autobots. {{storylink|Atlantis, Arise!}}

Next, the Autobots responded to an SOS when the super-computer called [[TORQ III]] ran amok. Unfortunately, they discovered TORQ was capable of controlling other simple machines in the area, and so Prowl and the others found themselves facing a horde of angry droids. Prowl was nearly swallowed whole by a mechanical scoop, until he fired an acid pellet down its gullet and corroded its inner workings. {{storylink|Day of the Machines}} Prowl was among the Autobots who failed to prevent the Decepticons from stealing the female ninja robot called [[Nightbird (G1)|Nightbird]]. While discussing the Decepticons' possible plans for Nightbird with Spike, Prowl was unaware the ninja herself was right above them on the Ark's elevator. {{storylink|Enter the Nightbird}}

Prowl charged the Decepticon flank when the Transformers were fighting over [[korlonium crystal]]s. {{storylink|A Prime Problem}} Prowl and [[Sunstreaker (G1)|Sunstreaker]] were part of a group of Autobots patrolling a riverbed...until they discovered the riverbed wasn't there anymore. Tracing the diverted water, they came across the [[Constructicon (G1)|Constructicon]]s and a Decepticon scheme to drill down to Earth's core. Megatron sicced Devastator on Prowl's team, forcing them to retreat for reinforcements. Back at the Ark, the Autobots cooked up a plot to use [[dominator disc]]s and gain control over the Constructicons whenever they formed Devastator. As part of a commando raiding party, Prowl and the others lured the Constructicons out into the open. Under the cover of night, Prowl slipped a disk on [[Scrapper (G1)|Scrapper]], and soon all the Constructicons had disks planted on them. Although the Autobots temporarily gained control of Devastator, Megatron soon negated their control and retrieved his giant warrior. {{storylink|The Core}}

[[Image:DinobotIsland Pt2 Prowlacidpellets.jpg|right|180px|thumb|Prowl demonstrates his revolutionary "wee-wee gun".]]
Prowl was present in the Ark during yet another display of the Dinobots' talent for chaos. {{storylink|Dinobot Island, Part 1}} After the [[Dinobot (G1)|Dinobots]] moved to a mysterious prehistoric island, time portals began opening all over North America. Prowl led [[Red Alert (G1)|Red Alert]], [[Inferno (G1)|Inferno]] and [[Jazz (G1)|Jazz]] to deal with a portal from the wild west. Prowl defeated the cattle rustlers by melting their guns with his acid pellets. {{storylink|Dinobot Island, Part 2}} Like all the Autobots, Prowl was temporarily banished into space by the citizens of [[Central City (G1)|Central City]], thanks to Megatron's carefully orchestrated smear campaign. {{storylink|Megatron's Master Plan, Part 1}} He eventually returned with the others for an all-out assault on the Decepticons and re-established the Autobots' good name. {{storylink|Megatron's Master Plan, Part 2}} Prowl was also subject to [[cybertonium]] depletion, although he was ultimately revived when Spike and [[Carly]] brought a fresh supply back from Cybertron. {{storylink|Desertion of the Dinobots, Part 2}}

When Megatron used the [[Voltronic Galaxer]] to scramble Earth's communications, the humans were left in a state of confusion. Prowl took a team of Autobots on the road to help motorists who missed the message about an incoming blizzard. Unfortunately, Thundercracker and [[Ramjet (G1)|Ramjet]] got involved and nearly turned the rescue mission into a catastrophe. Prowl and the Autobots were buried in snow for a time until they could dig themselves and the humans out. {{storylink|Blaster Blues}} He was among the Autobots temporarily rendered invulnerable by [[electrum]], and fought the Decepticons for control of the golden lagoon. {{storylink|The Golden Lagoon}} He also helped stop Megatron from taking over New York City with an army of robot car drones. {{storylink|Make Tracks}} Prowl was on hand as [[Perceptor (G1)|Perceptor]] analyzed the robotic plantlife Bumblebee and [[Cosmos (G1)|Cosmos]] brought back to Earth. They determined the plants were [[Morphobot]]s, and extremely hazardous to all robot lifeforms. {{storylink|Quest for Survival}}

When the [[Triple Changer]]s overthrew Megatron and began vying for Decepticon command themselves, [[Blitzwing (G1)|Blitzwing]] took over a football stadium and began launching "long bombs" into the city beyond. Optimus Prime sent Prowl to investigate, alongside Bluestreak, [[Skids (G1)|Skids]] and [[Tracks (G1)|Tracks]], but they were stymied by Blitzwing's "zone defense". At his command, the Constructicons had created an elaborate and confusing maze of passages outside the stadium, leaving the Autobots racing around blindly inside its tight corridors. Using his flight and tank modes for maneuverability and power, Blitzwing easily overwhelmed the Autobot invaders. Prowl and Skids plowed into each other on a blind junction, and were then mowed over by the Decepticon's massive treads. The crazed [[Scrapper (G1)|Scrapper]] had them rebuilt into a throne for him inside the zone, until [[Smokescreen (G1)|Smokescreen]] and [[Hoist (G1)|Hoist]] rescued their comrades. {{storylink|Triple Takeover}} Although he did absolutely nothing to save the missing Autobots or stop [[Lord Chumley]]'s antics, Prowl was allowed a heroic drive into the sunset along with Optimus Prime and the rest of the Autobots. {{storylink|Prime Target}}

After the government concocted a new super-fuel, they decided to offer it to the Autobots for testing. Fearing a Decepticon attack, Prowl arranged a series of security measures to protect the cargo, and keep the Decepticons from learning about the fuel. Unfortunately, those measures failed, and Megatron attacked the tanker convoy with his Seekers. Despite the breach, the Autobots' superior driving abilities enabled them to outmaneuver the Decepticons. {{storylink|The Key to Vector Sigma, Part 1}}
[[Image:TFTM Prowl dies.jpg|left|180px|thumb|Scavenger can always be proud of this.]]

Prowl stood gawking mutely when Prime explained his plan to infiltrate the Decepticons disguised as [[Motormaster]] and the Stunticons. It's possible he didn't think the plan was strategically sound. {{storylink|Masquerade}} Prowl was also seen applying [[Corrostop]] to the [[Statue of Liberty]], and later helped rescue Perceptor from Fox Creek Canyon. {{storylink|Cosmic Rust (episode)|Cosmic Rust}}

When Jazz and Cliffjumper were kidnapped by Starscream's [[Combaticon (G1)|Combaticons]], Prowl traveled to the Amalgamated Water & Power Plant with the other Autobots to rescue them. Wisely, the Autobots completely avoided the war between the Decepticons and Combaticons taking place immediately to their left -- they just grabbed their pals and split. {{storylink|Starscream's Brigade}} Prowl, [[Tracks (G1)|Tracks]], and Sideswipe went with Optimus Prime to clear the Insecticons out of a human settlement. They were aided in evacuating the neighborhood by the [[Protectobot (G1)|Protectobots]], leaving the Autobots clear to fire at will at the Insecticon clones. This relatively routine mission turned sour, however, when Spike and Perceptor reported that Earth's orbit had been altered, sending it towards the sun. Learning the effect originated from Cybertron, Prowl and the others attempted to hijack the space bridge, but [[Shrapnel (G1)|Shrapnel]] stole the bridge's control panel before they could board the transporter. The Autobots searched the area for signs of the control panel with sensor beams from their chests, but all Prowl managed to turn up was an old wrecked television. The panel was later recovered and repaired, and Prowl joined both Autobots and Decepticons alike in traveling to Cybertron to stop the Combaticons' plot. {{storylink|The Revenge of Bruticus}} Prowl also helped defend the Ark when it was later attacked by [[Bruticus (G1)|Bruticus]] and the Decepticons. {{storylink|B.O.T. (episode)|B.O.T.}}

Prowl met [[Primus|his manufacturer]] in the year 2005, alongside fellow Autobots [[Ironhide (G1)|Ironhide]], [[Brawn (G1)|Brawn]] and [[Ratchet (G1)|Ratchet]]. The four Autobots were manning a shuttle run to Earth, bringing fresh energon and supplies to [[Autobot City]] from [[Moonbase One]]. They were hijacked in mid-flight by Megatron and the Decepticons, who sought to sneak past Autobot City's early warning systems. Prowl very nearly shot [[Starscream (G1)/Generation 1 cartoon continuity|Starscream]]'s head off during the raid, but was felled by a single blast from [[Scavenger (G1)|Scavenger]]. That blast penetrated his armor, burned his innards horribly, and left him belching fiery smoke as he fell to the floor, dead. {{storylink|The Transformers: The Movie}}

Prowl's body was evidently recovered for interment, as his grave was housed in the interstellar [[Autobot Mausoleum]]. Along with the mausoleum itself, Prowl's remains were later plunged into a red sun as a side-effect of a [[Quintesson]] plot. {{storylink|Dark Awakening}}
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===Japanese cartoon continuity===
====The Headmasters cartoon====
[[Image:Prowlwubsmagnus headmasters.jpg|right|180px|thumb|G-G-Ghost Prowl!]]
:''See also:'' [[Prowl II]]

Prowl was stationed at [[Autobot City]] on Earth in 2011 when he and many other troops were summoned to [[Cybertron (planet)|Cybertron]] to help repel a [[Decepticon]] invasion. {{storylink|Four Warriors Come out of the Sky}}

Later, Prowl attended a briefing at [[Metroplex (G1)|Metroplex]], where [[Ultra Magnus (G1)|Ultra Magnus]] assigned several Autobot units to run interference with the Decepticons for [[Hot Rod (G1)|Hot Rod]], as the young Autobot searched for the missing [[Matrix of Leadership]]. Prowl accompanied Ultra Magnus's unit, but did not appear again. {{storylink|Birth of the Fantastic Double Prime}}

{{note|Prowl's revival is one of those "WTF?" errors that happened in the Japanese series as a result of [[The Transformers: The Movie|the movie]] not reaching Japan until many years later. However, that's really not an excuse, because he was listed among the deceased in both the English and Japanese versions of "[[Dark Awakening]]". The [[Binaltech]] fiction tried patching this up (see the Prowl II link above), but it didn't stick.}}

====Binaltech====
When Prowl's [[laser core]] was lost to [[subspace]] in a [[GT System|GT]] Transfer accident, his longtime friend Chip Chase volunteered to sacrifice his very own soul in order to breathe life into the now-lifeless Prowl 2. With the help of [[Ratchet (G1)|Ratchet]] and [[Wheeljack (G1)|Wheeljack]], Chip's consciousness was transported into Prowl's frame. The new entity created in this fusion is virtually indistinguishable from Prowl's old persona, thanks to copies of the original Prowl's [[memory core]] and [[datatrax]], while a separate neurocomputer handles Chip's thought processes.

===Kid Stuff Talking Story Books===
:''Voice actor:'' Unknown

{{bigquote|OUR MISSILES!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!1!}}

Prowl is Optimus Prime's over-acting right-hand man. {{storylink|When Continents Collide}}

===Dreamwave comics continuity===
[[Image:Prowlthewarwithin.jpg|left|250px|thumb|Who are you, and what did you do with Prowl?]]

Prowl was an Autobot from [[Praxus]]. After the death of [[Sentinel Prime (G1)|Sentinel Prime]], [[Grimlock (G1)|Grimlock]] called him, [[Jazz (G1)|Jazz]], and others to the ruins of Praxus, where he declared that if the new [[Prime (rank)|Prime]] was insufficient, they would take control of the Autobot military. Prowl was present at the ceremony when Optronix became Optimus Prime, and was restrained by Grimlock when Prime was attacked. {{storylink|The War Within issue 1}} Prowl became Optimus Prime's [[Second-in-command|immediate subordinate]] and advisor. When Optimus ordered a planetary evacuation, Prowl told Prime that there were many voices raised in opposition against it. When Prime asked if Prowl's own voice was raised in opposition, Prowl looked away but did not reply. The planetary turbines were activated by Megatron, and Prime left to investigate. {{storylink|The War Within issue 2}} As [[Shockwave (G1)|Shockwave]] led an assault on [[Iacon]], Prowl and Jazz led the defense, and Prowl sent out an order to all Autobots outside Iacon to regroup and dig in elsewhere, {{storylink|The War Within issue 3}} while those with him made a final stand. {{storylink|The War Within issue 5}} After Iacon was devastated by the mecha-forming process, Prime aborted the evacuation. {{storylink|The War Within issue 6}}

[[Image:Prowldarkagesvehicle.jpg|right|150px|thumb|Cheese it! It's the cops!]]

After Prime and Megatron disappeared in a [[space bridge]] test, the Autobots fractured, leading to the [[Lightning Strike Coalition]] and [[Wrecker|Wreckers]] leaving the main Autobot army. Prowl took over leadership of the Autobots. {{storylink|Fragmentation}} He worked with Shockwave, who had assumed command of the Decepticons, to prevent the [[The Fallen|Fallen]]'s plans from coming to fruition. He and Shockwave agreed to let the [[Well of All Sparks]] remain sealed "[['Til all are one]]," as Shockwave put it. Prowl thought the line was catchy. {{storylink|Conflagration}} Eventually, however, [[Ultra Magnus (G1)|Ultra Magnus]] took command of the Autobots, and reunited the three factions. {{storylink|The Age of Wrath issue 1}}

[[Image:DWPrimeDirective2 Prowl kills.jpg|left|200px|thumb|[[Dull surprise| DULL MIND CONTROL]]! Wait...that actually kinda makes sense...]]

While those left on Cybertron endured the [[Great Shutdown]], a group of Autobots under Optimus Prime's command left on board the Ark in search of new energy sources. Unfortunately, Megatron led an attack on the Autobot flagship from the ''[[Nemesis (G1)|Nemesis]]'', and both ships crash-landed on a planet called Earth. Millions of years later in the Earth year of 1984, the Autobots and Decepticons awoke and resumed the [[Great War (G1)|Great War]]. The Decepticons were eventually defeated by the Autobots and their human allies, and the Transformers were set to return home on the ''[[Ark II]]'', but it was sabotaged by General [[Robert Hallo]] and rogue government engineer-turned-arms dealer [[Adam Rook]].

In the year 2002, Prowl was one of many Transformers under the control of Rook. He, along with several Autobots and Decepticons, attacked the Smitco Oil Refinery Arctic facility during Rook's sales demonstration to several terrorist organizations. Unfortunately, the invasive program that controlled Prowl killed a helpless human refinery worker escaping from the destruction. {{storylink|Prime Directive issue 2}} After Megatron reactivated himself and freed the other Decepticons from Rook's slavery, he used Prowl and the Autobots as power sources for his metallic cyberforming virus. {{storylink|Prime Directive issue 4}}

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===Devil's Due ''G.I. Joe vs. the Transformers'' comics===
[[Image:GIJoevsTF5_Autobots.jpg|thumb|right|200px|Utter prick, now in Firebat Red!]]
Among many of his fellow Autobots (and several Decepticons), Prowl was found dormant on the crashed ''Ark'' by the human terrorist organization [[Cobra]] and reprogrammed to serve them. He and [[Bluestreak]] were rebuilt to transform into Cobra [[Firebat]] jets in the process. When the Transformers were eventually freed from the humans' control, Prowl joined a team of Autobots that hunted down [[Cobra Commander]], but failed to capture him as they were distracted by his [[S.N.A.K.E.]] guards. After taking out most of the mechs, the team witnessed [[Trailbreaker (G1)|Trailbreaker]] get decapitated by [[Storm Shadow]], and descended upon the ninja in a fit of rage. {{storylink|G.I. Joe vs. the Transformers issue 5|G.I. Joe vs. the Transformers #5}} Prowl and Bluestreak were later seen fighting two [[Seeker (body-type)|Seekers]] in the sky when the [[SPS Satellite]] went out of control and sent energy beams raining down on [[Cobra Island]]. {{storylink|G.I. Joe vs. the Transformers issue 6|G.I. Joe vs. the Transformers #6}}

A few years later, having returned to Cybertron, Prowl was part of a team of Autobots waiting for a chance to charge in and free Optimus Prime from [[Serpent O.R.]]'s clutches. {{storylink|The Art of War issue 4|The Art of War #4}} With the Decepticon army defeated, Prowl was sent back to Earth as part of a team that worked to prevent Cybertronian technology from falling into the wrong hands. After a failed attempt to capture [[Destro]] while he was illegally selling S.N.A.K.E.s in [[Cuba]], Prowl returned to the team's headquarters at the ''[[Arc II]]'' and discussed Optimus Prime's recent mission to [[Tibet]] with [[Firewall]]. The base then came under attack by the [[Pretender Monster]]s, and Prowl fought them alongside [[Eject]]. {{storylink|Black Horizon, Part 1 of 2|Black Horizon, Part 1}} He was heavily injured during the battle, but soon received medical attention at [[Pit (G.I. Joe)|the Pit]] and was set for a full recovery. {{storylink|Black Horizon, Part 2 of 2|Black Horizon, Part 2}}

===Dreamwave ''Transformers/G.I. Joe'' comics===
Prowl, along with several other Autobots, lay dormant on the [[Fera Islands]] for a long time until 1939, when [[G.I. Joe (team)|G.I. Joe]] stumbled upon them whilst battling [[Cobra]]. Soon after awakening and being reformatted into a new form, Prowl told [[Optimus Prime (G1)|Optimus Prime]] not to trust the [[human]]s, as they had just opened fire on [[Ironhide (G1)|Iron Hide]] {{sic}} without provocation. In contrast, the other Autobots were happy to offer G.I. Joe help, though Prowl insisted that they needed more information before throwing themselves headlong into the humans' war. {{storylink|Transformed}} After the Autobots teamed up with the Joes anyway, Prowl mocked [[Duke]] for thinking a rope would be enough to pull [[Grimlock (G1)|Grimlock]] up from a crumbling cliff. {{storylink|Wolves}}

As the Autobots and Joes got closer to the Cobra [[Terrordrome]], Optimus Prime started to regret interfering with the humans and their war, and contemplated withdrawing. Prowl agreed, pointing out that G.I. Joe could very well be the bad guys in the scenario, but [[Hound (G1)|Hound]] told him to shut up. {{storylink|Trenches}} Optimus Prime soon changed his mind, and Prowl participated in the attack on the Terrordrome. Along with all the other Transformers, he was killed when the life-giving [[Matrix of Leadership]] was destroyed. {{storylink|The Iron Fist}}

===Transformers Legends anthology===
When Optimus Prime accidentally killed a fellow Autobot, Prowl—who never liked [[Geosensus|the dead guy]] anyway—covered it up so the rest of the team wouldn't lose faith in their leader. He swore that if the accidental killing was ever discovered, he would take the blame. {{Storylink|Parts}}

===IDW comics continuity===
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[[Image:MegatronOrigin4 Prowlfreakout.jpg|left|180px|thumb|Sentinel, you've got to tell me what to do. I can't make decisions! I'M AN OFFICER!]]

Prowl has served the Autobots for a long time, dating back to the days of [[Sentinel Prime (G1)|Sentinel Prime]], if not earlier. [[Megatron (G1)|Megatron]]'s rise as the most popular and violent pit fighter in videos of Kaon's illegal [[gladiatorial combat]] attacted Prowl's attention, and he formed a Autobot Security Services team to crack down on them, though to the chagrin of his fellow officers, he tended to blather on about his theories about how somebody was making a fortune distributing on these inexpensive to produce videos. {{storylink|Megatron Origin issue 2}}

After the murder of [[Bumper (G1)|Bumper]] and [[Fastback]], Sentinel and Prowl led a security forces deployment that arrested much of Megatron's pit fighters and those that they were attempting to recruit. Prowl personally attached the [[inhibitor claw]] to Megatron once he was overwealmed by security forces. While processing the prisoners, he delivered the galling news that due to [[Ratbat (G1)#IDW comics continuity|senate orders]], the one known as [[Soundwave (G1)|Soundwave]] was to be freed without charge. {{storylink|Megatron Origin issue 3}} Unfortunately, it was all part of Megatron's mad plans. He allowed himself and his men to be captured so Starscream could feign turning coat murder the senate members who questioned him. During the ensuing jail break that devastated the [[Security Services Headquarters|Security Team HQ]] and following street battle, Prowl lost his usual cool composure in the face of such onslaught and looked to Sentinel Prime for directions. When Prime left to face Megatron personally and was brutally defeated, it was Prowl who took control and ordered the evacuation of security forces from Kaon. {{storylink|Megatron Origin issue 4}}

[[Image:Infiltration3 Prowl saveit.jpg|right|300px|thumb|Talk to the hand, the prick ain't listening.]]

In more recent times, he was the leader of a detachment of Autobots that operated covertly on [[Earth]] for at least four years, attempting to foil a Decepticon insurgency led by [[Starscream (G1)|Starscream]] and blindly following the Autobot rules of counterinsurgency. He almost threw [[Ratchet (G1)|Ratchet]] in the brig for breaking cover to rescue three humans from the Decepticons, and subsequently refused to contact [[Optimus Prime (G1)|Optimus Prime]] until further evidence of enemy activities was uncovered. He did not willingly believe Ratchet when the medic told him that the Decepticons had stepped up their presence by constructing a [[Infiltration protocol|second base]]. However, [[Ironhide (G1)|Ironhide]] ended up sending a pulsewave transmission to Optimus Prime behind Prowl's back. {{storylink|Infiltration issue 3}} Prowl was forced to face reality when Megatron arrived on Earth to confront Starscream, and he finally agreed to call in Optimus Prime. Thing was, Prime had already arrived. {{storylink|Infiltration issue 6}}

When [[Springer (G1)|Springer]] ordered several Autobots on a lethal mission to rescue the damaged and deranged Kup from an alien world, Prowl evidently helped conceal Springer's efforts from Optimus. However, he still felt it was a misguided effort, asking Springer if Kup would want other Autobots killed rescuing him. {{storylink|Spotlight: Kup}}

[[Image:Escalation6 Prowl MYTURF.jpg|left|250px|thumb|Yeah, let the irresponsible loner look after the MacGuffin. Good call.]]
After [[Sunstreaker (G1)|Sunstreaker]] was kidnapped by [[Machination|a mysterious group of humans]], {{storylink|Escalation issue 1}} Prowl was still obsessed with the rules of the counterinsurgency war and thus did not understand why Optimus Prime requested reinforcements to Earth. Prowl was furious when Ironhide dared to go around him and volunteer himself to track down clues on Sunstreaker's disappearance, and subsequently forced him to stay behind while the Autobots not on his grievance list left for [[Brasnya]] to confront the Decepticons. {{storylink|Escalation issue 3}} When everything kicked off in the former [[Russia|Soviet]] nation, Prowl led [[Jazz (G1)|Jazz]] and [[Wheeljack (G1)|Wheeljack]] (and later [[Hot Rod (G1)|Hot Rod]] and [[Hardhead (G1)|Hardhead]]) into battle, attempting to capture [[Georgi Koska]], a Decepticon [[Facsimile Construct|facsimile]]. {{storylink|Escalation issue 4}} He clashed with Hot Rod over the capture of Korska as both of them were of equal rank, but when Optimus Prime was temporarily offline and believed dead, Prowl assumed full command and came up with a strategy for fighting Megatron (shoot him, then run away). {{storylink|Escalation issue 6}}

Under orders from Optimus, Prowl oversaw the moving of ''[[Ark-19]]'' to a more secure location. He turned to Prime rather than order the launch on his own discretion. (Prime had to order him to use his own discretion.) {{storylink|Devastation issue 1}} When [[Sixshot]] blew them out of the sky, Optimus took command of the situation until the ''Ark-19'' was destroyed. {{storylink|Devastation issue 2}}

Once on the ''[[Ark-32]]'', Prowl found that, due to injuries from the battle with Sixshot {{storylink|Devastation issue 4}} and separate missions, he and Hardhead were the only active Autobots. He was mildly annoyed that Optimus Prime and [[Nightbeat (G1)|Nightbeat]] were otherwise preoccupied during this crisis. He was then shocked when Optimus abruptly ordered their unit to withdraw from Earth to handle a situation at the [[Garrus-9]] secure facility. {{storylink|Devastation issue 5}}

Optimus Prime and Prowl met with [[Fortress Maximus (G1)|Fortress Maximus]] and [[Jetfire (G1)|Jetfire]] on Garrus-9 to discuss the prisoners' breakout and how a surviving Decepticon had been tortured. Prime left Maximus in charge and said that he and Prowl had unfinished business aboard the ''Ark-32''. When [[Thunderwing (G1)|Thunderwing]] was reported guarding a cave on [[Corata-Vaz]], Optimus Prime recognized this had something to do with his [[infraspace]] encounter in [[Brasnya]]. He ordered Prowl to summon the [[Wrecker|Wreckers]] to find out what Thunderwing was guarding. {{storylink|Spotlight: Cyclonus}} He judged the subsequent battle between the Wreckers and Thunderwing as suicidal, and felt that they were wasting their time given everything seemed to be coming at them at once. {{storylink|Spotlight: Hardhead}}

[[Image:AHM15 SpringerpunchesProwl.jpg|right|150px|thumb|According to my calcula- ''OHGODMYFACE!'']]
Prowl became increasingly frustrated with the tendency of the Autobots in general and Optimus specifically to lionise and listen to charismatic warriors and mavericks. Realising nobody would listen to the more logical tactical advice that he or Perceptor gave, he had Kup sent to the [[Kimia Facility]] to be rebuilt... with some personality sub-routines added in, which would ensure that the iconic elder could be controlled and made to act as a proxy for him. Prowl doesn't want attention or glory and just wants to do his job, and has absolutely no ethical qualms of ensuring that "when [Kup] speaks, you won't even see my lips move"...

He ''really'' doesn't like Springer either, and is annoyed that the ''Decepticons'' seem to be a more unified body than the Autobots. {{storylink|All Hail Megatron issue 15}}

After the [[Expansion]] incident, Optimus Prime reassigned more Autobots to Earth. The Decepticons had been laying low for months and everyone was starting to get restless. While Prowl recommended a "wait and see" approach to Optimus Prime, Ironhide's calls for action soon drowned Prowl's reasoning out. When Mirage handed them solid intelligence about a possible opportunity to wipe Starscream and a small group of Decepticons out, the Autobots acted on it. It turned out to be an ambush and the Autobots were soundly defeated by the Decepticons with the aid of [[Devastator (G1)|Devastator]]. Informed that the Decepticons were launching simultaneous attacks across the galaxy on Autobot installations and also that there was a traitor among them, the Autobots' morale was dealt a heavy blow. Through use of a space bridge portal, Megatron planned to send the Autobots to Cybertron to have them devoured by the [[Insecticon swarm|Swarm]]. Optimus Prime managed to sabotage the portal and strand the Autobots on Cybertron before the Decepticons could follow, albeit nearly at the cost of his life. {{storylink|All Hail Megatron issue 7}}
[[Image:Ironhidepuncheseveryone.jpg|left|250px|thumb|I'm sensing a pattern emerging.]]
In this unprecedented situation, Jazz's authority superseded Prowl's and he took overall command of the battered and demoralized Autobots. {{storylink|All Hail Megatron issue 1}} Jazz also proved necessary to shore up Prowl's own authority, which was severely disregarded by his men. Jazz's reputation helped keep them in line, particularly the recalcitrant Ironhide, who had taken to striking superior officers including Prowl himself. After the situation with Ironhide was defused, Prowl got Jazz to admit the energon searches he'd been sending troops out on were just to keep the men busy. Prowl worried that Prime would soon die, and about the details of their commander's condition that they had kept from the troops at large. {{storylink|All Hail Megatron issue 4}}

In particular, what Jazz and Prowl were withholding was the fact that the [[Matrix of Leadership]] was not within Prime anymore, and had been absconded with by Megatron. {{storylink|All Hail Megatron issue 5}}

Kup arrived on Cybertron shortly thereafter with his own team, and things took a turn for the worse, with the Swarm encroaching on their position. {{storylink|All Hail Megatron issue 6}} Sunstreaker was revealed to be the traitor, having made a bargain with Starscream to kill Megatron. He sacrificed his life to buy the other Autobots time to put some distance between them and the Swarm.{{storylink|All Hail Megatron issue 8}}
[[Image:AHM10 ProwlandJazz.jpg|right|250px|thumb|Prick ''and'' nerd.]]
But thankfully, Ratchet finally managed to repair and revive Optimus Prime and Autobot morale went on the upswing despite their situation. {{storylink|All Hail Megatron issue 9}} Under Prime's direction, they immediately began building a defense against the oncoming Swarm horde in a new temporary base. Once everything was nearly in place, Prowl calculated the odds of them succeeding and wound up with quite a dire forecast. Jazz urged him to keep it to himself, which Prowl quickly agreed to. When the Swarm surged against them, the Autobots fought as hard as they could, but were eventually on the verge of being overwhelmed. Fortunately, [[Omega Supreme (G1)|Omega Supreme]] arrived to tilt the odds squarely in the Autobots favor. Prowl asked Omega how he had survived the galaxy-wide Decepticon attack, speculating that they had probably sent an army against him. Omega simply replied "I am Omega Supreme". {{storylink|All Hail Megatron issue 10}}

The Autobots eventually boarded Omega's rocket mode and headed for Earth. There, they engaged the Decepticon forces in a fierce battle which ended with Megatron's defeat and Starscream ordering a withdrawal from the planet. {{storylink|All Hail Megatron issue 12}}

[[Image:Ongoing issue 1-Prowl shot in the back.jpg|left|thumb|200px|Woman makes Prick staticy. Hilarity ensues.]]
{{storylink|...For All Mankind}}
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===IDW ''[[Hearts of Steel]]'' continuity===
With Optimus Prime in stasis lock, Prowl and [[Ratchet (G1)|Ratchet]] appeared to be the co-leaders of the Autobots in the 19th century. {{storylink|Hearts of Steel issue 1}} Despite [[Bumblebee (G1)|Bumblebee]]'s pleading, he was reluctant to interfere with the humans, but nevertheless participated in the pursuit of [[Astrotrain (G1)|the Astrotrain]] as it headed to New York. {{storylink|Hearts of Steel issue 4}}

His "Ice Age Wars" altmode is uncertain, but it is spiky, and possibly aquatic. His 19th century altmode is a small black-and-white locomotive with a glowing red smokestack.

===IDW Beast Wars comics===
[[Image:Maximalimperium.jpg|right|200px|thumb|]]
Prowl is a member of the Maximal counterpart to the Tripredacus Council, the [[Maximal Imperium]], alongside former Autobot teammates Ironhide and Silverbolt. The trio sent [[Ikard]] to request a report from [[Big Convoy]], but he refused, citing his need to investigate the [[Angolmois]]-fueled murders. {{storylink|The Ascending issue 2|The Ascending #2}}

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===Timelines===
Prowl (in his ''[[Machine Wars]]'' body) is a member of the [[Axiom Nexus Security Administration]]. He, [[Prowl (Armada)|Prowl]] and [[Prowl II|Prowl]] were part of the group investigating the discovery of [[Comet]]'s body. {{storylink|Withered Hope}}
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===3D Battle-Card Game===
Prowl was one of [[Optimus Primal]]'s many allies in a fight against [[Megatron (BW)|Megatron]]'s own army, 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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==Commercial appearances==
Prowl has appeared in several [[commercial|television commercials]]:

* He features in the very first Transformers animation, a commercial for [[The Transformers (issue)|Issue #1]] of Marvel's ''[[The Transformers (Marvel comic)|The Transformers]]'' comic book. He is seen hanging around with Jazz and Sideswipe on Cybertron, where all three transformed to robot mode and flew away into the air. Later on Earth, the same three bots drive out to (from?) a power plant to defend it from Decepticon attack.

* Much later, he appears in the Action Masters commercial; he's with a band of Autobots who agree to join Optimus Prime as he gives up transformation powers to become "more alive".

* In an ad for Starscream and Prowl, [[Action Master]]-form Prowl battles Starscream aboard his [[Turbo Cycle]] on Cybertron.

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

==Merchandise==
:''Main article: [[Prowl (G1)/toys#Merchandise|Merchandise]]''

==Trivia==
* Prowl's ''[[Diaclone]]'' predecessor also came with additional, optional stickers that would identify him as being part of the police forces from existing Japanese cities, namely Tokyo, Sapporo, Sendai, Osaka and Fukuoka.

* The original ''Transformers'' instruction booklet shows a visible Japanese label sheet, complete with the cherry blossom emblem found on Japanese police cars, which did not make it to final product.

* ''Machine Wars'' Prowl's card-art is actually an altered version of the art for the ''[[Generation 2 (toyline)|Generation 2]]'' [[Laser Rod]] [[Jolt (G2)|Jolt]].

* [[Transmetal 2]] [[Prowl II|Prowl]] may ''possibly'' be the same spark as the Generation 1 character reincarnated...though the [[Beast Wars Sourcebook|IDW series]] makes this REALLY complicated. ''Urgh''.

[[Image:ProwlMaybe BM.jpg|right|200px|thumb|Be too prickish, and you end up like this.]]
* A very Prowlish [[Character model|computer model]] was used for one of the [[Generic|generic]] Transformers in [[Beast Machines (cartoon)|Beast Machines]]. It is seen in a [[Vehicon (BM)|Vehicon]] factory as a corpse. A similar thing happens with [[Soundwave (G1)#Trivia|Soundwave]], [[:Image:Bm soundwave.jpg|too]]. {{storylink|Revelations Part I: Discovery}}

* At [[OTFCC 2004]], Hasbro stated that there was no Prowl ''Alternators'' toy in the works, but some other emergency vehicle (which got a chorus of boos).

* The Acura RSX ''[[Alternators]]'' mold was originally supposed to be [[Red Alert (G1)|Red Alert]], with a different head sculpt. Eventually, however, it was decided to release the toy as Prowl instead, even though the Subaru Impreza model had more resemblance to Prowl and the Acura RSX model had more resemblance to Red Alert. Control drawings of the figure with the originally intended Red Alert head sculpt can be found in the Japanese ''[[Transformers Collection 2007]]'' book, among other places.

[[Image:Tftm prowl blowsmoke.jpg|right|200px|thumb|Turns out he ''didn't'' know his vocalizer from his exhaust port.]]
*Instead of having a normal gunshot death, Prowl is shown having orange smoke coming from his mouth as he dies. ''Hardcore.''

==References==
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==External links==
*[http://www.tfu.info/1984/Autobot/Prowl/prowl.htm Prowl on TFU.info]
*[http://ntfa.net/universe/english/index.php?act=view&char=Prowl Prowl's Universe profile on NTFA.net]

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Prowl (G1)

2010-03-02T18:58:01Z

Warpspeed Hellscream: /* Devil's Due G.I. Joe vs. the Transformers comics */

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{{disambig3|Prowl}}
:''Prowl is an [[Autobot]] and [[Maximal]] from the [[Generation 1 (franchise)|Generation 1]] [[continuity family]].''

[[Image:Prowlg1.jpg|right|300px|thumb|Power to the police!!!!!.]]
'''Prowl''' is the Autobot military strategist. As such, [[Prime (rank)|Autobot Commander]] [[Optimus Prime (G1)|Optimus Prime]] keeps Prowl near at hand for his indispensable expertise. Prowl is quiet, competent, loyal, and possessed of almost endless patience.

Prowl's dedication to logic and reason make him an excellent strategist, but not much of a socialite. He really doesn't tend to get along well with his fellow Autobots, many of whom find his strict adherence to military protocol stifling, and his uptight personality sure doesn't help matters. He does not react well to the unexpected, to the point that it can literally scramble his cerebral circuits. The [[Dinobot (G1)|Dinobot]] commander [[Grimlock (G1)|Grimlock]], who is disorder made manifest, ''especially'' honks Prowl off, and Grimlock feels pretty much the same way in return, only with more swear words. He's very fond of his [[Acid pellet|acid pellets]], though.

{{bigquote|Listening to you, [[Bluestreak|Blue Streak]], taxes even the endless patience of '''Prowl.''' I have little to say, but my logic center dictates the most advantageous course of action in any situation.|Prowl begins his long history of prickery|"[[The Transformers (issue)|The Transformers]]"}}

:''French-Canadian name:'' '''Cervo'''
:''French-Canadian name (Action Master):'' '''Rôdeur ''' ("Prowler")
:''Chinese name (Taiwan):'' '''Pái-húai''' (徘徊, "Prowl")
:''Chinese name (China):'' '''Jing Che''' (警車, "Police Car")
:''Hungarian name'': '''Portyázó''' ("Prowler")
:''Italian name:'' '''Pantera''' ("Panther")
:''Portuguese name (Portugal comic):'' '''Batedor'''
:''Portuguese name (Brazil comic):'' '''Espreitador'''
:''Russian name'': '''Сыщик''' ("Detective")

==Fiction==
===Marvel Comics continuity===
====Generation 1====
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''Before Optimus became leader, Prowl was part of the self-styled Magnificent Six, a team of Autobot warriors who would be tortured and humiliated by the sadistic [[Megadeath]].'' {{storylink|The Magnificent Six!}}

[[Image:Prowlg1marvelfirst.jpg|left|100px|thumb|Well somebody's character model was ready.]]
Prowl was one of the select Autobots chosen by [[Optimus Prime (G1)|Optimus Prime]] to travel aboard the ''[[Ark (G1)|Ark]]'', and ended up in stasis lock for four million years at the base of [[Mount St. Hilary]] with the rest of the crew. Once the volcano exploded, Optimus chose Prowl to lead the first away mission into civilization. {{storylink|The Transformers (issue)|The Transformers}} Like most of the Autobots, though, he soon ran out of energy without any option of refueling on Earth, and suffered even greater injuries when the ''Ark'' and the deactivated Autobots aboard were taken over by [[Shockwave (G1)|Shockwave]] and the Decepticons. ''He was eventually revived when [[Ratchet (G1)|Ratchet]] and the [[Dinobot (G1)|Dinobots]] reclaimed control of the ''Ark'' from Shockwave's drone, the [[Guardian (Marvel)|Guardian]]. {{storylink|The Wrath of Guardian!}}''

With Optimus Prime's head still in Decepticon possession, Prowl took command of the Autobots until their true leader could be restored. At [[Jazz (G1)|Jazz]]'s suggestion, he forged an alliance with human fuel magnate [[G.B. Blackrock]], arranging an exchange of free gasoline for the Autobots for their help in protecting Blackrock's facilities from the Decepticons. {{storylink|DIS-Integrated Circuits!}} The Autobots were eventually successful in recovering Prime's head, and restoring him to functionality, but Prowl suffered some injuries battling the Decepticons and a false Prime in the process. {{storylink|Prime Time!}}

[[Image:Prowlg1crisisofcommand.jpg|right|300px|thumb|Some even call me a prick! And why? Because I dared to dream of my own race of atomic monsters!]]

''Shortly thereafter, Prowl was the ringleader of a group of Autobots strongly requesting that Prime use his [[Matrix of Leadership|Creation Matrix]] to create Ultimate Autobot super-warriors to wipe out the Decepticons for them. The lethal efficiency of Prowl's stance was just as strongly opposed by another faction who saw such action as a perversion of their sacred lifeforce, and the potential for laying waste to Earth. Prime's long absence and relative weakness after his recent ordeals left Prowl and the others less deferential than normal to his will, but after he singlehandedly fought through the Decepticons to rescue [[Bumblebee (G1)|Bumblebee]], Prowl and the other Ultimate Autobot proponents backed down and accepted Prime's final word on the subject. {{storylink|Crisis of Command!}} When the Dinobots were driven feral by their primitive circuitry, Prowl nearly sacrificed himself crashing a shuttlecraft straight into the feuding [[Grimlock (G1)|Grimlock]] and [[Sludge (G1)|Sludge]]. {{storylink|Dinobot Hunt!}}''

''Prowl was displaced to [[Limbo]] along with Optimus Prime and Ratchet when [[Galvatron (G1)|Galvatron]], [[Cyclonus (G1)|Cyclonus]] and [[Scourge (G1)|Scourge]] time-traveled from the future. {{storylink|Target: 2006}} Joined later by [[Shockwave (G1)|Shockwave]], [[Thundercracker (G1)|Thundercracker]] and [[Frenzy (G1)|Frenzy]], they found themselves in the middle of a war between the peaceful, cat-like [[Cloran]] and evil, monkey-like invaders led by [[Zenag]]. {{storylink|Distant Thunder!}} When Galvatron's group returned to their own time, Prowl was released from Limbo.''

''Prowl was next in action during the [[Battlecharger|Battlechargers]]' rampage, and attempted to bring them in despite the endangerment of human life.'' {{storylink|Perchance to Dream|Perchance to Dream}} Deactivated by means unknown, Ratchet did manage to briefly revive him in order to exploit Prowl's police car mode against a human thief named the [[Mechanic]] who had infiltrated the ''Ark''. {{storylink|Funeral for a Friend!}} Prowl was fully revived in time for Grimlock and [[Blaster (G1)|Blaster]]'s grudge match on the moon, and fought alongside the combined crews of the ''Ark'' and ''[[Steelhaven (G1)|Steelhaven]]'' against the Decepticon party-crashers. {{storylink|Totaled!}} Unfortunately, it wasn't too long afterwards that Prowl was once again knocked off-line, this time battling the [[Underbase]]-charged [[Starscream (G1)|Starscream]] in New York. {{storylink|Dark Star (issue)|Dark Star}}

[[Image:Prowlg1exodus.jpg|left|200px|thumb|You'd be a prick too if Grimlock kept getting promoted over you.]]

He would remain in stasis for some time, until Grimlock acquired a large supply of super-energy known as [[Nucleon]], and pumped it into all of the ''Ark'''s stasis chambers. Prowl found himself revived just in time to engage the Chaos-Bringer known as [[Unicron]] for the sake of all Cybertron, and then bury his longterm friend and leader, Optimus Prime, who sacrificed himself to destroy Unicron. {{storylink|On the Edge of Extinction!}} At Prime's last request, Prowl reluctantly supported Grimlock as new leader of the Autobots. While Grimlock pursued his own interests, though, Prowl found himself working almost alone trying to maintain the tenuous peace between the Autobots and Decepticons. He ended up overplaying his hand, and gave Decepticon leader [[Bludgeon (G1)|Bludgeon]] a chance to betray the Autobots, leaving them trapped on the dying world of Cybertron, without transport, while the Decepticons fled to conquer new civilizations. Luckily for Prowl, Grimlock had anticipated the Decepticons' treachery (by Primus, how'd he manage that?!?) and had secured alternate starships. The Autobots chased their foes to the planet of [[Klo]] and, thanks to the resurrection of Optimus Prime and the arrival of the [[Last Autobot]], managed to drive off Bludgeon's forces, sending them into at least temporary exile. {{storylink|End of the Road! (US)|End of the Road!}}

In an alternate 2009, Prowl was one of only seven Autobots left alive after [[Galvatron II|Galvatron]] and his Decepticons took over America. With Cybertron destroyed by [[Unicron]] and the various Primes dead, things looked bleak. Prowl and Jazz led a last-ditch assault on the Decepticon fortress and, miraculously, managed to send a signal to the rest of the world that America was still alive and fighting. When some [[Hook, Line, and Sinker|mysterious travelers]] shang-haied Galvatron from the field of battle, Prowl joined Jazz and [[Inferno (G1)|Inferno]] (the last of their kind) in fighting alongside their human allies with renewed vigor. Perhaps the war could yet be won! {{storylink|Rhythms of Darkness!}}

=====Earthforce=====
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[[Image:Prowllittlemen.jpg|right|250px|thumb|Prowl was GEEWUN before it was fashionable.]]
''Deactivated following his battle with the [[Underbase]]-enhanced Starscream, Prowl lay recuperating within a lifepod in the ''Ark'' for months, until the [[Galvatron (G1)|Galvatron]] of a parallel future intervened. Using a series of dream bug devices, Galvatron manipulated the baser instincts of several Autobots, attempting to revive them as pawns he could use for his own purposes. Instead they revived intent on opposing him. Prowl joined [[Wheeljack (G1)|Wheeljack]], [[Sunstreaker (G1)|Sunstreaker]], [[Ironhide (G1)|Ironhide]] and [[Silverbolt (G1)|Silverbolt]] in overpowering and capturing the renegade Decepticon. Wheeljack cobbled together a device that turned Galvatron's own technology against him, and Prowl slapped it on the villain's head, leaving him trapped in his own nightmares. {{storylink|Perchance to Dream}}''

''As the days passed, Prowl attempted to readjust to the war, despite how it had changed around him. Along with Wheeljack, he lamented about the proliferation of newer types of Transformers, claiming these newcomers gave him a headache just thinking about them. Luckily, their patrol turned up several familiar enemies, including the [[Constructicon (G1)|Constructicons]] and [[Stunticon (G1)|Stunticons]] working under [[Megatron (G1)|Megatron]]'s command. Megatron had formulated a scheme to destroy Earth's atmosphere with a deadly rocket, and reap the excess energy that would no longer be filtered out before reaching the planet's surface. {{storylink|Starting Over!}} While Wheeljack engaged the Decepticons, Prowl leaped aboard the flying rocket, knocking it off course so that its deadly poison never reached the proper altitude. {{storylink|Desert Island Risks!}} He crashed down in the backwoods of Louisiana, and befriended some locals who helped fix him up over the next few days. Prowl also neutralized the rocket's poison, and got a good chuckle out of watching the two Decepticon factions arrive days later and begin fighting over a useless cargo. {{storylink|Life in the Slow Lane}}''

''A new team of Autobots called [[Earthforce]] had been formed, partly to help recover Prowl and the atmospheric rocket, and he quickly joined the organization once reunited with his fellow Autobots. Working under Grimlock's overall command, Prowl acted as second lieutenant, providing a voice of reason and strategy for the Dinobot Commander. On one occasion, Prowl sabotaged Megatron's attempt to alter the timeline using a [[Flashback doorway]]. The two opponents traveled back in time to the battle with Starscream, where Megatron possessed the body of [[Snaptrap (G1)|Snaptrap]], and attempted to lead the [[Seacon (G1)|Seacons]] to safety in order to receive their services in the present. Prowl possessed his own past form and ensured the Seacons' destruction before returning to the present. {{storylink|Flashback!}} He also talked Grimlock into accepting the [[Survivors]] into Earthforce, and joined them in assaulting the island base of the [[Mayhem Attack Squad]]. {{storylink|Where Wolf?}}''

''When the Autobot Earthbase was finished, Prowl gathered with all the other Autobots outside to witness Wheeljack's handiwork. Ever cautious and critical, Prowl commented on the noticeable lack of defenses. Wheeljack then turned on the defense grid and tossed a rock towards the base, triggering a series of underground weapon systems that annihilated the projectile. Prowl still wasn't convinced, and began asking how the defenses might be knocked off-line once activated. Wheeljack assured him the defenses were so completely fool proof that NO ONE could shut them off once they had been activated unless they were sitting at the control console inside the base. Prowl then gave Wheeljack his "Everybody's dumb but me" look, and did a headcount of the ''entire'' Earthforce who had come outside for the demonstration... meaning no one was inside who could shut off the deadly defense grid. In order to get back inside their base, Prowl volunteered to brave the perils and reach the console himself. With [[Jazz (G1)|Jazz]], [[Bumblebee (G1)|Bumblebee]] and the [[Aerialbot (G1)|Aerialbots]] spotting him, Prowl navigated his way through lasers, heat-seeking drones, acid bats, and electrified tentacles before finally shutting off the system. {{storylink|The House that Wheeljack Built!}}''

''Later on, [[Snarl (G1)|Snarl]] began suffering from a case of [[Corrodia Gravis]], and the Autobots were forced to go to Starscream in order to get a compatible systems boost to save the Dinobot's life. Not destined to be an easy mission in the best of cases, Prowl, Ironhide and the remaining Dinobots walked in on an assassination in progress and the former Decepticon leaders attempted to remove the current ones from their former thrones. As was often the case, it fell on Prowl to re-explain to Grimlock why it wasn't a good thing that Starscream's life was in danger. {{storylink|External Forces!|External Forces!}} After Megatron, Shockwave and their assassins were chased off, Prowl and Grimlock made a deal with Starscream to gain his help, in exchange for agreeing to step in if Megatron ever tried to overthrow their current Decepticon regime again. {{storylink|The Lesser Evil}}''

''When [[Bombshell (G1)|Bombshell]] injected [[Superion (G1)|Superion]] with a [[cerebro-shell]] and caused him to go wild, Earthforce was in dire straits trying to find a means of stopping the warrior juggernaut. Prowl found a human reporter on the scene named [[Irwin Spoon]], and made a deal with him for an exclusive interview in exchange for Irwin's help removing the shell from the inside. {{storylink|Inside Story!}} Irwin was successful and got his interview. Prowl hoped the good publicity would help the Autobots establish better relations with humanity, despite Grimlock's grumbling. It seemed the Decepticons had the same notion, and so Starscream and Soundwave sent the Stunticons to kidnap Irwin from Earthbase before he could publish his story, taking him right out from under Prowl's olfactory receptor. {{storylink|Front Line!}} Prowl tried to chase down [[Motormaster]] and recover the human, but was bashed off the side of the highway, and had to be recovered by Wheeljack. {{storylink|End of the Road! (UK)|End of the Road!}}''

''Along with the surviving Magnificent Six and Silverbolt, Prowl once more faced Megadeath in 1990 and, encouraged by Silverbolt to overcome the past, helped beat Megadeath half to death.''

=====''Another Time and Place''=====
Several months after the incident on Klo, Prowl caught wind of Grimlock running off on his own again, this time back to [[Hydrus Four]]. Prowl alerted Optimus Prime to the situation, but was surprised when his leader harshly rebuked him for bringing it to his attention. When Prime made it clear he didn't want anything to do with Prowl's report, the Autobot strategist stormed off to consider the problem himself. After some solitary computation, Prowl decided that the threat of Decepticons following Grimlock to Hydrus Four and acquiring [[Nucleon]] was too perilous to ignore. He was rushing out of his chambers, ready to throw together a squad of Autobots regardless of what Optimus Prime thought, when he ran smack into Optimus himself. Prime apologized to Prowl for "hiding his head in the sand"—he had wanted the war to be over so badly, for his fellow Autobots' sake and not his, that he was willing to ignore an obvious threat. The two old friends shook hands and proceeded to gather their strike team.

On Hydrus Four, Prowl joined a small group of commandos including [[Springer (G1)|Springer]], [[Blaster (G1)|Blaster]], [[Nightbeat (G1)|Nightbeat]] and [[Ironhide (G1)|Ironhide]] to scout the enemy position. They dispatched [[Fangry]] with little effort, and sent in [[Roadhandler (G1)|Roadhandler]] and some [[Micromaster|Micromasters]] to free Grimlock and the Dinobots quietly before the main offensive began. Nothing ever goes quietly with the Dinobots, though, and so once the shooting started inside, the [[Aerialbot (G1)|Aerialbots]] were sent in to bomb the facility and let the Decepticons know they were in for it. Prowl and his fellow Autobots assaulted the base and, in little time at all, Bludgeon and his crew were dismantled and the day was won yet again. {{storylink|Another Time and Place}}

====Generation 2====
[[Image:Prowlg2muzzle.jpg|left|100px|thumb|Prowl and Grimlock's sexual tension continues.]]
When Optimus Prime and Grimlock discovered the threat of the [[Cybertronian (faction)|Cybertronian Empire]], they called in Autobots scattered across the galaxy, including Prowl. As one of Prime's most loyal supporters, Prowl did not participate in Grimlock's ill-advised strike on the [[Jhiaxus (G2)|Liege Centuro]] and his fleet. {{storylink|Devices and Desires! (Marvel)|Devices and Desires!}} Still, Prowl would not completely ignore Grimlock's opinions: when Optimus Prime decreed that he be left alone to entreat Megatron for peace, Grimlock convinced Prowl that Prime made a bad call, and they arrived with a rescue battalion just in time to keep Megatron from destroying his old nemesis. {{storylink|The Gathering Darkness}} Prowl continued serving the Autobot cause, and was present when they attempted to stop the genocide of the planet [[Ethos]] by the Cybertronian Empire. {{storylink|Escalation!}}
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===American cartoon continuity===
:''Voice actor:'' [[Michael Bell]] (English), [[Toshio Ishii]] (Japanese)

[[Image:G1 Prowl Bluestreak Rollforit.jpg|left|180px|thumb|It's like looking into a mirror... well, not really.]]
Prowl was part of the crew of the ''[[Ark (G1)|Ark]]'', the Autobot starship that left Cybertron looking for alternate sources of energy only to crashland on [[Earth]]. Four million years later, the Transformers were reawakened by the eruption of the volcano the Ark had crashed in and reformatted by [[Teletraan I (G1)|Teletraan I]]. Despite being situated in the United States, Prowl was reformatted as a Japanese police car. No one seemed to notice. When the Autobots first fought the Decepticons on Earth, aboard an oceanic oil refinery, Prowl teamed with [[Jazz (G1)|Jazz]] in shooting up the Decepticons' supply of [[energon cube]]s. {{storylink|More than Meets the Eye, Part 1}}

The two Autobots worked together again when [[Soundwave (G1)|Soundwave]] invaded the Ark for information. The crafty Decepticon got away, but Prowl and Jazz managed to capture his pet, [[Ravage (G1)|Ravage]], in a solid energy net. Prowl joined the Autobots for their subsequent battles at [[Sherman Dam]] and the ruby crystal mines of Burma. {{storylink|More than Meets the Eye, Part 2}} During the final fight at the Decepticon space cruiser, Prowl ran over [[Starscream (G1)/Generation 1 cartoon continuity|Starscream]]'s [[null ray]] before he could "activate" it. {{storylink|More than Meets the Eye, Part 3}}

Prowl and the Autobots next battled the Decepticons at a solar power station. Prowl and [[Ratchet (G1)|Ratchet]] attempted to stop Starscream and [[Skywarp (G1)|Skywarp]] from escaping with the energon cubes, but Starscream started launching concussive blasts, knocking aside their lasers and driving them back. Later that day, Prowl zapped [[Megatron (G1)|Megatron]] during a cave fight, but was then clubbed from behind by Skywarp. That's snow fair. {{storylink|Transport to Oblivion}}

During an attack against the Decepticons, Prowl's battle computer was knocked offline by a particularly fierce blow. Crippled, Prowl extended his antenna to seek out an online computer that he could patch into. He found [[Chip Chase]]'s desktop terminal, and the young human ally momentarily took control of Prowl, animating the Autobot warrior with his computer. Chip and Prowl handily defeated the Decepticons, and the Autobot remarked that Chip was a human after his own central processor. {{storylink|Roll for It}} After Optimus Prime suffered some brief but severe injuries, Prowl was present with the other Autobots in defending the Ark, as the Decepticons attempted to press their advantage.{{storylink|Divide and Conquer}}

Prowl was also among the Autobots who took an unpleasant number of hits trying to calm down the rampaging [[Dinobot (G1)|Dinobot]]s. {{storylink|S.O.S. Dinobots}} He held no grudges, though, and participated in the construction of two new Dinobots a few months later, using laser bursts to cut up raw materials for the design. Still, he showed a bit more caution than his fellow Autobots during the "play fighting" tests of [[Snarl (G1)|Snarl]] and [[Swoop (G1)|Swoop]]. While Ironhide, [[Bluestreak]] and [[Sideswipe (G1)|Sideswipe]] went in for close quarters combat with the Dinos (and subsequently got bashed around quite a bit), Prowl stuck to long-range laser fire, and managed to avoid getting his head handed to him. {{storylink|War of the Dinobots}}

After [[Sparkplug Witwicky]] was kidnapped, Prowl was shown acting as a strategist for once, constructing battle-plans using [[Hound (G1)|Hound]]'s holographic maps for reference. He coordinated a two-pronged rescue mission on the Decepticon's sunken space cruiser, from above and below. While he and the main Autobot force dropped in on the Decepticons from above and drew their fire, [[Cliffjumper (G1)|Cliffjumper]], [[Brawn (G1)|Brawn]] and [[Windcharger (G1)|Windcharger]] used their special abilities to tunnel right underneath the base, breaking in and freeing Sparkplug before the Decepticons got wind of it. {{storylink|The Ultimate Doom, Part 1}} He remained active with the Autobot forces as they dealt with Cybertron's newfound proximity to Earth. {{storylink|The Ultimate Doom, Part 2}} Prowl later surfed into battle against the Decepticons, but the resulting tidal wave allowed Megatron to escape before the fight even started. A small contingent of Autobots eventually tracked the Decepticon energon shuttle to a tropical coast, and engaged them in battle. The fully charged Decepticons soon began to overpower the Autobots, however, driving them back to the safety of some convenient trenches. Prowl attempted to suggest a strategic regrouping, but Prime wouldn't hear of it. Luckily, [[Jetfire (G1)|Skyfire]] arrived with reinforcements from Cybertron to even the odds. As Megatron retreated, the Autobots were left to deal with a tidal wave large enough to wipe out all life on Earth. Prowl calculated they would need an explosion equivalent to 10 billion astro-liters of energy to knock Cybertron out of Earth's orbit and reverse the tidal wave. At Spike's suggestion, the Autobots took aim at Megatron's fleeing starship, igniting the energon cubes inside to expel Cybertron from orbit and save the Earth. {{storylink|The Ultimate Doom, Part 3}} After the devastation, Prowl was seen helping repair human civilization, and hunting down the loose ends left by the Decepticons' schemes. {{storylink|Countdown to Extinction (episode)|Countdown to Extinction}} Prowl also bore witness to the gladiatorial combat between Megatron and Optimus Prime. {{storylink|Heavy Metal War}}

After Sparkplug Witwicky created a metallic Frankenstein called [[Autobot X]], to the abject surprise of no one it suddenly ran amok. Prowl, Ironhide and [[Trailbreaker (G1)|Trailbreaker]] stood up to the crazed creation, and Prowl used his acid pellets to incapacitate Autobot X. Later that day, Spike Witwicky was injured during a battle with the Decepticons at a rocket base. Prowl provided a "police escort" for Ratchet to get Spike to a hospital as quickly as possible. {{storylink|Autobot Spike}} As the Decepticons staged a daring raid at the Ark's front door, Prowl drove out to meet them in combat. He had to dodge and transform in mid-air to avoid [[Thundercracker (G1)|Thundercracker]]'s missiles, and ended up being divebombed by Laserbeak anyhow. Prowl got back at the tinfoil turkey by strapping a wire-guided bola onto his rifle, and lassoing the Decepticon bird as he swooped by for another pass. Despite the laser blasts hurled his way, Prowl held tight to his catch until Laserbeak severed the rope and fled. {{storylink|Attack of the Autobots}}

Prowl overheard Cliffjumper's infamous accusations about [[Mirage (G1)|Mirage]]'s loyalty, but neglected to participate in the retrieval of the missing [[electro-cell]]s. {{storylink|Traitor}} He also played a minor role in recovering the [[immobilizer]] {{storylink|The Immobilizer}}, and joined his fellow Autobots in a race for charity, which Spike and Chip had arranged for them. {{storylink|The Autobot Run}} Prowl was part of the Autobot strike unit dispatched to [[Washington, D.C.]] when it came under attack by the Decepticons and [[Sub-Atlantica]]ns. He, Hound and Brawn engaged the Decepticons near the Washington Monument, until King [[Nergill]] zapped them with his paralyzing ray. Prowl remained inactive until the Dinobots joined the party, and [[Grimlock (G1)|Grimlock]] destroyed the ray, freeing the incapacitated Autobots. {{storylink|Atlantis, Arise!}}

Next, the Autobots responded to an SOS when the super-computer called [[TORQ III]] ran amok. Unfortunately, they discovered TORQ was capable of controlling other simple machines in the area, and so Prowl and the others found themselves facing a horde of angry droids. Prowl was nearly swallowed whole by a mechanical scoop, until he fired an acid pellet down its gullet and corroded its inner workings. {{storylink|Day of the Machines}} Prowl was among the Autobots who failed to prevent the Decepticons from stealing the female ninja robot called [[Nightbird (G1)|Nightbird]]. While discussing the Decepticons' possible plans for Nightbird with Spike, Prowl was unaware the ninja herself was right above them on the Ark's elevator. {{storylink|Enter the Nightbird}}

Prowl charged the Decepticon flank when the Transformers were fighting over [[korlonium crystal]]s. {{storylink|A Prime Problem}} Prowl and [[Sunstreaker (G1)|Sunstreaker]] were part of a group of Autobots patrolling a riverbed...until they discovered the riverbed wasn't there anymore. Tracing the diverted water, they came across the [[Constructicon (G1)|Constructicon]]s and a Decepticon scheme to drill down to Earth's core. Megatron sicced Devastator on Prowl's team, forcing them to retreat for reinforcements. Back at the Ark, the Autobots cooked up a plot to use [[dominator disc]]s and gain control over the Constructicons whenever they formed Devastator. As part of a commando raiding party, Prowl and the others lured the Constructicons out into the open. Under the cover of night, Prowl slipped a disk on [[Scrapper (G1)|Scrapper]], and soon all the Constructicons had disks planted on them. Although the Autobots temporarily gained control of Devastator, Megatron soon negated their control and retrieved his giant warrior. {{storylink|The Core}}

[[Image:DinobotIsland Pt2 Prowlacidpellets.jpg|right|180px|thumb|Prowl demonstrates his revolutionary "wee-wee gun".]]
Prowl was present in the Ark during yet another display of the Dinobots' talent for chaos. {{storylink|Dinobot Island, Part 1}} After the [[Dinobot (G1)|Dinobots]] moved to a mysterious prehistoric island, time portals began opening all over North America. Prowl led [[Red Alert (G1)|Red Alert]], [[Inferno (G1)|Inferno]] and [[Jazz (G1)|Jazz]] to deal with a portal from the wild west. Prowl defeated the cattle rustlers by melting their guns with his acid pellets. {{storylink|Dinobot Island, Part 2}} Like all the Autobots, Prowl was temporarily banished into space by the citizens of [[Central City (G1)|Central City]], thanks to Megatron's carefully orchestrated smear campaign. {{storylink|Megatron's Master Plan, Part 1}} He eventually returned with the others for an all-out assault on the Decepticons and re-established the Autobots' good name. {{storylink|Megatron's Master Plan, Part 2}} Prowl was also subject to [[cybertonium]] depletion, although he was ultimately revived when Spike and [[Carly]] brought a fresh supply back from Cybertron. {{storylink|Desertion of the Dinobots, Part 2}}

When Megatron used the [[Voltronic Galaxer]] to scramble Earth's communications, the humans were left in a state of confusion. Prowl took a team of Autobots on the road to help motorists who missed the message about an incoming blizzard. Unfortunately, Thundercracker and [[Ramjet (G1)|Ramjet]] got involved and nearly turned the rescue mission into a catastrophe. Prowl and the Autobots were buried in snow for a time until they could dig themselves and the humans out. {{storylink|Blaster Blues}} He was among the Autobots temporarily rendered invulnerable by [[electrum]], and fought the Decepticons for control of the golden lagoon. {{storylink|The Golden Lagoon}} He also helped stop Megatron from taking over New York City with an army of robot car drones. {{storylink|Make Tracks}} Prowl was on hand as [[Perceptor (G1)|Perceptor]] analyzed the robotic plantlife Bumblebee and [[Cosmos (G1)|Cosmos]] brought back to Earth. They determined the plants were [[Morphobot]]s, and extremely hazardous to all robot lifeforms. {{storylink|Quest for Survival}}

When the [[Triple Changer]]s overthrew Megatron and began vying for Decepticon command themselves, [[Blitzwing (G1)|Blitzwing]] took over a football stadium and began launching "long bombs" into the city beyond. Optimus Prime sent Prowl to investigate, alongside Bluestreak, [[Skids (G1)|Skids]] and [[Tracks (G1)|Tracks]], but they were stymied by Blitzwing's "zone defense". At his command, the Constructicons had created an elaborate and confusing maze of passages outside the stadium, leaving the Autobots racing around blindly inside its tight corridors. Using his flight and tank modes for maneuverability and power, Blitzwing easily overwhelmed the Autobot invaders. Prowl and Skids plowed into each other on a blind junction, and were then mowed over by the Decepticon's massive treads. The crazed [[Scrapper (G1)|Scrapper]] had them rebuilt into a throne for him inside the zone, until [[Smokescreen (G1)|Smokescreen]] and [[Hoist (G1)|Hoist]] rescued their comrades. {{storylink|Triple Takeover}} Although he did absolutely nothing to save the missing Autobots or stop [[Lord Chumley]]'s antics, Prowl was allowed a heroic drive into the sunset along with Optimus Prime and the rest of the Autobots. {{storylink|Prime Target}}

After the government concocted a new super-fuel, they decided to offer it to the Autobots for testing. Fearing a Decepticon attack, Prowl arranged a series of security measures to protect the cargo, and keep the Decepticons from learning about the fuel. Unfortunately, those measures failed, and Megatron attacked the tanker convoy with his Seekers. Despite the breach, the Autobots' superior driving abilities enabled them to outmaneuver the Decepticons. {{storylink|The Key to Vector Sigma, Part 1}}
[[Image:TFTM Prowl dies.jpg|left|180px|thumb|Scavenger can always be proud of this.]]

Prowl stood gawking mutely when Prime explained his plan to infiltrate the Decepticons disguised as [[Motormaster]] and the Stunticons. It's possible he didn't think the plan was strategically sound. {{storylink|Masquerade}} Prowl was also seen applying [[Corrostop]] to the [[Statue of Liberty]], and later helped rescue Perceptor from Fox Creek Canyon. {{storylink|Cosmic Rust (episode)|Cosmic Rust}}

When Jazz and Cliffjumper were kidnapped by Starscream's [[Combaticon (G1)|Combaticons]], Prowl traveled to the Amalgamated Water & Power Plant with the other Autobots to rescue them. Wisely, the Autobots completely avoided the war between the Decepticons and Combaticons taking place immediately to their left -- they just grabbed their pals and split. {{storylink|Starscream's Brigade}} Prowl, [[Tracks (G1)|Tracks]], and Sideswipe went with Optimus Prime to clear the Insecticons out of a human settlement. They were aided in evacuating the neighborhood by the [[Protectobot (G1)|Protectobots]], leaving the Autobots clear to fire at will at the Insecticon clones. This relatively routine mission turned sour, however, when Spike and Perceptor reported that Earth's orbit had been altered, sending it towards the sun. Learning the effect originated from Cybertron, Prowl and the others attempted to hijack the space bridge, but [[Shrapnel (G1)|Shrapnel]] stole the bridge's control panel before they could board the transporter. The Autobots searched the area for signs of the control panel with sensor beams from their chests, but all Prowl managed to turn up was an old wrecked television. The panel was later recovered and repaired, and Prowl joined both Autobots and Decepticons alike in traveling to Cybertron to stop the Combaticons' plot. {{storylink|The Revenge of Bruticus}} Prowl also helped defend the Ark when it was later attacked by [[Bruticus (G1)|Bruticus]] and the Decepticons. {{storylink|B.O.T. (episode)|B.O.T.}}

Prowl met [[Primus|his manufacturer]] in the year 2005, alongside fellow Autobots [[Ironhide (G1)|Ironhide]], [[Brawn (G1)|Brawn]] and [[Ratchet (G1)|Ratchet]]. The four Autobots were manning a shuttle run to Earth, bringing fresh energon and supplies to [[Autobot City]] from [[Moonbase One]]. They were hijacked in mid-flight by Megatron and the Decepticons, who sought to sneak past Autobot City's early warning systems. Prowl very nearly shot [[Starscream (G1)/Generation 1 cartoon continuity|Starscream]]'s head off during the raid, but was felled by a single blast from [[Scavenger (G1)|Scavenger]]. That blast penetrated his armor, burned his innards horribly, and left him belching fiery smoke as he fell to the floor, dead. {{storylink|The Transformers: The Movie}}

Prowl's body was evidently recovered for interment, as his grave was housed in the interstellar [[Autobot Mausoleum]]. Along with the mausoleum itself, Prowl's remains were later plunged into a red sun as a side-effect of a [[Quintesson]] plot. {{storylink|Dark Awakening}}
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===Japanese cartoon continuity===
====The Headmasters cartoon====
[[Image:Prowlwubsmagnus headmasters.jpg|right|180px|thumb|G-G-Ghost Prowl!]]
:''See also:'' [[Prowl II]]

Prowl was stationed at [[Autobot City]] on Earth in 2011 when he and many other troops were summoned to [[Cybertron (planet)|Cybertron]] to help repel a [[Decepticon]] invasion. {{storylink|Four Warriors Come out of the Sky}}

Later, Prowl attended a briefing at [[Metroplex (G1)|Metroplex]], where [[Ultra Magnus (G1)|Ultra Magnus]] assigned several Autobot units to run interference with the Decepticons for [[Hot Rod (G1)|Hot Rod]], as the young Autobot searched for the missing [[Matrix of Leadership]]. Prowl accompanied Ultra Magnus's unit, but did not appear again. {{storylink|Birth of the Fantastic Double Prime}}

{{note|Prowl's revival is one of those "WTF?" errors that happened in the Japanese series as a result of [[The Transformers: The Movie|the movie]] not reaching Japan until many years later. However, that's really not an excuse, because he was listed among the deceased in both the English and Japanese versions of "[[Dark Awakening]]". The [[Binaltech]] fiction tried patching this up (see the Prowl II link above), but it didn't stick.}}

====Binaltech====
When Prowl's [[laser core]] was lost to [[subspace]] in a [[GT System|GT]] Transfer accident, his longtime friend Chip Chase volunteered to sacrifice his very own soul in order to breathe life into the now-lifeless Prowl 2. With the help of [[Ratchet (G1)|Ratchet]] and [[Wheeljack (G1)|Wheeljack]], Chip's consciousness was transported into Prowl's frame. The new entity created in this fusion is virtually indistinguishable from Prowl's old persona, thanks to copies of the original Prowl's [[memory core]] and [[datatrax]], while a separate neurocomputer handles Chip's thought processes.

===Kid Stuff Talking Story Books===
:''Voice actor:'' Unknown

{{bigquote|OUR MISSILES!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!1!}}

Prowl is Optimus Prime's over-acting right-hand man. {{storylink|When Continents Collide}}

===Dreamwave comics continuity===
[[Image:Prowlthewarwithin.jpg|left|250px|thumb|Who are you, and what did you do with Prowl?]]

Prowl was an Autobot from [[Praxus]]. After the death of [[Sentinel Prime (G1)|Sentinel Prime]], [[Grimlock (G1)|Grimlock]] called him, [[Jazz (G1)|Jazz]], and others to the ruins of Praxus, where he declared that if the new [[Prime (rank)|Prime]] was insufficient, they would take control of the Autobot military. Prowl was present at the ceremony when Optronix became Optimus Prime, and was restrained by Grimlock when Prime was attacked. {{storylink|The War Within issue 1}} Prowl became Optimus Prime's [[Second-in-command|immediate subordinate]] and advisor. When Optimus ordered a planetary evacuation, Prowl told Prime that there were many voices raised in opposition against it. When Prime asked if Prowl's own voice was raised in opposition, Prowl looked away but did not reply. The planetary turbines were activated by Megatron, and Prime left to investigate. {{storylink|The War Within issue 2}} As [[Shockwave (G1)|Shockwave]] led an assault on [[Iacon]], Prowl and Jazz led the defense, and Prowl sent out an order to all Autobots outside Iacon to regroup and dig in elsewhere, {{storylink|The War Within issue 3}} while those with him made a final stand. {{storylink|The War Within issue 5}} After Iacon was devastated by the mecha-forming process, Prime aborted the evacuation. {{storylink|The War Within issue 6}}

[[Image:Prowldarkagesvehicle.jpg|right|150px|thumb|Cheese it! It's the cops!]]

After Prime and Megatron disappeared in a [[space bridge]] test, the Autobots fractured, leading to the [[Lightning Strike Coalition]] and [[Wrecker|Wreckers]] leaving the main Autobot army. Prowl took over leadership of the Autobots. {{storylink|Fragmentation}} He worked with Shockwave, who had assumed command of the Decepticons, to prevent the [[The Fallen|Fallen]]'s plans from coming to fruition. He and Shockwave agreed to let the [[Well of All Sparks]] remain sealed "[['Til all are one]]," as Shockwave put it. Prowl thought the line was catchy. {{storylink|Conflagration}} Eventually, however, [[Ultra Magnus (G1)|Ultra Magnus]] took command of the Autobots, and reunited the three factions. {{storylink|The Age of Wrath issue 1}}

[[Image:DWPrimeDirective2 Prowl kills.jpg|left|200px|thumb|[[Dull surprise| DULL MIND CONTROL]]! Wait...that actually kinda makes sense...]]

While those left on Cybertron endured the [[Great Shutdown]], a group of Autobots under Optimus Prime's command left on board the Ark in search of new energy sources. Unfortunately, Megatron led an attack on the Autobot flagship from the ''[[Nemesis (G1)|Nemesis]]'', and both ships crash-landed on a planet called Earth. Millions of years later in the Earth year of 1984, the Autobots and Decepticons awoke and resumed the [[Great War (G1)|Great War]]. The Decepticons were eventually defeated by the Autobots and their human allies, and the Transformers were set to return home on the ''[[Ark II]]'', but it was sabotaged by General [[Robert Hallo]] and rogue government engineer-turned-arms dealer [[Adam Rook]].

In the year 2002, Prowl was one of many Transformers under the control of Rook. He, along with several Autobots and Decepticons, attacked the Smitco Oil Refinery Arctic facility during Rook's sales demonstration to several terrorist organizations. Unfortunately, the invasive program that controlled Prowl killed a helpless human refinery worker escaping from the destruction. {{storylink|Prime Directive issue 2}} After Megatron reactivated himself and freed the other Decepticons from Rook's slavery, he used Prowl and the Autobots as power sources for his metallic cyberforming virus. {{storylink|Prime Directive issue 4}}

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===Devil's Due ''G.I. Joe vs. the Transformers'' comics===
[[Image:GIJoevsTF5_Autobots.jpg|thumb|right|200px|Utter prick, now in Cobra Red!]]
Among many of his fellow Autobots (and several Decepticons), Prowl was found dormant on the crashed ''Ark'' by the human terrorist organization [[Cobra]] and reprogrammed to serve them. He and [[Bluestreak]] were rebuilt to transform into Cobra [[Firebat]] jets in the process. When the Transformers were eventually freed from the humans' control, Prowl joined a team of Autobots that hunted down [[Cobra Commander]], but failed to capture him as they were distracted by his [[S.N.A.K.E.]] guards. After taking out most of the mechs, the team witnessed [[Trailbreaker (G1)|Trailbreaker]] get decapitated by [[Storm Shadow]], and descended upon the ninja in a fit of rage. {{storylink|G.I. Joe vs. the Transformers issue 5|G.I. Joe vs. the Transformers #5}} Prowl and Bluestreak were later seen fighting two [[Seeker (body-type)|Seekers]] in the sky when the [[SPS Satellite]] went out of control and sent energy beams raining down on [[Cobra Island]]. {{storylink|G.I. Joe vs. the Transformers issue 6|G.I. Joe vs. the Transformers #6}}

A few years later, having returned to Cybertron, Prowl was part of a team of Autobots waiting for a chance to charge in and free Optimus Prime from [[Serpent O.R.]]'s clutches. {{storylink|The Art of War issue 4|The Art of War #4}} With the Decepticon army defeated, Prowl was sent back to Earth as part of a team that worked to prevent Cybertronian technology from falling into the wrong hands. After a failed attempt to capture [[Destro]] while he was illegally selling S.N.A.K.E.s in [[Cuba]], Prowl returned to the team's headquarters at the ''[[Arc II]]'' and discussed Optimus Prime's recent mission to [[Tibet]] with [[Firewall]]. The base then came under attack by the [[Pretender Monster]]s, and Prowl fought them alongside [[Eject]]. {{storylink|Black Horizon, Part 1 of 2|Black Horizon, Part 1}} He was heavily injured during the battle, but soon received medical attention at [[Pit (G.I. Joe)|the Pit]] and was set for a full recovery. {{storylink|Black Horizon, Part 2 of 2|Black Horizon, Part 2}}

===Dreamwave ''Transformers/G.I. Joe'' comics===
Prowl, along with several other Autobots, lay dormant on the [[Fera Islands]] for a long time until 1939, when [[G.I. Joe (team)|G.I. Joe]] stumbled upon them whilst battling [[Cobra]]. Soon after awakening and being reformatted into a new form, Prowl told [[Optimus Prime (G1)|Optimus Prime]] not to trust the [[human]]s, as they had just opened fire on [[Ironhide (G1)|Iron Hide]] {{sic}} without provocation. In contrast, the other Autobots were happy to offer G.I. Joe help, though Prowl insisted that they needed more information before throwing themselves headlong into the humans' war. {{storylink|Transformed}} After the Autobots teamed up with the Joes anyway, Prowl mocked [[Duke]] for thinking a rope would be enough to pull [[Grimlock (G1)|Grimlock]] up from a crumbling cliff. {{storylink|Wolves}}

As the Autobots and Joes got closer to the Cobra [[Terrordrome]], Optimus Prime started to regret interfering with the humans and their war, and contemplated withdrawing. Prowl agreed, pointing out that G.I. Joe could very well be the bad guys in the scenario, but [[Hound (G1)|Hound]] told him to shut up. {{storylink|Trenches}} Optimus Prime soon changed his mind, and Prowl participated in the attack on the Terrordrome. Along with all the other Transformers, he was killed when the life-giving [[Matrix of Leadership]] was destroyed. {{storylink|The Iron Fist}}

===Transformers Legends anthology===
When Optimus Prime accidentally killed a fellow Autobot, Prowl—who never liked [[Geosensus|the dead guy]] anyway—covered it up so the rest of the team wouldn't lose faith in their leader. He swore that if the accidental killing was ever discovered, he would take the blame. {{Storylink|Parts}}

===IDW comics continuity===
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[[Image:MegatronOrigin4 Prowlfreakout.jpg|left|180px|thumb|Sentinel, you've got to tell me what to do. I can't make decisions! I'M AN OFFICER!]]

Prowl has served the Autobots for a long time, dating back to the days of [[Sentinel Prime (G1)|Sentinel Prime]], if not earlier. [[Megatron (G1)|Megatron]]'s rise as the most popular and violent pit fighter in videos of Kaon's illegal [[gladiatorial combat]] attacted Prowl's attention, and he formed a Autobot Security Services team to crack down on them, though to the chagrin of his fellow officers, he tended to blather on about his theories about how somebody was making a fortune distributing on these inexpensive to produce videos. {{storylink|Megatron Origin issue 2}}

After the murder of [[Bumper (G1)|Bumper]] and [[Fastback]], Sentinel and Prowl led a security forces deployment that arrested much of Megatron's pit fighters and those that they were attempting to recruit. Prowl personally attached the [[inhibitor claw]] to Megatron once he was overwealmed by security forces. While processing the prisoners, he delivered the galling news that due to [[Ratbat (G1)#IDW comics continuity|senate orders]], the one known as [[Soundwave (G1)|Soundwave]] was to be freed without charge. {{storylink|Megatron Origin issue 3}} Unfortunately, it was all part of Megatron's mad plans. He allowed himself and his men to be captured so Starscream could feign turning coat murder the senate members who questioned him. During the ensuing jail break that devastated the [[Security Services Headquarters|Security Team HQ]] and following street battle, Prowl lost his usual cool composure in the face of such onslaught and looked to Sentinel Prime for directions. When Prime left to face Megatron personally and was brutally defeated, it was Prowl who took control and ordered the evacuation of security forces from Kaon. {{storylink|Megatron Origin issue 4}}

[[Image:Infiltration3 Prowl saveit.jpg|right|300px|thumb|Talk to the hand, the prick ain't listening.]]

In more recent times, he was the leader of a detachment of Autobots that operated covertly on [[Earth]] for at least four years, attempting to foil a Decepticon insurgency led by [[Starscream (G1)|Starscream]] and blindly following the Autobot rules of counterinsurgency. He almost threw [[Ratchet (G1)|Ratchet]] in the brig for breaking cover to rescue three humans from the Decepticons, and subsequently refused to contact [[Optimus Prime (G1)|Optimus Prime]] until further evidence of enemy activities was uncovered. He did not willingly believe Ratchet when the medic told him that the Decepticons had stepped up their presence by constructing a [[Infiltration protocol|second base]]. However, [[Ironhide (G1)|Ironhide]] ended up sending a pulsewave transmission to Optimus Prime behind Prowl's back. {{storylink|Infiltration issue 3}} Prowl was forced to face reality when Megatron arrived on Earth to confront Starscream, and he finally agreed to call in Optimus Prime. Thing was, Prime had already arrived. {{storylink|Infiltration issue 6}}

When [[Springer (G1)|Springer]] ordered several Autobots on a lethal mission to rescue the damaged and deranged Kup from an alien world, Prowl evidently helped conceal Springer's efforts from Optimus. However, he still felt it was a misguided effort, asking Springer if Kup would want other Autobots killed rescuing him. {{storylink|Spotlight: Kup}}

[[Image:Escalation6 Prowl MYTURF.jpg|left|250px|thumb|Yeah, let the irresponsible loner look after the MacGuffin. Good call.]]
After [[Sunstreaker (G1)|Sunstreaker]] was kidnapped by [[Machination|a mysterious group of humans]], {{storylink|Escalation issue 1}} Prowl was still obsessed with the rules of the counterinsurgency war and thus did not understand why Optimus Prime requested reinforcements to Earth. Prowl was furious when Ironhide dared to go around him and volunteer himself to track down clues on Sunstreaker's disappearance, and subsequently forced him to stay behind while the Autobots not on his grievance list left for [[Brasnya]] to confront the Decepticons. {{storylink|Escalation issue 3}} When everything kicked off in the former [[Russia|Soviet]] nation, Prowl led [[Jazz (G1)|Jazz]] and [[Wheeljack (G1)|Wheeljack]] (and later [[Hot Rod (G1)|Hot Rod]] and [[Hardhead (G1)|Hardhead]]) into battle, attempting to capture [[Georgi Koska]], a Decepticon [[Facsimile Construct|facsimile]]. {{storylink|Escalation issue 4}} He clashed with Hot Rod over the capture of Korska as both of them were of equal rank, but when Optimus Prime was temporarily offline and believed dead, Prowl assumed full command and came up with a strategy for fighting Megatron (shoot him, then run away). {{storylink|Escalation issue 6}}

Under orders from Optimus, Prowl oversaw the moving of ''[[Ark-19]]'' to a more secure location. He turned to Prime rather than order the launch on his own discretion. (Prime had to order him to use his own discretion.) {{storylink|Devastation issue 1}} When [[Sixshot]] blew them out of the sky, Optimus took command of the situation until the ''Ark-19'' was destroyed. {{storylink|Devastation issue 2}}

Once on the ''[[Ark-32]]'', Prowl found that, due to injuries from the battle with Sixshot {{storylink|Devastation issue 4}} and separate missions, he and Hardhead were the only active Autobots. He was mildly annoyed that Optimus Prime and [[Nightbeat (G1)|Nightbeat]] were otherwise preoccupied during this crisis. He was then shocked when Optimus abruptly ordered their unit to withdraw from Earth to handle a situation at the [[Garrus-9]] secure facility. {{storylink|Devastation issue 5}}

Optimus Prime and Prowl met with [[Fortress Maximus (G1)|Fortress Maximus]] and [[Jetfire (G1)|Jetfire]] on Garrus-9 to discuss the prisoners' breakout and how a surviving Decepticon had been tortured. Prime left Maximus in charge and said that he and Prowl had unfinished business aboard the ''Ark-32''. When [[Thunderwing (G1)|Thunderwing]] was reported guarding a cave on [[Corata-Vaz]], Optimus Prime recognized this had something to do with his [[infraspace]] encounter in [[Brasnya]]. He ordered Prowl to summon the [[Wrecker|Wreckers]] to find out what Thunderwing was guarding. {{storylink|Spotlight: Cyclonus}} He judged the subsequent battle between the Wreckers and Thunderwing as suicidal, and felt that they were wasting their time given everything seemed to be coming at them at once. {{storylink|Spotlight: Hardhead}}

[[Image:AHM15 SpringerpunchesProwl.jpg|right|150px|thumb|According to my calcula- ''OHGODMYFACE!'']]
Prowl became increasingly frustrated with the tendency of the Autobots in general and Optimus specifically to lionise and listen to charismatic warriors and mavericks. Realising nobody would listen to the more logical tactical advice that he or Perceptor gave, he had Kup sent to the [[Kimia Facility]] to be rebuilt... with some personality sub-routines added in, which would ensure that the iconic elder could be controlled and made to act as a proxy for him. Prowl doesn't want attention or glory and just wants to do his job, and has absolutely no ethical qualms of ensuring that "when [Kup] speaks, you won't even see my lips move"...

He ''really'' doesn't like Springer either, and is annoyed that the ''Decepticons'' seem to be a more unified body than the Autobots. {{storylink|All Hail Megatron issue 15}}

After the [[Expansion]] incident, Optimus Prime reassigned more Autobots to Earth. The Decepticons had been laying low for months and everyone was starting to get restless. While Prowl recommended a "wait and see" approach to Optimus Prime, Ironhide's calls for action soon drowned Prowl's reasoning out. When Mirage handed them solid intelligence about a possible opportunity to wipe Starscream and a small group of Decepticons out, the Autobots acted on it. It turned out to be an ambush and the Autobots were soundly defeated by the Decepticons with the aid of [[Devastator (G1)|Devastator]]. Informed that the Decepticons were launching simultaneous attacks across the galaxy on Autobot installations and also that there was a traitor among them, the Autobots' morale was dealt a heavy blow. Through use of a space bridge portal, Megatron planned to send the Autobots to Cybertron to have them devoured by the [[Insecticon swarm|Swarm]]. Optimus Prime managed to sabotage the portal and strand the Autobots on Cybertron before the Decepticons could follow, albeit nearly at the cost of his life. {{storylink|All Hail Megatron issue 7}}
[[Image:Ironhidepuncheseveryone.jpg|left|250px|thumb|I'm sensing a pattern emerging.]]
In this unprecedented situation, Jazz's authority superseded Prowl's and he took overall command of the battered and demoralized Autobots. {{storylink|All Hail Megatron issue 1}} Jazz also proved necessary to shore up Prowl's own authority, which was severely disregarded by his men. Jazz's reputation helped keep them in line, particularly the recalcitrant Ironhide, who had taken to striking superior officers including Prowl himself. After the situation with Ironhide was defused, Prowl got Jazz to admit the energon searches he'd been sending troops out on were just to keep the men busy. Prowl worried that Prime would soon die, and about the details of their commander's condition that they had kept from the troops at large. {{storylink|All Hail Megatron issue 4}}

In particular, what Jazz and Prowl were withholding was the fact that the [[Matrix of Leadership]] was not within Prime anymore, and had been absconded with by Megatron. {{storylink|All Hail Megatron issue 5}}

Kup arrived on Cybertron shortly thereafter with his own team, and things took a turn for the worse, with the Swarm encroaching on their position. {{storylink|All Hail Megatron issue 6}} Sunstreaker was revealed to be the traitor, having made a bargain with Starscream to kill Megatron. He sacrificed his life to buy the other Autobots time to put some distance between them and the Swarm.{{storylink|All Hail Megatron issue 8}}
[[Image:AHM10 ProwlandJazz.jpg|right|250px|thumb|Prick ''and'' nerd.]]
But thankfully, Ratchet finally managed to repair and revive Optimus Prime and Autobot morale went on the upswing despite their situation. {{storylink|All Hail Megatron issue 9}} Under Prime's direction, they immediately began building a defense against the oncoming Swarm horde in a new temporary base. Once everything was nearly in place, Prowl calculated the odds of them succeeding and wound up with quite a dire forecast. Jazz urged him to keep it to himself, which Prowl quickly agreed to. When the Swarm surged against them, the Autobots fought as hard as they could, but were eventually on the verge of being overwhelmed. Fortunately, [[Omega Supreme (G1)|Omega Supreme]] arrived to tilt the odds squarely in the Autobots favor. Prowl asked Omega how he had survived the galaxy-wide Decepticon attack, speculating that they had probably sent an army against him. Omega simply replied "I am Omega Supreme". {{storylink|All Hail Megatron issue 10}}

The Autobots eventually boarded Omega's rocket mode and headed for Earth. There, they engaged the Decepticon forces in a fierce battle which ended with Megatron's defeat and Starscream ordering a withdrawal from the planet. {{storylink|All Hail Megatron issue 12}}

[[Image:Ongoing issue 1-Prowl shot in the back.jpg|left|thumb|200px|Woman makes Prick staticy. Hilarity ensues.]]
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===IDW ''[[Hearts of Steel]]'' continuity===
With Optimus Prime in stasis lock, Prowl and [[Ratchet (G1)|Ratchet]] appeared to be the co-leaders of the Autobots in the 19th century. {{storylink|Hearts of Steel issue 1}} Despite [[Bumblebee (G1)|Bumblebee]]'s pleading, he was reluctant to interfere with the humans, but nevertheless participated in the pursuit of [[Astrotrain (G1)|the Astrotrain]] as it headed to New York. {{storylink|Hearts of Steel issue 4}}

His "Ice Age Wars" altmode is uncertain, but it is spiky, and possibly aquatic. His 19th century altmode is a small black-and-white locomotive with a glowing red smokestack.

===IDW Beast Wars comics===
[[Image:Maximalimperium.jpg|right|200px|thumb|]]
Prowl is a member of the Maximal counterpart to the Tripredacus Council, the [[Maximal Imperium]], alongside former Autobot teammates Ironhide and Silverbolt. The trio sent [[Ikard]] to request a report from [[Big Convoy]], but he refused, citing his need to investigate the [[Angolmois]]-fueled murders. {{storylink|The Ascending issue 2|The Ascending #2}}

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===Timelines===
Prowl (in his ''[[Machine Wars]]'' body) is a member of the [[Axiom Nexus Security Administration]]. He, [[Prowl (Armada)|Prowl]] and [[Prowl II|Prowl]] were part of the group investigating the discovery of [[Comet]]'s body. {{storylink|Withered Hope}}
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===3D Battle-Card Game===
Prowl was one of [[Optimus Primal]]'s many allies in a fight against [[Megatron (BW)|Megatron]]'s own army, 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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==Commercial appearances==
Prowl has appeared in several [[commercial|television commercials]]:

* He features in the very first Transformers animation, a commercial for [[The Transformers (issue)|Issue #1]] of Marvel's ''[[The Transformers (Marvel comic)|The Transformers]]'' comic book. He is seen hanging around with Jazz and Sideswipe on Cybertron, where all three transformed to robot mode and flew away into the air. Later on Earth, the same three bots drive out to (from?) a power plant to defend it from Decepticon attack.

* Much later, he appears in the Action Masters commercial; he's with a band of Autobots who agree to join Optimus Prime as he gives up transformation powers to become "more alive".

* In an ad for Starscream and Prowl, [[Action Master]]-form Prowl battles Starscream aboard his [[Turbo Cycle]] on Cybertron.

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

==Merchandise==
:''Main article: [[Prowl (G1)/toys#Merchandise|Merchandise]]''

==Trivia==
* Prowl's ''[[Diaclone]]'' predecessor also came with additional, optional stickers that would identify him as being part of the police forces from existing Japanese cities, namely Tokyo, Sapporo, Sendai, Osaka and Fukuoka.

* The original ''Transformers'' instruction booklet shows a visible Japanese label sheet, complete with the cherry blossom emblem found on Japanese police cars, which did not make it to final product.

* ''Machine Wars'' Prowl's card-art is actually an altered version of the art for the ''[[Generation 2 (toyline)|Generation 2]]'' [[Laser Rod]] [[Jolt (G2)|Jolt]].

* [[Transmetal 2]] [[Prowl II|Prowl]] may ''possibly'' be the same spark as the Generation 1 character reincarnated...though the [[Beast Wars Sourcebook|IDW series]] makes this REALLY complicated. ''Urgh''.

[[Image:ProwlMaybe BM.jpg|right|200px|thumb|Be too prickish, and you end up like this.]]
* A very Prowlish [[Character model|computer model]] was used for one of the [[Generic|generic]] Transformers in [[Beast Machines (cartoon)|Beast Machines]]. It is seen in a [[Vehicon (BM)|Vehicon]] factory as a corpse. A similar thing happens with [[Soundwave (G1)#Trivia|Soundwave]], [[:Image:Bm soundwave.jpg|too]]. {{storylink|Revelations Part I: Discovery}}

* At [[OTFCC 2004]], Hasbro stated that there was no Prowl ''Alternators'' toy in the works, but some other emergency vehicle (which got a chorus of boos).

* The Acura RSX ''[[Alternators]]'' mold was originally supposed to be [[Red Alert (G1)|Red Alert]], with a different head sculpt. Eventually, however, it was decided to release the toy as Prowl instead, even though the Subaru Impreza model had more resemblance to Prowl and the Acura RSX model had more resemblance to Red Alert. Control drawings of the figure with the originally intended Red Alert head sculpt can be found in the Japanese ''[[Transformers Collection 2007]]'' book, among other places.

[[Image:Tftm prowl blowsmoke.jpg|right|200px|thumb|Turns out he ''didn't'' know his vocalizer from his exhaust port.]]
*Instead of having a normal gunshot death, Prowl is shown having orange smoke coming from his mouth as he dies. ''Hardcore.''

==References==
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==External links==
*[http://www.tfu.info/1984/Autobot/Prowl/prowl.htm Prowl on TFU.info]
*[http://ntfa.net/universe/english/index.php?act=view&char=Prowl Prowl's Universe profile on NTFA.net]

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Talk:The Transformers (IDW)

2010-03-02T06:18:30Z

Warpspeed Hellscream:

I'm confused. IDW's [http://idwpublishing.com/catalog/book/883 promo blurb online] says the war ended three years ago. In the issue, Hot Rod says it's been two years. Which is correct, book or promo?--[[User:SuzyP|SuzyP]] 19:16, 25 November 2009 (EST)
: Book. --[[User:ItsWalky|ItsWalky]] 19:41, 25 November 2009 (EST)

On the subject of new paragraphs, I think it should be a new one for every new story arc. Those new paragraphs for every issue will get a bit broken in this instance. [[User:Warpspeed Hellscream|Screamer]] 01:18, 2 March 2010 (EST)

The Transformers (IDW)

2010-03-02T06:16:56Z

Warpspeed Hellscream: /* Overview */

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[[Image:IDW_TF_1B.jpg|thumb|250px|You know you love it!]]
'''''The Transformers''''' is an ongoing series published by [[IDW Publishing]] which started in November [[2009]], and is set in the main [[IDW Generation 1 continuity|IDW continuity]].

It is set three years after the events of the ''[[All Hail Megatron]]'' maxiseries.

{{chapters |style=3 |prev=All Hail Megatron|next=|title=''The Transformers'' issues:|content=
* [[...For All Mankind|#1]]
* [[New Arrivals, Old Encounters|#2]]
* [[A Rude Awakening|#3]]
* [[Seasons in Flight|#4]]
* [[The Transformers issue 5|#5]]
* [[The Transformers issue 6|#6]]
* ...
}}

{{quote|noquote=true|"It's been three years since the devastating events of ''All Hail Megatron''. The Earth has been rebuilt, the AUTOBOTS are in hiding, and the next great era in the Transformers saga is about to begin!"|'''IDW solicitation'''}}

==Overview==
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With their members running low on energon and slowly being captured by [[Skywatch]], tension is high amongst the [[Autobot]]s. After a rescue raid led by [[Hot Rod (G1)|Hot Rod]] results in [[Ironhide (G1)|Ironhide]]'s death, [[Optimus Prime (G1)|Optimus Prime]] surrenders to Skywatch. Hot Rod takes the opportunity to try and leave the planet, and several others join him. Those who remain elect [[Bumblebee (G1)|Bumblebee]] as their new leader. Hot Rod's group is attacked by Decepticons who were left behind or who arrived on Earth after their main force left. However, they decide that fighting is senseless and agree to work together to try and escape from Earth. Meanwhile, [[Ultra Magnus (G1)|Ultra Magnus]] arrives to investigate the death of Ironhide and surrender of Optimus. More Autobots, fearing they will be arrested by Magnus, also go AWOL, but most of them are captured by Skywatch and used as a bargaining tool by [[Spike Witwicky (G1)|Spike Witwicky]] to force information out of Optimus Prime. Ultra Magnus decides to go after Hot Rod. [[Thundercracker (G1) |Thundercracker]], having been shot down by [[Skywarp (G1)|Skywarp]] [[All Hail Megatron issue 12|three years previously]], starts to develop admiration for Earth and its inhabitants. Meanwhile, Magnus arrives at Hot Rod's camp and attempts to capture [[Swindle (G1)|Swindle]], but is stopped by Hot Rod. He also fails in trying to get Hot Rod to disassemble the ship his party is building to get off Earth.

==Creative team==
The series is written by [[Mike Costa]], who penned two of the stories in ''All Hail Megatron Coda''. Line-art is provided by fan-favorite, [[Don Figueroa]], officially marking his return from Transformers hiatus. Don's art has been modified somewhat to make the Transformers more technically complex (more like the [[live-action film series|movie 'bots]]) but still recognizable to their classic designs.

==Collections==
* ''The Transformers: Volume 1'' ([[June 29]], [[2010]] ''Scheduled'') ISBN 1600106846 / ISBN 978-1600106842
:* Bonus material includes: ???

==Items of note==
* In early November 2009, IDW released a three page preview of the issue... from the ''end'' of the comic, instead of the front like they normally do. That's right, the company ''itself'' released major spoilers that blew the ending of the first issue. <ref>http://www.comicbookresources.com/?page=article&id=23587</ref> Head editor [[Andy Schmidt]] stated the reason for this was "we realized that we need to let people know why this book is important." <ref>http://www.comicbookresources.com/?page=article&id=23606</ref>

* ''The Transformers'' is constantly advertised as IDW's first ongoing ''Transformers'' comic series, which is weird considering that IDW stressed over and over after the release of [[Infiltration issue 0|''Infiltration'' #0]] that that was the start of an ongoing series and not just a miniseries.{{fact}}

==References==
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==External links==
* TBA

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