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[[File:Siege-OptimusPrime-CardArt.jpeg|thumb|upright=1.66|It's great to be back...again!]]
With the evergrowing [[Generation 1 continuity family]], '''[[Optimus Prime (G1)|Optimus Prime]]''' continues to receive more toys—the largest number of toys in fact—for any single ''[[Transformers brand|Transformers]]'' character! The more Generation 1 Optimus Prime toys that are made, the harder it is for us here at {{SITENAME SHORT}} to keep documenting them all in a single article without it resulting in [[you]]r internet browser freezing!

For the sake of finding an easy and definitive split from the main toy article, we have opted to make this page strictly for the various ''[[Transformers: Generations (toyline)|Generations]]''-branded toylines, as this appears to be the brand [[Hasbro]] will likely continue adding Generation 1 characters to for the foreseeable future.

You know you can always count on Optimus Prime being there when the next year's ''Generations'' line comes around!

==''Generations''==
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[[File:Generationstoy-UltimateGiftSet-CombatHeroOptimusPrime.jpg|thumb|upright=1.66|He hasn't found this suit in 17 years!]]
*'''Ultimate Gift Set''' (2012)
**''Accessories:'' Sword
{{toydesigner|[[Andrew Franks]] (Hasbro)}}

:''[[Transformers: Generations (toyline)|Generations]]'' "'''Combat Hero Optimus Prime'''" is a metallic-blue, gunmetal, and red redeco of ''United'' [[Optimus Prime (G1)/toys#UnitedG2|Laser Optimus Prime]], having the retooled tab, and being based on the canceled ''Generation 2'' [[Optimus Prime (G1)/toys#HeroRecolorOptimusPrime|Combat Hero Optimus Prime figure]], sporting a red mouthplate inspired by the official catalog image for the unreleased toy (packaged samples had featured a traditionally colored gray mouthplate). He comes packed with a (vaguely) ''Generation 2''-styled Deluxe Class [[Jazz (G1)/toys#UltimateGiftSet|Autobot Jazz]], as well as unchanged releases of ''Generations'' Legends Class [[Thundercracker (G1)/toys#UltimateGiftSet|Thundercracker]] and [[Motormaster (G1)#UltimateGiftSet|Motorbreath]].

:The Ultimate Gift Set was exclusive to online retailers in the United States, but was available at general retail in Asia.

::*''[http://www.tfu.info/2012/Autobot/GenUGSOptimusPrime/optimusprime.htm More information on Combat Hero Optimus Prime at TFU.info]''
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==''Thrilling 30''==
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[[File:Generationstoy-T30-LegendsOptimusPrimeRoller.jpg|thumb|upright=1.66|Say hello to my little friend, and Roller.]]
*'''Optimus Prime & Autobot Roller''' (Legends Class, 2013)
**''Series / Number'': '''02 / #001'''
**''Accessories'': Ion Blaster
{{toydesigner|[[Joe Kyde]] (Hasbro)}}

:Part of the third wave of 2012-onwards ''Generations'' Legends Class toys, ''[[Thrilling 30]]'' Optimus Prime is roughly the same size as a ''[[Cyberverse (toyline)|Cyberverse]]'' Commander Class toy and transforms into a semi-truck cab. Both his truck and [[robot mode]] are based on his [[Don Figueroa]]-designed body from [[IDW Publishing|IDW]]'s [[The Transformers (IDW)|2009-2011 comic series]], and features [[5 mm post|5 mm-compatible]] hands and roof. He comes with an [[Ion blaster#Legends|Ion Blaster]] which has both 5mm and 3mm posts.

: He comes with "[[Roller (G1)#Generations|Autobot Roller]]", who can transform into a six-wheel armored SUV, a robot with [[C joint|3 mm-compatible]] hands, and a weapon with a 5 mm handle. He has a 5 mm hole in vehicle mode and a 3 mm hole in weapon mode for mounting the Ion Blaster.

: Not depicted in the instructions or stock photos, Roller can attach to Prime in vehicle mode via two tabs on the vehicle front which slot into two corresponding slots on Prime's feet. Another undocumented feature is that the butt of the Ion Blaster can be inserted between the barrels of Roller's weapon mode to form a longer weapon. Also not shown in the instructions but depicted on the stock photo on the card-back is that Prime's shoulderpads can be rotated up; the intended positioning for this is notched, although you can position them at other angles.

: The stock photo of Optimus's vehicle mode is slightly mistransformed: his head slightly sticks out from the truck roof, which prevents the front windows to clamp together. This mold was also used to make ''Thrilling 30'' [[Nemesis Prime (G1)#Generations|Nemesis Prime]], and retooled into ''Combiner Wars'' [[Huffer (G1)#Generations|Huffer]] and [[Pipes (G1)#Generations|Autobot Pipes]].

::*''[http://www.tfu.info/2013/Autobot/GenOptimusPrime/optimusprime.htm More information on ''Thrilling 30'' Optimus Prime at TFU.info]''
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[[File:Generationstoy-T30OrionPax.jpg|thumb|upright=1.66|And so my childhood flees forever more. Shall it return? Quoth the raven: "Nevermore."]]
*'''Orion Pax''' (Deluxe Class, 2013)
**''Series / Number'': '''02 / #002'''
**''Accessories'': Ion Blaster, Energon Axe
{{toydesigner|[[Joe Kyde]] (Hasbro)}}

:Part of the fifth wave of 2012-onwards ''Generations'' Deluxe Class toys, ''Thrilling 30'' Orion Pax is based on [[Guido Guidi]]'s [[:File:SpotlightBlurr-Optimus.jpg|design for the character, originally seen]] in ''[[Spotlight: Blurr]]''. Some liberties have been taken with the original concept to facilitate his Cybertronian truck mode, which is a new design not based on the Guidi art. He comes with his [[Ion blaster#Deluxe|Ion Blaster]] and an [[Energon-axe#Deluxe|Energon Axe]] with a transparent red-orange blade, both of which can peg onto 5 mm ports on his hands and vehicle rear sides. Although not depicted on the instructions, the Ion Blaster can also peg into the hole in the larger blade of the Energon Axe. Even though the light-piping eyes are neutered by light blue paint, the side grooves are still able to light up as the paint only focuses on the central optic.

:The American release is packed in with a copy of IDW's ''[[Omega's Conundrum|Spotlight: Orion Pax]]'', which sports a 'Hasbro Exclusive Cover' cropped from the [[Clayton Crain]] [[:File:Spotlight OrionPax cvrRI.jpg|retailer incentive cover]] for the issue. In Europe and Canada, the figure was released without the Spotlight.

:Depending on how many painted layers on the Energon axe's hilt, inserting it onto any hand may cause it to scratch off.

:Most of the first-wave Orion Pax toys released in monolingual English [[packaging]] sport a bizarre [[quality control#Packaging images and labelling|error]]: The [[package art|character art]] on the side of the cardboard insert inside the blister bubble has the character art of Orion's [[wave]]-mate [[Megatron (G1)/Generations toys#T30Deluxe|Megatron]] superimposed over Orion's own art. This error doesn't appear on the [[Multilingual packaging|European packaging]].

:The toy was later [[Redeco|recolored]] and [[retool]]ed to make ''[[Transformers Timelines (toyline)|Timelines]]'' [[Lio Convoy (BW)#timelinestoy|Lio Convoy]], [[Optimus Prime (SG)#NovaPrime|Nova Prime]], and [[Galva Convoy#Toys|Galva Convoy]]. The mold was designed with a pre-tooled [[Kup (G1)/toys#Generations|Kup]] alternate head that remains unused.<ref>[https://www.facebook.com/PetesRoboCon/posts/569672986709925 Behind-the-scenes details] from [[Fun Publications]] alumni Night Shining in a Facebook announcement for unofficial convention Pete's RoboCon 2018</ref>

::*''[http://www.tfu.info/2013/Autobot/GenOrionPax/orionpax.htm More information on ''Thrilling 30'' Orion Pax at TFU.info]''

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*'''Metroplex''' (Titan Class, 2013)
**'''01 OF 30'''

: An [[exclusive]] version of Titan Class [[Metroplex (G1)#SDCC2013|Metroplex]] was made available at [[San Diego Comic-Con]] 2013. He comes with 12 [[Slug figure|small, non-transforming figurines]] of Orion Pax, [[Megatron (G1)/Generations toys#SDCC2013|Megatron]], [[Bumblebee (G1)/toys#SDCC2013|Bumblebee]], [[Thundercracker (G1)/toys#Thrilling 30|Thundercracker]], [[Trailbreaker (G1)/toys#SDCC2013|Trailcutter]], and [[Hoist (G1)/toys#Thrilling 30|Hoist]], all in both modes. The figurines are based on their ''Thrilling 30'' Deluxe Class toys, and similarly to [[Decoy (G1)|Decoys]], the Autobot figurines are cast in red plastic, and the Decepticons in purple.

:The handle of Pax's Energon Axe is incredibly thin and unable to support the axe head, meaning the latter tends to droop down in the process.

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[[File:Generationstoy-T30-Metroplex-OrionPax-HKACGCON.jpg|thumb|upright=1.66|... And you ''still'' end up playing the thimble in [[Monopoly]].]]
*'''Metroplex''' (Titan Class, 2013)
**'''05 OF 30'''

: Another exclusive version of Titan Class [[Metroplex (G1)#HKACGCON|Metroplex]] was made available at [[Hong Kong ACG-CON]] 2013. This Metroplex also has the 12 figurines of Orion Pax, [[Megatron (G1)/Generations toys#ACGHK2013|Megatron]], [[Bumblebee (G1)/toys#ACGHK2013|Bumblebee]], [[Thundercracker (G1)/toys#ACGHK2013|Thundercracker]], [[Trailbreaker (G1)/toys#ACGHK2013|Trailcutter]], and [[Hoist (G1)/toys#ACGHK2013|Hoist]], but casts the Autobot figurines in gold plastic, and the Decepticons in silver.
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===''Platinum Edition''===
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[[File:PlatinumEditiontoy-Year of the horse Optimus Prime.jpg|thumb|upright=2.2|Does not contain any Neil Young.]]
*'''Year of the Horse Optimus Prime''' (2014)
**''Accessories:'' [[Ion blaster#Platinum Edition|Ion blaster]], [[Matrix of Leadership/toys#Platinum Edition|Matrix of Leadership]], [[Energon-axe#Platinum Edition|Energon axe]], [[Combat Deck (G1)#Platinum Edition|trailer/Battle Station]]
{{toydesigner|[[Andrew Scribner]] and [[Mark Maher]] (deco)}}

:Released to celebrate Chinese New Year, ''[[Transformers: Platinum Edition|Platinum Edition]]'' "Year of the Horse" Optimus Prime is a redeco of MP-10 Convoy, featuring darker reds and gold-chromed parts, among other deco changes. He lacks Roller and the Spike Witwicky figurine.

::*''[http://www.tfu.info/2014/Autobot/YotHOptimusPrime/optimusprime.htm More information on Year of the Horse Optimus Prime at TFU.info]''
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==''Generations'' (Japan)==
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[[File:TTGenerationsTG24OptimusRoller.jpg|thumb|upright=1.66]]
*'''Optimus Prime & Bumblebee''' ([[September 28]], 2013)
**''ID number:'' '''TG-24'''
**''Accessories'': Ion Blaster

: The Japanese [[Transformers: Generations (Japan)|''Generations'']] release of ''Thrilling 30'' Legends Class Optimus Prime [[redeco]]es him in an extensive metallic red paint job, save for his unpaintable parts, which made him end up having two tones of red. He comes in a [[TakaraTomy]] four-pack with [[Roller (G1)#TG24|Roller]], as well as [[Bumblebee (G1)/toys#TG24|Bumblebee]] and [[Blaze Master (G1)#TG24|Blazemaster]].
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[[File:TF-Generation-JP-TG25-Orion-Pax.jpg|thumb|upright=1.66|Neither of them wants to own up to the fact the Great War started over an argument about getting granite counter-tops for their kitchen.]]
*'''Orion Pax VS Megatronus''' ([[October 26]], 2013)
**''ID number'': '''TG-25'''
**''Accessories'': Blaster, axe

: The Japanese [[Transformers: Generations (Japan)|''Generations'']] release of ''Thrilling 30'' Orion Pax also received a metallic paint job as well as other changes, including a translucent blue windshield and brighter orange axe with a metallic gray handle. He was only available in a two-pack with [[Megatron (G1)/Generations toys#TG25|Megatronus]].
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==''Age of Extinction''==
[[File:Evolution2PackClassicsOptimus.jpg|thumb|upright=1.66|Chrome is the right of all sentient collectors.]]
*'''Optimus Prime''' (Evolution 2-Pack, 2014)
**'''23 OF 30'''
**''TakaraTomy release date'': [[October 3]], 2014
**''Accessories:'' Smokestacks/laser cannon, wind vane/ion blaster

:Only available at [[Toys"R"Us]], this Optimus Prime is a redeco of the ''Classics'' figure. He features a cartoon/toy accurate deco on his truck/robot parts, and [[Vacuum metallizing|vacuum-metallized]] upper legs & front grille to evoke his original Generation 1 toy. This Optimus was packaged along with the redecoed ''Age of Extinction'' [[Optimus Prime (Movie)/toys#AOEEvolution|Optimus Prime]]. This Optimus also uses the Movie variant of the Autobot insignia.

: The two-pack was one of the three Evolution 2-packs available as a Toys"R"Us exclusive in Japan, with no changes on the figures with an exception of the packaging, which the front box features Japanese translated versions of the English text, and a sticker on the back confirming that this was a Japanese release.
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==''Combiner Wars''==
[[File:GenerationsVoyOP.jpg|thumb|upright=1.66|Beefcake is the right of all sentient beings.]]
*'''Optimus Prime''' (Voyager Class, 2015)
**'''3 OF 5: [[Ultra Prime]]'''
**''Accessories:'' Two blasters (combine into large rifle)
{{toydesigner|[[John Warden]] (Hasbro)}}

: Part of the first wave of ''Generations: [[Combiner Wars (toyline)|Combiner Wars]]'' Voyager Class toys, this is a bigger, bulkier incarnation of Optimus Prime with a striking resemblance to Ginrai. He comes with two blasters which he holds via 5 mm post. One of the guns is based on his trademark Ion Blaster, and both weapons store on the back of his vehicle mode as a makeshift engine block. His torso mode has several details that appear to be influenced by [[Optimus Prime (Armada)/toys#Energon|''Energon'' Optimus Prime]]'s super mode, including the head, chest, and thighs. In particular, the chest details are modeled after the [[Spark of Combination]]. He also features two pair of fake windows on his robot and gestalt chest halves. The combiner head can be used as a robot mode head if you're feeling silly.

:Optimus suffers from a design flaw that many other Voyager Class figures in the ''Combiner Wars'' line experience: the detents, or "click points", on the heavily-ratcheted outward motion of his hips (which also form the hips of his torso mode) are few in number and very far apart. As a result, Prime's legs have great difficulty assuming the natural "A-stance" formation that the angled design of his foot sculpt seems to have been meant to accommodate. Likewise, when forming the torso of Ultra Prime, the interactions of the knee-lock mechanism and the hip detents almost always force Ultra Prime's legs into either an awkwardly knock-kneed arrangement or an equally awkward, and often unstable, bow-legged posture (as seen in the image to the right) that prevents Ultra Prime from standing flat-footed. Unlike Motormaster, this version of Optimus was the only one to not receive the improved hip ratchets implemented in its future releases in some shape or form by Hasbro, though they would be used for the Battle Core redeco later in the line. If one wishes, the improved hip ratchets from a relevant release can be used to replace Prime's first edition ratchets to effectively fix him.

:Being a ''Combiner Wars'' Voyager, Prime is naturally capable of transforming into a torso mode to combine with any 4 Deluxe Class ''Combiner Wars''-style toys, though his packaging call-out has him form Ultra Prime by combining him with Deluxe Class [[Skydive (G1 Aerialbot)#Generations|Skydive]] and [[Alpha Bravo]] as the arms, and with [[Fireflight (G1)#Generations|Firefly]] and [[Drag Strip (G1)#Generations|Decepticon Drag Strip]] as the legs. He can combine with [[Sunstreaker (G1)/toys#Generations|Sunstreaker]], [[Mirage (G1)/toys#Combiner Wars|Mirage]], [[Prowl (G1)/toys#Generations|Prowl]], and [[Ironhide (G1)/toys#Combiner Wars|Ironhide]] if one wishes to have an IDW-accurate Optimus Maximus.

:Unfortunately, Optimus Prime is also the weakest link of the gestalt combination, due to a number of design failures attributed to his torso mode. The square holes-and-tabs used to secure the arms together when in torso mode are too weak to remain locked in place (though a very small amount of copies can secure the arm well), and are prone to falling out of position should an attached arm be moved. The torso mode's skirt plate is also attached to the stomach rather than the pelvis, rendering the waist swivel nearly worthless due to the skirt obstructing articulation.

:Optimus comes packaged with a collector's card featuring art from the initial release of the ''[[Transformers Legends (mobile game)|Transformers Legends]]'' mobile game. The mold would be retooled several times, resulting in [[Motormaster (G1)#Combiner Wars|Motormaster]], [[Optimus Prime (G1)/Generations toys#CWBC|Battle Core Optimus Prime]], and [[Toxitron (Universe)#Combiner Wars|Wrecker Toxitron]]. The toy also served as a model for ''[[Transformers: Forged to Fight|Forged to Fight]]'' [[Nemesis Prime (G1)#Transformers: Forged to Fight|Nemesis Prime]].

::*''[http://www.tfu.info/2015/Autobot/CWOptimusPrime/optimusprime.htm More information on ''Combiner Wars'' Optimus Prime at TFU.info]''
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[[File:CWVoyagerBattleCoreOptimusPrime.jpg||upright=2.2|thumb|A white Optimus that ''isn't'' [[Ultra Magnus (disambiguation)|Ultra Magnus]]?! What is this madness?]]
*'''Battle Core Optimus Prime''' (Voyager Class, 2015)
**'''3 of 5: [[Optimus Maximus (G1)|Optimus Maximus]]'''
**''Accessories:'' Two blasters (combine into large rifle)

:"Battle Core Optimus Prime" is a white redeco and slight retool of the previous ''Combiner Wars'' Optimus figure. According to the Hasbro panel at [[BotCon 2015]], his new head is based on Star Convoy (see above).

:The figure features newly redesigned hip ratchets to make both robot and combiner mode stable, which were also installed in both TakaraTomy's [[Motormaster (G1)#Unite Warriors 2|Motormaster]], [[Grand Scourge#Toys|Grand Scourge]], and a revision wave of Hasbro's Motormaster. The pegs that Legends Class Rodimus (or Blackjack) attach to have also been slightly modified to provide a tighter fit, making the latter toy much less prone to falling out.

:Battle Core Optimus Prime can combine with any Deluxe Class toys with the ''Combiner Wars''-styled joint—but, of course, he is intended to be combined with [[Sunstreaker (G1)/toys#Generations|Sunstreaker]], [[Mirage (G1)/toys#Combiner Wars|Mirage]], [[Prowl (G1)/toys#Generations|Prowl]], and [[Ironhide (G1)/toys#Combiner Wars|Ironhide]] to form [[Optimus Maximus (G1)#Generations|Optimus Maximus]]. He can also combine with ''Unite Warriors'' [[Streetwise (G1)#Unite Warriors 2|Streetwise]], [[Groove (G1)#Unite Warriors 2|Groove]], [[Prowl (G1)/toys#Unite Warriors|Prowl]], and ''Combiner Wars'' [[Rook (CW)#Generations|Rook]] to form White Convoy Grand Prime, as seen in the [[God Neptune comic 2|''Generations Selects'' Special Comic promoting God Neptune]].

:Battle Core Optimus Prime comes packaged with a collector's card based on his packaging art. the prototype printed on the back of the box & the stock photos, and the CG model in the instructions had him possessing a single tampographed/stickered symbol on his left arm.

:He and the last three waves of ''Combiner Wars'' Deluxe and Voyager figures later showed up in the U.S. at TJ Maxx at reduced prices.

:As a part of the third and fourth wave promotion in Hasbro's Asian markets, a free sticker sheet for the [[Protectobot (G1)|Protectobot]]s and [[Optimus Maximus (G1)|Optimus Maximus]] was given out when purchasing any four Deluxe Class toys from those waves. As such, Battle Core Optimus Prime was given Generation 1 toy-esque stickers for the owner to apply if they wanted.<ref>[https://news.tfw2005.com/2015/08/28/transformers-combiner-wars-sticker-sheet-for-wave-3-and-4-figures-300471 Protectobot and Optimus Maximus sticker promotion on TFW2005]</ref>

:This figure was [[Repurposing|repurposed]] into [[White Gallant Convoy]] in the ''[[Generations Selects Special Comic]]''.

::*''[http://www.tfu.info/2015/Autobot/CWBCOptimusPrime/optimusprime.htm More information on ''Combiner Wars'' Battle Core Optimus Prime at TFU.info]''
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==''Cyber Series''==
[[File:Generations-Cyber-Battalion-Optimus-Prime.jpg|upright=1.66|thumb|No, not an upsized KO.]]
*'''Optimus Prime''' (Cyber Battalion, 2015)

:Part of the first wave of ''[[Transformers: Generations (toyline)#PrimeWarsTrilogyAsian|Generations: Cyber Series]]'' Cyber Battalion figures, Optimus Prime is a roughly Voyager-sized figure and transforms from a truck (which is based on the ''Generations Thrilling 30'' Legends Class Optimus Prime figure) into a robot in just 7 simple steps. The figure's transformation engineering had taken cues from the [[Optimus Prime (G1)/toys#2010Legend|''Reveal the Shield'' Legends Class Optimus Prime]] figure, while it still retains the same ol' articulation.

:As with other earlier Cyber Series figures, Optimus Prime had a rather strange release cycle. At first, he only retailed exclusively in Asia and Latin America, with the closest to a U.S. release being in limited quantities from online retailer BigBadToyStore.com. He did, however, end up being available in the Universal Studios Theme Park, and also later as a Walgreens exclusive.

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[[File:Generations-Cyber-Commander-Optimus-Prime.jpg|upright=1.66|thumb|Trukk with Munky arms.]]
*'''Optimus Prime''' (Cyber Commander, 2015)

:This roughly 11-inch leader-sized figure of Optimus Prime transforms from a robot to trailer/truck combination and back, with the transformation taking cues from both the [[Optimus Prime (G1)/toys#2010Legend|''Reveal the Shield'' Legends Class]] and [[Optimus Prime (WFC)/toys#Legion Class|the ''Robots in Disguise'' Legion Class]] toys. Surprisingly, he does have a reasonable amount of articulation, including a balljointed head and hinged joints for his arms, shoulders and legs, plus lateral hinges for his feet. His head includes [[light-piping]] and, unlike other Cyber Series toys, his truck windows have ''actual'' transparent plastic rather than just being merely painted.

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[[File:Cyber-Commander-Optimus-Prime-redeco.jpg|thumb|upright=1.66|Trukk with Munky arms but slightly more G1.]]
*'''Optimus Prime''' (Cyber Commander, 2017)
{{toydesigner|[[Yūya Ōnishi]] (TakaraTomy)}}

:A redeco of the Cyber Commander toy above, this Prime features grey plastic replacing the original blue, some deco differences on the arms, body & legs. He also features a flame tampograph on the sides of his vehicle front. He comes in an altered packaging that replaces the first version's painted [[prototype]] [[stock photography|stock photos]] with CG renders depicting the new deco, and also features a new Hasbro product code number, thus making him officially a separate product rather than a drastic running change [[variant]].

:Interestingly, the side profile of the cab transitions from red to blue with a flame-like design, obviously nodding towards his movieverse counterpart.

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[[File:TF-Heroes-and-Villains-Optimus-Prime-Megatron-2-pack.jpg|thumb|upright=1.66]]
*'''Optimus Prime / Megatron''' (Heroes & Villains, 2021)

:In 2021, the ''Cyber Series'' Batallion Optimus Prime and [[Megatron (G1)/Generations toys#Cyber Series|Megatron]] figure were reissued as a 2-pack exclusive to Amazon.com.
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==''Platinum Edition''==
:''See also:'' [[#Thrilling30PlatinumEdition]]
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[[File:TF-Platinum-Edition-YOTG-Optimus-Prime.jpg|upright=1.66|thumb|''Don't bother asking for explanations'' ''She'll just tell you that she came'' ''In the year of the <s>cat</s> goat'']]
*'''Optimus Prime Year of the Goat Edition''' (2015)
**''Accessories:'' "Laser cannon", "saber weapon", missile launcher, 10 missiles, 5 discs, 2 rockets

:Released to celebrate the Year of the Goat, ''[[Transformers: Platinum Edition|Platinum Edition]]'' "Year of the Goat" Optimus Prime is a redeco of [[Optimus Prime (G1)/toys#LaserOptimusPrime|''Generation 2'' Laser Optimus Prime]], featuring the same discs lacking the G2 Autobot logo found on the ''Robots in Disguise'' [[Scourge (RID)#Toys|Scourge]] version of the mold, but otherwise keeping all the electronics from the original release. Like Year of the Goat Soundwave, Year of the Goat Optimus Prime features an awkward mix of orange, black, clear pink (in some parts including missiles, the discs, and even the pump!), some clear blue (the missile's tips), translucent plastic, and some hint of chrome silver (mostly his trailer parts, which happens to give the trailer somewhat of a resemblance to that of the aforementioned Scourge).
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[[File:TF-Platinum-Edition-OsS-OsF-Optimus-Prime.jpg|upright=1.66|thumb|Meanwhile, in an alternate universe, the arms are his weak points for Megatron.]]
*'''One Shall Stand, One Shall Fall''' (2-pack, 2016)
**''Accessories'': Smokestacks/Laser Gun, energy unit/ion blaster

:Part of Hasbro's ''[[Transformers: Platinum Edition|Platinum Edition]]'' offerings for 2016 intended to commemorate the 30th anniversary of ''[[The Transformers: The Movie]]'', this Optimus Prime is yet another redeco of the ''[[#Classics|Classics]]'' Voyager toy. Rather than the [[show-accuracy|show-accurate]] colors like the ''Age of Extinction'' 2-pack figure, the toy's deco is very similar to the ''Classics'' release, with some changes and omissions: his blue plastic is a dark metallic sheen, his knee's yellow detailing was removed, his small Autobot symbol tampograph was placed on his right shoulder, and his larger one is placed on his energy unit. His side door/arm kibble is left unpainted. According to [[Mark Weber]], this was meant to represent his abdominal area being torn in the movie's battle. (Yeah, we have no idea how it works, since the "battle damage" parts end up on his ''arms'' in robot mode.)

:Both his robot and vehicle mode [[stock photography|stock photos]] depict him slightly mistransformed.

:''Platinum Edition'' Optimus Prime was only available as part of a 2-pack with [[Megatron (G1)/Generations toys#Platinum Edition|Megatron]], named "One Shall Stand, One Shall Fall" after Optimus Prime's famous line in the movie. In the United States and Canada, this set was officially released as an [[Amazon (website)|Amazon]] exclusive. It was also available in several of Hasbro's Asian markets (namely the Philippines and Singapore; it's currently unknown whether it was exclusive to any particular stores there or not). In Australia, it was sold at Myer stores, whereas in the United Kingdom, it was both sold at [[Toys"R"Us]] stores and available via Tesco's website (but never found in stores). Surprisingly, it was (and still is) a common find in Brazilian online stores.

::*''[http://www.tfu.info/2016/Autobot/PlatinumOptimusPrime/optimusprime.htm More information on ''Platinum Edition'' One Shall Stand, One Shall Fall Optimus Prime at TFU.info]''
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[[File:TF-Platinum-Edition-YotR-Optimus-Prime.jpg|upright=1.66|thumb|Also known as "Hybrid Style Convoy Hasbro Edition", but more expensive.]]
*'''Optimus Prime Year of the Rooster Edition ''' (2017)
**''Accessories'': Trailer/Combat Deck, Roller, ion blaster, gas pump, energon-axe, Autobot Matrix of Leadership, rocket pack, 8 fists (4 left, 4 right), Autobot insignia stand

:In an ''unexpected'' turn of events, ''[[Transformers: Platinum Edition|Platinum Edition]]'' Optimus Prime is an ''unchanged'' release of ''[[Hybrid Style]]'' [[Optimus Prime (G1)/toys#Hybrid Style|Convoy]], making it the very first Hasbro release of the figure. He retains all of the original figure's accessories, and the die-cast construction.

:Ironically, despite being a rerelease of a small yet complex adult collectible, the figure is marked as "for ages 8 and up". Hope you didn't lose the small parts here.

:The set was first released as an exclusive in Taipei Movie & Toy Convention 2016 in limited quantities; and later through [[Walmart]]'s Canadian website. In late March 2019, the figure finally saw distribution in the US as a BigBadToyStore exclusive.
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==''Titans Return''==
[[File:Titans Return Optimus.jpg|thumb|upright=2|An Optimus Prime... ''retooled from an [[Ultra Magnus (G1)/toys|Ultra Magnus]]?'' '''WHAT IS THIS MADNESS?''']]
*'''Autobot Apex & Powermaster Optimus Prime''' (Leader Class, 2016)
**''Accessories:'' Two blasters, two shoulder cannons, [[Hi-Q#Generations|Apex]] Titan Master
{{toydesigner|[[John Warden]] (Hasbro), [[Takashi Kunihiro]] (TakaraTomy)|[[Emiliano Santalucia]] (concept artist), [[Marcelo Matere]] (packaging artist)}}

:A heavy retool of ''Combiner Wars'' [[Ultra Magnus (G1)/toys#Generations|Ultra Magnus]], this Optimus Prime is based on the Powermaster Optimus Prime toy from 1988. Despite this, Hi-Q (now renamed 'Autobot Apex', presumably for trademark reasons) doesn't form the engine on Prime's chest; instead, he transforms into a de-faceplated version of the original Powermaster Optimus Prime cab robot head, over which a helmet slides during transformation to complete the Powermaster Prime look. In all three of Optimus Prime's modes are various pegs and seats with which Titan Master figures can interact. Like other Leader Class figures, his base mode can connect to other ''Titan Returns'' figures with base modes.

:Most notably in terms of new tooling, the panels on the undersides of Powermaster Optimus Prime's forearms feature slots under the fists, which allow the guns to tab in and be held much more stably than with Ultra Magnus. And due to the amount of empty space in the cab area in vehicle mode, Powermaster Prime can fully transform without the need to remove his head.

:Powermaster Optimus Prime also comes with a collector's card based on his packaging art.

:Optimus comes with the same rifles as ''Combiner Wars Ultra Magnus'' which have the undocumented feature of combining into a huge multi-barreled rifle. His instructions show that one of the two Titan Master seat guns can peg onto the top of his chest plate in base mode, but are unclear on exactly ''how''. The tab on the chest plate plugs into the hole where the Titan Master's feet peg in. However, in doing so the Titan Master will no longer fit. Due to the extra panels that were added to the legs, Optimus can not stand totally flat on both feet. Fortunately, this doesn't have any serious effect on the toy's stability due to the size of the feet. His gray plastic has a particularly warm tint compared to the original, likely the result of referencing a [[Photodegradation|yellowed]] specimen of the original Powermaster figure (such as the one on [[Optimus Prime (G1)/toys#PMOP|this very page]]). Optimus's Autobot symbols are also in two different styles. The ones on the shoulders are of the Movie variety, while the trailer features a traditional ''Generation 1''-styled insignia.

:[[Fortress Maximus (G1)#Titans Return|Fortress Maximus]]'s instructions depict him as part of the [[Cybertron City (TR)|Cybertron City]] combination. Meanwhile, the "Siege on Cybertron" instructions show him as a part of the [[Nemesis Command]] combination, albeit mislabeled as [[Blaster (G1)/toys#Titans Return|Autobot Blaster]].

:This mold was further retooled as ''[[Transformers Legends (franchise)|Legends]]'' [[Ginrai (human)#Legends|Super Ginrai]], which was redecoed into Siege On Cybertron [[Ginrai (robot)#Titans Return|Magnus Prime]].

::*''[http://www.tfu.info/2016/Autobot/TRPMOptimusPrime/optimusprime.htm More information on ''Titans Return'' Powermaster Optimus Prime at TFU.info]
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[[File:TF-Generations-Titans-Return-Voyager-Optimus-Prime.jpg|upright=1.66|thumb|An Optimus Prime that turns into a ''jet''? AND HE'S A DECEPTICON? '''''THE MADNESS IS SPREADING!''''']]
*'''Diac & Optimus Prime''' (Voyager Class, 2016)
**''Accessories'': Sword, Double-barreled rifle, [[Diac#Generations|Diac]] Titan Master
{{toydesigner|[[John Warden]] (Hasbro)}}

:This Optimus Prime is a Voyager-sized Triple Changer mold, which transforms from robot to [[Octane]]-ish tanker truck to plane. His robot mode is heavily based on ''Generation 2'' [[#LaserOptimusPrime|Laser Optimus Prime]], whilst the deco appears to draw from Star Convoy. His Titan Master partner [[Diac#Toys|Diac]] transforms into his head (but any Titan Master figure is compatible). Like all ''[[Titans Return (toyline)|Titans Return]]'' Voyager class figures, he has built-in mechanisms to "bulk up" his noggin. In his case, these are spring-loaded pylons. His robot mode also features fake truck windows.

:This iteration of the mold and its redecoes exhibit a minor design flaw: there are two tabs on the plane mode's wings that prevent the truck mode's trailer from fully closing at the rear. Ostensibly, this can be rectified by setting the wings slightly askew so they can properly flatten against each other. However, this leads to some holes on each wing not being lined up with some corresponding pegs on the trailer.

:The stock photo is slightly mistransformed: the wings in jet mode should sit further forward to better resemble a real commercial jet. The packaging art and instructions show the correct orientation. This error is present in photography for all reuses of this variant of this mold.

:This mold was redecoed into ''Legends'' [[Scourge (RID)#Voyager|Black Convoy]] and ''Street Fighter X Transformers'' [[Ryu#Toys|Ryu]], and retooled into [[Octane#Titans Return|Octone]]. Beginning with this wave, Hasbro changed the standard packaging design for ''Titans Return'' Voyagers from "Autobot" style to "Decepticon" style regardless of character faction.

:This mold would've been redecoed as "Action Master" Optimus Prime with a redecoed Infinitus Titan Master for the BotCon 2017 "Action on Hydrus Four" set that never came to be.

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[[File:TF-Titans-Return-Chaos-on-Velocitron-Laser-Prime.jpg|upright=1.66|thumb|An Optimus Prime with a picture of him burning down forests!? <big>'''''THIS IS MADLY OUTRAGEOU...'''''</big>[[Optimus Prime (G1)/toys#LaserOptimusPrime|no wait.]]]]
*'''Chaos on Velocitron''' (Giftset, 2017)
**''Accessories'': [[Laser Rod (weapon)|Sword]], Double-barreled rifle, [[Refractor#Generations|Refractor]] Titan Master

:Released under the name "Laser Prime", this Optimus Prime is a redeco of the above Voyager Class figure, with its deco based on [[#Laser Optimus Prime|his ''Generation 2'' toy]]...and yes, the tanker's sticker is still him burning down forests. Unfortunately, the enormous stickers are usually poorly applied, resulting in peeling, trapped air bubbles, and misaligned placement.

:Refractor and Laser Prime were only available in a box set named "Chaos on Velocitron" that includes [[Dynamus#Generations|Dynamus]] and [[Quickswitch#Titans Return|Quickswitch]], [[Parsec#Generations|Parsec]] and [[Nautica (G1)#Titans Return|Autobot Nautica]], [[Fastlane#Titans Return|Fastclash]], and a [[Hot Rod (G1)/toys#TRCOV|Rodimus Prime]] Titan Master head. The set was officially announced by Hasbro to be a [[Toys"R"Us]] [[exclusive]], and was sold at stores in the United States, Canada, and Hasbro's Asian markets (such as Malaysia, Singapore, and Hong Kong). Despite this, it later became available via [[Amazon (website)|Amazon]] in the United States (but not in Canada) as well, actually sold by Amazon directly (as compared to a third-party seller).
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===Primitive Skateboarding Promotion===
[[File:TF-Generations-TR-Primitive-Skateboarding-Powermaster-Optimus-Prime.jpg|upright=1.66|thumb|A black Optimus that isn't [[Nemesis Prime (G1)|evil]]? And he has ''blue'' windows?! '''''THIS IS TOO MADDENING! GAHHHHHH!''''']]
*'''Optimus Prime & Shreddicus Maximus''' (Primitive Skateboarding exclusive Leader Class, 2017)
**''Accessories:'' Two blasters, two shoulder cannons, '[[Shreddicus Maximus]]' Titan Master, Skateboard, 3-piece ramp/railgun
{{toydesigner|[[Robby Musso]] (concept artist)<ref>{{citesocial|quote=Titans Return Optimus Prime X Primitive Skateboarding collaboration exclusive rail gun/skate park ramps and rail accessories design drawings.|link=https://www.facebook.com/photo?fbid=10158087520997266&set=pcb.10158087525487266|name=Robby Musso|site=Facebook|year=2020|month=12|day=16}}</ref>}}

:Released as part of a collaboration between Transformers and [https://primitiveskate.com/ Primitive Skateboarding], this figure is a black repaint of the ''Titans Return'' Powermaster Optimus Prime, with the deco somewhat resembling [[Optimus Prime (G1)/toys#NucleonQuest|Nucleon Quest Super Convoy]], but with some gold trims and Primitive Skateboarding markings partially designed by Primitive Skateboard founder [https://hypebeast.com/tags/paul-rodriguez Paul Rodriguez]. He also comes with a new hoverboard accessory (resembling the one [[Daniel Witwicky (G1)|Daniel Witwicky]] used in ''[[The Transformers: The Movie]]''), which Shreddicus Maximus (or any other Titan/Prime Master) can attach to. This board is designed to attach to the included three-piece skating ramp & rail assembly, which can be folded up and rebuilt into a railgun (get it?) that other figures can wield.

: Optimus & Shreddicus were initially [[exclusive]] to [[San Diego Comic-Con]] 2017, where they sold out. A small portion of the run had been held for future sales: [[Hasbro Toy Shop]] put the set up for sale for about five minutes on [[August 14]] before selling out. The remainder was available at [[HasCon 2017]]'s exclusives booth, but again they burned through the stock very quickly.
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==''Alt-Modes''==
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*'''Optimus Prime''' (Alt-Modes, 2016)
**''Series'': '''1'''
**''Collection'': '''1, 2, 3'''

:''[[Alt-Modes]]'' Optimus Prime is a super deformed toy whose body transforms into a truck when the Autobot faction symbol on his head is flipped. He was [[Blindpacking|blind-boxed]] and available in all three cases of the first series.

:This mold was redecoed into ''Alt-Modes'' [[Nemesis Prime (G1)#Alt-Modes|Nemesis Prime]] and retooled into [[Ultra Magnus (G1)/toys#Alt-Modes|Ultra Magnus]].

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*'''Silver Optimus Prime''' (Alt-Modes, 2017)
**''Series'': '''2'''
**''Collection'': '''1'''

:Released in the second series of ''Alt-Modes'', "Silver Optimus Prime" is, somewhat obviously, a silver redeco of the previous toy, referencing his "heat-resistant alloy" body from "[[The Return of Optimus Prime, Part 2]]".
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==''Masterpiece''==
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:''See also:'' [[Optimus Prime (G1)/toys#MP10]]
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*'''Optimus Prime''' (2017)
**''ID Number: '''MP-10'''
**''Accessories:'' Ion Blaster, Matrix of Leadership, Energon axe

:Another Hasbro release of the [[#MP10|MP-10 mold]], which is ''basically a reissue'' of the [[Optimus Prime (G1)/toys#mp10hasbro|2010 ''Transformers'' line's ''Masterpiece'' Optimus Prime]], but with the Japanese release's ID number. Surprisingly he is NOT mistransformed on the initial official photography... until secondary stock photos had the vehicle mode ''slightly'' mistransformed. Unlike the original Hasbro version, this version features silver paint on the interior of the trailer. This version also removes the red paint on the die cast hinge piece in his body and replaces it with blue paint. Sadly, this figure doesn't come with the Key to Vector Sigma. Due to compact packaging, the trailer is prone to scuffing. Some copies unfortunately have a defect where the windows will not close all the way in both robot and vehicle mode.

:The figure debuted as a [[San Diego Comic-Con]] 2017 exclusive in the U.S., then as a Toys"R"Us exclusive in the United States and Canada.
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==''Power of the Primes''==
[[File:TF-Generations-PotP-Leader-Class-Optimus-Prime.jpg|thumb|upright=1.66|Signs of steroid abuse include aggression, acne and... smokestacks?]]
*'''Evolution Optimus Prime''' (Leader Class, 2018)
**''TakaraTomy ID number'': '''PP-09'''
**''TakaraTomy release date'': '''[[May 25]], 2018'''
**''Accessories'': trailer/evolution armor, ion-blaster (formed by two blasters), [[Matrix of Leadership/toys#Power of the Primes|Matrix of Leadership]] frame, Matrix of Leadership core
{{toydesigner|[[John Warden]] (Hasbro), [[Takashi Kunihiro]] (TakaraTomy)|[[Mark Maher]] (deco artist)}}

:''[[Power of the Primes (toyline)|Power of the Primes]]'' "Evolution Optimus Prime" transforms from a truck with a trailer into a robot and back. The truck cab transforms into his "Orion Pax" form based on his appearance in the Generation 1 episode "[[War Dawn (episode)|War Dawn]]", and he is able to form the core of Optimus Prime's robot mode. His trailer forms Prime's entire body, sharing a noticeable amount of details with MP-10 mold, most notably an almost identical head sculpt. The figure's trailer can also be towed by any other figure with a compatible hitch.

:He is the first non-''Masterpiece'' ''Generations'' G1 Optimus Prime figure to include a removable [[Matrix of Leadership/toys#Power of the Primes|Matrix of Leadership]] accessory, which is stored in his chest in the 'Evolved' form, and the center of his Matrix of Leadership can be replaced with any [[Prime Master#Toys|Prime Master]]. His [[ion blaster]] can be split into two weapons for Orion Pax to use, while also stored on Optimus Prime's back via visible [[5 mm post]]s of Orion Pax's hands, though this is undocumented in the instructions.

:Depending on the individual copy, Optimus Prime is prone to having a number of quality control issues: ranging from two left/right arms and/or legs/feet on the evolution armor, to lacking stickers on the trailer pieces. The Takara version of the mold lacks the production numbers located at his right shins, though, as with all ''Power of the Primes'' Takara figures, it is otherwise identical to its international version, meaning that the aforementioned quality control issues still persist in this release.

: This toy was reissued in 2022 for select markets and reran again for [[Target]] stores and [[Hasbro Pulse]] in 2024.

:This mold was [[retool]]ed into ''Power of the Primes'' [[Nemesis Prime (G1)#Power of the Primes|Nemesis Prime]] and later into ''Selects'' [[#Generations Selects|Star Convoy]].
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==''War for Cybertron: Siege''==
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[[File:War-For-Cybertron-Siege-Voyager-Optimus-Prime.jpg|thumb|upright=1.66|"I traded my smokestacks for those kickin' roof lights!"]]
*'''Optimus Prime''' (Voyager Class, 2019)
**''Hasbro ID number:'' '''WFC-S11'''
**''TakaraTomy ID number'': '''SG-06'''
**''TakaraTomy release date'': [[February 23]], [[2019]]
**''Hidden message code'': '''IACON'''
**''Accessories:'' "W-50 Dual-Mech Energon Strikeshield," "W-M3 RF Ion Blaster" (combines to form "Sentrystrike Ultra-Blaster")
{{toydesigner|[[Aaron Gray]] (Hasbro), [[Yūya Ōnishi]] (TakaraTomy)|[[AJ Piejko-Brown]] (packaging)}}

:Part of the first wave of ''[[War for Cybertron: Siege|Siege]]'' Voyager Class figures, Optimus Prime transforms from robot to Cybertronian armored truck cab and back. He includes two weapons compatible with the [[C.O.M.B.A.T. System]]—the "W-50 Dual-Mech Energon Strikeshield," which is an axe that transforms into a shield, and the "W-M3 RF [[Ion blaster|Ion Blaster]]." Both weapons can combine to form the "Sentrystrike Ultra-Blaster." Optimus Prime also features "battle damage" paint applications on several parts of his body, as well as multiple hardpoints all over himself and his weapons to accommodate "Fire Blasts" from the [[Battle Master]]s assortment, which can be used to simulate blaster fire or explosions.

:Opening the figure's windows in vehicle mode shows the [[Matrix of Leadership/toys#War for Cybertron: Siege|Matrix of Leadership]] molded into the plastic behind the windows. Due to the transformation, the Matrix doesn't end up in the chest in robot mode. Despite being a Voyager-scale figure, the truck mode is considerably tiny, in scale with a Legends-sized figure. Whether through coincidence or design, it's possible to fit a ''Power of the Primes'' Matrix core (and by extension, a [[Prime Master]] or [[Titan Master]]) in his chest. An additional, undocumented but confirmed third "hover truck" mode exists, which is achieved by folding all of his wheels under his vehicle mode. While the back wheels don't lock in anywhere, the two front wheels have small tabs that plug into slots on the back of the wheel sections that aren't used for either of his other modes.<ref>[http://www.toyboxsoapbox.com/2018/11/13/transformers-siege-voyager-optimus-prime-review/ "At some convention somewhere one Hasbro rep let slip that Siege Optimus Prime also had a hidden hover truck mode."] on Toybox Soapbox</ref> Depending on the figure's quality control, the truck's roof may not sit securely flush in vehicle mode, notably on the rear right side.

:There is a message written in [[Cybertronian language|Cybertronian letters]] on Optimus Prime's box art, which reads "LIGHT THE DARKEST HOUR."

:This mold was later redecoed into [[Nemesis Prime (G1)#War for Cybertron: Siege|Nemesis Prime]], and a handful of parts were reused for the [[#Earthrise|''Earthrise'' Optimus Prime]] figure released in 2020, including the shins, as such, the trailer packaged with the ''Earthrise'' figure is fully compatible with the ''Siege'' figure's truck mode.

:While it doesn't happen in its vintage release the unpaintable plastic on subsequent reruns of the figure has suffered from photodegradation.

:While Hasbro and TakaraTomy's releases of the toy are almost identical, the battle damage paint apps on the latter's shoulders and legs are slightly altered in size.<ref>{{citesocial|quote=シージのオプティマス。右が海外版、左が日本版で後ろが海外前が日本版。汚れのタンポ印刷も違うバリエーションなのかねぇ(´･ω･`) #TFTOYの面白さを伝え隊 https://t.co/g3lMOROVdO|link=https://twitter.com/Alfes2010/status/1099375629361795072|name=Alfes2010|site=Twitter|year=2019|month=02|day=23|(defunct=)}}</ref>

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[[File:WFC-Siege-WFC-S40-Leader-Class-Galaxy-Upgrade-Optimus-Prime.jpg|upright=2.2|thumb|As opposed to a firetruck with giant cannons?]]
*'''Galaxy Upgrade Optimus Prime''' (Leader Class, [[2019]])
**''Hasbro ID number:'' '''WFC-S40'''
**''TakaraTomy ID number'': '''SG-37'''
**''TakaraTomy release date'': [[November 23]], 2019
**''Hidden message code'': '''CONVOY'''
**''Accessories:'' 5 "JF-50 Twinblast [[Super Mode|Galaxy Pack]]" armor pieces, 2 "W-30 Magnetic Inducer Launchers," "JF-15 Gravity Force Laser," 2 front wheels/armguards

:Part of the second wave ''Siege'' Leader Class figures, "Galaxy Upgrade Optimus Prime" is an extensive retool of the same line's [[Ultra Magnus (G1)/toys#War for Cybertron: Siege|Ultra Magnus]], taking heavy design cues from [[Optimus Prime (Armada)/toys#Cybertron|''Cybertron'' Optimus Prime]] (the Japanese series name being "''Galaxy Force''," which is referenced in the name). He transforms into a heavily armed fire truck like the ''Cybertron'' figure, but with a Cybertronian aesthetic. The two "W-30 Magnetic Inducer Launchers" are unpainted blasters from ''Siege'' Ultra Magnus, and as such, mirror the detailing placed just behind ''[[Transformers: Robots in Disguise (2001 franchise)|Robots in Disguise]]'' [[Ultra Magnus (RID)|Ultra Magnus]]'s cab. Their hexagonal tips resembling ''Cybertron'' Optimus Prime's Super Mode leg cannons were likely a foresight for this retooling, but are molded in black rather than grey likely due to [[gang-molding]]. Optimus Prime also features "battle damage" paint applications on several parts of his body, as well as multiple hardpoints all over himself and his weapons to accommodate "Fire Blasts" from the [[Battle Master]]s assortment, which can be used to simulate blaster fire or explosions.

:The core figure's robot mode is inspired by Prime's Generation 1 look, but with [[Kibble|vehicle mode details]] and coloration (including yellow eyes) based on the cab of his ''Cybertron'' counterpart. As with the original ''Cybertron'' figure, the barrel of the truck's left cannon can be detached and wielded by Prime as a rifle called the "JF-15 Gravity Force Laser." The sides of the bumper in truck mode can detach and form arm cannons based on his ''Cybertron'' counterpart's forearms. All five weapons are compatible with the [[C.O.M.B.A.T. System]]. Because of the nature of the mold, additional shoulder pads [[Kibble#"Faux-parts"|resembling halves of his truck cab]] were included to complete the Super Mode's resemblance to the template. The vehicle mode's cannons can be underslung and handheld similarly to the ''Cybertron'' figure thanks to the sliding pegs, but lack the original's gimmicks. Unlike Ultra Magnus, Galaxy Upgrade Optimus Prime also features flip-out support struts on the leg armor to compensate for the back's weight. While they're hardly needed since the armor's bulk is heavy enough to support the weight, the pieces also prevent the leg armor from standing flat when folded in.

:There are two errors in the instructions; first, the crotch piece should be rotated into the Super Mode side - the unnotched side - for vehicle mode, otherwise the trailer won't clip into the cab's 'spine' correctly; secondly, the last step of the cab mode repeats pushing the cab forward.

:Unlike the above Voyager Class figure, this Prime is fully compatible with the [[Magnus Armor]], as is Ultra Magnus with Optimus's Super Mode gear. Also, whether intentional or not, the figure scales almost perfectly with other figures from the original Cybertron line.

:The box art of his vehicle modes is [[Stock photography#Problems with stock photos|mistransformed]] as a result of using CGI renders; the two shoulder pieces are shown being left on, which is genuinely impossible and in fact appear to be clipped through each other. They are instead stored inside the leg armor, which forms the back end of the trailer. Strangely, the clear blue plastic used for the cab has light bars molded in, but they are painted over in red. Presumably, this is to make the inner robot appear more like G1 Optimus but results in a less accurate vehicle mode compared to the ''Cybertron'' design. Additionally, there are existing stock photos of the figure without the wingpack and the smaller robot head flipped out.
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[[File:TF-Generations-WFC-S-35th-Voyager-Classic-Animation-Optimus-Prime.jpg|upright=1.66|thumb|I'm the one you want...Wait a minute.]]
*'''Classic Animation Optimus Prime''' (Voyager Class, 2019)
**''ID number:'' '''WFC-S65'''
**''Accessories:'' "W-50 Dual-Mech Energon Strikeshield," "W-M3 RF Ion Blaster" (combines to form "Sentrystrike Ultra-Blaster")
{{toydesigner|[[Mark Maher]] (deco artist)}}

:Specially branded for the 35th anniversary of the ''Transformers'' brand, ''Siege'' "Classic Animation Optimus Prime" is a redeco of the Voyager Class figure above, featuring a cel-shaded paint pattern that evokes his appearance in the cartoon (though the physical result is more like that of [[Transformers: Devastation|''Devastation'']]). In addition, the grey plastics and paint operations are now replaced with white, and the tire rims' paint is omitted.

:Alongside fellow cel-shaded figure [[Megatron (G1)/Generations toys#S66|Megatron]] and the other "35th Anniversary" figures, Optimus was exclusive to [[Walmart]] in the United States and Canada, and among the first figures that debuted a new, "worldwide" [[multilingual packaging]] design that merged the languages typically found on European packaging with those found on American packaging. In a bit of a snafu, though, all the English texts on his packaging are simply repeated four times, instead of being translated into French, German, Spanish, and Portuguese, or omitted in case two or more translations would be identical to each other (or to the English version).
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==''Collaborative''==
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[[File:Collaborative-MP10G-Ghostbusters-OptimusPrime.jpg|thumb|400px|Where [[Starscream (G1)/toys#MP3G|he]] at?]]
<ul class="iconlist">{{bp-a1|'''MP-10G Optimus Prime Ecto-35 Edition''' ([[July 19]], [[2019]])}}</ul>
:*''Accessories'': trailer, [[Roller (G1)|Roller]], blaster, [[Matrix of Leadership|Matrix]], [[Proton pack]], hose, ghost trap module, [[Slimer]]
{{toydesigner|[[AJ Piejko-Brown]] (packaging)}}

:''[[Transformers Collaborative|Collaborative]]'' Ghostbusters x Transformers ''[[The Transformers: Masterpiece|Masterpiece]]'' MP-10G Optimus Prime Ecto-35 Edition (whew!) is a [[Ghostbusters]]-themed redeco of the MP-10 Convoy/Optimus Prime mold.

:Optimus Prime is now decoed in white, dark gray and red, with a Ghostbusters "no ghosts" logo on his right shoulder in addition to the Autobot logo on his left. The trailer is decoed similarly, with Ecto-1 style details adorning the sides, as well as green ghost splatter. Optimus's vehicle mode bumper includes an "ECTO-35" plate, which can be seen through his chest in robot mode, referencing the 35th Anniversary of both the ''Transformers'' and ''Ghostbusters'' franchises.

:He includes all his accessories, aside from [[Spike Witwicky (G1)|Spike]] and his axe, gaining a number of additional ones consistent with the theme. The trailer opens out into the "Ecto-Base," or can be stood upright as the "Ecto Maintenance Dock." A snap-on cover can be applied to Roller to turn him into a ghost trap, a painted opaque version of the [[Slimer]] figure included with Ectotron, and a "roof-rack accessory" using the same mold as [[Ectotron]]'s that pegs into the roof of the trailer. This final item converts into a proton pack for robot mode, pegging into the hole in his back, and a hose connects his ion blaster to the proton pack to serve as a particle thrower. In addition, the figure's packaging is shaped like a proton pack, complete with clips to enable the buyer to strap it to their back.

:Ectotron can ''sort of'' fit into Prime's trailer, but this requires the former's equipment rack to be removed from the roof, and clearance within the trailer prevents the trailer's rear tailgate from closing.

:Ecto-35 Edition Optimus Prime debuted as an exclusive at [[San Diego Comic-Con]] in 2019, with additional availability at Fan Expo Canada and the [[Hasbro Pulse]] online store.

::*''[https://reflector.tfw2005.com/transformers-toys/crossovers/ghostbusters-transformers/optimus-prime-mp-10g-ecto-35/ Collaborative MP-10G Optimus Prime Ecto-35 Edition at Reflector@TFW2005]''
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<ul class="iconlist">{{bp-a1|'''VNR Optimus Prime''' (2023)}}</ul>
:*''TakaraTomy Release Date'': [[December]] [[2024]]
:*''Accessories:'' Ion blaster, [[Matrix of Leadership#Volvo|Matrix of Leadership]], trailer, artillery robot, ramp/shield, trailer hitch
{{toydesigner|[[Sam Smith]] (Hasbro)}}<ref name="fanstream">[[June 20]], [[2023]]'s [https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=QjLY0uamTKM Hasbro Pulse Transformers Fanstream] on YouTube, with [[Ben MacCrae]], [[Mark Maher]], [[Evan Brooks]], and [[Rich Pellegrino]]</ref>

:"VNR Optimus Prime" is a redeco of the earlier [[#Holiday|Holiday Optimus Prime]] figure, this time in traditional Optimus Prime colors. This release sees the circuitous path of the aborted [[Amazon (website)|Amazon]] ''Collaborative'' toy<ref>See the extensive research in the [[#Holiday Optimus Prime|Holiday Optimus Prime]] entry for details.</ref> come full circle, here branded on his internal packaging under the name "''Collaborative'' Volvo Trucks × Transformers Optimus Prime." He converts in 37 steps into an (at last explicable) licensed {{w|Volvo VN|Volvo VNR 300}}. He includes the ion cannon, Matrix, and [[#Earthrise|''Earthrise'' trailer]] of the Holiday release, naturally done up in more orthodox livery. Caution for those attempting to use the [[Centurion droid#Toys|Centurion Drone]] Ion blaster and Energon Axe accessories, the peg handles are NOT compatible owing to their wider diameter and non-opening fists of the mold.

:Depending on how you pose the figure, the mold tends to be front "heavy" when posed at your standard "stand up straight" form without any dynamic spread the legs style. This is due to how the front feet cannot be extended forward due to a single hinge attaching the joint to the inner "truck cab" being static. This concentrates the center of gravity way behind, parallel to what forms the cab's windshield when it should be adjacent to what makes the cab's front wheels.

: This figure was made available exclusively at [[Hasbro Pulse]] in the United States, and was available at general retail in Hasbro's Asian markets- which stocked the figure months before it was officially acknowledged by Hasbro themselves.

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==''Generations Selects''==
[[File:TF-Generations-Selects-Star-Convoy.jpg|upright=2.2|thumb|"The Hate Plague is back?" (jams the Matrix on the gun)]]
*'''Star Convoy''' ([[September 28]], 2019)
**''Hasbro ID number:'' '''TT-GS01'''
**''Accessories'': [[Star Trailer]]/evolution armor, ion-blaster (formed by two blasters), [[Silver Matrix]]

:''[[Generations Selects (toyline)|Generations Selects]]'' Star Convoy is a retool of the [[#Power of the Primes|''Power of the Primes'' Leader Class mold]], featuring new lower legs, head, upper shoulders, and waist parts for both the armor and inner robot, and a new torso for the latter. The Optimus Prime inner robot is remolded to resemble his Generation 1 toy, complete with toy-accurate yellow eyes. Most of the armor's grey parts (especially the evolution armor's arms) are now remolded in red plastic to be more accurate to Star Convoy's character model, though there are a few sacrifices leaving some of the red patches on the trailer.

:The Matrix of Leadership is now replaced with the "Silver Matrix" that is a singular piece of plastic dipped in chrome. As such, it does not accommodate Prime Masters/Matrices/Enigmas. The Matrix can be held by 5 mm fist holes and can combine with the guns to form a "Big Bang Cannon". Unlike the original versions of the mold, Star Convoy's stickers, intended to be applied to his trailer, come on a sheet instead of being factory-applied.

:The star-shaped piece that clips into Star Convoy's chest is new to this version of the mold. Because it pegs into a small hole between the tops of the doors to Star Convoy's chest compartment, it introduces an additional step to access the matrix chamber. The red connector which attaches the star to the figure is misassembled, and flipped from its proper orientation. Due to this, the star is prone to not attaching securely to the chest and can easily pop out without much effort. A fix<ref>[https://www.tfw2005.com/boards/threads/generations-selects-star-convoy-super-megatron-snaptrap-figures.1172403/page-113#post-17312785 Guide to rearranging the chest star for improved stability] in the TFW2005 thread for ''Selects'' Star Convoy</ref> utilized by some to address the issue involves popping out the star and connector, then flipping the connector around, before reattaching both parts to the figure. Care should be taken when handling the star and transforming Star Convoy to ensure it does not bump against other parts of the figure or experience undue stress. The stem of the star is particularly fragile and has been known to break without much force being applied to it.

:Reminiscent of the fact that the original [[Optimus Prime (G1)/toys#Return of Convoy|''Return of Convoy'' Star Convoy]] figure could transform into a battle station, a "Z Base Mode" resembling that original battle station mode was created for the character and introduced in the ''Selects'' [[Super Megatron comic 1|Special Comic promoting Super Megatron]]. This figure (and any of the ''Power of the Primes'' Evolution Optimus Prime molds) is capable of being configured into this form. In reference to the fact that the original Star Convoy figure included a [[Hot Rod (G1)/toys#Return of Convoy|Micromaster version of Hot Rod]] to man the battle station, one can populate the Z Base Mode with the [[Firebolt (G1)#Titans Return|Firedrive]] or Rodimus Prime Titan Masters from [[Hot Rod (G1)/toys#Titans Return|Hot Rod's ''Titans Return'' figure]] and the "Chaos on Velocitron" box set respectively. As said Hot Rod Micromaster could also store in the original Star Convoy figure's chest, one can also re-enact this functionality by taking a Matrix frame from a ''[[Power of the Primes (toyline)|Power of the Primes]]'' Leader Class figure and placing one of the aforementioned Titan Masters in it, then inserting the frame into Star Convoy's chest.

:This toy was released exclusively through [[TakaraTomy Mall]] and, thanks to brand unification, [[Hasbro Pulse]] and other online retailers in the United States and Canada. It is the first ''Selects'' figure to be developed by TakaraTomy.
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==''War for Cybertron: Earthrise''==
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[[File:TF-WFC-E-Leader-Optimus-Prime.jpg|upright=2|thumb|That's the news everyone's waiting for!]]
*'''Optimus Prime''' (Leader Class, 2020/2024)
**''Hasbro ID number:'' '''WFC-E11'''
**''TakaraTomy ID number'': '''ER-02'''
**''TakaraTomy name'': '''Optimus Prime with Trailer'''
**''TakaraTomy release date'': [[April 25]], 2020
**''Accessories:'' [[Ion blaster#Generations|Ion Blaster]], shield/ramp, trailer/[[Combat Deck (G1)#Generations|Combat Deck]], artillery robot, [[Matrix of Leadership/toys#War for Cybertron: Earthrise|Matrix of Leadership]]
{{toydesigner|[[Yūya Ōnishi]] (TakaraTomy)}}

:Released in the first wave of ''[[War for Cybertron: Earthrise|Earthrise]]'' Leader Class toys, Optimus Prime is an ''extensive'' retooling of the [[#Siege|''Siege'' Optimus mold]], now transforming into his classic cab-over Earth-truck mode. Interestingly, his rear wheels are borrowed from ''[[Studio Series]]'' [[Optimus Prime (Movie)/toys#SS32|32]] and [[Optimus Prime (Movie)/toys#SS44|44 Optimus Prime]], and even has molded drilled-rotor brake discs, a surprising detail for a mainline ''Transformers'' figure. While the vestigial knee flaps were meant to be flipped out while transforming him into truck mode, the flaps' pegs and the elbow's rectangular holes have a slight occupying-the-same-space issue, which can result in the cab noticeably tilting frontward. If this problem persists, the flaps can be untransformed to straighten the cab properly.

: His very cartoon-like robot mode has an opening chest compartment containing a removable [[Matrix of Leadership/toys#War for Cybertron: Earthrise|Matrix of Leadership]] accessory; in an undocumented feature, the Matrix can accommodate "Fire Blast" effect parts and attach to similarly-sized posts. His new Ion Blaster rifle, now in its classic shape, is hinged to fold away the barrel for storage. His hands feature hinge joints in the knuckles, allowing for more expressive posing and proper holding of the included Matrix, with the grip coming from a [[5 mm post|5 mm semi-circle]] formed by the palm and thumb. As the front grill/wheel piece is connected with a c-clip, removing it from his back allows the waist to turn without being hindered.

: For the first time for a (non-''Masterpiece'') ''Generations'' Optimus toy, this release comes with a trailer (sadly too small to store any concurrent car-mode toy larger than the [[Cliffjumper (G1)/toys#War for Cybertron: Earthrise|''Earthrise'' Cliffjumper]] mold when closed up) that converts into a combat deck/repair bay complete with an "artillery robot". The trailer's inner walls are loaded with 5 mm post-holes for accessory storage. The main ramp is [[A.I.R. Lock System]] compatible, and its inner section is removable so it can be used as a shield, leaving a U-shaped partial ramp so any cars on the main deck can still roll out. The trailer's artillery robot has two 5 mm post-holes up front for Fire Blast effects or other accessories, and now features ''two'' claw-arms, sadly the gaps in the claws are not 5 mm compatible. The robot can be removed from the trailer at its base and attached to other toys as a giant accessory, notably a "jetpack". (Coincidentally, the trailer's hitch post is at exactly the right height to let it rest inside the 5mm hole on [[Roller (G1)#Generations|''Thrilling 30'' Roller]].)

: This figure can be augmented with the ''[[War for Cybertron Trilogy (toyline)|War for Cybertron Trilogy]]'' "[[Centurion droid#Toys|Deluxe Centurion Drone Weaponizer Pack]]", which includes a non-converting long-barreled Ion Blaster, his expected Energon Axe, and [[Roller (G1)#War for Cybertron Trilogy|Roller]]. The Energon Axe is specifically molded to fit onto Optimus's ''right'' hand, with the peg sliding into the underside of the fist. Although it ''can'' fit on his left hand if slid through the top, this puts noticeable stress on the axe's peg due to the thumb sliding up against the housing. The set also comes with [[Sideswipe (G1)/toys#War for Cybertron: Siege|Sideswipe]]'s jetpack, and while it is ''mainly'' designed for Sideswipe it can, of course, be used by Optimus, though due to a section of Optimus's back being marginally wider than the space available, some force may be required to attach the jetpack fully. Whether by coincidence or not, the Energon Strikeshield from the ''Siege'' figure can attach to his forearms if the hands are tucked away, via the tabs on its hinged handle.

: Like all ''Earthrise'' toys, the inside of the back of Optimus's package includes an exclusive clip-and-save piece of a larger star map. Also in the box is a thin red piece of transparent plastic with which to read the star map. Optimus's piece of the map contains the labeled location of a planet called "[[Micro|MICRON]]".

[[File:TF-WFC-ER-Prime-Comparison.jpg|300px|thumb|[[Cyclonus (G1)/toys#Universe .282008.29|Dodged another shot!]] (''Stock image comparison'')]]
:Confusingly, the figure had ''many'' color differences in different official promotional images. The original 3D renders depicted his colors completely show-accurate to the G1 cartoon (minus the blue codpiece, and with quite rare toy-accurate yellow eyes), the lack of striping on the forearms/side doors, and a fully blue artillery robot for the trailer, while the pre-release prototype seen in New York Comic Con 2019 and the secondary stock photos had his hands and elbows molded in grey, with artillery robot being cast in grey and silver plastic similar to the rest of the trailer. According to [[John Warden]], this was due to the limitations of the mold. Even later, Takara's stock photos showed the figure with blue elbows and a blue and silver artillery robot. The retail release of the figure ultimately, for the most part, went with colors showcased in Hasbro's physical toy stock photos, but with previously yellow eyes now more cartoon-accurate blue, and with his hands, codpiece, and the back piece of his head painted in metallic blue. Early renders also displayed the figure's inner shins as being molded in the same blue color as the rest of the legs, although the final figure presents them cast in gray and unpainted. The sample on the TakaraTomy stock photos also depict his trailer hitch as a single piece.

:As his hands are fully painted over in blue, the paint will eventually scrape off from repeated use, particularly with the ribbed handle of his own blaster.

:The hip joints have been shown to break on several copies due to the thin plastic quality of the early releases in 2020. This issue was fixed with a pin added to the reissue release in 2024.

:Optimus also saw release with a retailer incentive gift box, coming with an additional large poster promoting the [[Transformers: War for Cybertron Trilogy (cartoon)|''Earthrise'' cartoon]] with various signatures from the showrunners and the characters, including [[Jake Foushee|Jake Tillman]], Prime's voice actor, and a die-cast logo pin.

: The Optimus Prime robot mold was also used to make ''War for Cybertron Trilogy Selects'' [[Optimus Prime (SG)#War for Cybertron Trilogy|Shattered Glass Optimus Prime]]. The trailer, including its artillery robot and shield/ramp, was redecoed for the ''War for Cybertron Trilogy'' [[Nemesis Prime (G1)#War for Cybertron Trilogy|Nemesis Prime's]] Spoiler Pack and [[#Holiday|Holiday Optimus Prime]]. The Matrix accessory was reused or repainted extensively for other contemporary Matrix-bearers, such as ''Kingdom'' Rodimus Prime, ''Kingdom'' Galvatron, and ''Studio Series'' Hot Rod.

: Optimus Prime was reissued in mid-2024 with pre-orders listed on April of that year.
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[[File:TF-Generations-Amazon-Prime-Day-Alt-Universe-Optimus-Prime.jpg|upright=1.67|thumb|Relive your traumatic childhood on Prime Day!]]
*'''Alternate Universe Optimus Prime''' (Leader Class, 2020)
**''TakaraTomy ID number'': '''ER EX-17'''
**''TakaraTomy release date'': [[February 20]], [[2021]]
**''Accessories:'' [[Ion blaster#War for Cybertron: Earthrise|Ion Blaster]], shield/ramp, trailer/[[Combat Deck (G1)#AltUniverseOP|Combat Deck]], artillery robot, [[Matrix of Leadership/toys#War for Cybertron: Earthrise|Matrix of Leadership]]

:"Alternate Universe Optimus Prime" is a grayscale redeco of the figure above with a new head that evokes the battle damage and his death in ''The Transformers: The Movie''. The Matrix of Leadership is the same as the mass retail Leader, though the Ion Blaster is painted completely silver and his rear calves are painted. Another change is the number of lugnuts on the wheels of the trailer. The normal retail version has 10 lug nuts per wheel, while this release has none. He is packaged in a ''[[Generations Selects (toyline)|Selects]]''-styled box that depicts Ultra Magnus, Hot Rod, and [[Arcee (G1)|Arcee]] grieving during his death scene reflected on a window of his damaged truck mode.
:There are reported issues where the left chest piece is unable to tab in fully due to a deformed pin, leaving a small uneven gap visible in robot mode.

:This is the only ''Earthrise'' toy to lack an ID number and map piece and isn't part of the Galactic Odyssey Collection. Coincidentally, Hasbro ID number WFC-E28 is never used in the toyline within its range of E1 to E41, lending to the possibility that WFC-E28 was intended to be his.

:Before the figure was officially revealed, a single known specimen of the ''Earthrise'' Optimus Prime erroneously used the redeco's alternate head.<ref>https://tformers.com/earthrise-leader-optimus-prime-error-with-alternate-universe-head/37627/news.html</ref>

:Alternate Universe Optimus Prime was supposed to be released as an exclusive for Amazon Prime Day 2020, though the day was pushed back several months, making the toy release much earlier. The figure was fully revealed on Hasbro's June 26 [[Hasbro Pulse#Fan First Friday|Fan First Friday]] stream. The figure was later released in Japan as a [[TakaraTomy Mall]] exclusive as part of the 7th wave of TakaraTomy ''Selects'' toys.
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==''War for Cybertron Trilogy''==
[[File:Earthrise_Centurion_mini_OP.JPG|upright=0.5|thumb|Get me the smallest Optimus you have. No, that's too small.]]
*'''Deluxe Centurion Drone''' (Deluxe Class with accessories pack, 2020)
**''Hasbro ID number'': '''WFC-E33'''
**''TakaraTomy ID number'': '''ER EX-22'''
**''TakaraTomy release date'': [[March 27]], 2021

:A [[Slug figure|minuscule figurine]] of Optimus Prime, about 10 millimeters tall, is included in the ''[[War for Cybertron Trilogy (toyline)|War for Cybertron Trilogy]]'' Deluxe Centurion set, which is meant to complement the [[Unicron/toys#War for Cybertron Trilogy|''War for Cybertron Trilogy'' Unicron]] figure.

:Despite coming in a ''[[Generations Selects (toyline)|Generations Selects]]''-style box, the set is only branded as part of the ''War for Cybertron Trilogy'', and doesn't include a ''Selects'' lineup number, instead having an ''[[War for Cybertron: Earthrise|Earthrise]]'' ID number. [[TakaraTomy]] released this toy as part of ''Earthrise'' in [[Japan]].<ref name="TT Twitter">{{citesocial|quote=＼フォロワー27 000人突破／新情報2つ目はアースライズシリーズ「センチュリオンドローン＆ウェポナイザー」発売決定しました！予約開始は少し先の予定ですが楽しみしてにお待ち下さい！ #トランスフォーマー #Transformers https://t.co/8DpFsjRCuP|link=https://twitter.com/TF_pr/status/1285098906422931456/|name=Transformers PR|site=Twitter|year=2020|month=07|day=20|(defunct=)}}</ref>

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[[File:TF-Generations-WFC-Trilogy-Voyager-Battle-3-Pack-Optimus-Prime.jpg|upright=1.66|thumb|[[:File:Optimusprime-g2.jpg|Well]] [[Jhiaxus (G2)|gee]], [[Enerax|axe]] [[Transformers: Generation 2 (Marvel)|us!]]]]
*'''Optimus Prime''' (Battle 3-Pack, 2020)
**''TakaraTomy ID number'': '''WFC-11'''
**''TakaraTomy release date'': [[February 20]], 2021
**''Accessories'': Ion Blaster, Matrix of Leadership, [[Enerax#Toys|Enerax]] and [[Sheeldron#Toys|Sheeldron]] [[Battle Master]]s

:Promoting the ''Earthrise'' chapter of the [[Transformers: War for Cybertron Trilogy (cartoon)|''War for Cybertron Trilogy'' cartoon]], this version of Optimus Prime is a trailer-less redeco of the ''Earthrise'' Leader Class mold in darker colors more reminiscent of his [[Optimus Prime (G1)/toys#The Transformers|G1 figure]]. He comes with Battle Masters Enerax and Sheeldron, translucent yellow redecoes of ''Siege'' [[Pteraxadon#Toys|Pteraxadon]] and ''Earthrise'' [[Soundbarrier#Toys|Soundbarrier]] respectively, without the effects parts. In terms of deco, Optimus's blue plastic/paint operations and the unpaintable gray joints are replaced with the same darker shade of blue (which also coincidentally resembles the erroneous deco used for most of TakaraTomy's stock photos of the mold), additional blue paint has been added to his legs, the molded detail in the center of his pelvis is painted yellow, the interiors of his opening chest windows are unpainted, the translucent plastic is tinted green, and the eyes are a non-metallic light blue.

:The stock renders for both the robot and vehicle modes are inconsistent with the later stock photos: They reuse his deco from the ''Earthrise'' renders, but with blue eyes, green windows, and battle-damage paint apps that are absent on the final toy. The forearms are depicted as stripeless in robot mode, while the rear hip piece and the thighs are differently colored in the truck mode render.

:While Optimus Prime never appears in his ''Earthrise'' body in the cartoon, he was initially planned to for the ''Earthrise'' and ''Kingdom'' chapters, the idea from which this toy is based. A cartoon CGI render of this ''Earthrise'' Optimus Prime can be seen in the ''[[The Art and Making of Transformers: War for Cybertron Trilogy]]''.

:As with other ''[[War for Cybertron Trilogy (toyline)|War for Cybertron Trilogy]]'' figures, Optimus Prime was exclusive to Walmart in Canada and the United States.
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[[File:WFC-Netflix-Nemesis-Prime.jpg|thumb|400px|[[Obi-Wan Kenobi|"You were the Chosen One! It was said that you would destroy the Decepticons, not join them!"]]]]
*'''Spoiler Pack''' (Leader Unboxing, 2020)
**''TakaraTomy ID number'': '''WFC-16'''
**''TakaraTomy release date'': [[March 27]], 2021
**''Accessories:'' [[Dark Saber#War for Cybertron Trilogy|Dark Saber]], "W-M3 RF Ion Blaster", two forearm blasters, shield/ramp, artillery robot, trailer/[[Combat Deck (G1)#War for Cybertron Trilogy|Combat Deck]], [[Giza (POTP)#War for Cybertron Trilogy|Giza]] and [[Fangtron#Toys|Fangtron]] [[Battle Master]]s, "Fire Blast", 3 [[energon cube#War for Cybertron Trilogy|energon cubes]], [[Play-Doh|compound]]
{{note|This figure of [[Nemesis Prime (G1)#War for Cybertron Trilogy|Nemesis Prime]] also represents a "much darker future" of Optimus Prime in the [[Transformers: War for Cybertron Trilogy (cartoon)|War for Cybertron Trilogy]] cartoon.}}

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

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

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

:This set was a shared exclusive between online retailers and [[Walmart]] in Canada and the USA. In New Zealand, the set was sold exclusively at Toy World and Mighty Ape. Like the previous Spoiler Pack, the TakaraTomy release is packaged in a standard windowed box.
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==''War for Cybertron: Kingdom''==
[[File:TF-WFC-Kingdom-Core-Class-Optimus-Prime.jpg|upright=1.66|thumb|optimus prall (prime small)]]
*'''Optimus Prime''' (Core Class, 2020)
**''Hasbro ID number'': '''WFC-K1'''
**''TakaraTomy ID number'': '''KD EX-03'''
**''TakaraTomy release date'': [[May 20]], 2021
**''Accessories'': Ion Blaster
{{toydesigner|[[John Warden]] (Hasbro), [[Ittoku Kuwazu]] (TakaraTomy)}}

:Part of the first wave of the ''[[War for Cybertron: Kingdom|Kingdom]]'' Core Class toys, Optimus Prime is a smaller, roughly Legends-sized mold that according to his product copy and stock images is meant to be posed with larger toys of the same character, but we would be stupid not to note that he is also a good size to interact with Titan Class figures. His transformation shares engineering with the [[#Thrilling 30|''Thrilling 30'' Legends figure]], but with sculpted detailing directly based on the ''Earthrise'' mold, down to details like the ''vestigial knee flaps'' from the ''Siege'' mold. The included Ion Blaster features a 3 mm handle under a 5 mm post, dedicated to the C.O.M.B.A.T. System. He is also fairly articulated for a figure this small, having head rotation and tilting, torso rotation (which looks a bit unnatural), ab crunch, butterfly joints at the shoulders, and ball joints in shoulders, elbows, hips, and knees.

:Unlike the actual product, the truck door section of the wrist/hand part is unpainted in the CG stock render. Curiously, his instructions depict an Energon axe that was notably left out of the final release and was not shown in stock photos.

:The red paint on the flip-out arms will chip off over time due to repeated transformations caused by the snap-on connection that holds them in place in robot mode.

:In Japan, Optimus Prime was released as a [[TakaraTomy Mall]] exclusive. This mold was later redecoed into ''[[Transformers: Legacy#Evolution .282023.29|Legacy: Evolution]]'' [[Nemesis Prime (G1)#Legacy|Nemesis Prime]], while utilizing the unused Energon Axe.

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[[File:WFC-K11 Optimus Prime Packaging Stock.jpg|thumb|upright=0.9]]
*'''Optimus Prime''' (Leader Class, 2020)
**''Hasbro ID number'': '''WFC-K11'''
**''TakaraTomy ID number'': '''KD-19'''
**''TakaraTomy release date'': [[March 26]], [[2022]]
**''Accessories:'' [[Ion blaster#Generations|Ion Blaster]], shield/ramp, trailer/[[Combat Deck (G1)#Generations|Combat Deck]], artillery robot, [[Matrix of Leadership/toys#War for Cybertron: Kingdom|Matrix of Leadership]]

:''Earthrise'' Optimus Prime featured a [[package refresh]] in the first wave of the ''Kingdom'' Leader Class toys. It featured no changes except for the gunmetal paint on the ion blaster being a ''very slightly'' lighter color.

:Much like most of the toyline, Optimus Prime comes with one of four possible holographic [[Golden Disk (Voyager)|Golden Disk]] cards for his wave, which reveals a [[Source:Golden Disk destinies|possible destiny]] of a key character, Optimus Prime being one of them.
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[[File:WFC-Kingdom-Titan-Ark-Optimus-Prime.jpg|thumb|200px|Scaled to fit inside the Ark's cockpit or a [[Mark Maher|decent-sized soul patch]].]]
*'''Autobot Ark''' (2021)
**''Hasbro ID number:'' '''WFC-K30'''

:''Kingdom'' Titan Class [[Ark (G1)#Generations|Autobot Ark]] comes with a minuscule figurine of Optimus Prime, similar to the Unicron-scaled one in the ''War for Cybertron Trilogy'' [[#War for Cybertron Trilogy|Centurion Drone set]], designed to be in scale with the Ark's starship mode. It is cast in the same orange translucent plastic used for the Ark's windscreen, then painted over with a metallic red.
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==''Premium Finish''==
[[File:TF-Premium-Finish-PFWFC-01-Optimus-Prime.jpg|thumb|upright=1.66|The REAL ''War for Cybertron Trilogy'' [[#2020Netflix|Autobot Optimus Prime toy]].]]
*'''Optimus Prime''' (Voyager Class, [[October 30]], 2021)
**''TakaraTomy ID number'': '''PF WFC-01 / PFGR 01'''
**''Hasbro ID number'': '''GE-01'''
**''Accessories'': "W-50 Dual-Mech Energon Strikeshield," "W-M3 RF Ion Blaster" (combines to form "Sentrystrike Ultra-Blaster")

:Part of the first wave of TakaraTomy's ''[[Transformers Premium Finish|Premium Finish]]'' subline, Optimus Prime is a redeco of the [[#Siege|''Siege'' Voyager Class toy]], with the same weapons and C.O.M.B.A.T. System functionality.

:In a similar deco to the ''[[3A|ThreeZero]]'' figure, Optimus Prime is redecoed to be completely accurate to his on-screen appearance in the [[Transformers: War for Cybertron Trilogy (cartoon)|''War for Cybertron'' Trilogy cartoon]]; for example, the translucent blue parts are now green, an extra white stripe is added in the front of the sideways truck kibble, and the battle damage is changed.
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==''Legacy''==
[[File:Legacy Laser Optimus Prime.jpg|thumb|upright=1.66|We're gonna party like it's 1995!]]
<ul class="iconlist">{{Bp-a1|'''Laser Optimus Prime''' (Leader Class, [[2022]]) / '''G2 Universe Laser Optimus Prime''' (Leader Class, [[2024]])}}</ul>
:*''TakaraTomy ID number'': '''TL-06'''
:*''TakaraTomy release date'': [[September 24]], 2022
:*''Accessories:'' [[Energon]] sword, Energon axe, [[Matrix of Leadership/toys#Legacy|Matrix of Leadership]], blaster, trailer/battle station
{{toydesigner|[[Hisashi Yuki]] (Takara Tomy), [[Lenny Panzica]] (Hasbro)|[[Emiliano Santalucia]] (concept artist), [[AJ Piejko-Brown]] (packaging)}}

: Part of the first wave of ''[[Transformers: Legacy|Legacy]]'' Leader Class toys, "Laser Optimus Prime" is an updated version of his [[Optimus Prime (G1)/toys#LaserOptimusPrime|''Generation 2'' design]] which transforms into a mid-1990s Western Star 4964EX, with deco and sculpt details most directly based on the [[Optimus Prime (G1)/toys#G2reissue|2006 "Battle Convoy" reissue's modified deco and stickers]] with a flame deco on the front from his [[Optimus Prime (G1)/toys#RTSDeluxe|2010 Deluxe Class figure]]. He includes an Energon sword, an Energon axe, a new removable Matrix of Leadership (notable NOT the same mold shared by other figures of the same time) which echoes the sticker details of the 2006 reissue, and a trailer that can transform into a battle station (tanker deco of Optimus burning down a forest not included, sadly) with a small detachable double-barreled cannon. The axe and sword can be stored either inside the trailer or on the cab, with the sword stored underneath the rear section of the cab like the original and the axe slotting in over the trailer hitch. In tanker mode, the trailer's claw arm can be folded to act as a jack to allow it to stand freely. His signature shoulder pylons can open outwards to reveal missile pods. He has restricted arm movement as the shoulder pylons do not rotate, while the real arms start beneath the flap.

: Not mentioned in his instructions, the sword and axe can combine into a larger sword. His Matrix can be attached to the axe or the combined sword, using the rectangular peg near the axe's haft (normally meant to keep the handle folded neatly for storage). The chest slot where the Matrix plugs in is open in the back, seemingly meant to allow for [[light-piping]] in robot mode. His eyes feature neutered light-piping due to the back of his head being painted over, but the eyes are left unpainted.

:As the sword accessory is designed for this mold's open hands, it cannot be wielded by other figures with closed 5mm hands due to the protruding tab on the handle.

: Most of Laser Optimus Prime's lower body, including his hips, thighs, the front of his lower legs (except for the shin vents), and feet, reuse elements from the [[#Earthrise|''Earthrise'' toy]] above whereas other details like his crotch, shins, back of the lower legs, tires, and the entirety of his upper body are brand-new. Like the ''Earthrise'' toy, the shins have the ''Siege'' figure's trailer hitch on the outside. Laser Optimus's trailer can be attached to ''Earthrise'' Optimus, as well as ''Siege'' Optimus, ''Kingdom'' Huffer, and ''Kingdom'' Pipes. This figure is also similarly compatible with the trailer included with ''Earthrise'' Optimus.

: The original release's [[Hasbro Pulse]] listing labeled him as "G2 Universe Laser Optimus Prime", while the packaging itself merely labeled him as "Laser Optimus Prime". The subsequent [[package refresh]] in the ''Legacy: United'' subline added the "G2 Universe" label on the box. Despite his origins, Optimus has no G2 faction symbols, only a silver G1 Autobot insignia on his left cab door.

: This figure was also redecoed into ''Velocitron Speedia 500 Collection'' "[[Scourge (RID)#Legacy|Robots In Disguise 2000 Universe Scourge]]" and ''Toxitron Collection'' "[[Toxitron (Universe)#Legacy|G2 Universe Toxitron]]", as well as [[#Target|Target Optimus Prime]] and ''[[Synergenex]]'' [[Optimus Prime (G1)/toys#Synergenex|Optimus Prime Type MFS-3 Kiryu]]. The sword, axe, and Matrix were redecoed into ''[[Transformers: Generations (toyline)#Shattered Glass Collection|Shattered Glass Collection]]'' [[Ultra Magnus (SG)#Shattered Glass Collection|Ultra Magnus]]'s [[Terminus Blade]].

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[[File:TF-Legacy-Core-Class-Optimus.jpg|upright=1|thumb|'Til all are [[Package refresh|refreshed!]]]]
<ul class="iconlist">{{Bp-a1|'''Optimus Prime''' (Core Class, 2022)}}</ul>
:*''Accessories'': Ion Blaster

: Part of the second wave of ''[[Transformers: Legacy|Legacy]]'' Core Class toys, Optimus Prime is a [[package refresh]] of the previous [[#War for Cybertron: Kingdom|''Kingdom'' Core Class figure]]. Aside from the packaging, the Ion Blaster's 3mm peg on the handle and the tab for the side truck windows are left unpainted.

: He saw ''another'' package refresh as part of the fourth Core Class Wave for ''Legacy: Evolution''.

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[[File:Legacy-A-Hero-Is-Born-Orion-Pax.jpg|thumb|upright=1.66|"[[Alpha Trion/toys#Legacy|My]] son, who has every disease."]]
<ul class="iconlist">{{Bp-multi|'''A Hero Is Born''' (2-pack, 2022)}}</ul>
:*''Accessories'': Pistol, dispenser
{{toydesigner|[[Evan Brooks]] (Hasbro), [[Takio Ejima]] and [[Takashi Kunihiro]] (TakaraTomy)|[[Lenny Panzica]] (initial concept)}}<ref>[https://youtu.be/vuZHDR3ZBd8 Transformers Panel] at [[Hasbro Pulse Con 2022]] Day 1 on the [[Hasbro Pulse]] YouTube channel.</ref>

: A fairly extensive retool of ''[[Studio Series]]'' Deluxe Class [[Kup (G1)/toys#Studio Series|Kup]] with a new cartoon-accurate head, chest, and legs, transforming into a Cybertronian pickup truck... and is a clear homage to the [[e-HOBBY]]-exclusive [[Optimus Prime (G1)/toys#Collector's Edition|release from 2005]]. Pax has a red pistol and an [[Energon goodie]] dispenser, both also reused from ''Studio Series'' Kup.

: ''Legacy'' Orion Pax retains Kup's removable arm and leg feature, compatible with any 5mm port or post. Additionally—whether or not it was intentional— Orion Pax's shoulders and hips are inverted straight out of the box, differentiating the overall design from Kup. If one doesn't like them this way, a simple twist of the joints will put them back into the orientation they are on Kup.

: Unfortunately, Orion Pax suffers from the same design issue as the mold's original release. The painted robot mode crotch area that is part of the vehicle mode undercarriage does not fold up far enough to prevent dragging and paint damage, thus care should be taken when the figure is transformed.

: This figure is a part of a [[Hasbro Pulse]]-exclusive 2-pack; also including [[Alpha Trion/toys#Legacy|Alpha Trion]] with [[Vector Sigma#Legacy|Vector Sigma]] and [[Key to Vector Sigma#Legacy|its Key]]. The set was put up for pre-order during [[Hasbro Pulse Con 2022|Pulse Con 2022]], and began appearing in Hong Kong stores shortly afterwards.

: [[Taiwan]]ese fans who supported the [[Hasbro Pulse#HasLab|HasLab]] [[Star Saber (G1)#Legacy|Victory Saber]] project ended up getting the "A Hero Is Born" set instead (along with a full refund) after their Victory Sabers were severely water damaged during shipment and could not be delivered. No, this set is nowhere near as cool. Sorry?

:This mold was further retooled to make the "War Dawn 2-Pack" [[Dion (G1)#Legacy|Dion]] figure.

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[[File:TF-Legacy-Data-Pax.jpg|upright=1.66|thumb|You've heard of a rescue axe, get ready for the ''library axe''.]]
<ul class="iconlist">{{Bp-multi|'''Humble Origins 2-Pack''' (2-pack, [[2023]])}}</ul>
:*''Accessories'': Axe handle, axe head, blaster, ammo drum
{{toydesigner|[[Evan Brooks]] (Hasbro)}}<ref>[[May 16]], [[2023]]'s [https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=tPFnqhvXhTs Hasbro Pulse Transformers Fanstream] on YouTube, with [[Evan Brooks]], [[Ben MacCrae]], and [[Sixo]].</ref>

: Part of the ''Legacy: Evolution'' "Pre-Cybertronian War" capsule, "Data Clerk Orion Pax" is a retool of ''[[War for Cybertron: Siege|Siege]]'' Deluxe Class [[Hound (G1)/toys#War for Cybertron: Siege|Hound]], transforming into a Cybertronian armored off-road vehicle in 15 steps. He retains Hound's blaster with clip-on ammo drum and also includes a new two-piece axe based on that of the [[#T30Deluxe|''Thrilling 30'' Deluxe figure]], both 5 mm compatible. The weapons can be mounted on any of his numerous 5 mm ports for storage, including his back and vehicle mode roof. His newly-molded chest is based on his appearance in "[[Chaos Theory Part 1|Chaos Theory]]", while his new head, legs, and windshield are based on [[Guido Guidi]]'s design<ref>{{cite social|quote="young" Optimus Prime concept sketch (that later would become inspiration for Generations Orion Pax toy)...|link=https://twitter.com/Guido_Guidi/status/536828436627869696|name=Guido Guidi|site=Twitter|year=2014|month=11|day=24}}</ref> from "[[Spotlight: Blurr]]". His color breaks and "Data Clerk" title are based on ''[[Transformers: Prime (cartoon)|Prime]]'' [[Optimus Prime (WFC)|Orion Pax]].

: He comes comes in a 2-pack with [[Shockwave (G1)/toys#HumbleOrigins|Senator Shockwave]], exclusive to [[Amazon (website)|Amazon]] in North America. The set was revealed and went up for pre-order on the [[May 16]] [[Hasbro Pulse]] Fanstream alongside the "Rise of Tyranny" 2-pack. Amazon mistakenly mixed up the product IDs for the Rise Of Tyranny and Humble Origins two-packs; as a result, customers who pre-ordered this set were actually sent [[Megatron (G1)/Generations toys#RiseofTyranny|Miner Megatron]] and [[Ratbat (G1)/toys#Legacy|Senator Ratbat]].

::''[https://www.instagram.com/p/CsUU9MpO8M9/ Designer commentary on Data Clerk Orion Pax from Evan Brooks on Instagram]''
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[[File:LegacyEvo CoreClass2PackOptimusPrime.jpg|upright=1.66|thumb|Advertised as perfect for younger children, but I think a Roller at this scale constitutes a choking hazard in 200 nations worldwide.]]
<ul class="iconlist">{{Bp-a1|'''Optimus Prime & Bumblebee''' (Multi-pack, [[2023]])}}</ul>
:*''TakaraTomy ID Number'': '''TL-EX'''
:*''Accessories'': Ion blaster, axe, stinger blaster, trailer, [[Roller (G1)#Legacy|Roller]], repair drone, trailer hitch/shield panel
{{toydesigner|[[Evan Brooks]] (Hasbro), [[Ittoku Kuwazu]] (TakaraTomy)}}<ref name="fanstream" />

: A Hasbro Pulse exclusive, this ''Legacy: Evolution'' Optimus Prime is a cartoon-accurate redeco of the above ''Kingdom'' Core Class figure. His plastic colors are generally brighter, with the grey unpaintable areas in particular now cast in pearlescent white. He also features some differences in paint applications, including no silver on the legs, no stripe on the vehicle mode cab, yellow highlights on his waist flaps, and a gray background for his eyes, all of which serve to make him more show-accurate. He now comes with his famous [[Combat Deck (G1)#Legacy|trailer]] in Core Class scale (which can be hitched with an extension panel that doubles as a shield), which includes a tiny Roller (also able to tow the trailer!) and repair drone. The trailer was noted by its designer [[Evan Brooks]] to be proportionally large and is scaled to be able to fit the pack-in partner [[Bumblebee (G1)/toys#Legacy|Bumblebee]], though it's not quite long enough to fit the repair drone, Roller, and Bumblebee all at once. The set also includes both the Ion Blaster and Energon Axe accessories from the previous versions of the mold.

: He was revealed and put up for pre-order on the [[June 20]] [[Hasbro Pulse]] [https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=QjLY0uamTKM Fanstream]. The set is also sold as a TakaraTomy Mall exclusive.

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<ul class="iconlist">{{Bp-a1|'''G1 Universe Optimus Prime''' (Deluxe Class, [[2024]])}}</ul>
[[File:TF-Legacy-G1ToyOptimus.jpg|thumb|upright=1.67|"We already have Missing Link at home." Missing Link at home:]]
:*''TakaraTomy name:'' '''Optimus Prime (G1 Universe)''' (オプティマスプライム(G1ユニバース))
:*''TakaraTomy ID number:'' '''TL-83'''
:*''TakaraTomy release date:'' [[2025]] [[January 25]]
:*''Accessories'': [[Matrix of Leadership/toys#LegacyG1UniverseDeluxe|Matrix of Leadership]], 2 blasters, 2 smokestacks, energy axe
{{toydesigner|[[Mark Maher]] (Hasbro),<ref>[[May 14]], [[2024]]'s [https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=OOXZGDHebTk Hasbro Pulse | Transformers Fanstream | May 2024] on YouTube, with [[Ben MacCrae]], [[Evan Brooks]], and [[Kelly Rose]].</ref> [[Koki Yamada]] (TakaraTomy)<ref>[https://www.instagram.com/p/C8H0sH8Osze/ Design notes] on ''Legacy United'' G1 Universe Optimus Prime from [[Hasbro]] designer [[Mark Maher]] on Instagram</ref>}}

: Part of the fourth Wave of ''Legacy: United'' Deluxes, "G1 Optimus Prime" is an unusual ''Generations'' release in that it is focused entirely on reproducing the aesthetic of his [[Optimus Prime (G1)/toys#The Transformers|original Generation 1 toy]], not unlike TakaraTomy's higher end ''[[Missing Link]]'' [[Optimus Prime (G1)/toys#Missing Link|Convoy]] produced around the same time. The chief differences between this and ''Missing Link'' are that the ''Legacy: United'' toy is smaller than the G1 figure and lacks [[die-cast]] metal and [[vacuum metallizing|chrome]]. While not as articulated overall, this Deluxe does have better range at his waist and neck. His forearms, shins, and feet feature detailing based on the sticker placement of his original G1 toy, albeit unpainted. He features "PVC rubber" {{sic}} tires on all six wheels—the first mainline Optimus toy to have soft tires in a [[Optimus Prime (Movie)/toys#Leader Class toys|very long time]]. His tires read "CYBERTRON RADIAL 275/80 R22",<ref>The "275/80 R22" notation on the tires means the tire is 275mm thick, the height is 80% of the thickness, has radial construction, and fits a 22 inch rim</ref> referencing the fictional "[[Cybertronian Radial]]" brand used by ''[[Transformers: Alternators|Alternators]]''.

: He is designed to be able to pull not only current trailers such as that of his [[#Earthrise|''Earthrise'' toy]], but also the original G1 trailer. Due to his smaller size, the ''Earthrise'' trailer is almost perfectly proportioned to him while the original G1 trailer is almost comically huge.

: Optimus has a translucent blue Matrix of Leadership which he cannot hold but can store in his chest, modelled after the 2002 [[Matrix of Leadership/toys#The Transformers|New Year's Special version]]. He comes equipped with two versions of his ion blaster - a larger one modeled after the original G1 toy release and another, thinner version representing the running change variant of the G1 toy blaster. He also comes with an orange energy axe based on the one included with the [[The Transformers Collection|The Transformers Collection]] [[Optimus Prime (G1)/toys#The Transformers Collection|Convoy]]. The smokestacks can be used as handheld weapons as well, but barely able to fit into his hands due to the height of his forearms. They are too large to safely be used with [[Fire Blast effect|blast effects]], potentially damaging the effects as they need to be stretched out to fit. All three weapons can store on his truck bed. His axe has nowhere to store in robot mode, and he only has one port on his back to store one of the blasters (unless you use the ones on his calves, but that looks a little silly). However, it is possible to peg his smokestacks into the ports on his calves upside down and peg the blasters into the shoulder ports instead, which allows them to be stored without impeding his knee articulation.

: Both of his blasters are cast in clear plastic and then painted over in glossy black paint. As a result, they tend to have an extremely tight fit to the point that some 5 mm ports simply will not hold them. The ports on Prime's legs are similarly looser than normal, able to hold these two guns securely at the cost of being looser with basically any other 5 mm accessory. Due to his fists being looser than normal to accommodate the blasters, the axe sits ''very'' loosely in Prime's fists and may not even plug in securely at all. (Surprisingly, it looks alright in the hands of the original G1 toy; the half-sphere at the base of the axe sort of rests ''on top'' of the fists.) There also is some variance in the amount of fluorescent yellow paint over his eyes, with many copies having it thick enough to neuter his [[light-piping]]

: Teased during the [[May 14]], [[2024]] fanstream as a passion project for Maher, he was later officially revealed on the designer's Instagram page on [[June 12]] later that year, with pre-orders going up on [[June 13]].

:This mold was also used to make ''[[Transformers: Age of the Primes|Age of the Primes]]'' [[Ultra Magnus (G1)/toys#Age of the Primes|Ultra Magnus]].

::*''[https://www.instagram.com/p/C8H0sH8Osze/ Designer commentary on ''Legacy United'' G1 Universe Optimus Prime from Mark Maher on Instagram]''

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<ul class="iconlist">{{Bp-a1d1|'''Fractured Friendship 2-Pack''' (2-pack, 2024)}}</ul>
[[File:TF-Legacy-United-Fractured-Orion Pax.jpg|thumb|upright=1.67]]
:*''Accessories'': [[Matrix of Leadership/toys#FracturedFriendship|Matrix of Leadership]], ion blaster, 2 arm cannons

:''Legacy: United'' "Security Officer Orion Pax" is an extensive retool of ''[[Studio Series]]'' [[Optimus Prime (WFC)/toys#Studio Series|Gamer Edition Optimus Prime]] based on his appearance in "[[Chaos Theory Part 1|Chaos Theory]]" and the pre-war portions of ''[[The Transformers: More than Meets the Eye|More than Meets the Eye]]'', transforming into a Cybertronian truck. Compared to Gamer Optimus, Pax has a new head, chest, shoulders, forearms, shins, and feet, the latter of which gives him some extra height so he can properly look his Decepticon counterpart in the eye. Most of his vehicle mode parts have also seen some notable retooling, resulting in a much more boxy truck mode; the new feet also unfold to to cover up the former gap in the rear.

:His right forearm retains the ''Gamer Edition'' figure's ability to be disconnected, revealing a [[5 mm post]], which allows any ''Gamer Edition'' figure's blaster to be attached in its place. Despite this, Pax's own ion blaster has a new part attached to it with a screw so it can be held normally, sacrificing the ability for it to be attached to his arm. However, this functionality can be restored by simply removing the screw and detaching the new part.<ref>[https://www.tfw2005.com/boards/threads/potential-sdcc-fractured-friendship-2-pack.1264588/page-66#post-22597549 Post detailing how to remove the new part on Orion Pax's ion blaster] in the TFW2005 thread for the Fractured Friendship 2-Pack</ref> This version of the mold fixes the swapped wheel misassembly of the original tooling.

:In addition to the ion blaster, Pax comes with the same Matrix of Leadership accessory as Gamer Edition Optimus (which plugs into his chest cavity via a 5mm connection) and two new forearm-mounted cannons, which peg onto his sides in truck mode.

:Security Officer Orion Pax was included in the "Fractured Friendship" 2-pack alongside the similarly IDW-inspired [[Megatron (G1)/Generations toys#FracturedFriendship|Gladiator Megatron]]. The 2-pack was revealed by IGN on [[June 27]], 2024 as an exclusive for that year's [[San Diego Comic-Con]], with limited quantities later made available through [[Hasbro Pulse]] on [[August 5]]. It was later spotted at Chinese retail soon after its official reveal.<ref>[https://www.ign.com/articles/hasbro-sdcc-exclusive-figures-star-wars-marvel-transformers-gi-joe Hasbro SDCC 2024 exclusives reveal] - on IGN</ref>
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==Holiday Optimus Prime==
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[[File:Gen-toy OptimusPrime Holiday.jpg|thumb|upright=1.66|"Your mistletoe is no match for my TOW missiles!"]]
<ul class="iconlist">{{Bp-a1|'''Holiday Optimus Prime''' (2022)}}</ul>
:*''Accessories'': Candy cane ion blaster, [[Matrix of Holiday Cheer]],<ref>[https://bwtf.com/news/holiday-op-info-pics Full presser for Holiday Optimus Prime] at Ben's World of Transformers including bio and stock photos.</ref> trailer, artillery robot, ramp/shield, trailer hitch
{{toydesigner|[[Lenny Panzica]] and [[Mark Maher]] (Hasbro)| [[Mario Carreiro]] and [[Christina Murphy]] (packaging)}}<ref>[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ANet8GxJgmk Recording] of the ''Transformers'' panel at [[MCM Comic-Con London 2022]] with [[Ben MacCrae]] at the "Ryan Speaks Geek" YouTube channel</ref>

: A surprise reveal at [[MCM Comic-Con London 2022]], "Holiday Optimus Prime" converts in 37 steps from a licensed {{w|Volvo VN|Volvo VNR 300}}–known throughout the United States as an "[[Amazon (website)|Amazon Prime]] truck"–into a very [[Hero (G2)|Combat Hero]]-styled Optimus Prime with a decidedly [[Santa Claus]]-ish color layout, in predominantly red deco with white trim and big black boots. The truck mode is decoed so as to represent snow kicking up over the fenders and falling down onto the roof of his trailer. Said trailer is a redeco of the one included with [[#Earthrise|''Earthrise'' Optimus Prime]] in white with red stripes and features a [[tampograph]]ed Autobot [[insignia]] wearing a Santa hat. It also has a new trailer-hitch add-on part with a much further-back hitch-peg, so the trailer connects in the proper place to Optimus's new truck mode; this part is removable so you can use the trailer with the originally-compatible ''Earthrise'' toys. In terms of accessories, Prime comes with a redeco of the ''Earthrise'' toy's ion blaster in festive candy cane striping, as well as a "Matrix of Holiday Cheer" to store behind his translucent green [[Kibble#"Faux-parts"|chest windows]].

:Prime's box is designed to look as though it has been pre-packaged in Autobot insignia/snowflake wrapping paper and partially ripped open to reveal the toy inside, even including a printed-on to/from gift tag!

:The official [[stock photography]] leaves two flaps on Prime's chest mistransformed; they should fold in to give him [[Kibble#"Faux-parts"|his iconic grille detail]].

:The figure was made available for sale exclusively at [[Hasbro Pulse]] on November 1, 2022, and shipped in early December 2022. This mold-set was later used to make [[#Volvo|VNR Optimus Prime]].

:...Speaking of the "Amazon Prime" trucks, Holiday Optimus Prime appears to have been repurposed from a long-planned but ultimately [[unreleased toy|never released]] ''[[Transformers Collaborative|Collaborative]]'' figure which was listed on the Australian version of the website as early as April 2021,<ref name="amazon1">[https://news.tfw2005.com/2021/04/07/new-amazon-australia-transformers-listings-shattered-glass-and-golden-disk-figures-project-bat-and-more-431028 Earliest reported Amazon Australia listing for "Amazon Optimus Prime"] at TFW2005, April 2021.</ref> with a detailed product description following in June of that same year,<ref name="amazon2">[https://news.tfw2005.com/2021/06/28/transformers-collaborative-transformers-amazon-prime-mash-up-official-description-436399 Product description for "Amazon Optimus Prime"] at TFW2005, June 2021.</ref> as well as listings on other international versions of the Amazon website such as Amazon Germany.<ref name="amazon3">[https://www.tfw2005.com/boards/threads/product-description-for-amazon-x-transformers-optimus-prime.1216185/page-11#post-19284981 Earliest documented Amazon Germany listing for "Amazon Optimus Prime"] at TFW2005, June 2021.</ref> The Amazon Australia listing was later rediscovered in July 2022,<ref name="amazon4">[https://tformers.com/leaked-transformers-x-amazon-prime-collaborative-optimus-prime-delivery-truck-listing/46484/news.html Amazon Australia listing for "Amazon Optimus Prime"] reported by TFormers, July 2022.</ref> but photos still remained a no-show. Like Holiday Optimus Prime, the Amazon mashup was also specified to turn into a licensed Volvo truck in 37 steps. All signs point to the Volvo Optimus Prime mold being repurposed as an affiliate of a less corporate–and more public domain–gift distributor... not to mention as a release less likely to annoy other [[Walmart|major]] [[Target|retailers]] of Hasbro toys.
::*''[https://www.instagram.com/p/Ckepd4SOlPs/ Designer commentary on Holiday Optimus Prime from Mark Maher on Instagram]''
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==''Generations Comic Edition''==
[[File:GenerationsComics OptimusPrimeHead.jpeg|upright=1.66|thumb|This is how we get AHEAD in sales.]]
<ul class="iconlist">{{Bp-d1|'''Shockwave''' (Leader Class, 2024)}}</ul>
:*''Accessories'': Display stand, Optimus Prime's head
{{toydesigner|[[Amy Bence]] (packaging artist),<ref>[[April 25]], [[2024]]'s [https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=s06YE02e844 Hasbro Pulse Transformers Fanstream | April 2024] on YouTube, with [[Ben MacCrae]], [[Mark Maher]], and [[Evan Brooks]].</ref> [[Matthew Cohen]] (photography)<ref>{{citesocial|quote=And here are my shots of the 40th Anniversary Grimlock and Shockwave figures, with accessories and and paint job ripped straight from the comics that inspired them!|link=https://www.instagram.com/p/C3B8OpCMsq1/|site=Instagram|name=Matthew Cohen|year=2024|month=2|day=6}}</ref>}}

:''[[Transformers: Generations (toyline)#Comic Edition|Generations Comic Edition]]'' [[Shockwave (G1)/toys#Generations Comic Edition|Shockwave]] comes with an accessory depicting the severed head of Optimus Prime in a harness, based on the events of [[The New Order|the second storyline]] of the [[The Transformers (Marvel comic)|original ''Transformers'' comic]] published by [[Marvel Comics]], in which Shockwave attempts to extract the [[Matrix of Leadership|Creation Matrix]] from Prime. More specifically, the design is based on [[Herb Trimpe]]'s artwork from [[Brainstorm!|issues eleven]] and [[Prime Time!|twelve]]. The armatures for the harness accessory come on a [[sprue]] and must be assembled.

:The head of ''[[War for Cybertron: Earthrise|Earthrise]]'' [[#Earthrise|Optimus Prime]] can be removed and replaced with this head for a new Marvel inspired look! It can be a snug fit, though, so take a little care when installing. Also note that, as the ''[[War for Cybertron: Siege|Siege]]''/''Earthrise'' head mold does not have the appropriate gap in the back, it cannot be used on the harness in place of the new head.
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==Target Optimus Prime==
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[[File:TargetOptimusPrime.jpg|thumb|upright=1.66|So...we got the Amazon truck (almost), now this, is the Walmart truck next?]]
<ul class="iconlist">{{Bp-a1|'''Target Optimus Prime & Autobot Bullseye''' ([[2024]])}}</ul>
:*Accessories: [[Matrix of Leadership/toys#Target|Matrix of Leadership]], trailer, artillery robot
{{toydesigner| [[Mark Maher]] (Hasbro), [[Ted (Target)|Ted]] (Target)|[[Amy Bence]] (packaging artist)}}<ref>[[March 14]], 2024's [https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ESK6ZEhqM5Y Hasbro Pulse | Transformers 40th Anniversary Fanstream | March 14, 2024] on YouTube, with [[Ben MacCrae]], [[Evan Brooks]], and [[Mark Maher]].</ref>

:"Target Optimus Prime" is a [[Target]]-exclusive (duh) redeco of [[#Legacy|''Legacy'' Laser Optimus Prime]] sans weapons, transforming into a Target-branded truck. He's also packaged with a Target-themed version of the ''Earthrise'' trailer, complete with Bullseye the dog on the side, [[Bullseye (Target)|a figure of whom]] is also packed in with Prime. "Autobot Bullseye" turns into a {{w|padded envelope|bubble mailer}} for Optimus to deliver, with photos depicting the artillery robot used as a scanner. The packaging art depicts Optimus playing fetch with Bullseye, using one of the iconic "Red Ball" bollards found outside most Target stores as the ball. The front of the package shows him readying to throw the ball, while the side shows Optimus petting and scritching Bullseye after he's caught it. ''D'awww.''

:He was revealed by IGN on [[March 13]], [[2024]] with pre-orders going up later that same day.<ref>{{citesocial|link=https://www.ign.com/articles/transformers-hasbro-reveals-target-exclusive-optimus-prime-autobot-bullseye-figures|title=Transformers: Hasbro Reveals Target-Exclusive Optimus Prime & Autobot Bullseye Figures|site=IGN|name=Jesse Schedeen|year=2024|month=03|day=13}}</ref>
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==''Studio Series''==
[[File:StudioSeries86CommanderOptimusPrime.jpg|thumb|upright=1.66|Blaster, I’m gonna need you to blare "The Touch" — louder than ever. <center>'''''([[Tusks|Piano]] sold separately. Basketball still not included.)'''''</center>]]
<ul class="iconlist">{{Bp-a1|'''Optimus Prime''' (Commander Class, [[2024]])}}</ul>
:*''Movie'': '''''The Transformers: The Movie'''''
:*''Hasbro ID number'': '''86-31'''
:*''TakaraTomy ID number'': '''SS-142'''
:*''TakaraTomy release date'': [[March 29]], [[2025]]
:*''Accessories'': [[Matrix of Leadership/toys#SS86OP|Matrix of Leadership]], [[Ion blaster#Studio Series|Ion Blaster]], [[Energon-axe#SS86|Energon Axe]], [[Trailer]]/[[Combat Deck (G1)#Studio Series|Combat Deck]], [[Roller (G1)#Studio Series|Roller]], Auto-Launcher repair drone, 2 [[Fire Blast effect|beam effects]], 2 truck jump effects, "[[Battle of Autobot City]]" backdrop (3rd version)
{{toydesigner|[[Evan Brooks]] (Hasbro), [[Tomoki Tatsumi]] (TakaraTomy)<ref name=SS86credit>{{citesocial|quote=Tomo san was an absolute wizard in bringing this figure to life at our CMD price point and I hope you all will stay tuned as I follow up with another post to answer some questions I've seen floating around.|link=https://www.instagram.com/reel/C9fYFZvvwxZ/?hl=en|name=Evan Brooks|site=Instagram|year=2024|month=07|day=16}}</ref>|[[Mario Carreiro]], [[Christina Murphy]], and [[Amy Bence]] (packaging),<ref name=SS86packaging>[https://www.youtube.com/live/52ddGYMyvpE?si=7l7OP6YeEB9W82xR&t=9841 Transformers Panel] at [[Hasbro Pulse Con 2024]] with [[Ben MacCrae]], [[Evan Brooks]], [[Mark Maher]], [[Marcelo Matere]], and [[Nate Purswell]].</ref> [[Marcelo Matere]] (packaging illustration)<ref name=SS86art>[[July 26]], [[2024]]'s [https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=igLCLYjKqh4 Transformers SDCC 2024 Brand Panel Fanstream | Hasbro Pulse] with [[Evan Brooks]] and [[Nate Purswell]].</ref>}}

:Released for the brand's 40th anniversary, ''[[Studio Series]]'' Optimus Prime transforms into a semi-truck in 40 steps. This version is even ''more'' cartoon-accurate than the last several iterations, based directly on his appearance in <s>the entire cartoon</s> ''[[The Transformers: The Movie]]''. However, he still directly takes some design elements from ''[[The Transformers: Masterpiece|Masterpiece]]'' [[Optimus Prime (G1)/toys#MP10|MP-10 Convoy]], including his headsculpt, torso stripe details, thigh sculpts, and feet. He features a wide array of articulation points comparable to the same line's [[Ultra Magnus (G1)/toys#Studio Series|Ultra Magnus]], including articulated hands with individual index fingers, rotatable "antenna ears", and butterfly shoulder joints, the latter of which lets him open up his chest compartment and to deliver the haymaker that defeated [[Megatron (G1)/Generations toys#Studio Series|Megatron]] in the movie. Said chest compartment contains another ''Earthrise''-style Matrix of Leadership and features a front cover flap. Like Magnus, the Matrix can only be held by pinching it due to its small size. Unfortunately, the chest compartment remains red due to being made of [[unpaintable plastic]] to support the butterfly joints. Optimus Prime is about half a head taller than the [[#Earthrise|''Earthrise'' figure]], making him closer in scale to most of his Autobot brethren from the past few years.

:He comes with his ion blaster, energon axe, trailer (with Roller and Auto-Launcher repair drone), and a pair of [[Fire Blast effect|blast effects]] that are reminiscent of those that came with the [[Optimus Prime (G1)/toys#MP44|MP-44 "Convoy Ver.3.0"]] figure, which can be used with his blaster and drone. Perhaps this set's most noteworthy new feature is ''another'' pair of fiery effect parts that can be attached to the bottom of the cab, allowing collectors to recreate Prime's iconic truck-jumping scene during the Battle of Autobot City, completed with his included backdrop based on this scene. This is the first non-''Masterpiece'' Optimus Prime toy to hide his wheels in robot mode, come with every main accessory used throughout the cartoon, and feature a cartoon-accurate truck bumper.

:The ion blaster can store on his robot back and truck bed, though the latter might chip the blaster's gunmetal paint due to the tight fit. His energon axe attaches using a [[5 mm post]] revealed by flipping either hand, similar to [[Optimus Prime (G1)/toys#Masterpiece|MP-01]]. Prime's weapons and the beam effects are stored inside the trailer with Roller and the repair drone, with enough space left to fit store one [[Autobot Cars|Deluxe Class car]], while the "jumping" effects are stashed away in the trailer's undercarriage. The trailer can transform into a command station<ref>[https://gizmodo.com/hasbro-studio-series-optimus-prime-transformers-the-movie-2000473908 Hasbro's Latest, Greatest Optimus Prime Is Ready to Roll Out] on Gizmodo, July 16, 2024.</ref> or repair bay. The interior of the trailer is based on the MP-44 trailer's sculpt, itself inspired by the [[Optimus Prime (G1)/toys#The Transformers|original trailer's]] stickers. The ''[[Diaclone]]'' consoles have been rendered as unpainted sculpted detail due to their space being used for accessory storage. The Auto-Launcher drone features its traditional antenna and claw arm, and has an opening cockpit, though the space is too small for even a ''Diaclone'' pilot to fit. Unfortunately, the drone cannot poke out of the trailer like previous versions, but it is removable and can be carried by Roller. Roller can also tow the trailer and is scaled to seat 4 [[Titan Master]]s, shown off in the instructions using [[Lokos#Legacy|''Legacy'' Lokos]]. The ion blaster can also be attached on Roller's rear port, but the tight fit can cause paint chipping on both accessories. Roller stores in the trailer by tabbing onto the drone, facing away from the door unlike usual. Optimus's trailer can also be successfully hitched to all figures previously capable of towing the ''Earthrise'' figure's trailer and all those retooled from the aforementioned mold, though the '86 figure can just barely pull the prior trailers.

:This figure has a number of potential paint chipping issues. The painted red side panels in truck mode can chip from transforming as they slide into small gaps in the legs. To avoid this, the screws near the front feet need to be slightly unscrewed to widen the gap. The silver on the bottom of the front bumper can also get scraped when untabbing from his back. This is not visible in either mode, but to better avoid it all the same, first pull down the blue piece on his behind for some operating room, then firmly hold the top of the backpack and carefully pull down while avoiding contact with his torso. The offending edges on the torso can also be sanded down for more clearance. A less avoidable one is the silver paint on the bottom corners of the truck grill scraping from transformation as they rub against the bumper.

:Optimus's smokestacks tend to rotate too easily, as there is isn't enough friction to make proper use of the tabs meant to secure them in place. The thin tips can snap off if stored improperly. The neck panel can be difficult to push into place when transforming into truck mode, usually feeling "stuck" even when it isn't and requiring the use of excessive force. Try pressing down hard on both rear ends of the panel as shown [https://www.tfw2005.com/boards/threads/studio-series-86-31-commander-ciass-optimus-prime.1265824/page-5#post-22678953 here]. It may be best for the edge of the neck panel to be sanded down to reduce the pressure needed as the applied force can bend it over time. Early copies of the figure have a minor [[misassembly]]: his heel/tail light pieces are upside down and on the wrong feet; the thicker blue edge should be on the top side. This has no effect on the toy's functionality, but can be swapped by knocking out the pins if so desired. Fortunately, later releases of the figure, which includes the TakaraTomy release, feature correctly-assembled heel/tail light pieces. Corrected specimens should have a date code of "42271" or higher, located on the box or his inner right leg.
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:A special version of this toy released at [[Cybertron Con 2024]] in China featured a box sleeve with art of his truck mode and a [[sticker]] sheet for adding cartoon- or G1-toy-accurate details, but otherwise was completely identical to the regular release. It has the initial run's misassembled heels.

::*''[https://www.instagram.com/p/C9fl2OKu-Pa/ Designer commentary on ''Studio Series'' Optimus Prime from Evan Brooks on Instagram]''

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[[File:TF-Studio-Series-Gamer-Edition-Deluxe-TFD-Optimus-Prime.jpg|thumb|upright=1.66|Somehow, [[Optimus Prime (G1)/toys#Robotmasters|''Robotmasters'' Convoy]] returned.]]
<ul class="iconlist">{{Bp-a1|'''Devastation Optimus Prime''' (Deluxe Class, [[2025]])}}</ul>
:*''Game'': '''''Transformers: Devastation'''''
:*''Accessories'': [[Energon-axe#SSDevastation|Energon Axe]], [[Matrix of Leadership/toys#Devastation|Matrix of Leadership]], smokestacks
{{toydesigner|[[Evan Brooks]] (Hasbro), [[Shuhei Umezu]] (TakaraTomy)}}<ref>[[January 14]], [[2025]]'s [https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Hc5mkAAGzyE MASSIVE Transformers Tuesday! In-Hand Product Showcase and Pre-orders | Hasbro Pulse], with [[Nate Purswell]], [[Mark Maher]], and [[Evan Brooks]].</ref>

:Part of the ''Studio Series'' A-Level assortment for 2025, this Optimus Prime is based on his appearance in ''[[Transformers: Devastation|Devastation]]'' and transforms into a truck cab. He was made a Deluxe Class figure to scale with the concurrently released ''Studio Series'' [[Devastator (G1)/toys#Studio Series|Devastator]]. His chest features paint operations to emulate the game's cel-shaded artwork. He includes an energon axe with a built-in slash effect (mimicking the cartoon smear effect applied to melee weapons in-game) and an unpainted but removable Matrix of Leadership, which can be tabbed into slots in his fists so it can be held without the need for opening hands. The axe can be stored via a slot behind his cab in truck mode or on either of the diagonal slots on his back in robot mode. Optimus requires very mild assembly, as he comes packaged with his smokestacks detached.

:If one chooses, the smaller Ion Blaster from the ''[[Transformers: Legacy|Legacy United]]'' [[#LegacyUnited|G1 Universe Optimus Prime]] can be wielded by this figure. The trio of redecos of this mold in the [[#Spotlight|"Spotlight" Optimus Prime]] 3-pack would later include their own dedicated Ion Blaster accessories. His trailer hitch is compatible with any version of the ''Earthrise'' trailer or its tanker trailer counterpart.

:Unfortunately, the grey/silver stripes are not present in truck mode due to the transformation scheme.

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[[File:StudioSeries86LimitedBattleDamageOptimusPrime.jpg|thumb|upright=1.66|Finally got my chest painted! What did it cost? $600]]
<ul class="iconlist">{{Bp-a1|'''Optimus Prime (Battle Damage Limited Edition)''' (Commander Class, 2025)}}</ul>
:*''Movie'': '''''The Transformers: The Movie'''''
:*''Hasbro ID number'': '''86-31'''
:*''Accessories'': [[Matrix of Leadership/toys#SS86OP|Matrix of Leadership]], [[Ion blaster#Studio Series|Ion Blaster]], [[Energon-axe#SS86|Energon Axe]], [[Trailer]]/[[Combat Deck (G1)#Studio Series|Combat Deck]], [[Roller (G1)#Studio Series|Roller]], Auto-Launcher repair drone, 2 [[Fire Blast effect|beam effects]], 2 truck jump effects, "[[Battle of Autobot City]]" backdrop (3rd version)
{{toydesigner|[[Evan Brooks]] (Hasbro), [[Tomoki Tatsumi]] (TakaraTomy)<ref name=SS86credit/>|[[Mario Carreiro]], [[Christina Murphy]], and [[Amy Bence]] (packaging),<ref name=SS86packaging/> [[Marcelo Matere]] (packaging illustration)<ref name=SS86art/>}}

:This "Battle Damage" Optimus Prime is an extensively hand-painted version of the above Commander Class. He is covered in black wash and has additionally painted silver battle mask, singed smokestacks, yellow forearm arrows, and a completely detailed Matrix chamber. The figure comes with pre-applied stickers adding cell-shaded windows and toy-based knees, very similar to the ones provided with the [[#SS86CybertronCon|Cybertron Con release]] of Optimus. The trailer remains clean but has additional paint details both inside and out, as well as having the toy-inspired stripes on the side. This version of Optimus still has the misassembled heels.

:40 of this Optimus were made, marked with numbered silver Matrix stickers on the front of the box. They were distributed at the Hasbro Fans Expo during [[Animation-Comic-Game Hong Kong]] 2025 as a gift with minimum purchases of HK$5000 (about US$637.19), with a maximum of 8 per day.

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[[File:SS-Optimus-MTMTE86.jpg|thumb|right|upright=1.66|I'm gonna need a nap after this...]]
<ul class="iconlist">{{Bp-a1|'''Optimus Prime''' (Leader Class, 2026)}}</ul>
:*''Release date'': [[March 1]], 2026
:*''Movie'': ''The Transformers: The Movie''
:*''Accessories'': [[Matrix of Leadership/toys#SS86OP|Matrix of Leadership]], [[Ion blaster#Studio Series|Ion Blaster]], stake

:Released to commemorate the 40th anniversary of ''The Transformers: The Movie'', this Optimus Prime is a retool of the above ''Studio Series'' Commander figure, based on his fatal battle with Megatron at Autobot City. Sold as a Leader Class figure, he omits all his prior accessories besides his Ion blaster and Matrix of Leadership, and includes a new "stake" accessory based on the metal shard that was used to impale him in the film. He has a new battle-damaged head sculpt and waist parts, with a 5mm port in his grill abs for the shard to be plugged into. The actual grill of the truck mode has also been retooled to feature a 5mm port for the shard. Notably in the film, Prime was impaled in his ''side'', not his grill area; this compromise was likely done as the part for the side (which did still get retooled with battle damage) is too small and has to support a transformation hinge. His windows are now solid blue and he sports painted cracks on the front windows and his right shoulder. The Ion blaster is unpainted compared to the Commander figure. The red color is darker.

:This version of the mold has the heels assembled correctly. The stock photo to the right has the truck mistransformed: the truck bed has not been flipped out and the panel behind the front wheel has not been rotated around.

:This figure was released in the [[Target]]-[[exclusive]] "MTMTE Collection", alongside a similarly battle-damaged [[Megatron (G1)/Generations toys#SSMTMTE|Megatron]]. The packaging of this figure features a "One Shall Stand" moniker to pair with Megatron's "One Shall Fall", although this does not appear in the actual title of the figure on online retailers. Both figures were went up for pre-order together on [[January 27]].

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[[File:GensEUOptimusPrime.jpg|thumb|right|upright=1.66|The closest we'll probably ever get to a new toy of [[Gilthor]].]]
<ul class="iconlist">{{Bp-a1|'''Energon Universe Optimus Prime''' ([[2026]])}}</ul>
:*''Accessories'': [[Matrix of Leadership/toys#SS86OP|Matrix of Leadership]], [[Ion blaster#Studio Series|Ion Blaster]], [[fusion cannon]]

:"Energon Universe Optimus Prime" is a retool and redeco of ''Studio Series'' Commander Class Optimus Prime, released without that toy's trailer, axe, and blast effects. He features a new head based on his appearance in [[Skybound Entertainment|Skybound]]'s ''[[Transformers (2023 comic)|Transformers]]'' comic, along with a solid white Autobot insignia on his left shoulder, solid windows, silver shins, and yellow truck headlights. Most notably, Prime's right arm has also been heavily retooled to resemble [[Megatron (G1)|Megatron]]'s arm, complete with [[fusion cannon]], based on the comic's famous storyline that saw the wounded Optimus Prime temporarily use Megatron's severed arm in place of his own. Although the new Megatron arm features visible surface damage, in line with the comic's grungy aesthetic, the rest of Optimus has not been retooled or decoed to match.

:This Optimus Prime was revealed at [[New York Comic Con]] 2025 by [[Energon Universe]] showrunner [[Robert Kirkman]], set for release in October 2026. Though announced at US$59.99, the figure cost US$79.99 when it went up for pre-order on Hasbro Pulse in the US.<ref>[https://www.reddit.com/r/transformers/comments/1o44yaf/ Robert Kirkman says EU Optimus will cost $59.99, despite it being labeled as $79.99 on hasbro pulse.] via Reddit</ref> This was likely due to tariffs affecting the US at the time, as Pulse's UK and EU sites maintained the original US$59.99-equivalent prices of £65.99/79.99€.
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==''Age of the Primes''==
[[File:AOTPTitanStarConvoy.jpg|thumb|upright=1.66|Star Of The Stars Of The Stars]]
<ul class="iconlist">{{Bp-pr13|'''The Thirteen Star Optimus Prime''' (Titan Class, [[2025]])}}</ul>
:*''TakaraTomy name:'' '''Star Optimus Prime''' (スターオプティマスプライム)
:*''TakaraTomy ID number:'' '''AOTP-10'''
:*''TakaraTomy release date:'' [[2025]] [[August 30]]
:*''Accessories:'' [[Micro Trailer#Age of the Primes|MT-13 Micro Trailer]], 2-part [[Roller (G1)#Age of the Primes|tread unit]], rifle, ammo clip/Energon bullet, swivel turret/blaster, 2 shoulder turrets, [[Silver Matrix#Age of the Primes|Matrix]]/hilt, [[Zodiac#Age of the Primes|Zodiac orb]], 14 [[Fire Blast effect|blast effects]]
{{toydesigner|[[Mark Maher]] (Hasbro), [[Shuhei Umezu]] (TakaraTomy)}}<ref name = "Cybertron Con 2024">[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=LjmcMC9nNoA Transformers Age of the Primes Reveal | Dive into the Legacy of the Thirteen Primes | Hasbro Pulse] with [[Mark Maher]] and [[Nate Purswell]]</ref>

:The Titan Class for ''[[Transformers: Age of the Primes|Age of the Primes]]'' is "Star Optimus Prime," a full, proper update of the original [[Optimus Prime (G1)/toys#Return of Convoy|Star Convoy]] figure, turning into a large truck with a wheeled cab and treaded trailer and a base almost identical to the design of the original, with a deco based on the [[Optimus Prime (G1)/toys#StarConvoyReissue|2005 reissue]]. He serves as the line's representation of the [[Thirteenth Prime]]. He comes packaged with a rifle evoking the design of the original's "Galaxy Bomber," as well as a turret that converts into a blaster, 2 removable pairs of shoulder turrets, and a "sword hilt" adapter doohickey resembling the [[Silver Matrix]] included with the ''[[Generations Selects (toyline)|Generations Selects]]'' iteration of [[Optimus Prime (G1)/Generations toys#Generations Selects|Star Convoy]], all 5 mm port compatible. The rifle and turret/blaster can combine with the hilt to form a longer rifle, reproducing the "Big Bang Cannon" configuration of the ''Selects'' figure. A blue energon bullet (labeled as an "ammo clip" in the product description) is included that can clip into the side of the gun, in homage to the bounteous bullet casings flying in [[Ban Magami]]'s original [[:File:Star Base Attack.jpg|''TV Magazine'']] [[:File:SkyGarry1.jpg|illustrations]].<ref name = "Cybertron Con 2024"/> The bullet is undocumented in the instructions, and doesn't attach to 5 mm gun barrels or 3 mm blast effect nodes. The hilt/Matrix is stored in one of the hollow calves of the figure (aka the trailer interior) when not in use, while the guns are simply attached to the roof of the trailer. Like most past Titans, Star Optimus Prime also includes multiple [[Fire Blast effect]]s, though he comes with more sets than others. The hilt can connect to any of them and be wielded by Optimus as a flaming sword. Lastly, the figure comes with a small Zodiac orb that serves as his [[Artifacts of the Primes|Artifact]], and is accordingly marked with his personal emblem. The Zodiac can store in his chest as seen in ''[[Fight! Super Robot Lifeform Transformers: The Battlestars (story page)|The Battlestars]]'' story pages. The hilt can be used as a dais to center the otherwise-dwarfed Zodiac within the chest cavity.<ref>[https://www.instagram.com/p/DFOshCXs2gV/ Part II] of [[Hasbro]] designer [[Mark Maher]]'s design notes on ''Age of the Primes'' Star Optimus Prime, on Instagram</ref>

:As with the original figure, Star Optimus Prime comes with a [[Micromaster]] version of [[Hot Rod (G1)/toys#Age of the Primes|Hot Rod]], now a Core Class-sized figure, and a [[Micro Trailer]] to transport him. The vehicle's cab can be separated to reveal a pair of cannons and be attached to the roof of the trailer along with the main turret and one of the shoulder turrets to serve as a battle platform for Hot Rod resembling the battle station of [[Hot Rod (G1)/toys#G1RodimusPrime|the original Rodimus Prime toy]]. Hot Rod attaches securely to the turrent by hooking his legs around pegs at the bottom. This battle station, sans the turret, is meant to be added to the base mode. The Micro Trailer is labeled as "MT-13," both because it comes with the Thirteenth Prime, and about the original Star Convoy coming with the fourteenth, unnumbered entry in ''Return of Convoy''{{'}}s assortment of Micro Trailers whose numbering stopped at MT-12.<ref>{{citesocial|quote=When I realized that Microtrailer 13 was the natural next number for the trailer I realized it was all truly meant to be. What a wild ride. I love Transformers!|link=https://www.tfw2005.com/boards/threads/design-breakdown-for-age-of-the-primes-star-optimus-prime.1272984/page-8#post-23041932|site=Instagram story (archive on TFW2005)|name=Mark Maher|year=2025|month=01|day=22}}</ref> The Micro Trailer can store inside one of the figure's legs. Similar to the original toy, Hot Rod can sit in Star Optimus's chest cavity (easily cohabitating with the Zodiac), though it can't be fully closed up unless Hot Rod is in vehicle mode. A "tread unit" intended to be a new version of [[Roller (G1)|Roller's]] "[[Roller (G1)#Return of Convoy|Micro Carrier]]" form is also included in the form of the 2-piece, [[A.I.R. Lock System|A.I.R. Lock]]-compatible, ramp assembly for the base mode, which can store on the back of the legs. The Micro Carrier is intended to act as the primary home of the larger turret and features a spinning gimmick for that purpose. In the intended base mode configuration, Star Optimus's arm blocks the turret from spinning freely, but the arm can easily be moved out of the way.

:Star Optimus Prime has a minor [[misassembly]]—in many specimens (including the Japanese domestic release version), the clear plastic chest windows are not fully pressed flush into the chest cavities, leaving visible gaps at the corners. This can be fixed by unscrewing the clear plastic piece and maneuvering the corners better into position.

:Notably, Star Optimus Prime is smaller than his Titan Class predecessors, standing at a mere 15 inches. This coincides with the price decrease of Titans from $199.99 USD to $149.99 USD.

::*''Designer commentary on ''Age of the Primes'' Star Optimus Prime from Mark Maher on Instagram:''
::**''[https://www.instagram.com/p/DFElvtSsqoe/ Part I]''
::**''[https://www.instagram.com/p/DFOshCXs2gV/ Part II]''
::*''[[Source:Transformers Age of the Primes bios#AOTP10|Machine translation of Star Optimus Prime's TakaraTomy bio]]''
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==''Timelines'' (2025)==
[[File:ComicEditionHOSOptimus.jpg|thumb|right|upright=1.66|He's the really useful engine we adore!]]{{anchor|HOS}}
<ul class="iconlist">{{Bp-a1d1|'''Timelines Optimus Prime / Timelines Starscream''' (2025)}}</ul>
:*''Accessories'': Smokestack/blaster, roof/shield
{{toydesigner|[[Evan Brooks]] (Hasbro), [[Guido Guidi]] (original concept, packaging artist)|[[Mario Carreiro]] (packaging)}}<ref>[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=viJopRdWtZA ''Transformers'' panel] at [[Megacon Orlando#2025|Megacon Orlando 2025]] with [[Emily Bader]] and [[Evan Brooks]], recorded at the "V-man" YouTube channel.</ref>

: ''[[Transformers: Generations (toyline)#Timelines|Timelines]]'' Optimus Prime is a Deluxe-sized figure based on [[Guido Guidi]]'s unused design for the character in ''[[Hearts of Steel]]'' (minus the trailer/rear car), which would later make its first on-panel appearance in ''[[Infestation 2]]''. Optimus Prime transforms from a robot into a steam locomotive of original design, and comes packaged with [[Starscream (G1)/toys#Timelines (2025)|Starscream]].

:The roof of Optimus's cab, which needs to be detached for transformation, can attach to either of his forearms to function as a shield. Additionally, while not documented in the figure's instructions, the shield is also designed to plug into the left fist via a key-shaped connection.<ref>[https://www.tfw2005.com/boards/threads/the-new-official-hidden-features-thread-please-read-first-post-before-posting.1160295/page-73#post-23435471 ''Timelines'' Optimus Prime's undocumented shield feature via TFW2005 user bagofshhh]</ref> Meanwhile, the train mode's smokestack, which also needs to be detached, can unfold into a blaster he can hold. The photo featured to the side erroneously has the smokestack attached to the figure's train mode in blaster mode, and leaves the cowcatcher/skirt flaps untransformed in robot mode.

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[[File:TimelinesSamuraiOptimus.jpg|thumb|right|upright=1.66|'''''Oxtimus Prime! Peerless under providence!''''']]
<ul class="iconlist">{{Bp-a1d1|'''Age of Samurai Optimus Prime / Age of Samurai Starscream''' ([[2026]])}}</ul>
:*''Accessories'': Two-part naginata
{{toydesigner|[[Evan Brooks]] (Hasbro), [[Takashi Kunihiro]] (TakaraTomy)|[[Amy Bence]] (packaging)}}<ref>[[October 10]], [[2025]]'s [https://youtu.be/r18Qlx6D-wc?t=3012 Hasbro Action Brands NYCC 2025 Fanstream | Hasbro Pulse] on Youtube, with [[Evan Brooks]] and [[Nate Purswell]].</ref>

: The second year of ''[[Transformers: Generations (toyline)#Timelines|Timelines]]'' is themed after Feudal Japan, with "Age of Samurai" Optimus Prime transforming from a samurai-themed robot into a mechanical ox pulling a cart, reflective of his traditional truck-and-trailer alternate mode. He includes a naginata with a removable blade that can store on the roof of the cart. Optimus again comes packaged with a similarly-themed [[Starscream (G1)/toys#Samurai|Starscream]].

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==''Spotlight''==
[[File:TF-Studio-Series-Spotlight-OP-3-pack.jpg|thumb|upright=1.66|Also comes with a bonus "Create-Your-Own Customizable Autobot Hero Optimus Prime"!]]
<ul class="iconlist">{{Bp-a1|'''Transformers Spotlight: Optimus Prime''' (multi-pack, [[2026]])}}</ul>
:*''Accessories'': x3 [[Energon-axe#SSDevastation|Energon Axe]], x3 Ion Blasters, x3 [[Matrix of Leadership/toys#Devastation|Matrix of Leadership]], 3x2 smokestacks
{{toydesigner|[[Mark Maher]] (Hasbro)}}<ref>[[October 30]], [[2025]]'s [https://www.youtube.com/live/4_MqQzwTmGU Hasbro Panel Live - Lucca Comics And Games 2025], with [[Evan Brooks]], recorded at the "Mr Alan In The World Of Toys" YouTube channel</ref>

:"Transformers Spotlight: Optimus Prime" is a pack of three different redecos of the ''[[Studio Series]]'' Deluxe Class [[#SSDevastation|Devastation Optimus Prime]] to represent [[Prototype|different stages]] of toy development: the "'''Gray Model'''", the "'''Prototype'''"/unpainted test shot (sadly not in the wild colors many test shots are known for), and the finished "'''Production'''" version with a extensive cel-shaded deco (comically more so than the ''actual'' retail production figure). The "Prototype" also features a faux serial number stamp on his window, typically seen on production samples brought out for convention displays. It reads "TF1984", referencing the year the franchise started. Additionally, the inside of the front-opening cover and the back of the box feature images showcasing various stages of the figure's production, though some of the images are of [[Optimus Prime (RID)#Legacy|''Haslab'' Optimus Prime]]... oops.

:Unlike the original release of this mold, the smokestacks are pre-attached and each figure now comes with a new Ion Blaster accessory, which can be plugged into the the flip-out fuel tanks in truck mode.

:This 3-pack was revealed at the 2025 {{w|Lucca Comics & Games}} event in Italy. It went up for pre-order on [[Hasbro Pulse]] that same day, set for release in 2026.

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[[File:TF-Studio-Series-Spotlight-OP-3-pack-Gray-Model-Optimus-Prime.jpg|right|thumb|300px|The closest you can get to a figure of [[The Return of Optimus Prime, Part 2|the heat-resistant alloy-coated Optimus Prime]].]]
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[[File:TF-Studio-Series-Spotlight-OP-3-pack-Test-Shot-Optimus-Prime.jpg|right|thumb|300px|If the Hasbro-organized official BotCon were still running, this would likely be used for a customization class.]]
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==Transformers (2025)==
[[File:Icons Optimus Prime Stock.jpg|thumb|upright=1.66|[[Freedom Fighter]] finally got a robot mode!]]
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:*''Accessories'': Ion Blaster, stand

:"Icons Optimus Prime" is a Voyager-scale figure that transforms into the Autobot [[insignia]] in 25 steps. He comes with a stand to display him in alt-mode, as well as an [[ion blaster]] to wield in robot mode.

: In an interesting pull, the product description for this figure refers to the Autobot insignia as having originated as an ancient symbol called the "First Face", as it was in the [[2005 IDW continuity]]... though we're ''pretty sure'' Hasbro's idea of events doesn't involve a time-traveling [[Shockwave (G1)/2005 IDW continuity|Shockwave]] disguising himself as [[Onyx Prime]] and screwing around with the past.
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Energon

2026-03-01T01:29:43Z

WellThatsJustPrime: /* Energon cartoon */

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[[File:EnergonCubesCartoon1.jpg|upright=1.66|thumb|Taste the not-so-rainbow-but-shiny-pink]]
'''Energon''' (sometimes spelled with a capital letter, sometimes not<ref>Original Sunbow documentation from the production of the Generation 1 cartoon series (as seen on the [[Metrodome]] DVD collections, among other places) alternates between spelling the fuel's name with an upper- and a lower-case "e", with the lower-case option appearing more frequently—a standard reflected in other contemporary media such as the [[Action Cards]], and even publications as recent as the [[Transformers Timelines (fiction)|''Timelines'' stories]] written by [[Greg Sepelak]] and [[Trent Troop]]. Only in recent years, beginning in force around the time of the ''[[Transformers: Energon (franchise)|Energon]]'' franchise, has the upper-case "Energon" become more pervasive, with perhaps the earliest example being its intermittent use in ''[[Beast Wars: Transformers (toyline)|Beast Wars]]'' [[instructions]] sheets (in reference to the line's [[rubsign]]s, which would alternately be called "Energon Chips", "Energon chips" and "energon chips"). Most recently, the novel ''[[Transformers: Exodus]]'' and the ''Timelines'' stories by [[Jesse Wittenrich]] have used the capital-E spelling. This article opts to use the original lower-case as the default, using the upper-case for continuities where it has been explicitly spelled that way.</ref>) is the preferred fuel of the [[Transformer]] race. It takes many forms, including ore, crystal, gas, and raw energy, but it is most commonly used by Transformers in its liquid state, which is stored in many different mediums, most famously the [[energon cube]]. It is ubiquitous in [[Cybertron (planet)|Cybertronian]] culture; in addition to being the Transformers' primary "foodstuff", it also serves as the default power source for their machines and weapons, and is even used as a currency, a catch-all fuel of life, technology, war and commerce on Cybertron and beyond. This widespread use also comes in defiance of its extreme volatility: energon is prone to detonating explosively if mishandled, and is even used as ammunition in order to exploit this attribute.

True energon is an emanation of [[Primus]], the creator-god of the Transformers, and is, in its most [[Rarified Energon|rarefied state]], the basic building block of Transformers' [[living metal|bodies]] and [[spark]]s. A highly coveted substance, it is sometimes capable of inducing remarkable transformations in Cybertronians, [[spontaneous recoloration|reshaping and otherwise altering]] their bodies while imbuing great strength and other powers, either temporary or permanent depending on the duration or strength of exposure. True energon is, however, extremely rare: in most [[universal stream]]s, the Transformers' long [[Cybertronian Civil Wars|war]] has left Cybertron drained of all but the smallest fraction of the substance, and although it ''has'' been known to exist on a small sampling of other planets throughout the [[multiverse]] (usually [[Earth]]), its paucity leaves the Transformers usually subsisting on artificially-generated substitutes created from other local energy sources.

{{bigquote|They're all after this stuff called Energon, which is kinda like food and gas and blood and electricity all mixed into one.|[[Raf Esquivel]]|[[Raf's Notes]]}}

==Conceptual history==
[[File:Energon cube design evolution.jpg|left|thumb|upright=1.1|Layered, iridescent cubes alternated their screentime with non-layered ones before being supplanted entirely by purple ones.]]
[[File:Raw energon.jpg|thumb|upright=1.1|The raw form of natural energon has taken several different forms in different continuities, including crystals and ore.]]

[[Energon cube]]s were introduced in the [[More than Meets the Eye, Part 1|first episode]] of the [[The Transformers (cartoon)|Generation 1 cartoon series]] as a kind of fuel storage medium used by the [[Decepticon]]s, which converted any energy source placed within them into a concentrated liquid form. As of "[[The Ultimate Doom, Part 3]]," the show then began using the term "energon" to refer to the liquid energy itself. The cubes were initially depicted as being stacked high and filled with the energy in question, then compressed, taking on a layered appearance and an iridescent rainbow coloration, but even within the original mini-series, they also appeared as solid cubes without the layered effect. Immediately following the mini-series, in "[[Transport to Oblivion (episode)|Transport to Oblivion]]", the stacking-and-compressing idea was omitted, and the cubes were instead colored a solid glowing purple-pink. This was the only time the cubes were depicted this way in season one; otherwise, they remained rainbow-hued and alternated between layered and non-layered for the remainder of the season and the early portion of season two, until the purple-pink cubes reappeared in "[[Atlantis, Arise!]]", and became the standard depiction of energon for the remainder of the cartoon, and the default coloration for energon in much future media.

Energon was, at first, treated as an invention of the Decepticons, which only they used; [[Hound (G1)|Hound]] had never heard of it in the pilot episode, while "[[Attack of the Autobots (episode)|Attack of the Autobots]]" presented the Autobots as using [[recharging chamber]]s to re-energize, and "[[Traitor (episode)|Traitor]]" included a scene of [[Ratchet (G1)|Ratchet]] puzzling over where [[Mirage (G1)|Mirage]] would have acquired energon cubes from. Towards the end of the second season, however, this idea was abandoned; energon was shown to be in use by the Autobots (with flashbacks even showing it in use on Cybertron millions of years ago), and also by alien species elsewhere in the galaxy, and the idea that it was, or had ''ever'' been, a Decepticon invention was retconned away and forgotten.

The [[The Transformers (Marvel comic)|Generation 1 comic]] treated energon much like the cartoon did, depicting it as cubes produced by the processing of other energy sources, used by both Autobots and Decepticons. The first piece of fiction to re-examine energon was, surprisingly, the 1987 comic ''[[Transformers in 3-D]]'' by [[Blackthorne Publishing]]. The first issue of the series, "[[The Test (issue)|The Test]]", was the first story to explicitly present energon as something other than an artificially-generated fuel, establishing that it also existed as a unique natural element. Through pleasant coincidence, the idea of natural energon returned and gained widespread acknowledgement in the ''[[Beast Wars: Transformers (cartoon)|Beast Wars]]'' cartoon in 1996, where it was depicted as a highly unstable, naturally-occurring [[energon crystal|crystalline mineral]] that emitted dangerous radiation.

Japanese ''Beast Wars'' spin-off shows ''[[Beast Wars II: Super Lifeform Transformers (cartoon)|Beast Wars II]]'', ''[[Super Lifeform Transformers: Beast Wars Neo (cartoon)|Beast Wars Neo]]'', and ''[[Transformers: Robots in Disguise (2001 cartoon)|Car Robots]]'' depicted energon as possessing more strange and fantastical powers, able to power up Transformers into new forms. These abilities were also seen in ''[[Transformers: Energon (cartoon)|Transformers: Energon]]'', which was the first series to depict energon as the creation of [[Primus]], and presented it as not just as a fuel, but as the mystical source of life itself, its energy able to bring life to stars and planets. This idea would in turn be reflected in the 2007 [[Transformers (film)|live-action movie]], in which the planet Cybertron and the Transformer race had both been created through the power of the [[AllSpark]]. Though the energy of the AllSpark was not explicitly called energon in the film itself, the film's [[Transformers The Game|video game adaptation]] identified it as such; after all, the relic had been called "The Energon Cube" during the development of the film! The same year, the [[Hasbro Transformers Collectors' Club (magazine)|Hasbro Transformers Collectors Club]] magazine story "[[Crossing Over]]" introduced [[Rarified Energon]], revealing that it is actually the base substance from which Transformers were ''created'' at the molecular level.

All these scattered ideas were united and reiterated in the [[Aligned continuity family]], most notably in ''[[Transformers: Exodus|Exodus]]'', cementing the current modern understanding of energon as summarized in the lede of this article. Now, for specifics on energon in all of this various fiction, read on.

==Fiction==
===Generation 1 continuity family===
====Generation 1 cartoon continuity====
:''For further information, see: [[Energon cube]], [[energon-axe]], [[energon mace]], [[energon chain]]s, [[Energon Transfer Machine]], [[energon convertor]], [[energon pump]], [[energon bar]], [[energon goodie]], [[energon infuser]]''
=====''The Transformers'' cartoon=====
[[File:Mtmte1 prepare the energon cubes.jpg|left|225px|thumb|Soundwave tests out a 'tapedeck enhancement' pill. Ahem.]]
The history of energon in this universe is confusing at best. It appears to have been in use on Cybertron in the distant past: the inhabitants of the colony world of [[Paradron]] were aware of it in the year 2006, despite fleeing Cybertron during [[Cybertronian Civil Wars|civil wars]] millions of years beforehand, {{storylink|Fight or Flee (episode)|Fight or Flee}} and nine million years ago, [[Optimus Prime (G1)/Generation 1 cartoon continuity|Orion Pax]] and his [[Autobot]] dockworker companions were seen loading and transporting what very much appeared to be energon cubes as part of their daily routine. {{storylink|War Dawn (episode)|War Dawn}} These accounts, then, seem to stand in complete contradiction to the Autobots subsequent apparent ignorance and disuse of the fuel during their early years on Earth and the Decepticons' monopolization of it—but this would not be only time that Transformers were shown to have poor memories of their personal histories.<ref>Optimus Prime and [[Elita One (G1)|Elita One]] completely forgot that Alpha Trion was their creator, for instance.</ref>

Over 1984 and 1985, energon cubes were solely seen being used by the Decepticons. The cubes were a self-sustaining forcefield framework with no internal mechanisms, which was capable of converting virtually any form of energy that entered it into liquid energon. The empty cubes initially had to be generated by [[Soundwave (G1)/Generation 1 cartoon continuity|Soundwave]], {{storylink|More than Meets the Eye, Part 1}} but other Decepticons eventually gained the ability to manifest them. {{storylink|Megatron's Master Plan, Part 1}} The Autobots' lack of knowledge about energon was displayed almost immediately after Transformers awoke on [[Earth]] in 1984; upon learning of Megatron's plan to convert Earthly resources into the fuel, Hound could only report back to [[Optimus Prime (G1)/Generation 1 cartoon continuity|Optimus Prime]] that the villains were intending to create "some kind of cube". {{storylink|More than Meets the Eye, Part 1}} Indeed, even [[Starscream (G1)/Generation 1 cartoon continuity|Starscream]] showed a lack of familiarity with the cubes, driven as he was to test them so he could make sure they worked. {{storylink|More than Meets the Eye, Part 2}}

[[File:TransporttoOblivion fillingcubes.jpg|225px|thumb|Filling up the tanks... err... I mean cubes...]]
The Decepticons created energon from a massive amount of varied resources during their time on earth, ranging from conventional electricity, oil and geothermal to more esoteric, extra-dimensional sources like [[antimatter]]. The exact nature of the conversion process was never detailed, but usually simply involved taking an empty energon cube and attaching it to, or placing it next to, the energy source to be drained. The cube itself then carried out the conversion, processing the energy into liquid energon that filled the cube. Sometimes, the process required an [[Energon Transfer Machine]]. {{storylink|Quest for Survival}} Energon was occasionally influenced by the source materials used to create it, sometimes taking on its properties: Cubes created with anti-matter, for instance, reacted violently due to prolonged exposure to normal matter {{storylink|Roll for It}} while the especially pure oil of [[Socialist Democratic Federated Republic of Carbombya|Carbombya]] yielded a particularly potent "super-energon" that "smelled" different (according to [[Grimlock (G1)/Generation 1 cartoon continuity|Grimlock]]) and created an instantly perceptible increase in vigor and strength in those who consumed it. {{storylink|Thief in the Night}} In addition to powering them personally, the Decepticons occasionally used energon for even more nefarious means; Megatron's arsenal included an [[energon mace]], {{storylink|More than Meets the Eye, Part 2}} and the Decepticons once forged [[energon chain]]s to bind the Autobots with. {{storylink|S.O.S. Dinobots}}

[[File:Gamblersmokescreenbets.jpg|left|thumb|225px|"Wait a minute." "What?" "Well, we're supposed to haggle."]]

Energon was first seen being used as a currency in the form of chips—by non-Cybertronians, no less—in the den of iniquity known as [[Sheol]], on the asteroid of [[Monacus]], where the Decepticons were running a protection racket, forcing local crime boss [[Gyconi|Lord Gyconi]] to pay them a cut of his profits. This dank place was also home to the first documented instance of Autobots running on energon, when Gyconi powered up a group of Autobots he had captured with an unstable brew that quickly depleted and left them defenseless during pit fights. {{storylink|The Gambler}}

Other than this forced instance, the Autobots refrained from using energon during their first year on Earth: [[Ratchet (G1)|Ratchet]] was heard to balk at the notion of Mirage having energon cubes, {{storylink|Traitor (episode)|Traitor}} while the Autobots used [[recharging chamber]]s to re-energize themselves, rather than drinking energon. {{storylink|Attack of the Autobots (episode)|Attack of the Autobots}} Evidently, however, they began experimenting and using energon some time in 1985; when describing his physiology to the [[Tlalakan (species)|Tlalakan]] [[Alana]], [[Seaspray (G1)|Seaspray]] noted that he had an [[energon pump]] inside him, {{storylink|Sea Change}} and when they captured the Stunticons, the Autobots used [[energon bar]]s to imprison them. {{storylink|Masquerade}} By the year 2005, they had fully embraced energon as their own fuel, and began creating and storing it at Autobot City on Earth, using it to power their attempt to retake Cybertron after the planet fell entirely into Decepticon hands. The Autobots followed the Decepticons' lead in their use of energon cubes, but also created the bite-sized "[[energon goodie]]". {{storylink|The Transformers: The Movie}} By 2006, use of energon had become widespread enough in the galaxy that it was on the menu at a neutral alien space station visited by [[Sandstorm (G1)|Sandstorm]] and [[Octane]], although their energon was served in the unique form of small orange wedges. {{storylink|Starscream's Ghost}}

[[File:Microbots overenergizing.jpg|thumb|275px|"''Red solo cup....I fill you up.....Let's have a partyyyyyyyyyy....''"]]

Liquid energon is measured in [[astroliter]]s. {{storylink|The Ultimate Doom, Part 3}} Transformers consume energon in the same manner as [[human]]s eat or drink: by simply putting it in their open mouths. The liquid can be drunk from a whole cube, leaving the empty framework behind, {{storylink|Microbots}} but the framework itself is obviously safe to "eat" as well, as Transformers have also been seen biting into cubes, breaking pieces off to chew on, and in the case of particularly large individuals, eating them whole. {{storylink|Thief in the Night}}. Notably, breaking a chunk off a cube does not damage the structural integrity of either the cube or the removed piece; evidently, the forcefield resolves itself around the broken area to prevent spillage of the precious contents. {{storylink|Five Faces of Darkness, Part 3}} Once consumed, energon is passed through an [[energon convertor]] within the Transformer's systems. {{storylink|Quest for Survival}} Excessive consumption of energon results in "over-energizing", a state of inebriation accompanied by all the singing, burbling and reminiscing that you might expect. {{storylink|Microbots}} In emergency cases, a shot of energon can be injected directly into a Transformer's system with an [[energon infuser]]. {{storylink|The Rebirth, Part 1}}

{{note|Later media has classified the energy axe Optimus Prime wields in "[[More than Meets the Eye, Part 2]]" as an "[[energon-axe]]", but this is something of a misnomer as far as cartoon continuity goes, as the only time he was seen to use the axe in this continuity was when the Autobots were not supposedly ''using'' energon.}}
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=====Japanese cartoon continuity=====
:''For further information, see: [[energon wine]], [[Energon Z]], [[joint energon]]''
[[File:Sixshot energon.jpg|left|thumb|upright=1.4|When Sixshot is on the road, he carries his liquid energon in a Transformers lunchbox.]]
By the year 2011, Earth had also embraced the potential that energon held to solve its own energy crisis. Earth's ambassador to Cybertron, [[Spike Witwicky (G1)|Spike Witwicky]], worked closely with the Autobots and teams of human scientists to develop new sources of energon, which was closely stockpiled, guarded, and rationed between Cybertron, Earth and the Autobots' secondary headquarters on the planet [[Athenia]]. [[Wheelie (G1)|Wheelie]] had little tolerance for [[energon wine]], over-energizing after a single glass, {{storylink|The Shadow Emperor, Scorponok}} while Spike viewed the energon as so important that when the energy-starved planet [[Sandra (planet)|Sandra]] sent a request for aid, he had to crunch the numbers to see if it was viable to share any! {{storylink|SOS from Planet Sandra}}

The Decepticons also continued energon production, spreading their reach to more and more planets, raiding the worlds of [[Hive (planet)|Hive]], {{storylink|Fight to the Death on Planet Hive!!}} [[Twin Star]], {{storylink|Battle for Defense of the False Planet}} [[Daros]], {{storylink|Find MegaZarak's Weak Spot!!}} [[Paradise]] {{storylink|Head Formation of Friendship}} and the [[Pirate Planet]] {{storylink|Mystery of the Space Pirate Ship}} as part of a master plan by [[Galvatron (G1)/Generation 1 cartoon continuity|Galvatron]] to accumulate a huge quantity of the fuel, which he would then use to help him integrate the very Earth into his body. {{storylink|The Emperor of Destruction Vanishes on an Iceberg}}

[[File:EnergonZ.jpg|thumb|I love... lava lamp.]]
Galvatron's rival for leadership, [[Scorponok (G1)|Scorponok]], did not place nearly as much significance on energon, instead experimenting with the deadly [[plasma energy]] to achieve his goals. He still drank it, though, and being an evil mastermind, he did enjoy swishing it around in a snifter, because he was classy like that. {{storylink|The Shadow Emperor, Scorponok}} [[Sixshot (G1)|Sixshot]] also enjoyed taking his energon in a glass, and was less prone to crushing them in fits of melodramatic rage than Scorponok was. {{storylink|Terror! The Six Shadows}} Some time before 2021, the Autobots developed a form of energon known as [[joint energon]], which could be used to turn Transformers into [[combiner]]s. {{storylink|Megatronia Chapter}}

Energon fell out of focus after Scorponok's Decepticons were forced off Earth; the forces of [[Devil Z]] who terrorized the planet a few years later were not interested in gathering energy, {{storylink|Transformers: Super-God Masterforce (franchise)|Super-God Masterforce}} while [[Deathsaurus (G1)|Deathsaurus]]'s campaign against Earth in 2025 targeted a wide array of different energy types, not bothering with the energon conversion process. {{storylink|Fight! Super Robot Lifeform Transformers: Victory (franchise)|Victory}} The Autobots did continue to experiment with the fuel on the planet [[Micro]], however, and developed an even more potent version known as "[[Energon Z]]", which became a target for [[Violengiguar]] and his [[Nine Great Demon Generals]]. {{storylink|Transformers: Zone (franchise)|Zone}}

=====''Wings Universe''=====
Aiming for a big score, [[Cannonball (G1)|Cannonball]] the 5th's [[Star Seeker]]s [[time travel]]led to [[2984]] and seized [[Unicron/Generation 1|Unicron]]'s severed head to try and drain the now peaceful Cybertron of its energon. Though they weren't exactly the sharpest tools in the shed, their plan might have succeeded had the recent [[Great Transformation]] meant that the now [[technorganic]] planet no longer ran on pure energon. {{storylink|Hoist the Flag}}
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====Marvel Comics continuity====
:''For further information, see: [[Transformer fuel]], [[Energon Stick]]''
[[File:Energoncubesrockandrollout.jpg|left|upright=0.85|thumb]]
[[File:FinalBattle-energonsticks.jpg|upright=0.9|thumb|Stick, cube, whatever!]]
Although energon was not mentioned by name until the Transformers had been on Earth for a while, it ''was'' quickly established that Earthly fuels were incompatible with Cybertronian systems and needed to undergo ''some'' kind of conversion process before they were consumable. {{storylink|Power Play!}} This [[Transformer fuel]] was the subject of several struggles between the Autobots and Decepticons, and was also shown to be intrinsic to several important cultural ceremonies like the [[Rite of Oneness]] and the [[Rite of the Autobrand]]. {{storylink|Warrior School!}} {{storylink|Rock and Roll-Out!}}

Energon made its first named appearance with the debut of a [[power siphon]] invented by [[Shockwave (G1)|Shockwave]], which was capable of converting multiple energy sources into energon cubes. After testing it out on oil from a captured [[Blackrock Enterprises]] offshore [[oil-drilling platform]], the villains then took it to a [[Brick Springstern]] concert and used it to make cubes from the raucous sonic energy of the singer's performance. {{storylink|Rock and Roll-Out!}}

The Autobots also went on to make smart use of energon: [[Wheeljack (G1)|Wheeljack]] invented a [[Geothermal Generator]] to transform the [[Earth]]'s underground heat into energon cubes, successfully producing so many that the Autobots were able to power the entire [[Ark (G1)|Ark]] and get the ship airborne again. {{storylink|Used Autobots}} They were also seen using a [[:File:Marvel52 concentratedenergoncubes.jpg|concentrated form of energon]], green in color and much smaller and less-explosive than normal cubes, which was employed as currency when dealing with alien races. {{storylink|Guess Who the Mecannibals Are Having for Dinner?}}

[[Starscream (G1)/Marvel Comics continuity|Starscream]] complained to himself about an energon shortage on Earth and planned to use [[Dynamo|Hector Dialonzo]] as some kind of super-[[Powermaster]]. {{storylink|The Human Factor!}}

In an alternate future timeline, when the Autobots were stranded on the [[Junkion (planet)|Planet of Junk]], [[Hot Rod (G1)/Marvel Comics continuity|Hot Rod]] tried making peace with the native [[Junkion (species)|Junkions]] using the [[universal greeting]] and the offering of [[Energon Stick|energon sticks]]. Junkion leader [[Wreck-Gar (G1)|Wreck-Gar]] was most enthralled by the "tasty sticks". {{storylink|The Final Battle!}}

{{note|Energon sticks were called for by the script of ''The Transformers: The Movie'', but were replaced in the finished film by energon goodies. The sticks appear in the comic book adaptation of the film (albeit ''called'' "energon cubes", even though they are not drawn as such), as well as other works based on the script like the [[Sticker Adventures]] book, ''[[Battle on the Junk Planet]]''.}}

In a different alternate future, [[Galvatron II|Galvatron]] conquered the western hemisphere of Earth and planned on allowing the [[European Crisis Coalition]] to [[Nuclear weapon|nuke]] [[North America|North]] and [[South America]] to smithereens. He would have hid behind the shield generated at the East Coast [[Decepticon Powerbase]] while various powerbases converted the resulting radiation into energon. It didn't work out that way. {{storylink|Rhythms of Darkness!}}

====''Transformers in 3D''====
[[File:Energon molecule.jpg|left|upright=0.85|thumb|Energon is alien poop? We guess Primus works in mysterious ways...]]
This universe is home to the first documented appearance of the true element of energon. The conversion process for transforming the element into a consumable form involves combining it with various other molecules, resulting in what is termed "pure energon". While not discussed explicitly, this would imply the existence of an "impure" energon that can be manufactured without use of the element.

True energon was evidently rare enough that its discovery was cause for immediate action, as evidenced when both the Autobots and Decepticons mobilized with haste to investigate a potential source of it on a barren asteroid far from Cybertron. Puzzlingly, their quest led to some [[little informant|small, organic alien creatures]], and each faction took one back to their base for study. It was [[Cyclonus (G1)|Cyclonus]], studying the creatures' biological processes, who realized that their ''excrement'' was true energon! Before anything could be done with this information, however, a battle broke out between the two factions, and the two aliens wandered off, revealed to actually be supremely intelligent lifeforms who had been employed to spy on the Transformers by the [[Quintesson]]s! {{storylink|The Test (issue)|The Test}}{{-}}

====European toy bio continuity====
[[File:Energonfigures.jpg|thumb]]

{{see|Energon figure}}

The many deadly functions of the dimension-traversing [[Overlord (G1)|Overlord]]'s body were controlled by "[[Energon figure]]s", small humanoid forms that could transform into engines and connect to his body. To stop this monolithic horror, the Autobots stole and duplicated the technology, providing the trio known as the [[Motorvator]]s with Energon Figures that gave them new powers: [[Flame (Motorvator)|Flame]]'s Energon Figure had an analytical compu-unit that gave him enhanced problem solving abilities, [[Gripper (G1)|Gripper]]'s provided the dual functions of wide-sweep radar and sonic scanner, while [[Lightspeed (Motorvator)|Lightspeed]]'s was equipped with micro lens photo-record equipment.<ref>Overlord, Gripper, Flame, and Lightspeed's [[bio]]s and packaging blurbs.</ref>

====Beast Era====
=====''Beast Wars'' cartoon=====
:''For further information, see: [[Energon crystal]], [[energon radiation]], [[energon discharge virus]], [[energon storm]], [[energon armor]], [[furmanite|anti-energon]]''
[[File:PowerSurge energon crystals.jpg|left|thumb|225px]]
Following the information on the [[Golden Disk (Voyager)|Golden Disk]] to prehistoric Earth, the teams of [[Maximal]]s and [[Predacon (BW)|Predacons]] under the command of [[Optimus Primal (BW)/Beast Wars cartoon continuity|Optimus Primal]] and [[Megatron (BW)/Beast Wars cartoon continuity|Megatron]] discovered the planet to be teeming with natural crystalline energon. In fact, the element was in such abundance that it had blanketed the planet with an all-encompassing field of [[energon radiation]], which threatened to overload the Transformers' unprotected bodies and send them into [[stasis lock]]. As the organic creatures of the planet were unaffected by the radiation, the Maximals and Predacons adopted [[beast mode]]s with organic skins in order to shield themselves from its harmful effects, able only to transform into [[robot mode]] outside of their shielded headquarters for comparatively short periods of time before the energon build-up in their systems became dangerous. {{storylink|Beast Wars (Part 1)}} Manipulation of the crystals was a particularly challenging task, given their explosive instability; among the Predacons, only [[Tarantulas (BW)|Tarantulas]] had the skill to carve them up safely. {{storylink|Beast Wars (Part 2)}} If a significant mass of crystals exploded, the radiation could interact with the local atmosphere and induce an [[energon storm]] that would see energon lance from the sky as lightning. {{storylink|Bad Spark}} While it was experimented with, used to power various machines and even weaponized on occasion, neither the Maximals nor the Predacons were ever seen actually ''consuming'' any energon during their [[Beast Wars (event)|Beast Wars]] on Earth, but it certainly did run through their bodies, as demonstrated rather violently when [[Rhinox (BW)|Rhinox]] was infected with an [[energon discharge virus]] that left him sneezing and...''otherwise'' shooting energon out of his body. {{storylink|The Low Road}}
[[File:TangledWeb energon cubes.jpg|thumb|225px]]
By all accounts, the existence of natural energon on a planet other than Cybertron was not uncommon in this universe, but it was eventually revealed that the energon was not there naturally: Earth had been ''seeded'' with the crystals by the mysterious aliens known as the [[Vok]].<ref>''Beast Wars'' writer [[Larry DiTillio]] envisioned the Vok as placing the energon on Earth for future generations of humanity to find and use as a clean energy source.</ref> Viewing the intrusion of the Transformers onto the planet as a disruption to enigmatic experiments they were conducting on Earth, the Vok attempted to "sterilize" their work-surface by activating their orbital [[Planet Buster]] weapon, and blasting the planet with its energy beam. {{storylink|Other Voices, Part 2}} This beam caused most of the planet's energon crystals to explode before it was destroyed by Optimus Primal, but a not-insubstantial portion of them remained, some of which were transformed into a more stable form referred to as "energon cubes". {{storylink|Coming of the Fuzors (Part 2)}} These rarely-seen "natural" cubes are different to the artificial energon cubes seen in other universes; they remain composed of crystal, but are much safer to handle and to generally be around, unless they are cracked, at which point the radiation locked within them will be violently released. {{storylink|Tangled Web}}
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=====Japanese cartoon continuity=====
{{see|Energon Matrix}}
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At some point over the three centuries that followed the end of the [[Great War (G1)|Great War]], a new energon-powered device was created: the [[Energon Matrix]]. Sculpted in the likeness of the legendary [[Matrix of Leadership]], these objects of power were given to [[Convoy (rank)|Convoy]]-ranked [[Maximal]]s, and were capable of supplying huge boosts of energon to their wielders in moments of desperate need, which could be further magnified if more than one Energon Matrix was used together. These power boosts could massively enhance the wielder's physical attributes, usually accompanied by [[spontaneous recoloration]], such as when Optimus Primal and Lio Convoy used theirs to become the super-strong "Burning Optimus Primal" and super-fast "Flash Lio Convoy", {{storylink|Lio Convoy in Imminent Danger!}} or be released as mighty energy blasts, as when [[Big Convoy]] combined his with his [[Big Cannon]] to create a weapon powerful enough to obliterate [[Unicron]]. {{storylink|The Final Battle (BWN)|The Final Battle}} The Matrices may also have some connection to [[Vector Sigma]], the mega-computer at the heart of Cybertron, since it was able to communicate through Big Convoy's Matrix, making him say what it wanted. {{storylink|Big Convoy, Move Out}}

When Optimus Primal and Lio Convoy were caught up in the dimensional fissure known as the [[Blastizone]], they found themselves teleported from their respective time periods to Earth circa 2004. Here, they teamed up with Optimus Prime, and their Energon Matrices apparently unlocked the power of an Energon Matrix within Prime himself, as he was soon using his in tandem with theirs to create shatteringly powerful attacks like the "Double Convoy Tornado" {{storylink|Fight! The Group of the Strongest Commanders!}} and the "Lio Typhoon Arrow". {{storylink|Lio Convoy Storms In (episode)|Lio Convoy Storms In}}

=====''Beast Wars: Uprising''=====
Eleven million years of civil war had drained virtually all of Cybertron's Energon supply. {{storylink|Micro-Aggressions}} So high was the premium on Energon that the vast majority of the surviving Autobots and Decepticons were unable to transform or even move under their power. To save fuel, they reorganized themselves into the [[Builder of Cybertron|Builders]] some wiring themselves directly into their planet to save fuel. {{storylink|Broken Windshields}} The Autobot [[Cerebros (G1)|Cerebros]] eventually created the [[Maximal]]s and [[Predacon (BW)|Predacons]] to serve as the next generation of Cybertronians who were fuel efficient enough to move about freely in spite of the pitiful Energon supply on the planet. {{storylink|Head Games}} Both Maximals and Predacons were victims however to the Builders' spiteful Energon supply chains limiting their freedom. {{storylink|Alone Together}} {{storylink|Head Games}}

The [[Mechanimal]]s were capable of metabolizing their own Energon. Four cycles into the [[Grand Uprising]], [[Megatron (BW)|Megatron]] discovered this fact and created the "Beast Upgrade" to allow his people to replicate this ability and thus free them from the Energon supply lines, allowing them a great advantage in the war. {{storylink|Not All Megatrons}} Following the war, Cybertron began healing with its Energon supplies refreshing themselves. {{storylink|The Inexorable March}}

[[Quintessa (planet)|Quintessa]] on the other hand boasted a rich Energon supply. As a result, technology and [[Overcharge (G1)|products]] developed on Quintessa consumed high levels of the substance. {{storylink|Burning Bridges}}
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====Dreamwave ''Generation One'' continuity====
{{see|Energon Pools}}
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{{note|The Dreamwave G1 continuity specifically incorporates the depiction of energon as seen in the ''Beast Wars'' cartoon.}}
Natural Energon exists in crystalline form both on Cybertron and select other planets throughout the galaxy, with Earth being home to a particularly high concentration of it. Transformers can power themselves off the crystals by using ambient absorption circuits in their body to soak up their energy, but this is always a dicey prospect, given the explosive nature of the mineral. For safety's sake, the crystals are usually processed into a liquid state before they consumed by Transformers, at which point the Energon can be taken orally in [[robot mode]] or loaded directly into the Transformer's fuel tank in [[alternate mode]]. This processed, liquid Energon can also be synthesised from other energy resources—an unfortunate necessity, given the rarity of the natural crystals on Cybertron after the Transformers' war took its toll on the planet. {{storylink|Transformers: More than Meets the Eye|More Than Meets The Eye #8}}

Approximately 3.5 million years ago, Cybertron's supply of Energon was completely depleted, and the entire planet and all the Transformers on it were deactivated for a long, pre-programmed period known as the [[Great Shutdown]]. During this time, Cybertron slowly regenerated, and by the time the Transformers came back online around 3000 years ago, Energon was back in supply. With Cybertron restored to peace, the fuel was no longer a scarcity; by 2003, the [[High Council Pavilions]]' [[Energon Pools]] were recharged {{storylink|Brothers' Burden}} and the Transformers had even started canning the fuel in [[Kremzeek]]-branded cans, which were enjoyed by [[Ironhide (G1)|Ironhide]] and [[Prowl (G1)|Prowl]] in a moment of riverside relaxation {{storylink|Skyfire (issue)|Skyfire}} and served at Autobot strategy meetings along with small Energon cubes. {{storylink|Original Sin}}

{{note|A large pool of purple-pink goop was uncovered beneath the surface of the Earth by [[Sunstorm (G1)|Sunstorm]] in "Original Sin", but it was never explained if this was actually energon or not, since Dreamwave went bankrupt and ceased publication before this plot thread could be revisited.}}

=====''The Transformers Trilogy''=====
{{note|Although they are notionally part of the Dreamwave continuity, the depiction of energon in ''[[The Transformers Trilogy]]'' of novels stands in complete contradiction to Dreamwave's writings.}}
Pure energon is a silvery-yellow liquid that exists naturally on certain planets, and is the power source of the [[Matrix of Leadership]]. During a battle with the alien [[Keeper (species)|Keepers]] in [[Las Vegas]], a subterranean reservoir of the fuel was discovered beneath the city that was of such size that Optimus Prime claimed he had never seen so much of it in one place before. With an American [[Nuclear weapon|nuclear missile]] streaking towards Vegas in order to eliminate both the Keepers and the Transformers, Prime immersed himself in the energon pool, supercharging the Matrix and suffusing his entire body with the energon's power. With this added power, Prime used the Matrix to contain and redirect the nuclear blast, apparently destroying the Keepers while protecting the rest of the city. {{storylink|Transformers: Annihilation|Annihilation}}

====2005 IDW continuity====
:''For further information, see: [[Regenesis]], [[Ore-13]], [[Innermost energon]], [[Energon synthesizer]]
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In this universe, natural energon is known only to exist on Cybertron, {{storylink|Escalation issue 1|Escalation #1}} and in the pre-war days, [[Megatron (G1)/2005 IDW continuity|Megatron]] was among the workers that mined it. {{storylink|Megatron Origin issue 1|Megatron Origin #1}} Unfortunately for the Transformers, their war stripped Cybertron of its resources, energon included, precipitating a cataclysm that ultimately rendered the planet sterile and uninhabitable. {{storylink|Stormbringer issue 1|Stormbringer #1}} A similar fate befell many of the lost colony worlds that had splintered off from Cybertron in ancient times; in particular, the planet [[Caminus (planet)#2005 IDW continuity|Caminus]] was so deprived of energon that its people developed lower frequency [[spark]]s and bled blue energon as opposed to pink/purple energon of their ancestors and fellow colonists. {{storylink|The Last Autobot}} {{storylink|Windblade issue 4|Windblade #4}} [[Velocitron#2005 IDW continuity|Velocitron]] on the other hand, had such an abundance of solar power that their energon was only used to fuel its citizens as opposed to its widespread usage on other Transformer inhabited planets. {{storylink|Windblade vol. 2 issue 4|Windblade vol. 2 #4}}

With their homeworld lost to them, the Autobots and Decepticons subsequently scattered across the galaxy, seeking new sources of fuel, subsisting on "artificial energon derivatives" and "foul local brews" {{storylink|Infiltration issue 6|Infiltration #6}} that [[Cliffjumper (G1)#2005 IDW continuity|Cliffjumper]] described as "nowhere near as good as the real thing". {{storylink|Spotlight: Cliffjumper}} Several seemingly dead and empty planetoids contained underground reservoirs of liquid "pseudo-energon", which according to a [[Guardminder]] was about 20-25% as fuel efficient as proper energon. {{storylink|The Hunting Party (IDW)|The Hunting Party}} Scientists on [[Elonia]] discovered a way to synthesize energon in order to fuel [[Stardrive]], leading to their [[energon synthesizer]] becoming a target for the Decepticons. {{storylink|Shining Armor issue 1|Shining Armor #1}}

Millennia beforehand, the Decepticon logician [[Shockwave (G1)/2005 IDW continuity|Shockwave]] had correctly predicted that Cybertron's resources would eventually dry up, and so formulated the [[Regenesis]] program as a countermeasure to the inevitable energon drought. Distilling energon, he created a series of thirteen ores with which he seeded specially-selected planets—including Earth—where energon would then flourish and grow, so that he could harvest it in the centuries to come. [[File:Infiltration6 starscream on ultraenergon.jpg|thumb|Hepped up on goofballs.]] As Shockwave visited each of the planets, he observed that some ores had failed to take root, and others had mutated and gained bizarre properties over time, life, death and more. On Earth, however, the thirteenth ore had flourished to the point that the planet had begun to undergo geological collapse, generating an atmosphere that was hazardous to Transformer life. Intending to regulate the process with global dampers, Shockwave was stopped by the Dynobots and buried in a volcanic eruption and leaving the ore to mature into an exceptionally powerful energon variant. {{storylink|Spotlight: Shockwave}}

Investigating Shockwave's research, the scheming [[Bludgeon (G1)#2005 IDW continuity|Bludgeon]] learned of the Regenesis program, and travelled to Earth in the 1980s to harvest a sample of the super-powerful energon. {{storylink|Spotlight: Soundwave}} Using this "Ultra-Energon", as he termed it, Bludgeon reactivated the monstrous [[Thunderwing (G1)#2005 IDW continuity|Thunderwing]] to facilitate his agenda of conquest. {{storylink|The Transformers: Stormbringer|Stormbringer}} Meanwhile, a team of Decepticons led by Starscream independently discovered the existence of Ore-13, and initiated [[infiltration protocol]] to conquer the planet and harvest it. Seeing in Ore-13 the potential power to help him overthrow Megatron, Starscream powered himself up with the energon and staged his own coup. {{storylink|Infiltration issue 6|Infiltration #6}} It was the instability of the Ultra-Energon that was the downfall of both Starscream and Thunderwing: although the additional power it provided them was undeniable, it burnt out very quickly, at which point they were left extremely weakened and easily bested.

Natural energon is mined as ore, and undergoes processing into a liquid "resin" form, which can then be metabolized by Cybertronians. {{storylink|Infiltration issue 6|Infiltration #6}} There are multiple ways for a Cybertronian to intake energon. Most commonly, it is drunk (often from cube-shaped glasses), {{storylink|Spotlight: Blurr}} which is how other [[Nightmare Fuel|intoxicating]] [[engex|beverages]] are consumed. {{storylink|Shadowplay_(Conclusion):_An_Intimate_Beheading|An Intimate Beheading}}. On pre-war Cybertron, bots also restored their energon levels by using wall-mounted ports they inserted their fingers into. {{storylink|Ironing Out the Details}} When [[Starscream (G1)/2005 IDW continuity|Starscream]] fueled up on [[Ore-13]], he did it via a [[delivery capsule]], a large full body capsule that provided a potent "hit" of concentrated energon. {{storylink|Infiltration issue 6|Infiltration #6}} Cybertronians also possess ports on their arms {{storylink|Spotlight: Cliffjumper}}, and chests that can be accessed to take in or donate energon. {{storylink|Births, Deaths, and Interventions}} Energon flows within Transformers' bodies in purple-pink liquid form, which is prone to splattering ''eeeeverywhere'' if the Transformer receives serious injury. {{storylink|The Transformers: Megatron Origin}} {{storylink|The Transformers: Last Stand of the Wreckers}} Energon already circulating within a Cybertronian's body is "active", and for certain transfusions is more desirable than stored energon. {{storylink|Births, Deaths, and Interventions}}

Following the failed Decepticon invasion of Earth, humans learned to produce yellow-colored energon, but it was a difficult and costly process and the substance could only be stored for a few months before growing unstable, making it nonviable as an alternate energy source. {{storylink|International Incident Part 1: "The Land Ironclads"|The Land Ironclads}} [[Skywatch]] ran experiments on energon and used it to power their [[crash suit]]s, which were based on Cybertronian technology. {{storylink|...For All Mankind}} [[North Korea]] was able to produce 7,000 cubic feet of energon per month, which according to Skywatch was enough to power [[Combaticon (G1)|five Transformers]]. {{storylink|International Incident Part 1: "The Land Ironclads"|The Land Ironclads}}

After the [[Matrix of Leadership]] had somehow restarted [[Vector Sigma]], {{storylink|Chaos Part Four: Genesis|Genesis}} Cybertron was reset to a primordial state causing it to once again become rich with energon. {{storylink|Transformers: The Death of Optimus Prime|The Death of Optimus Prime}} After Cybertron had reconnected with Caminus, they brought much needed energon to the colony. {{storylink|Windblade vol. 2 issue 4|Windblade vol. 2 #4}} Human hero-turned-supervillain [[Joe Colton]] sought to poison Cybertron's energon reserves using the mysterious [[Talisman (G1)|Talisman]], thereby killing the planet and all the Transformers, but the alien wizard [[Merklynn]] beat him to the punch, instead using it to convert the energon into a form he could manipulate with his magic. Merklynn used the energon to transform a portion of the planet's underground into the city of [[New Prysmos]]. {{storylink|First Strike issue 6|First Strike #6}} Unbeknownst to Merklynn, his plans had factored into Shockwave's long-term goals. By activating the Talisman, the [[Prysmosian]] had poisoned Cybertron's energon and turned the planet into a poisoned trap for [[Unicron/Generation 1#2005 IDW continuity|Unicron]]. {{storylink|Our Finest}}

The Transformers soon discovered that the mystically transformed energon was unpalatable to them, forcing them to instead rely on a substitute brewed on Earth by humans, which nobody was happy about. {{storylink|The Dead Come Home, Part 1 (of 2)|The Dead Come Home, Part 1}} Instead they found themselves relying on [[Ore-13]] supplied by Optimus. {{storylink|The Falling, Chapter 1: Surfeit of Primes|Surfeit of Primes}}

When Unicron finally arrived at Cybertron however, he physically tore the planet in two, never consuming the lethal energon. {{storylink|Road's End}}

=====The Functionist Universe=====
In a timeline where Megatron was never born, the [[Functionist Council]] grew ever more powerful. As the [[Grand Cybertronian Taxonomy]] grew more ubiquitous in society, the higher castes would continue to be given higher grade energon leading to some people, branded as the [[Pretender]]s, to bolt fake [[kibble]] onto themselves for better fuel. {{storylink|The Custom-Made Now - An Elegant Chaos Prologue|The Custom-Made Now}}

When Cybertron was left stranded in the main universe, [[Prowl (G1)/2005 IDW continuity|Prowl]] made the decision to remove the ''Lost Light''{{'}}s uniquely powerful quantum engines to double the universally displaced planet's energon reserves to both make up for the Council's liberal use of the resource and provide enough fuel to nurture the [[Moonbase One|Luna 1]] [[spark]]s. {{storylink|How To Say Goodbye And Mean It: Part 2}}
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====''Henkei! Henkei! Comic BunBun'' manga====
{{see|Energon Cube}}
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This universe's Cybertron gained its supply of energon from the colossal "Energon Cube", a solid mass of energon bigger than a starship. When it was lost to the reaches of space, [[Optimus Prime (G1)#Henkei! Henkei! BunBun manga|Optimus Prime]] and [[Megatron (G1)#Henkei! Henkei! BunBun manga|Megatron]] each led two small teams in pursuit of it, but they were unable to intercept the Cube before it crash-landed on Earth and shattered into innumerable fragments that were scattered all across the planet. {{storylink|Kingdom of Giants}} Additionally, the release of energy caused by the cube's shattering endowed a special ability in some newborn babies within range of the impact wave: they became [[Booster]]s, legendary beings able to generate and control energon. {{storylink|Wataru's Power}}

The Autobots and Decepticons hid themselves amongst human society to search for the cube shards and the Boosters. Both sides were able to accumulate substantial portions of energon, but only the Autobots were able to locate any Boosters: first was [[Akira Kihara]], who sadly died using his powers to save Optimus Prime, {{storylink|Time of Resurrection}} and second was [[Wataru Hoshinoumi]]. When they first met Wataru, the Autobots were unaware that he was a Booster, but Optimus Prime soon realized the truth after showing Wataru the chunk of the Energon Cube that they had recovered. [[File:Henkei8 megatron energon bath.jpg|thumb|225px]] When Wataru touched the shard, a wave of energon swept over the Autobots, healing their wounds and offering them a mystic, cross-dimensional vision of [[The Transformers (cartoon)|another time and place]]. {{storylink|Kingdom of Giants}}

As a Booster, Wataru was able to aid his Autobot allies by temporarily increasing their strength, healing their injuries, generating protective forcefields and powering up their weapons, as he did when he transformed Optimus Prime's [[energon-axe]] into a sword that the Autobot leader used to grievously wound Megatron. {{storylink|Optimus Prime's Secret}} [[Cyclonus (G1)|Cyclonus]] sought to heal his leader by placing him in a bath of molten energon cubes, but Optimus Prime tracked him down while he was still recovering. Megatron flew into a rage at the sight of Prime, and the energon began reacting to his furious emotions, levitating and whirling around. The maddened Megatron seized one of the cubes and bit deeply into it, triggering an explosive release of power. Consumed by the explosion, Megatron emerged, transformed by the power of energon into [[Galvatron (G1)#Henkei! Henkei! BunBun manga|Galvatron]]! {{storylink|Creation! The New Emperor of Destruction!!}}

====''Star Trek vs. Transformers''====
When the Autobots and Decepticons awoke on Earth during the 1980s, they immediately engaged in a covert war over the organic world's supply of energon. When the planet descended into [[World War III]], the Autobots left aboard [[Fortress Maximus (G1)|Fortress Maximus]] to search for the resource on other worlds, eventually finding a bounty on [[Cygnus Seven]]. Before they could begin mining operations, they were shot down by the Decepticons aboard [[Trypticon (G1)|Trypticon]], subsequently crashing and winding up in stasis lock. {{storylink|Prime's Directive, Part Two}} When the Transformers awoke in the 23rd century, Starscream decided to substitute energon with [[dilithium]] and use the mineral to fuel his conquest of [[Kronos]]. {{storylink|Prime's Directive, Part Four}}

====2019 IDW continuity====
:''For further information, see: [[Winged Moon]], [[energon storage field]], [[energon transmission station]], [[Probat (species)|Probat]]
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Crucial to the day-to-day functioning of Cybertronian infrastructure, energon had been mined from the living fabric of Cybertron since ancient times, {{storylink|The World In Your Eyes Part Five}} although the substance existed in raw crystalline form elsewhere in the galaxy. {{storylink|The World In Your Eyes Part Two}} During Cybertron's [[Golden Age]], Transformers colonized other worlds for the purposes of harvesting and refining energon, {{storylink|Orion Pax: Free Fall}} processing usable quantities into [[Energon cube|cube]] form. {{storylink|Wannabee, Part 1}} {{storylink|Constructicons Rising, Part 2}} The [[Insecticon (G1)|Insecticon]]s possessed the mutant power to metabolize any matter into energon, {{storylink|Constructicons Rising, Part 2}} and one unusual organic species, the [[Probat (species)|Probat]], could burn their own guano and turn it into a highly refined energon crystal. {{storylink|Wannabee, Part 1}}

By the end of the [[War of the Threefold Spark]], the creation of the [[Winged Moon]]—a massive space station that extracted energon from the very fabric of spacetime—rendered the Cybertronian mining industry obsolete, {{storylink|The World In Your Eyes Part Two}} although colonial refineries on planets like [[Mayalx]] and [[Probat (planet)|Probat]] remained operational. {{storylink|Constructicons Rising, Part 3}} {{storylink|Wannabee, Part 1}} At some point after the war, [[Autobot]] leader [[Nominus Prime]] passed the historic [[Nominus Edict]]. This legislature forbade the harvesting of energon in space sectors controlled by other sentient lifeforms, and mandated that Cybertron maintain a level of energon sufficient to supply all foreseeable needs for at least ten [[Units of time|kilocycles]]. As a result of these stringent demands, the frequency of new [[Reproduction|forgings]] rapidly decreased. This also placed a restriction on both the energon ratios of the average citizen and the number of forgings that were allowed. {{storylink|Orion Pax: Free Fall}} Some individuals like the [[Constructicon (G1)|Constructicon]]s were deliberately kept underfuelled—leaving them perpetually tired and incapable of combination—supposedly for the safety of those around them. {{storylink|Constructicons Rising, Part 1}}

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A network of [[energon transmission station]]s handled the remote transmission of energon beamed down from the Winged Moon, {{storylink|The World In Your Eyes Part One}} sending it to individual polities where energon engineers safely handled and stored the substance in vast [[energon storage field]]s, in accordance with the terms of the Nominus Edict. By the time of [[Gauge]]'s forging, [[Iacon (polity)|Iacon]]'s energon yards had stockpiled enough energon to fuel the entirety of Cybertron's population for three to four kilocycles, with twice as much stored in the moon, [[Tarn (polity)|Tarn]], and all the sub-stations. {{storylink|The World In Your Eyes Part Five}}

Among other things, [[Megatron (G1)|Megatron]]'s [[Decepticon|Ascenticon]] faction campaigned for the dissolution of the Nominus Edict, and found support in a large number of citizens dissatisfied with the Autobot-controlled Senate and its strict energon rationing practices. {{storylink|The World In Your Eyes Part Five}} To fuel the terrorist activities of [[The Rise]], [[Enemy (G1)|Enemy]] was sent to install a discreet [[energon siphon]] onto the Winged Moon, which transmitted a portion of the moon's energon into the salvaged refueling chambers stored in their base beneath Iacon's [[Memorial Crater]] via a relay station on [[Vigilem]]'s hull. {{storylink|The Cracks Beneath Your Feet Part Three}} {{storylink|Wheeljack: Orbital Decay}} In between, they bolstered this by stealing from local energon transmission stations, including the station [[Brainstorm (G1)|Brainstorm]] operated beyond the [[Cybertronian Mountains]]. {{storylink|The World In Your Eyes Part One}} As [[Sentinel Prime (G1)|Sentinel Prime]] cracked down on The Rise and their allies, these stations were universally reinforced and fitted with powerful theft-deterrent measures. {{storylink|The Cracks Beneath Your Feet Part One}}

The subsequent destruction of the [[Tether]] that connected the Winged Moon to Cybertron caused a severe energon crisis, made worse by the destruction of at least two energon storage yards in Iacon. {{storylink|Arcee/Greenlight: Run}} As a result, Cybertronians began hoarding whatever energon they had, while members of The Rise were forced to find alternate ways to salvage fuel to continue their operations. {{storylink|Rise of the Decepticons: Swindle's|Swindle's}}

Leading a team of engineers, [[Wheeljack (G1)|Wheeljack]] managed to save the Winged Moon with a high-pressure energon explosion. {{storylink|Wheeljack: Orbital Decay}} When [[Team Stream]] arrived to help themselves to what was left of the moon, the engineers detonated the majority of the moon's energon reserves. {{storylink|War World: Moon|Moon}}

=====Alternate future=====
In an alternate future where [[Exarchon]] had successfully conquered Cybertron, the majority of the planet's energon was being beamed out into space, a small amount being reserved for Exarchon and his lackies. Deprived of their usual fuel, the small resistance of active Cybertronians got by on [[Nucleon (substance)|nucleon]]. {{storylink|Lord of Misrule: Test Flight II|Test Flight II}}

====''Mazinger Z versus Transformers''====
A mysterious group observed a recent crossover between two unrelated universes, and one wondered if it was due to the intersection of [[photon power]] and energon. {{storylink|Mazinger Z versus Transformers}}

====''Transformers vs. the Terminator''====
[[File:EnemyOfMyEnemyPart3-energoncubes.jpg|thumb|left|300px|Y'load sixteen tons, whaddya get...]]
The Decepticons attacked [[Cyberdyne Systems]] for its nuclear reactor, converted its output into energon, and used it to fill energon cubes. {{storylink|Enemy of My Enemy Part Three}}
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====''My Little Pony/Transformers''====
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Energon was an ingredient in Cybertronian cuisine, such as [[Gauge]]'s favorite [[iron filings|iron filing]] casserole. After arriving in [[Equestria]], [[Shockwave (G1)|Shockwave]] attempted to find a way to turn ponies into energon, though [[Pinkie Pie]] and [[Gauge]] defeated him before he could find a way to put this theory into practice. {{storylink|They Eat Ponies, Don't They?}}

[[Megatron (G1)|Megatron]] attempted to steal [[magic]]al artifacts from the [[Crystal Empire]] to create a more powerful fuel source for him and his troops, but the Decepticons were defeated and sent back to Cybertron without getting their hands on any Equestrian magic. {{storylink|Finale (Friendship in Disguise!)|Finale}}

====''Transformers/Back to the Future''====
In a timeline where the Decepticons ruled supreme, the people of [[Earth]] were enslaved and put to work creating energon cubes. {{storylink|Transformers/Back to the Future issue 1|Transformers/Back to the Future #1}} {{storylink|Transformers/Back to the Future issue 2|Transformers/Back to the Future #2}}

====''King Grimlock''====
In [[Menonia]] there existed a tainted form of energon, the blood of the malevolent deity [[Soltron]]. Alive to some degree, this energon sought to corrupt all who consumed it. Centuries of its consumption caused the [[Golden One]] to become enthralled to Soltron. To the people of Menonia, the energon was known as "'''sorcerous fuel'''", being the power source for their [[magic]] spells. {{storylink|Grimlock and the Sorcerer}}

Using the last of their sorcerous fuel, Elder [[Arnak]] of [[Valerift]] opened a portal to Cybertron to try and summon Optimus Prime to Menonia's aid once again, only to receive [[Grimlock (G1)|Grimlock]]. {{storylink|Grimlock the Rebel}} Weeks afterwards, the Dinobot engaged [[Mara-Al-Utha|the Red Wizard]] in battle. Finding that his foe was a [[Quintesson]], Grimlock inflicted a fatal wound that caused the Red Wizard to leak out the tainted energon. {{storylink|Grimlock the Avenger}} As Grimlock examined the corpse, the energon tried to corrupt his systems only for the Dinobot to incinerate it. After aligning with the people of Valerift, the warriors of [[Angloria]] used their hoarded supplies of sorcerous fuel to create a solar eclipse, weakening the Golden One enough for Grimlock to slay the tyrant. {{storylink|Grimlock and the Sorcerer}}

Upon defeating Soltron, Grimlock gave the people of Menonia a sample of his own energon, the organics using it to open a portal back to Cybertron. {{storylink|Grimlock the Triumphant}}

====''Last Bot Standing''====
:''For further information, see: [[energon key]]
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As the Great War spread further out across the galaxy, all known sources of energon were exhausted. {{storylink|Last Bot Standing issue 2|Last Bot Standing #2}} When they first arrived on the planet [[Donnokt]] however, [[Hot Rod (G1)|Rodimus]], [[Gripper (G1)|Gripper]] and [[Strongarm (G1)|Strongarm]] found that the planet had energon-sympathetic materials and would yield a rich, if highly volatile, bounty in millions of years. {{storylink|Last Bot Standing issue 4|Last Bot Standing #4}} After deciding to live off only their own energon supplies, the three Autobots discovered that an organic race was evolving on Donnokt. Fearing that the energon would one day attract more surviving Cybertronians to Donnokt, the three fashioned three [[energon key]]s with which to heal themselves in the event of other Cybertronians arriving on the primitive world. After choosing a family of natives to watch over the keys, {{storylink|Last Bot Standing issue 3|Last Bot Standing #3}} they recorded a video explaining the planet's energon. {{storylink|Last Bot Standing issue 4|Last Bot Standing #4}}

Elsewhere in the universe, a group of misfit Cybertronian survivors under the command of [[Steel Jaw|Steeljaw]] re-engineered themselves to run on [[biofuel]], a fuel they synthesized by harvesting organic matter. {{storylink|Last Bot Standing issue 2|Last Bot Standing #2}} Converting to run on biofuel left them unable to metabolize energon and thinking the substance extinct, Steeljaw's group no longer bothered to even scan for it. {{storylink|Last Bot Standing issue 3|Last Bot Standing #3}} Though biofuel sustained the Cybertronians, its inferiority to energon left them constantly hungry and tired. {{storylink|Last Bot Standing issue 4|Last Bot Standing #4}}

Over the centuries, the energon keys on Donnokt became the family heirlooms of the Wallkis family, eldest [[Shib Wallkis]] taking to wearing one around her neck. The planet's natives eventually discovered the now ripe energon in the mountains beyond [[Fembrance]], harvesting the "fizzbang" into fuel for their steam cars. {{storylink|Last Bot Standing issue 1|Last Bot Standing #1}}

When Steeljaw's force arrived on Donnokt, they abducted Rodimus and intended to turn Shib into biofuel. Nostalgic at seeing an old friend, [[Wheelie (G1)|the Veteran]] granted Rodimus and Shib the chance to say goodbye, the girl taking the chance to use her energon key on Rodimus, regenerating him. After dispatching the Cybertronians left to guard him, Rodimus raced back to Fembrance to destroy the other two keys, only to discover Steeljaw had captured the whole of the town. {{storylink|Last Bot Standing issue 3|Last Bot Standing #3}}

Furiously, Steeljaw revealed that to an unapologetic Rodimus that he'd discovered the energon that the Autobot was hiding. The promise of true energon caused Steeljaw's followers to charge him for the two energon keys, shattering one in the process. When Sharpclaw and Steeljaw began a scuffle for the last key, they too dropped it, allowing Rodimus to kick the key to Shib who ran off with it. Leaving [[Unstoppimus]] to deal with Rodimus, the siblings followed Shib to the mouth of the energon mine.

After Steeljaw had beaten the last key out of Sharpclaw and used it to heal himself, Steeljaw savagely beat Rodimus to near-death before the Autobot and Shib revealed that the energon was useless to them. Rodimus had already destroyed the biofuel refinery leaving them with no long term power source to fuel their conversion back to energon. Furious, Steeljaw impaled Rodimus and threw him down the mineshaft, intending to detonate the crystals and destroy them all only for the energon to heal Rodimus' wounds and supercharge him, allowing him to easily defeat Steeljaw. In the aftermath, Rodimus taught the natives of Fembrance on how to better use energon to fuel their society before he exiled himself to orbit with the surviving visitors, content to burn out his fuel. {{storylink|Last Bot Standing issue 4|Last Bot Standing #4}}

====Energon Universe====
After the [[Quintesson]]s had been expelled from Cybertron, they dispatched [[Goliant]] to the planet. Knowing the giant would turn the tide in the Quintessons' favour, [[Beta (G1)|Zerta Trion]] led him to a distant [[star system]] and duped him into consuming a red star on the verge of becoming a [[Black hole (phenomenon)|black hole]]. As Goliant fed, Zerta influenced the planets [[Agorria]] and [[Zertonia]], doomed satellites of the red sun, to dismantle their worlds and each forge one half of the [[Sacred Ring]], a massive energon processing ring. {{storylink|Void Rivals issue 10|Void Rivals #10}} {{storylink|Void Rivals issue 25|Void Rivals #25}}

Over the centuries that the ''Ark'' lay inactive, [[Shadow Watch]] had stockpiled a large bounty of [[energon crystal]]s. {{storylink|Transformers (2023) issue 25|Transformers #25}}

When the Decepticons awoke on Earth, they were mired by a lack of energon. After [[Laserbeak (G1)|Laserbeak]] located a suitable power plant, Starscream, who had the highest energon levels, was peer pressured into checking it out. {{storylink|Transformers (2023) issue 1|Transformers #1}} After Starscream confirmed the plant's viability as a power source, the Decepticons brought an energy transfer module to synthesize energon. {{storylink|Transformers (2023) issue 2|Transformers #2}} Though this alleviated their immediate energy concerns, Soundwave noted that they still lacked sufficient materials to fully repair Teletraan One. {{storylink|Transformers (2023) issue 3|Transformers #3}}

Elsewhere on Earth, Megatron had been found by [[Cobra-La]]. Studying the [[Decepticon leader]], the man who would become [[Cobra Commander]], painfully, extracted energon from Megatron, using the sample to develop a means to track other energon signatures on Earth. {{storylink|Cobra Commander issue 1|Cobra Commander #1}}

Inspired by the Decepticons' attack on the power plant, [[Sparkplug Witwicky|Sparky]] suggested that the Autobots draw power directly from the dam. After [[Wheeljack (G1)|Wheeljack]] was partially brought back online, he built a turbine that harvested the power from the water flow into energon. {{storylink|Transformers (2023) issue 5|Transformers #5}}

After taking over as [[Decepticon leader]], {{storylink|Transformers (2023) issue 7|Transformers #7}} [[Soundwave (G1)|Soundwave]] led the Decepticons to reclaim the ''[[Nemesis (G1)|Nemesis]]'', using the craft's communications array to reconnect with [[Shockwave (G1)|Shockwave]] on Cybertron. {{storylink|Transformers (2023) issue 8|Transformers #8}} After coming to Earth via [[space bridge]], Shockwave ordered the construction of a [[feeder]], using the machine to synthesize a large bounty of energon from nearby oceanic flora and fauna. Using the fuel, Shockwave reactivated the space bridge and brought Cybertron to Earth's orbit, intending to harvest the organic planet for more energon. {{storylink|Transformers (2023) issue 10|Transformers #10}}

With a fresh bounty of resources, Cybertron quickly began regenerating its energon reserves. {{storylink|Transformers (2023) issue 11|Transformers #11}} Following Shockwave having his head crushed by Optimus Prime, [[Elita One (G1)|Elita One]] sought to make use of the pilfered energon. Refusing to win at the cost of Earth, Optimus detonated the energon stores, the explosion severing the link between Earth and Cybertron. {{storylink|Transformers (2023) issue 12|Transformers #12}}

On the Sacred Ring, [[Springer (G1)|Springer]] met [[Darak]] and [[Solila]], informing them of what energon was and their species' connection to it, using a sample to heal Solila, {{storylink|Void Rivals issue 10|Void Rivals #10}} before he gave both sides a data-pad on how to use energon. {{storylink|Void Rivals issue 11|Void Rivals #11}} By the time [[Hot Rod (G1)|Hot Rod]] showed up to rescue Springer, the [[Agorrian]]s had constructed energon processing infrastructure, {{storylink|Void Rivals issue 15|Void Rivals #15}} giving a bounty to their new allies when they left for Cybertron. {{storylink|Void Rivals issue 24|Void Rivals #24}}

Following the Autobots defeating the Decepticons in [[Chicago]], [[General Flagg]] proposed an alliance between the Autobots and Shadow Watch, offering them the energon crystals (and the [[stasis lock]]ed [[Bulkhead (G1)|Bulkhed]] and [[Mirage (G1)|Mirage]]), {{storylink|Transformers (2023) issue 25|Transformers #25}} which the Autobots were able to use to reactivate their comrades in stasis. {{storylink|Transformers (2023) issue 27|Transformers #27}}
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===2001 ''Robots in Disguise''===
:''For further information, see: [[Energon chain]]s.''

[[File:Sideburnsobsession energon chains.jpg|left|thumb|Is this the equivalent of being tied up with spaghetti?]]
Energon played only a minimal role in this universe, as the [[Predacon (BW)|Predacons]] came to Earth in search of [[Fortress Maximus (RID)|Fortress Maximus]], rather than for more traditional energy theft. It did crop up from time to time, though: the Predacons' craft, the [[Megastar]], ran on energon cubes, and they carried out a few heists to gather up Earthly energy sources they could process to create them—though flashlight batteries were not an especially viable option for conversion. {{storylink|An Explosive Situation}} Either the conversion or the process by which the cubes powered the ship involved a smelter. {{storylink|The Fish Test}} At one point, the Predacons created chains from energon and staged a trap for the Autobots using them. {{storylink|Sideburn's Obsession}}

Energon is ingested through an "energon intake" {{storylink|The Two Faces of Ultra Magnus}} and comes in "leaded" and "unleaded" varieties—[[Sky-Byte (RID)|Sky-Byte]] swore off the latter when he found he didn't have the energy to keep up with the speedy [[Skid-Z (RID)|Skid-Z]]. {{storylink|Skid Z's Choice}}
{{note|In the original Japanese version of ''Robots in Disguise'', Optimus Prime wields an Energon Matrix (see [[#Beast Era|Beast Era]], above) rather than the Matrix of Leadership.}}

===Unicron Trilogy===
:''For further information, see: [[energon star]], [[energon weapon]], [[Energon Sword]], [[Energon Saber]], [[energon tower (technology)|energon tower]], [[energon grid (technology)|energon grid]], [[Energon Blaster]], [[Energon band]], [[Energon Orb]], [[energon gas]], [[Super Energon]], [[Energon Volant Accumulator]], [[energon tomato]]

====''Energon'' cartoon====
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Energon exists naturally on multiple planets throughout the universe in the form of glowing golden ore. Following the end of the [[Unicron Battles]] in 2010, the allied forces of the Autobots and Decepticons united with humankind to mine Energon for the betterment of both their species. The Transformers' reawakened creator-god Primus—manifesting in this universe as a glowing white orb of Energon itself—bestowed upon the young human [[Kicker Jones]] the ability to sense the location of Energon, {{storylink|Cybertron City (episode)|Cybertron City}} and Kicker's father, [[Brian Jones]], used his son's new power to find Energon deposits on [[Mars (planet)|Mars]], in the [[asteroid belt]] and on multiple locations on Earth. The Transformers and humans set up [[Cybertron City (city)|Cybertron Cities]] in all these various locations to mine the ore: [[Mars City]], [[Asteroid City]], [[Ocean City]], [[Plains City]] in [[United Kingdom|England]], [[Jungle City]] in [[Mexico]], [[Desert City]] in [[Egypt]], [[Blizzard City]] in the [[Arctic]], {{storylink|Transformers: Energon Official Guidebook|Official Guidebook}} and later [[Lunar City]] on the [[Moon (moon)|Moon]]. {{storylink|Kicker Beware!}}

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In its unprocessed form, Energon ore is bursting with raw energy, and hence hazardous to normal Transformer life. The only Transformers capable of safely handling energon are the [[Omnicon]]s, whose bodies became immunized to the ore's hazardous effects after years of mining it in space, and the [[Terrorcon (Energon)|Terrorcons]]. {{storylink|Survival Instincts}} These master Energon sculptors can absorb the energy from Energon ore into their bodies, and then generate solid-state [[Energon star]]s that can be given to other Autobots to temporarily boost their strength. The Stars are also capable of generating [[Energon weapon]]s like spears and axes, though these drastically shorten the Star's lifespan. {{storylink|Scorpinok (episode)|Scorpinok}} In one particularly puzzling instance, the interaction of multiple Energon Stars with [[Optimus Prime (Armada)/Cartoon continuity|Optimus Prime]]'s [[Matrix of Leadership#Unicron Trilogy|Matrix of Leadership]] led to the creation of the [[Energon Blaster]]. {{storylink|Starscream the Mysterious Mercenary}} Energon can also be processed into a liquid form that can be used as a medicinal bath capable of incredible feats like limb regeneration. {{storylink|Megatron Raid}} This refined, positively-charged "Autobot" Energon is typically red in color.

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In 2020, trapped in the ruined, deactivated body of Unicron, the insane alien [[Alpha Quintesson|Alpha Q]] realized Energon's immense potential to create, and using what little Energon remained in the planet-eater's husk, created the [[Terrorcon (Energon)|Terrorcons]] from the very substance of Unicron to raid the Autobots' Energon mines. It was Alpha Q's intention to use indefinable, mystic properties of the Energon they would gather to recreate all the worlds that Unicron had consumed over the millennia. {{storylink|A Tale of Two Heros}} To rally the disenfranchised Decepticons to his side, Alpha Q forged an [[Energon Sword]] from the Spark of [[Megatron (Armada)/Cartoon continuity|Megatron]], who had been trapped in Unicron's body for a decade. {{storylink|Megatron's Sword}} Megatron, however, was able to siphon off some of the Energon the Terrorcons returned with and crafted a new body for himself, ousting Alpha Q (who escaped in Unicron's disembodied head) and taking control of the Terrorcons. Under Megatron's directions, the Terrorcons gathered Energon to rebuild Unicron himself, so that Megatron could use him as a weapon. {{storylink|Megatron Resurrected}} The Terrorcons were created to be immune to the harmful effects of raw Energon; they consume it orally, and convert it into green, negatively-charged "Decepticon" Energon Stars internally. Like the Autobots' Omnicon-made stars, these could be used by the Decepticons as power-enhancers, but they apparently remained unsafe to touch directly: When [[Tidal Wave (Armada)|Tidal Wave]] tried to grab one, he received a debilitating jolt of energy that scarred his body with jagged lightning patterns. {{storylink|Scorpinok (episode)|Scorpinok}} The Terrorcons were also not the only thing Alpha Q used Energon to create: using the small supply he had left after escaping from Megatron, he restored the deceased [[Starscream (Armada)/Cartoon continuity|Starscream]] to life. Unfortunately, he ran out halfway through the process, leaving Starscream incomplete, a sort of Energon "ghost", whose body constantly shifted from physical to incorporeal. {{storylink|Starscream the Mysterious Mercenary}}

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Setting off into space to stop Megatron's plans, the Autobots left Earth protected by Doctor Jones' newest Energon innovation: the [[energon grid (technology)|energon grid]], a protective field of plasma-state Energon generated by [[energon tower (technology)|energon towers]] positioned at each of the Cybertron Cities. {{storylink|Battle of the Asteroid Belt}} The mechanism was later duplicated on Cybertron, where the towers were fuelled by [[Energon gas|gaseous green Energon]]. {{storylink|Battle Stations}} Earth's defense had to be sacrificed for the greater good, however, when Kicker convinced his father to beam all of Earth's Energon to Alpha Q, who used it to charge Unicron's head. Alpha Q rammed the positively-charged head into Unicron's body, causing the release of the "sparks" of all the planets Unicron had destroyed. {{storylink|Open Fire!}} Trying to destroy Alpha Q, Megatron triggered the release of all the negatively-charged Energon in Unicron's body, causing a violent reaction between the two kinds of Energon that tore open a fissure in space. {{storylink|Ripped Up Space}}

[[File:Energonep28 energon sun.jpg|thumb|upright=1.2|Red sun at night, sailor's delight. Red sun in morning, sailor's warning.]]

In the [[Alpha Q's universe|newly created dimension]] this fissure led to, Unicron's head became a glowing [[Energon Orb|sun]], nurturing all the reborn planets with its life-giving Energon light. Consequently, however, all of the planets were rich in Energon themselves, making them ripe targets for Decepticon pillaging. {{storylink|Protection}} Alas, the villains were able to gather enough Energon to restore and reactivate Unicron's body, and even reclaimed his head, extinguishing the Energon sun it had become and killing Alpha Q in the process. {{storylink|A Heroic Battle}} To stop Megatron's schemes, Primus transmitted Energon from Cybertron to the Autobots, [[burning spirit|recoloring and powering them up]], and transforming the combined Optimus Prime and [[Omega Supreme (Energon)|Omega Supreme]] into a planetary-scale giant. {{storylink|Optimus Supreme}} Prime and Omega were able to destroy Unicron's body, but Alpha Q's planets were in danger of dying due to the destruction of Energon sun. {{storylink|Unicron Perishes}} Salvation came in the form of Primus' greatest creation: a reservoir of liquid blue [[Super Energon]], sealed away beneath Cybertron's surface, from a time when Autobots and Decepticons were allies, intended to usher in a new era of peace. {{storylink|Ambition}} This Energon had incredibly potent transformational abilities: it transformed Megatron into Galvatron, recolored and powered up [[Starscream (Armada)/Cartoon continuity|Starscream]], {{storylink|Wishes}} and turned [[Insecticon (Energon)|Insecticon]] Terrorcons into giants. {{storylink|Decepticon Army}} A second immersion transformed Galvatron into a giant as well, at which point he was possessed by Unicron's still-living [[Spark]], but Primus orchestrated his downfall by gathering up the entire reservoir of Super-Energon and transforming it into a new foundling sun. Struggling against Unicron's control, Megatron flung himself into the sun, and both he and the planet-eater were seemingly destroyed as it burst into life. This new Energon sun took up position in Alpha Q's universe, nurturing his planets once more. {{storylink|The Sun}}

====''Energon'' comic====
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In this universal stream, Energon's raw form is a green gas. It normally undergoes processing before use for optimal efficiency, but even in its crude gaseous form, it remains a very effective power source. [[Energon Volant Accumulator]] planes are used to collect Energon vapour before it is lost to the atmosphere. {{storylink|Multiplicity, Pt. 4}}

The existence of pockets of energon gas on Earth was discovered by the alternative energy research and development company [[Alterenergy]], who dubbed it "01 Source". Unknown the public, the discovery was the work of Alterenergy consultant Brian Jones, whose son Kicker had the unexplained ability to detect Energon. This made Alterenergy a target for the Terrorcons, a cell of Decepticons who had been recruited by the evil alien [[Alpha Quintesson]], who bade them gather Energon to reactivate his master Unicron. {{storylink|What Lies Beneath}} Attacking Alterenergy's [[Australia|Western Australia]] facility, the Terrorcons stole Energon using siphons that condensed the gas into green liquid form, which they then used to power themselves up with. [[File:Energon29 energon weapons.jpg|thumb|upright=1.95]] Thankfully, the Autobots arrived, able to take on their Energon-empowered foes thanks to their new [[Spark of Combination|combining abilities]]. {{storylink|What Lies Beneath, Part Three}} Following the Autobots' victory, {{storylink|What Lies Beneath, Part Four}} they entered into an alliance with the humans, and began setting up drilling sites around the Earth to replenish their own dwindling supplies of Energon. {{storylink|Omni-Potent}}

Energon can be shaped and moulded by the small group of evolved [[Mini-Con]]s known as Omnicons, who can fire it as blasts, create energy-constructs from it and sculpt it into powerful weapons. {{storylink|What Lies Beneath, Part Four}} Kicker also discovered that his energon-manipulating powers had evolved when he was attacked by Decepticons over an Energon pocket in [[Turkey]] and was able to channel and redirect the energy into the Omnicons. {{storylink|Multiplicity, Pt. 4}}

===Live-action film series===
:''For further information see: [[AllSpark]], [[Energon drone]], [[Dual Energon Swords]], [[Energon detector]]

{{quote|Without it, we'd all perish, oxidize and rust, ''like my wretched self!'' Do you have any idea what it's like to slowly fall apart and die?!|[[Jetfire (Movie)|Jetfire]] explains the importance of Energon|''[[Transformers: Revenge of the Fallen (film)|Revenge of the Fallen]]''}}

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Cybertron's source of Energon in this universe was the legendary, life-giving [[AllSpark]] cube, which sustained the planet and the Transformer race through its constant generation of the fuel, presumably in the form of crystals or ore. It was the Energon produced by the AllSpark that gave life to the first Cybertronians, the [[Dynasty of Primes]], creating them from Cybertron's metal surface itself. The Primes were soon to learn that the AllSpark's supply of Energon was not infinite: it required periodic recharging to continue Energon generation, and the only source of energy viable enough was that of suns. Using [[Star Harvester]]s, the Primes converted the suns of lifeless star systems into Energon, which fuelled the AllSpark, in turn allowing it to generate exponentially greater amounts of the energy, thereby allowing Cybertron to thrive, and more and more Transformers to be given life. {{storylink|Defiance issue 4|Defiance #4}}

Millions of years later, at the height of the civil war between the Autobots and Decepticons, [[Optimus Prime (Movie)|Optimus Prime]] had the AllSpark blasted into space, to put its power beyond the reach of [[Megatron (Movie)|Megatron]]. Without the AllSpark's constant supply of Energon, however, Cybertron began to atrophy, eventually becoming a ruin of a planet, uninhabitable by the Transformers. They too took to the stars, searching for the lost cube: the Autobots to reinvigorate Cybertron, Megatron planning to use its Energon to bring to life the machinery of other worlds, forging an even greater army. {{storylink|Transformers (film)|Transformers}} Without true Energon from the Allspark, the Transformers were forced instead to subsist on a manufactured brew processed out of other natural resources on the other worlds they visited. Although much more stable that the Energon of most universes, if this artificial Energon ''were'' hypothetically detonated, the resultant explosion would be large enough to obliterate most of a good-sized continent. {{storylink|Transformers: The Veiled Threat|The Veiled Threat}}

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The AllSpark landed on Earth in what would become Colorado, directly on top of an entrance into a mysterious network of subterranean caves that criss-crossed the entire planet. The cube's Energon radiation was funnelled into the tunnels for thousands of years, stimulating the growth of Energon ore, and mutating the animals that lived there into huge monstrosities. The Energon was discovered in caves in the Sierra Nevada mountains by gentleman adventurers [[Walter Simmons]] and [[Theodore Joseph Wells]] in the late 19th Century, {{storylink|Original}} but while these two men would go on to found the organization [[Sector Seven]], dedicated to protecting the Earth against the Transformers, they would not realize that this discovery was connected to their larger mission until they found the AllSpark and excavated it in 1913, uncovering more of the substance in the caves beneath it. They also discovered the abandoned [[Seeker (ROTF)|Seeker]] [[Jetfire (Movie)|Jetfire]], who was looking for the cube himself, and who accidentally triggered a surge of Energon from it that overloaded his systems and brought a nearby crane, car, gun and radio to life. {{storylink|Irreplaceable}} Energon was the subject of some study on Earth in later years; scientist [[Dina Morgan]] experimented with the energy potential of converting the crystals into liquid, and a memo about her research was later discovered by [[Bumblebee (Movie)|Bumblebee]] during his advance recon on the planet in the early 21st century. {{storylink|Transformers: Rise of the Chevy Autobots}}

In 2007, Bumblebee was joined on the planet by more representatives of both factions, leading to a battle for possession of the AllSpark in [[Mission City]], during which a wave of Energon was released that brought [[Dispensor|several]] [[Xbox 360 robot|Earth]] [[steering wheel robot|machines]] to life. Ultimately, the cube was destroyed when [[Sam Witwicky]] plunged it into Megatron's Spark, overloading and apparently destroying him. {{storylink|Transformers (film)|Transformers}} Following the destruction of the cube and the defeat of the Decepticons, the Autobots allied with humankind, and, lacking the time to confirm the presence of true Energon on Earth, instead began stockpiling manufactured Energon at [[NEST]] base on [[Diego Garcia]]. When questioned about the substance by [[Robert Epps]], [[Ironhide (Movie)|Ironhide]] explained that it was basically useless to humanity; they could not use it to power weapons the way the Transformers did (like Optimus Prime's [[Dual Energon Swords]]) because its chemical composition was far beyond their ability to master. {{storylink|Transformers: The Veiled Threat|The Veiled Threat}}

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In 2009, the small fragments that remained of the AllSpark cube were revealed to still possess Energon-generating powers when one was stolen by the Decepticons and used to restore Megatron to life. At the bidding of his master, a renegade member of the Dynasty of Primes known as [[The Fallen]], Megatron uncovered a hidden Star Harvester The Fallen had built in Egypt nineteen thousand years beforehand, planning to use it to convert Earth's sun into Energon that could be used to sire a new race of Decepticon [[hatchling]]s. Another shard brought a group of [[Appliancebot|kitchen appliances]] in Sam Witwicky's home to life; Sam later used it to rouse Jetfire from his years-long slumber. Jetfire was living proof of the fact that without regular consumption of Energon of any kind, a Transformer's body and mind begin to slowly break down, rusting away in a kind of robotic senility. By combining with Jetfire, Optimus Prime gained the power to stop Megatron and The Fallen and destroy the Star Harvester. {{storylink|Transformers: Revenge of the Fallen (film)|Revenge of the Fallen}}
[[File:ROTF fallen leaks energon.jpg|upright=1.4|thumb|The [[Tony Todd|Candyman]] can, 'cause he mixes it with love, and makes the world taste good...]]
Not long after the Autobot victory in Egypt, [[Ironhide (Movie)|Ironhide]] stumbled across a cave full of natural Energon, and was nearly brainwashed by the Decepticon [[Mindwipe (ROTF)|Mindwipe]] into harvesting it for the Decepticons. {{storylink|Cyber Missions 5}} Later still, [[Ratchet (Movie)|Ratchet]] and [[Sideswipe (Movie)|Sideswipe]] were seen transporting a cargo of Energon ''cubes'', but whether they were created from the natural Energon Ironhide found or just more manufactured Energon is unknown. {{storylink|Cyber Missions 10}} Within a few years, NEST developed [[Energon detector]]s that could alert them to the approach of Cybertronian lifeforms, and had them stationed around major cities, forcing the Decepticons to withdraw to unmonitored regions of the planet like [[Namibia]], [[Africa]]. {{storylink|Transformers: Dark of the Moon (film)|Dark of the Moon}}

Energon flows inside Transformers' bodies in a liquid form through a structure akin to a human's circulatory system. It is prone to gushing out when a Transformer receives debilitating injuries—glowing blue Energon showered from the wounds sustained by several Transformers during the battle of [[Mission City]], {{storylink|Transformers (film)|Transformers}} while a golden form of liquid Energon oozed from The Fallen's dying frame<ref>Hasbro's online [http://www.hasbro.com/transformers/en_US/discover/TRANSFORMERS-Glossary.cfm Transformers glossary].</ref> when Optimus Prime killed him. {{storylink|Transformers: Revenge of the Fallen (film)|Revenge of the Fallen}} In fact, quite a ''lot'' of differently-colored fluids were seen slooshing and squirting from the Transformers during the quest for the Matrix of Leadership and the battles over [[Sentinel Prime (ROTF)|Sentinel Prime]]'s space bridge, including a disturbingly blood-like red liquid, but whether or not any of these were Energon is unclear. {{storylink|Transformers: Revenge of the Fallen (film)|Revenge of the Fallen}} {{storylink|Transformers: Dark of the Moon (film)|Dark of the Moon}} Later still, [[Grimlock (AOE)|Grimlock]], [[Lockdown (ROTF)|Lockdown]], and [[Kinetic Solutions Incorporated|KSI]]'s robot prototypes could be seen spilling a ''green'' liquid when injured. {{storylink|Transformers: Age of Extinction (film)|Age of Extinction}} The same liquid bled from the wounded [[Talisman Knight]], and spilt out from [[Megatron (Movie)|Megatron]] after he was shot in the shoulder by [[Edmund Burton]]. [[Izabella]] hurled jars full of the stuff to confuse [[Transformers Reaction Force|TRF]] robots into firing on each other. {{storylink|Transformers: The Last Knight (film)|The Last Knight}}
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===Fun Publications comics===
{{see|Rarified Energon}}
[[File:CrossingOver5 rarified energon.jpg|left|thumb|165px|"The formula is water! Pure, ordinary water!"]]
On the second leg of their multiverse-hopping journey, amnesiac Transformers [[Skyfall (Cybertron)|Skyfall]] and [[Landquake (Timelines)|Landquake]] discovered a pool of liquid energon beneath the jungles of South America, being watched over a similar Transformer named [[Breakaway (Classics)|Breakaway]]. {{storylink|Crossing Over: Part 5}} They were informed by Breakway's assistant, the computer system known as the [[Caretaker]], that the pool was no ordinary energon: it was [[Rarified Energon]], the base substance that made up Transformers' bodies and sparks. Skyfall, Landquake, and Breakway were, in fact, components of [[Nexus Prime]], one of the [[Thirteen|thirteen original Transformers]], who had been tasked with guarding Rarified Energon by Primus eons in the past. When Nexus Prime had been divided into five separate robots in order to protect the secret of [[Prima]]'s [[Star Saber (Thirteen)|Star Saber]], Rarified Energon was left without a guardian, and was consequently secreted away in the corners of the multiverse—for if it should be destroyed, then it would be impossible for more Transformer life to be created. The Caretaker opened a cross-dimensional portal to take the three Transformers to the universe where they would find the [[Topspin (Classics)|fourth of their number]], assuring them that the Rarified Energon would be teleported away to a new safe location once they had left. {{storylink|Crossing Over: Part 6}}
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===Animated===
{{see|Energon farm}}
[[File:Ani07 sllsparkinfusedenergon.jpg|thumb|upright=1.4|"Mine mine mine! All mine!"]]
Crystalline formations of natural energon are cultivated on Cybertron at [[energon farm]]s, a menial task that earns workers a reputation as hayseeds despite its extreme importance, {{storylink|Autoboot Camp}} {{storylink|The Stunti-Con Job}} and stored in energon cubes. Despite the Autobots being in full control of Cybertron and no excess energon being expended in a war effort, the substance remains extremely precious, as evidenced by the risks cadet [[Sentinel Prime (Animated)|Sentinel]] took when he and fellow cadets [[Optimus Prime (Animated)|Optimus]] and [[Blackarachnia (Animated)|Elita-1]] attempted to recover a huge stockpile of it from a starship that had crashed on the planet [[Archa Seven]] centuries beforehand. Sentinel called this "AllSpark-infused energon", but there was nothing to indicate that it was any different from normal energon, suggesting that the energies of the life-giving [[AllSpark]] are known to be shared by energon in this universe, as they are in [[#live-action film series|others]]. {{storylink|Along Came a Spider}}

Contrary to the hardships faced by Transformers in other universes, when [[Optimus Prime (Animated)|Optimus Prime]] and [[Megatron (Animated)|Megatron]]'s teams were stranded on Earth with no energon, they proved quite able to survive on simple [[oil]]. Back on Cybertron, though, energon remained on the menu at [[Maccadam's Old Oil House]], where varieties served included Z and Ultra blends from various different planets, as well as energon-on-a-stick for the little 'bots. {{storylink|Transformers Animated: The AllSpark Almanac II|The AllSpark Almanac II}} Energon is used to power the machines and weapons of Cybertron, like those of the [[Elite Guard]]'s [[Fortress Maximus (Animated)|Fortress Maximus]], {{storylink|This Is Why I Hate Machines}} and small energon cubes are used as blasting charges in construction. {{storylink|Endgame, Part I}}

===Shattered Glass===
[[File:Cliffjumper&SGGoryu Dungeons&Dinobots.jpg|left|thumb|100px|[[Steven Spielberg]] takes the directorial reins.]][[File:SG Downshift Reunification corpse.jpg|thumb]]
{{see|Energon rod}}
The energon of this twisted mirror universe is superficially different to the more recognizable fuel of most worlds. Here, it is a sickly green-yellow in color, is stored primarily in [[energon rod|rod]]s, and is considered by the dimensionally-displaced [[Cliffjumper (G1)|Cliffjumper]] to have a strange aftertaste when compared to the energon of his home dimension. It remains used as a form of currency among Transformers.

Among the natural sources of energon on this universe's Cybertron are bright blue crystalline deposits that form on the shores of the [[Rust Sea]], when the sea's innate trace energon content is solidified by evaporation. {{storylink|Dungeons & Dinobots}}
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===Aligned===
:''For further information, see: [[Energon battle pistol]], [[Energon grenade]], [[Energon repair ray]], [[Geosynchronous Energon Bridge]], [[Dark Energon]], [[Energon prod]], [[Energon Harvester]], [[Synthetic Energon]], [[Energon shard]], [[Tox-En]], [[Red Energon]], [[Chronogon]]
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[[Alpha Trion]] explained that energon is an emanation of Primus, and a different form of that which makes up a [[Transformer]] and everything else on [[Cybertron (planet)|Cybertron]]. {{storylink|Transformers: Exodus}} Energon occurs naturally in the form of blue crystals, {{storylink|Darkness Rising, Part 1}} though these sometimes resemble normal rocks. {{storylink|Deus ex Machina}} It is stored within Energon cubes, {{storylink|Masters & Students}} the framework for which can be produced by the Decepticon [[Soundwave (WFC)|Soundwave]], {{storylink|Transformers: War for Cybertron (360/PS3/PC)|War for Cybertron}} and is fashioned into smaller ingots for oral ingestion by Transformers. {{storylink|Transformers: Exodus}} To distinguish it from other varieties, the blue version was also referred to as "live energon." {{storylink|Darkness Rising, Part 5}}

In Cybertron's [[Golden Age]], the [[ancient]]s moved energon by reconstituting and concentrating it into its most rarefied form, that of pure energy, which is transmitted between arrays such as the [[Geosynchronous Energon Bridge]]. {{storylink|Transformers: Exodus}} [[File:Starscreamharvestingcrystals.jpg|thumb|left|upright=1.4|Starscream harvesting raw Energon.]] Similarly, they used [[energon Harvester]]s to draw energy right out of energon crystals. {{storylink|Deus ex Machina}} A formula for a synthetic version of energon, known as [[Synthetic Energon]], was developed; but was apparently never put into production, the formula instead being stored within a [[Cybertronian data cylinder]], one that would eventually be launched off-world during the [[Great War (Prime)|Great War]]. {{storylink|T.M.I.}}

When war broke out on Cybertron, energon was weaponized in the form of the [[energon battle pistol]] and the [[energon prod]] (the latter an instrument of torture that would later prove to have a particularly deleterious, if temporary, effect on the human neural system {{storylink|Darkness Rising, Part 4}}), but also found use on the battlefield as an implement of healing in medical tools like the [[Energon grenade]], which releases a localized aura of energon that restores the vigor of Transformers within the grenade's range. Medics were also known to carry [[energon repair ray]]s, more focused tools that fire a beam of energon to heal the injured. {{storylink|Transformers: War for Cybertron (360/PS3/PC)}} As the war depleted energon supplies on Cybertron, both sides tried hiding their stockpiles of this valuable commodity on many other planets, including [[Earth]]. {{storylink|Darkness Rising, Part 4}} To protect Decepticon assets, a squadron of [[Predacon (Prime)|Predacons]] were deployed to guard the deposits. {{storylink|Project Predacon}} The Decepticons even began experimenting with Energon's poisonous counterpart, [[Dark Energon]], a product of [[Unicron#Aligned continuity family|Unicron]] in the same way that live energon is a product of Primus. Using it, the Decepticons corrupted the [[core]] of Cybertron, and although the Autobots restored it, the planet's energon supply had been crippled, necessitating that the Transformers depart Cybertron so that it would be able to recharge and regenerate enough energon to once again support life. {{storylink|Transformers: War for Cybertron (360/PS3/PC)|War for Cybertron}}

Though the [[Autobot fleet]] was quick to flee Cybertron for other worlds, the Decepticons took the initiative and sought out energy rich planets whose resources they could convert into energon that would heal Cybertron. Using an ancient [[space bridge]] he'd found in the [[Rust Sea|Sea of Rust]], [[Shockwave (WFC)|Shockwave]] stole energy from several worlds and converted it into energon, this process creating a toxic energon-based byproduct. Shockwave eventually rediscovered the Earth, finding it to possess enough raw energon for their purposes and reported its location to [[Megatron (WFC)|Megatron]]. {{storylink|Transformers: Fall of Cybertron|Fall of Cybertron}}

By coincidence or design, the Transformers' war eventually carried them back to Earth in the 21st century. After an undetailed initial clash, [[Megatron (WFC)|Megatron]] retreated into space to gather up an army, and [[Starscream (WFC)|Starscream]], left in charge of the Decepticons on Earth, set about mining the energon that had flourished on the planet, claiming there was enough there to repower Cybertron. {{storylink|Transformers: Prime (graphic novel)}} The shifting geology of Earth occasionally stymied his attempts, as some deposits had become unmineable since originally being stored; the largest of these was labelled "ND-7 Class". {{storylink|Out of His Head}} After three years, however, Megatron returned, having recovered more Dark Energon from the depths of space {{storylink|Darkness Rising, Part 2}}, but he was fortunately stopped by the Autobots from using it to reanimate Cybertron's dead. {{storylink|Darkness Rising, Part 5}}

[[File:Crossfire Insecticon holding energon.jpg|thumb|upright=1.4]]
[[Optimus Prime (WFC)|Optimus Prime]]'s Autobots later discovered the data cylinder containing the synthetic Energon formula, but its contents were beamed directly into [[Bulkhead (Prime)|Bulkhead]]'s brain. The formula threatened to wipe his mind, so he was only able to transcribe a portion of it before it was necessary to remove it shoot it off into space. {{storylink|T.M.I.}} [[Ratchet (WFC)|Ratchet]] then attempted to complete the formula, but the result of experiments was a green liquid form of energon which supercharged his physical attributes at the loss of his mental stability. In the throes of this rage, Ratchet attacked a Decepticon mine and was wounded by Megatron, allowing [[Knock Out (Prime)|Knock Out]] to obtain for the Decepticons a sample of the Synthetic Energon that drained from his wounds. {{storylink|Stronger, Faster}}

Having gone rogue, Starscream was forced to either steal energon from the ''[[Trypticon (WFC)|Nemesis]]'' {{storylink|Orion Pax, Part 1}} or scavenge for it in abandoned mines. {{storylink|Crossfire (Prime)|Crossfire}} After [[MECH]] stole [[Bumblebee (WFC)|Bumblebee]]'s [[transformation cog (biology)|T-cog]] in an attempt to get their own creation working, Starscream pointed out that it required energon to properly function. He used a small amount of his own as a demonstration. {{storylink|Operation Bumblebee, Part 1}} With Starscream's help, they were able to track down a sizable deposit. {{storylink|Operation Bumblebee, Part 2}} [[Airachnid (Prime)|Airachnid]] later found an [[Insecticon (WFC)|Insecticon]] which searched for energon for her. {{storylink|Crossfire (Prime)|Crossfire}}

A sample of [[Tox-En]] was stored in the Iacon Vaults, and eventually made its way to Earth, which was found by Bulkhead. After a fight with [[Hardshell]], Bulkhead began to drip liquefied energon, which Bulkhead figured was leaking from a loose gasket. Bulkhead used the leak to make a false trail of energon puddles to lead the Insecticons away while he carried the Tox-En to a nearby volcano for disposal. At one point, Hardshell took time out to taste an Energon puddle. {{storylink|Toxicity}}

A chunk of [[Red Energon]] was uncovered on Earth, and during the race to get hold of it, Starscream managed to secure a chunk. {{storylink|New Recruit}} The destruction of [[Autobot Outpost Omega One]] left the Autobots with a critically short energon supply prompting Ratchet to look into the Synthetic Energon formula once again. {{storylink|Project Predacon}} Starscream and Knock Out attempted to mix Dark and Synthetic Energon together to create a new army of super soldiers but the resulting interaction between the two substances turned [[Silas|the test subject]] into a Terrorcon with an insatiable lust for live Energon. {{storylink|Thirst}}

After [[Predaking (Prime)|Predaking]] revealed his sapience, the Decepticons manipulated the Autobots into destroying the gestating Predacon clones luring them to Shockwave's laboratory with energon. {{storylink|Evolution}}

A bizarre interaction with the energon of Earth was responsible for bringing many weapons, including the Transformers' personal armaments, to life as the [[Arms Micron]]s.

One hazard encountered by the [[Rescue Bot]]s was the [[energon eater]], a space-going creature which fed off the energon from ships they attacked, and occasionally their occupants. {{storylink|Unfinished Business}} {{storylink|Uninvited Guest}}

Energon turned out to be the power source required to get the [[Temporal Station]] to work. {{storylink|It's a Bot Time}}

[[Madeline Pynch]]'s drilling operation uncovered a sizeable chunk of energon on the ocean floor. Once she learned of its energy potential, she dubbed it "Pynchonium" and used it to create [[Pynch-Cell]]s with which she intended to corner the world's energy market. The [[Griffin Rock]] rescue team launched a covert mission and managed to steal the energon from her compound on the mainland. {{storylink|Cody's 11}}

After the War ended, Earth's energon supplies had dropped even further. The Decepticon [[Ped (RID)|Ped]] attempted to steal the Autobot supply of [[Energon cube]]s to monopolize the precious resource and gain his long denied respect from the other Decepticons. {{storylink|Can You Dig It?}} A subset of Cybertronians were unable to normally consume Energon normally and had to suck it out of other Cybertronians. {{storylink|Even Robots Have Nightmares}} {{storylink|Sick as a Bot}}

During the gold rush, miners uncovered energon and subsequently abandoned the mine. It was later found by [[Hoist (RB)|Hoist]], [[Grimlock (RID 2015)|Grimlock]], [[Snarl (FOC)|Snarl]] and [[Sludge (FOC)|Sludge]], however the mine collapsed. Grimlock was able to take a small nugget of energon before they escaped the mine. {{storylink|The Great Energon Rush}}
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===''Cyberverse'' cartoon===
[[File:Cave Monsters - Cyberverse - The Journey.jpg|thumb|left|250px|[[Swerve (G1)|"Impossible! Our laserfire is just making him stronger!"]]]]

When the [[Ark (Cyberverse)|''Ark'']] ran low on energon, the crew stopped off at a nearby moon to mine more of the substance only to find that [[Cave monster|a race of insects]] had evolved to draw nourishment from the crystals, the Autobots' energon blasts likewise proving harmless to the beasts. Unwilling to condemn an innocent alien race, [[Optimus Prime (Cyberverse)|Optimus Prime]] decided against mining operations. {{storylink|The Journey}}

Some 66 million years later, to try and get the ''Ark'' spaceworthy, [[Wheeljack (Cyberverse)|Wheeljack]] created a super-concentrated energon derivative that he dubbed "[[Hyper Fuel]]". The Hyper Fuel proved a bit ''too'' hyper however, so he instead began working on [[Mega Fuel]]. {{storylink|The Visitor}}

As the ''Ark'' carried the [[AllSpark]] back to Cybertron, Wheeljack devised a system to draw energon directly from it. While the badges proved an initial success, [[Starscream (Cyberverse)|Starscream]] tampered with the delivery system, overloading the Autobots' systems with energon and driving them mad until Optimus shut it down. {{storylink|Party Down}}

Without the AllSpark, Cybertron's energon had begun to curdle into a toxic black variant. {{storylink|Battle For Cybertron III}}

When the AllSpark returned to Cybertron, live energon began flowing through the planet, restoring it. {{storylink|Battle For Cybertron IV}} With the caves of the [[Monsterbot (Cyberverse)|Monsterbots]] rich with the substance once more, [[Affluous]] seized on the opportunity to affect a paradigm shift in their society, dividing the Monsterbots into the "[[Energon Master]]s", led by him, and those he deemed unworthy. His rule went unchallenged until [[Bumblebee (Cyberverse)|Bumblebee]] and [[Grimlock (Cyberverse)|Grimlock]] arrived to find a psychic shard of [[Windblade (Cyberverse)|Windblade]], toppling Affluous in the process. {{storylink|Journey To The Valley Of Repugnus}}

===''BotBots'' cartoon===
One night, a cloud of energon swept over a [[Mall (BotBots)|mall]], turning various objects inside into the BotBots. {{storylink|Mall Than Meets the Eye}}

===''EarthSpark'' cartoon===
Energon takes the form of pink-purple cubes or rectangles when stored for transport. {{storylink|Secret Legacy, Part 1}} Energon could be quickly infused into the system by the use of [[energon patch]]es, which are applied to the bot's body and immediately absorbed. Multiple types of energon were common knowledge on Earth, to the point that "Know Your Energon" posters could be found in classrooms. {{storylink|Friends and Family}} Outlaw Decepticons [[Swindle (ES)|Swindle]] and [[Hardtop (ES)|Hardtop]] were led to into a trap by [[Elita-1 (ES)|Elita-1]] in the hopes of stealing several cubes. {{storylink|Secret Legacy, Part 1}} The Earth-born [[Terran]]s did not survive on energon (though they could absorb it), instead subsisting off the [[water]] that had birthed them. {{storylink|Friends and Family}}

When trying to pierce [[Shockwave (ES)|Shockwave]]'s [[force field]], the Terrans discovered that they had just enough energon in their system for the field to keep them out. {{storylink|Warzone}}

===''One'' film===
Thanks to the Matrix of Leadership possessed by [[Zeta Prime (One)|Zeta Prime]], energon once flowed freely throughout Cybertron. When the Matrix was lost, destroyed by Primus himself in response to [[Sentinel Prime (One)|Sentinel]]'s unworthy attempt to claim it by betrayal, energon consequently ceased to flow.

As Sentinel Prime had bartered his rulership of Cybertron in exchange for sending regular shipments of energon to the Quintessons, he resorted to harsh measures to extract the necessary quota, creating an underclass of [[cogless]] Cybertronians to mine what energon remained from the planet's strata. Shortly before Sentinel Prime was overthrown, these reserves had begun to run out. Not only did his final shipment fail to meet the Quintessons' demands, there was barely enough left over to meet Cybertron's.

Ultimately, Primus recognized the miner and revolutionary [[Optimus Prime (One)|Orion Pax]] as a worthy successor to the Primes, reformatting him into Optimus Prime and granting him the Matrix of Leadership. With the Matrix restored, energon began to flow once again.
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==Toys and merchandise==
===''Beast Wars''===

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The [[rubsign]]s introduced into the ''[[Beast Wars: Transformers (toyline)|Beast Wars]]'' toyline in 1997 were called "Energon Chips". On the Japanese side of things, Energon Matrices were included with [[Lio Convoy]] and [[Big Convoy]]'s toys; while the former's was merely sculpted detail beneath a panel on his chest, the latter's was fully removable.
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===Generation 1===

[[File:G1 energon toys.jpg|thumb|275px|Foooood Fiiight!!!]]
[[Optimus Prime (G1)/toys|Optimus Prime]] and [[Megatron (G1)/toys|Megatron]]'s energon-axe and energon mace were the first toys that represented physical energon. [[TakaraTomy|Takara]] has enjoyed a long love affair with these weapons, which up until their release in plastic form, had only been ''very'' rarely seen. After several ''[[Heroes of Cybertron|Super Collection Figure]]'' PVC figurines depicted Prime and Megatron with the weapons deployed, the armaments made the jump to true toys with the ''[[The Transformers Collection|Transformers Collection]]'' line of reissues, which featured new axe and mace accessories for the 2003 re-releases of the original Generation 1 [[Optimus Prime (G1)/toys#Transformers Collection|Optimus Prime]] and [[Megatron (G1)/toys#Transformers Collection|Megatron]] toys. These weapons were also included with the ''[[The Transformers: Masterpiece|Masterpiece]]'' versions of the characters, and on Prime's ''[[Hybrid Style]]'' and ''[[Robotmasters (franchise)|Robotmasters]]'' figures as well. Prime's axe in particular has gotten a lot of face-time, having been recolored with each new [[redeco]] of these various Prime toys—and that's been quite a few! See the [[energon-axe]] article for a full listing of this weapon's releases.

''The Transformers Collection'' also featured the first toys made of energon cubes, three of which came packaged with the [[Insecticon (G1)|Insecticons]] giftset. The translucent pink cubes are made of soft rubbery plastic, and are quite small; fairly in-scale with the Insecticons themselves, but undeniably dinky next to any larger toys. The reason for their small size is so that they can fit into the Insecticons' opening cockpits, left over from their days as ''[[Diaclone]]'' toys. Three cubes were also included with the [[e-HOBBY]] exclusive [[Insecticon clone]] [[redeco]] of this set.
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===''Energon''===

[[File:Energon weapons.jpg|left|thumb|275px]]

All the Omnicon and Terrorcon toys released in the ''Energon'' toyline came packaged with an Energon star (called an "Energon chip" in the toyline) which could attach to the Spark crystals that most of the toys in the series feature, and an Energon weapon, itself formed from several modular pieces that could be mixed and matched with other figures and other Energon weapon components through the miracle of [[5 mm post]]s. The Autobot stars and weapons were various shades of red, while the Decepticons' were green (purple was considered too close to red<ref>{{citesocial|quote=Purple is to close to red we needed more seperation between the two forms in the toys and for the cartoon and print partners.|link=https://news.tfw2005.com/2003/09/17/orsons-world-9-17-910|name=Aaron Archer|site=TFW2005|year=2003|month=09|day=17}}</ref>), with each faction sporting a different design for their Energon stars. These weapons included [[Strongarm (Energon)|Strongarm]]'s '''Energy Axe''' (formed from a boom arm and a spare tire) [[Skyblast (Energon)|Skyblast]]'s '''Energy Spear''' (the merging of a cannon and two rocket boosters), [[Signal Flare (Energon)|Signal Flare]]'s '''Energy Cutter''' (made up of a projecting dish and two shield panels), [[Arcee (Energon)|Arcee]]'s compound bow (built from fuel tanks and exhaust pipes), [[Battle Ravage]]'s twin cannons, [[Divebomb (Energon)|Divebomb]]'s '''Energy Raiden''' (the united form of two blades) [[Cruellock]]'s '''Energy Blade''' (a large sword made even larger with the addition of a small gun as a handle) and [[Insecticon (Energon)|Insecticon]]'s '''Energy Drill''' (a dagger and gatling cannon combined). In addition to being recolored and sold in the ''[[Transformers Timelines (toyline)|Timelines]]'' and live-action movie toylines along with the figures who wielded them, many of these weapons were released in new colors as exclusives in Japan, sometimes on their own, sometimes packaged with different toys. See the [[Energon weapon|Energon weapon article]] for a full list. One other set of modular Energon weapons was available as part of the line: the rifle and sword which came with Starscream, owing to the character's status as an "Energon ghost". This pair of weapons could combine to form a ''huge'' sword.

[[File:Energontoy sword and combiner.jpg|thumb|upright=1.4]]

The limb components of the three "Maximus" [[Combiner]]s released during ''Energon'' also each came with a translucent blue "Super Energon" star and an Energon weapon. Rather than follow the modular mix-and-match pattern of the earlier toys, however, these Energon weapons converted into either a hand or foot for their combined super [[robot mode]]. From [[Superion Maximus]], [[Treadshot (Energon)|Treadshot]] and [[Windrazor (Energon)|Windrazor]] came with twin double-ended cannons, while [[Sky Shadow (Energon)|Sky Shadow]] and [[Terradive (Energon)|Terradive]] were armed with double-barrelled blasters; from [[Constructicon Maximus]], [[Sledge (Energon)|Sledge]] and [[Bonecrusher (Energon)|Bonecrusher]] wielded odd clawed cudgels that were particularly strange next to [[Duststorm (Energon)|Duststorm]] and [[Wideload (Energon)|Wideload]]'s pincer-claws; and from [[Bruticus Maximus (Energon)|Bruticus Maximus]], [[Kickback (Energon)|Kickback]] and [[Blight (Energon)|Blight]] bore combined double-barrelled cannon radar arrays, while [[Blackout (combiner)|Blackout]] and [[Stormcloud (Energon)|Stormcloud]] brandished modular quintuple-barrelled arsenals. These figures were redecoed across the ''[[Transformers: Classics|Classics]]'', ''[[Transformers: Universe (2008 toyline)|Universe]]'' and ''[[Transformers: Revenge of the Fallen (toyline)|Revenge of the Fallen]]'' toylines, and select limbs were chosen by the Transformers Collectors' Club to become components of their exclusive combiner figure, the energon-manipulating Nexus Prime.

[[Megatron (Armada)/toys|Megatron]]'s Energon Sword was his perennial accessory throughout the ''Energon'' toyline, available in various sizes and colors with his toys, and also with a ''Super Link'' exclusive Kicker figure and as a rather large role-play weapon. See the [[Energon Sword|Energon Sword article]] for a full list of releases. By contrast, [[Optimus Prime (Armada)/toys|Optimus Prime]]'s Energon Blaster was ''only'' released as a role-play weapon, its role in the toyline about as memorable as its brief, puzzling appearance in the cartoon.

Energon took another form for a small line of European-exclusive [[List of Transformers restaurant promotions|McDonald's Happy Meal ''Energon'' toys]]. The four figures in the series each came with a large, translucent "Energon cube", which could be inserted inside their body and featured various effects: Optimus Prime and [[Ironhide (Energon)#Toys|Ironhide]]'s had electronic sounds, while Megatron and [[Unicron/toys|Unicron]]'s featured LED lights.

===Live-action movies===
[[File:ROTF energon swords.jpg|left|thumb|225px| Now... where's that face?]]

The first [[subline imprint]] of the [[Transformers (2007 toyline)|live-action movie toyline]] was the "[[AllSpark Power]]" series, in which all the figures sported bright blue parts to represent the glowing blue Energon power of the AllSpark. The AllSpark itself was also rendered in plastic form: it came as a small accessory packaged with the Japanese releases of the "AllSpark Power" figures, or as more esoteric objects like a Rubik's Cube, a paperweight and a candy container. We guess that would make the candy itself the Energon! See the [[AllSpark|AllSpark article]] for a complete listing of merchandise.

[[Optimus Prime (Movie)/toys|Optimus Prime]]'s original live-action movie toy did not include the Energon Sword he was seen deploying in the feature film, but the blade was soon added when the figure was retooled for the "[[Premium Series]]" subline imprint. A second sword was added to Prime's arsenal in the ''Revenge of the Fallen'' movie, and given that the swords played a major part in one of the film's set-piece battles, they were quickly established as a fixture on almost all of the line's Optimus Prime toys, from his large-scale Leader-class figure, all the way down to his ''[[Robot Heroes (toyline)|Robot Heroes]]'' figurine. See the [[Dual Energon Swords|Dual Energon Swords article]] for a full listing of toys wielding these face-taking blades.

===''G.I. Joe and the Transformers''===
An [[exclusive]] toy set released for [[San Diego Comic-Con]] 2012, was a [[redeco]] of the 2012 new-[[mold]] ''[[G.I. Joe (franchise)|G.I. Joe: Retaliation]]'' [[HISS tank]] meant to represent Shockwave, with an additional cannon piece meant to emulate Generation 1 Shockwave's gun barrel. It includes the [[Cobra]]s [[Destro|James McCullen Destro XXIV]] and a [[Battle Android Trooper]]<ref>[http://www.yojoe.com/vehicles/12/shockwavehiss/ Shockwave H.I.S.S. page at yojoe.com]</ref> with a trolley for carrying a trio of [[Energon cube]]s. The three cubes, clearly inspired by the Generation 1 cartoon version, are clear pink plastic with inserts to make them appear to be partially filled with liquid.

===''War For Cybertron Trilogy''===
In the first two toy line installments, the [[Ultra Magnus (G1)/toys#War for Cybertron Trilogy|Ultra Magnus]] and [[Nemesis Prime (G1)#War for Cybertron Trilogy|Nemesis Prime]] War for Cybertron spoiler packs all included a small tub of a [[Play-Doh]] like substance that had 3 small rubbery plastic Energon cubes within them.

===''R.E.D. [Robot Enhanced Design]''===
The [[Walmart]] exclusive non-transforming ''[[Transformers: Generations (toyline)|Generations]]'' toyline features characters from different [[franchises]] that are each dependent on [[show-accuracy]] in each sculpts within their own respective series, this also plays even with their own accessories. Characters from the Generation 1-era are packaged with Glowy Pink Cubes, Raw Energon Crystals for ''Beast Wars'' characters and [[Dark Energon]] Cubes for ''[[Transformers: Prime]]'' characters .

===''Legacy''===
Bringing together characters from across the ''Transformers'' [[multiverse]] in celebration of the approaching 40th anniversary of [[Transformers brand|the brand]] (like ''[[Thrilling 30]]'' did for the 30th anniversary), ''Legacy'' toys are accompanied with clear weapons very reminiscent of those from ''[[Transformers: Energon (toyline)|Transformers: Energon]]'', which can be combined using [[5 mm post]]s. Like the ''[[Transformers: Prime (toyline)#Cyberverse|Cyberverse]]'' toys from the ''Prime'' Franchise, Autobots are marketed with Energon Weapons while Decepticons are associated with Dark Energon.<ref>[[Hasbro PulseCon 2021]]</ref> Even [[Drag Strip (G1)#Legacy|characters who]] [[Transformers: Legacy (toyline)#Core Class|don't receive]] clear weapons or accessories are marketed in social media posts as including "Energon-infused" weapons/accessories.<ref>{{citesocial|quote=Harness the power of Energon with Energon-infused accessories that come with both figures.|link=https://www.instagram.com/p/CY4XcbCL56p|name=@tranformersoffical|site=Instagram|year=2022|month=01|day=18}}</ref>

===''Transformers ULTIMATES!''===
[[Super7]]'s ''[[Transformers ULTIMATES!]]'' line included a non-transforming figure of G1 [[Megatron (G1)/merchandise#ULTIMATES!|Megatron]] with a whole slew of accessories based on gear from specific episodes. Among these is a half-empty Energon cube, meant to represent the drinking scene from "[[Microbots]]".
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==Notes==
===Foreign names===
*''Japanese:'' '''Energon''' (エネルゴン ''enerugon'', エナジョン ''enajon'')
*''Chinese:'' '''Energon''' (comics, 异能晶 ''yìnéngjīng''), '''néngliàng kuài''' (Generation 1, 能量块, "energy block"), '''néngliàng jīngtǐ''' (''Generation 2'', 能量晶体, "energy crystal")
*''Polish:'' '''Energon''', '''Energosok''' ("Rnergojuice"), '''Energościan''' ("Energocube" or "Energohedron")
*''Russian:'' '''Energon''' (Энергон)

==References==
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Elita-1 (ES)

2023-03-04T05:14:47Z

WellThatsJustPrime:

{{factions|autobot|ghost}}
{{disambig3|Elita One}}
:''Elita-1 is an [[Autobot]] from the [[Transformers:_EarthSpark_(franchise)|EarthSpark]] [[continuity family]].''

[[File:Elita1-Earthsparkconceptart.jpg|right|thumb|200px|Built like a truck.]]
'''Elita-1''' has been [[Optimus Prime (ES)|Optimus Prime's]] second-in-command for megacycles. Ever reliable and loving a good fight, Optimus can always count on her to get the job done.

After the war, she now works for [[G.H.O.S.T.]] alongside Optimus and [[Megatron (ES)|Megatron]].
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==Fiction==
===''EarthSpark'' cartoon===
{{voiceactor|[[Cissy Jones]] (English)|[[Sílvia Goiabeira]] (Brazilian Portuguese), [[Antonella Baldini]] (Italian), [[Marisol Romero]] (Latin American Spanish)}}
[[File:Optimus and Elita alt-modes.jpg|thumb|left|300px|]]
[[File:Secret-Legacy-Part-1-Elita-1.jpg|thumb|right|200px|"There's a saying about warfare. All war is fought through the shroud of belief, but take it away and you'll see only a reflection."]]

Elita-1 was one of the Autobots who fought on [[Cybertron (planet)|Cybertron]], coming to Earth by [[Space bridge|space bridge]].

Elita and [[Optimus Prime (ES)|Optimus Prime]] ambushed [[Swindle (ES)|Swindle]] and his brother [[Hardtop (ES)|Hardtop]] at a trap set up by [[G.H.O.S.T.|G.H.O.S.T.]], when they pursued the two, an [[Arachnamech|Arachnamech]] ambush allowed Swindle to escape, but Hardtop was captured and put into G.H.O.S.T. custody. Later, she joined Optimus and Megatron in informing [[Dot Malto|Dot Malto]] about the Decepticon presence in [[Witwicky (town)|Witwicky]] and convincing her to work with G.H.O.S.T. in fighting a new threat. {{storylink|Secret Legacy, Part 1}}

When [[Wheeljack (ES)|Wheeljack's]] drones found nothing, she rolled out with Optimus and Megatron to search the town themselves. In town, she saved [[Robby Malto|Robby]], [[Mo Malto|Mo]], and the [[Terran|Terrans]] from Arachnamechs alongside Optimus, later, she was present when [[Twitch|Twitch]] and [[Thrash (ES)|Thrash]] were unknowingly taken by [[Mandroid]] driving a stolen G.H.O.S.T. truck.

She returned to save the Terrans from Mandroid's lab, using Ariel's Gambit to fight off his mind-controlled Decepticons. {{storylink|Secret Legacy, Part 2}}

Elita gave [[Bumblebee (ES)|Bumblebee]] advice on how to get the Terrans to listen to his training, advising him to get to know them better. {{storylink|Moo-ving In}}

Elita-1 would later accompany [[Arcee (ES)|Arcee]] in taking [[Soundwave (ES)|Soundwave]] into custody at a G.H.O.S.T. facility. {{Storylink|Decoy (episode)|Decoy}}

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==Toys==
===''EarthSpark''===
*'''Elita-1''' (Warrior, 2023)
[[File:Transformers-EarthSpark-Warrior-Class-Elita-1.jpg|thumb|upright=1.66|"You make it so hard to want to help you, Edalyn."]]

:Part of the first Warrior Class wave, Elita-1 is a simpler toy with a manually-operated gimmick which switches her right arm between a hand holding a small pistol and an arm-mounted larger rifle. She transforms into an SUV in 15 steps, and her robot mode has limited articulation (no neck, waist, or properly-located knees).

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==Notes==
[[File:ES Elita1 concept art - ArtCup.jpg|thumb|right|200px|]]
*[[Nick Roche]] designed ''EarthSpark'' Elita-1 [https://twitter.com/NickRoche/status/1550612298842181633], though a finished, painted concept design can be found on ArtCup's ArtStation account.

===Foreign names===
*''Latin American Spanish:'' '''Elita Uno'''

[[Category:EarthSpark Autobots]]
[[Category:Female Transformers]]
[[Category:G.H.O.S.T.]]

Minion Pig

2022-05-10T01:00:38Z

WellThatsJustPrime: /* As Captain Starscream */

{{factions|deceptihog}}
:''Minion Pigs are Bad Piggies and [[Deceptihog]]s from the [[Angry Birds Transformers (mobile game)|Angry Birds Transformers]] [[continuity family]].''

[[File:ABTF4 AllSpark and MinionPig.jpg|thumb|300px]]
Dumb as rocks and just as numerous, '''Minion Pigs''' form the overwhelming bulk of the [[Bad Piggies]]' forces. Though they are all spineless (both literally and figuratively) simpering sycophants, they all share an immense love for their homeland, and loathe to see any harm come to it. They also savor the taste of those tasty eggs guarded by the [[Flock]], though [[King Pig]] and his higher-ups always hog all the goods.

When the [[AllSpark]] crashed on [[Piggy Island]], some Minion Pigs were granted the form and power of [[Decepticon]]s like [[Starscream (G1)|Starscream]], whilst many many '''''many''''' more were transformed into robotic servants of the [[Eggbot (AB)|Eggbots]].

The upgraded [[Deceptihog]] Minion Pigs display similar personality traits to that of their namesakes, with '''Starscream Pig''' notably proving that the name goes hand-in-hand with a lust for power and unbridled ambition... though thankfully for King Pig, that one didn't get any ''smarter'' than he was before the upgrade.

==Fiction==
===''Angry Birds'' comic===
[[File:ABTF1 MinionPigSnout.jpg|thumb|upright=0.7|left]]
Four Minion Pigs were holding up [[King Pig]]'s throne when [[Chuck (AB)|Chuck]] burst into [[Moustache Pig]]'s latest building. The bird's entrance interrupted King Pig's latest attempt at cooking the [[Flock]]'s eggs, and the entirety of the [[Bad Piggies]] were sent fleeing. As they ran, King Pig remarked that the Birds had only managed to forestall his next meal, which was of little consequence since he wasn't even hungry yet. One of the Minion Pigs interjected that King Pig had said the he was starving just a few moments beforehand. King Pig told him to shut up. Foreman Pig also chewed out the Minion Pigs, since it was obviously their fault that his building hadn't held up. The Pigs then stumbled upon the [[AllSpark#Angry Birds Transformers continuity family|EggSpark]]. One of the Minion Pigs was overwhelmed with sadness upon seeing the destruction the artifact had caused by crashing into [[Piggy Island]]. All of the other Pig Minions agreed that they loved the island, and hated to see any harm come to it. King Pig steered the conversation back onto the topic of his next meal, and ordered [[Chef Pig]] to find out whether or not the EggSpark could be used as an egg-cooker. Chef Pig passed the task onto one of the Minions, shoving him into the EggSpark. Upon touching the artifact, the Minion Pig became Starscream Pig!

[[File:ABTF1-StarscreamPigInABox.jpg|thumb|right|upright=1.5]]
Despite King Pig's disgust over his subordinate's new form, Starscream Pig was ecstatic. He flubbed his first attempt at transforming, however, assuming the form of a jack-in-the-box. His second attempt was more successful, and Starscream Pig flew off in the form of a jet. He then amused himself by creating scribbles in the sky with his exhaust fumes. Though most of the other pigs touched the EggSpark in order to be granted robotic bodies, none of the other Minions did so. The pigs were soon joined by a couple of birds who were similarly upgraded upon touching the EggSpark. Megatron Pig ordered a retreat, and the remaining three Minion Pigs were tasked with carrying [[Moustache Pig|Lockdown Pig]], as he was unable to transform out of his "toilet mode." {{storylink|Angry Birds Transformers issue 1|Angry Birds Transformers #1}}

[[File:ABTF1 StarscreamPig vehicle mode.jpg|thumb|upright=1.3|left]]
The Minion Pigs must've become tired of carrying Lockdown Pig, as [[Corporal Pig|Galvatron Pig]] was next seen carrying him instead. Starscream Pig began questioning Megatron Pig's authority, demanding to know why HE shouldn't be in charge of the [[Deceptihog]]s instead. One of the Minions wholeheartedly agreed with Starscream Pig, while another pessimistically stated that Starscream Pig would only succeed in incurring Megatron Pig's wrath. The last Minion Pig began to formulate his own ideas, stating that maybe leadership should be granted to those who merit it... They were all told to clam it by Megatron Pig.

As the Deceptihogs argued between themselves, a [[Terror Tower]] sprung up from beneath them. Though Starscream Pig managed to fly away, the rest of the Deceptihogs became trapped inside of it, thanks to Galvatron Pig's recklessness. Lockdown Pig deduced that the tower's appearance had been caused by the EggSpark's ongoing influence on Piggy Island. The Minions became gravely upset when they learned that their beloved island was imperiled. [[Hal|Grimlock Bird]] then burst in and attacked the Deceptihogs. He was defeated in short order, but no sooner was Grimlock Bird taken out that the rest of the [[Autobird]]s arrived. The three Minions took on [[Blues|Bluestreak Bird]] in the ensuing fight. However, the fight came to an abrupt end when the Flock's eggs suddenly sprouted mechanical limbs, multiplied, and proved themselves to be hostile. Starscream Pig then called his leader to inform him that Piggy Island's transformation was now fully underway. {{storylink|Age of Eggstinction!}}

[[File:ABTF3 StarscreamPigplots.jpg|thumb|upright=1.5|right]]
The Autobirds and Deceptihogs joined forces to combat the newly arisen threat, though the battle did not go well. The Minions were once more upset over how much the collateral damage was being dealt to the island. Starscream Pig was ensnared by metallic tentacles that shot out of a nearby Terror Tower, and imprisoned within. The pigs and birds were forced to change tactics. The three Minion Pigs were tasked to a group who's mission would be to capture one of the [[Eggbot (AB)|Eggbots]] for study. Unfortunately, the crazed Galvatron Pig was also assigned to their group, and the pigs had their hooves full simply stopping him from wrecking everything in sight.

Elsewhere, Bluestreak Bird had also been captured by the Terror Tower, and brought to the same holding cell housing Starscream Pig. Though the Autobird lost his cool at first, Starscream Pig was able to give him a short pep talk that gave him renewed strength. Bluestreak Bird broke free of his bonds and began hauling Starscream Pig about. When the pair stumbled across a room containing several creepy-looking Eggbots, Bluestreak Bird panicked and dropped Starscream Pig, leaving him to be trampled by the out-rushing eggs.

[[File:ABTF4 UpgradedMinionPigs.jpg|thumb|upright=1.5|left]]
Outside, the three Minion Pigs had achieved little success in stopping Galvatron Pig. Thankfully, [[Terence (AB)|Heatwave Bird]] was finally able to take out the rogue Deceptihog, though he knocked out the Minions in the process. They were brought back to the others by Heatwave Bird, just as Starscream Pig informed the others that Piggy Island's transformation was now spiraling out of control. {{storylink|Revenge of the Fowlin'!}}

Megatron Pig suggested that they simply let the transformation run its course. The Minions were against this plan, as it would mean that Piggy Island would surely die. The Autobird/Deceptihog alliance eventually settled on a different plan: by separating the EggSpark from the land, they theorized that everything would return to normal. As they made a mad dash for the EggSpark, Lockdown Pig noted that Starscream Pig was being suspiciously quiet. Little did Lockdown Pig suspect that Starscream Pig had already begun to plan to seize the EggSpark's power for himself.

[[File:ABTF4 EggSpark-powered StarscreamPig.jpg|thumb|upright=1.5|right]]
Meanwhile, the three Minions had begun to undergo changes that matched their island's metamorphosis. They now possessed snazzy robotic helmets, and the ability to fly! They aided Bluestreak Bird in his search for the means to propel the EggSpark off-planet: a giant slingshot! But when faced with seemingly insurmountable odds, the minions abandoned Bluestreak Bird, and left him buried underneath a monolith. Deciding they could simply "get over" losing their island, they attempted to leave it behind. As they reached the sea, they realized that they had betrayed their ideals, and doubled back to rescue their fallen ally. A sincere apology later, they were back on track to complete their mission. They rejoined the rest of the Autobirds and Deceptihogs, slingshot in tow, just as the EggSpark came within reach. Unfortunately, Galvatron Pig went berserk, and the terrified Minions fled once more.

Seizing the opportunity, Starscream Pig grabbed a hold of the EggSpark while everyone else was distracted. The artifact's power caused him to grow to gargantuan proportions. Starscream Pig then challenged Galvatron Pig to a one-on-one match, winner take all! The showdown never happened, as [[Chuck (AB)|Bumblebee Bird]] stepped in, and used the giant slingshot to launch both Starscream Pig and the EggSpark off-planet. Starscream Pig reverted to his original form, traversed dimensions, and crashed through on of the [[Ark (G1)|Ark]]'s windows. The Minion Pig then sheepishly asked if the [[Autobot]]s aboard could give him a ride back home.

Back on Piggy Island, everything returned to the way it had been before the EggSpark's arrival. As the Bad Piggies went their own way, the three remaining Minions had to put up with another of King Pig's temper tantrums. {{storylink|Hard Boiled}}
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===''Angry Birds'' storybooks===
[[File:DHvsAB-StarscreamPigintrouble.jpg|thumb|right|upright=1.1]]
Energon Starscream Pig joined his leader on his plot to poach the EggBots. {{storylink|Robot Birds in Disguise}}

Energon Starscream Pig believed he could come up with the best battle plans, and snorted at all those who said otherwise! While scanning Piggy Island, he spotted Heatwave the Fire-Bot Bird cruising along by himself. The Minion Pig planned to catch him by surprised and swooped down to ambush him. At the last astro-second, the Autobird heard Starscream Pig coming and knocked him out of the sky with his ladder. Later, Starscream Pig participated in a great big clash against the Autobirds in the middle of a desert. The Deceptihogs were defeated and had to flee the battleground. {{storylink|Deceptihogs Versus Autobirds}}
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==Commercial appearances==
A group of Minion Pigs carried their king to a confrontation against the Flock. Both groups were then upgraded into Deceptihogs and Autobirds by the power of the EggSpark. {{storylink|Commercial#Angry Birds Transformers|Angry Birds Transformers: Cinematic Trailer}}

A couple of Flying Pigbots pestered Optimus Prime Bird after he had been dropped off by [[Astrotrain (AB)|Astrotrain]]. A few laser blasts later, both Pigbots were downed and left behind as Optimus Prime Bird continued on his adventure. {{storylink|Commercial#Angry Birds Transformers|Angry Birds Transformers Comic-Con trailer}}

Starscream Pig was part of a crazy dance party at the Deceptihogs' headquarters, where they used the EggSpark as a dance light. It was all very silly. {{storylink|Commercial#Angry Birds Transformers|Deceptihogs' Revenge}}

A swarm of Flying Pigbots pestered Bumblebee Bird, raining down laser blasts onto him. When one of their stray shots destroyed the little umbrella in Heatwave Bird's drink, who was relaxing nearby, the irate Autobird took them all out with a single blast of his cannon. {{storylink|Commercial#Angry Birds Transformers|Best Buddies}}

A swarm of Flying Pigbots chased Arcee Bird and Optimus Prime Bird to a cliff edge. The two Autobirds were out of ammo, and at the mercy of the Deceptihogs... until Bluestreak Prowl teleported in and started blasting them! {{storylink|Commercial#Angry Birds Transformers|Meet Bluestreak and Prowl!}}

==Games==
===''Angry Birds Transformers''===
When the Allspark Egg crashed into Piggy Island, its hordes of Minion pigs were granted Cybertronic armor. Some got better gear including weapons though, and some even gained bodies based on the [[Decepticon]]s Starscream, Skywarp and Thundercracker. {{storylink|Angry Birds Transformers (mobile game)|Angry Birds Transformers}}

====As Thundercracker====
[[File:Thundercracker-Pig.jpg|thumb|300px]]
*''Squad'': '''The Seekers'''
*''Mission Type'': '''Investigator'''
*''Unlock Type'': New Area (900 pigs) TelePod

The first of the "[[Seeker (body-type)|Seeker]]s" to be unlocked, Thundercracker Pig relies on speed more than power. His weapon is a rapid-fire machinegun-style blaster that never needs reloading and doesn't overheat, but also doesn't do a whole lot of damage overall unless you concentrate your fire on a single target. It can push a stone block pretty decently, but it's best not to focus on hard targets like that. The blaster actually works better against glass and wood towers with a hold-and-swipe motion rather than a tap-aim one (especially if you have explosive rounds installed), spraying the field with blaster fire and doing widespread damage, letting gravity take care of the Piggies up top. On his feet, Thundercracker Pig isn't all that fast, but as a jet, he can really move!

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! scope="col" width="20%" | '''Cost'''
! scope="col" width="20%" | '''Base Effect'''
! scope="col" width="20%" | '''Notes'''
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|Headphones
|Head
|Common
|5 Common Crystals + 2,500 Coins
| +10% Damage
|
|-
|Baseball Cap
|Head
|Common
|5 Common Crystals + 2,500 Coins
| +10% Transform Recharge
|
|-
|Mohawk
|Head
|Epic
|5 Epic Crystals + 60,000 Coins
| +20-40% Damage
|
|-
|Halloween Hat (wizard, mouth)
|Head
|Epic
|5 Epic Crystals + 60,000 Coins
| +20% Damage
|Halloween Event exclusive
|-
|Santa Hat
|Head
|Uncommon
|5 Uncommon Crystals + 8,000 Coins
| +10% Defense
|Holiday Event exclusive
|-
|Landlord Cap
|Head
|Epic
|5 Epic Crystals + 60,000 Coins
| +16% Defense
|Chinese New Year exclusive
|-
|Lion Hat
|Head
|Epic
|5 Epic Crystals + 60,000 Coins
| +16% Defense
|Chinese New Year exclusive
|-
|Sunglasses
|Face
|Common
|5 Common Crystals + 2,500 Coins
| +10% Transform Recharge
|
|-
|Launchers
|Chest
|Rare
|5 Rare Crystals + 20,000 Coins
| Explosive Rounds +12% Effect Damage
|
|-
|Null-Ray
|Arms
|Uncommon
|5 Uncommon Crystals + 8,000 Coins
| +10-22% Damage
|
|-
|[[Baro|Shield]]
|Back
|Uncommon
|5 Uncommon Crystals + 8,000 Coins
| +20-28% Defense
|Actually mounted on shoulder-missile
|}
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====As Energon Starscream====
[[File:Model-starscream.png|thumb]]
*''Squad'': '''The Seekers'''
*''Mission Type'': '''Investigator'''
*''Unlock Type'': New Area (1500 pigs) TelePod

[[Chef Pig#As Soundwave|Soundwave Pig]] once fed Starscream Pig an [[Energon cube]] sandwiched in a burger bun, causing the aerial Deceptihog to become empowered with [[Energon]]. This Energon infusion means his weapon, a gatling-style non-stop blaster like Thundercracker's, packs more punch per pew-pew. Unfortunately it also means he can't ''take'' as much of a punch, taking more damage than most other characters. Thankfully, he can restore some damage mid-level every time he absorbs an energon cube from a de-cyberformed piece of scenery.

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! scope="col" width="10%" | '''Body Part'''
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! scope="col" width="20%" | '''Base Effect'''
! scope="col" width="20%" | '''Notes'''
|-
|[[Transformer clothing#Headwear|Crown]]
|Head
|Legendary
|5 Legendary Crystals + 200,000 Coins
| +40% Defense
| The one he used in the movie
|-
|Headphones
|Head
|Common
|5 Common Crystals + 2,500 Coins
| +10% Damage
|
|-
|Baseball Cap
|Head
|Common
|5 Common Crystals + 2,500 Coins
| +10% Vehicle Time
|
|-
|Mohawk
|Head
|Rare
|5 Rare Crystals + 20,000 Coins
| +10% Transform Recharge
|
|-
|Halloween Hat (wizard, bat wings)
|Head
|Epic
|5 Epic Crystals + 60,000 Coins
| +20% Damage
|Halloween Event exclusive
|-
|Pilgrim Hat
|Head
|???
|???
| +20% Damage
|Thanksgiving Event exlcusive
|-
|Landlord Cap
|Head
|Epic
|5 Epic Crystals + 60,000 Coins
| +16% Defense
|Chinese New Year exclusive
|-
|Lion Hat
|Head
|Epic
|5 Epic Crystals + 60,000 Coins
| +16% Defense
|Chinese New Year exclusive
|-
|Sunglasses
|Face
|Common
|5 Common Crystals + 2,500 Coins
| +10% Transform Recharge
|
|-
|Launchers
|Chest
|Rare
|5 Rare Crystals + 20,000 Coins
| +10% Damage
|
|-
|Shoulder Pads
|Arms
|Legendary
|5 Legendary Crystals + 200,000 Coins
| Explosive Rounds
|
|-
|Null-Ray
|Arms
|Uncommon
|5 Uncommon Crystals + 8,000 Coins
| +10% Damage
|
|}
</center>

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====As Acid Storm====
[[File:Acid-Storm-Pig.jpg|thumb|300px|Kremzeek!]]
*''Squad'': '''The Cybertronians'''
*''Mission Type'': '''Investigator'''
*''Unlock Type'': Challenge Event Prize (5000 tokens)

As one would expect, Acid Storm shoots acid pellets that deal steady damage to targets over time after the initial hit. The pellets have a splash effect (literally, in this case) on impact, spreading the acid to close by targets; the initial hit doesn't sting as much, but the "melt" rate is just as powerful. Acid Storm has the lowest rate of fire of all the jet-pigs, at roughly one acid blast per second. Thankfully though, the pellets themselves are ''very'' quick in flight.

He and his accessories were first available in the "Acid Storm" event, and later in the "2-Year Celebration" event. On day four of this event, the "Acid Storm Bundle" was available for $24.99, which contained Acid Storm, 500 gems, and his Kremzeek accessory.
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! scope="col" width="20%" | '''Base Effect'''
! scope="col" width="20%" | '''Notes'''
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|[[Kremzeek]]
|Head
|Epic
|5 Epic Crystals + 60,000 Coins
| +20% Damage
|
|-
|Headphones
|Head
|Common
|5 Common Crystals + 2,500 Coins
| +10% Damage
|
|-
|Baseball Cap
|Head
|Common
|5 Common Crystals + 2,500 Coins
| +10% Transform Recharge
|
|-
|Halloween Hat (top hat, bat wings)
|Head
|Epic
|5 Epic Crystals + 60,000 Coins
| +20% Damage
|Halloween Event exclusive
|-
|Sunglasses
|Face
|Common
|5 Common Crystals + 2,500 Coins
| +10% Transform Recharge
|
|-
|[[Nemesis (G1)|Nemesis]]
|Arms
|Epic
|5 Epic Crystals + 60,000 Coins
| +20% Damage
|
|-
|Null-Ray
|Arms
|Uncommon
|5 Uncommon Crystals + 8,000 Coins
| +10% Damage
|
|-
|}
</center>

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====As Starscream====
[[File:Starscream-Pig.jpg|thumb|300px]]
*''Squad'': '''The Seekers'''
*''Mission Type'': '''Investigator'''
*''Unlock Type'': Challenge Event Prize (4800/5000 Tokens)

This non-energon-powered version of Starscream plays considerably different from his supercharged... cousin? brother? whatever... in that he has the power of the treacherous Decepticon's famous [[null-ray]]s. These instant-hit lasers (terrific for taking down missiles) can be fired in short bursts with a very quick reload period, but do little damage per strike to anything stronger than a Glass Block. However, they ''are'' null rays, and as such will drop flying Pigs out of the air (after they take a certain amount of damage), temporarily shut down [[Walking Mortar Tower]]s... and ''stop [[Monolith]]s in mid-fall''. Wow. [[Boss Pig]] ''used'' to be vulnerable to the null ray, plummeting face-first into the dirt and exploding with only a couple blasts... but he's since gotten shielded to that. Oh well.

Starscream Pig could initially only be unlocked through the "Seek & Destroy" competition, alongside Skywarp and Sunstorm, each one costing 4800 Tokens. Considering the short run of this competition, good damn luck unlocking all three without spending a ''lot'' of Gems. He and all of the other Challenge Event unlockable characters were also made available in the "2-Year Celebration" Event. On day six of this Event, the game offered the "Starscream Bundle" for $14.99, which contained Starscream and his crown and shoulder pads accessories.

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! scope="col" width="20%" | '''Accessory'''
! scope="col" width="10%" | '''Body Part'''
! scope="col" width="10%" | '''Rarity'''
! scope="col" width="20%" | '''Cost'''
! scope="col" width="20%" | '''Base Effect'''
! scope="col" width="20%" | '''Notes'''
|-
|[[Transformer clothing#Headwear|Crown]]
|Head
|Legendary
|5 Legendary Crystals + 200,000 Coins
| +40% Defense
| The one he used in the movie
|-
|Headphones
|Head
|Common
|5 Common Crystals + 2,500 Coins
| +10% Damage
|
|-
|[[Kremzeek]]
|Head
|Epic
|5 Epic Crystals + 60,000 Coins
| +20% Damage
|
|-
|Halloween Hat (wizard, mouth)
|Head
|Epic
|5 Epic Crystals + 60,000 Coins
| +20% Damage
|Halloween Event exclusive
|-
|Baseball Cap
|Head
|Common
|5 Common Crystals + 2,500 Coins
| +10% Transform Recharge
|
|-
|Sunglasses
|Face
|Common
|5 Common Crystals + 2,500 Coins
| +10% Transform Recharge
|
|-
|Launchers
|Chest
|Rare
|5 Rare Crystals + 20,000 Coins
| +20% Defense
|-
|Enhanced Null-Ray
|Arms
|Rare
|5 Rare Crystals + 20,000 Coins
| +20% Damage
|Enhanced because normal null-rays is his default weapon
|-
|Shoulder Pads
|Back
|Epic
|5 Epic Crystals + 60,000 Coins
| +20% Fire Rate
|Actually mounted on shoulders
|}
</center>

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====As Skywarp====
[[File:Skywarp-Pig.jpg|thumb|300px|Legendary prankster and photobomber.]]
*''Squad'': '''The Seekers'''
*''Mission Type'': '''Investigator'''
*''Unlock Type'': Challenge Event
[[File:ABTransformersSkywarp.png|thumb|150px|left|Loves to push pigs down block-built stairs.]]

Originally, Skywarp Pig needed incentive to joining the fight. Some of the Autobirds and Deceptihogs were able to summon him into battle with Energon cubes, at which point he would fly into the area with a carpet-bomb attack. The more cubes he was given, the grander the scale of damage he was able to do. This changed with the introduction of the [[Energonicon]]s, and soon any member of the Autobird or Deceptihogs could summon Skywarp for a bombing run with [[Strikebot]] by their side. But he was eventually replaced in that role by a generic lavender-colored Seeker-type Minion when Skywarp became a fully-playable character.

As an in-the-field fighter, Skywarp launches a steady stream of incendiary missiles in a low arc with no reload time like all other seekers and like with Thundercracker and Energon Starscream, it's best to use the "drag" method of targeting to sweep across areas rather than tapping on individual objects. These missiles set anything they hit ablaze, doing steady damage well after the initial blast. This is especially useful against wood blocks, as the fire tends to spread from one flammable object to another. Naturally, it doesn't do a whole lot against stone blocks, and the glass blocks don't light on fire too well (luckily they can rarely take the initial hit anyway).

After the 2.0 update, Skywarp can sometimes be seen flying over the island, emitting a sound similar to Astrotrain blasting off at the end of an event. Tapping the poor guy makes him explode and it rewards the gruesome player with the grand total of 5 pigs. Such cruelty!

{{note|In earlier builds of the game, players could spend a few Gems on the map to have Skywarp bomb a level out of playability, forcing the Eggbots to terraform a new area. This was mainly useful for if the intended character for an area was in the middle of a long upgrade you didn't want to interrupt, or to skip an unusually hard event. This has since been altered to spending a single Gem to have the game randomly pick a different character from your roster to play in the level.}}

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! scope="col" width="20%" | '''Accessory'''
! scope="col" width="10%" | '''Body Part'''
! scope="col" width="10%" | '''Rarity'''
! scope="col" width="20%" | '''Cost'''
! scope="col" width="20%" | '''Base Effect'''
! scope="col" width="20%" | '''Notes'''
|-
|Headphones
|Head
|Common
|5 Common Crystals + 2,500 Coins
| +10% Damage
|
|-
|Baseball Cap
|Head
|Common
|5 Common Crystals + 2,500 Coins
| +10% Transform Recharge
|
|-
|Mohawk
|Head
|Rare
|5 Rare Crystals + 20,000 Coins
| +20% Fire Rate
|
|-
|Halloween Hat (wizard, mouth)
|Head
|Epic
|5 Epic Crystals + 60,000 Coins
| +20% Damage
|Halloween Event exclusive
|-
|Sunglasses
|Face
|Common
|5 Common Crystals + 2,500 Coins
| +10% Transform Recharge
|
|-
|Launchers
|Chest
|Epic
|5 Epic Crystals + 60,000 Coins
| +10% Explosive Force
|
|-
|Blaster
|Arms
|Epic
|5 Epic Crystals + 60,000 Crystals
| +20% Damage
|
|-
|Null-Ray
|Arms
|Uncommon
|5 Uncommon Crystals + 8,000 Coins
| +10% Damage
|
|}
</center>
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====As Sunstorm====
[[File:Sunstorm-Pig.jpg|thumb|300px]]
*''Squad'': '''The Cybertronians'''
*''Mission Type'': '''Investigator'''
*''Unlock Type'': Challenge Event Prize (5000 tokens)

Sunstorm Pig launches lobbed explosive missiles that arch much higher than Skywarp's, destroying stone blocks with ease upon impact. But they're not very powerful nor effective at mass block destruction, especially non-stone materials, making him pretty weak but hey a character decent at destroying stone right.

On day eight of the "2-Year Celebration" Event, the "Sunstorm Bundle" was available for $14.99, which contained Sunstorm, 250 gems, and 25000 coins. (Sorry, no Shrapnel).

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! scope="col" width="20%" | '''Accessory'''
! scope="col" width="10%" | '''Body Part'''
! scope="col" width="10%" | '''Rarity'''
! scope="col" width="20%" | '''Cost'''
! scope="col" width="20%" | '''Base Effect'''
! scope="col" width="20%" | '''Notes'''
|-
|[[Shrapnel (AB)|Shrapnel]]
|Head
|Epic
|5 Epic Crystals + 60,000 Coins
| +20% Explosive Force
|
|-
|Headphones
|Head
|Common
|5 Common Crystals + 2,500 Coins
| +10% Damage
|
|-
|Baseball Cap
|Head
|Common
|5 Common Crystals + 2,500 Coins
| +10% Transform Recharge
|
|-
|Halloween Hat (wizard, mouth)
|Head
|Epic
|5 Epic Crystals + 60,000 Coins
| +20% Damage
|Halloween Event exclusive
|-
|Sunglasses
|Face
|Common
|5 Common Crystals + 2,500 Coins
| +10% Transform Recharge
|
|-
|Launchers
|Chest
|Uncommon
|5 Uncommon Crystals + 8,000 Crystals
| +10% Damage
|
|-
|Null-Ray
|Arms
|Uncommon
|5 Uncommon Crystals + 8,000 Coins
| +10% Damage
|
|}
</center>
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====As Devastator====
[[File:ABDevastator.jpg|right|thumb|300px|"Everyone needs to drive a vehicle, even the very tall. This was the largest auto I could afford. Should I therefore be made the subject of fun?"]]
*''Squad'': '''Combiners'''
*''Mission Type'': '''Firepower'''
*''Unlock Type'': Challenge Event Prize (10000 tokens), Gem Purchase, Bundle with Jungle Area

Devastator is HUGE. He barely fits into [[Astrotrain (AB)|Astrotrain]], and doesn't even try to at the end of a level.

Playing as Devastator is significantly different than normal. He has no vehicle mode to avoid obstacles, so... he doesn't. [[Monolith]]s break themselves upon him leaving naught a scratch, and normal [[Missile silo|Missiles]] explode harmlessly on contact (ink missiles and the big missiles in [[Piggy Island|Pig City]] can still do some damage). He also cannot use [[Energonicon]]s at all.

Instead of all that, Devastator has a load of weapons. His normal fire is very similar to [[Bubbles#As Ricochet|Ricochet's]], a fast-moving high-damage missile with a lightly-curved arc that ricochets off anything it hits. He'll often automatically compliment this with a volley of high-arced bombs like [[Bomb (AB)#As Wheeljack|Wheeljack's]] weapon, a wide spread with high damage but very little splash damage range. And finally, the "transform" button is replaced with a target button that places five reticles on random targets, then launches a vortex bullet at each. This attack can even be triggered after Devastator falls in battle during the "spend Gems to continue" animation, netting you a few more last-minute points. This attack resets after a short cooldown. And as for any blocks or Pigs that get directly in his path? He has a screen-shaking leaping fist-slam attack that obliterates just about everything in close range and creates a shockwave that can topple towers further in the background. Even early on, Devastator is a terror.

Devastator is one of six (as of this writing) characters who can be taken on a Challenge Run, which makes him a fairly valuable bot to upgrade and outfit as quick as possible. The post-knockout vortex bullet trick is definitely a nice bonus.

He uses a lot of [[Terence (AB)|Terence's]] animations, from the stompy-walk to the Riverdancing in the Barracks.

Devastator was originally available in the event of the same name for 10000 Tokens. He can also be unlocked at any time in a 3000-Gem package that also unlocks the Challenge Run and Jungle setting.

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! scope="col" width="10%" | '''Body Part'''
! scope="col" width="10%" | '''Rarity'''
! scope="col" width="20%" | '''Cost'''
! scope="col" width="20%" | '''Base Effect'''
! scope="col" width="20%" | '''Notes'''
|-
|Mohawk
|Head
|Uncommon
|5 Uncommon Crystals + 8,000 Coins
| +20% Fire Rate
|
|-
|Sunglasses
|Face
|Common
|5 Common Crystals + 2,500 Coins
| +10% Transform Recharge
|
|-
|Enigma Of Combination
|Chest
|Legendary
|5 Legendary Crystals + 200,000 Coins
| +40% Fire Rate
|
|-
|Kremzeek
|Arms
|Epic
|5 Epic Crystals + 60,000 Coins
| EMP Rounds
|
|-
|Sentinel
|Arms
|Epic
|5 Epic Crystals + 60,000 Coins
| Incendiary Rounds
|
|-
|Shrapnel
|Arms
|Epic
|5 Epic Crystals + 60,000 Coins
| Acid Rounds
|
|-
|Ravage
|Arms
|Epic
|5 Epic Crystals + 60,000 Coins
| Explosive Rounds
|
|-
|Megatron
|Back
|Rare
|5 Rare Crystals + 20,000 Coins
| +10% Damage
|But he's a playable character right?
|-
|Badge of Leadership
|Back
|Rare
|5 Rare Crystals + 20,000 Coins
| +10% Defense
|
|}
</center>

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====As Cyclonus====
[[File:Cyclonuspig.jpeg|thumb|250px|I could make a pun about what's on his head, but this wiki wouldn't allow it for multiple reasons.]]
*''Squad'': '''VIP'''
*''Mission Type'': '''Intelligence'''
*''Unlock Type'': Challenge Event prize
[[Cyclonus (G1)|Cyclonus]] carries a new type of weapon. By tapping the screen, the player makes him fire small lasers at the targets. The lasers damage everything in the structure.

But that's not all, because our piggy friend has a secondary weapon! By tapping and holding the screen, the player will make Cyclonus fire the biggest laser you've ever seen! For real, the thing is huge! It might even be bigger than [[Bomb (AB)#As Warpath|Warpath's]] laser. Downside to this laser is that it takes a very long time to charge up, which is understandable for a laser this big. After charging up, the player can fire the laser anytime they want, but Cyclonus can't hold his fire for too long because eventually it gets too hot and he'll have to release the charge.

And last but not least: he has a vehicle mode power! He does the whole vibrating-earthquake-thing that [[Mighty Eagle#As Alpha Trion|Alpha Trion]] does as well. Pfff, was that all? Finally...

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! scope="col" width="10%" | '''Body Part'''
! scope="col" width="10%" | '''Rarity'''
! scope="col" width="20%" | '''Cost'''
! scope="col" width="20%" | '''Base Effect'''
! scope="col" width="20%" | '''Notes'''
|-
|Headphones
|Head
|Common
|5 Common Crystals + 2,500 Coins
| +10% Defense
|
|-
|Sunglasses
|Face
|Uncommon
|5 Unommon Crystals + 8,000 Coins
| +20% Defense
|
|-
|Medallion
|Chest
|Rare
|5 Rare Crystals + 20,000 Coins
| +10% Weapon Cooldown
|
|-
|[[Nightstick (G1)|Nightstick]]
|Arms
|Legendary
|5 Legendary Crystals + 200,000 Coins
| +20% Weapon Cooldown
|Sits in hand in robot mode (as a pistol), sits on wing in vehicle mode (as a bot).
|-
|[[Nemesis (G1)|Nemesis]]
|Wing
|Epic
|5 Epic Crystals + 60,000 Coins
| +10% Damage
|Nemesis is actually a huge starship, so this is kinda weird.
|-
|}
</center>

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====As Thrust====
[[File:Thrustpig.jpeg|thumb|200|px|Shine bright like a diamond]]
*''Squad'': '''Coneheads'''
*''Mission Type'': '''???'''
*''Unlock Type'': Challenge Event (cost: 10000 Tokens), Gold Crates, gem purchase
[[Thrust (G1)|Thrust]] is apparently the most important [[Conehead]]. The Conehead Challenge Event, which ran from 24 July to 30 July and featured all three freshly-added Coneheads, called him “Top Prize,” and he in particular was stated to be added to Gold Crates, even though so were the other two Coneheads.

[[File:ThrustWeapon.jpeg|thumb|100|px|left|Welp, pictures speak louder than words anyway.]]
Thrust has quite the unique weapon. He shoots three sonic blasts, which are connected to each other. This makes it look like some kind of flower if you get what I'm saying. The whole rotates around the middle and is very destructive.

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|-
! scope="col" width="20%" | '''Accessory'''
! scope="col" width="10%" | '''Body Part'''
! scope="col" width="10%" | '''Rarity'''
! scope="col" width="20%" | '''Cost'''
! scope="col" width="20%" | '''Base Effect'''
! scope="col" width="20%" | '''Notes'''
|-
|Traffic Cone
|Head
|Legendary
|5 Legendary Crystals + 200,000 Coins
| +40% Defense
|
|-
|Traffic Cone
|Head
|Legendary
|5 Legendary Crystals + 200,000 Coins
| +40% Damage
|Tilted to the right
|-
|Traffic Cone
|Head
|Legendary
|5 Legendary Crystals + 200,000 Coins
| +40% Vehicle Time
|Tilted to the front
|-
|Sunglasses
|Face
|Common
|5 Common Crystals + 2500 Coins
| +10% Transform Recharge
|
|-
|Launchers
|Chest
|Epic
|5 Epic Crystals + 60,000 Coins
| +20% Defense
|
|-
|Blaster
|Arms
|Epic
|5 Epic Crystals + 60,000 Coins
| +20% Damage
|No, not ''that'' Blaster!
|-
|Shield
|Back
|Epic
|5 Epic Crystals + 60,000 Coins
| +20% Defense
|
|-
|}
</center>

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====As Dirge====
[[File:Dirgepig.jpeg|thumb|200|px|I just nearly escaped death!]]
*''Squad'': '''Coneheads'''
*''Mission Type'': '''???'''
*''Unlock Type'': Challenge Event (cost: 10000 Tokens), Gold Crates, gem purchase
[[Dirge (G1)|Dirge]] is definitely the most explosive Conehead of the three: he throws TNT boxes at his targets as a weapon, similar to [[Zeta (AB)#As Nightbird|Nightbird's]] weapon, which also focuses on yeeting in-game blocks at structures. He also has a drain effect on enemies where he regenerates health from popping all those piggies. And while his TNT boxes can easily completely demolish structures and take out entire swarms of flying piggies, they don't do a whole lot of damage to [[Walking Mortar Tower|Mortar Towers]]. Luckily, there is a small reload time to this weapon and it will keep on firing TNT at the big guys until they eventually explode too. And as if one explosion wasn't enough, the boxes also split into two more TNT boxes after hitting a target, which means triple destruction!

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|-
! scope="col" width="20%" | '''Accessory'''
! scope="col" width="10%" | '''Body Part'''
! scope="col" width="10%" | '''Rarity'''
! scope="col" width="20%" | '''Cost'''
! scope="col" width="20%" | '''Base Effect'''
! scope="col" width="20%" | '''Notes'''
|-
|Traffic Cone
|Head
|Legendary
|5 Legendary Crystals + 200,000 Coins
| +40% Defense
|
|-
|Traffic Cone
|Head
|Legendary
|5 Legendary Crystals + 200,000 Coins
| +40% Damage
|Tilted to the right
|-
|Traffic Cone
|Head
|Legendary
|5 Legendary Crystals + 200,000 Coins
| +40% Vehicle Time
|Tilted to the front
|-
|Sunglasses
|Face
|Common
|5 Common Crystals + 2500 Coins
| +10% Transform Recharge
|
|-
|Launchers
|Chest
|Epic
|5 Epic Crystals + 60,000 Coins
| +20% Defense
|
|-
|Blaster
|Arms
|Epic
|5 Epic Crystals + 60,000 Coins
| +20% Damage
|No, not ''that'' Blaster!
|-
|Shield
|Back
|Epic
|5 Epic Crystals + 60,000 Coins
| +20% Defense
|
|-
|}
</center>

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====As Ramjet====
[[File:Ramjetpig.jpeg|thumb|300|px|[[Ramjet (Animated)|I'm not making a silly face! I swear!]]]]
*''Squad'': '''Coneheads'''
*''Mission Type'': '''???'''
*''Unlock Type'': Challenge Event (cost: 10000 Tokens), Gold Crates, gem purchase
[[Ramjet (G1)|Ramjet]] is obsessed with safety. Other than his more explosive Conehead brothers, he focuses on quickly taking out those scary gunner piggies so that he won't lose any of his precious health points. To achieve this goal, he carries a swirly instant-hit laserbeam that drags pigs and blocks in a random direction, similar to [[Mighty Eagle#As Alpha Trion|Alpha Trion's]] weapon. The color of this beam is red with black accents. To guarantee his safety even more, he sometimes randomly activates an energy shield which blocks all gun blasts and missiles and such.

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{|class="wikitable" border="5" style="width:75%" align="center"
|-
! scope="col" width="20%" | '''Accessory'''
! scope="col" width="10%" | '''Body Part'''
! scope="col" width="10%" | '''Rarity'''
! scope="col" width="20%" | '''Cost'''
! scope="col" width="20%" | '''Base Effect'''
! scope="col" width="20%" | '''Notes'''
|-
|Traffic Cone
|Head
|Legendary
|5 Legendary Crystals + 200,000 Coins
| +40% Defense
|
|-
|Traffic Cone
|Head
|Legendary
|5 Legendary Crystals + 200,000 Coins
| +40% Damage
|Tilted to the right
|-
|Traffic Cone
|Head
|Legendary
|5 Legendary Crystals + 200,000 Coins
| +40% Vehicle Time
|Tilted to the front
|-
|Sunglasses
|Face
|Common
|5 Common Crystals + 2500 Coins
| +10% Transform Recharge
|
|-
|Launchers
|Chest
|Epic
|5 Epic Crystals + 60,000 Coins
| +20% Defense
|
|-
|Blaster
|Arms
|Epic
|5 Epic Crystals + 60,000 Coins
| +20% Damage
|No, not ''that'' Blaster!
|-
|Shield
|Back
|Epic
|5 Epic Crystals + 60,000 Coins
| +20% Defense
|
|-
|}
</center>

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====As Captain Starscream====
[[File:ScratchedStarscream.jpeg|thumb|200px|What do you mean there's a giant hole in my leg?]]
*''Squad'': '''Officers'''
*''Mission Type'': '''???'''
*''Unlock Type'': Prime Pass (Level 10)
The Deceptihogs just got word that the Autobirds are trying to get the [[AllSpark|Eggspark]]! In this Bird-Pig war, our green friends DEFINITELY can't permit that! And thus [[King Pig#As Lord Megatron|Lord Megatron]] decides to send in one of his most valuable officers: Captain Starscream!

His weapon throws stone blocks at the target. Yeah that's definitely an anticlimax. They are great at exploding everything in a large radius, however.

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{|class="wikitable" border="5" style="width:75%" align="center"
|-
! scope="col" width="20%" | '''Accessory'''
! scope="col" width="10%" | '''Body Part'''
! scope="col" width="10%" | '''Rarity'''
! scope="col" width="20%" | '''Cost'''
! scope="col" width="20%" | '''Base Effect'''
! scope="col" width="20%" | '''Notes'''
|-
|Crown
|Head
|Legendary
|5 Legendary Crystals + 200,000 Coins
| +40% Defense
|
|-
|Kremzeek
|Head
|Epic
|5 Epic Crystals + 60,000 Coins
| +20% Damage
|
|-
|Sunglasses
|Face
|Common
|5 Common Crystals + 2500 Coins
| +10% Transform Recharge
|
|-
|Launchers
|Chest
|Rare
|5 Rare Crystals + 20,000 Coins
| +20% Defense
|
|-
|Enhanced Null-Ray
|Arms
|Rare
|5 Rare Crystals + 20,000 Coins
| +20% Damage
|
|-
|}
</center>

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====As Ionstorm====
[[File:ABTF Ion Storm.jpeg|thumb|200px]]
*''Squad'': '''Reinforcements'''
*''Mission Type'': '''???'''
*''Unlock Type'': Challenge Event (cost: 10000 Tokens), Gem purchase
A new [[Seeker (body-type)|Seeker]] arrives in the form of [[Ion Storm]] (though spelled Ionstorm, without the space). His weapon rains down three lime colored diagonal beams on the powerless piggies. Although the biggest disappointment is no personal EMP effects. Wait, what!? No EMP?!

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====As Sergeant Thundercracker====
[[File:Warpass Thundercracker.jpeg|thumb|200px|Handsome boye]]
*''Squad'': '''Operations'''
*''Mission Type'': '''???'''
*''Unlock Type'': Prime Pass (Level 10)
All these victories on the Deceptihog side have made the piggies very full of themselves. But with the arrival of [[Stella (AB)#As Sergeant Chromia|Sergeant Chromia]], they should start getting worried if they can stand their ground! Luckily, the Deceptihogs have a sergeant of their own, who patrols the high skies eliminating every danger that comes in his path. But will he be enough for the full Autobird force?

Sergeant Thundercracker shoots blue TNT boxes that float to the target in a straight line, seemingly yeeting the target off the face of the earth.

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====As Nova Storm====
[[File:Novastormpig.jpeg|thumb|200px]]
*''Squad'': '''Reinforcements'''
*''Mission Type'': '''???'''
*''Unlock Type'': Challenge Event (cost: 10000 Tokens), Gem purchase

Nova Storm's weapon shoots a purple cloud at the target that not only has a high explosive force, but also sends remaining objects flying with a large purple twirl.

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====As the Eggbot Army====
[[File:ABTF-screen-Piggies.jpg|thumb|You probably popped hundreds of thousands of these piggies. ''Millions'' in all the other Angry Birds games.]]

The overwhelming majority of King Pig's army joined the Eggbots in their goal of Cyberforming Piggy Island.

The most common Minions have no offensive capabilities whatsoever, unless you count their annoying laughter. They simply bounce in place, waiting to be popped by weapons fire, by having blocks fall on them, or being dropped from a good height.

Some Minions have developed guns, though! Many can be spotted by their burgundy armor or boxy eye-obscuring helmets, but some are harder to spot! Their armaments range from simple blasters to rocket launchers to multi-blast "shotguns". Their aim varies: some need a few moments to properly get their targets in their sights, but elite pigs can be distressingly accurate even at long range. These Minions tend to be a little tougher to pop, but thankfully a toppled but unpopped Minion generally can't right itself, and will just fire blindly in whatever direction it's facing. These Minions' shots can topple blocks and even injure their fellow Minions should they get in the way.

Some of these gunners grew propellers on their heads, making them dangerously mobile. These Minions like to pop up, sometimes in swarms, blocking your shots. They hover for a bit, fire, and zip to a new location. If they are not popped quickly enough, they'll perform a kamikaze dive at the player which does a bit more damage than their blasters do.

Other Minions ''want'' to fly but can't, so they've settled for somehow getting way up high and tying balloons to themselves to float down gently. These Minions also lack blasters (man, what a bunch of losers), so instead they've attached sticks of dynamite to themselves (wait, what?!) so they can go kaboom once they get too close to an [[Autobird]] or [[Deceptihog]]. The quickest way to deal with them is by popping their supporting balloons, sending them falling helplessly to the ground.

And then there's the '''Sharktihogs''', Minions who have taken on the properties of the [[Sharkticon (species)|Sharkticon]]s. Found in the Cobalt Plateau's river (and very occasionally at the beach), these piscine porcines lurk underwater with only their fins sticking out before leaping into the air. Thankfully, rather than trying to gnaw your face off, they shoot at you with simple blasters. They're not invulnerable while submerged either, so a sharp-eyed shooter can take them out before they strike!

Only in the newly discovered Caves, '''Bat Pigs''' are not mechanical, but bizarre dark green organic hybrids of pig and, well, bat. They barrel roll in front of the player and will eventually go kamikaze if not popped, which, surprisingly enough, doesn't do any damage. They are similar to Flying Pigs, except they don't shoot and they're much tougher. 750 of these are needed to unlock [[Matilda#As Nautica|Nautica]]. There's also a [[Boss Pig|Boss Bat Pig]].

====As an unnamed Seeker====
[[File:unnamed-seeker-pig.jpeg|thumb|150px]]

This pig flies by and drops some bombs when [[Strikebot]] is activated. He replaced Skywarp after our purple friend was added to the game as a playable character.

None of the [[Seeker (body-type)|Seekers]] matches his appearance and he stays unnamed ‘till this day.

He looks vaguely like [[Hotlink (G1)|Hotlink]], but the likelihood of actually being Hotlink is low.
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==Toys==
===''Angry Birds Transformers''===
[[File:ABTF-toy StarscreamEnTelepod.jpg|right|thumb|250px|"That's right fellas. I'm a clown now! This was...my plan all along or something."]]
*'''Energon Racers Pack''' (''Telepods'' Racers multi-pack, 2014)
**''Accessories:'' ''Telepods'' base

: As a [[Telepod]] figure, Energon Starscream Pig [[Autotransformation|automatically transforms]] from jet to robot by pushing back his noggin, and back just by pushing him down. He has a scan-code on the bottom of his feet, which allows him to be scanned into the ''[[Angry Birds Transformers (mobile game)|Angry Birds Transformers]]'' app when placed on top of a magnifying Telepods base, included with the set. Doing so repairs in-game Energon Starscream's damage, and powers him up for a short amount of time.

: He was only available as part of a multi-pack with "Energon" versions of [[Red (AB)|Optimus Prime Bird]], [[Hal|Grimlock Bird]], [[Moustache Pig|Lockdown Pig]] and [[Chef Pig|Soundwave Pig]].

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*'''Thundercracker Pig''' (''Telepods Racer, 2014)
**''Accessories:'' ''Telepods'' base

: Thundercracker Pig is a [[redeco]] of Energon Starscream Pig, transforming from robot to jet. Like all ''Telepods'' products, he is packaged with a ''Telepods'' base.

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*'''Optimus Prime Bird Raceway''' (''Telepods'' track set, 2014)

: A small, non-transforming figure of Starscream Pig in jet mode is included in the Optimus Prime Bird Raceway set. It can be mounted atop the raceway's flagpole, and is sent spinning when a ''Telepods'' Racer figure rolls past.

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[[File:ABTF-toy StarscreamStinger-OPAttack.jpg|right|thumb|250px]]
*'''Optimus Prime Attack Game''' (''Jenga'' game, 2014)

: The Optimus Prime Attack Game includes two Minion Pig heads, one as Starscream Pig, and one as the curiosly-only-exists-in-this-one-set [[Stinger (AOE)|Stinger]] Pig. They can be placed among ''{{w|Jenga}}'' blocks inside a [[Hal#Jenga|Grimlock Bird frame]] to be knocked away by a launched vehicle. They can also be attached to any of the non-transforming ''Angry Birds Transformers Jenga'' vehicles... or any [[5 mm post|5mm post]] in general. Because you know you want to put a Minion Pig head on every Transformer possible.

: Don't lie. You do.

: The set also comes with a mini-head version of [[Red (AB)#OptimusAttack|Optimus Prime Bird]] with a flying truck vehicle.

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[[File:ABTFtoy-AcidStorm.jpg|thumb|250px|Had the toyline continued, there may have also been a Seeker 3-pack.]]
*'''Acid Storm Pig''' (Telepods racer, <s>2015</s>)
**''Accessories:'' Telepods base

:Acid Storm and the three other figures part of the "Turbo Energon" subline were listed on the Hasbro website, but ultimately never saw release.
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==Notes==
*Among the features the Pig army had in the earliest builds of the game that have long since been removed are: pigs with TV antennae, another kind of random-shooting box-helmeted pig, pigs with rapid-fire lasers, rapid-fire rockets, or deadly shotgun blasts, balloon pigs with their dynamite/candles lit, with some having more than one balloon, and flying pigs with rockets, shotgun blasts, rapid-fire blasts, or even deadly lasers! Though Shotgun Pig was brought back to the game in the jungle update.
* Every character in the game does a little dance when idling on the character upgrade screen. All of the jet-pigs do [https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=zS1cLOIxsQ8 The Carlton].
* As the player upgrades each playable character, their models can gain new pieces of armor. At level 7, all the jet-pigs' helmets start gaining protrusions resembling a familiar-looking [[Transformer clothing#Headwear|crown]]. However, putting on a head Accessory removes this extra armor.
* Thundercracker's Shield Accessory is based on [[Baro]], the ''[[Transformers: Prime (toyline)|Prime]]'' [[Arms Micron]]... who was originally [[Skywarp (WFC)#Toys|''Prime'' Skywarp's]] partner. A [[Baro#Silver|chrome-silver version of Baro]] however was packed in with [[Thundercracker (WFC)#Toys|''Prime'' Thundercracker]], so sure, why not?
[[File:Unnamed-seeker-pig.jpeg|thumb|Kudos to anyone who knows what Seeker this pig is based on.]]
* Ever since Skywarp Pig became a playable character, another Seeker pig has taken his place as the Strikebot bomber. Because it would be a paradox to have ''two'' Skywarps on the battlefield.
* [[Tony Hale]] voiced a Minion Pig in the 2016 ''Angry Birds'' animated movie.
* Rather than being added to the game separately, all three Coneheads were added at the same time.
** Strangely, the Coneheads will still have their cones on their heads even when in vehicle mode, despite the fact that those should be their nosecones. Their actual nosecones are on their backs, like all the other normal jet-based Transformers.
** Thrust's color-scheme of yellow and red instead of the traditional black and red might be a homage to the [[Thrust (BM)|Beast Machines]] version of Thrust.
* Minion Pig is currently the character with the most incarnations in the game, even when not counting the Eggbot Army.
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==External links==
*[[wikia:angrybirds:Minion Pigs|Minion Pigs]] on the ''{{w|Angry Birds}}'' wiki.

[[Category:Deceptihogs]]
[[Category:Combiners]]

Wing Saber (Energon)

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:''Wing Saber is an [[Autobot]] from the [[Unicron Trilogy]] [[continuity family]].''

[[File:WingSaber-comic.jpg|right|upright=1.67|thumb|Wing Saber joins Robots in Disguise Ultra Magnus in the proud tradition of being a Power Mushroom for an Optimus.]]
'''Wing Saber''' is an Autobot who used to be called '''Wing Dagger'''. Then [[Shockblast]] happened to him. Since then, Wing Saber has led a noble life of becoming parts for [[Optimus Prime (Armada)|Optimus Prime]]. Wing Saber even has his own personal team of [[Mini-Con]]s, the [[Caliber Mini-Con Team]].

{{quote|In all the years you've known me: have I ever followed orders?|Wing Saber, ignoring Energon (and so should you)|"[[Optimus (episode)|Optimus]]"}}

==Fiction==
===Toy pack-in comics===
When [[Optimus Prime (Armada)|Optimus Prime]] was downed in battle and under imminent attack by several [[Decepticon]]s, Wing Saber swooped to the rescue by blasting away the Decepticons and combining with Optimus Prime. With this new power, Optimus Prime was able to defeat [[Shockblast]] and [[Megatron (Armada)|Megatron]]. Soon after, Optimus welcomed Wing Saber to the Autobots. {{storylink|Energon Volume 4}}

===Cartoon continuity===
====''Energon'' cartoon====
{{voiceactor|[[Colin Murdoch]] (English), [[Kōji Yusa]] (Japanese)|[[Christian Jernbro]] (Swedish), [[Ari Wirta]] (Finnish)}}
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[[File:WingDagger ep21.jpg|left|thumb|upright=1.1]]

Wing Dagger served the Autobots as a security guard on Cybertron; he was the jailer in charge of the Decepticon criminal [[Shockblast]]. During a Decepticon uprising, Shockblast escaped his prison. {{storylink|Alpha Q: Identity}} Wing Dagger and his friend [[Padlock (Energon)|Padlock]] pursued him, but Shockblast ended up killing Padlock. Wing Dagger grieved for his friend and swore revenge on Shockblast. {{storylink|Shockblast: Rampage}}

[[File:Energon-Wing-Dagger-Dead.jpg|right|thumb|upright=1.1]]

During a Decepticon assault on Cybertron, Wing Dagger lassoed Shockblast with energy bands, but the powerful Decepticon simply pulled him up into the air. As they wove through the sky among the [[energon tower]]s, the Decepticon blasted one of the towers, causing it to crash down upon Wing Dagger and Tidal Wave. Tidal Wave survived with damage, but Wing Dagger died. {{storylink|Each One Fights...}}

Wing Dagger's inert form was taken to [[Primus]]. {{storylink|Unicron Unleashed}} With the aid of [[Rad White|Rad]], Primus restored the warrior, imbuing him with a [[Spark of Combination]]. {{storylink|Open Fire!}} Reformatted into Wing Saber, he joined [[Optimus Prime (Armada)/Cartoon continuity|Optimus Prime]]'s team not only to end Megatron's tyranny, but to avenge the death of his friend. He tracked down Optimus within Unicron's body, and combined with him to allow the Autobot commander to rejoin the rest of his squad, who had gone ahead of him to track down Megatron. Optimus's team then pursued [[Megatron (Armada)/Cartoon continuity|Megatron]] into [[Alpha Q's universe|a fledgling new dimension]]. {{storylink|Ripped Up Space}}

Wing Saber ''understood and began to view himself as being Optimus Prime's personal servant. Optimus Prime reminded Wing Saber that he was not Prime's property, but Wing Saber seemed to have issues figuring out who he was.'' He eventually faced off with Shockblast again on [[Iron Planet]]. After making sure that his half-dozen buddies were backing him up, he gave the lone Decepticon a thorough trashing and captured him. Oh, brave Wing Saber! Shockblast was defeated at last; Padlock was avenged, and justice was served. {{storylink|Protection}}

[[Image:FarewellInferno optimus wingsaber.jpg|thumb|left|upright=1.2|]]

Shockblast escaped about a day later. Wing Saber didn't seem to notice much, instead keeping focused on aiding Optimus by linking up with him. {{storylink|Imprisoned Inferno}} Wing Saber and the Autobots were investigating the rift for signs of Unicron when the Decepticons attacked Jungle Planet. Wing Saber was forced into a space battle that kept him from stopping the Terrorcons' pillaging down planet-side, despite being combined with Optimus. The fortunate arrival of Bulkhead, Downshift, and Cliffjumper allowed Optimus/Wing Saber to break away and make it into the planet's atmosphere; although they were met with a relentless bombardment from Megatron, they were able to blow him out of the sky and teach him a lesson about how the Autobots' teamwork granted them greater power. {{storylink|Jungle Planet (episode)|Jungle Planet}}

When Optimus caught word that Bulkhead's shuttle, en-route to Cybertron to acquire an energon tower, was under assault, he linked up with Wing Saber to fly out and assist them. {{storylink|Bulkhead (episode)|Bulkhead}}

Wing Saber was still combined with Optimus as he coordinated several Energon Towers' deployment to the rest of the planets in Alpha Q's universe. [[Ocean Planet]] was the only location where the Autobots failed to set up a tower. To remedy this, Inferno was sent to distract the Decepticons and buy the Autobots the time they needed to prepare their last tower. Ironhide, posted to keep watch over Inferno, sent out a flare to signal when the Decepticons had taken the bait. Thanks to the Autobots' coordinated effort, Optimus Prime/Wing Saber warped in their last tower and successfully defended it until its activation. {{storylink|Farewell Inferno}} ''Wing Saber stood solemnly by when Optimus dispatched Jetfire to bring [[Inferno (Energon)|Inferno]]'s raw spark back to [[Primus]] for repairs. Later, he combined with Optimus as he led the Autobots to the newly revitalized [[Planet Q]] to stand guard over it; Alpha Q's latest effort had spawned the planet outside of the energon grid. {{storylink|Return! Our Scorponok}}''

When Optimus learned that the Autobots had nearly all taken off to get some "R&R" in an [[Autobot Grand Prix]], he brought Wing Saber along with him to view the race... and make it a little more interesting by shooting up the road! {{storylink|Crash Course}}

Afterward, Wing Saber braved the hazards of the [[Rift|rift in space]] to locate Unicron's missing body. He found Unicron was regenerating himself from energon and reported back. Wing Saber and the other Autobots battled the Decepticons to keep them from fully reactivating the body, and while that failed, they did witness the return of [[Omega Supreme (Energon)|Omega Supreme]]. {{storylink|Omega Supreme (episode)|Omega Supreme}} The Autobots persisted in trying to gain entry to Unicron, but when Unicron plowed through the Energon grid, his surface was left super-heated. Optimus disengaged from his combined form with Wing Saber so the younger 'bot could take Rodimus to safety. Wing Saber hesitated, but could not disobey a direct order for his commander, and left Optimus behind. Thankfully, Optimus was rescued by Omega Supreme, and repaired via Energon infusion. {{storylink|A Heroic Battle}} Wing Saber, Bulkhead, and Jetfire kept the lesser Decepticons busy outside of Unicron while the other Autobots sought to reach Megatron's throne room and disconnect him from the Planet-Eater, while the later was still dormant. The fliers later reconvened with the ''Miranda II'', where Misha gave them an update on Optimus Prime and Kicker's teams, then fighting a Unicron-empowered Shockblast and retrieving Alpha Q's body respectively. {{storylink|The Power of Unicron}}

Like most of the team, Wing Saber was severely damaged during the final confrontation with Unicron and was sent to the ''Miranda II''<nowiki>'</nowiki>s sick bay. {{storylink|Optimus Supreme}} He recovered quickly, however, and prepared to launch into battle once again before Kicker talked him into helping coordinate the energon towers assault instead. With the towers, the power of Primus, and the teamwork of the Optimus Supreme combination, Unicron was finally defeated, his essence scattering to the solar winds. {{storylink|Unicron Perishes}}

Everything done and fully fixed, and with Optimus in stasis to heal up, Wing Saber and friends took a break. It was a short break: as various Autobots went into regeneration, Saber had a report that Megatron and the Terrorcons were attacking [[Central City (Cybertron)|Central City]], Cybertron! The Autobots rushed back home {{storylink|Ambition}} and fought an underground resistance against Galvatron's invasion of the planet. Wing Saber personally assured the hiding population that Optimus was on his way.{{storylink|Galvatron!}} His team was found by a Terrorcon patrol, and were soon entrenched in combat against Scorponok. {{storylink|Break Through}}

At some point in time, the Autobots played a fighting simulation game where the Wing Saber/Optimus Prime tag-team won defeated Landmine and Cliffjumper, but lost to Rodimus and Hot Shot. {{storylink|Distribution}}

Optimus and his troops then finally met up with Wing Saber's rag-tag group of resistance fighters. After formulating a strategy to free the rest of their allies around the planet, Optimus and Wing Saber linked up once more to stand up against Galvatron. {{storylink|The Omega Train}} They took a direct hit from the planet's [[energon grid]], however, and went down in flames. Wing Saber was left unconscious and was nearly destroyed by Galvatron until the Omnicons arrived to restore him. He and Optimus recombined, striking a devastating blow to Galvatron, prompting him to retreat. {{storylink|Decepticon Army}} The Autobots continued to struggle with the Decepticons on the surface until the efforts of Dr. Jones and the Omnicons recharged Primus at Cybertron's core. This remotely revitalized Optimus Prime's Combination Spark, and he disengaged from his combination with Wing Saber to join up with Omega Supreme instead and delivered a stunning series of attacks against his foes. {{storylink|Ironhide Team}} But Six Shot found a way to turn the situation to the Decepticons' advantage once more; by allowing the energon gas build up underground, he engineered an enormous explosion that sent Wing Saber and those fighting alongside him into space. Although damaged, the Autobots resolutely continued to fight, assaulting the energon towers to prevent Cybertron from destroying the planets it was passing by through space. {{storylink|Formidable}}

Once Cybertron's propulsion through space had been halted, Wing Saber returned to Primus's chamber. There, he learned that Sally had managed to infiltrate the Decepticons' base by herself. Wing Saber left with Jetfire to bring the girl back to safety. But Sally's position proved to be a huge boon, and thanks to her help, the Autobots were able to take control of the Decepticons' base. This, in turn, granted them access to Cybertron's warp gate system again. {{storylink|Galvatron Terror}}

Wing Saber came upon Galvatron after he had submerged himself into the super energon pool a second time, causing him to grow to enormous proportions. Galvatron then launched himself into space, dragging Cybertron behind him with a tether of super energon. While a team headed by Kicker severed the tether, Wing Saber's team continued to make war against the Decepticons around Galvatron, fluttering around the Decepticon leader like skirmishing insects. {{storylink|Destructive Power}} Wing Saber allowed Landmine to ride atop of him like a surfboard, as he continued to battle around the now space-borne Galvatron. When the battle moved beyond their ability to contribute, Wing Saber and the Autobots kept in a holding pattern around Jungle Planet as the massive Optimus and the Unicron-possessed Galvatron grappled one another. {{storylink|Spark (episode)|Spark}}

Wing Saber was among the gathered troops who joined with Optimus Prime in spark form to confront the massive [[Megatron (Armada)/Cartoon continuity|Galvatron]]-[[Unicron]] fusion. Like the others, he was restored to his own body after the battle's conclusion. {{storylink|The Sun}}

====''Cybertron'' cartoon====
{{voiceactor|[[Peter Kelamis]] (English), [[Takayasu Usui]] (Japanese), [[Ari Wirta]] (Finnish)}}

[[File:Cyb ep28 thumbsup.jpg|left|thumb|upright=1.3|"I'm one tubular flying machine, dudeirino bro-guy!"]]

After Galvatron's defeat, Wing Saber started to become one cocky jack-the-lad!

Wing Saber and Optimus Prime went on a mission to save a stranded astronaut in the [[Chaar asteroid belt]]; to navigate, they had to get through it in a back-to-back formation and started to feel a whole new combination coming on. Wing Saber span out of control and almost hit an asteroid, but was saved by Optimus. {{storylink|United}} However, after a while, he grew fed up of taking orders and split from the Autobots. He even attacked Optimus! ("Well, hey, the big guy had it comin'.") {{storylink|Assault}}

While Wing Saber was AWOL, the [[Unicron Singularity]] altered people's memories {{storylink|Balancing Act, Part 2}} and Wing Saber and Optimus forgot all those other times they'd combined. Some Autobots even forgot who Wing Saber ''was!'' {{storylink|United}} {{storylink|Assault}}

[[File:Cyb ep30 back to back.jpg|right|thumb|upright=1.3]]

Wing Saber returned during the search for the [[Cyber Planet Key]]s when he encountered the [[Omega Frequency]] wave after the [[Velocitron|Speed Planet]] Key was inserted into the [[Omega Lock]] on [[Earth]]. He approached the Earth at a breakneck speed, blazing like a meteor. Reaching the volcanic island where his comrades were doing battle with the Decepticons, he nailed Megatron with missiles before the Decepticon could fire his Death Machine Gun at Optimus Prime. Jetfire, while not entirely happy to see Wing Saber again, provided him with an Earth [[alternate mode|vehicle mode]], a powerful fighter-bomber. ("Looks good to me!") Wing Saber now showed signs of a new, defiant attitude toward his former allies, even to the point of violence. He fired at Hot Shot's feet when the latter questioned him once, but cooled down, with Jetfire explaining to a worried [[Lori Jiménez|Lori]] that "That's just how he is." However, Wing Saber quickly found himself part of the team again, taking to the air to dogfight with Megatron and keep him away from [[Starscream (Armada)/Cartoon continuity|Starscream]] and the Omega Lock. {{storylink|Assault}}

[[File:United optimus sonicwingmode.jpg|left|upright=1.1|thumb|Sonic Wing Mode. Basically, he's Prime's shirt and trousers.]]

Wing Saber continued to battle Megatron while Optimus Prime and Vector Prime pursued the Lock, and later rescued Vector Prime after Starscream's growth to skyscraper size caused an eruption. [[Thunderblast (Decepticon)|Thunderblast]] attempted to stop them from leaving, but was defeated by Wing Saber's [[Cyber Key]] cannon. {{storylink|Starscream (episode)|Starscream}}

Several attempts to take Starscream down were made, all of which failed. After Starscream thwarted one attempt by filling the air between him and the Autobots with chunks of rock, Wing Saber was reminded of the mission in the Chaar asteroid belt. He suggested trying the same trick again and attempted to link up with Optimus. The attempt failed, but Prime agreed the method from the first attempt to clear the asteroids worked. Wing Saber and Prime flew together through the boulders to reach clear sky, which led to reviving his ability to combine with Optimus Prime to create their Sonic Wing Mode. Wing Saber took the place of Prime's Super Mode backpack,lending his leader his weapons and his powerful jet engines. This and the power of the merge allowed Optimus to deliver a powerful slashing blow to Starscream, knocking him out. {{storylink|United}}

Following this, Wing Saber followed Optimus back to Cybertron in defense of the [[Omega Lock]] but when he combined with Optimus to fight off Megatron, the villain craftily cheated and ran off with the Lock. So the two followed with through a [[dimension gate]]! In a ferocious fight, Megatron was defeated and his fiery dimension collapsed, and a stunned Wing Saber would watch his home planet transform into the body of [[Primus]] himself! {{storylink|Cybertron (episode)|Cybertron}} The deity explained the plot to them before Starscream and sneaky [[Sideways (Armada)|Sideways]] showed up, leading to Wing Saber combining into Sonic Wing Mode yet again {{storylink|Balance}} and Megatron coming back from the apparent dead after a whole half hour away and yet ''another'' combined fight, this time against [[Scourge (Cybertron)|Scourge]], before Optimus Prime left him to bond with another guy. {{storylink|Darkness (episode)|Darkness}} Then he ran for the Omega Lock again and there was more fighting! {{storylink|Memory}} Then more combining to fight! Wing Saber was having a very samey day.

Insult to injury, Optimus dissed one of his battle cries. In fairness, "This time you're taking the express train to Loserville!" is lame. {{storylink|Escape (episode)|Escape}}

When the ''[[Atlantis]]'' and [[Bud]] within it was captured by Sideways, Wing Saber scoured the depths of space looking for the ship. {{storylink|Family}} Soon after Jetfire joined him, they found a trail of Bud-signed garbage marking the way. Unfortunately, the two jets found themselves dealing with both ''Atlantis''' guns and a large Decepticon attack force! The ''Atlantis'' warped away and Wing Saber had to retreat. {{storylink|Titans}}

The Autobot's follow-up was to make their way to the newly discovered [[Gigantion]], and Wing Saber was ready and raring to go before it was pointed out that the car robots would need, y'know, a ship. He had honestly forgot not all Transformers flew. The Autobots duly made use of the ''[[Ogygia (Cybertron)|Ogygia]]'', warping through a bizarre space-tunnel and fending off the ''Atlantis'' before arriving at the planet. {{storylink|Warp}} Exploring the vast cities that covered Gigantion, Wing Saber showed his smarts by trying to body-slam a rock out of the way of a door. After contact was made with the local giants, the Decepticons attacked and it was combiner time for Saber again. He helped Optimus dogfight their new foe [[Soundwave (Cybertron)|Soundwave]]. After Autobot victory, the locals [[Metroplex (Cybertron)|Metroplex]] and [[Quickmix (Cybertron)|Quickmix]] joined the mission. {{storylink|Giant}}

Megatron came back minutes later in his new Galvatron form and Wing Saber, trying to protect the human kids, was swiftly flattened. {{storylink|Fury (Cybertron)|Fury}} Minutes after ''that'', the Autobots finally located the ''Atlantis'' and Wing Saber was part of a diversion, fighting Starscream so others could infiltrate the ship and rescue Bud. {{storylink|City}}

In the search for the [[Cyber Planet Key]] deep beneath Gigantion, our boy was teamed up with Lori and [[Override (Cybertron)|Override]]; he glibly pointed out how easy it would be to ambush them down there, which the Decepticons duly did! In the ensuing fight, Thunderblast was clearly baiting Autobots to follow her into a trap... but Wing Saber went anyway, terrified of saying "no" to an enraged Lori. The trap was a vast lake, where boat-former Thunderblast had the upper hand and the jet felt he should retreat. Instead, Lori had him use trickery; he dropped her off, then was "shot down" and when Thunderblast went for the kill, she was trapped by debris Lori dropped around her. Then Wing Saber fired his guns and blew her away, Team Rocket style.

Wing Saber followed this up by saving Lori from some debris. All over, right? Nope, to finish this off, they discovered information about [[Planet X (Cybertron)|Planet X]] and its ancient war with Gigantion. {{storylink|Ambush (episode)|Ambush}} Man, this is big stuff, it'd sure suck if all Wing Saber got to do next episode was show up to blow away some minor bad guys and form Sonic Wing Mode instead of tell people about what he'd seen! {{storylink|Challenge}}

After helping beat up Scourge for reasons {{storylink|Scourge (episode)|Scourge}}, Wing Saber took off with Override to find the lost colony ship ''[[Lemuria (Cybertron)|Lemuria]]''. They found it resting in a great lake and managed to call it in before the Decepticons showed up; Saber once again bonded with Optimus. However, Galvatron began a campaign of psychological terror, hinting Optimus saw his men as disposable. When an enraged Wing Saber, now separate, tried and failed to stop the tyrant alone, they attempted a re-link until Galvatron said he'd simply hit ''only'' Wing Saber's parts. Optimus refused to powerlink and was decimated. Wing Saber ignored orders and tried to fight the villain himself again and his defeat only deepended Prime's funk. After gathering himself, Saber helped take the ''Lemuria'' and was a joyful witness to Optimus' mental recovery (and battering of Galvatron). {{storylink|Optimus (episode)|Optimus}}

All the Cyber Planet Keys were in their hands but the great black hole had become vastly worse. The Autobots departed Gigantion for Cybertron, though Wing Saber and the others had to watch [[Vector Prime]] die to give them the chance. {{storylink|Showdown (Cybertron)|Showdown}} In a multi-planet operation, Wing Saber defended the weakened Primus by (you guessed!) forming Sonic Wing Mode with Optimus. He and Optimus almost died fighting Galvatron but were saved in time by massed Autobot reinforcements. {{storylink|Guardian (episode)|Guardian}} {{storylink|Homecoming (episode)|Homecoming}} In the final battle to reclaim the Lock and Keys from Galvatron, Wing Saber yet again linked up with Prime into Sonic Wing Mode. His powerful engines and his speed helped Optimus pursue the Omega Lock into the depths of the Unicron Singularity. and snatch it back just before it reached the point of no return. {{storylink|End}}

Wing Saber helped realign one of the rockets that propelled the Jungle Planet through the space bridge back to its proper orbit, and then watched as his leader dealt Galvatron a fatal sword blow, at long last ending the war. {{storylink|Unfinished}}

While preparations for the renewed Space Bridge Project were being completed Wing Saber departed and eventually encountered (and dueled with) the mighty [[Starscream (Armada)/Cartoon continuity|Starscream]], who had somehow survived his duel with Galvatron on [[Gigantion|the Giant Planet]]. Landmine and Mudflap joined him. {{storylink|Beginning}}

{{note|Sonic Bomber is not the same character as Energon Wing Saber in ''Galaxy Force''. Probably. Maybe. Takara's [[retcon]] of ''Galaxy Force'' back into [[continuity]] with ''Super Link'' makes things questionable.}}

===''Energon'' comic===
{{Unreleased energon comic}}

Wing Saber was part of a three-man reinforcement team, with [[Cliffjumper (Energon)|Cliffjumper]] and [[Rodimus (Energon)|Rodimus]], went to help [[Alterenergy]] track down and rescue [[Kicker Jones]]. He helped hold off [[Demolishor (Armada)|Demolishor]] long enough for Kicker to escape, gumming up [[Alpha Quintesson]]'s schemes! {{storylink|Armageddon Part 4}} After the kid zapped Demolishor, Wing Saber and chums returned to Cybertron to help battle the resurrected [[Unicron]]! {{storylink|Armageddon Part 5}}

===''Galaxy Force'' manga===
{{charstubfiction|{{storylink|Galaxy Force Mission.9}}}}

===Ask Sideways===
After hijacking Vector Prime's [[Axiom Nexus News]] column, known liar [[Sideways (Armada)|Sideways]] stated that he once replaced Wing Saber's motherboard with used pinball machine parts so that Wing Saber would light up every time he was smacked around. {{storylink|Ask Vector Prime#Ask Sideways|Ask Sideways, 2015/07/02}}

==Toys==
===Energon===
[[File:EnergonWingSaber.jpg|right|upright=1.67|thumb|Brickimus Maximus!]]
*'''Wing Saber''' (Mega, 2004)
**''Japanese ID Number'': '''SC-17'''
**''Accessories'': 2 missiles
: ''Energon'' Wing Saber transforms into a Cybertronic "flying wing" jet, vaguely resembling a B-2 Spirit stealth bomber. In both jet and [[robot mode]] he has a pair of spring-loaded missile launchers. He disassembles into four portions, which attach to the limbs on the Super-class ''Energon'' Optimus Prime toy. When Wing Saber's upper-body parts and wings are attached to Prime's arms, they are in "Flight Mode", while the lower-body-as-arms configuration brings Wing Saber's non-firing cannons to the forefront, forming "Cannon Mode". His parts can also attach to the [[Omega Supreme (Energon)|Omega Supreme]] and [[Omega Sentinel (Energon)|Omega Sentinel]] toys.

:As Wing Saber is essentially a glorified accessory for the Super class Optimus Prime figure, his robot mode is a [[brick (term)|brick]], with almost no articulation beyond some minor movement in his lower arms.

: The [[TakaraTomy|Takara]] version predated the [[Hasbro]] release by several months. The two versions are largely identical, but Takara's has a greater number of more intricate [[Paint operation|paint applications]].

::*''[http://www.tfu.info/2004/Autobot/WingSaber/wingsaber.htm More information on Wing Saber at TFU.info]''
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===Cybertron===
[[File:Cyb wingsaber toy.jpg|right|upright=1.67|thumb|His guns have guns on them which also shoot tiny guns.]]
[[File:GF SonicBomber toy.jpg|right|upright=1.1|thumb|FAINARU FYU- Oh wait, [[Brave (franchise)|wrong show]].]]
*'''Wing Saber''' (Ultra, 2005)
**''Japanese ID Number:'' '''GC-22'''
**''Accessories'': Left & right blades, 2 blade-handles, left & right spring-loaded missile launchers, 2 missiles, Autobot [[Cybertron (planet)|Cybertron]] [[Cyber Key]]

: ''[[Transformers: Cybertron (toyline)|Cybertron]]'' Wing Saber transforms into a heavily armed military plane based on an [[Popular Earth vehicle alternate modes#A-10 Thunderbolt II|A-10 Thunderbolt]]. Pressing the button behind his cockpit canopy causes a mini-gun sound to emit from a speaker on the bottom of the nosecone. Plugging a Cyber Key into the key slot behind his canopy splits the nosecone fuselage in half and exposes a cannon with a red LED. Pressing the button activates the same mini-gun sound effect, this time with the red LED flashing unobstructed.

:Wing Saber's wing-flaps detach to form swords; for Wing Saber to use them, they need to be inserted into sword-handles that plug into 5mm holes in his forearms, as his hands are incompatible with the standard weapon-pegs. His removable spring-loaded missile launchers, mounted under his wings, can also be attached to those ports. His Key-activated cockpit [[gimmick]] can also be used in robot mode, being mounted over his head via a supporting strut, although it points at an upward angle. Wing Saber can also form a backpack for [[Optimus Prime (Armada)/toys#Cybertron|''Cybertron'' Leader Class Optimus Prime]]'s super mode, forming their '''Sonic Wing Mode'''. Optimus Prime can hold Wing Saber's swords in any of his modes and the sword hilts also act as adaptors to allow Optimus to hold and use [[5mm post|5mm post]] weapons

:Wing Saber comes with an aqua-bordered clear Cybertron Autobot Cyber Key with the [[Cyber Key Codes|key code]] '''uya7''' printed on the back.

:[[TakaraTomy|Takara]]'s ''Galaxy Force'' GC-22 Sonic Bomber figure preceded [[Hasbro]]'s Wing Saber by several months, and has a slightly different deco. These figures tended have a misaligned "nose guard" that can obscure the eyes in some cases, and were fixed for the [[Hasbro]] release. Deco differences include silver chromed saber blades and a gold chromed chest shield, while minor changes were made to the graphics on the plane, such as a red striped nosecone as opposed to Wing Saber's entirely red nosecone, and larger [[Autobot]] insignias on the wings.

:This mold was [[redeco]]ed to make [[Movie (toyline)|2007 movie]] [[Wingblade]].

::*''[http://www.tfu.info/2006/Autobot/WingSaber/wingsaber.htm More information on ''Cybertron'' Wing Saber at TFU.info]''

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*'''Sonic Convoy''' (Gift set, 2005)
**''Japanese ID Number'': '''EX-02'''
**''Accessories'': Left & right blades, 2 blade-handles, left & right spring-loaded missile launchers, 2 missiles, Autobot [[Cybertron (planet)|Cybertron]] [[Cyber Key]]

:[[TakaraTomy|Takara]] issued a slight Sonic Bomber [[redeco]] as a (rushed) Toys "R" Us [[exclusive]] set with transparent [[Optimus Prime (Armada)/toys#SonicConvoy|Galaxy Convoy]] and a [[retool]] of "[[Scrapmetal (race)|Rumble]]" as "[[Cobybot|Rumble Coby version]]". Sonic Bomber received only very minor changes; the saber blades were changed from silver chrome to gold chrome, all red paint was changed to metallic red, and the chest shield halves were now red chrome rather than gold. Benefiting from a [[Hasbro]] tweak, this version also has a properly aligned "nose guard".

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[[File:Cybertrontoy prime wingsaber 2pack.jpg|thumb|upright=1.67]]
*'''Optimus Prime and Wing Saber''' (2-pack, 2006)
**''Accessories'': Left & right blades, 2 blade-handles, left & right spring-loaded missile launchers, 2 missiles, Autobot [[Cybertron (planet)|Cybertron]] [[Cyber Key]]

:This set, consisting of totally unmodified versions of Cybertron Optimus Prime and Wing Saber, was released as a CostCo exclusive, and also includes a DVD with the Cybertron episode "[[United]]". This set comes in a particularly huge box, and retailed for $35.99, five dollars less than the MSRP for Optimus Prime by himself.
{{-}}

==Merchandise==
===Energon===
*'''Wing Convoy Super Real Figure''' (2004)

:Wing Convoy Super Real Figure (ウイングコンボイ超リアルフィギュア, ''Wing Convoy chou Real Figure'') is a PVC of Optimus Prime combined with Wing Saber in Flight Mode. It was sold exclusively with the August issue of ''TV-kun'' (てれびくん) magazine, first on sale July 1st, 2004.

::*''[http://snakas.web.fc2.com/energon/wingfig_televi.htm More information on Wing Convoy Super Real Figure at Autobase Aichi]''

*'''Wing Convoy Original Figure''' (2004)
[[File:WingConvoyOriginalFigure.jpg|thumb|upright=1.4|Nemesis Saber? Wing Sweep?]]

:A [[redeco]] of the Wing Convoy Super Real Figure, Wing Convoy Original Figure (ウイングコンボイオリジナルフィギュア) was exclusively scotch taped inside Wing Saber figures sold at [[JUSCO]] department stores starting on July 30th, 2004. A sticker was placed on Wing Saber's packaging to note the promotion.

:Despite being sold as Wing Convoy/Optimus Prime, the figure's color scheme bears a striking resemblance to that of [[Grand Scourge]], whose model kit was on sale the same month.

::*''[http://snakas.web.fc2.com/energon/wingfig_jusco.htm More information on Wing Convoy Original Figure at Autobase Aichi]''

==Notes==
* ''Energon'' Wing Saber was a toy-concept initiated by [[TakaraTomy|Takara]] and left largely to their own design team to develop, though they had to follow various [[Hasbro]] price-point mandates. The toy was detail-designed by noted Japanese fan [[Hirofumi Ichikawa]] and incorporates elements of fan-favorites [[Predaking (G1)|Predaking]] and [[Star Saber (Victory)|Star Saber]].
* Ichikawa originally envisioned Wing Saber's personal weapon to be the [[Energon Saber]]. This was nixed by the animation production staff, however, along with many other toy-team concepts.
* ''Energon'' Wing Saber was originally named [[Superion Maximus]] for his western incarnation, but the name was shelved in favor of simply reusing the established Japanese name. "Superion Maximus" was reused for the combined form of the ''Energon'' [[Air Team]] shortly thereafter.
[[File:CYB sonic bomber originalsculpt.jpg|right|upright=0.85|thumb|Sonic Bomber has wing sabers.]]
* Wing Saber's [[bio]] on Transformers.com, first appearing under the "Superion Maximus" title, was largely different from anything else, wherein "Wing Saber" was a venerable defender of high ranking Autobots and was the personal carrier of the Autobot high council.
* ''Cybertron'' Wing Saber's original [[prototype]] featured a different [[alternate mode|vehicle mode]] nosecone design than seen on the final toy. As revealed by the Japanese online retailer [http://www.amenbo.com Amenbo.com] on April 29, 2005, the original sculpt had a much greater resemblance to the A-10 Thunderbolt, with a rounded nose cone, a correctly shaped (translucent) canopy, and twin translucent gatling cannons. It's possible that the [[design change|change]] from this more realistic sculpt to the entirely opaque one seen on the final toy occurred in order to avoid licensing issues.
* ''Cybertron'' Wing Saber was originally named "Knockdown", but this was presumably shelved to have another preexisting character in the series.
* Cybertron Wing Saber's Mach 1-plus speed capabilities are amusingly ironic, considering his altmode was nicknamed the "Warthog" for being bulky and slow.

===Foreign names===
*''Japanese:'' '''Wing Saber''' (ウイングセイバー ''Uingu Seibā''), '''Wing Dagger''' (ウイングダガー ''Uingu Dagā''), '''Sonic Bomber''' (''Galaxy Force'', ソニックボンバー ''Sonikku Bonbā'')
*''Hungarian:'' '''Éleskard''' ("Sharp Sword"), '''Éleskés''' (Wing Dagger, "Sharp Knife")<ref>In "[[Optimus Prime vs Megatron: The Ultimate Battle]]", Wing Dagger is called '''Tőrszárny''', the most accurate of the translations (it means "Dagger Wing"), but not the most fancy-sounding.</ref>
*''Korean:'' '''Ultra Jet''' (''Cybertron'', 울트라제트 ''Ulteuta Jeteu'')
*''Mandarin:'' '''Jī-yì Wǔ-lì''' (''Energon'', Taiwan, 機翼武力, "Wing Force")
*''Russian:'' '''Ostrokryl''' (Wing Dagger, Острокрыл, "Sharp Wing"), '''Sablekryl''' (Саблекрыл, "Saber Wing")

==References==
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==External links==
*[http://groups.google.com/group/alt.toys.transformers/browse_frm/thread/b064ea50d2b114d0/43847f79db724831?lnk=st&q=&rnum=3&hl=en#43847f79db724831 An interview with Hirofumi Ichikawa on his ''Energon'' work]

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Unicron/Shattered Glass

2017-01-18T08:16:02Z

WellThatsJustPrime:

{{suite}}

[[File:SG_Unicron.jpg|upright=1.95|thumb|Feeling blue.]]
'''Unicron'''. God of extropy. Dedicated to the balance of diversity in the universe.

==Fiction==
===''Shattered Glass''===
Thanks to [[Nexus Prime]] initiating the [[Shroud]] upon the [[multiverse]], Unicron the [[multiversal singularity]] was splintered into individual, non-singular incarnations throughout individual universes. Thus, Unicron's small fragment of good became dominant in his incarnation in [[Primax -408.24 Epsilon]]. {{storylink|Out of the One, Many}} After [[Optimus Prime (SG)|Optimus Prime]] and a number of other Autobots were thrown out of [[Sky Lynx (SG)|Sky Lynx]], they found themselves floating before said benevolent side of Unicron, {{storylink|Familiar Reflections}} who reformatted them into his troops of justice; Nova Prime, [[Prowl (SG)|Checkpoint]] and his [[Autotrooper (SG Knights of Unicron)|Autotrooper]] minions, and [[Brawn (SG)|X-Brawn]]. {{storylink|Out of the One, Many}} These newly-forged heroes traveled to Cybertron and apprehended [[Rodimus (SG)|Rodimus Prime]]'s evil followers. But Unicron issued a warning to Nova Prime at his moment of triumph: a greater battle awaited them, one that would pit them against [[Primus/Shattered Glass|Primus]]! As he awakened, this new foe blocked Unicron's telepathic transmissions to Nova Prime, disallowing Unicron from dispensing further advice to his creation. Thankfully, even without Unicron's help, the Autobots were ultimately victorious against the Order-Bringer. {{storylink|The Future Buried...}}

[[Category:Gods]]
[[Category:Shattered Glass characters]]

File:SG Unicron.jpg

2017-01-18T08:10:44Z

WellThatsJustPrime: Shattered Glass Unicron (renamed)

Shattered Glass Unicron (renamed)

Ark (SG)

2017-01-17T04:23:49Z

WellThatsJustPrime: Removed extra "had"

{{disambig3|Ark}}
:''The Ark is an evil [[Starships|starship]] from the [[Transformers: Shattered Glass (franchise)|Shattered Glass]] [[continuity family]].''
[[File:SG Ark.jpg|thumb|right|upright=2.2]]

To enable their evil plan to invade [[Earth]] and plunder its resources, Optimus Prime's evil Autobots constructed a mighty spacefaring vessel known as '''the Ark'''. Its primary weapon is a [[neutron cannon]], and it is run by the sinister, female-voiced supercomputer known as [[Teletraan-X]].

==Fiction==
===Shattered Glass===
The ''Ark'' was built by the Autobots under [[Optimus Prime (SG)|Optimus Prime's]] orders. However, he ordered so much weaponry to be added onto the warship that the launch platform was in danger of collapsing. It was the news that Optimus Prime had additional gun ports added to the ''Ark'' that drove [[Megatron (SG)|Megatron]] to attack the ship's launch site.

[[Starscream (SG)|Starscream]] had devised a way to use the newcomer [[Cliffjumper (G1)|Cliffjumper's]] [[glass gas]] to sabotage the platform. However, the Decepticons' "glass gas bombs" merely weakened the platform, and it did not collapse as planned. Even so, the ''Ark'' was damaged, preventing it from taking off...temporarily, at least. {{storylink|Shattered Glass (issue)|Shattered Glass}}

The ''Ark'' was repaired and due to take off in fairly short order. However, the launch did not go as planned.

[[Ricochet (SG)|Ricochet]]'s plan to keep the Decepticons from following the Autobots in the [[Nemesis (SG)|''Nemesis'']] by kidnapping Megatron had not only failed, it had also caused Optimus Prime and several others to leave the launch site, thus allowing [[Rodimus (SG)|Rodimus]] and his mutineers to hijack the ''Ark'' and leave for Earth.

The Decepticons still followed Rodimus's Autobots in the ''Nemesis'', but the ''Ark'' severely outgunned the Decepticon ship and would have destroyed it, if it wasn't for the intervention of [[Astrotrain (SG)|Astrotrain]], and [[Fasttrack (SG)|his]] [[Stonecruncher (SG)|personal]] [[Tailwind (SG)|squad]] [[Submarauder (SG)|of]] [[Micromaster]]s. They attacked the ''Ark'', tore across its hull, and used its own neutron cannon against it, causing the ''Ark'' to plummet into the ocean just off the West Coast. It was presumed destroyed by the Decepticons. {{storylink|Do Over}}

However, the ''Ark'' had, in fact, survived, and Rodimus's Autobots used it as a base of operations. {{storylink|Eye in the Sky}}

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More than Meets the Eye, Part 1

2017-01-17T02:19:48Z

WellThatsJustPrime:

{{episode
|series=G1toon
|ep=1
|series2=SRLFtoon
|ep2=1
|next2=More than Meets the Eye, Part 2
|series3=''[[Transformers: Generation 2 (cartoon)|Transformers: Generation 2]]''
|ep3=1
|next3=More than Meets the Eye, Part 2
|image=MTMtE Part1 Prime repair.jpg
|caption=
|title="More than Meets the Eye, Part 1"
|production code=4023
|airdate=[[September 17]], [[1984]]
|written by=[[George Arthur Bloom]]
|animation studio=[[Toei]]
|production company=[[Sunbow Productions]]
|continuity=[[Generation 1 cartoon continuity]]
|packaged with=[[Optimus Prime (G1)/toys#Universe (2008)|Optimus Prime]]
}}
'''In search of energy, the Autobots leave Cybertron and are pursued by the Decepticons.'''

==Synopsis==
[[File:MTMtE1 Wheeljack and Bumblebee collect energy.jpg|left|upright=1.1|thumb|"That's not that impressive. I can transform too, y'know."]]
On [[Cybertron (planet)|Cybertron]], many [[MYA|millions of years ago]], the [[Autobot]]s are on the verge of extinction. Eons of war with the [[Decepticon]]s, their bitter enemies, have drained the planet's once plentiful resources. Autobots [[Wheeljack (G1)/Generation 1 cartoon continuity|Wheeljack]] and [[Bumblebee (G1)/Generation 1 cartoon continuity|Bumblebee]] have managed to find a scant few [[Conductor|energy conductors]] and muse that what they've found won't last very long. Bumblebee loads the conductors into Wheeljack and they head back towards [[Iacon (polity)|Iacon]], however as they reach the bridge to home base, they run into a Decepticon patrol. Wheeljack's attempt to drive through is cut short by enemy fire, and they're soon literally surrounded by a ring of fire, thanks to the Decepticons' flame throwers. The pair manage to escape the flames and ram their way through the Decepticons, two of whom give chase. The pursuing Decepticons manage to hit Bumblebee with their lasers, and the smaller Autobot is forced to drive aboard Wheeljack. Wheeljack manages to evade the two Decepticons by heading underground and arrives at Iacon. As they enter the fortress, a nearby light fixture reveals itself to be [[Soundwave (G1)/Generation 1 cartoon continuity|Soundwave]], who dispatches [[Laserbeak (G1)/Generation 1 cartoon continuity|Laserbeak]] to do some spying. Also returning to Iacon is [[Jazz (G1)/Generation 1 cartoon continuity|Jazz]], who reports to [[Prime (rank)|Autobot leader]] [[Optimus Prime (G1)/Generation 1 cartoon continuity|Optimus Prime]] that he was unable to find any energy in Cybertron's lower regions. Optimus confers with Jazz and his other lieutenants [[Prowl (G1)/Generation 1 cartoon continuity|Prowl]], and [[Trailbreaker (G1)|Trailbreaker]] on the plan to leave Cybertron on a mission to search for energy elsewhere. Having heard all they need, Laserbeak and Soundwave depart.

[[File:MTMtE1 Ark and Nemesis over Earth.jpg|upright=1.1|thumb|Starting a long, long tradition of Transformer ships crashing on Earth.]]
Inside [[Decepticon Headquarters (G1 Cybertron)|their base]], [[Decepticon leader]] [[Megatron (G1)/Generation 1 cartoon continuity|Megatron]] plots to intercept the Autobots, and leaves his [[second-in-command|first lieutenant]] [[Shockwave (G1)|Shockwave]] in charge of Cybertron. [[Starscream (G1)/Generation 1 cartoon continuity|Starscream]] asserts the war would have been won if the Decepticons were under his leadership.

The Autobots blast off aboard an [[Ark (G1)|their spaceship]], and the Decepticons give chase in their [[Nemesis (G1)|Decepticon cruiser]]. The Autobots immediately run into trouble when two large asteroids collide in front of them, resulting in a storm of rock that pelts both ships, until [[Ironhide (G1)/Generation 1 cartoon continuity|Ironhide]] uses the ship's weapons to clear a path. The Autobots next detect the pursuing ship, but are unable to outrun the Decepticon cruiser, which locks onto them with tractor beams. The Autobot ship's lasers are out of power, so the Autobots are forced to instead engage the Decepticons in combat once they board. With no one at the respective helms, both ships drift into [[Earth]]'s gravity well, and despite Prime's best efforts to right the Autobot ship, both vessels spin out of control and crash. The Autobot ship embeds itself in the side of a volcano.

Four million years pass. It is the year 1984, and volcanic activity stirs the half-buried ship, awakening the computer systems aboard. [[Teletraan I]] sends out a [[Sky Spy]] satellite to reconnoiter this new world, and scans examples of terrestrial machinery in order to reformat the Transformers into new [[Alternate mode|alt modes]]. The Decepticon [[Skywarp (G1)/Generation 1 cartoon continuity|Skywarp]] happens to be the one who is in the path of the repair beam, and thus is awakened first. He revives Megatron, and the other Decepticons follow. Leaving the Autobot ship, Megatron observes that much time has passed since the crash but declares their mission to find energy is unchanged. An impudent Starscream leaves a parting shot, blasting the rocks over the ship in an attempt to bury it further, however he unwittingly knocks Optimus Prime into the repair beam and the Autobot leader is revived.

[[File:Cliffgun.JPG|thumb|upright=1.1|left|"You see the size of that gun he fired at us? It was bigger than him!"]]
The Decepticons locate a clear area and Megatron puts Starscream in charge of converting the area for the construction of a [[Victory (G1)|new star cruiser]]. Soundwave, Starscream and [[Rumble (G1)|Rumble]] head for a nearby power station to find the needed raw materials. Meanwhile, the Autobots have all been repaired. Optimus Prime announces that they need to find out what the Decepticons are doing, and dispatches [[Hound (G1)/Generation 1 cartoon continuity|Hound]] and [[Cliffjumper (G1)/Generation 1 cartoon continuity|Cliffjumper]] to scout the area. Starscream and his team arrive at the power station, where Starscream again grouses about wanting to lead the Decepticons, and has Rumble use his pile drivers to level the plant. Some time later, Hound and Cliffjumper find the Decepticons in the middle of work on their ship. Though Cliffjumper's keen to wade in, Hound listens in as the Decepticons plan to take [[energon cube]]s back to Cybertron. Cliffjumper brashly takes a shot at Megatron, but misses, and Soundwave unleashes Laserbeak in pursuit. Though the pair split up, Laserbeak detaches a laser cannon so he can pursue both Autobots. While Cliffjumper manages to deal with the cannon, Laserbeak blasts Hound, sending him off a cliff.

[[File:MTMtE Part1 OilRig battle.jpg|upright=1.1|thumb|Do yourself a favor, don't smoke at a Cybertronian waterpark.]]
Autobot medic [[Ratchet (G1)/Generation 1 cartoon continuity|Ratchet]] and [[Hauler]] come to fetch Hound. Cliffjumper apologizes for giving away their position as Hound is winched to safety. Meanwhile, Decepticons [[Thundercracker (G1)/Generation 1 cartoon continuity|Thundercracker]] and [[Reflector (G1)|Reflector]] spot an Earth vehicle approaching. The two human workers find the demolished power station, but while they're puzzling over what happened to it, [[Ravage (G1)/Generation 1 cartoon continuity|Ravage]] attacks and frightens them away.

Hound is repaired, and reports what he overheard: that the Decepticons are on the hunt for energy. Prime has Jazz assemble a battle group to go after them and the Autobots roll out. Elsewhere Laserbeak returns to the Decepticon construction site with the news that he's found a new source of energy. The Decepticons attack an off-shore [[oil rig]], where [[Sparkplug Witwicky]] and his son [[Spike Witwicky (G1)/Generation 1 cartoon continuity|Spike]] work. The humans attempt to resist, but it's futile and they end up jumping or falling overboard. The Decepticons begin filling energon cubes from the [[oil]] pipeline, but as Megatron is telling Starscream that they will need a lot more energy, the Autobots arrive to spoil their party. A battle erupts on the drilling platform until the Decepticons simply grab what they can and take off. Megatron blasts the rig's supports, tipping it into the ocean and taking the Autobots with it. Another shot ignites the oil, turning the surface of the sea into an inferno. Realizing the humans are in danger, Optimus Prime tries to save Spike and Sparkplug while the Decepticons retreat with their energon plunder.

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

==Featured characters==
{{featuredcharacters
|c1=
*[[Wheeljack (G1)/Generation 1 cartoon continuity|Wheeljack]] (1)
*[[Bumblebee (G1)/Generation 1 cartoon continuity|Bumblebee]] (2)
*[[Prowl (G1)/Generation 1 cartoon continuity|Prowl]] (12)
*[[Optimus Prime (G1)/Generation 1 cartoon continuity|Optimus Prime]] (13)
*[[Trailbreaker (G1)|Trailbreaker]] (14)
*[[Jazz (G1)/Generation 1 cartoon continuity|Jazz]] (15)
*[[Ratchet (G1)/Generation 1 cartoon continuity|Ratchet]] (18)
*[[Ironhide (G1)/Generation 1 cartoon continuity|Ironhide]] (19)
*[[Sideswipe (G1)/Generation 1 cartoon continuity|Sideswipe]] (20)
*[[Teletraan I]] (21)
*[[Cliffjumper (G1)/Generation 1 cartoon continuity|Cliffjumper]] (24)
*[[Hound (G1)/Generation 1 cartoon continuity|Hound]] (25)
*[[Hauler]] (26)
*[[Sunstreaker (G1)/Generation 1 cartoon continuity|Sunstreaker]] (31)
*[[Bluestreak (G1)|Bluestreak]] (32)
*[[Huffer (G1)|Huffer]] (33)
*[[Mirage (G1)/Generation 1 cartoon continuity|Mirage]] (34)
*[[Brawn (G1)|Brawn]] (35)
*[[Gears (G1)|Gears]] (36)
*[[Windcharger (G1)|Windcharger]] (37)
|c2=
*[[Starscream (G1)/Generation 1 cartoon continuity|Starscream]] (3)
*[[Thundercracker (G1)/Generation 1 cartoon continuity|Thundercracker]] (4)
*[[Skywarp (G1)/Generation 1 cartoon continuity|Skywarp]] (5)
*[[Sunstorm (G1)|Sunstorm]] (6)
*[[Hotlink (G1)|Hotlink]] (7)
*[[Bitstream (G1)|Bitstream]] (8)
*[[Nacelle (G1)|Nacelle]] (9)
*[[Soundwave (G1)/Generation 1 cartoon continuity|Soundwave]] (10)
*[[Laserbeak (G1)|Laserbeak]] (11)
*[[Megatron (G1)/Generation 1 cartoon continuity|Megatron]] (16)
*[[Shockwave (G1)|Shockwave]] (17)
*[[Reflector (G1)|Reflector]] (22)
*[[Rumble (G1)|Rumble]] (23)
*[[Ravage (G1)/Generation 1 cartoon continuity|Ravage]] (27)
|c3=
*[[Joe (MTMTE)|Joe]] and his coworker (28)
*[[Spike Witwicky (G1)/Generation 1 cartoon continuity|Spike Witwicky]] (29)
*[[Sparkplug Witwicky]] (30)
}}

==Quotes==
[[File:MTMTE1-JazzProwlPrimeTrailbreaker.jpg|thumb|upright=1.4]]
"Prime told me there'd be days like this." 
"And you didn't believe him?" 
"I do now!"
:—'''Bumblebee''' and '''Wheeljack''' under fire.

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

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

"Leakin' lubricant!"
:—'''Ironhide'''

"What about materials?" 
"Use your imagination!"
:—'''Starscream''' and '''Megatron'''

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

==Season 5==
{{note|When this episode was rebroadcast in [[The Transformers (cartoon)#Season 5|the fifth season]] of ''The Transformers'', it contained new bookending segments with original story material.}}

[[File:PrimeTakesTommyIntoSpace.jpg|thumb|upright=1.4|"There's no ''air'' in space!" "But there's an Air in Space Museum!"]]

The young human [[Tommy Kennedy (G1)|Tommy Kennedy]], a resident of [[Autobot City (G1)|Autobot City]], needs help from [[Powermaster]] [[Optimus Prime (G1)/Generation 1 cartoon continuity|Optimus Prime]]. He runs out into the middle of a barren wasteland, calling Prime's name. Prime arrives via rocket-boots and, after lifting Tommy up to his head, asks him what's the trouble. As it turns out, Tommy has a "special project" for school that's due soon and only Prime can help him. Optimus inquires what the project is about, but Tommy dodges the question, simply saying that he needs to know how the Autobots arrived on Earth. Prime concedes, "Okay Tommy, I've handled enough emergencies to know that ''some things'' just can't wait." Prime then launches into the tale of how the Autobots and the Decepticons left Cybertron, crash-landed on Earth and began their war for energy anew...

Prime continues into the next part of his story, about their first encounter with humans and whatnot, but Tommy stops him. Tommy says he's out of time and he ''really'' has to get back to Autobot City. Prime offers to give him the ride on the condition that next time they hang out, he tells him the juicy details of this "special project". Prime then blasts off into space with Tommy clinging to his shoulder (and somehow not dying horribly).

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==Notes==
===Animation and technical errors===
*In the very first shot, stars are shown passing in front of Cybertron.
*Soundwave's mouthplate doesn't move during his "Autobots are set to launch" line.
[[File:Sunstorm Cartoon.jpg|thumb|upright=1.1|Then again, Thundercracker has ''two'' wings.]]
*The Decepticon "welcoming committee" is a bit confusing:
**The initial shot shows [[Starscream (G1)/Generation 1 cartoon continuity|Starscream]], [[Skywarp (G1)|Skywarp]], and [[Thundercracker (G1)|Thundercracker]]. None of these characters were in this scene in the original script, which just credited the characters as "Decepticons"; Starscream, in particular, is shown to be at Decepticon headquarters in a minute, and the voice that comes out of his mouth ("Autobots! Stop them!") is intended for a generic character and is provided by [[Dan Gilvezan]] instead of [[Chris Latta]].
**All three are absent from the second shot, which shows four new characters: a purple one with a flamethrower, an golden-yellow one, a rich blue one, and a dark navy one.
**The third shot, as Wheeljack bears down on the group, shows a total of five Seekers, all very small figures with block coloring, one purple, one black, and the other three grey. In the very next shot, Wheeljack is shown barrelling through Starscream, Skywarp, and Thundercracker again.
**The final shot of the group sees Thundercracker and Skywarp transforming to pursue them. Though originally scripted only to be generic Decepticons, the pair subsequently have lines in what will become recognizable as their normal voices ("They've gone underground, we'll never catch 'em now!"/"We'd better report back to Megatron," provided by [[John Stephenson]] and [[Frank Welker]] respectively), indicating the script was reworked with the genuine intention of placing the two characters in the scene.
**Less explicable, though, is the voice heard declaring "After them!" just before Skywarp and Thundercracker take off. No speaker is obvious (nobody's mouth is seen moving on-screen) and the line was not in the original teleplay for the episode. Presumably, it was meant to be another generic Decepticon from the group ordering the two into action, but as the line is provided by Frank Welker, the possibility exists that it's supposed to be Skywarp speaking. If so, though, the voice is way off from his normal one, sounding almost exactly like Megatron.
*Bumblebee steps out of Wheeljack and immediately fires a shot in the completely opposite direction from their attackers. Was he testing his gun??
*Bumblebee is repeatedly shown to be a hovercar... yet somehow he's got wheels and an axle when the Seekers manage to hit him.
*Bumblebee is repeatedly shown to be ''wider'' than Wheeljack in [[alternate mode|vehicle mode]], yet he has no trouble driving right into Wheeljack's cargo compartment. He ''keeps'' driving in until he's completely out of sight, even though we can see at least half of the compartment.
*As Wheeljack opens his cargo compartment to let Bumblebee in, the energy conductors clip through his vehicle mode.
*Coloring errors:
**As Megatron gives Shockwave his orders, Starscream is missing his canopy lines, and Soundwave's eject button is blue, while his backpack is white.[[File:MTMTEProwlstreak.jpg|thumb|upright=1.1|TakaraTomy later used this shot as a justification for giving ''Masterpiece'' Prowl his shoulder cannons.]]
**Bluestreak is colored like Prowl as the Autobots stumble around in the wake of the asteroid collision; Trailbreaker, meanwhile, has one white and one gray hand.
**Starscream has a red "collar" around his neck as he prepares the tractor beam.
**When the Autobots and Decepticons fight aboard the ''Ark'', there are two Starscreams - one fighting Prowl, the other fighting Ironhide.
**As Starscream fires on the Autobot ship, the top segment of his canopy is red instead of gray in some frames.
**As the gathered Decepticons gaze at the desert from atop the volcano, Skywarp's arm cannon is colored teal.
**Part of Megatron's fusion cannon is white as he says "we'll set up here".
**Soundwave's eject button is blue instead of white as Megatron orders him to plan the new space cruiser.
**After landing at the power plant, Soundwave's eject button is blue, instead of... y'know what? Let's just say the colorists screwed up this little detail ''all the freaking time'', and leave it at that.
**As Starscream talks about his plans with Soundwave and Rumble standing behind him, the tip of Soundwave's shoulder cannon is colored entirely black.
**When Optimus Prime assigns Hound his mission, the establishing shot has Cliffjumper with Bumblebee's yellow colors.
**In the long shot of the Decepticons building their base, Soundwave appears in Sideswipe's colors.
**Cliffjumper's mirror housings are white instead of red as he delivers his "moonbeam" line.
**Ratchet's Autobot symbol is gray before he jumps off the cliff.
**Prime's running light housings are white instead of red as he orders Jazz to organize a battle unit.
**In the pan across the battle unit, Sideswipe's helm is red instead of black, and the top of Trailbreaker's chest is white instead of black.
**The center segment of Megatron's fusion cannon is white as the wrenches & etc. bounce off of him.
**Soundwave's cheekguards are blue instead of white as he starts making energon cubes.
*The retracting segments of Iacon's dome appear to come out of solid, unbroken metal. The interior shot of the bridge also shows the segments retracting incorrectly. Since the ship is upright at a 90-degree angle, the retracting segments should go from camera-right to camera-left, down the length of the ship.
*Sideswipe's missing his shoulder launcher as he mans an Ark console.
[[File:ArkCartoon1.jpg|thumb|upright=1.1|If it's supposed to be transparent, then it probably shouldn't be blocking out the scenery behind it.]]
*The Ark's exhaust comes from ''behind'' the thruster ports.
*The Decepticon insignia on the Nemesis is missing its "eyes" as the Ark blasts off.
*Presumably, an impact is supposed to be knocking Jazz out of the pilot's seat; what the animation actually shows, however, is Prime saying "Jazz!", to which Jazz responds by spontaneously flying out of his seat.
*Immediately after a shot of Optimus Prime rallying his troops to prepare to repulse Decepticon boarders ("Prepare for battle!"), the same animation is re-used, but this time with Megatron's voice urging his troops to "Attack! Attack!" When the episode was re-done for the ''[[Transformers: Generation 2 (cartoon)|Generation 2]]'' series, this scene was amended by placing a shot of Megatron sitting on this throne from earlier in the episode over the image, shouting the command. (In the same shot, Prowl's eye is missing.)
*A shot of Soundwave being kicked out of frame by Ironhide is immediately followed by Soundwave sparring with Ratchet.
*After Ratchet is thrown into the console, Optimus Prime and Megatron enter the frame, struggling with each other. Megatron is missing his fusion cannon in this shot, but it reappears when the angle changes to show them grappling as Prime asks for a status report.
*Ratchet is shown being thrown by Soundwave, but after Optimus Prime asks for a status report, Ratchet is seen fighting with Thundercracker on the other side of the room.
*When Soundwave tosses Ratchet into a console aboard the Ark, the Autobot Medic is sporting a Decepticon symbol in the center of his chest windshield, most likely the result of the animator carrying over Soundwave's design.
*As the above shot pans across the bridge to the right, we see Soundwave has teleported from one side of the bridge to the other, slumped against a console.
*In the pan shot on the Ark when the Transformers find out they're going to crash, there are TWO Soundwaves and TWO Starscreams.
*As the Ark rocks and sends the combatants tumbling, the left arm of the second Soundwave turns into an extended smear of gray paint for a couple of frames.
*The voice that reports about g-forces is Prowl's, but he's struggling with Starscream and doesn't seem to have time to read a console or make a report or anything. Although it's hard to tell due to the ship shaking, Jazz's mouth seems to be moving, and he ''does'' seem to be looking at machinery.
*Quite a few generic robots are mixed in among the identifiable inert Transformers in the crashed ship, including [[Hauler]] and a yellow version of Jazz.
*The land around the volcano changes frequently between shots. Sometimes it's rocky desert; other times it's got forests and a river, sometimes both at once. This trend would continue throughout the whole series.
*Megatron is missing his barrel as he speaks to his newly revived troops. In a close-up, he has a "five o'clock shadow", as the central segment of his face is a darker shade than the rest of it.
[[File:Mtmte1 prepare the energon cubes.jpg|thumb|upright=1.1]]
*Starscream has no transformation sound as he lands at the power plant.
*Hound's voice carries a soundproof-room echo as he comments on how different Earth is.
*Megatron's mouth doesn't move when he asks who is firing after Cliffjumper attempts to assassinate him.
*Hound says that he got shot in the drive train, but Laserbeak shot him topside. Did the shot go straight through him??
*Reflector's three component robots are standing shoulder-to-shoulder as they turn to look at the truck, but are standing in a line in the next shot.
*After Thundercracker informs Soundwave about the approaching vehicle, there's a [[scene transition]]. The final frame of the scene transition is faded into an image of Sparkplug and Wheeljack working on Optimus Prime from "Divide and Conquer".
*In that scene, when Jazz calls out the Autobots' names, Prowl and Cliffjumper both respond to Hound. Mirage is shown, but when his and Ironhide's names are called, they transform off-screen. Also, Ratchet is already transformed. Finally, near the end, Optimus Prime's headlights are red instead of white, but in the next scene this is corrected.
*Rumble isn't a big guy, but he should at ''least'' be a few feet taller than a human. He's shown the same height as Sparkplug.
*Starscream is missing his wing insignia as Megatron returns to his robot form.
*Ironhide and Starscream are shown sparring with poles, while Prowl and Thundercracker have a shootout from cover. In the very next shot, Ironhide is taking on Skywarp and Thundercracker, while Starscream is now busy with Huffer and Gears, and Prowl is grappling with a Reflector. In the shot after that, Prowl is suddenly free from Reflector and charging toward Skywarp.
*A red robot of indeterminate character model is shown retreating with the Decepticons. It looks a bit like an upside-down Sideswipe.
*When Rumble knocks Spike into the water, his father yells "Pike!" instead of "Spike". Perhaps he was meant to be warning his son about carnivorous fish, but ''of course'' pike live in fresh water, not salt.

===Continuity errors===
[[File:MTMtE Part1 Cybertron.jpg|thumb|upright=1.1]]
*Later episodes will go to some length to establish that Cybertron is outside of our galaxy. There's even some implication that it's not inside ''any'' galaxy, but that unlikely notion is put to the lie by the very first shots of this episode, which show its surface illuminated by an unseen sun, and the space around it filled with stars.
*Whether for reasons of cost (unlikely considering how much effort was expended on this episode's artwork) or to avoid confusing the kiddies, hardly any of the Transformers were designed to have Cybertronian [[robot mode]]s (Laserbeak is the sole exception). Thus we get the strange phenomena of, for example, Jazz having a Porsche 911 bumper on his chest, four million years before Porsches were invented. This also leads to some strange transformations, with guys like Bumblebee and Wheeljack not having a single part from their vehicle forms visible in their robot modes.
*Soundwave is in robot mode outside of Iacon, not transforming back to lamppost mode until Jazz is practically on top of him. How could Jazz have failed to notice the big blue Decepticon right in front of him?
[[File:Shockwave Hands.jpg|thumb|upright=1.1|''My honey my baby Don't put Shockwave upon no shelf She said don't gimme no lines And keep your hands... hand... whatever... to yourself!'']]
*During the scene in [[Decepticon Headquarters (G1 Cybertron)|Decepticon Headquarters]], Shockwave is consistently drawn with two hands. This may not be an error ''per se'', as he shows up a couple of other times with two hands, and plenty of characters can retract their hands and replace them with various gadgets and weapons, but it goes against his toy design and his established character model.
*Two asteroids in deep space just show up out of nowhere and collide? Right by the passing ship? The cosmic improbability beggars the imagination.
*Oddly enough, nobody opens fire during the scuffle when the Decepticons board the Ark... not even Megatron.
*The Transformers' interplanetary cruise is ''incredibly'' short. At no point do they engage any kind of faster-than-light drive, yet somehow they go from Cybertron to Earth in what seems to be a matter of minutes. The only possible gap that might account for this is the scene cut between the Decepticon launch and the asteroid collision.
*The animation would have us believe that the Autobot spacecraft has just been sticking out of the side of this active volcano for ages, without anybody noticing. The intended gist might have been that the eruption uncovered it, but the animation doesn't show it.
*Cliffjumper somehow stores on his person a cannon that's as big as he is.
*Okay, maybe it's not an actual error. But considering how many ordinary Transformers are shown to have enhanced visual abilities (Hot Rod, Rumble, Arcee, etc.) it seems a tad ridiculous that Thundercracker needs to use Reflector's camera mode to zoom in a little bit on the approaching truck. It's ''insanely'' ridiculous that Reflector produces Polaroid prints. He's not even that kind of camera! (More to the point, he should just be able to see what's visible through his own viewfinder.)
*While he is getting repaired by Ratchet, Hound refers to an Energon cube as "some kind of cube", implying that the Autobots don't know what Energon cubes are. The inference that energon cubes are a Decepticon invention holds true for almost the entirety of the pre-movie cartoon, during which time they are never used by the Autobots (something that is even made a plot point in "[[Traitor]]"). We say "almost" because of a contradictory flashback in "[[War Dawn (episode)|War Dawn]]" that shows what appear to be energon cubes being used by Autobots nine million years in the past. By the time of the movie, the Autobots are shown to have begun using the cubes, and continue to do so throughout the third season. It's possible that Hound is a younger Autobot and was not created until after Autobots stopped using Energon cubes. Optimus would know what they are, since he was there back then in "War Dawn".
*How do the Autobots know where the Decepticons are planning to attack? They organize their battle unit before the Decepticons even learn about the [[oil rig|oil platform]]!
*During Jazz's roll-call of the Autobots, he neglects to call out Cliffjumper's name. The little red guy transforms anyway.
*The large cast frequently gave the animators trouble in remembering which secondary characters should or should not be present, especially concerning the Autobots. Thus, we frequently must catalog appearing/disappearing Autobots:
**Jazz's battle group consists of Prowl, Cliffjumper, Trailbreaker, Wheeljack, Mirage, Sunstreaker, Sideswipe, and Ironhide. Even before they've left headquarters, the problems start, as Ironhide disappears and Ratchet takes his place. Ratchet is still with the group when they arrive.
**Bluestreak joins the group as they fly toward the oil rig.
**Huffer and Brawn are with them as they land on the platform.
**Gears is visible in a wide shot of the battle.
*In what ''universe'' is it legal for a fourteen-year-old American kid to be working on an oil rig, even ''with'' his father?
[[File:MTMtE1 spare seeker.jpg|thumb|right|upright=1.1]]
*Until the oil platform attack, the episode has consistently portrayed the Decepticon forces as Megatron, Soundwave, 3 tapes, 3 jets, and 3 Reflectors. Things start to fall apart here, as a dark blue jet is shown diving alongside Thundercracker. It gets ''much'' worse in the following episodes.
*''The Transformers'' had a tendency to frequently exaggerate the capabilities of humans to survive being dropped, punched, swatted, hit, etc. As a main protagonist, Spike Witwicky was especially susceptible to this treatment; thus we catalog the adventures of ''Superhuman Spike!'':
**Spike punches Rumble in the back without breaking or even seeming to hurt his fist.
**Spike survives being bashed aside by Rumble's metal fist without even bruising a rib.
*When Starscream fires his [[null-ray]], ice appears on the machinery that the ray hits. However, a null ray only stops the flow of electricity; it doesn't cause freezing. (Megatron prompts him with the strange command to "activate the null ray", as if it's some external piece of equipment.)
*Flying Autobots:
**In this and the following two episodes, the Autobots are all shown flying just as easily as the Decepticons. Once the show went into full production, this ability mostly disappeared, with occasional exceptions due to special abilities (Wheeljack, Sideswipe, the Dinobots), and some [[Roll for It|scripting]], [[Attack of the Autobots (episode)|animation]] and [[The Master Builders (episode)|sound]] [[Fire on the Mountain (episode)|effect]] screw-ups. The change was, in part, to help distinguish the two forces (and perhaps because it doesn't make sense for the Autobots to drive places if they can just fly there instead).

===Continuity notes===
*As the first pilot episode, this episode establishes several iconic aspects of the cartoon and the entire [[Transformers brand]]. The planet Cybertron and its city Iacon both appear in many other media and continuities. The crash of the Ark and the four-million-year slumber of its inhabitants likewise recur in several other versions of the Generation 1 story.
*The orange Seeker from the "welcoming committee", visible for all of about two seconds, was [[Retcon|retroactively established]] to be the neo-G1 character [[Sunstorm (G1)|Sunstorm]]. Other characters in the same shot were later named [[Hotlink (G1)|Hotlink]] (the purple Seeker with the flamethrower) and [[Bitstream (G1)|Bitstream]] (the blue Seeker behind him).
[[File:Cybertronlaserbeak.jpg|thumb|upright=1.1]]
*We get a look at Cybertronian vehicle forms for Bumblebee, Wheeljack, Skywarp and Thundercracker, Jazz, Soundwave and Laserbeak. Soundwave's toy can totally be configured into that lamp-post mode.
*Trailbreaker's presence alongside Jazz and Prowl on Cybertron is just about the ''only'' indication of his "defense strategist" [[function]] in the cartoon.
*Three episodes from now, we will see that Shockwave was true to his word, and Cybertron has not changed one iota in four million years.
*The Decepticon vessel is last seen spiraling out of control, unpiloted, toward Earth. It will be rediscovered in the Season 2 episode "[[Microbots]]". The unnamed ship would finally be given a title almost 15 years later, when it was referred to as the ''[[Nemesis (G1)|Nemesis]]'' in the [[Beast Wars: Transformers (cartoon)|''Beast Wars'']] episode "[[Nemesis Part 1]]".
*The events of the ''[[Beast Wars: Transformers (cartoon)|Beast Wars]]'' cartoon take place during the 4 million years in which the Autobots and Decepticons lie dormant in the wreckage of the Ark... a time frame covered by about 5 seconds of footage in this episode.
[[File:Sky Spy.jpg|thumb|upright=1.1]]
*As the satellite-like probe (later dubbed a [[Sky Spy]]) leaves the Ark, we see a city skyline in the distance. While the cartoon's animation could never make up its mind about what was around the crashed ship (oceanside cliffs? desert? forests and rivers?), one might take this city to be [[Central City (Earth)|Central City]], later established to have jurisdiction over the land where the Autobot ship rests.
[[File:MTME1 Reflector camera.jpg|thumb|upright=1.1|Yep, pretty clearly an SLR.]]
[[File:Ratchetg1cartoon.jpg|thumb|upright=1.1|Repair bay optional.]]
*Gadgets and powers:
**Wheeljack deploys a pair of tiny spinning blades from his front bumper, which lets him... drive through fire?
**Laserbeak spies with a pair of cylindrical doodads that come out of the side of his head.
**Rumble demonstrates his earth-quake-making power, which consists of banging the ground with a couple of big pile drivers that replace his arms. This will become one of the cartoon's most frequently-seen special powers, to the point that it eventually would carry over to the Marvel comics as well. (This power also seems to exclude Rumble himself from its effects, as the ground under him never cracks open.)
**Hound pops out a little wrist radar dish that lets him hear what the Decepticons are saying from some distance away.
**Soundwave can display graphics — the space cruiser, in this case — on his chest door.
**Cliffjumper somehow stores on his person a gun that's as big as he is. We don't want to know how he does this. Although it does look like it's collapsible.
**He also has a little cannon that pops out of his vehicle mode's backside. In the original script, this was his [[glass gas]] gun, but in the completed episode, it's merely a laser. His line "it's a gas!" hints at this earlier version, but is rendered out-of-place by the new visuals.
**Laserbeak's cannons are shown to be able to disconnect from him, fly on their own and target Autobots independently. Although an ability actively described in his ''[[The Transformers Universe|Universe]]'' profile, this would be the only time Laserbeak would employ his weapons this way.
**Ratchet is shown splitting into his robot form and his repair bay; however, the repair bay is never seen again.
**Reflector, being a super-advanced space robot, can take a photograph and instantly spit out a paper print of the resulting image. Instant photographs?! It must be THE FUTURE!
**Starscream "activates the <s>noal</s> null ray", which freezes the device it's aimed at.
[[File:Hauler01-sm.jpg|thumb|upright=1.1|Frank Lloyd ''Wrong''.]]
*A [[Grapple (G1)|Grapple]]-like crane named [[Hauler]] is seen with Cliffjumper, recovering Hound; he's never seen again, however. Fans have speculated that this was to be an earlier release of Grapple's toy, aborted for reasons unknown.
*[[Energon cube]]s make their first appearance here. They have to be compressed before they convert the fuel they have been filled with into energon, at which point they glow a sort of yellowish-white iridescent-y rainbow-y sort of color. The "compressing a stack" aspect of the cubes was quickly done away with after the pilot mini-series, but the rainbow-glow would stick around for a little while before being phased out in favor of a pink-purple coloration that became the standard representation of energon cubes down through ''Transformers'' history.

===Real-world references===
*As with the corresponding [[The Transformers (issue)|first issue of the Marvel comic]], the here-unnamed [[Mount St. Hilary|volcano]] is certainly inspired by the 1980 eruption of Mount St. Helens.
*''The Transformers'' made heavy use of the sound effects library that sprung out of the movie ''[[Star Wars (franchise)|Star Wars]]''. Fans have a tendency to make tiresome shocked exclamations that Laserbeak sounds like a [[TIE Fighter]]; it is therefore instructive to catalog these sound effects, which are used ''far'' more extensively than just a couple of TIE engine roars. About half a dozen sound effects tend to appear in nearly every episode, and at least a dozen total are known to have been used on ''The Transformers''. In this episode:
**The sound of the [[Death Star]] firing to destroy Alderaan, and Alderaan's subsequent explosion, is used as Skywarp and Thundercracker strafe Bumblebee and Wheeljack, and again as they abandon their pursuit.
**The sound of the Seeker training sphere aboard the ''[[Millennium Falcon]]'', along with [[Luke Skywalker|Luke]]'s [[lightsaber]] humming and igniting, is used as Soundwave begins making energon cubes.
*We also get the lesser-used ''[[Star Trek]]'' sliding door sound effect as Soundwave sends Laserbeak after Hound and Cliffjumper.
** There are also hints of the Sonic Screwdriver sound effect from Doctor Who, most notably Wheeljack opening and closing his rear door.

===Trivia===
*Scenes deleted from the original script to this episode include Ratchet working to repair Bumblebee's damage after he and Wheeljack return to Iacon; Rumble destroying a railroad trestle for more construction materials in addition to the power plant; Skywarp and Thundercracker grumbling about being stuck with grunt work as the Decepticons construct their temporary headquarters; Skywarp finding a frisbee and tossing it back and forth to Starscream before Megatron blasts it to bits; and a scene of Brawn, Huffer and Windcharger trying to fight the oil rig fire, only for the rig to collapse out from under them, setting up the opening scene of the next episode in which Huffer is caught in the wreckage. Other differences include Soundwave being the first Decepticon to be restored by Teletraan I, rather than Skywarp, and Teletraan I bouncing its beams off of human satellites, rather than using a [[Sky Spy]].
*Shockwave's appearance hints that Hasbro was already planning for expansion of the toyline. His toy was not among the initial 28 characters advertised by the 1984 Transformers catalog, yet there he is, making a short appearance that obviously sets up the possibility of future appearances. His toy would be one of the very first 1985 toys to see release, and his character would return in the very first post-pilot episode.
[[File:Cartoon Cybertron Marvel Iacon case 1.jpg|upright=1.95|thumb]]
*The episode ends with a preview of "Part 2". While other multi-part Transformers episodes generally refer to the episode by its title ("Next time, on ''The Transformers'': 'The Ultimate Doom'"), this preview uses the series title, ''The Transformers'', as "More Than Meets the Eye" is a retroactive name for the three-part episode, which began as a mini-series before becoming a regular program.
*Many later episodes would mine this one for recycled footage, particularly the line up of transforming Autobots near the end. Transformation sequences (with and without new backgrounds) from this episode appear in "[[Heavy Metal War]]", "[[Blaster Blues]]", and others. Optimus Prime's transformation sequence from this episode is used in ''dozens'' of episodes.
*Imagery of Cybertron from this episode was used to depict Iacon in the [[The Transformers (Marvel comic)|Marvel story]] "[[And There Shall Come...a Leader!]]". Several buildings are clearly taken from the cartoon, and the most precious comparison has to be the tunnel entrance used by Wheeljack and Bumblebee to get energy conductors to the cartoon's dome-shaped Autobot headquarters, which is exactly the same as the one [[Fusion]] and [[Bluestreak (G1)|Bluestreak]] used to get shatter bombs to the [[Great Dome]]. The only difference is that the next piece of road for Fusion and Bluestreak is the same road Wheeljack and Bumblebee drove over before entering the tunnel.
[[File:G2DoubleTargetmasters.jpg|upright=1.95|thumb|The new RCA Colortrak, with Commercial-in-Commercial feature!]]
*The mid-80s [[Family Home Entertainment]] VHS release of "More Than Meets the Eye" was granted the {{w|Film Advisory Board}} Award of Excellence, proudly displayed on the video box cover above. However, this particular "award" does not reflect the ''quality'' of any work submitted, but rather that the work is "family-friendly". Cheeky, that.
*The three parter was released on video in the United Kingdom in 1986 under the title "Arrival from Cybertron".
*Footage from the [[commercial]] featuring the Autobot [[Targetmaster (technology)|Double Targetmaster]] trio was spliced into the ''[[Transformers: Generation 2 (cartoon)|Generation 2]]'' version of this episode by way of the [[Cybernet Space Cube]]. Outside of this, they never actually appeared in the cartoon.
*Footage from this episode was used to represent a historical video in "[[Transform and Roll Out]]", the opening movie for ''[[Transformers Animated (cartoon)|Transformers Animated]]''.
*In 2016, "Transformers At The Moon" released onto youtube<ref>https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=vwOQhJ_UA5E</ref> a collection of audio clips from the original Sunbow Productions "unslugged" cassette tapes and included many scenes deleted from the final show. Among the audio is:
** Additional dialogue between Bumblebee and Wheeljack as they approach the Seekers on the bridge to Iacon
** Thundercracker and Sunstorm call out as Wheeljack bears down on them
** A scene in the Autobot base showing Bumblebee being repaired by Ratchet, and Optimus Prime mentioning Jazz is out looking for more energy conductors
** Additional dialogue between Optimus Prime, Jazz, and Prowl regarding the energy situation
** Prowl ordering Gears to give him a countdown
** Megatron telling Starscream his destiny is to be a servant
** Megatron giving the order to blast off
** Trailbreaker mentioning Teletraan-1 can find some sources of energy, and the rest will have to be found via optical sensors; Optimus tells him to use whatever means necessary
** Ironhide and Mirage bemoaning the fact they're on the ''Ark'', away from Cybertron, though for different reasons
** The Decepticons launching a cover protocol to hide their approach on the Autobots; this scene explains why Megatron didn't take Starscream's advice to destroy the ''Ark'': Megatron wanted to follow the Autobots to wherever they could potentially find energy...which doesn't explain why Megatron had the Decepticons board the ''Ark'' a bit later
** Additional dialogue between Optimus and Prowl just before the asteroids collide
** Starscream stating he's glad Rumble is on their side after the latter destroys the substation
** Thundercracker and Skywarp questioning why they're doing grunt work, only to be chewed out by Megatron; Megatron also chews out Starscream for not working
** Starscream rather bluntly refusing to look through Reflector's viewfinder
** Additional dialogue between Cliffjumper and Hound
** Hound noting that Earth is beautiful, and wanting to warn the indigenous people of the Decepticons, a notion that Jazz shoots down due to believing that the people wouldn't believe them, a notion Optimus agrees with
** The oil platform workers looking in fear at the approaching Decepticons; Spike asks "Who are they?", which makes his inflection when he says "WHAT are they?" make more sense
** Huffer moaning that the fire started by Megatron is too far gone, only for Brawn and Windcharger to turn on something that douses it; Brawn tells Windcharger to release more of...whatever it is, but that's all it will give, and Brawn tells Huffer to jump as the rig begins breaking up; Huffer gets stuck, and Brawn (in a voice that sounds more like Spike, probably because Corey Burton hadn't figured out a voice to use for when Brawn is screaming) comes to his aid
** Also on this tape is what [[Wally Burr]] terms "Body English", which consists of various Autobots and Decepticons grunting and groaning during the fight on the oil platform; "Body English" was recorded for Optimus Prime, Megatron, Starscream, Wheeljack, Reflector, all of the Decepticon troops, and the workers
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===Foreign localization===
'''German'''
:*''Title:'' "'''Im Weltraum verschollen'''" (''Generation 2'', "Lost in Space")
:*''Original airdate:'' [[April 30]], [[1994]]

'''Italian'''
:*''Title (dub 1):'' "'''Fuga da Cybertron'''" ("Escape from Cybertron")
:*''Title (dub 2):'' "'''Molto più di quel che appare - I'''" ("More than Meets the Eye - I")
:*''Original airdate:'' ?
::*The 2008 dub renamed Hauler "Grapple" in order to retcon them as the same character.
::*In the 2008 dub, when Rumble is ejected for the first time, Soundwave [[RIRFIB|calls him Frenzy]].

'''Japanese'''
:*''Title:'' "'''Chikyū e no Michi'''" (地球への道, "The Road to Earth")
:*''Original airdate:'' [[July 6]], [[1985]]
::*When [[Hotlink (G1)|the Seeker]] fires the ring of flame around [[Bumblebee (G1)/Generation 1 cartoon continuity|Bumblebee]] and [[Wheeljack (G1)/Generation 1 cartoon continuity|Wheeljack]] from his flame-thrower, he shouts out the name of his "special attack" in traditional anime-style. It was called the "Fire Attack", by the way.
::*'''Cut:''' Immediately after [[Skywarp (G1)/Generation 1 cartoon continuity|Skywarp]] says, "Megatron, my leader, we are alive again", a few seconds of the close-up of him and [[Megatron (G1)/Generation 1 cartoon continuity|Megatron]] staring at each other and the fade away into the next scene is cut. Megatron's line, "Quickly, we must revive the other Decepticons", followed by him carrying and dropping [[Reflector (G1)|Reflector]], was also cut. The sequence resumes right after Megatron sets Reflector down next to [[Soundwave (G1)/Generation 1 cartoon continuity|Soundwave]].
::*"[[Hauler]]" is not referred to by name in this version and most Japanese fans just presumed him to have been [[Grapple (G1)|Grapple]]. Most Japanese fans, [[Hirofumi Ichikawa|but not all]].

'''Mandarin'''
:*''Title:'' "'''Dìyī Tiān'''" (第一天, "The First Day")
:*''Original airdate:'' ?

'''Portuguese'''
:*''Title:'' "'''Mais do Que Os Olhos Veem Parte 1'''" (Brazil, "More than Meets the Eye part 1")
:*''Original airdate:'' ?

'''Russian'''
:*''Title:'' "'''Ne vsjo tak prosto (Chast' 1)'''" (Не всё так просто (Часть 1), "Not All Is So Simple (Part 1)")
:*''Original airdate:'' ?

'''Serbian'''
:*''Title:'' "'''Više nego što se vidi prvi deo'''" (''Generation 2'', Више него што се види први део, "More than Meets the Eye Part 1"), "'''Sile zla prvi deo'''" (''Generation 2'', Силе зла први део, "Forces of Evil Part 1")
:*''Original airdate:'' ?

==Home video releases==
{{homevidnote}}
;VHS
[[File:Flag of USA.png|20px|United States of America]] 1985 — ''The Transformers'' — Volume 1: "More than Meets the Eye" ([[Family Home Entertainment]]) 
[[File:Flag of UK.png|20px|United Kingdom]] 1986 — ''The Transformers'' — Arrival from Cybertron ([[Video Gems|A.M.T. Video Gems]]) 
[[File:Flag of UK.png|20px|United Kingdom]] 1988 — ''The Transformers'' — Arrival from Cybertron ([[Video Gems|V.I.P. Video Gems]]) 
[[File:Flag of UK.png|20px|United Kingdom]] 1991 — ''The Transformers'' — Arrival from Cybertron ([[Video Gems|Little Gems Junior Video Club]]) 
[[File:Flag of Canada.png|20px|Canada]] 1999 — ''The Transformers: Generation 2'' — More than Meets the Eye ([[Malofilm|Seville Entertainment]]) 
[[File:Flag of USA.png|20px|United States of America]] 2001 — ''The Original Transformers'' — Exclusively from Blockbuster ([[The Original Transformers|Rhino Entertainment]])
;{{w|LaserDisc}}
[[File:Flag of Japan.png|20px|Japan]] 1994 — ''Fight! Super Robot Lifeform Transformers'' — Convoy Set ([[TakaraTomy|Takara]]) — Japanese audio only. 
[[File:Flag of Japan.png|20px|Japan]] 1998 — ''The Transformers'' — Autobot Edition ([[Geneon Universal Entertainment|Pioneer LDC]]) — Japanese audio only.
;DVD
[[File:Flag of Japan.png|20px|Japan]] 2001 — ''The Transformers'' — DVD Box 1 (Pioneer LDC) — Japanese audio only. 
[[File:Flag of UK.png|20px|United Kingdom]] 2002 — ''Transformers: Generation 2'' ([[Maverick Entertainment|Sony Wonder]]) 
[[File:Flag of UK.png|20px|United Kingdom]] 2002 — ''Transformers'' — Original Series: Volume Two (Sony Wonder) 
[[File:Flag of UK.png|20px|United Kingdom]] 2002 — ''Transformers'' — Complete Original Series: Deluxe Edition (Sony Wonder) 
[[File:Flag of USA.png|20px|United States of America]] 2002 — ''The Original Transformers'' — First Season Collector's Edition ([[The Original Transformers|Rhino Entertainment]]) 
[[File:Flag of USA.png|20px|United States of America]] 2002 — ''The Original Transformers'' — Volume One (Rhino Entertainment) 
[[File:Flag of Australia.png|20px|Australia]] 2003 — ''Transformers'' — Collection 1: Series 1 ([[Madman Entertainment]]) 
[[File:Flag of UK.png|20px|United Kingdom]] 2004 — ''Transformers'' — Season 1 ([[Metrodome]]) 
[[File:Flag of Australia.png|20px|Australia]] 2006 — The Best of ''The Transformers'' (Madman Entertainment) 
[[File:Flag of UK.png|20px|United Kingdom]] 2006 — ''Transformers'' — The Complete Generation One Collection (Metrodome) 
[[File:Flag of UK.png|20px|United Kingdom]] 2007 — ''Transformers'' — The Classic Episodes (Metrodome) 
[[File:Flag of UK.png|20px|United Kingdom]] 2007 — ''Classic Transformers'' — Series One: Part One (Metrodome) 
[[File:Flag of Australia.png|20px|Australia]] 2007 — ''The Transformers'' — Complete Collection (Madman Entertainment) 
[[File:Flag of Italy.png|20px|Italy]] 2008 — ''Transformers'' — Volume 01: Stagione Uno Parte Prima ([[Medianetwork Communication]]) — English and Italian audio. 
[[File:Flag of UK.png|20px|United Kingdom]] 2009 — ''Transformers'' — Season One (Metrodome) 
[[File:Flag of Australia.png|20px|Australia]] 2009 — ''The Transformers'' — Complete Collection: Decepticon Edition (Madman Entertainment) 
[[File:Flag of USA.png|20px|United States of America]] 2009 — ''The Transformers'' — The Complete First Season: 25th Anniversary Edition ([[Shout! Factory]]) 
[[File:Flag of USA.png|20px|United States of America]] 2009 — ''The Transformers'' — More than Meets the Eye (Shout! Factory) 
[[File:Flag of USA.png|20px|United States of America]] 2009 — ''The Transformers'' — The Complete Series: 25th Anniversary "Matrix of Leadership" Collection (Shout! Factory) 
[[File:Flag of USA.png|20px|United States of America]] 2011 — ''The Transformers'' — The Complete Original Series (Shout! Factory) 
[[File:Flag of USA.png|20px|United States of America]] 2014 — ''The Transformers'' — The Complete First Season: 30th Anniversary Edition (Shout! Factory) 
[[File:Flag of UK.png|20px|United Kingdom]] 2014 — ''Transformers'' — The Classic Animated Series (Metrodome)

==External links==
*[http://cybertronchronicle.com/cartoon-dossier/season-1/synopses/4023.html Episode Dossier at The Cybertron Chronicle]

==Footnotes==
{{Reflist}}

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[[Category:Generation 2 episodes]]
[[Category:MSTF]]
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[[Category:Universe (2008)]]

Transformers: The Covenant of Primus

2017-01-09T18:45:17Z

WellThatsJustPrime: /* Chapter 6: The Age of Wrath */

{{disambig3.5|the real-world edition of the book|the scriptural Covenant of Primus|Covenant of Primus|Covenant}}

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|image=TransformersCovenantofPrimusCovers.jpg
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|publisher=[[Becker & Mayer]]
|written by=[[Justina Robson]]
|date=[[December 11]], [[2013]]
|illustrated by=[[Ken Christiansen]] [[Casey Coller]] [[Livio Ramondelli]] [[Emiliano Santalucia]]
|continuity=[[Aligned continuity family]]
|pagecount=176
|price=$99 USD
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|ISBN=ISBN 1477805990 ISBN 978-1477805992
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'''''Transformers: The Covenant of Primus''''' is a hardcover book presenting the [[Covenant of Primus]] as written by [[Alpha Trion (WFC)|Alpha Trion]], with 60 new lavish illustrations. The book itself is contained inside an [[Insignia|Autobrand]]-shaped casing, that plays the [[Transformation#The noise|transformation noise]] when opened. The book was exclusive to the [[Amazon (website)|Amazon]] publishing group 47North.

==Summary==
===Foreword===
Alpha Trion admits he does not know the origin of [[Primus]] or what happened before his own creation. There are pages for this "before time" (a great many, he later states) in the Covenant but he cannot read their symbols. Then he states that THIS volume will be an editing/arrangement of Covenant intended for a [[human]] audience, to help them learn about their galactic neighbors. To forward this purpose he has "translated" terms, concepts, and customs at times into forms easier for humans to relate to.

===Chapter 1: The Thirteen Primes===
Alpha Trion recalls the moment of his creation and then that of [[Solus Prime]] and the others following him, each appearing "ex nihlo" in repeating explosions of lighting and tremor. Immediately after their creation they feel Primus fade away into hypersleep. He leaves them with a last vision of how he and [[Unicron]] became a divided duality from a single original being and fell into eternal conflict and battle too evenly matched to ever end.

Primus sought to change that eternal stalemate by removing himself from the equation and substituting beings of much greater variety and unique varied potential to change the future: a group of Thirteen each with creative new approaches to the problem of Unicron. These Thirteen were formed to incorporate facets of both Primus and Unicron's natures, increasing the options for new direction far beyond the equally matched duality of the original combatants.

Alpha Trion then gives a brief several paragraph portrait of each Prime in the order of their creation: [[Prima]], [[Vector Prime]], Alpha Trion, Solus Prime (including a brief digression on the nature of Gender in Transformers), [[Micronus Prime]], [[Alchemist Prime]], [[Nexus Prime]], [[Onyx Prime]], [[Amalgamous Prime]], [[Quintus Prime]], [[Liege Maximo]], [[The Fallen|Megatronus]], and the [[Optimus Prime (WFC)|Thirteenth Prime]] (referred to by the book simply as "''Thirteen''" for in-story reasons).

===Chapter 2: The Expulsion of Unicron===
The newborn Primes quickly settle down to learn their own abilities, to train and to strategize for the coming conflict with Unicron. They split into three natural teams: Warriors (Prima, Vector, Megatronus, Onyx and Amalgamous), Strategists (Trion, Quintus, Maximo, and Micronus), and "Free Agents" capable of direct battle or more subtle/varied attacks (Alchemist, Solus, Nexus, and ''Thirteen''). Many strategies were discussed and abandoned.

Personality conflicts simmered between some of the Thirteen (between the very Primus-like Prima and strongly Unicron-influenced Megatronus particularly) but their unified purpose bound them together. It was in this period that Megatronus requested the construction of the [[Requiem Blaster (Prime)|Requiem Blaster]] from Solus, and though she was hesitant to make such a thing she decided that she trusted him and would do as he asked. The faith she put in him and the fine speech she made proclaiming it touched the often shunned Megatronus deeply and bound him to her in absolute loyalty and unswerving love, softening his hard edges, though inflating his great pride.

Training continued and friendships formed. Eventually they settled on a plan to battle and distract Unicron as a cover to opening a path for ''Thirteen'' to be inserted in close proximity to Unicron's core. Once there his uniquely Primus-like spark would react with Unicron's and both would be knocked into involuntary shutdown. The Primes would then retrieve and (hopefully) revive him.

When the time of battle came it proved far more hellish and terrible than they had imagined in all their training. Unicron assaulted them with defenses far beyond their expectations and, worse, the mere aura of his presence crushed all their hopes and dreams nearly drowning their sparks in despair and darkness. Only the comforting words "All are One" sent by ''Thirteen'' to reassure each and rekindle their hope let them continue fighting, eventually succeeding in their goal. Unicron was vanquished, knocked into unconsciousness, hopefully forever. This was not without cost.There were many grave injuries. But worse each of them had been tainted with a touch of darkness by their closeness to Unicron.

===Chapter 3: The War of the Primes===
The touch of Unicron was a contamination that festered silently as they tried to ignore it and pretend it would fade and it would likely play a part in the tragedies that were to come. Though it was the fertile ground they gave it, Alpha Trion now realizes, that let it grow.

In the long ages following Unicron's defeat the Primes each turned towards their own interests. [[Vector Sigma]] and the device that would much later become the [[Matrix of Leadership]] were among the projects of this era. Prima, Vector Prime, and Alpha Trion concerned themselves mostly with government and the planning of rules and order for a new community and civilization. The independently-natured Megatronus, Maximo, and Amalgamous focused on Energon stores, mining, and refining, but were resentful of what they saw as the first group's bossy, controlling interference. Micronus, Onyx, Solus and Nexus lacked interest in the politics of either group and concerned themselves largely with their own creative tasks. While ''Thirteen'', Alchemist and Quintus traveled freely between cliques. The Liege Maximo was the true emissary, always traveling and communicating between all groups and individuals with his natural beguiling charm.

During this period the feelings between Megatronus and Solus deepened into true and mutual love. This surprised the more distant and insular Primes like Prima, Vector and Trion, but the later Primes (especially ''Thirteen'', Onyx and Micronus) smiled on the idea and enjoyed seeing their friend Solus happy. Megatronus was jealous of her by nature, but she was in large the hub that connected all the Primes into friendship and family.

Discord among the Primes began to build more strongly when Maximo discovered and revealed a chart where Prima had plotted which Primes were the most like Unicron and functioned as "Agents of Chaos." This enraged Megatronus (who had always been secretly ashamed of and at inner war with his own nature).

The cracks in their bonds began final disintegration when it was revealed that Liege Maximo, with the covert help of Quintus and Megatronus, had been experimenting with creating new robot beasts and requested an extremely powerful armor suit from Solus to deal with them. Though the creatures were yet nonliving and he presented them as small toys really, Solus and the other Primes felt something was off about these secret creations and his feeling that he needed such a powerful suit to deal with them. Maximo promised to reveal all in time and attempted to persuade Solus with the gift of a small robot pet that she soon grew to love. Prima on the other hand was sure their experiments were wrong. He ordered the secret "Farm" where they experimented shut down or he would shut it down. In following him to its location Alpha Trion accidentally learned that larger beasts were being pitted against one another in combat and that perhaps worse things still were occurring in secret underground caves. Maximo tried again to get his "needed" armor from Solus with words and charm and a promise that he would use it to shut things down safely but she did not believe him.

The conflict over Maximo's rights to experiment with nonliving robots in secret versus Prima's decree that it must stop came to a head when ''Thirteen'' demanded a full vote to decide the issue. The contentious match was evenly split with the deciding vote falling to Solus. Despite her dislike for Prima's actions and attitude ("Time rust you." she said to him as she voted) in the end her decision went against Maximo.

Maximo then convinced Megatronus to go and make a last attempt to get the armor from her. Shortly after this arguing and a blow was heard from the Forge and when the other Primes raced to investigate they found Solus Prime dead, killed by a blast from the Requiem Blaster. The Primes were shattered by this first loss among their number; Onyx driven nearly mad with grief, Micronus inconsolable, Nexus at a loss, the others angry and demanding Megatronus be found and made to pay. ''Thirteen'' did his best to calm them and prevent a lynch mob mentality.

Surprising them all Solus's dead body began to glow blue and melt away into the surface of Cybertron. On and on the reaction went as she melted down opening a channel to the deep core of Primus himself at the center of the world: The [[Well of All Sparks]].

Upon their finding him waiting Megatronus willingly revealed what had happened. He had found a device (apparently left out for him to find on purpose by Maximo) through which the Liege had monitored Solus through the "pet" he had given her. Megatronus heard her say that she thought Maximo was playing him for a fool. Hurt deeply by this "betrayal" of her faith in him he went to try and retrieve the armor. She refused to give it and suggested that he should perhaps return the Requiem Blaster as well. He reacted badly, imagining she never loved him and they all hated him for what he was, and the two begin to fight. Her pet attacked him and he blasted it, causing her (not knowing its nature as Maximo's spy) to swing the Forge at him in anger and he to fire the Requiem Blaster in blind unthinking response. Her last dying words to him were a profession of her love.

Upon confrontation at the "Farm" Maximo attempted to blame it all on Megatronus as the "true mastermind." Saying Megatronus's violent need to test himself battling the war beasts they were building in secret was behind it all, while Megatronus became enraged realizing that Maximo had indeed been manipulating and using them all this whole time and is setting him up to take the fall (and Quintus meanwhile just kinda squirms and whines and refuses to take personal responsibility for anything he did). All out battle breaks out among them and all the Primes fall into the caverns below, where they are set upon by three incredibly massive war beasts.

When Alpha Trion awoke a time later it was all over. He and ''Thirteen'' were largely unscathed. The beasts were destroyed. The Liege Maximo was torn to pieces, his head mostly destroyed by the Requiem Blaster that Trion could not remember being fired. Onyx, having suffered the brunt of the beasts attacks, was fatally wounded and would soon die.

A tomb was built for Solus and her forge placed with in it. Another tomb built for Maximo. Megatronus, in grief and shame and realization of his foolishness, renamed himself "the Fallen" and decided that he would leave forever, to honor Solus he would take a ship and travel far into distant space and help those beings he found there as best he could with his power.

Those that remained hatched a new plan. They would retire from active life on their world and leave it to descendants. Onyx Prime would travel to the bottom of the Well of All Sparks where the presence of Primus would sustain him forever despite his grave wounds. There he would use his [[Triptych Mask]] to recombine the designs of the Thirteen in a manner similar to what Primus had done with himself and Unicron when first making the Thirteen. Thus their descendants would have again orders more variation and uniqueness with which to shape the future. ''Thirteen'' decided to go into the Well himself so that he could be remade as one of these new robots and so know better how to help them. Quintus would go into space to experiment and seed life there and make them future allies. Prima and Alpha Trion would guide and protect the new life. At the last Micronus chose to go with Onyx into the well to keep his closest remaining friend company in his eternal retreat.

Thus the [[Age of Primes]] came to an end.

===Chapter 4: The Age of Evolution===
After ''Thirteen'', Onyx and Micronus vanished into the Well a vast upheaval shook the world. A beam erupted from the Well of All Sparks and shot out across the stars. Alchemist Prime recognized it as the gaze of the Triptych Mask scanning all the way to the edge of the Universe and then transmitting back pattern information on all the varied lifeforms found amongst the stars to inform and shape the creation of Cybertron’s new life.

When the beam cut off there came forth from the Well a great deluge of robotic life of every conceivable size and shape. Crawling, flying, walking, rolling, fluttering, slithering lifeforms swarmed forward, some as small as a rivet and others as big as an arm or leg. For three days these small creatures surged forth in uncountable numbers and variety, and then larger creatures began to follow them. Among these were biped humanoid forms. First among them the watching Primes recognized the vastly transformed, reduced, simplified form that had once stood among their number. Alpha Trion attuned himself to track this new robot, who would be known as Orion Pax. Despite Prima’s misgivings Alpha Trion stood by the decision to keep their inherited [[Transformation cog|T-Cog]] and its abilities secret from the newborn lifeforms for the time being.

On the last day of this first burst of creation came a new breed of robot, towering gigantic and monstrous beasts: the Predacons, as they were dubbed by Prima, emerged from the Well. The first and most powerful among them was the [[Predaking (Prime)|Predaking]] and his followers [[Lazerback (Prime)|Lazerback]] and [[Twinstrike (Prime)|Twinstrike]].

From then on the Well would send forth new life to replace the dead or occasionally to introduce new lifeforms until Cybertron was a lush rich living world covered completely in varied, complex and thriving ecosystems. The Covenant grew great with the chronicle of this new Age of Evolution.

During this time Prima faced the dominant Predaking in battle and won from him a promise to no longer prey on the humanoid Cybertronians in his domain.

Eventually though all things end. For Cybertron this ending would be known as “The [[Great Cataclysm|Cataclysm]].” The temporary pass of a swollen red star tugged free an armada of asteroids from the [[Trypticon Asteroid Belt|Debris Belt]] beyond the 5th planet of Cybertron’s system and sent them hurling towards the unprotected world. Though the Primes deflected many they could not stop them all. Meteorfalls smashed into Cybertron and plunged it into the equivalent of a nuclear winter. Though this was not as fatal a blow as it would have been to organic life forms there was a second threat that was even more deadly. The pull of the second star caused vast solar flares to burst forth from their planet’s star and scourge Cybertron in apocalyptic fire and radiation that no life form could survive.

The Primes did the only thing they could and gathered as many Cybertronians as possible into the deep underground caves there they might be shielded. They taught them how to activate a protective Stasis Lock that would let them survive there until the surface became habitable once more. Many life forms were extinguished forever during the Cataclysm. Left alone on the surface the barbaric Predacons at first fled from the flares under Predaking’s command but soon realized there was no escape from these flames of extinction. Only in their last moments did Predaking recall some instinctual knowledge of stasis lock and attempt to protect himself and his race beneath the planet’s surface. Whether any Predacons survived in the end was unknown to even Alpha Trion.

When the dying star in time passed them by the small and medium Transformers that survived, though greatly reduced in numbers, emerged at last and began to once more shape their world and civilization.

===Chapter 5: The Age of Origins===
As the Great Cataclysm faded into the past the Transformers once again took up the work of taming and terraforming their world. Across the planet discoveries were made, robots banded together in groups and a general sense of purpose and meaning born of their brush with planetary mortality infused all life. The most influential group in these early days were the [[Patterner]]s.

Formed of a group of friends who passed the dark times below the surface discussing the cause of the Cataclysm and how another might be prevented, the Patterners considered both supernatural and scientific meanings and causes. Under the guidance of a lifelong student of the stars named [[Azimuth]] they came to study the true, impartial movements of the cosmos in logic, mathematics and pattern. Upon emerging from the dark they began the work of inscribing those patterns upon the surface of the world so they could never be overlooked or forgotten by those on Cybertron or others among the stars. This movement spread across the world in the time to come and all of Cybertron’s surface was soon carved and shaped with the geometric patterns that traced out the movements of the stars, galaxies and time itself. [[Perceptor (Prime)|Perceptor]] and [[Reflector (COP)|Reflector]] numbered among the prominent members of the Patterners.

The remaining original Primes spent the time of the Patterner rise gathering their scattered artifacts and ensuring what little memory of them survived the Cataclysm passed into the realm of blurry myth and legend. Many warlords and tribes of barbarian ravagers rose in this era as the Patterner states struggled for survival. Eventually as hundreds of stellar cycles passed [[Iacon (polity)|Iacon]] emerged as a refuge of learning and study. Alpha Trion took up residence there and inaugurated the [[Hall of Records]]. The Well slowly birthed more bipedal Transformers and less of the animalistic sorts, but in the barbaric wildernesses [[Insecticon (WFC)|Insecticons]] and other bestial bots still roamed. A band of warriors known as the [[Wrecker]]s formed with the goal of protecting the weak and vulnerable from marauding and pillaging groups like the [[Vandal]]s, [[Breaker (COP)|Breakers]], and [[Ravager]]s. Through these wilds, from a primitive distant village, a young [[Ratchet (WFC)|Ratchet]] set out on a pilgrimage to the beacon of learning that was Iacon. There he apprenticed himself to the Chief of Surgery [[Remedy (COP)|Remedy]].

Over the long march of ages the Patterner movement eventually splintered into all sorts of forms, from mystic cults to social clubs, all with disparate purposes and goals. One splinter faction was a cult that dubbed itself [[Random]] and sought to foment chaos and erase all order in the world. They survived only a short time, but their mad leader [[Galvatron (COP)|Galvatron]] embodied everything Azimuth despised. Over time the Patterner movement faded to other ideas and newer creeds. Trade Kings and Queens rose and fell, as did many states and powers legal and illegal, and small conflicts and wars bloomed and ended.

In near space however the [[Quintesson]]s (whom Alpha Trion would recognize as the work of Quintus Prime and his [[Emberstone]]) watched and planned. Junior Medic Ratchet and his colleague Dr. [[Cogwheel]] found the first evidence of their movement: a probe implanted in a worker named [[Coldwelder]]. Soon the Quintessons descended on Cybertron in glory proclaiming their goal to “uplift” Cybertron into a great transcendent galactic community. To prove their word and good intent they “gifted” Cybertronians with the wondrous power of transformation (for they knew of the T-Cog that the Transformers did not, and how to activate it). Despite the caution of Alpha Trion to the ears that would listen, this seemingly magical gift of transformation won the day, and all Cybertron soon bowed to the power of their new “Benevolent saviors” from the stars.

===Chapter 6: The Age of Wrath===
The Quintessons quickly took over the planet under cover of benevolently guiding the Transformers toward galactic ascension. Transformer society underwent a complete transformation and globalization. The Quints guided the Transformers to fix roads, develop astrophysics, master spaceflight, open dimensional portals, systemize industry, create order, impose a planetary rule of law, establish the world-leading political office of [[Prime (rank)|Prime]], establish an electoral system, and regulate the orders of Form and Function. It was a shame they were secretly doing it all as preparation for selling the entire population as worker slaves.

Some Transformers were taken into “partnership” and altered with cockpits to act as personal transportation for the Quintessons, the rest were organized into mandatory working “collectives.” Half of the world’s production was whisked away to space to “prepare for the future” and the other half went to secret Quintesson projects across the planet.

With the introduction of a planetary police force for the first time the clashing warrior bands of the past like the Razers and Wreckers became marginalized outlaws (something the traditionally "heroic" Wreckers took rather hard.)

The Quintessons also established a [[Supreme Court]] with a vicious circus-like atmosphere where anyone could charge anyone else without any particular need for evidence and the common verdict of “innocent” meant life imprisonment or death by [[Sharkticon (Prime)|Sharkticon]].

By far the worst symptom of the Quintesson occupation was that new Transformers were beginning to emerge from the Well without names or developed personalities. The process of ascent from the Well, that usually informed them of the world above and shaped them as individuals was altering under the new social conditions to instead turn out robots defined only by the positions they were meant to take in the labor collectives of the new order. Robots like [[Megatron (WFC)|D16]]. The Quintessons were surprised by but quite content with this turn of events.

The resistance and dissent these things caused began to build, though the Quintessons seemed blithely unaware or unconcerned.

Over all this ruled the newly elected [[Sentinel Zeta Prime|Sentinel Zeta]], as the first planetary leader: Sentinel Prime, and his council of thirteen. A former mercenary and warrior, Sentinel was not about to allow himself to be a puppet. Luring a robot named [[Ultra Magnus (WFC)|Ultra Magnus]] away from the Wreckers he began to investigate the Quintesson’s secret projects. A non-government underground resistance involving the Wreckers and others was at work as well and among them a robot known as [[Shockwave (WFC)|Shockwave]] was the first to crack the Quintesson codes. A member of Sentinel’s council named [[Soundwave (WFC)|Soundwave]] then stole this breakthrough. Two friends, [[Prowl (WFC)|Prowl]] and [[Bluestreak (Prime)|Bluestreak]], analyzed the data and discovered the truth: The secret construction projects were massive [[Space bridge|Space Bridges]] (a technology the Quintessons had apparently stolen and did not fully understand themselves) intended to ship the population of Cybertron out into the Galaxy as slave labor.

It was during this period of covert resistance that Orion Pax first met another secret freedom fighter, [[Jazz (WFC)|Jazz]], and the two became best friends. The situation was dire, as along with their secret projects the Quintessons had also constructed a vast army of Sharkticons with which to control the population. The resistance needed to mobilize the populace. They intercepted the birth of a robot named [[Silverbolt (WFC)|Silverbolt]] at the Well of All Sparks and with the help of Ratchet and Cogwheel proved that the T-Cog was a preexisting piece of natural Transformer biology. Revealing this piece of Quintesson deception together with a broadcast of a Sharkticon force massacring Cybertronians was the last piece needed. With the planet behind him Sentinel launched a full-on war against the Quintesson oppressors.

The war raged for a period but the enraged population of Cybertron eventually overwhelmed their would-be masters and soon it was a full rout as the Quintessons retreated to their cloaked starship and abandoned the system all together. Cybertron was free.

Behind them the Qunitessons left lingering anger, an entrenched planetary bureaucracy, a stifling stratified social system based on Functionalism, and a Well of All Sparks still birthing more unnamed workers than individuals.

And a score of soon-to-be-completed Space Bridges set to open the doors to the stars.

===Chapter 7: The Golden Age===
With the Quintessons gone and the Space Bridges under their control Cybertron lauched into an age of prosperity, wealth and expansion such as it had never known before. The [[Golden Age]] of Cybertron had begun.

New Transformers emerged from the Well in large numbers. This was seen as a blessing from Primus and religious impulse grew, sparking new cults and churches. An entertainment industry, catering to the new prosperous classes and centered around the revival and reinterpretation of ancient myths and stories began to boom.

One of the few downsides of this boom time and period of growth was that there was little space for social change in the rush to meet the new economic and material demands of growth, and so the Quintesson’s strict caste system grew entrenched. One’s “proper place” in the world being definite and unchangeable was considered for all intents a physical law of the Universe.

For the next 8,000 Stellar Cycles Cybertron society pursued a destiny of galactic exploration and colonization. Over 200 distant uninhabited worlds were colonized by use of the Space Bridges and many of them cyberformed into miniature Cybertrons. In order to relieve their growing energon drain on the homeworld it was decided that these new planets must be given their own Well of All Sparks to power them. This was first attempted on the already energy rich colony of [[Archon]]. Though doomsday cultists fearing the disruption of Primus attempted to interrupt the ceremony the intervention of the Wreckers and the sniper known as [[Moonracer (COP)|Moonracer]] ended their trouble. A “torch” was lit from the Well to be passed from Transformer to Transformer (Bluestreak first among them) across Cybertron and then across the Bridge where the head of the Archon colony, [[Metalhawk (COP)|Metalhawk]], at last dropped it into their smaller replica of the Well. After a tense handful of moments Archon’s Well came to life in smaller echo of Cybertron’s own.

Galactic expansion spread even quicker and farther. Cybertron prospered. New alien races were met and contact with new cultures opened nearly every stellar cycle. Sentinel Prime ruled with a steady, sure hand. For a long, long stretch of time everything was indeed “Golden.”

And then, in the blink of an optic, it wasn’t. The [[Keepers (COP)|Keepers]], guardians of Cybertron’s physical structure, reported that Energon supplies, drained by the off-world colonies, had dropped to dangerously low levels and the Well was producing new Transformers at only a 10th of the previous rate. This fallowness was reported by all the smaller Wells on distant worlds as well.

This alone would have been a crisis perhaps. What followed turned it into something much worse. In deep space a Cybertronian transport ship discovered a terrible, virulent and unstoppable [[Rust Plague]]. With apocalyptic swiftness it spread through the Space Bridge networks, killing every robot infected with terrifying speed. Whole worlds infected, entire populations dying horribly by the hour and the disease spreading unstoppably across the stars there was no choice but to destroy all the Space Bridges before Cybertron itself was reached by the plague.

Prowl broke orders and attempted to retrieve his dearest friend Bluestreak from Archon before destroying the Bridge, but Bluestreak refused. The Plague had reached Archon. Law and logic and duty said he could not endanger Cybertron by returning. Prowl pleaded desperately and Bluestreak attempted to console him that Metalhawk’s teams might yet halt the Plague’s spread on Archon with fire. With [[Ironhide (WFC)|Ironhide]] looking on a bereft and heartbroken Prowl had no choice but to destroy the Bridge and say goodbye to his dearest, closest friend.

The destruction worked. Cybertron was spared the Plague. But the Space Bridges were gone and with them the star spanning empire lost forever.
The [[Age of Rust]] had begun.

===Chapter 8: The Age of Rust===
The traumatic events at the end of the Golden Age shattered the Cybertronians' vision of the themselves, their future and their place in the universe. The population that was left was surprisingly small but the available Energon reserves were smaller still. Social stratification again re-entrenched itself for both security and rationing purposes. A sense of hopelessness, of the impossibility and purposeless of all pursuits suffused society.

In the city of Kaon dangerous criminally-owned extreme sports, including gladiatorial blood-sports, rose to thrill the dejected public. Though a temperance movement rose to counter this it did little to check the growth of vice. Suicide rates soared. New robots emerged from the Well in record low numbers and almost all without forming full personal identities or names.

Councillor Soundwave gave impassioned speeches against the repressive government by [[Form and Function]] that was the social legacy of the Quintessons, the bloated bureaucracy that held it in place, and the uselessness and hypocrisy of Sentinel Prime in the face of these problems. When his words could not produce change Soundwave took a vow of silence, quit the council and cut all ties with them.

Alpha Trion knew the issues were grave and so sought audience with Vector Sigma, the sentient, perhaps even living, interface the Thirteen had built to communicate with the core of the planet. Alpha Trion was searching for the Matrix of Leadership to break the malaise that smothered the world and usher in a new age. Vector Sigma refused, as the Matrix's time was coming soon, but in its own way. The computer did grant him the [[Badge of Vector Prime]] as a token for Sentinel.

Before he could deliver it the badge reacted with Alpha's own artifacts, the Covenant and the Quill. They burned a strange and uncontrolled outpouring of largely indecipherable text into the future of the book: ''Thirteen'' needed to be awakened. To do so he needed an equal and opposite number, a cataclysmic reaction to jog his own heart into motion. Though Alpha Trion was at first unsure of how the future had been shaped by the artifacts that day, the rise of a certain Gladiator in the pits of Kaon shortly after stuck a chord of recognition...

D16 had taken to the pits and thrived. He had renamed himself Megatronus, and the crowds had soon shortened that to Megatron. Orion Pax became intrigued by his call for revolt and social equality. They became friends and compatriots. Megatron seemed to actually like Orion and Alpha Trion hoped Orion might temper Megatron's excesses as he once had for the original Megatronus.

Alas, Megatron could not stand to give any power to another, even someone he liked. Though they wished for the same thing, their differing inclinations led them to form separate opposing factions: the [[Decepticon]]s, aimed at violent forceful revolution, and the [[Autobot]]s, aimed at peaceful social change. All came to a head when Sentinel and his Council, at Alpha Trion's behest, gave the quest to recover the Matrix of Leadership to Orion Pax and named him the new Prime. Megatron saw this as the greatest affront and betrayal, and severed all ties with his former "brother."

Eventually Orion succeeded in retrieving the Matrix and it reawakened him as the member of the Thirteen he had once been. Optimus Prime's ancient memories were returned and he had been born anew. But the break with Megatron was irreparable and the violent Decepticon revolt surged into motion. The [[Great War (Prime)|Great War]] had begun.

===Chapter 9: The Great War===
At the start of the Great War many were forced to join the Decepticons at the end of a gun.

Security was assigned to the Council, including [[Smokescreen (Prime)|Smokescreen]] to Alpha Trion. Sentinel Prime thought he was untouchable still, but Megatron’s forces attacked him in the heart of the [[Altihex Casino]] during a comedy performance. His security for the night was Air Commander [[Starscream (WFC)|Starscream]]. Sentinel’s cowardly reaction turned Starscream's mind on the spot and he captured his former charge for Megatron, buying himself into the 'Con elite. With Starscream went most of the [[Air Command]], a good portion of the planet's security information, and the secrets of [[Trypticon (WFC)|Trypticon]] station and the [[Dark Energon]] hidden within.

Starscream’s former compatriot [[Jetfire (WFC)|Jetfire]] was one of the few of his type to join the Autobots and did what little he could to counter Starscream’s actions. He attempted to rescue Sentinel together with Optimus Prime, but they were unsuccessful and Megatron killed Sentinel to claim the [[Plasma Chamber]] key hidden in his chest.

To Megatron’s regret these keys, instead of opening the planet’s core to him awakened the giant Autobot [[Omega Supreme (WFC)|Omega Supreme]]. Alas Omega’s contribution to the fight was short lived, as Starscream and the Seekers blew him from the sky. Megatron gained access to the core of the planet and attempted to transform it with Dark Energon. Desperate to counter this Optimus Prime called out to Iacon and the city itself transformed into a Transformer of unprecedented size: [[Metroplex (FOC)|Metroplex]]. This titan was able to hold back the Decepticon Army long enough for Prime to reach the planet core and destroy the Dark Energon poisoning the planet.

But Primus was wounded enough that he would need to shut down to regenerate. He placed a portion of his own spark in the Matrix of Leadership and gave it to Optimus Prime. It was this gift that restored Optimus Prime to his original Thirteen self.

While all this happened Alpha Trion struggled to find ships for an exodus to the stars and gather powerful artifacts such as the Star Saber, Blades of Time, Apex Armour, and the Omega Keys, hiding them in artificial meteor-ships and launching them off world to places like [[Velocitron]], [[Junkion (planet)|Junkion]] and [[Earth]] to keep them out of Decepticon hands.

Optimus Prime, after receiving the Matrix, ordered construction of the Ark so that the Autobots could leave their dormant world.

Metroplex died in the ensuing battles and returned his [[Spark]] and energy to the center of the world to bolster Primus.

It was in this era that one of the youngest Transformers, one of the last born before the Well went silent at the start of the war, came to prominence. Young [[Bumblebee (WFC)|Bumblebee]] distracted Megatron while Optimus and his team had attempted to rescue Sentinel Prime. It cost him his voice box, crushed by Megatron’s own hands. Despite this loss, his spirit and heart caused him to become an important part of the Autobot team and a little brother and silent confidant to the others.

Soon it became clear that Megatron would take Iacon and the Well. The Allspark was jettisoned from the Well into space to keep it from Decepticon hands.

Alpha Trion, Smokescreen and the Wreckers among others would stay behind on Cybertron to preserve what they could there after the Ark launch. As the Ark launched, Megatron soon followed with the Nemesis, a ship formed from the brain-dead body of Trypticon.

On Cybertron the Decepticons had left behind Shockwave, a twisted scientist who passed the time experimenting on and reinventing any unfortunate robots who came into his hands. He fiddled with Insecticons and created altered Forged followers for himself. He was able to get a damaged Space Bridge to partially work and used it as a view port through time and space. Glimpsing Cretaceous Earth he altered a group of captured Autobots, the Lightning Strike Coalition, into robotic versions of the beasts he saw there. Thus Grimlock, Slug, Sludge, and Swoop became the Dinobots. When the Dinobots broke free and joined the Autobots as defenders of what remained of Cybertron Shockwave set out to create a new, more powerful Forged to bring them back to him.

And so the War in large part ended and the burnt out quiet plains of Cybertron became a mostly dead limbo of silent metal.

===Chapter 10: Exodus===
Though the Ark had left the planet behind, the mystical Quill continued to follow its story beyond the Space Bridge, recording it all in the Covenant.

Their first port of call was Velocitron. It had been intended as a fun project world for racer enthusiasts, not a long term colony, but the Rust Plague had cut it off with all the others. Despite a dying sun that threatened to consume them, the Velocitrons had slipped deeper into their obsession with racing and simply waited for Cybertron and a Prime to save them. In interacting with the natives (especially Override, Blurr, and Ransack) the Autobots and later the Decepticons following them spread their conflict to a new world. Optimus also recovered several Thirteen artifacts and gained two new crew members, Clocker and Mainspring.

Next stop for the Ark was Junkion, where they made contact with the leader of the Junkions, Wreck-Gar. While there, Prowl and Jazz were able to trap a traitor among their number: the [[Shifter]] named Axer who had disguised himself as Hound. Optimus rediscovered the Tomb of Solus Prime and was visited and warned by her spirit. The last parts of the artifact they had found on Velocitron were recovered and revealed as Vector Prime’s [[Blades of Time]].

When the Nemesis arrived at Junkion, it was revealed that the planetoid had formed around the ancient massive Requiem Blaster. The Decepticons retrieved it and mounted it on the underside of the Nemesis. In the battle that followed, the true identity of Clocker, Mainspring, Chaindrive, Pinion and Cannonspring was also revealed as they combined back into the original Nexus Prime. Together Optimus and Nexus, two of the Thirteen, and the Autobots stopped the Nemesis and returned the Blaster to the core of Junkion.

The chase was off again as the Nemesis followed the Ark away from Junkion and were themselves followed by a vengeful [[Thundertron|Captain Thundertron]] and his pirate band of [[Star Seeker]]s.

On Cybertron, Alpha Trion and the Dinobots continued to defy Shockwave’s depredations.

In space, Autobots, Decepticons and Star Seekers ran afoul of their ancient foes the Quintessons and had to join forces against them, but then resumed their chase through the stars.

Their next encounter was with the starship fleet of the amusingly fae and transmutable [[Mutacon]]s. Their outgoing, effervescent leader [[Mercury (COP)|Mercury]] explained that they were Transformers who had fled the colony of [[Neutronia]] in ships when the Plague hit. In space they had discovered the mystical artifact of Amalgamous Prime – the original [[Transformation Cog (artifact)|Transformation Cog]]. They had taken it with them for safe keeping and proximity to it had granted them strange new powers: infinite transformation and infinite combination. Their starships were now the combined bodies of hundreds of their crew. Unfortunately the process was slowly merging them into one being, causing them to lose their individual personalities and memories. Now they were on a quest for Amalgamous Prime, hoping he could reverse the process. When Mercury and Optimus met face to face, the Matrix downloaded to her the history of Cybertron after the Plague and she found Megatron’s philosophy of “Peace through Tyranny” to be hilariously stupid. Though they could not help the Mutacons find Amalgamous, a friendship was struck and the jovial Mutacons happily delayed the pursuers so the Ark could escape ahead.

In the stellar cycles that followed, many more adventures were had as the Autobots and the Ark traveled ever outward across the stars, searching for the Allspark and trying to elude their hunters.

Eventually Shockwave alone among the remaining Cybertronian Decepticons continued to cause much trouble. Encountering him, two Autobots, Arcee and Cliffjumper, were sent through a space bridge and met up with Optimus's team on the world where their star-flung Exodus at last came to an end: [[Earth]].

===Chapter 11: Earthfall===
Alpha Trion chooses to end this edit of the Covenant with excerpts from the personal Journals of Optimus Prime and Arcee to give the events some personal context.

Optimus Prime — Arriving on Earth, Optimus is surprised to find that Unicron's body has given birth to so much richness of life. Studying their signals on approach he is also surprised how very similar that human life is to Transformer life. There are many Cybertronian signals here to track down. He thinks on the saying that "Journeys end in lovers meeting" and wonders who the "lovers" are as his journey ends here on Earth. He decides that Arcee and Bumblebee are the most sympathetic so he will give them missions that bring them close to humans so that they will make the inevitable first contact.

Alpha Trion notes that Prime's team eventually joins forces with the US government after building their base in Jasper, NV.

Optimus Prime — Prime talks about how he and Ratchet fought an army of Dark Energon zombies raised by Megatron. He speculates that the ancient Transformers were on Earth as archeologists searching for artifacts of the Thirteen. He says that though Megatron appears to be dead he does not believe their fight is over. He worries about Megatron's obsession with Unicron and about involving humans in the fight. He thinks again "Journeys end in lovers meeting."

Alpha Trion recounts Megatron's return and reconciliation with Starscream and how all the Cybertronian artifacts found on Earth and the Dark Energon used by Megatron awoke the sleeping Unicron.

Arcee — Waiting to attack Unicron, Arcee updates her Journal for the first time since coming to Earth. She talks about how fragile humans are and making friends with Jack, Miko and Raf. At first she was overcompensating for losing Cliffjumper and Tailgate, but now she's past that and still wants to protect Jack and Earth.

Optimus Prime — Prime recounts assaulting Unicron alongside Megatron. Missing the original Thirteen from their first assault but being proud of how Megatron stood against Unicron. (Prime remembers the human saying again.) The Matrix, holding the essence of all the Thirteen and a part of Primus' own spark was able to render Unicron a non-corporeal being, ending the threat. Prime recounts how he lost his memory and became Orion again and then regained it once more.

Alpha Trion tells briefly how, despite his efforts, Megatron gained the Forge of Solus Prime and stole the arm of Liege Maximo to let him forge a [[Dark Star Saber]]. He recounts all that happened after, the Star Saber breaking, the Omega Keys, the cloning of a new Predaking by Shockwave, the final fight on the Nemesis, Bumblebee's rebirth leading to Megatron's death, and Megatron's final return as a puppet of the disembodied Unicron. And Prime recovering the Allspark at last.

Optimus Prime — Prime remembers his deep despair seeing Bumblebee die and his relief as his friend returned and ended Megatron's threat. Then Prime found the Allspark. Journeys end in lovers meeting. Unicron's could not end until he reintegrated with Primus. Since they could not arrange that he came up with a new plan to use the Allsparks container. He remembered his siblings in the Thirteen as he made his choice. Prime recounts the surprise of Unicron as he was trapped forever. And meeting the eyes of Megatron as he rose, free at last, and both of them knowing that "the Journey" was over.

Sector D-16 — Megatron remembers his beginnings. Being nameless and condemned to the mines and wanting more. Seeing robots go into the debasing gladiator pits because it was their only option, and seeing in it a way to escape the oppression Form and Function government imposed. Choosing his name because what had Fallen might rise again. Meeting Orion Pax and feeling that they might balance one another and achieve their goals. Anger at "Optimus Prime" as only a new face of old oppression. The pleasure of righteous anger at being a victim. Seeing Pax being a "chosen one" meaning D16 was only a chosen miner. Falling for his own publicity, his ego growing beyond all bounds. Vanity supreme. And realizing, now, finally after being Unicron's puppet that he had fallen out of love with his own ego. His romantic vision of who he was had died. He wanted to be something more, new, better.

Back in the present Megatron denied Starscream's offer to escape and reform the Decepticons. He nodded to Optimus. "There is no peace through tyranny." he said quietly. Prime smiled and nodded back. Megatron and Starscream left in opposite directions.

At last Optimus explained to the remaining robots that his Spark was now joined to the Allspark and the only way to return it to the Well and revive Cybertron was for him to return it himself and his Spark with it. He told them that Megatron showed that there was hope for redemption for all and that this was not an end, but only a new transformation. Then he plunged into the Well.

The Well of All Sparks burst to life and light as thousands of Sparks of endless colors fountained up out of the Well and into the sky.

The gathered Transformers watched and decided that if it were up to them the Great War was now truly over at last. And they broadcast the news to the stars.

===Epilogue: Afterword===
Alpha Trion concludes the covenant's secrets, including the age of the Primes and the origins of Cybertron, but admits that not the whole story has been recorded and that it continues to write of time and space on Earth and all over the galaxy, giving the book to human hands so we would know more of our allies and enemies and how they came to be and to know that the Autobots would respond if we ever need them again.

He then bids us the last wish of the Thirteenth Prime, TILL ALL ARE ONE.

==Characters==
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*[[Optimus Prime (WFC)|Optimus Prime]]
*[[Perceptor (Prime)|Perceptor]]
*[[Ultra Magnus (WFC)|Ultra Magnus]]
*[[Prowl (WFC)|Prowl]]
*[[Jazz (WFC)|Jazz]]
*[[Silverbolt (WFC)|Silverbolt]]
*[[Ratchet (WFC)|Ratchet]]
*[[Smokescreen (Prime)|Smokescreen]]
*[[Bumblebee (WFC)|Bumblebee]]
*[[Bulkhead (Prime)|Bulkhead]]
*[[Makeshift (Prime)|Hound]]
*[[Ironhide (WFC)|Ironhide]]
*[[Wheeljack (Prime)|Wheeljack]]
*[[Impactor (Prime)|Impactor]]
*[[Springer (WFC)|Springer]]
*[[Roadbuster (Prime)|Roadbuster]]
*[[Rotorstorm (Prime)|Rotorstorm]]
*[[Sideswipe (WFC)|Sideswipe]]
*[[Omega Supreme (WFC)|Omega Supreme]]
*[[Metroplex (FOC)|Metroplex]]
*[[Jetfire (WFC)|Jetfire]]
*[[Arcee (WFC)|Arcee]]
*[[Cliffjumper (WFC)|Cliffjumper]]
*[[Knock Out (Prime)|Knock Out]]
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*[[Megatron (WFC)|Megatron]]
*[[Starscream (WFC)|Starscream]]
*[[Soundwave (WFC)|Soundwave]]
*[[Shockwave (WFC)|Shockwave]]
*[[Trypticon (WFC)|Trypticon]]
*[[Makeshift (Prime)|Makeshift]]
*[[Thundercracker (WFC)|Thundercracker]]
*[[Skywarp (WFC)|Skywarp]]
*[[Slipstream (WFC)|Slipstream]]
*[[Lugnut (WFC)|Lugnut]]
*[[Devastator (WFC)|Devastator]]
*[[Bruticus (WFC)|Bruticus]]
*[[Swindle (FOC)|Swindle]]
*[[Vortex (FOC)|Vortex]]
*[[Brawl (WFC)|Brawl]]
*[[Onslaught (WFC)|Onslaught]]
*[[Blast Off (FOC)|Blast Off]]
*[[Frenzy (WFC)|Frenzy]]
*[[Rumble (WFC)|Rumble]]
*[[Buzzsaw (FOC)|Buzzsaw]]

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*[[Alpha Trion (WFC)|Alpha Trion]]
*[[Solus Prime]]
*[[Vector Prime]]
*[[Prima]]
*[[Micronus Prime]]
*[[Alchemist Prime]]
*[[Nexus Prime]]
**[[Clocker (Prime)|Clocker]]
**[[Mainspring]]
**[[Pinion]]
**[[Chaindrive]]
**[[Cannonspring]]
*[[Onyx Prime]]
*[[Amalgamous Prime]]
*[[Quintus Prime]]
*[[Liege Maximo]]
*[[The Fallen|Megatronus]]
*[[Optimus Prime (WFC)|The Thirteenth Prime]]

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*[[Azimuth]]
*[[Reflector (COP)|Reflector]]
*[[Remedy (COP)|Remedy]]
*[[Galvatron (COP)|Galvatron]]
*[[Crankhandle]]
*[[Coldwelder]]
*[[Cogwheel]]
*[[Sentinel Zeta Prime]]
*[[Bluestreak (Prime)|Bluestreak]]
*[[Elita One (COP)|Elita One]]
*[[Moonracer (COP)|Moonracer]]
*[[Metalhawk (COP)|Metalhawk]]
*[[Backburner]]
*[[Soaring]]
*[[Halogen (WFC)|Halogen]]
*[[Armorhide (WFC)|Armorhide]]

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*[[Primus]]
*[[Unicron]]
*[[Quintesson]]s
*[[Sharkticon (Prime)|Sharkticon]]s
*[[Wreck-Gar (Prime)|Wreck-Gar]]
*[[Shearbolt]]
*[[Mercury (COP)|Mercury]]

'''[[Velocitron]]ians'''
*[[Override (Prime)|Override]]
*[[Ransack (Prime)|Ransack]]
*[[Blurr (Prime)|Blurr]]

'''[[Predacon (Prime)|Predacons]]'''

'''Original'''
*[[Predaking (COP)|Predaking]]
*[[Lazerback (COP)|Lazerback]]
*[[Twinstrike (COP)|Twinstrike]]
*[[Skystalker (COP)|Skystalker]]
*[[Backlash]]
*[[Fangblade]]
'''Cloned'''
*[[Predaking (Prime)|Predaking]]
*[[Darksteel (Prime)|Darksteel]]
*[[Skylynx]]

'''[[Dinobot (FOC)|Dinobots]]'''
*[[Grimlock (WFC)|Grimlock]]
*[[Slug (FOC)|Slug]]
*[[Sludge (FOC)|Sludge]]
*[[Swoop (WFC)|Swoop]]

'''[[Star Seeker]]s'''
*[[Thundertron]]
*[[Axer (Prime)|Axer]]

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==Notes==

===Continuity errors===
{{note|The Foreword notes that the book is an abridging and rearrangement of only small pieces of the 'real' Covenant, all of it edited and even, Alpha Trion admits, sometimes outright altered in ways to improve human comprehension and promote empathy between the species. Consequently, the book has a self-admitted potential for 'unreliable narration'.}}

*A conflict of continuity leaves the final fate of Alpha Trion rather uncertain. According to the DVD Commentary track for ''Transformers: Prime'' Season 3, of the episode "Rebellion", Alpha Trion's appearance in Optimus's vision is a sign that Alpha Trion is "well and truly dead." However, if this is the case, then it would be impossible for Alpha Trion to have annotated or translated any part of the Covenant's sections in the Earthfall chapter which take place post-"Rebellion", such as the annotation about Bumblebee killing Megatron, or the events of ''Predacons Rising'' (unless he somehow did so from ''beyond the grave'', if that's even possible). To make matters even worse, outside of the commentary track, there is no mention either in the show, or in the Covenant, detailing what, if anything, happened to Alpha Trion (other than the Covenant's general implicit implication of his continued existence).
*Despite being left on Archon with no way of returning to Cybertron, a bot that somewhat resembles Bluestreak was present during the Great War, if the illustrations are anything to go by.
*The Exodus Chapter seems to conflate the two separate characters of Makeshift and Axer from the ''Exiles'' novel into a single being. As there's no real reason to do this it seems more likely to have been an error then an intentional retcon.
*Prowl mysteriously appears in the final section of the Earthfall chapter, detailing the end of ''Predacons Rising''. The other characters react to his presence as if nothing is wrong with his sudden commentary, which would only make sense if Prowl was present for the entirety of the events of ''Predacons Rising'', which he clearly was not. Prowl's last appearance in the Covenant was during the Exodus chapter, after which he is never made reference to again. It's possible the text meant to refer to Knock Out or Smokescreen instead.

===Continuity notes===
*The events surrounding the end of the Thirteen's original era, as presented here, differ significantly several major details from what was related (also by Alpha Trion) in the [[Alex Irvine]] novels. In the novels the betrayal of Megatronus seems to be closer to the fall of his Multiversal self and the scheme of the Liege Maximo is portrayed as a separate, later event. Even more divergent is the final fate of the Liege, who here is killed by his own monstrous creations and the Requiem Blaster, while in the novels Alpha talks about his escaping justice after his betrayal and fleeing into deep space. In that version Alchemist Prime later leaves Cybertron to hunt the Liege down among the stars. The difference might be explained as a result of the unreliable narrator here mentioned above or as purposeful misinformation presented there to hide/erase the truth of the Thirteen's story.
*The Chapter on the Great War conflates and reorders events from the ''[[Transformers: War for Cybertron (games)|War for Cybertron]]'' and ''[[Transformers: Fall of Cybertron|Fall of Cybertron]]'' games, as well as Alex Irvine's ''[[Transformers: Exodus|Exodus]]'' novel.
*The Covenant is surprisingly silent on the fates of the ''Ark'' and the rest of its crew beyond the cast of the ''[[Transformers: Prime (cartoon)|Transformers: Prime]]'', as well as how Optimus and his small remaining crew came to leave them and settle on Earth. This may be due to the novel ''[[Transformers: Retribution|Retribution]]'', yet to be released at the time, which touched somewhat on those events.

===Real-world references===

*The phrase "What have the Quintessons ever done for us?" after rattling off a long list of technological and sociological feats is a reference to a similar joke in ''[[w:Monty Python's Life of Brian|Monty Python's Life of Brian]]''.

==Covers==
The book comes in a series of boxes, including one shaped like a silver Autobot sigil:

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==External links==
*''[http://www.amazon.com/Transformers-Covenant-Primus-Justina-Robson/dp/1477805990/ Transformers: The Covenant of Primus]'' at Amazon.com

[[Category:Aligned]]
[[Category:Prime books]]

Chromia (G1)

2015-03-17T00:40:18Z

WellThatsJustPrime: /* Generations */

{{disambig3|Chromia}}
{{factions|autobot|quintesson}}
:''Chromia is an [[Autobot]] from the [[Generation 1 continuity family|Generation 1]] [[continuity family]].''

[[File:TSFAT Chromia robot.jpg|upright=1.4|thumb|"At least our animated character models didn't have [[Heel struts|high heels]]."]]
'''Chromia''' is a soldier under the command of [[Elita One]] and seems to function as a second-in-command for her, leading the rest of [[Female Autobots|the team]] when Elita's not around. She's brave, hard as nails and, not surprisingly, in a relationship with [[Ironhide (G1)|Ironhide]]. She has also taken over from [[Firestar (G1)|Firestar]] as [[Flareup (G1)|Flareup]]'s mentor when the latter turned out to be better suited to more offense-oriented tasks.

==Fiction==
===Generation 1 cartoon continuity===
====''The Transformers'' cartoon====
:''Voice actor:'' [[Linda Gary]] (English); [[Masako Katsuki]] (Japanese)

[[File:TSFAT Chromia vehicle.jpg|left|upright=1.4|thumb|Cybertronic soccer mom.]]
Four million years ago, Chromia tried to board the [[Ark (G1)|Ark]], while it was being attacked, with the rest of Elita One's team. The plan failed though, and she and the others appeared to be destroyed.

[[File:Femaleautobots.jpg|thumb|upright=1.4|"Okay, Firestar, you go out long, Greenlight, you keep back for defense, and Moonracer, try not to trip or something."]]

Chromia led a mission to steal [[energon cube]]s from [[Shockwave (G1)|Shockwave]]. When [[Moonracer (G1)|Moonracer]] got trapped after disobeying orders, Chromia confronted the alerted Shockwave and managed to trick him into freeing Moonracer.

Shortly thereafter, a team of [[Decepticon]]s from [[Earth]] came to capture Elita One. In doing so, [[Rumble (G1)|Rumble]] destroyed the Female Autobots' underground base, trapping them inside. When they managed to free themselves, Chromia took charge of the search for their missing leader. On their way, they met up with a group of Earth-stationed Autobots who had come looking for [[Optimus Prime (G1)/Generation 1 cartoon continuity|Optimus Prime]] and Chromia was reunited with Ironhide. The two teams together fought the Decepticons, eventually winning when Optimus and Elita returned. Given a new base by [[Alpha Trion (G1)|Alpha Trion]], Chromia stayed with Elita's squad on [[Cybertron (planet)|Cybertron]] when Optimus' team returned to Earth. {{storylink|The Search for Alpha Trion}}

====MC Axis comics====
Chromia and the rest of the team defeated a gigantic Decepticon. {{storylink|The Transformers (MC Axis manga)|The Transformers: Elita One}}

====''Wings Universe''====
{{Wingsnote}}

[[File:Battlelines6-femaleautobotsandsideburn.jpg|left|thumb|upright=1.4|Welp, got left behind, time for a nap.]]
To gather energy for the energy-sapped Autobots, a crew was formed to pilot the ''[[Ark (G1)|Ark]]''. Chromia was to be part of the crew, but a Decepticon attack blocked her and others from reaching the ship before it departed. Soon after, as their current reserve of energies was dangerously low, Chromia joined her comrades still on the planet in stasis hibernation as an energy-saving measure. {{storylink|Battle Lines, Part 6}}
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===Dreamwave ''Generation One'' continuity===
Chromia was a member of an elite squad of five warriors under the command of the [[Quintesson]]s.

{{note|[[Dreamwave Productions|Dreamwave]] filed for bankruptcy and stopped producing ''Transformers'' books right as the Female 'Autobots' story arc was beginning. A few details of [[Unreleased Dreamwave issues#Generation One|Generation One #11]] are known because [[Don Figueroa]] published the line-art of the comic up to page 9 on his DeviantArt account. 
[[The Route of All Evil|Following a report]] from their Autobot sleeper agent, [[Arcee (G1)|Arcee]], that the awaited situation to commence their mission had come, [[Elita One]] used a [[space bridge]] to get to the [[Autobase]] on [[Cybertron (planet)|Cybertron]]. Chromia and the others waited patiently for her to signal that they could follow. Chromia joined her commander soon after it came. With only [[Firestar (G1)|Firestar]] still to get through the portal, the group was attacked by [[Gnaw]], but [[Moonracer (G1)|Moonracer]] and Elita One took care of that. While the rest of the team went further into the Autobot facility, Chromia was sent back to [[Quintessa]] with an unconscious [[Hot Rod (G1)|Hot Rod]].}}

===Descent into Evil===
[[File:Chromia-DIE.jpg|upright=0.85|thumb|Just off-panel: Virulent Clone with apple on head.]]
Chromia and her ward [[Flareup (G1)|Flareup]] were part of an Autobot strike force tasked with destroying the [[Decepticon]] general [[Deathsaurus (Victory)|Deathsaurus]]' cloning lab on [[Ceti Alpha Seven]]. Although the pair had handily beaten Deathsaurus's [[Insecticon (G1)|Insecticon]] underling [[Buzzclaw (G1)|Buzzclaw]] on [[Regulon Four]] some time previous, they were taken by surprise by the first production run of clones. Although Chromia fought effectively against the clones, she was no match for Deathsaurus himself when he entered the battle personally. Falling before the general's might, she was taken captive.

Chromia, along with her teammates ''and'' the backup team of Ironhide and [[Ratchet (G1)|Ratchet]], was ultimately rescued when [[Ricochet (Timelines)|Ricochet]], who had evaded capture, came to the rescue of the entire Autobot party. {{storylink|Descent into Evil}}

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===IDW ''Generation 1'' continuity===
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Chromia was born from the hot spot contained in the [[Metrotitan (body-type)|Metrotitan]] [[Caminus]], a distant colony that was cut off from [[Cybertron (planet)|Cybertron]] long before the war and whose citizens had adapated to their new life by developing differentiated genders. Her people's isolation ended with the arrival of [[Thunder Clash|Thunderclash]], who had come seeking help from a [[Cityspeaker]] in order to aid [[Metroplex (G1)|Metroplex]]. The chosen Cityspeaker, [[Windblade (G1)|Windblade]], needed a bodyguard, however, and so Chromia (and [[Nautica]]) were enlisted. {{storylink|A 'Bot and Her City|A Bot and Her City}} The three joined the crew of the ''[[Vis Vitalis]]'' shortly before it crossed paths with [[Alpha Trion (G1)|Alpha Trion]]. The legendary Autobot was preoccupied with an important quest, so the three volunteered to watch after Metroplex for him and keep him alive. {{storylink|Burning Bright: Dark Cybertron Chapter 8|Burning Bright}} Under their watch, Metroplex's insides were besieged with invaders, so Chromia and Nautica hunted them down to confront them and fight them off, if necessary. They found a small group of robots and Chromia threatened to put the hurt down on them. {{storylink|The Dead Are Not Enough: Dark Cybertron Chapter 7|The Dead Are Not Enough}}

Their adversaries turned out to be fellow Autobots from the ''[[Lost Light]]'' who were battling an army of angered [[Ammonite]]s. Chromia and Nautica led them back to their boss, Windblade, who explained their mission, and subsequently the ''Lost Light'' was able to give Metroplex a jump, allowing him to [[spacebridge]] back to Cybertron. {{storylink|Burning Bright: Dark Cybertron Chapter 8|Burning Bright}} On arrival, they couldn't do much but hang on tight within Metroplex as the city-bot did battle with the [[Necrotitan]]. {{storylink|Finis Temporis: Dark Cybertron Chapter 9|Finis Temporis}} Following Metroplex's victory, Chromia and her pals got to mingle with the locals, including another female Autobot named [[Arcee (G1)|Arcee]]. {{storylink|The Becoming: Dark Cybertron Chapter 10|The Becoming}} When [[Shockwave (G1)/IDW Generation 1 continuity|Shockwave]]'s army of Ammonites invaded Cybertron, the three Camiens returned to Metroplex to convince him to fight the invaders. {{storylink|Black Planet: Dark Cybertron Chapter 11|Black Planet}} Toward the end of the battle, [[Mainframe (G1)|Mainframe]] contacted Chromia to let them to know the ''Lost Light'' was about to ram [[Monstructor (G1)|Monstructor]], though she got frustrated by the vague, dramatic way he phrased it. {{storylink|...And the Damage Done: Dark Cybertron Finale|...And the Damage Done}}

Chromia accompanied Nautica to her audition to join the crew of the ''Lost Light'', helping out by keeping her friend's rambling to a minimum. {{storylink|World, Shut Your Mouth Part 1: Towards Peace|Towards Peace}}

[[File:BotAndHerCity-nottechnicallydawn.jpg|thumb|upright=1.66|Face it tiger, you just hit the jackpot.]]

Six months later, Chromia had stayed behind on Cybertron in order to protect and train Windblade as she performed her role as Metroplex's Cityspeaker. She was highly untrusting of Cybertron's elected ruler, [[Starscream (G1)/IDW Generation 1 continuity|Starscream]], though Windblade preferred to give him the benefit of the doubt. When Windblade sought advice on how to best interact with Starscream, Chromia scoffed at Windblade's choice of talking to the "mopey" [[Ironhide (G1)|Ironhide]], but was visibly upset when Windblade teased her about telling Ironhide she described him as such. Later, Chromia accompanied Windblade as the pair investigated an area of the city that might reveal why Metroplex was suffering blackouts, and at the end of the day Chromia insisted they not over-exert themselves and reconvene in the morning. However, in the morning, when they regrouped, an explosion sent Windblade through the air, badly damaged. Chromia dragged her to medical care. {{storylink|A 'Bot and Her City}}

{{charstubfiction|{{storylink|Windblade issue 2|Windblade #2}} {{storylink|Windblade issue 3|Windblade #3}} {{storylink|Windblade issue 4|Windblade #4}} {{storylink|World, Shut Your Mouth Part 3: Predestination: A Beginner's Guide|Predestination: A Beginner's Guide}} {{storylink|Elegant Chaos Part 1: All Our Parlous Yesterdays|All Our Parlous Yesterdays}} {{storylink|The World of Tomorrow}} {{storylink|Quest for Fire}} {{storylink|The Killing Jar (issue)|The Killing Jar}}}}

[[File:Windblade3-altmodes.jpg|left|thumb|200px|]]
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==Games==
===''Transformers Legends''===
[[File:Chromia-Legends.jpg|thumb|upright=1.66|Huh! Vehicle kibble!]]
Chromia was part of [[Elita One|Elita 1]]'s team which carried out a series of raids on Decepticon installations, until they were taken down in a trap planned by [[Flamewar (G1)|Flamewar]]. {{storylink|Fatal Furies}}

Chromia was dispatched by Elita One in response to Flamewar's squad's retaliatory attacks on a number of Autobot bases. {{storylink|Fatal Furies: Flamewar's Revenge}}

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==Toys==
===Timelines===
[[File:Chromiatoydie.jpg|upright=1.4|thumb|upright=1.66|Don't you hate it when you show up at a party and your friend arrived in the same deco?]]
* '''Descent into Evil''' (multi-pack, 2005)
**''Accessories'': Launcher, missile, scope, 2 tailpipes, energon chip

: Available only as part of [[BotCon 2005]]'s "Descent into Evil" set (along with [[Buzzclaw (G1)|Buzzclaw]], [[Deathsaurus (Victory)|Deathsaurus]], [[Dirge (Timelines)|Dirge]], [[Outback (G1)|Fallback]], [[Ironhide (G1)/toys|Ironhide]] and [[Ricochet (Timelines)|Ricochet]]), Chromia is a [[retool]] of ''[[Transformers: Energon (toyline)|Energon]]'' [[Arcee (Energon)|Arcee]], transforming into a Cybertronic racing motorcycle. She has multiple clear-plastic "[[energon]]" parts that form side-thrusters in bike mode, and combine to form a massive compound bow with a spring-loaded missile.

: The toy was originally intended to be [[Moonracer (G1)|Moonracer]], but [[Fun Publications]] could not secure the [[trademark]] on the name. As such, Chromia's toy is in Moonracer's teal and white colors and has a head that resembles Moonracer's. (Fun Publications' intent was for the head to be a compromise between the Moonracer and Firestar head designs.)<ref>[http://groups.google.com/group/alt.toys.transformers/msg/e39fbfb4b4bd2b3a alt.toys.transformers post] by [[Lanny Lathem]] explaining the Moonracer/Chromia SNAFU.</ref><ref>[http://www.bwtf.com/toyreviews/timelines/descent/chromia Chromia toy notes at BWTF.com]</ref> Later Fun Publications stories would [[repurposing|repurpose]] the Chromia toy as Moonracer.

: Her base mold is also used by [[Flamewar (G1)|Flamewar]] and the [[Movie (toyline)|live-action movieverse]] [[Arcee (Movie)|Arcee]] and [[Elita-One (Movie)|Elita-One]], while the Chromia-retooled version is also used by [[Flareup (G1)|Flareup]].

::*''[http://www.tfu.info/2005/Autobot/BCChromia/chromia.htm More information on Chromia at TFU.info]''
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===Generations===
[[File:Generations 30 deluxe Chromia.jpg|upright=1.4|thumb|STILL the fastest thing on the Grid.]]
*'''Chromia''' (Deluxe, 2014)
**''Accessories:'' Gun
:''[[Transformers: Generations|Generations:]] [[Thrilling 30]]'' Chromia is a heavy [[retool]] of ''[[Transformers: Prime (toyline)#Robots in Disguise|Prime: Robots in Disguise]]'' [[Arcee (WFC)#Prime:Robots in Disguise|Arcee]], transforming into a Cybertronian motorbike. Originally scheduled for March 2014 along with [[Arcee (G1)#Generations|Arcee]], Chromia was delayed to fall of that year and ultimately not released until December.

[[File:Generations Chromia stock photo edited.jpg|upright=1.0|left|thumb|Where mah gun go?]]
:Hasbro's original [[Stock photography|stock photo]] for the figure depicting a hand-painted prototype (which is also featured on the back of the toy's packaging) showed her holding one of her [[wave]]-mate Arcee's guns along with her own. A [[:File:Generations_Chromia_Second_Stock_Photo.jpg|different version]] was released in November 2014 on the official Transformers Facebook page, with the extra gun edited out. Some specimens feature a sticker on the back of the packaging that says "Additional weapon not included."

: The original version of this sculpt was also used to make [[BotCon 2014]] [[Flareup (G1)#Timelines|Flareup]], and was ''differently'' retooled to make ''[[Beast Hunters]]'' [[Arcee (WFC)#Beast Hunters|Arcee]].
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===Legends===
[[File:Legends-toy Chromia.jpg|thumb|right|300px|]]
*'''Chromia''' (Deluxe, [[February 14|2-14]]-2015)
**''Japanese ID number:'' '''LG11'''
**''Accessories:'' Gun

:''[[Transformers Legends (franchise)|Legends]]'' Chromia is a redeco of ''Generations'' Chromia making use of lavender and white in place of sky blue in a bid to appear more cartoon-accurate. Her wheels feature more black and much of of her bike kibble is coated in metallic blue paint, including the back half of her canopy, which is now cast in translucent blue. Her eyes are also painted blue. Chromia comes with a leaflet featuring a character profile, tech specs and [[Legends Comic: Business Trip Edition Vol. 11|volume 11]] of the ''[[Transformers Legends (comic)|Transformers Legends]]: Business Trip Edition'' mini-comic.

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==Notes==
*Though other female Transformers may be more well known, Chromia holds the distinction of being the first female Transformer to appear in ANY media. She's the first of the Female Autobots to appear on screen in "The Search for Alpha Trion".
*Though the first to appear in any media, [[Minerva (Masterforce)|Minerva]] was the first female Autobot to receive a toy, and [[Freezon]] the first female Transformer to receive one (though due to a retcon). That being said, Chromia finally did get a toy as a Botcon exclusive 20 years after her debut, and a mass-released figure in the Generations line 29 years after her debut.
*[[File:Bumper-funeral.jpg|thumb|upright=1.1|Ironhide's not gonna remember me, is he. Gonna pull that "Oh, I died but was brought back with missing memories" schtick again.]] Chromia's first appearance in the IDW universe was actually a crowd shot in [[Megatron Origin issue 3|Megatron Origin #3]]. This was released before ''[[Spotlight: Arcee]]'' which introduced the idea of gender being an unnatural condition in Cybertronians. More than half a decade later, the ''[[Dark Cybertron]]'' event would officially introduce her having been born female on a colony planet. The explanation for this would not come until ''[[The Transformers: Windblade]]'', where the concept of the Caminus colony was explained.

===Foreign names===
*''Japanese:'' '''Chromia''' (クロミア ''Kuromia'')

==References==
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==External links==
* [http://www.tfu.info/2005/Autobot/BCChromia/chromia.htm Chromia at TFU.info]
* [http://www.transformersclub.com/chromiapreview.cfm Chromia at TransformersClub.com]

[[Category:BotCon exclusives]]
[[Category:Female Transformers]]
[[Category:Generation 1 Autobots]]
[[Category:Generations]]
[[Category:Legends franchise]]
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[[Category:Wings Universe Autobots]]

Conjunx Endura

2015-03-08T07:04:12Z

WellThatsJustPrime: /* Notes */

[[File:TheGloaming-iloveyou.jpg|thumb|300px|Also when are you going to take out the trash?]]
A '''Conjunx Endura''' is a [[Transformer]]'s significant other, an individual that they deeply [[Transformer romance|love]]. In [[human]] terms, Conjuges Endurae are the equivalent of spouses; for example, when the life of a Transformer is threatened to the point of unconsciousness, it falls upon their Conjunx Endura to make medical decisions on their behalf. {{storylink|Before & After}}

Some Transformers think close relationships like these are embarrassing.

{{bigquote|I've always been terrified that you'd die before I did, because you and me apart strikes me as intensely wrong.|Part of [[Rewind (G1)|Rewind]]'s final message to [[Chromedome (G1)|his Conjunx Endura]]|"[[The Gloaming]]"}}

==Fiction==
===IDW Generation 1 continuity===
Few Transformers have more than one Conjunx Endura in their lifespan, and many don't even have one. [[Chromedome (G1)|Chromedome]] was an exception, having had at least four. This may be a unique case as every time one of his Conjuges Endurae died, Chromedome used his abilities as a [[mnemosurgery|mnemosurgeon]] to remove all his memories of [[Scattergun]], [[Mach]] and [[Pivot]] in turn, making it as if they had never existed in order to spare himself the pain. Each time [[Brainstorm]] objected and each time Chromedome appeared to agree to hold off, before performing the procedure the moment Brainstorm left the room. This had the side effect of leading Chromedome to believe he was "born dry," the only person in history born without [[innermost energon]]. In fact, he had taken part in the ceremony of leaving a vial of innermost energon next to a friend or loved one so often, he literally had nothing left to give. {{storylink|The Gloaming}}

When [[Rewind (G1)|Rewind]] died, {{storylink|Under Cold Blue Stars}} Chromedome planned to remove the memory again, over Brainstorm's by-then ritualistic objections, but a final message from Rewind convinced him not to go through with it. {{storylink|The Gloaming}}

==Notes==
*[[James Roberts]] found that both IDW and Hasbro were "supportive and indeed encouraging" about having Chromedome and Rewind as an explicit couple. <ref>[http://www.fullmetalhero.com/t14540/ Moonbase2's second interview with James Roberts - 01:40:47 to 01:41:24]</ref>
*"Conjunx" is Latin for "spouse".
*There is also a form of bond called 'Amica Endura' but the details of what that consists of and its difference from Conjunx Endura is currently unknown. However, the term "amica" is Latin for "friend", so presumably it's close to "girl/boyfriend" or perhaps "friends with benefits".

==References==
{{reflist}}

[[Category:IDW Generation 1 Transformer culture]]

Red (AB)

2015-01-23T05:22:04Z

WellThatsJustPrime: /* As Ultimate Optimus Prime */

{{factions|autobird}}{{disambig2|the Angry Bird|the M&M|Red (M&M)}}
{{disambig3.5|the very angry bird|other characters known as Optimus Prime|Optimus Prime (disambiguation)|Ultra Magnus|other characters known as Ultra Magnus}}
:''Red is an [[Autobird]] from the ''[[Angry Birds Transformers (mobile game)|Angry Birds Transformers]]'' continuity.''

[[File:ABTF-optimusprime.png|thumb|250px|[[Optimash Prime|Selling out]] [[Gari Robo-kun|is the right of]] [[Pepsi Convoy|all sentient]] [[Mickey Mouse|franchises.]]]]

The leader of the [[Flock]], '''Red''' has his... well, if he ''had'' hands, he'd have them full trying to keep the Flock's various eccentric personalities properly focused on protecting their eggs from [[King Pig]] and his flunkies. Not that Red is all that terribly stable himself, what with his limited temper.

Upon contact with the [[Eggspark]], Red was granted the powers of the powerful [[Autobot]]s [[Optimus Prime (disambiguation)|Optimus Prime]] and [[Ultra Magnus (disambiguation)|Ultra Magnus]]... and the former's penchant for long-winded speeches. With his new robot body and the rest of the "Autobirds" backing him up, he's ready to protect [[Piggie Island]] from the greedy [[Deceptihog]]s and the mysterious plans of the [[Eggbot (AB)|Eggbot]]s!

==Games==
===''Angry Birds Transformers''===
Soon after Piggy island was Cyberformed, all the Autobirds and Deceptihogs were captured and frozen leaving only Red as Optimus Prime and [[Chuck_(AB)|Chuck]] as Bumblebee to save the day.

===''As Optimus Prime''===
Red's blasts do low damage and have a moderate rate of fire, which are useless against solid rocks. But, after a few upgrades, his shots get stronger and he also gains the Energon Shield power-up, which can protect him from enemy shots including missiles but they cannot protect him from falling monoliths. He also has two other variants, one where he gets Energon power and an Ultimate version, which can be unlocked later in the game. {{storylink|Angry Birds Transformers (mobile game)|Angry Birds Transformers}}

===''As Ultra Magnus''===
Simply a white repaint (which is oddly fitting) of the Optimus Prime model, Ultra Magnus has a rapid fire purple blaster similar to Lockdown's, which must be reloaded periodically. While starting out fairly weak, the rapid-fire nature allows it to knock buildings down with well-placed shots and is great at shooting down incoming missiles. He was among the few of the Autobirds and Deceptihogs to figure out bribing Skywarp with energon cubes would let them call him in to do a bombing run. By collecting more cubes, Skywarp is better motivated to do more damage, which can be a life-saver on more difficult levels.

In a bit of fanservice, players can buy a cosmetic rocket launcher in a homage to the G1 incarnation using real money and the premium currency.

===''As Energon Optimus Prime''===
An energon-fuelled variant of Optimus Prime, this version is unlocked after you've sunken more time than you should have into the game. With a nice redeco and more powerful weapon, this is everything you could have hoped for when you got your ass kicked as regular Optimus Prime. Due the the fact that restoring cyber-formed objects can heal an Energon boosted character, Energon Optimus Prime also gets a major survivability buff. His Ion Blaster also gets amped up, with much larger projectiles that do more damage, as well as having three shots before needing to reload at Level 1. Sound too good to be true? Well, believe it. But Chuck doesn't care. He uses Energon Optimus Prime as a reading lamp.

===''As Ultimate Optimus Prime''===
Ultimate Optimus Prime is kind of like Energon Optimus Prime. Better armor and an Ion Blaster that don't hit like spitballs from an asthmatic. But there's a key difference, Ultimate Optimus Prime's weapons are slightly more powerful and have more shots before needing to reload, but doesn't have the benefit of being able to recharge on the fly by restoring cyberformed terrain.

At Level 7, all versions of Red undergo slight physical modifications. His chest windows go from two large windshields to two smaller ones flanked by even smaller side windows, his pelvis gains small colored decorations, and his legs gain metal sidings. Additionally, Red gains a small [[Powermaster]] partner attached to his grill in engine mode.

==Fiction==
===IDW ''Angry Birds Transformers'' comic===
{{charstubfiction}}
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==Commercial appearances==
Starting of as Red in the promotional trailer/intro cinematic for the game, he soon gets turned into Optimus Prime by the power of the EggSpark. Initially clashing with Megatron, they are interrupted by the Eggbots, who are cyberforming everything around them and giving them big guns. Luckily, Red's new body is chock full of weaponry and leads the Autobirds and Deceptihogs to victory in the gleefuly retraux trailer.
[[Image:AngryBirdsCinematicTrailer2.jpg|upright=1.66|thumb|OBJECTION!]]
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==Toys==
===''Angry Birds Transformers''===
[[File:ABTFtoy-RacerOptimusPrime.jpg|thumb|right|250px|If you'd have bought ''Super Mario Bros. Transformers'' as a kid, you're not allowed to complain.]]
*'''Optimus Prime Bird''' (Telepods Racer, 2014)
**''Accessories:'' Telepods base
:Part of the [[Toys"R"Us]] ''Angry Birds Transformers'' toyline, Optimus Prime Bird transforms from robot to truck, his bird head visible in both modes, and based on the design of the live action movie continuity's body for [[Optimus Prime (Movie)|Optimus Prime]] used in the first three films. He includes a Telepods base which, when placed over a phone or tablet's camera, allows the toy to be 'scanned into' the [[Angry Birds Transformers (mobile game)|''Angry Birds Transformers'' app]].

:This toy was redecoed as [[Ultra Magnus Bird]].
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[[File:ABTFtoy-EnergonRacerOptimusPrime.jpg|thumb|right|300px]]
*'''Energon Racers Pack''' (Telepods Racers multi-pack, 2014)
**''Accessories:'' Telepods base
:The Energon Racers Pack includes a clear, [[energon]]-themed redeco of Optimus Prime Bird's Racer toy.
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[[File:ABTFtoy-OptimusPrimeBirdRaceway.jpg|thumb|right|300px]]
*'''Optimus Prime Bird Raceway''' (Telepods track set, 2014)
**''Accessories:'' Telepods base
:The Optimus Prime Bird Raceway set includes Ultimate Optimus Prime Bird, redecoed from his single-packed Racer toy.
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[[File:ABTFtoy-OptimusPrimeAttackGame.jpg|thumb|right|300px]]
*'''Optimus Prime Attack Game''' (Jenga Game, 2014)
**''Accessories:'' Ramp, launcher
:The Optimus Prime Attack Game includes a non-transforming Optimus Prime Bird vehicle, with the bird "head" being removable. The game challenges the player to launch Optimus Prime Bird or [[Galvatron Pig]] at a large [[Grimlock Bird]] tower and knock down blocks and [[Deceptihog]]s.
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==Notes==
*[[wikia:c:angrybirds:Red Bird|Red Bird]] is seen as the 'protagonist' of the ''{{w|Angry Birds}}'' franchise.
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Red (AB)

2015-01-23T04:51:39Z

WellThatsJustPrime: /* As Optimus Prime */

{{factions|autobird}}{{disambig2|the Angry Bird|the M&M|Red (M&M)}}
{{disambig3.5|the very angry bird|other characters known as Optimus Prime|Optimus Prime (disambiguation)|Ultra Magnus|other characters known as Ultra Magnus}}
:''Red is an [[Autobird]] from the ''[[Angry Birds Transformers (mobile game)|Angry Birds Transformers]]'' continuity.''

[[File:ABTF-optimusprime.png|thumb|250px|[[Optimash Prime|Selling out]] [[Gari Robo-kun|is the right of]] [[Pepsi Convoy|all sentient]] [[Mickey Mouse|franchises.]]]]

The leader of the [[Flock]], '''Red''' has his... well, if he ''had'' hands, he'd have them full trying to keep the Flock's various eccentric personalities properly focused on protecting their eggs from [[King Pig]] and his flunkies. Not that Red is all that terribly stable himself, what with his limited temper.

Upon contact with the [[Eggspark]], Red was granted the powers of the powerful [[Autobot]]s [[Optimus Prime (disambiguation)|Optimus Prime]] and [[Ultra Magnus (disambiguation)|Ultra Magnus]]... and the former's penchant for long-winded speeches. With his new robot body and the rest of the "Autobirds" backing him up, he's ready to protect [[Piggie Island]] from the greedy [[Deceptihog]]s and the mysterious plans of the [[Eggbot (AB)|Eggbot]]s!

==Games==
===''Angry Birds Transformers''===
Soon after Piggy island was Cyberformed, all the Autobirds and Deceptihogs were captured and frozen leaving only Red as Optimus Prime and [[Chuck_(AB)|Chuck]] as Bumblebee to save the day.

===''As Optimus Prime''===
Red's blasts do low damage and have a moderate rate of fire, which are useless against solid rocks. But, after a few upgrades, his shots get stronger and he also gains the Energon Shield power-up, which can protect him from enemy shots including missiles but they cannot protect him from falling monoliths. He also has two other variants, one where he gets Energon power and an Ultimate version, which can be unlocked later in the game. {{storylink|Angry Birds Transformers (mobile game)|Angry Birds Transformers}}

===''As Ultra Magnus''===
Simply a white repaint (which is oddly fitting) of the Optimus Prime model, Ultra Magnus has a rapid fire purple blaster similar to Lockdown's, which must be reloaded periodically. While starting out fairly weak, the rapid-fire nature allows it to knock buildings down with well-placed shots and is great at shooting down incoming missiles. He was among the few of the Autobirds and Deceptihogs to figure out bribing Skywarp with energon cubes would let them call him in to do a bombing run. By collecting more cubes, Skywarp is better motivated to do more damage, which can be a life-saver on more difficult levels.

In a bit of fanservice, players can buy a cosmetic rocket launcher in a homage to the G1 incarnation using real money and the premium currency.

===''As Energon Optimus Prime''===
An energon-fuelled variant of Optimus Prime, this version is unlocked after you've sunken more time than you should have into the game. With a nice redeco and more powerful weapon, this is everything you could have hoped for when you got your ass kicked as regular Optimus Prime. Due the the fact that restoring cyber-formed objects can heal an Energon boosted character, Energon Optimus Prime also gets a major survivability buff. His Ion Blaster also gets amped up, with much larger projectiles that do more damage, as well as having three shots before needing to reload at Level 1. Sound too good to be true? Well, believe it. But Chuck doesn't care. He uses Energon Optimus Prime as a reading lamp.

===''As Ultimate Optimus Prime''===
Ultimate Optimus Prime is kind of like Energon Optimus Prime. Better armor and an Ion Blaster that don't hit like spitballs from an asthmatic. But there's a key difference, Ultimate Optimus Prime's weapons are slightly more powerful and have more shots before needing to reload, but doesn't have the benefit of being able to recharge on the fly by restoring cyberformed terrain.
.
At Level 7, all versions of Red undergo slight physical modifications. His chest windows go from two large windshields to two smaller ones flanked by even smaller side windows, his pelvis gains small colored decorations, and his legs gain metal sidings. Additionally, Red gains a small [[Powermaster]] partner attached to his grill in engine mode.

==Fiction==
===IDW ''Angry Birds Transformers'' comic===
{{charstubfiction}}
{{-}}
==Commercial appearances==
Starting of as Red in the promotional trailer/intro cinematic for the game, he soon gets turned into Optimus Prime by the power of the EggSpark. Initially clashing with Megatron, they are interrupted by the Eggbots, who are cyberforming everything around them and giving them big guns. Luckily, Red's new body is chock full of weaponry and leads the Autobirds and Deceptihogs to victory in the gleefuly retraux trailer.
[[Image:AngryBirdsCinematicTrailer2.jpg|upright=1.66|thumb|OBJECTION!]]
{{-}}

==Toys==
===''Angry Birds Transformers''===
[[File:ABTFtoy-RacerOptimusPrime.jpg|thumb|right|250px|If you'd have bought ''Super Mario Bros. Transformers'' as a kid, you're not allowed to complain.]]
*'''Optimus Prime Bird''' (Telepods Racer, 2014)
**''Accessories:'' Telepods base
:Part of the [[Toys"R"Us]] ''Angry Birds Transformers'' toyline, Optimus Prime Bird transforms from robot to truck, his bird head visible in both modes, and based on the design of the live action movie continuity's body for [[Optimus Prime (Movie)|Optimus Prime]] used in the first three films. He includes a Telepods base which, when placed over a phone or tablet's camera, allows the toy to be 'scanned into' the [[Angry Birds Transformers (mobile game)|''Angry Birds Transformers'' app]].

:This toy was redecoed as [[Ultra Magnus Bird]].
{{-}}

[[File:ABTFtoy-EnergonRacerOptimusPrime.jpg|thumb|right|300px]]
*'''Energon Racers Pack''' (Telepods Racers multi-pack, 2014)
**''Accessories:'' Telepods base
:The Energon Racers Pack includes a clear, [[energon]]-themed redeco of Optimus Prime Bird's Racer toy.
{{-}}

[[File:ABTFtoy-OptimusPrimeBirdRaceway.jpg|thumb|right|300px]]
*'''Optimus Prime Bird Raceway''' (Telepods track set, 2014)
**''Accessories:'' Telepods base
:The Optimus Prime Bird Raceway set includes Ultimate Optimus Prime Bird, redecoed from his single-packed Racer toy.
{{-}}

[[File:ABTFtoy-OptimusPrimeAttackGame.jpg|thumb|right|300px]]
*'''Optimus Prime Attack Game''' (Jenga Game, 2014)
**''Accessories:'' Ramp, launcher
:The Optimus Prime Attack Game includes a non-transforming Optimus Prime Bird vehicle, with the bird "head" being removable. The game challenges the player to launch Optimus Prime Bird or [[Galvatron Pig]] at a large [[Grimlock Bird]] tower and knock down blocks and [[Deceptihog]]s.
{{-}}

==Notes==
*[[wikia:c:angrybirds:Red Bird|Red Bird]] is seen as the 'protagonist' of the ''{{w|Angry Birds}}'' franchise.
[[Category:Autobirds]]
[[Category:External properties]]

Red (AB)

2015-01-23T04:47:08Z

WellThatsJustPrime: /* Commercial appearances */

{{factions|autobird}}{{disambig2|the Angry Bird|the M&M|Red (M&M)}}
{{disambig3.5|the very angry bird|other characters known as Optimus Prime|Optimus Prime (disambiguation)|Ultra Magnus|other characters known as Ultra Magnus}}
:''Red is an [[Autobird]] from the ''[[Angry Birds Transformers (mobile game)|Angry Birds Transformers]]'' continuity.''

[[File:ABTF-optimusprime.png|thumb|250px|[[Optimash Prime|Selling out]] [[Gari Robo-kun|is the right of]] [[Pepsi Convoy|all sentient]] [[Mickey Mouse|franchises.]]]]

The leader of the [[Flock]], '''Red''' has his... well, if he ''had'' hands, he'd have them full trying to keep the Flock's various eccentric personalities properly focused on protecting their eggs from [[King Pig]] and his flunkies. Not that Red is all that terribly stable himself, what with his limited temper.

Upon contact with the [[Eggspark]], Red was granted the powers of the powerful [[Autobot]]s [[Optimus Prime (disambiguation)|Optimus Prime]] and [[Ultra Magnus (disambiguation)|Ultra Magnus]]... and the former's penchant for long-winded speeches. With his new robot body and the rest of the "Autobirds" backing him up, he's ready to protect [[Piggie Island]] from the greedy [[Deceptihog]]s and the mysterious plans of the [[Eggbot (AB)|Eggbot]]s!

==Games==
===''Angry Birds Transformers''===
Soon after Piggy island was Cyberformed, all the Autobirds and Deceptihogs were captured and frozen leaving only Red as Optimus Prime and [[Chuck_(AB)|Chuck]] as Bumblebee to save the day.

===''As Optimus Prime''===
Red's blasts do low damage and have a moderate rate of fire, which are useless against solid rocks. But, after a few upgrades, his shots get stronger and he also gains the Energon Shield power-up, which can protect him from enemy shots including missiles but they cannot protect him from falling monoliths. He also has two other version, The Energon version and the Ultimate Version which can be unlocked later in the game. This is done the same way rescuing characters is done. {{storylink|Angry Birds Transformers (mobile game)|Angry Birds Transformers}}

===''As Ultra Magnus''===
Simply a white repaint (which is oddly fitting) of the Optimus Prime model, Ultra Magnus has a rapid fire purple blaster similar to Lockdown's, which must be reloaded periodically. While starting out fairly weak, the rapid-fire nature allows it to knock buildings down with well-placed shots and is great at shooting down incoming missiles. He was among the few of the Autobirds and Deceptihogs to figure out bribing Skywarp with energon cubes would let them call him in to do a bombing run. By collecting more cubes, Skywarp is better motivated to do more damage, which can be a life-saver on more difficult levels.

In a bit of fanservice, players can buy a cosmetic rocket launcher in a homage to the G1 incarnation using real money and the premium currency.

===''As Energon Optimus Prime''===
An energon-fuelled variant of Optimus Prime, this version is unlocked after you've sunken more time than you should have into the game. With a nice redeco and more powerful weapon, this is everything you could have hoped for when you got your ass kicked as regular Optimus Prime. Due the the fact that restoring cyber-formed objects can heal an Energon boosted character, Energon Optimus Prime also gets a major survivability buff. His Ion Blaster also gets amped up, with much larger projectiles that do more damage, as well as having three shots before needing to reload at Level 1. Sound too good to be true? Well, believe it. But Chuck doesn't care. He uses Energon Optimus Prime as a reading lamp.

===''As Ultimate Optimus Prime''===
Ultimate Optimus Prime is kind of like Energon Optimus Prime. Better armor and an Ion Blaster that don't hit like spitballs from an asthmatic. But there's a key difference, Ultimate Optimus Prime's weapons are slightly more powerful and have more shots before needing to reload, but doesn't have the benefit of being able to recharge on the fly by restoring cyberformed terrain.
.
At Level 7, all versions of Red undergo slight physical modifications. His chest windows go from two large windshields to two smaller ones flanked by even smaller side windows, his pelvis gains small colored decorations, and his legs gain metal sidings. Additionally, Red gains a small [[Powermaster]] partner attached to his grill in engine mode.

==Fiction==
===IDW ''Angry Birds Transformers'' comic===
{{charstubfiction}}
{{-}}
==Commercial appearances==
Starting of as Red in the promotional trailer/intro cinematic for the game, he soon gets turned into Optimus Prime by the power of the EggSpark. Initially clashing with Megatron, they are interrupted by the Eggbots, who are cyberforming everything around them and giving them big guns. Luckily, Red's new body is chock full of weaponry and leads the Autobirds and Deceptihogs to victory in the gleefuly retraux trailer.
[[Image:AngryBirdsCinematicTrailer2.jpg|upright=1.66|thumb|OBJECTION!]]
{{-}}

==Toys==
===''Angry Birds Transformers''===
[[File:ABTFtoy-RacerOptimusPrime.jpg|thumb|right|250px|If you'd have bought ''Super Mario Bros. Transformers'' as a kid, you're not allowed to complain.]]
*'''Optimus Prime Bird''' (Telepods Racer, 2014)
**''Accessories:'' Telepods base
:Part of the [[Toys"R"Us]] ''Angry Birds Transformers'' toyline, Optimus Prime Bird transforms from robot to truck, his bird head visible in both modes, and based on the design of the live action movie continuity's body for [[Optimus Prime (Movie)|Optimus Prime]] used in the first three films. He includes a Telepods base which, when placed over a phone or tablet's camera, allows the toy to be 'scanned into' the [[Angry Birds Transformers (mobile game)|''Angry Birds Transformers'' app]].

:This toy was redecoed as [[Ultra Magnus Bird]].
{{-}}

[[File:ABTFtoy-EnergonRacerOptimusPrime.jpg|thumb|right|300px]]
*'''Energon Racers Pack''' (Telepods Racers multi-pack, 2014)
**''Accessories:'' Telepods base
:The Energon Racers Pack includes a clear, [[energon]]-themed redeco of Optimus Prime Bird's Racer toy.
{{-}}

[[File:ABTFtoy-OptimusPrimeBirdRaceway.jpg|thumb|right|300px]]
*'''Optimus Prime Bird Raceway''' (Telepods track set, 2014)
**''Accessories:'' Telepods base
:The Optimus Prime Bird Raceway set includes Ultimate Optimus Prime Bird, redecoed from his single-packed Racer toy.
{{-}}

[[File:ABTFtoy-OptimusPrimeAttackGame.jpg|thumb|right|300px]]
*'''Optimus Prime Attack Game''' (Jenga Game, 2014)
**''Accessories:'' Ramp, launcher
:The Optimus Prime Attack Game includes a non-transforming Optimus Prime Bird vehicle, with the bird "head" being removable. The game challenges the player to launch Optimus Prime Bird or [[Galvatron Pig]] at a large [[Grimlock Bird]] tower and knock down blocks and [[Deceptihog]]s.
{{-}}

==Notes==
*[[wikia:c:angrybirds:Red Bird|Red Bird]] is seen as the 'protagonist' of the ''{{w|Angry Birds}}'' franchise.
[[Category:Autobirds]]
[[Category:External properties]]

Angry Birds Transformers (mobile game)

2015-01-23T04:35:02Z

WellThatsJustPrime: /* Gameplay */

{{Nav-ABTF}}
{{videogame
|title=''Angry Birds Transformers''
|image=Angry birds transformers.jpg
|caption=It's happening.
|developer=[[Rovio]]
|publisher=Rovio Mobile
|date=October 15, 2014 (iOS) October 30, 2014 (Android)
|platforms=Apple iOS 7+ (iPad, iPhone) Android
|ratings=
}}
'''''Angry Birds Transformers''''' is a mobile app for both iPhone and Android platforms developed and published by [[Rovio]]. It is a themed version of the developer's mega-popular mobile game ''[[Wikipedia:Angry Birds|Angry Birds]]''.

==Synopsis==
The [[Allspark Egg]] has landed on [[Piggy Island]], transforming its dueling inhabitants and giving them bodies and powers based on the Transformers: the birds of the Flock become [[Autobird]]s and the Bad Piggies the [[Deceptihog]]s. The two sides briefly continue their struggle with these new powers until they are both threatened by another transformed group, the [[Eggbot (AB)|Eggbot]]s, who seek to transform all of Piggy Island into metal, backed by countless robotized [[Minion Pig]]s.

Most of the Autobirds and all of the Deceptihogs are captured leaving only [[Red (AB)|Red]] (who has the powers of [[Optimus Prime (disambiguation)|Optimus Prime]]) and [[Chuck (AB)|Chuck]] (with the powers of [[Bumblebee (disambiguation)|Bumblebee]]) free. The two head out to free the Autobirds ''and'' Deceptihogs, because only by joining forces can they restore Piggy Island to normal!

==Gameplay==
The game is a deviation from the normal ''Angry Birds'' formula, but the core goal, toppling block towers to pop the Bad Piggies on them, is the same.

Once you select an available stage from the map of Piggie Island, your chosen character runs along the foreground at a set speed, as block towers scroll by in the background. By tapping the screen, your character takes aim and fires their weapon. The trick is to quickly determine which blocks in the structure are best to destroy/shove to cause a domino effect, toppling them and popping the Piggies by dropping blocks on them or making them fall far enough. (Remember, weaker blocks are not always the best target!)

Block types include:
:*'''Glass (or Ice, according to other sources) Blocks''': Very weak, easily shattered
:*'''Wood Blocks''': Fairly sturdy but not hard to break
:*'''Stone Blocks''': Very durable, better for pushing than breaking
:*'''TNT Blocks''': Easily-broken red crates that explode with a considerable radius, sending blocks flying
:*'''Coin Blocks''': Golden blocks that spit out Coins with every hit. Pretty dang sturdy, but if you destroy them, you earned a lot of coins.

Most areas also have random destructible elements that can be blasted. The more destruction you cause, the more Coins you get to buy upgrades and explore new areas. Each level has a set length; you do not have to pop every Piggie to pass, merely survive to the end.

"Survive"? Yeah. Some Piggies are weaponized and will begin to attack shortly after appearing on-screen, even before you can retaliate. Thus, popping these Piggies (or at least upending them to throw off their aim) quickly becomes essential. You can also try to escape attacks and falling giant stone statues by transforming to vehicle mode. This speeds you along a bit, but removes your ability to attack, plus you can only maintain vehicle mode for a limited time. Attacking automatically transforms you back to robot mode. There are other obstacles that can decrease a character's health bar; lose all your life and the character is taken out of the game for a time, but they will eventually return. While you will not earn Piggie points for the level, you do keep any Coins you collected. Health does not restore between levels, so if a character is low you must spend Coins to repair them, which also takes them out of the game for a while, but not as long as defeat does. This time-out is in real-time, even when the game is off, but you can spend earned Gems or scan a figure with a [[Telepod]] to make the repairs instantaneous.

Cleared stages will slowly earn Coins over real-time. Tapping on the Coins on the map adds them to your bank. After a set point they will not accrue anymore. This threshold is about four hours of real time, yielding 400 coins per freed area. There are also randomly spawning treasure chests on the map, tap them to earn various amounts of Gems. However, roaming Eggbots will re-cyberform cleared stages, which removes their Coin bonuses. You can see which stages they are working on, how long the cyberforming process will take, and even speed up their work (at the cost of Gems). This too goes on in real-time. Once a stage is re-cyberformed, it can be played again. A good idea is to tap to see who's up at bat next. Note that merely peeking to see which character is next will not automatically charge you gems, you still have a choice to intercept now or not.

===Character choices===
Every stage has a pre-set character you control, based on who you've rescued so far. Every character has a different style of attack, movement speed, and armor rating, as well as an unlockable ability (which must be fueled first by blasting a cyberformed piece of scenery to return it to normal, which is not always as easy as it sounds). Working out the strengths and weaknesses of each character is key to high scores, and in some cases simple survival. (See each characters' individual page for a breakdown of their abilities.) Note that there are only three abilities in the game, though, and each character has only one. A shield (which is sponsored by StateFarm on the phone version but not the tablet version), a short range electromagnetic pulse that can stun pigs or bring down missiles and mortar towers, and an energon airstrike, or technically a carpet bombing run performed by Skywarp. Each ability can be upgraded through the character upgrades at different levels, and get stronger for each tier, but you must destroy a corresponding number of cyberformed terrain. 3 cyberformed bits means 3 cubes means a fully charged ability, but it can also be used with only one cube.

New characters can be added to your roster in two different ways. In-game, each character is held captive in a block of ice, and you must "spend" a specific number of popped Piggies to break them out. You then have to play a short level with that character, and if they make it to the end, they're yours to keep. If not, they are re-frozen, but thankfully you can try again without having to spend all those hard-earned Piggy points again.

Out-of-game, this is where you spend actual-factual money, on the [[Angry Birds Transformers (toyline)|tie-in toys]]. By placing one of the figures on a [[Telepod]] and placing ''that'' on your device's camera lens, the game reads the code on the figure and inserts it into the game for a limited amount of time (roughly 6 hours). Some variant characters can only be obtained via Telepod. While the characters unlocked this way are only available temporarily until unlocked via Piggie points, there is no limit on how often you can scan the figure, plus any upgrade progress is saved. You can also use this method to power-up already-unlocked characters before a stage or speed up their repairs without spending Gems; again there is no limit to the number of times you can scan (but the effects will not stack).

Every character can be upgraded multiple times by spending Coins, which (of course) takes them out of play for a while. Each upgrade is pre-set, increasing attack strength, armor strength, or vehicle mode duration. At certain levels, new abilities are unlocked. You can spend much-rarer Gems to make the upgrade happen instantly; the closer the upgrades are to complete, the less Gems you need to spend. Upgrading characters is ''vital'' as the levels get harder and harder, not to mention in the phone version you can only unlock new areas with an overall player level, which is raised by upgrading your characters. This isn't the case in the tablet version where you can spend Gold Coins to unlock new areas. You can only have one character undergoing upgrades at a time, though, which tempts you to spend those Gems...

Soon you get the option to have a second character on standby, who you can call in and have the computer control for a brief period. They enter the stage in slow motion with a massive shockwave that does heavy damage to most everything on-screen. However, there's a limit to when you are able to call in a partner; once you see [[Astrotrain]] fly overhead, your partner's no longer available. On the other hand, the stage is close to over! But if your partner is ''already'' out when you hit that checkpoint, then they will stay active until the very end of the level, nice for really piling on the destruction.

You get to see your partner before you start the stage, and if you don't like that character choice, you can change it by spending some Coins. Partners are either randomly generated, or pulled from the character rosters of your friends if you've connected to the game via Facebook or Google+ or iTunes or whatever the social network stuff the kids are into these days is. If you called on them in the level, you can "thank" them afterward. Doing so gives the other player a nominal reward (either a Gem or 25 Coins), while not thanking them simply tells the other player that while you're grateful for the firepower assist, you don't think they deserve any actual compensation. You jerk. However this seems to be only for your friends if you use the social network support. When you don't have friends or don't believe in social media, you get random users to help, and if people use your characters and you're not friends with them via social network you don't get any rewards if they thank you.

===Ads and upsells===
It's a free game, so how does Rovio make its money? By copious amounts of ads (largely for other games) and by enticing you to spend real currency on in-game currency.

The ads can actually have a gameplay effect, in a disturbingly clever move. After completing a stage, you are given the option to watch a short video ad; doing so doubles your end-of-stage rewards. When chosing a partner for a stage, you will also get a prompt to watch an ad; doing so gives your partner a one-stage stat boost and ups the amount of time they can stay in-play. However, you can only watch so many ads within a set amount of time, so choose which bonuses you go for wisely. And of course, sometimes ads will just pop up anyway.

Spending real monies allows you to buy large numbers of Gems, which are used to speed up character upgrades, repairs, and re-opening stages. Given that those can take from minutes or literal hours to over a day to finish, leaving you with no stages available to play til the required characters are back in commission, it gets tempting to drop some coin of the real variety.

Of course, you can get the same repair/upgrade speed-up effects with a Telepod-activated figure... which also costs real monies. And Rovio doesn't believe in cloud saves, so depending on who you ask, this means that, according to many reviewers, if you have to do a wipe or ever lose your files for some reason, you can lose all your progress. People have gotten their characters leveled up to the max. Which costs hundreds of thousands of gold coins or thousands of gems (read: lots and lots of grinding or real monies) only for it to be all for nought. If at all possible, play this on a device you don't need to use daily. That way you can also alter the devices time to make the upgrades go faster, although if you go too far or revert to current time, an error message saying something along the lines of "Error! Time travel detected! Your characters have suffered." and you'll be slapped on the wrist by getting them downgraded in relation to how far away from real time you were.

== Featured characters ==
{{featuredcharacters
|h1=[[Autobird]]s
|c1=
* [[Red (AB)|Red]] as Optimus Prime
**Regular
**Energon
**Ultimate
* [[Chuck (AB)|Chuck]] as Bumblebee
**Regular
**High-Octane
* [[Hal]] as Grimlock
**Grey Slam
**Energon
**Goldbite
* [[Terence (AB)|Terence]] as Heatwave
* Red as Ultra Magnus
* Terence as Sentinel Prime
* [[Bubbles]] as Jazz
;Non-playable
*[[Stella]] as Arcee
*[[Bomb]] as Drift
*[[The Blues]] as Bluestreak
|h2=[[Deceptihog]]s
|c2=
* [[King Pig]] as Megatron
**Dark
**Ultimate
* [[Corporal Pig]] as Galvatron
**Regular
**Energon
* [[Chef Pig]] as Soundwave
**Regular
**Energon
* [[Moustache Pig]] as Lockdown
**Regular
**Energon
* [[Minion Pig]] as Starscream
**Energon
* Minion Pig as Thundercracker
* King Pig as Bludgeon
* Chef Pig as Soundblaster
* King Pig as Brawl
;Non-playable
* Minion Pig as Skywarp
* [[Astrotrain (AB)|Astrotrain]]
|nonumbering=true
}}

Energon characters take a bit more damage from attacks than their non-Energon counterparts (and non-Energon characters in general), but they are the only ones who can heal using Energon Cubes; receiving one adds back parts of a heart AND fills up the meter for the Energon weapon. The Ultimate characters (Ultimate Prime and Megatron, along with High Octane Bumblebee and Goldbite Grimlock) get an automatic 2x bonus to their coins at the end of the match, but if they die the player doesn't get anything.

==Notes==
*For reasons unknown, Energon Galvatron is the only playable character without a corresponding [[Angry Birds Transformers (toyline)|''Telepods'' toy]].
===References===
This game is loaded with tiny jokes and references to Transformers lore.

* The character designs pull from a broad mix of generations. While (obviously) [[The Transformers (franchise)|Generation 1]] gets the most representation, there are also elements from the [[Live-action film series|live-action movies]], ''[[Transformers: Rescue Bots (franchise)| Rescue Bots]]'' and ''[[Transformers: War for Cybertron (franchise)| War for Cybertron]]''. (See individual character pages for the rundown on each.)
*The initial loading screen has numerous nods to more specific (and occasionally obscure) bits of Transformers lore:
{{collist|3|
:*"[[Mechanical_Difficulties!|Crowning Grimlock]]"
:*"Rhyming with [[Wheelie (G1)|Wheelie]]"
:*"[[Target: 2006|Targeting 2006]]"
:*"Seeing if we've got [[The Touch]]"
:*"[[More than Meets the Eye, Part 2|Dueling on dams]]"
:*"Rebuilding [[Guardian (Marvel)|Guardian]]"
:*"[[The Transformers: All Hail Megatron|Hailing Megatron]]"
:*"Pouring water on [[scraplet]]s"
:*"Practicing [[Metallikato]]"
:*"Crashing the [[Ark (G1)|Ark]]"
:*"Rebooting [[Teletraan (disambiguation)|Teletraan 1]]"
:*"Spying on [[Soundwave (disambiguation)|Soundwave]]"
:*"Having a taste of our own electro-medicine"
}}
* The music for the game was composed by [[Vince DiCola]], who did the score for ''[[The Transformers: The Movie]]''.
* Each character has one or two unique wearable accessories, many of which are based on wider ''Transformers'' lore:
{{collist|2|
:*Optimus Prime: the [[Matrix of Leadership]] and [[Live-action film series|movie]] [[Optimus Prime (Movie)|Optimus Prime]]'s [[Dual Energon Swords|Energon Sword]].
:*Bumblebee: ''[[Transformers: Rescue Bots (franchise)|Rescue Bots]]'' [[Bumblebee (WFC)|Bumblebee]]'s ''Energize'' jackhammer tool.
:*Soundwave: [[Laserbeak (AB)|Laserbeak]].
:*Bludgeon: [[The Transformers (franchise)|Generation 1]] [[Bludgeon (G1)|Bludgeon]]'s tank-turret gun.
:*Heatwave: ''Rescue Bots'' [[Heatwave (RB)|Heatwave]]'s ''Energize'' fire axe.
:*Lockdown: ''[[Transformers: Age of Extinction (franchise)|Age of Extinction]]'' [[Lockdown (ROTF)|Lockdown]]'s hook and head-gun.
:*Ultra Magnus: Generation 1 [[Ultra Magnus (G1)|Ultra Magnus]]'s shoulder-mounted rocket launcher.
:*Galvatron: ''[[Transformers: Energon (franchise)|Energon]]'' [[Megatron (Armada)|Galvatron]]'s sword.
:*Soundblaster: A [[Decepticon Mini-Cassette|"Deceptihogs" cassette tape]], vaguely emulating Generation 1 [[Soundwave (G1)/toys#SoundblasterG1|Soundblaster]]'s toy's dual cassette capacity.
:*Thundercracker: ''[[Arms Micron]]'' [[Balo]] in shield mode.
:*Jazz: ''[[Transformers: Fall of Cybertron|Fall of Cybertron]]'' [[Jazz (WFC)|Jazz]]'s grappling hook.
:*Brawl: Generation 1 [[Brawl (G1)|Brawl]]'s twin [[sonic cannon]] and one of movie [[Brawl (Movie)|Brawl]]'s missile pods (specifically based on his [[Fast Action Battlers]] toy, of all things).
:*Grey Slam Grimlock: Generation 1 [[Grimlock (G1)|Grimlock]]'s [[Dinobot Crown of Leadership|crown]].
:*Energon Starscream: Generation 1 [[Starscream (G1)|Starscream]]'s crown from ''[[The Transformers: The Movie]]''.
:*Energon Soundwave: [[Ratbat (AB)|Ratbat]].
:*Energon Lockdown: An [[Energon cube]] and ''Age of Extinction'' Lockdown's shoulder missiles.
:*Energon Galvatron: A miniature [[Unicron]].
:*Energon Optimus Prime: the "Eggspark".
:*Ultimate Megatron: Generation 1 [[Megatron (G1)|Megatron]]'s [[Energon mace]].
:*Ultimate Optimus Prime: [[Powermaster]] Optimus Prime's shoulder cannons.
:*Goldbite Grimlock: [[Wheelie (AB)|Wheelie]] riding on his back.

}}

== External links ==
* [http://www.cnet.com/news/angry-birds-transformers-takes-wing-as-new-app-and-toys/ Angry Birds Transformers takes wing as new app and toys]
* [http://transformers.angrybirds.com/ Official Website]

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[[Category:Video games]]

Angry Birds Transformers (mobile game)

2015-01-23T04:30:21Z

WellThatsJustPrime: /* Gameplay */

{{Nav-ABTF}}
{{videogame
|title=''Angry Birds Transformers''
|image=Angry birds transformers.jpg
|caption=It's happening.
|developer=[[Rovio]]
|publisher=Rovio Mobile
|date=October 15, 2014 (iOS) October 30, 2014 (Android)
|platforms=Apple iOS 7+ (iPad, iPhone) Android
|ratings=
}}
'''''Angry Birds Transformers''''' is a mobile app for both iPhone and Android platforms developed and published by [[Rovio]]. It is a themed version of the developer's mega-popular mobile game ''[[Wikipedia:Angry Birds|Angry Birds]]''.

==Synopsis==
The [[Allspark Egg]] has landed on [[Piggy Island]], transforming its dueling inhabitants and giving them bodies and powers based on the Transformers: the birds of the Flock become [[Autobird]]s and the Bad Piggies the [[Deceptihog]]s. The two sides briefly continue their struggle with these new powers until they are both threatened by another transformed group, the [[Eggbot (AB)|Eggbot]]s, who seek to transform all of Piggy Island into metal, backed by countless robotized [[Minion Pig]]s.

Most of the Autobirds and all of the Deceptihogs are captured leaving only [[Red (AB)|Red]] (who has the powers of [[Optimus Prime (disambiguation)|Optimus Prime]]) and [[Chuck (AB)|Chuck]] (with the powers of [[Bumblebee (disambiguation)|Bumblebee]]) free. The two head out to free the Autobirds ''and'' Deceptihogs, because only by joining forces can they restore Piggy Island to normal!

==Gameplay==
The game is a deviation from the normal ''Angry Birds'' formula, but the core goal, toppling block towers to pop the Bad Piggies on them, is the same.

Once you select an available stage from the map of Piggie Island, your chosen character runs along the foreground at a set speed, as block towers scroll by in the background. By tapping the screen, your character takes aim and fires their weapon. The trick is to quickly determine which blocks in the structure are best to destroy/shove to cause a domino effect, toppling them and popping the Piggies by dropping blocks on them or making them fall far enough. (Remember, weaker blocks are not always the best target!)

Block types include:
:*'''Glass (or Ice, according to other sources) Blocks''': Very weak, easily shattered
:*'''Wood Blocks''': Fairly sturdy but not hard to break
:*'''Stone Blocks''': Very durable, better for pushing than breaking
:*'''TNT Blocks''': Easily-broken red crates that explode with a considerable radius, sending blocks flying
:*'''Coin Blocks''': Golden blocks that spit out Coins with every hit. Pretty dang sturdy, but if you destroy them, you earned a lot of coins.

Most areas also have random destructible elements that can be blasted. The more destruction you cause, the more Coins you get to buy upgrades and explore new areas. Each level has a set length; you do not have to pop every Piggie to pass, merely survive to the end.

"Survive"? Yeah. Some Piggies are weaponized and will begin to attack shortly after appearing on-screen, even before you can retaliate. Thus, popping these Piggies (or at least upending them to throw off their aim) quickly becomes essential. You can also try to escape attacks and falling giant stone statues by transforming to vehicle mode. This speeds you along a bit, but removes your ability to attack, plus you can only maintain vehicle mode for a limited time. Attacking automatically transforms you back to robot mode. There are other obstacles that can decrease a character's health bar; lose all your life and the character is taken out of the game for a time, but they will eventually return. While you will not earn Piggie points for the level, you do keep any Coins you collected. Health does not restore between levels, so if a character is low you must spend Coins to repair them, which also takes them out of the game for a while, but not as long as defeat does. This time-out is in real-time, even when the game is off, but you can spend earned Gems or scan a figure with a [[Telepod]] to make the repairs instantaneous.

Cleared stages will slowly earn Coins over real-time. Tapping on the Coins on the map adds them to your bank. After a set point they will not accrue anymore. This threshold is about four hours of real time, yielding 400 coins per freed area. There are also randomly spawning treasure chests on the map, tap them to earn various amounts of Gems. However, roaming Eggbots will re-cyberform cleared stages, which removes their Coin bonuses. You can see which stages they are working on, how long the cyberforming process will take, and even speed up their work (at the cost of Gems). This too goes on in real-time. Once a stage is re-cyberformed, it can be played again. A good idea is to tap to see who's up at bat next. Note that merely peeking to see which character is next will not automatically charge you gems, you still have a choice to intercept now or not.

===Character choices===
Every stage has a pre-set character you control, based on who you've rescued so far. Every character has a different style of attack, movement speed, and armor rating, as well as an unlockable ability (which must be fueled first by blasting a cyberformed piece of scenery to return it to normal, which is not always as easy as it sounds). Working out the strengths and weaknesses of each character is key to high scores, and in some cases simple survival. (See each characters' individual page for a breakdown of their abilities.) Note that there are only three abilities in the game, though, and each character has only one. A shield (which is sponsored by StateFarm on the phone version but not the tablet version), a short range electromagnetic pulse that can stun pigs or bring down missiles and mortar towers, and an energon airstrike, or technically a carpet bombing run performed by Skywarp. Each ability can be upgraded through the character upgrades at different levels, and get stronger for each tier, but you must destroy a corresponding number of cyberformed terrain. 3 cyberformed bits means 3 cubes means a fully charged ability, but it can also be used with only one cube.

New characters can be added to your roster in two different ways. In-game, each character is held captive in a block of ice, and you must "spend" a specific number of popped Piggies to break them out. You then have to play a short level with that character, and if they make it to the end, they're yours to keep. If not, they are re-frozen, but thankfully you can try again without having to spend all those hard-earned Piggy points again. One wonders how spending your kill count actually would work. They explode when <strike>killed</strike> popped, so they're of no leverage when freeing a character. And the character breaks out all by themselves, so that leaves the bribery option just completely out of the question.

Out-of-game, this is where you spend actual-factual money, on the [[Angry Birds Transformers (toyline)|tie-in toys]]. By placing one of the figures on a [[Telepod]] and placing ''that'' on your device's camera lens, the game reads the code on the figure and inserts it into the game for a limited amount of time (roughly 6 hours). Some variant characters can only be obtained via Telepod. While the characters unlocked this way are only available temporarily until unlocked via Piggie points, there is no limit on how often you can scan the figure, plus any upgrade progress is saved. You can also use this method to power-up already-unlocked characters before a stage or speed up their repairs without spending Gems; again there is no limit to the number of times you can scan (but the effects will not stack).

Every character can be upgraded multiple times by spending Coins, which (of course) takes them out of play for a while. Each upgrade is pre-set, increasing attack strength, armor strength, or vehicle mode duration. At certain levels, new abilities are unlocked. You can spend much-rarer Gems to make the upgrade happen instantly; the closer the upgrades are to complete, the less Gems you need to spend. Upgrading characters is ''vital'' as the levels get harder and harder, not to mention in the phone version you can only unlock new areas with an overall player level, which is raised by upgrading your characters. This isn't the case in the tablet version where you can spend Gold Coins to unlock new areas. You can only have one character undergoing upgrades at a time, though, which tempts you to spend those Gems...

Soon you get the option to have a second character on standby, who you can call in and have the computer control for a brief period. They enter the stage in slow motion with a massive shockwave that does heavy damage to most everything on-screen. However, there's a limit to when you are able to call in a partner; once you see [[Astrotrain]] fly overhead, your partner's no longer available. On the other hand, the stage is close to over! But if your partner is ''already'' out when you hit that checkpoint, then they will stay active until the very end of the level, nice for really piling on the destruction.

You get to see your partner before you start the stage, and if you don't like that character choice, you can change it by spending some Coins. Partners are either randomly generated, or pulled from the character rosters of your friends if you've connected to the game via Facebook or Google+ or iTunes or whatever the social network stuff the kids are into these days is. If you called on them in the level, you can "thank" them afterward. Doing so gives the other player a nominal reward (either a Gem or 25 Coins), while not thanking them simply tells the other player that while you're grateful for the firepower assist, you don't think they deserve any actual compensation. You jerk. However this seems to be only for your friends if you use the social network support. When you don't have friends or don't believe in social media, you get random users to help, and if people use your characters and you're not friends with them via social network you don't get any rewards if they thank you. However, there's not really a way to confirm this.

===Ads and upsells===
It's a free game, so how does Rovio make its money? By copious amounts of ads (largely for other games) and by enticing you to spend real currency on in-game currency.

The ads can actually have a gameplay effect, in a disturbingly clever move. After completing a stage, you are given the option to watch a short video ad; doing so doubles your end-of-stage rewards. When chosing a partner for a stage, you will also get a prompt to watch an ad; doing so gives your partner a one-stage stat boost and ups the amount of time they can stay in-play. However, you can only watch so many ads within a set amount of time, so choose which bonuses you go for wisely. And of course, sometimes ads will just pop up anyway.

Spending real monies allows you to buy large numbers of Gems, which are used to speed up character upgrades, repairs, and re-opening stages. Given that those can take from minutes or literal hours to over a day to finish, leaving you with no stages available to play til the required characters are back in commission, it gets tempting to drop some coin of the real variety.

Of course, you can get the same repair/upgrade speed-up effects with a Telepod-activated figure... which also costs real monies. And Rovio doesn't believe in cloud saves, so depending on who you ask, this means that, according to many reviewers, if you have to do a wipe or ever lose your files for some reason, you can lose all your progress. People have gotten their characters leveled up to the max. Which costs hundreds of thousands of gold coins or thousands of gems (read: lots and lots of grinding or real monies) only for it to be all for nought.

== Featured characters ==
{{featuredcharacters
|h1=[[Autobird]]s
|c1=
* [[Red (AB)|Red]] as Optimus Prime
**Regular
**Energon
**Ultimate
* [[Chuck (AB)|Chuck]] as Bumblebee
**Regular
**High-Octane
* [[Hal]] as Grimlock
**Grey Slam
**Energon
**Goldbite
* [[Terence (AB)|Terence]] as Heatwave
* Red as Ultra Magnus
* Terence as Sentinel Prime
* [[Bubbles]] as Jazz
;Non-playable
*[[Stella]] as Arcee
*[[Bomb]] as Drift
*[[The Blues]] as Bluestreak
|h2=[[Deceptihog]]s
|c2=
* [[King Pig]] as Megatron
**Dark
**Ultimate
* [[Corporal Pig]] as Galvatron
**Regular
**Energon
* [[Chef Pig]] as Soundwave
**Regular
**Energon
* [[Moustache Pig]] as Lockdown
**Regular
**Energon
* [[Minion Pig]] as Starscream
**Energon
* Minion Pig as Thundercracker
* King Pig as Bludgeon
* Chef Pig as Soundblaster
* King Pig as Brawl
;Non-playable
* Minion Pig as Skywarp
* [[Astrotrain (AB)|Astrotrain]]
|nonumbering=true
}}

Energon characters take a bit more damage from attacks than their non-Energon counterparts (and non-Energon characters in general), but they are the only ones who can heal using Energon Cubes; receiving one adds back parts of a heart AND fills up the meter for the Energon weapon. The Ultimate characters (Ultimate Prime and Megatron, along with High Octane Bumblebee and Goldbite Grimlock) get an automatic 2x bonus to their coins at the end of the match, but if they die the player doesn't get anything.

==Notes==
*For reasons unknown, Energon Galvatron is the only playable character without a corresponding [[Angry Birds Transformers (toyline)|''Telepods'' toy]].
===References===
This game is loaded with tiny jokes and references to Transformers lore.

* The character designs pull from a broad mix of generations. While (obviously) [[The Transformers (franchise)|Generation 1]] gets the most representation, there are also elements from the [[Live-action film series|live-action movies]], ''[[Transformers: Rescue Bots (franchise)| Rescue Bots]]'' and ''[[Transformers: War for Cybertron (franchise)| War for Cybertron]]''. (See individual character pages for the rundown on each.)
*The initial loading screen has numerous nods to more specific (and occasionally obscure) bits of Transformers lore:
{{collist|3|
:*"[[Mechanical_Difficulties!|Crowning Grimlock]]"
:*"Rhyming with [[Wheelie (G1)|Wheelie]]"
:*"[[Target: 2006|Targeting 2006]]"
:*"Seeing if we've got [[The Touch]]"
:*"[[More than Meets the Eye, Part 2|Dueling on dams]]"
:*"Rebuilding [[Guardian (Marvel)|Guardian]]"
:*"[[The Transformers: All Hail Megatron|Hailing Megatron]]"
:*"Pouring water on [[scraplet]]s"
:*"Practicing [[Metallikato]]"
:*"Crashing the [[Ark (G1)|Ark]]"
:*"Rebooting [[Teletraan (disambiguation)|Teletraan 1]]"
:*"Spying on [[Soundwave (disambiguation)|Soundwave]]"
:*"Having a taste of our own electro-medicine"
}}
* The music for the game was composed by [[Vince DiCola]], who did the score for ''[[The Transformers: The Movie]]''.
* Each character has one or two unique wearable accessories, many of which are based on wider ''Transformers'' lore:
{{collist|2|
:*Optimus Prime: the [[Matrix of Leadership]] and [[Live-action film series|movie]] [[Optimus Prime (Movie)|Optimus Prime]]'s [[Dual Energon Swords|Energon Sword]].
:*Bumblebee: ''[[Transformers: Rescue Bots (franchise)|Rescue Bots]]'' [[Bumblebee (WFC)|Bumblebee]]'s ''Energize'' jackhammer tool.
:*Soundwave: [[Laserbeak (AB)|Laserbeak]].
:*Bludgeon: [[The Transformers (franchise)|Generation 1]] [[Bludgeon (G1)|Bludgeon]]'s tank-turret gun.
:*Heatwave: ''Rescue Bots'' [[Heatwave (RB)|Heatwave]]'s ''Energize'' fire axe.
:*Lockdown: ''[[Transformers: Age of Extinction (franchise)|Age of Extinction]]'' [[Lockdown (ROTF)|Lockdown]]'s hook and head-gun.
:*Ultra Magnus: Generation 1 [[Ultra Magnus (G1)|Ultra Magnus]]'s shoulder-mounted rocket launcher.
:*Galvatron: ''[[Transformers: Energon (franchise)|Energon]]'' [[Megatron (Armada)|Galvatron]]'s sword.
:*Soundblaster: A [[Decepticon Mini-Cassette|"Deceptihogs" cassette tape]], vaguely emulating Generation 1 [[Soundwave (G1)/toys#SoundblasterG1|Soundblaster]]'s toy's dual cassette capacity.
:*Thundercracker: ''[[Arms Micron]]'' [[Balo]] in shield mode.
:*Jazz: ''[[Transformers: Fall of Cybertron|Fall of Cybertron]]'' [[Jazz (WFC)|Jazz]]'s grappling hook.
:*Brawl: Generation 1 [[Brawl (G1)|Brawl]]'s twin [[sonic cannon]] and one of movie [[Brawl (Movie)|Brawl]]'s missile pods (specifically based on his [[Fast Action Battlers]] toy, of all things).
:*Grey Slam Grimlock: Generation 1 [[Grimlock (G1)|Grimlock]]'s [[Dinobot Crown of Leadership|crown]].
:*Energon Starscream: Generation 1 [[Starscream (G1)|Starscream]]'s crown from ''[[The Transformers: The Movie]]''.
:*Energon Soundwave: [[Ratbat (AB)|Ratbat]].
:*Energon Lockdown: An [[Energon cube]] and ''Age of Extinction'' Lockdown's shoulder missiles.
:*Energon Galvatron: A miniature [[Unicron]].
:*Energon Optimus Prime: the "Eggspark".
:*Ultimate Megatron: Generation 1 [[Megatron (G1)|Megatron]]'s [[Energon mace]].
:*Ultimate Optimus Prime: [[Powermaster]] Optimus Prime's shoulder cannons.
:*Goldbite Grimlock: [[Wheelie (AB)|Wheelie]] riding on his back.

}}

== External links ==
* [http://www.cnet.com/news/angry-birds-transformers-takes-wing-as-new-app-and-toys/ Angry Birds Transformers takes wing as new app and toys]
* [http://transformers.angrybirds.com/ Official Website]

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[[Category:Video games]]

Angry Birds Transformers (mobile game)

2015-01-23T04:10:48Z

WellThatsJustPrime: /* Ads and upsells */

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{{videogame
|title=''Angry Birds Transformers''
|image=Angry birds transformers.jpg
|caption=It's happening.
|developer=[[Rovio]]
|publisher=Rovio Mobile
|date=October 15, 2014 (iOS) October 30, 2014 (Android)
|platforms=Apple iOS 7+ (iPad, iPhone) Android
|ratings=
}}
'''''Angry Birds Transformers''''' is a mobile app for both iPhone and Android platforms developed and published by [[Rovio]]. It is a themed version of the developer's mega-popular mobile game ''[[Wikipedia:Angry Birds|Angry Birds]]''.

==Synopsis==
The [[Allspark Egg]] has landed on [[Piggy Island]], transforming its dueling inhabitants and giving them bodies and powers based on the Transformers: the birds of the Flock become [[Autobird]]s and the Bad Piggies the [[Deceptihog]]s. The two sides briefly continue their struggle with these new powers until they are both threatened by another transformed group, the [[Eggbot (AB)|Eggbot]]s, who seek to transform all of Piggy Island into metal, backed by countless robotized [[Minion Pig]]s.

Most of the Autobirds and all of the Deceptihogs are captured leaving only [[Red (AB)|Red]] (who has the powers of [[Optimus Prime (disambiguation)|Optimus Prime]]) and [[Chuck (AB)|Chuck]] (with the powers of [[Bumblebee (disambiguation)|Bumblebee]]) free. The two head out to free the Autobirds ''and'' Deceptihogs, because only by joining forces can they restore Piggy Island to normal!

==Gameplay==
The game is a deviation from the normal ''Angry Birds'' formula, but the core goal, toppling block towers to pop the Bad Piggies on them, is the same.

Once you select an available stage from the map of Piggie Island, your chosen character runs along the foreground at a set speed, as block towers scroll by in the background. By tapping the screen, your character takes aim and fires their weapon. The trick is to quickly determine which blocks in the structure are best to destroy/shove to cause a domino effect, toppling them and popping the Piggies by dropping blocks on them or making them fall far enough. (Remember, weaker blocks are not always the best target!)

Block types include:
:*'''Glass Blocks''': Very weak, easily shattered
:*'''Wood Blocks''': Fairly sturdy but not hard to break
:*'''Stone Blocks''': Very durable, better for pushing than breaking
:*'''TNT Blocks''': Easily-broken red crates that explode with a wide range, sending blocks flying
:*'''Coin Blocks''': Golden blocks that spit out Coins with every hit. Pretty dang sturdy

Most areas also have random destructible elements that can be blasted. The more destruction you cause, the more Coins you get to buy upgrades and explore new areas. Each level has a set length; you do not have to pop every Piggie to pass, merely survive to the end.

"Survive"? Yeah. Some Piggies are weaponized and will begin to attack shortly after appearing on-screen. Thus, popping these Piggies (or at least upending them to throw off their aim) quickly becomes essential. You can also try to escape attacks and falling giant stone statues by transforming to vehicle mode. This speeds you along a bit, but removes your ability to attack, plus you can only maintain vehicle mode for a limited time. Attacking automatically transforms you back to robot mode. There are other obstacles that can decrease a character's health bar; lose all your life and the character is taken out of the game for a time, but they will eventually return. While you will not earn Piggie points for the level, you do keep any Coins you collected. Health does not restore between levels, so if a character is low you must spend Coins to repair them, which also takes them out of the game for a while, but not as long as defeat does. This time-out is in real-time, even when the game is off, but you can spend earned Crystals or scan a figure with a [[Telepod]] to make the repairs instantaneous.

Cleared stages will slowly earn Coins over real-time. Tapping on the Coins on the map adds them to your bank. There are also occasional treasure chests on the map, tap them to earn more Crystals. However, roaming Eggbots will re-cyberform cleared stages, which removes their Coin bonuses. You can see which stages they are working on, how long the cyberforming process will take, and even speed up their work (at the cost of Crystals). This too goes on in real-time. Once a stage is re-cyberformed, it can be played again.

===Character choices===
Every stage has a pre-set character you control, based on who you've rescued so far. Every character has a different style of attack, movement speed, and armor rating, as well as an unlockable secondary move (which must be fueled first by blasting a cyberformed piece of scenery to return it to normal, which is not always as easy as it sounds). Working out the strengths and weaknesses of each character is key to high scores, and in some cases simple survival. (See each characters' individual page for a breakdown of their abilities.)

New characters can be added to your roster in two different ways. In-game, each character is held captive in a block of ice, and you must "spend" a specific number of popped Piggies to break them out. You then have to play a short level with that character, and if they make it to the end, they're yours to keep. If not, they are re-frozen, but thankfully you can try again without having to spend all those hard-earned Piggy points again.

Out-of-game, this is where you spend actual-factual money, on the [[Angry Birds Transformers (toyline)|tie-in toys]]. By placing one of the figures on a [[Telepod]] and placing ''that'' on your device's camera lens, the game reads the code on the figure and inserts it into the game for a limited amount of time (roughly 6 hours). Some variant characters can only be obtained via Telepod. While the characters unlocked this way are only available temporarily until unlocked via Piggie points, there is no limit on how often you can scan the figure, plus any upgrade progress is saved. You can also use this method to power-up already-unlocked characters before a stage or speed up their repairs without spending Crystals; again there is no limit to the number of times you can scan (but the effects will not stack).

Every character can be upgraded multiple times by spending Coins, which (of course) takes them out of play for a while. Each upgrade is pre-set, increasing attack strength, armor strength, or vehicle mode duration. At certain levels, new abilities are unlocked. You can spend much-rarer Crystals to make the upgrade happen instantly; the closer the upgrades are to complete, the less Crystals you need to spend. Upgrading characters is ''vital'' as the levels get harder and harder. You can only have one character undergoing upgrades at a time, though, which tempts you to spend those Crystals....

Soon you get the option to have a second character on standby, who you can call in and have the computer control for a brief period. They enter the stage with a slo-mo that does heavy damage to most of the Glass blocks and Piggies on-screen. However, there's a limit to when you are able to call in a partner; once you see your transport fly overhead, your partner's no longer available. On the other hand, the stage is close to over! But if your partner is ''already'' out when you hit that checkpoint, then they will stay active until the very end of the level, nice for really piling on the destruction.

You get to see your partner before you start the stage, and if you don't like that character choice, you can change it by spending some Coins. Partners are either randomly generated, or pulled from the character rosters of your friends if you've connected to the game via Facebook or Google+ or iTunes or whatever the social network stuff the kids are into these days is. If you called on them in the level, you can "thank" them afterward. Doing so gives the other player a nominal reward (either a Crystal or 25 Coins), while not thanking them simply tells the other player that while you're grateful for the firepower assist, you don't think they deserve any actual compensation. You jerk.

===Ads and upsells===
It's a free game, so how does Rovio make its money? By copious amounts of ads (largely for other games) and by enticing you to spend real currency on in-game currency.

The ads can actually have a gameplay effect, in a disturbingly clever move. After completing a stage, you are given the option to watch a short video ad; doing so doubles your end-of-stage rewards. When chosing a partner for a stage, you will also get a prompt to watch an ad; doing so gives your partner a one-stage stat boost and ups the amount of time they can stay in-play. However, you can only watch so many ads within a set amount of time, so choose which bonuses you go for wisely. And of course, sometimes ads will just pop up anyway.

Spending real monies allows you to buy large numbers of Crystals, which are used to speed up character upgrades, repairs, and re-opening stages. Given that those can take from minutes or literal hours to over a day to finish, leaving you with no stages available to play til the required characters are back in commission, it gets tempting to drop some coin of the real variety.

Of course, you can get the same repair/upgrade speed-up effects with a Telepod-activated figure... which also costs real monies. And Rovio doesn't believe in cloud saves, so depending on who you ask, (this wiki editor wouldn't know, so someone please confirm), the Telepods have to be re-scanned every time you exit the game completely and want to use them, because the app "forgets" if you close it. But this also means that, according to many reviewers, if you have to do a wipe or ever lose your files for some reason, you can lose all your progress. People have gotten their characters leveled up to the max. Which costs hundreds of thousands of gold coins or thousands of gems (read: lots and lots of grinding or real monies) only for it to be all for nought.

== Featured characters ==
{{featuredcharacters
|h1=[[Autobird]]s
|c1=
* [[Red (AB)|Red]] as Optimus Prime
**Regular
**Energon
**Ultimate
* [[Chuck (AB)|Chuck]] as Bumblebee
**Regular
**High-Octane
* [[Hal]] as Grimlock
**Grey Slam
**Energon
**Goldbite
* [[Terence (AB)|Terence]] as Heatwave
* Red as Ultra Magnus
* Terence as Sentinel Prime
* [[Bubbles]] as Jazz
;Non-playable
*[[Stella]] as Arcee
*[[Bomb]] as Drift
*[[The Blues]] as Bluestreak
|h2=[[Deceptihog]]s
|c2=
* [[King Pig]] as Megatron
**Dark
**Ultimate
* [[Corporal Pig]] as Galvatron
**Regular
**Energon
* [[Chef Pig]] as Soundwave
**Regular
**Energon
* [[Moustache Pig]] as Lockdown
**Regular
**Energon
* [[Minion Pig]] as Starscream
**Energon
* Minion Pig as Thundercracker
* King Pig as Bludgeon
* Chef Pig as Soundblaster
* King Pig as Brawl
;Non-playable
* Minion Pig as Skywarp
* [[Astrotrain (AB)|Astrotrain]]
|nonumbering=true
}}

Energon characters take a bit more damage from attacks than their non-Energon counterparts (and non-Energon characters in general), but they are the only ones who can heal using Energon Cubes; receiving one adds back parts of a heart AND fills up the meter for the Energon weapon. The Ultimate characters (Ultimate Prime and Megatron, along with High Octane Bumblebee and Goldbite Grimlock) get an automatic 2x bonus to their coins at the end of the match, but if they die the player doesn't get anything.

==Notes==
*For reasons unknown, Energon Galvatron is the only playable character without a corresponding [[Angry Birds Transformers (toyline)|''Telepods'' toy]].
===References===
This game is loaded with tiny jokes and references to Transformers lore.

* The character designs pull from a broad mix of generations. While (obviously) [[The Transformers (franchise)|Generation 1]] gets the most representation, there are also elements from the [[Live-action film series|live-action movies]], ''[[Transformers: Rescue Bots (franchise)| Rescue Bots]]'' and ''[[Transformers: War for Cybertron (franchise)| War for Cybertron]]''. (See individual character pages for the rundown on each.)
*The initial loading screen has numerous nods to more specific (and occasionally obscure) bits of Transformers lore:
{{collist|3|
:*"[[Mechanical_Difficulties!|Crowning Grimlock]]"
:*"Rhyming with [[Wheelie (G1)|Wheelie]]"
:*"[[Target: 2006|Targeting 2006]]"
:*"Seeing if we've got [[The Touch]]"
:*"[[More than Meets the Eye, Part 2|Dueling on dams]]"
:*"Rebuilding [[Guardian (Marvel)|Guardian]]"
:*"[[The Transformers: All Hail Megatron|Hailing Megatron]]"
:*"Pouring water on [[scraplet]]s"
:*"Practicing [[Metallikato]]"
:*"Crashing the [[Ark (G1)|Ark]]"
:*"Rebooting [[Teletraan (disambiguation)|Teletraan 1]]"
:*"Spying on [[Soundwave (disambiguation)|Soundwave]]"
:*"Having a taste of our own electro-medicine"
}}
* The music for the game was composed by [[Vince DiCola]], who did the score for ''[[The Transformers: The Movie]]''.
* Each character has one or two unique wearable accessories, many of which are based on wider ''Transformers'' lore:
{{collist|2|
:*Optimus Prime: the [[Matrix of Leadership]] and [[Live-action film series|movie]] [[Optimus Prime (Movie)|Optimus Prime]]'s [[Dual Energon Swords|Energon Sword]].
:*Bumblebee: ''[[Transformers: Rescue Bots (franchise)|Rescue Bots]]'' [[Bumblebee (WFC)|Bumblebee]]'s ''Energize'' jackhammer tool.
:*Soundwave: [[Laserbeak (AB)|Laserbeak]].
:*Bludgeon: [[The Transformers (franchise)|Generation 1]] [[Bludgeon (G1)|Bludgeon]]'s tank-turret gun.
:*Heatwave: ''Rescue Bots'' [[Heatwave (RB)|Heatwave]]'s ''Energize'' fire axe.
:*Lockdown: ''[[Transformers: Age of Extinction (franchise)|Age of Extinction]]'' [[Lockdown (ROTF)|Lockdown]]'s hook and head-gun.
:*Ultra Magnus: Generation 1 [[Ultra Magnus (G1)|Ultra Magnus]]'s shoulder-mounted rocket launcher.
:*Galvatron: ''[[Transformers: Energon (franchise)|Energon]]'' [[Megatron (Armada)|Galvatron]]'s sword.
:*Soundblaster: A [[Decepticon Mini-Cassette|"Deceptihogs" cassette tape]], vaguely emulating Generation 1 [[Soundwave (G1)/toys#SoundblasterG1|Soundblaster]]'s toy's dual cassette capacity.
:*Thundercracker: ''[[Arms Micron]]'' [[Balo]] in shield mode.
:*Jazz: ''[[Transformers: Fall of Cybertron|Fall of Cybertron]]'' [[Jazz (WFC)|Jazz]]'s grappling hook.
:*Brawl: Generation 1 [[Brawl (G1)|Brawl]]'s twin [[sonic cannon]] and one of movie [[Brawl (Movie)|Brawl]]'s missile pods (specifically based on his [[Fast Action Battlers]] toy, of all things).
:*Grey Slam Grimlock: Generation 1 [[Grimlock (G1)|Grimlock]]'s [[Dinobot Crown of Leadership|crown]].
:*Energon Starscream: Generation 1 [[Starscream (G1)|Starscream]]'s crown from ''[[The Transformers: The Movie]]''.
:*Energon Soundwave: [[Ratbat (AB)|Ratbat]].
:*Energon Lockdown: An [[Energon cube]] and ''Age of Extinction'' Lockdown's shoulder missiles.
:*Energon Galvatron: A miniature [[Unicron]].
:*Energon Optimus Prime: the "Eggspark".
:*Ultimate Megatron: Generation 1 [[Megatron (G1)|Megatron]]'s [[Energon mace]].
:*Ultimate Optimus Prime: [[Powermaster]] Optimus Prime's shoulder cannons.
:*Goldbite Grimlock: [[Wheelie (AB)|Wheelie]] riding on his back.

}}

== External links ==
* [http://www.cnet.com/news/angry-birds-transformers-takes-wing-as-new-app-and-toys/ Angry Birds Transformers takes wing as new app and toys]
* [http://transformers.angrybirds.com/ Official Website]

{{gamestub}}

{{DEFAULTSORT:Angry Birds}}
[[Category:Video games]]

King Pig

2015-01-23T02:43:27Z

WellThatsJustPrime: /* As Bludgeon */

{{disambig3|Megatron}}{{factions|deceptihog}}
:''King Pig is a [[Deceptihog]] from the ''[[Angry Birds Transformers]]'' continuity.''

{{mainpic}}

Though he's dim as a burnt-out bulb, '''King Pig''' "ruled" [[Piggie Island]], commanding his countless followers in a never-ending drive to steal eggs for tasty meals, only to be beaten time and again by members of the [[Autobird|Flock]]. And then the [[AllSpark]] hit the island, granting King Pig the powers of tank-mode [[Decepticon]]s like [[Bludgeon (disambiguation)|Bludgeon]], [[Brawl (disambiguation)|Brawl]] and even the mighty [[Megatron (disambiguation)|Megatron]]! Sure, he's not exactly sure-footed on those treads (he didn't use to even ''have'' feet, after all!), but when one of his new limbs is a powerful cannon? Look out, birds!

Unfortunately, the moment he gained these new abilities was ''also'' the exact moment he lost control of virtually all of his [[Minion Pig]] army, who joined forces with the [[Eggbot (AB)|Eggbot]]s. Thus he's been forced to team up with his former enemies -now calling themselves the [[Autobird]]s - to free his fellow loyal Pigs and prevent Piggie Island from being turned into nothing but cold steel.

==Games==
===''Angry Birds Transformers''===
====As Bludgeon====
As Bludgeon, King Pig fires two blasts in rapid succession of three fairly rapid purple projectiles that deal decent damage. They also explode on impact, which is excellent if they miss their intended mark, say, a TNT crate. The three projectiles fan out, and its odd that players unlock Bludgeon before Brawl, who has a similar weapon but only fires one projectile at a time. Usually, players unlock the 1-shot wonder first, then their 3-shot repaint, but not with Bludgeon.

Apparently he's also a master at martial arts, like his G1 counterpart. He's known for his deadly "Snout fu" and "Hog chi" and notably deadly in backstory puns.

With sufficient upgrades and an [[Energon cube#Angry Birds Transformers|Energon Cube]], he can create an Energon Shield to protect him from all damage but falling monoliths. The more Cubes he holds, the longer the shield will last.

{{note|It takes 300 popped Bad Piggies to be able to free Bludgeon, and completing the "Break Out" level unlocks him permanently. As with all characters, players can bring Bludgeon into the game via [[Telepod]] without completing the level, but he only hangs around for 6 hours before you need to re-scan him. Thankfully, any upgrades made in that time are kept.}}

====As Megatron====

The first version of Megatron that you can get is called Ultimate Megatron. He fires a singular slow-moving projectile that deals significant damage straight out of the box. After a few upgrades, Megatron is one of the few who figures out they can bribe Skywarp with energon cubes (collected by restoring cyberformed terrain to its natural state) to carpet bomb the area. The more cubes he has, the more damage Skywarp is motivated to do, which can be especially helpful.

With the power of Dark Megatron, a more powerful Megatron, King Pig's primary attack uses Megatron's traditional fusion cannon once again. Also slow firing, it creates a vortex wherever it hits, sucking objects towards the center. It lasts for a short amount of time. Dark Megatron's not very good with taking out fliers or scrambler missiles. With sufficient upgrades, Dark Megatron can use energon cubes to trigger an EMP burst, stunning walking monoliths and flier pigs. If you've upgraded him enough to have multiple levels of it, a tier 2 or tier 3 cube EMP burst will stun all pigs in the current area. And even a tier 1 is handy for taking out incoming missiles that transform you into a hopping washing machine. Which is good, because the projectiles do not travel fast enough to intercept, and if you've shot a lot of things in the area, your screen may be obscured by purple and black vortexes. Oops.

====As Brawl====
Similar to Bludgeon, Brawl fires two fairly quick moving projectiles in rapid succession before needing to reload, but unlike most characters in the game where their repainted counterpart fires projectile version of the base model, Bludgeon already fires three, and is unlocked before Brawl. Maybe Rovio didn't mean to break the mold, but Brawl's projectiles seem to do more damage. However, he does not have the benefit of his one projectile fanning out, so is slightly handicapped when dealing with missiles.

{{storylink|Angry Birds Transformers (mobile game)|Angry Birds Transformers}}

==Fiction==
===IDW ''Angry Birds Transformers'' comic===
{{charstubfiction}}

==Commercial appearances==
{{charstubfiction}}
[[Image:AngryBirdsCinematicTrailer1.jpg|upright=1.66|thumb]]
{{-}}

==Toys==
*'''Megatron Pig''' (Telepods Racer, 2014)
**''Accessories:'' Telepods base

:Part of the [[Toys"R"Us]] ''Angry Birds Transformers'' toyline, Megatron Pig transforms from robot to Cybertronian tank, his pig head visible in both modes. He includes a Telepods base which, when placed over a phone or tablet's camera, allows the toy to be 'scanned into' the [[Angry Birds Transformers (mobile game)|''Angry Birds Transformers'' app]].

:This toy was redecoed as [[Bludgeon Pig]].

*'''Optimus Prime Bird Raceway''' (Telepods track set, 2014)
**''Accessories:'' Telepods base
:This set includes Ultimate Megatron Pig, redecoed from his single-packed Racer toy.

*'''Bumblebee Battle Game''' (Jenga Game, 2014)
:The [[Check (AB)|Bumblebee]] Battle Game includes a large statue of Megatron Pig, which breaks into pieces when the Deceptihog insignia on its chest is pressed. The game challenges the player to hit the insignia using the included Bumblebee vehicle and launcher in as few turns as possible.

==Notes==
[[File:ABTF-megatron.png|thumb|upright=1.4]]
* King Pig's new robo-body is based loosely on [[Megatron (Movie)|live-action film series Megatron]] from ''[[Transformers: Revenge of the Fallen (film)|Revenge of the Fallen]]''.
* The final game model differs from the original artwork developed for the character (seen in-game only in the loading screen). The original design for "Megatron Pig" has a much more claw-like cannon-arm, a different design for the head-crest, and a much more skeletal abdomen.

[[Category:Deceptihogs]]
[[Category:External properties]]

King Pig

2015-01-23T02:41:47Z

WellThatsJustPrime: /* As Bludgeon */

{{disambig3|Megatron}}{{factions|deceptihog}}
:''King Pig is a [[Deceptihog]] from the ''[[Angry Birds Transformers]]'' continuity.''

{{mainpic}}

Though he's dim as a burnt-out bulb, '''King Pig''' "ruled" [[Piggie Island]], commanding his countless followers in a never-ending drive to steal eggs for tasty meals, only to be beaten time and again by members of the [[Autobird|Flock]]. And then the [[AllSpark]] hit the island, granting King Pig the powers of tank-mode [[Decepticon]]s like [[Bludgeon (disambiguation)|Bludgeon]], [[Brawl (disambiguation)|Brawl]] and even the mighty [[Megatron (disambiguation)|Megatron]]! Sure, he's not exactly sure-footed on those treads (he didn't use to even ''have'' feet, after all!), but when one of his new limbs is a powerful cannon? Look out, birds!

Unfortunately, the moment he gained these new abilities was ''also'' the exact moment he lost control of virtually all of his [[Minion Pig]] army, who joined forces with the [[Eggbot (AB)|Eggbot]]s. Thus he's been forced to team up with his former enemies -now calling themselves the [[Autobird]]s - to free his fellow loyal Pigs and prevent Piggie Island from being turned into nothing but cold steel.

==Games==
===''Angry Birds Transformers''===
====As Bludgeon====
As Bludgeon, King Pig fires two blasts in rapid succession of three fairly rapid purple projectiles that deal decent damage. They also explode on impact, which is excellent if they miss their intended mark, say, a TNT crate. The three projectiles fan out, and its odd that players unlock Bludgeon before Brawl, who has a similar weapon but only fires one projectile at a time. Usually, players unlock the 1-shot wonder first, then their 3-shot repaint, but not with Bludgeon.

Apparently he's also a master at martial arts, like his G1 counterpart. He's known for his deadly "Snout fu" and "Hog chi" and notably deadly in backstory puns.

With sufficient upgrades and an [[Energon cube#Angry Birds Transformers|Energon Cube]], he can create an Energon Shield to protect him from all damage but falling monoliths. The more Cubes he holds, the longer the shield will last.

{{note|It takes 300 popped Bad Piggies to unlock Bludgeon's "break free" level, and its completion unlocks him permanently. While you can bring Bludgeon into the game via [[Telepod]] without completing the level, it only lasts for 6 hours before you need to "reload" him. Thankfully, any progress made in that time is saved.}}

====As Megatron====

The first version of Megatron that you can get is called Ultimate Megatron. He fires a singular slow-moving projectile that deals significant damage straight out of the box. After a few upgrades, Megatron is one of the few who figures out they can bribe Skywarp with energon cubes (collected by restoring cyberformed terrain to its natural state) to carpet bomb the area. The more cubes he has, the more damage Skywarp is motivated to do, which can be especially helpful.

With the power of Dark Megatron, a more powerful Megatron, King Pig's primary attack uses Megatron's traditional fusion cannon once again. Also slow firing, it creates a vortex wherever it hits, sucking objects towards the center. It lasts for a short amount of time. Dark Megatron's not very good with taking out fliers or scrambler missiles. With sufficient upgrades, Dark Megatron can use energon cubes to trigger an EMP burst, stunning walking monoliths and flier pigs. If you've upgraded him enough to have multiple levels of it, a tier 2 or tier 3 cube EMP burst will stun all pigs in the current area. And even a tier 1 is handy for taking out incoming missiles that transform you into a hopping washing machine. Which is good, because the projectiles do not travel fast enough to intercept, and if you've shot a lot of things in the area, your screen may be obscured by purple and black vortexes. Oops.

====As Brawl====
Similar to Bludgeon, Brawl fires two fairly quick moving projectiles in rapid succession before needing to reload, but unlike most characters in the game where their repainted counterpart fires projectile version of the base model, Bludgeon already fires three, and is unlocked before Brawl. Maybe Rovio didn't mean to break the mold, but Brawl's projectiles seem to do more damage. However, he does not have the benefit of his one projectile fanning out, so is slightly handicapped when dealing with missiles.

{{storylink|Angry Birds Transformers (mobile game)|Angry Birds Transformers}}

==Fiction==
===IDW ''Angry Birds Transformers'' comic===
{{charstubfiction}}

==Commercial appearances==
{{charstubfiction}}
[[Image:AngryBirdsCinematicTrailer1.jpg|upright=1.66|thumb]]
{{-}}

==Toys==
*'''Megatron Pig''' (Telepods Racer, 2014)
**''Accessories:'' Telepods base

:Part of the [[Toys"R"Us]] ''Angry Birds Transformers'' toyline, Megatron Pig transforms from robot to Cybertronian tank, his pig head visible in both modes. He includes a Telepods base which, when placed over a phone or tablet's camera, allows the toy to be 'scanned into' the [[Angry Birds Transformers (mobile game)|''Angry Birds Transformers'' app]].

:This toy was redecoed as [[Bludgeon Pig]].

*'''Optimus Prime Bird Raceway''' (Telepods track set, 2014)
**''Accessories:'' Telepods base
:This set includes Ultimate Megatron Pig, redecoed from his single-packed Racer toy.

*'''Bumblebee Battle Game''' (Jenga Game, 2014)
:The [[Check (AB)|Bumblebee]] Battle Game includes a large statue of Megatron Pig, which breaks into pieces when the Deceptihog insignia on its chest is pressed. The game challenges the player to hit the insignia using the included Bumblebee vehicle and launcher in as few turns as possible.

==Notes==
[[File:ABTF-megatron.png|thumb|upright=1.4]]
* King Pig's new robo-body is based loosely on [[Megatron (Movie)|live-action film series Megatron]] from ''[[Transformers: Revenge of the Fallen (film)|Revenge of the Fallen]]''.
* The final game model differs from the original artwork developed for the character (seen in-game only in the loading screen). The original design for "Megatron Pig" has a much more claw-like cannon-arm, a different design for the head-crest, and a much more skeletal abdomen.

[[Category:Deceptihogs]]
[[Category:External properties]]

King Pig

2015-01-23T02:36:33Z

WellThatsJustPrime: /* As Megatron */

{{disambig3|Megatron}}{{factions|deceptihog}}
:''King Pig is a [[Deceptihog]] from the ''[[Angry Birds Transformers]]'' continuity.''

{{mainpic}}

Though he's dim as a burnt-out bulb, '''King Pig''' "ruled" [[Piggie Island]], commanding his countless followers in a never-ending drive to steal eggs for tasty meals, only to be beaten time and again by members of the [[Autobird|Flock]]. And then the [[AllSpark]] hit the island, granting King Pig the powers of tank-mode [[Decepticon]]s like [[Bludgeon (disambiguation)|Bludgeon]], [[Brawl (disambiguation)|Brawl]] and even the mighty [[Megatron (disambiguation)|Megatron]]! Sure, he's not exactly sure-footed on those treads (he didn't use to even ''have'' feet, after all!), but when one of his new limbs is a powerful cannon? Look out, birds!

Unfortunately, the moment he gained these new abilities was ''also'' the exact moment he lost control of virtually all of his [[Minion Pig]] army, who joined forces with the [[Eggbot (AB)|Eggbot]]s. Thus he's been forced to team up with his former enemies -now calling themselves the [[Autobird]]s - to free his fellow loyal Pigs and prevent Piggie Island from being turned into nothing but cold steel.

==Games==
===''Angry Birds Transformers''===
====As Bludgeon====
With the power of Bludgeon, King Pig's primary attack is a quick double-blast of three projectiles each that spread out in a fan pattern. This makes him very effective at taking out flying foes and scrambler missiles, as well as obliterating Glass and Wood Blocks easily. Unfortunately, the blasts don't have much "push" to them without significant upgrading, severely limiting their effectiveness against Stone.

With sufficient upgrading and an [[Energon cube#Angry Birds Transformers|Energon Cube]], he can create an Energon Shield to protect him from all damage but falling monoliths. The more Cubes he holds, the longer the shield will last.

{{note|It takes ??? popped Bad Piggies to unlock Bludgeon's "break free" level, and its completion unlocks him permanently. While you can bring Bludgeon into the game via [[Telepod]] without completing the level, it only lasts for 6 hours before you need to "reload" him. Thankfully, any progress made in that time is saved.}}

====As Megatron====

The first version of Megatron that you can get is called Ultimate Megatron. He fires a singular slow-moving projectile that deals significant damage straight out of the box. After a few upgrades, Megatron is one of the few who figures out they can bribe Skywarp with energon cubes (collected by restoring cyberformed terrain to its natural state) to carpet bomb the area. The more cubes he has, the more damage Skywarp is motivated to do, which can be especially helpful.

With the power of Dark Megatron, a more powerful Megatron, King Pig's primary attack uses Megatron's traditional fusion cannon once again. Also slow firing, it creates a vortex wherever it hits, sucking objects towards the center. It lasts for a short amount of time. Dark Megatron's not very good with taking out fliers or scrambler missiles. With sufficient upgrades, Dark Megatron can use energon cubes to trigger an EMP burst, stunning walking monoliths and flier pigs. If you've upgraded him enough to have multiple levels of it, a tier 2 or tier 3 cube EMP burst will stun all pigs in the current area. And even a tier 1 is handy for taking out incoming missiles that transform you into a hopping washing machine. Which is good, because the projectiles do not travel fast enough to intercept, and if you've shot a lot of things in the area, your screen may be obscured by purple and black vortexes. Oops.

====As Brawl====
Similar to Bludgeon, Brawl fires two fairly quick moving projectiles in rapid succession before needing to reload, but unlike most characters in the game where their repainted counterpart fires projectile version of the base model, Bludgeon already fires three, and is unlocked before Brawl. Maybe Rovio didn't mean to break the mold, but Brawl's projectiles seem to do more damage. However, he does not have the benefit of his one projectile fanning out, so is slightly handicapped when dealing with missiles.

{{storylink|Angry Birds Transformers (mobile game)|Angry Birds Transformers}}

==Fiction==
===IDW ''Angry Birds Transformers'' comic===
{{charstubfiction}}

==Commercial appearances==
{{charstubfiction}}
[[Image:AngryBirdsCinematicTrailer1.jpg|upright=1.66|thumb]]
{{-}}

==Toys==
*'''Megatron Pig''' (Telepods Racer, 2014)
**''Accessories:'' Telepods base

:Part of the [[Toys"R"Us]] ''Angry Birds Transformers'' toyline, Megatron Pig transforms from robot to Cybertronian tank, his pig head visible in both modes. He includes a Telepods base which, when placed over a phone or tablet's camera, allows the toy to be 'scanned into' the [[Angry Birds Transformers (mobile game)|''Angry Birds Transformers'' app]].

:This toy was redecoed as [[Bludgeon Pig]].

*'''Optimus Prime Bird Raceway''' (Telepods track set, 2014)
**''Accessories:'' Telepods base
:This set includes Ultimate Megatron Pig, redecoed from his single-packed Racer toy.

*'''Bumblebee Battle Game''' (Jenga Game, 2014)
:The [[Check (AB)|Bumblebee]] Battle Game includes a large statue of Megatron Pig, which breaks into pieces when the Deceptihog insignia on its chest is pressed. The game challenges the player to hit the insignia using the included Bumblebee vehicle and launcher in as few turns as possible.

==Notes==
[[File:ABTF-megatron.png|thumb|upright=1.4]]
* King Pig's new robo-body is based loosely on [[Megatron (Movie)|live-action film series Megatron]] from ''[[Transformers: Revenge of the Fallen (film)|Revenge of the Fallen]]''.
* The final game model differs from the original artwork developed for the character (seen in-game only in the loading screen). The original design for "Megatron Pig" has a much more claw-like cannon-arm, a different design for the head-crest, and a much more skeletal abdomen.

[[Category:Deceptihogs]]
[[Category:External properties]]

King Pig

2015-01-23T02:34:39Z

WellThatsJustPrime: /* As Brawl */

{{disambig3|Megatron}}{{factions|deceptihog}}
:''King Pig is a [[Deceptihog]] from the ''[[Angry Birds Transformers]]'' continuity.''

{{mainpic}}

Though he's dim as a burnt-out bulb, '''King Pig''' "ruled" [[Piggie Island]], commanding his countless followers in a never-ending drive to steal eggs for tasty meals, only to be beaten time and again by members of the [[Autobird|Flock]]. And then the [[AllSpark]] hit the island, granting King Pig the powers of tank-mode [[Decepticon]]s like [[Bludgeon (disambiguation)|Bludgeon]], [[Brawl (disambiguation)|Brawl]] and even the mighty [[Megatron (disambiguation)|Megatron]]! Sure, he's not exactly sure-footed on those treads (he didn't use to even ''have'' feet, after all!), but when one of his new limbs is a powerful cannon? Look out, birds!

Unfortunately, the moment he gained these new abilities was ''also'' the exact moment he lost control of virtually all of his [[Minion Pig]] army, who joined forces with the [[Eggbot (AB)|Eggbot]]s. Thus he's been forced to team up with his former enemies -now calling themselves the [[Autobird]]s - to free his fellow loyal Pigs and prevent Piggie Island from being turned into nothing but cold steel.

==Games==
===''Angry Birds Transformers''===
====As Bludgeon====
With the power of Bludgeon, King Pig's primary attack is a quick double-blast of three projectiles each that spread out in a fan pattern. This makes him very effective at taking out flying foes and scrambler missiles, as well as obliterating Glass and Wood Blocks easily. Unfortunately, the blasts don't have much "push" to them without significant upgrading, severely limiting their effectiveness against Stone.

With sufficient upgrading and an [[Energon cube#Angry Birds Transformers|Energon Cube]], he can create an Energon Shield to protect him from all damage but falling monoliths. The more Cubes he holds, the longer the shield will last.

{{note|It takes ??? popped Bad Piggies to unlock Bludgeon's "break free" level, and its completion unlocks him permanently. While you can bring Bludgeon into the game via [[Telepod]] without completing the level, it only lasts for 6 hours before you need to "reload" him. Thankfully, any progress made in that time is saved.}}

====As Megatron====

The first version of Megatron that you can get is called Ultimate Megatron. It shoots out a strong, slow-fire fusion cannon blast. With sufficient upgrades, Ultimate Megatron can use Energon to call in Skywarp Pig to carpet-bomb the whole immediate idea. The more energon you collect, the more powerful the badaboom will be.

With the power of Dark Megatron, a more powerful Megatron, King Pig's primary attack uses Megatron's traditional fusion cannon once again. Also slow firing, it creates a vortex wherever it hits, sucking objects towards the center. It lasts for a short amount of time. Dark Megatron's not very good with taking out fliers or scrambler missiles. With sufficient upgrades, Dark Megatron can use energon cubes to trigger an EMP burst, stunning walking monoliths and flier pigs. If you've upgraded him enough to have multiple levels of it, a tier 2 or tier 3 cube EMP burst will stun all pigs in the current area. And even a tier 1 is handy for taking out incoming missiles that transform you into a hopping washing machine. Which is good, because the projectiles do not travel fast enough to intercept, and if you've shot a lot of things in the area, your screen may be obscured by purple and black vortexes. Oops.

====As Brawl====
Similar to Bludgeon, Brawl fires two fairly quick moving projectiles in rapid succession before needing to reload, but unlike most characters in the game where their repainted counterpart fires projectile version of the base model, Bludgeon already fires three, and is unlocked before Brawl. Maybe Rovio didn't mean to break the mold, but Brawl's projectiles seem to do more damage. However, he does not have the benefit of his one projectile fanning out, so is slightly handicapped when dealing with missiles.

{{storylink|Angry Birds Transformers (mobile game)|Angry Birds Transformers}}

==Fiction==
===IDW ''Angry Birds Transformers'' comic===
{{charstubfiction}}

==Commercial appearances==
{{charstubfiction}}
[[Image:AngryBirdsCinematicTrailer1.jpg|upright=1.66|thumb]]
{{-}}

==Toys==
*'''Megatron Pig''' (Telepods Racer, 2014)
**''Accessories:'' Telepods base

:Part of the [[Toys"R"Us]] ''Angry Birds Transformers'' toyline, Megatron Pig transforms from robot to Cybertronian tank, his pig head visible in both modes. He includes a Telepods base which, when placed over a phone or tablet's camera, allows the toy to be 'scanned into' the [[Angry Birds Transformers (mobile game)|''Angry Birds Transformers'' app]].

:This toy was redecoed as [[Bludgeon Pig]].

*'''Optimus Prime Bird Raceway''' (Telepods track set, 2014)
**''Accessories:'' Telepods base
:This set includes Ultimate Megatron Pig, redecoed from his single-packed Racer toy.

*'''Bumblebee Battle Game''' (Jenga Game, 2014)
:The [[Check (AB)|Bumblebee]] Battle Game includes a large statue of Megatron Pig, which breaks into pieces when the Deceptihog insignia on its chest is pressed. The game challenges the player to hit the insignia using the included Bumblebee vehicle and launcher in as few turns as possible.

==Notes==
[[File:ABTF-megatron.png|thumb|upright=1.4]]
* King Pig's new robo-body is based loosely on [[Megatron (Movie)|live-action film series Megatron]] from ''[[Transformers: Revenge of the Fallen (film)|Revenge of the Fallen]]''.
* The final game model differs from the original artwork developed for the character (seen in-game only in the loading screen). The original design for "Megatron Pig" has a much more claw-like cannon-arm, a different design for the head-crest, and a much more skeletal abdomen.

[[Category:Deceptihogs]]
[[Category:External properties]]

King Pig

2015-01-23T02:31:50Z

WellThatsJustPrime: /* As Megatron */

{{disambig3|Megatron}}{{factions|deceptihog}}
:''King Pig is a [[Deceptihog]] from the ''[[Angry Birds Transformers]]'' continuity.''

{{mainpic}}

Though he's dim as a burnt-out bulb, '''King Pig''' "ruled" [[Piggie Island]], commanding his countless followers in a never-ending drive to steal eggs for tasty meals, only to be beaten time and again by members of the [[Autobird|Flock]]. And then the [[AllSpark]] hit the island, granting King Pig the powers of tank-mode [[Decepticon]]s like [[Bludgeon (disambiguation)|Bludgeon]], [[Brawl (disambiguation)|Brawl]] and even the mighty [[Megatron (disambiguation)|Megatron]]! Sure, he's not exactly sure-footed on those treads (he didn't use to even ''have'' feet, after all!), but when one of his new limbs is a powerful cannon? Look out, birds!

Unfortunately, the moment he gained these new abilities was ''also'' the exact moment he lost control of virtually all of his [[Minion Pig]] army, who joined forces with the [[Eggbot (AB)|Eggbot]]s. Thus he's been forced to team up with his former enemies -now calling themselves the [[Autobird]]s - to free his fellow loyal Pigs and prevent Piggie Island from being turned into nothing but cold steel.

==Games==
===''Angry Birds Transformers''===
====As Bludgeon====
With the power of Bludgeon, King Pig's primary attack is a quick double-blast of three projectiles each that spread out in a fan pattern. This makes him very effective at taking out flying foes and scrambler missiles, as well as obliterating Glass and Wood Blocks easily. Unfortunately, the blasts don't have much "push" to them without significant upgrading, severely limiting their effectiveness against Stone.

With sufficient upgrading and an [[Energon cube#Angry Birds Transformers|Energon Cube]], he can create an Energon Shield to protect him from all damage but falling monoliths. The more Cubes he holds, the longer the shield will last.

{{note|It takes ??? popped Bad Piggies to unlock Bludgeon's "break free" level, and its completion unlocks him permanently. While you can bring Bludgeon into the game via [[Telepod]] without completing the level, it only lasts for 6 hours before you need to "reload" him. Thankfully, any progress made in that time is saved.}}

====As Megatron====

The first version of Megatron that you can get is called Ultimate Megatron. It shoots out a strong, slow-fire fusion cannon blast. With sufficient upgrades, Ultimate Megatron can use Energon to call in Skywarp Pig to carpet-bomb the whole immediate idea. The more energon you collect, the more powerful the badaboom will be.

With the power of Dark Megatron, a more powerful Megatron, King Pig's primary attack uses Megatron's traditional fusion cannon once again. Also slow firing, it creates a vortex wherever it hits, sucking objects towards the center. It lasts for a short amount of time. Dark Megatron's not very good with taking out fliers or scrambler missiles. With sufficient upgrades, Dark Megatron can use energon cubes to trigger an EMP burst, stunning walking monoliths and flier pigs. If you've upgraded him enough to have multiple levels of it, a tier 2 or tier 3 cube EMP burst will stun all pigs in the current area. And even a tier 1 is handy for taking out incoming missiles that transform you into a hopping washing machine. Which is good, because the projectiles do not travel fast enough to intercept, and if you've shot a lot of things in the area, your screen may be obscured by purple and black vortexes. Oops.

====As Brawl====
With the power of Brawl, King Pig's primary attack is to shoot 1 projectile twice. It's relatively rapid-fire, but it doesn't fire as fast as Lockdown's weapon. It KIND OF pushes, but not too much.

{{storylink|Angry Birds Transformers (mobile game)|Angry Birds Transformers}}

==Fiction==
===IDW ''Angry Birds Transformers'' comic===
{{charstubfiction}}

==Commercial appearances==
{{charstubfiction}}
[[Image:AngryBirdsCinematicTrailer1.jpg|upright=1.66|thumb]]
{{-}}

==Toys==
*'''Megatron Pig''' (Telepods Racer, 2014)
**''Accessories:'' Telepods base

:Part of the [[Toys"R"Us]] ''Angry Birds Transformers'' toyline, Megatron Pig transforms from robot to Cybertronian tank, his pig head visible in both modes. He includes a Telepods base which, when placed over a phone or tablet's camera, allows the toy to be 'scanned into' the [[Angry Birds Transformers (mobile game)|''Angry Birds Transformers'' app]].

:This toy was redecoed as [[Bludgeon Pig]].

*'''Optimus Prime Bird Raceway''' (Telepods track set, 2014)
**''Accessories:'' Telepods base
:This set includes Ultimate Megatron Pig, redecoed from his single-packed Racer toy.

*'''Bumblebee Battle Game''' (Jenga Game, 2014)
:The [[Check (AB)|Bumblebee]] Battle Game includes a large statue of Megatron Pig, which breaks into pieces when the Deceptihog insignia on its chest is pressed. The game challenges the player to hit the insignia using the included Bumblebee vehicle and launcher in as few turns as possible.

==Notes==
[[File:ABTF-megatron.png|thumb|upright=1.4]]
* King Pig's new robo-body is based loosely on [[Megatron (Movie)|live-action film series Megatron]] from ''[[Transformers: Revenge of the Fallen (film)|Revenge of the Fallen]]''.
* The final game model differs from the original artwork developed for the character (seen in-game only in the loading screen). The original design for "Megatron Pig" has a much more claw-like cannon-arm, a different design for the head-crest, and a much more skeletal abdomen.

[[Category:Deceptihogs]]
[[Category:External properties]]

Terence (AB)

2015-01-23T02:24:09Z

WellThatsJustPrime:

{{factions|autobird}}
{{disambig3.5|the very big angry bird|other characters known as Heatwave|Heatwave (disambiguation)|Sentinel Prime|other characters known as Sentinel Prime}}
:''Terence is an [[Autobird]] from the ''[[Angry Birds Transformers (mobile game)|Angry Birds Transformers]]'' continuity.''

[[File:ABTF-heatwave.png|thumb|250px|Mmmmmmm.]]

'''Terence''' is a very big bird!

==Games==
===''Angry Birds Transformers''===
Making an appearance as one of the malproportioned big guys on the Autobird team, Terence remains stoic despite his a very big head, stomping through missions. Slow and methodical, his weapons and armor reflect this, dealing and taking lots of damage early on.

====As Heatwave====
Terence has some sort of mortar cannon. Terence fires off a blast and a few painfully long seconds later a bar of light descends and reduces the standing population of whatever it hits to zero. It can punch through glass and wood with ease and usually restores cyberformed terrain or golden blocks in a single hit. The only problem is the long wait time before it connects, but as Red found, despite frenziedly telling Terence to attack, once it hits, it really HITS. Upgrades manifest themselves as gold coloration on certain parts of his armor, resembling Rescue Bots Heatwave and his energon activated ability is a short range electro-magnetic pulse. Once it is upgraded to Tier 3, it can seriously fry any Minion Pigs onscreen, stopping them from attacking or damaging and stunning any walking Mortar Towers. It's also really handy for taking down those annoying missiles which turn you into a washing machine, which is good, because that mortar beam isn't going to.

====As Sentinel Prime====
As Sentinel Prime, Terence looks exactly like Heatwave, so much so Chuck decided "screw it" and gave Sentinel black highlights, much to his chagrin. His weapon functions almost identically to Heatwave's, although somehow it splits into three beams when it rains down on the enemy. Each beam deals slightly less damage compared to Heatwave's, but they also change relative position based on what you target. For example, if there are three structures, and the two outer ones are closer and farther to you than the middle one, the beams will all generally land on the structures. This is a tad unreliable though, as the beams aren't sentient, so presumably Sentinel Prime has bad aim. But it's not a problem considering the sheer destructive power of all three beams. And instead of an EMP, he gets an energon shield, sponsored by StateFarm on the mobile version. It's less handy for dealing with missiles, but more handy overall.

==Fiction==
===IDW ''Angry Birds Transformers'' comic===
{{charstubfiction}}

==Toys==
===''Angry Birds Transformers''===
{{Charstubtoys}}

==Notes==
*[[wikia:c:angrybirds:Terence|Terence]] is one of the 'protagonists' of the ''{{w|Angry Birds}}'' franchise.
[[Category:Autobirds]]
[[Category:External properties]]

Terence (AB)

2015-01-23T02:23:46Z

WellThatsJustPrime: /* Angry Birds Transformers */

{{factions|autobird}}
{{disambig3.5|the very big angry bird|other characters known as Heatwave|Heatwave (disambiguation)|Sentinel Prime|other characters known as Sentinel Prime}}
:''Terence is an [[Autobird]] from the ''[[Angry Birds Transformers (mobile game)|Angry Birds Transformers]]'' continuity.''

[[File:ABTF-heatwave.png|thumb|250px|TELL ME, WHAT THE F**K IS WRONG WITH ME???]]

'''Terence''' is a very big bird!

==Games==
===''Angry Birds Transformers''===
Making an appearance as one of the malproportioned big guys on the Autobird team, Terence remains stoic despite his a very big head, stomping through missions. Slow and methodical, his weapons and armor reflect this, dealing and taking lots of damage early on.

====As Heatwave====
Terence has some sort of mortar cannon. Terence fires off a blast and a few painfully long seconds later a bar of light descends and reduces the standing population of whatever it hits to zero. It can punch through glass and wood with ease and usually restores cyberformed terrain or golden blocks in a single hit. The only problem is the long wait time before it connects, but as Red found, despite frenziedly telling Terence to attack, once it hits, it really HITS. Upgrades manifest themselves as gold coloration on certain parts of his armor, resembling Rescue Bots Heatwave and his energon activated ability is a short range electro-magnetic pulse. Once it is upgraded to Tier 3, it can seriously fry any Minion Pigs onscreen, stopping them from attacking or damaging and stunning any walking Mortar Towers. It's also really handy for taking down those annoying missiles which turn you into a washing machine, which is good, because that mortar beam isn't going to.

====As Sentinel Prime====
As Sentinel Prime, Terence looks exactly like Heatwave, so much so Chuck decided "screw it" and gave Sentinel black highlights, much to his chagrin. His weapon functions almost identically to Heatwave's, although somehow it splits into three beams when it rains down on the enemy. Each beam deals slightly less damage compared to Heatwave's, but they also change relative position based on what you target. For example, if there are three structures, and the two outer ones are closer and farther to you than the middle one, the beams will all generally land on the structures. This is a tad unreliable though, as the beams aren't sentient, so presumably Sentinel Prime has bad aim. But it's not a problem considering the sheer destructive power of all three beams. And instead of an EMP, he gets an energon shield, sponsored by StateFarm on the mobile version. It's less handy for dealing with missiles, but more handy overall.

==Fiction==
===IDW ''Angry Birds Transformers'' comic===
{{charstubfiction}}

==Toys==
===''Angry Birds Transformers''===
{{Charstubtoys}}

==Notes==
*[[wikia:c:angrybirds:Terence|Terence]] is one of the 'protagonists' of the ''{{w|Angry Birds}}'' franchise.
[[Category:Autobirds]]
[[Category:External properties]]

Red (AB)

2015-01-23T02:13:04Z

WellThatsJustPrime: /* Commercial appearances */

{{factions|autobird}}{{disambig2|the Angry Bird|the M&M|Red (M&M)}}
{{disambig3.5|the very angry bird|other characters known as Optimus Prime|Optimus Prime (disambiguation)|Ultra Magnus|other characters known as Ultra Magnus}}
:''Red is an [[Autobird]] from the ''[[Angry Birds Transformers (mobile game)|Angry Birds Transformers]]'' continuity.''

[[File:ABTF-optimusprime.png|thumb|250px|[[Optimash Prime|Selling out]] [[Gari Robo-kun|is the right of]] [[Pepsi Convoy|all sentient]] [[Mickey Mouse|franchises.]]]]

The leader of the [[Flock]], '''Red''' has his... well, if he ''had'' hands, he'd have them full trying to keep the Flock's various eccentric personalities properly focused on protecting their eggs from [[King Pig]] and his flunkies. Not that Red is all that terribly stable himself, what with his limited temper.

Upon contact with the [[Eggspark]], Red was granted the powers of the powerful [[Autobot]]s [[Optimus Prime (disambiguation)|Optimus Prime]] and [[Ultra Magnus (disambiguation)|Ultra Magnus]]... and the former's penchant for long-winded speeches. With his new robot body and the rest of the "Autobirds" backing him up, he's ready to protect [[Piggie Island]] from the greedy [[Deceptihog]]s and the mysterious plans of the [[Eggbot (AB)|Eggbot]]s!

==Games==
===''Angry Birds Transformers''===
Soon after Piggy island was Cyberformed, all the Autobirds and Deceptihogs were captured and frozen leaving only Red as Optimus Prime and [[Chuck_(AB)|Chuck]] as Bumblebee to save the day.

===''As Optimus Prime''===
Red's blasts do low damage and have a moderate rate of fire, which are useless against solid rocks. But, after a few upgrades, his shots get stronger and he also gains the Energon Shield power-up, which can protect him from enemy shots including missiles but they cannot protect him from falling monoliths. He also has two other version, The Energon version and the Ultimate Version which can be unlocked later in the game. This is done the same way rescuing characters is done. {{storylink|Angry Birds Transformers (mobile game)|Angry Birds Transformers}}

===''As Ultra Magnus''===
Simply a white repaint (which is oddly fitting) of the Optimus Prime model, Ultra Magnus has a rapid fire purple blaster similar to Lockdown's, which must be reloaded periodically. While starting out fairly weak, the rapid-fire nature allows it to knock buildings down with well-placed shots and is great at shooting down incoming missiles. He was among the few of the Autobirds and Deceptihogs to figure out bribing Skywarp with energon cubes would let them call him in to do a bombing run. By collecting more cubes, Skywarp is better motivated to do more damage, which can be a life-saver on more difficult levels.

In a bit of fanservice, players can buy a cosmetic rocket launcher in a homage to the G1 incarnation using real money and the premium currency.

===''As Energon Optimus Prime''===
An energon-fuelled variant of Optimus Prime, this version is unlocked after you've sunken more time than you should have into the game. With a nice redeco and more powerful weapon, this is everything you could have hoped for when you got your ass kicked as regular Optimus Prime. Due the the fact that restoring cyber-formed objects can heal an Energon boosted character, Energon Optimus Prime also gets a major survivability buff. His Ion Blaster also gets amped up, with much larger projectiles that do more damage, as well as having three shots before needing to reload at Level 1. Sound too good to be true? Well, believe it. But Chuck doesn't care. He uses Energon Optimus Prime as a reading lamp.

===''As Ultimate Optimus Prime''===
Ultimate Optimus Prime is kind of like Energon Optimus Prime. Better armor and an Ion Blaster that don't hit like spitballs from an asthmatic. But there's a key difference, Ultimate Optimus Prime's weapons are slightly more powerful and have more shots before needing to reload, but doesn't have the benefit of being able to recharge on the fly by restoring cyberformed terrain.
.
At Level 7, all versions of Red undergo slight physical modifications. His chest windows go from two large windshields to two smaller ones flanked by even smaller side windows, his pelvis gains small colored decorations, and his legs gain metal sidings. Additionally, Red gains a small [[Powermaster]] partner attached to his grill in engine mode.

==Fiction==
===IDW ''Angry Birds Transformers'' comic===
{{charstubfiction}}
{{-}}
==Commercial appearances==
{{charstubfiction}}
[[Image:AngryBirdsCinematicTrailer2.jpg|upright=1.66|thumb|OBJECTION!]]
{{-}}

==Toys==
===''Angry Birds Transformers''===
[[File:ABTFtoy-RacerOptimusPrime.jpg|thumb|right|250px|If you'd have bought ''Super Mario Bros. Transformers'' as a kid, you're not allowed to complain.]]
*'''Optimus Prime Bird''' (Telepods Racer, 2014)
**''Accessories:'' Telepods base
:Part of the [[Toys"R"Us]] ''Angry Birds Transformers'' toyline, Optimus Prime Bird transforms from robot to truck, his bird head visible in both modes, and based on the design of the live action movie continuity's body for [[Optimus Prime (Movie)|Optimus Prime]] used in the first three films. He includes a Telepods base which, when placed over a phone or tablet's camera, allows the toy to be 'scanned into' the [[Angry Birds Transformers (mobile game)|''Angry Birds Transformers'' app]].

:This toy was redecoed as [[Ultra Magnus Bird]].
{{-}}

[[File:ABTFtoy-EnergonRacerOptimusPrime.jpg|thumb|right|300px]]
*'''Energon Racers Pack''' (Telepods Racers multi-pack, 2014)
**''Accessories:'' Telepods base
:The Energon Racers Pack includes a clear, [[energon]]-themed redeco of Optimus Prime Bird's Racer toy.
{{-}}

[[File:ABTFtoy-OptimusPrimeBirdRaceway.jpg|thumb|right|300px]]
*'''Optimus Prime Bird Raceway''' (Telepods track set, 2014)
**''Accessories:'' Telepods base
:The Optimus Prime Bird Raceway set includes Ultimate Optimus Prime Bird, redecoed from his single-packed Racer toy.
{{-}}

[[File:ABTFtoy-OptimusPrimeAttackGame.jpg|thumb|right|300px]]
*'''Optimus Prime Attack Game''' (Jenga Game, 2014)
**''Accessories:'' Ramp, launcher
:The Optimus Prime Attack Game includes a non-transforming Optimus Prime Bird vehicle, with the bird "head" being removable. The game challenges the player to launch Optimus Prime Bird or [[Galvatron Pig]] at a large [[Grimlock Bird]] tower and knock down blocks and [[Deceptihog]]s.
{{-}}

==Notes==
*[[wikia:c:angrybirds:Red Bird|Red Bird]] is seen as the 'protagonist' of the ''{{w|Angry Birds}}'' franchise.
[[Category:Autobirds]]
[[Category:External properties]]

Red (AB)

2015-01-23T02:12:25Z

WellThatsJustPrime:

{{factions|autobird}}{{disambig2|the Angry Bird|the M&M|Red (M&M)}}
{{disambig3.5|the very angry bird|other characters known as Optimus Prime|Optimus Prime (disambiguation)|Ultra Magnus|other characters known as Ultra Magnus}}
:''Red is an [[Autobird]] from the ''[[Angry Birds Transformers (mobile game)|Angry Birds Transformers]]'' continuity.''

[[File:ABTF-optimusprime.png|thumb|250px|[[Optimash Prime|Selling out]] [[Gari Robo-kun|is the right of]] [[Pepsi Convoy|all sentient]] [[Mickey Mouse|franchises.]]]]

The leader of the [[Flock]], '''Red''' has his... well, if he ''had'' hands, he'd have them full trying to keep the Flock's various eccentric personalities properly focused on protecting their eggs from [[King Pig]] and his flunkies. Not that Red is all that terribly stable himself, what with his limited temper.

Upon contact with the [[Eggspark]], Red was granted the powers of the powerful [[Autobot]]s [[Optimus Prime (disambiguation)|Optimus Prime]] and [[Ultra Magnus (disambiguation)|Ultra Magnus]]... and the former's penchant for long-winded speeches. With his new robot body and the rest of the "Autobirds" backing him up, he's ready to protect [[Piggie Island]] from the greedy [[Deceptihog]]s and the mysterious plans of the [[Eggbot (AB)|Eggbot]]s!

==Games==
===''Angry Birds Transformers''===
Soon after Piggy island was Cyberformed, all the Autobirds and Deceptihogs were captured and frozen leaving only Red as Optimus Prime and [[Chuck_(AB)|Chuck]] as Bumblebee to save the day.

===''As Optimus Prime''===
Red's blasts do low damage and have a moderate rate of fire, which are useless against solid rocks. But, after a few upgrades, his shots get stronger and he also gains the Energon Shield power-up, which can protect him from enemy shots including missiles but they cannot protect him from falling monoliths. He also has two other version, The Energon version and the Ultimate Version which can be unlocked later in the game. This is done the same way rescuing characters is done. {{storylink|Angry Birds Transformers (mobile game)|Angry Birds Transformers}}

===''As Ultra Magnus''===
Simply a white repaint (which is oddly fitting) of the Optimus Prime model, Ultra Magnus has a rapid fire purple blaster similar to Lockdown's, which must be reloaded periodically. While starting out fairly weak, the rapid-fire nature allows it to knock buildings down with well-placed shots and is great at shooting down incoming missiles. He was among the few of the Autobirds and Deceptihogs to figure out bribing Skywarp with energon cubes would let them call him in to do a bombing run. By collecting more cubes, Skywarp is better motivated to do more damage, which can be a life-saver on more difficult levels.

In a bit of fanservice, players can buy a cosmetic rocket launcher in a homage to the G1 incarnation using real money and the premium currency.

===''As Energon Optimus Prime''===
An energon-fuelled variant of Optimus Prime, this version is unlocked after you've sunken more time than you should have into the game. With a nice redeco and more powerful weapon, this is everything you could have hoped for when you got your ass kicked as regular Optimus Prime. Due the the fact that restoring cyber-formed objects can heal an Energon boosted character, Energon Optimus Prime also gets a major survivability buff. His Ion Blaster also gets amped up, with much larger projectiles that do more damage, as well as having three shots before needing to reload at Level 1. Sound too good to be true? Well, believe it. But Chuck doesn't care. He uses Energon Optimus Prime as a reading lamp.

===''As Ultimate Optimus Prime''===
Ultimate Optimus Prime is kind of like Energon Optimus Prime. Better armor and an Ion Blaster that don't hit like spitballs from an asthmatic. But there's a key difference, Ultimate Optimus Prime's weapons are slightly more powerful and have more shots before needing to reload, but doesn't have the benefit of being able to recharge on the fly by restoring cyberformed terrain.
.
At Level 7, all versions of Red undergo slight physical modifications. His chest windows go from two large windshields to two smaller ones flanked by even smaller side windows, his pelvis gains small colored decorations, and his legs gain metal sidings. Additionally, Red gains a small [[Powermaster]] partner attached to his grill in engine mode.

==Fiction==
===IDW ''Angry Birds Transformers'' comic===
{{charstubfiction}}
{{-}}
==Commercial appearances==
{{charstubfiction}}
[[Image:AngryBirdsCinematicTrailer2.jpg|upright=1.66|thumb|I'm not compensating for something, you're compensating for something.]]
{{-}}

==Toys==
===''Angry Birds Transformers''===
[[File:ABTFtoy-RacerOptimusPrime.jpg|thumb|right|250px|If you'd have bought ''Super Mario Bros. Transformers'' as a kid, you're not allowed to complain.]]
*'''Optimus Prime Bird''' (Telepods Racer, 2014)
**''Accessories:'' Telepods base
:Part of the [[Toys"R"Us]] ''Angry Birds Transformers'' toyline, Optimus Prime Bird transforms from robot to truck, his bird head visible in both modes, and based on the design of the live action movie continuity's body for [[Optimus Prime (Movie)|Optimus Prime]] used in the first three films. He includes a Telepods base which, when placed over a phone or tablet's camera, allows the toy to be 'scanned into' the [[Angry Birds Transformers (mobile game)|''Angry Birds Transformers'' app]].

:This toy was redecoed as [[Ultra Magnus Bird]].
{{-}}

[[File:ABTFtoy-EnergonRacerOptimusPrime.jpg|thumb|right|300px]]
*'''Energon Racers Pack''' (Telepods Racers multi-pack, 2014)
**''Accessories:'' Telepods base
:The Energon Racers Pack includes a clear, [[energon]]-themed redeco of Optimus Prime Bird's Racer toy.
{{-}}

[[File:ABTFtoy-OptimusPrimeBirdRaceway.jpg|thumb|right|300px]]
*'''Optimus Prime Bird Raceway''' (Telepods track set, 2014)
**''Accessories:'' Telepods base
:The Optimus Prime Bird Raceway set includes Ultimate Optimus Prime Bird, redecoed from his single-packed Racer toy.
{{-}}

[[File:ABTFtoy-OptimusPrimeAttackGame.jpg|thumb|right|300px]]
*'''Optimus Prime Attack Game''' (Jenga Game, 2014)
**''Accessories:'' Ramp, launcher
:The Optimus Prime Attack Game includes a non-transforming Optimus Prime Bird vehicle, with the bird "head" being removable. The game challenges the player to launch Optimus Prime Bird or [[Galvatron Pig]] at a large [[Grimlock Bird]] tower and knock down blocks and [[Deceptihog]]s.
{{-}}

==Notes==
*[[wikia:c:angrybirds:Red Bird|Red Bird]] is seen as the 'protagonist' of the ''{{w|Angry Birds}}'' franchise.
[[Category:Autobirds]]
[[Category:External properties]]

Red (AB)

2015-01-23T02:10:39Z

WellThatsJustPrime: /* Commercial appearances */

{{factions|autobird}}{{disambig2|the Angry Bird|the M&M|Red (M&M)}}
{{disambig3.5|the very angry bird|other characters known as Optimus Prime|Optimus Prime (disambiguation)|Ultra Magnus|other characters known as Ultra Magnus}}
:''Red is an [[Autobird]] from the ''[[Angry Birds Transformers (mobile game)|Angry Birds Transformers]]'' continuity.''

[[File:ABTF-optimusprime.png|thumb|250px|[[Optimash Prime|Selling out]] [[Gari Robo-kun|is the right of]] [[Pepsi Convoy|all sentient]] [[Mickey Mouse|franchises.]]]]

The leader of the [[Flock]], '''Red''' has his... well, if he ''had'' hands, he'd have them full trying to keep the Flock's various eccentric personalities properly focused on protecting their eggs from [[King Pig]] and his flunkies. Not that Red is all that terribly stable himself, what with his limited temper.

Upon contact with the [[Eggspark]], Red was granted the powers of the powerful [[Autobot]]s [[Optimus Prime (disambiguation)|Optimus Prime]] and [[Ultra Magnus (disambiguation)|Ultra Magnus]]... and the former's penchant for long-winded speeches. With his new robot body and the rest of the "Autobirds" backing him up, he's ready to protect [[Piggie Island]] from the greedy [[Deceptihog]]s and the mysterious plans of the [[Eggbot (AB)|Eggbot]]s!

==Games==
===''Angry Birds Transformers''===
Soon after Piggy island was Cyberformed, all the Autobirds and Deceptihogs were captured and frozen leaving only Red as Optimus Prime and [[Chuck_(AB)|Chuck]] as Bumblebee to save the day.

===''As Optimus Prime''===
Red's blasts do low damage and have a moderate rate of fire, which are useless against solid rocks. But, after a few upgrades, his shots get stronger and he also gains the Energon Shield power-up, which can protect him from enemy shots including missiles but they cannot protect him from falling monoliths. He also has two other version, The Energon version and the Ultimate Version which can be unlocked later in the game. This is done the same way rescuing characters is done. {{storylink|Angry Birds Transformers (mobile game)|Angry Birds Transformers}}

===''As Ultra Magnus''===
Simply a white repaint (which is oddly fitting) of the Optimus Prime model, Ultra Magnus has a rapid fire purple blaster similar to Lockdown's, which must be reloaded periodically. While starting out fairly weak, the rapid-fire nature allows it to knock buildings down with well-placed shots and is great at shooting down incoming missiles. He was among the few of the Autobirds and Deceptihogs to figure out bribing Skywarp with energon cubes would let them call him in to do a bombing run. By collecting more cubes, Skywarp is better motivated to do more damage, which can be a life-saver on more difficult levels.

In a bit of fanservice, players can buy a cosmetic rocket launcher in a homage to the G1 incarnation using real money and the premium currency.

===''As Energon Optimus Prime''===
An energon-fuelled variant of Optimus Prime, this version is unlocked after you've sunken more time than you should have into the game. With a nice redeco and more powerful weapon, this is everything you could have hoped for when you got your ass kicked as regular Optimus Prime. Due the the fact that restoring cyber-formed objects can heal an Energon boosted character, Energon Optimus Prime also gets a major survivability buff. His Ion Blaster also gets amped up, with much larger projectiles that do more damage, as well as having three shots before needing to reload at Level 1. Sound too good to be true? Well, believe it. But Chuck doesn't care. He uses Energon Optimus Prime as a reading lamp.

===''As Ultimate Optimus Prime''===
Ultimate Optimus Prime is kind of like Energon Optimus Prime. Better armor and an Ion Blaster that don't hit like spitballs from an asthmatic. But there's a key difference, Ultimate Optimus Prime's weapons are slightly more powerful and have more shots before needing to reload, but doesn't have the benefit of being able to recharge on the fly by restoring cyberformed terrain.
.
At Level 7, all versions of Red undergo slight physical modifications. His chest windows go from two large windshields to two smaller ones flanked by even smaller side windows, his pelvis gains small colored decorations, and his legs gain metal sidings. Additionally, Red gains a small [[Powermaster]] partner attached to his grill in engine mode.

==Fiction==
===IDW ''Angry Birds Transformers'' comic===
{{charstubfiction}}
{{-}}
==Commercial appearances==
{{charstubfiction}}
[[Image:AngryBirdsCinematicTrailer2.jpg|upright=1.66|thumb]]
{{-}}

==Toys==
===''Angry Birds Transformers''===
[[File:ABTFtoy-RacerOptimusPrime.jpg|thumb|right|250px|If you'd have bought ''Super Mario Bros. Transformers'' as a kid, you're not allowed to complain.]]
*'''Optimus Prime Bird''' (Telepods Racer, 2014)
**''Accessories:'' Telepods base
:Part of the [[Toys"R"Us]] ''Angry Birds Transformers'' toyline, Optimus Prime Bird transforms from robot to truck, his bird head visible in both modes, and based on the design of the live action movie continuity's body for [[Optimus Prime (Movie)|Optimus Prime]] used in the first three films. He includes a Telepods base which, when placed over a phone or tablet's camera, allows the toy to be 'scanned into' the [[Angry Birds Transformers (mobile game)|''Angry Birds Transformers'' app]].

:This toy was redecoed as [[Ultra Magnus Bird]].
{{-}}

[[File:ABTFtoy-EnergonRacerOptimusPrime.jpg|thumb|right|300px]]
*'''Energon Racers Pack''' (Telepods Racers multi-pack, 2014)
**''Accessories:'' Telepods base
:The Energon Racers Pack includes a clear, [[energon]]-themed redeco of Optimus Prime Bird's Racer toy.
{{-}}

[[File:ABTFtoy-OptimusPrimeBirdRaceway.jpg|thumb|right|300px]]
*'''Optimus Prime Bird Raceway''' (Telepods track set, 2014)
**''Accessories:'' Telepods base
:The Optimus Prime Bird Raceway set includes Ultimate Optimus Prime Bird, redecoed from his single-packed Racer toy.
{{-}}

[[File:ABTFtoy-OptimusPrimeAttackGame.jpg|thumb|right|300px]]
*'''Optimus Prime Attack Game''' (Jenga Game, 2014)
**''Accessories:'' Ramp, launcher
:The Optimus Prime Attack Game includes a non-transforming Optimus Prime Bird vehicle, with the bird "head" being removable. The game challenges the player to launch Optimus Prime Bird or [[Galvatron Pig]] at a large [[Grimlock Bird]] tower and knock down blocks and [[Deceptihog]]s.
{{-}}

==Notes==
*[[wikia:c:angrybirds:Red Bird|Red Bird]] is seen as the 'protagonist' of the ''{{w|Angry Birds}}'' franchise.
[[Category:Autobirds]]
[[Category:External properties]]

Red (AB)

2015-01-23T02:09:52Z

WellThatsJustPrime: /* Commercial appearances */

{{factions|autobird}}{{disambig2|the Angry Bird|the M&M|Red (M&M)}}
{{disambig3.5|the very angry bird|other characters known as Optimus Prime|Optimus Prime (disambiguation)|Ultra Magnus|other characters known as Ultra Magnus}}
:''Red is an [[Autobird]] from the ''[[Angry Birds Transformers (mobile game)|Angry Birds Transformers]]'' continuity.''

[[File:ABTF-optimusprime.png|thumb|250px|[[Optimash Prime|Selling out]] [[Gari Robo-kun|is the right of]] [[Pepsi Convoy|all sentient]] [[Mickey Mouse|franchises.]]]]

The leader of the [[Flock]], '''Red''' has his... well, if he ''had'' hands, he'd have them full trying to keep the Flock's various eccentric personalities properly focused on protecting their eggs from [[King Pig]] and his flunkies. Not that Red is all that terribly stable himself, what with his limited temper.

Upon contact with the [[Eggspark]], Red was granted the powers of the powerful [[Autobot]]s [[Optimus Prime (disambiguation)|Optimus Prime]] and [[Ultra Magnus (disambiguation)|Ultra Magnus]]... and the former's penchant for long-winded speeches. With his new robot body and the rest of the "Autobirds" backing him up, he's ready to protect [[Piggie Island]] from the greedy [[Deceptihog]]s and the mysterious plans of the [[Eggbot (AB)|Eggbot]]s!

==Games==
===''Angry Birds Transformers''===
Soon after Piggy island was Cyberformed, all the Autobirds and Deceptihogs were captured and frozen leaving only Red as Optimus Prime and [[Chuck_(AB)|Chuck]] as Bumblebee to save the day.

===''As Optimus Prime''===
Red's blasts do low damage and have a moderate rate of fire, which are useless against solid rocks. But, after a few upgrades, his shots get stronger and he also gains the Energon Shield power-up, which can protect him from enemy shots including missiles but they cannot protect him from falling monoliths. He also has two other version, The Energon version and the Ultimate Version which can be unlocked later in the game. This is done the same way rescuing characters is done. {{storylink|Angry Birds Transformers (mobile game)|Angry Birds Transformers}}

===''As Ultra Magnus''===
Simply a white repaint (which is oddly fitting) of the Optimus Prime model, Ultra Magnus has a rapid fire purple blaster similar to Lockdown's, which must be reloaded periodically. While starting out fairly weak, the rapid-fire nature allows it to knock buildings down with well-placed shots and is great at shooting down incoming missiles. He was among the few of the Autobirds and Deceptihogs to figure out bribing Skywarp with energon cubes would let them call him in to do a bombing run. By collecting more cubes, Skywarp is better motivated to do more damage, which can be a life-saver on more difficult levels.

In a bit of fanservice, players can buy a cosmetic rocket launcher in a homage to the G1 incarnation using real money and the premium currency.

===''As Energon Optimus Prime''===
An energon-fuelled variant of Optimus Prime, this version is unlocked after you've sunken more time than you should have into the game. With a nice redeco and more powerful weapon, this is everything you could have hoped for when you got your ass kicked as regular Optimus Prime. Due the the fact that restoring cyber-formed objects can heal an Energon boosted character, Energon Optimus Prime also gets a major survivability buff. His Ion Blaster also gets amped up, with much larger projectiles that do more damage, as well as having three shots before needing to reload at Level 1. Sound too good to be true? Well, believe it. But Chuck doesn't care. He uses Energon Optimus Prime as a reading lamp.

===''As Ultimate Optimus Prime''===
Ultimate Optimus Prime is kind of like Energon Optimus Prime. Better armor and an Ion Blaster that don't hit like spitballs from an asthmatic. But there's a key difference, Ultimate Optimus Prime's weapons are slightly more powerful and have more shots before needing to reload, but doesn't have the benefit of being able to recharge on the fly by restoring cyberformed terrain.
.
At Level 7, all versions of Red undergo slight physical modifications. His chest windows go from two large windshields to two smaller ones flanked by even smaller side windows, his pelvis gains small colored decorations, and his legs gain metal sidings. Additionally, Red gains a small [[Powermaster]] partner attached to his grill in engine mode.

==Fiction==
===IDW ''Angry Birds Transformers'' comic===
{{charstubfiction}}
{{-}}
==Commercial appearances==
{{charstubfiction}}
[[Image:AngryBirdsCinematicTrailer2.jpg|upright=1.66|thumb I'm not compensating for something, you're compensating for something.]]
{{-}}

==Toys==
===''Angry Birds Transformers''===
[[File:ABTFtoy-RacerOptimusPrime.jpg|thumb|right|250px|If you'd have bought ''Super Mario Bros. Transformers'' as a kid, you're not allowed to complain.]]
*'''Optimus Prime Bird''' (Telepods Racer, 2014)
**''Accessories:'' Telepods base
:Part of the [[Toys"R"Us]] ''Angry Birds Transformers'' toyline, Optimus Prime Bird transforms from robot to truck, his bird head visible in both modes, and based on the design of the live action movie continuity's body for [[Optimus Prime (Movie)|Optimus Prime]] used in the first three films. He includes a Telepods base which, when placed over a phone or tablet's camera, allows the toy to be 'scanned into' the [[Angry Birds Transformers (mobile game)|''Angry Birds Transformers'' app]].

:This toy was redecoed as [[Ultra Magnus Bird]].
{{-}}

[[File:ABTFtoy-EnergonRacerOptimusPrime.jpg|thumb|right|300px]]
*'''Energon Racers Pack''' (Telepods Racers multi-pack, 2014)
**''Accessories:'' Telepods base
:The Energon Racers Pack includes a clear, [[energon]]-themed redeco of Optimus Prime Bird's Racer toy.
{{-}}

[[File:ABTFtoy-OptimusPrimeBirdRaceway.jpg|thumb|right|300px]]
*'''Optimus Prime Bird Raceway''' (Telepods track set, 2014)
**''Accessories:'' Telepods base
:The Optimus Prime Bird Raceway set includes Ultimate Optimus Prime Bird, redecoed from his single-packed Racer toy.
{{-}}

[[File:ABTFtoy-OptimusPrimeAttackGame.jpg|thumb|right|300px]]
*'''Optimus Prime Attack Game''' (Jenga Game, 2014)
**''Accessories:'' Ramp, launcher
:The Optimus Prime Attack Game includes a non-transforming Optimus Prime Bird vehicle, with the bird "head" being removable. The game challenges the player to launch Optimus Prime Bird or [[Galvatron Pig]] at a large [[Grimlock Bird]] tower and knock down blocks and [[Deceptihog]]s.
{{-}}

==Notes==
*[[wikia:c:angrybirds:Red Bird|Red Bird]] is seen as the 'protagonist' of the ''{{w|Angry Birds}}'' franchise.
[[Category:Autobirds]]
[[Category:External properties]]

Red (AB)

2015-01-23T02:09:12Z

WellThatsJustPrime: /* As Ultimate Optimus Prime */

{{factions|autobird}}{{disambig2|the Angry Bird|the M&M|Red (M&M)}}
{{disambig3.5|the very angry bird|other characters known as Optimus Prime|Optimus Prime (disambiguation)|Ultra Magnus|other characters known as Ultra Magnus}}
:''Red is an [[Autobird]] from the ''[[Angry Birds Transformers (mobile game)|Angry Birds Transformers]]'' continuity.''

[[File:ABTF-optimusprime.png|thumb|250px|[[Optimash Prime|Selling out]] [[Gari Robo-kun|is the right of]] [[Pepsi Convoy|all sentient]] [[Mickey Mouse|franchises.]]]]

The leader of the [[Flock]], '''Red''' has his... well, if he ''had'' hands, he'd have them full trying to keep the Flock's various eccentric personalities properly focused on protecting their eggs from [[King Pig]] and his flunkies. Not that Red is all that terribly stable himself, what with his limited temper.

Upon contact with the [[Eggspark]], Red was granted the powers of the powerful [[Autobot]]s [[Optimus Prime (disambiguation)|Optimus Prime]] and [[Ultra Magnus (disambiguation)|Ultra Magnus]]... and the former's penchant for long-winded speeches. With his new robot body and the rest of the "Autobirds" backing him up, he's ready to protect [[Piggie Island]] from the greedy [[Deceptihog]]s and the mysterious plans of the [[Eggbot (AB)|Eggbot]]s!

==Games==
===''Angry Birds Transformers''===
Soon after Piggy island was Cyberformed, all the Autobirds and Deceptihogs were captured and frozen leaving only Red as Optimus Prime and [[Chuck_(AB)|Chuck]] as Bumblebee to save the day.

===''As Optimus Prime''===
Red's blasts do low damage and have a moderate rate of fire, which are useless against solid rocks. But, after a few upgrades, his shots get stronger and he also gains the Energon Shield power-up, which can protect him from enemy shots including missiles but they cannot protect him from falling monoliths. He also has two other version, The Energon version and the Ultimate Version which can be unlocked later in the game. This is done the same way rescuing characters is done. {{storylink|Angry Birds Transformers (mobile game)|Angry Birds Transformers}}

===''As Ultra Magnus''===
Simply a white repaint (which is oddly fitting) of the Optimus Prime model, Ultra Magnus has a rapid fire purple blaster similar to Lockdown's, which must be reloaded periodically. While starting out fairly weak, the rapid-fire nature allows it to knock buildings down with well-placed shots and is great at shooting down incoming missiles. He was among the few of the Autobirds and Deceptihogs to figure out bribing Skywarp with energon cubes would let them call him in to do a bombing run. By collecting more cubes, Skywarp is better motivated to do more damage, which can be a life-saver on more difficult levels.

In a bit of fanservice, players can buy a cosmetic rocket launcher in a homage to the G1 incarnation using real money and the premium currency.

===''As Energon Optimus Prime''===
An energon-fuelled variant of Optimus Prime, this version is unlocked after you've sunken more time than you should have into the game. With a nice redeco and more powerful weapon, this is everything you could have hoped for when you got your ass kicked as regular Optimus Prime. Due the the fact that restoring cyber-formed objects can heal an Energon boosted character, Energon Optimus Prime also gets a major survivability buff. His Ion Blaster also gets amped up, with much larger projectiles that do more damage, as well as having three shots before needing to reload at Level 1. Sound too good to be true? Well, believe it. But Chuck doesn't care. He uses Energon Optimus Prime as a reading lamp.

===''As Ultimate Optimus Prime''===
Ultimate Optimus Prime is kind of like Energon Optimus Prime. Better armor and an Ion Blaster that don't hit like spitballs from an asthmatic. But there's a key difference, Ultimate Optimus Prime's weapons are slightly more powerful and have more shots before needing to reload, but doesn't have the benefit of being able to recharge on the fly by restoring cyberformed terrain.
.
At Level 7, all versions of Red undergo slight physical modifications. His chest windows go from two large windshields to two smaller ones flanked by even smaller side windows, his pelvis gains small colored decorations, and his legs gain metal sidings. Additionally, Red gains a small [[Powermaster]] partner attached to his grill in engine mode.

==Fiction==
===IDW ''Angry Birds Transformers'' comic===
{{charstubfiction}}
{{-}}
==Commercial appearances==
{{charstubfiction}}
[[Image:AngryBirdsCinematicTrailer2.jpg|upright=1.66|thumb]]
{{-}}

==Toys==
===''Angry Birds Transformers''===
[[File:ABTFtoy-RacerOptimusPrime.jpg|thumb|right|250px|If you'd have bought ''Super Mario Bros. Transformers'' as a kid, you're not allowed to complain.]]
*'''Optimus Prime Bird''' (Telepods Racer, 2014)
**''Accessories:'' Telepods base
:Part of the [[Toys"R"Us]] ''Angry Birds Transformers'' toyline, Optimus Prime Bird transforms from robot to truck, his bird head visible in both modes, and based on the design of the live action movie continuity's body for [[Optimus Prime (Movie)|Optimus Prime]] used in the first three films. He includes a Telepods base which, when placed over a phone or tablet's camera, allows the toy to be 'scanned into' the [[Angry Birds Transformers (mobile game)|''Angry Birds Transformers'' app]].

:This toy was redecoed as [[Ultra Magnus Bird]].
{{-}}

[[File:ABTFtoy-EnergonRacerOptimusPrime.jpg|thumb|right|300px]]
*'''Energon Racers Pack''' (Telepods Racers multi-pack, 2014)
**''Accessories:'' Telepods base
:The Energon Racers Pack includes a clear, [[energon]]-themed redeco of Optimus Prime Bird's Racer toy.
{{-}}

[[File:ABTFtoy-OptimusPrimeBirdRaceway.jpg|thumb|right|300px]]
*'''Optimus Prime Bird Raceway''' (Telepods track set, 2014)
**''Accessories:'' Telepods base
:The Optimus Prime Bird Raceway set includes Ultimate Optimus Prime Bird, redecoed from his single-packed Racer toy.
{{-}}

[[File:ABTFtoy-OptimusPrimeAttackGame.jpg|thumb|right|300px]]
*'''Optimus Prime Attack Game''' (Jenga Game, 2014)
**''Accessories:'' Ramp, launcher
:The Optimus Prime Attack Game includes a non-transforming Optimus Prime Bird vehicle, with the bird "head" being removable. The game challenges the player to launch Optimus Prime Bird or [[Galvatron Pig]] at a large [[Grimlock Bird]] tower and knock down blocks and [[Deceptihog]]s.
{{-}}

==Notes==
*[[wikia:c:angrybirds:Red Bird|Red Bird]] is seen as the 'protagonist' of the ''{{w|Angry Birds}}'' franchise.
[[Category:Autobirds]]
[[Category:External properties]]

Red (AB)

2015-01-23T02:07:10Z

WellThatsJustPrime: /* As Energon Optimus Prime */

{{factions|autobird}}{{disambig2|the Angry Bird|the M&M|Red (M&M)}}
{{disambig3.5|the very angry bird|other characters known as Optimus Prime|Optimus Prime (disambiguation)|Ultra Magnus|other characters known as Ultra Magnus}}
:''Red is an [[Autobird]] from the ''[[Angry Birds Transformers (mobile game)|Angry Birds Transformers]]'' continuity.''

[[File:ABTF-optimusprime.png|thumb|250px|[[Optimash Prime|Selling out]] [[Gari Robo-kun|is the right of]] [[Pepsi Convoy|all sentient]] [[Mickey Mouse|franchises.]]]]

The leader of the [[Flock]], '''Red''' has his... well, if he ''had'' hands, he'd have them full trying to keep the Flock's various eccentric personalities properly focused on protecting their eggs from [[King Pig]] and his flunkies. Not that Red is all that terribly stable himself, what with his limited temper.

Upon contact with the [[Eggspark]], Red was granted the powers of the powerful [[Autobot]]s [[Optimus Prime (disambiguation)|Optimus Prime]] and [[Ultra Magnus (disambiguation)|Ultra Magnus]]... and the former's penchant for long-winded speeches. With his new robot body and the rest of the "Autobirds" backing him up, he's ready to protect [[Piggie Island]] from the greedy [[Deceptihog]]s and the mysterious plans of the [[Eggbot (AB)|Eggbot]]s!

==Games==
===''Angry Birds Transformers''===
Soon after Piggy island was Cyberformed, all the Autobirds and Deceptihogs were captured and frozen leaving only Red as Optimus Prime and [[Chuck_(AB)|Chuck]] as Bumblebee to save the day.

===''As Optimus Prime''===
Red's blasts do low damage and have a moderate rate of fire, which are useless against solid rocks. But, after a few upgrades, his shots get stronger and he also gains the Energon Shield power-up, which can protect him from enemy shots including missiles but they cannot protect him from falling monoliths. He also has two other version, The Energon version and the Ultimate Version which can be unlocked later in the game. This is done the same way rescuing characters is done. {{storylink|Angry Birds Transformers (mobile game)|Angry Birds Transformers}}

===''As Ultra Magnus''===
Simply a white repaint (which is oddly fitting) of the Optimus Prime model, Ultra Magnus has a rapid fire purple blaster similar to Lockdown's, which must be reloaded periodically. While starting out fairly weak, the rapid-fire nature allows it to knock buildings down with well-placed shots and is great at shooting down incoming missiles. He was among the few of the Autobirds and Deceptihogs to figure out bribing Skywarp with energon cubes would let them call him in to do a bombing run. By collecting more cubes, Skywarp is better motivated to do more damage, which can be a life-saver on more difficult levels.

In a bit of fanservice, players can buy a cosmetic rocket launcher in a homage to the G1 incarnation using real money and the premium currency.

===''As Energon Optimus Prime''===
An energon-fuelled variant of Optimus Prime, this version is unlocked after you've sunken more time than you should have into the game. With a nice redeco and more powerful weapon, this is everything you could have hoped for when you got your ass kicked as regular Optimus Prime. Due the the fact that restoring cyber-formed objects can heal an Energon boosted character, Energon Optimus Prime also gets a major survivability buff. His Ion Blaster also gets amped up, with much larger projectiles that do more damage, as well as having three shots before needing to reload at Level 1. Sound too good to be true? Well, believe it. But Chuck doesn't care. He uses Energon Optimus Prime as a reading lamp.

===''As Ultimate Optimus Prime''===
{{gamestub}}

At Level 7, all versions of Red undergo slight physical modifications. His chest windows go from two large windshields to two smaller ones flanked by even smaller side windows, his pelvis gains small colored decorations, and his legs gain metal sidings. Additionally, Red gains a small [[Powermaster]] partner attached to his grill in engine mode.

==Fiction==
===IDW ''Angry Birds Transformers'' comic===
{{charstubfiction}}
{{-}}
==Commercial appearances==
{{charstubfiction}}
[[Image:AngryBirdsCinematicTrailer2.jpg|upright=1.66|thumb]]
{{-}}

==Toys==
===''Angry Birds Transformers''===
[[File:ABTFtoy-RacerOptimusPrime.jpg|thumb|right|250px|If you'd have bought ''Super Mario Bros. Transformers'' as a kid, you're not allowed to complain.]]
*'''Optimus Prime Bird''' (Telepods Racer, 2014)
**''Accessories:'' Telepods base
:Part of the [[Toys"R"Us]] ''Angry Birds Transformers'' toyline, Optimus Prime Bird transforms from robot to truck, his bird head visible in both modes, and based on the design of the live action movie continuity's body for [[Optimus Prime (Movie)|Optimus Prime]] used in the first three films. He includes a Telepods base which, when placed over a phone or tablet's camera, allows the toy to be 'scanned into' the [[Angry Birds Transformers (mobile game)|''Angry Birds Transformers'' app]].

:This toy was redecoed as [[Ultra Magnus Bird]].
{{-}}

[[File:ABTFtoy-EnergonRacerOptimusPrime.jpg|thumb|right|300px]]
*'''Energon Racers Pack''' (Telepods Racers multi-pack, 2014)
**''Accessories:'' Telepods base
:The Energon Racers Pack includes a clear, [[energon]]-themed redeco of Optimus Prime Bird's Racer toy.
{{-}}

[[File:ABTFtoy-OptimusPrimeBirdRaceway.jpg|thumb|right|300px]]
*'''Optimus Prime Bird Raceway''' (Telepods track set, 2014)
**''Accessories:'' Telepods base
:The Optimus Prime Bird Raceway set includes Ultimate Optimus Prime Bird, redecoed from his single-packed Racer toy.
{{-}}

[[File:ABTFtoy-OptimusPrimeAttackGame.jpg|thumb|right|300px]]
*'''Optimus Prime Attack Game''' (Jenga Game, 2014)
**''Accessories:'' Ramp, launcher
:The Optimus Prime Attack Game includes a non-transforming Optimus Prime Bird vehicle, with the bird "head" being removable. The game challenges the player to launch Optimus Prime Bird or [[Galvatron Pig]] at a large [[Grimlock Bird]] tower and knock down blocks and [[Deceptihog]]s.
{{-}}

==Notes==
*[[wikia:c:angrybirds:Red Bird|Red Bird]] is seen as the 'protagonist' of the ''{{w|Angry Birds}}'' franchise.
[[Category:Autobirds]]
[[Category:External properties]]

Red (AB)

2015-01-23T02:02:09Z

WellThatsJustPrime: /* As Ultra Magnus */

{{factions|autobird}}{{disambig2|the Angry Bird|the M&M|Red (M&M)}}
{{disambig3.5|the very angry bird|other characters known as Optimus Prime|Optimus Prime (disambiguation)|Ultra Magnus|other characters known as Ultra Magnus}}
:''Red is an [[Autobird]] from the ''[[Angry Birds Transformers (mobile game)|Angry Birds Transformers]]'' continuity.''

[[File:ABTF-optimusprime.png|thumb|250px|[[Optimash Prime|Selling out]] [[Gari Robo-kun|is the right of]] [[Pepsi Convoy|all sentient]] [[Mickey Mouse|franchises.]]]]

The leader of the [[Flock]], '''Red''' has his... well, if he ''had'' hands, he'd have them full trying to keep the Flock's various eccentric personalities properly focused on protecting their eggs from [[King Pig]] and his flunkies. Not that Red is all that terribly stable himself, what with his limited temper.

Upon contact with the [[Eggspark]], Red was granted the powers of the powerful [[Autobot]]s [[Optimus Prime (disambiguation)|Optimus Prime]] and [[Ultra Magnus (disambiguation)|Ultra Magnus]]... and the former's penchant for long-winded speeches. With his new robot body and the rest of the "Autobirds" backing him up, he's ready to protect [[Piggie Island]] from the greedy [[Deceptihog]]s and the mysterious plans of the [[Eggbot (AB)|Eggbot]]s!

==Games==
===''Angry Birds Transformers''===
Soon after Piggy island was Cyberformed, all the Autobirds and Deceptihogs were captured and frozen leaving only Red as Optimus Prime and [[Chuck_(AB)|Chuck]] as Bumblebee to save the day.

===''As Optimus Prime''===
Red's blasts do low damage and have a moderate rate of fire, which are useless against solid rocks. But, after a few upgrades, his shots get stronger and he also gains the Energon Shield power-up, which can protect him from enemy shots including missiles but they cannot protect him from falling monoliths. He also has two other version, The Energon version and the Ultimate Version which can be unlocked later in the game. This is done the same way rescuing characters is done. {{storylink|Angry Birds Transformers (mobile game)|Angry Birds Transformers}}

===''As Ultra Magnus''===
Simply a white repaint (which is oddly fitting) of the Optimus Prime model, Ultra Magnus has a rapid fire purple blaster similar to Lockdown's, which must be reloaded periodically. While starting out fairly weak, the rapid-fire nature allows it to knock buildings down with well-placed shots and is great at shooting down incoming missiles. He was among the few of the Autobirds and Deceptihogs to figure out bribing Skywarp with energon cubes would let them call him in to do a bombing run. By collecting more cubes, Skywarp is better motivated to do more damage, which can be a life-saver on more difficult levels.

In a bit of fanservice, players can buy a cosmetic rocket launcher in a homage to the G1 incarnation using real money and the premium currency.

===''As Energon Optimus Prime''===
{{gamestub}}

===''As Ultimate Optimus Prime''===
{{gamestub}}

At Level 7, all versions of Red undergo slight physical modifications. His chest windows go from two large windshields to two smaller ones flanked by even smaller side windows, his pelvis gains small colored decorations, and his legs gain metal sidings. Additionally, Red gains a small [[Powermaster]] partner attached to his grill in engine mode.

==Fiction==
===IDW ''Angry Birds Transformers'' comic===
{{charstubfiction}}
{{-}}
==Commercial appearances==
{{charstubfiction}}
[[Image:AngryBirdsCinematicTrailer2.jpg|upright=1.66|thumb]]
{{-}}

==Toys==
===''Angry Birds Transformers''===
[[File:ABTFtoy-RacerOptimusPrime.jpg|thumb|right|250px|If you'd have bought ''Super Mario Bros. Transformers'' as a kid, you're not allowed to complain.]]
*'''Optimus Prime Bird''' (Telepods Racer, 2014)
**''Accessories:'' Telepods base
:Part of the [[Toys"R"Us]] ''Angry Birds Transformers'' toyline, Optimus Prime Bird transforms from robot to truck, his bird head visible in both modes, and based on the design of the live action movie continuity's body for [[Optimus Prime (Movie)|Optimus Prime]] used in the first three films. He includes a Telepods base which, when placed over a phone or tablet's camera, allows the toy to be 'scanned into' the [[Angry Birds Transformers (mobile game)|''Angry Birds Transformers'' app]].

:This toy was redecoed as [[Ultra Magnus Bird]].
{{-}}

[[File:ABTFtoy-EnergonRacerOptimusPrime.jpg|thumb|right|300px]]
*'''Energon Racers Pack''' (Telepods Racers multi-pack, 2014)
**''Accessories:'' Telepods base
:The Energon Racers Pack includes a clear, [[energon]]-themed redeco of Optimus Prime Bird's Racer toy.
{{-}}

[[File:ABTFtoy-OptimusPrimeBirdRaceway.jpg|thumb|right|300px]]
*'''Optimus Prime Bird Raceway''' (Telepods track set, 2014)
**''Accessories:'' Telepods base
:The Optimus Prime Bird Raceway set includes Ultimate Optimus Prime Bird, redecoed from his single-packed Racer toy.
{{-}}

[[File:ABTFtoy-OptimusPrimeAttackGame.jpg|thumb|right|300px]]
*'''Optimus Prime Attack Game''' (Jenga Game, 2014)
**''Accessories:'' Ramp, launcher
:The Optimus Prime Attack Game includes a non-transforming Optimus Prime Bird vehicle, with the bird "head" being removable. The game challenges the player to launch Optimus Prime Bird or [[Galvatron Pig]] at a large [[Grimlock Bird]] tower and knock down blocks and [[Deceptihog]]s.
{{-}}

==Notes==
*[[wikia:c:angrybirds:Red Bird|Red Bird]] is seen as the 'protagonist' of the ''{{w|Angry Birds}}'' franchise.
[[Category:Autobirds]]
[[Category:External properties]]

Minion Pig

2015-01-23T01:54:05Z

WellThatsJustPrime: /* As Thundercracker */

{{disambig2|the Bad Piggies with the Seekers' powers|the sources of said powers|Seeker (body-type)}}
:''Minion Pigs are Bad Piggies and [[Deceptihog]]s from the ''[[Angry Birds Transformers]]'' continuity.''

[[File:ABTF-starscream.png|thumb|upright=1.4|Starsqueal.]]
Dumb as posts and many in number, '''Minion Pigs''' form the backbone of the Bad Piggie forces. When the [[AllSpark]] crashed on [[Piggie Island]], some Minion Pigs were granted the form and power of [[Decepticon]]s like [[Starscream]], [[Thundercracker]] and [[Skywarp]], whilst many more were transformed into robotic servants of the [[Eggbot (AB)|Eggbots]].

==Fiction==
===IDW ''Angry Birds Transformers'' comic===
{{charstubfiction}}

==Games==
===''Angry Birds Transformers''===
When the Allspark Egg crashed into Piggy Island, its hordes of Minion pigs were granted Cybertronic armor. Some got better gear including weapons though, and some even gained bodies based on the [[Decepticon]]s Starscream, Skywarp and Thundercracker. {{storylink|Angry Birds Transformers (mobile game)|Angry Birds Transformers}}

====As Starscream====
The Starscream-powered Minion pig uses a rapid-fire blaster as his primary weapon, unleashing weak shots that have trouble breaking any blocks stronger than Glass, but are good at pushing blocks around to trigger domino effects. Unlike the similar weapons employed by [[Moustache Pig]] and [[Red (AB)#As Ultra Magnus|Red as Ultra Magnus]], Starscream Pig doesn't have a lock-on style targeting system, and must maintain a manual "lock" on the target to keep firing. But on the other hand, Starscream Pig's blaster does not need ''any'' reloading, thus he can keep a steady stream of blaster fire going from the moment he enters the battlefield up until he re-boards [[Astrotrain (AB)|Astrotrain]] to leave it.

With sufficient upgrades, Starscream Pig gains a shield that temporarily repels any blasts or missiles headed his way, but this requires an Energon cube to activate, gained by "de-cyberforming" metallic structures with blaster fire. As the shield is upgraded, more energon can be stored, increasing the shield's duration.

[[Chef Pig#As Soundwave|Soundwave Pig]] once fed Starscream Pig an [[Energon cube]] sandwiched in a burger bun, causing the aerial Deceptihog to become empowered with [[Energon]].

====As Thundercracker====
Rovio follows the grand tradition of repaints, giving their character models a simple palette swap as a new character with slightly altered weaponry. While Starscream is energon-fuelled, Thundercracker wasn't so lucky. Still, with his gatling style blaster, even the weak shots are able to destroy buildings and enemies with relative ease. The weapon functions on a cooldown system; after firing continuously for too long, it'll overheat and cannot be used while it calms down a bit.

====As Skywarp====
The Minion Pig with Skywarp's form needed incentive to joining the fight. Some of the Autobirds and Deceptihogs were able to summon him into battle with Energon cubes, at which point he would fly into the area with a carpet-bomb attack. The more cubes he was given, the grander the scale of damage he was able to do.

====As the Countless Hordes====
The overwhelming majority of King Pig's army joined the Eggbots in their goal of Cyberforming Piggy Island.

The most common Minions have no offensive capabilities whatsoever, unless you count their annoying laughter. It takes very little to pop them, as a fall from a moderate height or dropping blocks on them will do it just as well as direct weapon fire.

==Commercial appearances==
{{charstubfiction}}
{{-}}
==Toys==
*'''Energon Racers Pack''' (''Telepods'' Racers multi-pack, 2014)
**''Accessories:'' ''Telepods'' base
:Energon Starscream Pig is cast in clear plastic, and is packaged with similar versions of [[Optimus Prime Bird]], [[Grimlock Bird]], [[Lockdown Pig]] and [[Soundwave Pig]]. He can transform from robot to jet mode, with his Piggie head visible in both modes. The set also includes a ''Telepods'' base, which allows the figure to be scanned and unlocked in the ''[[Angry Birds Transformers (mobile game)|Angry Birds Transformers]]'' app.
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*'''Thundercracker Pig''' (''Telepods Racer, 2014)
**''Accessories:'' ''Telepods'' base
:Thundercracker Pig is a [[redeco]] of Energon Starscream Pig, transforming from robot to jet. Like all ''Telepods'' products, he is packaged with a ''Telepods'' base.
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*'''Optimus Prime Bird Raceway''' (''Telepods'' track set, 2014)
:A small, non-transforming figure of Starscream Pig in jet mode is included in the Optimus Prime Bird Raceway set. It can be mounted atop the raceway's flagpole, and is sent spinning when a ''Telepods'' Racer figure rolls past.
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*'''Optimus Prime Attack Game''' (''Jenga'' game, 2014)
:The Optimus Prime Attack Game includes a Starscream Pig head, which can be placed among ''{{w|Jenga}}'' blocks inside a [[Grimlock Bird]] frame to be knocked away by a launched vehicle.
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==Notes==
* As the player upgrades each playable character, their models can gain new pieces of armor. At level 7, Starscream Pig and Thundercracker Pig gain a familiar-looking [[crown]].

==External links==
*[[wikia:c:angrybirds:Minion Pigs|Minion Pigs]] at the ''{{w|Angry Birds}}'' wiki.

[[Category:Deceptihogs]]
[[Category:External properties]]

Transformers: Age of Extinction (film)

2014-07-05T03:14:32Z

WellThatsJustPrime: /* Quotes */

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[[File:Transformers-_Age_of_ExtinctionOptimusPrimePoster.jpg‎|thumb|right|300px|"Brace yourselves. Winter is coming."]]

'''''Transformers: Age of Extinction''''' is the fourth film in the [[live-action film series]]. It was released on [[June 27]], [[2014]].

The film is set four years after the climactic battle of ''[[Transformers: Dark of the Moon (film)|Dark of the Moon]]''. The humans have turned against the Autobots, and the CIA has set up a taskforce operated by [[Harold Attinger]] with the intent of tracking down the remaining [[Transformer]]s on [[Earth]]. [[Optimus Prime (Movie)|Optimus Prime]] sends his forces into hiding around the country.

==Synopsis==


[[File:The Creators AOE.jpg|thumb|right|300px]]
65 million years ago, on the planet Earth, during the Cretaceous Period, a Psittacosaurus is out hunting for food. Finding a fish, the small dinosaur starts to feed, but stops as hundreds of alien ships enter Earth's atmosphere, with mysterious aliens laying down bombs all over the surface.These alien ships are commanded by "The Creators". The alien ships begin launching bombs called "Seeds". Detonating them, they turn most of the Earth's surface and much of its organic life into a metallic element. Barely escaping, the Psittacosaurus walks through the fields of metallic dinosaur corpses. The Age of the Dinosaurs is over.

Five years after the invasion of Chicago,a military unit known as Cemetery Wind moves out to an abandoned steamboat. Deploying small aerial drones, they pinpoint their target, who turns out to be Ratchet. Initially he tries to run, but when he is forced to transform, he tries to reason with the CIA operatives. James Savoy, who leads the field operations and reports to the paranoid Harold Attinger, dismisses Ratchet's pleas. Then, a cannon emerges from the swamp, firing off a few rounds, knocking Ratchet down, and destroying his leg. It's revealed to be Lockdown, who demands to know where Optimus is. Ratchet's defiance earns him a hook through the chest.

In Texas, struggling inventor Cade Yeager and his friend/employee Lucas meet at an old theater, looking for parts/salvage. He finds an old truck, and upon inspection, it seems to have artillery shells inside it.

{{stub}}

==Quotes==
"There is one way you survive; tell me where he's hiding. Where is Optimus Prime?" 
"Never." 
''Lockdown impales Ratchet through his chest and extracts his spark.'' 
"Never has come."
:—'''Lockdown''' doesn't appreciate '''Ratchet's''' defiance.

"Autobots, I have sworn never to kill humans." 
"Big mistake." 
"...But when I find out who's behind this, he's going to die."
:—'''Optimus Prime''' and '''Hound''' after seeing Leadfoot's death.

"What about this one? This thing one of them Imax doohickeys?"
"I don't think so."
:-'''Cade''' dismisses the theater owner's theory on the quality of their vintage projectors.

"They slaughtered Ratchet! I'M GONNA TEAR THEM APART!!!"
:—'''Optimus Prime''' after seeing Ratchet's death.

"Wha-We're not going to kick even ''a little'' ass??"
:—'''Brains''' finds his jailbreak to be a little anti-climactic.

"I'll cover you! If I stop covering you, that means I'm dead. But that ain't going to happen."
:—'''Hound''' taking at least five levels in badass. And then being interrupted by incoming fire.

"I was expecting a giant car!"
:—'''Drift''' witnessing Grimlock transform into a dinosaur.

"Ugh, you just want to die for the guy. ''That's'' leadership. Or brainwashing, or something." 
"No, that's Optimus Prime."
:—'''Crosshairs''' and '''Drift'''

"I'm a fat ballerina who takes names and slits throats!"
:—Only '''Hound''' can take yet another level in badass and ballerina classes at the same time.

"All you species are the same. You all think you're the center of the universe. You have no idea...''
:—'''Lockdown'''

"You saved the human instead of saving yourself. You bring shame upon us all."
:—'''Lockdown''' to Optimus Prime

"You see my face, your life is done."
:—'''Lockdown's''' final words before Optimus slices his face in half.

"You have no soul!" 
"That is why I have no fear."
:—'''Galvatron's''' isn't as lifeless as Optimus Prime thought.

"Oh this is the perfect place to hide, a BIG GLASS BOX! No one will ever find us here!"
:- '''Joshua''' complaining about their hiding spot

"Bee, you got to calm down right now" 
"I'm perfectly calm" 
" You got to breathe, do whatever it is that you do..." 
"I'm calm! I'm calm. I'm calm. I'm touching it. Okay? I'm barely touching, barely touching it" 
:- '''Shane''' trying to calm '''Bumblebee''' down after they view the video which repeatedly calls him inferior to Stinger

==Main cast==
{{featuredcharacters|
h1=[[Autobot]]s|c1=
*[[Optimus Prime (Movie)|Optimus Prime]] ([[Peter Cullen]])
*[[Bumblebee (Movie)|Bumblebee]]
*[[Hound (Movie)|Hound]] ([[John Goodman]])
*[[Drift (ROTF)|Drift]] ([[Ken Watanabe]])
*[[Crosshairs (Movie)|Crosshairs]] ([[John DiMaggio]])
*[[Ratchet (Movie)|Ratchet]] ([[Robert Foxworth]])
*[[Brains]] ([[Reno Wilson]])
*[[Leadfoot (DOTM)|Leadfoot]] (John DiMaggio)
*[[Sentinel Prime (ROTF)|Sentinel Prime]]'s head
*[[Dinobot (AOE)|Dinobots]]
**[[Grimlock (AOE)|Grimlock]]
**[[Strafe (AOE)|Strafe]]
**[[Slug (AOE)|Slug]]
**[[Scorn (AOE)|Scorn]]

|h2=[[Decepticon]]s|c2=
*[[Galvatron (AOE)|Galvatron]] ([[Frank Welker]])
*[[Megatron (Movie)|Megatron]]'s head
*[[Stinger (AOE)|Stinger]]
*[[Junkheap (AOE)|Junkheap]]
*[[Trax (AOE)|Traxes]]
*[[McLaren Decepticon]]
*[[Aston Martin Decepticon]]
*"[[Two-headed Shockwave]]s"

|h3=[[Human]]s|c3=
*[[Cade Yeager]] ([[Mark Wahlberg]])
*[[Harold Attinger]] ([[Kelsey Grammer]])
*[[Tessa Yeager]] ([[Nicola Peltz]])
*[[Shane Dyson]] ([[Jack Reynor]])
*[[Joshua Joyce]] ([[Stanley Tucci]])
*[[James Savoy]] ([[Titus Welliver]])
*[[Lucas Flannery]] ([[T. J. Miller]])
*[[Darcy Tyril]] ([[Sophia Myles]])
*[[Su Yueming]] ([[Li Bingbing]])
*[[Gill Wembley]] ([[James Bachman]])
*[[Chief of Staff Greg]] ([[Thomas Lennon]])

|h4=Other|c4=
*[[Lockdown (ROTF)|Lockdown]] ([[Mark Ryan]])
*[[Steeljaw (AOE)|Steeljaws]]
*[[Oreo Transformer]]
*Psittacosaurus
|nonumbering=true
}}

==Errors==
*While the human characters are climbing across the anchor cables to the high-rise building some of the Steeljaws begins to climb out after them. Cade tells his daughter not to look back and see them, but when we cut back to her, with a clear view of the cables behind her, the Steeljaws are not visible for this moment.
*When Drift first appears in the movie, he is initially seen driving down a desert road in his Bugatti altmode with Crosshairs, and then after the film cuts to showing Hound scaling one of the desert's giant rock formations, it cuts back to Drift... who is suddenly by himself in robot mode and on top of another rock formation; one that is far enough ''away'' from the road that he has to fly back to it in his helicopter altmode to reach it. Did he teleport between cuts or something?
**And since there appears to be just one road in this whole scene, could he not have just stayed on the same road with Crosshairs to rendezvous with Optimus more quickly?
*[[Ironhide (Movie)|Ironhide]] is seen on the cards Attinger pulls out early in the film, listed as deceased and having been last seen in Chicago. However, Ironhide was killed by Sentinel Prime in Washington, D.C., midway through ''Dark of the Moon''.
*Scenes from the Decepticons' invasion of Chicago in ''Dark of the Moon'' are shown as archival footage presented by Attinger. While it is conceivable some lucky people with cameras recorded the initial attack and managed to survive and publish their footage, it's highly unlikely people would've been able to get close-up video footage of the [[NEST]] team taking down [[Barricade (Movie)|Barricade]] and the other Decepticons. In an outside-world context, these scenes are simply used as stock footage to help serve as exposition for the audience.

==[[Dinobot Island, Part 1|Paleontology weeps]]==
*The cyberformed remains of a ''Tyrannosaurus'' and a ''Spinosaurus'' appear frozen together in the arctic at the beginning of the film. This is rather odd considering the two are found in different continents (North America and Africa respectively) and around 35 million years.
*The Psittacousaurs is seen eating meat, despite it being a herbivore.
*All the dinosaurs seen in the beginning scene existed in the same exact time and place (Central Asia, around 75 million years ago) which is rare for films to be this accurate. However, the justaposition of the scene suggests to suggest this was at the end of the age of the dinosaurs, which was 65 million years ago.
*The Dinobots show various exaggerations and ornamentations which go beyond the usual suspension of disbelief involved in...giant metal dinosaurs. Grimlock sports curved, backwards pointing horns and enormous fangs. Slug has huge tail spikes and a set of nasty chin horns. Scorn probably gets off the easiest, being ''mostly'' correct, bar his extra fins. Strafe is the biggest offender with a double pair of elongate tails and twin heads.

==Transformers references==

* As usual, many of the new characters have roots in older portions of the mythos:
** [[Drift (ROTF)|Drift]] is based on [[Drift (G1)|a Generation 1 character]] introduced IDW's 2008 ''[[The Transformers: All Hail Megatron|All Hail Megatron]]'' series.
** Lockdown is derived from [[Lockdown_(Animated)|a character in the 2008 ''Animated'' cartoon]] who had already jumped over to the G1 comics and, in toy form, to the Movie universe.
** [[Hound (disambiguation)|Hound]] and [[Crosshairs (disambiguation)|Crosshairs]] both share names with previous characters; their personalities are new and unique, though Hound seems based on [[Bulkhead (Prime)|''Prime'' Bulkhead]] in physique, coloration and personality.
** Galvatron being a new form for Megatron has been a thing for [[Galvatron (disambiguation)|basically forever]].
** The Dinobots are the latest iteration of [[Dinobot (G1)|the powerhouse subfaction]] that first appeared in the early days of Generation 1. Their leader Grimlock is a direct analog of [[Grimlock (G1)|his Generation 1 counterpart]]; Strafe and Slug are based on Generation 1 [[Swoop (G1)|Swoop]] and [[Slag (G1)|Slag]], respectively.
* This is not the first time that Ratchet and Lockdown have faced off. ''Animated'' [[Ratchet (Animated)|Ratchet]] and [[Lockdown (Animated)|Lockdown]] had [[The Thrill of the Hunt|a long-running feud]]. Within the movie universe, the two characters have been described as rivals on toy packaging bios, and faced off in ''[[Cyber Missions 3]]''.
* The concept of the Transformers being built by another race first appeared in the third season of [[The Transformers (cartoon)|the original ''Transformers'' cartoon]].
* Meanwhile, the concept of humans hunting down all Transformers on Earth following a massive and disastrous battle hearkens back to plotlines from IDW's [[The Transformers (IDW)|2009-2011 ongoing series]].
* The (rather obvious) theme of humans using captured Transformers as a source of technology has appeared numerous times in the mythos. [[Transformers Animated (cartoon)|The ''Animated'' cartoon]] in particular featured the severed head of [[Megatron (Animated)|Megatron]] being studied and reverse-engineered, while in IDW's ongoing G1 stories, [[Sunstreaker (G1)|a Transformer's severed head]] was used to help design man-made Transformers (in [[The Transformers: Maximum Dinobots|a Dinobot-focused series at that]].) More broad uses of the concept include the Dreamwave ''[[War and Peace]]'' mini-series, the [[The Transformers (IDW)|IDW ongoing series]], and [[All or Nothing!|Cobra's actions in the G2 comics]].
* The ringtone on Joshua's assistant's cell phone is a remixed version of the original G1 Transformers [[theme song]].

==Other editions==

==Prequel material==

==Adaptations==

==Soundtrack==

==Score==

==Home video releases==

==Theatrical posters==
<center><gallery>
File:Transformers- Age of ExtinctionTeaserPoster.jpg|First teaser poster
File:Transformers- Age of ExtinctionOptimusPrimePoster.jpg
</gallery></center>

==Reception==
The movie has been received with varied ratings. Rotten Tomatoes gave it a rating of 18%, though 64% of the fans liked it. However, IMDb gave it 6.6. Entirely, as the only professional reviews, the movie received up and down ratings, leaving more reviews to come.

==Production staff==
===Visual effects===
===Locations department===

==Development details==
*February 13, 2012 — Paramount announces [[Michael Bay]] has signed a deal to make a fourth ''Transformers'' film.<ref name="tf4update">[http://michaelbay.com/2012/02/14/transformers-4-update/ Transformers 4 Update] on Michael Bay's site.</ref>
*June 6, 2012 — During [[Transformers: The Ride – 3D]] coverage, LA Times reports Michael Bay as saying the film will have a whole new human cast and redesigned robots.<ref>[http://herocomplex.latimes.com/movies/transformers-the-ride-3d-even-impresses-disney-rivals/ Transformers taking new shape] on LA Times</ref>
*June 21, 2012 — In another LA Times interview, Bay reveals that the film will not be a reboot as previously stated.<ref>[http://herocomplex.latimes.com/movies/transformers-4-michael-bay-purges-stars-may-go-into-space/ 'Transformers 4': Michael Bay purges stars, may go into space] on LA Times</ref>
*September 21, 2012 — Bay confirms that voice actor [[Peter Cullen]] will be kept on as [[Optimus Prime (Movie)|Optimus Prime]] once again.<ref>[http://www.huffingtonpost.com/2012/09/21/michael-bay-transformers-4-pain-and-gain_n_1903523.html Huffington Post interview].</ref>
*October 18, 2012 — The logo is revealed at a Paramount presentation.<ref>[http://www.comingsoon.net/news/movienews.php?id=95936 Paramount Previews Jack Reacher, Pain & Gain, Jack Ryan, Transformers 4, World War Z & More! ] on Comingsoon.net</ref>
*November 8, 2012 — After a number of rumors suggest it, Bay casts actor [[Mark Wahlberg]] in the film.<ref name="wahlberg">[http://michaelbay.com/2012/11/08/michel-bay-re-teams-with-his-pain-gain-star-mark-mark-wahlberg-for-transformers-4/ Michael Bay Re-Teams With His 'Pain & Gain' Star Mark Wahlberg for Transformers 4] on Michael Bay's site.</ref>
*December 15, 2012 — Wahlberg confirms that filming of ''Transformers 4'' will commence in May 2013. <ref>[http://transformerslive.blogspot.com/2012/12/transformers-4-shoot-begins-in-may.html Transformers 4 Shoot Begins in May]</ref>
*January 8, 2013 — Bay casts Irish American actor [[Jack Reynor]] in ''Transformers 4''. <ref>[http://www.hollywoodreporter.com/news/jack-reynor-lands-starring-role-409850 Jack Reynor Lands Starring Role]</ref>
*March 20, 2013 — The Michigan Film Office announces the film series will return to [[Detroit]],<ref>[http://www.michiganfilmoffice.org/The-Film-Office/Press-Releases/Detail.aspx?id=11620 Transformers Returning to Michigan, Approved for Film Incentive]</ref> and reveals plot details which are later debunked by Paramount Pictures.<ref>[http://screenrant.com/transformers-4-movie-plot-synopsis-cast/ Unofficial 'Transformers 4' Plot Synopsis Is Not Accurate]</ref>
*March 26, 2013 — [[Nicola Peltz]] is confirmed as a cast member via Bay's website.<ref>[http://michaelbay.com/2013/03/26/welcome-nicola-peltz-to-transformers-4/ Welcome Nicola Peltz to Transformers 4]</ref>
*April 15, 2013 — Actor [[Stanley Tucci]] joins the cast.<ref>[http://www.comingsoon.net/news/cinemaconnews.php?id=103034 CinemaCon: Stanley Tucci Joins Transformers 4]</ref>
*May 1, 2013 — [[Kelsey Grammer]] joins the cast as the lead villain named "Harold Attinger".<ref>[http://www.deadline.com/2013/05/kelsey-grammer-lands-lead-human-villain-in-transformers-sequel/ Kelsey Grammer Lands Lead (Human) Villain In ‘Transformers’ Sequel]</ref>
*May 6, 2013 — The Wrap confirms that [[Sophia Myles]] will play a scientist.<ref>[http://www.thewrap.com/movies/column-post/sophia-myles-join-mark-wahlberg-michael-bays-transformers-4-exclusive-89661 Sophia Myles to Join Mark Wahlberg in Michael Bay's 'Transformers 4' (Exclusive)]</ref>
*May 18, 2013 — The name of Mark Wahlberg's character is revealed to be Flynn Vincent (This was later either changed or misinformation).
*May 20, 2013 — Chinese actress [[Li Bingbing]] joins the cast.<ref>[http://www.hollywoodreporter.com/news/chinas-li-bingbing-boards-transformers-525370 China's Li Bingbing Boards 'Transformers 4']</ref>
*May 28, 2013 — Actor-Comedian [[T. J. Miller]] joins the cast as a mechanic who is the best friend of Wahlberg's character.<ref>[http://www.hollywoodreporter.com/heat-vision/tj-miller-joins-transformers-4-559359 T.J. Miller Joins 'Transformers4']</ref> Filming begins at [[Wikipedia:Monument Valley|Monument Valley]]<ref>[http://michaelbay.com/2013/05/28/transformers-4-starts-filming-in-monument-valley-navajo-tribal-park/ Transformers 4 Starts Filming in Monument Valley Navajo Tribal Park]</ref> and the alternate modes of two new Autobots are revealed on Michael Bay's website: a C7 Corvette Stingray<ref>[http://michaelbay.com/2013/05/28/transformers-4-cars-c7-corvette-stingray/ Transformers 4: C7 Corvette Stingray]</ref> and a Bugatti Grand Sport Vitesse.<ref>[http://michaelbay.com/2013/05/28/transformer-4-cars/ Transformers 4: Bugatti Grand Sport Vitesse]</ref>
[[File:AOE Optimus Prime truck.jpg|thumb|right|240px|When having one's midlife crisis, it's not unusual to get a souped-up alternate mode.]]
*May 29, 2013 — Optimus Prime's new alternate mode is officially revealed by Michael Bay as a custom-built semi-truck.<ref>[http://michaelbay.com/2013/05/29/optimus-prime/ Optimus Prime]</ref>
*May 30, 2013 — Bumblebee's new alternate mode is revealed on Michael Bay's website as a highly modified 1967 Camaro SS.<ref>[http://michaelbay.com/2013/05/30/transformers-4-bumblebee/ Bumblebee]</ref>
*May 31, 2013 — Hound is revealed as a new character for Transformers 4, transforming into a Medium Tactical Vehicle.<ref>[http://michaelbay.com/2013/05/31/hound/ Hound]</ref>
*June 7, 2013 — Another new vehicle for the film is revealed as a Lamborghini Aventador.<ref>[http://michaelbay.com/2013/06/07/lamborghini-aventador/ Lamborghini Aventador]</ref>
*June 12, 2013 — The Sonic RS Rally Car is revealed for the film.<ref>[http://michaelbay.com/2013/06/12/sonic-rs/ Sonic RS Rally Car]</ref>
*June 25, 2013 — The Pagani Huayra is revealed to appear in the film.<ref>[http://michaelbay.com/2013/06/25/pagani-huayra/ Pagani Huayra]</ref>
*June 28, 2013 — A Freightliner Argosy cab-over truck is revealed for the film.<ref>[http://michaelbay.com/2013/06/28/freightliner/ Freightliner]</ref>
*July 2, 2013 — A second alternate mode is revealed for Bumblebee in the form of a 2014 Concept Camaro.<ref>[http://michaelbay.com/2013/07/02/bumblebee-2014-concept-camaro/ Bumblebee 2014 Concept Camaro]</ref><ref>[http://michaelbay.com/2013/07/02/bumblebee-2014-concept-camaro-2/ Bumblebee 2014 Concept Camaro]</ref>
*July 14, 2013 — Chinese actor-musician [[Han Geng]] is announced as being part of the cast.<ref>[http://michaelbay.com/2013/07/14/han-geng/ Han Geng]</ref>
*July 25, 2013 — After being spotted in Texas in June, actor [[Titus Welliver]] officially joins the cast.<ref>[http://www.deadline.com/2013/07/transformers-4-adds-titus-welliver/ ‘Transformers 4′ Adds Titus Welliver]</ref>
*July 27, 2013 — The S.S. Columbia and the S.S. Ste. Clair have been spotted to be featured in the film.<ref>[http://www.cbc.ca/news/canada/windsor/story/2013/07/26/wdr-boblo-boats-transformers-four.html Historic Boblo boats land role in Transformers 4]</ref>
*July 30, 2013 — Wahlberg's children have been cast.<ref>[http://comicbook.com/blog/2013/07/30/mark-wahlbergs-kids-cast-in-transformers-4/ Mark Wahlberg's Kids Cast In Transformers 4]</ref>
*August 12, 2013 — [[Victoria Summer]] joins the cast.<ref>[http://www.tfw2005.com/transformers-news/transformers-movie-just-movie-31/victoria-summer-in-transformers-4-178207/ Victoria Summer in Transformers 4]</ref>
[[File:TF4 Chinese Reality Show contestants.jpg|thumb|right|220px|If ''Age of Extinction'' teaches us anything, it's that more movies should be cast using reality shows.]]
*August 25, 2013 — The ''[[Transformers 4 Chinese Actors Talent Search Reality Show]]'' ends, with winners [[Byron Li]], [[Candice Zhao]], [[Austin Lin]] and [[Teresa Daley]] joining the cast.<ref>[http://beijing.china.org.cn/2013-08/28/content_29845758.htm 'Transformers 4' recruits 4 Chinese actors]</ref>
*September 3, 2013 — Lorenzo di Bonaventura confirms the presence of Dinobots in the film.<ref>[http://www.ign.com/articles/2013/09/03/dinobots-confirmed-for-transformers-4 Dinobots Confirmed for Transformers 4]</ref>
*September 3, 2013 — The film's title, ''Transformers: Age of Extinction'', is officially announced and the first teaser poster is revealed.<ref>[http://movies.yahoo.com/blogs/movie-talk/transformers-4-title-reveal-age-extinction-hints-dinobots-225716345.html 'Transformers 4' Title Reveal: 'Age of Extinction' Hints at Dinobots]</ref>
*October 17, 2013 — Director Michael Bay is assaulted on the set during filming in Hong Kong by two locals demanding money. Bay receives minor injuries, but plays the incident off on his blog. <ref>[http://movies.msn.com/movies/article.aspx?news=834789 MSN.com article]</ref> <ref>[http://www.cbc.ca/news/arts/michael-bay-attacked-on-transformers-hong-kong-film-shoot-1.2100953 CBC News article]</ref> <ref>[http://michaelbay.com/2013/10/17/hong-kong-incident/ Post on Michael Bay's Blog]</ref>
*October 22, 2013 — Four additional locals approach a member of the crew and demand money; one of the four is later arrested by police. <ref>[http://movies.msn.com/movies/article.aspx?news=835795 Second extortion attempt reported on 'Transformers 4' set]</ref>
*October 28, 2013 — Director Michael Bay plays down the extortion attempts in an interview with the South China Morning Post. He notes that the locals were apologetic over what took place, and that he wanted to film more projects in Hong Kong. <ref>[http://www.scmp.com/news/hong-kong/article/1342084/hollywood-director-michael-bay-eager-shoot-hong-kong-again "Hollywood director Michael Bay eager to shoot in Hong Kong again", ''South China Morning Post'', 28 October 2013.]</ref>
[[File:AOE Michael Bay Nicola Peltz on set.jpg|thumb|right|250px|Michael Bay uses his legendary charm to get the very best performance out of his actors.]]
*November 25, 2013 — ''Age of Extinction'' features in ''Empire'' magazine, showing Optimus Prime's new look on the cover. Inside are on-set photos of Michael Bay and the film's human cast in action.<ref name="empire">[http://www.empireonline.com/news/story.asp?NID=39488 New Transformers: Age Of Extinction Images]</ref>
*December 10, 2013 — M1905 publishes a series of interview with cast and crew in which a plethora of information, mainly regarding the film's human characters, is revealed.<ref>[http://t4.m1905.com/Report/position/id/80 Interviews on m1950.com]</ref>
*December 17, 2013 — Producer [[Allegra Clegg]] visits Durfee Elementary-Middle School as the result of a competition, and answers questions and shows three minutes of footage from the film.<ref>[http://blog.thedetroithub.com/2013/12/17/transformers-4-producer-rewards-dps-eighth-graders-for-attendance/ Transformers 4 producer rewards DPS eighth graders for attendance] on Detroit Unspun]</ref>
*January 7, 2014 — Following an on-stage snafu at a Samsung presentation, Michael Bay announces on his site that a special presentation including Transformers 4 footage would be touring to promote Samsung's new line of curved TV screens. <ref>[http://michaelbay.com/2014/01/06/ces/ CES] on Michael Bay's blog</ref>
*January 16, 2014 — The new Lucasfilm facility in Singapore opens, with some ILM work on ''Age of Extinction'' to be done there.<ref>[http://www.straitstimes.com/breaking-news/lifestyle/story/lucasfilm-singapore-work-new-avengers-and-transformers-movies-20140116 Lucasfilm Singapore to work on new Avengers and Transformers movies] on The Straits Times</ref>
*January 17, 2014 — [[Steve Jablonsky]] confirms in an interview with JoBlo that he'll be providing the score for ''Age of Extinction''.<ref>[http://www.joblo.com/movie-news/exclusive-interview-composter-steve-jablonsky-talks-transformers-4-lone-survivor-and-michael-bay Exclusive Interview (Part Two): Composer Steve Jablonsky talks Transformers 4, Lone Survivor, and Michael Bay]</ref>
*January 20, 2014 — Late script changes result in Bay and his crew returning to Chongqing for a week reshooting a scene.<ref>[http://www.ecns.cn/2014/01-23/98337.shtml 'Transformers 4' back to China for additional shots]</ref>
[[File:AOEOptimusRidingGrimlock.jpg|thumb|right|upright=1.9|"Get me closer! I want to hit them with my sword!"]]
*February 2, 2014 — The [http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=4F33PCUTWPk ''Age of Extinction'' "big game spot"] is screened during Super Bowl XLVIII.
*February 18, 2014 — In an interview with Nerdist, Titus Welliver said the film would be darker and "not a kid's movie".<ref name="nerdist">[https://www.nerdist.com/2014/02/titus-welliver-talks-about-transformers-4-and-clark-greggs-s-h-i-e-l-d-comments/ Titus Welliver Talks About TRANSFORMERS 4 and Clark Gregg’s S.H.I.E.L.D. Comments]</ref>
*February 28, 2014 — Following a storm of online discussion regarding his previous statement, Titus Welliver issues a new statement to the effect that ''Age of Extinction'' is in fact a kid's movie and he meant to say it would expand the audience. Relax, it's totally fine to take your kids to see it.<ref name="nerdist" />
*March 3, 2014 — The first of a series of character posters is revealed.<ref>[http://michaelbay.com/2014/03/03/new-transformers-4-poster-featuring-mark-wahlberg/ New Transformers 4 Poster Featuring Mark Wahlberg]</ref>
*March 4, 2014 — The first [http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ubGpDoyJvmI teaser trailer] is released.
*March 12, 2014 — An IMAX poster for the movie is released.<ref>[http://michaelbay.com/2014/03/12/transformers-4-imax-poster/ Transformers 4 IMAX Poster]</ref> MTV UK reports it features "Nightship".<ref>[http://www.mtv.co.uk/transformers/news/mtv-uk-exclusive-new-transformers-age-of-extinction-poster MTV UK Exclusive! New Transformers: Age of Extinction Poster]</ref>
*March 13, 2014 — CinemaCon announce that Nicola Peltz and Jack Reynor will receive the Rising Stars of 2014 Award for Transformers 4.<ref>[http://cinemacon.com/press/press-release/2014-press-release/nicola-peltz-and-jack-reynor-to-receive-cinemacon-rising-stars-award.html Nicola Peltz and Jack Reynor to Receive "CinemaCon® Rising Stars of 2014 Award]</ref>
*March 24, 2014 — On the first day of CinemaCon, [[Paramount Pictures|Paramount]] shows off 15 minutes of footage from the film.<ref>[http://www.cinemablend.com/new/Transformers-Age-Extinction-CinemaCon-Footage-Brings-Dinosaurs-Explosions-More-42240.html Transformers: Age Of Extinction CinemaCon Footage Brings Dinosaurs, Explosions And More] on Cinema Blend</ref> Mark Wahlberg promises the movie will be the biggest of the year.<ref>[http://www.cbsnews.com/news/mark-wahlberg-guarantees-a-hit-with-transformers-age-of-extinction/ Mark Wahlberg "guarantees" a hit with "Transformers: Age of Extinction"] at CBS News</ref>
*May 8, 2014 — The robot voice cast is revealed on michaelbay.com.<ref name="voicecast">[http://michaelbay.com/2014/05/08/john-goodman-and-ken-watanabe-join-the-autobot-voice-cast-in-michael-bays-transformers-age-of-extinction/ John Goodman And Ken Watanabe Join The Autobot Voice Cast in Michael Bay’s ‘Transformers: Age Of Extinction’]</ref>
*May 15, 2014 — The [http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=CKD5SNYUpUk second trailer] is released on YouTube and iTunes.


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==Notes==
*Not only do the [[Dinobot (AOE)|Dinobots]] go unnamed in the film (other than [[Scorn (AOE)|Scorn]] getting the nickname, "Spike"), the word Dinobot is never even said by anyone.

===Foreign names===
*''Japanese:'' '''''Transformers: Lost Age''''' (トランスフォーマーロストエイジ ''Toransufōmā Rosuto Eiji'')<ref>[http://www.cinematoday.jp/page/N0056111 『トランスフォーマー』第4弾の邦題は『トランスフォーマーロストエイジ』に決定！最新ビジュアルも公開]</ref>
*''Russian:'' '''''Transformers: Age of Extermination''''' (Трансформеры: Эпоха истребления ''Transformery: Epokha istrebleniya'')
*''Argentina:'' '''''Transformers 4'''''
*''Cantonese:'' '''''Binying Gamgong: Chimmit Saigei''''' (變形金剛：殲滅世紀 "Transformers: Annihilation Century")
*''Mandarin:'' '''''Biànxíng Jīngāng 4: Juéjì Chóngshēng''''' (Taiwan: 變型金剛4：絕跡重生, China: 变形金刚4：绝迹重生 "Transformers 4: Extinct Rebirth")

==References==
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Transformers: Age of Extinction (film)

2014-07-05T03:13:13Z

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[[File:Transformers-_Age_of_ExtinctionOptimusPrimePoster.jpg‎|thumb|right|300px|"Brace yourselves. Winter is coming."]]

'''''Transformers: Age of Extinction''''' is the fourth film in the [[live-action film series]]. It was released on [[June 27]], [[2014]].

The film is set four years after the climactic battle of ''[[Transformers: Dark of the Moon (film)|Dark of the Moon]]''. The humans have turned against the Autobots, and the CIA has set up a taskforce operated by [[Harold Attinger]] with the intent of tracking down the remaining [[Transformer]]s on [[Earth]]. [[Optimus Prime (Movie)|Optimus Prime]] sends his forces into hiding around the country.

==Synopsis==


[[File:The Creators AOE.jpg|thumb|right|300px]]
65 million years ago, on the planet Earth, during the Cretaceous Period, a Psittacosaurus is out hunting for food. Finding a fish, the small dinosaur starts to feed, but stops as hundreds of alien ships enter Earth's atmosphere, with mysterious aliens laying down bombs all over the surface.These alien ships are commanded by "The Creators". The alien ships begin launching bombs called "Seeds". Detonating them, they turn most of the Earth's surface and much of its organic life into a metallic element. Barely escaping, the Psittacosaurus walks through the fields of metallic dinosaur corpses. The Age of the Dinosaurs is over.

Five years after the invasion of Chicago,a military unit known as Cemetery Wind moves out to an abandoned steamboat. Deploying small aerial drones, they pinpoint their target, who turns out to be Ratchet. Initially he tries to run, but when he is forced to transform, he tries to reason with the CIA operatives. James Savoy, who leads the field operations and reports to the paranoid Harold Attinger, dismisses Ratchet's pleas. Then, a cannon emerges from the swamp, firing off a few rounds, knocking Ratchet down, and destroying his leg. It's revealed to be Lockdown, who demands to know where Optimus is. Ratchet's defiance earns him a hook through the chest.

In Texas, struggling inventor Cade Yeager and his friend/employee Lucas meet at an old theater, looking for parts/salvage. He finds an old truck, and upon inspection, it seems to have artillery shells inside it.

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==Quotes==
"There is one way you survive; tell me where he's hiding. Where is Optimus Prime?" 
"Never." 
''Lockdown impales Ratchet through his chest and extracts his spark.'' 
"Never has come."
:—'''Lockdown''' doesn't appreciate '''Ratchet's''' defiance.

"Autobots, I have sworn never to kill humans." 
"Big mistake." 
"...But when I find out who's behind this, he's going to die."
:—'''Optimus Prime''' and '''Hound''' after seeing Leadfoot's death.

"They slaughtered Ratchet! I'M GONNA TEAR THEM APART!!!"
:—'''Optimus Prime''' after seeing Ratchet's death.

"Wha-We're not going to kick even ''a little'' ass??"
:—'''Brains''' finds his jailbreak to be a little anti-climactic.

"I'll cover you! If I stop covering you, that means I'm dead. But that ain't going to happen."
:—'''Hound''' taking at least five levels in badass. And then being interrupted by incoming fire.

"I was expecting a giant car!"
:—'''Drift''' witnessing Grimlock transform into a dinosaur.

"Ugh, you just want to die for the guy. ''That's'' leadership. Or brainwashing, or something." 
"No, that's Optimus Prime."
:—'''Crosshairs''' and '''Drift'''

"I'm a fat ballerina who takes names and slits throats!"
:—Only '''Hound''' can take yet another level in badass and ballerina classes at the same time.

"All you species are the same. You all think you're the center of the universe. You have no idea...''
:—'''Lockdown'''

"You saved the human instead of saving yourself. You bring shame upon us all."
:—'''Lockdown''' to Optimus Prime

"You see my face, your life is done."
:—'''Lockdown's''' final words before Optimus slices his face in half.

"You have no soul!" 
"That is why I have no fear."
:—'''Galvatron's''' isn't as lifeless as Optimus Prime thought.

"Oh this is the perfect place to hide, a BIG GLASS BOX! No one will ever find us here!"
:- '''Joshua''' complaining about their hiding spot

"Bee, you got to calm down right now" 
"I'm perfectly calm" 
" You got to breathe, do whatever it is that you do..." 
"I'm calm! I'm calm. I'm calm. I'm touching it. Okay? I'm barely touching, barely touching it" 
:- '''Shane''' trying to calm '''Bumblebee''' down after they view the video which repeatedly calls him inferior to Stinger

==Main cast==
{{featuredcharacters|
h1=[[Autobot]]s|c1=
*[[Optimus Prime (Movie)|Optimus Prime]] ([[Peter Cullen]])
*[[Bumblebee (Movie)|Bumblebee]]
*[[Hound (Movie)|Hound]] ([[John Goodman]])
*[[Drift (ROTF)|Drift]] ([[Ken Watanabe]])
*[[Crosshairs (Movie)|Crosshairs]] ([[John DiMaggio]])
*[[Ratchet (Movie)|Ratchet]] ([[Robert Foxworth]])
*[[Brains]] ([[Reno Wilson]])
*[[Leadfoot (DOTM)|Leadfoot]] (John DiMaggio)
*[[Sentinel Prime (ROTF)|Sentinel Prime]]'s head
*[[Dinobot (AOE)|Dinobots]]
**[[Grimlock (AOE)|Grimlock]]
**[[Strafe (AOE)|Strafe]]
**[[Slug (AOE)|Slug]]
**[[Scorn (AOE)|Scorn]]

|h2=[[Decepticon]]s|c2=
*[[Galvatron (AOE)|Galvatron]] ([[Frank Welker]])
*[[Megatron (Movie)|Megatron]]'s head
*[[Stinger (AOE)|Stinger]]
*[[Junkheap (AOE)|Junkheap]]
*[[Trax (AOE)|Traxes]]
*[[McLaren Decepticon]]
*[[Aston Martin Decepticon]]
*"[[Two-headed Shockwave]]s"

|h3=[[Human]]s|c3=
*[[Cade Yeager]] ([[Mark Wahlberg]])
*[[Harold Attinger]] ([[Kelsey Grammer]])
*[[Tessa Yeager]] ([[Nicola Peltz]])
*[[Shane Dyson]] ([[Jack Reynor]])
*[[Joshua Joyce]] ([[Stanley Tucci]])
*[[James Savoy]] ([[Titus Welliver]])
*[[Lucas Flannery]] ([[T. J. Miller]])
*[[Darcy Tyril]] ([[Sophia Myles]])
*[[Su Yueming]] ([[Li Bingbing]])
*[[Gill Wembley]] ([[James Bachman]])
*[[Chief of Staff Greg]] ([[Thomas Lennon]])

|h4=Other|c4=
*[[Lockdown (ROTF)|Lockdown]] ([[Mark Ryan]])
*[[Steeljaw (AOE)|Steeljaws]]
*[[Oreo Transformer]]
*Psittacosaurus
|nonumbering=true
}}

==Errors==
*While the human characters are climbing across the anchor cables to the high-rise building some of the Steeljaws begins to climb out after them. Cade tells his daughter not to look back and see them, but when we cut back to her, with a clear view of the cables behind her, the Steeljaws are not visible for this moment.
*When Drift first appears in the movie, he is initially seen driving down a desert road in his Bugatti altmode with Crosshairs, and then after the film cuts to showing Hound scaling one of the desert's giant rock formations, it cuts back to Drift... who is suddenly by himself in robot mode and on top of another rock formation; one that is far enough ''away'' from the road that he has to fly back to it in his helicopter altmode to reach it. Did he teleport between cuts or something?
**And since there appears to be just one road in this whole scene, could he not have just stayed on the same road with Crosshairs to rendezvous with Optimus more quickly?
*[[Ironhide (Movie)|Ironhide]] is seen on the cards Attinger pulls out early in the film, listed as deceased and having been last seen in Chicago. However, Ironhide was killed by Sentinel Prime in Washington, D.C., midway through ''Dark of the Moon''.
*Scenes from the Decepticons' invasion of Chicago in ''Dark of the Moon'' are shown as archival footage presented by Attinger. While it is conceivable some lucky people with cameras recorded the initial attack and managed to survive and publish their footage, it's highly unlikely people would've been able to get close-up video footage of the [[NEST]] team taking down [[Barricade (Movie)|Barricade]] and the other Decepticons. In an outside-world context, these scenes are simply used as stock footage to help serve as exposition for the audience.

==[[Dinobot Island, Part 1|Paleontology weeps]]==
*The cyberformed remains of a ''Tyrannosaurus'' and a ''Spinosaurus'' appear frozen together in the arctic at the beginning of the film. This is rather odd considering the two are found in different continents (North America and Africa respectively) and around 35 million years.
*The Psittacousaurs is seen eating meat, despite it being a herbivore.
*All the dinosaurs seen in the beginning scene existed in the same exact time and place (Central Asia, around 75 million years ago) which is rare for films to be this accurate. However, the justaposition of the scene suggests to suggest this was at the end of the age of the dinosaurs, which was 65 million years ago.
*The Dinobots show various exaggerations and ornamentations which go beyond the usual suspension of disbelief involved in...giant metal dinosaurs. Grimlock sports curved, backwards pointing horns and enormous fangs. Slug has huge tail spikes and a set of nasty chin horns. Scorn probably gets off the easiest, being ''mostly'' correct, bar his extra fins. Strafe is the biggest offender with a double pair of elongate tails and twin heads.

==Transformers references==

* As usual, many of the new characters have roots in older portions of the mythos:
** [[Drift (ROTF)|Drift]] is based on [[Drift (G1)|a Generation 1 character]] introduced IDW's 2008 ''[[The Transformers: All Hail Megatron|All Hail Megatron]]'' series.
** Lockdown is derived from [[Lockdown_(Animated)|a character in the 2008 ''Animated'' cartoon]] who had already jumped over to the G1 comics and, in toy form, to the Movie universe.
** [[Hound (disambiguation)|Hound]] and [[Crosshairs (disambiguation)|Crosshairs]] both share names with previous characters; their personalities are new and unique, though Hound seems based on [[Bulkhead (Prime)|''Prime'' Bulkhead]] in physique, coloration and personality.
** Galvatron being a new form for Megatron has been a thing for [[Galvatron (disambiguation)|basically forever]].
** The Dinobots are the latest iteration of [[Dinobot (G1)|the powerhouse subfaction]] that first appeared in the early days of Generation 1. Their leader Grimlock is a direct analog of [[Grimlock (G1)|his Generation 1 counterpart]]; Strafe and Slug are based on Generation 1 [[Swoop (G1)|Swoop]] and [[Slag (G1)|Slag]], respectively.
* This is not the first time that Ratchet and Lockdown have faced off. ''Animated'' [[Ratchet (Animated)|Ratchet]] and [[Lockdown (Animated)|Lockdown]] had [[The Thrill of the Hunt|a long-running feud]]. Within the movie universe, the two characters have been described as rivals on toy packaging bios, and faced off in ''[[Cyber Missions 3]]''.
* The concept of the Transformers being built by another race first appeared in the third season of [[The Transformers (cartoon)|the original ''Transformers'' cartoon]].
* Meanwhile, the concept of humans hunting down all Transformers on Earth following a massive and disastrous battle hearkens back to plotlines from IDW's [[The Transformers (IDW)|2009-2011 ongoing series]].
* The (rather obvious) theme of humans using captured Transformers as a source of technology has appeared numerous times in the mythos. [[Transformers Animated (cartoon)|The ''Animated'' cartoon]] in particular featured the severed head of [[Megatron (Animated)|Megatron]] being studied and reverse-engineered, while in IDW's ongoing G1 stories, [[Sunstreaker (G1)|a Transformer's severed head]] was used to help design man-made Transformers (in [[The Transformers: Maximum Dinobots|a Dinobot-focused series at that]].) More broad uses of the concept include the Dreamwave ''[[War and Peace]]'' mini-series, the [[The Transformers (IDW)|IDW ongoing series]], and [[All or Nothing!|Cobra's actions in the G2 comics]].
* The ringtone on Joshua's assistant's cell phone is a remixed version of the original G1 Transformers [[theme song]].

==Other editions==

==Prequel material==

==Adaptations==

==Soundtrack==

==Score==

==Home video releases==

==Theatrical posters==
<center><gallery>
File:Transformers- Age of ExtinctionTeaserPoster.jpg|First teaser poster
File:Transformers- Age of ExtinctionOptimusPrimePoster.jpg
</gallery></center>

==Reception==
The movie has been received with varied ratings. Rotten Tomatoes gave it a rating of 18%, though 64% of the fans liked it. However, IMDb gave it 6.6. Entirely, as the only professional reviews, the movie received up and down ratings, leaving more reviews to come.

==Production staff==
===Visual effects===
===Locations department===

==Development details==
*February 13, 2012 — Paramount announces [[Michael Bay]] has signed a deal to make a fourth ''Transformers'' film.<ref name="tf4update">[http://michaelbay.com/2012/02/14/transformers-4-update/ Transformers 4 Update] on Michael Bay's site.</ref>
*June 6, 2012 — During [[Transformers: The Ride – 3D]] coverage, LA Times reports Michael Bay as saying the film will have a whole new human cast and redesigned robots.<ref>[http://herocomplex.latimes.com/movies/transformers-the-ride-3d-even-impresses-disney-rivals/ Transformers taking new shape] on LA Times</ref>
*June 21, 2012 — In another LA Times interview, Bay reveals that the film will not be a reboot as previously stated.<ref>[http://herocomplex.latimes.com/movies/transformers-4-michael-bay-purges-stars-may-go-into-space/ 'Transformers 4': Michael Bay purges stars, may go into space] on LA Times</ref>
*September 21, 2012 — Bay confirms that voice actor [[Peter Cullen]] will be kept on as [[Optimus Prime (Movie)|Optimus Prime]] once again.<ref>[http://www.huffingtonpost.com/2012/09/21/michael-bay-transformers-4-pain-and-gain_n_1903523.html Huffington Post interview].</ref>
*October 18, 2012 — The logo is revealed at a Paramount presentation.<ref>[http://www.comingsoon.net/news/movienews.php?id=95936 Paramount Previews Jack Reacher, Pain & Gain, Jack Ryan, Transformers 4, World War Z & More! ] on Comingsoon.net</ref>
*November 8, 2012 — After a number of rumors suggest it, Bay casts actor [[Mark Wahlberg]] in the film.<ref name="wahlberg">[http://michaelbay.com/2012/11/08/michel-bay-re-teams-with-his-pain-gain-star-mark-mark-wahlberg-for-transformers-4/ Michael Bay Re-Teams With His 'Pain & Gain' Star Mark Wahlberg for Transformers 4] on Michael Bay's site.</ref>
*December 15, 2012 — Wahlberg confirms that filming of ''Transformers 4'' will commence in May 2013. <ref>[http://transformerslive.blogspot.com/2012/12/transformers-4-shoot-begins-in-may.html Transformers 4 Shoot Begins in May]</ref>
*January 8, 2013 — Bay casts Irish American actor [[Jack Reynor]] in ''Transformers 4''. <ref>[http://www.hollywoodreporter.com/news/jack-reynor-lands-starring-role-409850 Jack Reynor Lands Starring Role]</ref>
*March 20, 2013 — The Michigan Film Office announces the film series will return to [[Detroit]],<ref>[http://www.michiganfilmoffice.org/The-Film-Office/Press-Releases/Detail.aspx?id=11620 Transformers Returning to Michigan, Approved for Film Incentive]</ref> and reveals plot details which are later debunked by Paramount Pictures.<ref>[http://screenrant.com/transformers-4-movie-plot-synopsis-cast/ Unofficial 'Transformers 4' Plot Synopsis Is Not Accurate]</ref>
*March 26, 2013 — [[Nicola Peltz]] is confirmed as a cast member via Bay's website.<ref>[http://michaelbay.com/2013/03/26/welcome-nicola-peltz-to-transformers-4/ Welcome Nicola Peltz to Transformers 4]</ref>
*April 15, 2013 — Actor [[Stanley Tucci]] joins the cast.<ref>[http://www.comingsoon.net/news/cinemaconnews.php?id=103034 CinemaCon: Stanley Tucci Joins Transformers 4]</ref>
*May 1, 2013 — [[Kelsey Grammer]] joins the cast as the lead villain named "Harold Attinger".<ref>[http://www.deadline.com/2013/05/kelsey-grammer-lands-lead-human-villain-in-transformers-sequel/ Kelsey Grammer Lands Lead (Human) Villain In ‘Transformers’ Sequel]</ref>
*May 6, 2013 — The Wrap confirms that [[Sophia Myles]] will play a scientist.<ref>[http://www.thewrap.com/movies/column-post/sophia-myles-join-mark-wahlberg-michael-bays-transformers-4-exclusive-89661 Sophia Myles to Join Mark Wahlberg in Michael Bay's 'Transformers 4' (Exclusive)]</ref>
*May 18, 2013 — The name of Mark Wahlberg's character is revealed to be Flynn Vincent (This was later either changed or misinformation).
*May 20, 2013 — Chinese actress [[Li Bingbing]] joins the cast.<ref>[http://www.hollywoodreporter.com/news/chinas-li-bingbing-boards-transformers-525370 China's Li Bingbing Boards 'Transformers 4']</ref>
*May 28, 2013 — Actor-Comedian [[T. J. Miller]] joins the cast as a mechanic who is the best friend of Wahlberg's character.<ref>[http://www.hollywoodreporter.com/heat-vision/tj-miller-joins-transformers-4-559359 T.J. Miller Joins 'Transformers4']</ref> Filming begins at [[Wikipedia:Monument Valley|Monument Valley]]<ref>[http://michaelbay.com/2013/05/28/transformers-4-starts-filming-in-monument-valley-navajo-tribal-park/ Transformers 4 Starts Filming in Monument Valley Navajo Tribal Park]</ref> and the alternate modes of two new Autobots are revealed on Michael Bay's website: a C7 Corvette Stingray<ref>[http://michaelbay.com/2013/05/28/transformers-4-cars-c7-corvette-stingray/ Transformers 4: C7 Corvette Stingray]</ref> and a Bugatti Grand Sport Vitesse.<ref>[http://michaelbay.com/2013/05/28/transformer-4-cars/ Transformers 4: Bugatti Grand Sport Vitesse]</ref>
[[File:AOE Optimus Prime truck.jpg|thumb|right|240px|When having one's midlife crisis, it's not unusual to get a souped-up alternate mode.]]
*May 29, 2013 — Optimus Prime's new alternate mode is officially revealed by Michael Bay as a custom-built semi-truck.<ref>[http://michaelbay.com/2013/05/29/optimus-prime/ Optimus Prime]</ref>
*May 30, 2013 — Bumblebee's new alternate mode is revealed on Michael Bay's website as a highly modified 1967 Camaro SS.<ref>[http://michaelbay.com/2013/05/30/transformers-4-bumblebee/ Bumblebee]</ref>
*May 31, 2013 — Hound is revealed as a new character for Transformers 4, transforming into a Medium Tactical Vehicle.<ref>[http://michaelbay.com/2013/05/31/hound/ Hound]</ref>
*June 7, 2013 — Another new vehicle for the film is revealed as a Lamborghini Aventador.<ref>[http://michaelbay.com/2013/06/07/lamborghini-aventador/ Lamborghini Aventador]</ref>
*June 12, 2013 — The Sonic RS Rally Car is revealed for the film.<ref>[http://michaelbay.com/2013/06/12/sonic-rs/ Sonic RS Rally Car]</ref>
*June 25, 2013 — The Pagani Huayra is revealed to appear in the film.<ref>[http://michaelbay.com/2013/06/25/pagani-huayra/ Pagani Huayra]</ref>
*June 28, 2013 — A Freightliner Argosy cab-over truck is revealed for the film.<ref>[http://michaelbay.com/2013/06/28/freightliner/ Freightliner]</ref>
*July 2, 2013 — A second alternate mode is revealed for Bumblebee in the form of a 2014 Concept Camaro.<ref>[http://michaelbay.com/2013/07/02/bumblebee-2014-concept-camaro/ Bumblebee 2014 Concept Camaro]</ref><ref>[http://michaelbay.com/2013/07/02/bumblebee-2014-concept-camaro-2/ Bumblebee 2014 Concept Camaro]</ref>
*July 14, 2013 — Chinese actor-musician [[Han Geng]] is announced as being part of the cast.<ref>[http://michaelbay.com/2013/07/14/han-geng/ Han Geng]</ref>
*July 25, 2013 — After being spotted in Texas in June, actor [[Titus Welliver]] officially joins the cast.<ref>[http://www.deadline.com/2013/07/transformers-4-adds-titus-welliver/ ‘Transformers 4′ Adds Titus Welliver]</ref>
*July 27, 2013 — The S.S. Columbia and the S.S. Ste. Clair have been spotted to be featured in the film.<ref>[http://www.cbc.ca/news/canada/windsor/story/2013/07/26/wdr-boblo-boats-transformers-four.html Historic Boblo boats land role in Transformers 4]</ref>
*July 30, 2013 — Wahlberg's children have been cast.<ref>[http://comicbook.com/blog/2013/07/30/mark-wahlbergs-kids-cast-in-transformers-4/ Mark Wahlberg's Kids Cast In Transformers 4]</ref>
*August 12, 2013 — [[Victoria Summer]] joins the cast.<ref>[http://www.tfw2005.com/transformers-news/transformers-movie-just-movie-31/victoria-summer-in-transformers-4-178207/ Victoria Summer in Transformers 4]</ref>
[[File:TF4 Chinese Reality Show contestants.jpg|thumb|right|220px|If ''Age of Extinction'' teaches us anything, it's that more movies should be cast using reality shows.]]
*August 25, 2013 — The ''[[Transformers 4 Chinese Actors Talent Search Reality Show]]'' ends, with winners [[Byron Li]], [[Candice Zhao]], [[Austin Lin]] and [[Teresa Daley]] joining the cast.<ref>[http://beijing.china.org.cn/2013-08/28/content_29845758.htm 'Transformers 4' recruits 4 Chinese actors]</ref>
*September 3, 2013 — Lorenzo di Bonaventura confirms the presence of Dinobots in the film.<ref>[http://www.ign.com/articles/2013/09/03/dinobots-confirmed-for-transformers-4 Dinobots Confirmed for Transformers 4]</ref>
*September 3, 2013 — The film's title, ''Transformers: Age of Extinction'', is officially announced and the first teaser poster is revealed.<ref>[http://movies.yahoo.com/blogs/movie-talk/transformers-4-title-reveal-age-extinction-hints-dinobots-225716345.html 'Transformers 4' Title Reveal: 'Age of Extinction' Hints at Dinobots]</ref>
*October 17, 2013 — Director Michael Bay is assaulted on the set during filming in Hong Kong by two locals demanding money. Bay receives minor injuries, but plays the incident off on his blog. <ref>[http://movies.msn.com/movies/article.aspx?news=834789 MSN.com article]</ref> <ref>[http://www.cbc.ca/news/arts/michael-bay-attacked-on-transformers-hong-kong-film-shoot-1.2100953 CBC News article]</ref> <ref>[http://michaelbay.com/2013/10/17/hong-kong-incident/ Post on Michael Bay's Blog]</ref>
*October 22, 2013 — Four additional locals approach a member of the crew and demand money; one of the four is later arrested by police. <ref>[http://movies.msn.com/movies/article.aspx?news=835795 Second extortion attempt reported on 'Transformers 4' set]</ref>
*October 28, 2013 — Director Michael Bay plays down the extortion attempts in an interview with the South China Morning Post. He notes that the locals were apologetic over what took place, and that he wanted to film more projects in Hong Kong. <ref>[http://www.scmp.com/news/hong-kong/article/1342084/hollywood-director-michael-bay-eager-shoot-hong-kong-again "Hollywood director Michael Bay eager to shoot in Hong Kong again", ''South China Morning Post'', 28 October 2013.]</ref>
[[File:AOE Michael Bay Nicola Peltz on set.jpg|thumb|right|250px|Michael Bay uses his legendary charm to get the very best performance out of his actors.]]
*November 25, 2013 — ''Age of Extinction'' features in ''Empire'' magazine, showing Optimus Prime's new look on the cover. Inside are on-set photos of Michael Bay and the film's human cast in action.<ref name="empire">[http://www.empireonline.com/news/story.asp?NID=39488 New Transformers: Age Of Extinction Images]</ref>
*December 10, 2013 — M1905 publishes a series of interview with cast and crew in which a plethora of information, mainly regarding the film's human characters, is revealed.<ref>[http://t4.m1905.com/Report/position/id/80 Interviews on m1950.com]</ref>
*December 17, 2013 — Producer [[Allegra Clegg]] visits Durfee Elementary-Middle School as the result of a competition, and answers questions and shows three minutes of footage from the film.<ref>[http://blog.thedetroithub.com/2013/12/17/transformers-4-producer-rewards-dps-eighth-graders-for-attendance/ Transformers 4 producer rewards DPS eighth graders for attendance] on Detroit Unspun]</ref>
*January 7, 2014 — Following an on-stage snafu at a Samsung presentation, Michael Bay announces on his site that a special presentation including Transformers 4 footage would be touring to promote Samsung's new line of curved TV screens. <ref>[http://michaelbay.com/2014/01/06/ces/ CES] on Michael Bay's blog</ref>
*January 16, 2014 — The new Lucasfilm facility in Singapore opens, with some ILM work on ''Age of Extinction'' to be done there.<ref>[http://www.straitstimes.com/breaking-news/lifestyle/story/lucasfilm-singapore-work-new-avengers-and-transformers-movies-20140116 Lucasfilm Singapore to work on new Avengers and Transformers movies] on The Straits Times</ref>
*January 17, 2014 — [[Steve Jablonsky]] confirms in an interview with JoBlo that he'll be providing the score for ''Age of Extinction''.<ref>[http://www.joblo.com/movie-news/exclusive-interview-composter-steve-jablonsky-talks-transformers-4-lone-survivor-and-michael-bay Exclusive Interview (Part Two): Composer Steve Jablonsky talks Transformers 4, Lone Survivor, and Michael Bay]</ref>
*January 20, 2014 — Late script changes result in Bay and his crew returning to Chongqing for a week reshooting a scene.<ref>[http://www.ecns.cn/2014/01-23/98337.shtml 'Transformers 4' back to China for additional shots]</ref>
[[File:AOEOptimusRidingGrimlock.jpg|thumb|right|upright=1.9|"Get me closer! I want to hit them with my sword!"]]
*February 2, 2014 — The [http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=4F33PCUTWPk ''Age of Extinction'' "big game spot"] is screened during Super Bowl XLVIII.
*February 18, 2014 — In an interview with Nerdist, Titus Welliver said the film would be darker and "not a kid's movie".<ref name="nerdist">[https://www.nerdist.com/2014/02/titus-welliver-talks-about-transformers-4-and-clark-greggs-s-h-i-e-l-d-comments/ Titus Welliver Talks About TRANSFORMERS 4 and Clark Gregg’s S.H.I.E.L.D. Comments]</ref>
*February 28, 2014 — Following a storm of online discussion regarding his previous statement, Titus Welliver issues a new statement to the effect that ''Age of Extinction'' is in fact a kid's movie and he meant to say it would expand the audience. Relax, it's totally fine to take your kids to see it.<ref name="nerdist" />
*March 3, 2014 — The first of a series of character posters is revealed.<ref>[http://michaelbay.com/2014/03/03/new-transformers-4-poster-featuring-mark-wahlberg/ New Transformers 4 Poster Featuring Mark Wahlberg]</ref>
*March 4, 2014 — The first [http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ubGpDoyJvmI teaser trailer] is released.
*March 12, 2014 — An IMAX poster for the movie is released.<ref>[http://michaelbay.com/2014/03/12/transformers-4-imax-poster/ Transformers 4 IMAX Poster]</ref> MTV UK reports it features "Nightship".<ref>[http://www.mtv.co.uk/transformers/news/mtv-uk-exclusive-new-transformers-age-of-extinction-poster MTV UK Exclusive! New Transformers: Age of Extinction Poster]</ref>
*March 13, 2014 — CinemaCon announce that Nicola Peltz and Jack Reynor will receive the Rising Stars of 2014 Award for Transformers 4.<ref>[http://cinemacon.com/press/press-release/2014-press-release/nicola-peltz-and-jack-reynor-to-receive-cinemacon-rising-stars-award.html Nicola Peltz and Jack Reynor to Receive "CinemaCon® Rising Stars of 2014 Award]</ref>
*March 24, 2014 — On the first day of CinemaCon, [[Paramount Pictures|Paramount]] shows off 15 minutes of footage from the film.<ref>[http://www.cinemablend.com/new/Transformers-Age-Extinction-CinemaCon-Footage-Brings-Dinosaurs-Explosions-More-42240.html Transformers: Age Of Extinction CinemaCon Footage Brings Dinosaurs, Explosions And More] on Cinema Blend</ref> Mark Wahlberg promises the movie will be the biggest of the year.<ref>[http://www.cbsnews.com/news/mark-wahlberg-guarantees-a-hit-with-transformers-age-of-extinction/ Mark Wahlberg "guarantees" a hit with "Transformers: Age of Extinction"] at CBS News</ref>
*May 8, 2014 — The robot voice cast is revealed on michaelbay.com.<ref name="voicecast">[http://michaelbay.com/2014/05/08/john-goodman-and-ken-watanabe-join-the-autobot-voice-cast-in-michael-bays-transformers-age-of-extinction/ John Goodman And Ken Watanabe Join The Autobot Voice Cast in Michael Bay’s ‘Transformers: Age Of Extinction’]</ref>
*May 15, 2014 — The [http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=CKD5SNYUpUk second trailer] is released on YouTube and iTunes.


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==Notes==
*Not only do the [[Dinobot (AOE)|Dinobots]] go unnamed in the film (other than [[Scorn (AOE)|Scorn]] getting the nickname, "Spike"), the word Dinobot is never even said by anyone.

===Foreign names===
*''Japanese:'' '''''Transformers: Lost Age''''' (トランスフォーマーロストエイジ ''Toransufōmā Rosuto Eiji'')<ref>[http://www.cinematoday.jp/page/N0056111 『トランスフォーマー』第4弾の邦題は『トランスフォーマーロストエイジ』に決定！最新ビジュアルも公開]</ref>
*''Russian:'' '''''Transformers: Age of Extermination''''' (Трансформеры: Эпоха истребления ''Transformery: Epokha istrebleniya'')
*''Argentina:'' '''''Transformers 4'''''
*''Cantonese:'' '''''Binying Gamgong: Chimmit Saigei''''' (變形金剛：殲滅世紀 "Transformers: Annihilation Century")
*''Mandarin:'' '''''Biànxíng Jīngāng 4: Juéjì Chóngshēng''''' (Taiwan: 變型金剛4：絕跡重生, China: 变形金刚4：绝迹重生 "Transformers 4: Extinct Rebirth")

==References==
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Transformers: Age of Extinction (film)

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[[File:Transformers-_Age_of_ExtinctionOptimusPrimePoster.jpg‎|thumb|right|300px|"Brace yourselves. Winter is coming."]]

'''''Transformers: Age of Extinction''''' is the fourth film in the [[live-action film series]]. It was released on [[June 27]], [[2014]].

The film is set four years after the climactic battle of ''[[Transformers: Dark of the Moon (film)|Dark of the Moon]]''. The humans have turned against the Autobots, and the CIA has set up a taskforce operated by [[Harold Attinger]] with the intent of tracking down the remaining [[Transformer]]s on [[Earth]]. [[Optimus Prime (Movie)|Optimus Prime]] sends his forces into hiding around the country.

==Synopsis==


[[File:The Creators AOE.jpg|thumb|right|300px]]
65 million years ago, on the planet Earth, during the Cretaceous Period, a Psittacosaurus is out hunting for food. Finding a fish, the small dinosaur starts to feed, but stops as hundreds of alien ships enter Earth's atmosphere, with mysterious aliens laying down bombs all over the surface.These alien ships are commanded by "The Creators". The alien ships begin launching bombs called "Seeds". Detonating them, they turn most of the Earth's surface and much of its organic life into a metallic element. Barely escaping, the Psittacosaurus walks through the fields of metallic dinosaur corpses. The Age of the Dinosaurs is over.

Five years after the invasion of Chicago,a military unit known as Cemetery Wind moves out to an abandoned steamboat. Deploying small aerial drones, they pinpoint their target, who is revealed to be Ratchet

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==Quotes==
"There is one way you survive; tell me where he's hiding. Where is Optimus Prime?" 
"Never." 
''Lockdown impales Ratchet through his chest and extracts his spark.'' 
"Never has come."
:—'''Lockdown''' doesn't appreciate '''Ratchet's''' defiance.

"Autobots, I have sworn never to kill humans." 
"Big mistake." 
"...But when I find out who's behind this, he's going to die."
:—'''Optimus Prime''' and '''Hound''' after seeing Leadfoot's death.

"They slaughtered Ratchet! I'M GONNA TEAR THEM APART!!!"
:—'''Optimus Prime''' after seeing Ratchet's death.

"Wha-We're not going to kick even ''a little'' ass??"
:—'''Brains''' finds his jailbreak to be a little anti-climactic.

"I'll cover you! If I stop covering you, that means I'm dead. But that ain't going to happen."
:—'''Hound''' taking at least five levels in badass. And then being interrupted by incoming fire.

"I was expecting a giant car!"
:—'''Drift''' witnessing Grimlock transform into a dinosaur.

"Ugh, you just want to die for the guy. ''That's'' leadership. Or brainwashing, or something." 
"No, that's Optimus Prime."
:—'''Crosshairs''' and '''Drift'''

"I'm a fat ballerina who takes names and slits throats!"
:—Only '''Hound''' can take yet another level in badass and ballerina classes at the same time.

"All you species are the same. You all think you're the center of the universe. You have no idea...''
:—'''Lockdown'''

"You saved the human instead of saving yourself. You bring shame upon us all."
:—'''Lockdown''' to Optimus Prime

"You see my face, your life is done."
:—'''Lockdown's''' final words before Optimus slices his face in half.

"You have no soul!" 
"That is why I have no fear."
:—'''Galvatron's''' isn't as lifeless as Optimus Prime thought.

"Oh this is the perfect place to hide, a BIG GLASS BOX! No one will ever find us here!"
:- '''Joshua''' complaining about their hiding spot

"Bee, you got to calm down right now" 
"I'm perfectly calm" 
" You got to breathe, do whatever it is that you do..." 
"I'm calm! I'm calm. I'm calm. I'm touching it. Okay? I'm barely touching, barely touching it" 
:- '''Shane''' trying to calm '''Bumblebee''' down after they view the video which repeatedly calls him inferior to Stinger

==Main cast==
{{featuredcharacters|
h1=[[Autobot]]s|c1=
*[[Optimus Prime (Movie)|Optimus Prime]] ([[Peter Cullen]])
*[[Bumblebee (Movie)|Bumblebee]]
*[[Hound (Movie)|Hound]] ([[John Goodman]])
*[[Drift (ROTF)|Drift]] ([[Ken Watanabe]])
*[[Crosshairs (Movie)|Crosshairs]] ([[John DiMaggio]])
*[[Ratchet (Movie)|Ratchet]] ([[Robert Foxworth]])
*[[Brains]] ([[Reno Wilson]])
*[[Leadfoot (DOTM)|Leadfoot]] (John DiMaggio)
*[[Sentinel Prime (ROTF)|Sentinel Prime]]'s head
*[[Dinobot (AOE)|Dinobots]]
**[[Grimlock (AOE)|Grimlock]]
**[[Strafe (AOE)|Strafe]]
**[[Slug (AOE)|Slug]]
**[[Scorn (AOE)|Scorn]]

|h2=[[Decepticon]]s|c2=
*[[Galvatron (AOE)|Galvatron]] ([[Frank Welker]])
*[[Megatron (Movie)|Megatron]]'s head
*[[Stinger (AOE)|Stinger]]
*[[Junkheap (AOE)|Junkheap]]
*[[Trax (AOE)|Traxes]]
*[[McLaren Decepticon]]
*[[Aston Martin Decepticon]]
*"[[Two-headed Shockwave]]s"

|h3=[[Human]]s|c3=
*[[Cade Yeager]] ([[Mark Wahlberg]])
*[[Harold Attinger]] ([[Kelsey Grammer]])
*[[Tessa Yeager]] ([[Nicola Peltz]])
*[[Shane Dyson]] ([[Jack Reynor]])
*[[Joshua Joyce]] ([[Stanley Tucci]])
*[[James Savoy]] ([[Titus Welliver]])
*[[Lucas Flannery]] ([[T. J. Miller]])
*[[Darcy Tyril]] ([[Sophia Myles]])
*[[Su Yueming]] ([[Li Bingbing]])
*[[Gill Wembley]] ([[James Bachman]])
*[[Chief of Staff Greg]] ([[Thomas Lennon]])

|h4=Other|c4=
*[[Lockdown (ROTF)|Lockdown]] ([[Mark Ryan]])
*[[Steeljaw (AOE)|Steeljaws]]
*[[Oreo Transformer]]
*Psittacosaurus
|nonumbering=true
}}

==Errors==
*While the human characters are climbing across the anchor cables to the high-rise building some of the Steeljaws begins to climb out after them. Cade tells his daughter not to look back and see them, but when we cut back to her, with a clear view of the cables behind her, the Steeljaws are not visible for this moment.
*When Drift first appears in the movie, he is initially seen driving down a desert road in his Bugatti altmode with Crosshairs, and then after the film cuts to showing Hound scaling one of the desert's giant rock formations, it cuts back to Drift... who is suddenly by himself in robot mode and on top of another rock formation; one that is far enough ''away'' from the road that he has to fly back to it in his helicopter altmode to reach it. Did he teleport between cuts or something?
**And since there appears to be just one road in this whole scene, could he not have just stayed on the same road with Crosshairs to rendezvous with Optimus more quickly?
*[[Ironhide (Movie)|Ironhide]] is seen on the cards Attinger pulls out early in the film, listed as deceased and having been last seen in Chicago. However, Ironhide was killed by Sentinel Prime in Washington, D.C., midway through ''Dark of the Moon''.
*Scenes from the Decepticons' invasion of Chicago in ''Dark of the Moon'' are shown as archival footage presented by Attinger. While it is conceivable some lucky people with cameras recorded the initial attack and managed to survive and publish their footage, it's highly unlikely people would've been able to get close-up video footage of the [[NEST]] team taking down [[Barricade (Movie)|Barricade]] and the other Decepticons. In an outside-world context, these scenes are simply used as stock footage to help serve as exposition for the audience.

==[[Dinobot Island, Part 1|Paleontology weeps]]==
*The cyberformed remains of a ''Tyrannosaurus'' and a ''Spinosaurus'' appear frozen together in the arctic at the beginning of the film. This is rather odd considering the two are found in different continents (North America and Africa respectively) and around 35 million years.
*The Psittacousaurs is seen eating meat, despite it being a herbivore.
*All the dinosaurs seen in the beginning scene existed in the same exact time and place (Central Asia, around 75 million years ago) which is rare for films to be this accurate. However, the justaposition of the scene suggests to suggest this was at the end of the age of the dinosaurs, which was 65 million years ago.
*The Dinobots show various exaggerations and ornamentations which go beyond the usual suspension of disbelief involved in...giant metal dinosaurs. Grimlock sports curved, backwards pointing horns and enormous fangs. Slug has huge tail spikes and a set of nasty chin horns. Scorn probably gets off the easiest, being ''mostly'' correct, bar his extra fins. Strafe is the biggest offender with a double pair of elongate tails and twin heads.

==Transformers references==

* As usual, many of the new characters have roots in older portions of the mythos:
** [[Drift (ROTF)|Drift]] is based on [[Drift (G1)|a Generation 1 character]] introduced IDW's 2008 ''[[The Transformers: All Hail Megatron|All Hail Megatron]]'' series.
** Lockdown is derived from [[Lockdown_(Animated)|a character in the 2008 ''Animated'' cartoon]] who had already jumped over to the G1 comics and, in toy form, to the Movie universe.
** [[Hound (disambiguation)|Hound]] and [[Crosshairs (disambiguation)|Crosshairs]] both share names with previous characters; their personalities are new and unique, though Hound seems based on [[Bulkhead (Prime)|''Prime'' Bulkhead]] in physique, coloration and personality.
** Galvatron being a new form for Megatron has been a thing for [[Galvatron (disambiguation)|basically forever]].
** The Dinobots are the latest iteration of [[Dinobot (G1)|the powerhouse subfaction]] that first appeared in the early days of Generation 1. Their leader Grimlock is a direct analog of [[Grimlock (G1)|his Generation 1 counterpart]]; Strafe and Slug are based on Generation 1 [[Swoop (G1)|Swoop]] and [[Slag (G1)|Slag]], respectively.
* This is not the first time that Ratchet and Lockdown have faced off. ''Animated'' [[Ratchet (Animated)|Ratchet]] and [[Lockdown (Animated)|Lockdown]] had [[The Thrill of the Hunt|a long-running feud]]. Within the movie universe, the two characters have been described as rivals on toy packaging bios, and faced off in ''[[Cyber Missions 3]]''.
* The concept of the Transformers being built by another race first appeared in the third season of [[The Transformers (cartoon)|the original ''Transformers'' cartoon]].
* Meanwhile, the concept of humans hunting down all Transformers on Earth following a massive and disastrous battle hearkens back to plotlines from IDW's [[The Transformers (IDW)|2009-2011 ongoing series]].
* The (rather obvious) theme of humans using captured Transformers as a source of technology has appeared numerous times in the mythos. [[Transformers Animated (cartoon)|The ''Animated'' cartoon]] in particular featured the severed head of [[Megatron (Animated)|Megatron]] being studied and reverse-engineered, while in IDW's ongoing G1 stories, [[Sunstreaker (G1)|a Transformer's severed head]] was used to help design man-made Transformers (in [[The Transformers: Maximum Dinobots|a Dinobot-focused series at that]].) More broad uses of the concept include the Dreamwave ''[[War and Peace]]'' mini-series, the [[The Transformers (IDW)|IDW ongoing series]], and [[All or Nothing!|Cobra's actions in the G2 comics]].
* The ringtone on Joshua's assistant's cell phone is a remixed version of the original G1 Transformers [[theme song]].

==Other editions==

==Prequel material==

==Adaptations==

==Soundtrack==

==Score==

==Home video releases==

==Theatrical posters==
<center><gallery>
File:Transformers- Age of ExtinctionTeaserPoster.jpg|First teaser poster
File:Transformers- Age of ExtinctionOptimusPrimePoster.jpg
</gallery></center>

==Reception==
The movie has been received with varied ratings. Rotten Tomatoes gave it a rating of 18%, though 64% of the fans liked it. However, IMDb gave it 6.6. Entirely, as the only professional reviews, the movie received up and down ratings, leaving more reviews to come.

==Production staff==
===Visual effects===
===Locations department===

==Development details==
*February 13, 2012 — Paramount announces [[Michael Bay]] has signed a deal to make a fourth ''Transformers'' film.<ref name="tf4update">[http://michaelbay.com/2012/02/14/transformers-4-update/ Transformers 4 Update] on Michael Bay's site.</ref>
*June 6, 2012 — During [[Transformers: The Ride – 3D]] coverage, LA Times reports Michael Bay as saying the film will have a whole new human cast and redesigned robots.<ref>[http://herocomplex.latimes.com/movies/transformers-the-ride-3d-even-impresses-disney-rivals/ Transformers taking new shape] on LA Times</ref>
*June 21, 2012 — In another LA Times interview, Bay reveals that the film will not be a reboot as previously stated.<ref>[http://herocomplex.latimes.com/movies/transformers-4-michael-bay-purges-stars-may-go-into-space/ 'Transformers 4': Michael Bay purges stars, may go into space] on LA Times</ref>
*September 21, 2012 — Bay confirms that voice actor [[Peter Cullen]] will be kept on as [[Optimus Prime (Movie)|Optimus Prime]] once again.<ref>[http://www.huffingtonpost.com/2012/09/21/michael-bay-transformers-4-pain-and-gain_n_1903523.html Huffington Post interview].</ref>
*October 18, 2012 — The logo is revealed at a Paramount presentation.<ref>[http://www.comingsoon.net/news/movienews.php?id=95936 Paramount Previews Jack Reacher, Pain & Gain, Jack Ryan, Transformers 4, World War Z & More! ] on Comingsoon.net</ref>
*November 8, 2012 — After a number of rumors suggest it, Bay casts actor [[Mark Wahlberg]] in the film.<ref name="wahlberg">[http://michaelbay.com/2012/11/08/michel-bay-re-teams-with-his-pain-gain-star-mark-mark-wahlberg-for-transformers-4/ Michael Bay Re-Teams With His 'Pain & Gain' Star Mark Wahlberg for Transformers 4] on Michael Bay's site.</ref>
*December 15, 2012 — Wahlberg confirms that filming of ''Transformers 4'' will commence in May 2013. <ref>[http://transformerslive.blogspot.com/2012/12/transformers-4-shoot-begins-in-may.html Transformers 4 Shoot Begins in May]</ref>
*January 8, 2013 — Bay casts Irish American actor [[Jack Reynor]] in ''Transformers 4''. <ref>[http://www.hollywoodreporter.com/news/jack-reynor-lands-starring-role-409850 Jack Reynor Lands Starring Role]</ref>
*March 20, 2013 — The Michigan Film Office announces the film series will return to [[Detroit]],<ref>[http://www.michiganfilmoffice.org/The-Film-Office/Press-Releases/Detail.aspx?id=11620 Transformers Returning to Michigan, Approved for Film Incentive]</ref> and reveals plot details which are later debunked by Paramount Pictures.<ref>[http://screenrant.com/transformers-4-movie-plot-synopsis-cast/ Unofficial 'Transformers 4' Plot Synopsis Is Not Accurate]</ref>
*March 26, 2013 — [[Nicola Peltz]] is confirmed as a cast member via Bay's website.<ref>[http://michaelbay.com/2013/03/26/welcome-nicola-peltz-to-transformers-4/ Welcome Nicola Peltz to Transformers 4]</ref>
*April 15, 2013 — Actor [[Stanley Tucci]] joins the cast.<ref>[http://www.comingsoon.net/news/cinemaconnews.php?id=103034 CinemaCon: Stanley Tucci Joins Transformers 4]</ref>
*May 1, 2013 — [[Kelsey Grammer]] joins the cast as the lead villain named "Harold Attinger".<ref>[http://www.deadline.com/2013/05/kelsey-grammer-lands-lead-human-villain-in-transformers-sequel/ Kelsey Grammer Lands Lead (Human) Villain In ‘Transformers’ Sequel]</ref>
*May 6, 2013 — The Wrap confirms that [[Sophia Myles]] will play a scientist.<ref>[http://www.thewrap.com/movies/column-post/sophia-myles-join-mark-wahlberg-michael-bays-transformers-4-exclusive-89661 Sophia Myles to Join Mark Wahlberg in Michael Bay's 'Transformers 4' (Exclusive)]</ref>
*May 18, 2013 — The name of Mark Wahlberg's character is revealed to be Flynn Vincent (This was later either changed or misinformation).
*May 20, 2013 — Chinese actress [[Li Bingbing]] joins the cast.<ref>[http://www.hollywoodreporter.com/news/chinas-li-bingbing-boards-transformers-525370 China's Li Bingbing Boards 'Transformers 4']</ref>
*May 28, 2013 — Actor-Comedian [[T. J. Miller]] joins the cast as a mechanic who is the best friend of Wahlberg's character.<ref>[http://www.hollywoodreporter.com/heat-vision/tj-miller-joins-transformers-4-559359 T.J. Miller Joins 'Transformers4']</ref> Filming begins at [[Wikipedia:Monument Valley|Monument Valley]]<ref>[http://michaelbay.com/2013/05/28/transformers-4-starts-filming-in-monument-valley-navajo-tribal-park/ Transformers 4 Starts Filming in Monument Valley Navajo Tribal Park]</ref> and the alternate modes of two new Autobots are revealed on Michael Bay's website: a C7 Corvette Stingray<ref>[http://michaelbay.com/2013/05/28/transformers-4-cars-c7-corvette-stingray/ Transformers 4: C7 Corvette Stingray]</ref> and a Bugatti Grand Sport Vitesse.<ref>[http://michaelbay.com/2013/05/28/transformer-4-cars/ Transformers 4: Bugatti Grand Sport Vitesse]</ref>
[[File:AOE Optimus Prime truck.jpg|thumb|right|240px|When having one's midlife crisis, it's not unusual to get a souped-up alternate mode.]]
*May 29, 2013 — Optimus Prime's new alternate mode is officially revealed by Michael Bay as a custom-built semi-truck.<ref>[http://michaelbay.com/2013/05/29/optimus-prime/ Optimus Prime]</ref>
*May 30, 2013 — Bumblebee's new alternate mode is revealed on Michael Bay's website as a highly modified 1967 Camaro SS.<ref>[http://michaelbay.com/2013/05/30/transformers-4-bumblebee/ Bumblebee]</ref>
*May 31, 2013 — Hound is revealed as a new character for Transformers 4, transforming into a Medium Tactical Vehicle.<ref>[http://michaelbay.com/2013/05/31/hound/ Hound]</ref>
*June 7, 2013 — Another new vehicle for the film is revealed as a Lamborghini Aventador.<ref>[http://michaelbay.com/2013/06/07/lamborghini-aventador/ Lamborghini Aventador]</ref>
*June 12, 2013 — The Sonic RS Rally Car is revealed for the film.<ref>[http://michaelbay.com/2013/06/12/sonic-rs/ Sonic RS Rally Car]</ref>
*June 25, 2013 — The Pagani Huayra is revealed to appear in the film.<ref>[http://michaelbay.com/2013/06/25/pagani-huayra/ Pagani Huayra]</ref>
*June 28, 2013 — A Freightliner Argosy cab-over truck is revealed for the film.<ref>[http://michaelbay.com/2013/06/28/freightliner/ Freightliner]</ref>
*July 2, 2013 — A second alternate mode is revealed for Bumblebee in the form of a 2014 Concept Camaro.<ref>[http://michaelbay.com/2013/07/02/bumblebee-2014-concept-camaro/ Bumblebee 2014 Concept Camaro]</ref><ref>[http://michaelbay.com/2013/07/02/bumblebee-2014-concept-camaro-2/ Bumblebee 2014 Concept Camaro]</ref>
*July 14, 2013 — Chinese actor-musician [[Han Geng]] is announced as being part of the cast.<ref>[http://michaelbay.com/2013/07/14/han-geng/ Han Geng]</ref>
*July 25, 2013 — After being spotted in Texas in June, actor [[Titus Welliver]] officially joins the cast.<ref>[http://www.deadline.com/2013/07/transformers-4-adds-titus-welliver/ ‘Transformers 4′ Adds Titus Welliver]</ref>
*July 27, 2013 — The S.S. Columbia and the S.S. Ste. Clair have been spotted to be featured in the film.<ref>[http://www.cbc.ca/news/canada/windsor/story/2013/07/26/wdr-boblo-boats-transformers-four.html Historic Boblo boats land role in Transformers 4]</ref>
*July 30, 2013 — Wahlberg's children have been cast.<ref>[http://comicbook.com/blog/2013/07/30/mark-wahlbergs-kids-cast-in-transformers-4/ Mark Wahlberg's Kids Cast In Transformers 4]</ref>
*August 12, 2013 — [[Victoria Summer]] joins the cast.<ref>[http://www.tfw2005.com/transformers-news/transformers-movie-just-movie-31/victoria-summer-in-transformers-4-178207/ Victoria Summer in Transformers 4]</ref>
[[File:TF4 Chinese Reality Show contestants.jpg|thumb|right|220px|If ''Age of Extinction'' teaches us anything, it's that more movies should be cast using reality shows.]]
*August 25, 2013 — The ''[[Transformers 4 Chinese Actors Talent Search Reality Show]]'' ends, with winners [[Byron Li]], [[Candice Zhao]], [[Austin Lin]] and [[Teresa Daley]] joining the cast.<ref>[http://beijing.china.org.cn/2013-08/28/content_29845758.htm 'Transformers 4' recruits 4 Chinese actors]</ref>
*September 3, 2013 — Lorenzo di Bonaventura confirms the presence of Dinobots in the film.<ref>[http://www.ign.com/articles/2013/09/03/dinobots-confirmed-for-transformers-4 Dinobots Confirmed for Transformers 4]</ref>
*September 3, 2013 — The film's title, ''Transformers: Age of Extinction'', is officially announced and the first teaser poster is revealed.<ref>[http://movies.yahoo.com/blogs/movie-talk/transformers-4-title-reveal-age-extinction-hints-dinobots-225716345.html 'Transformers 4' Title Reveal: 'Age of Extinction' Hints at Dinobots]</ref>
*October 17, 2013 — Director Michael Bay is assaulted on the set during filming in Hong Kong by two locals demanding money. Bay receives minor injuries, but plays the incident off on his blog. <ref>[http://movies.msn.com/movies/article.aspx?news=834789 MSN.com article]</ref> <ref>[http://www.cbc.ca/news/arts/michael-bay-attacked-on-transformers-hong-kong-film-shoot-1.2100953 CBC News article]</ref> <ref>[http://michaelbay.com/2013/10/17/hong-kong-incident/ Post on Michael Bay's Blog]</ref>
*October 22, 2013 — Four additional locals approach a member of the crew and demand money; one of the four is later arrested by police. <ref>[http://movies.msn.com/movies/article.aspx?news=835795 Second extortion attempt reported on 'Transformers 4' set]</ref>
*October 28, 2013 — Director Michael Bay plays down the extortion attempts in an interview with the South China Morning Post. He notes that the locals were apologetic over what took place, and that he wanted to film more projects in Hong Kong. <ref>[http://www.scmp.com/news/hong-kong/article/1342084/hollywood-director-michael-bay-eager-shoot-hong-kong-again "Hollywood director Michael Bay eager to shoot in Hong Kong again", ''South China Morning Post'', 28 October 2013.]</ref>
[[File:AOE Michael Bay Nicola Peltz on set.jpg|thumb|right|250px|Michael Bay uses his legendary charm to get the very best performance out of his actors.]]
*November 25, 2013 — ''Age of Extinction'' features in ''Empire'' magazine, showing Optimus Prime's new look on the cover. Inside are on-set photos of Michael Bay and the film's human cast in action.<ref name="empire">[http://www.empireonline.com/news/story.asp?NID=39488 New Transformers: Age Of Extinction Images]</ref>
*December 10, 2013 — M1905 publishes a series of interview with cast and crew in which a plethora of information, mainly regarding the film's human characters, is revealed.<ref>[http://t4.m1905.com/Report/position/id/80 Interviews on m1950.com]</ref>
*December 17, 2013 — Producer [[Allegra Clegg]] visits Durfee Elementary-Middle School as the result of a competition, and answers questions and shows three minutes of footage from the film.<ref>[http://blog.thedetroithub.com/2013/12/17/transformers-4-producer-rewards-dps-eighth-graders-for-attendance/ Transformers 4 producer rewards DPS eighth graders for attendance] on Detroit Unspun]</ref>
*January 7, 2014 — Following an on-stage snafu at a Samsung presentation, Michael Bay announces on his site that a special presentation including Transformers 4 footage would be touring to promote Samsung's new line of curved TV screens. <ref>[http://michaelbay.com/2014/01/06/ces/ CES] on Michael Bay's blog</ref>
*January 16, 2014 — The new Lucasfilm facility in Singapore opens, with some ILM work on ''Age of Extinction'' to be done there.<ref>[http://www.straitstimes.com/breaking-news/lifestyle/story/lucasfilm-singapore-work-new-avengers-and-transformers-movies-20140116 Lucasfilm Singapore to work on new Avengers and Transformers movies] on The Straits Times</ref>
*January 17, 2014 — [[Steve Jablonsky]] confirms in an interview with JoBlo that he'll be providing the score for ''Age of Extinction''.<ref>[http://www.joblo.com/movie-news/exclusive-interview-composter-steve-jablonsky-talks-transformers-4-lone-survivor-and-michael-bay Exclusive Interview (Part Two): Composer Steve Jablonsky talks Transformers 4, Lone Survivor, and Michael Bay]</ref>
*January 20, 2014 — Late script changes result in Bay and his crew returning to Chongqing for a week reshooting a scene.<ref>[http://www.ecns.cn/2014/01-23/98337.shtml 'Transformers 4' back to China for additional shots]</ref>
[[File:AOEOptimusRidingGrimlock.jpg|thumb|right|upright=1.9|"Get me closer! I want to hit them with my sword!"]]
*February 2, 2014 — The [http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=4F33PCUTWPk ''Age of Extinction'' "big game spot"] is screened during Super Bowl XLVIII.
*February 18, 2014 — In an interview with Nerdist, Titus Welliver said the film would be darker and "not a kid's movie".<ref name="nerdist">[https://www.nerdist.com/2014/02/titus-welliver-talks-about-transformers-4-and-clark-greggs-s-h-i-e-l-d-comments/ Titus Welliver Talks About TRANSFORMERS 4 and Clark Gregg’s S.H.I.E.L.D. Comments]</ref>
*February 28, 2014 — Following a storm of online discussion regarding his previous statement, Titus Welliver issues a new statement to the effect that ''Age of Extinction'' is in fact a kid's movie and he meant to say it would expand the audience. Relax, it's totally fine to take your kids to see it.<ref name="nerdist" />
*March 3, 2014 — The first of a series of character posters is revealed.<ref>[http://michaelbay.com/2014/03/03/new-transformers-4-poster-featuring-mark-wahlberg/ New Transformers 4 Poster Featuring Mark Wahlberg]</ref>
*March 4, 2014 — The first [http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ubGpDoyJvmI teaser trailer] is released.
*March 12, 2014 — An IMAX poster for the movie is released.<ref>[http://michaelbay.com/2014/03/12/transformers-4-imax-poster/ Transformers 4 IMAX Poster]</ref> MTV UK reports it features "Nightship".<ref>[http://www.mtv.co.uk/transformers/news/mtv-uk-exclusive-new-transformers-age-of-extinction-poster MTV UK Exclusive! New Transformers: Age of Extinction Poster]</ref>
*March 13, 2014 — CinemaCon announce that Nicola Peltz and Jack Reynor will receive the Rising Stars of 2014 Award for Transformers 4.<ref>[http://cinemacon.com/press/press-release/2014-press-release/nicola-peltz-and-jack-reynor-to-receive-cinemacon-rising-stars-award.html Nicola Peltz and Jack Reynor to Receive "CinemaCon® Rising Stars of 2014 Award]</ref>
*March 24, 2014 — On the first day of CinemaCon, [[Paramount Pictures|Paramount]] shows off 15 minutes of footage from the film.<ref>[http://www.cinemablend.com/new/Transformers-Age-Extinction-CinemaCon-Footage-Brings-Dinosaurs-Explosions-More-42240.html Transformers: Age Of Extinction CinemaCon Footage Brings Dinosaurs, Explosions And More] on Cinema Blend</ref> Mark Wahlberg promises the movie will be the biggest of the year.<ref>[http://www.cbsnews.com/news/mark-wahlberg-guarantees-a-hit-with-transformers-age-of-extinction/ Mark Wahlberg "guarantees" a hit with "Transformers: Age of Extinction"] at CBS News</ref>
*May 8, 2014 — The robot voice cast is revealed on michaelbay.com.<ref name="voicecast">[http://michaelbay.com/2014/05/08/john-goodman-and-ken-watanabe-join-the-autobot-voice-cast-in-michael-bays-transformers-age-of-extinction/ John Goodman And Ken Watanabe Join The Autobot Voice Cast in Michael Bay’s ‘Transformers: Age Of Extinction’]</ref>
*May 15, 2014 — The [http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=CKD5SNYUpUk second trailer] is released on YouTube and iTunes.


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==Notes==
*Not only do the [[Dinobot (AOE)|Dinobots]] go unnamed in the film (other than [[Scorn (AOE)|Scorn]] getting the nickname, "Spike"), the word Dinobot is never even said by anyone.

===Foreign names===
*''Japanese:'' '''''Transformers: Lost Age''''' (トランスフォーマーロストエイジ ''Toransufōmā Rosuto Eiji'')<ref>[http://www.cinematoday.jp/page/N0056111 『トランスフォーマー』第4弾の邦題は『トランスフォーマーロストエイジ』に決定！最新ビジュアルも公開]</ref>
*''Russian:'' '''''Transformers: Age of Extermination''''' (Трансформеры: Эпоха истребления ''Transformery: Epokha istrebleniya'')
*''Argentina:'' '''''Transformers 4'''''
*''Cantonese:'' '''''Binying Gamgong: Chimmit Saigei''''' (變形金剛：殲滅世紀 "Transformers: Annihilation Century")
*''Mandarin:'' '''''Biànxíng Jīngāng 4: Juéjì Chóngshēng''''' (Taiwan: 變型金剛4：絕跡重生, China: 变形金刚4：绝迹重生 "Transformers 4: Extinct Rebirth")

==References==
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[[File:Transformers-_Age_of_ExtinctionOptimusPrimePoster.jpg‎|thumb|right|300px|"Brace yourselves. Winter is coming."]]

'''''Transformers: Age of Extinction''''' is the fourth film in the [[live-action film series]]. It was released on [[June 27]], [[2014]].

The film is set four years after the climactic battle of ''[[Transformers: Dark of the Moon (film)|Dark of the Moon]]''. The humans have turned against the Autobots, and the CIA has set up a taskforce operated by [[Harold Attinger]] with the intent of tracking down the remaining [[Transformer]]s on [[Earth]]. [[Optimus Prime (Movie)|Optimus Prime]] sends his forces into hiding around the country.

==Synopsis==


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65 million years ago, on the planet Earth, during the Cretaceous Period, a Psittacosaurus is out hunting for food. Finding a fish, the small dinosaur starts to feed, but stops as hundreds of alien ships enter Earth's atmosphere, with mysterious aliens laying down bombs all over the surface.These alien ships are commanded by "The Creators". The alien ships begin launching bombs called "Seeds". Detonating them, they turn most of the Earth's surface and much of its organic life into a metallic element. Barely escaping, the Psittacosaurus walks through the fields of metallic dinosaur corpses. The Age of the Dinosaurs is over.

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==Quotes==
"There is one way you survive; tell me where he's hiding. Where is Optimus Prime?" 
"Never." 
''Lockdown impales Ratchet through his chest and extracts his spark.'' 
"Never has come."
:—'''Lockdown''' doesn't appreciate '''Ratchet's''' defiance.

"Autobots, I have sworn never to kill humans." 
"Big mistake." 
"...But when I find out who's behind this, he's going to die."
:—'''Optimus Prime''' and '''Hound''' after seeing Leadfoot's death.

"They slaughtered Ratchet! I'M GONNA TEAR THEM APART!!!"
:—'''Optimus Prime''' after seeing Ratchet's death.

"Wha-We're not going to kick even ''a little'' ass??"
:—'''Brains''' finds his jailbreak to be a little anti-climactic.

"I'll cover you! If I stop covering you, that means I'm dead. But that ain't going to happen."
:—'''Hound''' taking at least five levels in badass. And then being interrupted by incoming fire.

"I was expecting a giant car!"
:—'''Drift''' witnessing Grimlock transform into a dinosaur.

"Ugh, you just want to die for the guy. ''That's'' leadership. Or brainwashing, or something." 
"No, that's Optimus Prime."
:—'''Crosshairs''' and '''Drift'''

"I'm a fat ballerina who takes names and slits throats!"
:—Only '''Hound''' can take yet another level in badass and ballerina classes at the same time.

"All you species are the same. You all think you're the center of the universe. You have no idea...''
:—'''Lockdown'''

"You saved the human instead of saving yourself. You bring shame upon us all."
:—'''Lockdown''' to Optimus Prime

"You see my face, your life is done."
:—'''Lockdown's''' final words before Optimus slices his face in half.

"You have no soul!" 
"That is why I have no fear."
:—'''Galvatron's''' isn't as lifeless as Optimus Prime thought.

"Oh this is the perfect place to hide, a BIG GLASS BOX! No one will ever find us here!"
:- '''Joshua''' complaining about their hiding spot

"Bee, you got to calm down right now" 
"I'm perfectly calm" 
" You got to breathe, do whatever it is that you do..." 
"I'm calm! I'm calm. I'm calm. I'm touching it. Okay? I'm barely touching, barely touching it" 
:- '''Shane''' trying to calm '''Bumblebee''' down after they view the video which repeatedly calls him inferior to Stinger

==Main cast==
{{featuredcharacters|
h1=[[Autobot]]s|c1=
*[[Optimus Prime (Movie)|Optimus Prime]] ([[Peter Cullen]])
*[[Bumblebee (Movie)|Bumblebee]]
*[[Hound (Movie)|Hound]] ([[John Goodman]])
*[[Drift (ROTF)|Drift]] ([[Ken Watanabe]])
*[[Crosshairs (Movie)|Crosshairs]] ([[John DiMaggio]])
*[[Ratchet (Movie)|Ratchet]] ([[Robert Foxworth]])
*[[Brains]] ([[Reno Wilson]])
*[[Leadfoot (DOTM)|Leadfoot]] (John DiMaggio)
*[[Sentinel Prime (ROTF)|Sentinel Prime]]'s head
*[[Dinobot (AOE)|Dinobots]]
**[[Grimlock (AOE)|Grimlock]]
**[[Strafe (AOE)|Strafe]]
**[[Slug (AOE)|Slug]]
**[[Scorn (AOE)|Scorn]]

|h2=[[Decepticon]]s|c2=
*[[Galvatron (AOE)|Galvatron]] ([[Frank Welker]])
*[[Megatron (Movie)|Megatron]]'s head
*[[Stinger (AOE)|Stinger]]
*[[Junkheap (AOE)|Junkheap]]
*[[Trax (AOE)|Traxes]]
*[[McLaren Decepticon]]
*[[Aston Martin Decepticon]]
*"[[Two-headed Shockwave]]s"

|h3=[[Human]]s|c3=
*[[Cade Yeager]] ([[Mark Wahlberg]])
*[[Harold Attinger]] ([[Kelsey Grammer]])
*[[Tessa Yeager]] ([[Nicola Peltz]])
*[[Shane Dyson]] ([[Jack Reynor]])
*[[Joshua Joyce]] ([[Stanley Tucci]])
*[[James Savoy]] ([[Titus Welliver]])
*[[Lucas Flannery]] ([[T. J. Miller]])
*[[Darcy Tyril]] ([[Sophia Myles]])
*[[Su Yueming]] ([[Li Bingbing]])
*[[Gill Wembley]] ([[James Bachman]])
*[[Chief of Staff Greg]] ([[Thomas Lennon]])

|h4=Other|c4=
*[[Lockdown (ROTF)|Lockdown]] ([[Mark Ryan]])
*[[Steeljaw (AOE)|Steeljaws]]
*[[Oreo Transformer]]
*Psittacosaurus
|nonumbering=true
}}

==Errors==
*While the human characters are climbing across the anchor cables to the high-rise building some of the Steeljaws begins to climb out after them. Cade tells his daughter not to look back and see them, but when we cut back to her, with a clear view of the cables behind her, the Steeljaws are not visible for this moment.
*When Drift first appears in the movie, he is initially seen driving down a desert road in his Bugatti altmode with Crosshairs, and then after the film cuts to showing Hound scaling one of the desert's giant rock formations, it cuts back to Drift... who is suddenly by himself in robot mode and on top of another rock formation; one that is far enough ''away'' from the road that he has to fly back to it in his helicopter altmode to reach it. Did he teleport between cuts or something?
**And since there appears to be just one road in this whole scene, could he not have just stayed on the same road with Crosshairs to rendezvous with Optimus more quickly?
*[[Ironhide (Movie)|Ironhide]] is seen on the cards Attinger pulls out early in the film, listed as deceased and having been last seen in Chicago. However, Ironhide was killed by Sentinel Prime in Washington, D.C., midway through ''Dark of the Moon''.
*Scenes from the Decepticons' invasion of Chicago in ''Dark of the Moon'' are shown as archival footage presented by Attinger. While it is conceivable some lucky people with cameras recorded the initial attack and managed to survive and publish their footage, it's highly unlikely people would've been able to get close-up video footage of the [[NEST]] team taking down [[Barricade (Movie)|Barricade]] and the other Decepticons. In an outside-world context, these scenes are simply used as stock footage to help serve as exposition for the audience.

==[[Dinobot Island, Part 1|Paleontology weeps]]==
*The cyberformed remains of a ''Tyrannosaurus'' and a ''Spinosaurus'' appear frozen together in the arctic at the beginning of the film. This is rather odd considering the two are found in different continents (North America and Africa respectively) and around 35 million years.
*The Psittacousaurs is seen eating meat, despite it being a herbivore.
*All the dinosaurs seen in the beginning scene existed in the same exact time and place (Central Asia, around 75 million years ago) which is rare for films to be this accurate. However, the justaposition of the scene suggests to suggest this was at the end of the age of the dinosaurs, which was 65 million years ago.
*The Dinobots show various exaggerations and ornamentations which go beyond the usual suspension of disbelief involved in...giant metal dinosaurs. Grimlock sports curved, backwards pointing horns and enormous fangs. Slug has huge tail spikes and a set of nasty chin horns. Scorn probably gets off the easiest, being ''mostly'' correct, bar his extra fins. Strafe is the biggest offender with a double pair of elongate tails and twin heads.

==Transformers references==

* As usual, many of the new characters have roots in older portions of the mythos:
** [[Drift (ROTF)|Drift]] is based on [[Drift (G1)|a Generation 1 character]] introduced IDW's 2008 ''[[The Transformers: All Hail Megatron|All Hail Megatron]]'' series.
** Lockdown is derived from [[Lockdown_(Animated)|a character in the 2008 ''Animated'' cartoon]] who had already jumped over to the G1 comics and, in toy form, to the Movie universe.
** [[Hound (disambiguation)|Hound]] and [[Crosshairs (disambiguation)|Crosshairs]] both share names with previous characters; their personalities are new and unique, though Hound seems based on [[Bulkhead (Prime)|''Prime'' Bulkhead]] in physique, coloration and personality.
** Galvatron being a new form for Megatron has been a thing for [[Galvatron (disambiguation)|basically forever]].
** The Dinobots are the latest iteration of [[Dinobot (G1)|the powerhouse subfaction]] that first appeared in the early days of Generation 1. Their leader Grimlock is a direct analog of [[Grimlock (G1)|his Generation 1 counterpart]]; Strafe and Slug are based on Generation 1 [[Swoop (G1)|Swoop]] and [[Slag (G1)|Slag]], respectively.
* This is not the first time that Ratchet and Lockdown have faced off. ''Animated'' [[Ratchet (Animated)|Ratchet]] and [[Lockdown (Animated)|Lockdown]] had [[The Thrill of the Hunt|a long-running feud]]. Within the movie universe, the two characters have been described as rivals on toy packaging bios, and faced off in ''[[Cyber Missions 3]]''.
* The concept of the Transformers being built by another race first appeared in the third season of [[The Transformers (cartoon)|the original ''Transformers'' cartoon]].
* Meanwhile, the concept of humans hunting down all Transformers on Earth following a massive and disastrous battle hearkens back to plotlines from IDW's [[The Transformers (IDW)|2009-2011 ongoing series]].
* The (rather obvious) theme of humans using captured Transformers as a source of technology has appeared numerous times in the mythos. [[Transformers Animated (cartoon)|The ''Animated'' cartoon]] in particular featured the severed head of [[Megatron (Animated)|Megatron]] being studied and reverse-engineered, while in IDW's ongoing G1 stories, [[Sunstreaker (G1)|a Transformer's severed head]] was used to help design man-made Transformers (in [[The Transformers: Maximum Dinobots|a Dinobot-focused series at that]].) More broad uses of the concept include the Dreamwave ''[[War and Peace]]'' mini-series, the [[The Transformers (IDW)|IDW ongoing series]], and [[All or Nothing!|Cobra's actions in the G2 comics]].
* The ringtone on Joshua's assistant's cell phone is a remixed version of the original G1 Transformers [[theme song]].

==Other editions==

==Prequel material==

==Adaptations==

==Soundtrack==

==Score==

==Home video releases==

==Theatrical posters==
<center><gallery>
File:Transformers- Age of ExtinctionTeaserPoster.jpg|First teaser poster
File:Transformers- Age of ExtinctionOptimusPrimePoster.jpg
</gallery></center>

==Reception==
The movie has been received with varied ratings. Rotten Tomatoes gave it a rating of 18%, though 64% of the fans liked it. However, IMDb gave it 6.6. Entirely, as the only professional reviews, the movie received up and down ratings, leaving more reviews to come.

==Production staff==
===Visual effects===
===Locations department===

==Development details==
*February 13, 2012 — Paramount announces [[Michael Bay]] has signed a deal to make a fourth ''Transformers'' film.<ref name="tf4update">[http://michaelbay.com/2012/02/14/transformers-4-update/ Transformers 4 Update] on Michael Bay's site.</ref>
*June 6, 2012 — During [[Transformers: The Ride – 3D]] coverage, LA Times reports Michael Bay as saying the film will have a whole new human cast and redesigned robots.<ref>[http://herocomplex.latimes.com/movies/transformers-the-ride-3d-even-impresses-disney-rivals/ Transformers taking new shape] on LA Times</ref>
*June 21, 2012 — In another LA Times interview, Bay reveals that the film will not be a reboot as previously stated.<ref>[http://herocomplex.latimes.com/movies/transformers-4-michael-bay-purges-stars-may-go-into-space/ 'Transformers 4': Michael Bay purges stars, may go into space] on LA Times</ref>
*September 21, 2012 — Bay confirms that voice actor [[Peter Cullen]] will be kept on as [[Optimus Prime (Movie)|Optimus Prime]] once again.<ref>[http://www.huffingtonpost.com/2012/09/21/michael-bay-transformers-4-pain-and-gain_n_1903523.html Huffington Post interview].</ref>
*October 18, 2012 — The logo is revealed at a Paramount presentation.<ref>[http://www.comingsoon.net/news/movienews.php?id=95936 Paramount Previews Jack Reacher, Pain & Gain, Jack Ryan, Transformers 4, World War Z & More! ] on Comingsoon.net</ref>
*November 8, 2012 — After a number of rumors suggest it, Bay casts actor [[Mark Wahlberg]] in the film.<ref name="wahlberg">[http://michaelbay.com/2012/11/08/michel-bay-re-teams-with-his-pain-gain-star-mark-mark-wahlberg-for-transformers-4/ Michael Bay Re-Teams With His 'Pain & Gain' Star Mark Wahlberg for Transformers 4] on Michael Bay's site.</ref>
*December 15, 2012 — Wahlberg confirms that filming of ''Transformers 4'' will commence in May 2013. <ref>[http://transformerslive.blogspot.com/2012/12/transformers-4-shoot-begins-in-may.html Transformers 4 Shoot Begins in May]</ref>
*January 8, 2013 — Bay casts Irish American actor [[Jack Reynor]] in ''Transformers 4''. <ref>[http://www.hollywoodreporter.com/news/jack-reynor-lands-starring-role-409850 Jack Reynor Lands Starring Role]</ref>
*March 20, 2013 — The Michigan Film Office announces the film series will return to [[Detroit]],<ref>[http://www.michiganfilmoffice.org/The-Film-Office/Press-Releases/Detail.aspx?id=11620 Transformers Returning to Michigan, Approved for Film Incentive]</ref> and reveals plot details which are later debunked by Paramount Pictures.<ref>[http://screenrant.com/transformers-4-movie-plot-synopsis-cast/ Unofficial 'Transformers 4' Plot Synopsis Is Not Accurate]</ref>
*March 26, 2013 — [[Nicola Peltz]] is confirmed as a cast member via Bay's website.<ref>[http://michaelbay.com/2013/03/26/welcome-nicola-peltz-to-transformers-4/ Welcome Nicola Peltz to Transformers 4]</ref>
*April 15, 2013 — Actor [[Stanley Tucci]] joins the cast.<ref>[http://www.comingsoon.net/news/cinemaconnews.php?id=103034 CinemaCon: Stanley Tucci Joins Transformers 4]</ref>
*May 1, 2013 — [[Kelsey Grammer]] joins the cast as the lead villain named "Harold Attinger".<ref>[http://www.deadline.com/2013/05/kelsey-grammer-lands-lead-human-villain-in-transformers-sequel/ Kelsey Grammer Lands Lead (Human) Villain In ‘Transformers’ Sequel]</ref>
*May 6, 2013 — The Wrap confirms that [[Sophia Myles]] will play a scientist.<ref>[http://www.thewrap.com/movies/column-post/sophia-myles-join-mark-wahlberg-michael-bays-transformers-4-exclusive-89661 Sophia Myles to Join Mark Wahlberg in Michael Bay's 'Transformers 4' (Exclusive)]</ref>
*May 18, 2013 — The name of Mark Wahlberg's character is revealed to be Flynn Vincent (This was later either changed or misinformation).
*May 20, 2013 — Chinese actress [[Li Bingbing]] joins the cast.<ref>[http://www.hollywoodreporter.com/news/chinas-li-bingbing-boards-transformers-525370 China's Li Bingbing Boards 'Transformers 4']</ref>
*May 28, 2013 — Actor-Comedian [[T. J. Miller]] joins the cast as a mechanic who is the best friend of Wahlberg's character.<ref>[http://www.hollywoodreporter.com/heat-vision/tj-miller-joins-transformers-4-559359 T.J. Miller Joins 'Transformers4']</ref> Filming begins at [[Wikipedia:Monument Valley|Monument Valley]]<ref>[http://michaelbay.com/2013/05/28/transformers-4-starts-filming-in-monument-valley-navajo-tribal-park/ Transformers 4 Starts Filming in Monument Valley Navajo Tribal Park]</ref> and the alternate modes of two new Autobots are revealed on Michael Bay's website: a C7 Corvette Stingray<ref>[http://michaelbay.com/2013/05/28/transformers-4-cars-c7-corvette-stingray/ Transformers 4: C7 Corvette Stingray]</ref> and a Bugatti Grand Sport Vitesse.<ref>[http://michaelbay.com/2013/05/28/transformer-4-cars/ Transformers 4: Bugatti Grand Sport Vitesse]</ref>
[[File:AOE Optimus Prime truck.jpg|thumb|right|240px|When having one's midlife crisis, it's not unusual to get a souped-up alternate mode.]]
*May 29, 2013 — Optimus Prime's new alternate mode is officially revealed by Michael Bay as a custom-built semi-truck.<ref>[http://michaelbay.com/2013/05/29/optimus-prime/ Optimus Prime]</ref>
*May 30, 2013 — Bumblebee's new alternate mode is revealed on Michael Bay's website as a highly modified 1967 Camaro SS.<ref>[http://michaelbay.com/2013/05/30/transformers-4-bumblebee/ Bumblebee]</ref>
*May 31, 2013 — Hound is revealed as a new character for Transformers 4, transforming into a Medium Tactical Vehicle.<ref>[http://michaelbay.com/2013/05/31/hound/ Hound]</ref>
*June 7, 2013 — Another new vehicle for the film is revealed as a Lamborghini Aventador.<ref>[http://michaelbay.com/2013/06/07/lamborghini-aventador/ Lamborghini Aventador]</ref>
*June 12, 2013 — The Sonic RS Rally Car is revealed for the film.<ref>[http://michaelbay.com/2013/06/12/sonic-rs/ Sonic RS Rally Car]</ref>
*June 25, 2013 — The Pagani Huayra is revealed to appear in the film.<ref>[http://michaelbay.com/2013/06/25/pagani-huayra/ Pagani Huayra]</ref>
*June 28, 2013 — A Freightliner Argosy cab-over truck is revealed for the film.<ref>[http://michaelbay.com/2013/06/28/freightliner/ Freightliner]</ref>
*July 2, 2013 — A second alternate mode is revealed for Bumblebee in the form of a 2014 Concept Camaro.<ref>[http://michaelbay.com/2013/07/02/bumblebee-2014-concept-camaro/ Bumblebee 2014 Concept Camaro]</ref><ref>[http://michaelbay.com/2013/07/02/bumblebee-2014-concept-camaro-2/ Bumblebee 2014 Concept Camaro]</ref>
*July 14, 2013 — Chinese actor-musician [[Han Geng]] is announced as being part of the cast.<ref>[http://michaelbay.com/2013/07/14/han-geng/ Han Geng]</ref>
*July 25, 2013 — After being spotted in Texas in June, actor [[Titus Welliver]] officially joins the cast.<ref>[http://www.deadline.com/2013/07/transformers-4-adds-titus-welliver/ ‘Transformers 4′ Adds Titus Welliver]</ref>
*July 27, 2013 — The S.S. Columbia and the S.S. Ste. Clair have been spotted to be featured in the film.<ref>[http://www.cbc.ca/news/canada/windsor/story/2013/07/26/wdr-boblo-boats-transformers-four.html Historic Boblo boats land role in Transformers 4]</ref>
*July 30, 2013 — Wahlberg's children have been cast.<ref>[http://comicbook.com/blog/2013/07/30/mark-wahlbergs-kids-cast-in-transformers-4/ Mark Wahlberg's Kids Cast In Transformers 4]</ref>
*August 12, 2013 — [[Victoria Summer]] joins the cast.<ref>[http://www.tfw2005.com/transformers-news/transformers-movie-just-movie-31/victoria-summer-in-transformers-4-178207/ Victoria Summer in Transformers 4]</ref>
[[File:TF4 Chinese Reality Show contestants.jpg|thumb|right|220px|If ''Age of Extinction'' teaches us anything, it's that more movies should be cast using reality shows.]]
*August 25, 2013 — The ''[[Transformers 4 Chinese Actors Talent Search Reality Show]]'' ends, with winners [[Byron Li]], [[Candice Zhao]], [[Austin Lin]] and [[Teresa Daley]] joining the cast.<ref>[http://beijing.china.org.cn/2013-08/28/content_29845758.htm 'Transformers 4' recruits 4 Chinese actors]</ref>
*September 3, 2013 — Lorenzo di Bonaventura confirms the presence of Dinobots in the film.<ref>[http://www.ign.com/articles/2013/09/03/dinobots-confirmed-for-transformers-4 Dinobots Confirmed for Transformers 4]</ref>
*September 3, 2013 — The film's title, ''Transformers: Age of Extinction'', is officially announced and the first teaser poster is revealed.<ref>[http://movies.yahoo.com/blogs/movie-talk/transformers-4-title-reveal-age-extinction-hints-dinobots-225716345.html 'Transformers 4' Title Reveal: 'Age of Extinction' Hints at Dinobots]</ref>
*October 17, 2013 — Director Michael Bay is assaulted on the set during filming in Hong Kong by two locals demanding money. Bay receives minor injuries, but plays the incident off on his blog. <ref>[http://movies.msn.com/movies/article.aspx?news=834789 MSN.com article]</ref> <ref>[http://www.cbc.ca/news/arts/michael-bay-attacked-on-transformers-hong-kong-film-shoot-1.2100953 CBC News article]</ref> <ref>[http://michaelbay.com/2013/10/17/hong-kong-incident/ Post on Michael Bay's Blog]</ref>
*October 22, 2013 — Four additional locals approach a member of the crew and demand money; one of the four is later arrested by police. <ref>[http://movies.msn.com/movies/article.aspx?news=835795 Second extortion attempt reported on 'Transformers 4' set]</ref>
*October 28, 2013 — Director Michael Bay plays down the extortion attempts in an interview with the South China Morning Post. He notes that the locals were apologetic over what took place, and that he wanted to film more projects in Hong Kong. <ref>[http://www.scmp.com/news/hong-kong/article/1342084/hollywood-director-michael-bay-eager-shoot-hong-kong-again "Hollywood director Michael Bay eager to shoot in Hong Kong again", ''South China Morning Post'', 28 October 2013.]</ref>
[[File:AOE Michael Bay Nicola Peltz on set.jpg|thumb|right|250px|Michael Bay uses his legendary charm to get the very best performance out of his actors.]]
*November 25, 2013 — ''Age of Extinction'' features in ''Empire'' magazine, showing Optimus Prime's new look on the cover. Inside are on-set photos of Michael Bay and the film's human cast in action.<ref name="empire">[http://www.empireonline.com/news/story.asp?NID=39488 New Transformers: Age Of Extinction Images]</ref>
*December 10, 2013 — M1905 publishes a series of interview with cast and crew in which a plethora of information, mainly regarding the film's human characters, is revealed.<ref>[http://t4.m1905.com/Report/position/id/80 Interviews on m1950.com]</ref>
*December 17, 2013 — Producer [[Allegra Clegg]] visits Durfee Elementary-Middle School as the result of a competition, and answers questions and shows three minutes of footage from the film.<ref>[http://blog.thedetroithub.com/2013/12/17/transformers-4-producer-rewards-dps-eighth-graders-for-attendance/ Transformers 4 producer rewards DPS eighth graders for attendance] on Detroit Unspun]</ref>
*January 7, 2014 — Following an on-stage snafu at a Samsung presentation, Michael Bay announces on his site that a special presentation including Transformers 4 footage would be touring to promote Samsung's new line of curved TV screens. <ref>[http://michaelbay.com/2014/01/06/ces/ CES] on Michael Bay's blog</ref>
*January 16, 2014 — The new Lucasfilm facility in Singapore opens, with some ILM work on ''Age of Extinction'' to be done there.<ref>[http://www.straitstimes.com/breaking-news/lifestyle/story/lucasfilm-singapore-work-new-avengers-and-transformers-movies-20140116 Lucasfilm Singapore to work on new Avengers and Transformers movies] on The Straits Times</ref>
*January 17, 2014 — [[Steve Jablonsky]] confirms in an interview with JoBlo that he'll be providing the score for ''Age of Extinction''.<ref>[http://www.joblo.com/movie-news/exclusive-interview-composter-steve-jablonsky-talks-transformers-4-lone-survivor-and-michael-bay Exclusive Interview (Part Two): Composer Steve Jablonsky talks Transformers 4, Lone Survivor, and Michael Bay]</ref>
*January 20, 2014 — Late script changes result in Bay and his crew returning to Chongqing for a week reshooting a scene.<ref>[http://www.ecns.cn/2014/01-23/98337.shtml 'Transformers 4' back to China for additional shots]</ref>
[[File:AOEOptimusRidingGrimlock.jpg|thumb|right|upright=1.9|"Get me closer! I want to hit them with my sword!"]]
*February 2, 2014 — The [http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=4F33PCUTWPk ''Age of Extinction'' "big game spot"] is screened during Super Bowl XLVIII.
*February 18, 2014 — In an interview with Nerdist, Titus Welliver said the film would be darker and "not a kid's movie".<ref name="nerdist">[https://www.nerdist.com/2014/02/titus-welliver-talks-about-transformers-4-and-clark-greggs-s-h-i-e-l-d-comments/ Titus Welliver Talks About TRANSFORMERS 4 and Clark Gregg’s S.H.I.E.L.D. Comments]</ref>
*February 28, 2014 — Following a storm of online discussion regarding his previous statement, Titus Welliver issues a new statement to the effect that ''Age of Extinction'' is in fact a kid's movie and he meant to say it would expand the audience. Relax, it's totally fine to take your kids to see it.<ref name="nerdist" />
*March 3, 2014 — The first of a series of character posters is revealed.<ref>[http://michaelbay.com/2014/03/03/new-transformers-4-poster-featuring-mark-wahlberg/ New Transformers 4 Poster Featuring Mark Wahlberg]</ref>
*March 4, 2014 — The first [http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ubGpDoyJvmI teaser trailer] is released.
*March 12, 2014 — An IMAX poster for the movie is released.<ref>[http://michaelbay.com/2014/03/12/transformers-4-imax-poster/ Transformers 4 IMAX Poster]</ref> MTV UK reports it features "Nightship".<ref>[http://www.mtv.co.uk/transformers/news/mtv-uk-exclusive-new-transformers-age-of-extinction-poster MTV UK Exclusive! New Transformers: Age of Extinction Poster]</ref>
*March 13, 2014 — CinemaCon announce that Nicola Peltz and Jack Reynor will receive the Rising Stars of 2014 Award for Transformers 4.<ref>[http://cinemacon.com/press/press-release/2014-press-release/nicola-peltz-and-jack-reynor-to-receive-cinemacon-rising-stars-award.html Nicola Peltz and Jack Reynor to Receive "CinemaCon® Rising Stars of 2014 Award]</ref>
*March 24, 2014 — On the first day of CinemaCon, [[Paramount Pictures|Paramount]] shows off 15 minutes of footage from the film.<ref>[http://www.cinemablend.com/new/Transformers-Age-Extinction-CinemaCon-Footage-Brings-Dinosaurs-Explosions-More-42240.html Transformers: Age Of Extinction CinemaCon Footage Brings Dinosaurs, Explosions And More] on Cinema Blend</ref> Mark Wahlberg promises the movie will be the biggest of the year.<ref>[http://www.cbsnews.com/news/mark-wahlberg-guarantees-a-hit-with-transformers-age-of-extinction/ Mark Wahlberg "guarantees" a hit with "Transformers: Age of Extinction"] at CBS News</ref>
*May 8, 2014 — The robot voice cast is revealed on michaelbay.com.<ref name="voicecast">[http://michaelbay.com/2014/05/08/john-goodman-and-ken-watanabe-join-the-autobot-voice-cast-in-michael-bays-transformers-age-of-extinction/ John Goodman And Ken Watanabe Join The Autobot Voice Cast in Michael Bay’s ‘Transformers: Age Of Extinction’]</ref>
*May 15, 2014 — The [http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=CKD5SNYUpUk second trailer] is released on YouTube and iTunes.


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==Notes==
*Not only do the [[Dinobot (AOE)|Dinobots]] go unnamed in the film (other than [[Scorn (AOE)|Scorn]] getting the nickname, "Spike"), the word Dinobot is never even said by anyone.

===Foreign names===
*''Japanese:'' '''''Transformers: Lost Age''''' (トランスフォーマーロストエイジ ''Toransufōmā Rosuto Eiji'')<ref>[http://www.cinematoday.jp/page/N0056111 『トランスフォーマー』第4弾の邦題は『トランスフォーマーロストエイジ』に決定！最新ビジュアルも公開]</ref>
*''Russian:'' '''''Transformers: Age of Extermination''''' (Трансформеры: Эпоха истребления ''Transformery: Epokha istrebleniya'')
*''Argentina:'' '''''Transformers 4'''''
*''Cantonese:'' '''''Binying Gamgong: Chimmit Saigei''''' (變形金剛：殲滅世紀 "Transformers: Annihilation Century")
*''Mandarin:'' '''''Biànxíng Jīngāng 4: Juéjì Chóngshēng''''' (Taiwan: 變型金剛4：絕跡重生, China: 变形金刚4：绝迹重生 "Transformers 4: Extinct Rebirth")

==References==
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[[File:Transformers-_Age_of_ExtinctionOptimusPrimePoster.jpg‎|thumb|right|300px|"Brace yourselves. Winter is coming."]]

'''''Transformers: Age of Extinction''''' is the fourth film in the [[live-action film series]]. It was released on [[June 27]], [[2014]].

The film is set four years after the climactic battle of ''[[Transformers: Dark of the Moon (film)|Dark of the Moon]]''. The humans have turned against the Autobots, and the CIA has set up a taskforce operated by [[Harold Attinger]] with the intent of tracking down the remaining [[Transformer]]s on [[Earth]]. [[Optimus Prime (Movie)|Optimus Prime]] sends his forces into hiding around the country, unaware that the taskforce has extra-terrestrial help.

==Synopsis==



65 million years ago, on the planet Earth, a Psittacosaurus is out hunting for food. Finding a fish, the small dinosaur starts to feed, but stops as hundreds of alien ships enter Earth's atmosphere, with mysterious aliens laying down bombs all over the surface. Detonating them, they turn most of the Earth's surface and much of its organic life into a metallic element. Barely escaping, the Psittacosaurus walks through the fields of metallic dinosaur corpses. This is the end of the reign of the dinosaurs.

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==Quotes==

==Main cast==
{{featuredcharacters|
h1=[[Autobot]]s|c1=
*[[Optimus Prime (Movie)|Optimus Prime]] ([[Peter Cullen]])
*[[Bumblebee (Movie)|Bumblebee]]
*[[Hound (Movie)|Hound]] ([[John Goodman]])
*[[Drift (ROTF)|Drift]] ([[Ken Watanabe]])
*[[Crosshairs (Movie)|Crosshairs]] ([[John DiMaggio]])
*[[Ratchet (Movie)|Ratchet]] ([[Robert Foxworth]])
*[[Brains]] ([[Reno Wilson]])
*[[Leadfoot (DOTM)|Leadfoot]] (John DiMaggio)
*[[Sentinel Prime (ROTF)|Sentinel Prime]]'s head
*[[Dinobot (AOE)|Dinobots]]
**[[Grimlock (AOE)|Grimlock]]
**[[Strafe (AOE)|Strafe]]
**[[Slug (AOE)|Slug]]
**[[Scorn (AOE)|Scorn]]

|h2=[[Decepticon]]s|c2=
*[[Galvatron (AOE)|Galvatron]] ([[Frank Welker]])
*[[Stinger (AOE)|Stinger]]
*[[Junkheap (AOE)|Junkheap]]
*[[Trax (AOE)|Traxes]]
*[[McLaren Decepticon]]
*[[Aston Martin Decepticon]]
*[[Oreo truck Decepticon]]
*"[[Two-headed Shockwave]]"

|h3=[[Human]]s|c3=
*[[Cade Yeager]] ([[Mark Wahlberg]])
*[[Harold Attinger]] ([[Kelsey Grammer]])
*[[Tessa Yeager]] ([[Nicola Peltz]])
*[[Shane Dyson]] ([[Jack Reynor]])
*[[Joshua Joyce]] ([[Stanley Tucci]])
*[[James Savoy]] ([[Titus Welliver]])
*[[Lucas Flannery]] ([[T. J. Miller]])
*[[Darcy Tyril]] ([[Sophia Myles]])
*[[Su Yueming]] ([[Li Bingbing]])
*[[Gill Wembley]] ([[James Bachman]])
*[[Chief of Staff Greg]] ([[Thomas Lennon]])

|h4=Other|c4=
*[[Lockdown (ROTF)|Lockdown]] ([[Mark Ryan]])
*[[Steeljaw (AOE)|Steeljaws]]
*Psittacosaurus
|nonumbering=true
}}

==Errors==
*While the human characters are climbing across the anchor cables to the high-rise building some of the Steeljaws begins to climb out after them. Cade tells his daughter not to look back and see them, but when we cut back to her, with a clear view of the cables behind her, the Steeljaws are not visible for this moment.

==[[Dinobot Island, Part 1|Paleontology weeps]]==
==Transformers references==



* The concept of the Transformers being built by another race was first offered as a possibility in the third season of the original Transformers cartoon.
* The ringtone on Joshua's assistant's cell phone is a remixed version of the original G1 Transformers theme.
* Galvatron being a new form for Megatron has been a thing for basically forever.
*The Seed functions similarly to the Key to Vector Sigma, transforming organic matter into techno-matter.

==Other editions==

==Prequel material==

==Adaptations==

==Soundtrack==

==Score==

==Home video releases==

==Theatrical posters==
<center><gallery>
File:Transformers- Age of ExtinctionTeaserPoster.jpg|First teaser poster
File:Transformers- Age of ExtinctionOptimusPrimePoster.jpg
</gallery></center>

==Reception==
The movie has been received with varied ratings. Rotten Tomatoes gave it a rating of 18%, though 64% of the fans liked it. However, IMDb gave it 6.6. Entirely, as the only professional reviews, the movie received up and down ratings, leaving more reviews to come.

==Production staff==
===Visual effects===
===Locations department===

==Development details==
*February 13, 2012 — Paramount announces [[Michael Bay]] has signed a deal to make a fourth ''Transformers'' film.<ref name="tf4update">[http://michaelbay.com/2012/02/14/transformers-4-update/ Transformers 4 Update] on Michael Bay's site.</ref>
*June 6, 2012 — During [[Transformers: The Ride – 3D]] coverage, LA Times reports Michael Bay as saying the film will have a whole new human cast and redesigned robots.<ref>[http://herocomplex.latimes.com/movies/transformers-the-ride-3d-even-impresses-disney-rivals/ Transformers taking new shape] on LA Times</ref>
*June 21, 2012 — In another LA Times interview, Bay reveals that the film will not be a reboot as previously stated.<ref>[http://herocomplex.latimes.com/movies/transformers-4-michael-bay-purges-stars-may-go-into-space/ 'Transformers 4': Michael Bay purges stars, may go into space] on LA Times</ref>
*September 21, 2012 — Bay confirms that voice actor [[Peter Cullen]] will be kept on as [[Optimus Prime (Movie)|Optimus Prime]] once again.<ref>[http://www.huffingtonpost.com/2012/09/21/michael-bay-transformers-4-pain-and-gain_n_1903523.html Huffington Post interview].</ref>
*October 18, 2012 — The logo is revealed at a Paramount presentation.<ref>[http://www.comingsoon.net/news/movienews.php?id=95936 Paramount Previews Jack Reacher, Pain & Gain, Jack Ryan, Transformers 4, World War Z & More! ] on Comingsoon.net</ref>
*November 8, 2012 — After a number of rumors suggest it, Bay casts actor [[Mark Wahlberg]] in the film.<ref name="wahlberg">[http://michaelbay.com/2012/11/08/michel-bay-re-teams-with-his-pain-gain-star-mark-mark-wahlberg-for-transformers-4/ Michael Bay Re-Teams With His 'Pain & Gain' Star Mark Wahlberg for Transformers 4] on Michael Bay's site.</ref>
*December 15, 2012 — Wahlberg confirms that filming of ''Transformers 4'' will commence in May 2013. <ref>[http://transformerslive.blogspot.com/2012/12/transformers-4-shoot-begins-in-may.html Transformers 4 Shoot Begins in May]</ref>
*January 8, 2013 — Bay casts Irish American actor [[Jack Reynor]] in ''Transformers 4''. <ref>[http://www.hollywoodreporter.com/news/jack-reynor-lands-starring-role-409850 Jack Reynor Lands Starring Role]</ref>
*March 20, 2013 — The Michigan Film Office announces the film series will return to [[Detroit]],<ref>[http://www.michiganfilmoffice.org/The-Film-Office/Press-Releases/Detail.aspx?id=11620 Transformers Returning to Michigan, Approved for Film Incentive]</ref> and reveals plot details which are later debunked by Paramount Pictures.<ref>[http://screenrant.com/transformers-4-movie-plot-synopsis-cast/ Unofficial 'Transformers 4' Plot Synopsis Is Not Accurate]</ref>
*March 26, 2013 — [[Nicola Peltz]] is confirmed as a cast member via Bay's website.<ref>[http://michaelbay.com/2013/03/26/welcome-nicola-peltz-to-transformers-4/ Welcome Nicola Peltz to Transformers 4]</ref>
*April 15, 2013 — Actor [[Stanley Tucci]] joins the cast.<ref>[http://www.comingsoon.net/news/cinemaconnews.php?id=103034 CinemaCon: Stanley Tucci Joins Transformers 4]</ref>
*May 1, 2013 — [[Kelsey Grammer]] joins the cast as the lead villain named "Harold Attinger".<ref>[http://www.deadline.com/2013/05/kelsey-grammer-lands-lead-human-villain-in-transformers-sequel/ Kelsey Grammer Lands Lead (Human) Villain In ‘Transformers’ Sequel]</ref>
*May 6, 2013 — The Wrap confirms that [[Sophia Myles]] will play a scientist.<ref>[http://www.thewrap.com/movies/column-post/sophia-myles-join-mark-wahlberg-michael-bays-transformers-4-exclusive-89661 Sophia Myles to Join Mark Wahlberg in Michael Bay's 'Transformers 4' (Exclusive)]</ref>
*May 18, 2013 — The name of Mark Wahlberg's character is revealed to be Flynn Vincent (This was later either changed or misinformation).
*May 20, 2013 — Chinese actress [[Li Bingbing]] joins the cast.<ref>[http://www.hollywoodreporter.com/news/chinas-li-bingbing-boards-transformers-525370 China's Li Bingbing Boards 'Transformers 4']</ref>
*May 28, 2013 — Actor-Comedian [[T. J. Miller]] joins the cast as a mechanic who is the best friend of Wahlberg's character.<ref>[http://www.hollywoodreporter.com/heat-vision/tj-miller-joins-transformers-4-559359 T.J. Miller Joins 'Transformers4']</ref> Filming begins at [[Wikipedia:Monument Valley|Monument Valley]]<ref>[http://michaelbay.com/2013/05/28/transformers-4-starts-filming-in-monument-valley-navajo-tribal-park/ Transformers 4 Starts Filming in Monument Valley Navajo Tribal Park]</ref> and the alternate modes of two new Autobots are revealed on Michael Bay's website: a C7 Corvette Stingray<ref>[http://michaelbay.com/2013/05/28/transformers-4-cars-c7-corvette-stingray/ Transformers 4: C7 Corvette Stingray]</ref> and a Bugatti Grand Sport Vitesse.<ref>[http://michaelbay.com/2013/05/28/transformer-4-cars/ Transformers 4: Bugatti Grand Sport Vitesse]</ref>
[[File:AOE Optimus Prime truck.jpg|thumb|right|240px|When having one's midlife crisis, it's not unusual to get a souped-up alternate mode.]]
*May 29, 2013 — Optimus Prime's new alternate mode is officially revealed by Michael Bay as a custom-built semi-truck.<ref>[http://michaelbay.com/2013/05/29/optimus-prime/ Optimus Prime]</ref>
*May 30, 2013 — Bumblebee's new alternate mode is revealed on Michael Bay's website as a highly modified 1967 Camaro SS.<ref>[http://michaelbay.com/2013/05/30/transformers-4-bumblebee/ Bumblebee]</ref>
*May 31, 2013 — Hound is revealed as a new character for Transformers 4, transforming into a Medium Tactical Vehicle.<ref>[http://michaelbay.com/2013/05/31/hound/ Hound]</ref>
*June 7, 2013 — Another new vehicle for the film is revealed as a Lamborghini Aventador.<ref>[http://michaelbay.com/2013/06/07/lamborghini-aventador/ Lamborghini Aventador]</ref>
*June 12, 2013 — The Sonic RS Rally Car is revealed for the film.<ref>[http://michaelbay.com/2013/06/12/sonic-rs/ Sonic RS Rally Car]</ref>
*June 25, 2013 — The Pagani Huayra is revealed to appear in the film.<ref>[http://michaelbay.com/2013/06/25/pagani-huayra/ Pagani Huayra]</ref>
*June 28, 2013 — A Freightliner Argosy cab-over truck is revealed for the film.<ref>[http://michaelbay.com/2013/06/28/freightliner/ Freightliner]</ref>
*July 2, 2013 — A second alternate mode is revealed for Bumblebee in the form of a 2014 Concept Camaro.<ref>[http://michaelbay.com/2013/07/02/bumblebee-2014-concept-camaro/ Bumblebee 2014 Concept Camaro]</ref><ref>[http://michaelbay.com/2013/07/02/bumblebee-2014-concept-camaro-2/ Bumblebee 2014 Concept Camaro]</ref>
*July 14, 2013 — Chinese actor-musician [[Han Geng]] is announced as being part of the cast.<ref>[http://michaelbay.com/2013/07/14/han-geng/ Han Geng]</ref>
*July 25, 2013 — After being spotted in Texas in June, actor [[Titus Welliver]] officially joins the cast.<ref>[http://www.deadline.com/2013/07/transformers-4-adds-titus-welliver/ ‘Transformers 4′ Adds Titus Welliver]</ref>
*July 27, 2013 — The S.S. Columbia and the S.S. Ste. Clair have been spotted to be featured in the film.<ref>[http://www.cbc.ca/news/canada/windsor/story/2013/07/26/wdr-boblo-boats-transformers-four.html Historic Boblo boats land role in Transformers 4]</ref>
*July 30, 2013 — Wahlberg's children have been cast.<ref>[http://comicbook.com/blog/2013/07/30/mark-wahlbergs-kids-cast-in-transformers-4/ Mark Wahlberg's Kids Cast In Transformers 4]</ref>
*August 12, 2013 — [[Victoria Summer]] joins the cast.<ref>[http://www.tfw2005.com/transformers-news/transformers-movie-just-movie-31/victoria-summer-in-transformers-4-178207/ Victoria Summer in Transformers 4]</ref>
[[File:TF4 Chinese Reality Show contestants.jpg|thumb|right|220px|If ''Age of Extinction'' teaches us anything, it's that more movies should be cast using reality shows.]]
*August 25, 2013 — The ''[[Transformers 4 Chinese Actors Talent Search Reality Show]]'' ends, with winners [[Byron Li]], [[Candice Zhao]], [[Austin Lin]] and [[Teresa Daley]] joining the cast.<ref>[http://beijing.china.org.cn/2013-08/28/content_29845758.htm 'Transformers 4' recruits 4 Chinese actors]</ref>
*September 3, 2013 — Lorenzo di Bonaventura confirms the presence of Dinobots in the film.<ref>[http://www.ign.com/articles/2013/09/03/dinobots-confirmed-for-transformers-4 Dinobots Confirmed for Transformers 4]</ref>
*September 3, 2013 — The film's title, ''Transformers: Age of Extinction'', is officially announced and the first teaser poster is revealed.<ref>[http://movies.yahoo.com/blogs/movie-talk/transformers-4-title-reveal-age-extinction-hints-dinobots-225716345.html 'Transformers 4' Title Reveal: 'Age of Extinction' Hints at Dinobots]</ref>
*October 17, 2013 — Director Michael Bay is assaulted on the set during filming in Hong Kong by two locals demanding money. Bay receives minor injuries, but plays the incident off on his blog. <ref>[http://movies.msn.com/movies/article.aspx?news=834789 MSN.com article]</ref> <ref>[http://www.cbc.ca/news/arts/michael-bay-attacked-on-transformers-hong-kong-film-shoot-1.2100953 CBC News article]</ref> <ref>[http://michaelbay.com/2013/10/17/hong-kong-incident/ Post on Michael Bay's Blog]</ref>
*October 22, 2013 — Four additional locals approach a member of the crew and demand money; one of the four is later arrested by police. <ref>[http://movies.msn.com/movies/article.aspx?news=835795 Second extortion attempt reported on 'Transformers 4' set]</ref>
*October 28, 2013 — Director Michael Bay plays down the extortion attempts in an interview with the South China Morning Post. He notes that the locals were apologetic over what took place, and that he wanted to film more projects in Hong Kong. <ref>[http://www.scmp.com/news/hong-kong/article/1342084/hollywood-director-michael-bay-eager-shoot-hong-kong-again "Hollywood director Michael Bay eager to shoot in Hong Kong again", ''South China Morning Post'', 28 October 2013.]</ref>
[[File:AOE Michael Bay Nicola Peltz on set.jpg|thumb|right|250px|Michael Bay uses his legendary charm to get the very best performance out of his actors.]]
*November 25, 2013 — ''Age of Extinction'' features in ''Empire'' magazine, showing Optimus Prime's new look on the cover. Inside are on-set photos of Michael Bay and the film's human cast in action.<ref name="empire">[http://www.empireonline.com/news/story.asp?NID=39488 New Transformers: Age Of Extinction Images]</ref>
*December 10, 2013 — M1905 publishes a series of interview with cast and crew in which a plethora of information, mainly regarding the film's human characters, is revealed.<ref>[http://t4.m1905.com/Report/position/id/80 Interviews on m1950.com]</ref>
*December 17, 2013 — Producer [[Allegra Clegg]] visits Durfee Elementary-Middle School as the result of a competition, and answers questions and shows three minutes of footage from the film.<ref>[http://blog.thedetroithub.com/2013/12/17/transformers-4-producer-rewards-dps-eighth-graders-for-attendance/ Transformers 4 producer rewards DPS eighth graders for attendance] on Detroit Unspun]</ref>
*January 7, 2014 — Following an on-stage snafu at a Samsung presentation, Michael Bay announces on his site that a special presentation including Transformers 4 footage would be touring to promote Samsung's new line of curved TV screens. <ref>[http://michaelbay.com/2014/01/06/ces/ CES] on Michael Bay's blog</ref>
*January 16, 2014 — The new Lucasfilm facility in Singapore opens, with some ILM work on ''Age of Extinction'' to be done there.<ref>[http://www.straitstimes.com/breaking-news/lifestyle/story/lucasfilm-singapore-work-new-avengers-and-transformers-movies-20140116 Lucasfilm Singapore to work on new Avengers and Transformers movies] on The Straits Times</ref>
*January 17, 2014 — [[Steve Jablonsky]] confirms in an interview with JoBlo that he'll be providing the score for ''Age of Extinction''.<ref>[http://www.joblo.com/movie-news/exclusive-interview-composter-steve-jablonsky-talks-transformers-4-lone-survivor-and-michael-bay Exclusive Interview (Part Two): Composer Steve Jablonsky talks Transformers 4, Lone Survivor, and Michael Bay]</ref>
*January 20, 2014 — Late script changes result in Bay and his crew returning to Chongqing for a week reshooting a scene.<ref>[http://www.ecns.cn/2014/01-23/98337.shtml 'Transformers 4' back to China for additional shots]</ref>
[[File:AOEOptimusRidingGrimlock.jpg|thumb|right|upright=1.9|"Get me closer! I want to hit them with my sword!"]]
*February 2, 2014 — The [http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=4F33PCUTWPk ''Age of Extinction'' "big game spot"] is screened during Super Bowl XLVIII.
*February 18, 2014 — In an interview with Nerdist, Titus Welliver said the film would be darker and "not a kid's movie".<ref name="nerdist">[https://www.nerdist.com/2014/02/titus-welliver-talks-about-transformers-4-and-clark-greggs-s-h-i-e-l-d-comments/ Titus Welliver Talks About TRANSFORMERS 4 and Clark Gregg’s S.H.I.E.L.D. Comments]</ref>
*February 28, 2014 — Following a storm of online discussion regarding his previous statement, Titus Welliver issues a new statement to the effect that ''Age of Extinction'' is in fact a kid's movie and he meant to say it would expand the audience. Relax, it's totally fine to take your kids to see it.<ref name="nerdist" />
*March 3, 2014 — The first of a series of character posters is revealed.<ref>[http://michaelbay.com/2014/03/03/new-transformers-4-poster-featuring-mark-wahlberg/ New Transformers 4 Poster Featuring Mark Wahlberg]</ref>
*March 4, 2014 — The first [http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ubGpDoyJvmI teaser trailer] is released.
*March 12, 2014 — An IMAX poster for the movie is released.<ref>[http://michaelbay.com/2014/03/12/transformers-4-imax-poster/ Transformers 4 IMAX Poster]</ref> MTV UK reports it features "Nightship".<ref>[http://www.mtv.co.uk/transformers/news/mtv-uk-exclusive-new-transformers-age-of-extinction-poster MTV UK Exclusive! New Transformers: Age of Extinction Poster]</ref>
*March 13, 2014 — CinemaCon announce that Nicola Peltz and Jack Reynor will receive the Rising Stars of 2014 Award for Transformers 4.<ref>[http://cinemacon.com/press/press-release/2014-press-release/nicola-peltz-and-jack-reynor-to-receive-cinemacon-rising-stars-award.html Nicola Peltz and Jack Reynor to Receive "CinemaCon® Rising Stars of 2014 Award]</ref>
*March 24, 2014 — On the first day of CinemaCon, [[Paramount Pictures|Paramount]] shows off 15 minutes of footage from the film.<ref>[http://www.cinemablend.com/new/Transformers-Age-Extinction-CinemaCon-Footage-Brings-Dinosaurs-Explosions-More-42240.html Transformers: Age Of Extinction CinemaCon Footage Brings Dinosaurs, Explosions And More] on Cinema Blend</ref> Mark Wahlberg promises the movie will be the biggest of the year.<ref>[http://www.cbsnews.com/news/mark-wahlberg-guarantees-a-hit-with-transformers-age-of-extinction/ Mark Wahlberg "guarantees" a hit with "Transformers: Age of Extinction"] at CBS News</ref>
*May 8, 2014 — The robot voice cast is revealed on michaelbay.com.<ref name="voicecast">[http://michaelbay.com/2014/05/08/john-goodman-and-ken-watanabe-join-the-autobot-voice-cast-in-michael-bays-transformers-age-of-extinction/ John Goodman And Ken Watanabe Join The Autobot Voice Cast in Michael Bay’s ‘Transformers: Age Of Extinction’]</ref>
*May 15, 2014 — The [http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=CKD5SNYUpUk second trailer] is released on YouTube and iTunes.


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==Notes==
*Not only do the Dinobots go unnamed in the film, the word Dinobot is never even said by anyone.

===Foreign names===
*''Japanese:'' '''''Transformers: Lost Age''''' (トランスフォーマーロストエイジ ''Toransufōmā Rosuto Eiji'')<ref>[http://www.cinematoday.jp/page/N0056111 『トランスフォーマー』第4弾の邦題は『トランスフォーマーロストエイジ』に決定！最新ビジュアルも公開]</ref>
*''Russian:'' '''''Transformers: Age of Extermination''''' (Трансформеры: Эпоха истребления ''Transformery: Epokha istrebleniya'')
*''Argentina:'' '''''Transformers 4'''''
*''Cantonese:'' '''''Binying Gamgong: Chimmit Saigei''''' (變形金剛：殲滅世紀 "Transformers: Annihilation Century")
*''Mandarin:'' '''''Biànxíng Jīngāng 4: Juéjì Chóngshēng''''' (Taiwan: 變型金剛4：絕跡重生, China: 变形金刚4：绝迹重生 "Transformers 4: Extinct Rebirth")

==References==
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[[File:Transformers-_Age_of_ExtinctionOptimusPrimePoster.jpg‎|thumb|right|300px|"Brace yourselves. Winter is coming."]]

'''''Transformers: Age of Extinction''''' is the fourth film in the [[live-action film series]]. It was released on [[June 27]], [[2014]].

The film is set four years after the climactic battle of ''[[Transformers: Dark of the Moon (film)|Dark of the Moon]]''. The humans have turned against the Autobots, and the CIA has set up a taskforce operated by [[Harold Attinger]] with the intent of tracking down the remaining [[Transformer]]s on [[Earth]]. [[Optimus Prime (Movie)|Optimus Prime]] sends his forces into hiding around the country, unaware that the taskforce has extra-terrestrial help.

==Synopsis==



65 million years ago, on the planet Earth, a Psittacosaurus is out hunting for food. Finding a fish, the small dinosaur starts to feed, but stops as hundreds of alien ships enter Earth's atmosphere, with mysterious aliens laying down bombs all over the surface. Detonating them, they turn most of the Earth's surface and much of its organic life into a metallic element. Barely escaping, the Psittacosaurus walks through the fields of metallic dinosaur corpses. This is the end of the reign of the dinosaurs.

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==Quotes==

==Main cast==
{{featuredcharacters|
h1=[[Autobot]]s|c1=
*[[Optimus Prime (Movie)|Optimus Prime]] ([[Peter Cullen]])
*[[Bumblebee (Movie)|Bumblebee]]
*[[Hound (Movie)|Hound]] ([[John Goodman]])
*[[Drift (ROTF)|Drift]] ([[Ken Watanabe]])
*[[Crosshairs (Movie)|Crosshairs]] ([[John DiMaggio]])
*[[Ratchet (Movie)|Ratchet]] ([[Robert Foxworth]])
*[[Brains]] ([[Reno Wilson]])
*[[Leadfoot (DOTM)|Leadfoot]] (John DiMaggio)
*[[Sentinel Prime (ROTF)|Sentinel Prime]]'s head
*[[Dinobot (AOE)|Dinobots]]
**[[Grimlock (AOE)|Grimlock]]
**[[Strafe (AOE)|Strafe]]
**[[Slug (AOE)|Slug]]
**[[Scorn (AOE)|Scorn]]

|h2=[[Decepticon]]s|c2=
*[[Galvatron (AOE)|Galvatron]] ([[Frank Welker]])
*[[Stinger (AOE)|Stinger]]
*[[Junkheap (AOE)|Junkheap]]
*[[Trax (AOE)|Traxes]]
*[[McLaren Decepticon]]
*[[Aston Martin Decepticon]]
*[[Oreo truck Decepticon]]
*"[[Two-headed Shockwave]]"

|h3=[[Human]]s|c3=
*[[Cade Yeager]] ([[Mark Wahlberg]])
*[[Harold Attinger]] ([[Kelsey Grammer]])
*[[Tessa Yeager]] ([[Nicola Peltz]])
*[[Shane Dyson]] ([[Jack Reynor]])
*[[Joshua Joyce]] ([[Stanley Tucci]])
*[[James Savoy]] ([[Titus Welliver]])
*[[Lucas Flannery]] ([[T. J. Miller]])
*[[Darcy Tyril]] ([[Sophia Myles]])
*[[Su Yueming]] ([[Li Bingbing]])
*[[Gill Wembley]] ([[James Bachman]])
*[[Chief of Staff Greg]] ([[Thomas Lennon]])

|h4=Other|c4=
*[[Lockdown (ROTF)|Lockdown]] ([[Mark Ryan]])
*[[Steeljaw (AOE)|Steeljaws]]
*Psittacosaurus
|nonumbering=true
}}

==Errors==
*While the human characters are climbing across the anchor cables to the high-rise building some of the Steeljaws begins to climb out after them. Cade tells his daughter not to look back and see them, but when we cut back to her, with a clear view of the cables behind her, the Steeljaws are not visible for this moment.
*When did Megatron ever leave behind two heads?

==[[Dinobot Island, Part 1|Paleontology weeps]]==
==Transformers references==



* The concept of the Transformers being built by another race was first offered as a possibility in the third season of the original Transformers cartoon.
* The ringtone on Joshua's assistant's cell phone is a remixed version of the original G1 Transformers theme.
* Galvatron being a new form for Megatron has been a thing for basically forever.
*The Seed functions similarly to the Key to Vector Sigma, transforming organic matter into techno-matter.

==Other editions==

==Prequel material==

==Adaptations==

==Soundtrack==

==Score==

==Home video releases==

==Theatrical posters==
<center><gallery>
File:Transformers- Age of ExtinctionTeaserPoster.jpg|First teaser poster
File:Transformers- Age of ExtinctionOptimusPrimePoster.jpg
</gallery></center>

==Reception==
The movie has been received with varied ratings. Rotten Tomatoes gave it a rating of 18%, though 64% of the fans liked it. However, IMDb gave it 6.6. Entirely, as the only professional reviews, the movie received up and down ratings, leaving more reviews to come.

==Production staff==
===Visual effects===
===Locations department===

==Development details==
*February 13, 2012 — Paramount announces [[Michael Bay]] has signed a deal to make a fourth ''Transformers'' film.<ref name="tf4update">[http://michaelbay.com/2012/02/14/transformers-4-update/ Transformers 4 Update] on Michael Bay's site.</ref>
*June 6, 2012 — During [[Transformers: The Ride – 3D]] coverage, LA Times reports Michael Bay as saying the film will have a whole new human cast and redesigned robots.<ref>[http://herocomplex.latimes.com/movies/transformers-the-ride-3d-even-impresses-disney-rivals/ Transformers taking new shape] on LA Times</ref>
*June 21, 2012 — In another LA Times interview, Bay reveals that the film will not be a reboot as previously stated.<ref>[http://herocomplex.latimes.com/movies/transformers-4-michael-bay-purges-stars-may-go-into-space/ 'Transformers 4': Michael Bay purges stars, may go into space] on LA Times</ref>
*September 21, 2012 — Bay confirms that voice actor [[Peter Cullen]] will be kept on as [[Optimus Prime (Movie)|Optimus Prime]] once again.<ref>[http://www.huffingtonpost.com/2012/09/21/michael-bay-transformers-4-pain-and-gain_n_1903523.html Huffington Post interview].</ref>
*October 18, 2012 — The logo is revealed at a Paramount presentation.<ref>[http://www.comingsoon.net/news/movienews.php?id=95936 Paramount Previews Jack Reacher, Pain & Gain, Jack Ryan, Transformers 4, World War Z & More! ] on Comingsoon.net</ref>
*November 8, 2012 — After a number of rumors suggest it, Bay casts actor [[Mark Wahlberg]] in the film.<ref name="wahlberg">[http://michaelbay.com/2012/11/08/michel-bay-re-teams-with-his-pain-gain-star-mark-mark-wahlberg-for-transformers-4/ Michael Bay Re-Teams With His 'Pain & Gain' Star Mark Wahlberg for Transformers 4] on Michael Bay's site.</ref>
*December 15, 2012 — Wahlberg confirms that filming of ''Transformers 4'' will commence in May 2013. <ref>[http://transformerslive.blogspot.com/2012/12/transformers-4-shoot-begins-in-may.html Transformers 4 Shoot Begins in May]</ref>
*January 8, 2013 — Bay casts Irish American actor [[Jack Reynor]] in ''Transformers 4''. <ref>[http://www.hollywoodreporter.com/news/jack-reynor-lands-starring-role-409850 Jack Reynor Lands Starring Role]</ref>
*March 20, 2013 — The Michigan Film Office announces the film series will return to [[Detroit]],<ref>[http://www.michiganfilmoffice.org/The-Film-Office/Press-Releases/Detail.aspx?id=11620 Transformers Returning to Michigan, Approved for Film Incentive]</ref> and reveals plot details which are later debunked by Paramount Pictures.<ref>[http://screenrant.com/transformers-4-movie-plot-synopsis-cast/ Unofficial 'Transformers 4' Plot Synopsis Is Not Accurate]</ref>
*March 26, 2013 — [[Nicola Peltz]] is confirmed as a cast member via Bay's website.<ref>[http://michaelbay.com/2013/03/26/welcome-nicola-peltz-to-transformers-4/ Welcome Nicola Peltz to Transformers 4]</ref>
*April 15, 2013 — Actor [[Stanley Tucci]] joins the cast.<ref>[http://www.comingsoon.net/news/cinemaconnews.php?id=103034 CinemaCon: Stanley Tucci Joins Transformers 4]</ref>
*May 1, 2013 — [[Kelsey Grammer]] joins the cast as the lead villain named "Harold Attinger".<ref>[http://www.deadline.com/2013/05/kelsey-grammer-lands-lead-human-villain-in-transformers-sequel/ Kelsey Grammer Lands Lead (Human) Villain In ‘Transformers’ Sequel]</ref>
*May 6, 2013 — The Wrap confirms that [[Sophia Myles]] will play a scientist.<ref>[http://www.thewrap.com/movies/column-post/sophia-myles-join-mark-wahlberg-michael-bays-transformers-4-exclusive-89661 Sophia Myles to Join Mark Wahlberg in Michael Bay's 'Transformers 4' (Exclusive)]</ref>
*May 18, 2013 — The name of Mark Wahlberg's character is revealed to be Flynn Vincent (This was later either changed or misinformation).
*May 20, 2013 — Chinese actress [[Li Bingbing]] joins the cast.<ref>[http://www.hollywoodreporter.com/news/chinas-li-bingbing-boards-transformers-525370 China's Li Bingbing Boards 'Transformers 4']</ref>
*May 28, 2013 — Actor-Comedian [[T. J. Miller]] joins the cast as a mechanic who is the best friend of Wahlberg's character.<ref>[http://www.hollywoodreporter.com/heat-vision/tj-miller-joins-transformers-4-559359 T.J. Miller Joins 'Transformers4']</ref> Filming begins at [[Wikipedia:Monument Valley|Monument Valley]]<ref>[http://michaelbay.com/2013/05/28/transformers-4-starts-filming-in-monument-valley-navajo-tribal-park/ Transformers 4 Starts Filming in Monument Valley Navajo Tribal Park]</ref> and the alternate modes of two new Autobots are revealed on Michael Bay's website: a C7 Corvette Stingray<ref>[http://michaelbay.com/2013/05/28/transformers-4-cars-c7-corvette-stingray/ Transformers 4: C7 Corvette Stingray]</ref> and a Bugatti Grand Sport Vitesse.<ref>[http://michaelbay.com/2013/05/28/transformer-4-cars/ Transformers 4: Bugatti Grand Sport Vitesse]</ref>
[[File:AOE Optimus Prime truck.jpg|thumb|right|240px|When having one's midlife crisis, it's not unusual to get a souped-up alternate mode.]]
*May 29, 2013 — Optimus Prime's new alternate mode is officially revealed by Michael Bay as a custom-built semi-truck.<ref>[http://michaelbay.com/2013/05/29/optimus-prime/ Optimus Prime]</ref>
*May 30, 2013 — Bumblebee's new alternate mode is revealed on Michael Bay's website as a highly modified 1967 Camaro SS.<ref>[http://michaelbay.com/2013/05/30/transformers-4-bumblebee/ Bumblebee]</ref>
*May 31, 2013 — Hound is revealed as a new character for Transformers 4, transforming into a Medium Tactical Vehicle.<ref>[http://michaelbay.com/2013/05/31/hound/ Hound]</ref>
*June 7, 2013 — Another new vehicle for the film is revealed as a Lamborghini Aventador.<ref>[http://michaelbay.com/2013/06/07/lamborghini-aventador/ Lamborghini Aventador]</ref>
*June 12, 2013 — The Sonic RS Rally Car is revealed for the film.<ref>[http://michaelbay.com/2013/06/12/sonic-rs/ Sonic RS Rally Car]</ref>
*June 25, 2013 — The Pagani Huayra is revealed to appear in the film.<ref>[http://michaelbay.com/2013/06/25/pagani-huayra/ Pagani Huayra]</ref>
*June 28, 2013 — A Freightliner Argosy cab-over truck is revealed for the film.<ref>[http://michaelbay.com/2013/06/28/freightliner/ Freightliner]</ref>
*July 2, 2013 — A second alternate mode is revealed for Bumblebee in the form of a 2014 Concept Camaro.<ref>[http://michaelbay.com/2013/07/02/bumblebee-2014-concept-camaro/ Bumblebee 2014 Concept Camaro]</ref><ref>[http://michaelbay.com/2013/07/02/bumblebee-2014-concept-camaro-2/ Bumblebee 2014 Concept Camaro]</ref>
*July 14, 2013 — Chinese actor-musician [[Han Geng]] is announced as being part of the cast.<ref>[http://michaelbay.com/2013/07/14/han-geng/ Han Geng]</ref>
*July 25, 2013 — After being spotted in Texas in June, actor [[Titus Welliver]] officially joins the cast.<ref>[http://www.deadline.com/2013/07/transformers-4-adds-titus-welliver/ ‘Transformers 4′ Adds Titus Welliver]</ref>
*July 27, 2013 — The S.S. Columbia and the S.S. Ste. Clair have been spotted to be featured in the film.<ref>[http://www.cbc.ca/news/canada/windsor/story/2013/07/26/wdr-boblo-boats-transformers-four.html Historic Boblo boats land role in Transformers 4]</ref>
*July 30, 2013 — Wahlberg's children have been cast.<ref>[http://comicbook.com/blog/2013/07/30/mark-wahlbergs-kids-cast-in-transformers-4/ Mark Wahlberg's Kids Cast In Transformers 4]</ref>
*August 12, 2013 — [[Victoria Summer]] joins the cast.<ref>[http://www.tfw2005.com/transformers-news/transformers-movie-just-movie-31/victoria-summer-in-transformers-4-178207/ Victoria Summer in Transformers 4]</ref>
[[File:TF4 Chinese Reality Show contestants.jpg|thumb|right|220px|If ''Age of Extinction'' teaches us anything, it's that more movies should be cast using reality shows.]]
*August 25, 2013 — The ''[[Transformers 4 Chinese Actors Talent Search Reality Show]]'' ends, with winners [[Byron Li]], [[Candice Zhao]], [[Austin Lin]] and [[Teresa Daley]] joining the cast.<ref>[http://beijing.china.org.cn/2013-08/28/content_29845758.htm 'Transformers 4' recruits 4 Chinese actors]</ref>
*September 3, 2013 — Lorenzo di Bonaventura confirms the presence of Dinobots in the film.<ref>[http://www.ign.com/articles/2013/09/03/dinobots-confirmed-for-transformers-4 Dinobots Confirmed for Transformers 4]</ref>
*September 3, 2013 — The film's title, ''Transformers: Age of Extinction'', is officially announced and the first teaser poster is revealed.<ref>[http://movies.yahoo.com/blogs/movie-talk/transformers-4-title-reveal-age-extinction-hints-dinobots-225716345.html 'Transformers 4' Title Reveal: 'Age of Extinction' Hints at Dinobots]</ref>
*October 17, 2013 — Director Michael Bay is assaulted on the set during filming in Hong Kong by two locals demanding money. Bay receives minor injuries, but plays the incident off on his blog. <ref>[http://movies.msn.com/movies/article.aspx?news=834789 MSN.com article]</ref> <ref>[http://www.cbc.ca/news/arts/michael-bay-attacked-on-transformers-hong-kong-film-shoot-1.2100953 CBC News article]</ref> <ref>[http://michaelbay.com/2013/10/17/hong-kong-incident/ Post on Michael Bay's Blog]</ref>
*October 22, 2013 — Four additional locals approach a member of the crew and demand money; one of the four is later arrested by police. <ref>[http://movies.msn.com/movies/article.aspx?news=835795 Second extortion attempt reported on 'Transformers 4' set]</ref>
*October 28, 2013 — Director Michael Bay plays down the extortion attempts in an interview with the South China Morning Post. He notes that the locals were apologetic over what took place, and that he wanted to film more projects in Hong Kong. <ref>[http://www.scmp.com/news/hong-kong/article/1342084/hollywood-director-michael-bay-eager-shoot-hong-kong-again "Hollywood director Michael Bay eager to shoot in Hong Kong again", ''South China Morning Post'', 28 October 2013.]</ref>
[[File:AOE Michael Bay Nicola Peltz on set.jpg|thumb|right|250px|Michael Bay uses his legendary charm to get the very best performance out of his actors.]]
*November 25, 2013 — ''Age of Extinction'' features in ''Empire'' magazine, showing Optimus Prime's new look on the cover. Inside are on-set photos of Michael Bay and the film's human cast in action.<ref name="empire">[http://www.empireonline.com/news/story.asp?NID=39488 New Transformers: Age Of Extinction Images]</ref>
*December 10, 2013 — M1905 publishes a series of interview with cast and crew in which a plethora of information, mainly regarding the film's human characters, is revealed.<ref>[http://t4.m1905.com/Report/position/id/80 Interviews on m1950.com]</ref>
*December 17, 2013 — Producer [[Allegra Clegg]] visits Durfee Elementary-Middle School as the result of a competition, and answers questions and shows three minutes of footage from the film.<ref>[http://blog.thedetroithub.com/2013/12/17/transformers-4-producer-rewards-dps-eighth-graders-for-attendance/ Transformers 4 producer rewards DPS eighth graders for attendance] on Detroit Unspun]</ref>
*January 7, 2014 — Following an on-stage snafu at a Samsung presentation, Michael Bay announces on his site that a special presentation including Transformers 4 footage would be touring to promote Samsung's new line of curved TV screens. <ref>[http://michaelbay.com/2014/01/06/ces/ CES] on Michael Bay's blog</ref>
*January 16, 2014 — The new Lucasfilm facility in Singapore opens, with some ILM work on ''Age of Extinction'' to be done there.<ref>[http://www.straitstimes.com/breaking-news/lifestyle/story/lucasfilm-singapore-work-new-avengers-and-transformers-movies-20140116 Lucasfilm Singapore to work on new Avengers and Transformers movies] on The Straits Times</ref>
*January 17, 2014 — [[Steve Jablonsky]] confirms in an interview with JoBlo that he'll be providing the score for ''Age of Extinction''.<ref>[http://www.joblo.com/movie-news/exclusive-interview-composter-steve-jablonsky-talks-transformers-4-lone-survivor-and-michael-bay Exclusive Interview (Part Two): Composer Steve Jablonsky talks Transformers 4, Lone Survivor, and Michael Bay]</ref>
*January 20, 2014 — Late script changes result in Bay and his crew returning to Chongqing for a week reshooting a scene.<ref>[http://www.ecns.cn/2014/01-23/98337.shtml 'Transformers 4' back to China for additional shots]</ref>
[[File:AOEOptimusRidingGrimlock.jpg|thumb|right|upright=1.9|"Get me closer! I want to hit them with my sword!"]]
*February 2, 2014 — The [http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=4F33PCUTWPk ''Age of Extinction'' "big game spot"] is screened during Super Bowl XLVIII.
*February 18, 2014 — In an interview with Nerdist, Titus Welliver said the film would be darker and "not a kid's movie".<ref name="nerdist">[https://www.nerdist.com/2014/02/titus-welliver-talks-about-transformers-4-and-clark-greggs-s-h-i-e-l-d-comments/ Titus Welliver Talks About TRANSFORMERS 4 and Clark Gregg’s S.H.I.E.L.D. Comments]</ref>
*February 28, 2014 — Following a storm of online discussion regarding his previous statement, Titus Welliver issues a new statement to the effect that ''Age of Extinction'' is in fact a kid's movie and he meant to say it would expand the audience. Relax, it's totally fine to take your kids to see it.<ref name="nerdist" />
*March 3, 2014 — The first of a series of character posters is revealed.<ref>[http://michaelbay.com/2014/03/03/new-transformers-4-poster-featuring-mark-wahlberg/ New Transformers 4 Poster Featuring Mark Wahlberg]</ref>
*March 4, 2014 — The first [http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ubGpDoyJvmI teaser trailer] is released.
*March 12, 2014 — An IMAX poster for the movie is released.<ref>[http://michaelbay.com/2014/03/12/transformers-4-imax-poster/ Transformers 4 IMAX Poster]</ref> MTV UK reports it features "Nightship".<ref>[http://www.mtv.co.uk/transformers/news/mtv-uk-exclusive-new-transformers-age-of-extinction-poster MTV UK Exclusive! New Transformers: Age of Extinction Poster]</ref>
*March 13, 2014 — CinemaCon announce that Nicola Peltz and Jack Reynor will receive the Rising Stars of 2014 Award for Transformers 4.<ref>[http://cinemacon.com/press/press-release/2014-press-release/nicola-peltz-and-jack-reynor-to-receive-cinemacon-rising-stars-award.html Nicola Peltz and Jack Reynor to Receive "CinemaCon® Rising Stars of 2014 Award]</ref>
*March 24, 2014 — On the first day of CinemaCon, [[Paramount Pictures|Paramount]] shows off 15 minutes of footage from the film.<ref>[http://www.cinemablend.com/new/Transformers-Age-Extinction-CinemaCon-Footage-Brings-Dinosaurs-Explosions-More-42240.html Transformers: Age Of Extinction CinemaCon Footage Brings Dinosaurs, Explosions And More] on Cinema Blend</ref> Mark Wahlberg promises the movie will be the biggest of the year.<ref>[http://www.cbsnews.com/news/mark-wahlberg-guarantees-a-hit-with-transformers-age-of-extinction/ Mark Wahlberg "guarantees" a hit with "Transformers: Age of Extinction"] at CBS News</ref>
*May 8, 2014 — The robot voice cast is revealed on michaelbay.com.<ref name="voicecast">[http://michaelbay.com/2014/05/08/john-goodman-and-ken-watanabe-join-the-autobot-voice-cast-in-michael-bays-transformers-age-of-extinction/ John Goodman And Ken Watanabe Join The Autobot Voice Cast in Michael Bay’s ‘Transformers: Age Of Extinction’]</ref>
*May 15, 2014 — The [http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=CKD5SNYUpUk second trailer] is released on YouTube and iTunes.


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==Notes==
*Not only do the Dinobots go unnamed in the film, the word Dinobot is never even said by anyone.

===Foreign names===
*''Japanese:'' '''''Transformers: Lost Age''''' (トランスフォーマーロストエイジ ''Toransufōmā Rosuto Eiji'')<ref>[http://www.cinematoday.jp/page/N0056111 『トランスフォーマー』第4弾の邦題は『トランスフォーマーロストエイジ』に決定！最新ビジュアルも公開]</ref>
*''Russian:'' '''''Transformers: Age of Extermination''''' (Трансформеры: Эпоха истребления ''Transformery: Epokha istrebleniya'')
*''Argentina:'' '''''Transformers 4'''''
*''Cantonese:'' '''''Binying Gamgong: Chimmit Saigei''''' (變形金剛：殲滅世紀 "Transformers: Annihilation Century")
*''Mandarin:'' '''''Biànxíng Jīngāng 4: Juéjì Chóngshēng''''' (Taiwan: 變型金剛4：絕跡重生, China: 变形金刚4：绝迹重生 "Transformers 4: Extinct Rebirth")

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Transformers: Age of Extinction (film)

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[[File:Transformers-_Age_of_ExtinctionOptimusPrimePoster.jpg‎|thumb|right|300px|"Brace yourselves. Winter is coming."]]

'''''Transformers: Age of Extinction''''' is the fourth film in the [[live-action film series]]. It was released on [[June 27]], [[2014]]. Set four years after the climactic battle of ''[[Transformers: Dark of the Moon (film)|Dark of the Moon]]'', the humans have turned against the Autobots, and the CIA has set up a taskforce operated by [[Harold Attinger]] with the intent of tracking down the remaining [[Transformer]]s on [[Earth]]. [[Optimus Prime (Movie)|Optimus Prime]] sends his forces into hiding around the country, unaware that the taskforce has extra-terrestrial help.

==Synopsis==
Four years have passed since the final battle between the Autobots and the Decepticons left Chicago in ruins and claimed the lives of over a thousand civilians. The U.S. government has severed its ties with the Autobots and branded them as fugitives. An elite CIA unit called "Cemetery Wind" is formed by Harold Attinger with the intent of hunting down and exterminating the surviving Autobots with the aid of Lockdown, a Transformer bounty hunter. Meanwhile, using data obtained from destroyed Transformers, business tycoon Joshua Joyce and his technology firm Kinetic Solutions Incorporated (KSI) have discovered "Transformium", the unstable metal that forms the flesh of Transformers. Joshua's prized creation is Galvatron, a Transformer created from the data inside Megatron's severed head.

In rural Texas, struggling robotics inventor Cade Yeager and his friend Lucas Flannery purchase an old semi-truck in hopes of stripping it down and selling the parts to get Cade's daughter Tessa into college. Cade discovers that the truck is an injured Optimus Prime, and it is not long before Lockdown and Cemetary Wind operatives led by James Savoy storm into the Yeagers' farm and threaten them. Optimus comes out of hiding to fend off against the operatives while Cade, Tessa, and Lucas are rescued by Tessa's boyfriend Shane Dyson, an Irish rally racer. They lose the operatives in a lengthy chase in Paris, Texas, but Lucas is killed by Lockdown's grenade during their escape. Using a drone he took during the raid, Cade discovers that the operatives and KSI are working together. Optimus rallies the remaining Autobots – Bumblebee, Hound, Drift, and Crosshairs – and travel with their new human allies to infiltrate KSI's headquarters in Chicago. There, Cade, Shane, and Bumblebee discover the firm's reverse engineering of Transformer technology. Upon discovering that Ratchet has been slain and his head is being melted down, Optimus and the Autobots storm into the headquarters to destroy the laboratory, but Joshua convinces them that their actions are futile.

As the Autobots leave the premises, Joshua launches KSI's prototype Transformers Galvatron and Stinger. Optimus and Galvatron engage in a grueling battle where Optimus realizes that Galvatron is Megatron in a new body. Suddenly, Optimus is blasted from behind by Lockdown, and in the midst of the chaos, he and Tessa are captured and taken into Lockdown's ship. Aboard the ship, Lockdown explains to Optimus that the Transformers were created by a mysterious alien race known as the "Creators", which hired him to capture the Autobot leader. As a reward for Optimus' capture, Attinger's operatives are given the "Seed", a powerful relic that cyber-forms any wide area of land. Cade, Shane and the Autobots storm into the ship to rescue Optimus and Tessa; while Bumblebee, Crosshairs, and the humans escape and crash into downtown Chicago, the other Autobots detach the rear section of the ship before it leaves into space. Joshua and his business partners Su Yueming and Darcy Tyril retreat to Beijing, where Attinger hands Joshua the Seed in exchange for a stake in KSI control. The Autobots and their human allies follow them to prevent them from detonating the Seed.

At KSI's Beijing factory, Galvatron suddenly activates by himself and infects all 50 of the firm's prototype Transformer soldiers to do his bidding. Realizing the folly of his creations, Joshua betrays Attinger before he, Su, and Darcy take the Seed to Hong Kong. There, the Autobots struggle to protect Joshua and the Seed from Galvatron and his minions, which shoot down the Autobots' ship. Cade kills Savoy during a fight in an apartment building. Outnumbered and outmatched, Optimus Prime releases a group of legendary knights and leads them back to the city to destroy Galvatron's army. Lockdown returns to Earth and uses a magnetic weapon to pull vehicles under his ship and drop them on the Autobots. Optimus destroys the weapon and engages in battle with Lockdown before killing Attinger to save Cade. Lockdown grabs Optimus's sword and impales him, but the combined efforts of Bumblebee, Cade, Tessa, and Shane distract the bounty hunter before Optimus stabs him in the chest and slices his head in half. Galvatron retreats, vowing to battle Optimus another day. With Lockdown destroyed and Cemetery Wind dissolved, Optimus sets the Dinobots free before flying into space with the Seed, sending a message to the Creators.

==Quotes==

==Main cast==
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*[[Bumblebee (Movie)|Bumblebee]]
*[[Hound (Movie)|Hound]] ([[John Goodman]])
*[[Drift (ROTF)|Drift]] ([[Ken Watanabe]])
*[[Crosshairs (Movie)|Crosshairs]] ([[John DiMaggio]])
*[[Ratchet (Movie)|Ratchet]] ([[Robert Foxworth]])
*[[Brains]] ([[Reno Wilson]])
*[[Leadfoot (DOTM)|Leadfoot]]
*[[Dinobot (AOE)|Dinobots]]
**[[Grimlock (AOE)|Grimlock]]
**[[Strafe (AOE)|Strafe]]
**[[Slug (AOE)|Slug]]
**[[Scorn (AOE)|Scorn]]
|c2=

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*[[Cade Yeager]] ([[Mark Wahlberg]])
*[[Harold Attinger]] ([[Kelsey Grammer]])
*[[Tessa Yeager]] ([[Nicola Peltz]])
*[[Shane Dyson]] ([[Jack Reynor]])
*[[Joshua Joyce]] ([[Stanley Tucci]])
*[[James Savoy]] ([[Titus Welliver]])
*[[Lucas Flannery]] ([[T. J. Miller]])
*[[Darcy Tyril]] ([[Sophia Myles]])
*[[Su Yueming]] ([[Li Bingbing]])
*[[Chief of Staff Greg]] ([[Thomas Lennon]])

|h4=Other|c4=
*[[Galvatron (AOE)|Galvatron]] ([[Frank Welker]])
*[[Lockdown (ROTF)|Lockdown]] ([[Mark Ryan]])
*[[Stinger (AOE)|Stinger]]
|nonumbering=true
}}

==Errors==

==Transformers references==
* Perhaps a nod at the "Self-regenerating" molecular armor, and the movie's explanation that Transformers have an ultra dense liquid metal core, we see Transformium, sadly not referenced as Cybertonium.
* We're also treated to a concept of the Transformers being built by another race, here referred to as the Creators, and not the Quintessons.

==Other editions==

==Prequel material==

==Adaptations==

==Soundtrack==

==Score==

==Home video releases==

==Theatrical posters==

==Reception==

==Production staff==
===Visual effects===
===Locations department===

==Development details==
*February 13, 2012 — Paramount announces [[Michael Bay]] has signed a deal to make a fourth ''Transformers'' film.<ref name="tf4update">[http://michaelbay.com/2012/02/14/transformers-4-update/ Transformers 4 Update] on Michael Bay's site.</ref>
*June 6, 2012 — During [[Transformers: The Ride – 3D]] coverage, LA Times reports Michael Bay as saying the film will have a whole new human cast and redesigned robots.<ref>[http://herocomplex.latimes.com/movies/transformers-the-ride-3d-even-impresses-disney-rivals/ Transformers taking new shape] on LA Times</ref>
*June 21, 2012 — In another LA Times interview, Bay reveals that the film will not be a reboot as previously stated.<ref>[http://herocomplex.latimes.com/movies/transformers-4-michael-bay-purges-stars-may-go-into-space/ 'Transformers 4': Michael Bay purges stars, may go into space] on LA Times</ref>
*September 21, 2012 — Bay confirms that voice actor [[Peter Cullen]] will be kept on as [[Optimus Prime (Movie)|Optimus Prime]] once again.<ref>[http://www.huffingtonpost.com/2012/09/21/michael-bay-transformers-4-pain-and-gain_n_1903523.html Huffington Post interview].</ref>
*October 18, 2012 — The logo is revealed at a Paramount presentation.<ref>[http://www.comingsoon.net/news/movienews.php?id=95936 Paramount Previews Jack Reacher, Pain & Gain, Jack Ryan, Transformers 4, World War Z & More! ] on Comingsoon.net</ref>
*November 8, 2012 — After a number of rumors suggest it, Bay casts actor [[Mark Wahlberg]] in the film.<ref name="wahlberg">[http://michaelbay.com/2012/11/08/michel-bay-re-teams-with-his-pain-gain-star-mark-mark-wahlberg-for-transformers-4/ Michael Bay Re-Teams With His 'Pain & Gain' Star Mark Wahlberg for Transformers 4] on Michael Bay's site.</ref>
*December 15, 2012 — Wahlberg confirms that filming of ''Transformers 4'' will commence in May 2013. <ref>[http://transformerslive.blogspot.com/2012/12/transformers-4-shoot-begins-in-may.html Transformers 4 Shoot Begins in May]</ref>
*January 8, 2013 — Bay casts Irish American actor [[Jack Reynor]] in ''Transformers 4''. <ref>[http://www.hollywoodreporter.com/news/jack-reynor-lands-starring-role-409850 Jack Reynor Lands Starring Role]</ref>
*March 20, 2013 — The Michigan Film Office announces the film series will return to [[Detroit]],<ref>[http://www.michiganfilmoffice.org/The-Film-Office/Press-Releases/Detail.aspx?id=11620 Transformers Returning to Michigan, Approved for Film Incentive]</ref> and reveals plot details which are later debunked by Paramount Pictures.<ref>[http://screenrant.com/transformers-4-movie-plot-synopsis-cast/ Unofficial 'Transformers 4' Plot Synopsis Is Not Accurate]</ref>
*March 26, 2013 — [[Nicola Peltz]] is confirmed as a cast member via Bay's website.<ref>[http://michaelbay.com/2013/03/26/welcome-nicola-peltz-to-transformers-4/ Welcome Nicola Peltz to Transformers 4]</ref>
*April 15, 2013 — Actor [[Stanley Tucci]] joins the cast.<ref>[http://www.comingsoon.net/news/cinemaconnews.php?id=103034 CinemaCon: Stanley Tucci Joins Transformers 4]</ref>
*May 1, 2013 — [[Kelsey Grammer]] joins the cast as the lead villain named "Harold Attinger".<ref>[http://www.deadline.com/2013/05/kelsey-grammer-lands-lead-human-villain-in-transformers-sequel/ Kelsey Grammer Lands Lead (Human) Villain In ‘Transformers’ Sequel]</ref>
*May 6, 2013 — The Wrap confirms that [[Sophia Myles]] will play a scientist.<ref>[http://www.thewrap.com/movies/column-post/sophia-myles-join-mark-wahlberg-michael-bays-transformers-4-exclusive-89661 Sophia Myles to Join Mark Wahlberg in Michael Bay's 'Transformers 4' (Exclusive)]</ref>
*May 18, 2013 — The name of Mark Wahlberg's character is revealed to be Flynn Vincent (This was later either changed or misinformation).
*May 20, 2013 — Chinese actress [[Li Bingbing]] joins the cast.<ref>[http://www.hollywoodreporter.com/news/chinas-li-bingbing-boards-transformers-525370 China's Li Bingbing Boards 'Transformers 4']</ref>
*May 28, 2013 — Actor-Comedian [[T. J. Miller]] joins the cast as a mechanic who is the best friend of Wahlberg's character.<ref>[http://www.hollywoodreporter.com/heat-vision/tj-miller-joins-transformers-4-559359 T.J. Miller Joins 'Transformers4']</ref> Filming begins at [[Wikipedia:Monument Valley|Monument Valley]]<ref>[http://michaelbay.com/2013/05/28/transformers-4-starts-filming-in-monument-valley-navajo-tribal-park/ Transformers 4 Starts Filming in Monument Valley Navajo Tribal Park]</ref> and the alternate modes of two new Autobots are revealed on Michael Bay's website: a C7 Corvette Stingray<ref>[http://michaelbay.com/2013/05/28/transformers-4-cars-c7-corvette-stingray/ Transformers 4: C7 Corvette Stingray]</ref> and a Bugatti Grand Sport Vitesse.<ref>[http://michaelbay.com/2013/05/28/transformer-4-cars/ Transformers 4: Bugatti Grand Sport Vitesse]</ref>
[[File:AOE Optimus Prime truck.jpg|thumb|right|240px|When having one's midlife crisis, it's not unusual to get a souped-up alternate mode.]]
*May 29, 2013 — Optimus Prime's new alternate mode is officially revealed by Michael Bay as a custom-built semi-truck.<ref>[http://michaelbay.com/2013/05/29/optimus-prime/ Optimus Prime]</ref>
*May 30, 2013 — Bumblebee's new alternate mode is revealed on Michael Bay's website as a highly modified 1967 Camaro SS.<ref>[http://michaelbay.com/2013/05/30/transformers-4-bumblebee/ Bumblebee]</ref>
*May 31, 2013 — Hound is revealed as a new character for Transformers 4, transforming into a Medium Tactical Vehicle.<ref>[http://michaelbay.com/2013/05/31/hound/ Hound]</ref>
*June 7, 2013 — Another new vehicle for the film is revealed as a Lamborghini Aventador.<ref>[http://michaelbay.com/2013/06/07/lamborghini-aventador/ Lamborghini Aventador]</ref>
*June 12, 2013 — The Sonic RS Rally Car is revealed for the film.<ref>[http://michaelbay.com/2013/06/12/sonic-rs/ Sonic RS Rally Car]</ref>
*June 25, 2013 — The Pagani Huayra is revealed to appear in the film.<ref>[http://michaelbay.com/2013/06/25/pagani-huayra/ Pagani Huayra]</ref>
*June 28, 2013 — A Freightliner Argosy cab-over truck is revealed for the film.<ref>[http://michaelbay.com/2013/06/28/freightliner/ Freightliner]</ref>
*July 2, 2013 — A second alternate mode is revealed for Bumblebee in the form of a 2014 Concept Camaro.<ref>[http://michaelbay.com/2013/07/02/bumblebee-2014-concept-camaro/ Bumblebee 2014 Concept Camaro]</ref><ref>[http://michaelbay.com/2013/07/02/bumblebee-2014-concept-camaro-2/ Bumblebee 2014 Concept Camaro]</ref>
*July 14, 2013 — Chinese actor-musician [[Han Geng]] is announced as being part of the cast.<ref>[http://michaelbay.com/2013/07/14/han-geng/ Han Geng]</ref>
*July 25, 2013 — After being spotted in Texas in June, actor [[Titus Welliver]] officially joins the cast.<ref>[http://www.deadline.com/2013/07/transformers-4-adds-titus-welliver/ ‘Transformers 4′ Adds Titus Welliver]</ref>
*July 27, 2013 — The S.S. Columbia and the S.S. Ste. Clair have been spotted to be featured in the film.<ref>[http://www.cbc.ca/news/canada/windsor/story/2013/07/26/wdr-boblo-boats-transformers-four.html Historic Boblo boats land role in Transformers 4]</ref>
*July 30, 2013 — Wahlberg's children have been cast.<ref>[http://comicbook.com/blog/2013/07/30/mark-wahlbergs-kids-cast-in-transformers-4/ Mark Wahlberg's Kids Cast In Transformers 4]</ref>
*August 12, 2013 — [[Victoria Summer]] joins the cast.<ref>[http://www.tfw2005.com/transformers-news/transformers-movie-just-movie-31/victoria-summer-in-transformers-4-178207/ Victoria Summer in Transformers 4]</ref>
[[File:TF4 Chinese Reality Show contestants.jpg|thumb|right|220px|If ''Age of Extinction'' teaches us anything, it's that more movies should be cast using reality shows.]]
*August 25, 2013 — The ''[[Transformers 4 Chinese Actors Talent Search Reality Show]]'' ends, with winners [[Byron Li]], [[Candice Zhao]], [[Austin Lin]] and [[Teresa Daley]] joining the cast.<ref>[http://beijing.china.org.cn/2013-08/28/content_29845758.htm 'Transformers 4' recruits 4 Chinese actors]</ref>
*September 3, 2013 — Lorenzo di Bonaventura confirms the presence of Dinobots in the film.<ref>[http://www.ign.com/articles/2013/09/03/dinobots-confirmed-for-transformers-4 Dinobots Confirmed for Transformers 4]</ref>
*September 3, 2013 — The film's title, ''Transformers: Age of Extinction'', is officially announced and the first teaser poster is revealed.<ref>[http://movies.yahoo.com/blogs/movie-talk/transformers-4-title-reveal-age-extinction-hints-dinobots-225716345.html 'Transformers 4' Title Reveal: 'Age of Extinction' Hints at Dinobots]</ref>
*October 17, 2013 — Director Michael Bay is assaulted on the set during filming in Hong Kong by two locals demanding money. Bay receives minor injuries, but plays the incident off on his blog. <ref>[http://movies.msn.com/movies/article.aspx?news=834789 MSN.com article]</ref> <ref>[http://www.cbc.ca/news/arts/michael-bay-attacked-on-transformers-hong-kong-film-shoot-1.2100953 CBC News article]</ref> <ref>[http://michaelbay.com/2013/10/17/hong-kong-incident/ Post on Michael Bay's Blog]</ref>
*October 22, 2013 — Four additional locals approach a member of the crew and demand money; one of the four is later arrested by police. <ref>[http://movies.msn.com/movies/article.aspx?news=835795 Second extortion attempt reported on 'Transformers 4' set]</ref>
*October 28, 2013 — Director Michael Bay plays down the extortion attempts in an interview with the South China Morning Post. He notes that the locals were apologetic over what took place, and that he wanted to film more projects in Hong Kong. <ref>[http://www.scmp.com/news/hong-kong/article/1342084/hollywood-director-michael-bay-eager-shoot-hong-kong-again "Hollywood director Michael Bay eager to shoot in Hong Kong again", ''South China Morning Post'', 28 October 2013.]</ref>
[[File:AOE Michael Bay Nicola Peltz on set.jpg|thumb|right|250px|Michael Bay uses his legendary charm to get the very best performance out of his actors.]]
*November 25, 2013 — ''Age of Extinction'' features in ''Empire'' magazine, showing Optimus Prime's new look on the cover. Inside are on-set photos of Michael Bay and the film's human cast in action.<ref name="empire">[http://www.empireonline.com/news/story.asp?NID=39488 New Transformers: Age Of Extinction Images]</ref>
*December 10, 2013 — M1905 publishes a series of interview with cast and crew in which a plethora of information, mainly regarding the film's human characters, is revealed.<ref>[http://t4.m1905.com/Report/position/id/80 Interviews on m1950.com]</ref>
*December 17, 2013 — Producer [[Allegra Clegg]] visits Durfee Elementary-Middle School as the result of a competition, and answers questions and shows three minutes of footage from the film.<ref>[http://blog.thedetroithub.com/2013/12/17/transformers-4-producer-rewards-dps-eighth-graders-for-attendance/ Transformers 4 producer rewards DPS eighth graders for attendance] on Detroit Unspun]</ref>
*January 7, 2014 — Following an on-stage snafu at a Samsung presentation, Michael Bay announces on his site that a special presentation including Transformers 4 footage would be touring to promote Samsung's new line of curved TV screens. <ref>[http://michaelbay.com/2014/01/06/ces/ CES] on Michael Bay's blog</ref>
*January 16, 2014 — The new Lucasfilm facility in Singapore opens, with some ILM work on ''Age of Extinction'' to be done there.<ref>[http://www.straitstimes.com/breaking-news/lifestyle/story/lucasfilm-singapore-work-new-avengers-and-transformers-movies-20140116 Lucasfilm Singapore to work on new Avengers and Transformers movies] on The Straits Times</ref>
*January 17, 2014 — [[Steve Jablonsky]] confirms in an interview with JoBlo that he'll be providing the score for ''Age of Extinction''.<ref>[http://www.joblo.com/movie-news/exclusive-interview-composter-steve-jablonsky-talks-transformers-4-lone-survivor-and-michael-bay Exclusive Interview (Part Two): Composer Steve Jablonsky talks Transformers 4, Lone Survivor, and Michael Bay]</ref>
*January 20, 2014 — Late script changes result in Bay and his crew returning to Chongqing for a week reshooting a scene.<ref>[http://www.ecns.cn/2014/01-23/98337.shtml 'Transformers 4' back to China for additional shots]</ref>
[[File:AOEOptimusRidingGrimlock.jpg|thumb|right|upright=1.9|"Get me closer! I want to hit them with my sword!"]]
*February 2, 2014 — The [http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=4F33PCUTWPk ''Age of Extinction'' "big game spot"] is screened during Super Bowl XLVIII.
*February 18, 2014 — In an interview with Nerdist, Titus Welliver said the film would be darker and "not a kid's movie".<ref name="nerdist">[https://www.nerdist.com/2014/02/titus-welliver-talks-about-transformers-4-and-clark-greggs-s-h-i-e-l-d-comments/ Titus Welliver Talks About TRANSFORMERS 4 and Clark Gregg’s S.H.I.E.L.D. Comments]</ref>
*February 28, 2014 — Following a storm of online discussion regarding his previous statement, Titus Welliver issues a new statement to the effect that ''Age of Extinction'' is in fact a kid's movie and he meant to say it would expand the audience. Relax, it's totally fine to take your kids to see it.<ref name="nerdist" />
*March 3, 2014 — The first of a series of character posters is revealed.<ref>[http://michaelbay.com/2014/03/03/new-transformers-4-poster-featuring-mark-wahlberg/ New Transformers 4 Poster Featuring Mark Wahlberg]</ref>
*March 4, 2014 — The first [http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ubGpDoyJvmI teaser trailer] is released.
*March 12, 2014 — An IMAX poster for the movie is released.<ref>[http://michaelbay.com/2014/03/12/transformers-4-imax-poster/ Transformers 4 IMAX Poster]</ref> MTV UK reports it features "Nightship".<ref>[http://www.mtv.co.uk/transformers/news/mtv-uk-exclusive-new-transformers-age-of-extinction-poster MTV UK Exclusive! New Transformers: Age of Extinction Poster]</ref>
*March 13, 2014 — CinemaCon announce that Nicola Peltz and Jack Reynor will receive the Rising Stars of 2014 Award for Transformers 4.<ref>[http://cinemacon.com/press/press-release/2014-press-release/nicola-peltz-and-jack-reynor-to-receive-cinemacon-rising-stars-award.html Nicola Peltz and Jack Reynor to Receive "CinemaCon® Rising Stars of 2014 Award]</ref>
*March 24, 2014 — On the first day of CinemaCon, [[Paramount Pictures|Paramount]] shows off 15 minutes of footage from the film.<ref>[http://www.cinemablend.com/new/Transformers-Age-Extinction-CinemaCon-Footage-Brings-Dinosaurs-Explosions-More-42240.html Transformers: Age Of Extinction CinemaCon Footage Brings Dinosaurs, Explosions And More] on Cinema Blend</ref> Mark Wahlberg promises the movie will be the biggest of the year.<ref>[http://www.cbsnews.com/news/mark-wahlberg-guarantees-a-hit-with-transformers-age-of-extinction/ Mark Wahlberg "guarantees" a hit with "Transformers: Age of Extinction"] at CBS News</ref>
*May 8, 2014 — The robot voice cast is revealed on michaelbay.com.<ref name="voicecast">[http://michaelbay.com/2014/05/08/john-goodman-and-ken-watanabe-join-the-autobot-voice-cast-in-michael-bays-transformers-age-of-extinction/ John Goodman And Ken Watanabe Join The Autobot Voice Cast in Michael Bay’s ‘Transformers: Age Of Extinction’]</ref>
*May 15, 2014 — The [http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=CKD5SNYUpUk second trailer] is released on YouTube and iTunes.


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==Notes==
===Foreign names===
*''Japanese:'' '''''Transformers: Lost Age''''' (トランスフォーマーロストエイジ ''Toransufōmā Rosuto Eiji'')<ref>[http://www.cinematoday.jp/page/N0056111 『トランスフォーマー』第4弾の邦題は『トランスフォーマーロストエイジ』に決定！最新ビジュアルも公開]</ref>
*''Russian:'' '''''Transformers: Age of Extermination''''' (Трансформеры: Эпоха истребления ''Transformery: Epokha istrebleniya'')
*''Spanish:'' '''''Transformers: La era de la extinción'''''
*''German:'' '''''Transformers 4: Ära des Untergangs'''''
*''French:'' '''''Transformers: l'âge de l'extinction'''''
*''Greek:'' '''''Transformers 4: Epohi afanismou'''''
*''Italian:'' '''''Transformers 4 - L'era dell'estinzione'''''
*''Brazilian:'' '''''Transformers: A Era da Extinção'''''
*''Finnish:'' '''''Transformers - Tuhon aikakausi'''''
*''Hungarian:'' '''''Transformers: A kihalás kora'''''
*''Polish:'' '''''Transformers: Wiek zaglady'''''
*''Portuguese:'' '''''Transformers: Era da Extinção'''''
*''Croatian:'' '''''Transformeri: Doba izumiranja'''''
*''Argentina:'' '''''Transformers 4'''''
*''Chile:'' '''''Transformers 4: La era de la extinción'''''
*''Lithuanian:'' '''''Transformeriai 4'''''
*''Serbian:'' '''''Transformersi - Doba izumiranja'''''
*''Cantonese:'' '''''Binying Gamgong: Chimmit Saigei''''' (變形金剛：殲滅世紀 "Transformers: Annihilation Century")
*''Mandarin:'' '''''Biànxíng Jīngāng 4: Juéjì Chóngshēng''''' (Taiwan: 變型金剛4：絕跡重生, China: 变形金刚4：绝迹重生 "Transformers 4: Extinct Rebirth")
*''Korean:'' '''''Transformers: Sarajin Sidae''''' (트랜스포머: 사라진 시대)

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Transformers: Age of Extinction (film)

2014-06-28T02:22:55Z

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[[File:Transformers-_Age_of_ExtinctionOptimusPrimePoster.jpg‎|thumb|right|300px|"Brace yourselves. Winter is coming."]]

'''''Transformers: Age of Extinction''''' is the fourth film in the [[live-action film series]]. It was released on [[June 27]], [[2014]]. Set four years after the climactic battle of ''[[Transformers: Dark of the Moon (film)|Dark of the Moon]]'', the humans have turned against the Autobots, and the CIA has set up a taskforce operated by [[Harold Attinger]] with the intent of tracking down the remaining [[Transformer]]s on [[Earth]]. [[Optimus Prime (Movie)|Optimus Prime]] sends his forces into hiding around the country, unaware that the taskforce has extra-terrestrial help.

==Synopsis==
Four years have passed since the final battle between the Autobots and the Decepticons left Chicago in ruins and claimed the lives of over a thousand civilians. The U.S. government has severed its ties with the Autobots and branded them as fugitives. An elite CIA unit called "Cemetery Wind" is formed by Harold Attinger with the intent of hunting down and exterminating the surviving Autobots with the aid of Lockdown, a Transformer bounty hunter. Meanwhile, using data obtained from destroyed Transformers, business tycoon Joshua Joyce and his technology firm Kinetic Solutions Incorporated (KSI) have discovered "Transformium", the unstable metal that forms the flesh of Transformers. Joshua's prized creation is Galvatron, a Transformer created from the data inside Megatron's severed head.

In rural Texas, struggling robotics inventor Cade Yeager and his friend Lucas Flannery purchase an old semi-truck in hopes of stripping it down and selling the parts to get Cade's daughter Tessa into college. Cade discovers that the truck is an injured Optimus Prime, and it is not long before Lockdown and Cemetary Wind operatives led by James Savoy storm into the Yeagers' farm and threaten them. Optimus comes out of hiding to fend off against the operatives while Cade, Tessa, and Lucas are rescued by Tessa's boyfriend Shane Dyson, an Irish rally racer. They lose the operatives in a lengthy chase in Paris, Texas, but Lucas is killed by Lockdown's grenade during their escape. Using a drone he took during the raid, Cade discovers that the operatives and KSI are working together. Optimus rallies the remaining Autobots – Bumblebee, Hound, Drift, and Crosshairs – and travel with their new human allies to infiltrate KSI's headquarters in Chicago. There, Cade, Shane, and Bumblebee discover the firm's reverse engineering of Transformer technology. Upon discovering that Ratchet has been slain and his head is being melted down, Optimus and the Autobots storm into the headquarters to destroy the laboratory, but Joshua convinces them that their actions are futile.

As the Autobots leave the premises, Joshua launches KSI's prototype Transformers Galvatron and Stinger. Optimus and Galvatron engage in a grueling battle where Optimus realizes that Galvatron is Megatron in a new body. Suddenly, Optimus is blasted from behind by Lockdown, and in the midst of the chaos, he and Tessa are captured and taken into Lockdown's ship. Aboard the ship, Lockdown explains to Optimus that the Transformers were created by a mysterious alien race known as the "Creators", which hired him to capture the Autobot leader. As a reward for Optimus' capture, Attinger's operatives are given the "Seed", a powerful relic that cyber-forms any wide area of land. Cade, Shane and the Autobots storm into the ship to rescue Optimus and Tessa; while Bumblebee, Crosshairs, and the humans escape and crash into downtown Chicago, the other Autobots detach the rear section of the ship before it leaves into space. Joshua and his business partners Su Yueming and Darcy Tyril retreat to Beijing, where Attinger hands Joshua the Seed in exchange for a stake in KSI control. The Autobots and their human allies follow them to prevent them from detonating the Seed.

At KSI's Beijing factory, Galvatron suddenly activates by himself and infects all 50 of the firm's prototype Transformer soldiers to do his bidding. Realizing the folly of his creations, Joshua betrays Attinger before he, Su, and Darcy take the Seed to Hong Kong. There, the Autobots struggle to protect Joshua and the Seed from Galvatron and his minions, which shoot down the Autobots' ship. Cade kills Savoy during a fight in an apartment building. Outnumbered and outmatched, Optimus Prime releases a group of legendary knights and leads them back to the city to destroy Galvatron's army. Lockdown returns to Earth and uses a magnetic weapon to pull vehicles under his ship and drop them on the Autobots. Optimus destroys the weapon and engages in battle with Lockdown before killing Attinger to save Cade. Lockdown grabs Optimus's sword and impales him, but the combined efforts of Bumblebee, Cade, Tessa, and Shane distract the bounty hunter before Optimus stabs him in the chest and slices his head in half. Galvatron retreats, vowing to battle Optimus another day. With Lockdown destroyed and Cemetery Wind dissolved, Optimus sets the Dinobots free before flying into space with the Seed, sending a message to the Creators.

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==Main cast==
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*[[Optimus Prime (Movie)|Optimus Prime]] ([[Peter Cullen]])
*[[Bumblebee (Movie)|Bumblebee]]
*[[Hound (Movie)|Hound]] ([[John Goodman]])
*[[Drift (ROTF)|Drift]] ([[Ken Watanabe]])
*[[Crosshairs (Movie)|Crosshairs]] ([[John DiMaggio]])
*[[Ratchet (Movie)|Ratchet]] ([[Robert Foxworth]])
*[[Brains]] ([[Reno Wilson]])
*[[Leadfoot (DOTM)|Leadfoot]]
*[[Dinobot (AOE)|Dinobots]]
**[[Grimlock (AOE)|Grimlock]]
**[[Strafe (AOE)|Strafe]]
**[[Slug (AOE)|Slug]]
**[[Scorn (AOE)|Scorn]]
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*[[Cade Yeager]] ([[Mark Wahlberg]])
*[[Harold Attinger]] ([[Kelsey Grammer]])
*[[Tessa Yeager]] ([[Nicola Peltz]])
*[[Shane Dyson]] ([[Jack Reynor]])
*[[Joshua Joyce]] ([[Stanley Tucci]])
*[[James Savoy]] ([[Titus Welliver]])
*[[Lucas Flannery]] ([[T. J. Miller]])
*[[Darcy Tyril]] ([[Sophia Myles]])
*[[Su Yueming]] ([[Li Bingbing]])
*[[Chief of Staff Greg]] ([[Thomas Lennon]])

|h4=Other|c4=
*[[Galvatron (AOE)|Galvatron]] ([[Frank Welker]])
*[[Lockdown (ROTF)|Lockdown]] ([[Mark Ryan]])
*[[Stinger (AOE)|Stinger]]
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==Development details==
*February 13, 2012 — Paramount announces [[Michael Bay]] has signed a deal to make a fourth ''Transformers'' film.<ref name="tf4update">[http://michaelbay.com/2012/02/14/transformers-4-update/ Transformers 4 Update] on Michael Bay's site.</ref>
*June 6, 2012 — During [[Transformers: The Ride – 3D]] coverage, LA Times reports Michael Bay as saying the film will have a whole new human cast and redesigned robots.<ref>[http://herocomplex.latimes.com/movies/transformers-the-ride-3d-even-impresses-disney-rivals/ Transformers taking new shape] on LA Times</ref>
*June 21, 2012 — In another LA Times interview, Bay reveals that the film will not be a reboot as previously stated.<ref>[http://herocomplex.latimes.com/movies/transformers-4-michael-bay-purges-stars-may-go-into-space/ 'Transformers 4': Michael Bay purges stars, may go into space] on LA Times</ref>
*September 21, 2012 — Bay confirms that voice actor [[Peter Cullen]] will be kept on as [[Optimus Prime (Movie)|Optimus Prime]] once again.<ref>[http://www.huffingtonpost.com/2012/09/21/michael-bay-transformers-4-pain-and-gain_n_1903523.html Huffington Post interview].</ref>
*October 18, 2012 — The logo is revealed at a Paramount presentation.<ref>[http://www.comingsoon.net/news/movienews.php?id=95936 Paramount Previews Jack Reacher, Pain & Gain, Jack Ryan, Transformers 4, World War Z & More! ] on Comingsoon.net</ref>
*November 8, 2012 — After a number of rumors suggest it, Bay casts actor [[Mark Wahlberg]] in the film.<ref name="wahlberg">[http://michaelbay.com/2012/11/08/michel-bay-re-teams-with-his-pain-gain-star-mark-mark-wahlberg-for-transformers-4/ Michael Bay Re-Teams With His 'Pain & Gain' Star Mark Wahlberg for Transformers 4] on Michael Bay's site.</ref>
*December 15, 2012 — Wahlberg confirms that filming of ''Transformers 4'' will commence in May 2013. <ref>[http://transformerslive.blogspot.com/2012/12/transformers-4-shoot-begins-in-may.html Transformers 4 Shoot Begins in May]</ref>
*January 8, 2013 — Bay casts Irish American actor [[Jack Reynor]] in ''Transformers 4''. <ref>[http://www.hollywoodreporter.com/news/jack-reynor-lands-starring-role-409850 Jack Reynor Lands Starring Role]</ref>
*March 20, 2013 — The Michigan Film Office announces the film series will return to [[Detroit]],<ref>[http://www.michiganfilmoffice.org/The-Film-Office/Press-Releases/Detail.aspx?id=11620 Transformers Returning to Michigan, Approved for Film Incentive]</ref> and reveals plot details which are later debunked by Paramount Pictures.<ref>[http://screenrant.com/transformers-4-movie-plot-synopsis-cast/ Unofficial 'Transformers 4' Plot Synopsis Is Not Accurate]</ref>
*March 26, 2013 — [[Nicola Peltz]] is confirmed as a cast member via Bay's website.<ref>[http://michaelbay.com/2013/03/26/welcome-nicola-peltz-to-transformers-4/ Welcome Nicola Peltz to Transformers 4]</ref>
*April 15, 2013 — Actor [[Stanley Tucci]] joins the cast.<ref>[http://www.comingsoon.net/news/cinemaconnews.php?id=103034 CinemaCon: Stanley Tucci Joins Transformers 4]</ref>
*May 1, 2013 — [[Kelsey Grammer]] joins the cast as the lead villain named "Harold Attinger".<ref>[http://www.deadline.com/2013/05/kelsey-grammer-lands-lead-human-villain-in-transformers-sequel/ Kelsey Grammer Lands Lead (Human) Villain In ‘Transformers’ Sequel]</ref>
*May 6, 2013 — The Wrap confirms that [[Sophia Myles]] will play a scientist.<ref>[http://www.thewrap.com/movies/column-post/sophia-myles-join-mark-wahlberg-michael-bays-transformers-4-exclusive-89661 Sophia Myles to Join Mark Wahlberg in Michael Bay's 'Transformers 4' (Exclusive)]</ref>
*May 18, 2013 — The name of Mark Wahlberg's character is revealed to be Flynn Vincent (This was later either changed or misinformation).
*May 20, 2013 — Chinese actress [[Li Bingbing]] joins the cast.<ref>[http://www.hollywoodreporter.com/news/chinas-li-bingbing-boards-transformers-525370 China's Li Bingbing Boards 'Transformers 4']</ref>
*May 28, 2013 — Actor-Comedian [[T. J. Miller]] joins the cast as a mechanic who is the best friend of Wahlberg's character.<ref>[http://www.hollywoodreporter.com/heat-vision/tj-miller-joins-transformers-4-559359 T.J. Miller Joins 'Transformers4']</ref> Filming begins at [[Wikipedia:Monument Valley|Monument Valley]]<ref>[http://michaelbay.com/2013/05/28/transformers-4-starts-filming-in-monument-valley-navajo-tribal-park/ Transformers 4 Starts Filming in Monument Valley Navajo Tribal Park]</ref> and the alternate modes of two new Autobots are revealed on Michael Bay's website: a C7 Corvette Stingray<ref>[http://michaelbay.com/2013/05/28/transformers-4-cars-c7-corvette-stingray/ Transformers 4: C7 Corvette Stingray]</ref> and a Bugatti Grand Sport Vitesse.<ref>[http://michaelbay.com/2013/05/28/transformer-4-cars/ Transformers 4: Bugatti Grand Sport Vitesse]</ref>
[[File:AOE Optimus Prime truck.jpg|thumb|right|240px|When having one's midlife crisis, it's not unusual to get a souped-up alternate mode.]]
*May 29, 2013 — Optimus Prime's new alternate mode is officially revealed by Michael Bay as a custom-built semi-truck.<ref>[http://michaelbay.com/2013/05/29/optimus-prime/ Optimus Prime]</ref>
*May 30, 2013 — Bumblebee's new alternate mode is revealed on Michael Bay's website as a highly modified 1967 Camaro SS.<ref>[http://michaelbay.com/2013/05/30/transformers-4-bumblebee/ Bumblebee]</ref>
*May 31, 2013 — Hound is revealed as a new character for Transformers 4, transforming into a Medium Tactical Vehicle.<ref>[http://michaelbay.com/2013/05/31/hound/ Hound]</ref>
*June 7, 2013 — Another new vehicle for the film is revealed as a Lamborghini Aventador.<ref>[http://michaelbay.com/2013/06/07/lamborghini-aventador/ Lamborghini Aventador]</ref>
*June 12, 2013 — The Sonic RS Rally Car is revealed for the film.<ref>[http://michaelbay.com/2013/06/12/sonic-rs/ Sonic RS Rally Car]</ref>
*June 25, 2013 — The Pagani Huayra is revealed to appear in the film.<ref>[http://michaelbay.com/2013/06/25/pagani-huayra/ Pagani Huayra]</ref>
*June 28, 2013 — A Freightliner Argosy cab-over truck is revealed for the film.<ref>[http://michaelbay.com/2013/06/28/freightliner/ Freightliner]</ref>
*July 2, 2013 — A second alternate mode is revealed for Bumblebee in the form of a 2014 Concept Camaro.<ref>[http://michaelbay.com/2013/07/02/bumblebee-2014-concept-camaro/ Bumblebee 2014 Concept Camaro]</ref><ref>[http://michaelbay.com/2013/07/02/bumblebee-2014-concept-camaro-2/ Bumblebee 2014 Concept Camaro]</ref>
*July 14, 2013 — Chinese actor-musician [[Han Geng]] is announced as being part of the cast.<ref>[http://michaelbay.com/2013/07/14/han-geng/ Han Geng]</ref>
*July 25, 2013 — After being spotted in Texas in June, actor [[Titus Welliver]] officially joins the cast.<ref>[http://www.deadline.com/2013/07/transformers-4-adds-titus-welliver/ ‘Transformers 4′ Adds Titus Welliver]</ref>
*July 27, 2013 — The S.S. Columbia and the S.S. Ste. Clair have been spotted to be featured in the film.<ref>[http://www.cbc.ca/news/canada/windsor/story/2013/07/26/wdr-boblo-boats-transformers-four.html Historic Boblo boats land role in Transformers 4]</ref>
*July 30, 2013 — Wahlberg's children have been cast.<ref>[http://comicbook.com/blog/2013/07/30/mark-wahlbergs-kids-cast-in-transformers-4/ Mark Wahlberg's Kids Cast In Transformers 4]</ref>
*August 12, 2013 — [[Victoria Summer]] joins the cast.<ref>[http://www.tfw2005.com/transformers-news/transformers-movie-just-movie-31/victoria-summer-in-transformers-4-178207/ Victoria Summer in Transformers 4]</ref>
[[File:TF4 Chinese Reality Show contestants.jpg|thumb|right|220px|If ''Age of Extinction'' teaches us anything, it's that more movies should be cast using reality shows.]]
*August 25, 2013 — The ''[[Transformers 4 Chinese Actors Talent Search Reality Show]]'' ends, with winners [[Byron Li]], [[Candice Zhao]], [[Austin Lin]] and [[Teresa Daley]] joining the cast.<ref>[http://beijing.china.org.cn/2013-08/28/content_29845758.htm 'Transformers 4' recruits 4 Chinese actors]</ref>
*September 3, 2013 — Lorenzo di Bonaventura confirms the presence of Dinobots in the film.<ref>[http://www.ign.com/articles/2013/09/03/dinobots-confirmed-for-transformers-4 Dinobots Confirmed for Transformers 4]</ref>
*September 3, 2013 — The film's title, ''Transformers: Age of Extinction'', is officially announced and the first teaser poster is revealed.<ref>[http://movies.yahoo.com/blogs/movie-talk/transformers-4-title-reveal-age-extinction-hints-dinobots-225716345.html 'Transformers 4' Title Reveal: 'Age of Extinction' Hints at Dinobots]</ref>
*October 17, 2013 — Director Michael Bay is assaulted on the set during filming in Hong Kong by two locals demanding money. Bay receives minor injuries, but plays the incident off on his blog. <ref>[http://movies.msn.com/movies/article.aspx?news=834789 MSN.com article]</ref> <ref>[http://www.cbc.ca/news/arts/michael-bay-attacked-on-transformers-hong-kong-film-shoot-1.2100953 CBC News article]</ref> <ref>[http://michaelbay.com/2013/10/17/hong-kong-incident/ Post on Michael Bay's Blog]</ref>
*October 22, 2013 — Four additional locals approach a member of the crew and demand money; one of the four is later arrested by police. <ref>[http://movies.msn.com/movies/article.aspx?news=835795 Second extortion attempt reported on 'Transformers 4' set]</ref>
*October 28, 2013 — Director Michael Bay plays down the extortion attempts in an interview with the South China Morning Post. He notes that the locals were apologetic over what took place, and that he wanted to film more projects in Hong Kong. <ref>[http://www.scmp.com/news/hong-kong/article/1342084/hollywood-director-michael-bay-eager-shoot-hong-kong-again "Hollywood director Michael Bay eager to shoot in Hong Kong again", ''South China Morning Post'', 28 October 2013.]</ref>
[[File:AOE Michael Bay Nicola Peltz on set.jpg|thumb|right|250px|Michael Bay uses his legendary charm to get the very best performance out of his actors.]]
*November 25, 2013 — ''Age of Extinction'' features in ''Empire'' magazine, showing Optimus Prime's new look on the cover. Inside are on-set photos of Michael Bay and the film's human cast in action.<ref name="empire">[http://www.empireonline.com/news/story.asp?NID=39488 New Transformers: Age Of Extinction Images]</ref>
*December 10, 2013 — M1905 publishes a series of interview with cast and crew in which a plethora of information, mainly regarding the film's human characters, is revealed.<ref>[http://t4.m1905.com/Report/position/id/80 Interviews on m1950.com]</ref>
*December 17, 2013 — Producer [[Allegra Clegg]] visits Durfee Elementary-Middle School as the result of a competition, and answers questions and shows three minutes of footage from the film.<ref>[http://blog.thedetroithub.com/2013/12/17/transformers-4-producer-rewards-dps-eighth-graders-for-attendance/ Transformers 4 producer rewards DPS eighth graders for attendance] on Detroit Unspun]</ref>
*January 7, 2014 — Following an on-stage snafu at a Samsung presentation, Michael Bay announces on his site that a special presentation including Transformers 4 footage would be touring to promote Samsung's new line of curved TV screens. <ref>[http://michaelbay.com/2014/01/06/ces/ CES] on Michael Bay's blog</ref>
*January 16, 2014 — The new Lucasfilm facility in Singapore opens, with some ILM work on ''Age of Extinction'' to be done there.<ref>[http://www.straitstimes.com/breaking-news/lifestyle/story/lucasfilm-singapore-work-new-avengers-and-transformers-movies-20140116 Lucasfilm Singapore to work on new Avengers and Transformers movies] on The Straits Times</ref>
*January 17, 2014 — [[Steve Jablonsky]] confirms in an interview with JoBlo that he'll be providing the score for ''Age of Extinction''.<ref>[http://www.joblo.com/movie-news/exclusive-interview-composter-steve-jablonsky-talks-transformers-4-lone-survivor-and-michael-bay Exclusive Interview (Part Two): Composer Steve Jablonsky talks Transformers 4, Lone Survivor, and Michael Bay]</ref>
*January 20, 2014 — Late script changes result in Bay and his crew returning to Chongqing for a week reshooting a scene.<ref>[http://www.ecns.cn/2014/01-23/98337.shtml 'Transformers 4' back to China for additional shots]</ref>
[[File:AOEOptimusRidingGrimlock.jpg|thumb|right|upright=1.9|"Get me closer! I want to hit them with my sword!"]]
*February 2, 2014 — The [http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=4F33PCUTWPk ''Age of Extinction'' "big game spot"] is screened during Super Bowl XLVIII.
*February 18, 2014 — In an interview with Nerdist, Titus Welliver said the film would be darker and "not a kid's movie".<ref name="nerdist">[https://www.nerdist.com/2014/02/titus-welliver-talks-about-transformers-4-and-clark-greggs-s-h-i-e-l-d-comments/ Titus Welliver Talks About TRANSFORMERS 4 and Clark Gregg’s S.H.I.E.L.D. Comments]</ref>
*February 28, 2014 — Following a storm of online discussion regarding his previous statement, Titus Welliver issues a new statement to the effect that ''Age of Extinction'' is in fact a kid's movie and he meant to say it would expand the audience. Relax, it's totally fine to take your kids to see it.<ref name="nerdist" />
*March 3, 2014 — The first of a series of character posters is revealed.<ref>[http://michaelbay.com/2014/03/03/new-transformers-4-poster-featuring-mark-wahlberg/ New Transformers 4 Poster Featuring Mark Wahlberg]</ref>
*March 4, 2014 — The first [http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ubGpDoyJvmI teaser trailer] is released.
*March 12, 2014 — An IMAX poster for the movie is released.<ref>[http://michaelbay.com/2014/03/12/transformers-4-imax-poster/ Transformers 4 IMAX Poster]</ref> MTV UK reports it features "Nightship".<ref>[http://www.mtv.co.uk/transformers/news/mtv-uk-exclusive-new-transformers-age-of-extinction-poster MTV UK Exclusive! New Transformers: Age of Extinction Poster]</ref>
*March 13, 2014 — CinemaCon announce that Nicola Peltz and Jack Reynor will receive the Rising Stars of 2014 Award for Transformers 4.<ref>[http://cinemacon.com/press/press-release/2014-press-release/nicola-peltz-and-jack-reynor-to-receive-cinemacon-rising-stars-award.html Nicola Peltz and Jack Reynor to Receive "CinemaCon® Rising Stars of 2014 Award]</ref>
*March 24, 2014 — On the first day of CinemaCon, [[Paramount Pictures|Paramount]] shows off 15 minutes of footage from the film.<ref>[http://www.cinemablend.com/new/Transformers-Age-Extinction-CinemaCon-Footage-Brings-Dinosaurs-Explosions-More-42240.html Transformers: Age Of Extinction CinemaCon Footage Brings Dinosaurs, Explosions And More] on Cinema Blend</ref> Mark Wahlberg promises the movie will be the biggest of the year.<ref>[http://www.cbsnews.com/news/mark-wahlberg-guarantees-a-hit-with-transformers-age-of-extinction/ Mark Wahlberg "guarantees" a hit with "Transformers: Age of Extinction"] at CBS News</ref>
*May 8, 2014 — The robot voice cast is revealed on michaelbay.com.<ref name="voicecast">[http://michaelbay.com/2014/05/08/john-goodman-and-ken-watanabe-join-the-autobot-voice-cast-in-michael-bays-transformers-age-of-extinction/ John Goodman And Ken Watanabe Join The Autobot Voice Cast in Michael Bay’s ‘Transformers: Age Of Extinction’]</ref>
*May 15, 2014 — The [http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=CKD5SNYUpUk second trailer] is released on YouTube and iTunes.


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==Notes==
===Foreign names===
*''Japanese:'' '''''Transformers: Lost Age''''' (トランスフォーマーロストエイジ ''Toransufōmā Rosuto Eiji'')<ref>[http://www.cinematoday.jp/page/N0056111 『トランスフォーマー』第4弾の邦題は『トランスフォーマーロストエイジ』に決定！最新ビジュアルも公開]</ref>
*''Russian:'' '''''Transformers: Age of Extermination''''' (Трансформеры: Эпоха истребления ''Transformery: Epokha istrebleniya'')
*''Spanish:'' '''''Transformers: La era de la extinción'''''
*''German:'' '''''Transformers 4: Ära des Untergangs'''''
*''French:'' '''''Transformers: l'âge de l'extinction'''''
*''Greek:'' '''''Transformers 4: Epohi afanismou'''''
*''Italian:'' '''''Transformers 4 - L'era dell'estinzione'''''
*''Brazilian:'' '''''Transformers: A Era da Extinção'''''
*''Finnish:'' '''''Transformers - Tuhon aikakausi'''''
*''Hungarian:'' '''''Transformers: A kihalás kora'''''
*''Polish:'' '''''Transformers: Wiek zaglady'''''
*''Portuguese:'' '''''Transformers: Era da Extinção'''''
*''Croatian:'' '''''Transformeri: Doba izumiranja'''''
*''Argentina:'' '''''Transformers 4'''''
*''Chile:'' '''''Transformers 4: La era de la extinción'''''
*''Lithuanian:'' '''''Transformeriai 4'''''
*''Serbian:'' '''''Transformersi - Doba izumiranja'''''
*''Cantonese:'' '''''Binying Gamgong: Chimmit Saigei''''' (變形金剛：殲滅世紀 "Transformers: Annihilation Century")
*''Mandarin:'' '''''Biànxíng Jīngāng 4: Juéjì Chóngshēng''''' (Taiwan: 變型金剛4：絕跡重生, China: 变形金刚4：绝迹重生 "Transformers 4: Extinct Rebirth")
*''Korean:'' '''''Transformers: Sarajin Sidae''''' (트랜스포머: 사라진 시대)

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Proving Grounds (BW)

2014-05-22T05:28:46Z

WellThatsJustPrime: /* Synopsis */

{{episode
|series=BWtoon
|ep=46
|image=Proving Grounds title shot.JPG
|caption=Quick, before Silverbolt comes!
|title= "Proving Grounds"
|production company= [[Mainframe Entertainment]]
|airdate= [[February 14]], 1999
|written by= [[Arthur Sellers]]
|directed by= [[William Lau]]
|animation studio= [[Mainframe Entertainment]]
|continuity= [[Beast Wars continuity]]
}}

'''Blackarachnia leaves the Maximals, and is drawn into a dangerous hunt with Dinobot.'''

==Synopsis==
[[Image:Proving Grounds Blackarachnia scan.jpg|left|200px|thumb|Nice curves.]]
The [[Maximal]]s examine [[Blackarachnia (BW)|Blackarachnia]], using a machine to display her insides. [[Rattrap (BW)|Rattrap]] is unimpressed with the [[Predacon (BW)|Predacon]], but [[Cheetor (BW)|Cheetor]] finds the lady's structure to be fascinating. [[Rhinox (BW)|Rhinox]] finds the location of the [[shell program]] that [[Tarantulas (BW)|Tarantulas]] installed in Blackarachnia's protoform to make her into a Predacon. When the test is over, Blackarachnia responds aggressively to Rattrap's suspicion and Cheetor's infatuation, but [[Optimus Primal/Beast Wars cartoon continuity|Optimus Primal]] orders her to stand down. Frustrated with not yet being accepted, she leaves the [[Maximal]] base using a secret tunnel, but [[Dinobot II|Dinobot]], spying on the Maximals, watches her exit and follows.

In the outdoors, Blackarachnia reflects on her situation to a stray butterfly. Before she can execute the butterfly, she notices Dinobot hunting her. She leaps through trees and starts to hunt the predator. Soon, she ensnares and suspends Dinobot by her webbing. Dinobot cuts himself free and transforms to his robot mode. He accuses her of being a coward and walks away.

In the Maximal base, Rattrap enjoys a video game, but [[Silverbolt (BW)|Silverbolt]] deactivates the game to use the computers to find Blackarachnia. Rattrap cries over his lost game, while the [[Fuzor]] determines Blackarachnia to be in Predacon territory. Silverbolt convinces Rattrap to not report Blackarachnia's irregular whereabouts to Optimus Primal by mentioning [[Dinobot (BW)|Dinobot]].

[[Image:Proving Grounds Dinobot trees.jpg|right|200px|thumb|What is it with Dinobot and logs?]]
In darker woods, Blackarachnia and Dinobot find each other again. But the spider realizes she has been fooled by a hologram, while the real Dinobot attacks her from behind using a strong tail swipe. The two fire at each other, and Dinobot dodges a falling tree. Blackarachnia runs, but Dinobot blasts down two trees, pinning the widow's legs under two massive pieces of lumber. Before he can carve into her, Blackarachnia is able to grab her gun and fire a shot into Dinobot at close range. With her enemy down, Blackarachnia tries to radio for help, but doesn't notice Dinobot being repaired by his [[Transmetal 2]] energies. Luckily, Silverbolt is already searching for his lady friend, tracing her scent.

The other Maximals figure out that Blackarachnia and Silverbolt are in Megatron's jamming zone.

[[Image:Proving Grounds Silverbolt.jpg|left|200px|thumb|Silverbolt was strapped the wrong way around on Goldfinger's table.]]
Blackarachnia keeps her guard up, aware that Dinobot is still hunting her. Silverbolt arrives, and is promptly shot directly in the chest. The two males battle, with Dinobot getting an upper hand. As Dinobot uses his heat vision to slowly burn Silverbolt's face, Blackarachnia fires her machine guns at her lover, announcing the fight is between Predacons.

Blackarachnia tries to convince Dinobot to form a private alliance. Dinobot rejects the idea and stuns her with a beam from his eyes. But Blackarachnia's conversation gives Silverbolt the time to stand up again. Dinobot's attacks, but discovers too late that Silverbolt had created a hologram of himself using the holo-projector. He blasts the Transmetal 2 over the edge of one of those surprisingly common steep cliffs—but Dinobot climbs back up to level. However Blackarachnia fires a missile directly into his face, making sure he won't be able to climb up again.

[[Image:Proving Grounds Silverbolt Blackarachnia.jpg|right|200px|thumb|Shoulder massages always help.]]
As the sun rises, Blackarachnia and Silverbolt discuss the conversation about her betrayal that he overheard. She explains it was an attempt to fool Dinobot—a stalling tactic. Blackarachnia decides to leaves the Maximals—no longer desiring to let them distrust her as they do. Blackarachnia tries to leave, but her headbutt harms both Silverbolt and herself. Primal lands and explains that it's up to Blackarachnia if she wants to have the shell program removed. Blackarachnia is surprised to find out Optimus is pro-choice. Blackarachnia agrees to stay with the Maximals, but keeps herself the way she is.
{{--}}

==Featured characters==
{{featuredcharacters
|h1=[[Maximal|Maximals]]|c1=
*[[Rhinox (BW)|Rhinox]] (2)
*[[Optimus Primal/Beast Wars cartoon continuity|Optimus Primal]] (3)
*[[Cheetor (BW)|Cheetor]] (4)
*[[Rattrap (BW)|Rattrap]] (5)
*[[Silverbolt (BW)|Silverbolt]] (7)

|h2=[[Predacon (BW)|Predacons]]|c2=
*[[Blackarachnia (BW)|Blackarachnia]] (1)
*[[Dinobot II|Dinobot II]] (6)
}}

==Quotes==
"What's the matter? Don't you trust me?" 
"Huh, about as far as an anvil can jump." [''forcibly grabbed by the neck''] "Of course, I mean that in the best possible way."
:—'''Blackarachnia''' and '''Rattrap'''

"Hands off the metal, Sir Drools-a-lot."
:—'''Rattrap''' to Silverbolt

"Mood, setting... all I need now is my dance partner."
:—'''Blackarachnia''' on her "hunt"

'''Silverbolt:''' You're going to hear the truth if it... 
[''Blackarachnia turns around and headbutts Silverbolt, knocking him down.''] 
'''Blackarachnia:''' Warned ya... ohh, not such a great idea. 
[''Blackarachnia falls to the ground; she and Silverbolt groan.'']
:—'''Blackarachnia''' learns not to do something stupid the hard way.

==Notes==
===Animation and technical errors===
* When Blackarachnia jumps out of the X-ray machine, she's missing her beast mode legs.
* The way the trees fall on Blackarachnia, her head and torso would have been trapped, with her legs sticking out.
* During the scene where the Maximals work out where Silverbolt and Blackarachnia have gone, a piece of green metal clips through Rhinox's chest.

===Real-world references===
* The video game Rattrap plays has some aspects modelled after ''Street Fighter''. Optimus Primal tosses a projectile similar to Ryu's "Hadoken" and performs a spinning kick similar to Ryu's "Tatsumaki Senpuukyaku". The two characters in the game are a miscolored Megatron (Transmetal body) and Optimus Primal (using the body of pre-beast mode Megatron from [[Beast Wars (Part 1)|"Beast Wars" (Part 1)]]).
*The next game Rattrap plays is a first person shooter, a la ''Wolfenstein 3D'' and ''Doom''. It consists of blasting many [[Waspinator (BW)|Waspinator]]s.
*When Dinobot is chasing Blackarachnia there is a shot in which she runs underneath a log while Dinobot runs right through it. This is a reference to a scene in the movie ''[[Jurassic Park]]'' in which the Jeep is being chased by the ''T. rex'' after its initial attack and they drive under a fallen tree while the ''T. rex'' smashes through it.

===Trivia===
*Judging by her scan, Blackarachnia seems to have a [[Thunderblast (Decepticon)#Notes|full set]] of reproductive organs. Really, Mainframe Entertainment?

===Foreign localization===
'''French'''
:*''Title:'' "'''Sauvetage'''" (Canada, "Rescue")

'''Italian'''
:*''Title:'' '''In fuga''' ("On the Run")

'''Japanese'''
:*''Title:'' "'''Love Typhoon'''" (ラブタイフーン)
:*''Original airdate:'' [[February 9]] [[2000]]

'''Portuguese'''
:*''Title:'' "'''Fazendo Escolhas'''" ("Making Choices")

'''Spanish'''
:*''Title:'' "'''La Prueba'''" ("The Test")

:*''Title:'' "'''La Prueba'''" (America, "The Test")

==Home video releases==
{{homevidnote}}
;VHS
[[Image:Flag of Japan.png|20px|Japan]] 2000 — ''Beast Wars: Super Lifeform Transformers: Metals'' — Love Typhoon ([[Geneon Universal Entertainment|Pioneer LDC]]) — Japanese audio only. 
[[Image:Flag of UK.png|20px|United Kingdom]] 2000 — ''Beast Wars: Transformers'' — Volume 2 ([[Universal]])
;DVD
[[Image:Flag of Japan.png|20px|Japan]] 2000 — ''Beast Wars: Transformers: Metals'' — DVD Box 2 (Pioneer LDC) — English and Japanese audio. 
[[Image:Flag of USA.png|20px|United States of America]] 2004 — ''Beast Wars: Transformers'' — The Complete Third Season ([[Rhino Entertainment|Rhinomation]]) 
[[Image:Flag of UK.png|20px|United Kingdom]] 2005 — ''Beast Wars: Transformers'' — Vol. 2 (Universal) 
[[Image:Flag of Australia.png|20px|Australia]] 2006 — ''Beast Wars: Transformers'' — Season 3 ([[Madman Entertainment]]) 
[[Image:Flag of Australia.png|20px|Australia]] 2009 — ''The Transformers: Beast Wars'' — Complete Collection (Madman Entertainment)

[[Category:Beast Wars episodes]]

Grimlock (AOE)

2014-05-21T06:57:18Z

WellThatsJustPrime: /* Toys */

{{factions|autobotfilm|hofsilver}}
{{disambig3|Grimlock}}

:''Grimlock is a [[Dinobot (AOE)|Dinobot]] from the [[Transformers: Age of Extinction (franchise)|Age of Extinction]] portion of the [[live-action film series]] [[continuity family]].''

[[File:AOEOptimusRidingGrimlock.jpg|thumb|right|500px| Me Grimlock no Yoshi! Me Grimlock KING!]]
'''Grimlock''' is a [[Dinobot (AOE)|Dinobot]] with a rather rough n' tough attitude. One of the most powerful warriors alive, his general approach to a problem is to smash it first, worry about the specifics later. This attitudes extends to his [[Autobot]] [[Optimus Prime (Movie)|companions]], who are expected to meet Grimlock's standard of strength. That said, the Autobots have a lot less to fear from this behemoth than the [[Decepticon]]s.

==Fiction==
===''Age of Extinction'' film===
{{comingsoon|when=June 27, 2014}}
{{storylink|Transformers: Age of Extinction (film)}}

==Games==
===''Transformers: Rise of the Dark Spark''===
{{comingsoon}}
{{storylink|Transformers: Rise of the Dark Spark}}

==Toys==
===Age of Extinction===
====Robots in Disguise====
=====Flip & Change=====
[[Image:AoE flip and change Grimlock.jpg|right|300px|thumb|Optimus Prime's gonna have a hard time trying to mount on Grimlock.]]
*'''Grimlock''' (Flip & Change, 2014)

:Part of the first wave of Flip & Change toys, Grimlock transforms into a robotic horned Tyrannosaurus by way of an [[autotransformation]] gimmick, triggered by holding his arms and flipping him over and over himself. The toy was inadvertently sold by some [[Walmart]]s before the official May 17th street date for ''Age of Extinction'' merchandise.
{{-}}

=====One Step Changers=====
[[Image:AoE 1-step Grimlock.jpg|right|300px|thumb]]
*'''Grimlock''' (One Step Changers, 2014)
:One-Step Changer Grimlock features a one-step autotransformation in both directions from robot to dinosaur, triggered by folding his robot shoulders/dinosaur thighs.
{{-}}

[[Image:AoE stomp and chomp Grimlock.jpg|right|300px|thumb]]
*'''Electronic Stomp & Chomp Grimlock''' (One Step Changers, 2014)
:Stomp & Chomp Grimlock is a 22" tall figure designed as a centerpiece for the One-Step Changer line, featuring light and sound effects and a one-step autotransformation performed by folding him at the waist. A One-Step Changer, Power Battler, or the included non-transforming Optimus Prime figure can ride him in dinosaur mode, and the toy is able to detect if said rider is Autobot or Decepticon and change its electronics effects accordingly.
{{comingsoontoy}}
{{-}}

=====Dino Sparkers=====
[[Image:AoE dino sparker Optimus and Grimlock.jpg|thumb|right|The unexpected return of the [[Beast Rider]]s!|300px]]
*'''Optimus Prime & Grimlock''' (Dino Sparkers, 2014)
:Dino Sparker Grimlock is a static figure cast in translucent plastic, and features a sparking pull-back-and-go motor and a Optimus Prime rider figure.
{{-}}

=====Titan Guardians=====
*'''Grimlock''' (Titan Guardians, 2014)
:Titan Guardian Grimlock is a 16" tall non-transforming action figure with five points of articulation. He includes a spiked club weapon.
{{-}}

====Generations====
=====Voyager Class toys=====
*'''Grimlock''' (Voyager, 2014)[[File:AOEVoyagerGrimlock.jpg|right|300px|thumb]]
**''Accessories:'' Spiked club
:Grimlock transforms into a silver and bronze horned Tyrannosaurus. He comes with a black spiked club that connects to his tail as a weapon storage.
{{-}}

=====Leader Class toys=====
[[File:Aoeleadergimlocktoy.jpg|right|300px|thumb]]
*'''Grimlock''' (Leader, 2014)
**''Accessories:'' "Dragontooth Mace"
{{-}}

====Transformers Movie Advanced Series====
*'''Black Knight Grimlock''' (Leader, 2014)
**''Release Date'': 19th of July, 2014
**''Japanese ID Number'': AD20
**''Accessories:'' Spiked club

:A screen-accurate redeco of the Generations Leader Class Grimlock.

{{comingsoontoy}}
{{-}}

[[Category: Age of Extinction Autobots]]
[[Category: Dinobots]]
[[Category: Hall of Fame]]

Scorn

2014-05-21T05:01:30Z

WellThatsJustPrime: /* Deluxe Class toys */

{{factions|autobotfilm}}
{{disambig2|the ''Age of Extinction'' Dinobot|the ''Kre-O'' Dinobot|Scorn (Kre-O)}}
:''Scorn is a [[Dinobot (AOE)|Dinobot]] from the [[Transformers: Age of Extinction (franchise)|Age of Extinction]] portion of the [[live-action film series]] [[continuity family]].''
[[File:AOEGenerationsDeluxeScorn.jpg|upright=2.2|thumb|I look pretty in red.]]
==Fiction==
===''Age of Extinction'' film===
{{comingsoon|when=June 27, 2014}}
{{storylink|Transformers: Age of Extinction (film)}}

==Toys==
====Generations====
=====Deluxe Class toys=====
*'''Scorn''' (Deluxe 2014)
**''Accessories:'' Sword
Scorn transforms from a robot into a red spinosaurus. His sword can be stored inside his tail and he can carry it in his right arm only, as his left arm turns from his tail into a [[lance]]. Scorn possesses a very knight influenced sculpt, from helmeted head to pointed boots. As with the other Age of Extinction Dinobots. Scorn's robot mode design is based on medieval armor and weaponry, although the shape of the head sculpt and especially the wings, is decidedly evocative of Striker Eureka from Pacific Rim

[[Category:Dinobots]]
[[Category:Age of Extinction Autobots]]

Grimlock (AOE)

2014-05-21T02:47:19Z

WellThatsJustPrime: /* Leader Class toys */

{{factions|autobotfilm|hofsilver}}
{{disambig3|Grimlock}}

:''Grimlock is a [[Dinobot (AOE)|Dinobot]] from the [[Transformers: Age of Extinction (franchise)|Age of Extinction]] portion of the [[live-action film series]] [[continuity family]].''

[[File:AOEOptimusRidingGrimlock.jpg|thumb|right|500px| Me Grimlock no Yoshi! Me Grimlock KING!]]
'''Grimlock''' is a [[Dinobot (AOE)|Dinobot]] with a rather rough n' tough attitude. One of the most powerful warriors alive, his general approach to a problem is to smash it first, worry about the specifics later. This attitudes extends to his [[Autobot]] [[Optimus Prime (Movie)|companions]], who are expected to meet Grimlock's standard of strength. That said, the Autobots have a lot less to fear from this behemoth than the [[Decepticon]]s.

==Fiction==
===''Age of Extinction'' film===
{{comingsoon|when=June 27, 2014}}
{{storylink|Transformers: Age of Extinction (film)}}

==Games==
===''Transformers: Rise of the Dark Spark''===
{{comingsoon}}
{{storylink|Transformers: Rise of the Dark Spark}}

==Toys==
===Age of Extinction===
====Robots in Disguise====
=====Flip & Change=====
[[Image:AoE flip and change Grimlock.jpg|right|300px|thumb|Optimus Prime's gonna have a hard time trying to mount on Grimlock.]]
*'''Grimlock''' (Flip & Change, 2014)

:Part of the first wave of Flip & Change toys, Grimlock transforms into a robotic carnotaurus by way of an [[autotransformation]] gimmick, triggered by holding his arms and flipping him over and over himself. The toy was inadvertently sold by some [[Walmart]]s before the official May 17th street date for ''Age of Extinction'' merchandise.
{{-}}

=====One Step Changers=====
[[Image:AoE 1-step Grimlock.jpg|right|300px|thumb]]
*'''Grimlock''' (One Step Changers, 2014)
:One-Step Changer Grimlock features a one-step autotransformation in both directions from robot to dinosaur, triggered by folding his robot shoulders/dinosaur thighs.
{{-}}

[[Image:AoE stomp and chomp Grimlock.jpg|right|300px|thumb]]
*'''Electronic Stomp & Chomp Grimlock''' (One Step Changers, 2014)
:Stomp & Chomp Grimlock is a 22" tall figure designed as a centerpiece for the One-Step Changer line, featuring light and sound effects and a one-step autotransformation performed by folding him at the waist. A One-Step Changer, Power Battler, or the included non-transforming Optimus Prime figure can ride him in dinosaur mode, and the toy is able to detect if said rider is Autobot or Decepticon and change its electronics effects accordingly.
{{comingsoontoy}}
{{-}}

=====Dino Sparkers=====
[[Image:AoE dino sparker Optimus and Grimlock.jpg|thumb|right|The unexpected return of the [[Beast Rider]]s!|300px]]
*'''Optimus Prime & Grimlock''' (Dino Sparkers, 2014)
:Dino Sparker Grimlock is a static figure cast in translucent plastic, and features a sparking pull-back-and-go motor and a Optimus Prime rider figure.
{{-}}

=====Titan Guardians=====
*'''Grimlock''' (Titan Guardians, 2014)
:Titan Guardian Grimlock is a 16" tall non-transforming action figure with five points of articulation. He includes a spiked club weapon.
{{-}}

====Generations====
=====Voyager Class toys=====
*'''Grimlock''' (Voyager, 2014)[[File:AOEVoyagerGrimlock.jpg|right|300px|thumb]]
**''Accessories:'' Spiked club
:Grimlock transforms into a silver and bronze carnotaurus. He comes with a black spiked club that connects to his tail as a weapon storage.
{{-}}

=====Leader Class toys=====
[[File:Aoeleadergimlocktoy.jpg|right|300px|thumb]]
*'''Grimlock''' (Leader, 2014)
**''Accessories:'' "Dragontooth Mace"
{{-}}

====Transformers Movie Advanced Series====
*'''Black Knight Grimlock''' (Leader, 2014)
**''Release Date'': 19th of July, 2014
**''Japanese ID Number'': AD20
**''Accessories:'' Spiked club

:A screen-accurate redeco of the Generations Leader Class Grimlock.

{{comingsoontoy}}
{{-}}

[[Category: Age of Extinction Autobots]]
[[Category: Dinobots]]
[[Category: Hall of Fame]]

Grimlock (AOE)

2014-05-21T02:46:10Z

WellThatsJustPrime:

{{factions|autobotfilm|hofsilver}}
{{disambig3|Grimlock}}

:''Grimlock is a [[Dinobot (AOE)|Dinobot]] from the [[Transformers: Age of Extinction (franchise)|Age of Extinction]] portion of the [[live-action film series]] [[continuity family]].''

[[File:AOEOptimusRidingGrimlock.jpg|thumb|right|500px| Me Grimlock no Yoshi! Me Grimlock KING!]]
'''Grimlock''' is a [[Dinobot (AOE)|Dinobot]] with a rather rough n' tough attitude. One of the most powerful warriors alive, his general approach to a problem is to smash it first, worry about the specifics later. This attitudes extends to his [[Autobot]] [[Optimus Prime (Movie)|companions]], who are expected to meet Grimlock's standard of strength. That said, the Autobots have a lot less to fear from this behemoth than the [[Decepticon]]s.

==Fiction==
===''Age of Extinction'' film===
{{comingsoon|when=June 27, 2014}}
{{storylink|Transformers: Age of Extinction (film)}}

==Games==
===''Transformers: Rise of the Dark Spark''===
{{comingsoon}}
{{storylink|Transformers: Rise of the Dark Spark}}

==Toys==
===Age of Extinction===
====Robots in Disguise====
=====Flip & Change=====
[[Image:AoE flip and change Grimlock.jpg|right|300px|thumb|Optimus Prime's gonna have a hard time trying to mount on Grimlock.]]
*'''Grimlock''' (Flip & Change, 2014)

:Part of the first wave of Flip & Change toys, Grimlock transforms into a robotic carnotaurus by way of an [[autotransformation]] gimmick, triggered by holding his arms and flipping him over and over himself. The toy was inadvertently sold by some [[Walmart]]s before the official May 17th street date for ''Age of Extinction'' merchandise.
{{-}}

=====One Step Changers=====
[[Image:AoE 1-step Grimlock.jpg|right|300px|thumb]]
*'''Grimlock''' (One Step Changers, 2014)
:One-Step Changer Grimlock features a one-step autotransformation in both directions from robot to dinosaur, triggered by folding his robot shoulders/dinosaur thighs.
{{-}}

[[Image:AoE stomp and chomp Grimlock.jpg|right|300px|thumb]]
*'''Electronic Stomp & Chomp Grimlock''' (One Step Changers, 2014)
:Stomp & Chomp Grimlock is a 22" tall figure designed as a centerpiece for the One-Step Changer line, featuring light and sound effects and a one-step autotransformation performed by folding him at the waist. A One-Step Changer, Power Battler, or the included non-transforming Optimus Prime figure can ride him in dinosaur mode, and the toy is able to detect if said rider is Autobot or Decepticon and change its electronics effects accordingly.
{{comingsoontoy}}
{{-}}

=====Dino Sparkers=====
[[Image:AoE dino sparker Optimus and Grimlock.jpg|thumb|right|The unexpected return of the [[Beast Rider]]s!|300px]]
*'''Optimus Prime & Grimlock''' (Dino Sparkers, 2014)
:Dino Sparker Grimlock is a static figure cast in translucent plastic, and features a sparking pull-back-and-go motor and a Optimus Prime rider figure.
{{-}}

=====Titan Guardians=====
*'''Grimlock''' (Titan Guardians, 2014)
:Titan Guardian Grimlock is a 16" tall non-transforming action figure with five points of articulation. He includes a spiked club weapon.
{{-}}

====Generations====
=====Voyager Class toys=====
*'''Grimlock''' (Voyager, 2014)[[File:AOEVoyagerGrimlock.jpg|right|300px|thumb]]
**''Accessories:'' Spiked club
:Grimlock transforms into a silver and bronze carnotaurus. He comes with a black spiked club that connects to his tail as a weapon storage.
{{-}}

=====Leader Class toys=====
[[File:Aoeleadergimlocktoy.jpg|right|300px|thumb]]
*'''Grimlock''' (Leader, 2014)
**''Accessories:'' Spiked club
{{-}}

====Transformers Movie Advanced Series====
*'''Black Knight Grimlock''' (Leader, 2014)
**''Release Date'': 19th of July, 2014
**''Japanese ID Number'': AD20
**''Accessories:'' Spiked club

:A screen-accurate redeco of the Generations Leader Class Grimlock.

{{comingsoontoy}}
{{-}}

[[Category: Age of Extinction Autobots]]
[[Category: Dinobots]]
[[Category: Hall of Fame]]

Autobot High Council leader (WFC)

2014-05-15T02:19:31Z

WellThatsJustPrime: /* Notes */

{{noname-nickname}}
{{faction|autobot}}
:''The leader of the [[Autobot High Council]] is an [[Autobot]] from the [[Transformers: War for Cybertron (360/PS3/PC)|War for Cybertron]] portion of the [[Aligned continuity family]].''
[[Image:WFC_AutobotHighCouncil.jpg|thumb|right|300px|He's the black one in the middle.]]
The '''[[Autobot High Council#Transformers: War for Cybertron|Autobot High Council]] leader''' made Optimus Prime the leader of the Autobots.
{{quote|The Council exists only to choose the Primes. It is the Primes' directive to lead and protect.|So... essentially, they don't do anything?|''[[Transformers: War for Cybertron (360/PS3/PC)|Transformers: War for Cybertron]]''}}

==Video games==
====''Transformers: War for Cybertron'' (360/PS3/PC)====
:''Voice actor'': Jamieson Price (English)
Optimus brought Zeta's body to the Autobot High Council and begged their guidance in these desperate times. The leader of the Council stated that they existed only to choose Primes, and that it was the Primes who led the Autobots. When Optimus responded that there were no Primes remaining, the Council leader asked if Optimus would still reject his true calling. The Council leader said that for too long they have watched the Primes fail in their lofty positions, but Optimus was one leader whose wisdom and courage transformed the lives of those around him. Charging him with the mission to remove the infection of Dark Energon from Cybertron's core, the council leader bestowed leadership of the Autobots onto Optimus, a burden and responsibility he accepted. The council declared that Optimus was now Optimus '''''Prime''''', the last Prime. {{storylink|Transformers: War for Cybertron (360/PS3/PC)|Transformers: War for Cybertron}}

==Notes==
* He uses [[Sentinel Zeta Prime]]'s character model.
* He only appeared once in one of the video game level outro's and only appeared in shadow, left unnamed.
* He seems to be channeling George Takei.
[[Category:War for Cybertron Autobots]]

Autobot High Council leader (WFC)

2014-05-15T02:17:41Z

WellThatsJustPrime: /* Transformers: War for Cybertron (360/PS3/PC) */

{{noname-nickname}}
{{faction|autobot}}
:''The leader of the [[Autobot High Council]] is an [[Autobot]] from the [[Transformers: War for Cybertron (360/PS3/PC)|War for Cybertron]] portion of the [[Aligned continuity family]].''
[[Image:WFC_AutobotHighCouncil.jpg|thumb|right|300px|He's the black one in the middle.]]
The '''[[Autobot High Council#Transformers: War for Cybertron|Autobot High Council]] leader''' made Optimus Prime the leader of the Autobots.
{{quote|The Council exists only to choose the Primes. It is the Primes' directive to lead and protect.|So... essentially, they don't do anything?|''[[Transformers: War for Cybertron (360/PS3/PC)|Transformers: War for Cybertron]]''}}

==Video games==
====''Transformers: War for Cybertron'' (360/PS3/PC)====
:''Voice actor'': Jamieson Price (English)
Optimus brought Zeta's body to the Autobot High Council and begged their guidance in these desperate times. The leader of the Council stated that they existed only to choose Primes, and that it was the Primes who led the Autobots. When Optimus responded that there were no Primes remaining, the Council leader asked if Optimus would still reject his true calling. The Council leader said that for too long they have watched the Primes fail in their lofty positions, but Optimus was one leader whose wisdom and courage transformed the lives of those around him. Charging him with the mission to remove the infection of Dark Energon from Cybertron's core, the council leader bestowed leadership of the Autobots onto Optimus, a burden and responsibility he accepted. The council declared that Optimus was now Optimus '''''Prime''''', the last Prime. {{storylink|Transformers: War for Cybertron (360/PS3/PC)|Transformers: War for Cybertron}}

==Notes==
* He uses [[Sentinel Zeta Prime]]'s character model.
* He only appeared once in one of the video game level outro's and only appeared in shadow, left unnamed.
* Although yet to be confirmed, he sounds an awful lot like George Takei
[[Category:War for Cybertron Autobots]]

Ion Displacer

2014-05-12T15:26:41Z

WellThatsJustPrime: /* War for Cybertron */

{{disambig2|the turret weapons from War for Cybertron|Astrotrain's weapon from Generation 1|ionic displacer rifle}}
[[Image:WFC Ion Displacer.jpg|thumb|right|250px| This Gatling gun is illin'!]]
One of the more powerful weapons on [[Cybertron (planet)|Cybertron]], the '''Ion Displacer''' is usually found attached to a turret base and behaves like a heavy machine gun. Cybertronians with a streak of Rambo in them can rip them from their restraints and carry them around.

==Games==
===''War for Cybertron''===
Ion Displacers were used during the [[Great War (G1)|Great War]]. They could also be found in the hands of [[Heavy Soldier]]s. {{storylink|Transformers: War for Cybertron}}

==Notes==
*Once detached from their base, their ammo becomes limited. They also restrict movement and will be dropped upon transformation.
*This weapon seems to be highly inspired by the turrets in Halo 3, which can also be ripped away from the mounting and carried around and also feature a three barrel design

[[Category:War for Cybertron weapons]]

Ion Displacer

2014-05-12T15:26:16Z

WellThatsJustPrime: /* Notes */

{{disambig2|the turret weapons from War for Cybertron|Astrotrain's weapon from Generation 1|ionic displacer rifle}}
[[Image:WFC Ion Displacer.jpg|thumb|right|250px| This Gatling gun is illin'!]]
One of the more powerful weapons on [[Cybertron (planet)|Cybertron]], the '''Ion Displacer''' is usually found attached to a turret base and behaves like a heavy machine gun. Cybertronians with a streak of Rambo in them can rip them from their restraints and carry them around.

==Games==
===''War for Cybertron''===
Ion Displacers were used during the [[Great War (G1)|Great War]]. They could also be found in the hands of [[Heavy Soldier]]s.{{storylink|Transformers: War for Cybertron}}

==Notes==
*Once detached from their base, their ammo becomes limited. They also restrict movement and will be dropped upon transformation.
*This weapon seems to be highly inspired by the turrets in Halo 3, which can also be ripped away from the mounting and carried around and also feature a three barrel design

[[Category:War for Cybertron weapons]]