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<p>Wheeljack1768: /* Pages That I Edit */</p> <hr /> <div>Hi Im Wheeljack1768.I Edit The Animation Errors and Characters from [[Transformers: Prime]] and [[Transformers: Rescue Bots]]. I also Upload Image<br /> <br /> [[Image:ConJob-Wheeljackgun.jpg|right|thumb|300px]]<br /> <br /> <br /> =Pages That I Edit=<br /> <br /> *[[Darkness Rising, Part 1]]<br /> *[[Darkness Rising, Part 5]]<br /> *[[Orion Pax, Part 2]]<br /> *[[Orion Pax, Part 3]]<br /> *[[Nemesis Prime (episode)|Nemesis Prime]]<br /> *[[Triage]]<br /> *[[New Recruit]]<br /> *[[The Human Factor]]<br /> *[[Legacy]]<br /> *[[Smokescreen (Prime)]]<br /> <br /> [[Image:LegacyOptimusPrimeandStarsaber.jpg|thumb|300px]]<br /> <br /> =Shows and Movies That I Love=<br /> <br /> *[[Transformers: Prime (cartoon)]]<br /> *[[The Transformers (cartoon)]]<br /> *[[The Transformers: The Movie]]<br /> *[[Transformers: Revenge of the Fallen (film)]]<br /> *[[Transformers: Dark of the Moon (film)]]<br /> <br /> ==External Link==<br /> *[http://www.youtube.com/user/Wheeljack1768?feature=mhee/ Wheeljack1768]</div>

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<p>Wheeljack1768: </p> <hr /> <div>Hi Im Wheeljack1768.I Edit The Animation Errors and Characters from [[Transformers: Prime]] and [[Transformers: Rescue Bots]]. I also Upload Image<br /> <br /> [[Image:ConJob-Wheeljackgun.jpg|right|thumb|300px]]<br /> <br /> <br /> =Pages That I Edit=<br /> <br /> *[[Darkness Rising, Part 1]]<br /> *[[Darkness Rising, Part 5]]<br /> *[[Orion Pax, Part 2]]<br /> *[[Orion Pax, Part 3]]<br /> *[[Nemesis Prime (episode)|Nemesis Prime]]<br /> *[[Triage]]<br /> *[[New Recruit]]<br /> *[[The Human Factor]]<br /> *[[Legacy]]<br /> *[[Smokescreen (Prime)]]<br /> <br /> [[Image:LegacyOptimusPrimeandStarsaber.jpg]]<br /> <br /> <br /> =Shows and Movies That I Love=<br /> <br /> *[[Transformers: Prime (cartoon)]]<br /> *[[The Transformers (cartoon)]]<br /> *[[The Transformers: The Movie]]<br /> *[[Transformers: Revenge of the Fallen (film)]]<br /> *[[Transformers: Dark of the Moon (film)]]<br /> <br /> ==External Link==<br /> *[http://www.youtube.com/user/Wheeljack1768?feature=mhee/ Wheeljack1768]</div>

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<p>Wheeljack1768: </p> <hr /> <div>{{faction|autobot|decepticon|hofsilver}}<br /> {{disambig3|Optimus Prime}}<br /> :''Optimus Prime is the leader of the [[Autobot]]s from the [[Aligned continuity family]].''<br /> <br /> [[Image:PrimeOptimus.jpg|thumb|300px|Megatron awakened within him a secret yearning. The slashfic writes itself.]]<br /> The Cybertronian who would become '''Optimus Prime''' was once a simple data clerk, satisfied with his job. It wasn't until he heard of an outspoken gladiator named [[Megatron (Prime)|Megatron]] and his call for an upheaval of [[Cybertron (planet)|Cybertron]]'s society that he realized he was dissatisfied with his lot in life- and that the oppressive [[caste system]] hindered the freedom of all the sentient beings on Cybertron. Little did he realize that his boss, the archivist [[Alpha Trion (Prime)|Alpha Trion]], knew of a secret potential within the data clerk, and that Cybertron's history was at a precipice. Once he and Megatron discovered they did not have as much in common as they once believed, the lowly data clerk was promoted by the [[Autobot High Council|High Council]] to be the next [[Prime (rank)|Prime]]. <br /> <br /> Over the centuries, loss and war have led Optimus to appear stern and serious to most. But scratch the surface, and you'll find an individual who greatly cares for his fellow living beings, with a warmth and kindness his closest friends can rely on. You'll also find regret over the loss of a comrade to darkness, and the faintest glimmer of hope that he can be saved.<br /> <br /> He is sometimes partnered with Chief [[Charlie Burns]].<br /> <br /> He has also been called '''The Big O'''.<br /> <br /> {{bigquote|We will [[Theme song|wage our battle to destroy the evil forces of the Decepticons]] wherever it may take us. And one day, we will go home.|Optimus Prime|''[[Transformers: Exodus]]''}}<br /> <br /> ==Fiction==<br /> ===Aligned novels===<br /> Like all Cybertronians, when Orion Pax emerged from the [[Well of All Sparks]], he was taught how to transform, to select a natural [[alternate mode]], and was put in a [[caste system|caste]]. At the [[Hall of Records]], Orion would read and index information from the [[Communication Grid]], but was forbidden to analyze. That was [[Jazz (WFC)|Jazz]]'s job, and the two became friends. Orion began monitoring Megatron's transmissions, and began a secret correspondence with him because he agreed with his beliefs. They had intense but friendly debates over the nature of free will and the dangerousness of their ideals, and Megatron suggested Orion learn how to fight for his beliefs. Orion began training with Jazz, learning to fire an [[ion blaster|ion-cannon]] and to fashion his arms into an [[energon-axe|axe]] and a [[Dual Energon Swords|sword]]. <br /> <br /> Orion made his first trip to [[Kaon]] to meet Megatron in person at his base. Megatron was the only gladiator who gave Orion a warm welcome. Terrorists began bombings in Megatron's name, and he made his first public announcement on the Grid, stating he was not responsible for the attacks and would bring the perpetrators to justice. Orion followed him up with a speech of his own. Orion trusted Megatron, believing if he were responsible for the attacks, he would have wanted to be associated with them. Later, when [[Shockwave (Prime)|Shockwave]] took him to meet Megatron at an arena beneath the [[Observatory of Iacon]], Orion was shocked to see Jazz in attendance, and that Megatron had heard rumors about the bombings but did nothing to prevent them.<br /> <br /> [[Image:War for Cybertron comic - Orion testimony.jpg|left|thumb|300px|Lookin' awful buff and armored for an insignificant young library clerk. One has to wonder if the [[Guilds of Cybertron|Guilds]] may have dropped the ball on this one.]]<br /> When &quot;[[Decepticon]]s&quot; kidnapped [[Sentinel Zeta Prime|Sentinel Prime]], Orion requested Alpha Trion arrange an audience with [[Autobot High Council|High Council]] for him and Megatron. During their hearing in the [[High Council Tower]], Orion rigorously defended their ideals, even reviving the ancient philosophical phrase &quot;[[Autobot]]s&quot; to describe the autonomy his brethren sought. It was then Councilor [[Halogen (Prime)|Halogen]] declared Orion the new [[Prime (rank)|Prime]]: Optimus Prime. An outraged Megatron accused his brother of treachery, and then murdered Halogen. When Optimus ordered the [[Cybertron Elite Guard|Elite Guard]] to not harm Megatron, Megatron declared Optimus had fallen into the trappings of power the High Council had foisted upon him, and those in attendance dispersed, with the planet forever divided into Autobots and Decepticons. <br /> <br /> Optimus forgoed the first engagement of the war, allowing the Decepticons to take [[Fort Scyk]] so he would gain time to recruit more Autobots. Optimus learned from Jazz after the fall of Scyk that he would have to learn to not mourn every soldier. Optimus fought for the first time during the next battle, the siege of the [[Hydrax Plateau]]. The first Cybertronian he ever killed was a former industrial drone named [[Drixco]]. Afterwards Optimus confided to Alpha Trion that the act of killing alone made him feel he was on the wrong side. Despite the efforts of Optimus and [[Ultra Magnus (Prime)|Ultra Magnus]] the Decepticons conquered the Hydrax Plateau. It was at the stalemate of [[Praxus]] that Optimus gained the indispensable allies [[Prowl (Prime)|Prowl]] and [[Ironhide (Prime)|Ironhide]]. The first Autobot victory was at [[Kalis]], a vital area due to its fusion reactor that powered Iacon. Optimus, Jazz and [[Sideswipe (WFC)|Sideswipe]] worked together to bring down the monstrous [[Bruticus (Prime)|Bruticus Maximus]], but the battle was mostly won due to the [[Seeker (body-type)|Seeker]]s' absence. As Energon depleted, the war descended into a mere siege of Iacon lasting millions of cycles, and Optimus opted to eject the [[AllSpark]] itself into space: during this battle Optimus gained another great friend in [[Bumblebee (Prime)|Bumblebee]]. <br /> <br /> Following a lull in the war, the Decepticons began using [[Dark Energon]] and routed the Autobots, but Optimus wisely predicted it was an inefficient resource that would run out soon. To his horror, Megatron and Starscream infiltrated [[Teletraan-1]] to steal the [[Plasma energy|Plasma Energy Chamber]], and although Teletraan-1 awakened the legendary [[Omega Supreme (WFC)|Omega Supreme]] to ferry the Chamber to safety, the Dark Energon-powered Decepticons overpowered the Autobots and used the Chamber to corrupt the [[Core]] of Cybertron and infested the planet with Dark Energon. During the battle, Megatron revealed he had killed Sentinel Prime below the High Council Tower to gain access to the Chamber. Afterwards Prowl picked up a message from Sentinel on the Grid, and Optimus, realizing he had not found Sentinel's body in Iacon, deduced Sentinel was alive. When Optimus, Jazz and Prowl rescued him from Kaon Prison, they found the city strangely deserted. Optimus believed Dark Energon was having a severe effect on Decepticon morale. When they found Sentinel, he was dying. He regretted his overlong reign as Prime, and that the High Council had made the right decision in appointing Optimus Prime. He finally told him he had to go to the Core and purge its corruption of Dark Energon. <br /> <br /> After Sentinel's funeral in Iacon, where Optimus was officially appointed Prime after holding the de facto position for so long, he journeyed to the Core with Bumblebee and [[Jetfire (WFC)|Jetfire]] and removed the Plasma Energy Chamber. It was then a voice from the Core told Optimus he was too late, and the Autobots would have to leave Cybertron as the planet healed itself. But it finally bestowed upon him the [[Matrix of Leadership]], the essence of [[Primus]], explaining that while Sentinel lived, he was still Prime, and that he had been unworthy of the Matrix. It told him that when the day came that they would return to Cybertron, the Core and the Matrix would restore the planet and Optimus would lead the Autobots in an &quot;age of unimagined wonders&quot;. Afterwards, Optimus launched [[Ark (WFC)|Project Generation One]], to build a ship—that Jazz dubbed the ''Ark''—to take them to the stars, a plan some Autobots objected to.<br /> <br /> But before their exodus, Optimus planned to fool Megatron by gathering every spaceworthy vessel and having them rendezvous at what was apparently the last remaining [[space bridge]] in orbit. Megatron ordered [[Trypticon (Prime)|Trypticon]] fire on the ships, but Optimus ordered a fallback as he, Jetfire, Jazz, Ironhide, Prowl, Sideswipe and Bumblebee flew the ''[[Eight Track (WFC)|Eight Track]]'' to board the monster and knocked him from orbit by blasting his [[Spark]] containment field. Optimus's team returned to find the ''Ark'' ready at the Well of All Sparks, and bid goodbye to those—including Jetfire, Magnus and Omega—who stayed to fend off Trypticon as he transformed to attack. Optimus also bade farewell to Alpha Trion, who believed [[Vector Sigma]] would protect him when the rest of the planet would be unable to sustain life: it was then Optimus realized Alpha Trion was one of the [[Thirteen|thirteen original Transformers]].<br /> <br /> Yet as the ''Ark'' took off the Decepticons overran Iacon and Megatron and his elite boarded Trypticon, who transformed into a ''Nemesis''-class cruiser and pursued the Autobots. Megatron used his and Orion's old frequency to inform Optimus that he would pursue him across the stars and eventually kill him. The ''Ark'' entered the last space bridge and emerged with the ''Nemesis'' gone. They were near a [[Milky Way|spiral galaxy]] and Prowl detected the AllSpark. Knowing the Matrix within would help them find a way home, Optimus vowed that the Autobots would continue to wage their battle across the stars. {{storylink|Transformers: Exodus|Exodus}}<br /> <br /> After passing through the unstable Space Bridge, Optimus Prime and his crew found themselves in the vincinity of the lost Cybertronian colony world of [[Velocitron]], and with the help of a starmap projected by the Matrix, the Autobots entered orbit above the planet. Optimus Prime led a small exploratory team to the planet's surface, where they met [[Blurr (Prime)|Blurr]], [[Override (Prime)|Prime]] and [[Ransack (Prime)|Ransack]]. It was a time of great stress between Velocitron's rulers, and the Autobots' arrival from mythical Cybertron only exacerbated the situation. Worse still, active acts of sabotage on the Ark led the Autobots to the conclusion that one of their crew was actually a Decepticon agent. Optimus concluded there was little they could do at the moment other than remain on guard. Later, Optimus travelled with a young Veloctironian named [[Clocker (Prime)|Clocker]] to Velocitron's south pole, where he discovered a fragment of metal that he thought might belong to the mythical [[Star Saber (Prima)|Star Saber]]. His investigations were cut short by an attack of rebel Velocitronians, forcing him to return to the city of [[Delta]], where he discovered what he thought was another fragment. Although the Autobots secured an ally in Override, they left Velocitron on the brink of civil war during their departure, as Ransack's followers had been corrupted by the Decepticon rhetoric of &quot;peace through tyranny&quot; spread by the Ark's traitor. <br /> <br /> The next leg of their journey through the Space Bridge brought the Autobots to fabled Junkion, a world composed entirely of space junk. Optimus Prime made contact with the leader of the planet's inhabitants, a scatterbrained robot named [[Wreck-Gar (Prime)|Wreck-Gar]], who was spurred to action by the appearance of the Matrix. The Autobots went to work repairing the Ark, with the relative assistance of the Junkions. Prime discovered another fragment in a forge, and barely managed to rescue it. When Prowl discovered the traitorous [[Makeshift (Prime)|Makeshift]] was aboard, Optimus and Jazz managed to identify and trap the shifter in a stasis field, ending his threat to the Autobots. However, Optimus Prime's Matrix-induced visions led him on a quest through one of the four Space Bridge nodes surrounding Junkion, and he selected Bumblebee and Silverbolt to accompany him. Through the Bridge they came across the lonely tomb of Solus Prime, fabled artifacer of the Thirteen. Her holographic spirit was called forth by the Matrix and informed the Autobots that the Requiem Blaster, most deadly of her creations, rested on Junkion and must be kept out of Decepticon hands. When the group returned to Junkion with Chaindrive in tow, Optimus assembled his findings- the [[Blades of Time]] and contacted the reclusive [[Vector Prime]].<br /> <br /> The Decepticons eventually arrived on Junkion in force, and the two sides warred over a hidden treasure at the planet's core...the Requiem Blaster. A weapon capable of drawing infinite power from nearby stellar sources, the Requiem Blaster had its own gravity field, and had literally been the core around which Junkion's &quot;junk&quot; had formed. Optimus and Megatron duelled once more as the planet tore itself apart, but the arrival of the mythical hero [[Nexus Prime]] helped to turn the tide. From him, Optimus recieved the [[Cyber Caliber]], a powerful sword that he used to fight Megatron to a standstill. The fighting over the Requiem Blaster ripped the planet apart, but both sides eventually called off the melee and abandoned the Blaster after learning the location of the Allspark itself. Optimus Prime and the Autobots boarded the Ark and began the long race to reach their civilization's greatest prize before Megatron could. {{storylink|Transformers: Exiles|Exiles}}<br /> <br /> ===IDW ''Fall of Cybertron'' and ''Prime'' comics===<br /> [[Image:GoodIntentions-GrimlockOptimus.jpg|left|thumb|300px|The possibility of the Dinobots reacting negatively was a factor I allowed for in my planning.]]<br /> During the war for Cybertron, Optimus Prime and the [[Lightning Strike Coalition]] leader [[Grimlock (WFC)|Grimlock]] didn't see eye to eye. Optimus preferred playing the long game, but Grimlock felt that caution would hinder their attempts at quick victory. During one of the Lightning Strike Coalition's missions, Optimus Prime ordered them to return to base and abandon their battle, lest they waste precious energon. Grimlock reluctantly obeyed. However, when it was discovered that [[Swoop (WFC)|Swoop]] was in Decepticon custody, the Lightning Strike Coalition ignored Optimus Prime's orders, broke ranks, and went after him on their own. {{storylink|Good Intentions}}<br /> <br /> [[Image:PrimeComicOptimus.jpg|right|thumb|200px|]]<br /> In the modern day, Optimus sent an encrypted message from [[Earth]] directing the Autobots to their new world. When [[Cliffjumper (Prime)|Cliffjumper]] and [[Arcee (Prime)|Arcee]] landed, Optimus and Bumblebee detected them and came to retrieve them. For Optimus to find them under attack from [[Starscream (Prime)|Starscream]] and [[Breakdown (Prime)|Breakdown]] was no matter, for Optimus crushed the air commander and sent his brawny accomplice running. Optimus picked up the wounded Arcee, and took her through a [[GroundBridge]] to his base for Ratchet to repair her, while informing Cliffjumper that while his journey was over, their battle was just beginning. {{storylink|Transformers: Prime (graphic novel)|Prime}}<br /> {{-}}<br /> <br /> ===''Prime'' cartoon===<br /> {{voiceactor|[[Peter Cullen]] (English)|[[Toshiyuki Morikawa]] (Japanese), [[Alfredo Martínez]] (Spain-Spanish), [[Wan-gyeong Seong]] (Korean), [[Marco Balzarotti]] (Italian), [[Reiner Schöne]] (German), [[Blas Garcia]] (Latin American Spanish), [[Dariusz Odija]] (Polish) [[César Marchetti]] (Brazilian Portuguese)}}<br /> [[Image:OneShallRise3-corresponding.jpg|left|thumb|300px|&quot;We'll always be friends forever, won't we?&quot;]]<br /> <br /> In the waning years of the [[Golden Age]] of [[Cybertron (planet)|Cybertron]], Orion Pax was a clerk in the [[Iacon (polity)|Iacon]] [[Hall of Records]], {{storylink|One Shall Rise, Part 3}} mentored by [[Alpha Trion (Prime)|Alpha Trion]]. {{storylink|New Recruit}} His interests lay with the tales of ancient Cybertron history, but the more he learned about the past, the more he grew concerned about the present. There was a disparity in freedom among the classes of his race, and the ruling class was corrupt and all-powerful. In seeking a solution to this inequity, he found inspiration in the words of a gladiator named [[Megatron (Prime)|Megatronus]], and the two joined forces to end corruption and bring equality to the masses. {{storylink|One Shall Rise, Part 3}} Optimus and Megatron became close allies, almost like brothers. But soon Megatron's ideals would become corrupted, and the two would become bitter enemies. {{storylink|Masters &amp; Students}}<br /> <br /> [[Image:OneShallRise3-cametobe.jpg|right|thumb|200px|If you squint I look sort of like this in ''[[Transformers: Fall of Cybertron|Fall of Cybertron]]''. Okay, that's a lie.]]<br /> <br /> Both Megatronus—now &quot;Megatron&quot;—and Orion Pax appeared before the [[Autobot High Council|High Council]], and Megatron stated it was his intention to overthrow the High Council by force and instate himself as the next [[Prime (rank)|Prime]]. But it was Orion's speech that drew their attention. Jealous, Megatron left angrily and began his conquest, which resulted in countless casualties and left the [[Core]] of Cybertron itself [[Dark Energon|poisoned]]. It was Orion's subsequent search for the Core that completed his transformation into Optimus Prime. The Core, the essence of their creator [[Primus]], relinquished the [[Matrix of Leadership]] into his chassis. {{storylink|One Shall Rise, Part 3}}<br /> <br /> During the war, Optimus encountered [[Skyquake (Prime)|Skyquake]] at the [[Battle of Technahar]] when the Decepticon was sent by Megatron to kill him. {{storylink|Masters &amp; Students}} After Cybertron was abandoned, Optimus Prime's [[Team Prime|elite team]] of Autobots eventually made their way to Earth, where they allied themselves with the [[United States of America|United States]] government. The Autobots were assigned [[William Fowler]] as their liaison, and provided an [[Autobot Outpost Omega One|abandoned missile silo]] as a base in exchange for keeping the Decepticon threat contained. {{storylink|Darkness Rising, Part 2}} Optimus then sent a message into space, calling any Autobot survivors to Earth {{storylink|Out of the Past}}<br /> <br /> [[Image:DarknessRising1-fairquestion.jpg|left|thumb|250px|Do you have your grandfather's glasses—er, wait.]]<br /> <br /> After three years of Decepticon absence, Prime was out on the road when word reached him that [[Cliffjumper (Prime)|Cliffjumper]] was facing down an entire contingent of Decepticons. Arriving to the battlefield too late, Prime delivered a eulogy for their fallen comrade. Soon after, some humans were caught up in a battle between the Autobots and Decepticons, and Optimus, knowing that they would now be targeted by the Decepticons, had them brought to the Autobot base. There, he told them about the Transformer war and assigned the Autobots to be their individual guardians. {{storylink|Darkness Rising, Part 1}} Presently, the apparent reactivation of Cliffjumper's lifesigns was detected by the Autobots, and they tracked it to a Decepticon [[Energon]] mine, where they discovered that Megatron had returned to Earth with Dark Energon, used to revive Cliffjumper as a zombie [[Terrorcon (Prime)|Terrorcon]]. {{storylink|Darkness Rising, Part 2}} <br /> <br /> Realizing that Megatron's goal was to create an undead army, Optimus and Ratchet headed to the site of an ancient Transformer battleground on Earth, arriving just as Megatron used a sliver of Dark Energon to reanimate the corpses buried there into a Terrorcon legion. {{storylink|Darkness Rising, Part 3}} Struggling against the detrimental effects of Dark Energon, the pair cut their way through the Terrorcons, but Megatron escaped before Optimus could get his hands on him. Returning to base, Optimus was disappointed to find that [[Bulkhead (Prime)|Bulkhead]] had let the kids go out into battle in his absence, but disturbing intel had been recovered in the process: the Decepticons were planning to use a [[space bridge]] to revive the dead of Cybertron with Dark Energon. {{storylink|Darkness Rising, Part 4}} [[GroundBridge|GroundBridging]] to the Decepticon's space bridge in Earth orbit, Optimus faced Megatron down in a one-on-one battle while the other Autobots sabotage the bridge, causing it to explode and destroy the Terrorcons, and apparently, Megatron himself. {{storylink|Darkness Rising, Part 5}}<br /> <br /> [[Image:DarknessRising5-OptimusPrimeguns.jpg|right|thumb|250px|Pssst, Prime, your barrel openings are just painted detail.]]<br /> <br /> Despite the victory, Optimus regretted not having been able to turn Megatron to the path of peace, and Ratchet consoled the Autobot leader. When Decepticon activity was detected in an area of the desert, Optimus and Bumblebee went to investigate, discovering that Starscream had located and reactivated Skyquake from stasis. Optimus tried to appeal to the two Decepticons to consider a truce now that Megatron had gone, but Starscream merely mocked his request and Skyquake was determined to carry out his late master's wishes and terminate Prime. Optimus and Bumblebee found themselves forced to battle and destroy Skyquake, with some assistance from Fowler, but they respectfully buried their fallen foe and Prime lamented the circumstances. {{storylink|Masters &amp; Students}}<br /> <br /> [[Image:Scrapheap-cloudsbreak.jpg|left|thumb|250px|&quot;Okay, ''now'' I'm ready to call Bulkhead fat.&quot;]]<br /> After Bulkhead and Bumblebee found a pod in the [[Arctic]] and brought it back to base, Optimus and Arcee went back to the Arctic to check for clues as to the pod's origin. After some time searching, the temperature sensors Ratchet had given them went off, so Optimus attempted to contact base, only to find the comms were down. The pair sought shelter, but as their temperatures slowly dropped, things looked grim. Just as they were losing hope, the GroundBridge opened and ejected Bulkhead and the swarm of [[Scraplet]]s that had been causing havoc at base. The three Autobots were subsequently able to return home, and Optimus paid tribute to their human friends who had helped eliminate the Scraplets. {{storylink|Scrapheap (episode)|Scrapheap}}<br /> <br /> [[Image:Convoy-Optimustrailer.jpg|thumb|right|250px|&quot;This here's Rubber Duck and I'm about to put the hammer down.&quot;]]<br /> When Bulkhead's old buddy [[Wheeljack (Prime)|Wheeljack]] arrived on Earth, Optimus excused himself from the welcome party and went out on patrol, since &quot;Primes don't party&quot;. As such, he missed all the fun when Wheeljack turned out to be a [[Makeshift (Prime)|Decepticon spy]], but he stuck around for the second part to welcome the real Wheeljack, telling the visiting Autobot that he'd always be welcome on Earth. {{storylink|Con Job}} Not long after, when the Autobots were contracted by Fowler to help transport the experimental [[Dynamic Nuclear Generation System]], Optimus carried the device in a [[trailer]] to the rendezvous point, where it was transferred to a train. Unfortunately, the D.N.G.S. became a target for both the Decepticons and the human terrorist organization [[MECH]], and Prime was forced to have his Autobots break cover to fight [[Vehicon (Prime)|Vehicons]] while he dispatched MECH's leader [[Silas]]. A poor loser, Silas took out the train track ahead and Optimus went into [[maximum overdrive]], grabbing the train and physically halting it. {{storylink|Convoy (episode)|Convoy}}<br /> <br /> [[Image:Optimuselectrocuted.jpg|thumb|250px|left|[[Ratchet (Movie)|Ratchet]] and [[Ironhide (Movie)|Ironhide]] were right, I should've gone for this earlier!]]<br /> Tracking an [[Energon Harvester]] to a museum, Optimus Prime and the Autobots were attacked by new Decepticons arrivals [[Knock Out (Prime)|Knock Out]] and [[Breakdown (Prime)|Breakdown]], and Prime got the business end of Knock Out's [[Energon prod]], taking him out of the fight long enough for Soundwave to make off with the Harvester. Optimus led the Autobots in following the villains to Greece, and stopped their attempts to harvest an Energon seam there. {{storylink|Deus ex Machina}} Prime had another clash with Knock Out soon after: when he discovered that Arcee and [[Jack Darby|Jack]] had disobeyed his orders against using powers for personal gain by participating in illegal street races, Optimus intervened, and helped rescued a [[Vince|captive human]] from Knock Out's clutches by ripping the Decepticon's door off. {{storylink|Speed Metal}}<br /> <br /> [[Image:SickMind-OPinfected.jpg|thumb|250px|right|I woke up late one morning with a black eye. Why the heck does everyone think I'm sick? I could've just been punched in the face. Really hard. ]]<br /> While investigating a crashed Autobot spacecraft, Optimus Prime's hopes of helping any survivors were dashed when the craft turned out to be a corpse-strewn plague ship from which he contracted [[Cybonic plague]], a pathogen engineered by Megatron himself. Arcee and Bumblebee boarded the ''[[Trypticon (Prime)|Nemesis]]'' in search of a cure, and, discovering that Megatron was still alive and in stasis, Bumblebee entered his mind via a [[cortical psychic patch]]. In his dreamworld, Megatron was constantly killing imaginary Optimus Primes, and Bumblebee played on Megatron's desire to kill Optimus himself, rather than have him succumb to the plague, to convince him to hand over the cure. {{storylink|Sick Mind}} After getting back up to full health, Optimus led the Autobots to the Arctic, where Starscream was using a heat ray to melt a glacier in order to access an energon deposit. Prime boldly ploughed through the weapon's beam in order to get close enough to destroy it, but the resultant explosion left him helpless before Starscream—until he was saved at the last moment when the resurrected Megatron arrived to haul Starscream away for punishment. {{Storylink|Out of His Head}}<br /> <br /> [[Image:Shadowzone HappymusPrime.jpg|left|thumb|250px|:D]]<br /> <br /> Optimus Prime led the Autobots in investigating a Dark Energon energy signature, and found Starscream using the substance to resurrect Skyquake. Fortunately, the additional power conveyed upon Starscream by the Dark Energon was not enough to prevent Optimus Prime from blasting his arm clean off. Presently, a GroundBridge accident catapulted Jack, Miko and [[Raf Esquivel|Raf]] into an alternate dimension, and when the Autobots opened a portal to bring them back, Prime took the Autobots back to the battlefield to protect them from Starscream. {{storylink|Shadowzone (episode)|Shadowzone}} Optimus's inimitable compassion even extended to Breakdown, when he was captured by the forces of MECH and Optimus determined they would rescue him. {{storylink|Operation: Breakdown}} Later, Optimus was at the Autobot base when Jack and Arcee brought [[June Darby|Jack's mom]] in to introduce her to everyone. {{storylink|Crisscross}} He was out on a scouting mission with Bumblebee when Ratchet detected a strange magnetic signature that turned out to be a [[Polarity gauntlet]], {{storylink|Metal Attraction}} and also missed out on an adventure in a collapsed mine, but when he heard that Jack had shown mercy to an immobilized Megatron, he was proud of the boy. {{storylink|Raf's Notes#Note15|Raf's Notes}}<br /> <br /> &lt;!--[[Image:OperationBreakdown-GroundBridge.jpg|right|thumb|300px|I get to lead 'cuz I'm the tallest!]]--&gt;<br /> [[Image:Partners-StiffOptimus.jpg|thumb|right|250px|We've replaced Optimus with a statue. Think anyone will notice?]]<br /> <br /> Exploring the wreck of a crashed [[Harbinger|Decepticon ship]], Optimus Prime and his team fell victim to [[Airachnid (Prime)|Airachnid]], who paralyzed Prime and Bulkhead with the ship's cargo: an experimental [[Immobilizer]]. Prime would have wound up handed over to Megatron and mounted on the bow of the ''Nemesis'' if not for Bumblebee, who saw the villainess off, and Ratchet, who repaired the damaged device and unfroze the pair. {{storylink|Partners}} <br /> <br /> [[Image:StrongerFaster-RatchetPrime.jpg|left|thumb|250px|Who will join me? Who will become stronger, faster, more insubordinate?]]<br /> <br /> Lost Cybertronian technology continued to cause problems for Prime and the Autobots when a formula for [[Synthetic Energon]] was beamed from a [[Cybertronian data cylinder]] into Bulkhead's mind, putting his life at risk. Refusing to sacrifice Bulkhead despite the advantage the formula would give the Autobots, Prime petitioned Megatron for the return of the cylinder so they could extract the data. In exchange, he would hand it over to the Decepticons, but Megatron refused and destroyed the device after a battle. The formula was subsequently beamed out of Bulkhead's mind into space, {{storylink|T.M.I.}} but when Ratchet proceeded to generate a batch of &quot;SynthEn&quot; and was driven mentally unstable after testing it on himself, he and Optimus came to blows, and Optimus confined him to base. Ratchet instead took off to face Megatron, forcing Prime to lead a team into a Decepticon mine to rescue him. Cured of the SynthEn's effects, Optimus reminded Ratchet that he was a vital member of the team. {{storylink|Stronger, Faster}}<br /> <br /> [[Image:PrimeEp23-PrimeMegatron.jpg|right|thumb|250px|Slap slap.]]<br /> <br /> Believing that a prophecy in the [[Covenant of Primus]] was soon to come true and that Megatron could regard it as his destiny, Optimus Prime was finally forced to abandon any illusions of turning his old foe to the path of good after the Decepticon leader grievously wounded Raf during a battle over a power source for the villain's new space bridge. Optimus boarded the ''Nemesis'' and called Megatron out for a one-on-one battle that he vowed would be their last. The two ancient enemies fought before a volcano, and Optimus managed to fell Megatron, but just before he could deliver the killing blow, the volcano erupted with Dark Energon. Megatron experienced an increase in power, and turned the tide, {{storylink|One Shall Fall}} but thankfully, the intervention of the other Autobots saved Optimus's life. Retreating to base to review this new nightmare scenario, Optimus recounting the tale of [[Primus]], [[Unicron]] and the [[Thirteen]] to the gathered humans and told them he believed that Earth had formed around the slumbering form of Unicron, who was now in the process of awakening. Examining areas of the planet struck by earthquakes at the moment of the eruption, Optimus soon found himself confronted by Unicron himself, in an avatar formed from rock and stone. He prostrated himself before the Chaos Bringer and tried to plead for the lives of the billions of [[human]]s who dwelt on Earth, but Unicron considered them parasites and attacked Prime with wave after wave of avatars. {{storylink|One Shall Rise, Part 1}}<br /> <br /> [[Image:OneShallRise2-shake.jpg|left|thumb|300px|Kiss kiss.]]<br /> <br /> He ordered the other Autobots ''not'' to come to his aid, so naturally they came anyway. After fighting increasingly larger Unicrons, they came up against one that was too much for them. Just as it was about to step on Optimus, help came in the unlikely form of Megatron, who offered his services in eliminating Unicron and revealed that only the [[Matrix of Leadership]] held by Optimus could achieve that aim. The Autobots returned to base, where the others were horrified that Prime was intending to take up Megatron's offer, but he was resolute that all care would be taken to make sure it was a safe as possible. When Megatron stepped into the base, Optimus and the other Autobots welcomed him appropriately. Before they left on their mission, Optimus presented Jack with the key to the GroundBridge power supply. Optimus, Megatron and the Autobots were soon stepping through the GroundBridge to Earth's core, Unicron himself. {{storylink|One Shall Rise, Part 2}}<br /> <br /> As they moved through Unicron's internal structure, they came under attack from [[Unicron's antibodies|antibodies]]. Optimus and Megatron fought back to back, though Optimus took time out to rescue Bulkhead from falling. When they reach Unicron's spark chamber, Optimus and Megatron went inside, and, though the dark god possessed Megatron, Optimus unleashed the Matrix, apparently extinguishing Unicron's spark. However the price was high—Optimus's memory was lost and he believed himself to be Orion Pax. Megatron played along, and took him back to the ''Nemesis''. {{storylink|One Shall Rise, Part 3}}<br /> <br /> [[Image:Orion-Pax-Part-1-OP-Megatron.jpg|right|thumb|300px|&quot;You mean I can't just go [[Super Mode]] and kick your ass in this show? Crap.&quot;]]<br /> <br /> Megatron wasted no time in convincing Orion that black was white and up was down. Branded with the Decepticon insignia by Knock Out, Orion was shown false history of Cybertron's destruction, and convinced that the Autobots were the aggressors. Angered at Cybertron's loss, Orion promised Megatron he would do his part to help. He was put to work decoding information stolen from the [[Iacon (polity)|Iacon]] archives, and told Megatron they were of locations of Earth, and feared that they could be weapons of mass destruction. Later, there was a commotion in the corridors, and Orion decided to investigate despite being ordered to remain in his lab, however Soundwave managed to prevent him from seeing Arcee when the Autobot managed to get on-board. Not long after, the long-absent Starscream sneaked onto the ship to steal [[energon cube]]s and ended up blundering into Orion's work room. {{storylink|Orion Pax, Part 1}}<br /> <br /> Surprised to see Starscream, not least because Megatron had said he was dead, Orion's suspicions became aroused as Starscream noted Megatron would likely have told him many lies. Despite asking what he knew, Starscream was quick to depart when more Vehicon guards arrived and in spite of Orion attempting to convince them to hold their fire. After Megatron's subsequent covering of the incident, Orion decided to poke through the Decepticon database and learned that he was Optimus Prime, the leader of the Autobots. {{storylink|Orion Pax, Part 2}}<br /> <br /> [[Image:OrionPax3 Optimus Decepticon insignia.jpg|left|thumb|300px|What did I do last night?]]<br /> <br /> Megatron, as it turned out, already knew he knew since his work was being monitored. Orion decided to delete his discoveries so that Megatron could not use them, however Megatron revealed he was also having his work copied. As Soundwave reported activity on Cybertron, Megatron had more Vehicon guards put at his back while he dealt with the matter, and threatened to kill him if he didn't continue his work. Orion tried to appeal to the guards to help him warn the Autobots, but they responded with a beating until he discovered he was armed and stopped them. Having realised he was meant to be an Autobot, Orion went to confront Megatron at the space bridge. However, he found he was no match for the Decepticon leader and was quickly overpowered. Just then, Arcee leapt through the space bridge from Cybertron and tackled Megatron. Behind her was Jack with the [[Key to Vector Sigma]], loaded with the information from the Matrix of Leadership. Orion questioned whether he was worthy, and Jack assured him he was. When his memory was restored, albeit minus his time as Orion, Optimus prevented Megatron from exterminating his comrades, and they returned to the Autobot base for a big reunion. {{storylink|Orion Pax, Part 3}}<br /> <br /> Optimus and Ratchet followed an ancient signal, and found Megatron and his forces unearthing a Cybertronian artifact, the [[spark extractor|Spark Extractor]]. While the two Autobots fought the other Decepticons, Bumblebee snatched the extractor from Megatron inside the GroundBridge. Later at base, Optimus theorized that the Spark Extractor was among the many Decepticon weapons confiscated during the Great War, and worried that he couldn't remember what he had revealed to Megatron when he was suffering amnesia. To compound matters, a short time later, MECH stole Bumblebee's [[transformation cog|T-cog]], causing Prime more worry. {{storylink|Operation Bumblebee, Part 1}} Despite Optimus's misgivings, Ratchet talked him into approving a T-cog transplant between Ratchet and Bumblebee. When a signal indicating an artifact was detected, he cut the operation short to take Arcee and Bulkhead to secure it. Unfortunately, he and Arcee were unable to penetrate Knock Out's force field, and the Decepticons got away with the [[Forge of Solus Prime]]. {{storylink|Operation Bumblebee, Part 2}}<br /> <br /> [[Image:LooseCannons Optimus and Wheeljack in Jackhammer.jpg|thumb|right|300px|This scene is even funnier if you imagine &quot;Mahna Mahna&quot; playing on the radio.]]<br /> <br /> When Wheeljack returned to Earth in pursuit of [[Dreadwing (Prime)|Dreadwing]], Optimus attempted to convince him to join the Autobot team. Wheeljack instead took Bulkhead to try and trap Dreadwing, only to fall into a trap themselves. Prime had to dig Wheeljack out of the resulting rubble, and joined him to rescue Bulkhead, who was strapped to one of Dreadwing's explosives. When Optimus managed to defeat the Decepticon and pin him, his gambit to make Dreadwing defuse the bomb worked, and Wheeljack gained a new respect for the Autobot leader. {{Storylink|Loose Cannons}}<br /> <br /> After obtaining information on Airachnid's whereabouts from Starscream, Optimus led a mission to an abandoned energon mine in [[South America]], where they found Megatron fighting an [[Insecticon (Prime)|Insecticon]] under Airachnid's control. When the fight was finished, the Autobots surrounded the exhausted Megatron, but were prevented from finishing him off by the arrival of Dreadwing. Outnumbered, Optimus offered to allow Megatron go if Dreadwing extended the same courtesy. Though Dreadwing kept his word, Megatron ordered the Vehicons to attack while he and Dreadwing escaped, but luckily the Autobots trashed them. {{storylink|Crossfire}}<br /> <br /> Optimus returned to base from an energon mine to find that MECH had created a clone of him and were using it to attack the military. He and the Autobots attempted to stop [[Nemesis Prime (Prime)|Nemesis Prime]] from attacking [[Alden Military Base]], but had to retreat under fire from the military. They began scouring the area, and located the MECH base, where Optimus fought one-on-one with Nemesis Prime, until a distraction by Fowler allowed him to finish off the Silas-controlled machine, dropping it on Silas himself. Optimus returned to base for repairs, and Fowler gave them the news that Silas had disappeared. {{storylink|Nemesis Prime (episode)|Nemesis Prime}} During Fowler's debriefing by [[Bryce|General Bryce]], Optimus revealed himself to the general to prove he was still alive and on the military's side. {{storylink|Grill}}<br /> <br /> Optimus took Bumblebee and Arcee to investigate some activity and found Airachnid sending out a swarm of Insecticons to attack the ''Nemesis''. He and Bumblebee ended up having to fight a bunch of them and won. They got to return to base with Airachnid, whom Arcee had trapped in stasis-lock. {{storylink|Armada (episode)|Armada}} After the ''Nemesis'' crashed, and was reactivated with Dark Energon, Optimus took a team with the [[spark extractor|Spark Extractor]] to attack the warship, only for them to all be knocked into stasis lock by the ship's weapons. Ratchet took them back to base, where they recovered after the conscious ship was disabled by the kids. {{storylink|Flying Mind}}<br /> <br /> With the locations of four relics now in their possession, Optimus dispatched Arcee and Bumblebee to [[New York City]] to find the first {{storylink|Tunnel Vision}} and warned Bulkhead to be careful in obtaining another near the equator. {{storylink|Toxicity}} Optimus himself went to [[Antarctica]], where he found the relic had already been taken, and Dreadwing had Starscream a prisoner. During the ensuing fight, Optimus brought tons of ice down on Dreadwing, before forcing Starscream to lead him to a human base where the relic was being kept. Dreadwing caught up with them, and while Optimus fought the Decepticon, Starscream obtained the [[Apex Armor (Prime)|Apex Armor]], forcing Optimus and Dreadwing to team up to defeat him. Though Dreadwing intended to fight him again, Optimus convinced him that there would be no point in continuing their fight, so Dreadwing left. {{storylink|Triangulation}}<br /> <br /> Back at base, Prime found that Bulkhead had been critically wounded during the relic missions. Optimus refused to tell Wheeljack who was responsible, but the Wrecker rushed off anyway. When Wheeljack and Miko later returned having killed [[Hardshell]], Optimus stopped Ratchet from preventing Miko from running to Bulkhead's side. {{storylink|Hurt}} Optimus began attempting to decode the Iacon database, though it was hard going with the Earth technology he was forced to use. {{storylink|Out of the Past}}<br /> <br /> During a mission to investigate a crashed escape pod, the team encountered [[Smokescreen (Prime)|Smokescreen]] whose tales of guarding [[Alpha Trion (Prime)|Alpha Trion]] convinced Optimus that he was on the level. Optimus still believed Smokescreen was too green to go into combat, so the new Autobot was left at base when Prime took a team to recover some [[Red Energon]]. When they encountered Starscream, still in possession of the Apex Armor, Optimus took the Decepticon on himself, kicking Starscream off a crane. After Smokescreen used the [[phase shifter]] to separate Starscream from the armor, Optimus officially welcomed the new Autobot to the team. {{storylink|New Recruit}} When Fowler notified them that a [[Project Damocles]] satellite had been stolen by Breakdown and Silas, Optimus took a team to a military base in the hope of securing the satellite control codes before the Decepticons could get them. Instead they found themselves facing both Decepticon troopers and the orbital death ray itself, controlled by Soundwave. {{storylink|The Human Factor}}<br /> <br /> {{spoiler|Legacy|September 28, 2012}}<br /> [[Image:LegacyOptimusPrimeandStarsaber.jpg|thumb|left]]<br /> <br /> Optimus assigned Jack to help Smokescreen adapt to Earth. He had almost finished decoding another set of Iacon coordinates when a signal led him and his team on a wild goose chase. Despite this, they found the location of the real relic, the [[Star Saber (Prima)|Star Saber]], and Optimus managed to wrest control of it off the Decepticons. Through the sword's power, he received a message from Alpha Trion. {{storylink|Legacy}}<br /> {{--}}<br /> <br /> ===Titan Magazines ''Prime'' comics===<br /> As the Decepticons slowly conquered Cybertron, Optimus knew they'd try to attack [[Iacon (polity)|Iacon]] and set up defences at the [[Iacon Energon Refinery]]. Sure enough, Megatron attacked with a small team of Decepticons but the Autobot gunners managed to take out all but Megatron. To Optimus's surprise, Megatron didn't abandon his men, instead rescuing them under heavy fire. When Optimus had the opportunity to take a shot, he hesitated and Megatron's team escaped. For that, Optimus took the blame and was even regarded as a traitor by some. {{storylink|Transformers Comic issue 4.2|War Story}}<br /> <br /> Many years later, Optimus's team had settled on [[Earth]]. After Ratchet somewhat apologetically unveiled the [[Safe]], Optimus told him to have more confidence in his work. When Bulkhead managed to uncover a hidden nuclear missile and a scouting party of Vehicons neared the base, Optimus, Arcee and Bumblebee went out to greet the Decepticons. While Bumblebee knocked the Vehicons into the air, Prime and Arcee blasted them. They reentered at the base in time to see Fowler arriving with some scientists, and Optimus had some stern words with their liaison about the mystery bomb and its intended purpose, insisting that Fowler take it with him when he left. {{storylink|Transformers Comic issue 4.1|The Safe and the Failsafe}}<br /> <br /> During some downtime, Prime took the other Autobots and the kids to [[Valley of Fire State Park]]. At Miko's request, he told the story of his battle with Megatron in the Iacon Energon Refinery. {{storylink|Transformers Comic issue 4.2|War Story}}<br /> <br /> On [[Christmas]], Fowler reported to Optimus that Megatron and Starscream had taken control of the [[Yamal|NS ''Yamal'']], a nuclear-powered Russian icebreaker. Leaving Arcee and Bulkhead in charge of the base, Optimus took the other Autobots to the ship and attacked Megatron. As Optimus fought Megatron, the Decepticon leader outlined his plan to detonate the ship's reactors with a [[static lance]]. Bumblebee managed to wrest the lance off Starscream and threw it to Optimus who used it to hit Megatron. Once the Decepticons had been dealt with, Optimus's team returned to the base, where they found it had been turned into an impromptu ice skating rink. {{storylink|Transformers Comic issue 4.3|Ice Breaker}}<br /> <br /> Optimus was surprised to find the GroundBridge active and asked Bulkhead what the problem was. Bulkhead's denials were undermined by the Vehicons pouring through the bridge, and Optimus led the counter-attack. While Optimus and the others kept the Decepticons busy, Raf and Bumblebee managed to shut down the bridge. {{storylink|Transformers Comic issue 4.4|Tinker, Tailor, Gamer, Spy!}} Optimus shared Jack's suspicions about some recently exploded schools, and had the Autobots check out the other schools in the area. Sure enough, the schools came under attack by [[MECH]]. {{storylink|Transformers Comic issue 4.5|School Is... Out!}}<br /> <br /> After Starscream stole [[Air Force One]] and held the [[President of the United States]] ransom, demanding Optimus Prime be turned over bound and gagged, the Autobot leader worked out from the ransom note where Starscream was. While the other Autobots protected the plane and took on the Vehicons, Optimus rescued the President by cutting off Starscream's arm and catching her as she fell. After the Decepticon retreated, Optimus made sure the Autobots left before the aircraft's crew recovered consciousness. {{storylink|Transformers Comic issue 4.6|All the President's 'Bots!}}<br /> <br /> Lured into a trap in a scrap-metal facility in [[Zhejiang Province]], [[China]], Optimus found his mind had been zapped into a human by [[Knock Out (Prime)|Knock Out]]'s [[neuron refractor]]. The Autobot leader mentally contacted the human, [[Lin-Che]], and guided him in fighting off the attacking Vehicons and reversing the refractor. Back in his own body, Optimus broke out of the crusher he'd been stuffed into, and fought off the Decepticons. He later returned Lin-Che home, to return the favor. {{storylink|Transformers Comic issue 4.8|The Mind Trap!}} After Miko was kidnapped by MECH agent [[Novo]], Optimus joined the hunt to find her. When Novo, now in a mechanoid body thanks to a MECH experiment, returned Miko to them, Optimus offered him the help of Ratchet and the Autobots' technical expertise, but Novo turned him down. {{storylink|Transformers Comic issue 4.9|The Novo Incident}}<br /> <br /> Optimus led a team to the [[Deep Driller]] oil platform, and found not the expected environmental terrorists, but human soldiers in [[robotic battle suit]]s. After finding dealing with the humans in a non-lethal matter difficult, Optimus took Jack's suggestion of surrendering, and once [[Rufus Madison|General Madison]] realised his opponents were alien robots, he stopped fighting. {{storylink|Transformers Comic issue 4.10|Mad Dogs &amp; Autobots}} After it turned out that the missing Bulkhead had been imprisoned on the Decepticon warship, Optimus took a team, including the three kids, to the ship to mount a rescue. During the course of freeing Bulkhead, he trashed at least two Decepticons and blew a hole through the side of the ship. {{storylink|Transformers Comic issue 4.11|The Battle for Bulkhead}}<br /> <br /> ===''Rescue Bots'' pack-in storybooks===<br /> After [[Cody Burns]] helped [[Heatwave (RB)|Heatwave]] put out a fire that had threatened Fire Station Prime, Optimus Prime spoke to them through a screen, asking if Cody would join the Rescue Bots. Cody accepted. {{storylink|Prime Alert}}<br /> <br /> ===''Rescue Bots'' cartoon===<br /> {{voiceactor|[[Peter Cullen]] (English)}}<br /> [[Image:UnderPressure Optimus on monitor.jpg|right|thumb|250px|[[Playskool]] is the right of all sentient beings.]]<br /> Optimus Prime sent out a call to all Autobots to come to their new home on [[Earth]]. When a team of [[Rescue Bot]]s arrived at a military base, Optimus met them there and gave them their new mission: to team up with the Burns family and help them keep [[Griffin Rock]] safe. After presenting them with vehicles to [[scanning|scan]], he introduced them to [[Charlie Burns]] and left them to get acquainted. {{storylink|Family of Heroes}} The Rescue Bots had trouble learning to work with their new human friends, and they contacted Optimus to tell him as much, but he was confident that they and the humans would learn to work together. {{storylink|Under Pressure}}<br /> <br /> After the Rescue Bots were fired by the Griffin Rock city council, [[Heatwave (RB)|Heatwave]] attempted, but failed, to contact Optimus Prime to request the reassignment of Rescue Force Sigma-17. The Rescue Bots were later reinstated. {{storylink|The Reign of Morocco}}<br /> <br /> [[Image:ItsABotTime Optimus vehicle mode.jpg|thumb|left|200px|Optimus drops by Griffin Rock whenever he's in the mood for G1.]]<br /> When [[Bumblebee (Prime)|Bumblebee]] tracked a meteor to Griffin Rock, he used the Rescue Bots' comms screen to report in with Optimus, who commended [[Cody Burns]] on his work helping the Bots to acclimate. Three of the Rescue Bots were struck with a strange virus from the meteorite, and they consulted with Optimus and Ratchet on the best way to deal with it. Optimus was concerned that the virus could fall into [[Megatron (Prime)|evil]] [[Silas|hands]] and ordered they destroy the meteorite. {{storylink|Bumblebee to the Rescue (RB)|Bumblebee to the Rescue}}<br /> <br /> [[Image:BotToTheFuture Optimus steps forward.jpg|thumb|right|180px]]<br /> Notified that the Rescue Bots had been inadvertently sent back in time, Optimus and Bumblebee returned to Griffin Rock. Optimus deduced that [[energon]] would be enough to power the [[Temporal Station|time machine]], so he and Bumblebee went back to 1939, arriving in time to rescue the Rescue Bots from [[Thaddeus Morocco|Doctor Morocco]]. The team returned to the present, only to find Griffin Rock overrun by [[MorBot]]s. {{storylink|It's a Bot Time}}<br /> <br /> Optimus and Bumblebee were kept busy trashing MorBots while the Rescue Bots worked out what was going on. By the time the pair ran out of MorBots to destroy, the team was ready to return to 1939 where they rescued [[Dither]] and returned the timeline to normal. Back in the present, Optimus congratulated the Rescue Bots team for their work. {{storylink|Bot to the Future}}<br /> <br /> {{--}}<br /> <br /> ==Games==<br /> ===''Transformers: War for Cybertron'' (Xbox 360/PS3/PC)===<br /> {{voiceactor|[[Peter Cullen]] (English)|[[Marco Balzarotti]] (Italian), [[Andrei Yaroslavtsev]] (Russian), [[Alfredo Martínez]] (Spain-Spanish)}}<br /> <br /> [[Image:WFC-OptimusPrimeconcept.jpg|right|thumb|250px|Steroids are the right of all sentient beings.]]<br /> In the waning days of the war for Cybertron, Optimus spotted a little yellow Autobot in trouble, and defeated the surrounding drone forces. [[Ratchet (Prime)| Ratchet]] arrived on the scene, and Optimus helped up the Autobot scout, who revealed his name was [[Bumblebee (Prime)|Bumblebee]]. Bumblebee informed Optimus that the Decepticons had taken control of communication relays, so that the only way to contact Optimus was by messenger. He also informed Optimus that their leader, [[Sentinel Zeta Prime]], was dead. Optimus suspected [[Megatron (Prime)|Megatron]]'s hand, and was informed by Bumblebee that the [[Autobot High Council]] had gone into hiding because of this. Optimus believed that the Council would emerge during a safer time, and formed a team with Bumblebee and Ratchet. <br /> <br /> They drove to the [[Decagon]], where they found [[Ironhide (Prime)|Ironhide]] battling the forces of [[Starscream (Prime)| Starscream]]. After assisting him in defeating Starscream's army, they confronted Starscream himself within the Decagon. After the trio combated and drove off Starscream, a hologram of Zeta Prime's face appeared in the center of the room, stating that he is being held in the [[Kaon]] prison complex. Optimus took Bumblebee and Sideswipe to the Kaon prison, allowing themselves to be captured so that they could infiltrate the facility. The Decepticons prepared to execute them, but [[Air Raid (WFC)|Air Raid]] lent a hand so they could escape, though he himself was captured. While sneaking through the corridors, the three managed to free Air Raid, [[Arcee (Prime)|Arcee]], and others. They continued through the hallways, and finally located the room where Zeta is being held, only to face [[Soundwave (Prime)| Soundwave]]. The Decepticon cowered behind a force field, sending [[Frenzy (WFC)|Frenzy]], [[Rumble (Prime)|Rumble]], and [[Laserbeak (Prime)|Laserbeak]] out to fight for him, only venturing out to administer needed repairs to his minions. As Soundwave's energy became low, he attempted to drain Zeta Prime, only to be interrupted by Optimus, who took a shot meant for Zeta. Though Soundwave and his minions retreated, the damage was done, and Zeta Prime died before Optimus could free him.<br /> <br /> Optimus brought Zeta's corpse to the site of the hiding High Council, where he lay the dead body in the center of the room. Optimus stated that the Autobots craved their guidance, but the Council stated that their mission was to choose the Primes, not to lead them. They then told him that Optimus himself is a Prime, and that he had changed the lives around him. Optimus was then told that Megatron had corrupted the core of Cybertron, and that he was the one that could remove this blight. He took this burden and responsibility, then was told by the Council that he was now Optimus ''Prime'', the last Prime. <br /> <br /> [[Image:WFC-OptimusPrimeAltmode.jpg|left|thumb|200px|Welcome to the ''Twilight Zone'' Prime.]] <br /> For a new mission, Optimus selected Ironhide and [[Warpath (WFC)|Warpath]], and the team ventured to the entrance of the core, where a corrupted [[Omega Supreme (WFC)|Omega Supreme]] was being tortured. After a prolonged battle, the Autobots defeated the torturers and freed Omega Supreme from the Dark Energon influence. Omega Supreme escaped, and the Autobots found some [[Space slug|space slugs]] to use as steeds. One long journey later, they reached the core and defeated a corrupted slug. Unfortunately the core itself had become contaminated, and informed Optimus as much. The only solution was for the core to reboot, which would take millions of years, during which the planet would be unusable, and Optimus realized that the Autobots would have to leave their home. Before shutting down, the core revealed the [[Matrix of Leadership]], which it installed inside Optimus Prime's chest. <br /> <br /> Optimus arrived back at Iacon, where he ordered all Autobots to evacuate the planet. Megatron announced that everyone must stay or face destruction, and fired a massive cannon installed in the Dark Energon space station. Optimus Prime ordered his Air Commander [[Silverbolt (WFC)|Silverbolt]] to shut down the cannon with his team. They succeeded, and the station crashed into Iacon. Optimus, Bumblebee, and Ironhide discovered that the &quot;space station&quot; wasn't a space station at all: it was the giant Decepticon, [[Trypticon (Prime)|Trypticon]]. They managed to defeat the heavily-armed menace, who plunged into a pool of energon. The Autobots celebrated their victory, but noticed that ''they'' have to evacuate as well. Optimus revealed a massive starship they would use called the [[Ark (WFC)|Ark]], a ship still under construction that would allow them to take a part of Cybertron with them across the galaxy. {{storylink|Transformers: War for Cybertron (360/PS3/PC)|Transformers: War for Cybertron}}<br /> <br /> ===''Transformers: War for Cybertron'' (DS)===<br /> {{voiceactor|Peter Cullen (English)}}<br /> [[Image:WFCDS Optimus Prime.jpg|thumb|right|124px|Origamimus Prime]]<br /> Optimus was a dock worker who found himself caught up in the war against the Decepticons. With the Decepticons on the hunt for the Omega Key, Zeta Prime sent Optimus and his team to protect the library, knowing he could count on his old friend. When Zeta Prime was later captured by the Decepticons, he attempted to contact Optimus. The data links keeping him in contact with the Autobots were severed, so Bumblebee tracked down Optimus at an Autobot base. Optimus subsequently rescued an [[Autobot rookie]] from Starscream, chasing the Decepticon off before joining up with Jetfire and destroying other intruders at the base. Optimus was felled by a [[laser guard]], but revived with the help of Jetfire and Bumblebee. They completed clearing the base by defeating [[Dirge (WFC)|Dirge]], and Optimus announced that the next step was to retake Iacon.<br /> <br /> He and his team entered Decepticon-occupied Iacon and destroyed the Dark Energon corruptors, allowing them to get the Decagon's defense systems back online. While they waited for Zeta Prime to make contact again, Optimus reminded Bumblebee that they couldn't let Megatron win just by giving up. Zeta let them know that he was being held in Kaon Prison, and Optimus's team infiltrated the prison in search of him. After an encounter with [[Onslaught (WFC)|Onslaught]], they ran into Megatron himself, who set more Decepticons on them. When they eventually found Zeta Prime, their leader expired. Optimus returned his body to the High Council, who appointed Optimus the new Prime.<br /> <br /> Optimus Prime attempted to solicit [[Grimlock (WFC)|Grimlock]]'s help. Grimlock challenged him to a fight to decide whether to join up, but [[Swoop (WFC)|Swoop]]'s capture by Decepticons sent the Autobots off on a rescue mission instead. The Autobots tracked Swoop down to a Dark Energon laboratory on the outskirts of Iacon and freed him from Dark Energon contamination. Swoop's services were subsequently offered to the Autobots by Grimlock, who said he'd follow along to protect Swoop. Analysis of core samples by Jetfire and Ratchet indicated that they would need to disable to corrupters preventing it from repairing itself. To this end, Optimus's team traveled to the core and freed it after defeating [[Brawl (WFC)|Brawl]].<br /> <br /> Realising that the core needed time to repair itself, Optimus ordered the Autobots to evacuate the planet in Arks. He and his team ascended the space bridge to attack the Trypticon space station and take out its main power core. They escaped during the station's plunge towards Cybertron, but as it fell, it transformed. Optimus rallied his men against this new threat, leading the way to the crash site, where the Autobots confronted Trypticon. After the titan's downfall, Optimus and his men left Cybertron in search of a new source of energy. {{storylink|Transformers: War for Cybertron (DS)}}<br /> <br /> ===''Transformers: Cybertron Adventures''===<br /> {{voiceactor|[[Peter Cullen]] (English)|[[Marco Balzarotti]] (Italian)}}<br /> <br /> Optimus Prime coordinated many of the Autobot campaigns during the war. He dispatched Ironhide and Bumblebee to retrieve a datacore of information about Trypticon from Kaon. He later coordinated the evac measures for Cybertron, personally guarding a supply convoy while Bumblebee ran point and ensuring the safe launch of an airlift whiel the Aerialbots prevented Seekers from taking potshots at it. He also sent the Aerialbots up to Trypticon Station itself when its orbital weapon systems began annihilating the Autobot ranks.<br /> <br /> When Trypticon itself fell to Cybertron after the Aerialbot assault, it transformed into a tremendous warbot, and Optimus Prime raced out to meet it. Bumblebee and Ironhide accompanied Prime to the blast site, fighting through numerous Decepticon embankments to reach the monster. Trypticon himself proved to be an implaccable foe, and Optimus coordinated both ground-based flanking attacks and strafing runs by the Aerialbots. Eventually, the mighty menace went down, and Prime saluted Trypticon on his way to extinction. {{storylink|Transformers: Cybertron Adventures}}<br /> <br /> ===''Transformers: Fall of Cybertron''===<br /> {{voiceactor|[[Peter Cullen]] (English)}}<br /> [[Image:FOC-GameInformerPrimeBumblebee.jpg|right|thumb|200px|&quot;No, not in the chest, you guys! The throat! The throat!&quot;]]<br /> As the Ark neared completion, Optimus was alerted to the fact that [[Grimlock (WFC)|Grimlock]]'s team had deserted their post and the Decepticons were consequently attacking with giant [[Warp Cannon]]s. He made haste back to Autobot City where he sent [[Sideswipe (WFC)|Sideswipe]], [[Jazz (WFC)|Jazz]] and [[Cliffjumper (Prime)|Cliffjumper]] off in search of the [[Lightning Strike Coalition]] before joining [[Warpath (WFC)|Warpath]] in fending off the Decepticons attacking the nerve center. When it turned out they didn't have enough energon for the defences, Optimus and [[Perceptor (Prime)|Perceptor]] decided to divert some of the energon from Ark. With Perceptor's help, Optimus got an old artillery piece working and reached the neutron cannon which he used to take out some of the attackers before running out of energon. At that point he was drawn to the city core, where he managed to awaken [[Metroplex (FOC)|Metroplex]]. Optimus guided the giant in destroying the Warp Cannons, but the last of them felled Metroplex, forcing Optimus to go inside it himself.<br /> <br /> [[Image:FOC-OptimusPrimetruckart.jpg|left|thumb|200px|]]<br /> He didn't get very far before encountering [[Starscream (Prime)|Starscream]] and the [[Combaticon (WFC)|Combaticons]] who took him prisoner. Dragged before Megatron, Optimus was only saved by the timely reactivation of Metroplex. Once Megatron was a messy stain on the ground, Prime strongly recommended Starscream and the others leave. Some time later, Jazz and Cliffjumper reported that they'd found a massive [[energon lake]], and Optimus organized a transport to pick it up. During a Decepticon attack on [[Trypticon (Prime)|Trypticon]]'s crash site, Optimus was contacted by Autobots guarding the site who said that Megatron was alive. His request for confirmation was given by none other than Megatron himself, who killed the Autobots who contacted Prime. Recognizing that the Decepticons would only try to retrieve Trypticon's power core if their energon levels were dangerously low, Optimus offered a ceasefire to share what was left, but Megatron rejected his offer, saying that Optimus and the Autobots were responsible for Cybertron's death. <br /> <br /> When he was contacted by Grimlock's team who reported [[Shockwave (Prime)|Shockwave]]'s experiments, Optimus ordered them back to base, only for Grimlock to ignore him. The Ark was eventually launched thanks to a last-minute sacrifice by Metroplex, but didn't get far before the Decepticons caught up in the ''Nemesis'' and attacked it. Optimus headed to the engine room to assist with the defenses there, only to encounter Megatron himself. As the two fought, Bumblebee threw himself in front of a shot meant for Optimus, and the young bot's sacrifice sent an enraged Optimus back into battle against his nemesis. The pair's fight wasn't yet finished when both they and their ships were sucked into the space bridge portal. {{storylink|Transformers: Fall of Cybertron|Fall of Cybertron}}<br /> <br /> === ''Transformers Prime: The Game'' ===<br /> [[Image:Transformers prime the game optimus.jpg|thumb|left|200px|]]<br /> {{voiceactor|[[Peter Cullen]] (English)}}<br /> {{comingsoon|when=October 30, 2012}}<br /> {{storylink|Transformers Prime: The Game}}<br /> <br /> === ''Transformers Universe'' ===<br /> {{comingsoon}}<br /> {{storylink|Transformers Universe}}<br /> <br /> {{-}}<br /> <br /> ==Toys==<br /> ===Generations===<br /> [[Image:Generationstoy-CybertronianOptimusPrime.jpg|right|thumb|300px|It's ''[[Transformers: The War Within|War Within]]'' but with fewer chinstraps and handvents.]]<br /> *'''Cybertronian Optimus Prime''' (Deluxe Class, 2010)<br /> :*''Accessories'': &quot;blaster&quot; rifle<br /> <br /> : Based on his appearance in ''[[Transformers: War for Cybertron (franchise)|War for Cybertron]]'', ''[[Transformers: Generations|Generations]]'' Optimus Prime transforms from a red, blue, and silver robot into an &quot;armored truck mode.&quot; His rifle transforms as well, folding and plugging into the roof of the vehicle mode. The rifle can also [[5mm post|peg]] into his forearms, and, in its compact configuration, can attach to his shoulders via peg holes on the backs of his front tires. The weapon in its compact configuration can also be stored on his robot mode back. Optimus has a stylized sculpted Autobot insignia on his back, as seen in the game, but it is obscured by [[kibble]].<br /> <br /> : An undocumented transformation step includes flipping Optimus Prime's knees out in vehicle mode to form a back bumper with tail lights. Oddly, the toy itself and the cardbox art show Optimus Prime with four fingers on each hand, while in the video game Optimus Prime has 5 fingers. The vehicle mode pictured here is minimally mistransformed: The exhaust pipes have not been rotated to hide the indentations against the vehicle body. The instructions show the rifle being plugged in by its shorter peg, but the packaging depicts the rifle stored by its grip, which keeps the weapon higher off Prime's body, but is also more secure. <br /> <br /> :Optimus Prime is part of the first wave of ''[[Transformers: Generations|Generations]]'' Deluxes, but he and Cybertronian [[Bumblebee (Prime)|Bumblebee]] shipped ahead of their two other wavemates via [[Toys&quot;R&quot;Us]].<br /> <br /> :This mold was [[redeco]]ed into ''[[Transformers United|United]]'' [[Optimus Prime (G1)/toys#United|Optimus Prime Cybertron Mode]] and [[Darkside Optimus Prime (United)|Darkside Optimus Prime]].<br /> <br /> ::*''[http://tfu.info/2010/Autobot/GenerationsOptimusPrime/optimusprime.htm More information on Cybertronian Optimus Prime at TFU.info]''<br /> {{-}}<br /> <br /> {{anchor|FOCtoy}}<br /> [[Image:Generationstoy-OptimusPrimeFOC.jpg|right|thumb|300px|Heroic Fist Truck of DOOM!!!!!]]<br /> *'''Optimus Prime''' (Deluxe Class, 2012)<br /> **''Series/number'': '''01/#001'''<br /> :*''Accessories'': &quot;Ion cannon&quot;<br /> : Part of the first wave of [[2012]] ''Generations'' Deluxe Class toys, Optimus Prime is based on his ''[[Transformers: Fall of Cybertron|Fall of Cybertron]]'' design, and transforms from a robot to a Cybertronian truck and back. His hand-held rifle can mount on the roof and rear sides of the vehicle, while the rifle can be hand-held, forearm-mounted, or shoulder-mounted in robot mode, with the shoulder-mounted configuration involving untransforming either of his exhaust pipes. <br /> <br /> :This mold was retooled into ''Fall of Cybertron'' [[Ultra Magnus (Prime)#Generations|Ultra Magnus]].<br /> {{-}}<br /> <br /> ===Prime: First Edition===<br /> {{anchor|SDCC2011}}<br /> [[Image:PrimeFEtoy-OptimusPrimeSDCC.jpg|right|thumb|300px|This should tide us over for &lt;strike&gt;three&lt;/strike&gt; &lt;strike&gt;six&lt;/strike&gt; eight months!]]<br /> *'''Matrix of Leadership SDCC Optimus Prime''' (Deluxe, 2011)<br /> **''Accessories:'' Gun, magnet, dignity-removing wearable Matrix packaging<br /> <br /> : Matrix of Leadership Optimus Prime is an [[exclusive]] to San Diego Comic-Con 2011. The toy comes in a packaging shaped like the [[Matrix of Leadership]], which the owner can wear around his neck, preferably at the convention itself, so passers-by can exclaim &quot;WHERE THE HELL DID YOU GET THAT?&quot; and then try to get one themselves. The Matrix itself comes packaged in a box that is designed to look like Optimus Prime's chest, and opens accordingly. The chest window doors are sealed with a round magnet. <br /> <br /> [[Image:PrimeFEtoy-SDCCpackaging.jpg|left|thumb|300px|Step 1: Put Optimus Prime toy inside a wearable Matrix.&lt;br&gt; Step 2: ???&lt;br&gt; Step 3: Profit!]]<br /> <br /> : The toy itself is an early release of the Deluxe Class Optimus Prime toy from the later &quot;Entertainment Pack&quot; set (see below). There are some deco differences between this release and the later retail release; this version has gray windows instead of blue and is missing some of the silver deco on the helmet and roof/feet, as well as the yellow paint on his lights. His midriff is also darker.<br /> <br /> {{-}}{{anchor|EntertainmentPack}}<br /> [[Image:Primetoy-OptimusPrimeEP.jpg|right|thumb|300px|Can transform from truck mode to movie trailer narrator mode and back!]]<br /> *'''Optimus Prime vs Megatron: A Rivalry Reborn''' (5 figure gift set, 2011)<br /> **''Accessories:'' Gun<br /> <br /> : A Deluxe-sized Optimus Prime comes with a similarly-scaled [[Megatron (Prime)#EntertainmentPack|Megatron]] and PVC figurines of [[Jack Darby#EntertainmentPack|Jack Darby]], [[Miko Nakadai#EntertainmentPack|Miko Nakadai]], and [[Raf Esquivel#EntertainmentPack|Raf Esquivel]]. Optimus converts from robot mode to his truck mode. He comes with a gun than he can wield with his hands, as well as peg onto his hitch in vehicle mode, with different pegs for either configuration. Similar to [[Optimus Prime (Movie)/toys#Voyager Class toys 4|a previous Optimus Prime toy]], he features some [[Kibble#.22Faux-parts.22|faux-kibble]] in the form of his actual windshield chest being covered by sculpted panels featuring his characteristic windshield-chest.<br /> <br /> : Initial distribution of this set was... spotty at best, with most of the stock going to Canada. However, [[Toys&quot;R&quot;Us|ToysЯUs]] picked up this set, along with most of the &quot;First Edition&quot; line, as part of a ''huge'' block of US market [[exclusive]]s for holiday season 2012.<br /> <br /> <br /> {{-}}{{anchor|FirstEdition}}<br /> [[Image:Primetoy-OptimusPrimeVoyager.jpg|right|thumb|300px|And those chest-mounted side-view mirrors go to ''where'' on the truck mode?]]<br /> *'''Optimus Prime''' (Voyager, 2011)<br /> **''Number:'' '''001'''<br /> **''Accessories:'' &quot;[[Cybertron (planet)|Cybertronian]] battle sword&quot;, &quot;[[plasma cannon]]&quot;, cardboard stand<br /> <br /> : Part of the first wave of ''[[Transformers: Prime (toyline)|Prime]]'' &quot;First Edition&quot; Voyager-Class toys, Optimus Prime transforms into a truck, with a similar (but more complex) transformation to his previous Deluxe-Class toy, complete with a faux-kibble window-chest panel. He comes with a &quot;Cybertronian battle sword&quot; and a &quot;plasma cannon&quot;, either of which can peg into his hands. They are stored in vehicle mode by pegging them onto either the trailer hitch, or onto each peg-hole beside it, although the [[instructions]] tell [[you]] to peg the sword facing forwards onto the hitch, with the cannon mounting onto one of the side pegs facing backwards. As with all &quot;First Edition&quot; toys, he features a cardboard stand.<br /> <br /> : He is minimally mis-transformed in-[[Packaging|package]] and in the [[stock photo]], as his shoulder guards aren't flipped open. His stock photography also shows his plasma cannon as being solid black, when the final cannon is black speckled with silver paint, with slightly more painted silver details on the tips of the barrels.<br /> <br /> : The Japanese release of this figure features slightly different colours for greater [[show accuracy]], including darker reds and blues, and a more metallic silver plastic.<br /> <br /> : The First Edition Voyagers were never released in the US, forcing buyers to import him from Canada or Japan... at first. [[Toys&quot;R&quot;Us|ToysЯUs]] later picked up this toy, along with most of the &quot;First Edition&quot; line, as part of a ''huge'' block of US market [[exclusive]]s for holiday season 2012.<br /> <br /> {{picsneeded|Japanese toy}}<br /> <br /> {{-}}{{anchor|Shining}}<br /> [[Image:Prime-toy OptimusShining.jpg|right|thumb|300px|]]<br /> *'''Shining Optimus Prime''' (Voyager, [[June 16|6-16]]-2012)<br /> **''Accessories'': &quot;Plasma Cannon&quot;, &quot;Cybertronian Battle Sword&quot;, cardboard stand<br /> <br /> : One of two exclusive toys at the Tokyo Toy Show 2012 held on [[June 16]]th and [[June 17|17th]] (the other being [[Optimus Prime (G1)/toys#UnitedBlack|''United'' Black Optimus Prime]]), this is the First Edition Prime mold (see above) done up mostly in transparent plastics. He comes in a grayscale version of the First Edition packaging that is otherwise unchanged from the Japanese package, design-wise.<br /> <br /> ::*''[http://higekumatoytoy.blog60.fc2.com/blog-entry-1576.html Shining Optimus Prime at Alfes's Toy Blog (part 1)]<br /> ::*''[http://higekumatoytoy.blog60.fc2.com/blog-entry-1577.html Shining Optimus Prime at Alfes's Toy Blog (part 2)]<br /> <br /> {{-}}<br /> <br /> ===Rescue Bots===<br /> [[Image:RescueBots-toy_OptimusPrime.jpg|right|thumb|300px|Admit it, you want one.]]<br /> *'''Optimus Prime''' (2011)<br /> : Optimus Prime transforms from truck to robot in one easy step! Just [[Autotransformation|fold down his legs]] and he'll spring into action! (And then fold his toes up.)<br /> {{-}}<br /> <br /> *'''Electronic Rescue Bots Mobile Headquarters''' (playset 2012)<br /> **''Accessories:'' [[Optimus Prime (Prime)|Optimus Prime]], [[Cody Burns]]<br /> :The Electronic Rescue Bots [[Mobile Headquarters]] includes a Optimus Prime toy with a seat for the Cody Burns figure. He has a simple transformation that involves folding his legs and standing him up.<br /> {{picsneeded|toy}}<br /> <br /> ===Transformers (2010)===<br /> [[Image:TRURageOverCybertronCybertronianOptimusPrime.jpg|thumb|300px|S-s-s-so th-th-th-this i-i-i-is w-w-w-what i-i-i-it f-f-fe-feels l-l-li-like t-t-t-to b-be st-st-stu-stunned.]]<br /> *'''Rage over Cybertron''' (Multipack, 2011)<br /> :*''Accessories'': &quot;blaster&quot; rifle<br /> <br /> :A redeco of Cybertronian Optimus Prime with a translucent red front section, additional (painted) &quot;scratched paint&quot; details, some red paint highlights either omitted or changed to yellow and additional yellow circuitry pattern detailing reminiscent of the jammed abilities/mode lock/EMP effect from the ''War for Cybertron'' game, available in a [[Toys&quot;R&quot;Us]]-exclusive three-pack with redecos of Cybertronian Megatron and Cybertronian Bumblebee.<br /> {{-}}<br /> <br /> ===Prime===<br /> {{anchor|Voyager}}<br /> [[Image:PrimeRIDtoy-PrimeVoyager.jpg|right|thumb|300px|The return of [[Optimus Prime (G1)/toys#LaserOptimusPrime|Laser Prime]]! ...sorta.]]<br /> [[Image:Prime-toy OptimusTakTom.jpg|right|thumb|300px|My headlights are totally fake.]]<br /> *'''Optimus Prime''' (Voyager, 2012)<br /> **''Japanese release date:'' '''[[March 31|3-31]]-2012'''<br /> **''Japanese Number:'' '''AM-01'''<br /> **''Accessories'': Battle blaster/Cannon &amp; battle sword (Hasbro only), &quot;O.P.&quot; Arms Micron (TakaraTomy only)<br /> <br /> : ''[[Transformers: Prime (toyline)#Robots in Disguise (2012)|Prime: Robots in Disguise]]'' Optimus Prime is a new, smaller, slightly more [[Articulation|articulated]] mold, and is the first ''Prime'' Optimus Prime figure released ''not'' to have fake windshield windows on his chest, though they're upside-down relative to truck-mode. He now comes with a half-translucent gun which lights up and expands [[MechTech]]-style when the lever is pulled, and additionally comes with an opaque sword which he can wield two-handed. The gun features a peg on its underside and a port on each side, while the sword features a peg and peg-hole on its hilt in addition to its 5mm handle. In robot mode, either accessory can mount on his hands, on either of his shoulders, or be pegged into either of his half-translucent forearms. In vehicle mode, the top of the vehicle mode cab can also fold back to reveal two additional peg holes, and there are three peg holes (including the fifth wheel hitch) on the back section, although the hitch tends to open up and not hold very well.<br /> <br /> : Unlike previous Voyager Class MechTech weapons, the gun cannot be set to stay expanded. This means that Prime is forced to threaten Decepticons with a random block of parts, unless you want to use one of your hands to permanently unfold his weapon.<br /> <br /> : The [[TakaraTomy]] release of Optimus Prime has considerable differences from the [[Hasbro]] release. His blue and red plastics are darker and metallic, his translucent blue plastic is darker, and a few of his [[paint operation]]s have been omitted and replaced with customer-applied foil [[sticker]]s, such as his shins, feet, headlamps, and [[insignia]]s. His legs, outer forearms and truck-mode &quot;sleeper cabin&quot; side panels have been [[retool]]ed to include [[5mm post]]-holes as part of the line-wide &quot;[[Arms Micron]]&quot; gimmick. As such, he does not come with the Hasbro version's weapons, but instead an Arms Micron partner named [[O.P.]] who transforms into a weapon resembling Optimus's in-show blaster cannon.<br /> <br /> : AM-01 Optimus was also part of a special Arms Micron promotion. Between [[March 1]]st and [[March 30]]th 2012, those who pre-ordered Optimus online from through one of four different web sites (Amazon Japan, [[Toys&quot;R&quot;Us|ToysЯUs]], Bic Camera, and Yodobashi Camera) received the bonus promotional Micron [[Firebolt (Prime)|Firebolt]] with their Prime.<br /> <br /> ::*''[http://higekumatoytoy.blog60.fc2.com/blog-entry-1460.html Arms Micron Optimus Prime at Alfes's toy blog (part 1)]''<br /> ::*''[http://higekumatoytoy.blog60.fc2.com/blog-entry-1461.html Arms Micron Optimus Prime at Alfes's toy blog (part 2)]''<br /> <br /> {{-}}{{anchor|Cyberverse}}<br /> [[Image:Cyberverse_commander_oprime.jpg|thumb|300px|Add the swords from my later &quot;Nightwatch&quot; release to form ''Prime'' &quot;[[Optimus Prime (Movie)/toys#BattleSteel|Battle Steel Optimus Prime]]!&quot;]]<br /> *'''Optimus Prime''' (Cyberverse Commander, 2012)<br /> **''Accessories'': 2 &quot;battle cannons&quot;<br /> <br /> : This [[Cyberverse]]-scaled Optimus Prime features translucent plastic for his torso so that the toy can be illuminated using the electronic lights featured in the larger playsets. He comes with two translucent &quot;battle cannon&quot; weapons which feature multiple [[C joint|3mm posts and port]]s, allowing them to be held in different ways, store on his robot back, combine with other Cyberverse weapons as well as each other to form larger weapons, or mount onto more ports on his shoulder-pads/roof and ankles/truck sides. Additionally, he features a 5mm port for a trailer hitch. The Hasbro release comes with a pack-in file card, while his first wave release comes with a mini DVD featuring the Transformers: Prime episode, Masters &amp; Students. A [[variant]] head mold which lacks the faceplate also exists in his first wave release.<br /> <br /> : Unlike the smaller Legion Class toys' flexible, rubbery weapons, Optimus' weapons are cast in hard plastic. <br /> <br /> {{-}}{{anchor|Weaponizer}}<br /> [[Image:Transformers-Prime-Weaponizers-Optimus.jpg|right|thumb|300px|The only reason he still has the blaster is because mini-guns mounted on his shoulders can be very deafening.]]<br /> *'''Optimus Prime''' (Weaponizer, 2012)<br /> **''Japanese release date:'' '''[[September 29|9-29]]-2012'''<br /> **''Japanese Number:'' '''AM-21'''<br /> **''Accessories'': Rifle (Hasbro only), &quot;R.A.&quot; Arms Micron &amp; Matrix Blade (TakaraTomy only)<br /> <br /> : Weaponizer Class Optimus Prime is a large toy, similar in size to Leader Class figures from previous ''Transformers'' toylines. He features two pop-out, spinning mini-guns which can be deployed from his hood in vehicle mode, and onto his shoulders in robot mode.<br /> <br /> : The [[TakaraTomy]] version, dubbed '''Arms Master Optimus Prime''', loses many of its [[paint operation]]s in favor of customer-applied foil [[sticker]]s. Instead of the rifle, he comes with a very large Matrix which he can wear as chest armor, with the Matrix being covered in [[5mm post|5mm posts and holes]] so [[Arms Micron]]s can be attached to it. He also has a clear-blue version of the [[Arms Micron]] [[R.A.#ArmsMaster|R.A.]], who can combine with the Matrix to form the colossal [[Matrix Saber]].<br /> <br /> {{charstubtoys}}<br /> {{-}}{{anchor|Nightwatch}}<br /> *'''Nightwatch Optimus Prime''' (Cyberverse Commander, 2012)<br /> **''Accessories'': 2 &quot;battle swords&quot;<br /> <br /> : This is a redeco of Cyberverse Optimus Prime, using the faceplate-less version of the mold's head. His blue plastic is now gray, while his blue paint is a much darker shade, along with various more minor deco differences. He now wields a pair of swords.<br /> <br /> {{-}}{{anchor|BattleShield}}<br /> [[Image:Primetoy-TakaraTomy-BattleShieldOptimus.jpg|right|thumb|300px|]]<br /> *'''Battle Shield Optimus''' (Voyager, [[August 12|8-12]]-2012)<br /> **''Accessories'': &quot;O.P. A&quot;, &quot;Pral G&quot;, &quot;Sais G&quot;, &quot;Jayz G&quot; Arms Microns, sword, trailer<br /> <br /> : [[Exclusive]] to Japanese [[Toys&quot;R&quot;Us|ToysЯUs]] stores, this [[redeco]] of AM-01 Optimus features warmer shades of plastic, replaces the gray plastic around his windshield-chest with red, and replaces the clear-blue plastics with clear-black. He comes with a cardboard trailer unit that features Arms Micron mounting points, and can carry a Deluxe Class vehicle (like, say, [[Bumblebee (Prime)#Deluxe|Bumblebee]]). This is also the only Japanese release of this mold to come with the Hasbro version's battle sword, which is now a darker, warmer shade.<br /> <br /> : Battle Shield Optimus gets his name from the extra Arms Microns he comes with; gold versions of the [[Cosmotector]] trio [[Pral]], [[Sais]] and [[Jayz]], who combine to form a large shield.<br /> <br /> ::*''[http://higekumatoytoy.blog60.fc2.com/blog-entry-1635.html Battle Shield Optimus at Alfes's toy blog (part 1)]''<br /> ::*''[http://higekumatoytoy.blog60.fc2.com/blog-entry-1636.html Battle Shield Optimus at Alfes's toy blog (part 2)]''<br /> ::*''[http://higekumatoytoy.blog60.fc2.com/blog-entry-1637.html Battle Shield Optimus at Alfes's toy blog (part 3)]''<br /> ::*''[http://higekumatoytoy.blog60.fc2.com/blog-entry-1638.html Battle Shield Optimus at Alfes's toy blog (part 4)]''<br /> <br /> {{-}}{{anchor|DarkEnergon}}<br /> *'''Optimus Prime''' (Dark Energon Voyager, 2012)<br /> **''Accessories'': Battle blaster/Cannon &amp; battle sword<br /> <br /> :A [[BigBadToyStore]]-exclusive [[redeco]] and [[retool]] of Prime RID Optimus Prime in translucent red and orange, and opaque white and black. He comes with a new mouthplate-less head.<br /> {{comingsoontoy}}<br /> {{-}}<br /> <br /> ==Merchandise==<br /> ===Mcdonald's===<br /> [[Image:Primetoy-OptimusPrimeHappyMeal.jpg|right|thumb|300px|Vehicle code name:Rhino]] <br /> *'''Optimus Prime''' (Happy Meal, 2012)<br /> :*''McNumber:'' '''1'''<br /> :Happy Meal Optimus Prime is a nontransformable truck! When the smokestacks are pushed completely forward, a red LED shines out the translucent plastic of his windshield, headlights, and the Autobot symbol on his grill. An on/off switch on the trucks's underside enables or disables the light feature.<br /> {{-}}<br /> <br /> ===Transformers Gum===<br /> [[Image:KabayaKit-TFGum-WFCOptimusPrime.jpg|right|thumb|300px]]<br /> *'''''War for Cybertron'' Optimus Prime''' (2012)<br /> **''Accessories:'' &quot;blaster&quot; rifle<br /> :Part of the fifth wave of [[Kabaya]]'s revival of the ''[[Transformers Gum]]'' series, this snap-on transforming model kit of ''War for Cybertron'' Optimus Prime is sculpted from red, light blue, and gray plastics, and uses [[sticker]]s for detail. He comes with a blue non-transforming version of his [[C joint|hand-held]] blaster rifle, which mounts at the rear in vehicle mode. He comes packed with a model kit of [[Eaglebreast#Transformers Gum|Eaglebreast]], and stick of gum.<br /> <br /> :This figure suffers from a [[design flaw]], in that his knee joint pegs are slightly too big for their sockets, and that the resulting connection is so tight that it makes the sockets form stress marks and eventually crack.<br /> {{-}}<br /> <br /> ==Notes==<br /> [[Image:TFPrimeOptimustruck.jpg|thumb|200px|So, it hasn't got [[Optimus Prime (Movie)|flames]]. [[Ruined FOREVER|It's still not a flat nose truck.]]]]<br /> [[Image:SDCCPrimeOptimusPrimeTestShot.jpg|thumb|200px|&gt; OPEN PACKAGE&lt;br&gt;You open the package. There is an Optimus Prime inside.]]<br /> [[Image:VectorSigmaBotBuilderOptimusPrime.jpg|thumb|200px|It am BIZARRO OPTIMUS PRIME!]]<br /> *''Exodus'' and ''War for Cybertron'' are different continuities within the same &quot;continuity family&quot;, so their difference on Optimus Prime's pre-Prime name is not a real contradiction in and of itself. However [[Hasbro]]'s [http://www.hasbro.com/transformers/en_US/play/details.cfm?guid=7fd5ecd9-19b9-f369-1041-a7635be83172 online timeline]—meant as prequel to ''War for Cybertron''—refers to Optimus's pre-Prime name as &quot;Orion Pax&quot; like ''Exodus''. To confuse matters even more, in [[IDW Publishing]]'s ''[[Transformers: War for Cybertron (comic)|War for Cybertron]]'' comic, [[Alex Irvine]], in adapting scenes from his novel, still keeps the character's name as &quot;Orion Pax&quot;, when it is also meant to occur prior the game's events.<br /> *Optimus is rather forgetful in ''Exodus''. Alpha Trion tells him twice that he had suggested to the High Council that Orion might be the Prime foretold in the [[Covenant of Primus]]. Then he tells Jetfire that the Core told him of Project Generation One, when it was a contingency plan Trion told him about, put in place since the Breaking of the Primes. Then again, leading an army for thousands or millions of years may place a strain on a bot's memory servers.<br /> *Optimus's CG model underwent modifications between &quot;[[Darkness Rising]]&quot; and the first season proper, with his chest windows lowered somewhat during scenes when he is not in battle.<br /> * A black and red version of the First Edition deluxe Optimus Prime could be seen in the San Diego Comicon 2011 ''Transformers'' slide show, inside a mock-up of the wearable Matrix of Leadership package done for the convention that year. This figure was presumably a test-shot, as it seems to share plastic colors with ''Generations'' [[Black Shadow (Victory)|Sky Shadow]] (who was, coincidentally, first revealed at that same Comicon).<br /> *''Fall of Cybertron''&lt;nowiki&gt;'s&lt;/nowiki&gt; truck mode is described by [[High Moon Studios]] principal artist [[Mike Brown]] as a &quot;fist with wheels attached to it.&quot; [http://www.gameinformer.com/b/features/archive/2011/10/10/fall-of-cybertron-the-new-optimus-prime.aspx]<br /> * Optimus Prime's body parts are available to use in the Hub website's [[Vector Sigma Bot Builder]] online game. Normally, you cannot configure a generic 'bot using all Optimus Prime parts, but you can see what one would look like at right through the magic of Photoshop.<br /> <br /> {{-}}<br /> ===Arms Up Modes===<br /> In the Japanese ''Prime'' toyline, Optimus has several powered-up modes when given various [[Arms Micron]]s in certain configurations:<br /> <br /> [[Image:SickMind CybSat-OpSkyMaster.jpg|right|thumb|200px|He's about to pull a Powdered Toast Man.]]<br /> <br /> *'''Sword Mode''' (ソードモード ''sōdomōdo'')<br /> **''Arms Microns'': B.2, C.L., O.P., R.A.<br /> : Optimus's &quot;Sword Mode&quot;, depicted on his AM-01 release box-back, which is just him brandishing the [[Star Saber (Arms Micron)|Star Saber]] while [[C.L.]] is attached to Optimus's right leg. Woo.<br /> <br /> *'''Sky Master Mode''' (スカイマスターモード ''sukaimāsutāmōdo'')<br /> **''Arms Microns'': B.2 (x2), C.L. (x2), Jida (x2), O.P.<br /> : The more interesting &quot;Sky Master Mode&quot;, revealed in the &quot;[[From the Cybertron Satellite, Transformers Division|Cybertron Satellite]]&quot; segment of &quot;[[Sick Mind|Phantom Transformation! Mind-Diving]]&quot;, has him using O.P. as a blaster, ''two'' [[B.2]]s as leg-thrusters, and ''two'' sets of C.L./[[Jida]](!) combinations as back-mounted jetpacks. The [[Arms Micron#AMW Series|AMW versions]] of C.L. and Jida, while not as color-coordinated, are a far more economical option than buying two of each Cliffjumper. Good luck with the second B.2. This mode was created as a &quot;counter&quot; to the aerial combatant Starscream, along with the [[Energon Sniper]] Combo Weapon (despite it being a Decepticon-Micron-formed weapon). Apparently the &quot;Arms Up Mission&quot; game isn't picky about factions.<br /> <br /> {{-}}<br /> ===Foreign names===<br /> *''Japanese:'' '''Optimus Prime''' (オプティマス・プライム ''Oputimasu Puraimu'')<br /> *''Mandarin:'' '''Kē Bó Wén''' (Taiwan, 柯博文), '''Qíng Tīan Zhù''' (China, 擎天柱, &quot;Pillar that Supports the Sky&quot;)<br /> <br /> ==References==<br /> &lt;references /&gt;<br /> <br /> <br /> [[Category:Autobot leaders]]<br /> [[Category:Generations]]<br /> [[Category:Hall of Fame]]<br /> [[Category:Matrix bearers]]<br /> [[Category:Prime Autobots]]<br /> [[Category:Prime Decepticons]]<br /> [[Category:Primes]]<br /> [[Category:Rescue Bots Autobots]]<br /> [[Category:Transformers (2010) Autobots]]<br /> [[Category:Transformers Online Autobots]]<br /> [[Category:War for Cybertron Autobots]]<br /> [[Category:Fall of Cybertron Autobots]]</div>

Wheeljack1768 https://tfwiki.duckdns.org/index.php?title=Legacy_(episode)&diff=755740 2012-09-23T08:55:01Z

<p>Wheeljack1768: /* Synopsis */</p> <hr /> <div>{{episode|<br /> |otherseries=''[[Transformers: Prime (cartoon)|Transformers: Prime]]'' ep 46<br /> |prev=The Human Factor<br /> |next=Alpha; Omega<br /> |image=Legacy-ohcrap.jpg<br /> |caption= [[Dull surprise]]?<br /> |title=&quot;Legacy&quot;<br /> |airdate=[[September 21]], [[2012]]<br /> |written by=[[Marsha Griffin]]<br /> |directed by=[[Shaunt Nigoghossian]]<br /> |animation studio=[[Polygon Pictures]]<br /> |production company=[[Hasbro Studios]]<br /> }}<br /> <br /> '''Jack is assigned to help Smokescreen adapt to life on Earth while Megatron tries to secure the Star Saber without letting the Autobots know of its existence.'''<br /> <br /> ==Synopsis==<br /> <br /> [[Image:Legacy-cellphonecamera.jpg|left|thumb|300px|No pictures,NO PICTURES !!!]]<br /> <br /> [[Smokescreen (Prime)|Smokescreen]] and [[Bumblebee (Prime)|Bumblebee]] race down a Nevada road in search of an [[energon]] signal. Though Bumblebee tries to encourage Smokescreen to slow down, the rookie breaks the speed limit and almost runs into another vehicle. The driver jumps out to threaten Smokescreen, who promptly [[transformation|transforms]] and threatens him back. Bumblebee transforms to stop Smokescreen and the truck driver takes the opportunity to snap a picture of the pair. Back at base, [[Jack Darby|Jack]] locates the picture on the [[Internet]] and says [[Raf Esquivel|Raf]] can deal with it later. The other [[Autobot]]s lecture Smokescreen about the concept of secrecy and [[Optimus Prime (Prime)|Optimus Prime]] says they need to help Smokescreen acclimate to [[Earth]] through learning about [[human]] society. Jack is duly assigned to help Smokescreen and the pair head out, though [[Arcee (Prime)|Arcee]] complains that she thinks Jack will be at risk because Smokescreen has the most obvious [[alternate mode]] ever.<br /> <br /> Driving through [[Jasper]], Jack tries to educate Smokescreen on traffic lights, though Smokescreen is unable to stop joking around. When [[Vince]] hauls up beside them, Jack attempts to be inconspicuous, but Vince notices anyway and throws a burger at them. Smokescreen soon talks Jack into some retribution, and when they arrive back at base, Jack has a photo of Vince's burger-covered car. Arcee isn't impressed with their progress so far.<br /> <br /> [[Image:PrimeLegacySmokescreen.jpg|thumb|right|300px|Though many tried for the sword with all their strength, none could move the sword, nor stir it.]]<br /> <br /> On the ''[[Trypticon (Prime)|Nemesis]]'', [[Soundwave (Prime)|Soundwave]] has finished decoding another set of coordinates from the Iacon database. [[Megatron (Prime)|Megatron]] gets a decoy ready. Thus when Optimus is also almost finished decoding the same coordinates, the base sensors pick up an Iacon locator beacon in [[China]]. Optimus takes Arcee, Bumblebee and [[Bulkhead (Prime)|Bulkhead]] to investigate. Meanwhile, Megatron has [[Insecticon (Prime)|Insecticons]] and [[Vehicon (Prime)|Vehicons]] busy excavating the real relic. Hoping it is of Decepticon origin, Megatron is shocked to see it is the [[Star Saber (Prima)|Star Saber]]. Desperate to keep it from Optimus, Megatron tries to pull it free, but his efforts are to no avail and it remains firmly entrenched in the rock. Even trying to destroy the rock fails, as the sword's energy is rendering it invulnerable. Realizing that it will only respond to a [[Prime (rank)|Prime]], Megatron intends to uproot the entire mountain if necessary.<br /> <br /> [[Image:LegacyOptimusPrimeandStarsaber.jpg|left|thumb|300px]]<br /> <br /> [[Ratchet (Prime)|Ratchet]] picks up the signal from the Saber, but is unable to contact Prime. Prime's team is trying to track the first signal, unaware that it's the decoy being carried around by Soundwave. Smokescreen and Jack arrive back at base having pulled a prank on Jack's boss. When Ratchet reports the situation, Smokescreen volunteers to check out the second signal, and takes Jack along with him in secret. They find the Decepticons trying break the mountain down to a smaller size, and Smokescreen recognizes the Star Saber. Despite Jack's concerns, Smokescreen charges in as the Decepticons are preparing to lift the remaining rock with the ''Nemesis''. The Autobot proves as successful in extracting the sword as Megatron was, and is promptly captured by the Decepticons. While Jack tries to notify Ratchet, he is soon found and pursued by Insecticons. Ratchet gets enough from Jack's message to know what they've found and they're in serious trouble, and [[GroundBridge]]s to Optimus's location just as the team there are realizing they were being led on a wild goose chase.<br /> <br /> [[Image:Legacy-PrimeStarSaber.jpg|right|thumb|300px|''sheeeeeng!'']]<br /> <br /> As the ''Nemesis'' starts lifting the massive rock holding the Star Saber, Megatron begins interrogating Smokescreen with little effect. Prime's team suddenly arrives and starts laying into the Decepticons troops. Megatron looks around for Optimus himself, and spots the Autobot leader rapidly scaling the mountain in pursuit of the Star Saber, so he and some jet Vehicons take off to try to intercept. The other Autobots finish off the rest of the Decepticon troopers and Arcee rescues Jack from the Insecticons. Despite the best efforts of Megatron and his troops, Optimus manages to grab hold of the Star Saber which activates and pulls free of the rock. Megatron orders the rock dropped on him, but even as the other Autobots shout warnings, Prime merely uses the Star Saber to slice the whole thing in half. In shock, Megatron helplessly looks on as Prime follows up by taking a swing, unleashing a wave of energy at the ''Nemesis''. The Decepticons hastily retreat as their leader laments over his failure and believes it is now their darkest hour.<br /> <br /> The Autobots return to base, where Arcee is very unhappy with Smokescreen and Jack. She has Ratchet send the latter home and Optimus makes plain to the former that endangering humans is forbidden. As he reminds them of the importance of protecting humans, the sword begins to glow on its own, and Optimus goes into a trance-like state. Stating that he's receiving a message, Prime identifies the caller: [[Alpha Trion (Prime)|Alpha Trion]].<br /> <br /> ==Featured characters==<br /> {{featuredcharacters<br /> |c1=<br /> *[[Smokescreen (Prime)|Smokescreen]] (1)<br /> *[[Bumblebee (Prime)|Bumblebee]] (2)<br /> *[[Ratchet (Prime)|Ratchet]] (5)<br /> *[[Bulkhead (Prime)|Bulkhead]] (6)<br /> *[[Arcee (Prime)|Arcee]] (7)<br /> *[[Optimus Prime (Prime)|Optimus Prime]] (8)<br /> <br /> |c2=<br /> *[[Soundwave (Prime)|Soundwave]] (10)<br /> *[[Megatron (Prime)|Megatron]] (11)<br /> *[[Vehicon (Prime)|Vehicons]] (12)<br /> *[[Decepticon Miner|Miners]] (13)<br /> *[[Insecticon (Prime)|Insecticons]] (14)<br /> *[[Knock Out (Prime)|Knock Out]] (15)<br /> *[[Dreadwing (Prime)|Dreadwing]] (16)<br /> <br /> |c3=<br /> *Truck driver (3)<br /> *[[Jack Darby]] (4)<br /> *[[Vince]] (9)<br /> }}<br /> <br /> ==Quotes==<br /> &quot;''I'' just pulled a Miko.&quot;<br /> :—'''Jack''' realizes what he just did.<br /> <br /> <br /> &quot;''Who'' in the Pits of [[Kaon]] is that?''<br /> :—'''Megatron''' meets the new guy.<br /> <br /> <br /> &quot;All this leg-work is giving me itchy fists!&quot;<br /> :—'''Bulkhead''' is back on form.<br /> <br /> <br /> &quot;I loosened it up for him.&quot;<br /> :—Keep telling yourself that, Smokescreen.<br /> <br /> <br /> &quot;We Decepticons... now face our darkest hour.&quot;<br /> :—'''Megatron''', finding himself in need of a light.<br /> <br /> <br /> &quot;How epic was that?&quot;<br /> :—'''Smokescreen''' relays the viewer's feelings.<br /> <br /> ==Notes==<br /> ===Animation and technical errors===<br /> <br /> * Smokescreen has the same [[license plate]] as Fowler and June.<br /> *Optimus' [[Faceplate|Mouthplate]] retracts slowly and silent while saying ''Autobots Transform and Rollout''<br /> * Optimus would not have been able to realign his flight trajectory when he took a glancing shot in his truck mode and transformed into robot mode; he would have continued spinning while flying.<br /> <br /> ===Continuity notes===<br /> * Yet another picture of the Autobots ends up on the internet, and again Bumblebee is in it, as in &quot;[[One Shall Fall]]&quot; and &quot;[[New Recruit]]&quot;.<br /> * Arcee mentions that [[William Fowler|Agent Fowler]] is in the process of relocating [[Raf Esquivel|Raf]] and his family, since the Decepticons learned where he lives in [[The Human Factor|the previous episode]].<br /> * Bulkhead is now fully recovered from his injuries received in &quot;[[Toxicity]]&quot;.<br /> * Jack asks Arcee if she still remembers Vince since her first encounter in &quot;[[Speed Metal]]&quot;.<br /> * Jack refers to his uncharacteristic lack of foresight as &quot;pulling a [[Miko Nakadai|Miko]]&quot;, a nod to her repeated habit of &lt;strike&gt;being a complete idiot&lt;/strike&gt; running into trouble.<br /> * Another relic of [[Solus Prime]] is uncovered; the first was the [[Forge of Solus Prime]] found in &quot;[[Operation Bumblebee, Part 2]]&quot;, and the second was the [[Apex Armor]] found in &quot;[[Triangulation]]&quot;.<br /> * Bulkhead returns the favor to Smokescreen from the previous episode.<br /> * Optimus receives a message from Alpha Trion, who was first mentioned by Smokescreen in &quot;New Recruit&quot;.<br /> <br /> ===Transformers references===<br /> * Jack mentions [[Robots In Disguise]].<br /> * This episode marks yet another use of the phrase &quot;[[darkest hour]]&quot;, only this time it's the Decepticons who get to use it.<br /> * The first &quot;[[Star Saber (Armada)|Star Saber]]&quot; sword was the combined form of the [[Air Defense Mini-Con Team (Armada)|Air Defense Mini-Con Team]] in ''[[Transformers: Armada (franchise)|Transformers: Armada]]'', while the [[Thirteen]]-affiliated iteration was first mentioned in &quot;[[The Coming Storm: Part 1]].&quot; Technically, the name originated from [[Star Saber (Victory)|Star Saber]], the Autobot [[Supreme Commander]] from ''[[Fight! Super Robot Lifeform Transformers: Victory (franchise)|Transformers: Victory]]''.<br /> <br /> ===Real-world references===<br /> * The Star Saber's location and its inability to be removed except by a Prime is a reference to ''[[wikipedia:Excalibur#Excalibur and the Sword in the Stone|Excalibur]]''.<br /> * The truck driver referred Smokescreen's alternate mode as from the Indy 500, a motor racing competition.<br /> <br /> ===Trivia===<br /> * Bumblebee warns Smokescreen about the speed limit, but apparently didn't think it was important to warn him that he's driving into oncoming traffic.<br /> * Vince's behavior hasn't changed since the events of &quot;Speed Metal&quot;. Some people just don't learn their lessons.<br /> <br /> [[Category:Prime episodes]]</div>

Wheeljack1768 https://tfwiki.duckdns.org/index.php?title=Legacy_(episode)&diff=755737 2012-09-23T08:54:31Z

<p>Wheeljack1768: </p> <hr /> <div>{{episode|<br /> |otherseries=''[[Transformers: Prime (cartoon)|Transformers: Prime]]'' ep 46<br /> |prev=The Human Factor<br /> |next=Alpha; Omega<br /> |image=Legacy-ohcrap.jpg<br /> |caption= [[Dull surprise]]?<br /> |title=&quot;Legacy&quot;<br /> |airdate=[[September 21]], [[2012]]<br /> |written by=[[Marsha Griffin]]<br /> |directed by=[[Shaunt Nigoghossian]]<br /> |animation studio=[[Polygon Pictures]]<br /> |production company=[[Hasbro Studios]]<br /> }}<br /> <br /> '''Jack is assigned to help Smokescreen adapt to life on Earth while Megatron tries to secure the Star Saber without letting the Autobots know of its existence.'''<br /> <br /> ==Synopsis==<br /> <br /> [[Image:Legacy-cellphonecamera.jpg|left|thumb|300px|No pictures,NO PICTURES !!!]]<br /> <br /> [[Smokescreen (Prime)|Smokescreen]] and [[Bumblebee (Prime)|Bumblebee]] race down a Nevada road in search of an [[energon]] signal. Though Bumblebee tries to encourage Smokescreen to slow down, the rookie breaks the speed limit and almost runs into another vehicle. The driver jumps out to threaten Smokescreen, who promptly [[transformation|transforms]] and threatens him back. Bumblebee transforms to stop Smokescreen and the truck driver takes the opportunity to snap a picture of the pair. Back at base, [[Jack Darby|Jack]] locates the picture on the [[Internet]] and says [[Raf Esquivel|Raf]] can deal with it later. The other [[Autobot]]s lecture Smokescreen about the concept of secrecy and [[Optimus Prime (Prime)|Optimus Prime]] says they need to help Smokescreen acclimate to [[Earth]] through learning about [[human]] society. Jack is duly assigned to help Smokescreen and the pair head out, though [[Arcee (Prime)|Arcee]] complains that she thinks Jack will be at risk because Smokescreen has the most obvious [[alternate mode]] ever.<br /> <br /> Driving through [[Jasper]], Jack tries to educate Smokescreen on traffic lights, though Smokescreen is unable to stop joking around. When [[Vince]] hauls up beside them, Jack attempts to be inconspicuous, but Vince notices anyway and throws a burger at them. Smokescreen soon talks Jack into some retribution, and when they arrive back at base, Jack has a photo of Vince's burger-covered car. Arcee isn't impressed with their progress so far.<br /> <br /> [[Image:PrimeLegacySmokescreen.jpg|thumb|right|300px|Though many tried for the sword with all their strength, none could move the sword, nor stir it.]]<br /> <br /> On the ''[[Trypticon (Prime)|Nemesis]]'', [[Soundwave (Prime)|Soundwave]] has finished decoding another set of coordinates from the Iacon database. [[Megatron (Prime)|Megatron]] gets a decoy ready. Thus when Optimus is also almost finished decoding the same coordinates, the base sensors pick up an Iacon locator beacon in [[China]]. Optimus takes Arcee, Bumblebee and [[Bulkhead (Prime)|Bulkhead]] to investigate. Meanwhile, Megatron has [[Insecticon (Prime)|Insecticons]] and [[Vehicon (Prime)|Vehicons]] busy excavating the real relic. Hoping it is of Decepticon origin, Megatron is shocked to see it is the [[Star Saber (Prima)|Star Saber]]. Desperate to keep it from Optimus, Megatron tries to pull it free, but his efforts are to no avail and it remains firmly entrenched in the rock. Even trying to destroy the rock fails, as the sword's energy is rendering it invulnerable. Realizing that it will only respond to a [[Prime (rank)|Prime]], Megatron intends to uproot the entire mountain if necessary.<br /> <br /> [[Image:LegacyOptimusPrimeandStarsaber.jpg|left|thumb|300px]]<br /> <br /> [[Ratchet (Prime)|Ratchet]] picks up the signal from the Saber, but is unable to contact Prime. Prime's team is trying to track the first signal, unaware that it's the decoy being carried around by Soundwave. Smokescreen and Jack arrive back at base having pulled a prank on Jack's boss. When Ratchet reports the situation, Smokescreen volunteers to check out the second signal, and takes Jack along with him in secret. They find the Decepticons trying break the mountain down to a smaller size, and Smokescreen recognizes the Star Saber. Despite Jack's concerns, Smokescreen charges in as the Decepticons are preparing to lift the remaining rock with the ''Nemesis''. The Autobot proves as successful in extracting the sword as Megatron was, and is promptly captured by the Decepticons. While Jack tries to notify Ratchet, he is soon found and pursued by Insecticons. Ratchet gets enough from Jack's message to know what they've found and they're in serious trouble, and [[GroundBridge]]s to Optimus's location just as the team there are realizing they were being led on a wild goose chase.<br /> <br /> [[Image:Legacy-PrimeStarSaber.jpg|left|thumb|300px|''sheeeeeng!'']]<br /> <br /> As the ''Nemesis'' starts lifting the massive rock holding the Star Saber, Megatron begins interrogating Smokescreen with little effect. Prime's team suddenly arrives and starts laying into the Decepticons troops. Megatron looks around for Optimus himself, and spots the Autobot leader rapidly scaling the mountain in pursuit of the Star Saber, so he and some jet Vehicons take off to try to intercept. The other Autobots finish off the rest of the Decepticon troopers and Arcee rescues Jack from the Insecticons. Despite the best efforts of Megatron and his troops, Optimus manages to grab hold of the Star Saber which activates and pulls free of the rock. Megatron orders the rock dropped on him, but even as the other Autobots shout warnings, Prime merely uses the Star Saber to slice the whole thing in half. In shock, Megatron helplessly looks on as Prime follows up by taking a swing, unleashing a wave of energy at the ''Nemesis''. The Decepticons hastily retreat as their leader laments over his failure and believes it is now their darkest hour.<br /> <br /> The Autobots return to base, where Arcee is very unhappy with Smokescreen and Jack. She has Ratchet send the latter home and Optimus makes plain to the former that endangering humans is forbidden. As he reminds them of the importance of protecting humans, the sword begins to glow on its own, and Optimus goes into a trance-like state. Stating that he's receiving a message, Prime identifies the caller: [[Alpha Trion (Prime)|Alpha Trion]].<br /> <br /> ==Featured characters==<br /> {{featuredcharacters<br /> |c1=<br /> *[[Smokescreen (Prime)|Smokescreen]] (1)<br /> *[[Bumblebee (Prime)|Bumblebee]] (2)<br /> *[[Ratchet (Prime)|Ratchet]] (5)<br /> *[[Bulkhead (Prime)|Bulkhead]] (6)<br /> *[[Arcee (Prime)|Arcee]] (7)<br /> *[[Optimus Prime (Prime)|Optimus Prime]] (8)<br /> <br /> |c2=<br /> *[[Soundwave (Prime)|Soundwave]] (10)<br /> *[[Megatron (Prime)|Megatron]] (11)<br /> *[[Vehicon (Prime)|Vehicons]] (12)<br /> *[[Decepticon Miner|Miners]] (13)<br /> *[[Insecticon (Prime)|Insecticons]] (14)<br /> *[[Knock Out (Prime)|Knock Out]] (15)<br /> *[[Dreadwing (Prime)|Dreadwing]] (16)<br /> <br /> |c3=<br /> *Truck driver (3)<br /> *[[Jack Darby]] (4)<br /> *[[Vince]] (9)<br /> }}<br /> <br /> ==Quotes==<br /> &quot;''I'' just pulled a Miko.&quot;<br /> :—'''Jack''' realizes what he just did.<br /> <br /> <br /> &quot;''Who'' in the Pits of [[Kaon]] is that?''<br /> :—'''Megatron''' meets the new guy.<br /> <br /> <br /> &quot;All this leg-work is giving me itchy fists!&quot;<br /> :—'''Bulkhead''' is back on form.<br /> <br /> <br /> &quot;I loosened it up for him.&quot;<br /> :—Keep telling yourself that, Smokescreen.<br /> <br /> <br /> &quot;We Decepticons... now face our darkest hour.&quot;<br /> :—'''Megatron''', finding himself in need of a light.<br /> <br /> <br /> &quot;How epic was that?&quot;<br /> :—'''Smokescreen''' relays the viewer's feelings.<br /> <br /> ==Notes==<br /> ===Animation and technical errors===<br /> <br /> * Smokescreen has the same [[license plate]] as Fowler and June.<br /> *Optimus' [[Faceplate|Mouthplate]] retracts slowly and silent while saying ''Autobots Transform and Rollout''<br /> * Optimus would not have been able to realign his flight trajectory when he took a glancing shot in his truck mode and transformed into robot mode; he would have continued spinning while flying.<br /> <br /> ===Continuity notes===<br /> * Yet another picture of the Autobots ends up on the internet, and again Bumblebee is in it, as in &quot;[[One Shall Fall]]&quot; and &quot;[[New Recruit]]&quot;.<br /> * Arcee mentions that [[William Fowler|Agent Fowler]] is in the process of relocating [[Raf Esquivel|Raf]] and his family, since the Decepticons learned where he lives in [[The Human Factor|the previous episode]].<br /> * Bulkhead is now fully recovered from his injuries received in &quot;[[Toxicity]]&quot;.<br /> * Jack asks Arcee if she still remembers Vince since her first encounter in &quot;[[Speed Metal]]&quot;.<br /> * Jack refers to his uncharacteristic lack of foresight as &quot;pulling a [[Miko Nakadai|Miko]]&quot;, a nod to her repeated habit of &lt;strike&gt;being a complete idiot&lt;/strike&gt; running into trouble.<br /> * Another relic of [[Solus Prime]] is uncovered; the first was the [[Forge of Solus Prime]] found in &quot;[[Operation Bumblebee, Part 2]]&quot;, and the second was the [[Apex Armor]] found in &quot;[[Triangulation]]&quot;.<br /> * Bulkhead returns the favor to Smokescreen from the previous episode.<br /> * Optimus receives a message from Alpha Trion, who was first mentioned by Smokescreen in &quot;New Recruit&quot;.<br /> <br /> ===Transformers references===<br /> * Jack mentions [[Robots In Disguise]].<br /> * This episode marks yet another use of the phrase &quot;[[darkest hour]]&quot;, only this time it's the Decepticons who get to use it.<br /> * The first &quot;[[Star Saber (Armada)|Star Saber]]&quot; sword was the combined form of the [[Air Defense Mini-Con Team (Armada)|Air Defense Mini-Con Team]] in ''[[Transformers: Armada (franchise)|Transformers: Armada]]'', while the [[Thirteen]]-affiliated iteration was first mentioned in &quot;[[The Coming Storm: Part 1]].&quot; Technically, the name originated from [[Star Saber (Victory)|Star Saber]], the Autobot [[Supreme Commander]] from ''[[Fight! Super Robot Lifeform Transformers: Victory (franchise)|Transformers: Victory]]''.<br /> <br /> ===Real-world references===<br /> * The Star Saber's location and its inability to be removed except by a Prime is a reference to ''[[wikipedia:Excalibur#Excalibur and the Sword in the Stone|Excalibur]]''.<br /> * The truck driver referred Smokescreen's alternate mode as from the Indy 500, a motor racing competition.<br /> <br /> ===Trivia===<br /> * Bumblebee warns Smokescreen about the speed limit, but apparently didn't think it was important to warn him that he's driving into oncoming traffic.<br /> * Vince's behavior hasn't changed since the events of &quot;Speed Metal&quot;. Some people just don't learn their lessons.<br /> <br /> [[Category:Prime episodes]]</div>

Wheeljack1768 https://tfwiki.duckdns.org/index.php?title=Legacy_(episode)&diff=755733 2012-09-23T08:53:25Z

<p>Wheeljack1768: </p> <hr /> <div>{{episode|<br /> |otherseries=''[[Transformers: Prime (cartoon)|Transformers: Prime]]'' ep 46<br /> |prev=The Human Factor<br /> |next=Alpha; Omega<br /> |image=Legacy-ohcrap.jpg<br /> |caption= [[Dull surprise]]?<br /> |title=&quot;Legacy&quot;<br /> |airdate=[[September 21]], [[2012]]<br /> |written by=[[Marsha Griffin]]<br /> |directed by=[[Shaunt Nigoghossian]]<br /> |animation studio=[[Polygon Pictures]]<br /> |production company=[[Hasbro Studios]]<br /> }}<br /> <br /> '''Jack is assigned to help Smokescreen adapt to life on Earth while Megatron tries to secure the Star Saber without letting the Autobots know of its existence.'''<br /> <br /> ==Synopsis==<br /> <br /> [[Image:Legacy-cellphonecamera.jpg|left|thumb|300px|No pictures,NO PICTURES !!!]]<br /> <br /> [[Smokescreen (Prime)|Smokescreen]] and [[Bumblebee (Prime)|Bumblebee]] race down a Nevada road in search of an [[energon]] signal. Though Bumblebee tries to encourage Smokescreen to slow down, the rookie breaks the speed limit and almost runs into another vehicle. The driver jumps out to threaten Smokescreen, who promptly [[transformation|transforms]] and threatens him back. Bumblebee transforms to stop Smokescreen and the truck driver takes the opportunity to snap a picture of the pair. Back at base, [[Jack Darby|Jack]] locates the picture on the [[Internet]] and says [[Raf Esquivel|Raf]] can deal with it later. The other [[Autobot]]s lecture Smokescreen about the concept of secrecy and [[Optimus Prime (Prime)|Optimus Prime]] says they need to help Smokescreen acclimate to [[Earth]] through learning about [[human]] society. Jack is duly assigned to help Smokescreen and the pair head out, though [[Arcee (Prime)|Arcee]] complains that she thinks Jack will be at risk because Smokescreen has the most obvious [[alternate mode]] ever.<br /> <br /> Driving through [[Jasper]], Jack tries to educate Smokescreen on traffic lights, though Smokescreen is unable to stop joking around. When [[Vince]] hauls up beside them, Jack attempts to be inconspicuous, but Vince notices anyway and throws a burger at them. Smokescreen soon talks Jack into some retribution, and when they arrive back at base, Jack has a photo of Vince's burger-covered car. Arcee isn't impressed with their progress so far.<br /> <br /> [[Image:PrimeLegacySmokescreen.jpg|thumb|right|300px|Though many tried for the sword with all their strength, none could move the sword, nor stir it.]]<br /> <br /> On the ''[[Trypticon (Prime)|Nemesis]]'', [[Soundwave (Prime)|Soundwave]] has finished decoding another set of coordinates from the Iacon database. [[Megatron (Prime)|Megatron]] gets a decoy ready. Thus when Optimus is also almost finished decoding the same coordinates, the base sensors pick up an Iacon locator beacon in [[China]]. Optimus takes Arcee, Bumblebee and [[Bulkhead (Prime)|Bulkhead]] to investigate. Meanwhile, Megatron has [[Insecticon (Prime)|Insecticons]] and [[Vehicon (Prime)|Vehicons]] busy excavating the real relic. Hoping it is of Decepticon origin, Megatron is shocked to see it is the [[Star Saber (Prima)|Star Saber]]. Desperate to keep it from Optimus, Megatron tries to pull it free, but his efforts are to no avail and it remains firmly entrenched in the rock. Even trying to destroy the rock fails, as the sword's energy is rendering it invulnerable. Realizing that it will only respond to a [[Prime (rank)|Prime]], Megatron intends to uproot the entire mountain if necessary.<br /> <br /> [[Image:LegacyOptimusPrimeandStarsaber.jpg|left|thumb|200px]]<br /> <br /> [[Ratchet (Prime)|Ratchet]] picks up the signal from the Saber, but is unable to contact Prime. Prime's team is trying to track the first signal, unaware that it's the decoy being carried around by Soundwave. Smokescreen and Jack arrive back at base having pulled a prank on Jack's boss. When Ratchet reports the situation, Smokescreen volunteers to check out the second signal, and takes Jack along with him in secret. They find the Decepticons trying break the mountain down to a smaller size, and Smokescreen recognizes the Star Saber. Despite Jack's concerns, Smokescreen charges in as the Decepticons are preparing to lift the remaining rock with the ''Nemesis''. The Autobot proves as successful in extracting the sword as Megatron was, and is promptly captured by the Decepticons. While Jack tries to notify Ratchet, he is soon found and pursued by Insecticons. Ratchet gets enough from Jack's message to know what they've found and they're in serious trouble, and [[GroundBridge]]s to Optimus's location just as the team there are realizing they were being led on a wild goose chase.<br /> <br /> [[Image:Legacy-PrimeStarSaber.jpg|left|thumb|300px|''sheeeeeng!'']]<br /> <br /> As the ''Nemesis'' starts lifting the massive rock holding the Star Saber, Megatron begins interrogating Smokescreen with little effect. Prime's team suddenly arrives and starts laying into the Decepticons troops. Megatron looks around for Optimus himself, and spots the Autobot leader rapidly scaling the mountain in pursuit of the Star Saber, so he and some jet Vehicons take off to try to intercept. The other Autobots finish off the rest of the Decepticon troopers and Arcee rescues Jack from the Insecticons. Despite the best efforts of Megatron and his troops, Optimus manages to grab hold of the Star Saber which activates and pulls free of the rock. Megatron orders the rock dropped on him, but even as the other Autobots shout warnings, Prime merely uses the Star Saber to slice the whole thing in half. In shock, Megatron helplessly looks on as Prime follows up by taking a swing, unleashing a wave of energy at the ''Nemesis''. The Decepticons hastily retreat as their leader laments over his failure and believes it is now their darkest hour.<br /> <br /> The Autobots return to base, where Arcee is very unhappy with Smokescreen and Jack. She has Ratchet send the latter home and Optimus makes plain to the former that endangering humans is forbidden. As he reminds them of the importance of protecting humans, the sword begins to glow on its own, and Optimus goes into a trance-like state. Stating that he's receiving a message, Prime identifies the caller: [[Alpha Trion (Prime)|Alpha Trion]].<br /> <br /> ==Featured characters==<br /> {{featuredcharacters<br /> |c1=<br /> *[[Smokescreen (Prime)|Smokescreen]] (1)<br /> *[[Bumblebee (Prime)|Bumblebee]] (2)<br /> *[[Ratchet (Prime)|Ratchet]] (5)<br /> *[[Bulkhead (Prime)|Bulkhead]] (6)<br /> *[[Arcee (Prime)|Arcee]] (7)<br /> *[[Optimus Prime (Prime)|Optimus Prime]] (8)<br /> <br /> |c2=<br /> *[[Soundwave (Prime)|Soundwave]] (10)<br /> *[[Megatron (Prime)|Megatron]] (11)<br /> *[[Vehicon (Prime)|Vehicons]] (12)<br /> *[[Decepticon Miner|Miners]] (13)<br /> *[[Insecticon (Prime)|Insecticons]] (14)<br /> *[[Knock Out (Prime)|Knock Out]] (15)<br /> *[[Dreadwing (Prime)|Dreadwing]] (16)<br /> <br /> |c3=<br /> *Truck driver (3)<br /> *[[Jack Darby]] (4)<br /> *[[Vince]] (9)<br /> }}<br /> <br /> ==Quotes==<br /> &quot;''I'' just pulled a Miko.&quot;<br /> :—'''Jack''' realizes what he just did.<br /> <br /> <br /> &quot;''Who'' in the Pits of [[Kaon]] is that?''<br /> :—'''Megatron''' meets the new guy.<br /> <br /> <br /> &quot;All this leg-work is giving me itchy fists!&quot;<br /> :—'''Bulkhead''' is back on form.<br /> <br /> <br /> &quot;I loosened it up for him.&quot;<br /> :—Keep telling yourself that, Smokescreen.<br /> <br /> <br /> &quot;We Decepticons... now face our darkest hour.&quot;<br /> :—'''Megatron''', finding himself in need of a light.<br /> <br /> <br /> &quot;How epic was that?&quot;<br /> :—'''Smokescreen''' relays the viewer's feelings.<br /> <br /> ==Notes==<br /> ===Animation and technical errors===<br /> <br /> * Smokescreen has the same [[license plate]] as Fowler and June.<br /> *Optimus' [[Faceplate|Mouthplate]] retracts slowly and silent while saying ''Autobots Transform and Rollout''<br /> * Optimus would not have been able to realign his flight trajectory when he took a glancing shot in his truck mode and transformed into robot mode; he would have continued spinning while flying.<br /> <br /> ===Continuity notes===<br /> * Yet another picture of the Autobots ends up on the internet, and again Bumblebee is in it, as in &quot;[[One Shall Fall]]&quot; and &quot;[[New Recruit]]&quot;.<br /> * Arcee mentions that [[William Fowler|Agent Fowler]] is in the process of relocating [[Raf Esquivel|Raf]] and his family, since the Decepticons learned where he lives in [[The Human Factor|the previous episode]].<br /> * Bulkhead is now fully recovered from his injuries received in &quot;[[Toxicity]]&quot;.<br /> * Jack asks Arcee if she still remembers Vince since her first encounter in &quot;[[Speed Metal]]&quot;.<br /> * Jack refers to his uncharacteristic lack of foresight as &quot;pulling a [[Miko Nakadai|Miko]]&quot;, a nod to her repeated habit of &lt;strike&gt;being a complete idiot&lt;/strike&gt; running into trouble.<br /> * Another relic of [[Solus Prime]] is uncovered; the first was the [[Forge of Solus Prime]] found in &quot;[[Operation Bumblebee, Part 2]]&quot;, and the second was the [[Apex Armor]] found in &quot;[[Triangulation]]&quot;.<br /> * Bulkhead returns the favor to Smokescreen from the previous episode.<br /> * Optimus receives a message from Alpha Trion, who was first mentioned by Smokescreen in &quot;New Recruit&quot;.<br /> <br /> ===Transformers references===<br /> * Jack mentions [[Robots In Disguise]].<br /> * This episode marks yet another use of the phrase &quot;[[darkest hour]]&quot;, only this time it's the Decepticons who get to use it.<br /> * The first &quot;[[Star Saber (Armada)|Star Saber]]&quot; sword was the combined form of the [[Air Defense Mini-Con Team (Armada)|Air Defense Mini-Con Team]] in ''[[Transformers: Armada (franchise)|Transformers: Armada]]'', while the [[Thirteen]]-affiliated iteration was first mentioned in &quot;[[The Coming Storm: Part 1]].&quot; Technically, the name originated from [[Star Saber (Victory)|Star Saber]], the Autobot [[Supreme Commander]] from ''[[Fight! Super Robot Lifeform Transformers: Victory (franchise)|Transformers: Victory]]''.<br /> <br /> ===Real-world references===<br /> * The Star Saber's location and its inability to be removed except by a Prime is a reference to ''[[wikipedia:Excalibur#Excalibur and the Sword in the Stone|Excalibur]]''.<br /> * The truck driver referred Smokescreen's alternate mode as from the Indy 500, a motor racing competition.<br /> <br /> ===Trivia===<br /> * Bumblebee warns Smokescreen about the speed limit, but apparently didn't think it was important to warn him that he's driving into oncoming traffic.<br /> * Vince's behavior hasn't changed since the events of &quot;Speed Metal&quot;. Some people just don't learn their lessons.<br /> <br /> [[Category:Prime episodes]]</div>

Wheeljack1768 https://tfwiki.duckdns.org/index.php?title=Legacy_(episode)&diff=755691 2012-09-23T08:38:03Z

<p>Wheeljack1768: /* Animation and technical errors */</p> <hr /> <div>{{episode|<br /> |otherseries=''[[Transformers: Prime (cartoon)|Transformers: Prime]]'' ep 46<br /> |prev=The Human Factor<br /> |next=Alpha; Omega<br /> |image=Legacy-ohcrap.jpg<br /> |caption= [[Dull surprise]]?<br /> |title=&quot;Legacy&quot;<br /> |airdate=[[September 21]], [[2012]]<br /> |written by=[[Marsha Griffin]]<br /> |directed by=[[Shaunt Nigoghossian]]<br /> |animation studio=[[Polygon Pictures]]<br /> |production company=[[Hasbro Studios]]<br /> }}<br /> <br /> '''Jack is assigned to help Smokescreen adapt to life on Earth while Megatron tries to secure the Star Saber without letting the Autobots know of its existence.'''<br /> <br /> ==Synopsis==<br /> <br /> [[Image:Legacy-cellphonecamera.jpg|left|thumb|300px|No pictures,NO PICTURES !!!]]<br /> <br /> [[Smokescreen (Prime)|Smokescreen]] and [[Bumblebee (Prime)|Bumblebee]] race down a Nevada road in search of an [[energon]] signal. Though Bumblebee tries to encourage Smokescreen to slow down, the rookie breaks the speed limit and almost runs into another vehicle. The driver jumps out to threaten Smokescreen, who promptly [[transformation|transforms]] and threatens him back. Bumblebee transforms to stop Smokescreen and the truck driver takes the opportunity to snap a picture of the pair. Back at base, [[Jack Darby|Jack]] locates the picture on the [[Internet]] and says [[Raf Esquivel|Raf]] can deal with it later. The other [[Autobot]]s lecture Smokescreen about the concept of secrecy and [[Optimus Prime (Prime)|Optimus Prime]] says they need to help Smokescreen acclimate to [[Earth]] through learning about [[human]] society. Jack is duly assigned to help Smokescreen and the pair head out, though [[Arcee (Prime)|Arcee]] complains that she thinks Jack will be at risk because Smokescreen has the most obvious [[alternate mode]] ever.<br /> <br /> Driving through [[Jasper]], Jack tries to educate Smokescreen on traffic lights, though Smokescreen is unable to stop joking around. When [[Vince]] hauls up beside them, Jack attempts to be inconspicuous, but Vince notices anyway and throws a burger at them. Smokescreen soon talks Jack into some retribution, and when they arrive back at base, Jack has a photo of Vince's burger-covered car. Arcee isn't impressed with their progress so far.<br /> <br /> [[Image:PrimeLegacySmokescreen.jpg|thumb|right|300px|Though many tried for the sword with all their strength, none could move the sword, nor stir it.]]<br /> <br /> On the ''[[Trypticon (Prime)|Nemesis]]'', [[Soundwave (Prime)|Soundwave]] has finished decoding another set of coordinates from the Iacon database. [[Megatron (Prime)|Megatron]] gets a decoy ready. Thus when Optimus is also almost finished decoding the same coordinates, the base sensors pick up an Iacon locator beacon in [[China]]. Optimus takes Arcee, Bumblebee and [[Bulkhead (Prime)|Bulkhead]] to investigate. Meanwhile, Megatron has [[Insecticon (Prime)|Insecticons]] and [[Vehicon (Prime)|Vehicons]] busy excavating the real relic. Hoping it is of Decepticon origin, Megatron is shocked to see it is the [[Star Saber (Prima)|Star Saber]]. Desperate to keep it from Optimus, Megatron tries to pull it free, but his efforts are to no avail and it remains firmly entrenched in the rock. Even trying to destroy the rock fails, as the sword's energy is rendering it invulnerable. Realizing that it will only respond to a [[Prime (rank)|Prime]], Megatron intends to uproot the entire mountain if necessary.<br /> <br /> [[Ratchet (Prime)|Ratchet]] picks up the signal from the Saber, but is unable to contact Prime. Prime's team is trying to track the first signal, unaware that it's the decoy being carried around by Soundwave. Smokescreen and Jack arrive back at base having pulled a prank on Jack's boss. When Ratchet reports the situation, Smokescreen volunteers to check out the second signal, and takes Jack along with him in secret. They find the Decepticons trying break the mountain down to a smaller size, and Smokescreen recognizes the Star Saber. Despite Jack's concerns, Smokescreen charges in as the Decepticons are preparing to lift the remaining rock with the ''Nemesis''. The Autobot proves as successful in extracting the sword as Megatron was, and is promptly captured by the Decepticons. While Jack tries to notify Ratchet, he is soon found and pursued by Insecticons. Ratchet gets enough from Jack's message to know what they've found and they're in serious trouble, and [[GroundBridge]]s to Optimus's location just as the team there are realizing they were being led on a wild goose chase.<br /> <br /> [[Image:Legacy-PrimeStarSaber.jpg|left|thumb|300px|''sheeeeeng!'']]<br /> <br /> As the ''Nemesis'' starts lifting the massive rock holding the Star Saber, Megatron begins interrogating Smokescreen with little effect. Prime's team suddenly arrives and starts laying into the Decepticons troops. Megatron looks around for Optimus himself, and spots the Autobot leader rapidly scaling the mountain in pursuit of the Star Saber, so he and some jet Vehicons take off to try to intercept. The other Autobots finish off the rest of the Decepticon troopers and Arcee rescues Jack from the Insecticons. Despite the best efforts of Megatron and his troops, Optimus manages to grab hold of the Star Saber which activates and pulls free of the rock. Megatron orders the rock dropped on him, but even as the other Autobots shout warnings, Prime merely uses the Star Saber to slice the whole thing in half. In shock, Megatron helplessly looks on as Prime follows up by taking a swing, unleashing a wave of energy at the ''Nemesis''. The Decepticons hastily retreat as their leader laments over his failure and believes it is now their darkest hour.<br /> <br /> The Autobots return to base, where Arcee is very unhappy with Smokescreen and Jack. She has Ratchet send the latter home and Optimus makes plain to the former that endangering humans is forbidden. As he reminds them of the importance of protecting humans, the sword begins to glow on its own, and Optimus goes into a trance-like state. Stating that he's receiving a message, Prime identifies the caller: [[Alpha Trion (Prime)|Alpha Trion]].<br /> <br /> ==Featured characters==<br /> {{featuredcharacters<br /> |c1=<br /> *[[Smokescreen (Prime)|Smokescreen]] (1)<br /> *[[Bumblebee (Prime)|Bumblebee]] (2)<br /> *[[Ratchet (Prime)|Ratchet]] (5)<br /> *[[Bulkhead (Prime)|Bulkhead]] (6)<br /> *[[Arcee (Prime)|Arcee]] (7)<br /> *[[Optimus Prime (Prime)|Optimus Prime]] (8)<br /> <br /> |c2=<br /> *[[Soundwave (Prime)|Soundwave]] (10)<br /> *[[Megatron (Prime)|Megatron]] (11)<br /> *[[Vehicon (Prime)|Vehicons]] (12)<br /> *[[Decepticon Miner|Miners]] (13)<br /> *[[Insecticon (Prime)|Insecticons]] (14)<br /> *[[Knock Out (Prime)|Knock Out]] (15)<br /> *[[Dreadwing (Prime)|Dreadwing]] (16)<br /> <br /> |c3=<br /> *Truck driver (3)<br /> *[[Jack Darby]] (4)<br /> *[[Vince]] (9)<br /> }}<br /> <br /> ==Quotes==<br /> &quot;''I'' just pulled a Miko.&quot;<br /> :—'''Jack''' realizes what he just did.<br /> <br /> <br /> &quot;''Who'' in the Pits of [[Kaon]] is that?''<br /> :—'''Megatron''' meets the new guy.<br /> <br /> <br /> &quot;All this leg-work is giving me itchy fists!&quot;<br /> :—'''Bulkhead''' is back on form.<br /> <br /> <br /> &quot;We Decepticons... now face our darkest hour.&quot;<br /> :—'''Megatron''', finding himself in need of a light.<br /> <br /> <br /> &quot;How epic was that?&quot;<br /> :—'''Smokescreen''' relays the viewer's feelings.<br /> <br /> ==Notes==<br /> ===Animation and technical errors===<br /> <br /> * Smokescreen has the same [[license plate]] as Fowler and June.<br /> *Optimus' [[Faceplate|Mouthplate]] retracts slowly and silent while saying ''Autobots Transform and Rollout''<br /> * Optimus would not have been able to realign his flight trajectory when he took a glancing shot in his truck mode and transformed into robot mode; he would have continued spinning while flying.<br /> <br /> ===Continuity notes===<br /> * Yet another picture of the Autobots ends up on the internet, and again Bumblebee is in it, as in &quot;[[One Shall Fall]]&quot; and &quot;[[New Recruit]]&quot;.<br /> * Arcee mentions that [[William Fowler|Agent Fowler]] is in the process of relocating [[Raf Esquivel|Raf]] and his family, since the Decepticons learned where he lives in [[The Human Factor|the previous episode]].<br /> * Bulkhead is now fully recovered from his injuries received in &quot;[[Toxicity]]&quot;.<br /> * Jack asks Arcee if she still remembers Vince since her first encounter in &quot;[[Speed Metal]]&quot;.<br /> * Jack refers to his uncharacteristic lack of foresight as &quot;pulling a [[Miko Nakadai|Miko]]&quot;, a nod to her repeated habit of &lt;strike&gt;being a complete idiot&lt;/strike&gt; running into trouble.<br /> * Another relic of [[Solus Prime]] is uncovered; the first was the [[Forge of Solus Prime]] found in &quot;[[Operation Bumblebee, Part 2]]&quot;, and the second was the [[Apex Armor]] found in &quot;[[Triangulation]]&quot;.<br /> * Bulkhead returns the favor to Smokescreen from the previous episode.<br /> * Optimus receives a message from Alpha Trion, who was first mentioned by Smokescreen in &quot;New Recruit&quot;.<br /> <br /> ===Transformers references===<br /> * Jack mentions [[Robots In Disguise]].<br /> * This episode marks yet another use of the phrase &quot;[[darkest hour]]&quot;, only this time it's the Decepticons who get to use it.<br /> * The first &quot;[[Star Saber (Armada)|Star Saber]]&quot; sword was the combined form of the [[Air Defense Mini-Con Team (Armada)|Air Defense Mini-Con Team]] in ''[[Transformers: Armada (franchise)|Transformers: Armada]]'', while the [[Thirteen]]-affiliated iteration was first mentioned in &quot;[[The Coming Storm: Part 1]].&quot; Technically, the name originated from [[Star Saber (Victory)|Star Saber]], the Autobot [[Supreme Commander]] from ''[[Fight! Super Robot Lifeform Transformers: Victory (franchise)|Transformers: Victory]]''.<br /> <br /> ===Real-world references===<br /> * The Star Saber's location and its inability to be removed except by a Prime is a reference to ''[[wikipedia:Excalibur#Excalibur and the Sword in the Stone|Excalibur]]''.<br /> * The truck driver referred Smokescreen's alternate mode as from the Indy 500, a motor racing competition.<br /> <br /> ===Trivia===<br /> * Bumblebee warns Smokescreen about the speed limit, but apparently didn't think it was important to warn him that he's driving into oncoming traffic.<br /> * Vince's behavior hasn't changed since the events of &quot;Speed Metal&quot;. Some people just don't learn their lessons.<br /> <br /> [[Category:Prime episodes]]</div>

Wheeljack1768 https://tfwiki.duckdns.org/index.php?title=Legacy_(episode)&diff=755690 2012-09-23T08:37:40Z

<p>Wheeljack1768: /* Animation and technical errors */</p> <hr /> <div>{{episode|<br /> |otherseries=''[[Transformers: Prime (cartoon)|Transformers: Prime]]'' ep 46<br /> |prev=The Human Factor<br /> |next=Alpha; Omega<br /> |image=Legacy-ohcrap.jpg<br /> |caption= [[Dull surprise]]?<br /> |title=&quot;Legacy&quot;<br /> |airdate=[[September 21]], [[2012]]<br /> |written by=[[Marsha Griffin]]<br /> |directed by=[[Shaunt Nigoghossian]]<br /> |animation studio=[[Polygon Pictures]]<br /> |production company=[[Hasbro Studios]]<br /> }}<br /> <br /> '''Jack is assigned to help Smokescreen adapt to life on Earth while Megatron tries to secure the Star Saber without letting the Autobots know of its existence.'''<br /> <br /> ==Synopsis==<br /> <br /> [[Image:Legacy-cellphonecamera.jpg|left|thumb|300px|No pictures,NO PICTURES !!!]]<br /> <br /> [[Smokescreen (Prime)|Smokescreen]] and [[Bumblebee (Prime)|Bumblebee]] race down a Nevada road in search of an [[energon]] signal. Though Bumblebee tries to encourage Smokescreen to slow down, the rookie breaks the speed limit and almost runs into another vehicle. The driver jumps out to threaten Smokescreen, who promptly [[transformation|transforms]] and threatens him back. Bumblebee transforms to stop Smokescreen and the truck driver takes the opportunity to snap a picture of the pair. Back at base, [[Jack Darby|Jack]] locates the picture on the [[Internet]] and says [[Raf Esquivel|Raf]] can deal with it later. The other [[Autobot]]s lecture Smokescreen about the concept of secrecy and [[Optimus Prime (Prime)|Optimus Prime]] says they need to help Smokescreen acclimate to [[Earth]] through learning about [[human]] society. Jack is duly assigned to help Smokescreen and the pair head out, though [[Arcee (Prime)|Arcee]] complains that she thinks Jack will be at risk because Smokescreen has the most obvious [[alternate mode]] ever.<br /> <br /> Driving through [[Jasper]], Jack tries to educate Smokescreen on traffic lights, though Smokescreen is unable to stop joking around. When [[Vince]] hauls up beside them, Jack attempts to be inconspicuous, but Vince notices anyway and throws a burger at them. Smokescreen soon talks Jack into some retribution, and when they arrive back at base, Jack has a photo of Vince's burger-covered car. Arcee isn't impressed with their progress so far.<br /> <br /> [[Image:PrimeLegacySmokescreen.jpg|thumb|right|300px|Though many tried for the sword with all their strength, none could move the sword, nor stir it.]]<br /> <br /> On the ''[[Trypticon (Prime)|Nemesis]]'', [[Soundwave (Prime)|Soundwave]] has finished decoding another set of coordinates from the Iacon database. [[Megatron (Prime)|Megatron]] gets a decoy ready. Thus when Optimus is also almost finished decoding the same coordinates, the base sensors pick up an Iacon locator beacon in [[China]]. Optimus takes Arcee, Bumblebee and [[Bulkhead (Prime)|Bulkhead]] to investigate. Meanwhile, Megatron has [[Insecticon (Prime)|Insecticons]] and [[Vehicon (Prime)|Vehicons]] busy excavating the real relic. Hoping it is of Decepticon origin, Megatron is shocked to see it is the [[Star Saber (Prima)|Star Saber]]. Desperate to keep it from Optimus, Megatron tries to pull it free, but his efforts are to no avail and it remains firmly entrenched in the rock. Even trying to destroy the rock fails, as the sword's energy is rendering it invulnerable. Realizing that it will only respond to a [[Prime (rank)|Prime]], Megatron intends to uproot the entire mountain if necessary.<br /> <br /> [[Ratchet (Prime)|Ratchet]] picks up the signal from the Saber, but is unable to contact Prime. Prime's team is trying to track the first signal, unaware that it's the decoy being carried around by Soundwave. Smokescreen and Jack arrive back at base having pulled a prank on Jack's boss. When Ratchet reports the situation, Smokescreen volunteers to check out the second signal, and takes Jack along with him in secret. They find the Decepticons trying break the mountain down to a smaller size, and Smokescreen recognizes the Star Saber. Despite Jack's concerns, Smokescreen charges in as the Decepticons are preparing to lift the remaining rock with the ''Nemesis''. The Autobot proves as successful in extracting the sword as Megatron was, and is promptly captured by the Decepticons. While Jack tries to notify Ratchet, he is soon found and pursued by Insecticons. Ratchet gets enough from Jack's message to know what they've found and they're in serious trouble, and [[GroundBridge]]s to Optimus's location just as the team there are realizing they were being led on a wild goose chase.<br /> <br /> [[Image:Legacy-PrimeStarSaber.jpg|left|thumb|300px|''sheeeeeng!'']]<br /> <br /> As the ''Nemesis'' starts lifting the massive rock holding the Star Saber, Megatron begins interrogating Smokescreen with little effect. Prime's team suddenly arrives and starts laying into the Decepticons troops. Megatron looks around for Optimus himself, and spots the Autobot leader rapidly scaling the mountain in pursuit of the Star Saber, so he and some jet Vehicons take off to try to intercept. The other Autobots finish off the rest of the Decepticon troopers and Arcee rescues Jack from the Insecticons. Despite the best efforts of Megatron and his troops, Optimus manages to grab hold of the Star Saber which activates and pulls free of the rock. Megatron orders the rock dropped on him, but even as the other Autobots shout warnings, Prime merely uses the Star Saber to slice the whole thing in half. In shock, Megatron helplessly looks on as Prime follows up by taking a swing, unleashing a wave of energy at the ''Nemesis''. The Decepticons hastily retreat as their leader laments over his failure and believes it is now their darkest hour.<br /> <br /> The Autobots return to base, where Arcee is very unhappy with Smokescreen and Jack. She has Ratchet send the latter home and Optimus makes plain to the former that endangering humans is forbidden. As he reminds them of the importance of protecting humans, the sword begins to glow on its own, and Optimus goes into a trance-like state. Stating that he's receiving a message, Prime identifies the caller: [[Alpha Trion (Prime)|Alpha Trion]].<br /> <br /> ==Featured characters==<br /> {{featuredcharacters<br /> |c1=<br /> *[[Smokescreen (Prime)|Smokescreen]] (1)<br /> *[[Bumblebee (Prime)|Bumblebee]] (2)<br /> *[[Ratchet (Prime)|Ratchet]] (5)<br /> *[[Bulkhead (Prime)|Bulkhead]] (6)<br /> *[[Arcee (Prime)|Arcee]] (7)<br /> *[[Optimus Prime (Prime)|Optimus Prime]] (8)<br /> <br /> |c2=<br /> *[[Soundwave (Prime)|Soundwave]] (10)<br /> *[[Megatron (Prime)|Megatron]] (11)<br /> *[[Vehicon (Prime)|Vehicons]] (12)<br /> *[[Decepticon Miner|Miners]] (13)<br /> *[[Insecticon (Prime)|Insecticons]] (14)<br /> *[[Knock Out (Prime)|Knock Out]] (15)<br /> *[[Dreadwing (Prime)|Dreadwing]] (16)<br /> <br /> |c3=<br /> *Truck driver (3)<br /> *[[Jack Darby]] (4)<br /> *[[Vince]] (9)<br /> }}<br /> <br /> ==Quotes==<br /> &quot;''I'' just pulled a Miko.&quot;<br /> :—'''Jack''' realizes what he just did.<br /> <br /> <br /> &quot;''Who'' in the Pits of [[Kaon]] is that?''<br /> :—'''Megatron''' meets the new guy.<br /> <br /> <br /> &quot;All this leg-work is giving me itchy fists!&quot;<br /> :—'''Bulkhead''' is back on form.<br /> <br /> <br /> &quot;We Decepticons... now face our darkest hour.&quot;<br /> :—'''Megatron''', finding himself in need of a light.<br /> <br /> <br /> &quot;How epic was that?&quot;<br /> :—'''Smokescreen''' relays the viewer's feelings.<br /> <br /> ==Notes==<br /> ===Animation and technical errors===<br /> <br /> * Smokescreen has the same [[license plate]] as Fowler and June.<br /> *Optimus' [[Faceplate|Mouthplate]] retracts slowly and silent while saying ''Autobots Transform and Rollout''&quot;<br /> * Optimus would not have been able to realign his flight trajectory when he took a glancing shot in his truck mode and transformed into robot mode; he would have continued spinning while flying.<br /> <br /> ===Continuity notes===<br /> * Yet another picture of the Autobots ends up on the internet, and again Bumblebee is in it, as in &quot;[[One Shall Fall]]&quot; and &quot;[[New Recruit]]&quot;.<br /> * Arcee mentions that [[William Fowler|Agent Fowler]] is in the process of relocating [[Raf Esquivel|Raf]] and his family, since the Decepticons learned where he lives in [[The Human Factor|the previous episode]].<br /> * Bulkhead is now fully recovered from his injuries received in &quot;[[Toxicity]]&quot;.<br /> * Jack asks Arcee if she still remembers Vince since her first encounter in &quot;[[Speed Metal]]&quot;.<br /> * Jack refers to his uncharacteristic lack of foresight as &quot;pulling a [[Miko Nakadai|Miko]]&quot;, a nod to her repeated habit of &lt;strike&gt;being a complete idiot&lt;/strike&gt; running into trouble.<br /> * Another relic of [[Solus Prime]] is uncovered; the first was the [[Forge of Solus Prime]] found in &quot;[[Operation Bumblebee, Part 2]]&quot;, and the second was the [[Apex Armor]] found in &quot;[[Triangulation]]&quot;.<br /> * Bulkhead returns the favor to Smokescreen from the previous episode.<br /> * Optimus receives a message from Alpha Trion, who was first mentioned by Smokescreen in &quot;New Recruit&quot;.<br /> <br /> ===Transformers references===<br /> * Jack mentions [[Robots In Disguise]].<br /> * This episode marks yet another use of the phrase &quot;[[darkest hour]]&quot;, only this time it's the Decepticons who get to use it.<br /> * The first &quot;[[Star Saber (Armada)|Star Saber]]&quot; sword was the combined form of the [[Air Defense Mini-Con Team (Armada)|Air Defense Mini-Con Team]] in ''[[Transformers: Armada (franchise)|Transformers: Armada]]'', while the [[Thirteen]]-affiliated iteration was first mentioned in &quot;[[The Coming Storm: Part 1]].&quot; Technically, the name originated from [[Star Saber (Victory)|Star Saber]], the Autobot [[Supreme Commander]] from ''[[Fight! Super Robot Lifeform Transformers: Victory (franchise)|Transformers: Victory]]''.<br /> <br /> ===Real-world references===<br /> * The Star Saber's location and its inability to be removed except by a Prime is a reference to ''[[wikipedia:Excalibur#Excalibur and the Sword in the Stone|Excalibur]]''.<br /> * The truck driver referred Smokescreen's alternate mode as from the Indy 500, a motor racing competition.<br /> <br /> ===Trivia===<br /> * Bumblebee warns Smokescreen about the speed limit, but apparently didn't think it was important to warn him that he's driving into oncoming traffic.<br /> * Vince's behavior hasn't changed since the events of &quot;Speed Metal&quot;. Some people just don't learn their lessons.<br /> <br /> [[Category:Prime episodes]]</div>

Wheeljack1768 https://tfwiki.duckdns.org/index.php?title=Legacy_(episode)&diff=755686 2012-09-23T08:36:17Z

<p>Wheeljack1768: /* Animation and technical errors */</p> <hr /> <div>{{episode|<br /> |otherseries=''[[Transformers: Prime (cartoon)|Transformers: Prime]]'' ep 46<br /> |prev=The Human Factor<br /> |next=Alpha; Omega<br /> |image=Legacy-ohcrap.jpg<br /> |caption= [[Dull surprise]]?<br /> |title=&quot;Legacy&quot;<br /> |airdate=[[September 21]], [[2012]]<br /> |written by=[[Marsha Griffin]]<br /> |directed by=[[Shaunt Nigoghossian]]<br /> |animation studio=[[Polygon Pictures]]<br /> |production company=[[Hasbro Studios]]<br /> }}<br /> <br /> '''Jack is assigned to help Smokescreen adapt to life on Earth while Megatron tries to secure the Star Saber without letting the Autobots know of its existence.'''<br /> <br /> ==Synopsis==<br /> <br /> [[Image:Legacy-cellphonecamera.jpg|left|thumb|300px|No pictures,NO PICTURES !!!]]<br /> <br /> [[Smokescreen (Prime)|Smokescreen]] and [[Bumblebee (Prime)|Bumblebee]] race down a Nevada road in search of an [[energon]] signal. Though Bumblebee tries to encourage Smokescreen to slow down, the rookie breaks the speed limit and almost runs into another vehicle. The driver jumps out to threaten Smokescreen, who promptly [[transformation|transforms]] and threatens him back. Bumblebee transforms to stop Smokescreen and the truck driver takes the opportunity to snap a picture of the pair. Back at base, [[Jack Darby|Jack]] locates the picture on the [[Internet]] and says [[Raf Esquivel|Raf]] can deal with it later. The other [[Autobot]]s lecture Smokescreen about the concept of secrecy and [[Optimus Prime (Prime)|Optimus Prime]] says they need to help Smokescreen acclimate to [[Earth]] through learning about [[human]] society. Jack is duly assigned to help Smokescreen and the pair head out, though [[Arcee (Prime)|Arcee]] complains that she thinks Jack will be at risk because Smokescreen has the most obvious [[alternate mode]] ever.<br /> <br /> Driving through [[Jasper]], Jack tries to educate Smokescreen on traffic lights, though Smokescreen is unable to stop joking around. When [[Vince]] hauls up beside them, Jack attempts to be inconspicuous, but Vince notices anyway and throws a burger at them. Smokescreen soon talks Jack into some retribution, and when they arrive back at base, Jack has a photo of Vince's burger-covered car. Arcee isn't impressed with their progress so far.<br /> <br /> [[Image:PrimeLegacySmokescreen.jpg|thumb|right|300px|Though many tried for the sword with all their strength, none could move the sword, nor stir it.]]<br /> <br /> On the ''[[Trypticon (Prime)|Nemesis]]'', [[Soundwave (Prime)|Soundwave]] has finished decoding another set of coordinates from the Iacon database. [[Megatron (Prime)|Megatron]] gets a decoy ready. Thus when Optimus is also almost finished decoding the same coordinates, the base sensors pick up an Iacon locator beacon in [[China]]. Optimus takes Arcee, Bumblebee and [[Bulkhead (Prime)|Bulkhead]] to investigate. Meanwhile, Megatron has [[Insecticon (Prime)|Insecticons]] and [[Vehicon (Prime)|Vehicons]] busy excavating the real relic. Hoping it is of Decepticon origin, Megatron is shocked to see it is the [[Star Saber (Prima)|Star Saber]]. Desperate to keep it from Optimus, Megatron tries to pull it free, but his efforts are to no avail and it remains firmly entrenched in the rock. Even trying to destroy the rock fails, as the sword's energy is rendering it invulnerable. Realizing that it will only respond to a [[Prime (rank)|Prime]], Megatron intends to uproot the entire mountain if necessary.<br /> <br /> [[Ratchet (Prime)|Ratchet]] picks up the signal from the Saber, but is unable to contact Prime. Prime's team is trying to track the first signal, unaware that it's the decoy being carried around by Soundwave. Smokescreen and Jack arrive back at base having pulled a prank on Jack's boss. When Ratchet reports the situation, Smokescreen volunteers to check out the second signal, and takes Jack along with him in secret. They find the Decepticons trying break the mountain down to a smaller size, and Smokescreen recognizes the Star Saber. Despite Jack's concerns, Smokescreen charges in as the Decepticons are preparing to lift the remaining rock with the ''Nemesis''. The Autobot proves as successful in extracting the sword as Megatron was, and is promptly captured by the Decepticons. While Jack tries to notify Ratchet, he is soon found and pursued by Insecticons. Ratchet gets enough from Jack's message to know what they've found and they're in serious trouble, and [[GroundBridge]]s to Optimus's location just as the team there are realizing they were being led on a wild goose chase.<br /> <br /> [[Image:Legacy-PrimeStarSaber.jpg|left|thumb|300px|''sheeeeeng!'']]<br /> <br /> As the ''Nemesis'' starts lifting the massive rock holding the Star Saber, Megatron begins interrogating Smokescreen with little effect. Prime's team suddenly arrives and starts laying into the Decepticons troops. Megatron looks around for Optimus himself, and spots the Autobot leader rapidly scaling the mountain in pursuit of the Star Saber, so he and some jet Vehicons take off to try to intercept. The other Autobots finish off the rest of the Decepticon troopers and Arcee rescues Jack from the Insecticons. Despite the best efforts of Megatron and his troops, Optimus manages to grab hold of the Star Saber which activates and pulls free of the rock. Megatron orders the rock dropped on him, but even as the other Autobots shout warnings, Prime merely uses the Star Saber to slice the whole thing in half. In shock, Megatron helplessly looks on as Prime follows up by taking a swing, unleashing a wave of energy at the ''Nemesis''. The Decepticons hastily retreat as their leader laments over his failure and believes it is now their darkest hour.<br /> <br /> The Autobots return to base, where Arcee is very unhappy with Smokescreen and Jack. She has Ratchet send the latter home and Optimus makes plain to the former that endangering humans is forbidden. As he reminds them of the importance of protecting humans, the sword begins to glow on its own, and Optimus goes into a trance-like state. Stating that he's receiving a message, Prime identifies the caller: [[Alpha Trion (Prime)|Alpha Trion]].<br /> <br /> ==Featured characters==<br /> {{featuredcharacters<br /> |c1=<br /> *[[Smokescreen (Prime)|Smokescreen]] (1)<br /> *[[Bumblebee (Prime)|Bumblebee]] (2)<br /> *[[Ratchet (Prime)|Ratchet]] (5)<br /> *[[Bulkhead (Prime)|Bulkhead]] (6)<br /> *[[Arcee (Prime)|Arcee]] (7)<br /> *[[Optimus Prime (Prime)|Optimus Prime]] (8)<br /> <br /> |c2=<br /> *[[Soundwave (Prime)|Soundwave]] (10)<br /> *[[Megatron (Prime)|Megatron]] (11)<br /> *[[Vehicon (Prime)|Vehicons]] (12)<br /> *[[Decepticon Miner|Miners]] (13)<br /> *[[Insecticon (Prime)|Insecticons]] (14)<br /> *[[Knock Out (Prime)|Knock Out]] (15)<br /> *[[Dreadwing (Prime)|Dreadwing]] (16)<br /> <br /> |c3=<br /> *Truck driver (3)<br /> *[[Jack Darby]] (4)<br /> *[[Vince]] (9)<br /> }}<br /> <br /> ==Quotes==<br /> &quot;''I'' just pulled a Miko.&quot;<br /> :—'''Jack''' realizes what he just did.<br /> <br /> <br /> &quot;''Who'' in the Pits of [[Kaon]] is that?''<br /> :—'''Megatron''' meets the new guy.<br /> <br /> <br /> &quot;All this leg-work is giving me itchy fists!&quot;<br /> :—'''Bulkhead''' is back on form.<br /> <br /> <br /> &quot;We Decepticons... now face our darkest hour.&quot;<br /> :—'''Megatron''', finding himself in need of a light.<br /> <br /> <br /> &quot;How epic was that?&quot;<br /> :—'''Smokescreen''' relays the viewer's feelings.<br /> <br /> ==Notes==<br /> ===Animation and technical errors===<br /> <br /> * Smokescreen has the same [[license plate]] as Fowler and June.<br /> *Optimus' [[Faceplate|Mouthplate]] retracts slowly and silent while saying &quot;'''Autobots Transform and Rollout'''<br /> * Optimus would not have been able to realign his flight trajectory when he took a glancing shot in his truck mode and transformed into robot mode; he would have continued spinning while flying.<br /> <br /> ===Continuity notes===<br /> * Yet another picture of the Autobots ends up on the internet, and again Bumblebee is in it, as in &quot;[[One Shall Fall]]&quot; and &quot;[[New Recruit]]&quot;.<br /> * Arcee mentions that [[William Fowler|Agent Fowler]] is in the process of relocating [[Raf Esquivel|Raf]] and his family, since the Decepticons learned where he lives in [[The Human Factor|the previous episode]].<br /> * Bulkhead is now fully recovered from his injuries received in &quot;[[Toxicity]]&quot;.<br /> * Jack asks Arcee if she still remembers Vince since her first encounter in &quot;[[Speed Metal]]&quot;.<br /> * Jack refers to his uncharacteristic lack of foresight as &quot;pulling a [[Miko Nakadai|Miko]]&quot;, a nod to her repeated habit of &lt;strike&gt;being a complete idiot&lt;/strike&gt; running into trouble.<br /> * Another relic of [[Solus Prime]] is uncovered; the first was the [[Forge of Solus Prime]] found in &quot;[[Operation Bumblebee, Part 2]]&quot;, and the second was the [[Apex Armor]] found in &quot;[[Triangulation]]&quot;.<br /> * Bulkhead returns the favor to Smokescreen from the previous episode.<br /> * Optimus receives a message from Alpha Trion, who was first mentioned by Smokescreen in &quot;New Recruit&quot;.<br /> <br /> ===Transformers references===<br /> * Jack mentions [[Robots In Disguise]].<br /> * This episode marks yet another use of the phrase &quot;[[darkest hour]]&quot;, only this time it's the Decepticons who get to use it.<br /> * The first &quot;[[Star Saber (Armada)|Star Saber]]&quot; sword was the combined form of the [[Air Defense Mini-Con Team (Armada)|Air Defense Mini-Con Team]] in ''[[Transformers: Armada (franchise)|Transformers: Armada]]'', while the [[Thirteen]]-affiliated iteration was first mentioned in &quot;[[The Coming Storm: Part 1]].&quot; Technically, the name originated from [[Star Saber (Victory)|Star Saber]], the Autobot [[Supreme Commander]] from ''[[Fight! Super Robot Lifeform Transformers: Victory (franchise)|Transformers: Victory]]''.<br /> <br /> ===Real-world references===<br /> * The Star Saber's location and its inability to be removed except by a Prime is a reference to ''[[wikipedia:Excalibur#Excalibur and the Sword in the Stone|Excalibur]]''.<br /> * The truck driver referred Smokescreen's alternate mode as from the Indy 500, a motor racing competition.<br /> <br /> ===Trivia===<br /> * Bumblebee warns Smokescreen about the speed limit, but apparently didn't think it was important to warn him that he's driving into oncoming traffic.<br /> * Vince's behavior hasn't changed since the events of &quot;Speed Metal&quot;. Some people just don't learn their lessons.<br /> <br /> [[Category:Prime episodes]]</div>

Wheeljack1768 https://tfwiki.duckdns.org/index.php?title=Legacy_(episode)&diff=755684 2012-09-23T08:35:28Z

<p>Wheeljack1768: /* Notes */</p> <hr /> <div>{{episode|<br /> |otherseries=''[[Transformers: Prime (cartoon)|Transformers: Prime]]'' ep 46<br /> |prev=The Human Factor<br /> |next=Alpha; Omega<br /> |image=Legacy-ohcrap.jpg<br /> |caption= [[Dull surprise]]?<br /> |title=&quot;Legacy&quot;<br /> |airdate=[[September 21]], [[2012]]<br /> |written by=[[Marsha Griffin]]<br /> |directed by=[[Shaunt Nigoghossian]]<br /> |animation studio=[[Polygon Pictures]]<br /> |production company=[[Hasbro Studios]]<br /> }}<br /> <br /> '''Jack is assigned to help Smokescreen adapt to life on Earth while Megatron tries to secure the Star Saber without letting the Autobots know of its existence.'''<br /> <br /> ==Synopsis==<br /> <br /> [[Image:Legacy-cellphonecamera.jpg|left|thumb|300px|No pictures,NO PICTURES !!!]]<br /> <br /> [[Smokescreen (Prime)|Smokescreen]] and [[Bumblebee (Prime)|Bumblebee]] race down a Nevada road in search of an [[energon]] signal. Though Bumblebee tries to encourage Smokescreen to slow down, the rookie breaks the speed limit and almost runs into another vehicle. The driver jumps out to threaten Smokescreen, who promptly [[transformation|transforms]] and threatens him back. Bumblebee transforms to stop Smokescreen and the truck driver takes the opportunity to snap a picture of the pair. Back at base, [[Jack Darby|Jack]] locates the picture on the [[Internet]] and says [[Raf Esquivel|Raf]] can deal with it later. The other [[Autobot]]s lecture Smokescreen about the concept of secrecy and [[Optimus Prime (Prime)|Optimus Prime]] says they need to help Smokescreen acclimate to [[Earth]] through learning about [[human]] society. Jack is duly assigned to help Smokescreen and the pair head out, though [[Arcee (Prime)|Arcee]] complains that she thinks Jack will be at risk because Smokescreen has the most obvious [[alternate mode]] ever.<br /> <br /> Driving through [[Jasper]], Jack tries to educate Smokescreen on traffic lights, though Smokescreen is unable to stop joking around. When [[Vince]] hauls up beside them, Jack attempts to be inconspicuous, but Vince notices anyway and throws a burger at them. Smokescreen soon talks Jack into some retribution, and when they arrive back at base, Jack has a photo of Vince's burger-covered car. Arcee isn't impressed with their progress so far.<br /> <br /> [[Image:PrimeLegacySmokescreen.jpg|thumb|right|300px|Though many tried for the sword with all their strength, none could move the sword, nor stir it.]]<br /> <br /> On the ''[[Trypticon (Prime)|Nemesis]]'', [[Soundwave (Prime)|Soundwave]] has finished decoding another set of coordinates from the Iacon database. [[Megatron (Prime)|Megatron]] gets a decoy ready. Thus when Optimus is also almost finished decoding the same coordinates, the base sensors pick up an Iacon locator beacon in [[China]]. Optimus takes Arcee, Bumblebee and [[Bulkhead (Prime)|Bulkhead]] to investigate. Meanwhile, Megatron has [[Insecticon (Prime)|Insecticons]] and [[Vehicon (Prime)|Vehicons]] busy excavating the real relic. Hoping it is of Decepticon origin, Megatron is shocked to see it is the [[Star Saber (Prima)|Star Saber]]. Desperate to keep it from Optimus, Megatron tries to pull it free, but his efforts are to no avail and it remains firmly entrenched in the rock. Even trying to destroy the rock fails, as the sword's energy is rendering it invulnerable. Realizing that it will only respond to a [[Prime (rank)|Prime]], Megatron intends to uproot the entire mountain if necessary.<br /> <br /> [[Ratchet (Prime)|Ratchet]] picks up the signal from the Saber, but is unable to contact Prime. Prime's team is trying to track the first signal, unaware that it's the decoy being carried around by Soundwave. Smokescreen and Jack arrive back at base having pulled a prank on Jack's boss. When Ratchet reports the situation, Smokescreen volunteers to check out the second signal, and takes Jack along with him in secret. They find the Decepticons trying break the mountain down to a smaller size, and Smokescreen recognizes the Star Saber. Despite Jack's concerns, Smokescreen charges in as the Decepticons are preparing to lift the remaining rock with the ''Nemesis''. The Autobot proves as successful in extracting the sword as Megatron was, and is promptly captured by the Decepticons. While Jack tries to notify Ratchet, he is soon found and pursued by Insecticons. Ratchet gets enough from Jack's message to know what they've found and they're in serious trouble, and [[GroundBridge]]s to Optimus's location just as the team there are realizing they were being led on a wild goose chase.<br /> <br /> [[Image:Legacy-PrimeStarSaber.jpg|left|thumb|300px|''sheeeeeng!'']]<br /> <br /> As the ''Nemesis'' starts lifting the massive rock holding the Star Saber, Megatron begins interrogating Smokescreen with little effect. Prime's team suddenly arrives and starts laying into the Decepticons troops. Megatron looks around for Optimus himself, and spots the Autobot leader rapidly scaling the mountain in pursuit of the Star Saber, so he and some jet Vehicons take off to try to intercept. The other Autobots finish off the rest of the Decepticon troopers and Arcee rescues Jack from the Insecticons. Despite the best efforts of Megatron and his troops, Optimus manages to grab hold of the Star Saber which activates and pulls free of the rock. Megatron orders the rock dropped on him, but even as the other Autobots shout warnings, Prime merely uses the Star Saber to slice the whole thing in half. In shock, Megatron helplessly looks on as Prime follows up by taking a swing, unleashing a wave of energy at the ''Nemesis''. The Decepticons hastily retreat as their leader laments over his failure and believes it is now their darkest hour.<br /> <br /> The Autobots return to base, where Arcee is very unhappy with Smokescreen and Jack. She has Ratchet send the latter home and Optimus makes plain to the former that endangering humans is forbidden. As he reminds them of the importance of protecting humans, the sword begins to glow on its own, and Optimus goes into a trance-like state. Stating that he's receiving a message, Prime identifies the caller: [[Alpha Trion (Prime)|Alpha Trion]].<br /> <br /> ==Featured characters==<br /> {{featuredcharacters<br /> |c1=<br /> *[[Smokescreen (Prime)|Smokescreen]] (1)<br /> *[[Bumblebee (Prime)|Bumblebee]] (2)<br /> *[[Ratchet (Prime)|Ratchet]] (5)<br /> *[[Bulkhead (Prime)|Bulkhead]] (6)<br /> *[[Arcee (Prime)|Arcee]] (7)<br /> *[[Optimus Prime (Prime)|Optimus Prime]] (8)<br /> <br /> |c2=<br /> *[[Soundwave (Prime)|Soundwave]] (10)<br /> *[[Megatron (Prime)|Megatron]] (11)<br /> *[[Vehicon (Prime)|Vehicons]] (12)<br /> *[[Decepticon Miner|Miners]] (13)<br /> *[[Insecticon (Prime)|Insecticons]] (14)<br /> *[[Knock Out (Prime)|Knock Out]] (15)<br /> *[[Dreadwing (Prime)|Dreadwing]] (16)<br /> <br /> |c3=<br /> *Truck driver (3)<br /> *[[Jack Darby]] (4)<br /> *[[Vince]] (9)<br /> }}<br /> <br /> ==Quotes==<br /> &quot;''I'' just pulled a Miko.&quot;<br /> :—'''Jack''' realizes what he just did.<br /> <br /> <br /> &quot;''Who'' in the Pits of [[Kaon]] is that?''<br /> :—'''Megatron''' meets the new guy.<br /> <br /> <br /> &quot;All this leg-work is giving me itchy fists!&quot;<br /> :—'''Bulkhead''' is back on form.<br /> <br /> <br /> &quot;We Decepticons... now face our darkest hour.&quot;<br /> :—'''Megatron''', finding himself in need of a light.<br /> <br /> <br /> &quot;How epic was that?&quot;<br /> :—'''Smokescreen''' relays the viewer's feelings.<br /> <br /> ==Notes==<br /> ===Animation and technical errors===<br /> <br /> * Smokescreen has the same [[license plate]] as Fowler and June.<br /> *Optimus' [[Faceplate|Mouthplate]] retracts slowly and silent while saying &quot;'''Autobot's Transform and Rollout'''<br /> * Optimus would not have been able to realign his flight trajectory when he took a glancing shot in his truck mode and transformed into robot mode; he would have continued spinning while flying.<br /> <br /> ===Continuity notes===<br /> * Yet another picture of the Autobots ends up on the internet, and again Bumblebee is in it, as in &quot;[[One Shall Fall]]&quot; and &quot;[[New Recruit]]&quot;.<br /> * Arcee mentions that [[William Fowler|Agent Fowler]] is in the process of relocating [[Raf Esquivel|Raf]] and his family, since the Decepticons learned where he lives in [[The Human Factor|the previous episode]].<br /> * Bulkhead is now fully recovered from his injuries received in &quot;[[Toxicity]]&quot;.<br /> * Jack asks Arcee if she still remembers Vince since her first encounter in &quot;[[Speed Metal]]&quot;.<br /> * Jack refers to his uncharacteristic lack of foresight as &quot;pulling a [[Miko Nakadai|Miko]]&quot;, a nod to her repeated habit of &lt;strike&gt;being a complete idiot&lt;/strike&gt; running into trouble.<br /> * Another relic of [[Solus Prime]] is uncovered; the first was the [[Forge of Solus Prime]] found in &quot;[[Operation Bumblebee, Part 2]]&quot;, and the second was the [[Apex Armor]] found in &quot;[[Triangulation]]&quot;.<br /> * Bulkhead returns the favor to Smokescreen from the previous episode.<br /> * Optimus receives a message from Alpha Trion, who was first mentioned by Smokescreen in &quot;New Recruit&quot;.<br /> <br /> ===Transformers references===<br /> * Jack mentions [[Robots In Disguise]].<br /> * This episode marks yet another use of the phrase &quot;[[darkest hour]]&quot;, only this time it's the Decepticons who get to use it.<br /> * The first &quot;[[Star Saber (Armada)|Star Saber]]&quot; sword was the combined form of the [[Air Defense Mini-Con Team (Armada)|Air Defense Mini-Con Team]] in ''[[Transformers: Armada (franchise)|Transformers: Armada]]'', while the [[Thirteen]]-affiliated iteration was first mentioned in &quot;[[The Coming Storm: Part 1]].&quot; Technically, the name originated from [[Star Saber (Victory)|Star Saber]], the Autobot [[Supreme Commander]] from ''[[Fight! Super Robot Lifeform Transformers: Victory (franchise)|Transformers: Victory]]''.<br /> <br /> ===Real-world references===<br /> * The Star Saber's location and its inability to be removed except by a Prime is a reference to ''[[wikipedia:Excalibur#Excalibur and the Sword in the Stone|Excalibur]]''.<br /> * The truck driver referred Smokescreen's alternate mode as from the Indy 500, a motor racing competition.<br /> <br /> ===Trivia===<br /> * Bumblebee warns Smokescreen about the speed limit, but apparently didn't think it was important to warn him that he's driving into oncoming traffic.<br /> * Vince's behavior hasn't changed since the events of &quot;Speed Metal&quot;. Some people just don't learn their lessons.<br /> <br /> [[Category:Prime episodes]]</div>

Wheeljack1768 https://tfwiki.duckdns.org/index.php?title=Legacy_(episode)&diff=755683 2012-09-23T08:34:18Z

<p>Wheeljack1768: /* Animation and technical errors */</p> <hr /> <div>{{episode|<br /> |otherseries=''[[Transformers: Prime (cartoon)|Transformers: Prime]]'' ep 46<br /> |prev=The Human Factor<br /> |next=Alpha; Omega<br /> |image=Legacy-ohcrap.jpg<br /> |caption= [[Dull surprise]]?<br /> |title=&quot;Legacy&quot;<br /> |airdate=[[September 21]], [[2012]]<br /> |written by=[[Marsha Griffin]]<br /> |directed by=[[Shaunt Nigoghossian]]<br /> |animation studio=[[Polygon Pictures]]<br /> |production company=[[Hasbro Studios]]<br /> }}<br /> <br /> '''Jack is assigned to help Smokescreen adapt to life on Earth while Megatron tries to secure the Star Saber without letting the Autobots know of its existence.'''<br /> <br /> ==Synopsis==<br /> <br /> [[Image:Legacy-cellphonecamera.jpg|left|thumb|300px|No pictures,NO PICTURES !!!]]<br /> <br /> [[Smokescreen (Prime)|Smokescreen]] and [[Bumblebee (Prime)|Bumblebee]] race down a Nevada road in search of an [[energon]] signal. Though Bumblebee tries to encourage Smokescreen to slow down, the rookie breaks the speed limit and almost runs into another vehicle. The driver jumps out to threaten Smokescreen, who promptly [[transformation|transforms]] and threatens him back. Bumblebee transforms to stop Smokescreen and the truck driver takes the opportunity to snap a picture of the pair. Back at base, [[Jack Darby|Jack]] locates the picture on the [[Internet]] and says [[Raf Esquivel|Raf]] can deal with it later. The other [[Autobot]]s lecture Smokescreen about the concept of secrecy and [[Optimus Prime (Prime)|Optimus Prime]] says they need to help Smokescreen acclimate to [[Earth]] through learning about [[human]] society. Jack is duly assigned to help Smokescreen and the pair head out, though [[Arcee (Prime)|Arcee]] complains that she thinks Jack will be at risk because Smokescreen has the most obvious [[alternate mode]] ever.<br /> <br /> Driving through [[Jasper]], Jack tries to educate Smokescreen on traffic lights, though Smokescreen is unable to stop joking around. When [[Vince]] hauls up beside them, Jack attempts to be inconspicuous, but Vince notices anyway and throws a burger at them. Smokescreen soon talks Jack into some retribution, and when they arrive back at base, Jack has a photo of Vince's burger-covered car. Arcee isn't impressed with their progress so far.<br /> <br /> [[Image:PrimeLegacySmokescreen.jpg|thumb|right|300px|Though many tried for the sword with all their strength, none could move the sword, nor stir it.]]<br /> <br /> On the ''[[Trypticon (Prime)|Nemesis]]'', [[Soundwave (Prime)|Soundwave]] has finished decoding another set of coordinates from the Iacon database. [[Megatron (Prime)|Megatron]] gets a decoy ready. Thus when Optimus is also almost finished decoding the same coordinates, the base sensors pick up an Iacon locator beacon in [[China]]. Optimus takes Arcee, Bumblebee and [[Bulkhead (Prime)|Bulkhead]] to investigate. Meanwhile, Megatron has [[Insecticon (Prime)|Insecticons]] and [[Vehicon (Prime)|Vehicons]] busy excavating the real relic. Hoping it is of Decepticon origin, Megatron is shocked to see it is the [[Star Saber (Prima)|Star Saber]]. Desperate to keep it from Optimus, Megatron tries to pull it free, but his efforts are to no avail and it remains firmly entrenched in the rock. Even trying to destroy the rock fails, as the sword's energy is rendering it invulnerable. Realizing that it will only respond to a [[Prime (rank)|Prime]], Megatron intends to uproot the entire mountain if necessary.<br /> <br /> [[Ratchet (Prime)|Ratchet]] picks up the signal from the Saber, but is unable to contact Prime. Prime's team is trying to track the first signal, unaware that it's the decoy being carried around by Soundwave. Smokescreen and Jack arrive back at base having pulled a prank on Jack's boss. When Ratchet reports the situation, Smokescreen volunteers to check out the second signal, and takes Jack along with him in secret. They find the Decepticons trying break the mountain down to a smaller size, and Smokescreen recognizes the Star Saber. Despite Jack's concerns, Smokescreen charges in as the Decepticons are preparing to lift the remaining rock with the ''Nemesis''. The Autobot proves as successful in extracting the sword as Megatron was, and is promptly captured by the Decepticons. While Jack tries to notify Ratchet, he is soon found and pursued by Insecticons. Ratchet gets enough from Jack's message to know what they've found and they're in serious trouble, and [[GroundBridge]]s to Optimus's location just as the team there are realizing they were being led on a wild goose chase.<br /> <br /> [[Image:Legacy-PrimeStarSaber.jpg|left|thumb|300px|''sheeeeeng!'']]<br /> <br /> As the ''Nemesis'' starts lifting the massive rock holding the Star Saber, Megatron begins interrogating Smokescreen with little effect. Prime's team suddenly arrives and starts laying into the Decepticons troops. Megatron looks around for Optimus himself, and spots the Autobot leader rapidly scaling the mountain in pursuit of the Star Saber, so he and some jet Vehicons take off to try to intercept. The other Autobots finish off the rest of the Decepticon troopers and Arcee rescues Jack from the Insecticons. Despite the best efforts of Megatron and his troops, Optimus manages to grab hold of the Star Saber which activates and pulls free of the rock. Megatron orders the rock dropped on him, but even as the other Autobots shout warnings, Prime merely uses the Star Saber to slice the whole thing in half. In shock, Megatron helplessly looks on as Prime follows up by taking a swing, unleashing a wave of energy at the ''Nemesis''. The Decepticons hastily retreat as their leader laments over his failure and believes it is now their darkest hour.<br /> <br /> The Autobots return to base, where Arcee is very unhappy with Smokescreen and Jack. She has Ratchet send the latter home and Optimus makes plain to the former that endangering humans is forbidden. As he reminds them of the importance of protecting humans, the sword begins to glow on its own, and Optimus goes into a trance-like state. Stating that he's receiving a message, Prime identifies the caller: [[Alpha Trion (Prime)|Alpha Trion]].<br /> <br /> ==Featured characters==<br /> {{featuredcharacters<br /> |c1=<br /> *[[Smokescreen (Prime)|Smokescreen]] (1)<br /> *[[Bumblebee (Prime)|Bumblebee]] (2)<br /> *[[Ratchet (Prime)|Ratchet]] (5)<br /> *[[Bulkhead (Prime)|Bulkhead]] (6)<br /> *[[Arcee (Prime)|Arcee]] (7)<br /> *[[Optimus Prime (Prime)|Optimus Prime]] (8)<br /> <br /> |c2=<br /> *[[Soundwave (Prime)|Soundwave]] (10)<br /> *[[Megatron (Prime)|Megatron]] (11)<br /> *[[Vehicon (Prime)|Vehicons]] (12)<br /> *[[Decepticon Miner|Miners]] (13)<br /> *[[Insecticon (Prime)|Insecticons]] (14)<br /> *[[Knock Out (Prime)|Knock Out]] (15)<br /> *[[Dreadwing (Prime)|Dreadwing]] (16)<br /> <br /> |c3=<br /> *Truck driver (3)<br /> *[[Jack Darby]] (4)<br /> *[[Vince]] (9)<br /> }}<br /> <br /> ==Quotes==<br /> &quot;''I'' just pulled a Miko.&quot;<br /> :—'''Jack''' realizes what he just did.<br /> <br /> <br /> &quot;''Who'' in the Pits of [[Kaon]] is that?''<br /> :—'''Megatron''' meets the new guy.<br /> <br /> <br /> &quot;All this leg-work is giving me itchy fists!&quot;<br /> :—'''Bulkhead''' is back on form.<br /> <br /> <br /> &quot;We Decepticons... now face our darkest hour.&quot;<br /> :—'''Megatron''', finding himself in need of a light.<br /> <br /> <br /> &quot;How epic was that?&quot;<br /> :—'''Smokescreen''' relays the viewer's feelings.<br /> <br /> ==Notes==<br /> ===Animation and technical errors===<br /> <br /> * Smokescreen has the same [[license plate]] as Fowler and June.<br /> *Optimus' [[Faceplate|Mouthplate]] retracts slowly and silent while saying '''Autobot's Transform and Rollout'''<br /> * Optimus would not have been able to realign his flight trajectory when he took a glancing shot in his truck mode and transformed into robot mode; he would have continued spinning while flying.<br /> <br /> ===Continuity notes===<br /> * Yet another picture of the Autobots ends up on the internet, and again Bumblebee is in it, as in &quot;[[One Shall Fall]]&quot; and &quot;[[New Recruit]]&quot;.<br /> * Arcee mentions that [[William Fowler|Agent Fowler]] is in the process of relocating [[Raf Esquivel|Raf]] and his family, since the Decepticons learned where he lives in [[The Human Factor|the previous episode]].<br /> * Bulkhead is now fully recovered from his injuries received in &quot;[[Toxicity]]&quot;.<br /> * Jack asks Arcee if she still remembers Vince since her first encounter in &quot;[[Speed Metal]]&quot;.<br /> * Jack refers to his uncharacteristic lack of foresight as &quot;pulling a [[Miko Nakadai|Miko]]&quot;, a nod to her repeated habit of &lt;strike&gt;being a complete idiot&lt;/strike&gt; running into trouble.<br /> * Another relic of [[Solus Prime]] is uncovered; the first was the [[Forge of Solus Prime]] found in &quot;[[Operation Bumblebee, Part 2]]&quot;, and the second was the [[Apex Armor]] found in &quot;[[Triangulation]]&quot;.<br /> * Bulkhead returns the favor to Smokescreen from the previous episode.<br /> * Optimus receives a message from Alpha Trion, who was first mentioned by Smokescreen in &quot;New Recruit&quot;.<br /> <br /> ===Transformers references===<br /> * Jack mentions [[Robots In Disguise]].<br /> * This episode marks yet another use of the phrase &quot;[[darkest hour]]&quot;, only this time it's the Decepticons who get to use it.<br /> * The first &quot;[[Star Saber (Armada)|Star Saber]]&quot; sword was the combined form of the [[Air Defense Mini-Con Team (Armada)|Air Defense Mini-Con Team]] in ''[[Transformers: Armada (franchise)|Transformers: Armada]]'', while the [[Thirteen]]-affiliated iteration was first mentioned in &quot;[[The Coming Storm: Part 1]].&quot; Technically, the name originated from [[Star Saber (Victory)|Star Saber]], the Autobot [[Supreme Commander]] from ''[[Fight! Super Robot Lifeform Transformers: Victory (franchise)|Transformers: Victory]]''.<br /> <br /> ===Real-world references===<br /> * The Star Saber's location and its inability to be removed except by a Prime is a reference to ''[[wikipedia:Excalibur#Excalibur and the Sword in the Stone|Excalibur]]''.<br /> * The truck driver referred Smokescreen's alternate mode as from the Indy 500, a motor racing competition.<br /> <br /> ===Trivia===<br /> * Bumblebee warns Smokescreen about the speed limit, but apparently didn't think it was important to warn him that he's driving into oncoming traffic.<br /> * Vince's behavior hasn't changed since the events of &quot;Speed Metal&quot;. Some people just don't learn their lessons.<br /> <br /> [[Category:Prime episodes]]</div>

Wheeljack1768 https://tfwiki.duckdns.org/index.php?title=Legacy_(episode)&diff=755682 2012-09-23T08:32:59Z

<p>Wheeljack1768: /* Animation and technical errors */</p> <hr /> <div>{{episode|<br /> |otherseries=''[[Transformers: Prime (cartoon)|Transformers: Prime]]'' ep 46<br /> |prev=The Human Factor<br /> |next=Alpha; Omega<br /> |image=Legacy-ohcrap.jpg<br /> |caption= [[Dull surprise]]?<br /> |title=&quot;Legacy&quot;<br /> |airdate=[[September 21]], [[2012]]<br /> |written by=[[Marsha Griffin]]<br /> |directed by=[[Shaunt Nigoghossian]]<br /> |animation studio=[[Polygon Pictures]]<br /> |production company=[[Hasbro Studios]]<br /> }}<br /> <br /> '''Jack is assigned to help Smokescreen adapt to life on Earth while Megatron tries to secure the Star Saber without letting the Autobots know of its existence.'''<br /> <br /> ==Synopsis==<br /> <br /> [[Image:Legacy-cellphonecamera.jpg|left|thumb|300px|No pictures,NO PICTURES !!!]]<br /> <br /> [[Smokescreen (Prime)|Smokescreen]] and [[Bumblebee (Prime)|Bumblebee]] race down a Nevada road in search of an [[energon]] signal. Though Bumblebee tries to encourage Smokescreen to slow down, the rookie breaks the speed limit and almost runs into another vehicle. The driver jumps out to threaten Smokescreen, who promptly [[transformation|transforms]] and threatens him back. Bumblebee transforms to stop Smokescreen and the truck driver takes the opportunity to snap a picture of the pair. Back at base, [[Jack Darby|Jack]] locates the picture on the [[Internet]] and says [[Raf Esquivel|Raf]] can deal with it later. The other [[Autobot]]s lecture Smokescreen about the concept of secrecy and [[Optimus Prime (Prime)|Optimus Prime]] says they need to help Smokescreen acclimate to [[Earth]] through learning about [[human]] society. Jack is duly assigned to help Smokescreen and the pair head out, though [[Arcee (Prime)|Arcee]] complains that she thinks Jack will be at risk because Smokescreen has the most obvious [[alternate mode]] ever.<br /> <br /> Driving through [[Jasper]], Jack tries to educate Smokescreen on traffic lights, though Smokescreen is unable to stop joking around. When [[Vince]] hauls up beside them, Jack attempts to be inconspicuous, but Vince notices anyway and throws a burger at them. Smokescreen soon talks Jack into some retribution, and when they arrive back at base, Jack has a photo of Vince's burger-covered car. Arcee isn't impressed with their progress so far.<br /> <br /> [[Image:PrimeLegacySmokescreen.jpg|thumb|right|300px|Though many tried for the sword with all their strength, none could move the sword, nor stir it.]]<br /> <br /> On the ''[[Trypticon (Prime)|Nemesis]]'', [[Soundwave (Prime)|Soundwave]] has finished decoding another set of coordinates from the Iacon database. [[Megatron (Prime)|Megatron]] gets a decoy ready. Thus when Optimus is also almost finished decoding the same coordinates, the base sensors pick up an Iacon locator beacon in [[China]]. Optimus takes Arcee, Bumblebee and [[Bulkhead (Prime)|Bulkhead]] to investigate. Meanwhile, Megatron has [[Insecticon (Prime)|Insecticons]] and [[Vehicon (Prime)|Vehicons]] busy excavating the real relic. Hoping it is of Decepticon origin, Megatron is shocked to see it is the [[Star Saber (Prima)|Star Saber]]. Desperate to keep it from Optimus, Megatron tries to pull it free, but his efforts are to no avail and it remains firmly entrenched in the rock. Even trying to destroy the rock fails, as the sword's energy is rendering it invulnerable. Realizing that it will only respond to a [[Prime (rank)|Prime]], Megatron intends to uproot the entire mountain if necessary.<br /> <br /> [[Ratchet (Prime)|Ratchet]] picks up the signal from the Saber, but is unable to contact Prime. Prime's team is trying to track the first signal, unaware that it's the decoy being carried around by Soundwave. Smokescreen and Jack arrive back at base having pulled a prank on Jack's boss. When Ratchet reports the situation, Smokescreen volunteers to check out the second signal, and takes Jack along with him in secret. They find the Decepticons trying break the mountain down to a smaller size, and Smokescreen recognizes the Star Saber. Despite Jack's concerns, Smokescreen charges in as the Decepticons are preparing to lift the remaining rock with the ''Nemesis''. The Autobot proves as successful in extracting the sword as Megatron was, and is promptly captured by the Decepticons. While Jack tries to notify Ratchet, he is soon found and pursued by Insecticons. Ratchet gets enough from Jack's message to know what they've found and they're in serious trouble, and [[GroundBridge]]s to Optimus's location just as the team there are realizing they were being led on a wild goose chase.<br /> <br /> [[Image:Legacy-PrimeStarSaber.jpg|left|thumb|300px|''sheeeeeng!'']]<br /> <br /> As the ''Nemesis'' starts lifting the massive rock holding the Star Saber, Megatron begins interrogating Smokescreen with little effect. Prime's team suddenly arrives and starts laying into the Decepticons troops. Megatron looks around for Optimus himself, and spots the Autobot leader rapidly scaling the mountain in pursuit of the Star Saber, so he and some jet Vehicons take off to try to intercept. The other Autobots finish off the rest of the Decepticon troopers and Arcee rescues Jack from the Insecticons. Despite the best efforts of Megatron and his troops, Optimus manages to grab hold of the Star Saber which activates and pulls free of the rock. Megatron orders the rock dropped on him, but even as the other Autobots shout warnings, Prime merely uses the Star Saber to slice the whole thing in half. In shock, Megatron helplessly looks on as Prime follows up by taking a swing, unleashing a wave of energy at the ''Nemesis''. The Decepticons hastily retreat as their leader laments over his failure and believes it is now their darkest hour.<br /> <br /> The Autobots return to base, where Arcee is very unhappy with Smokescreen and Jack. She has Ratchet send the latter home and Optimus makes plain to the former that endangering humans is forbidden. As he reminds them of the importance of protecting humans, the sword begins to glow on its own, and Optimus goes into a trance-like state. Stating that he's receiving a message, Prime identifies the caller: [[Alpha Trion (Prime)|Alpha Trion]].<br /> <br /> ==Featured characters==<br /> {{featuredcharacters<br /> |c1=<br /> *[[Smokescreen (Prime)|Smokescreen]] (1)<br /> *[[Bumblebee (Prime)|Bumblebee]] (2)<br /> *[[Ratchet (Prime)|Ratchet]] (5)<br /> *[[Bulkhead (Prime)|Bulkhead]] (6)<br /> *[[Arcee (Prime)|Arcee]] (7)<br /> *[[Optimus Prime (Prime)|Optimus Prime]] (8)<br /> <br /> |c2=<br /> *[[Soundwave (Prime)|Soundwave]] (10)<br /> *[[Megatron (Prime)|Megatron]] (11)<br /> *[[Vehicon (Prime)|Vehicons]] (12)<br /> *[[Decepticon Miner|Miners]] (13)<br /> *[[Insecticon (Prime)|Insecticons]] (14)<br /> *[[Knock Out (Prime)|Knock Out]] (15)<br /> *[[Dreadwing (Prime)|Dreadwing]] (16)<br /> <br /> |c3=<br /> *Truck driver (3)<br /> *[[Jack Darby]] (4)<br /> *[[Vince]] (9)<br /> }}<br /> <br /> ==Quotes==<br /> &quot;''I'' just pulled a Miko.&quot;<br /> :—'''Jack''' realizes what he just did.<br /> <br /> <br /> &quot;''Who'' in the Pits of [[Kaon]] is that?''<br /> :—'''Megatron''' meets the new guy.<br /> <br /> <br /> &quot;All this leg-work is giving me itchy fists!&quot;<br /> :—'''Bulkhead''' is back on form.<br /> <br /> <br /> &quot;We Decepticons... now face our darkest hour.&quot;<br /> :—'''Megatron''', finding himself in need of a light.<br /> <br /> <br /> &quot;How epic was that?&quot;<br /> :—'''Smokescreen''' relays the viewer's feelings.<br /> <br /> ==Notes==<br /> ===Animation and technical errors===<br /> <br /> * Smokescreen has the same [[license plate]] as Fowler and June.<br /> *Optimus' [[Faceplate|Mouthplate]] retracts slowly and silent<br /> * Optimus would not have been able to realign his flight trajectory when he took a glancing shot in his truck mode and transformed into robot mode; he would have continued spinning while flying.<br /> <br /> ===Continuity notes===<br /> * Yet another picture of the Autobots ends up on the internet, and again Bumblebee is in it, as in &quot;[[One Shall Fall]]&quot; and &quot;[[New Recruit]]&quot;.<br /> * Arcee mentions that [[William Fowler|Agent Fowler]] is in the process of relocating [[Raf Esquivel|Raf]] and his family, since the Decepticons learned where he lives in [[The Human Factor|the previous episode]].<br /> * Bulkhead is now fully recovered from his injuries received in &quot;[[Toxicity]]&quot;.<br /> * Jack asks Arcee if she still remembers Vince since her first encounter in &quot;[[Speed Metal]]&quot;.<br /> * Jack refers to his uncharacteristic lack of foresight as &quot;pulling a [[Miko Nakadai|Miko]]&quot;, a nod to her repeated habit of &lt;strike&gt;being a complete idiot&lt;/strike&gt; running into trouble.<br /> * Another relic of [[Solus Prime]] is uncovered; the first was the [[Forge of Solus Prime]] found in &quot;[[Operation Bumblebee, Part 2]]&quot;, and the second was the [[Apex Armor]] found in &quot;[[Triangulation]]&quot;.<br /> * Bulkhead returns the favor to Smokescreen from the previous episode.<br /> * Optimus receives a message from Alpha Trion, who was first mentioned by Smokescreen in &quot;New Recruit&quot;.<br /> <br /> ===Transformers references===<br /> * Jack mentions [[Robots In Disguise]].<br /> * This episode marks yet another use of the phrase &quot;[[darkest hour]]&quot;, only this time it's the Decepticons who get to use it.<br /> * The first &quot;[[Star Saber (Armada)|Star Saber]]&quot; sword was the combined form of the [[Air Defense Mini-Con Team (Armada)|Air Defense Mini-Con Team]] in ''[[Transformers: Armada (franchise)|Transformers: Armada]]'', while the [[Thirteen]]-affiliated iteration was first mentioned in &quot;[[The Coming Storm: Part 1]].&quot; Technically, the name originated from [[Star Saber (Victory)|Star Saber]], the Autobot [[Supreme Commander]] from ''[[Fight! Super Robot Lifeform Transformers: Victory (franchise)|Transformers: Victory]]''.<br /> <br /> ===Real-world references===<br /> * The Star Saber's location and its inability to be removed except by a Prime is a reference to ''[[wikipedia:Excalibur#Excalibur and the Sword in the Stone|Excalibur]]''.<br /> * The truck driver referred Smokescreen's alternate mode as from the Indy 500, a motor racing competition.<br /> <br /> ===Trivia===<br /> * Bumblebee warns Smokescreen about the speed limit, but apparently didn't think it was important to warn him that he's driving into oncoming traffic.<br /> * Vince's behavior hasn't changed since the events of &quot;Speed Metal&quot;. Some people just don't learn their lessons.<br /> <br /> [[Category:Prime episodes]]</div>

Wheeljack1768 https://tfwiki.duckdns.org/index.php?title=Legacy_(episode)&diff=755676 2012-09-23T08:29:57Z

<p>Wheeljack1768: /* Animation and technical errors */</p> <hr /> <div>{{episode|<br /> |otherseries=''[[Transformers: Prime (cartoon)|Transformers: Prime]]'' ep 46<br /> |prev=The Human Factor<br /> |next=Alpha; Omega<br /> |image=Legacy-ohcrap.jpg<br /> |caption= [[Dull surprise]]?<br /> |title=&quot;Legacy&quot;<br /> |airdate=[[September 21]], [[2012]]<br /> |written by=[[Marsha Griffin]]<br /> |directed by=[[Shaunt Nigoghossian]]<br /> |animation studio=[[Polygon Pictures]]<br /> |production company=[[Hasbro Studios]]<br /> }}<br /> <br /> '''Jack is assigned to help Smokescreen adapt to life on Earth while Megatron tries to secure the Star Saber without letting the Autobots know of its existence.'''<br /> <br /> ==Synopsis==<br /> <br /> [[Image:Legacy-cellphonecamera.jpg|left|thumb|300px|No pictures,NO PICTURES !!!]]<br /> <br /> [[Smokescreen (Prime)|Smokescreen]] and [[Bumblebee (Prime)|Bumblebee]] race down a Nevada road in search of an [[energon]] signal. Though Bumblebee tries to encourage Smokescreen to slow down, the rookie breaks the speed limit and almost runs into another vehicle. The driver jumps out to threaten Smokescreen, who promptly [[transformation|transforms]] and threatens him back. Bumblebee transforms to stop Smokescreen and the truck driver takes the opportunity to snap a picture of the pair. Back at base, [[Jack Darby|Jack]] locates the picture on the [[Internet]] and says [[Raf Esquivel|Raf]] can deal with it later. The other [[Autobot]]s lecture Smokescreen about the concept of secrecy and [[Optimus Prime (Prime)|Optimus Prime]] says they need to help Smokescreen acclimate to [[Earth]] through learning about [[human]] society. Jack is duly assigned to help Smokescreen and the pair head out, though [[Arcee (Prime)|Arcee]] complains that she thinks Jack will be at risk because Smokescreen has the most obvious [[alternate mode]] ever.<br /> <br /> Driving through [[Jasper]], Jack tries to educate Smokescreen on traffic lights, though Smokescreen is unable to stop joking around. When [[Vince]] hauls up beside them, Jack attempts to be inconspicuous, but Vince notices anyway and throws a burger at them. Smokescreen soon talks Jack into some retribution, and when they arrive back at base, Jack has a photo of Vince's burger-covered car. Arcee isn't impressed with their progress so far.<br /> <br /> [[Image:PrimeLegacySmokescreen.jpg|thumb|right|300px|Though many tried for the sword with all their strength, none could move the sword, nor stir it.]]<br /> <br /> On the ''[[Trypticon (Prime)|Nemesis]]'', [[Soundwave (Prime)|Soundwave]] has finished decoding another set of coordinates from the Iacon database. [[Megatron (Prime)|Megatron]] gets a decoy ready. Thus when Optimus is also almost finished decoding the same coordinates, the base sensors pick up an Iacon locator beacon in [[China]]. Optimus takes Arcee, Bumblebee and [[Bulkhead (Prime)|Bulkhead]] to investigate. Meanwhile, Megatron has [[Insecticon (Prime)|Insecticons]] and [[Vehicon (Prime)|Vehicons]] busy excavating the real relic. Hoping it is of Decepticon origin, Megatron is shocked to see it is the [[Star Saber (Prima)|Star Saber]]. Desperate to keep it from Optimus, Megatron tries to pull it free, but his efforts are to no avail and it remains firmly entrenched in the rock. Even trying to destroy the rock fails, as the sword's energy is rendering it invulnerable. Realizing that it will only respond to a [[Prime (rank)|Prime]], Megatron intends to uproot the entire mountain if necessary.<br /> <br /> [[Ratchet (Prime)|Ratchet]] picks up the signal from the Saber, but is unable to contact Prime. Prime's team is trying to track the first signal, unaware that it's the decoy being carried around by Soundwave. Smokescreen and Jack arrive back at base having pulled a prank on Jack's boss. When Ratchet reports the situation, Smokescreen volunteers to check out the second signal, and takes Jack along with him in secret. They find the Decepticons trying break the mountain down to a smaller size, and Smokescreen recognizes the Star Saber. Despite Jack's concerns, Smokescreen charges in as the Decepticons are preparing to lift the remaining rock with the ''Nemesis''. The Autobot proves as successful in extracting the sword as Megatron was, and is promptly captured by the Decepticons. While Jack tries to notify Ratchet, he is soon found and pursued by Insecticons. Ratchet gets enough from Jack's message to know what they've found and they're in serious trouble, and [[GroundBridge]]s to Optimus's location just as the team there are realizing they were being led on a wild goose chase.<br /> <br /> [[Image:Legacy-PrimeStarSaber.jpg|left|thumb|300px|''sheeeeeng!'']]<br /> <br /> As the ''Nemesis'' starts lifting the massive rock holding the Star Saber, Megatron begins interrogating Smokescreen with little effect. Prime's team suddenly arrives and starts laying into the Decepticons troops. Megatron looks around for Optimus himself, and spots the Autobot leader rapidly scaling the mountain in pursuit of the Star Saber, so he and some jet Vehicons take off to try to intercept. The other Autobots finish off the rest of the Decepticon troopers and Arcee rescues Jack from the Insecticons. Despite the best efforts of Megatron and his troops, Optimus manages to grab hold of the Star Saber which activates and pulls free of the rock. Megatron orders the rock dropped on him, but even as the other Autobots shout warnings, Prime merely uses the Star Saber to slice the whole thing in half. In shock, Megatron helplessly looks on as Prime follows up by taking a swing, unleashing a wave of energy at the ''Nemesis''. The Decepticons hastily retreat as their leader laments over his failure and believes it is now their darkest hour.<br /> <br /> The Autobots return to base, where Arcee is very unhappy with Smokescreen and Jack. She has Ratchet send the latter home and Optimus makes plain to the former that endangering humans is forbidden. As he reminds them of the importance of protecting humans, the sword begins to glow on its own, and Optimus goes into a trance-like state. Stating that he's receiving a message, Prime identifies the caller: [[Alpha Trion (Prime)|Alpha Trion]].<br /> <br /> ==Featured characters==<br /> {{featuredcharacters<br /> |c1=<br /> *[[Smokescreen (Prime)|Smokescreen]] (1)<br /> *[[Bumblebee (Prime)|Bumblebee]] (2)<br /> *[[Ratchet (Prime)|Ratchet]] (5)<br /> *[[Bulkhead (Prime)|Bulkhead]] (6)<br /> *[[Arcee (Prime)|Arcee]] (7)<br /> *[[Optimus Prime (Prime)|Optimus Prime]] (8)<br /> <br /> |c2=<br /> *[[Soundwave (Prime)|Soundwave]] (10)<br /> *[[Megatron (Prime)|Megatron]] (11)<br /> *[[Vehicon (Prime)|Vehicons]] (12)<br /> *[[Decepticon Miner|Miners]] (13)<br /> *[[Insecticon (Prime)|Insecticons]] (14)<br /> *[[Knock Out (Prime)|Knock Out]] (15)<br /> *[[Dreadwing (Prime)|Dreadwing]] (16)<br /> <br /> |c3=<br /> *Truck driver (3)<br /> *[[Jack Darby]] (4)<br /> *[[Vince]] (9)<br /> }}<br /> <br /> ==Quotes==<br /> &quot;''I'' just pulled a Miko.&quot;<br /> :—'''Jack''' realizes what he just did.<br /> <br /> <br /> &quot;''Who'' in the Pits of [[Kaon]] is that?''<br /> :—'''Megatron''' meets the new guy.<br /> <br /> <br /> &quot;All this leg-work is giving me itchy fists!&quot;<br /> :—'''Bulkhead''' is back on form.<br /> <br /> <br /> &quot;We Decepticons... now face our darkest hour.&quot;<br /> :—'''Megatron''', finding himself in need of a light.<br /> <br /> <br /> &quot;How epic was that?&quot;<br /> :—'''Smokescreen''' relays the viewer's feelings.<br /> <br /> ==Notes==<br /> ===Animation and technical errors===<br /> <br /> * Smokescreen has the same [[license plate]] as Fowler and June.<br /> *Optimus' [[Faceplate|Mouthplate]] Convert Slowly<br /> * Optimus would not have been able to realign his flight trajectory when he took a glancing shot in his truck mode and transformed into robot mode; he would have continued spinning while flying.<br /> <br /> ===Continuity notes===<br /> * Yet another picture of the Autobots ends up on the internet, and again Bumblebee is in it, as in &quot;[[One Shall Fall]]&quot; and &quot;[[New Recruit]]&quot;.<br /> * Arcee mentions that [[William Fowler|Agent Fowler]] is in the process of relocating [[Raf Esquivel|Raf]] and his family, since the Decepticons learned where he lives in [[The Human Factor|the previous episode]].<br /> * Bulkhead is now fully recovered from his injuries received in &quot;[[Toxicity]]&quot;.<br /> * Jack asks Arcee if she still remembers Vince since her first encounter in &quot;[[Speed Metal]]&quot;.<br /> * Jack refers to his uncharacteristic lack of foresight as &quot;pulling a [[Miko Nakadai|Miko]]&quot;, a nod to her repeated habit of &lt;strike&gt;being a complete idiot&lt;/strike&gt; running into trouble.<br /> * Another relic of [[Solus Prime]] is uncovered; the first was the [[Forge of Solus Prime]] found in &quot;[[Operation Bumblebee, Part 2]]&quot;, and the second was the [[Apex Armor]] found in &quot;[[Triangulation]]&quot;.<br /> * Bulkhead returns the favor to Smokescreen from the previous episode.<br /> * Optimus receives a message from Alpha Trion, who was first mentioned by Smokescreen in &quot;New Recruit&quot;.<br /> <br /> ===Transformers references===<br /> * Jack mentions [[Robots In Disguise]].<br /> * This episode marks yet another use of the phrase &quot;[[darkest hour]]&quot;, only this time it's the Decepticons who get to use it.<br /> * The first &quot;[[Star Saber (Armada)|Star Saber]]&quot; sword was the combined form of the [[Air Defense Mini-Con Team (Armada)|Air Defense Mini-Con Team]] in ''[[Transformers: Armada (franchise)|Transformers: Armada]]'', while the [[Thirteen]]-affiliated iteration was first mentioned in &quot;[[The Coming Storm: Part 1]].&quot; Technically, the name originated from [[Star Saber (Victory)|Star Saber]], the Autobot [[Supreme Commander]] from ''[[Fight! Super Robot Lifeform Transformers: Victory (franchise)|Transformers: Victory]]''.<br /> <br /> ===Real-world references===<br /> * The Star Saber's location and its inability to be removed except by a Prime is a reference to ''[[wikipedia:Excalibur#Excalibur and the Sword in the Stone|Excalibur]]''.<br /> * The truck driver referred Smokescreen's alternate mode as from the Indy 500, a motor racing competition.<br /> <br /> ===Trivia===<br /> * Bumblebee warns Smokescreen about the speed limit, but apparently didn't think it was important to warn him that he's driving into oncoming traffic.<br /> * Vince's behavior hasn't changed since the events of &quot;Speed Metal&quot;. Some people just don't learn their lessons.<br /> <br /> [[Category:Prime episodes]]</div>

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Wheeljack1768 https://tfwiki.duckdns.org/index.php?title=Wheeljack_(Prime)&diff=755434 2012-09-22T15:44:03Z

<p>Wheeljack1768: </p> <hr /> <div>{{disambig3|Wheeljack}}<br /> {{factions|autobot|wreckers|hofsilver}}<br /> :''Wheeljack is an [[Autobot]] and [[Wrecker]] from the [[Aligned continuity family]].''<br /> [[Image:PrimeWheeljack.jpg|right|thumb|325px|&quot;I'm here to build gizmos and be a badass loner, and I'm all out of knowing how to build gizmos!&quot;]]<br /> <br /> '''Wheeljack''' is one of the roughest Autobots around. As a former member of the [[Wrecker]]s, he's seen plenty of action, and he's got the snarky one-liners to prove it. If there's anything he likes more than slicing up [[Decepticon]]s with his swords or inventing new gadgets to slice Decepticons in different ways, it's hanging with his old buddy, [[Bulkhead (Prime)|Bulkhead]] (who calls him '''Jackie'''). <br /> <br /> Wheeljack doubts [[Optimus Prime (Prime)|Optimus Prime]]'s leadership capabilities, believing he's more of a stuffy old figurehead than a warrior. Wheeljack also chafes under too much supervision. That's why he usually takes off shortly after he's arrived. He'd rather be on his own. <br /> <br /> {{bigquote|If you're trying to ruin my day, you're gonna have to try harder.|Wheeljack|&quot;[[Con Job]]&quot;}}<br /> <br /> ==Fiction==<br /> ===Aligned novels===<br /> Wheeljack was a member of the Wreckers black ops. After the [[Great Exodus]], the Autobots remaining on Cybertron encountered the inventor and engineer wandering outside [[Crystal City]]. They took him in, with [[Alpha Trion (Prime)|Alpha Trion]] theorizing that he had escaped from [[Shockwave (Prime)|Shockwave]]'s facilities there. Wheeljack proceeded to equip the resistance with new gadgets and weaponry, but his true loyalty remained to science, rather than the Autobots.<br /> <br /> Eventually, Wheeljack, along with [[Ultra Magnus (Prime)|Ultra Magnus]] and [[Springer (WFC)|Springer]] approached Alpha Trion to propose re-creating [[space bridge]] technology on a personal scale, and using the energies from the space bridge explosion to trace the locations of the vanished ''[[Ark (WFC)|Ark]]'' and ''[[Trypticon (Prime)|Nemesis]]''. The project proceeded, and the inventor was able to find a way of opening a brief passageway through space-time, utilising the remaining energies of the [[Well of All Sparks]] and the damaged consciousness of [[Vector Sigma]]. Wheeljack suggested they send a message of some sort through the gateway to [[Optimus Prime (Prime)|Optimus Prime]], but Alpha Trion advocated sending an actual bot. Eventually, the Autobot called [[Chaindrive]] was sent, equipped with a device to track the [[Matrix of Leadership]], a piece of the [[Blades of Time]], and a warning for Optimus regarding the [[Requiem Blaster (Prime)|Requiem Blaster]]. {{Storylink|Transformers: Exiles|Exiles}}<br /> <br /> ===''Prime'' cartoon===<br /> {{voiceactor|[[James Horan]] (English), [[Yūki Tai]] (Japanese)|[[Lorenzo Scattorin]] (Italian), [[Dennis Schmidt-Foß]] (German), [[Ricardo Sawaya]] (Brazilian Portuguese)}}<br /> [[Image:ConJob-Wheeljackgun.jpg|left|thumb|200px|&quot;Steve! I built a machine that builds guns that shoot Vehicons. Come see!&quot;]]<br /> <br /> Wheeljack was a member of the [[Wrecker]]s alongside [[Bulkhead (Prime)|Bulkhead]], {{storylink|Con Job}} [[Impactor (Prime)|Impactor]], [[Roadbuster (Prime)|Roadbuster]], [[Rotorstorm (Prime)|Rotorstorm]], [[Seaspray (Prime)|Seaspray]] and [[Pyro (Prime)|Pyro]]. {{storylink|Loose Cannons}} He took part in an unnamed battle where he and Bulkhead became surrounded by Decepticons and low on Energon. However, Wheeljack threw a grenade into a smelter, causing it to explode and take out the attackers.{{storylink|Con Job}} Him and Bulkhead also had an altercation on [[Sandokan]].{{storylink|Loose Cannons}}. However, early on in the war, Bulkhead left the Wreckers to join [[Team Prime]] while Wheeljack continued to serve in the Wreckers. Wheeljack took part in the Battle of [[Darkmount]] Pass, where he took out a group of Decepticons to get the Wreckers across a smelting pit. When [[Cybertron (planet)|Cybertron]] went dark, he began traveling the stars alone in the ''[[Jackhammer (Prime)|Jackhammer]]''. {{storylink|Con Job}}<br /> <br /> Eventually he reached [[Earth]]'s [[Solar System]] and was hailed by the Autobots stationed there, including Bulkhead. As he was coming in to land at the coordinates provided by [[Optimus Prime (Prime)|Optimus Prime]], his ship was attacked and shot down by [[Vehicon (Prime)|Vehicons]]. Wheeljack emerged from the ''Jackhammer'' and proceeded to trash the Decepticons, but was eventually overwhelmed and taken back to the ''[[Trypticon (Prime)|Nemesis]]'' where he was imprisoned. He was amused to find that [[Starscream (Prime)|Starscream]] was in command of the Decepticons, and almost goaded Starscream into killing him.<br /> <br /> [[Image:ConJob-Wheeljackswords.jpg|right|thumb|250px|Wheeljack: determined to make [[Drift (G1)|Drift]] redundant.]]<br /> <br /> An opportunity allowed him to kill his guard and break free from his bonds. He scaled to the top of the ship, where Starscream was waiting for [[Makeshift (Prime)|Makeshift]], who'd taken on Wheeljack's appearance, to open the Autobot [[GroundBridge]]. Wheeljack smashed a bunch of Vehicons and assaulted Starscream before escaping through the GroundBridge to the [[Autobot Outpost Omega One|Autobot base]]. There he confronted Makeshift and the pair dueled with swords until Wheeljack was victorious. Bulkhead tossed Makeshift back through the GroundBridge along with a &quot;present&quot; for the 'cons.<br /> <br /> Though the Autobots welcomed Wheeljack, he revealed that he intended to return to space. He invited Bulkhead along, but Bulkhead was too attached to his friends on Earth to leave. Bulkhead was sure Wheeljack would return someday... {{storylink|Con Job}}<br /> <br /> When [[Miko Nakadai|Miko]] was trying to stir Bulkhead's memory after he absorbed the data from the [[Cybertronian data cylinder]] she mentioned Wheeljack, and showed Bulkhead the picture she took of them together before he left. Sadly, this did not jog Bulkhead's memory. {{storylink|T.M.I.}}<br /> <br /> [[Image:LooseCannons Wheeljack fires back.jpg|thumb|left|250px|Who shoots first?]]<br /> During his travels, Wheeljack made contact with fellow Wrecker [[Seaspray (Prime)|Seaspray]] only for [[Dreadwing (Prime)|Dreadwing]] to destroy Seaspray's ship. Wheeljack chased Dreadwing to Earth where they battled near a gas station, which was destroyed in the conflict as [[Optimus Prime (Prime)|Optimus Prime]]'s team arrived. Filling the other Autobots in, Wheeljack found himself chafing over the need for secrecy. When Dreadwing called him to arrange a meeting, Wheeljack took Bulkhead to try and trap the Decepticon. The encounter instead left Wheeljack buried.<br /> <br /> [[Image:LooseCannons Wheeljack undergoes repairs.jpg|thumb|right|250px|After Arkham City, Wheeljack Ryder gets fixed by a Doctor.]]<br /> Once Optimus dug him out, he accompanied the Autobot leader to the port where Bulkhead had been taken by Dreadwing and attempted to remove the bomb the Decepticon had placed on his comrade. Eventually he was forced to concede only Dreadwing could remove the bomb, and he and Optimus played a gambit that forced Dreadwing's hand. Convinced to stay on Earth by the other Autobots, Wheeljack adopted a new alternate mode and drove off to explore the planet. {{storylink|Loose Cannons}} He also used the time to become quite familar with the location of key Decepticon Energon mines. {{storylink|Hurt}}<br /> <br /> As the Autobots split up to retrieve the four new Iacon relics, Optimus told Ratchet that he'd need Wheeljack's help for the mission ahead. Remembering his past experiences with the Wrecker, Ratchet was naturally reluctant to go through with the idea, but Optimus reminded the medic that he would need a capable warrior like Wheeljack to watch his back. {{storylink|Triangulation}} <br /> <br /> [[Image:Prime-TriageRatchet&amp;Wheeljack.jpg|thumb|left|250px|After this, you wanna go build a [[Dinobot (G1)|Dinobot]]?]]<br /> Ratchet rendezvoused with Wheeljack by the ''Jackhammer'', and they headed out in the ship to find the relic. Wheeljack quickly got on Ratchet's nerve by calling him &quot;doc&quot; and &quot;sunshine&quot; but soon encountered [[Soundwave (Prime)|Soundwave]]. The Wrecker engaged Soundwave in a dog fight using some fancy aerial flight moves, but against the advice of Ratchet, Wheeljack let Soundwave go and attacked [[Laserbeak (Prime)|Laserbeak]]. After a lengthy dog fight, Wheeljack shot the [[Mini-Con]] down, but the ''Jackhammer'' was also disabled. On the ground Wheeljack found Laserbeak and suggested planting a grenade inside of the Mini-Con to kill Soundwave, but Ratchet had a better idea: A virus which would download the entire Iacon data base into their systems. <br /> <br /> While Ratchet set about implanting the virus into Laserbeak, Wheeljack went after Soundwave, soon locating and attacking the Decepticon. Though he almost got the upper hand, Soundwave hit him with the [[Resonance Blaster]], and Wheeljack barely had time to warn Ratchet before falling unconscious. Despite the damage, Wheeljack refused to return to base for treatment and instead set about fixing his ship. But before Ratchet left, Wheeljack finally acknowledged the doctor by name. {{storylink|Triage}}<br /> <br /> [[Image:Hurt-WheeljackHardshell.jpg|right|thumb|250px|Wheeljack learns the ''Hard'' way that giving Hardshell some 5-Hour Energy wasn't a very good idea.]]<br /> Wheeljack was called in to the base when Bulkhead turned up critically injured. While he had full confidence in Ratchet's abilities, he decided to go find the responsible parties. Joined by Miko, he attacked an energon mine to draw out [[Hardshell]]. This succeeded, and Wheeljack left Miko in the ship while he faced the Insecticons. Unfortunately Hardshell was too much for him to handle, but as he was about to be killed, Miko interceded in the fight, blasting Hardshell with the ''Jackhammer''&lt;nowiki&gt;'s&lt;/nowiki&gt; missiles. After losing the rest of the Insecticon swarm by throwing a box of grenades at them, the pair returned to base, though Wheeljack didn't want to see his friend lying comatose and left. {{storylink|Hurt}} Ratchet held a grudge over Wheeljack's revenge stunt, and when Arcee suggested calling the Wrecker in to cover for Bulkhead, Ratchet objected. {{storylink|New Recruit}}<br /> {{--}}<br /> <br /> ==Games==<br /> ===Transformers: Fall of Cybertron===<br /> [[Image:WheeljackFOC-artcloseup.jpg|right|thumb|300px|Never bump foreheads with this guy.]]<br /> {{Note|Wheeljack does not appear in the campaign of ''Fall of Cybertron''. However, he does make an appearance in one of the Escalation maps and he is in multiplayer if the Havoc DLC pack is downloaded.}}<br /> {{storylink|Transformers: Fall of Cybertron|Fall of Cybertron}}<br /> {{-}}<br /> <br /> ==Toys==<br /> ===Prime===<br /> {{anchor|Deluxe}}<br /> [[Image:PrimeRIDtoy-WheeljackDeluxe.jpg|right|thumb|300px|Let's see how many different Deluxe Wheeljacks we can find on pegs in 2012.]]<br /> *'''Wheeljack''' (Deluxe, 2012)<br /> **''Series/number:'' '''1 / 003'''<br /> **''Japanese release date'': '''[[October 27|10-27]]-2012'''<br /> **''Japanese ID number'': '''AM-23'''<br /> **''Accessories:'' 2 swords (Hasbro only), Arms Micron &quot;Ooje&quot; (TakaraTomy only)<br /> <br /> : Part of the first wave of &quot;Robots in Disguise&quot; Deluxe Class, Wheeljack transforms into a modified [http://www.new-stratos.com/en/#/downloads 2011 Lancia New Stratos Concept]. He comes with two swords which can stow underneath the vehicle or attach under the front bumper to create an attack mode. In robot mode, Wheeljack can either hold the swords, stow them on his shoulders, or they can be inserted into slots near his wings. Surprisingly, there are no Autobot insignias on Wheeljack whatsoever.<br /> <br /> : In wave six of the ''Prime'' toyline, Wheeljack was put into new packaging, which came with a DVD featuring the ''[[Transformers: Prime (cartoon)| Prime]]'' episode &quot;[[Loose Cannons]]&quot;.<br /> <br /> : The TakaraTomy version of Wheeljack, part of the seventh wave of the Japanese ''Prime'' toyline, has some significant differences from the Hasbro release. He has extra [[5mm post]]-hole mounts epoxied to his hood/legs as part of the [[Arms Micron]] gimmick. Many of his [[paint operation]]s have been dropped in favor of customer-applied foil [[sticker]]s off of a separate sheet. Instead of his twin swords, he instead comes with his Arms Micron partner [[Ooge]], who converts into... a rather bulky weapon that vaguely sort-of resembles his normal sword. If you squint.<br /> <br /> : This mold was [[retool]]ed into [[Dead End (Prime)|Dead End]] and [[Wildrider (Prime)#Toys|Wildrider]].<br /> <br /> {{-}}{{anchor|Cyberverse}}<br /> [[Image:TF-Cyberverse-Vehicle-Wheeljack-Spaceship.jpg|right|thumb|300px|]]<br /> *'''''Star Hammer'' with Wheeljack''' (Cyberverse Vehicle, 2012)<br /> **''Series/number'': '''2 / 001'''<br /> **''Japanese release date'': '''[[May 28|5-28]]-2012'''<br /> **''Japanese ID number'': '''EZ-10'''<br /> **''Accessories:'' 2 swords<br /> <br /> : Part of the first wave of large ''[[Cyberverse]]'' vehicles, this smaller, simplified version of Wheeljack comes with two translucent blue swords, which he can hold using 3mm ports in his hands. These swords are also capable of storing on his vehicle mode's roof, although the downward-curving orientation shown in the stock photo at right is not actually possible due to a [[design change|change]] to how the pegs are arranged.<br /> <br /> : This version of Wheeljack was only available with the ''[[Jackhammer (Prime)#Toys|Star Hammer]]'', in which he can be seated in the opening cockpit. In the ''Star Hammer's'' battle platform mode, Wheeljack can man one of three battle stations using flip-down handlebars (which also allow other Cyberverse figures to man them).<br /> <br /> : In Japan, the set was released under the name &quot;'''Spaceship Star Hammer'''&quot;, but there are no notable physical differences from the Hasbro release.<br /> <br /> ::*''[http://higekumatoytoy.blog60.fc2.com/blog-entry-1543.html Wheeljack &amp; Star Hammer at Alfes's Toy Blog]''<br /> {{-}}<br /> <br /> {{anchor|CyberverseMarlboor}}<br /> *'''Hyperspeed Wheeljack''' (Cyberverse Legion, 2012)<br /> **''Series/number:'' '''2 / 010'''<br /> **''Accessories:'' &quot;Gravimetric blaster&quot;<br /> <br /> : Part of the third wave of ''Cyberverse'' Legion-class toys, this version of Wheeljack is a single-carded release of the figure [[redeco]]ed as an [[homage]] to the &quot;[[Marlboor_Wheeljack|Marlboor]]&quot; ''[[Diaclone]]'' [[pre-Transformer]]s [[retool]] of the ''[[The Transformers (toyline)|Generation 1]]'' [[Wheeljack (G1)/toys#Generation 1|Wheeljack]] sculpt. He comes with a recolored version of the twin-barreled blaster previously available with Cyberverse ''Prime'' [[Bumblebee (Prime)#Cyberverse|Bumblebee]] and [[Arcee (Prime)#Cyberverse|Arcee]].<br /> <br /> {{-}}{{anchor|DarkEnergon}}<br /> *'''Wheeljack''' (Dark Energon Deluxe, 2012)<br /> **''Accessories'': 2 swords<br /> <br /> : A [[BigBadToyStore]] [[exclusive]], this [[Dark Energon|Dark-Energon]]-infused [[redeco]] of ''Prime'' Wheeljack is cast in translucent-blue and black plastics with copper and red accents, in a blatant [[homage]] to [[Slicer]].<br /> <br /> {{comingsoontoy}}<br /> <br /> ==Notes==<br /> *At [[BotCon 2011]], it was stated Wheeljack is meant to be a mechanic as with other incarnations, but it has yet to be mentioned in-series.&lt;ref&gt;[http://www.allspark.com/forums/index.php?showtopic=79724 Botcon 2011 Transformers Prime Panel!] on the AllSpark&lt;/ref&gt;<br /> * Wheeljack's &quot;one grenade, one shot&quot; strategy is hinted at by the fact that he does carry a single grenade on his hip.<br /> <br /> ==References==<br /> &lt;references /&gt;<br /> <br /> [[Category:Prime Autobots]]<br /> [[Category:Wreckers]]<br /> [[Category:Fall of Cybertron Autobots]]</div>

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<p>Wheeljack1768: </p> <hr /> <div>{{faction|autobot}}<br /> {{disambig3|Cliffjumper}}<br /> :''Cliffjumper is an [[Autobot]] from the [[Aligned continuity family]].''<br /> [[Image:PrimeCliffjumper.jpg|thumb|300px|Cliffjumper will take you down to the corner of Know Your Role Boulevard and Jabroni Drive and check you directly into the Smackdown Hotel!]]<br /> '''Cliffjumper''' ('''Cliff''' to his chums) isn't your run-of-the-mill Autobot freedom fighter. Armed with six-cylinder ion cannons, a quantum-sensitive multiphase targeting system that would make [[Megatron (Prime)|Megatron]] jealous, and of course, the old-school technique of pummeling [[Decepticon]]s with his fists, Cliffjumper prefers to liven up the day with firefights while retrieving enemy intelligence. He more than lives up to his name: He'll fearlessly leap ''long'' before he bothers looking!<br /> <br /> {{bigquote|Need backup?|[[Arcee (Prime)|Arcee]]}}<br /> {{bigquote|Do I ''ever'' need backup?|Cliffjumper tempting fate|&quot;[[Darkness Rising, Part 1]]&quot;}}<br /> <br /> ==Fiction==<br /> ===''Exodus''===<br /> Cliffjumper concurred with [[Ironhide (Prime)|Ironhide]] that while [[Sentinel Zeta Prime|Sentinel Prime]] was not an Autobot, he deserved to be rescued. He and [[Ultra Magnus (Prime)|Ultra Magnus]]'s [[Wrecker]]s later escorted [[Optimus Prime (Prime)|Optimus Prime]], [[Bumblebee (Prime)|Bumblebee]] and [[Jetfire (WFC)|Jetfire]] to the [[Well of All Sparks]] when they made their journey to purge Cybertron's [[core]] of [[Dark Energon]]. {{storylink|Transformers: Exodus}}<br /> <br /> ===''Prime'' comics===<br /> When the Decepticons returned to their dead homeworld, Cliffjumper went in with all guns blazing to investigate. The [[Vehicon (Prime)|Vehicon]]s piled onto him, grappling him until he was unconscious. He awoke to find himself in their base, which Cliffjumper commented looked like the sort of lair [[Starscream (Prime)|Starscream]] would design. A Vehicon said Cliffjumper would live until he was no longer useful, and asked him to decode an offworld Autobot signal. It came from none other than Optimus himself, ordering his forces to gather on a planet called [[Earth]]. Awed, Cliffjumper then turned to his interrogator and said all the decoded message said was, &quot;Megatron smells like [[Unicron]]'s armpit.&quot; The infuriated Vehicon ordered Cliffjumper's demise just before [[Arcee (Prime)|Arcee]] burst in, slaughtering the Decepticons.<br /> <br /> [[Image:Primecomic-Cliffjumpershoot.jpg|left|thumb|200px|Trademark move: Sharpshooter]]<br /> Cliffjumper tried to greet his old colleague, but she told him to be quiet, coldly informing him she had not come to rescue him, but to tap into the Decepticons' communications. Finding the coordinates of the enemy's weapons lab in [[Kaon]], she was prepared to go by herself until Cliffjumper convinced her that Kaon was too dangerous for her stealthy ways, and that she needed his brawn to back her brain. Entering the city through its maintenance tunnels, Arcee opened a secret passage. As he travelled up an ancient staircase, Cliffjumper's suspicions were confirmed when he saw Starscream overseeing the reactivation of a [[space bridge]]. Arcee wanted to destroy the device, but Cliffjumper saw it as their ticket to Earth. He distracted Starscream by going straight to him and his Vehicons, claiming he wanted to join them. Arcee activated the device, and when Starscream noticed, Cliffjumper jumped his pretense and started a fight, then jumped with Arcee into the space bridge.<br /> <br /> As he plummeted, Cliffjumper momentarily wondered if he was one with the [[AllSpark]], but Arcee confirmed they had fallen onto Earth. Finding a ghost town, they [[scanning|scanned]] their alternate modes. Cliffjumper disdained a passing travel trailer (which he found too ugly) and a truck (which was too bulky) before selecting a muscle car, which Arcee found suitably noisy. He added horns on the hood of his new alternate mode as a finishing touch. As the two drove to find Optimus, Starscream—who had also jumped into the space bridge—attacked them, blasting off Arcee's arm. Cliffjumper fought Starscream and buried him under a pile of rocks, but then [[Breakdown (Prime)|Breakdown]] appeared. It seemed like the end, but Optimus and Bumblebee came and fought off the two Decepticons before opening a [[GroundBridge]] to their base and sending Arcee through for repairs. Optimus told Cliffjumper his journey was over, but a new battle was just beginning. {{storylink|Transformers: Prime (graphic novel)}}<br /> {{-}}<br /> <br /> ===''Prime'' cartoon===<br /> {{voiceactor|[[Dwayne Johnson|Dwayne &quot;The Rock&quot; Johnson]] and [[Billy Brown]] (English), [[Frank Welker]] (English, [[Terrorcon (Prime)|Terrorcon]] Cliffjumper), [[Noriaki Sugiyama]] (Japanese)|[[Sang-hyeon Eom]] (Korean), [[Robin Kahnmeyer]] (German), [[Sergio Gutiérrez Coto]] (Latin American Spanish)}}<br /> <br /> [[Image:Predatory-ArceeBeeCliff.jpg|right|thumb|250px|We know who's [[Wikipedia:Redshirt (character)|expendable]].]]<br /> <br /> During the Great War, Cliffjumper and [[Bumblebee (Prime)|Bumblebee]] invaded the lair of [[Airachnid (Prime)|Airachnid]], who had captured Arcee and [[Tailgate (Prime)|Tailgate]]. Airachnid had already killed Tailgate by the time Cliffjumper and Bumblebee arrived, but they were able to pull a shellshocked Arcee to safety. {{storylink|Predatory}}<br /> <br /> [[Image:OutofthePast-CliffArcee.jpg|left|thumb|300px|He's not solving murders with [[James Remar|Harry Morgan]].]]<br /> Following the [[Great Exodus]], Cliffjumper was investigating reports of a Decepticon operation on the deserted Cybertron when he was captured by [[Starscream (Prime)|Starscream]]'s forces along with Arcee. When interrogated, he held out and faked a shutdown, being thrown into the same cell as Arcee. The pair were taken to [[Shockwave (Prime)|Shockwave]], who used a [[cortical psychic patch]] on Arcee to decode the transmission—a message from [[Optimus Prime (Prime)|Optimus Prime]] calling the Autobots to Earth. Cliffjumper subsequently kept Starscream busy long enough for Arcee to free herself and the pair went to destroy the [[space bridge]] that Shockwave had build. Cliffjumper distracted the Decepticons while Arcee sabotaged the bridge though Shockwave caught them in the act. Cliffjumper ended up fighting the Decepticon scientist and came off second best, though he was saved by Arcee. The two Autobots jumped through the space bridge, encountering Shockwave one last time mid-bridge before they ended up on Earth. {{storylink|Out of the Past}}<br /> <br /> Three years after the last reported Decepticon activity on Earth, Cliffjumper was still marooned on the planet with his fellow Autobots. Still a strong-willed individual, Cliffjumper had sometimes run afoul of human authorities, resulting in receiving multiple traffic tickets and once having a [[Denver boot|boot]] affixed to his tire due to a parking violation. As he chatted with Arcee over the radio, she admonished him for his stubborn bullheadedness. He countered that Earth was so boring that sometimes he just had to stir things up. <br /> <br /> [[Image:DarknessRising1-Cliffjumperface.jpg|right|thumb|250px|If you think he looks ornery now, you should see him later.]]<br /> Just as Cliffjumper noted that he was starting to miss the Decepticons, his scanners caught nearby activity. He declined Arcee's suggestion for backup and sped off in the direction of the disturbance. He was surprised to find a wide crater full of [[energon]], and even more surprised to find it guarded by the Decepticons! Overwhelming [[Vehicon (Prime)|Decepticon forces]] demanded Cliffjumper put up a ferocious fight, but ultimately, the Autobot was overcome and taken on board the [[Trypticon (Prime)|''Nemesis'']], the Decepticons' warship, and thrown in front of Starscream. The interim Decepticon commander did not respond well to Cliffjumper's irreverence, and the Autobot was stabbed through the chest. Starscream then ordered his troops to clean up the body.<br /> <br /> The remaining Earthbound Autobots arrived on the scene too late, and [[Ratchet (Prime)|Ratchet]] confirmed that Cliffjumper's [[spark]] had gone offline. Finding one of Cliffjumper's horns in the dirt, Arcee took the piece of her friend to the Autobots' memorial service. The loss of Cliffjumper hit her the hardest, and she stormed off amidst their eulogies, preferring to honor Cliffjumper's memory by keeping Earth safe. Ratchet confided in [[Optimus Prime (Prime)|Optimus Prime]] that as long as the Autobots protected humanity, Cliffjumper's death would not be the only tragedy. {{storylink|Darkness Rising, Part 1}} <br /> <br /> [[Image:DarknessRising2-letsgetyouhome.jpg|left|250px|thumb|He's not supposed to die!]]<br /> Though Cliffjumper had died, his body still had uses. When Megatron wanted a corpse on which to test [[Dark Energon]]'s resurrection powers, Cliffjumper's was used as a guinea pig. Once his torso was stabbed through by a shard of the material, Cliffjumper did spring back to life...though as a psychotic, screaming [[zombie]] that attacked anything in its path! Only being sliced in two by Megatron stopped Cliffjumper's rampage, and his two halves decorated varying levels of the Decepticons' energon mine. <br /> <br /> The initial Dark Energon stabbing did briefly bring Cliffjumper's spark back online, but when Ratchet's sensors picked this up, he dismissed it as a glitch. Regardless, Arcee wanted to investigate. After the Autobots mounted an attack on the Decepticons, Arcee found the top half of Cliffjumper strewn about, but was horrified to see the monster that he had become. Whatever this thing was, it was no longer Cliffjumper, so the zombie was left behind as the Decepticon base exploded. {{storylink|Darkness Rising, Part 2}}<br /> <br /> When Arcee encountered Arachnid once again, she taunted Arcee by bringing up the deaths of Tailgate and Cliffjumper. {{storylink|Predatory}} <br /> <br /> Later, at Cliffjumper's memorial, Arcee said she had not given up on finding the Decepticon responsible for his death. When she discovered their prisoner Starscream was responsible, she attempted to kill him, only to stop when a shocked Bumblebee convinced her to stop and let him escape. She reflected to Optimus that her desire for vengeance had not brought the solace she sought. {{storylink|Partners}}<br /> <br /> While under the influence of synthetic energon, Ratchet brought up Cliffjumper's death as something Prime should have been more proactive in preventing. {{storylink|Stronger, Faster}}<br /> <br /> In an effort to make small talk with a [[MECH]] operative, Starscream mentioned that he had personally &quot;snuffed&quot; an Autobot, referring to Cliffjumper. {{storylink|Operation Bumblebee, Part 2}}<br /> <br /> When Arcee learned that Bulkhead and Ratchet repaired Starscream's wounds after getting intel on [[Airachnid (Prime)|Airachnid]]'s location, she became angry, saying that Starscream had also taken a partner from her. {{storylink|Crossfire}}<br /> {{--}}<br /> <br /> ==Games==<br /> ===''Transformers: War for Cybertron'' (DS)===<br /> [[Image:WFCDS-Cliffjumper.jpg|right|thumb|150px|If Bumblebee were John Boehner.]]<br /> :''Voice actor'': [[Steve Blum]] (English)<br /> <br /> {{quote|Decepticons deserve a traitor's death!}}<br /> Following the unleashing of [[Omega Supreme (WFC)|Omega Supreme]], Cliffjumper spotted a party of Decepticons preparing to assault the giant. He attempted to slow their advance with force fields and gun turrets, and when that didn't work, led them on a high-speed chase while trying to shoot them. They eventually caught up with him when he crashed into a wall and, though his spirit was still defiant, he was unable to stop them passing him. Of course, they immediately ran into Jetfire... {{storylink|Transformers: War for Cybertron (DS)}}<br /> <br /> {{note|Cliffjumper is an unlockable character in the Autobot version of the game, and as such, can be used as a playable character in the story and arena missions. He is unlocked by finding a data disk in the &quot;Infiltration of Kaon&quot; level.}}<br /> <br /> {{-}}<br /> <br /> ===''Transformers: Fall of Cybertron'' (360/PS3/PC)===<br /> :''Voice actor: [[Nolan North]]<br /> {{spoiler|Transformers: Fall of Cybertron|September 21, 2012}}<br /> [[Image:FOC-Cliffjumper.jpg|left|thumb|300px|They laughed when we said our ''WFC'' Cliffjumper toys sounded like The Rock, but who's laughing now???]]<br /> After [[Grimlock (WFC)|Grimlock]] went missing from his post, [[Optimus Prime (Prime)|Optimus Prime]] met [[Cliffjumper (Prime)|Cliffjumper]] and Jazz in the armory as they were preparing to go find Grimlock and his team. [[Sideswipe (WFC)|Sideswipe]] took the duo in a drop ship to the [[Rust Sea|Sea of Rust]] where they explored the ruins. After encountering a number of Decepticon [[Guardian (FOC)|Guardians]], Cliff got the opportunity to save Jazz's life when the other Autobots was caught under debris during a rust storm. They followed a distress signal to a huge pit, which Jazz insisted on going down alone, though Cliff kept in contact with him via radio. Cliffjumper ended up facing the hordes of [[Insecticon (Prime)|Insecticon]]s that poured out of the pit when Jazz flooded it, but with the other Autobot's help, survived. Exploring further, they found an [[energon lake]] and spotted the huge tower in which [[Shockwave (Prime)|Shockwave]] was conducting his [[space bridge]] experiments. Jazz and Cliffjumper infiltrated the facility, eventually finding Shockwave himself. Cliffjumper attempted to sneak up on the Decepticon, only to end up trapped behind a [[force field]]. While Jazz faced the swarm of Insecticons outside, Cliffjumper reversed the flow of toxic waste into the facility, escaping just before the place exploded. After being picked up by Sideswipe, they reported the energon lake back to Optimus before returning to finish preparing the [[Ark (WFC)|Ark]] for launch. {{storylink|Transformers: Fall of Cybertron|Fall of Cybertron}}<br /> {{-}}<br /> <br /> ==Toys==<br /> ===Generations===<br /> [[Image:Cliffjumper_Prime_toy.jpg|300px|thumb|Voted &quot;Most Likely To Be Bought For Ulterior [[Cliffjumper (G1)#Classics|Head-Swiping]] Motives.&quot;]]<br /> *'''Cliffjumper''' (Deluxe, 2010)<br /> **''Accessories'': handgun<br /> : Part of the fifth wave of [[Transformers: Generations|''Generations'']] Deluxe class toys, Cliffjumper is a red [[retool]]/[[redeco]] of [[Bumblebee (Prime)#Toys|Cybertronian Bumblebee]] with a new head, transforming into a round &quot;Cybertronian racer mode&quot;. His toy comes with a handgun and features two wrist-mounted, flip-out blades. The handgun can be stored inside his rear bumper in either robot or vehicle mode.<br /> <br /> : The [[instructions]] for Bumblebee depicted him with Cliffjumper's head sculpt, thus revealing the retool before it was officially announced, a continuing trend in the ''Generations'' line.<br /> <br /> : This toy was also (slightly) redecoed to make ''[[Transformers United|United]]'' [[Cliffjumper (G1)#United|Cliffjumper Cybertron Mode]].<br /> <br /> ::*''[http://tfu.info/2010/Autobot/Cliffjumper/cliffjumper.htm More information on Cliffjumper at TFU.info]''<br /> <br /> {{-}}<br /> <br /> ===Prime: First Edition===<br /> {{anchor|FirstEdition}}<br /> [[Image:Primetoy-CliffjumperDeluxeFirstEdition.jpg|right|thumb|300px|]]<br /> *'''Cliffjumper''' (Deluxe, 2011)<br /> **''Japanese release date:'' '''[[December 28]], 2011<br /> **''Accessories:'' Stand<br /> <br /> : Part of wave 1.5 of ''[[Transformers: Prime (toyline)#First Edition (2011)|Prime: First Edition]]'' Deluxe Class toys, Cliffjumper transforms from a muscle car that crossbreeds the rear of a Plymouth Barracuda with the front of a Dodge Challenger into a robot and back, and features flip-out triple-barreled blasters in each of his arms that can be swung out to replace his hands. He ''does'' have wrist articulation, but the plastic panels on the outer sides of his arms tend to get in the way, meaning his wrists can only easily rotate up to 90 degrees.<br /> <br /> : The Japanese version of this toy was packaged in robot mode (sans stand, despite the package call outs) and features a richer metallic red. His rear lights are also painted red instead of silver.<br /> <br /> : He and the rest of the ''Transformers: Prime'' First Edition Wave 1 toys were released far earlier in Asia than the rest of the world. He was not released in the US, forcing fans to import him from Canada in order to get the Hasbro version.<br /> <br /> : This mold was retooled into ''Generations'' [[Cliffjumper (G1)#Generations|Cliffjumper]].<br /> <br /> {{-}}{{anchor|FirstEditionTerrocon}}<br /> *'''Terrorcon Cliffjumper''' (Deluxe, 2012)<br /> **''Accessories'': Stand<br /> <br /> : A [[redeco]] and [[retool]]ing of First Edition Cliffjumper, &quot;Terrorcon&quot; Cliffjumper has a new bashed-up head and &quot;[[Dark Energon]]&quot; battle-damage [[paint operation]]s.<br /> <br /> : This toy was originally planned to be part of the initial late-2011 release of the First Edition series, but was ultimately canceled worldwide. ([[TakaraTomy]] would do their own drastically different interpretation of the toy, see below.) Finally, in late 2012, [[Toys&quot;R&quot;Us|ToysЯUs]] picked him up and many other First Edition toys as part of a ''huge'' batch of ''Transformers'' exclusives for the US market.<br /> <br /> {{comingsoontoy}}<br /> {{-}}<br /> <br /> ===Prime===<br /> {{anchor|Cyberverse}}<br /> [[Image:Prime-toy CliffjumperCyberverse.jpg|right||thumb|300px|Wait, is this a gun?]]<br /> *'''Cliffjumper''' (Cyberverse Legion, 2012)<br /> **''Series/Number:'' '''2/005'''<br /> **''Japanese release date:'' '''[[March 31|3-31]]-2012'''<br /> **''Japanese Number:'' '''EZ-05'''<br /> **''Accessories:'' Battle blade<br /> <br /> :Part of the second wave of ''Prime'' [[Cyberverse]] Legion-class toys (and the first wave in Japan), Cliffjumper transforms into his low-riding cruiser mode. He has 3mm holes in his roof, doors and fists for mounting Cyberverse-scale weapons. The battle blade he comes with is the same as Cyberverse [[Ratchet (Prime)#Cyberverse)|Ratchet]]'s, being modeled after the doctor's scalpel-weapons.<br /> <br /> : This mold was also used to make [[Tailgate (Prime)|Tailgate]].<br /> <br /> <br /> {{-}}{{anchor|Deluxe}}<br /> [[Image:Primetoy-CliffjumperDeluxeRID.jpg|right|thumb|300px|Lot of toys for a guy who bit the dust five minutes in.]]<br /> [[Image:Prime-toy_CliffjumperTakTom.jpg|right|thumb|300px|]]<br /> *'''Cliffjumper''' (Deluxe, 2012)<br /> **''Series/Number'': '''1 / 002'''<br /> **''Japanese release date:'' '''[[March 31|3-31]]-2012'''<br /> **''Japanese ID number:'' '''AM-03'''<br /> **''Accessories:'' Gun/hammer (Hasbro only), &quot;C.L.&quot; Arms Micron (TakaraTomy only)<br /> <br /> : Wave one of the &quot;Robots in Disguise&quot; Deluxe Class assortments includes an entirely new Cliffjumper mold. Unlike the first Cliffjumper toy, this Cliffjumper's transformation into robot mode involves stowing much of the car's roof on his back, while featuring a [[Kibble#&quot;Faux-parts&quot;|fake car roof]] as the robot mode's chest. He is geared to have a &quot;dramatic head reveal&quot;; pulling his car-hood parts down into arm configuration pushes his robot head up into place. His battle hammer can also become a gun, which stores in vehicle mode on either the roof or in an additional peghole on the vehicle's rear right-hand side.<br /> <br /> : The [[TakaraTomy]] version of Cliffjumper has some very significant differences. Released as part of the first wave of Japanese ''Prime'' toys, his red plastic has a lighter, slightly-orange hue, plus he loses many of his [[paint operation]]s, which have been largely replaced by customer-applied foil [[Sticker|decal]]s. As part of the line-wide [[Arms Micron]] play-pattern, he has been [[retool]]ed to include [[5mm post]]-hole mounts on his doors, driver's-side rear wheel hub (as there's already a post-hole on the passenger side from the Hasbro version), and robot-mode shoulders. Rather than the hammer/rifle, he comes with his Arms Micron partner [[C.L.]], who transforms into an over-sized version of Cliffjumper's triple-barreled wrist-blaster... who unfortunately cannot be ''used'' as a wrist-blaster, the closest you can get to that is to use him as a hand-held cannon.<br /> <br /> {{-}}{{anchor|Terrorcon}}<br /> [[Image:Prime-toy CliffjumperTerrorconTakTom.jpg|right|thumb|300px|What he's cooking? Brains, apparently.]]<br /> *'''Terrorcon Cliffjumper''' (Deluxe, [[April 28|4-28]]-2012)<br /> **''ID number:'' '''AM-08'''<br /> **''Accessories:'' &quot;Jida&quot; Arms Micron<br /> <br /> : This version of the undead [[Dark Energon]] infused Cliffjumper is available only in the Japanese ''Prime'' toyline, released in the second assortment. &quot;Terrorcon&quot; Cliffjumper is a translucent-purple and opaque-brown redeco and [[retool]]ing of the &quot;First Edition&quot; Cliffjumper mold, with a new &quot;[[zombie]]-like&quot; head and several added [[Mini-Con]] mounting points on his vehicle-mode trunk and hood. As with the other toys in the Japanese ''Prime'' line, much of the toy is unpainted, and relies on [[Sticker|decal]]s to add color detail, including the windscreens, with a pair of unused Decepticon [[insignia]] stickers also being included. He comes with his [[Arms Micron]] partner [[Jida]].<br /> <br /> : Early [[stock photography]] showed Terrorcon Cliffjumper as being primarily opaque blue-purple plastic.<br /> <br /> <br /> {{-}}{{anchor|RustInPeace}}<br /> [[Image:Primetoy-CliffjumperRIP.jpg|right|thumb|300px|Sadly you can't wear the head as a mask. It woulda been a great companion piece to the previous year's wearable Matrix.]]<br /> *'''Rust In Peace Cliffjumper''' (Deluxe, 2012)<br /> **''Accessories'': Dark Energon shard, &quot;embedded&quot; Dark Energon shard<br /> <br /> : A [[San Diego Comic Con]] 2012 [[exclusive]], &quot;Rust In Peace&quot; Cliffjumper is a much more extensively-decoed and premium-packaged version of the &quot;Terrorcon Cliffjumper&quot; [[retool]] of the &quot;First Edition&quot; Cliffjumper mold, which was originally canceled worldwide, but eventually scheduled for release as a [[Toys&quot;R&quot;Us|ToysЯUs]] exclusive. Whew! His [[paint operation]]s have been expanded from the original retail plans to give him more battle damage deco. He comes with two [[Dark Energon]] accessories; a long shard of the stuff, and a shorter, more rubbery one ending in an &quot;energy splash&quot; that can grasp around the edges of his chest to represent, well, him being stabbed with Dark Energon to bring him back to &quot;life.&quot;<br /> <br /> : He comes in a special case shaped like Cliffjumper's zombified head, which itself comes inside a box with Cliffjumper's chest printed on the front. Gruesome!<br /> <br /> {{--}}<br /> <br /> ==Notes==<br /> [[Image:TfprimeCliffjumperCar.jpg|thumb|No, seriously, he's going to take you down to Jabroni Drive. Hop in already, he wants to beat the rush hour traffic.]]<br /> * In ''Fall of Cybertron'' multiplayer, Cliffjumper's one unique body part (his head) is usable by [[Infiltrator (FOC)|Infiltrator]]-class characters as an Eliminator-type component.<br /> ** Amusingly, while that head is designed to look very much like the one seen in ''Prime'' for both alignment reasons and to distinguish him further from Bumblebee, Hasbro released the War for Cybertron figure two years earlier sporting a very G1 head sculpt. <br /> * Cliffjumper was presented as a key Autobot in the ''Prime'' cartoon's publicity material, and he had a starring role in the comic released before the show's premiere. That, combined with the fandom's excitement over the news of his voice actor (an announcement that was actually very low-key,&lt;ref&gt;[http://toynewsi.com/news.php?catid=1&amp;itemid=16332 Toy News International's notes on a Hasbro investors' webcast]&lt;/ref&gt; but you know, ''fandoms''), made his death in the opening minutes of the pilot episode come as quiiiiiiite a shock to just about everyone. ''Prime''&lt;nowiki&gt;'&lt;/nowiki&gt;s sister show, ''[[G.I. Joe (franchise)|G.I. Joe]]: Renegades'', pulled the same tactic with the hero Ripcord, but they gave that character more than five minutes to develop a personality and an attachment to the audience. Of course, later on, Ripcord was found alive, but let's not hold our breath for Cliffjumper.<br /> * ''Prime'' cartoon executive producer [[Jeff Kline]] said Cliffjumper will remain dead, but his relationship with Arcee could be explored in flashbacks.&lt;ref&gt;[http://www.toonzone.net/news/articles/36193/transformers-prime-premiere-report-and-video-clip-plus-season-two-confirmation ToonZone.net's summary of a Q&amp;A session with the ''Prime'' cartoon staff]&lt;/ref&gt;<br /> * Cliffjumper has been mentioned in more episodes than he's appeared in, and mostly by ''Starscream''.<br /> <br /> {{-}}<br /> ===Arms Up Modes===<br /> In the Japanese ''Prime'' toyline, Cliffjumper has powered-up modes when given various [[Arms Micron]]s in certain configurations:<br /> <br /> *'''Full Burst Mode''' (フルバーストモード ''furubāsutomōdo'')<br /> **''Arms Microns'': B.2, C.L., O.P., R.A.<br /> : Cliffjumper's &quot;Arms Up Mode&quot; pictured on his box-back is dubbed &quot;Full Burst Mode&quot;, which has him brandishing a combination weapon formed from [[O.P.]] and [[B.2]] in one hand, and another formed from C.L. and [[R.A.]] in the other.<br /> <br /> *'''Death Mode''' (デスモード ''desumōdo'')<br /> **''Arms Microns'': Balo, Gora, Jida<br /> : Terrorcon Cliffjumper's box-back &quot;Arms Up Mode&quot; uses [[Jida]] in &quot;Big Saw&quot; mode while also lugging around the [[Killer Bite]] weapon.<br /> <br /> {{-}}<br /> ===Foreign names===<br /> *''Russian:'' '''Skalolaz''' (Скалолаз, &quot;Rock-climber&quot;)<br /> <br /> ==References==<br /> {{Reflist}}<br /> <br /> [[Category:Generations]]<br /> [[Category:Prime Autobots]]<br /> [[Category:War for Cybertron Autobots]]<br /> [[Category:Zombies]]<br /> [[Category:Fall of Cybertron Autobots]]</div>

Wheeljack1768 https://tfwiki.duckdns.org/index.php?title=Cliffjumper_(WFC)&diff=755422 2012-09-22T15:35:16Z

<p>Wheeljack1768: </p> <hr /> <div>{{faction|autobot}}<br /> {{disambig3|Cliffjumper}}<br /> :''Cliffjumper is an [[Autobot]] from the [[Aligned continuity family]].''<br /> [[Image:PrimeCliffjumper|thumb|300px|Cliffjumper will take you down to the corner of Know Your Role Boulevard and Jabroni Drive and check you directly into the Smackdown Hotel!]]<br /> '''Cliffjumper''' ('''Cliff''' to his chums) isn't your run-of-the-mill Autobot freedom fighter. Armed with six-cylinder ion cannons, a quantum-sensitive multiphase targeting system that would make [[Megatron (Prime)|Megatron]] jealous, and of course, the old-school technique of pummeling [[Decepticon]]s with his fists, Cliffjumper prefers to liven up the day with firefights while retrieving enemy intelligence. He more than lives up to his name: He'll fearlessly leap ''long'' before he bothers looking!<br /> <br /> {{bigquote|Need backup?|[[Arcee (Prime)|Arcee]]}}<br /> {{bigquote|Do I ''ever'' need backup?|Cliffjumper tempting fate|&quot;[[Darkness Rising, Part 1]]&quot;}}<br /> <br /> ==Fiction==<br /> ===''Exodus''===<br /> Cliffjumper concurred with [[Ironhide (Prime)|Ironhide]] that while [[Sentinel Zeta Prime|Sentinel Prime]] was not an Autobot, he deserved to be rescued. He and [[Ultra Magnus (Prime)|Ultra Magnus]]'s [[Wrecker]]s later escorted [[Optimus Prime (Prime)|Optimus Prime]], [[Bumblebee (Prime)|Bumblebee]] and [[Jetfire (WFC)|Jetfire]] to the [[Well of All Sparks]] when they made their journey to purge Cybertron's [[core]] of [[Dark Energon]]. {{storylink|Transformers: Exodus}}<br /> <br /> ===''Prime'' comics===<br /> When the Decepticons returned to their dead homeworld, Cliffjumper went in with all guns blazing to investigate. The [[Vehicon (Prime)|Vehicon]]s piled onto him, grappling him until he was unconscious. He awoke to find himself in their base, which Cliffjumper commented looked like the sort of lair [[Starscream (Prime)|Starscream]] would design. A Vehicon said Cliffjumper would live until he was no longer useful, and asked him to decode an offworld Autobot signal. It came from none other than Optimus himself, ordering his forces to gather on a planet called [[Earth]]. Awed, Cliffjumper then turned to his interrogator and said all the decoded message said was, &quot;Megatron smells like [[Unicron]]'s armpit.&quot; The infuriated Vehicon ordered Cliffjumper's demise just before [[Arcee (Prime)|Arcee]] burst in, slaughtering the Decepticons.<br /> <br /> [[Image:Primecomic-Cliffjumpershoot.jpg|left|thumb|200px|Trademark move: Sharpshooter]]<br /> Cliffjumper tried to greet his old colleague, but she told him to be quiet, coldly informing him she had not come to rescue him, but to tap into the Decepticons' communications. Finding the coordinates of the enemy's weapons lab in [[Kaon]], she was prepared to go by herself until Cliffjumper convinced her that Kaon was too dangerous for her stealthy ways, and that she needed his brawn to back her brain. Entering the city through its maintenance tunnels, Arcee opened a secret passage. As he travelled up an ancient staircase, Cliffjumper's suspicions were confirmed when he saw Starscream overseeing the reactivation of a [[space bridge]]. Arcee wanted to destroy the device, but Cliffjumper saw it as their ticket to Earth. He distracted Starscream by going straight to him and his Vehicons, claiming he wanted to join them. Arcee activated the device, and when Starscream noticed, Cliffjumper jumped his pretense and started a fight, then jumped with Arcee into the space bridge.<br /> <br /> As he plummeted, Cliffjumper momentarily wondered if he was one with the [[AllSpark]], but Arcee confirmed they had fallen onto Earth. Finding a ghost town, they [[scanning|scanned]] their alternate modes. Cliffjumper disdained a passing travel trailer (which he found too ugly) and a truck (which was too bulky) before selecting a muscle car, which Arcee found suitably noisy. He added horns on the hood of his new alternate mode as a finishing touch. As the two drove to find Optimus, Starscream—who had also jumped into the space bridge—attacked them, blasting off Arcee's arm. Cliffjumper fought Starscream and buried him under a pile of rocks, but then [[Breakdown (Prime)|Breakdown]] appeared. It seemed like the end, but Optimus and Bumblebee came and fought off the two Decepticons before opening a [[GroundBridge]] to their base and sending Arcee through for repairs. Optimus told Cliffjumper his journey was over, but a new battle was just beginning. {{storylink|Transformers: Prime (graphic novel)}}<br /> {{-}}<br /> <br /> ===''Prime'' cartoon===<br /> {{voiceactor|[[Dwayne Johnson|Dwayne &quot;The Rock&quot; Johnson]] and [[Billy Brown]] (English), [[Frank Welker]] (English, [[Terrorcon (Prime)|Terrorcon]] Cliffjumper), [[Noriaki Sugiyama]] (Japanese)|[[Sang-hyeon Eom]] (Korean), [[Robin Kahnmeyer]] (German), [[Sergio Gutiérrez Coto]] (Latin American Spanish)}}<br /> <br /> [[Image:Predatory-ArceeBeeCliff.jpg|right|thumb|250px|We know who's [[Wikipedia:Redshirt (character)|expendable]].]]<br /> <br /> During the Great War, Cliffjumper and [[Bumblebee (Prime)|Bumblebee]] invaded the lair of [[Airachnid (Prime)|Airachnid]], who had captured Arcee and [[Tailgate (Prime)|Tailgate]]. Airachnid had already killed Tailgate by the time Cliffjumper and Bumblebee arrived, but they were able to pull a shellshocked Arcee to safety. {{storylink|Predatory}}<br /> <br /> [[Image:OutofthePast-CliffArcee.jpg|left|thumb|300px|He's not solving murders with [[James Remar|Harry Morgan]].]]<br /> Following the [[Great Exodus]], Cliffjumper was investigating reports of a Decepticon operation on the deserted Cybertron when he was captured by [[Starscream (Prime)|Starscream]]'s forces along with Arcee. When interrogated, he held out and faked a shutdown, being thrown into the same cell as Arcee. The pair were taken to [[Shockwave (Prime)|Shockwave]], who used a [[cortical psychic patch]] on Arcee to decode the transmission—a message from [[Optimus Prime (Prime)|Optimus Prime]] calling the Autobots to Earth. Cliffjumper subsequently kept Starscream busy long enough for Arcee to free herself and the pair went to destroy the [[space bridge]] that Shockwave had build. Cliffjumper distracted the Decepticons while Arcee sabotaged the bridge though Shockwave caught them in the act. Cliffjumper ended up fighting the Decepticon scientist and came off second best, though he was saved by Arcee. The two Autobots jumped through the space bridge, encountering Shockwave one last time mid-bridge before they ended up on Earth. {{storylink|Out of the Past}}<br /> <br /> Three years after the last reported Decepticon activity on Earth, Cliffjumper was still marooned on the planet with his fellow Autobots. Still a strong-willed individual, Cliffjumper had sometimes run afoul of human authorities, resulting in receiving multiple traffic tickets and once having a [[Denver boot|boot]] affixed to his tire due to a parking violation. As he chatted with Arcee over the radio, she admonished him for his stubborn bullheadedness. He countered that Earth was so boring that sometimes he just had to stir things up. <br /> <br /> [[Image:DarknessRising1-Cliffjumperface.jpg|right|thumb|250px|If you think he looks ornery now, you should see him later.]]<br /> Just as Cliffjumper noted that he was starting to miss the Decepticons, his scanners caught nearby activity. He declined Arcee's suggestion for backup and sped off in the direction of the disturbance. He was surprised to find a wide crater full of [[energon]], and even more surprised to find it guarded by the Decepticons! Overwhelming [[Vehicon (Prime)|Decepticon forces]] demanded Cliffjumper put up a ferocious fight, but ultimately, the Autobot was overcome and taken on board the [[Trypticon (Prime)|''Nemesis'']], the Decepticons' warship, and thrown in front of Starscream. The interim Decepticon commander did not respond well to Cliffjumper's irreverence, and the Autobot was stabbed through the chest. Starscream then ordered his troops to clean up the body.<br /> <br /> The remaining Earthbound Autobots arrived on the scene too late, and [[Ratchet (Prime)|Ratchet]] confirmed that Cliffjumper's [[spark]] had gone offline. Finding one of Cliffjumper's horns in the dirt, Arcee took the piece of her friend to the Autobots' memorial service. The loss of Cliffjumper hit her the hardest, and she stormed off amidst their eulogies, preferring to honor Cliffjumper's memory by keeping Earth safe. Ratchet confided in [[Optimus Prime (Prime)|Optimus Prime]] that as long as the Autobots protected humanity, Cliffjumper's death would not be the only tragedy. {{storylink|Darkness Rising, Part 1}} <br /> <br /> [[Image:DarknessRising2-letsgetyouhome.jpg|left|250px|thumb|He's not supposed to die!]]<br /> Though Cliffjumper had died, his body still had uses. When Megatron wanted a corpse on which to test [[Dark Energon]]'s resurrection powers, Cliffjumper's was used as a guinea pig. Once his torso was stabbed through by a shard of the material, Cliffjumper did spring back to life...though as a psychotic, screaming [[zombie]] that attacked anything in its path! Only being sliced in two by Megatron stopped Cliffjumper's rampage, and his two halves decorated varying levels of the Decepticons' energon mine. <br /> <br /> The initial Dark Energon stabbing did briefly bring Cliffjumper's spark back online, but when Ratchet's sensors picked this up, he dismissed it as a glitch. Regardless, Arcee wanted to investigate. After the Autobots mounted an attack on the Decepticons, Arcee found the top half of Cliffjumper strewn about, but was horrified to see the monster that he had become. Whatever this thing was, it was no longer Cliffjumper, so the zombie was left behind as the Decepticon base exploded. {{storylink|Darkness Rising, Part 2}}<br /> <br /> When Arcee encountered Arachnid once again, she taunted Arcee by bringing up the deaths of Tailgate and Cliffjumper. {{storylink|Predatory}} <br /> <br /> Later, at Cliffjumper's memorial, Arcee said she had not given up on finding the Decepticon responsible for his death. When she discovered their prisoner Starscream was responsible, she attempted to kill him, only to stop when a shocked Bumblebee convinced her to stop and let him escape. She reflected to Optimus that her desire for vengeance had not brought the solace she sought. {{storylink|Partners}}<br /> <br /> While under the influence of synthetic energon, Ratchet brought up Cliffjumper's death as something Prime should have been more proactive in preventing. {{storylink|Stronger, Faster}}<br /> <br /> In an effort to make small talk with a [[MECH]] operative, Starscream mentioned that he had personally &quot;snuffed&quot; an Autobot, referring to Cliffjumper. {{storylink|Operation Bumblebee, Part 2}}<br /> <br /> When Arcee learned that Bulkhead and Ratchet repaired Starscream's wounds after getting intel on [[Airachnid (Prime)|Airachnid]]'s location, she became angry, saying that Starscream had also taken a partner from her. {{storylink|Crossfire}}<br /> {{--}}<br /> <br /> ==Games==<br /> ===''Transformers: War for Cybertron'' (DS)===<br /> [[Image:WFCDS-Cliffjumper.jpg|right|thumb|150px|If Bumblebee were John Boehner.]]<br /> :''Voice actor'': [[Steve Blum]] (English)<br /> <br /> {{quote|Decepticons deserve a traitor's death!}}<br /> Following the unleashing of [[Omega Supreme (WFC)|Omega Supreme]], Cliffjumper spotted a party of Decepticons preparing to assault the giant. He attempted to slow their advance with force fields and gun turrets, and when that didn't work, led them on a high-speed chase while trying to shoot them. They eventually caught up with him when he crashed into a wall and, though his spirit was still defiant, he was unable to stop them passing him. Of course, they immediately ran into Jetfire... {{storylink|Transformers: War for Cybertron (DS)}}<br /> <br /> {{note|Cliffjumper is an unlockable character in the Autobot version of the game, and as such, can be used as a playable character in the story and arena missions. He is unlocked by finding a data disk in the &quot;Infiltration of Kaon&quot; level.}}<br /> <br /> {{-}}<br /> <br /> ===''Transformers: Fall of Cybertron'' (360/PS3/PC)===<br /> :''Voice actor: [[Nolan North]]<br /> {{spoiler|Transformers: Fall of Cybertron|September 21, 2012}}<br /> [[Image:FOC-Cliffjumper.jpg|left|thumb|300px|They laughed when we said our ''WFC'' Cliffjumper toys sounded like The Rock, but who's laughing now???]]<br /> After [[Grimlock (WFC)|Grimlock]] went missing from his post, [[Optimus Prime (Prime)|Optimus Prime]] met [[Cliffjumper (Prime)|Cliffjumper]] and Jazz in the armory as they were preparing to go find Grimlock and his team. [[Sideswipe (WFC)|Sideswipe]] took the duo in a drop ship to the [[Rust Sea|Sea of Rust]] where they explored the ruins. After encountering a number of Decepticon [[Guardian (FOC)|Guardians]], Cliff got the opportunity to save Jazz's life when the other Autobots was caught under debris during a rust storm. They followed a distress signal to a huge pit, which Jazz insisted on going down alone, though Cliff kept in contact with him via radio. Cliffjumper ended up facing the hordes of [[Insecticon (Prime)|Insecticon]]s that poured out of the pit when Jazz flooded it, but with the other Autobot's help, survived. Exploring further, they found an [[energon lake]] and spotted the huge tower in which [[Shockwave (Prime)|Shockwave]] was conducting his [[space bridge]] experiments. Jazz and Cliffjumper infiltrated the facility, eventually finding Shockwave himself. Cliffjumper attempted to sneak up on the Decepticon, only to end up trapped behind a [[force field]]. While Jazz faced the swarm of Insecticons outside, Cliffjumper reversed the flow of toxic waste into the facility, escaping just before the place exploded. After being picked up by Sideswipe, they reported the energon lake back to Optimus before returning to finish preparing the [[Ark (WFC)|Ark]] for launch. {{storylink|Transformers: Fall of Cybertron|Fall of Cybertron}}<br /> {{-}}<br /> <br /> ==Toys==<br /> ===Generations===<br /> [[Image:Cliffjumper_Prime_toy.jpg|300px|thumb|Voted &quot;Most Likely To Be Bought For Ulterior [[Cliffjumper (G1)#Classics|Head-Swiping]] Motives.&quot;]]<br /> *'''Cliffjumper''' (Deluxe, 2010)<br /> **''Accessories'': handgun<br /> : Part of the fifth wave of [[Transformers: Generations|''Generations'']] Deluxe class toys, Cliffjumper is a red [[retool]]/[[redeco]] of [[Bumblebee (Prime)#Toys|Cybertronian Bumblebee]] with a new head, transforming into a round &quot;Cybertronian racer mode&quot;. His toy comes with a handgun and features two wrist-mounted, flip-out blades. The handgun can be stored inside his rear bumper in either robot or vehicle mode.<br /> <br /> : The [[instructions]] for Bumblebee depicted him with Cliffjumper's head sculpt, thus revealing the retool before it was officially announced, a continuing trend in the ''Generations'' line.<br /> <br /> : This toy was also (slightly) redecoed to make ''[[Transformers United|United]]'' [[Cliffjumper (G1)#United|Cliffjumper Cybertron Mode]].<br /> <br /> ::*''[http://tfu.info/2010/Autobot/Cliffjumper/cliffjumper.htm More information on Cliffjumper at TFU.info]''<br /> <br /> {{-}}<br /> <br /> ===Prime: First Edition===<br /> {{anchor|FirstEdition}}<br /> [[Image:Primetoy-CliffjumperDeluxeFirstEdition.jpg|right|thumb|300px|]]<br /> *'''Cliffjumper''' (Deluxe, 2011)<br /> **''Japanese release date:'' '''[[December 28]], 2011<br /> **''Accessories:'' Stand<br /> <br /> : Part of wave 1.5 of ''[[Transformers: Prime (toyline)#First Edition (2011)|Prime: First Edition]]'' Deluxe Class toys, Cliffjumper transforms from a muscle car that crossbreeds the rear of a Plymouth Barracuda with the front of a Dodge Challenger into a robot and back, and features flip-out triple-barreled blasters in each of his arms that can be swung out to replace his hands. He ''does'' have wrist articulation, but the plastic panels on the outer sides of his arms tend to get in the way, meaning his wrists can only easily rotate up to 90 degrees.<br /> <br /> : The Japanese version of this toy was packaged in robot mode (sans stand, despite the package call outs) and features a richer metallic red. His rear lights are also painted red instead of silver.<br /> <br /> : He and the rest of the ''Transformers: Prime'' First Edition Wave 1 toys were released far earlier in Asia than the rest of the world. He was not released in the US, forcing fans to import him from Canada in order to get the Hasbro version.<br /> <br /> : This mold was retooled into ''Generations'' [[Cliffjumper (G1)#Generations|Cliffjumper]].<br /> <br /> {{-}}{{anchor|FirstEditionTerrocon}}<br /> *'''Terrorcon Cliffjumper''' (Deluxe, 2012)<br /> **''Accessories'': Stand<br /> <br /> : A [[redeco]] and [[retool]]ing of First Edition Cliffjumper, &quot;Terrorcon&quot; Cliffjumper has a new bashed-up head and &quot;[[Dark Energon]]&quot; battle-damage [[paint operation]]s.<br /> <br /> : This toy was originally planned to be part of the initial late-2011 release of the First Edition series, but was ultimately canceled worldwide. ([[TakaraTomy]] would do their own drastically different interpretation of the toy, see below.) Finally, in late 2012, [[Toys&quot;R&quot;Us|ToysЯUs]] picked him up and many other First Edition toys as part of a ''huge'' batch of ''Transformers'' exclusives for the US market.<br /> <br /> {{comingsoontoy}}<br /> {{-}}<br /> <br /> ===Prime===<br /> {{anchor|Cyberverse}}<br /> [[Image:Prime-toy CliffjumperCyberverse.jpg|right||thumb|300px|Wait, is this a gun?]]<br /> *'''Cliffjumper''' (Cyberverse Legion, 2012)<br /> **''Series/Number:'' '''2/005'''<br /> **''Japanese release date:'' '''[[March 31|3-31]]-2012'''<br /> **''Japanese Number:'' '''EZ-05'''<br /> **''Accessories:'' Battle blade<br /> <br /> :Part of the second wave of ''Prime'' [[Cyberverse]] Legion-class toys (and the first wave in Japan), Cliffjumper transforms into his low-riding cruiser mode. He has 3mm holes in his roof, doors and fists for mounting Cyberverse-scale weapons. The battle blade he comes with is the same as Cyberverse [[Ratchet (Prime)#Cyberverse)|Ratchet]]'s, being modeled after the doctor's scalpel-weapons.<br /> <br /> : This mold was also used to make [[Tailgate (Prime)|Tailgate]].<br /> <br /> <br /> {{-}}{{anchor|Deluxe}}<br /> [[Image:Primetoy-CliffjumperDeluxeRID.jpg|right|thumb|300px|Lot of toys for a guy who bit the dust five minutes in.]]<br /> [[Image:Prime-toy_CliffjumperTakTom.jpg|right|thumb|300px|]]<br /> *'''Cliffjumper''' (Deluxe, 2012)<br /> **''Series/Number'': '''1 / 002'''<br /> **''Japanese release date:'' '''[[March 31|3-31]]-2012'''<br /> **''Japanese ID number:'' '''AM-03'''<br /> **''Accessories:'' Gun/hammer (Hasbro only), &quot;C.L.&quot; Arms Micron (TakaraTomy only)<br /> <br /> : Wave one of the &quot;Robots in Disguise&quot; Deluxe Class assortments includes an entirely new Cliffjumper mold. Unlike the first Cliffjumper toy, this Cliffjumper's transformation into robot mode involves stowing much of the car's roof on his back, while featuring a [[Kibble#&quot;Faux-parts&quot;|fake car roof]] as the robot mode's chest. He is geared to have a &quot;dramatic head reveal&quot;; pulling his car-hood parts down into arm configuration pushes his robot head up into place. His battle hammer can also become a gun, which stores in vehicle mode on either the roof or in an additional peghole on the vehicle's rear right-hand side.<br /> <br /> : The [[TakaraTomy]] version of Cliffjumper has some very significant differences. Released as part of the first wave of Japanese ''Prime'' toys, his red plastic has a lighter, slightly-orange hue, plus he loses many of his [[paint operation]]s, which have been largely replaced by customer-applied foil [[Sticker|decal]]s. As part of the line-wide [[Arms Micron]] play-pattern, he has been [[retool]]ed to include [[5mm post]]-hole mounts on his doors, driver's-side rear wheel hub (as there's already a post-hole on the passenger side from the Hasbro version), and robot-mode shoulders. Rather than the hammer/rifle, he comes with his Arms Micron partner [[C.L.]], who transforms into an over-sized version of Cliffjumper's triple-barreled wrist-blaster... who unfortunately cannot be ''used'' as a wrist-blaster, the closest you can get to that is to use him as a hand-held cannon.<br /> <br /> {{-}}{{anchor|Terrorcon}}<br /> [[Image:Prime-toy CliffjumperTerrorconTakTom.jpg|right|thumb|300px|What he's cooking? Brains, apparently.]]<br /> *'''Terrorcon Cliffjumper''' (Deluxe, [[April 28|4-28]]-2012)<br /> **''ID number:'' '''AM-08'''<br /> **''Accessories:'' &quot;Jida&quot; Arms Micron<br /> <br /> : This version of the undead [[Dark Energon]] infused Cliffjumper is available only in the Japanese ''Prime'' toyline, released in the second assortment. &quot;Terrorcon&quot; Cliffjumper is a translucent-purple and opaque-brown redeco and [[retool]]ing of the &quot;First Edition&quot; Cliffjumper mold, with a new &quot;[[zombie]]-like&quot; head and several added [[Mini-Con]] mounting points on his vehicle-mode trunk and hood. As with the other toys in the Japanese ''Prime'' line, much of the toy is unpainted, and relies on [[Sticker|decal]]s to add color detail, including the windscreens, with a pair of unused Decepticon [[insignia]] stickers also being included. He comes with his [[Arms Micron]] partner [[Jida]].<br /> <br /> : Early [[stock photography]] showed Terrorcon Cliffjumper as being primarily opaque blue-purple plastic.<br /> <br /> <br /> {{-}}{{anchor|RustInPeace}}<br /> [[Image:Primetoy-CliffjumperRIP.jpg|right|thumb|300px|Sadly you can't wear the head as a mask. It woulda been a great companion piece to the previous year's wearable Matrix.]]<br /> *'''Rust In Peace Cliffjumper''' (Deluxe, 2012)<br /> **''Accessories'': Dark Energon shard, &quot;embedded&quot; Dark Energon shard<br /> <br /> : A [[San Diego Comic Con]] 2012 [[exclusive]], &quot;Rust In Peace&quot; Cliffjumper is a much more extensively-decoed and premium-packaged version of the &quot;Terrorcon Cliffjumper&quot; [[retool]] of the &quot;First Edition&quot; Cliffjumper mold, which was originally canceled worldwide, but eventually scheduled for release as a [[Toys&quot;R&quot;Us|ToysЯUs]] exclusive. Whew! His [[paint operation]]s have been expanded from the original retail plans to give him more battle damage deco. He comes with two [[Dark Energon]] accessories; a long shard of the stuff, and a shorter, more rubbery one ending in an &quot;energy splash&quot; that can grasp around the edges of his chest to represent, well, him being stabbed with Dark Energon to bring him back to &quot;life.&quot;<br /> <br /> : He comes in a special case shaped like Cliffjumper's zombified head, which itself comes inside a box with Cliffjumper's chest printed on the front. Gruesome!<br /> <br /> {{--}}<br /> <br /> ==Notes==<br /> [[Image:TfprimeCliffjumperCar.jpg|thumb|No, seriously, he's going to take you down to Jabroni Drive. Hop in already, he wants to beat the rush hour traffic.]]<br /> * In ''Fall of Cybertron'' multiplayer, Cliffjumper's one unique body part (his head) is usable by [[Infiltrator (FOC)|Infiltrator]]-class characters as an Eliminator-type component.<br /> ** Amusingly, while that head is designed to look very much like the one seen in ''Prime'' for both alignment reasons and to distinguish him further from Bumblebee, Hasbro released the War for Cybertron figure two years earlier sporting a very G1 head sculpt. <br /> * Cliffjumper was presented as a key Autobot in the ''Prime'' cartoon's publicity material, and he had a starring role in the comic released before the show's premiere. That, combined with the fandom's excitement over the news of his voice actor (an announcement that was actually very low-key,&lt;ref&gt;[http://toynewsi.com/news.php?catid=1&amp;itemid=16332 Toy News International's notes on a Hasbro investors' webcast]&lt;/ref&gt; but you know, ''fandoms''), made his death in the opening minutes of the pilot episode come as quiiiiiiite a shock to just about everyone. ''Prime''&lt;nowiki&gt;'&lt;/nowiki&gt;s sister show, ''[[G.I. Joe (franchise)|G.I. Joe]]: Renegades'', pulled the same tactic with the hero Ripcord, but they gave that character more than five minutes to develop a personality and an attachment to the audience. Of course, later on, Ripcord was found alive, but let's not hold our breath for Cliffjumper.<br /> * ''Prime'' cartoon executive producer [[Jeff Kline]] said Cliffjumper will remain dead, but his relationship with Arcee could be explored in flashbacks.&lt;ref&gt;[http://www.toonzone.net/news/articles/36193/transformers-prime-premiere-report-and-video-clip-plus-season-two-confirmation ToonZone.net's summary of a Q&amp;A session with the ''Prime'' cartoon staff]&lt;/ref&gt;<br /> * Cliffjumper has been mentioned in more episodes than he's appeared in, and mostly by ''Starscream''.<br /> <br /> {{-}}<br /> ===Arms Up Modes===<br /> In the Japanese ''Prime'' toyline, Cliffjumper has powered-up modes when given various [[Arms Micron]]s in certain configurations:<br /> <br /> *'''Full Burst Mode''' (フルバーストモード ''furubāsutomōdo'')<br /> **''Arms Microns'': B.2, C.L., O.P., R.A.<br /> : Cliffjumper's &quot;Arms Up Mode&quot; pictured on his box-back is dubbed &quot;Full Burst Mode&quot;, which has him brandishing a combination weapon formed from [[O.P.]] and [[B.2]] in one hand, and another formed from C.L. and [[R.A.]] in the other.<br /> <br /> *'''Death Mode''' (デスモード ''desumōdo'')<br /> **''Arms Microns'': Balo, Gora, Jida<br /> : Terrorcon Cliffjumper's box-back &quot;Arms Up Mode&quot; uses [[Jida]] in &quot;Big Saw&quot; mode while also lugging around the [[Killer Bite]] weapon.<br /> <br /> {{-}}<br /> ===Foreign names===<br /> *''Russian:'' '''Skalolaz''' (Скалолаз, &quot;Rock-climber&quot;)<br /> <br /> ==References==<br /> {{Reflist}}<br /> <br /> [[Category:Generations]]<br /> [[Category:Prime Autobots]]<br /> [[Category:War for Cybertron Autobots]]<br /> [[Category:Zombies]]<br /> [[Category:Fall of Cybertron Autobots]]</div>

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<p>Wheeljack1768: </p> <hr /> <div>{{faction|decepticon}}<br /> {{disambig3|Breakdown}}<br /> :''Breakdown is a [[Decepticon]] from the [[Aligned continuity family]].''<br /> <br /> [[Image:PrimeBreakdown.jpg|right|thumb|350px|He ain't nobody's leg any more.]]<br /> <br /> Despite a level of skill to match any Decepticon warrior's, '''Breakdown''' is almost crippled by a persistent paranoia, especially when he is in crowds. He is much happier working alone, away from the eyes he is sure are watching him at every moment. That said, he is quick to come at [[Megatron (Prime)|Megatron]]'s call, as his fear of his powerful leader may be the only thing outreaching his agoraphobic tendencies.&lt;ref&gt;[[How to Draw Transformers Prime]] Breakdown bio&lt;/ref&gt;<br /> <br /> After spending most of his time on Cybertron in a smaller form, the scout later upgraded to a bulkier, more threatening body following a clash with [[Bulkhead (Prime)|Bulkhead]], a clash which initiated a heated rivalry between the two. &lt;ref&gt;[[Arms Micron]] War Breakdown's tech spec bio&lt;/ref&gt; Breakdown has brought that rivalry to present-day Earth, where he assists [[Knock Out (Prime)|Knock Out]] in his various misdeeds. <br /> <br /> {{bigquote| Never run when you can fight.|Breakdown|&quot;[[Operation: Breakdown]]&quot;}}<br /> <br /> ==Fiction==<br /> ===''Prime'' comic===<br /> [[Image:BreakdownPrime.jpg|thumb|left|150px|His self-esteem ruined by his small size, Breakdown resorted to steroid use.]]<br /> Breakdown was on [[Earth]] when he received [[Starscream (Prime)|Starscream]]'s signal. He found the air commander buried under rubble by [[Cliffjumper (Prime)|a little Autobot]], whom he promptly pummeled. [[Arcee (Prime)|An even smaller, blue Autobot]] shot at Breakdown, which pleased him, because it meant he was going to kill two Autobots today. At Starscream's insistence, Breakdown got him out of the rubble, and they began chasing and shooting at the Autobots. Breakdown finally cornered them and overwhelmed them with his missile launcher. As they lay dying and Starscream was about to finish them, [[Optimus Prime (Prime)|Optimus Prime]] got the jump on him and shot Breakdown into the face of a mountainside, causing him to flee to fight another day. {{storylink|Transformers: Prime (graphic novel)}}<br /> {{-}}<br /> <br /> ===''Prime'' cartoon===<br /> {{voiceactor|[[Adam Baldwin]] (English), [[Atsushi Imaruoka]] (Japanese)|[[Fabio de Castro]] (Portuguese), [[Christoph Banken]] (German)}}<br /> [[Image:DeusExMachina-Breakdowntruck.jpg|right|thumb|200px|&quot;Shiny. Let's be bad guys.&quot;]]<br /> When Starscream requested that [[Knock Out (Prime)|Knock Out]] and Breakdown come to the ''[[Trypticon (Prime)|Nemesis]]'', Breakdown was much too busy trying to track down an [[energon]] trace. He reached an excavation site in [[Greece]], where he encountered an old friend—[[Bulkhead (Prime)|Bulkhead]]—and spotted a depiction of an [[Energon Harvester]] on an ancient fresco. After breaking the fresco with Bulkhead's head, Breakdown proceeded to the ''Nemesis'', where [[Soundwave (Prime)|Soundwave]] located the device in a museum. As the Autobots had surrounded said museum, Knock Out and Breakdown drew them around to the front for a fight, where Breakdown caused [[Bumblebee (Prime)|Bumblebee]] and Arcee to collide with each other and sent Bulkhead flying into Knock Out. This distraction allowed Soundwave to sneak in the back and steal the Harvester. The Harvester was successfully obtained, and Breakdown and Knock Out accompanied Starscream to the energy vein in Greece to test it out. When Bulkhead turned up there to stop them, the two Decepticons attacked him but came off decidedly second-best, as Bulkhead managed to make Breakdown hit Knock Out by accident which allowed Bulkhead to steal Knock Out's [[Energon prod]] and use it to shock Breakdown into submission. They fled once the Harvester was destroyed and the other Autobots turned up. {{storylink|Deus ex Machina}}<br /> <br /> [[Image:SpeedMetal-BBvsBreakdown.jpg|thumb|left|200px|If you're going to give him as a present to Megatron, [[More than Meets the Eye, Part 2#quotes|be sure to wrap him up and put a little bow on him.]]]]<br /> <br /> Breakdown was buffing Megatron's &lt;s&gt;corpse&lt;/s&gt; body when Starscream asked him where Knock Out was. Knock Out, it turned out, had been street racing with the humans again. Some time later, Knock Out radio'd Breakdown to let him know there was another street race on. Much later still, Knock Out contacted him with the news that Bumblebee' human friend had been captured. Breakdown joined the other 'Con in setting a trap for the Autobots in a storage facility. Once Bumblebee and Bulkhead turned up, Breakdown ambushed them. He was able to hold his own against the two Autobots until Knock Out announced he was bugging out, and the distraction resulted in Breakdown being knocked into a wall by Bulkhead. Returning to the ''Nemesis'', Breakdown bore silent witness to Starscream's &quot;cosmetic punishment&quot; of Knock Out. {{storylink|Speed Metal}}<br /> <br /> [[Image:OutHead-BulkheadBreakdown.jpg|thumb|250px|Foefist!]]<br /> During a Decepticon plan to melt a glacier to find some energon, Breakdown was hanging around on the hull of the ship when Bulkhead and Arcee appeared nearby. On Knock Out's order, he jumped from the ship and started fighting the two Autobots, unaware that it was a diversion while Optimus Prime scaled a nearby cliff face. He was still fighting them when Optimus caused the heat ray atop the ship to explode and was sent flying by the blast wave. {{storylink|Out of His Head}}<br /> <br /> While out scouting an energon source, Breakdown took the opportunity to ambush Bulkhead. Though the Autobot fought back vigorously, Breakdown overcame him and was about to deliver the killing blow when he was zapped by an energy beam from a nearby helicopter. He came around to find himself a captive of the [[human]] organization [[MECH]], the leader of which, [[Silas]], informed him that they wanted to take him apart for his technology. Breakdown was defiant, but the MECH technicians disabled his pain receptors and began dismantling him, including removing his right eye. He was stunned when he was rescued not by the Decepticons, but by Bulkhead. The pair emerged from the rail tunnel to face the main MECH force, and when Silas's helicopter again fired its energy weapon, the 'Con knocked Bulkhead out of the way. After Starscream arrived and chased MECH off, he demanded Breakdown destroy Bulkhead. Breakdown was initially reluctant, but Starscream talked him into it. Though Bulkhead bested Breakdown and used his body to bash the Vehicons, Breakdown was still able to retreat, and Starscream later told him to remember the rescue when the time came to choose between Megatron's leadership and Starscream's. {{Storylink|Operation: Breakdown}}<br /> <br /> [[Image:TFP_ep18_BD_optic_patch.jpg‎|thumb|left|250px|[[Major Bludd]] knows how you feel, Breakdown.]]<br /> Breakdown took to wearing an eye-patch as a reminder of his failure. When Soundwave detected a magnetic signature, Breakdown saw the chance to redeem himself and insisted on being the one to retrieve the [[polarity gauntlet]]. Once there, however, he found himself under attack by [[Airachnid (Prime)|Airachnid]], who also coveted the device and made a failed attempt to trap him underground. The two fought over it until Arcee and Bulkhead arrived and joined in the party. Breakdown was able to use the gauntlet to magnetically stick the two Autobots together, but while he was on his way back to the ''Nemesis'', Airachnid ambushed him and webbed him to a derelict gas station. He was freed when the Autobots turned up and the gauntlet was triggered, yanking him off the wall. At one point during the following battle, he got hold of the weapon and used it to hit Bulkhead with an oil derrick. After some more fighting, Airachnid tried to make a getaway with the gauntlet and Bulkhead threw her at Breakdown. Breakdown was forced to return to the ship without the gauntlet, but made up for it by presenting Megatron with Airachnid, who had become stuck to his back. {{storylink|Metal Attraction}}<br /> <br /> Knock Out and Breakdown were sent with some Vehicons to secure a [[Cybertronian data cylinder]], which the Autobots were also after. Breakdown not only got to fight, but got to be on the winning side for a change. Unfortunately when they got back to the ''Nemesis'', they discovered that the cylinder's contents had already been discharged. After Megatron went to try and find Bulkhead, whose noggin held the data, Knock Out detected where Bulkhead was hiding out, and thus he and Breakdown went to the monster truck track. Bulkhead went and hid in the car park, so the two Decepticons started searching in their own ways—in Breakdown's case, smashing random vehicles. They eventually found Bulkhead, but the cylinder data was lost in the process. The pair were ready to take out some revenge until the arrival of more Autobots forced them to retreat. {{storylink|T.M.I.}}<br /> <br /> The pair teamed up again to transport energon around. Though Breakdown was keen to GroundBridge out of there when the Autobots turned up, Knock Out reminded him that they were under orders to lead the Autobots on a chase so the foe would deplete their energon reserves. When Ratchet turned up and bashed their Vehicon escort around, Breakdown was ready to take on the newcomer, but he and Knock Out had to leave after the other Autobots attacked them. Some time later, Breakdown was chatting to a [[Decepticon Miner|miner]] when Ratchet entered the cavern. The rematch was short lived as Ratchet overpowered Breakdown. {{storylink|Stronger, Faster}}<br /> <br /> Breakdown and Knock Out watched Soundwave and Airachnid dispute over whether Megatron would return from a visit with [[Unicron]]. When Megatron came back to the ship, Breakdown was on the bridge to greet him, though the others had to restrain him when he saw that Megatron was being accompanied by Optimus Prime whom Megatron addressed as &quot;Orion Pax&quot;. {{storylink|One Shall Rise, Part 3}}<br /> <br /> The Decepticons, including Breakdown and Knock Out, hit a military base and managed to get away with the energy source they needed for their new [[space bridge]], though they did accidentally let Arcee get on board the ship. {{storylink|Orion Pax, Part 1}} Breakdown attempted to contact the Vehicons at the space bridge and, though he had trouble getting through at first, was told [[William Fowler|everything was fine]]. {{storylink|Orion Pax, Part 2}}<br /> <br /> [[Image:OperationBumblebee2 Breakdown Knockout find Forge.jpg|thumb|right|250px|STOP! Pick up the Hammer Time!]]<br /> Sent with Knock Out to retrieve a hidden Cybertronian treasure, Breakdown was no doubt pleased to run into Bulkhead again. {{storylink|Operation Bumblebee, Part 1}} After their previous success, Breakdown and Knock Out went to secure the [[Forge of Solus Prime]]. Breakdown again found himself fighting Bulkhead, but during a moments distraction, Bulkhead hit him with the Forge. After Megatron secured the Forge, Breakdown retreated through the GroundBridge. {{storylink|Operation Bumblebee, Part 2}}<br /> <br /> [[Image:Crossfire MECH finds Breakdown.jpg|thumb|left|250px|&quot;We have a crime scene here.&quot;]]<br /> Breakdown was assigned to accompany [[Dreadwing (Prime)|Dreadwing]] and Airachnid on a mission, the purpose of which was to get rid of Airachnid. Breakdown's quick temper proved their undoing, as Airachnid goaded him into attacking her. After spending a short amount of time trying to unstick the webbing from his face, Breakdown pursued her, leaving Dreadwing webbed to a tree. Though he caught up with Airachnid, it proved to be a trap, and she swiftly dismantled him. A short time later, a MECH team discovered him in pieces. They elected to bring the remains back to base. {{storylink|Crossfire}}<br /> <br /> After [[Silas]] was badly crushed, the [[MECH Surgeon]] intended to use Breakdown's body to revive him. {{storylink|Nemesis Prime (episode)|Nemesis Prime}}<br /> <br /> Knock Out would continue to hunt Iacon relics in Breakdown's memory, {{storylink|Tunnel Vision}} though he missed Breakdown's buffing. {{storylink|Hurt}}<br /> <br /> {{spoiler|The Human Factor|September 21, 2012}}<br /> While Breakdown was offline, MECH worked to rebuild and partially repair his body. Eventually, his body was reactivated and integrated with the remains of their leader, producing what Silas declared a &quot;Cybernetic Life Augmented by Symbiosis&quot;, or &quot;Cylas&quot;. This had the side-effect of bringing Breakdown's life signals back online, though they appeared corrupted to the Decepticon sensors. Cylas made good use of Breakdown's body, at least until he failed Megatron and was consigned to Knock Out's dissection table. {{storylink|The Human Factor}}<br /> <br /> {{-}}<br /> <br /> ==Games==<br /> ===''Transformers: War for Cybertron'' (Xbox 360/PS3/PC)===<br /> {{voiceactor|[[Crispin Freeman]] (English)}}<br /> [[Image:Breakdown-WfC.jpg|thumb|right|200px|&quot;I always feel like somebody's watching meeeeee!&quot;]]<br /> Breakdown joined [[Megatron (Prime)|Megatron]] and [[Soundwave (Prime)|Soundwave]] in the invasion of [[Iacon (polity)|Iacon]], attacking the [[Stellar Galleries]] behind the [[Autobot]]'s front lines in order to acquire the [[Omega Key]]. When it turned out [[Sentinel Zeta Prime|Zeta Prime]] had moved it, Megatron lead them on a run-and-gun mission through the city to the [[Vaults]] itself. Breakdown seemed most comfortable during their time in the train tunnels, even challenging Soundwave to a race. However, when Megatron told him in a paternalistic voice to &quot;try not to get crushed by the trains&quot;, Breakdown was confused, wondering aloud if his leader had made a joke. After utilizing [[Dark Energon]] bombers to blast their way into the Vaults, the squad came up against Zeta Prime himself. He was utilizing a vast machine that rendered him unassailable, allowed him to control portions of the ceiling so they dropped to crush anyone in the room, and generated an arbitrary number of energon clones bearing his likeness that battled savagely in melee combat. Soundwave's interest in the clones caused Breakdown to deride him as a total nerdlinger, but he didn't have any words of mockery when Soundwave discerned the machine's weakness: a core that rapidly overheated and so had to open up to cool off. Even in defeat, however, Zeta Prime had put one over on the Decepticons, as they took from him not the Omega Key, but the device that activated it. And the Key was cranky about being woken up from its nap.<br /> <br /> Though he had shot another soldier for daring to contradict him verbally, Megatron probably realized Breakdown's last-ditch maneuver to avoid crashing into [[Omega Supreme (WFC)|Omega Supreme]] against Megatron's orders had saved all their lives, and so did not summarily execute him. Nor was Breakdown shot for his constant whining during the team's cat-and-mouse chase with Omega Supreme through the upper spires of Iacon towards a platform studded with some anti-air guns, which would hopefully give them a chance to fight back against the robot of unusual size. They managed to crack open Omega's armor with the emplacements, causing him to crash, but the behemoth remained on his feet—literally, as he transformed to robot mode to continue the fight. Breakdown continually expressed amazement and frustration at the seeming unstoppability of Omega Supreme, but Megatron's confidence was proven justified, as they sabotaged the means by which the giant had been repairing himself, apparently bringing him down. Seemingly unable to believe it despite having participated in the fight, Breakdown could only note, &quot;Uh... all hail Megatron!&quot; Yet even then, Omega Supreme was not defeated, badly damaged though he was. At that point, however, he was unable to continue repairing himself and his armor was badly damaged, allowing concentrated fire to finally overwhelm him.<br /> <br /> Breakdown remained at Megatron's side as he tamed Omega Supreme, gaining access to Cybertron's core and infecting it with Dark Energon. {{storylink|Transformers: War for Cybertron (360/PS3/PC)|Transformers: War for Cybertron}}<br /> <br /> ===''Transformers: War for Cybertron'' - Decepticons (DS)===<br /> {{Note|Breakdown is an unlockable character for the Nintendo DS version of ''War for Cybertron''. He can be unlocked by beating Dam 6 in Arena Mode.}}<br /> <br /> When Megatron and his Decepticons destroyed a dam they had been using, Breakdown confronted them. Breakdown declared if Megatron could prove to be tougher than he was, then he'd join the Decepticons. Breakdown was eventually defeated, and, true to his word, he joined the Decepticons.<br /> {{Storylink|Transformers: War for Cybertron (DS)|Transformers: War for Cybertron}}<br /> <br /> ===''Transformers Online''===<br /> Breakdown found [[Zhàn Rèn Xuányì]] to be creepy. {{storylink|Transformers Online}}<br /> <br /> ==Toys==<br /> ===Prime===<br /> {{anchor|Cyberverse}}<br /> [[Image:Prime-toy BreakdownCyberverse.jpg|right|thumb|300px|IT'S...hammer time?]]<br /> *'''Breakdown''' (Cyberverse Legion, 2012)<br /> **''Series/Number'': '''2 / 006'''<br /> **''Japanese ID number'': '''EZ-14'''<br /> **''Japanese release date'': '''[[June 30|6-30]]-2012'''<br /> **''Accessories'': Blaster<br /> <br /> : Part of the second wave of Series-2 Legion-class [[Cyberverse]], Breakdown transforms into an armored car as per usual. He comes with a large triangular-barreled cannon based on his roof-mounted vehicle-mode cannon, which has multiple 3mm posts and holes so it can be combined with other weapons and vehicles. As he is a Legion class toy of a bulky, broad-shouldered character, he is really, really, really short even compared to other Legions, let alone his rival [[Bulkhead (Prime)#Cyberverse|Commander-class Bulkhead]].<br /> <br /> : This mold was also used to make [[Fallback (Prime)|Fallback]].<br /> <br /> <br /> {{-}}{{anchor|Voyager}}<br /> [[Image:Primetoy-WarBreakdown.jpg|right|thumb|300px|At least when you drop a buttload of cash to import it, you get a good toy.]]<br /> *'''War Breakdown''' (Voyager Class, 2012)<br /> **''Japanese release date'': '''[[June 30|6-30]]-2012'''<br /> **''Japanese ID number'': '''AM-12'''<br /> **''Accessories'': &quot;Zamu&quot; Arms Micron<br /> <br /> : Only available in the Japanese ''Prime'' line, &quot;War Breakdown&quot; transforms into his massive armored truck mode. As part of the line-wide [[Arms Micron]] [[gimmick]], Breakdown has an ''incredible'' number of [[5mm post]]-holes to attach Arms Microns to. He comes with his packed-in partner [[Zamu]], who transforms into Breakdown's wrist-mounted hammer (though it actually attaches to the truck-mode roof bit which flips up over his wrist, but it's a close enough approximation).<br /> <br /> : According to [[Aaron Archer]], while the mold is available for [[Hasbro]] to use, its production cost is in &quot;no man's land,&quot; &lt;ref&gt;http://tformers.com/transformers-sdcc-2012-hasbro-has-no/17901/news.html&lt;/ref&gt; which stymies Hasbro's ability to put it in their normal price points. As of this writing, there are no plans to release the mold stateside. ''Why'' Hasbro elected not to make a toy of one of the six bad guys in the entire show and left it up to Takara... we couldn't tell you.<br /> <br /> : This mold was also used to make [[Silas|Silas Breakdown]] and [[Swerve (Prime)|Swerve]].<br /> <br /> ::*''[http://higekumatoytoy.blog60.fc2.com/blog-entry-1588.html War Breakdown at Alfes's blog]''<br /> <br /> {{--}}<br /> <br /> ==Merchandise==<br /> *'''Breakdown''' (McDonald's happy Meal Toy, 2012)<br /> **''McNumber'': ???<br /> <br /> {{charstubtoys}}<br /> <br /> ==Notes==<br /> [[Image:VectorSigmaBotBuilderBreakdown.jpg|thumb|250px]]<br /> * Breakdown's model is usable in ''War for Cybertron'' multiplayer as the Racer-type chassis for [[Scout (WFC)|Scout]]-class characters. His parts are also available in ''Fall of Cybertron'', now classified as Saboteur-type components for the [[Infiltrator (FOC)|Infiltrator]] class (although his wheels can also be used by [[Destroyer (FOC)|Destroyers]]).<br /> *Promotional blurbs for the episode ''[[Deus ex Machina]]'' mentioned that [[Lugnut (WFC)|Lugnut]] would be in the episode. Given that Breakdown acts as a rival for Bulkhead in the finished episode — which [[Lugnut (Animated)|''Animated'' Lugnut]] was played up as for [[Bulkhead (Animated)|Bulkhead]] in the original ''[[Transformers Animated (cartoon)|Animated]]'' [[Cartoon Network]] promotional material — the fandom concluded that Breakdown was meant to be Lugnut at some point in the episode's production. The Hub's [[Mike Vogel]] challenged this notion at [[BotCon 2011]], claiming that Lugnut had been ''Knock Out's'' original name, which had been changed because &quot;Lugnut&quot; wasn't &quot;sexy&quot; enough for the character. The ''Prime'' Season 1 Blu-Ray commentary, however, corroborated the original theory: Breakdown's place in the show was originally intended to belong to Lugnut, since a fiercely loyal Decepticon bruiser was desired, but the show creators wanted a land-based Decepticon instead. <br /> *Breakdown's [[license plate]] in &quot;[[Deus ex Machina]]&quot; is DGOT 441.<br /> *Despite trying to kill [[Airachnid (Prime)|Airachnid]], Breakdown has admitted to having a strange infatuation with her. [[Crossfire|That didn't last]].<br /> *Breakdown's color scheme is an [[homage]] to [[Generation 1 (franchise)|Generation 1]] [[Breakdown (G1)|Breakdown]].<br /> * Breakdown's body parts are available to use in the Hub website's [[Vector Sigma Bot Builder]] online game. Normally, you cannot configure a generic 'bot using all Breakdown parts, but you can see what one would look like at right through the magic of Photoshop. While all the characters in the game are hue-shifted from their normal colorations, Breakdown ended up noticeably less-different than his peers, essentially just having a different face color.<br /> <br /> <br /> ===Arms Up Modes===<br /> In the Japanese ''Prime'' toyline, Breakdown has named powered-up modes when given various [[Arms Micron]]s in certain configurations:<br /> <br /> *'''War Mode''' (ウォーモード ''wōhmōdo'')<br /> **''Arms Microns'': Jida, Noji, Zamu<br /> : Breakdown's box-back Arms Up mode is just him using the [[Big Scissor]] weapon. Yep! Despite all his other link-points, it's just him using a hand-held weapon. ''Imaginative''.<br /> <br /> <br /> ===Foreign names===<br /> *''Japanese:'' '''War Breakdown''' (ウォーブレイクダウン ''Wōh Burēkudaun'')<br /> *''Mandarin:'' '''Dǎjī''' (China, 打击, &quot;Strike&quot;)<br /> <br /> ==References==<br /> {{reflist}}<br /> <br /> <br /> [[Category:Prime Decepticons]]<br /> [[Category:Transformers Online Decepticons]]<br /> [[Category:War for Cybertron Decepticons]]</div>

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<p>Wheeljack1768: /* Quotes */</p> <hr /> <div>{{episode|<br /> |otherseries=''[[Transformers: Prime (cartoon)|Transformers: Prime]]'' ep 46<br /> |prev=The Human Factor<br /> |next=Alpha; Omega<br /> |image=<br /> |caption=<br /> |title=&quot;Legacy&quot;<br /> |airdate=[[September 21]], [[2012]]<br /> |written by=[[Marsha Griffin]]<br /> |directed by=[[Shaunt Nigoghossian]]<br /> |animation studio=[[Polygon Pictures]]<br /> |production company=[[Hasbro Studios]]<br /> }}<br /> <br /> '''Jack is assigned to help Smokescreen adapt to life on Earth while Megatron tries to secure the Star Saber without letting the Autobots know of its existence.'''<br /> <br /> ==Synopsis==<br /> [[Smokescreen (Prime)|Smokescreen]] and [[Bumblebee (Prime)|Bumblebee]] race down a Nevada road in search of an [[energon]] signal. Though Bumblebee tries to encourage Smokescreen to slow down, the rookie breaks the speed limit and almost runs into another vehicle. The driver jumps out to threaten Smokescreen, who promptly [[transformation|transforms]] and threatens him back. Bumblebee transforms to stop Smokescreen and the truck driver takes the opportunity to snap a picture of the pair. Back at base, [[Jack Darby|Jack]] locates the picture on the [[Internet]] and says [[Raf Esquivel|Raf]] can deal with it later. The other [[Autobot]]s lecture Smokescreen about the concept of secrecy and [[Optimus Prime (Prime)|Optimus Prime]] says they need to help Smokescreen acclimate to [[Earth]] through learning about [[human]] society. Jack is duly assigned to help Smokescreen and the pair head out, though [[Arcee (Prime)|Arcee]] complains that she thinks Jack will be at risk because Smokescreen has the most obvious [[alternate mode]] ever.<br /> <br /> Driving through [[Jasper]], Jack tries to educate Smokescreen on traffic lights, though Smokescreen is unable to stop joking around. When [[Vince]] hauls up beside them, Jack attempts to be inconspicuous, but Vince notices anyway and throws a burger at them. Smokescreen soon talks Jack into some retribution, and when they arrive back at base, Jack has a photo of Vince's burger-covered car. Arcee isn't impressed with their progress so far.<br /> <br /> On the ''[[Trypticon (Prime)|Nemesis]]'', [[Soundwave (Prime)|Soundwave]] has finished decoding another set of coordinates from the Iacon database. [[Megatron (Prime)|Megatron]] gets a decoy ready. Thus when Optimus is also almost finished decoding the same coordinates, the base sensors pick up an Iacon locator beacon in [[China]]. Optimus takes Arcee, Bumblebee and [[Bulkhead (Prime)|Bulkhead]] to investigate. Meanwhile, Megatron has [[Insecticon (Prime)|Insecticons]] and [[Vehicon (Prime)|Vehicons]] busy excavating the real relic. Hoping it is of Decepticon origin, Megatron is shocked to see it is the [[Star Saber (Prima)|Star Saber]]. Desperate to keep it from Optimus, Megatron tries to pull it free, but to no avail and remains firmly entrenched in the rock. Even trying to destroy the rock fails, as the sword's energy is rendering it invulnerable. Realizing that it will only respond to a [[Prime (rank)|Prime]], Megatron sees to have it removed by a more extreme means.<br /> <br /> [[Ratchet (Prime)|Ratchet]] picks up the signal from the Saber, but is unable to contact Prime. Prime's team is trying to track the first signal, unaware that it's the decoy being carried around by Soundwave. Smokescreen and Jack arrive back at base having pulled a prank on Jack's boss. When Ratchet reports the situation, Smokescreen volunteers to check out the second signal, and takes Jack along with him in secret. They find the Decepticons trying break the mountain down to a smaller size, and Smokescreen recognizes the Star Saber. Despite Jack's concerns, Smokescreen charges in as the Decepticons are preparing to lift the remaining rock with the ''Nemesis''. The Autobot proves as successful in extracting the sword as Megatron was, and is promptly captured by the Decepticons. While Jack tries to notify Ratchet, he is soon found and pursued by Insecticons. Ratchet gets enough from Jack's message to know what they've found and they're in serious trouble, and [[GroundBridge]]s to Optimus's location just as the team there are realizing they were being led on a wild goose chase.<br /> <br /> [[Image:PrimeLegacySmokescreen.jpg|thumb|right|300px|Though many tried for the sword with all their strength, none could move the sword, nor stir it.]]<br /> As the ''Nemesis'' starts lifting the massive rock holding the Star Saber, Megatron begins interrogating Smokescreen with little effect. Prime's team suddenly arrives and starts laying into the Decepticons troops. Megatron looks around for Optimus himself, and spots the Autobot leader rapidly scaling the mountain in pursuit of the Star Saber, so he and some jet Vehicons take off to try to intercept. The other Autobots finish off the rest of the Decepticon troopers and Arcee rescues Jack from the Insecticons. Despite the best efforts of Megatron and his troops, Optimus manages to grab hold of the Star Saber which activates and pulls free of the rock. Megatron orders the rock dropped on him, but even as the other Autobots shout warnings, Prime merely uses the Star Saber to slice the whole thing in half. In shock, Megatron helplessly looks on as Prime follows up by taking a swing, unleashing a wave of energy at the ''Nemesis''. The Decepticons hastily retreat as their leader laments over his failure.<br /> <br /> The Autobots return to base, where Arcee is very unhappy with Smokescreen and Jack. She has Ratchet send the latter home and Optimus makes plain to the former that endangering humans is verboten. As he reminds them of the importance of protecting humans, the sword begins to glow on its own, and Optimus goes into a trance-like state. Stating that he's receiving a message, Prime identifies the caller: [[Alpha Trion (Prime)|Alpha Trion]].<br /> <br /> ==Featured characters==<br /> {{featuredcharacters<br /> |c1=<br /> *[[Smokescreen (Prime)|Smokescreen]] (1)<br /> *[[Bumblebee (Prime)|Bumblebee]] (2)<br /> *[[Ratchet (Prime)|Ratchet]] (5)<br /> *[[Bulkhead (Prime)|Bulkhead]] (6)<br /> *[[Arcee (Prime)|Arcee]] (7)<br /> *[[Optimus Prime (Prime)|Optimus Prime]] (8)<br /> <br /> |c2=<br /> *[[Soundwave (Prime)|Soundwave]] (10)<br /> *[[Megatron (Prime)|Megatron]] (11)<br /> *[[Vehicon (Prime)|Vehicons]] (12)<br /> *[[Decepticon Miner|Miners]] (13)<br /> *[[Insecticon (Prime)|Insecticons]] (14)<br /> *[[Knock Out (Prime)|Knock Out]] (15)<br /> *[[Dreadwing (Prime)|Dreadwing]] (16)<br /> <br /> |c3=<br /> *Truck driver (3)<br /> *[[Jack Darby]] (4)<br /> *[[Vince]] (9)<br /> }}<br /> <br /> ==Quotes==<br /> &quot;''I'' just pulled a Miko.&quot;<br /> :—'''Jack''' realizes what he just did.<br /> <br /> &quot;''Who'' In the Pits of [[Kaon]] is That?''<br /> :—'''Megatron''' <br /> <br /> <br /> &quot;All this leg-work is giving me itchy fists!&quot;<br /> :-'''Bulkhead''' is back on form.<br /> <br /> <br /> &quot;We Decepticons... now face our darkest hour.&quot;<br /> :—'''Megatron''', finding himself in need of a light.<br /> <br /> <br /> &quot;How epic was that?&quot;<br /> :-'''Smokescreen''' relays the viewer's feelings.<br /> <br /> ==Notes==<br /> ===Animation and technical errors===<br /> * The Star Saber isn't in the same position in the rock after the ''Nemesis'' starts moving it. While on the ground, it was high enough to be level with Megatron's chest. In the air, it's low enough for Optimus to hang from the sword without being able to touch the rock.<br /> * Smokescreen has the same [[license plate]] as Fowler and June.<br /> * Optimus would not have been able to realign his flight trajectory when he took a glancing shot in his truck mode and transformed into robot mode; he would have continued spinning while flying.<br /> <br /> ===Continuity notes===<br /> * Yet another picture of the Autobots ends up on the internet, and again Bumblebee is in it, as in &quot;[[One Shall Fall]]&quot; and &quot;[[New Recruit]]&quot;.<br /> * Arcee mentions that [[William Fowler|Agent Fowler]] is in the process of relocating [[Raf Esquivel|Raf]] and his family, since the Decepticons learned where he lives in [[The Human Factor|the previous episode]].<br /> * Bulkhead is now fully recovered from his injuries received in &quot;[[Toxicity]]&quot;.<br /> * Jack asks Arcee if she still remembers Vince since her first encounter in &quot;[[Speed Metal]]&quot;.<br /> * Jack refers to his uncharacteristic lack of foresight as &quot;pulling a [[Miko Nakadai|Miko]]&quot;, a nod to her repeated habit of running into trouble.<br /> * Another relic of [[Solus Prime]] is uncovered, the first being the [[Forge of Solus Prime]] found in &quot;[[Operation Bumblebee, Part 2]]&quot;.<br /> * Bulkhead returns the favor to Smokescreen from the previous episode.<br /> * Optimus receives a message from Alpha Trion, who was first mentioned by Smokescreen in &quot;New Recruit&quot;.<br /> <br /> ===Transformers references===<br /> * Jack mentions [[Robots In Disguise]].<br /> * This episode marks yet another use of the phrase &quot;[[darkest hour]]&quot;, only this time it's the Decepticons who get to use it.<br /> * The first &quot;[[Star Saber (Armada)|Star Saber]]&quot; sword was the combined form of the [[Air Defense Mini-Con Team (Armada)|Air Defense Mini-Con Team]] in ''[[Transformers: Armada (franchise)|Transformers: Armada]]'', while the [[Thirteen]]-affiliated iteration was first mentioned in &quot;[[The Coming Storm: Part 1]].&quot; Though, technically, the name originated from the Autobot [[Supreme Commander]] from ''[[Fight! Super Robot Lifeform Transformers: Victory (franchise)|Transformers: Victory]]''.<br /> <br /> ===Real-world references===<br /> * The Star Saber's location and its inability to be removed except by a Prime is a reference to the &quot;[[wikipedia:The Sword in the Stone|The Sword in the Stone]]&quot;.<br /> * The truck driver referred Smokescreen's alternate mode as from the Indy 500, a motor racing competition.<br /> <br /> ===Trivia===<br /> * Bumblebee warns Smokescreen about the speed limit, but apparently didn't think it was important to warn him that he's driving into oncoming traffic.<br /> * Vince's behavior hasn't changed since the events of &quot;Speed Metal&quot;. Some people just don't learn their lessons.<br /> <br /> [[Category:Prime episodes]]</div>

Wheeljack1768 https://tfwiki.duckdns.org/index.php?title=Legacy_(episode)&diff=755362 2012-09-22T14:25:27Z

<p>Wheeljack1768: /* Quotes */</p> <hr /> <div>{{episode|<br /> |otherseries=''[[Transformers: Prime (cartoon)|Transformers: Prime]]'' ep 46<br /> |prev=The Human Factor<br /> |next=Alpha; Omega<br /> |image=<br /> |caption=<br /> |title=&quot;Legacy&quot;<br /> |airdate=[[September 21]], [[2012]]<br /> |written by=[[Marsha Griffin]]<br /> |directed by=[[Shaunt Nigoghossian]]<br /> |animation studio=[[Polygon Pictures]]<br /> |production company=[[Hasbro Studios]]<br /> }}<br /> <br /> '''Jack is assigned to help Smokescreen adapt to life on Earth while Megatron tries to secure the Star Saber without letting the Autobots know of its existence.'''<br /> <br /> ==Synopsis==<br /> [[Smokescreen (Prime)|Smokescreen]] and [[Bumblebee (Prime)|Bumblebee]] race down a Nevada road in search of an [[energon]] signal. Though Bumblebee tries to encourage Smokescreen to slow down, the rookie breaks the speed limit and almost runs into another vehicle. The driver jumps out to threaten Smokescreen, who promptly [[transformation|transforms]] and threatens him back. Bumblebee transforms to stop Smokescreen and the truck driver takes the opportunity to snap a picture of the pair. Back at base, [[Jack Darby|Jack]] locates the picture on the [[Internet]] and says [[Raf Esquivel|Raf]] can deal with it later. The other [[Autobot]]s lecture Smokescreen about the concept of secrecy and [[Optimus Prime (Prime)|Optimus Prime]] says they need to help Smokescreen acclimate to [[Earth]] through learning about [[human]] society. Jack is duly assigned to help Smokescreen and the pair head out, though [[Arcee (Prime)|Arcee]] complains that she thinks Jack will be at risk because Smokescreen has the most obvious [[alternate mode]] ever.<br /> <br /> Driving through [[Jasper]], Jack tries to educate Smokescreen on traffic lights, though Smokescreen is unable to stop joking around. When [[Vince]] hauls up beside them, Jack attempts to be inconspicuous, but Vince notices anyway and throws a burger at them. Smokescreen soon talks Jack into some retribution, and when they arrive back at base, Jack has a photo of Vince's burger-covered car. Arcee isn't impressed with their progress so far.<br /> <br /> On the ''[[Trypticon (Prime)|Nemesis]]'', [[Soundwave (Prime)|Soundwave]] has finished decoding another set of coordinates from the Iacon database. [[Megatron (Prime)|Megatron]] gets a decoy ready. Thus when Optimus is also almost finished decoding the same coordinates, the base sensors pick up an Iacon locator beacon in [[China]]. Optimus takes Arcee, Bumblebee and [[Bulkhead (Prime)|Bulkhead]] to investigate. Meanwhile, Megatron has [[Insecticon (Prime)|Insecticons]] and [[Vehicon (Prime)|Vehicons]] busy excavating the real relic. Hoping it is of Decepticon origin, Megatron is shocked to see it is the [[Star Saber (Prima)|Star Saber]]. Desperate to keep it from Optimus, Megatron tries to pull it free, but to no avail and remains firmly entrenched in the rock. Even trying to destroy the rock fails, as the sword's energy is rendering it invulnerable. Realizing that it will only respond to a [[Prime (rank)|Prime]], Megatron sees to have it removed by a more extreme means.<br /> <br /> [[Ratchet (Prime)|Ratchet]] picks up the signal from the Saber, but is unable to contact Prime. Prime's team is trying to track the first signal, unaware that it's the decoy being carried around by Soundwave. Smokescreen and Jack arrive back at base having pulled a prank on Jack's boss. When Ratchet reports the situation, Smokescreen volunteers to check out the second signal, and takes Jack along with him in secret. They find the Decepticons trying break the mountain down to a smaller size, and Smokescreen recognizes the Star Saber. Despite Jack's concerns, Smokescreen charges in as the Decepticons are preparing to lift the remaining rock with the ''Nemesis''. The Autobot proves as successful in extracting the sword as Megatron was, and is promptly captured by the Decepticons. While Jack tries to notify Ratchet, he is soon found and pursued by Insecticons. Ratchet gets enough from Jack's message to know what they've found and they're in serious trouble, and [[GroundBridge]]s to Optimus's location just as the team there are realizing they were being led on a wild goose chase.<br /> <br /> [[Image:PrimeLegacySmokescreen.jpg|thumb|right|300px|Though many tried for the sword with all their strength, none could move the sword, nor stir it.]]<br /> As the ''Nemesis'' starts lifting the massive rock holding the Star Saber, Megatron begins interrogating Smokescreen with little effect. Prime's team suddenly arrives and starts laying into the Decepticons troops. Megatron looks around for Optimus himself, and spots the Autobot leader rapidly scaling the mountain in pursuit of the Star Saber, so he and some jet Vehicons take off to try to intercept. The other Autobots finish off the rest of the Decepticon troopers and Arcee rescues Jack from the Insecticons. Despite the best efforts of Megatron and his troops, Optimus manages to grab hold of the Star Saber which activates and pulls free of the rock. Megatron orders the rock dropped on him, but even as the other Autobots shout warnings, Prime merely uses the Star Saber to slice the whole thing in half. In shock, Megatron helplessly looks on as Prime follows up by taking a swing, unleashing a wave of energy at the ''Nemesis''. The Decepticons hastily retreat as their leader laments over his failure.<br /> <br /> The Autobots return to base, where Arcee is very unhappy with Smokescreen and Jack. She has Ratchet send the latter home and Optimus makes plain to the former that endangering humans is verboten. As he reminds them of the importance of protecting humans, the sword begins to glow on its own, and Optimus goes into a trance-like state. Stating that he's receiving a message, Prime identifies the caller: [[Alpha Trion (Prime)|Alpha Trion]].<br /> <br /> ==Featured characters==<br /> {{featuredcharacters<br /> |c1=<br /> *[[Smokescreen (Prime)|Smokescreen]] (1)<br /> *[[Bumblebee (Prime)|Bumblebee]] (2)<br /> *[[Ratchet (Prime)|Ratchet]] (5)<br /> *[[Bulkhead (Prime)|Bulkhead]] (6)<br /> *[[Arcee (Prime)|Arcee]] (7)<br /> *[[Optimus Prime (Prime)|Optimus Prime]] (8)<br /> <br /> |c2=<br /> *[[Soundwave (Prime)|Soundwave]] (10)<br /> *[[Megatron (Prime)|Megatron]] (11)<br /> *[[Vehicon (Prime)|Vehicons]] (12)<br /> *[[Decepticon Miner|Miners]] (13)<br /> *[[Insecticon (Prime)|Insecticons]] (14)<br /> *[[Knock Out (Prime)|Knock Out]] (15)<br /> *[[Dreadwing (Prime)|Dreadwing]] (16)<br /> <br /> |c3=<br /> *Truck driver (3)<br /> *[[Jack Darby]] (4)<br /> *[[Vince]] (9)<br /> }}<br /> <br /> ==Quotes==<br /> &quot;''I'' just pulled a Miko.&quot;<br /> :—'''Jack''' realizes what he just did.<br /> <br /> &quot;—''Who'' In the Pits of [[Kaon]] is That?''<br /> :'''Megatron''' <br /> <br /> <br /> &quot;All this leg-work is giving me itchy fists!&quot;<br /> :-'''Bulkhead''' is back on form.<br /> <br /> <br /> &quot;We Decepticons... now face our darkest hour.&quot;<br /> :—'''Megatron''', finding himself in need of a light.<br /> <br /> <br /> &quot;How epic was that?&quot;<br /> :-'''Smokescreen''' relays the viewer's feelings.<br /> <br /> ==Notes==<br /> ===Animation and technical errors===<br /> * The Star Saber isn't in the same position in the rock after the ''Nemesis'' starts moving it. While on the ground, it was high enough to be level with Megatron's chest. In the air, it's low enough for Optimus to hang from the sword without being able to touch the rock.<br /> * Smokescreen has the same [[license plate]] as Fowler and June.<br /> * Optimus would not have been able to realign his flight trajectory when he took a glancing shot in his truck mode and transformed into robot mode; he would have continued spinning while flying.<br /> <br /> ===Continuity notes===<br /> * Yet another picture of the Autobots ends up on the internet, and again Bumblebee is in it, as in &quot;[[One Shall Fall]]&quot; and &quot;[[New Recruit]]&quot;.<br /> * Arcee mentions that [[William Fowler|Agent Fowler]] is in the process of relocating [[Raf Esquivel|Raf]] and his family, since the Decepticons learned where he lives in [[The Human Factor|the previous episode]].<br /> * Bulkhead is now fully recovered from his injuries received in &quot;[[Toxicity]]&quot;.<br /> * Jack asks Arcee if she still remembers Vince since her first encounter in &quot;[[Speed Metal]]&quot;.<br /> * Jack refers to his uncharacteristic lack of foresight as &quot;pulling a [[Miko Nakadai|Miko]]&quot;, a nod to her repeated habit of running into trouble.<br /> * Another relic of [[Solus Prime]] is uncovered, the first being the [[Forge of Solus Prime]] found in &quot;[[Operation Bumblebee, Part 2]]&quot;.<br /> * Bulkhead returns the favor to Smokescreen from the previous episode.<br /> * Optimus receives a message from Alpha Trion, who was first mentioned by Smokescreen in &quot;New Recruit&quot;.<br /> <br /> ===Transformers references===<br /> * Jack mentions [[Robots In Disguise]].<br /> * This episode marks yet another use of the phrase &quot;[[darkest hour]]&quot;, only this time it's the Decepticons who get to use it.<br /> * The first &quot;[[Star Saber (Armada)|Star Saber]]&quot; sword was the combined form of the [[Air Defense Mini-Con Team (Armada)|Air Defense Mini-Con Team]] in ''[[Transformers: Armada (franchise)|Transformers: Armada]]'', while the [[Thirteen]]-affiliated iteration was first mentioned in &quot;[[The Coming Storm: Part 1]].&quot; Though, technically, the name originated from the Autobot [[Supreme Commander]] from ''[[Fight! Super Robot Lifeform Transformers: Victory (franchise)|Transformers: Victory]]''.<br /> <br /> ===Real-world references===<br /> * The Star Saber's location and its inability to be removed except by a Prime is a reference to the &quot;[[wikipedia:The Sword in the Stone|The Sword in the Stone]]&quot;.<br /> * The truck driver referred Smokescreen's alternate mode as from the Indy 500, a motor racing competition.<br /> <br /> ===Trivia===<br /> * Bumblebee warns Smokescreen about the speed limit, but apparently didn't think it was important to warn him that he's driving into oncoming traffic.<br /> * Vince's behavior hasn't changed since the events of &quot;Speed Metal&quot;. Some people just don't learn their lessons.<br /> <br /> [[Category:Prime episodes]]</div>

Wheeljack1768 https://tfwiki.duckdns.org/index.php?title=Legacy_(episode)&diff=755359 2012-09-22T14:17:34Z

<p>Wheeljack1768: /* Quotes */</p> <hr /> <div>{{episode|<br /> |otherseries=''[[Transformers: Prime (cartoon)|Transformers: Prime]]'' ep 46<br /> |prev=The Human Factor<br /> |next=Alpha; Omega<br /> |image=<br /> |caption=<br /> |title=&quot;Legacy&quot;<br /> |airdate=[[September 21]], [[2012]]<br /> |written by=[[Marsha Griffin]]<br /> |directed by=[[Shaunt Nigoghossian]]<br /> |animation studio=[[Polygon Pictures]]<br /> |production company=[[Hasbro Studios]]<br /> }}<br /> <br /> '''Jack is assigned to help Smokescreen adapt to life on Earth while Megatron tries to secure the Star Saber without letting the Autobots know of its existence.'''<br /> <br /> ==Synopsis==<br /> [[Smokescreen (Prime)|Smokescreen]] and [[Bumblebee (Prime)|Bumblebee]] race down a Nevada road in search of an [[energon]] signal. Though Bumblebee tries to encourage Smokescreen to slow down, the rookie breaks the speed limit and almost runs into another vehicle. The driver jumps out to threaten Smokescreen, who promptly [[transformation|transforms]] and threatens him back. Bumblebee transforms to stop Smokescreen and the truck driver takes the opportunity to snap a picture of the pair. Back at base, [[Jack Darby|Jack]] locates the picture on the [[Internet]] and says [[Raf Esquivel|Raf]] can deal with it later. The other [[Autobot]]s lecture Smokescreen about the concept of secrecy and [[Optimus Prime (Prime)|Optimus Prime]] says they need to help Smokescreen acclimate to [[Earth]] through learning about [[human]] society. Jack is duly assigned to help Smokescreen and the pair head out, though [[Arcee (Prime)|Arcee]] complains that she thinks Jack will be at risk because Smokescreen has the most obvious [[alternate mode]] ever.<br /> <br /> Driving through [[Jasper]], Jack tries to educate Smokescreen on traffic lights, though Smokescreen is unable to stop joking around. When [[Vince]] hauls up beside them, Jack attempts to be inconspicuous, but Vince notices anyway and throws a burger at them. Smokescreen soon talks Jack into some retribution, and when they arrive back at base, Jack has a photo of Vince's burger-covered car. Arcee isn't impressed with their progress so far.<br /> <br /> On the ''[[Trypticon (Prime)|Nemesis]]'', [[Soundwave (Prime)|Soundwave]] has finished decoding another set of coordinates from the Iacon database. [[Megatron (Prime)|Megatron]] gets a decoy ready. Thus when Optimus is also almost finished decoding the same coordinates, the base sensors pick up an Iacon locator beacon in [[China]]. Optimus takes Arcee, Bumblebee and [[Bulkhead (Prime)|Bulkhead]] to investigate. Meanwhile, Megatron has [[Insecticon (Prime)|Insecticons]] and [[Vehicon (Prime)|Vehicons]] busy excavating the real relic. Hoping it is of Decepticon origin, Megatron is shocked to see it is the [[Star Saber (Prima)|Star Saber]]. Desperate to keep it from Optimus, Megatron tries to pull it free, but to no avail and remains firmly entrenched in the rock. Even trying to destroy the rock fails, as the sword's energy is rendering it invulnerable. Realizing that it will only respond to a [[Prime (rank)|Prime]], Megatron sees to have it removed by a more extreme means.<br /> <br /> [[Ratchet (Prime)|Ratchet]] picks up the signal from the Saber, but is unable to contact Prime. Prime's team is trying to track the first signal, unaware that it's the decoy being carried around by Soundwave. Smokescreen and Jack arrive back at base having pulled a prank on Jack's boss. When Ratchet reports the situation, Smokescreen volunteers to check out the second signal, and takes Jack along with him in secret. They find the Decepticons trying break the mountain down to a smaller size, and Smokescreen recognizes the Star Saber. Despite Jack's concerns, Smokescreen charges in as the Decepticons are preparing to lift the remaining rock with the ''Nemesis''. The Autobot proves as successful in extracting the sword as Megatron was, and is promptly captured by the Decepticons. While Jack tries to notify Ratchet, he is soon found and pursued by Insecticons. Ratchet gets enough from Jack's message to know what they've found and they're in serious trouble, and [[GroundBridge]]s to Optimus's location just as the team there are realizing they were being led on a wild goose chase.<br /> <br /> [[Image:PrimeLegacySmokescreen.jpg|thumb|right|300px|Though many tried for the sword with all their strength, none could move the sword, nor stir it.]]<br /> As the ''Nemesis'' starts lifting the massive rock holding the Star Saber, Megatron begins interrogating Smokescreen with little effect. Prime's team suddenly arrives and starts laying into the Decepticons troops. Megatron looks around for Optimus himself, and spots the Autobot leader rapidly scaling the mountain in pursuit of the Star Saber, so he and some jet Vehicons take off to try to intercept. The other Autobots finish off the rest of the Decepticon troopers and Arcee rescues Jack from the Insecticons. Despite the best efforts of Megatron and his troops, Optimus manages to grab hold of the Star Saber which activates and pulls free of the rock. Megatron orders the rock dropped on him, but even as the other Autobots shout warnings, Prime merely uses the Star Saber to slice the whole thing in half. In shock, Megatron helplessly looks on as Prime follows up by taking a swing, unleashing a wave of energy at the ''Nemesis''. The Decepticons hastily retreat as their leader laments over his failure.<br /> <br /> The Autobots return to base, where Arcee is very unhappy with Smokescreen and Jack. She has Ratchet send the latter home and Optimus makes plain to the former that endangering humans is verboten. As he reminds them of the importance of protecting humans, the sword begins to glow on its own, and Optimus goes into a trance-like state. Stating that he's receiving a message, Prime identifies the caller: [[Alpha Trion (Prime)|Alpha Trion]].<br /> <br /> ==Featured characters==<br /> {{featuredcharacters<br /> |c1=<br /> *[[Smokescreen (Prime)|Smokescreen]] (1)<br /> *[[Bumblebee (Prime)|Bumblebee]] (2)<br /> *[[Ratchet (Prime)|Ratchet]] (5)<br /> *[[Bulkhead (Prime)|Bulkhead]] (6)<br /> *[[Arcee (Prime)|Arcee]] (7)<br /> *[[Optimus Prime (Prime)|Optimus Prime]] (8)<br /> <br /> |c2=<br /> *[[Soundwave (Prime)|Soundwave]] (10)<br /> *[[Megatron (Prime)|Megatron]] (11)<br /> *[[Vehicon (Prime)|Vehicons]] (12)<br /> *[[Decepticon Miner|Miners]] (13)<br /> *[[Insecticon (Prime)|Insecticons]] (14)<br /> *[[Knock Out (Prime)|Knock Out]] (15)<br /> *[[Dreadwing (Prime)|Dreadwing]] (16)<br /> <br /> |c3=<br /> *Truck driver (3)<br /> *[[Jack Darby]] (4)<br /> *[[Vince]] (9)<br /> }}<br /> <br /> ==Quotes==<br /> &quot;''I'' just pulled a Miko.&quot;<br /> :—'''Jack''' realizes what he just did.<br /> <br /> &quot; ''Who'' In the Pits of [[Kaon]] is That?''<br /> :-'''Megatron''' <br /> <br /> <br /> &quot;All this leg-work is giving me itchy fists!&quot;<br /> :-'''Bulkhead''' is back on form.<br /> <br /> <br /> &quot;We Decepticons... now face our darkest hour.&quot;<br /> :—'''Megatron''', finding himself in need of a light.<br /> <br /> <br /> &quot;How epic was that?&quot;<br /> :-'''Smokescreen''' relays the viewer's feelings.<br /> <br /> ==Notes==<br /> ===Animation and technical errors===<br /> * The Star Saber isn't in the same position in the rock after the ''Nemesis'' starts moving it. While on the ground, it was high enough to be level with Megatron's chest. In the air, it's low enough for Optimus to hang from the sword without being able to touch the rock.<br /> * Smokescreen has the same [[license plate]] as Fowler and June.<br /> * Optimus would not have been able to realign his flight trajectory when he took a glancing shot in his truck mode and transformed into robot mode; he would have continued spinning while flying.<br /> <br /> ===Continuity notes===<br /> * Yet another picture of the Autobots ends up on the internet, and again Bumblebee is in it, as in &quot;[[One Shall Fall]]&quot; and &quot;[[New Recruit]]&quot;.<br /> * Arcee mentions that [[William Fowler|Agent Fowler]] is in the process of relocating [[Raf Esquivel|Raf]] and his family, since the Decepticons learned where he lives in [[The Human Factor|the previous episode]].<br /> * Bulkhead is now fully recovered from his injuries received in &quot;[[Toxicity]]&quot;.<br /> * Jack asks Arcee if she still remembers Vince since her first encounter in &quot;[[Speed Metal]]&quot;.<br /> * Jack refers to his uncharacteristic lack of foresight as &quot;pulling a [[Miko Nakadai|Miko]]&quot;, a nod to her repeated habit of running into trouble.<br /> * Another relic of [[Solus Prime]] is uncovered, the first being the [[Forge of Solus Prime]] found in &quot;[[Operation Bumblebee, Part 2]]&quot;.<br /> * Bulkhead returns the favor to Smokescreen from the previous episode.<br /> * Optimus receives a message from Alpha Trion, who was first mentioned by Smokescreen in &quot;New Recruit&quot;.<br /> <br /> ===Transformers references===<br /> * Jack mentions [[Robots In Disguise]].<br /> * This episode marks yet another use of the phrase &quot;[[darkest hour]]&quot;, only this time it's the Decepticons who get to use it.<br /> * The first &quot;[[Star Saber (Armada)|Star Saber]]&quot; sword was the combined form of the [[Air Defense Mini-Con Team (Armada)|Air Defense Mini-Con Team]] in ''[[Transformers: Armada (franchise)|Transformers: Armada]]'', while the [[Thirteen]]-affiliated iteration was first mentioned in &quot;[[The Coming Storm: Part 1]].&quot; Though, technically, the name originated from the Autobot [[Supreme Commander]] from ''[[Fight! Super Robot Lifeform Transformers: Victory (franchise)|Transformers: Victory]]''.<br /> <br /> ===Real-world references===<br /> * The Star Saber's location and its inability to be removed except by a Prime is a reference to the &quot;[[wikipedia:The Sword in the Stone|The Sword in the Stone]]&quot;.<br /> * The truck driver referred Smokescreen's alternate mode as from the Indy 500, a motor racing competition.<br /> <br /> ===Trivia===<br /> * Bumblebee warns Smokescreen about the speed limit, but apparently didn't think it was important to warn him that he's driving into oncoming traffic.<br /> * Vince's behavior hasn't changed since the events of &quot;Speed Metal&quot;. Some people just don't learn their lessons.<br /> <br /> [[Category:Prime episodes]]</div>

Wheeljack1768 https://tfwiki.duckdns.org/index.php?title=Legacy_(episode)&diff=755356 2012-09-22T14:11:23Z

<p>Wheeljack1768: /* Quotes */</p> <hr /> <div>{{episode|<br /> |otherseries=''[[Transformers: Prime (cartoon)|Transformers: Prime]]'' ep 46<br /> |prev=The Human Factor<br /> |next=Alpha; Omega<br /> |image=<br /> |caption=<br /> |title=&quot;Legacy&quot;<br /> |airdate=[[September 21]], [[2012]]<br /> |written by=[[Marsha Griffin]]<br /> |directed by=[[Shaunt Nigoghossian]]<br /> |animation studio=[[Polygon Pictures]]<br /> |production company=[[Hasbro Studios]]<br /> }}<br /> <br /> '''Jack is assigned to help Smokescreen adapt to life on Earth while Megatron tries to secure the Star Saber without letting the Autobots know of its existence.'''<br /> <br /> ==Synopsis==<br /> [[Smokescreen (Prime)|Smokescreen]] and [[Bumblebee (Prime)|Bumblebee]] race down a Nevada road in search of an [[energon]] signal. Though Bumblebee tries to encourage Smokescreen to slow down, the rookie breaks the speed limit and almost runs into another vehicle. The driver jumps out to threaten Smokescreen, who promptly [[transformation|transforms]] and threatens him back. Bumblebee transforms to stop Smokescreen and the truck driver takes the opportunity to snap a picture of the pair. Back at base, [[Jack Darby|Jack]] locates the picture on the [[Internet]] and says [[Raf Esquivel|Raf]] can deal with it later. The other [[Autobot]]s lecture Smokescreen about the concept of secrecy and [[Optimus Prime (Prime)|Optimus Prime]] says they need to help Smokescreen acclimate to [[Earth]] through learning about [[human]] society. Jack is duly assigned to help Smokescreen and the pair head out, though [[Arcee (Prime)|Arcee]] complains that she thinks Jack will be at risk because Smokescreen has the most obvious [[alternate mode]] ever.<br /> <br /> Driving through [[Jasper]], Jack tries to educate Smokescreen on traffic lights, though Smokescreen is unable to stop joking around. When [[Vince]] hauls up beside them, Jack attempts to be inconspicuous, but Vince notices anyway and throws a burger at them. Smokescreen soon talks Jack into some retribution, and when they arrive back at base, Jack has a photo of Vince's burger-covered car. Arcee isn't impressed with their progress so far.<br /> <br /> On the ''[[Trypticon (Prime)|Nemesis]]'', [[Soundwave (Prime)|Soundwave]] has finished decoding another set of coordinates from the Iacon database. [[Megatron (Prime)|Megatron]] gets a decoy ready. Thus when Optimus is also almost finished decoding the same coordinates, the base sensors pick up an Iacon locator beacon in [[China]]. Optimus takes Arcee, Bumblebee and [[Bulkhead (Prime)|Bulkhead]] to investigate. Meanwhile, Megatron has [[Insecticon (Prime)|Insecticons]] and [[Vehicon (Prime)|Vehicons]] busy excavating the real relic. Hoping it is of Decepticon origin, Megatron is shocked to see it is the [[Star Saber (Prima)|Star Saber]]. Desperate to keep it from Optimus, Megatron tries to pull it free, but to no avail and remains firmly entrenched in the rock. Even trying to destroy the rock fails, as the sword's energy is rendering it invulnerable. Realizing that it will only respond to a [[Prime (rank)|Prime]], Megatron sees to have it removed by a more extreme means.<br /> <br /> [[Ratchet (Prime)|Ratchet]] picks up the signal from the Saber, but is unable to contact Prime. Prime's team is trying to track the first signal, unaware that it's the decoy being carried around by Soundwave. Smokescreen and Jack arrive back at base having pulled a prank on Jack's boss. When Ratchet reports the situation, Smokescreen volunteers to check out the second signal, and takes Jack along with him in secret. They find the Decepticons trying break the mountain down to a smaller size, and Smokescreen recognizes the Star Saber. Despite Jack's concerns, Smokescreen charges in as the Decepticons are preparing to lift the remaining rock with the ''Nemesis''. The Autobot proves as successful in extracting the sword as Megatron was, and is promptly captured by the Decepticons. While Jack tries to notify Ratchet, he is soon found and pursued by Insecticons. Ratchet gets enough from Jack's message to know what they've found and they're in serious trouble, and [[GroundBridge]]s to Optimus's location just as the team there are realizing they were being led on a wild goose chase.<br /> <br /> [[Image:PrimeLegacySmokescreen.jpg|thumb|right|300px|Though many tried for the sword with all their strength, none could move the sword, nor stir it.]]<br /> As the ''Nemesis'' starts lifting the massive rock holding the Star Saber, Megatron begins interrogating Smokescreen with little effect. Prime's team suddenly arrives and starts laying into the Decepticons troops. Megatron looks around for Optimus himself, and spots the Autobot leader rapidly scaling the mountain in pursuit of the Star Saber, so he and some jet Vehicons take off to try to intercept. The other Autobots finish off the rest of the Decepticon troopers and Arcee rescues Jack from the Insecticons. Despite the best efforts of Megatron and his troops, Optimus manages to grab hold of the Star Saber which activates and pulls free of the rock. Megatron orders the rock dropped on him, but even as the other Autobots shout warnings, Prime merely uses the Star Saber to slice the whole thing in half. In shock, Megatron helplessly looks on as Prime follows up by taking a swing, unleashing a wave of energy at the ''Nemesis''. The Decepticons hastily retreat as their leader laments over his failure.<br /> <br /> The Autobots return to base, where Arcee is very unhappy with Smokescreen and Jack. She has Ratchet send the latter home and Optimus makes plain to the former that endangering humans is verboten. As he reminds them of the importance of protecting humans, the sword begins to glow on its own, and Optimus goes into a trance-like state. Stating that he's receiving a message, Prime identifies the caller: [[Alpha Trion (Prime)|Alpha Trion]].<br /> <br /> ==Featured characters==<br /> {{featuredcharacters<br /> |c1=<br /> *[[Smokescreen (Prime)|Smokescreen]] (1)<br /> *[[Bumblebee (Prime)|Bumblebee]] (2)<br /> *[[Ratchet (Prime)|Ratchet]] (5)<br /> *[[Bulkhead (Prime)|Bulkhead]] (6)<br /> *[[Arcee (Prime)|Arcee]] (7)<br /> *[[Optimus Prime (Prime)|Optimus Prime]] (8)<br /> <br /> |c2=<br /> *[[Soundwave (Prime)|Soundwave]] (10)<br /> *[[Megatron (Prime)|Megatron]] (11)<br /> *[[Vehicon (Prime)|Vehicons]] (12)<br /> *[[Decepticon Miner|Miners]] (13)<br /> *[[Insecticon (Prime)|Insecticons]] (14)<br /> *[[Knock Out (Prime)|Knock Out]] (15)<br /> *[[Dreadwing (Prime)|Dreadwing]] (16)<br /> <br /> |c3=<br /> *Truck driver (3)<br /> *[[Jack Darby]] (4)<br /> *[[Vince]] (9)<br /> }}<br /> <br /> ==Quotes==<br /> &quot;''I'' just pulled a Miko.&quot;<br /> :—'''Jack''' realizes what he just did.<br /> <br /> &quot; ''Who'' In the Pits of [[Kaon]] is That?''<br /> :-'''Megatron<br /> <br /> <br /> &quot;All this leg-work is giving me itchy fists!&quot;<br /> :-'''Bulkhead''' is back on form.<br /> <br /> <br /> &quot;We Decepticons... now face our darkest hour.&quot;<br /> :—'''Megatron''', finding himself in need of a light.<br /> <br /> <br /> &quot;How epic was that?&quot;<br /> :-'''Smokescreen''' relays the viewer's feelings.<br /> <br /> ==Notes==<br /> ===Animation and technical errors===<br /> * The Star Saber isn't in the same position in the rock after the ''Nemesis'' starts moving it. While on the ground, it was high enough to be level with Megatron's chest. In the air, it's low enough for Optimus to hang from the sword without being able to touch the rock.<br /> * Smokescreen has the same [[license plate]] as Fowler and June.<br /> * Optimus would not have been able to realign his flight trajectory when he took a glancing shot in his truck mode and transformed into robot mode; he would have continued spinning while flying.<br /> <br /> ===Continuity notes===<br /> * Yet another picture of the Autobots ends up on the internet, and again Bumblebee is in it, as in &quot;[[One Shall Fall]]&quot; and &quot;[[New Recruit]]&quot;.<br /> * Arcee mentions that [[William Fowler|Agent Fowler]] is in the process of relocating [[Raf Esquivel|Raf]] and his family, since the Decepticons learned where he lives in [[The Human Factor|the previous episode]].<br /> * Bulkhead is now fully recovered from his injuries received in &quot;[[Toxicity]]&quot;.<br /> * Jack asks Arcee if she still remembers Vince since her first encounter in &quot;[[Speed Metal]]&quot;.<br /> * Jack refers to his uncharacteristic lack of foresight as &quot;pulling a [[Miko Nakadai|Miko]]&quot;, a nod to her repeated habit of running into trouble.<br /> * Another relic of [[Solus Prime]] is uncovered, the first being the [[Forge of Solus Prime]] found in &quot;[[Operation Bumblebee, Part 2]]&quot;.<br /> * Bulkhead returns the favor to Smokescreen from the previous episode.<br /> * Optimus receives a message from Alpha Trion, who was first mentioned by Smokescreen in &quot;New Recruit&quot;.<br /> <br /> ===Transformers references===<br /> * Jack mentions [[Robots In Disguise]].<br /> * This episode marks yet another use of the phrase &quot;[[darkest hour]]&quot;, only this time it's the Decepticons who get to use it.<br /> * The first &quot;[[Star Saber (Armada)|Star Saber]]&quot; sword was the combined form of the [[Air Defense Mini-Con Team (Armada)|Air Defense Mini-Con Team]] in ''[[Transformers: Armada (franchise)|Transformers: Armada]]'', while the [[Thirteen]]-affiliated iteration was first mentioned in &quot;[[The Coming Storm: Part 1]].&quot; Though, technically, the name originated from the Autobot [[Supreme Commander]] from ''[[Fight! Super Robot Lifeform Transformers: Victory (franchise)|Transformers: Victory]]''.<br /> <br /> ===Real-world references===<br /> * The Star Saber's location and its inability to be removed except by a Prime is a reference to the &quot;[[wikipedia:The Sword in the Stone|The Sword in the Stone]]&quot;.<br /> * The truck driver referred Smokescreen's alternate mode as from the Indy 500, a motor racing competition.<br /> <br /> ===Trivia===<br /> * Bumblebee warns Smokescreen about the speed limit, but apparently didn't think it was important to warn him that he's driving into oncoming traffic.<br /> * Vince's behavior hasn't changed since the events of &quot;Speed Metal&quot;. Some people just don't learn their lessons.<br /> <br /> [[Category:Prime episodes]]</div>

Wheeljack1768 https://tfwiki.duckdns.org/index.php?title=Alpha_Trion_(WFC)&diff=755051 2012-09-22T02:37:08Z

<p>Wheeljack1768: /* Prime cartoon */</p> <hr /> <div>{{factions|autobot}}<br /> {{disambig3|Alpha Trion}}<br /> :''Alpha Trion is an [[Autobot]] from the [[Aligned continuity family]].''<br /> <br /> [[Image:OneShallRise1-AlphaTrion.jpg|right|thumb|300px|]]<br /> <br /> In the last days before the war, '''Alpha Trion''' was &quot;The Archivist of Iacon,&quot; head overseer of the planet's [[Hall of Records]], a place where all the information on the planet's history was stored, locked away...and promptly forgotten. It was a fitting position, as Alpha Trion himself had been placed there by [[Sentinel Zeta Prime|Sentinel Prime]] to be forgotten as a relic of history...but the elderly Autobot was more than he appeared. A truly ancient and powerful being, Alpha Trion dates from the days of [[Cybertron (planet)|Cybertron]]'s birth. A first-generation child of [[Primus]], he is a member of the [[Thirteen]] and the secret, forgotten guardian of two powerful artifacts: the oracular [[Covenant of Primus]] and the reality-bending [[Quill]]. <br /> <br /> Something of a mentor to a young [[Monitor|monitor]] named [[Optimus Prime (Prime)|Orion Pax]], Alpha Trion set him on the path to his destiny as Optimus Prime. <br /> <br /> {{bigquote|Respect your elders.|Alpha Trion|''[[Transformers: Exiles|Exiles]]''}}<br /> <br /> {{note| In 2010, Hasbro introduced this Alpha Trion as a member of the [[Thirteen]], and thus a likely [[Multiversal singularity|multiversal singularity]] (meaning, basically, that all Alpha Trions in the [[multiverse]] would be this same dimensional-traveling individual). Due to the lengthy histories many of these previous incarnations had prior to the retcon, we have opted to leave their pages as separate entities and merely note the retcon on each individual page. For those other Alpha Trions, which may all really be this one (Aren't singularities fun?), see the disambiguation link above.}}<br /> <br /> ==Fiction==<br /> ===Aligned novels===<br /> ====''Exodus''====<br /> [[Image:War for Cybertron comic - Alpha Trion.jpg|right|thumb|350px|Stop writing down everything I say, Trion!]]<br /> <br /> Alpha Trion was informed by Orion Pax of an upstart [[Kaon]]ian gladiator named [[Megatron (Prime)|Megatron]]us, and was played a recording of his speeches regarding a Cybertronian's right to self determination, defying the [[caste system]]. Alpha Trion acknowledged that Megatronus's tirades were the fruit of a society that discouraged ambition. <br /> <br /> When terrorists began bombing Cybertron, Alpha Trion saw the gladiator — whose name was shortened to Megatron — and Orion make speeches on the Grid, protesting Megatron was not involved in what happened. When Orion returned to Iacon, Alpha Trion asked him why he trusted Megatron. Orion felt Megatron would have claimed responsibility for the attacks if he were behind them. Awed by Orion's intuition and empathy for the lower class Cybertronians in Kaon, Alpha Trion wondered if Orion was the Prime foretold in the Covenant: the Prime that would save Cybertron from a civil war. When Sentinel was kidnapped, Orion requested Alpha Trion arrange a hearing with the [[Autobot High Council|High Council]]. Alpha Trion oblidged and passed on his beliefs about Orion to the Councilors, and it was at the hearing [[Halogen (Prime)|Halogen]] renamed Orion Optimus Prime: the act that angered Megatron and tore the planet into [[Autobot]]s and [[Decepticon]]s.<br /> <br /> Alpha Trion recorded the events of war in the Covenant. On the [[Communication Grid]] he witnessed the beautiful and terrible destruction of [[Crystal City]]. He continued maintaining the Hall of Records with a skeleton crew, but he felt the stirrings of battle in his Spark, proclaiming he would fight once more if the Decepticons broke the siege of Iacon. Optimus visited after the victory of [[Kalis]], asking if they could win the war itself. Alpha Trion replied only a being who could tell the future could answer that, and it was then he revealed to Optimus it was he who suggested that the High Council appoint him Prime.<br /> <br /> When Megatron discovered the existence of [[Dark Energon]] on [[Trypticon (Prime)|Trypticon]] Station, Alpha Trion sensed what happened and told the Autobots of the essence of [[Unicron]], revealing he had deleted much of the information regarding Trypticon's purpose from the [[DataNet]] as he felt knowledge of it was too dangerous. When Megatron attempted to steal the [[Plasma energy]] Chamber, Alpha Trion informed Optimus that [[Teletraan-1]] had reactivated [[Omega Supreme (WFC)|Omega Supreme]]. Afterwards, Alpha Trion gave Optimus advice when he went to [[Kaon]] to rescue Sentinel Prime, and when his body was returned Alpha Trion eulogized him with the traditional liturgy of the Passing of the Primes. It was then Alpha Trion made Optimus's Prime rank official, rather than de facto.<br /> <br /> After Optimus returned from purging Cybertron's [[core]] of Dark Energon, he began the construction of the ''[[Ark (WFC)|Ark]]''. He asked Alpha Trion if it would work, but the Archivist responded that if it didn't, the Autobots would die with Cybertron. At this point, despite Optimus's pleas, he was refusing his share of Energon, and refused a place on the ''Ark'', explaining the planet would not permit him to die. He told the Autobots about the last functioning [[space bridge]], during which he made a big giveaway about his identity, seemingly joking he was older than that space bridge and he still functioned. Alpha Trion oversaw the ''Ark'''s construction within the [[Well of All Sparks]], while Optimus distracted Megatron aboard the ''[[Eight Track (WFC)|Eight Track]]'' with a false exodus. With the city-sized ship completed, Alpha Trion reiterated he would not be coming, stating [[Vector Sigma]] would keep him alive. As Optimus boarded the ship, he realized his friend and mentor was one of the Original Thirteen. {{storylink|Transformers: Exodus|Exodus}}<br /> <br /> ====''Exiles''====<br /> Alpha Trion remained in the [[Hall of Records]] after the departure of the Ark, curiously left alone to attend his duties as Archivist by [[Shockwave (Prime)|Shockwave]] and his Decepticon forces. Alpha Trion received regular reports from [[Ultra Magnus (Prime)|Ultra Magnus]] and his [[Wrecker]]s, the primary Autobot resistance force left on Cybertron. Alpha Trion remained concerned about his protégé, Optimus Prime, and his quest for the AllSpark and the final fates of the other Thirteen. He marveled at [[Wheeljack (Prime)|Wheeljack]]'s suggestion of re-mastering the [[space bridge|Space Bridge]] technology to send [[Chaindrive|an Autobot]] after the Ark and learn how the mission was proceeding.<br /> <br /> As Wheeljack's plot was set into motion, Alpha Trion was forced to deal with an ever-more brazen Shockwave, who began making appearances in the Hall of Records. Shockwave tried to cow Alpha Trion by calling him a traitor, but the wily ol' buzzard calmly retorted that he was far older than the Decepticon regime, and a traitor to nothing...he was a flat-out ''enemy'' of Shockwave's, simple as that. Taken aback by this show of defiance, Shockwave retreated from the Hall for the time being.<br /> <br /> Shortly after he successfully launched a volunteer named Chaindrive through space-time towards the signals of the Matrix, Alpha Trion was officially &quot;captured&quot; by Shockwave and detained under house arrest in his quarters at the Hall of Records. Alpha Trion cared little for the change in circumstances, for he had convinced Shockwave to leave him his Quill and Covenant to continue archiving history as it came to him. The Covenant revealed to him signs that [[Nexus Prime]] and [[Vector Prime]] had both reappeared in the flow of history, if only briefly, and Alpha Trion was content with that for now. {{storylink|Transformers: Exiles|Exiles}}<br /> <br /> ===''Prime'' cartoon===<br /> <br /> According to legend, at the beginning of time, [[Unicron]] and [[Primus]] battled each other for eons, with neither side remaining victorious for long. Till, that is, Primus created the [[Thirteen]]. These Thirteen defeated Unicron and cast him into space. {{storylink|One Shall Rise, Part 1}}<br /> <br /> Alpha Trion was [[Optimus Prime (Prime)|Orion Pax]]'s mentor and was the one who requested that he become a Prime. In the final days of the war for Cybertron, [[Smokescreen (Prime)|Smokescreen]] was assigned to guard Alpha Trion, whom he came to consider a great mentor and a true friend. Alpha Trion was inside the Iacon hall of records when it was attacked, and his final fate was unknown to anyone. Alpha Trion also trusted Smokescreen enough to tell him about his involvement in making Orion a Prime. {{storylink|New Recruit}}<br /> <br /> Alpha Trion sends Optimus Prime a message through the Star Saber after recently recovering it in Legacy. {{storylink|Legacy}}<br /> <br /> ==Notes==<br /> *Alpha Trion was shown at [[BotCon 2010]] to be purple and [[facial hair|bearded]] like his other counterparts,[http://tformers.com/article.php?sid=13797] but it was also shown he has a [[wikipedia:halo (religious iconography)|halo]].[http://www.allspark.com/content/view/7430/20/] Taking the [[Wikipedia:Apostle (Christian)|analogy]] a bit far Hasbro...<br /> <br /> [[Category:Elderly Transformers]]<br /> [[Category:Fiction-only Transformers]]<br /> [[Category:Prime Transformers]]<br /> [[Category:Thirteen]]<br /> [[Category:War for Cybertron Autobots]]</div>

Wheeljack1768 https://tfwiki.duckdns.org/index.php?title=Legacy_(episode)&diff=755038 2012-09-22T02:09:49Z

<p>Wheeljack1768: /* Animation and technical errors */</p> <hr /> <div>{{episode|<br /> |otherseries=''[[Transformers: Prime (cartoon)|Transformers: Prime]]'' ep 46<br /> |prev=The Human Factor<br /> |next=Alpha; Omega<br /> |image=<br /> |caption=<br /> |title=&quot;Legacy&quot;<br /> |airdate=[[September 21]], [[2012]]<br /> |written by=[[Marsha Griffin]]<br /> |directed by=[[Shaunt Nigoghossian]]<br /> |animation studio=[[Polygon Pictures]]<br /> |production company=[[Hasbro Studios]]<br /> }}<br /> <br /> '''Jack goes on a relic hunt with Smokescreen; Megatron tries to keep Optimus from discovering the Star Saber, a legendary weapon that contains the power of the Matrix'''.<br /> <br /> ==Synopsis==<br /> [[Smokescreen (Prime)|Smokescreen]] and [[Bumblebee (Prime)|Bumblebee]] race down a Nevada road in search of an [[energon]] signal. Though Bumblebee tries to encourage Smokescreen to slow down, the rookie breaks the speed limit and almost runs into another vehicle. The driver jumps out to threaten Smokescreen, who promptly [[transformation|transforms]] and threatens him back. Bumblebee transforms to stop Smokescreen, and the truck driver takes the opportunity to snap picture of the pair. Back at base, [[Jack Darby|Jack]] locates the picture on the [[Internet]] and says [[Raf Esquivel|Raf]] can deal with it later. The other [[Autobot]]s lecture Smokescreen and [[Optimus Prime (Prime)|Optimus Prime]] says they need to help Smokescreen acclimate to [[Earth]]. Jack is duly assigned to help Smokescreen and the pair head out. [[Arcee (Prime)|Arcee]] complains that she thinks Jack will be at risk because Smokescreen has the most obvious [[alternate mode]] ever.<br /> <br /> Driving through [[Jasper]], Jack tries to educate Smokescreen on traffic lights, though Smokescreen is unable to stop joking around. When [[Vince]] hauls up beside them, Jack attempts to be inconspicuous, but Vince throws a burger at them. Smokescreen soon talks Jack into some retribution, and when they arrive back at base, Jack has a photo of Vince's burger-covered car. Arcee isn't impressed.<br /> <br /> On the ''[[Trypticon (Prime)|Nemesis]]'', [[Soundwave (Prime)|Soundwave]] has finished decoding another set of coordinates from the Iacon database. [[Megatron (Prime)|Megatron]] gets the decoy ready. Thus when Optimus is also almost finished decoding some coordinates, the base sensors pick up an Iacon locator beacon in [[China]]. Optimus takes Arcee, Bumblebee and [[Bulkhead (Prime)|Bulkhead]] to investigate. Meanwhile, Megatron has [[Insecticon (Prime)|Insecticons]] and [[Vehicon (Prime)|Vehicons]] busy excavating the real relic. They soon uncover the [[Star Saber (Prima)|Star Saber]], but when Megatron tries to pull it free, it won't budge as it requires the power of a [[Prime (rank)|Prime]] to use. Even firing his [[fusion cannon]] at the rock has no effect, as the sword's energy is rendering it invulnerable.<br /> <br /> [[Ratchet (Prime)|Ratchet]] picks up the signal from the Saber, but is unable to contact Prime. Prime's team is trying to track the first signal, unaware that it's a decoy being carried around by Soundwave. Smokescreen and Jack arrive back at base having pulled a prank on Jack's boss. When Ratchet reports the situation, Smokescreen volunteers to check out the second signal, and takes Jack along with him. They find the Decepticons trying break the mountain down to a smaller size, and Smokescreen recognizes the Star Saber. Despite Jack's concerns, Smokescreen charges in as the Decepticons are preparing to lift the remaining rock with the ''Nemesis''. The Autobot proves as successful in extracting the sword as Megatron was, and is promptly captured by the Decepticons. While Jack tries to notify Ratchet, he's pursued by Insecticons. Ratchet gets enough from Jack's message to know they're in serious trouble, and [[GroundBridge]]s to Optimus's location, just as the team there are realizing they've been led on a wild goose chase.<br /> <br /> As the ''Nemesis'' starts lifting the massive rock holding the Star Saber, Prime's team arrives and starts laying into the Decepticons troops. Megatron looks around for Optimus himself, and spots the Autobot leader rapidly scaling the mountain in pursuit of the Star Saber, so he and some jet Vehicons take off to try to intercept. The other Autobots finish off the rest of the Decepticon troopers and rescue Jack. Despite the best efforts of Megatron and his men, Optimus manages to grab hold of the Star Saber which activates and pulls free of the rock. Megatron orders the rock dropped on him, but even as the other Autobots shout warnings, Prime merely uses the Star Saber to slice the whole thing in half. He follows this up by taking a swing, unleashing a wave of energy at the ''Nemesis''. The Decepticons hastily retreat.<br /> <br /> The Autobots return to base, where Arcee is very unhappy with Smokescreen and Jack. She has Ratchet send the latter home and Optimus makes plain to the former that endangering humans is verboten. As he reminds them of the importance of protecting humans, the sword glows, and Optimus goes into a trance-like state. He reports he's receiving a message from [[Alpha Trion (Prime)|Alpha Trion]].<br /> <br /> ==Featured characters==<br /> {{featuredcharacters<br /> |c1=<br /> *[[Smokescreen (Prime)|Smokescreen]] (1)<br /> *[[Bumblebee (Prime)|Bumblebee]] (2)<br /> *[[Ratchet (Prime)|Ratchet]] (6)<br /> *[[Bulkhead (Prime)|Bulkhead]] (7)<br /> *[[Arcee (Prime)|Arcee]] (8)<br /> *[[Optimus Prime (Prime)|Optimus Prime]] (9)<br /> <br /> |c2=<br /> *[[Soundwave (Prime)|Soundwave]] (11)<br /> *[[Megatron (Prime)|Megatron]] (12)<br /> *[[Vehicon (Prime)|Vehicons]] (13)<br /> *[[Decepticon Miner|Miners]] (14)<br /> *[[Insecticon (Prime)|Insecticons]] (15)<br /> *[[Knock Out (Prime)|Knock Out]] (16)<br /> *[[Dreadwing (Prime)|Dreadwing]] (17)<br /> <br /> |c3=<br /> *[[Starter Guy]] (3)<br /> *[[Jack Darby]] (4)<br /> *[[Vince]] (10)<br /> }}<br /> <br /> ==Quotes==<br /> &quot;We Decepticons... now face our darkest hour.&quot;<br /> :—'''Megatron''', finding himself in need of a light.<br /> <br /> ==Notes==<br /> ===Animation and technical errors===<br /> * The [[Star Saber]] isn't in the same position in the rock after the ''Nemesis'' starts moving it. While on the ground, it was high enough to be level with Megatron's chest. In the air, it's low enough for Optimus to hang from the sword without being able to touch the rock.<br /> <br /> ===Continuity notes===<br /> * Yet another picture of the Autobots ends up on the internet, and again Bumblebee is in it, as in &quot;[[One Shall Fall]]&quot; and &quot;[[New Recruit]]&quot;.<br /> * Arcee mentions that [[Agent Fowler]] is in the process of relocating [[Rafael Esquivel|Raf]] and his family, since the Decepticons learned where he lives in [[The Human Factor|the previous episode]].<br /> * Bulkhead is now fully recovered from his injuries received in &quot;[[Toxicity]]&quot;.<br /> * Another relic of [[Solus Prime]] is uncovered, the first being the [[Forge of Solus Prime]] found in &quot;[[Operation Bumblebee, Part 2]]&quot;.<br /> * Bulkhead returns the favor to Smokescreen from the previous episode.<br /> * Optimus receives a message from Alpha Trion, who was first mentioned by Smokescreen in &quot;New Recruit&quot;.<br /> <br /> ===Transformers references===<br /> * Jack mentions [[Robots In Disguise]].<br /> * This episode marks yet another use of the phrase &quot;[[darkest hour]]&quot;, only this time it's the Decepticons who get to use it.<br /> <br /> ===Real-world references===<br /> * The Star Saber's location and its inability to be removed except by a Prime is a reference to the &quot;[[wikipedia:The Sword in the Stone|The Sword in the Stone]]&quot;.<br /> <br /> ===Trivia===<br /> <br /> {{epstub}}<br /> <br /> [[Category:Prime episodes]]</div>

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<p>Wheeljack1768: </p> <hr /> <div>{{faction|autobot|decepticon|hofsilver}}<br /> {{disambig3|Optimus Prime}}<br /> :''Optimus Prime is the leader of the [[Autobot]]s from the [[Aligned continuity family]].''<br /> <br /> [[Image:PrimeOptimus.jpg|thumb|300px|Megatron awakened within him a secret yearning. The slashfic writes itself.]]<br /> The Cybertronian who would become '''Optimus Prime''' was once a simple data clerk, satisfied with his job. It wasn't until he heard of an outspoken gladiator named [[Megatron (Prime)|Megatron]] and his call for an upheaval of [[Cybertron (planet)|Cybertron]]'s society that he realized he was dissatisfied with his lot in life- and that the oppressive [[caste system]] hindered the freedom of all the sentient beings on Cybertron. Little did he realize that his boss, the archivist [[Alpha Trion (Prime)|Alpha Trion]], knew of a secret potential within the data clerk, and that Cybertron's history was at a precipice. Once he and Megatron discovered they did not have as much in common as they once believed, the lowly data clerk was promoted by the [[Autobot High Council|High Council]] to be the next [[Prime (rank)|Prime]]. <br /> <br /> Over the centuries, loss and war have led Optimus to appear stern and serious to most. But scratch the surface, and you'll find an individual who greatly cares for his fellow living beings, with a warmth and kindness his closest friends can rely on. You'll also find regret over the loss of a comrade to darkness, and the faintest glimmer of hope that he can be saved.<br /> <br /> He is sometimes partnered with Chief [[Charlie Burns]].<br /> <br /> He has also been called '''The Big O'''.<br /> <br /> {{bigquote|We will [[Theme song|wage our battle to destroy the evil forces of the Decepticons]] wherever it may take us. And one day, we will go home.|Optimus Prime|''[[Transformers: Exodus]]''}}<br /> <br /> ==Fiction==<br /> ===Aligned novels===<br /> Like all Cybertronians, when Orion Pax emerged from the [[Well of All Sparks]], he was taught how to transform, to select a natural [[alternate mode]], and was put in a [[caste system|caste]]. At the [[Hall of Records]], Orion would read and index information from the [[Communication Grid]], but was forbidden to analyze. That was [[Jazz (WFC)|Jazz]]'s job, and the two became friends. Orion began monitoring Megatron's transmissions, and began a secret correspondence with him because he agreed with his beliefs. They had intense but friendly debates over the nature of free will and the dangerousness of their ideals, and Megatron suggested Orion learn how to fight for his beliefs. Orion began training with Jazz, learning to fire an [[ion blaster|ion-cannon]] and to fashion his arms into an [[energon-axe|axe]] and a [[Dual Energon Swords|sword]]. <br /> <br /> Orion made his first trip to [[Kaon]] to meet Megatron in person at his base. Megatron was the only gladiator who gave Orion a warm welcome. Terrorists began bombings in Megatron's name, and he made his first public announcement on the Grid, stating he was not responsible for the attacks and would bring the perpetrators to justice. Orion followed him up with a speech of his own. Orion trusted Megatron, believing if he were responsible for the attacks, he would have wanted to be associated with them. Later, when [[Shockwave (Prime)|Shockwave]] took him to meet Megatron at an arena beneath the [[Observatory of Iacon]], Orion was shocked to see Jazz in attendance, and that Megatron had heard rumors about the bombings but did nothing to prevent them.<br /> <br /> [[Image:War for Cybertron comic - Orion testimony.jpg|left|thumb|300px|Lookin' awful buff and armored for an insignificant young library clerk. One has to wonder if the [[Guilds of Cybertron|Guilds]] may have dropped the ball on this one.]]<br /> When &quot;[[Decepticon]]s&quot; kidnapped [[Sentinel Zeta Prime|Sentinel Prime]], Orion requested Alpha Trion arrange an audience with [[Autobot High Council|High Council]] for him and Megatron. During their hearing in the [[High Council Tower]], Orion rigorously defended their ideals, even reviving the ancient philosophical phrase &quot;[[Autobot]]s&quot; to describe the autonomy his brethren sought. It was then Councilor [[Halogen (Prime)|Halogen]] declared Orion the new [[Prime (rank)|Prime]]: Optimus Prime. An outraged Megatron accused his brother of treachery, and then murdered Halogen. When Optimus ordered the [[Cybertron Elite Guard|Elite Guard]] to not harm Megatron, Megatron declared Optimus had fallen into the trappings of power the High Council had foisted upon him, and those in attendance dispersed, with the planet forever divided into Autobots and Decepticons. <br /> <br /> Optimus forgoed the first engagement of the war, allowing the Decepticons to take [[Fort Scyk]] so he would gain time to recruit more Autobots. Optimus learned from Jazz after the fall of Scyk that he would have to learn to not mourn every soldier. Optimus fought for the first time during the next battle, the siege of the [[Hydrax Plateau]]. The first Cybertronian he ever killed was a former industrial drone named [[Drixco]]. Afterwards Optimus confided to Alpha Trion that the act of killing alone made him feel he was on the wrong side. Despite the efforts of Optimus and [[Ultra Magnus (Prime)|Ultra Magnus]] the Decepticons conquered the Hydrax Plateau. It was at the stalemate of [[Praxus]] that Optimus gained the indispensable allies [[Prowl (Prime)|Prowl]] and [[Ironhide (Prime)|Ironhide]]. The first Autobot victory was at [[Kalis]], a vital area due to its fusion reactor that powered Iacon. Optimus, Jazz and [[Sideswipe (WFC)|Sideswipe]] worked together to bring down the monstrous [[Bruticus (Prime)|Bruticus Maximus]], but the battle was mostly won due to the [[Seeker (body-type)|Seeker]]s' absence. As Energon depleted, the war descended into a mere siege of Iacon lasting millions of cycles, and Optimus opted to eject the [[AllSpark]] itself into space: during this battle Optimus gained another great friend in [[Bumblebee (Prime)|Bumblebee]]. <br /> <br /> Following a lull in the war, the Decepticons began using [[Dark Energon]] and routed the Autobots, but Optimus wisely predicted it was an inefficient resource that would run out soon. To his horror, Megatron and Starscream infiltrated [[Teletraan-1]] to steal the [[Plasma energy|Plasma Energy Chamber]], and although Teletraan-1 awakened the legendary [[Omega Supreme (WFC)|Omega Supreme]] to ferry the Chamber to safety, the Dark Energon-powered Decepticons overpowered the Autobots and used the Chamber to corrupt the [[Core]] of Cybertron and infested the planet with Dark Energon. During the battle, Megatron revealed he had killed Sentinel Prime below the High Council Tower to gain access to the Chamber. Afterwards Prowl picked up a message from Sentinel on the Grid, and Optimus, realizing he had not found Sentinel's body in Iacon, deduced Sentinel was alive. When Optimus, Jazz and Prowl rescued him from Kaon Prison, they found the city strangely deserted. Optimus believed Dark Energon was having a severe effect on Decepticon morale. When they found Sentinel, he was dying. He regretted his overlong reign as Prime, and that the High Council had made the right decision in appointing Optimus Prime. He finally told him he had to go to the Core and purge its corruption of Dark Energon. <br /> <br /> After Sentinel's funeral in Iacon, where Optimus was officially appointed Prime after holding the de facto position for so long, he journeyed to the Core with Bumblebee and [[Jetfire (WFC)|Jetfire]] and removed the Plasma Energy Chamber. It was then a voice from the Core told Optimus he was too late, and the Autobots would have to leave Cybertron as the planet healed itself. But it finally bestowed upon him the [[Matrix of Leadership]], the essence of [[Primus]], explaining that while Sentinel lived, he was still Prime, and that he had been unworthy of the Matrix. It told him that when the day came that they would return to Cybertron, the Core and the Matrix would restore the planet and Optimus would lead the Autobots in an &quot;age of unimagined wonders&quot;. Afterwards, Optimus launched [[Ark (WFC)|Project Generation One]], to build a ship—that Jazz dubbed the ''Ark''—to take them to the stars, a plan some Autobots objected to.<br /> <br /> But before their exodus, Optimus planned to fool Megatron by gathering every spaceworthy vessel and having them rendezvous at what was apparently the last remaining [[space bridge]] in orbit. Megatron ordered [[Trypticon (Prime)|Trypticon]] fire on the ships, but Optimus ordered a fallback as he, Jetfire, Jazz, Ironhide, Prowl, Sideswipe and Bumblebee flew the ''[[Eight Track (WFC)|Eight Track]]'' to board the monster and knocked him from orbit by blasting his [[Spark]] containment field. Optimus's team returned to find the ''Ark'' ready at the Well of All Sparks, and bid goodbye to those—including Jetfire, Magnus and Omega—who stayed to fend off Trypticon as he transformed to attack. Optimus also bade farewell to Alpha Trion, who believed [[Vector Sigma]] would protect him when the rest of the planet would be unable to sustain life: it was then Optimus realized Alpha Trion was one of the [[Thirteen|thirteen original Transformers]].<br /> <br /> Yet as the ''Ark'' took off the Decepticons overran Iacon and Megatron and his elite boarded Trypticon, who transformed into a ''Nemesis''-class cruiser and pursued the Autobots. Megatron used his and Orion's old frequency to inform Optimus that he would pursue him across the stars and eventually kill him. The ''Ark'' entered the last space bridge and emerged with the ''Nemesis'' gone. They were near a [[Milky Way|spiral galaxy]] and Prowl detected the AllSpark. Knowing the Matrix within would help them find a way home, Optimus vowed that the Autobots would continue to wage their battle across the stars. {{storylink|Transformers: Exodus|Exodus}}<br /> <br /> After passing through the unstable Space Bridge, Optimus Prime and his crew found themselves in the vincinity of the lost Cybertronian colony world of [[Velocitron]], and with the help of a starmap projected by the Matrix, the Autobots entered orbit above the planet. Optimus Prime led a small exploratory team to the planet's surface, where they met [[Blurr (Prime)|Blurr]], [[Override (Prime)|Prime]] and [[Ransack (Prime)|Ransack]]. It was a time of great stress between Velocitron's rulers, and the Autobots' arrival from mythical Cybertron only exacerbated the situation. Worse still, active acts of sabotage on the Ark led the Autobots to the conclusion that one of their crew was actually a Decepticon agent. Optimus concluded there was little they could do at the moment other than remain on guard. Later, Optimus travelled with a young Veloctironian named [[Clocker (Prime)|Clocker]] to Velocitron's south pole, where he discovered a fragment of metal that he thought might belong to the mythical [[Star Saber (Prima)|Star Saber]]. His investigations were cut short by an attack of rebel Velocitronians, forcing him to return to the city of [[Delta]], where he discovered what he thought was another fragment. Although the Autobots secured an ally in Override, they left Velocitron on the brink of civil war during their departure, as Ransack's followers had been corrupted by the Decepticon rhetoric of &quot;peace through tyranny&quot; spread by the Ark's traitor. <br /> <br /> The next leg of their journey through the Space Bridge brought the Autobots to fabled Junkion, a world composed entirely of space junk. Optimus Prime made contact with the leader of the planet's inhabitants, a scatterbrained robot named [[Wreck-Gar (Prime)|Wreck-Gar]], who was spurred to action by the appearance of the Matrix. The Autobots went to work repairing the Ark, with the relative assistance of the Junkions. Prime discovered another fragment in a forge, and barely managed to rescue it. When Prowl discovered the traitorous [[Makeshift (Prime)|Makeshift]] was aboard, Optimus and Jazz managed to identify and trap the shifter in a stasis field, ending his threat to the Autobots. However, Optimus Prime's Matrix-induced visions led him on a quest through one of the four Space Bridge nodes surrounding Junkion, and he selected Bumblebee and Silverbolt to accompany him. Through the Bridge they came across the lonely tomb of Solus Prime, fabled artifacer of the Thirteen. Her holographic spirit was called forth by the Matrix and informed the Autobots that the Requiem Blaster, most deadly of her creations, rested on Junkion and must be kept out of Decepticon hands. When the group returned to Junkion with Chaindrive in tow, Optimus assembled his findings- the [[Blades of Time]] and contacted the reclusive [[Vector Prime]].<br /> <br /> The Decepticons eventually arrived on Junkion in force, and the two sides warred over a hidden treasure at the planet's core...the Requiem Blaster. A weapon capable of drawing infinite power from nearby stellar sources, the Requiem Blaster had its own gravity field, and had literally been the core around which Junkion's &quot;junk&quot; had formed. Optimus and Megatron duelled once more as the planet tore itself apart, but the arrival of the mythical hero [[Nexus Prime]] helped to turn the tide. From him, Optimus recieved the [[Cyber Caliber]], a powerful sword that he used to fight Megatron to a standstill. The fighting over the Requiem Blaster ripped the planet apart, but both sides eventually called off the melee and abandoned the Blaster after learning the location of the Allspark itself. Optimus Prime and the Autobots boarded the Ark and began the long race to reach their civilization's greatest prize before Megatron could. {{storylink|Transformers: Exiles|Exiles}}<br /> <br /> ===IDW ''Fall of Cybertron'' and ''Prime'' comics===<br /> [[Image:GoodIntentions-GrimlockOptimus.jpg|left|thumb|300px|The possibility of the Dinobots reacting negatively was a factor I allowed for in my planning.]]<br /> During the war for Cybertron, Optimus Prime and the [[Lightning Strike Coalition]] leader [[Grimlock (WFC)|Grimlock]] didn't see eye to eye. Optimus preferred playing the long game, but Grimlock felt that caution would hinder their attempts at quick victory. During one of the Lightning Strike Coalition's missions, Optimus Prime ordered them to return to base and abandon their battle, lest they waste precious energon. Grimlock reluctantly obeyed. However, when it was discovered that [[Swoop (WFC)|Swoop]] was in Decepticon custody, the Lightning Strike Coalition ignored Optimus Prime's orders, broke ranks, and went after him on their own. {{storylink|Good Intentions}}<br /> <br /> [[Image:PrimeComicOptimus.jpg|right|thumb|200px|]]<br /> In the modern day, Optimus sent an encrypted message from [[Earth]] directing the Autobots to their new world. When [[Cliffjumper (Prime)|Cliffjumper]] and [[Arcee (Prime)|Arcee]] landed, Optimus and Bumblebee detected them and came to retrieve them. For Optimus to find them under attack from [[Starscream (Prime)|Starscream]] and [[Breakdown (Prime)|Breakdown]] was no matter, for Optimus crushed the air commander and sent his brawny accomplice running. Optimus picked up the wounded Arcee, and took her through a [[GroundBridge]] to his base for Ratchet to repair her, while informing Cliffjumper that while his journey was over, their battle was just beginning. {{storylink|Transformers: Prime (graphic novel)|Prime}}<br /> {{-}}<br /> <br /> ===''Prime'' cartoon===<br /> {{voiceactor|[[Peter Cullen]] (English)|[[Toshiyuki Morikawa]] (Japanese), [[Alfredo Martínez]] (Spain-Spanish), [[Wan-gyeong Seong]] (Korean), [[Marco Balzarotti]] (Italian), [[Reiner Schöne]] (German), [[Blas Garcia]] (Latin American Spanish), [[Dariusz Odija]] (Polish) [[César Marchetti]] (Brazilian Portuguese)}}<br /> [[Image:OneShallRise3-corresponding.jpg|left|thumb|300px|&quot;We'll always be friends forever, won't we?&quot;]]<br /> <br /> In the waning years of the [[Golden Age]] of [[Cybertron (planet)|Cybertron]], Orion Pax was a clerk in the [[Iacon (polity)|Iacon]] [[Hall of Records]], {{storylink|One Shall Rise, Part 3}} mentored by [[Alpha Trion (Prime)|Alpha Trion]]. {{storylink|New Recruit}} His interests lay with the tales of ancient Cybertron history, but the more he learned about the past, the more he grew concerned about the present. There was a disparity in freedom among the classes of his race, and the ruling class was corrupt and all-powerful. In seeking a solution to this inequity, he found inspiration in the words of a gladiator named [[Megatron (Prime)|Megatronus]], and the two joined forces to end corruption and bring equality to the masses. {{storylink|One Shall Rise, Part 3}} Optimus and Megatron became close allies, almost like brothers. But soon Megatron's ideals would become corrupted, and the two would become bitter enemies. {{storylink|Masters &amp; Students}}<br /> <br /> [[Image:OneShallRise3-cametobe.jpg|right|thumb|200px|If you squint I look sort of like this in ''[[Transformers: Fall of Cybertron|Fall of Cybertron]]''. Okay, that's a lie.]]<br /> <br /> Both Megatronus—now &quot;Megatron&quot;—and Orion Pax appeared before the [[Autobot High Council|High Council]], and Megatron stated it was his intention to overthrow the High Council by force and instate himself as the next [[Prime (rank)|Prime]]. But it was Orion's speech that drew their attention. Jealous, Megatron left angrily and began his conquest, which resulted in countless casualties and left the [[Core]] of Cybertron itself [[Dark Energon|poisoned]]. It was Orion's subsequent search for the Core that completed his transformation into Optimus Prime. The Core, the essence of their creator [[Primus]], relinquished the [[Matrix of Leadership]] into his chassis. {{storylink|One Shall Rise, Part 3}}<br /> <br /> During the war, Optimus encountered [[Skyquake (Prime)|Skyquake]] at the [[Battle of Technahar]] when the Decepticon was sent by Megatron to kill him. {{storylink|Masters &amp; Students}} After Cybertron was abandoned, Optimus Prime's [[Team Prime|elite team]] of Autobots eventually made their way to Earth, where they allied themselves with the [[United States of America|United States]] government. The Autobots were assigned [[William Fowler]] as their liaison, and provided an [[Autobot Outpost Omega One|abandoned missile silo]] as a base in exchange for keeping the Decepticon threat contained. {{storylink|Darkness Rising, Part 2}} Optimus then sent a message into space, calling any Autobot survivors to Earth {{storylink|Out of the Past}}<br /> <br /> [[Image:DarknessRising1-fairquestion.jpg|left|thumb|250px|Do you have your grandfather's glasses—er, wait.]]<br /> <br /> After three years of Decepticon absence, Prime was out on the road when word reached him that [[Cliffjumper (Prime)|Cliffjumper]] was facing down an entire contingent of Decepticons. Arriving to the battlefield too late, Prime delivered a eulogy for their fallen comrade. Soon after, some humans were caught up in a battle between the Autobots and Decepticons, and Optimus, knowing that they would now be targeted by the Decepticons, had them brought to the Autobot base. There, he told them about the Transformer war and assigned the Autobots to be their individual guardians. {{storylink|Darkness Rising, Part 1}} Presently, the apparent reactivation of Cliffjumper's lifesigns was detected by the Autobots, and they tracked it to a Decepticon [[Energon]] mine, where they discovered that Megatron had returned to Earth with Dark Energon, used to revive Cliffjumper as a zombie [[Terrorcon (Prime)|Terrorcon]]. {{storylink|Darkness Rising, Part 2}} <br /> <br /> Realizing that Megatron's goal was to create an undead army, Optimus and Ratchet headed to the site of an ancient Transformer battleground on Earth, arriving just as Megatron used a sliver of Dark Energon to reanimate the corpses buried there into a Terrorcon legion. {{storylink|Darkness Rising, Part 3}} Struggling against the detrimental effects of Dark Energon, the pair cut their way through the Terrorcons, but Megatron escaped before Optimus could get his hands on him. Returning to base, Optimus was disappointed to find that [[Bulkhead (Prime)|Bulkhead]] had let the kids go out into battle in his absence, but disturbing intel had been recovered in the process: the Decepticons were planning to use a [[space bridge]] to revive the dead of Cybertron with Dark Energon. {{storylink|Darkness Rising, Part 4}} [[GroundBridge|GroundBridging]] to the Decepticon's space bridge in Earth orbit, Optimus faced Megatron down in a one-on-one battle while the other Autobots sabotage the bridge, causing it to explode and destroy the Terrorcons, and apparently, Megatron himself. {{storylink|Darkness Rising, Part 5}}<br /> <br /> [[Image:DarknessRising5-OptimusPrimeguns.jpg|right|thumb|250px|Pssst, Prime, your barrel openings are just painted detail.]]<br /> <br /> Despite the victory, Optimus regretted not having been able to turn Megatron to the path of peace, and Ratchet consoled the Autobot leader. When Decepticon activity was detected in an area of the desert, Optimus and Bumblebee went to investigate, discovering that Starscream had located and reactivated Skyquake from stasis. Optimus tried to appeal to the two Decepticons to consider a truce now that Megatron had gone, but Starscream merely mocked his request and Skyquake was determined to carry out his late master's wishes and terminate Prime. Optimus and Bumblebee found themselves forced to battle and destroy Skyquake, with some assistance from Fowler, but they respectfully buried their fallen foe and Prime lamented the circumstances. {{storylink|Masters &amp; Students}}<br /> <br /> [[Image:Scrapheap-cloudsbreak.jpg|left|thumb|250px|&quot;Okay, ''now'' I'm ready to call Bulkhead fat.&quot;]]<br /> After Bulkhead and Bumblebee found a pod in the [[Arctic]] and brought it back to base, Optimus and Arcee went back to the Arctic to check for clues as to the pod's origin. After some time searching, the temperature sensors Ratchet had given them went off, so Optimus attempted to contact base, only to find the comms were down. The pair sought shelter, but as their temperatures slowly dropped, things looked grim. Just as they were losing hope, the GroundBridge opened and ejected Bulkhead and the swarm of [[Scraplet]]s that had been causing havoc at base. The three Autobots were subsequently able to return home, and Optimus paid tribute to their human friends who had helped eliminate the Scraplets. {{storylink|Scrapheap (episode)|Scrapheap}}<br /> <br /> [[Image:Convoy-Optimustrailer.jpg|thumb|right|250px|&quot;This here's Rubber Duck and I'm about to put the hammer down.&quot;]]<br /> When Bulkhead's old buddy [[Wheeljack (Prime)|Wheeljack]] arrived on Earth, Optimus excused himself from the welcome party and went out on patrol, since &quot;Primes don't party&quot;. As such, he missed all the fun when Wheeljack turned out to be a [[Makeshift (Prime)|Decepticon spy]], but he stuck around for the second part to welcome the real Wheeljack, telling the visiting Autobot that he'd always be welcome on Earth. {{storylink|Con Job}} Not long after, when the Autobots were contracted by Fowler to help transport the experimental [[Dynamic Nuclear Generation System]], Optimus carried the device in a [[trailer]] to the rendezvous point, where it was transferred to a train. Unfortunately, the D.N.G.S. became a target for both the Decepticons and the human terrorist organization [[MECH]], and Prime was forced to have his Autobots break cover to fight [[Vehicon (Prime)|Vehicons]] while he dispatched MECH's leader [[Silas]]. A poor loser, Silas took out the train track ahead and Optimus went into [[maximum overdrive]], grabbing the train and physically halting it. {{storylink|Convoy (episode)|Convoy}}<br /> <br /> [[Image:Optimuselectrocuted.jpg|thumb|250px|left|[[Ratchet (Movie)|Ratchet]] and [[Ironhide (Movie)|Ironhide]] were right, I should've gone for this earlier!]]<br /> Tracking an [[Energon Harvester]] to a museum, Optimus Prime and the Autobots were attacked by new Decepticons arrivals [[Knock Out (Prime)|Knock Out]] and [[Breakdown (Prime)|Breakdown]], and Prime got the business end of Knock Out's [[Energon prod]], taking him out of the fight long enough for Soundwave to make off with the Harvester. Optimus led the Autobots in following the villains to Greece, and stopped their attempts to harvest an Energon seam there. {{storylink|Deus ex Machina}} Prime had another clash with Knock Out soon after: when he discovered that Arcee and [[Jack Darby|Jack]] had disobeyed his orders against using powers for personal gain by participating in illegal street races, Optimus intervened, and helped rescued a [[Vince|captive human]] from Knock Out's clutches by ripping the Decepticon's door off. {{storylink|Speed Metal}}<br /> <br /> [[Image:SickMind-OPinfected.jpg|thumb|250px|right|I woke up late one morning with a black eye. Why the heck does everyone think I'm sick? I could've just been punched in the face. Really hard. ]]<br /> While investigating a crashed Autobot spacecraft, Optimus Prime's hopes of helping any survivors were dashed when the craft turned out to be a corpse-strewn plague ship from which he contracted [[Cybonic plague]], a pathogen engineered by Megatron himself. Arcee and Bumblebee boarded the ''[[Trypticon (Prime)|Nemesis]]'' in search of a cure, and, discovering that Megatron was still alive and in stasis, Bumblebee entered his mind via a [[cortical psychic patch]]. In his dreamworld, Megatron was constantly killing imaginary Optimus Primes, and Bumblebee played on Megatron's desire to kill Optimus himself, rather than have him succumb to the plague, to convince him to hand over the cure. {{storylink|Sick Mind}} After getting back up to full health, Optimus led the Autobots to the Arctic, where Starscream was using a heat ray to melt a glacier in order to access an energon deposit. Prime boldly ploughed through the weapon's beam in order to get close enough to destroy it, but the resultant explosion left him helpless before Starscream—until he was saved at the last moment when the resurrected Megatron arrived to haul Starscream away for punishment. {{Storylink|Out of His Head}}<br /> <br /> [[Image:Shadowzone HappymusPrime.jpg|left|thumb|250px|:D]]<br /> <br /> Optimus Prime led the Autobots in investigating a Dark Energon energy signature, and found Starscream using the substance to resurrect Skyquake. Fortunately, the additional power conveyed upon Starscream by the Dark Energon was not enough to prevent Optimus Prime from blasting his arm clean off. Presently, a GroundBridge accident catapulted Jack, Miko and [[Raf Esquivel|Raf]] into an alternate dimension, and when the Autobots opened a portal to bring them back, Prime took the Autobots back to the battlefield to protect them from Starscream. {{storylink|Shadowzone (episode)|Shadowzone}} Optimus's inimitable compassion even extended to Breakdown, when he was captured by the forces of MECH and Optimus determined they would rescue him. {{storylink|Operation: Breakdown}} Later, Optimus was at the Autobot base when Jack and Arcee brought [[June Darby|Jack's mom]] in to introduce her to everyone. {{storylink|Crisscross}} He was out on a scouting mission with Bumblebee when Ratchet detected a strange magnetic signature that turned out to be a [[Polarity gauntlet]], {{storylink|Metal Attraction}} and also missed out on an adventure in a collapsed mine, but when he heard that Jack had shown mercy to an immobilized Megatron, he was proud of the boy. {{storylink|Raf's Notes#Note15|Raf's Notes}}<br /> <br /> &lt;!--[[Image:OperationBreakdown-GroundBridge.jpg|right|thumb|300px|I get to lead 'cuz I'm the tallest!]]--&gt;<br /> [[Image:Partners-StiffOptimus.jpg|thumb|right|250px|We've replaced Optimus with a statue. Think anyone will notice?]]<br /> <br /> Exploring the wreck of a crashed [[Harbinger|Decepticon ship]], Optimus Prime and his team fell victim to [[Airachnid (Prime)|Airachnid]], who paralyzed Prime and Bulkhead with the ship's cargo: an experimental [[Immobilizer]]. Prime would have wound up handed over to Megatron and mounted on the bow of the ''Nemesis'' if not for Bumblebee, who saw the villainess off, and Ratchet, who repaired the damaged device and unfroze the pair. {{storylink|Partners}} <br /> <br /> [[Image:StrongerFaster-RatchetPrime.jpg|left|thumb|250px|Who will join me? Who will become stronger, faster, more insubordinate?]]<br /> <br /> Lost Cybertronian technology continued to cause problems for Prime and the Autobots when a formula for [[Synthetic Energon]] was beamed from a [[Cybertronian data cylinder]] into Bulkhead's mind, putting his life at risk. Refusing to sacrifice Bulkhead despite the advantage the formula would give the Autobots, Prime petitioned Megatron for the return of the cylinder so they could extract the data. In exchange, he would hand it over to the Decepticons, but Megatron refused and destroyed the device after a battle. The formula was subsequently beamed out of Bulkhead's mind into space, {{storylink|T.M.I.}} but when Ratchet proceeded to generate a batch of &quot;SynthEn&quot; and was driven mentally unstable after testing it on himself, he and Optimus came to blows, and Optimus confined him to base. Ratchet instead took off to face Megatron, forcing Prime to lead a team into a Decepticon mine to rescue him. Cured of the SynthEn's effects, Optimus reminded Ratchet that he was a vital member of the team. {{storylink|Stronger, Faster}}<br /> <br /> [[Image:PrimeEp23-PrimeMegatron.jpg|right|thumb|250px|Slap slap.]]<br /> <br /> Believing that a prophecy in the [[Covenant of Primus]] was soon to come true and that Megatron could regard it as his destiny, Optimus Prime was finally forced to abandon any illusions of turning his old foe to the path of good after the Decepticon leader grievously wounded Raf during a battle over a power source for the villain's new space bridge. Optimus boarded the ''Nemesis'' and called Megatron out for a one-on-one battle that he vowed would be their last. The two ancient enemies fought before a volcano, and Optimus managed to fell Megatron, but just before he could deliver the killing blow, the volcano erupted with Dark Energon. Megatron experienced an increase in power, and turned the tide, {{storylink|One Shall Fall}} but thankfully, the intervention of the other Autobots saved Optimus's life. Retreating to base to review this new nightmare scenario, Optimus recounting the tale of [[Primus]], [[Unicron]] and the [[Thirteen]] to the gathered humans and told them he believed that Earth had formed around the slumbering form of Unicron, who was now in the process of awakening. Examining areas of the planet struck by earthquakes at the moment of the eruption, Optimus soon found himself confronted by Unicron himself, in an avatar formed from rock and stone. He prostrated himself before the Chaos Bringer and tried to plead for the lives of the billions of [[human]]s who dwelt on Earth, but Unicron considered them parasites and attacked Prime with wave after wave of avatars. {{storylink|One Shall Rise, Part 1}}<br /> <br /> [[Image:OneShallRise2-shake.jpg|left|thumb|300px|Kiss kiss.]]<br /> <br /> He ordered the other Autobots ''not'' to come to his aid, so naturally they came anyway. After fighting increasingly larger Unicrons, they came up against one that was too much for them. Just as it was about to step on Optimus, help came in the unlikely form of Megatron, who offered his services in eliminating Unicron and revealed that only the [[Matrix of Leadership]] held by Optimus could achieve that aim. The Autobots returned to base, where the others were horrified that Prime was intending to take up Megatron's offer, but he was resolute that all care would be taken to make sure it was a safe as possible. When Megatron stepped into the base, Optimus and the other Autobots welcomed him appropriately. Before they left on their mission, Optimus presented Jack with the key to the GroundBridge power supply. Optimus, Megatron and the Autobots were soon stepping through the GroundBridge to Earth's core, Unicron himself. {{storylink|One Shall Rise, Part 2}}<br /> <br /> As they moved through Unicron's internal structure, they came under attack from [[Unicron's antibodies|antibodies]]. Optimus and Megatron fought back to back, though Optimus took time out to rescue Bulkhead from falling. When they reach Unicron's spark chamber, Optimus and Megatron went inside, and, though the dark god possessed Megatron, Optimus unleashed the Matrix, apparently extinguishing Unicron's spark. However the price was high—Optimus's memory was lost and he believed himself to be Orion Pax. Megatron played along, and took him back to the ''Nemesis''. {{storylink|One Shall Rise, Part 3}}<br /> <br /> [[Image:Orion-Pax-Part-1-OP-Megatron.jpg|right|thumb|300px|&quot;You mean I can't just go [[Super Mode]] and kick your ass in this show? Crap.&quot;]]<br /> <br /> Megatron wasted no time in convincing Orion that black was white and up was down. Branded with the Decepticon insignia by Knock Out, Orion was shown false history of Cybertron's destruction, and convinced that the Autobots were the aggressors. Angered at Cybertron's loss, Orion promised Megatron he would do his part to help. He was put to work decoding information stolen from the [[Iacon (polity)|Iacon]] archives, and told Megatron they were of locations of Earth, and feared that they could be weapons of mass destruction. Later, there was a commotion in the corridors, and Orion decided to investigate despite being ordered to remain in his lab, however Soundwave managed to prevent him from seeing Arcee when the Autobot managed to get on-board. Not long after, the long-absent Starscream sneaked onto the ship to steal [[energon cube]]s and ended up blundering into Orion's work room. {{storylink|Orion Pax, Part 1}}<br /> <br /> Surprised to see Starscream, not least because Megatron had said he was dead, Orion's suspicions became aroused as Starscream noted Megatron would likely have told him many lies. Despite asking what he knew, Starscream was quick to depart when more Vehicon guards arrived and in spite of Orion attempting to convince them to hold their fire. After Megatron's subsequent covering of the incident, Orion decided to poke through the Decepticon database and learned that he was Optimus Prime, the leader of the Autobots. {{storylink|Orion Pax, Part 2}}<br /> <br /> [[Image:OrionPax3 Optimus Decepticon insignia.jpg|left|thumb|300px|What did I do last night?]]<br /> <br /> Megatron, as it turned out, already knew he knew since his work was being monitored. Orion decided to delete his discoveries so that Megatron could not use them, however Megatron revealed he was also having his work copied. As Soundwave reported activity on Cybertron, Megatron had more Vehicon guards put at his back while he dealt with the matter, and threatened to kill him if he didn't continue his work. Orion tried to appeal to the guards to help him warn the Autobots, but they responded with a beating until he discovered he was armed and stopped them. Having realised he was meant to be an Autobot, Orion went to confront Megatron at the space bridge. However, he found he was no match for the Decepticon leader and was quickly overpowered. Just then, Arcee leapt through the space bridge from Cybertron and tackled Megatron. Behind her was Jack with the [[Key to Vector Sigma]], loaded with the information from the Matrix of Leadership. Orion questioned whether he was worthy, and Jack assured him he was. When his memory was restored, albeit minus his time as Orion, Optimus prevented Megatron from exterminating his comrades, and they returned to the Autobot base for a big reunion. {{storylink|Orion Pax, Part 3}}<br /> <br /> Optimus and Ratchet followed an ancient signal, and found Megatron and his forces unearthing a Cybertronian artifact, the [[spark extractor|Spark Extractor]]. While the two Autobots fought the other Decepticons, Bumblebee snatched the extractor from Megatron inside the GroundBridge. Later at base, Optimus theorized that the Spark Extractor was among the many Decepticon weapons confiscated during the Great War, and worried that he couldn't remember what he had revealed to Megatron when he was suffering amnesia. To compound matters, a short time later, MECH stole Bumblebee's [[transformation cog|T-cog]], causing Prime more worry. {{storylink|Operation Bumblebee, Part 1}} Despite Optimus's misgivings, Ratchet talked him into approving a T-cog transplant between Ratchet and Bumblebee. When a signal indicating an artifact was detected, he cut the operation short to take Arcee and Bulkhead to secure it. Unfortunately, he and Arcee were unable to penetrate Knock Out's force field, and the Decepticons got away with the [[Forge of Solus Prime]]. {{storylink|Operation Bumblebee, Part 2}}<br /> <br /> [[Image:LooseCannons Optimus and Wheeljack in Jackhammer.jpg|thumb|right|300px|This scene is even funnier if you imagine &quot;Mahna Mahna&quot; playing on the radio.]]<br /> <br /> When Wheeljack returned to Earth in pursuit of [[Dreadwing (Prime)|Dreadwing]], Optimus attempted to convince him to join the Autobot team. Wheeljack instead took Bulkhead to try and trap Dreadwing, only to fall into a trap themselves. Prime had to dig Wheeljack out of the resulting rubble, and joined him to rescue Bulkhead, who was strapped to one of Dreadwing's explosives. When Optimus managed to defeat the Decepticon and pin him, his gambit to make Dreadwing defuse the bomb worked, and Wheeljack gained a new respect for the Autobot leader. {{Storylink|Loose Cannons}}<br /> <br /> After obtaining information on Airachnid's whereabouts from Starscream, Optimus led a mission to an abandoned energon mine in [[South America]], where they found Megatron fighting an [[Insecticon (Prime)|Insecticon]] under Airachnid's control. When the fight was finished, the Autobots surrounded the exhausted Megatron, but were prevented from finishing him off by the arrival of Dreadwing. Outnumbered, Optimus offered to allow Megatron go if Dreadwing extended the same courtesy. Though Dreadwing kept his word, Megatron ordered the Vehicons to attack while he and Dreadwing escaped, but luckily the Autobots trashed them. {{storylink|Crossfire}}<br /> <br /> Optimus returned to base from an energon mine to find that MECH had created a clone of him and were using it to attack the military. He and the Autobots attempted to stop [[Nemesis Prime (Prime)|Nemesis Prime]] from attacking [[Alden Military Base]], but had to retreat under fire from the military. They began scouring the area, and located the MECH base, where Optimus fought one-on-one with Nemesis Prime, until a distraction by Fowler allowed him to finish off the Silas-controlled machine, dropping it on Silas himself. Optimus returned to base for repairs, and Fowler gave them the news that Silas had disappeared. {{storylink|Nemesis Prime (episode)|Nemesis Prime}} During Fowler's debriefing by [[Bryce|General Bryce]], Optimus revealed himself to the general to prove he was still alive and on the military's side. {{storylink|Grill}}<br /> <br /> Optimus took Bumblebee and Arcee to investigate some activity and found Airachnid sending out a swarm of Insecticons to attack the ''Nemesis''. He and Bumblebee ended up having to fight a bunch of them and won. They got to return to base with Airachnid, whom Arcee had trapped in stasis-lock. {{storylink|Armada (episode)|Armada}} After the ''Nemesis'' crashed, and was reactivated with Dark Energon, Optimus took a team with the [[spark extractor|Spark Extractor]] to attack the warship, only for them to all be knocked into stasis lock by the ship's weapons. Ratchet took them back to base, where they recovered after the conscious ship was disabled by the kids. {{storylink|Flying Mind}}<br /> <br /> With the locations of four relics now in their possession, Optimus dispatched Arcee and Bumblebee to [[New York City]] to find the first {{storylink|Tunnel Vision}} and warned Bulkhead to be careful in obtaining another near the equator. {{storylink|Toxicity}} Optimus himself went to [[Antarctica]], where he found the relic had already been taken, and Dreadwing had Starscream a prisoner. During the ensuing fight, Optimus brought tons of ice down on Dreadwing, before forcing Starscream to lead him to a human base where the relic was being kept. Dreadwing caught up with them, and while Optimus fought the Decepticon, Starscream obtained the [[Apex Armor (Prime)|Apex Armor]], forcing Optimus and Dreadwing to team up to defeat him. Though Dreadwing intended to fight him again, Optimus convinced him that there would be no point in continuing their fight, so Dreadwing left. {{storylink|Triangulation}}<br /> <br /> Back at base, Prime found that Bulkhead had been critically wounded during the relic missions. Optimus refused to tell Wheeljack who was responsible, but the Wrecker rushed off anyway. When Wheeljack and Miko later returned having killed [[Hardshell]], Optimus stopped Ratchet from preventing Miko from running to Bulkhead's side. {{storylink|Hurt}} Optimus began attempting to decode the Iacon database, though it was hard going with the Earth technology he was forced to use. {{storylink|Out of the Past}}<br /> <br /> During a mission to investigate a crashed escape pod, the team encountered [[Smokescreen (Prime)|Smokescreen]] whose tales of guarding [[Alpha Trion (Prime)|Alpha Trion]] convinced Optimus that he was on the level. Optimus still believed Smokescreen was too green to go into combat, so the new Autobot was left at base when Prime took a team to recover some [[Red Energon]]. When they encountered Starscream, still in possession of the Apex Armor, Optimus took the Decepticon on himself, kicking Starscream off a crane. After Smokescreen used the [[phase shifter]] to separate Starscream from the armor, Optimus officially welcomed the new Autobot to the team. {{storylink|New Recruit}}<br /> <br /> When Fowler notified them that a [[Project Damocles]] satellite had been stolen by Breakdown and Silas, Optimus took a team to a military base in the hope of securing the satellite control codes before the Decepticons could get them. Instead they found themselves facing both Decepticon troopers and the orbital death ray itself, controlled by Soundwave. {{storylink|The Human Factor}}<br /> {{--}}<br /> <br /> ===Titan Magazines ''Prime'' comics===<br /> As the Decepticons slowly conquered Cybertron, Optimus knew they'd try to attack [[Iacon (polity)|Iacon]] and set up defences at the [[Iacon Energon Refinery]]. Sure enough, Megatron attacked with a small team of Decepticons but the Autobot gunners managed to take out all but Megatron. To Optimus's surprise, Megatron didn't abandon his men, instead rescuing them under heavy fire. When Optimus had the opportunity to take a shot, he hesitated and Megatron's team escaped. For that, Optimus took the blame and was even regarded as a traitor by some. {{storylink|Transformers Comic issue 4.2|War Story}}<br /> <br /> Many years later, Optimus's team had settled on [[Earth]]. After Ratchet somewhat apologetically unveiled the [[Safe]], Optimus told him to have more confidence in his work. When Bulkhead managed to uncover a hidden nuclear missile and a scouting party of Vehicons neared the base, Optimus, Arcee and Bumblebee went out to greet the Decepticons. While Bumblebee knocked the Vehicons into the air, Prime and Arcee blasted them. They reentered at the base in time to see Fowler arriving with some scientists, and Optimus had some stern words with their liaison about the mystery bomb and its intended purpose, insisting that Fowler take it with him when he left. {{storylink|Transformers Comic issue 4.1|The Safe and the Failsafe}}<br /> <br /> During some downtime, Prime took the other Autobots and the kids to [[Valley of Fire State Park]]. At Miko's request, he told the story of his battle with Megatron in the Iacon Energon Refinery. {{storylink|Transformers Comic issue 4.2|War Story}}<br /> <br /> On [[Christmas]], Fowler reported to Optimus that Megatron and Starscream had taken control of the [[Yamal|NS ''Yamal'']], a nuclear-powered Russian icebreaker. Leaving Arcee and Bulkhead in charge of the base, Optimus took the other Autobots to the ship and attacked Megatron. As Optimus fought Megatron, the Decepticon leader outlined his plan to detonate the ship's reactors with a [[static lance]]. Bumblebee managed to wrest the lance off Starscream and threw it to Optimus who used it to hit Megatron. Once the Decepticons had been dealt with, Optimus's team returned to the base, where they found it had been turned into an impromptu ice skating rink. {{storylink|Transformers Comic issue 4.3|Ice Breaker}}<br /> <br /> Optimus was surprised to find the GroundBridge active and asked Bulkhead what the problem was. Bulkhead's denials were undermined by the Vehicons pouring through the bridge, and Optimus led the counter-attack. While Optimus and the others kept the Decepticons busy, Raf and Bumblebee managed to shut down the bridge. {{storylink|Transformers Comic issue 4.4|Tinker, Tailor, Gamer, Spy!}} Optimus shared Jack's suspicions about some recently exploded schools, and had the Autobots check out the other schools in the area. Sure enough, the schools came under attack by [[MECH]]. {{storylink|Transformers Comic issue 4.5|School Is... Out!}}<br /> <br /> After Starscream stole [[Air Force One]] and held the [[President of the United States]] ransom, demanding Optimus Prime be turned over bound and gagged, the Autobot leader worked out from the ransom note where Starscream was. While the other Autobots protected the plane and took on the Vehicons, Optimus rescued the President by cutting off Starscream's arm and catching her as she fell. After the Decepticon retreated, Optimus made sure the Autobots left before the aircraft's crew recovered consciousness. {{storylink|Transformers Comic issue 4.6|All the President's 'Bots!}}<br /> <br /> Lured into a trap in a scrap-metal facility in [[Zhejiang Province]], [[China]], Optimus found his mind had been zapped into a human by [[Knock Out (Prime)|Knock Out]]'s [[neuron refractor]]. The Autobot leader mentally contacted the human, [[Lin-Che]], and guided him in fighting off the attacking Vehicons and reversing the refractor. Back in his own body, Optimus broke out of the crusher he'd been stuffed into, and fought off the Decepticons. He later returned Lin-Che home, to return the favor. {{storylink|Transformers Comic issue 4.8|The Mind Trap!}} After Miko was kidnapped by MECH agent [[Novo]], Optimus joined the hunt to find her. When Novo, now in a mechanoid body thanks to a MECH experiment, returned Miko to them, Optimus offered him the help of Ratchet and the Autobots' technical expertise, but Novo turned him down. {{storylink|Transformers Comic issue 4.9|The Novo Incident}}<br /> <br /> Optimus led a team to the [[Deep Driller]] oil platform, and found not the expected environmental terrorists, but human soldiers in [[robotic battle suit]]s. After finding dealing with the humans in a non-lethal matter difficult, Optimus took Jack's suggestion of surrendering, and once [[Rufus Madison|General Madison]] realised his opponents were alien robots, he stopped fighting. {{storylink|Transformers Comic issue 4.10|Mad Dogs &amp; Autobots}} After it turned out that the missing Bulkhead had been imprisoned on the Decepticon warship, Optimus took a team, including the three kids, to the ship to mount a rescue. During the course of freeing Bulkhead, he trashed at least two Decepticons and blew a hole through the side of the ship. {{storylink|Transformers Comic issue 4.11|The Battle for Bulkhead}}<br /> <br /> ===''Rescue Bots'' pack-in storybooks===<br /> After [[Cody Burns]] helped [[Heatwave (RB)|Heatwave]] put out a fire that had threatened Fire Station Prime, Optimus Prime spoke to them through a screen, asking if Cody would join the Rescue Bots. Cody accepted. {{storylink|Prime Alert}}<br /> <br /> ===''Rescue Bots'' cartoon===<br /> {{voiceactor|[[Peter Cullen]] (English)}}<br /> [[Image:UnderPressure Optimus on monitor.jpg|right|thumb|250px|[[Playskool]] is the right of all sentient beings.]]<br /> Optimus Prime sent out a call to all Autobots to come to their new home on [[Earth]]. When a team of [[Rescue Bot]]s arrived at a military base, Optimus met them there and gave them their new mission: to team up with the Burns family and help them keep [[Griffin Rock]] safe. After presenting them with vehicles to [[scanning|scan]], he introduced them to [[Charlie Burns]] and left them to get acquainted. {{storylink|Family of Heroes}} The Rescue Bots had trouble learning to work with their new human friends, and they contacted Optimus to tell him as much, but he was confident that they and the humans would learn to work together. {{storylink|Under Pressure}}<br /> <br /> After the Rescue Bots were fired by the Griffin Rock city council, [[Heatwave (RB)|Heatwave]] attempted, but failed, to contact Optimus Prime to request the reassignment of Rescue Force Sigma-17. The Rescue Bots were later reinstated. {{storylink|The Reign of Morocco}}<br /> <br /> [[Image:ItsABotTime Optimus vehicle mode.jpg|thumb|left|200px|Optimus drops by Griffin Rock whenever he's in the mood for G1.]]<br /> When [[Bumblebee (Prime)|Bumblebee]] tracked a meteor to Griffin Rock, he used the Rescue Bots' comms screen to report in with Optimus, who commended [[Cody Burns]] on his work helping the Bots to acclimate. Three of the Rescue Bots were struck with a strange virus from the meteorite, and they consulted with Optimus and Ratchet on the best way to deal with it. Optimus was concerned that the virus could fall into [[Megatron (Prime)|evil]] [[Silas|hands]] and ordered they destroy the meteorite. {{storylink|Bumblebee to the Rescue (RB)|Bumblebee to the Rescue}}<br /> <br /> [[Image:BotToTheFuture Optimus steps forward.jpg|thumb|right|180px]]<br /> Notified that the Rescue Bots had been inadvertently sent back in time, Optimus and Bumblebee returned to Griffin Rock. Optimus deduced that [[energon]] would be enough to power the [[Temporal Station|time machine]], so he and Bumblebee went back to 1939, arriving in time to rescue the Rescue Bots from [[Thaddeus Morocco|Doctor Morocco]]. The team returned to the present, only to find Griffin Rock overrun by [[MorBot]]s. {{storylink|It's a Bot Time}}<br /> <br /> Optimus and Bumblebee were kept busy trashing MorBots while the Rescue Bots worked out what was going on. By the time the pair ran out of MorBots to destroy, the team was ready to return to 1939 where they rescued [[Dither]] and returned the timeline to normal. Back in the present, Optimus congratulated the Rescue Bots team for their work. {{storylink|Bot to the Future}}<br /> <br /> {{--}}<br /> <br /> ==Games==<br /> ===''Transformers: War for Cybertron'' (Xbox 360/PS3/PC)===<br /> {{voiceactor|[[Peter Cullen]] (English)|[[Marco Balzarotti]] (Italian), [[Andrei Yaroslavtsev]] (Russian), [[Alfredo Martínez]] (Spain-Spanish)}}<br /> <br /> [[Image:WFC-OptimusPrimeconcept.jpg|right|thumb|250px|Steroids are the right of all sentient beings.]]<br /> In the waning days of the war for Cybertron, Optimus spotted a little yellow Autobot in trouble, and defeated the surrounding drone forces. [[Ratchet (Prime)| Ratchet]] arrived on the scene, and Optimus helped up the Autobot scout, who revealed his name was [[Bumblebee (Prime)|Bumblebee]]. Bumblebee informed Optimus that the Decepticons had taken control of communication relays, so that the only way to contact Optimus was by messenger. He also informed Optimus that their leader, [[Sentinel Zeta Prime]], was dead. Optimus suspected [[Megatron (Prime)|Megatron]]'s hand, and was informed by Bumblebee that the [[Autobot High Council]] had gone into hiding because of this. Optimus believed that the Council would emerge during a safer time, and formed a team with Bumblebee and Ratchet. <br /> <br /> They drove to the [[Decagon]], where they found [[Ironhide (Prime)|Ironhide]] battling the forces of [[Starscream (Prime)| Starscream]]. After assisting him in defeating Starscream's army, they confronted Starscream himself within the Decagon. After the trio combated and drove off Starscream, a hologram of Zeta Prime's face appeared in the center of the room, stating that he is being held in the [[Kaon]] prison complex. Optimus took Bumblebee and Sideswipe to the Kaon prison, allowing themselves to be captured so that they could infiltrate the facility. The Decepticons prepared to execute them, but [[Air Raid (WFC)|Air Raid]] lent a hand so they could escape, though he himself was captured. While sneaking through the corridors, the three managed to free Air Raid, [[Arcee (Prime)|Arcee]], and others. They continued through the hallways, and finally located the room where Zeta is being held, only to face [[Soundwave (Prime)| Soundwave]]. The Decepticon cowered behind a force field, sending [[Frenzy (WFC)|Frenzy]], [[Rumble (Prime)|Rumble]], and [[Laserbeak (Prime)|Laserbeak]] out to fight for him, only venturing out to administer needed repairs to his minions. As Soundwave's energy became low, he attempted to drain Zeta Prime, only to be interrupted by Optimus, who took a shot meant for Zeta. Though Soundwave and his minions retreated, the damage was done, and Zeta Prime died before Optimus could free him.<br /> <br /> Optimus brought Zeta's corpse to the site of the hiding High Council, where he lay the dead body in the center of the room. Optimus stated that the Autobots craved their guidance, but the Council stated that their mission was to choose the Primes, not to lead them. They then told him that Optimus himself is a Prime, and that he had changed the lives around him. Optimus was then told that Megatron had corrupted the core of Cybertron, and that he was the one that could remove this blight. He took this burden and responsibility, then was told by the Council that he was now Optimus ''Prime'', the last Prime. <br /> <br /> [[Image:WFC-OptimusPrimeAltmode.jpg|left|thumb|200px|Welcome to the ''Twilight Zone'' Prime.]] <br /> For a new mission, Optimus selected Ironhide and [[Warpath (WFC)|Warpath]], and the team ventured to the entrance of the core, where a corrupted [[Omega Supreme (WFC)|Omega Supreme]] was being tortured. After a prolonged battle, the Autobots defeated the torturers and freed Omega Supreme from the Dark Energon influence. Omega Supreme escaped, and the Autobots found some [[Space slug|space slugs]] to use as steeds. One long journey later, they reached the core and defeated a corrupted slug. Unfortunately the core itself had become contaminated, and informed Optimus as much. The only solution was for the core to reboot, which would take millions of years, during which the planet would be unusable, and Optimus realized that the Autobots would have to leave their home. Before shutting down, the core revealed the [[Matrix of Leadership]], which it installed inside Optimus Prime's chest. <br /> <br /> Optimus arrived back at Iacon, where he ordered all Autobots to evacuate the planet. Megatron announced that everyone must stay or face destruction, and fired a massive cannon installed in the Dark Energon space station. Optimus Prime ordered his Air Commander [[Silverbolt (WFC)|Silverbolt]] to shut down the cannon with his team. They succeeded, and the station crashed into Iacon. Optimus, Bumblebee, and Ironhide discovered that the &quot;space station&quot; wasn't a space station at all: it was the giant Decepticon, [[Trypticon (Prime)|Trypticon]]. They managed to defeat the heavily-armed menace, who plunged into a pool of energon. The Autobots celebrated their victory, but noticed that ''they'' have to evacuate as well. Optimus revealed a massive starship they would use called the [[Ark (WFC)|Ark]], a ship still under construction that would allow them to take a part of Cybertron with them across the galaxy. {{storylink|Transformers: War for Cybertron (360/PS3/PC)|Transformers: War for Cybertron}}<br /> <br /> ===''Transformers: War for Cybertron'' (DS)===<br /> {{voiceactor|Peter Cullen (English)}}<br /> [[Image:WFCDS Optimus Prime.jpg|thumb|right|124px|Origamimus Prime]]<br /> Optimus was a dock worker who found himself caught up in the war against the Decepticons. With the Decepticons on the hunt for the Omega Key, Zeta Prime sent Optimus and his team to protect the library, knowing he could count on his old friend. When Zeta Prime was later captured by the Decepticons, he attempted to contact Optimus. The data links keeping him in contact with the Autobots were severed, so Bumblebee tracked down Optimus at an Autobot base. Optimus subsequently rescued an [[Autobot rookie]] from Starscream, chasing the Decepticon off before joining up with Jetfire and destroying other intruders at the base. Optimus was felled by a [[laser guard]], but revived with the help of Jetfire and Bumblebee. They completed clearing the base by defeating [[Dirge (WFC)|Dirge]], and Optimus announced that the next step was to retake Iacon.<br /> <br /> He and his team entered Decepticon-occupied Iacon and destroyed the Dark Energon corruptors, allowing them to get the Decagon's defense systems back online. While they waited for Zeta Prime to make contact again, Optimus reminded Bumblebee that they couldn't let Megatron win just by giving up. Zeta let them know that he was being held in Kaon Prison, and Optimus's team infiltrated the prison in search of him. After an encounter with [[Onslaught (WFC)|Onslaught]], they ran into Megatron himself, who set more Decepticons on them. When they eventually found Zeta Prime, their leader expired. Optimus returned his body to the High Council, who appointed Optimus the new Prime.<br /> <br /> Optimus Prime attempted to solicit [[Grimlock (WFC)|Grimlock]]'s help. Grimlock challenged him to a fight to decide whether to join up, but [[Swoop (WFC)|Swoop]]'s capture by Decepticons sent the Autobots off on a rescue mission instead. The Autobots tracked Swoop down to a Dark Energon laboratory on the outskirts of Iacon and freed him from Dark Energon contamination. Swoop's services were subsequently offered to the Autobots by Grimlock, who said he'd follow along to protect Swoop. Analysis of core samples by Jetfire and Ratchet indicated that they would need to disable to corrupters preventing it from repairing itself. To this end, Optimus's team traveled to the core and freed it after defeating [[Brawl (WFC)|Brawl]].<br /> <br /> Realising that the core needed time to repair itself, Optimus ordered the Autobots to evacuate the planet in Arks. He and his team ascended the space bridge to attack the Trypticon space station and take out its main power core. They escaped during the station's plunge towards Cybertron, but as it fell, it transformed. Optimus rallied his men against this new threat, leading the way to the crash site, where the Autobots confronted Trypticon. After the titan's downfall, Optimus and his men left Cybertron in search of a new source of energy. {{storylink|Transformers: War for Cybertron (DS)}}<br /> <br /> ===''Transformers: Cybertron Adventures''===<br /> {{voiceactor|[[Peter Cullen]] (English)|[[Marco Balzarotti]] (Italian)}}<br /> <br /> Optimus Prime coordinated many of the Autobot campaigns during the war. He dispatched Ironhide and Bumblebee to retrieve a datacore of information about Trypticon from Kaon. He later coordinated the evac measures for Cybertron, personally guarding a supply convoy while Bumblebee ran point and ensuring the safe launch of an airlift whiel the Aerialbots prevented Seekers from taking potshots at it. He also sent the Aerialbots up to Trypticon Station itself when its orbital weapon systems began annihilating the Autobot ranks.<br /> <br /> When Trypticon itself fell to Cybertron after the Aerialbot assault, it transformed into a tremendous warbot, and Optimus Prime raced out to meet it. Bumblebee and Ironhide accompanied Prime to the blast site, fighting through numerous Decepticon embankments to reach the monster. Trypticon himself proved to be an implaccable foe, and Optimus coordinated both ground-based flanking attacks and strafing runs by the Aerialbots. Eventually, the mighty menace went down, and Prime saluted Trypticon on his way to extinction. {{storylink|Transformers: Cybertron Adventures}}<br /> <br /> ===''Transformers: Fall of Cybertron''===<br /> {{voiceactor|[[Peter Cullen]] (English)}}<br /> [[Image:FOC-GameInformerPrimeBumblebee.jpg|right|thumb|200px|&quot;No, not in the chest, you guys! The throat! The throat!&quot;]]<br /> As the Ark neared completion, Optimus was alerted to the fact that [[Grimlock (WFC)|Grimlock]]'s team had deserted their post and the Decepticons were consequently attacking with giant [[Warp Cannon]]s. He made haste back to Autobot City where he sent [[Sideswipe (WFC)|Sideswipe]], [[Jazz (WFC)|Jazz]] and [[Cliffjumper (Prime)|Cliffjumper]] off in search of the [[Lightning Strike Coalition]] before joining [[Warpath (WFC)|Warpath]] in fending off the Decepticons attacking the nerve center. When it turned out they didn't have enough energon for the defences, Optimus and [[Perceptor (Prime)|Perceptor]] decided to divert some of the energon from Ark. With Perceptor's help, Optimus got an old artillery piece working and reached the neutron cannon which he used to take out some of the attackers before running out of energon. At that point he was drawn to the city core, where he managed to awaken [[Metroplex (FOC)|Metroplex]]. Optimus guided the giant in destroying the Warp Cannons, but the last of them felled Metroplex, forcing Optimus to go inside it himself.<br /> <br /> [[Image:FOC-OptimusPrimetruckart.jpg|left|thumb|200px|]]<br /> He didn't get very far before encountering [[Starscream (Prime)|Starscream]] and the [[Combaticon (WFC)|Combaticons]] who took him prisoner. Dragged before Megatron, Optimus was only saved by the timely reactivation of Metroplex. Once Megatron was a messy stain on the ground, Prime strongly recommended Starscream and the others leave. Some time later, Jazz and Cliffjumper reported that they'd found a massive [[energon lake]], and Optimus organized a transport to pick it up. During a Decepticon attack on [[Trypticon (Prime)|Trypticon]]'s crash site, Optimus was contacted by Autobots guarding the site who said that Megatron was alive. His request for confirmation was given by none other than Megatron himself, who killed the Autobots who contacted Prime. Recognizing that the Decepticons would only try to retrieve Trypticon's power core if their energon levels were dangerously low, Optimus offered a ceasefire to share what was left, but Megatron rejected his offer, saying that Optimus and the Autobots were responsible for Cybertron's death. <br /> <br /> When he was contacted by Grimlock's team who reported [[Shockwave (Prime)|Shockwave]]'s experiments, Optimus ordered them back to base, only for Grimlock to ignore him. The Ark was eventually launched thanks to a last-minute sacrifice by Metroplex, but didn't get far before the Decepticons caught up in the ''Nemesis'' and attacked it. Optimus headed to the engine room to assist with the defenses there, only to encounter Megatron himself. As the two fought, Bumblebee threw himself in front of a shot meant for Optimus, and the young bot's sacrifice sent an enraged Optimus back into battle against his nemesis. The pair's fight wasn't yet finished when both they and their ships were sucked into the space bridge portal. {{storylink|Transformers: Fall of Cybertron|Fall of Cybertron}}<br /> <br /> === ''Transformers Prime: The Game'' ===<br /> [[Image:Transformers prime the game optimus.jpg|thumb|left|200px|]]<br /> {{voiceactor|[[Peter Cullen]] (English)}}<br /> {{comingsoon|when=October 30, 2012}}<br /> {{storylink|Transformers Prime: The Game}}<br /> <br /> === ''Transformers Universe'' ===<br /> {{comingsoon}}<br /> {{storylink|Transformers Universe}}<br /> <br /> {{-}}<br /> <br /> ==Toys==<br /> ===Generations===<br /> [[Image:Generationstoy-CybertronianOptimusPrime.jpg|right|thumb|300px|It's ''[[Transformers: The War Within|War Within]]'' but with fewer chinstraps and handvents.]]<br /> *'''Cybertronian Optimus Prime''' (Deluxe Class, 2010)<br /> :*''Accessories'': &quot;blaster&quot; rifle<br /> <br /> : Based on his appearance in ''[[Transformers: War for Cybertron (franchise)|War for Cybertron]]'', ''[[Transformers: Generations|Generations]]'' Optimus Prime transforms from a red, blue, and silver robot into an &quot;armored truck mode.&quot; His rifle transforms as well, folding and plugging into the roof of the vehicle mode. The rifle can also [[5mm post|peg]] into his forearms, and, in its compact configuration, can attach to his shoulders via peg holes on the backs of his front tires. The weapon in its compact configuration can also be stored on his robot mode back. Optimus has a stylized sculpted Autobot insignia on his back, as seen in the game, but it is obscured by [[kibble]].<br /> <br /> : An undocumented transformation step includes flipping Optimus Prime's knees out in vehicle mode to form a back bumper with tail lights. Oddly, the toy itself and the cardbox art show Optimus Prime with four fingers on each hand, while in the video game Optimus Prime has 5 fingers. The vehicle mode pictured here is minimally mistransformed: The exhaust pipes have not been rotated to hide the indentations against the vehicle body. The instructions show the rifle being plugged in by its shorter peg, but the packaging depicts the rifle stored by its grip, which keeps the weapon higher off Prime's body, but is also more secure. <br /> <br /> :Optimus Prime is part of the first wave of ''[[Transformers: Generations|Generations]]'' Deluxes, but he and Cybertronian [[Bumblebee (Prime)|Bumblebee]] shipped ahead of their two other wavemates via [[Toys&quot;R&quot;Us]].<br /> <br /> :This mold was [[redeco]]ed into ''[[Transformers United|United]]'' [[Optimus Prime (G1)/toys#United|Optimus Prime Cybertron Mode]] and [[Darkside Optimus Prime (United)|Darkside Optimus Prime]].<br /> <br /> ::*''[http://tfu.info/2010/Autobot/GenerationsOptimusPrime/optimusprime.htm More information on Cybertronian Optimus Prime at TFU.info]''<br /> {{-}}<br /> <br /> {{anchor|FOCtoy}}<br /> [[Image:Generationstoy-OptimusPrimeFOC.jpg|right|thumb|300px|Heroic Fist Truck of DOOM!!!!!]]<br /> *'''Optimus Prime''' (Deluxe Class, 2012)<br /> **''Series/number'': '''01/#001'''<br /> :*''Accessories'': &quot;Ion cannon&quot;<br /> : Part of the first wave of [[2012]] ''Generations'' Deluxe Class toys, Optimus Prime is based on his ''[[Transformers: Fall of Cybertron|Fall of Cybertron]]'' design, and transforms from a robot to a Cybertronian truck and back. His hand-held rifle can mount on the roof and rear sides of the vehicle, while the rifle can be hand-held, forearm-mounted, or shoulder-mounted in robot mode, with the shoulder-mounted configuration involving untransforming either of his exhaust pipes. <br /> <br /> :This mold was retooled into ''Fall of Cybertron'' [[Ultra Magnus (Prime)#Generations|Ultra Magnus]].<br /> {{-}}<br /> <br /> ===Prime: First Edition===<br /> {{anchor|SDCC2011}}<br /> [[Image:PrimeFEtoy-OptimusPrimeSDCC.jpg|right|thumb|300px|This should tide us over for &lt;strike&gt;three&lt;/strike&gt; &lt;strike&gt;six&lt;/strike&gt; eight months!]]<br /> *'''Matrix of Leadership SDCC Optimus Prime''' (Deluxe, 2011)<br /> **''Accessories:'' Gun, magnet, dignity-removing wearable Matrix packaging<br /> <br /> : Matrix of Leadership Optimus Prime is an [[exclusive]] to San Diego Comic-Con 2011. The toy comes in a packaging shaped like the [[Matrix of Leadership]], which the owner can wear around his neck, preferably at the convention itself, so passers-by can exclaim &quot;WHERE THE HELL DID YOU GET THAT?&quot; and then try to get one themselves. The Matrix itself comes packaged in a box that is designed to look like Optimus Prime's chest, and opens accordingly. The chest window doors are sealed with a round magnet. <br /> <br /> [[Image:PrimeFEtoy-SDCCpackaging.jpg|left|thumb|300px|Step 1: Put Optimus Prime toy inside a wearable Matrix.&lt;br&gt; Step 2: ???&lt;br&gt; Step 3: Profit!]]<br /> <br /> : The toy itself is an early release of the Deluxe Class Optimus Prime toy from the later &quot;Entertainment Pack&quot; set (see below). There are some deco differences between this release and the later retail release; this version has gray windows instead of blue and is missing some of the silver deco on the helmet and roof/feet, as well as the yellow paint on his lights. His midriff is also darker.<br /> <br /> {{-}}{{anchor|EntertainmentPack}}<br /> [[Image:Primetoy-OptimusPrimeEP.jpg|right|thumb|300px|Can transform from truck mode to movie trailer narrator mode and back!]]<br /> *'''Optimus Prime vs Megatron: A Rivalry Reborn''' (5 figure gift set, 2011)<br /> **''Accessories:'' Gun<br /> <br /> : A Deluxe-sized Optimus Prime comes with a similarly-scaled [[Megatron (Prime)#EntertainmentPack|Megatron]] and PVC figurines of [[Jack Darby#EntertainmentPack|Jack Darby]], [[Miko Nakadai#EntertainmentPack|Miko Nakadai]], and [[Raf Esquivel#EntertainmentPack|Raf Esquivel]]. Optimus converts from robot mode to his truck mode. He comes with a gun than he can wield with his hands, as well as peg onto his hitch in vehicle mode, with different pegs for either configuration. Similar to [[Optimus Prime (Movie)/toys#Voyager Class toys 4|a previous Optimus Prime toy]], he features some [[Kibble#.22Faux-parts.22|faux-kibble]] in the form of his actual windshield chest being covered by sculpted panels featuring his characteristic windshield-chest.<br /> <br /> : Initial distribution of this set was... spotty at best, with most of the stock going to Canada. However, [[Toys&quot;R&quot;Us|ToysЯUs]] picked up this set, along with most of the &quot;First Edition&quot; line, as part of a ''huge'' block of US market [[exclusive]]s for holiday season 2012.<br /> <br /> <br /> {{-}}{{anchor|FirstEdition}}<br /> [[Image:Primetoy-OptimusPrimeVoyager.jpg|right|thumb|300px|And those chest-mounted side-view mirrors go to ''where'' on the truck mode?]]<br /> *'''Optimus Prime''' (Voyager, 2011)<br /> **''Number:'' '''001'''<br /> **''Accessories:'' &quot;[[Cybertron (planet)|Cybertronian]] battle sword&quot;, &quot;[[plasma cannon]]&quot;, cardboard stand<br /> <br /> : Part of the first wave of ''[[Transformers: Prime (toyline)|Prime]]'' &quot;First Edition&quot; Voyager-Class toys, Optimus Prime transforms into a truck, with a similar (but more complex) transformation to his previous Deluxe-Class toy, complete with a faux-kibble window-chest panel. He comes with a &quot;Cybertronian battle sword&quot; and a &quot;plasma cannon&quot;, either of which can peg into his hands. They are stored in vehicle mode by pegging them onto either the trailer hitch, or onto each peg-hole beside it, although the [[instructions]] tell [[you]] to peg the sword facing forwards onto the hitch, with the cannon mounting onto one of the side pegs facing backwards. As with all &quot;First Edition&quot; toys, he features a cardboard stand.<br /> <br /> : He is minimally mis-transformed in-[[Packaging|package]] and in the [[stock photo]], as his shoulder guards aren't flipped open. His stock photography also shows his plasma cannon as being solid black, when the final cannon is black speckled with silver paint, with slightly more painted silver details on the tips of the barrels.<br /> <br /> : The Japanese release of this figure features slightly different colours for greater [[show accuracy]], including darker reds and blues, and a more metallic silver plastic.<br /> <br /> : The First Edition Voyagers were never released in the US, forcing buyers to import him from Canada or Japan... at first. [[Toys&quot;R&quot;Us|ToysЯUs]] later picked up this toy, along with most of the &quot;First Edition&quot; line, as part of a ''huge'' block of US market [[exclusive]]s for holiday season 2012.<br /> <br /> {{picsneeded|Japanese toy}}<br /> <br /> {{-}}{{anchor|Shining}}<br /> [[Image:Prime-toy OptimusShining.jpg|right|thumb|300px|]]<br /> *'''Shining Optimus Prime''' (Voyager, [[June 16|6-16]]-2012)<br /> **''Accessories'': &quot;Plasma Cannon&quot;, &quot;Cybertronian Battle Sword&quot;, cardboard stand<br /> <br /> : One of two exclusive toys at the Tokyo Toy Show 2012 held on [[June 16]]th and [[June 17|17th]] (the other being [[Optimus Prime (G1)/toys#UnitedBlack|''United'' Black Optimus Prime]]), this is the First Edition Prime mold (see above) done up mostly in transparent plastics. He comes in a grayscale version of the First Edition packaging that is otherwise unchanged from the Japanese package, design-wise.<br /> <br /> ::*''[http://higekumatoytoy.blog60.fc2.com/blog-entry-1576.html Shining Optimus Prime at Alfes's Toy Blog (part 1)]<br /> ::*''[http://higekumatoytoy.blog60.fc2.com/blog-entry-1577.html Shining Optimus Prime at Alfes's Toy Blog (part 2)]<br /> <br /> {{-}}<br /> <br /> ===Rescue Bots===<br /> [[Image:RescueBots-toy_OptimusPrime.jpg|right|thumb|300px|Admit it, you want one.]]<br /> *'''Optimus Prime''' (2011)<br /> : Optimus Prime transforms from truck to robot in one easy step! Just [[Autotransformation|fold down his legs]] and he'll spring into action! (And then fold his toes up.)<br /> {{-}}<br /> <br /> *'''Electronic Rescue Bots Mobile Headquarters''' (playset 2012)<br /> **''Accessories:'' [[Optimus Prime (Prime)|Optimus Prime]], [[Cody Burns]]<br /> :The Electronic Rescue Bots [[Mobile Headquarters]] includes a Optimus Prime toy with a seat for the Cody Burns figure. He has a simple transformation that involves folding his legs and standing him up.<br /> {{picsneeded|toy}}<br /> <br /> ===Transformers (2010)===<br /> [[Image:TRURageOverCybertronCybertronianOptimusPrime.jpg|thumb|300px|S-s-s-so th-th-th-this i-i-i-is w-w-w-what i-i-i-it f-f-fe-feels l-l-li-like t-t-t-to b-be st-st-stu-stunned.]]<br /> *'''Rage over Cybertron''' (Multipack, 2011)<br /> :*''Accessories'': &quot;blaster&quot; rifle<br /> <br /> :A redeco of Cybertronian Optimus Prime with a translucent red front section, additional (painted) &quot;scratched paint&quot; details, some red paint highlights either omitted or changed to yellow and additional yellow circuitry pattern detailing reminiscent of the jammed abilities/mode lock/EMP effect from the ''War for Cybertron'' game, available in a [[Toys&quot;R&quot;Us]]-exclusive three-pack with redecos of Cybertronian Megatron and Cybertronian Bumblebee.<br /> {{-}}<br /> <br /> ===Prime===<br /> {{anchor|Voyager}}<br /> [[Image:PrimeRIDtoy-PrimeVoyager.jpg|right|thumb|300px|The return of [[Optimus Prime (G1)/toys#LaserOptimusPrime|Laser Prime]]! ...sorta.]]<br /> [[Image:Prime-toy OptimusTakTom.jpg|right|thumb|300px|My headlights are totally fake.]]<br /> *'''Optimus Prime''' (Voyager, 2012)<br /> **''Japanese release date:'' '''[[March 31|3-31]]-2012'''<br /> **''Japanese Number:'' '''AM-01'''<br /> **''Accessories'': Battle blaster/Cannon &amp; battle sword (Hasbro only), &quot;O.P.&quot; Arms Micron (TakaraTomy only)<br /> <br /> : ''[[Transformers: Prime (toyline)#Robots in Disguise (2012)|Prime: Robots in Disguise]]'' Optimus Prime is a new, smaller, slightly more [[Articulation|articulated]] mold, and is the first ''Prime'' Optimus Prime figure released ''not'' to have fake windshield windows on his chest, though they're upside-down relative to truck-mode. He now comes with a half-translucent gun which lights up and expands [[MechTech]]-style when the lever is pulled, and additionally comes with an opaque sword which he can wield two-handed. The gun features a peg on its underside and a port on each side, while the sword features a peg and peg-hole on its hilt in addition to its 5mm handle. In robot mode, either accessory can mount on his hands, on either of his shoulders, or be pegged into either of his half-translucent forearms. In vehicle mode, the top of the vehicle mode cab can also fold back to reveal two additional peg holes, and there are three peg holes (including the fifth wheel hitch) on the back section, although the hitch tends to open up and not hold very well.<br /> <br /> : Unlike previous Voyager Class MechTech weapons, the gun cannot be set to stay expanded. This means that Prime is forced to threaten Decepticons with a random block of parts, unless you want to use one of your hands to permanently unfold his weapon.<br /> <br /> : The [[TakaraTomy]] release of Optimus Prime has considerable differences from the [[Hasbro]] release. His blue and red plastics are darker and metallic, his translucent blue plastic is darker, and a few of his [[paint operation]]s have been omitted and replaced with customer-applied foil [[sticker]]s, such as his shins, feet, headlamps, and [[insignia]]s. His legs, outer forearms and truck-mode &quot;sleeper cabin&quot; side panels have been [[retool]]ed to include [[5mm post]]-holes as part of the line-wide &quot;[[Arms Micron]]&quot; gimmick. As such, he does not come with the Hasbro version's weapons, but instead an Arms Micron partner named [[O.P.]] who transforms into a weapon resembling Optimus's in-show blaster cannon.<br /> <br /> : AM-01 Optimus was also part of a special Arms Micron promotion. Between [[March 1]]st and [[March 30]]th 2012, those who pre-ordered Optimus online from through one of four different web sites (Amazon Japan, [[Toys&quot;R&quot;Us|ToysЯUs]], Bic Camera, and Yodobashi Camera) received the bonus promotional Micron [[Firebolt (Prime)|Firebolt]] with their Prime.<br /> <br /> ::*''[http://higekumatoytoy.blog60.fc2.com/blog-entry-1460.html Arms Micron Optimus Prime at Alfes's toy blog (part 1)]''<br /> ::*''[http://higekumatoytoy.blog60.fc2.com/blog-entry-1461.html Arms Micron Optimus Prime at Alfes's toy blog (part 2)]''<br /> <br /> {{-}}{{anchor|Cyberverse}}<br /> [[Image:Cyberverse_commander_oprime.jpg|thumb|300px|Add the swords from my later &quot;Nightwatch&quot; release to form ''Prime'' &quot;[[Optimus Prime (Movie)/toys#BattleSteel|Battle Steel Optimus Prime]]!&quot;]]<br /> *'''Optimus Prime''' (Cyberverse Commander, 2012)<br /> **''Accessories'': 2 &quot;battle cannons&quot;<br /> <br /> : This [[Cyberverse]]-scaled Optimus Prime features translucent plastic for his torso so that the toy can be illuminated using the electronic lights featured in the larger playsets. He comes with two translucent &quot;battle cannon&quot; weapons which feature multiple [[C joint|3mm posts and port]]s, allowing them to be held in different ways, store on his robot back, combine with other Cyberverse weapons as well as each other to form larger weapons, or mount onto more ports on his shoulder-pads/roof and ankles/truck sides. Additionally, he features a 5mm port for a trailer hitch. The Hasbro release comes with a pack-in file card, while his first wave release comes with a mini DVD featuring the Transformers: Prime episode, Masters &amp; Students. A [[variant]] head mold which lacks the faceplate also exists in his first wave release.<br /> <br /> : Unlike the smaller Legion Class toys' flexible, rubbery weapons, Optimus' weapons are cast in hard plastic. <br /> <br /> {{-}}{{anchor|Weaponizer}}<br /> [[Image:Transformers-Prime-Weaponizers-Optimus.jpg|right|thumb|300px|The only reason he still has the blaster is because mini-guns mounted on his shoulders can be very deafening.]]<br /> *'''Optimus Prime''' (Weaponizer, 2012)<br /> **''Japanese release date:'' '''[[September 29|9-29]]-2012'''<br /> **''Japanese Number:'' '''AM-21'''<br /> **''Accessories'': Rifle (Hasbro only), &quot;R.A.&quot; Arms Micron &amp; Matrix Blade (TakaraTomy only)<br /> <br /> : Weaponizer Class Optimus Prime is a large toy, similar in size to Leader Class figures from previous ''Transformers'' toylines. He features two pop-out, spinning mini-guns which can be deployed from his hood in vehicle mode, and onto his shoulders in robot mode.<br /> <br /> : The [[TakaraTomy]] version, dubbed '''Arms Master Optimus Prime''', loses many of its [[paint operation]]s in favor of customer-applied foil [[sticker]]s. Instead of the rifle, he comes with a very large Matrix which he can wear as chest armor, with the Matrix being covered in [[5mm post|5mm posts and holes]] so [[Arms Micron]]s can be attached to it. He also has a clear-blue version of the [[Arms Micron]] [[R.A.#ArmsMaster|R.A.]], who can combine with the Matrix to form the colossal [[Matrix Saber]].<br /> <br /> {{charstubtoys}}<br /> {{-}}{{anchor|Nightwatch}}<br /> *'''Nightwatch Optimus Prime''' (Cyberverse Commander, 2012)<br /> **''Accessories'': 2 &quot;battle swords&quot;<br /> <br /> : This is a redeco of Cyberverse Optimus Prime, using the faceplate-less version of the mold's head. His blue plastic is now gray, while his blue paint is a much darker shade, along with various more minor deco differences. He now wields a pair of swords.<br /> <br /> {{-}}{{anchor|BattleShield}}<br /> [[Image:Primetoy-TakaraTomy-BattleShieldOptimus.jpg|right|thumb|300px|]]<br /> *'''Battle Shield Optimus''' (Voyager, [[August 12|8-12]]-2012)<br /> **''Accessories'': &quot;O.P. A&quot;, &quot;Pral G&quot;, &quot;Sais G&quot;, &quot;Jayz G&quot; Arms Microns, sword, trailer<br /> <br /> : [[Exclusive]] to Japanese [[Toys&quot;R&quot;Us|ToysЯUs]] stores, this [[redeco]] of AM-01 Optimus features warmer shades of plastic, replaces the gray plastic around his windshield-chest with red, and replaces the clear-blue plastics with clear-black. He comes with a cardboard trailer unit that features Arms Micron mounting points, and can carry a Deluxe Class vehicle (like, say, [[Bumblebee (Prime)#Deluxe|Bumblebee]]). This is also the only Japanese release of this mold to come with the Hasbro version's battle sword, which is now a darker, warmer shade.<br /> <br /> : Battle Shield Optimus gets his name from the extra Arms Microns he comes with; gold versions of the [[Cosmotector]] trio [[Pral]], [[Sais]] and [[Jayz]], who combine to form a large shield.<br /> <br /> ::*''[http://higekumatoytoy.blog60.fc2.com/blog-entry-1635.html Battle Shield Optimus at Alfes's toy blog (part 1)]''<br /> ::*''[http://higekumatoytoy.blog60.fc2.com/blog-entry-1636.html Battle Shield Optimus at Alfes's toy blog (part 2)]''<br /> ::*''[http://higekumatoytoy.blog60.fc2.com/blog-entry-1637.html Battle Shield Optimus at Alfes's toy blog (part 3)]''<br /> ::*''[http://higekumatoytoy.blog60.fc2.com/blog-entry-1638.html Battle Shield Optimus at Alfes's toy blog (part 4)]''<br /> <br /> {{-}}{{anchor|DarkEnergon}}<br /> *'''Optimus Prime''' (Dark Energon Voyager, 2012)<br /> **''Accessories'': Battle blaster/Cannon &amp; battle sword<br /> <br /> :A [[BigBadToyStore]]-exclusive [[redeco]] and [[retool]] of Prime RID Optimus Prime in translucent red and orange, and opaque white and black. He comes with a new mouthplate-less head.<br /> {{comingsoontoy}}<br /> {{-}}<br /> <br /> ==Merchandise==<br /> ===Mcdonald's===<br /> [[Image:Primetoy-OptimusPrimeHappyMeal.jpg|right|thumb|300px|Vehicle code name:Rhino]] <br /> *'''Optimus Prime''' (Happy Meal, 2012)<br /> :*''McNumber:'' '''1'''<br /> :Happy Meal Optimus Prime is a nontransformable truck! When the smokestacks are pushed completely forward, a red LED shines out the translucent plastic of his windshield, headlights, and the Autobot symbol on his grill. An on/off switch on the trucks's underside enables or disables the light feature.<br /> {{-}}<br /> <br /> ===Transformers Gum===<br /> [[Image:KabayaKit-TFGum-WFCOptimusPrime.jpg|right|thumb|300px]]<br /> *'''''War for Cybertron'' Optimus Prime''' (2012)<br /> **''Accessories:'' &quot;blaster&quot; rifle<br /> :Part of the fifth wave of [[Kabaya]]'s revival of the ''[[Transformers Gum]]'' series, this snap-on transforming model kit of ''War for Cybertron'' Optimus Prime is sculpted from red, light blue, and gray plastics, and uses [[sticker]]s for detail. He comes with a blue non-transforming version of his [[C joint|hand-held]] blaster rifle, which mounts at the rear in vehicle mode. He comes packed with a model kit of [[Eaglebreast#Transformers Gum|Eaglebreast]], and stick of gum.<br /> <br /> :This figure suffers from a [[design flaw]], in that his knee joint pegs are slightly too big for their sockets, and that the resulting connection is so tight that it makes the sockets form stress marks and eventually crack.<br /> {{-}}<br /> <br /> ==Notes==<br /> [[Image:TFPrimeOptimustruck.jpg|thumb|200px|So, it hasn't got [[Optimus Prime (Movie)|flames]]. [[Ruined FOREVER|It's still not a flat nose truck.]]]]<br /> [[Image:SDCCPrimeOptimusPrimeTestShot.jpg|thumb|200px|&gt; OPEN PACKAGE&lt;br&gt;You open the package. There is an Optimus Prime inside.]]<br /> [[Image:VectorSigmaBotBuilderOptimusPrime.jpg|thumb|200px|It am BIZARRO OPTIMUS PRIME!]]<br /> *''Exodus'' and ''War for Cybertron'' are different continuities within the same &quot;continuity family&quot;, so their difference on Optimus Prime's pre-Prime name is not a real contradiction in and of itself. However [[Hasbro]]'s [http://www.hasbro.com/transformers/en_US/play/details.cfm?guid=7fd5ecd9-19b9-f369-1041-a7635be83172 online timeline]—meant as prequel to ''War for Cybertron''—refers to Optimus's pre-Prime name as &quot;Orion Pax&quot; like ''Exodus''. To confuse matters even more, in [[IDW Publishing]]'s ''[[Transformers: War for Cybertron (comic)|War for Cybertron]]'' comic, [[Alex Irvine]], in adapting scenes from his novel, still keeps the character's name as &quot;Orion Pax&quot;, when it is also meant to occur prior the game's events.<br /> *Optimus is rather forgetful in ''Exodus''. Alpha Trion tells him twice that he had suggested to the High Council that Orion might be the Prime foretold in the [[Covenant of Primus]]. Then he tells Jetfire that the Core told him of Project Generation One, when it was a contingency plan Trion told him about, put in place since the Breaking of the Primes. Then again, leading an army for thousands or millions of years may place a strain on a bot's memory servers.<br /> *Optimus's CG model underwent modifications between &quot;[[Darkness Rising]]&quot; and the first season proper, with his chest windows lowered somewhat during scenes when he is not in battle.<br /> * A black and red version of the First Edition deluxe Optimus Prime could be seen in the San Diego Comicon 2011 ''Transformers'' slide show, inside a mock-up of the wearable Matrix of Leadership package done for the convention that year. This figure was presumably a test-shot, as it seems to share plastic colors with ''Generations'' [[Black Shadow (Victory)|Sky Shadow]] (who was, coincidentally, first revealed at that same Comicon).<br /> *''Fall of Cybertron''&lt;nowiki&gt;'s&lt;/nowiki&gt; truck mode is described by [[High Moon Studios]] principal artist [[Mike Brown]] as a &quot;fist with wheels attached to it.&quot; [http://www.gameinformer.com/b/features/archive/2011/10/10/fall-of-cybertron-the-new-optimus-prime.aspx]<br /> * Optimus Prime's body parts are available to use in the Hub website's [[Vector Sigma Bot Builder]] online game. Normally, you cannot configure a generic 'bot using all Optimus Prime parts, but you can see what one would look like at right through the magic of Photoshop.<br /> <br /> {{-}}<br /> ===Arms Up Modes===<br /> In the Japanese ''Prime'' toyline, Optimus has several powered-up modes when given various [[Arms Micron]]s in certain configurations:<br /> <br /> [[Image:SickMind CybSat-OpSkyMaster.jpg|right|thumb|200px|He's about to pull a Powdered Toast Man.]]<br /> <br /> *'''Sword Mode''' (ソードモード ''sōdomōdo'')<br /> **''Arms Microns'': B.2, C.L., O.P., R.A.<br /> : Optimus's &quot;Sword Mode&quot;, depicted on his AM-01 release box-back, which is just him brandishing the [[Star Saber (Arms Micron)|Star Saber]] while [[C.L.]] is attached to Optimus's right leg. Woo.<br /> <br /> *'''Sky Master Mode''' (スカイマスターモード ''sukaimāsutāmōdo'')<br /> **''Arms Microns'': B.2 (x2), C.L. (x2), Jida (x2), O.P.<br /> : The more interesting &quot;Sky Master Mode&quot;, revealed in the &quot;[[From the Cybertron Satellite, Transformers Division|Cybertron Satellite]]&quot; segment of &quot;[[Sick Mind|Phantom Transformation! Mind-Diving]]&quot;, has him using O.P. as a blaster, ''two'' [[B.2]]s as leg-thrusters, and ''two'' sets of C.L./[[Jida]](!) combinations as back-mounted jetpacks. The [[Arms Micron#AMW Series|AMW versions]] of C.L. and Jida, while not as color-coordinated, are a far more economical option than buying two of each Cliffjumper. Good luck with the second B.2. This mode was created as a &quot;counter&quot; to the aerial combatant Starscream, along with the [[Energon Sniper]] Combo Weapon (despite it being a Decepticon-Micron-formed weapon). Apparently the &quot;Arms Up Mission&quot; game isn't picky about factions.<br /> <br /> {{-}}<br /> ===Foreign names===<br /> *''Japanese:'' '''Optimus Prime''' (オプティマス・プライム ''Oputimasu Puraimu'')<br /> *''Mandarin:'' '''Kē Bó Wén''' (Taiwan, 柯博文), '''Qíng Tīan Zhù''' (China, 擎天柱, &quot;Pillar that Supports the Sky&quot;)<br /> <br /> ==References==<br /> &lt;references /&gt;<br /> <br /> <br /> [[Category:Autobot leaders]]<br /> [[Category:Generations]]<br /> [[Category:Hall of Fame]]<br /> [[Category:Matrix bearers]]<br /> [[Category:Prime Autobots]]<br /> [[Category:Prime Decepticons]]<br /> [[Category:Primes]]<br /> [[Category:Rescue Bots Autobots]]<br /> [[Category:Transformers (2010) Autobots]]<br /> [[Category:Transformers Online Autobots]]<br /> [[Category:War for Cybertron Autobots]]<br /> [[Category:Fall of Cybertron Autobots]]</div>

Wheeljack1768 https://tfwiki.duckdns.org/index.php?title=The_Human_Factor&diff=752176 2012-09-15T14:41:41Z

<p>Wheeljack1768: </p> <hr /> <div>{{disambig2|the episode of ''[[Transformers: Prime (cartoon)|Transformers: Prime]]''|the story originally published in [[The Transformers (Marvel comic)|''The Transformers'' (Marvel US)]] #68|The Human Factor!}}<br /> {{picsneeded}}<br /> {{episode|<br /> |otherseries=''[[Transformers: Prime (cartoon)|Transformers: Prime]]'' ep 45<br /> |prev=New Recruit<br /> |next=Legacy<br /> |image=Image:300px-Cylas and Megatron.jpg<br /> |caption=<br /> |title=&quot;The Human Factor&quot;<br /> |airdate=[[September 14]], [[2012]]<br /> |written by=[[Bob Skir|Robert N. Skir]]<br /> |directed by=[[Scooter Tidwell]]<br /> |animation studio=[[Polygon Pictures]]<br /> |production company=[[Hasbro Studios]]<br /> }}<br /> <br /> '''Silas is given a new lease on life and approaches Megatron with a plan to join the Decepticon ranks.'''<br /> <br /> ==Synopsis==<br /> Within a [[MECH]] base, a small team of surgeons and technicians hook [[Breakdown (Prime)|Breakdown]]'s reassembled remains up to their computer and infuse them with electricity and Energon. Breakdown awakens, only it's not Breakdown—MECH has implanted [[Silas]] within the Decepticon's corpse. Silas is impressed with their ingenuity, but decides that as he is no longer human and no longer needs their services—by shooting them.<br /> <br /> Some time later, Silas drives up to the entrance to a military facility, stopping at the gate to introduce himself. Meanwhile in the [[Autobot Outpost Omega One|Autobot base]], [[Ratchet (Prime)|Ratchet]] and [[Miko Nakadai|Miko]] are trying to encourage [[Bulkhead (Prime)|Bulkhead]] to keep up his recuperation, despite the Wrecker's belief at being replaced. [[Smokescreen (Prime)|Smokescreen]] suggests he uses the [[Apex Armor (Prime)|Apex Armor]] for extra strength and power, but Bulkhead sees it as a crutch and knocks it aside, causing it to damage the computer system. As Ratchet grumbles over the negative atmosphere, [[Jack Darby|Jack]] talks with [[Raf Esquivel|Raf]] on the phone and is surprised to learn that Raf's been grounded for his slipping grades.<br /> <br /> The Decepticons on the ''[[Trypticon (Prime)|Nemesis]]'', namely [[Knock Out (Prime)|Knock Out]], are likewise surprised when Breakdown's signal shows up on their scanners. Knock Out is sent to investigate with some [[Vehicon (Prime)|Vehicons]], and finds the military base wrecked. Moments after they arrive, what appears to be Breakdown strides out of the smoke. In response to the Decepticons' reaction to his marred appearance, &quot;Breakdown&quot; asks in Silas's voice to be taken to [[Megatron (Prime)|Megatron]].<br /> <br /> [[William Fowler|Agent Fowler]] briefs the Autobots on the theft of the [[Project Damocles]] satellite apparently by Breakdown assisted by a human whom Fowler believes is Silas. Ratchet strongly dismisses the idea of Decepticons and humans pairing together, rebuffed only by Jack's reasoning of the alliance working for the Autobots. Aboard the warship, Megatron is introduced to the Breakdown/Silas combo, now calling himself Silas as in &quot;Cybernetic Life Augmented by Symbiosis&quot;. Though Megatron is disgusted of such an abomination and Knock Out is keen to dissect SIlas in revenge for Breakdown, the MECH commander wants to strike a deal with the Decepticons and offers the Damocles weapon as a token of friendship. As Fowler's briefing in the Autobot base ends, the Autobots realize they must protect the satellite's interface codes, currently stored on servers in [[Colorado]].<br /> <br /> [[Soundwave (Prime)|Soundwave]] has already gotten to the Colorado base, clearing it using a recording of Fowler's voice, and by the time the Autobots get there, the place is already heavily guarded by Decepticons. SIlas points out to Megatron that since Soundwave is now connected to the mainframe, he can operate the satellite. The Damocles satellite is duly launched from the ''Nemesis'', and Soundwave starts targeting the Autobots on the ground. His first shot narrowly misses Smokescreen, and [[Optimus Prime (Prime)|Optimus Prime]] contacts base for backup. Bulkhead is ready to go but Ratchet stops him as Optimus is actually after ''technical'' help to disable the satellite. Ratchet decides Raf is required for this mission and so Raf gets unexpected visitors in the form of Fowler, Miko and Jack.<br /> <br /> While the Autobots try to keep Soundwave distracted, Bulkhead attempts to talk Ratchet into sending him to help. Ratchet finally concedes, but has his own ideas. While Raf works on a way to crash the satellite and Fowler tries to work out a way to get to the toilet without Raf's mom seeing, the Decepticons detect Raf's hacking attempt. When they track the source to [[Jasper]], Megatron sends Silas to deal with the matter, despite Silas's chagrin. Silas soon hauls up outside Raf's house and takes aim, only for Bulkhead to come barreling down the street and slam him into a nearby drainage canal. After a tense reintroduction, Bulkhead realizes his opponent is not Breakdown—and is shocked to find that it is actually Silas operating the Con's body. The pair start fighting, but Bulkhead's weakness quickly begins to show.<br /> <br /> Ratchet contacts Optimus who is still running from the Damocles beam, to report that Bulkhead needs backup. Indeed, the Wrecker is still not operating fully and not doing well against Silas, but the addition of Smokescreen to the fight helps. Megatron, impatient at Cylas's failure, orders Soundwave to target the source of the hack. The Autobots take advantage of the cessation of the Damocles attack to try to storm the command center. The kids, meanwhile, spot that the satellite has moved and is now aiming at them. Raf manages to get the satellite's thrusters under his control, and the shot does little more than knock the corner off the [[KO Burger]] sign before the satellite starts reentry. Their celebration is interrupted by Raf's mom, but luckily they break out the &quot;study group&quot; defense. Meanwhile, the Autobots break into the command center in time to see Soundwave leaving. Elsewhere, Silas begins to lose his fight and is called back to the ''Nemesis''. Bulkhead and Smokescreen see the satellite's reentry and congratulate each other.<br /> <br /> Back on the ship, Megatron announces that Silas has earned his place at the table—Knock Out's dissection table, that is—explaining that the MECH commander was correct about the human factor tipping the war's scales, but in the Autobots' favor. Silas is then zapped from behind and dragged away for &quot;study&quot;, much to his fearful displeasure and Knock Out's delight.<br /> <br /> ==Featured characters==<br /> {{featuredcharacters<br /> |c1=<br /> *[[Ratchet (Prime)|Ratchet]] (4)<br /> *[[Bulkhead (Prime)|Bulkhead]] (6)<br /> *[[Smokescreen (Prime)|Smokescreen]] (7)<br /> *[[Arcee (Prime)|Arcee]] (16)<br /> *[[Bumblebee (Prime)|Bumblebee]] (17)<br /> *[[Optimus Prime (Prime)|Optimus Prime]] (18)<br /> <br /> |c2=<br /> *[[Knock Out (Prime)|Knock Out]] (11)<br /> *[[Soundwave (Prime)|Soundwave]] (12)<br /> *[[Megatron (Prime)|Megatron]] (13)<br /> *[[Vehicon (Prime)|Vehicons]] (14)<br /> <br /> |c3=<br /> *MECH troopers (1)<br /> *[[MECH Surgeon]] (2)<br /> *[[Miko Nakadai]] (5)<br /> *[[Jack Darby]] (8)<br /> *[[Raf Esquivel]] (9)<br /> *[[Raf's mom]] (10)<br /> *[[William Fowler]] (15)<br /> <br /> |c4=<br /> *[[Silas|Cylas]] (3)<br /> }}<br /> <br /> ==Quotes==<br /> &quot;Bulkhead! I ''needed'' that!&quot;<br /> :—'''Ratchet''' ''still'' hasn't learned that saying that phrase won't change anything.<br /> <br /> <br /> &quot;What? No! If my mom sees you...&quot;&lt;br /&gt;<br /> &quot;Relax, I trained in covert ops.&quot;&lt;br /&gt;<br /> &quot;I don't care if you were trained by ninja! My mom has eyes in the back of ''your'' head.&quot;&lt;br /&gt;<br /> :—'''Raf''' tells '''Agent Fowler''' why he can't use the restroom.<br /> <br /> <br /> &quot;FYI, you're low on TP.&quot; <br /> :—'''Agent Fowler''' on Raf's toilet paper.<br /> <br /> ==Notes==<br /> ===Animation and technical errors===<br /> * When Fowler gives the location of the Damocles control code to the Autobots, the map of the United States on the screen behind him shows the state of Louisiana inside Texas, with an empty spot where it's supposed to be.<br /> * When Knock Out detects Breakdown's signal, the image of Breakdown on the screen is that from this episode. As the Decepticons didn't know what he looked like after MECH got through with him, Breakdown's image should have at least still had the optic patch.<br /> * When Silas targets the window of Raf's room, his zoomed-in view is from the wrong angle. To be able to see Jack and the others within, he would have to be firing from the opposite side.<br /> * The final shot of the satellite fires parallel to Raf's house. To do this, the satellite would have to be in position below the equator. When it fires, it is shown to be above North America, and burns up in the skies above Jasper not long after. In addition, the beam is constant, even though it should be changing position with the satellite.<br /> *There are 4 Autobots(without Smokescreen) arriving through the Groundbridge but in the next scene Smokescreen's there, with a total of 5 bots.<br /> *Silas can talk after being zapped with the energon prod, a phenomenon that didn't appear on other robots such as Optimus Prime. This may not be an error, as the human inside 'Breakdown' might not have been electrocuted.<br /> <br /> ===Continuity notes===<br /> * The base in which Silas is revived is the same one used in &quot;[[Operation Bumblebee, Part 2]]&quot;.<br /> * MECH was preparing to save Silas using Breakdown's corpse at the end of &quot;[[Nemesis Prime (episode)|Nemesis Prime]]&quot;.<br /> * Smokescreen offers Bulkhead the use of the Apex Armor, which he took from Starscream in the [[New Recruit|previous episode]].<br /> * Bulkhead uses the [[Cybertronian sport#Lobbing|lobbing]] ball from &quot;[[Con Job]]&quot; as a medicine ball.<br /> * Knockout references the events of &quot;[[Operation: Breakdown]]&quot; and wants vengeance for it.<br /> * Project Damocles, and Silas' role in it, was first mentioned in &quot;[[Grill]]&quot;.<br /> * Soundwave displays the picture he took of Jack, Miko, and Raf back in &quot;[[Darkness Rising, Part 5]]&quot;.<br /> <br /> ===Transformers references===<br /> * This isn't the [[Autobot Spike|first time]] a human mind was placed in a robot body to preserve it.<br /> * Nor is this the [[Novo|first MECH operative]] who would control a mechanical body.<br /> <br /> ===Real-world references===<br /> *The surging electricity and twitching hand during Silas' revival reflects toward the animation of Frankenstein's monster.<br /> *The missing-eye appearance on Breakdown's face resembles that of the ''Terminator''.<br /> *Silas's request phrase of &quot;take me to your leader&quot; is a stereotypical phrase used in early sci-fi movies involving aliens arriving to Earth from another world.<br /> <br /> ===Trivia===<br /> *Cylas' right eye is white.<br /> *Cylas' shoulder cannon glows yellow like that of Nemesis Prime's cannons. The eyes don't count, since they were yellow anyway.<br /> *Aww, Knock Out is willing to avenge Breakdown.<br /> {{DEFAULTSORT:Human Factor}}<br /> [[Category:Prime episodes]]<br /> *Raf's full name is Rafael Jorge Gonzales Esquivel.<br /> *Satellites name, Damocles, may be a reference to the Sword of Damocles, a sword which hung over a throne in which Damocles sat in to strike fear into him, showing how 'fortunate' the king was. This one functions the same way as it hovers in the upper atmosphere and could strike anytime.</div>

Wheeljack1768 https://tfwiki.duckdns.org/index.php?title=Energon&diff=749927 2012-09-09T03:52:04Z

<p>Wheeljack1768: /* Aligned */</p> <hr /> <div>{{disambig3|Energon}}<br /> {{featured}}<br /> [[Image:EnergonCubesCartoon1.jpg|right|300px|thumb|Taste the not-so-rainbow-but-shiny-pink]]<br /> '''Energon''' (sometimes spelled with a capital letter, sometimes not&lt;ref&gt;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 &quot;e&quot;, 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 &quot;Energon&quot; 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 &quot;Energon Chips&quot;, &quot;Energon chips&quot; and &quot;energon chips&quot;. 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.&lt;/ref&gt;) 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 &quot;foodstuff&quot;, 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.<br /> <br /> True energon is an emanation of [[Primus]], the creator-god of the Transformers, and is, in its most [[Rarified Energon|rareified state]], the basic building block of Transformers' 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.<br /> <br /> {{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]]}}<br /> <br /> ==Conceptual history==<br /> Energon has undergone extensive redefinition and reimagination over the past 25+ years of Transformers fiction.<br /> <br /> [[Image:Energon_cube_design_evolution.jpg|left|thumb|200px|Layered, iridescent cubes alternated their screentime with non-layered ones before being supplanted entirely by purple ones.]]<br /> <br /> When it was originally introduced in the [[More than Meets the Eye, Part 1|first episode]] of the [[The Transformers (cartoon)|Generation 1 cartoon series]], energon was a liquid fuel used by the [[Decepticon]]s and stored in [[Energon cube|cubes]], which was created by processing virtually any available energy resource; in the opening mini-series alone, oil, [[Sherman Dam|hydro-electric power]], [[ruby crystal]]s and rocket fuel were all converted into energon, and many more types of energy would be used by the villains throughout the show's run. The cubes themselves began a visual evolution almost immediately: in &quot;More than Meets the Eye&quot;, they were stacked high and filled with the energy in question, then compressed, taking on a layered appearance and an iridescent rainbow coloration, though they also appeared as solid cubes without the layered effect. Immediately following the mini-series, however, in &quot;[[Transport to Oblivion]]&quot;, the stacking-and-compressing idea was omitted, and the cubes were instead colored a 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 &quot;[[Atlantis, Arise!]]&quot;, and suddenly became the standard depiction of energon for the remainder of the cartoon—and indeed, the default coloration for energon in much future media.<br /> <br /> It was very rarely overtly stated, but at this point in time, energon was treated as an exclusively-Decepticon energy; [[Hound (G1)|Hound]] had never heard of it in the pilot episode, while &quot;[[Attack of the Autobots]]&quot; presented the Autobots as using [[recharging chamber]]s to re-energize, and &quot;[[Traitor]]&quot; involved [[Ratchet (G1)|Ratchet]] puzzling over where [[Mirage (G1)|Mirage]] would have acquired energon from. This standard began to slip towards the end of the second season, presumably by accident rather than a deliberate change in policy—[[Seaspray (G1)|Seaspray]] spoke of having an &quot;[[energon pump]]&quot; in his body in &quot;[[Sea Change]]&quot;, while &quot;[[Masquerade]]&quot; had the Autobots using [[energon bar]]s to hold the captive [[Stunticon (G1)|Stunticons]], and frustratingly, &quot;[[War Dawn]]&quot; depicted energon in use on Cybertron millions of years beforehand. The divide was eventually broken in a more conscious way by ''[[The Transformers: The Movie]]'', which had the Autobots using energon cubes and [[energon goodie|goodies]]. The movie's original script justified this change by explaining that [[Autobot City]] had been built to harness renewable, natural energy sources, thus supplying the Autobots with energon. The Autobots continued to use energon throughout the third season, and far beyond, with the idea of it being of Decepticon purview alone never revisited in any subsequent fiction.<br /> <br /> [[Image:Raw energon.jpg|right|thumb|200px|The raw form of natural energon has taken several different forms in different continuities, including crystals and ore.]]<br /> <br /> 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, albeit freely used by both Autobots and Decepticons. The first piece of fiction to re-examine energon was, surprisingly, the short-lived and comparatively obscure 1987 comic ''[[Transformers in 3-D]]'' by [[Blackthorne Publishing]]. The first issue of the series, &quot;[[The Test (issue)|The Test]]&quot;, 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. In 2003, [[Dreamwave Productions]] directly incorporated the ''Beast Wars'' depiction of energon into its continuity, reconciling it with the liquid energon of Generation 1 by explaining that the liquid could be created by processing either the crystals, or, as seen in the cartoon, other natural resources. Later still, [[IDW Publishing]]'s continuity would specifically refer to energon created from sources other than natural energon as &quot;artificial&quot;.<br /> <br /> The series to truly redefine energon was, fittingly enough, the ''[[Transformers: Energon (franchise)|Energon]]'' franchise. Taking its cue from ''Beast Wars'', the energon of ''Energon'' also existed naturally and was dangerous to Transformers before being processed into a usable form. Beyond these facts, however, it was scarcely recognizable as any of the substances seen in previous fiction, possessed as it was of several strange, unusual, and indeed, nigh-on ''magical'' powers, including the ability to cause full-body reconfiguration. Perhaps this was not so surprising, however, as ''Energon'' was the first series to depict the fuel as the creation of the nigh-magical Primus, who appeared in this series as a glowing orb of energon itself, and who had produced energon as part of a grand destiny for the Cybertronian race.<br /> <br /> The 2007 live-action movie universe revisited the importance ''Energon'' had placed upon the titular fuel, establishing it as the source of Transformer life itself. It wasn't name-checked in the [[Transformers (film)|first film]] itself, but rather in the [[Transformers The Game|video game adaptation]] of the movie, where it was revealed to be the energy emitted by the life-giving [[AllSpark]]; unsurprising, given that the AllSpark was originally to be called the &quot;Energon Cube&quot;. Soon after, in 2008, the ''[[Henkei! Henkei! Transformers (Comic Bun Bun)|Henkei! Henkei!]]'' [[manga]] published in ''[[Comic Bun Bun]]'' combined some of the movie's ideas with the more &quot;magical&quot; concepts of ''Energon'', creating the power-boosting, body-transforming, vision-inducing [[Energon Cube]]. And while all this was going on, the ongoing comic book story published in the [[Hasbro Transformers Collectors' Club (magazine)|Hasbro Transformers Collectors Club]] magazine introduced [[Rarified Energon]], revealing that it was not merely a ''fuel'', but actually the base substance from which Transformers were ''created'' at the molecular level. The fuel being a product of Primus and the base material of Transformer life were key points in the 2010 novel, ''[[Transformers: Exodus|Exodus]]''. With this knowledge, it might be safely theorized that the life-giving energy of the [[Matrix of Leadership]] is also a form of energon; something that had actually been claimed by the anomalous-at-the-time [[Keepers Trilogy]] novels.<br /> <br /> And that's where we are on understanding energon right now. The natural version of it comes from Primus himself, usually just on Cybertron but sometimes on other planets, while the liquid cubes we've been seeing since 1984 are an artificial substitute. Phew. Now, for specifics on energon in all of this various fiction, read on.<br /> <br /> ==Fiction==<br /> ===Generation 1 continuity family===<br /> ====Cartoon continuity====<br /> :''For further information, see: [[Energon cube]], [[energon-axe]], [[energon mace]], [[energon chains]], [[Energon Transfer Device]], [[energon convertor]], [[energon pump]], [[energon bar]], [[energon goodie]], [[energon infuser]]''<br /> =====''The Transformers'' cartoon=====<br /> [[Image:Mtmte1 prepare the energon cubes.jpg|left|225px|thumb|Soundwave tests out a 'tapedeck enhancement' pill. Ahem.]]<br /> 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}} 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}} 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.&lt;ref&gt;Optimus Prime and [[Elita One]] completely forgot that Alpha Trion was their creator, for instance.&lt;/ref&gt;<br /> <br /> 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)|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)|Optimus Prime]] that the villains were intending to create &quot;some kind of cube&quot;. {{storylink|More than Meets the Eye, Part 1}} Indeed, even [[Starscream (G1)|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}}<br /> <br /> [[Image:TransporttoOblivion fillingcubes.jpg|right|225px|thumb|Filling up the tanks... err... I mean cubes...]]<br /> 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 Device]]. {{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 &quot;super-energon&quot; that &quot;smelled&quot; different (according to [[Grimlock (G1)|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 chains]] to bind the Autobots with. {{storylink|S.O.S. Dinobots}}<br /> <br /> [[Image:Gamblersmokescreenbets.jpg|left|thumb|225px|&quot;Wait a minute.&quot;&lt;br&gt;&quot;What?&quot;&lt;br&gt;&quot;Well, we're supposed to haggle.&quot;]]<br /> <br /> 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}}<br /> <br /> 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}} while the Autobots used [[recharging chamber]]s to re-energize themselves, rather than drinking energon. {{storylink|Attack of the Autobots}} Evidently, however, they began experimenting and using energon some time in 1985; when describing his physiology to the [[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 &quot;[[energon goodie]]&quot;. {{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}}<br /> <br /> [[Image:Microbots_overenergizing.jpg|right|thumb|275px|&quot;OM NOM NOM!&quot;]]<br /> <br /> 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 &quot;eat&quot; 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 &quot;over-energizing&quot;, 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}} <br /> <br /> {{note|Later media has classified the energy axe Optimus Prime wields in &quot;[[More than Meets the Eye, Part 2]]&quot; as an &quot;[[energon-axe]]&quot;, 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.}}{{-}}<br /> <br /> =====Japanese cartoon continuity=====<br /> :''For further information, see: [[energon wine]], [[Energon Z]]''<br /> [[Image:Sixshot energon.jpg|left|thumb|250px|When Sixshot is on the road, he carries his liquid energon in a Transformers lunchbox.]]<br /> 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}}<br /> <br /> 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)|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}}<br /> <br /> [[Image:EnergonZ.jpg|right|thumb|I love... lava lamp.]]<br /> 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]] 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}}<br /> <br /> 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 (Victory)|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 &quot;[[Energon Z]]&quot;, which became a target for [[Violen Jiger]] and his [[Nine Great Demon Generals]]. {{storylink|Transformers: Zone (franchise)|Zone}}<br /> {{-}}<br /> <br /> ====Marvel Comics continuity====<br /> {{see|Energon Stick}}<br /> [[Image:Energoncubesrockandrollout.jpg|left|150px|thumb]]<br /> [[Image:FinalBattle-energonsticks.jpg|right|160px|thumb|Stick, cube, whatever!]]<br /> <br /> 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!}} <br /> <br /> 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 Corporate Conglomerate|Blackrock Enterprises]] offshore oil platform, the villains then took it to a [[Brick Springhorn]] concert and used it to make cubes from the raucous sonic energy of the singer's performance. {{storylink|Rock and Roll-Out!}}<br /> <br /> 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 [[:Image: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?}}<br /> <br /> [[Starscream (G1)|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!}}<br /> <br /> In an alternate future timeline, when the Autobots were stranded on the [[Junkion (planet)|Planet of Junk]], [[Hot Rod (G1)|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 &quot;tasty sticks&quot;. {{storylink|The Final Battle!}}<br /> <br /> {{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'' &quot;energon cubes&quot;, 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]]''.}}<br /> <br /> In a different alternate future, [[Galvatron II|Galvatron]] conquered the western hemisphere of Earth and planned on allowing the [[European Crisis Coalition]] to nuke 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!}}<br /> <br /> ====''Transformers in 3D''====<br /> [[Image:Energon molecule.jpg|left|150px|thumb|Energon is alien poop? We guess Primus works in mysterious ways...]]<br /> <br /> 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 &quot;pure energon&quot;. While not discussed explicitly, this would imply the existence of an &quot;impure&quot; energon that can be manufactured without use of the element.<br /> <br /> True energon was evidently rare enough that it's 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 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 faction, 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}}{{-}}<br /> <br /> ====European toy bio continuity====<br /> <br /> [[Image:Energonfigures.jpg|right|thumb]]<br /> <br /> {{see|Energon figure}}<br /> <br /> The many deadly functions of the dimension-traversing [[Overlord (Masterforce)|Overlord]]'s body were controlled by &quot;[[Energon figure]]s&quot;, 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. &lt;ref&gt;Overlord, Gripper, Flame and Lightspeed's [[bio]]s and packaging blurbs.&lt;/ref&gt;<br /> <br /> ====Beast Era====<br /> =====''Beast Wars'' cartoon=====<br /> :''For further information, see: [[Energon crystal]], [[energon radiation]], [[energon discharge virus]], [[energon storm]], [[energon armor]], [[furmanite|anti-energon]]''<br /> [[Image:PowerSurge energon crystals.jpg|left|thumb|225px]]<br /> 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]] and [[Megatron (BW)|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 modes 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}}<br /> [[Image:TangledWeb_energon_cubes.jpg|right|thumb|225px]]<br /> 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]].&lt;ref&gt;''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.&lt;/ref&gt; Viewing the intrusion of the Transformers onto the planet as a disruption to enigmatic experiments they were conducting on Earth, the Vok attempted to &quot;sterilize&quot; 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 &quot;energon cubes&quot;. {{storylink|Coming of the Fuzors (Part 2)}} These rarely-seen &quot;natural&quot; 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}}<br /> {{-}}<br /> <br /> =====Japanese cartoon continuity=====<br /> {{see|Energon Matrix}}<br /> [[Image:PrimalLeadershipMatrix1.jpg|left|thumb|200px|]]<br /> 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 &quot;Burning Convoy&quot; and super-fast &quot;Flash Lio Convoy&quot;, {{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}}<br /> <br /> When Optimus Primal and Lio Convoy were caught up in the dimensional fissure known as the [[Blasty Zone]], 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 &quot;Double Convoy Tornado&quot; {{storylink|Fight! The Group of the Strongest Commanders!}} and the &quot;Lio Typhoon Arrow&quot;. {{storylink|The Lio Convoy Typhoon Enters (episode)|The Lio Convoy Typhoon Enters}}<br /> {{-}}<br /> <br /> ====Dreamwave comics continuity====<br /> {{see|Energon Pools}}<br /> [[Image:OriginalSin PushButton.jpg|right|thumb|160px]]<br /> {{note|The Dreamwave continuity specifically incorporates the depiction of energon as seen in the ''Beast Wars'' cartoon.}}<br /> 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}}<br /> <br /> 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}}<br /> <br /> {{note|A large pool of purple-pink goop was uncovered beneath the surface of the Earth by [[Sunstorm (G1)|Sunstorm]] in &quot;Original Sin&quot;, 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.}}{{-}}<br /> =====Keepers Trilogy novels=====<br /> {{note|Although they are notionally part of the Dreamwave continuity, the depiction of energon in the [[Keepers Trilogy]] of novels stands in complete contradiction to Dreamwave's writings.}}<br /> 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 missing 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|Annihilation}}<br /> <br /> ====IDW comics continuity====<br /> {{see|Ultra-Energon}}<br /> [[Image:Stormbringer1_ultra_energon.jpg|left|thumb|]]<br /> 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 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}} With their homeworld lost to them, the Autobots and Decepticons subsequently scattered across the galaxy, seeking new sources of fuel, subsisting on &quot;artificial energon derivatives&quot; and &quot;foul local brews&quot; {{storylink|Infiltration issue 6|Infiltration #6}} that [[Cliffjumper (G1)|Cliffjumper]] described as &quot;nowhere near as good as the real thing&quot;. {{storylink|Spotlight: Cliffjumper}}<br /> <br /> Millennia beforehand, the Decepticon logician [[Shockwave (G1)|Shockwave]] correctly predicted that Cybertron's resources would eventually dry up, and formulated the [[Regenesis]] program as a countermeasure to the inevitable energon drought. Distilling energon, he created an ore 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. In fact, the worlds became ''so'' rich in energon that they began to undergo geological collapse, generating an atmosphere that was hazardous to Transformer life. [[Image:Infiltration6 starscream on ultraenergon.jpg|right|thumb|Hepped up on goofballs.]] Shockwave visited each of the planets and regulated the reactions with [[global damper]]s, but when he visited Earth, he was stopped by the [[Dinobot (G1)|Dynobots]] and buried in a volcanic eruption, leaving his grand vision for the energon unrealized. {{storylink|Spotlight: Shockwave}}<br /> <br /> Investigating Shockwave's research, the scheming [[Bludgeon (G1)|Bludgeon]] learned of the Regenesis program, and travelled to Earth in the 1980s to harvest a sample of the super-powerful energon that had matured there. {{storylink|Spotlight: Soundwave}} Using this &quot;[[Ultra-Energon]]&quot;, as he termed it, Bludgeon reactivated the monstrous [[Thunderwing (G1)|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 the Ultra-Energon on Earth and, dubbing it &quot;Ore-13&quot;, 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.<br /> <br /> The methods by which energon is distilled and absorbed in this universe are not particularly detailed. Natural energon is mined as ore, and undergoes processing into an unknown state, after which it has only been shown being absorbed via a [[delivery capsule]], a large full body capsule which the Transformer enters. Even what goes on inside the capsule is unknown; all that can be discerned is that when the process is over, a cloud of gas colored in energon's traditional purple-pink escapes as the capsule re-opens. {{storylink|Infiltration issue 6|Infiltration #6}} In contrast, Cliffjumper required no capsule to take in artificial energon from a convertor; it was simply transferred through a tube that ran from the device into a port in his forearm. {{storylink|Spotlight: Cliffjumper}} 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}}<br /> {{-}}<br /> <br /> ====''Henkei! Henkei! Comic Bun Bun'' manga====<br /> <br /> {{see|Energon Cube}}<br /> [[Image:Henkei chpt 03 energon-cube chase.jpg|left|thumb|225px]]<br /> This universe's Cybertron gained its supply of energon from the colossal &quot;Energon Cube&quot;, a solid mass of energon bigger than a starship. When it was lost to the reaches of space, [[Optimus Prime (G1)#Henkei! Henkei! Bun Bun manga|Optimus Prime]] and [[Megatron (G1)#Henkei! Henkei! Bun Bun 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}}<br /> <br /> 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. [[Image:Henkei8 megatron energon bath.jpg|right|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}}<br /> <br /> 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! Bun Bun manga|Galvatron]]! {{storylink|Creation! The New Emperor of Destruction!!}}<br /> {{-}}<br /> <br /> ===Robots in Disguise===<br /> :''For further information, see: [[Energon chains]].''<br /> <br /> [[Image:Sideburnsobsession_energon_chains.jpg|left|thumb]]<br /> Energon played only a minimal role in this universe, as the [[Predacon (RID)|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}}<br /> <br /> Energon is ingested through an &quot;energon intake&quot; {{storylink|The Two Faces of Ultra Magnus}} and comes in &quot;leaded&quot; and &quot;unleaded&quot; 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}}<br /> {{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.}}<br /> <br /> ===Unicron Trilogy===<br /> :''For further information, see: [[energon star]], [[energon weapon]], [[Energon Sword]], [[Energon Saber]], [[energon tower]], [[energon grid]], [[Energon Blaster]], [[Energon band]], [[Energon Orb]], [[energon gas]], [[Super Energon]], [[Energon Volant Accumulator]], [[energon tomato]]<br /> <br /> ====''Energon'' cartoon====<br /> <br /> [[Image:Energonep1_omnicons_and_energon.jpg|right|thumb|220px]]<br /> <br /> 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 (Energon)|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|Unicron Trilogy guidebooks#Energon|Transformers Energon Official Guidebook}} and later [[Lunar City]] on the [[Moon (moon)|Moon]]. {{storylink|Kicker Beware!}}<br /> <br /> [[Image:Energonep2 energon stars.jpg|left|thumb|220px]]<br /> <br /> 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 sold-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}} In one particularly puzzling instance, the interaction of multiple Energon Stars with [[Optimus Prime (Armada)|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 &quot;Autobot&quot; Energon is typically red in color.<br /> <br /> [[Image:Energonep3_shock_shock_shock.jpg|right|thumb|220px]]<br /> <br /> 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)|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 &quot;Decepticon&quot; 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}} 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)|Starscream]] to life. Unfortunately, he ran out halfway through the process, leaving Starscream incomplete, a sort of Energon &quot;ghost&quot;, whose body constantly shifted from physical to incorporeal. {{storylink|Starscream the Mysterious Mercenary}}<br /> <br /> [[Image:Energonep14 energon grid.jpg|left|thumb|220px]]<br /> <br /> Setting off into space to stop Megatron's plans, the Autobots left Earth protected by Doctor Jones's newest Energon innovation: the [[Energon grid]], a protective field of plasma-state Energon generated by [[energon tower]]s 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 &quot;sparks&quot; 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}}<br /> <br /> [[Image:Energonep28 energon sun.jpg|right|thumb|220px]]<br /> <br /> 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 justice|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's 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)|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}}<br /> <br /> ====''Energon'' comic====<br /> [[Image:Energon22_terrorcons_power_up.jpg|left|thumb|250px]]<br /> <br /> 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}}<br /> <br /> The existence of pockets of energon gas on Earth was discovered by the alternative energy research and development company [[Alterenergy]], who dubbed it &quot;01 Source&quot;. 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. [[Image:Energon29 energon weapons.jpg|right|thumb|350px]] 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}}<br /> <br /> 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}}<br /> <br /> ===Live-action film series===<br /> :''For further information see: [[AllSpark]], [[Energon drone]], [[Dual Energon Swords]], [[Energon detector]]<br /> <br /> {{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 (ROTF)|Jetfire]] explains the importance of Energon|''[[Transformers: Revenge of the Fallen (film)|Revenge of the Fallen]]''}}<br /> <br /> [[Image:Defiance4 allspark creates primes.jpg|left|thumb|165px]]<br /> <br /> 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}}<br /> <br /> 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}}<br /> <br /> [[Image:MovieAdaptation4 nokia bot.jpg|right|thumb|275px]]<br /> <br /> 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 (ROTF)|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}}<br /> <br /> 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}}<br /> <br /> [[Image:ROTF jetfire awakens.jpg|left|thumb|250px]]<br /> <br /> 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}}<br /> [[Image:ROTF fallen leaks energon.jpg|right|250px|thumb|The [[Tony Todd|Candyman]] can, 'cause he mixes it with love, and makes the world taste good...]]<br /> 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}}<br /> <br /> 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&lt;ref&gt;Hasbro's online [http://www.hasbro.com/transformers/en_US/discover/TRANSFORMERS-Glossary.cfm Transformers glossary].&lt;/ref&gt; 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}}<br /> {{-}}<br /> <br /> ===Transformers Collectors' Club comics===<br /> {{see|Rarified Energon}}<br /> [[Image:CrossingOver5 rarified energon.jpg|left|thumb|165px|&quot;The formula is water! Pure, ordinary water!&quot;]]<br /> 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 (Prima)|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}}<br /> {{-}}<br /> <br /> ===Animated===<br /> {{see|Energon farm}}<br /> [[Image:Ani07 sllsparkinfusedenergon.jpg|right|thumb|250px|&quot;Mine mine mine! All mine!&quot;]]<br /> 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 &quot;AllSpark-infused energon&quot;, 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}}<br /> <br /> 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 [[Cybertron 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}}<br /> <br /> {{note|The episode title &quot;[[A Fistful of Energon]]&quot;, parodying the Western movie &quot;A Fistful of Dollars&quot;, suggests energon is employed as a currency in this universe, though nothing that occurs in-universe addresses this use.}}<br /> <br /> ===Shattered Glass===<br /> [[Image:Cliffjumper&amp;SGGoryu Dungeons&amp;Dinobots.jpg|left|thumb|100px|[[Steven Spielberg]] takes the directorial reins.]]<br /> {{see|Energon rod}}<br /> 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.<br /> <br /> 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 &amp; Dinobots}}<br /> {{-}}<br /> <br /> ===Aligned===<br /> :''For further information, see: [[Energon battle pistol]], [[Energon grenade]], [[Energon repair ray]], [[Geosynchronous Energon Bridge]], [[Dark Energon]], [[Energon prod]], [[Energon Harvester]], [[Synthetic Energon]], [[Tox-En]], [[Red Energon]]<br /> [[Image:Wfc_energon_cubes.jpg|right|thumb|250px]]<br /> [[Alpha Trion (Prime)|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 &amp; Students}} the framework for which can be produced by the Decepticon [[Soundwave (Prime)|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}}<br /> <br /> In Cybertronian prehistory, the ancients 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}} [[Image:Starscreamharvestingcrystals.jpg|thumb|left|250px|Starscream harvesting raw Energon.]] Similarly, they used [[Energon Harvester]]s to draw this energy right out of Energon crystals. {{storylink|Deus ex Machina}} Later, during the [[Golden Age]], a formula for a synthetic version of Energon was developed; apparently never put into production, this formula was programmed into a [[Cybertronian data cylinder|data cylinder]] and sent into space. {{storylink|T.M.I.}}<br /> <br /> 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}} The Decepticons even began experimenting with Energon's poisonous counterpart, [[Dark Energon]], a product of [[Unicron]] in the same way that true 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}} <br /> <br /> By coincidence or design, the Transformers' war eventually carried them back to Earth in the 21st century. After an undetailed initial clash, [[Megatron (Prime)|Megatron]] retreated into space to gather up an army, and [[Starscream (Prime)|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 (comic)}} 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 &quot;ND-7 Class&quot;. {{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}}<br /> <br /> [[Image:Crossfire Insecticon holding energon.jpg|thumb|right|250px]]<br /> [[Optimus Prime (Prime)|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 (Prime)|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}}<br /> <br /> Having gone rogue, Starscream was forced to either steal energon from the ''[[Trypticon (Prime)|Nemesis]]'' {{storylink|Orion Pax, Part 1}} or scavenge for it in abandoned mines. {{storylink|Crossfire}} After [[MECH]] stole [[Bumblebee (Prime)|Bumblebee]]'s [[transformation cog|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 (Prime)| Insecticon]] which searched for energon for her. {{storylink|Crossfire}}<br /> <br /> 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 [[Insecticon (Prime)|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}}<br /> <br /> {{spoiler|New Recruit|September 14, 2012}}<br /> 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}}<br /> <br /> 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.<br /> <br /> {{--}}<br /> <br /> ==Toys and merchandise==<br /> ===''Beast Wars''===<br /> <br /> [[Image:Big_convoy_energon_matrix.jpg|left|thumb]]<br /> <br /> The [[rubsign]]s introduced into the ''[[Beast Wars: Transformers (toyline)|Beast Wars]]'' toyline in 1997 were called &quot;Energon Chips&quot;. 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.<br /> {{-}}<br /> ===Generation 1===<br /> <br /> [[Image:G1_energon_toys.jpg|right|thumb|275px|Foooood Fiiight!!!]]<br /> [[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 ''[[Robot Masters (franchise)|Robot Masters]]'' 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.<br /> <br /> ''The Transformers Collection'' also featured the first, and to-date only, 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.<br /> {{-}}<br /> ===''Energon''===<br /> <br /> [[Image:Energon_weapons.jpg|left|thumb|275px]]<br /> <br /> All the Omnicon and Terrorcon toys released in the ''Energon'' toyline came packaged with an Energon star (called an &quot;Energon chip&quot; 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 [[5mm post]]s. The Autobot stars and weapons were various shades of red, while the Decepticons' were green, 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 &quot;Energon ghost&quot;. This pair of weapons could combine to form a ''huge'' sword.<br /> <br /> [[Image:Energontoy_sword_and_combiner.jpg|right|thumb|250px]]<br /> <br /> The limb components of the three &quot;Maximus&quot; [[Combiner]]s released during ''Energon'' also each came with a translucent blue &quot;Super Energon&quot; 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.<br /> <br /> [[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.<br /> <br /> 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 &quot;Energon cube&quot;, 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.<br /> <br /> ===Live-action movies===<br /> [[Image:ROTF_energon_swords.jpg|left|thumb|225px]]<br /> <br /> The first [[subline imprint]] of the [[Movie (toyline)|live-action movie toyline]] was the &quot;[[AllSpark Power]]&quot; 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 &quot;AllSpark Power&quot; 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.<br /> <br /> [[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 &quot;[[Premium Series]]&quot; 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.<br /> {{--}}<br /> <br /> ==Notes==<br /> ===Foreign names===<br /> *''Japanese:'' '''Energon''' (エネルゴン ''enerugon'')<br /> *''Russian:'' '''Energon''' (Энергон)<br /> <br /> ==Footnotes==<br /> {{reflist}}<br /> <br /> [[Category:Animated substances]]<br /> [[Category:Beast Machines]]<br /> [[Category:Beast Wars substances]]<br /> [[Category:Drink]]<br /> [[Category:Energon| ]]<br /> [[Category:Energon franchise]]<br /> [[Category:Food]]<br /> [[Category:Generation 1 substances]]<br /> [[Category:MacGuffins]]<br /> [[Category:Movie]]<br /> [[Category:Power sources]]<br /> [[Category:Prime]]<br /> [[Category:Primus]]<br /> [[Category:Revenge of the Fallen]]<br /> [[Category:Substances]]<br /> [[Category:War for Cybertron]]</div>

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<p>Wheeljack1768: /* Image That I Upload */</p> <hr /> <div>Hi Im Wheeljack1768.I Edit The Animation Errors and Characters from [[Transformers: Prime]] and [[Transformers: Rescue Bots]]. I also Upload Image<br /> <br /> [[Image:ConJob-Wheeljackgun.jpg|right|thumb|300px]]<br /> <br /> <br /> =Pages That I Edit=<br /> <br /> *[[Darkness Rising, Part 1]]<br /> *[[Darkness Rising, Part 5]]<br /> *[[Orion Pax, Part 3]]<br /> *[[Nemesis Prime (episode)|Nemesis Prime]]<br /> *[[Triage]]<br /> *[[New Recruit]]<br /> *[[Smokescreen (Prime)]]<br /> <br /> =Shows and Movies That I Love=<br /> <br /> *[[Transformers: Prime (cartoon)]]<br /> *[[The Transformers (cartoon)]]<br /> *[[The Transformers: The Movie]]<br /> *[[Transformers: Revenge of the Fallen (film)]]<br /> *[[Transformers: Dark of the Moon (film)]]<br /> <br /> ==Image That I Upload==<br /> <br /> [[Image:300px-Prime-smokescreen-s02e18-1.jpg|left|thumb|200px]]<br /> [[Image:300px Jack in Spacesuit.jpg|center|thumb|200px]]<br /> {{--}}<br /> <br /> =External Link=<br /> *[http://www.youtube.com/user/Wheeljack1768?feature=mhee/ Wheeljack1768]</div>

Wheeljack1768 https://tfwiki.duckdns.org/index.php?title=User:Wheeljack1768&diff=749815 2012-09-08T16:15:13Z

<p>Wheeljack1768: /* Image That I Upload */</p> <hr /> <div>Hi Im Wheeljack1768.I Edit The Animation Errors and Characters from [[Transformers: Prime]] and [[Transformers: Rescue Bots]]. I also Upload Image<br /> <br /> [[Image:ConJob-Wheeljackgun.jpg|right|thumb|300px]]<br /> <br /> <br /> =Pages That I Edit=<br /> <br /> *[[Darkness Rising, Part 1]]<br /> *[[Darkness Rising, Part 5]]<br /> *[[Orion Pax, Part 3]]<br /> *[[Nemesis Prime (episode)|Nemesis Prime]]<br /> *[[Triage]]<br /> *[[New Recruit]]<br /> *[[Smokescreen (Prime)]]<br /> <br /> =Shows and Movies That I Love=<br /> <br /> *[[Transformers: Prime (cartoon)]]<br /> *[[The Transformers (cartoon)]]<br /> *[[The Transformers: The Movie]]<br /> *[[Transformers: Revenge of the Fallen (film)]]<br /> *[[Transformers: Dark of the Moon (film)]]<br /> <br /> ==Image That I Upload==<br /> <br /> [[Image:300px-Prime-smokescreen-s02e18-1.jpg|left|thumb|200px]]<br /> [[Image:300px Jack in Spacesuit.jpg||thumb|200px]]<br /> {{--}}<br /> <br /> =External Link=<br /> *[http://www.youtube.com/user/Wheeljack1768?feature=mhee/ Wheeljack1768]</div>

Wheeljack1768 https://tfwiki.duckdns.org/index.php?title=User:Wheeljack1768&diff=749814 2012-09-08T16:14:42Z

<p>Wheeljack1768: /* Image That I Upload */</p> <hr /> <div>Hi Im Wheeljack1768.I Edit The Animation Errors and Characters from [[Transformers: Prime]] and [[Transformers: Rescue Bots]]. I also Upload Image<br /> <br /> [[Image:ConJob-Wheeljackgun.jpg|right|thumb|300px]]<br /> <br /> <br /> =Pages That I Edit=<br /> <br /> *[[Darkness Rising, Part 1]]<br /> *[[Darkness Rising, Part 5]]<br /> *[[Orion Pax, Part 3]]<br /> *[[Nemesis Prime (episode)|Nemesis Prime]]<br /> *[[Triage]]<br /> *[[New Recruit]]<br /> *[[Smokescreen (Prime)]]<br /> <br /> =Shows and Movies That I Love=<br /> <br /> *[[Transformers: Prime (cartoon)]]<br /> *[[The Transformers (cartoon)]]<br /> *[[The Transformers: The Movie]]<br /> *[[Transformers: Revenge of the Fallen (film)]]<br /> *[[Transformers: Dark of the Moon (film)]]<br /> <br /> ==Image That I Upload==<br /> <br /> [[Image:300px-Prime-smokescreen-s02e18-1.jpg|left|thumb|200px]]<br /> [[Image:300px Jack in Spacesuit.jpg|right|thumb|200px]]<br /> {{--}}<br /> <br /> =External Link=<br /> *[http://www.youtube.com/user/Wheeljack1768?feature=mhee/ Wheeljack1768]</div>

Wheeljack1768 https://tfwiki.duckdns.org/index.php?title=User:Wheeljack1768&diff=749813 2012-09-08T16:14:05Z

<p>Wheeljack1768: /* Image That I Upload */</p> <hr /> <div>Hi Im Wheeljack1768.I Edit The Animation Errors and Characters from [[Transformers: Prime]] and [[Transformers: Rescue Bots]]. I also Upload Image<br /> <br /> [[Image:ConJob-Wheeljackgun.jpg|right|thumb|300px]]<br /> <br /> <br /> =Pages That I Edit=<br /> <br /> *[[Darkness Rising, Part 1]]<br /> *[[Darkness Rising, Part 5]]<br /> *[[Orion Pax, Part 3]]<br /> *[[Nemesis Prime (episode)|Nemesis Prime]]<br /> *[[Triage]]<br /> *[[New Recruit]]<br /> *[[Smokescreen (Prime)]]<br /> <br /> =Shows and Movies That I Love=<br /> <br /> *[[Transformers: Prime (cartoon)]]<br /> *[[The Transformers (cartoon)]]<br /> *[[The Transformers: The Movie]]<br /> *[[Transformers: Revenge of the Fallen (film)]]<br /> *[[Transformers: Dark of the Moon (film)]]<br /> <br /> ==Image That I Upload==<br /> <br /> [[Image:300px-Prime-smokescreen-s02e18-1.jpg|left|thumb|200px]]<br /> [[Image:300px Jack in Spacesuit.jpg|front|thumb|200px]]<br /> {{--}}<br /> <br /> =External Link=<br /> *[http://www.youtube.com/user/Wheeljack1768?feature=mhee/ Wheeljack1768]</div>

Wheeljack1768 https://tfwiki.duckdns.org/index.php?title=User:Wheeljack1768&diff=749812 2012-09-08T16:13:38Z

<p>Wheeljack1768: </p> <hr /> <div>Hi Im Wheeljack1768.I Edit The Animation Errors and Characters from [[Transformers: Prime]] and [[Transformers: Rescue Bots]]. I also Upload Image<br /> <br /> [[Image:ConJob-Wheeljackgun.jpg|right|thumb|300px]]<br /> <br /> <br /> =Pages That I Edit=<br /> <br /> *[[Darkness Rising, Part 1]]<br /> *[[Darkness Rising, Part 5]]<br /> *[[Orion Pax, Part 3]]<br /> *[[Nemesis Prime (episode)|Nemesis Prime]]<br /> *[[Triage]]<br /> *[[New Recruit]]<br /> *[[Smokescreen (Prime)]]<br /> <br /> =Shows and Movies That I Love=<br /> <br /> *[[Transformers: Prime (cartoon)]]<br /> *[[The Transformers (cartoon)]]<br /> *[[The Transformers: The Movie]]<br /> *[[Transformers: Revenge of the Fallen (film)]]<br /> *[[Transformers: Dark of the Moon (film)]]<br /> <br /> ==Image That I Upload==<br /> <br /> [[Image:300px-Prime-smokescreen-s02e18-1.jpg|left|thumb|200px]]<br /> [[Image:Image:300px Jack in Spacesuit.jpg|front|thumb|200px]]<br /> {{--}}<br /> <br /> =External Link=<br /> *[http://www.youtube.com/user/Wheeljack1768?feature=mhee/ Wheeljack1768]</div>

Wheeljack1768 https://tfwiki.duckdns.org/index.php?title=File:300px_Jack_in_Spacesuit.jpg&diff=749811 2012-09-08T16:11:42Z

<p>Wheeljack1768: </p> <hr /> <div>{{Primecap||Orion Pax, Part 2|2}}</div>

Wheeljack1768 https://tfwiki.duckdns.org/index.php?title=File:300px_Jack_in_Spacesuit.jpg&diff=749808 2012-09-08T16:05:13Z

<p>Wheeljack1768: </p> <hr /> <div>{{Primecap|<br /> [[Jack Darby]] Im Ready Blast|<br /> Orion Pax, Part 3|<br /> 29|<br /> eptitle=Orion Pax,Part 3<br /> }}</div>

Wheeljack1768 https://tfwiki.duckdns.org/index.php?title=File:300px_Jack_in_Spacesuit.jpg&diff=749807 2012-09-08T16:03:55Z

<p>Wheeljack1768: </p> <hr /> <div>{{Primecap|<br /> [[Jack Darby]] Im Ready Blast|<br /> Orion Pax, Part 3|<br /> 1|<br /> eptitle=Orion Pax,Part 3<br /> }}</div>

Wheeljack1768 https://tfwiki.duckdns.org/index.php?title=File:300px_Jack_in_Spacesuit.jpg&diff=749805 2012-09-08T16:01:44Z

<p>Wheeljack1768: </p> <hr /> <div>{{Primecap|<br /> [[Jack Darby]] Im Ready Blast To Earth|<br /> Orion Pax, Part 3|<br /> 1|<br /> eptitle=Orion Pax,Part 3<br /> }}</div>

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