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Optimus Prime (SG)

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|''This article is about the evil Autobot leader. For his heroic counterpart, see [[Optimus Prime (G1)]]. For other meanings, see [[Optronix (disambiguation)]], [[Optimus Prime (disambiguation)]], [[Nova Prime (disambiguation)]].''
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:''Optimus Prime is the [[Prime (rank)|leader]] of the evil [[Autobot]]s from the [[Transformers: Shattered Glass (franchise)|Shattered Glass]] [[continuity family]].''

[[File:Optimusshatteredsipher.jpg|right|upright=1.4|thumb|[[Maurice LaMarche|REAL HOLOGRAPHIC SIMULATED EVIL LINCOLN IS '''''BAAAAAACK!!!''''']]]]

'''Optimus Prime''' is the tyrannical leader of the evil [[Autobot]]s, a cruel and ambitious despot whose plans fall nothing short of [[Autobot Imperium|universal conquest]]. Long ago, he cheated and backstabbed his way to the top of [[Cybertron (planet)|Cybertron]]ian society, and used the power afforded by his new position to gather an army and initiate a war against the complacent.

The crucible of war has burned away most of the traits that Optimus once relied upon: where once he coldly plotted and schemed, now he surrounds himself with the corpses of his enemies and would-be usurpers and talks to them as though they still live. Ruthless and utterly unhinged, Prime will gleefully send dozens of Autobots to their deaths if it means gaining the tiniest of advantages, and his deadly outbursts inspire terror in allies and enemies alike. His casual disregard for the lives of his followers means that his powerbase is shaky at best—shaky to the point where multiple Autobots have conspired to remove their leader from the picture. But few of those would-be traitors underestimate just ''how'' stubborn their leader is: if there's something he wants, Optimus Prime will level mountains, extinguish suns, or wade through a sea of Autobot corpses to get his hands on it... and there's nothing he wants more than to keep his power.

The only thing standing in Prime's path to domination is [[Megatron (SG)|Megatron]], a noble [[Decepticon]] willing to lead a small band of rebels in a fight for freedom.

Before he was known as Optimus Prime, he is sometimes an archivist known as '''Optronix''', and other times a [[Senate|Senator]] called '''Orion Pax'''. In at least one universe, Optimus has been [[Unicron#Shattered Glass|remade]] into the enlightened '''Nova Prime''', and given a chance to redeem himself.

{{bigquote|Strike, my Autobots! Strike with all the power at your disposal! Let those who see our wisdom join us, and those who choose to stagnate be cut out like the rotting cancer they are!|Optimus Prime says it's on|"[[Shattered Glass (issue)|Shattered Glass]]"}}

==Fiction==
===Fun Publications ''Shattered Glass'' continuity===
[[File:Optronixshattered.jpg|left|upright=1.4|thumb|The Dewey Decimal System is a cruel mistress.]]
Long ago, Optronix was a dangerously obsessed librarian who worked in the [[Great Cybertronian Archives]] during the [[Golden Age]]. During his time in the Archives, he sought through the vast store of information for the ultimate truth, the meaning of life. However, as he searched, he came to a [[Underbase#Shattered Glass|dark conclusion]]: there was none. The only meaningful impact one could leave was their own history, their great deeds being recorded for posterity. Optronix snapped when he realized he was a nobody, but that if he became someone else, he could change that. {{storylink|Coalescence}} Backstabbing his way up the ranks, he soon amassed a following of like-minded Cybertronians who believed in his code of advancement through conflict. When his superiors found out about his activities, he was removed from service. Suddenly, his armies attacked, sweeping through cities and killing those who refused to join them. {{storylink|Shattered Glass (issue)|Shattered Glass}} {{storylink|#Toys|BotCon 2008 Optimus Prime profile card}} Among those who joined Prime in the [[Second Cybertronian War (SG)|Second Cybertronian War]] was his brother [[Ultra Magnus (SG)|Ultra Magnus]]. {{storylink|Treadshot (SG)#Toys|BotCon 2012 Treadshot profile card}} When the scientist [[Starscream (SG)|Starscream]] turned down Optronix's offer, he ordered Starscream's [[Crystal City]] home to be destroyed in front of him. {{storylink|Starscream (SG)|BotCon 2008 Starscream profile card}} With their spoils, his "Autobots" began arming themselves with more complicated weaponry, but Optronix, now named Optimus Prime, saved the most advanced upgrades for himself. Rumors of a discovery spread that one day he'd discovered knowledge that had driven him mad, and that in place of his cold calculations was now an unhinged mind bent on random, indiscriminate violence, but these were incorrect understandings of why he'd started on his path. He strung up his countless victims along the walls of [[Great Dome|his headquarters]] in [[Iacon (polity)|Iacon]] and began talking to them, asking them mockingly for advice. However, even this may have simply been his own way of making himself even more legendary a figure, albeit in the most monstrous of ways.

But [[Megatron (SG)|Megatron]], a young champion from [[Polyhex]], gathered an army to oppose him. Megatron's forces also had a way to counter Optimus Prime's military superiority: the ability to configure their bodies into alternate forms. It did not take long for Optimus Prime to steal this "Decepticon" technology for himself. {{storylink|Shattered Glass (issue)|Shattered Glass}}

[[File:Invasion-MagnusFlashback.jpg|right|thumb|upright=1.67|Only an evil Optimus Prime would rip off someone's face!]]

When the Decepticons destroyed all but one of the rogue mercenary group named the [[Wreckers]] in the battle of [[Praxus-Delta]], Optimus Prime welcomed their leader, [[Rodimus (SG)|Rodimus]], into his ranks. {{storylink|Rodimus (SG)|BotCon 2008 Rodimus profile card}} At some point [[Ultra Magnus (SG)|Ultra Magnus]] staged a coup. It ended unsuccessfully, with Optimus ripping off Magnus's face and imprisoning him on [[Paradron]]. {{storylink|Invasion (issue)|Invasion}}

Increasingly paranoid, Optimus Prime began suspecting his subordinates of treachery. He killed the leader of his elite [[Seeker (SG)|Seeker]] unit, [[Drench (SG)|Drench]], and when he learned of Seeker [[Sideswipe (SG)|Sideswipe]]'s dissatisfaction with his leader's assassination, Prime staged an ambush to kill him. However, not only did Sideswipe narrowly escape and join the Decepticons, {{storylink|Sideswipe (SG)|BotCon 2008 Sideswipe profile card}} one of Optimus's few friends and savior at the [[Torus Heights]] battles, [[Cliffjumper (SG)|another Autobot]], happened to be at the [[Rad Zone|location of the ambush]] and did get killed. Optimus never learned of this though, and assumed Cliffjumper had died in the battle at [[Darkmount (Cybertron)|Darkmount]]. {{storylink|Shattered Glass (issue)|Shattered Glass}} Optimus chose Rodimus in place of Sideswipe and [[Goldbug (SG)|Bumblebee]] to take Drench's place as the Seeker unit's new leader, having him rebuilt into the fearsome Goldbug. {{storylink|Goldbug (SG)|BotCon 2008 Goldbug profile card}}

Optimus began looking elsewhere. He targeted the distant planet Earth for conquest, had several of his Autobots reconfigure their bodies to transform into the machinery native to the planet, and began construction of an ''[[Ark (SG)|Ark]]''. However, he requested so much weaponry to be built onto the starship that the integrity of the launching platform was in question. He dismissed these concerns.

[[File:Optimusshatteredhallway.jpg|left|upright=1.67|thumb|Optimus got a [[Skyquake (SG)|Skyquake]] in his collection?? Wow! Yeah, the plastic [[Gold Plastic Syndrome|does that]].]]

Close to the ''Ark''<nowiki>'</nowiki>s completion, [[Cliffjumper (SG)|Cliffjumper]] appeared to return from the dead. At first, he was readily welcomed back into their ranks, but they quickly learned that he was not their Cliffjumper at all, but a [[Cliffjumper (G1)|Cliffjumper doppelganger]]. Prime shot him and ordered his body dumped in the [[Rad Zone]]. This backfired, as Cliffjumper was recruited by the Decepticons, and during a subsequent full-scale Decepticon attack, his [[glass gas]] weaponry was used in an attack on the ''Ark'' launching platform. Prime's plans to conquer Earth were stopped for the moment. {{storylink|Shattered Glass (issue)|Shattered Glass}}

After a later Autobot ambush at the recently rediscovered [[Arch-Ayr]] fuel dump, the Cliffjumper doppelgänger angrily rushed Optimus Prime, followed by the combined forces of the [[Mayhem Suppression Squad]]. Despite it all, Optimus Prime kept on his feet, though his rage was growing with every blow. No one, however, was expecting the sudden arrival of an army of [[Dinobot (SG)|Dinobot]]s led by the exiled mad scientist, [[Wheeljack (SG)|Wheeljack]]. Optimus Prime ordered the rampaging Dinobots to destroy the Decepticons, but instead the beasts attacked each other. During the chaos, both sides withdrew.

Optimus Prime was furious at the Autobots' failure. At [[Side Burn (SG)|Side Burn]]'s clever suggestion, Prime ordered Wheeljack be put in charge of rebuilding the ''Ark'', a task that the mad scientist felt was beneath him. Also, he demanded that the Dinobots be hunted down and gathered for the Autobots' purposes.

Blurr and Rodimus returned triumphantly with eight Dinobots, though Rodimus had lost his hand in the process. Optimus Prime stood over Rodimus as he awoke from [[Ratchet (SG)|Ratchet]]'s table: the traitorous Seeker now had a buzzsaw in place of where his hand used to be. A suitable punishment! Prime told Rodimus he should be grateful he let him live at all. Perhaps he should use the saw to remove that [[facial hair|ridiculous thing]] from his face? Though Blurr and Rodimus thought Grimlock had died during their search for the Dinobots, sure enough, Grimlock appeared, alive and strangely very intelligent, within their base. Optimus Prime was about to punish Grimlock as well, but Grimlock pointed out a fuel system error in the blueprints of the ''Ark''. The evil Autobot leader let the Dinobot leader go, but demanded someone be brought to him he could destroy. {{storylink|Dungeons & Dinobots}}

When Optimus Prime ordered the ''Ark'' fixed, he knew that the Decepticons would try to follow the Autobots into space. [[Jazz (SG)|Jazz]] mentioned that [[Ricochet (SG)|Ricochet]] had taken care of the Decepticons. Optimus's eyes filled with rage as he learned that Ricochet had captured Megatron. Prime immediately left to reprimand Ricochet for stealing the honor of destroying Megatron. Upon his arrival at the [[Temple of Knowledge]], Optimus and Ricochet were attacked by a group of Decepticon [[Micromaster]]s, allowing Megatron to escape. After a few turnabouts, Megatron won the day. The ''Ark'' launched without Optimus Prime (due to Rodimus's treachery), so Prime ordered a retreat. Once back at the launch site, he learned from Blurr that Rodimus had thrown the Autobots loyal to Prime off the ship. Optimus Prime ordered Ricochet to the [[Agonizing Rehabilitation Chamber]]s for his impudent plan of capturing Megatron. He also promised that Blurr had failed him for the last time. {{storylink|Do Over}}

In one of [[Aquarius (SG)|Aquarius]]'s explanatory flashbacks to [[Breakaway (Classics)|Breakaway]], [[Topspin (Classics)|Topspin]], and [[Landquake (Timelines)|Landquake]], Optimus Prime asked [[Ironhide (SG)|Ironhide]] how progress was coming on [[Omega Doom]]. He was pleased to hear that it was going well, and gloated that once the behemoth was finished, the galaxy would be his for the taking.

[[File:TakingOutRemotePatrol6 Reunification5.jpg|thumb|right|upright=1.67|I said, [[Frenzy (SG)|Rumble]] [[FIRRIB|is]] [[Eject (G1)|blue!]]]]
In the present day, Rodimus promised that his assassins would take down Optimus Prime at the same time [[Alpha Trion#Shattered Glass|Alpha Trion]]'s agents took down Megatron, thus paving the way for their own conquering. {{storylink|Reunification: Part 3}}

Or not.

After the assassination of Megatron, (of which Optimus learned about second-hand from ''[[Around Cybertron]]'') {{storylink|Around Cybertron issue 6|Around Cybertron #6}} [[Hound (SG)|Hound]] and [[Remote Patrol Six]] made their move, surrounding Optimus Prime and Ricochet as they discussed Megatron's death, intending to kill Optimus and install Rodimus in his place as Prime. Hound's rally cries failed to impress Optimus, and the Autobot leader proceeded to use Ricochet as a living shield against a blast from [[Warpath (SG)|Warpath's]] chest-mounted cannon, before crushing [[Kup (SG)|Kup]]'s head with his bare hands, destroying Warpath's chest cannon, taking out Hound by flinging Warpath into him, and cannon-blasting [[Camshaft (SG)|Camshaft]] in the head.

However, the battle was not over yet, as [[Alpha Trion#Shattered Glass|Alpha Trion]], [[Sky Lynx (SG)|Sky Lynx]], and [[Nightscream (BM)|Nightscream]] had arrived to kill Optimus themselves. However, Prime introduced the trio to a completed [[Omega Doom]], who reduced Alpha Trion to a distant smear on the ground, before going off to destroy the Decepticons while Optimus dealt with Sky Lynx and Nightscream. {{storylink|Reunification: Part 5}} {{storylink|The Coming Storm: Part 1}}

Optimus Prime was destroyed and left to die during an important battle in [[Mirtonian constellation|Sector 17 of the Mirtonian Quadrant]]. After Prime was abandoned by his troops, he dragged himself into a nearby [[CR chamber]], and with the help of a local tech, he was upgraded into a new body with a sword made out of a mysterious "[[G-Metal]]". Optimus Prime returned to [[Polyhex]] and murdered many of those who had abandoned him. {{storylink|#Toys|BotCon 2012 Optimus Prime profile card}}

[[File:AnotherLight-novaprime.jpg|thumb|left|So if this is the opposite universe, would he be voiced by William Shatner?]]

Some time after Prime returned, his brother Ultra Magnus and the [[Junkion (species)#Shattered Glass|Junkion]]s were sprung from the prison planet of Paradron by Wheeljack and [[Tracks (SG)|Tracks]]. Optimus Prime watched over a viewscreen as Magnus killed several of his most loyal warriors. After Magnus and his new army escaped via the [[Space bridge|stellar spanner]] into an alternate universe, Optimus Prime activated a distress beacon, knowing that Magnus's rival [[Treadshot (SG)|Treadshot]] would do his dirty work for him. {{storylink|Invasion (issue)|Invasion}}

In [[2015]], Prime mounted an all-out assault on [[Decepticon City (SG)|Decepticon City]]. Before long, Galvatron arrived from Cybertron, and the two leaders wound up in a one-on-one confrontation. Optimus quickly gained the upper hand, but scheming interference by Rodimus led to the Autobot leader taking a serious gunshot wound. {{storylink|Memory's Splinter}} With the tide turned, the Autobots retreated to Sky Lynx, with [[Blaster (SG)|Blaster]] carrying the injured Optimus aboard. {{storylink|Restoration}}

En route to Cybertron, Sky Lynx announced that he had insufficient power to carry all his passengers there, and Optimus was among those who Rodimus dumped out. Floating through space, Prime found himself in the presence of [[Unicron#Shattered Glass|Unicron]]. {{storylink|Familiar Reflections}} However, the fragment of Unicron he encountered was his rare good side, so Unicron restored Prime's sanity and rebuilt him into '''Nova Prime''' as a messenger of justice. With [[Brawn (SG)|X-Brawn]], [[Prowl (SG)|Checkpoint]], and the Autotroopers serving as his [[Knights of Unicron (SG)|Knights of Unicron]], Nova Prime returned to Cybertron to end the threat of the evil Autobots. He defeated Rodimus in combat and cast him down into the depths of Cybertron. {{storylink|Out of the One, Many}}

Unfortunately, while Nova Prime's forces were rounding up the other Autobots, Unicron's opposite number [[Primus#Shattered Glass|Primus]] chose to manifest himself. The deity-turned-planet reverted to his robot mode, and intended to eliminate the infestation of other-dimensional vermin from his plane, including the positive universe's planet Earth. Surprisingly, Earth transformed into a Light God named [[Gaea]], empowered by the [[Rarified Energon]] of that world as her lifeblood. As the dark Primus and Gaea battled, Nova Prime brought his troops within range and fired as one at Primus's eye, blinding him long enough for Gaea to defeat him.

[[File:AnotherLight-happyending.jpg|thumb|upright=2]]

Gaea reverted into her [[New Cybertron (SG)|planet mode]], now existing as a mechanical world, and replaced Primus as the Cybertron of that reality. As a council of governors formed to oversee the united Cybertronians of two worlds, Nova Prime and his Knights served as guardians of the rulers. His insanity finally quelled, Nova Prime was at peace and found his new world... beautiful. {{storylink|The Future Buried...}}
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====''Recordicons''====
[[File:DigitaldoomonthehighwaytodestructionSG.jpg|left|thumb|upright=1.4|Autobots, Roll Over!!!]]

At some unspecified point in time, a team of Autobots somehow under the command of both [[Rodimus (SG)|Rodimus Prime]] and Optimus Prime fought [[Thundercracker (SG)|Thundercracker]] and [[Ravage (SG)|Ravage]] in the Transformers' greatest battle on Earth, "[[Digital Doom on the Highway to Destruction (SG)|Digital Doom on the Highway to Destruction]]". According to Ravage, anyway. {{storylink|Recordicons issue 3|Recordicons #3}}

====''SD SG''====
Optimus Prime meta-complained about the idea of him turning good. He said "they" would never do that to the likes of Megatron or Starscream, before being provided examples of both. {{storylink|SD SG issue 1|SD SG #1}}

===''Lil Formers'' ===
Optimus Prime ran afoul of [[Nemesis Prime (G1)|Nemesis Prime]], who accused him of "biting his style." {{storylink|Lil Formers}}

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===IDW ''Shattered Glass'' continuity===

[[File:ShatteredGlass2-OrionPax.JPG|thumb|right|250px|I hope nothing bad happens to his right window after that.]]

In the years before the Great War, Orion Pax was a member of the Cybertronian [[Senate]]. Although Orion claimed that he merely sought to bring order to a disorganized and chaotic Cybertron, and even maintained a nominal friendship with the miner turned civil rights advocate [[Megatron (SG)|Megatron]], this affable facade concealed his authoritarian ambitions and his insatiable lust for power. Orion recruited other Cybertronians who shared his goals, among them the law clerk [[Ultra Magnus (SG)|Ultra Magnus]], whose expertise Orion used to keep his activities legal until the time was right. As a reward for Magnus's service, Orion assigned him command of an enforcer squad that would be "capable of bringing true order to Cybertron". After the squad branded themselves as the "[[Wreckers]]", Pax sent them to launch a terrorist attack on the Senate, ordering them to abduct senator [[Shockwave (SG)|Shockwave]] and subject him to the brain-damaging [[empurata]] procedure. {{storylink|Shattered Glass issue 2|Shattered Glass #2}} {{storylink|Shattered Glass II issue 1|Shattered Glass II #1}}

Controlling the Senate was not enough for Orion. To truly succeed in his power grab, however, Orion needed an advantage no one else on Cybertron could hope to match: when [[Jetfire (SG)|Jetfire]] and [[Starscream (SG)|Starscream]] visited the Senate to secure funding for their research on Cybertron's [[Titan (group)|Titan]]s, Orion immediately took an interest in their proposal to excavate and reawaken [[Metroplex (SG)|Metroplex]], the Titan they'd partly unearthed near [[Iacon (polity)|Iacon]]. Although Jetfire took an interest in the proposal, Starscream, unsure whether they could trust their would-be benefactor turned down the offer. {{storylink|Shattered Glass issue 3|Shattered Glass #3}} Later that day, Orion pulled some strings to have Megatron released from prison after his latest rally turned violent and ended with his arrest. Orion's demands that Megatron stop his protests sparked a final argument between the pair, which escalated into physical violence and, eventually, Megatron shattering Orion's windshield and declaring that their friendship was over for good. {{storylink|Shattered Glass issue 2|Shattered Glass #2}}

[[File:ShatteredGlass2-autobotstriumphant.jpg|thumb|left|250px]]

At some point afterwards, Jetfire, worried about the day when their funding finally ran dry, went behind Starscream's back to take Orion up on his offer. However, Starscream had secretly tailed Jetfire to the meeting with Orion's inner cadre; when Pax overheard the noise, he had [[Goldbug (SG)|Bumblebee]] and [[Prowl (SG)|Prowl]] capture Starscream and bring him before the group. Starscream fled before the Autobot leader could execute him, but as a result Jetfire now permanently stood with the Autobots. {{storylink|Shattered Glass issue 3|Shattered Glass #3}}

Subsequent events are unclear; some point after this series of events, Orion took on the name "Optimus Prime", overthrew the Senate, and plunged the planet into global war against Megatron's Decepticons. Eventually, he and his followers left Cybertron entirely and travelled to [[Earth]] with the intent of plundering its supplies of [[Rarified Energon]]. Megatron pursued them off-planet, while other Decepticons arrived later to help defend Earth, and the battles between the two factions grew increasingly destructive. Finally, with the Earth in ruins and on the cusp of an unwinnable battle against their foes, Megatron felt that there was no other way to keep the Decepticons alive other than sacrificing himself and buying time for Starscream to take the remaining Decepticons offworld and into hiding. After a brief battle, Optimus triumphed, beat Megatron to the brink of death, and went on to pillage the Earth before returning to Cybertron. {{storylink|Shattered Glass issue 2|Shattered Glass #2}}

[[File:ShatteredGlass4-Goldbugvsoptimus.jpg|thumb|right|250px|Insert ''Ren & Stimpy'' joke here.]]

On the way back to Cybertron, Optimus granted [[Ratchet (SG)|Ratchet]] permission to use a spare [[protoform]] to revive the fallen Bumblebee. Bumblebee returned as the more powerful "[[Goldbug (SG)|Goldbug]]", but was disappointed to learn that Prime had only sanctioned the procedure because they had material to spare, not out of any kind of affection for his lieutenant. With the Decepticons scattered and on the run, the Autobots set about rebuilding Iacon. However, when Goldbug warned Optimus that Prowl was planning a coup, Optimus arrogantly informed him that he could deal with whatever Goldbug was planning. When Goldbug pushed the issue, Optimus savagely beat the little Autobot as a reminder as to who was in charge. Unsurprisingly, Goldbug fell in with Prowl instead, who sent Goldbug to assassinate Prime on his new throne in Iacon, which he had renamed "Pax" in honour of his former identity. Goldbug fought hard, but was ultimately unable to deliver the killing blow against the much larger Autobot and retreated. {{storylink|Shattered Glass issue 4|Shattered Glass #4}}

By the present day, Cybertron had balkanized into three distinct, feuding fiefdoms, each ruled by one of the three Autobot warlords. Optimus Prime maintained control of Pax, but the treacherous terrain of the [[Chrome Ridge]] prevented him from expanding his territory to the [[Static Zone]] which divided his territory from Goldbug's capital of [[Kaon (polity)|Gold City]]. The freelance [[bodyscrapper]] [[Blurr (SG)|Blurr]] occasionally worked for Optimus. {{storylink|Shattered Glass issue 1|Shattered Glass #1}} After Megatron retook Gold City and deposed Goldbug, [[Ultra Magnus (SG)|Ultra Magnus]] told his spy [[Wheeljack (SG)|Wheeljack]] that Optimus had plans for [[Starscream (SG)|Starscream]]'s disembodied spark, which held the secret of how to rouse the Titans from their slumber. {{storylink|Shattered Glass issue 5|Shattered Glass #5}}

Ultra Magnus later came before a visibly bored Optimus Prime to inform him of the danger about Metroplex rising, the Prime only rising from his throne to put [[Jazz (SG)|Jazz]] in his place. Though the Wreckers initially withdrew, Magnus soon returned to the throne room, having finally snapped and given in to his lust for power. Though Optimus initially held the advantage, Magnus managed to disable his right arm, allowing the Wrecker leader to overpower the Prime and claim his throne. {{storylink|Shattered Glass II issue 1|Shattered Glass II #1}}

Still plagued by self-confidence issues however, Ultra Magnus did not believe he could lead the Autobots as himself, instead conspiring to steal Optimus's body. {{storylink|Shattered Glass II issue 5|Shattered Glass II #5}} After being repaired, Optimus was brought to Metroplex, {{storylink|Shattered Glass II issue 4|Shattered Glass II #4}} where his [[spark]] was extracted and placed in Magnus's body. Having his leg cut off and his [[voice box]] disabled, Optimus was left to impotently scream, a state in which he was found by [[Soundwave (SG)|Soundwave]] and [[Wheeljack (SG)|Slicer]]. {{storylink|Shattered Glass II issue 5|Shattered Glass II #5}}

===''End of G1 Universe''===
A shrine on [[Velocitron]] featured a glimpse of an alternate universe in which Optimus Prime and [[Jetfire (SG)|Jetfire]] battled [[Soundwave (SG)|Soundwave]]. {{storylink|Mystery of the Speedia 500}}

==Games==
===''Transformers: Earth Wars''===
{{EWskin|"SG Optimus Prime"|Optimus Prime (G1)|Generation 1 Optimus Prime}}

{{charstubgames|{{storylink|Broken Legacy}} {{storylink|Colour Burst}} More probably}}

==Toys==
===''Timelines''===
[[File:TL-toy Optimus-SG2008.jpg|right|upright=1.67|thumb|Pimpimus Prime: all he needs is a tiger-print hat.]]
<ul class="iconlist">{{Bp-sad|'''Shattered Glass''' (BotCon box set, 2008)}}</ul>
:*''Accessories'': Aero-fairing "ion blaster", smokestack rifle

:''[[Transformers Timelines (toyline)|Timelines]]''/''[[Transformers: Shattered Glass (toyline)|Shattered Glass]]'' Optimus Prime is a purple, gray, and black [[redeco]] of heroic ''[[Transformers: Classics|Classics]]'' Voyager Class [[Optimus Prime (G1)/toys|Optimus Prime]], transforming into a semi cab of undetermined, probably made-up model. In robot mode, his aero fairing transforms into a large ion blaster, and his smokestacks transform into a smaller blaster. Additionally, both can combine together to form a back-mounted shoulder weapon. The left side of the wind vane has the tampograph marking which writes "''Til all are gone!''". Undocumented in the instructions, Optimus can also use the wind vane as a shield, if one of his fists is folded down.

: Optimus Prime is only available as part of a set of six toys, along with [[Jazz (SG)#Toys|Autobot Jazz]], [[Grimlock (SG)#Toys|Grimlock]], [[Goldbug (SG)#Toys|Goldbug]], [[Razorclaw (SG)#Toys|Razorclaw]], and [[Starscream (SG)#Toys|Starscream]].

: Anyone looking to buy this figure second-hand on the aftermarket be warned, there is a convincing-looking counterfeit [[knockoff]] that's been making the rounds.

::*''[http://www.tfu.info/2008/Autobot/BCOptimusPrime/optimusprime.htm More information on Optimus Prime at TFU.info]''
{{ClassicsOptimusPrimeMold}}

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[[File:Timelinestoy-BC2012OptimusPrime.jpg|right|thumb|upright=1.67|In the mirrorverse, Transformers get smaller and less impressive with each update.]]
<ul class="iconlist">{{Bp-sad|'''Souvenir 2-Pack''' (Multi-pack, 2012)}}</ul>
:*''Accessories'': "G-Metal" sword

:Optimus Prime is a [[redeco]] of heroic [[Transformers (2010 toyline)|''Transformers'']] Deluxe Class [[Optimus Prime (G1)/toys#Transformers (2010)|Optimus Prime]], and transforms into a racing truck in the same colors as the 2008 figure. A large Autobot [[insignia]] adorns the hood; along one side of the hood is inscribed "I shall stand...", with the other side reading "... the rest shall fall". He features a rub sign on his roof, and has a (non-detachable) matrix gimmick in robot mode formed by a relief pattern on the inside of the cab's side windows, which is visible through the windshield/chest in robot mode. He also comes with a sword that he can wield with both hands, and is folded up and stored between his legs in truck mode, forming the fifth wheel.

: Optimus Prime was only available packaged with ''Timelines''/''Classics'' [[Kick-Off (G1)#Timelines|Kick-Over]], available for purchase by [[BotCon 2012]] attendees and limited to 2000 pieces.

: This mold was also used to make ''Timelines'' [[Scourge (RID)#Timelines|Scourge]], and was also retooled into ''Shattered Glass'' [[Ultra Magnus (SG)#Timelines|Ultra Magnus]].

::*''[http://www.tfu.info/2012/Autobot/BCOptimusPrime/optimusprime.htm More information on BotCon 2012 Optimus Prime at TFU.info]''
{{2010DeluxeOptimusPrimeMold}}

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[[File:Timelinestoy-NovaPrime.jpg|thumb|upright=1.67|See? Prime was bleached and shrunk in the wash ''again''.]]
<ul class="iconlist">{{Bp-a1|'''Nova Prime''' (Deluxe Class, 2015)}}</ul>
:*''Accessories'': [[Fusion cannon|Quantum Fusion cannon]], [[G-Metal]] Battle Axe

: The first of two [[Transformers Collectors' Club]] exclusives for 2015, ''Timelines'' Nova Prime is a [[redeco]] of that same year's member incentive figure, [[Lio Convoy (BW)#Timelines|Lio Convoy]]. Both were retooled from ''Thrilling 30'' [[Optimus Prime (G1)/Generations toys#Thrilling 30|Orion Pax]] and feature a new head. Nova still comes with the blaster and axe, which can store via a 5mm peg on either side of the vehicle mode. As an undocumented feature, the Quantum Fusion Cannon can also peg into partially-octagonal "hole" on the larger blade of the G-Metal Battle Axe.

: The foam insert in Nova Prime's box features an extra slot to store either the aforementioned incentive figure Lio Convoy, or the [[BotCon 2015]] customization class exclusive [[Galva Convoy#Timelines|Galva Convoy]], both of whom are featured in the exterior [[package art]].

: This mold was also used to make [[BotCon 2015]] Galva Convoy. This toy also officially [[Repurposing|doubles]] as Generation 1 [[Nova Prime#Timelines|Nova Prime]].
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===''Masterpiece''===
[[File:TF-Masterpiece-SG-Optimus-Prime.jpg|upright=1.66|thumb|Well, maybe not this time.]]
<ul class="iconlist">{{Bp-sa|'''Shattered Glass Optimus Prime''' (November [[2016]])}}</ul>
:*''Accessories'': [[Ion blaster#MP10|Ion blaster]], [[Matrix of Leadership/toys#Masterpiece 2|Matrix of Leadership]], [[Energon-axe#mp10|energon-axe]], trailer/[[Combat Deck (SG)|Combat Deck]]

:After several [[knockoff]]s and [[IP infringement|unofficial]] releases, "Shattered Glass Optimus Prime" was finally released as an official Hasbro Asia exclusive under the ''[[Transformers: Generations (toyline)|Generations]] [[The Transformers: Masterpiece|Masterpiece]]'' line. As a redeco of ''Masterpiece'' [[Optimus Prime (G1)/toys#mp10|MP-10 Convoy]], he transforms into a Freightliner FL86, though the back half is much larger and robot-leggier in proportion (so much that a ladder is on each side). Although not easily breakable, care must be taken for posing the index fingers; extending the finger further would cause it to pop off.

:Optimus Prime also comes with a hand-held ion blaster which can collapse and store inside a compartment on his back in either mode, as well as an energon-axe that slips over Optimus Prime's right hand. Shattered Glass Optimus Prime also comes with his Combat Deck and [[die-cast]] Matrix of Leadership, the latter of which remains the same colors as the original MP-10 Convoy. This release omits the [[Spike Witwicky (G1)#Masterpiece|Spike Witwicky]] and [[Roller (G1)#Masterpiece|Roller]] figures.

:Unlike the previous ''Timelines'' toys, Shattered Glass Optimus Prime features a different shade of certain parts (which will become the deco basis for future releases of the character), such as the midnight blue parts (the head, hands, and lower legs) being changed to a deep blue shade, and the black parts (such as his upper arms, lower rib areas, hips, and upper thighs) being gray-ish silver.

:The packaging design very closely resembles then-concurrent ''Generations''-branded ''[[Transformers: Platinum Edition|Platinum Edition]]'', featuring numerous elements otherwise unique to ''Platinum Edition'' packaging, except the title "Platinum Edition" is replaced by "Shattered Glass". Given that Hasbro never used the ID number MP-09 within its ''Generations Masterpiece'' range of MP-01 to MP-10, and that Shattered Glass Optimus Prime was released between [[Bumblebee (G1)/toys#Masterpiece 2|MP-08]] and [[Optimus Prime (G1)/Generations toys#Masterpiece|MP-10]], it is possible MP-09 was intended to be his.

:This figure was later repurposed as [[Purple Wicked Convoy#Masterpiece|Purple Wicked Convoy]] by ''[[Generations Selects Special Comic]]''.
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===''Generations Selects''===
[[File:TF-Generations-Selects-SG-Optimus-Prime.jpg|upright=1.66|thumb|Ah, there we go.]]
<ul class="iconlist">{{Bp-sa|'''Shattered Glass Optimus Prime & Shattered Glass Ratchet''' (2-pack, [[2020]])}}</ul>
:*''Series'': '''''War for Cybertron: Earthrise'''''
:*''ID number:'' '''WFC-GS17'''
:*''Accessories:'' Ion blaster, [[Matrix of Leadership/toys#War for Cybertron Trilogy|Matrix of Leadership]]

:A ''[[Generations Selects (toyline)|Generations Selects]]'' add-on to ''[[War for Cybertron: Earthrise|Earthrise]]'', Shattered Glass Optimus Prime is a redeco of ''Earthrise'' [[Optimus Prime (G1)/Generations toys#War for Cybertron: Earthrise|Optimus Prime]] without [[Combat Deck (G1)#War for Cybertron: Earthrise|his trailer]]. He features a color scheme inspired by his ''Masterpiece'' toy, complete with a cracked window. Optimus Prime is Voyager Class-sized mold with the front of the head and legs, knee flaps, and various inner parts reused from ''[[War for Cybertron: Siege|Siege]]'' Voyager Class [[Optimus Prime (G1)/Generations toys#War for Cybertron: Siege|Optimus Prime]]. This also means that, like the ''Siege'' toy, the truck mode is unusually small for a Voyager figure.

:The figure features an opening chest compartment containing a removable ''evil'' [[Matrix of Leadership/toys#War for Cybertron Trilogy|Matrix of Leadership]].<ref>[https://hasbropulse.com/products/transformers-generations-selects-deluxe-wfc-gs17-shattered-glass-ratchet-and-optimus-prime "...the pack features an evil Matrix of Leadership accessory."]</ref> His transformation scheme reuses some engineering and concepts from the ''Siege'' Voyager Class Optimus Prime figures and ''[[Studio Series]]'' [[Optimus Prime (Movie)/toys#SS38|38 Optimus Prime]], with a new torso transformation. Interestingly, his rear wheels are borrowed from ''Studio Series'' [[Optimus Prime (Movie)/toys#SS32|32]] and [[Optimus Prime (Movie)/toys#SS44|44 Optimus Prime]]. Optimus Prime features a hinge joint in each of his knuckles but without the flip-out post hole mechanism, instead of having it facilitated by the shape of his palm and thumb. Interestingly, the placement of his front wheels in robot mode evokes the [[Studio OX]] version of his character model (though significantly larger compared to the artwork). Optimus also has molded drilled-rotor brake discs, a surprising detail for a mainline ''Transformers'' figure.

:As the front grill/wheel piece is connected with a c-clip, removing it allows the waist to turn without being hindered. Whether by coincidence or not, the Energon Strikeshield from the ''Siege'' Voyager Class Optimus Prime figure can attach onto the forearm (if the hands are tucked away) with the tabs on the axe's hinged handle, though it looks better on the left side.

:The product description for the set made mention of ''Shattered Glass'' comics by [[IDW Publishing]],<ref>[https://www.bigbadtoystore.com/Product/VariationDetails/134753 "...inspired by the Shattered Glass comics created in partnership with IDW..."]</ref> either being a mis-credit of [[Fun Publications]] comic or a far too-early mention of IDW's [[2021]] ''[[Transformers: Shattered Glass (IDW)|Shattered Glass]]'' comic.

:He is bundled with [[Ratchet (SG)#War for Cybertron Trilogy|Shattered Glass Ratchet]], and was revealed on the [[September 8]] [https://www.instagram.com/p/CE4pc4OgZb6/ TransformersTuesday]. Much like most 2020 ''Selects'' product, the toy is only branded as part of the ''[[War for Cybertron Trilogy (toyline)|War for Cybertron Trilogy]]'' and not ''Earthrise''.

:This figure was later repurposed as [[Purple Wicked Convoy#War for Cybertron Trilogy|Purple Wicked Convoy]] by "[[Generations Selects Special Comic Finale]]".
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===''MPG''===
[[File:MPG-12-SG-Optimus-prime.jpeg|thumb|upright=1.75]]
<ul class="iconlist">{{Bp-sa|'''Shattered Glass Optimus Prime''' ([[2025]])}}</ul>
:*''ID number:'' '''MPG-12'''
:*''Release date:'' [[2025]] [[March 29]]
:*''Accessories:'' "Laser Rifle", "Energy Ax", "Beam Effect", "Matrix", "Damage Head", adapter
: MPG-12 Shattered Glass Optimus Prime is a redeco and slight retool of [[Optimus Prime (G1)/toys#MP44|MP-44 Convoy]], colored like his ''Masterpiece'' and ''Generations Selects'' figures. Unlike the two figures mentioned prior but akin to his original ''Timelines'' figure, his truck mode roof features a tampograph reading "Til all are gone!", his first plastic representation since then to feature the slogan. As his windows flip over during transformation to go from realistic truck detailing to a simplistic cartoon-accurate lack of detail, there are two tampographs of his cracked window, one of each side of the clear plastic part (which does mean you can vaguely see a differently-placed crack through the window in either mode, but oh well). Like the other trailer-less releases of MP-44, Optimus's soundbox gimmick has been gutted (with the same retooled back piece from [[Nemesis Prime (G1)#MP49|MP-49 Black Convoy]]) and most of the accessories have been excluded, leaving him with only the alternate damaged-head (unlike how the other releases chose to keep the alternate character model head) Matrix and Laser Rifle alongside the Energy Axe and blast effects. He also features the Transformers power base stand adapter from [[Optimus Prime_(G1)/toys#MP44S|MP-44S]].
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== Merchandise ==
=== Flame Toys ===
==== Furai Model ====
[[File:FlameToys-FuraiModel-07-ShatteredGlassOptimusPrimeAttackMode.jpg|upright=1.66|thumb|Build-Your-Own Akane Shinjo.]]
*'''Shattered Glass Optimus Prime (Attack Mode)''' (July 2019)
**''Number:'' '''07'''
**''Accessories:'' Ion cannon, axe, 4 hands

:Part of [[Flame Toys]]' ''Furai Model'' line of {{w|Gundam model|Gunpla}}-style model kits, "Shattered Glass Optimus Prime (Attack Mode)" is an articulated, non-transforming, Voyager Class-sized {{w|Gunpla}}-style model kit redecoed from the [[Optimus Prime (G1)/merchandise#Furai Model|Optimus Prime (Attack Mode) model kit]] mold. Using parts made of hard ABS plastic and some polycaps, Optimus Prime (Attack Mode) is an original design created by Flame Toys in collaboration with [[Akira Amemiya]] of [[Studio Trigger]].

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

:Unlike the current transforming toys since the Hasbro Asia exclusive ''Masterpiece'' figure, this Optimus Prime (along with the ''Kuro Kara Kuri'' action figure) features an identical coloration used for the ''Timelines'' toys.

*'''Shattered Glass Optimus Prime Ver. 2008''' (2026)
**''Accessories:'' Laser cannon, ion blaster, truck side windows, sword, axe, 4 hands
:"Shattered Glass Optimus Prime Ver. 2008" is an entirely new model kit closely modeled after the original Botcon 2008 toy, to the point of retaining the ''[[Optimus_Prime_(G1)/toys#Classics|Classics]]'' mold's [[Kibble| real truck grille on the back]] (albeit uncolored). The model kit adds accessories unique to this iteration of the design in the form of a laser sword and a green version of the [[Energon-axe]].

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==== Kuro Kara Kuri ====
* SG Optimus Prime (2021)
** ''Number:'' '''#09'''
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===''Super Cyborg''===
[[File:SuperCyborgSGOptimus.jpg|upright=1.66|thumb|In opposite-day universe, your insides are on the outside.]]
*'''Optimus Prime (Shattered Glass purple)''' (2018)
**''Accessories'': Ion blaster, torso plate

:''[[Super7|Super Cyborg]]'' SG Optimus Prime is an 11-inch-tall non-transforming figure with 7 points of articulation, and (naturally) a redeco of the previously-released "standard" Optimus Prime version. Its main distinguishing feature is that the entire front of the robot torso is removable, exposing not just the expected Matrix of Leadership but also many other sculpted mechanical details within Prime's body.
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===''Magic: The Gathering''===
[[File:MTG-SG-Optimus.jpg|thumb|upright=1.66|A hero in his own mind, I'm sure.]]
*'''Optimus Prime, Hero / Optimus Prime, Autobot Leader''' (2022)
**''ID number:'' '''027'''
**''Set code:'' '''BOT'''
**''Color identity:'' '''Blue/Red/White'''
**''Casting cost:'' '''{3}{U}{R}{W}''' (front), '''{2}{R}{W}{B}''' (back)

:"Optimus Prime, Hero" is part of the 2022 ''[[Magic: The Gathering]]'' ''[[mtg:Universes Beyond|Universes Beyond]]'' ''[[mtg:Transformers|Transformers]]'' card set, found in Collector Booster packs of ''Magic''<nowiki>'s</nowiki> ''[[mtg:The Brothers' War|The Brothers' War]]'' set. It can be reversed to become "Optimus Prime, Autobot Leader", representing Optimus in vehicle mode.
:A variant of this card was available in both Set Booster and Collector Booster packs, depicting [[Optimus Prime (G1)/merchandise#MTGHero|"Generation 1" Optimus Prime]].

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===Transformers: Kindergarten Series===
[[File:Kindergarten-OptimusSG.jpg|right|thumb|300px|Gonna darken our lightest hour, or something.]]
*'''Optimus Prime''' (2023)
:A childlike nontransformable figurine of Optimus Prime was available as part of ''[[Transformers: Kindergarten Series]]'', a crowdfunded [[Blindpacking|blindpackaged]] toyline available exclusively in China. Optimus Prime's figure was one of the commonly-occurring characters, and depicted him holding up an evil [[Matrix of Leadership]]. The figurine included a translucent plastic stand and a small character card.

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===Mochibots Transformers Plush===
[[File:SGPrimeMochi.jpg|right|thumb|300px|Optimus fell off his trike. Thankfully, he has band-aids!]]
<ul class="iconlist">{{Bp-sa|'''Mochibots "Transformers" Plush Convoy Shattered Glass ver.''' (2023)}}</ul>
:Part of the line of cute, cuddly Transformers Plushies, [[Mochibots Transformers Plush|Mochibots]] Convoy (Shattered Glass Ver.) is a purple and green recolor of the prior Mochibots Convoy (otherwise known as Optimus Prime), featuring dark purples for his helmet, feet, and hands, gray pants, a purple torso, and olive-green windows, all based off of Optimus's Shattered Glass appearance. In a very cute piece of stylization, Prime features a band-aid over his cracked windshield. Otherwise, all of the sewn-in detail is nearly the exact same, even including the "Squinting" Autobot logo seen on [[Optimus Prime (G1)/merchandise#Mochibots Transformers Plush|Convoy]] and [[Cliffjumper (G1)/toys#Mochibots Transformers Plush|Cliff]]. Mochibots are all based upon the popular "Fumo" style of Plushie, which their producer, [[amiami]] sells various varieties of on their digital storefront.

:Convoy (Shattered Glass Ver.) was released in the Summer of 2023 in "Volume 1" of the Mochibots line, alongside Cliff, Bumble, and Convoy's regular polarity counterpart. This line was exclusive to China and Japan, with almost all of them being locked to Asia via [[amiami|amiami's]] digital storefront.

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===Threezero===
[[File:Transformers_MDLX_Shattered_Glass_Optimus_Prime.jpeg|thumb|upright=1.33]]
*'''''Shattered Glass'' Optimus Prime''' (MDLX Scale, 2023)
**''Known designers:'' Kelvin Sau
**''Accessories:'' one ion blaster, one energon axe, Matrix of Leadership, five pairs of hands (relaxed, closed, rifle- axe- and Matrix-holding)

:A redeco of [[Threezero]]'s [[Optimus Prime (G1)/merchandise#MDLX|Optimus Prime]] figure for the MDLX line, this version of the ''evil'' Optimus is an original design taking inspiration from the original cartoon but with the aesthetics in the vein of the live-action movies. Optimus Prime is a smaller-scale non-transforming action figure, comparable to contemporary collector-oriented lines like Figma and S.H. Figuarts. Like those lines, the figure is extremely well-articulated and detailed, features interchangeable hands and accessories, namely his Ion Blaster, Energon Axe, and Matrix of Leadership. He comes with a suite of hands in pairs: closed fists, splayed-out relaxed hands, and three different pairs meant to specifically hold each one of the aforementioned accessories. His chest (adorned with a shattered tampograph!) is magnetically attached and, as such, can store the Matrix when not in use. Optimus comes with his backpack piece disassembled in the package. He also retains his positive counterpart's functionality with the [[Starscream (G1)/merchandise#Threezero|Starscream]] mold.

:He was previously redecoed into both [[Nemesis Prime (G1)#Threezero|Nemesis Prime]] and [[Ultra Magnus (G1)/toys#Threezero|Ultra Magnus]].
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===Blokees===
====Galaxy Version====
[[File:Blokees-TF-Galaxy-Version-02-SG-Optimus.jpg|thumb|upright=1.66]]
<ul class="iconlist">{{Bp-sa|'''Optimus Prime (IDW)''' (2023)}}</ul>
:*''Series:'' '''Galaxy Version 02 - SOS'''
:*''Accessories:'' Spare balljoint piece, figure stand, 2 open hands, ion blaster, holdable Autobot and Decepticon insignias

:Released in the second wave of the ''Galaxy Version'' line of blind boxes, ''[[Blokees]]'' Optimus Prime (with the "IDW" moniker, referencing the company's ownership of the ''Shattered Glass'' franchise after Fun Publications) is a roughly 4-inch tall, highly-articulated, and non-transforming snap-on model kit of the Autobot Commander, redecoed from parts of his heroic counterpart from the first wave. He is built on a "Standard Body" skeleton shared with other Blokees figures in the line, but with different body pieces to make them distinct. As advertised in the box, Optimus has a pull rate of 1 in every 9 boxes, or three times across four cases. Aside from the omitted Energon Axe, Prime has the same accessories as the original mold.

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

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====Defender Version====
[[File:Blokees-TF-GV-Defender-03-SG-Optimus-Prime.jpg|thumb|300px]]
<ul class="iconlist">{{Bp-sa|'''SG-Optimus Prime''' (2025)}}</ul>
:*''Series:'' '''Defender Version 03 - Heavy Metal War'''
:*''Accessories'': Ion Blaster

:Released as part of the third wave of the ''Galaxy Version Defender'' line of blind boxes, this ''Blokees'' kit of Optimus Prime is a 2.2-inch (5.5cm) figure redecoed from his positive universe counterpart, and he's a few inches smaller than the ''Galaxy Version'' kits, but still articulated. In addition to the same Ion Blaster, Optimus features an additional front waist tampograph used for the base mold's chase figures, but the smokestacks were left unpainted.

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[[File:Blokees-TF-GV-Defender-03-SG-Optimus-Prime-Vehicle.jpg|thumb|300px]]
<ul class="iconlist">{{Bp-sa|'''SG-Optimus Prime Vehicle''' (2025)}}</ul>
:*''Series:'' '''Defender Version 03 - Heavy Metal War'''

:This ''Blokees'' kit of Optimus Prime is redecoed from the first wave's original truck mode kit. The trailer hitch also comes with the Auto-Launcher from the Combat Deck, where it can be extended and be wielded by other figures from the same line, allowing them to ride Optimus like a deadly Decepticon-blasting little scooter. The Auto-Launcher can be detached from the bar, allowing the kit to be displayed as a regular-looking (but still deadly) truck.

:Optimus comes with one of the three random plastic commemorative coins (with etchings of Devastator, Grimlock, and Soundwave's heads) in every case that contains the kit.

:If one chooses, the [[Combat Deck (G1)#Blokees|Combat Deck/Trailer]] and [[Roller (G1)#Blokees|Roller]] from the 5th wave can accommodate this kit (as it was meant to be used on that mold), with the Auto-Launcher able to be mounted inside the trailer.
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===Auldey===
<ul class="iconlist">{{Bp-sa|'''SG Optimus Prime''' (Alpha Action Elite, 2025)}}</ul>
:*''Series:'' '''The Demon Star Approaches'''
:*''ID Number'':
:*''Accessories:'':
{{toydesigner|[[Lam Ahtek]]}}

:Sold as part of [[Auldey]]'s "Alpha Action Elite (AAE)" series of blindboxes, this Optimus is a 5-inch non-transforming but highly articulated action figure redecoed from the many other [[Optimus Prime (G1)/merchandise#Auldey|Optimus Prime]] figures in the series.

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==Notes==
* One early concept during the development of ''Shattered Glass'' was that Optimus Prime's color scheme would incorporate dark red and black. Coincidentially, however, this deco had recently been used on [[Optimus Prime (Armada)/toys#LeaderGalaxyForce|two]] [[Optimus Prime (Armada)/toys#CybDx|toys]] of the heroic [[Optimus Prime (Armada)|''Cybertron'' Optimus Prime]], and the idea was discarded. <ref>BotCon Beyond The Convention - The Ultimate Product Guide Volume 1, page 147</ref>
*Optimus Prime's bio art was featured on the back of one of two T-shirts made available at BotCon 2008, and later on the [[Fun Publications]] Official [[Transformers Collectors' Club]] web-store.
*''Shattered Glass'' prose story writers [[Trent Troop]] and [[Greg Sepelak]] stated that evil Optimus sounds like Venger, the {{w|Dungeons & Dragons (TV series)|''Dungeons & Dragons'' cartoon}} villain voiced by [[Peter Cullen]].
[[File:SG Optronix rebuilt.jpg|thumb|''Harder, Better, Faster, Stronger'']]
*Unlike his heroic doppelgänger, this version of Optimus Prime was never depicted in fiction with a trailer, outside of a single lithograph that introduced us to the nefarious [[Combat Deck (SG)|Combat Deck]]. His 2016 ''Masterpiece'' figure, on the other hand, gives him one.
*While most of the named character Fun Publications ''Shattered Glass'' designs were either based on pre-existing toy molds or at least pre-existing character designs, Optimus's original Cybertronian "Optronix" form holds the unique distinction of being a completely original design.
**When Optronix is upgraded into Optimus Prime, he is seen being equipped with a shoulder-mounted rocket launcher. While this weapon is present throughout the flashback, it is conspicuously absent from any of his appearances in the "modern day".
*The ''Shattered Glass'' recap featured in [[Hasbro Transformers Collectors' Club issue 27|Hasbro Transformers Collectors' Club issue #27]] refers to Optimus as the "Autobot High Warlord", possibly in reference to the movie universe [[Megatron (Movie)|Megatron]]'s title of (Lord) [[Lord High Protector|High Protector]]. It is unknown if this is an actual rank that Optimus gave himself.

===Foreign names===
*''Japanese:'' '''Optimus Prime''' (オプティマス・プライム, オプティマスプライム ''Oputimasu Puraimu''), '''Convoy''' (コンボイ ''Konboi'', Earth Wars), '''Optronix''' (オプトロニクス ''Oputoronikusu''), '''Orion Pax''' (オライオンパックス ''Oraionpakkusu'')
*''Cantonese:'' '''O1 Baak3 Man4''' (柯柏文)

==Gallery==
<gallery>
File:TFCC-2015-Nova Prime-profile art.jpg|2015 Nova Prime profile art
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==References==
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==See also==
{{OtherVersions
|charname=''Shattered Glass'' Optimus Prime
|disambig=Optimus Prime (disambiguation)
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*[[Optimus Prime (SG Animated)|Optimus Prime]], the evil counterpart to [[Optimus Prime (Animated)|''Animated'' Optimus Prime]].
*[[Optimus Prime (SG Cybertron)|Optimus Prime]], the evil counterpart to [[Optimus Prime (Armada)|''Cybertron Optimus Prime]].
*[[Optimus Prime (SG Movie)|Optimus Prime]], the evil counterpart to [[Optimus Prime (Movie)|"Movie series" Optimus Prime]].}}

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Optimus Prime (SG)

2026-05-13T00:39:39Z

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|''This article is about the evil Autobot leader. For his heroic counterpart, see [[Optimus Prime (G1)]]. For other meanings, see [[Optronix (disambiguation)]], [[Optimus Prime (disambiguation)]], [[Nova Prime (disambiguation)]].''
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:''Optimus Prime is the [[Prime (rank)|leader]] of the evil [[Autobot]]s from the [[Transformers: Shattered Glass (franchise)|Shattered Glass]] [[continuity family]].''

[[File:Optimusshatteredsipher.jpg|right|upright=1.4|thumb|[[Maurice LaMarche|REAL HOLOGRAPHIC SIMULATED EVIL LINCOLN IS '''''BAAAAAACK!!!''''']]]]

'''Optimus Prime''' is the tyrannical leader of the evil [[Autobot]]s, a cruel and ambitious despot whose plans fall nothing short of [[Autobot Imperium|universal conquest]]. Long ago, he cheated and backstabbed his way to the top of [[Cybertron (planet)|Cybertron]]ian society, and used the power afforded by his new position to gather an army and initiate a war against the complacent.

The crucible of war has burned away most of the traits that Optimus once relied upon: where once he coldly plotted and schemed, now he surrounds himself with the corpses of his enemies and would-be usurpers and talks to them as though they still live. Ruthless and utterly unhinged, Prime will gleefully send dozens of Autobots to their deaths if it means gaining the tiniest of advantages, and his deadly outbursts inspire terror in allies and enemies alike. His casual disregard for the lives of his followers means that his powerbase is shaky at best—shaky to the point where multiple Autobots have conspired to remove their leader from the picture. But few of those would-be traitors underestimate just ''how'' stubborn their leader is: if there's something he wants, Optimus Prime will level mountains, extinguish suns, or wade through a sea of Autobot corpses to get his hands on it... and there's nothing he wants more than to keep his power.

The only thing standing in Prime's path to domination is [[Megatron (SG)|Megatron]], a noble [[Decepticon]] willing to lead a small band of rebels in a fight for freedom.

Before he was known as Optimus Prime, he is sometimes an archivist known as '''Optronix''', and other times a [[Senate|Senator]] called '''Orion Pax'''. In at least one universe, Optimus has been [[Unicron#Shattered Glass|remade]] into the enlightened '''Nova Prime''', and given a chance to redeem himself.

{{bigquote|Strike, my Autobots! Strike with all the power at your disposal! Let those who see our wisdom join us, and those who choose to stagnate be cut out like the rotting cancer they are!|Optimus Prime says it's on|"[[Shattered Glass (issue)|Shattered Glass]]"}}

==Fiction==
===Fun Publications ''Shattered Glass'' continuity===
[[File:Optronixshattered.jpg|left|upright=1.4|thumb|The Dewey Decimal System is a cruel mistress.]]
Long ago, Optronix was a dangerously obsessed librarian who worked in the [[Great Cybertronian Archives]] during the [[Golden Age]]. During his time in the Archives, he sought through the vast store of information for the ultimate truth, the meaning of life. However, as he searched, he came to a [[Underbase#Shattered Glass|dark conclusion]]: there was none. The only meaningful impact one could leave was their own history, their great deeds being recorded for posterity. Optronix snapped when he realized he was a nobody, but that if he became someone else, he could change that. {{storylink|Coalescence}} Backstabbing his way up the ranks, he soon amassed a following of like-minded Cybertronians who believed in his code of advancement through conflict. When his superiors found out about his activities, he was removed from service. Suddenly, his armies attacked, sweeping through cities and killing those who refused to join them. {{storylink|Shattered Glass (issue)|Shattered Glass}} {{storylink|#Toys|BotCon 2008 Optimus Prime profile card}} Among those who joined Prime in the [[Second Cybertronian War (SG)|Second Cybertronian War]] was his brother [[Ultra Magnus (SG)|Ultra Magnus]]. {{storylink|Treadshot (SG)#Toys|BotCon 2012 Treadshot profile card}} When the scientist [[Starscream (SG)|Starscream]] turned down Optronix's offer, he ordered Starscream's [[Crystal City]] home to be destroyed in front of him. {{storylink|Starscream (SG)|BotCon 2008 Starscream profile card}} With their spoils, his "Autobots" began arming themselves with more complicated weaponry, but Optronix, now named Optimus Prime, saved the most advanced upgrades for himself. Rumors of a discovery spread that one day he'd discovered knowledge that had driven him mad, and that in place of his cold calculations was now an unhinged mind bent on random, indiscriminate violence, but these were incorrect understandings of why he'd started on his path. He strung up his countless victims along the walls of [[Great Dome|his headquarters]] in [[Iacon (polity)|Iacon]] and began talking to them, asking them mockingly for advice. However, even this may have simply been his own way of making himself even more legendary a figure, albeit in the most monstrous of ways.

But [[Megatron (SG)|Megatron]], a young champion from [[Polyhex]], gathered an army to oppose him. Megatron's forces also had a way to counter Optimus Prime's military superiority: the ability to configure their bodies into alternate forms. It did not take long for Optimus Prime to steal this "Decepticon" technology for himself. {{storylink|Shattered Glass (issue)|Shattered Glass}}

[[File:Invasion-MagnusFlashback.jpg|right|thumb|upright=1.67|Only an evil Optimus Prime would rip off someone's face!]]

When the Decepticons destroyed all but one of the rogue mercenary group named the [[Wreckers]] in the battle of [[Praxus-Delta]], Optimus Prime welcomed their leader, [[Rodimus (SG)|Rodimus]], into his ranks. {{storylink|Rodimus (SG)|BotCon 2008 Rodimus profile card}} At some point [[Ultra Magnus (SG)|Ultra Magnus]] staged a coup. It ended unsuccessfully, with Optimus ripping off Magnus's face and imprisoning him on [[Paradron]]. {{storylink|Invasion (issue)|Invasion}}

Increasingly paranoid, Optimus Prime began suspecting his subordinates of treachery. He killed the leader of his elite [[Seeker (SG)|Seeker]] unit, [[Drench (SG)|Drench]], and when he learned of Seeker [[Sideswipe (SG)|Sideswipe]]'s dissatisfaction with his leader's assassination, Prime staged an ambush to kill him. However, not only did Sideswipe narrowly escape and join the Decepticons, {{storylink|Sideswipe (SG)|BotCon 2008 Sideswipe profile card}} one of Optimus's few friends and savior at the [[Torus Heights]] battles, [[Cliffjumper (SG)|another Autobot]], happened to be at the [[Rad Zone|location of the ambush]] and did get killed. Optimus never learned of this though, and assumed Cliffjumper had died in the battle at [[Darkmount (Cybertron)|Darkmount]]. {{storylink|Shattered Glass (issue)|Shattered Glass}} Optimus chose Rodimus in place of Sideswipe and [[Goldbug (SG)|Bumblebee]] to take Drench's place as the Seeker unit's new leader, having him rebuilt into the fearsome Goldbug. {{storylink|Goldbug (SG)|BotCon 2008 Goldbug profile card}}

Optimus began looking elsewhere. He targeted the distant planet Earth for conquest, had several of his Autobots reconfigure their bodies to transform into the machinery native to the planet, and began construction of an ''[[Ark (SG)|Ark]]''. However, he requested so much weaponry to be built onto the starship that the integrity of the launching platform was in question. He dismissed these concerns.

[[File:Optimusshatteredhallway.jpg|left|upright=1.67|thumb|Optimus got a [[Skyquake (SG)|Skyquake]] in his collection?? Wow! Yeah, the plastic [[Gold Plastic Syndrome|does that]].]]

Close to the ''Ark''<nowiki>'</nowiki>s completion, [[Cliffjumper (SG)|Cliffjumper]] appeared to return from the dead. At first, he was readily welcomed back into their ranks, but they quickly learned that he was not their Cliffjumper at all, but a [[Cliffjumper (G1)|Cliffjumper doppelganger]]. Prime shot him and ordered his body dumped in the [[Rad Zone]]. This backfired, as Cliffjumper was recruited by the Decepticons, and during a subsequent full-scale Decepticon attack, his [[glass gas]] weaponry was used in an attack on the ''Ark'' launching platform. Prime's plans to conquer Earth were stopped for the moment. {{storylink|Shattered Glass (issue)|Shattered Glass}}

After a later Autobot ambush at the recently rediscovered [[Arch-Ayr]] fuel dump, the Cliffjumper doppelgänger angrily rushed Optimus Prime, followed by the combined forces of the [[Mayhem Suppression Squad]]. Despite it all, Optimus Prime kept on his feet, though his rage was growing with every blow. No one, however, was expecting the sudden arrival of an army of [[Dinobot (SG)|Dinobot]]s led by the exiled mad scientist, [[Wheeljack (SG)|Wheeljack]]. Optimus Prime ordered the rampaging Dinobots to destroy the Decepticons, but instead the beasts attacked each other. During the chaos, both sides withdrew.

Optimus Prime was furious at the Autobots' failure. At [[Side Burn (SG)|Side Burn]]'s clever suggestion, Prime ordered Wheeljack be put in charge of rebuilding the ''Ark'', a task that the mad scientist felt was beneath him. Also, he demanded that the Dinobots be hunted down and gathered for the Autobots' purposes.

Blurr and Rodimus returned triumphantly with eight Dinobots, though Rodimus had lost his hand in the process. Optimus Prime stood over Rodimus as he awoke from [[Ratchet (SG)|Ratchet]]'s table: the traitorous Seeker now had a buzzsaw in place of where his hand used to be. A suitable punishment! Prime told Rodimus he should be grateful he let him live at all. Perhaps he should use the saw to remove that [[facial hair|ridiculous thing]] from his face? Though Blurr and Rodimus thought Grimlock had died during their search for the Dinobots, sure enough, Grimlock appeared, alive and strangely very intelligent, within their base. Optimus Prime was about to punish Grimlock as well, but Grimlock pointed out a fuel system error in the blueprints of the ''Ark''. The evil Autobot leader let the Dinobot leader go, but demanded someone be brought to him he could destroy. {{storylink|Dungeons & Dinobots}}

When Optimus Prime ordered the ''Ark'' fixed, he knew that the Decepticons would try to follow the Autobots into space. [[Jazz (SG)|Jazz]] mentioned that [[Ricochet (SG)|Ricochet]] had taken care of the Decepticons. Optimus's eyes filled with rage as he learned that Ricochet had captured Megatron. Prime immediately left to reprimand Ricochet for stealing the honor of destroying Megatron. Upon his arrival at the [[Temple of Knowledge]], Optimus and Ricochet were attacked by a group of Decepticon [[Micromaster]]s, allowing Megatron to escape. After a few turnabouts, Megatron won the day. The ''Ark'' launched without Optimus Prime (due to Rodimus's treachery), so Prime ordered a retreat. Once back at the launch site, he learned from Blurr that Rodimus had thrown the Autobots loyal to Prime off the ship. Optimus Prime ordered Ricochet to the [[Agonizing Rehabilitation Chamber]]s for his impudent plan of capturing Megatron. He also promised that Blurr had failed him for the last time. {{storylink|Do Over}}

In one of [[Aquarius (SG)|Aquarius]]'s explanatory flashbacks to [[Breakaway (Classics)|Breakaway]], [[Topspin (Classics)|Topspin]], and [[Landquake (Timelines)|Landquake]], Optimus Prime asked [[Ironhide (SG)|Ironhide]] how progress was coming on [[Omega Doom]]. He was pleased to hear that it was going well, and gloated that once the behemoth was finished, the galaxy would be his for the taking.

[[File:TakingOutRemotePatrol6 Reunification5.jpg|thumb|right|upright=1.67|I said, [[Frenzy (SG)|Rumble]] [[FIRRIB|is]] [[Eject (G1)|blue!]]]]
In the present day, Rodimus promised that his assassins would take down Optimus Prime at the same time [[Alpha Trion#Shattered Glass|Alpha Trion]]'s agents took down Megatron, thus paving the way for their own conquering. {{storylink|Reunification: Part 3}}

Or not.

After the assassination of Megatron, (of which Optimus learned about second-hand from ''[[Around Cybertron]]'') {{storylink|Around Cybertron issue 6|Around Cybertron #6}} [[Hound (SG)|Hound]] and [[Remote Patrol Six]] made their move, surrounding Optimus Prime and Ricochet as they discussed Megatron's death, intending to kill Optimus and install Rodimus in his place as Prime. Hound's rally cries failed to impress Optimus, and the Autobot leader proceeded to use Ricochet as a living shield against a blast from [[Warpath (SG)|Warpath's]] chest-mounted cannon, before crushing [[Kup (SG)|Kup]]'s head with his bare hands, destroying Warpath's chest cannon, taking out Hound by flinging Warpath into him, and cannon-blasting [[Camshaft (SG)|Camshaft]] in the head.

However, the battle was not over yet, as [[Alpha Trion#Shattered Glass|Alpha Trion]], [[Sky Lynx (SG)|Sky Lynx]], and [[Nightscream (BM)|Nightscream]] had arrived to kill Optimus themselves. However, Prime introduced the trio to a completed [[Omega Doom]], who reduced Alpha Trion to a distant smear on the ground, before going off to destroy the Decepticons while Optimus dealt with Sky Lynx and Nightscream. {{storylink|Reunification: Part 5}} {{storylink|The Coming Storm: Part 1}}

Optimus Prime was destroyed and left to die during an important battle in [[Mirtonian constellation|Sector 17 of the Mirtonian Quadrant]]. After Prime was abandoned by his troops, he dragged himself into a nearby [[CR chamber]], and with the help of a local tech, he was upgraded into a new body with a sword made out of a mysterious "[[G-Metal]]". Optimus Prime returned to [[Polyhex]] and murdered many of those who had abandoned him. {{storylink|#Toys|BotCon 2012 Optimus Prime profile card}}

[[File:AnotherLight-novaprime.jpg|thumb|left|So if this is the opposite universe, would he be voiced by William Shatner?]]

Some time after Prime returned, his brother Ultra Magnus and the [[Junkion (species)#Shattered Glass|Junkion]]s were sprung from the prison planet of Paradron by Wheeljack and [[Tracks (SG)|Tracks]]. Optimus Prime watched over a viewscreen as Magnus killed several of his most loyal warriors. After Magnus and his new army escaped via the [[Space bridge|stellar spanner]] into an alternate universe, Optimus Prime activated a distress beacon, knowing that Magnus's rival [[Treadshot (SG)|Treadshot]] would do his dirty work for him. {{storylink|Invasion (issue)|Invasion}}

In [[2015]], Prime mounted an all-out assault on [[Decepticon City (SG)|Decepticon City]]. Before long, Galvatron arrived from Cybertron, and the two leaders wound up in a one-on-one confrontation. Optimus quickly gained the upper hand, but scheming interference by Rodimus led to the Autobot leader taking a serious gunshot wound. {{storylink|Memory's Splinter}} With the tide turned, the Autobots retreated to Sky Lynx, with [[Blaster (SG)|Blaster]] carrying the injured Optimus aboard. {{storylink|Restoration}}

En route to Cybertron, Sky Lynx announced that he had insufficient power to carry all his passengers there, and Optimus was among those who Rodimus dumped out. Floating through space, Prime found himself in the presence of [[Unicron#Shattered Glass|Unicron]]. {{storylink|Familiar Reflections}} However, the fragment of Unicron he encountered was his rare good side, so Unicron restored Prime's sanity and rebuilt him into '''Nova Prime''' as a messenger of justice. With [[Brawn (SG)|X-Brawn]], [[Prowl (SG)|Checkpoint]], and the Autotroopers serving as his [[Knights of Unicron (SG)|Knights of Unicron]], Nova Prime returned to Cybertron to end the threat of the evil Autobots. He defeated Rodimus in combat and cast him down into the depths of Cybertron. {{storylink|Out of the One, Many}}

Unfortunately, while Nova Prime's forces were rounding up the other Autobots, Unicron's opposite number [[Primus#Shattered Glass|Primus]] chose to manifest himself. The deity-turned-planet reverted to his robot mode, and intended to eliminate the infestation of other-dimensional vermin from his plane, including the positive universe's planet Earth. Surprisingly, Earth transformed into a Light God named [[Gaea]], empowered by the [[Rarified Energon]] of that world as her lifeblood. As the dark Primus and Gaea battled, Nova Prime brought his troops within range and fired as one at Primus's eye, blinding him long enough for Gaea to defeat him.

[[File:AnotherLight-happyending.jpg|thumb|upright=2]]

Gaea reverted into her [[New Cybertron (SG)|planet mode]], now existing as a mechanical world, and replaced Primus as the Cybertron of that reality. As a council of governors formed to oversee the united Cybertronians of two worlds, Nova Prime and his Knights served as guardians of the rulers. His insanity finally quelled, Nova Prime was at peace and found his new world... beautiful. {{storylink|The Future Buried...}}
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====''Recordicons''====
[[File:DigitaldoomonthehighwaytodestructionSG.jpg|left|thumb|upright=1.4|Autobots, Roll Over!!!]]

At some unspecified point in time, a team of Autobots somehow under the command of both [[Rodimus (SG)|Rodimus Prime]] and Optimus Prime fought [[Thundercracker (SG)|Thundercracker]] and [[Ravage (SG)|Ravage]] in the Transformers' greatest battle on Earth, "[[Digital Doom on the Highway to Destruction (SG)|Digital Doom on the Highway to Destruction]]". According to Ravage, anyway. {{storylink|Recordicons issue 3|Recordicons #3}}

====''SD SG''====
Optimus Prime meta-complained about the idea of him turning good. He said "they" would never do that to the likes of Megatron or Starscream, before being provided examples of both. {{storylink|SD SG issue 1|SD SG #1}}

===''Lil Formers'' ===
Optimus Prime ran afoul of [[Nemesis Prime (G1)|Nemesis Prime]], who accused him of "biting his style." {{storylink|Lil Formers}}

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===IDW ''Shattered Glass'' continuity===

[[File:ShatteredGlass2-OrionPax.JPG|thumb|right|250px|I hope nothing bad happens to his right window after that.]]

In the years before the Great War, Orion Pax was a member of the Cybertronian [[Senate]]. Although Orion claimed that he merely sought to bring order to a disorganized and chaotic Cybertron, and even maintained a nominal friendship with the miner turned civil rights advocate [[Megatron (SG)|Megatron]], this affable facade concealed his authoritarian ambitions and his insatiable lust for power. Orion recruited other Cybertronians who shared his goals, among them the law clerk [[Ultra Magnus (SG)|Ultra Magnus]], whose expertise Orion used to keep his activities legal until the time was right. As a reward for Magnus's service, Orion assigned him command of an enforcer squad that would be "capable of bringing true order to Cybertron". After the squad branded themselves as the "[[Wreckers]]", Pax sent them to launch a terrorist attack on the Senate, ordering them to abduct senator [[Shockwave (SG)|Shockwave]] and subject him to the brain-damaging [[empurata]] procedure. {{storylink|Shattered Glass issue 2|Shattered Glass #2}} {{storylink|Shattered Glass II issue 1|Shattered Glass II #1}}

Controlling the Senate was not enough for Orion. To truly succeed in his power grab, however, Orion needed an advantage no one else on Cybertron could hope to match: when [[Jetfire (SG)|Jetfire]] and [[Starscream (SG)|Starscream]] visited the Senate to secure funding for their research on Cybertron's [[Titan (group)|Titan]]s, Orion immediately took an interest in their proposal to excavate and reawaken [[Metroplex (SG)|Metroplex]], the Titan they'd partly unearthed near [[Iacon (polity)|Iacon]]. Although Jetfire took an interest in the proposal, Starscream, unsure whether they could trust their would-be benefactor turned down the offer. {{storylink|Shattered Glass issue 3|Shattered Glass #3}} Later that day, Orion pulled some strings to have Megatron released from prison after his latest rally turned violent and ended with his arrest. Orion's demands that Megatron stop his protests sparked a final argument between the pair, which escalated into physical violence and, eventually, Megatron shattering Orion's windshield and declaring that their friendship was over for good. {{storylink|Shattered Glass issue 2|Shattered Glass #2}}

[[File:ShatteredGlass2-autobotstriumphant.jpg|thumb|left|250px]]

At some point afterwards, Jetfire, worried about the day when their funding finally ran dry, went behind Starscream's back to take Orion up on his offer. However, Starscream had secretly tailed Jetfire to the meeting with Orion's inner cadre; when Pax overheard the noise, he had [[Goldbug (SG)|Bumblebee]] and [[Prowl (SG)|Prowl]] capture Starscream and bring him before the group. Starscream fled before the Autobot leader could execute him, but as a result Jetfire now permanently stood with the Autobots. {{storylink|Shattered Glass issue 3|Shattered Glass #3}}

Subsequent events are unclear; some point after this series of events, Orion took on the name "Optimus Prime", overthrew the Senate, and plunged the planet into global war against Megatron's Decepticons. Eventually, he and his followers left Cybertron entirely and travelled to [[Earth]] with the intent of plundering its supplies of [[Rarified Energon]]. Megatron pursued them off-planet, while other Decepticons arrived later to help defend Earth, and the battles between the two factions grew increasingly destructive. Finally, with the Earth in ruins and on the cusp of an unwinnable battle against their foes, Megatron felt that there was no other way to keep the Decepticons alive other than sacrificing himself and buying time for Starscream to take the remaining Decepticons offworld and into hiding. After a brief battle, Optimus triumphed, beat Megatron to the brink of death, and went on to pillage the Earth before returning to Cybertron. {{storylink|Shattered Glass issue 2|Shattered Glass #2}}

[[File:ShatteredGlass4-Goldbugvsoptimus.jpg|thumb|right|250px|Insert ''Ren & Stimpy'' joke here.]]

On the way back to Cybertron, Optimus granted [[Ratchet (SG)|Ratchet]] permission to use a spare [[protoform]] to revive the fallen Bumblebee. Bumblebee returned as the more powerful "[[Goldbug (SG)|Goldbug]]", but was disappointed to learn that Prime had only sanctioned the procedure because they had material to spare, not out of any kind of affection for his lieutenant. With the Decepticons scattered and on the run, the Autobots set about rebuilding Iacon. However, when Goldbug warned Optimus that Prowl was planning a coup, Optimus arrogantly informed him that he could deal with whatever Goldbug was planning. When Goldbug pushed the issue, Optimus savagely beat the little Autobot as a reminder as to who was in charge. Unsurprisingly, Goldbug fell in with Prowl instead, who sent Goldbug to assassinate Prime on his new throne in Iacon, which he had renamed "Pax" in honour of his former identity. Goldbug fought hard, but was ultimately unable to deliver the killing blow against the much larger Autobot and retreated. {{storylink|Shattered Glass issue 4|Shattered Glass #4}}

By the present day, Cybertron had balkanized into three distinct, feuding fiefdoms, each ruled by one of the three Autobot warlords. Optimus Prime maintained control of Pax, but the treacherous terrain of the [[Chrome Ridge]] prevented him from expanding his territory to the [[Static Zone]] which divided his territory from Goldbug's capital of [[Kaon (polity)|Gold City]]. The freelance [[bodyscrapper]] [[Blurr (SG)|Blurr]] occasionally worked for Optimus. {{storylink|Shattered Glass issue 1|Shattered Glass #1}} After Megatron retook Gold City and deposed Goldbug, [[Ultra Magnus (SG)|Ultra Magnus]] told his spy [[Wheeljack (SG)|Wheeljack]] that Optimus had plans for [[Starscream (SG)|Starscream]]'s disembodied spark, which held the secret of how to rouse the Titans from their slumber. {{storylink|Shattered Glass issue 5|Shattered Glass #5}}

Ultra Magnus later came before a visibly bored Optimus Prime to inform him of the danger about Metroplex rising, the Prime only rising from his throne to put [[Jazz (SG)|Jazz]] in his place. Though the Wreckers initially withdrew, Magnus soon returned to the throne room, having finally snapped and given in to his lust for power. Though Optimus initially held the advantage, Magnus managed to disable his right arm, allowing the Wrecker leader to overpower the Prime and claim his throne. {{storylink|Shattered Glass II issue 1|Shattered Glass II #1}}

Still plagued by self-confidence issues however, Ultra Magnus did not believe he could lead the Autobots as himself, instead conspiring to steal Optimus's body. {{storylink|Shattered Glass II issue 5|Shattered Glass II #5}} After being repaired, Optimus was brought to Metroplex, {{storylink|Shattered Glass II issue 4|Shattered Glass II #4}} where his [[spark]] was extracted and placed in Magnus's body. Having his leg cut off and his [[voice box]] disabled, Optimus was left to impotently scream, a state in which he was found by [[Soundwave (SG)|Soundwave]] and [[Wheeljack (SG)|Slicer]]. {{storylink|Shattered Glass II issue 5|Shattered Glass II #5}}

===''End of G1 Universe''===
A shrine on [[Velocitron]] featured a glimpse of an alternate universe in which Optimus Prime and [[Jetfire (SG)|Jetfire]] battled [[Soundwave (SG)|Soundwave]]. {{storylink|Mystery of the Speedia 500}}

==Games==
===''Transformers: Earth Wars''===
{{EWskin|"SG Optimus Prime"|Optimus Prime (G1)|Generation 1 Optimus Prime}}

{{charstubgames|{{storylink|Broken Legacy}} {{storylink|Colour Burst}} More probably}}

==Toys==
===''Timelines''===
[[File:TL-toy Optimus-SG2008.jpg|right|upright=1.67|thumb|Pimpimus Prime: all he needs is a tiger-print hat.]]
<ul class="iconlist">{{Bp-sad|'''Shattered Glass''' (BotCon box set, 2008)}}</ul>
:*''Accessories'': Aero-fairing "ion blaster", smokestack rifle

:''[[Transformers Timelines (toyline)|Timelines]]''/''[[Transformers: Shattered Glass (toyline)|Shattered Glass]]'' Optimus Prime is a purple, gray, and black [[redeco]] of heroic ''[[Transformers: Classics|Classics]]'' Voyager Class [[Optimus Prime (G1)/toys|Optimus Prime]], transforming into a semi cab of undetermined, probably made-up model. In robot mode, his aero fairing transforms into a large ion blaster, and his smokestacks transform into a smaller blaster. Additionally, both can combine together to form a back-mounted shoulder weapon. The left side of the wind vane has the tampograph marking which writes "''Til all are gone!''". Undocumented in the instructions, Optimus can also use the wind vane as a shield, if one of his fists is folded down.

: Optimus Prime is only available as part of a set of six toys, along with [[Jazz (SG)#Toys|Autobot Jazz]], [[Grimlock (SG)#Toys|Grimlock]], [[Goldbug (SG)#Toys|Goldbug]], [[Razorclaw (SG)#Toys|Razorclaw]], and [[Starscream (SG)#Toys|Starscream]].

: Anyone looking to buy this figure second-hand on the aftermarket be warned, there is a convincing-looking counterfeit [[knockoff]] that's been making the rounds.

::*''[http://www.tfu.info/2008/Autobot/BCOptimusPrime/optimusprime.htm More information on Optimus Prime at TFU.info]''
{{ClassicsOptimusPrimeMold}}

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[[File:Timelinestoy-BC2012OptimusPrime.jpg|right|thumb|upright=1.67|In the mirrorverse, Transformers get smaller and less impressive with each update.]]
<ul class="iconlist">{{Bp-sad|'''Souvenir 2-Pack''' (Multi-pack, 2012)}}</ul>
:*''Accessories'': "G-Metal" sword

:Optimus Prime is a [[redeco]] of heroic [[Transformers (2010 toyline)|''Transformers'']] Deluxe Class [[Optimus Prime (G1)/toys#Transformers (2010)|Optimus Prime]], and transforms into a racing truck in the same colors as the 2008 figure. A large Autobot [[insignia]] adorns the hood; along one side of the hood is inscribed "I shall stand...", with the other side reading "... the rest shall fall". He features a rub sign on his roof, and has a (non-detachable) matrix gimmick in robot mode formed by a relief pattern on the inside of the cab's side windows, which is visible through the windshield/chest in robot mode. He also comes with a sword that he can wield with both hands, and is folded up and stored between his legs in truck mode, forming the fifth wheel.

: Optimus Prime was only available packaged with ''Timelines''/''Classics'' [[Kick-Off (G1)#Timelines|Kick-Over]], available for purchase by [[BotCon 2012]] attendees and limited to 2000 pieces.

: This mold was also used to make ''Timelines'' [[Scourge (RID)#Timelines|Scourge]], and was also retooled into ''Shattered Glass'' [[Ultra Magnus (SG)#Timelines|Ultra Magnus]].

::*''[http://www.tfu.info/2012/Autobot/BCOptimusPrime/optimusprime.htm More information on BotCon 2012 Optimus Prime at TFU.info]''
{{2010DeluxeOptimusPrimeMold}}

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[[File:Timelinestoy-NovaPrime.jpg|thumb|upright=1.67|See? Prime was bleached and shrunk in the wash ''again''.]]
<ul class="iconlist">{{Bp-a1|'''Nova Prime''' (Deluxe Class, 2015)}}</ul>
:*''Accessories'': [[Fusion cannon|Quantum Fusion cannon]], [[G-Metal]] Battle Axe

: The first of two [[Transformers Collectors' Club]] exclusives for 2015, ''Timelines'' Nova Prime is a [[redeco]] of that same year's member incentive figure, [[Lio Convoy (BW)#Timelines|Lio Convoy]]. Both were retooled from ''Thrilling 30'' [[Optimus Prime (G1)/Generations toys#Thrilling 30|Orion Pax]] and feature a new head. Nova still comes with the blaster and axe, which can store via a 5mm peg on either side of the vehicle mode. As an undocumented feature, the Quantum Fusion Cannon can also peg into partially-octagonal "hole" on the larger blade of the G-Metal Battle Axe.

: The foam insert in Nova Prime's box features an extra slot to store either the aforementioned incentive figure Lio Convoy, or the [[BotCon 2015]] customization class exclusive [[Galva Convoy#Timelines|Galva Convoy]], both of whom are featured in the exterior [[package art]].

: This mold was also used to make [[BotCon 2015]] Galva Convoy. This toy also officially [[Repurposing|doubles]] as Generation 1 [[Nova Prime#Timelines|Nova Prime]].
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===''Masterpiece''===
[[File:TF-Masterpiece-SG-Optimus-Prime.jpg|upright=1.66|thumb|Well, maybe not this time.]]
<ul class="iconlist">{{Bp-sa|'''Shattered Glass Optimus Prime''' (November [[2016]])}}</ul>
:*''Accessories'': [[Ion blaster#MP10|Ion blaster]], [[Matrix of Leadership/toys#Masterpiece 2|Matrix of Leadership]], [[Energon-axe#mp10|energon-axe]], trailer/[[Combat Deck (SG)|Combat Deck]]

:After several [[knockoff]]s and [[IP infringement|unofficial]] releases, "Shattered Glass Optimus Prime" was finally released as an official Hasbro Asia exclusive under the ''[[Transformers: Generations (toyline)|Generations]] [[The Transformers: Masterpiece|Masterpiece]]'' line. As a redeco of ''Masterpiece'' [[Optimus Prime (G1)/toys#mp10|MP-10 Convoy]], he transforms into a Freightliner FL86, though the back half is much larger and robot-leggier in proportion (so much that a ladder is on each side). Although not easily breakable, care must be taken for posing the index fingers; extending the finger further would cause it to pop off.

:Optimus Prime also comes with a hand-held ion blaster which can collapse and store inside a compartment on his back in either mode, as well as an energon-axe that slips over Optimus Prime's right hand. Shattered Glass Optimus Prime also comes with his Combat Deck and [[die-cast]] Matrix of Leadership, the latter of which remains the same colors as the original MP-10 Convoy. This release omits the [[Spike Witwicky (G1)#Masterpiece|Spike Witwicky]] and [[Roller (G1)#Masterpiece|Roller]] figures.

:Unlike the previous ''Timelines'' toys, Shattered Glass Optimus Prime features a different shade of certain parts (which will become the deco basis for future releases of the character), such as the midnight blue parts (the head, hands, and lower legs) being changed to a deep blue shade, and the black parts (such as his upper arms, lower rib areas, hips, and upper thighs) being gray-ish silver.

:The packaging design very closely resembles then-concurrent ''Generations''-branded ''[[Transformers: Platinum Edition|Platinum Edition]]'', featuring numerous elements otherwise unique to ''Platinum Edition'' packaging, except the title "Platinum Edition" is replaced by "Shattered Glass". Given that Hasbro never used the ID number MP-09 within its ''Generations Masterpiece'' range of MP-01 to MP-10, and that Shattered Glass Optimus Prime was released between [[Bumblebee (G1)/toys#Masterpiece 2|MP-08]] and [[Optimus Prime (G1)/Generations toys#Masterpiece|MP-10]], it is possible MP-09 was intended to be his.

:This figure was later repurposed as [[Purple Wicked Convoy#Masterpiece|Purple Wicked Convoy]] by ''[[Generations Selects Special Comic]]''.
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===''Generations Selects''===
[[File:TF-Generations-Selects-SG-Optimus-Prime.jpg|upright=1.66|thumb|Ah, there we go.]]
<ul class="iconlist">{{Bp-sa|'''Shattered Glass Optimus Prime & Shattered Glass Ratchet''' (2-pack, [[2020]])}}</ul>
:*''Series'': '''''War for Cybertron: Earthrise'''''
:*''ID number:'' '''WFC-GS17'''
:*''Accessories:'' Ion blaster, [[Matrix of Leadership/toys#War for Cybertron Trilogy|Matrix of Leadership]]

:A ''[[Generations Selects (toyline)|Generations Selects]]'' add-on to ''[[War for Cybertron: Earthrise|Earthrise]]'', Shattered Glass Optimus Prime is a redeco of ''Earthrise'' [[Optimus Prime (G1)/Generations toys#War for Cybertron: Earthrise|Optimus Prime]] without [[Combat Deck (G1)#War for Cybertron: Earthrise|his trailer]]. He features a color scheme inspired by his ''Masterpiece'' toy, complete with a cracked window. Optimus Prime is Voyager Class-sized mold with the front of the head and legs, knee flaps, and various inner parts reused from ''[[War for Cybertron: Siege|Siege]]'' Voyager Class [[Optimus Prime (G1)/Generations toys#War for Cybertron: Siege|Optimus Prime]]. This also means that, like the ''Siege'' toy, the truck mode is unusually small for a Voyager figure.

:The figure features an opening chest compartment containing a removable ''evil'' [[Matrix of Leadership/toys#War for Cybertron Trilogy|Matrix of Leadership]].<ref>[https://hasbropulse.com/products/transformers-generations-selects-deluxe-wfc-gs17-shattered-glass-ratchet-and-optimus-prime "...the pack features an evil Matrix of Leadership accessory."]</ref> His transformation scheme reuses some engineering and concepts from the ''Siege'' Voyager Class Optimus Prime figures and ''[[Studio Series]]'' [[Optimus Prime (Movie)/toys#SS38|38 Optimus Prime]], with a new torso transformation. Interestingly, his rear wheels are borrowed from ''Studio Series'' [[Optimus Prime (Movie)/toys#SS32|32]] and [[Optimus Prime (Movie)/toys#SS44|44 Optimus Prime]]. Optimus Prime features a hinge joint in each of his knuckles but without the flip-out post hole mechanism, instead of having it facilitated by the shape of his palm and thumb. Interestingly, the placement of his front wheels in robot mode evokes the [[Studio OX]] version of his character model (though significantly larger compared to the artwork). Optimus also has molded drilled-rotor brake discs, a surprising detail for a mainline ''Transformers'' figure.

:As the front grill/wheel piece is connected with a c-clip, removing it allows the waist to turn without being hindered. Whether by coincidence or not, the Energon Strikeshield from the ''Siege'' Voyager Class Optimus Prime figure can attach onto the forearm (if the hands are tucked away) with the tabs on the axe's hinged handle, though it looks better on the left side.

:The product description for the set made mention of ''Shattered Glass'' comics by [[IDW Publishing]],<ref>[https://www.bigbadtoystore.com/Product/VariationDetails/134753 "...inspired by the Shattered Glass comics created in partnership with IDW..."]</ref> either being a mis-credit of [[Fun Publications]] comic or a far too-early mention of IDW's [[2021]] ''[[Transformers: Shattered Glass (IDW)|Shattered Glass]]'' comic.

:He is bundled with [[Ratchet (SG)#War for Cybertron Trilogy|Shattered Glass Ratchet]], and was revealed on the [[September 8]] [https://www.instagram.com/p/CE4pc4OgZb6/ TransformersTuesday]. Much like most 2020 ''Selects'' product, the toy is only branded as part of the ''[[War for Cybertron Trilogy (toyline)|War for Cybertron Trilogy]]'' and not ''Earthrise''.

:This figure was later repurposed as [[Purple Wicked Convoy#War for Cybertron Trilogy|Purple Wicked Convoy]] by "[[Generations Selects Special Comic Finale]]".
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===''MPG''===
[[File:MPG-12-SG-Optimus-prime.jpeg|thumb|upright=1.75]]
<ul class="iconlist">{{Bp-sa|'''Shattered Glass Optimus Prime''' ([[2025]])}}</ul>
:*''ID number:'' '''MPG-12'''
:*''Release date:'' [[2025]] [[March 29]]
:*''Accessories:'' "Laser Rifle", "Energy Ax", "Beam Effect", "Matrix", "Damage Head", adapter
: MPG-12 Shattered Glass Optimus Prime is a redeco and slight retool of [[Optimus Prime (G1)/toys#MP44|MP-44 Convoy]], colored like his ''Masterpiece'' and ''Generations Selects'' figures. Unlike the two figures mentioned prior but akin to his original ''Timelines'' figure, his truck mode roof features a tampograph reading "Til all are gone!", his first plastic representation since then to feature the slogan. As his windows flip over during transformation to go from realistic truck detailing to a simplistic cartoon-accurate lack of detail, there are two tampographs of his cracked window, one of each side of the clear plastic part (which does mean you can vaguely see a differently-placed crack through the window in either mode, but oh well). Like the other trailer-less releases of MP-44, Optimus's soundbox gimmick has been gutted (with the same retooled back piece from [[Nemesis Prime (G1)#MP49|MP-49 Black Convoy]]) and most of the accessories have been excluded, leaving him with only the alternate damaged-head (unlike how the other releases chose to keep the alternate character model head) Matrix and Laser Rifle alongside the Energy Axe and blast effects. He also features the Transformers power base stand adapter from [[Optimus Prime_(G1)/toys#MP44S|MP-44S]].
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== Merchandise ==
=== Flame Toys ===
==== Furai Model ====
[[File:FlameToys-FuraiModel-07-ShatteredGlassOptimusPrimeAttackMode.jpg|upright=1.66|thumb|Build-Your-Own Akane Shinjo.]]
*'''Shattered Glass Optimus Prime (Attack Mode)''' (July 2019)
**''Number:'' '''07'''
**''Accessories:'' Ion cannon, axe, 4 hands

:Part of [[Flame Toys]]' ''Furai Model'' line of {{w|Gundam model|Gunpla}}-style model kits, "Shattered Glass Optimus Prime (Attack Mode)" is an articulated, non-transforming, Voyager Class-sized {{w|Gunpla}}-style model kit redecoed from the [[Optimus Prime (G1)/merchandise#Furai Model|Optimus Prime (Attack Mode) model kit]] mold. Using parts made of hard ABS plastic and some polycaps, Optimus Prime (Attack Mode) is an original design created by Flame Toys in collaboration with [[Akira Amemiya]] of [[Studio Trigger]].

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

:Unlike the current transforming toys since the Hasbro Asia exclusive ''Masterpiece'' figure, this Optimus Prime (along with the ''Kuro Kara Kuri'' action figure) features an identical coloration used for the ''Timelines'' toys.

*'''Shattered Glass Optimus Prime Ver. 2008''' (2026)
:"Shattered Glass Optimus Prime Ver. 2008" is an entirely new model kit closely modeled after the original Botcon 2008 toy, to the point of retaining the ''[[Optimus_Prime_(G1)/toys#Classics|Classics]]'' mold's [[Kibble| real truck grille on the back]] (albeit uncolored). The model kit adds accessories unique to this iteration of the design in the form of a laser sword and a green version of the [[Energon-axe]].

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==== Kuro Kara Kuri ====
* SG Optimus Prime (2021)
** ''Number:'' '''#09'''
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===''Super Cyborg''===
[[File:SuperCyborgSGOptimus.jpg|upright=1.66|thumb|In opposite-day universe, your insides are on the outside.]]
*'''Optimus Prime (Shattered Glass purple)''' (2018)
**''Accessories'': Ion blaster, torso plate

:''[[Super7|Super Cyborg]]'' SG Optimus Prime is an 11-inch-tall non-transforming figure with 7 points of articulation, and (naturally) a redeco of the previously-released "standard" Optimus Prime version. Its main distinguishing feature is that the entire front of the robot torso is removable, exposing not just the expected Matrix of Leadership but also many other sculpted mechanical details within Prime's body.
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===''Magic: The Gathering''===
[[File:MTG-SG-Optimus.jpg|thumb|upright=1.66|A hero in his own mind, I'm sure.]]
*'''Optimus Prime, Hero / Optimus Prime, Autobot Leader''' (2022)
**''ID number:'' '''027'''
**''Set code:'' '''BOT'''
**''Color identity:'' '''Blue/Red/White'''
**''Casting cost:'' '''{3}{U}{R}{W}''' (front), '''{2}{R}{W}{B}''' (back)

:"Optimus Prime, Hero" is part of the 2022 ''[[Magic: The Gathering]]'' ''[[mtg:Universes Beyond|Universes Beyond]]'' ''[[mtg:Transformers|Transformers]]'' card set, found in Collector Booster packs of ''Magic''<nowiki>'s</nowiki> ''[[mtg:The Brothers' War|The Brothers' War]]'' set. It can be reversed to become "Optimus Prime, Autobot Leader", representing Optimus in vehicle mode.
:A variant of this card was available in both Set Booster and Collector Booster packs, depicting [[Optimus Prime (G1)/merchandise#MTGHero|"Generation 1" Optimus Prime]].

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===Transformers: Kindergarten Series===
[[File:Kindergarten-OptimusSG.jpg|right|thumb|300px|Gonna darken our lightest hour, or something.]]
*'''Optimus Prime''' (2023)
:A childlike nontransformable figurine of Optimus Prime was available as part of ''[[Transformers: Kindergarten Series]]'', a crowdfunded [[Blindpacking|blindpackaged]] toyline available exclusively in China. Optimus Prime's figure was one of the commonly-occurring characters, and depicted him holding up an evil [[Matrix of Leadership]]. The figurine included a translucent plastic stand and a small character card.

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===Mochibots Transformers Plush===
[[File:SGPrimeMochi.jpg|right|thumb|300px|Optimus fell off his trike. Thankfully, he has band-aids!]]
<ul class="iconlist">{{Bp-sa|'''Mochibots "Transformers" Plush Convoy Shattered Glass ver.''' (2023)}}</ul>
:Part of the line of cute, cuddly Transformers Plushies, [[Mochibots Transformers Plush|Mochibots]] Convoy (Shattered Glass Ver.) is a purple and green recolor of the prior Mochibots Convoy (otherwise known as Optimus Prime), featuring dark purples for his helmet, feet, and hands, gray pants, a purple torso, and olive-green windows, all based off of Optimus's Shattered Glass appearance. In a very cute piece of stylization, Prime features a band-aid over his cracked windshield. Otherwise, all of the sewn-in detail is nearly the exact same, even including the "Squinting" Autobot logo seen on [[Optimus Prime (G1)/merchandise#Mochibots Transformers Plush|Convoy]] and [[Cliffjumper (G1)/toys#Mochibots Transformers Plush|Cliff]]. Mochibots are all based upon the popular "Fumo" style of Plushie, which their producer, [[amiami]] sells various varieties of on their digital storefront.

:Convoy (Shattered Glass Ver.) was released in the Summer of 2023 in "Volume 1" of the Mochibots line, alongside Cliff, Bumble, and Convoy's regular polarity counterpart. This line was exclusive to China and Japan, with almost all of them being locked to Asia via [[amiami|amiami's]] digital storefront.

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===Threezero===
[[File:Transformers_MDLX_Shattered_Glass_Optimus_Prime.jpeg|thumb|upright=1.33]]
*'''''Shattered Glass'' Optimus Prime''' (MDLX Scale, 2023)
**''Known designers:'' Kelvin Sau
**''Accessories:'' one ion blaster, one energon axe, Matrix of Leadership, five pairs of hands (relaxed, closed, rifle- axe- and Matrix-holding)

:A redeco of [[Threezero]]'s [[Optimus Prime (G1)/merchandise#MDLX|Optimus Prime]] figure for the MDLX line, this version of the ''evil'' Optimus is an original design taking inspiration from the original cartoon but with the aesthetics in the vein of the live-action movies. Optimus Prime is a smaller-scale non-transforming action figure, comparable to contemporary collector-oriented lines like Figma and S.H. Figuarts. Like those lines, the figure is extremely well-articulated and detailed, features interchangeable hands and accessories, namely his Ion Blaster, Energon Axe, and Matrix of Leadership. He comes with a suite of hands in pairs: closed fists, splayed-out relaxed hands, and three different pairs meant to specifically hold each one of the aforementioned accessories. His chest (adorned with a shattered tampograph!) is magnetically attached and, as such, can store the Matrix when not in use. Optimus comes with his backpack piece disassembled in the package. He also retains his positive counterpart's functionality with the [[Starscream (G1)/merchandise#Threezero|Starscream]] mold.

:He was previously redecoed into both [[Nemesis Prime (G1)#Threezero|Nemesis Prime]] and [[Ultra Magnus (G1)/toys#Threezero|Ultra Magnus]].
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===Blokees===
====Galaxy Version====
[[File:Blokees-TF-Galaxy-Version-02-SG-Optimus.jpg|thumb|upright=1.66]]
<ul class="iconlist">{{Bp-sa|'''Optimus Prime (IDW)''' (2023)}}</ul>
:*''Series:'' '''Galaxy Version 02 - SOS'''
:*''Accessories:'' Spare balljoint piece, figure stand, 2 open hands, ion blaster, holdable Autobot and Decepticon insignias

:Released in the second wave of the ''Galaxy Version'' line of blind boxes, ''[[Blokees]]'' Optimus Prime (with the "IDW" moniker, referencing the company's ownership of the ''Shattered Glass'' franchise after Fun Publications) is a roughly 4-inch tall, highly-articulated, and non-transforming snap-on model kit of the Autobot Commander, redecoed from parts of his heroic counterpart from the first wave. He is built on a "Standard Body" skeleton shared with other Blokees figures in the line, but with different body pieces to make them distinct. As advertised in the box, Optimus has a pull rate of 1 in every 9 boxes, or three times across four cases. Aside from the omitted Energon Axe, Prime has the same accessories as the original mold.

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

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====Defender Version====
[[File:Blokees-TF-GV-Defender-03-SG-Optimus-Prime.jpg|thumb|300px]]
<ul class="iconlist">{{Bp-sa|'''SG-Optimus Prime''' (2025)}}</ul>
:*''Series:'' '''Defender Version 03 - Heavy Metal War'''
:*''Accessories'': Ion Blaster

:Released as part of the third wave of the ''Galaxy Version Defender'' line of blind boxes, this ''Blokees'' kit of Optimus Prime is a 2.2-inch (5.5cm) figure redecoed from his positive universe counterpart, and he's a few inches smaller than the ''Galaxy Version'' kits, but still articulated. In addition to the same Ion Blaster, Optimus features an additional front waist tampograph used for the base mold's chase figures, but the smokestacks were left unpainted.

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[[File:Blokees-TF-GV-Defender-03-SG-Optimus-Prime-Vehicle.jpg|thumb|300px]]
<ul class="iconlist">{{Bp-sa|'''SG-Optimus Prime Vehicle''' (2025)}}</ul>
:*''Series:'' '''Defender Version 03 - Heavy Metal War'''

:This ''Blokees'' kit of Optimus Prime is redecoed from the first wave's original truck mode kit. The trailer hitch also comes with the Auto-Launcher from the Combat Deck, where it can be extended and be wielded by other figures from the same line, allowing them to ride Optimus like a deadly Decepticon-blasting little scooter. The Auto-Launcher can be detached from the bar, allowing the kit to be displayed as a regular-looking (but still deadly) truck.

:Optimus comes with one of the three random plastic commemorative coins (with etchings of Devastator, Grimlock, and Soundwave's heads) in every case that contains the kit.

:If one chooses, the [[Combat Deck (G1)#Blokees|Combat Deck/Trailer]] and [[Roller (G1)#Blokees|Roller]] from the 5th wave can accommodate this kit (as it was meant to be used on that mold), with the Auto-Launcher able to be mounted inside the trailer.
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===Auldey===
<ul class="iconlist">{{Bp-sa|'''SG Optimus Prime''' (Alpha Action Elite, 2025)}}</ul>
:*''Series:'' '''The Demon Star Approaches'''
:*''ID Number'':
:*''Accessories:'':
{{toydesigner|[[Lam Ahtek]]}}

:Sold as part of [[Auldey]]'s "Alpha Action Elite (AAE)" series of blindboxes, this Optimus is a 5-inch non-transforming but highly articulated action figure redecoed from the many other [[Optimus Prime (G1)/merchandise#Auldey|Optimus Prime]] figures in the series.

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==Notes==
* One early concept during the development of ''Shattered Glass'' was that Optimus Prime's color scheme would incorporate dark red and black. Coincidentially, however, this deco had recently been used on [[Optimus Prime (Armada)/toys#LeaderGalaxyForce|two]] [[Optimus Prime (Armada)/toys#CybDx|toys]] of the heroic [[Optimus Prime (Armada)|''Cybertron'' Optimus Prime]], and the idea was discarded. <ref>BotCon Beyond The Convention - The Ultimate Product Guide Volume 1, page 147</ref>
*Optimus Prime's bio art was featured on the back of one of two T-shirts made available at BotCon 2008, and later on the [[Fun Publications]] Official [[Transformers Collectors' Club]] web-store.
*''Shattered Glass'' prose story writers [[Trent Troop]] and [[Greg Sepelak]] stated that evil Optimus sounds like Venger, the {{w|Dungeons & Dragons (TV series)|''Dungeons & Dragons'' cartoon}} villain voiced by [[Peter Cullen]].
[[File:SG Optronix rebuilt.jpg|thumb|''Harder, Better, Faster, Stronger'']]
*Unlike his heroic doppelgänger, this version of Optimus Prime was never depicted in fiction with a trailer, outside of a single lithograph that introduced us to the nefarious [[Combat Deck (SG)|Combat Deck]]. His 2016 ''Masterpiece'' figure, on the other hand, gives him one.
*While most of the named character Fun Publications ''Shattered Glass'' designs were either based on pre-existing toy molds or at least pre-existing character designs, Optimus's original Cybertronian "Optronix" form holds the unique distinction of being a completely original design.
**When Optronix is upgraded into Optimus Prime, he is seen being equipped with a shoulder-mounted rocket launcher. While this weapon is present throughout the flashback, it is conspicuously absent from any of his appearances in the "modern day".
*The ''Shattered Glass'' recap featured in [[Hasbro Transformers Collectors' Club issue 27|Hasbro Transformers Collectors' Club issue #27]] refers to Optimus as the "Autobot High Warlord", possibly in reference to the movie universe [[Megatron (Movie)|Megatron]]'s title of (Lord) [[Lord High Protector|High Protector]]. It is unknown if this is an actual rank that Optimus gave himself.

===Foreign names===
*''Japanese:'' '''Optimus Prime''' (オプティマス・プライム, オプティマスプライム ''Oputimasu Puraimu''), '''Convoy''' (コンボイ ''Konboi'', Earth Wars), '''Optronix''' (オプトロニクス ''Oputoronikusu''), '''Orion Pax''' (オライオンパックス ''Oraionpakkusu'')
*''Cantonese:'' '''O1 Baak3 Man4''' (柯柏文)

==Gallery==
<gallery>
File:TFCC-2015-Nova Prime-profile art.jpg|2015 Nova Prime profile art
</gallery>

==References==
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==See also==
{{OtherVersions
|charname=''Shattered Glass'' Optimus Prime
|disambig=Optimus Prime (disambiguation)
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*[[Optimus Prime (SG Animated)|Optimus Prime]], the evil counterpart to [[Optimus Prime (Animated)|''Animated'' Optimus Prime]].
*[[Optimus Prime (SG Cybertron)|Optimus Prime]], the evil counterpart to [[Optimus Prime (Armada)|''Cybertron Optimus Prime]].
*[[Optimus Prime (SG Movie)|Optimus Prime]], the evil counterpart to [[Optimus Prime (Movie)|"Movie series" Optimus Prime]].}}

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Mobile Defense Bay

2026-04-20T07:24:29Z

Wikimaniac: /* Merchandise */

{{factions|autobot}}

:''The Mobile Defense Bay is a weapons platform from the [[Generation 1 continuity family|Generation 1]] [[continuity family]].''

[[Image:C64RodimusPrimeRobotMode.jpg|300px|right|thumb|As opposed to the Michael Bay Defense, which is only good for arguing on the internet.]]

The '''Mobile Defense Bay''' is formed from [[Hot Rod (G1)|Rodimus Prime's]] [[trailer]]. It features twin missile launchers and blast shields. Rodimus Prime can operate the missile launchers by standing on the bay's platform.

==Games==
===The Transformers: Battle to Save the Earth===
Rodimus Prime's [[robot mode]] included the Mobile Defense Bay. {{storylink|The Transformers: Battle to Save the Earth}}

==Toys==
===''The Transformers''===
{{anchor|Generation 1}}
[[File:G1 RodimusPrime toy.jpg|right|200px|thumb|Also, the Mobile Bay Defense, which is sitting off the coast of Alabama.]]
* '''Rodimus Prime''' (Autobot Hero, [[1986]]/[[2004]])
**''Takara ID number:'' '''C-77'''
**''Accessories:'' 2 x gun shields (left & right)

: Rodimus Prime's Mobile Defense Bay transforms into the large rear portion of his futuristic truck mode. The bay itself toy comes with two blast shields to attach to either side of his battle platform's cannon. Like Hot Rod, there are materials variations; initial releases have rubber tires, while later shipments replaced the wheels with black plastic.

: The rubber-tires version of the toy saw re-release in both Japan and the US in 2004.

: This mold was later redecoed as a lucky draw prize [[Primus]], where the Mobile Defense Bay became the [[Golden Noah]].

::*''[http://www.tfu.info/1986/Autobot/RodimusPrime/rodimusprime.htm More information on the Mobile Defense Bay (with Rodimus Prime) at TFU.info]''
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===''Masterpiece''===
[[Image:Masterpiecetoy-RodimusConvoy.jpg|thumb|right|300px|And the Bay Defense Mobile, which used to hang over Michael's crib.]]
*'''Rodimus Convoy''' ([[2011]])
**''ID number:'' '''MP-9'''

:''[[The Transformers: Masterpiece|Masterpiece]]'' [[Hot Rod (G1)/toys#masterpiece|Rodimus Convoy]]'s trailer opens up into the Mobile Defense Bay for Rodimus to man. Rodimus Convoy is armed with his Photon Eliminator rifle, which can split into Hot Rod's two smaller Photon Laser weapons or be attached to the front of the Mobile Defense Bay's cannons. The trailer section itself has a new canopy to complete Rodimus Prime's vehicle mode when combined with the main figure.

::*''[http://www.tfu.info/2011/Autobot/MPRodimusPrime/rodimusprime.htm More information on the Masterpiece Mobile Defense Bay (with Rodimus Convoy) at TFU.info]''
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===''War for Cybertron: Kingdom''===
[[File:TF-WFC-K-Commander-Rodimus-Prime.jpg|450px|thumb|And the Defense-Mobile Bay, which is where [[Defensor (disambiguation)|Defensor]] parks his car.]]
*'''Rodimus Prime''' (Commander Class, [[2021]])
**''TakaraTomy ID number'': '''KD-12'''
**''TakaraTomy release date'': [[August 1]], 2021

: Included with ''[[War for Cybertron: Kingdom]]'' Commander Class Rodimus Prime, the Mobile Defense Bay is again an integrated trailer that can fold out into an artillery platform, which Rodimus Prime can stand on and grasp the handles, plus an [[A.I.R. Lock System]] adapter on the front. The standing, twin-barreled cannon also detaches as its own unit, with sculpted tread detail. In trailer mode, the rear section features a moving ramp door with working metal pistons.

:In a unique twist, the toy was revealed by [[TakaraTomy]] and set for pre-order in Japanese markets before [[Hasbro]], which usually unveils upcoming toys before or simultaneously with TakaraTomy.

:Much like most of the toyline, Rodimus Prime can come with one of four holographic [[Golden Disk (Voyager)|Golden Disk]] cards for his wave, which reveals a [[Source:Golden Disk destinies|possible destiny]] of a key character.
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==Merchandise==
===Transformers Gum===
[[File:Tfgum rodimus convoy.jpg|thumb|upright=1.66|]]
*'''Rodimus Convoy''' (1986)
**''Accessories:'' Photon Eliminator, left and right blast shields
: Since Rodimus Prime had a presence in Kabaya's line of larger ''[[Transformers Gum]]'' model kits, so did his Mobile Defense Bay. Released as part of the line's fifth wave, the MDB is molded in red, silver and black plastic, lacking in paint applications but featuring stickers for detail. Like many other ''Transformers Gum'' model kits, Rodimus and the Defense Bay are very much downsized versions of the regular toy, featuring all its accessories, features and (lack of) articulation. As the name suggests, rather than chocolate, this set came with a stick of gum.
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[[File:Kabaya-Rodimus-Prime.jpg|thumb|upright=1.66]]
*'''Hot Rodimus''' (2011)
**''ID number:'' '''1'''
:Released in the fourth wave of the revived ''Transformers Gum'' series in 2011, The Defense Bay is assembled by collecting several additional parts available with the three different kits in the wave; its base comes with [[Inferno (G1)|Inferno]], its sides and Rodimus's Photon Eliminator come with Hot Rod himself, and its central turret comes with [[Ginrai (robot)|Victory Leo]]. The vehicle mode replicates the approach used by the ''Masterpiece'' figure, with Hot Rod slotting into the trailer backwards, and an alternate piece featuring Rodimus's shorter hood flips up from underneath the trailer and clips over the car's rear end.
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[[File:Blokees-TF-Galaxy-Version-Defender-04-Rodimus-Prime-Vehicle.jpg|thumb|upright=1.66]]
*'''Rodimus Prime (Vehicle)''' (2025)
:*''Series:'' '''Defender Version 04 - Tyrant's Fury'''

:This [[Blokees]] ''Defender'' kit of Rodimus Prime is molded in his futuristic truck mode. Like the first wave's Optimus Prime vehicle, the truck can convert into a Mobile Defense Bay, where the turret can be extended and wielded by other robot kits from the same line, allowing them to ride it.

:Due to its single small peg and peg hole, the two halves of the Mobile Defense Bay will leave a slight gap after a few repeated transformations.

==Notes==
[[File:RodimusPrimeG1-trailermanagement.jpg|thumb|200px|]]
* Aside from the [[Commodore 64]] game, the closest thing to a fictional appearance by the Mobile Defense Bay is in the episode "[[Only Human]]", in which Rodimus Prime transforms into robot mode and briefly leaves his trailer behind him.[http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=aSHnK2oH1Pw] [[Ultra Magnus (G1)|Ultra Magnus]] also leaves his trailer behind him without appearing as his inner robot, so this might be an [[animation error]].
** Otherwise, the Mobile Defense Bay was completely ignored in fiction. It gets no mention in Rodimus Prime's [[bio]] or [[The Transformers Universe (Marvel)|Universe profile]]. In fact, a ''[[Fight! Super Robot Lifeform Transformers 2010 (story page)|Transformers 2010]]'' story page published by [[TV Magazine]] in April, 1987, titled "Transformation Patterns Revealed! These Are the New Transformations!", made it a point to omit the Mobile Defense Bay entirely, having Rodimus's container impossibly transform into his legs, in the same fashion as his cartoon character model.
* Rodimus Prime's [[Titanium Series]] figure had his trailer integrated into his robot mode.
* The name "Mobile Defense Bay" comes from the toy's [[packaging]] and [[instructions]]. It is also called a "trailer" despite appearing to be fully integrated into his vehicle mode.

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Transformers: Armada (toyline)

2026-04-16T03:36:28Z

Wikimaniac: /* Post-Armada releases */

{{nav-armada}}

[[File:Armadatoy-HotShot.jpg|thumb|300px|right|Super-Con Class Hot Shot with Jolt]]

'''''Transformers: Armada''''' marked a fresh start for the [[Transformers brand]], a reinvention that introduced a whole new universe and backstory for the robots in disguise. The [[Franchises|franchise]] also introduced a new faction, the [[Mini-Con]]s, the line's most distinctive element, as ''every'' larger toy included one or more Mini-Con partners.

The line was a hit with kids; the simpler, cleaner transformations made the toys more accessible than prior lines, plus the wealth of action [[gimmick]]s gave every toy more to ''do''. The numerous Mini-Cons in particular proved popular with fans and children alike, and have continued on into many subsequent toylines. It did so well out of the gate that the line had to be expanded beyond its initial offerings pretty quickly, and began the next four-ish years of direct sequels, an era that would come to be known as the "[[Unicron Trilogy continuity family|Unicron Trilogy]]".

==Overview==
[[File:Arm-toy Demolishor.jpg|upright=1.66|thumb|right|Super-Con Class Demolishor, packed to the gills with gimmicks.]]

The toyline marked a sharp change of design direction from the intricate, sometimes frustrating complexity found in the prior ''[[Beast Wars: Transformers (toyline)|Beast Wars]]'', ''[[Beast Machines: Transformers (toyline)|Beast Machines]]'', and [[Transformers: Robots in Disguise (2001 toyline)|''Robots in Disguise'']] lines (that last one being a particular point of contention with parents). The early offerings in particular are blocky, easy to transform, sturdy and colorful. [[Articulation]] tends to be reduced, sacrificed to keep price down in light of the need to add a Mini-Con partner and multiple intricate [[gimmick]]s to every mold. [[Ball joint]]s largely disappeared from the non-Mini-Con toys in favor of permanently-joined swivels. The aesthetics of larger robots hearken back more to the blocky concepts of [[The Transformers (toyline)|Generation 1]], while the Mini-Cons tend to be more experimental, with odd facial designs and non-standard limbs.

The overall aesthetics of the toyline also hearken back towards the ''Transformers'' franchises' {{w|mecha}} roots as a whole, as a lot of the figures took inspiration from the other popular mecha franchises of the time, such as ''{{w|Gundam}}''; design aesthetics that had—for the most part—swerved the Western ''Transformers'' world entirely, being mostly restricted to the [[Fight! Super Robot Lifeform Transformers (toyline)|Japanese Generation 1 toyline]], with such examples being [[Star Saber (G1)#Toys|Star Saber]] and [[Dai Atlas (G1)#Toys|Dai Atlas]]. Part of this change in aesthetics for the Western franchise was brought on by the then-[[Hasbro]] ''Transformers'' lead designer, [[Aaron Archer]], who had travelled in and out of Japan during the line's inception, while working closely with [[TakaraTomy|Takara]], and had taken inspiration from various magazines and store displays around him at the time, trying to create something Western fans hadn't really seen in ''Transformers'' before.

Each larger toy features a "central" gimmick which can only be activated by attaching—aka "[[Powerlinx]]ing"—a Mini-Con to the appropriate hardpoint; the socket on each Mini-Con has a central pin that presses a recessed button within the hardpoint. Though most transformation schemes are simple, many of the "Powerlinx"-activated gimmicks are quite complex and innovative, such as [[Hot Shot (Armada)/toys#Armada|Hot Shot]]'s fan-coined "axlezooka", [[Scavenger (Armada)#Armada|Scavenger]]'s stompy-stompy action, and [[Megatron (Armada)/toys#Armada|Megatron]]'s turret-mounted twin-missile launcher. Electronic lights and sounds also became standard on nearly all toys larger than Deluxe/Super-Con Class. Most non-Mini-Con toys also have multiple hardpoints that don't activate any gimmicks, but as many Mini-Cons have working missile launchers, or third "weapon modes", or other combat-style gimmicks, or can be oriented to ''resemble'' guns and blades and so on, these hardpoints allow robots to be kitted out with all kinds of gear, a play pattern that would be revived in later lines like the Takara version of ''[[Transformers: Prime (toyline)#Super Robot Lifeform Transformers Prime (Arms Micron)|Transformers: Prime]]'' with its [[Arms Micron]]s and the ''[[War for Cybertron Trilogy (toyline)|War for Cybertron Trilogy]]'' with the "[[C.O.M.B.A.T. System]]" and its successors. Whether it was intentional or not, when slapping all of these Mini-Cons onto a single figure, they start to look closer to a ''{{w|Super Sentai}}''/''[[Power Rangers (franchise)|Power Rangers]]'' Megazord, as the ridiculousness of having ten or so individual figures attached to a single figure, restricts the already-limited articulation, and looks hilariously awesome.

As with ''Robots in Disguise'', the back end of the series featured same-character [[redeco]]es of toys in "powered up" modes, and this practice of heavy mold-re-use would continue on into the future to combat the ever-rising costs of production. The line was further bulked up by redecoes/[[retool]]s of several ''Beast Wars'' [[Transmetal]] toys, reworked to be Mini-Con compatible (despite a lack of any kind of action gimmicks), as early sales and subsequent retailer demand exceeded expectations, and they had to get ''something'' out relatively quick.

[[File:Theunicronbattles logo.jpg|thumb|upright=1.66|right]]

Towards the end, the line veered in an unexpected direction, with the introduction of the massive [[Unicron/toys#Armada|Unicron]], a ''huge'' toy based on the character from ''[[The Transformers: The Movie]]'', and arguably the greatest wish-fulfillment yet offered to fans from Hasbro, as no toy of this monstrosity had yet seen release. To promote this massive toy, the ongoing storylines of both the cartoon and comic abruptly changed direction to feature the character as their central plot element, and the toyline itself gained a [[subline imprint]] promoting him in '''''The Unicron Battles'''''. The initial wave of this subline imprint used the original red and blue ''Armada'' packaging with an added "''The Unicron Battles''" logo sticker, whereas the second version sported a new color scheme in orange, blue and black that had the ''Unicron Battles'' logo as an integral part of its packaging design for the larger toys. Some toys ended up being available in all three packaging variants.

''Armada'' saw a bit of a price jump (production costs again), as the $20 "Max-Con" size class replaced the $15 Mega Class of past lines, while the $25 "Giga-Cons" replaced the $20 Ultras. This was offset by the fact that ''Armada'' toys overall tended to be somewhat more bulky and massive than their predecessors, plus contained much more intricate internal mechanisms and electronic features as well.
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==Development==
''Armada'' was driven by [[Brian Goldner]] wanting a collectible play toyline as seen in Japan and wanting to bring [[TakaraTomy|Takara]] in as co-developer. Takara, for their part, was extremely eager to come in as a co-developer on ''Transformers'' again to have some control on what the new toys would be and make sure they were commercial for the Japanese market as well. They brought in a horde of toy concept ideas that would shape the line, and a small team of Hasbro and Takara staffers were given leeway to develop the new idea.<ref>"Brian Goldner wanted to get back to basics, and he wanted a 'collectible' kind of concept. He was familiar with what was happening in Japan prior with various types of collectible play, small play, micro play, things that- years before anything like that came to the western markets. […] So he understood the potential, and to that end I'll just say, he put a lot of trust in me to make this happen—tremendous amount of trust, when you think about what he was trying to do, because it was really a very small group of us and I was really the only designer that made this happen at the time. So his goal was to have the collectibility, that presented Takara the opportunity to pitch a lot of different ideas that they have had over the years, they were very much happy to- well, let me take a half step back. What Brian also wanted was to bring back was that co-development. […] For a few years, they were kind of like a partner-vendor; we would come up with ideas and what they would want for the ''Beast Wars'' stuff, and Takara would kind of make that happen, even though it wasn't necessarily an item they were going to sell in their market. […] So they were eager to get a better partnership, we were eager to get a better partnership, just to make better overall product: co-develop the animation, co-develop the products, co-develop all of it."—[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=vNgWvNmMJfE&t=620s Aaron Archer on ''The Toy Armada'', 2021/12/14]</ref><ref>{{citesocial|quote=Hasbro did 60% of the character designs, all the colors, names and background info and many of the heads. Takara did the toy eng. some bios and rough design and models work.|name=Aaron Archer|site=TFW2005|year=circa 2002}}</ref>

One early idea from Takara was individual Mini-Cons would work at unlocking features on specific Autobots and Decepticons, rather than working for all of them. [[Aaron Archer]] argued that American kids would just jam any Mini-Con into the slot and get frustrated it wasn't working.<Ref>"Takara, if left to their original concepts—each Mini-Con would have been unique to unlock that car's feature. They were always very, 'particular key fits a particular lock', where I always had to defend the dumb American kids—is how I used to refer to it—that would just try to jam any key or any Mini-Con into the port and be upset that it wouldn't work."—[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=vNgWvNmMJfE&t=1168s Aaron Archer on ''The Toy Armada'', 2021/12/14]</ref>

==Hasbro ''Armada'' toyline==
{{note|All waves under the ''The Unicron Battles'' banner are marked with "'''TUB'''".}}
{{stub|All of the store-exclusive Hasbro multi-packs.}}

===Mini-Con 3-packs===
Mini-Cons were sold in carded three-packs at the Basic/Scout price point, each team defined by a particular gimmick or theme. Though only slightly larger than their closest precedent, the [[Micromaster]]s, they generally featured greatly improved articulation, complexity, and originality of design.

{| style="margin-left:1em;" width="100%"
|width="20%" valign="top"|'''Wave 1''' ([[July]] [[2002]])
<ul class="iconlist">
{{Bp-mc|[[Air Defense Mini-Con Team (Armada)#Armada|Air Defense Mini-Con Team]] ([[Star Saber (Armada)#Armada|Star Saber]] – [[Jetstorm (Armada)#Armada|Jetstorm]], [[Runway (Armada)#Armada|Runway]], [[Sonar (Armada)#Armada|Sonar]])}}
{{Bp-mc|[[Land Military Mini-Con Team#Armada|Land Military Mini-Con Team]] ([[Bonecrusher (Armada)#Armada|Bonecrusher]], [[Knock Out (Armada)#Armada|Knock Out]], [[Wreckage (Armada)#Armada|Wreckage]])}}
{{Bp-mc|[[Street Action Mini-Con Team#Armada|Street Action Mini-Con Team]] ([[Perceptor (Armada)#Armada|Perceptor]] – [[Grindor (Armada)#Armada|Grindor]], [[High Wire (Armada)#Armada|High Wire]], [[Sureshock (Armada)#Armada|Sureshock]])}}
|
|width="20%" valign="top"|'''Wave 2''' ([[September]] 2002)
<ul class="iconlist">
{{Bp-mc|[[Destruction Mini-Con Team#Armada|Destruction Mini-Con Team]] ([[Buzzsaw (Armada)#Armada|Buzzsaw]], [[Drill Bit (Armada)#Armada|Drill Bit]], [[Dualor (Armada)#Armada|Dualor]])}}
{{Bp-mc|[[Race Mini-Con Team#Armada|Race Mini-Con Team]] ([[Skyboom (Armada)#Armada|Skyboom]] – [[Dirt Boss (Armada)#Armada|Dirt Boss]], [[Downshift (Armada)#Armada|Downshift]], [[Mirage (Armada)#Armada|Mirage]])}}
|
|width="20%" valign="top"|'''Wave 3''' ([[November]] 2002)
<ul class="iconlist">
{{Bp-mc|[[Adventure Mini-Con Team#Armada|Adventure Mini-Con Team]] ([[Dune Runner (Armada)#Armada|Dune Runner]], [[Iceberg#Armada|Iceberg]], [[Ransack (Armada)#Armada|Ransack]])}}
{{Bp-mc|[[Space Mini-Con Team#Armada|Space Mini-Con Team]] ([[Requiem Blaster (Armada)#Armada|Requiem Blaster]] – [[Astroscope#Armada|Astroscope]], [[Payload (Armada)#Armada|Payload]], [[Sky Blast (Armada)#Armada|Sky Blast]])}}
{{Bp-mc|[[Street Speed Mini-Con Team#Armada|Street Speed Mini-Con Team]] ([[Backtrack (Armada)#Armada|Backtrack]], [[Oval#Armada|Oval]], [[Spiral#Armada|Spiral]])}}
|
|width="20%" valign="top"|'''Wave 4''' ([[March]] 2003)
<ul class="iconlist">
{{Bp-mc|[[Air Defense Mini-Con Team (Armada)#AirAssault|Air Assault Mini-Con Team]] ([[Star Saber (Armada)#AirAssault|Dark Saber]] – [[Jetstorm (Armada)#AirAssault|Jetstorm]], [[Runway (Armada)#AirAssault|Runway]], [[Sonar (Armada)#AirAssault|Sonar]])}}
{{Bp-mc|[[Night Attack Mini-Con Team#Armada|Night Attack Mini-Con Team]] ([[Broadside (Armada)#Armada|Broadside]], [[Fetch#Armada|Fetch]], [[Scattor (Armada)#Armada|Scattor]])}}
{{Bp-mc|[[Sea Mini-Con Team#Armada|Sea Mini-Con Team]] ([[Oceanglide#Armada|Oceanglide]], [[Stormcloud (Armada)#Armada|Stormcloud]], [[Waterlog (Armada)#Armada|Waterlog]])}}
|
|width="20%" valign="top" rowspan=2|[[File:Armada-toy Destruction-Mini-Con-Team.JPG|thumb|200px|The Destruction Mini-Con Team]]
|-
|width="20%" valign="top"|'''Wave 5''' (''TUB''; July [[2003]])
<ul class="iconlist">
{{Bp-mc|[[Air Military Mini-Con Team#Armada|Air Military Mini-Con Team]] ([[Gunbarrel (Armada)#Armada|Gunbarrel]], [[Terradive (Armada)#Armada|Terradive]], [[Thunderwing (Armada)#Armada|Thunderwing]])}}
{{Bp-mc|[[Emergency Mini-Con Team#Armada|Emergency Mini-Con Team]] ([[Firebot (Armada)#Armada|Firebot]], [[Makeshift (Armada)#Armada|Makeshift]], [[Prowl (Armada)#Armada|Prowl]])}}
|
|width="20%" valign="top"|'''Wave 6''' (''TUB''; [[August]] 2003)
<ul class="iconlist">
{{Bp-mc|[[Race Mini-Con Team#RoadAssault|Road Assault Mini-Con Team]] ([[Skyboom (Armada)#RoadAssault|Skyboom]] – [[Dirt Boss (Armada)#RoadAssault|Dirt Boss]], [[Downshift (Armada)#RoadAssault|Downshift]], [[Mirage (Armada)#RoadAssault|Mirage]])}}
{{Bp-mc|[[Destruction Mini-Con Team#RoadWrecker|Road Wrecker Mini-Con Team]] ([[Buzzsaw (Armada)#RoadWrecker|Buzzsaw]], [[Drill Bit (Armada)#RoadWrecker|Drill Bit]], [[Dualor (Armada)#RoadWrecker|Dualor]])}}
|
|width="20%" valign="top"|'''Wave 7''' (''TUB''; November 2003)
<ul class="iconlist">
{{Bp-mc|[[Emergency Mini-Con Team#HasbroRedeco|Emergency Mini-Con Team]] (redeco) ([[Firebot (Armada)#HasbroRedeco|Firebot]], [[Makeshift (Armada)#HasbroRedeco|Makeshift]], [[Prowl (Armada)#HasbroRedeco|Prowl]])}}
{{Bp-mc|[[Sea Mini-Con Team#USredeco|Sea Mini-Con Team]] (redeco) ([[Oceanglide#HasbroRedeco|Oceanglide]], [[Stormcloud (Armada)#HasbroRedeco|Stormcloud]], [[Waterlog (Armada)#HasbroRedeco|Waterlog]])}}
|}
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===Super-Con Class===
{| style="margin-left:1em;" width="100%"
|width="20%" valign="top"|'''Wave 1''' (July 2002)
<ul class="iconlist">
{{Bp-a1|[[Hot Shot (Armada)/toys#Armada|Hot Shot]] with [[Jolt (Armada)#Armada|Jolt]]}}
{{Bp-d1|[[Cyclonus (Armada)#Armada|Cyclonus]] with [[Crumplezone (Armada)#Armada|Crumplezone]]}}
{{Bp-d1|[[Demolishor (Armada)#Armada|Demolishor]] with [[Blackout (Armada)#Armada|Blackout]]}}
|
|width="20%" valign="top"|'''Wave 2''' (September 2002)
<ul class="iconlist">
{{Bp-a1|[[Smokescreen (Armada)#Armada|Smokescreen]] with [[Liftor#Armada|Liftor]]}}
{{Bp-a1d1|[[Sideways (Armada)#Armada|Sideways]] with [[Rook (Armada)#Armada|Rook]] and [[Crosswise (Armada)#Armada|Crosswise]] (combine to form [[Mirror#Toys|Mirror]])}}
|
|width="20%" valign="top"|'''Wave 3''' ([[December]] 2002)
<ul class="iconlist">
{{Bp-a1|[[Blurr (Armada)#Armada|Blurr]] with [[Incinerator (Armada)#Armada|Incinerator]]}}
{{Bp-a1|[[Optimus Prime (Armada)/toys#Super-Con|Optimus Prime]] with [[Over-Run (Armada)#Armada|Over-Run]]}}
|
|width="20%" valign="top"|'''Wave 4''' (March 2003)
{{Bp-a1|[[Side Swipe (Armada)#Armada|Side Swipe]] with [[Nightbeat (Armada)#Armada|Nightbeat]]}}
{{Bp-d1|[[Thrust (Armada)#Armada|Thrust]] with [[Inferno (Armada)#Armada|Inferno]]}}
|
|width="20%" valign="top" rowspan=2|[[File:Armada Smokescreen toy.jpg|200px|thumb|Super-Con Class Smokescreen with Liftor]]
|-
|width="20%" valign="top"|'''Wave 5''' ([[May]] 2003)
<ul class="iconlist">
{{Bp-a1|[[Rhinox (Armada)#Armada|Rhinox]] with [[Armorhide (Armada)#Armada|Armorhide]]}}
{{Bp-d1|[[Terrorsaur (Armada)#Armada|Terrorsaur]] with [[Ironhide (Armada)#Armada|Ironhide]]}}
|
|width="20%" valign="top"|'''Wave 6''' (''TUB''; July 2003)
<ul class="iconlist">
{{Bp-a1d1|[[Airazor (Armada)#Armada|Airazor]] with [[Nightscream (Armada)#Armada|Nightscream]]}} 
{{Bp-a1|[[Smokescreen (Armada)#Hoist|Hoist]] with [[Refute (Armada)#Armada|Refute]]}}
{{Bp-d1|[[Wheeljack (Armada)#Armada|Wheeljack]] with [[Wind Sheer (Armada)#Armada|Wind Sheer]]}}
|
|width="20%" valign="top"|'''Wave 7''' (''TUB''; September 2003)
<ul class="iconlist">
{{Bp-a1|[[Cheetor (Armada)#Armada|Cheetor]] with [[Cliffjumper (Armada)#Armada|Cliffjumper]]}}
{{Bp-d1|[[Cyclonus (Armada)#Powerlinx|Powerlinx Cyclonus]] with [[Crumplezone (Armada)#Powerlinx|Powerlinx Crumplezone]]}}
{{Bp-a1|[[Hot Shot (Armada)/toys#ArDxPx|Powerlinx Hot Shot]] with [[Jolt (Armada)#Powerlinx|Powerlinx Jolt]]}}
{{Bp-d1|[[Thrust (Armada)#PowerlinxBrown|Powerlinx Thrust]] with [[Inferno (Armada)#PowerlinxBrown|Powerlinx Inferno]]}}
|
|width="20%" valign="top"|'''Wave 8''' (''TUB''; [[October]] 2003)
<ul class="iconlist">
{{Bp-d1|[[Nemesis Prime (Armada)#Armada|Nemesis Prime]] with [[Run-Over (Armada)#Armada|Run-Over]]}}
{{Bp-d1|[[Demolishor (Armada)#Powerlinx|Powerlinx Demolishor]] with [[Blackout (Armada)#Powerlinx|Powerlinx Blackout]]}}
|}{{-}}

===Max-Con Class===
{| style="margin-left:1em;" width="100%"
|width="20%" valign="top"|'''Wave 1''' (July 2002)
<ul class="iconlist">
{{Bp-a1|[[Red Alert (Armada)#Armada|Red Alert]] with [[Longarm (Armada)#Armada|Longarm]]}}
{{Bp-d1|[[Starscream (Armada)/toys#Armada|Starscream]] with [[Swindle (Armada)#Armada|Swindle]]}}
|
|width="20%" valign="top"|'''Wave 2''' (November 2002)
<ul class="iconlist">
{{Bp-a1|[[Scavenger (Armada)#Armada|Scavenger]] with [[Rollbar (Armada)#Armada|Rollbar]]}}
|
|width="20%" valign="top"|'''Wave 3''' (March 2003)
<ul class="iconlist">
{{Bp-d1|[[Thundercracker (Armada)#Armada|Thundercracker]] with [[Zapmaster (Armada)#Armada|Zapmaster]]}}
|
|width="20%" valign="top"|'''Wave 4''' (''TUB''; July 2003)
<ul class="iconlist">
{{Bp-a1|[[Overload (Armada)#Armada|Overload]] with [[Rollout (Armada)#Armada|Rollout]]}}
{{Bp-d1|[[Skywarp (Armada)#Armada|Skywarp]] with [[Thunderclash (Armada)#Armada|Thunderclash]]}}
|
|width="20%" valign="top" rowspan=2|[[File:ArmadaScavenger toy.jpg|thumb|200px|Max-Con Class Scavenger]]
|-
|width="20%" valign="top"|'''Wave 5''' (''TUB''; September 2003)
<ul class="iconlist">
{{Bp-a1|[[Red Alert (Armada)#Powerlinx|Powerlinx Red Alert]] with [[Longarm (Armada)#Powerlinx|Powerlinx Longarm]]}}
{{Bp-d1|[[Predacon (Armada)#Armada|Predacon]] with [[Skid-Z (Armada)#Armada|Skid-Z]] and [[Side Burn (Armada)#Armada|Side Burn]]}}
|}{{-}}

===Giga-Con Class===
{| style="margin-left:1em;" width="100%"
|width="20%" valign="top"|'''Wave 1''' (July 2002)
<ul class="iconlist">
{{Bp-d1|[[Megatron (Armada)/toys#Armada|Megatron]] with [[Leader-1 (Armada)#Armada|Leader-1]]}}
|
|width="20%" valign="top"|'''Wave 2''' (December 2002)
<ul class="iconlist">
{{Bp-a1|[[Jetfire (Armada)#Armada|Jetfire]] with [[Comettor (Armada)#Armada|Comettor]]}}
|
|width="20%" valign="top"|'''Wave 3''' ([[February]] 2003)
<ul class="iconlist">
{{Bp-d1|[[Megatron (Armada)/toys#ArmadaGalvatron|Galvatron]] with [[Clench (Armada)#Armada|Clench]]}}
|
|width="20%" valign="top"|'''Wave 4''' (''TUB''; July 2003)
<ul class="iconlist">
{{Bp-d1|[[Tidal Wave (Armada)#Armada|Tidal Wave]] with [[Ramjet (Armada)#Armada|Ramjet]]}}
|
|width="20%" valign="top" rowspan=2|[[File:Armada Tidal Wave toy.jpg|thumb|200px|Giga-Con Class Tidal Wave]]
|-
|width="20%" valign="top"|'''Wave 5''' (''TUB''; August 2003)
<ul class="iconlist">
{{Bp-a1|[[Jetfire (Armada)#Powerlinx|Powerlinx Jetfire]] with [[Comettor (Armada)#Powerlinx|Comettor]]}}
|}{{-}}

===Super Base===
{| style="margin-left:1em;" width="100%"
|width="20%" valign="top"|'''Wave 1''' (August 2002)
<ul class="iconlist">
{{Bp-a1|[[Optimus Prime (Armada)/toys#Armada|Optimus Prime]] with [[Sparkplug (Armada)#Armada|Sparkplug]]}}
|
|width="20%" valign="top"|'''Wave 2''' (''TUB''; June 2003)
<ul class="iconlist">
{{Bp-a1|[[Optimus Prime (Armada)/toys#Powerlinx|Powerlinx Optimus Prime]] with [[Sparkplug (Armada)#Corona|Corona Sparkplug]]}}
|
|width="20%" valign="top"|
|
|width="20%" valign="top"|
|
|width="20%" valign="top"|[[File:Superbase ArmadaPrime.jpg|thumb|200px|Super Base Optimus Prime]]
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===Supreme===
{| style="margin-left:1em;" width="100%"
|width="20%" valign="top"|'''Wave 1''' (''TUB''; July 2003)
<ul class="iconlist">
{{Bp-unimc|[[Unicron/toys#Armada|Unicron]] with [[Dead End (Armada)#Armada|Dead End]]}}
|
|width="20%" valign="top"|
|
|width="20%" valign="top"|
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|width="20%" valign="top"|
|
|width="20%" valign="top"|[[File:Unicrontoyarmada.jpg|upright=1|thumb|Supreme Unicron, the line's largest toy.]]
|}{{-}}

===Role Play===
{| style="margin-left:1em;" width="100%"
|width="20%" valign="top"|'''Role Play Triple Changer''' (July 2002)
<ul class="iconlist">
{{Bp-a1|[[Laserbeak (Armada)#Armada|Laserbeak]]}}
|
|width="20%" valign="top"|'''Deluxe Role Play''' (''TUB''; July 2003)
<ul class="iconlist">
{{Bp-mc|[[Star Saber (Armada)#Armada 2|Dark Saber]]}}
{{Bp-mc|[[Star Saber (Armada)#Armada 2|Star Saber]]}}
|
|width="20%" valign="top"|
|
|width="20%" valign="top"|
|
|width="20%" valign="top"|
|}{{-}}

===Exclusives===
[[File:Armada-optimus-prime-gold-kmart.jpg|thumb|200px|K-Mart exclusive Optimus Prime]]
:'''K-Mart''' (''TUB''; November 2003)
<ul class="iconlist">
:{{Bp-multi|"Battle for the Matrix" ([[Optimus Prime (Armada)/toys#MatrixMultipack|"Powerlinx Optimus Prime"]], [[Sparkplug (Armada)#KMart|"Corona Sparkplug"]], [[Jetfire (Armada)#MatrixMultipack|"Powerlinx Jetfire"]], [[Comettor (Armada)#MatrixMultipack|Comettor]], [[Adventure Mini-Con Team#MatrixMultipack|Adventure Mini-Con Team]], [[Longarm (Armada)#KmartPack|Longarm]])}}
</ul>

{{note|Despite the various toys in this set being labeled "Powerlinx", they're not actually the Powerlinx versions. Just so you're not shocked when you click the links.}}

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===European-only releases===
{| style="margin-left:1em;" width="100%"
|width="20%" valign="top"|'''Tiny Tins''' (March [[2004]])
<ul class="iconlist">
{{Bp-mc|[[Dirt Boss (Armada)#ArmadaTinyTin|Dirt Boss]]}}
{{Bp-mc|[[Downshift (Armada)#ArmadaTinyTin|Downshift]]}}
{{Bp-mc|[[Mirage (Armada)#ArmadaTinyTin|Mirage]]}}
|
|width="20%" valign="top"|'''Super-Con Class''' (2003)
<ul class="iconlist">
{{Bp-d1|[[Thrust (Armada)#PowerlinxRed|Powerlinx Thrust]] with [[Inferno (Armada)#PowerlinxRed|Powerlinx Inferno]] (red version)}}
|
|width="20%" valign="top"|
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|width="20%" valign="top"|
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|width="20%" valign="top"|
|}

{{Note|The Tiny Tin Mini-Cons were only available in ''Armada'' packaging in Europe. In the United States, they were instead sold under the ''[[Transformers: Universe (2003 toyline)|Universe]]'' line, which didn't exist in Europe. Meanwhile, the red version of Powerlinx Thrust was ''almost'' a European exclusive, since it was also available as a "[[USA Edition]]" in Japan (see below).}}

==Takara ''Legends of the Microns'' toyline==
[[TakaraTomy|Takara]]'s take on ''Armada'', hitting stores a bit later than the Hasbro version, has some small but significant differences, largely in the decos. With a closer tie to the [[Transformers: Armada (cartoon)|animation]], the toys had their colors tweaked to make them closer to their animation counterparts. This ranges from the small and subtle to completely different color schemes.

Takara also went ''nuts'' with the Mini-Cons. All but one of the three-pack teams got "[[Exdimensions]]" redecoes at normal retail, and some of the earlier molds got multiple redecoes as limited-edition store-[[exclusive]] promotional giveaways.

===Regular retail===
{| style="margin-left:1em;" width="100%"
|width="20%" valign="top"|'''Wave 1''' ([[December 26|12-26]]-[[2002]])
<ul class="iconlist">
{{Bp-a1|MC-01 [[Optimus Prime (Armada)/toys#Armada|Convoy Super Mode]] (w/ [[Sparkplug (Armada)#Armada|Prime]])}}
{{Bp-a1|MC-02 [[Red Alert (Armada)#Armada|Ratchet]] (w/ [[Longarm (Armada)#Armada|Hook]])}}
{{Bp-a1|MC-03 [[Hot Shot (Armada)/toys#Armada|Hot Rod]] (w/ [[Jolt (Armada)#Armada|Jolt]])}}
{{Bp-a1|MC-04 [[Smokescreen (Armada)#Armada|Grap]] (w/ [[Liftor#Armada|Lift]])}}
{{Bp-a1|MC-05 [[Laserbeak (Armada)#Armada|Cyberhawk]]}}
|
|width="20%" valign="top"| 
<ul class="iconlist">
{{Bp-a1|MC-06 [[Optimus Prime (Armada)/toys#Super-Con|STD Convoy]] (w/ [[Over-Run (Armada)#Armada|Surge]])}}
{{Bp-d1|MD-01 [[Megatron (Armada)/toys#Armada|Megatron]] (w/ [[Leader-1 (Armada)#Armada|Barrel]])}}
{{Bp-d1|MD-02 [[Starscream (Armada)/toys#Armada|Starscream]] (w/ [[Swindle (Armada)#Armada|Grid]])}}
{{Bp-d1|MD-03 [[Demolishor (Armada)#Armada|Ironhide]] (w/ [[Blackout (Armada)#Armada|Search]])}}
{{Bp-d1|MD-04 [[Cyclonus (Armada)#Armada|Sandstorm]] (w/ [[Crumplezone (Armada)#Armada|Cannon]])}}
|
|width="20%" valign="top"| 
<ul class="iconlist">
{{Bp-mc|MM-01 [[Street Action Mini-Con Team#Armada|Street Action Micron]]}}
{{Bp-mc|MM-02 [[Air Defense Mini-Con Team (Armada)#Armada|Air Defense Micron]]}}
{{Bp-mc|MM-03 [[Land Military Mini-Con Team#Armada|Land Military Micron]]}}
{{Bp-mc|MM-04 [[Destruction Mini-Con Team#Armada|Destruction Micron]]}}
{{Bp-mc|MM-05 [[Race Mini-Con Team#Armada|Race Micron]]}}
{{Bp-mc|MM-06 [[Street Speed Mini-Con Team#Armada|Street Speed Micron]]}}
{{Bp-mc|MM-07 [[Air Defense Mini-Con Team (Armada)#Exdimensions|Air Defense Micron Exdimensions]]}}
{{Bp-mc|MM-08 [[Land Military Mini-Con Team#Exdimensions|Land Military Micron Exdimensions]]}}
|
|width="20%" valign="top"| 
<ul class="iconlist">
{{Bp-mc|MM-09 [[Destruction Mini-Con Team#Exdimensions|Destruction Micron Exdimensions]]}}
{{Bp-mc|MM-10 [[Race Mini-Con Team#Exdimensions|Race Micron Exdimensions]]}}
{{Bp-a1|MS-01 [[Hot Shot (Armada)/toys#ArDxADT|Hot Rod]] & [[Air Defense Mini-Con Team (Armada)#JapanHotShotMulti|Air Defense Micron]]}}
{{Bp-a1|MS-02 [[Smokescreen (Armada)#withRace|Grap]] & [[Race Mini-Con Team#SmokescreenJpack|Race Micron]]}}
{{Bp-d1|MS-03 [[Demolishor (Armada)#LandMilitary|Ironhide]] & [[Land Military Mini-Con Team#Multipack|Land Military Micron]]}}
{{Bp-d1|MS-04 [[Cyclonus (Armada)#J-MiniPack|Sandstorm]] & [[Destruction Mini-Con Team#Sandstorm|Destruction Micron]]}}
|
|width="20%" valign="top" rowspan=4|[[File:MicronLegend Rampage toy.jpg|thumb|200px|Rampage with Hawk]][[File:Micron Shockwave toy.jpg|right|thumb|200px|Shockwave with Sonic]][[File:2003-emergencymicron-xdimension-toys.jpg|thumb|200px|Emergency Micron Exdimension]]
|-
|width="20%" valign="top"|'''Wave 2''' ([[April 24|04-24]]-[[2003]])
<ul class="iconlist">
{{Bp-a1|MC-07 [[Scavenger (Armada)#Armada|Devastor]] (w/ [[Rollbar (Armada)#Armada|Dirt]])}}
{{Bp-a1d1|MX-01 [[Sideways (Armada)#Armada|Double Face]] (w/ [[Rook (Armada)#Armada|Bright]] & [[Crosswise (Armada)#Armada|Shadow]])}}
|
|width="20%" valign="top"|'''Wave 3''' ([[May 15|05-15]]-2003)
<ul class="iconlist">
{{Bp-a1|MC-08 [[Blurr (Armada)#Armada|Silverbolt]] (w/ [[Incinerator (Armada)#Armada|Turbo]])}}
{{Bp-a1|MS-05 [[Blurr (Armada)#SpeedMultipack|Silverbolt]] & [[Street Speed Mini-Con Team#BlurrMultipack|Street Speed Micron]]}}
|
|width="20%" valign="top"|'''Wave 4''' ([[June 12|06-12]]-2003)
<ul class="iconlist">
{{Bp-a1|MC-09 [[Jetfire (Armada)#Armada|Jetfire]] (w/ [[Comettor (Armada)#Armada|Sonar]])}}
{{Bp-d1|MD-05 [[Thrust (Armada)#Armada|Thrust]] (w/ [[Inferno (Armada)#Armada|Thunder]])}}
|
|width="20%" valign="top"| 
{{Bp-mc|MM-11 [[Air Military Mini-Con Team#Armada|Air Military Micron]]}}
{{Bp-d1|MS-06 [[Thrust (Armada)#Multipack|Thrust]] & [[Air Military Mini-Con Team#Multipack|Air Military Micron]]}}
|-
|width="20%" valign="top"|'''Wave 5''' ([[July 17|07-17]]-2003)
<ul class="iconlist">
{{Bp-d1|MD-06 [[Tidal Wave (Armada)#Armada|Shockwave]] (w/ [[Ramjet (Armada)#Armada|Sonic]])}}
{{Bp-mc|MM-12 [[Air Military Mini-Con Team#Exdimensions|Air Military Micron Exdimension]]}}
{{Bp-mc|MM-13 [[Space Mini-Con Team#Armada|Space Micron]]}}
|
|width="20%" valign="top"|'''Wave 6''' ([[August 14|08-14]]-2003)
<ul class="iconlist">
{{Bp-d1|MD-07 [[Wheeljack (Armada)#Armada|Rampage]] (w/ [[Wind Sheer (Armada)#Armada|Hawk]])}}
{{Bp-a1|MC-10 [[Side Swipe (Armada)#Armada|Stepper]] (w/ [[Nightbeat (Armada)#Armada|Cher]])}}
|
|width="20%" valign="top"| 
{{Bp-mc|MM-14 [[Space Mini-Con Team#Exdimensions|Space Micron Exdimensions]]}}
{{Bp-mc|MM-15 [[Sea Mini-Con Team#Armada|Sea Micron]]}}
{{Bp-mc|MM-17 [[Aerial Extermination Mini-Con Team#Legends of the Microns|Air Assault Micron]]}}
{{Bp-d1|MS-08 [[Wheeljack (Armada)#AirAssaultPack|Rampage]] & [[Aerial Extermination Mini-Con Team#Wheeljack2pack|Air Assault Micron]]}}
|
|width="20%" valign="top"|'''Wave 7''' ([[August 28|08-28]]-2003)
<ul class="iconlist">
{{Bp-a1|MC-11 [[Smokescreen (Armada)#Hoist|Grap Super Mode]] (w/ [[Liftor#SparkLift|Spark Lift]])}}
{{Bp-mc|MM-16 [[Adventure Mini-Con Team#Armada|Adventure Micron]]}}
{{Bp-a1|MS-07 [[Smokescreen (Armada)#withAdventure|Grap Super Mode]] & [[Adventure Mini-Con Team#MS07|Adventure Micron]]}}
|-
|width="20%" valign="top"|'''Wave 8''' ([[September 11|09-11]]-2003)
<ul class="iconlist">
{{Bp-a1|MC-12 [[Red Alert (Armada)#Powerlinx|Ratchet Super Mode]] (w/ [[Longarm (Armada)#Powerlinx|Spark Hook]])}}
{{Bp-a1|MC-13 [[Hot Shot (Armada)/toys#ArDxPx|Hot Rod Super Mode]] (w/ [[Jolt (Armada)#Powerlinx|Spark Jolt]])}}
{{Bp-d1|MD-08 [[Megatron (Armada)/toys#ArmadaGalvatron|Megatron Super Mode]] (w/ [[Leader-1 (Armada)#Clench|Spark Barrel]])}}
|
|width="20%" valign="top"| 
<ul class="iconlist">
{{Bp-d1|MD-09 [[Starscream (Armada)/toys#JapaneseSuper|Starscream Super Mode]] (w/ [[Swindle (Armada)#Zapmaster|Spark Grid]])}}
{{Bp-mc|MM-18 [[Sea Mini-Con Team#Exdimensions|Sea Micron Exdimensions]]}}
{{Bp-mc|MM-19 [[Adventure Mini-Con Team#Exdimensions|Adventure Micron Exdimensions]]}}
{{Bp-mc|MM-20 [[Emergency Mini-Con Team#Armada|Emergency Micron]]}}
|
|width="20%" valign="top"|'''Wave 9''' (09-??-2003)
<ul class="iconlist">
{{Bp-d1|MD-10 [[Demolishor (Armada)#Powerlinx|Ironhide Super Mode]] (w/ [[Blackout (Armada)#Powerlinx|Spark Search]])}}
|
|width="20%" valign="top"|'''Wave 10''' (09-??-2003)
<ul class="iconlist">
{{Bp-a1|MC-14 [[Overload (Armada)#Armada|Ultra Magnus]] (w/ [[Rollout (Armada)#Armada|Magnus]])}}
{{Bp-unimc|MX-00 [[Unicron/toys#Armada|Unicron]] (w/ [[Dead End (Armada)#Armada|Bug]])}}
|-
|width="20%" valign="top"|'''Wave 11''' ([[October 18|10-18]]-2003)
<ul class="iconlist">
{{Bp-mc|MM-21 [[Emergency Mini-Con Team#Exdimensions|Emergency Micron Exdimensions]]}}
|}
{{--}}

===Store/event exclusives===
Aside from the deluge of limited-edition Micron giveaways, Takara released a lot of the Hasbro line's non-cartoon-based toys as "[[USA Edition]]s" through numerous outlets.

{| style="margin-left:1em;" width="100%"
|width="20%" valign="top"|'''Ito Yokado'''
<ul class="iconlist">
{{Bp-mc|[[Destruction Mini-Con Team#Undergrove|Destruction Micron Undergrove Edition]] (gifted individually)}}
{{Bp-mc|[[Race Mini-Con Team#RoadAssaultJapan|Race Micron Road Assault Edition]] (gifted individually)}}
{{Bp-mc|[[Street Speed Mini-Con Team#Overdrive|Street Speed Micron Overdrive Edition]] (gifted individually)}}
|
|width="20%" valign="top"|'''Jusco'''
<ul class="iconlist">
{{Bp-mc|[[Destruction Mini-Con Team#SpaceGalaxy|Destruction Micron Space Galaxy Edition]] (packed 1 per in MC-01 Convoy Super Mode boxes)}}
{{Bp-a1|[[Rhinox (Armada)#Armada|Rhinox]] with [[Armorhide (Armada)#Armada|Armorhide]]}}
{{Bp-d1|[[Terrorsaur (Armada)#Armada|Terrorsaur]] with [[Ironhide (Armada)#Armada|Ironhide]]}}
|
|width="20%" valign="top"|'''LaOX'''
<ul class="iconlist">
{{Bp-d1|[[Cyclonus (Armada)#Powerlinx|Powerlinx Cyclonus]] with [[Crumplezone (Armada)#Powerlinx|Crumplezone]]}}
{{Bp-d1|[[Thrust (Armada)#PowerlinxBrown|Powerlinx Thrust]] with [[Inferno (Armada)#PowerlinxBrown|Inferno]]}}
|
|width="20%" valign="top"|'''Hello Mac'''
<ul class="iconlist">
{{Bp-mc|[[Land Military Mini-Con Team#Ultimate|Land Military Micron Ultimate Edition]] (gifted individually)}}
|
|width="20%" valign="top" rowspan=3|[[File:Arm-toy WreckageUltimate.jpg|200px|thumb|[[Wreckage (Armada)#Ultimate|Shot Ultimate Edition]]]][[File:PL Red Thrust toy.jpg|200px|thumb|Powerlinx Thrust with Inferno]]
|-
|width="20%" valign="top"|'''[[TF Station]] affiliates'''
<ul class="iconlist">
{{Bp-mc|[[Micron Booster#Micron_Booster_Ver.0|Micron Booster Ver.0]] ([[Drop-Test#Legends of the Microns|Rod]], [[Atlas (Armada)#Legends of the Microns|Atlas]], [[Jetstorm (Armada)#MicronBooster|Mach]], [[Runway (Armada)#MicronBooster|Jetter]], [[Sonar (Armada)#MicronBooster|Shuttler]], [[Dirt Boss (Armada)#Booster|Drift]], [[Downshift (Armada)#Booster|Spin]], [[Mirage (Armada)#Booster|Indy]], all sold separately)}}
{{Bp-mc|[[Destruction Mini-Con Team#White|Destruction White Micron]] (gifted individually)}}
|
|width="20%" valign="top"|'''[[Toys"R"Us]]'''
<ul class="iconlist">
{{Bp-mc|[[Land Military Mini-Con Team#Ultimate|Land Military Micron Ultimate Edition]] (gifted individually)}}
{{Bp-mc|[[Land Military Mini-Con Team|Land Military Micron Night Attack Edition]] (gifted individually)}}
{{Bp-a1|Magna Convoy DX Set ([[Optimus Prime (Armada)/toys#MagnaConvoyDX|Convoy Super Mode Final Battle Color Version]], [[Overload (Armada)#MagnaConvoy|Ultra Magnus Special Clear Version]], [[Rollout (Armada)#MagnaDX|Magnus]], [[Street Action Mini-Con Team#Exdimensions|Street Action Micron Exdimension]])}}
|
|width="20%" valign="top"| 
<ul class="iconlist">
{{Bp-a1|[[Airazor (Armada)#Armada|Airazor]] with [[Nightscream (Armada)#Armada|Nightscream]]}}
{{Bp-a1|[[Cheetor (Armada)#Armada|Cheetor]] with [[Cliffjumper (Armada)#Armada|Cliffjumper]] (website only)}}
{{Bp-a1|[[Jetfire (Armada)#Powerlinx|Powerlinx Jetfire]] with [[Comettor (Armada)#Powerlinx|Comettor]]}}
{{Bp-d1|[[Predacon (Armada)#Armada|Predacon]] with [[Skid-Z (Armada)#Armada|Skid-Z]] and [[Side Burn (Armada)#Armada|Side Burn]] (website only)}}
{{Bp-d1|[[Skywarp (Armada)#Armada|Skywarp]] with [[Thunderclash (Armada)#Armada|Thunderclash]]}}
|
|width="20%" valign="top"|'''Toy's Dream Project/Toy Card'''
<ul class="iconlist">
{{Bp-d1|[[Thrust (Armada)#PowerlinxRed|Powerlinx Thrust]] with [[Inferno (Armada)#PowerlinxRed|Inferno]] (red version)}}
|
|width="20%" valign="top"|
|-
|width="20%" valign="top"|'''World Hobby Fair'''
<ul class="iconlist">
{{Bp-mc|[[Street Speed Mini-Con Team#Overdrive|Street Speed Micron Overdrive Edition]] (gifted individually)}}
|}
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===Media exclusives===
{| style="margin-left:1em;" width="100%"
|width="20%" valign="top"|'''Theme CD pack-ins'''
<ul class="iconlist">
{{Bp-mc|[[Air Defense Mini-Con Team (Armada)#CDblue|CD Limited Edition Air Defense Micron]]}}
{{Bp-mc|[[Street Action Mini-Con Team#AnimeColor|CD Limited Edition Street Action Micron]]}}
|
|width="20%" valign="top"|'''''[[Transformers: Armada (cartoon)|Legends of the Microns]]'' DVD pack-ins'''
<ul class="iconlist">
{{Bp-mc|[[Super Stunt Team#Legends of the Microns|Super Stunt Team]] ([[Flat-Out (Armada)#Legends of the Microns|Flat-Out]], [[Redline#Legends of the Microns|Redline]], [[Servo (Armada)#Legends of the Microns|Servo]])}}
{{Bp-mc|[[Top Gear#Legends of the Microns|Top Gear]]}}
{{Bp-mc|[[Midship#Legends of the Microns|Midship]]}}
{{Bp-mc|[[Tailslide#Legends of the Microns|Tailslide]]}}
|
|width="20%" valign="top"| 
<ul class="iconlist">
{{Bp-mc|[[Falcia#Legends of the Microns|Falcia]]}}
{{Bp-mc|[[Combusta#Legends of the Microns|Combusta]]}}
{{Bp-mc|[[Twirl (Armada)#Legends of the Microns|Twirl]]}}
{{Bp-mc|[[Freeboot#Legends of the Microns|Freeboot]]}}
{{Bp-mc|[[Bilge (Armada)#Legends of the Microns|Bilge]]}}
|
|width="20%" valign="top"| 
<ul class="iconlist">
{{Bp-mc|[[Sunburn#Legends of the Microns|Sunburn]]}}
{{Bp-mc|[[Kingbolt (Armada)#Legends of the Microns|Kingbolt]]}}
{{Bp-mc|[[Impulsor#Legends of the Microns|Impulsor]]}}
{{Bp-mc|[[Quench#Legends of the Microns|Quench]]}}
|
|width="20%" valign="top" rowspan=2|[[File:Arm-toy TopGear.jpg|thumb|200px|DVD pack-in Top Gear]][[Image:Armadatoy_unicron_of_light.jpg|right|200px|thumb|''Hikari no'' Unicron]]
|-
|width="20%" valign="top"|'''''[[Legends of the Microns Year Book 2003]]'''''
<ul class="iconlist">
{{Bp-mc|[[Impulsor#Special|"Special Color" Impulsor]]}}
{{Bp-mc|[[Kingbolt (Armada)#Special|"Special Color" Kingbolt]]}}
{{Bp-mc|[[Quench#Special|"Special Color" Quench]]}}
{{Bp-mc|[[Unicron of Light#Legends of the Microns|''Hikari no'' Unicron]] with [[Dead End (Armada)#Hikari|Bug]]}}
|
|width="20%" valign="top"|'''''[[TV Magazine]]'''''
<ul class="iconlist">
{{Bp-a1|[[Optimus Prime (Armada)/toys#Crystal|Crystal Convoy]] with [[Over-Run (Armada)#Crystal|Spark Surge]]}}
{{Bp-d1|[[Megatron (Armada)/toys#BlackMegatron|Black Megatron]] with [[Leader-1 (Armada)#Black|Barrel]]}}
{{Bp-d1|[[Nemesis Prime (Armada)#Armada|Scourge]] with [[Run-Over (Armada)#Armada|Sweep]]}}
{{Bp-a1|[[Overload (Armada)#Blue|''Tokubetsu'' Ultra Magnus]] with [[Rollout (Armada)#Special|Magnus]]}}
|
|width="20%" valign="top"|'''''[[TV-Kun]]'' magazine'''
<ul class="iconlist">
{{Bp-a1|[[Optimus Prime (Armada)/toys#GoldArmada|''Kinpika'' Convoy]] with [[Sparkplug (Armada)#GoldArmada|Prime]]}}
{{Bp-mc|[[Sparkplug (Armada)#Green|Prime Super Mode]]}}
|
|width="20%" valign="top"|'''???'''
<ul class="iconlist">
{{Bp-a1|[[Jetfire (Armada)#Gold|''Kinpika'' Jetfire]] with [[Comettor (Armada)#Gold|Sonar]]}}
|}
{{--}}

==Sonokong ''Eunha Yeongung: Cybertron'' toyline==
From December [[2004]] to [[2005]], Takara licensee [[Sonokong]] released a smaller selection of ''Legends of the Microns'' toys in [[South Korea|Korea]], under the name '''''Eunha Yeongung: Cybertron''''' (은하영웅 사이버트론 ''Eunha Yeongung Saibeoteulon'', lit. "Galactic Heroes: Cybertrons"). The ID numbers, and the figures themselves are the same as their Takara releases. The only differences between the Japanese and Korean releases is the packaging.

{| style="margin-left:1em;" width="100%"
|width="20%" valign="top"|'''Cybertrons'''
<ul class="iconlist">
{{Bp-a1|MC-01 [[Optimus Prime (Armada)/toys#Armada|Super Optimus]] (w/ [[Sparkplug (Armada)#Armada|Prime]])}}
{{Bp-a1|MC-02 [[Red Alert (Armada)#Armada|Patrol]] (w/ [[Longarm (Armada)#Armada|Hook]])}}
{{Bp-a1|MC-05 [[Laserbeak (Armada)#Armada|Cyberhawk]]}}
{{Bp-a1|MC-07 [[Scavenger (Armada)#Armada|Hyena]] (w/ [[Rollbar (Armada)#Armada|Dirt]])}}
{{Bp-a1|MC-09 [[Jetfire (Armada)#Armada|Jetfire]] (w/ [[Comettor (Armada)#Armada|Sonar]])}}
{{Bp-a1|MC-14 [[Overload (Armada)#Armada|Ultra Magnus]] (w/ [[Rollout (Armada)#Armada|Magnus]])}}
|
|width="20%" valign="top"|'''Destrons'''
<ul class="iconlist">
{{Bp-d1|MD-01 [[Megatron (Armada)/toys#Armada|Megatron]] (w/ [[Leader-1 (Armada)#Armada|Barrel]])}}
{{Bp-d1|MD-02 [[Starscream (Armada)/toys#Armada|Scream]] (w/ [[Swindle (Armada)#Armada|Grid]])}}
{{Bp-d1|MD-03 [[Demolishor (Armada)#Armada|Hide]] (w/ [[Blackout (Armada)#Armada|Search]])}}
{{Bp-d1|MD-06 [[Tidal Wave (Armada)#Armada|Shock]] (w/ [[Ramjet (Armada)#Armada|Sonic]])}}
|
|width="20%" valign="top"|'''Other'''
<ul class="iconlist">
{{Bp-unimc|MX-00 [[Unicron/toys#Armada|Unicron]] (w/ [[Dead End (Armada)#Armada|Bug]])}}
{{Bp-a1d1|MX-01 [[Sideways (Armada)#Armada|Double Face]] (w/ [[Rook (Armada)#Armada|Bright]] & [[Crosswise (Armada)#Armada|Shadow]])}}
|
|width="20%" valign="top"|'''Multi-packs'''
<ul class="iconlist">
{{Bp-a1|MS-01 [[Hot Shot (Armada)/toys#ArDxADT|Red Gun]] & [[Air Defense Mini-Con Team (Armada)#JapanHotShotMulti|Air Defense]] (w/ [[Jolt (Armada)#AirDefense|Jolt]])}}
{{Bp-a1|MS-02 [[Smokescreen (Armada)#withRace|Smoky]] & [[Race Mini-Con Team#SmokescreenJpack|Race]] (w/ [[Liftor#RaceMultipack|Lift]])}}
{{Bp-d1|MS-04 [[Cyclonus (Armada)#J-MiniPack|Sandstorm]] & [[Destruction Mini-Con Team#Sandstorm|Destruction]] (w/ [[Crumplezone (Armada)#J-MiniPack|Cannon]])}}
{{Bp-a1|MS-05 [[Blurr (Armada)#SpeedMultipack|Sunbolt]] & [[Street Speed Mini-Con Team#BlurrMultipack|Street Speed]] (w/ [[Incinerator (Armada)#Multipack|Turbo]])}}
{{Bp-d1|MS-06 [[Thrust (Armada)#Multipack|Sniper]] & [[Air Military Mini-Con Team#Multipack|Air Military]] (w/ [[Inferno (Armada)#Multipack|Thunder]])}}
|
|width="20%" valign="top"|
|}
{{--}}

==Cancelled toys==
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* A redeco of the Street Speed Team seen at [[OTFCC 2003]]—one-off "color shifts" of the Japanese Street Speed Micron Overdrive Edition—was intended for mass release, but never saw the light of day.
* Redecos of the Adventure and Space Teams surfaced from China, but were likewise not released.
* At OTFCC 2003, it was announced that the more show-accurate Japanese version of Wheeljack and Wind Sheer would be released in the North American line as a running change. That never happened.
* Likewise, the red version of Powerlinx Thrust was supposed to hit North American shores as a running change, but never did… although it DID see release in Japan, Europe, and Israel(!).
* A [[Powerlinx]] Blurr toy was supposed to see release alongside Demolishor, but was canned; the deco (or some variation thereof) was eventually released as [[Swerve (Universe)#Universe_.282003.29|''Universe'' Swerve]].<ref>{{citesocial|quote=With Armada selling well we are still making Blurr so we pushed out the PL version till late next year. I hope to find a home in the TF:Universe line for it.|link=https://news.tfw2005.com/2003/08/19/orsons-world-819-updated-again-758|name=Aaron Archer|site=TFW2005|year=2003|month=08|day=19}}</ref><ref>{{citesocial|quote=I don't know if Blurr ever came out in that red [Powerlinx] deco.|link=https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=7rwGRYaeC8U&t=1734s|name=Aaron Archer|site=''The Toy Armada''|title=Toy Armada Friday Night LIVE - Armada BLURR and more!|year=2023|month=03|day=17}}</ref> Not only that, but ''three'' more Powerlinx redecos were planned for later waves that never happened; it's likely that these were shuffled into ''Energon'' as [[Rapid Run (Energon)#Energon|Rapid Run]], [[Treadbolt#Energon|Treadbolt]], and [[Ultra Magnus (Energon)#Energon|Ultra Magnus]].<ref>{{citesocial|quote=In his answer found here, Orson provides us with the information that three PowerLinx figures are expected beyond PowerLinx Demolishor and PowerLinx Blurr.|link=https://news.tfw2005.com/2003/05/13/more-orson-more-powerlinx-and-armada-in-universe-295|name=Tim Formas|site=TFW2005|year=2003|month=05|day=13}}</ref><ref>{{citesocial|quote=Not really, they are not a large part of Energon if part at all.|link=https://news.tfw2005.com/2003/09/10/more-on-energon-and-20th-ann-prime-from-orsons-world-updated-877|name=Aaron Archer|site=TFW2005|year=2003|month=09|day=10}}</ref>
{{--}}

==Post-''Armada'' releases==
Though it does not quite (yet) have the nostalgia-pull of older series, ''Armada'' has nonetheless had a number of toys released based on its characters, and even several all-new characters put into its universe since the Unicron Trilogy closed up shop. (Obviously, we're not counting toys from the direct-sequel series here.)

;Hasbro
{|style="margin-left:1em;" width="100%"
|width="20%" valign="top"|'''[[Transformers: Universe (2008 toyline)|''Universe'' (2008)]]'''
<ul class="iconlist">
{{Bp-a1|[[Hot Shot (Armada)/toys#Universe (2008)|Hot Shot]] (w/ [[Jolt (Armada)#Universe (2008)|Jolt]])}}
{{Bp-a1|[[Overload (Armada)#Universe (2008)|Overload]]}}
{{Bp-d1|[[Unicron/toys#Universe (2008)|Unicron]] (w/ [[Dead End (Armada)#Universe (2008)|Dead End]])}}
{{Bp-d1|[[Blight (Universe)#SingleCard|Blight]]}}
{{Bp-a1|[[Bodyblock (Universe)#SingleCard|Bodyblock]]}}
|
|width="20%" valign="top"| 
<ul class="iconlist">
{{Bp-d1|[[Boltflash#SingleCard|Boltflash]]}}
{{Bp-d1|[[Brimstone (Universe)#Single|Brimstone]]}}
{{Bp-a1|[[Makeshift (Universe)#SingleCard|Makeshift]]}}
{{Bp-d1|[[Suppressor (Universe)#SingleCard|Suppressor]]}}
|
|width="20%" valign="top"| 
<ul class="iconlist">
{{Bp-a1d1|Mini-Con 10-Pack ([[Crosshairs (Universe)#Universe_.282008.29|Crosshairs]], [[Longview (Universe)#Universe_.282008.29|Longview]], [[Overcharge (Universe)#Universe_.282008.29|Overcharge]], [[Ransack (Universe 2008)#Universe_.282008.29|Ransack]], [[Scavenger (Universe 2008)#Universe_.282008.29|Scavenger]], [[Sky Shadow (Universe)#Universe_.282008.29|Sky Shadow]], [[Snow Cat (Universe)#Universe_.282008.29|Snow Cat]], [[Stockade (Universe 2008)#Universe_.282008.29|Stockade]], [[Treadshot (Universe 2008)#Universe_.282008.29|Treadshot]], [[Windrazor (Universe)#Universe_.282008.29|Windrazor]])}}
|
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<ul class="iconlist">
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{{Bp-d1|[[Megatron (Armada)/toys#Legacy|Armada Universe Megatron]]}}
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{{Bp-d1|[[Megatron (Armada)/toys#LegacyArmadaGalvatron|Armada Universe Galvatron]]}}
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==Notes==
* According to [[Aaron Archer]] during his stint as ORSON, the Armada Autobots and Decepticons had intentionally different design aesthetics. The Autobots were designed to be symmetrical with clean lines and detailing, while the Decepticons had asymmetrical sculpts and details to invoke a more foreboding and battle-worn feel. A good example of this would be [[Hot Shot (Armada)/toys#ArDx1|Hot Shot]] versus [[Cyclonus (Armada)#Armada|Cyclonus]].
* The official Hasbro press releases for ''Armada'' used the pricepoint titles from the ''Beast Wars'' era - Deluxe, Mega and Ultra - instead of Super-Con, Max-Con and Giga-Con, the designations specifically created for the toyline. Confusingly, one press release even referred to the "Mega Figure Assortment" as consisting of "MAXCON figures"…<ref>http://groups.google.com/group/alt.toys.transformers/msg/b11879ad57a742ca?hl=en</ref>
* While early toys in Hasbro's ''Armada'' line used insignias without painted outlines (AKA "blob symbols"), starting with some shipments of Sideways and all later waves, the insignias received painted outlines like Takara's versions.<ref>{{citesocial|quote=Up until now, the insignias have been painted with no background detail. Starting with some shipments of Sideswipe and all figures in later waves, Hasbro's Armada insignias will be painted with background detail much like Takara's Micron Densetsu take of these molds.|link=https://news.tfw2005.com/2003/03/11/orsons-world-news-311-55|name=Tim Formas|site=TFW2005|year=2003|month=03|day=11}}</ref>
* There were two different types of ''Unicron Battles'' packaging: The first version was simply the original red and blue ''Armada'' packaging with an added "''The Unicron Battles''" logo sticker, whereas the second version sported a new color scheme in black, orange and blue that had the "''Unicron Battles''" logo as an integral part of its packaging design for the larger toys. Some toys were available in all three packaging variants.
* For the Japanese version of the line, Takara took the unusual step of picking and choosing [[package art]] from the Hasbro line, with just about all of [[Don Figueroa]] and [[Guido Guidi]]'s art being carried over, while the rest was replaced with new work. No explanation has ever been given, although most of the replaced art originally depicted the character incorrectly (Megatron's treads being mounted on his back instead of his shoulders) or just very inaccurately (Jetfire's everything).
* ''Armada'' continued a habit from the [[Beast Era]] and ''[[Transformers: Robots in Disguise (2001 franchise)|Robots in Disguise]]'' of reusing "G1" trademarks for characters who fit the ''vibe'' but were otherwise unrelated to those '80s characters. Hasbro designer [[Aaron Archer]] had been tasked with re-securing key trademarks and iconography that had been allowed to lapse, and so he'd usually pick several names for each toy in case his first choice didn't clear legal, but the names chosen were decidedly a secondary consideration to the toys themselves. For example, had the first choice of "[[Blurr (Armada)|Blurr]]" not been available, the second choice option was "[[Silverbolt (disambiguation)|Silverbolt]]", followed by "[[Groove (G1)|Groove]]".<ref>{{citesocial|quote=I like the use of the name. "Blurr" was a great name from back in the day. Again, this is an era where I'm not- I'm just trying to regain the assets of the brand, and not really caring at all about how it played with G1 or what came before, because that really wasn't something we had to worry about at all. That was not under our purview, to keep the heritage going, so to speak. That kind of came later. So I was just trying to use cool names, Blurr is obviously a great, simple get. I love names that sound like what they do or what they are.|link=https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=7rwGRYaeC8U&t=470s|name=Aaron Archer|site=''The Toy Armada''|title=Toy Armada Friday Night LIVE - Armada BLURR and more!|year=2023|month=03|day=17}}</ref><ref>{{citesocial|quote='Sleek Car. Type: rocket on wheels, Ferrari-type.' This is the notes from our working rollout. 'Triple change, flight mode, hand-held weapon. Mini-Con partner race dragster. Main character role. Interceptor. October '02.' So that's how we thought of that character. Alright, names, Sleek Car… first choice was… was what it was, I guess, so I guess we went with the first choice we had. Choice #2 was Silverbolt, choice #3 was Groove. I did not have a choice #4. Mini-Con names: Drag Strip, Crashor, Overdrive. Those were the options. Why we had so many options was, on this sheet, I went down the line, if something didn't get approved by legal, we dropped that one out, and moved the next one up. So because this went through, we never had to then search 'Silverbolt' to see if that would work.|link=https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=7rwGRYaeC8U&t=2260s|name=Aaron Archer|site=''The Toy Armada''|title=Toy Armada Friday Night LIVE - Armada BLURR and more!|year=2023|month=03|day=17}}</ref>
* Each of the Mini-Con teams were seemingly created with a certain theme, gimmick, or functionality in mind that matches up with specific figures of the larger varieties. Evidence of this can be found in both the US and Japanese versions of the toylines, that feature Mini-Con teams included as pack-ins with other figures, as well as [[Transformers: Armada (cartoon)|the cartoon]] advertising them paired in this way. Some of these pairings are a little on the odd side, however, and probably don't have much of a common "theme" outside of cartoon-based fiction or just a way to make a quick buck. These include:
** [[Optimus Prime (Armada)/toys#Armada|Super Base Optimus Prime]] and the [[Street Action Mini-Con Team#Toys|Street Action Mini-Con Team]] – released as a set in Japan, specially as repaints. This was likely only done due to them both being the leaders of their respective factions.
** [[Hot Shot (Armada)/toys#Armada|Hot Shot]] and the [[Air Defense Mini-Con Team (Armada)#Toys|Air Defense Mini-Con Team]]/[[Star Saber (Armada)#Toys|Star Saber]] – released as a set in Japan, and was shown in the beginning half of the cartoon. The Japanese "Hot Rod" toy also includes a light-up feature in his right hand for this specific purpose, but it was absent for the US release. Super Base Optimus Prime similarly features a light-up feature in his right [[Super Mode]] hand, for this very purpose.
** [[Smokescreen (Armada)#Toys|Smokescreen]] and the [[Race Mini-Con Team#Toys|Race Mini-Con Team]]/[[Skyboom (Armada)|Skyboom Shield]] – released as a set in Japan, and was shown in the cartoon. In the cartoon, Smokescreen's extending crane boom was utilized as a launcher for the Skyboom Shield. The cartoon kept up with this when he was rebuilt into Hoist, utilizing his the shovel arm as a swinging catapult.
** [[Smokescreen (Armada)#Hoist|Hoist]] and the [[Adventure Mini-Con Team#Toys|Adventure Mini-Con Team]] – released as a set in Japan. Hoist was originally intended to feature a gearing gimmick like Cyclonus, that was supposed to be activated by pushing on the shovel rod, but this was dropped on the final toy. Hoist's standard pack-in partner, [[Refute (Armada)#Toys|Refute]], still features the intended interactive gearing mechanism, but can't be utilized with Cyclonus's present gearing mechanism, due to him being too big. Cyclonus ''can'' function with the Adventure Mini-Con Team members, though.
** [[Blurr (Armada)#Toys|Blurr]] and the [[Street Speed Mini-Con Team#Toys|Street Speed Mini-Con Team]] – released as a set in Japan. This was likely done due to their shared connection of racing in-universe. Other than that, there isn't a whole lot that connects these two in any meaningful way.
** [[Jetfire (Armada)#Toys|Jetfire]] and the [[Space Mini-Con Team#Toys|Space Mini-Con Team]]/[[Requiem Blaster (Armada)#Toys|Requiem Blaster]] – released as a "Bonus Pack" in the US. This is pretty self-explanatory, as they're all space-related [[alternate mode]]s.
** [[Megatron (Armada)/toys#ArmadaGalvatron|Galvatron]] and the [[Night Attack Mini-Con Team#Toys|Night Attack Mini-Con Team]] – released as a "Bonus Pack" in the US. All of them are military vehicles, and repaints of existing molds? Yeah, we don't really know the reasoning behind this either, that's the best we could come up with.
** [[Demolishor (Armada)#Toys|Demolishor]] and the [[Land Military Mini-Con Team#Toys|Land Military Mini-Con Team]] – released as a set in Japan, and was shown in the cartoon. All of them feature military vehicle modes that compliment one another. Aside from commanding the team as a whole on-screen in some episodes, [[Bonecrusher (Armada)|Bonecrusher]] was presented as [[Palace#Continuity notes|Demolishor's ''true'' Mini-Con partner]].
** [[Cyclonus (Armada)#Toys|Cyclonus]] and the [[Destruction Mini-Con Team#Toys|Destruction Mini-Con Team]] – released as a set in Japan, and partially shown in the cartoon. Cyclonus and this Mini-Con team feature gearing mechanisms that can be linked to one another. Much like Demolishor, [[Drill Bit (Armada)|Drill Bit]] was shown to be one of two partner Mini-Cons for Cyclonus—in fact—he was actually utilized by Cyclonus on-screen more than [[Crumplezone (Armada)|Crumplezone]] ever was.
** [[Thrust (Armada)#Toys|Thrust]] and the [[Air Military Mini-Con Team#Toys|Air Military Mini-Con Team]] – released as a set in Japan, and was shown being directly commanded by Thrust in the cartoon.
** [[Tidal Wave (Armada)#Toys|Tidal Wave]] and the [[Sea Mini-Con Team#Toys|Sea Mini-Con Team]] – only shown once in the cartoon. All of their alternate modes are water-based, and all of the Sea Mini-Con Team members feature bending knees and the same sized "butts", which allow them to sit perfectly in between the grooves of Tidal Wave's hovercraft modes' flip-out troop-carrying seats.
** Takara "[[Wheeljack (Armada)#Toys|Rampage]]" (Wheeljack) and the Takara [[Aerial Extermination Mini-Con Team#Toys|Air Assault Microns]]/[[Vorpal Saber#Toys|Dark Star Saber]] – released as a set in Japan. This was never shown in the cartoon or any other media, and was likely done as Hot Shot—Wheeljack's friend-turned-archrival—is packaged with the Star Saber in Japan. The US [[Air Defense Mini-Con Team (Armada)#AirAssault|Air Assault Mini-Con Team]]/[[Star Saber (Armada)#AirAssault|Dark Star Saber]] was released as a "corrupted" version of the regular Star Saber; meant to represent it when it is being utilized by the Decepticons, specifically [[Megatron (Armada)/toys#Armada|Megatron/Galvatron]]. Whether or not it was intentional, Megatron lacks any form of light-up feature in his hand, so the Hasbro release of the team being molded in opaque plastics makes sense since there's no light needed to pass through it.
**The only Mini-Con team that isn't "officially" paired with anyone (aside from the other ''Unicron Battles'' repaints), is the [[Emergency Mini-Con Team#Toys|Emergency Mini-Con Team]], but given the alternate mode theme, they fit rather nicely with [[Red Alert (Armada)#Toys|Red Alert]].

==References==
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:''Jetfire is an [[Autobot]] from the [[Unicron Trilogy continuity family]].''

[[File:MicronDensetsuJetfireBoxArt.jpg|upright=2|thumb|"I'm as dry as a dead dingo's donger!"]]
'''Jetfire''' is probably the best [[second-in-command]] [[Optimus Prime (Armada)|Optimus Prime]] could conceivably have. Jetfire is more than a yes-man; he's the crucial link between Prime's role-necessitated distance and his troops. Though professional and businesslike, Jetfire infuses his interactions with a down-to-earth friendliness. And where Optimus Prime is cautious, Jetfire is more prone to tempered bursts of gusto and bravado. While Optimus Prime is your leader who's your leader, Jetfire is your leader who's your friend. Because of this, Jetfire is very popular among the Autobots.

Most importantly, Jetfire is one of the only Autobots who will tell Optimus Prime to his face when he thinks he's wrong. It is this trait that makes Jetfire indispensable.

Jetfire has a long-lost brother [[Overcast (Energon)|Overcast]], and while the two are quite similar in many ways, Jetfire is ''far'' more willing and eager to jump into battle than Overcast.

He has a Decepticon alter-ego, '''Sky Shadow''', which he affects when doing undercover missions. He found the name in history archives which referred to a [[Sky Shadow (Cybertron)|Sky Shadow]] from the legendary [[Beast Wars (event)|Beast Wars]]. Nobody's really sure how that works. Maybe it's that bloody [[Unicron Singularity]]'s doing.

{{bigquote|Let me tell you my personal motto: VICTORY IS MINE!|Jetfire|[[Mars (episode)|Mars]]}}

==Fiction==
===Toy pack-in comics===
When the [[Air Defense Mini-Con Team (Armada)|Air Defense Mini-Con Team]] investigated a distress signal against [[Optimus Prime (Armada)|Optimus Prime]]'s orders and fell into a trap set up by [[Megatron (Armada)|Galvatron]], Jetfire joined Optimus Prime in rushing to their rescue. The two combined and kicked Galvatron to the sky after a short battle. Shortly after, Jetfire reprimanded the Mini-Cons for not listening to Optimus Prime. {{storylink|Armada Volume 3}}

{{charstubfiction|{{storylink|Armada Volume 5}}}}

===Cartoon continuity===
====''Linkage''====
In [[Aurex 503.01 Gamma]], [[Rhinox (Armada)|Rhinox]] upgraded Jetfire to be able to combine with Optimus Prime. {{storylink|Ask Vector Prime}}

====''Armada'' cartoon====
{{voiceactor|[[Scott McNeil]] (English), [[Terry Klassen]] (English, [[Prehistory]], only), [[Susumu Chiba]] (Japanese)|[[Min-seok Kim]] (South Korean), [[Juha Paananen]] (Finnish), [[Mauro Bosco]] (Italian), [[Niko Macoulis]] (German), [[Rais David Báscones]] (Castilian Spanish), [[Alex Orozco]] (Latin-American Spanish), [[Daniel Bergfalk]] (Swedish), [[Robin van der Velden]] (Dutch), [[Kim Min-seok]] (Korean), [[Duda Ribeiro]] (Brazilian Portuguese)}}

[[File:Prehistory-Jetfire in charge.jpg|thumb|What they didn't know was that the fireworks were for indoor use.]]
Before Optimus Prime and his squad left for [[Earth]] in response to the [[Mini-Con]] signal, he left Jetfire in command of the remaining Autobot forces on [[Cybertron (planet)|Cybertron]]. {{Storylink|Prehistory}}

Much later, Optimus Prime requested Jetfire's assistance as the battle for the Mini-Cons reached a dangerous point with the discovery of the [[Star Saber (Armada)|Star Saber sword]] and the [[Skyboom (Armada)|Skyboom]] shield. As Jetfire made his way to Earth, he was followed by the Megatron loyalist [[Tidal Wave (Armada)|Tidal Wave]], who had similarly been requested by the Decepticon strategist [[Thrust (Armada)|Thrust]]. {{storylink|Chase (episode)|Chase}}

[[File:Arm ep25 jetfire.jpg|upright=1.35|left|thumb|{{w|Bear Behaving Badly|Wackadoo!}}]]
Thrust's arrival quickly improved Decepticon battle strategy, sending the Autobot forces on Earth into disarray. Optimus Prime himself would have been defeated if not for the timely arrival of Jetfire, who quickly defeated the surprised Decepticon air power and forced the rest into retreat. {{storylink|Tactician}}

Jetfire was quickly installed as second in command, but as everybody who had never served with him discovered, he was a very different kind of 'bot compared to the reserved Optimus Prime. Where Optimus was cautious and analytical, Jetfire was brash and headstrong to the point of recklessness, jumping into the unknown without considering the consequences. As a result, in his first major battle with the Decepticons, Jetfire decided to take all of their air forces on his own, getting himself into serious trouble. Fortunately, Optimus Prime had recovered enough from his injuries to launch a counter-attack on the Decepticons and unleash his secret weapon—the ability to [[Powerlinx]] with Jetfire, resulting in the powerful Jet Optimus. Together, they overpowered the Decepticons in short order. Afterwards, Jetfire promised that he would be more cautious in the future. {{storylink|Linkup}}

[[File:Linkup jet prime.jpg|thumb|right|upright=1.35]]
During a rare moment of downtime, Jetfire had an arm wrestling competition against Smokescreen (beating his opponent several times in a row) before he decided to do his homework, and review footage of the Autobots' and Decepticons' battles on Earth. As he perused the Autobots' video files, Jetfire noticed that Sideways had sometimes acted against the Decepticons, despite having already defected to their side. He discussed this revelation with the children. They all came to the agreement that, despite the fact that it was unclear whether or not Sideways was a Decepticon, it was evident that the fiend couldn't be trusted. Later, the Autobots and Decepticons squared off on a beachfront {{storylink|Detection}} over a new mysterious [[Mini-Con storage panel]]. Optimus Prime and Jetfire once again combined into Jet Optimus to take the fight to the Decepticons. However, even Jet Optimus's power was tested by the arrival of [[Tidal Wave (Armada)|Tidal Wave]]. The giant Decepticon's sheer strength and firepower forced Jet Optimus on the backfoot, and in their shared gestalt mind, both Optimus and Jetfire were at a loss as what to do. {{storylink|Awakening (Armada)|Awakening}} Worse yet, Thrust's tactics proved effective as ever, and though Jet Optimus fled up into the sky, he found himself surrounded by enemy units. Megatron pursued the Autobots by combining with Tidal Wave, and used the Star Saber to forcibly separate Jetfire from Optimus, sending the Autobot leader plummeting. Jetfire was left unable to go after Optimus as Megatron then bombarded him with laser blasts. The Autobots only won thanks to the timely appearance of the [[Space Mini-Con Team]] and their combination into the [[Requiem Blaster (Armada)|Requiem Blaster]], which wound up in Optimus's grasp. {{storylink|Desperate}}

[[File:Awakening Jetfire.jpg|thumb|left|upright=1.35]]
The Requiem Blaster was a source of argument for the Autobots, however. With this new weapon, several of them were eager to storm the Decepticon base in the hopes of ending the war. Jetfire was among those willing to take a more proactive approach to dealing with the Decepticons, though Optimus was hesitant. Before a decision could be reached, it was discovered that the Space Mini-Con Team had run away along with the kids. Though most of the Autobots went out looking for them, both Scavenger and Jetfire remained behind on monitor duty, as their vehicle modes stuck out too much in public. {{storylink|Runaway}}

[[File:The Requiem Blaster.jpg|thumb|200px]]
When the Autobots were informed by a mysterious source to meet the Decepticons in battle within a forest, Jetfire objected to them not bringing along the Requiem Blaster. Soon the Decepticons arrived to fight them, as promised... or rather, [[Starscream_(Armada)/Cartoon_continuity|Starscream]] engaged the group, wielding the Star Saber. Jetfire combined with Optimus to fight him. Their duel ended abruptly when Starscream realized that his back-up wasn't coming. Megatron had noticed the absence of the Requiem Blaster and realized it was back at the Autobots' base, where Smokescreen was guarding it, alone. The Autobots warped back to base, Jet Optimus splitting back into his two component 'bots once there. They were too late to assist Smokescreen, who nearly died valiantly trying to protect the Mini-Cons. Despite his sacrifice, Megatron took the Requiem Blaster and retreated. {{storylink|Sacrifice}}

[[File:Regeneration Jetfire.jpg|left|thumb|200px]]
But Smokescreen clung onto life, if just barely. While Red Alert went about fixing him, a proximity alarm sounded across the Autobots' base. Hot Shot and Side Swipe, eager to avenge Smokescreen, headed out to take on both Starscream and Tidal Wave. Jetfire and Optimus went after them, and combined into Jet Optimus to rescue their subordinates. Even in their combined form, they were no match for Tidal Wave... until Starscream willingly handed them the Star Saber. Tidal Wave warped away, and Starscream was taken to the Autobots' base, where he informed them that he had defected from the Decepticons. Though Jetfire was hesitant to trust him, the Autobots ultimately decided to accept Starscream into their ranks. Smokescreen was rebuilt into a new body, and the Autobots used data provided by Starscream to open a warp gate to the Moon, in order to storm the Decepticon camp.{{storylink|Regeneration (Armada)|Regeneration}}

[[File:Rescue Autobot Fire.jpg|thumb|200px]]
The attack on the Decepticon moonbase begun with the Autobots besieging Megatron's throne room. The battle then spread throughout the Decepticons' base, until the Decepticon-held Mini-Cons were located. Jetfire helped round-up the Mini-Cons, now free of Megatron's influence thanks to [[Perceptor (Armada)|Perceptor]], and queued them up so they could warp back to the Autobots' base. {{storylink|Rescue}}

[[File:Armada-Mars-Starscream and Jetfire.jpg|thumb|left|upright=1.35|[[Scott McNeil|Bad Doomageddeon!]]]]
Jetfire's flight capabilities made him and Starscream the only two viable candidates for a mission to [[Mars (planet)|Mars]], where a new Mini-Con was detected. Jetfire gladly brought along both [[Comettor (Armada)|Comettor]] and the [[Skyboom (Armada)|Skyboom Shield]] Mini-Cons along for this mission, but was none too keen on being paired up with Starscream. Starscream took off ahead of him anyways, though Jetfire chose to remain on-task instead of tracking him down. When Jetfire eventually came upon him, Starscream was so wrapped up in self-pity that he refused to do as his Autobot superior ordered. Jetfire was forced to handcuff him and charge him with dereliction of duty. On the return trip to Earth, the pair discovered the object of their quest on an asteroid. They were attacked by Tidal Wave, hindering their first pass to snatch up the newly awakened [[Firebot (Armada)|Firebot]]. Starscream was able to talk Firebot into turning its weapons on the giant Decepticon, and then grabbed the Mini-Con and put him in Jetfire's storage compartment. It looked like the Autobots were home free, only for Megatron to appear in their path with the Requiem Blaster in hand. Brought into proximity for the first time, the blaster, the Skyboom Shield and the Star Saber (wielded by Starscream) resonated with one another, causing a huge flare of energy that covered Jetfire and Starscream's escape. Back on Earth, Jetfire informed the kids that he hadn't been able to bring them back a souvenir. Fortunately for them, Starscream had picked up a bejewelled rock during the mission, and left it behind for Alexis to find after he stormed off. {{storylink|Mars (episode)|Mars}}

Jetfire supervised the construction of a spaceship for the Autobots, playing the part of a drill sergeant, making sure all the others did their fair share of work. This led to him getting into an argument with Starscream, who insisted the Autobots should prioritize Megatron's destruction above all other matters. Starscream stormed off, and the rest of the Autobot continued with their labor.

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The ship was in the final stages of construction when Billy and Fred reported that they had seen Starscream "chase off" Thrust after the Decepticon had asked him to steal the Skyboom Shield. As it turns out, [[Dirt Boss (Armada)|Dirt Boss]], [[Downshift (Armada)|Downshift]], and [[Mirage (Armada)|Mirage]] were nowhere to be found just then. Accusations that Starscream had complied with Thrust's request were thrown around, but the conversation was cut short when the Decepticons attacked. Jetfire flew out to meet them, and after shooting down Cyclonus, he Powerlinxed with Optimus to take on Tidal Wave. Just as Smokescreen passed the Skyboom Shield to Jet Optimus (the Mini-Cons having been found during the battle), Starscream swooped down, grabbed it, and left with both the shield and the Star Saber in hand to rejoin the Decepticons. {{storylink|Crack (episode)|Crack}}

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Though Jetfire seemed in control of his emotions after Starscream's betrayal, he was as angry over it as all the other members of the Autobots team. He had Side Swipe try and hack into the Decepticons' warp gate, but they had taken additional precautions over such incursions after the Autobots' previous attack. Jetfire nonetheless continued to petition Optimus to go on the offensive against the Decepticons. Then, the Decepticons test-fired their newly built [[Hydra Cannon]] on a comet for all the world to see. Jetfire Optimus, Side Swipe, and Hot Shot were left staring in awe over the might of the Decepticons' super-weapon. {{storylink|Threaten}} Jetfire warped out into orbit to scout out the Decepticons' warship, but found himself unable to penetrate their [[Force field|electro-shield]]. After returning to base to meet with Optimus, the both of them warped back near the Decepticons' ship and combined. They then waited for the Hydra Cannon to drop its shield in preparation for its attack, and took advantage of this opening to begin a furious assault. The Decepticons emerged from the ship to ward Jet Optimus off, who split into his individual components to better deal with their numbers. Jetfire was tasked with distracting the Decepticons while Optimus attempted to retrieve the Mini-Con weapons. There were simply too many enemy units however, and Jetfire was pinned down and forced to watch as the Hydra Cannon opened fire on Earth. Optimus managed to use the power of the Matrix to intercept its destructive beam, though the intense release of energy utterly destroyed his body. While the Decepticons were distracted by the spectacle of [[The many deaths of Optimus Prime|Optimus's demise]], Jetfire wrenched himself free of their grasp. He then flew about, desperate to find any sign that Optimus had somehow survived, but all he came upon was Sparkplug drifting in the space dust, clutching the [[Matrix of Leadership]]. {{storylink|Crisis (Armada)|Crisis}} As the Autobots tried to cope with the loss of their leader, Jetfire scoped out the Moon, hoping to find anything left behind by the Decepticons. The enemy team had since departed for Cybertron, however. When he returned to Autobot headquarters, Jetfire was confronted by Hot Shot, who insisted the two of them chase after the Decepticons for revenge. Jetfire dismissed his request, agitating Hot Shot further. Hot Shot's emotional outbursts continued, provoking Scavenger to beat some sense into him through some aggressive therapy. Though Alexis pleaded with Jetfire to step in, Jetfire assured her that Scavenger knew what he was doing. Sure enough, Hot Shot was eventually made to confront the reality of the Autobots' situation, and stopped fighting his teammates. Believing it would be what Optimus would have wanted, Jetfire passed on leadership of the Autobots to Hot Shot. With their morale renewed, the team redoubled their efforts to complete the ''[[Axalon (Armada)|Axalon]]''. {{storylink|Remorse}} Jetfire watched confusedly as the Mini-Cons protested Hot Shot's decision to leave the children behind while the Autobots pursued the Decepticons. Hot Shot eventually relented, and the Autobots, Mini-Cons, and children all boarded the newly completed ''Axalon'' and begun their journey to Cybertron. {{storylink|Depart}}

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Shortly after their departure, the Autobots had to navigate the ''Axalon'' through an asteroid field. As they were about to emerged from this dangerous region, they came upon the Decepticons, who had turned their own ship around to crush their pursuers. In the battle that ensued, Jetfire dueled Thrust. The Decepticons retreated when Optimus, revived by the Mini-Cons through the Matrix, blew Megatron back with the power of his super mode. {{storylink|Miracle (episode)|Miracle}} No sooner had the Autobots welcomed their leader back than their ship was pulled through a worm hole to a dead planet, where they were menaced by a twisted clone of Optimus named [[Nemesis Prime (Armada)|Nemesis Prime]]. While Jetfire stayed on the ''Axalon'' with most of the Autobots, Prime ended his dark doppelgänger's threat. {{storylink|Puppet}}

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By the time the Autobots had repaired the ''Axalon'' and arrived over Cybertron, the Decepticons had managed to take over the planet. Upon approaching their home planet, the Mini-Cons began acting up, and Jetfire had to combine with Optimus to persuade them from drifting off into the void. The Autobots then warped down to Cybertron, where Jetfire and Optimus were fought against Galvatron (formerly Megatron), leading his elite soldiers on the warpath. Meanwhile, a black hole appeared in the sky. The Mini-Con continued to display their mysterious powers, and helped keep the black hole at bay. {{storylink|Uprising (Armada)|Uprising}} Jetfire was sent planetside to scout out an area where the ''Axalon'' could safely land. Though it took fighting several Decepticon troopers, he eventually did so, and called Optimus and the rest of his team down from orbit. Optimus then ordered Jetfire and Side Swipe to head a full Autobot evacuation of Cybertron in preparation for Unicron's assault. {{storylink|Dash (episode)|Dash}} Jetfire was pulled away from his job to back up Hot Shot and Wheeljack who, along with Alexis, Rad, Carlos, and their Mini-Con companions, were tracking down Thrust. Though Jetfire got turned around for a while, he eventually came upon his quarry, and pulled them off of Cybertron's moon while its surface crumbled. Cybertron's satellite was then revealed to have concealed Unicron's slumbering form. The Chaos Bringer was now awakening. {{storylink|Portent}}

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The Autobots put in action a plan to force Galvatron into a situation where Optimus would have the opportunity to reason with him. After heading out to meet Galvatron's forces, Optimus combined with Jetfire and Overload to draw the Decepticon leader away from the battleground. Once they had achieved a significant distance from the rest of their forces, Jetfire separated from Optimus, and kept Tidal Wave occupied while both faction leaders were left to "negotiate." Though Galvatron eventually came around, it was only after Starscream died to convince him to do so. {{storylink|Cramp}} Jetfire attended the meeting during which the Autobots and Decepticons formed a temporary truce to combat the menace of Unicron, notably shaking hands with Tidal Wave. After their combined armada failed to deal any damage to Unicron, the Autobot/Decepticon alliance sent a scouting party to the Chaos Bringer's surface. They too failed to yield any immediate success, and had to be rescued by Jet Optimus and Galvatron. {{storylink|Alliance}} Some data was gathered during the scouting expedition, however, and once analyzed provided the Autobot/Decepticon alliance with a weakspot they could target: a small area on Unicron's neck. Jetfire and Tidal Wave helped their respective commanders infiltrate Unicron through his plasma cannon, then helped distract their gargantuan foe by attacking his vulnerable area. {{storylink|Union}} No matter how much damage they inflicted upon him, however, Unicron would regenerate his wounds. It dawned upon Jetfire that only a miracle could help them defeat Unicron at this point. {{storylink|Origin}}

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Thankfully, a miracle wasn't needed; the team within Unicron managed to free the Mini-Con weapons that were powering him, and Unicron became inert. Hot Shot then decided to go on a solo mission to retrieve Optimus Prime from within the evil planet, but Jetfire knocked him out and went instead; he reasoned that if Unicron was still a threat, the united Cybertronian army needed Hot Shot to lead them. En route, he was joined by Cyclonus, and as Jetfire predicted, Unicron began to stir once more. Jetfire came upon the kids, their partner Mini-Cons, and the 'bots who made up the three Mini-Con weapons emerging onto Unicron's surface, and doubled back with them aboard himself. The Transformers then launched a final assault on Unicron, though it proved unnecessary; Galvatron sacrificed himself to Unicron, robbing the dark god of the hatred he needed to sustain himself. Unicron vanished from existence. Afterwards, Hot Shot, Jet Fire, and Perceptor accompanied the children back to Earth, and bid them a heartfelt goodbye before returning to Cybertron to rebuild their war-worn planet. {{storylink|Mortal Combat}}

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As the Decepticons unleashed the might of the [[Hydra Cannon]] towards the Earth, Jetfire and Side Swipe left their posts to watch on in horror as the blast approached, via the Autobot base's view screen. Thankfully, Optimus had already left to thwart the energies of the weapon with those of his Matrix. {{storylink|Prime Spark (story)|Prime Spark}}

====''Energon'' cartoon====
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During the ten years since the defeat of [[Unicron]], Jetfire was upgraded into a new, more advanced body uploaded with the [[Spark of Combination]], which granted him the ability to [[Powerlinx]] with other compatible robots. Jetfire was selected by Optimus Prime to accompany him and [[Inferno (Energon)|Inferno]] to [[Mars (planet)|Mars]] to investigate a mysterious attack on the [[energon]] mining colony there by a group of [[Terrorcon (Energon)|mysterious bestial transformers]]. Jetfire was less than pleased when the inexperienced and immature [[Ironhide (Energon)|Ironhide]] wanted to tag along merely to satisfy his hero worship of [[Hot Shot (Armada)|Hot Shot]], but decided to let the youngster come along after Optimus Prime left the decision to Jetfire. After surveying the damage on Mars, Jetfire quickly destroyed a large number of [[Divebomb (Energon)|avian drones]] attacking [[Ocean City]] on Earth. {{storylink|Cybertron City (episode)|Cybertron City}}

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Soon afterward, the mining colony on Earth's [[Moon (moon)|Moon]] was attacked by the same mysterious energon-eating creatures, now identified as "Terrorcons." Tasked with conducting reconnaissance, Jetfire and Kicker fought their way through dozens of the bird drones, with the gifted human playing a crucial role in their successful mission. Though the Terrorcons were once more driven back, this time around a number of them managed to escape with a substantial amount of Energon. {{storylink|Energon Stars}}

Jetfire was dispatched to Plains City in preparation for future Terrorcon attacks. The next strike happened at [[Desert City]], however, meaning Jetfire missed out on the action. {{storylink|Scorpinok (episode)|Scorpinok}}

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After Ironhide acquitted himself with distinction during the mission on the Moon, Jetfire practiced Powerlinxing with the younger Autobot, who, unfortunately, could not time the sequence properly. The reason behind the attacks was (partially) revealed when the powerful [[Scorponok (Energon)|Scorponok]], commander of the Terrorcons, attacked [[Plains City]]; Energon was supposedly being gathered to revive Megatron. Jetfire arrived with the Autobot reinforcements and finally successfully Powerlinxed with Ironhide, allowing the young Autobot the honor of being the controlling component of their combined form. The Terrorcons were once more made to retreat. {{storylink|Megatron's Sword}}

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After [[Tidal Wave (Armada)|Tidal Wave]] and [[Cyclonus (Armada)|Cyclonus]] joined the Terrorcons, Jetfire became vocal about his distrust of Demolishor, fearing he might follow suit. When he expressed his concerns to Optimus, the Autobot leader dismissed Jetfire's fears, stating he was confident Demolishor would remain a steadfast ally. {{storylink|The New Cybertron City}} Though the Terrorcon attacks continued, the Autobot grew more competent at defending their outposts. When a flock of [[Divebomb (Energon)|Divebomb]] drones attacked [[Lunar City]], Jetfire led them into the station's newly built automated defenses systems, and the Terrorcons were all blown to bits. {{storylink|Megatron Resurrected}}

The balance of power shifted when Megatron was resurrected, and took command of the Terrorcons. With their old foe returned, Jetfire brought back up the topic of Demolishor's loyalty to Optimus, only to be dismissed once more. Jetfire confided in Kicker that he envied the Omnicons, as they were certain of their place in a tumultuous world, filled with shifting loyalties. Then, Ocean City's alarm sounded, warning that an enemy space-bridge had materialized nearby. Jetfire was sent to investigate, but saw no one exiting the portal... He did bump into someone though: the newly revived and ghostly Starscream. Jetfire called Kicker to inform him of his encounter, only for Megatron to launch his own, unrelated assault on Ocean City. Jetfire and Ironhide combined to fight off Demolishor, who had joined back up with Megatron, as Jetfire had previously predicted. {{storylink|Megatron Raid}}

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After Optimus informed his troops that Ocean City's security had been breached by a ghostly intruder, Jetfire suggested Optimus be accompanied by a body-guard at all times to prevent an assassination attempt. Optimus refused Jetfire's suggestion, forcing the Autobots to guard him anyways, though covertly. Optimus caught on quickly, and warped off to the Moon to confront his attacker alone. While Optimus dealt with his would-be assassin, a revived Starscream, Jetfire and the other Autobots wound up having troubles of their own defending Lunar City from Megatron. Though the Terrorcons were driven back, the newly rebuilt lunar outpost was once more reduced to ruins. {{storylink|Starscream the Mysterious Mercenary}} Jetfire's next mission took him to Asteroid City, where he and his team encountered the Decepticons' ship. The vessel's eerie similarity to Unicron put the Autobots on edge, and Jetfire was pinned down by Scorponok in the ensuing skirmish. Though skewered by the Terrorcon's tail-blade, Jetfire recovered quickly after Hot Shot, Optimus, Inferno and Ironhide forced Scorponok back. Megatron and his minions then covered their escape by detonating an energon-riddled asteroid. Jetfire later attended a meeting where Dr. Jones put forth his proposal to build [[Energon tower (technology)|energon towers]] to better defend their mining outposts. {{storylink|Battle of the Asteroid Belt}} Before the first energon tower could be fully built in Ocean City, Megatron and his troops attacked the facility. Jetfire was kept busy for most of the fight by Cyclonus, though once he was taken out, Jetfire changed his focus towards Scorponok. Scorponok was substantially more powerful than Cyclonus unfortunately, and easily batted Jetfire aside as he pushed his way towards the center of the city complex. Thankfully, the energon tower was completed and activated just in time to force the Terrorcons away. {{storylink|Energon Tower (episode)|Energon Tower}}

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Jetfire was called in to [[Jungle City]] to scope out a Terrorcon attack Kicker had reported. After confirming the presence of radar-invisible Terrorcons, he regrouped with the other Autobots, and was paired up with Hot Shot to overlook Jungle City's aerial defense. Jetfire failed to protect the local energon tower from being destroyed, and the Autobots were forced to abandon Jungle City, detonating it to prevent its Energon stockpiles to fall into enemy hands. {{storylink|Crisis in Jungle City}}

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Jetfire received word that Optimus was under attack in the ruins of Lunar City. He, Hot Shot and Inferno warped up to help him fend off the Decepticons. They were trapped in a precarious position when Scorponok unleashed the firepower of the Decepticon Mobile Fortress on their group, only to be rescued by several Omnicon survivors of Lunar City. After the Omnicons raised a hidden base from under the Lunar surface, Jetfire helped protect an energon tower while it warped in and was activated. {{storylink|Kicker Beware!}}

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Kicker and Misha had Jetfire give them a lift to Desert City in order to investigate a lack of Energon output from that location's energon tower. After dropping them off, Jetfire traveled to Earth orbit, where he and a handful of Autobots formed a first line of defense against a meteor strike engineered by Megatron. They were briefly joined by Rodimus and his crew members, who aided Optimus's team by destroying one of the three artificial meteors. The other two constructs continued their encroachment upon the Earth, until the [[Energon grid (technology)|energon grid]] was successfully activated, forming a protective barrier around the planet. {{storylink|Energon Grid (episode)|Energon Grid}} Jetfire was glad that with the energon grid now online, the Autobots could let down their guard every once in a while. Optimus told his troops that he rather they stay vigilant, despite the added protection of the energon grid. Jetfire then attended a meeting where Optimus made clear his plan to go on the offensive, and travel into space to stop Unicron from being revived by their enemies. {{storylink|Rodimus Friend or Foe?}}

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Jetfire attended the launch of the ''[[Miranda II]]'' Autobot-human spacecraft. He joined the crew and was part of a space battle in the [[Asteroid belt]] to defend the [[Energon Ring]] before their journey could begin. {{storylink|Go for Unicron!}} The ''Miranda II''{{'}}s first stop took its crew through a whiteout on an uncharted planet, where it became temporarily stuck between two glaciers. Jetfire was sent out with Kicker and Ironhide to scout the area for Energon, while Inferno and Optimus tried to free their ship. As the Omnicons began uncovering the sought-after substance in a cavern, Jetfire tried to keep the rest of his team calm; they were all on-edge, thinking the Decepticons could turn up at any moment. As Jetfire told them that the odds of the Decepticons coming upon them was infinitesimally small, Demolishor and Snow Cat shot him in the back. Jetfire was left unable to fly, and had to Powerlinx with Ironhide in order to achieve lift-off. Once they had escaped out into open, Jetfire's team ran afoul of [[Cruellock|a new type of Terrorcons]]. Though Jetfire wound up being in need of repair, he and the rest of the Autobots safely made it aboard the ''Miranda II'' and escaped the planet. {{storylink|The Return of Demolishor}}

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The ''Miranda II'' crossed paths with Rodimus, who boarded the ship to discuss Unicron. Optimus, Jetfire, Rodimus, and Prowl talked privately on the matter. During their conversation, Rodimus revealed that Unicron was merely a tool, that could be used for good or evil. Optimus was nonetheless unwilling to allow the planet to reawaken, and his crew parted ways with Rodimus's. Ironhide decided to stow away on Rodimus's ship though, and when Hot Shot brought this to the rest of the crew's attention, Jetfire had a good chuckle over Ironhide's youthful exuberance. The Autobots then made their way to Unicron's body, and drove off the Decepticons' first line of defense. {{storylink|A Tale of Two Heros}} After getting Megatron's attention, the ''Miranda II'' retreated back towards the Autobots' warp gate, luring the Decepticons into following them. Jetfire helped defend the ship until they emerged from warp near Cybertron. There, the Autobots used the planet's energon grid to inflict massive damage on Unicron's body, forcing Megatron to warp his troops away, and signaling an initial victory in the Autobots' quest to bring an end to Unicron. {{storylink|Battle Stations}}

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Later, Jetfire was contacted by Kicker, who had met with Alpha Q in his absence and made an ally out of him. Jetfire informed Optimus that Kicker, Ironhide, Misha, and Alpha Q were heading towards Cybertron aboard Unicron's head. {{storylink|Shockblast: Rampage}} During the peace talks between Optimus, Rodimus, and Alpha Q, Jetfire traveled to Cybertron to overlook the ship graveyard left behind by the Decepticons who failed to escape past Cybertron's energon grid. {{storylink|Survival Instincts}} The energon grid had been left damaged during the escape of the Decepticon war-criminal [[Shockblast]] however, and Megatron's forces took advantage of the Autobots' weakened defenses to launch an attack. During the conflict, Jetfire tried to rescue Wing Dagger from Shockblast, but due to interference from Tidal Wave, was unable to prevent him from being crushed by a falling energon tower. {{storylink|Each One Fights...}} To make matters worse, enough energon towers had been damaged in the attack to severely cripple Cybertron's defenses. The Decepticons returned with Mirage, a rebuilt Tidal Wave, who used his enhanced speed and agility to outmaneuver Jetfire. The Terrorcons managed to breach Primus's chamber, and from within it, stole enough energon for Unicron to transform and threaten Cybertron with imminent destruction. Jetfire joined Optimus in a retaliatory strike where the Autobots managed to penetrate Unicron's outer defenses. {{storylink|Unicron Unleashed}} Jetfire dropped off Ironhide on Unicron's surface so the young 'bot could join with Optimus's party. Meanwhile, he continued to run interference outside Unicron against Megatron's Divebomb drones. {{storylink|Open Fire!}}

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The fighting that followed within Unicron led to a ''clash of positively and negatively-charged energon, which ultimately tore open a rift in space.'' Jetfire found Inferno clinging onto the Chaos-Bringer's hull for dear life, and rescued him before Unicron was pulled into the rift. Jetfire then met up with Optimus Prime and the others, and followed them through the spatial tear to chase down Megatron and Alpha Q. {{storylink|Ripped Up Space}}

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On the other side of the rift, the Autobots found a newly created solar system; Alpha Q had succeeded in restoring the planets devoured by Unicron, and had placed Unicron's head in its center as an energon sun. The Decepticons immediately begun to target these worlds, and on [[Iron Planet]] the Autobots came to blows with Shockblast. Though Jetfire was eager to capture the Decepticon himself, Optimus had him stand back so Wing Saber could do it, and acquire some peace of mind. Afterwards, Scorponok resurfaced, brainwashed and completely loyal to Megatron. Jetfire had to rescue a confused Ironhide from being skewered by their former ally, and together they helped fend off the Terrorcons under his command. {{storylink|Protection}} Jetfire then took the ''Miranda II'' to [[Jungle Planet (Energon)|Jungle Planet]]. After having set down the ship on the pristine world, he received an alarm from Inferno, who had been left behind on Iron Planet to guard Shockblast. Jetfire linked up with Ironhide to come to Inferno's aid, though the Autobots arrived too late to prevent Megatron from infusing Inferno with Decepticon programming. {{storylink|Imprisoned Inferno}}

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The Autobots began looking for Unicron's whereabouts in the void of space, only to be called back to Jungle Planet when the Decepticons found the Autobots' temporary base of operations there. The Autobots were kept from going down to the planet's surface by the Decepticons until the arrival of [[Bulkhead (Energon)|Bulkhead]], [[Downshift (Energon)|Downshift]], and [[Cliffjumper (Energon)|Cliffjumper]] tipped the odds in their favor. {{storylink|Jungle Planet (episode)|Jungle Planet}} Jetfire overlooked the Omnicons clearing a site to set down an energon tower on Jungle Planet until the Autobots got word from Bulkhead's team, now in space, that they were under attack. Jetfire used his shuttle mode to fly out and assist them. He linked up with Downshift to fend off the Decepticons until the energon tower could be activated. {{storylink|Bulkhead (episode)|Bulkhead}}

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Jetfire teamed up with Bulkhead to protect an energon tower as it was being warped in to [[Ocean Planet]]. Unfortunately, Mirage managed to slip past them, and sent the structure toppling over. With only one tower to spare, Inferno volunteered to act as a decoy, pretending that the Decepticon programming Megatron had previously forced into him had taken effect. Jetfire, Ironhide, and Kicker were sent to keep an eye on him as he reeled in their enemies. But the programming was more powerful than anticipated, and Inferno's began to lose control. He managed to shake off the Decepticon influence in time to save Jetfire from getting impaled by Starscream. Jetfire managed to return the favor (if barely) by retrieving Inferno's spark after his body was destroyed by the heat of the energon sun, which Starscream had sent him towards. {{storylink|Farewell Inferno}} ''Jetfire then brought the spark back to Cybertron, where Primus would be able to restore Inferno. {{storylink|Return! Our Scorponok}}''

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Jetfire saw Hot Shot and Ironhide off through a space bridge, and wondered to himself where they were off to. His curiosity getting the better of him, he suggested he and Kicker follow the pair for a little "R&R." But by the time they made it to their destination, the duo found themselves on [[Circuit Planet|a planet]] entirely covered in roads, where the first [[Autobot Grand Prix]] had already started! Kicker jumped down to join Ironhide on the road, while Bulkhead approached Jetfire with a proposition: to make the race a little more interesting... mostly by shooting at the road! Jetfire only used blanks though, to keep things safe. {{storylink|Crash Course}}

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After Wing Saber located Unicron's body, Jetfire and the Autobots staged an assault on the Planet-Eater, but were unable to keep Megatron from making Unicron fully operational again. Finding themselves surrounded by the enemy, the Autobots were rescued by the timely arrival of first [[Omega Supreme (Energon)|Omega Supreme]], and then Roadblock (Inferno reborn) with fleet of energon towers in tow. The towers were sent down to impale Unicron, but had no effect on the now-mobile titan. {{storylink|Omega Supreme (episode)|Omega Supreme}} Likewise, the energon grid protecting Alpha Q's planetary system failed to halt Unicron's advance towards the [[Energon Orb]] at its center. Jetfire tried to help coordinating the Autobots' offensive as Unicron reached for its head, to no avail. He was forced to call for a retreat as Unicron became whole once more. {{storylink|A Heroic Battle}}

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Jetfire, Bulkhead, and Wing Saber kept the lesser Decepticons busy outside of Unicron while the other Autobots sought to reach Megatron's throne room and disconnect him from the Planet-Eater, while the later was still dormant. The fliers later reconvened with the ''Miranda II'', where Misha gave them an update on Optimus Prime and Kicker's teams, then fighting a Unicron-empowered Shockblast and retrieving Alpha Q's body respectively. {{storylink|The Power of Unicron}} Jetfire rejoined Optimus Supreme in Blizzard Planet's orbit to inform his leader that Unicron was back online (despite Optimus having witnessed first-hand the giant punching down onto Blizzard Planet's surface). He then joined in an effort to stop Unicron from obliterating Blizzard Planet, fully aware of the insanity of the situation. The Autobots failed to save the planet, were all left badly damaged by the encounter, and had to be brought to the Autobots' infirmary.

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After being repaired and against orders, Jetfire joined Optimus in fighting Unicron before he could reach another world. He fared little better this time around and Circuit planet was the next sphere to fall. Then, the power of Primus reached the Autobots, repairing Jetfire and reformatting his body, while growing Optimus Supreme to gargantuan proportions so he could fight Unicron on an even playing field. {{storylink|Optimus Supreme}} Jetfire and the others maintained strafing assaults against Unicron as Optimus Supreme grappled with him directly and Kicker assembled the energon towers for a powerful strike. With the towers, the power of Primus, and the teamwork of the Optimus Supreme combination, Unicron's body was finally destroyed. {{storylink|Unicron Perishes}}

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Optimus suffered serious injuries after overtaxing his capabilities in battle, and so Jetfire and the others watched over him in stasis on [[Ocean Planet]]. When Megatron resurfaced on Cybertron, however, Rodimus gathered the crew of the ''Miranda II'' to return to Cybertron. He ordered Roadblock and Jetfire to remain behind on Ocean Planet and watch over Alpha Q's worlds in their absence. When he learned that Optimus had abandoned the sick bay, he tracked him down beyond a warp gate. Though Optimus had yet to fully recover, he insisted he travel to Cybertron, having sensed his home-world was in danger. Jetfire was unable to dissuade him, and both Autobots went pressed onward through the space bridge. {{storylink|Ambition}} The Autobots arrived on Cybertron and battled the newly enhanced Galvatron until clouds of Autobot-killing energon gas were released into the atmosphere. Optimus collapsed under its effect, but Jetfire retrieved his leader before his lifeforce could be extinguished. The Decepticons then proceeded to unleash the gas all over Cybertron, forcing the Autobots to retreat off-planet. {{storylink|Wishes}}

The ''Miranda II'' moved to the upper atmosphere, where the Autobots prepared to drop Kicker and the [[Omnicon]]s (who were immune to the energon gas flooding the planet) down to the world below. Galvatron and the Decepticons attacked, and Jetfire fought to delay them long enough for [[Cliffjumper (Energon)|Cliffjumper]] to get the ''Miranda II'' into position for the drop. {{storylink|Galvatron!}} As Optimus led a team through the opening in the energon gas created by Kicker's infiltrators, Jetfire remained in space under Rodimus's command as part of a backup team. {{storylink|Break Through}}

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At some point, in the Autobot combat training simulation, Jetfire and Ironhide teamed up for the tournament. They defeated Scorponok in an extended battle, but fell before some cheap tricks when [[Six Shot (Energon)|Six Shot]] manipulated the digital environment against them. {{storylink|Distribution}}

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As Cybertron began moving through space towards the warpgate for Alpha Q's worlds, Rodimus and his crew attempted to gather enough space debris to slow it down. Jetfire complained that this was an exercise in futility, as their makeshift barrier stood no chance of halting an entire planet's progress. Rodimus admitted that they had little chance of succeeding, but explained that he hoped to at least distract Galvatron somewhat, to give Optimus and his soldiers on the planet a better fighting chance. But Six Shot had modified an energon tower into a planetary laser, which blasted cleanly through their defenses before Cybertron even neared the barrier. {{storylink|The Omega Train}} After Cybertron was forced through a spacebridge, Jetfire was injured, and Rodimus sent him back to Ocean Planet for repairs with Landmine. {{storylink|Decepticon Army}} Before he was fully recovered, Jetfire took off from his sickbed to help the Autobots in stopping Cybertron from slamming into Plains Planet; Six Shot had engineered a crude planetary propulsion system for the world. As he neared his destination, he crossed paths with Ironhide, and the pair combined. With additional help from the rest of the Autobot team, they destroyed the energon towers that were being used to accelerate the planet towards its destination. {{storylink|Formidable}}

Jetfire returned to Primus's chamber. From there, he learned that Sally had managed to infiltrate the Decepticons' base by herself, and that Galvatron was once more headed for the super energon pool. While another group of Autobots left to deal with the Galvatron situation, Jetfire headed off with Doctor Jones to retrieve Sally. Thanks in large to Sally mucking about the Decepticons' control room, the Autobots were able to take control of their enemies' headquarters and Cybertron's warp gate system. Jetfire then volunteered to bring Sally and her mother back to Ocean City. With the humans out of harm's way, Jetfire regrouped with Optimus and Omega Supreme. The Autobots warped back to Cybertron, unaware that on the other side of the space bridge was Galvatron, grown to enormous proportions by the power of super energon. {{storylink|Galvatron Terror}} Upon seeing his old foe so transformed, Optimus instructed Jetfire to take a group of Omnicons and see to Primus's revival. Jetfire traveled to the pool of super energon just as a team headed by Kicker managed to take control of the location. Jetfire put the Omnicons to work at processing the fuel into super energon stars. {{storylink|Destructive Power}}

Jetfire then left Cybertron with Kicker to rejoin the front lines, which had since moved to Alpha Q's dying planetary system. The fight between Galvatron and Optimus had moved beyond the point where Jetfire could contribute anything of use though; both combatants had channeled the power of Unicron to grow themselves to tremendous heights, and grappled as titans on Jungle Planet. From within Jetfire's cockpit, Kicker detected another source of Unicron's essence out in the void of space, and had the shuttle take him towards it. As they neared Unicron's disembodied spark, Kicker asked that Jetfire allow him to continue forth on his own, feeling it was his destiny to confront the evil by himself. Though Jetfire thought the idea was hooey, he still followed Kicker's request, and doubled back to return to Optimus's side. {{storylink|Spark (episode)|Spark}}

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By the time Jetfire reached his (now normal-sized) leader, Optimus had become unresponsive due to the injuries he had suffered in his latest duel against Galvatron. As their Combination Sparks ignited, the Autobots realized that Prime needed the Combination Sparks of all his fellow Autobots to face the final conflict. Rodimus led the Autobots in stepping forward to give up their individuality for the greater good of the team. Jetfire's body was converted into pure energy as he became one with his spark, so that it could in turn become one with all the other Combination Sparks, revitalizing Optimus. Filled with the strength of all his men, Optimus united with Omega Supreme in the ultimate Powerlinx, grappling with Galvatron until the Decepticon leader shrugged off Unicron's influence and plunged into the sun. Jetfire and the other Autobots then separated, and were restored to their individual forms. {{storylink|The Sun}}
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====Cyber Key Code content====
After the second defeat of Unicron, Jetfire resettled on [[Nebulos|Nebulon]] for an indeterminate period of time. He adopted a [[Accent|local accent]], one that sounded vaguely like Earth-Australian to certain [[human]]s. {{storylink|Cyber Key Codes|Jetfire's Cyber Key Code content}}

====''Cybertron'' cartoon====
{{voiceactor|[[Brian Drummond]] (English), [[Hideo Ishikawa]] (Japanese)|[[Jari Salo]] (Finnish), [[Mauro Bosco]] (Italian), [[Johan Hedenberg]] (Swedish), [[Rais David Báscones]] (Castilian Spanish), [[Luis Enrique Poján]] (Latin-American Spanish), [[Yann Le Madic]] (French), [[Jay De Castro]] (Tagalog, HERO TV dub), [[Hanho Shin]] (Korean)}}

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Jetfire appeared to have mellowed in the past 20 years; being considerably more cautious compared to his reckless youth, and adhered much more closely to orders and protocol. He returned to Cybertron, his homeworld once again facing a monumental crisis, perhaps the worst in its history: Unicron's demise had created a black hole that was slowly encroaching upon the planet.

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Optimus Prime ordered Jetfire to visit Earth and provide the Autobots with scans of local vehicles. This was done so that should their primary plan of destroying the [[Unicron Singularity]] fail, the population of Cybertron could assume disguises and relocate to the human homeworld, whose inhabitants were still largely unaware of the existence of Transformers. The planetary exodus was put underway when the elder Cybertronian [[Vector Prime]] introduced himself. This new arrival ensured the Autobots that he had the means to nullify the black hole: the Autobots only had to collect the [[Cyber Planet Key]]s to unleash the power of Primus upon it. Unfortunately, the map was stolen by [[Megatron (Armada)|Megatron]]. Optimus's elite team, including Jetfire, then set off to Earth themselves. En route, Vector Prime explained to the Autobots that the black hole would, if left unchecked, not only swallow up Cybertron but the entire universe. He then doubled back to retrieve his cosmic map from Megatron, with Optimus insisting that Hot Shot, Jetfire, and Overhaul accompany him on this dangerous task. Jetfire's team came upon Megatron and Starscream inside an asteroid belt. While Jetfire and Vector Prime dealt with Starscream, Overhaul and Hot Shot tackled Megatron. Unfortunately, the Decepticons proved to be simply too powerful and the Autobots were unable to prevent them from escaping once more. Jetfire then rendezvoused with Optimus on Earth, where he met their newest human allies: [[Coby Hansen|Coby]], [[Bud Hansen|Bud]], and [[Lori Jiménez|Lori]]. {{storylink|Fallen (episode)|Fallen}} {{storylink|Inferno (episode)|Inferno}}
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Jetfire aided in the construction of the Autobots' base on Earth, only for Megatron and Starscream to approach the planet part-way through the base's construction. Jetfire launched from the base (thanks to a catapult system proposed by Bud) and helped Hot Shot, Optimus, and Vector Prime in holding the Decepticons out of sensor range. Meanwhile, the rest of the team completed the base's stealth coating. Jetfire's weapons proved largely ineffective against Megatron, but Vector Prime was able to drive off both the Decepticon leader and his lackey by summoning the power of a Cyber Key. Afterwards, having deemed that Jetfire had proved himself in combat, Vector Prime granted him the ability to also summon Cyber Planet Keys to boost his power. {{storylink|Haven}}
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The children were tasked with acclimating the Autobot refugees to Earth, but wound up drawing unnecessary attention to their charges. Jetfire had a stern talk with them, but was unable to make much progress in teaching them to be more careful. He then joined his teammates to watch Red Alert's latest attempt at nullifying the black hole threatening Cybertron via tele-conference. This too ended in failure, prompting Vector Prime to reiterate that the Cyber Planet Keys were truly the only solution to Cybertron's impending doom. The Autobots agreed to making the keys their priority.

Later, Scattorshot alerted Jetfire that an airforce patrol was being attacked by Thundercracker. Jetfire confronted the Decepticon, and though he took a number of hits in the ensuing scuffle, he wound up coming out on top after activating his Cyber Key power for the first time. Though Starscream and Megatron joined in, they too were driven away when Optimus activated his own Cyber Key power. Afterwards, Jetfire awarded the children another chance to help hide the refugees in plain sight, and was glad to see they had grown more sensible in their efforts to do so. {{storylink|Hidden (Cybertron)|Hidden}}

Once the Autobots' secret presence on Earth had been secured, they begun scouring the globe for the [[Omega Lock]], the focusing device for the Cyber Planet Keys' power. Jetfire teamed up with Lori in his search, but it was Bud and [[Jolt (Cybertron)|Jolt]] who uncovered the Autobots' first lead: an iteration of the "[[Atlantis Pattern]]" depicting the Omega Lock was located in a museum in [[Mexico]]. Unbeknownst to the Autobots, Thundercracker and Starscream had been tracking their every move, and attacked them once they had assembled outside the building. Jetfire was provoked into another aerial bout with Thundercracker while Vector Prime set about investigating the artifacts within the museum. Though the lead turned out to be a false start, Vector Prime was able to decipher the coordinates of [[Velocitron]], resting place of the first Cyber Planet Key, from the imitation Omega Lock within the museum. {{storylink|Landmine (episode)|Landmine}}

While Hot Shot and Red Alert were sent off to look for the first Key, the rest of the team continued their search for the Omega Lock on Earth. To his frustration, Jetfire found himself unable to contact Scattorshot after returning from an outing. Coby and Lori voiced their concerns that Bud was similarly missing. Jetfire was then called out to assist in a battle against the Decepticons, only to learn what had happened to the missing duo partway to his destination: Bud and Scattorshot had managed to get themselves stranded in Earth's orbit, with a protective force-field containing only a limited amount of oxygen. Changing course to rescue the unlucky pair, Jetfire's efforts were foiled by a man-made satellite crashing into him. Though he chased after Bud and Scattorshot as they begun plummeting down into the atmosphere, Jetfire wasn't fast enough to catch up. Thankfully, Jolt and Coby met them on their way down, and using the Mini-Con's limited teleporting capabilities, they were able to bring Bud and Scattorshot back to safety. {{storylink|Space (episode)|Space}}

Jetfire began to worry that pairing up Hot Shot and Red Alert might not have been the best idea, and petitioned Optimus to swap him out with one of them on the away mission. Optimus refused, confident that despite their clashing personalities, Hot Shot and Red Alert would be successful in acquiring the Velocitronian Planet Key. Optimus then put in motion a plan to end the Decepticon's continued attempts at discovering their base's location. The Autobots built a decoy base, then allowed Jetfire to be followed back to it after their next outing. While Thundercracker blew the fake base to smithereens, Jetfire and the others watched the whole debacle unfold from the safety of their real base. {{storylink|Rush (episode)|Rush}}

After the kids returned from a day out at the movies, Lori and Bud told of how Coby had been rattled by a horror flick. The Autobots had a hearty laugh at his expense. Later that evening, Lori alerted the Autobots to a strange beacon emanating from a nearby forest, depicting the Atlantis Pattern. They investigated, finding the signal to be another Decepticon trap. Jetfire was eager to tackle Starscream himself for once, but Optimus ordered him to stand down, and took on the more powerful Decepticon himself. The Decepticons withdrew when they learned that humans were inbound to their location, and the Autobots rolled out to avoid another encounter with humans themselves. {{storylink|Speed}}

When a tremor struck [[Rockville]], Jetfire and Vector Prime were contacted by Scattorshot to aid them in analyzing data on the area. Jetfire's calculations warned the Autobots that they had a mere five minutes before the nearby [[Mount McDermott]] collapsed into an underground reservoir, which would lead to a catastrophic flooding of the town. Thankfully, Coby came up with a solution to the impending disaster, and with a controlled collapse of the mountain, the Autobots prevented any further harm from coming to Rockville. {{storylink|Collapse}}

A later lead pointed the Autobots towards the [[Sahara|Sahara Desert]] as the location of Atlantis's remains. Jetfire and Optimus flew out to join Vector Prime, the Mini-Cons, and the children in excavating the site. After they used Jetfire's powerful engines to blow away the sand covering the ruins, the Autobots seemed to have finally found the Omega Lock... only for the Decepticons to show up. Megatron destroyed the Mini-Cons in his grab for the artifact, forcing Vector Prime to use his temporal powers to turn back the clock and rescue them. Despite Vector Prime's alteration of the timeline, the Decepticons managed to snag the Omega Lock. As the villains escaped, the Lock was destroyed by a stray shot, revealing it to be yet another fake. Although he had been handed another defeat, Jetfire was left in giddy excitement over having seen Vector Prime's ability put into use. {{storylink|Time (episode)|Time}}

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After setting up a network of civilian Autobots to help in their search, the Autobots received word that [[Joyride (Cybertron)|one of them]] was under attack from Thundercracker. Jetfire was dispatched to come to her aid, rescuing her just as Thundercracker was about to deal a finishing blow. The Autobot civilian then led the team to a stone with the Atlantis pattern inscribed on it. Though it wasn't the Omega Lock itself, the inscription did detail the coordinates of the next Cyber Planet Key: the [[Jungle Planet (colony)|Jungle Planet]]. Jetfire hoped to be sent to this new world, but wasn't selected for the mission. {{storylink|Search (episode)|Search}} When another Autobot civilian reported having found the seal of Atlantis within the Bermuda Triangle, Jetfire was hesitant to get his hopes up, rationalizing it was likely another facsimile of the pattern. This time, however, it turned out to be the genuine article! The Autobots battled the Decepticons in the ocean depths while Vector Prime and the kids investigated the ruins. Unfortunately, Jetfire found that his lasers were useless underwater, and was promptly beaten down by the enemy. In order to keep ''Atlantis'' out of Decepticon hands, Vector Prime activated it and warped it away, revealing the truth: the lost city was in reality an ancient Cybertronian ship! {{storylink|Deep}}

Vector Prime used the ''Atlantis''{{'}}s warp drive to keep the vessel out of the Decepticons' hands, leaving the Autobots to look high and low around the globe for it. Optimus eventually realized that Vector Prime had taken the ship to the dark of the moon, though by the time the Autobots found it, the ''Atlantis'' was already being blitzed by Megatron and his goons. A [[Sideways (Armada)|mysterious newcomer]] then arrived and helped Jetfire in taking down Thundercracker... only for this enigmatic figure to turn on him and then dash off. Eventually, the Autobots succeeded in rescuing their friends and retrieving the Omega Lock, though the ''Atlantis'' self-destructed in the process. When Vector Prime touched the artifact, the Omega Lock opened a space-bridge, through which Optimus, Vector Prime, and Landmine left, leaving Jetfire and the others to bring the children back to Earth. {{storylink|Ship}}

Getting in contact with the team on the Speed Planet, Jetfire and the kids learned that Hot Shot was in critical condition after being attacked by [[Ransack (Cybertron)|Ransack]] and [[Crumplezone (Cybertron)|Crumplezone]], a couple of thugs working for Megatron. They watched over the base's monitor as Red Alert fixed up their wounded comrade, and the rest of the team brought him out of his emotional funk, which Hot Shot had fallen into believing he had failed in his mission. {{storylink|Hero (episode)|Hero}} Jetfire next watched as the Autobots competed in the first and second heat of Velocitron's Planet Cup race. {{storylink|Race}} {{storylink|Detour (episode)|Detour}} He eventually noticed that neither Coby nor any of the Mini-Cons were around, and searched high and low for them, eventually discovering that they had left planet Earth altogether! Receiving word that they had gone to Speed Planet, Jetfire ordered them to return to Earth. Hot Shot suggested that they instead be allowed to stay and help him in the last leg of the Planet Cup, a request that Optimus approved. {{storylink|Sand}}

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Jetfire joined the Autobots on Speed Planet just in time to hear Coby give an inspirational speech on not giving up in the face of adversity. After finding out that Hot Shot would need his circuits to be re-adjusted constantly throughout the race due to damage he'd previously sustained, Jetfire suggested that Jolt ride along in Hot Shot to stave off a complete breakdown. But Jolt wasn't up to the task: he was simply too bulky to fit inside Hot Shot's cockpit. Coby volunteered instead, and though Jetfire was hesitant to allow the boy to further put himself in harm's way, he was talked into once more allowing it. Hot Shot successfully won the planet cup with Coby's help, only for Megatron to appear immediately afterwards to steal the trophy. Jetfire helped the Autobots in beating back the Decepticons, and then returned to Earth to insert the first Planet Key into the Omega Lock. {{storylink|Champion}} The Lock's activation sent out energy waves, pointing the Autobots towards coordinates near the Earth's north pole. With strange atmospheric phenomenon forming in the same area, the Autobots headed out to investigate. Jetfire was forced to do so on foot due to a snowstorm, making the whole process slow-going. The search party failed to discover anything of interest until Scattorshot came upon Starscream and [[Mudflap (Cybertron)|Mudflap]] attempting to bully Bud, Lori, Coby and [[Lucy Suzuki]] into telling them what they were looking for. Jetfire spotted a distress signal sent out by the kids, prompting him and the rest of the team to converge, driving away the Decepticons. Afterwards, the Autobots decided to abandon the investigation and head back to base. {{storylink|Ice}}

Upon their return to base, Bud and Lori tried to convince Jetfire to let them travel to the Jungle Planet, arguing that they should get a turn at planet-hopping. Jetfire denied their request outright, stating that Jungle Planet was simply too hostile an environment for the humans. However,
the kids managed to get their way, and accompanied the Autobots to Jungle Planet. {{storylink|Honor}}

During the time that Optimus Prime prepared to battle [[Scourge (Cybertron)|Scourge]], Jetfire pointed out that the situation was dangerous, in an attempt to prevent Cybertron and Jungle Planet from possible war. When the kids requested that Lori join Optimus and Override as an ambassador of Earth,Jetfire was exasperated by the prospect, and argued that she would likely not be of help in reasoning with Scourge. Lori argued that the kids had helped the Autobots on several fronts, that they were a team and should work together. Jetfire initially agreed with the point, then quickly snapped back to protesting. Override then supported Lori's argument—as with Hot Shot and Vector Prime—and Jetfire was forced to comply with Prime's final decision, though was clearly feeling that his nerves were being broken down as the kids repeatedly endangered themselves. Jetfire stayed behind while Optimus and the others went to face Scourge, and thus the retrieval of the Jungle Cyber Planet Key. {{storylink|Primal (Cybertron)|Primal}} When Optimus Prime had been almost beaten by Megatron, the Jungle Cyber Planet Key activated and created a space bridge, allowing Jetfire and other Autobots to come to Optimus's aid. {{storylink|Trust (Cybertron)|Trust}}

Jetfire gave [[Snarl (Cybertron)|Snarl]] a tour of the Autobot HQ on Earth, though not without interference from the kids. Jetfire was also present for the insertion of the Jungle Cyber Planet Key into the Omega lock, and was part of the vision of Primus's consciousness that all those present experienced. When the alert for the north pole went off, Jetfire went with Optimus, Leobreaker, and Overhaul to investigate. He kept aerial lookout while the others ventured into the giant hole they found, and was therefore able to alert the others when Starscream released ancient Decepticons from the pods they were hibernating in. Though he made an attempt to prevent Starscream's escape, he was forced instead to go to the aid of the Autobots trapped in the ice below. {{storylink|Trap}} Jetfire tried to break his friends out, even considering using his Cyber Key, until Red Alert and the other Autobots arrived and stopped him, pointing out that he'd collapse the entire tunnel on top of them. When the team managed to nearly break though, Jetfire transformed, and melted it with his jets. Reunited, they headed off to confront Starscream. When Starscream ordered his ancient Decepticons to attack, Jetfire battles the airborne ones. When Optimus was wounded protecting [[Crosswise (Cybertron)|Crosswise]] and [[Evac (Cybertron)|Evac]] from Starscream, Jetfire opened fire, and carried Optimus and the others on top of him. {{storylink|Invasion (episode)|Invasion}}

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Back at base, Jetfire urged the Autobots to cut off all broadcast waves to prevent the Decepticons detecting their base, instead connecting to the human telephone network. After the kids returned, with [[Lucy Suzuki|an outsider]], which Jetfire admonished them for, the Decepticons found the base. Forced to leave Earth to lead the Decepticons to Velocitron with Evac finding the Cyber Planet Key. Jetfire held off Starscream and Sideways so Evac could get to the space bridge, but was captured by Starscream. Held as ransom for the Cyber Planet Key with the humans, Jetfire was rescued by Jolt warping him and the humans away. After Starscream assaulted the space bridge, Jetfire joined the fight, even managing to score a direct hit with his cannons, before being blasted by Starscream. {{storylink|Retreat}}

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While exploring the lower levels of Gigantion, Jetfire, Snarl, and Leobreaker didn't encounter anything unusual, until they discovered a large chasm that they proceeded to leap into. When the trio reached the bottom of the pit, they were attacked by Thundercracker. Jetfire tackled the Decepticon, ordering the others to go ahead without him. After Thundercracker was insulted for being to no threat, he threw Jetfire aside and tried to attack them, before Jetfire opened fire on the Decepticon, allowing his comrades to get away. To Jetfire's confusion, Thundercracker announced he had a new "forbidden attack". This "Super Electric Lightning Thundercrackin' Punch" was seemingly just a punch, until it actually was effective, which Jetfire complimented his rival on. Jetfire and Thundercracker went to fight, and fight, and fight, before collapsing exhaustedly. Coby, Landmine, Quickmix and Evac found them, and Coby tended to Jetfire while Quickmix dealt with Thundercracker. {{storylink|Ambush (episode)|Ambush}}

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After the black hole had been sealed, the Autobots worked on moving the Jungle Planet back to its rightful position with four boosters. However [[Megatron (Armada)/Cartoon continuity|Galvatron]] threw the Planet's trajectory to Cybertron by damaging a booster. Optimus ordered the Autobots to deal with the booster problem, leaving him to handle Galvatron, despite Jetfire's protests. All the Autobots, and even the Decepticons, managed to right the booster, with the Jungle Planet returning to its rightful position, and Jetfire bid farewell to them. Jetfire and the Autobots then went to help Prime against Galvatron. However Galvatron brought them to their knees with purple lightning. Jetfire witnessed Optimus finally defeat Galvatron, and fell to his knees, so Jetfire led the Autobots to aid Optimus. {{storylink|Unfinished}}

After the final battle with Galvatron, peace spread across the galaxy. As part of a new initiative, Optimus Prime left aboard the starship ''[[Atlantis]]'' to chart new territory, leaving Jetfire in charge of planet Cybertron. {{storylink|Beginning}}

Free boonie hats for all!

====''Cybertron'' comic====
Several months after the conclusion of the Unicron Singularity crisis, Optimus Prime and several of his crew, including Jetfire, met another [[Optimus Prime (RID)|Optimus Prime]] and his comrades who had been protecting Cybertron from other threats during the Singularity crisis. {{storylink|Revelations Part 6}}

===Dreamwave ''Armada'' continuity===
====Dreamwave ''Armada'' comic====
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Jetfire was left in command of the Autobot troops on [[Cybertron (planet)|Cybertron]] after Optimus Prime left to protect the [[Mini-Con]]s on Earth. He was unhappy with Prime for this, feeling that he had abandoned the Autobots on Cybertron for his affairs on Earth. When Prime returned to Cybertron to request reinforcements and supplies, Jetfire denied him the former, as he was losing the war and needed every man he could get. {{storylink|Dreamwave Armada issue 10|Armada #10}}

Some time later, [[Hot Shot (Armada)|Hot Shot]] contacted Jetfire and informed him that Optimus Prime had mysteriously vanished. While Jetfire had no clue as to what was going on either, he agreed to do like the [[Space Mini-Con Team]] keep an eye out for suspicious [[space bridge]] activity. {{storylink|Worlds Collide, Part 1 of 4}} Soon enough, [[Blurr (Armada)|Blurr]] reported that multiple space bridges were repeatedly opening and closing at the [[Decepticon Command Headquarters]]. Jetfire decided to investigate, and took a team of Autobots with him to infiltrate the enemy base. {{storylink|Worlds Collide, Part 2 of 4}} Upon arrival, they found that all the Decepticons in the base had been murdered, and that the space bridge nexus was automatically opening and closing space bridges in an apparent attempt to damage the dimensional wall. Suitably creeped out, Jetfire ordered his troops to take control of the nexus, but was suddenly ambushed by a [[Bludgeon (G1)|skeletal samurai]]. After getting his team to blind the enemy, Jetfire blasted it with all the firepower at his disposal, but only managed to damage its [[Pretender|outer shell]]. {{storylink|Worlds Collide, Part 3 of 4}}

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The team eventually made their way to the space bridge nexus, and tried to shut it down. Jetfire thought he caught a glimpse of the lost Optimus Prime in one of the space bridges, but shrugged it off. When all attempts to disable the nexus failed, Jetfire ordered his troops to evacuate while he stayed behind to manually blow up the entire building. Three more powerful enemies arrived through a space bridge, but at the last second, Jetfire caught another glimpse of Optimus Prime in a portal, and dove through it right after activating the explosives. While he successfully reached his lost commander, the two were now stuck on an alternate-reality Cybertron in the process of being devoured by [[Unicron]]. Thankfully, [[Sparkplug (Armada)|Sparkplug]], [[Over-Run (Armada)|Over-Run]] and [[Comettor (Armada)|Comettor]] reached this reality as well, and used the power of [[Powerlinx]]ing and the [[Mini-Con Matrix]] to boost the strength of both Jetfire and Prime. The two Autobots combined and damaged Unicron with a powerful energy blast, then returned to their home universe to prepare for the planet eater's arrival. {{storylink|Worlds Collide, Part 4 of 4}}

Jetfire organized Cybertron's planetary defenses, and when Unicron arrived, he combined with Optimus Prime to attack him head-on. Thanks to the efforts of Over-Run and the Mini-Con population, Unicron was eventually vanquished and peace was brought back to Cybertron. {{storylink|The End (Armada)|The End}}

====''Energon'' comic====
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Ten years after the defeat of Unicron, Jetfire was seen flying around in the reconstructed [[Cyber City]]. {{storylink|This Evil Reborn}} He and several other Autobots tried to listen in on one of Optimus Prime's discussions with the [[Autobot High Council]], but were interrupted when [[Unicron's Four Horsemen]] attacked the city. {{storylink|What Lies Beneath}} Jetfire and the others tried to fight back, but were easily taken out by their powerful opponents. However, Optimus Prime managed to link up to Cybertron itself and activate a system-wide upgrade, granting Jetfire a brand new body capable of combining with anyone. He then combined with [[Ironhide (Energon)|Ironhide]] and used his new strength to help drive the Four Horsemen away. {{storylink|What Lies Beneath, Part Two}} Jetfire and his fellow upgraded Autobots later traveled to Earth to deal with several [[Terrorcon (Energon)|Terrorcons]] wreaking havoc in [[Australia]]. However, despite their new bodies, they soon found themselves outmatched by the Terrorcons' use of pure [[Energon]]. {{storylink|What Lies Beneath, Part Three}} Combined with Ironhide, Jetfire participated in a plan to trick the Terrorcons into shooting each other, but the enemies still weren't driven off until the [[Omnicon]]s arrived as reinforcements. {{storylink|What Lies Beneath, Part Four}}

After returning to Cybertron, Jetfire spent a whole lot of time sweet-talking various governors into granting him the resources and funding needed to construct a base on Earth. As such, he was fairly irritated when it seemed Ironhide wasn't finishing the base components on schedule, and told the engineer that he better not let them down. It didn't help that Ironhide suddenly disappeared while out on an errand, so Jetfire went out to search for him, grumbling about new recruits who were always looking for adventure. After stumbling upon a damaged [[Cliffjumper (Energon)|Cliffjumper]], he eventually found Ironhide next to an armed [[seismic-shock warhead]]. After the warhead had shut down, Ironhide explained that he had built it long ago but made sure it wouldn't go off, and that a [[Tidal Wave (Armada)|a Decepticon]] had just forced him to reactivate it. Jetfire was proud that Ironhide was able to confront his past mistakes, and told him he finally sounded like a true Autobot. {{storylink|Aftershock (issue)|Aftershock}}

[[File:MultiplicityPart2 JetfireTakesCharge.jpg|thumb|right|upright=1.5|]]
Some time later, Optimus Prime vanished, having stepped into a space bridge on Earth but never arrived on Cybertron. This gave Jetfire a headache; partially because they needed him to deal with unrest among the [[human]] population, but mostly because it meant he had to shoulder Prime's responsibilities of asking the ever-unhelpful High Council for reinforcements for Earth. While the council was hesitant about his request at first, councillor [[Avalon (Energon)|Avalon]] convinced the other members to grant Jetfire's request. {{storylink|Multiplicity}} Jetfire was thankful to Avalon, who explained that the other councillors were just unwilling to accept that they were at war again, and complimented Jetfire on how he had handled things. As Jetfire lamented the loss of Optimus Prime and Avalon comforted him, [[Prowl (Energon)|Prowl]] burst into the chamber and reported that Terrorcons were assaulting four major Earth cities. Jetfire ordered for the reinforcements to be prepared at once, then took a bunch of Autobots through a space bridge to [[Los Angeles]]. {{storylink|Multiplicity, Pt. 2}} They defended the city from a thousands of [[Insecticon (Energon)|Insecticons]], but quickly started to get worn down by the sheer number of them. {{storylink|Multiplicity, Pt. 3}}

When [[Hot Shot (Armada)|Hot Shot]] reported that [[Megatron (Armada)|Megatron]] had come back from the dead and was wiping out Terrorcons in [[Toronto]], Jetfire didn't believe it at first. Even when he accepted the fact that Megatron was back, he ignored the hows and whys as he had to focus on conserving energy for the battle with the Insecticons. Thankfully, [[Rad White]] showed up to power the Autobots up with Energon is gaseous form, allowing them to recover and drive the Insecticons away. Jetfire approached the revived Decepticon leader, who told him that he wasn't done killing Terrorcons just yet, and left him with a message: "Optimus Prime sends his regards... from the belly of the beast!" {{storylink|Multiplicity, Pt. 4}} Jetfire later reported Megatron's return and his message to the High Council. {{storylink|No Exit}}

{{Unreleased energon comic}}

Jetfire and the Autobots continued to hold Earth despite the absence of Optimus Prime. {{storylink|Doomsday Redux!}} As [[Unicron]] was within days of reaching Cybertron, Jetfire and [[Perceptor (Armada)|Perceptor]] held out hope that Optimus was alive inside Unicron, and capable of acting. When the Autobots got word that Kicker and [[Alterenergy]] were under attack, Jetfire dispatched [[Grimlock (Energon)|Grimlock]] and [[Swoop (Energon)|Swoop]] to their aid. {{storylink|Armageddon Part 1}}

Jetfire soon found himself in an impossible situation. Earth was only protected by the presence of the energon grid holding back the [[Terrorcon (Energon)|Terrorcon]]s. However, Autobot forces on [[Mars (planet)|Mars]] desperately needed reinforcements in the form of [[Omega Supreme (Energon)|Omega Supreme]]. Even if Jetfire dropped the grid briefly to allow Omega through, it was also create an opportunity for [[Demolishor (Armada)|Demolishor]], who had kidnapped Kicker, to escape with his valuable hostage. Jetfire prayed his friends from Alterenergy could rescue Kicker in time, before there was no one left on Mars to help. {{storylink|Armageddon Part 3}}

The situation became more complicated as Megatron emerged from self-imposed dormancy, launching an attack on the energon towers from inside the grid. Jetfire was desperately low on troops to commit to this new Decepticon attack, on top of the search for Kicker and the Mars reinforcements. The final domino fell when Perceptor picked up a signal from Unicron itself sent by Optimus Prime. Jetfire chose to drop the grid, negating the need for troops to protect the towers from Megatron and letting him redistribute forces to Mars and Unicron. He regretfully informed Rad that Kicker was on his own. Jetfire himself made his way to Prime's position, clearing out the Terrorcon hordes to reunite with his leader. {{storylink|Armageddon Part 4}}

Surrounded by Terrorcons spawned by the awakening Unicron, Jetfire and Prime fought a losing battle until Unicron was distracted by the revenge of Megatron. They returned to Cybertron and rallied the entire Autobot and Decepticon armada for defense against the Chaos-Bringer's return. {{storylink|Armageddon Part 5}}

===Panini ''Armada'' comic===
When Optimus Prime left for Earth, Jetfire was apparently left behind to look after things on Cybertron. Prime contacted him for help when the Decepticons were looking for Mini-Cons on the [[Moon (moon)|moon]], as the [[space bridge]] on Earth was damaged and unable to send any of Prime's Autobots there. Jetfire agreed to use a space bridge on Cybertron to send [[Scavenger (Armada)|Scavenger]] and [[Smokescreen (Armada)|Smokescreen]] to fight the Decepticons on the moon. {{storylink|Panini Armada issue 6|Between Two Worlds!}}

He eventually traveled to Earth himself. {{storylink|Panini Armada issue 9|Jetfire's profile}}

===MegaWing Galvatron instructions===
During the [[Unicron Battles]] in [[Aurex 304.0 Epsilon|one universe]], the power of Jet Convoy was challenged by Dark MegaWing [[Megatron (Armada)|Galvatron]]. {{storylink|The Official Transformers Collectors' Club Magazine issue 1|MegaWing Galvatron instructions}}

===''Q-Robo Transformer''===
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===''Galaxy Force'' manga===
{{charstubfiction|{{storylink|The Devil's Dogfight! Coby's Courage}} {{storylink|Deep Sea Discovery! Vector Prime}} {{storylink|Galaxy Force Mission.8}} {{storylink|Galaxy Force Mission.9}}}}

===''Timelines''===

A [[Living metal|Transformium]] version of [[Hot Shot (SG)|Hot Shot]] observed [[Blurr (Armada)|Blurr]] and Jetfire when he passed into their reality from the negative polarity universe. {{storylink|Coalescence}}

==Games==
===''Transformers: Battle Tactics''===
[[File:Battle-Tactics-Jetfire-Armada.jpg|thumb]]
[[File:Battle-Tactics-Energon-Jetfire.jpg|thumb]]
Jetfire participated in battles against a variety of opponents, both Autobots and Decepticons. Sometimes there were many of him! He appeared in multiple different bodies:
*''Jetfire Armada'' — This Epic character was a reward to ''10'' leagues (yes, just ''100'' players!) in the "Armada: Episode II" Medium event.
*''Energon Jetfire'' — This Epic character debuted in the "Energon: Episode I" event. He could be recruited by collecting 650 units of Cybermetal, 350 units of Transmetal, 150 exclusive cores, and 50 cores of this character. {{storylink|Transformers: Battle Tactics}}
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===''Transformers: Earth Wars''===
[[File:EW-skin-Jetfire-Energon.jpg|thumb|upright=1|]]
{{EWskin|"Energon Jetfire"|Jetfire (G1)|"Cybertron Jetfire" (no not that one)}}
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==Toys==
===''Armada''===
[[File:Armada Jetfire toy1.jpg|upright=1.66|thumb|"May all your chooks turn to emus and kick your dunny door flat to the grass!" (''Hasbro version stock photo pictured'')]]
[[File:LOTM Jetfire.jpg|thumb|upright=1.66|(''Takara version pictured'')]]
<ul class="iconlist">{{Bp-a1|'''Jetfire with Comettor''' (Giga-Con, [[December]] [[2002]])}}</ul>
:*''Takara/Sonokong ID number'': '''MC-09'''
:*''Takara release date'': [[June 26]], 2003
:*''Accessories'': Electronic shuttle engine/gun, 2 missiles, shield/landing gear
{{toydesigner|[[Aaron Archer]] (Hasbro), [[Hironori Kobayashi]] (Takara)}}

: Released in the second wave of ''[[Transformers: Armada (toyline)|Armada]]'' Giga-Cons, Jetfire transforms into a futuristic space shuttle. When his main engine/weapon's tailfin is pushed back, it activates the original Generation 1 Autobot "laser" sound effect. Pushing the tail fin forwards (perhaps by placing the shuttle upright as if in launching mode) activates a rather garbled blast-off countdown sequence, followed by a "take off" sound, ''then'' followed by a series of radar "pings" that goes on just short of forever. Both sounds are also ''incredibly ''easy to trigger. Later releases of Jetfire altered the sounds to replace the countdown with other beeps. In [[robot mode]], Jetfire's main engine becomes a hand-held cannon, and his rear landing gear assembly becomes an arm-mounted shield (via the Mini-Con port on his left forearm, utilized as a standard [[5 mm post]]). Much like how it is often depicted in his cartoon model, Jetfire's engine can attach to his right forearm via a 5 mm port for storage. Hasbro's [[Stock photography|stock photo]] of Jetfire also shows additional changes in his design, as Jetfire's cargo bay doors are left white while the final toy has red and black stripes on them.

: His shuttle mode has numerous Mini-Con-activated, and Mini-Con-related [[gimmick]]s. The underside of his nosecone has a plug and socket designed to fit his pack-in partner [[Comettor (Armada)#Toys|Comettor]] in "landing gear" mode, giving Jetfire a non-firing gun. Plugging a Mini-Con onto the Powerlinx plug on his main engine flips out a pair of stabilizer fins from his sides, and also changes the electronic "laser" sound to a much more powerful-sounding blast sound. The Powerlinx plugs on each wing drop his wing-mounted bombs; the wings have additional slots separate from the gimmick to allow Mini-Cons to be attached without dropping the bombs. There is also an opening cargo bay area with screens sculpted on the inside of the right door.

: The [[Hasbro]] [[instructions]] and stock images for the figure make it hard to tell how his arms are meant to be positioned in shuttle mode, switching between two different configurations every couple of images. What appears to be the intended way (depicted in his cartoon [[character model]], and the Takara stock images, right) is having the arms folded under the shuttle mode, rather than inside the shuttle itself, giving you room to put some Mini-Cons inside the cargo bay. This configuration also makes use of the forearm-mounted Mini-Con port as a 5 mm post, joining both his arms, locking the shuttle halves together. Due to the way the shoulder ratchets work, one can also articulate them down to airdrop Mini-Cons, for extra play possibilities. The other configuration that depicts his forearms folded all the way up, seems to be designed solely for the combination with [[Optimus Prime (Armada)/toys#SuperBase|Super Base Optimus Prime]], to create his thighs (more on the combination below).

: As mentioned above, Jetfire can combine with Super Base Optimus Prime to form "Jet Prime", replacing the regular Super Mode [[trailer]] legs, and attaching Jetfire's shield onto Prime's chest as armor. His shuttle mode can also be carried by [[Overload (Armada)#Toys|Overload]]'s weapons-trailer mode, which can be towed by either [[Rollout (Armada)#Toys|Rollout]], Prime's trailer (as a roadtrain), or Prime himself (even the [[Optimus Prime (Armada)/toys#Super-Con|Super-Con Prime toy]]). Additionally, Overload can be added to the Jet Prime combined mode to create another version of the "Optimus Prime Megaweapon" mode—though, it appears that Overload wasn't entirely designed with the Jetfire combination in mind, as Jetfire's cockpit section can collide with Overload's speaker box without some careful maneuvering.

: The [[TakaraTomy|Takara]] ''Legends of the Microns'' and [[Sonokong]] ''Eunha Yeongung: Cybertron'' versions of Jetfire have a variety of subtle changes. The white plastic is considerably brighter, and white paint has been applied to the insides of the forearms to make the combined mode legs look more cohesive. The gray and dark-gray plastics have been darkened slightly and switched from matte to metallic, and the bright red has changed to a darker shade. The re-entry burn deco on his nosecone has been dropped, as well as the gold vertical lines on the shins, while his shield gained blue fake chest "windows" and dark silver on several smaller details. Lastly, Jetfire's eye deco has also been corrected from the Hasbro release, now being properly ''behind'' the clear visor instead of ''on top of it''.

: The Hasbro release of Jetfire was actually released in Japan in very limited numbers as part of a gift campaign in May, a month prior to the full Takara retail release. Speaking of, Ito Yokaido stores offered one of the three [[Race Mini-Con Team#RoadAssault|Road Assault Edition Race Microns]] with the purchase of either Jetfire or [[Tidal Wave (Armada)#Toys|Shockwave]] (Tidal Wave) in August (though reportedly, most stores just gave them away with ''any'' toy in the line).

: The Jetfire mold was going to be redecoed and released as ''[[Transformers: Universe (2003 toyline)|Universe]]'' [[Spacewarp#Toys|Spacewarp]]. However, Spacewarp was cancelled, then later salvaged and given a retooled head as the [[Transformers Collectors' Club]]-[[exclusive]] [[Astrotrain (Cybertron)#Toys|Astrotrain]].

::*''[http://www.tfu.info/2003/Autobot/Jetfire/jetfire.htm More information on ''Armada'' Jetfire at TFU.info]''

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[[File:PL Jetfire toy.jpg|upright=1.66|thumb|"Don't come the raw prawn with me, sport, or I'll show you the rough end of a pineapple!"]]
<ul class="iconlist">{{Bp-a1|'''Powerlinx Jetfire with Powerlinx Comettor''' (Giga-Con, [[August]] [[2003]])}}</ul>
:*''Takara release date'': [[October 9]], 2003
:*''Accessories'': Electronic shuttle engine/gun, 2 missiles, shield/landing gear

: Released in the fifth and final wave of ''Armada'' Giga-Cons, the "Powerlinx" redeco of Jetfire adds quite a lot more color to his deco, with large swathes of blue and bright highlights. This release uses the altered, countdown-less sound effects.

: Powerlinx Jetfire was not part of the regular Takara ''Legends of the Microns'' line, but was released in Japan as a [[Toys"R"Us]]-[[exclusive]] "[[USA Edition]]", in Hasbro packaging with stickers to relay important legal information in Japanese.

: This toy was also [[Repurposing|repurposed]] as [[Spacewarp clone#Toys|a clone of Spacewarp]].

::*''[http://www.tfu.info/2003/Autobot/PXJetfire/jetfire.htm More information on Powerlinx Jetfire at TFU.info]''

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<ul class="iconlist">{{Bp-a1|'''Battle for the Matrix''' (Multi-pack, [[November]] 2003)}}</ul>
:*''Accessories'': Electronic shuttle engine/gun, 2 missiles, shield/landing gear

: A [[Kmart]] [[exclusive]] set released on "[[Black Friday (event)|Black Friday]]" (the day after Thanksgiving, the most hellishly busy shopping day of the year), this set consists of a redecoed [[Optimus Prime (Armada)/toys#MatrixMultipack|Super Base Optimus Prime]], and unchanged versions of [[Sparkplug (Armada)#Toys|Sparkplug]], Jetfire, Comettor, the [[Adventure Mini-Con Team#Toys|Adventure Mini-Con Team]], and oddly enough, [[Longarm (Armada)#Toys|Longarm]].

: This set is the source of the Optimus Prime/Jetfire combination's name, "Jet Prime".

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[[File:Armadatoy gold convoy.jpg|upright=1.66|thumb|[[Optimus Prime (Armada)/toys#GoldArmada|''Kinpika'' Convoy]] in his various modes, including combined with Golden Jetfire at right]]
<ul class="iconlist">{{Bp-a1|'''''Kinpika'' Jetfire''' (Giga-Con, December 2003)}}</ul>
:*''Accessories'': Electronic shuttle engine/gun, 2 missiles, shield/landing gear

: A ''single'' gold-[[vacuum metallizing|chromed]] version of Jetfire was a lottery prize in Japan, which could be entered through a number of stores (''which'' stores, exactly, is unknown), with the drawing for the winner held in December of 2003.

: This version of Jetfire retained all of his electronics, and could still combine with Super Base Optimus; a singular gold-chromed Super Base Optimus was given away as a lottery prize in August that year.
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===''Built to Rule!''===
[[File:BTR-toy Jetfire.jpg|upright=1.66|thumb|I had six pints of Guinness and everything went black...]]
<ul class="iconlist">{{Bp-a1|'''Jetfire with Comettor''' (2003)}}</ul>
:*''Accessories'': Thruster/missile-launcher, missile

: Part of the first wave of small ''[[Built to Rule!]]'' sets, Jetfire is a building-brick set (compatible with popular building-block sets like... ''[[Kre-O]]''!) that can be assembled into a space shuttle or a robot or whatever else you feel like. Like pretty much all the ''Armada Built to Rule!'' sets, his construction is centered around a wide, blocky "Trans-Skeleton" piece that basically makes his robot mode a wall with spindly, awkward limbs sticking off it. In shuttle mode, he has a small depression on his roof to place his block-Mini-Con partner [[Comettor (Armada)#Built to Rule!|Comettor]], or any normal Mini-Con thanks to the 2x2 "Powerlinx" plate there (though the grip on normal Mini-Cons is very weak). Like the original toy, his main jet-thruster piece is a blaster cannon, only this time it's a spring-loaded missile launcher.

::*''[http://www.tfu.info/2003/Autobot/BTRJetfire/jetfire.htm More information on ''Built to Rule!'' Jetfire at TFU.info]''
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===''Energon''===
[[File:Energon Jetfire toy.jpg|upright=1.66|thumb|"That's some shonky business right there!" (''Hasbro version stock image'')]]
<ul class="iconlist">{{Bp-a1|'''Jetfire''' (Mega Class, [[2003]] / [[2004]])}}</ul>
:*''Takara name'': '''Skyfire'''
:*''Takara ID number'': '''SC-05'''
:*''Takara release date'': [[December 25]], 2003
:*''Accessories'': Spring-loaded missile launcher, missile
{{toydesigner|[[Eric Siebenaler]] (Hasbro), [[Takashi Kunihiro]] (Takara)}}

: Released in "wave 1.5" (just go with it) of Hasbro's ''[[Transformers: Energon (toyline)|Energon]]'' Mega Class toys, Jetfire transforms into a white and gray futuristic space shuttle with a non-removable red booster rocket assembly. He features an electronic transforming sound effect that activates when another Autobot combines with him, or when his head is flipped down in [[robot mode]].

: He also features a spring-loaded missile launcher shaped like a satellite, which can be mounted under the nosecone of his shuttle mode. A button on top of the cockpit fires the missile. Additionally, the claws on his undercarriage can be pulled open, then snapped shut when the button in the middle is pressed. Like most ''Energon'' toys, he features a [[Spark crystal|spark crystal]] as an [[Energon star|Energon Chip]] port on him, in this case his left shoulder/engine cowling.

: However, there is a possible design flaw involved with Jetfire's design. In order to use the undercarriage claw properly in vehicle mode, the red sections that form his legs must be repositioned due to a lack of clearance. Coincidentally, this lines up his engines to allow him to sit on them as if ready to launch. The mushroom joint that holds the two halves together is also somewhat loose, but is most likely [[for safety reasons]].

: When Powerlinxing with the other Autobot Mega Class toys in the line, he can either form a lower body or a torso. When forming the torso, he becomes '''Powerlinx Jetfire'''. Due to the connections being the same, Jetfire can also Powerlinx with the Combat Class (Deluxe) Autobot toys, but this just looks plain silly. Undocumented in the [[instructions]] is the intended way for Powerlinx Jetfire to wield his missile launcher; due to the peg on the launcher used for Jetfire's standard robot mode not having enough purchase in the combined mode fist, one must fold the fist panel up, and pull his robot foot up, so that it's pointing straight out of the forearm to reveal a second [[5 mm post|5 mm port]] to connect the other peg into. This ''does'' make Powerlinx Jetfire's fist sit up by his elbow joint in this configuration, but the intention appears to be that Jetfire's foot forms an extra gun barrel for his Powerlinx form, creating a kind of gun-arm look.

: Takara's ''[[Transformers: Energon (toyline)#Takara Super Link toyline|Super Link]]'' "Skyfire", released in the line's first wave of product, is pretty minimally changed visually, using red translucent plastic in place of Hasbro Jetfire's orange. However, like most of the line, the electronic sound gimmicks of the Hasbro version have been completely removed, and he now has a sticker covering the now-empty battery compartment.

: Jetfire was [[Repurposing|repurposed]] as a [[Lunabot]] in [[IDW Publishing|IDW]]'s ''[[The Transformers: More than Meets the Eye|More than Meets the Eye]]'' comic series; this mold was also used to make ''[[Transformers: Energon (toyline)|Energon]]'' [[Overcast (Energon)#Toys|Overcast]].

::*''[http://www.tfu.info/2004/Autobot/Jetfire/jetfire.htm More information on ''Energon'' Jetfire at TFU.info]''

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[[File:En-toy Roadbuster Jetfire SL box.jpg|upright=1|thumb|]]
<ul class="iconlist">{{Bp-a1|'''Roadbuster / Skyfire''' (Multi-pack, 2004)}}</ul>
:*''Takara ID number'': '''SS-02'''
:*''Takara release date'': [[December 25]] 2003
:*''Accessories'': Missile
{{toydesigner|[[Eric Siebenaler]] (Hasbro), [[Takashi Kunihiro]] (TakaraTomy)}}

: In Japan, "Roadbuster" was also available in a two-pack with [[Jetfire (Armada)#Energon|Skyfire]], also released in the first wave of '''Super Link'' product. Both toys are identical to their individual retail releases.

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<ul class="iconlist">{{Bp-a1|'''Skyfire Sonic''' (Mega Class, [[2004]])}}</ul>
:*''ID number:'' '''SC-25'''
:*''Release date'': [[September 30]], 2004
:*''Accessories'': Spring-loaded missile launcher, missile, Energon Spear weapon

: Released in the sixteenth wave of [[TakaraTomy|Takara]]'s ''Super Link'' toyline, "Skyfire Sonic" is nearly identical to Hasbro's [[Overcast (Energon)#Toys|Overcast]] toy, the only notable visual difference being Skyfire lacking the asymmetrical silver/white deco oddities on Overcast's shoulders and arms, sticking with simple unpainted white plastic (and white paint for both shoulder-grills). He also continues to lack the electronic sound gimmick from the Hasbro releases of this mold.

: One thing ''added'' to the Takara toy, however, is a clear-orange version of [[Skyblast (Energon)#Toys|Skyblast]]'s [[Energon weapon#Gallery|Energon Spear]].

: As previously mentioned, a version of this toy was released in the Hasbro ''Energon'' toyline as "Overcast", and was characterized as a separate individual. If you want to, you can use Overcast to represent this version of Jetfire from the cartoon.

::*''[http://www.tfu.info/2005/Autobot/Overcast/overcast.htm More information on Skyfire Sonic (well, actually Overcast) at TFU.info]''
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===''Cybertron''===
[[File:Cyb Jetfire toy.jpg|upright=1.66|thumb|I see you've played Knifey-Spoony before! (''Hasbro version pictured'')]]
<ul class="iconlist">{{Bp-a1|'''Jetfire''' (Ultra Class, 2004 / [[2005]])}}</ul>
:*''Takara name'': '''Dreadrock'''
:*''Takara ID number'': '''GC-04'''
:*''Takara release date'': [[December 28]], 2004
:*''Accessories'': Left & right spring-loaded missile launchers, 2 missiles, Earth Cyber Key (Hasbro) or Cybertron Autobot Cyber Key (Takara)
:*''Cyber Key Code'': '''uk97'''
{{toydesigner|[[Eric Siebenaler]] (Hasbro), [[Takashi Kunihiro]] (Takara)}}

: ''[[Transformers: Cybertron (toyline)|Cybertron]]'' Jetfire was once again Ultra-sized, but this time transforming into a green cargo plane resembling a modified {{w|Antonov An-225}}. The design of the vehicle mode features a small homage to Jetfire's previous shuttle forms via a (non-opening) hatch featuring "teeth" on the dorsal section. Jetfire features sound effects by pressing the port side aft engine nacelle. Inserting a [[Cyber Key]] into his tail assembly in either vehicle or robot mode causes a pair of translucent red cannons to extend, and the compartment they are mounted on to raise. Pressing the port side aft engine now features a different sound effect. The tail section can be swiveled up to form an attack mode somewhat resembling the "gerwalk" form of a ''[[Super Dimension Fortress Macross|Macross]]'' Valkyrie (appropriately).

: In robot mode, Jetfire has a tendency to topple back due to the heavy battery operated gimmicks of the tail section, though he is more stable if one puts him in an action-oriented pose. In this mode he features two pop-out (non-firing) missile pods in his waist and wields his two wing-mounted (spring-loaded) missile launchers.

: The initial Takara ''Galaxy Force'' "Dreadrock" release has a number of extra paint applications, including extra silver on his outer legs and red detailing on his knees. He also comes with a Cybertron Autobot Cyber Key. The later Hasbro ''Cybertron'' "Jetfire" version has an additional support bar between the barrels of the translucent red tail cannons to provide structural integrity, and comes with an Earth planet Cyber Key.

: This mold was [[redeco]]ed to make [[Transformers (2007 toyline)|live-action-movie-verse]] [[Jetstorm (Movie)#Toys|Jetstorm]].

::*''[http://www.tfu.info/2005/Autobot/Jetfire/jetfire.htm More information on ''Cybertron'' Jetfire at TFU.info]''

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[[File:LOC Jetfire.jpg|upright=1.66|thumb]]
<ul class="iconlist">{{Bp-a1|'''Jetfire''' (Legends of Cybertron, 2005)}}</ul>

: ''[[Legends Class (2005)|Legends of Cybertron]]'' Jetfire is a much smaller version of the Ultra-sized toy (though unusually large for a Legends figure in alternate mode), with limited articulation and detail. His waist missile pods and key-activated cannons are permanently sculpted in their deployed state, and he is still capable of forming his attack mode in his plane form. In the U.S. market, Jetfire was primarily sold in drug stores, though he could be found in normal retailers in markets outside of the U.S., such as Australia.

: This mold was redecoed to make ''[[Transformers: Classics|Classics]]'' [[Fireflight (G1)#Classics|Fireflight]] and ''[[Transformers: Universe (2008 toyline)|Universe]]'' [[Skydive (G1 Aerialbot)#Universe (2008)|Skydive]].

::*''[http://www.tfu.info/2005/Autobot/LOCJetfire/jetfire.htm More information on ''Legends of Cybertron'' Jetfire at TFU.info]''

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[[File:Cyb-toy SkyShadow.jpg|upright=1.66|thumb|"He's a handsome wild colonial man He can beat the bloody world if Genghis Khan"]]
<ul class="iconlist">{{Bp-d1|'''Sky Shadow''' (Ultra Class, [[2006]])}}</ul>
:*''Accessories'': Left & right spring-loaded missile launchers, 2 missiles, Earth-planet Cyber Key
:*''Cyber Key Code'': '''u06h'''
{{toydesigner|[[Eric Siebenaler]] (Hasbro)}}

: Released in the fourth wave of ''Cybertron'' Ultra class toys, Sky Shadow is a tan/gold and black [[redeco]] (and slight [[retool]]ing) of the Ultra Class Jetfire, depicting the character in his cover identity as the Decepticon "[[Sky Shadow (Cybertron)|Sky Shadow]]". The chest panel has been lightly [[retool]]ed to flatten out the Autobot symbol into a zero-detail raised flat badge, allowing a Decepticon sigil to be [[tampograph]]ed on.

: It uses the same base tooling as ''Cybertron'' Jetfire, so it features the structurally stronger tail cannon. All other functions remain the same.

::*''[http://www.tfu.info/2006/Decepticon/SkyShadow/skyshadow.htm More information on Sky Shadow at TFU.info]''

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[[File:Cybertrontoy LOCtarget4pack.jpg|thumb|upright=1.66|"All together now, 'WELL OIL BEEF HOOKED!'"]]
<ul class="iconlist">{{Bp-a1d1|'''Megatron / Soundwave / Jetfire / Optimus Prime''' (Multi-pack, 2007)}}</ul>

: This four-pack of Legends class [[Optimus Prime (Armada)/toys#LOC1|Optimus Prime]], [[Megatron (Armada)/toys#LegendsMegs|Megatron]], Jetfire, and [[Soundwave (Cybertron)#Legends|Soundwave]] was exclusive to [[Target]] stores.

: While most of the toys were identical to their respective carded versions, Jetfire was the lone altered toy, now using a darker green plastic than the individual release.
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==Merchandise==
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===Burger King===
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[[File:BurgerKingCybertronJetfiretoy.jpg|upright=1.66|thumb|On Cybertron's richest quiz... SAAAALE OF THE CENTURY!]]
*'''Jetfire''' (Burger King Kids' Meal toy, 2005)
**''Accessories'': Tail section

:An incredibly simplified version of ''Cybertron'' Jetfire available with [[Burger King]] kids meals. This toy is a partsformer, requiring you to remove his tail section to transform him and to replace it on his back. He don't stand too good.

::*''[http://www.tfu.info/2005/Autobot/BKJetfire/jetfire.htm More information on Burger King Jetfire at TFU.info]''
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===Jollibee===
[[File:JollibeeCybJetfire.JPG|upright=1.66|thumb]]
*'''Jetfire''' (Jollibee Kids Meal, 2007)
**''Accessories'': Cup topper stand

:Released in [[Jollibee]]'s "Robot Blasters" promotion, Jetfire is a simplified rendition of the [[Jetfire (Armada)#LOC|Legends of Cybertron]] figure, missing several joints and shaving off a few transformation steps in the process. Like all four pieces in this set, Jetfire comes with a stand with his name and faction symbol sculpted on one side and the ''Cybertron'' logo on the other. This stand can also be used to cover up a regular-sized cup from a fast food joint.
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==Notes==
* The ''Armada'' Jetfire toy's appearance and transformation sequence is an homage to Generation 1 [[Galaxy Shuttle]]. This was confirmed by then-head designer [[Aaron Archer]] during his stint as 'ORSON' on the [http://www.tfw2005.com TFW2005.com] boards.
* ''Armada'' Jetfire's vehicle mode is inspired by the X-71 Shuttle from the 1998 film ''[[Armageddon (film)|Armageddon]]''.<ref>[[Hasbro Transformers Collectors' Club (magazine)|Transformers Collectors Club magazine]] {{fact}}</ref><ref>{{citesocial|quote=Jetfire in ''Armada'' was very much inspired, ironically, from the ''Armageddon'' space shuttles. […] Very much inspired by the space shuttle from ''Armageddon'', we just didn't make it blue, but the extra wings and stabilizers and engines on top of a normal kind of NASA space shuttle, was kind of what I was going for.|link=https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=LQLQ4VzuCGA&t=1299s|name=Aaron Archer|site=''The Toy Armada''|title=Toy Armada Friday night LIVE: Creating characters and lore|year=2023|month=05|day=26}}</ref>
* All artwork depicting Jetfire in the ''Armada'' [[Dreamwave Productions|Dreamwave]] ''[[More than Meets the Eye: Transformers: Armada|More than Meets the Eye]]'' profile books has him drawn with his cockpit section left folded down, rather than pulled up to form his chest. This includes his profile, the profile for the [[Requiem Blaster (Armada)|Requiem Blaster]], and the artwork for his [[Spontaneous recoloration|Powerlinx upgrade]].
* An unused concept for a potential [[BotCon]] 2017 figure would've seen a new Jetfire from ''[[Titans Return (toyline)|Titans Return]]'' [[Sentinel Prime (G1)#Generations|Sentinel Prime]] in ''Armada'' colors with a [[Comettor (Armada)|Comettor]] [[Titan Master]] redecoed from [[Apeface]].<ref>[https://www.seibertron.com/transformers/news/new-images-of-concepts-and-customized-figures-from-fun-pub-at-petes-robot-convention-2017/39073/]</ref>
* Jetfire made a cameo appearance in [[IDW Publishing]]'s ''[[Open Comms|Valentine's Day Special]]''.
* At the [[BotCon 2005]] toy panel, the ''Cybertron'' Jetfire redeco that ended up becoming Sky Shadow was originally being considered to be named [[Octane]] but we can assume trademark reasons were why it wasn't called that.

===Foreign names===
====''Armada''====
*''Japanese:'' '''Jetfire''' (ジェットファイヤー ''Jettofaiyā'')
*''Hungarian:'' '''Géptűz''' (''Armada'', "Planefire")
*''Mandarin:'' '''Jī huǒ''' (''Armada'', 激火，"Ignite")
*''Korean:'' '''Jetfire''' (제트화이어 ''Jeteuhwaieo'')
*''Polish:'' '''Myśliwiec''' ("Fighter Plane")
*''Romanian:'' '''Flamă'''
*''Ukrainian:'' '''Blyskavka''' (Блискавка, "Lightning")

====''Energon''====
*''Japanese:'' '''Skyfire''' (スカイファイヤー ''Sukaifaiyā''), '''Skyfire Sonic''' (スカイファイヤー{{ruby|S|ソニック}} ''Sukaifaiyā Sonikku''),
*''Hungarian:'' '''Lángcsóva''' ("Flameburst")

====''Cybertron''====
*''Japanese:'' '''Dreadrock''' (ドレッドロック ''Doreddorokku'')
*''Hungarian:'' '''Röptűz''' ("Flyfire")
*''Korean:'' '''Dreadrock''' (드레드록 ''Deuredeurok'')
*''Mandarin:'' '''Tiān Huǒ''' (天火, "Sky Fire")

==References==
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[[Category:Armada Autobots]]
[[Category:Armada combiners]]
[[Category:Autobot leaders]]
[[Category:Cybertron Autobots]]
[[Category:Dimension hoppers]]
[[Category:Double agents]]
[[Category:Earth Wars Autobots]]
[[Category:Energon Autobots]]
[[Category:Energon combiners]]
[[Category:Toys"R"Us Japan exclusives]]

Bruticus (G1)

2025-08-21T03:43:12Z

Wikimaniac: /* Age of the Primes */ Ejima designed Vortex

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:''Bruticus is a [[Decepticon]] [[combiner]] from the [[Generation 1 continuity family]].''
[[File:Bruticusg1guido.jpg|upright=2.3|thumb|''They all combine and kick Superion's behind'' ''As the big, bad, battlin' Bruticus!'']]
'''Bruticus''' is the combined form of the [[Combaticon (G1)|Combaticon]] team. A terrifying sight on the battlefield, Bruticus is among the strongest of all Transformers. He can pulverize a suspension bridge with a single 14,000 psi punch. He can lift up to 500,000 pounds. His armor is impervious to most artillery and radiation.

He's also as dumb as a sack of hammers. But as far as Decepticon combiners go, [[Devastator (G1)|mental]] [[Menasor (G1)|problems]] [[Abominus (G1)|aren't terribly]] [[Dinoking|uncommon]]. In fact, [[Megatron (G1)|Megatron]] wishes that he had an army of Bruticuses, and [[Optimus Prime (G1)|Optimus Prime]] is thankful that he doesn't.

Bruticus is composed of:

*[[Onslaught (G1)|Onslaught]] (torso)
*[[Vortex (G1)|Vortex]] (left arm)
*[[Brawl (G1)|Brawl]] (left leg)
*[[Blast Off (G1)|Blast Off]] (right arm)
*[[Swindle (G1)|Swindle]] (right leg)

==Fiction==
===Generation 1 cartoon continuity===
====''The Transformers'' cartoon====
{{voiceactor|[[Roger C. Carmel]] (English), [[Yū Shimaka|Yutaka Shimaka]] (Japanese) |[[Lin Dongfu]] (Chinese), [[Edgar Wald]] (Spanish), [[Thomas Rau]] (German, "Fight or Flee", "The Burden Hardest to Bear"), [[Thomas Albus]] (German, ''Generation 2'' "Starscream's Brigade", "The Revenge of Bruticus"), [[Willy Schäfer]] (German, ''Generation 2'', "Fight or Flee"), [[Serge Lhorca]] (European French), [[Georges Atlas]] (European French, "Aerial Assault"), [[Marcos Miranda]] (Portuguese), [[Ayrton Cardoso]] (Portuguese, "Fight or Flee")}}

[[File:Starscreamsbrigade megatron grabbed.jpg|160px|left|thumb]]
Bruticus became active for the first time during a battle between [[Starscream (G1)/Generation 1 cartoon continuity|Starscream]]'s rogue Decepticon brigade and Megatron's forces. Anticipating [[Megatron (G1)/Generation 1 cartoon continuity|Megatron]]'s expected moves, he waited for his former leader to order the [[Constructicon (G1)|Constructicons]] to merge into [[Devastator (G1)/Generation 1 cartoon continuity|Devastator]]. Starscream then unleashed his surprise—he similarly ordered the Combaticons to form the mighty Bruticus. Though extremely low in intelligence, even by the standards of combined robots, he was also extremely powerful, easily defeating Devastator and sending the remaining Decepticons loyal to Megatron into retreat. Unfortunately, the [[Stunticon (G1)|Stunticons]] arrived and formed [[Menasor (G1)|Menasor]], who launched an attack from behind, quickly subduing Bruticus. {{storylink|Starscream's Brigade}}

[[File:Bruticus cartoon.jpg|thumb|"Bruticus crush... Bruticus destroy human who draw Bruticus wrong!"]]
Starscream and the Combaticons were banished from [[Earth]] on an asteroid, and the group quickly had a falling-out. After Starscream left, the Combaticons attacked [[Cybertron (planet)|Cybertron]], easily defeating [[Shockwave (G1)|Shockwave]] and his drones. Thirsting for revenge, the Combaticons reprogrammed the [[space bridge]] to pull Earth closer to the Sun, in the hopes of destroying it and every Transformer there. The Autobots and Decepticons temporarily joined forces to retake Cybertron and prevent Earth's destruction, and with Starscream's help, they deactivated the Combaticons once they formed Bruticus through a failsafe device built into the treacherous giant's back. [[Optimus Prime (G1)/Generation 1 cartoon continuity|Optimus Prime]] and Megatron agreed that Bruticus must be destroyed, but the Decepticon leader fooled the Autobots by using Shockwave's holographic simulator to make it appear as though Bruticus was destroyed, when in reality the combiner was reprogrammed to be loyal only to Megatron. {{storylink|The Revenge of Bruticus}}

[[File:Revenge of bruticus 2 threratenShockwave.jpg|left|thumb|"Bruticus want be drawn proper!"]]
Soon afterwards, during Megatron's latest scheme on Earth involving the theft of fighter aircraft using Middle-Eastern criminals, the Combaticons were called into service to defend Megatron's [[Giant Purple Griffin]], a large... thing that apparently pumped oil. Or something. Struggling against the [[Aerialbot (G1)|Aerialbots]], the Combaticons formed Bruticus, yet were still knocked over when the Autobot planes twisted a tow cable around his legs. The Decepticon combiner was finally defeated when the Aerialbots ignited the nearby oil wells, causing a massive explosion that sent Megatron, [[Rumble (G1)|Rumble]] and Bruticus flying away. {{storylink|Aerial Assault}}

Later, Bruticus was walking down the street, minding his own business (i.e. attacking a human city) when BAM! Bruticus was destroyed in battle with [[Defensor (G1)|Defensor]] (man, this guy can't seem to catch a break). Only Swindle survived, and he sold the remains of his comrades to various mercenaries and [[El Presidente|third-world dictator-types]], only to be forced to locate and rebuild the Combaticons by Megatron. The reformed Bruticus was then defeated when Megatron's [[orbit disruptor cannon]] was overloaded by the human-built [[B.O.T. (G1)|B.O.T.]], once again sending the Decepticon flying into the sky. {{storylink|B.O.T. (episode)|B.O.T.}}

[[File:Revenge of bruticus 16 brains.jpg|left|thumb|"See! Bruticus head not empty!"]]
For some reason, in the year 2006 the Combaticons were idly hanging around as Bruticus during the Decepticon occupation of [[Paradron]]. He served as something of a comic foil for [[Galvatron (G1)/Generation 1 cartoon continuity|Galvatron]], acting as straight-man while Galvatron delivered witticisms that were completely lost on the giant warrior. Also... that old line about "losing your head if you weren't attached to it"? Apparently, you can lose a foot even if it was attached, because [[Brawl (G1)|Brawl]] was manning a molecular cannon while Bruticus was in the control room with Galvatron. If you don't watch those feet, they just run right off on their own. {{storylink|Fight or Flee (episode)|Fight or Flee}}

During a Decepticon invasion of Japan, Bruticus was battling Defensor near a dojo. He enraged his opponent by negligently putting the humans in danger with their combat and, once [[Hot Rod (G1)/Generation 1 cartoon continuity|Rodimus Prime]] and [[Sky Lynx (G1)|Sky Lynx]] arrived to back up Defensor, Bruticus split into the individual Combaticons and fled. {{storylink|The Burden Hardest to Bear}}

Invading [[Gregory Swofford|Swofford]] and [[Mark Morgan|Morgan]]'s lab, Bruticus was the first Decepticon infected by the [[Hate Plague]]. {{storylink|The Return of Optimus Prime, Part 1}}
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====Japanese cartoon continuity====
=====''Fight! Super Robot Lifeform Transformers'' story pages=====
Bruticus and Menasor were defeated in battle with Defensor and the Aerialbots. {{storylink|Fight! Super Robot Lifeform Transformers (story page)|F!SRLT #13}}

=====Scramble City=====
{{voiceactor|[[Yū Shimaka]] (Japanese)}}

[[File:SCcelMenSupBrut.jpg|thumb|Et tu, Bruticus?]]
In 1986, the Autobots and their human allies worked diligently on their "Scramble City" project, a giant mobile fortress. Several Decepticons under the command of Starscream were dispatched to attack the secret construction site, but were defeated by the Aerialbots. Due to Starscream's failure to stop the Aerialbots, the Stunticons were quickly sent in, and soon in the battle formed Menasor. Menasor managed to corrupt Superion's formation by shooting one of ''his own'' limbs onto his opponent, rendering Superion vulnerable. However, he was soon stopped, and Superion regained his balance. Eventually, the Combaticons came in to help Menasor (though not willingly), forming Bruticus. The two tag-teamed against Superion, but were both stopped when [[Metroplex (G1)|Scramble City itself]] was brought into battle to end the conflict. {{storylink|Scramble City: Mobilization}}

=====''The Headmasters'' cartoon=====
{{voiceactor|[[Michitaka Kobayashi]] (Japanese), [[Ryōichi Tanaka]] (Japanese, ep 13), [[Pierre Tremblay]], [[Jack Murphy]] (English)}}

[[File:HeadOn RaidenVsBruticus.JPG|left|thumb|"Bruticus duel with light... poles."]]
Bruticus joined up with several other Decepticon combiners during a Decepticon assault on Cybertron, {{storylink|Four Warriors Come out of the Sky}} but they were all driven away by [[Fortress Maximus (G1)|Fortress Maximus]]. {{storylink|The Mystery of Planet Master}} When the Combaticons were sent out to stop [[Hot Rod (G1)/Generation 1 cartoon continuity|Hot Rod]] from finding the [[Matrix of Leadership]], they clashed with the Protectobots again. Both teams combined, but Defensor eventually blasted the mountain behind Bruticus, who was buried in the ensuing rockfall. {{storylink|Birth of the Fantastic Double Prime}} While defending [[Trypticon (G1)|Trypticon]] against intruders, the Combaticons formed Bruticus to fight back against the incoming [[Superion (G1)|Superion]]. {{storylink|The Great Cassette Operation}}

Bruticus scuffled with Defensor yet again during a new attack on Cybertron, {{storylink|Cybertron Is in Grave Danger, Part 1}} but was defeated by a flying punch to the neck. {{storylink|Cybertron Is in Grave Danger, Part 2}} Next up, Bruticus was set with ambushing any Autobots who came to stop [[buridanka|a giant carnivorous plant]] planted by the Decepticons in [[San Francisco]]. When the [[Trainbot]]s arrived, Bruticus and [[Raiden]] did battle with energy swords. {{storylink|Head On!! Fortress Maximus}}

[[File:Hm35 Bruticus holding Computron.jpg|thumb]]
Bruticus was formed by the Combaticons as part of Sixshot's major strike on Earth. He attacked an Autobot outpost as four other outposts were being assaulted simultaneously by the other Decepticons. {{storylink|The Emperor of Destruction Vanishes on an Iceberg}}

On the planet [[Master (planet)|Master]], Bruticus later helped a group of Decepticons lead Fortress Maximus away from their base. {{storylink|The Zarak Shield Turns the Tide}} Later, back on Earth, he stood by and laughed as [[Predaking (G1)|Predaking]] sank the luxury liner ''[[Queen World]]'' off the coast of Lisbon, Portugal. {{storylink|The Final Showdown on Earth (Part 1)}} Bruticus participated in the large-scale battle with the Autobots at the North Pole, and held down [[Computron (G1)|Computron]] so [[Abominus (G1)|Abominus]] could kick him. When [[Scorponok (G1)|Scorponok]]'s energy-absorbing satellite started tearing the Earth apart, Bruticus retreated into the atmosphere to watch the results alongside the rest of the Decepticon forces. {{storylink|The Final Showdown on Earth (Part 2)}}

=====''Zone'' cartoon=====
{{voiceactor|[[Yukimasa Kishino]] (Japanese)}}

Over fifteen years later, after several more Decepticon leaders had come and gone, the faction came under the rulership of the supernatural entity [[Violengiguar]]. This mysterious creature's first action was to recruit a team of [[Nine Great Demon Generals]] from Decepticon history; Bruticus was enlisted as his "Flame General" and outfitted with new armor and weaponry to make him even more powerful than before. Seeking to create a [[Decepticon Zone]] to counter the [[Micro|Autobot Zone]], Violengiguar sent his generals forth to conquer planets. {{storylink|Fight! Super Robot Lifeform Transformers: Zone (story page)|Zone Part 1}} Bruticus was the first to encounter the [[Autobot]]s when he attacked the planet [[Feminia]]. He was defeated by the combined might of the [[Rescue Patrol Team]], [[Super Car Patrol Team]], [[Battle Patrol|Battle Patrol Team]], [[Galaxy Rocket]] and [[Moonradar (G1)|Moonradar]]. {{storylink|Fight! Super Robot Lifeform Transformers: Zone (story page)|Zone Part 2}}

The Generals later schooled [[Metrotitan (G1)|Metrotitan]] and the [[Metrosquad]] in the ways of evil, making them more than formidable foes for the Powered Masters. {{storylink|Fight! Super Robot Lifeform Transformers: Zone (story page)|Zone Part 7}}

Bruticus did little with the new power Violengiguar gave him; while he joined Abominus, Menasor, and Overlord on a raid for [[Energon Z]] on planet [[Micro|Zone]], he was not seen to engage in battle at any time. His comrades waded through the barrage of firepower unleashed by Zone Base, fending off attacks by the Micromasters, and tore the Energon Z power core out of the base. Bruticus then joined his comrades in escaping with their prize, which they handed off to the other generals to take to Earth as they searched for the Zodiac there. {{storylink|Enter the New Supreme Commander, Dai Atlas!}}

=====''Legends'' comic=====
When the [[Cybertron Alliance]] fell apart due to the [[human]]s murdering [[Megatron (G1)/Generation 1 cartoon continuity|Megatron]]'s [[Kiloton|friend]], Bruticus answered Megatron's call for war. {{Storylink|Legends Comic: Bonus Edition Vol. EX (Metroplex)|Bonus Edition Vol. EX}}

=====''Generations Selects Special Comic''=====
In [[2050]], Bruticus and the Decepticons joined the revolution of the [[Selector]]s against their human masters. The [[Quintesson]]s and the [[Terrorcon (G1)|Terrorcon]]s sided with the humans, and [[Abominus (G1)|Abominus]] attacked all while craving Angolmois Energy. In battle with a scrambled version of [[Computron (G1)|Computron]], Abominus crashed into Bruticus and Menasor and stole some of their limb components to make an even stronger version of himself. {{storylink|Abominus comic 2}}

====''TV Magazine'' comic continuity====
=====''Fight! Super Robot Lifeform Transformers'' comic=====
When Superion and Defensor teamed up to take on Menasor as he was attacking a baseball stadium, Bruticus stepped in to aid his fellow Decepticon combiner. After a short skirmish, the Decepticons seemed assured a victory, until Bruticus got his legs knocked off. [[Streetwise (G1)|Streetwise]] and [[First Aid (G1)|First Aid]] then latched onto the stumps and blasted Bruticus away, dumping him in the Pacific Ocean, far away from Japan. {{storylink|Fight! Super Robot Lifeform Transformers issue 5|Fight! Super Robot Lifeform Transformers #5}}

The Combaticons pursued a dog imbued with Decepticon super-science until [[Powerglide (G1)|Powerglide]] interfered. They combined into Bruticus as a unit of Autobot [[Mini Vehicle|Minibots]] came to aid Powerglide, but the dog granted the awesome energy within it to Powerglide, allowing him to [[Minibot combiner|combine with the other Autobots]] and blow Bruticus away. {{storylink|Fight! Super Robot Lifeform Transformers issue 8|Fight! Super Robot Lifeform Transformers #8}}

=====''The Story of Super Robot Lifeforms: The Transformers''=====
In the year [[2010]], Bruticus participated in a Decepticon attack on the planet Feminia, battling alongside Devastator and Menasor against their Autobot counterparts Superion, Defensor and Omega Supreme. The fight was fairly evenly matched until Galvatron called up his ace-in-the-hole, [[Predaking (G1)|Predaking]], whose power was unmatched by any of the Autobots... except for the [[Omnibot (G1)|Omnibots]], who essentially tied Predaking's shoelaces together until he fell over, straight into Bruticus and his chums, sending them all toppling to the ground and knocking them to bits.{{storylink|The Story of Super Robot Lifeforms: The Transformers issue 5|The Story of Super Robot Lifeforms: The Transformers #5}}

=====''The Great Transformer War''=====
After tearing Superion into his component Aerialbots, the Combaticons merged into Bruticus and joined Menasor in defending [[Trypticon (G1)|Dinobase]] against incursion by the Protectobots. While his men kept the pair busy, [[Hot Spot (G1)|Hot Spot]] used his repair bay mode to fix up the injured Aerialbots, who then blinded the giants with their dazzling "Scramble Shot" fly-by attack. {{storylink|The Great Transformer War issue 1|The Great Transformer War #1}}

=====''Zone'' comic=====
[[File:BruticusZone1.jpg|thumb|"Bruticus finally drawn right... with fire."]]
The Decepticons came under the rulership of the supernatural entity [[Violengiguar]]. This mysterious creature's first action was to recruit a team of [[Nine Great Demon Generals]] from Decepticon history; Bruticus was enlisted as his "Flame General" and outfitted with new armor and weaponry to make him even more powerful than before. Seeking to create a [[Decepticon Zone]] to counter the [[Micro|Autobot Zone]], Violengiguar sent his generals forth to conquer planets. {{storylink|Fight! Super Robot Lifeform Transformers: Zone (story page)|Zone Part 1}} Bruticus was the first to encounter the [[Autobot]]s when he attacked the planet [[Feminia]]. He was defeated by the combined might of the [[Rescue Patrol Team]], [[Super Car Patrol Team]], [[Battle Patrol|Battle Patrol Team]], [[Galaxy Rocket]] and [[Moonradar (G1)|Moonradar]]. {{storylink|Fight! Super Robot Lifeform Transformers: Zone (story page)|Zone Part 2}}

The Generals later schooled [[Metrotitan (G1)|Metrotitan]] and the [[Metrosquad]] in the ways of evil, making them more than formidable foes for the Powered Masters. {{storylink|Fight! Super Robot Lifeform Transformers: Zone (story page)|Zone Part 7}}

The [[Nine Great Demon Generals]] united to attack planet Feminia, destroying it utterly. Violengiguar next charged his Generals with collecting [[Energon Z]] and the all-powerful [[Zodiac]], which he intended to use to fuel his conquest. Bruticus, together with [[Overlord (G1)|Overlord]], [[Menasor (G1)|Menasor]], and [[Abominus (G1)|Abominus]], attacked planet Zone; striking quickly, they stole the Energon Z before the local [[Micromaster]] teams could even muster a defense. As they gloated over their success, the tiny Autobots transformed [[Zone Base]] to try and mount a counterattack, and the generals fled with their prize. {{storylink|Fight! Super Robot Lifeform Transformers: Zone (manga)|Zone}}
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====''The Animated Movie''====
[[File:TAM TPB Gestalt Fight.jpg|left|thumb|upright=1.4]]
During the [[Battle of Autobot City]] in 2005, Bruticus and Menasor staged an attack on [[Ark (G1)|Autobot Headquarters]], occupying the attentions of Omega Supreme, Superion, and Defensor and preventing them from coming to the aid of their comrades in the besieged city. {{storylink|Transformers: The Animated Movie|The Animated Movie trade paperback}}
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====''Wings Universe''====
{{Wingsnote}}
[[File:ComingStorm5-Bruticus.jpg|right|thumb|upright=1.1|awww tell us how you REALLY feel]]

Combination technology was something the [[Decepticon Warlord]] [[Deathsaurus (G1)|Deathsaurus]] had long tinkered with, since the days of his fortress in [[Gygax]]. Although his early experiments were discontinued thanks to the [[Elite Guard|Autobot Elite Guard]], he remained interested in the idea, and eventually found the perfect means to implement it. {{storylink|Hasbro Transformers Collectors' Club issue 36|Bruticus's profile in Club magazine #36}}

When the Combaticons were swayed to joining forces with Deathsaurus they received various upgrades. They demonstrated the most potent of these upgrades when they were surrounded by their former comrades in the Elite Guard and combined into Bruticus. The combiner then proceeded to crush their former commanding officer Sentinel Major with one mighty hand. This prompted the other Elite Guardsmen to attack in search of vengeance. {{storylink|The Coming Storm: Part 5}}

Tragically for the Guard, Bruticus proved to be virtually unstoppable and easily wiped out several of the Elite Guard teams before [[Metalhawk (G1)|Metalhawk]]'s Strike Team arrived. Despite the heroic efforts of [[Ironfist (G1)|Ironfist]] and [[Over-Run (G1)|Over-Run]], Bruticus quickly slew them before [[Dion (G1)|Dion]] managed to blind the mighty combiner and force him to separate. This forced the Combaticons to retreat, but not before killing Metalhawk as well. {{storylink|The Coming Storm: Part 6}}

The Combaticons underwent repairs at Deathsaurus's base, but shocked to learn that the repairs included a remote activation for their combination into Bruticus. The combiner, confused and still blinded from his battle, lashed out at the Constructicons repairing him, and they were forced to use the override they'd fitted to stop the giant in his tracks. {{storylink|Battle Lines, Part 1}} {{storylink|Battle Lines, Part 2}} During the battle to defend the base against the Elite Guard, the Combaticons again attempted to form Bruticus, only to be promptly blasted. {{storylink|Battle Lines, Part 3}}
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===Marvel ''The Transformers'' comics===
{{noteukonly}}
[[File:Bruticus-ukcard.jpg|upright=0.95|thumb|"Where Bruticus helmet go?"]]
''In a [[Matrix of Leadership|Matrix]]-induced vision, [[Buster Witwicky (G1)|Buster Witwicky]] and [[Optimus Prime (G1)/Marvel Comics continuity|Optimus Prime]] saw the future, where Autobot and Decepticon [[Special Teams]] battled over the [[Pullen Power Plant]]. One such team was the Combaticons, who merged into the massive warrior, Bruticus. Unfortunately for the Autobots, [[Soundwave (G1)/Marvel Comics continuity|Soundwave]] managed to tap into this induced dream, allowing the Decepticons to see the same possibilities the Autobots did.'' {{storylink|Second Generation!}} {{storylink|The Special Teams Have Arrived}}

[[File:G1 Child'sPlay Defensor.jpg|thumb|left|upright=1.7|"Bruticus DESTROY hobo's home!"]]
Megatron and the Combaticons invaded [[Energy Futures Industries]] with the intent of stealing the powerful [[hydrothermocline]]. Confronted by Optimus Prime and the Protectobots, Megatron attempted to prove the superiority of his forces by ordering them to combine into... Bruticus! His gloating was cut short, however, when the Protectobots demonstrated the equally impressive ability to combine into... [[Defensor (G1)|Defensor]]! Fortunately for all sides, the fleshling [[Ethan Zachary]] arrived with a solution that didn't involve Bruticus and Defensor going at it until the entire complex (and the hydrothermocline) was annihilated. {{storylink|Afterdeath!}} ''These events were observed by the [[time travel]]ling [[Dicet Alpha-zero]].'' {{storylink|The Quest!}}

The Combaticons formed Bruticus in a northern [[California]] railyard to battle the [[Protectobot (G1)|Protectobots]], who subsequently formed [[Defensor (G1)|Defensor]]. The two soon battled to a standstill, as Bruticus's sonic stun gun proved no match for Defensor's force field, but the Decepticon eventually managed to topple his foe by smacking him around with an ''entire train''. Bruticus then noticed [[Blaster (G1)|Blaster]], who claimed to have left the [[Autobot]]s, and seemingly killed [[Sammy Wainwright|a child]] to prove it. Bruticus was so impressed that he didn't notice Blaster toppling a power line on him, blasting him into his component parts. {{storylink|Child's Play (issue)|Child's Play}}
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===The Special Teams===
Upon the Combaticons’ creation, Bruticus was imbued with Starscream's violent, criminal personality. When the Combaticons encountered Menasor and Defensor battling one another after being sent to the [[Pullen Power Plant]], Onslaught ordered to rest of his team to merge with him to form Bruticus. Bruticus was then urged by Menasor to aid him in taking down Defensor before the Aerialbots got a chance to merge into their combined formed as well. The opening was lost as the Aerialbots combined immediately, and stood next to Defensor, ready to take on their opponents. Bruticus took on Defensor while Menasor squared off against Superion. Bruticus was defeated by Defensor when he become momentarily distracted by Menasor mid-battle. {{storylink|The Special Teams}}

===Toy pack-in material===
Bruticus participated in a tumultuous battle on a moon base. He and [[Trypticon (G1)|Trypticon]] shot at [[Ultra Magnus (G1)|Ultra Magnus]] and [[Defensor (G1)|Defensor]] as they entered the conflict. {{storylink|Decipher the Decepticon}}

===St. Michael ''The Transformers'' Sticker Book===
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The Combaticons, and by extension Bruticus, were part of the crew of Decepticons serving under Galvatron near the planet Barrenikon when they shot down a ship captained by Ultra Magnus. The Combaticons only merged once in one possible scenario that followed, where they found [[you]] stuck in a quicksand hole in a swamp. Bruticus took you to the Decepticon ship as his prisoner. Though you tried to start a conversation with him to pass the time, Bruticus remained silent the entire journey to the ship's hold. {{storylink|The Transformers Sticker Book (St. Michael)|The Transformers Sticker Book}}

===''Transformers/G.I. Joe''===
[[File:Bruticus-Wolves.jpg|thumb|left|upright=1.0|Attack ''of'' titan.]]
Bruticus was created in [[1939]] as part of a plot by [[Destro]] and [[Starscream (G1)|Starscream]] to overthrow their [[Cobra Commander|respective]] [[Megatron (G1)|leaders]]. A fusion of human and Cybertronian technology, Bruticus had no mind of his own, and was made only to follow his creators' orders. {{storylink|Wolves}} Later, when the combined forces of [[G.I. Joe (team)|G.I. Joe]] and the Autobots were moving against [[Cobra]], Destro betrayed Starscream and activated Bruticus, ordering him to destroy everyone. Screaming that he hated everything and that he only wanted to "sleep again", Bruticus went on a wild rampage and caused an avalanche. As the giant swept aside any Autobot resistance, [[Wheeljack (G1)|Wheeljack]] deduced that Bruticus was an artificial creation and wasn't really "alive" like the other Transformers. [[Optimus Prime (G1)|Optimus Prime]] saw only one way to stop him—destroying the [[Matrix of Leadership]] that was connected to the lifeforce of all Transformers. On Prime's orders, [[Snake-Eyes]] let Bruticus smash the Matrix, causing a flash of light that destroyed the raging giant. {{storylink|The Iron Fist}}
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===Dreamwave ''Generation One'' continuity===
[[File:BlackSunshine Bruticusdamaged.jpg|upright=1.1|thumb|"Bruticus suntan lotion no work!"]]
Mighty Bruticus created from members of [[Combaticon (G1)|Combaticons]]. But then [[Optimus Prime (G1)|truckbot]] and [[Megatron (G1)|bossbot]] go away, thought killed, though not by Bruticus. Robots make [[Crisis Intervention Accord|deal]] which make Combaticons not work together. Bruticus not like deal, but components agree, forcing Bruticus to go to sleep... {{storylink|Transformers: The Ultimate Guide}} {{storylink|Transformers: War Within: The Dark Ages|War Within: The Dark Ages}}

[[Starscream (G1)|Starbot]] later take components to [[Earth|fleshie world]]. Bruticus defeat puny Autobots, make Starbot compliment, Bruticus happy. But Starbot call Bruticus stupid for letting other bots get away, make Bruticus sad. Bruticus attack [[Ark (G1)|Autobot base]], but Autobots blow up base. Starbot angry at Bruticus again because Starbot wanted base in one piece. {{storylink|Night of the Combaticons}} Starbot yell at Bruticus, but not Bruticus fault. Soon, Bruticus components damaged in battle by [[Sunstorm (G1)|Burning bot]], Starbot order components to form mighty Bruticus! Bruticus try to smash Burning bot, but Burning bot too fast. ARGH! Bruticus head blown up by [[Mini Vehicle|Little Bot]] [[Orion|spaceship]]! Bruticus go to sleep... {{storylink|Black Sunshine}}

[[File:RouteofAllEvil Bruticus.jpg|left|upright=1.4|thumb|"Give purse to BRUTICUS!"]]
Later, components training by fighting [[Sky Lynx (G1)|egobot]] when [[Predaking (G1)|strangebot]] interrupt. Components recognize danger, and form Mighty Bruticus! Strangebot attack Bruticus! Bruticus ANGRY! Bruticus try to stop strangebot guns, but strangebot use foot-gun to hurt Bruticus!

Coward Starbot fly away like coward. Strangebot, open wings like birdbot and chase, but Bruticus stop birdbot. Bruticus want birdbot to DIE! No! Stupid gun, broken! Birdbot hurt Bruticus again, and Bruticus go to sleep... {{storylink|The Route of All Evil}}

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===''The Beast Within''===
The Combaticons merged to form Bruticus in order to fight [[Beast (G1)|The Beast]] during a particularly violent battle between the Autobots and the Decepticons. He didn't last too long against the Dinobot gestalt. {{storylink|The Beast Within}}
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===''Mystery of Convoy''===
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====''Mystery of Convoy'' strategy guide manga====
Though Bruticus tried to sneak up on Ultra Magnus to blast him with his shoulder beam, the Autobot evaded his blast. Ultra Magnus then managed to hit Bruticus's forehead upon returning fire. Having received a blow to his weak spot, Bruticus was defeated. {{storylink|Transformers (Mystery of Convoy)#Stage 7: Watch Out for Bruticus's Shoulder Beam!|Watch Out for Bruticus's Shoulder Beam!}}

====''Alternity''====
Bruticus, amongst others, was empowered by a higher-dimensional [[Megatron (G1)#Alternity|Megatron]] in order to be pitted against a higher-dimensional [[Optimus Prime (G1)/Generation 1 cartoon continuity#Alternity|Optimus Prime]]'s [[Ultra Magnus (G1)|avatar]] in a cross-dimensional "game full of death and suffering". {{storylink|To Die Game!}}
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===''Transformers: All Spark''===
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{{storylink|Another Episode, Part 1}} {{storylink|Another Episode, Part 2}}

===''Kre-O'' online comic===
The Combaticons attacked the Autobots in the form of Bruticus, only to halt the assault because [[Vortex (G1)#Kre-O|Vortex]] didn't want to be there, he wanted to be home and guard the Decepticon base. In order to make him happy again, the other three Combaticons separated and went home with him. {{storylink|New Military Unit Combaticon! Bruticus, Combine!}} Bruticus later helped [[Devastator (G1)|Devastator]] and [[Menasor (G1)|Menasor]] put the finishing touch on [[Megatron (Kre-O)|Megatron]]'s new solar power tower, only to drop the ball and wreck the tower instead. {{storylink|Megatron's Ambition!? The Solar Tower Is Built!}} When the [[Protectobot (G1)|Protectobots]] tried to capture Swindle, he combined with his buddies to form Bruticus, only for the giant to be promptly defeated by the Protectobots' own combined form, [[Defensor (G1)|Defensor]]. {{storylink|Bad at Fighting? Rescue Team Protectobots, Dispatch!}}

At some point, Bruticus, Devastator and [[Predaking (G1)|Predaking]] attacked [[Metroplex (G1)|Metroplex]] and were faced with [[Superion (G1)|Superion]]. Making use of [[Silverbolt (G1)|Silverbolt]]'s fear of heights, the three scared Superion by throwing him into the air, but were defeated after the Autobot combiner re-combined onto the ground and rolled into their legs. {{storylink|Kre-O Micro-Changers Combiners comic}}

===''Transformers vs. G.I. Joe''===
The Combaticons cast aside their [[G.I. Joe (team)|G.I. Joe]] disguises and merged into Bruticus to join in the attack on the [[United Nations]]. He clashed with both Joes and [[GIJONIN]], using the helicopter blades on his arm to mow down the ninjas. {{storylink|Expelled from the Garden}}
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===2005 IDW continuity===
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[[File:TheLineBetweenUs Bruticus rampage.jpg|thumb|The [[Combiner Wars (event)|war's]] over, but better late than never.|left|upright=1.5]]
Bruticus was formed when Onslaught needed to search through the mind of a brain-dead Swindle for damaging information on [[Starscream (G1)/2005 IDW continuity|Starscream]]. After getting the [[Enigma of Combination]] from [[Rattrap (BW)|Rattrap]], the Combaticons merged into the gestalt but were unable to properly form a combined mind due to Swindle. The combiner almost mindlessly rampaged throughout Iacon, constantly muttering that everything must burn. Vortex reveled in the power that they wielded as Bruticus, Brawl was wallowing in pain after feeling Swindle's death, Blast Off struggled to keep them all together, and Onslaught dug through Swindle's memories. As Bruticus rampaged, [[Ironhide (G1)/2005 IDW continuity|Ironhide]] and his security forces were called in put him down, while [[Windblade (G1)|Windblade]] and [[Chromia (G1)|Chromia]] tried to reason with Bruticus to coax out the information they had on Starscream. Bruticus promptly backhanded Windblade out of the sky and when he was about to blast Chromia, Ironhide shot a rocket at his head, blowing it to pieces and sending the Combaticons back to their components. {{storylink|The Line Between Us}}

Later, when the [[Mistress of Flame]] wanted [[Chromia (G1)|Chromia]] released to Camien custody, she suggested Swindle or [[Menasor (G1)|Menasor]] could be handed over instead to face justice for their crimes. Wanting to keep Menasor and Bruticus on his side, Starscream opted to release Chromia. {{storylink|Heavy}} To bring Bruticus under control, Starscream had the [[Jungle Planet (colony)|Eukarian]] [[Mnemosurgery|mnemosurgeon]] [[Airachnid (G1)|Airachnid]] try to manipulate the Combaticons' minds so that Bruticus would be loyal only to him. Because the Combaticons minds had imprinted on each other during their combination, Airachnid found them more susceptible to the process, and thus had them believe that they had always been working for Starscream, using the inside man Blast Off to cover any holes in the story. As a result, the Combaticons came to believe that their forming of Bruticus had been a last-ditch attempt to save Swindle's life with Starscream's approval. {{storylink|The Price of You}}
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===''Prime Wars Trilogy'' marketing material===
Bruticus as a combined form for the [[Combaticon (G1)#Prime Wars Trilogy marketing material|Combaticons]] was created by [[Shockwave (G1)#Prime Wars Trilogy marketing material|Shockwave]] for the express purpose of pummeling Autobots. {{storylink|Shockwave (G1)/toys#Combiner Wars|Decepticon Shockwave's bio}}

===''Win If You Dare''===
{{charstubfiction|{{storylink|Transformers: Bumblebee - Win If You Dare|Win If You Dare}}}}

===''Transformers/Ghostbusters''===
Bruticus was among the many Decepticons who unsuccessfully tried to defend Cybertron from [[Gozer]]. {{storylink|Ghosts of Cybertron Part 2}}

===Energon Universe===
[[File:TF2023 no. 16 - BruticusVsDevastator.jpg|right|300px|thumb]]
After a failed attempt at merging during a battle aboard the downed ''[[Nemesis (G1)|Nemesis]]'', {{storylink|Transformers (2023) issue 9|Transformers #9}} the Combaticons, after being recruited by Starscream, were finally able to form Bruticus during a battle against Soundwave's team of Decepticons. {{storylink|Transformers (2023) issue 15|Transformers #15}} Not to be outdone, Soundwave ordered the Constructicons to to merge into [[Devastator (G1)#Energon Universe|Devastator]]. The titanic warriors fought as their respective leaders tussled below, all watched from a distance by [[Optimus Prime (G1)#Energon Universe|Optimus Prime]] and the [[Autobot]]s. In a spurt of rage, Prime fired on the Decepticons with his [[fusion cannon]], causing the dam they were fighting on to collapse. Bruticus and Devastator continued their battle even as they were pushed on by the raging river. {{storylink|Transformers (2023) issue 16|Transformers #16}}

Eventually arriving in [[Seattle]], the Decepticons' civil war continued, with Bruticus getting the top of the Space Needle thrown at them by Devastator and receiving an uppercut for good measure. The city itself suffered catastrophic damage during the fight as the Autobots rushed to save as many humans as they could from being crushed underfoot by the grappling giants. {{storylink|Transformers (2023) issue 17|Transformers #17}} Bruticus broke off the fight with Devastator to rescue the downed Starscream, but this distraction allowed Devastator to RKO Bruticus off a skyscraper and into the pavement. {{storylink|Transformers (2023) issue 18|Transformers #18}}

Bruticus was active once again to participate in an all-out assault on the Ark, but his feud with Devastator boiled over once again, and the two began to fight each other instead of the Autobots. [[Megatron (G1)#Energon Universe|Megatron]] managed to straighten them out, but before the two could see who could crush Autobots better, they were taken out of the fight by the newly arrived [[Superion (G1)#energon Universe|Superion]].{{storylink|Transformers (2023) issue 21|Transformers #21}}

Devastator and Bruticus then fought the assembled US Military along with the other Decepticons, with the two combiners competing over how many humans they could kill. (Devastator was leading 37-23, to Bruticus' disapproval.) {{storylink| Transformers (2023) issue 22|Transformers #22}}

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==Commercial appearances==
[[File:TF-G1-Commercial-Combaticon-Bruticus.jpg|upright=1.2|thumb]]
* The Combaticons formed Bruticus in order to take on [[Metroplex (G1)|Metroplex]]. As his opponent changed into robot mode, Bruticus took to the skies to better avoid the citybot's weapons-fire. {{storylink|Commercial/Generation 1#Bruticus and Metroplex|Bruticus and Metroplex commercial}}
* Bruticus battled [[Superion (G1)|Superion]] in the suburbs while a small boy cheered on the Autobot. A particularly powerful blow from his opponent knocked Bruticus's arms off, but they quickly reattached themselves to that the duel could continue. {{storylink|Commercial/Generation 2#Aerialbots and Combaticons|Generation 2 Aerialbots and Combaticons commercial}}
* During a massive battle between Kreons, the Combaticons combined into Bruticus. He and [[Predaking (G1)|Predaking]] then proceeded to send the Autobots fleeing for their tiny lives. {{storylink|Commercial#Kre-O|KRE-O Transformers Micro Changers and Combiners Construction Sets commercial}}

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==Games==
===''Transformers: Mystery of Convoy''===
*''Stage'': 7
*''Point value'': 20000
*''Hit points'': 5
Bruticus guards the exit from the [[Glacier Zone]], floating in a dark void with three hovering platforms, and launching fireballs aimed at Autobot positions. His armor makes him invulnerable, save for a conveniently glowing weak spot on his forehead. {{storylink|Transformers: Mystery of Convoy}}

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

===''Transformers: Battle Tactics''===
[[File:Battle-Tactics-Bruticus.jpg|thumb|upright=1.66]]
Bruticus participated in battles against a variety of opponents, both Autobots and Decepticons. He was a Super Rare combiner that could be recruited to a team if all of his components were at max level. {{storylink|Transformers: Battle Tactics}}
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===''Transformers: Earth Wars''===
[[file:BruticusEarthWars.jpg|thumb|upright=1.66|Bruticus, Fanmode ACTIVATE!]]

To gain another Combiner, Megatron and [[Shockwave (G1)|Shockwave]] enlisted the Combaticons, despite some of their complaints. When Bruticus first successfully formed, he boasted that he beat anyone. Starscream sent him out to battle [[Optimus Maximus (G1)|Optimus Maximus]] just so he could soften him up for the other 'cons to finish the job. {{storylink|Transformers: Earth Wars}}

*'''Class''': Combiner
*'''Lowest Star ratings''': 3 Star
*'''Weapons''': Bruticus usually smashes things with his Fists and feet. He sometimes shoots small laser blasts out of his knuckles.
*'''Abilities:''':
**'''Earth Shatter''': Smash into the earth sending a shockwave of damage in a line towards the target area! Deals 600% more damage to Walls!
**'''Frantic Rage''': Gain 30% movement speed, 30% damage reduction, and close range Splash radius, and attack with +50% more damage for the next 10 seconds!
**'''Shockfire Missiles''' (4 star): Fire 4 rockets dealing a large amount of damage and disabling all defenses around the blast radius!

[http://wiki.transformersearthwars.com/character:bruticus Bruticus at Transformers: Earth Wars Wiki]
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===''Transformers Roleplaying Game''===
Bruticus was a monstrous warrior who sacrificed his components’ brainpower for extra brawn. {{storylink|Decepticon Directive}} [[Termagax]] identified Bruticus as an example of a dysfunctional combiner, noting that he possessed none of the tactical acumen of his individual components. {{storylink|The Enigma of Combination}}

==Toys==
===''The Transformers''===
{{anchor|Generation 1}}
[[File:Bruticus toy.jpg|upright=1.2|thumb|"Rargh... many transform Bruticus wrong... and blame Bruticus design..."]]
*'''Bruticus''' (Multi-pack, [[1986]], [[1991]], [[2009]])
**''Takara ID number:'' '''D-69'''

:''[[The Transformers (toyline)|The Transformers]]'' Bruticus is formed from all five Combaticon toys. The four smaller Combaticons attach via sockets in Onslaught's shoulders and the bottom of his feet. Fists and feet pads attach onto the four limbs, and Bruticus is completed with a large chest plate and a helmet covering Onslaught's head. He wields Onslaught's [[sonic stun-gun]] in battle. The gun can also be stored on his backpack using two rectangular pegs which hold the gun in place via its targeting sight. As with all [[Fight! Super Robot Lifeform Transformers (toyline)#1986 (Scramble City and Transformers 2010)|Scramble City]]-style [[combiner]] teams, his limbs can be rearranged into any slot of one's choosing.

:The package art of Bruticus has the leg formed by Brawl face forward. Having him face backward like his in-show (look at the right picture) doesn't affect the stability of the gestalt.

:Along with Metroplex, Menasor, Defensor, and Superion, Bruticus was designed for an aborted ''[[Diaclone]]'' subline that would have been called ''[[Diaclone#Jizai Gattai|Jizai Gattai]]'' (自在合体 "Limitless Combination"), which was shelved to make way for the ''Transformers'' line.

:In most markets, only the individual Combaticons were released, with the [[giftset]] only made available in Japan and Italy. The Italian box layout was based very closely on the standard Hasbro combiner giftsets at that time, down to the inclusion of a Hasbro product code number; but unlike the other [[GiG]] combiner giftsets, "Multiforce" lacked the Hasbro logo on the front of the box, and the individual components sported Takara numbers from D-64 to D-68 before their names.

:The individual Combaticons were re-released in various European markets as part of the "[[Classics (Europe)|Classics]]" line in 1991, and a Bruticus giftset was reissued by [[TakaraTomy]] in Japan in 2009.

::*''[http://www.tfu.info/1986/Decepticon/Bruticus/bruticus.htm More information on Bruticus at TFU.info]''
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===''Generation 2''===
[[File:G2-toy Bruticus.jpg|upright=1.66|thumb|Fruit Chewticus]]
<ul class="iconlist">{{Bp-d2|'''[[Onslaught (G1)#Generation 2|Onslaught]]''' (Combaticon, [[1994]])}}</ul>
<ul class="iconlist">{{Bp-d2|'''[[Blast Off (G1)/toys#Generation 2|Blast Off]]''' (Combaticon, 1994)}}</ul>
<ul class="iconlist">{{Bp-d2|'''[[Brawl (G1)/toys#Generation 2|Brawl]]''' (Combaticon, 1994)}}</ul>
<ul class="iconlist">{{Bp-d2|'''[[Swindle (G1)#Generation 2|Swindle]]''' (Combaticon, 1994)}}</ul>
<ul class="iconlist">{{Bp-d2|'''[[Vortex (G1)#Generation 2|Vortex]]''' (Combaticon, 1994)}}</ul>

: Released in the second year of ''[[Transformers: Generation 2 (toyline)|Generation 2]]'', the Combaticons were redecoed (minus any customer-applied stickers) and re-released, but only sold as individuals. Functionally, he is nearly identical to the original toy, other than being slightly enhanced by a hand-held spring-loaded missile launcher (the same launcher that came with [[Jazz (G1)/toys#Generation 2|Jazz]] and [[Sideswipe (G1)/toys#Generation 2|Sideswipe]] the previous year) and a post-hole in Onslaught's cannon-backpack which allows the launcher to be stored there. All of the toys are all-plastic versions, no die-cast metal at all.

::*''[http://www.tfu.info/1994/Decepticon/Bruticus/bruticus.htm More information on ''Generation 2'' Bruticus at TFU.info]''
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[[File:G2toy-BruticusAmazon.jpg|thumb|upright=1.66|"You all laugh when Bruticus wear these colors before. WHO'S LAUGHING NOW!?"]]
<ul class="iconlist">{{Bp-d2|'''Bruticus''' (Multi-pack, [[2012]])}}</ul>
:*''Accessories'': Multi-part "Sonic Cannon"
{{toydesigner|[[Andrew Franks]] (deco artist)}}

: This version of Bruticus comes as a gift set, [[exclusive]] to [[Amazon (website)|Amazon]] and [[BigBadToyStore]]. Packaged in a ''Generation 2''-styled box complete with hand-painted character art, it contains [[redeco]]es of all five ''[[Transformers: Generations (toyline)|Generations]] [[Transformers: Fall of Cybertron|Fall of Cybertron]]'' [[Combaticon (WFC)|Combaticons]] in their Generation 1 doppelgangers' ''[[Transformers: Generation 2 (toyline)|Generation 2]]'' colors, complete with ''Generation 2'' Decepticon insignia. While Onslaught forms the torso, the remaining team members can serve as any of the four limbs, though the official configuration has Vortex as the left arm, Blast Off as the right arm, Brawl as the left leg, and Swindle as the right leg. The individual weapons the Combaticons have can be combined into a "Sonic Cannon" for Bruticus to wield via [[5 mm post]].

: Like the original releases of the mold, this Bruticus also possessed some balance issues. This is mostly caused by having all of the Combaticons being Deluxes, Onslaught included. Although the 4 limb Combaticons can assume either an arm or foot position, certain members fare very poorly in certain modes, such as Brawl as an arm or Blast Off as a leg, which creates further balancing problems for Bruticus.

: Preorders for the set began on [[July 6]] of 2012 via Amazon (BigBadToyStore would not put up theirs until much later), and the final product was shipped out in early/mid-November. This may be considered a tie-in to Amazon's preorder bonus for the ''Fall of Cybertron'' game: a "''Generation 2''"-themed skin for Bruticus. This set was also available at normal retail in Australia.

: These molds were [[retool]]ed into ''Fall of Cybertron'' [[Ruination (FOC)#Toys|Ruination]].
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===''Universe'' (2008)===
[[File:Universe-ROTF-toy BruticusMaximus.jpg|upright=1.66|thumb|"Why Bruticus no have hands?"]]
*'''Bruticus Maximus''' ([[2008]])
**''Series:'' '''G1 Series'''

:''[[Transformers: Universe (2008 toyline)|Universe]]'' Bruticus, now named "Bruticus Maximus" (presumably for [[trademark]] reasons), is a redeco of the [[Destruction Team]]/[[Bruticus Maximus (Energon)|Bruticus Maximus]] combiner from ''[[Transformers: Energon (toyline)|Energon]]''. While [[Brawl (G1)#Universe (2008)|Brawl]] and [[Vortex (G1)#Universe (2008)|Vortex]] retain their previous modes of tank and helicopter respectively, [[Blast Off (G1)#Universe (2008)|Blast Off]] is now the combiner's second tank, and [[Swindle (G1)#Universe (2008)|Swindle]] a sand-colored helicopter. As a redeco of an ''Energon'' combiner, Bruticus Maximus feature universal connection points for the limbs, allowing many different combinations and even swapping of limbs from different ''Energon'' Combiner teams.

[[File:Tf universe 25th bruticus a.jpg|left|upright=0.85|thumb]]
:Like [[Superion (G1)#Universe (2008)|Superion]], Bruticus Maximus, despite being initially intended as a ''Universe'' [[Target]] [[exclusive]], was only released in ''Universe'' packaging in some non-American markets such as Australia and Singapore. Instead, Target stores (and Zellers stores in Canada) received an unchanged version of the toy in ''[[Transformers: Revenge of the Fallen (toyline)|Revenge of the Fallen]]'' packaging, still named [[Bruticus Maximus (ROTF)|Bruticus Maximus]], with all the individual components retaining their names as well.

::*''[http://www.tfu.info/2009/Decepticon/TargetBruticusMaximus/bruticusmaximus.htm More information on Bruticus Maximus at TFU.info]''
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===''Encore''===
[[File:BruticusG1-Encore.jpg|right|thumb|upright=1.66]]
*'''Bruticus''' ([[2009]])
**''ID number'': '''16'''

:In 2009, the Generation 1 set was reissued under the ''[[Transformers Encore]]'' line, using the [[retool]]ed molds from the first ''Robots in Disguise'' release with Onslaught's launcher mechanism from his original Japanese release.
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===''United''===
[[File:United Bruticus Maximus.jpg|thumb|upright=1.66]]
*'''Bruticus Maximus''' (Multi-pack, [[November 7]], 2012)

:Released exclusively in Hasbro's Asian markets, this redeco of the ''Energon'' Bruticus Maximus set has colours similar to the previous ''Universe''/''Revenge of the Fallen'' release, but with a much greater emphasis on G1-accuracy. Additionally, the hand/feet/weapons previously cast in translucent coloured plastic are now opaque grey.

:While unconfirmed, it seems likely that this release was conceived to satisfy then-high collector demand for the original ''Universe'' Bruticus Maximus set, a result of the unofficial Explorer and Munitioner upgrade kits released for the figure by "[[IP theft|third party]]" company FansProject. Of course, as unlicensed product, the kits were not acknowledged in any official marketing material for the re-released toy.
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===''Kre-O''===
[[File:KreO-Toy Bruticus.jpg|right|thumb|upright=1.66|Bruticus feel.... Tiny?]]
*'''Decepticon Bruticus''' (Micro-Changer Combiner, 2013)
**''Set number'': '''A2225'''
{{toydesigner|[[Ed Masiello]] (Hasbro)}}

:One of the first ''[[Kre-O]]'' [[Micro-Changer]] combiner sets, Bruticus includes four [[Kreon]]s: [[Onslaught (G1)#Kre-O|Onslaught]], [[Brawl (G1)#Kre-O|Brawl]], [[Vortex (G1)#Kre-O|Vortex]], and [[Swindle (G1)#Kre-O|Swindle]]. These four component Kreons can be rebuilt into their alternate modes or taken apart and combined into Bruticus.

:Like all Micro Changer combiner sets, Bruticus comes with only ''one'' Kre-O display brick, and a sticker sheet composed of his leg, arm and right shoulder details and a ''Kre-O'' logo. Due to the limb stickers being slightly transparent, applying them into the black-colored leg parts could render the details being semi-transparent. The instructions also did not mention where you should put the ''Kre-O'' logo sticker. Also, Bruticus's combined mode's waist part is somehow prone to falling off from the assembly while posing, and he has a problem standing straight due to how the legs are constructed.

:Despite Blast Off's exclusion from the set, he was later released in the first wave of blind bag figures and, with enough creativity, can be combined into Bruticus.

::*''[http://www.tfu.info/2013/Decepticon/Kre-OBruticus/bruticus.htm More information on Bruticus at TFU.info]''

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*'''Combiner Robot Mega Pack''' (3-pack, 2016)
**''Set number'': '''???'''
**''Pieces'': '''245'''

:3 years later, the 3 Micro-Changer combiners, Superion, Bruticus, and Menasor were reissued and released as a 3-pack. The toys were unchanged from their individual releases.

===''Combiner Wars''===
[[File:CWBruticus.jpg|thumb|upright=1.66|OH [[Bruticus Maximus (Energon)|SWEET]] [[Bruticus (WFC)#Generations|MERCIFUL]] DAY!]]
<ul class="iconlist">{{Bp-d1|'''[[Onslaught (G1)#Combiner Wars|Onslaught]]''' (Voyager Class, [[2016]])}}
{{Bp-d1|'''[[Blast Off (G1)#Combiner Wars|Decepticon Blast Off]]''' (Deluxe Class, 2016)}}
:{{Bp-d1|'''[[Blast Off (G1)#PWTSE|Decepticon Blast Off]]''' (Special Edition, 2018)}}
{{Bp-d1|'''[[Brawl (G1)#Combiner Wars|Brawl]]''' (Deluxe Class, 2016)}}
{{Bp-d1|'''[[Swindle (G1)#Combiner Wars|Swindle]]''' (Deluxe Class, 2016)}}
{{Bp-d1|'''[[Vortex (G1)#Combiner Wars|Decepticon Vortex]]''' (Deluxe Class, 2016)}}
{{Bp-d1|'''[[Shockwave (G1)/toys#Combiner Wars|Decepticon Shockwave]]''' (Legends Class, 2016)}}</ul>
{{toydesigner|[[Shogo Hasui]] (TakaraTomy)}}

:''[[Combiner Wars (toyline)|Combiner Wars]]'' Bruticus is formed from all five Combaticon figures and [[Shockwave (G1)/toys#Combiner Wars|Shockwave]]. Designed in the "Scramble City" style, all four Deluxe Combaticons can each become either an arm or a leg, and come with double-barrelled guns that can transform into either a foot or a fist to complete the limb. The stock photography shows Blast Off and Vortex as arms and Swindle and Brawl as legs. Shockwave transforms into the combiner robot's handheld weapon, but his overall weight makes it largely impossible for him to be held by any combiner in a firing pose without falling over or pulling the arm down. Even worse, as Onslaught is retooled from [[Hot Spot (G1)#Combiner Wars|Hot Spot]], Bruticus retains [[Defensor (G1)#Generations|Defensor]]'s forward-lean problem. Unlike Defensor however, the leaning problem can be resolved by turning Bruticus's thighs inward, forcing the pelvis armor to push against Onslaught's knees and correcting his posture, although this will force Bruticus into a strange A-legged stance.

:A promotional CGI render of the combined mode has Bruticus slightly mistransformed, having Blast Off's legs facing knees forward in his arm mode, which would leave Bruticus' left arm without a double elbow. Though difficult, it is ''possible'' to arrange Vortex's rotors in a shield-like position.

:Like [[Defensor (G1)#Generations|Defensor]] before him, all four limbs were released in the same wave, making it much easier to complete a set. He is also the first "classic" combiner in the ''Combiner Wars'' series to not have a "replacement" member. However, Blast Off was relegated to a simple redeco of [[Slingshot (G1)#Combiner Wars|Quickslinger]], leaving him with a different alt-mode (a jet instead of a space shuttle) and an inaccurate head. In 2018 Hasbro released a redeco of the Unite Warriors version of Blast Off ([[Bruticus (G1)#Unite Warriors|see below]]) as a more accurate replacement.

::*''[http://www.tfu.info/2016/Decepticon/CWBruticus/bruticus.htm More information on ''Combiner Wars'' Bruticus at TFU.info]''

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[[File:CW-toy Bruticus G2.jpg|thumb|upright=1.66|TASTE THE RAINBOW. TASTE IT!!!]]
<ul class="iconlist">{{Bp-d1|'''Bruticus''' (Collection Pack, 2016)}}</ul>
:*''Accessories'': Weapons/combiner extremities, Onslaught's two guns, Blast Off's gun, Vortex's gun, Brawl's barrel rifle, Swindle's gun

: The whole <s>metamorphin' Dudicus</s> big, bad, battlin' Bruticus team was redecoed in their ''[[Transformers: Generation 2 (franchise)|Generation 2]]'' colors (though [[Onslaught (G1)#CWG2|Onslaught]]'s black portions are now a super-dark brown), packed with a sorta-generically ''Generation 2''-esque, vaguely-[[Action Master]]-version-ish deco'd version of [[Shockwave (G1)/toys#Combiner Wars|Shockwave]]. However, despite being (broadly) accurate in their base colors, all of the Combaticons have Generation 1 insignias, while Shockwave comes with the movie version of the Decepticon faction symbol.

: There is no ''Generation 2''-colored version of the Space Shuttle Blast Off toy, sorry. You only get the jet.

: Weirdly, the ''backs'' of the antennae on Bruticus's head are painted silver, rather than the front where they'd be far more noticeable/make any amount of sense. On the other hand, the original ''Generation 2'' Bruticus had unpainted antennae, so hey.

: This version of the combiner was only sold as a complete team in a big box set, which also included a poster and a collector card based on the packaging art. This set was sold "exclusively" through multiple online outlets, though it eventually found its way to closeout retailers like TJ Maxx and Ross the following holiday season for well below its original price, alongside more or less all of the other "Collection Pack" semi-exclusives in the line.

::*''[http://www.tfu.info/2016/Decepticon/CWG2Bruticus/bruticus.htm More information on Generation 2 ''Combiner Wars'' Bruticus at TFU.info]''
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===''Unite Warriors''===
[[File:TF-UW07-Bruticus.jpg|upright=1.66|thumb|So cartoon accurate his chest is based on what some people would call an animation error!]]
*'''Bruticus''' (giftset, [[June 25]], [[2016]])
**''ID number:'' '''UW-07'''
{{toydesigner|[[Hisashi Yuki]] (TakaraTomy)}}

:The Japanese ''[[Transformers Unite Warriors|Unite Warriors]]'' release of [[#Combiner Wars|''Combiner Wars'' Bruticus]] comes in a much more cartoon-accurate color scheme, with a recolored chest plate, and color matching hand/foot/gun pieces for [[Swindle (G1)#Unite Warriors 2|Swindle]] and [[Brawl (G1)#Unite Warriors 2|Brawl]]. He has a completely new mold in the form of [[Blast Off (G1)#Unite Warriors 2|Blast Off]] as a space shuttle, rather than the recolored jet mold of his Hasbro release. [[Vortex (G1)#Unite Warriors 2|Vortex]] also includes the more cartoon-accurate four-bladed rotor blades as opposed to the two-bladed rotors his Hasbro version carried over from the Alpha Bravo mold. Shockwave is not included with this release, as the ''Unite Warriors'' line does not utilize Legends Class molds, though you could pair Bruticus with the cycloptic scientist's [[Shockwave (G1)/toys#Legends|''Legends'' release]] if you wish.

:The giftset included a [[collector coin]] when purchased from select retailers outside Japan.
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===''Age of the Primes''===
[[File:TF-AOTP-Bruticus-Prelim.jpg|upright=1.66|thumb|]]
*'''Bruticus''' ([[2025]]/[[2026]])
**'''1 of 5: [[Vortex (G1)#Age of the Primes|Combaticon Vortex]]'''
**'''2 of 5: [[Blast Off (G1)#Age of the Primes|Combaticon Blast Off]]'''
**'''?? of 5: [[Brawl (G1)#Age of the Primes|Combaticon Brawl]]'''
**'''?? of 5: [[Onslaught (G1)#Age of the Primes|Combaticon Onslaught]]'''
{{toydesigner|[[Mark Maher]] (Hasbro), [[Takio Ejima]] and [[Shogo Hasui]] (TakaraTomy)}}

:With the reveal of Vortex at the [[Toy Fair|New York Toy Fair]] 2025, confirmation of a new Bruticus in the [[Transformers: Age of the Primes|''Age of the Primes'']] toyline naturally followed. Teased on the side of Vortex's packaging, Bruticus is a cartoon-accurate figure that will utilize parts of the frame combiner system devised for ''Legacy'' [[Menasor (G1)#Legacy|Menasor]] and later used for ''Age of the Primes'' [[Superion (G1)#Age of the Primes|Superion]], with the limb bots attaching to a skeletal Bruticus formed by [[Onslaught (G1)#Age of the Primes|Onslaught]]. Vortex splits in half as the limb-bots before him and is even compatible with Superion's arm frame. Where Bruticus significantly differs from the other frame combiners is with his leg-bots; they form the shins and ankles themselves (while the rest of the legs are still Onslaught's frame) and are thus Voyagers rather than Deluxes to accommodate for this.
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{{comingsoontoy|Everyone but Vortex}}
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==Merchandise==
===''Transformers Character Card''===
[[File:Transformers Character Card Bruticus and Defensor.jpg|upright=1.3|thumb|]]
*'''Guardian & Bruticus Set''' ([[December]], [[2023]])
**''ID number:'' '''71 & 72'''

:Released as part of the tenth wave of the [[e-HOBBY]] exclusive ''[[Transformers Character Card]]'' series, this pair of holographic trading cards depict super-deformed art of "[[Defensor (G1)|Guardian]]" (with his components [[Blades (G1)|Blades]], [[First Aid (G1)|First Aid]], [[Hot Spot (G1)|Hot Spot]], [[Groove (G1)|Groove]], and [[Streetwise (G1)|Streetwise]]) and Bruticus (with ''his'' components [[Blast Off (G1)|Blast Off]], [[Vortex (G1)|Vortex]], [[Onslaught (G1)|Onslaught]], [[Swindle (G1)|Swindle]] and [[Brawl (G1)|Brawl]]) along with [[bio|character profiles]] and [[Tech Spec|tech specs]].
::*''[[Source:Transformers Character Card#72|Translation of Bruticus's Transformers Character Card]]''

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===''Blokees''===
<ul class="iconlist">{{Bp-d1|'''Brawl (Vehicle)''' (Defender Version, 2025)}}</ul>
:*''Series:'' '''Galaxy Version Defender 04- Tyrant's Fury'''

:Along with the ''T. rex'' [[Grimlock (G1)/toys#DefenderTRex|Grimlock]], the 4th wave of ''[[Blokees]]''' Defender Version line up introduces new vehicle kits of the Combaticons, starting from Brawl, and they also features similar hardpoints for a Bruticus combiner, with the potential add-on being released in the future.

{{comingsoontoy|The rest of the Combaticons}}
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==Notes==
[[File:G1-Combaticon-early-patent-sketches.jpg|thumb|upright=1.2]]
[[File:EuroClassicsBruticus.jpg|thumb|upright=1.2|First person to insert a "Don't shoot the caption" gag gets summarily banned.]]

* Much like the individual Combaticons who form him, Bruticus's [[character model]] has a couple of oddities, due to the majority of it being based on unfinished, vague toy design sketches (at right) instead of actual toy references.
** Bruticus's chest plate is drawn to look like it is formed from parts of [[Blast Off (G1)|Blast Off]]—mainly his wings, but the central portion of the chestplate is drawn to look like his shuttle cockpit hull, with the orientation of its details reversed. Certain detailed combination sequences, seen in "[[Aerial Assault]]," "[[The Revenge of Bruticus]]", and "[[B.O.T. (episode)|B.O.T.]]", actually show Blast Off's wings disconnecting and moving into place as the chestplate, but these sequences also misinterpret some of Bruticus's details, and wind up depicting the two wheels at the base of the chestplate, which are supposed to be part of Onslaught's torso, as being connected to the plate and hence part of Blast Off.
** While Bruticus' toy has wheels on the back of its thighs, his cartoon model only depicts this detail on his ''left'' thigh, almost certainly a product of his rear-view character model being designed without the toy for reference, like multiple other season 2 characters—not that it matters much in practise, as the odd detail is almost consistently omitted from his actual in-show appearances.
** Bruticus has two head designs in the cartoon: the detailed one seen in his full-body character model, which features in most of his animated appearances, and a simplified, more angular one that appears consistently in "[[The Revenge of Bruticus]]" and "[[Fight or Flee (episode)|Fight or Flee]]," and in select brief scenes of other episodes.
* The packaging of the 1991 [[The Transformers (European toyline)|European]] [[Classics (Europe)|Classics]] release of the original Onslaught toy depicted Bruticus and the Combaticons in (mostly) new color schemes, despite the fact that the actual toys looked identical to their original releases. While it may never be known for certain, it has been theorized that these colors were the cause of an error with the hue settings of the [[stock photography|stock photos]], rather than a legitimate attempt to [[redeco]] the Combaticons.
* Several attributes of [[Action Master Elite]] [[Turbo Master]], including his face and chest plate, suggest that he was originally intended to be Bruticus. However, according to ''[[Transformers Generations (guidebook)|Transformers Generations Deluxe]]'', at one point a non-transforming version of Action Master Bruticus was planned, which would have looked significantly different from [[Turbo Master]].
* For every version of the original Bruticus mold, the packaging art depicts the Brawl figure on backwards.
*''Earth Wars'' Bruticus's character model is a (more proportionate) recreation of his ''Combiner Wars'' toy.
* ''Earth Wars'' Bruticus's Earth Shatter ability is most likely a reference to his [[Bruticus (WFC)|''Fall of Cybertron'' counterpart]]'s shockwave ability, given how it affects a large area and do mass amounts of damage. The same could also be said about Shockfire Missiles, during his boss fight in the final few parts of ''[[Transformers: Fall of Cybertron|Fall of Cybertron]]'', in which the cannons on his back to deal damage to the player, though in this case you can actually do it ''while'' using him.

===Foreign names===
*''Japanese:'' '''Bruticus''' (ブルーティカス ''Burūtikasu'')
*''Italian:'' '''Multiforce''' (toy and season 3)
*''Mandarin:'' '''Bruticus''' (Taiwan, 布魯提卡斯 ''Bùlǔtíkǎsī''), '''Hùn Tiān Bào''' (Mainland China, 混天豹, ''Leopard that Mixes the Sky'')
*''Portuguese:'' '''Brutus''' (Brazil comic)
*''Russian:'' '''Grubikus''' (Грубикус)
*''Polish:'' '''Tępak''' (TM Semic Comic, "Dunderhead")

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Brawl (G1)

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{{disambig3|Brawl}}
:''Brawl is a [[Decepticon]] [[Combaticon (G1)|Combaticon]] from the [[Generation 1 continuity family|Generation 1]] [[continuity family]].''
[[File:MTMTEBrawl.jpg|upright=2.4|thumb|"I wouldn't need the pistol, but I don't wanna have to bend over to aim..."]]

If '''Brawl'''<nowiki>'</nowiki>s on the battlefield and you can't hear him coming, it's time to check your audio receptors, because chances are you've gone deaf. Brawl's main distinguishing characteristic is '''VOLUME'''. No matter if he's talking (yelling), moving (clanking and rattling), or fighting (yelling, clanking, rattling, and blasting) you're sure to hear him doing it, as is anyone else in the county. As if that wasn't enough, he is also a ball of barely contained rage and violence with a hair-trigger temper. This makes even his comrades wary, but it does make him a force to be reckoned with on the battlefield... as long as the mission doesn't require stealth. Or zero casualties.

Brawl combines with his fellow Combaticons to form [[Bruticus (G1)|Bruticus]].

==Fiction==
===Generation 1 cartoon continuity===
====''The Transformers'' cartoon====
{{voiceactor|[[Tony St. James]] (English), [[Toshiro Ishii]] (Japanese)|[[Fritz von Hardenberg]] (German, "Fight or Flee"), [[Willy Schäfer]] (German, ''Generation 2'', "Starscream's Brigade" and "The Revenge of Bruticus"), [[Ulf Jürgen Söhmisch]] (German, ''Generation 2'', "Fight or Flee"), [[Nilton Valério]] (Portuguese), [[Paulo Pinheiro]] (Portuguese, "The Revenge of Bruticus"), [[Carlos Seidl]] (Portuguese, "Fight or Flee"), [[Serge Lhorca]] (European French)}}

[[File:StarscreamsBrigade Starscream Brawl.jpg|thumb|"It's YOUR fault I'm not more toy-accurate!"]]
Brawl was one of the five [[renegade Decepticon]]s liberated by [[Starscream (G1)/Generation 1 cartoon continuity|Starscream]] in the Air Commander's latest attempt to unseat [[Megatron (G1)/Generation 1 cartoon continuity|Megatron]]. As an element of their imprisonment, they had been reduced to mere [[personality component]]s, so Starscream installed them into abandoned [[World War II]] military vehicles. The transplant caused the vehicles to immediately reconfigure themselves: Brawl in particular went from being an {{w|M4 Sherman}} tank<ref>"Starscream's Brigade" shooting script</ref> to being a... different tank, before turning into a robot. Starscream called them "Combaticons" and announced their names as they transformed, but they didn't recognize him. Nor did they feel particularly indebted to him for their release; Brawl even threatened to pound him into scrap for no apparent reason. In the end, Starscream only guaranteed their loyalty through having given them bodies bereft of [[energy absorber]]s, so they would be dependent upon him to refuel. While their first missions for Starscream were initially successful, the [[Stunticon (G1)|Stunticons]]' intervention meant the brigade's defeat, and Megatron exiled all six to a remote asteroid. {{storylink|Starscream's Brigade}}

[[File:RevengeBruticus BlastOff Brawl.jpg|left|thumb]]
The Combaticons managed to tow the asteroid to Cybertron and evict [[Shockwave (G1)|Shockwave]]. Brawl would have preferred just to shoot the hell out of the Decepticons and [[Earth]], but [[Onslaught (G1)|Onslaught]] managed to rig the [[space bridge]] to drag Earth into the sun. However, the Combaticons were later attacked by mysterious aggressors. Although the Combaticons were confused by their appearance, Brawl figured that they should just annihilate them. As it turned out, the aggressors were holograms created by Starscream and Shockwave, whom the Combaticons captured. Once Megatron, as well as the [[Autobot]]s, arrived, the Combaticons merged into Bruticus, but [[Optimus Prime (G1)/Generation 1 cartoon continuity|Optimus Prime]] deactivated him. The Combaticons were then reprogrammed to serve Megatron. {{storylink|The Revenge of Bruticus}}

During a Decepticon operation in the [[Middle East]], Brawl and the Combaticons attempted to ambush the [[Aerialbot (G1)|Aerialbots]] in a canyon, but were driven off. Later, Brawl provided ground support against the Aerialbots and merged with his comrades into Bruticus to take on [[Superion (G1)|Superion]], but the Decepticons were again defeated. {{storylink|Aerial Assault}}

[[File:BOT RepairingBrawl.jpg|right|thumb|Only a fierce backrub could cure Brawl's rage. Megatron happily loaned out Soundwave for a few hours just to get some peace and quiet.]]
When Onslaught ordered the Combaticons to transform in a street, [[Swindle (G1)|Swindle]] knocked into Brawl, who in turn made his displeasure very vocal. They then transformed into Bruticus, who was immediately shot to pieces by [[Defensor (G1)|Defensor]]. Swindle was the sole survivor, and he sold his partners' deactivated forms to various humans such as [[El Presidente]]. Under threat of death by Megatron, Swindle stole back the parts of his unit. However, he was unable to find Brawl's personality component, leaving Brawl a silent shell requiring to be guided over to the rest of the group when ordered to form Bruticus. It turned out that the Combaticons couldn't merge at all without that particular piece of technology, much to Megatron's dismay. Swindle was sent out to retrieve the personality component, which had been used by [[Martin and Roland|some]] [[Elise Presser|kids]] to build [[B.O.T. (G1)|a robot]] for a school project. Of course, this made the robot extremely violent, and it destroyed the school lab and fought some Autobots before Swindle found it and recovered the component. This whole ordeal does pose a question: why does Bruticus depend on the personality component of a loud, homicidal maniac to form? {{storylink|B.O.T. (episode)|B.O.T.}}

By [[2005]], the energy-starved Decepticons had taken refuge on the planet [[Chaar]] and were approached by the [[Quintesson]]s, who provided them with energon in exchange for attacking the Autobots on [[Goo Number 8739-B|Goo]]. {{storylink|Five Faces of Darkness, Part 3}} Brawl was among those troops that later traveled to Earth to stop the Autobots from delivering a new [[transformation cog]] to [[Metroplex (G1)|Metroplex]], but they ultimately failed. {{storylink|Five Faces of Darkness, Part 5}}

[[File:FightorFlee RazorclawBrawl.jpg|left|thumb|This makes perfect sense in context. Really.]]
During the Decepticon attack on [[Paradron]], Brawl teamed up with [[Razorclaw (G1)|Razorclaw]] to capture [[Sandstorm (G1)|Sandstorm]], and together they managed to make him fall off a bridge. Later, he manned a [[molecular cannon]] alongside [[Headstrong (G1)|Headstrong]], but the cannon was destroyed in an Autobot attack. At the same time, Brawl was ''also'' part of Bruticus, who was accompanying [[Galvatron (G1)/Generation 1 cartoon continuity|Galvatron]]. {{storylink|Fight or Flee (episode)|Fight or Flee}} Some time later, the Combaticons were sent by Galvatron to assassinate the Decepticon exile [[Octane]]. Because bringing Brawl along when you need to sneak up on someone is a good idea. {{storylink|Starscream's Ghost}}

The Combaticons later performed a hit-and-run attack on [[Cybertron (planet)|Cybertron]] in order to mess up an upcoming peace conference. Brawl got a good shot at [[Wheelie (G1)|Wheelie]] in the ensuing battle, but [[Ultra Magnus (G1)/Generation 1 cartoon continuity|Ultra Magnus]] jumped in and took the blast. {{storylink|Surprise Party}} Brawl was part of Galvatron's surprise attack on the Autobots in the [[Netherlands]]. {{storylink|The Ultimate Weapon}} As part of Bruticus, Brawl took on Defensor in [[Japan]], but the Combaticons were forced to separate and scatter when [[Sky Lynx (G1)|Sky Lnyx]] arrived on the scene. {{storylink|The Burden Hardest to Bear}}

[[File:ReturnOfOptimusPrime1 BrawlHeadstrong.jpg|right|thumb|oh no brawl's become angry and violent]]
When the [[Hate Plague]] was brought to Earth, the Combaticons were infected by the disease when Bruticus was (rather ineffectively) punched by an infected Ultra Magnus. Bruticus apparently split apart later on, as Brawl was seen rampaging through a human marketplace, crushing various stands beneath his tracks. Soon afterwards he infected Headstrong. {{storylink|The Return of Optimus Prime, Part 1}}

During a Decepticon invasion of Cybertron, the Combaticons were tasked with installing a giant rocket engine on the planet. Brawl then helped transport defeated Autobots to it, intending on removing their [[power pack]]s to fuel the engine. The Combaticons later held Optimus Prime and a group of Autobots at gunpoint, but were suddenly caught in the middle of a battle between [[Scorponok (G1)|Scorponok]] and [[Fortress Maximus (G1)|Fortress Maximus]]. {{storylink|The Rebirth, Part 3}}

====Japanese cartoon continuity====
=====''Fight! Super Robot Lifeform Transformers'' story pages=====
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=====Scramble City=====
When the Stunticons were dispatched to hinder the Autobots from constructing [[Metroplex (G1)|Scramble City]], they were attacked by the Aerialbots and did not fare too well. Brawl and the Combaticons arrived to help, and together Bruticus and Menasor easily overpowered Superion. However, Scramble City itself soon drove up and blasted both combiners into the distance. {{storylink|Scramble City: Mobilization}}

=====''The Headmasters'' cartoon=====
Brawl and the Combaticons participated in an all-out Decepticon attack on Cybertron, {{storylink|Four Warriors Come out of the Sky}} until [[Fortress Maximus (G1)|Fortress Maximus]] arrived and drove them away. {{storylink|The Mystery of Planet Master}} Shortly afterwards, [[Hot Rod (G1)/Generation 1 cartoon continuity|Hot Rod]] set out to find the [[Matrix of Leadership]] and bring it to Optimus Prime, and the Combaticons were among the troops sent out to stop him. They were ambushed by the Protectobots, and defeated when Defensor buried Bruticus in a rockfall. {{storylink|Birth of the Fantastic Double Prime}} Not long after that, the Combaticons defended [[Trypticon (G1)|Trypticon]] against [[Blaster (G1)/Generation 1 cartoon continuity|Twincast]]'s attempted infiltration, but failed when the [[Aerialbot (G1)|Aerialbots]] arrived and distracted them. {{storylink|The Great Cassette Operation}}

[[File:SOSfromSandra Terrorcon Brawl.jpg|thumb|"NO MERCY! RIP 'EM APART! I'LL MURDERIZE 'EM! I'LL —" "Your squad's over there, Brawl." "RIGHT! I KNEW THAT!"]]
The Combaticons were later part of ''another'' attack on Cybertron, during which they killed plenty of [[Generic|soldiers]] before getting into another fight with Defensor. {{storylink|Cybertron Is in Grave Danger, Part 1}} They lost. {{storylink|Cybertron Is in Grave Danger, Part 2}} When the Decepticons planted a giant carnivorous plant in [[San Francisco]], the [[Combaticon (G1)|Combaticons]] and [[Stunticon (G1)|Stunticons]] were stationed to attack any Autobots who arrived to kill it. {{storylink|Head On!! Fortress Maximus}} When the Autobots were preparing [[energon cube]]s to aid the planet [[Sandra (planet)|Sandra]], Brawl attacked them alongside the [[Terrorcon (G1)|Terrorcons]], taking [[Blot (G1)|Blot]]'s place for [[Animation error|reasons unknown]]. {{storylink|SOS from Planet Sandra}} [[Sixshot (G1)|Sixshot]] later sent all the Combaticons, Terrorcons and [[Horrorcon (G1)|Horrorcons]] to attack an Autobot energy facility in [[Florida|Miami]], in order to lure Autobot troops away from [[Autobot City (G1)|Autobot City]]. {{storylink|Ultra Magnus Dies!!}} The Combaticons also later unleashed Bruticus as Sixshot continued his reign of terror over the Autobots on Earth. {{storylink|The Emperor of Destruction Vanishes on an Iceberg}}

Brawl was present when [[Scorponok (G1)|Scorponok]] held a speech about Galvatron's recent death and took control of the Decepticons. {{storylink|I Risk My Life for Earth}} Bruticus was later part of a small group of Decepticons who tried to lead Fortress Maximus away from the Decepticon base on [[Master (planet)|Master]]. {{storylink|The Zarak Shield Turns the Tide}} The combiner then stood by and laughed as [[Predaking (G1)|Predaking]] sank the luxury liner ''[[Queen World]]'' in the Atlantic Ocean, before being ordered to defend a [[Death Tower]] in [[Australia]]. Bruticus easily took care of Defensor when the Autobot tried to destroy the tower, but was ordered to retreat when the machine activated. {{storylink|The Final Showdown on Earth (Part 1)}} As Bruticus, the Combaticons participated in the final battle with the Autobots at the North Pole, and retreated into space when Scorponok's energy-absorbing satellite started tearing the Earth apart. {{storylink|The Final Showdown on Earth (Part 2)}}

=====''Unite Warriors''=====
When the Combaticons were hosting an illegal arms trading market, Brawl was annoyed to find his gun and combiner extremity among Swindle's wares. {{storylink|Shopping at the Dark Bazaar!}}

=====''Zone''=====
Seeking to create a [[Decepticon Zone]] to counter the [[Micro|Autobot Zone]], [[Emperor of Destruction|Decepticon Emperor]] [[Violengiguar]] gathered together the [[Nine Great Demon Generals]], upgrading them with powerful new armor and weaponry, then sent them forth to conquer planets. Brawl was of those summoned, but only as part of Bruticus. {{storylink|Fight! Super Robot Lifeform Transformers: Zone (story page)|Zone Part 1}} {{storylink|Enter the New Supreme Commander, Dai Atlas!}}

=====''Generations Selects Special Comic''=====
In [[2050]], Bruticus and the Decepticons joined the revolution of the [[Selector]]s against their human masters. The [[Quintesson]]s and the [[Terrorcon (G1)|Terrorcon]]s sided with the humans, and [[Abominus (G1)|Abominus]] attacked all while craving Angolmois Energy. In battle with a scrambled version of [[Computron (G1)|Computron]], Abominus crashed into Bruticus and Menasor and stole some of their limb components to make an even stronger version of himself. Brawl was left abandoned on the battlefield as [[Abomenaticus]] charged back into the fight. {{storylink|Abominus comic 2}} Later on, however, he appeared on the [[Precursor World]] and helped [[Turtler]] form the [[Scramble 7]] combination. {{storylink|Generations Selects Special Comic Finale|Finale}}

====''TV Magazine'' comic continuity====
=====''Fight! Super Robot Lifeform Transformers'' comic=====
[[File:Manga8 Brawlshootsadog.jpg|left|thumb|FWUMP]]
When Menasor's baseball stadium/command base was attacked by Superion and Defensor, Bruticus came to his aid. He quickly took out Defensor, damaging [[Hot Spot (G1)|Hot Spot]] and preventing the [[Protectobot (G1)|Protectobots]] from combining again. However, Superion blasted Brawl and Swindle away with his [[electrostatic discharger rifle]], allowing [[First Aid (G1)|First Aid]] and [[Streetwise (G1)|Streetwise]] to steal their places as Bruticus's legs and fly away with him. Brawl followed them, meagerly yelling for his enemies to wait up. {{storylink|Fight! Super Robot Lifeform Transformers issue 5|Fight! Super Robot Lifeform Transformers #5}}

The Combaticons were later sent to hunt down an escaped [[Battle Dog|puppy]] that Megatron had experimented on. Brawl was pretty happy when he got a few shots in on the fleeing animal, but was reprimanded by [[Onslaught (G1)|Onslaught]] as they were supposed to capture it alive. [[Powerglide (G1)|Powerglide]] soon showed up to save the dog, and using its energy, he and the [[Mini-Vehicle]]s defeated the Combaticons. {{storylink|Fight! Super Robot Lifeform Transformers issue 8|Fight! Super Robot Lifeform Transformers #8}}

=====''The Story of Super Robot Lifeforms: The Transformers''=====
In the year [[2010]], Brawl participated in a Decepticon attack on the planet Feminia. He and his team merged into Bruticus in order to battle alongside Menasor and Devastator against their Autobot counterparts Superion, Defensor and Omega Supreme. The fight was fairly evenly matched until Galvatron called up his ace-in-the-hole, [[Predaking (G1)|Predaking]], whose power was unmatched by any of the Autobots... except for the [[Omnibot (G1)|Omnibots]], who essentially tied Predaking's shoelaces together until he fell over, straight into Bruticus and his chums, sending them all toppling to the ground and knocking them to bits. {{storylink|The Story of Super Robot Lifeforms: The Transformers issue 5|The Story of Super Robot Lifeforms: The Transformers #5}}
{{note|Brawl only appears as a component of Bruticus}}

=====''The Great Transformer War''=====
Galvatron kidnapped Doctor [[Dalton]] of [[Eran]] to upgrade the might of his combiner warriors. When the Autobot combiners arrived to save Dalton, Brawl and his teammates were deployed at high speeds from Onslaught's launcher mode. They met Superion in mid-air, and the force of their deployment enabled the combiner teams to tear him apart. The Combaticons then merged into Bruticus to move in for the kill. They were ultimately outwitted by the Autobots, however, who rescued Dalton and safely returned to Metroplex. {{storylink|The Great Transformer War issue 1|The Great Transformer War #1}}

=====''Super-God Masterforce'' comic=====
Brawl formed the right leg of [[Scramble 7]], a Decepticon combiner using various combiner team members in a supposedly "ideal" configuration. Scramble 7 attacked the Autobot base on [[Athenia]], but was defeated by [[Ginrai (human)|Super Ginrai]], [[Lightfoot (G1)|Lightfoot]] and [[Ranger]] thanks to their use of [[Chōkon Power]]. {{storylink|The Battle Begins! The Earth-Space Alliance Army}}

=====''Zone'' comic=====
Seeking to create a [[Decepticon Zone]] to counter the [[Micro|Autobot Zone]], [[Emperor of Destruction|Decepticon Emperor]] [[Violengiguar]] gathered together the [[Nine Great Demon Generals]], upgrading them with powerful new armor and weaponry, then sent them forth to conquer planets. Brawl was of those summoned, but only as part of Bruticus. {{storylink|Fight! Super Robot Lifeform Transformers: Zone (manga)|Zone}}

====''Wings Universe''====
{{Wingsnote}}
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Brawl was part of an Autobot [[Elite Guard]] special ops unit created by [[Magnum]] to take out the various [[Decepticon Warlord|leaders]] of the new Decepticon faction, in the hopes of ending the war quickly. He was assigned to the "Combaticons" as their Ground Assault specialist. {{storylink|The Coming Storm: Part 2}}

Before they could get started on their primary mission, however, the [[Autobot High Council]] had a more...diplomatic mission for the Elite Guard. Teamed with their fellow squad, [[Metalhawk (G1)|Metalhawk]]'s Strike Team, Brawl and the Combaticons were to make contact with an archeological team heralded by [[Alpha Trion]] as responsible for one of the greatest finds of recent history. Brawl had little interest in the old bot's preaching, and he spent the mission briefing drawing little cartoon bombs and explosions on the sheet in front of him. When the Councilbot started talking about demolition work, though, Brawl suddenly became more interested in the job.

Out at [[Median]], they found the mission was even more complicated than Alpha Trion let on. Dig coordinator [[Flip Sides (G1)|Flipsides]] explained how they had uncovered a massively powerful artifact known as the [[Heart of the Dragon]], and the Decepticons had already become aware of it. Brawl and the Elite Guard began fortifying the town to [[Onslaught (G1)|Onslaught]]'s specifications to resist attack. Although he preferred DEstruction over CONstruction, Brawl still got to make a lot of noise setting up the barricades, so he enjoyed the work immensely. When [[Dion (G1)|Dion]] of the Strike Team commented how he sometimes missed his truck mode after seeing Brawl in action, the gruff Combaticon laid out his credo for life: ''Reformatting's for wimps.'' Oh, and ''"Aim for the mouth, so's you don't have to talk to them."'' One bot, many credos.

When the attack came, Brawl operated on the second line of defense with Onslaught, [[Vortex (G1)|Vortex]] and the Strike Team's weaponry expert, [[Ironfist (G1)|Ironfist]]. Once the Decepticon [[Stormtrooper (G1)|Stormtrooper]]s made it through the first line, however, it became a game of cybercat and ironmouse, as the 'Cons split up and used sensor ghosts to send the Elite Guard chasing their tails. By the time Brawl even got a clean shot at one of 'em, the Decepticons had already secured their objective and were speeding back to base.

The Elite Guard pursued them and managed to infiltrate the Stormtroopers' transforming mobile fortress, the [[Metrotitan (G1)|Metrotitan]]. They were forced to confront [[Brimstone (G1 Decepticon)|Brimstone]], a tiny but powerful Transformer brought to life by the Heart of the Dragon. His fiery breath decoupled molecules, sending even Brawl scurrying for cover. Despite said scurrying, Brawl was uncomfortable with leaving Brimstone to burn himself out like the turncoat Stormtrooper [[Drench (G1)|Drench]] suggested. One can only hope the massive explosion that consumed Brimstone and leveled the Metrotitan was enough to satisfy Brawl's battlelust. {{storylink|Flames of Yesterday}}

Over the following weeks, the Combaticons and Strike Team continued working together on co-assigned missions against the Decepticon hierarchy. Although they bonded on a personal level, the Combaticons were aware Metalhawk's team was a bit more...squeamish about the duties of war than they were. When they captured a [[Warrior|Decepticon cubeformer soldier]], for instance, Brawl tortured the unwilling informant away from the Strike Team to get the information they needed, and Onslaught concocted a story about a suicide implant to explain the Con's demise. After successfully assassinating Decepticon field leader [[Shadowcaster]], the Combaticons remained in the field to search for more information. They got more than they bargained for and were captured by [[Deathsaurus (G1)|Deathsaurus]]'s forces. {{storylink|The Coming Storm: Part 3}}

Brawl and the Combaticons were isolated behind Oan energy bars, although Brawl was stubborn enough to constantly try and force his way past the unbreakable bars, until his exo-structure was smoldering with the feedback. They were brought before Deathsaurus, who slyly began to manipulate the Special Ops Team into becoming true "Combaticons" under the Decepticon banner. A personal touch was added to sway every Combaticon, but for Brawl he needed to do little more than suggest he ''needed'' help from the Elite Guard in order to fight. That was all it took to make Brawl determined to destroy the Elite Guard just to prove Deathsaurus wrong. Brawl...not very bright. {{storylink|The Coming Storm: Part 4}}

The Combaticons led an assault on Elite Guard headquarters with Deathsaurus's forces and unveiled the modifications their new commander had fitted them with: combination technology to form the big, bad, battlin' [[Bruticus (G1)|Bruticus]]! {{storylink|The Coming Storm: Part 5}} Bruticus managed to slaughter pretty much all of the Guard before [[Dion (G1)|Dion]] blinded the giant, forcing them to separate. They headed back to Deathsaurus's base for repairs. {{storylink|The Coming Storm: Part 6}}

Repairs proceeded, but the Combaticons were startled to learn that Deathsaurus could force them to combine into Bruticus at will. {{storylink|Battle Lines, Part 1}} {{storylink|Battle Lines, Part 2}} They still turned out to help defend the base against the remnants of the Elite Guard. Brawl started bashing [[Kup (G1)/Generation 1 cartoon continuity|Kup]] around, and finally the moment he'd been waiting impatiently for came — the Combaticons began to merge... and were promptly blasted. {{storylink|Battle Lines, Part 3}} When it turned out they'd been blasted by more survivors of the Elite Guard massacre, Brawl announced they'd have to have another go at killing them all, but sadly Blast Off was indisposed, so they couldn't form Bruticus. During the end of the battle retreat, Brawl pointed out that Blast Off was still missing, and it delayed the team long enough for the Elite Guard to capture them. {{storylink|Battle Lines, Part 4}}

In the hands of the compromised [[Gyronian Sentry|Gyronian Sentry Team]], the Combaticons were whisked away to Deathsaurus's fortress, now under Megatron's control. Though Megatron gave them the option, none of them cared to help Deathsaurus, and they were imprisoned and their personality components subsequently interred in the Decepticon Detention Center. {{storylink|Battle Lines, Part 5}}

===Marvel Comics continuity===
====Marvel ''The Transformers'' comics====
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''[[Buster Witwicky (G1)|Buster Witwicky]], who had held the power of the [[Matrix of Leadership|Creation Matrix]] inside his mind, once experienced nightmares of strange new Transformers, [[Special Teams]] with the ability to merge into a giants. Brawl and his Combaticon teammates appeared in one of Buster's earlier dreams, before he sought help from the Autobots. In order to process the information his subconscious was feeding him, Buster linked his mind with [[Optimus Prime (G1)/Marvel Comics continuity|Optimus Prime]], so that the next dream came through far clearer than the previous ones. Together, they saw into the near future, where Brawl and the Combaticons encountered the Autobots at the [[Pullen Power Plant]]. Here, the Combaticons joined forces with the [[Stunticon (G1)|Stunticons]] against their Autobot counterparts, the [[Protectobot (G1)|Protectobots]] and [[Aerialbot (G1)|Aerialbots]]. The Combaticons fought together as Bruticus, but were defeated by the teamwork shown by Autobot gestalts [[Superion (G1)|Superion]] and [[Defensor (G1)|Defensor]]. After Prime and Buster awoke, the Autobots immediately went to work designing these new warriors. Thanks to [[Soundwave (G1)/Marvel Comics continuity|Soundwave]]'s hacking skills, however, [[Megatron (G1)/Marvel Comics continuity|Megatron]] and [[Shockwave (G1)/Marvel Comics continuity|Shockwave]] also saw the visions and began working on their own Special Teams.'' {{storylink|The Special Teams Have Arrived}} {{storylink|Second Generation!}}

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On his first mission on Earth, Brawl was sent with the Combaticons and [[Megatron (G1)/Marvel Comics continuity|Megatron]] to steal a [[hydrothermocline]] device from [[Energy Futures Industries]]. When they arrived, they were met by Optimus Prime and the [[Protectobot (G1)|Protectobots]], laying in wait for them. Brawl combined with his team to form Bruticus, but before the giant got a chance to brawl with [[Defensor (G1)|Defensor]], [[Ethan Zachary|a human]] suggested that they'd play a [[Multi-World|video game]] over the plant instead. Optimus Prime and Megatron both agreed, and Brawl was sent into the video game along with the other Combaticons, Protectobots, and faction leaders. Brawl teamed up with [[Swindle (G1)|Swindle]] to destroy [[Streetwise (G1)|Streetwise]] and [[First Aid (G1)|First Aid]] in the "Vineland" area of the game. However, they were tripped up by a bunch of vine creatures, [[Decrystallizer cannon|crystallized]], and blown to smithereens. Game over. {{storylink|Afterdeath!}} ''These events were observed by the [[time travel]]ling [[Dicet Alpha-zero]].'' {{storylink|The Quest!}}

[[File:GonebutNotForgotten Brawlheadcrush.JPG|thumb|"MEGATRON... PLEASE, NO!! I... CAN'T BREA... WAIT!! I... HAVE A... MOU..." *krunnk*]]
Unluckily for him, Brawl learned nothing about caution from this experience. A few days later, he mouthed off at Megatron, telling him to get over the fact that Optimus Prime had died by someone else's hands. Megatron proceeded to pop Brawl's head like a ripe melon and throw his deactivated body into a wall. {{storylink|Gone but Not Forgotten!}}

''He got better. On a later mission, Soundwave and the Combaticons were commissioned with destroying the inactive super-Decepticon known as [[Galvatron (G1)|Galvatron]], who had been trapped inside the lava flow of an active volcano, preserving him like a fly in amber. Shockwave, who had been commanding the Combaticons ever since Megatron was believed dead in a [[space bridge]] accident, nevertheless saw Galvatron as a potential threat to his command, and wanted him eliminated permanently. Vortex and the others were to set up explosive charges around the mouth, burying the future warrior forever. Their plans were waylaid by a group of human females, who used up most of the explosives against the Combaticons. The Decepticons were then forced to retreat once [[Blaster (G1)|Blaster]] and the [[Throttlebot]]s arrived to back-up the humans, but they swore vengeance for the interference.'' {{storylink|Ladies' Night (issue)|Ladies' Night}}

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After chasing the Throttlebots around, the Combaticons eventually attacked them in a car lot, and Brawl got into another fight with the Protectobots as they arrived on the scene. Blaster stopped him from shooting [[Hot Spot (G1)|Hot Spot]] in the back, and the Combaticons were eventually forced to retreat. {{storylink|Used Autobots}} Shortly afterwards, the group decided to ambush the Protectobots on their way to the [[Ark (G1)|Ark]]. They failed to take the Autobots completely by surprise as Hot Spot recognized Brawl's tank tracks on the ground, and the ensuing battle quickly led to the groups combining. Bruticus claimed victory over Defensor with his brute strength, but was soon tricked and broken into his component parts by Blaster. {{storylink|Child's Play (issue)|Child's Play}}

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Brawl was amongst the large number of Decepticons who ambushed the Autobots on the [[Moon (moon)|Moon]], only to be beaten back by Blaster and [[Grimlock (G1)/Marvel Comics continuity|Grimlock]]. {{storylink|Totaled!}}

''Eventually, the Combaticons fell under the command of [[Scorponok (G1)|Scorponok]]. On his orders, Brawl's team staged a raid on the [[Rutter U.S. Military Base]]. There, they secured two armed warheads and components from an advanced guidance computer. The Protectobots intervened part-way through the theft, but once Blast Off cleared the area with the loot, the rest of the team used hit-and-run tactics to fend their rivals off, eventually managing their own getaway.''

''Afterwards, the remaining Combaticons went to check on [[Darkwing (G1)|Darkwing]] and [[Dreadwind (G1)|Dreadwind]]'s progress at [[Alternate Reality, Inc.]], where Scorponok had likewise tasked them to steal a [[floppy disk]] containing a back-up copy of Optimus Prime's mind. They found [[Defensor (G1)|Defensor]] about to shoot the jets out of the sky, and blasted the Combiner in the back, crippling him before he could pull the trigger. With the mission a success, Brawl's group then made themselves scarce.'' {{storylink|Prime Bomb!}}

====''Transformers Comic-Magazin''====
When the Decepticons engaged in many attempts at obtaining Earth's energy resources around the globe, Brawl and the Combaticons joined forces as Bruticus to battle Superion. {{storylink|Transformers Comic-Magazin issue 11|Transformers in Action: He Who Laughs Last ...}}

====Marvel ''Generation 2'' comic====
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Brawl was among the Decepticons preparing to charge into battle against the [[Cybertronian (faction)|Cybertronian Empire]]. The skirmish ended with the Decepticons soundly defeated. {{storylink|New Dawn}} He was later with his fellow Combaticons attempting to defend the [[Warworld]] against boarders. The enemy managed to overrun the vessel. {{storylink|Total War!}}

===The Special Teams===
Brawl and the rest of the Combaticons were created by Starscream on a remote Pacific island, by combining military vehicles with Energon cubes. They then drove to the [[Pullen Power Plant]], passing Optimus Prime en route, though the Autobot leader was none-the-wiser to the Decepticons in disguise. Onslaught, Brawl and Swindle arrived first on the battlefield, coming upon Menasor already engaged in battle with Defensor. Onslaught then ordered to rest of his team to merge with him to form Bruticus. {{storylink|The Special Teams}}

===Ladybird Books continuity===
Brawl was damaged trying to breach [[Metroplex (G1)|Metroplex]]'s defenses. He was towed in for repairs by Onslaught and the Decepticon recovery crew. {{storylink|Decepticon Hideout}}

===Battle Beneath the Ice===
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Brawl joined his fellow Combaticons, Vortex and Blast Off, in searching for a city the humans had found hidden beneath the ice. After a brief battle with the Aerialbots, both sides learned that the [[city-dweller]]s were dangerous to Autobot and Decepticon alike, and joined forced against the [[Watcher]] and his ilk. [[Hot Rod (G1)|Hot Rod]] and the Aerialbots complied with the truce, allowing Brawl and the Combaticons to leave unmolested once everything was over. {{storylink|Battle Beneath the Ice}}

===St. Michael ''The Transformers'' Sticker Book===
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Brawl and the rest of the Combaticons served under [[Galvatron (G1)|Galvatron]] on a Decepticon ship, when they managed to shoot down the ship being captained by Ultra Magnus. After the Autobots crash-landed on planet [[Barrenikon]], the Decepticons landed their ship nearby to finish off their enemies. In the many possible adventures that followed, Brawl and the other Decepticons often underestimated you, which often led to them losing to the Autobots, leaving them either stranded on Barrenikon, or fleeing after they received too much damage. That is, if you somehow didn't get yourself killed at their hands. {{storylink|The Transformers Sticker Book (St. Michael)|The Transformers Sticker Book}}

===Dreamwave ''Generation One'' continuity===
[[File:Brawltww.jpg|left|upright=0.85|thumb|This... is my BOOMSTICK!]]
Brawl participated in [[Shockwave (G1)|Shockwave]]'s siege on [[Iacon (polity)|Iacon]] {{storylink|The War Within issue 2|The War Within #2}} and, upon arrival, quickly shifted to his tank mode to rain down firepower onto the Autobot stronghold. {{storylink|The War Within issue 3|The War Within #3}} He was joined by fellow heavy-artillery 'bots, [[Quake (G1)|Quake]] and [[Onslaught (G1)|Onslaught]] in his assault. {{storylink|The War Within issue 4|The War Within #4}} Brawl was on the front lines of the Decepticon army when they finally managed to penetrate the last of the Autobots' defenses. {{storylink|The War Within issue 5|The War Within #5}}

During the Dark Ages, when Optimus Prime and Megatron both disappeared into a prototype space-bridge, both factions splintered into several sub-groups. During this time, footage of Brawl's part in the Iacon attack was reviewed by Prowl in preparation for attacks on multiple fronts. {{storylink|Fragmentation (G1)|Fragmentation}} As part of a combiner group, Brawl's actions were somewhat limited by the [[Crisis Intervention Accord]]; it is unknown how he occupied his time while the Accord was in place. {{storylink|Devastation (issue)|Devastation}}

Millions of years later, the Combaticons were considered war criminals and held in the detention blocks on Cybertron. {{storylink|Cold War (issue)|Cold War}} Starscream arranged to have them released and brought to Earth as his own private brigade, absconding from Cybertron as Shockwave's regime was being overthrown by the Autobots. {{storylink|Revelation (War and Peace)|Revelation}}

Returning to the ''[[Nemesis (G1)|Nemesis]]'' via an uncooperative [[Sky Lynx (G1)|Sky Lynx]], Starscream realized he needed to take parts from the Autobots' [[Ark (G1)|Ark]] if he ever hoped to get the ''Nemesis'' flying again, and for that he needed considerable firepower. Fortunately, there was a nearby abandoned military testing ground from which the Combaticons could scan Earth-based alternate modes. {{storylink|Black Sunshine}} When the attack on the ''Ark'' was launched, the Autobots had little problem defending against the first wave, successfully capturing [[Soundwave (G1)|Soundwave]], [[Skywarp (G1)|Skywarp]] and [[Thundercracker (G1)|Thundercracker]], but several of the Autobots were soundly beaten when the Combaticons showed up and combined into the mighty Bruticus. The behemoth attacked the ''Ark'' freeing his Decepticon compatriots before going after [[Brawn (G1)|Brawn]] and [[Ratchet (G1)|Ratchet]]. Unfortunately, the Autobots activated their ship's self-destruct before escaping, damaging the Combaticons in the resulting explosion. {{storylink|Night of the Combaticons}}

Damaged or not, the Combaticons soon had to face a powerful enemy when the crazed zealot [[Sunstorm (G1)|Sunstorm]] appeared on Earth, but before they could attack him, Bruticus' head was blown apart by [[Cliffjumper (G1)|Cliffjumper]] in the Autobot supply ship ''[[Orion]]''. In the aftermath, Bruticus's barely-conscious body was battered upon by an angry Brawn. {{storylink|Black Sunshine}} Starscream was forced into an alliance with the Autobots to save his neck, and the Combaticons were partially recharged as released as part of the arrangement. {{storylink|Skyfire (issue)|Skyfire}}

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The repaired Combaticons were brought to Guadalcanal where they could hone their somewhat lackluster combat skills and listen to Starscream's long-winded aspirations of glory. When Swindle commented on Starscream's mental state, Brawl agreed, stating that he'd like to pull the Air Commander's cerebro circuits straight out of his faceplate so they could get a better look at them. Starscream overheard their conversation, but let it pass in order for them to fight the magnificent Autobot [[Sky Lynx (G1)|Sky Lynx]]. Unfortunately, the Combaticons did not fare well when the crafty Autobot split into his two forms, with Brawl and Onslaught nearly crushed by the Lynx's right paw.

This was the least of their troubles, however, as [[Predaking (G1)|Predaking]] showed up as soon as Sky Lynx was deactivated. This encounter also did not end well. {{storylink|The Route of All Evil}}

===''G.I. Joe vs. the Transformers''===
As part of [[Serpentor|Serpent O.R.]]'s forces, Brawl defended the newly unified Decepticon army's base against a combined Autobot/[[G.I. Joe (team)|G.I. Joe]] strike force. {{storylink|The Art of War issue 5|The Art of War #5}}

===''The Beast Within''===
During an all-out Decepticon offensive, Brawn helped the Predacons battle the Dinobots. When the Dinobots combined into their gestalt form, Brawl combined with his fellow Combaticons in order to square off against [[Beast (G1)|The Beast]]. {{storylink|The Beast Within}}
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===2005 IDW continuity===
{{First|[[Spotlight: Arcee]]}}
[[File:Autocracy12-BrawlOnslaughtSkullgrinBlitzwing.jpg|left|thumb|upright=1.66|"C'mon! Us tank 'Cons gotta stick together!"]]
Early in the war, Brawl defended the [[Citadel (building)|Citadel]] from the Autobots as part of Blitzwing's unit and was ordered with [[Onslaught (G1)|Onslaught]] and [[Skullgrin]] to contain the Autobot forces. He got crushed by the [[Dinobot (G1)|Dynobots]] soon after the order. {{storylink|Endgame}} Together with the other Combaticons he left Cybertron rather than suffer [[Scorponok (G1)|Scorponok]]'s leadership, and they made their way to the [[Presidium (planet)|Presidium]] to steal a weapons cache for their own use. Inside the vault was not weapons, however, but [[Starscream (G1)/2005 IDW continuity|Starscream]] who offered the Combaticons payment to return to the fold now that [[Megatron (G1)/2005 IDW continuity|Megatron]] was back. {{storylink|Primacy issue 2|Primacy #2}} They accepted and returned to Cybertron to participate in Megatron's attack on [[Iacon (polity)|Iacon]]. {{storylink|Primacy issue 3|Primacy #3}}

[[File:Spotlight Arcee Arcee hits Brawl.jpg|thumb|right|It was the easiest way to kick Bruticus in the shin.]]
Brawl was a member of the Combaticon tactical unit under the command of [[Banzai-Tron (G1)|Banzai-Tron]]'s [[Decepticon Secret Service]] and helped capture the [[Pretender Monster|"gestalt" transformers]] being held in the [[Garrus-9]] detention facility. He loved killing things: "''We aim to maim!''" Presumably, he was not particularly keen on being maimed himself, as he was impaled by [[Arcee (G1)/2005 IDW continuity|Arcee]]'s twin saber blades. {{storylink|Spotlight: Arcee}}

After a deal was negotiated between Arcee and Banzai-Tron, Brawl and the other Combaticons later helped her in an attempt to recapture [[Monstructor (G1)|Monstructor]] (who had been stolen by [[Jhiaxus (G2)|Jhiaxus]] and [[Nova Prime|Nemesis Prime's]] forces), though the insane Autobot disappeared mid-battle. {{storylink|Spotlight: Sideswipe}}

[[File:Land Ironclads Brawl misses Swindle.jpg|thumb|left|upright=1.0|"Seriously, I'd give up my personality component to have him back."]]
Years later, most of the Combaticons were left stranded and energon-less on Earth following a failed invasion. They were hired by [[North Korea]]n leader [[Kim Jong Du]] to lead an attack on the [[South Korea|South]]. Brawl, Onslaught and Vortex destroyed a South Korean outpost on the border of the DMZ to this end. {{storylink|International Incident Part 1: "The Land Ironclads"|The Land Ironclads}} They chafed under Kim's leadership, but unlike them, the Koreans knew how to produce [[energon]], so they had no choice but to obey. Inevitably, the Autobots showed up to stop the Combaticons from getting involved with human conflicts, but were forced to stay in their vehicle modes for the battle. Car modes and [[Skywatch]] [[crash suit]]s were hardly a match for a tank like Brawl, and the Combaticons got away. {{storylink|International Incident Part 2: "Ranks of Bronze"|Ranks of Bronze}}

While Brawl and his teammates were celebrating their victory, the Autobots returned, and this time they had no problems with transforming. Without exclusive access to robot modes, the Combaticons were outnumbered, with Brawl having to deal with [[Jazz (G1)/2005 IDW continuity|Jazz]] and [[Prowl (G1)/2005 IDW continuity|Prowl]] simultaneously. {{storylink|International Incident Part 3: "Hawk Among the Sparrows"|Hawk Among the Sparrows}} He soon found himself defeated and tied up whilst the Autobots dealt with both the [[Predacon (G1)|Predacons]] and a [[Russia]]n [[Nuclear weapon|nuke]] sent to wipe them all out. While they made sure to destroy the North Korean energon facilities, the Autobots couldn't take prisoners at the time, and so the Combaticons were presumably set free. {{storylink|International Incident Part 4: "All My Sins Remembered"|All My Sins Remembered}}

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Several months later, Brawl and [[Swindle (G1)|Swindle]] attacked Prowl as he investigated some sensitive issues. He wasn't worried when [[Streetwise (G1)|Streetwise]] came to Prowl's rescue, since the Autobots could never penetrate his armor plating in tank mode, but was defeated and captured after Prowl fired a shot straight through his barrel. Stuck in a state of mid-transformation, he was brought to the Autobot base and interrogated as to who sent him. Brawl insisted that it was all him, but when pressed for information, a failsafe installed in his body by Swindle activated and fused the Autobots' [[Suppressor (device)|suppressors]] to his neural net, sending him into nigh-[[stasis lock]]. {{storylink|Police Action Part 2: Only Forward|Only Forward}} {{storylink|Police Action Part 3: A Second Chance at Eden|A Second Chance at Eden}}

Brawl was eventually cured and brought home to a reformatted Cybertron, where he was brought by Starscream with a bunch of other Cybertronians to pressure Prowl into revealing one of his secret discoveries below ground. Later underground, they witnessed a [[Titan (group)|Titan]] declare that Starscream was the Cybertronian destined to unite their whole race. He and the other Cybertronians celebrated afterwards with Starscream. {{storylink|Primus: All Good Things}} When Megatron returned from a long absence only to be captured by the Autobots, Brawl and the other Decepticons started a riot and assaulted the Autobot prison, rescuing him. {{storylink|The Verge}}

In the wake of Megatron's defection to the Autobots, [[Galvatron (G1)/2005 IDW continuity|Galvatron]] and [[Soundwave (G1)/2005 IDW continuity|Soundwave]] took command of the Decepticons and led them back to Earth, where they formed an alliance with [[Earth Defense Command]] against the Autobots. {{storylink|Earthfall Part 1: Hello Cruel World|Hello Cruel World}} Once [[Optimus Prime (G1)/2005 IDW continuity|Optimus Prime]]'s arrived with a team of Autobots, Brawl and the others confronted them at the town of [[Poverty Flat]], passing themselves off as United States military vehicles to the locals. {{storylink|Earthfall Part 2: Detonation Boulevard|Detonation Boulevard}} This attempt at secrecy was foiled when the Autobots brought in a defected [[Devastator (G1)|Devastator]], forcing the EDC to teleport the Decepticons out of there. {{storylink|Earthfall Part 3: The Mind Bomb|The Mind Bomb}} The Decepticons clashed with the Autobots again at the EDC's [[Marshall Islands|Bikini Atoll]] base in a battle that ended with massive damage to their [[Nemesis (G1)|ship]]. {{storylink|Earthfall Part 5: I Dream of Wires|I Dream of Wires}}

[[File:SouthOfHeaven-BrawlLaserbeakBuzzsaw.jpg|thumb|left|upright=1.8|Brawl's secret love for the song "I'm Like A Bird" is revealed.]]
Brawl joined Soundwave's group in visiting the satellite commune that the humans were building for them near Jupiter, but found himself the source of many of [[Laserbeak (G1)|Laserbeak]] and [[Buzzsaw (G1)|Buzzsaw]]'s jokes due to his unease floating around in zero-gravity. {{storylink|South of Heaven}} He took a shuttle back to Cybertron with [[Needlenose (G1)|Needlenose]] to make contact with the disgruntled Decepticons and teamed up with [[Dreadwing (G2)|Dreadwing]], and proceeded to whip up anger and intimidate Camien evangelists. Brawl told Dreadwing that Galvatron was the leader they should've ''always'' had, but during a bar conversation with their new ally, Brawl found himself increasingly angry that Needlenose kept talking about negotiations, soft power, and communes. He overturned their table and got cheers from the crowd as he yelled that the Decepticons should just ''take'' "what is ours", from equality to whole planets. (Then, being a dick, he asked Needlenose to buy replacements for the drinks he'd just spilled.) {{storylink|The Transgressors}}

Remaining on Cybertron, Brawl started hanging out with his fellow Combaticon teammates again as they stewed over Starscream's leadership and his attempts to sweep the past aside. {{storylink|The Will of the Few}} On [[Chosen One Day]], Brawl and the guys bought Onslaught a brand new grenade to show him they cared. {{storylink|Choose Me}}

[[File:Perihelion-BrawlShoulderTackleArcee.jpg|thumb|right|upright=1.8|That's for [[:File:Spotlight Arcee Arcee hits Brawl.jpg|THIS]]!!!!]]
Following a Decepticon rally, Brawl and his fellow Galvatron loyalists approached Starscream about getting unfettered access to the space bridge for their people. {{storylink|Conquerors Part 1: Aphelion|Aphelion}} That night, they led a Decepticon march through Iacon Spaceport 1. After blasting Needlenose's interfering brother [[Tracks (G1)|Tracks]], Brawl and the other Decepticons used the bridge to travel to the ''Ark-7'', where they confronted the Autobots trapped inside Blackrock's force field. {{storylink|Conquerors Part 2: Lagrange|Lagrange}} Brawl battered Arcee into shutdown, then walked into the captured bridge and casually shot the defeated [[Sideswipe (G1)|Sideswipe]]. Then he cut into Needlenose's call to Soundwave and explained the ''real'' reason for all this: Galvatron wanted them to invade Earth and all that "peace" and "alliances" talk was bunk. The ''Ark-7'' was crashed into [[Shanghai]] and the Decepticons all fell into line with Galvatron, with Brawl cheerily telling Needlenose he was glad the guy hadn't gone soft after all. NOW LET'S KILL SOME HUMANS!

When the Autobots abruptly arrived {{storylink|Conquerors Part 4: Perihelion|Perihelion}} Brawl ecstatically threw himself into the fray. However, the [[Earth Defense Command]]'s "[[mindbomb]]" felled him within the first minute, the [[People's Liberation Army Mecha Force|Chinese Mecha Force]] began tearing through the Decepticons, and all his team either fled to Soundwave or, in Galvatron's case, teleported out. Brawl was taken through the space bridge by [[Ironhide (G1)/2005 IDW continuity|Ironhide]], but began fighting his way through the Autobots in a panic and reignited the fight at the other end. Barely surviving an attack by Devastator, he was able to slip away. {{storylink|All Hail Optimus Part 1: Once Upon a Time on Earth|Once Upon a Time on Earth}}

While Onslaught was busy trying to find Swindle's body, Vortex and Brawl took several odd jobs to pay for their home and Engex. He showed particular annoyance when Blast Off went out as well, given that their client was found by Blast Off. {{storylink|07:00:00}} During the riots, Vortex and Brawl took Engex bets on whether or not Blast Off was alive; Vortex won the bet and added that today was a good day for the Combaticons as a whole. When Onslaught took Blast Off for debriefing, Vortex threatened that he and Brawl would go on without them, though it proved just to be hot air. {{storylink|Applicable Skills}}

[[File:TheLineBetweenUs CombaticonsAntespace.jpg|thumb|left|upright=1.8]]
When Blast Off eventually found the location of Swindle's body, he and Onslaught went after Rattrap. They soon met up with Blast Off and Vortex, who had learned from Wheeljack that Swindle was brain dead and his body was being held deep inside Metroplex. After being led to Swindle, {{storylink|Things We Said We'd Never Do}} Onslaught used the [[Enigma of Combination]] to fuse all of the Combaticons into [[Bruticus (G1)|Bruticus]]. However, due to Swindle's brain dead mind, Bruticus was incredibly unstable, and Brawl initially panicked from Swindle's pain of being shot. Regardless, Brawl, Vortex and Onslaught all began reveling in their new-found power despite Blast Off's reservation regarding their actions. Soon the gestalt was defeated, and Brawl passed out on the pavement. {{storylink|The Line Between Us}}

Brawl and the other Combaticons were imprisoned and awaiting trial, though Ironhide was reluctant to prosecute them if their mental scarring proved too great. {{storylink|Ping}} The Combaticons were still comatose when Starscream told the [[Jungle Planet (colony)|Eukarian]] [[Mnemosurgery|mnemosurgeon]] [[Airachnid (G1)|Airachnid]] to turn them to his side as one of his combiners. Because the Combaticons' minds had imprinted on each other during their combination, Airachnid found them more susceptible to the process, and thus had them believe that they had always been working for Starscream, using the aware-of-the-manipulation Blast Off to cover any holes in the story. As a result, Brawl and the others were made to believe that they had been Starscream's secret and loyal bodyguards, and that their forming of Bruticus had been a last-ditch attempt to save Swindle's life with Starscream's approval. {{storylink|The Price of You}} Soon the Combaticons "resumed" their work of protecting Starscream, and on Onslaught's first day back Brawl prepared to take the night shift. {{storylink|If I Know You}}

[[File:TAAO Annual Brawl Fears.jpg|right|220px|thumb|Brawl singlehandedly doubles his character development within a single page.]]
Brawl was among the security detail for the ceremony to welcome Earth into the Council of Worlds. When [[Iron Ring|a group of human assailants]] attacked, he mobilised to fight back and evacuate Starscream. {{storylink|First Strike issue 1|First Strike #1}}

During her campaign for the role of Cybertron's leadership, Windblade invited people to speak with her one-on-one, Brawl was an unexpected speaker. Admitting that he was now afraid of dying because of the near-death experience caused by the forming of Bruticus, Brawl told Windblade he didn't want the war to start over and that she was the best candidate to prevent that from happening. During the final debate, Starscream revealed all of his crimes to the public, including the manipulation of the Combaticons. As a result, Brawl and the other Combaticons were imprisoned for their rampage as Bruticus. {{storylink|The Chosen One}}

===''Transformers: All Spark''===
{{charstubfiction|{{storylink|Another Episode, Part 1}} {{storylink|Another Episode, Part 2}}}}

===''Kre-O'' online manga===
Summoned by Starscream to act as his elite squad (whose first mission, of course, was to overthrow [[Megatron (Kre-O)|Megatron]]), Brawl rolled onto the scene alongside [[Onslaught (G1)|Onslaught]], [[Swindle (G1)|Swindle]], and a repainted [[Vortex (G1)|Vortex]]. When Onslaught boasted that they could leave the strategy to him, Brawl declared that he'd handle the destroying. Like Onslaught and Swindle, Brawl was irritated when Vortex offered to stay behind and guard the base. When the Combaticons combined into Bruticus, Vortex constant worry for the base's safety compelled the team to withdraw. Shortly after, Starscream, under imminent threat of a beating from Megatron, contacted the team to demand to know where they were, Brawl joined his teammates in happily informing their illustrious leader they were all protecting the base together. Aww. {{Storylink|New Military Unit Combaticon! Bruticus, Combine!}}

===''Transformers vs. G.I. Joe''===
The Combaticons infiltrated [[G.I. Joe (team)|G.I. Joe]] disguised as their vehicles, with Brawl taking on the form of a [[MOBAT]] tank. During the Decepticon-[[Cobra]] attack on the [[United Nations]], the Combaticons revealed themselves and combined into Bruticus to fight [[GIJONIN]]. {{storylink|Expelled from the Garden}}
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===''Prime Wars Trilogy'' marketing material===
The [[Combaticon (G1)#Prime Wars Trilogy marketing material|Combaticons]] fought multiple tours together. It's likely that the first one of these was when they all changed their alternate modes to Earth-based ones. {{storylink|Source:Combiner Wars pack-in comic bios|Decepticon Blast Off's bio}}

Brawl was often needled and frustrated by his fellow Combaticons in order to make better use of his focused battlefield fury. He often needed to be told important information multiple times, but he ''was'' learning from [[Onslaught (G1)#Prime Wars Trilogy marketing material|Onslaught]]. {{storylink|Source:Combiner Wars pack-in comic bios|Brawl's bio}}

The other Combaticons knew better than to trust [[Swindle (G1)#Prime Wars Trilogy marketing material|Swindle]] with ''anything''. {{storylink|Source:Combiner Wars pack-in comic bios|Swindle's bio}}

Bruticus as a combined form was created by [[Shockwave (G1)#Prime Wars Trilogy marketing material|Shockwave]] for the express purpose of pummeling Autobots. {{storylink|Shockwave (G1)/toys#Combiner Wars|Decepticon Shockwave's bio}}

[[Blast Off (G1)#Prime Wars Trilogy marketing material|Blast Off]] was captured at one point, leaving the team unable to form Bruticus. Eventually, they were reunited. {{storylink|Source:Combiner Wars pack-in comic bios|Decepticon Blast Off's bio}}

The Combaticons were posted on Cybertron during the [[Combiner Wars (event)|Combiner Wars]]. {{storylink|Source:Combiner Wars pack-in comic bios|Swindle's bio}}{{storylink|Source:Combiner Wars pack-in comic bios|Decepticon Blast Off's bio}}{{storylink|Source:Combiner Wars pack-in comic bios|Vortex's bio}}{{storylink|Source:Combiner Wars pack-in comic bios|Brawl's bio}}

===''Combiner Wars'' cartoon===
Brawl was among the Decepticon troops who bore witness to a pivotal duel between Optimus Prime and Megatron, one meant to end the war before the never-ending arms race between the two factions spiralled further out of control. {{storylink|Prelude to Transformers: Combiner Wars - Optimus Prime}}

===''Win If You Dare''===
{{charstubfiction|{{storylink|Transformers: Bumblebee - Win If You Dare|Win If You Dare}}}}

===2019 IDW continuity===
{{first|[[Constructicons Rising, Part 4|''Galaxies'' #4]]}}
[[File:WarsEndPartTwo Brawl.jpg|thumb|upright=0.8]]
At some point, Brawl posed in a group photo with many Cybertronians, including [[Blast Off (G1)|Blast Off]]. {{storylink|Open Comms}} As a member of [[The Rise]], Brawl came to pickup the [[Insecticon (G1)|Insecticons]] along with the [[Energon]] cubes they had produced off of [[Mayalx]] with [[Onslaught (G1)|Onslaught]], [[Vortex (G1)|Vortex]], and Blast Off. {{storylink|Constructicons Rising, Part 4}}

Back of Cybertron, [[Exarchon]] the Threefold Spark returned and recruited his old collaborator Shockwave at the Rise base. Brawl and the Combaticons decided to throw in with Exarchon rather than become smaller fish in the Decepticon army. {{storylink|War's End Part One}} The Combaticons deployed to meet a second Threefold Spark body, possessing [[Deathsaurus (G1)|Deathsaurus]], at a hidden base he had never shared with Shockwave. They agreed to serve as deterrence for any invaders while Exarchon finished his plans. Sure enough, [[Cyclonus (G1)|Cyclonus]] and a force of Decepticons led by [[Sixshot (G1)|Sixshot]] soon assaulted the canyon. {{storylink|War's End Part Two}} A group of Autobots became involved as well, but they all pulled back once the Combiner [[Devastator (G1)|Devastator]] arrived from deep space at Shockwave's call. Brawl and the others cautiously welcome Devastator, along with the Rise's other lieutenant [[Slipstream (G1)|Slipstream]] as reinforcements. Exarchon became greedy, however, and tried to impose his spark on Devastator rather than using him as an ally. {{storylink|War's End Part Three}} He failed, but it left the Constructicons disabled and useless as support. The Combaticons soon faced a united attack from the Autobots and Decepticons again. Exarchon was defeated, trapped in a Titan spark cage, which was then destroyed. Brawl and his cohorts were taken into Decepticon custody. {{storylink|War's End Part Four}}

===''My Little Pony/Transformers''===
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===Energon Universe===
[[File:TF2023 no. 9 – Onslaught & Brawl.jpg|thumb|left|upright=1.12|''10 Haunting Photos Taken Moments Before Disaster'']]
Brawl and the [[Combaticon (G1)|Combaticons]] chased down [[Elita One (G1)#Energon Universe|Elita One]] through a [[space bridge]], as [[Onslaught (G1)#Energon Universe|Onslaught]] commanded the team to form [[Bruticus (G1)|Bruticus]], the fembot shot the space bridge terminal with Brawl halfway through, bisecting the Combaticon at the waist. {{storylink|Transformers (2023) issue 9|Transformers #9}}

After the Autobots retreated and the Decepticons began repairing the space bridge, Onslaught dragged Brawl out of the way, assuring his comrade that he would be made whole soon. {{storylink|Transformers (2023) issue 10|Transformers #10}} Following the battle, a huge chunk of Cybertron fell into the ocean, but Brawl and Onslaught were rescued from the ensuing carnage by [[Astrotrain (G1)|Astrotrain]] and [[Starscream (G1)|Starscream]]. After being pulled aboard, Brawl corroborated Starscream's assertions of the Combaticons' penchant for violence. Later, the group returned to the crashed section of Cybertron and reunited with the remaining Combaticons. Brawl and Onslaught agreed with Starscream's assertions that [[Soundwave (G1)|Soundwave]] was an ill-fitting leader, Brawl asserting that he was a traitor for his plotting against [[Shockwave (G1)|Shockwave]]. The group then watched as Starscream slaughtered most of his human rescuers. {{storylink|Transformers (2023) issue 14|Transformers #14}}

Once the Combaticons were repaired, Starscream led them into battle against Soundwave, the quintet combining into Bruticus, {{storylink|Transformers (2023) issue 15|Transformers #15}} Who was then defeated by [[Devastator (G1)#Energon Universe|Devastator]]. {{storylink|Transformers (2023) issue 18|Transformers #18}} With [[Megatron (G1)#Energon Universe|Megatron]]'s return, Brawl fell in line. he then brought Astrotrain to him, whom Megatron had beaten severely, so that the newly repaired Starscream could execute the triple changer as punishment.{{storylink|Transformers (2023) issue 20|Transformers #20}}

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==Commercial appearances==
*Brawl, [[Onslaught (G1)|Onslaught]], and [[Swindle (G1)|Swindle]] were part of a Decepticon attack force that assaulted the Autobots' launch site. All three were rammed by Ultra Magnus in his vehicle mode as he entered the fray. {{storylink|Commercial/Generation 1#Ultra Magnus|Ultra Magnus commercial}}
*Brawl and the rest of the Combaticons charged down a ravine to face-off against [[Metroplex (G1)|Metroplex]]. As they neared him, the Combaticons combined into Bruticus and took to the skies. {{storylink|Commercial/Generation 1#Bruticus and Metroplex|Bruticus and Metroplex commercial}}
*Brawl was part of a massive battle between Kreons. He and the Combaticons combined into Bruticus to gain the advantage in battle, and then chased the Autobots off alongside [[Predaking (G1)|Predaking]]. {{storylink|Commercial#Kre-O|KRE-O Transformers Micro Changers and Combiners Construction Sets commercial}}

==Games==
===''Transformers Legends''===
Brawl was active in the Decepticon/Autobot war when [[Doctor Arkeville]] created [[Nemesis Prime (G1)|Nemesis Prime]]. He didn't take an active role when the Doctor's creation went on a rampage and was stopped by the [[Aerialbot (G1)|Aerialbots]] however. {{storylink|Nemesis Rising}} Brawl assisted [[Skullcruncher (G1)|Skullcruncher]] and [[Apeface]] in attacking the Autobots on Earth in an attempt to obtain the [[Key to the Plasma Energy Chamber]], but even with his help, the mission was a failure. {{storylink|Last Stand of the Earth Defense Command}}
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===''Angry Birds Transformers''===
{{main|King Pig#As Brawl}}
Brawl appears as one of the first unlockable characters. He is portrayed by King Pig. {{storylink|Angry Birds Transformers (mobile game)|Angry Birds Transformers}}

===''Transformers: Battle Tactics''===
[[File:BattleTacticsBrawl.jpg|thumb|400px|left|I could bend over to use my tank cannon, but this oversized gun is ''way'' better!]]
Brawl participated in battles against a variety of opponents, both Autobots and Decepticons. Sometimes there were many of him! He was a Rare character who could be recruited by collecting 160 units of Cybermetal, and 95 units of Transmetal. He was also a starter character for all players at a later point in the game. {{storylink|Transformers: Battle Tactics}}
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===''Transformers: Earth Wars''===
[[file: BrawlEarthWars.jpg|thumb|upright=1.75|Hey, no need for a giant gun on my back. I got a Grenade Launcher. And '''LOUD ROCKETS'''.]]

Brawl reckons he was built to make noise, and does his best to live up to that assertion, whether talking, shooting or just moving.
But the constant grating, clanking and booming irritates the coolant out of his fellow Decepticons. Even the other Combaticons dislike it.
Brawl's hair-trigger temper makes him even less fun to be around, but at least his arrival on the battlefield has been known to paralyze enemies with mind-numbing fear. {{storylink|Transformers: Earth Wars|Brawl Bio}}

Brawl is one of warriors on Earth alongside his fellow Combaticons. He's probably jealous that [[Swindle (G1)|Swindle]] got to Earth first before him. {{storylink|Transformers: Earth Wars}}

When Swindle gets wind that the Autobots are on the move to a signal in the Arctic, he and Brawl try to head there themselves. Brawl, as usual, makes himself REALLY loud by shouting, As usual. Swindle tells him to shut up or at least be more quiet, until Starscream comes and finds out about Swindle's plan, and leads the operation himself. Brawl calls for them to wait up.

When they arrived, he shouted what in the [[Anatomic euphemism#Lugnuts|lugnutz]] had they found. Megatron, who was already there, told him that it was a [[Planet-Destroying Fortress]]. Brawl wanted to blast the entrance open, but Megatron told him that their presence must remain secret to the Autobots on the surface. After Shockwave suggested an alternative, Megatron ordered Brawl to bring in the Constructicons.
{{storylink|Transformers: Earth Wars| Arctic Saga - Frozen Fortress}}

While the Constructicons were drilling through the fortress. Brawl made himself extremely noisy, And Long Haul complained that "Brawl has to '''SHOUT''' continually!". He set up the high explosives to break though the main chamber, and he and Starscream went in first, but retreated upon seeing Deathsaurus. For once he was speechless. {{storylink|Transformers: Earth Wars| Arctic Saga - What Lies Beneath}}

He appropriately yelled, "LET'S GET OUT OF HERE!" when the fortress was about to self-destruct.
{{storylink|Transformers: Earth Wars| Arctic Saga - Monster Within}}

*'''Lowest star rating''': 2 stars
*'''Weapons''': Brawl uses a standard issue grenade launcher, but with grenades that make a larger BOOM. And it's loud. VERY loud.
*'''Ability: Rocket Barrage''': Brawl fires a barrage of six rockets dealing moderate damage to a set area. Upgrade for higher damage and louder rockets.
**'''Cost''': 6 ability points +2 for every reuse.

[http://wiki.transformersearthwars.com/character:brawl Brawl at Transformers: Earth Wars Wiki]

===''Transformers Online'' (2017 video game)===
[[File:Brawl TFO.jpg|thumb|right|300px|"Don't worry, my friends! I will be your shield!"]]
{{bigquote|I'm just wild by default.}}

When it comes to notoriety amongst the Decepticons, Brawl is considered the bully of the bunch. Brawl's hot-headed demeanor causes him to easily lose his temper. Regardless of faction, he will relentlessly attack anyone who gets in his way. Despite his wild, militaristic disposition, Brawl is still an exemplary soldier in combat. He is often assigned to serve in a Decepticon vanguard unit. No one knows Brawl's brash shouting was to keep himself sane, because if he keeps quiet, he feels like nothing but a lowly coward.

In battle, Brawl wields the "[[Giant Fists of Fury]]" and a double barreled, semi-automatic "[[Eye of the Thunderstorm]]" submachine gun. His active skill is "Smart Cover":
*'''Smart Cover''' — Brawl projects a transparent wall in front of him that only he and his allies can pass and shoot through. {{storylink|Transformers Online (2017 video game)|Transformers Online}} <ref>[http://tfol.qq.com/act/a20160726data/hero12.shtml Brawl on the Transformers Online website]</ref>
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===''Transformers: Bumblebee Overdrive''===
[[File:BBOBrawl.jpg|thumb|left|100px]]
Brawl was in command of the fifth Decepticon base attacked and destroyed by the Autobots during a series of raids. He pursued the invaders in tank mode launching several bombs and missiles against his target, but foolishly ran over his own bombs and blew himself up. {{storylink|Transformers: Bumblebee Overdrive}}
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===''Transformers Roleplaying Game''===
Brawl was a member of the Combaticons. {{storylink|Decepticon Directive}}

On Earth, Brawl and the other Combaticons acted as a liaison between the Decepticons and the forces of [[Cobra]], offering them advanced alien technology in exchange for their full cooperation. While meeting with [[Chameleon (G.I. Joe)|Chameleon]] in southern [[France]], the Autobots attacked and only narrowly escaped after Onslaught wounded Bumblebee. The Combaticons, minus Swindle, spent days pursuing the battered Autobots across southern France before bumping into a [[G.I. Joe (team)|G.I. Joe]] encampment; leery of their advanced weapons and unable to form Bruticus, the Combaticons retreated. {{storylink|Cobra/Con Fusion}}

==Toys==
===''The Transformers''===
{{anchor|Generation 1}}[[File:G1Brawl toy.jpg|upright=1.66|thumb|Available in space camouflage.]]
*'''Brawl''' (Combaticon, [[1986]]/[[1987]])
**''Team ID number'': '''C1'''
**''Takara/GiG ID number'': '''D-67'''
**''Accessories'': [[electron gun]], twin [[sonic cannon]]
:''[[The Transformers (toyline)|The Transformers]]'' Brawl transforms into a green Leopard 1A3 main battle tank. In vehicle mode his armament is supplemented by a large dark gray anti-aircraft gun mounted of the back of the tank's hull. In robot mode Brawl is armed with a small dark gray gun. Brawl normally operates as Bruticus' left leg, but as a [[Fight! Super Robot Lifeform Transformers (toyline)#1986 (Scramble City and 2010)|Scramble City]]-style combiner, he can also act as any other limb for any other combination of robots who share the connection design. Bruticus's package art has Brawl face forwards when latter becomes one of the legs while the instruction manual has Brawl face backwards like his in-show appearance. Both don't affect the combiner's overall stability.

:The initial release of Brawl had [[die-cast]] metal treads on his legs, but like several other 1986 toys, later releases replaced this with colored plastic. In 1987, he came packaged with a random Decepticon [[Decoy]] and accompanying mini-comic/checklist.

::*''[http://www.tfu.info/1986/Decepticon/Brawl/brawl.htm More information on Brawl at TFU.info]''
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*'''Bruticus''' (Gift set, 1985)
**''Takara ID number'': '''D-69'''
**''Accessories'': electron gun, twin sonic cannon
:In addition to his single release, Brawl was also sold in a "Bruticus" [[giftset]] alongside the other Combaticons. The gift set was never available in the USA or Canada, but only in [[Japan]] and [[Italy]].

:In 1988, [[GiG]] also re-released the Bruticus set in Italy, with five random "Exogini Transformers" ([[Decoy]]s) added.

{{anchor|1991Classic}}
*'''Decepticon Brawl''' ([[1991]])
**''Accessories'': electron gun, twin sonic cannon
:Brawl was re-released in 1992 as part of the [[Europe]]an-market ''[[Classics (Europe)|Classics]]'' line. This version uses the plastic treads, and his [[rubsign]] indent has been filled in.
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===''Generation 2''===
[[File:G2-toy Brawl.jpg|thumb|upright=1.66|Before [[Megaplex]] came about, Megatron disguised Brawl as himself to draw fire away.]]
<ul class="iconlist">{{Bp-d2|'''Brawl''' (Combaticon, [[1994]])}}</ul>
:*''Team ID number'': '''C1'''
:*''Accessories'': "Electron gun", "twin sonic cannon"

: Released in the second year of ''[[Transformers: Generation 2 (toyline)|Generation 2]]'', the original Brawl toy was [[redeco]]ed into bright green with purple camo (sans any customer-applied stickers). Presumably this is so he can hide in the same green and purple forests as [[Megatron (G1)/toys#Generation 2|Megatron]]. This version uses only plastic parts, no die-cast metal.

::*''[http://www.tfu.info/1994/Decepticon/Brawl/brawl.htm More information on ''Generation 2'' Brawl at TFU.info]''
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[[File:Generationstoy-G2Brawl.jpg|thumb|upright=1.66|"I don't care what "G" it is, I'm staying green."]]
<ul class="iconlist">{{Bp-d2|'''Bruticus''' (Box set, [[2012]])}}</ul>
:*''Accessories'': Rifle
{{toydesigner|[[Andrew Franks]] (deco artist)}}

: A redeco of ''[[Transformers: Generations (toyline)|Generations]]'' Deluxe Class ''[[Transformers: Fall of Cybertron|Fall of Cybertron]]'' [[Brawl (WFC)#Generations|Decepticon Brawl]], available only as part of an Amazon.com/[[BigBadToyStore]] shared exclusive "Decepticon Bruticus" [[giftset|gift set]], with all the Combaticons' colors based on their 1994 ''Generation 2'' counterparts.

: Brawl's [[alternate mode]] is a green "[[Cybertron (planet)|Cybertronian]]" hover tank with a twin-barreled turret. Unlike most other Transformers toys with tank alternate modes, Brawl sports ''no'' wheels whatsoever. His robot mode rifle can be attached to the turret (between the two cannon barrels) and thus serve as an additional weapon. In robot mode, Brawl can hold his rifle (which features a [[5 mm post]] as its handle) in either hand.

: In addition to his robot and vehicle modes, Brawl can also combine with his fellow Combaticons into Bruticus and serve as any of the gestalt robot's four limbs, though his official configuration shown in the [[instructions]] is the left leg.

: This toy was [[retool]]ed into ''Fall of Cybertron'' [[Twintwist#Toys|Twintwist]].
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===''Universe'' (2008)===
[[File:Universe-ROTF-toy Brawl.jpg|thumb|upright=1.66| BRWL!]]
*'''Bruticus Maximus''' ([[2008]])
**''Series'': '''G1 Series'''
**''Accessories:'' Energon Gun-radar/hand, Decepticon-type [[energon star]]
:''[[Transformers: Universe (2008 toyline)|Universe]]'' Brawl is a redeco of the ''[[Transformers: Energon (toyline)|Energon]]'' [[Kickback (Energon)|Kickback]]/[[Blight (Energon)|Blight]] sculpt, transforming into a green [http://www.army-technology.com/projects/gepard/gepard1.html Gepard] anti-aircraft tank. His tank mode is adorned with the text "1MJ9" in a font that says "brwl" when read upside-down. When combined with the other Combaticons, Brawl is nominally Bruticus Maximus' left leg, though he can be used in any other limb position.

:He was only available as part of the ''Universe'' Bruticus Maximus [[giftset]], which also contains [[Blast Off (G1)#Universe (2008)|Blast Off]], another redeco of the same sculpt used for Brawl. The ''Universe'' version of the giftset was initially intended to be released as a [[Target]] exclusive in the United States, but ultimately ended up being only available in some non-American markets such as Australia and Singapore. Instead, American markets eventually received a [[rebranding|rebranded]] version of this giftset (with no changes to the toys themselves) in ''[[Transformers: Revenge of the Fallen (toyline)|Revenge of the Fallen]]'' packaging (thereby creating a new version of the pre-existing [[live-action film series]] [[Brawl (Movie)#Exclusive figures|Brawl]] character as well as a new [[Blast Off (ROTF)|Blast Off]] character), exclusively available at Target stores in the United States and at Zellers stores in Canada.

:This sculpt was also used to make ''[[Transformers Timelines (toyline)|Timelines]]'' [[Landquake (Timelines)|Landquake]], as well as the ''[[Transformers United|United]]'' versions of Brawl (see [[#United|below]]) and [[Blast Off (G1)#United|Blast Off]]. Another planned redeco, ''[[Transformers (2007 toyline)|Movie]]'' [[Gunbarrel (Movie)#Tiys|Gunbarrel]], was canceled.

::*''[http://www.tfu.info/2009/Decepticon/TargetBrawl/brawl.htm More information on ''Universe'' Brawl at TFU.info]''
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===''Encore''===
*'''Bruticus''' ([[2009]])
**''ID number:'' '''16'''
:A reissue of the original G1 Brawl toy at first sight, this toy is actually a redeco of the ''Robots in Disguise'' Armorhide retool of the sculpt. This version of Brawl was only available as part of a Bruticus gift set released under [[TakaraTomy]]'s ''[[Transformers Encore|Encore]]'' line of reissues.
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===''Generations''===
[[File:Generationstoy Scout Brawl.jpg|thumb|upright=1.66|Ooh, I feel dizzy...]]
*'''Decepticon Brawl''' (Scout Class, [[2012]])
**''Accessories:'' cannon
:A redeco of [[Transformers (2010 toyline)|''Hunt for the Decepticons'']] [[Breacher (TF 2010)#Toys|Breacher]], ''[[Transformers: Generations (toyline)|Generations]]'' Brawl transforms into a Land Systems OMC {{w|Ratel IFV}}. His cannon uses the [[C joint]] system, so it can be clipped onto multiple places on his robot mode, as well as on other figures with appropriate mounting points. (The [[instructions]] completely neglect to mention this, instead insisting on keeping the weapon attached to the vehicle roof mount in robot mode, thus keeping his weapon on his back even though he comes packed with the gun clipped onto his fist.) His arm-panels also utilize 3 mm clips, therefore they can be equipped with assorted C joint accessories. They can also be removed and used as shields as they too are attached to his wrists with C-joints. The side of Brawl's alt mode is decorated with "D67", the Japanese ID number of his original toy.

:Originally developed by Hasbro Asia for release in their territories, Brawl was brought over with many other toys as [[Toys"R"Us]] exclusives for the 2012 holiday season.

:This mold would also have been used for the canceled ''Reveal the Shield'' [[Bodyblock (TF 2010)#Toys|Bodyblock]] toy.

::*''[http://www.tfu.info/2012/Decepticon/GDOBrawl/brawl.htm More information on ''Generations'' Brawl at TFU.info]''
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[[File:Generationstoy-RetailBrawl.jpg|thumb|upright=1.67]]
*'''Decepticon Brawl''' (Deluxe Class, 2012)
**''Series/number'': '''01/#007'''
**'''PART 5 OF 5!'''
**''TakaraTomy ID number:'' '''TG05'''
**''TakaraTomy release date:'' [[January 26]], [[2013]]
**''Accessory:'' rifle
{{note|The Aligned [[Brawl (WFC)#Retail|Brawl]] toy was [[Repurposing|repurposed]] as Generation 1 Brawl in many continuities.}}
:A [[redeco]] of Decepticon Brawl from the [[Bruticus (WFC)#FOCDeluxe|Decepticon Bruticus]] [[giftset]] was available individually alongside his fellow Combaticons as part of the second [[wave]] of the ''[[Transformers: Fall of Cybertron|Fall of Cybertron]]''-themed 2012-onwards Deluxe Class ''[[Transformers: Generations (toyline)|Generations]]'' assortment. These versions of the Combaticons replace the [[Show-accuracy|game-accurate]], Generation 1-inspired decoes with more "flashy" colors apparently homaging the color scheme of [[Bruticus Maximus (Energon)|Bruticus Maximus]].

:Aside from the colors, mass retail Brawl is identical to the version from the Decepticon Bruticus gift set.

:Unsurprisingly for an Aligned toy inspired by Generation 1, ''Fall of Cybertron'' Brawl was used in multiple Generation 1-based stories. The Hasbro deco appeared in IDW's ''[[The Transformers: Robots in Disguise|Robots in Disguise]]'' comic series<ref>Brawl's first appearance in "season 1" of ''[[The Transformers: Robots in Disguise|Robots in Disguise]]'' came in the the 2012 [[Primus: All Good Things|''Robots in Disguise'' annual]], wherein artist [[Andrew Griffith]] drew him according to the contemporary High Moon Studios [[:File:WFC Brawl.jpg|game model]] that debuted in ''War for Cybertron''.</ref> while the TakaraTomy deco [[Brawl (G1)#Transformers: All Spark|appeared]] in the ''[[Transformers: All Spark]]'' manga series and the ''[[Transformers Cloud]]'' illustrated text stories.

::*''[http://www.tfu.info/2012/Decepticon/Brawl/brawl.htm More information on ''Generations'' Brawl at TFU.info]''
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===''United''===
[[File:UnitedBrawl.jpg|thumb|upright=1.66]]
*'''Bruticus''' ([[November 7]], 2012)
**''Accessories:'' Energon gun-radar/hand, Decepticon-type [[energon star]]
:Released exclusively by TakaraTomy in non-Japanese Asian markets, this redeco of the ''Energon'' Bruticus Maximus set has colours similar to the previous ''Universe''/''Revenge of the Fallen'' release, but with a greater emphasis on G1-accuracy. Brawl trades in the olive coloured plastic for dark green and grey. Additionally, the gun-radar/combined mode foot/hand previously cast in translucent coloured plastic is now opaque grey, though his energon star remains orange.
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===''Kre-O''===
[[File:KreO-Toy Brawl.jpg|upright=1.66|thumb]]
*'''Decepticon Bruticus''' (Micro-Changer Combiner, 2013)
**''Set number'': '''A2225'''
**''Pieces'': '''79'''
**''Accessories'': pistol, bazooka, 2 clip-on treads
{{toydesigner|[[Ed Masiello]] (Hasbro)}}

:Brawl comes as part of the [[Bruticus (G1)#Kre-O|Bruticus]] [[Micro-Changer]] combiner set, and can be rebuilt from his robot mode into a tank. He can also contribute his bricks to form Bruticus. Unlike [[Swindle (G1)#Kre-O|Swindle]] but like [[Onslaught (G1)#Kre-O|Onslaught]], and [[Vortex (G1)#Kre-O|Vortex]], he is based on his [[#Toys|Generation 1 toy]].

::*''[http://www.tfu.info/2013/Decepticon/Kre-OBrawl/brawl.htm More information on Brawl at TFU.info]''

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*'''Combiner Robot Mega Pack''' (3-pack, [[2016]])
**''Set number'': '''???'''
**''Pieces'': '''245'''
:3 years later, the 3 Micro-Changer combiners Superion, Bruticus, and Menasor were reissued and released as a 3-pack. The toys were unchanged from their individual releases.

===''Bot Shots''===
[[File:BotShots 5packBrawl.jpg|thumb|300px]]
*'''Combaticons''' (Team 5-Pack, 2013)
**''Series'': '''2'''
**''Number'': '''T0??'''
{{toydesigner|[[Andrew Scribner]] (deco artist)}}
:**''Fist strength'':
:**''Blaster strength'': '''307'''
:**''Sword strength'':

:A gray and green redeco of the [[Brawl (Movie)#Bot Shots|original Brawl mold]], this figure was to have been part of a 'Combaticons' Team 5-Pack alongside [[Onslaught (G1)#Bot Shots|Onslaught]], [[Blast Off (G1)#Bot Shots|Blast Off]], [[Swindle (G1)#Bot Shots|Swindle]], and [[Vortex (G1)#Bot Shots|Vortex]]. Ultimately, the ''Bot Shots'' line was cancelled before the set saw release.
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===''Combiner Wars''===
[[File:CWDlxBrawl.jpg|thumb|upright=1.66|Third party? I don't need no slaggin' third party!]]
<ul class="iconlist">{{Bp-d1|'''Brawl''' (Deluxe Class, 2016)}}</ul>
:*''Accessories'': Barrel/rifle, gun/hand/foot
{{toydesigner|[[Shogo Hasui]] (TakaraTomy)}}

: Part of the fifth wave of ''[[Combiner Wars (toyline)|Combiner Wars]]'' Deluxes, Brawl transforms into a military tank of some kind. Though the turret cannot rotate, the barrel can hinge up and down. Said barrel can also pop off for Brawl to wield in robot mode as a rifle. The gun/hand/foot accessory can also be attached to the turret to homage to his tank mode with [[Sonic cannon|twin sonic cannon back in G1]].

:Brawl has a slight engineering problem: his waist isn't designed to completely collapse into itself to attach to the hips, so he literally has no stomach (stock photography tends to hide this issue by showing Brawl from a high angle). Additionally, due to tolerance issues on many copies of the figure, the waist doesn't click in in its intended configuration—leading his chest to often flop backward. Later samples of Brawl and all subsequent uses of the mold however appear to have the remedied the issue for the most part allowing the waist to at least stay tabbed in. Additionally, his robot mode legs do not peg very firmly together, resulting in them separating frequently in arm configuration. Particularly, the tab on the hardpoint for the combined mode hand does not fit snugly into the slot. The tab and slot on his knees is similarly loose, but to a lesser degree.

:As Brawl is a ''Combiner Wars'' figure, he can combine with his fellow [[Combaticon (G1)#Combiner Wars|Combaticons]] to form [[Bruticus (G1)#Combiner Wars|Bruticus]] as either an arm or a leg. He can also combine with any ''Unite Warriors'' Voyager class figure or even form one of [[Godbomber#Legends|''Legends'' Godbomber]]'s legs.

:Brawl comes with a copy of "''Combiner Wars'' #2" (actually [[Night and the City|''Robots in Disguise'' #9]]), while regional versions outside of the United States come with a collector card. He and the last three waves of ''Combiner Wars'' Deluxe and Voyager figures later showed up at TJ Maxx at reduced prices with the collector card.

: This mold was retooled to make [[BotCon 2016]] [[Ram Horn#Combiner Wars|General Ramhorn]], [[Nosecone (G1)#Generations|Nosecone]], [[Drillhorn (G1)#Generations|Drillhorn]], and [[Killbison#Generations|Ironbison]].

::*''[http://www.tfu.info/2016/Decepticon/CWBrawl/brawl.htm More information on ''Combiner Wars'' Brawl at TFU.info]''
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[[File:CW-toy Brawl G2.jpg|upright=1.66|thumb|I am HULK!!]]
<ul class="iconlist">{{Bp-d1|'''Bruticus''' (Collection Pack, 2016)}}</ul>
:*''Accessories'': barrel rifle, gun/hand/foot

: The entire ''Combiner Wars'' Combaticon team was redecoed into close approximations of their ''[[Transformers: Generation 2 (toyline)|Generation 2]]'' colors; honestly Brawl turned out pretty spot-on, maybe a slight shade darker but nothing especially egregious.

: This release seems to have the more secure waist from the original deco's later runs.

: This version of the team was only available as a large boxed set, which also included a ''Generation 2''-ish version of [[Shockwave (G1)/toys#CWG2|Shockwave]]. This was the fourth of five different combiner "Collection Pack" box sets, which were "shared exclusives" sold by numerous online retailers... though many ultimately ended up at US discounters like Ross and TJ Maxx.

::*''[http://www.tfu.info/2016/Decepticon/CWG2Brawl/brawl.htm More information on ''Combiner Wars'' Generation 2 Brawl at TFU.info]''
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===''Unite Warriors''===
[[File:TF-Unite-Warriors-UW07-Brawl.jpg|upright=1.66|thumb|Ironically, his favorite ''Smash Bros.'' game is ''Ultimate''.]]
*'''Bruticus''' (giftset, [[June 25]], [[2016]])
**''ID number:'' '''UW-07'''
**''Accessories'': Individual Combatron Weapons, Combatron extremities
:''[[Transformers Unite Warriors|Unite Warriors]]'' Brawl is a redeco of the ''Combiner Wars'' mold in a color scheme based on his cartoon appearance, including changes such as giving him a gray head with yellow eyes and red faceplate and a hand-foot-gun cast in the same brown as his body. Brawl was sold only in a multi-pack with the other Combatrons.

:As a Deluxe Class ''Unite Warriors'' figure, he can combine to form the leg or arm of any combiner from Hasbro's ''Combiner Wars'' subline or any ''Unite Warriors'' figure, but would usually be associated with Bruticus.
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===''Age of the Primes''===
[[File: AOTP-Brawl.jpg|thumb|upright=1.6|The official return of his long lost abdomen.]]
<ul class="iconlist">{{Bp-d1|'''Combaticon Brawl''' (Voyager Class, [[2026]])}} </ul>
:*''Accessories:'' 1x small blaster, 2x cannons
{{toydesigner|[[Mark Maher]] (Hasbro), [[Shogo Hasui]] (TakaraTomy)}}<ref>[[July 25]], [[2025]]'s [https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=T18IQaMuGVk Transformers Brand Panel Recap | SDCC 2025 | Hasbro Pulse] on YouTube, with [[Mark Maher]], [[Evan Brooks]] and [[Nate Purswell]].</ref>

:Released as part of the first 2026 wave of ''[[Transformers: Age of the Primes|Age of the Primes]]'', Combaticon Brawl converts from Sunbow accurate robot mode to tank. Unlike all the other Scramble City limbs released throughout ''Legacy'' and ''Age of the Primes'', he is a Voyager, not a Deluxe, to give him a little more bulk and complexity, and ratchets to provide ankle articulation for the Combaticons' combined mode. This price point bump does allow him to come with a pair of large cannons in addition to his handheld blaster, like his original toy.

:He, of course, combines with his fellow Age of the Primes Combaticons (or, at least, Onslaught's frame) to form [[Bruticus (G1)#Age of the Primes|Bruticus]]. In line with other "frame" combiners made in recent years, he forms only the leg, nominally the left, with no arm mode.

:Brawl was revealed at [[San Diego Comic-Con]] 2025.

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==Merchandise==
===Eaglemoss===
* '''Transformers Gen-1 Chess Set''' (<s>2021</s>)
:In the planned [[Chess#Eaglemoss|Transformers Chess Set]] by [[Eaglemoss]], a relatively large and very well detailed statue of Brawl was slated to be one of the Pawn pieces on the Decepticon side.

:A Kickstarter campaign to raise the necessary funds for this project was launched, but failed to meet its goal by September 24, 2021 and the whole thing was canceled.
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===''Transformers Character Card''===
[[File:Transformers Character Card Bruticus and Defensor.jpg|upright=1.3|thumb]]
*'''Guardian & Bruticus Set''' ([[December]], [[2023]])
**''ID number:'' '''71 & 72'''

:Released as part of the tenth wave of the [[e-HOBBY]] exclusive ''[[Transformers Character Card]]'' series, this pair of holographic trading cards depict super-deformed art of "[[Defensor (G1)|Guardian]]" (with his components [[Blades (G1)|Blades]], [[First Aid (G1)|First Aid]], [[Hot Spot (G1)|Hot Spot]], [[Groove (G1)|Groove]], and [[Streetwise (G1)|Streetwise]]) and [[Bruticus (G1)|Bruticus]] (with ''his'' components [[Blast Off (G1)|Blast Off]], [[Vortex (G1)|Vortex]], [[Onslaught (G1)|Onslaught]], [[Swindle (G1)|Swindle]] and Brawl) along with [[bio|character profiles]] and [[Tech Spec|tech specs]].
::*''[[Source:Transformers Character Card#71|Translation of Defensor's Transformers Character Card]]''
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===''Blokees''===
[[File:Blokees-TF-Galaxy-Defender-04-Brawl-Vehicle.jpg|thumb|200px]]
<ul class="iconlist">{{Bp-d1|'''Brawl (Vehicle)''' (Defender Version, 2025)}}</ul>
:*''Series:'' '''Galaxy Version Defender 04- Tyrant's Fury'''

:Released as part of the fourth wave of the ''Defender Version'' line of blind boxes, this ''Blokees'' kit of Brawl is molded in his tank form. Like the Constructicon vehicles, Brawl features two combiner hardpoints for Bruticus.

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==Notes==
*The [[character model]]s of the Combaticons are kinda... okay, ''heavily'' made-up. Brawl has a lot of extra bits, and his arms are completely different from the toy. Early models of the team which were a bit more accurate to the toys—except for the heads, oddly enough—have shown up in various sourcebooks, though Brawl's is still off in some very odd ways. Even his final vehicle-mode model is off-kilter, resembling a British {{w|Centurion tank|Centurion}} more than a German Leopard 1.
*The packaging of the 1990 European [[Classics (Europe)|Classics]] release of the original Onslaught toy depicted the Combaticons in new color schemes, despite the fact that the actual toys looked identical to their original releases. While it may never be known for certain, it has been theorized that these colors originated from a packaging printing error rather than a legitimate attempt to [[redeco]] the Combaticons.
*Brawl's animation model was used multiple times (in both robot and tank modes) as [[generic]] Decepticons in the [[Transformers: Armada (cartoon)|''Armada'' cartoon]].
*According to the [[Walmart]] computer database, there seemed to have been plans at some point for a ''[[War Within (franchise)|War Within]]'' version of Brawl in the 6" ''[[Titanium Series]]'' line. No other evidence of these plans has come to light.
*In the ''Wings of Honor'' continuity the Combaticons are swayed to the Decepticon side by Deathsaurus appealing to their darker natures, represented by one of the Seven Deadly Sins. Shockingly, Brawl's Wrath was his undoing (though one might also make an argument for Lust. Battlelust, that is.)
*Interestingly, Hasbro documentation pertaining to the alternate [[Ironclad]] head for ''Combiner Wars'' Deluxe Class [[Rook (CW)#Toys|Rook]] labeled it as a "Brawl" head.<ref>[https://www.allspark.com/forums/topic/145413-the-second-annual-petes-robot-convention-and-dab-academy-june-9-10-2018/page-14#entry3744333 Comments by Pete Sinclair and Jesse Wittenrich]</ref>

===Foreign names===
*''Japanese:'' '''Brawl''' (ブロウル, ブロール ''Burōru'')
*''French:'' '''Baggareur''' (Canada)
*''Hungarian:'' '''Huligán''' ("Hooligan")
*''Italian:'' '''Bomber'''
*''Mandarin:'' '''Zhēngchǎo''' (Taiwan, 爭吵, "Brawl"), '''Chǎonào''' (China, 吵闹, "Brawl")
*''Russian:'' '''Grom''' (cartoon, Гром, "Thunder")
*''Polish:'' '''Awanturnik''' (TM Semic Comic, "Troublemaker")
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==Gallery==
<gallery>
File:G1OddCombat.jpg
File:EuroClassicsCombaticons.jpg
File:WFC Brawl.jpg|High Moon Studios concept base which inspired Brawl's 2012 IDW robot mode
File:WFC-Brawlvehicle.jpg|High Moon Studios concept base which inspired Brawl's 2012 IDW vehicle mode
File:CW Brawl cvr.jpg|''Combiner Wars'' comic packaging art
File:EW-skin-Brawl-G2.jpg|''Earth Wars'' ''Generation 2''-themed skin
</gallery>

==References==
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[[Category:Age of the Primes Decepticons]]
[[Category:Amazon exclusives]]
[[Category:Combaticons]]
[[Category:Combiner Wars Decepticons]]
[[Category:Dreamwave Generation 1 Decepticons]]
[[Category:Earth Wars Decepticons]]
[[Category:Elite Guard]]
[[Category:Encore]]
[[Category:Energon Universe Decepticons]]
[[Category:Generation 1 cartoon Decepticons]]
[[Category:Generation 1 Decepticons]]
[[Category:Generation 2 Decepticons]]
[[Category:Generations]]
[[Category:Generations Selects Decepticons]]
[[Category:IDW (2005) Decepticons]]
[[Category:IDW (2019) Decepticons]]
[[Category:Kre-O Decepticons]]
[[Category:Kreons]]
[[Category:Marvel Generation 1 Decepticons]]
[[Category:Repurposed toys]]
[[Category:Second Cybertron Alliance]]
[[Category:Super-God Masterforce Decepticons]]
[[Category:The Headmasters Decepticons]]
[[Category:Transformers Character Card Decepticons]]
[[Category:Transformers Roleplaying Game Decepticons]]
[[Category:Turncoats]]
[[Category:Unite Warriors Decepticons]]
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[[Category:Wings Universe Decepticons]]

Bruticus (G1)

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{{disambig3|Bruticus}}
:''Bruticus is a [[Decepticon]] [[combiner]] from the [[Generation 1 continuity family]].''
[[File:Bruticusg1guido.jpg|upright=2.3|thumb|''They all combine and kick Superion's behind'' ''As the big, bad, battlin' Bruticus!'']]
'''Bruticus''' is the combined form of the [[Combaticon (G1)|Combaticon]] team. A terrifying sight on the battlefield, Bruticus is among the strongest of all Transformers. He can pulverize a suspension bridge with a single 14,000 psi punch. He can lift up to 500,000 pounds. His armor is impervious to most artillery and radiation.

He's also as dumb as a sack of hammers. But as far as Decepticon combiners go, [[Devastator (G1)|mental]] [[Menasor (G1)|problems]] [[Abominus (G1)|aren't terribly]] [[Dinoking|uncommon]]. In fact, [[Megatron (G1)|Megatron]] wishes that he had an army of Bruticuses, and [[Optimus Prime (G1)|Optimus Prime]] is thankful that he doesn't.

Bruticus is composed of:

*[[Onslaught (G1)|Onslaught]] (torso)
*[[Vortex (G1)|Vortex]] (left arm)
*[[Brawl (G1)|Brawl]] (left leg)
*[[Blast Off (G1)|Blast Off]] (right arm)
*[[Swindle (G1)|Swindle]] (right leg)

==Fiction==
===Generation 1 cartoon continuity===
====''The Transformers'' cartoon====
{{voiceactor|[[Roger C. Carmel]] (English), [[Yū Shimaka|Yutaka Shimaka]] (Japanese) |[[Lin Dongfu]] (Chinese), [[Edgar Wald]] (Spanish), [[Thomas Rau]] (German, "Fight or Flee", "The Burden Hardest to Bear"), [[Thomas Albus]] (German, ''Generation 2'' "Starscream's Brigade", "The Revenge of Bruticus"), [[Willy Schäfer]] (German, ''Generation 2'', "Fight or Flee"), [[Serge Lhorca]] (European French), [[Georges Atlas]] (European French, "Aerial Assault"), [[Marcos Miranda]] (Portuguese), [[Ayrton Cardoso]] (Portuguese, "Fight or Flee")}}

[[File:Starscreamsbrigade megatron grabbed.jpg|160px|left|thumb]]
Bruticus became active for the first time during a battle between [[Starscream (G1)/Generation 1 cartoon continuity|Starscream]]'s rogue Decepticon brigade and Megatron's forces. Anticipating [[Megatron (G1)/Generation 1 cartoon continuity|Megatron]]'s expected moves, he waited for his former leader to order the [[Constructicon (G1)|Constructicons]] to merge into [[Devastator (G1)/Generation 1 cartoon continuity|Devastator]]. Starscream then unleashed his surprise—he similarly ordered the Combaticons to form the mighty Bruticus. Though extremely low in intelligence, even by the standards of combined robots, he was also extremely powerful, easily defeating Devastator and sending the remaining Decepticons loyal to Megatron into retreat. Unfortunately, the [[Stunticon (G1)|Stunticons]] arrived and formed [[Menasor (G1)|Menasor]], who launched an attack from behind, quickly subduing Bruticus. {{storylink|Starscream's Brigade}}

[[File:Bruticus cartoon.jpg|thumb|"Bruticus crush... Bruticus destroy human who draw Bruticus wrong!"]]
Starscream and the Combaticons were banished from [[Earth]] on an asteroid, and the group quickly had a falling-out. After Starscream left, the Combaticons attacked [[Cybertron (planet)|Cybertron]], easily defeating [[Shockwave (G1)|Shockwave]] and his drones. Thirsting for revenge, the Combaticons reprogrammed the [[space bridge]] to pull Earth closer to the Sun, in the hopes of destroying it and every Transformer there. The Autobots and Decepticons temporarily joined forces to retake Cybertron and prevent Earth's destruction, and with Starscream's help, they deactivated the Combaticons once they formed Bruticus through a failsafe device built into the treacherous giant's back. [[Optimus Prime (G1)/Generation 1 cartoon continuity|Optimus Prime]] and Megatron agreed that Bruticus must be destroyed, but the Decepticon leader fooled the Autobots by using Shockwave's holographic simulator to make it appear as though Bruticus was destroyed, when in reality the combiner was reprogrammed to be loyal only to Megatron. {{storylink|The Revenge of Bruticus}}

[[File:Revenge of bruticus 2 threratenShockwave.jpg|left|thumb|"Bruticus want be drawn proper!"]]
Soon afterwards, during Megatron's latest scheme on Earth involving the theft of fighter aircraft using Middle-Eastern criminals, the Combaticons were called into service to defend Megatron's [[Giant Purple Griffin]], a large... thing that apparently pumped oil. Or something. Struggling against the [[Aerialbot (G1)|Aerialbots]], the Combaticons formed Bruticus, yet were still knocked over when the Autobot planes twisted a tow cable around his legs. The Decepticon combiner was finally defeated when the Aerialbots ignited the nearby oil wells, causing a massive explosion that sent Megatron, [[Rumble (G1)|Rumble]] and Bruticus flying away. {{storylink|Aerial Assault}}

Later, Bruticus was walking down the street, minding his own business (i.e. attacking a human city) when BAM! Bruticus was destroyed in battle with [[Defensor (G1)|Defensor]] (man, this guy can't seem to catch a break). Only Swindle survived, and he sold the remains of his comrades to various mercenaries and [[El Presidente|third-world dictator-types]], only to be forced to locate and rebuild the Combaticons by Megatron. The reformed Bruticus was then defeated when Megatron's [[orbit disruptor cannon]] was overloaded by the human-built [[B.O.T. (G1)|B.O.T.]], once again sending the Decepticon flying into the sky. {{storylink|B.O.T. (episode)|B.O.T.}}

[[File:Revenge of bruticus 16 brains.jpg|left|thumb|"See! Bruticus head not empty!"]]
For some reason, in the year 2006 the Combaticons were idly hanging around as Bruticus during the Decepticon occupation of [[Paradron]]. He served as something of a comic foil for [[Galvatron (G1)/Generation 1 cartoon continuity|Galvatron]], acting as straight-man while Galvatron delivered witticisms that were completely lost on the giant warrior. Also... that old line about "losing your head if you weren't attached to it"? Apparently, you can lose a foot even if it was attached, because [[Brawl (G1)|Brawl]] was manning a molecular cannon while Bruticus was in the control room with Galvatron. If you don't watch those feet, they just run right off on their own. {{storylink|Fight or Flee (episode)|Fight or Flee}}

During a Decepticon invasion of Japan, Bruticus was battling Defensor near a dojo. He enraged his opponent by negligently putting the humans in danger with their combat and, once [[Hot Rod (G1)/Generation 1 cartoon continuity|Rodimus Prime]] and [[Sky Lynx (G1)|Sky Lynx]] arrived to back up Defensor, Bruticus split into the individual Combaticons and fled. {{storylink|The Burden Hardest to Bear}}

Invading [[Gregory Swofford|Swofford]] and [[Mark Morgan|Morgan]]'s lab, Bruticus was the first Decepticon infected by the [[Hate Plague]]. {{storylink|The Return of Optimus Prime, Part 1}}
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====Japanese cartoon continuity====
=====''Fight! Super Robot Lifeform Transformers'' story pages=====
Bruticus and Menasor were defeated in battle with Defensor and the Aerialbots. {{storylink|Fight! Super Robot Lifeform Transformers (story page)|F!SRLT #13}}

=====Scramble City=====
{{voiceactor|[[Yū Shimaka]] (Japanese)}}

[[File:SCcelMenSupBrut.jpg|thumb|Et tu, Bruticus?]]
In 1986, the Autobots and their human allies worked diligently on their "Scramble City" project, a giant mobile fortress. Several Decepticons under the command of Starscream were dispatched to attack the secret construction site, but were defeated by the Aerialbots. Due to Starscream's failure to stop the Aerialbots, the Stunticons were quickly sent in, and soon in the battle formed Menasor. Menasor managed to corrupt Superion's formation by shooting one of ''his own'' limbs onto his opponent, rendering Superion vulnerable. However, he was soon stopped, and Superion regained his balance. Eventually, the Combaticons came in to help Menasor (though not willingly), forming Bruticus. The two tag-teamed against Superion, but were both stopped when [[Metroplex (G1)|Scramble City itself]] was brought into battle to end the conflict. {{storylink|Scramble City: Mobilization}}

=====''The Headmasters'' cartoon=====
{{voiceactor|[[Michitaka Kobayashi]] (Japanese), [[Ryōichi Tanaka]] (Japanese, ep 13), [[Pierre Tremblay]], [[Jack Murphy]] (English)}}

[[File:HeadOn RaidenVsBruticus.JPG|left|thumb|"Bruticus duel with light... poles."]]
Bruticus joined up with several other Decepticon combiners during a Decepticon assault on Cybertron, {{storylink|Four Warriors Come out of the Sky}} but they were all driven away by [[Fortress Maximus (G1)|Fortress Maximus]]. {{storylink|The Mystery of Planet Master}} When the Combaticons were sent out to stop [[Hot Rod (G1)/Generation 1 cartoon continuity|Hot Rod]] from finding the [[Matrix of Leadership]], they clashed with the Protectobots again. Both teams combined, but Defensor eventually blasted the mountain behind Bruticus, who was buried in the ensuing rockfall. {{storylink|Birth of the Fantastic Double Prime}} While defending [[Trypticon (G1)|Trypticon]] against intruders, the Combaticons formed Bruticus to fight back against the incoming [[Superion (G1)|Superion]]. {{storylink|The Great Cassette Operation}}

Bruticus scuffled with Defensor yet again during a new attack on Cybertron, {{storylink|Cybertron Is in Grave Danger, Part 1}} but was defeated by a flying punch to the neck. {{storylink|Cybertron Is in Grave Danger, Part 2}} Next up, Bruticus was set with ambushing any Autobots who came to stop [[buridanka|a giant carnivorous plant]] planted by the Decepticons in [[San Francisco]]. When the [[Trainbot]]s arrived, Bruticus and [[Raiden]] did battle with energy swords. {{storylink|Head On!! Fortress Maximus}}

[[File:Hm35 Bruticus holding Computron.jpg|thumb]]
Bruticus was formed by the Combaticons as part of Sixshot's major strike on Earth. He attacked an Autobot outpost as four other outposts were being assaulted simultaneously by the other Decepticons. {{storylink|The Emperor of Destruction Vanishes on an Iceberg}}

On the planet [[Master (planet)|Master]], Bruticus later helped a group of Decepticons lead Fortress Maximus away from their base. {{storylink|The Zarak Shield Turns the Tide}} Later, back on Earth, he stood by and laughed as [[Predaking (G1)|Predaking]] sank the luxury liner ''[[Queen World]]'' off the coast of Lisbon, Portugal. {{storylink|The Final Showdown on Earth (Part 1)}} Bruticus participated in the large-scale battle with the Autobots at the North Pole, and held down [[Computron (G1)|Computron]] so [[Abominus (G1)|Abominus]] could kick him. When [[Scorponok (G1)|Scorponok]]'s energy-absorbing satellite started tearing the Earth apart, Bruticus retreated into the atmosphere to watch the results alongside the rest of the Decepticon forces. {{storylink|The Final Showdown on Earth (Part 2)}}

=====''Zone'' cartoon=====
{{voiceactor|[[Yukimasa Kishino]] (Japanese)}}

Over fifteen years later, after several more Decepticon leaders had come and gone, the faction came under the rulership of the supernatural entity [[Violengiguar]]. This mysterious creature's first action was to recruit a team of [[Nine Great Demon Generals]] from Decepticon history; Bruticus was enlisted as his "Flame General" and outfitted with new armor and weaponry to make him even more powerful than before. Seeking to create a [[Decepticon Zone]] to counter the [[Micro|Autobot Zone]], Violengiguar sent his generals forth to conquer planets. {{storylink|Fight! Super Robot Lifeform Transformers: Zone (story page)|Zone Part 1}} Bruticus was the first to encounter the [[Autobot]]s when he attacked the planet [[Feminia]]. He was defeated by the combined might of the [[Rescue Patrol Team]], [[Super Car Patrol Team]], [[Battle Patrol|Battle Patrol Team]], [[Galaxy Rocket]] and [[Moonradar (G1)|Moonradar]]. {{storylink|Fight! Super Robot Lifeform Transformers: Zone (story page)|Zone Part 2}}

The Generals later schooled [[Metrotitan (G1)|Metrotitan]] and the [[Metrosquad]] in the ways of evil, making them more than formidable foes for the Powered Masters. {{storylink|Fight! Super Robot Lifeform Transformers: Zone (story page)|Zone Part 7}}

Bruticus did little with the new power Violengiguar gave him; while he joined Abominus, Menasor, and Overlord on a raid for [[Energon Z]] on planet [[Micro|Zone]], he was not seen to engage in battle at any time. His comrades waded through the barrage of firepower unleashed by Zone Base, fending off attacks by the Micromasters, and tore the Energon Z power core out of the base. Bruticus then joined his comrades in escaping with their prize, which they handed off to the other generals to take to Earth as they searched for the Zodiac there. {{storylink|Enter the New Supreme Commander, Dai Atlas!}}

=====''Legends'' comic=====
When the [[Cybertron Alliance]] fell apart due to the [[human]]s murdering [[Megatron (G1)/Generation 1 cartoon continuity|Megatron]]'s [[Kiloton|friend]], Bruticus answered Megatron's call for war. {{Storylink|Legends Comic: Bonus Edition Vol. EX (Metroplex)|Bonus Edition Vol. EX}}

=====''Generations Selects Special Comic''=====
In [[2050]], Bruticus and the Decepticons joined the revolution of the [[Selector]]s against their human masters. The [[Quintesson]]s and the [[Terrorcon (G1)|Terrorcon]]s sided with the humans, and [[Abominus (G1)|Abominus]] attacked all while craving Angolmois Energy. In battle with a scrambled version of [[Computron (G1)|Computron]], Abominus crashed into Bruticus and Menasor and stole some of their limb components to make an even stronger version of himself. {{storylink|Abominus comic 2}}

====''TV Magazine'' comic continuity====
=====''Fight! Super Robot Lifeform Transformers'' comic=====
When Superion and Defensor teamed up to take on Menasor as he was attacking a baseball stadium, Bruticus stepped in to aid his fellow Decepticon combiner. After a short skirmish, the Decepticons seemed assured a victory, until Bruticus got his legs knocked off. [[Streetwise (G1)|Streetwise]] and [[First Aid (G1)|First Aid]] then latched onto the stumps and blasted Bruticus away, dumping him in the Pacific Ocean, far away from Japan. {{storylink|Fight! Super Robot Lifeform Transformers issue 5|Fight! Super Robot Lifeform Transformers #5}}

The Combaticons pursued a dog imbued with Decepticon super-science until [[Powerglide (G1)|Powerglide]] interfered. They combined into Bruticus as a unit of Autobot [[Mini Vehicle|Minibots]] came to aid Powerglide, but the dog granted the awesome energy within it to Powerglide, allowing him to [[Minibot combiner|combine with the other Autobots]] and blow Bruticus away. {{storylink|Fight! Super Robot Lifeform Transformers issue 8|Fight! Super Robot Lifeform Transformers #8}}

=====''The Story of Super Robot Lifeforms: The Transformers''=====
In the year [[2010]], Bruticus participated in a Decepticon attack on the planet Feminia, battling alongside Devastator and Menasor against their Autobot counterparts Superion, Defensor and Omega Supreme. The fight was fairly evenly matched until Galvatron called up his ace-in-the-hole, [[Predaking (G1)|Predaking]], whose power was unmatched by any of the Autobots... except for the [[Omnibot (G1)|Omnibots]], who essentially tied Predaking's shoelaces together until he fell over, straight into Bruticus and his chums, sending them all toppling to the ground and knocking them to bits.{{storylink|The Story of Super Robot Lifeforms: The Transformers issue 5|The Story of Super Robot Lifeforms: The Transformers #5}}

=====''The Great Transformer War''=====
After tearing Superion into his component Aerialbots, the Combaticons merged into Bruticus and joined Menasor in defending [[Trypticon (G1)|Dinobase]] against incursion by the Protectobots. While his men kept the pair busy, [[Hot Spot (G1)|Hot Spot]] used his repair bay mode to fix up the injured Aerialbots, who then blinded the giants with their dazzling "Scramble Shot" fly-by attack. {{storylink|The Great Transformer War issue 1|The Great Transformer War #1}}

=====''Zone'' comic=====
[[File:BruticusZone1.jpg|thumb|"Bruticus finally drawn right... with fire."]]
The Decepticons came under the rulership of the supernatural entity [[Violengiguar]]. This mysterious creature's first action was to recruit a team of [[Nine Great Demon Generals]] from Decepticon history; Bruticus was enlisted as his "Flame General" and outfitted with new armor and weaponry to make him even more powerful than before. Seeking to create a [[Decepticon Zone]] to counter the [[Micro|Autobot Zone]], Violengiguar sent his generals forth to conquer planets. {{storylink|Fight! Super Robot Lifeform Transformers: Zone (story page)|Zone Part 1}} Bruticus was the first to encounter the [[Autobot]]s when he attacked the planet [[Feminia]]. He was defeated by the combined might of the [[Rescue Patrol Team]], [[Super Car Patrol Team]], [[Battle Patrol|Battle Patrol Team]], [[Galaxy Rocket]] and [[Moonradar (G1)|Moonradar]]. {{storylink|Fight! Super Robot Lifeform Transformers: Zone (story page)|Zone Part 2}}

The Generals later schooled [[Metrotitan (G1)|Metrotitan]] and the [[Metrosquad]] in the ways of evil, making them more than formidable foes for the Powered Masters. {{storylink|Fight! Super Robot Lifeform Transformers: Zone (story page)|Zone Part 7}}

The [[Nine Great Demon Generals]] united to attack planet Feminia, destroying it utterly. Violengiguar next charged his Generals with collecting [[Energon Z]] and the all-powerful [[Zodiac]], which he intended to use to fuel his conquest. Bruticus, together with [[Overlord (G1)|Overlord]], [[Menasor (G1)|Menasor]], and [[Abominus (G1)|Abominus]], attacked planet Zone; striking quickly, they stole the Energon Z before the local [[Micromaster]] teams could even muster a defense. As they gloated over their success, the tiny Autobots transformed [[Zone Base]] to try and mount a counterattack, and the generals fled with their prize. {{storylink|Fight! Super Robot Lifeform Transformers: Zone (manga)|Zone}}
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====''The Animated Movie''====
[[File:TAM TPB Gestalt Fight.jpg|left|thumb|upright=1.4]]
During the [[Battle of Autobot City]] in 2005, Bruticus and Menasor staged an attack on [[Ark (G1)|Autobot Headquarters]], occupying the attentions of Omega Supreme, Superion, and Defensor and preventing them from coming to the aid of their comrades in the besieged city. {{storylink|Transformers: The Animated Movie|The Animated Movie trade paperback}}
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====''Wings Universe''====
{{Wingsnote}}
[[File:ComingStorm5-Bruticus.jpg|right|thumb|upright=1.1|awww tell us how you REALLY feel]]

Combination technology was something the [[Decepticon Warlord]] [[Deathsaurus (G1)|Deathsaurus]] had long tinkered with, since the days of his fortress in [[Gygax]]. Although his early experiments were discontinued thanks to the [[Elite Guard|Autobot Elite Guard]], he remained interested in the idea, and eventually found the perfect means to implement it. {{storylink|Hasbro Transformers Collectors' Club issue 36|Bruticus's profile in Club magazine #36}}

When the Combaticons were swayed to joining forces with Deathsaurus they received various upgrades. They demonstrated the most potent of these upgrades when they were surrounded by their former comrades in the Elite Guard and combined into Bruticus. The combiner then proceeded to crush their former commanding officer Sentinel Major with one mighty hand. This prompted the other Elite Guardsmen to attack in search of vengeance. {{storylink|The Coming Storm: Part 5}}

Tragically for the Guard, Bruticus proved to be virtually unstoppable and easily wiped out several of the Elite Guard teams before [[Metalhawk (G1)|Metalhawk]]'s Strike Team arrived. Despite the heroic efforts of [[Ironfist (G1)|Ironfist]] and [[Over-Run (G1)|Over-Run]], Bruticus quickly slew them before [[Dion (G1)|Dion]] managed to blind the mighty combiner and force him to separate. This forced the Combaticons to retreat, but not before killing Metalhawk as well. {{storylink|The Coming Storm: Part 6}}

The Combaticons underwent repairs at Deathsaurus's base, but shocked to learn that the repairs included a remote activation for their combination into Bruticus. The combiner, confused and still blinded from his battle, lashed out at the Constructicons repairing him, and they were forced to use the override they'd fitted to stop the giant in his tracks. {{storylink|Battle Lines, Part 1}} {{storylink|Battle Lines, Part 2}} During the battle to defend the base against the Elite Guard, the Combaticons again attempted to form Bruticus, only to be promptly blasted. {{storylink|Battle Lines, Part 3}}
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===Marvel ''The Transformers'' comics===
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[[File:Bruticus-ukcard.jpg|upright=0.95|thumb|"Where Bruticus helmet go?"]]
''In a [[Matrix of Leadership|Matrix]]-induced vision, [[Buster Witwicky (G1)|Buster Witwicky]] and [[Optimus Prime (G1)/Marvel Comics continuity|Optimus Prime]] saw the future, where Autobot and Decepticon [[Special Teams]] battled over the [[Pullen Power Plant]]. One such team was the Combaticons, who merged into the massive warrior, Bruticus. Unfortunately for the Autobots, [[Soundwave (G1)/Marvel Comics continuity|Soundwave]] managed to tap into this induced dream, allowing the Decepticons to see the same possibilities the Autobots did.'' {{storylink|Second Generation!}} {{storylink|The Special Teams Have Arrived}}

[[File:G1 Child'sPlay Defensor.jpg|thumb|left|upright=1.7|"Bruticus DESTROY hobo's home!"]]
Megatron and the Combaticons invaded [[Energy Futures Industries]] with the intent of stealing the powerful [[hydrothermocline]]. Confronted by Optimus Prime and the Protectobots, Megatron attempted to prove the superiority of his forces by ordering them to combine into... Bruticus! His gloating was cut short, however, when the Protectobots demonstrated the equally impressive ability to combine into... [[Defensor (G1)|Defensor]]! Fortunately for all sides, the fleshling [[Ethan Zachary]] arrived with a solution that didn't involve Bruticus and Defensor going at it until the entire complex (and the hydrothermocline) was annihilated. {{storylink|Afterdeath!}} ''These events were observed by the [[time travel]]ling [[Dicet Alpha-zero]].'' {{storylink|The Quest!}}

The Combaticons formed Bruticus in a northern [[California]] railyard to battle the [[Protectobot (G1)|Protectobots]], who subsequently formed [[Defensor (G1)|Defensor]]. The two soon battled to a standstill, as Bruticus's sonic stun gun proved no match for Defensor's force field, but the Decepticon eventually managed to topple his foe by smacking him around with an ''entire train''. Bruticus then noticed [[Blaster (G1)|Blaster]], who claimed to have left the [[Autobot]]s, and seemingly killed [[Sammy Wainwright|a child]] to prove it. Bruticus was so impressed that he didn't notice Blaster toppling a power line on him, blasting him into his component parts. {{storylink|Child's Play (issue)|Child's Play}}
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===The Special Teams===
Upon the Combaticons’ creation, Bruticus was imbued with Starscream's violent, criminal personality. When the Combaticons encountered Menasor and Defensor battling one another after being sent to the [[Pullen Power Plant]], Onslaught ordered to rest of his team to merge with him to form Bruticus. Bruticus was then urged by Menasor to aid him in taking down Defensor before the Aerialbots got a chance to merge into their combined formed as well. The opening was lost as the Aerialbots combined immediately, and stood next to Defensor, ready to take on their opponents. Bruticus took on Defensor while Menasor squared off against Superion. Bruticus was defeated by Defensor when he become momentarily distracted by Menasor mid-battle. {{storylink|The Special Teams}}

===Toy pack-in material===
Bruticus participated in a tumultuous battle on a moon base. He and [[Trypticon (G1)|Trypticon]] shot at [[Ultra Magnus (G1)|Ultra Magnus]] and [[Defensor (G1)|Defensor]] as they entered the conflict. {{storylink|Decipher the Decepticon}}

===St. Michael ''The Transformers'' Sticker Book===
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The Combaticons, and by extension Bruticus, were part of the crew of Decepticons serving under Galvatron near the planet Barrenikon when they shot down a ship captained by Ultra Magnus. The Combaticons only merged once in one possible scenario that followed, where they found [[you]] stuck in a quicksand hole in a swamp. Bruticus took you to the Decepticon ship as his prisoner. Though you tried to start a conversation with him to pass the time, Bruticus remained silent the entire journey to the ship's hold. {{storylink|The Transformers Sticker Book (St. Michael)|The Transformers Sticker Book}}

===''Transformers/G.I. Joe''===
[[File:Bruticus-Wolves.jpg|thumb|left|upright=1.0|Attack ''of'' titan.]]
Bruticus was created in [[1939]] as part of a plot by [[Destro]] and [[Starscream (G1)|Starscream]] to overthrow their [[Cobra Commander|respective]] [[Megatron (G1)|leaders]]. A fusion of human and Cybertronian technology, Bruticus had no mind of his own, and was made only to follow his creators' orders. {{storylink|Wolves}} Later, when the combined forces of [[G.I. Joe (team)|G.I. Joe]] and the Autobots were moving against [[Cobra]], Destro betrayed Starscream and activated Bruticus, ordering him to destroy everyone. Screaming that he hated everything and that he only wanted to "sleep again", Bruticus went on a wild rampage and caused an avalanche. As the giant swept aside any Autobot resistance, [[Wheeljack (G1)|Wheeljack]] deduced that Bruticus was an artificial creation and wasn't really "alive" like the other Transformers. [[Optimus Prime (G1)|Optimus Prime]] saw only one way to stop him—destroying the [[Matrix of Leadership]] that was connected to the lifeforce of all Transformers. On Prime's orders, [[Snake-Eyes]] let Bruticus smash the Matrix, causing a flash of light that destroyed the raging giant. {{storylink|The Iron Fist}}
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===Dreamwave ''Generation One'' continuity===
[[File:BlackSunshine Bruticusdamaged.jpg|upright=1.1|thumb|"Bruticus suntan lotion no work!"]]
Mighty Bruticus created from members of [[Combaticon (G1)|Combaticons]]. But then [[Optimus Prime (G1)|truckbot]] and [[Megatron (G1)|bossbot]] go away, thought killed, though not by Bruticus. Robots make [[Crisis Intervention Accord|deal]] which make Combaticons not work together. Bruticus not like deal, but components agree, forcing Bruticus to go to sleep... {{storylink|Transformers: The Ultimate Guide}} {{storylink|Transformers: War Within: The Dark Ages|War Within: The Dark Ages}}

[[Starscream (G1)|Starbot]] later take components to [[Earth|fleshie world]]. Bruticus defeat puny Autobots, make Starbot compliment, Bruticus happy. But Starbot call Bruticus stupid for letting other bots get away, make Bruticus sad. Bruticus attack [[Ark (G1)|Autobot base]], but Autobots blow up base. Starbot angry at Bruticus again because Starbot wanted base in one piece. {{storylink|Night of the Combaticons}} Starbot yell at Bruticus, but not Bruticus fault. Soon, Bruticus components damaged in battle by [[Sunstorm (G1)|Burning bot]], Starbot order components to form mighty Bruticus! Bruticus try to smash Burning bot, but Burning bot too fast. ARGH! Bruticus head blown up by [[Mini Vehicle|Little Bot]] [[Orion|spaceship]]! Bruticus go to sleep... {{storylink|Black Sunshine}}

[[File:RouteofAllEvil Bruticus.jpg|left|upright=1.4|thumb|"Give purse to BRUTICUS!"]]
Later, components training by fighting [[Sky Lynx (G1)|egobot]] when [[Predaking (G1)|strangebot]] interrupt. Components recognize danger, and form Mighty Bruticus! Strangebot attack Bruticus! Bruticus ANGRY! Bruticus try to stop strangebot guns, but strangebot use foot-gun to hurt Bruticus!

Coward Starbot fly away like coward. Strangebot, open wings like birdbot and chase, but Bruticus stop birdbot. Bruticus want birdbot to DIE! No! Stupid gun, broken! Birdbot hurt Bruticus again, and Bruticus go to sleep... {{storylink|The Route of All Evil}}

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===''The Beast Within''===
The Combaticons merged to form Bruticus in order to fight [[Beast (G1)|The Beast]] during a particularly violent battle between the Autobots and the Decepticons. He didn't last too long against the Dinobot gestalt. {{storylink|The Beast Within}}
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===''Mystery of Convoy''===
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====''Mystery of Convoy'' strategy guide manga====
Though Bruticus tried to sneak up on Ultra Magnus to blast him with his shoulder beam, the Autobot evaded his blast. Ultra Magnus then managed to hit Bruticus's forehead upon returning fire. Having received a blow to his weak spot, Bruticus was defeated. {{storylink|Transformers (Mystery of Convoy)#Stage 7: Watch Out for Bruticus's Shoulder Beam!|Watch Out for Bruticus's Shoulder Beam!}}

====''Alternity''====
Bruticus, amongst others, was empowered by a higher-dimensional [[Megatron (G1)#Alternity|Megatron]] in order to be pitted against a higher-dimensional [[Optimus Prime (G1)/Generation 1 cartoon continuity#Alternity|Optimus Prime]]'s [[Ultra Magnus (G1)|avatar]] in a cross-dimensional "game full of death and suffering". {{storylink|To Die Game!}}
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===''Transformers: All Spark''===
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{{storylink|Another Episode, Part 1}} {{storylink|Another Episode, Part 2}}

===''Kre-O'' online comic===
The Combaticons attacked the Autobots in the form of Bruticus, only to halt the assault because [[Vortex (G1)#Kre-O|Vortex]] didn't want to be there, he wanted to be home and guard the Decepticon base. In order to make him happy again, the other three Combaticons separated and went home with him. {{storylink|New Military Unit Combaticon! Bruticus, Combine!}} Bruticus later helped [[Devastator (G1)|Devastator]] and [[Menasor (G1)|Menasor]] put the finishing touch on [[Megatron (Kre-O)|Megatron]]'s new solar power tower, only to drop the ball and wreck the tower instead. {{storylink|Megatron's Ambition!? The Solar Tower Is Built!}} When the [[Protectobot (G1)|Protectobots]] tried to capture Swindle, he combined with his buddies to form Bruticus, only for the giant to be promptly defeated by the Protectobots' own combined form, [[Defensor (G1)|Defensor]]. {{storylink|Bad at Fighting? Rescue Team Protectobots, Dispatch!}}

At some point, Bruticus, Devastator and [[Predaking (G1)|Predaking]] attacked [[Metroplex (G1)|Metroplex]] and were faced with [[Superion (G1)|Superion]]. Making use of [[Silverbolt (G1)|Silverbolt]]'s fear of heights, the three scared Superion by throwing him into the air, but were defeated after the Autobot combiner re-combined onto the ground and rolled into their legs. {{storylink|Kre-O Micro-Changers Combiners comic}}

===''Transformers vs. G.I. Joe''===
The Combaticons cast aside their [[G.I. Joe (team)|G.I. Joe]] disguises and merged into Bruticus to join in the attack on the [[United Nations]]. He clashed with both Joes and [[GIJONIN]], using the helicopter blades on his arm to mow down the ninjas. {{storylink|Expelled from the Garden}}
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===2005 IDW continuity===
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[[File:TheLineBetweenUs Bruticus rampage.jpg|thumb|The [[Combiner Wars (event)|war's]] over, but better late than never.|left|upright=1.5]]
Bruticus was formed when Onslaught needed to search through the mind of a brain-dead Swindle for damaging information on [[Starscream (G1)/2005 IDW continuity|Starscream]]. After getting the [[Enigma of Combination]] from [[Rattrap (BW)|Rattrap]], the Combaticons merged into the gestalt but were unable to properly form a combined mind due to Swindle. The combiner almost mindlessly rampaged throughout Iacon, constantly muttering that everything must burn. Vortex reveled in the power that they wielded as Bruticus, Brawl was wallowing in pain after feeling Swindle's death, Blast Off struggled to keep them all together, and Onslaught dug through Swindle's memories. As Bruticus rampaged, [[Ironhide (G1)/2005 IDW continuity|Ironhide]] and his security forces were called in put him down, while [[Windblade (G1)|Windblade]] and [[Chromia (G1)|Chromia]] tried to reason with Bruticus to coax out the information they had on Starscream. Bruticus promptly backhanded Windblade out of the sky and when he was about to blast Chromia, Ironhide shot a rocket at his head, blowing it to pieces and sending the Combaticons back to their components. {{storylink|The Line Between Us}}

Later, when the [[Mistress of Flame]] wanted [[Chromia (G1)|Chromia]] released to Camien custody, she suggested Swindle or [[Menasor (G1)|Menasor]] could be handed over instead to face justice for their crimes. Wanting to keep Menasor and Bruticus on his side, Starscream opted to release Chromia. {{storylink|Heavy}} To bring Bruticus under control, Starscream had the [[Jungle Planet (colony)|Eukarian]] [[Mnemosurgery|mnemosurgeon]] [[Airachnid (G1)|Airachnid]] try to manipulate the Combaticons' minds so that Bruticus would be loyal only to him. Because the Combaticons minds had imprinted on each other during their combination, Airachnid found them more susceptible to the process, and thus had them believe that they had always been working for Starscream, using the inside man Blast Off to cover any holes in the story. As a result, the Combaticons came to believe that their forming of Bruticus had been a last-ditch attempt to save Swindle's life with Starscream's approval. {{storylink|The Price of You}}
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===''Prime Wars Trilogy'' marketing material===
Bruticus as a combined form for the [[Combaticon (G1)#Prime Wars Trilogy marketing material|Combaticons]] was created by [[Shockwave (G1)#Prime Wars Trilogy marketing material|Shockwave]] for the express purpose of pummeling Autobots. {{storylink|Shockwave (G1)/toys#Combiner Wars|Decepticon Shockwave's bio}}

===''Win If You Dare''===
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===''Transformers/Ghostbusters''===
Bruticus was among the many Decepticons who unsuccessfully tried to defend Cybertron from [[Gozer]]. {{storylink|Ghosts of Cybertron Part 2}}

===Energon Universe===
[[File:TF2023 no. 16 - BruticusVsDevastator.jpg|right|300px|thumb]]
After a failed attempt at merging during a battle aboard the downed ''[[Nemesis (G1)|Nemesis]]'', {{storylink|Transformers (2023) issue 9|Transformers #9}} the Combaticons, after being recruited by Starscream, were finally able to form Bruticus during a battle against Soundwave's team of Decepticons. {{storylink|Transformers (2023) issue 15|Transformers #15}} Not to be outdone, Soundwave ordered the Constructicons to to merge into [[Devastator (G1)#Energon Universe|Devastator]]. The titanic warriors fought as their respective leaders tussled below, all watched from a distance by [[Optimus Prime (G1)#Energon Universe|Optimus Prime]] and the [[Autobot]]s. In a spurt of rage, Prime fired on the Decepticons with his [[fusion cannon]], causing the dam they were fighting on to collapse. Bruticus and Devastator continued their battle even as they were pushed on by the raging river. {{storylink|Transformers (2023) issue 16|Transformers #16}}

Eventually arriving in [[Seattle]], the Decepticons' civil war continued, with Bruticus getting the top of the Space Needle thrown at them by Devastator and receiving an uppercut for good measure. The city itself suffered catastrophic damage during the fight as the Autobots rushed to save as many humans as they could from being crushed underfoot by the grappling giants. {{storylink|Transformers (2023) issue 17|Transformers #17}} Bruticus broke off the fight with Devastator to rescue the downed Starscream, but this distraction allowed Devastator to RKO Bruticus off a skyscraper and into the pavement. {{storylink|Transformers (2023) issue 18|Transformers #18}}

Bruticus was active once again to participate in an all-out assault on the Ark, but his feud with Devastator boiled over once again, and the two began to fight each other instead of the Autobots. [[Megatron (G1)#Energon Universe|Megatron]] managed to straighten them out, but before the two could see who could crush Autobots better, they were taken out of the fight by the newly arrived [[Superion (G1)#energon Universe|Superion]].{{storylink|Transformers (2023) issue 21|Transformers #21}}

Devastator and Bruticus then fought the assembled US Military along with the other Decepticons, with the two combiners competing over how many humans they could kill. (Devastator was leading 37-23, to Bruticus' disapproval.) {{storylink| Transformers (2023) issue 22|Transformers #22}}

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==Commercial appearances==
[[File:TF-G1-Commercial-Combaticon-Bruticus.jpg|upright=1.2|thumb]]
* The Combaticons formed Bruticus in order to take on [[Metroplex (G1)|Metroplex]]. As his opponent changed into robot mode, Bruticus took to the skies to better avoid the citybot's weapons-fire. {{storylink|Commercial/Generation 1#Bruticus and Metroplex|Bruticus and Metroplex commercial}}
* Bruticus battled [[Superion (G1)|Superion]] in the suburbs while a small boy cheered on the Autobot. A particularly powerful blow from his opponent knocked Bruticus's arms off, but they quickly reattached themselves to that the duel could continue. {{storylink|Commercial/Generation 2#Aerialbots and Combaticons|Generation 2 Aerialbots and Combaticons commercial}}
* During a massive battle between Kreons, the Combaticons combined into Bruticus. He and [[Predaking (G1)|Predaking]] then proceeded to send the Autobots fleeing for their tiny lives. {{storylink|Commercial#Kre-O|KRE-O Transformers Micro Changers and Combiners Construction Sets commercial}}

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==Games==
===''Transformers: Mystery of Convoy''===
*''Stage'': 7
*''Point value'': 20000
*''Hit points'': 5
Bruticus guards the exit from the [[Glacier Zone]], floating in a dark void with three hovering platforms, and launching fireballs aimed at Autobot positions. His armor makes him invulnerable, save for a conveniently glowing weak spot on his forehead. {{storylink|Transformers: Mystery of Convoy}}

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

===''Transformers: Battle Tactics''===
[[File:Battle-Tactics-Bruticus.jpg|thumb|upright=1.66]]
Bruticus participated in battles against a variety of opponents, both Autobots and Decepticons. He was a Super Rare combiner that could be recruited to a team if all of his components were at max level. {{storylink|Transformers: Battle Tactics}}
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===''Transformers: Earth Wars''===
[[file:BruticusEarthWars.jpg|thumb|upright=1.66|Bruticus, Fanmode ACTIVATE!]]

To gain another Combiner, Megatron and [[Shockwave (G1)|Shockwave]] enlisted the Combaticons, despite some of their complaints. When Bruticus first successfully formed, he boasted that he beat anyone. Starscream sent him out to battle [[Optimus Maximus (G1)|Optimus Maximus]] just so he could soften him up for the other 'cons to finish the job. {{storylink|Transformers: Earth Wars}}

*'''Class''': Combiner
*'''Lowest Star ratings''': 3 Star
*'''Weapons''': Bruticus usually smashes things with his Fists and feet. He sometimes shoots small laser blasts out of his knuckles.
*'''Abilities:''':
**'''Earth Shatter''': Smash into the earth sending a shockwave of damage in a line towards the target area! Deals 600% more damage to Walls!
**'''Frantic Rage''': Gain 30% movement speed, 30% damage reduction, and close range Splash radius, and attack with +50% more damage for the next 10 seconds!
**'''Shockfire Missiles''' (4 star): Fire 4 rockets dealing a large amount of damage and disabling all defenses around the blast radius!

[http://wiki.transformersearthwars.com/character:bruticus Bruticus at Transformers: Earth Wars Wiki]
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===''Transformers Roleplaying Game''===
Bruticus was a monstrous warrior who sacrificed his components’ brainpower for extra brawn. {{storylink|Decepticon Directive}} [[Termagax]] identified Bruticus as an example of a dysfunctional combiner, noting that he possessed none of the tactical acumen of his individual components. {{storylink|The Enigma of Combination}}

==Toys==
===''The Transformers''===
{{anchor|Generation 1}}
[[File:Bruticus toy.jpg|upright=1.2|thumb|"Rargh... many transform Bruticus wrong... and blame Bruticus design..."]]
*'''Bruticus''' (Multi-pack, [[1986]], [[1991]], [[2009]])
**''Takara ID number:'' '''D-69'''

:''[[The Transformers (toyline)|The Transformers]]'' Bruticus is formed from all five Combaticon toys. The four smaller Combaticons attach via sockets in Onslaught's shoulders and the bottom of his feet. Fists and feet pads attach onto the four limbs, and Bruticus is completed with a large chest plate and a helmet covering Onslaught's head. He wields Onslaught's [[sonic stun-gun]] in battle. The gun can also be stored on his backpack using two rectangular pegs which hold the gun in place via its targeting sight. As with all [[Fight! Super Robot Lifeform Transformers (toyline)#1986 (Scramble City and Transformers 2010)|Scramble City]]-style [[combiner]] teams, his limbs can be rearranged into any slot of one's choosing.

:The package art of Bruticus has the leg formed by Brawl face forward. Having him face backward like his in-show (look at the right picture) doesn't affect the stability of the gestalt.

:Along with Metroplex, Menasor, Defensor, and Superion, Bruticus was designed for an aborted ''[[Diaclone]]'' subline that would have been called ''[[Diaclone#Jizai Gattai|Jizai Gattai]]'' (自在合体 "Limitless Combination"), which was shelved to make way for the ''Transformers'' line.

:In most markets, only the individual Combaticons were released, with the [[giftset]] only made available in Japan and Italy. The Italian box layout was based very closely on the standard Hasbro combiner giftsets at that time, down to the inclusion of a Hasbro product code number; but unlike the other [[GiG]] combiner giftsets, "Multiforce" lacked the Hasbro logo on the front of the box, and the individual components sported Takara numbers from D-64 to D-68 before their names.

:The individual Combaticons were re-released in various European markets as part of the "[[Classics (Europe)|Classics]]" line in 1991, and a Bruticus giftset was reissued by [[TakaraTomy]] in Japan in 2009.

::*''[http://www.tfu.info/1986/Decepticon/Bruticus/bruticus.htm More information on Bruticus at TFU.info]''
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===''Generation 2''===
[[File:G2-toy Bruticus.jpg|upright=1.66|thumb|Fruit Chewticus]]
<ul class="iconlist">{{Bp-d2|'''[[Onslaught (G1)#Generation 2|Onslaught]]''' (Combaticon, [[1994]])}}</ul>
<ul class="iconlist">{{Bp-d2|'''[[Blast Off (G1)/toys#Generation 2|Blast Off]]''' (Combaticon, 1994)}}</ul>
<ul class="iconlist">{{Bp-d2|'''[[Brawl (G1)/toys#Generation 2|Brawl]]''' (Combaticon, 1994)}}</ul>
<ul class="iconlist">{{Bp-d2|'''[[Swindle (G1)#Generation 2|Swindle]]''' (Combaticon, 1994)}}</ul>
<ul class="iconlist">{{Bp-d2|'''[[Vortex (G1)#Generation 2|Vortex]]''' (Combaticon, 1994)}}</ul>

: Released in the second year of ''[[Transformers: Generation 2 (toyline)|Generation 2]]'', the Combaticons were redecoed (minus any customer-applied stickers) and re-released, but only sold as individuals. Functionally, he is nearly identical to the original toy, other than being slightly enhanced by a hand-held spring-loaded missile launcher (the same launcher that came with [[Jazz (G1)/toys#Generation 2|Jazz]] and [[Sideswipe (G1)/toys#Generation 2|Sideswipe]] the previous year) and a post-hole in Onslaught's cannon-backpack which allows the launcher to be stored there. All of the toys are all-plastic versions, no die-cast metal at all.

::*''[http://www.tfu.info/1994/Decepticon/Bruticus/bruticus.htm More information on ''Generation 2'' Bruticus at TFU.info]''
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[[File:G2toy-BruticusAmazon.jpg|thumb|upright=1.66|"You all laugh when Bruticus wear these colors before. WHO'S LAUGHING NOW!?"]]
<ul class="iconlist">{{Bp-d2|'''Bruticus''' (Multi-pack, [[2012]])}}</ul>
:*''Accessories'': Multi-part "Sonic Cannon"
{{toydesigner|[[Andrew Franks]] (deco artist)}}

: This version of Bruticus comes as a gift set, [[exclusive]] to [[Amazon (website)|Amazon]] and [[BigBadToyStore]]. Packaged in a ''Generation 2''-styled box complete with hand-painted character art, it contains [[redeco]]es of all five ''[[Transformers: Generations (toyline)|Generations]] [[Transformers: Fall of Cybertron|Fall of Cybertron]]'' [[Combaticon (WFC)|Combaticons]] in their Generation 1 doppelgangers' ''[[Transformers: Generation 2 (toyline)|Generation 2]]'' colors, complete with ''Generation 2'' Decepticon insignia. While Onslaught forms the torso, the remaining team members can serve as any of the four limbs, though the official configuration has Vortex as the left arm, Blast Off as the right arm, Brawl as the left leg, and Swindle as the right leg. The individual weapons the Combaticons have can be combined into a "Sonic Cannon" for Bruticus to wield via [[5 mm post]].

: Like the original releases of the mold, this Bruticus also possessed some balance issues. This is mostly caused by having all of the Combaticons being Deluxes, Onslaught included. Although the 4 limb Combaticons can assume either an arm or foot position, certain members fare very poorly in certain modes, such as Brawl as an arm or Blast Off as a leg, which creates further balancing problems for Bruticus.

: Preorders for the set began on [[July 6]] of 2012 via Amazon (BigBadToyStore would not put up theirs until much later), and the final product was shipped out in early/mid-November. This may be considered a tie-in to Amazon's preorder bonus for the ''Fall of Cybertron'' game: a "''Generation 2''"-themed skin for Bruticus. This set was also available at normal retail in Australia.

: These molds were [[retool]]ed into ''Fall of Cybertron'' [[Ruination (FOC)#Toys|Ruination]].
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===''Universe'' (2008)===
[[File:Universe-ROTF-toy BruticusMaximus.jpg|upright=1.66|thumb|"Why Bruticus no have hands?"]]
*'''Bruticus Maximus''' ([[2008]])
**''Series:'' '''G1 Series'''

:''[[Transformers: Universe (2008 toyline)|Universe]]'' Bruticus, now named "Bruticus Maximus" (presumably for [[trademark]] reasons), is a redeco of the [[Destruction Team]]/[[Bruticus Maximus (Energon)|Bruticus Maximus]] combiner from ''[[Transformers: Energon (toyline)|Energon]]''. While [[Brawl (G1)#Universe (2008)|Brawl]] and [[Vortex (G1)#Universe (2008)|Vortex]] retain their previous modes of tank and helicopter respectively, [[Blast Off (G1)#Universe (2008)|Blast Off]] is now the combiner's second tank, and [[Swindle (G1)#Universe (2008)|Swindle]] a sand-colored helicopter. As a redeco of an ''Energon'' combiner, Bruticus Maximus feature universal connection points for the limbs, allowing many different combinations and even swapping of limbs from different ''Energon'' Combiner teams.

[[File:Tf universe 25th bruticus a.jpg|left|upright=0.85|thumb]]
:Like [[Superion (G1)#Universe (2008)|Superion]], Bruticus Maximus, despite being initially intended as a ''Universe'' [[Target]] [[exclusive]], was only released in ''Universe'' packaging in some non-American markets such as Australia and Singapore. Instead, Target stores (and Zellers stores in Canada) received an unchanged version of the toy in ''[[Transformers: Revenge of the Fallen (toyline)|Revenge of the Fallen]]'' packaging, still named [[Bruticus Maximus (ROTF)|Bruticus Maximus]], with all the individual components retaining their names as well.

::*''[http://www.tfu.info/2009/Decepticon/TargetBruticusMaximus/bruticusmaximus.htm More information on Bruticus Maximus at TFU.info]''
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===''Encore''===
[[File:BruticusG1-Encore.jpg|right|thumb|upright=1.66]]
*'''Bruticus''' ([[2009]])
**''ID number'': '''16'''

:In 2009, the Generation 1 set was reissued under the ''[[Transformers Encore]]'' line, using the [[retool]]ed molds from the first ''Robots in Disguise'' release with Onslaught's launcher mechanism from his original Japanese release.
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===''United''===
[[File:United Bruticus Maximus.jpg|thumb|upright=1.66]]
*'''Bruticus Maximus''' (Multi-pack, [[November 7]], 2012)

:Released exclusively in Hasbro's Asian markets, this redeco of the ''Energon'' Bruticus Maximus set has colours similar to the previous ''Universe''/''Revenge of the Fallen'' release, but with a much greater emphasis on G1-accuracy. Additionally, the hand/feet/weapons previously cast in translucent coloured plastic are now opaque grey.

:While unconfirmed, it seems likely that this release was conceived to satisfy then-high collector demand for the original ''Universe'' Bruticus Maximus set, a result of the unofficial Explorer and Munitioner upgrade kits released for the figure by "[[IP theft|third party]]" company FansProject. Of course, as unlicensed product, the kits were not acknowledged in any official marketing material for the re-released toy.
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===''Kre-O''===
[[File:KreO-Toy Bruticus.jpg|right|thumb|upright=1.66|Bruticus feel.... Tiny?]]
*'''Decepticon Bruticus''' (Micro-Changer Combiner, 2013)
**''Set number'': '''A2225'''
{{toydesigner|[[Ed Masiello]] (Hasbro)}}

:One of the first ''[[Kre-O]]'' [[Micro-Changer]] combiner sets, Bruticus includes four [[Kreon]]s: [[Onslaught (G1)#Kre-O|Onslaught]], [[Brawl (G1)#Kre-O|Brawl]], [[Vortex (G1)#Kre-O|Vortex]], and [[Swindle (G1)#Kre-O|Swindle]]. These four component Kreons can be rebuilt into their alternate modes or taken apart and combined into Bruticus.

:Like all Micro Changer combiner sets, Bruticus comes with only ''one'' Kre-O display brick, and a sticker sheet composed of his leg, arm and right shoulder details and a ''Kre-O'' logo. Due to the limb stickers being slightly transparent, applying them into the black-colored leg parts could render the details being semi-transparent. The instructions also did not mention where you should put the ''Kre-O'' logo sticker. Also, Bruticus's combined mode's waist part is somehow prone to falling off from the assembly while posing, and he has a problem standing straight due to how the legs are constructed.

:Despite Blast Off's exclusion from the set, he was later released in the first wave of blind bag figures and, with enough creativity, can be combined into Bruticus.

::*''[http://www.tfu.info/2013/Decepticon/Kre-OBruticus/bruticus.htm More information on Bruticus at TFU.info]''

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*'''Combiner Robot Mega Pack''' (3-pack, 2016)
**''Set number'': '''???'''
**''Pieces'': '''245'''

:3 years later, the 3 Micro-Changer combiners, Superion, Bruticus, and Menasor were reissued and released as a 3-pack. The toys were unchanged from their individual releases.

===''Combiner Wars''===
[[File:CWBruticus.jpg|thumb|upright=1.66|OH [[Bruticus Maximus (Energon)|SWEET]] [[Bruticus (WFC)#Generations|MERCIFUL]] DAY!]]
<ul class="iconlist">{{Bp-d1|'''[[Onslaught (G1)#Combiner Wars|Onslaught]]''' (Voyager Class, [[2016]])}}
{{Bp-d1|'''[[Blast Off (G1)#Combiner Wars|Decepticon Blast Off]]''' (Deluxe Class, 2016)}}
:{{Bp-d1|'''[[Blast Off (G1)#PWTSE|Decepticon Blast Off]]''' (Special Edition, 2018)}}
{{Bp-d1|'''[[Brawl (G1)#Combiner Wars|Brawl]]''' (Deluxe Class, 2016)}}
{{Bp-d1|'''[[Swindle (G1)#Combiner Wars|Swindle]]''' (Deluxe Class, 2016)}}
{{Bp-d1|'''[[Vortex (G1)#Combiner Wars|Decepticon Vortex]]''' (Deluxe Class, 2016)}}
{{Bp-d1|'''[[Shockwave (G1)/toys#Combiner Wars|Decepticon Shockwave]]''' (Legends Class, 2016)}}</ul>
{{toydesigner|[[Shogo Hasui]] (TakaraTomy)}}

:''[[Combiner Wars (toyline)|Combiner Wars]]'' Bruticus is formed from all five Combaticon figures and [[Shockwave (G1)/toys#Combiner Wars|Shockwave]]. Designed in the "Scramble City" style, all four Deluxe Combaticons can each become either an arm or a leg, and come with double-barrelled guns that can transform into either a foot or a fist to complete the limb. The stock photography shows Blast Off and Vortex as arms and Swindle and Brawl as legs. Shockwave transforms into the combiner robot's handheld weapon, but his overall weight makes it largely impossible for him to be held by any combiner in a firing pose without falling over or pulling the arm down. Even worse, as Onslaught is retooled from [[Hot Spot (G1)#Combiner Wars|Hot Spot]], Bruticus retains [[Defensor (G1)#Generations|Defensor]]'s forward-lean problem. Unlike Defensor however, the leaning problem can be resolved by turning Bruticus's thighs inward, forcing the pelvis armor to push against Onslaught's knees and correcting his posture, although this will force Bruticus into a strange A-legged stance.

:A promotional CGI render of the combined mode has Bruticus slightly mistransformed, having Blast Off's legs facing knees forward in his arm mode, which would leave Bruticus' left arm without a double elbow. Though difficult, it is ''possible'' to arrange Vortex's rotors in a shield-like position.

:Like [[Defensor (G1)#Generations|Defensor]] before him, all four limbs were released in the same wave, making it much easier to complete a set. He is also the first "classic" combiner in the ''Combiner Wars'' series to not have a "replacement" member. However, Blast Off was relegated to a simple redeco of [[Slingshot (G1)#Combiner Wars|Quickslinger]], leaving him with a different alt-mode (a jet instead of a space shuttle) and an inaccurate head. In 2018 Hasbro released a redeco of the Unite Warriors version of Blast Off ([[Bruticus (G1)#Unite Warriors|see below]]) as a more accurate replacement.

::*''[http://www.tfu.info/2016/Decepticon/CWBruticus/bruticus.htm More information on ''Combiner Wars'' Bruticus at TFU.info]''

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[[File:CW-toy Bruticus G2.jpg|thumb|upright=1.66|TASTE THE RAINBOW. TASTE IT!!!]]
<ul class="iconlist">{{Bp-d1|'''Bruticus''' (Collection Pack, 2016)}}</ul>
:*''Accessories'': Weapons/combiner extremities, Onslaught's two guns, Blast Off's gun, Vortex's gun, Brawl's barrel rifle, Swindle's gun

: The whole <s>metamorphin' Dudicus</s> big, bad, battlin' Bruticus team was redecoed in their ''[[Transformers: Generation 2 (franchise)|Generation 2]]'' colors (though [[Onslaught (G1)#CWG2|Onslaught]]'s black portions are now a super-dark brown), packed with a sorta-generically ''Generation 2''-esque, vaguely-[[Action Master]]-version-ish deco'd version of [[Shockwave (G1)/toys#Combiner Wars|Shockwave]]. However, despite being (broadly) accurate in their base colors, all of the Combaticons have Generation 1 insignias, while Shockwave comes with the movie version of the Decepticon faction symbol.

: There is no ''Generation 2''-colored version of the Space Shuttle Blast Off toy, sorry. You only get the jet.

: Weirdly, the ''backs'' of the antennae on Bruticus's head are painted silver, rather than the front where they'd be far more noticeable/make any amount of sense. On the other hand, the original ''Generation 2'' Bruticus had unpainted antennae, so hey.

: This version of the combiner was only sold as a complete team in a big box set, which also included a poster and a collector card based on the packaging art. This set was sold "exclusively" through multiple online outlets, though it eventually found its way to closeout retailers like TJ Maxx and Ross the following holiday season for well below its original price, alongside more or less all of the other "Collection Pack" semi-exclusives in the line.

::*''[http://www.tfu.info/2016/Decepticon/CWG2Bruticus/bruticus.htm More information on Generation 2 ''Combiner Wars'' Bruticus at TFU.info]''
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===''Unite Warriors''===
[[File:TF-UW07-Bruticus.jpg|upright=1.66|thumb|So cartoon accurate his chest is based on what some people would call an animation error!]]
*'''Bruticus''' (giftset, [[June 25]], [[2016]])
**''ID number:'' '''UW-07'''
{{toydesigner|[[Hisashi Yuki]] (TakaraTomy)}}

:The Japanese ''[[Transformers Unite Warriors|Unite Warriors]]'' release of [[#Combiner Wars|''Combiner Wars'' Bruticus]] comes in a much more cartoon-accurate color scheme, with a recolored chest plate, and color matching hand/foot/gun pieces for [[Swindle (G1)#Unite Warriors 2|Swindle]] and [[Brawl (G1)#Unite Warriors 2|Brawl]]. He has a completely new mold in the form of [[Blast Off (G1)#Unite Warriors 2|Blast Off]] as a space shuttle, rather than the recolored jet mold of his Hasbro release. [[Vortex (G1)#Unite Warriors 2|Vortex]] also includes the more cartoon-accurate four-bladed rotor blades as opposed to the two-bladed rotors his Hasbro version carried over from the Alpha Bravo mold. Shockwave is not included with this release, as the ''Unite Warriors'' line does not utilize Legends Class molds, though you could pair Bruticus with the cycloptic scientist's [[Shockwave (G1)/toys#Legends|''Legends'' release]] if you wish.

:The giftset included a [[collector coin]] when purchased from select retailers outside Japan.
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===''Age of the Primes''===
[[File:TF-AOTP-Bruticus-Prelim.jpg|upright=1.66|thumb|]]
*'''Bruticus''' ([[2025]]/[[2026]])
**'''1 of 5: [[Vortex (G1)#Age of the Primes|Combaticon Vortex]]'''
**'''2 of 5: [[Blast Off (G1)#Age of the Primes|Combaticon Blast Off]]'''
**'''?? of 5: [[Brawl (G1)#Age of the Primes|Combaticon Brawl]]'''
**'''?? of 5: [[Onslaught (G1)#Age of the Primes|Combaticon Onslaught]]'''
{{toydesigner|[[Mark Maher]] (Hasbro), [[Shogo Hasui]] (TakaraTomy)}}

:With the reveal of Vortex at the [[Toy Fair|New York Toy Fair]] 2025, confirmation of a new Bruticus in the [[Transformers: Age of the Primes|''Age of the Primes'']] toyline naturally followed. Teased on the side of Vortex's packaging, Bruticus is a cartoon-accurate figure that will utilize parts of the frame combiner system devised for ''Legacy'' [[Menasor (G1)#Legacy|Menasor]] and later used for ''Age of the Primes'' [[Superion (G1)#Age of the Primes|Superion]], with the limb bots attaching to a skeletal Bruticus formed by [[Onslaught (G1)#Age of the Primes|Onslaught]]. Vortex splits in half as the limb-bots before him and is even compatible with Superion's arm frame. Where Bruticus significantly differs from the other frame combiners is with his leg-bots; they form the shins and ankles themselves (while the rest of the legs are still Onslaught's frame) and are thus Voyagers rather than Deluxes to accommodate for this.
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{{comingsoontoy|Everyone but Vortex}}
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==Merchandise==
===''Transformers Character Card''===
[[File:Transformers Character Card Bruticus and Defensor.jpg|upright=1.3|thumb|]]
*'''Guardian & Bruticus Set''' ([[December]], [[2023]])
**''ID number:'' '''71 & 72'''

:Released as part of the tenth wave of the [[e-HOBBY]] exclusive ''[[Transformers Character Card]]'' series, this pair of holographic trading cards depict super-deformed art of "[[Defensor (G1)|Guardian]]" (with his components [[Blades (G1)|Blades]], [[First Aid (G1)|First Aid]], [[Hot Spot (G1)|Hot Spot]], [[Groove (G1)|Groove]], and [[Streetwise (G1)|Streetwise]]) and Bruticus (with ''his'' components [[Blast Off (G1)|Blast Off]], [[Vortex (G1)|Vortex]], [[Onslaught (G1)|Onslaught]], [[Swindle (G1)|Swindle]] and [[Brawl (G1)|Brawl]]) along with [[bio|character profiles]] and [[Tech Spec|tech specs]].
::*''[[Source:Transformers Character Card#72|Translation of Bruticus's Transformers Character Card]]''

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===''Blokees''===
<ul class="iconlist">{{Bp-d1|'''Brawl (Vehicle)''' (Defender Version, 2025)}}</ul>
:*''Series:'' '''Galaxy Version Defender 04- Tyrant's Fury'''

:Along with the ''T. rex'' [[Grimlock (G1)/toys#DefenderTRex|Grimlock]], the 4th wave of ''[[Blokees]]''' Defender Version line up introduces new vehicle kits of the Combaticons, starting from Brawl, and they also features similar hardpoints for a Bruticus combiner, with the potential add-on being released in the future.

{{comingsoontoy|The rest of the Combaticons}}
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==Notes==
[[File:G1-Combaticon-early-patent-sketches.jpg|thumb|upright=1.2]]
[[File:EuroClassicsBruticus.jpg|thumb|upright=1.2|First person to insert a "Don't shoot the caption" gag gets summarily banned.]]

* Much like the individual Combaticons who form him, Bruticus's [[character model]] has a couple of oddities, due to the majority of it being based on unfinished, vague toy design sketches (at right) instead of actual toy references.
** Bruticus's chest plate is drawn to look like it is formed from parts of [[Blast Off (G1)|Blast Off]]—mainly his wings, but the central portion of the chestplate is drawn to look like his shuttle cockpit hull, with the orientation of its details reversed. Certain detailed combination sequences, seen in "[[Aerial Assault]]," "[[The Revenge of Bruticus]]", and "[[B.O.T. (episode)|B.O.T.]]", actually show Blast Off's wings disconnecting and moving into place as the chestplate, but these sequences also misinterpret some of Bruticus's details, and wind up depicting the two wheels at the base of the chestplate, which are supposed to be part of Onslaught's torso, as being connected to the plate and hence part of Blast Off.
** While Bruticus' toy has wheels on the back of its thighs, his cartoon model only depicts this detail on his ''left'' thigh, almost certainly a product of his rear-view character model being designed without the toy for reference, like multiple other season 2 characters—not that it matters much in practise, as the odd detail is almost consistently omitted from his actual in-show appearances.
** Bruticus has two head designs in the cartoon: the detailed one seen in his full-body character model, which features in most of his animated appearances, and a simplified, more angular one that appears consistently in "[[The Revenge of Bruticus]]" and "[[Fight or Flee (episode)|Fight or Flee]]," and in select brief scenes of other episodes.
* The packaging of the 1991 [[The Transformers (European toyline)|European]] [[Classics (Europe)|Classics]] release of the original Onslaught toy depicted Bruticus and the Combaticons in (mostly) new color schemes, despite the fact that the actual toys looked identical to their original releases. While it may never be known for certain, it has been theorized that these colors were the cause of an error with the hue settings of the [[stock photography|stock photos]], rather than a legitimate attempt to [[redeco]] the Combaticons.
* Several attributes of [[Action Master Elite]] [[Turbo Master]], including his face and chest plate, suggest that he was originally intended to be Bruticus. However, according to ''[[Transformers Generations (guidebook)|Transformers Generations Deluxe]]'', at one point a non-transforming version of Action Master Bruticus was planned, which would have looked significantly different from [[Turbo Master]].
* For every version of the original Bruticus mold, the packaging art depicts the Brawl figure on backwards.
*''Earth Wars'' Bruticus's character model is a (more proportionate) recreation of his ''Combiner Wars'' toy.
* ''Earth Wars'' Bruticus's Earth Shatter ability is most likely a reference to his [[Bruticus (WFC)|''Fall of Cybertron'' counterpart]]'s shockwave ability, given how it affects a large area and do mass amounts of damage. The same could also be said about Shockfire Missiles, during his boss fight in the final few parts of ''[[Transformers: Fall of Cybertron|Fall of Cybertron]]'', in which the cannons on his back to deal damage to the player, though in this case you can actually do it ''while'' using him.

===Foreign names===
*''Japanese:'' '''Bruticus''' (ブルーティカス ''Burūtikasu'')
*''Italian:'' '''Multiforce''' (toy and season 3)
*''Mandarin:'' '''Bruticus''' (Taiwan, 布魯提卡斯 ''Bùlǔtíkǎsī''), '''Hùn Tiān Bào''' (Mainland China, 混天豹, ''Leopard that Mixes the Sky'')
*''Portuguese:'' '''Brutus''' (Brazil comic)
*''Russian:'' '''Grubikus''' (Грубикус)
*''Polish:'' '''Tępak''' (TM Semic Comic, "Dunderhead")

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Scrapper (G1)

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:''Scrapper is a [[Decepticon]] [[Constructicon (G1)|Constructicon]] from the [[Generation 1 continuity family]].''
[[File:TFU Scrapper.jpg|upright=1.5|thumb|"By my own standards, Metroplex is the awesomest thing ever."]]

'''Scrapper''' is the engineer of the [[Constructicon (G1)|Constructicons]]. While the other Constructicons put their masterpieces together, Scrapper is the one who designs everything for them. Though his designs are among the best in Transformer history, Scrapper is a modest Decepticon who quickly shrugs off the praise he receives. In that respect he is the polar-opposite of his frequent second in command, [[Hook (G1)|Hook]], who is an egomaniacal glory-hound.

Though modest, Scrapper is still a total nutcase. One of his favorite artistic liberties with his designs involves taking living [[Autobot]]s and using them as raw materials. This vicious act is something [[Megatron (G1)|Megatron]] finds admirable, as he considers Scrapper the most valuable of the Constructicons.

Scrapper combines with his fellow Constructicons to form [[Devastator (G1)|Devastator]].

==Fiction==
===Generation 1 cartoon continuity===
====''The Transformers'' cartoon====
{{voiceactor|[[Michael Bell]] (English), [[Toshiro Ishii]] (Japanese), [[Yū Shimaka]] (Japanese, "Heavy Metal War"), [[Keiichi Nanba]] (Japanese, "The Movie")|[[Zhu Zhunzun]] (Chinese), [[Edgar Wald]] (Latin American), [[Holger Schwiers]] (German, "The Autobot Run"), [[Christoph Lindert]] (German, "Five Faces of Darkness, Part 4 - 5"), [[Hans-Rainer Müller]] (German, "The Rebirth, Part 1"), [[Tonio von der Meden]] (German, "The Movie" TV dub & ''Generation 2'' "Triple Takeover"), [[Gerd Wiedenhofen]] (German, "Generation 2" season 1), [[Georges Atlas]] (European French), [[Albert Augier]] (European French, "City of Steel" & "The Master Builders"), [[François Leccia]] (European French, "Surprise Party" & "Webworld"), [[Serge Lhorca]] (European French, "The Secret of Omega Supreme"), Unknown (European French, "Five Faces of Darkness, Part 4), [[Michel Barbey]] (European French, "Five Faces of Darkness, Part 5"), [[Orlando Prado]] (Portuguese), [[Isaac Schneider]] (Portuguese, "The Core"), [[Carlos Seidl]] (Portuguese, "The Master Builders" & "The Secret of Omega Supreme"), [[Amaury Costa]] (Portuguese, "The Movie" TV dub), [[Magalhães Graça]] (Portuguese, "The Movie" VHS dub), [[Ronaldo Artinic]] (Portuguese, "The Movie" Fox Kids dub), [[Choi Byung-sang]] (Korean, ''The Movie'' KBS dub)}}

[[File:Scrapperg1cartoon.jpg|left|upright=0.85|thumb|My continuity makes me dizzy.]]
Scrapper, who was evil, helped build [[Megatron (G1)/Generation 1 cartoon continuity|Megatron]]. {{storylink|Five Faces of Darkness, Part 4}} Later, Megatron used the [[Robosmasher|Robo-Smasher]] to make Scrapper, who was good, evil. {{storylink|The Secret of Omega Supreme (episode)|The Secret of Omega Supreme}} Finally, Megatron built Scrapper. {{storylink|Heavy Metal War}} It all makes sense.

Regardless of all that, Scrapper and the Constructicons were active among the Decepticon forces on [[Earth]] in [[1984]]. They attempted to infiltrate [[Ark (G1)|Autobot headquarters]] to destroy the Autobot computer [[Teletraan I]], but failed and ended up having a lava bath. {{storylink|Heavy Metal War}} The Constructicons were later vital in transforming [[New York City]] into the Decepticon city of "New Cybertron", and in the process Scrapper got to recycle [[Optimus Prime (G1)/Generation 1 cartoon continuity|Optimus Prime]] into a [[Alligaticon|robotic alligator]]. {{storylink|City of Steel (episode)|City of Steel}}

[[File:MasterBuilders Scrapper Grapple plans.jpg|thumb|"Truly you are a master of structural engineering, Grapple. I could never hold up a map with a stump for a hand."]]
The Constructicons later built a drill leading into [[Earth's core]], in order for Megatron to tap its energy. While working on it, Scrapper had a [[dominator disk]] snuck onto him by [[Sunstreaker (G1)/Generation 1 cartoon continuity|Sunstreaker]], allowing the Autobots to control the Constructicons when merged into [[Devastator (G1)/Generation 1 cartoon continuity|Devastator]]. The combiner fought his fellow Decepticons for a while before the disks were overloaded and they returned to normal. Scrapper then provided a peptalk for his team before they saved the Earth from their own drill, which had gone out of control. {{storylink|The Core}}

The Constructicons built Megatron a [[transfixatron]]. When it was finished, Scrapper reported as such to Megatron and was praised for his efforts. After the successful test-run, Megatron commanded the Constructicons to begin building a second device. After the device—a huge car crusher—was completed, Megatron brought the Autobots, trapped in their vehicle modes by the transfixatron. Megatron commanded Scrapper and Long Haul to make [[Ironhide (G1)/Generation 1 cartoon continuity|Ironhide]] their first victim. When the other Autobots tried to rally, the Constructicons stopped them, with Scrapper fending off [[Sideswipe (G1)/Generation 1 cartoon continuity|Sideswipe]] and [[Sunstreaker (G1)/Generation 1 cartoon continuity|Sunstreaker]]. Scrapper and Long Haul then pushed Ironhide into the claw of the crusher and watched as he was carried into it. When the Autobots were freed from their alt modes, the Constructicons merged into Devastator and began to wipe the floor with them. However, Devastator's robot mode was "canceled out" by their own transfixatron. {{storylink|The Autobot Run}}

At one point, Scrapper convinced [[Hoist (G1)|Hoist]] and [[Grapple (G1)|Grapple]] that the Constructicons wanted to aid the two Autobots in a construction project to build a [[Solar Power Tower]]. Scrapper claimed to have admired Grapple's work back on Cybertron. When Megatron found out, the Constructicons had to explain (at gunpoint) that they were still loyal to him, and once the tower was completed they would turn it over to him. The plan initially succeeded, but the tower was soon destroyed in a battle between the Autobots and Devastator. {{storylink|The Master Builders (episode)|The Master Builders}}

When the Autobots were forced to leave Earth after Megatron made them look like villains, Scrapper participated in the "[[Decepticon Day]]" parade. He was then dumpstered by the Autobots when they returned. {{storylink|Megatron's Master Plan, Part 2}}

Later, when the other Decepticons began to suffer from [[Cybertonium]] degeneration, Scrapper and the Constructicons worked fine, having been built on Earth. They delivered a shipment of the mineral via the [[space bridge]], and failed to stop [[Spike Witwicky (G1)/Generation 1 cartoon continuity|Spike Witwicky]] and [[Carly]] from getting by them and traveling to Cybertron. {{storylink|Desertion of the Dinobots, Part 1}} When faced with the mighty [[Omega Supreme (G1)|Omega Supreme]], long out for revenge against the Constructicons, Scrapper repeatedly taunted and insulted him. In return, Omega Supreme beat the slag out of Devastator, but couldn't finish the job due to a surprise visit from an [[asteroid scorpion]]. {{storylink|The Secret of Omega Supreme (episode)|The Secret of Omega Supreme}}

[[File:MakeTracks Scrapper sword.jpg|left|thumb|"I dub thee Drone #24601. Now rise up and go forth in Megatron's name!"]]
When the Constructicons were tasked with building a [[drone]] army out of human cars, Scrapper was seen slicing the machines apart with a sword. {{storylink|Make Tracks}} Scrapper's nasty side was later shown when he worked under [[Blitzwing (G1)|Blitzwing]], who had temporarily overthrown Megatron. Scrapper used the [[Skids (G1)|remains]] [[Prowl (G1)/Generation 1 cartoon continuity|of]] [[Bluestreak (G1)|damaged]] [[Tracks (G1)|Autobots]] to make a throne for himself... nasty! {{storylink|Triple Takeover}} Scrapper then helped make an [[energy transductor]] that would've worked if not for that [[Astoria Carlton-Ritz|human woman]]. {{storylink|The Girl Who Loved Powerglide}}

When Megatron instructed Scavenger to dig for the [[Pearl of Bahoudin]], Scrapper was standing next to him. He later began to remove the engine in [[Auggie Cahnay (G1)|Auggie Cahnay]]'s car before being blasted away. Scrapper then participated in the subsequent battle. When the Pearl was exposed to the atmosphere, Scrapper and the Decepticons fled. {{storylink|Trans-Europe Express}} Scrapper listened to Megatron's rant about Starscream, and watched as the [[Stunticon (G1)|Stunticons]] refused the call to arms. When the Decepticons battled Starscream and the [[Combaticon (G1)|Combaticons]], Scrapper merged into Devastator, only for the Combaticons to merge into [[Bruticus (G1)|Bruticus]] and sorely kick their behinds. {{storylink|Starscream's Brigade}} The Constructicon's next project was a super-powerful cannon. After it was completed, the Constructicons flew off, missing the fight between two Menasors. {{storylink|Masquerade}}

[[File:TFTM Soundwave insults Constructicons.jpg|thumb|]]
Scrapper and Constructicons were part of the Decepticon forces during the [[Battle of Autobot City|great battle]] of [[Autobot City (G1)|Autobot City]] in [[2005]], and Devastator was integral in breaching the city's defenses. However, Megatron was defeated and the Decepticons were forced to retreat onboard [[Astrotrain (G1)|Astrotrain]]. Megatron was subsequently thrown out into space, and Scrapper wasted no time in nominating his Constructicons to be the next [[Decepticon leader]]s. [[Soundwave (G1)/Generation 1 cartoon continuity|Soundwave]] and his [[Decepticon Mini-Cassette|cassettes]] disagreed, and within minutes every Decepticon in the ship was fighting the rest for that precious leadership position. [[Starscream (G1)/Generation 1 cartoon continuity|Starscream]] won out in the end, and the Constructicons provided music during his coronation (Scrapper doesn't let minor things such as [[mouthplate]]s get in his way of playing the trumpet). {{storylink|The Transformers: The Movie}}
{{note|Scrapper’s involvement in these events, or events mostly similar, were also chronicled in the comic mini-series "[[Transformers: The Animated Movie]]."}}

[[File:FightorFlee Constructicon vehicle.jpg|left|thumb|"This vehicle is so cool, it makes me feel like a [[Action Master|Master of Action]]!" "[[Fantastic Four|Say that again...]]"]]
In the remainder of 2005 and throughout the following year, Scrapper and the Constructicons maintained a smaller, but still present, role in the Decepticon army. While living on [[Chaar]], Scrapper tussled with the other Constructicons for the measly Energon Astrotrain retrieved. When they noticed Astrotrain was reaching for a cube, they assembled into Devastator and kicked him away, before being disassembled by Menasor. {{storylink|Five Faces of Darkness, Part 1}} When the [[Quintessons]] made them an offer—destroy the Autobots for free Energon forever, Scrapper fell in with them. {{storylink|Five Faces of Darkness, Part 3}} They later lent their talents to the Decepticon/Quintesson alliance by constructing [[Trypticon (G1)|Trypticon]] out of a populated human city in only one night. {{storylink|Five Faces of Darkness, Part 4}} Scrapper watched Trypticon destroy [[Ark (G1)|Autobot Headquarters]], denying Mixmaster's request to join, correctly stating it wouldn't be necessary. Later, at [[Autobot City]], Scrapper spotted [[Sky Lynx (G1)|Sky Lynx]] and opened fire. He then tried to stop [[Wheelie (G1)|Wheelie]] from delivering the [[transformation cog]], but failed. When Galvatron activated the [[large switch]], Scrapper was frozen mid-shot, but was restored when the switch was destroyed. {{storylink|Five Faces of Darkness, Part 5}} Later, they built a planetary engine on an asteroid and battled on the planet [[Eurythma]], {{storylink|Carnage in C-Minor}} aided in the overthrow of [[Paradron]] {{storylink|Fight or Flee (episode)|Fight or Flee}} and took part in an attack on [[Japan]]. {{storylink|The Burden Hardest to Bear}} Although brief, the Constructicons even played a part in the battle for the [[Plasma Energy Chamber]] in [[2007]], seen firing on Autobots with the [[Terrorcon (G1)|Terrorcons]]. {{storylink|The Rebirth, Part 3}}
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====Japanese cartoon continuity====
=====''Fight! Super Robot Lifeform Transformers'' story pages=====
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=====Scramble City=====
When the Decepticons learned of the Scramble City project being secretly assembled by the Autobots, Megatron sent his henchmen to interfere with their work. The Constructicons joined Starscream and his flying partners in an attack on the Autobots. Optimus Prime and a task force of Autobots held their position until Scrapper and the Constructicons inevitably joined forces into Devastator. The Aerialbots gave Devastator a good whippin', though, and the Decepticons retreated. {{storylink|Scramble City: Mobilization}}

=====''The Headmasters'' cartoon=====
Scrapper and the Constructicons were stationed on Earth in [[2011]], under the command of [[Sixshot (G1)|Sixshot]]. They attempted to prevent [[Ultra Magnus (G1)/Generation 1 cartoon continuity|Ultra Magnus]] from sending reinforcements to Cybertron to help the Autobots fend off [[Galvatron (G1)/Generation 1 cartoon continuity|Galvatron]]'s siege on [[Vector Sigma]]. Scrapper and his squad were ganging up on the [[Trainbot]]s until [[Metroplex (G1)|Metroplex]] arrived and shooed them off with his superior firepower. Having failed to stop the Autobot reinforcements from departing, the Constructicons followed them to Cybertron. As Devastator, they tried to shoot [[Superion (G1)|Superion]] in the back, but Optimus Prime foiled their aim, making them hit [[Abominus (G1)|Abominus]] instead. {{storylink|Four Warriors Come out of the Sky}} Devastator was involved in a combiner shootout on Cybertron until the [[Fortress Maximus (G1)|Battleship Maximus]] arrived and annihilated the Decepticon combiners. {{storylink|The Mystery of Planet Master}}

Scrapper and the Constructicons were guarding the Decepticon [[space bridge]] on Earth, but failed miserably when [[Blaster (G1)/Generation 1 cartoon continuity|Twincast]] single-handedly fought them off and stole a ride on the bridge. {{storylink|The Great Cassette Operation}}

=====''Unite Warriors''=====
[[File:UniteWarriorsOffshot Grapple Scrapper.jpg|thumb|150px]]
Scrapper and the Constructicons decided to rebuild the Crystal City on Earth, and tricked Grapple, Omega Supreme and some other Autobots into helping them. {{storylink|Crystal City Reconstruction Project!}}

=====''Zone'' OVA, manga, and story pages=====
Seeking to create a [[Decepticon Zone]] to counter the [[Micro|Autobot Zone]], [[Emperor of Destruction|Decepticon Emperor]] [[Violengiguar]] gathered together the Nine Great Demon Generals, upgrading them with powerful new armor and weaponry, then sent them forth to conquer planets. Scrapper was among those summoned, but only in the form of Devastator. {{storylink|Fight! Super Robot Lifeform Transformers: Zone (story page)|Zone Part 1}} {{storylink|Fight! Super Robot Lifeform Transformers: Zone (manga)|Zone}} {{storylink|Enter the New Supreme Commander, Dai Atlas!}}

=====''Legends'' comic=====
When the [[Waspinator (BW)|Waspinator]] of the [[Legends World]] retold Megatron's life story, he started with his creation at the hands of Scrapper and the Constructicons. {{storylink|Legends Comic: Bonus Edition Vol. 13}}

When Megatron returned to 2038 from the Legends World, Bonecrusher and Scrapper were on hand to greet him. {{storylink|The Road to Legends' Revival Chapter 2}}

In [[2039]], Scrapper was present on [[Micro|Planet Z]] when a new generation of Cybertronians were born. A combination of [[Beast Power]] and [[protoform]]s, these Maximals and Predacons were a scientific curiosity that many Autobots and Decepticons came to study. {{storylink|Transformers Legends Final Chapter "Epiloge"|Epiloge}}

====''TV Magazine'' comic continuity====
=====''Fight! Super Robot Lifeform Transformers'' comic=====
Scrapper and the other Constructicons started constructing Trypticon on a small island paradise, destroying the flora and fauna in the process. When the Autobots found out, they sent [[Superion (G1)|Superion]] to put a stop to them, and the Constructicons responded by forming Devastator. Unfortunately, the newly activated Trypticon, who wanted the challenge of fighting Superion by himself, grabbed Devastator and threw him into the ocean. After all was said and done, the Autobots put Scrapper and the rest of the Constructicons to work, restoring the island to its former natural splendor. {{storylink|Fight! Super Robot Lifeform Transformers issue 6|Fight! Super Robot Lifeform Transformers #6}}

=====''The Story of Super Robot Lifeforms: The Transformers''=====
In the year [[2010]], Scrapper participated in a Decepticon attack on the planet Feminia. He and his team merged into Devastator in order to battle alongside Bruticus and Menasor against their Autobot counterparts Superion, Defensor and Omega Supreme. The fight was fairly evenly matched until Galvatron called up his ace-in-the-hole, [[Predaking (G1)|Predaking]], whose power was unmatched by any of the Autobots... except for the [[Omnibot (G1)|Omnibots]], who essentially tied Predaking's shoelaces together until he fell over, straight into Devastator and his chums, sending them all toppling to the ground and knocking them to bits. {{storylink|The Story of Super Robot Lifeforms: The Transformers issue 5|The Story of Super Robot Lifeforms: The Transformers #5}}
{{note|Scrapper only appears as a component of Devastator.}}

====''Wings Universe''====
{{Wingsnote}}
Nine million years ago, Scrapper was a member of the construction team that built [[Crystal City]]. It was during this project that he and his fellow Constructicons were introduced to [[Omega Supreme (G1)|Omega Supreme]]. {{storylink|Hasbro Transformers Collectors' Club issue 42|Hauler's ''Wings of Honor'' profile}} The Constructicons rose to prominence thanks to their immense architectural skills, and formed their own faction under the leadership of Hook. They were forced to align themselves with the Decepticons in order to maintain access to Kaon's smelting pools, which granted him access to the raw building material they needed to continue their work. Unhappy with this arrangement, seven renegade Constructicons went underground, building Megatron in an attempt to take power for themselves. Unfortunately for them, Megatron turned on them and formed his own group of Decepticons, eventually brainwashing Scrapper and the others into his service with the Robo-Smasher. {{storylink|Hasbro Transformers Collectors' Club issue 42|Devastator's ''Wings of Honor'' profile}} Among their first acts as Decepticons, the Constructicons destroyed Crystal City. {{storylink|Hasbro Transformers Collectors' Club issue 42|Hauler's ''Wings of Honor'' profile}}

Scrapper was part of [[Hook (G1)|Hook]]'s Constructicon team when it was augmented with [[Deathsaurus (G1)|Deathsaurus]]'s [[Combiner]] technology and turned into [[Devastator (G1)|Devastator]]. {{storylink|Battle Lines, Part 5}} During the third Cybertronian war, the Constructicons were ambushed at [[Elevation Recostalus]] by a group of Autobots including [[Hauler]] and [[Erector (G1)|Erector]], who disabled them before they could form Devastator. The group remained offline until 1984, when Megatron rebuilt them on Earth and appointed Scrapper as leader in Hook's place. {{storylink|Transformers I.Q.#issue 45|Transformers I.Q. last issue review}}

During the [[Battle of Autobot City]], Devastator was blasted apart by [[Ultra Magnus (G1)/Generation 1 cartoon continuity|Ultra Magnus]]'s team. Scrapper claimed the Autobots had merely gotten lucky, and he and the other Constructicons began pursuing them, gunning down [[Red Alert (G1)|Red Alert]] in the process. {{storylink|A Flash Forward}}

====Ask Vector Prime====
In an amalgamated universe engineered by [[Gong (GoBots)|Gong]] and [[Sideways (AVP)|Sideways]], the Constructicons participated in the siege of [[Guardian (GoBots)|Guardian]] City by forming Devastator. {{storylink|Echoes and Fragments}}

====''Cloud''====
The Scrapper of "OG001 Spacetime" was ordered by [[Megatron (G1)/Generation 1 cartoon continuity|Megatron]] to combine with his fellow Constructicons into Devastator to face off against the [[Megatron (Cloud)|Megatron]] of [[Cloud World]]. The foreign Decepticon easily defeated the combiner, sending his components fleeing in terror. {{storylink|Rampage (Cloud)|Rampage}}

====''Deviations''====
In a reality where Optimus killed Megatron in 2005, Scrapper was one of the many Decepticons who retreated aboard Astrotrain. He was shocked to learn that his leader hadn't made it out alive. {{storylink|Transformers: Deviations|Deviations}}

===Marvel Comics continuity===
====Marvel ''The Transformers'' comics====
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[[File:Constructiconsbornmarvel.jpg|upright=1.4|thumb|Scrapper is the green and purple one.]]
Early in the Transformers' war on [[Earth]], [[Shockwave (G1)/Marvel Comics continuity|Shockwave]] used the stolen power of the [[Matrix of Leadership|Creation Matrix]] to give life to the first of a new generation of Decepticon warriors, the [[Constructicon (G1)|Constructicons]]. Scrapper and the other Constructicons were immediately given a mission upon their coming online — construct a communications tower to transmit a message to [[Cybertron (planet)|Cybertron]]. A truckstop was raided for raw materials, which attracted the ire of trucker [[Bomber Bill]], who, with the aid of the [[Autobot]]s, managed to destroy the tower Scrapper and the other Constructicons had built. {{storylink|The Next Best Thing to Being There!}}

''Scrapper and the Constructicons, after troubleshooting their union as [[Devastator (G1)|Devastator]], were sent by Shockwave to abduct [[Buster Witwicky (G1)|Buster Witwicky]]. After tracking the boy down to a demolition derby, and merging into Devastator to fend off the Autobots they found there, the Constructicons' attack was suddenly called off. While Devastator battled, [[Soundwave (G1)/Marvel Comics continuity|Soundwave]] had discovered that Buster held the rest of the Creation Matrix in his head, and considered this too great a revelation to proceed as initially planned.'' {{storylink|Devastation Derby!}}

After [[Megatron (G1)/Marvel Comics continuity|Megatron]]'s retaking of Decepticon command, Scrapper and the other Constructicons were charged with building perimeter defences around [[Wyoming base|their headquarters]] located at the base of a coal strip mine in eastern [[Wyoming]]. Devastator's services were again required when the Autobots staged a surprise attack, but they retreated once they had what they needed; data on the Constructicons' combining process. {{storylink|Command Performances!}}

[[File:Snarl scrapper soundwave in the national interest.jpg|thumb|left|upright=1.3|Snarl beat him so hard, he knocked the green off of him.]]
''Megatron, Soundwave, Scrapper and the Constructicons went to track down [[Joy Meadows]] after seeing her on ''[[Between the Lines]]'' threatening to expose the truth of the Transformers' war on Earth. Thanks to an [[Intelligence and Information Institute|Triple I]] tracer they followed [[Swoop (G1)|Swoop]] and found the reporter and her crew with the [[Dinobot (G1)|Dinobots]]. A battle ensued, with the Decepticons coming out on top until the arrival of [[Centurion (Marvel)|Centurion]] turned the tide against them. Soundwave decided to bring the situation to a conclusion by incinerating the humans' footage, which dispirited the Dinobots and humans and the Decepticons left victorious.'' {{storylink|In the National Interest}}

''The Constructicons were sent into frigid [[Yukon]] territory to work on a secret project. They were discovered by [[Jazz (G1)/Marvel Comics continuity|Jazz]] and [[Hoist (G1)|Hoist]], only for the two Autobots to accidentally betray their presence with an accidental weapons discharge. The Constructicons chased down the interlopers, blasting at them through a nearby forest. During the chase, they merged into Devastator in an attempt to overtake the pair. While in this form, they were duped into blasting a hydro-electric dam. Realizing what was coming, the Constructicons only had time enough to separate before the concrete structure collapsed, unleashing a torrent of water. The Constructicons were submerged in the flood, allowing the Autobots to escape.'' {{storylink|The Mission}}

''Later, Scrapper and the Constructicons fell under the control of the [[time travel]]ling [[Decepticon leader]] [[Galvatron (G1)|Galvatron]] after he incapacitated Megatron and Soundwave. He set them to building a giant weapon for him, though once his plans were thwarted by [[Ultra Magnus (G1)/Marvel Comics continuity|Ultra Magnus]] and [[Hot Rod (G1)/Marvel Comics continuity|three]] [[Kup (G1)/Marvel Comics continuity|Autobots]] from the [[Blurr (G1)|future]] the Constructicons returned to Megatron's command.'' {{storylink|Target: 2006}}

{{GIJoeTransformersfiction}}
[[File:MarvelUS41 ScrapperScavenger.JPG|thumb|"Constructicons—slump into vehicle mode!"]]
Scrapper and the other Constructicons were called upon to defend the Decepticons' [[Club Con|base in the Florida Keys]] from a joint attack by [[G.I. Joe (team)|G.I. Joe]], [[Cobra]], and the Autobots. Forming Devastator once again, they brawled with [[Superion (G1)|Superion]] until a blast from Superion's rifle caused a malfunction in Devastator's coupling links and he broke up into his components. {{storylink|...All Fall Down!}}

[[Ratbat (G1)|Ratbat]] then assumed leadership of the Earthbound Decepticons and had Scrapper and the rest of the Constructicons except Mixmaster raid a building site in downtown [[Atlanta]], [[Georgia]] for raw materials such as girders. {{storylink|Toy Soldiers!}} They would go on to participate in an attack on the combined Autobot forces on Earth's [[Moon (moon)|moon]] while [[Blaster (G1)|Blaster]] and [[Grimlock (G1)/Marvel Comics continuity|Grimlock]] fought a duel for command. Under cover of battle, Scrapper and the other Constructicons retrieved the remains of several fallen and captured Decepticons. {{storylink|Totaled!}}

{{note|Scrapper and the other Constructicons seem to just disappear from the ranks of the Decepticons after this point.}}

=====Earthforce=====
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[[File:Soundwave scrapper mixmaster secrets.jpg|thumb|left|"Scrapper, is Soundwave listening to us?" "''What''? Probably not."]]
Scrapper worked for Megatron during the Earthforce saga, as did most of his fellow Constructicons. He was first seen telling stories to [[Mixmaster (G1)|Mixmaster]] in the [[Decepticon Louisiana bayou base|Decepticon base's hallway]] while [[Soundwave (G1)/Marvel Comics continuity|Soundwave]] was mentally searching for traitors... and blackmail information. {{storylink|Secrets (G1)|Secrets}} With Soundwave in command, Scrapper joined a massive Decepticon offensive against the Autobot [[Earthbase]]. Their goal was to kill some Autobots, while also distracting them as [[Starscream (G1)/Marvel Comics continuity|Starscream]] looted a human oil tanker in the [[Gulf of Mexico]]. Both goals proved fruitless, and the Decepticons were driven off. {{storylink|Divide and Conquer!}}

=====Marvel UK future timelines=====
{{note|The movie adaptation, originally published by Marvel US, is in italics}}
''When Megatron launched an all-out offensive against [[Autobot City (G1)|Autobot City]] in the year [[2005]], Scrapper was among the troops who besieged the outpost. He and the other Constructicons combined into Devastator at Megatron's command to breach Autobot City's outer defenses. When the Decepticons were eventually forced to retreat inside [[Astrotrain (G1)|Astrotrain]], the Constructicons were relatively unscathed from the battle. As such, they voted that all injured Transformers be jettisoned when Astrotrain complained he didn't have the energy necessary to carry them all back to Cybertron.'' {{storylink|The Planet-Eater!}}

''With Megatron having been deposed, Starscream took over leadership of the Decepticons. He held for himself a coronation ceremony, which Scrapper attended. The procession was interrupted by [[Galvatron (G1)|Galvatron]], who revealed himself to be Megatron reborn before reducing Starscream to a pile of scrap. Scrapper and the others present cheered as their former master retook his place as their leader.'' {{storylink|Judgment Day!}}

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By [[2008]], Scrapper was supplanted as leader of the Construction by Mixmaster. He was seen with a Decepticon strike team on-board [[Astrotrain (G1)|Astrotrain]] as the Decepticons planned to attack [[Autobase]], just before they were attacked themselves by the [[Quintesson]]s. Previous information that Decepticon commander Soundwave had received, informing him that the Autobots were mostly off-world, turned out to be a ruse orchestrated by the aliens to ambush his troops. The Decepticons were forced to call upon the Autobots for assistance in thwarting the Quintessons' forceful colonization of their homeworld. {{storylink|Space Pirates!}}

====Marvel ''Generation 2'' comic====
Scrapper and [[Bonecrusher (G1)|Bonecrusher]] helped construct a thermal bomb perimeter around the Autobot/Decepticon encampment which was entrenched on Earth awaiting arrival of the [[Swarm (G2)|Swarm]]. {{storylink|A Rage in Heaven!}}

====''Classics''====
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[[File:Scrappercrossingover.jpg|upright=1.66|thumb|left|Finally, Scrapper gets some "facetime."]]
In the fifteen years since the battle on [[Klo]], [[Megatron (G1)/Marvel Comics continuity|Megatron]] was resurrected and had reclaimed portions of his previous army, including Scrapper and the other Constructicons. When the Decepticon [[Landquake (Timelines)|Landquake]] mysteriously appeared and claimed to be from another timeline, his body was scrutinized by [[Soundwave (G1)/Marvel Comics continuity|Soundwave]] and Scrapper. Scrapper's research led him to believe Landquake was telling the truth, noting that study of [[Unicron]] pointed towards the existence of parallel worlds and that Landquake's makeup was unlike any Transformer construction he was familiar with.

Furthermore, he announced to Megatron that an anomaly in [[South America]] radiated identical wavelengths as Landquake, something that might merit further inspection. Scrapper's only mistake was suggesting the hypothetical help of Shockwave would be appreciated, resulting in violence upon his person from Megatron. Regardless, Megatron agreed that the anomaly demanded his attention, and while Scrapper was instructed to pry deeper into Landquake's energon readings, the Decepticon commander accompanied the rest of his troops to South America. {{storylink|Crossing Over, Part 2}}

Scrapper and the other Decepticons arrived at their destination, where they met the Autobots in battle. Megatron ordered him and the Constructicons to merge into Devastator, which they did. [[Grimlock (G1)/Marvel Comics continuity|Grimlock]] attempted to take on Devastator singlehandedly, and did meet with some success when Devastator stepped into a sinkhole and fell apart into his component Constructicons. {{storylink|Crossing Over: Part 3}} Now separated, the Constructicons were being beaten ruthlessly by the Dinobot Commander, and so Scrapper ordered the Constructicons to flee and regroup. Grimlock "helped" them along by picking up Scrapper and throwing him into the others. {{storylink|Crossing Over: Part 5}} Eventually, as a group, the Constructicons were able to subdue Grimlock, but by then the battle was over and the Decepticons had no choice but to retreat. {{storylink|Crossing Over: Part 6}}

===Marvel Storybooks continuity===
[[File:Constructicons-ASW.jpeg|thumb|Scrapper is nonsarcastically the green and purple one.]]
Under the guise of the [[Global Corporation]], Scrapper and his fellow Constructicons created sophisticated buildings all around the world. Within each building, however, was hidden a mechanism that would trap underground all within the structure. When the scheme was put into motion and the Autobots responded with an attack, Scrapper and his fellow Constructicons merged to become The Devastator. Though in this form, the Constructicons were able to overpower the Autobots, that changed when the Dinobots arrived. Scrapper and Hook were the first ones to die by Swoop's hand, when the Dinobot bombardier released missiles in Devastator's face at point-blank range. {{storylink|Battle for Earth}}

As Devastator, Scrapper and the other Constructicons stumbled upon [[Sunstreaker (G1)|Sunstreaker]] admiring his reflection in the wilderness, and managed to capture the vain Autobot. The group revealed their individual components to their prisoner once he was safely locked up within Decepticon headquarters. They rejoined forces to combat an Autobot rescue party that attempted to storm Decepticon base, and captured [[Slag (G1)|Slag]], [[Sludge (G1)|Sludge]] and [[Sideswipe (G1)|Sideswipe]] as well, putting them in Sunstreaker's cell. The Constructicons were once more prompted to combine into Devastator to contemplate an Autobot peace offering; a life-sized statue of the gestalt! The peace offering turned out to be an Autobot ruse, and reinforcement burst forth from within the statue. The Autobots forced Devastator to break up into his component pieces by thoroughly dividing his attention, and so Scrapper joined the fight against the Autobots as an individual. The Decepticons ultimately lost the battle to the Autobots. {{storylink|The Autobots' Secret Weapon}}

===Marvel coloring books===
When the Decepticons learned that the Autobots had long ago lost a large shipment of Energon cubes at the Ark's original crash site, Galvatron ordered them to head to Mt. St. Hillary to uncover it. There, Scrapper and Bonecrusher used their [[alternate mode]]s to dig up the area. They engaged the Autobots in battle when they inevitably showed themselves. The brawl ended when Starscream scarfed down all of the Energon, and proceeded to pick a fight with Galvatron. {{storylink|The Lost Treasure of Cybertron}}
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===''Find Your Fate Junior''===
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====Dinobots Strike Back====
When the Decepticons discovered that the [[black coral]] in [[Dolphin's Bay]] could be processed into a limitless supply of superfuel that would make them more powerful than ever, Scrapper was charged with building all the equipment necessary to make it happen. To prevent any Autobot spies from learning of Operation Black Coral and making it back to the Ark, he booby-trapped an obvious trail through the woods at the base of [[Mount Lomas]] with a tripwire that would cause the ground to give way, dumping its victims into a cell in his supermodern underground lab. (It's unknown if any other [[Constructicon (G1)|Constructicons]] besides [[Gravedigger]] assisted him).

If [[you]] made enough bad choices, [[Bumblebee (G1)|Bumblebee]] and [[Skids (G1)|Skids]] became his first guests. Scrapper consulted his blueprints, looked at Bumblebee with an evil smile as he mentioned needing more materials to finish the power plant, politely thanked the pair for volunteering to assist him, then reduced them to scrap metal in 10 minutes. One by one, '''all''' the Autobots came looking for their missing friends and fell into Scrapper's trap, allowing him to build the entire plant out of their parts. Scrapper named his creation the [[Autobot Memorial Power Plant]], and laughed at having made them look so ''fuelish''! (get it?) {{storylink|Dinobots Strike Back}}

====Earthquake====
In one possible path, wherein Beachcomber attempted to enter the Decepticons’ fortress by himself through the front door, he was jumped by Buzzsaw who immediately tore into Beachcomber. Buzzsaw was helped by Scrapper into disassembling the Autobot. Megatron then ordered his Decepticons to rebuild Beachcomber. In the process, the Decepticons planned to swap Beachcomber's memory chip for a Destructicon chip, to create the perfect double agent. {{storylink|Earthquake (book)|Earthquake}}

====Autobot Alert!====
In one possible scenario, the Constructicons were responsible for building the Decepticons’ command centre in the evil robots’ latest plot of taking over the Earth. They also were responsible for stocking Astrotrain with explosives and weapons before the Decepticon shuttle launched into space to further sabotage Earth's satellites.

In a different possible scenario, the Constructicons joined Galvatron on his campaign to retrieve an ancient cybertite sphere containing the secret of an ancient Autobot power-booster. Discovering that the sphere was within a sunken ship off the California coast, the Constructicons merged into Devastator in order to retrieve it. {{storylink|Autobot Alert!}}
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===The Official ''Transformers: Generation 2'' Annual===
At Megatron's command, Scrapper constructed a pair of giant rocket engines on [[Clarke Atoll]], digging deep into the Earth. The Decepticons planned to turn the planet itself into a mobile base of operations, destroying human civilization as they propelled it through space. Despite Scrapper's desire to give his project a trial-run, Megatron insisted the engines were turned to full power immediately. Scrapper complied rather than risk enraging his superior, and begun the ignition sequence. But before the engines were fully operational, the Autobot flyers [[Jetfire (G1)|Jetfire]] and [[Deftwing]] swept in and overloaded their plasma coils. The resulting lava swell destroyed Scrapper's magnificent creation, forcing the Decepticons to flee from the resultant volcanic eruption. {{storylink|Moving Day Planet Earth}}
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===Dreamwave ''Generation One'' continuity===
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[[File:Scrappertww.jpg|thumb|Construction vehicles are green on Cybertron, too.]]
Nine million years ago, a young [[Megatron (G1)|Megatron]] staged a Decepticon uprising and sieged [[Iacon (polity)|Iacon]] to smokescreen his true designs. Long-buried [[planetary engine]]s from [[Cybertron (planet)|Cybertron]]'s similarly buried past were to be refitted by Scrapper and his Constructicons in order to convert their planet into a galaxy-faring war world. {{storylink|The War Within issue 2|The War Within #2}} While Megatron had gone briefly missing during battle, Scrapper was ordered by [[Starscream (G1)|Starscream]] to accelerate the process, despite the Constructicon's misgivings. Their hasty actions could tear the planet apart! In the end, Starscream gave Scrapper a choice: mechaform Iacon, or get mechaformed by [[Motormaster (G1)|Motormaster]]. {{storylink|The War Within issue 5|The War Within #5}} As Scrapper predicted, the region went under a major upheavel, and he and the other Transformers in the area were forced to abandon their work as everything exploded. {{storylink|The War Within issue 6|The War Within #6}}

The war entered a [[Dark Ages|Dark Age]] when both [[Optimus Prime (G1)|Optimus Prime]] and Megatron were presumed lost forever in a space bridge accident. During this time, the technology of combining (and thus Devastator himself) was invented, but Devastator and other super robots were declared non-allied by the [[Crisis Intervention Accord]] to stave off an arms race that would escalate the war to frightening levels. Despite this, [[Ratbat (G1)|Ratbat]]'s [[Ultracon]]s secretly enlisted Scrapper and his Constructicons. {{storylink|Escalation}} Devastator was unleashed upon the [[Wreckers]] in the [[Tagan Heights]], but was defeated by the [[Protectobot (G1)|Protectobots]] by overloading him with electricity. This not only shut Devastator down, but also forced him to split into his component 'bots. {{storylink|Devastation}}

During the Age of Internment, Scrapper was active at the Autobot detention block in [[Internment Camp Pi]] at [[Praxus]]. {{storylink|The Age of Wrath Pt.2}}

Millions of years later, after a subset of the Transformers war awoke on [[Earth]] in 1984, the Constructicons somehow found their way from Cybertron to Earth. They were defeated along with the other Decepticons in 1999, and subsequently lost for years following a [[Ark II|shuttle explosion]]. When they awoke in 2002, the Constructicons combined into Devastator and rampaged through [[San Francisco]]. {{storylink|Prime Directive issue 5|Prime Directive #5}} Optimus Prime shot them in the head. {{storylink|Prime Directive issue 6|Prime Directive #6}}

''After their defeat in California, the Constructicons were secretly rebuilt by Starscream, and Devastator became his personal enforcer after Megatron was kidnapped by the alien [[Keeper (species)|Keepers]], leaving Decepticon leadership up for grabs. Scrapper and many of the other Decepticons joined Starscream on a venture to assume control over the human city of [[Las Vegas]]. Their occupation was interrupted by a renegade human army and a trio of Autobots: [[Grimlock (G1)|Grimlock]], [[Prowl (G1)|Prowl]] and [[Bumblebee (G1)|Bumblebee]]. Scrapper prepared for their invasion by booby-trapping a Michelin Tire Store. When that turned out to be a dumb idea, he decided to just shoot at the Autobots instead. Scrapper was taken out fast during the fight, however, when Grimlock knocked him into a pool of molten slag created by Mixmaster's chemical powers. The acidic heat knocked him off-line, and Scrapper had to be dragged to safety by his partners.'' {{storylink|Transformers: Hardwired|Hardwired}}

''Megatron eventually returned to Earth, but Scrapper and the Constructicons owed Starscream for reconstructing them, and so remained loyal to him when the Decepticons split into two factions. Of course, this only meant they were among the first to be captured by the Keepers when those aliens took over [[Las Vegas]] and turned Starscream into their puppet. Trapped behind an impenetrable force dome, Scrapper and the Constructicons attempted to batter their way out as Devastator using sheer brute force, until [[Skywarp (G1)|Skywarp]] offered a better idea. Reconverting into their separate modes, the Constructicons dug a tunnel out beneath the force field, enabling Starscream's faction to join the final battle against the Keepers. Acting as Devastator, they were too far away from Optimus Prime and his [[Matrix of Leadership|Matrix]]-induced force shield when the American nuclear assault was dropped on the Keepers, and were blasted into pieces.'' {{storylink|Transformers: Annihilation|Annihilation}}

''The nuclear blast left Devastator fused into his singular [[robot mode]], leaving him unable to split back into Scrapper and his other components. Eventually, Devastator fell into the Void along with [[Omega Sentinel (G1)|Omega Sentinel]] in the final conflict with the Keepers, and was left in stasis lock, drifting in the vacuum of space, after the Sentinel destroyed the Keepers' power source and shattered the Void back into real space-time. The starship ''[[Bounty]]'', on a secret space mission from Earth, came across Devastator's remains and planned to tow him back to Earth.'' {{storylink|Transformers: Fusion|Fusion}}

The pieces of Scrapper and the Constructicons fell under the control of [[Earth Defense Command]], and were held in their [[Roswell]] facility for study. {{storylink|Generation 1 issue 0|Generation 1 #0}}

===''G.I. Joe vs. the Transformers''===
[[File:Scrapperdevilsdue.jpg|100px|thumb|left|Scrapper calls Mindbender on a [http://www.nhl.com/ice/page.htm?id=26329 hockey foul].]]
The ruthless terrorist organization known as [[Cobra]] dug dozens of Autobots and Decepticons out of their four-million-year resting place and began rebuilding them into a Cobra-controlled army. However, with [[Wheeljack (G1)|Wheeljack]] and [[Bumblebee (G1)|Bumblebee]]'s help, the mind-controlled Transformers were awakened, and the very cheesed-off Constructicons, including Scrapper, descended upon their previous captor, [[Doctor Mindbender]]. {{storylink|G.I. Joe vs. the Transformers issue 3|G.I. Joe vs. the Transformers #3}} Scrapper and Hook decided to kill Mindbender by dropping him into Mixmaster's mixing drum, but they were interrupted by Soundwave, who needed the doctor to work the [[SPS Satellite]] for him. {{storylink|G.I. Joe vs. the Transformers issue 4|G.I. Joe vs. the Transformers #4}}

Their surroundings were soon under attack by Autobot and [[G.I. Joe (team)|G.I. Joe]] forces, requiring Scrapper and the other Constructicons to combine into Devastator. Ultimately, Devastator was brutally defeated after the Decepticon fatally wounded [[Hound (G1)|Hound]], sending the fallen Autobot's friends into a berserker rage. {{storylink|G.I. Joe vs. the Transformers issue 5|G.I. Joe vs. the Transformers #5}}

===''The Beast Within''===
During a brutal all-out Decepticon offensive, Scrapper battled Sideswipe. He and his fellow Constructicons were blown away by an explosion. Then, Scrapper joined with the other Constructicons to form Devastator in order to combat [[Beast (G1)|The Beast]], the Dinobots’ combined form. {{storylink|The Beast Within}}
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===2005 IDW continuity===
{{first|[[Megatron Origin issue 2|''Megatron Origin'' #2]]}}

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Scrapper and his team of Constructicons were apparently put out of work due to the labor shortages masterminded by [[Ratbat (G1)|Ratbat]]. Rather than sitting idly by and collecting roboto-unemployment checks, the Constructicons became involved with the [[Gladiatorial combat|illegal fighting ring]] operating in [[Kaon (polity)|Kaon]], dedicating their talents to quickly creating a combat arena at each new site of the tournaments, modifying scrap on hand for their needs. Scrapper witnessed firsthand the level of brutality [[Megatron (G1)/2005 IDW continuity|Megatron]] could reach outside the ring when he executed the Autobot surveyors, [[Fastback (G1)|Fastback]] and [[Bumper (G1)|Bumper]]. {{storylink|Megatron Origin issue 2|Megatron Origin #2}} The Constructicons also worked on the fighters themselves, repairing them after fights and installing new weapons on them. {{storylink|Megatron Origin issue 3|Megatron Origin #3}}

As the war began in earnest between the Autobots and Decepticons, Scrapper and the Constructicons remained loyal followers of Megatron. Four million years ago, Scrapper was part of a convoy along with [[Ramjet (G1)|Ramjet]], [[Octane]] and his fellow Constructicons bringing energon to the war effort. They were intercepted and captured by [[Optimus Prime (G1)/2005 IDW continuity|Optimus Prime]] and [[Ironhide (G1)/2005 IDW continuity|Ironhide]]. {{storylink|The Iron Age}}

The Constructicons battled against the Autobots when they made an assault on the [[Citadel (building)|Citadel]]. {{storylink|Broadcast}}
As the war began in earnest between the Autobots and Decepticons, the Constructicons remained loyal followers of Megatron. At one point they were stationed on [[Varas Centralus]] alongside [[Swindle (G1)|Swindle]] and [[Sky-Byte (RID)|Sky-Byte]], where they committed some atrocity that was enough to cause Sky-Byte to abandon the Decepticon cause. {{storylink|A Better Tomorrow}}

[[File:Scrapperburns.jpg|upright=1.5|thumb|left|But seriously, folks—*Boom!*]]
Millions of years later, the Constructicons arrived on Earth. Having obtained combiner technology, Scrapper and his team merged into [[Devastator (G1)|Devastator]] and made short work of the Autobot unit on the planet. {{storylink|All Hail Megatron issue 7|All Hail Megatron #7}} With those goody-two-shoes out of the way, the Decepticons moved on to conquer the planet, starting with [[New York City]]. As the Constructicons transformed and revealed themselves in the middle of the city, Scrapper told the humans that they were aliens from another world, who had come to spread a message of peace and unity. A confused Hook looked at Scrapper, then they shared a laugh and proceeded to kill things. {{storylink|All Hail Megatron issue 1|All Hail Megatron #1}} After a good while of random destruction, Scrapper ordered his team to combine so they could take out the tunnels leading in and out of New York. {{storylink|All Hail Megatron issue 2|All Hail Megatron #2}} When the city had fallen, Scrapper listened to Megatron's victory speech. {{storylink|All Hail Megatron issue 4|All Hail Megatron #4}}

The Constructicons later joined [[Starscream (G1)/2005 IDW continuity|Starscream]]'s rebellion against Megatron, as the [[Seeker (body-type)|Seeker]]'s logical arguments had apparently appealed to them. Scrapper mocked Megatron with a sarcastic "All hail Megatron" before forming Devastator and attacking him. {{storylink|All Hail Megatron issue 10|All Hail Megatron #10}} Before Devastator could kill his former leader, however, he found himself under attack by human jets. He managed to get rid of those, only to be attacked by [[Omega Supreme (G1)|Omega Supreme]] instead. {{storylink|All Hail Megatron issue 11|All Hail Megatron #11}} The battle ended when Omega blasted Devastator straight through the torso, defeating the Constructicons. {{storylink|All Hail Megatron issue 12|All Hail Megatron #12}}

[[File:IDWongoing2 Scrapper Tankor.jpg|thumb|upright=1.6|D-I-I-I-I-I-E MAXIMA— I mean, AUTOBOTS!!]]
In the two years that followed, Scrapper was separated from his fellow Constructicons. He joined up with a rag-tag group of Decepticons left behind on Earth, and helped rescue [[Thundercracker (G1)/2005 IDW continuity|Thundercracker]] from the ruins of New York. Scrapper was seemingly hoping that the elite Seeker would lead their little group, but Thundercracker was not interested, and instead leadership fell to [[Swindle (G1)|Swindle]]. {{storylink|Things Fall Apart, Part 3: "Seasons in Flight"|Seasons in Flight}} Seeking revenge on Omega Supreme for the Constructicons' earlier defeat, Scrapper and Swindle led their group into battle with [[Hot Rod (G1)/2005 IDW continuity|Hot Rod]] and the Autobots who had gathered around the defense base. After Scrapper was briefly strangled by an invisible [[Mirage (G1)|Mirage]], the battle ended on an oddly peaceful note when Swindle suggested that the Autobots and Decepticons join forces to get off Earth together. {{storylink|Things Fall Apart, Part 1: "New Arrivals, Old Encounters"|New Arrivals, Old Encounters}}

Together with the newly liberated Hook and Mixmaster, Scrapper began building a starship for the mixed Cybertronians to use, but unfortunately, Hot Rod would not allow them to free any more Constructicons. When [[Ultra Magnus (G1)/2005 IDW continuity|Ultra Magnus]] turned up to investigate [[Ironhide (G1)/2005 IDW continuity|Ironhide]]'s death and subsequently fired upon Swindle, Scrapper transformed in response to defend his his group leader. {{storylink|Things Fall Apart, Part 3: "Seasons in Flight"|Seasons in Flight}}

As the Decepticons ultimately turned against their Autobot "friends", Scrapper gleefully tried to crush [[Bumblebee (G1)/2005 IDW continuity|Bumblebee]] with his bare hands until Thundercracker blasted the Constructicon for a loop. After the new gestalt [[Menasor (G1)|Menasor]] was defeated, Swindle escaped from Autobot and Skywatch custody along with some Constructicons, including Scrapper. {{storylink|Things Fall Apart, Part 5: "Earthworks"|Earthworks}}

[[File:TheTransformers8 Scrapper pinned down.jpg|upright=1.5|left|thumb|I get a spotlight like the popular characters and you kill me off [[Mike Costa|Costa]]?! Wait, what do you mean it's not a spotlight? DAMMIT!]]
Scrapper hid in a construction site, but [[Spike Witwicky (G1)/2005 IDW continuity|Spike Witwicky]] knew about his hiding place. In reaction to Devastator killing [[Tim Simmons|a friend of his]] when he destroyed the New York tunnel, Spike tracked Scrapper down, blinded him with acid and trapped him beneath some steel beams. Scrapper tried to surrender, but Spike explained that he wasn't there to take him in, but rather to prove that a single human could defeat a Transformer and to put a stop to the threat of Devastator forever. He then used the helpless Scrapper's gun to blow his head off. {{storylink|Scrapper (issue)|Scrapper}}

When the Decepticons captured by Skywatch were broken out by the Decepticons who left Earth, Blitzwing was seen carrying Scrapper's body away. {{storylink|Revenge of the Decepticons Part 1: The Demolished Man|The Demolished Man}} They subsequently scanned his mind and viewed his final memories in life. In a confrontation with Optimus Prime, Megatron mentioned Scrapper's fate and used Witwicky's execution of a surrendered combatant (and the cover-up that followed) as a reason why no humans could be trusted, not even Prime's closest comrades. After the battle, Optimus ordered [[Prowl (G1)/2005 IDW continuity|Prowl]] to investigate Scrapper's murder, apparently seeking truth and justice. {{storylink|Revenge of the Decepticons Part 5: Enemy Mine|Enemy Mine}}

[[File:Kings Constructicons.jpg|thumb|upright=2.0|Every day is now Leg Day.]]
The other Decepticons brought Scrapper's corpse with them when Megatron summoned them to Cybertron, where the other Constructicons still proved capable of combining with it (sorry Spike). However, Devastator was left with a paralyzed right leg, which led to his defeat in a battle with the Autobots. {{storylink|Chaos Part Three: Kings}}

Even after the Constructicons were rebuilt into a more modular design with Hook replacing Scrapper as Devastator's right leg, Scrapper still lived on in the minds of his old team members—literally, as part of the gestalt process erodes the participants' individuality. As such, Prowl, who had become the sixth member of Devastator's components, had been unintentionally referring to other Constructicons as "Scrapper" after combining with them a few times. When Devastator saw Spike again, he was immediately overcome with homicidal rage at how Spike had killed Scrapper, "killing" Devastator's gestalt mind. {{storylink|Onyx Interface Part Three: ONoffON|ONoffON}} {{storylink|The Onyx Interface Conclusion: The Obliterati|The Obliterati}}

Later, Starscream used the [[Enigma of Combination]] to upgrade the Constructicons and include his follower [[Scoop (G1)|Scoop]] into the mix, resulting in Hook regaining his head and shoulders position and Scoop taking Scrapper's place as the [[:File:YouMeAndTheUniverse-Scoopcolors.jpg|(sometimes discolored)]] right leg. {{storylink|You, Me, and the Universe}}

===''Kre-O'' cartoon===
[[Spinister (G1)#Kre-O cartoon|Spinister]] whistled up the four Constructicons to form Devastator, to help with the robbery of the [[Autobot City Bank]]. {{storylink|Quest for Energon, Part 1}} After an attempt to make [[Megatron (Kre-O)|Megatron]] a grilled cheese sandwich, Scrapper and the other Constructicons were splattered with molten cheese and tied up in a net by the Autobots. {{storylink|Quest for Energon, Part 2}}

When Mixmaster received a yellow card during a soccer game, Scrapper and the rest of the team merged to form Devastator, so the combiner could block [[Bumblebee (Kre-O)|Bumblebee]]'s penalty kick. {{storylink|Ultimate Defender}}

===''Kre-O'' online comic===
Scrapper and his fellow Constructicons infiltrated the construction site of the Autobot base and promptly started wrecking it and stealing energy blocks. Once the ruse was up they combined into Devastator to menace the Autobots, but were felled when [[Optimus Prime (Kre-O)|Optimus Prime]] led a tickle attack on the underside of the giant's foot. The Constructicons were subsequently subjected to "special training" [[Megatron (Kre-O)|Megatron]], who had them tied up and tickled repeatedly in hopes that they'd get used to it. {{storylink|A New Menace! The Giant Soldier Devastator Appears!}} Scrapper later played the trumpet during the unveiling of a statue of Starscream. {{storylink|Enter the New Emperor of Destruction!? Stop Galvatron's Rampage!}}

===''Transformers vs. G.I. Joe''===
Scrapper and the other Constructicons formed Devastator to attack the [[G.I. Joe (team)|G.I. Joe]] starship ''[[Defiant (G.I. Joe)|Defiant]]'', successfully destroying one of its two modules. Devastator was blown back into his components when [[Wild Bill]] rammed the other module straight into him. {{storylink|Targetmasters (issue)|Targetmasters}}

===''Transformers: All Spark''===
{{charstubfiction|{{storylink|Plans of the Emperor of Destruction}}}}

===''Prime Wars Trilogy'' cartoons===
Scrapper, Long Haul and Scavenger all battled Megatron in the ruins of an old coliseum, but he easily overpowered them all. Upon overhearing Windblade say that Starscream possessed the [[Enigma of Combination]], Long Haul signaled a plan to Scrapper and the other Constructicons, and they later formed Devastator in an attempt to take the Enigma for themselves. {{storylink|Unforgotten}} In the aftermath of the [[Combiner Wars (event)|Combiner Wars]], Scrapper was among those assisting with the reconstruction efforts. {{storylink|Aftermath and Rebirth}} He died when Rodimus Cron shot him off of Devastator. {{storylink|Volcanicus (episode)|Volcanicus}}

===''Win If You Dare''===
[[Starscream (G1)|Starscream]] press-ganged Scrapper and the other Constructicons into excavating a fallen [[cybertonium]] meteorite. After taking a beating from [[Grimlock (G1)|Grimlock]], the team formed Devastator in order to grab a fragment of the meteor before the substance went critical, but the explosion knocked the combiner apart. The six Constructicons promptly made an embarrassing retreat aboard Astrotrain, bickering with Starscream all the while. {{storylink|Transformers: Bumblebee - Go For the Gold}}

===''Mazinger Z versus Transformers''===
[[File:MazingerZvsTransformers-Constructiconscombine.jpg|thumb|left]]

Transported to the Japan of an alternate universe, the Constructicons rolled out to take part in Megatron and [[Doctor Hell]]'s combined attack on the [[Photon Power Laboratory]] where they were first pummeled by Grimlock and [[Boss Borot]]. The team then formed Devastator to take on [[Kōji Kabuto]] inside the [[Mazinger Z]], and although Devastator's raw strength nearly overpowered the heroic super robot, Mazinger's rocket punch ultimately knocked Devastator back into his components. {{storylink|Mazinger Z versus Transformers}}

===''Transformers/Ghostbusters''===
As Devastator, the Constructicons tried to battle [[Gozer]], but found themselves outmatched and fatally ripped in half. {{storylink|Ghosts of Cybertron Part 2}}
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===2019 IDW continuity===
{{first|[[Constructicons Rising, Part 1|''Galaxies'' #1]]}}

[[File:ConstructiconsRisingPart1-Scrapper.jpg|thumb|upright=1.66]]

Born before the end of the [[War of the Threefold Spark]], Scrapper and five other promising young builders formed the Constructicons, an ambitious construction team recruited by the visionary architect [[Termagax]] to help rebuild the ruins of [[Iacon (polity)|Iacon]]. Eager to make a name for themselves, the team promptly clashed with Termagax's conservative second-in-command [[Wheeljack (G1)|Wheeljack]]—for while Wheeljack sought to merely ''rebuild'' Iacon, Termagax saw the potential for something bigger and better to take its place. While excavating in [[Rivets Field]], the team inadvertently discovered the [[Enigma of Combination]]. Urged on by Termagax, Scrapper and his team agreed to expose themselves to the energies of the artifact, transforming themselves into a new combiner: raw power which Termagax hoped to harness and reshape into the ultimate building tool. {{storylink|Constructicons Rising, Part 1}}

Despite this new strength and power, Scrapper and his team struggled to master their combination, fighting against a seventh, destructive personality that surfaced whenever the team combined... and whose love of indiscriminate destruction jeopardized their reconstruction efforts. Finally, however, Termagax encouraged the team to work ''with'' this anger, rather than against it, and harness the powerful emotion to unite them in their shared purpose of rebuilding Iacon. Although the team would eventually complete their goal of turning the ravaged cityscape into a beautiful metropolis, they would not enjoy the fruits of their labor for long—Wheeljack brought his concerns to the attention of [[Nominus Prime]], and the Prime arranged matters so that the team would be reassigned to the distant colony of [[Mayalx]] to oversee the construction of a new [[energon]] refinery. {{storylink|Constructicons Rising, Part 3}} There, the Constructicons labored for many years, deliberately kept under-fueled and tired so they couldn't combine, while they grew increasingly resentful of the world that had abandoned them while reminiscing about their glory days. {{storylink|Constructicons Rising, Part 1}}

[[File:ConstructiconsRisingPart2-Scrapper.jpg|thumb|left|upright=1.66]]

With their future on Cybertron uncertain, Scrapper eventually came to believe that the team's future lay elsewhere and began training his teammates in the ways of combat, holding regular sparring sessions in an improvised gladiatorial arena. During one particular session, the team was interrupted by the [[Insecticon (G1)|Insecticon]] [[Bombshell (G1)|Bombshell]], who, after a brief misunderstanding, told them ''his'' story: like the Constructicons, Nominus Prime had ''also'' banished the Insecticons for fear of their unique matter-eating abilities. Knowing that the team could be of use to [[The Rise]], Bombshell manipulated the team into unknowingly aiding the cause, encouraging them to recapture their glory days. {{storylink|Constructicons Rising, Part 2}}

After some deliberation, the six builders agreed to help the Insecticons, and after filling up on Bombshell's provided [[energon cube]]s the team combined for the first time since their banishment—but instead of uniting based on their shared urge to create, the Constructicons combined to destroy Mayalx and everything it represented to them, a spiteful, destructive rampage that ended with every 'bot in the colony slaughtered and the statue of Nominus Prime toppled. Unaware that the Insecticons had deliberately goaded them into such wanton slaughter so that the energon they processed from the many remains could be secretly shipped back to Cybertron to fuel the rise, Scrapper told his team that, for the first time in their lives, they were finally free to do and build whatever they wanted. {{storylink|Constructicons Rising, Part 4}}

Eventually, Shockwave called the Constructicons back to Cybertron and the Rise. When they arrived, however, Shockwave's former superior [[Exarchon]] had laid claim to the Rise and their bases. The Threefold Spark was eager to take a new body as powerful as Devastator, and tried to usurp the combiner. Together, Scrapper and the Constructicons were strong enough to prevent Exarchon from possessing their collective spark or sparks, though the effort forced them apart and left them out of action. {{storylink|War's End Part Four}} With Exarchon soon destroyed, the Rise were fully absorbed into the Decepticons, and Shockwave provided the Constructicons to [[Megatron (G1)|Megatron]]'s cause. Scrapper and the others were happy to be home, and to be wanted as Devastator. They saw themselves as heroes destined to end the war, and were happy to oppose the legacy of Nominus Prime. As Devastator, the team besieged Autobot-controlled [[Darkmount (Cybertron)|Darkmount]], but [[Computron (G1)|Computron]] spearheaded a spirited Autobot counterattack and bought time for [[Optimus Prime (G1)|Optimus Prime]] and his followers to escape Cybertron aboard the ''[[Ark (G1)|Ark]]''. {{storylink|Transformers: Fate of Cybertron|Fate of Cybertron}}
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===''My Little Pony/Transformers''===

[[File:Inspiring-Constructicons.jpg|thumb|upright=1.66]]

While most of the Autobots and Decepticons were stranded in [[Equestria]], the Constructicons launched a sneak attack on the crashed ''[[Ark (G1)|Ark]]'' on Earth. Although [[Grimlock (G1)|Grimlock]] easily trounced the individual Decepticons, he couldn't stand up to their combined form. Fortunately, [[Spike (MLP)|Spike]] the baby dragon found a way to trigger the starship's engines and blast Devastator back into his components. {{storylink|Inspiring}}

The Constructicons were present on Cybertron during [[King Sombra]]'s invasion, but a stranded [[Soundwave (G1)|Soundwave]] was unable to contact them. {{storylink|Sick Beats}}

===''Transformers/Back to the Future''===
In a Decepticon-ruled 2015, Scrapper ordered [[Lorraine Baines-McFly|Lorraine]] and [[George McFly]] to get back to work before a time-travelling [[Doc Brown]] zapped him with an [[alpha-wave ionic nullifier]]. {{storylink|Transformers/Back to the Future issue 2|Transformers/Back to the Future #2}}
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===Energon Universe===
Scrapper was one of the many Decepticons on board the ''[[Ark (G1)#Energon Universe|Ark]]'' when it crashed on Earth. It'd be some time before [[Starscream (G1)#Energon Universe|Starscream]] was able to obtain the means of reviving them, but he did eventually revive them. During the Autobots' counteroffensive to retake the ''Ark'', Scrapper sent [[Jazz (G1)#Energon Universe|Jazz]] and [[Arcee (G1)#Energon Universe|Arcee]] flying with his bucket. Starscream then ordered the [[Constructicon (G1)#Energon Universe|Constructicons]] to merge into [[Devastator (G1)#Energon Universe|Devastator]]. {{storylink|Transformers (2023) issue 5|Transformers #5}}

[[Optimus Prime (G1)#Energon Universe|Optimus Prime]] would eventually take down Devastator in combat, forcing the combiner to split. Scrapper landed on his side and told the incapacitated Starscream they'd get him to safety, as he and the other Constructicons retreated. {{storylink|Transformers (2023) issue 6|Transformers #6}} Scrapper, along with the other Constructicons, was present for the fight between [[Starscream (G1)#Energon Universe|Starscream]] and [[Soundwave (G1)#Energon Universe|Soundwave]] over leadership of the Decepticons. He and the other Decepticons cheered Soundwave's name to honor him after he won. {{storylink|Transformers (2023) issue 7|Transformers #7}}
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==Commercial appearances==
*Scrapper and his teammates were masquerading as construction vehicles, when they suddenly decided to horrify their human operators by revealing their true nature. As their human drivers bailed out and fled, the team combined into Devastator, who crashed his fists together, creating a surge of energy that crackled all the way through his gigantic body. {{storylink|Commercial/Generation 1#Constructicons|Constructicons commercial}}
*After being upgraded into their "Generation 2" bodies, the Constructicons went about causing "really big destruction" by driving through a construction site and then merging into [[Devastator (G1)|Devastator]]. Their fun came to an end when [[Grimlock (G1)|Grimlock]] emerged from the ground and trounced the combiner. {{storylink|Commercial/Generation 2#Constructicons and Dinobots|Generation Constructicons and Dinobots commercial}}

==Games==
===''The Transformers'' (PS2)===
{{Note|Scrapper is a non-playable character. He appears among the legion of Decepticon duplicates in the Autobot campaign.}}
{{storylink|The Transformers (PS2)|The Transformers}}

===''Transformers Legends''===
At some point [[Omega Supreme (G1)|Omega Supreme]] was friends with the Constructicons, but they had a falling out. {{storylink|The Secret of Omega Supreme (Legends)|The Secret of Omega Supreme}}

The Constructicons, including Scrapper, ambushed an Autobot rescue team that was attempting to rescue [[Powerglide (G1)|Powerglide]]. For a short while, Scrapper found himself discussing construction techniques with [[Grapple (G1)|Grapple]], [[Hoist (G1)|Hoist]] and [[Huffer (G1)|Huffer]], until a squad of Decepticons arrive to remind him he was supposed to be shooting the Autobots, not being friendly with them. {{storylink|The Master Builders (Legends)|The Master Builders}}

The Decepticon team took over an asteroid orbiting Earth, however when Omega Supreme got wind of it, he launched a massive attack and Scrapper was among the casualties. {{storylink|The Secret of Omega Supreme (Legends)|The Secret of Omega Supreme}}

Scrapper and the Constructicons built a [[Transfixatron]], which they used to trap the Autobots in their alternate modes during a charity race. Unfortunately it turned out that the Autobots were still capable fighters even as cars, and the Decepticons were driven off. {{storylink|Autobot Run}}
===''Transformers: Devastation''===
{{voiceactor|[[Michael Bell]]}}
{{charstubgames|{{storylink|Transformers: Devastation}}}}
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===''Transformers: Battle Tactics''===
[[File:Battle-Tactics-Scrapper.jpg|thumb]]
[[File:Battle-Tactics-Scrapper-(G2).jpg|thumb]]

Scrapper participated in battles against a variety of opponents, both Autobots and Decepticons. Sometimes there were many of him! He appeared in multiple different bodies:
*''Scrapper''—This Super Rare character first appeared in the "Devastator's Demolition" event, and could be recruited by collecting 250 units of Cybermetal, 75 units of Transmetal, and 10 cores of this character.
*''Scrapper (G2)''—This Super Rare character first appeared in the "Devastator's Metal War" event, and could be recruited by collecting 250 units of Cybermetal, 75 units of Transmetal, and 10 cores of this character. {{storylink|Transformers: Battle Tactics}}

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

===''Transformers: Earth Wars''===
[[File:ScrapperEarthWars.jpg|thumb|upright=2]]
Scrapper is a master of designing and building "stealth monuments": fortresses and power plants that blend seamlessly into the landscape, whether that landscape is on Cybertron or Earth. This sly and malevolent genius is highly regarded by Megatron, and Scrapper takes all the praise he can get. His carbon-steel scoop can lift over 30 tons and he possesses a levitation wing that allows for solo air travel. {{storylink|Transformers: Earth Wars|Scrapper Bio}}

With Hook, Scrapper was on an operation with Starscream to claim a piece of the [[Fractal Map]] but failed to do so when Bludgeon stopped the operation under Megatron's command. {{storylink|Transformers: Earth Wars|Power Play Campaign}}

When the rest of the [[Constructicon (G1)|Constructicons]] came through the Space Bridge, Megatron eagerly combined the Combiner team to form DEVASTATOR!
{{storylink|Transformers: Earth Wars|Combiner Wars Campaign}}

*'''Class:''' Warrior
*'''Lowest Star Rating:''' 1 star
*'''Weapons:''' Scrapper uses his pistol on a target, then closes in and smashes it with his fists.
*'''Ability:''' '''Defensive Rush''' - Put a protective shield that blocks 80% damage for 6 seconds (level 1), then charge the target.
**'''Cost''': 4 ability points +1 for reuses.

[http://wiki.transformersearthwars.com/character:scrapper Scrapper at Transformers: Earth Wars Wiki]
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===''Transformers Roleplaying Game''===
Scrapper was a member of the Constructicons. {{storylink|Decepticon Directive}}

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

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

==Notes==
*The [[The Transformers (cartoon)|original ''The Transformers'' cartoon]] [[production bible|series bible]] contains a description of Scrapper typed with the name "'''Gravedigger'''", then crossed out by hand and rewritten "Scrapper". This name would [[Gravedigger|actually appear in fiction]], though applied to [[Long Haul (G1)|a different Constructicon]].
*The name "Payload" was used for Scrapper in the script for "[[Day of the Machines]]" (in a scene that didn't make it into the finished episode), but that may have been a misreading of his profile page from the briefing binder, rather than a legitimate pre-production name. His profile in the binder features the description for his alternate mode, "tractor shovel", crossed out with "payloader" written in its place, but the "-er" blends into the redaction line, and might have been overlooked by the writer in haste, leaving him to think the character's name was "Payload".
*As noted above, Scrapper's original toy has a third mode called "Attack Payloader", formed by sticking the purple "Super Wing" that forms Devastator's chestplate on top of Scrapper's payloader mode. As his [[The Transformers Universe (Marvel)|Marvel ''Universe'']] entry notes, this allows him to fly at 60 mph over a range of 250 miles, although Scrapper has never used this ability in fiction.
*Despite being the (nominal) leader of the Constructicons, Scrapper forms one of Devastator's legs, rather than his head and/or body. This contravenes the pattern established with most subsequent Transformers combining teams.
*In the 2000s, Hasbro had lost the toy trademark for "Scrapper", hence the ''Universe'' Micromaster incarnation of the character being named "[[Buckethead]]" instead. By the 2010s, Hasbro had since regained it, albeit needing to add the prefix "'''Decepticon''' Scrapper" or "'''Constructicon''' Scrapper".

===Foreign names===
*''Japanese:'' '''Scrapper''' (スクラッパー ''Sukurappā'')
*''French:'' '''Bricolo''' (Canada, Generation 1 toy),<ref>"Bricolo" is a play on "bricoleur", the French term for "handyman" or "tinkerer".</ref> '''Bagaro''' (Canada, Generation 2 toy)
*''Hungarian:'' '''Boxoló'''
*''Italian:'' '''Ringhio''' ("Growl")
*''Mandarin:'' '''Chǎn Tǔ Jī''' (铲土机, "Scraper")
*''Portuguese:'' '''Despedaçador''' (Portugal comic), '''Retalhador''' (Brazil comic)
*''Russian:'' '''Skrebok''' (Скребок, "Scraper")
*''Ukrainian:'' '''Smittyar''' (ICTV dub, Сміттяр, "Trasher")

==Gallery==
<gallery>
File:IDW-AHM-Long Haul-Scrapper-Guidi.jpg|IDW ''All Hail Megatron'' concept art
File:EW-skin-Scrapper-G2.jpg|''Generation 2''-themed skin in ''Earth Wars''
</gallery>

==References==
{{reflist}}

[[Category:Classics Decepticons]]
[[Category:Cloud Decepticons]]
[[Category:Combiner Wars Decepticons]]
[[Category:Combiners]]
[[Category:Dreamwave Generation 1 Decepticons]]
[[Category:Earth Wars Decepticons]]
[[Category:Energon Universe Decepticons]]
[[Category:Engineers]]
[[Category:Generation 1 cartoon Decepticons]]
[[Category:Generation 1 Constructicons]]
[[Category:Generation 1 Decepticons]]
[[Category:Generation 2 Decepticons]]
[[Category:IDW (2005) Decepticons]]
[[Category:IDW (2019) Transformers]]
[[Category:Kre-O combiners]]
[[Category:Kre-O Decepticons]]
[[Category:Kreons]]
[[Category:Legends Decepticons]]
[[Category:Marvel Generation 1 Decepticons]]
[[Category:The Headmasters Decepticons]]
[[Category:Transformers Roleplaying Game Decepticons]]
[[Category:Ultracons]]
[[Category:Unite Warriors Decepticons]]
[[Category:Wings Universe Decepticons]]

Slag (G1)/toys

2025-08-11T01:23:52Z

Wikimaniac: /* Generations Selects */ No Daniel figure

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[[File:G1 Slag boxart.jpg|upright=1.7|thumb]]
'''Slag''' does not like that he is the quintessential [[Autobot]] ''Triceratops''.

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==Toys==
===''The Transformers''===
{{anchor|Generation 1}}[[File:G1Slag toy.jpg|upright=1.4|thumb|This... good enough for... Slag!]]
<ul class="iconlist">{{Bp-a1|'''Slag''' (Dinobot, [[1985]]/[[1986]]/[[1992]])}}</ul>
:*''Takara ID number'': '''28'''
:*''Accessories'': "[[Energo weapon|Energo sword]]", "[[electron blaster]]", "rocket pod launcher", 3 rockets
{{toydesigner|[[Kōjin Ōno]] (TakaraTomy)}}
:Released in the second year of the [[The Transformers (toyline)|US ''Transformers'' toyline]] (first year in non-US markets), Slag is a [[redeco]] of the Takara ''[[Diaclone]]'' "Dinosaur Robo Triceratops" toy, transforming into a robotic ''Triceratops'' (obviously). His "rocket pod launcher" sockets into the large circular holes in his shoulders in both robot and dino mode. The Hasbro release of this toy severely weakened the launcher's springs [[for safety reasons]], while the Takara version kept them at full strength.

:Slag is mistransformed in the photo at right: His [[robot mode]] legs can be separated further at the hip joints. Speaking of his legs, it seems that he was designed to have fully moving legs (not just at the knee) but this was squared off at the hips. Extremely careful filing can restore this functionality, but well, be careful.

:The Canadian [[variant]] of Slag that was released in 1985 features a red helmet, silver face, red fists, red tail support, and white thighs. The red painted torso also appears to be a brighter shade of red than the regular release.<ref name="canadian">[http://tfsquareone.blogspot.com/2014/03/canadian-g1-red-slag.html Canadian G1 "Red Slag"] at TF Square One.</ref> The Canadian version (as well as the [[character model|animation model]]) appears to be based on an early prototype of the ''Transformers'' version, which was used for the [[stock photography|stock photos]] on Slag's packaging, though the prototype differs from the Canadian version by also having a red ''face'' and chromed horns, which had to be changed to soft red plastic [[for safety reasons]] for the final toy (this applies to both the US and Canadian versions).<ref name="proto">[https://jatekokapolcrol.blog.hu/2020/07/30/kepgaleria_belsos_g1_transformers_prototipus_kepek_i "Photo gallery: Internal G1 Transformers prototype images, part 1"] at Játékok a Polcról.</ref> Please be aware that there is a more recent [[knockoff]] of Slag that appears to be largely based on the prototype, featuring a red helmet, a red face, and chromed horns.<ref name="koslag">[https://www.tfw2005.com/boards/threads/ko-red-head-slag.534884/ KO red head Slag] at TFW2005.</ref>

:In Japan, he and the other four Dinobots were offered as mail-away items during ''[[Fight! Super Robot Lifeform Transformers (toyline)#1992 (Operation Combination)|Operation Combination]]'' in 1990(!); Slag cost 2300 yen (his original retail price) and two [[Robot Point]]s.

:Slag underwent quite a few changes from ''Diaclone'' to ''Transformers''. The ''Diaclone'' version had a blue robot torso, head and rocket launcher, white robot upper legs, and silver-chromed sword, missiles and dino-horns. The sword and horns were de-chromed, made from softer material, and blunted for the ''Transforers'' release to comply with US safety standards.

::*''[http://www.transformerland.com/wiki/toy-info/transformers-g1-dinobots-slag/616/ Patent info, price guide, and further reading on Slag at Transformerland.com]''
::*''[http://www.tfu.info/1985/Autobot/Slag/slag.htm More information on Slag at TFU.info]''
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===''Generation 2''===
[[File:G2SlagGreen toy.jpg|upright=1.66|thumb|Me, Slag, no like... green!]]
<ul class="iconlist">{{Bp-a2|'''Slag''' (Dinobot, [[1992]])}}</ul>
:*''Accessories'': "[[Kinetic sword]]", "blaster gun"

: Part of the very first assortment of ''[[Transformers: Generation 2 (toyline)|Generation 2]]'' product released just in time for the 1992 holiday season, Slag's original toy was re-released with minimal changes; an "AUTOBOT" tampograph was added to the back of his left robot-mode thigh, and this release lacks the original toy's missile launcher and missile.

: The following year, Slag underwent a [[variant|running change]], with his silver plastic now cast in either dark green or dark red (Slag's fellow Dinobots [[Grimlock (G1)/toys#Generation 2|Grimlock]] and [[Snarl (G1)#Generation 2|Snarl]] underwent a similar set of color changes). As the green version is far, far more common on the secondary market, plus was the version pictured in Hasbro's 1993 [[Toy Fair]] catalog, it's a safe bet that the green one came first, and the red version was a late-run refresher that saw little distribution.

::*''[http://www.tfu.info/1993/Autobot/Slag/slag.htm More information on ''Generation 2'' Slag at TFU.info]''
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===''Age of Extinction''===
{{anchor|TRUEvolution}}
[[File:DOTM-toy Triceradon.jpg|thumb|upright=1.67|''Ewww...'']]
*'''Dinobot Slug''' (Evolution 2-Pack, [[2014]])
**'''25 OF 30'''
:Available only at [[Toys"R"Us]] stores in the U.S., Canada, Europe, and Asia, this ''[[Transformers: Age of Extinction (toyline)|Age of Extinction]]'' two-pack features the ''Generations'' Deluxe [[Slug (AOE)|Dinobot Slug]] toy, with no known differences from the normal retail release, packed with a seemingly unchanged ''[[Transformers: Dark of the Moon (toyline)|Dark of the Moon]]'' Mini-Con [[Triceradon (DOTM)|Triceradon]], described as 'Classic' Slug.

:Unlike the Strafe Evolution two-pack, which incorrectly depicted the original Generation 1 [[package art]] of the [[Technobot (G1)|Technobot]] [[Strafe (G1)|Strafe]] rather than Slag's fellow Dinobot [[Swoop (G1)|Swoop]] on the card bubble, the Slug two-pack's packaging correctly depicts G1 Slag.
{{ClassicsKnockdownMold}}
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===''Transformers'' (2014)===
{{Anchor|SDCCDinobots}}
[[File:TF2014toy-SDCCDinobotSlug.jpg|thumb|upright=1.95]]
*'''Dinobots Generation One 4-pack''' (Deluxe, [[2014]])
**''Accessories:'' 2 swords
:Available only as part of the [[Hasbro Toy Shop]] [[exclusive]] "Dinobots Generation One 4-pack" that was first made available at [[San Diego Comic-Con]] [[2014]], Slug is a G1-inspired redeco of ''Age of Extinction'' Deluxe Class Slug. He comes packaged with [[Grimlock (G1)/toys#SDCCDinobots|Grimlock]], [[Swoop (G1)/toys#SDCCDinobots|Strafe]], and [[Snarl (G1)#SDCCDinobots|Snarl]], and their box unfolds into a diorama of the crashed [[Ark (G1)|Ark]] in [[Mount St. Hilary]]. A similarly-themed toy of [[Slog (AOE)#Amazon|Sludge]] was released via Amazon in ''Age of Extinction'' packaging.

::*''[http://www.tfu.info/2014/Autobot/SDCCSlug/slug.htm More information on 2014 Slug at TFU.info]''
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===''Kre-O''===
{{anchor|SDCC2015}}
*'''Kreon Class of '85''' (Kreon figure set, [[2015]])
**''Set number'': '''B5152'''
**''Voted'': The Criminal
**''Accessories'': Small pistol, sword
:''[[Kre-O]]'' "Slug" (thank you, non-US slang) is a small brick-built [[Kreon]] figure, using the 2015-style construction with raised hands and the sturdier "peg-in-peg" torso/waist connection. His body [[tampograph]]s are heavily toy-based, but he has a red helmet to match the toy as shown in the original catalog, not the final version released in the US.

:He was only available as part of the [[San Diego Comic-Con]]-[[exclusive]] "[[Kreon Class of '85]]" 30-Kreon set. This set was also sold online through [[Hasbro Toy Shop]] after the show.

::*''[http://www.tfu.info/2015/Autobot/SDCCKre-OSlug/slug.htm More information on Class of 1985 Slug at TFU.info]''
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===''Platinum Edition''===
[[File:Platinum-Edition-G1-Dinobots-Slug.jpg|upright=1.66|thumb]]
*'''Dinobots''' (Platinum Edition 5-pack, [[2015]])
**''Accessories'': 2 swords
:Part of the ''[[Transformers: Platinum Edition|Platinum Edition]]'' Dinobots 5-pack, "Dinobot Slug" is another redeco of ''Age of Extinction'' Slug, this time retooled to have a more G1-inspired head.

:Slug was bundled with Grimlock, [[Sludge (G1)#Platinum Edition|Slog]], Snarl, and Strafe.

:This set was initially released as a [[Toys"R"Us]] exclusive in Canada in October 2015, followed by Singapore a month later (although it's currently unknown whether it was exclusive to any particular store there or not). Much later, it became available via the Australian Toys"R"Us website (but never found in stores). In the United States, it was initally only available online via [[Amazon (website)|Amazon]] and [[BigBadToyStore]] before being found at discount chain Ross a year after its intial release in Canada.
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===''Power of the Primes''===
[[File:PotP Slug.jpg|upright=1.66|thumb|I'm going to Sla-i mean Slug you!]]
*'''Dinobot Slug''' (Deluxe Class, [[2017]])
**''TakaraTomy ID number'': '''PP-11'''
**''TakaraTomy release date'': [[June 30]], [[2018]]
**''Accessories'': Blaster, Prime Armor/combiner hand, Prime Master gap filler/gun
{{toydesigner|[[John Warden]] (Hasbro)|[[Robby Musso]] (concept artist), [[Marcelo Matere]] (packaging artist)}}

:''[[Power of the Primes (toyline)|Power of the Primes]]'' Slug is visually simplified from his original G1 design, and can transform into a robotic ''Triceratops'', as well as form a limb for [[Volcanicus (POTP)#Toys|Volcanicus]] or any other ''[[Combiner Wars (toyline)|Combiner Wars]]''-style combiner (or into one of [[Godbomber#Legends|''Legends'' Godbomber]]'s legs). Like the other Dinobots in this subline, Slug is partially composed of translucent plastic with gold paint on the inside to give him a 'layered' look reminiscent of his original toy. Like all other ''Power of the Primes'' Deluxe Class figures, he comes with Prime Armor with a place for a [[Prime Master#Toys|Prime Master]], [[Enigma of Combination#Generations|Enigma]], or [[Matrix of Leadership/toys#Power of the Primes|Matrix core]]) that can transform into a hand for a combiner. It can be plugged into his back in ''Triceratops'' mode, or worn on either his chest or back in robot mode. He also comes with a piece that can fill the gap in the chest armor or be held as a gun.

:Despite his colossal footprint in robot mode, Slug has an annoying tendency to be back-heavy, even with his dedicated heel pieces. The peghole on Slug's leg used to attach the combiner feet is also ''very'' thinly molded and easily broken. ''Extreme'' caution should be taken when plugging anything into it or manipulating what may have already been inserted. Should the plastic snap, its tension will be severely reduced and may lead to the combiner hands or feet falling out. In some cases, it may simply not be possible to avoid breaking the peghole aside from not using it. The peghole on the bottom of his foot used for combiner hands is considerably thicker and less prone to breakage however.

:[[Stock photography]] shows him with a mistransformed beast mode: the ''Triceratops'' head/neck is adjustable to have the frill around the head stand up closer to the G1 dinosaur model. This does however mean the ''Triceratops'' head does not lock in place in dino mode, it simply rests atop the tabs which would otherwise secure it in place.

:While his instructions show his arms pointing toward the combiner torso in arm mode, the slots on the outside of his arms and pegs on his sides suggest they should be pointed backwards and pegged in place.

:In China, he was also released along with the other 4 Dinobots as a gift-set, exclusive to Hasbro China's TianMao site.<ref>https://detail.tmall.com/item.htm?id=559183834163&skuId=3853426938808</ref>

:This mold was heavily retooled into fellow Dinobot [[Sludge (G1)#Power of the Primes|Sludge]].
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==='' Generations Selects''===
[[File:TF-Generations-Selects-JP-Volcanicus-Slag.jpg|upright=1.67|thumb]]
<ul class="iconlist">{{Bp-a1|'''Volcanicus''' (Gift set, 2021)}}</ul>
:*''Takara release date'': [[February 27]], 2021
:*''Hasbro ID number'': '''TT-GS11'''
:* ''Accessories'': Rifle

: This multi-pack version of Slug is a redeco of his ''[[Power of the Primes (toyline)|Power of the Primes]]'' figure, but now with an even ''more'' cartoon-inspired deco, eliminating a lot of black in favor of silver/gray.

: He was only available in a ''Generations Selects'' [[Volcanicus (POTP)#Generations Selects|Volcanicus]] multi-pack with fellow Dinobots [[Grimlock (G1)/toys#Generations Selects|Grimlock]], [[Sludge (G1)#Generations Selects|Sludge]], [[Snarl (G1)#Generations Selects|Snarl]], and [[Swoop (G1)/toys#Generations Selects|Swoop]], and a load of new accessories and combiner bits. This set was originally a [[TakaraTomy Mall]] exclusive, but was also made available through [[Hasbro Pulse]] with a new English-language slipcover over the Takara packaging.

: Takara gave this figure the [[Function|title]] "Dinobot Flame Warrior Slug".<ref>[https://takaratomymall.jp/shop/g/g4904810172079/ <nowiki>[Domestic: Limited to TAKARATOMY MALL]</nowiki> Transformer GENERATION SELECTS Volcanicas]</ref>

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[[File:Behold Galvatron Slug.JPG|thumb|upright=1|Slug slug.]]{{anchor|War for Cybertron Trilogy}}
<ul class="iconlist">{{Bp-d1|'''Behold, Galvatron! Unicron Companion Pack''' (Leader Class, 2022)}}</ul>

:''[[Generations Selects (toyline)|Generations Selects]]'' "Dinobot Slug" is a non-transforming and immobile [[Slug figure|minifigure]], barely 10mm tall, scaled to interact with the immense [[Unicron/toys#War for Cybertron Trilogy|''War for Cybertron Trilogy'' Unicron]] figure and its clear display base.

: This was one of a set of fourteen minifigures in the "Unicron Companion Pack" that was included with the [[Galvatron (G1)/toys#BeholdGalvatron|"reformatting" version of Galvatron]]. The set was [[exclusive]] to [[Hasbro Pulse]].

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[[File:AOTP-GenSelects-G2Slug.jpg|thumb|upright=1.67|Little known science fact—the triceratops was green so it could photosynthesise, like a plant.]]{{anchor|Age of the Primes}}
<ul class="iconlist">{{Bp-a1|'''G2 Universe Dinobot Snarl / G2 Universe Dinobot Slug''' (Multi-pack, [[2025]])}}</ul>
:*''Accessories'': Pistol
{{toydesigner|[[Evan Brooks]] (Hasbro)|[[Amy Bence]] (packaging)}}<ref>[[June 10]], [[2025]]'s [https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=KEAkXHAU034 Transformers Fanstream | June 2025 | Hasbro Pulse] on YouTube, with [[Nate Purswell]] and [[Mark Maher]].</ref>

: Released to accompany the ''[[Transformers: Age of the Primes|Age of the Primes]]'' toyline, ''[[Generations Selects (toyline)|Generations Selects]]'' "G2 Universe Dinobot Slug" is a redeco of his ''[[Studio Series]]'' toy ([[#Studio Series|see below]]) in the forest green colouration of his 90's ''Generation 2'' release, the most common color of the three decos he had in that line.

: He was only available in a 2-pack with fellow G2 Dinobot [[Snarl (G1)#Age of the Primes|Snarl]]. Unlike the contemporary [[Grimlock_(G1)/toys#Age_of_the_Primes|G2 Universe Grimlock/Wheelie]] release, Slug's non-transforming partner Daniel Witwicky did not make a return.
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===''Studio Series''===
[[File:TF-Studio-Series-86-07-Leader-Slug.jpg|thumb|upright=1.66|Slag say person who took 36 years to give me red face full of beryllium baloney!]]
<ul class="iconlist">{{Bp-a1|'''Dinobot Slug & Daniel Witwicky''' (Leader Class, [[2021]]/[[2023]])}}</ul>
:*''Movie'': '''''The Transformers: The Movie'''''
:*''Hasbro ID number'': '''86-07'''
:*''TakaraTomy ID number'': '''SS-71'''
:*''TakaraTomy release date'': [[November 27]], 2021
:*''Accessories'': [[Daniel Witwicky (G1)#Studio Series|Daniel Witwicky]], pistol, "Mockery of Justice" backdrop
{{toydesigner|[[Evan Brooks]] (Hasbro), [[Shogo Hasui]] (TakaraTomy)<ref>[[May 21]], [[2021]]'s [https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=txGS01bXx9U "Hasbro Pulse | Fan First Friday: Transformers Livestream"] on YouTube, with [[Ben MacCrae]] and Evan Brooks.</ref>|[[Mario Carreiro]], [[Christina Murphy]] and [[Amy Bence]] (packaging),<ref>[https://www.youtube.com/live/52ddGYMyvpE?si=7l7OP6YeEB9W82xR&t=9841 Transformers Panel] at [[Hasbro Pulse Con 2024]] with [[Ben MacCrae]], [[Evan Brooks]], [[Mark Maher]], [[Marcelo Matere]], and [[Nate Purswell]].</ref> [[Marcelo Matere]] (packaging artist)}}

:Released to commemorate the 35th anniversary of ''[[The Transformers: The Movie]]'', ''[[Studio Series]]'' "Dinobot Slug" is a Leader Class-sized mold accurate to his appearance in the Generation 1 cartoon, though his beast mode features elements of his original toy. He comes with a non-transforming [[Daniel Witwicky (G1)#Studio Series|Daniel Witwicky]] figurine, which can mount his dino mode's back or sit on his robot mode's shoulder, and a cartoon-accurate pistol.

:Slug is the second G1-styled Dinobot to receive the Leader Class treatment in the ''Studio Series'' line after [[Grimlock (G1)/toys#Studio Series|Grimlock]]. Slug towers over most figures in the ''War for Cybertron Trilogy'' toylines, while being a similar height to his teammate Grimlock.

:Like the other ''Studio Series'' toys, the interior of the package forms a diorama display for the figure. In this case, it is the Dinobots' famous (ahem) ''self-invited'' entrance at [[Hot Rod (G1)|Hot Rod]] and [[Kup (G1)|Kup]]'s execution. The back of Slug's packaging gleefully references the shot in which he squishes the [[Quintesson Prosecutor]] beneath a door.

:Slug and Daniel were later re-released in 2023.

:Although Slug does not include a sword, the 2024 ''[[Transformers: Generations (toyline)#Comic Edition (2024–)|Comic Edition]]'' redeco of [[Grimlock_(G1)/toys#Generations Comic Edition|Grimlock]] would include three swords, one of which was styled after ''Generation 1'' Slag's sword, and is intended to be given to the ''Studio Series'' figure.
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===''Legacy''===
[[File:TF-Legacy-Core-Class-Slug.jpg|thumb|upright=1.66|For when you want your violent rude ''Triceratops'' pal to be bite-sized.]]
<ul class="iconlist">{{Bp-a1|'''Dinobot Slug''' (Core Class, [[2023]])}}</ul>
:*'''2 of 6: [[Volcanicus (POTP)#Legacy|Volcanicus]]'''
:*''TakaraTomy ID number'': '''TL-27'''
:*''TakaraTomy release date'': [[May 27]], 2023
:*''Accessories'': Tail, blaster end/Volcanicus head
{{toydesigner|[[Evan Brooks]] (Hasbro), [[Shuhei Umezu]] and [[Shogo Hasui]] (TakaraTomy)}}<ref>[https://www.instagram.com/p/CjNwidkuAN4/ Design notes on the ''Legacy Evolution'' Dinobots] from [[Hasbro]] designer [[Evan Brooks]] on Instagram.</ref>

: Part of the first wave of ''[[Transformers: Legacy|Legacy: Evolution]]'' Core Class toys, "Dinobot Slug" is a small version of the ''Triceratops'' Dinobot, though he is one of the largest core class figures to date. Slug's dinosaur mode tail detaches to become a weapon in robot mode. Slug is also notable in being part of the first Core Class combiner: forming the upper half of the torso for Volcanicus, identical to fellow ''Triceratops'' [[Kakuryu (G1)|Kakuryu]]'s placement for [[Dinoking]]. Slug's weapon splits apart to form Volcanicus' head and part of his torso.

: Due to how he's designed, Slug is ''very'' top heavy, though this can be somewhat mitigated by using the dino legs as heel spurs. Though neither the stock photography nor the instructions direct you to fan out his backpack for his robot mode, it seems that's the intended transformation, as it emulates the "wings" that are traditionally party of Slug's silhouette, and lets you utilize the figure's waist swivel.

: Slug features a misassembly: both of his thighs are swapped. The side with the slight slope and accurate knee details should be facing forward. As the parts are on ball joints, it is fairly easy to fix.

: His instructions also feature an error: The steps for transforming him into Volcanicus's upper torso fail to show his arms being rotated so they can peg into the torso. Hence, the final step still shows the rectangular pegs sticking out rather than the [[5 mm post]]s.

: This mold was also used to make ''Legacy'' [[Kakuryu (G1)#Legacy|Kakuryu]].
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==Merchandise==
===Decoy===
*'''Cybertron Hero Collection 9''' (multi-pack, [[1986]])

*'''Slag''' (1987)
**''Decoy number:'' '''5'''
:The figurine was later brought over to [[Hasbro]] markets as part of the [[Decoy]] promotion, largely identical to the Japanese release except for the fact that the number on his back was replaced with a simple "checklist" number. Like all Autobot Decoys, he was a randomly-chosen pack-in available with the carded [[Throttlebot]]s, [[Aerialbot (G1)|Aerialbots]], [[Protectobot (G1)|Protectobots]], and [[Technobot (G1)|Technobots]].

::*''[http://www.tfu.info/1986/Autobot/Decoys/Slag/slag.htm More information on Decoy Slag at TFU.info]''

===''Robot Heroes''===
[[File:Snarl & Sharkticon G1 Robot Heroes.jpg|thumb|upright=1.22]]
*'''Snarl & Sharkticon''' (Two-pack, 2008)
{{toydesigner|[[Bill Rawley]] (Hasbro)|[[Marcelo Matere]] (concept artist)}}

:A tiny, adorably homicidal Slag that came packaged with a [[Sharkticon (species)#Robot Heroes|Sharkticon]] as part of the "Generation 1 Series" of ''[[Transformers: Universe (2008 toyline)|Universe]]''-branded ''[[Robot Heroes (toyline)|Robot Heroes]]''. Like ''[[Transformers Animated (franchise)|Animated]]'' [[Snarl (Animated)|Snarl]], who was also designed with G1 Slag in mind, the ''Robot Heroes'' figure was released using the name of Slag's fellow Dinobot [[Snarl (G1)|Snarl]], so Hasbro could release the toy in the United Kingdom ("Slag" is considered an insult there).

::*''[http://www.tfu.info/2009/Autobot/RHSnarl/snarl.htm More information on ''Robot Heroes'' "Snarl" at TFU.info]''
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===''The Loyal Subjects''===
*'''Slag''' (2014)
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*'''Slag''' (Gamestop exclusive, 2014)
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===Transformers Trading Card Game===
[[File:W1DinobotSlug.jpg|thumb]]
*'''Dinobot Slug, Hot-Headed Warrior''' ([[2018]])
**'''Wave 1'''
**''Rarity: '''''CT'''
**''Card Number: '''''T17/T40'''
**''Stars: ''9
:Dinobot Slug, Hot-Headed Warrior is one of forty double-sided character cards available in Wave 1 of the [[Transformers Trading Card Game]].

:The artwork for the card is reused from the [[Transformers Legends (mobile game)|Transformers Legends]] mobile game, with Alt-mode line-art by [[Dan Khanna]].
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[[File:W2DinobotSlug.jpg|thumb]]
*'''Dinobot Slug, Battering Ram''' ([[2019]])
**'''Wave 2: Rise of the Combiners'''
**''Rarity: '''''RT'''
**''Card Number: '''''T19/T46'''
**''Stars: ''8

:Dinobot Slug, Battering Ram was released as part of the [[Transformers Trading Card Game]] Wave 2: Rise of the Combiners. Like all other members of [[combiner]] teams released in the set, this version of Slug is a folding card, with the Bot and Alt modes being depicted when the card is folded in half, and a holofoil portion of the the combined mode depicted when unfolded. The reverse of Dinobot Slug, Battering Ram depicts [[Volcanicus (POTP)|Volcanicus]]'s left arm, which is formed by Slug in the artwork.

:The artwork for Bot and Alt Mode is reused from the ''[[Transformers Legends (mobile game)|Transformers Legends]]'' mobile game.

:Dinobot Slug, Battering Ram can be used to form Volcanicus, Fiery Champion with the use of the Action card [[Enigma of Combination|Dinobot Enigma]] while he and the other Wave 2 Dinobots are in Bot mode on the battlefield or KO area.
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===Blokees===
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<ul class="iconlist">{{Bp-a1|'''Slag (Dino Mode)''' (2024)}}</ul>
:*''Series:'' '''Galaxy Version 03 - The Autobot Run'''
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<ul class="iconlist">{{Bp-a1|'''Slag (Robot Mode)''' (2024)}}</ul>
:*''Series:'' '''Galaxy Version 03 - The Autobot Run'''
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==Notes==
[[File:DiacloneSlag.jpg|thumb|Hey Weevil. Check it out. My dinosaur is horny.]]
*Slag's original toy was originally a ''[[Diaclone]]'' Dinosaur Robo Triceratops. In the ''Diaclone'' lore, this dinomech was a pilotable vehicle that could travel at speeds up of to 250 kilometers per hour and was designed for grasslands operation and melee combat. It also had a slightly different color scheme for its [[robot mode]] bits.
*A Slag toy can be seen in the recreation of the Scottish artist Sir {{w|Eduardo Paolozzi}}'s studio at the Scottish {{w|Dean Gallery}}. This makes him the second [[Grimlock (G1)/toys|Dinobot]] to have a toy in a museum.

==References==
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[[Category:Age of the Primes Autobots]]
[[Category:Combiners]]
[[Category:Decoys]]
[[Category:Generation 1 toy Autobots]]
[[Category:Generation 1 Dinobots]]
[[Category:Generation 2 Autobots]]
[[Category:Generations Selects toy Autobots]]
[[Category:Kre-O Autobots]]
[[Category:Kreons]]
[[Category:Legacy Autobots]]
[[Category:Mail order items]]
[[Category:Platinum Edition]]
[[Category:Power of the Primes Autobots]]
[[Category:Robot Heroes]]
[[Category:SDCC exclusives]]
[[Category:Studio Series Autobots]]
[[Category:TakaraTomy Mall exclusives]]

Dinobot (G1)

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Wikimaniac: /* Age Of The Primes */

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:''The Dinobots are an [[Autobot]] [[subgroup]] from the [[Generation 1 continuity family]].''
[[File:UKDinobotsPoster.jpg|upright=2.2|thumb|Call them the boy-band of the Autobots and prepare for a world of pain. From left to right: Slag, Grimlock, Swoop, Sludge and Snarl.]]
The '''Dinobots''' are a rowdy, arrogant, lowbrow, disobedient band of warriors that some Autobots would rather scrap than deal with. They're also one of the most devastatingly powerful and close-knit combat units in the Autobot army, being incredibly powerful in [[robot mode]] and taking [[alternate mode]]s based on [[Dinosaur (dinosaur)|dinosaurs]], the most powerful creatures to ever roam the [[Earth]].

Most of them dislike [[Optimus Prime (G1)|Optimus Prime]], so whether or not they follow the [[Prime (rank)|Autobot leader]]'s orders depends on what those orders are. This attitude extends to the rest of the Autobot army, with most being viewed as too weak or cowardly to take the steps needed to get the nastier jobs done. Only [[Ironhide (G1)|a]] [[Manta Ray (G2)|handful]] of individuals are viewed by the Dinobots as true allies and even they don't really understand them. This attitude has very much pushed the Dinobots to the fringes of Autobot society, which has resulted in an extremely powerful sense of camaraderie and friendship among the team. Few Autobots are closer. As so many battered, bruised and beaten Decepticons can attest, if you confront one Dinobot, you confront them all.

The group's members are:
*[[Grimlock (G1)|Grimlock]] (''Tyrannosaurus'')—the leader
*[[Slag (G1)|Slag]] (''Triceratops'')—the bad boy
*[[Sludge (G1)|Sludge]] (''Brontosaurus'')—a plodding bruiser
*[[Snarl (G1)|Snarl]] (''Stegosaurus'')—a grumpy soldier
*[[Swoop (G1)|Swoop]] (''Pteranodon'')—a good-natured bombardier

The exact roster of the team has changed over time. The Dinobots may start out with six members, before losing one; or, a worthy 'bot might be admitted to the team at a later point. Other Dinobots have included:
*[[Paddles (G1)|Paddles]] (''Elasmosaurus'')—a martyr with an awkward alt-mode
*[[Kakuryu (G1)|Grimmaster]] (''Styracosaurus'')—the one-bot combiner [[Grimstone (PCC)|Grimstone]] lookalike with his own crew of [[drone]]s
*[[Skar (IDW)|Skar]] (''Ankylosaurus'')—the team's medic
*[[Strafe (IDW)|Strafe]] (two-headed monster)—an outsider with a mutated beast form
*[[Slash (POTP)|Slash]] (''Velociraptor'')—a tracker
*[[Reptaurica]] (''Spinosaurus'')—a primal proto-Dinobot
*[[Snapbeak]] (''Oviraptor'')—a by-the-books warrior
*[[Clanky]] (''Stegosaurus'')—a skilled mechanic
*[[Sneer, Snipe, and Snub]] (''Troodon'')—a trio of tiny pointmen

In [[Jaws of Terror|one particular continuity]], there are hundreds of the buggers.

Back on Cybertron, they often had vehicle modes like most other Transformers, and were sometimes referred to as the '''Dynobots'''.

Unlike many other [[subgroup]]s, the Dinobots usually don't combine. However, in universes where they are granted the ability—such as by using the [[Enigma of Combination]]—they can merge to form [[Volcanicus (POTP)|Volcanicus]]. If they ever had the natural ability to combine, it is lost to history... but under [[The Beast Within|extraordinary circumstances]], the [[Beast (G1)|Beast]] within them may walk the Earth once more.

{{bigquote|We watch each other's back, we stick together through thick and thin, and no one '''ever''' tells us what to '''do!'''|Grimlock sums his group up|[[Maximum Dinobots issue 2|''Maximum Dinobots'' #2]]}}

==Fiction==
===Generation 1 cartoon continuity===
====''The Transformers'' cartoon====
[[File:GrimSlagSludge.jpg|thumb|The Three Dinobots, immediately after accidentally killing the Invisible Swordsman.]]

Inspired by the dinosaur fossils found by [[Ironhide (G1)/Generation 1 cartoon continuity|Ironhide]] in the volcanic caves near the ''Ark'', [[Wheeljack (G1)|Wheeljack]] and [[Ratchet (G1)|Ratchet]] designed and built new robots in their image, dubbing them the Dinobots. Grimlock, Slag, and Sludge were built first. {{storylink|S.O.S. Dinobots}} After some initial troubles, their performance pleased [[Optimus Prime (G1)/Generation 1 cartoon continuity|Optimus Prime]] enough that he had two more built, adding Snarl and Swoop to the ranks. {{storylink|War of the Dinobots}}

[[File:DinobotsG1.jpg|left|thumb|From left to right: Terrible Dactyl, Stego, Bronto Thunder, Tricero and Ghengis Rex]]

The Dinobots' role was simply to pulverize anyone or anything that was too strong for the Autobots to handle on their own. In the process, they frequently mouthed off, rebelled and started brawls inside of Autobot Headquarters (and the occasional [[Trypticon (G1)|dinosaur-shaped city]]).

During one incident, the Dinobots' destructive clumsiness caused damage to Autobot HQ and almost led to [[Teletraan I]] being destroyed in the crossfire. The Autobots decided they needed a bigger place to roam freely, so they relocated them to [[Dinobot Island (G1)|a newly discovered island filled with living dinosaurs]]. The Dinobots' newfound paradise was quickly invaded by the Decepticons, and [[Megatron (G1)/Generation 1 cartoon continuity|Megatron]] caused a stampede of dinosaurs to trap the Dinobots in a tar pit.
{{storylink|Dinobot Island, Part 1}} The Dinobots managed to free themselves and turn the dinosaurs against the Decepticons. Optimus took their adventures on the island as proof the Dinobots were fit to return to Autobot HQ.{{storylink|Dinobot Island, Part 2}}

At one point, the Dinobots became sick of only being used as the hammer of the Autobot army, so they deserted, saying that they would fight when ''they'' wanted to. However, the Dinobots were called in when the Autobots and the Decepticons began suffering from [[Cybertonium]] depletion. During the battle with the [[Constructicon (G1)|Constructicons]], they were accidentally sent to Cybertron, where they briefly reduced [[Shockwave (G1)|Shockwave]] to the role of chew toy. {{storylink|Desertion of the Dinobots, Part 1}} However, Shockwave altered the Dinobots' memory circuits and forced them to work in the [[Cybertonium Pit]]. [[Spike Witwicky (G1)|Spike Witwicky]] and [[Carly]] managed to rescue them, and the Dinobots decided to follow Optimus Prime's orders... until such time that they decided not to do so. {{storylink|Desertion of the Dinobots, Part 2}}

[[File:TFTM Dinobots Robot Mode.jpg|upright=1.4|thumb|One of many, many moments in TFTM where Snarl is ''just'' out of shot.]]
During the [[Battle of Autobot City]], the Dinobots were dispatched to defeat [[Devastator (G1)|Devastator]]. Despite their incredible strength, Devastator manhandled them. During [[Galvatron (G1)/Generation 1 cartoon continuity|Galvatron]]'s subsequent attack, [[Kup (G1)/Generation 1 cartoon continuity|Kup]] and [[Hot Rod (G1)/Generation 1 cartoon continuity|Hot Rod]] literally had to drag them aboard the shuttle, which was shot down over [[Quintessa (planet)|Quintessa]]. The Dinobots managed to avoid being captured and met [[Wheelie (G1)|Wheelie]], who helped them find Kup and Hot Rod. Later, the Dinobots literally kicked the butt of [[Unicron|a god]]. {{storylink|The Transformers: The Movie}}

A newly revived Optimus Prime informed the Autobots of the apparent deaths of Rodimus, [[Arcee (G1)/Generation 1 cartoon continuity|Arcee]], [[Ultra Magnus (G1)/Generation 1 cartoon continuity|Ultra Magnus]], Kup, Spike and [[Daniel Witwicky (G1)|Daniel]], leading Grimlock and several others to avenge them with an all-out attack on a supposed [[Quintesson]] base. Sludge and Snarl were left behind on Cybertron, and were shocked by the arrival of Rodimus' group, very much alive. {{storylink|Dark Awakening (episode)|Dark Awakening}} When Grimlock smelled [[dinosaur transform static]] at the site of the stolen [[Fort Knox]], the Dinobots (and a disgruntled [[Sky Lynx (G1)|Sky Lynx]]) were put under suspicion and interrogated, but were quickly proven innocent when Trypticon emerged as the true culprit. With the rest of the Autobots, they boarded [[Broadside (G1)|Broadside]] to battle the Decepticons at [[Socialist Democratic Federated Republic of Carbombya|Carbombya]]. {{storylink|Thief in the Night}}

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[[File:Call-of-the-primitives-dinobots.jpg|thumb]] {{storylink|Grimlock's New Brain}}
{{storylink|Call of the Primitives}}

====Japanese cartoon continuity====
=====''Fight! Super Robot Lifeform Transformers'' story pages=====
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=====''Story of Binaltech''=====
While the [[Binaltech (technology)|Binaltech]] conflict took place in [[2004]] and on [[Earth]], [[Megatron (G1)/Generation 1 cartoon continuity|Megatron]]'s [[Decepticon]]s pushed their conquest of [[Cybertron (planet)|Cybertron]]. To neutralize the powerful Dinobots, the Decepticons utilized the alien [[Unleasher]]s on them. With their telepathy, the Unleashers attacked the Dinobots' minds, reducing them to nothing more than the impulses inherent to their beast modes. In this state, the Dinobots indiscriminately attacked their Autobot teammates, forcing their comrades to take all five offline. [[Wheeljack (G1)|Wheeljack]] was able to isolate the psychic subroutine afflicting the Dinobots, but its removal proved difficult, so a temporary solution for Grimlock to inhabit a vehicular body was decided upon. {{storylink|Beast in the Machine}} The Dinobots were eventually cured in [[2005]] with the help of [[Soundwave (G1)/Generation 1 cartoon continuity|Soundwave]]'s own telepathic abilities in exchange for Decepticon prisoners. {{storylink|Outlier (comic)|Outlier}}

======BT World======
In the [[BT World]] timeline that split off from the [[G1 World]], the whereabouts of Soundwave were unknown, so the Dinobots were still incapacitated in [[2008]], to Grimlock's frustration. But thanks to the constantly evolving Binaltech technology, they were able to replicate Soundwave's abilities with the [[Psychedevice]]. However, Grimlock's vehicular body was slowly becoming incapable of preventing his own Unleasher-induced madness, which in turn was preventing the other Dinobots from awakening. Grimlock arrived on Earth with Carly to use the Psychedevice, but they were met by [[Blackarachnia (BW)|Blackarachnia]], who was hoping to use the Psychedevice for herself. Her inherent beast DNA being affected by Grimlock's aberrant mental waves, Blackarachnia fought with her fellow ex-beast. Forced to use the Psychedevice, Carly evolved into a higher being and cured both parties of their madness.

Healed, the Dinobots met their leader at [[Autobot City (G1)|Autobot City]] and got a sound beating from him for insulting his unfamiliar body. {{storylink|Outlier (comic)|Outlier}}

=====''The Headmasters'' cartoon=====
The Decepticons invaded Cybertron in full force in [[2011]], prompting the Dinobots to fight alongside the other Autobots against the invading Decepticons. However, they didn't fare too well against the previously unknown Decepticon [[Headmaster (technology)|Headmasters]], as they were all quickly put to sleep by [[Mindwipe (G1)|Mindwipe]]'s hypnosis attack. {{storylink|Four Warriors Come out of the Sky}} They eventually awoke and continued the fight against the Decepticons. {{storylink|The Mystery of Planet Master}}

=====''United EX''=====
In [[2025]], the Dinobots were joined by former [[Decepticon]] [[Kakuryu (G1)|Kakuryu]], who sought to fight on the side of good and to repay [[Star Saber (G1)|Star Saber]] for once saving him. Over the next ten years, he trained at [[Dinobot Island (G1)|Dinobot Island]] before being enlisted in the [[Master Class]] as "Grimmaster"—this entitled him to an [[Energon Matrix]] and a set of [[Power Core Combination|Power Core]] drones he could combine with. {{Storylink|The Dragon Pays His Dues}}

=====''Legends'' comic=====
In [[2021]], Grimlock was among the many Autobots were forced to become Headmasters and went to the [[Legends World]]. {{storylink|Targetmaster Chapter Prologue}} He eventually regained a regular-sized body by [[2039]]. Also by then, the Dinobots received a new member, the cute "little sister" [[Slash (POTP)|Slash]]. She joined Grimlock and Grimmaster in witnessing the commencement of the second iteration of the [[Cybertron Alliance]]. {{Storylink|Transformers Legends Final Chapter "Epiloge"|Epiloge}}

=====''Generations Selects Special Comic''=====
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When a time gate was detected on Dinobot Island in [[2050]], [[Carly]] alerted the Dinobots to its presence. In response, they, [[Slash (POTP)|Slash]] and [[Kakuryu (G1)|Grimmaster]] included, were called to meet about it by Grimlock. They saw the [[Quintesson]]s emerge from the temporal portal, and the aliens quickly decided to sic their [[Allicon]]s on the Dinobots so that the dinosaurs could be flipped as merchandise. The Dinobots obviously didn't agree with this scheme and easily fended off the Allicons, prompting the lead [[Quintesson Judge]] to use the [[Recreator]] to summon [[Predaking (G1)|Predaking]]. Predaking took easy care of the Dinobots till [[Primus#Japanese Generation 1 cartoon continuity|Primus]] from the past encouraged Grimlock to tap into [[Earth]]'s [[Angolmois Energy]]. This, combined with Grimmaster's [[Energon Matrix]], allowed the five core Dinobots to combine into [[Volcanicus (POTP)|Volcanicus]]. Despite Predaking trying to use Slash as a hostage, the Dinobot combiner was able to defeat his opponent and send the component [[Predacon (G1)|Predacons]] fleeing, as well as the Quintessons. Right after, they were contacted by [[Spike Witwicky (G1)/Generation 1 cartoon continuity|Spike Witwicky]], who alerted the Dinobots to the [[Selector]] revolt at [[Neo Scramble City]] and Carly being injured in the process. After leaving Slash to babysit the island, the
Volcanicus components set out to help their old friend. {{storylink|Volcanicus comic 1}}The Dinobots sided with the humans against the Selectors, fighting both Autobots and Decepticons until they were the last ones standing as Volcanicus.{{storylink|Volcanicus comic 2}} The Dinobot combiner was ambushed by the [[Terrorcon (G1)|Terrorcons]], who worked for the Quintessons.{{storylink|Abominus comic 1}}
They were eventually summoned to the previous universe by Primus to help with the huge conflict taking place there over [[Star Power]] and Angolmois Energy. {{storylink|Volcanicus comic 1}}

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===Marvel Comics continuity===
====Marvel ''The Transformers'' comics====
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''In the early days of the [[Great War (G1)|war]], [[Swoop (G1)/Marvel Comics continuity|Divebomb]] chafed under the leadership of [[Optimus Prime (G1)/Marvel Comics continuity|Optimus Prime]] on [[Cybertron (planet)|Cybertron]] as part of the [[Elite Flying Corps]].'' {{storylink|The Icarus Theory}} ''He was humiliated by [[Divebomb (G1)|a Decepticon]] who took his name, and worse, he was rescued by the commanding officer he hated.'' {{storylink|What's in a Name?}}

He joined up with four other Autobots to form a rogue group of warriors who each felt that Optimus Prime was an inferior leader, so they secretly made plans in the event that they wanted to leave Cybertron. To that end, they snuck into a Decepticon spaceport, stole three of their battlecruisers, and parked them in the [[Rad Zone]]. {{storylink|A Savage Circle}} Despite disliking Prime's leadership, they all somehow wound up as part of his crew aboard the [[Ark (G1)|Ark]] to clear a path for Cybertron through the asteroid belt it was passing through. Weakened by the mission and ambushed by [[Megatron (G1)/Marvel Comics continuity|Megatron]]'s Decepticons, Prime crashed the Ark and all aboard into the nearest planet.

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Shortly after the crash, the Ark's computer detected [[Shockwave (G1)/Marvel Comics continuity|Shockwave]] landing on the planet in the [[Antarctica|Antarctic]] land-out-of-time that would one day become known as the [[Savage Land]]. The Ark used the last of its capabilities to revive these five warriors and rebuild them to transform into the Savage Land's dominant life form: dinosaurs. {{storylink|The Last Stand|The Last Stand}} They were then dispatched aboard a [[Ark shuttlecraft|shuttle]] to deal with the Decepticon and in the battle they trapped were in a tar pit and remained dormant until [[Ratchet (G1)/Marvel Comics continuity|Ratchet]] revived them in the 1980s. They returned with him to confront Megatron, but the Decepticon leader made short work of the Dinobots, leaving Ratchet to defeat him alone. {{storylink|Repeat Performance!}}

''As well as new dinosaurian forms, they had new names, and Swoop was the only one who cared to remember their old handles back on Cybertron.'' {{storylink|Fact File|And now... the Dinobots!}}

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''On their way back to the Ark, the Dinobots encountered [[human]]s for the first time and Ratchet told them a story about the battle on [[Sherman Dam]].'' {{storylink|Decepticon Dam-Busters!}} ''When they arrived they were confronted by the battle droid [[Guardian (Marvel)|Guardian]], reprogrammed by Shockwave to defend the spacecraft against any intruders. After beating the snot out of Swoop, the mechanoid ran into the depths of the Ark and the other Dinobots set after it.'' {{storylink|The Wrath of Guardian!}} ''Realising that Guardian was armed with a thermonuclear bomb, Ratchet and [[Wheeljack (G1)|Wheeljack]] managed to prevent Grimlock from destroying Guardian by remotely activating the headless body of Optimus Prime and knocking Grimlock's gun away. As per Shockwave's programming, Guardian came hunting for the Autobots and engaged them in battle while the bomb counted down to detonation. Ratchet repaired Swoop just in time to fly Guardian far from the Ark, but he cut it far too fine and was seemingly destroyed in the explosion. Upset at the loss of their comrade the other Dinobots left, heading north.'' {{storylink|The Wrath of Grimlock!}}

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''A human scientist called [[Peter Anthony Morris|Peter Morris]] recovered Swoop's remains from [[Lake Dena]] and used his [[neural relay link]] to control the Dinobot. When this was discovered by a [[Roxxon Oil security guard|security guard]], Morris used Swoop to kill him, then decided to finish off the rest of "[[G.B. Blackrock|Blackrock]]'s robots". With the element of surprise (and missiles) on his side, the human-controlled Swoop wrought havoc amongst the Autobot lines but his hated former commander Optimus Prime managed to snap him out of it and once free of the neural relay link, Swoop returned to Morris's lab to seek vengeance against the human. When the Autobots followed, Swoop once again began attacking them mindlessly and they were forced to subdue him with Morris's help. Examining the Dinobot, Ratchet diagnosed that his primary [[cybo-dendron]]s had burnt out due to having spent four million years in a tar pit. Realising that the other Dinobots were most likely undergoing the same condition, Optimus Prime announced that the Autobots would have to round them up.'' {{storylink|The Icarus Theory}}

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''Splitting into teams to search for each Dinobot, the Autobots spread out across the country. [[Mirage (G1)/Marvel Comics continuity|Mirage]], [[Brawn (G1)|Brawn]], and [[Trailbreaker (G1)|Trailbreaker]] managed to track down and deactivate [[Snarl (G1)/Marvel Comics continuity|Snarl]] (with a little help from the [[United States military]]) in the [[Black Rock Desert]], [[Nevada]], but were spied on by [[Laserbeak (G1)|Laserbeak]] who reported the situation back to [[Soundwave (G1)/Marvel Comics continuity|Soundwave]]. In [[Littlewood]], [[California]], [[Sludge (G1)/Marvel Comics continuity|Sludge]] had been discovered by a human news team led by [[Joy Meadows]] while [[Windcharger (G1)|Windcharger]], [[Gears (G1)|Gears]], and [[Cliffjumper (G1)/Marvel Comics continuity|Cliffjumper]] searched fruitlessly for him, but all four Autobots were ambushed and captured by Soundwave, [[Skywarp (G1)/Marvel Comics continuity|Skywarp]] and [[Scavenger (G1)|Scavenger]]. [[Jetfire (G1)|Jetfire]], [[Jazz (G1)/Marvel Comics continuity|Jazz]], and [[Ironhide (G1)/Marvel Comics continuity|Ironhide]] had better luck capturing [[Slag (G1)/Marvel Comics continuity|Slag]] in [[Old River Valley]], [[Idaho]], detecting the spy Laserbeak and using him to block Slag's flamethrower breath. Meanwhile, Soundwave had located Grimlock in [[Doonstown]] and set Sludge on him, turning the town into a war zone and leading to [[Bluestreak (G1)|Bluestreak]], [[Huffer (G1)|Huffer]], and [[Sideswipe (G1)|Sideswipe]] being taken out of the fight. Further Autobot casualties were only prevented by the arrival of Optimus Prime with reinforcements from the Ark and all four Dinobots were left in a vegetative state.'' {{storylink|Dinobot Hunt!}}

''Ratchet returned the Dinobots to the Ark and repaired their cybo-dendrons but they remained in their respective comas, each dreaming of fighting against their own personal demons.'' {{storylink|Victory!}} ''When they did wake up, they were confined to the Ark because their alt-modes were too conspicuous but then Sludge saw Joy Meadows on a [[television]] broadcast and the Dinobots decided to up sticks and look for her anyway. They found her in the middle of a [[Intelligence and Information Institute|Triple-I]] ambush and rescued her, agreeing to provide an interview regarding the truth about the Transformers' presence on Earth. Swoop left to pick up Joy's camera crew but was tagged with a homing beacon by Triple-I, which led the Decepticons straight to them. After a brief but fierce battle in which the Dinobots were aided by the mechanoid [[Centurion (Marvel)|Centurion]] controlled by Professor Morris, Soundwave located Joy's incriminating footage and destroyed it. With no cause left to fight, the Decepticons left the Dinobots and Centurion to sulk.'' {{storylink|In the National Interest}}

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''A short time later, Centurion discovered the re-arrival in the past of the [[time travel]]ling [[Galvatron (G1)|Galvatron]] but the future Decepticon leader was too powerful for him and tore the mechanoid limb from limb. This angered Grimlock and the Dinobots who attacked Galvatron in turn, but even with the assistance of [[Blaster (G1)|Blaster]]'s [[Cybertron Seven|resistance cell]], Professor Morris's neural relay link and Shockwave's Decepticons it was a close-fought thing and only Galvatron's reluctance to fire on his own troops brought it to an end. Leaving the Cybertronian Autobots with directions to the Ark, the Dinobots gathered up Centurion's remains and carried on their way.'' {{storylink|Fallen Angel}}

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The Dinobots continued hiding out in the [[Cascade Range|Cascades]], stealing fuel from humans and sending Swoop out to spy on the Autobots at the Ark. Learning that Optimus Prime was dead, Grimlock decided to return and seize command for himself. Bursting into the Ark, he denounced Prime's style of leadership as weak and insisted only the strongest should lead but was soundly rebuffed by the assembled Autobots. Meanwhile, [[Ratbat (G1)|Ratbat]], the Decepticons' fuel auditor on Cybertron, had sent [[Trypticon (G1)|Trypticon]] through the [[space bridge]] to annihilate the Earthbound Autobots once and for all. Outside the Ark, the Dinobots stood back and watched the slaughter for a while until Trypticon threatened [[Rachel Becker]], a palaeontology student who had taken an interest in the local Transformer activity, which drove Grimlock to defend her. Following their leader's example, the other Dinobots charged, battling Trypticon until his fuel quota for the trip was expended and Ratbat recalled him to Cybertron. For showing courage and compassion in during the battle, the grateful Autobots then elected Grimlock as their new leader. {{storylink|King of the Hill!}}

After selecting the perfect crown to wear as leader, Grimlock sent Blaster and [[Bumblebee (G1)/Marvel Comics continuity|Goldbug]] out to retrieve the [[Mechanic]] but when they failed to apprehend him, they promptly deserted. {{storylink|Mechanical Difficulties!}} ''Calling a meeting of all available Autobots, Grimlock was snarkily reminded by Wheeljack that they were all out hunting for the deserters or working on seemingly pointless tasks, such as repairing Centurion. Just then, [[Blades (G1)|Blades]] called in to say that he'd detected a Transformer's life sign coming from the sewers beneath [[London]]. Travelling there with Centurion to apprehend the deserters Grimlock found himself face-to-face with none other than Megatron (or at least a [[Straxus (G1)|clone]] of him that believed itself to be the real thing) and engaged him in battle alongside members of the human military team [[Action Force (team)|Action Force]]. Ultimately it was only thanks to Centurion's sacrifice that Megatron was defeated.'' {{storylink|Ancient Relics!}}

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''Later at the Ark, Swoop recognised his old rival Divebomb on a television news report and set out to find him, seeking vengeance. The two tussled but Divebomb was quickly backed up by his fellow [[Predacon (G1)|Predacons]] who then took it in turns to beat the snot out of Swoop. Grimlock and the rest the Dinobots followed not far behind and turned the tables on the Predacons before Swoop intervened and allowed the Decepticons to go free, saying that he couldn't allow Grimlock to fight his battles for him.'' {{storylink|Grudge Match!}}

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At the Ark, Wheeljack had finished putting the finishing touches to his [[Geothermal Generator]] but Grimlock was more interested in Slag's report of a [[Rapid Anti-robot Assault Team|RAAT]] ambush on the [[Throttlebot]]s, sending the [[Protectobot (G1)|Protectobots]] to retrieve Blaster and Goldbug. {{storylink|Used Autobots}} Grimlock also had Wheeljack working on two other projects—preparing a [[variable voltage harness]] with which to punish the deserters and making the Ark space-worthy once more. When the Protectobots were delayed in returning Blaster thanks to a [[Combaticon (G1)|Combaticon]] attack, Grimlock ordered the launch of the Ark, catching up to Blaster along with a group of [[Spacehikers|human children]] aboard a [[mode lock]]ed [[Blast Off (G1)|Blast Off]]. {{storylink|Child's Play (issue)|Child's Play}} When Grimlock captured the shuttle he found that Blaster had escaped, so the Dinobots put the children on trial and forced them to "walk the plank" as a ploy to draw him out. Even though Blaster had the support of the Ark's Autobots and Wheeljack's buddy [[Sky Lynx (G1)|Sky Lynx]] rescued the children from deep space, the Dinobots had them surrounded and Blaster was forced to surrender to Grimlock. {{storylink|Spacehikers!}}

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Grimlock threw Blaster into the variable voltage harness and seemingly forgot about him until the Ark ran into the crew of the ''[[Steelhaven (G1)|Steelhaven]]'' and [[Fortress Maximus (G1)|Forktongue Maxiface]] made contact. Enraged that a [[Spike Witwicky (G1)|puny human]] led his band of Autobots and worse, that they were sheltering the deserter Goldbug, Grimlock challenged Fullstrength Motleypuss to settle the matter through the archaic [[Code of Combat]]. A duel was arranged on the [[Moon (moon)|moon]] with Blaster standing in as Fruitloop Multipuck's champion and the Dinobots cheered on their leader as the two combatants fought. Their enthusiasm was short-lived, however, as [[Onslaught (G1)|Onslaught]] chose that moment to lead Ratbat's Decepticons in a full-scale assault on the assembled Autobots, causing massive casualties among their number and damaging the Ark. Grimlock and Blaster put aside their differences and united to lead a counterattack, driving the Decepticons away but leaving the Autobots stranded on the moon as the ''Steelhaven'' had returned to [[Nebulos]], hoping to restore Optimus Prime. {{storylink|Totaled!}}

''Following his resurrection, Prime led the Autobots and Dinobots to Earth aboard a [[Ark shuttlecraft|shuttle]] to deal with Galvatron once and for all, as the [[time rift]] the future Decepticon had inadvertently created was threatening the very fabric of space and time itself. Storming outside to defend [[Highbrow (G1)|Highbrow]] from [[Scorponok (G1)|Scorponok]]'s Decepticons, Prime, Snarl and a group of other Autobots were [[mass substitution|transported]] away to [[Limbo]] to make way for [[Hot Rod (G1)/Marvel Comics continuity|Rodimus Prime]] and his troops from the future. Misunderstanding the situation, Swoop, Slag and Sludge attacked them but were convinced to stand down when Goldbug was injured, prompting the future's [[Ultra Magnus (G1)/Marvel Comics continuity|Ultra Magnus]] to call a truce and Optimus Prime to use the power of the [[Matrix of Leadership|Matrix]] to speak to his troops. United with the future and present Autobots and Decepticons, the Dinobots confronted Galvatron, now allied with (the clone of) Megatron. After a vicious battle, Megatron fled and Galvatron was sucked into the time rift.'' {{storylink|Time Wars}}

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The Dinobots were next called upon to fight the [[Underbase]]-powered [[Starscream (G1)/Marvel Comics continuity|Starscream]] in [[Tokyo]]. Slag, Sludge, Swoop and Snarl were quickly taken out and while Grimlock managed to knock the treacherous Decepticon out of the sky for the Predacons to attack him, they were no match for the super-powered Seeker and only the Decepticon [[Pretender]]s could stand against him. When Grimlock rushed to join the battle, Starscream suspended the Pretenders' fire, then threw him into its path, blowing him apart. {{storylink|Dark Star}}

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Some time later Grimlock was brought back online on Cybertron by Ratchet, using Pretender technology stolen from Megatron. {{storylink|All the Familiar Faces!}} While Grimlock, along with the restored [[Bumblebee (G1)/Marvel Comics continuity|Bumblebee]] and Jazz easily defeated Megatron's underlings, they failed to save Ratchet when [[Megatron's base]] exploded. {{storylink|Skin Deep}} Grimlock, Jazz and Bumblebee briefly joined the Autobot resistance movement on Cybertron before attempting to return to Earth via [[trans-time dimensional portal]]. They were thwarted when ''the latest incarnation of'' the [[Mayhem Attack Squad]] infiltrated [[Autobase]] and sabotaged the portal, teleporting all six Transformers (and the [[Micromaster]] [[Rescue Patrol (G1)|Rescue Patrol]]) deep into the heart of Cybertron, where the Autobots discovered the resting place of their god, [[Primus]]. {{storylink|Yesterday's Heroes!}} During a battle within the centre of the planet one of [[Octopunch (G1)|Octopunch]]'s shots ricocheted off Grimlock's back, striking Primus in the face and waking him, a few seconds before they were all teleported to Earth. {{storylink|The Primal Scream}} Rejoining Optimus Prime's forces, Grimlock warned him about the impending [[Unicron]] and went on to form a team with Jazz and Bumblebee to search for the lost Creation Matrix. They discovered it on the moon [[VsQs]], where Optimus Prime's funeral barge had crashed, but were defeated by [[Thunderwing (G1)|Thunderwing]] who claimed the Matrix for his own. {{storylink|Dark Creation}}

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Frustrated by his defeat at Thunderwing's hands and humiliated at having to be rescued by the Autobots, Grimlock sought out a way to revive the rest of the Dinobots and discovered that the answer apparently lay on the planet of [[Hydrus Four]] in the [[Styrakon System]], where scientists had discovered a new source of energy called [[Nucleon (substance)|Nucleon]]. He went to Optimus Prime to request permission to investigate this potential life-saving fuel but was turned down flat by the preoccupied Autobot leader. Grimlock tore up a room in the Ark to vent his anger and was caught in the act by [[Waverider]] who went to report this to Optimus Prime, but was told to wait as Prime had an important announcement to make. Meanwhile, Grimlock was caught taking the Dinobots' bodies from the life-support medlab in subchamber B on level 4 of the Ark. Sympathising with Grimlock's position, he let his guard down for a second and was floored by the Dinobot leader, who proceeded to steal an [[All-Terrain Turbo-Transport]] and blast clear of the Ark just as Prime was announcing his intention to surrender to the Decepticons. {{storylink|Eye of the Storm}}

On Hydrus Four, Grimlock enlisted a [[Hydrusian guide|local mechanoid]] as his guide and learned that Nucleon had driven the [[Nucleon guardian|first three patients]] insane, leaving them to jealously guard the medi-center that was its source against all that approached. Easily making his way past the first two guardians (though they scared away his guide) Grimlock found himself face-to-face with the third, a diminutive robot who told Grimlock that contrary to appearances, the guardians were there to protect unaffected robots from Nucleon's terrible side effects. Testing the Nucleon for himself and feeling great, Grimlock dismissed the warning that "time will tell" and began to revive the other Dinobots. {{storylink|The Pri¢e of Life!}} However, even as they were making preparations to leave Hydrus Four and Snarl was thanking him for the Nucleon boost, Grimlock's leg began to seize up and he thought back to the mechanoid's warning. {{storylink|...All This and Civil War 2}}

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Returning to the Ark, the Dinobots found not just the ship but the entire planet was devoid of Transformer life, apart from a strange signal in two parts. With Slag and Sludge pumping Nucleon into the Ark's life-support medibay and Swoop able to pilot the Ark by himself, Grimlock ordered that they set course for Cybertron even as his hand began to lock up. {{storylink|The Void! (US)|The Void!}} Upon arrival, they found that the battle with Unicron was in full swing, so Grimlock chose to smash the Chaos Bringer in the face. With the Ark. When [[Prowl (G1)/Marvel Comics continuity|Prowl]] berated him for this reckless action, Grimlock kicked him out of the Ark and then jumped out after him with the Dinobots, eager to join the fight. {{storylink|On the Edge of Extinction!}}

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With Unicron defeated by the power of the restored [[Matrix of Leadership|Matrix]], a dying Optimus Prime named Grimlock to be his successor as Autobot leader. A distraught Prowl passed on the news, making Grimlock swear to the Autobot code to protect all life, but the practical Grimlock was more concerned with finding and locating the rest of the deactivated Autobots still aboard the recently stolen Ark. Heading out with the rest of the Dinobots to look for it, Grimlock's seizures suddenly became more serious as his entire body locked in place and he was unable to move—just as they were approached by a frantic [[Hi-Q]] being chased by a horde of [[Demon]]s. The other Dinobots formed a circle around their leader but found the Demons were tough opponents and that they were being beaten back. Hi-Q, however, saw that the Nucleon was engineering a metamorphosis within Grimlock and used his [[Powermaster]] skills to accelerate the process, allowing the Dinobot leader to be reborn in a new, all-powerful [[Action Master]] form. This newfound power caused most of the Demons to flee but Grimlock had caught one and was about to kill it when he was reminded of his oath to protect all life by Hi-Q. Letting the Demon go, he returned to his Dinobots and revealed the price he had paid for his Nucleon upgrade—Grimlock was no longer able to transform. {{storylink|Still Life!}}

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At a meeting of the newly formed and somewhat shaky Autobot-Decepticon alliance, Blaster revealed that the effects of the cataclysmic battle were much worse that they thought and that the planet was shaking itself apart. While Grimlock pursued a path of questionable diplomacy towards the Decepticons, Prowl naïvely shared their evacuation plans with [[Bludgeon (G1)|Bludgeon]]. When Bludgeon inevitably betrayed Prowl's trust by sabotaging the Autobot ships and escaping the dying planet to loot and plunder anew, Grimlock had the Dinobots retrieve their stolen battlecruisers from the Rad Zone. {{storylink|Exodus!}} Thanks to tracking devices on the Decepticon ships, Grimlock was able to lead the Autobot pursuit force right to the Decepticons on the planet [[Klo]]. {{storylink|A Savage Circle}} Unfortunately, it seemed the Decepticons had discovered the tracking devices and anticipated their arrival, preparing a textbook ambush. {{storylink|The Last Autobot?}} One massacre later and the only Dinobots left alive were Grimlock and Slag, along with the Autobots Prowl, Kup and Blaster. Thankfully, a miracle arrived in the form of a resurrected Optimus Prime and the awesomely powerful [[Last Autobot]], who began reviving all the Autobots who fell in battle with the Decepticons. Bludgeon fled with his remaining troops, and Grimlock and the Dinobots stood victorious. {{storylink|End of the Road! (US)|End of the Road!}}
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=====Earthforce=====
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In an alternate timeline, Grimlock found a way to revive his fellow Dinobots after their destruction in the [[Underbase Saga]]. They returned to Earth to battle a new splinter group of Decepticons under [[Shockwave (G1)/Marvel Comics continuity|Shockwave]]'s command. Despite the Dinobots emerging victorious, [[Optimus Prime (G1)/Marvel Comics continuity|Optimus Prime]] berated Grimlock and his team for their brutal tactics, flying in the face of the "[[Autobot Code]]". {{storylink|Two Steps Back!}} This led to a confrontation between Grimlock and Prime that ultimately deteriorated into a physical brawl, but they were too evenly matched and ended up laughing at the absurdity of the situation. Prime relented and allowed Grimlock and the Dinobots the autonomy to defend the Earth as they saw fit, providing they show some restraint. Along with [[Bumblebee (G1)/Marvel Comics continuity|Bumblebee]], [[Jazz (G1)/Marvel Comics continuity|Jazz]] and five Autobots recently revived by [[Galvatron II|Galvatron]], they formed the Earthforce. {{storylink|Break-Away!}}

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They landed their [[Ark shuttlecraft|shuttle]] in [[Canada]], where the Earthforce prepared to battle the Decepticons. To emphasise to his troops that they would not be fighting the war Prime's way, Grimlock literally threw a copy of the Autobot Code out of the window. {{storylink|Once upon a Time...}} Not long afterwards, Grimlock received a transmission from Shockwave, challenging him to a duel. Grimlock accepted, unaware that it was an [[April Fools' Day]] prank by the other Dinobots, and trekked out miles into the wilderness only to find himself face-to-face with a Shockwave-shaped snowman. He took out at least some of his frustrations on two passing [[Predacon (G1)|Predacons]], then ran back towards the other Dinobots carrying an enormous snowball. {{storylink|Snow Fun!}}

[[Snarl (G1)/Marvel Comics continuity|Snarl]] went on a mission with [[Wheeljack (G1)|Wheeljack]] to investigate the suspect [[Sleepfast]] nightlights, only to discover that they were a scheme of the diabolical [[Mindwipe (G1)|Mindwipe]]. They defeated the hypnotic Decepticon by using his own technology against him, though Snarl wasn't so impressed by Wheeljack's punning. {{storylink|The Living Nightlights!}} Later, Grimlock made a deal with the [[Survivors]], lending them aid to rescue their Decepticon comrade [[Carnivac (G1)|Carnivac]] in exchange for them joining Earthforce under his command. {{storylink|Where Wolf?}} Acting on an anonymous tip-off, Grimlock and the Earthforce travelled to [[Memphis Airport]] to defeat the duelling [[Megatron (G1)/Marvel Comics continuity|Megatron]] and Shockwave. {{storylink|Internal Affairs!}}

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After Wheeljack had finished constructing the [[Earthbase]], with its hugely impressive security systems, the Dinobots found themselves locked out. While [[Prowl (G1)/Marvel Comics continuity|Prowl]] and the recently revived [[Aerialbot (G1)|Aerialbots]] battled their way inside, Grimlock helped by, er, holding Wheeljack upside down by one leg. {{storylink|The House that Wheeljack Built!}} Soon afterwards, [[Soundwave (G1)/Marvel Comics continuity|Soundwave]] staged a full-scale Decepticon assault before the grid could be repaired, putting Earthforce on the defensive. The Dinobots finally got to go out and kick some butt, with Grimlock taking on [[Octane]], [[Slag (G1)/Marvel Comics continuity|Slag]] roasting [[Scrapper (G1)|Scrapper]] and [[Swoop (G1)/Marvel Comics continuity|Swoop]] bombing [[Long Haul (G1)|Long Haul]]. They soon drove off the Decepticons. {{storylink|Divide and Conquer!}}

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By sheer bad luck, Slag's [[emotional damper]]s happened to fail while Optimus Prime was conducting an inspection of the Earthbase leading to a series of comic episodes as Grimlock attempted to distract the Autobot commander from his fellow Dinobots' efforts to bring the rampaging monster under control. {{storylink|The 4,000,000 Year Itch!}} Then it was Grimlock's turn to get murderous as Prime had the insufferable [[Tracks (G1)|Tracks]] repaired in Wheeljack's Body Shop and assigned him to the ranks of the Earthforce. {{storylink|Makin' Tracks!}} He was also less than impressed when the [[Mayhem Attack Squad]] escaped from the Earthbase's cells under [[Inferno (G1)|Inferno]]'s watch. {{storylink|Shut Up!}}

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When Wheeljack diagnosed Snarl with the fatal disease [[Corrodia Gravis]], the Dinobots had to seek out [[Starscream (G1)/Marvel Comics continuity|Starscream]], the only Transformer capable of giving him a compatible systems boost. {{storylink|Assassins}} To make matters worse, when they found him he was under attack from the Mayhems and they quickly found themselves under attack from Megatron and Shockwave. {{storylink|External Forces!}} Forced to choose sides, Sludge and Swoop went to protect Starscream from the Pretender assassins while Grimlock and Slag dealt with the two former Decepticon leaders. After Slag charbroiled Megatron and Grimlock plunged his energo-sword through Shockwave's chest, they gave up the fight and took off. Starscream then agreed to the systems boost in exchange for Grimlock's promise to help if Megatron tried to assassinate him again. {{storylink|The Lesser Evil!}}

After [[Superion (G1)|Superion]] went crazy due to a [[cerebro-shell]], Grimlock and the Autobots were forced to give an interview and a guided tour of their base to the reporter [[Irwin Spoon]] in exchange for his help removing the shell from their friend. {{storylink|Inside Story!}} Grimlock was less than thrilled. He probably was relieved when the nosy human got kidnapped and brainwashed by [[Bombshell (G1)|Bombshell]] and the [[Stunticon (G1)|Stunticons]]—at least Grimlock got to skip his interview! {{storylink|Front Line! (issue)|Front Line!}}

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In [[1992]] Snarl once again fell victim to Corrodia Gravis and the Dinobots took him back to the [[Savage Land]] to retrieve the [[Crystalline containment vessel|control crystal]] from their old shuttle in an attempt to save his life. They found that a human named [[Embrey|Professor Embrey]] had used the crystal to save some of the area's [[Dinosaur (dinosaur)|dinosaurs]] from a disease that was killing them. Unwilling to trade Snarl's life for the dinosaurs', the Dinobots instead transferred his mind into a ''Stegosaurus'' until they could find an another way to save him. {{storylink|Destiny of the Dinobots!}}
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=====Marvel UK future timelines=====
[[File:Dinobots legacy of unicron 1.jpg|thumb|left|upright=0.85|Saurian Stomp!]]
In [[2008]] the Dinobots were stationed on Cybertron when the Decepticons staged a brazen and unprovoked attack on the Autobot location, prompting an incredible battle. The Dinobots led the counterattack and started to tear through the enemy. Realising that the battle was a distraction engineered by [[Unicron]] to keep the Autobots away from the planet [[Junkion (planet)|Junk]], [[Hot Rod (G1)/Marvel Comics continuity|Rodimus Prime]] withdrew the Dinobots from the battle and they set off to confront him. [[File:Dinobots legacy of unicron 2.jpg|thumb|Me Grimlock LOVE committing war crimes!]] Unfortunately Unicron had mentally enslaved the [[Junkion (species)|Junkions]] to rebuild his body out of their planet, so to prevent this, Grimlock brought the Dinobots down to the planet and attacked the Junkions, slaughtering them wholesale. {{storylink|The Legacy of Unicron!}}

Later, Grimlock was part of Rodimus Prime's crew who came to Earth to free Autobot City from Quintesson occupation. {{storylink|Space Pirates!}}
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====="Another Time & Place"=====

====Marvel ''Generation 2'' comic====

====Fleetway ''Generation 2'' comic====

====''Classics''====
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====''Regeneration One''====
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====''Transformers '84''====
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A commando demolition squad, the Dynobots were sent to back up Perceptor when he explored the ruins of a [[Project Dreadnought]] turbine. When they tripped the silent alarm however, they were ambushed by [[Jetfire (G1)|Skyfire]]. Though they managed to down the aerial scientist, they were caught unaware by Shockwave who disabled them with a single mighty blast. After the cyclops had retrived Skyfire's [[brain module]], the ruined bodies of the Dynobots were recovered by the Autobots. {{storylink|Secrets & Lies issue 1|Secrets & Lies #1}}

The Dynobots' bodies were recovered by the Autobots and taken aboard the ''[[Ark (G1)|Ark]]'' where [[Ratchet (G1)/Marvel Comics continuity|Ratchet]] stored their [[spark]]s in magnetic field stasis and their memory engrams in the [[mind bank]]. When the ship later crashed on prehistoric Earth, [[Aunty|AUNTIE]] detected Shockwave's arrival on the planet and repaired the Dynobots with new [[alternate mode]]s based on [[Dinosaur (dinosaur)|dinosaurs]] to deal with the Decepticon. Thirsty for revenge, the redubbed Dinobots confronted the scientist at a volcano only for him to outmanoeuvre them. After four had fallen, a desperate Grimlock injected a capsule of raw energon into himself, supercharging his system and allowing him to punch Shockwave into a mountain, bringing it crumbling down atop the Decepticon. {{storylink|Secrets & Lies issue 2|Secrets & Lies #2}}

Disoriented from the fuel, Grimlock stumbled back to the ''Ark'', until he burnt off enough to remember his team. {{storylink|Secrets & Lies issue 3|Secrets & Lies #3}} After stopping AUNTIE from setting off Megatron's [[antimatter]], Grimlock returned to the battle site and willingly deactivated, burying himself alongside his fellows. {{storylink|Secrets & Lies issue 4|Secrets & Lies #4}}

===Listen 'n Fun audiobooks continuity===
The Dinobots, led by Snarl, arrived at Doctor [[Heath Blaisedale]]'s solar plant in time to take part in a fight to defend the plant against the Decepticons. Unfortunately in their enthusiasm, as well as fighting off the Decepticons, they completely trashed the solar reactor which it had taken ten years for the doctor to construct. {{storylink|Sun Raid (Listen 'n Fun)}}

===3H comics===
While telling the new [[Dinobot (BM)|Dinobot]] team of their mission, the [[Oracle (BM)|Oracle]] referred to the Dinobots of old as being fearsome and deadly but unbalanced between savagery and thought. {{storylink|Departure}}

===''The Beast Within''===
The Dinobots [[Combiner|combine]] into the [[Beast (G1)|Beast]] to fight the Decepticons, but the Beast is so savage and kill-crazy that the Autobots have to kill it. {{storylink|The Beast Within}}

===Dreamwave ''Generation One'' continuity===
[[File:ScrollDinobots.jpg|thumb|A Dinobot by any other name would still kick your ass]]
It was established that Grimlock once commanded a splinter faction of Autobots known as the [[Lightning Strike Coalition]], which included the Dynobots. It was also established that following this, these five robots used the Cybertronian designation "D'''y'''nobots". {{storylink|Transformers: War Within: The Dark Ages|The War Within: The Dark Ages}}

The Dynobots traveled to Earth separately from the rest of the Autobots. Grimlock emerged on his own, and the Ark Autobots found him battling the [[Insecticon (G1)|Insecticons]]. The fate of the other Dinobots was unknown, but somehow Megatron had captured them and kept them in stasis in a secret base. After being freed, they traveled to Cybertron and helped liberate it from Shockwave's control. {{storylink|War and Peace}}

===''G.I. Joe vs. the Transformers''===
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The Dinobots were originally five present-day Autobots who were sent back in time by [[Teletran 3]] and reformatted into dinosaurs. When [[G.I. Joe (team)|G.I. Joe]] traveled back in time, they recovered the Dinobots, who proceeded to beat Shockwave's Decepticons three ways from Sunday. {{storylink|G.I. Joe vs. the Transformers II issue 4}}

Grimlock was later sent to Earth to oversee the decommissioning of Cybertronian technology {{storylink|The Art of War issue 1|The Art of War #1}}, where his team found that human scientists had used the deactivated Megatron's technology to create the evil [[Serpentor|Serpent Organic Robot]]. {{storylink|The Art of War issue 2|The Art of War #2}} Grimlock and the others followed this new threat back to Cybertron, only to be captured and imprisoned by the Decepticons. {{storylink|The Art of War issue 3|The Art of War #3}} He was eventually freed by his G.I. Joe allies {{storylink|The Art of War issue 4|The Art of War #4}}, and helped defeat Serpent O.R. Meanwhile, Snarl was seen among the Autobot troops fighting against Serpent O.R.'s army. {{storylink|The Art of War issue 5|The Art of War #5}}
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===''Legends'' anthology===
The story "[[Paddles (story)|Paddles]]" features a [[Paddles (G1)|sixth Dinobot of the same name]]. This is also the only appearance of the character. {{storylink|Paddles (story)|Paddles}}

===2005 IDW continuity===
{{quote|Crash and Burn!|Dinobot unit motto|[[Maximum Dinobots issue 1|''Maximum Dinobots'' #1]]}}

[[File:Monstrosity6-Dynobots.jpg|thumb|right|upright=0.85|Skar got sent to a space hospital.]]
Grimlock and Slag were soldiers even before the war, and met each other when they were both thrown in a brig for pissing off their commanding officers (''shooting'' them in Slag's case). Bonding over their mutual desire to get things done and ignore the rules, they decided to form their own strike team: the Dynobots. In a personal quirk, however, Slag didn't want them to be seen as a ''proper'' team. {{storylink|Maximum Dinobots issue 2|Maximum Dinobots #2}} Their newly formed team of misfits became members of the [[Primal Vanguard]] under [[Nominus Prime]] and (somehow) model soldiers, acting as a Covert Strike Force with a spotless and admirable service record until one mission went wrong. While searching for terrorists beneath the [[Toraxxis Plains]], the group ran into strange [[cyber-morphic predator]]s, leading to an encounter that killed their medic [[Skar (IDW)|Skar]] and left the others unstable and with dangerous monstrous altmodes [[Scanning|scanned]] from the beasts. Upon their return supervisors wanted to study them to learn about Skar's method of "dynamic alt-mode adaption", but the team feeling broken and betrayed broke free and went on the run. {{storylink|Underworld (IDW)|Underworld}}

Following their disappearance from the public eye, the Dynobots began competing in underground gladiator fights at the [[Forge]] in [[Kaon (polity)|Kaon]]. When [[Megatron (G1)/2005 IDW continuity|Megatron]] put out a call for combatants, the Dynobots were amongst those who were shown grudging respect by the [[Predacon (G1)|Predacons]] as opposed to the remainder of the "amateurs" in the crowd. {{storylink|Megatron Origin issue 3|Megatron Origin #3}}

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While fighting in the [[Ring of Trials]], the Dynobots witnessed a call from [[Optimus Prime (G1)/2005 IDW continuity|Optimus Prime]] to rally against the Decepticon tyranny on Cybertron. {{storylink|Broadcast}} For reasons known only to themselves, they responded to the call and aided Prime's new Autobot army in [[Iacon (polity)|Iacon]] by crushing some Decepticon [[Brawl (G1)|tanks]]. {{storylink|Endgame}} While they began wearing the Autobot insignia after the battle, the Dynobots couldn't stay with Prime's forces. By this time their beastly altmodes were influencing their minds by turning them increasingly aggressive, causing them to stop transforming out of fear that they might eventually snap and ''become'' the vicious monsters they had scanned. Unwilling to endanger the people of Cybertron with their presence, the team turned to a life of crime in an attempt to gather enough money to make it offworld. {{storylink|Derelicts}}

The Dynobots' biggest heist was an attempt to steal several tankers worth of energon from the [[Toraxxis mega-refinery]]. {{storylink|Wreckage (issue)|Wreckage}} Unfortunately, [[Scorponok (G1)|Scorponok]]'s Decepticons had the same idea, leading to a battle between the two groups of robbers. Annoyed by Grimlock's bossy attitude, Slag briefly left the Dynobots during the heist but came back to his pals in time to help them fight the Decepticons. {{storylink|Faces of Darkness}} Grimlock triggered the refinery's alarm to summon the Autobots then tried to disappear in the chaos, but was chased down and attacked by Scorponok. He defeated the Decepticon by resorting to using his altmode, only to be arrested by Optimus Prime in the aftermath, causing him to turn desperate and threaten to blow up the refinery. While he didn't go through with it, Scorponok ''did''. {{storylink|Rage (IDW)|Rage}} The destruction of Toraxxis scattered the Dynobots, leaving Grimlock alone. {{storylink|Fallout (issue)|Fallout}} He rejected any help offered by the Autobots, but the other Dynobots found him and convinced him to give Optimus Prime a chance. {{storylink|Prey (issue)|Prey}}

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They came with [[Kup (G1)/2005 IDW continuity|Kup]] to [[Starsreach Spaceport]], where an unfortunately timed Decepticon attack caused Grimlock to lose control again. {{storylink|Massacre}} He was able to calm down, but the incident was the last straw for the Dynobots, who had had lost all hope for themselves and left Cybertron. {{storylink|Unleashed}} However, they soon changed their minds and returned in time to help the Autobots fight [[Trypticon (G1)|Trypticon]], an ancient monster and creator of the cyber-morphic predators. {{storylink|Annihilation}} After the Dynobots fought off Trypticon's minions and Grimlock aided Megatron in taking the beast down from within, they returned to the Autobots in hopes that their scientists could finally cure their cursed altmodes. {{storylink|Belly of the Beast (issue)|Belly of the Beast}}

Indeed, Autobot science was able to purify the corrupted energon running through the Dynobots' veins and restore their original vehicle modes, efficiently curing them of their aggression. {{storylink|Primacy issue 1|Primacy 1}} They went on to help defend Iacon from a Decepticon assault, saving [[Hot Rod (G1)/2005 IDW continuity|Hot Rod]] from the Predacons in the process. {{storylink|Primacy issue 4|Primacy #4}}

As the war raged on, the Dynobots became figures of fear to the Decepticon army, regularly making brutal raids on outposts and leaving no survivors. {{storylink|The Transformers: Maximum Dinobots #1|Maximum Dinobots #1}} Experienced soldiers would tell new recruits Dynobot stories to ''"scare the bejesus out of 'em."'' {{storylink|The Waiting Game}}{{storylink|Some Of My Best Friends Are Autobots}} The war moved offworld after Cybertron was rendered uninhabitable, and the Dynobots continued to fight under Optimus—though the Dynobots began to openly chafe under Prime's leadership, believing that the Autobot leader only kept the unruly warriors around to take on the "dirty" missions that the other Autobots couldn't perform. {{storylink|Time Will Rust}} {{storylink|Post}} Though the naturally rebellious Grimlock would at one point even defect to the Decepticons, he would find his way back to the Autobots, earning himself a place on [[the List]] of the [[Decepticon Justice Division]]. {{storylink|The Ties That Bind (issue)|The Ties That Bind}} The Dynobots took part in a particularly bloody campaign on [[Varas Centralus]], where their actions were as horrific as any Decepticon's. {{storylink|The Killing Jar (issue)|The Killing Jar}}

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Approximately ten thousand years ago, the Dynobots followed [[Shockwave (G1)/2005 IDW continuity|Shockwave]] to prehistoric Earth on a revenge-fueled crusade, ''after'' Optimus had told them to get over it already. The planet's energon fields forced them to take on the forms of the local animal life, and thus protected, they attacked Shockwave on the surface. Sadly, it did not protect the Dynobots from Shockwave's energy blasts, which melted the artificial skin and caused the Dynobots to go into [[stasis lock]] due to excessive [[energon radiation]]. Due to a deadman's switch, the Dynobots' ship, the ''[[Skyfire (ship)|Skyfire]]'', blasted a volcano that buried everyone in molten lava. They were unearthed in 2006 by a human archaeological dig {{storylink|Spotlight: Shockwave}} which was taken over by [[Skywatch|government agents]]. {{storylink|Escalation issue 5|Escalation #5}}

Though Grimlock was the first to be brought back online, he was freed from Skywatch's control through a virus implanted by a [[Machination]] spy (under orders from Scorponok). Scorponok wanted Grimlock to join him, but Grimlock refused, fought Scorponok, and escaped, vowing to find and rescue the other Dynobots. Scorponok, however, planned to take control of the Dynobots himself and use them to assassinate Grimlock. {{storylink|Spotlight: Grimlock}}

Reactivated by Skywatch, the Dynobots were put through their paces, seemingly to great success (secretly because the Machination had "helped" set up Skywatch's neural nets). When Grimlock appeared in Fallon, the town was cordoned off and the "Thunder Lizards" were sent to engage him. {{storylink|Maximum Dinobots issue 1|Maximum Dinobots #1}} The resulting clash caused ''massive'' damage to Fallon, helped along by Scorponok causing the neural nets to fluctuate so he could increase the conflict between the Dynobots.

Eventually they were allowed to have their sentience so they could find out Grimlock had set up the deadman's switch, which left them buried on Earth, ''without telling them''. While feeling some guilt for what he did, Grimlock defended his actions by saying "er, hello, we're vicious amoral rule-breakers, of course I did it". Which ''worked''. {{storylink|Maximum Dinobots issue 2|Maximum Dinobots #2}}

[[File:Dynobots divided MaximumDinos.jpg|right|upright=1.66|thumb|Bad times.]]
Rightfully so, the Dynobots were pissed with their leader, and walked away after Swoop read Grimlock the riot act. When Grimlock was attacked and almost destroyed by the [[Sunstreaker clone]]s, however, the team reunited once again for battle. Although fighting valiantly, they might have been destroyed, if not for the intervention of the [[Monsterbot (G1)|Monsterbot]]s, whom were earlier contacted by Grimlock.
{{storylink|Maximum Dinobots issue 3|Maximum Dinobots #3}}

Aboard the Monsterbots' ship, the Dynobots wondered why Grimlock would side with the outcasts. They gave Grimlock a stern look when he exited the cockpit. The Dynobots didn't see the point of fighting Scorponok, but Grimlock said that Scorponok made it their fight when he turned the Dynobots against him. Snarl disagreed, saying that it has always been Grimlock's fight, that he and the other Dynobots went along with him, and that it was now Grimlock's wounded pride at stake. After the Monsterbots blasted away the defenses, Grimlock exited the ship, saying that there was no way he could let this go, and that with or without the Dynobots, there would be a reckoning for Scorponok. The Dynobots decided that arguing is pointless and followed Grimlock. When [[Hunter O'Nion]] pulled the cords from [[Sunstreaker (G1)/2005 IDW continuity|Sunstreaker]]'s head, shutting him down, the clones ceased to function. Sludge cried out in victory, but the moment is short-lived as Scorponok blasted Sludge into stasis. {{storylink|Maximum Dinobots issue 4|Maximum Dinobots #4}}

[[File:MaximumDinobots Don'tMessWithTheDynos.jpg|upright=1.4|thumb|left|Hey, he's sayin' what we're all thinkin'!]]
Grimlock stared down at Sludge's dead body, brooding about how it was his fault Sludge was dead... while a battle between Scorponok and Shockwave (for rights of revenge upon Grimlock) raged on around him. Eventually Snarl, Slag, and Swoop decide to get to the Monsterbots' ship while the getting was good, but Grimlock stayed behind with Sludge. Grimlock tried infusing some of his [[spark]] energy into Sludge to revive him, but it seemed to have no effect. Shockwave got the upper hand and let Scorponok escape, and in frustration, Grimlock attacked Shockwave. Grimlock and Shockwave were too busy fighting to notice the return of Slag, Snarl, and Swoop, who reasoned that, while helping Grimlock might not be much of a cause, it still beat being no better than the Monsterbots. They were noticed by Sludge, however, who seemed to have recovered due to Grimlock's treatment after all. The four of them dove into the fray proper, but Grimlock ordered them to go after Scorponok instead. When [[Hot Rod (G1)/2005 IDW continuity|Hot Rod]] was about to get squished by Scorponok, the remaining Dynobots showed up in just the nick of time. At Hot Rod's urgings, Swoop severed the connections keeping Scorponok's head conscious. But before the Dynobots could kill the rest of Scorponok, [[Ultra Magnus (G1)/2005 IDW continuity|Ultra Magnus]] showed up and told them that Scorponok would be revived and made to answer to a tribunal instead. He then said they should purge the entire Machination facility, gather up all related Machination technology, and get as far away from Earth as possible as soon as possible—a plan that the Dynobots, Hot Rod, and Hunter were all perfectly OK with. Ultra Magnus later told Grimlock that having Scorponok and Shockwave in custody could help offset Grimlock's own sentence, and that the other Dynobots' warrants had been canceled, and Grimlock was content with that and the fact that Sludge was alive again thanks to him. On Earth, the other Dynobots meanwhile happily repaired the Skyfire. {{storylink|Maximum Dinobots issue 5|Maximum Dinobots #5}}

[[File:DinobotHunt DinosWithIronhide.jpg|thumb|upright=1.5|right|Ironhide only gets to hang with them because he's a ''figurative'' dinosaur.]]
Slag, Sludge, Snarl and Swoop spent the next few years wandering through space, at some point changing their team name to the Dinobots and appointing Slag their new leader. When the war finally ended, they returned home to Cybertron and were recruited by [[Ironhide (G1)/2005 IDW continuity|Ironhide]] for a mission to search the wilderness for the missing [[Aerialbot (G1)|Aerialbots]]. They found traces of fighting, but before they could do much investigating the Dinobots were overcome by a strange influence and violently turned on each other and Ironhide. {{storylink|Dinobot Hunt (IDW)|Dinobot Hunt}} The source of the influence was Megatron, who was using them as test subjects for a mysterious energy that could turn Transformers into [[combiner]]s, but the Dinobots' egos proved too strong to be easily subdued and merged. {{storylink|Before the Dawn}} They eventually stopped fighting amongst themselves and instead teamed up on Ironhide, but he was saved from them by the intervention of [[Superion (G1)|Superion]], another result of Megatron's tests. {{storylink|Night and the City}}

After recovering from Megatron's influence, the Dinobots followed Ironhide and Superion back to Iacon {{storylink|Before the Dawn}} where they joined the other Autobots in defending the city from a Decepticon uprising. {{storylink|Plan for Everything}} When the battle was over, [[Starscream (G1)/2005 IDW continuity|Starscream]] convinced the city's [[NAIL|neutral population]] that both the Autobots and Decepticons were bad news, and the Dinobots found themselves exiled into the wilderness alongside the rest of their faction. {{storylink|Heavy Is the Head}} There, they tussled with the [[Constructicon (G1)|Constructicons]] until they revealed themselves to be friendly, after which the two teams put their differences over some energon. {{storylink|Second Exodus}}

When a mysterious light appeared in the wilderness, the Dinobots' first instinct was to go smash it, but it turned out to herald the appearance of the difficult-to-smash [[Quintessa (IDW)|Necrotitan]]. {{storylink|Dark Dawn: Dark Cybertron Chapter 1|Dark Dawn}} After Slug was put in his place by [[Bumblebee (G1)/2005 IDW continuity|Bumblebee]], the Dinobots fell in line helped try to contain the [[Titan (group)|Titan]]. {{storylink|Black Metal: Dark Cybertron Chapter 2|Black Metal}} A brief battle ensued when the exiled Decepticons arrived at the scene, but was interrupted when the Titan emitted a deadly energy wave that injured and corroded many combatants. {{storylink|Winners & Losers: Dark Cybertron Chapter 3|Winners & Losers}} Autobots and Decepticons alike stopped fighting while their leaders tried to work out what was going on. {{storylink|Into the Abyss: Dark Cybertron Chapter 4|Into the Abyss}} The Dinobots took Slug, victim of the energy wave, to safety, then attempted to slow the Necrotitan down as it marched on Iacon. {{storylink|No Exit: Dark Cybertron Chapter 6|No Exit}} They continued to fight the Titan as it reached the city, {{storylink|Burning Bright: Dark Cybertron Chapter 8|Burning Bright}} and watched as it was brought down by [[Metroplex (G1)|Metroplex]]. {{storylink|Finis Temporis: Dark Cybertron Chapter 9|Finis Temporis}}

The Dinobots celebrated the Necrotitan's defeat by going drinking at [[Swerve's]]. {{storylink|The Becoming: Dark Cybertron Chapter 10|The Becoming}} The peace was brief, as an army of [[Ammonite]]s then invaded Cybertron, forcing them back into action. {{storylink|Black Planet: Dark Cybertron Chapter 11|Black Planet}} They fought to drive the invaders out of Iacon until the battle was won, at which point they witnessed Megatron reveal he was joining the Autobots. {{storylink|...And the Damage Done: Dark Cybertron Finale|...And the Damage Done}}

[[File:Redemption FiveDinobotsAgain.jpg|upright=1.4|thumb|left|"Got a name that begins with "S"? You're in!"]]
Six months later, the Dinobots assisted in the investigation of recent Decepticon murders by guarding murder sites. {{storylink|Fight or Flee (issue)|Fight or Flee}} Suspecting the [[Firecon]]s to be the culprits, Optimus Prime, Starscream and [[Windblade (G1)|Windblade]] had a team including the Dinobots take the trio down, which they did with gusto. {{storylink|Quest for Fire}} After the Firecons were proven innocent, Optimus Prime accused the Dinobots themselves of the murders, claiming Slug's war crimes had caused him to snap. Slug thought the revelation that Autobots had also been killed proved his innocence, but Prime didn't relent. {{storylink|The Killing Jar (issue)|The Killing Jar}} Slug wouldn't take this treatment and began plotting to kill Prime, convincing the other Dinobots to help, when the team was suddenly attacked by the actual killer. As it turned out, Prime had only shouted about their crimes in order to lure out the culprit, the vigilante [[Sandstorm (G1)|Sandstorm]], but had also arranged a trap door to open beneath them when the bomb struck, saving their lives. {{storylink|Forever Is a Long Time Coming (issue)|Forever Is a Long Time Coming}}

The other Dinobots had to haul Slug away when he got drunk and tried to start a fight with evangelists [[Sterling]] and [[Aileron]], {{storylink|The Transformers: Redemption|Redemption}} {{storylink|Conquerors Part 1: Aphelion|Aphelion}} but the whole team later started a new fight at [[Maccadam's Old Oil House]] and Slug got arrested. In jail, he was asked by [[Barricade (IDW)|Barricade]] to protect him, [[Swift (G1)|Swift]] and [[Strafe (IDW)|Strafe]] during an off-the-record delivery to [[Alyon]]. The other Dinobots were shocked that he'd agreed to work for a corrupt cop, but he revealed that he planned to take the pay and let Barricade be killed by [[Badgeless]]. He changed his mind after learning that the cargo was [[spark]]s, ordering the Dinobots to kill the Badgeless at the cost of becoming cop killers and outlaws. They continued protecting the cargo from Badgeless and undead [[Sweep (G1)|Sweeps]] until they reached Alyon and encountered [[Bludgeon (G1)|Bludgeon]], who killed Barricade, destroyed the sparks and corrupted Strafe into a monstrous form. After the group defeated Bludgeon and discovered that a natural [[hot spot (phenomenon)|hot spot]] had lit up in Alyon, the Dinobots welcomed Strafe into their ranks and set out into the wilderness to find and kill Bludgeon. {{storylink|The Transformers: Redemption|Redemption}}

Months into their search, the Dinobots were tracked down by Sandstorm, sent by Starscream to kill them for murdering those Badgeless and "kidnapping" Strafe. Slug was killed, self-destructing to give the other Dinobots a chance to escape. When Trypticon then returned, they knew Bludgeon was behind it and Sludge, Snarl, and Strafe fought their way inside the beast while Swoop went to check on the hot spot, where he found that Bludgeon had taken all the sparks. He encountered Sandstorm and forged an alliance, and while Sludge and Snarl were less happy about working with Slug's killer and attacked him, they temporarily put that aside and only pretended to fight him in order to fool Bludgeon into thinking they were distracted. Once Bludgeon was defeated, Trypticon was freed from his control and flew off with the Dinobots and Sandstorm, who decided to guard the sparks as they matured. {{storylink|The Transformers: Salvation|Salvation}}

The Dinobots remained in the wilderness henceforth, becoming friends with Trypticon and acting as guardians for the [[protoform]]s. Following the [[Iron Ring]]'s invasion, the group was approached by [[Centurion (IDW)|Centurion]] who convinced them to allow him to inform Optimus Prime of the new generation. Prime's group soon arrived, Slug among them who attacked his friends in retribution for their perceived crimes against him. {{storylink|The Dead Come Home, Part 1 (of 2)|The Dead Come Home, Part 1}} Once the [[Void Scepter]] whose influence Slug was under was shattered, the group came to a quick peace and turned Trypticon into Earth's embassy on Cybertron to put the protoforms under Optimus's protection. {{storylink|The Dead Come Home, Part 2 (of 2)|The Dead Come Home, Part 2}}

[[File:Slug argues.jpg|thumb|upright=1.66|right|"Er wait, no, we don't want you, Slide."]]
When [[Shockwave (G1)/2005 IDW continuity|Onyx Prime]] returned to Cybertron and sowed chaos among the populace, [[Marissa Faireborn]] tried to call the Dinobots in as backup, {{storylink|The Falling, Chapter 3: The Ground|The Ground}} only for Trypticon to spacebridge himself to Earth, bringing the unwilling Dinobots with him. {{storylink|The Falling, Chapter 4: The Hallowing|The Hallowing}} The Dinobots would go on to clash with the disillusioned young Autobot [[Slide]] and her [[Colonist Soldiers]], with Slug killing Gimlet before the arrival of [[Unicron/Generation 1|Unicron]] over Earth forced both sides to agree to a truce to take on the true threat. {{storylink|Time Will Rust}} Joining forces with the recently arrived Prowl and the crew of the ''[[Peaceful Revolution]]'' the Autobots rendezvoused with the other Cybertronian refugees at [[Victoria Falls]]; this was short-lived, however, as the arrival of Unicron's [[Maximal]] warriors forced the [[Titan (group)|Titan]] to teleport into Earth orbit along with Trypticon and what remained of the Cybertronian war machine, buying time for Optimus Prime and a small cadre of warriors to kill Unicron from within with the [[Talisman (G1)|Talisman]]. {{storylink|Assembly (Unicron)|Assembly}}

In the ensuing battle, the Dinobots were forced to fight alongside a resentful Slide, urging the latter into action; when Bludgeon and his [[Worldsweeper]] breached Earth's atmosphere, the Dinobots attacked the ship as it ploughed through [[Washington, D.C.]], fighting alongside the [[Torchbearer]]s, and while [[Victorion]] took on Bludgeon's warrior [[Monstructor (G1)|Monstructor]], it was the Dinobots who fought their way through the ship itself to confront their nemesis one last time. In the ensuing battle, both Snarl and Sludge were felled by Bludgeon's hordes of mutated Maximals, and Slug sacrificed himself to kill Bludgeon as the crashing ship impacted the [[White House]], annihilating the both of them. In the aftermath, only Swoop and Strafe, the last surviving Dinobots, remained, beginning a new life on Earth with the other Cybertronians. {{storylink|Ceremony}}

===Ask Vector Prime===
[[Vector Prime]] was fond of the Dinobots. {{storylink|Ask Vector Prime}}
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===''Prime Wars Trilogy'' cartoons===
[[File:POTP-Ep5-Athenaeum-Sanctorum-Dinobots-without-cover.jpg|thumb|upright=1.9]]
In the aftermath of the [[Great War (G1)|Great War]], the Dinobots took up residence in the [[Primal Swamp]] and enjoyed the peacetime. When the threat of the world ending caused fighting to resume across Cybertron, the Dinobots blamed [[Megatron (G1)|Megatron]] and attacked him and his compatriots when they appeared in the swamp. Each of the Dinobots held their own against their opponents, but were eventually subdued by [[Victorion]]. Refusing to surrender, the Dinobots formed [[Volcanicus (POTP)|Volcanicus]] and resumed their assault. {{storylink|The Swamp}} Getting into a fight with Predaking, Volcanicus was knocked into a pool of energon. Unable to free himself, he split back into his smaller components. Now somewhat convinced that Megatron truly wasn't behind recent events, Grimlock offered his aid in their quest. {{storylink|Primal (POTP)|Primal}} Unable to agree with his decision, the other Dinobots departed, with Sludge taking on a leadership role. Unfortunately, they were found by [[Overlord (G1)|Overlord]] and [[Hot Rod (G1)|Rodimus Cron]], who attacked and soundly defeated them. Rodimus grabbed Sludge and started torturing him until Snarl confessed Megatron was headed for the [[Athenaeum Sanctorum]]. Momentarily possessed by [[Unicron]], Rodimus killed Sludge and departed with Overlord, with the others mourning the loss of their own.

Elsewhere, in the [[Cataclysm Tundra]], Grimlock followed Megatron's group into the Sanctorum and learned of the [[Requiem Blaster (Megatronus)|Requiem Blaster]]'s history, though they were interrupted by Overlord and Rodimus's arrival. {{storylink|Athenaeum Sanctorum (episode)|Athenaeum Sanctorum}} Grimlock helped in the battle, {{storylink|Countdown (POTP)|Countdown}} and though Overlord was defeated, [[The Fallen|Megatronus]] appeared and swiped the Requiem Blaster, followed by Rodimus. {{storylink|Consequences}} Grimlock agreed to follow the others to the [[Well of All Sparks|Well of Sparks]] to stop Megatronus, but was temporarily weakened by the activation of his doomsday device. The other Dinobots, still standing around Sludge's body, also exhibited signs of being drained. In spite of this, Grimlock pressed on and helped battle Megatronus, stopping only when his body was subsumed in flames and unable to move. {{storylink|Collision Course}} He ultimately escaped the flames and helped shut down the machine, {{storylink|Megatronus Unleashed}} as well as turn Rodimus back to Hot Rod. After Megatron sacrificed himself to save them all, Grimlock returned to the Primal Swamp and joined the other Dinobots in grieving for their fallen comrade. {{storylink|Saga's End}}

===2021 ''Beast Wars'' comic===
During the Great War, the Dinobots were a faction of Autobots who disappeared in an untimely manner. Their legacy continued into the era of the Maximals as a source of great inspiration for future heroes with even [[Dinobot (BW)|a Predacon]] naming himself after them. {{storylink|Savage Landing Part 6}}
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==Toys==
===''The Transformers''===
[[File:G1Sludge toy.jpg|upright=1.3|thumb|Sludge]]
*'''Dinobots''' ([[1985]])
**[[Grimlock (G1)/toys#The Transformers|Grimlock]]
**[[Slag (G1)/toys#The Transformers|Slag]]
**[[Sludge (G1)#The Transformers|Sludge]]
**[[Snarl (G1)#The Transformers|Snarl]]
**[[Swoop (G1)/toys#The Transformers|Swoop]]
{{toydesigner|[[Kōjin Ōno]] (TakaraTomy)}}

:The five Dinobots were sold individually in boxed packages from 1985 to [[1986]]. They featured a uniform color scheme of red for their die-cast metal parts, black plastic for legs and forearms, smoky translucent for [[Pre-Transformer|remnant cockpits]], and golden metalized plastic highlights depicting machine details. Most had fairly good articulation for G1 toys; only Slag had the conjoined foot-base common to many of the automobile-based Transformers in G1.

:In [[1991]], Grimlock, Sludge and Snarl were re-released as part of the [[Europe]]an ''[[Classics (Europe)|Classics]]'' line.

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[[File:G1-toy GrimlockPretender.jpg|upright=1.3|thumb|Pretender Grimlock]]
*'''Pretender Classics''' ([[1989]])
**[[Grimlock (G1)/toys#Pretender|Grimlock]]

:A much smaller and simpler version of Grimlock, with a [[Pretender]] shell, was part of the [[Classic Pretender]]s line.

*'''Legends'''
**[[Grimlock (G1)/toys#G1Legend|Grimlock]]

:The same smaller version of Grimlock was also available without his Pretender shell, either as K-Mart [[exclusive]] in the United States or packaged with similar versions of [[Bumblebee (G1)/toys|Bumblebee]], [[Jazz (G1)/toys|Jazz]] and [[Starscream (G1)/toys|Starscream]] in Japan.
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[[File:G1-toy SnarlAM.jpg|thumb|upright=0.55|Action Master Snarl]]
*'''Action Masters''' ([[1990]])
**[[Grimlock (G1)/toys#ActionMaster|Grimlock]]
**[[Snarl (G1)#AM|Snarl]]

:Both Grimlock and Snarl were given new toy forms as part of the [[Action Master]]s line.
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===''Generation 2''===
[[File:G2SlagGreen toy.jpg|upright=1.3|thumb|''Generation 2'' Slag]]
*'''Dinobots''' ([[1993]])
**'''[[Grimlock (G1)/toys#Generation 2|Grimlock]]'''
**'''[[Slag (G1)/toys#Generation 2|Slag]]'''
**'''[[Snarl (G1)#Generation 2|Snarl]]'''

:Three of the original five Dinobot molds were reissued in new colors.
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===''Beast Wars''===
[[File:BWtoy-Grimlock.jpg|upright=1.3|thumb|''Beast Wars'' Grimlock]]
*'''[[Grimlock (G1)/toys#Beast Wars|Grimlock]]''' (Deluxe, [[1997]])

:A [[redeco]] of [[Dinobot (BW)|Dinobot]].
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===''Alternators''===
[[File:AlternatorsGrimlock toy.jpg|upright=1.3|thumb|''Alternators'' Grimlock]]
*'''[[Grimlock (G1)/toys#Alternators|Grimlock]]''' ([[2005]])

:He turns into a 1/24th scale Ford Mustang.
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===''Classics''===
[[File:Class06-toy Swoop.jpg|thumb|upright=1.3|''Classics'' Swoop]]
*'''[[Swoop (G1)/toys#Classics|Swoop]]''' (Mini-Con Dinobots Team, [[2006]])

:A new mold for the original character, alongside two new-character teammates [[Knockdown (Classics)#Toys|Knockdown]] and [[Terrorsaur (Classics)#Toys|Terrorsaur]].

*'''[[Grimlock (G1)/toys#Classics|Grimlock]]''' (Deluxe, 2006)

:A new mold based on his original design, with an updated dinosaur mode.
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===''Titanium Series''===
[[File:TitaniumWarWithin Grimlock.jpg|thumb|upright=1.3|''War Within'' Grimlock]]
*'''[[Grimlock (G1)/toys#Titanium Series|Grimlock]]''' (6" Cybertron Heroes, [[2008]])

:Based upon his appearance from ''[[Transformers: The War Within|The War Within]]'', this version of Grimlock transforms into a Cybertronic heavy tank.
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===''Masterpiece''===
[[File:Masterpiecetoy-GrimlockKing.jpg|thumb|upright=1.3|King Grimlock]]
*'''[[Grimlock (G1)/toys#Masterpiece|Grimlock]]''' ([[2009]])

:A new mold featuring [[die-cast]] metal, LED lights and a wealth of gimmicks and accessories, ''Masterpiece'' Grimlock is based upon the character's appearance in the Generation 1 cartoon. A redeco of this mold based upon his appearance as "King Grimlock" in the [[The Transformers (Marvel comic)|Marvel comics]] (with appropriate accessories) would follow as a [[TakaraTomy Mall|Toy Hobby Market]] exclusive and would be redecoed in [[2010]] for a [[Toys"R"Us]] exclusive release.
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===''Device Label''===
[[File:Device Label Grimlock.jpg|thumb|upright=1.3|Device Grimlock]]
*'''[[Grimlock (G1)/toys#Device Label|Device Grimlock]]''' (2009)

:Grimlock transforms from a working USB laser mouse into a mechanoid raptor.
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===''United EX''===
[[File:UnitedEXtoy grimmaster.jpg|thumb|upright=1.3|''United EX'' Grimmaster Prime Mode]]
*'''[[Kakuryu (G1)#United EX 2|Grimmaster Prime Mode]]''' ([[2012]])

: A redeco of ''[[Power Core Combiners]]'' [[Grimstone (PCC)#Toys|Grimstone]].

: He comes with four prehistoric creature drone-limbs:

:*'''Cross-Ryu Drone''' (''Ankylosaurus'')
:*'''Caesar-Ryu Drone''' (''Pachycephalosaurus'')
:*'''Illumina III Drone''' (''Parasaurolophus'')
:*'''Saber-Ryu Drone''' (''Dimetrodon'')
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===''Transformers'' (2014)===
[[File:DOTM-toy Triceradon.jpg|thumb|upright=1.3|Dinobot Slug]]
*'''[[Swoop (G1)/toys#Age of Extinction|Strafe]]''' (Evolution 2-Pack, [[2014]])

:Available only at Toys"R"Us stores in the US and Canada and packed with ''[[Transformers: Age of Extinction (franchise)|Age of Extinction]]'' [[Strafe (AOE)|Strafe]], this release represents Generation 1 Swoop, though the packaging mistakenly<ref>[http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=L0uG8JszvCs&t=23m5s Botcon 2014 Interview] - Hasbro's Mark Weber, Transformers Manager of Global Brand Development</ref> uses the [[Technobot (G1)|Technobot]] [[Strafe (G1)|Strafe]]'s art, leading to much confusion.

*'''[[Grimlock (G1)/toys#Age of Extinction|Grimlock]]''' (Evolution 2-Pack, 2014)

:A similar 2-Pack of ''Age of Extinction'' [[Grimlock (AOE)|Grimlock]] and "1984 Grimlock" (a Generation 1-inspired redeco of ''[[Transformers: Energon (toyline)|Energon]]'' [[Grimlock (Energon)|Grimlock]]) was also available from Toys"R"Us.

*'''[[Slag (G1)/toys#Age of Extinction|Dinobot Slug]]''' (Evolution 2-Pack, 2014)

:Another Toys"R"Us exclusive that saw the Deluxe [[Slug (AOE)|Dinobot Slug]] toy packed with a seemingly unchanged ''[[Transformers: Dark of the Moon (toyline)|Dark of the Moon]]'' Mini-Con [[Triceradon (DOTM)|Triceradon]], described as "Classic" Slug.
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[[File:TF2014toy-SDCCSnarl.jpg|thumb|upright=1.3|''Generation One'' Snarl]]
*'''Dinobots Generation One 4-pack''' (Voyager, 2014)
**'''[[Grimlock (G1)/toys#Transformers (2014)|Grimlock]]'''
**'''[[Swoop (G1)/toys#Transformers (2014)|Strafe]]'''
**'''[[Snarl (G1)#Transformers (2014)|Snarl]]'''
**'''[[Slag (G1)/toys#Transformers (2014)|Slug]]'''

:First made available at [[San Diego Comic-Con]] [[2014]], the "Dinobots Generation One 4-pack" was a [[Hasbro Toy Shop]] exclusive. These Dinobots feature heavy use of vacuum metalization, transparent plastic and paint applications to recreate the look of their Generation 1 toys and their box unfolds into a diorama of the crashed [[Ark (G1)|Ark]] in [[Mount St. Hilary]].
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[[File:TF2014toy-LegionStrafe.jpg|thumb|upright=1.3|Strafe]]
*'''Legion''' (2014)
**'''[[Grimlock (G1)/toys#LegionClass|Grimlock]]'''
**'''[[Swoop (G1)/toys#LegionClass|Strafe]]'''

:As part of the Generation 1-inspired 2014 Legion Class assortment, Grimlock and Strafe are redecoes of ''[[Transformers: Prime (toyline)#BH|Prime: Beast Hunters]]'' ''[[Cyberverse (toyline)|Cyberverse]]'' [[Rippersnapper (Prime)|Rippersnapper]] and [[Windrazor (Prime)|Windrazor]] respectively and retain their molds' ability to combine with [[Abominus (Prime)#Beast Hunters|Abominus]] (or a combiner of his redecoes).
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===''Platinum Edition''===
[[File:Platinum-Edition-G1-Dinobots-Slog.jpg|upright=1.66|thumb|''Platinum Edition'' Slog (Sludge)]]
*'''Dinobots Set''' (Platinum Edition 5-pack, [[2015]])

:The 5 Dinobots: [[Grimlock (G1)/toys#Platinum Edition|Grimlock]], [[Slag (G1)/toys#Platinum Edition|Slug]], [[Swoop (G1)/toys#Platinum Edition|Strafe]], [[Sludge (G1)#Platinum Edition|Slog]], and [[Snarl (G1)#Platinum Edition|Snarl]], are reuses of the ''Age of Extinction'' molds and feature Generation 1-inspired redecoes and new-head retools.
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===''Power of the Primes''===
[[File:PotP Grimlock.jpg|thumb|right|upright=1.77|''Power of the Primes'' Grimlock]]
*'''[[Grimlock (G1)/toys#Power of the Primes|Grimlock]]''' (Voyager, [[2017]])
*'''[[Slag (G1)/toys#Power of the Primes|Dinobot Slug]]''' (Deluxe, 2017)
*'''[[Swoop (G1)/toys#Power of the Primes|Dinobot Swoop]]''' (Deluxe, 2017)
*'''[[Snarl (G1)#Power of the Primes|Dinobot Snarl]]''' (Deluxe, [[2018]])
*'''[[Sludge (G1)#Power of the Primes|Dinobot Sludge]]''' (Deluxe, 2018)
*'''[[Slash (POTP)|Dinobot Slash]]''' (Legends, 2017)
{{toydesigner|[[John Warden]] and [[Aaron Gray]] (Hasbro)|[[Robby Musso]] (concept artist)}}

:All five classic Dinobots and new member [[Slash (POTP)|Slash]] feature in the ''[[Power of the Primes (toyline)|Power of the Primes]]'' [[subline imprint]] of ''[[Transformers: Generations (toyline)|Generations]]''. All six Dinobots share the common feature of being partially composed of translucent plastic with gold paint on the inside to give them a 'layered' look reminiscent of the translucent parts in their original toys. The original five can also combine to form [[Volcanicus (POTP)|Volcanicus]], who is awesome. The Deluxe Class figures' Prime Armor were redecoed for the [[Terrorcon (G1)#Generations|Terrorcons]].
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===''Selects''===
[[File:TF-Generations-Selects-JP-Volcanicus.jpg|thumb|upright=1.3|''Generations Selects'' Volcanicus]]
*'''[[Volcanicus (POTP)#Selects|Volcanicus]]''' (Multi-pack, [[2021]])
:For the ''[[Generations Selects (toyline)|Generations Selects]]'' line, TakaraTomy gave each of the five classic Dinobots anime-accurate redecoes.
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===''Studio Series''===
[[File:SS-toy Grimlock 86.jpg|thumb|upright=1.67|''Studio Series'' Grimlock]]
*'''[[Grimlock (G1)/toys#Studio Series|Grimlock]]''' (Leader, 2021)
*'''[[Slag (G1)/toys#Studio Series|Dinobot Slug]]''' (Leader, 2021)
*'''[[Sludge (G1)#Studio Series|Dinobot Sludge]]''' (Leader, [[2022]])
*'''[[Snarl (G1)#Studio Series|Dinobot Snarl]]''' (Leader, [[2023]])
*'''[[Swoop (G1)/toys#Studio Series|Dinobot Swoop]]''' (Leader, [[2024]])

{{toydesigner|[[Evan Brooks]] (Hasbro), [[Shogo Hasui]] (TakaraTomy)|[[Felipe Hamame]] (instruction designer)}}

:New, large, G1 cartoon-accurate figures of the Dinobots were released in the ''[[Studio Series]]'' line. All of them (sans Snarl) have [[Fire Blast effect]]-compatible ports inside their dinosaur mouths to replicate their [[fire-breath]]. Both Grimlock and Slug are packaged with smaller, non-transforming figures, while the latter three released come alone.
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===''Legacy''===
[[File:TF-Legacy-Core-Class-Slug.jpg|thumb|upright=1.66| ''Legacy: Evolution'' Slug]]
*'''[[Slag (G1)/toys#Legacy|Dinobot Slug]]''' (Core Class, 2023)
*'''[[Sludge (G1)#Legacy|Dinobot Sludge]]''' (Core Class, 2023)
*'''[[Grimlock (G1)/toys#Legacy|Grimlock]]''' (Core Class, 2023)
*'''[[Swoop (G1)/toys#Legacy|Dinobot Swoop]]''' (Core Class, 2023)
*'''[[Skar (IDW)#Legacy|Dinobot Scarr]]''' (Core Class, 2023)
*'''[[Snarl (G1)#Legacy|Dinobot Snarl]]''' (Core Class, 2023)<ref>[https://www.instagram.com/p/Co-ZopluVbd/ Design notes on ''Legacy'' Scarr and Swoop] from [[Hasbro]] designer [[Evan Brooks]] on Instagram</ref>
{{toydesigner|[[Evan Brooks]] (Hasbro), [[Shogo Hasui]] and [[Shuhei Umezu]] (TakaraTomy)}}<ref>[https://www.instagram.com/p/CjNwidkuAN4/ Design notes on ''Legacy'' Sludge and Slug] from Hasbro designer Evan Brooks on Instagram</ref>

:Six combining Core Class Dinobots were released in ''[[Transformers: Legacy#Evolution|Legacy: Evolution]]'', forming [[Volcanicus (POTP)#Legacy|Volcanicus]], the first core class combiner.

::*''Design notes on the ''Legacy'' Dinobots from Evan Brooks on Instagram:''
:::*''[https://www.instagram.com/p/CjNwidkuAN4/ Part I - Sludge and Slug]''
:::*''[https://www.instagram.com/p/CoLLERvuq_I/ Part II - Grimlock]''
:::*''[https://www.instagram.com/p/Co-ZopluVbd/ Part III - Scarr and Swoop]''
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===''Age Of The Primes''===
[[File:AotpG2Grimlock.jpg|thumb|beside=2.0|''Age Of The Primes'' Grimlock]]

*'''[[Grimlock_(G1)/toys#Age_of_the_Primes|G2 Universe Grimlock/Wheelie]]''' (Leader Class, 2025)

*'''[[Snarl_(G1)#Age_of_the_Primes|G2 Universe Dinobot Snarl]] '''|''' [[Slag_(G1)/toys#Age_of_the_Primes|G2 Universe Dinobot Slug]]''' (Multi-pack, 2025)

:Redecoes of the ''Studio Series'' Leader toys, with the Dinobots now in their most commonly-released G2 colors.
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==Notes==
*The Dinobots are the first Transformers whose creation is shown in the cartoon. It seems simple enough: The Autobots simply construct their bodies, flick the switch, and they're animated. Wheeljack later upgrades their brains, after which they display sentience. However, the later episode "[[The Key to Vector Sigma, Part 1]]" heavily implies that there's no way to bring a Transformer to life without the use of the supercomputer [[Vector Sigma]]. Still other episodes would show the creation of [[Trypticon (G1)|Trypticon]] and the [[Technobot (G1)|Technobots]] without the use of Vector Sigma. For more on this issue, see [[Reproduction]].
*Early on in the cartoon, the Dinobots are played as very dangerous (though dim) wildcards, whose great power makes them a huge advantage to the Autobots when they can be persuaded to cooperate. However, beginning with ''[[The Transformers: The Movie]]'' and in the following third season, the Dinobots are portrayed almost exclusively as comic relief: goofy childlike morons whose (arguably even greater) stupidity made them a detriment to be babysat, rather than an advantage to be courted.
*The commercials (and package art) for the Dinobots show their swords, Slag's horns, and Swoop's lower beak and missiles as being chromed like the Diaclone versions. However, the actual release versions have these parts as bare red. This is due to the swords and horns being changed to soft plastic for safety reasons (it was either that or retool them blunt like Blitzwing's sword), as the chrome plating does not bond to soft plastic. Swoop's jaw and missiles probably didn't need this, but that's [[gang-molding]] for you.
[[File:MadGeister.jpg|thumb|upright=1.66|Now we know who Grimstone stole his hat from!]]
*Four of the original five Dinobot designs served as the templates for the "Geisters", recurring villainous henchmen on the Takara/Sunrise co-production ''[[Brave (franchise)|Brave Exkaiser]]''; Slag became [[:File:HornGeist.jpg|Horn Geist]], Sludge became [[:File:ThunderGeist.jpg|Thunder Geist]], Snarl became [[:File:ArmorGeist.jpg|Armor Geist]], and Swoop became [[:File:PteraGeist.jpg|Ptera Geist]]. In what might be called [[Beast (G1)|a vision of things to come]], the four were once briefly fused into a single robot called "Mad Geister" (マッドガイスター ''Maddogaisutā''). However, because each Geister controlled a portion of the combined body—and, aside from Ptera Geist, they had the accumulated brain power of a Froot Loop—this ended rather badly for them. In a more successful (and [[Mega-Dinobot|also prescient]]) later development, the Geisters learned to merge in groups of two, with Ptera Geist and Thunder Geist forming the centaur-esque "[[:File:PtederAndHormor.jpg|Pteder]]" (プテダー ''Putedā'') and Horn Geist and Armor Geist forming "Hormor" (ホーマー ''Hōmā'').
*The 2005 [[Grimlock (Energon)|Grimlock]] and [[Swoop (Energon)|Swoop]] two-pack was originally intended to portray the Generation 1 characters, but ended up as part of the ''[[Transformers: Energon (toyline)|Energon]]'' toyline instead, representing new characters by this wiki's classification.
*The S-names are to show how they're their own group, while Grimlock breaks the pattern to show he's the boss.<ref name="BC10">[http://www.toycollectors.com.au/bc10/bc10bb.html griffin's 2010 BotCon report]</ref>
*And the most obvious point; this collection of ''dinosaur'' robots has a ''pterosaur'' in their number, thus making the name kind of inaccurate. Those two animals are entirely different branches of Ornithodira; calling a ''Pteranodon'' a dinosaur is like calling a cougar a {{w|Nimravidae|nimravid}} because both are felids. Granted, "Avemetatarsaliabots" is nowhere ''near'' as fluid to say as "Dinobots"...but still, worth noting.

===Foreign names===
*''Japanese:'' '''Dinobot''' (ダイノボット ''Dainobotto'')
*''French:'' '''Dinobot''' (cartoon dubs and comics), '''Dinosaurobot''' and '''Dinorobot''' (''The Movie'' dub)
*''Hungarian:'' '''Dinobotok''', '''Vasállatok''' (first ''The Movie'' dub, "Iron-animals"), '''Dínók''' (second ''The Movie'' dub, "Dinos")
*''Italian'': '''Dinorobot'''
*''Mandarin:'' '''Kǒnglóng Jīngāng''' (恐龙金刚, "Dinosaur Vajra"), '''Jīqì Kǒnglóng''' (机器恐龙, "Machine Dinosaur")
*''Portuguese:'' '''Dinobóticos''' (Portugal comic), '''Robodinos''' (Brazil comic)

==References==
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[[Category:Combiner teams]]
[[Category:Dreamwave Generation 1 subgroups]]
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[[Category:Generation 1 subgroups]]
[[Category:Generation 2 subgroups]]
[[Category:IDW (2005) subgroups]]
[[Category:Platinum Edition]]
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Dinobot (G1)

2025-08-11T01:14:41Z

Wikimaniac: /* Age Of The Primes */

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:''The Dinobots are an [[Autobot]] [[subgroup]] from the [[Generation 1 continuity family]].''
[[File:UKDinobotsPoster.jpg|upright=2.2|thumb|Call them the boy-band of the Autobots and prepare for a world of pain. From left to right: Slag, Grimlock, Swoop, Sludge and Snarl.]]
The '''Dinobots''' are a rowdy, arrogant, lowbrow, disobedient band of warriors that some Autobots would rather scrap than deal with. They're also one of the most devastatingly powerful and close-knit combat units in the Autobot army, being incredibly powerful in [[robot mode]] and taking [[alternate mode]]s based on [[Dinosaur (dinosaur)|dinosaurs]], the most powerful creatures to ever roam the [[Earth]].

Most of them dislike [[Optimus Prime (G1)|Optimus Prime]], so whether or not they follow the [[Prime (rank)|Autobot leader]]'s orders depends on what those orders are. This attitude extends to the rest of the Autobot army, with most being viewed as too weak or cowardly to take the steps needed to get the nastier jobs done. Only [[Ironhide (G1)|a]] [[Manta Ray (G2)|handful]] of individuals are viewed by the Dinobots as true allies and even they don't really understand them. This attitude has very much pushed the Dinobots to the fringes of Autobot society, which has resulted in an extremely powerful sense of camaraderie and friendship among the team. Few Autobots are closer. As so many battered, bruised and beaten Decepticons can attest, if you confront one Dinobot, you confront them all.

The group's members are:
*[[Grimlock (G1)|Grimlock]] (''Tyrannosaurus'')—the leader
*[[Slag (G1)|Slag]] (''Triceratops'')—the bad boy
*[[Sludge (G1)|Sludge]] (''Brontosaurus'')—a plodding bruiser
*[[Snarl (G1)|Snarl]] (''Stegosaurus'')—a grumpy soldier
*[[Swoop (G1)|Swoop]] (''Pteranodon'')—a good-natured bombardier

The exact roster of the team has changed over time. The Dinobots may start out with six members, before losing one; or, a worthy 'bot might be admitted to the team at a later point. Other Dinobots have included:
*[[Paddles (G1)|Paddles]] (''Elasmosaurus'')—a martyr with an awkward alt-mode
*[[Kakuryu (G1)|Grimmaster]] (''Styracosaurus'')—the one-bot combiner [[Grimstone (PCC)|Grimstone]] lookalike with his own crew of [[drone]]s
*[[Skar (IDW)|Skar]] (''Ankylosaurus'')—the team's medic
*[[Strafe (IDW)|Strafe]] (two-headed monster)—an outsider with a mutated beast form
*[[Slash (POTP)|Slash]] (''Velociraptor'')—a tracker
*[[Reptaurica]] (''Spinosaurus'')—a primal proto-Dinobot
*[[Snapbeak]] (''Oviraptor'')—a by-the-books warrior
*[[Clanky]] (''Stegosaurus'')—a skilled mechanic
*[[Sneer, Snipe, and Snub]] (''Troodon'')—a trio of tiny pointmen

In [[Jaws of Terror|one particular continuity]], there are hundreds of the buggers.

Back on Cybertron, they often had vehicle modes like most other Transformers, and were sometimes referred to as the '''Dynobots'''.

Unlike many other [[subgroup]]s, the Dinobots usually don't combine. However, in universes where they are granted the ability—such as by using the [[Enigma of Combination]]—they can merge to form [[Volcanicus (POTP)|Volcanicus]]. If they ever had the natural ability to combine, it is lost to history... but under [[The Beast Within|extraordinary circumstances]], the [[Beast (G1)|Beast]] within them may walk the Earth once more.

{{bigquote|We watch each other's back, we stick together through thick and thin, and no one '''ever''' tells us what to '''do!'''|Grimlock sums his group up|[[Maximum Dinobots issue 2|''Maximum Dinobots'' #2]]}}

==Fiction==
===Generation 1 cartoon continuity===
====''The Transformers'' cartoon====
[[File:GrimSlagSludge.jpg|thumb|The Three Dinobots, immediately after accidentally killing the Invisible Swordsman.]]

Inspired by the dinosaur fossils found by [[Ironhide (G1)/Generation 1 cartoon continuity|Ironhide]] in the volcanic caves near the ''Ark'', [[Wheeljack (G1)|Wheeljack]] and [[Ratchet (G1)|Ratchet]] designed and built new robots in their image, dubbing them the Dinobots. Grimlock, Slag, and Sludge were built first. {{storylink|S.O.S. Dinobots}} After some initial troubles, their performance pleased [[Optimus Prime (G1)/Generation 1 cartoon continuity|Optimus Prime]] enough that he had two more built, adding Snarl and Swoop to the ranks. {{storylink|War of the Dinobots}}

[[File:DinobotsG1.jpg|left|thumb|From left to right: Terrible Dactyl, Stego, Bronto Thunder, Tricero and Ghengis Rex]]

The Dinobots' role was simply to pulverize anyone or anything that was too strong for the Autobots to handle on their own. In the process, they frequently mouthed off, rebelled and started brawls inside of Autobot Headquarters (and the occasional [[Trypticon (G1)|dinosaur-shaped city]]).

During one incident, the Dinobots' destructive clumsiness caused damage to Autobot HQ and almost led to [[Teletraan I]] being destroyed in the crossfire. The Autobots decided they needed a bigger place to roam freely, so they relocated them to [[Dinobot Island (G1)|a newly discovered island filled with living dinosaurs]]. The Dinobots' newfound paradise was quickly invaded by the Decepticons, and [[Megatron (G1)/Generation 1 cartoon continuity|Megatron]] caused a stampede of dinosaurs to trap the Dinobots in a tar pit.
{{storylink|Dinobot Island, Part 1}} The Dinobots managed to free themselves and turn the dinosaurs against the Decepticons. Optimus took their adventures on the island as proof the Dinobots were fit to return to Autobot HQ.{{storylink|Dinobot Island, Part 2}}

At one point, the Dinobots became sick of only being used as the hammer of the Autobot army, so they deserted, saying that they would fight when ''they'' wanted to. However, the Dinobots were called in when the Autobots and the Decepticons began suffering from [[Cybertonium]] depletion. During the battle with the [[Constructicon (G1)|Constructicons]], they were accidentally sent to Cybertron, where they briefly reduced [[Shockwave (G1)|Shockwave]] to the role of chew toy. {{storylink|Desertion of the Dinobots, Part 1}} However, Shockwave altered the Dinobots' memory circuits and forced them to work in the [[Cybertonium Pit]]. [[Spike Witwicky (G1)|Spike Witwicky]] and [[Carly]] managed to rescue them, and the Dinobots decided to follow Optimus Prime's orders... until such time that they decided not to do so. {{storylink|Desertion of the Dinobots, Part 2}}

[[File:TFTM Dinobots Robot Mode.jpg|upright=1.4|thumb|One of many, many moments in TFTM where Snarl is ''just'' out of shot.]]
During the [[Battle of Autobot City]], the Dinobots were dispatched to defeat [[Devastator (G1)|Devastator]]. Despite their incredible strength, Devastator manhandled them. During [[Galvatron (G1)/Generation 1 cartoon continuity|Galvatron]]'s subsequent attack, [[Kup (G1)/Generation 1 cartoon continuity|Kup]] and [[Hot Rod (G1)/Generation 1 cartoon continuity|Hot Rod]] literally had to drag them aboard the shuttle, which was shot down over [[Quintessa (planet)|Quintessa]]. The Dinobots managed to avoid being captured and met [[Wheelie (G1)|Wheelie]], who helped them find Kup and Hot Rod. Later, the Dinobots literally kicked the butt of [[Unicron|a god]]. {{storylink|The Transformers: The Movie}}

A newly revived Optimus Prime informed the Autobots of the apparent deaths of Rodimus, [[Arcee (G1)/Generation 1 cartoon continuity|Arcee]], [[Ultra Magnus (G1)/Generation 1 cartoon continuity|Ultra Magnus]], Kup, Spike and [[Daniel Witwicky (G1)|Daniel]], leading Grimlock and several others to avenge them with an all-out attack on a supposed [[Quintesson]] base. Sludge and Snarl were left behind on Cybertron, and were shocked by the arrival of Rodimus' group, very much alive. {{storylink|Dark Awakening (episode)|Dark Awakening}} When Grimlock smelled [[dinosaur transform static]] at the site of the stolen [[Fort Knox]], the Dinobots (and a disgruntled [[Sky Lynx (G1)|Sky Lynx]]) were put under suspicion and interrogated, but were quickly proven innocent when Trypticon emerged as the true culprit. With the rest of the Autobots, they boarded [[Broadside (G1)|Broadside]] to battle the Decepticons at [[Socialist Democratic Federated Republic of Carbombya|Carbombya]]. {{storylink|Thief in the Night}}

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[[File:Call-of-the-primitives-dinobots.jpg|thumb]] {{storylink|Grimlock's New Brain}}
{{storylink|Call of the Primitives}}

====Japanese cartoon continuity====
=====''Fight! Super Robot Lifeform Transformers'' story pages=====
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=====''Story of Binaltech''=====
While the [[Binaltech (technology)|Binaltech]] conflict took place in [[2004]] and on [[Earth]], [[Megatron (G1)/Generation 1 cartoon continuity|Megatron]]'s [[Decepticon]]s pushed their conquest of [[Cybertron (planet)|Cybertron]]. To neutralize the powerful Dinobots, the Decepticons utilized the alien [[Unleasher]]s on them. With their telepathy, the Unleashers attacked the Dinobots' minds, reducing them to nothing more than the impulses inherent to their beast modes. In this state, the Dinobots indiscriminately attacked their Autobot teammates, forcing their comrades to take all five offline. [[Wheeljack (G1)|Wheeljack]] was able to isolate the psychic subroutine afflicting the Dinobots, but its removal proved difficult, so a temporary solution for Grimlock to inhabit a vehicular body was decided upon. {{storylink|Beast in the Machine}} The Dinobots were eventually cured in [[2005]] with the help of [[Soundwave (G1)/Generation 1 cartoon continuity|Soundwave]]'s own telepathic abilities in exchange for Decepticon prisoners. {{storylink|Outlier (comic)|Outlier}}

======BT World======
In the [[BT World]] timeline that split off from the [[G1 World]], the whereabouts of Soundwave were unknown, so the Dinobots were still incapacitated in [[2008]], to Grimlock's frustration. But thanks to the constantly evolving Binaltech technology, they were able to replicate Soundwave's abilities with the [[Psychedevice]]. However, Grimlock's vehicular body was slowly becoming incapable of preventing his own Unleasher-induced madness, which in turn was preventing the other Dinobots from awakening. Grimlock arrived on Earth with Carly to use the Psychedevice, but they were met by [[Blackarachnia (BW)|Blackarachnia]], who was hoping to use the Psychedevice for herself. Her inherent beast DNA being affected by Grimlock's aberrant mental waves, Blackarachnia fought with her fellow ex-beast. Forced to use the Psychedevice, Carly evolved into a higher being and cured both parties of their madness.

Healed, the Dinobots met their leader at [[Autobot City (G1)|Autobot City]] and got a sound beating from him for insulting his unfamiliar body. {{storylink|Outlier (comic)|Outlier}}

=====''The Headmasters'' cartoon=====
The Decepticons invaded Cybertron in full force in [[2011]], prompting the Dinobots to fight alongside the other Autobots against the invading Decepticons. However, they didn't fare too well against the previously unknown Decepticon [[Headmaster (technology)|Headmasters]], as they were all quickly put to sleep by [[Mindwipe (G1)|Mindwipe]]'s hypnosis attack. {{storylink|Four Warriors Come out of the Sky}} They eventually awoke and continued the fight against the Decepticons. {{storylink|The Mystery of Planet Master}}

=====''United EX''=====
In [[2025]], the Dinobots were joined by former [[Decepticon]] [[Kakuryu (G1)|Kakuryu]], who sought to fight on the side of good and to repay [[Star Saber (G1)|Star Saber]] for once saving him. Over the next ten years, he trained at [[Dinobot Island (G1)|Dinobot Island]] before being enlisted in the [[Master Class]] as "Grimmaster"—this entitled him to an [[Energon Matrix]] and a set of [[Power Core Combination|Power Core]] drones he could combine with. {{Storylink|The Dragon Pays His Dues}}

=====''Legends'' comic=====
In [[2021]], Grimlock was among the many Autobots were forced to become Headmasters and went to the [[Legends World]]. {{storylink|Targetmaster Chapter Prologue}} He eventually regained a regular-sized body by [[2039]]. Also by then, the Dinobots received a new member, the cute "little sister" [[Slash (POTP)|Slash]]. She joined Grimlock and Grimmaster in witnessing the commencement of the second iteration of the [[Cybertron Alliance]]. {{Storylink|Transformers Legends Final Chapter "Epiloge"|Epiloge}}

=====''Generations Selects Special Comic''=====
[[File:Battle of Neo Scramble City.jpg|upright=1.2|thumb|If you're thinking this looks one-sided, you're right. The Dinobots cleaned house.]]
When a time gate was detected on Dinobot Island in [[2050]], [[Carly]] alerted the Dinobots to its presence. In response, they, [[Slash (POTP)|Slash]] and [[Kakuryu (G1)|Grimmaster]] included, were called to meet about it by Grimlock. They saw the [[Quintesson]]s emerge from the temporal portal, and the aliens quickly decided to sic their [[Allicon]]s on the Dinobots so that the dinosaurs could be flipped as merchandise. The Dinobots obviously didn't agree with this scheme and easily fended off the Allicons, prompting the lead [[Quintesson Judge]] to use the [[Recreator]] to summon [[Predaking (G1)|Predaking]]. Predaking took easy care of the Dinobots till [[Primus#Japanese Generation 1 cartoon continuity|Primus]] from the past encouraged Grimlock to tap into [[Earth]]'s [[Angolmois Energy]]. This, combined with Grimmaster's [[Energon Matrix]], allowed the five core Dinobots to combine into [[Volcanicus (POTP)|Volcanicus]]. Despite Predaking trying to use Slash as a hostage, the Dinobot combiner was able to defeat his opponent and send the component [[Predacon (G1)|Predacons]] fleeing, as well as the Quintessons. Right after, they were contacted by [[Spike Witwicky (G1)/Generation 1 cartoon continuity|Spike Witwicky]], who alerted the Dinobots to the [[Selector]] revolt at [[Neo Scramble City]] and Carly being injured in the process. After leaving Slash to babysit the island, the
Volcanicus components set out to help their old friend. {{storylink|Volcanicus comic 1}}The Dinobots sided with the humans against the Selectors, fighting both Autobots and Decepticons until they were the last ones standing as Volcanicus.{{storylink|Volcanicus comic 2}} The Dinobot combiner was ambushed by the [[Terrorcon (G1)|Terrorcons]], who worked for the Quintessons.{{storylink|Abominus comic 1}}
They were eventually summoned to the previous universe by Primus to help with the huge conflict taking place there over [[Star Power]] and Angolmois Energy. {{storylink|Volcanicus comic 1}}

{{Groupstub|{{storylink|God Neptune comic 2}}{{storylink|Abominus comic 2}}{{storylink|Generations Selects Special Comic Finale Prelude|Finale Prelude}}{{storylink|Generations Selects Special Comic Finale|Finale}}}}

===Marvel Comics continuity===
====Marvel ''The Transformers'' comics====
{{noteukonly}}
[[File:WhatsInAName-Swoopjet.jpg|left|thumb]]
''In the early days of the [[Great War (G1)|war]], [[Swoop (G1)/Marvel Comics continuity|Divebomb]] chafed under the leadership of [[Optimus Prime (G1)/Marvel Comics continuity|Optimus Prime]] on [[Cybertron (planet)|Cybertron]] as part of the [[Elite Flying Corps]].'' {{storylink|The Icarus Theory}} ''He was humiliated by [[Divebomb (G1)|a Decepticon]] who took his name, and worse, he was rescued by the commanding officer he hated.'' {{storylink|What's in a Name?}}

He joined up with four other Autobots to form a rogue group of warriors who each felt that Optimus Prime was an inferior leader, so they secretly made plans in the event that they wanted to leave Cybertron. To that end, they snuck into a Decepticon spaceport, stole three of their battlecruisers, and parked them in the [[Rad Zone]]. {{storylink|A Savage Circle}} Despite disliking Prime's leadership, they all somehow wound up as part of his crew aboard the [[Ark (G1)|Ark]] to clear a path for Cybertron through the asteroid belt it was passing through. Weakened by the mission and ambushed by [[Megatron (G1)/Marvel Comics continuity|Megatron]]'s Decepticons, Prime crashed the Ark and all aboard into the nearest planet.

[[File:Arkshuttle3.jpg|thumb|upright=1.67]]
Shortly after the crash, the Ark's computer detected [[Shockwave (G1)/Marvel Comics continuity|Shockwave]] landing on the planet in the [[Antarctica|Antarctic]] land-out-of-time that would one day become known as the [[Savage Land]]. The Ark used the last of its capabilities to revive these five warriors and rebuild them to transform into the Savage Land's dominant life form: dinosaurs. {{storylink|The Last Stand|The Last Stand}} They were then dispatched aboard a [[Ark shuttlecraft|shuttle]] to deal with the Decepticon and in the battle they trapped were in a tar pit and remained dormant until [[Ratchet (G1)/Marvel Comics continuity|Ratchet]] revived them in the 1980s. They returned with him to confront Megatron, but the Decepticon leader made short work of the Dinobots, leaving Ratchet to defeat him alone. {{storylink|Repeat Performance!}}

''As well as new dinosaurian forms, they had new names, and Swoop was the only one who cared to remember their old handles back on Cybertron.'' {{storylink|Fact File|And now... the Dinobots!}}

[[File:RepeatPerformance-didncha.jpg|thumb|left]]
''On their way back to the Ark, the Dinobots encountered [[human]]s for the first time and Ratchet told them a story about the battle on [[Sherman Dam]].'' {{storylink|Decepticon Dam-Busters!}} ''When they arrived they were confronted by the battle droid [[Guardian (Marvel)|Guardian]], reprogrammed by Shockwave to defend the spacecraft against any intruders. After beating the snot out of Swoop, the mechanoid ran into the depths of the Ark and the other Dinobots set after it.'' {{storylink|The Wrath of Guardian!}} ''Realising that Guardian was armed with a thermonuclear bomb, Ratchet and [[Wheeljack (G1)|Wheeljack]] managed to prevent Grimlock from destroying Guardian by remotely activating the headless body of Optimus Prime and knocking Grimlock's gun away. As per Shockwave's programming, Guardian came hunting for the Autobots and engaged them in battle while the bomb counted down to detonation. Ratchet repaired Swoop just in time to fly Guardian far from the Ark, but he cut it far too fine and was seemingly destroyed in the explosion. Upset at the loss of their comrade the other Dinobots left, heading north.'' {{storylink|The Wrath of Grimlock!}}

[[File:Swoop trailbreaker icarus theory.jpg|thumb|upright=1.67]]
''A human scientist called [[Peter Anthony Morris|Peter Morris]] recovered Swoop's remains from [[Lake Dena]] and used his [[neural relay link]] to control the Dinobot. When this was discovered by a [[Roxxon Oil security guard|security guard]], Morris used Swoop to kill him, then decided to finish off the rest of "[[G.B. Blackrock|Blackrock]]'s robots". With the element of surprise (and missiles) on his side, the human-controlled Swoop wrought havoc amongst the Autobot lines but his hated former commander Optimus Prime managed to snap him out of it and once free of the neural relay link, Swoop returned to Morris's lab to seek vengeance against the human. When the Autobots followed, Swoop once again began attacking them mindlessly and they were forced to subdue him with Morris's help. Examining the Dinobot, Ratchet diagnosed that his primary [[cybo-dendron]]s had burnt out due to having spent four million years in a tar pit. Realising that the other Dinobots were most likely undergoing the same condition, Optimus Prime announced that the Autobots would have to round them up.'' {{storylink|The Icarus Theory}}

[[File:Grimlock sludge dinobot hunt.jpg|thumb|left|upright=1.4]]
''Splitting into teams to search for each Dinobot, the Autobots spread out across the country. [[Mirage (G1)/Marvel Comics continuity|Mirage]], [[Brawn (G1)|Brawn]], and [[Trailbreaker (G1)|Trailbreaker]] managed to track down and deactivate [[Snarl (G1)/Marvel Comics continuity|Snarl]] (with a little help from the [[United States military]]) in the [[Black Rock Desert]], [[Nevada]], but were spied on by [[Laserbeak (G1)|Laserbeak]] who reported the situation back to [[Soundwave (G1)/Marvel Comics continuity|Soundwave]]. In [[Littlewood]], [[California]], [[Sludge (G1)/Marvel Comics continuity|Sludge]] had been discovered by a human news team led by [[Joy Meadows]] while [[Windcharger (G1)|Windcharger]], [[Gears (G1)|Gears]], and [[Cliffjumper (G1)/Marvel Comics continuity|Cliffjumper]] searched fruitlessly for him, but all four Autobots were ambushed and captured by Soundwave, [[Skywarp (G1)/Marvel Comics continuity|Skywarp]] and [[Scavenger (G1)|Scavenger]]. [[Jetfire (G1)|Jetfire]], [[Jazz (G1)/Marvel Comics continuity|Jazz]], and [[Ironhide (G1)/Marvel Comics continuity|Ironhide]] had better luck capturing [[Slag (G1)/Marvel Comics continuity|Slag]] in [[Old River Valley]], [[Idaho]], detecting the spy Laserbeak and using him to block Slag's flamethrower breath. Meanwhile, Soundwave had located Grimlock in [[Doonstown]] and set Sludge on him, turning the town into a war zone and leading to [[Bluestreak (G1)|Bluestreak]], [[Huffer (G1)|Huffer]], and [[Sideswipe (G1)|Sideswipe]] being taken out of the fight. Further Autobot casualties were only prevented by the arrival of Optimus Prime with reinforcements from the Ark and all four Dinobots were left in a vegetative state.'' {{storylink|Dinobot Hunt!}}

''Ratchet returned the Dinobots to the Ark and repaired their cybo-dendrons but they remained in their respective comas, each dreaming of fighting against their own personal demons.'' {{storylink|Victory!}} ''When they did wake up, they were confined to the Ark because their alt-modes were too conspicuous but then Sludge saw Joy Meadows on a [[television]] broadcast and the Dinobots decided to up sticks and look for her anyway. They found her in the middle of a [[Intelligence and Information Institute|Triple-I]] ambush and rescued her, agreeing to provide an interview regarding the truth about the Transformers' presence on Earth. Swoop left to pick up Joy's camera crew but was tagged with a homing beacon by Triple-I, which led the Decepticons straight to them. After a brief but fierce battle in which the Dinobots were aided by the mechanoid [[Centurion (Marvel)|Centurion]] controlled by Professor Morris, Soundwave located Joy's incriminating footage and destroyed it. With no cause left to fight, the Decepticons left the Dinobots and Centurion to sulk.'' {{storylink|In the National Interest}}

[[File:Dinobots Bad News.jpg|upright=1.3|thumb|Pretty much says it all.]]
''A short time later, Centurion discovered the re-arrival in the past of the [[time travel]]ling [[Galvatron (G1)|Galvatron]] but the future Decepticon leader was too powerful for him and tore the mechanoid limb from limb. This angered Grimlock and the Dinobots who attacked Galvatron in turn, but even with the assistance of [[Blaster (G1)|Blaster]]'s [[Cybertron Seven|resistance cell]], Professor Morris's neural relay link and Shockwave's Decepticons it was a close-fought thing and only Galvatron's reluctance to fire on his own troops brought it to an end. Leaving the Cybertronian Autobots with directions to the Ark, the Dinobots gathered up Centurion's remains and carried on their way.'' {{storylink|Fallen Angel}}

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The Dinobots continued hiding out in the [[Cascade Range|Cascades]], stealing fuel from humans and sending Swoop out to spy on the Autobots at the Ark. Learning that Optimus Prime was dead, Grimlock decided to return and seize command for himself. Bursting into the Ark, he denounced Prime's style of leadership as weak and insisted only the strongest should lead but was soundly rebuffed by the assembled Autobots. Meanwhile, [[Ratbat (G1)|Ratbat]], the Decepticons' fuel auditor on Cybertron, had sent [[Trypticon (G1)|Trypticon]] through the [[space bridge]] to annihilate the Earthbound Autobots once and for all. Outside the Ark, the Dinobots stood back and watched the slaughter for a while until Trypticon threatened [[Rachel Becker]], a palaeontology student who had taken an interest in the local Transformer activity, which drove Grimlock to defend her. Following their leader's example, the other Dinobots charged, battling Trypticon until his fuel quota for the trip was expended and Ratbat recalled him to Cybertron. For showing courage and compassion in during the battle, the grateful Autobots then elected Grimlock as their new leader. {{storylink|King of the Hill!}}

After selecting the perfect crown to wear as leader, Grimlock sent Blaster and [[Bumblebee (G1)/Marvel Comics continuity|Goldbug]] out to retrieve the [[Mechanic]] but when they failed to apprehend him, they promptly deserted. {{storylink|Mechanical Difficulties!}} ''Calling a meeting of all available Autobots, Grimlock was snarkily reminded by Wheeljack that they were all out hunting for the deserters or working on seemingly pointless tasks, such as repairing Centurion. Just then, [[Blades (G1)|Blades]] called in to say that he'd detected a Transformer's life sign coming from the sewers beneath [[London]]. Travelling there with Centurion to apprehend the deserters Grimlock found himself face-to-face with none other than Megatron (or at least a [[Straxus (G1)|clone]] of him that believed itself to be the real thing) and engaged him in battle alongside members of the human military team [[Action Force (team)|Action Force]]. Ultimately it was only thanks to Centurion's sacrifice that Megatron was defeated.'' {{storylink|Ancient Relics!}}

[[File:Dinobots razorclaw grudge match.jpg|thumb|The Predacon group shot is ''over there''.]]
''Later at the Ark, Swoop recognised his old rival Divebomb on a television news report and set out to find him, seeking vengeance. The two tussled but Divebomb was quickly backed up by his fellow [[Predacon (G1)|Predacons]] who then took it in turns to beat the snot out of Swoop. Grimlock and the rest the Dinobots followed not far behind and turned the tables on the Predacons before Swoop intervened and allowed the Decepticons to go free, saying that he couldn't allow Grimlock to fight his battles for him.'' {{storylink|Grudge Match!}}

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At the Ark, Wheeljack had finished putting the finishing touches to his [[Geothermal Generator]] but Grimlock was more interested in Slag's report of a [[Rapid Anti-robot Assault Team|RAAT]] ambush on the [[Throttlebot]]s, sending the [[Protectobot (G1)|Protectobots]] to retrieve Blaster and Goldbug. {{storylink|Used Autobots}} Grimlock also had Wheeljack working on two other projects—preparing a [[variable voltage harness]] with which to punish the deserters and making the Ark space-worthy once more. When the Protectobots were delayed in returning Blaster thanks to a [[Combaticon (G1)|Combaticon]] attack, Grimlock ordered the launch of the Ark, catching up to Blaster along with a group of [[Spacehikers|human children]] aboard a [[mode lock]]ed [[Blast Off (G1)|Blast Off]]. {{storylink|Child's Play (issue)|Child's Play}} When Grimlock captured the shuttle he found that Blaster had escaped, so the Dinobots put the children on trial and forced them to "walk the plank" as a ploy to draw him out. Even though Blaster had the support of the Ark's Autobots and Wheeljack's buddy [[Sky Lynx (G1)|Sky Lynx]] rescued the children from deep space, the Dinobots had them surrounded and Blaster was forced to surrender to Grimlock. {{storylink|Spacehikers!}}

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Grimlock threw Blaster into the variable voltage harness and seemingly forgot about him until the Ark ran into the crew of the ''[[Steelhaven (G1)|Steelhaven]]'' and [[Fortress Maximus (G1)|Forktongue Maxiface]] made contact. Enraged that a [[Spike Witwicky (G1)|puny human]] led his band of Autobots and worse, that they were sheltering the deserter Goldbug, Grimlock challenged Fullstrength Motleypuss to settle the matter through the archaic [[Code of Combat]]. A duel was arranged on the [[Moon (moon)|moon]] with Blaster standing in as Fruitloop Multipuck's champion and the Dinobots cheered on their leader as the two combatants fought. Their enthusiasm was short-lived, however, as [[Onslaught (G1)|Onslaught]] chose that moment to lead Ratbat's Decepticons in a full-scale assault on the assembled Autobots, causing massive casualties among their number and damaging the Ark. Grimlock and Blaster put aside their differences and united to lead a counterattack, driving the Decepticons away but leaving the Autobots stranded on the moon as the ''Steelhaven'' had returned to [[Nebulos]], hoping to restore Optimus Prime. {{storylink|Totaled!}}

''Following his resurrection, Prime led the Autobots and Dinobots to Earth aboard a [[Ark shuttlecraft|shuttle]] to deal with Galvatron once and for all, as the [[time rift]] the future Decepticon had inadvertently created was threatening the very fabric of space and time itself. Storming outside to defend [[Highbrow (G1)|Highbrow]] from [[Scorponok (G1)|Scorponok]]'s Decepticons, Prime, Snarl and a group of other Autobots were [[mass substitution|transported]] away to [[Limbo]] to make way for [[Hot Rod (G1)/Marvel Comics continuity|Rodimus Prime]] and his troops from the future. Misunderstanding the situation, Swoop, Slag and Sludge attacked them but were convinced to stand down when Goldbug was injured, prompting the future's [[Ultra Magnus (G1)/Marvel Comics continuity|Ultra Magnus]] to call a truce and Optimus Prime to use the power of the [[Matrix of Leadership|Matrix]] to speak to his troops. United with the future and present Autobots and Decepticons, the Dinobots confronted Galvatron, now allied with (the clone of) Megatron. After a vicious battle, Megatron fled and Galvatron was sucked into the time rift.'' {{storylink|Time Wars}}

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The Dinobots were next called upon to fight the [[Underbase]]-powered [[Starscream (G1)/Marvel Comics continuity|Starscream]] in [[Tokyo]]. Slag, Sludge, Swoop and Snarl were quickly taken out and while Grimlock managed to knock the treacherous Decepticon out of the sky for the Predacons to attack him, they were no match for the super-powered Seeker and only the Decepticon [[Pretender]]s could stand against him. When Grimlock rushed to join the battle, Starscream suspended the Pretenders' fire, then threw him into its path, blowing him apart. {{storylink|Dark Star}}

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Some time later Grimlock was brought back online on Cybertron by Ratchet, using Pretender technology stolen from Megatron. {{storylink|All the Familiar Faces!}} While Grimlock, along with the restored [[Bumblebee (G1)/Marvel Comics continuity|Bumblebee]] and Jazz easily defeated Megatron's underlings, they failed to save Ratchet when [[Megatron's base]] exploded. {{storylink|Skin Deep}} Grimlock, Jazz and Bumblebee briefly joined the Autobot resistance movement on Cybertron before attempting to return to Earth via [[trans-time dimensional portal]]. They were thwarted when ''the latest incarnation of'' the [[Mayhem Attack Squad]] infiltrated [[Autobase]] and sabotaged the portal, teleporting all six Transformers (and the [[Micromaster]] [[Rescue Patrol (G1)|Rescue Patrol]]) deep into the heart of Cybertron, where the Autobots discovered the resting place of their god, [[Primus]]. {{storylink|Yesterday's Heroes!}} During a battle within the centre of the planet one of [[Octopunch (G1)|Octopunch]]'s shots ricocheted off Grimlock's back, striking Primus in the face and waking him, a few seconds before they were all teleported to Earth. {{storylink|The Primal Scream}} Rejoining Optimus Prime's forces, Grimlock warned him about the impending [[Unicron]] and went on to form a team with Jazz and Bumblebee to search for the lost Creation Matrix. They discovered it on the moon [[VsQs]], where Optimus Prime's funeral barge had crashed, but were defeated by [[Thunderwing (G1)|Thunderwing]] who claimed the Matrix for his own. {{storylink|Dark Creation}}

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Frustrated by his defeat at Thunderwing's hands and humiliated at having to be rescued by the Autobots, Grimlock sought out a way to revive the rest of the Dinobots and discovered that the answer apparently lay on the planet of [[Hydrus Four]] in the [[Styrakon System]], where scientists had discovered a new source of energy called [[Nucleon (substance)|Nucleon]]. He went to Optimus Prime to request permission to investigate this potential life-saving fuel but was turned down flat by the preoccupied Autobot leader. Grimlock tore up a room in the Ark to vent his anger and was caught in the act by [[Waverider]] who went to report this to Optimus Prime, but was told to wait as Prime had an important announcement to make. Meanwhile, Grimlock was caught taking the Dinobots' bodies from the life-support medlab in subchamber B on level 4 of the Ark. Sympathising with Grimlock's position, he let his guard down for a second and was floored by the Dinobot leader, who proceeded to steal an [[All-Terrain Turbo-Transport]] and blast clear of the Ark just as Prime was announcing his intention to surrender to the Decepticons. {{storylink|Eye of the Storm}}

On Hydrus Four, Grimlock enlisted a [[Hydrusian guide|local mechanoid]] as his guide and learned that Nucleon had driven the [[Nucleon guardian|first three patients]] insane, leaving them to jealously guard the medi-center that was its source against all that approached. Easily making his way past the first two guardians (though they scared away his guide) Grimlock found himself face-to-face with the third, a diminutive robot who told Grimlock that contrary to appearances, the guardians were there to protect unaffected robots from Nucleon's terrible side effects. Testing the Nucleon for himself and feeling great, Grimlock dismissed the warning that "time will tell" and began to revive the other Dinobots. {{storylink|The Pri¢e of Life!}} However, even as they were making preparations to leave Hydrus Four and Snarl was thanking him for the Nucleon boost, Grimlock's leg began to seize up and he thought back to the mechanoid's warning. {{storylink|...All This and Civil War 2}}

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Returning to the Ark, the Dinobots found not just the ship but the entire planet was devoid of Transformer life, apart from a strange signal in two parts. With Slag and Sludge pumping Nucleon into the Ark's life-support medibay and Swoop able to pilot the Ark by himself, Grimlock ordered that they set course for Cybertron even as his hand began to lock up. {{storylink|The Void! (US)|The Void!}} Upon arrival, they found that the battle with Unicron was in full swing, so Grimlock chose to smash the Chaos Bringer in the face. With the Ark. When [[Prowl (G1)/Marvel Comics continuity|Prowl]] berated him for this reckless action, Grimlock kicked him out of the Ark and then jumped out after him with the Dinobots, eager to join the fight. {{storylink|On the Edge of Extinction!}}

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With Unicron defeated by the power of the restored [[Matrix of Leadership|Matrix]], a dying Optimus Prime named Grimlock to be his successor as Autobot leader. A distraught Prowl passed on the news, making Grimlock swear to the Autobot code to protect all life, but the practical Grimlock was more concerned with finding and locating the rest of the deactivated Autobots still aboard the recently stolen Ark. Heading out with the rest of the Dinobots to look for it, Grimlock's seizures suddenly became more serious as his entire body locked in place and he was unable to move—just as they were approached by a frantic [[Hi-Q]] being chased by a horde of [[Demon]]s. The other Dinobots formed a circle around their leader but found the Demons were tough opponents and that they were being beaten back. Hi-Q, however, saw that the Nucleon was engineering a metamorphosis within Grimlock and used his [[Powermaster]] skills to accelerate the process, allowing the Dinobot leader to be reborn in a new, all-powerful [[Action Master]] form. This newfound power caused most of the Demons to flee but Grimlock had caught one and was about to kill it when he was reminded of his oath to protect all life by Hi-Q. Letting the Demon go, he returned to his Dinobots and revealed the price he had paid for his Nucleon upgrade—Grimlock was no longer able to transform. {{storylink|Still Life!}}

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At a meeting of the newly formed and somewhat shaky Autobot-Decepticon alliance, Blaster revealed that the effects of the cataclysmic battle were much worse that they thought and that the planet was shaking itself apart. While Grimlock pursued a path of questionable diplomacy towards the Decepticons, Prowl naïvely shared their evacuation plans with [[Bludgeon (G1)|Bludgeon]]. When Bludgeon inevitably betrayed Prowl's trust by sabotaging the Autobot ships and escaping the dying planet to loot and plunder anew, Grimlock had the Dinobots retrieve their stolen battlecruisers from the Rad Zone. {{storylink|Exodus!}} Thanks to tracking devices on the Decepticon ships, Grimlock was able to lead the Autobot pursuit force right to the Decepticons on the planet [[Klo]]. {{storylink|A Savage Circle}} Unfortunately, it seemed the Decepticons had discovered the tracking devices and anticipated their arrival, preparing a textbook ambush. {{storylink|The Last Autobot?}} One massacre later and the only Dinobots left alive were Grimlock and Slag, along with the Autobots Prowl, Kup and Blaster. Thankfully, a miracle arrived in the form of a resurrected Optimus Prime and the awesomely powerful [[Last Autobot]], who began reviving all the Autobots who fell in battle with the Decepticons. Bludgeon fled with his remaining troops, and Grimlock and the Dinobots stood victorious. {{storylink|End of the Road! (US)|End of the Road!}}
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=====Earthforce=====
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In an alternate timeline, Grimlock found a way to revive his fellow Dinobots after their destruction in the [[Underbase Saga]]. They returned to Earth to battle a new splinter group of Decepticons under [[Shockwave (G1)/Marvel Comics continuity|Shockwave]]'s command. Despite the Dinobots emerging victorious, [[Optimus Prime (G1)/Marvel Comics continuity|Optimus Prime]] berated Grimlock and his team for their brutal tactics, flying in the face of the "[[Autobot Code]]". {{storylink|Two Steps Back!}} This led to a confrontation between Grimlock and Prime that ultimately deteriorated into a physical brawl, but they were too evenly matched and ended up laughing at the absurdity of the situation. Prime relented and allowed Grimlock and the Dinobots the autonomy to defend the Earth as they saw fit, providing they show some restraint. Along with [[Bumblebee (G1)/Marvel Comics continuity|Bumblebee]], [[Jazz (G1)/Marvel Comics continuity|Jazz]] and five Autobots recently revived by [[Galvatron II|Galvatron]], they formed the Earthforce. {{storylink|Break-Away!}}

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They landed their [[Ark shuttlecraft|shuttle]] in [[Canada]], where the Earthforce prepared to battle the Decepticons. To emphasise to his troops that they would not be fighting the war Prime's way, Grimlock literally threw a copy of the Autobot Code out of the window. {{storylink|Once upon a Time...}} Not long afterwards, Grimlock received a transmission from Shockwave, challenging him to a duel. Grimlock accepted, unaware that it was an [[April Fools' Day]] prank by the other Dinobots, and trekked out miles into the wilderness only to find himself face-to-face with a Shockwave-shaped snowman. He took out at least some of his frustrations on two passing [[Predacon (G1)|Predacons]], then ran back towards the other Dinobots carrying an enormous snowball. {{storylink|Snow Fun!}}

[[Snarl (G1)/Marvel Comics continuity|Snarl]] went on a mission with [[Wheeljack (G1)|Wheeljack]] to investigate the suspect [[Sleepfast]] nightlights, only to discover that they were a scheme of the diabolical [[Mindwipe (G1)|Mindwipe]]. They defeated the hypnotic Decepticon by using his own technology against him, though Snarl wasn't so impressed by Wheeljack's punning. {{storylink|The Living Nightlights!}} Later, Grimlock made a deal with the [[Survivors]], lending them aid to rescue their Decepticon comrade [[Carnivac (G1)|Carnivac]] in exchange for them joining Earthforce under his command. {{storylink|Where Wolf?}} Acting on an anonymous tip-off, Grimlock and the Earthforce travelled to [[Memphis Airport]] to defeat the duelling [[Megatron (G1)/Marvel Comics continuity|Megatron]] and Shockwave. {{storylink|Internal Affairs!}}

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After Wheeljack had finished constructing the [[Earthbase]], with its hugely impressive security systems, the Dinobots found themselves locked out. While [[Prowl (G1)/Marvel Comics continuity|Prowl]] and the recently revived [[Aerialbot (G1)|Aerialbots]] battled their way inside, Grimlock helped by, er, holding Wheeljack upside down by one leg. {{storylink|The House that Wheeljack Built!}} Soon afterwards, [[Soundwave (G1)/Marvel Comics continuity|Soundwave]] staged a full-scale Decepticon assault before the grid could be repaired, putting Earthforce on the defensive. The Dinobots finally got to go out and kick some butt, with Grimlock taking on [[Octane]], [[Slag (G1)/Marvel Comics continuity|Slag]] roasting [[Scrapper (G1)|Scrapper]] and [[Swoop (G1)/Marvel Comics continuity|Swoop]] bombing [[Long Haul (G1)|Long Haul]]. They soon drove off the Decepticons. {{storylink|Divide and Conquer!}}

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By sheer bad luck, Slag's [[emotional damper]]s happened to fail while Optimus Prime was conducting an inspection of the Earthbase leading to a series of comic episodes as Grimlock attempted to distract the Autobot commander from his fellow Dinobots' efforts to bring the rampaging monster under control. {{storylink|The 4,000,000 Year Itch!}} Then it was Grimlock's turn to get murderous as Prime had the insufferable [[Tracks (G1)|Tracks]] repaired in Wheeljack's Body Shop and assigned him to the ranks of the Earthforce. {{storylink|Makin' Tracks!}} He was also less than impressed when the [[Mayhem Attack Squad]] escaped from the Earthbase's cells under [[Inferno (G1)|Inferno]]'s watch. {{storylink|Shut Up!}}

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When Wheeljack diagnosed Snarl with the fatal disease [[Corrodia Gravis]], the Dinobots had to seek out [[Starscream (G1)/Marvel Comics continuity|Starscream]], the only Transformer capable of giving him a compatible systems boost. {{storylink|Assassins}} To make matters worse, when they found him he was under attack from the Mayhems and they quickly found themselves under attack from Megatron and Shockwave. {{storylink|External Forces!}} Forced to choose sides, Sludge and Swoop went to protect Starscream from the Pretender assassins while Grimlock and Slag dealt with the two former Decepticon leaders. After Slag charbroiled Megatron and Grimlock plunged his energo-sword through Shockwave's chest, they gave up the fight and took off. Starscream then agreed to the systems boost in exchange for Grimlock's promise to help if Megatron tried to assassinate him again. {{storylink|The Lesser Evil!}}

After [[Superion (G1)|Superion]] went crazy due to a [[cerebro-shell]], Grimlock and the Autobots were forced to give an interview and a guided tour of their base to the reporter [[Irwin Spoon]] in exchange for his help removing the shell from their friend. {{storylink|Inside Story!}} Grimlock was less than thrilled. He probably was relieved when the nosy human got kidnapped and brainwashed by [[Bombshell (G1)|Bombshell]] and the [[Stunticon (G1)|Stunticons]]—at least Grimlock got to skip his interview! {{storylink|Front Line! (issue)|Front Line!}}

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In [[1992]] Snarl once again fell victim to Corrodia Gravis and the Dinobots took him back to the [[Savage Land]] to retrieve the [[Crystalline containment vessel|control crystal]] from their old shuttle in an attempt to save his life. They found that a human named [[Embrey|Professor Embrey]] had used the crystal to save some of the area's [[Dinosaur (dinosaur)|dinosaurs]] from a disease that was killing them. Unwilling to trade Snarl's life for the dinosaurs', the Dinobots instead transferred his mind into a ''Stegosaurus'' until they could find an another way to save him. {{storylink|Destiny of the Dinobots!}}
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=====Marvel UK future timelines=====
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In [[2008]] the Dinobots were stationed on Cybertron when the Decepticons staged a brazen and unprovoked attack on the Autobot location, prompting an incredible battle. The Dinobots led the counterattack and started to tear through the enemy. Realising that the battle was a distraction engineered by [[Unicron]] to keep the Autobots away from the planet [[Junkion (planet)|Junk]], [[Hot Rod (G1)/Marvel Comics continuity|Rodimus Prime]] withdrew the Dinobots from the battle and they set off to confront him. [[File:Dinobots legacy of unicron 2.jpg|thumb|Me Grimlock LOVE committing war crimes!]] Unfortunately Unicron had mentally enslaved the [[Junkion (species)|Junkions]] to rebuild his body out of their planet, so to prevent this, Grimlock brought the Dinobots down to the planet and attacked the Junkions, slaughtering them wholesale. {{storylink|The Legacy of Unicron!}}

Later, Grimlock was part of Rodimus Prime's crew who came to Earth to free Autobot City from Quintesson occupation. {{storylink|Space Pirates!}}
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====="Another Time & Place"=====

====Marvel ''Generation 2'' comic====

====Fleetway ''Generation 2'' comic====

====''Classics''====
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====''Regeneration One''====
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====''Transformers '84''====
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A commando demolition squad, the Dynobots were sent to back up Perceptor when he explored the ruins of a [[Project Dreadnought]] turbine. When they tripped the silent alarm however, they were ambushed by [[Jetfire (G1)|Skyfire]]. Though they managed to down the aerial scientist, they were caught unaware by Shockwave who disabled them with a single mighty blast. After the cyclops had retrived Skyfire's [[brain module]], the ruined bodies of the Dynobots were recovered by the Autobots. {{storylink|Secrets & Lies issue 1|Secrets & Lies #1}}

The Dynobots' bodies were recovered by the Autobots and taken aboard the ''[[Ark (G1)|Ark]]'' where [[Ratchet (G1)/Marvel Comics continuity|Ratchet]] stored their [[spark]]s in magnetic field stasis and their memory engrams in the [[mind bank]]. When the ship later crashed on prehistoric Earth, [[Aunty|AUNTIE]] detected Shockwave's arrival on the planet and repaired the Dynobots with new [[alternate mode]]s based on [[Dinosaur (dinosaur)|dinosaurs]] to deal with the Decepticon. Thirsty for revenge, the redubbed Dinobots confronted the scientist at a volcano only for him to outmanoeuvre them. After four had fallen, a desperate Grimlock injected a capsule of raw energon into himself, supercharging his system and allowing him to punch Shockwave into a mountain, bringing it crumbling down atop the Decepticon. {{storylink|Secrets & Lies issue 2|Secrets & Lies #2}}

Disoriented from the fuel, Grimlock stumbled back to the ''Ark'', until he burnt off enough to remember his team. {{storylink|Secrets & Lies issue 3|Secrets & Lies #3}} After stopping AUNTIE from setting off Megatron's [[antimatter]], Grimlock returned to the battle site and willingly deactivated, burying himself alongside his fellows. {{storylink|Secrets & Lies issue 4|Secrets & Lies #4}}

===Listen 'n Fun audiobooks continuity===
The Dinobots, led by Snarl, arrived at Doctor [[Heath Blaisedale]]'s solar plant in time to take part in a fight to defend the plant against the Decepticons. Unfortunately in their enthusiasm, as well as fighting off the Decepticons, they completely trashed the solar reactor which it had taken ten years for the doctor to construct. {{storylink|Sun Raid (Listen 'n Fun)}}

===3H comics===
While telling the new [[Dinobot (BM)|Dinobot]] team of their mission, the [[Oracle (BM)|Oracle]] referred to the Dinobots of old as being fearsome and deadly but unbalanced between savagery and thought. {{storylink|Departure}}

===''The Beast Within''===
The Dinobots [[Combiner|combine]] into the [[Beast (G1)|Beast]] to fight the Decepticons, but the Beast is so savage and kill-crazy that the Autobots have to kill it. {{storylink|The Beast Within}}

===Dreamwave ''Generation One'' continuity===
[[File:ScrollDinobots.jpg|thumb|A Dinobot by any other name would still kick your ass]]
It was established that Grimlock once commanded a splinter faction of Autobots known as the [[Lightning Strike Coalition]], which included the Dynobots. It was also established that following this, these five robots used the Cybertronian designation "D'''y'''nobots". {{storylink|Transformers: War Within: The Dark Ages|The War Within: The Dark Ages}}

The Dynobots traveled to Earth separately from the rest of the Autobots. Grimlock emerged on his own, and the Ark Autobots found him battling the [[Insecticon (G1)|Insecticons]]. The fate of the other Dinobots was unknown, but somehow Megatron had captured them and kept them in stasis in a secret base. After being freed, they traveled to Cybertron and helped liberate it from Shockwave's control. {{storylink|War and Peace}}

===''G.I. Joe vs. the Transformers''===
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The Dinobots were originally five present-day Autobots who were sent back in time by [[Teletran 3]] and reformatted into dinosaurs. When [[G.I. Joe (team)|G.I. Joe]] traveled back in time, they recovered the Dinobots, who proceeded to beat Shockwave's Decepticons three ways from Sunday. {{storylink|G.I. Joe vs. the Transformers II issue 4}}

Grimlock was later sent to Earth to oversee the decommissioning of Cybertronian technology {{storylink|The Art of War issue 1|The Art of War #1}}, where his team found that human scientists had used the deactivated Megatron's technology to create the evil [[Serpentor|Serpent Organic Robot]]. {{storylink|The Art of War issue 2|The Art of War #2}} Grimlock and the others followed this new threat back to Cybertron, only to be captured and imprisoned by the Decepticons. {{storylink|The Art of War issue 3|The Art of War #3}} He was eventually freed by his G.I. Joe allies {{storylink|The Art of War issue 4|The Art of War #4}}, and helped defeat Serpent O.R. Meanwhile, Snarl was seen among the Autobot troops fighting against Serpent O.R.'s army. {{storylink|The Art of War issue 5|The Art of War #5}}
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===''Legends'' anthology===
The story "[[Paddles (story)|Paddles]]" features a [[Paddles (G1)|sixth Dinobot of the same name]]. This is also the only appearance of the character. {{storylink|Paddles (story)|Paddles}}

===2005 IDW continuity===
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Grimlock and Slag were soldiers even before the war, and met each other when they were both thrown in a brig for pissing off their commanding officers (''shooting'' them in Slag's case). Bonding over their mutual desire to get things done and ignore the rules, they decided to form their own strike team: the Dynobots. In a personal quirk, however, Slag didn't want them to be seen as a ''proper'' team. {{storylink|Maximum Dinobots issue 2|Maximum Dinobots #2}} Their newly formed team of misfits became members of the [[Primal Vanguard]] under [[Nominus Prime]] and (somehow) model soldiers, acting as a Covert Strike Force with a spotless and admirable service record until one mission went wrong. While searching for terrorists beneath the [[Toraxxis Plains]], the group ran into strange [[cyber-morphic predator]]s, leading to an encounter that killed their medic [[Skar (IDW)|Skar]] and left the others unstable and with dangerous monstrous altmodes [[Scanning|scanned]] from the beasts. Upon their return supervisors wanted to study them to learn about Skar's method of "dynamic alt-mode adaption", but the team feeling broken and betrayed broke free and went on the run. {{storylink|Underworld (IDW)|Underworld}}

Following their disappearance from the public eye, the Dynobots began competing in underground gladiator fights at the [[Forge]] in [[Kaon (polity)|Kaon]]. When [[Megatron (G1)/2005 IDW continuity|Megatron]] put out a call for combatants, the Dynobots were amongst those who were shown grudging respect by the [[Predacon (G1)|Predacons]] as opposed to the remainder of the "amateurs" in the crowd. {{storylink|Megatron Origin issue 3|Megatron Origin #3}}

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While fighting in the [[Ring of Trials]], the Dynobots witnessed a call from [[Optimus Prime (G1)/2005 IDW continuity|Optimus Prime]] to rally against the Decepticon tyranny on Cybertron. {{storylink|Broadcast}} For reasons known only to themselves, they responded to the call and aided Prime's new Autobot army in [[Iacon (polity)|Iacon]] by crushing some Decepticon [[Brawl (G1)|tanks]]. {{storylink|Endgame}} While they began wearing the Autobot insignia after the battle, the Dynobots couldn't stay with Prime's forces. By this time their beastly altmodes were influencing their minds by turning them increasingly aggressive, causing them to stop transforming out of fear that they might eventually snap and ''become'' the vicious monsters they had scanned. Unwilling to endanger the people of Cybertron with their presence, the team turned to a life of crime in an attempt to gather enough money to make it offworld. {{storylink|Derelicts}}

The Dynobots' biggest heist was an attempt to steal several tankers worth of energon from the [[Toraxxis mega-refinery]]. {{storylink|Wreckage (issue)|Wreckage}} Unfortunately, [[Scorponok (G1)|Scorponok]]'s Decepticons had the same idea, leading to a battle between the two groups of robbers. Annoyed by Grimlock's bossy attitude, Slag briefly left the Dynobots during the heist but came back to his pals in time to help them fight the Decepticons. {{storylink|Faces of Darkness}} Grimlock triggered the refinery's alarm to summon the Autobots then tried to disappear in the chaos, but was chased down and attacked by Scorponok. He defeated the Decepticon by resorting to using his altmode, only to be arrested by Optimus Prime in the aftermath, causing him to turn desperate and threaten to blow up the refinery. While he didn't go through with it, Scorponok ''did''. {{storylink|Rage (IDW)|Rage}} The destruction of Toraxxis scattered the Dynobots, leaving Grimlock alone. {{storylink|Fallout (issue)|Fallout}} He rejected any help offered by the Autobots, but the other Dynobots found him and convinced him to give Optimus Prime a chance. {{storylink|Prey (issue)|Prey}}

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They came with [[Kup (G1)/2005 IDW continuity|Kup]] to [[Starsreach Spaceport]], where an unfortunately timed Decepticon attack caused Grimlock to lose control again. {{storylink|Massacre}} He was able to calm down, but the incident was the last straw for the Dynobots, who had had lost all hope for themselves and left Cybertron. {{storylink|Unleashed}} However, they soon changed their minds and returned in time to help the Autobots fight [[Trypticon (G1)|Trypticon]], an ancient monster and creator of the cyber-morphic predators. {{storylink|Annihilation}} After the Dynobots fought off Trypticon's minions and Grimlock aided Megatron in taking the beast down from within, they returned to the Autobots in hopes that their scientists could finally cure their cursed altmodes. {{storylink|Belly of the Beast (issue)|Belly of the Beast}}

Indeed, Autobot science was able to purify the corrupted energon running through the Dynobots' veins and restore their original vehicle modes, efficiently curing them of their aggression. {{storylink|Primacy issue 1|Primacy 1}} They went on to help defend Iacon from a Decepticon assault, saving [[Hot Rod (G1)/2005 IDW continuity|Hot Rod]] from the Predacons in the process. {{storylink|Primacy issue 4|Primacy #4}}

As the war raged on, the Dynobots became figures of fear to the Decepticon army, regularly making brutal raids on outposts and leaving no survivors. {{storylink|The Transformers: Maximum Dinobots #1|Maximum Dinobots #1}} Experienced soldiers would tell new recruits Dynobot stories to ''"scare the bejesus out of 'em."'' {{storylink|The Waiting Game}}{{storylink|Some Of My Best Friends Are Autobots}} The war moved offworld after Cybertron was rendered uninhabitable, and the Dynobots continued to fight under Optimus—though the Dynobots began to openly chafe under Prime's leadership, believing that the Autobot leader only kept the unruly warriors around to take on the "dirty" missions that the other Autobots couldn't perform. {{storylink|Time Will Rust}} {{storylink|Post}} Though the naturally rebellious Grimlock would at one point even defect to the Decepticons, he would find his way back to the Autobots, earning himself a place on [[the List]] of the [[Decepticon Justice Division]]. {{storylink|The Ties That Bind (issue)|The Ties That Bind}} The Dynobots took part in a particularly bloody campaign on [[Varas Centralus]], where their actions were as horrific as any Decepticon's. {{storylink|The Killing Jar (issue)|The Killing Jar}}

[[File:Shockwaveg1idw.jpg|thumb|left|upright=1.2|Good times.]]
Approximately ten thousand years ago, the Dynobots followed [[Shockwave (G1)/2005 IDW continuity|Shockwave]] to prehistoric Earth on a revenge-fueled crusade, ''after'' Optimus had told them to get over it already. The planet's energon fields forced them to take on the forms of the local animal life, and thus protected, they attacked Shockwave on the surface. Sadly, it did not protect the Dynobots from Shockwave's energy blasts, which melted the artificial skin and caused the Dynobots to go into [[stasis lock]] due to excessive [[energon radiation]]. Due to a deadman's switch, the Dynobots' ship, the ''[[Skyfire (ship)|Skyfire]]'', blasted a volcano that buried everyone in molten lava. They were unearthed in 2006 by a human archaeological dig {{storylink|Spotlight: Shockwave}} which was taken over by [[Skywatch|government agents]]. {{storylink|Escalation issue 5|Escalation #5}}

Though Grimlock was the first to be brought back online, he was freed from Skywatch's control through a virus implanted by a [[Machination]] spy (under orders from Scorponok). Scorponok wanted Grimlock to join him, but Grimlock refused, fought Scorponok, and escaped, vowing to find and rescue the other Dynobots. Scorponok, however, planned to take control of the Dynobots himself and use them to assassinate Grimlock. {{storylink|Spotlight: Grimlock}}

Reactivated by Skywatch, the Dynobots were put through their paces, seemingly to great success (secretly because the Machination had "helped" set up Skywatch's neural nets). When Grimlock appeared in Fallon, the town was cordoned off and the "Thunder Lizards" were sent to engage him. {{storylink|Maximum Dinobots issue 1|Maximum Dinobots #1}} The resulting clash caused ''massive'' damage to Fallon, helped along by Scorponok causing the neural nets to fluctuate so he could increase the conflict between the Dynobots.

Eventually they were allowed to have their sentience so they could find out Grimlock had set up the deadman's switch, which left them buried on Earth, ''without telling them''. While feeling some guilt for what he did, Grimlock defended his actions by saying "er, hello, we're vicious amoral rule-breakers, of course I did it". Which ''worked''. {{storylink|Maximum Dinobots issue 2|Maximum Dinobots #2}}

[[File:Dynobots divided MaximumDinos.jpg|right|upright=1.66|thumb|Bad times.]]
Rightfully so, the Dynobots were pissed with their leader, and walked away after Swoop read Grimlock the riot act. When Grimlock was attacked and almost destroyed by the [[Sunstreaker clone]]s, however, the team reunited once again for battle. Although fighting valiantly, they might have been destroyed, if not for the intervention of the [[Monsterbot (G1)|Monsterbot]]s, whom were earlier contacted by Grimlock.
{{storylink|Maximum Dinobots issue 3|Maximum Dinobots #3}}

Aboard the Monsterbots' ship, the Dynobots wondered why Grimlock would side with the outcasts. They gave Grimlock a stern look when he exited the cockpit. The Dynobots didn't see the point of fighting Scorponok, but Grimlock said that Scorponok made it their fight when he turned the Dynobots against him. Snarl disagreed, saying that it has always been Grimlock's fight, that he and the other Dynobots went along with him, and that it was now Grimlock's wounded pride at stake. After the Monsterbots blasted away the defenses, Grimlock exited the ship, saying that there was no way he could let this go, and that with or without the Dynobots, there would be a reckoning for Scorponok. The Dynobots decided that arguing is pointless and followed Grimlock. When [[Hunter O'Nion]] pulled the cords from [[Sunstreaker (G1)/2005 IDW continuity|Sunstreaker]]'s head, shutting him down, the clones ceased to function. Sludge cried out in victory, but the moment is short-lived as Scorponok blasted Sludge into stasis. {{storylink|Maximum Dinobots issue 4|Maximum Dinobots #4}}

[[File:MaximumDinobots Don'tMessWithTheDynos.jpg|upright=1.4|thumb|left|Hey, he's sayin' what we're all thinkin'!]]
Grimlock stared down at Sludge's dead body, brooding about how it was his fault Sludge was dead... while a battle between Scorponok and Shockwave (for rights of revenge upon Grimlock) raged on around him. Eventually Snarl, Slag, and Swoop decide to get to the Monsterbots' ship while the getting was good, but Grimlock stayed behind with Sludge. Grimlock tried infusing some of his [[spark]] energy into Sludge to revive him, but it seemed to have no effect. Shockwave got the upper hand and let Scorponok escape, and in frustration, Grimlock attacked Shockwave. Grimlock and Shockwave were too busy fighting to notice the return of Slag, Snarl, and Swoop, who reasoned that, while helping Grimlock might not be much of a cause, it still beat being no better than the Monsterbots. They were noticed by Sludge, however, who seemed to have recovered due to Grimlock's treatment after all. The four of them dove into the fray proper, but Grimlock ordered them to go after Scorponok instead. When [[Hot Rod (G1)/2005 IDW continuity|Hot Rod]] was about to get squished by Scorponok, the remaining Dynobots showed up in just the nick of time. At Hot Rod's urgings, Swoop severed the connections keeping Scorponok's head conscious. But before the Dynobots could kill the rest of Scorponok, [[Ultra Magnus (G1)/2005 IDW continuity|Ultra Magnus]] showed up and told them that Scorponok would be revived and made to answer to a tribunal instead. He then said they should purge the entire Machination facility, gather up all related Machination technology, and get as far away from Earth as possible as soon as possible—a plan that the Dynobots, Hot Rod, and Hunter were all perfectly OK with. Ultra Magnus later told Grimlock that having Scorponok and Shockwave in custody could help offset Grimlock's own sentence, and that the other Dynobots' warrants had been canceled, and Grimlock was content with that and the fact that Sludge was alive again thanks to him. On Earth, the other Dynobots meanwhile happily repaired the Skyfire. {{storylink|Maximum Dinobots issue 5|Maximum Dinobots #5}}

[[File:DinobotHunt DinosWithIronhide.jpg|thumb|upright=1.5|right|Ironhide only gets to hang with them because he's a ''figurative'' dinosaur.]]
Slag, Sludge, Snarl and Swoop spent the next few years wandering through space, at some point changing their team name to the Dinobots and appointing Slag their new leader. When the war finally ended, they returned home to Cybertron and were recruited by [[Ironhide (G1)/2005 IDW continuity|Ironhide]] for a mission to search the wilderness for the missing [[Aerialbot (G1)|Aerialbots]]. They found traces of fighting, but before they could do much investigating the Dinobots were overcome by a strange influence and violently turned on each other and Ironhide. {{storylink|Dinobot Hunt (IDW)|Dinobot Hunt}} The source of the influence was Megatron, who was using them as test subjects for a mysterious energy that could turn Transformers into [[combiner]]s, but the Dinobots' egos proved too strong to be easily subdued and merged. {{storylink|Before the Dawn}} They eventually stopped fighting amongst themselves and instead teamed up on Ironhide, but he was saved from them by the intervention of [[Superion (G1)|Superion]], another result of Megatron's tests. {{storylink|Night and the City}}

After recovering from Megatron's influence, the Dinobots followed Ironhide and Superion back to Iacon {{storylink|Before the Dawn}} where they joined the other Autobots in defending the city from a Decepticon uprising. {{storylink|Plan for Everything}} When the battle was over, [[Starscream (G1)/2005 IDW continuity|Starscream]] convinced the city's [[NAIL|neutral population]] that both the Autobots and Decepticons were bad news, and the Dinobots found themselves exiled into the wilderness alongside the rest of their faction. {{storylink|Heavy Is the Head}} There, they tussled with the [[Constructicon (G1)|Constructicons]] until they revealed themselves to be friendly, after which the two teams put their differences over some energon. {{storylink|Second Exodus}}

When a mysterious light appeared in the wilderness, the Dinobots' first instinct was to go smash it, but it turned out to herald the appearance of the difficult-to-smash [[Quintessa (IDW)|Necrotitan]]. {{storylink|Dark Dawn: Dark Cybertron Chapter 1|Dark Dawn}} After Slug was put in his place by [[Bumblebee (G1)/2005 IDW continuity|Bumblebee]], the Dinobots fell in line helped try to contain the [[Titan (group)|Titan]]. {{storylink|Black Metal: Dark Cybertron Chapter 2|Black Metal}} A brief battle ensued when the exiled Decepticons arrived at the scene, but was interrupted when the Titan emitted a deadly energy wave that injured and corroded many combatants. {{storylink|Winners & Losers: Dark Cybertron Chapter 3|Winners & Losers}} Autobots and Decepticons alike stopped fighting while their leaders tried to work out what was going on. {{storylink|Into the Abyss: Dark Cybertron Chapter 4|Into the Abyss}} The Dinobots took Slug, victim of the energy wave, to safety, then attempted to slow the Necrotitan down as it marched on Iacon. {{storylink|No Exit: Dark Cybertron Chapter 6|No Exit}} They continued to fight the Titan as it reached the city, {{storylink|Burning Bright: Dark Cybertron Chapter 8|Burning Bright}} and watched as it was brought down by [[Metroplex (G1)|Metroplex]]. {{storylink|Finis Temporis: Dark Cybertron Chapter 9|Finis Temporis}}

The Dinobots celebrated the Necrotitan's defeat by going drinking at [[Swerve's]]. {{storylink|The Becoming: Dark Cybertron Chapter 10|The Becoming}} The peace was brief, as an army of [[Ammonite]]s then invaded Cybertron, forcing them back into action. {{storylink|Black Planet: Dark Cybertron Chapter 11|Black Planet}} They fought to drive the invaders out of Iacon until the battle was won, at which point they witnessed Megatron reveal he was joining the Autobots. {{storylink|...And the Damage Done: Dark Cybertron Finale|...And the Damage Done}}

[[File:Redemption FiveDinobotsAgain.jpg|upright=1.4|thumb|left|"Got a name that begins with "S"? You're in!"]]
Six months later, the Dinobots assisted in the investigation of recent Decepticon murders by guarding murder sites. {{storylink|Fight or Flee (issue)|Fight or Flee}} Suspecting the [[Firecon]]s to be the culprits, Optimus Prime, Starscream and [[Windblade (G1)|Windblade]] had a team including the Dinobots take the trio down, which they did with gusto. {{storylink|Quest for Fire}} After the Firecons were proven innocent, Optimus Prime accused the Dinobots themselves of the murders, claiming Slug's war crimes had caused him to snap. Slug thought the revelation that Autobots had also been killed proved his innocence, but Prime didn't relent. {{storylink|The Killing Jar (issue)|The Killing Jar}} Slug wouldn't take this treatment and began plotting to kill Prime, convincing the other Dinobots to help, when the team was suddenly attacked by the actual killer. As it turned out, Prime had only shouted about their crimes in order to lure out the culprit, the vigilante [[Sandstorm (G1)|Sandstorm]], but had also arranged a trap door to open beneath them when the bomb struck, saving their lives. {{storylink|Forever Is a Long Time Coming (issue)|Forever Is a Long Time Coming}}

The other Dinobots had to haul Slug away when he got drunk and tried to start a fight with evangelists [[Sterling]] and [[Aileron]], {{storylink|The Transformers: Redemption|Redemption}} {{storylink|Conquerors Part 1: Aphelion|Aphelion}} but the whole team later started a new fight at [[Maccadam's Old Oil House]] and Slug got arrested. In jail, he was asked by [[Barricade (IDW)|Barricade]] to protect him, [[Swift (G1)|Swift]] and [[Strafe (IDW)|Strafe]] during an off-the-record delivery to [[Alyon]]. The other Dinobots were shocked that he'd agreed to work for a corrupt cop, but he revealed that he planned to take the pay and let Barricade be killed by [[Badgeless]]. He changed his mind after learning that the cargo was [[spark]]s, ordering the Dinobots to kill the Badgeless at the cost of becoming cop killers and outlaws. They continued protecting the cargo from Badgeless and undead [[Sweep (G1)|Sweeps]] until they reached Alyon and encountered [[Bludgeon (G1)|Bludgeon]], who killed Barricade, destroyed the sparks and corrupted Strafe into a monstrous form. After the group defeated Bludgeon and discovered that a natural [[hot spot (phenomenon)|hot spot]] had lit up in Alyon, the Dinobots welcomed Strafe into their ranks and set out into the wilderness to find and kill Bludgeon. {{storylink|The Transformers: Redemption|Redemption}}

Months into their search, the Dinobots were tracked down by Sandstorm, sent by Starscream to kill them for murdering those Badgeless and "kidnapping" Strafe. Slug was killed, self-destructing to give the other Dinobots a chance to escape. When Trypticon then returned, they knew Bludgeon was behind it and Sludge, Snarl, and Strafe fought their way inside the beast while Swoop went to check on the hot spot, where he found that Bludgeon had taken all the sparks. He encountered Sandstorm and forged an alliance, and while Sludge and Snarl were less happy about working with Slug's killer and attacked him, they temporarily put that aside and only pretended to fight him in order to fool Bludgeon into thinking they were distracted. Once Bludgeon was defeated, Trypticon was freed from his control and flew off with the Dinobots and Sandstorm, who decided to guard the sparks as they matured. {{storylink|The Transformers: Salvation|Salvation}}

The Dinobots remained in the wilderness henceforth, becoming friends with Trypticon and acting as guardians for the [[protoform]]s. Following the [[Iron Ring]]'s invasion, the group was approached by [[Centurion (IDW)|Centurion]] who convinced them to allow him to inform Optimus Prime of the new generation. Prime's group soon arrived, Slug among them who attacked his friends in retribution for their perceived crimes against him. {{storylink|The Dead Come Home, Part 1 (of 2)|The Dead Come Home, Part 1}} Once the [[Void Scepter]] whose influence Slug was under was shattered, the group came to a quick peace and turned Trypticon into Earth's embassy on Cybertron to put the protoforms under Optimus's protection. {{storylink|The Dead Come Home, Part 2 (of 2)|The Dead Come Home, Part 2}}

[[File:Slug argues.jpg|thumb|upright=1.66|right|"Er wait, no, we don't want you, Slide."]]
When [[Shockwave (G1)/2005 IDW continuity|Onyx Prime]] returned to Cybertron and sowed chaos among the populace, [[Marissa Faireborn]] tried to call the Dinobots in as backup, {{storylink|The Falling, Chapter 3: The Ground|The Ground}} only for Trypticon to spacebridge himself to Earth, bringing the unwilling Dinobots with him. {{storylink|The Falling, Chapter 4: The Hallowing|The Hallowing}} The Dinobots would go on to clash with the disillusioned young Autobot [[Slide]] and her [[Colonist Soldiers]], with Slug killing Gimlet before the arrival of [[Unicron/Generation 1|Unicron]] over Earth forced both sides to agree to a truce to take on the true threat. {{storylink|Time Will Rust}} Joining forces with the recently arrived Prowl and the crew of the ''[[Peaceful Revolution]]'' the Autobots rendezvoused with the other Cybertronian refugees at [[Victoria Falls]]; this was short-lived, however, as the arrival of Unicron's [[Maximal]] warriors forced the [[Titan (group)|Titan]] to teleport into Earth orbit along with Trypticon and what remained of the Cybertronian war machine, buying time for Optimus Prime and a small cadre of warriors to kill Unicron from within with the [[Talisman (G1)|Talisman]]. {{storylink|Assembly (Unicron)|Assembly}}

In the ensuing battle, the Dinobots were forced to fight alongside a resentful Slide, urging the latter into action; when Bludgeon and his [[Worldsweeper]] breached Earth's atmosphere, the Dinobots attacked the ship as it ploughed through [[Washington, D.C.]], fighting alongside the [[Torchbearer]]s, and while [[Victorion]] took on Bludgeon's warrior [[Monstructor (G1)|Monstructor]], it was the Dinobots who fought their way through the ship itself to confront their nemesis one last time. In the ensuing battle, both Snarl and Sludge were felled by Bludgeon's hordes of mutated Maximals, and Slug sacrificed himself to kill Bludgeon as the crashing ship impacted the [[White House]], annihilating the both of them. In the aftermath, only Swoop and Strafe, the last surviving Dinobots, remained, beginning a new life on Earth with the other Cybertronians. {{storylink|Ceremony}}

===Ask Vector Prime===
[[Vector Prime]] was fond of the Dinobots. {{storylink|Ask Vector Prime}}
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===''Prime Wars Trilogy'' cartoons===
[[File:POTP-Ep5-Athenaeum-Sanctorum-Dinobots-without-cover.jpg|thumb|upright=1.9]]
In the aftermath of the [[Great War (G1)|Great War]], the Dinobots took up residence in the [[Primal Swamp]] and enjoyed the peacetime. When the threat of the world ending caused fighting to resume across Cybertron, the Dinobots blamed [[Megatron (G1)|Megatron]] and attacked him and his compatriots when they appeared in the swamp. Each of the Dinobots held their own against their opponents, but were eventually subdued by [[Victorion]]. Refusing to surrender, the Dinobots formed [[Volcanicus (POTP)|Volcanicus]] and resumed their assault. {{storylink|The Swamp}} Getting into a fight with Predaking, Volcanicus was knocked into a pool of energon. Unable to free himself, he split back into his smaller components. Now somewhat convinced that Megatron truly wasn't behind recent events, Grimlock offered his aid in their quest. {{storylink|Primal (POTP)|Primal}} Unable to agree with his decision, the other Dinobots departed, with Sludge taking on a leadership role. Unfortunately, they were found by [[Overlord (G1)|Overlord]] and [[Hot Rod (G1)|Rodimus Cron]], who attacked and soundly defeated them. Rodimus grabbed Sludge and started torturing him until Snarl confessed Megatron was headed for the [[Athenaeum Sanctorum]]. Momentarily possessed by [[Unicron]], Rodimus killed Sludge and departed with Overlord, with the others mourning the loss of their own.

Elsewhere, in the [[Cataclysm Tundra]], Grimlock followed Megatron's group into the Sanctorum and learned of the [[Requiem Blaster (Megatronus)|Requiem Blaster]]'s history, though they were interrupted by Overlord and Rodimus's arrival. {{storylink|Athenaeum Sanctorum (episode)|Athenaeum Sanctorum}} Grimlock helped in the battle, {{storylink|Countdown (POTP)|Countdown}} and though Overlord was defeated, [[The Fallen|Megatronus]] appeared and swiped the Requiem Blaster, followed by Rodimus. {{storylink|Consequences}} Grimlock agreed to follow the others to the [[Well of All Sparks|Well of Sparks]] to stop Megatronus, but was temporarily weakened by the activation of his doomsday device. The other Dinobots, still standing around Sludge's body, also exhibited signs of being drained. In spite of this, Grimlock pressed on and helped battle Megatronus, stopping only when his body was subsumed in flames and unable to move. {{storylink|Collision Course}} He ultimately escaped the flames and helped shut down the machine, {{storylink|Megatronus Unleashed}} as well as turn Rodimus back to Hot Rod. After Megatron sacrificed himself to save them all, Grimlock returned to the Primal Swamp and joined the other Dinobots in grieving for their fallen comrade. {{storylink|Saga's End}}

===2021 ''Beast Wars'' comic===
During the Great War, the Dinobots were a faction of Autobots who disappeared in an untimely manner. Their legacy continued into the era of the Maximals as a source of great inspiration for future heroes with even [[Dinobot (BW)|a Predacon]] naming himself after them. {{storylink|Savage Landing Part 6}}
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==Toys==
===''The Transformers''===
[[File:G1Sludge toy.jpg|upright=1.3|thumb|Sludge]]
*'''Dinobots''' ([[1985]])
**[[Grimlock (G1)/toys#The Transformers|Grimlock]]
**[[Slag (G1)/toys#The Transformers|Slag]]
**[[Sludge (G1)#The Transformers|Sludge]]
**[[Snarl (G1)#The Transformers|Snarl]]
**[[Swoop (G1)/toys#The Transformers|Swoop]]
{{toydesigner|[[Kōjin Ōno]] (TakaraTomy)}}

:The five Dinobots were sold individually in boxed packages from 1985 to [[1986]]. They featured a uniform color scheme of red for their die-cast metal parts, black plastic for legs and forearms, smoky translucent for [[Pre-Transformer|remnant cockpits]], and golden metalized plastic highlights depicting machine details. Most had fairly good articulation for G1 toys; only Slag had the conjoined foot-base common to many of the automobile-based Transformers in G1.

:In [[1991]], Grimlock, Sludge and Snarl were re-released as part of the [[Europe]]an ''[[Classics (Europe)|Classics]]'' line.

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[[File:G1-toy GrimlockPretender.jpg|upright=1.3|thumb|Pretender Grimlock]]
*'''Pretender Classics''' ([[1989]])
**[[Grimlock (G1)/toys#Pretender|Grimlock]]

:A much smaller and simpler version of Grimlock, with a [[Pretender]] shell, was part of the [[Classic Pretender]]s line.

*'''Legends'''
**[[Grimlock (G1)/toys#G1Legend|Grimlock]]

:The same smaller version of Grimlock was also available without his Pretender shell, either as K-Mart [[exclusive]] in the United States or packaged with similar versions of [[Bumblebee (G1)/toys|Bumblebee]], [[Jazz (G1)/toys|Jazz]] and [[Starscream (G1)/toys|Starscream]] in Japan.
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[[File:G1-toy SnarlAM.jpg|thumb|upright=0.55|Action Master Snarl]]
*'''Action Masters''' ([[1990]])
**[[Grimlock (G1)/toys#ActionMaster|Grimlock]]
**[[Snarl (G1)#AM|Snarl]]

:Both Grimlock and Snarl were given new toy forms as part of the [[Action Master]]s line.
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===''Generation 2''===
[[File:G2SlagGreen toy.jpg|upright=1.3|thumb|''Generation 2'' Slag]]
*'''Dinobots''' ([[1993]])
**'''[[Grimlock (G1)/toys#Generation 2|Grimlock]]'''
**'''[[Slag (G1)/toys#Generation 2|Slag]]'''
**'''[[Snarl (G1)#Generation 2|Snarl]]'''

:Three of the original five Dinobot molds were reissued in new colors.
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===''Beast Wars''===
[[File:BWtoy-Grimlock.jpg|upright=1.3|thumb|''Beast Wars'' Grimlock]]
*'''[[Grimlock (G1)/toys#Beast Wars|Grimlock]]''' (Deluxe, [[1997]])

:A [[redeco]] of [[Dinobot (BW)|Dinobot]].
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===''Alternators''===
[[File:AlternatorsGrimlock toy.jpg|upright=1.3|thumb|''Alternators'' Grimlock]]
*'''[[Grimlock (G1)/toys#Alternators|Grimlock]]''' ([[2005]])

:He turns into a 1/24th scale Ford Mustang.
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===''Classics''===
[[File:Class06-toy Swoop.jpg|thumb|upright=1.3|''Classics'' Swoop]]
*'''[[Swoop (G1)/toys#Classics|Swoop]]''' (Mini-Con Dinobots Team, [[2006]])

:A new mold for the original character, alongside two new-character teammates [[Knockdown (Classics)#Toys|Knockdown]] and [[Terrorsaur (Classics)#Toys|Terrorsaur]].

*'''[[Grimlock (G1)/toys#Classics|Grimlock]]''' (Deluxe, 2006)

:A new mold based on his original design, with an updated dinosaur mode.
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===''Titanium Series''===
[[File:TitaniumWarWithin Grimlock.jpg|thumb|upright=1.3|''War Within'' Grimlock]]
*'''[[Grimlock (G1)/toys#Titanium Series|Grimlock]]''' (6" Cybertron Heroes, [[2008]])

:Based upon his appearance from ''[[Transformers: The War Within|The War Within]]'', this version of Grimlock transforms into a Cybertronic heavy tank.
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===''Masterpiece''===
[[File:Masterpiecetoy-GrimlockKing.jpg|thumb|upright=1.3|King Grimlock]]
*'''[[Grimlock (G1)/toys#Masterpiece|Grimlock]]''' ([[2009]])

:A new mold featuring [[die-cast]] metal, LED lights and a wealth of gimmicks and accessories, ''Masterpiece'' Grimlock is based upon the character's appearance in the Generation 1 cartoon. A redeco of this mold based upon his appearance as "King Grimlock" in the [[The Transformers (Marvel comic)|Marvel comics]] (with appropriate accessories) would follow as a [[TakaraTomy Mall|Toy Hobby Market]] exclusive and would be redecoed in [[2010]] for a [[Toys"R"Us]] exclusive release.
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===''Device Label''===
[[File:Device Label Grimlock.jpg|thumb|upright=1.3|Device Grimlock]]
*'''[[Grimlock (G1)/toys#Device Label|Device Grimlock]]''' (2009)

:Grimlock transforms from a working USB laser mouse into a mechanoid raptor.
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===''United EX''===
[[File:UnitedEXtoy grimmaster.jpg|thumb|upright=1.3|''United EX'' Grimmaster Prime Mode]]
*'''[[Kakuryu (G1)#United EX 2|Grimmaster Prime Mode]]''' ([[2012]])

: A redeco of ''[[Power Core Combiners]]'' [[Grimstone (PCC)#Toys|Grimstone]].

: He comes with four prehistoric creature drone-limbs:

:*'''Cross-Ryu Drone''' (''Ankylosaurus'')
:*'''Caesar-Ryu Drone''' (''Pachycephalosaurus'')
:*'''Illumina III Drone''' (''Parasaurolophus'')
:*'''Saber-Ryu Drone''' (''Dimetrodon'')
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===''Transformers'' (2014)===
[[File:DOTM-toy Triceradon.jpg|thumb|upright=1.3|Dinobot Slug]]
*'''[[Swoop (G1)/toys#Age of Extinction|Strafe]]''' (Evolution 2-Pack, [[2014]])

:Available only at Toys"R"Us stores in the US and Canada and packed with ''[[Transformers: Age of Extinction (franchise)|Age of Extinction]]'' [[Strafe (AOE)|Strafe]], this release represents Generation 1 Swoop, though the packaging mistakenly<ref>[http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=L0uG8JszvCs&t=23m5s Botcon 2014 Interview] - Hasbro's Mark Weber, Transformers Manager of Global Brand Development</ref> uses the [[Technobot (G1)|Technobot]] [[Strafe (G1)|Strafe]]'s art, leading to much confusion.

*'''[[Grimlock (G1)/toys#Age of Extinction|Grimlock]]''' (Evolution 2-Pack, 2014)

:A similar 2-Pack of ''Age of Extinction'' [[Grimlock (AOE)|Grimlock]] and "1984 Grimlock" (a Generation 1-inspired redeco of ''[[Transformers: Energon (toyline)|Energon]]'' [[Grimlock (Energon)|Grimlock]]) was also available from Toys"R"Us.

*'''[[Slag (G1)/toys#Age of Extinction|Dinobot Slug]]''' (Evolution 2-Pack, 2014)

:Another Toys"R"Us exclusive that saw the Deluxe [[Slug (AOE)|Dinobot Slug]] toy packed with a seemingly unchanged ''[[Transformers: Dark of the Moon (toyline)|Dark of the Moon]]'' Mini-Con [[Triceradon (DOTM)|Triceradon]], described as "Classic" Slug.
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[[File:TF2014toy-SDCCSnarl.jpg|thumb|upright=1.3|''Generation One'' Snarl]]
*'''Dinobots Generation One 4-pack''' (Voyager, 2014)
**'''[[Grimlock (G1)/toys#Transformers (2014)|Grimlock]]'''
**'''[[Swoop (G1)/toys#Transformers (2014)|Strafe]]'''
**'''[[Snarl (G1)#Transformers (2014)|Snarl]]'''
**'''[[Slag (G1)/toys#Transformers (2014)|Slug]]'''

:First made available at [[San Diego Comic-Con]] [[2014]], the "Dinobots Generation One 4-pack" was a [[Hasbro Toy Shop]] exclusive. These Dinobots feature heavy use of vacuum metalization, transparent plastic and paint applications to recreate the look of their Generation 1 toys and their box unfolds into a diorama of the crashed [[Ark (G1)|Ark]] in [[Mount St. Hilary]].
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[[File:TF2014toy-LegionStrafe.jpg|thumb|upright=1.3|Strafe]]
*'''Legion''' (2014)
**'''[[Grimlock (G1)/toys#LegionClass|Grimlock]]'''
**'''[[Swoop (G1)/toys#LegionClass|Strafe]]'''

:As part of the Generation 1-inspired 2014 Legion Class assortment, Grimlock and Strafe are redecoes of ''[[Transformers: Prime (toyline)#BH|Prime: Beast Hunters]]'' ''[[Cyberverse (toyline)|Cyberverse]]'' [[Rippersnapper (Prime)|Rippersnapper]] and [[Windrazor (Prime)|Windrazor]] respectively and retain their molds' ability to combine with [[Abominus (Prime)#Beast Hunters|Abominus]] (or a combiner of his redecoes).
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===''Platinum Edition''===
[[File:Platinum-Edition-G1-Dinobots-Slog.jpg|upright=1.66|thumb|''Platinum Edition'' Slog (Sludge)]]
*'''Dinobots Set''' (Platinum Edition 5-pack, [[2015]])

:The 5 Dinobots: [[Grimlock (G1)/toys#Platinum Edition|Grimlock]], [[Slag (G1)/toys#Platinum Edition|Slug]], [[Swoop (G1)/toys#Platinum Edition|Strafe]], [[Sludge (G1)#Platinum Edition|Slog]], and [[Snarl (G1)#Platinum Edition|Snarl]], are reuses of the ''Age of Extinction'' molds and feature Generation 1-inspired redecoes and new-head retools.
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===''Power of the Primes''===
[[File:PotP Grimlock.jpg|thumb|right|upright=1.77|''Power of the Primes'' Grimlock]]
*'''[[Grimlock (G1)/toys#Power of the Primes|Grimlock]]''' (Voyager, [[2017]])
*'''[[Slag (G1)/toys#Power of the Primes|Dinobot Slug]]''' (Deluxe, 2017)
*'''[[Swoop (G1)/toys#Power of the Primes|Dinobot Swoop]]''' (Deluxe, 2017)
*'''[[Snarl (G1)#Power of the Primes|Dinobot Snarl]]''' (Deluxe, [[2018]])
*'''[[Sludge (G1)#Power of the Primes|Dinobot Sludge]]''' (Deluxe, 2018)
*'''[[Slash (POTP)|Dinobot Slash]]''' (Legends, 2017)
{{toydesigner|[[John Warden]] and [[Aaron Gray]] (Hasbro)|[[Robby Musso]] (concept artist)}}

:All five classic Dinobots and new member [[Slash (POTP)|Slash]] feature in the ''[[Power of the Primes (toyline)|Power of the Primes]]'' [[subline imprint]] of ''[[Transformers: Generations (toyline)|Generations]]''. All six Dinobots share the common feature of being partially composed of translucent plastic with gold paint on the inside to give them a 'layered' look reminiscent of the translucent parts in their original toys. The original five can also combine to form [[Volcanicus (POTP)|Volcanicus]], who is awesome. The Deluxe Class figures' Prime Armor were redecoed for the [[Terrorcon (G1)#Generations|Terrorcons]].
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===''Selects''===
[[File:TF-Generations-Selects-JP-Volcanicus.jpg|thumb|upright=1.3|''Generations Selects'' Volcanicus]]
*'''[[Volcanicus (POTP)#Selects|Volcanicus]]''' (Multi-pack, [[2021]])
:For the ''[[Generations Selects (toyline)|Generations Selects]]'' line, TakaraTomy gave each of the five classic Dinobots anime-accurate redecoes.
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===''Studio Series''===
[[File:SS-toy Grimlock 86.jpg|thumb|upright=1.67|''Studio Series'' Grimlock]]
*'''[[Grimlock (G1)/toys#Studio Series|Grimlock]]''' (Leader, 2021)
*'''[[Slag (G1)/toys#Studio Series|Dinobot Slug]]''' (Leader, 2021)
*'''[[Sludge (G1)#Studio Series|Dinobot Sludge]]''' (Leader, [[2022]])
*'''[[Snarl (G1)#Studio Series|Dinobot Snarl]]''' (Leader, [[2023]])
*'''[[Swoop (G1)/toys#Studio Series|Dinobot Swoop]]''' (Leader, [[2024]])

{{toydesigner|[[Evan Brooks]] (Hasbro), [[Shogo Hasui]] (TakaraTomy)|[[Felipe Hamame]] (instruction designer)}}

:New, large, G1 cartoon-accurate figures of the Dinobots were released in the ''[[Studio Series]]'' line. All of them (sans Snarl) have [[Fire Blast effect]]-compatible ports inside their dinosaur mouths to replicate their [[fire-breath]]. Both Grimlock and Slug are packaged with smaller, non-transforming figures, while the latter three released come alone.
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===''Legacy''===
[[File:TF-Legacy-Core-Class-Slug.jpg|thumb|upright=1.66| ''Legacy: Evolution'' Slug]]
*'''[[Slag (G1)/toys#Legacy|Dinobot Slug]]''' (Core Class, 2023)
*'''[[Sludge (G1)#Legacy|Dinobot Sludge]]''' (Core Class, 2023)
*'''[[Grimlock (G1)/toys#Legacy|Grimlock]]''' (Core Class, 2023)
*'''[[Swoop (G1)/toys#Legacy|Dinobot Swoop]]''' (Core Class, 2023)
*'''[[Skar (IDW)#Legacy|Dinobot Scarr]]''' (Core Class, 2023)
*'''[[Snarl (G1)#Legacy|Dinobot Snarl]]''' (Core Class, 2023)<ref>[https://www.instagram.com/p/Co-ZopluVbd/ Design notes on ''Legacy'' Scarr and Swoop] from [[Hasbro]] designer [[Evan Brooks]] on Instagram</ref>
{{toydesigner|[[Evan Brooks]] (Hasbro), [[Shogo Hasui]] and [[Shuhei Umezu]] (TakaraTomy)}}<ref>[https://www.instagram.com/p/CjNwidkuAN4/ Design notes on ''Legacy'' Sludge and Slug] from Hasbro designer Evan Brooks on Instagram</ref>

:Six combining Core Class Dinobots were released in ''[[Transformers: Legacy#Evolution|Legacy: Evolution]]'', forming [[Volcanicus (POTP)#Legacy|Volcanicus]], the first core class combiner.

::*''Design notes on the ''Legacy'' Dinobots from Evan Brooks on Instagram:''
:::*''[https://www.instagram.com/p/CjNwidkuAN4/ Part I - Sludge and Slug]''
:::*''[https://www.instagram.com/p/CoLLERvuq_I/ Part II - Grimlock]''
:::*''[https://www.instagram.com/p/Co-ZopluVbd/ Part III - Scarr and Swoop]''
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===''Age Of The Primes''===
[[File:AotpG2Grimlock.jpg|thumb|beside=2.0|''Age Of The Primes'' Grimlock]]

*'''[[Grimlock_(G1)/toys#Age_of_the_Primes|G2 Universe Grimlock/Wheelie]]'''(Leader Class, 2025)

*'''[[Snarl_(G1)#Age_of_the_Primes|G2 Universe Dinobot Snarl]] '''|''' [[Slag_(G1)/toys#Age_of_the_Primes|G2 Universe Dinobot Slug]]'''(Multi-pack, 2025)

:Redecoes of the ''Studio Series'' Leader toys, with the Dinobots now in their most commonly-released G2 colors.
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==Notes==
*The Dinobots are the first Transformers whose creation is shown in the cartoon. It seems simple enough: The Autobots simply construct their bodies, flick the switch, and they're animated. Wheeljack later upgrades their brains, after which they display sentience. However, the later episode "[[The Key to Vector Sigma, Part 1]]" heavily implies that there's no way to bring a Transformer to life without the use of the supercomputer [[Vector Sigma]]. Still other episodes would show the creation of [[Trypticon (G1)|Trypticon]] and the [[Technobot (G1)|Technobots]] without the use of Vector Sigma. For more on this issue, see [[Reproduction]].
*Early on in the cartoon, the Dinobots are played as very dangerous (though dim) wildcards, whose great power makes them a huge advantage to the Autobots when they can be persuaded to cooperate. However, beginning with ''[[The Transformers: The Movie]]'' and in the following third season, the Dinobots are portrayed almost exclusively as comic relief: goofy childlike morons whose (arguably even greater) stupidity made them a detriment to be babysat, rather than an advantage to be courted.
*The commercials (and package art) for the Dinobots show their swords, Slag's horns, and Swoop's lower beak and missiles as being chromed like the Diaclone versions. However, the actual release versions have these parts as bare red. This is due to the swords and horns being changed to soft plastic for safety reasons (it was either that or retool them blunt like Blitzwing's sword), as the chrome plating does not bond to soft plastic. Swoop's jaw and missiles probably didn't need this, but that's [[gang-molding]] for you.
[[File:MadGeister.jpg|thumb|upright=1.66|Now we know who Grimstone stole his hat from!]]
*Four of the original five Dinobot designs served as the templates for the "Geisters", recurring villainous henchmen on the Takara/Sunrise co-production ''[[Brave (franchise)|Brave Exkaiser]]''; Slag became [[:File:HornGeist.jpg|Horn Geist]], Sludge became [[:File:ThunderGeist.jpg|Thunder Geist]], Snarl became [[:File:ArmorGeist.jpg|Armor Geist]], and Swoop became [[:File:PteraGeist.jpg|Ptera Geist]]. In what might be called [[Beast (G1)|a vision of things to come]], the four were once briefly fused into a single robot called "Mad Geister" (マッドガイスター ''Maddogaisutā''). However, because each Geister controlled a portion of the combined body—and, aside from Ptera Geist, they had the accumulated brain power of a Froot Loop—this ended rather badly for them. In a more successful (and [[Mega-Dinobot|also prescient]]) later development, the Geisters learned to merge in groups of two, with Ptera Geist and Thunder Geist forming the centaur-esque "[[:File:PtederAndHormor.jpg|Pteder]]" (プテダー ''Putedā'') and Horn Geist and Armor Geist forming "Hormor" (ホーマー ''Hōmā'').
*The 2005 [[Grimlock (Energon)|Grimlock]] and [[Swoop (Energon)|Swoop]] two-pack was originally intended to portray the Generation 1 characters, but ended up as part of the ''[[Transformers: Energon (toyline)|Energon]]'' toyline instead, representing new characters by this wiki's classification.
*The S-names are to show how they're their own group, while Grimlock breaks the pattern to show he's the boss.<ref name="BC10">[http://www.toycollectors.com.au/bc10/bc10bb.html griffin's 2010 BotCon report]</ref>
*And the most obvious point; this collection of ''dinosaur'' robots has a ''pterosaur'' in their number, thus making the name kind of inaccurate. Those two animals are entirely different branches of Ornithodira; calling a ''Pteranodon'' a dinosaur is like calling a cougar a {{w|Nimravidae|nimravid}} because both are felids. Granted, "Avemetatarsaliabots" is nowhere ''near'' as fluid to say as "Dinobots"...but still, worth noting.

===Foreign names===
*''Japanese:'' '''Dinobot''' (ダイノボット ''Dainobotto'')
*''French:'' '''Dinobot''' (cartoon dubs and comics), '''Dinosaurobot''' and '''Dinorobot''' (''The Movie'' dub)
*''Hungarian:'' '''Dinobotok''', '''Vasállatok''' (first ''The Movie'' dub, "Iron-animals"), '''Dínók''' (second ''The Movie'' dub, "Dinos")
*''Italian'': '''Dinorobot'''
*''Mandarin:'' '''Kǒnglóng Jīngāng''' (恐龙金刚, "Dinosaur Vajra"), '''Jīqì Kǒnglóng''' (机器恐龙, "Machine Dinosaur")
*''Portuguese:'' '''Dinobóticos''' (Portugal comic), '''Robodinos''' (Brazil comic)

==References==
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[[Category:Autobot subgroups]]
[[Category:Combiner teams]]
[[Category:Dreamwave Generation 1 subgroups]]
[[Category:Generation 1 Dinobots| ]]
[[Category:Generation 1 subgroups]]
[[Category:Generation 2 subgroups]]
[[Category:IDW (2005) subgroups]]
[[Category:Platinum Edition]]
[[Category:United EX]]
[[Category:Wings Universe subgroups]]

Dinobot (G1)

2025-08-11T01:13:41Z

Wikimaniac: /* Age Of The Primes */

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:''The Dinobots are an [[Autobot]] [[subgroup]] from the [[Generation 1 continuity family]].''
[[File:UKDinobotsPoster.jpg|upright=2.2|thumb|Call them the boy-band of the Autobots and prepare for a world of pain. From left to right: Slag, Grimlock, Swoop, Sludge and Snarl.]]
The '''Dinobots''' are a rowdy, arrogant, lowbrow, disobedient band of warriors that some Autobots would rather scrap than deal with. They're also one of the most devastatingly powerful and close-knit combat units in the Autobot army, being incredibly powerful in [[robot mode]] and taking [[alternate mode]]s based on [[Dinosaur (dinosaur)|dinosaurs]], the most powerful creatures to ever roam the [[Earth]].

Most of them dislike [[Optimus Prime (G1)|Optimus Prime]], so whether or not they follow the [[Prime (rank)|Autobot leader]]'s orders depends on what those orders are. This attitude extends to the rest of the Autobot army, with most being viewed as too weak or cowardly to take the steps needed to get the nastier jobs done. Only [[Ironhide (G1)|a]] [[Manta Ray (G2)|handful]] of individuals are viewed by the Dinobots as true allies and even they don't really understand them. This attitude has very much pushed the Dinobots to the fringes of Autobot society, which has resulted in an extremely powerful sense of camaraderie and friendship among the team. Few Autobots are closer. As so many battered, bruised and beaten Decepticons can attest, if you confront one Dinobot, you confront them all.

The group's members are:
*[[Grimlock (G1)|Grimlock]] (''Tyrannosaurus'')—the leader
*[[Slag (G1)|Slag]] (''Triceratops'')—the bad boy
*[[Sludge (G1)|Sludge]] (''Brontosaurus'')—a plodding bruiser
*[[Snarl (G1)|Snarl]] (''Stegosaurus'')—a grumpy soldier
*[[Swoop (G1)|Swoop]] (''Pteranodon'')—a good-natured bombardier

The exact roster of the team has changed over time. The Dinobots may start out with six members, before losing one; or, a worthy 'bot might be admitted to the team at a later point. Other Dinobots have included:
*[[Paddles (G1)|Paddles]] (''Elasmosaurus'')—a martyr with an awkward alt-mode
*[[Kakuryu (G1)|Grimmaster]] (''Styracosaurus'')—the one-bot combiner [[Grimstone (PCC)|Grimstone]] lookalike with his own crew of [[drone]]s
*[[Skar (IDW)|Skar]] (''Ankylosaurus'')—the team's medic
*[[Strafe (IDW)|Strafe]] (two-headed monster)—an outsider with a mutated beast form
*[[Slash (POTP)|Slash]] (''Velociraptor'')—a tracker
*[[Reptaurica]] (''Spinosaurus'')—a primal proto-Dinobot
*[[Snapbeak]] (''Oviraptor'')—a by-the-books warrior
*[[Clanky]] (''Stegosaurus'')—a skilled mechanic
*[[Sneer, Snipe, and Snub]] (''Troodon'')—a trio of tiny pointmen

In [[Jaws of Terror|one particular continuity]], there are hundreds of the buggers.

Back on Cybertron, they often had vehicle modes like most other Transformers, and were sometimes referred to as the '''Dynobots'''.

Unlike many other [[subgroup]]s, the Dinobots usually don't combine. However, in universes where they are granted the ability—such as by using the [[Enigma of Combination]]—they can merge to form [[Volcanicus (POTP)|Volcanicus]]. If they ever had the natural ability to combine, it is lost to history... but under [[The Beast Within|extraordinary circumstances]], the [[Beast (G1)|Beast]] within them may walk the Earth once more.

{{bigquote|We watch each other's back, we stick together through thick and thin, and no one '''ever''' tells us what to '''do!'''|Grimlock sums his group up|[[Maximum Dinobots issue 2|''Maximum Dinobots'' #2]]}}

==Fiction==
===Generation 1 cartoon continuity===
====''The Transformers'' cartoon====
[[File:GrimSlagSludge.jpg|thumb|The Three Dinobots, immediately after accidentally killing the Invisible Swordsman.]]

Inspired by the dinosaur fossils found by [[Ironhide (G1)/Generation 1 cartoon continuity|Ironhide]] in the volcanic caves near the ''Ark'', [[Wheeljack (G1)|Wheeljack]] and [[Ratchet (G1)|Ratchet]] designed and built new robots in their image, dubbing them the Dinobots. Grimlock, Slag, and Sludge were built first. {{storylink|S.O.S. Dinobots}} After some initial troubles, their performance pleased [[Optimus Prime (G1)/Generation 1 cartoon continuity|Optimus Prime]] enough that he had two more built, adding Snarl and Swoop to the ranks. {{storylink|War of the Dinobots}}

[[File:DinobotsG1.jpg|left|thumb|From left to right: Terrible Dactyl, Stego, Bronto Thunder, Tricero and Ghengis Rex]]

The Dinobots' role was simply to pulverize anyone or anything that was too strong for the Autobots to handle on their own. In the process, they frequently mouthed off, rebelled and started brawls inside of Autobot Headquarters (and the occasional [[Trypticon (G1)|dinosaur-shaped city]]).

During one incident, the Dinobots' destructive clumsiness caused damage to Autobot HQ and almost led to [[Teletraan I]] being destroyed in the crossfire. The Autobots decided they needed a bigger place to roam freely, so they relocated them to [[Dinobot Island (G1)|a newly discovered island filled with living dinosaurs]]. The Dinobots' newfound paradise was quickly invaded by the Decepticons, and [[Megatron (G1)/Generation 1 cartoon continuity|Megatron]] caused a stampede of dinosaurs to trap the Dinobots in a tar pit.
{{storylink|Dinobot Island, Part 1}} The Dinobots managed to free themselves and turn the dinosaurs against the Decepticons. Optimus took their adventures on the island as proof the Dinobots were fit to return to Autobot HQ.{{storylink|Dinobot Island, Part 2}}

At one point, the Dinobots became sick of only being used as the hammer of the Autobot army, so they deserted, saying that they would fight when ''they'' wanted to. However, the Dinobots were called in when the Autobots and the Decepticons began suffering from [[Cybertonium]] depletion. During the battle with the [[Constructicon (G1)|Constructicons]], they were accidentally sent to Cybertron, where they briefly reduced [[Shockwave (G1)|Shockwave]] to the role of chew toy. {{storylink|Desertion of the Dinobots, Part 1}} However, Shockwave altered the Dinobots' memory circuits and forced them to work in the [[Cybertonium Pit]]. [[Spike Witwicky (G1)|Spike Witwicky]] and [[Carly]] managed to rescue them, and the Dinobots decided to follow Optimus Prime's orders... until such time that they decided not to do so. {{storylink|Desertion of the Dinobots, Part 2}}

[[File:TFTM Dinobots Robot Mode.jpg|upright=1.4|thumb|One of many, many moments in TFTM where Snarl is ''just'' out of shot.]]
During the [[Battle of Autobot City]], the Dinobots were dispatched to defeat [[Devastator (G1)|Devastator]]. Despite their incredible strength, Devastator manhandled them. During [[Galvatron (G1)/Generation 1 cartoon continuity|Galvatron]]'s subsequent attack, [[Kup (G1)/Generation 1 cartoon continuity|Kup]] and [[Hot Rod (G1)/Generation 1 cartoon continuity|Hot Rod]] literally had to drag them aboard the shuttle, which was shot down over [[Quintessa (planet)|Quintessa]]. The Dinobots managed to avoid being captured and met [[Wheelie (G1)|Wheelie]], who helped them find Kup and Hot Rod. Later, the Dinobots literally kicked the butt of [[Unicron|a god]]. {{storylink|The Transformers: The Movie}}

A newly revived Optimus Prime informed the Autobots of the apparent deaths of Rodimus, [[Arcee (G1)/Generation 1 cartoon continuity|Arcee]], [[Ultra Magnus (G1)/Generation 1 cartoon continuity|Ultra Magnus]], Kup, Spike and [[Daniel Witwicky (G1)|Daniel]], leading Grimlock and several others to avenge them with an all-out attack on a supposed [[Quintesson]] base. Sludge and Snarl were left behind on Cybertron, and were shocked by the arrival of Rodimus' group, very much alive. {{storylink|Dark Awakening (episode)|Dark Awakening}} When Grimlock smelled [[dinosaur transform static]] at the site of the stolen [[Fort Knox]], the Dinobots (and a disgruntled [[Sky Lynx (G1)|Sky Lynx]]) were put under suspicion and interrogated, but were quickly proven innocent when Trypticon emerged as the true culprit. With the rest of the Autobots, they boarded [[Broadside (G1)|Broadside]] to battle the Decepticons at [[Socialist Democratic Federated Republic of Carbombya|Carbombya]]. {{storylink|Thief in the Night}}

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[[File:Call-of-the-primitives-dinobots.jpg|thumb]] {{storylink|Grimlock's New Brain}}
{{storylink|Call of the Primitives}}

====Japanese cartoon continuity====
=====''Fight! Super Robot Lifeform Transformers'' story pages=====
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=====''Story of Binaltech''=====
While the [[Binaltech (technology)|Binaltech]] conflict took place in [[2004]] and on [[Earth]], [[Megatron (G1)/Generation 1 cartoon continuity|Megatron]]'s [[Decepticon]]s pushed their conquest of [[Cybertron (planet)|Cybertron]]. To neutralize the powerful Dinobots, the Decepticons utilized the alien [[Unleasher]]s on them. With their telepathy, the Unleashers attacked the Dinobots' minds, reducing them to nothing more than the impulses inherent to their beast modes. In this state, the Dinobots indiscriminately attacked their Autobot teammates, forcing their comrades to take all five offline. [[Wheeljack (G1)|Wheeljack]] was able to isolate the psychic subroutine afflicting the Dinobots, but its removal proved difficult, so a temporary solution for Grimlock to inhabit a vehicular body was decided upon. {{storylink|Beast in the Machine}} The Dinobots were eventually cured in [[2005]] with the help of [[Soundwave (G1)/Generation 1 cartoon continuity|Soundwave]]'s own telepathic abilities in exchange for Decepticon prisoners. {{storylink|Outlier (comic)|Outlier}}

======BT World======
In the [[BT World]] timeline that split off from the [[G1 World]], the whereabouts of Soundwave were unknown, so the Dinobots were still incapacitated in [[2008]], to Grimlock's frustration. But thanks to the constantly evolving Binaltech technology, they were able to replicate Soundwave's abilities with the [[Psychedevice]]. However, Grimlock's vehicular body was slowly becoming incapable of preventing his own Unleasher-induced madness, which in turn was preventing the other Dinobots from awakening. Grimlock arrived on Earth with Carly to use the Psychedevice, but they were met by [[Blackarachnia (BW)|Blackarachnia]], who was hoping to use the Psychedevice for herself. Her inherent beast DNA being affected by Grimlock's aberrant mental waves, Blackarachnia fought with her fellow ex-beast. Forced to use the Psychedevice, Carly evolved into a higher being and cured both parties of their madness.

Healed, the Dinobots met their leader at [[Autobot City (G1)|Autobot City]] and got a sound beating from him for insulting his unfamiliar body. {{storylink|Outlier (comic)|Outlier}}

=====''The Headmasters'' cartoon=====
The Decepticons invaded Cybertron in full force in [[2011]], prompting the Dinobots to fight alongside the other Autobots against the invading Decepticons. However, they didn't fare too well against the previously unknown Decepticon [[Headmaster (technology)|Headmasters]], as they were all quickly put to sleep by [[Mindwipe (G1)|Mindwipe]]'s hypnosis attack. {{storylink|Four Warriors Come out of the Sky}} They eventually awoke and continued the fight against the Decepticons. {{storylink|The Mystery of Planet Master}}

=====''United EX''=====
In [[2025]], the Dinobots were joined by former [[Decepticon]] [[Kakuryu (G1)|Kakuryu]], who sought to fight on the side of good and to repay [[Star Saber (G1)|Star Saber]] for once saving him. Over the next ten years, he trained at [[Dinobot Island (G1)|Dinobot Island]] before being enlisted in the [[Master Class]] as "Grimmaster"—this entitled him to an [[Energon Matrix]] and a set of [[Power Core Combination|Power Core]] drones he could combine with. {{Storylink|The Dragon Pays His Dues}}

=====''Legends'' comic=====
In [[2021]], Grimlock was among the many Autobots were forced to become Headmasters and went to the [[Legends World]]. {{storylink|Targetmaster Chapter Prologue}} He eventually regained a regular-sized body by [[2039]]. Also by then, the Dinobots received a new member, the cute "little sister" [[Slash (POTP)|Slash]]. She joined Grimlock and Grimmaster in witnessing the commencement of the second iteration of the [[Cybertron Alliance]]. {{Storylink|Transformers Legends Final Chapter "Epiloge"|Epiloge}}

=====''Generations Selects Special Comic''=====
[[File:Battle of Neo Scramble City.jpg|upright=1.2|thumb|If you're thinking this looks one-sided, you're right. The Dinobots cleaned house.]]
When a time gate was detected on Dinobot Island in [[2050]], [[Carly]] alerted the Dinobots to its presence. In response, they, [[Slash (POTP)|Slash]] and [[Kakuryu (G1)|Grimmaster]] included, were called to meet about it by Grimlock. They saw the [[Quintesson]]s emerge from the temporal portal, and the aliens quickly decided to sic their [[Allicon]]s on the Dinobots so that the dinosaurs could be flipped as merchandise. The Dinobots obviously didn't agree with this scheme and easily fended off the Allicons, prompting the lead [[Quintesson Judge]] to use the [[Recreator]] to summon [[Predaking (G1)|Predaking]]. Predaking took easy care of the Dinobots till [[Primus#Japanese Generation 1 cartoon continuity|Primus]] from the past encouraged Grimlock to tap into [[Earth]]'s [[Angolmois Energy]]. This, combined with Grimmaster's [[Energon Matrix]], allowed the five core Dinobots to combine into [[Volcanicus (POTP)|Volcanicus]]. Despite Predaking trying to use Slash as a hostage, the Dinobot combiner was able to defeat his opponent and send the component [[Predacon (G1)|Predacons]] fleeing, as well as the Quintessons. Right after, they were contacted by [[Spike Witwicky (G1)/Generation 1 cartoon continuity|Spike Witwicky]], who alerted the Dinobots to the [[Selector]] revolt at [[Neo Scramble City]] and Carly being injured in the process. After leaving Slash to babysit the island, the
Volcanicus components set out to help their old friend. {{storylink|Volcanicus comic 1}}The Dinobots sided with the humans against the Selectors, fighting both Autobots and Decepticons until they were the last ones standing as Volcanicus.{{storylink|Volcanicus comic 2}} The Dinobot combiner was ambushed by the [[Terrorcon (G1)|Terrorcons]], who worked for the Quintessons.{{storylink|Abominus comic 1}}
They were eventually summoned to the previous universe by Primus to help with the huge conflict taking place there over [[Star Power]] and Angolmois Energy. {{storylink|Volcanicus comic 1}}

{{Groupstub|{{storylink|God Neptune comic 2}}{{storylink|Abominus comic 2}}{{storylink|Generations Selects Special Comic Finale Prelude|Finale Prelude}}{{storylink|Generations Selects Special Comic Finale|Finale}}}}

===Marvel Comics continuity===
====Marvel ''The Transformers'' comics====
{{noteukonly}}
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''In the early days of the [[Great War (G1)|war]], [[Swoop (G1)/Marvel Comics continuity|Divebomb]] chafed under the leadership of [[Optimus Prime (G1)/Marvel Comics continuity|Optimus Prime]] on [[Cybertron (planet)|Cybertron]] as part of the [[Elite Flying Corps]].'' {{storylink|The Icarus Theory}} ''He was humiliated by [[Divebomb (G1)|a Decepticon]] who took his name, and worse, he was rescued by the commanding officer he hated.'' {{storylink|What's in a Name?}}

He joined up with four other Autobots to form a rogue group of warriors who each felt that Optimus Prime was an inferior leader, so they secretly made plans in the event that they wanted to leave Cybertron. To that end, they snuck into a Decepticon spaceport, stole three of their battlecruisers, and parked them in the [[Rad Zone]]. {{storylink|A Savage Circle}} Despite disliking Prime's leadership, they all somehow wound up as part of his crew aboard the [[Ark (G1)|Ark]] to clear a path for Cybertron through the asteroid belt it was passing through. Weakened by the mission and ambushed by [[Megatron (G1)/Marvel Comics continuity|Megatron]]'s Decepticons, Prime crashed the Ark and all aboard into the nearest planet.

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Shortly after the crash, the Ark's computer detected [[Shockwave (G1)/Marvel Comics continuity|Shockwave]] landing on the planet in the [[Antarctica|Antarctic]] land-out-of-time that would one day become known as the [[Savage Land]]. The Ark used the last of its capabilities to revive these five warriors and rebuild them to transform into the Savage Land's dominant life form: dinosaurs. {{storylink|The Last Stand|The Last Stand}} They were then dispatched aboard a [[Ark shuttlecraft|shuttle]] to deal with the Decepticon and in the battle they trapped were in a tar pit and remained dormant until [[Ratchet (G1)/Marvel Comics continuity|Ratchet]] revived them in the 1980s. They returned with him to confront Megatron, but the Decepticon leader made short work of the Dinobots, leaving Ratchet to defeat him alone. {{storylink|Repeat Performance!}}

''As well as new dinosaurian forms, they had new names, and Swoop was the only one who cared to remember their old handles back on Cybertron.'' {{storylink|Fact File|And now... the Dinobots!}}

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''On their way back to the Ark, the Dinobots encountered [[human]]s for the first time and Ratchet told them a story about the battle on [[Sherman Dam]].'' {{storylink|Decepticon Dam-Busters!}} ''When they arrived they were confronted by the battle droid [[Guardian (Marvel)|Guardian]], reprogrammed by Shockwave to defend the spacecraft against any intruders. After beating the snot out of Swoop, the mechanoid ran into the depths of the Ark and the other Dinobots set after it.'' {{storylink|The Wrath of Guardian!}} ''Realising that Guardian was armed with a thermonuclear bomb, Ratchet and [[Wheeljack (G1)|Wheeljack]] managed to prevent Grimlock from destroying Guardian by remotely activating the headless body of Optimus Prime and knocking Grimlock's gun away. As per Shockwave's programming, Guardian came hunting for the Autobots and engaged them in battle while the bomb counted down to detonation. Ratchet repaired Swoop just in time to fly Guardian far from the Ark, but he cut it far too fine and was seemingly destroyed in the explosion. Upset at the loss of their comrade the other Dinobots left, heading north.'' {{storylink|The Wrath of Grimlock!}}

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''A human scientist called [[Peter Anthony Morris|Peter Morris]] recovered Swoop's remains from [[Lake Dena]] and used his [[neural relay link]] to control the Dinobot. When this was discovered by a [[Roxxon Oil security guard|security guard]], Morris used Swoop to kill him, then decided to finish off the rest of "[[G.B. Blackrock|Blackrock]]'s robots". With the element of surprise (and missiles) on his side, the human-controlled Swoop wrought havoc amongst the Autobot lines but his hated former commander Optimus Prime managed to snap him out of it and once free of the neural relay link, Swoop returned to Morris's lab to seek vengeance against the human. When the Autobots followed, Swoop once again began attacking them mindlessly and they were forced to subdue him with Morris's help. Examining the Dinobot, Ratchet diagnosed that his primary [[cybo-dendron]]s had burnt out due to having spent four million years in a tar pit. Realising that the other Dinobots were most likely undergoing the same condition, Optimus Prime announced that the Autobots would have to round them up.'' {{storylink|The Icarus Theory}}

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''Splitting into teams to search for each Dinobot, the Autobots spread out across the country. [[Mirage (G1)/Marvel Comics continuity|Mirage]], [[Brawn (G1)|Brawn]], and [[Trailbreaker (G1)|Trailbreaker]] managed to track down and deactivate [[Snarl (G1)/Marvel Comics continuity|Snarl]] (with a little help from the [[United States military]]) in the [[Black Rock Desert]], [[Nevada]], but were spied on by [[Laserbeak (G1)|Laserbeak]] who reported the situation back to [[Soundwave (G1)/Marvel Comics continuity|Soundwave]]. In [[Littlewood]], [[California]], [[Sludge (G1)/Marvel Comics continuity|Sludge]] had been discovered by a human news team led by [[Joy Meadows]] while [[Windcharger (G1)|Windcharger]], [[Gears (G1)|Gears]], and [[Cliffjumper (G1)/Marvel Comics continuity|Cliffjumper]] searched fruitlessly for him, but all four Autobots were ambushed and captured by Soundwave, [[Skywarp (G1)/Marvel Comics continuity|Skywarp]] and [[Scavenger (G1)|Scavenger]]. [[Jetfire (G1)|Jetfire]], [[Jazz (G1)/Marvel Comics continuity|Jazz]], and [[Ironhide (G1)/Marvel Comics continuity|Ironhide]] had better luck capturing [[Slag (G1)/Marvel Comics continuity|Slag]] in [[Old River Valley]], [[Idaho]], detecting the spy Laserbeak and using him to block Slag's flamethrower breath. Meanwhile, Soundwave had located Grimlock in [[Doonstown]] and set Sludge on him, turning the town into a war zone and leading to [[Bluestreak (G1)|Bluestreak]], [[Huffer (G1)|Huffer]], and [[Sideswipe (G1)|Sideswipe]] being taken out of the fight. Further Autobot casualties were only prevented by the arrival of Optimus Prime with reinforcements from the Ark and all four Dinobots were left in a vegetative state.'' {{storylink|Dinobot Hunt!}}

''Ratchet returned the Dinobots to the Ark and repaired their cybo-dendrons but they remained in their respective comas, each dreaming of fighting against their own personal demons.'' {{storylink|Victory!}} ''When they did wake up, they were confined to the Ark because their alt-modes were too conspicuous but then Sludge saw Joy Meadows on a [[television]] broadcast and the Dinobots decided to up sticks and look for her anyway. They found her in the middle of a [[Intelligence and Information Institute|Triple-I]] ambush and rescued her, agreeing to provide an interview regarding the truth about the Transformers' presence on Earth. Swoop left to pick up Joy's camera crew but was tagged with a homing beacon by Triple-I, which led the Decepticons straight to them. After a brief but fierce battle in which the Dinobots were aided by the mechanoid [[Centurion (Marvel)|Centurion]] controlled by Professor Morris, Soundwave located Joy's incriminating footage and destroyed it. With no cause left to fight, the Decepticons left the Dinobots and Centurion to sulk.'' {{storylink|In the National Interest}}

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''A short time later, Centurion discovered the re-arrival in the past of the [[time travel]]ling [[Galvatron (G1)|Galvatron]] but the future Decepticon leader was too powerful for him and tore the mechanoid limb from limb. This angered Grimlock and the Dinobots who attacked Galvatron in turn, but even with the assistance of [[Blaster (G1)|Blaster]]'s [[Cybertron Seven|resistance cell]], Professor Morris's neural relay link and Shockwave's Decepticons it was a close-fought thing and only Galvatron's reluctance to fire on his own troops brought it to an end. Leaving the Cybertronian Autobots with directions to the Ark, the Dinobots gathered up Centurion's remains and carried on their way.'' {{storylink|Fallen Angel}}

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The Dinobots continued hiding out in the [[Cascade Range|Cascades]], stealing fuel from humans and sending Swoop out to spy on the Autobots at the Ark. Learning that Optimus Prime was dead, Grimlock decided to return and seize command for himself. Bursting into the Ark, he denounced Prime's style of leadership as weak and insisted only the strongest should lead but was soundly rebuffed by the assembled Autobots. Meanwhile, [[Ratbat (G1)|Ratbat]], the Decepticons' fuel auditor on Cybertron, had sent [[Trypticon (G1)|Trypticon]] through the [[space bridge]] to annihilate the Earthbound Autobots once and for all. Outside the Ark, the Dinobots stood back and watched the slaughter for a while until Trypticon threatened [[Rachel Becker]], a palaeontology student who had taken an interest in the local Transformer activity, which drove Grimlock to defend her. Following their leader's example, the other Dinobots charged, battling Trypticon until his fuel quota for the trip was expended and Ratbat recalled him to Cybertron. For showing courage and compassion in during the battle, the grateful Autobots then elected Grimlock as their new leader. {{storylink|King of the Hill!}}

After selecting the perfect crown to wear as leader, Grimlock sent Blaster and [[Bumblebee (G1)/Marvel Comics continuity|Goldbug]] out to retrieve the [[Mechanic]] but when they failed to apprehend him, they promptly deserted. {{storylink|Mechanical Difficulties!}} ''Calling a meeting of all available Autobots, Grimlock was snarkily reminded by Wheeljack that they were all out hunting for the deserters or working on seemingly pointless tasks, such as repairing Centurion. Just then, [[Blades (G1)|Blades]] called in to say that he'd detected a Transformer's life sign coming from the sewers beneath [[London]]. Travelling there with Centurion to apprehend the deserters Grimlock found himself face-to-face with none other than Megatron (or at least a [[Straxus (G1)|clone]] of him that believed itself to be the real thing) and engaged him in battle alongside members of the human military team [[Action Force (team)|Action Force]]. Ultimately it was only thanks to Centurion's sacrifice that Megatron was defeated.'' {{storylink|Ancient Relics!}}

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''Later at the Ark, Swoop recognised his old rival Divebomb on a television news report and set out to find him, seeking vengeance. The two tussled but Divebomb was quickly backed up by his fellow [[Predacon (G1)|Predacons]] who then took it in turns to beat the snot out of Swoop. Grimlock and the rest the Dinobots followed not far behind and turned the tables on the Predacons before Swoop intervened and allowed the Decepticons to go free, saying that he couldn't allow Grimlock to fight his battles for him.'' {{storylink|Grudge Match!}}

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At the Ark, Wheeljack had finished putting the finishing touches to his [[Geothermal Generator]] but Grimlock was more interested in Slag's report of a [[Rapid Anti-robot Assault Team|RAAT]] ambush on the [[Throttlebot]]s, sending the [[Protectobot (G1)|Protectobots]] to retrieve Blaster and Goldbug. {{storylink|Used Autobots}} Grimlock also had Wheeljack working on two other projects—preparing a [[variable voltage harness]] with which to punish the deserters and making the Ark space-worthy once more. When the Protectobots were delayed in returning Blaster thanks to a [[Combaticon (G1)|Combaticon]] attack, Grimlock ordered the launch of the Ark, catching up to Blaster along with a group of [[Spacehikers|human children]] aboard a [[mode lock]]ed [[Blast Off (G1)|Blast Off]]. {{storylink|Child's Play (issue)|Child's Play}} When Grimlock captured the shuttle he found that Blaster had escaped, so the Dinobots put the children on trial and forced them to "walk the plank" as a ploy to draw him out. Even though Blaster had the support of the Ark's Autobots and Wheeljack's buddy [[Sky Lynx (G1)|Sky Lynx]] rescued the children from deep space, the Dinobots had them surrounded and Blaster was forced to surrender to Grimlock. {{storylink|Spacehikers!}}

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Grimlock threw Blaster into the variable voltage harness and seemingly forgot about him until the Ark ran into the crew of the ''[[Steelhaven (G1)|Steelhaven]]'' and [[Fortress Maximus (G1)|Forktongue Maxiface]] made contact. Enraged that a [[Spike Witwicky (G1)|puny human]] led his band of Autobots and worse, that they were sheltering the deserter Goldbug, Grimlock challenged Fullstrength Motleypuss to settle the matter through the archaic [[Code of Combat]]. A duel was arranged on the [[Moon (moon)|moon]] with Blaster standing in as Fruitloop Multipuck's champion and the Dinobots cheered on their leader as the two combatants fought. Their enthusiasm was short-lived, however, as [[Onslaught (G1)|Onslaught]] chose that moment to lead Ratbat's Decepticons in a full-scale assault on the assembled Autobots, causing massive casualties among their number and damaging the Ark. Grimlock and Blaster put aside their differences and united to lead a counterattack, driving the Decepticons away but leaving the Autobots stranded on the moon as the ''Steelhaven'' had returned to [[Nebulos]], hoping to restore Optimus Prime. {{storylink|Totaled!}}

''Following his resurrection, Prime led the Autobots and Dinobots to Earth aboard a [[Ark shuttlecraft|shuttle]] to deal with Galvatron once and for all, as the [[time rift]] the future Decepticon had inadvertently created was threatening the very fabric of space and time itself. Storming outside to defend [[Highbrow (G1)|Highbrow]] from [[Scorponok (G1)|Scorponok]]'s Decepticons, Prime, Snarl and a group of other Autobots were [[mass substitution|transported]] away to [[Limbo]] to make way for [[Hot Rod (G1)/Marvel Comics continuity|Rodimus Prime]] and his troops from the future. Misunderstanding the situation, Swoop, Slag and Sludge attacked them but were convinced to stand down when Goldbug was injured, prompting the future's [[Ultra Magnus (G1)/Marvel Comics continuity|Ultra Magnus]] to call a truce and Optimus Prime to use the power of the [[Matrix of Leadership|Matrix]] to speak to his troops. United with the future and present Autobots and Decepticons, the Dinobots confronted Galvatron, now allied with (the clone of) Megatron. After a vicious battle, Megatron fled and Galvatron was sucked into the time rift.'' {{storylink|Time Wars}}

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The Dinobots were next called upon to fight the [[Underbase]]-powered [[Starscream (G1)/Marvel Comics continuity|Starscream]] in [[Tokyo]]. Slag, Sludge, Swoop and Snarl were quickly taken out and while Grimlock managed to knock the treacherous Decepticon out of the sky for the Predacons to attack him, they were no match for the super-powered Seeker and only the Decepticon [[Pretender]]s could stand against him. When Grimlock rushed to join the battle, Starscream suspended the Pretenders' fire, then threw him into its path, blowing him apart. {{storylink|Dark Star}}

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Some time later Grimlock was brought back online on Cybertron by Ratchet, using Pretender technology stolen from Megatron. {{storylink|All the Familiar Faces!}} While Grimlock, along with the restored [[Bumblebee (G1)/Marvel Comics continuity|Bumblebee]] and Jazz easily defeated Megatron's underlings, they failed to save Ratchet when [[Megatron's base]] exploded. {{storylink|Skin Deep}} Grimlock, Jazz and Bumblebee briefly joined the Autobot resistance movement on Cybertron before attempting to return to Earth via [[trans-time dimensional portal]]. They were thwarted when ''the latest incarnation of'' the [[Mayhem Attack Squad]] infiltrated [[Autobase]] and sabotaged the portal, teleporting all six Transformers (and the [[Micromaster]] [[Rescue Patrol (G1)|Rescue Patrol]]) deep into the heart of Cybertron, where the Autobots discovered the resting place of their god, [[Primus]]. {{storylink|Yesterday's Heroes!}} During a battle within the centre of the planet one of [[Octopunch (G1)|Octopunch]]'s shots ricocheted off Grimlock's back, striking Primus in the face and waking him, a few seconds before they were all teleported to Earth. {{storylink|The Primal Scream}} Rejoining Optimus Prime's forces, Grimlock warned him about the impending [[Unicron]] and went on to form a team with Jazz and Bumblebee to search for the lost Creation Matrix. They discovered it on the moon [[VsQs]], where Optimus Prime's funeral barge had crashed, but were defeated by [[Thunderwing (G1)|Thunderwing]] who claimed the Matrix for his own. {{storylink|Dark Creation}}

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Frustrated by his defeat at Thunderwing's hands and humiliated at having to be rescued by the Autobots, Grimlock sought out a way to revive the rest of the Dinobots and discovered that the answer apparently lay on the planet of [[Hydrus Four]] in the [[Styrakon System]], where scientists had discovered a new source of energy called [[Nucleon (substance)|Nucleon]]. He went to Optimus Prime to request permission to investigate this potential life-saving fuel but was turned down flat by the preoccupied Autobot leader. Grimlock tore up a room in the Ark to vent his anger and was caught in the act by [[Waverider]] who went to report this to Optimus Prime, but was told to wait as Prime had an important announcement to make. Meanwhile, Grimlock was caught taking the Dinobots' bodies from the life-support medlab in subchamber B on level 4 of the Ark. Sympathising with Grimlock's position, he let his guard down for a second and was floored by the Dinobot leader, who proceeded to steal an [[All-Terrain Turbo-Transport]] and blast clear of the Ark just as Prime was announcing his intention to surrender to the Decepticons. {{storylink|Eye of the Storm}}

On Hydrus Four, Grimlock enlisted a [[Hydrusian guide|local mechanoid]] as his guide and learned that Nucleon had driven the [[Nucleon guardian|first three patients]] insane, leaving them to jealously guard the medi-center that was its source against all that approached. Easily making his way past the first two guardians (though they scared away his guide) Grimlock found himself face-to-face with the third, a diminutive robot who told Grimlock that contrary to appearances, the guardians were there to protect unaffected robots from Nucleon's terrible side effects. Testing the Nucleon for himself and feeling great, Grimlock dismissed the warning that "time will tell" and began to revive the other Dinobots. {{storylink|The Pri¢e of Life!}} However, even as they were making preparations to leave Hydrus Four and Snarl was thanking him for the Nucleon boost, Grimlock's leg began to seize up and he thought back to the mechanoid's warning. {{storylink|...All This and Civil War 2}}

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Returning to the Ark, the Dinobots found not just the ship but the entire planet was devoid of Transformer life, apart from a strange signal in two parts. With Slag and Sludge pumping Nucleon into the Ark's life-support medibay and Swoop able to pilot the Ark by himself, Grimlock ordered that they set course for Cybertron even as his hand began to lock up. {{storylink|The Void! (US)|The Void!}} Upon arrival, they found that the battle with Unicron was in full swing, so Grimlock chose to smash the Chaos Bringer in the face. With the Ark. When [[Prowl (G1)/Marvel Comics continuity|Prowl]] berated him for this reckless action, Grimlock kicked him out of the Ark and then jumped out after him with the Dinobots, eager to join the fight. {{storylink|On the Edge of Extinction!}}

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With Unicron defeated by the power of the restored [[Matrix of Leadership|Matrix]], a dying Optimus Prime named Grimlock to be his successor as Autobot leader. A distraught Prowl passed on the news, making Grimlock swear to the Autobot code to protect all life, but the practical Grimlock was more concerned with finding and locating the rest of the deactivated Autobots still aboard the recently stolen Ark. Heading out with the rest of the Dinobots to look for it, Grimlock's seizures suddenly became more serious as his entire body locked in place and he was unable to move—just as they were approached by a frantic [[Hi-Q]] being chased by a horde of [[Demon]]s. The other Dinobots formed a circle around their leader but found the Demons were tough opponents and that they were being beaten back. Hi-Q, however, saw that the Nucleon was engineering a metamorphosis within Grimlock and used his [[Powermaster]] skills to accelerate the process, allowing the Dinobot leader to be reborn in a new, all-powerful [[Action Master]] form. This newfound power caused most of the Demons to flee but Grimlock had caught one and was about to kill it when he was reminded of his oath to protect all life by Hi-Q. Letting the Demon go, he returned to his Dinobots and revealed the price he had paid for his Nucleon upgrade—Grimlock was no longer able to transform. {{storylink|Still Life!}}

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At a meeting of the newly formed and somewhat shaky Autobot-Decepticon alliance, Blaster revealed that the effects of the cataclysmic battle were much worse that they thought and that the planet was shaking itself apart. While Grimlock pursued a path of questionable diplomacy towards the Decepticons, Prowl naïvely shared their evacuation plans with [[Bludgeon (G1)|Bludgeon]]. When Bludgeon inevitably betrayed Prowl's trust by sabotaging the Autobot ships and escaping the dying planet to loot and plunder anew, Grimlock had the Dinobots retrieve their stolen battlecruisers from the Rad Zone. {{storylink|Exodus!}} Thanks to tracking devices on the Decepticon ships, Grimlock was able to lead the Autobot pursuit force right to the Decepticons on the planet [[Klo]]. {{storylink|A Savage Circle}} Unfortunately, it seemed the Decepticons had discovered the tracking devices and anticipated their arrival, preparing a textbook ambush. {{storylink|The Last Autobot?}} One massacre later and the only Dinobots left alive were Grimlock and Slag, along with the Autobots Prowl, Kup and Blaster. Thankfully, a miracle arrived in the form of a resurrected Optimus Prime and the awesomely powerful [[Last Autobot]], who began reviving all the Autobots who fell in battle with the Decepticons. Bludgeon fled with his remaining troops, and Grimlock and the Dinobots stood victorious. {{storylink|End of the Road! (US)|End of the Road!}}
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=====Earthforce=====
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In an alternate timeline, Grimlock found a way to revive his fellow Dinobots after their destruction in the [[Underbase Saga]]. They returned to Earth to battle a new splinter group of Decepticons under [[Shockwave (G1)/Marvel Comics continuity|Shockwave]]'s command. Despite the Dinobots emerging victorious, [[Optimus Prime (G1)/Marvel Comics continuity|Optimus Prime]] berated Grimlock and his team for their brutal tactics, flying in the face of the "[[Autobot Code]]". {{storylink|Two Steps Back!}} This led to a confrontation between Grimlock and Prime that ultimately deteriorated into a physical brawl, but they were too evenly matched and ended up laughing at the absurdity of the situation. Prime relented and allowed Grimlock and the Dinobots the autonomy to defend the Earth as they saw fit, providing they show some restraint. Along with [[Bumblebee (G1)/Marvel Comics continuity|Bumblebee]], [[Jazz (G1)/Marvel Comics continuity|Jazz]] and five Autobots recently revived by [[Galvatron II|Galvatron]], they formed the Earthforce. {{storylink|Break-Away!}}

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They landed their [[Ark shuttlecraft|shuttle]] in [[Canada]], where the Earthforce prepared to battle the Decepticons. To emphasise to his troops that they would not be fighting the war Prime's way, Grimlock literally threw a copy of the Autobot Code out of the window. {{storylink|Once upon a Time...}} Not long afterwards, Grimlock received a transmission from Shockwave, challenging him to a duel. Grimlock accepted, unaware that it was an [[April Fools' Day]] prank by the other Dinobots, and trekked out miles into the wilderness only to find himself face-to-face with a Shockwave-shaped snowman. He took out at least some of his frustrations on two passing [[Predacon (G1)|Predacons]], then ran back towards the other Dinobots carrying an enormous snowball. {{storylink|Snow Fun!}}

[[Snarl (G1)/Marvel Comics continuity|Snarl]] went on a mission with [[Wheeljack (G1)|Wheeljack]] to investigate the suspect [[Sleepfast]] nightlights, only to discover that they were a scheme of the diabolical [[Mindwipe (G1)|Mindwipe]]. They defeated the hypnotic Decepticon by using his own technology against him, though Snarl wasn't so impressed by Wheeljack's punning. {{storylink|The Living Nightlights!}} Later, Grimlock made a deal with the [[Survivors]], lending them aid to rescue their Decepticon comrade [[Carnivac (G1)|Carnivac]] in exchange for them joining Earthforce under his command. {{storylink|Where Wolf?}} Acting on an anonymous tip-off, Grimlock and the Earthforce travelled to [[Memphis Airport]] to defeat the duelling [[Megatron (G1)/Marvel Comics continuity|Megatron]] and Shockwave. {{storylink|Internal Affairs!}}

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After Wheeljack had finished constructing the [[Earthbase]], with its hugely impressive security systems, the Dinobots found themselves locked out. While [[Prowl (G1)/Marvel Comics continuity|Prowl]] and the recently revived [[Aerialbot (G1)|Aerialbots]] battled their way inside, Grimlock helped by, er, holding Wheeljack upside down by one leg. {{storylink|The House that Wheeljack Built!}} Soon afterwards, [[Soundwave (G1)/Marvel Comics continuity|Soundwave]] staged a full-scale Decepticon assault before the grid could be repaired, putting Earthforce on the defensive. The Dinobots finally got to go out and kick some butt, with Grimlock taking on [[Octane]], [[Slag (G1)/Marvel Comics continuity|Slag]] roasting [[Scrapper (G1)|Scrapper]] and [[Swoop (G1)/Marvel Comics continuity|Swoop]] bombing [[Long Haul (G1)|Long Haul]]. They soon drove off the Decepticons. {{storylink|Divide and Conquer!}}

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By sheer bad luck, Slag's [[emotional damper]]s happened to fail while Optimus Prime was conducting an inspection of the Earthbase leading to a series of comic episodes as Grimlock attempted to distract the Autobot commander from his fellow Dinobots' efforts to bring the rampaging monster under control. {{storylink|The 4,000,000 Year Itch!}} Then it was Grimlock's turn to get murderous as Prime had the insufferable [[Tracks (G1)|Tracks]] repaired in Wheeljack's Body Shop and assigned him to the ranks of the Earthforce. {{storylink|Makin' Tracks!}} He was also less than impressed when the [[Mayhem Attack Squad]] escaped from the Earthbase's cells under [[Inferno (G1)|Inferno]]'s watch. {{storylink|Shut Up!}}

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When Wheeljack diagnosed Snarl with the fatal disease [[Corrodia Gravis]], the Dinobots had to seek out [[Starscream (G1)/Marvel Comics continuity|Starscream]], the only Transformer capable of giving him a compatible systems boost. {{storylink|Assassins}} To make matters worse, when they found him he was under attack from the Mayhems and they quickly found themselves under attack from Megatron and Shockwave. {{storylink|External Forces!}} Forced to choose sides, Sludge and Swoop went to protect Starscream from the Pretender assassins while Grimlock and Slag dealt with the two former Decepticon leaders. After Slag charbroiled Megatron and Grimlock plunged his energo-sword through Shockwave's chest, they gave up the fight and took off. Starscream then agreed to the systems boost in exchange for Grimlock's promise to help if Megatron tried to assassinate him again. {{storylink|The Lesser Evil!}}

After [[Superion (G1)|Superion]] went crazy due to a [[cerebro-shell]], Grimlock and the Autobots were forced to give an interview and a guided tour of their base to the reporter [[Irwin Spoon]] in exchange for his help removing the shell from their friend. {{storylink|Inside Story!}} Grimlock was less than thrilled. He probably was relieved when the nosy human got kidnapped and brainwashed by [[Bombshell (G1)|Bombshell]] and the [[Stunticon (G1)|Stunticons]]—at least Grimlock got to skip his interview! {{storylink|Front Line! (issue)|Front Line!}}

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In [[1992]] Snarl once again fell victim to Corrodia Gravis and the Dinobots took him back to the [[Savage Land]] to retrieve the [[Crystalline containment vessel|control crystal]] from their old shuttle in an attempt to save his life. They found that a human named [[Embrey|Professor Embrey]] had used the crystal to save some of the area's [[Dinosaur (dinosaur)|dinosaurs]] from a disease that was killing them. Unwilling to trade Snarl's life for the dinosaurs', the Dinobots instead transferred his mind into a ''Stegosaurus'' until they could find an another way to save him. {{storylink|Destiny of the Dinobots!}}
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=====Marvel UK future timelines=====
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In [[2008]] the Dinobots were stationed on Cybertron when the Decepticons staged a brazen and unprovoked attack on the Autobot location, prompting an incredible battle. The Dinobots led the counterattack and started to tear through the enemy. Realising that the battle was a distraction engineered by [[Unicron]] to keep the Autobots away from the planet [[Junkion (planet)|Junk]], [[Hot Rod (G1)/Marvel Comics continuity|Rodimus Prime]] withdrew the Dinobots from the battle and they set off to confront him. [[File:Dinobots legacy of unicron 2.jpg|thumb|Me Grimlock LOVE committing war crimes!]] Unfortunately Unicron had mentally enslaved the [[Junkion (species)|Junkions]] to rebuild his body out of their planet, so to prevent this, Grimlock brought the Dinobots down to the planet and attacked the Junkions, slaughtering them wholesale. {{storylink|The Legacy of Unicron!}}

Later, Grimlock was part of Rodimus Prime's crew who came to Earth to free Autobot City from Quintesson occupation. {{storylink|Space Pirates!}}
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====="Another Time & Place"=====

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====''Regeneration One''====
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====''Transformers '84''====
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A commando demolition squad, the Dynobots were sent to back up Perceptor when he explored the ruins of a [[Project Dreadnought]] turbine. When they tripped the silent alarm however, they were ambushed by [[Jetfire (G1)|Skyfire]]. Though they managed to down the aerial scientist, they were caught unaware by Shockwave who disabled them with a single mighty blast. After the cyclops had retrived Skyfire's [[brain module]], the ruined bodies of the Dynobots were recovered by the Autobots. {{storylink|Secrets & Lies issue 1|Secrets & Lies #1}}

The Dynobots' bodies were recovered by the Autobots and taken aboard the ''[[Ark (G1)|Ark]]'' where [[Ratchet (G1)/Marvel Comics continuity|Ratchet]] stored their [[spark]]s in magnetic field stasis and their memory engrams in the [[mind bank]]. When the ship later crashed on prehistoric Earth, [[Aunty|AUNTIE]] detected Shockwave's arrival on the planet and repaired the Dynobots with new [[alternate mode]]s based on [[Dinosaur (dinosaur)|dinosaurs]] to deal with the Decepticon. Thirsty for revenge, the redubbed Dinobots confronted the scientist at a volcano only for him to outmanoeuvre them. After four had fallen, a desperate Grimlock injected a capsule of raw energon into himself, supercharging his system and allowing him to punch Shockwave into a mountain, bringing it crumbling down atop the Decepticon. {{storylink|Secrets & Lies issue 2|Secrets & Lies #2}}

Disoriented from the fuel, Grimlock stumbled back to the ''Ark'', until he burnt off enough to remember his team. {{storylink|Secrets & Lies issue 3|Secrets & Lies #3}} After stopping AUNTIE from setting off Megatron's [[antimatter]], Grimlock returned to the battle site and willingly deactivated, burying himself alongside his fellows. {{storylink|Secrets & Lies issue 4|Secrets & Lies #4}}

===Listen 'n Fun audiobooks continuity===
The Dinobots, led by Snarl, arrived at Doctor [[Heath Blaisedale]]'s solar plant in time to take part in a fight to defend the plant against the Decepticons. Unfortunately in their enthusiasm, as well as fighting off the Decepticons, they completely trashed the solar reactor which it had taken ten years for the doctor to construct. {{storylink|Sun Raid (Listen 'n Fun)}}

===3H comics===
While telling the new [[Dinobot (BM)|Dinobot]] team of their mission, the [[Oracle (BM)|Oracle]] referred to the Dinobots of old as being fearsome and deadly but unbalanced between savagery and thought. {{storylink|Departure}}

===''The Beast Within''===
The Dinobots [[Combiner|combine]] into the [[Beast (G1)|Beast]] to fight the Decepticons, but the Beast is so savage and kill-crazy that the Autobots have to kill it. {{storylink|The Beast Within}}

===Dreamwave ''Generation One'' continuity===
[[File:ScrollDinobots.jpg|thumb|A Dinobot by any other name would still kick your ass]]
It was established that Grimlock once commanded a splinter faction of Autobots known as the [[Lightning Strike Coalition]], which included the Dynobots. It was also established that following this, these five robots used the Cybertronian designation "D'''y'''nobots". {{storylink|Transformers: War Within: The Dark Ages|The War Within: The Dark Ages}}

The Dynobots traveled to Earth separately from the rest of the Autobots. Grimlock emerged on his own, and the Ark Autobots found him battling the [[Insecticon (G1)|Insecticons]]. The fate of the other Dinobots was unknown, but somehow Megatron had captured them and kept them in stasis in a secret base. After being freed, they traveled to Cybertron and helped liberate it from Shockwave's control. {{storylink|War and Peace}}

===''G.I. Joe vs. the Transformers''===
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The Dinobots were originally five present-day Autobots who were sent back in time by [[Teletran 3]] and reformatted into dinosaurs. When [[G.I. Joe (team)|G.I. Joe]] traveled back in time, they recovered the Dinobots, who proceeded to beat Shockwave's Decepticons three ways from Sunday. {{storylink|G.I. Joe vs. the Transformers II issue 4}}

Grimlock was later sent to Earth to oversee the decommissioning of Cybertronian technology {{storylink|The Art of War issue 1|The Art of War #1}}, where his team found that human scientists had used the deactivated Megatron's technology to create the evil [[Serpentor|Serpent Organic Robot]]. {{storylink|The Art of War issue 2|The Art of War #2}} Grimlock and the others followed this new threat back to Cybertron, only to be captured and imprisoned by the Decepticons. {{storylink|The Art of War issue 3|The Art of War #3}} He was eventually freed by his G.I. Joe allies {{storylink|The Art of War issue 4|The Art of War #4}}, and helped defeat Serpent O.R. Meanwhile, Snarl was seen among the Autobot troops fighting against Serpent O.R.'s army. {{storylink|The Art of War issue 5|The Art of War #5}}
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===''Legends'' anthology===
The story "[[Paddles (story)|Paddles]]" features a [[Paddles (G1)|sixth Dinobot of the same name]]. This is also the only appearance of the character. {{storylink|Paddles (story)|Paddles}}

===2005 IDW continuity===
{{quote|Crash and Burn!|Dinobot unit motto|[[Maximum Dinobots issue 1|''Maximum Dinobots'' #1]]}}

[[File:Monstrosity6-Dynobots.jpg|thumb|right|upright=0.85|Skar got sent to a space hospital.]]
Grimlock and Slag were soldiers even before the war, and met each other when they were both thrown in a brig for pissing off their commanding officers (''shooting'' them in Slag's case). Bonding over their mutual desire to get things done and ignore the rules, they decided to form their own strike team: the Dynobots. In a personal quirk, however, Slag didn't want them to be seen as a ''proper'' team. {{storylink|Maximum Dinobots issue 2|Maximum Dinobots #2}} Their newly formed team of misfits became members of the [[Primal Vanguard]] under [[Nominus Prime]] and (somehow) model soldiers, acting as a Covert Strike Force with a spotless and admirable service record until one mission went wrong. While searching for terrorists beneath the [[Toraxxis Plains]], the group ran into strange [[cyber-morphic predator]]s, leading to an encounter that killed their medic [[Skar (IDW)|Skar]] and left the others unstable and with dangerous monstrous altmodes [[Scanning|scanned]] from the beasts. Upon their return supervisors wanted to study them to learn about Skar's method of "dynamic alt-mode adaption", but the team feeling broken and betrayed broke free and went on the run. {{storylink|Underworld (IDW)|Underworld}}

Following their disappearance from the public eye, the Dynobots began competing in underground gladiator fights at the [[Forge]] in [[Kaon (polity)|Kaon]]. When [[Megatron (G1)/2005 IDW continuity|Megatron]] put out a call for combatants, the Dynobots were amongst those who were shown grudging respect by the [[Predacon (G1)|Predacons]] as opposed to the remainder of the "amateurs" in the crowd. {{storylink|Megatron Origin issue 3|Megatron Origin #3}}

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While fighting in the [[Ring of Trials]], the Dynobots witnessed a call from [[Optimus Prime (G1)/2005 IDW continuity|Optimus Prime]] to rally against the Decepticon tyranny on Cybertron. {{storylink|Broadcast}} For reasons known only to themselves, they responded to the call and aided Prime's new Autobot army in [[Iacon (polity)|Iacon]] by crushing some Decepticon [[Brawl (G1)|tanks]]. {{storylink|Endgame}} While they began wearing the Autobot insignia after the battle, the Dynobots couldn't stay with Prime's forces. By this time their beastly altmodes were influencing their minds by turning them increasingly aggressive, causing them to stop transforming out of fear that they might eventually snap and ''become'' the vicious monsters they had scanned. Unwilling to endanger the people of Cybertron with their presence, the team turned to a life of crime in an attempt to gather enough money to make it offworld. {{storylink|Derelicts}}

The Dynobots' biggest heist was an attempt to steal several tankers worth of energon from the [[Toraxxis mega-refinery]]. {{storylink|Wreckage (issue)|Wreckage}} Unfortunately, [[Scorponok (G1)|Scorponok]]'s Decepticons had the same idea, leading to a battle between the two groups of robbers. Annoyed by Grimlock's bossy attitude, Slag briefly left the Dynobots during the heist but came back to his pals in time to help them fight the Decepticons. {{storylink|Faces of Darkness}} Grimlock triggered the refinery's alarm to summon the Autobots then tried to disappear in the chaos, but was chased down and attacked by Scorponok. He defeated the Decepticon by resorting to using his altmode, only to be arrested by Optimus Prime in the aftermath, causing him to turn desperate and threaten to blow up the refinery. While he didn't go through with it, Scorponok ''did''. {{storylink|Rage (IDW)|Rage}} The destruction of Toraxxis scattered the Dynobots, leaving Grimlock alone. {{storylink|Fallout (issue)|Fallout}} He rejected any help offered by the Autobots, but the other Dynobots found him and convinced him to give Optimus Prime a chance. {{storylink|Prey (issue)|Prey}}

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They came with [[Kup (G1)/2005 IDW continuity|Kup]] to [[Starsreach Spaceport]], where an unfortunately timed Decepticon attack caused Grimlock to lose control again. {{storylink|Massacre}} He was able to calm down, but the incident was the last straw for the Dynobots, who had had lost all hope for themselves and left Cybertron. {{storylink|Unleashed}} However, they soon changed their minds and returned in time to help the Autobots fight [[Trypticon (G1)|Trypticon]], an ancient monster and creator of the cyber-morphic predators. {{storylink|Annihilation}} After the Dynobots fought off Trypticon's minions and Grimlock aided Megatron in taking the beast down from within, they returned to the Autobots in hopes that their scientists could finally cure their cursed altmodes. {{storylink|Belly of the Beast (issue)|Belly of the Beast}}

Indeed, Autobot science was able to purify the corrupted energon running through the Dynobots' veins and restore their original vehicle modes, efficiently curing them of their aggression. {{storylink|Primacy issue 1|Primacy 1}} They went on to help defend Iacon from a Decepticon assault, saving [[Hot Rod (G1)/2005 IDW continuity|Hot Rod]] from the Predacons in the process. {{storylink|Primacy issue 4|Primacy #4}}

As the war raged on, the Dynobots became figures of fear to the Decepticon army, regularly making brutal raids on outposts and leaving no survivors. {{storylink|The Transformers: Maximum Dinobots #1|Maximum Dinobots #1}} Experienced soldiers would tell new recruits Dynobot stories to ''"scare the bejesus out of 'em."'' {{storylink|The Waiting Game}}{{storylink|Some Of My Best Friends Are Autobots}} The war moved offworld after Cybertron was rendered uninhabitable, and the Dynobots continued to fight under Optimus—though the Dynobots began to openly chafe under Prime's leadership, believing that the Autobot leader only kept the unruly warriors around to take on the "dirty" missions that the other Autobots couldn't perform. {{storylink|Time Will Rust}} {{storylink|Post}} Though the naturally rebellious Grimlock would at one point even defect to the Decepticons, he would find his way back to the Autobots, earning himself a place on [[the List]] of the [[Decepticon Justice Division]]. {{storylink|The Ties That Bind (issue)|The Ties That Bind}} The Dynobots took part in a particularly bloody campaign on [[Varas Centralus]], where their actions were as horrific as any Decepticon's. {{storylink|The Killing Jar (issue)|The Killing Jar}}

[[File:Shockwaveg1idw.jpg|thumb|left|upright=1.2|Good times.]]
Approximately ten thousand years ago, the Dynobots followed [[Shockwave (G1)/2005 IDW continuity|Shockwave]] to prehistoric Earth on a revenge-fueled crusade, ''after'' Optimus had told them to get over it already. The planet's energon fields forced them to take on the forms of the local animal life, and thus protected, they attacked Shockwave on the surface. Sadly, it did not protect the Dynobots from Shockwave's energy blasts, which melted the artificial skin and caused the Dynobots to go into [[stasis lock]] due to excessive [[energon radiation]]. Due to a deadman's switch, the Dynobots' ship, the ''[[Skyfire (ship)|Skyfire]]'', blasted a volcano that buried everyone in molten lava. They were unearthed in 2006 by a human archaeological dig {{storylink|Spotlight: Shockwave}} which was taken over by [[Skywatch|government agents]]. {{storylink|Escalation issue 5|Escalation #5}}

Though Grimlock was the first to be brought back online, he was freed from Skywatch's control through a virus implanted by a [[Machination]] spy (under orders from Scorponok). Scorponok wanted Grimlock to join him, but Grimlock refused, fought Scorponok, and escaped, vowing to find and rescue the other Dynobots. Scorponok, however, planned to take control of the Dynobots himself and use them to assassinate Grimlock. {{storylink|Spotlight: Grimlock}}

Reactivated by Skywatch, the Dynobots were put through their paces, seemingly to great success (secretly because the Machination had "helped" set up Skywatch's neural nets). When Grimlock appeared in Fallon, the town was cordoned off and the "Thunder Lizards" were sent to engage him. {{storylink|Maximum Dinobots issue 1|Maximum Dinobots #1}} The resulting clash caused ''massive'' damage to Fallon, helped along by Scorponok causing the neural nets to fluctuate so he could increase the conflict between the Dynobots.

Eventually they were allowed to have their sentience so they could find out Grimlock had set up the deadman's switch, which left them buried on Earth, ''without telling them''. While feeling some guilt for what he did, Grimlock defended his actions by saying "er, hello, we're vicious amoral rule-breakers, of course I did it". Which ''worked''. {{storylink|Maximum Dinobots issue 2|Maximum Dinobots #2}}

[[File:Dynobots divided MaximumDinos.jpg|right|upright=1.66|thumb|Bad times.]]
Rightfully so, the Dynobots were pissed with their leader, and walked away after Swoop read Grimlock the riot act. When Grimlock was attacked and almost destroyed by the [[Sunstreaker clone]]s, however, the team reunited once again for battle. Although fighting valiantly, they might have been destroyed, if not for the intervention of the [[Monsterbot (G1)|Monsterbot]]s, whom were earlier contacted by Grimlock.
{{storylink|Maximum Dinobots issue 3|Maximum Dinobots #3}}

Aboard the Monsterbots' ship, the Dynobots wondered why Grimlock would side with the outcasts. They gave Grimlock a stern look when he exited the cockpit. The Dynobots didn't see the point of fighting Scorponok, but Grimlock said that Scorponok made it their fight when he turned the Dynobots against him. Snarl disagreed, saying that it has always been Grimlock's fight, that he and the other Dynobots went along with him, and that it was now Grimlock's wounded pride at stake. After the Monsterbots blasted away the defenses, Grimlock exited the ship, saying that there was no way he could let this go, and that with or without the Dynobots, there would be a reckoning for Scorponok. The Dynobots decided that arguing is pointless and followed Grimlock. When [[Hunter O'Nion]] pulled the cords from [[Sunstreaker (G1)/2005 IDW continuity|Sunstreaker]]'s head, shutting him down, the clones ceased to function. Sludge cried out in victory, but the moment is short-lived as Scorponok blasted Sludge into stasis. {{storylink|Maximum Dinobots issue 4|Maximum Dinobots #4}}

[[File:MaximumDinobots Don'tMessWithTheDynos.jpg|upright=1.4|thumb|left|Hey, he's sayin' what we're all thinkin'!]]
Grimlock stared down at Sludge's dead body, brooding about how it was his fault Sludge was dead... while a battle between Scorponok and Shockwave (for rights of revenge upon Grimlock) raged on around him. Eventually Snarl, Slag, and Swoop decide to get to the Monsterbots' ship while the getting was good, but Grimlock stayed behind with Sludge. Grimlock tried infusing some of his [[spark]] energy into Sludge to revive him, but it seemed to have no effect. Shockwave got the upper hand and let Scorponok escape, and in frustration, Grimlock attacked Shockwave. Grimlock and Shockwave were too busy fighting to notice the return of Slag, Snarl, and Swoop, who reasoned that, while helping Grimlock might not be much of a cause, it still beat being no better than the Monsterbots. They were noticed by Sludge, however, who seemed to have recovered due to Grimlock's treatment after all. The four of them dove into the fray proper, but Grimlock ordered them to go after Scorponok instead. When [[Hot Rod (G1)/2005 IDW continuity|Hot Rod]] was about to get squished by Scorponok, the remaining Dynobots showed up in just the nick of time. At Hot Rod's urgings, Swoop severed the connections keeping Scorponok's head conscious. But before the Dynobots could kill the rest of Scorponok, [[Ultra Magnus (G1)/2005 IDW continuity|Ultra Magnus]] showed up and told them that Scorponok would be revived and made to answer to a tribunal instead. He then said they should purge the entire Machination facility, gather up all related Machination technology, and get as far away from Earth as possible as soon as possible—a plan that the Dynobots, Hot Rod, and Hunter were all perfectly OK with. Ultra Magnus later told Grimlock that having Scorponok and Shockwave in custody could help offset Grimlock's own sentence, and that the other Dynobots' warrants had been canceled, and Grimlock was content with that and the fact that Sludge was alive again thanks to him. On Earth, the other Dynobots meanwhile happily repaired the Skyfire. {{storylink|Maximum Dinobots issue 5|Maximum Dinobots #5}}

[[File:DinobotHunt DinosWithIronhide.jpg|thumb|upright=1.5|right|Ironhide only gets to hang with them because he's a ''figurative'' dinosaur.]]
Slag, Sludge, Snarl and Swoop spent the next few years wandering through space, at some point changing their team name to the Dinobots and appointing Slag their new leader. When the war finally ended, they returned home to Cybertron and were recruited by [[Ironhide (G1)/2005 IDW continuity|Ironhide]] for a mission to search the wilderness for the missing [[Aerialbot (G1)|Aerialbots]]. They found traces of fighting, but before they could do much investigating the Dinobots were overcome by a strange influence and violently turned on each other and Ironhide. {{storylink|Dinobot Hunt (IDW)|Dinobot Hunt}} The source of the influence was Megatron, who was using them as test subjects for a mysterious energy that could turn Transformers into [[combiner]]s, but the Dinobots' egos proved too strong to be easily subdued and merged. {{storylink|Before the Dawn}} They eventually stopped fighting amongst themselves and instead teamed up on Ironhide, but he was saved from them by the intervention of [[Superion (G1)|Superion]], another result of Megatron's tests. {{storylink|Night and the City}}

After recovering from Megatron's influence, the Dinobots followed Ironhide and Superion back to Iacon {{storylink|Before the Dawn}} where they joined the other Autobots in defending the city from a Decepticon uprising. {{storylink|Plan for Everything}} When the battle was over, [[Starscream (G1)/2005 IDW continuity|Starscream]] convinced the city's [[NAIL|neutral population]] that both the Autobots and Decepticons were bad news, and the Dinobots found themselves exiled into the wilderness alongside the rest of their faction. {{storylink|Heavy Is the Head}} There, they tussled with the [[Constructicon (G1)|Constructicons]] until they revealed themselves to be friendly, after which the two teams put their differences over some energon. {{storylink|Second Exodus}}

When a mysterious light appeared in the wilderness, the Dinobots' first instinct was to go smash it, but it turned out to herald the appearance of the difficult-to-smash [[Quintessa (IDW)|Necrotitan]]. {{storylink|Dark Dawn: Dark Cybertron Chapter 1|Dark Dawn}} After Slug was put in his place by [[Bumblebee (G1)/2005 IDW continuity|Bumblebee]], the Dinobots fell in line helped try to contain the [[Titan (group)|Titan]]. {{storylink|Black Metal: Dark Cybertron Chapter 2|Black Metal}} A brief battle ensued when the exiled Decepticons arrived at the scene, but was interrupted when the Titan emitted a deadly energy wave that injured and corroded many combatants. {{storylink|Winners & Losers: Dark Cybertron Chapter 3|Winners & Losers}} Autobots and Decepticons alike stopped fighting while their leaders tried to work out what was going on. {{storylink|Into the Abyss: Dark Cybertron Chapter 4|Into the Abyss}} The Dinobots took Slug, victim of the energy wave, to safety, then attempted to slow the Necrotitan down as it marched on Iacon. {{storylink|No Exit: Dark Cybertron Chapter 6|No Exit}} They continued to fight the Titan as it reached the city, {{storylink|Burning Bright: Dark Cybertron Chapter 8|Burning Bright}} and watched as it was brought down by [[Metroplex (G1)|Metroplex]]. {{storylink|Finis Temporis: Dark Cybertron Chapter 9|Finis Temporis}}

The Dinobots celebrated the Necrotitan's defeat by going drinking at [[Swerve's]]. {{storylink|The Becoming: Dark Cybertron Chapter 10|The Becoming}} The peace was brief, as an army of [[Ammonite]]s then invaded Cybertron, forcing them back into action. {{storylink|Black Planet: Dark Cybertron Chapter 11|Black Planet}} They fought to drive the invaders out of Iacon until the battle was won, at which point they witnessed Megatron reveal he was joining the Autobots. {{storylink|...And the Damage Done: Dark Cybertron Finale|...And the Damage Done}}

[[File:Redemption FiveDinobotsAgain.jpg|upright=1.4|thumb|left|"Got a name that begins with "S"? You're in!"]]
Six months later, the Dinobots assisted in the investigation of recent Decepticon murders by guarding murder sites. {{storylink|Fight or Flee (issue)|Fight or Flee}} Suspecting the [[Firecon]]s to be the culprits, Optimus Prime, Starscream and [[Windblade (G1)|Windblade]] had a team including the Dinobots take the trio down, which they did with gusto. {{storylink|Quest for Fire}} After the Firecons were proven innocent, Optimus Prime accused the Dinobots themselves of the murders, claiming Slug's war crimes had caused him to snap. Slug thought the revelation that Autobots had also been killed proved his innocence, but Prime didn't relent. {{storylink|The Killing Jar (issue)|The Killing Jar}} Slug wouldn't take this treatment and began plotting to kill Prime, convincing the other Dinobots to help, when the team was suddenly attacked by the actual killer. As it turned out, Prime had only shouted about their crimes in order to lure out the culprit, the vigilante [[Sandstorm (G1)|Sandstorm]], but had also arranged a trap door to open beneath them when the bomb struck, saving their lives. {{storylink|Forever Is a Long Time Coming (issue)|Forever Is a Long Time Coming}}

The other Dinobots had to haul Slug away when he got drunk and tried to start a fight with evangelists [[Sterling]] and [[Aileron]], {{storylink|The Transformers: Redemption|Redemption}} {{storylink|Conquerors Part 1: Aphelion|Aphelion}} but the whole team later started a new fight at [[Maccadam's Old Oil House]] and Slug got arrested. In jail, he was asked by [[Barricade (IDW)|Barricade]] to protect him, [[Swift (G1)|Swift]] and [[Strafe (IDW)|Strafe]] during an off-the-record delivery to [[Alyon]]. The other Dinobots were shocked that he'd agreed to work for a corrupt cop, but he revealed that he planned to take the pay and let Barricade be killed by [[Badgeless]]. He changed his mind after learning that the cargo was [[spark]]s, ordering the Dinobots to kill the Badgeless at the cost of becoming cop killers and outlaws. They continued protecting the cargo from Badgeless and undead [[Sweep (G1)|Sweeps]] until they reached Alyon and encountered [[Bludgeon (G1)|Bludgeon]], who killed Barricade, destroyed the sparks and corrupted Strafe into a monstrous form. After the group defeated Bludgeon and discovered that a natural [[hot spot (phenomenon)|hot spot]] had lit up in Alyon, the Dinobots welcomed Strafe into their ranks and set out into the wilderness to find and kill Bludgeon. {{storylink|The Transformers: Redemption|Redemption}}

Months into their search, the Dinobots were tracked down by Sandstorm, sent by Starscream to kill them for murdering those Badgeless and "kidnapping" Strafe. Slug was killed, self-destructing to give the other Dinobots a chance to escape. When Trypticon then returned, they knew Bludgeon was behind it and Sludge, Snarl, and Strafe fought their way inside the beast while Swoop went to check on the hot spot, where he found that Bludgeon had taken all the sparks. He encountered Sandstorm and forged an alliance, and while Sludge and Snarl were less happy about working with Slug's killer and attacked him, they temporarily put that aside and only pretended to fight him in order to fool Bludgeon into thinking they were distracted. Once Bludgeon was defeated, Trypticon was freed from his control and flew off with the Dinobots and Sandstorm, who decided to guard the sparks as they matured. {{storylink|The Transformers: Salvation|Salvation}}

The Dinobots remained in the wilderness henceforth, becoming friends with Trypticon and acting as guardians for the [[protoform]]s. Following the [[Iron Ring]]'s invasion, the group was approached by [[Centurion (IDW)|Centurion]] who convinced them to allow him to inform Optimus Prime of the new generation. Prime's group soon arrived, Slug among them who attacked his friends in retribution for their perceived crimes against him. {{storylink|The Dead Come Home, Part 1 (of 2)|The Dead Come Home, Part 1}} Once the [[Void Scepter]] whose influence Slug was under was shattered, the group came to a quick peace and turned Trypticon into Earth's embassy on Cybertron to put the protoforms under Optimus's protection. {{storylink|The Dead Come Home, Part 2 (of 2)|The Dead Come Home, Part 2}}

[[File:Slug argues.jpg|thumb|upright=1.66|right|"Er wait, no, we don't want you, Slide."]]
When [[Shockwave (G1)/2005 IDW continuity|Onyx Prime]] returned to Cybertron and sowed chaos among the populace, [[Marissa Faireborn]] tried to call the Dinobots in as backup, {{storylink|The Falling, Chapter 3: The Ground|The Ground}} only for Trypticon to spacebridge himself to Earth, bringing the unwilling Dinobots with him. {{storylink|The Falling, Chapter 4: The Hallowing|The Hallowing}} The Dinobots would go on to clash with the disillusioned young Autobot [[Slide]] and her [[Colonist Soldiers]], with Slug killing Gimlet before the arrival of [[Unicron/Generation 1|Unicron]] over Earth forced both sides to agree to a truce to take on the true threat. {{storylink|Time Will Rust}} Joining forces with the recently arrived Prowl and the crew of the ''[[Peaceful Revolution]]'' the Autobots rendezvoused with the other Cybertronian refugees at [[Victoria Falls]]; this was short-lived, however, as the arrival of Unicron's [[Maximal]] warriors forced the [[Titan (group)|Titan]] to teleport into Earth orbit along with Trypticon and what remained of the Cybertronian war machine, buying time for Optimus Prime and a small cadre of warriors to kill Unicron from within with the [[Talisman (G1)|Talisman]]. {{storylink|Assembly (Unicron)|Assembly}}

In the ensuing battle, the Dinobots were forced to fight alongside a resentful Slide, urging the latter into action; when Bludgeon and his [[Worldsweeper]] breached Earth's atmosphere, the Dinobots attacked the ship as it ploughed through [[Washington, D.C.]], fighting alongside the [[Torchbearer]]s, and while [[Victorion]] took on Bludgeon's warrior [[Monstructor (G1)|Monstructor]], it was the Dinobots who fought their way through the ship itself to confront their nemesis one last time. In the ensuing battle, both Snarl and Sludge were felled by Bludgeon's hordes of mutated Maximals, and Slug sacrificed himself to kill Bludgeon as the crashing ship impacted the [[White House]], annihilating the both of them. In the aftermath, only Swoop and Strafe, the last surviving Dinobots, remained, beginning a new life on Earth with the other Cybertronians. {{storylink|Ceremony}}

===Ask Vector Prime===
[[Vector Prime]] was fond of the Dinobots. {{storylink|Ask Vector Prime}}
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===''Prime Wars Trilogy'' cartoons===
[[File:POTP-Ep5-Athenaeum-Sanctorum-Dinobots-without-cover.jpg|thumb|upright=1.9]]
In the aftermath of the [[Great War (G1)|Great War]], the Dinobots took up residence in the [[Primal Swamp]] and enjoyed the peacetime. When the threat of the world ending caused fighting to resume across Cybertron, the Dinobots blamed [[Megatron (G1)|Megatron]] and attacked him and his compatriots when they appeared in the swamp. Each of the Dinobots held their own against their opponents, but were eventually subdued by [[Victorion]]. Refusing to surrender, the Dinobots formed [[Volcanicus (POTP)|Volcanicus]] and resumed their assault. {{storylink|The Swamp}} Getting into a fight with Predaking, Volcanicus was knocked into a pool of energon. Unable to free himself, he split back into his smaller components. Now somewhat convinced that Megatron truly wasn't behind recent events, Grimlock offered his aid in their quest. {{storylink|Primal (POTP)|Primal}} Unable to agree with his decision, the other Dinobots departed, with Sludge taking on a leadership role. Unfortunately, they were found by [[Overlord (G1)|Overlord]] and [[Hot Rod (G1)|Rodimus Cron]], who attacked and soundly defeated them. Rodimus grabbed Sludge and started torturing him until Snarl confessed Megatron was headed for the [[Athenaeum Sanctorum]]. Momentarily possessed by [[Unicron]], Rodimus killed Sludge and departed with Overlord, with the others mourning the loss of their own.

Elsewhere, in the [[Cataclysm Tundra]], Grimlock followed Megatron's group into the Sanctorum and learned of the [[Requiem Blaster (Megatronus)|Requiem Blaster]]'s history, though they were interrupted by Overlord and Rodimus's arrival. {{storylink|Athenaeum Sanctorum (episode)|Athenaeum Sanctorum}} Grimlock helped in the battle, {{storylink|Countdown (POTP)|Countdown}} and though Overlord was defeated, [[The Fallen|Megatronus]] appeared and swiped the Requiem Blaster, followed by Rodimus. {{storylink|Consequences}} Grimlock agreed to follow the others to the [[Well of All Sparks|Well of Sparks]] to stop Megatronus, but was temporarily weakened by the activation of his doomsday device. The other Dinobots, still standing around Sludge's body, also exhibited signs of being drained. In spite of this, Grimlock pressed on and helped battle Megatronus, stopping only when his body was subsumed in flames and unable to move. {{storylink|Collision Course}} He ultimately escaped the flames and helped shut down the machine, {{storylink|Megatronus Unleashed}} as well as turn Rodimus back to Hot Rod. After Megatron sacrificed himself to save them all, Grimlock returned to the Primal Swamp and joined the other Dinobots in grieving for their fallen comrade. {{storylink|Saga's End}}

===2021 ''Beast Wars'' comic===
During the Great War, the Dinobots were a faction of Autobots who disappeared in an untimely manner. Their legacy continued into the era of the Maximals as a source of great inspiration for future heroes with even [[Dinobot (BW)|a Predacon]] naming himself after them. {{storylink|Savage Landing Part 6}}
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==Toys==
===''The Transformers''===
[[File:G1Sludge toy.jpg|upright=1.3|thumb|Sludge]]
*'''Dinobots''' ([[1985]])
**[[Grimlock (G1)/toys#The Transformers|Grimlock]]
**[[Slag (G1)/toys#The Transformers|Slag]]
**[[Sludge (G1)#The Transformers|Sludge]]
**[[Snarl (G1)#The Transformers|Snarl]]
**[[Swoop (G1)/toys#The Transformers|Swoop]]
{{toydesigner|[[Kōjin Ōno]] (TakaraTomy)}}

:The five Dinobots were sold individually in boxed packages from 1985 to [[1986]]. They featured a uniform color scheme of red for their die-cast metal parts, black plastic for legs and forearms, smoky translucent for [[Pre-Transformer|remnant cockpits]], and golden metalized plastic highlights depicting machine details. Most had fairly good articulation for G1 toys; only Slag had the conjoined foot-base common to many of the automobile-based Transformers in G1.

:In [[1991]], Grimlock, Sludge and Snarl were re-released as part of the [[Europe]]an ''[[Classics (Europe)|Classics]]'' line.

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[[File:G1-toy GrimlockPretender.jpg|upright=1.3|thumb|Pretender Grimlock]]
*'''Pretender Classics''' ([[1989]])
**[[Grimlock (G1)/toys#Pretender|Grimlock]]

:A much smaller and simpler version of Grimlock, with a [[Pretender]] shell, was part of the [[Classic Pretender]]s line.

*'''Legends'''
**[[Grimlock (G1)/toys#G1Legend|Grimlock]]

:The same smaller version of Grimlock was also available without his Pretender shell, either as K-Mart [[exclusive]] in the United States or packaged with similar versions of [[Bumblebee (G1)/toys|Bumblebee]], [[Jazz (G1)/toys|Jazz]] and [[Starscream (G1)/toys|Starscream]] in Japan.
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[[File:G1-toy SnarlAM.jpg|thumb|upright=0.55|Action Master Snarl]]
*'''Action Masters''' ([[1990]])
**[[Grimlock (G1)/toys#ActionMaster|Grimlock]]
**[[Snarl (G1)#AM|Snarl]]

:Both Grimlock and Snarl were given new toy forms as part of the [[Action Master]]s line.
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===''Generation 2''===
[[File:G2SlagGreen toy.jpg|upright=1.3|thumb|''Generation 2'' Slag]]
*'''Dinobots''' ([[1993]])
**'''[[Grimlock (G1)/toys#Generation 2|Grimlock]]'''
**'''[[Slag (G1)/toys#Generation 2|Slag]]'''
**'''[[Snarl (G1)#Generation 2|Snarl]]'''

:Three of the original five Dinobot molds were reissued in new colors.
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===''Beast Wars''===
[[File:BWtoy-Grimlock.jpg|upright=1.3|thumb|''Beast Wars'' Grimlock]]
*'''[[Grimlock (G1)/toys#Beast Wars|Grimlock]]''' (Deluxe, [[1997]])

:A [[redeco]] of [[Dinobot (BW)|Dinobot]].
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===''Alternators''===
[[File:AlternatorsGrimlock toy.jpg|upright=1.3|thumb|''Alternators'' Grimlock]]
*'''[[Grimlock (G1)/toys#Alternators|Grimlock]]''' ([[2005]])

:He turns into a 1/24th scale Ford Mustang.
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===''Classics''===
[[File:Class06-toy Swoop.jpg|thumb|upright=1.3|''Classics'' Swoop]]
*'''[[Swoop (G1)/toys#Classics|Swoop]]''' (Mini-Con Dinobots Team, [[2006]])

:A new mold for the original character, alongside two new-character teammates [[Knockdown (Classics)#Toys|Knockdown]] and [[Terrorsaur (Classics)#Toys|Terrorsaur]].

*'''[[Grimlock (G1)/toys#Classics|Grimlock]]''' (Deluxe, 2006)

:A new mold based on his original design, with an updated dinosaur mode.
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===''Titanium Series''===
[[File:TitaniumWarWithin Grimlock.jpg|thumb|upright=1.3|''War Within'' Grimlock]]
*'''[[Grimlock (G1)/toys#Titanium Series|Grimlock]]''' (6" Cybertron Heroes, [[2008]])

:Based upon his appearance from ''[[Transformers: The War Within|The War Within]]'', this version of Grimlock transforms into a Cybertronic heavy tank.
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===''Masterpiece''===
[[File:Masterpiecetoy-GrimlockKing.jpg|thumb|upright=1.3|King Grimlock]]
*'''[[Grimlock (G1)/toys#Masterpiece|Grimlock]]''' ([[2009]])

:A new mold featuring [[die-cast]] metal, LED lights and a wealth of gimmicks and accessories, ''Masterpiece'' Grimlock is based upon the character's appearance in the Generation 1 cartoon. A redeco of this mold based upon his appearance as "King Grimlock" in the [[The Transformers (Marvel comic)|Marvel comics]] (with appropriate accessories) would follow as a [[TakaraTomy Mall|Toy Hobby Market]] exclusive and would be redecoed in [[2010]] for a [[Toys"R"Us]] exclusive release.
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===''Device Label''===
[[File:Device Label Grimlock.jpg|thumb|upright=1.3|Device Grimlock]]
*'''[[Grimlock (G1)/toys#Device Label|Device Grimlock]]''' (2009)

:Grimlock transforms from a working USB laser mouse into a mechanoid raptor.
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===''United EX''===
[[File:UnitedEXtoy grimmaster.jpg|thumb|upright=1.3|''United EX'' Grimmaster Prime Mode]]
*'''[[Kakuryu (G1)#United EX 2|Grimmaster Prime Mode]]''' ([[2012]])

: A redeco of ''[[Power Core Combiners]]'' [[Grimstone (PCC)#Toys|Grimstone]].

: He comes with four prehistoric creature drone-limbs:

:*'''Cross-Ryu Drone''' (''Ankylosaurus'')
:*'''Caesar-Ryu Drone''' (''Pachycephalosaurus'')
:*'''Illumina III Drone''' (''Parasaurolophus'')
:*'''Saber-Ryu Drone''' (''Dimetrodon'')
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===''Transformers'' (2014)===
[[File:DOTM-toy Triceradon.jpg|thumb|upright=1.3|Dinobot Slug]]
*'''[[Swoop (G1)/toys#Age of Extinction|Strafe]]''' (Evolution 2-Pack, [[2014]])

:Available only at Toys"R"Us stores in the US and Canada and packed with ''[[Transformers: Age of Extinction (franchise)|Age of Extinction]]'' [[Strafe (AOE)|Strafe]], this release represents Generation 1 Swoop, though the packaging mistakenly<ref>[http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=L0uG8JszvCs&t=23m5s Botcon 2014 Interview] - Hasbro's Mark Weber, Transformers Manager of Global Brand Development</ref> uses the [[Technobot (G1)|Technobot]] [[Strafe (G1)|Strafe]]'s art, leading to much confusion.

*'''[[Grimlock (G1)/toys#Age of Extinction|Grimlock]]''' (Evolution 2-Pack, 2014)

:A similar 2-Pack of ''Age of Extinction'' [[Grimlock (AOE)|Grimlock]] and "1984 Grimlock" (a Generation 1-inspired redeco of ''[[Transformers: Energon (toyline)|Energon]]'' [[Grimlock (Energon)|Grimlock]]) was also available from Toys"R"Us.

*'''[[Slag (G1)/toys#Age of Extinction|Dinobot Slug]]''' (Evolution 2-Pack, 2014)

:Another Toys"R"Us exclusive that saw the Deluxe [[Slug (AOE)|Dinobot Slug]] toy packed with a seemingly unchanged ''[[Transformers: Dark of the Moon (toyline)|Dark of the Moon]]'' Mini-Con [[Triceradon (DOTM)|Triceradon]], described as "Classic" Slug.
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[[File:TF2014toy-SDCCSnarl.jpg|thumb|upright=1.3|''Generation One'' Snarl]]
*'''Dinobots Generation One 4-pack''' (Voyager, 2014)
**'''[[Grimlock (G1)/toys#Transformers (2014)|Grimlock]]'''
**'''[[Swoop (G1)/toys#Transformers (2014)|Strafe]]'''
**'''[[Snarl (G1)#Transformers (2014)|Snarl]]'''
**'''[[Slag (G1)/toys#Transformers (2014)|Slug]]'''

:First made available at [[San Diego Comic-Con]] [[2014]], the "Dinobots Generation One 4-pack" was a [[Hasbro Toy Shop]] exclusive. These Dinobots feature heavy use of vacuum metalization, transparent plastic and paint applications to recreate the look of their Generation 1 toys and their box unfolds into a diorama of the crashed [[Ark (G1)|Ark]] in [[Mount St. Hilary]].
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[[File:TF2014toy-LegionStrafe.jpg|thumb|upright=1.3|Strafe]]
*'''Legion''' (2014)
**'''[[Grimlock (G1)/toys#LegionClass|Grimlock]]'''
**'''[[Swoop (G1)/toys#LegionClass|Strafe]]'''

:As part of the Generation 1-inspired 2014 Legion Class assortment, Grimlock and Strafe are redecoes of ''[[Transformers: Prime (toyline)#BH|Prime: Beast Hunters]]'' ''[[Cyberverse (toyline)|Cyberverse]]'' [[Rippersnapper (Prime)|Rippersnapper]] and [[Windrazor (Prime)|Windrazor]] respectively and retain their molds' ability to combine with [[Abominus (Prime)#Beast Hunters|Abominus]] (or a combiner of his redecoes).
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===''Platinum Edition''===
[[File:Platinum-Edition-G1-Dinobots-Slog.jpg|upright=1.66|thumb|''Platinum Edition'' Slog (Sludge)]]
*'''Dinobots Set''' (Platinum Edition 5-pack, [[2015]])

:The 5 Dinobots: [[Grimlock (G1)/toys#Platinum Edition|Grimlock]], [[Slag (G1)/toys#Platinum Edition|Slug]], [[Swoop (G1)/toys#Platinum Edition|Strafe]], [[Sludge (G1)#Platinum Edition|Slog]], and [[Snarl (G1)#Platinum Edition|Snarl]], are reuses of the ''Age of Extinction'' molds and feature Generation 1-inspired redecoes and new-head retools.
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===''Power of the Primes''===
[[File:PotP Grimlock.jpg|thumb|right|upright=1.77|''Power of the Primes'' Grimlock]]
*'''[[Grimlock (G1)/toys#Power of the Primes|Grimlock]]''' (Voyager, [[2017]])
*'''[[Slag (G1)/toys#Power of the Primes|Dinobot Slug]]''' (Deluxe, 2017)
*'''[[Swoop (G1)/toys#Power of the Primes|Dinobot Swoop]]''' (Deluxe, 2017)
*'''[[Snarl (G1)#Power of the Primes|Dinobot Snarl]]''' (Deluxe, [[2018]])
*'''[[Sludge (G1)#Power of the Primes|Dinobot Sludge]]''' (Deluxe, 2018)
*'''[[Slash (POTP)|Dinobot Slash]]''' (Legends, 2017)
{{toydesigner|[[John Warden]] and [[Aaron Gray]] (Hasbro)|[[Robby Musso]] (concept artist)}}

:All five classic Dinobots and new member [[Slash (POTP)|Slash]] feature in the ''[[Power of the Primes (toyline)|Power of the Primes]]'' [[subline imprint]] of ''[[Transformers: Generations (toyline)|Generations]]''. All six Dinobots share the common feature of being partially composed of translucent plastic with gold paint on the inside to give them a 'layered' look reminiscent of the translucent parts in their original toys. The original five can also combine to form [[Volcanicus (POTP)|Volcanicus]], who is awesome. The Deluxe Class figures' Prime Armor were redecoed for the [[Terrorcon (G1)#Generations|Terrorcons]].
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===''Selects''===
[[File:TF-Generations-Selects-JP-Volcanicus.jpg|thumb|upright=1.3|''Generations Selects'' Volcanicus]]
*'''[[Volcanicus (POTP)#Selects|Volcanicus]]''' (Multi-pack, [[2021]])
:For the ''[[Generations Selects (toyline)|Generations Selects]]'' line, TakaraTomy gave each of the five classic Dinobots anime-accurate redecoes.
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===''Studio Series''===
[[File:SS-toy Grimlock 86.jpg|thumb|upright=1.67|''Studio Series'' Grimlock]]
*'''[[Grimlock (G1)/toys#Studio Series|Grimlock]]''' (Leader, 2021)
*'''[[Slag (G1)/toys#Studio Series|Dinobot Slug]]''' (Leader, 2021)
*'''[[Sludge (G1)#Studio Series|Dinobot Sludge]]''' (Leader, [[2022]])
*'''[[Snarl (G1)#Studio Series|Dinobot Snarl]]''' (Leader, [[2023]])
*'''[[Swoop (G1)/toys#Studio Series|Dinobot Swoop]]''' (Leader, [[2024]])

{{toydesigner|[[Evan Brooks]] (Hasbro), [[Shogo Hasui]] (TakaraTomy)|[[Felipe Hamame]] (instruction designer)}}

:New, large, G1 cartoon-accurate figures of the Dinobots were released in the ''[[Studio Series]]'' line. All of them (sans Snarl) have [[Fire Blast effect]]-compatible ports inside their dinosaur mouths to replicate their [[fire-breath]]. Both Grimlock and Slug are packaged with smaller, non-transforming figures, while the latter three released come alone.
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===''Legacy''===
[[File:TF-Legacy-Core-Class-Slug.jpg|thumb|upright=1.66| ''Legacy: Evolution'' Slug]]
*'''[[Slag (G1)/toys#Legacy|Dinobot Slug]]''' (Core Class, 2023)
*'''[[Sludge (G1)#Legacy|Dinobot Sludge]]''' (Core Class, 2023)
*'''[[Grimlock (G1)/toys#Legacy|Grimlock]]''' (Core Class, 2023)
*'''[[Swoop (G1)/toys#Legacy|Dinobot Swoop]]''' (Core Class, 2023)
*'''[[Skar (IDW)#Legacy|Dinobot Scarr]]''' (Core Class, 2023)
*'''[[Snarl (G1)#Legacy|Dinobot Snarl]]''' (Core Class, 2023)<ref>[https://www.instagram.com/p/Co-ZopluVbd/ Design notes on ''Legacy'' Scarr and Swoop] from [[Hasbro]] designer [[Evan Brooks]] on Instagram</ref>
{{toydesigner|[[Evan Brooks]] (Hasbro), [[Shogo Hasui]] and [[Shuhei Umezu]] (TakaraTomy)}}<ref>[https://www.instagram.com/p/CjNwidkuAN4/ Design notes on ''Legacy'' Sludge and Slug] from Hasbro designer Evan Brooks on Instagram</ref>

:Six combining Core Class Dinobots were released in ''[[Transformers: Legacy#Evolution|Legacy: Evolution]]'', forming [[Volcanicus (POTP)#Legacy|Volcanicus]], the first core class combiner.

::*''Design notes on the ''Legacy'' Dinobots from Evan Brooks on Instagram:''
:::*''[https://www.instagram.com/p/CjNwidkuAN4/ Part I - Sludge and Slug]''
:::*''[https://www.instagram.com/p/CoLLERvuq_I/ Part II - Grimlock]''
:::*''[https://www.instagram.com/p/Co-ZopluVbd/ Part III - Scarr and Swoop]''
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===''Age Of The Primes''===
[[File:AotpG2Grimlock.jpg|thumb|beside=2.0|''Age Of The Primes'' Grimlock]]

*'''[[Grimlock_(G1)/toys#Age_of_the_Primes|G2 Universe Grimlock/Wheelie]]'''(Leader Class, 2025)

*'''[[Snarl_(G1)#Age_of_the_Primes|G2 Universe Dinobot Snarl]] '''|''' [[Slag_(G1)/toys#Age_of_the_Primes|G2 Universe Dinobot Slug]]'''(Multi-pack, 2025)

:Redecoes of the ''Studio Series'' Leader toys, with the Dinobots now in their respective G2 colors (the most common variant for each).
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==Notes==
*The Dinobots are the first Transformers whose creation is shown in the cartoon. It seems simple enough: The Autobots simply construct their bodies, flick the switch, and they're animated. Wheeljack later upgrades their brains, after which they display sentience. However, the later episode "[[The Key to Vector Sigma, Part 1]]" heavily implies that there's no way to bring a Transformer to life without the use of the supercomputer [[Vector Sigma]]. Still other episodes would show the creation of [[Trypticon (G1)|Trypticon]] and the [[Technobot (G1)|Technobots]] without the use of Vector Sigma. For more on this issue, see [[Reproduction]].
*Early on in the cartoon, the Dinobots are played as very dangerous (though dim) wildcards, whose great power makes them a huge advantage to the Autobots when they can be persuaded to cooperate. However, beginning with ''[[The Transformers: The Movie]]'' and in the following third season, the Dinobots are portrayed almost exclusively as comic relief: goofy childlike morons whose (arguably even greater) stupidity made them a detriment to be babysat, rather than an advantage to be courted.
*The commercials (and package art) for the Dinobots show their swords, Slag's horns, and Swoop's lower beak and missiles as being chromed like the Diaclone versions. However, the actual release versions have these parts as bare red. This is due to the swords and horns being changed to soft plastic for safety reasons (it was either that or retool them blunt like Blitzwing's sword), as the chrome plating does not bond to soft plastic. Swoop's jaw and missiles probably didn't need this, but that's [[gang-molding]] for you.
[[File:MadGeister.jpg|thumb|upright=1.66|Now we know who Grimstone stole his hat from!]]
*Four of the original five Dinobot designs served as the templates for the "Geisters", recurring villainous henchmen on the Takara/Sunrise co-production ''[[Brave (franchise)|Brave Exkaiser]]''; Slag became [[:File:HornGeist.jpg|Horn Geist]], Sludge became [[:File:ThunderGeist.jpg|Thunder Geist]], Snarl became [[:File:ArmorGeist.jpg|Armor Geist]], and Swoop became [[:File:PteraGeist.jpg|Ptera Geist]]. In what might be called [[Beast (G1)|a vision of things to come]], the four were once briefly fused into a single robot called "Mad Geister" (マッドガイスター ''Maddogaisutā''). However, because each Geister controlled a portion of the combined body—and, aside from Ptera Geist, they had the accumulated brain power of a Froot Loop—this ended rather badly for them. In a more successful (and [[Mega-Dinobot|also prescient]]) later development, the Geisters learned to merge in groups of two, with Ptera Geist and Thunder Geist forming the centaur-esque "[[:File:PtederAndHormor.jpg|Pteder]]" (プテダー ''Putedā'') and Horn Geist and Armor Geist forming "Hormor" (ホーマー ''Hōmā'').
*The 2005 [[Grimlock (Energon)|Grimlock]] and [[Swoop (Energon)|Swoop]] two-pack was originally intended to portray the Generation 1 characters, but ended up as part of the ''[[Transformers: Energon (toyline)|Energon]]'' toyline instead, representing new characters by this wiki's classification.
*The S-names are to show how they're their own group, while Grimlock breaks the pattern to show he's the boss.<ref name="BC10">[http://www.toycollectors.com.au/bc10/bc10bb.html griffin's 2010 BotCon report]</ref>
*And the most obvious point; this collection of ''dinosaur'' robots has a ''pterosaur'' in their number, thus making the name kind of inaccurate. Those two animals are entirely different branches of Ornithodira; calling a ''Pteranodon'' a dinosaur is like calling a cougar a {{w|Nimravidae|nimravid}} because both are felids. Granted, "Avemetatarsaliabots" is nowhere ''near'' as fluid to say as "Dinobots"...but still, worth noting.

===Foreign names===
*''Japanese:'' '''Dinobot''' (ダイノボット ''Dainobotto'')
*''French:'' '''Dinobot''' (cartoon dubs and comics), '''Dinosaurobot''' and '''Dinorobot''' (''The Movie'' dub)
*''Hungarian:'' '''Dinobotok''', '''Vasállatok''' (first ''The Movie'' dub, "Iron-animals"), '''Dínók''' (second ''The Movie'' dub, "Dinos")
*''Italian'': '''Dinorobot'''
*''Mandarin:'' '''Kǒnglóng Jīngāng''' (恐龙金刚, "Dinosaur Vajra"), '''Jīqì Kǒnglóng''' (机器恐龙, "Machine Dinosaur")
*''Portuguese:'' '''Dinobóticos''' (Portugal comic), '''Robodinos''' (Brazil comic)

==References==
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[[Category:Autobot subgroups]]
[[Category:Combiner teams]]
[[Category:Dreamwave Generation 1 subgroups]]
[[Category:Generation 1 Dinobots| ]]
[[Category:Generation 1 subgroups]]
[[Category:Generation 2 subgroups]]
[[Category:IDW (2005) subgroups]]
[[Category:Platinum Edition]]
[[Category:United EX]]
[[Category:Wings Universe subgroups]]

Dinobot (G1)

2025-08-11T01:11:29Z

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:''The Dinobots are an [[Autobot]] [[subgroup]] from the [[Generation 1 continuity family]].''
[[File:UKDinobotsPoster.jpg|upright=2.2|thumb|Call them the boy-band of the Autobots and prepare for a world of pain. From left to right: Slag, Grimlock, Swoop, Sludge and Snarl.]]
The '''Dinobots''' are a rowdy, arrogant, lowbrow, disobedient band of warriors that some Autobots would rather scrap than deal with. They're also one of the most devastatingly powerful and close-knit combat units in the Autobot army, being incredibly powerful in [[robot mode]] and taking [[alternate mode]]s based on [[Dinosaur (dinosaur)|dinosaurs]], the most powerful creatures to ever roam the [[Earth]].

Most of them dislike [[Optimus Prime (G1)|Optimus Prime]], so whether or not they follow the [[Prime (rank)|Autobot leader]]'s orders depends on what those orders are. This attitude extends to the rest of the Autobot army, with most being viewed as too weak or cowardly to take the steps needed to get the nastier jobs done. Only [[Ironhide (G1)|a]] [[Manta Ray (G2)|handful]] of individuals are viewed by the Dinobots as true allies and even they don't really understand them. This attitude has very much pushed the Dinobots to the fringes of Autobot society, which has resulted in an extremely powerful sense of camaraderie and friendship among the team. Few Autobots are closer. As so many battered, bruised and beaten Decepticons can attest, if you confront one Dinobot, you confront them all.

The group's members are:
*[[Grimlock (G1)|Grimlock]] (''Tyrannosaurus'')—the leader
*[[Slag (G1)|Slag]] (''Triceratops'')—the bad boy
*[[Sludge (G1)|Sludge]] (''Brontosaurus'')—a plodding bruiser
*[[Snarl (G1)|Snarl]] (''Stegosaurus'')—a grumpy soldier
*[[Swoop (G1)|Swoop]] (''Pteranodon'')—a good-natured bombardier

The exact roster of the team has changed over time. The Dinobots may start out with six members, before losing one; or, a worthy 'bot might be admitted to the team at a later point. Other Dinobots have included:
*[[Paddles (G1)|Paddles]] (''Elasmosaurus'')—a martyr with an awkward alt-mode
*[[Kakuryu (G1)|Grimmaster]] (''Styracosaurus'')—the one-bot combiner [[Grimstone (PCC)|Grimstone]] lookalike with his own crew of [[drone]]s
*[[Skar (IDW)|Skar]] (''Ankylosaurus'')—the team's medic
*[[Strafe (IDW)|Strafe]] (two-headed monster)—an outsider with a mutated beast form
*[[Slash (POTP)|Slash]] (''Velociraptor'')—a tracker
*[[Reptaurica]] (''Spinosaurus'')—a primal proto-Dinobot
*[[Snapbeak]] (''Oviraptor'')—a by-the-books warrior
*[[Clanky]] (''Stegosaurus'')—a skilled mechanic
*[[Sneer, Snipe, and Snub]] (''Troodon'')—a trio of tiny pointmen

In [[Jaws of Terror|one particular continuity]], there are hundreds of the buggers.

Back on Cybertron, they often had vehicle modes like most other Transformers, and were sometimes referred to as the '''Dynobots'''.

Unlike many other [[subgroup]]s, the Dinobots usually don't combine. However, in universes where they are granted the ability—such as by using the [[Enigma of Combination]]—they can merge to form [[Volcanicus (POTP)|Volcanicus]]. If they ever had the natural ability to combine, it is lost to history... but under [[The Beast Within|extraordinary circumstances]], the [[Beast (G1)|Beast]] within them may walk the Earth once more.

{{bigquote|We watch each other's back, we stick together through thick and thin, and no one '''ever''' tells us what to '''do!'''|Grimlock sums his group up|[[Maximum Dinobots issue 2|''Maximum Dinobots'' #2]]}}

==Fiction==
===Generation 1 cartoon continuity===
====''The Transformers'' cartoon====
[[File:GrimSlagSludge.jpg|thumb|The Three Dinobots, immediately after accidentally killing the Invisible Swordsman.]]

Inspired by the dinosaur fossils found by [[Ironhide (G1)/Generation 1 cartoon continuity|Ironhide]] in the volcanic caves near the ''Ark'', [[Wheeljack (G1)|Wheeljack]] and [[Ratchet (G1)|Ratchet]] designed and built new robots in their image, dubbing them the Dinobots. Grimlock, Slag, and Sludge were built first. {{storylink|S.O.S. Dinobots}} After some initial troubles, their performance pleased [[Optimus Prime (G1)/Generation 1 cartoon continuity|Optimus Prime]] enough that he had two more built, adding Snarl and Swoop to the ranks. {{storylink|War of the Dinobots}}

[[File:DinobotsG1.jpg|left|thumb|From left to right: Terrible Dactyl, Stego, Bronto Thunder, Tricero and Ghengis Rex]]

The Dinobots' role was simply to pulverize anyone or anything that was too strong for the Autobots to handle on their own. In the process, they frequently mouthed off, rebelled and started brawls inside of Autobot Headquarters (and the occasional [[Trypticon (G1)|dinosaur-shaped city]]).

During one incident, the Dinobots' destructive clumsiness caused damage to Autobot HQ and almost led to [[Teletraan I]] being destroyed in the crossfire. The Autobots decided they needed a bigger place to roam freely, so they relocated them to [[Dinobot Island (G1)|a newly discovered island filled with living dinosaurs]]. The Dinobots' newfound paradise was quickly invaded by the Decepticons, and [[Megatron (G1)/Generation 1 cartoon continuity|Megatron]] caused a stampede of dinosaurs to trap the Dinobots in a tar pit.
{{storylink|Dinobot Island, Part 1}} The Dinobots managed to free themselves and turn the dinosaurs against the Decepticons. Optimus took their adventures on the island as proof the Dinobots were fit to return to Autobot HQ.{{storylink|Dinobot Island, Part 2}}

At one point, the Dinobots became sick of only being used as the hammer of the Autobot army, so they deserted, saying that they would fight when ''they'' wanted to. However, the Dinobots were called in when the Autobots and the Decepticons began suffering from [[Cybertonium]] depletion. During the battle with the [[Constructicon (G1)|Constructicons]], they were accidentally sent to Cybertron, where they briefly reduced [[Shockwave (G1)|Shockwave]] to the role of chew toy. {{storylink|Desertion of the Dinobots, Part 1}} However, Shockwave altered the Dinobots' memory circuits and forced them to work in the [[Cybertonium Pit]]. [[Spike Witwicky (G1)|Spike Witwicky]] and [[Carly]] managed to rescue them, and the Dinobots decided to follow Optimus Prime's orders... until such time that they decided not to do so. {{storylink|Desertion of the Dinobots, Part 2}}

[[File:TFTM Dinobots Robot Mode.jpg|upright=1.4|thumb|One of many, many moments in TFTM where Snarl is ''just'' out of shot.]]
During the [[Battle of Autobot City]], the Dinobots were dispatched to defeat [[Devastator (G1)|Devastator]]. Despite their incredible strength, Devastator manhandled them. During [[Galvatron (G1)/Generation 1 cartoon continuity|Galvatron]]'s subsequent attack, [[Kup (G1)/Generation 1 cartoon continuity|Kup]] and [[Hot Rod (G1)/Generation 1 cartoon continuity|Hot Rod]] literally had to drag them aboard the shuttle, which was shot down over [[Quintessa (planet)|Quintessa]]. The Dinobots managed to avoid being captured and met [[Wheelie (G1)|Wheelie]], who helped them find Kup and Hot Rod. Later, the Dinobots literally kicked the butt of [[Unicron|a god]]. {{storylink|The Transformers: The Movie}}

A newly revived Optimus Prime informed the Autobots of the apparent deaths of Rodimus, [[Arcee (G1)/Generation 1 cartoon continuity|Arcee]], [[Ultra Magnus (G1)/Generation 1 cartoon continuity|Ultra Magnus]], Kup, Spike and [[Daniel Witwicky (G1)|Daniel]], leading Grimlock and several others to avenge them with an all-out attack on a supposed [[Quintesson]] base. Sludge and Snarl were left behind on Cybertron, and were shocked by the arrival of Rodimus' group, very much alive. {{storylink|Dark Awakening (episode)|Dark Awakening}} When Grimlock smelled [[dinosaur transform static]] at the site of the stolen [[Fort Knox]], the Dinobots (and a disgruntled [[Sky Lynx (G1)|Sky Lynx]]) were put under suspicion and interrogated, but were quickly proven innocent when Trypticon emerged as the true culprit. With the rest of the Autobots, they boarded [[Broadside (G1)|Broadside]] to battle the Decepticons at [[Socialist Democratic Federated Republic of Carbombya|Carbombya]]. {{storylink|Thief in the Night}}

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{{storylink|Call of the Primitives}}

====Japanese cartoon continuity====
=====''Fight! Super Robot Lifeform Transformers'' story pages=====
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=====''Story of Binaltech''=====
While the [[Binaltech (technology)|Binaltech]] conflict took place in [[2004]] and on [[Earth]], [[Megatron (G1)/Generation 1 cartoon continuity|Megatron]]'s [[Decepticon]]s pushed their conquest of [[Cybertron (planet)|Cybertron]]. To neutralize the powerful Dinobots, the Decepticons utilized the alien [[Unleasher]]s on them. With their telepathy, the Unleashers attacked the Dinobots' minds, reducing them to nothing more than the impulses inherent to their beast modes. In this state, the Dinobots indiscriminately attacked their Autobot teammates, forcing their comrades to take all five offline. [[Wheeljack (G1)|Wheeljack]] was able to isolate the psychic subroutine afflicting the Dinobots, but its removal proved difficult, so a temporary solution for Grimlock to inhabit a vehicular body was decided upon. {{storylink|Beast in the Machine}} The Dinobots were eventually cured in [[2005]] with the help of [[Soundwave (G1)/Generation 1 cartoon continuity|Soundwave]]'s own telepathic abilities in exchange for Decepticon prisoners. {{storylink|Outlier (comic)|Outlier}}

======BT World======
In the [[BT World]] timeline that split off from the [[G1 World]], the whereabouts of Soundwave were unknown, so the Dinobots were still incapacitated in [[2008]], to Grimlock's frustration. But thanks to the constantly evolving Binaltech technology, they were able to replicate Soundwave's abilities with the [[Psychedevice]]. However, Grimlock's vehicular body was slowly becoming incapable of preventing his own Unleasher-induced madness, which in turn was preventing the other Dinobots from awakening. Grimlock arrived on Earth with Carly to use the Psychedevice, but they were met by [[Blackarachnia (BW)|Blackarachnia]], who was hoping to use the Psychedevice for herself. Her inherent beast DNA being affected by Grimlock's aberrant mental waves, Blackarachnia fought with her fellow ex-beast. Forced to use the Psychedevice, Carly evolved into a higher being and cured both parties of their madness.

Healed, the Dinobots met their leader at [[Autobot City (G1)|Autobot City]] and got a sound beating from him for insulting his unfamiliar body. {{storylink|Outlier (comic)|Outlier}}

=====''The Headmasters'' cartoon=====
The Decepticons invaded Cybertron in full force in [[2011]], prompting the Dinobots to fight alongside the other Autobots against the invading Decepticons. However, they didn't fare too well against the previously unknown Decepticon [[Headmaster (technology)|Headmasters]], as they were all quickly put to sleep by [[Mindwipe (G1)|Mindwipe]]'s hypnosis attack. {{storylink|Four Warriors Come out of the Sky}} They eventually awoke and continued the fight against the Decepticons. {{storylink|The Mystery of Planet Master}}

=====''United EX''=====
In [[2025]], the Dinobots were joined by former [[Decepticon]] [[Kakuryu (G1)|Kakuryu]], who sought to fight on the side of good and to repay [[Star Saber (G1)|Star Saber]] for once saving him. Over the next ten years, he trained at [[Dinobot Island (G1)|Dinobot Island]] before being enlisted in the [[Master Class]] as "Grimmaster"—this entitled him to an [[Energon Matrix]] and a set of [[Power Core Combination|Power Core]] drones he could combine with. {{Storylink|The Dragon Pays His Dues}}

=====''Legends'' comic=====
In [[2021]], Grimlock was among the many Autobots were forced to become Headmasters and went to the [[Legends World]]. {{storylink|Targetmaster Chapter Prologue}} He eventually regained a regular-sized body by [[2039]]. Also by then, the Dinobots received a new member, the cute "little sister" [[Slash (POTP)|Slash]]. She joined Grimlock and Grimmaster in witnessing the commencement of the second iteration of the [[Cybertron Alliance]]. {{Storylink|Transformers Legends Final Chapter "Epiloge"|Epiloge}}

=====''Generations Selects Special Comic''=====
[[File:Battle of Neo Scramble City.jpg|upright=1.2|thumb|If you're thinking this looks one-sided, you're right. The Dinobots cleaned house.]]
When a time gate was detected on Dinobot Island in [[2050]], [[Carly]] alerted the Dinobots to its presence. In response, they, [[Slash (POTP)|Slash]] and [[Kakuryu (G1)|Grimmaster]] included, were called to meet about it by Grimlock. They saw the [[Quintesson]]s emerge from the temporal portal, and the aliens quickly decided to sic their [[Allicon]]s on the Dinobots so that the dinosaurs could be flipped as merchandise. The Dinobots obviously didn't agree with this scheme and easily fended off the Allicons, prompting the lead [[Quintesson Judge]] to use the [[Recreator]] to summon [[Predaking (G1)|Predaking]]. Predaking took easy care of the Dinobots till [[Primus#Japanese Generation 1 cartoon continuity|Primus]] from the past encouraged Grimlock to tap into [[Earth]]'s [[Angolmois Energy]]. This, combined with Grimmaster's [[Energon Matrix]], allowed the five core Dinobots to combine into [[Volcanicus (POTP)|Volcanicus]]. Despite Predaking trying to use Slash as a hostage, the Dinobot combiner was able to defeat his opponent and send the component [[Predacon (G1)|Predacons]] fleeing, as well as the Quintessons. Right after, they were contacted by [[Spike Witwicky (G1)/Generation 1 cartoon continuity|Spike Witwicky]], who alerted the Dinobots to the [[Selector]] revolt at [[Neo Scramble City]] and Carly being injured in the process. After leaving Slash to babysit the island, the
Volcanicus components set out to help their old friend. {{storylink|Volcanicus comic 1}}The Dinobots sided with the humans against the Selectors, fighting both Autobots and Decepticons until they were the last ones standing as Volcanicus.{{storylink|Volcanicus comic 2}} The Dinobot combiner was ambushed by the [[Terrorcon (G1)|Terrorcons]], who worked for the Quintessons.{{storylink|Abominus comic 1}}
They were eventually summoned to the previous universe by Primus to help with the huge conflict taking place there over [[Star Power]] and Angolmois Energy. {{storylink|Volcanicus comic 1}}

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===Marvel Comics continuity===
====Marvel ''The Transformers'' comics====
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''In the early days of the [[Great War (G1)|war]], [[Swoop (G1)/Marvel Comics continuity|Divebomb]] chafed under the leadership of [[Optimus Prime (G1)/Marvel Comics continuity|Optimus Prime]] on [[Cybertron (planet)|Cybertron]] as part of the [[Elite Flying Corps]].'' {{storylink|The Icarus Theory}} ''He was humiliated by [[Divebomb (G1)|a Decepticon]] who took his name, and worse, he was rescued by the commanding officer he hated.'' {{storylink|What's in a Name?}}

He joined up with four other Autobots to form a rogue group of warriors who each felt that Optimus Prime was an inferior leader, so they secretly made plans in the event that they wanted to leave Cybertron. To that end, they snuck into a Decepticon spaceport, stole three of their battlecruisers, and parked them in the [[Rad Zone]]. {{storylink|A Savage Circle}} Despite disliking Prime's leadership, they all somehow wound up as part of his crew aboard the [[Ark (G1)|Ark]] to clear a path for Cybertron through the asteroid belt it was passing through. Weakened by the mission and ambushed by [[Megatron (G1)/Marvel Comics continuity|Megatron]]'s Decepticons, Prime crashed the Ark and all aboard into the nearest planet.

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Shortly after the crash, the Ark's computer detected [[Shockwave (G1)/Marvel Comics continuity|Shockwave]] landing on the planet in the [[Antarctica|Antarctic]] land-out-of-time that would one day become known as the [[Savage Land]]. The Ark used the last of its capabilities to revive these five warriors and rebuild them to transform into the Savage Land's dominant life form: dinosaurs. {{storylink|The Last Stand|The Last Stand}} They were then dispatched aboard a [[Ark shuttlecraft|shuttle]] to deal with the Decepticon and in the battle they trapped were in a tar pit and remained dormant until [[Ratchet (G1)/Marvel Comics continuity|Ratchet]] revived them in the 1980s. They returned with him to confront Megatron, but the Decepticon leader made short work of the Dinobots, leaving Ratchet to defeat him alone. {{storylink|Repeat Performance!}}

''As well as new dinosaurian forms, they had new names, and Swoop was the only one who cared to remember their old handles back on Cybertron.'' {{storylink|Fact File|And now... the Dinobots!}}

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''On their way back to the Ark, the Dinobots encountered [[human]]s for the first time and Ratchet told them a story about the battle on [[Sherman Dam]].'' {{storylink|Decepticon Dam-Busters!}} ''When they arrived they were confronted by the battle droid [[Guardian (Marvel)|Guardian]], reprogrammed by Shockwave to defend the spacecraft against any intruders. After beating the snot out of Swoop, the mechanoid ran into the depths of the Ark and the other Dinobots set after it.'' {{storylink|The Wrath of Guardian!}} ''Realising that Guardian was armed with a thermonuclear bomb, Ratchet and [[Wheeljack (G1)|Wheeljack]] managed to prevent Grimlock from destroying Guardian by remotely activating the headless body of Optimus Prime and knocking Grimlock's gun away. As per Shockwave's programming, Guardian came hunting for the Autobots and engaged them in battle while the bomb counted down to detonation. Ratchet repaired Swoop just in time to fly Guardian far from the Ark, but he cut it far too fine and was seemingly destroyed in the explosion. Upset at the loss of their comrade the other Dinobots left, heading north.'' {{storylink|The Wrath of Grimlock!}}

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''A human scientist called [[Peter Anthony Morris|Peter Morris]] recovered Swoop's remains from [[Lake Dena]] and used his [[neural relay link]] to control the Dinobot. When this was discovered by a [[Roxxon Oil security guard|security guard]], Morris used Swoop to kill him, then decided to finish off the rest of "[[G.B. Blackrock|Blackrock]]'s robots". With the element of surprise (and missiles) on his side, the human-controlled Swoop wrought havoc amongst the Autobot lines but his hated former commander Optimus Prime managed to snap him out of it and once free of the neural relay link, Swoop returned to Morris's lab to seek vengeance against the human. When the Autobots followed, Swoop once again began attacking them mindlessly and they were forced to subdue him with Morris's help. Examining the Dinobot, Ratchet diagnosed that his primary [[cybo-dendron]]s had burnt out due to having spent four million years in a tar pit. Realising that the other Dinobots were most likely undergoing the same condition, Optimus Prime announced that the Autobots would have to round them up.'' {{storylink|The Icarus Theory}}

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''Splitting into teams to search for each Dinobot, the Autobots spread out across the country. [[Mirage (G1)/Marvel Comics continuity|Mirage]], [[Brawn (G1)|Brawn]], and [[Trailbreaker (G1)|Trailbreaker]] managed to track down and deactivate [[Snarl (G1)/Marvel Comics continuity|Snarl]] (with a little help from the [[United States military]]) in the [[Black Rock Desert]], [[Nevada]], but were spied on by [[Laserbeak (G1)|Laserbeak]] who reported the situation back to [[Soundwave (G1)/Marvel Comics continuity|Soundwave]]. In [[Littlewood]], [[California]], [[Sludge (G1)/Marvel Comics continuity|Sludge]] had been discovered by a human news team led by [[Joy Meadows]] while [[Windcharger (G1)|Windcharger]], [[Gears (G1)|Gears]], and [[Cliffjumper (G1)/Marvel Comics continuity|Cliffjumper]] searched fruitlessly for him, but all four Autobots were ambushed and captured by Soundwave, [[Skywarp (G1)/Marvel Comics continuity|Skywarp]] and [[Scavenger (G1)|Scavenger]]. [[Jetfire (G1)|Jetfire]], [[Jazz (G1)/Marvel Comics continuity|Jazz]], and [[Ironhide (G1)/Marvel Comics continuity|Ironhide]] had better luck capturing [[Slag (G1)/Marvel Comics continuity|Slag]] in [[Old River Valley]], [[Idaho]], detecting the spy Laserbeak and using him to block Slag's flamethrower breath. Meanwhile, Soundwave had located Grimlock in [[Doonstown]] and set Sludge on him, turning the town into a war zone and leading to [[Bluestreak (G1)|Bluestreak]], [[Huffer (G1)|Huffer]], and [[Sideswipe (G1)|Sideswipe]] being taken out of the fight. Further Autobot casualties were only prevented by the arrival of Optimus Prime with reinforcements from the Ark and all four Dinobots were left in a vegetative state.'' {{storylink|Dinobot Hunt!}}

''Ratchet returned the Dinobots to the Ark and repaired their cybo-dendrons but they remained in their respective comas, each dreaming of fighting against their own personal demons.'' {{storylink|Victory!}} ''When they did wake up, they were confined to the Ark because their alt-modes were too conspicuous but then Sludge saw Joy Meadows on a [[television]] broadcast and the Dinobots decided to up sticks and look for her anyway. They found her in the middle of a [[Intelligence and Information Institute|Triple-I]] ambush and rescued her, agreeing to provide an interview regarding the truth about the Transformers' presence on Earth. Swoop left to pick up Joy's camera crew but was tagged with a homing beacon by Triple-I, which led the Decepticons straight to them. After a brief but fierce battle in which the Dinobots were aided by the mechanoid [[Centurion (Marvel)|Centurion]] controlled by Professor Morris, Soundwave located Joy's incriminating footage and destroyed it. With no cause left to fight, the Decepticons left the Dinobots and Centurion to sulk.'' {{storylink|In the National Interest}}

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''A short time later, Centurion discovered the re-arrival in the past of the [[time travel]]ling [[Galvatron (G1)|Galvatron]] but the future Decepticon leader was too powerful for him and tore the mechanoid limb from limb. This angered Grimlock and the Dinobots who attacked Galvatron in turn, but even with the assistance of [[Blaster (G1)|Blaster]]'s [[Cybertron Seven|resistance cell]], Professor Morris's neural relay link and Shockwave's Decepticons it was a close-fought thing and only Galvatron's reluctance to fire on his own troops brought it to an end. Leaving the Cybertronian Autobots with directions to the Ark, the Dinobots gathered up Centurion's remains and carried on their way.'' {{storylink|Fallen Angel}}

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The Dinobots continued hiding out in the [[Cascade Range|Cascades]], stealing fuel from humans and sending Swoop out to spy on the Autobots at the Ark. Learning that Optimus Prime was dead, Grimlock decided to return and seize command for himself. Bursting into the Ark, he denounced Prime's style of leadership as weak and insisted only the strongest should lead but was soundly rebuffed by the assembled Autobots. Meanwhile, [[Ratbat (G1)|Ratbat]], the Decepticons' fuel auditor on Cybertron, had sent [[Trypticon (G1)|Trypticon]] through the [[space bridge]] to annihilate the Earthbound Autobots once and for all. Outside the Ark, the Dinobots stood back and watched the slaughter for a while until Trypticon threatened [[Rachel Becker]], a palaeontology student who had taken an interest in the local Transformer activity, which drove Grimlock to defend her. Following their leader's example, the other Dinobots charged, battling Trypticon until his fuel quota for the trip was expended and Ratbat recalled him to Cybertron. For showing courage and compassion in during the battle, the grateful Autobots then elected Grimlock as their new leader. {{storylink|King of the Hill!}}

After selecting the perfect crown to wear as leader, Grimlock sent Blaster and [[Bumblebee (G1)/Marvel Comics continuity|Goldbug]] out to retrieve the [[Mechanic]] but when they failed to apprehend him, they promptly deserted. {{storylink|Mechanical Difficulties!}} ''Calling a meeting of all available Autobots, Grimlock was snarkily reminded by Wheeljack that they were all out hunting for the deserters or working on seemingly pointless tasks, such as repairing Centurion. Just then, [[Blades (G1)|Blades]] called in to say that he'd detected a Transformer's life sign coming from the sewers beneath [[London]]. Travelling there with Centurion to apprehend the deserters Grimlock found himself face-to-face with none other than Megatron (or at least a [[Straxus (G1)|clone]] of him that believed itself to be the real thing) and engaged him in battle alongside members of the human military team [[Action Force (team)|Action Force]]. Ultimately it was only thanks to Centurion's sacrifice that Megatron was defeated.'' {{storylink|Ancient Relics!}}

[[File:Dinobots razorclaw grudge match.jpg|thumb|The Predacon group shot is ''over there''.]]
''Later at the Ark, Swoop recognised his old rival Divebomb on a television news report and set out to find him, seeking vengeance. The two tussled but Divebomb was quickly backed up by his fellow [[Predacon (G1)|Predacons]] who then took it in turns to beat the snot out of Swoop. Grimlock and the rest the Dinobots followed not far behind and turned the tables on the Predacons before Swoop intervened and allowed the Decepticons to go free, saying that he couldn't allow Grimlock to fight his battles for him.'' {{storylink|Grudge Match!}}

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At the Ark, Wheeljack had finished putting the finishing touches to his [[Geothermal Generator]] but Grimlock was more interested in Slag's report of a [[Rapid Anti-robot Assault Team|RAAT]] ambush on the [[Throttlebot]]s, sending the [[Protectobot (G1)|Protectobots]] to retrieve Blaster and Goldbug. {{storylink|Used Autobots}} Grimlock also had Wheeljack working on two other projects—preparing a [[variable voltage harness]] with which to punish the deserters and making the Ark space-worthy once more. When the Protectobots were delayed in returning Blaster thanks to a [[Combaticon (G1)|Combaticon]] attack, Grimlock ordered the launch of the Ark, catching up to Blaster along with a group of [[Spacehikers|human children]] aboard a [[mode lock]]ed [[Blast Off (G1)|Blast Off]]. {{storylink|Child's Play (issue)|Child's Play}} When Grimlock captured the shuttle he found that Blaster had escaped, so the Dinobots put the children on trial and forced them to "walk the plank" as a ploy to draw him out. Even though Blaster had the support of the Ark's Autobots and Wheeljack's buddy [[Sky Lynx (G1)|Sky Lynx]] rescued the children from deep space, the Dinobots had them surrounded and Blaster was forced to surrender to Grimlock. {{storylink|Spacehikers!}}

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Grimlock threw Blaster into the variable voltage harness and seemingly forgot about him until the Ark ran into the crew of the ''[[Steelhaven (G1)|Steelhaven]]'' and [[Fortress Maximus (G1)|Forktongue Maxiface]] made contact. Enraged that a [[Spike Witwicky (G1)|puny human]] led his band of Autobots and worse, that they were sheltering the deserter Goldbug, Grimlock challenged Fullstrength Motleypuss to settle the matter through the archaic [[Code of Combat]]. A duel was arranged on the [[Moon (moon)|moon]] with Blaster standing in as Fruitloop Multipuck's champion and the Dinobots cheered on their leader as the two combatants fought. Their enthusiasm was short-lived, however, as [[Onslaught (G1)|Onslaught]] chose that moment to lead Ratbat's Decepticons in a full-scale assault on the assembled Autobots, causing massive casualties among their number and damaging the Ark. Grimlock and Blaster put aside their differences and united to lead a counterattack, driving the Decepticons away but leaving the Autobots stranded on the moon as the ''Steelhaven'' had returned to [[Nebulos]], hoping to restore Optimus Prime. {{storylink|Totaled!}}

''Following his resurrection, Prime led the Autobots and Dinobots to Earth aboard a [[Ark shuttlecraft|shuttle]] to deal with Galvatron once and for all, as the [[time rift]] the future Decepticon had inadvertently created was threatening the very fabric of space and time itself. Storming outside to defend [[Highbrow (G1)|Highbrow]] from [[Scorponok (G1)|Scorponok]]'s Decepticons, Prime, Snarl and a group of other Autobots were [[mass substitution|transported]] away to [[Limbo]] to make way for [[Hot Rod (G1)/Marvel Comics continuity|Rodimus Prime]] and his troops from the future. Misunderstanding the situation, Swoop, Slag and Sludge attacked them but were convinced to stand down when Goldbug was injured, prompting the future's [[Ultra Magnus (G1)/Marvel Comics continuity|Ultra Magnus]] to call a truce and Optimus Prime to use the power of the [[Matrix of Leadership|Matrix]] to speak to his troops. United with the future and present Autobots and Decepticons, the Dinobots confronted Galvatron, now allied with (the clone of) Megatron. After a vicious battle, Megatron fled and Galvatron was sucked into the time rift.'' {{storylink|Time Wars}}

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The Dinobots were next called upon to fight the [[Underbase]]-powered [[Starscream (G1)/Marvel Comics continuity|Starscream]] in [[Tokyo]]. Slag, Sludge, Swoop and Snarl were quickly taken out and while Grimlock managed to knock the treacherous Decepticon out of the sky for the Predacons to attack him, they were no match for the super-powered Seeker and only the Decepticon [[Pretender]]s could stand against him. When Grimlock rushed to join the battle, Starscream suspended the Pretenders' fire, then threw him into its path, blowing him apart. {{storylink|Dark Star}}

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Some time later Grimlock was brought back online on Cybertron by Ratchet, using Pretender technology stolen from Megatron. {{storylink|All the Familiar Faces!}} While Grimlock, along with the restored [[Bumblebee (G1)/Marvel Comics continuity|Bumblebee]] and Jazz easily defeated Megatron's underlings, they failed to save Ratchet when [[Megatron's base]] exploded. {{storylink|Skin Deep}} Grimlock, Jazz and Bumblebee briefly joined the Autobot resistance movement on Cybertron before attempting to return to Earth via [[trans-time dimensional portal]]. They were thwarted when ''the latest incarnation of'' the [[Mayhem Attack Squad]] infiltrated [[Autobase]] and sabotaged the portal, teleporting all six Transformers (and the [[Micromaster]] [[Rescue Patrol (G1)|Rescue Patrol]]) deep into the heart of Cybertron, where the Autobots discovered the resting place of their god, [[Primus]]. {{storylink|Yesterday's Heroes!}} During a battle within the centre of the planet one of [[Octopunch (G1)|Octopunch]]'s shots ricocheted off Grimlock's back, striking Primus in the face and waking him, a few seconds before they were all teleported to Earth. {{storylink|The Primal Scream}} Rejoining Optimus Prime's forces, Grimlock warned him about the impending [[Unicron]] and went on to form a team with Jazz and Bumblebee to search for the lost Creation Matrix. They discovered it on the moon [[VsQs]], where Optimus Prime's funeral barge had crashed, but were defeated by [[Thunderwing (G1)|Thunderwing]] who claimed the Matrix for his own. {{storylink|Dark Creation}}

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Frustrated by his defeat at Thunderwing's hands and humiliated at having to be rescued by the Autobots, Grimlock sought out a way to revive the rest of the Dinobots and discovered that the answer apparently lay on the planet of [[Hydrus Four]] in the [[Styrakon System]], where scientists had discovered a new source of energy called [[Nucleon (substance)|Nucleon]]. He went to Optimus Prime to request permission to investigate this potential life-saving fuel but was turned down flat by the preoccupied Autobot leader. Grimlock tore up a room in the Ark to vent his anger and was caught in the act by [[Waverider]] who went to report this to Optimus Prime, but was told to wait as Prime had an important announcement to make. Meanwhile, Grimlock was caught taking the Dinobots' bodies from the life-support medlab in subchamber B on level 4 of the Ark. Sympathising with Grimlock's position, he let his guard down for a second and was floored by the Dinobot leader, who proceeded to steal an [[All-Terrain Turbo-Transport]] and blast clear of the Ark just as Prime was announcing his intention to surrender to the Decepticons. {{storylink|Eye of the Storm}}

On Hydrus Four, Grimlock enlisted a [[Hydrusian guide|local mechanoid]] as his guide and learned that Nucleon had driven the [[Nucleon guardian|first three patients]] insane, leaving them to jealously guard the medi-center that was its source against all that approached. Easily making his way past the first two guardians (though they scared away his guide) Grimlock found himself face-to-face with the third, a diminutive robot who told Grimlock that contrary to appearances, the guardians were there to protect unaffected robots from Nucleon's terrible side effects. Testing the Nucleon for himself and feeling great, Grimlock dismissed the warning that "time will tell" and began to revive the other Dinobots. {{storylink|The Pri¢e of Life!}} However, even as they were making preparations to leave Hydrus Four and Snarl was thanking him for the Nucleon boost, Grimlock's leg began to seize up and he thought back to the mechanoid's warning. {{storylink|...All This and Civil War 2}}

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Returning to the Ark, the Dinobots found not just the ship but the entire planet was devoid of Transformer life, apart from a strange signal in two parts. With Slag and Sludge pumping Nucleon into the Ark's life-support medibay and Swoop able to pilot the Ark by himself, Grimlock ordered that they set course for Cybertron even as his hand began to lock up. {{storylink|The Void! (US)|The Void!}} Upon arrival, they found that the battle with Unicron was in full swing, so Grimlock chose to smash the Chaos Bringer in the face. With the Ark. When [[Prowl (G1)/Marvel Comics continuity|Prowl]] berated him for this reckless action, Grimlock kicked him out of the Ark and then jumped out after him with the Dinobots, eager to join the fight. {{storylink|On the Edge of Extinction!}}

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With Unicron defeated by the power of the restored [[Matrix of Leadership|Matrix]], a dying Optimus Prime named Grimlock to be his successor as Autobot leader. A distraught Prowl passed on the news, making Grimlock swear to the Autobot code to protect all life, but the practical Grimlock was more concerned with finding and locating the rest of the deactivated Autobots still aboard the recently stolen Ark. Heading out with the rest of the Dinobots to look for it, Grimlock's seizures suddenly became more serious as his entire body locked in place and he was unable to move—just as they were approached by a frantic [[Hi-Q]] being chased by a horde of [[Demon]]s. The other Dinobots formed a circle around their leader but found the Demons were tough opponents and that they were being beaten back. Hi-Q, however, saw that the Nucleon was engineering a metamorphosis within Grimlock and used his [[Powermaster]] skills to accelerate the process, allowing the Dinobot leader to be reborn in a new, all-powerful [[Action Master]] form. This newfound power caused most of the Demons to flee but Grimlock had caught one and was about to kill it when he was reminded of his oath to protect all life by Hi-Q. Letting the Demon go, he returned to his Dinobots and revealed the price he had paid for his Nucleon upgrade—Grimlock was no longer able to transform. {{storylink|Still Life!}}

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At a meeting of the newly formed and somewhat shaky Autobot-Decepticon alliance, Blaster revealed that the effects of the cataclysmic battle were much worse that they thought and that the planet was shaking itself apart. While Grimlock pursued a path of questionable diplomacy towards the Decepticons, Prowl naïvely shared their evacuation plans with [[Bludgeon (G1)|Bludgeon]]. When Bludgeon inevitably betrayed Prowl's trust by sabotaging the Autobot ships and escaping the dying planet to loot and plunder anew, Grimlock had the Dinobots retrieve their stolen battlecruisers from the Rad Zone. {{storylink|Exodus!}} Thanks to tracking devices on the Decepticon ships, Grimlock was able to lead the Autobot pursuit force right to the Decepticons on the planet [[Klo]]. {{storylink|A Savage Circle}} Unfortunately, it seemed the Decepticons had discovered the tracking devices and anticipated their arrival, preparing a textbook ambush. {{storylink|The Last Autobot?}} One massacre later and the only Dinobots left alive were Grimlock and Slag, along with the Autobots Prowl, Kup and Blaster. Thankfully, a miracle arrived in the form of a resurrected Optimus Prime and the awesomely powerful [[Last Autobot]], who began reviving all the Autobots who fell in battle with the Decepticons. Bludgeon fled with his remaining troops, and Grimlock and the Dinobots stood victorious. {{storylink|End of the Road! (US)|End of the Road!}}
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=====Earthforce=====
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In an alternate timeline, Grimlock found a way to revive his fellow Dinobots after their destruction in the [[Underbase Saga]]. They returned to Earth to battle a new splinter group of Decepticons under [[Shockwave (G1)/Marvel Comics continuity|Shockwave]]'s command. Despite the Dinobots emerging victorious, [[Optimus Prime (G1)/Marvel Comics continuity|Optimus Prime]] berated Grimlock and his team for their brutal tactics, flying in the face of the "[[Autobot Code]]". {{storylink|Two Steps Back!}} This led to a confrontation between Grimlock and Prime that ultimately deteriorated into a physical brawl, but they were too evenly matched and ended up laughing at the absurdity of the situation. Prime relented and allowed Grimlock and the Dinobots the autonomy to defend the Earth as they saw fit, providing they show some restraint. Along with [[Bumblebee (G1)/Marvel Comics continuity|Bumblebee]], [[Jazz (G1)/Marvel Comics continuity|Jazz]] and five Autobots recently revived by [[Galvatron II|Galvatron]], they formed the Earthforce. {{storylink|Break-Away!}}

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They landed their [[Ark shuttlecraft|shuttle]] in [[Canada]], where the Earthforce prepared to battle the Decepticons. To emphasise to his troops that they would not be fighting the war Prime's way, Grimlock literally threw a copy of the Autobot Code out of the window. {{storylink|Once upon a Time...}} Not long afterwards, Grimlock received a transmission from Shockwave, challenging him to a duel. Grimlock accepted, unaware that it was an [[April Fools' Day]] prank by the other Dinobots, and trekked out miles into the wilderness only to find himself face-to-face with a Shockwave-shaped snowman. He took out at least some of his frustrations on two passing [[Predacon (G1)|Predacons]], then ran back towards the other Dinobots carrying an enormous snowball. {{storylink|Snow Fun!}}

[[Snarl (G1)/Marvel Comics continuity|Snarl]] went on a mission with [[Wheeljack (G1)|Wheeljack]] to investigate the suspect [[Sleepfast]] nightlights, only to discover that they were a scheme of the diabolical [[Mindwipe (G1)|Mindwipe]]. They defeated the hypnotic Decepticon by using his own technology against him, though Snarl wasn't so impressed by Wheeljack's punning. {{storylink|The Living Nightlights!}} Later, Grimlock made a deal with the [[Survivors]], lending them aid to rescue their Decepticon comrade [[Carnivac (G1)|Carnivac]] in exchange for them joining Earthforce under his command. {{storylink|Where Wolf?}} Acting on an anonymous tip-off, Grimlock and the Earthforce travelled to [[Memphis Airport]] to defeat the duelling [[Megatron (G1)/Marvel Comics continuity|Megatron]] and Shockwave. {{storylink|Internal Affairs!}}

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After Wheeljack had finished constructing the [[Earthbase]], with its hugely impressive security systems, the Dinobots found themselves locked out. While [[Prowl (G1)/Marvel Comics continuity|Prowl]] and the recently revived [[Aerialbot (G1)|Aerialbots]] battled their way inside, Grimlock helped by, er, holding Wheeljack upside down by one leg. {{storylink|The House that Wheeljack Built!}} Soon afterwards, [[Soundwave (G1)/Marvel Comics continuity|Soundwave]] staged a full-scale Decepticon assault before the grid could be repaired, putting Earthforce on the defensive. The Dinobots finally got to go out and kick some butt, with Grimlock taking on [[Octane]], [[Slag (G1)/Marvel Comics continuity|Slag]] roasting [[Scrapper (G1)|Scrapper]] and [[Swoop (G1)/Marvel Comics continuity|Swoop]] bombing [[Long Haul (G1)|Long Haul]]. They soon drove off the Decepticons. {{storylink|Divide and Conquer!}}

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By sheer bad luck, Slag's [[emotional damper]]s happened to fail while Optimus Prime was conducting an inspection of the Earthbase leading to a series of comic episodes as Grimlock attempted to distract the Autobot commander from his fellow Dinobots' efforts to bring the rampaging monster under control. {{storylink|The 4,000,000 Year Itch!}} Then it was Grimlock's turn to get murderous as Prime had the insufferable [[Tracks (G1)|Tracks]] repaired in Wheeljack's Body Shop and assigned him to the ranks of the Earthforce. {{storylink|Makin' Tracks!}} He was also less than impressed when the [[Mayhem Attack Squad]] escaped from the Earthbase's cells under [[Inferno (G1)|Inferno]]'s watch. {{storylink|Shut Up!}}

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When Wheeljack diagnosed Snarl with the fatal disease [[Corrodia Gravis]], the Dinobots had to seek out [[Starscream (G1)/Marvel Comics continuity|Starscream]], the only Transformer capable of giving him a compatible systems boost. {{storylink|Assassins}} To make matters worse, when they found him he was under attack from the Mayhems and they quickly found themselves under attack from Megatron and Shockwave. {{storylink|External Forces!}} Forced to choose sides, Sludge and Swoop went to protect Starscream from the Pretender assassins while Grimlock and Slag dealt with the two former Decepticon leaders. After Slag charbroiled Megatron and Grimlock plunged his energo-sword through Shockwave's chest, they gave up the fight and took off. Starscream then agreed to the systems boost in exchange for Grimlock's promise to help if Megatron tried to assassinate him again. {{storylink|The Lesser Evil!}}

After [[Superion (G1)|Superion]] went crazy due to a [[cerebro-shell]], Grimlock and the Autobots were forced to give an interview and a guided tour of their base to the reporter [[Irwin Spoon]] in exchange for his help removing the shell from their friend. {{storylink|Inside Story!}} Grimlock was less than thrilled. He probably was relieved when the nosy human got kidnapped and brainwashed by [[Bombshell (G1)|Bombshell]] and the [[Stunticon (G1)|Stunticons]]—at least Grimlock got to skip his interview! {{storylink|Front Line! (issue)|Front Line!}}

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In [[1992]] Snarl once again fell victim to Corrodia Gravis and the Dinobots took him back to the [[Savage Land]] to retrieve the [[Crystalline containment vessel|control crystal]] from their old shuttle in an attempt to save his life. They found that a human named [[Embrey|Professor Embrey]] had used the crystal to save some of the area's [[Dinosaur (dinosaur)|dinosaurs]] from a disease that was killing them. Unwilling to trade Snarl's life for the dinosaurs', the Dinobots instead transferred his mind into a ''Stegosaurus'' until they could find an another way to save him. {{storylink|Destiny of the Dinobots!}}
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=====Marvel UK future timelines=====
[[File:Dinobots legacy of unicron 1.jpg|thumb|left|upright=0.85|Saurian Stomp!]]
In [[2008]] the Dinobots were stationed on Cybertron when the Decepticons staged a brazen and unprovoked attack on the Autobot location, prompting an incredible battle. The Dinobots led the counterattack and started to tear through the enemy. Realising that the battle was a distraction engineered by [[Unicron]] to keep the Autobots away from the planet [[Junkion (planet)|Junk]], [[Hot Rod (G1)/Marvel Comics continuity|Rodimus Prime]] withdrew the Dinobots from the battle and they set off to confront him. [[File:Dinobots legacy of unicron 2.jpg|thumb|Me Grimlock LOVE committing war crimes!]] Unfortunately Unicron had mentally enslaved the [[Junkion (species)|Junkions]] to rebuild his body out of their planet, so to prevent this, Grimlock brought the Dinobots down to the planet and attacked the Junkions, slaughtering them wholesale. {{storylink|The Legacy of Unicron!}}

Later, Grimlock was part of Rodimus Prime's crew who came to Earth to free Autobot City from Quintesson occupation. {{storylink|Space Pirates!}}
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====="Another Time & Place"=====

====Marvel ''Generation 2'' comic====

====Fleetway ''Generation 2'' comic====

====''Classics''====
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====''Regeneration One''====
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====''Transformers '84''====
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A commando demolition squad, the Dynobots were sent to back up Perceptor when he explored the ruins of a [[Project Dreadnought]] turbine. When they tripped the silent alarm however, they were ambushed by [[Jetfire (G1)|Skyfire]]. Though they managed to down the aerial scientist, they were caught unaware by Shockwave who disabled them with a single mighty blast. After the cyclops had retrived Skyfire's [[brain module]], the ruined bodies of the Dynobots were recovered by the Autobots. {{storylink|Secrets & Lies issue 1|Secrets & Lies #1}}

The Dynobots' bodies were recovered by the Autobots and taken aboard the ''[[Ark (G1)|Ark]]'' where [[Ratchet (G1)/Marvel Comics continuity|Ratchet]] stored their [[spark]]s in magnetic field stasis and their memory engrams in the [[mind bank]]. When the ship later crashed on prehistoric Earth, [[Aunty|AUNTIE]] detected Shockwave's arrival on the planet and repaired the Dynobots with new [[alternate mode]]s based on [[Dinosaur (dinosaur)|dinosaurs]] to deal with the Decepticon. Thirsty for revenge, the redubbed Dinobots confronted the scientist at a volcano only for him to outmanoeuvre them. After four had fallen, a desperate Grimlock injected a capsule of raw energon into himself, supercharging his system and allowing him to punch Shockwave into a mountain, bringing it crumbling down atop the Decepticon. {{storylink|Secrets & Lies issue 2|Secrets & Lies #2}}

Disoriented from the fuel, Grimlock stumbled back to the ''Ark'', until he burnt off enough to remember his team. {{storylink|Secrets & Lies issue 3|Secrets & Lies #3}} After stopping AUNTIE from setting off Megatron's [[antimatter]], Grimlock returned to the battle site and willingly deactivated, burying himself alongside his fellows. {{storylink|Secrets & Lies issue 4|Secrets & Lies #4}}

===Listen 'n Fun audiobooks continuity===
The Dinobots, led by Snarl, arrived at Doctor [[Heath Blaisedale]]'s solar plant in time to take part in a fight to defend the plant against the Decepticons. Unfortunately in their enthusiasm, as well as fighting off the Decepticons, they completely trashed the solar reactor which it had taken ten years for the doctor to construct. {{storylink|Sun Raid (Listen 'n Fun)}}

===3H comics===
While telling the new [[Dinobot (BM)|Dinobot]] team of their mission, the [[Oracle (BM)|Oracle]] referred to the Dinobots of old as being fearsome and deadly but unbalanced between savagery and thought. {{storylink|Departure}}

===''The Beast Within''===
The Dinobots [[Combiner|combine]] into the [[Beast (G1)|Beast]] to fight the Decepticons, but the Beast is so savage and kill-crazy that the Autobots have to kill it. {{storylink|The Beast Within}}

===Dreamwave ''Generation One'' continuity===
[[File:ScrollDinobots.jpg|thumb|A Dinobot by any other name would still kick your ass]]
It was established that Grimlock once commanded a splinter faction of Autobots known as the [[Lightning Strike Coalition]], which included the Dynobots. It was also established that following this, these five robots used the Cybertronian designation "D'''y'''nobots". {{storylink|Transformers: War Within: The Dark Ages|The War Within: The Dark Ages}}

The Dynobots traveled to Earth separately from the rest of the Autobots. Grimlock emerged on his own, and the Ark Autobots found him battling the [[Insecticon (G1)|Insecticons]]. The fate of the other Dinobots was unknown, but somehow Megatron had captured them and kept them in stasis in a secret base. After being freed, they traveled to Cybertron and helped liberate it from Shockwave's control. {{storylink|War and Peace}}

===''G.I. Joe vs. the Transformers''===
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The Dinobots were originally five present-day Autobots who were sent back in time by [[Teletran 3]] and reformatted into dinosaurs. When [[G.I. Joe (team)|G.I. Joe]] traveled back in time, they recovered the Dinobots, who proceeded to beat Shockwave's Decepticons three ways from Sunday. {{storylink|G.I. Joe vs. the Transformers II issue 4}}

Grimlock was later sent to Earth to oversee the decommissioning of Cybertronian technology {{storylink|The Art of War issue 1|The Art of War #1}}, where his team found that human scientists had used the deactivated Megatron's technology to create the evil [[Serpentor|Serpent Organic Robot]]. {{storylink|The Art of War issue 2|The Art of War #2}} Grimlock and the others followed this new threat back to Cybertron, only to be captured and imprisoned by the Decepticons. {{storylink|The Art of War issue 3|The Art of War #3}} He was eventually freed by his G.I. Joe allies {{storylink|The Art of War issue 4|The Art of War #4}}, and helped defeat Serpent O.R. Meanwhile, Snarl was seen among the Autobot troops fighting against Serpent O.R.'s army. {{storylink|The Art of War issue 5|The Art of War #5}}
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===''Legends'' anthology===
The story "[[Paddles (story)|Paddles]]" features a [[Paddles (G1)|sixth Dinobot of the same name]]. This is also the only appearance of the character. {{storylink|Paddles (story)|Paddles}}

===2005 IDW continuity===
{{quote|Crash and Burn!|Dinobot unit motto|[[Maximum Dinobots issue 1|''Maximum Dinobots'' #1]]}}

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Grimlock and Slag were soldiers even before the war, and met each other when they were both thrown in a brig for pissing off their commanding officers (''shooting'' them in Slag's case). Bonding over their mutual desire to get things done and ignore the rules, they decided to form their own strike team: the Dynobots. In a personal quirk, however, Slag didn't want them to be seen as a ''proper'' team. {{storylink|Maximum Dinobots issue 2|Maximum Dinobots #2}} Their newly formed team of misfits became members of the [[Primal Vanguard]] under [[Nominus Prime]] and (somehow) model soldiers, acting as a Covert Strike Force with a spotless and admirable service record until one mission went wrong. While searching for terrorists beneath the [[Toraxxis Plains]], the group ran into strange [[cyber-morphic predator]]s, leading to an encounter that killed their medic [[Skar (IDW)|Skar]] and left the others unstable and with dangerous monstrous altmodes [[Scanning|scanned]] from the beasts. Upon their return supervisors wanted to study them to learn about Skar's method of "dynamic alt-mode adaption", but the team feeling broken and betrayed broke free and went on the run. {{storylink|Underworld (IDW)|Underworld}}

Following their disappearance from the public eye, the Dynobots began competing in underground gladiator fights at the [[Forge]] in [[Kaon (polity)|Kaon]]. When [[Megatron (G1)/2005 IDW continuity|Megatron]] put out a call for combatants, the Dynobots were amongst those who were shown grudging respect by the [[Predacon (G1)|Predacons]] as opposed to the remainder of the "amateurs" in the crowd. {{storylink|Megatron Origin issue 3|Megatron Origin #3}}

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While fighting in the [[Ring of Trials]], the Dynobots witnessed a call from [[Optimus Prime (G1)/2005 IDW continuity|Optimus Prime]] to rally against the Decepticon tyranny on Cybertron. {{storylink|Broadcast}} For reasons known only to themselves, they responded to the call and aided Prime's new Autobot army in [[Iacon (polity)|Iacon]] by crushing some Decepticon [[Brawl (G1)|tanks]]. {{storylink|Endgame}} While they began wearing the Autobot insignia after the battle, the Dynobots couldn't stay with Prime's forces. By this time their beastly altmodes were influencing their minds by turning them increasingly aggressive, causing them to stop transforming out of fear that they might eventually snap and ''become'' the vicious monsters they had scanned. Unwilling to endanger the people of Cybertron with their presence, the team turned to a life of crime in an attempt to gather enough money to make it offworld. {{storylink|Derelicts}}

The Dynobots' biggest heist was an attempt to steal several tankers worth of energon from the [[Toraxxis mega-refinery]]. {{storylink|Wreckage (issue)|Wreckage}} Unfortunately, [[Scorponok (G1)|Scorponok]]'s Decepticons had the same idea, leading to a battle between the two groups of robbers. Annoyed by Grimlock's bossy attitude, Slag briefly left the Dynobots during the heist but came back to his pals in time to help them fight the Decepticons. {{storylink|Faces of Darkness}} Grimlock triggered the refinery's alarm to summon the Autobots then tried to disappear in the chaos, but was chased down and attacked by Scorponok. He defeated the Decepticon by resorting to using his altmode, only to be arrested by Optimus Prime in the aftermath, causing him to turn desperate and threaten to blow up the refinery. While he didn't go through with it, Scorponok ''did''. {{storylink|Rage (IDW)|Rage}} The destruction of Toraxxis scattered the Dynobots, leaving Grimlock alone. {{storylink|Fallout (issue)|Fallout}} He rejected any help offered by the Autobots, but the other Dynobots found him and convinced him to give Optimus Prime a chance. {{storylink|Prey (issue)|Prey}}

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They came with [[Kup (G1)/2005 IDW continuity|Kup]] to [[Starsreach Spaceport]], where an unfortunately timed Decepticon attack caused Grimlock to lose control again. {{storylink|Massacre}} He was able to calm down, but the incident was the last straw for the Dynobots, who had had lost all hope for themselves and left Cybertron. {{storylink|Unleashed}} However, they soon changed their minds and returned in time to help the Autobots fight [[Trypticon (G1)|Trypticon]], an ancient monster and creator of the cyber-morphic predators. {{storylink|Annihilation}} After the Dynobots fought off Trypticon's minions and Grimlock aided Megatron in taking the beast down from within, they returned to the Autobots in hopes that their scientists could finally cure their cursed altmodes. {{storylink|Belly of the Beast (issue)|Belly of the Beast}}

Indeed, Autobot science was able to purify the corrupted energon running through the Dynobots' veins and restore their original vehicle modes, efficiently curing them of their aggression. {{storylink|Primacy issue 1|Primacy 1}} They went on to help defend Iacon from a Decepticon assault, saving [[Hot Rod (G1)/2005 IDW continuity|Hot Rod]] from the Predacons in the process. {{storylink|Primacy issue 4|Primacy #4}}

As the war raged on, the Dynobots became figures of fear to the Decepticon army, regularly making brutal raids on outposts and leaving no survivors. {{storylink|The Transformers: Maximum Dinobots #1|Maximum Dinobots #1}} Experienced soldiers would tell new recruits Dynobot stories to ''"scare the bejesus out of 'em."'' {{storylink|The Waiting Game}}{{storylink|Some Of My Best Friends Are Autobots}} The war moved offworld after Cybertron was rendered uninhabitable, and the Dynobots continued to fight under Optimus—though the Dynobots began to openly chafe under Prime's leadership, believing that the Autobot leader only kept the unruly warriors around to take on the "dirty" missions that the other Autobots couldn't perform. {{storylink|Time Will Rust}} {{storylink|Post}} Though the naturally rebellious Grimlock would at one point even defect to the Decepticons, he would find his way back to the Autobots, earning himself a place on [[the List]] of the [[Decepticon Justice Division]]. {{storylink|The Ties That Bind (issue)|The Ties That Bind}} The Dynobots took part in a particularly bloody campaign on [[Varas Centralus]], where their actions were as horrific as any Decepticon's. {{storylink|The Killing Jar (issue)|The Killing Jar}}

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Approximately ten thousand years ago, the Dynobots followed [[Shockwave (G1)/2005 IDW continuity|Shockwave]] to prehistoric Earth on a revenge-fueled crusade, ''after'' Optimus had told them to get over it already. The planet's energon fields forced them to take on the forms of the local animal life, and thus protected, they attacked Shockwave on the surface. Sadly, it did not protect the Dynobots from Shockwave's energy blasts, which melted the artificial skin and caused the Dynobots to go into [[stasis lock]] due to excessive [[energon radiation]]. Due to a deadman's switch, the Dynobots' ship, the ''[[Skyfire (ship)|Skyfire]]'', blasted a volcano that buried everyone in molten lava. They were unearthed in 2006 by a human archaeological dig {{storylink|Spotlight: Shockwave}} which was taken over by [[Skywatch|government agents]]. {{storylink|Escalation issue 5|Escalation #5}}

Though Grimlock was the first to be brought back online, he was freed from Skywatch's control through a virus implanted by a [[Machination]] spy (under orders from Scorponok). Scorponok wanted Grimlock to join him, but Grimlock refused, fought Scorponok, and escaped, vowing to find and rescue the other Dynobots. Scorponok, however, planned to take control of the Dynobots himself and use them to assassinate Grimlock. {{storylink|Spotlight: Grimlock}}

Reactivated by Skywatch, the Dynobots were put through their paces, seemingly to great success (secretly because the Machination had "helped" set up Skywatch's neural nets). When Grimlock appeared in Fallon, the town was cordoned off and the "Thunder Lizards" were sent to engage him. {{storylink|Maximum Dinobots issue 1|Maximum Dinobots #1}} The resulting clash caused ''massive'' damage to Fallon, helped along by Scorponok causing the neural nets to fluctuate so he could increase the conflict between the Dynobots.

Eventually they were allowed to have their sentience so they could find out Grimlock had set up the deadman's switch, which left them buried on Earth, ''without telling them''. While feeling some guilt for what he did, Grimlock defended his actions by saying "er, hello, we're vicious amoral rule-breakers, of course I did it". Which ''worked''. {{storylink|Maximum Dinobots issue 2|Maximum Dinobots #2}}

[[File:Dynobots divided MaximumDinos.jpg|right|upright=1.66|thumb|Bad times.]]
Rightfully so, the Dynobots were pissed with their leader, and walked away after Swoop read Grimlock the riot act. When Grimlock was attacked and almost destroyed by the [[Sunstreaker clone]]s, however, the team reunited once again for battle. Although fighting valiantly, they might have been destroyed, if not for the intervention of the [[Monsterbot (G1)|Monsterbot]]s, whom were earlier contacted by Grimlock.
{{storylink|Maximum Dinobots issue 3|Maximum Dinobots #3}}

Aboard the Monsterbots' ship, the Dynobots wondered why Grimlock would side with the outcasts. They gave Grimlock a stern look when he exited the cockpit. The Dynobots didn't see the point of fighting Scorponok, but Grimlock said that Scorponok made it their fight when he turned the Dynobots against him. Snarl disagreed, saying that it has always been Grimlock's fight, that he and the other Dynobots went along with him, and that it was now Grimlock's wounded pride at stake. After the Monsterbots blasted away the defenses, Grimlock exited the ship, saying that there was no way he could let this go, and that with or without the Dynobots, there would be a reckoning for Scorponok. The Dynobots decided that arguing is pointless and followed Grimlock. When [[Hunter O'Nion]] pulled the cords from [[Sunstreaker (G1)/2005 IDW continuity|Sunstreaker]]'s head, shutting him down, the clones ceased to function. Sludge cried out in victory, but the moment is short-lived as Scorponok blasted Sludge into stasis. {{storylink|Maximum Dinobots issue 4|Maximum Dinobots #4}}

[[File:MaximumDinobots Don'tMessWithTheDynos.jpg|upright=1.4|thumb|left|Hey, he's sayin' what we're all thinkin'!]]
Grimlock stared down at Sludge's dead body, brooding about how it was his fault Sludge was dead... while a battle between Scorponok and Shockwave (for rights of revenge upon Grimlock) raged on around him. Eventually Snarl, Slag, and Swoop decide to get to the Monsterbots' ship while the getting was good, but Grimlock stayed behind with Sludge. Grimlock tried infusing some of his [[spark]] energy into Sludge to revive him, but it seemed to have no effect. Shockwave got the upper hand and let Scorponok escape, and in frustration, Grimlock attacked Shockwave. Grimlock and Shockwave were too busy fighting to notice the return of Slag, Snarl, and Swoop, who reasoned that, while helping Grimlock might not be much of a cause, it still beat being no better than the Monsterbots. They were noticed by Sludge, however, who seemed to have recovered due to Grimlock's treatment after all. The four of them dove into the fray proper, but Grimlock ordered them to go after Scorponok instead. When [[Hot Rod (G1)/2005 IDW continuity|Hot Rod]] was about to get squished by Scorponok, the remaining Dynobots showed up in just the nick of time. At Hot Rod's urgings, Swoop severed the connections keeping Scorponok's head conscious. But before the Dynobots could kill the rest of Scorponok, [[Ultra Magnus (G1)/2005 IDW continuity|Ultra Magnus]] showed up and told them that Scorponok would be revived and made to answer to a tribunal instead. He then said they should purge the entire Machination facility, gather up all related Machination technology, and get as far away from Earth as possible as soon as possible—a plan that the Dynobots, Hot Rod, and Hunter were all perfectly OK with. Ultra Magnus later told Grimlock that having Scorponok and Shockwave in custody could help offset Grimlock's own sentence, and that the other Dynobots' warrants had been canceled, and Grimlock was content with that and the fact that Sludge was alive again thanks to him. On Earth, the other Dynobots meanwhile happily repaired the Skyfire. {{storylink|Maximum Dinobots issue 5|Maximum Dinobots #5}}

[[File:DinobotHunt DinosWithIronhide.jpg|thumb|upright=1.5|right|Ironhide only gets to hang with them because he's a ''figurative'' dinosaur.]]
Slag, Sludge, Snarl and Swoop spent the next few years wandering through space, at some point changing their team name to the Dinobots and appointing Slag their new leader. When the war finally ended, they returned home to Cybertron and were recruited by [[Ironhide (G1)/2005 IDW continuity|Ironhide]] for a mission to search the wilderness for the missing [[Aerialbot (G1)|Aerialbots]]. They found traces of fighting, but before they could do much investigating the Dinobots were overcome by a strange influence and violently turned on each other and Ironhide. {{storylink|Dinobot Hunt (IDW)|Dinobot Hunt}} The source of the influence was Megatron, who was using them as test subjects for a mysterious energy that could turn Transformers into [[combiner]]s, but the Dinobots' egos proved too strong to be easily subdued and merged. {{storylink|Before the Dawn}} They eventually stopped fighting amongst themselves and instead teamed up on Ironhide, but he was saved from them by the intervention of [[Superion (G1)|Superion]], another result of Megatron's tests. {{storylink|Night and the City}}

After recovering from Megatron's influence, the Dinobots followed Ironhide and Superion back to Iacon {{storylink|Before the Dawn}} where they joined the other Autobots in defending the city from a Decepticon uprising. {{storylink|Plan for Everything}} When the battle was over, [[Starscream (G1)/2005 IDW continuity|Starscream]] convinced the city's [[NAIL|neutral population]] that both the Autobots and Decepticons were bad news, and the Dinobots found themselves exiled into the wilderness alongside the rest of their faction. {{storylink|Heavy Is the Head}} There, they tussled with the [[Constructicon (G1)|Constructicons]] until they revealed themselves to be friendly, after which the two teams put their differences over some energon. {{storylink|Second Exodus}}

When a mysterious light appeared in the wilderness, the Dinobots' first instinct was to go smash it, but it turned out to herald the appearance of the difficult-to-smash [[Quintessa (IDW)|Necrotitan]]. {{storylink|Dark Dawn: Dark Cybertron Chapter 1|Dark Dawn}} After Slug was put in his place by [[Bumblebee (G1)/2005 IDW continuity|Bumblebee]], the Dinobots fell in line helped try to contain the [[Titan (group)|Titan]]. {{storylink|Black Metal: Dark Cybertron Chapter 2|Black Metal}} A brief battle ensued when the exiled Decepticons arrived at the scene, but was interrupted when the Titan emitted a deadly energy wave that injured and corroded many combatants. {{storylink|Winners & Losers: Dark Cybertron Chapter 3|Winners & Losers}} Autobots and Decepticons alike stopped fighting while their leaders tried to work out what was going on. {{storylink|Into the Abyss: Dark Cybertron Chapter 4|Into the Abyss}} The Dinobots took Slug, victim of the energy wave, to safety, then attempted to slow the Necrotitan down as it marched on Iacon. {{storylink|No Exit: Dark Cybertron Chapter 6|No Exit}} They continued to fight the Titan as it reached the city, {{storylink|Burning Bright: Dark Cybertron Chapter 8|Burning Bright}} and watched as it was brought down by [[Metroplex (G1)|Metroplex]]. {{storylink|Finis Temporis: Dark Cybertron Chapter 9|Finis Temporis}}

The Dinobots celebrated the Necrotitan's defeat by going drinking at [[Swerve's]]. {{storylink|The Becoming: Dark Cybertron Chapter 10|The Becoming}} The peace was brief, as an army of [[Ammonite]]s then invaded Cybertron, forcing them back into action. {{storylink|Black Planet: Dark Cybertron Chapter 11|Black Planet}} They fought to drive the invaders out of Iacon until the battle was won, at which point they witnessed Megatron reveal he was joining the Autobots. {{storylink|...And the Damage Done: Dark Cybertron Finale|...And the Damage Done}}

[[File:Redemption FiveDinobotsAgain.jpg|upright=1.4|thumb|left|"Got a name that begins with "S"? You're in!"]]
Six months later, the Dinobots assisted in the investigation of recent Decepticon murders by guarding murder sites. {{storylink|Fight or Flee (issue)|Fight or Flee}} Suspecting the [[Firecon]]s to be the culprits, Optimus Prime, Starscream and [[Windblade (G1)|Windblade]] had a team including the Dinobots take the trio down, which they did with gusto. {{storylink|Quest for Fire}} After the Firecons were proven innocent, Optimus Prime accused the Dinobots themselves of the murders, claiming Slug's war crimes had caused him to snap. Slug thought the revelation that Autobots had also been killed proved his innocence, but Prime didn't relent. {{storylink|The Killing Jar (issue)|The Killing Jar}} Slug wouldn't take this treatment and began plotting to kill Prime, convincing the other Dinobots to help, when the team was suddenly attacked by the actual killer. As it turned out, Prime had only shouted about their crimes in order to lure out the culprit, the vigilante [[Sandstorm (G1)|Sandstorm]], but had also arranged a trap door to open beneath them when the bomb struck, saving their lives. {{storylink|Forever Is a Long Time Coming (issue)|Forever Is a Long Time Coming}}

The other Dinobots had to haul Slug away when he got drunk and tried to start a fight with evangelists [[Sterling]] and [[Aileron]], {{storylink|The Transformers: Redemption|Redemption}} {{storylink|Conquerors Part 1: Aphelion|Aphelion}} but the whole team later started a new fight at [[Maccadam's Old Oil House]] and Slug got arrested. In jail, he was asked by [[Barricade (IDW)|Barricade]] to protect him, [[Swift (G1)|Swift]] and [[Strafe (IDW)|Strafe]] during an off-the-record delivery to [[Alyon]]. The other Dinobots were shocked that he'd agreed to work for a corrupt cop, but he revealed that he planned to take the pay and let Barricade be killed by [[Badgeless]]. He changed his mind after learning that the cargo was [[spark]]s, ordering the Dinobots to kill the Badgeless at the cost of becoming cop killers and outlaws. They continued protecting the cargo from Badgeless and undead [[Sweep (G1)|Sweeps]] until they reached Alyon and encountered [[Bludgeon (G1)|Bludgeon]], who killed Barricade, destroyed the sparks and corrupted Strafe into a monstrous form. After the group defeated Bludgeon and discovered that a natural [[hot spot (phenomenon)|hot spot]] had lit up in Alyon, the Dinobots welcomed Strafe into their ranks and set out into the wilderness to find and kill Bludgeon. {{storylink|The Transformers: Redemption|Redemption}}

Months into their search, the Dinobots were tracked down by Sandstorm, sent by Starscream to kill them for murdering those Badgeless and "kidnapping" Strafe. Slug was killed, self-destructing to give the other Dinobots a chance to escape. When Trypticon then returned, they knew Bludgeon was behind it and Sludge, Snarl, and Strafe fought their way inside the beast while Swoop went to check on the hot spot, where he found that Bludgeon had taken all the sparks. He encountered Sandstorm and forged an alliance, and while Sludge and Snarl were less happy about working with Slug's killer and attacked him, they temporarily put that aside and only pretended to fight him in order to fool Bludgeon into thinking they were distracted. Once Bludgeon was defeated, Trypticon was freed from his control and flew off with the Dinobots and Sandstorm, who decided to guard the sparks as they matured. {{storylink|The Transformers: Salvation|Salvation}}

The Dinobots remained in the wilderness henceforth, becoming friends with Trypticon and acting as guardians for the [[protoform]]s. Following the [[Iron Ring]]'s invasion, the group was approached by [[Centurion (IDW)|Centurion]] who convinced them to allow him to inform Optimus Prime of the new generation. Prime's group soon arrived, Slug among them who attacked his friends in retribution for their perceived crimes against him. {{storylink|The Dead Come Home, Part 1 (of 2)|The Dead Come Home, Part 1}} Once the [[Void Scepter]] whose influence Slug was under was shattered, the group came to a quick peace and turned Trypticon into Earth's embassy on Cybertron to put the protoforms under Optimus's protection. {{storylink|The Dead Come Home, Part 2 (of 2)|The Dead Come Home, Part 2}}

[[File:Slug argues.jpg|thumb|upright=1.66|right|"Er wait, no, we don't want you, Slide."]]
When [[Shockwave (G1)/2005 IDW continuity|Onyx Prime]] returned to Cybertron and sowed chaos among the populace, [[Marissa Faireborn]] tried to call the Dinobots in as backup, {{storylink|The Falling, Chapter 3: The Ground|The Ground}} only for Trypticon to spacebridge himself to Earth, bringing the unwilling Dinobots with him. {{storylink|The Falling, Chapter 4: The Hallowing|The Hallowing}} The Dinobots would go on to clash with the disillusioned young Autobot [[Slide]] and her [[Colonist Soldiers]], with Slug killing Gimlet before the arrival of [[Unicron/Generation 1|Unicron]] over Earth forced both sides to agree to a truce to take on the true threat. {{storylink|Time Will Rust}} Joining forces with the recently arrived Prowl and the crew of the ''[[Peaceful Revolution]]'' the Autobots rendezvoused with the other Cybertronian refugees at [[Victoria Falls]]; this was short-lived, however, as the arrival of Unicron's [[Maximal]] warriors forced the [[Titan (group)|Titan]] to teleport into Earth orbit along with Trypticon and what remained of the Cybertronian war machine, buying time for Optimus Prime and a small cadre of warriors to kill Unicron from within with the [[Talisman (G1)|Talisman]]. {{storylink|Assembly (Unicron)|Assembly}}

In the ensuing battle, the Dinobots were forced to fight alongside a resentful Slide, urging the latter into action; when Bludgeon and his [[Worldsweeper]] breached Earth's atmosphere, the Dinobots attacked the ship as it ploughed through [[Washington, D.C.]], fighting alongside the [[Torchbearer]]s, and while [[Victorion]] took on Bludgeon's warrior [[Monstructor (G1)|Monstructor]], it was the Dinobots who fought their way through the ship itself to confront their nemesis one last time. In the ensuing battle, both Snarl and Sludge were felled by Bludgeon's hordes of mutated Maximals, and Slug sacrificed himself to kill Bludgeon as the crashing ship impacted the [[White House]], annihilating the both of them. In the aftermath, only Swoop and Strafe, the last surviving Dinobots, remained, beginning a new life on Earth with the other Cybertronians. {{storylink|Ceremony}}

===Ask Vector Prime===
[[Vector Prime]] was fond of the Dinobots. {{storylink|Ask Vector Prime}}
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===''Prime Wars Trilogy'' cartoons===
[[File:POTP-Ep5-Athenaeum-Sanctorum-Dinobots-without-cover.jpg|thumb|upright=1.9]]
In the aftermath of the [[Great War (G1)|Great War]], the Dinobots took up residence in the [[Primal Swamp]] and enjoyed the peacetime. When the threat of the world ending caused fighting to resume across Cybertron, the Dinobots blamed [[Megatron (G1)|Megatron]] and attacked him and his compatriots when they appeared in the swamp. Each of the Dinobots held their own against their opponents, but were eventually subdued by [[Victorion]]. Refusing to surrender, the Dinobots formed [[Volcanicus (POTP)|Volcanicus]] and resumed their assault. {{storylink|The Swamp}} Getting into a fight with Predaking, Volcanicus was knocked into a pool of energon. Unable to free himself, he split back into his smaller components. Now somewhat convinced that Megatron truly wasn't behind recent events, Grimlock offered his aid in their quest. {{storylink|Primal (POTP)|Primal}} Unable to agree with his decision, the other Dinobots departed, with Sludge taking on a leadership role. Unfortunately, they were found by [[Overlord (G1)|Overlord]] and [[Hot Rod (G1)|Rodimus Cron]], who attacked and soundly defeated them. Rodimus grabbed Sludge and started torturing him until Snarl confessed Megatron was headed for the [[Athenaeum Sanctorum]]. Momentarily possessed by [[Unicron]], Rodimus killed Sludge and departed with Overlord, with the others mourning the loss of their own.

Elsewhere, in the [[Cataclysm Tundra]], Grimlock followed Megatron's group into the Sanctorum and learned of the [[Requiem Blaster (Megatronus)|Requiem Blaster]]'s history, though they were interrupted by Overlord and Rodimus's arrival. {{storylink|Athenaeum Sanctorum (episode)|Athenaeum Sanctorum}} Grimlock helped in the battle, {{storylink|Countdown (POTP)|Countdown}} and though Overlord was defeated, [[The Fallen|Megatronus]] appeared and swiped the Requiem Blaster, followed by Rodimus. {{storylink|Consequences}} Grimlock agreed to follow the others to the [[Well of All Sparks|Well of Sparks]] to stop Megatronus, but was temporarily weakened by the activation of his doomsday device. The other Dinobots, still standing around Sludge's body, also exhibited signs of being drained. In spite of this, Grimlock pressed on and helped battle Megatronus, stopping only when his body was subsumed in flames and unable to move. {{storylink|Collision Course}} He ultimately escaped the flames and helped shut down the machine, {{storylink|Megatronus Unleashed}} as well as turn Rodimus back to Hot Rod. After Megatron sacrificed himself to save them all, Grimlock returned to the Primal Swamp and joined the other Dinobots in grieving for their fallen comrade. {{storylink|Saga's End}}

===2021 ''Beast Wars'' comic===
During the Great War, the Dinobots were a faction of Autobots who disappeared in an untimely manner. Their legacy continued into the era of the Maximals as a source of great inspiration for future heroes with even [[Dinobot (BW)|a Predacon]] naming himself after them. {{storylink|Savage Landing Part 6}}
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==Toys==
===''The Transformers''===
[[File:G1Sludge toy.jpg|upright=1.3|thumb|Sludge]]
*'''Dinobots''' ([[1985]])
**[[Grimlock (G1)/toys#The Transformers|Grimlock]]
**[[Slag (G1)/toys#The Transformers|Slag]]
**[[Sludge (G1)#The Transformers|Sludge]]
**[[Snarl (G1)#The Transformers|Snarl]]
**[[Swoop (G1)/toys#The Transformers|Swoop]]
{{toydesigner|[[Kōjin Ōno]] (TakaraTomy)}}

:The five Dinobots were sold individually in boxed packages from 1985 to [[1986]]. They featured a uniform color scheme of red for their die-cast metal parts, black plastic for legs and forearms, smoky translucent for [[Pre-Transformer|remnant cockpits]], and golden metalized plastic highlights depicting machine details. Most had fairly good articulation for G1 toys; only Slag had the conjoined foot-base common to many of the automobile-based Transformers in G1.

:In [[1991]], Grimlock, Sludge and Snarl were re-released as part of the [[Europe]]an ''[[Classics (Europe)|Classics]]'' line.

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[[File:G1-toy GrimlockPretender.jpg|upright=1.3|thumb|Pretender Grimlock]]
*'''Pretender Classics''' ([[1989]])
**[[Grimlock (G1)/toys#Pretender|Grimlock]]

:A much smaller and simpler version of Grimlock, with a [[Pretender]] shell, was part of the [[Classic Pretender]]s line.

*'''Legends'''
**[[Grimlock (G1)/toys#G1Legend|Grimlock]]

:The same smaller version of Grimlock was also available without his Pretender shell, either as K-Mart [[exclusive]] in the United States or packaged with similar versions of [[Bumblebee (G1)/toys|Bumblebee]], [[Jazz (G1)/toys|Jazz]] and [[Starscream (G1)/toys|Starscream]] in Japan.
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[[File:G1-toy SnarlAM.jpg|thumb|upright=0.55|Action Master Snarl]]
*'''Action Masters''' ([[1990]])
**[[Grimlock (G1)/toys#ActionMaster|Grimlock]]
**[[Snarl (G1)#AM|Snarl]]

:Both Grimlock and Snarl were given new toy forms as part of the [[Action Master]]s line.
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===''Generation 2''===
[[File:G2SlagGreen toy.jpg|upright=1.3|thumb|''Generation 2'' Slag]]
*'''Dinobots''' ([[1993]])
**'''[[Grimlock (G1)/toys#Generation 2|Grimlock]]'''
**'''[[Slag (G1)/toys#Generation 2|Slag]]'''
**'''[[Snarl (G1)#Generation 2|Snarl]]'''

:Three of the original five Dinobot molds were reissued in new colors.
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===''Beast Wars''===
[[File:BWtoy-Grimlock.jpg|upright=1.3|thumb|''Beast Wars'' Grimlock]]
*'''[[Grimlock (G1)/toys#Beast Wars|Grimlock]]''' (Deluxe, [[1997]])

:A [[redeco]] of [[Dinobot (BW)|Dinobot]].
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===''Alternators''===
[[File:AlternatorsGrimlock toy.jpg|upright=1.3|thumb|''Alternators'' Grimlock]]
*'''[[Grimlock (G1)/toys#Alternators|Grimlock]]''' ([[2005]])

:He turns into a 1/24th scale Ford Mustang.
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===''Classics''===
[[File:Class06-toy Swoop.jpg|thumb|upright=1.3|''Classics'' Swoop]]
*'''[[Swoop (G1)/toys#Classics|Swoop]]''' (Mini-Con Dinobots Team, [[2006]])

:A new mold for the original character, alongside two new-character teammates [[Knockdown (Classics)#Toys|Knockdown]] and [[Terrorsaur (Classics)#Toys|Terrorsaur]].

*'''[[Grimlock (G1)/toys#Classics|Grimlock]]''' (Deluxe, 2006)

:A new mold based on his original design, with an updated dinosaur mode.
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===''Titanium Series''===
[[File:TitaniumWarWithin Grimlock.jpg|thumb|upright=1.3|''War Within'' Grimlock]]
*'''[[Grimlock (G1)/toys#Titanium Series|Grimlock]]''' (6" Cybertron Heroes, [[2008]])

:Based upon his appearance from ''[[Transformers: The War Within|The War Within]]'', this version of Grimlock transforms into a Cybertronic heavy tank.
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===''Masterpiece''===
[[File:Masterpiecetoy-GrimlockKing.jpg|thumb|upright=1.3|King Grimlock]]
*'''[[Grimlock (G1)/toys#Masterpiece|Grimlock]]''' ([[2009]])

:A new mold featuring [[die-cast]] metal, LED lights and a wealth of gimmicks and accessories, ''Masterpiece'' Grimlock is based upon the character's appearance in the Generation 1 cartoon. A redeco of this mold based upon his appearance as "King Grimlock" in the [[The Transformers (Marvel comic)|Marvel comics]] (with appropriate accessories) would follow as a [[TakaraTomy Mall|Toy Hobby Market]] exclusive and would be redecoed in [[2010]] for a [[Toys"R"Us]] exclusive release.
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===''Device Label''===
[[File:Device Label Grimlock.jpg|thumb|upright=1.3|Device Grimlock]]
*'''[[Grimlock (G1)/toys#Device Label|Device Grimlock]]''' (2009)

:Grimlock transforms from a working USB laser mouse into a mechanoid raptor.
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===''United EX''===
[[File:UnitedEXtoy grimmaster.jpg|thumb|upright=1.3|''United EX'' Grimmaster Prime Mode]]
*'''[[Kakuryu (G1)#United EX 2|Grimmaster Prime Mode]]''' ([[2012]])

: A redeco of ''[[Power Core Combiners]]'' [[Grimstone (PCC)#Toys|Grimstone]].

: He comes with four prehistoric creature drone-limbs:

:*'''Cross-Ryu Drone''' (''Ankylosaurus'')
:*'''Caesar-Ryu Drone''' (''Pachycephalosaurus'')
:*'''Illumina III Drone''' (''Parasaurolophus'')
:*'''Saber-Ryu Drone''' (''Dimetrodon'')
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===''Transformers'' (2014)===
[[File:DOTM-toy Triceradon.jpg|thumb|upright=1.3|Dinobot Slug]]
*'''[[Swoop (G1)/toys#Age of Extinction|Strafe]]''' (Evolution 2-Pack, [[2014]])

:Available only at Toys"R"Us stores in the US and Canada and packed with ''[[Transformers: Age of Extinction (franchise)|Age of Extinction]]'' [[Strafe (AOE)|Strafe]], this release represents Generation 1 Swoop, though the packaging mistakenly<ref>[http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=L0uG8JszvCs&t=23m5s Botcon 2014 Interview] - Hasbro's Mark Weber, Transformers Manager of Global Brand Development</ref> uses the [[Technobot (G1)|Technobot]] [[Strafe (G1)|Strafe]]'s art, leading to much confusion.

*'''[[Grimlock (G1)/toys#Age of Extinction|Grimlock]]''' (Evolution 2-Pack, 2014)

:A similar 2-Pack of ''Age of Extinction'' [[Grimlock (AOE)|Grimlock]] and "1984 Grimlock" (a Generation 1-inspired redeco of ''[[Transformers: Energon (toyline)|Energon]]'' [[Grimlock (Energon)|Grimlock]]) was also available from Toys"R"Us.

*'''[[Slag (G1)/toys#Age of Extinction|Dinobot Slug]]''' (Evolution 2-Pack, 2014)

:Another Toys"R"Us exclusive that saw the Deluxe [[Slug (AOE)|Dinobot Slug]] toy packed with a seemingly unchanged ''[[Transformers: Dark of the Moon (toyline)|Dark of the Moon]]'' Mini-Con [[Triceradon (DOTM)|Triceradon]], described as "Classic" Slug.
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[[File:TF2014toy-SDCCSnarl.jpg|thumb|upright=1.3|''Generation One'' Snarl]]
*'''Dinobots Generation One 4-pack''' (Voyager, 2014)
**'''[[Grimlock (G1)/toys#Transformers (2014)|Grimlock]]'''
**'''[[Swoop (G1)/toys#Transformers (2014)|Strafe]]'''
**'''[[Snarl (G1)#Transformers (2014)|Snarl]]'''
**'''[[Slag (G1)/toys#Transformers (2014)|Slug]]'''

:First made available at [[San Diego Comic-Con]] [[2014]], the "Dinobots Generation One 4-pack" was a [[Hasbro Toy Shop]] exclusive. These Dinobots feature heavy use of vacuum metalization, transparent plastic and paint applications to recreate the look of their Generation 1 toys and their box unfolds into a diorama of the crashed [[Ark (G1)|Ark]] in [[Mount St. Hilary]].
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[[File:TF2014toy-LegionStrafe.jpg|thumb|upright=1.3|Strafe]]
*'''Legion''' (2014)
**'''[[Grimlock (G1)/toys#LegionClass|Grimlock]]'''
**'''[[Swoop (G1)/toys#LegionClass|Strafe]]'''

:As part of the Generation 1-inspired 2014 Legion Class assortment, Grimlock and Strafe are redecoes of ''[[Transformers: Prime (toyline)#BH|Prime: Beast Hunters]]'' ''[[Cyberverse (toyline)|Cyberverse]]'' [[Rippersnapper (Prime)|Rippersnapper]] and [[Windrazor (Prime)|Windrazor]] respectively and retain their molds' ability to combine with [[Abominus (Prime)#Beast Hunters|Abominus]] (or a combiner of his redecoes).
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===''Platinum Edition''===
[[File:Platinum-Edition-G1-Dinobots-Slog.jpg|upright=1.66|thumb|''Platinum Edition'' Slog (Sludge)]]
*'''Dinobots Set''' (Platinum Edition 5-pack, [[2015]])

:The 5 Dinobots: [[Grimlock (G1)/toys#Platinum Edition|Grimlock]], [[Slag (G1)/toys#Platinum Edition|Slug]], [[Swoop (G1)/toys#Platinum Edition|Strafe]], [[Sludge (G1)#Platinum Edition|Slog]], and [[Snarl (G1)#Platinum Edition|Snarl]], are reuses of the ''Age of Extinction'' molds and feature Generation 1-inspired redecoes and new-head retools.
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===''Power of the Primes''===
[[File:PotP Grimlock.jpg|thumb|right|upright=1.77|''Power of the Primes'' Grimlock]]
*'''[[Grimlock (G1)/toys#Power of the Primes|Grimlock]]''' (Voyager, [[2017]])
*'''[[Slag (G1)/toys#Power of the Primes|Dinobot Slug]]''' (Deluxe, 2017)
*'''[[Swoop (G1)/toys#Power of the Primes|Dinobot Swoop]]''' (Deluxe, 2017)
*'''[[Snarl (G1)#Power of the Primes|Dinobot Snarl]]''' (Deluxe, [[2018]])
*'''[[Sludge (G1)#Power of the Primes|Dinobot Sludge]]''' (Deluxe, 2018)
*'''[[Slash (POTP)|Dinobot Slash]]''' (Legends, 2017)
{{toydesigner|[[John Warden]] and [[Aaron Gray]] (Hasbro)|[[Robby Musso]] (concept artist)}}

:All five classic Dinobots and new member [[Slash (POTP)|Slash]] feature in the ''[[Power of the Primes (toyline)|Power of the Primes]]'' [[subline imprint]] of ''[[Transformers: Generations (toyline)|Generations]]''. All six Dinobots share the common feature of being partially composed of translucent plastic with gold paint on the inside to give them a 'layered' look reminiscent of the translucent parts in their original toys. The original five can also combine to form [[Volcanicus (POTP)|Volcanicus]], who is awesome. The Deluxe Class figures' Prime Armor were redecoed for the [[Terrorcon (G1)#Generations|Terrorcons]].
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===''Selects''===
[[File:TF-Generations-Selects-JP-Volcanicus.jpg|thumb|upright=1.3|''Generations Selects'' Volcanicus]]
*'''[[Volcanicus (POTP)#Selects|Volcanicus]]''' (Multi-pack, [[2021]])
:For the ''[[Generations Selects (toyline)|Generations Selects]]'' line, TakaraTomy gave each of the five classic Dinobots anime-accurate redecoes.
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===''Studio Series''===
[[File:SS-toy Grimlock 86.jpg|thumb|upright=1.67|''Studio Series'' Grimlock]]
*'''[[Grimlock (G1)/toys#Studio Series|Grimlock]]''' (Leader, 2021)
*'''[[Slag (G1)/toys#Studio Series|Dinobot Slug]]''' (Leader, 2021)
*'''[[Sludge (G1)#Studio Series|Dinobot Sludge]]''' (Leader, [[2022]])
*'''[[Snarl (G1)#Studio Series|Dinobot Snarl]]''' (Leader, [[2023]])
*'''[[Swoop (G1)/toys#Studio Series|Dinobot Swoop]]''' (Leader, [[2024]])

{{toydesigner|[[Evan Brooks]] (Hasbro), [[Shogo Hasui]] (TakaraTomy)|[[Felipe Hamame]] (instruction designer)}}

:New, large, G1 cartoon-accurate figures of the Dinobots were released in the ''[[Studio Series]]'' line. All of them (sans Snarl) have [[Fire Blast effect]]-compatible ports inside their dinosaur mouths to replicate their [[fire-breath]]. Both Grimlock and Slug are packaged with smaller, non-transforming figures, while the latter three released come alone.
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===''Legacy''===
[[File:TF-Legacy-Core-Class-Slug.jpg|thumb|upright=1.66| ''Legacy: Evolution'' Slug]]
*'''[[Slag (G1)/toys#Legacy|Dinobot Slug]]''' (Core Class, 2023)
*'''[[Sludge (G1)#Legacy|Dinobot Sludge]]''' (Core Class, 2023)
*'''[[Grimlock (G1)/toys#Legacy|Grimlock]]''' (Core Class, 2023)
*'''[[Swoop (G1)/toys#Legacy|Dinobot Swoop]]''' (Core Class, 2023)
*'''[[Skar (IDW)#Legacy|Dinobot Scarr]]''' (Core Class, 2023)
*'''[[Snarl (G1)#Legacy|Dinobot Snarl]]''' (Core Class, 2023)<ref>[https://www.instagram.com/p/Co-ZopluVbd/ Design notes on ''Legacy'' Scarr and Swoop] from [[Hasbro]] designer [[Evan Brooks]] on Instagram</ref>
{{toydesigner|[[Evan Brooks]] (Hasbro), [[Shogo Hasui]] and [[Shuhei Umezu]] (TakaraTomy)}}<ref>[https://www.instagram.com/p/CjNwidkuAN4/ Design notes on ''Legacy'' Sludge and Slug] from Hasbro designer Evan Brooks on Instagram</ref>

:Six combining Core Class Dinobots were released in ''[[Transformers: Legacy#Evolution|Legacy: Evolution]]'', forming [[Volcanicus (POTP)#Legacy|Volcanicus]], the first core class combiner.

::*''Design notes on the ''Legacy'' Dinobots from Evan Brooks on Instagram:''
:::*''[https://www.instagram.com/p/CjNwidkuAN4/ Part I - Sludge and Slug]''
:::*''[https://www.instagram.com/p/CoLLERvuq_I/ Part II - Grimlock]''
:::*''[https://www.instagram.com/p/Co-ZopluVbd/ Part III - Scarr and Swoop]''
{{--}}

===''Age Of The Primes''===
[[File:AotpG2Grimlock.jpg|thumb|beside=2.0|''Age Of The Primes'' Grimlock]]

*'''[[Grimlock_(G1)/toys#Age_of_the_Primes|G2 Universe Grimlock/Wheelie]]'''(Leader Class, 2025)

*'''[[Snarl_(G1)#Age_of_the_Primes|G2 Universe Dinobot Snarl]] '''|''' [[Slag_(G1)/toys#Age_of_the_Primes|G2 Universe Dinobot Slug]]'''(Multi-pack, 2025)

:Redecoes of the ''Studio Series'' Leader toys, with each Dinobot now in their respective G2 colors (the most common variant for each).
{{--}}

==Notes==
*The Dinobots are the first Transformers whose creation is shown in the cartoon. It seems simple enough: The Autobots simply construct their bodies, flick the switch, and they're animated. Wheeljack later upgrades their brains, after which they display sentience. However, the later episode "[[The Key to Vector Sigma, Part 1]]" heavily implies that there's no way to bring a Transformer to life without the use of the supercomputer [[Vector Sigma]]. Still other episodes would show the creation of [[Trypticon (G1)|Trypticon]] and the [[Technobot (G1)|Technobots]] without the use of Vector Sigma. For more on this issue, see [[Reproduction]].
*Early on in the cartoon, the Dinobots are played as very dangerous (though dim) wildcards, whose great power makes them a huge advantage to the Autobots when they can be persuaded to cooperate. However, beginning with ''[[The Transformers: The Movie]]'' and in the following third season, the Dinobots are portrayed almost exclusively as comic relief: goofy childlike morons whose (arguably even greater) stupidity made them a detriment to be babysat, rather than an advantage to be courted.
*The commercials (and package art) for the Dinobots show their swords, Slag's horns, and Swoop's lower beak and missiles as being chromed like the Diaclone versions. However, the actual release versions have these parts as bare red. This is due to the swords and horns being changed to soft plastic for safety reasons (it was either that or retool them blunt like Blitzwing's sword), as the chrome plating does not bond to soft plastic. Swoop's jaw and missiles probably didn't need this, but that's [[gang-molding]] for you.
[[File:MadGeister.jpg|thumb|upright=1.66|Now we know who Grimstone stole his hat from!]]
*Four of the original five Dinobot designs served as the templates for the "Geisters", recurring villainous henchmen on the Takara/Sunrise co-production ''[[Brave (franchise)|Brave Exkaiser]]''; Slag became [[:File:HornGeist.jpg|Horn Geist]], Sludge became [[:File:ThunderGeist.jpg|Thunder Geist]], Snarl became [[:File:ArmorGeist.jpg|Armor Geist]], and Swoop became [[:File:PteraGeist.jpg|Ptera Geist]]. In what might be called [[Beast (G1)|a vision of things to come]], the four were once briefly fused into a single robot called "Mad Geister" (マッドガイスター ''Maddogaisutā''). However, because each Geister controlled a portion of the combined body—and, aside from Ptera Geist, they had the accumulated brain power of a Froot Loop—this ended rather badly for them. In a more successful (and [[Mega-Dinobot|also prescient]]) later development, the Geisters learned to merge in groups of two, with Ptera Geist and Thunder Geist forming the centaur-esque "[[:File:PtederAndHormor.jpg|Pteder]]" (プテダー ''Putedā'') and Horn Geist and Armor Geist forming "Hormor" (ホーマー ''Hōmā'').
*The 2005 [[Grimlock (Energon)|Grimlock]] and [[Swoop (Energon)|Swoop]] two-pack was originally intended to portray the Generation 1 characters, but ended up as part of the ''[[Transformers: Energon (toyline)|Energon]]'' toyline instead, representing new characters by this wiki's classification.
*The S-names are to show how they're their own group, while Grimlock breaks the pattern to show he's the boss.<ref name="BC10">[http://www.toycollectors.com.au/bc10/bc10bb.html griffin's 2010 BotCon report]</ref>
*And the most obvious point; this collection of ''dinosaur'' robots has a ''pterosaur'' in their number, thus making the name kind of inaccurate. Those two animals are entirely different branches of Ornithodira; calling a ''Pteranodon'' a dinosaur is like calling a cougar a {{w|Nimravidae|nimravid}} because both are felids. Granted, "Avemetatarsaliabots" is nowhere ''near'' as fluid to say as "Dinobots"...but still, worth noting.

===Foreign names===
*''Japanese:'' '''Dinobot''' (ダイノボット ''Dainobotto'')
*''French:'' '''Dinobot''' (cartoon dubs and comics), '''Dinosaurobot''' and '''Dinorobot''' (''The Movie'' dub)
*''Hungarian:'' '''Dinobotok''', '''Vasállatok''' (first ''The Movie'' dub, "Iron-animals"), '''Dínók''' (second ''The Movie'' dub, "Dinos")
*''Italian'': '''Dinorobot'''
*''Mandarin:'' '''Kǒnglóng Jīngāng''' (恐龙金刚, "Dinosaur Vajra"), '''Jīqì Kǒnglóng''' (机器恐龙, "Machine Dinosaur")
*''Portuguese:'' '''Dinobóticos''' (Portugal comic), '''Robodinos''' (Brazil comic)

==References==
{{reflist}}

[[Category:Autobot subgroups]]
[[Category:Combiner teams]]
[[Category:Dreamwave Generation 1 subgroups]]
[[Category:Generation 1 Dinobots| ]]
[[Category:Generation 1 subgroups]]
[[Category:Generation 2 subgroups]]
[[Category:IDW (2005) subgroups]]
[[Category:Platinum Edition]]
[[Category:United EX]]
[[Category:Wings Universe subgroups]]

Popular beast alternate modes

2025-06-30T19:19:47Z

Wikimaniac: /* Tyrannosaurus */ Tyranocon is already listed alongside BW Megs, which I’d say is the right place for her.

[[File:Class06-toy Grimlock.jpg|thumb|upright=2|There's more of these than you'd think.]]
Earth is a planet literally teeming with organic life forms. Millions of genera, of all shapes and sizes, inhabit the planet, and a [[Transformer|Cybertronian]] might scan any of them for a potential [[alternate mode]]. Some genera, however, are extremely popular with Cybertronians.

{{SITENAME}} has certain requirements for an animal to be listed here. There must be at least '''three unique toy molds''' (or in-fiction appearances, in the case of non-toy bodies/characters) that share the [[beast mode]]. There must also be at least '''one unique character per mold'''—a single character getting numerous revamps in similar bodies over the years would not count as a "popular mode."

Each mold is listed on its own line, with all different-character decoes/[[retool]]s on the same line. The list is (more or less) organized in chronological order of toy release or fictional appearance.

:''See also'': [[Popular Earth vehicle alternate modes]], [[Popular Cybertronian vehicle alternate modes]], [[Non-vehicle non-beast alternate modes]], [[General Motors]]

==Arthropods==

===Arachnids===
====Spiders====
[[File:Botconarceetoy.jpg|thumb|upright=1.3|Not an [[Avengers]] member.]]
''Black Widow Spiders'' (''Latrodectus mactans'')

*[[Blackarachnia (BW)]]
*[[Arcee (G1)]]
*[[Crystal Widow]]
*[[Blackarachnia (Animated)]]
*[[Airachnid (Prime)]] <ref name="motif">This character qualifies because of their robot mode motif.</ref>
*[[Airachnid (G1)]]

====Scorpions====
[[File:BWtoy-ScorponokMega.jpg|right|thumb|upright=1.4|Willing to trade his bee for a city mode.]]
*[[Scorponok (G1)]] / [[Scorponok (G1)|BlackZarak]]
*[[Pincher (G1)]]
*[[Scorpulator]]
*[[Double Punch]]
*[[Scorpia (G2)|Scorpia]]
*[[Scorponok (BW)]] / [[Sandstorm (BW)]] / [[Scorponok (BWSG)]]
*[[Quickstrike (BW)]] <ref name="fuzor">This character partially qualities because of their nature as a Fuzor.</ref>
*[[Ax]]
*[[Poison Bite]]
*[[Scorponok (Energon)]] / [[Scorponok (Energon)|Dark Scorponok]]
*[[Scorponok (Movie)]]
*[[Zori]] / [[Sting (RID)]]
*[[Scorponok (WFC)]] / [[Paralon (RID)]]
*[[Sandsting]]
*[[Scorponok (ROTB)]]

===Crustaceans===
====Crabs====
[[File:BW-BWN-toy Razorclaw-Rockbuster.jpg|right|thumb|upright=1.4|When all the world is metrosexual, the Crab People will finally reign supreme!]]
*[[Cancix]]
*[[Octopunch (G1)|Octopunch]]
*[[Rampage (BW)]] / [[Shokaract]]
*[[Razorclaw (BW)]] / [[Rockbuster]]
*[[Razor-Sharp]]
*[[Crab spy]]
*[[Gura]]
*[[Clampdown (RID)]] / [[Clawtrap]] <ref name="motif" />
*[[Crabby Grabby]]

===Insects===
====Stag beetles (family Lucanidae)====
[[File:G1 Chopshop toy.jpg|right|upright=1.4|thumb|Not [[Pokeformers|Pinsir]].]]
*[[Shrapnel (G1)]] / [[Zaptrap]]
*[[Chop Shop (G1)]]
*[[Insecticon (BW)]]
*[[Beetle]]
*[[Marco]]
*[[Scarem]]
*[[Sharpshot]]
*[[Shrapnel (RID)]]
*[[Shrapnel (Cyberverse)]] / [[Kickback (Cyberverse)]] / [[Bombshell (Cyberverse)]]

====Scarabs and male rhinoceros beetles (family Scarabaeidae)====
[[File:G1-toy Bombshell.jpg|thumb|upright=1.4|Not Heracross.]]
*[[Bombshell (G1)|Bombshell]] / [[Bombshell (SG)|Bombshell (Shattered Glass)]] / [[Salvo (G1)|Salvo]]
*[[Barrage (Insecticon)]]
*[[Ram Horn]] / [[Motorarm (BW)]]
*[[Needler (G1)|Needler]]
*[[Insecticon (Energon)]]
*[[Hardshell]] / [[Bombshock (Prime)]] / [[Razorhorn]]
*[[Bido]]
*[[Barrage (Prime)]]
*[[Bombshell (RID)]]

====Grasshoppers and locusts (order Orthoptera)====
*[[Kickback (G1)]] / [[Kickback (SG)|Kickback (Shattered Glass)]] / [[Shothole]] / [[Non-Biological Extraterrestrial|NBE 125]]
*[[Ransack (G1)]] / [[Ransack (SG)|Ransack (Shattered Glass)]]
*[[Scourge (BW)]]
*[[Kickback (FOC)]]
*[[Kickback (RID)]] <ref name="motif" />
*[[Spinhead]] <ref name="motif" />

====Wasps and ants (order Hymenoptera)====
[[File:Waspinatortelemocha.jpg|right|thumb|upright=1.4|A rare shot of Waspinator not getting blown up.]]
*[[Buzz Saw (BW)]] / [[Waspinator (BW)]] / [[Starscream (G1)]] {{storylink|Transformers: Beast Wars Transmetals (N64)}}
*[[Dirge (BW)|Dirgegun]]
*[[Injector (BW)|Injector]] / [[Latolata]] <ref name="fuzor" />
*[[Inferno (BW)]] / [[Antagony (BW)]]
*[[Scavenger (BW)]]
*[[Buzzer-Bot]] / [[Billy (Go-Bots)]]
*[[Wasp|Waspinator (Animated)]] / [[Inferno (Animated)]] / [[Antagony (Animated)]]
*[[Storm Rider]] / [[King Waruder]] / [[Paralyzer]] / [[Bug Bite II]] / [[Parasite]] / [[Skywasp]] / [[Mudfighter]] / [[Waspinator (BWSG)|Waspinator (Shattered Glass)]]
*[[Venom (G1)|Venin]] / [[Crusher (Diaclone)]] / [[Buzzer (Diaclone)]] / [[B-Navi]] / [[Ripper (Diaclone)]] / [[NAVI-Q]] / [[Thrasher (Diaclone)]] / [[King Waruder|Daros]] / [[Buggy]]

====Mantises (order Mantodea)====
*[[Manterror]] / [[Mantis]]
*[[Buzzclaw (BW)]] / [[Buzzclaw (G1)]] / [[Dirge (Timelines)]] / [[Virulent Clone]] / [[Repugnus (G1)]] <ref name="fuzor" />
*[[Magi]] / [[Shou]] / [[Scalpel (ROTF)]]

====Dragonflies (order Odonata)====
*[[Jetstorm (BW)]] / [[Tonbot]]
*[[Sky Shadow (BW)]] / [[Drancron]] <ref name="fuzor" />
*[[Dobo]]

==Fishes==

===Chondrichthyes===
====Rays====
''Manta Ray'' (''Manta birostris'')
[[File:BM-toy Hammerstrike.jpg|right|upright=1.4|thumb|Starring in the next ''Shark Attack'' movie.]]
*[[Seawing (G1)|Seawing]] / [[Kraken]] / [[Terrormander]]
*[[Manta Ray (BW)]]
*[[Depth Charge (BW)]]

====Sharks====
'''Hammerhead shark''' (genus ''Sphyrna'' and others)

*[[Cybershark]] / [[Starscream (BW)|Hellscream]] / [[Overbite (G1)]]
*[[Air Hammer (BW)|Air Hammer]] <ref name="fuzor" />
*[[Hammerstrike (BM)]] / [[Sharkticon (species)|Sharkticon]]s {{storylink|Betrayal}}
*[[Hammerstrike (RID)]] / [[Ragebyte]] <ref name="motif" />
*[[Hammerbyte]]

'''Great White shark''' (''Carcharodon carcharias'')
*[[Cybershark#TM2|Cybershark (Transmetal 2)]]
*[[Sky-Byte (RID)]] / [[Skywarp (G1)/toys#Cloud|Hellwarp]]
*[[Sky-Byte (Cyberverse)]]

==Reptiles==
===Crocodylians===
[[File:BWtoy-MegatronBasic.jpg|right|upright=1.4|thumb|Don't flush him down the toilet.]]
*[[Skullcruncher (G1)]] / [[Krok (G1)|Krok]]
*[[Megatron (BW)]] / [[Albitron]] / [[Megalligator]]
*[[Terragator]] <ref name="fuzor" />
*[[Soundwave (BW)]]
*[[Gatoraider]]
*[[Dai]]
*[[Razorgrille (RID)]] / [[Skullcruncher (RID)]] <ref name="motif" />
*[[Skullcruncher (Cyberverse)]]
*[[Skullcruncher (ROTB)]]

===Lizards===
[[File:Prime-toy Zad.jpg|upright=1.2|thumb]]
*[[Geckobot]]
*[[Sky Shadow (BW)]] / [[Drancron]] <ref name="fuzor" />
*[[Buzzclaw (BW)]] / [[Buzzclaw (G1)]] / [[Dirge (Timelines)]] / [[Virulent Clone]] / [[Repugnus (G1)]] <ref name="fuzor" />
*[[Wreckloose (Cybertron)]] / [[Wreckloose (TF 2010)]]
*[[Iguanus (BW)]] / [[Crazybolt (BW)|Crazybolt]]
*[[Reptilion]]
*[[Zado]] / [[Zad]]
*[[Crazybolt (RID)]] <ref name="motif" />
*[[Slicedice]] <ref name="motif" />

===Snakes===
[[File:WFCNetflixtoy-Fangtron.jpg|upright=1.1|thumb]]
''Cobras'' (genus ''Naja'' and others)

*[[Colada]]
*[[Quickstrike (BW)]] <ref name="fuzor" />
*[[Night Viper]] <ref>This character qualifies even though vipers are not cobras.</ref>
*[[Cobrabreast]]
*[[Gobu]] / [[Gob]]
*[[Vertebreak (RID)]] <ref name="motif" />
*[[Slitherfang]] / [[Fangtron]]
*[[Overcoiled]] (cobra)

===Turtles===
''Snapping turtles'' (genera ''Chelydra'' and ''Macroclemmys'')

*[[Snaptrap (G1)|Snaptrap]] / [[Turtler]] / [[Halfshell]]
*[[Snapper]]
*[[Terragator]] <ref name="fuzor" />
*[[Dado (Prime)]]
*[[Skold]]

===Dinosaurs===
====Ankylosaurs====
*[[Gairyu]] <ref name="pretender">This character qualifies due to their pretender shell only.</ref>
*[[Bazooka (BW)|Bazooka]] / [[Slapper (Dinobots)|Slapper]]
*[[Dinobot (PCC)|Ankylosaurus drone]] / [[Kakuryu (G1)#United EX 2|Cross-Ryu drone]]
*[[Roughneck]]
*[[Scowl (RID)|Scowl]]
*[[Scale (RB)|Scale the Shield-Bot]]
*[[Scarr]]

====''Brontosaurus''<ref>Due to the changing classification status of various fossils, these molds may have been described as either ''Brontosaurus'' or ''Apatosaurus'' at the time of release.</ref>====
[[File:SS-toy Zauru.jpg|upright=1.4|thumb]]
*[[Sludge (G1)]]
*[[Zaur (G1)]] / [[Uruaz]] / [[Zauru]]
*[[Rairyu]] <ref name="pretender" />
*[[Sludge (SG)]]
*[[Zaur (Animated)]]
*[[Sludge (FOC)]]
*[[Slog (AOE)]]
*[[Heatwave (RB)|Heatwave The Rescue Dino-Bot (RB)]]

====''Pachycephalosaurus''====
*[[Hardhead (BW)]] / [[Dinotron (BM)]]
*[[Dinobot (PCC)|Pachycephalosaurus drone]] / [[Kakuryu (G1)#United EX 2|Caesar-Ryu Drone]]
*[[Vertebreak (Kingdom)]]<ref>Vertebreak's beast mode is based on the dinosaur previously known as ''Dracorex''. However, as of 2020, ''Dracorex'' is recognized as being the juvenile form of ''Pachycephalosaurus''.</ref> / [[Dracodon]]
* [[Jawbreaker (ES)]]

====''Spinosaurus''====
[[File:AOEGenerationsDeluxeScorn.jpg|upright=1.2|thumb]]
*[[Undermine (Cybertron)]] / [[Repugnus (Cybertron)]] / [[Undermine (TF 2010)]]
*[[Scorn]]
*[[Spindle]]
*[[Spirituan]]

====''Stegosaurus''====
[[File:G1Snarl toy.jpg|upright=1.2|thumb|"[[Slag (G1)|Slag]] stole my name." :'(]]
*[[Snarl (G1)]]
*[[Slugfest (G1)]] / [[Slugfest (SG)|Slugfest (Shattered Glass)]]
*[[Doryu (G1)]] <ref name="pretender" />
*[[Saberback]] / [[Striker]] / [[Snarl (Dinobots)]]
*[[Hacksaw]]
*[[Doryu (SG)]]
*[[Snarl (FOC)]]
*[[Snarl (AOE)]]
*[[Chase (RB)|Chase the Rescue Dinobot (RB)]]
*[[Abyssrain]]

====''Styracosaurus''====
[[File:WFC-Kingdom Deluxe Ractonite.jpg|upright=1.2|thumb]]
*[[Killer Punch]]
*[[Kakuryu (SG)]]
*[[Grimstone (PCC)]] / [[Kakuryu (G1)]]
*[[Ractonite]]

====''Triceratops''====
[[File:AoE Wal-Mart 2-pack scout Slug.jpg|upright=1.4|thumb]]
*[[Slag (G1)]]
*[[Kakuryu (G1)]] <ref name="pretender" />
*[[Guiledart]] / [[Triceradon (BM)]] / [[Triceradon (Dinobots)]]
*[[Knockdown (Classics)]] / [[Ironlunge]] / [[Stockade (Universe 2008)]] / [[Triceradon (DOTM)]] / [[Thunderlips]]
*[[Snarl (Animated)]]
*[[Slug (FOC)]]
*[[Slug (AOE)]]
*[[Boulder|Boulder the Rescue Dinobot]]
*[[Tricerashot]] <ref name="motif" />
*[['Tops]]
*[[Trisourtops]] / [[Tricitrustops]]
*[[Tricranius]]
*[[Slug (Cyberverse)]]
*[[Leafback]]

====''Tyrannosaurus''====
[[File:Beast Machines T-Wrecks.jpg|right|upright=1.4|thumb|"Down, Dino. Down, boy! Down, boy! Down!!"]]
*[[Grimlock (G1)]] / NBE 08
*[[Overkill (G1)]] / [[Overkill (SG)]]
*[[Goryu (G1)]] <ref name="pretender" />
*[[Megatron (BW)]] / [[T-Wrecks]] / [[Tyrannocon Rex]]
*[[Trypticon (G1)]] / [[Megastorm|Gigastorm]]
*[[Tyrannitron]]
*[[Tri-Rex]]
*[[Terrorsaur (Classics)]] / [[Gnashteeth]] / [[Ransack (Universe 2008)]] / [[Dualor (DOTM)]] / [[Ivan]]
*[[Predacon (Armada)]] / [[Preditron]]
*[[Grimlock (Energon)]]
*[[Megatron (Armada)|Megatron (Cybertron)]] / [[Cindersaur (G1)#Timelines|Cindersaur]] / [[Megatron (BWSG)]]
*[[Grimlock (Animated)]]
*[[Grimlock (SG)]]
*[[Goryu (SG)]]
*[[Grimlock (WFC)|Grimlock (FOC)]]
*[[Grimlock (RID 2015)]]
*[[Grimlock (AOE)]]
*[[Optimus Prime (WFC)|Optimus Primal (Rescue Bots)]]
*[[Squeezeplay (G1)#Generations|Crashbash]] / [[Grimlock (G1)/toys#Clobber|Clobber]] / [[Overkill (G1)#Generations|Overboard]] / [[Butla#Legends|Butla]] <ref name="partner" />
*[[Sharp-T]]
*[[Grimlock (Cyberverse)]]
*[[Bogusaurus Rex]] / [[Stinkosaurus Rex]] / [[Greeny Rex]] / [[Bum Sprout]]
*[[Javasaurus Rex]] / [[Roarista]] / [[Goldasaurus Blend]]
*[[Hoist (RB)]] {{storylink|Big Wheels}}
*[[Paleotrex]] / [[Transmutate (BW)#Generations|Transmutate]] / [[Skelivore]]
*[[Captain Volca]]

====''Velociraptor''====
[[File:DB-toy Grimlock.jpg|upright=1.4|thumb]]
*[[Dinobot (BW)|Dinobot]] / [[Grimlock (G1)]] / [[Thrust (BW)|Thrustor]] / [[Grimlock (Dinobots)]]
*[[Dinobot II]] / [[Rapticon (BM)|Rapticon]]
*[[Razor Claw]]
*[[Reptron (Go-Bots)]] / [[Dino-Bot]] / [[Greg (Go-Bots)]] / [[Reptron (Universe)]]
*[[Slash (AOE)]]
*[[Dinobot (BWSG)]]
*[[Velocirazor]]
*[[Bumblebee (WFC)/toys#RaptorRescan|Bumblebee (WFC)]]
*[[Slash (POTP)]] / [[Cindersaur (G1)#Generations|Cindersaur]]
*The [[Raptoricon]]s
**[[Thrashclaw]]
**[[Slice (G1)]]
**[[Gnash]]
**[[Shred]]
*[[Lance (RB)|Lance the Raptor-Bot]]
*[[Slash (RBA)]]

===Pterosaurs===
====''Pteranodon''====
[[File:Cybertron Brimstone toy.jpg|right|upright=1.1|thumb|Won't you, take me, on your mighty wings...]]
*[[Swoop (G1)]]
*[[Graphy]]
*[[Yokuryu]] <ref name="pretender" />
*[[Terrorsaur (BW)|Terrorsaur]] / [[Fractyl]] / [[Lazorbeak]] / [[Hydra (BW)|Hydra]] / [[Terranotron (Dinobots)]] / [[Terrorsaur (BWSG)]]
*[[Terranotron (BM)]] / [[Terrorsaur (Armada)]] / [[Ravenus]]
*[[Reptix]] / [[Windrazor (Universe)]] / [[Rav (DOTM)]] / [[Paulie]]
*[[Swoop (Energon)]]
*[[Brimstone (Cybertron)]] / [[Swoop (SG)|Swoop (Shattered Glass)]]
*[[Swoop (Animated)]]
*[[Swoop (WFC)]]
*[[Nosedive]]
*[[Blades (RB)|Blades The Rescue Dino-Bot (RB)]]
*[[Pterry]]
*[[Ptero]]
*[[Pteraxadon]] / [[Terror-Daxtyl]] / [[Enerax]] / [[Sights]] / [[Fireglide]]
*[[Wingfinger]]
*[[Swoop (Cyberverse)]]
*[[Thunderbeak]]

==Birds==
===Condors (genera ''Vultur'' and ''Gymnogyps'')===
[[File:Mov-toy RGR NightBeat7.jpg|thumb|upright=1.4]]
*[[Laserbeak (G1)]] / [[Buzzsaw (G1)]] / [[Garboil (G1)]] / [[Sundor]] / [[Non-Biological Extraterrestrial|NBE 57]] / [[Laserbeak (SG)|Laserbeak (Shattered Glass)]] / [[Buzzsaw (SG)|Buzzsaw (Shattered Glass)]] / [[Buzzsaw (ROTF)]]
*[[Silverbolt (Fuzor)|Silverbolt (Beast Machines)]]
*[[Laserbeak (Cybertron)]] / [[Hell Buzzsaw]] / [[Blockrock]]
*[[Booster X10]] / [[Night Beat 7]]
*[[Laserbeak (Animated)]] / [[Buzzsaw (Animated)]] / [[Garboil (Animated)]] / [[Sunder (Animated)]] / [[Laserbeak (KOU)]]
*[[Laserbeak (DOTM)]] <ref name="motif" />

===Eagles (order Accipitriformes)===
[[File:G1Divebomb toy.jpg|thumb|upright=1.4]]
*[[Divebomb (G1)]]
*[[Squawktalk (G1)]] / [[Squawktalk (SG)]]
*[[Eaglebreast]]
*[[Silverbolt (G1)]] / [[Skywarp (BW)]]
*[[Silverbolt (Fuzor)]] / [[Windrazor (BW)]] <ref name="fuzor" />
*[[Screech (Action Master)|Screech]]
*[[Dreadwing (Classics)]] / [[Wedge Shape]] / [[Longview (Universe)]] / [[Divebomb (SG)]]
*[[Talon (RB)]]

===Hawks and falcons (order Falconiformes)===
[[File:Airazorbwtfmtoy1.jpg|right|thumb|upright=1.4|It's a bird! It's a plane! It's both!]]
*[[Hawkbreast]]
*[[Wingspan]]
*[[Doubledealer]] / [[Clouder|Doubleclouder]]
*[[Airazor (BW)]]
*[[Tigerhawk]] / [[Razorclaw (Universe)]] <ref name="fuzor" />
*[[Tobias]]
*[[Air Hammer (BW)|Air Hammer]] <ref name="fuzor" />
*[[Sights (G1)|Sights]]
*[[Airazor (Armada)]]
*[[Divebomb (Energon)]] / [[Blackout (Terrorcon)|Blackout (Energon)]] / [[Laserbeak (G1)]] / [[Buzzsaw (G1)]]
*[[Baru]]
*[[Airazor (ROTB)]]

===Owls (order Strigiformes)===
[[File:Prowl tm2 fktoy.jpg|upright=1.4|thumb|Beast Wars Prowl.]]
*[[Prowl (TM2)|Prowl II]]
*[[Icebird]]
*[[Blurray Murray]] / [[Gol-D]]
*[[Nightshade (ES)|Nightshade]]
{{-}}

==Synapsids==
====''Dimetrodon''====
[[File:DB-toy Sludge.jpg|right|thumb|upright=1.4|Dinobots Sludge]]
*[[Sling (BW)|Sling]] / [[Sludge (Dinobots)]]
*[[Dinobot (PCC)|"Spinosaurus" drone]] / [[Kakuryu (G1)#United EX 2|Saber-Ryu Drone]]
*[[Gnaw (AOE)|Gnaw (Construct-Bot)]]
{{-}}

==Mammals==
===Bats===
[[File:G1Ratbat toy.jpg|right|upright=1.4|thumb|He tried to get a recurring role in ''Batman Beyond''.]]
*[[Kōmoribreast]]
*[[Mindwipe (G1)|Mindwipe]]
*[[Nightscream (BM)]]
*[[Batscout]] / [[Nightshriek]] / [[True One]]
*[[Noctorro]] <ref name="fuzor" />
*[[Optimus Primal (BW)|Optimus Primal]] / [[Onyx Primal]]
*[[Ratbat (G1)]] / [[Ratbat (SG)|Ratbat (Shattered Glass)]] / [[Wingthing (G1)]]
*[[Skar (G1)|Skar]] / [[Clouder]]
*[[Sonar (BW)]]
*[[Soundwave (BW)]]
*[[Megatron (RID)]]
*[[Ratbat (Animated)]] / [[Wingthing (Animated)]] / [[Ratbat (KOU)]]
*[[Hades]]
*[[Ratbat (ROTF)]]
*[[Convobat]]
*[[Nightstrike]]
*[[Ratbat (WFC)]] / [[Psychobat]]
*[[Nyx]]
*[[Dracula|Draculus]]

===Bovids===
[[File:G1toy-Horri-Bull.jpg|right|upright=1.4|thumb|Not a Terror dog, we swear.]]
*[[Tantrum (G1)|Tantrum]]
*[[Noctorro]] <ref name="fuzor" />
*[[Horri-Bull]]
*[[Longhorn]]
*[[Bonecrusher (BW)]] / [[Bighorn]]
*[[Bisonbreast]]
*[[Ramulus]]
*[[Baro]]
*[[Bolt (G1)|Bolt]]
*[[Terrashock]] / [[Overhead]] <ref name="motif" />
*[[Smashdown]] / [[Malleus Minotaurus]] <ref name="motif" />
*[[Lavamuleta]]

===Canines===
'''Wolves / Dogs''' (''Canis lupus'')
[[File:BW-toy WolfangMaximal.jpg|right|thumb|upright=1.4|Timber from ''G.I. Joe'' Crossovers...if such a toyline existed.]]
*[[Carnivac (G1)|Carnivac]]
*[[Wolfang (Maximal)]] / [[Wolfang (Predacon)]] / [[K-9]] / [[BB|Max-B]]
*[[Weirdwolf (G1)]]
*[[Sixshot (G1)|Sixshot]]
*the [[Cub]]
*[[Silverbolt (Fuzor)]] / [[Windrazor (BW)]] <ref name="fuzor" />
*[[Quickstrike (BM)]]
*[[Noble (BM)|Noble]]
*[[Cassie]]
*[[Overbite (Classics)]] / [[Gredator]] / [[Razorclaw (SG)|Razorclaw (Shattered Glass)]] / [[Scavenger (Universe 2008)]]
*[[Bruticus (RID)]]
*[[Snarl (Cybertron)]]
*[[Beast-Bot|Preditron]]
*[[Steeljaw (DOTM)]]
*[[Servo (RB)]]
*[[Growl (RB)]]
*[[Steeljaw (AOE)]]
*[[Wolfang (Prime)]]
*[[Sawback]]
*[[Fireplug]]
*[[Sergeant Slobber]]
*[[Steeljaw (RID)]] / [[Phantomjaw]] <ref name="motif" />
*[[Silverhound]] <ref name="motif" />
*[[Clipshade]] <ref name="motif" />
*[[Thunderhowl (Cyberverse)]]
*[[Mutt-Chievous]]
*[[Coach Husky]]
*[[Silverfang]]
*[[Chainclaw (ROTB)]]
*[[Bullseye (Target)|Bullseye]]

===Proboscideans===
[[File:Primetoy-TakaraTomy-Ozu.jpg|thumb|upright=1.3]]
*[[Shuffler]]
*[[Ironhide (G1)]] / [[Santon]]
*[[Torca (BW)]] / [[Elphaorpha]] <ref name="fuzor" />
*[[Big Convoy]] / [[Black Big Convoy]] / [[Nemesis Prime (Universe)|Nemesis Prime (Universe 2003)]] / [[Ultra Magnus (G1)|Ultra Mammoth]]
*[[Megatron (RID)|Galvatron (RID)]] / [[Deathsaurus (G1)]]
*[[Ozu (Prime)]] / [[Geki]]
*[[Masterdominus]]
*[[Hydrophant]]

===Equines===
[[File:BWN-toy MachKick.jpg|thumb|upright=1.4]]
*[[Battle Unicorn]] / [[Magna Stampede]]
*[[Dropshot (Armada)]] / [[Dropshot (SG)|Dropshot (Shattered Glass)]]
*[[Mach Kick]]
*[[Strada]]
*[[Unilla Icequeencone]] / [[King Candyhooves]] / [[Sugar Saddle]]

===Felines===
'''Jaguars''' (''Panthera onca'')

*[[Ravage (G1)]] / [[Glit (KP)|Glit]] / [[Howlback (G1)]] / [[Ravage (SG)|Ravage (Shattered Glass)]] / [[Howlback (BB)]]
*[[Panther]]
*[[Jaguarbreast]]
*[[Ax]]
*[[Battle Ravage]] / [[Command Ravage]]
*[[Beast-Bot|Beast-Bot II]]
*[[Ravage (ROTF)]]
*[[Scratch]] / [[Razorpaw]] <ref name="motif" />
*[[Snarlsaber]]

'''Tigers''' (''Panthera tigris'')
[[File:Tigatron-HasbroToy.jpg|right|upright=1.4|thumb|Tigertron after visiting a tanning salon.]]
*[[CatSCAN]]
*[[Rampage (G1)]]
*[[Snarl (Classics)]] / [[Apexus]] / [[Snow Cat (Universe)]] / [[Rampage (SG)|Rampage (Shattered Glass)]] / [[Catilla (DOTM)]]
*[[Tigerbreast]]
*[[Toraizer]]
*[[Tigatron]]
*[[Tigerhawk]] / [[Razorclaw (Universe)]] <ref name="fuzor" />
*[[Bantor (BW)]] <ref name="fuzor" />
*[[Jake_(Animorphs)|Jake]]
*[[Tigertron]] / [[George (Go-Bots)|George]]
*[[Stripes]]
*[[Arrowstripe]]

'''Lions''' (''Panthera leo'')
[[File:Prime voyager Thundertron.jpg|thumb|upright=1.4]]
*[[Angela]] / [[Eggleo]] / [[Dark Eggleo]]
*[[Lio Convoy]] / [[Black Lio Convoy]] / [[Dark Amber Leo Prime]]
*[[Lionbreast]]
*[[Leonicus]]
*[[Prowl (G1)]] / [[Lio Junior]]
*[[Razorclaw (G1)]]
*[[Lionizer (G1)]] / [[Dazzlestrike]]
*[[Snarl (BM)]] / [[Alpha Trion]]
*[[Rachel]]
*[[Lione]]
*[[Steeljaw (G1)]] / [[Steeljaw (SG)]] / [[Nightstalker (G1)]]
*[[Under-3]]
*[[Ginrai (robot)|Victory Leo]] / [[Victory Leo]]
*[[Overhaul (Cybertron)|Leobreaker]] / [[Nemesis Breaker]]
*[[Steeljaw (Animated)]] / [[Lionizer (Animated)]]
*[[Thundertron]] / [[Go Prime]] / [[Cheetor (BW)|Alpha Trizer]]
*[[Valor|Valor the Lion-Bot]]
*[[Hunter (RB Mini-Con)|Hunter the Lion-Bot]]
*[[Lionblade]]

'''Cheetahs''' (''Acinonyx jubatus'')

*[[Cheetor (BW)]] / [[Shadow Panther]] / [[Nightprowler]] / [[Cheetor (BWSG)]]
*[[Che]]
*[[Cataclysm (BW)]] / [[Cheetor (Armada)]]
*[[Cheetor (Go-Bots)]] / [[Chuck (Go-Bots)|Chuck]]
*[[Swift (RB)]]
*[[Cheetor (Cyberverse)]]
*[[Cheetor (ROTB)]]

===Primates===
'''Gorillas''' (''Gorilla gorilla'')
[[File:G1toy-Beastbox.jpg|thumb|upright=1.4|Could 100 humans take ''him'' on?]]
*[[Apeface]]
*[[Beastbox (G1)]] / [[Beastbox (SG)]]
*[[Optimus Primal (BW)]] / [[Optimus Primal (BWSG)]]
*[[Apelinq (BM)|Apelinq]]
*[[Primal Prime]] / [[Rodimus Primal]]
*[[Beast-Bot|Gorillabot]] / [[Max (Go-Bots)]] / [[Beast-Bot]] / [[Gorilla-Bot]]
*[[Optimus Prime (Armada)/toys#Gorilla|Optimus Prime (Cybertron)]]
*[[Marco]]
*[[Beastbox (ROTF)]]
*[[Oilmaster]] / [[Optimus Prime (G1)/toys#TFSS|Optimus Prime]] <ref name="pretender" />
*[[Silverback|Silverback the Gorilla-Bot]]
*[[Rarigo]] / [[Ape X Arms]]
*[[Chilla Gorilla]] / [[Abominable Soundman]] / [[Tranquillabeast]] / [[Grinded G. Ears]]
*[[Grrr'illa Grimes]] / [[Flood Jug]]
*[[Snorg the Conquerer]]
*[[Nemesis Primal]]
*[[Optimus Primal (ROTB)]] / [[Apelinq (ROTB)]]

'''Humans''' (''Homo sapiens'')
[[File:PretenderStarscream toy.jpg|right|upright=1.4|thumb|"I'm not an animal! I'm a <s>human being</s> Pretender shell!"]]

*[[Cloudburst]] / [[Phoenix (G1)]] <ref name="pretender" />
*[[Landmine (G1)]] / [[Lander]] <ref name="pretender" />
*[[Waverider]] / [[Diver (G1)]] <ref name="pretender" />
*[[Groundbreaker]] <ref name="pretender" />
*[[Sky High (Pretender)]] <ref name="pretender" />
*[[Splashdown]] <ref name="pretender" />
*[[Metalhawk (G1)]] <ref name="pretender" />
*[[Doubleheader]] <ref name="pretender" />
*[[Pincher (G1)]] <ref name="pretender" />
*[[Stranglehold]] <ref name="pretender" />
*[[Bumblebee (G1)/toys|Bumblebee (G1)]] <ref name="pretender" />
*[[Grimlock (G1)/toys|Grimlock (G1)]] <ref name="pretender" />
*[[Jazz (G1)/toys|Jazz (G1)]] <ref name="pretender" />
*[[Starscream (G1)/toys|Starscream (G1)]] <ref name="pretender" />
*[[Crossblades (G1)]] <ref name="pretender" />
*[[Skyhammer (G1)]] <ref name="pretender" />
*[[Vroom (G1)]] <ref name="pretender" />
*[[Simon Furman]] ''(In a [[Transformers (Titan Magazine)|Titan]] magazine [[Letters page|letters column]], [[Starscream (Movie)|Starscream]] joked that Furman was a [[Maximal]])''.
*[[Michael Bay]] ''([[Hasbro]] jokingly produced a toy of him, included as an "[[easter egg]]" on the [[Transformers (film)|live-action movie]] DVD.)''
*[[Sari Sumdac (Animated)]]
*[[Alice (ROTF)|Alice]]
*[[Reflector (G1)#Alternity|Reflector (G1)]] <ref name="pretender" />
*The [[new lab assistant]]
*[[Sovereign]] / [[G.B. Blackrock]] <ref name="IDW">This character qualifies due to their portrayal in the 2005 IDW continuity only.</ref>
*[[Quintessa (TLK)|Quintessa]]
*[[Overlord (G1)]] <ref name="IDW" />

===Rhinos===
[[File:Beast Wars-Transmetal Rhinox-toy.jpg|upright=1.2|thumb|Just when you thought a rhino's skin couldn't get any tougher...]]

*[[Headstrong (G1)]]
*[[Ramhorn (G1)]] / [[Ramhorn (SG)]]
*[[Stranglehold]]
*[[Greatshot]]
*[[Hornbreast]]
*[[Top-Heavy]]
*[[Fire Beast]]
*[[Rhino (BW)]]
*[[Rhinox (BW)]]
*[[Rhinox (Armada)]]
*[[Backstop (Cybertron)]] / [[Backstop (TF 2010)]]
*[[Ramhorn (Animated)]]
*[[Rumble (ROTF)]]
*[[Zamu]]
*[[Transit (RID)]] <ref name="motif" />
*[[Transit (G1)]] <ref name="motif" />
*[[Rhinox (ROTB)]]
*[[Drillnohorn]]

===Rabbits===
[[File:BWN-toy Stampy.jpg|thumb|upright=1.67|Beast Wars Neo Stampy]]
*[[Moon (BW)|Moon]]
*[[Stampy (BW)|Stampy]]
*[[Kitte Shūshū]]
*[[The Great Mumbo Bumblo]]
*[[Drizzlefluff Tinkletail]]
{{-}}

===Rodents===
'''Rats'''
*[[Rattrap (BW)]] / [[Packrat]]
*[[Rattrap (BWSG)]] / [[Labrat]]
*[[Rattle Tail]]

===Ursines===
'''Bears''' (genus ''Ursus'')
[[File:BW Barbearian toy.jpg|thumb|upright=1.4|Rise and Shine, Ursine!]]
*[[Chainclaw (G1)]]
*[[Grizzly-1]] / [[Polar Claw]] / [[Survive]]
*[[Icebird]]
*[[Jake]]
*[[Kuma Kinkin]]
*[[Bear Transformer]]
*[[Sequoia]]
*[[Polarclaw]] <ref name="motif" />
*[[Cuddle Wuddle]] / [[Goldie Snuggleshine]] <ref>Characters using this mold technically turn into ''teddy'' bears.</ref>
{{-}}

==Mythical creatures==
===[[Dragon]]s===
[[File:Cryotekridtoy.jpg|right|upright=1.4|thumb|Moonlights as a Yu-Gi-Oh! card.]]

*[[Doublecross]]
*[[Sinnertwin (G1)]] / [[Sinnertwin (SG)]]
*[[Hun-Gurrr (G1)]]
*[[Snapdragon (G1)]]
*[[Deathsaurus (G1)]] / [[Deathsaurus (SG)]]
*''Likely'' [[Esmeral (G1)|Esmeral]] / [[Esmeral (SG)]]
*[[Mechatron]]
*[[Megatron (BW)]] / [[Cryotek (RID)]]
*[[Galvatron (BW)]] / [[Unicron]]
*[[Nightscream (Classics)]] / [[Dragoyell]] / [[Brimstone (Universe)]] / [[Sling (AOE)]]
*[[Noble (BM)|Savage]]
*[[Megatron (RID)]]
*[[Scourge (Cybertron)]] / [[Trypticon (G1)|Trypticon (Classics)]] / [[Bruticus (RID)]]
*[[Predaking (Prime)]] / [[Dragotron]]
*[[Ripclaw]] / [[Ser-Ket (Prime)]] / [[Bakudora]]
*[[Skystalker (Prime)]] / [[Backbite (Prime)]] / [[Skylynx (Prime)]] / [[Judora (Go!)|Judora]]
*[[Lazerback (Prime)]] / [[Vertebreak (Prime)]] / [[Gaidora (Go!)|Gaidora]]
*[[Hun-Gurrr (Prime)]] / [[Dorara]]
*[[Twinstrike (Prime)]] / [[Garara (Go!)|Garara]] / [[Thrash (TLK)]]
*[[Blight (Prime)]] / [[Burara]] / [[Gorge]]
*[[Windrazor (Prime)]] / [[Divebomb (Prime)]] / [[Barara]] / [[Rupture]]
*[[Hydrax]]
*[[Optimus Prime (WFC)/toys#Exprime|Optimus Exprime]]
*[[Dragonus]] / [[Windra]] / [[Dragonblaster]]
*[[Flamesnort]] <ref name="motif" />
*[[Drake (RB)]]
*[[Wingblaze]] / [[Freezer Burn]]
*[[Bumblebee (WFC)/toys#Knight Watch|Knight Watch Bumblebee]]
*[[Squeezeplay (G1)#Generations|Crashbash]] / [[Grimlock (G1)/toys#Clobber|Clobber]] / [[Overkill (G1)#Generations|Overboard]] / [[Butla#Legends|Butla]] <ref name="partner">This character qualities even if they are a partner drone.</ref>
*[[Steelbane]] / [[Skullitron]] / [[Crimsonflame]]
*[[Dragonstorm]]
*[[Rootwing]] / [[Smerg the Sad]]
*[[Sugar Breath]] / [[Milton]]
*[[Sour Wing]] / [[Aday]] / [[Sweet Fang]]
*[[Heatwave (RB)]]

==References==
{{reflist}}
[[Category:Animals]]
[[Category:Earth]]
[[Category:Toys]]

Sensor

2025-06-06T07:30:41Z

Wikimaniac: /* Optical sensors */

[[File:ROTF Optimus revives.jpg|thumb|right|upright=1.95|Optical sensors: help them see you, and help you see which side they're on.]]
'''Sensors''' are essential components of mechanical beings, especially [[Transformer]]s, serving a wide variety of functions and feeding a mechanoid information about the environment around it. Most Transformers are built with a set of standard senses—optic, audio, olfactory, tactile, short-range radio-wave transmission, electrical sensitivity, and magnetic sensitivity are common in some universes <ref name="TFU">[[Streetwise (G1)|Streetwise]]'s ''[[The Transformers Universe]]'' profile, also restated in [[Sideswipe (G1)|Sideswipe]]'s [http://web.archive.org/web/20050207014538/http://www.bwtf.com/binaltech/lambor/book/index.shtml Binaltech System Description]</ref>—but many have specialized sensor packages that are unique or rare, giving them special abilities that make them stand out.

==Sensor types==
===Audio sensors===
Audio Sensors are a component of [[Transformer]] anatomy that allows them to hear sounds in their environment. Some are more acute than others, allowing recording of normally inaudible frequencies.

As part of a demonstration of the [[Dinobot (G1)|Dinobots]], [[Blaster (G1)/Generation 1 cartoon continuity|Blaster]] transformed into his alternate form allowing [[Grimlock (G1)/Generation 1 cartoon continuity|Grimlock]] to practice his fine tuned laser breath to start up Blaster's music. [[Ironhide (G1)/Generation 1 cartoon continuity|Ironhide]] told Blaster to stop the music as it was so loud that it was fusing his audio sensors. {{storylink|Dinobot Island, Part 1}} Later, Blaster sent the Autobots the music from the rock concert that he, [[Spike Witwicky (G1)/Generation 1 cartoon continuity|Spike Witwicky]], and [[Carly]] were attending. [[Jazz (G1)/Generation 1 cartoon continuity|Jazz]] was the only one who seemed to enjoy it, whereas [[Optimus Prime (G1)/Generation 1 cartoon continuity|Optimus]] and the others were nearly overcome in pain. {{storylink|Blaster Blues}}

[[Ultra Magnus (G1)/Marvel Comics continuity|Ultra Magnus]] noted he possesses enhanced audio sensors, presumably in regard to his fellow Transformers. It is not explained how they were enhanced. {{storylink|Burning Sky!}}

===Photocells===
Photocells are either a component of, or a synonym for optical sensors. They can be shattered in battle, though this appear to be more of an annoyance than a serious injury. {{storylink|Attack of the Insecticons}}

===Back shoulder sensors===
[[Megatron (G1)|Megatron]] (in his [[Transformers: Generation 2 (franchise)|G2]] body) has "back shoulder senses" that allowed him to detect the approaching [[Starscream (G1)|Starscream]]. It's unknown how common these sensors are amongst other Transformers. {{storylink|Day of the Decepticons}}

===Equilibrium sensors===
Equilibrium sensors help a Transformer keep their sense of balance. [[Isaac Sumdac (Animated)|Isaac Sumdac]] used this weakness to damage [[Megatron (Animated)|Megatron]], calling it his Achilles Heel. Megatron responded by trying to crush Sumdac under his heel. {{storylink|Megatron Rising - Part 2}}

===Olfactory sensors===
Olfactory sensors are a sensor unit used to detect the scents of others. It is very common in animal based [[Transformer]]s. [[Ravage (G1)|Ravage]] possessed one of the most powerful olfactory sensors. {{storylink|Transformers: The Ultimate Guide}} The [[Dinobot (G1)|Dinobot]] leader [[Grimlock (G1)/Generation 1 cartoon continuity|Grimlock]] possessed olfactory sensors which were powerful enough to smell [[Dinosaur transform static]]. {{storylink|Thief in the Night}}

After the [[Great Upgrade]] from [[Autobot]] to [[Maximal]], olfactory sensors were included among sensor units. [[Silverbolt (Fuzor)|Silverbolt]] had impressive olfactory sensors. When Ravage entered the ''[[Axalon (BW)|Axalon]]'', he was able to smell Ravage, but was unable to pinpoint exactly where he was. {{storylink|The Agenda (Part 1)}}

While searching for [[Cheetor (BW)|Cheetor]], [[Waspinator (BW)|Waspinator]] detected him, saying he caught the stink of an "unnatural"...[[Dinobot II|present company]] excluded, of course. Later, [[Optimus Primal (BW)/Beast Wars cartoon continuity|Optimus Primal]] was able to smell [[Dinobot II]] coming. {{storylink|Feral Scream Part 2}}

[[Depth Charge (BW)|Depth Charge]] had the unique ability to smell the [[spark]] of [[Rampage (BW)|Rampage]]. He commented that the newly born Dinobot II "stank of Rampage". {{storylink|Feral Scream Part 1}}

[[Tarantulas (BW)|Tarantulas]] had a distinctive odor about him. [[Dinobot (BW)|Dinobot]] said that it smelled like "vile corruption, a whiff of festering putrefication". Interestingly, it smelled just like the {{w|limburger cheese|limburger}} sandwich that [[Rattrap (BW)|Rattrap]] had just eaten. {{storylink|The Low Road}}

Some Cybertronians from the [[Transformers (2007 franchise)|2007 film continuity]] appear to have olfactory sensors. [[Ratchet (Movie)|Ratchet]]'s were powerful enough to detect variation in the pheromone levels of [[Sam Witwicky|some]]. [[Megatron (Movie)|Megatron]] also noted that he could smell the same fleshling. Whether it was the pheromone levels or something else that Megatron detected is currently unknown. {{storylink|Transformers (film)|Transformers}} When hunting [[Demolishor (ROTF)|Demolishor]] in [[Shanghai]], [[Ironhide (Movie)|Ironhide]] commented that he could smell the Decepticon close by whilst seemingly sniffing the air. {{storylink|Transformers: Revenge of the Fallen (film)|Revenge of the Fallen}}

Cybertronians in the [[Transformers Animated (franchise)|Transformers Animated]] universe have been shown to possess olfactory sensors, much to [[Prowl (Animated)|Prowl's]] dismay when he was on trash cleanup duty. {{storylink|Garbage In, Garbage Out}}

[[Heatwave (RB)|Heatwave]]'s olfactory sensors are capable of smelling a full diaper from great distance. {{storylink|Four Bots and a Baby}}

[[Minimus Ambus]] tapped the side of his nose to recalibrate his olfactory sensors, apparently to dampen the smell of the long-distance [[space bridge]]. {{storylink|The Sound of Breaking Glass}}

===Optical sensors===
[[File:Skyquake.jpg|left|100px|thumb|Through Skyquake's optics, his colour scheme actually looks really really cool.]]
The optics on a Transformer mostly seem to perform in an identical way to human eyes, including all the flaws, such as the ability to be dazzled by bright light sources pointed directly at them. Atmospheres with a high particle content [[Kup (G1)|may require]] windshield wipers to keep optic sensors clear.

While all Transformers can usually be assumed to see in the same visual spectrum of colours than humans see in, there are obviously [[Skyquake (G1)|exceptions who are completely colour-blind]], and some Transformers demonstrate different perceptions (usually wherever the plot calls for it). [[Wreck-Gar (G1)|Wreck-Gar]], for instance, has 'magnetic vision,' probably quite useful given the uniform reddish hue of his home planet of Junkion!

Optical sensors typically came in visored and non-visored varieties. Sometimes on the same [[Devastator (G1)|character]].

Some bots ([[Axer (Prime)|Axer]] at least) in the [[Aligned continuity family]] can see from infrared to ultraviolet. (Meaning he can see [https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=4G6bQ-Foq7E this.]) {{storylink|Transformers: Exiles}}

There are also some Transformers which possess [[optic weaponry]], which allows them to emit beams from the optics. How this affects their vision, if at all, is unknown.

[[File:Rotf-megatron-tank0..JPG|thumb|right|upright=1.1|Megatron forgoes basic safety to see his enemies quake.]]
How Transformers "see" in their alternate forms has only been briefly touched on, however. In one story, it is explained that Transformers have some form of a linked visual network throughout their alternate form, whereas in other cases everyone is just drawn with big googly eyes inside their [[alternate mode|vehicle mode]] headlights.{{storylink|Career Day}} {{storylink|The Great Car Rally}} In the case of [[Sky Lynx (G1)|Sky Lynx]], the eyes of his dinobird mode ''are'' the windows of his space shuttle mode, so presumably they function the same way in vehicle mode. [[Megatron (Movie)|Megatron]] has his head exposed in his tank mode, which allows him to see his opponents and decreases his reaction time.<ref>[[Transformers: Revenge of the Fallen: The Movie Universe]]</ref> Though since headshots are fatal in the movie universe, one must question the tactical viability of this.

After sacrificing his optics to escape from a Decepticon prison, [[Perceptor (Cyberverse)|Perceptor]] used his other sensors and scanners to simulate sight. {{storylink|Battle For Cybertron I}} {{storylink|The Sleeper}}

===Targeting sensors===
Targeting sensors are sensors which help a Transformer locate and identify a hostile entity. While hunting Autobots through a haze of dirt underwater, [[Lugnut (Animated)|Lugnut]]'s targeting sensors managed to locate a body within the haze. Pleased his sensors had succeeded, he threw a punch with full force... hitting [[Blitzwing (Animated)|Blitzwing]]. Apparently, his targeting sensors had failed him. {{storylink|Lost and Found (episode)|Lost and Found}}

===Surveillance packages===
[[File:Scroungespecialhand.jpg|right|upright=0.85|thumb|Scrounge's surveillance package in action.]]
Many Transformers possess sensor packages that allow them to record surveillance data for later review. [[Laserbeak (G1)|Laserbeak]] in particular often serves in this function for the Decepticons.

Also of note are the surveillance sensors contained within the arm assembly of the Autobot [[Scrounge (G1)|Scrounge]]. He has boasted on numerous occasions that they are unique. {{storylink|The Smelting Pool!}}

[[Elita One (G1)|Elita One]] later displayed a similar device. Sorry, Scrounge. {{storylink|Games of Deception}}

[[Jazz (G1)|Jazz]] has also proven to mount a comparable package in his left arm. {{storylink|Spotlight: Jazz}}
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==Notes==
* In the [[The Transformers (cartoon)|original ''The Transformers'' cartoon]], Transformer optical sensors were conventionally colored blue for the Autobots and red for the Decepticons, regardless of the toy's coloring. This practice was revived for ''[[Transformers Animated (cartoon)|Transformers Animated]]''. There [[Thrust (G1)|were]] [[Shockwave (G1)|some]] [[Swindle (Animated)|exceptions]].

* In an incredible coincidence, Transformer vision as depicted in the [[live-action film series]] exactly corresponds to the {{w|CinemaScope}} aspect ratio used in the films.

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==See also==
* [[Circuit (circuit)]]
* [[Processor]]
* [[Program]]
* [[System]]

==Notes==
===Foreign names===
*''Mandarin:'' '''Chuán Gǎn Qì''' (China，传感器, "Transfer Feeling Unit ")

==References==
<references />

[[Category:Transformer anatomy]]

Insignia/Gallery

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There are so many variations of [[insignia]] across the breadth of the [[Transformers brand]] that it might be a fool's errand to try and list them all — but we are those fools!

While many of these insignia, such as that of the [[Wreckers]], are used in multiple [[continuity|continuities]] or [[continuity family|families]], others, such as the [[Dinobot (FOC)|Dinobot]] insignia, are confined to [[Transformers: Fall of Cybertron|only one]].

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==Factions==
===Autobots===
In the real world, the Autobot insignia was derived from the head of [[Prowl (G1)|Prowl]]'s toy.

Its in-universe origin varies: in [[Generation 1 cartoon continuity]] it was applied by the [[Quintesson]]s to their "consumer good" creations, while in [[Marvel Comics continuity]] it is seemingly based on the [[Last Autobot]]. In [[2005 IDW continuity]] it was "created" by [[Shockwave (G1)/2005 IDW continuity|Shockwave]], who claimed it to be the face of [[Primus]], as part of an ontological paradox.
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File:Symbol autobot reg.png|'''[[Autobot]]''' 
File:G1PackagingAutobotInsignia.png|The Autobot symbol as it appeared on Generation 1 toy packaging and cartoon [[scene transition]]s.
File:AutobotInsignia-TheArk.png|The model sheet of the Autobot symbol created for the [[The Transformers (cartoon)|G1 cartoon]].
File:AutobotlogoMarvelcoloringbook.jpg|The [[Search for Treasure Under the Sea]] variant of the toy packaging insignia.
File:Live action Autobot insignia.png|'''Autobot''' ''([[Live-action film series|live-action film]])'' The biggest change is that the tops of the eye sockets, horizontal in the G1 symbol, tip down towards the middle in the Movie symbol.
File:Movie Autobot.JPG|A metallic variant of the movie Autobot symbol.
File:TitanmagAutobotinsigniaburning.jpg|A burning movie Autobot symbol from a sticker sheet that came with the [[Transformers Comic issue 17]].
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File:G2AutobotInsignia.png|'''Autobot''' ''([[Transformers: Generation 2 (franchise)|G2]])'' The G2 Autobot symbol is based on the face of [[Optimus Prime (G1)|Optimus Prime]].
File:G2AutobotInsigniaAlternate.png|'''Autobot''' ''([[Transformers: Generation 2 (franchise)|G2]])'' Alternate colors of the G2 Autobot symbol. Seen on the Generation 2 logo.
File:Ancient Autobot Symbol.png|'''[[Primon|Ancient Robot]]''' This symbol appears to be a prototypical Autobot insignia. {{storylink|Five Faces of Darkness, Part 4|FFoD}} In [[2005 IDW continuity]], it is the symbol denoting a [[Prime (rank)|Prime]]. {{storylink|Informed}}
File:War Within Autobot Symbol.png|An early war Autobot insignia variant used in ''[[Transformers: The War Within|The War Within]]. 
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===Decepticons===
In the real world, the Decepticon insignia was based on [[Soundwave (G1)|Soundwave]]'s toy head. In the 1980s the crest of the symbol usually had a "squared-off" bottom, while modern portrayals generally have the crest pointed at the base.

Its origin in-universe is generally less-explored than that of the Autobots. In the [[Generation 1 cartoon continuity]] it was a symbol applied to the Quintessons' "military hardware", while in the [[live-action film series]], [[Aligned continuity family]], and ''[[Transformers One (film)|One]]'', it is based on the face of [[The Fallen|Megatronus]].
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File:Symbol decept reg.png|'''[[Decepticon]]''' 
File:G1PackagingDecepticonInsignia.png|The Decepticon symbol as it appeared on Generation 1 toy packaging and cartoon [[scene transition]]s.
File:DecepticonInsignia-TheArk.png|The model sheet of the Decepticon symbol created for the [[The Transformers (cartoon)|G1 cartoon]]—note the third spike and blunt base on the crest.
File:DecepticoninsigniaMarvelcoloringbook.jpg|The [[Search for Treasure Under the Sea]] variant of the toy packaging insignia.
File:MarvelTFUDecepticonInsignia.png|The Decepticon sigil as it appeared in ''[[The Transformers Universe]]''.
File:Live action Decepticon insignia.png|'''Decepticon''' ''([[Live-action film series|live-action film]])'' The movie symbol has diamond-shaped eyes, as opposed to the triangular eyes of the G1 symbol.
File:Movie Decepticon.JPG|A metallic variant of the movie Decepticon symbol.
File:TitanmagDecepticonfrozen.jpg|A frozen movie Decepticon symbol from a sticker sheet that came with the [[Transformers Comic issue 17]].
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File:Con-g2.png|'''Decepticon''' ''([[Transformers: Generation 2 (franchise)|G2]])'' The G2 Decepticon symbol is inexplicably identical, aside from color, from the insignia used by the [[Cybertronian (faction)|Cybertronian Empire]]. 
File:Con-g2alternate.png|'''Decepticon''' ''([[Transformers: Generation 2 (franchise)|G2]])'' Alternate colors of the G2 Decepticon symbol.
File:Decepticon warwithin symbol.png|An early war Decepticon insignia variant used in ''[[Transformers: The War Within|The War Within]].
File:Decepticon Knights.jpg|A variant Decepticon symbol seen in promotional material for ''[[Transformers: The Last Knight (film)|The Last Knight]]''.
File:Ascenticon insignia.png|'''Ascenticon''' The insignia of the proto-Decepticon faction from the [[Transformers (2019 comic)|2019 IDW comics]].
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===Maximals===
The Maximal insignia is a stylised canine or feline face, reflecting the Maximals being primarily made up of mammals and birds.
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File:Maximal symbol.png|'''[[Maximal]]''' Certain characters and toy packaging featured this insignia in alternate colors, such as red or dark green.
File:Maximal symbol bm.png|'''Maximal''' ''([[Beast Machines: Transformers (franchise)|BM]])'' A variant insignia worn by the Maximals in [[Beast Machines: Transformers (franchise)|''Beast Machines'']].
File:Kingdom Maximal insignia.png|'''Maximal''' (''[[War for Cybertron: Kingdom|Kingdom]]'') A variant incorporating elements of the Autobot insignia, used on packaging and promotional items for ''Kingdom'', though not on the actual toys.
File:ROTB Maximal insignia.png|'''Maximal''' (''[[Transformers: Rise of the Beasts (franchise)|Rise of the Beasts]]'') ''Another'' variant of the Maximal insignia, retaining the Autobot elements from ''Kingdom'' but with proportions closer to the original ''Beast Wars'' version.
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===Predacons===
The Predacon insignia is a stylised insect head, as the Predacons consist mainly of invertebrates and reptiles.
<gallery>
File:Predacon symbol.png|'''[[Predacon (BW)|Predacon]]''' Certain characters and toy packaging featured this insignia in alternate colors, such as yellow.
File:Timelines Predacon Symbol.png|'''Predacon''' ''([[Beast Machines: Transformers (franchise)|BM]])'' A variant insignia worn by [[Razorclaw (G1)|Razorclaw]] in ''[[Dawn of Future's Past]]''.
File:Kingdom Predacon insignia.png|'''Predacon''' (''[[War for Cybertron: Kingdom|Kingdom]]'') As with the ''Kingdom'' Maximal symbol, this variant integrates elements of the Decepticon insignia, and was used as part of packaging and promotional items but not on any of the toys. It is also used for the instructions on [[Scorponok (ROTB)#Studio Series|Studio Series Scorponok.]]
File:ROTB Predacon insigna.png|'''Predacon''' (''[[Transformers: Rise of the Beasts (franchise)|Rise of the Beasts]]'') ''Another'' variant of the Predacon insignia, retaining some Decepticon elements from ''Kingdom'' but with proportions closer to the original ''Beast Wars'' version.
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===Other factions===

====[[Unicron]]====
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File:Blentron red.png|'''[[Blentron]]''' This symbol is based on the face of Unicron, reflecting the Blentrons' true allegiance.
File:Unicron faction symbol.png|'''[[Herald of Unicron]]''' A recolor of the Blentron insignia, first found on a [[sticker|sticker sheet]] included with ''[[The Transformers: Collector's Edition|Collector's Edition]]'' [[Overcharge (G1)#Collector's Edition|Overcharge]], later used by the ''[[Transformers: The Ark]]'' book to denote Unicron and his followers.
File:Unicron energon symbol.png|A recolor of the [[Mini-Con]] symbol; used on the Japanese packaging of ''Armada'' Unicron and on Takara's website for the [[Transformers: Armada (toyline)|''Armada'' toyline]], it was also seen in the background of Unicron's transformation sequence in the [[Transformers: Energon (cartoon)|''Energon'' cartoon]].''
File:Unicronsymbol dwmtmte.png|Used in [[Dreamwave Productions|Dreamwave]]'s [[More than Meets the Eye: Transformers: Armada|Armada profile book]] to denote Unicron-allied Transformers.
File:Terrorcon symbol.png|"[[Movie continuity family|Movie]]" '''[[Terrorcon (ROTB)|Terrorcon]]'''
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====Combined factions====
<gallery>
File:MarvelUS-77-AutobotDecepticonAlliance.png|'''Autobot/Decepticon Alliance''' {{storylink|Exodus!}}
File:Cybertron-Alliance.png|'''[[Cybertron Alliance]]''' First introduced in the [[Transformers: G-2 (story page)|G-2 story pages]], this symbol is used for various (doomed) Autobot/Decepticon coalition governments in the world of the [[Generation 1 cartoon continuity|Generation 1 cartoon]].
File:Ancient Transformer Symbol.png|'''Ancient [[Transformer]]''' In [[Dreamwave Generation One continuity|Dreamwave G1 continuity]], an ancient symbol discovered by [[Shockwave (G1)|Shockwave]], who claimed that Autobots and Decepticons were once one race. {{storylink|Countdown to Extinction (issue)|Generation One #5}} In [[Beast Wars: Uprising|BWU]] continuity, [[Hot Rod (G1)|Hot Rod]] designed it for the unified postwar [[Builder of Cybertron|Builders of Cybertron]], but it [[:File:CulturalAppropriation QuickmixMicroTrailer.jpg|received little]] popular traction. {{storylink|Cultural Appropriation}}
Cobra Decepticon symbol.png|'''Cobra/Decepticon''' Initially used on [[:File:GI Joe vs Transformers 1rep.jpg|covers]] for ''[[G.I. Joe vs. the Transformers]]'', this symbol would later return on [[G.I. Joe and the Transformers (toyline)|various]] [[Viper (CW)|toys]].
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====Others====
<gallery>
File:Optimus symbol.png|'''[[Optimus (faction)|Optimus]]''' The "heroic" faction of the Brazilian [[Estrela]] G1 toyline.
File:Malignus symbol.png|'''[[Malignus (G1)|Malignus]]''' The "villainous" faction of the Brazilian [[Estrela]] G1 toyline.
File:Cybertronian.png|'''[[Cybertronian (faction)|Cybertronian]]''' Used by [[Jhiaxus (G2)|Jhiaxus]]'s Cybertronian Empire, this symbol is inexplicably identical to the Generation 2 Decepticon insignia aside from color.
File:Vehicon symbol.png|'''[[Vehicon (BM)|Vehicon]]'''
File:Minicon symbol.png|'''[[Mini-Con]]''' As the Mini-Cons in ''[[Transformers: Armada (franchise)|Armada]]'' were created by [[Unicron]], the "M" echoes Unicron's face and the border represents his orbital ring.
File:Symbol star seeker reg.png|'''[[Star Seeker]]s'''
File:PredaconPrimeLogo.png|"[[Aligned continuity family|Aligned]]" '''[[Predacon (Prime)|Predacon]]'''
File:Predacon Prime PrototypeInsignia.png|This symbol was originally planned to represent the ''Prime'' Predacons before [http://sunnybutte.tumblr.com/post/131368170623/and-if-you-were-wondering-why-beast-hunters-was being replaced]; it still made it onto a number of toys and stock photos.
File:Mercenary-Symbol.png|'''[[Mercenary]]'''
File:WFCScorponokInsignia.png|'''[[Scorponok (group)|Scorponok]]''' This symbol was used for [[Scorponok (G1)|Scorponok]]'s race in promotional materials for the [[Transformers: War for Cybertron Trilogy (cartoon)|''Earthrise'']] cartoon.
File:Primus Vanguard Insignia Clean.png|'''[[Primus Vanguard]]''' This Autobot symbol recolor is used to denote the followers of [[Primus]] in the [[Precursor World continuity|Precursor World]]. {{storylink|Cybertron Magna Convoy prequel comic|CMCpc}}
File:Straxus Insignia.png|'''[[Straxus (G1)#Precursor World|Straxus]]''' The villainous splinter faction of the Primus Vanguard led by, well, Straxus. {{storylink|Cybertron Convobat prequel comic|CCpc}}
File:ExarchonSymbol.png|'''[[Exarchon]]'''
File:Terran Insignia.png|'''[[Terran]]'''
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==Subgroups==
{{main|Subgroup}}
===Autobot subgroups===
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File:Wreckers symbol.png|'''[[Wreckers]]'''
File:Wreckers TCG.png|'''Wreckers''' Variation introduced for the ''Titans Masters Attack'' set of the ''[[Transformers Trading Card Game]]''.
File:Wreckeridw.png|'''Wreckers''' ''[[Transformers: Wreckers—Tread & Circuits|Tread & Circuits]]'' variation
File:TeamRodimus-EnergonClean.png|'''[[Team Rodimus (Energon)|Team Rodimus]]''' (Version 1) The early version of the insignia used on flags wielded by the group led by [[Rodimus (Energon)|Rodimus]].
File:TeamRodimus-EnergonInsignia.png|'''[[Team Rodimus (Energon)|Team Rodimus]]''' (Version 2) The upgraded insignia used on flags wielded by the group and also used on [[Team Rodimus's ship|their ship]]'s flags.
File:Team Ironhide symbol.png|'''[[Team Ironhide]]''' An insignia worn by [[Ironhide (Energon)|Ironhide]] and a group of Omnicons under his command.
File:Cybertron Defence.png|'''[[Cybertron Defense Team (Cybertron)|Cybertron Defense Team]]''' Used by [[Hot Shot (Armada)|Hot Shot]], [[Red Alert (Armada)|Red Alert]], and [[Scattorshot (Cybertron)|Scattorshot]], after their collective reconstruction.
File:Cyb Elite Guard Badge.png|'''[[Elite Guard|Cybertron Elite Guard]]'''
File:TFA Autotrooper Badge.png|'''[[Autotrooper (Animated)|Autotrooper]]'''
File:RescueBots symbol.png|'''[[Rescue Bot]]s'''
File:RescueBots cartoon insignia.png|Simplified Rescue Bot insignia
File:Lightningstrikecoalitionfactionlogo.jpg|'''[[Lightning Strike Coalition|Lightning Strike Coalition Force]]'''
File:DinobotFactionInsignia.png|'''[[Dinobot (FOC)|Dinobot]]'''
File:Samswordbotsym.png|'''[[Swordbot Samurai Team]]'''
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===Decepticon subgroups===
<gallery>
File:CybertronGuard.png|'''[[Cybertron Guard]]''' This symbol represents the Decepticons under [[Shockwave (G1)/Generation 1 cartoon continuity|Shockwave]]'s command charged with Cybertron's security. It was [[Retcon|retroactively]] named in 2007 by TakaraTomy's [[World of the Transformers]] website, but unnamed in its original context. {{storylink|Divide and Conquer|Divide and Conquer}}
File:Ultracon symbol.png|'''[[Ultracon]]''' Used by a Decepticon splinter faction led by [[Ratbat (G1)|Ratbat]]. {{storylink|Transformers: War Within: The Age of Wrath|The Age of Wrath}}
File:Seeker-Con Airforce.png|'''Seeker/Decepticon "Air Force"''' Appears on several [[live-action film series]] toys, and is worn by ''Prime'' [[Dreadwing (Prime)|Dreadwing]].
File:Stunticon Symbol.jpg|'''[[Team Stunticon|Stunticon]]'''
File:Yokohama Decepticon.png|'''[[Yokohama Convoy|Yokohama Decepticon]]''' {{storylink|Yokohama Decepticon Secret Base|YDSB}}
File:StudioSeries Dev Sym.jpg| '''[[Constructicon (ROTF)|Constructicon]]''' Appears on the ''[[Studio Series]]'' boxes for the components of [[Devastator (ROTF)|Devastator]].
File:MayhemAttackSquaed-Insignia-LegacyToyline.png| '''[[Mayhem Attack Squad]]''' Appears to be an amalgamation of features from Mayhem members [[Octopunch (G1)|Octopunch]], [[Skullgrin]], and [[Submarauder (G1)|Submarauder]]. {{storylink|Transformers: Wreckers—Tread & Circuits|Tread & Circuits}} {{storylink|Transformers: Legacy}}
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===Others===
<gallery>
File:Mutants symbol.png|'''[[Mutant (BW)|Mutant]]'''
File:Maximal Guard Insignia.png|'''Maximal Peacekeeper''' Worn by knight-like Maximal soldiers/peacekeepers in [[Transformers: Beast Wars: The Ascending|Beast Wars: The Ascending]].
File:Space pirate seacon sign.png|'''Space Pirate [[Seacon (BW)|Seacons]]'''
File:Dinobots symbol.png|''[[Beast Machines: Transformers (franchise)|Beast Machines]]'' '''[[Dinobot (BM)|Dinobot]]''' 
File:Car Robots Destron.png|'''[[Commando (RID)|Combatron]]''' An inverted ''Generation 2'' Autobot symbol, derived from the symbol molded into the [[Optimus Prime (G1)/toys|Laser Optimus Prime]] toy and its [[Scourge (RID)|Black Convoy]] redeco. The symbol was removed from the toyline when ''Car Robots'' was released in the West as [[Transformers: Robots in Disguise (2001 franchise)|''Robots in Disguise'']], though it was still occasionally seen in the cartoon.
File:Protector Insignia.png|'''[[Protector]]''' This insignia is based on the face of [[Hot Rod (G1)|Rodimus Prime]], whose [[function]] given on his Generation 1 toy was "Protector".
File:Cybertron Knights.png|'''[[Cybertronian Knight]]'''
File:Raptoricon symbol.png|'''[[Raptoricon]]'''
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==Individuals==
;Generation 1 [[Predacon (G1)|Predacons]]
These symbols appeared on the walls of a transwarp shunt room in IDW's [[Transformers, Beast Wars: The Gathering|Beast Wars: The Gathering]]. They depict the [[beast mode]]s of the original Predacon combiner team.
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File:Razorclaw Symbol.png|'''[[Razorclaw (G1)|Razorclaw]]'''
File:Tantrum Symbol.png|'''[[Tantrum (G1)|Tantrum]]'''
File:Divebomb symbol.png|'''[[Divebomb (G1)|Divebomb]]'''
File:Headstrong symbol.png|'''[[Headstrong (G1)|Headstrong]]'''
File:Rampage symbol.png|'''[[Rampage (G1)|Rampage]]'''
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;[[Sparkbot]]s
<gallery>
File:Sparkbot Angela symbol.gif|'''[[Angela]]'''
File:Sparkbot Stardust symbol.gif|'''[[Star Dust]]'''
File:Sparkbot Zangetsu symbol.gif|'''[[Zangetsu]]'''
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;''[[Transformers: Devastation]]''
Each playable Autobot has a Generation-1 style insignia next to their name on the character select screen, combining details of the classic Autobot symbol and the character's head (in Grimlock's case, his beast mode head). These symbols also serve as icons for certain character-related achievements. Other characters from the game also receive their own insignia as achievement icons.
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File:Devastation Supreme Commander.jpg|'''[[Optimus Prime (G1)|Optimus Prime]]'''
File:Devastation Sting Like A Bee.jpg|'''[[Bumblebee (G1)|Bumblebee]]'''
File:Devastation The Wizard Of Iacon.jpg|'''[[Wheeljack (G1)|Wheeljack]]'''
File:Devastation Raging Bull.jpg|'''[[Sideswipe (G1)|Sideswipe]]'''
File:Devastation The King.jpg|'''[[Grimlock (G1)|Grimlock]]'''
File:Devastation Till All Are One.jpg|'''[[Nova Prime]]'''
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<gallery>
Devastation Halfway There.jpg|'''[[Starscream (G1)|Starscream]]'''
File:Devastation Flyswatter.jpg|'''[[Kickback (G1)|Kickback]]'''
File:Devastation Roadblock.jpg|'''[[Motormaster (G1)|Motormaster]]'''
File:Devastation Surround Sound.jpg|'''[[Soundwave (G1)|Soundwave]]'''
File:Devastation Wrecking Crew.jpg|'''[[Devastator (G1)|Devastator]]'''
File:Devastation Triple Changer.jpg|'''[[Blitzwing (G1)|Blitzwing]]'''
File:Devastation Destruction Derby.jpg|'''[[Menasor (G1)|Menasor]]'''
File:Devastation Dont Look Him In The Eye.jpg|'''[[Shockwave (G1)|Shockwave]]'''
File:Devastation Emperor of Destruction.jpg|'''[[Megatron (G1)|Megatron]]'''
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;[[Transformers: Rise of the Beasts (franchise)|''Rise of the Beasts'']] [[Maximal]]s
These Mesoamerican-inspired symbols appeared on the packaging of the Maximals in the ''Rise of the Beasts'' toyline.
<gallery>
File:ROTB symbol Airazor.jpg|'''[[Airazor (ROTB)|Airazor]]'''
File:ROTB symbol Cheetor.jpg|'''[[Cheetor (ROTB)|Cheetor]]'''
File:ROTB symbol Optimus Primal.jpg|'''[[Optimus Primal (ROTB)|Optimus Primal]]'''
File:ROTB symbol Rhinox.jpg|'''[[Rhinox (ROTB)|Rhinox]]'''
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;[[Nezha: Transformers (franchise)|''Nezha: Transformers'']]
<gallery>
File:Nezha insignia.png|'''[[Nezha]]'''
File:Lei zhenzi insignia.png|'''[[Lei Zhenzi]]'''
File:Tu xingsun insignia.png|'''[[Tu Xingsun]]'''
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;Others
<gallery>
File:Tarantulas_Logo.png|'''[[Tarantulas (BW)|Tarantulas]]''' Painted on Tarantulas' [[Arachnoid]] drones. {{storylink|Optimal Situation}}
File:Moon symbol clean.png|'''[[Moon (BW)|Moon]]'''
File:Emirate Xeon symbol.png|'''[[Xeon|Emirate Xeon]]''' This symbol appeared on the helmet of the deceased politician Emirate Xeon. {{storylink|The War Within issue 2|The War Within #2}}
File:Cobybot Logo.png|'''[[Cobybot]]''' This symbol was placed on the shoulder of the reformatted [[Scrapmetal (race)|Scrapmetal]] piloted by [[Coby Hansen]]. {{storylink|City}}
File:Megatron Origin Symbol.png|'''[[Clench (G1)|Clench]]''' This symbol was worn by Clench's team, later [[Megatron (G1)/2005 IDW continuity|Megatron]]'s, in [[Kaon (polity)|Kaon]]'s [[Gladiatorial combat|illegal pitfights]] prior to the [[Great War (G1)|Great War]]. {{storylink|The Transformers: Megatron Origin|Megatron Origin}}
File:Movie Bonecrusher Sym.jpg| '''[[Bonecrusher (Movie)|Bonecrusher]]''' Appeared on the side of Bonecrusher's vehicle mode both in-film and as a sticker on his Deluxe Class toys.{{storylink|Transformers (film)|Transformers}}
File:ROTF Mixmaster Decepti-dog.jpg|'''[[Mixmaster (ROTF)|Mixmaster]]''' Mixmaster possesses a {{w|Mack Trucks|Mack}} bulldog hood ornament with a Decepticon sigil for a head. {{storylink|Transformers: Revenge of the Fallen (film)|Revenge of the Fallen}}
File:PrimeSharkticonSymbol.png|'''[[Megatron (WFC)/toys#Beast Hunters|Sharkticon Megatron]]
File:Prowl symbol.jpg|'''[[Prowl (WFC)|Prowl]]'''
File:Bumblebee_Movie_Symbol.jpg|'''[[Bumblebee (Movie)|Bumblebee]]''' Used in promotional material and seen during the end credits of the movie. {{storylink|Bumblebee (film)|Bumblebee}}
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==Religious symbols==
;The [[Thirteen]]
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File:PotP-Prima.png|'''[[Prima]]'''
File:PotP-VectorPrime.png|'''[[Vector Prime]]'''
File:PotP-AlphaTrion.png|'''[[Alpha Trion (disambiguation)|Alpha Trion]]'''
File:PotP-SolusPrime.png|'''[[Solus Prime]]'''
File:PotP-MicronusPrime.png|'''[[Micronus Prime]]'''
File:PotP-AlchemistPrime.png|'''[[Alchemist Prime]]'''
File:PotP-NexusPrime.png|'''[[Nexus Prime]]'''
File:PotP-OnyxPrime.png|'''[[Onyx Prime]]'''
File:PotP-AmalgamousPrime.png|'''[[Amalgamous Prime]]'''
File:PotP-QuintusPrime.png|'''[[Quintus Prime]]'''
File:PotP-LiegeMaximo.png|'''[[Liege Maximo]]'''
File:PotP-Megatronus.png|'''[[The Fallen|Megatronus/The Fallen]]'''
File:Fallen faction symbol.png|'''[[The Fallen]]''' {{storylink|Titanium Series}}
File:PotP-Thirteenth.png|'''The [[Thirteenth Prime]]'''
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;[[Guiding Hand]]
<gallery>
File:Primus.png|'''[[Primus]]''' 
File:Solomus.png|'''[[Solomus]]''' 
File:Mortilus.png|'''[[Mortilus]]''' 
File:Epistemus.png|'''[[Epistemus]]''' 
File:GrandArchitectInsignia.png|'''[[Adaptus]]''' 
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==Governments==
{{main|Transformer government}}
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File:Ratbat symbol Megatron Origins.png|'''[[Senate]]'''
File:Security symbol Megatron Origin.png|'''Security Services''' Used by the Autobot Security Services crew operating under [[Sentinel Prime (G1)|Sentinel Prime]] and at the state funeral of [[Fastback (G1)|Fastback]] and [[Bumper (G1)|Bumper]].
File:Functionist council insignia.png|'''[[Functionist Council]]'''
File:Functionary insignia.png|A variant Functionist Council insignia worn by [[Functionary]] enforcers.
File:CSF Insignia.png|'''[[Cybertronian Security Force]]''' Insignia used by the CSF under the administration of Ironhide, after whom it was designed. {{storylink|The Line Between Us}}
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==Non-Cybertronian insignia==
;Human governments
<gallery>
File:Federation of western europe.jpg|'''[[Federation of Western Europe]]'''
File:E27 earthfederationlogo.png|'''[[Earth Federation]]'''</gallery>

;Human defense forces
<gallery>
File:EDC Symbol.png|'''[[Earth Defense Command|EDC]]''' (cartoon)
File:DW EDC.png|'''[[Earth Defense Command|EDC]]''' (Dreamwave)
File:Skywatch Logo.png|'''[[Skywatch]]'''
File:Sector7logo.png|'''[[Sector Seven]]'''
File:NEST insignia.png|'''[[NEST]]''' Depicted on vehicles and uniforms of NEST personnel. Variations include a version with Autobot insignia over the top.
File:NEST Global Alliance.png|'''NEST''' Insignia used on Autobot toys from the "N.E.S.T. Global Alliance" toyline.
File:Unit E.png|'''[[Unit:E]]'''
File:CemeteryWind.png|'''[[Cemetery Wind]]''' {{storylink|Ask Vector Prime}}
File:TRFlogo.png|'''[[Transformers Reaction Force]]'''
File:GHOST Insignia.png|'''[[G.H.O.S.T.]]''' Insignia worn by human G.H.O.S.T. personnel. For Cybertronian members, their faction symbol appears in place of the insignia's "jaw".
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;Other human organizations
<gallery>
File:RobotMasterInsignia.png|'''[[Donny Finkleberg|Robot-Master]]'''
File:Z Foundation.png|'''[[Z Foundation]]'''
File:Machination logo.png|'''[[Machination]]'''
File:Stopsector7.png|'''[[Stop Sector Seven]]'''
File:Sumdac Systems.PNG|'''[[Sumdac Systems]]''' The corporate logo of [[Isaac Sumdac (Animated)|Isaac Sumdac]]'s company, as seen in the foyer of [[Sumdac Tower]].
File:Otoboto-faction symbol.png|'''[[Otoboto family]]''' Symbol for ''Animated's'' live-action shell-sequence in Japan.
File:Doctor Morocco logo.png|'''[[Doctor Morocco]]'''
File:MECHlogo.png|'''[[MECH]]'''
File:KSILogo.png|'''[[Kinetic Solutions Incorporated]]'''
File:Mandroid Insignia.png|'''[[Mandroid]]''' Visible on special badges and control chips placed by Mandroid onto his victims.
</gallery>

;Other species
<gallery>
File:Junkion symbol.png|'''[[Junkion (species)|Junkion]]'''
File:Quintesson symbol.png|'''[[Quintesson]] [[Terrorbot]]'''
File:Earthrise Quintesson insignia.png|'''Quintesson''' {{storylink|War for Cybertron: Earthrise}}
File:Zarak Consortium Logo.png|'''[[Zarak Consortium]]'''
File:AmmoniteInsignia.png|'''[[Ammonite]]s'''
File:Destructon Symbol.png|'''[[Destructon]]'''
File:Waruder Symbol.png|'''[[Waruder]]'''
File:BF-toy FireWaterWood.jpg|'''[[Beastformer (species)|Beastformers]]''' Fire / Water / Wood
</gallery>

==''[[War for Cybertron Trilogy (franchise)|War for Cybertron Trilogy]]''==
{{main|Cybertronian military insignia/gallery}}
<gallery>
File:WFCT Insignia Overview.jpg|
File:WFCSiege Insignia Chromia.png|'''Ground Command Special Ops Sergeant''' An example of an Autobot rank insignia. Used by [[Arcee (G1)|Arcee]], [[Chromia (G1)|Chromia]], [[Mirage (G1)|Mirage]], [[Ratchet (G1)|Ratchet]], and [[Smokescreen (G1)|Smokescreen]].
File:WFCSiege_Insignia_Starscream.png|'''Air Command Infantry Captain''' An example of a Decepticon rank insignia. Used by [[Starscream (G1)|Starscream]].
</gallery>

==[[Transtech]]==
<gallery>
File:Transtech Autobot symbol.png|'''Autobot'''
File:Transtech Decepticon symbol.png|'''Decepticon'''
File:Axion Nexus Security Administration symbol.png|'''[[Axiom Nexus Security Administration]]'''
File:Ozsa badge.png|'''Offworlder Zone Security Administration'''
File:Convoysymbol.png|'''[[Convoy (group)|Convoy]]''' Worn by members of the Convoy to allow them to remain in [[Axiom Nexus]].
</gallery>

==''Shattered Glass''==
The alternate reality of the [[Transformers: Shattered Glass (franchise)|Shattered Glass]] timeline posits an army of evil Cybertronians united under the leering visage of a purple insignia badge... though perhaps not the one you were expecting.
<gallery>
File:Autobot Shattered Glass.png|Evil '''Autobot'''
File:Autobotsecretpolice.png|Evil '''Autobot [[Secret Police]]''' Worn by [[Nightbeat (SG)|Nightbeat]] and presumably his subordinates.
File:Cust Class Thunderclash Insignia.png|Evil '''Elite Guard''' Worn by [[Thunderclash (SG)|Thunderclash]] and presumably his subordinates.
File:Decepticon Shattered Glass.png|Heroic '''Decepticon'''
File:SG Elite Guard Ancient.png|Heroic '''Elite Guard''' Worn by [[Thunderwing (SG)|Thunderwing]] and presumably all pre-war officers of the Elite Guard.
</gallery>

==''BotBots'' ==
<gallery>
BackpackBunch.png|'''[[Backpack Bunch]]'''
GreaserGang.png|'''[[Greaser Gang]]'''
JockSquad.png|'''[[Jock Squad]]'''
LostBots.png|'''[[Lost Bots]]'''
ShedHeads.png|'''[[Shed Heads]]'''
SugarShocks.png|'''[[Sugar Shocks]]'''
TechieTeam.png|'''[[Techie Team]]'''
ToiletTroop.png|'''[[Toilet Troop]]'''
BakeryBytes.png|'''[[Bakery Bytes]]'''
LawnLeague.png|'''[[Lawn League]]'''
MusicMob.png|'''[[Music Mob]]'''
SpoiledRottens.png|'''[[Spoiled Rottens]]'''
SwagStylers.png|'''[[Swag Stylers]]'''
ArcadeRenegades.png|'''[[Arcade Renegades]]'''
FreshSqueezes.png|'''[[Fresh Squeezes]]'''
GooGooGroopies.png|'''[[Goo-Goo Groopies]]'''
PlayroomPosse.png|'''[[Playroom Posse]]'''
PlayroomPosse-alt.png|Alternate '''Playroom Posse''' insignia (web)
SeasonsGreeters.png|'''[[Seasons Greeters]]'''
HomeRangers.png|'''[[Home Rangers]]'''
LosDeliciosos.png|'''[[Los Deliciosos]]'''
MagicTricksters.png|'''[[Magic Tricksters]]'''
MovieMoguls.png|'''[[Movie Moguls]]'''
RetroReplays.png|'''[[Retro Replays]]'''
Sciencealliance.png|'''[[Science Alliance]]'''
WildernessTroop.png|'''[[Wilderness Troop]]'''
WinnersCircle.png|'''[[Winner's Circle]]'''
CardioClique.png|'''[[Cardio Clique]]'''
FrequentFlyers.png|'''[[Frequent Flyers]]'''
HibotchiHeats.png|'''[[Hibotchi Heats]]'''
PartyFavors.png|'''[[Party Favors]]'''
Meetngreets.png|'''[[Meet N' Greets]]'''
Lineleague.png|'''[[Line League]]'''
Fantasticfuelers.png|'''[[Fantastic Fuelers]]'''
HungerHubs Insignia.png|'''[[Greaser Gang|Hunger Hubs]]'''
CustodialCrewInsignia.png|'''[[Toilet Troop|Custodial Crew]]'''
GamerGeeksInsignia.png|'''[[Gamer Geeks]]'''
PetMobInsignia.png|'''[[Pet Mob]]'''
BotBots - Pet Mob alternate insignia.jpg|Alternate/canceled '''Pet Mob''' insignia
CaffeineCollective.png|'''[[Caffeine Collective]]'''
GiftedGuild.png|'''[[Gifted Guild]]'''
File:PlayPlexers.png|'''[[Play Plexers]]'''
FashionForwardsInsignia.png|'''[[Swag Stylers|Fashion Forwards]]'''
</gallery>

==Others==
;[[Rubsign]]s
<gallery>
File:Rubsign inactive.png|'''[[Rubsign]]''' Unactivated rubsign.
File:Rts-symbol.png|'''[[Rubsign]]''' Unactivated [[Transformers (2010 toyline)#Hasbro Reveal the Shield subline|Reveal the Shield]] variant.
File:Fastlane.png|'''[[Fastlane]]''' Rubsign used on Autobot Clone Fastlane.
File:Cloudraker.png|'''[[Cloudraker (G1)|Cloudraker]]''' Rubsign used on Autobot Clone Cloudraker.
File:Pounce.png|'''[[Pounce]]''' Rubsign used on Decepticon Clone Pounce.
File:Wingspan.png|'''[[Wingspan]]''' Rubsign used on Decepticon Clone Wingspan.
</gallery>

;[[Powerlinx]]
<gallery>
File:Energon Powerlinx symbol.png|'''[[Powerlinx]] - Black''' Used by [[Optimus Prime (Armada)|Optimus Prime]] and [[Wing Saber (Energon)|his]] [[Omega Supreme (Energon)|combiner]] [[Omega Sentinel (Energon)|partners]].
File:Energon Powerlinx Gold symbol.png|'''Powerlinx - Gold''' Worn by Mega-sized Transformers who can combine with fellow Mega- and Deluxe-sized Transformers.
File:Energon Powerlinx Silver symbol.png|'''Powerlinx - Silver''' Worn by Deluxe-sized Transformers who can combine with fellow Deluxe- and Mega-sized Transformers.
File:Energon Powerlinx Red symbol.png|'''Powerlinx - Red''' Worn by Ultra-sized Transformers, who can combine with additional vehicle mode parts to form a "brute mode".
File:Energon Powerlinx Blue symbol.png|'''Powerlinx - Blue''' Used by the [[Air Team]], the [[Construction Team]], and the [[Destruction Team]].
</gallery>

;[[Cyber Key]]s
<gallery>
File:Cyber Key symbol Earth.png|'''[[Earth]]'''
File:Cyber Key symbol Velocitron.png|'''[[Velocitron]]'''
File:Cyber Key symbol Jungle Planet.png|'''[[Jungle Planet (colony)|Jungle Planet]]'''
File:Cyber Key symbol Gigantion.png|'''[[Gigantion]]'''
File:Cyber Key Combatron.png|'''[[Combatron (planet)|Combatron]]''' {{storylink|Force of Habit}}
</gallery>

;Others
<gallery>
File:Energon symbol.png|'''Energon''' Used to denote [[energon]]. It is a stylized representation of an Autobot [[Energon star]].
File:Cyberglyphics Prime Symbol.png|The [[Cyberglyphics|Cyberglyphic]] symbol for [[Prime (rank)|Primes]].
File:Gobots auto symbol.png|'''[[Go-Bot (species)|Go-Bot]]'''
File:Playschool Go-Bots G.png|'''[[Go-Bot (species)|Go-Bot]]'''
File:FirstTFinsignia.png|'''[[First Transformers]]'''
</gallery>

==Other properties==
;''[[GoBots]]''
<gallery>
GuardianSymbol.png|'''[[Guardian (GoBots)|Guardian]]'''
RenegadeSymbol.png|'''[[Renegade]]'''
</gallery>

;''[[G.I. Joe (franchise)|G.I. Joe]]''
<gallery>
Joelogo.png|'''[[G.I. Joe (team)|G.I. Joe]]'''
GIJoe-movie-insignia.png|'''G.I. Joe''' (live-action films) As seen in ''[[Transformers: Rise of the Beasts (film)|Rise of the Beasts]]''
ActionForce Logo.png|'''[[Action Force (team)|Action Force]]''' The European localization of the ''G.I. Joe'' brand.
Cobralogo.png|'''[[Cobra]]'''
Arbco logo.png|'''[[Arbco]]'''
AdventureTeamLogo.png|'''[[Adventure Team]]'''
</gallery>

;Other Hasbro properties
<gallery>
File:Autotots sigil.png|'''[[Autotot]]'''
File:Protectonsymbol.png|'''[[Protecton]]'''
File:Terrakor symbol.png|'''[[Terrakor]]'''
MASKlogo.png|'''[[M.A.S.K.]]'''
VENOMlogo.png|'''[[V.E.N.O.M.]]'''
ActionManinsignia.png|'''[[Action Man]]'''
Dr X logo.png|'''[[Doctor X]]'''
</gallery>

;''Star Wars''
<gallery>
Alliance Starbird.png|'''[[Rebel Alliance]]'''
Republic Emblem.png|'''[[Galactic Republic]]'''
Imperial Emblem.png|'''[[Empire]]'''
Sith Quad-Sun.png|'''[[Sith]]'''
</gallery>

;Other external properties
<gallery>
File:MickeyMouseTransformer.png|'''[[Mickey Mouse]]''' ([[Transformers Disney Label|Disney Label]])
File:Donald Disney Label Insignia.png|'''[[Donald Duck]]''' (Disney Label)
File:Autobirds symbol.png|'''[[Autobird]]s''' ([[Angry Birds Transformers (mobile game)|Angry Birds Transformers]])
File:Autobird Wreckers symbol.png|'''Autobird''' '''[[Wreckers]]''' (Angry Birds Transformers)
File:Deceptihog symbol.png|'''[[Deceptihog]]s''' (Angry Birds Transformers)
File:Garikunsym copy.jpg|'''[[Gari Robo-kun]]
File:Autobot Terminator Insignia.png|'''Autobot/[[T-800]]''' ([[Transformers vs. The Terminator]])
</gallery>
<gallery>
File:Animorphlogo.png|'''[[Animorph]]'''
Nerv Logo.png|'''[[Nerv]]'''
ShadalooLogo.png|'''[[Shadaloo]]'''
Starfleet.png|'''[[Starfleet]]'''
KlingonEmpire.png|'''[[Klingon Empire]]'''
Ghostbusters.png|'''[[Ghostbusters]]'''
Elitemountaindewrobots.png|'''[[Mountain Dew Robot|Mountain Dew]]'''
Lunchables brigade symbol.png|'''[[Lunchables Brigade|Lunchables]]'''
File:TRUFactionSymbol.png|'''[[Toys"R"Us Prime|Toys"R"Us]]'''
</gallery>

==Files==
*[[:File:Transformers Symbols.ttf|Transformers Insignias True Type Font]]

[[Category:Factions]]
[[Category:Insignia| *]]
[[Category:Transformer culture]]

Relatives

2024-12-10T01:50:06Z

Wikimaniac: /* Other relatives */

[[File:PrimeDirective4 Cover SunstreakerSideswipe.jpg|thumb|upright=1.66|"You, Artist! Make me shinier!"]]
Throughout the [[Transformer]]s multiverse are many Transformers who consider themselves family and refer to each other as such. The most common case is when two Transformers regard each other as siblings. Transformers even occasionally express familial relationships with non-Transformers.

Given that Transformers are not organic life and likely do not [[Reproduction|reproduce sexually]], the origin, distinction, and exact meaning of many of these terms is frequently unclear.

Notably, a lot of Japanese-originated continuities have significant amounts of sibling relationships.

==Possible explanations==
Early on in the [[Letters page (Marvel UK)|letters page]] of the [[The Transformers (Marvel comic)|Marvel ''Transformers'' comic]], [[Soundwave (G1)/Marvel Comics continuity|Soundwave]] asserted that Transformers have no relatives.<ref>[[Source:Soundwaves#Issue 32|Soundwaves, issue 32]]</ref> He later clarified that Transformer "brothers" are considered such due to being "vastly similar" in some respect, being "built to exactly the same specifications",<ref>[[Source:Soundwaves#Issue 37|Soundwaves, issue 37]]</ref> and/or having "an almost total similarity in bodywork design."<ref>[[Source:Soundwaves#Issue 51|Soundwaves, issue 51]]</ref>

The [[Dreamwave Productions|Dreamwave]] ''[[Transformers: More than Meets the Eye|More Than Meets The Eye]]'' guide provides a partial possible answer. According to the guide, when a [[spark]] naturally splits as it's being introduced to a [[protoform]], it creates two robots who are "brothers", (or [[twin]]s), such as Sideswipe and Sunstreaker. When such a spark division is artificially induced, the less balanced and self-reliant pair created are referred to as [[Cloning|"clones"]]. (This definition of "brother" may or may not apply to [[Optimus Prime (RID)|RID Prime]] and [[Ultra Magnus (RID)|Magnus]], whose brotherhood was said to result from the special circumstance of having been created simultaneously by [[Alpha Trion (RID)|Alpha Trion]]).

However, the "[[Beast Era]]" widened the issue of reproduction with [[Rattrap (BW)|Rattrap]] referring to his "great-aunt" [[Arcee (G1)|Arcee]] and in general the practice of [[Maximal]]s and [[Predacon (BW)|Predacons]] referring to the [[Autobot]]s and [[Decepticon]]s as their respective "ancestors", as well as themselves as being their "descendants", implying a direct [[DNA|genetic]] (for want of a better term) lineage. Various sources of debatable [[canon]]icity suggest that [[Optimus Primal (BW)|Optimus Primal]] is specifically descended from [[Optimus Prime (G1)|Optimus Prime]], usually through the phrase "his ancestor Optimus Prime". In the absence of [[Reproduction#Sexual reproduction|sexual reproduction]], the use and meaning of these genealogical references is difficult to explain. One possible explanation might be a situation such as when [[Airazor (BW)|Airazor]] is brought to life. Her spark and protoform are heavily damaged, and [[Cheetor (BW)|Cheetor]] allows some of his parts to be used as replacements while [[Rhinox (BW)|Rhinox]] guides the procedure. {{storylink|The Spark}} To compare to [[human]] procedures, this is something like assisting with childbirth and donating blood or organs. It seems unlikely that this happened enough to cause two large societies to consider themselves "descendants" of two other large ancient societies.

Other family designations exist as well. [[Wheelie (G1)|Wheelie]] has "parents" who were lost in his crash on [[Quintessa (planet)|Quintessa]], according to [[The Story of Wheelie, the Wild Boy of Quintesson|some background material]]. The Mini-Con [[Twirl (Armada)|Twirl]] very specifically calls [[Falcia]] her "mother" (which Falcia ''hates'') and seems to treat [[Redline]] like a father, since the two's spark frame energies went into constructing her [[Structure|physical form]]. {{storylink|Linkage Part 7}} In the ''Armada'' cartoon, [[Side Swipe (Armada)|Side Swipe]] refers to [[Hot Shot (Armada)|Hot Shot]] as his brother after Hot Shot saves his life, suggesting at least an understanding of the concept; on the other hand, the ''Armada'' cartoon is originally Japanese, and in [[Japan]], 'brother' and 'sister' can be used as terms of affection or respect to an unrelated person. The [[Unicron Trilogy continuity family|Unicron Trilogy]] universe has also used the term "cousin" for certain Transformers on occasion. The [[Fight! Super Robot Lifeform Transformers: Victory (manga)|''Victory'' manga]] from the Japanese Generation 1 era features Decepticon wives and children. Even the [[Transformers (film)|live-action movie]] features an [[Optimus Prime (Movie)|Optimus]] and [[Megatron (Movie)|Megatron]] who are brothers, and it is mentioned in [[Transformers Autobots/Decepticons|the related Nintendo DS game]] that Megatron "took the spark" of their father.

The case of [[Hydra (G1)|Hydra]] and [[Buster (G1)|Buster]] from [[Japanese Generation 1 cartoon continuity]] is rare as they were originally human siblings before being converted into Transformers by [[Devil Z]]. {{storylink|Battle to the Death!! God Ginrai VS Darkwings Reborn}}{{storylink|The Birth of the Super Life-Forms}} Similar things happen to the case of [[Primus]] and [[Unicron]], who were originally astral being before they got trapped in planetoids and converted their "vessels" into planet-size Transformers. {{storylink|Transformers: The Ultimate Guide}}

In the [[Dreamwave Generation One continuity|Dreamwave ''Generation One'' continuity]], [[Getaway]] remarks that his proto-hatcher would have been proud of him for making the most wanted list. {{storylink|The Age of Wrath Pt.2|The Age of Wrath #2}}

The [[2005 IDW continuity]] has [[Ratchet (G1)/2005 IDW continuity|Ratchet]] mentioning that his "''batch proto-initiator '''told''' me there'd be moments like this''...", when he was wondering if he should take the humans and investigate the bunker in Nebraska. {{storylink|Infiltration issue 3|Infiltration #3}} Later, [[Minimus Ambus]] described [[Dominus Ambus]] as his "spark-brother" and confirmed that they were members of the [[House (group)|House of Ambus]]. {{storylink|Remain in Light 2 of 5: House of Ambus|House of Ambus}}

In ''[[Transformers Animated (franchise)|Transformers Animated]]'', [[Ironhide (Animated)|Ironhide]] mentions that [[Brawn (Animated)|Brawn]] is ''"his brother from another batch proto-initiator''..." {{storylink|Transformers Animated: The AllSpark Almanac II}}

==Notable siblings==
{{See also|Twin}}

===Generation 1 / Beast Era===
[[File:Rumble and frenzy.jpg|upright=1.66|thumb|[[FIRRIB|Can you guess which is which?]]]]
*[[Aquafend]] and [[Jetstorm (G2)|Jetstorm]] in ''Wings Universe''. {{storylink|Generation 2: Redux}}
*[[Arcee (G1)/2005 IDW continuity|Arcee]] and [[Galvatron (G1)/2005 IDW continuity|Galvatron]] in the 2005 IDW continuity. {{storylink|Origin Myths}}
*[[Blaster (G1)#2005 IDW continuity|Blaster]] and [[Bluster]] in IDW continuity
*[[Blaster (G1)#Marvel Comics continuity|Blaster]], [[Toaster]], and [[Karmen]] in the [[Marvel Comics continuity|Marvel UK continuity]]<ref>[[Letters page (Marvel UK)|Darn 'n' Blast]], issues [[Source:Darn 'n' Blast#Issue 310|310]] and [[Source:Darn 'n' Blast#Issue 316|316]]</ref>
*[[Blot (G1)|Blot]] and [[Blip]]<ref>{{citesocial|quote=I think Blip would be really ticked off if I killed his brother.|link=https://twitter.com/TheJohnBarber/status/282262789031075840|name=John Barber|site=Twitter|year=2012|month=12|day=21}}</ref>
*[[Bonecrusher (G1)|Bonecrusher]] and [[Gravedigger]] {{storylink|Unearthed Future}}
*[[Cataclysm (BW)|Cataclysm]] and the [[Cub]] are fission-brothers. Presumably, here "fission" refers to [[Reproduction#Budding|budding]].
*[[Dreadwind (G1)|Dreadwind]] and [[Darkwing (G1)|Darkwing]] in the 2005 IDW continuity<ref>"The Transformers" #7</ref>
*[[Electro]] and [[Volt]]<ref name="G2annual"/>
*The [[Thirteen]] refer to each other as siblings and are all the creation of [[Primus]]
*[[Fastlane]] and [[Cloudraker (G1)|Cloudraker]]
*[[Frenzy (G1)|Frenzy]] and [[Rumble (G1)|Rumble]]
*[[Gearhead]] and [[Greasepit (G2)|Greasepit]]
*[[Leadfoot (G2)|Hot Foot]] and [[Manta Ray (G2)|Piranha]]<ref name="G2annual">Crossword clues in the [[The Official Transformers: Generation 2 Annual]]</ref>
*[[Minimus Ambus]] and [[Dominus Ambus]] in the 2005 IDW continuity.
*[[Oiler]] and [[Slide]] in the 2005 IDW continuity. {{storylink|New Cybertron Part 1: To Walk Among the Chosen|To Walk Among the Chosen}}
*[[Optimus Prime (G1)|Optimus Prime]] and [[Ultra Magnus (G1)|Ultra Magnus]] in the [[Dreamwave Generation One continuity]]. It might also be true for the [[Japanese Generation 1 cartoon continuity|(Japanese version of the cartoon continuity]]). {{storylink|Fight! Super Robot Lifeform Transformers issue 4|Fight! Super Robot Lifeform Transformers #4}}
*[[Pounce]] and [[Wingspan]]
*[[Powerbomb]] and [[Dropshot (G1)|Dropshot]] in ''[[Beast Wars: Uprising]]''. {{storylink|Derailment}}
*[[Primus]] and [[Unicron]] and [[Gaea]]
*[[Rack'n'Ruin (G1)|Rack, Ruin]], and a third brother are triplets in IDW continuity. {{storylink|Omega's Conundrum}}
*[[Rampage (BW)|Rampage]] and [[Dinobot II]] were referred to as half brothers by [[Megatron (BW)/Beast Wars cartoon continuity|Megatron]] because Dinobot contains part of Rampage's [[spark]]. {{storylink|Feral Scream Part 1}}
*[[Rampage (BW)|Rampage]] and [[Transmutate (BW)|Trans-Mutate]] in ''Beast Wars: Uprising''. {{storylink|The Inexorable March}}
*[[Roulette (Universe)|Roulette]], [[Shadow Striker (Universe)|Shadow Striker]], and an [[Roulette and Shadow Striker's sister|unnamed third sister]]
*[[Ruckus (G1)|Ruckus]] and [[Ground Hog]] in ''[[Of Masters and Mayhem]]''.<ref>TFSS [[Ruckus (G1)#Generations|Grabuge]] profile card</ref>
*[[Runamuck (G1)|Runamuck]] and [[Runabout (G1)|Runabout]].<ref>[https://hasbropulse.com/collections/transformers/products/transformers-generations-war-for-cybertron-deluxe-wfc-e37-runamuck|Hasbro Pulse page for Runamuck]</ref>
*[[Rumbler (G1)|Rumbler]] and [[Sprocket (G1)|Sprocket]] are twin brothers in the ''[[Transformers: Wings Universe|Wings Universe]]'' continuity. {{storylink|A Team Effort}}
*[[Sideswipe (G1)|Sideswipe]] and [[Sunstreaker (G1)|Sunstreaker]]
*[[Shockwave (G1)|Shockwave]] and [[Soundwave (G1)|Soundwave]] in ''[[Transformers vs. G.I. Joe]]'' continuity
*[[Shockwave (G1)|Shockwave]] and [[Sixshot (G1)|Sixshot]] {{storylink|Ask Vector Prime}}
*[[Shouki]] and [[Yukikaze (G1)|Yukikaze]]
*[[Skyburst (G1)|Skyburst]] and [[Stormclash]] {{storylink|An Uneventful Night}}
*[[Springarm]], [[Wheelarch]], and [[Valve]]<ref>[[Macabre]]'s profile in the hardcover edition of ''[[The Transformers: Last Stand of the Wreckers]]''</ref>
*[[Starscream (G1)|Starscream]] and [[Sunstorm (G1)|Sunstorm]] in the Dreamwave Generation One continuity
*[[Steel Jaw|Steeljaw]] and [[Sharpclaw]] {{storylink|Last Bot Standing issue 2|Last Bot Standing #2}}
*[[Sunder (G1)|Sunder]] and [[Sceptre]] {{storylink|Speak, Memory! (Part 2)}}
*[[Topspin (G1)|Topspin]] and [[Twin Twist (G1)|Twin Twist]]
*[[Tracks (G1)|Tracks]] and [[Needlenose (G1)|Needlenose]] in the 2005 IDW continuity. {{storylink|The Transgressors}}
*[[Vanquish]] and [[Fireshot]] in the 2005 IDW continuity. {{storylink|Windblade vol. 2 issue 6|Windblade vol. 2 #6}}
*[[Eject (G1)|Eject]] and [[Rewind (G1)|Rewind]] {{storylink|Decepticon Directive}}

;Japanese continuity

*[[Clampdown (G1)|Clampdown]] and [[Deep Cover]]
*[[Decibel]] and [[Legout]]
*[[DJ (BW)|DJ]], [[Motorarm (BW)|Motorarm]], and [[Gimlet]]
*[[Fortress Maximus (G1)|Fortress Maximus]] and [[Grand Maximus]]
*[[Galvatron (BW)|BWII Galvatron]] and [[Megastorm]]
*[[Hydra (G1)|Hydra]] and [[Buster (G1)|Buster]]
*[[Leozack]] and [[Lyzack (G1)|Lyzack]] in the ''Victory'' manga
*[[Shouki]] and [[Yukikaze (G1)|Yukikaze]]
*[[Sixliner]] and [[Sixtrain]]
*[[Sideswipe (G1)|Sideswipe]] and [[Red Alert (G1)|Red Alert]] (via ''[[TV Magazine]]'' [[story page]])

===Car Robots / Robots in Disguise===
*[[Gas Skunk]], [[Dark Scream]], and [[Slapper (RID)|Slapper]] (only in Japanese toy catalogs)
*[[Optimus Prime (RID)|Optimus Prime]] and [[Ultra Magnus (RID)|Ultra Magnus]]
*[[X-Brawn]], [[Prowl (RID)|Prowl]], and [[Side Burn (RID)|Side Burn]] — the [[Autobot Brothers]]

===Unicron Trilogy===
*[[Flashbang]] and [[Failsafe]]
*[[Hardtop (Cybertron)|Hardtop]] and [[Swindle (Cybertron)|Swindle]]
*[[Inferno (Energon)|Inferno]] and [[Rodimus (Energon)|Rodimus]] (toy bios only)
*[[Jetfire (Armada)|Jetfire]] and [[Overcast (Energon)|Overcast]]
*[[Landmine (Energon)|Landmine]] and [[Landquake (Energon)|Landquake]]
*[[Leader-1 (Armada)|Leader-1]] and [[Clench (Armada)|Clench]] might be brothers {{storylink|More than Meets the Eye: Transformers: Armada|Clench's ''More Than Meets The Eye'' profile}}
*[[Optimus Prime (Armada)|Optimus Prime]] and [[Ultra Magnus (Energon)|Ultra Magnus]]
*[[Shockblast]] and [[Six Shot (Energon)|Six Shot]]
*[[Signal Flare (Energon)|Signal Flare]] and [[Offshoot (Energon)|Offshoot]]
*[[Superion Maximus]] and [[Dauntless Maximus]]
*[[Thrust (Armada)|Thrust]] and [[Sunstorm (Universe)|Sunstorm]]
*[[Undermine (Cybertron)|Undermine]] and [[Repugnus (Cybertron)|Repugnus]]

===Go-Bots===
*[[Racer-Bot ALPHA]] and [[Racer-Bot BETA]]

===Live-action film series===
*[[Arcee (Movie)|Arcee]], [[Chromia (ROTF)|Chromia]], and [[Elita-One (Movie)|Elita-One]]<ref>Internal to the ''Revenge of the Fallen'' film itself, both Chromia and Elita-1 are simply treated as components of Arcee instead of siblings.</ref>
*[[Ironhide (Movie)|Ironhide]] mentions that [[Sideswipe (Movie)|Sideswipe]] and [[Sunstreaker (ROTF)|Sunstreaker]] are relatives and are "quite the pair".
*After [[Megatron (Movie)|Megatron]] is killed, [[Optimus Prime (Movie)|Optimus Prime]] regretfully says to the body, "You left me no choice, brother."
*The original [[Dynasty of Primes|Prime]]s are referred to as brothers.<ref name="ROTFadapt">[[Revenge of the Fallen issue 3|Revenge of the Fallen #3]], [[Transformers: Revenge of the Fallen (novel)|Revenge of the Fallen]]</ref>

'''Twins'''
*[[Long Haul (ROTF)|Long Haul]] and [[Onslaught (ROTF)|Onslaught]]
*[[Tread]] and [[Trample]]
*[[Skids (ROTF)|Skids]] and [[Mudflap (ROTF)|Mudflap]] — [[Twins (ROTF)|The Twins]]

===Transformers Animated===
*[[Jetstorm (Animated)|Jetstorm]] and [[Jetfire (Animated)|Jetfire]]
*[[Scrapper (Animated)|Scrapper]] and [[Mixmaster (Animated)|Mixmaster]] are both "brothers and friends".<ref>{{citesocial|quote=(Are Scrapper and Mixmaster brothers or friends?) Both!|link=https://archive.is/17zs0|name=Derrick J. Wyatt|site=Spring.me|year=2010|month=06|day=04}}</ref>
*[[Huffer (Animated)|Huffer]] and [[Pipes (Animated)|Pipes]]

===Shattered Glass===
*[[Jazz (SG)|Jazz]], [[Ricochet (SG)|Ricochet]], and [[Stepper (SG)|Stepper]]
*[[Sideswipe (SG)|Sideswipe]] and [[Sunstreaker (SG)|Sunstreaker]]

===Prime===
*[[Skyquake (Prime)|Skyquake]] and [[Dreadwing (Prime)|Dreadwing]]
*[[Sideswipe (WFC)|Sideswipe]] and [[Sunstreaker (Prime)|Sunstreaker]]

===EarthSpark===
* The [[Terran]]s all consider and refer to themselves with sibling terms.
* The [[Chaos Terran]]s also consider and refer to themselves with sibling terms.
*[[Swindle (ES)|Swindle]] and [[Hardtop (ES)|Hardtop]]. {{storylink|House Rules}}

==Parents and children==
===Generation 1 / Beast Era===
[[File:Yourmom.jpg|upright=1.4|thumb|"Stampy, eat your roast carrot before it gets chilled."]]
*[[Big Convoy|Big Junior]] is the son of [[Blue Big Convoy]]. {{storylink|Transformers Legends (comic)}}
*[[Buzz Saw (BW)|Buzz Saw]] and [[Venom (G1)|Venin]] were the sons of [[Waspinator (BW)|Waspinator]]. {{storylink|Transformers Legends (comic)}}
*[[Colada]]'s father is mentioned. {{storylink|A Battle Fought Alone}}
*Every member of the [[Dinoforce]] has [[Baby Dinoforce|children]] in the [[Fight! Super Robot Lifeform Transformers: Victory (manga)|''Victory'' manga]].
*[[Jaguar]] is the son of [[Ravage (G1)|Ravage]] in ''[[Super Lifeform Transformers: Beast Wars Metals (manga)|Beast Wars Metals]]'' manga continuity.
*[[Kitte Shūshū]] and [[Z Grill]] <ref>[[Andromeda - Axiom Nexus News Reporter]]</ref> are [[Stampy (BW)|Stampy]]'s parents.
*[[Lio Junior]] is the "son" of [[Lio Convoy]].<ref>Lio Junior was created by the influence of pure energy upon Lio Convoy’s [[Energon Matrix]].</ref>
*[[Longrack (BW)|Longrack]]'s father, grandfather, great-grandfather, and great-great-...well, a LOT of his ancestors are mentioned. {{storylink|A Battle Fought Alone}}<ref>Most of the main Maximals in the [[Super Lifeform Transformers: Beast Wars Neo (manga)|''Beast Wars Neo'' comic]] have families because they spring from whole races of rabbits, cobras, giraffes, etc. They were evolved into Transformers from actual organic animals in this story.</ref>
*[[Ma-Grrr]] is (presumably) the mother of [[Hun-Gurrr (G1)|Hun-Gurrr]]. {{storylink|At Fight's End}}
*[[Optimus Minor|Minor]] is the son of [[Optimus Primal (BW)|Optimus Primal]]. {{storylink|Transformers Legends (comic)}}
*[[Optimus Prime (G1)|Optimus Prime]] may have a mother.<ref>[[File:Optimusprime-mom.jpg|upright=1.4|thumb|Dear Son: Don't forget to close the fridge door.]]
In an advertisement for [[Pepsi Convoy]] that shows him in a refrigerator (along with [[Destron Pizza]]), a note attached to a nearby piece of tupperware reads:
:''Dear Convoy''
:''Warm it before you eat''
:''Mom''
:Although the ad itself is for Pepsi Convoy, he is a separate character, and it can be assumed that the note was left for Convoy/Optimus Prime himself.</ref>

*[[Quickswitch]] is [[Sixshot (G1)|Sixshot]]'s son.<ref>Quickswitch's commercial</ref>
*[[Serpentor|Serpent O.R.]] is the son of [[Megatron (G1)|Megatron]] (or so he claims and nobody questions him on it) in the [[G.I. Joe vs. the Transformers continuity|''G.I. Joe vs. the Transformers'' continuity]].
*[[Soundwave (G1)|Soundwave]] is the father of his [[Decepticon Mini-Cassette|Mini-Cassettes]] in ''[[Transformers vs. G.I. Joe]]''. {{storylink|Black Cybertron}}
*[[Speeder]] is the son of [[Dai Atlas (G1)|Dai Atlas]].
*[[Wheelie (G1)|Wheelie]]'s parents are mentioned in "[[The Story of Wheelie, the Wild Boy of Quintesson]]".

;Creators as parents
*[[Alpha Trion (G1)|Alpha Trion]] is ("more than almost like a") father to [[Optimus Prime (G1)/Generation 1 cartoon continuity|Optimus Prime]] and [[Elita One (G1)|Elita One]] in the cartoon continuity.
*[[Grimlock (G1)/Generation 1 cartoon continuity|Grimlock]] is "father" to the [[Technobot (G1)|Technobots]] in the cartoon continuity.<ref>Nosecone's line "Are...are you my father?" {{storylink|Grimlock's New Brain}}</ref>
*The [[Titan (group)|Titan]] [[Navitas]] refers to [[Windblade (G1)|Windblade]] as "[[Caminus (Titan)|Caminus]]' sparkling". The term "sparkling" has been used in some parts of the [[fandom]] to refer to the idea of a Transformer child. This marks the first use of the term in official fiction; Windblade, like all Camiens, was born from the [[hot spot (phenomenon)|hot spot]] carried within her Titan. {{storylink|Race Against the Light}}

===Unicron Trilogy===
*[[Sideways (Armada)|Sideways]] calls out his mother when he's about to be blasted. {{storylink|City}}
*[[Starscream (Armada)/Cartoon continuity|Starscream]] calls out his mother right before being pummeled into a planet by a moon wielding Primus. {{storylink|Titans}}

===Live-action film series===
*As was mentioned above, the live-action movie [[Optimus Prime (Movie)|Optimus]] and [[Megatron (Movie)|Megatron]] had a father, whom Megatron presumably killed.
*[[Jetfire (Movie)|Jetfire]] alleges that he has a mother and a father. {{storylink|Transformers: Revenge of the Fallen (film)|Transformers: Revenge of the Fallen}}
*[[Hound (Movie)|Hound]] has a father who never called him. {{storylink|Transformers: The Last Knight (film)|Transformers: The Last Knight}}

===Transformers Animated===
*In the Japanese dub of the ''[[Transformers Animated (cartoon)#Japanese release|Animated]]'' cartoon, [[Bulkhead (Animated)|Bulkhead]] frequently calls for his mother when he's in distress.
**He also mentioned his mom after crashing into two security drones. {{storylink|Animated Comic issue 3}}

===Aligned===
*[[Scuzzard]]'s mama-bot told him not to play with his food, advice which he generally disregards. {{storylink|Bumblebee Versus Scuzzard}}

==Cousins==
===Shattered Glass===
*[[Crasher (SG)|Crasher]] and [[Blurr (SG)|Blurr]]

===Beast Era===
*[[Scuba]] and [[Ikard]]

===Unicron Trilogy===
*[[Bulkhead (Energon)|Bulkhead]] and [[Quickstrike (Energon)|Quickstrike]]
*[[Overhaul (Cybertron)|Overhaul]] and [[Brushguard]]
*[[Skywarp (Armada)|Skywarp]] and [[Starscream (Armada)|Starscream]]
*[[Swindle (Armada)|Swindle]] and [[Zapmaster (Armada)|Zapmaster]]

===Aligned===
*[[Fixit (RID)|Fixit]], [[Toolbox]] and [[Cinch]]

==Other relatives==
===G1/Beast era===
*[[Headstrong (G1)|Headstrong]] and his descendant.<ref name="pred_dofp" />
*[[Rampage (G1)|Rampage]] and his descendant.<ref name="pred_dofp">See "Items of note" in ''[[Dawn of Future's Past]]''</ref>
*[[Rattrap (BW)|Rattrap]] calls [[Arcee (G1)|Arcee]] his "great-aunt".<ref>Rattrap said "What in the name of my great-aunt [[Arcee (G1)|Arcee]] is going on!?" This is an in-joke referring to [[Susan Blu]], who was not only voice director on ''Beast Wars'', but the voice of Arcee in the original ''Transformers'' cartoon series and [[Transmutate (BW)|Transmutate]] in the ''Beast Wars'' cartoon. {{storylink|Transmutate (episode)|Transmutate}}</ref>
*[[Scuba]] once mentioned his grandmother {{storylink|Galvatron Rampages}}
*[[Tantrum (G1)|Tantrum]] and his descendant.<ref name="pred_dofp" />
*[[Windbreaker]] was noted to be a relative of [[Windcharger (G1)|Windcharger]]. {{storylink|Hasbro Transformers Collectors' Club issue 45|Windbreaker bio}}
*[[Optimus Prime (G1)/Generation 1 cartoon continuity|Optimus Prime]] supposedly has a grandma <ref>The Latin Spanish American dub of G1 features a scene where [https://twitter.com/TF_Moments/status/1555403220280692736 Megatron insults Optimus Prime’s grandma]</ref>

===2001 ''Robots in Disguise''===
*[[Hot Shot (RID)|Art Fire]] and [[Optimus Prime (RID)|Fire Convoy]] are relatives.
*[[Midnight Express (RID)|Midnight Express]] may believe "[[Grandpa]]" is his Grandfather (both he and the [[Predacon (BW)|Predacon]]s actually seem to believe it's alive). {{storylink|Secret Weapon: D-5}}
*In the Spanish dub, after [[Sky-Byte (RID)|Sky-Byte]] is cheered on by humans, he states through inner monologue that not even his granny has supported him like this. {{storylink|Sky-Byte Saves the Day}}

===Animated===
*[[Kup (Animated)|Kup]] has a nephew.<ref>Who, if a real grenade was below Kup, would have been sent a box of his struts. {{storylink|Transformers Animated: The AllSpark Almanac II}}</ref>

===Revenge of the Fallen===
*The original [[Dynasty of Primes|Prime]]s had descendants, including Optimus Prime and Sentinel Prime.<ref name="ROTFadapt"/>

===Prime===
*[[Arcee (WFC)|Arcee]] mentioned [[Bumblebee (WFC)|Bumblebee]] is related to her, or at least her "family" in the figurative sense of the word. {{storylink|Darkness Rising, Part 1}}
*[[Dreadwing (Prime)|Dreadwing]] is the twin to [[Skyquake (Prime)|Skyquake]]. It is described as a "Split Spark" leading to Dreadwing knowing of his brother's death.
*[[Optimus Prime (WFC)|Optimus Prime]] once considered [[Megatron (WFC)|Megatron]] his brother.
*The [[Thirteen]] ended up leaving behind a few descendants, some of which forming certain of the many variations seen in the Cybertronian race. [[Shifter]]s like [[Makeshift (Prime)|Makeshift]] are supposedly descended from [[Amalgamous Prime]]. {{storylink|Transformers: Exiles|Exiles}} And [[Optimus Prime (WFC)|Optimus Prime]] is implied to be a descendant of [[Prima]] due to possessing a "Primian" polarity. {{storylink|Transformers Vault}}

===Ask Vector Prime===
*[[Vector Prime]] considered [[Adaptus]] and [[Mortilus]] to be "uncles", although owing to the complex origins of the Thirteen he was most likely speaking metaphorically.

===Aligned===
*[[Medix (RB)|Medix]] has a large extended family, including [[Ratchet (WFC)|Ratchet]] (uncle), [[Apax]] (great-aunt), [[Torquesteer]] (grandfather), and [[Wrench (RBA)|Wrench]] (second cousin). {{storylink|Tyrannosaurus Wrecked}}

===''Age of The Primes'' marketing material===
* [[Red Alert (Armada)| Red Alert]] is a descendant of [[Prima]].<ref>[https://www.instagram.com/p/DDYFD0uxHq_/?img_index=1 Mark Maher, Instagram, 2024/12/09]</ref>

==See also==
*[[Reproduction|Familial relationships]]

==Footnote==
{{reflist}}

[[Category:Biology]]
[[Category:Lists]]
[[Category:Transformer culture]]

Red Alert (Armada)

2024-12-07T05:13:05Z

Wikimaniac: /* Age of the Primes */

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{{disambig3|Red Alert}}
:''Red Alert is an [[Autobot]] from the [[Unicron Trilogy continuity family]].''
[[File:ArmadaRedAlertAnimationModel.jpg|thumb|upright=2.2|Serve the public trust. Protect the innocent. <s>Uphold the law</s> Prescribe only beneficial medical treatments.]]

'''Red Alert''' was once a fierce warrior. It was not until he was seriously wounded, losing his hand permanently in battle, that he was able to sit back and realize how terrible war is. He is now a reluctant fighter, and somewhat emotionally detached, preferring to repair his friends than tear his enemies to shreds. This does not mean he is now a coward. To the contrary, when a fellow Autobot on the battlefield needs his immediate medical attention, he will be there no matter what it takes. He's a brilliant medic and scientist, but he's also extremely cautious.

His nominal [[Mini-Con]] partner is [[Longarm (Armada)|Longarm]], though during the search for the [[Cyber Planet Key]]s, he was accompanied to [[Velocitron]] by [[Dirt Boss (Armada)|Dirt Boss]].

==Fiction==
===Toy pack-in comics===
Red Alert cheered on [[Optimus Prime (Armada)|Optimus Prime]]'s defeat of [[Megatron (Armada)|Galvatron]] on [[Cybertron (planet)|Cybertron]]. During Galvatron's trip to prison, Red Alert alerted the transporting Autobots of an incoming [[Decepticon]]. {{Storylink|Armada Volume 4}}

===Dreamwave ''Armada'' continuity===
====Dreamwave ''Armada'' comic====
[[File:DWArmada2 RedAlert filtrekshields.jpg|left|upright=1.4|thumb|"Red Alert, all I'm hearing from you is '[[Pīpō|WOO WOO WOO WOO!]]'"]]
One million years ago, a new faction of Transformers, calling themselves "[[Decepticon]]s" attacked various [[Mini-Con]] villages on [[Cybertron (planet)|Cybertron]] for unknown, but most likely nefarious purposes. Red Alert was under [[Optimus Prime (Armada)|Optimus Prime]]'s personal squad, sifting through the ruins of [[mini-Con Sector|Mini-Con Village C-52]] hoping to find survivors, though Red Alert was more interested in the fact that the Mini-Cons were using outdated [[Filtrek|Filtrek-A forceshields]]. What had happened to the Mini-Cons was that they had been forcibly re-engineered to "[[Powerlinx]]" with the Decepticons, granting the [[Bulk]]s increased power, which the Autobots learned first hand when [[Megatron (Armada)|Megatron]] attacked [[Cyber City]]. Realizing that they were no match for the Decepticons, Red Alert desperately asked Prime for orders. Knowing that they would be killed if they stayed, Optimus ordered a retreat. {{storylink|Dreamwave Armada issue 2|Armada #2}}

For a million years the civil war raged on, the once-proud Autobots struggled to defend themselves against the powerful, Mini-Con augmented Decepticons, who were in possession of Cybertron's only remaining Mini-Cons, the others having escaped at the beginning of the conflict. Hope came in the form of a Mini-Con Reactivation Signal detected by Cybertron's Decepticon-controlled communications satellites, which Red Alert was able to hack into. The Autobots resolved to travel to this distant world of [[Earth]] and resolved to fight for Truth, Justice and Freedom. {{storylink|Dreamwave Armada issue 3|Armada #3}}

[[File:DWArmada4 RedAlert Scavenger yourface.jpg|upright=1.4|thumb|"From now on, losing is verboten!"]]
Arriving on Earth at the [[Allspark Power Generator Station]], Red Alert attempted to communicate with the indigenous [[human]] species, asking for their help in finding the Mini-Cons, but only managing to frighten them off. [[Scavenger (Armada)|Scavenger]] jokingly suggested it was because of his face. {{storylink|Dreamwave Armada issue 4|Armada #4}} Unfortunately for the Autobots, the Decepticons had already arrived and were chasing after [[Sparkplug (Armada)|Sparkplug]]'s group of Mini-Cons and their human friends, [[Rad White|Rad]], [[Carlos Lopez|Carlos]] and [[Alexis Thi Dang|Alexis]]. Just as [[Starscream (Armada)|Starscream]] and [[Cyclonus (Armada)|Cyclonus]] were about to jump Scavenger, Red Alert and [[Hot Shot (Armada)|Hot Shot]] arrived to outflank them. Eventually Megatron Powerlinxed with all of his Mini-Cons and gained the upper hand, but help came in the form of [[Jolt (Armada)|Jolt]]'s group of Mini-Cons, who Powerlinxed with the Autobots. [[Longarm (Armada)|Longarm]] linked with Red Alert, a chest-mounted disk launcher. At a tactical disadvantage, the Decepticons were forced to flee. {{storylink|Dreamwave Armada issue 5|Armada #5}}

The Autobots attacked the Decepticons after they'd captured Rad and Carlos, with Red Alert taking on Starscream and tricking him into knocking himself out on Smokescreen's crane. They were ultimately defeated by Megatron and captured, but escaped after the Mini-Con [[Swindle (Armada)|Swindle]] had a change of heart and turned on the Decepticons. {{storylink|Armada Free Comic Book Day}} After establishing a base on Earth on the outskirts of [[Lincoln (city)|Lincoln]], [[South Dakota]], Megatron attacked the human city with the [[Star Saber (Armada)|Star Saber]], the forcibly combined form of the [[Air Defense Mini-Con Team (Armada)|Air Defense Team]], to goad the Autobots to emerge from their hidden [[Autobase]]. Red Alert tried to contact the [[Street Action Mini-Con Team]] to no avail, and the Autobots realised the Autobot-allied Mini-Cons must have left earlier to infiltrate the Decepticon base at [[Silver Ridge]]. Despite the considerable tactical disadvantage, the Autobots emerged and fought off the Decepticons as best they could, Red Alert somehow gaining the ability to use his claw rifle without Powerlinxing with not-present [[Longarm (Armada)|Longarm]]. Fortunately just as Megatron was about to deal a fatal blow to Optimus Prime, Longarm and the Mini-Cons arrived, Powerlinxed with their respective Autobot partners, allowing the good guys to free the Air Defense Team and send the Decepticons packing. {{storylink|Dreamwave Armada issue 7|Armada #7}}

[[File:DWArmada10 RedAlert HotShot VENTSURPRISE.jpg|left|upright=1.4|thumb]]
Soon afterwards, when Red Alert was looking in on the Mini-Cons, he discovered that they had vanished. Again. He thought that as they were free to come and go as they pleased, perhaps they needed some time to cool off after Optimus Prime admonished them for disobeying his orders during the Air Defense Team incident. The Autobots received an answer to the mystery when local news networks reported strange lights in [[Tranquility, Kansas|Tranquility]], [[Kansas]]. Racing there in a [[Autobot shuttle|shuttle]], they discovered that the Mini-Cons were being subconsciously drawn to a strange obelisk. Unfortunately, the Decepticons were there as well and a fight quickly broke out, but as they fought, the Mini-Cons (and Rad) were taken into the obelisk and it blasted off to the [[Moon (moon)|Moon]]. {{storylink|Dreamwave Armada issue 8|Armada #8}} With the shuttle destroyed, Optimus Prime prepared to use the [[space bridge]] to go back to Cybertron and retrieve specialised equipment needed to fly to the Moon, but the Decepticon sensors had to be neutralised before he could do so without compromising security. {{storylink|Dreamwave Armada issue 9|Armada #9}} Hot Shot and Red Alert infiltrated the Decepticon base at Silver Ridge, knocked out [[Demolishor (Armada)|Demolishor]] and erased the space bridge trace data of Prime travelling to Cybertron. Unfortunately, just before Prime returned, [[Starscream (Armada)|Starscream]] and [[Thrust (Armada)|Thrust]] returned to Silver Ridge, forcing Red and Hot Shot to hide inside a wall panel. Determined not to let the Decepticons learn of their secret Autobase locations on both Earth and Cybertron, Red Alert and Hot Shot blasted the hapless Decepticons and destroyed their computer. {{storylink|Dreamwave Armada issue 10|Armada #10}}

[[File:DWArmada13 Prime RedAlert.jpg|thumb|upright=1.4|"Doctor, we need your help defusing this atom bomb!" "OPEN THAT SLAG UP!"]]
After the crisis on the moon was diverted, Red Alert picked up an emergency transmission from Smokescreen and Scavenger, who had detected a Decepticon rocket launch pad in Death Valley, [[California]]. At the same time, a Mini-Con escape pod from the moon was detected in [[Alaska]], and Optimus Prime, needing to play politics to keep the Mini-Con refugees on side, decided to deploy the Autobots to the icy north. {{storylink|Fire & Ice}} Arriving in Alaska, Red Alert and [[Longarm (Armada)|Longarm]] were tasked with cutting the ice that entombed the escape pod with their [[sonic cannon]] while the other Autobots and Mini-Cons defended the area from the Decepticons. Unfortunately, at this moment Megatron attacked the Autobot shuttle with his [[Solar Scalpel]], an orbital superweapon launched from the rocket base in Death Valley. As if they weren't having enough problems, an-over-Powerlinxed [[Cyclonus (Armada)|Cyclonus]] attacked, forcing Hot Shot and Red Alert to intercept. The two Autobots were flattened by the overpowered Cyclonus, until Optimus Prime stepped in and crushed the Decepticon's chest. With the Solar Scalpel destroyed by the [[Space Mini-Con Team]], rescue operations recommenced. Suddenly, Optimus Prime vanished. {{storylink|Dreamwave Armada issue 13|Armada #13}}

[[File:WorldsCollide2 RedAlert hit.jpg|thumb|left|upright=1.4]]
Returning to Autobase: Earth via space bridge, Red Alert and the others discovered that while Optimus Prime didn't return to their base, they did have ''an'' [[Optimus Prime (G1)|Optimus Prime]]. While the Mini-Cons postulated that he may be from another dimension, Red Alert did his best to stabilize the mysterious Autobot's condition. Sadly, the Prime briefly reactivated to warn them of the "walls" of reality crumbling and that "chaos" was coming, before expiring. {{storylink|Worlds Collide, Part 1 of 4}} With the arrival of the dimension-crossing Mini-Con [[Over-Run (Armada)|Over-Run]], the Autobots got some clues into what happened to "their" Optimus Prime and the means to search for him throughout the [[multiverse]]. Red Alert and Longarm returned to the scene of Over-Run's appearance on Earth, but could not find his [[null-reality pod]], as it had been seized by the Decepticons. Unfortunately, this search for Optimus Prime prompted Megatron to lead an assault on Autobase: Earth, blowing up the computer in the unwitting Red Alert's face as he was using it. With Optimus missing, Red Alert assumed command and ordered the Autobots to roll out, but the Autobots were swiftly defeated. Red Alert was knocked unconscious by Starscream, but Megatron demanded the right to strike the final blow. {{storylink|Worlds Collide, Part 2 of 4}}

[[File:DWArmada18 TheEnd Autobots Smokescreen.jpg|thumb|upright=0.85]]
The Autobots were inadvertently saved from a fate exactly the same as death when a [[Galvatron (G1)|mysterious, powerful Cybertronian]] appeared and took the Decepticons apart, though the [[Air Defense Mini-Con Team (Armada)|Air Defense Team]] were forced to intervene to prevent the being from defeating Megatron. {{storylink|Worlds Collide, Part 3 of 4}} After the Decepticons limped away, a seriously trashed Red Alert reported to Optimus Prime (who had been rescued and was now on Autobase: Cybertron) on the bad condition of the Earthside Autobots, in particular Smokescreen. {{storylink|Worlds Collide, Part 4 of 4}}

With this in mind, those who survived Megatron's attack were less-than-pleased when they learned of Optimus Prime's alliance with the Decepticons to defeat [[Unicron]], the Chaos Bringer and eater of worlds. To prevent a fight from breaking out on Earth, Optimus sent them ahead to Autobase: Cybertron, where its less-damaged facilities could be used to save Smokescreen's life. However, Red Alert and the others still thirsted for revenge against Megatron, and assigned [[Laserbeak (Armada)|Laserbeak]] to keep an eye on him. When Megatron isolated himself from the other Transformers by landing on Unicron in the hopes of striking a deal with the Choas Bringer, they attacked, sending the Decepticon leader into Unicron's depths as it disappeared from this reality. {{storylink|The End (Armada)|The End}}

====''Energon'' comic====
While Optimus Prime waited for a meeting with the High Council, Red Alert, Scavenger and [[Rodimus (Energon)|Rodimus]] were seen travelling on a highway in the center of [[Cyber City]]. {{storylink|This Evil Reborn}} Red Alert later returned to Earth in response to the [[Terrorcon (Energon)|Terrorcon]] attacks on four major cities, {{storylink|Multiplicity, Pt. 2}} being stationed in [[Toronto]] where he had to withstand [[Divebomb (Energon)|Divebombs]] as well as [[Beachcomber (Energon)|Beachcomber]]'s puns. {{storylink|Multiplicity, Pt. 3}}
{{--}}

===Cartoon continuity===
====''Armada'' cartoon====
{{voiceactor|[[Brian Dobson]] (English), [[Ikuya Sawaki]] (Japanese)|[[Claus Brockmeyer]] (German), [[Stefan Berglund]] (Swedish), [[Ettore Zuim]] (Portuguese - Brazilian), [[Guillaume Orsat]] (French), [[Jyrki Kovaleff]] (Finnish), [[Jorge Saudinós]] (Castilian Spanish), [[Rubén Pérez]] (Latin-American Spanish), [[Pasquale Anselmo]] (Italian)}}
[[File:Base redalert newgun.jpg|left|thumb|upright=1.4|"I'm a healer, but..."]]
Red Alert and [[Optimus Prime (Armada)/Cartoon continuity|Optimus Prime]] were old comrades in the war over the [[Mini-Con]]s on Cybertron, with Red securing victory for his leader many times through his dedication to careful planning and preparation. {{storylink|Soldier (episode)|Soldier}} When a beacon from the planet [[Earth]] reached Cybertron in [[2010]], alerting the Autobots and Decepticons to the awakening of the long-missing [[Mini-Con]]s on the far-off world, Red Alert journeyed there with Optimus and [[Hot Shot (Armada)|Hot Shot]] to investigate. Teleporting to the planet's surface at the same time as the Decepticons, Red immediately engaged [[Demolishor (Armada)|Demolishor]], protecting the Mini-Con [[High Wire (Armada)|High Wire]] and the humans he had befriended from the Decepticon. The villains were driven off, but soon returned to menace the humans and their Mini-Con friends again, and Red—now sporting an ambulance [[alternate mode]]—and the Autobots came to their rescue once more. {{storylink|Metamorphosis (Armada)|Metamorphosis}} Red and Hot Shot shielded their new allies against a blast from [[Megatron (Armada)/Cartoon continuity|Megatron]], which yielded great reward: the explosion unearthed two Mini-Con stasis panels, which Red and Hot Shot activated, gaining new Mini-Con partners of their own. [[Powerlinx]]ing with [[Longarm (Armada)|Longarm]], Red Alert obtained a new laser gun, with which he blasted [[Starscream (Armada)|Starscream]]. The Decepticons withdrew, and the Autobots set about the business of constructing a base on Earth out of the Mini-Con's crashed [[Exodus (Armada)|ship]]; after helping explain Cybertronian history to the kids, Red Alert gifted them with a protector in the form [[Laserbeak (Armada)|Laserbeak]]. {{storylink|Base}}

[[File:Soldier redalert disklauncher.jpg|thumb|upright=1.4|Save the rainbow. Taste the rainbow.]]
On a mission to track down the signal of a Mini-Con panel in [[Grand Canyon|Big Canyon]], Red Alert partnered up with [[Carlos Lopez|Carlos]]. After some off-roading fun to kick things off, the pair soon got lost and Carlos quickly got tired of Red Alert's humorless personality, but when the Decepticons attacked, Carlos had an up-close view of Red Alert's battle prowess as the medic used a grappling line to evade attacks from Demolishor. {{storylink|Comrade}} Hot Shot also expressed discontent with the officious Red Alert after he scolded him for not pulling his weight, but Red was soon to prove his value to the young Autobot while in [[Antarctica]]: in addition to quickly repairing Optimus Prime's malfunctioning trailer, Red saved Hot Shot's life by taking out [[Cyclonus (Armada)|Cyclonus]] with his grapple, saved him ''again'' by clonking Megatron with his disk launcher, saved the ''kids'' from falling to their doom with his disk, ''and'' snatched the Mini-Con panel out of Starscream's hands! {{storylink|Soldier (episode)|Soldier}}

[[File:Carnival redalert and longarm.jpg|left|thumb|upright=1.4|If you don't leave me alone, I will obtain the rights to make an eighth Rocky movie...and I know you don't want that.]]
While searching for a Mini-Con in a forest, Red Alert was the one who deduced that Optimus's trailer could be used to fight a forest fire. {{storylink|Jungle}} He later supervised maintenance work on the Autobot base, {{storylink|Carnival}} and accompanied his team-mates on a mission to the [[Sahara]]. This mission ended with yet another Mini-Con under the Decepticons' control. {{storylink|Palace}} Red Alert was furious when the Decepticons captured their human allies, and had to be physically restrained by Optimus from attacking Megatron as he ransomed the humans for the Autobots' Mini-Cons, but things turned out okay thanks to the efforts of [[Fred (Armada)|Fred]] and [[Billy (Armada)|Billy]]. {{storylink|Confrontation (episode)|Confrontation}}

After working with a disinterested Hot Shot to continue salvaging what they could from the Mini-Con ship, Red joined in searching the caverns beneath a human city for the next Mini-Con, puzzling train passengers by driving through subway tunnels in his [[alternate mode|vehicle mode]]. {{storylink|Underground (episode)|Underground}} Later, looking for a Mini-Con at the bottom of the ocean, Red helped keep the Decepticons busy while the kids explored the ruins of an undersea civilisation, and carried Carlos to safety when the ruins began to collapse. {{storylink|Ruin}} The Decepticons succeeded in obtaining both these Mini-Cons, but Red Alert finally scored a win for the Autobots when he used his grapple to secure a panel on a volcanic island. The Autobots found they couldn't awaken this Mini-Con, causing Red to wonder aloud about the mysterious nature of the little 'bots, and the legends he had heard that they were the key to peace in the universe. {{storylink|Prehistory}} [[File:Gale redalert altmode.jpg|thumb|upright=1.4]] As it turned out, the Mini-Con was part of the [[Star Saber (Armada)|Star Saber]] sword, and required its two partners—one currently in the hands of the Decepticons—in order to awaken. The Decepticons soon invaded the Autobot base to bring the sword together, and Red Alert unleashed the base's defense systems on them. When this put their human allies in danger they turned to more tricky tactics, and Red took Starscream out of the equation with the confusing powers of a hall of mirrors. {{storylink|Swoop (episode)|Swoop}}

With the Star Saber successfully formed an in Autobot hands, Red Alert found the time to tinker, upgrading Laserbeak so that the kids would be able to direct him across greater distances. {{storylink|Overmatch}} He encouraged Hot Shot to train harder with the weapon, then partook in a search for a Mini-Con on a busy highway, helping Optimus hold off Starscream. The Autobots won the day thanks to the arrival of the mysterious [[Sideways (Armada)|Sideways]]; Red was unsure if the newcomer was entirely trustworthy, but considered the search for the Mini-Cons of greater import. {{storylink|Gale}} As it turned out, Red Alert was right: Sideways soon changed sides to the Decepticons, and lured Hot Shot—who had, as Red feared, placed too much confidence in the Star Saber—into a battle on the [[Moon (moon)|Moon]]. Hot Shot lost the sword to the Decepticons, and was returned to Earth, where Red tended to his wounds. {{storylink|Credulous}}
[[File:DecisiveBattle redalert gunarm.jpg|left|thumb|upright=1.4|"Dead or alive, you're coming with me!"]]
On a mission to a foggy forest, Red Alert and [[Smokescreen (Armada)|Smokescreen]] battled Starscream and Demolishor, after which Red was tasked with using his grapple to recover a Mini-Con panel from a cliff-face, only to be foiled by Cyclonus. {{storylink|Conspiracy}} Soon after, the Autobots were joined by former Decepticon [[Scavenger (Armada)|Scavenger]], who Red Alert defended to the distrustful Smokescreen and kids by explaining his long-standing friendship with Optimus Prime. {{storylink|Trust (Armada)|Trust}} Red and Smokescreen supervised the kids when they went on vacation to the countryside, but when a flash-flood swept the area, Red, Carlos and a young boy named [[Shaun]] were buried in a mudslide. Unable to transform with the local news network present, Red Alert had to wait to be dug out by Smokescreen, Optimus and Scavenger, after which he used his grapple to get them all to safety. {{storylink|Vacation}}

On another Mini-Con search, Red Alert tried to snipe Demolishor as he made a grab for the newest stasis panel, but was stopped by Cyclonus. The Mini-Con was recovered by the newest Autobot, [[Blurr (Armada)|Blurr]], and Red backed him up when he and Hot Shot took point on the next Mini-Con hunt. Unfortunately, this mission ended in failure for the Autobots, and the Decepticons acquired control of the Skyboom Shield. {{storylink|Reinforcement}} Red Alert later took part in a decisive battle between the Autobots and Decepticons, taking out Sideways with a single well-aimed blast. {{storylink|Decisive Battle}} He stayed at base for the next battle, but was on hand to repair Optimus's injuries after the fight was over. {{storylink|Vow}} When Sideways sucked the kids into cyberspace, Red Alert managed to extricate them before an evil force within the digital realm was able to do them any harm. {{storylink|Chase (episode)|Chase}} He then put a firewall in place to prevent further incidents, and remained at the base to observe the Autobots next mission alongside the kids. {{storylink|Tactician}} Optimus Prime was badly injured in this encounter, and Red Alert conducted the extensive repairs needed while the other Autobots went into another battle without them. The battle went badly, and Red prepared to join his comrades in action until Optimus forcibly removed himself from the medibay against Red's recommendation and helped win the day. {{storylink|Linkup}}

[[File:Detection redalert bossing around.jpg|thumb|upright=1.4|"Show me your moves!"]]
In another moment of downtime, Red Alert again supervised repairs to the Autobot base, but got fed up of nobody really knowing what they were supposed to be doing and finished the job himself. {{storylink|Detection}} Red stayed at the base with the kids, spectating over a monitor, while the rest of the Autobots enaged the Decepticons and their newest member [[Tidal Wave (Armada)|Tidal Wave]]. While the boys went off to search for a Mini-Con panel that activated somewhere in the bowels of the ship, Red and Alexis were contacted by Sideways and informed that the new panel contained one of the [[Space Mini-Con Team]], who formed the third Mini-Con weapon, the [[Requiem Blaster (Armada)|Requiem Blaster]]. {{storylink|Awakening (Armada)|Awakening}} When the boys returned with the Mini-Con, [[Sky Blast (Armada)|Sky Blast]], Red Alert took them to the battlefield, and was subsequently injured shielding them from Decepticon fire. His selfless action convinced the timid Sky Blast to act, and he sent out a call that awoke the other two components of the Requiem Blaster. The Space Mini-Con Team combined, and the weapon wound up in Optimus Prime's hands, ensuring an Autobot victory. {{storylink|Desperate}}

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The Autobots called a meeting to determine what to do with the Requiem Blaster, and Red agreed with the other Autobots who voted to put it to aggressive use. Overhearing this decision, the kids helped the pacifistic Space Team run away, and Red joined the other Autobots in searching for them. {{storylink|Runaway}} Understanding the Space Team's feelings, the Autobots decided not to employ the blaster in battle, so Red Alert and Smokescreen stayed behind at the Autobot base to safeguard the trio while the rest of the team went on their next mission. Unfortunately, the Decepticons staged a feint operation that allowed them to attack the under-manned base, overpowering Red Alert, seizing the Requiem Blaster, and fatally wounding Smokescreen with its power. {{storylink|Sacrifice}} Luckily, Red went to work on Smokescreen quickly, saving his [[Spark]] and rebuilding his body anew, giving him new life as "Hoist". {{storylink|Regeneration (Armada)|Regeneration}}

Once again, Red Alert remained behind while the other Autobots, acting on information from a turncoat Starscream, invaded the Decepticon base and liberated their captive Mini-Cons. {{storylink|Rescue}} He checked over Starscream's wounds when the Decepticon returned from a later mission to [[Mars (planet)|Mars]], {{storylink|Mars (episode)|Mars}} then joined in the effort to construct a [[Axalon (Armada)|new starship]] for the Autobots, making sure to keep the others on-project in his usual straightforward way. Before the ship was finished, however, Starscream defected back to the Decepticons, allowing them to gain control of all the Mini-Con weapons {{storylink|Crack (episode)|Crack}} and form the [[Hydra Cannon]], with which they threatened to destroy Earth. Red analyzed the Decepticon weapon from afar, but ultimately it took Optimus Prime sacrificing his life to destroy it. {{storylink|Crisis (Armada)|Crisis}}

[[File:Miracle grinning red.jpg|thumb|upright=1.4|"Nice shooting, son. What's your name?" "It's Murphy."]]
With Optimus's death, the mantle of leadership fell to a conflicted Hot Shot, and Red Alert helped—though some aggression therapy—to convince him to take the title. {{storylink|Remorse}} The Autobots proceeded to complete their ship, the ''Axalon'', to pursue the Decepticons, but it fell to Red Alert to inform the kids that they would not be joining the Autobots on the journey. While Red was running final checks on the bridge, however, the Mini-Cons swarmed the room, blocking his access to the consoles in a silent protest that convinced the Autobots allow the humans to join them. {{storylink|Depart}} Red helped pilot the Autobot ship when it subsequently took off; a space battle with the Decepticons resulted in short order, during which the Mini-Cons used their powers to resurrect Optimus Prime. {{storylink|Miracle (episode)|Miracle}}

[[File:Puppet redalert blackhole.jpg|left|thumb|upright=1.4|I am fully charged!]]
No sooner were they reuinted with Prime than a worm hole opened in space alongside the Autobots' craft, sucking Red Alert and Hot Shot into its depths. The pair were disgorged on a strange, dead planet where they and a trio of Decepticons found themselves menaced by a sinister clone of Optimus Prime named [[Nemesis Prime (Armada)|Nemesis Prime]]. While Optimus Prime soon arrived to dispatch his dark doppelgänger, Red, Hot Shot and the Decepticons all sustained serious injuries, but were saved by their partner Mini-Cons, who used their powers to heal their wounds, [[spontaneous recoloration|changing the color]] of their armor. {{storylink|Puppet}}

Both factions returned to Cybertron, and during the first battle back on their homeworld, Red Alert and [[Side Swipe (Armada)|Side Swipe]] remained aboard the ''Axalon'' to protect the kids and Mini-Cons. {{storylink|Uprising (Armada)|Uprising}} A little later, Red caught Hot Shot in the act as he was preparing to depart on an unsanctioned solo mission. Learning that Hot Shot was aiming to make contact with Megatron—now Galvatron—in hopes of uniting the two factions against the danger posed by the emerging [[Unicron]], Red let him go. {{storylink|Dash (episode)|Dash}} While Hot Shot was off on his mission, Red Alert helped co-ordinate troop movements across Cybertron, {{storylink|Drift (episode)|Drift}} recommending the deployment of backup for Hot Shot as his mission took him underground on the trail of Unicron. {{storylink|Portent}}

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Red Alert remained aboard the ''Axalon'' with the kids for the next battle, which concluded with the Autobots and Decepticons finally agreeing to combine forces in the face of Unicron's threat. {{storylink|Cramp}} Red stood by Optimus Prime's side for the impromptu ceremony that saw the two armies formally unite, then took part in the first strike against Unicron before withdrawing to the ''Axalon'' to watch the demi-god's transformation from Cybertron's moon to titantic robot. {{storylink|Alliance}} When the [[Street Action Mini-Con Team]] informed them that the key to stopping Unicron was to free the three Mini-Con weapons powering him, Red Alert brought them and the kids to the underground warp-gate previously discovered by Hot Shot that would teleport them inside Unicron's body. Tremors caused by the battle raging outside caused the subterreanean tunnel to collapse, but Red shielded the kids and Mini-Cons and got them through the portal before he was buried in the subsidance. {{storylink|Union}} He soon extricated himself from the cave-in and returned to the surface, horrified at the devastation. {{storylink|Origin}} Red Alert participated in the final attack on Unicron that culminated in the chaos bringer's apparent destruction when Galvatron sacrificed himself, robbing Unicron of the hatred needed for him to exist. {{storylink|Mortal Combat}}

=====Alternate timeline=====
In a timeline where the Cybertronians' conflict never left their home planet, the Mini-Cons' influence on the Autobots and Decepticons subjugated the larger robots. Red Alert and the rest of his kind were left entangled in a semi-organic growth spawned from Unicron's cells, and were shut down by Unicron's power. Carlos, Alexis, and Rad appeared before him, visitors from another time, and beheld Red Alert's inert form before shooting off into time once more, eventually leading to Red Alert's fate being prevented. {{storylink|Drift (episode)|Drift}}
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====''Cybertron'' cartoon====
{{voiceactor|[[Brian Dobson]] (English), [[Yasuyuki Kase]] (Japanese)|[[Robert Kotulla]] (German), [[Stefan Berglund]] (Swedish), [[Samuel Harjanne]] (Finnish, eps. 1 - 39), [[Jari Salo]] (Finnish, "[[Fury (Cybertron)|Fury]]" onwards), [[Guillaume Orsat]] (French), [[Juan Navarro Torelló]] (Castilian Spanish), [[Rubén Pérez]] (Latin-American Spanish, first voice), [[José Granadillo]] (Latin-American Spanish, second voice), [[Pocholo Gonzales]] (Tagalog, HERO TV dub)}}
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Twenty years after the war for the Mini-Cons ended, Red Alert—having gained a [[Accent|new accent]] somewhere in the intervening two decades—was assigned to a remote station to monitor the activity of a colossal [[Unicron Singularity|black hole]] created by the destruction of Unicron. From this location, he reported in on the destruction of the planet [[Moriturus]]. {{storylink|Fallen (episode)|Fallen}} With the black hole threatening Cybertron itself, Optimus Prime led the Autobots in evacuating to Earth, but Red remained at his station, preparing a [[gravitron grid]] that could hopefully be used to collapse the black hole in upon itself. Teleconferencing with Prime's forces on Earth for the grid's activation, Red Alert found that his efforts had sadly been in vain, as the grid proved unable to combat the black hole's force. Ancient Transformer [[Vector Prime]] urged that the lost [[Cyber Planet Key]]s held the key to stopping the singularity, and while the other Autobots were uncertain, Red Alert spoke up on his behalf, convincing Prime's team to focus their full efforts on locating the Keys. {{storylink|Hidden}}

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Red Alert soon joined his fellow Autobots on Earth, arriving just in time to help [[Overhaul (Cybertron)|Overhaul]] reinforce the [[Autobot]]s during their conflict outside a museum. A relic from within the museum yielded up the coordinates to the resting place of the first Cyber Planet Key, [[Velocitron]], the Speed Planet. Red Alert was sent there along with Hot Shot on a covert mission to locate the key, though Red was not too happy at the prospect of a secret mission with the impetuous younger Autobot. {{storylink|Landmine (episode)|Landmine}} Red Alert could see little point in the race-centric society of Velocitron, but was instead far more interested to observe the Velocitronians' unique [[Cyber Key]]s. In accordance with Optimus's instructions, he tried to keep Hot Shot from interacting with the natives, but their mission was barely underway before Hot Shot had disobeyed and intervened in a local dispute. {{storylink|Space (episode)|Space}} With non-interference now a dead prospect, Red helped Hot Shot defeat local bullies [[Crumplezone (Cybertron)|Crumplezone]] and [[Ransack (Cybertron)|Ransack]], then checked over their injured victim, [[Brakedown (Cybertron)|Brakedown]]. Initially attempting to pose as native Velocitronians, the pair were found out by Brakedown's young friend [[Clocker (Cybertron)|Clocker]] when he overheard Red Alert giving Hot Shot a dressing down for his insubordination. With Clocker's aid, the pair were brought before planet leader [[Override (Cybertron)|Override]], who offered them information if Hot Shot could beat her in a race; he failed to do so, but Red accused him of racing for his own ego, rather than for the mission. {{storylink|Rush (episode)|Rush}}

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After Hot Shot blew his systems in his next race with Override, Red Alert went scavenging for parts in a junkyward, where he was attacked by Crumplezone and Ransack, who had fallen in with the Decepticons. Although he was able to overpower them, Red was felled with ease by their commanding officer, Starscream. {{storylink|Speed}} Red recovered, but his disposition was not helped by the experience, as he continued to lambast Hot Shot for putting himself ahead of the mission, causing the pair to almost come to blows. {{storylink|Time (episode)|Time}} Nonetheless, Red refrained from confessing their breach of protocol to Optimus Prime when he next reported on their progress. He observed Crumplezone and Ransack beating up [[Dirt Boss (Cybertron)|Dirt Boss]], and overcame his reluctance to intervene, but was fortunately prevented from having to do so by the arrival of Override. {{storylink|Search (episode)|Search}}

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With the [[Planet Cup]] about to start—the race which would determined the leader of Velocitron and conferred upon its winner possession of the world's Cyber Planet Key—Red Alert summoned Optimus Prime to the Speed Planet. {{storylink|Ship}} Forced to confess their failure to follow his orders upon Prime's arrival, Red Alert explained the situation, and Prime excused their actions after seeing Override's obstinacy for himself. Red himself participated in the opening heat of the Planet Cup, helping Hot Shot overcome a mechanical hiccup that prevented him from accelerating by dragging him along in his slipstream. {{storylink|Hero (episode)|Hero}} Red and [[Landmine (Energon)|Landmine]] guarded Hot Shot's rear for the rest of the race, and despite Decepticon interference, Red progressed to the second heat. {{storylink|Race}} Racing took its toll on the pair during this round of the contest, they dropped out to help put out fires Decepticon meddling had caused. {{storylink|Detour (episode)|Detour}}

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During training for the next leg of the Planet Cup, Red Alert relayed a distress call from Overhaul on the [[Jungle Planet (colony)|Jungle Planet]] to Optimus, and gave voice to the theory he had formed based on observing the Velocitronians' Cyber Keys that the Transformers had been shaped in different ways by the Cyber Planet Keys. {{storylink|Savage}} Red was a spectator for the next race, discovering stowaway Mini-Cons [[Six-Speed (Cybertron)|Six-Speed]] and [[Reverb (Cybertron)|Reverb]] in the crowd. {{storylink|Sand}} In preparation for the final round of the cup, Red had bad news for Hot Shot: the stress on his system from the races so far would require a passenger to ride with him to constantly modify his system. He achieved victory with [[Coby Hansen]]'s help and won the Autobots their first Cyber Planet Key, though this didn't stop Red from good-naturedly ribbing him on the winner's platform. {{storylink|Champion}} When the key was inserted into the [[Omega Lock]], it emitted a signal that Red and the other Autobots followed to the [[Arctic]], though their search for whatever it was pointing the way to was fruitless. {{storylink|Ice}}

[[File:Retreat redalert cyberkeypower.jpg|thumb|upright=1.4|"Let's go practice medicine."]]
After having some of the damage he had sustained during his Velocitronian adventures repaired by Coby, {{Storylink|Honor}} Red Alert put his own repair skills to work giving Optimus Prime a tune-up so that he could battle [[Scourge (Cybertron)|Scourge]], leader of Jungle Planet. {{storylink|Primal (Cybertron)|Primal}} Prime won ownership of Jungle Planet's Cyber Planet Key, and Red Alert and all the other Autobots [[space bridge]]d to Jungle Planet to help fight off Megatron when he tried to steal it. {{storylink|Trust (Cybertron)|Trust}} The addition of this key to the Omega Lock again directed the Autobots to the Arctic, but Red stayed behind at base while Prime led a small team to investigate. {{storylink|Trap}} Prime's team was trapped in an avalanche caused by the emergence of the Arctic mystery—ancient Decepticons hidden in stasis who had been freed by Starscream—so Red Alert and the other Autobots sped to their rescue, digging them out so they could take the fight to their new enemies. When Optimus was injured in the subsequent fight, Red Alert called retreat so he could tend to his leader's wounds. {{Storylink|Invasion (episode)|Invasion}} Seeing no recourse but to retreat to Cybertron with the Omega Lock, the Autobots attempted to leave, but were systematically cut down in their escape attempt by Starscream; Red fell alongside Landmine as the renegade Decepticon smashed through their Cyber Key powers. {{storylink|Retreat}}

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With the Omega Lock in Starscream's clutches, the Autobots had to focus their efforts on recovering it from his island base, only to be stymied by a battle with Megatron at [[Niagara Falls]]. Red Alert, Hot Shot and [[Scattorshot (Cybertron)|Scattorshot]] faced off against the Decepticon leader and were mowed down by his "Death Machine Gun". {{storylink|Revelation (episode)|Revelation}} Vector Prime transported the grievously wounded trio to a nearby military base where their human allies began trying to repair them, but Red Alert insisted they were too damaged to save. [[Lori Jiménez|Lori]] refused to take accept his fatalism, and as Hot Shot and Scattorshot announced their desire to keep living and fighting, he realized how shamefully he was acting. Their hearts all burning with [[burning spirit]], the three Autobots were able to tap into the power of the Omega Lock from afar, and were reformatted into powerful new forms, becoming the [[Cybertron Defense Team (Cybertron)|Cybertron Defense Team]]. They returned to Niagara Falls to resume their battle with Megatron, allowing Optimus to depart to track the energy surge from the Lock that had reformatted them to Starscream's secret island base. {{storylink|Critical}} After Megatron was repelled, Red Alert and his new team joined the battle on Starscream's island, from which they were sent back to Cybertron to clear the way for the impending arrival of the recovered Omega Lock, {{storylink|Assault}} riding the unstable space bridge with the help of Coby, Lori and [[Bud Hansen|Bud]]. Upon reaching the planet, they discovered it infested with insectoid [[Scrapmetal (race)|Scrapmetal]] {{storylink|Starscream (episode)|Starscream}} and set about exterminating them. [[File:Balance red scans jolt.jpg|thumb|upright=1.4]] {{storylink|United (episode)|United}} Just after they got through wiping them out, the team were confronted with Megatron once more and leapt to battle him, but were easily repulsed by his energy aura. Instead, they just stood back and watched as Optimus Prime appeared to destroy Megatron with the Omega Lock, then used the Lock's power to transform Cybertron into the body of their god and creator [[Primus]]. {{storylink|Cybertron (episode)|Cybertron}}

After communion with Primus revealed that the fourth and final Cyber Planet Key lay on [[Gigantion]], the Giant Planet, First Aid scanned [[Jolt (Cybertron)|Jolt]]'s memory banks to uncover the co-ordinates of the planet, which lay in another dimension. {{storylink|Balance}} When Jolt, the other Mini-Cons and the kids were snatched by [[Sideways (Armada)|Sideways]] to gain the same info, Red Alert helped Vector Prime trace their whereabouts, {{storylink|Darkness (episode)|Darkness}} eventually locating them on Starscream's starship, the ''[[Atlantis]]''. Red and Scattorshot joined Vector Prime in warping to the ship to rescue their stranded friends. {{storylink|Escape (episode)|Escape}}

[[File:Cyb ep38 this may sting.jpg|left|thumb|upright=1.4|"Ze healing is not as rewarding as ze hurting."]]
In preparation for the dimensional crossing required to reach Gigantion, Red Alert studied Optimus Primes's [[Matrix of Leadership]] and Vector Prime's [[Rhisling|sword]] and distilled a stabilizing "vaccine" from them that would allow the Autobots to endure the reality flux the crossing would subject them. {{storylink|Family}} Red helped to co-ordinate the distribution of Primus's energy so that the god could fend off an attack from Starscream, {{storylink|Titans}} then administered his vaccine to the other Autobots as they readied for departure aboard the ''[[Ogygia (Cybertron)|Ogygia]]''. While travelling between dimension, the ''Ogygia'' had its main engine damaged by the ''Atlantis'', but Red Alert and Coby's combined mechanical skills fixed it in the nick of time. {{storylink|Warp}}

Red Alert and the other Autobots proceeded to make contact with native Gigantions and explained their mission, {{storylink|Giant}} but were soon served their first major defeat on the planet when they were bested by Megatron, who had become Galvatron again through the power of the Cyber Planet Key. {{storylink|Fury (Cybertron)|Fury}} After Red helped to rescue Bud from the ''Atlantis'', the Autobots divided into teams to work their way towards the centre of the many-layered planet, where the Cyber Planet Key lay. {{storylink|City}}[[File:Challenge redalert cyberkeypower.jpg|thumb|upright=1.4]] Red Alert and his Cybertron Defense Teammates took one route together, overcoming the illusions of Sideways and [[Soundwave (Cybertron)|Soundwave]], {{storylink|Challenge}} besting [[Menasor (Cybertron)|Menasor]], but again falling before the might of Galvatron. {{Storylink|Scourge (episode)|Scourge}} They recovered in time to join the other Autobots in battle on the planet's lowest level, besting Galvatron and securing the Cyber Planet Key. {{storylink|Optimus (episode)|Optimus}} Galvatron soon returned to seize the complete set of keys, cutting Red and the other Autobots down in the process and leaving them stranded on Gigantion with no way back to their universe. {{storylink|Showdown (Cybertron)|Showdown}} Red Alert and Scattorshot handled the programming side of things as the Autobots attempted to create a new space bridge to return home, but the endeavor met with failure, forcing Vector Prime to sacrifice himself using his powers over space and time to return his allies to Cybertron. {{storylink|Guardian (episode)|Guardian}}

Upon their return to their homeworld, Red Alert, Hot Shot and Scattorshot engaged the Decepticons in battle to allow Optimus Prime to tussle with Galvatron. {{storylink|Homecoming (episode)|Homecoming}} Galvatron then used the Cyber Planet Keys to enlarge his Decepticons to giant size, and the Cybertron Defense Team joined in the effort to take on [[Thundercracker (Armada)|Thundercracker]], allowing Prime to pursue Galvatron and reclaim the keys. {{storylink|End}} Primus subsequently sealed the black hole, and Red Alert turned his attention to helping in the construction of planetary engines that would move the displaced Jungle Planet back to its proper orbit. He was among the assembled Cybertronians who helped right the engines when they were damaged, saving Jungle Planet, then gathered on Cybertron's moon with his comrades to watch Optimus Prime's final battle with Galvatron. {{storylink|Unfinished}}

With the war over, the Autobots embarked on a mission to build a new space bridge across the galaxy, linking all their worlds together. Red Alert was among the crew of the ''Atlantis'', ever by Optimus Prime's side. {{storylink|Beginning}}

====''Cybertron'' comic====
Several months after the end of the war, Red Alert and other comrades of Optimus Prime met with a group of Autobots responsible for fighting off [[Unicron]] and saving the [[Mini-Con]] colonies while Prime's team was busy with the whole Cyber Planet Key business. {{storylink|Revelations Part 6}}

===Panini ''Armada'' comic===
During the war, Red Alert suffered a terrible injury that nearly killed him. This near-death experience taught him to value life in all its forms. {{storylink|Panini Armada issue 8|Red Alert's profile}} During one of his many battles on Cybertron, Red Alert defended the main Autobot headquarters from a Decepticon attack alongside [[Hot Shot (Armada)|Hot Shot]] and [[Smokescreen (Armada)|Smokescreen]]. When it was revealed that angry Mini-Cons planned to bomb the base, he and the others retreated. {{storylink|Panini Armada issue 9|Counter-Strike!}} A few million years later, Red Alert participated in another battle with the Decepticons, but ended up retreating again as the enemy's Mini-Con augmentations rendered them too powerful. He wondered where the Mini-Cons who escaped from Cybertron had disappeared to, but [[Optimus Prime (Armada)|Optimus Prime]] told him it was best if nobody ever found out. {{storylink|First Encounter!}}

But it was not to be. Just a short while later, a Mini-Con reactivation beacon reached Cybertron, and the Autobots tracked it to [[Earth]] to protect the Mini-Cons from [[Megatron (Armada)|Megatron]]. While Red Alert and the others were outgunned by the Decepticons at first, the Mini-Cons pitched in and [[Longarm (Armada)|Longarm]] joined with Red Alert, allowing him to shoot down [[Starscream (Armada)|Starscream]]. {{storylink|Friends and Foes!}} After the Decepticons were chased off, the Autobots stood watch as the Mini-Cons and their new [[human]] friends made their way into some small caves. {{storylink|Panini Armada issue 3|Deep Trouble!}} They later decided that the best way to keep the Mini-Cons safe was to send them back to Cybertron, so Red Alert prepared a [[space bridge]] for them. In the end, the Mini-Cons refused to leave their friends, and a Decepticon attack wrecked the space bridge anyway.
{{storylink|Panini Armada issue 4|No Way Back!}}

Alongside Hot Shot and Optimus Prime, Red Alert later helped save the [[Air Defense Mini-Con Team (Armada)|Air Defense Mini-Con Team]] from Starscream. {{storylink|Panini Armada issue 5|Devices and Desires!}} When the Autobots learned that the Decepticons were planning to [[Nuclear weapon|nuke]] their base from the [[Moon (moon)|moon]], Red Alert despaired that their space bridge was still offline, so they couldn't prepare a counteroffensive. Thankfully, Hot Shot managed to repair the bridge and used it to send the missiles straight back at the Decepticons. Not Red Alert the scientist, but ''Hot Shot''. {{storylink|Panini Armada issue 8|Earthshaker!}}

===The Balance of Power===
Red Alert and [[Hot Shot (Armada)|Hot Shot]] were entrusted with a mission to track down an ancient Mini-Con relic deep in Decepticon territory. The duo ran afoul of [[Cyclonus (Armada)|Cyclonus]] and numerous [[Decepticlone]]s backing him up, forcing Red Alert to send out a distress signal. [[Optimus Prime (Armada)|Optimus]] arrived to bolster their firepower in short order, which in turn drew [[Megatron (Armada)|Megatron]] into the conflict. Though Red Alert was willing to do battle with the Decepticon leader himself, Optimus told him to stand down, so he could take on Megatron on his own. As the two leaders clashed, [[Starscream (Armada)|Starscream]] uncovered the artifact and activated it, and a portal opened, leading to the Mini-Cons' hiding place. The Decepticons flung themselves into the portal, and the Autobots followed them... to Earth. The search for the Mini-Cons began in earnest on this new world. {{storylink|The Balance of Power}}
{{note|This comic was written as a tie-in to the [[Transformers (Armada PS2)|''Armada'' video game]], but its details differ from the introduction seen in the game itself. [[#PS2|See below]] for Red Alert's role in the game.}}

===Reader's Digest ''Armada'' novels===
Red Alert was one of the Autobots teleported to Earth by the warp gate within the remains of a Mini-Con ship. Despite the radical change in scenery, Red Alert continued to do battle against the Decepticons who had been teleported alongside them. The fighting came to an end, temporarily, thanks to the efforts of [[Perceptor (Armada)|Perceptor]]. {{storylink|Transformers Armada: The Battle Begins|The Battle Begins}}

After securing their base on Earth, Optimus, Hot Shot and Red Alert headed to a nearby highway to adopt new alternate modes based on local vehicles. Red Alert took on the form of a four-wheel drive rescue vehicle that was part ambulance, part firetruck, part armored car. When their human allies joined them, Red Alert scrutinized their Mini-Con companions with great interest, as he had only heard of the diminutive robots in old war stories up until that point. Explosions emanating from nearby interrupted Red Alert's observations. The Decepticons were attacking the Autobots' base! The Autobots launched a counter-attack, with Red Alert deflecting a missile the Decepticon Demolishor aimed towards Optimus Prime. A stray shot from Megatron then caused a rockslide, prompting Hot Shot to leave the battlefront in order to keep the children out of harm's way. Red Alert reconvened with him afterwards, only to find that Hot Shot had gotten himself a Mini-Con partner! The children had recovered several Mini-Con panels that had been unearthed by the rock slide. One of the panels responded to Red Alert's presence, the robot within bonding with him mentally. The Mini-Con then transformed into an additional arm for Red Alert, prompting him to name his new partner “Longarm.” Rejoining the battle, Red Alert used Longarm to lift Demolishor off the ground and toss him at Megatron. Realizing they were outmatched, the Decepticons retreated, though they managed to steal away the remaining Mini-Con panels as they warped off-planet. The children were saddened that the Decepticons had managed to take off with Mini-Cons in tow, but the Autobots assured them that they had done everything they could, and joined them in a "circle of friendship." {{storylink|Transformers Armada: Race for the Mini-Con Robots|Race for the Mini-Con Robots}}

===''Transformers Legends'' anthology===
Red Alert was part of the Autobot forces during a battle in [[Yellowstone National Park]]. Following the Decepticon withdrawal, he was able to successfully retrieve a Mini-Con from a mud pit. {{storylink|Lonesome Diesel}}

===''Universe'' comic===
[[File:TFUjailbreak.jpg|left|upright=1.1|thumb|I'm a doctor, not a dimension traveller!]]
A Red Alert hailed from [[Aurex 606.0 Kappa]]. He, [[Longarm (Armada)|Longarm]], [[Smokescreen (Cybertron)|Smokescreen]], and [[Jolt (Armada)|Jolt]] had just battled and driven off the Decepticons [[Landslide (Decepticon)|Landslide]], [[Drench (Universe)|Drench]], and [[Wind Sheer (Armada)|Wind Sheer]] when Unicron abducted him. Unicron would have also gotten Longarm if [[Firebot (Armada)|Firebot]] hadn't shoved Longarm out of the way and taken his place. {{storylink|Ask Vector Prime#Facebook|Ask Vector Prime, 14/9/2015}} The pair were subsequently held prisoner in the [[Cauldron]] arena. The quick thinking of [[Trailbreaker (G1)|Trailbreaker]] and [[Silverbolt (Fuzor)|Silverbolt]] released them, and Red Alert participated in the great escape led by [[Optimus Primal (BW)/Beast Wars cartoon continuity|Optimus Primal]]. {{storylink|Escape (Universe)|Escape}} However, Red Alert and Firebot's home reality had seemingly ceased to exist, and thus they ended up in [[Aurex 204.0 Kappa]] with another [[Smokescreen (Armada)|Smokescreen]] who had also been in the Cauldron. This Smokescreen helped them adapt to their new home. {{storylink|Ask Vector Prime#Facebook|Ask Vector Prime, 14/9/2015}}
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===''Galaxy Force'' comic===
{{charstubfiction|{{storylink|The Devil's Dogfight! Coby's Courage}} {{storylink|Intense Race Planet! Velocitron}} {{storylink|Deep Sea Discovery! Vector Prime}} {{storylink|Fastest Dream! Hot Shot's Run}} {{storylink|Galaxy Force Mission.8}} {{storylink|Galaxy Force Mission.9}}}}

===Cyber Key Code content===
Red Alert fought beside [[Optimus Prime (Armada)|Optimus Prime]], [[Landmine (Energon)|Landmine]], and [[Jetfire (Armada)|Jetfire]] until one day [[Starscream (Armada)|Starscream]] used his Energon Saber to cut off his hand. Red Alert has never forgiven him.

===''Cybertron'' toy bios===
Red Alert's first duty was to defend and heal the sick and injured. Thusly, Optimus Prime sent the Mini-Con [[Dirt Boss (Armada)|Dirt Boss]] under Red Alert's protection to the [[Velocitron|Speed Planet]] (although Dirt Boss viewed it as him doing the protecting). They happily worked side by side to ensure that all who needed protection were safe. {{storylink|#Cybertron|Wal-Mart exclusive two-pack toy bio}}

==Games==
===''Transformers'' (PS2)===
{{voiceactor|[[Daran Norris]] (English)|[[Tomás Rubio]] (Castilian Spanish), [[Hubert Drac]] (French), [[Stefano Albertini]] (Italian)}}
When Optimus Prime left the base, Red Alert served as his dispatcher, alerting him via radio to mission objectives and giving him warnings.

Red Alert also took to the field, fighting the Decepticons and their army of [[Decepticlone]]s through various locations. He was accompanied by [[Longarm (Armada)|Longarm]], his [[Mini-Con]] partner, with whom he could [[Powerlinx]]. He eventually merged with all the [[Mini-Con]]s that formed the [[Matrix Cannon]], ultimately defeating [[Unicron]] and saving [[Cybertron (planet)|Cybertron]].

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{{storylink|Transformers (Armada PS2)|Transformers}}

===''Transformers: Battle Tactics''===
[[File:Battle-Tactics-Red-Alert-Armada.jpg|thumb|400px|"Dammit, I'm a doctor-" "Not a pawn in this game, we know!" "...am I really that predictable?"]]
Red Alert participated in battles against a variety of opponents, both Autobots and Decepticons. Sometimes there were many of him! He was a Super Rare character who could be recruited by collecting 250 units of Cybermetal, 75 units of Transmetal, and 25 cores of this character. {{storylink|Transformers: Battle Tactics}}
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==Toys==
===''Armada''===
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[[File:Armada RedAlertLongarm toy.jpg|upright=1.66|thumb|RED UH-LURT! (''Hasbro version pictured'')]]
<ul class="iconlist">{{Bp-a1|'''Red Alert with Longarm''' (Max-Con Class, [[2002]])}}</ul>
:*''Takara name'': '''Ratchet'''
:*''Sonokong name'': '''Patrol'''
:*''Takara and Sonokong ID number'': '''MC-02'''
:*''Takara release date'': [[December 26]], 2002
:*''Accessories'': Claw-missile, disc, blaster attachment, triple-blaster attachment
{{toydesigner|[[Aaron Archer]] (Hasbro), [[Hironori Kobayashi]] (Takara)}}

: Part of the first wave of ''[[Transformers: Armada (toyline)|Armada]]'' Max-Cons, Red Alert transforms into a white Nissan Patrol rescue SUV, loaded up with [[gimmick]]s. Placing his partner [[Longarm (Armada)#Toys|Longarm]] (or any other Mini-Con) onto the [[Powerlinx]] plug on his lightbar and pushing it forward triggers flashing LED lights and a voice chip that proclaims "RED-A-LERT! WOO-WOO-WOO-WOO-WOO-WOO!" Pulling the Mini-Con back, on the other hand, releases a spring-loaded missile launcher that flips out from his roof and into place over his hood, accompanied by an electronic firing noise. This weapon fires a missile with a hinged grappling claw. Placing a Mini-Con on his hood plug causes his grill to spring open, revealing a pressure-firing disc launcher that fires a single projectile when the Mini-Con is pulled back, also accompanied by a "rat-tat-tat" firing sound effect.

: In [[robot mode]], Red Alert retains use of both of these gimmicks, with the missile launcher now flipping all the way over his left shoulder; the launcher can also be removed and used as a hand-held weapon. Instead of having a left hand, he instead sports a [[5 mm post|5 mm peg-hole]] in his wrist, an attachment point for one of two translucent red "blasters" that are stored in the door-panel on his right leg. (He is most often depicted in fiction with the single-barrel attachment). The panel of his left leg, meanwhile, unfolds into a Mini-Con repair bay with a flip-up translucent red monitor screen and a plug for mounting Mini-Con patients. Due to the lack of clearance between his legs, the wheels attached to the panels, and the entire back assembly (when locked into place in robot mode), unfolding these panels has a tendency to create stress on the hinges, leading to the thinner white part of the joint to crack and/or split. Additionally, Red Alert has an unused cartoon [[character model]] sheet featured in the back of ''[[Legends of the Microns Year Book 2003]]'' that shows the entire left side of the vehicle mode opened up into a full repair bay, with the repair bay panel flipped out in vehicle mode, his left arm with one of the attachments equipped folded out as a repair arm, and his robot mode foot folded down as a support strut to hold the left side of the vehicle mode up (since the wheel isn't touching the ground when the panel is folded down). This can be loosely recreated with the toy—however, the foot can't be placed flat on the ground, and instead only his toe supports the vehicle in this configuration… but hey, it works! It's likely this was the intended function for Red Alert's repair bay platform, as folding it out in robot mode (like the toy is often advertised), has (previously mentioned) clearance issues.

: [[Hasbro]] seemingly not having learnt their lesson back in the mid-80s with the [[Ratchet (G1)/toys#The Transformers|G1 Ratchet toy]] [[Ratchet (G1)/Generation 1 cartoon continuity#Notes|and character models]] featuring the trademarked [[Red Cross]] logo, released Red Alert with [[tampograph]]ed red crosses, leading to a court battle between the two companies (more on this [[#Notes|below]]).

: The [[TakaraTomy|Takara]] ''Legend of the Microns'' "Ratchet" and [[Sonokong]] ''Eunha Yeongung: Cybertron'' "Patrol" releases feature some slight [[Paint operation|paint application]] differences from the Hasbro release, mainly a "separated" Autobot insignia and the addition of dark blue paint on his kneecaps. His electronic sound effects are also slightly altered, removing the "RED-A-LERT!" portion and just going right to the siren sounds.

: This mold was later used to make ''[[Transformers: Energon (toyline)|Energon]]'' Sam's Club-exclusive [[Prowl (Energon)#VsStarscream|Prowl]] and [[Transformers (2007 toyline)|2007 movie line]] [[Inferno (Movie)#Toys|Inferno]].

::*''[http://tfu.info/2002/Autobot/RedAlert/redalert.htm More information on Red Alert at TFU.info]''

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[[File:Powerlinx Red Alert toy.jpg|upright=1.66|thumb|ORANGE UH-LURT! (''Hasbro version stock image'')]]
<ul class="iconlist">{{Bp-a1|'''Powerlinx Red Alert with Powerlinx Longarm''' (Max-Con Class, [[2003]])}}</ul>
:*''Takara name'': '''Ratchet Super Mode'''
:*''Takara ID number'': '''MC-12'''
:*''Takara release date'': [[September 11]], 2003
:*''Accessories'': Claw-missile, disc, blaster attachment, triple-blaster attachment

: Released in the fifth and final wave of ''Armada'' Max-Cons, this [[redeco]] of Red Alert, depicting him in his powered-up "Powerlinx" form seen in the "Unicron Battles" portion of the ''Armada'' cartoons, makes him predominantly orange with white stripes and [[tampograph]]ed "RESCUE" lettering, giving him a more beach-rescue vibe. He retains all of the same gimmicks and sounds as the previous version of the mold, and comes with a redecoed Longarm.

: Powerlinx Red Alert was to feature red crosses like his original toy initially, but it was dropped prior to release, after [[Red Cross]] took Hasbro to court over the logos "misuse".

: The Takara "Ratchet Super Mode" release has some slight paint application differences, mainly additional metallic red paint on his arms (notably his right hand), and the removal of the "EMERGENCY" text on his hood.

::*''[http://tfu.info/2003/Autobot/PXRedAlert/redalert.htm More information on Powerlinx Red Alert at TFU.info]''
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===''Built to Rule!''===
[[File:BTR ArmadaRedAlert.jpg|upright=1.66|thumb|Red Alert's left hand is restored by the power of not-[[LEGO]].]]
<ul class="iconlist">{{Bp-a1|'''Red Alert w/ Longarm''' (2003)}}</ul>
:*''Accessories'': Three missiles

: One of the larger ''[[Built to Rule!]]'' sets, Red Alert can be built into an emergency SUV, robot, or whatever your imagination can make out of the blocks provided. The set features a large pressure-launch triple-missile "Gatling" cannon.

: He also came with a [[Longarm (Armada)#Built to Rule!|block-version of Longarm]].

::*''[http://tfu.info/2003/Autobot/BTRRedAlert/redalert.htm More information on Built to Rule! Red Alert at TFU.info]''
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===''Cybertron''===
[[File:Cybertron Red Alert toy.jpg|upright=1.66|thumb|Cut you up, geezer! (''Hasbro version stock image'')]]
<ul class="iconlist">{{Bp-a1|'''Red Alert''' (Deluxe Class, [[2005]])}}</ul>
:*''Takara and Mocom Toy name'': '''First Aid'''
:*''Takara ID number'': '''GC-11'''
:*''Takara release date'': [[February 10]], [[2005]]
:*''Accessories'': Clamp attachment, hammer attachment, Earth Cyber Key
:*''Cyber Key Coe'': '''d26w'''
{{toydesigner|[[Eric Siebenaler]] (Hasbro), [[Takashi Kunihiro]] (Takara)}}

: ''[[Transformers: Cybertron (toyline)|Cybertron]]'' Red Alert transforms into a {{w|Dodge Magnum}}-inspired emergency vehicle. Plugging a [[Cyber Key]] into the back of his car mode causes two rear side-panels to pop out and reveal two spring-forward non-firing blasters. This gimmick is retained in robot mode, where they become over-shoulder blasters. He features an unusual transformation sequence where both the front and rear halves of the [[alternate mode|vehicle mode]] come together to form his legs. His hood halves open to reveal storage space for extra tools (a hammer-head and an opening claw) that can be attached onto his left arm blaster. Later releases of the mold had slight indents made in the leg pieces to allow them to clip together better.

: The Takara and [[Mocom Toy]] ''Galaxy Force'' "First Aid" toy lacks the gold paint on the robot mode shoulders, and has lighter blue paint than the Hasbro Red Alert release. And of course, the Cyber Key lacks the Hasbro version's [[Cyber Key Codes|Cyber Key Code]].

: This mold was later used to make [[Cannonball (Cybertron)#Toys|Cannonball]], the [[Transformers (2007 toyline)|live-action movie-verse]] [[Crankcase (Movie)#Toys|Crankcase]], and ''[[Transformers Timelines (toyline)|Timelines]]'' [[Kup (G1)/toys#Timelines|Kup]]. The Kup tooling was also the model for the non-toy [[Kup (SG)|''Shattered Glass'' Kup]].

::*''[http://tfu.info/2005/Autobot/RedAlert/redalert.htm More information on Red Alert at TFU.info]''

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[[File:Cybertron Defence Red Alert.jpg|thumb|upright=1.66|(''Hasbro version stock image'')]]
[[File:GalaxyForce-UltraFirstAid-toy.jpg|thumb|upright=1.66|(''Takara / Mocom Toy version pictured'')]]
<ul class="iconlist">{{Bp-a1|'''Cybertron Defense Red Alert''' (Ultra Class, 2005)}}</ul>
:*''Takara name'': '''First Gunner'''
:*''Mocom Toy name'': '''Ultra First Aid'''
:*''Takara ID number'': '''GC-21'''
:*''Takara release date'': [[July 14]], [[2005]]
:*''Accessories'': Large missile, projectile, spring-loaded shield/multi-tool arm, clamp attachment, hammer attachment, Cybertron Autobot Cyber Key
:*''Cyber Key Code'': '''up0t'''
{{toydesigner|[[Eric Siebenaler]] (Hasbro), [[Shogo Hasui]] (Takara)|[[Marcelo Matere]] (packaging artist)}}

: An upgraded, all-new tooling of Red Alert, "[[Cybertron Defense Team (Cybertron)|Cybertron Defense]]" Red now transforms into a cross between a Russian {{w|R-400 Oka}} mobile ballistic missile launcher and a {{w|BTR-90}} armored personnel carrier. The left side of his vehicle mode has a flip-up non-firing double-blaster, which can also be "used" in robot mode. Inserting a Cyber Key into the rear of the missile rack splits the missile open, activates lights and an electronic beeping sound, and exposes the inner spring-loaded projectile-launching translucent "laser cannon". When the missile itself is "launched"/slid off, it lights up and plays a sound of it taking off.

: In robot mode, Red Alert finally has two normal robotic hands, and he comes with a shield that can be mounted on either arm. When a Key is inserted into the top of the shield, a cannon flips out, and its barrel tip can be equipped with several tools stored in his shins (a spring-loaded hammer-head or a gripping claw), emulating his old multi-tool arm. He has two (nonfunctional) Mini-Con hardpoints in vehicle mode, and two ''different'' hardpoints in robot mode.

: The Takara "First Gunner" and [[Mocom Toy]] "Ultra First Aid" releases feature additional red details on the missile, blue paint on the gripping claw, and replaces the greenish-blue border on the Cyber Key with silver.

: Possibly because the Western name for the "Vanguard Team" (Cybertron Defense Team) was decided very late in the game, early batches of this toy available at retail and from online stores were lacking the "Cybertron Defense" portion of the name on the packaging. However, the more widespread version with the full name was found within mere days of the original version's initial retail sighting.

: This mold was also used to make the ''[[Transformers Timelines (toyline)|Timelines]]'' [[Megatron (BW)/toys#Timelines|Darksyde Megatron]] and ''[[Transformers: Universe (2008 toyline)|Universe]]'' [[Countdown (G1)#Universe (2008)|Countdown]].

::*''[http://tfu.info/2005/Autobot/CybDefRedAlert/redalert.htm More information on Cybertron Defence Red Alert at TFU.info]''

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[[File:Cyb-toy RedDirtTins.jpg|thumb|upright=1.1|First he tried [[Powerlinx]]ing with the [[Dirt Boss (Cybertron)|other Dirt Boss]]. That didn't go so well.]]
<ul class="iconlist">{{Bp-a1|'''Red Alert with Dirt Boss''' (Multi-pack, 2005)}}</ul>
:*''Accessories'': Clamp attachment, hammer attachment, Earth Cyber Key
:*''Cyber Key Code'': '''d26w'''

: Available [[exclusive]]ly at [[Walmart]] stores, this multi-pack features an unchanged [[#Cybertron|Deluxe-class Red Alert]] with a new [[redeco]] of the ''[[Transformers: Armada (toyline)|Armada]]'' Mini-Con [[Dirt Boss (Armada)#Cybertron|Dirt Boss]], who also came with his own carrying tin.

: [[Hasbro]] copy writer [[Forest Lee]] confirms that the ''Cybertron'' [[Tiny Tins]] exclusives were originally planned with two different [[Race Mini-Con Team|Race Team]] decos in mind, hence the backstory involving one version of the Team being from an alternate universe and the Tins' decos showing the Mini-Cons in silhouette rather than the normal full-color images. He could not confirm what the then-chosen decos were, however, but it seems likely they were re-packs of the two schemes from ''[[Transformers: Armada (toyline)|Armada]]'', given the use of "[[Race Mini-Con Team#RoadAssault|Road Assault Team]]".

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<ul class="iconlist">{{Bp-multi|'''Value Pack''' (Multi-toy bundle, 2005)}}</ul>
:*''Accessories'': Clamp attachment, hammer attachment, Earth Cyber Key
:*''Cyber Key Code'': '''d26w'''

: For a while, [[Toys"R"Us]] and [[Walmart]] stores in the US sold "Value Packs" with two randomly paired, fully packaged Deluxes set in a cardboard sleeve and sold at somewhat less than the cost of two normal Deluxes.

: This packs could include [[Dirt Boss (Cybertron)#Toys|Dirt Boss]], [[Hot Shot (Armada)/toys#Cybertron|Hot Shot]], [[Override (Cybertron)#Toys|Override]], Red Alert, [[Sideways (Armada)#Cybertron|Sideways]], or [[Snarl (Cybertron)#Toys|Snarl]].

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[[File:Cyb-toy CriticalPath.jpg|thumb|upright=1.1|No, we don't know why the path is so critical either.]]
<ul class="iconlist">{{Bp-a1d1|'''Critical Path Pack! Sideways vs. Red Alert''' (Multi-pack, 2005)}}</ul>
:*''Accessories'': Clamp attachment, hammer attachment, Earth Cyber Key
:*''Cyber Key Code'': '''d26w'''

: This two-pack of the Deluxe-size Red Alert and ''[[Transformers: Cybertron (toyline)|Cybertron]]'' [[Sideways (Armada)#Cybertron|Sideways]] toys was made available only at [[Target]] stores, retailing for $16.99. The toys are identical to their individual releases.

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[[File:LOC CD Red Alert.jpg|upright=1.66|thumb|In this instance, the "C" in "ICBM" stands for "cul-de-sac".]]
<ul class="iconlist">{{Bp-a1|'''Red Alert''' (Legends of Cybertron, 2006)}}</ul>

: A much-simplified version of the "Cybertron Defense" incarnation of Red Alert in terms of detail and articulation, this toy was made available in the third wave of the ''[[Legends Class (2005)|Legends of Cybertron]]'' series. The missile is permanently in its split-open state, and permanently attached to his body.

: This mold was later used to make ''[[Transformers: Classics|Classics]]'' [[Perceptor (G1)/toys#Classics|Perceptor]] and ''[[Transformers: Universe (2008 toyline)|Universe]]'' [[Onslaught (G1)/toys#Universe (2008)|Onslaught]].

::*''[http://tfu.info/2006/Autobot/LOCRedAlert/redalert.htm More information on Legends Red Alert at TFU.info]''
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===''Age of the Primes''===
[[File:TF-Age of the Primes-Autobot Red Alert.jpg|thumb|upright=1.66]]
<ul class="iconlist">{{Bp-a1|'''Autobot Red Alert''' (Voyager Class, [[2025]])}}</ul>
:*''Accessories:'' blaster, hand missile, claw
{{toydesigner|[[Mark Maher]] (Hasbro)}}<ref>[https://www.bilibili.com/video/BV1Zhi6Y6EkU/ ''Age of the Primes'' panel] with [[Hasbro]] designer [[Mark Maher]] at [[Cybertron Con 2024]] Day 1, recorded at the "Giant Peng Peng" (巨大化鹏鹏) BilliBilli channel.</ref>
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==Merchandise==
{{anchor|McDs}}
===McDonald's===
[[File:Armadatoy happymeal redalert.jpg|thumb|upright=1.67]]
*'''Red Alert''' (McDonald's Happy Meal toy, 2002)
**''McID number'': '''6'''
:Part of the ''Armada'' Happy Meal promo at [[McDonald's]], this simplified version of Red Alert features a {{w|friction motor}} which is activated by pushing in his engine block/ head. The more you push the button, the further he'll zip along in SUV mode.

:The toy also features a [[Powerlinx]] post, which enable him to form a "leg" to the really silly-looking [[Mighty Robot]] into which the four Autobots in the range combine; his normal placement is as the left leg. He also has one Mini-Con Powerlinx port on each of his doors, so he can activate the Mini-Con features on larger figures.

::*''[http://tfu.info/2002/Autobot/McRedAlert/redalert.htm More information on McDonald's Red Alert at TFU.info]''
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===Burger King===
[[File:Cybertrontoy burgerking redalert.jpg|thumb|upright=1.67]]
*'''Red Alert''' (Burger King kids meal toy, 2005)
:Available only as part of Burger King's ''Cybertron'' promotion, this version of Red Alert is a very simplified version of the original toy, transforming into an emergency vehicle, devoid of any [[gimmick]]ry... and that includes ''functional wheels''. That's right, this toy doesn't even ''roll'' in vehicle mode.

::*''[http://tfu.info/2005/Autobot/BKRedAlert/redalert.htm More information on Burger King Red Alert at TFU.info]''
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===Super Collection Figure===
[[File:SCF RedAlert.jpg|upright=1.66|thumb|Red Alert apparently never skips leg day ''or'' arm day. Yikes.]]
*'''Ratchet''' ([[December 27]] 2002)
**''Act'': '''9'''
**''Accessories:'' Stand
:A three-inch tall non-transforming PVC figurine of Red Alert was released in the ''[[Transformers: Armada (franchise)|Armada]]''-specific ninth wave of Takara's ''[[Heroes of Cybertron|Super Collection Figure]]'' line. The figure came in both full color and metallic silver "pewter" variants, available at an equal ratio one each in every case of twelve [[blindpacking|blindpacked]] figures.

:The pewter version of the figure has a potential problem with connector peg breakage, due to said pegs often getting a layer of pewter paint before being forced into a socket, leading to sticking and tearing. Care should be used when moving or removing the arms; shaving down the socket interior with a thin hobby knife is usually sufficient to fix the issue.

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[[File:SCF armada redalert.jpg|thumb|upright=1.67|Quite possibly the first ever recorded dab.]]
*'''Ratchet (Cybertron Mode)'''{{fact}} (2002)
**''Act'': '''10'''
**''Accessories:'' Stand
:A rare "[[chase figure|Secret Figure]]" of Red Alert in his Cybertronian body, as seen in the [[Metamorphosis (Armada)|second episode]] of the ''Armada'' cartoon, was available in the tenth and final ''Super Collection Figure'' wave. He has a new torso and backpack, and the vehicle [[kibble]] on his limbs has been removed. It could only be found in one out of every ten cases, taking the place of the full-color version of the [[Optimus Prime (Armada)/toys#Super Collection Figure|Optimus Prime Super Mode]] figure from that assortment.

:All of the Act-10 SCF figurines use considerably softer, more rubbery plastic than the previous assortments. This leads to some difficulty in keeping some figures standing, plus the pewter versions can be extremely hard to peg back together, as the pegs will just squash rather than pop into the sockets. This also leads to a greater risk of mushroom-pegs tearing on the pewter versions if the paint sticks together within the sockets.
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===Mini Car Collection===
*'''Ratchet''' (die-cast vehicle, 2003)
:French die-cast model producers [[Majorette]] teamed with Kabaya to produce the ''[[Transformers Mini Car Collection]]'', a line of ''Armada''-themed die-cast vehicles, all of which were redecos of pre-existing Majorette toys. Red Alert was a redeco of Majorette toy #285—a 4WD patrol car— now bearing the Autobot insignia, the ''Legends of the Microns'' logo, and an image of the Autobot medic on its hood. The toy came with a pack of gum.

::*''[http://www.shmax.com/product_details/4443/ratchet More information on Mini Car Collection Ratchet at Shmax.com]''

===Battle for Cybertron Game===
*'''Transformers: Armada - Battle for Cybertron Game''' (2003)
:A small figurine of Red Alert was among the eight Transformers character playing pieces included with the [[Milton Bradley]] ''[[Battle for Cybertron Game|Battle for Cybertron]]'' board game.
::*''[http://boardgamegeek.com/boardgame/6841/transformers-armada-battle-for-cybertron More information on Battle for Cybertron at BoardGameGeek.com]''
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==Notes==
* According to Aaron Archer, Red Alert's design was mostly inspired by the ''Power Rangers'' lines being developed at the time, with a head sculpt inspired by RoboCop.<ref>{{citesocial|quote=His design is influenced by #robocop and #powerrangers / I am a huge fan of the Robocop and ed 209 designs and i loved the movie in high school. but the bigger influence was power rangers and japanese suit shows. / I was in japan a lot the summer of 2001 and looking at all the Japanese brands while there. A new ultraman and Ranger show hit along w a few others and Red Alert was created during that influence.|link=https://www.instagram.com/p/Buhw4GXHcQX/|name=Aaron Archer|site=Instagram|year=2019|month=03|day=03}}</ref>
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** As seen in concept art published in the ''[[Legends of the Microns Year Book 2003]]'', Aaron Archer sketched a wide range of headsculpt ideas for Red Alert (designated with the placeholder name '''Rescue Extreme''').<ref>[https://twitter.com/walruslaw/status/1300537166674767873 Concept art scan from @walruslaw, 31 August 2020]</ref><ref>{{citesocial|quote=I love show reference books and #perfectguide books ,fun to be part of the #transformersarmada version.|link=https://www.instagram.com/p/BvyqdB3n3Wn/|name=Aaron Archer|site=Instagram|year=2019|month=04|day=03}}</ref> A common theme is a large siren perched atop his cranium, which is downplayed in the final look.
* Several of Red Alert's ''Armada'' toy gimmicks along with an additional "Repair Bed" (リペアべッド ''Ripea Beddo'') configuration for his robot mode & vehicle mode (which can be very loosely replicated with the toy by opening the left door, uncurling the arm and plugging in one of the hand attachments; unfolding the side of the vehicle to form the bed itself, and repositioning the robot mode foot as a support for the now-missing wheel) are depicted in the back of the ''Legends of the Microns Year Book 2003'' among his [[character model|production materials]] for the cartoon. Sadly, neither his robot mode or vehicle mode Repair Bed configurations made it into the show.
** Additionally, his "E-Tool Container" (エ具コンテナ ''E-Gu Kontena'', the compartment on his right leg) was also ignored throughout the duration of the cartoon. Model sheets show that, had it been utilized, a small mechanism would've slid up on a rail and an arm would've extended out from the mechanism, grabbing the tool-hand he removed, then the mechanism would store it and lift the replacement tool-hand out for him to then grab.
* The ''Armada'' Red Alert toy's "WOO WOO WOO" sound effect has since become a famous in-joke within the ''Transformers'' [[fandom]]. For a short time, it also became something of an impromptu chant among fans at ''Transformers'' conventions. Reportedly, at the start of the [[OTFCC 2003]] [[Hasbro]] Panel, several fans started chanting "WOO WOO WOO WOO!" to the initial confusion of Hasbro designer [[Aaron Archer]], until he realized what was occurring.
* As a result of Hasbro using the "red cross on white backdrop" symbol on the original ''Armada'' Red Alert toy, the [[Red Cross|International Committee of the Red Cross]], who have the symbol [[trademark]]ed and ''vigorously'' protect their claim to it, took Hasbro to court over the use of their symbol. This in turn resulted in the symbol not only being dropped from the toy's "Powerlinx" [[redeco]], but also having to be removed from the then-current [[Dreamwave Productions]] comics.<ref name="redcross">{{citesocial|quote=At the time, Hasbro had recently been taken to court by the Red Cross for using the trademarked Red Cross emblem on the Armada Red Alert toy. So Hasbro had to make sure the red cross was removed from any toy or licensed product (like a comic) including G1 Ratchet. This is also why they changed the cross logo to some made-up gear logo for the Armada Red Alert repaint [...] So, starting with TFG1 Vol.2 #2 we had to start coloring Ratchet a little differently, no big deal. When it BECAME a big deal was actually the above-shown TF G1 Vol.2 #3. During production of this issue the change was forgotten and Ratchet was colored the old way with red crosses showing. This actually happened while I was on vacation, and when I came back I saw the early print samples of the issue had just come in. After a quick review I noticed the mistake, and everybody scrambled trying to figure out what to do. I remember we tried begging Hasbro to let is slide just this once, but no go (their hands were really tied after the lawsuit). So the whole print run of the issue was pulped and reprinted. Not sure what the exact number of copies was, but it would have been at least 70,000 comics destroyed. Ouch! For comparison to these days comics, that would be the full prints runs at least 4 or 5 IDW Transformers comics.|link=https://web.archive.org/web/20120830111944/http://www.lilformers.com/blog/2012/04/05/dreamslaves-4-red-crosses/|name=Matt Moylan|site=Lil Formers|title=DREAMSLAVES #4: Red Crosses|year=2012|month=04|day=05}}</ref>
* The x-ray image of his inner structure seen in the end credits of ''Legends of the Microns'' shows him having a pair of normal eyes behind his visor.
* According to the [[Transformers (Armada PS2)|''Armada'' PlayStation 2 game]] instruction booklet, Red Alert's ''Armada'' body has the following statistics:
**Mass: 3,838 lbs
**Robot height: 19' 8"
**Robot top speed: 37 mph
**Vehicle height: 7' 3"
**Vehicle top speed: 155 mph
**Vehicle power: 450 hp @ 6600 rpm
* His Cybertron Defense toy's Cyber Key Code info contains a reference to [[The Transformers: The Movie|the '86 movie]]. According to the info, Hot Shot had his arm torn off during the battle with the Scrapmetals. Red Alert mended the arm better than it had been before, even fixing a bad rotator cuff. This references [[Hot Rod (G1)|Hot Rod]]'s repair of [[Kup (G1)|Kup]] on [[Quintessa (planet)|Quintessa]] ("You even got rid of a nasty burr on my rotator").

===Foreign names===
====''Armada''====
*''Japanese:'' '''Ratchet''' (ラチェット ''Rachetto''), '''Ratchet Super Mode''' (ラチェット{{ruby|S|スーパーモード}} ''Rachetto Sūpā Mōdo'')
*''Hungarian:'' '''Riadó''' ("Alert")
*''Mandarin:'' '''Hóngsè Jǐngbào''' (China, 红色警报, "Red Alert")
*''Korean:'' '''Patrol''' (패트롤 ''Paeteurol'')
*''Polish:'' '''Alarmus'''
*''Russian:'' '''Paniker''' (Паникёр, "Alarmist")
*''Portuguese:'' '''Alerta Vermelho''' (Brazil, "Red Alert")
*''Spanish:'' '''Alerta Roja''' (Hispanic America, "Red Alert")

====''Cybertron''====
*''Japanese:'' '''First Aid''' (ファストエイド ''Fasuto Eido''), '''First Gunner''' (Vanguard Team, ファストガンナー ''Fasuto Gannā'')
*''Hungarian:'' '''Riadó'''
*''Korean:'' '''First Aid''' (퍼스트에이드 ''Peoseuteu Eideu''), '''Ultra First Aid''' (Cybertron Guard, 울트라 퍼스트에이드 ''Ulteura Peoseuteu Eideu'')

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Tidal Wave (Armada)

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:''Tidal Wave is a [[Decepticon]] from the [[Unicron Trilogy continuity family]].''

[[File:Tidal wave looms ps2.jpg|upright=2.2|thumb|Like a vast predatory <s>bird</s> fish...]]
'''Tidal Wave''' (sometimes '''Mirage''') is a colossal powerhouse, one of the largest Decepticons under [[Megatron (Armada)|Megatron]]'s command. His power is backed up by a brain that doesn't exactly run at optimal speeds; he's not so much stupid as he is single-minded and easily frustrated, although [[Pokeformers|his tendency to shout his own name repeatedly as a sort of battle cry]] doesn't do much to refute his reputation as a knucklehead. In battle he is merciless, an unyielding engine of destruction.

He is unquestionably loyal to Megatron and his ideals and will quickly sign up with anyone that promises power to the Decepticon cause. He may or may not have a [[Deathsaurus (G1)|soft spot for children]].<ref>One of the ''Super Link'' [[commercial bumper]]s features Mirage introducing himself, then telling the good little children out there that it's nice to meet them.</ref>

Tidal Wave's [[Mini-Con]] partner is [[Ramjet (Armada)|Ramjet]].

{{bigquote|My word! Now that is what I call one finely-tuned piece of military machinery.|[[Megatron (Armada)|Megatron]] on Tidal Wave|"[[Awakening (Armada)|Awakening]]"}}

==Fiction==
===Toy pack-in comics===
[[File:Armada V4 Tidal Wave.jpg|left|thumb]]
On [[Cybertron (planet)|Cybertron]], Tidal Wave rescued [[Megatron (Armada)|Galvatron]] when the [[Decepticon]] leader was being transported to prison. The two combined, and their power was too much for [[Overload (Armada)|Overload]] and [[Rollout (Armada)|Rollout]] to handle. Their battle was cut short when Ramjet pointed out the gigantic form of [[Unicron]] in the sky. {{Storylink|Armada Volume 4}}

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In another battle, Mirage, along with [[Demolishor (Armada)|Demolishor]], [[Cyclonus (Armada)|Snow Cat]], and [[Shockblast]], were sicced on a weakened [[Optimus Prime (Armada)|Optimus Prime]], but were blasted away by [[Wing Saber (Energon)|Wing Saber]]. {{storylink|Energon Volume 4}}
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===Cartoon continuity===
====''Armada'' cartoon====
{{voiceactor|[[Doug Parker]] (English), [[Jin Yamanoi]] (Japanese)|[[Arto Nieminen]] (Finnish), [[Matti Klemm]] (German), [[Enrico Pallini]] (Italian), [[Jorge Saudinós]] (Castilian Spanish), [[Márcio Simões]] (Brazilian Portuguese), [[Armando Volcanes]] (Latin-American Spanish), [[Guy de La Berg]] (Swedish)}}

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After leading the Decepticons to victory on the planet [[Dabola]], {{storylink|Awakening (Armada)|Awakening}} Tidal Wave was brought to [[Earth]] by the Decepticon strategist [[Thrust (Armada)|Thrust]] in an attempt to bolster [[Megatron (Armada)/Cartoon continuity|Megatron]]'s forces. He passed [[Neptune]] on his way to [[Earth]], {{storylink|Detection}} before coming upon the Autobots and Decepticons locked in a beachfront battle. Thrust's claims of Tidal Wave's prowess initially conflicted with the newcomer's... lack of grace. This was exemplified when [[Hot Shot (Armada)/Cartoon continuity|Hot Shot]] and [[Blurr (Armada)|Blurr]] capsized the huge warship and sent it to the bottom of the deep. However, Tidal Wave quickly recovered by transforming into his massively powerful [[robot mode]] and quickly sent the Autobots scrambling for cover. {{storylink|Awakening (Armada)|Awakening}}
[[File:ArmTVTidalWave.jpg|thumb|upright=1.4|Crumbs, chief.]]
Pounding the Autobots with firepower, Thrust called out to Tidal Wave to initiate his party piece. Tidal Wave transformed and split into three component vehicle sections (which somehow shrank in size), headed for Megatron and Powerlinxed with him, forming a combination known as ''Burning Megatron''. Megatron declared that "The Power is Mine!" before setting off in pursuit of Jet Optimus. Tidal Wave gave Megatron flight capability and an overwhelming amount of firepower which kept Jet Optimus at bay long enough for Megatron to slice the connection point between Optimus Prime and [[Jetfire (Armada)|Jetfire]] with the Star Saber. However, Optimus Prime managed to obtain the [[Requiem Blaster (Armada)|Requiem Blaster]] and used it to injure both Tidal Wave and Megatron, forcing the Decepticons to retreat {{storylink|Desperate}} to the [[Moon (moon)|Moon]] for repairs. {{storylink|Runaway}}

Tidal Wave later participated in the Decepticons' operation to steal the Blaster. When the Decepticons learned the Autobots had not brought the super-weapon into the open, Megatron had Tidal Wave abandon Starscream on the battlefield and combined with him to attack the undermanned enemy headquarters. There, Megatron used the extra power Tidal Wave granted him to take the Requiem Blaster by force. {{storylink|Sacrifice}} After Starscream cracked and attacked Megatron, Tidal Wave was sent after him to Earth when the rogue Decepticon jet escaped their moon base with the Star Saber in his possession. The Autobots initially assumed both Decepticons were part of a combined attack, but eventually came to Starscream's assistance against Tidal Wave when the Decepticon shot him down. Hot Shot nailed Tidal Wave in the eye with his axle cannon but the powerful Tidal Wave recovered quickly and caused problems for Jet Optimus, who couldn't so much as scratch him. This prompted Starscream to toss the Star Saber to the Autobot leader which he used to slice off one of Tidal Wave's chest guns and forced the Decepticon to retreat again. {{storylink|Regeneration (Armada)|Regeneration}}

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Tidal Wave was present when Starscream led the Autobots into the heart of the Decepticon base to liberate the captive Mini-Cons. He handily took down Side Swipe, then moved to the chamber where the [[Hydra Cannon]] was under construction to prevent the Mini-Cons from being lost to the Autobots. On the way, he encountered [[Perceptor (Armada)|Perceptor]] and Hot Shot, the latter of whom distracted him long enough for the former to penetrate deeper into the Decepticon base.

Though Hot Shot fought hard, Tidal Wave was simply too big and powerful for the young 'bot to defeat alone, so he fled to the construction room with Tidal Wave in hot pursuit. Tidal Wave arrived just in time to see the Mini-Cons flee with Perceptor. [[Smokescreen (Armada)|Smokescreen]] then arrived and the two fought for a while before the Autobots retreated, their objectives achieved. {{storylink|Rescue}}

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Megatron then sent Tidal Wave to [[Mars (planet)|Mars]] as part of a trap for Starscream and Jetfire. He beat up Starscream in the sky, but lost him in a dust storm. He encountered both the Autobots, as well as their Mini-Cons, shortly thereafter in orbit where they had located [[Firebot (Armada)|Firebot]]. Megatron and Thrust arrived to help him at this point, but all three were forced back when the three Mini-Con weapons reacted to their close proximity, and unleashed a powerful wave of energy. {{storylink|Mars (episode)|Mars}}

Tidal Wave participated in the attack during which Starscream returned to the Decepticons, bringing the Star Saber and Skyboom Shield with him. Once again, he fought Hot Shot and Jet Optimus. {{storylink|Crack (episode)|Crack}} When Optimus Prime and Jetfire arrived to stop the Decepticon ship from unleashing the power of the [[Hydra Cannon]] against Earth, Tidal Wave was able to use cloaking technology to sneak up on the Autobot leader. He then proceeded to pin down Optimus, only for Jetfire to throw Starscream at him, allowing Optimus to wrestle free from his grasp. Nonetheless, thanks to Tidal Wave's and the other Decepticons' efforts, Optimus was forced to sacrifice himself to stop the super-weapon's blast from reaching the planet.{{storylink|Crisis (Armada)|Crisis}} Tidal Wave later combined with Megatron to defeat Side Swipe, {{storylink|Miracle (episode)|Miracle}} and again when they found themselves on [[Nemesis Prime (Armada)|Nemesis Prime]]'s world. Despite being combined with his leader, Tidal Wave was not given a power boost or new colors when the Mini-Cons repaired Megatron and the others who had been severely damaged by the dark clone. {{storylink|Puppet}} He presumably took part in Galvatron's conquest of Cybertron {{storylink|Uprising (Armada)|Uprising}} and later tried, with only partial success, to prevent Hot Shot from getting close to Galvatron. {{storylink|Dash (episode)|Dash}}

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After that, Tidal Wave was assigned a squad to Decepticons and sent to clear an area of Autobots. He engaged Jetfire during this time, calling the Autobot a "show-off". {{storylink|Portent}} He again combined with Megatron when the Decepticon leader decided to approach Optimus Prime for some... aggressive negotiations. Jetfire managed to keep him occupied single-handedly during this time. {{storylink|Cramp}}

Tidal Wave attended the meeting during which the Autobots and Decepticons formed a temporary truce to combat the menace of [[Unicron]], notably shaking hands with Jetfire. {{storylink|Alliance}} After this, he combined with Galvatron in order to kill the traitorous Thrust, and then, with the similarly combined Optimus Prime and Jetfire, helped his commander penetrate deep into the core of Unicron, while he doubled back to keep the titan occupied. {{storylink|Union}} Though Tidal Wave participated on the final assault on Unicron, his efforts proved unnecessary; once Galvatron sacrificed himself to the dark god, there was no longer enough hatred in the universe to sustain Unicron, and he vanished from existence. The Transformers' war now at an end, Tidal Wave and his fellow Cybertronians stood united as a race, and begun rebuilding their war-torn planet. {{storylink|Mortal Combat}}

====''Linkage''====
At the climax of the Unicron Battles, Tidal Wave fought side by side with Overload against the malicious planet 'bot and his followers. {{storylink|Linkage Part 13}}
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====''Energon'' cartoon====
{{voiceactor|[[Doug Parker]] (English), [[Jin Yamanoi]] (Japanese)|[[Anders Öjebo]] (Swedish), [[Gábor Forgács]] (Hungarian), [[Bruno Lähteenmäki]] (Finnish), [[Enrico Pallini]] (Italian), [[Jorge Saudinós]] (Castilian Spanish), [[Armando Volcanes]] (Latin-American Spanish), [[Marek Obertyn]] (Polish)}}

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After the end of the Unicron Battles, Tidal Wave loyally followed Galvatron's last request—that the Decepticons remain at peace with the Autobots. During the ten-year period that followed, Tidal Wave somewhere along the line changed not only his color palette but also his occupation—instead of being a warrior, he was now a guardian of the [[energon]] mines in the Solar System's asteroid belt.

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Tidal Wave's post was one of the first targets of the [[Terrorcon (Energon)|Terrorcon]] hordes. {{storylink|Cybertron City (episode)|Cybertron City}} After being attacked and abducted, {{storylink|Energon Stars}} he was brought to [[Scorponok (Energon)|Scorponok]] and [[Alpha Quintesson]]'s base of operations where they convinced him to side with them by promising to revive Megatron, a deal which Tidal Wave eagerly agreed to despite clearly disliking Scorponok. He began by attacking the energon-mining facility at Desert City and managed to obtain a large amount of energon before being driven back by the Autobots. He attempted to retrieve a dropped raw energon star from one of the fallen Terrorcons which resulted in him being painfully shocked, leaving perminent, lightning-like scars across his body.{{storylink|Scorpinok (episode)|Scorpinok}} At some point thereafter, he met up with Cyclonus somewhere in space and gave him a quick run-down on the situation. Cyclonus liked the idea of reviving Megatron, but was skeptical that this goal could actually be achieved and continued to Earth.

After that, Tidal Wave led a force of Terrorcons to attack [[Mars City]] and steal its energon. Due to the city's weak defenses, he was able to grab all its energon and slaughter most of its guards and inhabitants before leaving.

[[File:E4 Tidal Wave.jpg|thumb|left|upright=1.4]]
Fresh from this success, he led an attack on [[Plains City]] alongside Scorponok where he faced off against his old allies Cyclonus and Demolishor. They were again repelled after a fierce battle against the Autobots, but this time Cyclonus came with them, having seen that Scorponok possessed [[Energon Sword|Megatron's sword]] and thus concluding that Megatron could be brought back to life with reasonable effort. {{storylink|Megatron's Sword}}

[[File:Energon-Cyclonus-Galvatron-Corpse.jpg|thumb|upright=1.66]]

Tidal Wave, Cyclonus, and Scorponok returned to Unicron's body where Tidal Wave showed Megatron's corpse to Cyclonus. After Cyclonus hitting the corpse failed to resurrect it, he and Tidal Wave began to question Scorponok over whether or not it was possible to bring Megatron back, given what state he was in. They were dismissively ordered to simply keep at their Energon-gathering tasks. Tidal Wave's team then tried to raid a recently discovered Energon vein in some snow mountains, but were driven away when the Autobots warped in an [[Cybertron City (city)|entire city]] atop of it. {{Storylink|The New Cybertron City}}

After this, the Autobots upgraded all their defenses around their energon sources, leading to a series of defeats for the Decepticons under Alpha Q's control. In frustration, Cyclonus kicked Megatron's corpse a few times in proxy revenge for all the times he'd mistreated them. Tidal Wave begged him not to do that and verbally defended Megatron when their leader's disembodied voice demanded that they treat him with more respect.

[[File:Decepticons Megatron Resurrected.jpg|thumb|left|upright=1.4]]
Seeing that Megatron's spark was causing trouble, Scorponok attempted to kill him outright but only succeeded in resurrecting him in a new body; at this, Tidal Wave was overjoyed and gleefully helped Megatron take control of Unicron's body from Alpha Q. He then followed Megatron in another attack on Plains City, during which Hot Shot lost an arm. {{storylink|Megatron Resurrected}} After this, they returned to their base where Tidal Wave was assigned to guard the recently inducted Scorponok. Scorponok wondered why Megatron didn't kill Optimus Prime in their last sortie and Tidal Wave told him to figure it out - in the event that he did, the rest of the Decepticons would start to trust him.

[[File:Energon-Decepticons-Flee-Tower.jpg|thumb|upright=1.4]]
Tidal Wave later took part in the Decepticon mission to [[Ocean City]], during which Demolishor returned to their ranks {{storylink|Megatron Raid}} for another raid on [[Moon (moon)|Earth's moon]]. {{storylink|Starscream the Mysterious Mercenary}} He also accompanied the Decepticons in their next attack on Ocean City, attacking from beneath the water but was like everyone else, repelled by the [[energon tower]]'s ''Autobot-flavored'' energon. {{storylink|Energon Tower (episode)|Energon Tower}} He was present when Megatron, for the first and only time, used the powers he gained from Unicron to restore Starscream's loyalty to the Decepticons. {{storylink|The Legend of Rodimus}}

After this, he observed a force of Alpha Q's Terrorcons investigating [[Jungle City]], and reasoned that there was probably energon to be had. The Decepticons attacked and made off with as much energon as they could, during which Tidal Wave attempted to destroy the energon tower. On this occasion, most of their efforts went to waste when the Autobots exploded the city to prevent the Decepticons from getting the energon, but the 'Cons still came out ahead. {{storylink|Crisis in Jungle City}}

He also took part in an attempt to capture [[Kicker Jones|Kicker]]. {{storylink|Kicker Beware!}} When this failed, Megatron got the idea that chucking some giant comet-shaped lumps of Unicron at Earth would obliterate the Autobots and assigned Tidal Wave to lead the efforts in pushing them across the gulf of space. Tidal Wave explained to Scorponok that this slow procession would scare the humans much more than having the projectiles appear near their planet without warning.

However, Megatron's grand plan just gave the humans and Autobots time to prepare and so the plan failed miserably. All the Decepticons fled back to Unicron. {{storylink|Energon Grid (episode)| Energon Grid}} Following this, Megatron ordered them to find Alpha Q, who would be the next potential target for retrieving a lot of energon. Demolishor and Tidal Wave protested that this would be nigh impossible, but Megatron would have none of it. Just before trying to track him down, Tidal Wave and Starscream were responsible for seeing that Scorponok took all his energon back to Megatron and didn't try to skim any off the top for Alpha Q. {{storylink|Rodimus Friend or Foe?}}

He later took part in a plan to lure out Alpha Q, using Scorponok as bait. However, it was [[Rodimus (Energon)|Rodimus]] who came to Scorponok's rescue. All the Decepticons present, Tidal Wave among them, exchanged fire with Rodimus's team and retreated when Megatron was injured. {{storylink|Go for Unicron!}} Some time after this battle, he received a message from Snow Cat that he had found energon on an icy planet and so the Decepticons set off in pursuit. He attacked the ''[[Miranda II]]'' alongside Megatron and, after making some initial gains, the two were forced back by Alpha Q's new [[Cruellock]] drones.

Still, this event ended well for Tidal Wave and the Decepticons. The Autobot's used the ''Miranda II's'' [[Energon Ring]] to destroy the Terrorcons, allowing the Decepticons to take all the planet's energon. {{storylink|The Return of Demolishor}} After that, he took part in a rather half-hearted attack on the ''Miranda II'' in deep space, and was again driven off. {{storylink|A Tale of Two Heros}} After that, the Autobots under Optimus Prime decided to attack Unicron and so the Decepticons went to defend their base, Tidal Wave paying particular attention to Optimus Prime. After fighting for a while, both Unicron and the ''Miranda II'' arrived at Cybertron where both sides fell back to regroup. {{storylink|Battle Stations}}

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With the arrival of Unicron, Cybertron erupted into chaos. Megatron decided to recruit the unstable and dangerous Shockblast, who was currently imprisoned by the Autobot/Decepticon coalition for having refused to lay down his arms when the two factions made peace. Knowing of Shockblast's disregard for the lives of his fellow Decepticons, Tidal Wave vehemently opposed this plan, but to no avail. {{storylink|Alpha Q: Identity}} Shockblast [[radio]]ed Megatron regarding a cache of energon big enough to revive Unicron, and thus despite his objections to trusting Shockblast, Tidal Wave was assigned to lead a team to this location.

As soon as they met, Shockblast immediately took charge of the operation, sending the Decepticons to smash various towers. Tidal Wave refused to obey him and the two began squabbling with Shockblast actually using Tidal Wave as a flying surfboard from which to shoot down Autobots. Megatron ordered the Decepticons to bring Shockblast to him and, his loyalty to Megatron being greater than his hatred of Shockblast, Tidal Wave reluctantly did so. {{storylink|Shockblast: Rampage}}

Tidal Wave kept up his dislike and distrust of Shockblast, even going so far as to blame him for Unicron's highly destructive pangs of hunger. {{storylink|Survival Instincts}} When Unicron had been sated, Megatron sent the surviving Decepticons to destroy Cybertron's energy grid with Shockblast in command; Tidal Wave chafed at this, but still obeyed his commander. Shockblast ended up getting in over his head and so Tidal Wave tried to rescue him, getting hit by a falling energon tower in the process. {{storylink|Each One Fights...}} After this, Megatron rebuilt him as Mirage, a much smaller and sleeker form.

[[File:Energon-Mirage-1st-Appearance.jpg|left|thumb|upright=1.66]]

Mirage's first mission in his new body was to lead a large force of Terrorcons down to Cybertron as a distraction to allow Shockblast to sneak in with the main force. The plan worked and, despite Shockblast's incompetence, Unicron was restored to functionality. {{storylink|Unicron Unleashed}} The Autobots retaliated and Mirage helped defend Unicron. {{storylink|Open Fire!}} In the aftermath he helped Starscream save Megatron from Shockblast's attempted coup and then followed Megatron into the rift in space that had opened up in the meantime. {{storylink|Ripped Up Space}}

[[File:Energon-Mirage-Unleashed.jpeg|right|thumb|upright=1.66|I got smaller after my upgrade?]]

Mirage followed Megatron when he destroyed the first of Alpha Q's planets and also when they took a large amount of energon from [[Iron Planet]] while deliberately not helping the imprisoned Shockblast. {{storylink|Protection}} He then accompanied Megatron on his secret mission to Iron Planet. There, Mirage advised Megatron not to release Shockblast; Megatron agreed, threatening to 'rewire' the traitor which inspired Shockblast to offer to capture an Autobot as proof of his loyalty. Megatron did release Shockblast at this, above Mirage's objections; Mirage's fears on this particular occasion proves groundless as Shockblast did indeed capture [[Inferno (Energon)|Inferno]], allowing Megatron to forcibly turn him into a Decepticon. {{storylink|Imprisoned Inferno}}

When Scorponok went to harvest the energon from [[Jungle Planet (Energon)|Jungle Planet]], Mirage was among those who distracted the Autobots from this mission. {{storylink|Jungle Planet (episode)|Jungle Planet}} Mirage took part in the Decepticons' attempt to steal Jungle Planet's Energon before an energon tower was activated there. They met with failure. {{storylink|Bulkhead (episode)|Bulkhead}}

Some time later, he took part in the attack on the Autobot base on Ocean Planet, approaching the base of the energon tower from underwater and destroying it. The Autobots brought in another tower to Ocean Planet, and Mirage tried once more to destroy it, but this time was met by an Autobot team waiting for him underwater. They foiled Mirage's attempt at toppling this second tower, and the Decepticons were forced to flee as the [[energon grid (technology)|energon grid]] came online. {{storylink|Farewell Inferno}} ''When [[Planet Q]] was restored, Mirage was one of those sent to guard the palace in case Scorponok should get in and regain his memories, but was smashed out of the way by [[Ironhide (Energon)|Ironhide]]. As it turned out, however, they needn't have bothered. {{storylink|Return! Our Scorponok}}''

He later took part in another defense of Unicron against the Autobots, and was this time defeated by the presence of [[Omega Supreme (Energon)|Omega Supreme]] and the timely arrival of Inferno, now rebuilt as Roadblock, with a huge number of energon towers. {{storylink|Omega Supreme (episode)|Omega Supreme}} He remained with Unicron and again fought to defend the chaos bringer's body from those who would destroy it, successfully doing so long enough for Megatron to reattach the Planet-Eater's head to its body. {{storylink|A Heroic Battle}}

Optimus used the new powers granted to him by his combination with Omega Supreme to toss Snow Cat and Mirage around like rag dolls as he made his way towards Megatron's throne room. As soon as the pair recovered, they were hounded by a team of Autobots led by Hot Shot, leaving them unable to help Megatron gather the last bit of Energon he needed to fully awaken Unicron. Then... the voice of the Decepticon leader was heard throughout the planet, declaring Megatron was no more: Unicron was now in command of the Decepticon's body! {{storylink|The Power of Unicron}} Mirage, Snow Cat, and Demolishor struggled to escape the planet-eater's internal defenses. They failed, and ended up bound to Unicron's surface by energy-tendrils, giving them a front-row seat for Unicron/Megatron's battle with the giant-size, [[Primus]]-empowered Optimus Supreme. {{storylink|Optimus Supreme}} Fortunately for them, they were freed by a barrage of Autobot fire moments before Optimus destroyed Unicron, and captured by [[Landmine (Energon)|Landmine]]. {{storylink|Unicron Perishes}}

[[File:Snow Cat Ballerina.jpg|thumb|left|upright=1.4]]
Mirage, Snow Cat, and Demolishor were summarily put in prison where they shared a block with Six Shot. ''Oddly enough, given their history'', Mirage didn't seem to bear Six Shot any of the hatred he had for his brother. The four jailbirds were eventually released by Starscream. {{storylink|Ambition}} During the jailbreak, Mirage was separated from the others, but soon found them again. Not seeing any Autobots around, they just decided to blow up whatever was convenient. After a while, the others left him to attend to various tasks, leaving Mirage and Snow Cat to carry on creating chaos. {{storylink|Wishes}}
[[File:Energon-Mirage-Galvatron!.jpg|thumb|200px]]
After Six Shot collapsed the energon towers and flooded Cybertron with ''Decepticon-flavored'' energon gas, Mirage and Snow Cat rejoined the rest of the Decepticons in their commandeered control room, where they along with Demolishor were ready and willing to express their disdain for Six Shot when he activated the base defenses to fire on the ''Miranda II'' without Galvatron's express permission. {{storylink|Galvatron!}}

The Autobots were soon to find a way to break through the gas shroud and return to Cybertron; Mirage took part in the battle that followed, which concluded with the Autobots escaping underground. {{storylink|Break Through}}

At some point in time, both Mirage and a digital duplicate of his "Tidal Wave" body were among the Decepticons who hacked into an Autobot virtual training program that took the form of a tag-team fighting tournament. They lost their very first match against Hot Shot and Rodimus, but stuck around to watch Superion Maximus get thrashed by Bruticus Maximus and Constructicon Maximus later in the tournament. {{storylink|Distribution}}

Mirage, Demolishor, and Snow Cat followed Rad and [[Brian Jones|Dr. Jones]] to the energon core, having been misdirected by Starscream into thinking this was the location of the Super Energon pool. Dr. Jones led Snow Cat and Demolishor off to find the actual pool, leaving Mirage to guard Rad. {{storylink|The Omega Train}} After a while, [[Arcee (Energon)|Arcee]] and Kicker arrived on a rescue mission. Arcee fired an [[energon star]] at [[Primus]], temporarily re-energising the deity and causing it to drive Mirage out. {{storylink|Ironhide Team}} Mirage then rejoined the Decepticons to shoot Autobots on the surface. The Decepticons turned to the business of using the energon towers to move Cybertron through space, through the rift back to Alpha Q's realm. Mirage helped battle the Autobots as the planet moved through the rift, and later tried to defend the towers against Autobot attack. Both efforts were undermined by Six Shot's pettiness and insubordination, and Cybertron was brought to a halt. {{storylink|Formidable}}

Following this battle, the Decepticons retreated and Mirage, along with Demolishor and Snow Cat, was assigned to guard the unreliable Six Shot. Having apparently become stupider since his upgrade, Mirage and friends took seriously Six Shot's suggestion that they go and claim some super energon for themselves, and so they ran off and let their prisoner escape.

[[File:Snow Cat and Mirage.jpg|thumb|left|upright=1.4]]
Six Shot managed to trap them and they were once again rescued by Starscream. The four blasted their way into the control room, only to find Six Shot was long gone. Then, thanks to [[Sally Jones|Sally]] who had since infiltrated the Decepticons' control room, the Autobots arrived to take control of the Decepticon base. Mirage despaired at how Galvatron had left them to their own devices in a distinctly soap operatic manner. {{storylink|Galvatron Terror}} He was impressed when Galvatron became a giant after immersing himself for a second time in the super energon pool. Mirage helped his fellow Decepticons make war against the Autobots even as the now Unicron-sized Galvatron took to space, fluttering about like skirmishing insects around the colossus. {{storylink|Destructive Power}}

Mirage was left unable to contribute further to the conflict when Optimus channeled Unicron's essence to grow in size and match Galvatron in stature. As the two titans crashed down on Jungle Planet, Mirage tried to step in anyways, only to be stopped by Starscream, who assured him his leader wouldn't want them to interfere even if they could. {{storylink|Spark (episode)|Spark}} When Galvatron flung himself into the energon sun to destroy Unicron's spark, ''Mirage loyally followed after him and seemingly ended his life''. {{storylink|The Sun}}

[[File:Gayforgalvatron.jpg|750px|thumb|center|<center>''Pretty Soldier Sailor Mirage.</center>]]
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===Dreamwave ''Armada'' continuity===
====''Armada'' comic====
Tidal Wave was among the Decepticon troops allied with the Autobots and Mini-Cons during the battle against Unicron. He clutched his head in agony when the Chaos Bringer appeared and declared that this reality would be consumed. {{storylink|The End (Armada)|The End}}

====''Energon'' comic====
[[File:Aftershock TidalWaveIronhideFlashback.jpg|thumb|left|upright=1.6|...was it [[Dirge (G1)|Dirge]]?]]
Millions of years ago, Tidal Wave captured [[Ironhide (Energon)|Ironhide]] and coerced him into building [[seismic-shock warhead]]s for the Decepticons, which Megatron would use as a last resort to destroy the planet should he lose the war. Whenever Ironhide refused, an Autobot prisoner of war was executed. {{storylink|Aftershock (issue)|Aftershock}}

Ten years after the defeat of Unicron, Tidal Wave felt ill-at-ease during peacetime, and was recruited by [[Scorponok (Energon)|Scorponok]] into joining the [[Terrorcon (Energon)|Terrorcons]]. Starscream came upon the group and openly mocked them during a cathartic exercise, wherein they unloaded their weaponry into the open. Tidal Wave and Scorponok sent Starscream tumbling into a ore processor to be crushed, though Tidal Wave's leg was injured in the process. The other Terrorcons brought him before their master, and Tidal Wave met with Alpha Quintesson for the first time. His benefactor healed his wounds and granted him an upgraded "hyper-mode," boosting his offensive capabilities. The Terrorcons were then dispatched to Earth, in order to retrieve the energon that lay there, and revive Unicron. {{storylink|This Evil Reborn}}

On Earth, the Terrorcons attacked an [[Alterenergy]] excavation/drilling operation site. Tidal Wave and Insecticon began setting up Energon siphons when the humans retaliated by sending several fighter jets their way. To Tidal Wave's chagrin, the other Terrorcons got to destroy them all while he prepped their equipment. {{storylink|What Lies Beneath}} Once that distraction had been dealt with, Scorponok made it known that he planned to gather Energon for himself, and only deliver his table scraps to Unicron. Though Tidal Wave disagreed with short-changing their master, he was too intimidated by Scorponok to speak up about it. He later alerted Scorponok to the return of Battle Ravage, who had caught the humans [[Kicker Jones|Kicker]] and [[Alexis Thi Dang|Alexis]] while on a hunt. {{storylink|What Lies Beneath, Part Two}} Scorponok took immediate interest in Kicker Jones, as his analysis of the boy indicated that he could detect Energon from afar. Tidal Wave doubted that Kicker was anything special, but Scorponok reminded him that he wasn't on his team to think. Optimus Prime and his Autobots then traveled to Earth to battle the Terrorcons. Tidal Wave and his compatriots powered themselves with pure Energon before the battle, giving them an extra edge. Though the Terrorcons easily outclassed their opponents, they stopped short of destroying them when one of their Energon siphons was destroyed; Scorponok ordered his soldiers to retreat, so they could salvage as much Energon as possible. {{storylink|What Lies Beneath, Part Three}}

After coercing Kicker to find them another Energon vein, Scorponok left Tidal Wave behind to guard the siphons while he dealt with the Autobots. Hot Shot managed to get past the other Terrorcons, and rescued Kicker alongside [[Skyblast (Energon)|Skyblast]] and [[Strongarm (Energon)|Strongarm]]. The Autobots then fled, leaving Tidal Wave with the Energon canisters... which contained impure and highly volatile Energon. The stockpile detonated, and Tidal Wave was later forcibly retrieved from Earth so that Alpha Quintesson could discipline him for his failure. {{storylink|What Lies Beneath, Part Four}}

[[File:Multiplicity MirageAttacksOmnicons.jpg|thumb|right|upright=1.6|He's more verbose in this comic, but he still likes to say his name a lot.]]
Tidal Wave attacked Ironhide and [[Cliffjumper (Energon)|Cliffjumper]] while they were overseeing the construction of a new base on Cybertron. Using Cliffjumper's life as leverage, he forced Ironhide to reactivate the seismic-shock warheads for Scorponok's scheme to use on Earth. Ironhide foiled Tidal Wave when he armed the doomsday weapon, with the cold threat of destroying Cybertron rather than allowing the Decepticons destroy Earth. Tidal Wave panicked and left through a space bridge. {{storylink|Aftershock (issue)|Aftershock}}

While the other Decepticons and Terrorcons thought little of Tidal Wave, [[Alpha Quintesson]], however, saw something in him, and reformatted him into Mirage, noting as he did so that Scorponok had fallen out of [[Unicron]]'s favor. {{storylink|Multiplicity, Pt. 2}} Mirage, Slugslinger, and Sharkticon then tracked down Kicker and the Omnicons to the shores of the Black Sea and attacked, intent on once more capturing the energon-detecting boy. {{storylink|Multiplicity}} Mirage dominated the Omnicons on the battlefield, easily beating down both Skyblast and Arcee simultaneously while his acolytes took care of the other enemy 'bots. {{storylink|Multiplicity, Pt. 2}} Mirage believed his victory was assured. As he readied to finish off Strongarm, Sharkticon rose up from the nearby body of water... and went belly up. Kicker burst forth from the aquatic Decepticon, charged with incredible power from the subterranean energon well beneath them. {{storylink|Multiplicity, Pt. 3}} As Alpha Quintesson had instructed him to capture Kicker alive, Mirage was at a loss as to how he should handle this unexpected turn of events. While he hesitated, Kicker used his energon-manipulating abilities to revive the Omnicons to full strength. Now suddenly outgunned, Mirage and Slugslinger fled, leaving Sharkticon to fend for himself. {{storylink|Multiplicity, Pt. 4}}

{{Unreleased energon comic}}
Mirage fell in with Megatron after the Decepticon leader was resurrected, but was of the opinion that Megatron had lost his edge. He shared his thoughts on the matter with [[Shockblast]], and though the other Decepticon rebuked him, he secretly agreed with Mirage. {{storylink|Armageddon Part 2}}

===MegaWing Galvatron instructions===
In [[Aurex 304.0 Epsilon|one universe]], Tidal Wave could combine with Galvatron and [[Dreadwind (RID)|Dreadwind]] and [[Smokejumper]] to form Dark MegaWing Galvatron {{storylink|The Official Transformers Collectors' Club Magazine issue 1|MegaWing Galvatron instructions}} using the [[Spark of Combination]]. {{storylink|Ask Vector Prime}}

===''Kre-O'' online comic===
[[File:Tidal_Wave_Kre-O_Character_Image.png|thumb|upright=0.5|Tidal Wave, Tidal Wave]]
Tidal Wave was among the Decepticons present during Megatron's brief takeover of [[Metroplex (G1)|Metroplex]]. {{storylink|Two Giant Bases! Everybody Getting Along, Come On, Fight!}}
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==Games==
===''Transformers'' (PS2)===
[[File:Tidalwave pushup.gif|left|thumb|Megatron might be a jerk, but he cares for his troops' physical fitness.]]
Tidal Wave, in his combined battleship mode, was stationed as a relay and refuel point off a small chain of islands in the Mid-Atlantic. The [[Autobot]]s made their way inside him to take out the [[Decepticlone]] platoons inside and destroy him, but discovered that Tidal Wave wasn't merely a transport. They escaped just in time to avoid being crushed as Tidal Wave transformed into his titanic robot mode.

Tidal Wave walked around the island chain in the deep waters, unloading volleys of missiles, lasers, and the occasional [[Jet Laser]] on the tiny-by-comparison Autobots. Despite his impressive size, firepower, and nigh-impenetrable armor, the Autobots managed to do enough damage to Tidal Wave's one weak point—his face—to cause a chain reaction that caused multiple explosions inside him, sending him falling face-first to the ocean floor.

The Autobots were able to extract information from Tidal Wave's computer that the Decepticons' main base was located in Northern Alaska, but the information was planted there by Megatron to lead the Autobots into a trap.

Tidal Wave was later seen still on Earth and has survived from his battle with the Autobots, but is now taking exercises with the survived [[Decepticlone]] army. {{storylink|Transformers (PS2)|Transformers}}
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==Toys==
===''Armada''===
[[File:Armada Tidal Wave toy.jpg|thumb|upright=2.2|thumb|"TCS Tiger's Claw, Transform!" (''Hasbro version pictured'')]]
[[File:Micron Shockwave toy.jpg|upright=1.66|thumb|Alleged Decepticon Military Genius. (''Takara version pictured'')]]
<ul class="iconlist">{{Bp-d1|'''Tidal Wave with Ramjet''' (Giga-Con Class, [[2003]])}}</ul>
:*''Takara name'': '''Shockwave''' (ショックウェーブ)
:*''Takara ID number'': '''MD-06'''
:*''Takara release date'': [[2003]] [[July 17]]
:*''Accessories'': 2 missiles
{{toydesigner|[[Takashi Kunihiro]] (Takara)}}

: Released in the fourth wave of ''[[Transformers: Armada (toyline)|Armada]]'' Giga-Cons (the first with the "Unicron Battles" branding), Tidal Wave is a robot made up of three different aquatic vehicles, collectively called the "Dark Fleet": an aircraft carrier, a Cybertronic double-bowed battleship, and a troop-landing craft. All three can combine to form a single gigantic warship, which from there can transform to [[robot mode]] ''without'' having to separate. Each smaller craft has its own [[gimmick]]; the carrier has a working storage elevator for Tidal Wave's [[Mini-Con]] partner [[Ramjet (Armada)#Toys|Ramjet]], the battleship can launch two projectiles and has Mini-Con [[Powerlinx]]-activated swiveling cannons (also usable in robot mode), and the landing craft opens up to reveal seats for Mini-Cons to sit on. The Powerlinx-activated cannons on the battleship section are also ratcheted separately from the gimmick, allowing you to position them in any direction you want. Or you could just rotate the two at the back at 45° degrees, to match his robot mode appearance in both the ''Armada'' and ''Energon'' cartoons.

: Tidal Wave can also combine with [[Megatron (Armada)/toys#Armada|Megatron]] (and the [[Megatron (Armada)/toys#ArmadaGalvatron|Galvatron redeco]]) to form Tidal Wave's '''Weapon Mode''' (or '''Burning Megatron''' in Japan). To achieve this, Tidal Wave's aircraft carrier and battleship clip onto Megatron's arms, and his troop transport clips onto Megatron's back (after the turret has been positioned into the "Full Blast Mode" configuration) as a jetpack. The connectors for his arms are compatible with the sockets on ''[[Transformers: Cybertron (toyline)|Cybertron]]'' [[Megatron (Armada)/toys#Cybertron|Megatron]] and [[Optimus Prime (Armada)/toys#Cybertron|Optimus Prime]] toys used to attach [[Overhaul (Cybertron)#Leobreaker|Leobreaker]] and [[Nemesis Breaker#Toys|Nemesis Breaker]], which allows for some rather funky combinations.

: The [[TakaraTomy|Takara]] and [[Hasbro]] versions are considerably different. Takara's '''Shockwave''' uses purple in place of green, uses darker grays, and has some different paint applications. Hasbro's version is less [[show-accuracy|show-accurate]] because the Hasbro team thought there was already too much purple between the Decepticons on the store shelves at the time, and [[Aaron Archer]] was happy to make the change.<ref>{{citesocial|quote=The Animation is a little different from the final toy, there is some green and copper on the final toy. With Galvatron, Unicron, and Skywarp we felt there was to much purple in the Decepticon ranks. Unfortunately we already sent the first deco pass to the animation guys and they ran with it. The final toy looks good.|link=https://news.tfw2005.com/2003/03/10/orson-clarifies-tidal-waves-final-colors-47|name=Aaron Archer|site=TFW2005|year=2003|month=03|day=10}}</ref><ref>{{citesocial|quote=tidal wave was planned for the purple you see in the animation. We had a few purple characters at that time (galvatron, sideways, others), so my team leader asked for a change to have color variety. It was a good note and one of very few changes i was ever asked to make.|link=https://www.instagram.com/p/Buo6VPOHYTm/c/18040518439049013/r/18008984194154969/|name=Aaron Archer|site=Instagram|year=2019|month=03|day=06}}</ref>

: In Japan, Ito Yokaido stores offered one of the three [[Race Mini-Con Team#RoadAssault|Road Assault Edition Race Microns]] with the purchase of either Shockwave or [[Jetfire (Armada)#Toys|Jetfire]] in August (though reportedly, most stores just gave them away with ''any'' toy in the line).

::*''[http://www.tfu.info/2003/Decepticon/TidalWave/tidalwave.htm More information on Tidal Wave at TFU.info]''
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===''Energon''===
[[File:Energon Tidal Wave toy.jpg|upright=1.66|thumb|Tidal Wave…Tidal Wave…Tidal Wave…]]
<ul class="iconlist">{{Bp-d1|'''Tidal Wave with Ramjet''' (Command Class, 2003/[[2004]])}}</ul>
:*''Takara name'': '''Shockwave''' (ショックウェーブ)
:*''Takara ID number'': '''SD-04'''
:*''Takara release date'': [[2003]] [[December 25]]
:*''Accessories'': Ramjet Mini-Con partner, 2 missiles

: Redecoed for the ''[[Transformers: Energon (toyline)|Energon]]'' line, Command Class Tidal Wave was given an "energon-charged" deco with clear-green plastics and "energy" patterns painted across him. The toy has also been very slightly [[retool]]ed: the notches on the inside of his body that were originally designed to prevent the missiles from firing by giving the triggers a place to rest have been made larger so they now actually fulfill their original purpose.

: Takara's ''Super Link'' '''Shockwave''' release has a [[Show-accuracy|cartoon-accurate]] silver-painted forehead in [[robot mode]], where the Hasbro has a gold-painted forehead, as shown on the boxart.

: Tidal Wave retains his ability to combine with ''Armada'' Megatron/Galvatron, as well as ''[[Transformers: Universe (2003 toyline)|Universe]]'' [[Megazarak (Universe)|Megazarak]].

::*''[http://www.tfu.info/2004/Decepticon/TidalWave/tidalwave.htm More information on ''Energon'' Tidal Wave at TFU.info]''

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[[File:Energon Mirage toy.jpg|upright=1.66|thumb|Megatron…Megatron…Megatron…]]
<ul class="iconlist">{{Bp-d1|'''Mirage''' (Mega Class, 2004)}}</ul>
:*''Takara name'': '''Shockfleet''' (ショックフリート)
:*''Takara ID number'': '''SD-15'''
:*''Takara release date'': [[2004]] [[June 10]]
:*''Accessories'': 4 missiles
{{toydesigner|[[Eric Siebenaler]] (Hasbro)|[[Takio Ejima]] (Takara), [[Marcelo Matere]] (packaging artist)}}

: ''Energon'' Mega Class [[Mirage (Energon)#Toys|Mirage]] transforms into a sleek assault speedboat with multiple spring-loaded missile launchers, as well as fold-out wings for his "Hyper Power Mode". Something of a [[shellformer]], Mirage's transformation sequence is one of the most complex for the ''Energon'' toyline, and as a side effect, he ends up with some rather large [[Alternate mode|vehicle mode]] shell [[kibble]]. Some poor design and excessively tight knee joints means his lower legs will often detach from the upper thighs whenever one tries to bend his knees.

: Speaking of poor design, the [[instructions]] show that Mirage's feet are supposed to fold all the way up inside his boat mode, however, when doing this, his forearms don't sit flush on the top due to the raised edges of his feet occupying the same space that the elbow joints need to sit in, causing collisions. This doesn't affect the tabbing of any of the parts, it just causes his forearms to stick out, which can be annoying. Seemingly, the [[Character model|model]] designers of the ''[[Transformers: Energon (cartoon)|Energon]]'' cartoon caught onto this, and opted to design his boat mode model with only his heels folded inside the boat mode, with his toes just folded up onto the back. This can be replicated on the toy and looks objectively cleaner overall.

: The initial release of Mirage was one-per-case, and was part of a wave that saw limited distribution due to [[Shelfwarmer|a glut of early product on the shelves]]. However, Mirage was later put into "Mega-Buy" multi-packs at a buy-one-get-one-free price at numerous chains, including [[Toys"R"Us]] and [[Walmart]], relieving much of the demand for the item.

: The Mirage toy was released in Japan as '''Shockfleet''', an upgraded form of Shockwave (Tidal Wave) for the ''Super Link'' line, with no discernable differences from the Hasbro release. While the Hasbro Mirage toy was marketed as a separate character, the cartoon and comic depictions followed the Japanese characterization, even going so far as to keep the name "Mirage" for Tidal Wave in his new form.

: This mold was also used to make into ''Energon'' [[Dreadwing (Energon)#Toys|Dreadwing]] and [[BotCon 2009]] [[Banzai-Tron (G1)#Timelines|Banzai-Tron]].

::*''[http://www.tfu.info/2004/Decepticon/Mirage/mirage.htm More information on Mirage at TFU.info]''
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===''Titans Return''===
[[File:TF-Titans-Return-Siege-on-Cybertron-Tidal-Wave.jpg|upright=1.66|thumb|Technically not ''Armada'' Tidal Wave by this wiki's classification.]]
{{main|Tidal Wave (G1)#Titans Return}}

:The [[2017]] "Siege on Cybertron" box set from the ''[[Titans Return (toyline)|Titans Return]]'' subline of ''[[Transformers: Generations (toyline)|Generations]]'' includes a Tidal Wave figure, based on the ''Armada'' character's cartoon appearance and Takara toy. However, as the box set is not cross-dimensional in nature, we've elected to include information for the figure in [[Tidal Wave (G1)|Generation 1 Tidal Wave]]'s article.
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===''Legacy''===
[[File:Legacy-United-Tidal-Wave.jpg|upright=2.2|thumb|We have sailors, we have airmen. We have soldiers brave and good men.]]
<ul class="iconlist">{{Bp-d1|'''Armada Universe Tidal Wave''' (Titan Class, [[2024]])}}</ul>
:*''TakaraTomy name'': '''Tidal Wave (Armada Universe)''' (タイダルウェーブ (アルマダユニバース))
:*''TakaraTomy ID number'': '''TL-70'''
:*''TakaraTomy release date'': [[2024]] [[August 31]]
:*''Accessories'': Right arm, left arm, backpack accessories (for [[Megatron (Armada)/toys#Legacy|Megatron]])
{{toydesigner|[[Sam Smith]] and [[Mike Booth]] (Hasbro), [[Shogo Hasui]] (TakaraTomy)|[[Mario Carreiro]] (packaging)}}<ref>[https://www.instagram.com/p/C0zNOSGOACe/ Design notes on ''Legacy'' Tidal Wave] by [[Hasbro]] designer [[Sam Smith]] on Instagram.</ref><ref>[[January 16]], [[2024]]'s [https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=9iU32kaSXEI Hasbro Pulse | Transformers Legacy United Titan Class Armada Universe Tidal Wave | SCC Reveal] with [[Ben MacCrae]] and [[Sam Smith]]</ref>

:The Titan Class centerpiece for the ''[[Transformers: Legacy|Legacy: United]]'' lineup, "Armada Universe Tidal Wave" splits from robot mode or a combined ship form into the Dark Fleet of three smaller boats. Unlike the original toy, the robot must be disassembled when transforming into the combined ship mode and vice-versa; as a way of compensating for this, the figure now sports an additional "base" mode which does not require disassembly. Tidal Wave's deco is based on his purple and grey appearance in the cartoon but with orange detailing on his windows and other elements inspired by his [[#Armada|''Legends of the Microns'' toy]].

:The gun turrets on Tidal Wave's torso can swivel and even be removed. Instead of being able to combine with [[Megatron (Armada)/toys#Legacy|''Legacy: Evolution'' Armada Universe Megatron]] himself, Tidal Wave comes with several accessories that represent his body parts at a much smaller scale; these in turn attach to Megatron to ''simulate'' that combined mode despite the immense size difference between their ''Legacy'' toys. When Megatron is not wearing them, these miniature Tidal Wave parts also function as a miniature Dark Fleet. The miniature Dark Fleet pieces are strategically stored on Tidal Wave so as when combined with Megatron it doesn't leave an incomplete looking Tidal Wave. A note of caution: the ratchet joints on the "battleship" accessory are extremely strong, making it very easy to bend and stress the darker purple [[plastic]] tabs when folding and unfolding it for storage. The [[package art]] and [[Hasbro Pulse]] listing inadvertently revealed Megatron in his [[Megatron (Armada)/toys#LegacyArmadaGalvatron|Galvatron]] color scheme.

:Tidal Wave was teased on the ''Legacy: United'' poster, then revealed at [[Cybertron Fest|Cybertron Fest 2023]] on [[December 9]], [[2023]]. He was accompanied by a [https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=9iU32kaSXEI pre-recorded video] by [[Ben MacCrae]] and [[Sam Smith]] explaining all of his gimmicks. He was made available to pre-order on January 16, 2024.

:*''Designer commentary on ''Legacy'' "Armada Universe Tidal Wave" from Sam Smith on Instagram:''
:**''[https://www.instagram.com/p/C0zNOSGOACe/ Part I - Robot Mode]''
:**''[https://www.instagram.com/p/C0zNcdlO6_x/ Part II - Ship Mode/Dark Fleet]''
:**''[https://www.instagram.com/p/C0zNoMVO0Tl/ Part III - "Burning Megatron" mode]''
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==Notes==
===Tidal Wave===
[[File:TidalwaveMouthplate.jpg|thumb|upright=1.2]]
* In the English dub of the ''Armada'' cartoon, Tidal Wave is referred to by his Japanese name (Shockwave) several times. Of course, the English dub was notorious for [[Sparkplug (Armada)|not]] [[High Wire (Armada)|keeping]] [[Sureshock (Armada)|names]] [[Grindor (Armada)|straight]].
* While Tidal Wave's use of his own name as a battle cry is a trait shared in both versions of the ''Armada'' cartoon, his vocabulary is much more rich in the dub, mostly speaking in simple-minded short sentences. In ''Legends of the Microns'', his title is "Strong-arm admiral Shockwave", with his dialog mostly consisting of repeating his name or the word "Strong-arm", saying "Combine" when combining with Megatron, or chanting "Shock, Shock, Shockwaaaaaaave", a trait he carries over into ''Super Link''. When he upgrades to Mirage ("Shockfleet" in Japan), his battle cry becomes "ShockShockShock!"
* In the ''Armada'' cartoon, the big frowny expression and chin guard on Tidal Wave's toy is sometimes misinterpreted as a mouthplate. This alternate mouthplate design went on to be used for Tidal Wave's 3D model in the ''Energon'' cartoon.
* The only time Tidal Wave splits into his three individual vehicle modes in the cartoon universe is during the [[stock footage]] combination with Megatron/Galvatron in ''Armada''.
* Tidal Wave's [[:File:ArmadaTidalShockwave.jpg|Cybertronian mode]] is directly based on Generation 1 [[Shockwave (G1)|Shockwave]]'s [[alternate mode]].
* An easter egg in the PlayStation 2 ''Transformers'' game is that, when he's in [[alternate mode|vehicle mode]], you can enter a cavity where his robot mode head is stored. You can walk all over it and a glitch enables you to walk inside his head. He doesn't seem to mind.<ref>[http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=L8hcHAW3YiY Gameplay video showing the Tidal Wave's head Easter egg.]</ref>
[[File:Tidal Wave Snipe Head.jpg|thumb|upright=1.2|GIVE ME YOUR FACE!]]
* Tidal Wave's size in the ''Armada'' cartoon is incredibly inconsistent. While the [[:File:Scalearmada1.png|official scale chart]] depicts him as being only about three heads taller than [[Optimus Prime (Armada)/Cartoon continuity|Optimus Prime]]'s [[Super Mode]], most episodes depict him as much bigger—in particular, his debut episode, "[[Awakening (Armada)|Awakening]]", has Jet Optimus Prime only coming up to around his knee. His size can shift even within the span of a single episode—"[[Rescue]]" has him appear only a couple of heads taller than [[Wheeljack (Armada)|Wheeljack]] in its first battle scene, but later on, he's big enough for Megatron to comfortably drive between his legs in tank mode with room to spare.
** The PlayStation 2 ''Transformers'' game, on the other hand, goes even bigger—its depiction of Tidal Wave forms an entire level in [[alternate mode]], and the subsequent boss fight in [[robot mode]] retains that colossal size!
** ''Energon''{{'}}s depiction of Tidal Wave's scale is fairly consistent throughout the show—even in his starship mode, which had actually lost its mass-shifting capabilities from ''Armada'', due to the cartoon's use of 3D animation.
** Tidal Wave and Megatron's toys in the ''Energon'' toyline are a couple of "scale anomalies", as Tidal Wave is [[:File:Energon-Decepticon-scale-chart.jpg|in-scale with the other Decepticons]] in the ''Energon'' toyline (aside from the Maximus's), yet he doesn't scale well at all with Hasbro's [[Megatron (Armada)/toys#Energon|Leader Class Megatron toy]], which scales perfectly with the other Decepticon toys. Instead, Tidal Wave is better scaled with the Takara [[Megatron (Armada)/toys#Ultra|Ultra-sized "Galvatron" toy]] (Takara's ''Energon'' Megatron mold), but this Megatron figure doesn't scale with the rest of the Decepticon toys. How this works is uncertain, but it probably has something to do with the way their designs were translated into animation models (e.g. certain parts being longer or shorter compared to their toys, etc.).
* In the ''Energon'' cartoon, Tidal Wave's appearance is significantly altered after he touches a raw [[Energon star]] in the episode "[[Scorpinok (episode)|Scorpinok]]" {{sic}}. Not only does he gain his toy-accurate "lightning" deco as a sort of scarring, his shoulders also notably [[:File:Decepticons Megatron Resurrected.jpg|sit in a higher position]] than before; having the tops of them sit above his head, rather than down in [[:File:Energon-Tidal-Wave-Meets-Scorponok.jpg|their natural position]] like his toy and ''Armada'' character model. The deco change makes sense, but what was the purpose of shifting his shoulders?
* Designer [[Aaron Archer]] opined that Tidal Wave was the only ''Armada'' mold to return for the ''Energon'' cartoon simply because "he's big and will sell well".<ref>{{citesocial|quote=Hes big and will sell well|link=https://news.tfw2005.com/2003/08/19/orsons-world-819-updated-again-758|name=Aaron Archer|site=TFW2005|year=2003|month=08|day=19}}</ref> A glowing endorsement.
* Like all non-toy [[Kreon]]s, Tidal Wave is made up of existing parts, in his case using the [[Ironhide (G1)/toys#Kre-O|Ironhide]] helmet, as well as using legs in place of his arms, with hand pieces inserted into the feet.

===Mirage===
* An early name used for Shockfleet (Mirage) found on Takara concept sheets is "Gigawave" (ギガウェーブ ''Gigauwēbu'').
* Mirage was almost certainly intended by [[Hasbro]] to be a [[Mirage (Energon)|separate character]]: they implied this to be the case, saying that designing the toys before the show was completed led to "some characters not aligning together in the animation and toy expressions".<ref>[[Hasbro Q&A/August 2009: Answers]]</ref>
* Archer also states that the Mirage/Dreadwing design's alternate mode was inspired by the ''[[G.I. Joe (team)|G.I. Joe]]'' Cobra Moray hydrofoil.<ref>{{citesocial|quote=I wanted to do a boat at a larger scale in the line. vehicle mode was slightly inspired by the Cobra Moray hydrofoil, Great robot not so great vh in the end. This was a design by @ericjsiebenaler|link=https://www.instagram.com/p/BvFrAekH9JV/|name=Aaron Archer|site=Instagram|year=2019|month=03|day=17}}</ref> The general "form" of the robot mode, meanwhile, was inspired by a fan-painted {{w|Gundam}} Archer saw in ''{{w|Hobby Japan}}'' magazine, which also served as reference for Dreadwing's colour scheme.<ref>{{citesocial|quote=One of my favorite designs for a few reasons, 1) it was always a win when we got to make a boat toy, 2) I love the grace of his robot form 3)the overall form and redeco colors are based off of a fan-painted Gundam figure I liked in #hobbyjapan back in the day. (still looking dor the ref to share)|link=https://www.instagram.com/p/CEW8eKMg-Lh/|name=Aaron Archer|site=Instagram|year=2020|month=08|day=26}}</ref>
* Despite [[Simon Furman]] going on record to say that he wasn't paying attention to what the cartoon was doing with the characters, Mirage still ended up becoming an upgraded form for Tidal Wave in the [[Dreamwave Productions|Dreamwave]] comics, even though Hasbro already established him as a separate individual in his toy bio. Perhaps someone tipped Furman off about this particular cartoon change?
* In the Japanese version of the ''Energon'' cartoon, after Tidal Wave becomes Mirage, he becomes [[Transformer romance|very affectionate]] towards Megatron/Galvatron. The English dub dodges the issue as best it could (although that was probably due to the fact that the English writers didn't seem to know what was going on in the show at the best of times), with Mirage's love-struck remarks being replaced with simple cheering for his leader or something else entirely—but it couldn't do anything about his repeated coquettish gestures, doe-eyed expressions, or that one time he pirouetted and struck a pose while surrounded by a glowing pink heart. Maybe Tidal Wave couldn't properly articulate his love in his ''Armada'' form?

===Foreign names===
====Tidal Wave====
*''Japanese:'' '''Shockwave''' (ショックウェーブ ''Shokkuwēbu''), '''Tidal Wave''' (タイダルウェーブ ''Taidaru Wēbu'')
*''Hungarian:'' '''Hullámsír''' (''Armada'', "Wave Grave"), '''Szökőár''' (''Energon'', "Tidal Wave"), '''Árhullám''' ("[[Optimus Prime vs Megatron: The Ultimate Battle]]")
*''Korean:'' '''Shock''' (쇼크 ''Syokeu'')
*''Mandarin:'' '''Cháoxī Bō''' (潮汐波, "Tidal Wave"), '''Hǎixiào''' (''Armada'' dub, 海啸, "Tsunami")
*''Polish:'' '''Falotron''' ("Wavetron"), '''Falomiot''' ("Wavethrower")
*''Russian:'' '''Priliv''' (Прилив, "Tide")
*''Ukrainian:'' '''Khvylya''' (Хвиля, "Wave")

====Mirage====
*''Japanese:'' '''Shockfleet''' (ショックフリート ''Shokkufurīto'')
*''Hungarian:'' '''Délibáb''' ("Mirage")
*''Polish:'' '''Miraż''' ("Mirage")

==References==
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Tidal Wave (Armada)

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:''Tidal Wave is a [[Decepticon]] from the [[Unicron Trilogy continuity family]].''

[[File:Tidal wave looms ps2.jpg|upright=2.2|thumb|Like a vast predatory <s>bird</s> fish...]]
'''Tidal Wave''' (sometimes '''Mirage''') is a colossal powerhouse, one of the largest Decepticons under [[Megatron (Armada)|Megatron]]'s command. His power is backed up by a brain that doesn't exactly run at optimal speeds; he's not so much stupid as he is single-minded and easily frustrated, although [[Pokeformers|his tendency to shout his own name repeatedly as a sort of battle cry]] doesn't do much to refute his reputation as a knucklehead. In battle he is merciless, an unyielding engine of destruction.

He is unquestionably loyal to Megatron and his ideals and will quickly sign up with anyone that promises power to the Decepticon cause. He may or may not have a [[Deathsaurus (G1)|soft spot for children]].<ref>One of the ''Super Link'' [[commercial bumper]]s features Mirage introducing himself, then telling the good little children out there that it's nice to meet them.</ref>

Tidal Wave's [[Mini-Con]] partner is [[Ramjet (Armada)|Ramjet]].

{{bigquote|My word! Now that is what I call one finely-tuned piece of military machinery.|[[Megatron (Armada)|Megatron]] on Tidal Wave|"[[Awakening (Armada)|Awakening]]"}}

==Fiction==
===Toy pack-in comics===
[[File:Armada V4 Tidal Wave.jpg|left|thumb]]
On [[Cybertron (planet)|Cybertron]], Tidal Wave rescued [[Megatron (Armada)|Galvatron]] when the [[Decepticon]] leader was being transported to prison. The two combined, and their power was too much for [[Overload (Armada)|Overload]] and [[Rollout (Armada)|Rollout]] to handle. Their battle was cut short when Ramjet pointed out the gigantic form of [[Unicron]] in the sky. {{Storylink|Armada Volume 4}}

[[File:Energon V4 Decepticons.jpg|thumb]]

In another battle, Mirage, along with [[Demolishor (Armada)|Demolishor]], [[Cyclonus (Armada)|Snow Cat]], and [[Shockblast]], were sicced on a weakened [[Optimus Prime (Armada)|Optimus Prime]], but were blasted away by [[Wing Saber (Energon)|Wing Saber]]. {{storylink|Energon Volume 4}}
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===Cartoon continuity===
====''Armada'' cartoon====
{{voiceactor|[[Doug Parker]] (English), [[Jin Yamanoi]] (Japanese)|[[Arto Nieminen]] (Finnish), [[Matti Klemm]] (German), [[Enrico Pallini]] (Italian), [[Jorge Saudinós]] (Castilian Spanish), [[Márcio Simões]] (Brazilian Portuguese), [[Armando Volcanes]] (Latin-American Spanish), [[Guy de La Berg]] (Swedish)}}

[[File:ArmadaTidalShockwave.jpg|thumb|left|220px]]
After leading the Decepticons to victory on the planet [[Dabola]], {{storylink|Awakening (Armada)|Awakening}} Tidal Wave was brought to [[Earth]] by the Decepticon strategist [[Thrust (Armada)|Thrust]] in an attempt to bolster [[Megatron (Armada)/Cartoon continuity|Megatron]]'s forces. He passed [[Neptune]] on his way to [[Earth]], {{storylink|Detection}} before coming upon the Autobots and Decepticons locked in a beachfront battle. Thrust's claims of Tidal Wave's prowess initially conflicted with the newcomer's... lack of grace. This was exemplified when [[Hot Shot (Armada)/Cartoon continuity|Hot Shot]] and [[Blurr (Armada)|Blurr]] capsized the huge warship and sent it to the bottom of the deep. However, Tidal Wave quickly recovered by transforming into his massively powerful [[robot mode]] and quickly sent the Autobots scrambling for cover. {{storylink|Awakening (Armada)|Awakening}}
[[File:ArmTVTidalWave.jpg|thumb|upright=1.4|Crumbs, chief.]]
Pounding the Autobots with firepower, Thrust called out to Tidal Wave to initiate his party piece. Tidal Wave transformed and split into three component vehicle sections (which somehow shrank in size), headed for Megatron and Powerlinxed with him, forming a combination known as ''Burning Megatron''. Megatron declared that "The Power is Mine!" before setting off in pursuit of Jet Optimus. Tidal Wave gave Megatron flight capability and an overwhelming amount of firepower which kept Jet Optimus at bay long enough for Megatron to slice the connection point between Optimus Prime and [[Jetfire (Armada)|Jetfire]] with the Star Saber. However, Optimus Prime managed to obtain the [[Requiem Blaster (Armada)|Requiem Blaster]] and used it to injure both Tidal Wave and Megatron, forcing the Decepticons to retreat {{storylink|Desperate}} to the [[Moon (moon)|Moon]] for repairs. {{storylink|Runaway}}

Tidal Wave later participated in the Decepticons' operation to steal the Blaster. When the Decepticons learned the Autobots had not brought the super-weapon into the open, Megatron had Tidal Wave abandon Starscream on the battlefield and combined with him to attack the undermanned enemy headquarters. There, Megatron used the extra power Tidal Wave granted him to take the Requiem Blaster by force. {{storylink|Sacrifice}} After Starscream cracked and attacked Megatron, Tidal Wave was sent after him to Earth when the rogue Decepticon jet escaped their moon base with the Star Saber in his possession. The Autobots initially assumed both Decepticons were part of a combined attack, but eventually came to Starscream's assistance against Tidal Wave when the Decepticon shot him down. Hot Shot nailed Tidal Wave in the eye with his axle cannon but the powerful Tidal Wave recovered quickly and caused problems for Jet Optimus, who couldn't so much as scratch him. This prompted Starscream to toss the Star Saber to the Autobot leader which he used to slice off one of Tidal Wave's chest guns and forced the Decepticon to retreat again. {{storylink|Regeneration (Armada)|Regeneration}}

[[File:Desperate Tidal Wave blocked.jpg|thumb|left|upright=1.4]]

Tidal Wave was present when Starscream led the Autobots into the heart of the Decepticon base to liberate the captive Mini-Cons. He handily took down Side Swipe, then moved to the chamber where the [[Hydra Cannon]] was under construction to prevent the Mini-Cons from being lost to the Autobots. On the way, he encountered [[Perceptor (Armada)|Perceptor]] and Hot Shot, the latter of whom distracted him long enough for the former to penetrate deeper into the Decepticon base.

Though Hot Shot fought hard, Tidal Wave was simply too big and powerful for the young 'bot to defeat alone, so he fled to the construction room with Tidal Wave in hot pursuit. Tidal Wave arrived just in time to see the Mini-Cons flee with Perceptor. [[Smokescreen (Armada)|Smokescreen]] then arrived and the two fought for a while before the Autobots retreated, their objectives achieved. {{storylink|Rescue}}

[[File:Rescue tidal wave kicked.jpg|thumb|right|upright=1.4]]

Megatron then sent Tidal Wave to [[Mars (planet)|Mars]] as part of a trap for Starscream and Jetfire. He beat up Starscream in the sky, but lost him in a dust storm. He encountered both the Autobots, as well as their Mini-Cons, shortly thereafter in orbit where they had located [[Firebot (Armada)|Firebot]]. Megatron and Thrust arrived to help him at this point, but all three were forced back when the three Mini-Con weapons reacted to their close proximity, and unleashed a powerful wave of energy. {{storylink|Mars (episode)|Mars}}

Tidal Wave participated in the attack during which Starscream returned to the Decepticons, bringing the Star Saber and Skyboom Shield with him. Once again, he fought Hot Shot and Jet Optimus. {{storylink|Crack (episode)|Crack}} When Optimus Prime and Jetfire arrived to stop the Decepticon ship from unleashing the power of the [[Hydra Cannon]] against Earth, Tidal Wave was able to use cloaking technology to sneak up on the Autobot leader. He then proceeded to pin down Optimus, only for Jetfire to throw Starscream at him, allowing Optimus to wrestle free from his grasp. Nonetheless, thanks to Tidal Wave's and the other Decepticons' efforts, Optimus was forced to sacrifice himself to stop the super-weapon's blast from reaching the planet.{{storylink|Crisis (Armada)|Crisis}} Tidal Wave later combined with Megatron to defeat Side Swipe, {{storylink|Miracle (episode)|Miracle}} and again when they found themselves on [[Nemesis Prime (Armada)|Nemesis Prime]]'s world. Despite being combined with his leader, Tidal Wave was not given a power boost or new colors when the Mini-Cons repaired Megatron and the others who had been severely damaged by the dark clone. {{storylink|Puppet}} He presumably took part in Galvatron's conquest of Cybertron {{storylink|Uprising (Armada)|Uprising}} and later tried, with only partial success, to prevent Hot Shot from getting close to Galvatron. {{storylink|Dash (episode)|Dash}}

[[File:Cramp galvatron tidalwave.jpg|thumb|left|upright=1.3]]

After that, Tidal Wave was assigned a squad to Decepticons and sent to clear an area of Autobots. He engaged Jetfire during this time, calling the Autobot a "show-off". {{storylink|Portent}} He again combined with Megatron when the Decepticon leader decided to approach Optimus Prime for some... aggressive negotiations. Jetfire managed to keep him occupied single-handedly during this time. {{storylink|Cramp}}

Tidal Wave attended the meeting during which the Autobots and Decepticons formed a temporary truce to combat the menace of [[Unicron]], notably shaking hands with Jetfire. {{storylink|Alliance}} After this, he combined with Galvatron in order to kill the traitorous Thrust, and then, with the similarly combined Optimus Prime and Jetfire, helped his commander penetrate deep into the core of Unicron, while he doubled back to keep the titan occupied. {{storylink|Union}} Though Tidal Wave participated on the final assault on Unicron, his efforts proved unnecessary; once Galvatron sacrificed himself to the dark god, there was no longer enough hatred in the universe to sustain Unicron, and he vanished from existence. The Transformers' war now at an end, Tidal Wave and his fellow Cybertronians stood united as a race, and begun rebuilding their war-torn planet. {{storylink|Mortal Combat}}

====''Linkage''====
At the climax of the Unicron Battles, Tidal Wave fought side by side with Overload against the malicious planet 'bot and his followers. {{storylink|Linkage Part 13}}
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====''Energon'' cartoon====
{{voiceactor|[[Doug Parker]] (English), [[Jin Yamanoi]] (Japanese)|[[Anders Öjebo]] (Swedish), [[Gábor Forgács]] (Hungarian), [[Bruno Lähteenmäki]] (Finnish), [[Enrico Pallini]] (Italian), [[Jorge Saudinós]] (Castilian Spanish), [[Armando Volcanes]] (Latin-American Spanish), [[Marek Obertyn]] (Polish)}}

[[File:Energon-Tidal-Wave-Meets-Scorponok.jpg|thumb|left|upright=1.66]]
After the end of the Unicron Battles, Tidal Wave loyally followed Galvatron's last request—that the Decepticons remain at peace with the Autobots. During the ten-year period that followed, Tidal Wave somewhere along the line changed not only his color palette but also his occupation—instead of being a warrior, he was now a guardian of the [[energon]] mines in the Solar System's asteroid belt.

[[File:Energonep3 shock shock shock.jpg|thumb|upright=1.4]]

Tidal Wave's post was one of the first targets of the [[Terrorcon (Energon)|Terrorcon]] hordes. {{storylink|Cybertron City (episode)|Cybertron City}} After being attacked and abducted, {{storylink|Energon Stars}} he was brought to [[Scorponok (Energon)|Scorponok]] and [[Alpha Quintesson]]'s base of operations where they convinced him to side with them by promising to revive Megatron, a deal which Tidal Wave eagerly agreed to despite clearly disliking Scorponok. He began by attacking the energon-mining facility at Desert City and managed to obtain a large amount of energon before being driven back by the Autobots. He attempted to retrieve a dropped raw energon star from one of the fallen Terrorcons which resulted in him being painfully shocked, leaving perminent, lightning-like scars across his body.{{storylink|Scorpinok (episode)|Scorpinok}} At some point thereafter, he met up with Cyclonus somewhere in space and gave him a quick run-down on the situation. Cyclonus liked the idea of reviving Megatron, but was skeptical that this goal could actually be achieved and continued to Earth.

After that, Tidal Wave led a force of Terrorcons to attack [[Mars City]] and steal its energon. Due to the city's weak defenses, he was able to grab all its energon and slaughter most of its guards and inhabitants before leaving.

[[File:E4 Tidal Wave.jpg|thumb|left|upright=1.4]]
Fresh from this success, he led an attack on [[Plains City]] alongside Scorponok where he faced off against his old allies Cyclonus and Demolishor. They were again repelled after a fierce battle against the Autobots, but this time Cyclonus came with them, having seen that Scorponok possessed [[Energon Sword|Megatron's sword]] and thus concluding that Megatron could be brought back to life with reasonable effort. {{storylink|Megatron's Sword}}

[[File:Energon-Cyclonus-Galvatron-Corpse.jpg|thumb|upright=1.66]]

Tidal Wave, Cyclonus, and Scorponok returned to Unicron's body where Tidal Wave showed Megatron's corpse to Cyclonus. After Cyclonus hitting the corpse failed to resurrect it, he and Tidal Wave began to question Scorponok over whether or not it was possible to bring Megatron back, given what state he was in. They were dismissively ordered to simply keep at their Energon-gathering tasks. Tidal Wave's team then tried to raid a recently discovered Energon vein in some snow mountains, but were driven away when the Autobots warped in an [[Cybertron City (city)|entire city]] atop of it. {{Storylink|The New Cybertron City}}

After this, the Autobots upgraded all their defenses around their energon sources, leading to a series of defeats for the Decepticons under Alpha Q's control. In frustration, Cyclonus kicked Megatron's corpse a few times in proxy revenge for all the times he'd mistreated them. Tidal Wave begged him not to do that and verbally defended Megatron when their leader's disembodied voice demanded that they treat him with more respect.

[[File:Decepticons Megatron Resurrected.jpg|thumb|left|upright=1.4]]
Seeing that Megatron's spark was causing trouble, Scorponok attempted to kill him outright but only succeeded in resurrecting him in a new body; at this, Tidal Wave was overjoyed and gleefully helped Megatron take control of Unicron's body from Alpha Q. He then followed Megatron in another attack on Plains City, during which Hot Shot lost an arm. {{storylink|Megatron Resurrected}} After this, they returned to their base where Tidal Wave was assigned to guard the recently inducted Scorponok. Scorponok wondered why Megatron didn't kill Optimus Prime in their last sortie and Tidal Wave told him to figure it out - in the event that he did, the rest of the Decepticons would start to trust him.

[[File:Energon-Decepticons-Flee-Tower.jpg|thumb|upright=1.4]]
Tidal Wave later took part in the Decepticon mission to [[Ocean City]], during which Demolishor returned to their ranks {{storylink|Megatron Raid}} for another raid on [[Moon (moon)|Earth's moon]]. {{storylink|Starscream the Mysterious Mercenary}} He also accompanied the Decepticons in their next attack on Ocean City, attacking from beneath the water but was like everyone else, repelled by the [[energon tower]]'s ''Autobot-flavored'' energon. {{storylink|Energon Tower (episode)|Energon Tower}} He was present when Megatron, for the first and only time, used the powers he gained from Unicron to restore Starscream's loyalty to the Decepticons. {{storylink|The Legend of Rodimus}}

After this, he observed a force of Alpha Q's Terrorcons investigating [[Jungle City]], and reasoned that there was probably energon to be had. The Decepticons attacked and made off with as much energon as they could, during which Tidal Wave attempted to destroy the energon tower. On this occasion, most of their efforts went to waste when the Autobots exploded the city to prevent the Decepticons from getting the energon, but the 'Cons still came out ahead. {{storylink|Crisis in Jungle City}}

He also took part in an attempt to capture [[Kicker Jones|Kicker]]. {{storylink|Kicker Beware!}} When this failed, Megatron got the idea that chucking some giant comet-shaped lumps of Unicron at Earth would obliterate the Autobots and assigned Tidal Wave to lead the efforts in pushing them across the gulf of space. Tidal Wave explained to Scorponok that this slow procession would scare the humans much more than having the projectiles appear near their planet without warning.

However, Megatron's grand plan just gave the humans and Autobots time to prepare and so the plan failed miserably. All the Decepticons fled back to Unicron. {{storylink|Energon Grid (episode)| Energon Grid}} Following this, Megatron ordered them to find Alpha Q, who would be the next potential target for retrieving a lot of energon. Demolishor and Tidal Wave protested that this would be nigh impossible, but Megatron would have none of it. Just before trying to track him down, Tidal Wave and Starscream were responsible for seeing that Scorponok took all his energon back to Megatron and didn't try to skim any off the top for Alpha Q. {{storylink|Rodimus Friend or Foe?}}

He later took part in a plan to lure out Alpha Q, using Scorponok as bait. However, it was [[Rodimus (Energon)|Rodimus]] who came to Scorponok's rescue. All the Decepticons present, Tidal Wave among them, exchanged fire with Rodimus's team and retreated when Megatron was injured. {{storylink|Go for Unicron!}} Some time after this battle, he received a message from Snow Cat that he had found energon on an icy planet and so the Decepticons set off in pursuit. He attacked the ''[[Miranda II]]'' alongside Megatron and, after making some initial gains, the two were forced back by Alpha Q's new [[Cruellock]] drones.

Still, this event ended well for Tidal Wave and the Decepticons. The Autobot's used the ''Miranda II's'' [[Energon Ring]] to destroy the Terrorcons, allowing the Decepticons to take all the planet's energon. {{storylink|The Return of Demolishor}} After that, he took part in a rather half-hearted attack on the ''Miranda II'' in deep space, and was again driven off. {{storylink|A Tale of Two Heros}} After that, the Autobots under Optimus Prime decided to attack Unicron and so the Decepticons went to defend their base, Tidal Wave paying particular attention to Optimus Prime. After fighting for a while, both Unicron and the ''Miranda II'' arrived at Cybertron where both sides fell back to regroup. {{storylink|Battle Stations}}

[[File:Energon-Shockblast-Rides-Tidal-Wave.jpg|thumb|right|upright=1.4]]

With the arrival of Unicron, Cybertron erupted into chaos. Megatron decided to recruit the unstable and dangerous Shockblast, who was currently imprisoned by the Autobot/Decepticon coalition for having refused to lay down his arms when the two factions made peace. Knowing of Shockblast's disregard for the lives of his fellow Decepticons, Tidal Wave vehemently opposed this plan, but to no avail. {{storylink|Alpha Q: Identity}} Shockblast [[radio]]ed Megatron regarding a cache of energon big enough to revive Unicron, and thus despite his objections to trusting Shockblast, Tidal Wave was assigned to lead a team to this location.

As soon as they met, Shockblast immediately took charge of the operation, sending the Decepticons to smash various towers. Tidal Wave refused to obey him and the two began squabbling with Shockblast actually using Tidal Wave as a flying surfboard from which to shoot down Autobots. Megatron ordered the Decepticons to bring Shockblast to him and, his loyalty to Megatron being greater than his hatred of Shockblast, Tidal Wave reluctantly did so. {{storylink|Shockblast: Rampage}}

Tidal Wave kept up his dislike and distrust of Shockblast, even going so far as to blame him for Unicron's highly destructive pangs of hunger. {{storylink|Survival Instincts}} When Unicron had been sated, Megatron sent the surviving Decepticons to destroy Cybertron's energy grid with Shockblast in command; Tidal Wave chafed at this, but still obeyed his commander. Shockblast ended up getting in over his head and so Tidal Wave tried to rescue him, getting hit by a falling energon tower in the process. {{storylink|Each One Fights...}} After this, Megatron rebuilt him as Mirage, a much smaller and sleeker form.

[[File:Energon-Mirage-1st-Appearance.jpg|left|thumb|upright=1.66]]

Mirage's first mission in his new body was to lead a large force of Terrorcons down to Cybertron as a distraction to allow Shockblast to sneak in with the main force. The plan worked and, despite Shockblast's incompetence, Unicron was restored to functionality. {{storylink|Unicron Unleashed}} The Autobots retaliated and Mirage helped defend Unicron. {{storylink|Open Fire!}} In the aftermath he helped Starscream save Megatron from Shockblast's attempted coup and then followed Megatron into the rift in space that had opened up in the meantime. {{storylink|Ripped Up Space}}

[[File:Energon-Mirage-Unleashed.jpeg|right|thumb|upright=1.66|I got smaller after my upgrade?]]

Mirage followed Megatron when he destroyed the first of Alpha Q's planets and also when they took a large amount of energon from [[Iron Planet]] while deliberately not helping the imprisoned Shockblast. {{storylink|Protection}} He then accompanied Megatron on his secret mission to Iron Planet. There, Mirage advised Megatron not to release Shockblast; Megatron agreed, threatening to 'rewire' the traitor which inspired Shockblast to offer to capture an Autobot as proof of his loyalty. Megatron did release Shockblast at this, above Mirage's objections; Mirage's fears on this particular occasion proves groundless as Shockblast did indeed capture [[Inferno (Energon)|Inferno]], allowing Megatron to forcibly turn him into a Decepticon. {{storylink|Imprisoned Inferno}}

When Scorponok went to harvest the energon from [[Jungle Planet (Energon)|Jungle Planet]], Mirage was among those who distracted the Autobots from this mission. {{storylink|Jungle Planet (episode)|Jungle Planet}} Mirage took part in the Decepticons' attempt to steal Jungle Planet's Energon before an energon tower was activated there. They met with failure. {{storylink|Bulkhead (episode)|Bulkhead}}

Some time later, he took part in the attack on the Autobot base on Ocean Planet, approaching the base of the energon tower from underwater and destroying it. The Autobots brought in another tower to Ocean Planet, and Mirage tried once more to destroy it, but this time was met by an Autobot team waiting for him underwater. They foiled Mirage's attempt at toppling this second tower, and the Decepticons were forced to flee as the [[energon grid (technology)|energon grid]] came online. {{storylink|Farewell Inferno}} ''When [[Planet Q]] was restored, Mirage was one of those sent to guard the palace in case Scorponok should get in and regain his memories, but was smashed out of the way by [[Ironhide (Energon)|Ironhide]]. As it turned out, however, they needn't have bothered. {{storylink|Return! Our Scorponok}}''

He later took part in another defense of Unicron against the Autobots, and was this time defeated by the presence of [[Omega Supreme (Energon)|Omega Supreme]] and the timely arrival of Inferno, now rebuilt as Roadblock, with a huge number of energon towers. {{storylink|Omega Supreme (episode)|Omega Supreme}} He remained with Unicron and again fought to defend the chaos bringer's body from those who would destroy it, successfully doing so long enough for Megatron to reattach the Planet-Eater's head to its body. {{storylink|A Heroic Battle}}

Optimus used the new powers granted to him by his combination with Omega Supreme to toss Snow Cat and Mirage around like rag dolls as he made his way towards Megatron's throne room. As soon as the pair recovered, they were hounded by a team of Autobots led by Hot Shot, leaving them unable to help Megatron gather the last bit of Energon he needed to fully awaken Unicron. Then... the voice of the Decepticon leader was heard throughout the planet, declaring Megatron was no more: Unicron was now in command of the Decepticon's body! {{storylink|The Power of Unicron}} Mirage, Snow Cat, and Demolishor struggled to escape the planet-eater's internal defenses. They failed, and ended up bound to Unicron's surface by energy-tendrils, giving them a front-row seat for Unicron/Megatron's battle with the giant-size, [[Primus]]-empowered Optimus Supreme. {{storylink|Optimus Supreme}} Fortunately for them, they were freed by a barrage of Autobot fire moments before Optimus destroyed Unicron, and captured by [[Landmine (Energon)|Landmine]]. {{storylink|Unicron Perishes}}

[[File:Snow Cat Ballerina.jpg|thumb|left|upright=1.4]]
Mirage, Snow Cat, and Demolishor were summarily put in prison where they shared a block with Six Shot. ''Oddly enough, given their history'', Mirage didn't seem to bear Six Shot any of the hatred he had for his brother. The four jailbirds were eventually released by Starscream. {{storylink|Ambition}} During the jailbreak, Mirage was separated from the others, but soon found them again. Not seeing any Autobots around, they just decided to blow up whatever was convenient. After a while, the others left him to attend to various tasks, leaving Mirage and Snow Cat to carry on creating chaos. {{storylink|Wishes}}
[[File:Energon-Mirage-Galvatron!.jpg|thumb|200px]]
After Six Shot collapsed the energon towers and flooded Cybertron with ''Decepticon-flavored'' energon gas, Mirage and Snow Cat rejoined the rest of the Decepticons in their commandeered control room, where they along with Demolishor were ready and willing to express their disdain for Six Shot when he activated the base defenses to fire on the ''Miranda II'' without Galvatron's express permission. {{storylink|Galvatron!}}

The Autobots were soon to find a way to break through the gas shroud and return to Cybertron; Mirage took part in the battle that followed, which concluded with the Autobots escaping underground. {{storylink|Break Through}}

At some point in time, both Mirage and a digital duplicate of his "Tidal Wave" body were among the Decepticons who hacked into an Autobot virtual training program that took the form of a tag-team fighting tournament. They lost their very first match against Hot Shot and Rodimus, but stuck around to watch Superion Maximus get thrashed by Bruticus Maximus and Constructicon Maximus later in the tournament. {{storylink|Distribution}}

Mirage, Demolishor, and Snow Cat followed Rad and [[Brian Jones|Dr. Jones]] to the energon core, having been misdirected by Starscream into thinking this was the location of the Super Energon pool. Dr. Jones led Snow Cat and Demolishor off to find the actual pool, leaving Mirage to guard Rad. {{storylink|The Omega Train}} After a while, [[Arcee (Energon)|Arcee]] and Kicker arrived on a rescue mission. Arcee fired an [[energon star]] at [[Primus]], temporarily re-energising the deity and causing it to drive Mirage out. {{storylink|Ironhide Team}} Mirage then rejoined the Decepticons to shoot Autobots on the surface. The Decepticons turned to the business of using the energon towers to move Cybertron through space, through the rift back to Alpha Q's realm. Mirage helped battle the Autobots as the planet moved through the rift, and later tried to defend the towers against Autobot attack. Both efforts were undermined by Six Shot's pettiness and insubordination, and Cybertron was brought to a halt. {{storylink|Formidable}}

Following this battle, the Decepticons retreated and Mirage, along with Demolishor and Snow Cat, was assigned to guard the unreliable Six Shot. Having apparently become stupider since his upgrade, Mirage and friends took seriously Six Shot's suggestion that they go and claim some super energon for themselves, and so they ran off and let their prisoner escape.

[[File:Snow Cat and Mirage.jpg|thumb|left|upright=1.4]]
Six Shot managed to trap them and they were once again rescued by Starscream. The four blasted their way into the control room, only to find Six Shot was long gone. Then, thanks to [[Sally Jones|Sally]] who had since infiltrated the Decepticons' control room, the Autobots arrived to take control of the Decepticon base. Mirage despaired at how Galvatron had left them to their own devices in a distinctly soap operatic manner. {{storylink|Galvatron Terror}} He was impressed when Galvatron became a giant after immersing himself for a second time in the super energon pool. Mirage helped his fellow Decepticons make war against the Autobots even as the now Unicron-sized Galvatron took to space, fluttering about like skirmishing insects around the colossus. {{storylink|Destructive Power}}

Mirage was left unable to contribute further to the conflict when Optimus channeled Unicron's essence to grow in size and match Galvatron in stature. As the two titans crashed down on Jungle Planet, Mirage tried to step in anyways, only to be stopped by Starscream, who assured him his leader wouldn't want them to interfere even if they could. {{storylink|Spark (episode)|Spark}} When Galvatron flung himself into the energon sun to destroy Unicron's spark, ''Mirage loyally followed after him and seemingly ended his life''. {{storylink|The Sun}}

[[File:Gayforgalvatron.jpg|750px|thumb|center|<center>''Pretty Soldier Sailor Mirage.</center>]]
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===Dreamwave ''Armada'' continuity===
====''Armada'' comic====
Tidal Wave was among the Decepticon troops allied with the Autobots and Mini-Cons during the battle against Unicron. He clutched his head in agony when the Chaos Bringer appeared and declared that this reality would be consumed. {{storylink|The End (Armada)|The End}}

====''Energon'' comic====
[[File:Aftershock TidalWaveIronhideFlashback.jpg|thumb|left|upright=1.6|...was it [[Dirge (G1)|Dirge]]?]]
Millions of years ago, Tidal Wave captured [[Ironhide (Energon)|Ironhide]] and coerced him into building [[seismic-shock warhead]]s for the Decepticons, which Megatron would use as a last resort to destroy the planet should he lose the war. Whenever Ironhide refused, an Autobot prisoner of war was executed. {{storylink|Aftershock (issue)|Aftershock}}

Ten years after the defeat of Unicron, Tidal Wave felt ill-at-ease during peacetime, and was recruited by [[Scorponok (Energon)|Scorponok]] into joining the [[Terrorcon (Energon)|Terrorcons]]. Starscream came upon the group and openly mocked them during a cathartic exercise, wherein they unloaded their weaponry into the open. Tidal Wave and Scorponok sent Starscream tumbling into a ore processor to be crushed, though Tidal Wave's leg was injured in the process. The other Terrorcons brought him before their master, and Tidal Wave met with Alpha Quintesson for the first time. His benefactor healed his wounds and granted him an upgraded "hyper-mode," boosting his offensive capabilities. The Terrorcons were then dispatched to Earth, in order to retrieve the energon that lay there, and revive Unicron. {{storylink|This Evil Reborn}}

On Earth, the Terrorcons attacked an [[Alterenergy]] excavation/drilling operation site. Tidal Wave and Insecticon began setting up Energon siphons when the humans retaliated by sending several fighter jets their way. To Tidal Wave's chagrin, the other Terrorcons got to destroy them all while he prepped their equipment. {{storylink|What Lies Beneath}} Once that distraction had been dealt with, Scorponok made it known that he planned to gather Energon for himself, and only deliver his table scraps to Unicron. Though Tidal Wave disagreed with short-changing their master, he was too intimidated by Scorponok to speak up about it. He later alerted Scorponok to the return of Battle Ravage, who had caught the humans [[Kicker Jones|Kicker]] and [[Alexis Thi Dang|Alexis]] while on a hunt. {{storylink|What Lies Beneath, Part Two}} Scorponok took immediate interest in Kicker Jones, as his analysis of the boy indicated that he could detect Energon from afar. Tidal Wave doubted that Kicker was anything special, but Scorponok reminded him that he wasn't on his team to think. Optimus Prime and his Autobots then traveled to Earth to battle the Terrorcons. Tidal Wave and his compatriots powered themselves with pure Energon before the battle, giving them an extra edge. Though the Terrorcons easily outclassed their opponents, they stopped short of destroying them when one of their Energon siphons was destroyed; Scorponok ordered his soldiers to retreat, so they could salvage as much Energon as possible. {{storylink|What Lies Beneath, Part Three}}

After coercing Kicker to find them another Energon vein, Scorponok left Tidal Wave behind to guard the siphons while he dealt with the Autobots. Hot Shot managed to get past the other Terrorcons, and rescued Kicker alongside [[Skyblast (Energon)|Skyblast]] and [[Strongarm (Energon)|Strongarm]]. The Autobots then fled, leaving Tidal Wave with the Energon canisters... which contained impure and highly volatile Energon. The stockpile detonated, and Tidal Wave was later forcibly retrieved from Earth so that Alpha Quintesson could discipline him for his failure. {{storylink|What Lies Beneath, Part Four}}

[[File:Multiplicity MirageAttacksOmnicons.jpg|thumb|right|upright=1.6|He's more verbose in this comic, but he still likes to say his name a lot.]]
Tidal Wave attacked Ironhide and [[Cliffjumper (Energon)|Cliffjumper]] while they were overseeing the construction of a new base on Cybertron. Using Cliffjumper's life as leverage, he forced Ironhide to reactivate the seismic-shock warheads for Scorponok's scheme to use on Earth. Ironhide foiled Tidal Wave when he armed the doomsday weapon, with the cold threat of destroying Cybertron rather than allowing the Decepticons destroy Earth. Tidal Wave panicked and left through a space bridge. {{storylink|Aftershock (issue)|Aftershock}}

While the other Decepticons and Terrorcons thought little of Tidal Wave, [[Alpha Quintesson]], however, saw something in him, and reformatted him into Mirage, noting as he did so that Scorponok had fallen out of [[Unicron]]'s favor. {{storylink|Multiplicity, Pt. 2}} Mirage, Slugslinger, and Sharkticon then tracked down Kicker and the Omnicons to the shores of the Black Sea and attacked, intent on once more capturing the energon-detecting boy. {{storylink|Multiplicity}} Mirage dominated the Omnicons on the battlefield, easily beating down both Skyblast and Arcee simultaneously while his acolytes took care of the other enemy 'bots. {{storylink|Multiplicity, Pt. 2}} Mirage believed his victory was assured. As he readied to finish off Strongarm, Sharkticon rose up from the nearby body of water... and went belly up. Kicker burst forth from the aquatic Decepticon, charged with incredible power from the subterranean energon well beneath them. {{storylink|Multiplicity, Pt. 3}} As Alpha Quintesson had instructed him to capture Kicker alive, Mirage was at a loss as to how he should handle this unexpected turn of events. While he hesitated, Kicker used his energon-manipulating abilities to revive the Omnicons to full strength. Now suddenly outgunned, Mirage and Slugslinger fled, leaving Sharkticon to fend for himself. {{storylink|Multiplicity, Pt. 4}}

{{Unreleased energon comic}}
Mirage fell in with Megatron after the Decepticon leader was resurrected, but was of the opinion that Megatron had lost his edge. He shared his thoughts on the matter with [[Shockblast]], and though the other Decepticon rebuked him, he secretly agreed with Mirage. {{storylink|Armageddon Part 2}}

===MegaWing Galvatron instructions===
In [[Aurex 304.0 Epsilon|one universe]], Tidal Wave could combine with Galvatron and [[Dreadwind (RID)|Dreadwind]] and [[Smokejumper]] to form Dark MegaWing Galvatron {{storylink|The Official Transformers Collectors' Club Magazine issue 1|MegaWing Galvatron instructions}} using the [[Spark of Combination]]. {{storylink|Ask Vector Prime}}

===''Kre-O'' online comic===
[[File:Tidal_Wave_Kre-O_Character_Image.png|thumb|upright=0.5|Tidal Wave, Tidal Wave]]
Tidal Wave was among the Decepticons present during Megatron's brief takeover of [[Metroplex (G1)|Metroplex]]. {{storylink|Two Giant Bases! Everybody Getting Along, Come On, Fight!}}
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==Games==
===''Transformers'' (PS2)===
[[File:Tidalwave pushup.gif|left|thumb|Megatron might be a jerk, but he cares for his troops' physical fitness.]]
Tidal Wave, in his combined battleship mode, was stationed as a relay and refuel point off a small chain of islands in the Mid-Atlantic. The [[Autobot]]s made their way inside him to take out the [[Decepticlone]] platoons inside and destroy him, but discovered that Tidal Wave wasn't merely a transport. They escaped just in time to avoid being crushed as Tidal Wave transformed into his titanic robot mode.

Tidal Wave walked around the island chain in the deep waters, unloading volleys of missiles, lasers, and the occasional [[Jet Laser]] on the tiny-by-comparison Autobots. Despite his impressive size, firepower, and nigh-impenetrable armor, the Autobots managed to do enough damage to Tidal Wave's one weak point—his face—to cause a chain reaction that caused multiple explosions inside him, sending him falling face-first to the ocean floor.

The Autobots were able to extract information from Tidal Wave's computer that the Decepticons' main base was located in Northern Alaska, but the information was planted there by Megatron to lead the Autobots into a trap.

Tidal Wave was later seen still on Earth and has survived from his battle with the Autobots, but is now taking exercises with the survived [[Decepticlone]] army. {{storylink|Transformers (PS2)|Transformers}}
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==Toys==
===''Armada''===
[[File:Armada Tidal Wave toy.jpg|thumb|upright=2.2|thumb|"TCS Tiger's Claw, Transform!" (''Hasbro version pictured'')]]
[[File:Micron Shockwave toy.jpg|upright=1.66|thumb|Alleged Decepticon Military Genius. (''Takara version pictured'')]]
<ul class="iconlist">{{Bp-d1|'''Tidal Wave with Ramjet''' (Giga-Con Class, [[2003]])}}</ul>
:*''Takara name'': '''Shockwave''' (ショックウェーブ)
:*''Takara ID number'': '''MD-06'''
:*''Takara release date'': [[2003]] [[July 17]]
:*''Accessories'': 2 missiles
{{toydesigner|[[Takashi Kunihiro]] (Takara)}}

: Released in the fourth wave of ''[[Transformers: Armada (toyline)|Armada]]'' Giga-Cons (the first with the "Unicron Battles" branding), Tidal Wave is a robot made up of three different aquatic vehicles, collectively called the "Dark Fleet": an aircraft carrier, a Cybertronic double-bowed battleship, and a troop-landing craft. All three can combine to form a single gigantic warship, which from there can transform to [[robot mode]] ''without'' having to separate. Each smaller craft has its own [[gimmick]]; the carrier has a working storage elevator for Tidal Wave's [[Mini-Con]] partner [[Ramjet (Armada)#Toys|Ramjet]], the battleship can launch two projectiles and has Mini-Con [[Powerlinx]]-activated swiveling cannons (also usable in robot mode), and the landing craft opens up to reveal seats for Mini-Cons to sit on. The Powerlinx-activated cannons on the battleship section are also ratcheted separately from the gimmick, allowing you to position them in any direction you want. Or you could just rotate the two at the back at 45° degrees, to match his robot mode appearance in both the ''Armada'' and ''Energon'' cartoons.

: Tidal Wave can also combine with [[Megatron (Armada)/toys#Armada|Megatron]] (and the [[Megatron (Armada)/toys#ArmadaGalvatron|Galvatron redeco]]) to form Tidal Wave's '''Weapon Mode''' (or '''Burning Megatron''' in Japan). To achieve this, Tidal Wave's aircraft carrier and battleship clip onto Megatron's arms, and his troop transport clips onto Megatron's back (after the turret has been positioned into the "Full Blast Mode" configuration) as a jetpack. The connectors for his arms are compatible with the sockets on ''[[Transformers: Cybertron (toyline)|Cybertron]]'' [[Megatron (Armada)/toys#Cybertron|Megatron]] and [[Optimus Prime (Armada)/toys#Cybertron|Optimus Prime]] toys used to attach [[Overhaul (Cybertron)#Leobreaker|Leobreaker]] and [[Nemesis Breaker#Toys|Nemesis Breaker]], which allows for some rather funky combinations.

: The [[TakaraTomy|Takara]] and [[Hasbro]] versions are considerably different. Takara's '''Shockwave''' uses purple in place of green, uses darker grays, and has some different paint applications. Hasbro's version is less [[show-accuracy|show-accurate]] because the Hasbro team thought there was already too much purple between the Decepticons on the store shelves at the time, and [[Aaron Archer]] was happy to make the change.<ref>{{citesocial|quote=The Animation is a little different from the final toy, there is some green and copper on the final toy. With Galvatron, Unicron, and Skywarp we felt there was to much purple in the Decepticon ranks. Unfortunately we already sent the first deco pass to the animation guys and they ran with it. The final toy looks good.|link=https://news.tfw2005.com/2003/03/10/orson-clarifies-tidal-waves-final-colors-47|name=Aaron Archer|site=TFW2005|year=2003|month=03|day=10}}</ref><ref>{{citesocial|quote=tidal wave was planned for the purple you see in the animation. We had a few purple characters at that time (galvatron, sideways, others), so my team leader asked for a change to have color variety. It was a good note and one of very few changes i was ever asked to make.|link=https://www.instagram.com/p/Buo6VPOHYTm/c/18040518439049013/r/18008984194154969/|name=Aaron Archer|site=Instagram|year=2019|month=03|day=06}}</ref>

: In Japan, Ito Yokaido stores offered one of the three [[Race Mini-Con Team#RoadAssault|Road Assault Edition Race Microns]] with the purchase of either Shockwave or [[Jetfire (Armada)#Toys|Jetfire]] in August (though reportedly, most stores just gave them away with ''any'' toy in the line).

::*''[http://www.tfu.info/2003/Decepticon/TidalWave/tidalwave.htm More information on Tidal Wave at TFU.info]''
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===''Energon''===
[[File:Energon Tidal Wave toy.jpg|upright=1.66|thumb|Tidal Wave…Tidal Wave…Tidal Wave…]]
<ul class="iconlist">{{Bp-d1|'''Tidal Wave with Ramjet''' (Command Class, 2003/[[2004]])}}</ul>
:*''Takara name'': '''Shockwave''' (ショックウェーブ)
:*''Takara ID number'': '''SD-04'''
:*''Takara release date'': [[2003]] [[December 25]]
:*''Accessories'': Ramjet Mini-Con partner, 2 missiles

: Redecoed for the ''[[Transformers: Energon (toyline)|Energon]]'' line, Command Class Tidal Wave was given an "energon-charged" deco with clear-green plastics and "energy" patterns painted across him. The toy has also been very slightly [[retool]]ed: the notches on the inside of his body that were originally designed to prevent the missiles from firing by giving the triggers a place to rest have been made larger so they now actually fulfill their original purpose.

: Takara's ''Super Link'' '''Shockwave''' release has a [[Show-accuracy|cartoon-accurate]] silver-painted forehead in [[robot mode]], where the Hasbro has a gold-painted forehead, as shown on the boxart.

: Tidal Wave retains his ability to combine with ''Armada'' Megatron/Galvatron, as well as ''[[Transformers: Universe (2003 toyline)|Universe]]'' [[Megazarak (Universe)|Megazarak]].

::*''[http://www.tfu.info/2004/Decepticon/TidalWave/tidalwave.htm More information on ''Energon'' Tidal Wave at TFU.info]''

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[[File:Energon Mirage toy.jpg|upright=1.66|thumb|Megatron…Megatron…Megatron…]]
<ul class="iconlist">{{Bp-d1|'''Mirage''' (Mega Class, 2004)}}</ul>
:*''Takara name'': '''Shockfleet''' (ショックフリート)
:*''Takara ID number'': '''SD-15'''
:*''Takara release date'': [[2004]] [[June 10]]
:*''Accessories'': 4 missiles
{{toydesigner|[[Eric Siebenaler]] (Hasbro)|[[Takio Ejima]] (Takara), [[Marcelo Matere]] (packaging artist)}}

: ''Energon'' Mega Class [[Mirage (Energon)#Toys|Mirage]] transforms into a sleek assault speedboat with multiple spring-loaded missile launchers, as well as fold-out wings for his "Hyper Power Mode". Something of a [[shellformer]], Mirage's transformation sequence is one of the most complex for the ''Energon'' toyline, and as a side effect, he ends up with some rather large [[Alternate mode|vehicle mode]] shell [[kibble]]. Some poor design and excessively tight knee joints means his lower legs will often detach from the upper thighs whenever one tries to bend his knees.

: Speaking of poor design, the [[instructions]] show that Mirage's feet are supposed to fold all the way up inside his boat mode, however, when doing this, his forearms don't sit flush on the top due to the raised edges of his feet occupying the same space that the elbow joints need to sit in, causing collisions. This doesn't affect the tabbing of any of the parts, it just causes his forearms to stick out, which can be annoying. Seemingly, the [[Character model|model]] designers of the ''[[Transformers: Energon (cartoon)|Energon]]'' cartoon caught onto this, and opted to design his boat mode model with only his heels folded inside the boat mode, with his toes just folded up onto the back. This can be replicated on the toy and looks objectively cleaner overall.

: The initial release of Mirage was one-per-case, and was part of a wave that saw limited distribution due to [[Shelfwarmer|a glut of early product on the shelves]]. However, Mirage was later put into "Mega-Buy" multi-packs at a buy-one-get-one-free price at numerous chains, including [[Toys"R"Us]] and [[Walmart]], relieving much of the demand for the item.

: The Mirage toy was released in Japan as '''Shockfleet''', an upgraded form of Shockwave (Tidal Wave) for the ''Super Link'' line, with no discernable differences from the Hasbro release. While the Hasbro Mirage toy was marketed as a separate character, the cartoon and comic depictions followed the Japanese characterization, even going so far as to keep the name "Mirage" for Tidal Wave in his new form.

: This mold was also used to make into ''Energon'' [[Dreadwing (Energon)#Toys|Dreadwing]] and [[BotCon 2009]] [[Banzai-Tron (G1)#Timelines|Banzai-Tron]].

::*''[http://www.tfu.info/2004/Decepticon/Mirage/mirage.htm More information on Mirage at TFU.info]''
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===''Titans Return''===
[[File:TF-Titans-Return-Siege-on-Cybertron-Tidal-Wave.jpg|upright=1.66|thumb|Technically not ''Armada'' Tidal Wave by this wiki's classification.]]
{{main|Tidal Wave (G1)#Titans Return}}

:The [[2017]] "Siege on Cybertron" box set from the ''[[Titans Return (toyline)|Titans Return]]'' subline of ''[[Transformers: Generations (toyline)|Generations]]'' includes a Tidal Wave figure, based on the ''Armada'' character's cartoon appearance and Takara toy. However, as the box set is not cross-dimensional in nature, we've elected to include information for the figure in [[Tidal Wave (G1)|Generation 1 Tidal Wave]]'s article.
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===''Legacy''===
[[File:Legacy-United-Tidal-Wave.jpg|upright=2.2|thumb|We have sailors, we have airmen. We have soldiers brave and good men.]]
<ul class="iconlist">{{Bp-d1|'''Armada Universe Tidal Wave''' (Titan Class, [[2024]])}}</ul>
:*''TakaraTomy name'': '''Tidal Wave (Armada Universe)''' (タイダルウェーブ (アルマダユニバース))
:*''TakaraTomy ID number'': '''TL-70'''
:*''TakaraTomy release date'': [[2024]] [[August 31]]
:*''Accessories'': Right arm, left arm, backpack accessories (for [[Megatron (Armada)/toys#Legacy|Megatron]])
{{toydesigner|[[Sam Smith]] and [[Mike Booth]] (Hasbro), [[Shogo Hasui]] (TakaraTomy)|[[Mario Carreiro]] (packaging)}}<ref>[https://www.instagram.com/p/C0zNOSGOACe/ Design notes on ''Legacy'' Tidal Wave] by [[Hasbro]] designer [[Sam Smith]] on Instagram.</ref><ref>[[January 16]], [[2024]]'s [https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=9iU32kaSXEI Hasbro Pulse | Transformers Legacy United Titan Class Armada Universe Tidal Wave | SCC Reveal] with [[Ben MacCrae]] and [[Sam Smith]]</ref>

:The Titan Class centerpiece for the ''[[Transformers: Legacy|Legacy: United]]'' lineup, "Armada Universe Tidal Wave" splits from robot mode or a combined ship form into the Dark Fleet of three smaller boats. Unlike the original toy, the robot must be disassembled when transforming into the combined ship mode and vice-versa; as a way of compensating for this, the figure now sports an additional "base" mode which does not require disassembly. Tidal Wave's deco is based on his purple and grey appearance in the cartoon but with orange detailing on his windows and other elements inspired by his [[#Armada|''Legends of the Microns'' toy]].

:The gun turrets on Tidal Wave's torso can swivel and even be removed. Instead of being able to combine with [[Megatron (Armada)/toys#Legacy|''Legacy: Evolution'' Armada Universe Megatron]] himself, Tidal Wave comes with several accessories that represent his body parts at a much smaller scale; these in turn attach to Megatron to ''simulate'' that combined mode despite the immense size difference between their ''Legacy'' toys. When Megatron is not wearing them, these miniature Tidal Wave parts also function as a miniature Dark Fleet. The miniature Dark Fleet pieces are strategically stored on Tidal Wave so as when combined with Megatron it doesn't leave an incomplete looking Tidal Wave. A note of caution: the ratchet joints on the "battleship" accessory are extremely strong, making it very easy to bend and stress the darker purple [[plastic]] tabs when folding and unfolding it for storage. The [[package art]] and [[Hasbro Pulse]] listing inadvertently revealed Megatron in his [[Megatron (Armada)/toys#ArmadaUniverseGalvatron|Galvatron]] color scheme.

:Tidal Wave was teased on the ''Legacy: United'' poster, then revealed at [[Cybertron Fest|Cybertron Fest 2023]] on [[December 9]], [[2023]]. He was accompanied by a [https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=9iU32kaSXEI pre-recorded video] by [[Ben MacCrae]] and [[Sam Smith]] explaining all of his gimmicks. He was made available to pre-order on January 16, 2024.

:*''Designer commentary on ''Legacy'' "Armada Universe Tidal Wave" from Sam Smith on Instagram:''
:**''[https://www.instagram.com/p/C0zNOSGOACe/ Part I - Robot Mode]''
:**''[https://www.instagram.com/p/C0zNcdlO6_x/ Part II - Ship Mode/Dark Fleet]''
:**''[https://www.instagram.com/p/C0zNoMVO0Tl/ Part III - "Burning Megatron" mode]''
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==Notes==
===Tidal Wave===
[[File:TidalwaveMouthplate.jpg|thumb|upright=1.2]]
* In the English dub of the ''Armada'' cartoon, Tidal Wave is referred to by his Japanese name (Shockwave) several times. Of course, the English dub was notorious for [[Sparkplug (Armada)|not]] [[High Wire (Armada)|keeping]] [[Sureshock (Armada)|names]] [[Grindor (Armada)|straight]].
* While Tidal Wave's use of his own name as a battle cry is a trait shared in both versions of the ''Armada'' cartoon, his vocabulary is much more rich in the dub, mostly speaking in simple-minded short sentences. In ''Legends of the Microns'', his title is "Strong-arm admiral Shockwave", with his dialog mostly consisting of repeating his name or the word "Strong-arm", saying "Combine" when combining with Megatron, or chanting "Shock, Shock, Shockwaaaaaaave", a trait he carries over into ''Super Link''. When he upgrades to Mirage ("Shockfleet" in Japan), his battle cry becomes "ShockShockShock!"
* In the ''Armada'' cartoon, the big frowny expression and chin guard on Tidal Wave's toy is sometimes misinterpreted as a mouthplate. This alternate mouthplate design went on to be used for Tidal Wave's 3D model in the ''Energon'' cartoon.
* The only time Tidal Wave splits into his three individual vehicle modes in the cartoon universe is during the [[stock footage]] combination with Megatron/Galvatron in ''Armada''.
* Tidal Wave's [[:File:ArmadaTidalShockwave.jpg|Cybertronian mode]] is directly based on Generation 1 [[Shockwave (G1)|Shockwave]]'s [[alternate mode]].
* An easter egg in the PlayStation 2 ''Transformers'' game is that, when he's in [[alternate mode|vehicle mode]], you can enter a cavity where his robot mode head is stored. You can walk all over it and a glitch enables you to walk inside his head. He doesn't seem to mind.<ref>[http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=L8hcHAW3YiY Gameplay video showing the Tidal Wave's head Easter egg.]</ref>
[[File:Tidal Wave Snipe Head.jpg|thumb|upright=1.2|GIVE ME YOUR FACE!]]
* Tidal Wave's size in the ''Armada'' cartoon is incredibly inconsistent. While the [[:File:Scalearmada1.png|official scale chart]] depicts him as being only about three heads taller than [[Optimus Prime (Armada)/Cartoon continuity|Optimus Prime]]'s [[Super Mode]], most episodes depict him as much bigger—in particular, his debut episode, "[[Awakening (Armada)|Awakening]]", has Jet Optimus Prime only coming up to around his knee. His size can shift even within the span of a single episode—"[[Rescue]]" has him appear only a couple of heads taller than [[Wheeljack (Armada)|Wheeljack]] in its first battle scene, but later on, he's big enough for Megatron to comfortably drive between his legs in tank mode with room to spare.
** The PlayStation 2 ''Transformers'' game, on the other hand, goes even bigger—its depiction of Tidal Wave forms an entire level in [[alternate mode]], and the subsequent boss fight in [[robot mode]] retains that colossal size!
** ''Energon''{{'}}s depiction of Tidal Wave's scale is fairly consistent throughout the show—even in his starship mode, which had actually lost its mass-shifting capabilities from ''Armada'', due to the cartoon's use of 3D animation.
** Tidal Wave and Megatron's toys in the ''Energon'' toyline are a couple of "scale anomalies", as Tidal Wave is [[:File:Energon-Decepticon-scale-chart.jpg|in-scale with the other Decepticons]] in the ''Energon'' toyline (aside from the Maximus's), yet he doesn't scale well at all with Hasbro's [[Megatron (Armada)/toys#Energon|Leader Class Megatron toy]], which scales perfectly with the other Decepticon toys. Instead, Tidal Wave is better scaled with the Takara [[Megatron (Armada)/toys#Ultra|Ultra-sized "Galvatron" toy]] (Takara's ''Energon'' Megatron mold), but this Megatron figure doesn't scale with the rest of the Decepticon toys. How this works is uncertain, but it probably has something to do with the way their designs were translated into animation models (e.g. certain parts being longer or shorter compared to their toys, etc.).
* In the ''Energon'' cartoon, Tidal Wave's appearance is significantly altered after he touches a raw [[Energon star]] in the episode "[[Scorpinok (episode)|Scorpinok]]" {{sic}}. Not only does he gain his toy-accurate "lightning" deco as a sort of scarring, his shoulders also notably [[:File:Decepticons Megatron Resurrected.jpg|sit in a higher position]] than before; having the tops of them sit above his head, rather than down in [[:File:Energon-Tidal-Wave-Meets-Scorponok.jpg|their natural position]] like his toy and ''Armada'' character model. The deco change makes sense, but what was the purpose of shifting his shoulders?
* Designer [[Aaron Archer]] opined that Tidal Wave was the only ''Armada'' mold to return for the ''Energon'' cartoon simply because "he's big and will sell well".<ref>{{citesocial|quote=Hes big and will sell well|link=https://news.tfw2005.com/2003/08/19/orsons-world-819-updated-again-758|name=Aaron Archer|site=TFW2005|year=2003|month=08|day=19}}</ref> A glowing endorsement.
* Like all non-toy [[Kreon]]s, Tidal Wave is made up of existing parts, in his case using the [[Ironhide (G1)/toys#Kre-O|Ironhide]] helmet, as well as using legs in place of his arms, with hand pieces inserted into the feet.

===Mirage===
* An early name used for Shockfleet (Mirage) found on Takara concept sheets is "Gigawave" (ギガウェーブ ''Gigauwēbu'').
* Mirage was almost certainly intended by [[Hasbro]] to be a [[Mirage (Energon)|separate character]]: they implied this to be the case, saying that designing the toys before the show was completed led to "some characters not aligning together in the animation and toy expressions".<ref>[[Hasbro Q&A/August 2009: Answers]]</ref>
* Archer also states that the Mirage/Dreadwing design's alternate mode was inspired by the ''[[G.I. Joe (team)|G.I. Joe]]'' Cobra Moray hydrofoil.<ref>{{citesocial|quote=I wanted to do a boat at a larger scale in the line. vehicle mode was slightly inspired by the Cobra Moray hydrofoil, Great robot not so great vh in the end. This was a design by @ericjsiebenaler|link=https://www.instagram.com/p/BvFrAekH9JV/|name=Aaron Archer|site=Instagram|year=2019|month=03|day=17}}</ref> The general "form" of the robot mode, meanwhile, was inspired by a fan-painted {{w|Gundam}} Archer saw in ''{{w|Hobby Japan}}'' magazine, which also served as reference for Dreadwing's colour scheme.<ref>{{citesocial|quote=One of my favorite designs for a few reasons, 1) it was always a win when we got to make a boat toy, 2) I love the grace of his robot form 3)the overall form and redeco colors are based off of a fan-painted Gundam figure I liked in #hobbyjapan back in the day. (still looking dor the ref to share)|link=https://www.instagram.com/p/CEW8eKMg-Lh/|name=Aaron Archer|site=Instagram|year=2020|month=08|day=26}}</ref>
* Despite [[Simon Furman]] going on record to say that he wasn't paying attention to what the cartoon was doing with the characters, Mirage still ended up becoming an upgraded form for Tidal Wave in the [[Dreamwave Productions|Dreamwave]] comics, even though Hasbro already established him as a separate individual in his toy bio. Perhaps someone tipped Furman off about this particular cartoon change?
* In the Japanese version of the ''Energon'' cartoon, after Tidal Wave becomes Mirage, he becomes [[Transformer romance|very affectionate]] towards Megatron/Galvatron. The English dub dodges the issue as best it could (although that was probably due to the fact that the English writers didn't seem to know what was going on in the show at the best of times), with Mirage's love-struck remarks being replaced with simple cheering for his leader or something else entirely—but it couldn't do anything about his repeated coquettish gestures, doe-eyed expressions, or that one time he pirouetted and struck a pose while surrounded by a glowing pink heart. Maybe Tidal Wave couldn't properly articulate his love in his ''Armada'' form?

===Foreign names===
====Tidal Wave====
*''Japanese:'' '''Shockwave''' (ショックウェーブ ''Shokkuwēbu''), '''Tidal Wave''' (タイダルウェーブ ''Taidaru Wēbu'')
*''Hungarian:'' '''Hullámsír''' (''Armada'', "Wave Grave"), '''Szökőár''' (''Energon'', "Tidal Wave"), '''Árhullám''' ("[[Optimus Prime vs Megatron: The Ultimate Battle]]")
*''Korean:'' '''Shock''' (쇼크 ''Syokeu'')
*''Mandarin:'' '''Cháoxī Bō''' (潮汐波, "Tidal Wave"), '''Hǎixiào''' (''Armada'' dub, 海啸, "Tsunami")
*''Polish:'' '''Falotron''' ("Wavetron"), '''Falomiot''' ("Wavethrower")
*''Russian:'' '''Priliv''' (Прилив, "Tide")
*''Ukrainian:'' '''Khvylya''' (Хвиля, "Wave")

====Mirage====
*''Japanese:'' '''Shockfleet''' (ショックフリート ''Shokkufurīto'')
*''Hungarian:'' '''Délibáb''' ("Mirage")
*''Polish:'' '''Miraż''' ("Mirage")

==References==
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[[Category:Armada combiners]]
[[Category:Armada Decepticons]]
[[Category:Energon Decepticons]]
[[Category:Energon Terrorcons]]
[[Category:Kre-O Decepticons]]
[[Category:Kreons]]
[[Category:Legacy Decepticons]]
[[Category:Multi-component Transformers]]
[[Category:Sea specialists]]
[[Category:Unicron-related characters]]

Megatron (Armada)/toys

2024-10-05T03:31:50Z

Wikimaniac: /* Legacy */

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[[File:Armada-Megatron-card art.jpg|upright=1.67|thumb|Forshadowing [[Thunderhoof (RID)|Thunderhoof]]'s existence since 2002.]]

'''[[Megatron (Armada)|Megatron]]'''<nowiki>'</nowiki>s power is your doom! As are his many, many toys.
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==Toys==
===''Armada''===
[[File:Armada Megatron toy.jpg|upright=2|thumb|G2 Megatron gets pimped.]]
[[File:Armada-Megatron-Tidal-Wave-Combined.jpg|thumb|upright=1.67|Megatron combined with Tidal Wave.]]
<ul class="iconlist">{{Bp-d1|'''Megatron with Leader-1''' (Giga-Con, 2002)}}</ul>
:*''Takara name:'' '''Megatron''' (メガトロン)
:*''Takara ID number'': '''MD-01'''
:*''Takara release date'': [[2002]] [[December 28]]
:*''Accessories'': Pressure-launch missile, 2 spring-loaded-launch missiles
{{toydesigner|[[Aaron Archer]] (Hasbro), [[Takashi Kunihiro]] (Takara)}}

: The first release in the ''Armada'' Giga-Con assortment, Megatron transforms into a green and purple [[Popular Cybertronian vehicle alternate modes#H-tank|H-shaped Cybertronic tank]]. His turret is able to rotate freely and pivot the main cannon up and down, plus the cannon barrel can fire a pressure-launched missile with the accompaniment of an electronic "explosion" sound effect. One of the most-[[Mini-Con]] play pattern-intensive toys in the ''Armada'' line, Megatron has many gimmicks and features designed to exploit Mini-Con collectability. Plugging a Mini-Con onto the [[Powerlinx]] hardpoint in the L-shaped trench, then pulling back down the length of the trench and locking it in will flip up a double missile launcher on the opposite side of the turret, with two spring-loaded missiles ready to fire. The launcher flips up over a small black switch which, when pressed, activates a "launching" sound effect; the idea is that when you press the buttons to fire the missiles, the whole launcher will move down a millimeter or two, and trip the switch. Depending on the alignment of the gears in your Megatron, though, the launcher is just as likely to hit the switch right away when it flips into place. Plugging a Mini-Con into the turret hatch hardpoint and then twisting it left or right will activate a sound clip of machine gun fire. All three of these sound effects are accompanied by a flashing red LED which illuminates the Decepticon sigil panel on the front of the turret.

: His right-side forward hull protrusion has a flip-out "launch pad" for Mini-Cons, with a sliding Powerlinx post. The left-side forward hull has three spring-loaded, flip-out panels that have Powerlinx hardpoints that reveal themselves at the push of a button. The rear right-side hull has a flip-out ramp for Mini-Cons, and a slide-out capture claw to ensnare them, while the rear left-side hull has a holding compartment for Mini-Cons, although most are too large to fit inside.

: Megatron came packed with his personal Mini-Con, [[Leader-1 (Armada)#Toys|Leader-1]], ready to use with any of those gimmicks.

: In [[robot mode]], Megatron has decent articulation in his arms, but has exceptionally limited articulation in his legs owing to stability concerns when his various gimmicks are used. Sliding the Powerlinx post on his left forearm forward (with or without a Mini-Con plugged into it) reveals a small knife in his spring-loaded left hand—in homage to the sword present on Japanese releases of [[Megatron (G1)/toys#The Transformers|the original Megatron toy]]!<ref>"I put that knife there on purpose because it echoes the G1 sword hand. How 'bout that?"—[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=vNgWvNmMJfE&t=3051s Aaron Archer on ''The Toy Armada'', 2021/12/14]</ref> The entire turret assembly can be rotated around to face forward, then all his weapons can then be pivoted to face forward as well for his '''Full Blast Mode'''. The turret can then be rotated by turning a small crank attached to the right-hand side of Megatron's waist, and as it spins, Megatron will cry "Decepticons, Attack!", and all three of his sound effects (explosion, launching and machine gun) will play in succession. Leader-1 can clip into the compartment in Megatron's right shoulder, his weapon barrels pointing forward, and Megatron's three missiles can do the same over on his left shoulder.

: Megatron can also combine with [[Tidal Wave (Armada)#Toys|Tidal Wave]], with Tidal Wave's aircraft carrier and battleship clipping onto his arms and his troop transport clipping onto Megatron's back (after the turret has been positioned in Full Blast Mode configuration) as a jetpack. While the North American instructions only referred to this as Tidal Wave's '''Weapon Mode'''; this form was called '''Burning Megatron''' in Japan.

: The American version has a metallic purple face, whereas [[TakaraTomy|Takara]]'s ''Legend of the Microns'' release has a dark silver face and more defined Decepticon symbols. The turret on the Takara release uses a slightly different [[mold]] than the Hasbro version; the slot for the sliding switch that activates the dual missile launcher on the turret is different, allowing the launcher to be locked into place without pressing down on the electronics trigger and draining the batteries. The voice clip is also different.

: In Japan, Hello Mac stores offered one of the three [[Land Military Mini-Con Team#Ultimate|Ultimate Edition Land Military Microns]] [[campaign item|free with the purchase]] of Megatron in May 2003.

: This mold was also used to make ''[[Transformers: Universe (2003 toyline)|Universe]]'' [[Megazarak (Universe)#Toys|Megazarak]].

::*''[http://www.tfu.info/2002/Decepticon/Megatron/megatron.htm More information on ''Armada'' Megatron at TFU.info]''

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[[File:Armada Galvatron toy.jpg|right|upright=1.67|thumb|The exact opposite of Captain Planet.]]
<ul class="iconlist">{{Bp-d1|'''Galvatron with Clench''' (Giga-Con, 2003)}}</ul>
:*''Takara name'': '''Megatron Super Mode''' (メガトロン{{ruby|S|スーパーモード}})
:*''Takara ID number:'' '''MD-08'''
:*''Takara release date'': [[2003]] [[September 11]]
:*''Accessories'': Pressure-launch missile, 2 spring-loaded-launch missiles
{{toydesigner|[[Joe Kyde]] (deco artist)}}

: Released in the third wave of Giga-Con toys, Galvatron is a predominantly light purple and white redeco of the previous Giga-Con class Megatron toy, covered in black "battle damage" scorch marks with a paint wash on his torso and tank treads. He retains all of his gimmicks from the previous version, the only difference between the two being that the sound clip activated by rotating his turret now says '''"The power is mine!"''' (a line spoken by Megatron in the [[Transformers: Armada (cartoon)|''Armada'' cartoon]] episode "[[Desperate]]", though [[David Kaye]]'s voice was not sampled for the toy).

[[File:Armada-Galvatron-Tidal-Wave-Combined.jpg|thumb|left|upright=.8|Galvatron combined with Tidal Wave.]]

: This time, Galvatron comes with the Mini-Con [[Clench (Armada)#Toys|Clench]]... well, in the Hasbro line, at least.

: The Takara release of "Megatron Super Mode", part of the eighth wave of ''Legends of the Microns'' product, has slight deco differences from the [[Hasbro]] version. It retains Takara Megatron's dark silver face instead of Hasbro's flat black, as well as slightly darker purples and golds. The Takara version retains the different switch slot from the first Japanese release, which all US releases of the mold curiously never utilized. Unlike Hasbro's Galvatron version, Megatron S reuses all the same sound clips from the first Megatron release. Additionally, his Mini-Con partner is labeled as "Spark Barrel" instead, being a powered-up version of Leader-1 rather than being Clench.

: In 2004, after the ''Armada'' toyline ended and ''Energon'' was already on the way, [[The Official Transformers Collectors' Club Magazine issue 1|the only issue]] of 3H's ''The Official Transformers Collectors' Club Magazine'' published instructions for a bizarre but official combined mode called "MegaWing Galvatron" using [[Dreadwind (RID)#Toys|Dreadwind]] and [[Smokejumper]] from the ''[[Transformers: Robots in Disguise (2001 toyline)|Robots in Disguise]]'' toyline. While the instructions specify using ''Armada'' Galvatron for it, this combined mode can also be done with any redeco of the ''Armada'' Megatron or the ''[[Transformers: Generation 2 (toyline)|Generation 2]]'' [[Smokescreen (G2)#Toys|Smokescreen]] molds, however it requires ''Robots in Disguise'' Dreadwind thanks to an added screwhole which was new to the ''RID'' version of the ''Generation 2'' [[Dreadwing (G2)#Toys|Dreadwing]] mold. The instructions also included a note to check online for "Dark MegaWing Galvatron" directions, combining the whole shebang with Tidal Wave. Due to the disintegration of 3H, this sadly never materialized.

::*''[http://www.tfu.info/2003/Decepticon/Galvatron/galvatron.htm More information on ''Armada'' Galvatron at TFU.info]''
::*''[https://i.imgur.com/kB1fQSw.jpg Instructions for MegaWing Galvatron Page 1]''
::*''[https://i.imgur.com/kW6sF7m.jpg Instructions for MegaWing Galvatron Page 2]''

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[[File:Black Micron Megatron.jpg|right|upright=1.67|thumb|You are a lucky bastard if you own this.]]
<ul class="iconlist">{{Bp-d1|'''Black Megatron''' (ブラックメガトロン, 2003)}}</ul>
:*''Accessories'': Pressure-launch missile, 2 spring-loaded-launch missiles

: This special redeco of Megatron was given away as a [[Lucky Draw figure|prize]] in a contest held in the June 2003 issue of ''[[TV Magazine]]''. Limited to 100 units, this Megatron was, as his name suggests, primarily black with dark olive and purple shades, and bright yellow and green highlights.
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===''Built to Rule!''===
[[File:Armada BTR MegatronCyclonus.jpg|right|upright=1.67|thumb|Keep on truckin'.]]
<ul class="iconlist">{{Bp-d1|'''Megatron with Leader-1 and Cyclonus with Crumplezone''' (Built to Rule!, 2003)}}</ul>
:*''Accessories'': 2 missiles

: Part of the largest ''Transformers'' series ''[[Built to Rule!]]'' set, Megatron can be assembled into a battle tank, a robot, or whatever your imagination can do with the blocks provided. Megatron is armed with a dual missile launcher based upon the Mini-Con activated version on the regular Ultra class toy.

: He came with a block-version of his Mini-Con partner [[Leader-1 (Armada)#Built to Rule!|Leader-1]], as well as a full [[Cyclonus (Armada)#Built to Rule!|Cyclonus]] and [[Crumplezone (Armada)#Built to Rule!|Crumplezone]] build.

: He has realllllly long legs, which, thanks to his very top-heavy build, make it very difficult for him to remain standing upright.

::*''[http://www.tfu.info/2003/Decepticon/BTRMegatron/megatron.htm More information on ''Built to Rule!'' Megatron at TFU.info]''
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===''Energon''===
[[File:Energontoy megatron.jpg|right|upright=1.67|thumb|Minty fresh mouthwash laser cannons!]]
<ul class="iconlist">{{Bp-d1|'''Megatron''' (Leader Class, 2004)}}</ul>
:*''Accessories'': Tank/cannon, sword, missile
{{toydesigner|[[Eric Siebenaler]] (Hasbro), [[Takashi Kunihiro]] (Takara)|[[Hirofumi Ichikawa]] (detailing)}}

: Released in the second wave of ''[[Transformers: Energon (toyline)| Energon]]'' Leader-class toys, Megatron transforms into a Cybertronic gunship, with a gear-driven [[Super Mode|Hyper Mode]] that simultaneously unfolds his wing panels and reveals or extends various weapons; the instructions say to activate this feature by pulling on his translucent wingtips, but to avoid bending the plastic it is safer to do it by lifting up his opaque upper wing covers. In robot mode, Megatron greatly resembles [[Galvatron (G1)|Generation 1 Galvatron]], with a pair of large pivoting shoulder cannons. While he features decent articulation, especially compared to the ''Armada'' Ultra toy, he has limited posability due to a top-heavy design and spring-loaded auto-transforming hands and feet.

: Megatron's primary weapon is a large tank, based on his ''Armada'' body, featuring a spring-loaded missile launcher and an out-of-place machine gun sound effect. The tank attaches to Megatron in either of his modes as a cannon, either mounting on his back in jet mode, or clipping to his arm in robot mode. Inserting and then removing the rear of the tank into the scabbard on Megatron's back draws out the sword blade stored there, and the tank can then attach to his arm to allow the Decepticon leader to wield the weapon. The sword's connection point is spring-loaded, so that when the blade is struck against something, it activates a sword-clashing sound effect and a red LED that illuminates the translucent blade.

: In the United States, this figure was initially only available at [[Walmart]] stores, and saw a wider release shortly after. It was later redecoed to create ''Energon'' Galvatron (see below).

::*''[http://www.tfu.info/2004/Decepticon/Megatron/megatron.htm More information on ''Energon'' Megatron at TFU.info]''

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[[File:Energon-Ultra-Megatron.jpg|right|upright=1.67|thumb|Few megalomaniacs can pull off the "tank as fashion accessory" look.]]
<ul class="iconlist">{{Bp-d1|'''Galvatron''' (ガルバトロン, 2004)}}</ul>
:*''ID number'': '''SD-07'''
:*''Release date'': [[February 26]], 2004
:*''Accessories'': Tank/cannon, sword, missile

: Rather than release the Leader Class ''Energon'' Megatron figure, Takara opted to instead produce a smaller version of "Galvatron", broadly equivalent to the Hasbro Mega Class toys, in the second wave of ''[[Transformers: Energon (toyline)#Takara Super Link toyline|Super Link]]''. This figure is a down-sized version of the Leader mold, with the same transformation, all the same features, new electronic sounds in the tank, and a lighter, more cartoon-accurate colour scheme.

: While initially exclusive to Japan, the figure was later made available in Hasbro markets in a two-pack (see below).

: This mold was also used to make [[Megatron (SG)#Toys|''Shattered Glass'' Megatron]].

::*''[http://www.tfu.info/2004/Decepticon/EMegatron/megatron.htm More information on Ultra-class Energon Megatron at TFU.info]''

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[[File:Energontoy black galvatron.jpg|right|thumb|upright=1.67|thumb|You're even luckier if you own this.]]
<ul class="iconlist">{{Bp-d1|'''Galvatron Black Version''' (ガルバトロンブラックバーション, 2004)}}</ul>
:* ''ID number'': '''SD-07'''
:* ''Accessories'': Tank/cannon, sword, missile

: This redeco of the Mega Class Megatron/Galvatron figure was offered through both a ''[[TV Magazine]]'' prize draw, and live drawings held in Tobu Department Stores. Limited to 50 pieces, it sported a striking new black and red color scheme, with orange translucent parts, and came in the standard toy's packaging, with a sticker denoting it as a special prize.

: Some units have been found without the sticker; unconfirmed reports suggest that these were the versions given away at Tobu stores.

::*''[http://www.luckydrawtransformers.com/toy/gallery/review/black+galvatron/1090/black+galvatron.html More information on Black Galvatron at Lucky Draw Transformers]''

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[[File:Energon Galvatron toy1.jpg|right|upright=1.67|thumb|This repaint brought a tear to the eye of somebody.]]
<ul class="iconlist">{{Bp-d1|'''Galvatron''' (Leader Class, 2004)}}</ul>
:*''Takara release date'': [[2004]] [[April 28]]
:*''Accessories:'' Tank/cannon, sword, missile
{{toydesigner|[[Eric Siebenaler]] (Hasbro)|[[Marcelo Matere]] (packaging artist)}}

: The third and final Leader Class toy in ''Energon'', released as part of the "Powerlinx Battles" line refresh, Megatron-now-Galvatron was extensively redecoed to resemble [[Generation 1 continuity family|Generation 1]] [[Galvatron (G1)|Galvatron]] as much as possible. His predominant color is (naturally) purple, with black plastic and extensive use of metallic silver and metallic red paint for detailing. All translucent plastic was replaced with orange. He retains all of his prior gimmickry.

: This version of Galvatron was released in Japan as a [[Toys"R"Us]]-[[exclusive]] "[[USA Edition]]" in April of 2004, in Hasbro packaging with Japanese-language stickers for legal information.

::*''[http://www.tfu.info/2005/Decepticon/Galvatron/galvatron.htm More information on ''Energon'' Galvatron at TFU.info]''

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[[File:Energontoy galvatron g.jpg|right|thumb|upright=1.67]]
<ul class="iconlist">{{Bp-d1|'''Galvatron General''' (ガルバトロン{{ruby|G|ジェネラル}}, 2005)}}</ul>
:*''ID number'': '''SD-20'''
:*''Release date'': [[2004]] [[September 30]]
:*''Accessories'': Tank/cannon, sword, missile, Energy Blade, [[Energon star]]

: Released in the nineteenth wave of ''Super Link'' toys, Takara's "Galvatron General" is a redeco of their Mega Class Galvatron figure. Like the earlier toy, it features a more cartoon-accurate (if somewhat more garish) color scheme, with a more pinkish shade of purple, yellow translucent parts instead of orange, and a pale blue crown instead of the Hasbro's toy's black.

: It also includes a clear-purple/pink version of [[Cruellock#Toys|Cruellock]]'s "[[Energon weapon#Gallery|Energy Blade]]" weapon, consisting of a small gun and sword which combine to form a larger blade, and a Decepticon [[Energon star]].

::*''[http://www.transformers-universe.com/i.php?ID=1697 More information on ''Superlink'' Galvatron General at Transformers-Universe.com]''

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[[File:Energontoy prime vs megatron.jpg|right|thumb|upright=1.67]]
<ul class="iconlist">{{Bp-a1d1|'''Powerlinx Optimus Prime / Megatron''' (Multi-pack, 2005)}}</ul>
:*''Accessories:'' Tank/cannon, sword, missile

: Takara's Mega Class Megatron was released in Hasbro markets as part of a [[Toys"R"Us]] exclusive set. The only change made from the Takara original is that the rear landing gear sections are attached by short plastic rods instead of steel pins, likely necessitated by US [[for safety reasons|safety requirements]].

: He came in a two-pack with another previously-Takara-exclusive figure, the Deluxe-class version of ''Energon'' [[Optimus Prime (Armada)/toys#EnDx|Optimus Prime]] ("SL Grand Convoy" in Japan). This two-pack was the only way of obtaining the two toys outside of Japan without importing.

::*''[http://www.tfu.info/2004/Decepticon/EMegatron/megatron.htm More information on Ultra-class Megatron at TFU.info]''

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[[File:Energontoy unreleased megatron.jpg|right|thumb|upright=1.67]]
<ul class="iconlist">{{Bp-d1|'''Megatron''' (Multi-pack, <s>2004</s>?)}}</ul>
:*''Accessories'': Tank/cannon, sword, missile
{{toydesigner|[[Dan Khanna]] (packaging artist)}}

: A grey, black, and green redeco of the Super ''Energon'' Megatron mold was planned to be released in a set with ''[[Smallest Transforming Transformers]]'' [[Soundwave (G1)/toys#Smallest Transforming Transformers|Soundwave]] as a [[Target]] exclusive, but was ultimately canceled. Artwork for the toy was produced by [[Dan Khanna]] and revealed online by the artist.
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===''Cybertron''===
[[File:Cybertrontoy megatron.jpg|right|upright=1.67|thumb|Megatron's Unicron cosplay did not turn out well. (Hasbro version pictured.)]]
[[File:GalaxyForcetoy-MocomToy-MasterMegatron.jpg|right|upright=1.67|thumb|His power is fading! Quick, desaturate him some more! (Mocom Toy version pictured.)]]
<ul class="iconlist">{{Bp-d1|'''Megatron''' (Leader, 2004 / 2005)}}</ul>
:*''Takara name'': '''Master Megatron''' (マスターメガトロン)
:*''Takara ID number:'' '''GD-01'''
:*''Takara release date'': [[2004]] [[December 28]]
:*''Accessories:'' 2 missiles, "spinning hand cannon", "Unicron power claws", [[Cyber Key]]
:*''Cyber Key Code'': '''lh7d'''
{{toydesigner|[[Eric Siebenaler]] (Hasbro), [[Takio Ejima]] (Takara)|[[Marcelo Matere]] (packaging artist)}}

: ''[[Transformers: Cybertron (toyline)|Cybertron]]'' Megatron is a [[Triple Changer]], transforming into either a Cybertronic dragster or jet. Megatron comes with a [[Cyber Key]] of unique design, which fits into a slot above his cockpit canopy to activate a "powering up" noise and a pair of spring-loaded, pop up engines. The engines are on either side in a double-barrelled spring-loaded missile launcher, which makes firing noises and flashes with red LEDs when its missiles are launched.

: His instructions for [[alternate mode|vehicle mode]] omit the final step of folding his calf-guards back behind his aft, leaving them awkwardly hanging out at his sides.

: In robot mode, Megatron's design is partially based upon ''[[Transformers: Armada (toyline)|Armada]]'' [[Unicron/toys#Armada|Unicron's]] design, with very similar shoulders and arms, though the retention of Unicron's trademark orange leads to a rather chaotic color scheme (how appropriate). He features two weapons in this mode, each released by inserting a Cyber Key into the vehicle halves that now sit behind his shoulders. The right opens to reveal a removable, rotating gatling gun weapon made up of his left front car wheel (called the "Death Machine Gun" in Japan), while the left pops loose and unfolds to become his "Unicron power claws", a bladed melee weapon that pegs onto his forearm (called the "Death Claw" in Japan). He sports particularly effective [[light-piping]] in his eyes.

: Megatron can combine with [[Nemesis Breaker#Toys|Nemesis Breaker]] for '''Dark Claw Mode''', giving him a massive clawed arm (nominal position is with Nemesis as his left arm), though his balance in this form is tenuous at best. In a presumable coincidence, the connection sockets are a match for those used by his old ''Armada'' combination partner [[Tidal Wave (Armada)#Toys|Tidal Wave]], so you can attach his arms to this Megatron too.

: The Takara ''Galaxy Force'' "Master Megatron" version of this figure uses lavender on the rubbery parts instead of violet, a paler, more metallic shade of green for all the non-molded green parts, and, strangely, an unpainted robot nose. Unusually for Takara, these differences made it ''less'' show accurate than Hasbro's version, which was released a few months later. The Korean [[Mocom Toy]] release of the ''Galaxy Force'' figure features a painted nose, but keeps the other Takara differences.

::*''[http://www.tfu.info/2005/Decepticon/Megatron/megatron.htm More information on ''Cybertron'' Megatron at TFU.info]''

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[[File:Cybertron Legends Megatron.jpg|right|upright=1.67|thumb|Hasbro version on the left, Takara's "EZ Collection" release on the right.]]
<ul class="iconlist">{{Bp-d1|'''Megatron''' (Legends of Cybertron, 2005)}}</ul>
:*''Takara name'': '''Master Megatron''' (マスターメガトロン)

: "[[Legends Class (2005)|Legends of Cybertron]]" Megatron is a simplified version of the Leader class toy. He can only transform into his car mode and has rather limited articulation, sculpt and paint detail.

: The figure was released in Japan under the "[[EZ Collection]]" banner, in the same packaging as the Hasbro release but with a small card insert featuring the Japanese logo and nomenclature and a Japanese-language legal information sticker slapped on the back, similar to a [[USA Edition]]. As with all the EZ Collection figures, this release features a substantially greater number of [[paint operation]]s that increase Megatron's resemblance to his larger figure.

::*''[http://www.tfu.info/2005/Decepticon/LOCMegatron/megatron.htm More information on Legends Megatron at TFU.info]''

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[[File:Cybertrontoy ez clear megatron.jpg|right|thumb|upright=1.67]]
<ul class="iconlist">{{Bp-a1d1|'''EZ Collection Clear Set''' (Multi-pack, 2005)}}</ul>

: A Takara [[exclusive]] multi-pack of "EZ Collection" Megatron, [[Optimus Prime (Armada)#EZClear|Optimus Prime]], and [[Starscream (Armada)#EZClear|Starscream]] recast the figures using primarily clear plastics; in Megatron's case, his grey was replaced with smoky translucent plastic. A mail-away exclusive to ''[[TV Magazine]]'', the set was limited to 3000 pieces.

::*''[http://plasticcrack.net/archives/2007/07/photo-review-takara-galaxy-force-ez-telemag-exclusive-3pack More information on the EZ Collection multi-pack at PlasticCrack.net]

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[[File:Cybertrontoy galvatron.jpg|right|upright=1.67|thumb|Na-na-na-na-na-na-na-na BATMAN!]]
<ul class="iconlist">{{Bp-d1|'''Galvatron''' (Leader, 2005)}}</ul>
:*''Takara name'': '''Master Galvatron''' (マスターガルバトロン)
:* ''Takara ID number'': '''GD-14'''
:*''Takara release date'': [[2005]] [[August 22]]
:* ''Accessories'': 2 missiles, "spinning hand cannon", "Unicron power claws", Cyber Key
:*''Cyber Key Code'': '''l65x'''
{{toydesigner|[[Eric Siebenaler]] (Hasbro)|[[Marcelo Matere]] (packaging artist)}}

: ''Cybertron'' Galvatron is a silver, red, and black redeco of Leader class ''Cybertron'' Megatron, with a color scheme based upon (ironically) [[Megatron (G1)|Generation 1 Megatron]]. He retains all the features and accessories of the original figure, including the ability to combine with Nemesis Breaker, which is actively called out on his packaging this time (albeit with a picture of the original Megatron toy). Most of Galvatron's silver parts are actually coated with metallic paint instead of being left as bare silver plastic; Japanese hobby magazine articles noted that the ''Galaxy Force'' release of the figure used paint similar to the hard-wearing kind found on cell phones, and while it is unknown for certain if Hasbro's figure used the same type, it seems quite likely.

: Takara's "Master Galvatron" release of the figure replaced Hasbro's metallic gold details with yellow, and packaged the figure in a unique monochrome purplish-blue version of the normal ''Galaxy Force'' packaging.

::*''[http://www.tfu.info/2006/Decepticon/Galvatron/galvatron.htm More information on ''Cybertron'' Galvatron at TFU.info]''

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[[File:GalaxyForce EZ MasterGalvatron.jpg|right|upright=1.67|thumb|SHOW-ACCURATE]]
<ul class="iconlist">{{Bp-d1|'''Master Galvatron''' (EZ Collection, 2005)}}</ul>

: [[EZ Collection]] Master Galvatron is a redeco of the earlier Legends/EZ Collection Megatron figure, continuing the Japanese trend of intricate paint jobs on these smaller toys.

: He was available exclusively with the September 2005 issue of ''[[Dengeki Hobby Magazine]]'', and came in a small box designed to replicate the look of the standard ''Galaxy Force'' packaging—but in full color, unlike Takara's release of the larger Galvatron figure, with a picture of the toy instead of an actual packaging window.

: At least some units (in unopened, new condition) got dumped to Hobby Shop dealers in Asia and were sold at a lower price.

::*''[http://tfkenkon.com/collection/act380/ More information on EZ Collection Galvatron at TFKenkon.com]''

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[[File:Cybertrontoy gold galvatron.jpg|right|thumb|upright=1.67|NOT SHOW-ACCURATE. But all shiny...]]
<ul class="iconlist">{{Bp-d1|'''Gold Master Galvatron''' (Leader "lucky draw" prize, 2005)}}</ul>
:* ''Accessories'': 2 missiles, "Death Machine Gun", "Death Claw", Force Chip

: Available as a contest prize in the December 2005 issue of ''[[TV Magazine]]'', this redeco of the Megatron/Galvatron Leader mold renders the Decepticon entirely golden with a mixture of golden plastic and golden [[chrome]] parts. Limited to only fifteen pieces, he came in a plain white version of the normal ''Galaxy Force'' window box packaging.

::*''[https://web.archive.org/web/20160422215138/http://www.luckydrawtransformers.com:80/toy/gallery/review/gold+master+galvatron/1100/gold+master+galvatron.html More information on Gold Master Galvatron at Lucky Draw Transformers]''

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[[File:Cybertron Legends Galvatron.jpg|right|upright=1.67|thumb|FOOL! GALVATRON CAN BE AS SHOW-ACCURATE AS HE WANTS!]]
<ul class="iconlist">{{Bp-d1|'''Galvatron''' (Legends of Cybertron, 2006)}}</ul>

: While [[TakaraTomy]] were the first to release a Legends-size Galvatron, Hasbro trumped their limited-release magazine exclusive with a mass release of their version of the figure in the main ''Cybertron'' toyline, in the third wave of Legends figures. Released several months after the Japanese version, Hasbro's Galvatron unsurprisingly features paint operations that are both fewer in quantity and lesser in intricacy.

::*''[http://www.tfu.info/2006/Decepticon/LOCGalvatron/galvatron.htm More information on Legends Galvatron at TFU.info]''

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[[File:Cybertron Deluxe BeastMegatron.jpg|right|upright=1.67|thumb|This looks familiar... Yesss...]]
<ul class="iconlist">{{Bp-d1|'''Megatron''' (Deluxe, 2006)}}</ul>
:*''Accessories'': Missile, Jungle Planet Cyber Key
:*''Cyber Key Code'': '''ds9g'''

: A green redeco of ''[[Transformers: Beast Wars 10th Anniversary|Beast Wars 10th Anniversary]]'' [[Megatron (BW)/toys#Beast Wars 10th Anniversary|Megatron]], this unusual iteration of Megatron transforms into a robotic [[Popular beast alternate modes|''Tyrannosaurus rex'']] in the pseudo-[[technorganic]]-looking style of the other [[Jungle Planet (colony)|Jungle Planet]] toys. His tail hides a spring-loaded missile launcher that is revealed when a Cyber Key is inserted into the (unfortunately-placed) key jack.

: While this mold was first released earlier in 2006 as part of the ''Beast Wars 10th Anniversary'' line and is obviously meant to be ''Beast Wars'' Megatron, it was developed to fit in with ''Cybertron's'' Jungle Planet aesthetic, "in case" the ''Beast Wars'' Anniversary release didn't pan out (according to [[Aaron Archer]]'s statements at [[BotCon 2005]]).

: This mold was also used to make the [[BotCon 2010]] exclusive [[Cindersaur (G1)#Timelines|Cindersaur]].

::*''[http://www.tfu.info/2006/Decepticon/Megatron/megatron.htm More information on Jungle Planet Megatron at TFU.info]''

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[[File:Cybertrontoy LOCtarget4pack.jpg|right|thumb|upright=1]]
<ul class="iconlist">{{Bp-a1d1|'''Megatron / Soundwave / Jetfire / Optimus Prime''' (Legends of Cybertron multi-pack, 2007)}}</ul>

: This four pack of Legend-class Megatron, [[Optimus Prime (Armada)/toys#LOC1|Optimus Prime]], [[Jetfire (Armada)#LOC|Jetfire]] and [[Soundwave (Cybertron)#Legends|Soundwave]] was exclusive to [[Target]] stores. All of the toys were identical to their individual releases.
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===''Transformers'' (2007)===
[[File:TargetGenerationsLegends.jpg|thumb|right|upright=1.67|"I have achieved [[continuity]] travel!"]]
<ul class="iconlist">{{Bp-d1|'''Generations Legends''' (Multi-pack, 2007)}}</ul>

: A [[Target]] exclusive, this four-pack of Legends Class figures contains two versions of both Optimus Prime and Megatron, namely [[Optimus Prime (Armada)/toys#LOC1|''Cybertron'' Optimus Prime]], [[Optimus Prime (Movie)/toys#Legends Class toys|"Movie" Optimus Prime]], ''Cybertron'' Megatron, and [[Megatron (Movie)/toys#Legends Class toys|"Movie" Megatron]].

: All of the toys in the set are identical to their prior individual releases.
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===''Combiner Wars''===
[[File:Armada Megatron Generations Toy.jpg|upright=1.66|thumb|Female moose flocked from miles around.]]
<ul class="iconlist">{{Bp-d1|'''Armada Megatron''' (Leader, 2015)}}</ul>
:*''Accessories'': 2 pistols (combine to form rifle)
{{toydesigner|[[John Warden]] (Hasbro)}}

: Part of the first wave of ''[[Transformers: Generations (toyline)|Generations]] [[Combiner Wars (toyline)|Combiner Wars]]'' [[Size class|Leader Class]] toys, Armada Megatron is a [[retool]] of the ''Generations'' Leader Class [[Megatron (G1)/Generations toys#Combiner Wars|Megatron]] he was released alongside, transforming into a tank of undetermined, possibly-made-up model. In tank mode, his turret can turn a full 180 degrees and also fire spring-loaded [[missile]] from the barrel. He features rubber treads that function realistically, a rarity among ''Transformers'' toys. His two pistols attach to the back of the turret via [[5 mm post]], but in an unadvertised feature, they can also be stored on the underside of his tank mode. As a bonus, he has multiple [[Mini-Con]] "Powerlinx" ports, though none of them trigger any [[gimmick]]s.

: In robot mode, he has a new head featuring red [[light-piping|light-piped]] eyes and "antlers" resembling those of Megatron's original ''Armada'' figure. His tank barrel becomes an arm-mounted weapon, though unfortunately, it tends to impede the use of his elbow [[articulation]]. His pistols can also combine into a single larger rifle.

: He comes packaged with a collector's card featuring his [[package art]].

: Though Megatron's wave was scheduled for a first quarter 2015 release, it actually arrived on U.S. store shelves in late 2014.

::*''[http://www.tfu.info/2015/Decepticon/CWArmMegatron/megatron.htm More information on ''Combiner Wars'' Armada Megatron at TFU.info]''
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===''Legends''===
[[File:LegendsArmadaMegatron.jpg|upright=1.66|thumb|right|Am I blue? Am I blue? What are these horns on my head tellin' you?]]
<ul class="iconlist">{{Bp-d1|'''Armada Megatron''' (アルマダメガトロン, 2015)}}</ul>
:*''ID number'': '''LG-EX'''
:*''Release date'': [[2015]] [[June 21]]
:*''Acessories'': Missile, 2 pistols (combine to form rifle)

: Available [[exclusive|only]] at the 2015 [[Tokyo Toy Show]], ''[[Transformers Legends (franchise)|Legends]]'' Armada Megatron is a significantly more show-accurate redeco of the ''Generations'' toy above, with new paint applications simulating the face mask slider switch that was in the middle of the chest of the original ''Armada'' mold. In addition, most of what had been red in the ''Generations'' version is now blue.
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===''Legacy''===
[[File:TF-Legacy-Leader-Class-Armada-Megatron.jpg|upright=1.66|thumb|The sequel you've all been waiting for.]]
<ul class="iconlist">{{Bp-d1|'''Armada Universe Megatron''' (Leader, 2023)}}</ul>
:*''TakaraTomy name'': '''Megatron (Armada Universe)''' (メガトロン (アルマダユニバース))
:*''TakaraTomy ID number'': '''TL-47'''
:*''TakaraTomy release date'': [[2023]] [[October 28]]
:*''Accessories'': Tank barrel, antlers
{{toydesigner|[[Sam Smith]] (Hasbro), [[Shogo Hasui]] (TakaraTomy)}}<ref>[[April 4]], [[2023]]'s [https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=GL4YRFesAdo Hasbro Pulse Transformers Fanstream] on YouTube, with [[Ben MacCrae]], [[Evan Brooks]], [[Mark Maher]], [[Sam Smith]], [[Shogo Hasui]] and [[Delaney Norris]]</ref>

: Marking the 20th anniversary of the Armada franchise, the second Leader Class figure in ''[[Transformers: Legacy|Legacy: Evolution]]'', "Armada Universe Megatron" is a slightly-stylized and simplified version of his original ''Armada'' design, transforming into a Cybertronic H-tank. His [[Evo-Fusion]] ability replicates the original's Full Blast Mode, dubbed as a "chest-mounted Fusion Cannon" in his product description; his turret hinges outwards, granting it clearance to swivel to his front while the the barrels can be pointed forward. The tank turret is locked from having full rotation, being only able to spin about 255 degrees, though it stops at the diagonal-orientation most-often seen in the show. The static double missile launcher that flips forward for this mode has a swivel joint allowing it to spin on its own. These missiles also only flip to a 90 degree position rather than angling forward, as they seem to have only been designed with Full Blast Mode in mind. Similar to [[Optimus Prime (G1)/Generations toys#Legacy|Laser Optimus Prime]] from the same line, he has restricted arm movement as the shoulder pylons do not rotate, whilst the real arms start beneath the flap.

: The front half of Megatron's tank barrel is detachable and can plug into his folded-in wrists via 5mm peg and port connection, the latter function designed to combine with accessories from the later released [[Tidal Wave (Armada)#Legacy|''Legacy United'' Tidal Wave]] figure to form their combined mode without affecting the latter’s size. Sadly, unlike the original figure, he doesn't come with a wrist-knife, although the shape of his left hand resembles that of the original toy. He also doesn't come with [[Leader-1 (Armada)|Leader-1]], nor any means of attaching the original toy's Leader-1, but given that the other ''Armada'' figures in the ''Legacy'' toyline don't come with their respective [[Mini-Con]]s, that's to be expected. His antlers are fully removable, though they have a tendency to detach on their own. Although Megatron lacks all the extra features of his original toy, most of them are recreated via molded detail.

: This version of Megatron has raised pentagonal plates with [[tampograph]]ed Decepticon insignias, apparently meant to be a callback to the original toy's sculpted insignias but modified for the sake of ease of manufacture. This is most likely to avoid needing an extra [[paint mask]] specifically for the shoulder insignias.

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[[File:TF-Legacy-United-Core-Energon-Megatron.jpg|upright=1.66|thumb|Wait, did you mean the ''other'' [[Energon Universe]]?]]
<ul class="iconlist">{{Bp-d1|'''Energon Universe Megatron''' (Core Class, 2024)}}</ul>
:*''TakaraTomy name:'' '''Megatron (Energon Universe)''' (メガトロン (エネルゴンユニバース))
:*''TakaraTomy ID number:'' '''TL-60'''
:*''TakaraTomy release date:'' [[2024]] [[April 27]]
:*''Accessories'': Tank/sword, shoulder cannons
{{toydesigner|[[Evan Brooks]] (Hasbro), [[Tomoki Tatsumi]] (TakaraTomy)}}<ref>[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Y8kPFTS6hEM&t=2957s ''Transformers'' panel] with [[Ben MacCrae]], [[Mark Maher]], [[Evan Brooks]], [[Takio Ejima]] and [[Thew Adams]] at [[Hasbro Pulse Con 2023]].</ref>

: Released in the eighth wave of ''[[Transformers: Legacy|Legacy]]'' cores, ''Legacy: United'' "Energon Universe" is an updated version of Megatron's ''Energon'' design, transforming into a Cybertronian gunship. He includes a small version of his original arm cannon/tank, obviously without any of the original's features. His shoulder cannons no longer pivot but are removable, allowing him to wield them like traditional blasters.

: Megatron was revealed at PulseCon 2023 with the rest of ''United''{{'}}s first wave, and went up for preorder shortly afterwards.

: Scheduled for release in the first quarter of 2024, Megatron and his assortment arrived at Walmart in Canada in late November 2023.

: ''[https://www.instagram.com/p/C6XDNytOTvw/ Designer commentary from Evan Brooks on'' Legacy ''Energon Universe Megatron]''.

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[[File:TF-Legacy-Armada-Galvatron.jpg|thumb|upright=1.67|What were you expecting? 'Universe Universe' Megazarak?]]
<ul class="iconlist">{{Bp-d1|'''Armada Universe Galvatron''' (Leader, 2024)}}</ul>
:*''TakaraTomy name'': '''Galvatron (Armada Universe)''' (ガルバトロン (アルマダユニバース))
:*''TakaraTomy ID number'': '''TL-87'''
:*''TakaraTomy release date'': [[2025]] [[February 22]]
:*''Accessories'': Tank barrel, antlers
{{toydesigner|[[Sam Smith]] (Hasbro)}}<ref>[[May 14]], [[2024]]'s [https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=OOXZGDHebTk Hasbro Pulse | Transformers Fanstream | May 2024] on YouTube, with [[Ben MacCrae]], [[Evan Brooks]] and [[Kelly Rose]].</ref>

: ''Legacy: United'' "Armada Universe Galvatron" is a redeco and minor retool of the above ''Armada'' Megatron figure with a new facial expression. He retains the same Full Blast Mode feature of the Megatron release. He is also capable of combining with [[Tidal Wave (Armada)#Legacy|Armada Universe Tidal Wave]] to form his Super Mode.

: This figure was first teased alongside Tidal Wave, being noted in his listing and featured on the back of his box to showcase the combination feature. He was officially announced on the [[May 14]], 2024 Pulse livestream.

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[[File:TF-Legacy-United-Energon-Universe-Galvatron.jpg|thumb|upright=1.67|More time passed between this guy and original Energon Galvatron, than it did between Energon Galvatron and the G1 Galvatron he was supposedly a loving nostalgic homage to.]]
<ul class="iconlist">{{Bp-d1|'''Energon Universe Galvatron''' (Core Class, 2024)}}</ul>
:*''TakaraTomy name'': '''Galvatron General (Energon Universe)''' (ガルバトロンG (エネルゴンユニバース))
:*''TakaraTomy ID number'': '''TL-81'''
:*''TakaraTomy release date'': [[2025]] [[January 25]]
:*''Accessories'': Tank/sword, shoulder cannons
{{toydesigner|[[Evan Brooks]] (Hasbro)}}<ref>[https://www.instagram.com/p/C8IwV0ruuDu/ Design notes] on ''Legacy: United'' Energon Universe Galvatron from [[Hasbro]] designer [[Evan Brooks]] on Instagram</ref>

: Part of the final wave of 2024 ''[[Transformers: Legacy|Legacy: United]]'' Core Class toys, Galvatron is a redeco of the above ''Energon'' Megatron figure, transforming into a Cybertronian jet. His color scheme follows that of the ''Energon'' cartoon, not the original toy release. He comes with all the same accessories as Megatron.

: The figure was first announced on the [[May 14]], 2024 Pulse livestream, and was fully revealed by designer Evan Brooks via his social media account on [[June 12]], as a part of daily product reveals hosted by the Transformers design team, with pre-orders going up on [[June 13]].<ref>{{citesocial|quote=The team will be bringing you reveals each day starting #TransformersTuesday June 11th which will all lead up to pre-orders on Thursday June 13th.|link=https://www.instagram.com/reel/C8Ce_TauWGd/|name=Ben MacCrae, Mark Maher, and Evan Brooks|site=Instagram|year=2024|month=06|day=11}}</ref>

::*''[https://www.instagram.com/p/C8IwV0ruuDu/ Designer commentary from Evan Brooks on ''Legacy: United'' Energon Universe Galvatron on Instagram]''.

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==Notes==
[[File:Concept-ArmadaMegatron.jpg|right|upright=1.1|thumb|Killing you. To death.]]
* A conceptual drawing in the ''[[Legends of the Microns Year Book 2003]]'' showed ''Armada'' Megatron as originally being more weapon-laden and certifiably able to '''kill you to death'''.
* Also in the ''Legends of the Microns Yearbook 2003'', ''Armada'' Megatron's cannon's concept art specifically notes that there is an [[Galvatron (G1)|"'80s Galvatron"]] homage sculpted on the barrel.
* According to [[Aaron Archer]] as ORSON on the now-defunct "Orson's World" forum at [http://www.tfw2005.com TFW2005.com], ''Armada'' Megatron's "antlers" were part of an aborted Mini-Con grabber gimmick. The gimmick didn't make it, but the antlers remained. Despite lacking the accompanying mechanism, they are still hinged and spring loaded.<ref>{{citesocial|quote=yes the horns had a pincher feature that would extend and grab and retract into the tank. but that was a early model and due to safety concerns around pinch points the feature wasn't taken very far. look at the control art on my feed of megatron i think you can see this feature hinted at.|link=https://www.instagram.com/p/ByvOFW7gnlC/c/18007778707220811/r/18045021148131009/|name=Aaron Archer|site=Instagram|year=2019|month=06|day=15}}</ref>
* Also according to Archer, the chin on ''Armada'' Megatron is supposed to look like a pair of fangs to play up the character's evil nature. How well this was actually pulled off in the final sculpt is debatable.
* ''Armada'' Megatron's signature horns, as well as his clawed feet, are a call-back by Aaron Archer to ''[[Beast Wars]]'' [[Megatron (BW)|Megatron]]'s [[Transmetal 2]] dragon toy. Which was the first Transformers toy Archer helped design. <ref>[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=yK5c8GorTY4]</ref>
[[File:Armada megatron toy.jpg|right|upright=1.1|thumb|Mmm... Slanty posing.]]
* The original Hasbro stock photography featured a mis-assembled Megatron toy (seen on the right), with Megatron's feet being flipped with the "grates" from the tops of the feet facing forward.
* ''Armada'' Galvatron's deco is inspired by [[Galvatron (BW)|"Beast Wars" Galvatron]]. <ref>[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=F5C9CsSApHA]</ref>
* ''Cybertron'' Megatron has a {{w|Batmobile}}-inspired vehicle mode because the then-upcoming [[2005]] release of ''{{w|Batman Begins}}'' meant that [[Batman]] was very much in the zeitgeist, and the designers at Hasbro wanted to capitalise on that. [[Sideways (Armada)#Cybertron|''Cybertron'' Sideways]]'s bat-like jet mode was another example of this.<ref>{{citesocial|quote=The closest we got [to a Batman/Transformers crossover] was more tactical—so like, "oh there's a Batman movie coming out," so the ''Cybertron'' Sideways is very bat-inspired. I think there was another car that we went that way... Megatron obviously Batmobile-inspired. I don't know how direct-tactical that is but if bats are in the zeitgeist, if there's advertisement around bats and stuff, well let's... bat-inspired something. More like that is what we ended up with, but no we never went for a direct crossover.|link=https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=fW7bBZgluQQ&t=2169s|name=Aaron Archer|site=''The Toy Armada''|title=Toy Armada Friday night LIVE: ARMADA STARSCREAM|year=2023|month=06|day=02}}</ref>
* ''Cybertron'' Galvatron's tech spec ratings for strength, endurance, and firepower are "unknown." His Cyber Key Code content states he reduced an entire Gigantion city to crystalline dust.
* Additionally, ''Cybertron'' Galvatron's package motto is "I will crush you with my bare hands!", a line used by both the original Megatron and Galvatron in [[The Transformers: The Movie|the 1986 animated film.]]
*An unused concept for a potential [[Botcon]] 2017 figure would've seen a new Megatron based on his ''Energon'' design from ''[[Titans Return (toyline)|Titans Return]]'' [[Black Shadow (G1)#Titans Return|Black Shadow]] with an [[Leader-1 (Armada)|Leader-1]] [[Titan Master]] partner redecoed from [[Ominus]]. He would've also included a green version of the sword from [[Megatron (G1)/toys#Construct-Bots|''Construct-Bots'' Megatron]].<ref>[https://www.seibertron.com/transformers/news/new-images-of-concepts-and-customized-figures-from-fun-pub-at-petes-robot-convention-2017/39073/]</ref>

==References==
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Brawn (G1)/toys

2024-07-31T03:12:16Z

Wikimaniac: /* Studio Series */ More direct

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[[File:G1 boxart Brawn.jpg|upright=1.66|thumb]]

'''Brawn''' has many toys. All of them are invincible.

==Toys==
===''The Transformers''===
{{anchor|Generation 1}}[[File:G1-toy Brawn.jpg|upright=1.66|thumb|Oh no, he's a Cylon!]]
<ul class="iconlist">{{Bp-a1|'''Brawn''' (Mini-Vehicle, [[1984]]/[[1985]]/[[1986]])}}</ul>
:*''Takara ID number'': '''15'''
{{toydesigner|[[Masaki Maruyama]] (TakaraTomy)}}

: ''[[The Transformers (toyline)|The Transformers]]'' Brawn was part of the original assortment of Autobot [[Mini Vehicle]]s released in 1984. He transforms into an off-road SUV of indeterminate, probably-made-up model, with a non-removable spare tire on the roof.

: Brawn inexplicably has the most confirmed variants out of the 1984 Mini Vehicles, due to a change in his robot mode construction, ''three'' different company stamping arrangements on his vehicle back end, and of course the change from foil insignias on the vehicle mode to a heat-sensitive [[rubsign]] in 1985:
:* V1 - Helmet with faceplate & top portions separate from robot chest, "Takara Japan" stamp, foil insignia on hood
:* V2 - Helmet with faceplate & top portions separate from robot chest, "Takara Co Ltd / Japan 1974, 1983" stamp, foil insignia on hood
:* V3 - Entire helmet part of robot chest, "Takara Co Ltd / Japan 1974, 1983" stamp, foil insignia on hood
:* V4 - Entire helmet part of robot chest, "Takara Co Ltd / Japan 1974, 1983" stamp, rubsign on left door
:* V5 - Entire helmet part of robot chest, "Hasbro 1974-1983" stamp added to window, rubsign on left door

: The 1985 Japanese release of "Gong" was sold in a small box instead of on a bubble-card. Only the rubsign variant was available in this market (presumably the final mold variant with the single-piece helmet and Hasbro stamp, but that is not confirmed).

: There are a large number of [[redeco]]es of Brawn in various markets south of the border, which are covered in individual entries below (to reduce the clutter in this one). ''Mostly'' unchanged versions of Brawn were sold in Mexico by [[IGA]] and in Venezuela by [[Rubiplas]]: it's very likely that there are small differences in plastic hues and copyright stampings, and, of course, quality control.

: The mold was first released in 1983 as part of [[TakaraTomy|Takara]]'s ''[[Micro Change]]'' line, but evidence exists to suggest it was originally designed by defunct American toy company Knickerbocker for the cancelled toyline, ''[[Mysterians]]''. Notably, the ''Micro Change'' version was olive green, the same color depicted in his instructions and used for Brawn's animation design, while his actual ''Transformers'' release is forest green.

: The Brawn mold was also used to create the [[Malignus (G1)|Malignus]] [[Jipe (Malignus)#Toys|Jipe]], and [[retool]]ed to make [[Outback (G1)#Toys|Outback]] (except in Mexico, where Outback was a straight redeco of Brawn).

::*''[http://www.transformerland.com/wiki/toy-info/transformers-g1-mini-vehicles-brawn/15/ Patent info, price guide, and further reading on Brawn at Transformerland.com]''
::*''[http://www.tfu.info/1984/Autobot/Brawn/brawn.htm More information on G1 Brawn at TFU.info]''
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<ul class="iconlist">{{Bp-multi|'''Jipe''' (Robocar, 1985)}}</ul>

: Released by [[Estrela]] in Brazil, "Jipe" was available in two different colorations: the original toy's green-and-yellow, or tan-and-sand. This release lacks the Autobot symbols, and the remaining robot-detail stickers are of considerably cheaper quality, and rarely left on loose samples.

: Whether or not he is the same character as either the [[Eletrix]] [[Jipe (Eletrix)#Toys|Jipe]] or the [[Malignus (G1)|Malignus]] [[Jipe (Malignus)#Toys|Jipe]] is unknown.

::*''[http://www.tfu.info/1985/Autobot/Jipe/jipe.htm More information on Estrela Jipe at TFU.info]''

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<ul class="iconlist">{{Bp-a1|'''Brawn''' (Mini Vehicle, 1986)}}</ul>

: Manufactured by Argentinean company [[Lynsa]] but sold in Peru, Peruvian Brawns lack [[vacuum metallizing|chrome]]. Two different colorations have been confirmed: olive-green-and-cream, and an inverted cream-and-olive-green. It is claimed that there may be ''six'' different versions of Peruvian Brawn all told, with the four others being unique to that market, but no-one has been able to find and confirm the others so far.

{{note|Peruvian company BASA (which eventually changed to HUDE) apparently also (briefly) sold ''Transformers'' in Peru, but these were straight imports of Hasbro Mini Vehicles with a company sticker applied to the packaging.}}

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<ul class="iconlist">{{Bp-a1|'''Brawn''' (Keychain, [[2002]]/[[2003]]/[[2007]])}}</ul>

: A keychain version of Brawn was released by [[Hasbro]] licensee [[Fun4All]] as part of the second wave of ''Transformers'' keychains alongside [[Windcharger (G1)#Keychain|Windcharger]]. Though based on the original toy, this is an entirely new set of molds, with a number of small differences throughout (minor proportion differences and generally softer edges), but the most immediately obvious one is the small plastic ring added to the front bumper, which the metal key chain attaches to. The keychains came on pretty close reproductions of their original cardbacks from 1984. These were originally sold in chains like Hot Topic and video game stores, but over the course of several years, found their way even to the racks of Wal-Mart.

: In 2003, Takara released all four of the keychain Minibots ([[Cliffjumper (G1)/toys#Keychain|Cliffjumper]], [[Bumblebee (G1)/toys#Keychain|Bumblebee]], [[Windcharger (G1)#keychain|Windcharger]], and Brawn) as [[7-Eleven]] [[exclusive]]s. They came in [[blindpacking|blind-packed boxes]] so you don't know which one you got until you open 'er up, plus each one could also come in a "[[Chase figure|chase]]" all-black version exclusive to this release. The black deco was later [[Repurposing|repurposed]] as [[Black Gong|an evil clone]] of Brawn.

: All four keychains were re-released in 2007 under the ''[[Heroes of Cybertron (toyline)|Heroes of Cybertron]]'' banner by [[Basic Fun]] (Fun4All having gone bankrupt in 2004). Sold on new cardbacks with the ''Heroes'' look, these releases are functionally identical to the originals (just the company stamping has changed) except for the actual chain part, which is a different style with an additional black plastic tab attached.

::*''[http://www.tfu.info/2001/Autobot/Brawn/brawn.htm More information on keychain Brawn at TFU.info]''
::*''[http://www.tfu.info/2003/Cybertron/BlackBrawn/brawn.htm More information on black keychain Brawn at TFU.info]''
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===''Universe'' (2003)===
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[[File:OTFCC unreleased Brawn.jpg|upright=1.66|thumb|Now we'll never get a new Brawn toy!]]
<ul class="iconlist">{{Bp-a1|'''Autobot Brawn''' (<s>[[2005]]</s>)}}</ul>
:*''Accessories'': Crane/cannon, 2-part spare tire/blades, energon star, energon gauntlet

: A [[retool]] of ''[[Transformers: Energon (toyline)|Energon]]'' Energon Class [[Strongarm (Energon)#Toys|Strongarm]] as ''[[Transformers: Universe (2003 toyline)|Universe]]'' Brawn was part of [[3H Productions]]' proposal for an [[BotCon#Proposed.2FUnreleased exclusives|OTFCC 2005]] convention exclusive set. However, with the financial collapse of 3H Productions in late 2004 and the subsequent transfer of the ''Transformers'' convention license to [[Fun Publications]], all plans for this toy (and its companion piece [[Roadbuster (G1)#Universe (2003)|Roadbuster]]) were scrapped. It would have featured a new head and new snap-on [[Energon weapon]] fists.
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===''Universe'' (2008)===
[[File:TFU08-toy Brawn.jpg|upright=1.66|thumb|...whoops, scratch that.]]
<ul class="iconlist">{{Bp-a1|'''Brawn''' (Legends Class, [[2008]])}}</ul>
:*''Series'': G1 Series
{{toydesigner|[[Bill Rawley]] (Hasbro)}}

: Released in the fourth wave of ''[[Transformers: Universe (2008 franchise)|Universe]]'' [[Legends Class (2005)|Legends Class]] toys, Brawn is a new-sculpt toy of the original Brawn inspired by his [[character model]], transforming into a generic SUV that takes some design cues from a {{w|Land Rover Discovery|Land Rover Discovery}} Series II and a {{w|Jeep Cherokee (XJ)|Jeep Cherokee XJ}} with a bullbar mounted on the front. His spare tire, mounted on his back end in vehicle mode, is actually a free-spinning wheel just like the normal four, and the same size as the front wheels... meaning that, in theory, it could be used as an ''actual'' spare tire.

: Amusingly enough, his [[robot mode]] arms are upside-down inside the packaging, with his shoulders somewhere around hip-level.

: Official [[stock photography|stock photos]] depicting a [[prototype|pre-production sample]] in and out of packaging featured the tires in the same green plastic color as the vehicle shell. They were changed to black plastic for the mass production version.

::*''[http://www.tfu.info/2008/Autobot/TFUBrawn/brawn.htm More information on Legends Brawn at TFU.info]''
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===''Henkei! Henkei!''===
[[File:Henkei Minibot Brawn.jpg|upright=1.66|thumb|Now available in puke green.]]
<ul class="iconlist">{{Bp-a1|'''Minibot Attack Team''' (Multi-pack, [[2009]])}}</ul>
:*''ID number:'' '''C-18'''

: The ''Universe'' Legends Class Brawn was redecoed into ''[[Henkei! Henkei! Transformers (toyline)|Henkei! Henkei!]]'' Gong, using a much more desaturated olive-green base plastic, with brighter yellow chest paint, yet keeping the black face paint due to having the same paint layout as the ''Universe'' version. This is apparently meant more as an homage to his ''[[Micro Change]]'' roots than "just" TakaraTomy wanting to do something different than Hasbro.<ref>[http://www.ntfa.net/forums/index.php?showtopic=4529 The many colors of Brawn] at the NTFA forums</ref>

: Gong was only available in a 3-pack set with [[Beachcomber (G1)#Henkei! Henkei!|Beachcomber]] and [[Cliffjumper (G1)/toys#Henkei! Henkei!|Cliff]].
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===''Generations''===
[[File:Generationstoy-BrawnGDO.jpg|thumb|upright=1.7|"Could've had the body of my dreams, but ''nooo'', Megatron took me down ''again'', while the other guy proceeded to [[Bulkhead (Prime)#Beast Hunters|steal my colors.]] There's a reason why I'm so grumpy."]]
<ul class="iconlist">{{Bp-a1|'''Brawn''' (Voyager Class, [[2012]])}}</ul>
:*''Accessories:'' Energon Battle Mace

: Initially created for release [[exclusive]]ly in China and other Hasbro Asia markets, ''[[Transformers: Generations (toyline)|Generations]]'' Brawn was to have been a retool and redeco of ''[[Transformers: Prime (toyline)#FE|Prime: First Edition]]'' Voyager Class [[Bulkhead (Prime)#Toys|Bulkhead]], and would have featured an all-new Generation 1 Brawn head and green/bronze paint scheme. He would have transformed into a truck, and would have come with an "energon battle mace" that could have either [[5 mm post|peg]]ged into his hands, or replaced one of his hands when either was flipped into his arm, thus switching it out for a wrist peg-hole. The mace itself would have also featured a plain peg-hole at the top, and would have stored in vehicle mode by pegging it onto the trunk.

: This was the only toy that was not included in the massive group of [[Toys"R"Us]] exclusives for US market release in 2012. He was eventually dropped<ref>[http://www.seibertron.com/transformers/news/brawn-dropped-from-the-transformers-generations-gdo-voyager-assortment/25764/ "Brawn Dropped from the Transformers Generations GDO Voyager Assortment?" at Seibertron.com]</ref> from the Asian-market case assortments, and his spot was taken by [[Megatron (G1)/toys#Generations|Megatron]].

: This version of the mold was eventually released, albeit in different colors, as ''[[Transformers Cloud|Cloud]]'' [[Brawn (Cloud)|Brawn]].
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===''Kre-O''===
[[File:KreO-Toy BrawnKreon.jpg|thumb|upright=1.66]]
<ul class="iconlist">{{Bp-a1|'''Brawn''' (Kreon Micro-Changer, 2014)}}</ul>
:*''Bag number'': '''33501 35'''
:*''Accessories'': Stand brick, large rifle
{{toydesigner|[[Ed Masiello]] (Hasbro)}}

: Part of the fourth assortment of [[blindpacking|blind-bagged]] [[Kreon]] [[Micro-Changer]]s, Brawn can be rebuilt from a humanoid mode to a kinda land-rovery thing.

: His chest deco is ridiculously detailed and shaded.

: He uses the [[Mirage (G1)/toys#Kre-O|Mirage]] helmet.

::*''[http://tfu.info/2014/Autobot/Kre-OBrawn/brawn.htm More information on Brawn at TFU.info]''

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[[File:Kreon-Class-of-1984-Brawn.jpg|thumb|upright=1.66]]
<ul class="iconlist">{{Bp-multi|'''Kreon Class of 1984''' (Kreon figure set, 2014)}}</ul>
:*''Set number'': '''B0090'''
:*''Voted'': Class Jock
:*''Accessories'': Scoped pistol

: This version of Brawn is in a more toy-accurate olive plastic. He has toy-based [[tampograph]]s like his prior version, but somehow these ended up ''less'' detailed than the Micro-Changer's deco. This version does have the original toy's visor-face, though.

: He was only available in a [[San Diego Comic-Con]] 2014 [[exclusive]] pack of 30 Kreons dubbed the "[[Kreon Class of 1984]]". Remaining stock was to be sold at [[Hasbro Toy Shop]] online, only there ''was'' no remaining stock after the show.

::*''[http://tfu.info/2014/Autobot/SDCCKre-OBrawn/brawn.htm More information on Class of 1984 Brawn at TFU.info]''
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===''Titans Return''===
[[File:TF-Titans-Return-Brawn.jpg|upright=1.66|thumb|Let's see how ''this'' guy can fight against the larger Soundwave.]]
<ul class="iconlist">{{Bp-a1|'''Brawn''' (Titan Master, 2016)}}</ul>
:*''Accessories'': Hoverbike/jeep/rifle vehicle
{{toydesigner|[[John Warden]] (Hasbro)}}

:''[[Titans Return (toyline)|Titans Return]]'' Brawn is a miniature [[Titan Master]] figure that can transform from a robot into Brawn's head, which can then be attached to Deluxe, Voyager, and Leader Class ''Titans Return'' figures. He is packaged with a hoverbike-ish vehicle that he can ride, which can also transform into a 5 mm gun accessory for a larger figure or combine with Brawn into a caterpillar-tracked jeep. His head in robot mode is based on the faceplated face of his original toy, while the face in his head mode resembles his animation model. Brawn provides the abilities of enhancing the bot's armor, though whether or not he will apply this to their shoulders too is unknown.

:Brawn's vehicle was redecoed into [[Synapse (Legends)#Legends|Synapse]], which came with ''[[Transformers Legends (franchise)|Legends]]'' [[Brainstorm (G1)#LG39|Brainstorm]]. The head was also [[Repurposing|repurposed]] as the ''[[Beast Wars: Uprising]]'' character [[Muscles]].

::*''[http://www.tfu.info/2016/Autobot/TRBrawn/brawn.htm More information on ''Titans Return'' Titan Master Brawn at TFU.info]''

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[[File:TF-Generations-Titans-Return-Legends-Brawn.jpg|upright=1.66|thumb|"The shield? Hey, I needed ''something'' to help protect my [[shoulder]]."]]
<ul class="iconlist">{{Bp-a1|'''Brawn''' (Legends Class, 2017)}}</ul>
:*''Accessories'': Shield/Roof
{{toydesigner|[[John Warden]] (Hasbro)}}

: The second ''[[Titans Return (toyline)|Titans Return]]'' Brawn is a Legends Class mold who transforms from a robot to jeep, inspired by [[#Generation 1|his original Generation 1 toy]]. His roof can detach to become a shield in robot mode, or peg into his back to maintain symmetry, and features a 3 mm port in the centre of the wheel. As with some of the ''Titans Return'' Legends Class figures, Brawn features an opening canopy for his cockpit, which allows any Titan Master figure to ride. You can actually let his Titan Master counterpart ride himself. ''Kinky!'' Due to his construction, Brawn is the only ''Titans Return'' Legends class figure that can transform without needing to remove a Titan Master from his cockpit.

: In a clever touch, unpainted windows are sculpted beneath the vehicle mode storage of the shield, so that the vehicle mode will still look complete even if the accessory [[Optimus Prime (G1)/toys#Classics|is lost]].

: This mold was [[retool]]ed to make ''[[Power of the Primes (toyline)|Power of the Primes]]'' [[Outback (G1)#Generations|Outback]].
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===''Legends''===
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[[File:TF-Legends-LG-EX-Headmaster-Set-Gong.jpg|thumb|Just wait. They will release my Legends Class figure some day...]]
<ul class="iconlist">{{Bp-a1d1|'''Headmaster Set''' (Multi-pack, [[2017]])}}</ul>
:*''ID Number'': '''LG-EX'''
:*''Release date'': [[February 19]], 2017

: Released as a Wonder Festival 2017 exclusive, this Headmaster version of Brawn/Gong is a redeco of the [[#Titans Return|Hasbro head mold]], without the vehicle accessory, and features extensive paint apps.

: Gong was released along with [[Grimlock (G1)/toys#Legends|Grimlock]], "[[Stylor#Legends|Chromedome]]", "[[Duros#Legends|Hardhead]]", [[Flywheels#Legends|Flywheel]], and "[[Arcana#Legends|Brainstorm]]".

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[[File:LG48-Gong.jpg|upright=1.66|thumb|..."some day" being eight months later.]]
<ul class="iconlist">{{Bp-a1|'''Gong & Repug''' ('''Brawn & Repugnus''')<ref>The packaging says "ゴング&リパッグ" (Gong & Repug) in Japanese, but the accompanying English subtitle is "Brawn & Repugnus".</ref> (Two-pack, [[2017]])}}</ul>
:*''ID Number'': '''LG48'''
:*''Release date'': [[October 28]], 2017
:*''Accessories'': Shield/roof

:The second ''Legends'' Gong is a redeco of the [[#TitansReturnLegends|Hasbro Legends Class]] toy to resemble his appearances in the ''Generation 1'' cartoon, and he's packaged with [[Repugnus (G1)#Legends|Repug]], who can ride inside Gong.

:Printed on his instructions is the [[Legends Comic: Bonus Edition Vol. 48|Bonus Edition Vol. 48]] of the [[Transformers Legends (comic)|''Legends'' manga]].
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===''Studio Series''===
[[File:TF-StudioSeries86-Deluxe-Brawn.jpg|upright=1.66|thumb|12 Frames Of Fame.]]
<ul class="iconlist">{{Bp-a1|'''Brawn''' (Deluxe Class, [[2023]])}}</ul>
:*''Movie'': '''The Transformers: The Movie'''
:*''Hasbro ID number'': '''86-22'''
:*''TakaraTomy ID number'': '''SS-112'''
:*''Accessories'': Blaster, spare wheel, "Decepticon Shuttle Ambush" backdrop
{{toydesigner|[[Evan Brooks]] (Hasbro), [[Shogo Hasui]] (TakaraTomy)<ref>[[May 16]], [[2023]]'s [https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=tPFnqhvXhTs Hasbro Pulse Transformers Fanstream] on YouTube, with [[Evan Brooks]], [[Ben MacCrae]], and [[Sixo]].</ref>|[[Marcelo Matere]] (packaging artist)}}

:''[[Studio Series]]'' Brawn is a Deluxe-scale figure based on his short-lived appearance in ''[[The Transformers: The Movie]]'', transforming into a small off-road SUV. He includes a small blaster accessory that can be attached to the spare wheel atop his alt mode's roof, which itself is removable via a 5mm peg but serves no real purpose once removed.

:As mentioned on the May 16, 2023 Transformers Fanstream, the way Brawn transforms allows you to recreate the "stilt legs" of his original 1984 toy. So you can do that if you want to. Which you will.

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[[File:TF-SS-Deluxe-Dead-Brawn.jpeg|thumb|upright=1.66|[[:File:G1_cartoon_Perceptor_Pencil_sword.JPG|This]] is the consequence of pushing your team's scientist [[Microbots|too far]].]]
<ul class="iconlist">{{Bp-a1|'''Brawn / Autobot Ratchet''' (Multi-pack, [[2024]])}}</ul>
:*''Series'': '''''Studio Series'''''
:*''Movie'': '''''The Transformers: The Movie'''''
:*''ID number'': '''86-27'''
:*''Accessories'': blaster, 2 large 3-part Fire Blast effects, "Decepticon Shuttle Ambush" backdrop

:A redeco and partial retool of the above Deluxe Class ''Studio Series'' Brawn figure, Brawn is a morbidly hilarious version of the character during his death in the 1986 movie. In addition to a new, distressed headsculpt, his chest (which is now cast in yellow paint instead of painted like the original) has been retooled to include some pretty nasty battle damage, and a blast effect compatible hole on his collarbone area. The silver paint on his face, forearms, hands and knees is swapped for a cartoon-based gray while his blaster is coated in silver.

:He was available in a 2-pack with a similarly morbid [[Ratchet (G1)/toys#SStwopack|Ratchet]] retool, along with two purple recolors of ''[[War for Cybertron: Siege|Siege]]'' [[Jetfire (G1)/toys#War for Cybertron: Siege|Jetfire]]'s [[Fire Blast effect]]s and a larger version of the "Decepticon Shuttle Ambush" backdrop. The set first popped up for pre-order on In Demand Toys' website, prior to any official acknowledgement by Hasbro.
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==Merchandise==
===McDonald's===
[[File:Greenbrawn.JPG|thumb]]
*'''Brawn''' (St. Louis McDonald's promotion, 1985)
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===''Transformers Milk Caramel''===
[[File:TFcaramel brawn.jpg|thumb]]
*'''Gong''' (1985)

: A soft rubber figurine—known in Japan as a ''keshigomu''— of Brawn was released as part of the first wave of [[Kabaya]]'s ''[[Transformers Milk Caramel]]'' [[candy toy]] range. He came packaged with chocolate-covered caramel candies, and was available in white, blue, sky blue, yellow, green, and orange. Curiously, the figure was not based on either his toy or [[character model|animation model]] robot mode designs; instead, it depicted him in an entirely different robot form, based on his 4WD alternate mode as it would appear if it transformed in the same manner as Bumblebee and Cliffjumper, going so far as to give him Bumblebee's head! The origin of this strange design is unknown, but it would be seen again in a model kit released by [[TakaraTomy|Takara]] and [[Seven]] the following year.
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===''Transformers Choco''===
[[File:TFchoco brawn.jpg|thumb|upright=1.67]]
*'''Gong''' (1985)

: A solid-color, snap-together model kit of Brawn was released by Kabaya as part of their ''[[Transformers Choco]]'' line of candy toys. Essentially a downsized but otherwise broadly identical version of his original toy, the Brawn kit was available in various colors, and came with candy-coated chocolates.
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===Decoy===
[[File:G1-toy DecoyBrawn.jpg|thumb|Toy-accurate in one hand, show-accurate in the other.]]{{anchor|TakaraDecoy}}
*'''Cybertron Hero Collection 22''' (multi-pack, 1986)

: Brawn was among the many characters rendered by [[TakaraTomy|Takara]] as part of their series of 1.5" ''keshigomu'' figurines. Like all the Autobots in the series, Brawn was molded in soft red rubber, and featured a number sculpted into his back that was the sum total of his [[Tech Spec]]s, for use in the various games that could be played with the figurines. Brawn mixes the cartoon model with elements from the original toy (most notably giving him a claw for a right hand).

: Brawn was available as part of a 22-piece box set of Autobot figures, and later, in a peach coloration randomly packed as part of various other box sets.

{{anchor|HasbroDecoy}}
*'''Brawn''' (Decoy, [[1987]])
**''Decoy number'': '''24'''

: The figurine was later brought over to [[Hasbro]] markets as part of the [[Decoy]] promotion, largely identical to the Japanese release except for the fact that the number on his back was replaced with a simple "checklist" number. Like all Autobot Decoys, he was a randomly-chosen pack-in available with the carded [[Throttlebot]]s, [[Aerialbot (G1)|Aerialbots]], [[Protectobot (G1)|Protectobots]], and [[Technobot (G1)|Technobots]].

::*''[http://www.tfu.info/1986/Autobot/Decoys/Brawn/brawn.htm More information on Decoy Brawn at TFU.info]''
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===Pachi-pla kit===
[[File:Seven modelkit brawn.jpg|thumb|upright=1.67|If you have a problem, if no one else can help, and if you can find them....maybe you can hire The A-Team.]]
*'''Charger and Gong''' (model kit multi-pack, 1986)

:This two-pack of fully-transformable Brawn and Windcharger snap-together model kits were released by Takara and Seven; "pachi" is Japanese onomatopoeia for things which snap together, while "pla" is short for plastic, hence the kit's name. The figures are made from red and black plastic, and were available in two variations that alternated which of the colors was predominant. About the same size as the original figures, the kits are speculated to be unused molds created for ''[[Micro Change]]''. Most notably, this set again makes use of the strange alternate design for Brawn seen previously in the ''Milk Caramel'' line, based on the Bumblebee body complete with Bumblebee's head.

::*''[http://tf-1.com/articles/jtf_frame.php?art=windbrawnkit More information about Brawn and Windcharger at TF-1.com]''
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===''Transformers Trading Card Game''===
[[File:W5Brawn.jpg|thumb|upright=1.66]]
*'''Brawn, Demolitions''' (2020)
**'''Wave 5: Titan Masters Attack'''
**''Rarity: '''''CT'''
**''Card Number: '''''T11/T46'''
**''Stars: ''5

: Brawn, Demolitions is one of forty-six double-sided character cards released as part of Wave 5 of the [[Transformers Trading Card Game]], Titan Masters Attack.

: The card's artwork is based on the ''[[Titans Return (franchise)|Titans Return]]'' Legends-class Brawn toy, with Bot Mode artwork being reused from the toy's packaging art, and original Alt Mode line-art by [[Ken Christiansen]].

: This card's set was originally set for an April 2020 release, however due to the global COVID-19 pandemic the release was pushed back to May 29, 2020.
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==Notes==
* Leaked product listings for the ''Thrilling 30'' subline of ''[[Transformers: Generations (toyline)#T30|Generations]]'' included a "Brawn & [[Mudslinger (G1)|Mudslinger]]" entry, indicating that a new Legends Class toy of Brawn was in the works prior to cancellation.<ref>[https://web.archive.org/web/20160329075047/http://www.allspark.com/forums/topic/96540-monzos-mega-hasbro-customer-service-listing-breakdown/ Hasbro customer service listings breakdown] by Monzo ([[Matthew Karpowich]]) on the Allspark Forums, 2013/11/01 (via the Internet Archive)</ref> It is unknown if this ''Thrilling 30'' toy eventually evolved into the ''Titans Return'' Legends Class Brawn figure, or if the latter is a separate design project.

==References==
{{reflist}}

[[Category:Classics Autobots]]
[[Category:Decoys]]
[[Category:Generation 1 toy Autobots]]
[[Category:Generations]]
[[Category:Headmasters]]
[[Category:Mini Vehicles]]
[[Category:Henkei! Henkei! Autobots]]
[[Category:Kre-O Autobots]]
[[Category:Kreons]]
[[Category:Legends Autobots]]
[[Category:Studio Series Autobots]]
[[Category:Titan Masters]]
[[Category:Titans Return Autobots]]
[[Category:Universe (2008)]]
[[Category:Universe Autobots]]

Triggercon

2024-07-31T03:05:42Z

Wikimaniac: /* Legacy */

{{factions|decepticon}}
:''The Triggercons are a [[Decepticon]] [[subgroup]] from the [[Generation 1 continuity family|Generation 1]] [[continuity family]].''
[[File:Triggercons.jpg|right|upright=1.4|thumb|Puttin' the "happy" in "triggerhappy" since 1988!]]
The '''Triggercons''' are a trio of smaller-sized Decepticons, who each pack heavy-duty cannons which can flip out when required. The three Triggercons are:

*[[Windsweeper]]
*[[Ruckus (G1)|Ruckus]]
*[[Crankcase (G1)|Crankcase]]

The [[Autobot]] subgroup utilizing this technology is known as the [[Triggerbot]]s.

==Fiction==
===Marvel Comics continuity===
====Marvel ''The Transformers'' comics====
[[File:FlamesofBoltax-gifts.jpg|left|thumb|300px]]

The Triggercons were first seen in action four million years ago on [[Cybertron (planet)|Cybertron]], soon after the war started. Megatron tried to capture the [[Underbase]] and they were his support troops. They pursued [[Optimus Prime (G1)/Marvel Comics continuity|Optimus Prime]] and the Triggerbots to the Underbase's location, but failed to capture it. {{storylink|The Flames of Boltax!}}

In 1989, the Triggercons were chafing under the leadership of the [[Triumvirate]]—fed up with decadence, they wanted to return to warfare and conquest. When [[Megatron (G1)/Marvel Comics continuity|Megatron]] returned to assume command and the Triumvirate tried to shoot him in the back, the Triggercons saved him (by shooting the ''Triumvirate'' in the back). {{storylink|The Fall and Rise of the Decepticon Empire.}} Later, they would be part of a team sent to retrieve [[Thunderwing (G1)|Thunderwing]] from [[Earth]] and take him back to Cybertron. He forcibly took command of them {{storylink|Rage!}} and used them to attack the [[Ark (G1)|Ark]] for the purposes of revenge. Ruckus had to convince him to retreat. {{storylink|Assault on the Ark!}}

Ruckus and Windsweeper seemed to meet with Thunderwing's approval, as after this they were drafted in the [[Matrix Quest]] under his personal command. Thunderwing grew increasingly obsessive and abusive, with Ruckus being backhanded across the Decepticon ship for a minor slight. They were nearly killed by Thunderwing and the corrupted Matrix, and surrendered to the Autobots after the battle. {{storylink|All Fall Down}}

Crankcase would be killed by the [[Cybertronian (faction)|Cybertronian Empire]] when they attacked the [[Warworld]]. {{storylink|New Dawn}}

====''Transformers Comic-Magazin''====
{{groupstub|{{storylink|Transformers Comic-Magazin issue 11|Transformers in Action: He Who Laughs Last ...}}}}

===''Shattered Glass''===
[[File:Ruckusshatteredglass.jpg|upright=1.6|thumb|]]
[[Ruckus (SG)|Ruckus]] was referred to as a Triggercon, just he was killed by [[Rodimus (SG)|Rodimus]]. {{storylink|Shattered Glass (issue)|Shattered Glass}}
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==Toys==
===''The Transformers''===
[[File:G1Windsweeper toy.jpg|right|upright=1|thumb|Windsweeper wants to be a GERM-FREE TOY.]]
* '''Triggercons''' (1988)
**[[Crankcase (G1)|Crankcase]]
**[[Ruckus (G1)|Ruckus]]
**[[Windsweeper]]

: The three Triggercons were released in [[1988]], sold carded at the $3 price point. The Triggercons feature flip-out guns in both [[alternate mode|vehicle]] and [[robot mode]]s. Their transformations are simple, and their posability is generally limited to rotating knee and shoulder joints. Like most subgroups at the time, they had [[Autobot]] counterparts: the [[Triggerbot]]s.
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===''Combiner Wars''===
[[File:CombinerWarstoy-Ruckus.jpg|thumb|upright=1|Grabuge, not Garbage.]]
*'''Grabuge''' ([[2016]])
*'''Windsweeper''' ([[2016]])

:28 years later, two of the three Triggercons, namely Grabuge (Ruckus renamed due to trademark inability) and Windsweeper, were released as ''Combiner Wars''-styled Deluxe Class figures for the [[Transformers Figure Subscription Service]] Series 4.0 in 2016.
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===''Legacy''===
[[File:TF-Legacy-Deluxe-Crankcase.jpeg|upright=1|thumb|Took you pipsqueaks long enough.]]
*'''Crankcase''' (Deluxe Class, [[2022]])

:Six years later, Crankcase finally gets a new toy for the ''Legacy'' line, being a retool of the same line's [[Skids (G1)#Legacy| Skids]]. He retains his flip-out shoulder cannons, though they are much smaller and limited to robot mode.

[[File:Legacy-Windsweeper.jpeg|thumb|upright=1|thumb]]
*'''Windsweeper''' (Deluxe Class, [[2024]])

:Windsweeper gets a new-head retool of the previous year's [[Needlenose (G1)#Legacy|Needlenose]] in the Doom ‘n Destruction Collection for ''Legacy: United'', being able to replicate the look of his classic arm guns by attaching his two new silver [[Targetmaster (technology)|Targetmaster]] partners, [[Cleansweep]] and [[Ozone]], to the [[5 mm post|5 mm ports]] on his arms.

[[File:TF-Legacy-United-Deluxe-Rukus.jpg|thumb|upright=1]]
*'''Decepticon Bludgeon/Decepticon Rukus''' (Multi-pack, [[2024]])

:"Decepticon Rukus" is an extensive retooling of ''Legacy: Evolution'' Deluxe Class [[Beachcomber (G1)#Legacy|Beachcomber]]. Of the Triggercon trio, Rukus has the closest approximation of their original gimmick; flip-out cannons that can deploy in both modes without [[Partformer|partsforming]], only lacking the spring-loaded functionality.
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==Notes==
===Foreign names===
*''Japanese:'' '''Triggercon''' (トリガーコン ''Torigākon'')

[[Category:Decepticon subgroups]]
[[Category:Generation 1 subgroups]]

Triggercon

2024-07-31T03:05:11Z

Wikimaniac: /* Legacy */

{{factions|decepticon}}
:''The Triggercons are a [[Decepticon]] [[subgroup]] from the [[Generation 1 continuity family|Generation 1]] [[continuity family]].''
[[File:Triggercons.jpg|right|upright=1.4|thumb|Puttin' the "happy" in "triggerhappy" since 1988!]]
The '''Triggercons''' are a trio of smaller-sized Decepticons, who each pack heavy-duty cannons which can flip out when required. The three Triggercons are:

*[[Windsweeper]]
*[[Ruckus (G1)|Ruckus]]
*[[Crankcase (G1)|Crankcase]]

The [[Autobot]] subgroup utilizing this technology is known as the [[Triggerbot]]s.

==Fiction==
===Marvel Comics continuity===
====Marvel ''The Transformers'' comics====
[[File:FlamesofBoltax-gifts.jpg|left|thumb|300px]]

The Triggercons were first seen in action four million years ago on [[Cybertron (planet)|Cybertron]], soon after the war started. Megatron tried to capture the [[Underbase]] and they were his support troops. They pursued [[Optimus Prime (G1)/Marvel Comics continuity|Optimus Prime]] and the Triggerbots to the Underbase's location, but failed to capture it. {{storylink|The Flames of Boltax!}}

In 1989, the Triggercons were chafing under the leadership of the [[Triumvirate]]—fed up with decadence, they wanted to return to warfare and conquest. When [[Megatron (G1)/Marvel Comics continuity|Megatron]] returned to assume command and the Triumvirate tried to shoot him in the back, the Triggercons saved him (by shooting the ''Triumvirate'' in the back). {{storylink|The Fall and Rise of the Decepticon Empire.}} Later, they would be part of a team sent to retrieve [[Thunderwing (G1)|Thunderwing]] from [[Earth]] and take him back to Cybertron. He forcibly took command of them {{storylink|Rage!}} and used them to attack the [[Ark (G1)|Ark]] for the purposes of revenge. Ruckus had to convince him to retreat. {{storylink|Assault on the Ark!}}

Ruckus and Windsweeper seemed to meet with Thunderwing's approval, as after this they were drafted in the [[Matrix Quest]] under his personal command. Thunderwing grew increasingly obsessive and abusive, with Ruckus being backhanded across the Decepticon ship for a minor slight. They were nearly killed by Thunderwing and the corrupted Matrix, and surrendered to the Autobots after the battle. {{storylink|All Fall Down}}

Crankcase would be killed by the [[Cybertronian (faction)|Cybertronian Empire]] when they attacked the [[Warworld]]. {{storylink|New Dawn}}

====''Transformers Comic-Magazin''====
{{groupstub|{{storylink|Transformers Comic-Magazin issue 11|Transformers in Action: He Who Laughs Last ...}}}}

===''Shattered Glass''===
[[File:Ruckusshatteredglass.jpg|upright=1.6|thumb|]]
[[Ruckus (SG)|Ruckus]] was referred to as a Triggercon, just he was killed by [[Rodimus (SG)|Rodimus]]. {{storylink|Shattered Glass (issue)|Shattered Glass}}
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==Toys==
===''The Transformers''===
[[File:G1Windsweeper toy.jpg|right|upright=1|thumb|Windsweeper wants to be a GERM-FREE TOY.]]
* '''Triggercons''' (1988)
**[[Crankcase (G1)|Crankcase]]
**[[Ruckus (G1)|Ruckus]]
**[[Windsweeper]]

: The three Triggercons were released in [[1988]], sold carded at the $3 price point. The Triggercons feature flip-out guns in both [[alternate mode|vehicle]] and [[robot mode]]s. Their transformations are simple, and their posability is generally limited to rotating knee and shoulder joints. Like most subgroups at the time, they had [[Autobot]] counterparts: the [[Triggerbot]]s.
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===''Combiner Wars''===
[[File:CombinerWarstoy-Ruckus.jpg|thumb|upright=1|Grabuge, not Garbage.]]
*'''Grabuge''' ([[2016]])
*'''Windsweeper''' ([[2016]])

:28 years later, two of the three Triggercons, namely Grabuge (Ruckus renamed due to trademark inability) and Windsweeper, were released as ''Combiner Wars''-styled Deluxe Class figures for the [[Transformers Figure Subscription Service]] Series 4.0 in 2016.
{{--}}

===''Legacy''===
[[File:TF-Legacy-Deluxe-Crankcase.jpeg|upright=1|thumb|Took you pipsqueaks long enough.]]
*'''Crankcase''' (Deluxe Class, [[2022]])

:Six years later, Crankcase finally gets a new toy for the ''Legacy'' line, being a retool of the same line's [[Skids (G1)#Legacy| Skids]]. He retains his flip-out shoulder cannons, though they are much smaller and limited to robot mode.

[[File:Legacy-Windsweeper.jpeg|thumb|upright=1|thumb]]
*'''Windsweeper''' (Deluxe Class, [[2024]])

:Windsweeper gets a new-head retool of the previous year's [[Needlenose (G1)#Legacy|Needlenose]] in the Doom ‘n Destruction Collection for ''Legacy: United'', being able to replicate the look of his classic arm guns by attaching his two new silver [[Targetmaster (technology)|Targetmaster]] partners, [[Cleansweep]] and [[Ozone]], to the [[5 mm post|5 mm ports]] on his arms.

[[File:TF-Legacy-United-Deluxe-Rukus.jpg|thumb|upright=1.67|''What's with the go-go boots?'']]
*'''Decepticon Bludgeon/Decepticon Rukus''' (Multi-pack, [[2024]])
"Decepticon Rukus" is an extensive retooling of ''Legacy: Evolution'' Deluxe Class [[Beachcomber (G1)#Legacy|Beachcomber]]. Of the Triggercon trio, Rukus has the closest approximation of their original gimmick; flip-out cannons that can deploy in both modes without [[Partformer|partsforming]], only lacking the spring-loaded functionality.
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==Notes==
===Foreign names===
*''Japanese:'' '''Triggercon''' (トリガーコン ''Torigākon'')

[[Category:Decepticon subgroups]]
[[Category:Generation 1 subgroups]]

Targetmaster (technology)

2024-06-11T19:54:38Z

Wikimaniac: /* Legacy */

{{disambig3|Targetmaster}}
[[File:Desertislandofspace-targetmaster-rollcall.jpg|upright=1.66|thumb|Cambot! GPC! Tom Servo! Croooooow!]]
The '''Targetmasters''' are a subset of Transformers [[Binary bonding|binary-bonded]] to smaller partners, who transform into their weapons. The partner is often an organic life form that has been bio-engineered to be partly mechanical, or wears a suit of armor that transforms around them to become the weapon.

The Targetmasters benefit from being able to take two minds into battle. A Targetmaster possesses a living weapon that is capable of making its own tactical decisions and target priorities. The advantage is similar to that of having a dedicated gunner aboard an aircraft or tank.

The Targetmaster process is often seen to follow shortly after development of the [[Headmaster (technology)|Headmaster]] process. The earliest known Targetmasters were among the [[Autobot]]s and [[Decepticon]]s involved in the war on [[Nebulos]], and were paired with a bio-engineered [[Nebulan]] humanoid which wore a transforming exosuit. Later Targetmasters included virtually any Transformer specifically partnered with another being that becomes their weapon, not limited to Nebulans or organics. The term has been applied to the [[Seacon (G1)|Seacon]] team<ref>[[Hasbro]]'s 1988 toy [[catalog]]</ref> and several [[Action Master]] pairings.<ref>''[[Transformers: More than Meets the Eye|More than Meets the Eye]]''</ref>

Some Transformers, known as '''Double-Targetmasters''', are bonded with two smaller partners who can form individual weapons or combine with one another to form a 'double weapon', with the power of whichever weapon forms the 'barrel' boosted by the other.

==Fiction==
===Marvel Comics continuity===
====Marvel ''The Transformers'' comics====
{{noteukonly}}
[[File:BrothersinArmor-Targetmasters.jpg|thumb|left|upright=1.4|Mouseketeer Roll Call! Cubby! Bobby! Gregor! Jimmy! Darlene! Annette!]]

The first Targetmasters were a group of six Autobots under the command of [[Fortress Maximus (G1)|Fortress Maximus]]. Having traveled to the planet Nebulos in search of peace, this group surrendered their weapons to the natives to prove their peaceful intentions. {{storylink|Ring of Hate!}}

''Nebulon minds were duplicated and installed into transformable Nebulon-sized robots, creating the Targetmasters.'' {{storylink|The Final Conflict}}

{{note|This depiction of Targetmasters as robots with duplicated Nebulon minds and not actual Nebulons is unique to this story.}}

Some time later, [[Zarak (G1)|Lord Zarak]] and his Decepticon Headmaster partner [[Scorponok (G1)|Scorponok]] had discredited the Autobots, turned public opinion against them, and driven them into retreat. A group of six Nebulan dissidents undertook a great risk to join the Autobots, allowing themselves to be bio-engineered into replacement weapons for the six unarmed Autobots. Fugitives from the government, the Autobot Targetmasters adopted the code names [[Haywire (G1)|Haywire]], [[Peacemaker]], [[Pinpointer (G1)|Pinpointer]], [[Recoil (G1)|Recoil]], [[Firebolt (G1)|Sparks]], and [[Spoilsport]].

The Autobot Targetmasters' first trial by combat came at the [[Nursery (Nebulos)|Nursery]], a horticultural research facility that was under threat by Zarak's Decepticons. The newly minted Targetmasters engaged Scorponok and the [[Terrorcon (G1)|Terrorcons]] in a battle for the Nursery, but retreated as the facility was being destroyed by the battle, regardless of who was winning.

[[Vorath]] was soon able to duplicate the Autobots' experiment, creating a group of five Decepticon Targetmasters: [[Blowpipe (G1)|Blowpipe]], [[Caliburst (G1)|Caliburst]], [[Fracas]], [[Aimless]], and [[Nightstick (G1)|Nightstick]], though they weren't quite a match for the Autobot Headmasters. All of the Targetmasters left Nebulos soon after, as the Autobots retreated to spare Nebulos further warfare, and the Decepticons pursued. {{storylink|Brothers in Armor!!}}

[[File:Nightstickwreckinghavoc.jpg|thumb|upright=1.4]]

''At some point before leaving Nebulos, the Decepticons captured [[Sureshot (G1)|Sureshot]], [[Crosshairs (G1)|Crosshairs]], and [[Pointblank]] and took them back to their [[Fortress of Despair]], apparently because they couldn't perfect the Targetmaster process. After a brief skirmish with the Autobot Headmasters, they retreated and let the Autobots follow them...directly into a trap! It was not creating Targetmasters that Scorponok was struggling with, but Headmasters. Although [[Hardhead (G1)|Hardhead]] was able to release the Autobot Targetmasters, and with their partners [[Peacemaker]], [[Pinpointer (G1)|Pinpointer]], and [[Spoilsport]] they pretty much won the battle, Scorponok was able to escape with a captive [[Highbrow (G1)|Highbrow]] to study.'' {{storylink|Worlds Apart!}}

[[File:Nightstickcrushed.jpg|thumb|left|100px]]

After arriving on [[Earth]], the Autobot Targetmasters subsequently went on a mission to rescue the human [[Buster Witwicky (G1)|Buster Witwicky]] from the Decepticons. They were repulsed from the Decepticons' [[Club Con|island base]] by a phalanx of hidden weapons. {{storylink|The Desert Island of Space!}}

''Having left Scorponok's forces, [[Cyclonus (G1)|Cyclonus]] and [[Scourge (G1)|Scourge]] attempted to force their former leader [[Galvatron (G1)|Galvatron]] to hand over his [[time-jump trigger device]], backed up by their Targetmaster partners. When the meeting was interrupted by the [[Wreckers]] and battle ensued, Springer attempted to relieve Cyclonus of [[Nightstick (G1)|Nightstick]] but was taken aback when the gun transformed and ran away from him.'' {{storylink|Wrecking Havoc}}

''Nightstick would not prove to be nearly so fortunate when Cyclonus and Scourge attempted to forge an alliance with the current [[Decepticon leader]] [[Shockwave (G1)/Marvel Comics continuity|Shockwave]]. When negotiations went badly, Shockwave sent a [[Straxus (G1)|clone]] of [[Megatron (G1)/Marvel Comics continuity|Megatron]] to kill Cyclonus and crush his gun.'' {{storylink|Dry Run!}}

''[[Misfire (G1)|Misfire]], along with [[Triggerhappy (G1)|Triggerhappy]] and [[Slugslinger (G1)|Slugslinger]], led an attack on an Autobot [[Ark shuttlecraft|shuttle]] to retrieve Scorponok's head from Highbrow, but once he had been reassembled they were spirited away to [[Limbo]] to make way for [[Soundwave (G1)/Marvel Comics continuity|Soundwave]] and the [[Terrorcon (G1)|Terrorcons]] from the future. Meanwhile, Scourge and [[Fracas]] were fighting alongside Galvatron and the Megatron clone against the Wreckers and [[Mayhem Attack Squad|Mayhems]]. Ultimately the present-day Targetmasters reappeared when Soundwave returned his troops to their own time, but Cyclonus and Scourge vanished into the [[time rift]].'' {{storylink|Time Wars}}

Additional Targetmasters may or may not have been created as the war went on. [[Quickmix (G1)|Quickmix]] and [[Needlenose (G1)|Needlenose]] were both seen using weapons resembling their Targetmaster partners, but their individual circumstances do not seem to easily allow for them to have been on Nebulos to acquire Targetmaster partners. {{storylink|Yesterday's Heroes!}}

Recoil was among the weapons surrendered by the Autobots to the Decepticons as part of preparation for an alliance against [[Unicron/Generation 1|Unicron]]. {{storylink|Surrender!}}
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====Marvel UK future timelines====
[[File:Targetmaster-nomore.jpg|thumb|Hot Rod is no longer a Targetmaster as he mourns Firebolt's death.]]
In the year [[2007]], Autobot leader [[Hot Rod (G1)/Marvel Comics continuity|Hot Rod]] reminisced about the war; on Nebulos where he first teamed up with his Targetmaster partner [[Firebolt (G1)|Firebolt]] and later, on Earth, when Firebolt died under unspecified circumstances. {{storylink|Headhunt}}

====Earthforce====
{{earthforcefiction}}
[[Prowl (G1)/Marvel Comics continuity|Prowl]] noted the double-paired Targetmasters known as Double-Targetmasters among his list of complaints about how complicated things had gotten in his absence. {{storylink|Starting Over!}}

===Generation 1 cartoon continuity===
====''The Transformers'' cartoon====
[[File:Targetmasters.jpg|left|thumb|Here's me, and here's my gun!]]
The creation of Targetmasters and [[Headmaster (technology)|Headmasters]], in this continuity, started with an initial idea of Brainstorm's that Autobots should use [[human]] partners while driving to help with steering and speed, this idea was confirmed when a race between [[Hot Rod (G1)/Generation 1 cartoon continuity|Hot Rod]] and [[Blurr (G1)|Blurr]] was won not by Blurr's speed, but by [[Daniel Witwicky (G1)|Daniel Witwicky]]'s help in driving Hot Rod. [[Hardhead (G1)|Hardhead]], however, was very sceptical about this idea.

After a large scale Decepticon attack, several Autobots, [[Spike Witwicky (G1)/Generation 1 cartoon continuity|Spike]], and Daniel crash-landed on [[Nebulos]]; where the Autobots were taken captive by the inhabitants. After a Decepticon attack in which Daniel Witwicky was injured and put on life support, several Autobots were kidnapped by Decepticons.

The Nebulan warriors explained their situation with the [[Hive (G1)|Hive]] to the Autobots, and why they didn't trust them at first, and came to an agreement. Using Brainstorm's idea, they would use their and Daniel's minds with the Autobots' bodies to be powerful enough to defeat the Hive and save the others. Thus were born the Headmasters. {{storylink|The Rebirth, Part 1}}

Once the Headmasters got to know their partners, they set off to rescue the five captured captured Autobots. After some torture, Hot Rod, [[Kup (G1)/Generation 1 cartoon continuity|Kup]], Blurr, [[Crosshairs (G1)|Crosshairs]], and [[Pointblank]] were all saved by the Headmasters.

After witnessing the power of secondary operators, the Decepticons and other Autobots saw the logic in having some of their own.

The defeated Decepticons were captured by the hive and taken to their underground base of operations. [[Zarak (G1)|Lord Zarak]], the leader of the hive gave the Decepticons an opportunity to become powerful like the Autobot Headmasters at the literal cost of their heads. [[Cyclonus (G1)/Generation 1 cartoon continuity|Cyclonus]] and [[Scourge (G1)|Scourge]] agreed to let the Nebulans make Headmasters only out of the Decepticons there with beast modes, they however would only let the organic beings into their weapons. So [[Skullcruncher (G1)|Skullcruncher]], [[Apeface]], [[Snapdragon (G1)|Snapdragon]], [[Weirdwolf (G1)|Weirdwolf]], and [[Mindwipe (G1)|Mindwipe]] were turned into Headmasters, [[Triggerhappy (G1)|Triggerhappy]], [[Misfire (G1)|Misfire]], [[Slugslinger (G1)|Slugslinger]], Scourge, and Cyclonus had their weapons modified so that hive members could fit into and transform into them.

[[File:Cyclonus tm.jpg|thumb|*ptew ptew*]]
[[Cerebros (G1)|Cerebros]], meanwhile had found a city and told the news to the other Autobots, damaging himself in the process. The Nebulans fixed him and believed the city he talked about to be the hive's old base from before they moved underground. The Decepticons, now with their Nebulan partners, attacked the Autobots again. Brainstorm was mad that the Decepticons stole his idea, the Head and Targetmasters and the Decepticons overwhelmed the Autobots and stole the key to the plasma energy chamber from them before the hive convinced the Decepticons to go back to Zarak to await orders.

Brainstorm, to even the odds, showed his fellow Autobots scans of [[Nightstick (G1)|Nightstick]], showing how the Decepticons modified their guns and used the Nebulan tech to modify the non-Headmaster Autobot's guns and have Nebulan partners inside them. Hot Rod, Kup, Blurr, Crosshairs, Pointblank, and [[Sureshot (G1)|Sureshot]]'s guns were modified and became the Autobot Targetmasters.

[[Optimus Prime (G1)/Generation 1 cartoon continuity|Optimus Prime]] then showed up on Nebulos and was introduced to the Autobot's Headmaster and Targetmaster partners. He was also informed that the Decepticons also had access to the same technology and the key to the plasma energy chamber. The Autobots went to the Decepticons to fight but they and their Nebulan partners had nearly completed their project. The Decepticons engaged the Autobots in combat but were surprised to see that the Autobots now had Targetmaster partners too.

The Autobots, however, were much more surprised to see that Zarak had created something big using the same Headmaster technology both factions had: [[Scorponok (G1)|Scorponok]]. {{storylink|The Rebirth, Part 2}} {{storylink|The Rebirth, Part 3}}

====Japanese Generation 1 cartoon continuity====
[[File:Tf headmaster 29 pointblank target on.jpg|thumb|left|FIRE IN THE HOLE!]]
Targetmaster partners hailed from the planet [[Master (planet)|Master]], but unlike the [[Headmaster (technology)|Headmasters]], they were partnered with a regular Transformer as opposed to a [[Transtector]]. This fusion came about in a blast which bonded a group of refugees from Master to the a group of Autobot soldiers, as well as a group of Decepticon marauders, who were terrorizing the refugees in the first place. Targetmasters took the place of their larger partner's entire hand instead of being held by it.

The Targetmasters spoke in a series of electronic beeps that only their bonded partner could understand, instead of speaking normally like their Headmaster brethren.

{{stub|[[Transformers: The Headmasters (cartoon)|''The Headmasters'']] from [[Miraculous Warriors, Targetmasters (Part 1)|Ep 37]] onwards, [[Transformers Legends (comic)|''Legends'']] "Targetmaster Chapter" (issues [[Targetmaster Chapter Prologue|45]] through [[Targetmaster Chapter Finale: Legends World in Imminent Danger! Part Two|53]]) more probably.}}

====''TV Magazine'' comic continuity====
{{stub|[[The Headmasters issue 7|''The Headmasters'' issue 7]], [[Transformers: The Headmasters (story page)|''Headmasters'' story pages]].}}

====''Wings Universe''====
{{wingsnote}}
[[Tornado]] was a Targetmaster, usually wielded by his [[Squadron X]] leader [[Macabre]] and later [[Ferak]]. {{storylink|Tornado - Decepticon Saboteur|Torando - Decepticon Saboteur, 2014/06/10}}

Following the [[Great Transformation]], [[Flareup (G1)|Flareup]] found herself stationed at [[New Polyhex]], where she became a star pupil while training under the ancient and enigmatic Target Masters before being recruited into the [[Cybertronian Knight]]s. {{storylink|Flareup (G1)#BotCon2014|BotCon 2014 Knight Flareup profile card}}

===3H comics===
[[Chro]] was a Targetmaster. {{Storylink|Cryotek (RID)|Cryotek BotCon bio}}

===Dreamwave ''Generation One'' continuity===
The Targetmaster process was developed eons ago on Cybertron, as a process to forge a warrior and his weapon into a cohesive fighting team. The two are linked on a mental and physical level, allowing them to draw energy from each other and multitask with extreme efficiency. Targetmaster weapons cannot be wielded by another being without their consent unless they are somehow incapacitated in their weapon configuration. Severe injury or death of one partner can have a profound physical and emotional impact on the other.

The Targetmaster process was further expanded upon on the planet Nebulon. This would allow organic humanoids, not just mechanoids, to function as weapons when adorned with removable armor. The strength and endurance of these modified beings were greatly enhanced, though their appearance does not change. {{storylink|Transformers: More than Meets the Eye|More than Meets the Eye #8}}

[[Action Master]] partners that transformed into firearms were Targetmasters. {{storylink|Transformers: More than Meets the Eye|More than Meets the Eye}}

Those Targetmasters included:
{{collist|3|
*[[Catgut]]
*[[Gatoraider]]
*[[Glitch (G1)|Glitch]]
*[[Lionizer (G1)|Lionizer]]
*[[Push-Button]]
*[[Razor-Sharp]]
*[[Sights (G1)|Sights]]
*[[Top-Heavy]]
}}

===2006 IDW ''Beast Wars'' continuity===
[[Stampy (BW)|Stampy]] and [[Break]] were Targetmasters due to their handheld weapon modes. {{storylink|Transformers: Beast Wars Sourcebook|Beast Wars Sourcebook}}

===Fun Publications ''Shattered Glass'' continuity===
[[File:Crosshairs SG.jpg|upright=0.85|thumb]]
In this reverse universe, the Targetmasters take a much more active role in battle: they can take all motor control over the limb of whoever is holding them. The small partners are [[Micromaster]]s with three modes: robot, vehicle, and weapon.

[[Ricochet (SG)|Ricochet]] devised a plan to keep the Decepticons stranded on Cybertron while the Autobots fled to Earth. To execute this plan, he, [[Scoop (SG)|Scoop]], and [[Crosshairs (SG)|Crosshairs]] took Targetmaster partners. [[Nightstick (SG)|Nightstick]] was easily able to take down Megatron, but the Decepticon Micromasters were able to thwart the entire group of Targetmasters, allowing Megatron to free himself. {{storylink|Do Over}}

The Targetmasters in this universe included:
{{collist|2|
*[[Holepunch (SG)|Holepunch]]
*[[Krunix (SG)|Krunix]]
*[[Nightstick (SG)|Nightstick]]
*[[Pinpointer (SG)|Pinpointer]]
}}

===''TransTech''===
After a bad experience with "colonists" from the [[Aurex]] Cluster, Nebulos made their atmosphere poisonous to Cybertronian life. In order to safely go undercover on this world, [[Vector Prime]] was binary bonded with [[Safeguard (TransTech)|Safeguard]], a friendly native. In addition to processing Vector Prime's fuel, he could also become a handheld weapon, making him a Target/Powermaster. {{storylink|Ask Vector Prime#Facebook|Ask Vector Prime, 2015/11/01}}

===''Beast Wars: Uprising''===
Targetmaster technology was first created in the 21st century, by the Nebulans [[Teslor]] and [[Arcana]], as an enhancement to the already-existing Headmaster technology. {{storylink|A Brush With Infamy–Prologue}} The process involved the subjects mingling their sparks, granting both a dramatic boost in power, such as being able to shoot down ships from orbit. {{storylink|Trigger Warnings}} The technology gave the Autobots a temporary advantage in the war for Nebulos, until [[Fracas]] and [[Nightstick (G1)|Nightstick]] defected to the Decepticons, taking the Targetmaster process with them.

When the war spread to the planet [[Master (planet)|Rebirth]], the [[Malignus (G1)|Malignus]] scientist [[Nucleon (TR)|Nucleon]] adapted the process to work with Cyberdroid physiology. Along with the Powermaster and Headmaster technology, it was used to create the [[Triple-Threat Master]] technology as well. {{storylink|A Brush With Infamy–Prologue}}

Towards the end of the war, the mad Decepticon [[Thunderwing (G1)|Thunderwing]] found out the Targetmasters' ability to draw power from their wielder's Sparks could be amplified, and took the ability to its conclusion: being able to draw the life out of a Cybertronian just being near them. Terrified by this discovery, the Autobots and Decepticons arranged for the Targetmasters, organic and Cybertronian alike, to be granted exile when the war ended. However, this was a ruse, and both sides arranged for the mass murder of all Targetmasters to prevent their powers being used ever again. The systematic eradication was later dubbed the "[[Targetmaster Extirpation]]". However, a few Targetmasters did survive, and went into hiding on a Cybertron now utterly hostile to their kind.

In the 24th century, one of the last Targetmasters, [[Twirl (G1)|Twirl]], was killed by [[Overrun]] when she considered outing herself. This sequence of events led to Overrun himself dying to prevent anyone else getting their hands on him. {{storylink|Trigger Warnings}}

==Games==
===''Transformers Roleplaying Game''===
Targetmaster technology was first invented by the Decepticons during the war for Nebulos. These powerful binary-bonded weapons possessed the ability to draw extra power directly from the [[spark]]s of their wielders and dramatically increase their firepower. They would go on to become the most common form of Bonded Master, and the technology has found applications among all kinds of Transformers, including larger [[combiner]]s. {{storylink|The Enigma of Combination}}

==Toys==
===''The Transformers''===
*'''Targetmasters''' ([[1987]])
{| style="margin-left:1em;" width="99%"
|width="20%" valign="top"|'''Autobot Targetmasters'''
<ul class="iconlist">
{{Bp-a1|[[Blurr (G1)|Blurr]] with [[Haywire (Targetmaster)|Haywire]]}}
{{Bp-a1|[[Crosshairs (G1)|Crosshairs]] with [[Pinpointer (G1)|Pinpointer]]}}
{{Bp-a1|[[Hot Rod (G1)/toys|Hot Rod]] with [[Firebolt (G1)|Firebolt]]}}
|
|width="20%" valign="top"| 
{{Bp-a1|[[Kup (G1)|Kup]] with [[Recoil (G1)|Recoil]]}}
{{Bp-a1|[[Pointblank]] with [[Peacemaker]]}}
{{Bp-a1|[[Sureshot (G1)|Sureshot]] with [[Spoilsport]]}}
|
|[[File:G1-toy Crosshairs.jpg|upright=1.66|thumb|Crosshairs]]
|-
|width="100%" valign="top" colspan=8|
The Autobot Targetmasters were sold boxed with their Targetmaster partners, and consisted of three all-new molds alongside slightly retooled versions of Hot Rod, Kup, and Blurr from the previous year's assortment. The three older molds featured enlarged fist holes, allowing them to hold their new weapons. Both old and new molds transform into futuristic/Cybertronian ground vehicles. All six can mount their Targetmaster weapon on their roof or hood while in vehicle mode.
|}

{| style="margin-left:1em;" width="99%"
|width="20%" valign="top"|'''Decepticon Targetmasters'''
<ul class="iconlist">
{{Bp-d1|[[Cyclonus (G1)/toys|Cyclonus]] with [[Nightstick (G1)|Nightstick]]}}
{{Bp-d1|[[Misfire (G1)|Misfire]] with [[Aimless]]}}
{{Bp-d1|[[Scourge (G1)|Scourge]] with [[Fracas]]}}
|
|width="20%" valign="top"| 
{{Bp-d1|[[Slugslinger (G1)|Slugslinger]] with [[Caliburst (G1)|Caliburst]]}}
{{Bp-d1|[[Triggerhappy (G1)|Triggerhappy]] with [[Blowpipe (G1)|Blowpipe]]}}
|
|[[File:G1-toy Misfire.jpg|upright=1.66|thumb|Misfire]]
|-
|width="100%" valign="top" colspan=8|
Similar to their Autobot counterparts, the Decepticon Targetmasters feature three new jet molds alongside retooled versions of Cyclonus and Scourge with enlarged fist holes. All five transform into futuristic/Cybertronian aircraft. Their weapons can be mounted on top of them in jet form. The three newer molds were also sold in 1988.
|}

{{anchor|JapaneseTargetmasters}}
{| style="margin-left:1em;" width="99%"
|width="20%" valign="top"|'''Japanese-original Targetmasters'''
<ul class="iconlist">
{{Bp-a1|Stepper ([[Ricochet (Headmasters)|Ricochet]]) with [[Nebulon (Headmasters)|Nebulon]] (Nightstick)}}
{{Bp-a1|[[Artfire]] with [[Nightstick (Headmasters)|Nightstick]]}}
|
|[[File:G1-toy Stepper.jpg|thumb|upright=1.66|thumb|Stepper]]
|-
|width="100%" valign="top" colspan=8|
Artfire and Ricochet are [[redeco]]s and [[retool]]ings of the original toys for [[Inferno (G1)#Toys|Inferno]] and [[Jazz (G1)/toys#Generation 1|Jazz]], respectively. They each come with the Targetmaster partner molds that were used as Fracas and Nightstick in the US.
|}

*'''Targetmasters''' ([[1988]])
{{anchor|doubletargetmasters}}
{| style="margin-left:1em;" width="99%"
|width="20%" valign="top"|'''Autobot Targetmasters'''
<ul class="iconlist">
{{Bp-a1|[[Landfill (G1)|Landfill]] with [[Flintlock]] and [[Silencer (G1)|Silencer]]}}
{{Bp-a1|[[Quickmix (G1)|Quickmix]] with [[Boomer]] and [[Ricochet (G1)|Ricochet]]}}
{{Bp-a1|[[Scoop (G1)|Scoop]] with [[Holepunch (G1)|Holepunch]] and [[Tracer (Targetmaster)|Tracer]]}}
|
|[[File:G1-toy Landfill.jpg|upright=1.66|thumb|Landfill, now with Nebulan-on-Nebulan action!]]
|-
|width="100%" valign="top" colspan=8|
Often referred to as the "small Targetmasters" to distinguish them from the larger 1987 releases, these toys were sold carded. Each toy includes two smaller Targetmaster partners, each of which can form a gun or combine as a larger gun. The two guns can also mount on the robot's vehicle form. The three Autobots share a construction vehicle theme. These toys were never released in Japan.
|}

{| style="margin-left:1em;" width="99%"
|width="20%" valign="top"|'''Decepticon Targetmasters'''
<ul class="iconlist">
{{Bp-d1|[[Needlenose (G1)|Needlenose]] with [[Sunbeam (G1)|Sunbeam]] and [[Zigzag]]}}
{{Bp-d1|[[Quake (G1)|Quake]] with [[Tiptop]] and [[Heater]]}}
{{Bp-d1|[[Spinister (G1)|Spinister]] with [[Hairsplitter]] and [[Singe]]}}
|
|[[File:G1-toy Quake.jpg|upright=1.66|thumb|Quake]]
|-
|width="100%" valign="top" colspan=8|
The Decepticon "small Targetmasters" were sold carded with two Targetmaster partners each. Like the 1988 Autobots, these partners can form independent or combined weapons, and mount on their partner Transformers' vehicle forms or be wielded by them in robot mode. The three Transformers all turn into military vehicles. These toys were never released in Japan.
|}

{{anchor|seacons}}
{| style="margin-left:1em;" width="99%"
|width="20%" valign="top"|'''Seacons'''
<ul class="iconlist">
{{Bp-d1|[[Nautilator]]}}
{{Bp-d1|[[Overbite (G1)|Overbite]]}}
{{Bp-d1|[[Seawing (G1)|Seawing]]}}
{{Bp-d1|[[Skalor]]}}
{{Bp-d1|[[Tentakil (G1)|Tentakil]]}}
|
|[[File:Nautilatorg1toy.jpg|upright=1.66|thumb|Nautilator]]
|-
|width="100%" valign="top" colspan=8|
The Seacons, marketed as "Targetmaster Seacons",<ref>[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=__goRbwv7KY&list=PLo0_Is3Ewg7pHFLB7t5-pK-9Q2kwmJD9Q&index=60&ab_channel=walruslaw ''The Transformers'' Seacon commercial on YouTube.]</ref> are a [[Fight! Super Robot Lifeform Transformers (toyline)#1986 (Scramble City and 2010)|Scramble City]]-style combiner team, with [[Snaptrap (G1)|a large leader toy]] who forms the torso of a larger robot, with four smaller toys plugging in to form the limbs. The team was given an additional fifth small toy, however. All five small toys have a "weapon" mode—essentially their creature mode with a gun barrel attached—allowing any of them to be used by the combined robot as a Targetmaster weapon. Each small toy could also form a free-standing gun by attaching to a small stand included with the toy.
|}

===''Universe'' (2008)===
{| style="margin-left:1em;" width="100%"
|width="20%" valign="top"|
<ul class="iconlist">
{{Bp-d1|[[Cyclonus (G1)/toys#Universe (2008)|Cyclonus]] with [[Nightstick (G1)|Nightstick]]}}
{{Bp-a1d1|"Challenge At Cybertron" three-pack ([[Galvatron (G1)/toys#ChallengeAtCybertron|Galvatron]], [[Cyclonus (G1)/toys#ChallengeAtCybertron|Cyclonus]] w/ [[Nightstick (G1)#ChallengeAtCybertron|Nightstick]], [[Hot Rod (G1)/toys#ChallengeAtCybertron|Rodimus]])}}
|
|[[File:UniverseCyclonusCorrected.JPG|upright=1.66|thumb|Cyclonus]]
|-
|width="100%" valign="top" colspan=8|
A re-imagining of their original designs, giving Nightstick unprecedented (for the time) articulation for a Targetmaster. In various of Hasbro's Asian markets, a three-pack named "Challenge at Cybertron" was also released that features redecos of ''[[Transformers: Classics|Classics]]'' [[Hot Rod (G1)/toys#Classics (2006)|Rodimus]] as well as ''Universe'' [[Galvatron (G1)/toys#Universe (2008)|Galvatron]] and Cyclonus, with the latter again coming with a redecoed Nightstick.
|}

===''Gentei! Gentei!''===
{| style="margin-left:1em;" width="100%"
|width="20%" valign="top"|
<ul class="iconlist">
{{Bp-a1|[[Strafe (G1)|Strafe]] with [[Rocketbot]]}}
|
|[[File:Henkei-toy Rocketbot.jpg|upright=1.66|thumb|Rocketbot]]
|-
|width="100%" valign="top" colspan=8|
[[Redeco]]s of the ''Universe'' Cyclonus and Nightstick molds.
|}

===''United''===
{| style="margin-left:1em;" width="100%"
|width="20%" valign="top"|
<ul class="iconlist">
{{Bp-a1|[[Ricochet (Headmasters)#United 2|Stepper]] (w/ [[Nebulon (Headmasters)#United 2|Nebulon]])}}
{{Bp-a1|[[Artfire#United 2|Artfire]] (w/ [[Nightstick (Headmasters)#United|Nightstick]] and [[Sparks#Toys|Sparks]])}}
|[[File:Unitedtoy-Artfire.jpg|thumb|upright=1.66|Artfire]]
</ul>
|}

{| style="margin-left:1em;" width="100%"
|width="20%" valign="top"|'''Targetmaster Microns'''
<ul class="iconlist">
{{Bp-d1|[[Fracas#United 2|Fracas]] (2010)}}
{{Bp-a1|[[Haywire (Targetmaster)#United|Haywire]] (2010)}}
{{Bp-a1|[[Recoil (G1)#United|Recoil]] (2011)}}
{{Bp-a1|[[Spoilsport#United|Spoilsport]] (2011)}}
{{Bp-d1|[[Caliburst (G1)#United|Caliburst]] (2011)}}
|
[[File:United-toy Recoil.jpg|Recoil|thumb|upright=1.66]]
|-
|width="100%" valign="top" colspan=8|
The ''[[Power Core Combiners]]'' [[Mini-Con]] molds were released as "Targetmaster Microns" as [[campaign item]]s in the Japanese toyline ''[[Transformers United]]''.<ref>[http://www.takaratomy.co.jp/products/TF/event/micron_01.html ''Transformers United'' official site]</ref> Stepper and Artfire came with a redeco of ''Universe'' Nightstick as their respective partners, but Artfire also came with "Sparks", effectively another Nightstick but in the style of the other ''Power Core Combiners'' redecoes inspired by the ''United'' manga.
|}

===''Transformers'' (campaign item)===
{{main|Arms Micron}}
{| style="margin-left:1em;" width="100%"
|width="20%" valign="top"|'''Arms Microns'''
<ul class="iconlist">
{{Bp-d1|[[Aimless#Transformers (campaign item)|Aimless]] (2011)}}
{{Bp-a1|[[Peacemaker#Transformers (campaign item)|Autobot Peaceman]] (2011)}}
{{Bp-d1|[[Blowpipe (G1)#Transformers (campaign item)|Blowpipe]] (2011)}}
{{Bp-a1|[[Firebolt (G1)#Transformers (campaign item)|Autobot Firebolt Clear Yellow Ver.]] (2012)}}
{{Bp-a1|[[Firebolt (G1)#Preorder|Autobot Firebolt]] (2012)}}
{{Bp-a1|[[Vector Oracle#Transformers (campaign item)|Vector Oracle]] (2012)}}
{{Bp-a1|[[Pinpointer (G1)#Transformers (campaign item)|Autobot Pinpointer]] (2012)}}
|
[[File:Prime-toy Aimless.jpg|Aimless|thumb|upright=1.66]]
|-
|width="100%" valign="top" colspan=8|
The Takara redecoes of the ''Power Core Combiner'' Mini-Con molds continued in exactly the same vein, just dropping the ''United'' branding, rounding out the full set of the original Targetmaster partner characters. Though technically sold as [[Arms Micron]]s, the relevant releases are listed here for convenience.
|}

===''Transformers'' (2010)===
{| style="margin-left:1em;" width="100%"
|width="20%" valign="top"|
<ul class="iconlist">
{{Bp-a1d1|"Battle in Space" (G1 [[Hot Rod (G1)/toys#Transformers (2010)|Rodimus]] and [[Cyclonus (G1)/toys#Transformers (2010)|Cyclonus]] with [[Nightstick (G1)#Transformers (2010)|Nightstick]])}}
{{Bp-a1|Masterpiece [[Hot Rod (G1)/toys#HasbroMasterpiece|Rodimus Prime]] (with [[Firebolt (G1)#Transformers (2010)|Offshoot]])}}
|
|[[File:Masterpiecetoy-Offshoot.jpg|upright=1.66|thumb|Offshoot]]
|-
|width="100%" valign="top" colspan=8|
The North American release of Masterpiece [[Hot Rod (G1)/toys#HasbroMasterpiece|Rodimus Prime]] came with a "Limited Edition" Targetmaster partner named [[Firebolt (G1)#Transformers (2010)|Offshoot]]. Additionally, a two-pack named "Battle in Space" was released that features redecos of ''Universe'' Rodimus and Cyclonus very similar to the Asian-exclusive "Challenge at Cybertron" three-pack, with Cyclonus once again including a redecoed version of Nightstick.
|}

===''Masterpiece''===
{| style="margin-left:1em;" width="100%"
|width="20%" valign="top"|
<ul class="iconlist">
{{Bp-a1|[[Artfire#Masterpiece|Artfire]] (w/ [[Nightstick (Headmasters)#Masterpiece|Nightstick]])}}
{{Bp-a1|[[Hot Rod (G1)/toys#MP-40|Targetmaster Hot Rodimus]] (w/ [[Firebolt (G1)#Masterpiece|Firebolt]])}}
|[[File:Masterpiece MP-37 Artfire.jpg|thumb|upright=1.66|thumb|Artfire]]
</ul>
|}
Following the creation of a new-mold Nightstick to accompany Artfire, the "Offshoot" mold released exclusively with Hasbro's release of Rodimus Prime was redecoed to accompany a version of the later ''Masterpiece'' Hot Rod toy.

===''Generations''===
{| style="margin-left:1em;" width="100%"
|width="20%" valign="top"|
<ul class="iconlist">
{{Bp-a1|[[Scoop (G1)#Generations|Autobot Scoop]] (w/ [[Holepunch (G1)#Generations|Holepunch]] & [[Tracer (Targetmaster)#Generations|Caliburst]])}}
|width="20%" valign="top"|
|
|width="20%" valign="top"|
|
|[[File:Scoop-deluxe-generations.jpg|upright=1.66|thumb|Scoop]]
</ul>
|}

===''Combiner Wars''===
{| style="margin-left:1em;" width="100%"
|width="20%" valign="top"|
<ul class="iconlist">
{{Bp-d1|[[Spinister (G1)#Combiner Wars|TFSS Spinister]] (w/ [[Hairsplitter#Combiner Wars|Shrute]] & [[Singe#Generations|Singe]])}}
{{Bp-d1|[[Needlenose (G1)#Generations|TFSS Needlenose]] (w/ [[Sunbeam (G1)#Combiner Wars|Sunbeam]] & [[Zigzag#Combiner Wars|Zputty]])}}
</ul>
|}
Redecos of ''Generations'' Scoop's Targetmaster partners. Shrute and Zputty are redecos of Holepunch while Singe and Sunbeam are redecos of Caliburst.
{{--}}

===''Adventure''===
{| style="margin-left:1em;" width="100%"
|width="20%" valign="top"|
<ul class="iconlist">
{{Bp-d1|[[Roadblock (RID)|Roadblock]] (w/ [[Targetmaster (RID)|Targetmaster]])}}
</ul>
|}
A redeco of ''Generations'' Scoop that comes with a redeco of Caliburst (but not Holepunch), literally named "Targetmaster".
{{--}}

===''Legends''===
{| style="margin-left:1em;" width="100%"
|width="20%" valign="top"|
<ul class="iconlist">
{{Bp-a1|[[Hot Rod (G1)/toys#Legends|Targetmaster Hot Rodimus]] (w/ [[Firebolt (G1)#Legends|Firebolt]])}}
{{Bp-a1|[[Kup (G1)/toys#Legends|Targetmaster Cher]] (w/ [[Recoil (G1)#Legends|Recoil]])}}
{{Bp-d1|[[Triggerhappy (G1)#Legends|Targetmaster Triggerhappy]] (w/ [[Blowpipe (G1)#Legends|Blowpipe]])}}
{{Bp-a1|[[Doublecross#Legends|Targetmaster Doublecross]] (w/ [[Haywire (Targetmaster)#Legends|Haywire]])}}
{{Bp-d1|[[Misfire (G1)#Legends|Targetmaster Misfire]] (w/ [[Aimless#Legends|Aimless]])}}
|
|width="20%" valign="top"| 
{{Bp-d1|[[Slugslinger (G1)#Legends|Targetmaster Slugslinger]] (w/ [[Caliburst (G1)#Legends|Caliburst]])}}
{{Bp-a1|[[Windblade (G1)#LG62|Targetmaster Windblade]] (w/ [[Pinpointer (G1)#Legends|Pointech]])}}
{{Bp-a1|[[Topspin (G1)#Legends|Targetmaster Topspin]] (w/ [[Peacemaker#Legends|Peaceman]])}}
{{Bp-a1|[[Twin Twist (G1)#Legends|Targetmaster Twin Twist]] (w/ [[Spoilsport#Legends|Spoil]])}}
|[[File:TF-LG-45-Targetmaster-Rodimus.jpg|upright=1.66|thumb|Hot Rodimus]]
|-
|width="100%" valign="top" colspan=8|
</ul>
Nine figures came with newly molded Targetmaster accessories exclusive for the toyline, updating all of the first wave of Targetmaster characters except Fracas and Nightstick.
|}
{{--}}

===''War for Cybertron: Siege''===
[[File:WFCS-Battle-Master-Blowpipe.jpg|upright=1.66|thumb|Blowpipe]]
{{main|Battle Master}}
:The small Battle Master 'bots introduced within the ''[[War for Cybertron: Siege|Siege]]'' toyline are a clear progression of the Targetmaster gimmick; consisting of either modernisations of classic Targetmasters or original figures converting into melee weapons or shields. Unfortunately, only two base molds were used to create the majority of Targetmaster updates ([[Firebolt (G1)#War for Cybertron: Siege|Firedrive]] and [[Blowpipe (G1)#War for Cybertron: Siege|Blowpipe]]/[[Aimless#War for Cybertron: Siege|Aimless]], based specifically on their above ''Legends'' figures), making most of the gun-themed Battle Masters rather homogenous-looking.
{{--}}

===''Legacy''===
''Legacy'' Targetmasters more faithfully replicate their original Generation 1 designs than the previous Battle Masters, but also the Generation 1 toys' lack of articulation, owed to sharing the Deluxe price point with their larger partners.

{| style="margin-left:1em;" width="100%"
|width="20%" valign="top"|
<ul class="iconlist">
{{Bp-a1|[[Pointblank#Legacy|Autobot Pointblank]] (w/ [[Peacemaker#Legacy|Peacemaker]])}}
{{Bp-d1|[[Needlenose (G1)#Legacy|Needlenose]] (w/ [[Sunbeam (G1)#Legacy|Sunbeam]] & [[Zigzag#Legacy|Zigzag]])}}
{{Bp-d1|[[Windsweeper #Legacy|Windsweeper]] (w/ [[Ozone]] & [[Cleansweep]])}}
{{Bp-d1|[[Quake (G1)#Legacy|Quake]] (w/ [[Tiptop#Legacy|Tiptop]] & [[Heater#Legacy|Heater]])}}
|[[File:TF-Legacy-Deluxe-Blanker.jpeg|upright=1.66|thumb|Pointblank]]
</ul>
|}
{{--}}

==Notes==
===Foreign names===
*''Japanese:'' '''Targetmaster''' (ターゲットマスター ''Tāgettomasutā'')
*''Hungarian:'' '''Célmester''' ("Targetmaster")
*''Russian:'' '''Vlastooruzhets''' (Властооружец, "Powergunner")

==References==
{{reflist}}

==See also==
*[[Arms Micron]]
*[[Battle Master]]

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[[Category:Beast Wars: Uprising technology]]
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Mainframe (G1)

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{{disambig3|Mainframe}}
:''Mainframe is an [[Autobot]] [[Action Master]] from the [[Generation 1 continuity family|Generation 1]] [[continuity family]].''
[[File:Mainframe(G1) MTMTE.jpg|upright=1.4|thumb|Code Monkey like Fritos. Code Monkey like Tab and Mountain Dew. Code Monkey very simple man with big warm fuzzy secret heart: Code Monkey like you.]]
'''Mainframe''' is a dork. A computer dork, to be precise. (Both in that he is a computer that is a dork, and a dork about computers.) He'd rather tackle complex mathematical problems than join the [[Great War (G1)|inconvenient galactic conflict]] with the [[Decepticon]]s. Despite his distaste for combat, he won't shirk his duties when called upon. If anything, he hopes that if he simply ''must'' fight, that he'll have the chance to use his considerable brainpower to end things quickly.

Alas, his [[Action Master partner|partner]], [[Push-Button]], would rather convert to a [[proton rifle]] and blow stuff up than be stuck debugging Mainframe's programs. Naturally, the two don't especially get along.

==Fiction==
===2005 IDW continuity===
{{first|[[Chaos Part Three: Kings|''The Transformers'' #28]]}}
[[File:Mainframe How to Say Goodbye and Mean it.jpg|thumb|left||[[Block coloring]]: Obscuring Transformers' identities since 1984.]]
At some point in history, [[Rewind (G1)/2005 IDW continuity|Rewind]] acquired footage of Mainframe. {{storylink|The Gloaming}}

Mainframe was one of the survivors of the [[Kimia Facility]] massacre. He got away aboard an escape pod piloted by [[Chromedome (G1)|Chromedome]] and [[Brainstorm (G1)|Brainstorm]]. {{storylink|Chaos Part Three: Kings|Kings}} The pod was picked up by [[Arcee (G1)|Arcee]], who told the survivors of [[D-Void]]'s plan to destroy the universe and brought them all to Cybertron to stop it. {{storylink|Chaos Part Four: Genesis|Genesis}}

When the ''[[Lost Light]]'' departed for unknown space to search for the [[Knights of Cybertron]], Mainframe was part of the bridge crew. {{storylink|Liars, A to D Part 1: How to Say Goodbye and Mean It|How to Say Goodbye and Mean It}} He was present among the assembled Autobots after their tumble through quantum space as [[Hot Rod (G1)/2005 IDW continuity|Rodimus]] addressed the troops. {{storylink|Liars, A to D Part 2: Hangers On|Hangers On}}

[[File:Mainframe magnus winners and losers.jpg|thumb|upright=1.2|"I'm a pilot, not a...wait, I'm a pilot?"]]

When crew member [[Ultra Magnus (G1)/2005 IDW continuity|Ultra Magnus]] left on a stolen shuttle, Mainframe helped track it down. {{storylink|Remain in Light 1 of 5: The Fecund Moon|The Fecund Moon}} They followed Magnus to [[Moonbase One|Luna 1]], where the ship was invaded by [[Solomus|Chief Justice Tyrest]]'s [[Legislator]]s and the crew subdued. {{storylink|Remain in Light 3 of 5: The Divided Self|The Divided Self}} Having been [[Reproduction#2005 IDW continuity|constructed cold]], Mainframe was among those nearly killed by Tyrest's [[universal killswitch]]. {{storylink|Remain in Light 4 of 5: Arm the Lonely|Arm the Lonely}}

Mainframe piloted the ''Lost Light'' into the right position for launching Rodimus, [[Optimus Prime (G1)/2005 IDW continuity|Orion Pax]], and others through a portal to the [[Dead Universe]]. {{storylink|Black Metal: Dark Cybertron Chapter 2|Black Metal}} In search for [[Metroplex (G1)|Metroplex]] he then navigated the ship to a [[Hydrophena|watery planet]] {{storylink|Winners & Losers: Dark Cybertron Chapter 3|Winners & Losers}} where they were attacked by a lot of [[Ammonite]]s. 2026<ref name="ammonites">The Ammonites' number was changed to 819 in the Hasbro exclusive cover variant of the issue available with the ''[[Transformers: Generations (toyline)#T30|Thrilling 30]]'' Deluxe Class [[Mini-Con Assault Team]].</ref> of them, according to Mainframe's estimation. {{storylink|Into the Abyss: Dark Cybertron Chapter 4|Into the Abyss}} After finding Metroplex, the crew used the Titan's [[space bridge]] to teleport him and the ''Lost Light'' back to Cybertron, where Mainframe lost control of the ship and crash-landed. {{storylink|Finis Temporis: Dark Cybertron Chapter 9|Finis Temporis}} Cybertron was subsequently invaded by another army of Ammonites, forcing Mainframe to get the ship airborne and away from the attackers. {{storylink|Black Planet: Dark Cybertron Chapter 11|Black Planet}} His contribution to the battle was contacting [[Chromia (G1)|Chromia]] before the ''Lost Light'' rammed [[Monstructor (G1)|Monstructor]], telling her to clean up the [[Pretender Monster|remains]] in a flowery, dramatic fashion too vague for her to understand. {{storylink|...And the Damage Done: Dark Cybertron Finale|...And the Damage Done}}

Once Cybertron was saved, Mainframe went for drinks in [[Swerve's]], where he was approached by [[Getaway]] and [[Atomizer]], who asked him where he would stand if they were to stage a coup against Rodimus. {{storylink|No Guns, No Swords, No Briefcases}} He then continued to serve on the ''Lost Light'' as it returned to its journey with a new captain: a reformed [[Megatron (G1)/2005 IDW continuity|Megatron]]. {{storylink|World, Shut Your Mouth Part 1: Towards Peace|Towards Peace}} He helped a plastered [[Jackpot (G1)|Jackpot]] to the medbay, running into [[Tailgate (G1)|Tailgate]] on the way. {{storylink|World, Shut Your Mouth Part 2: Words Hang in the Air|Words Hang in the Air}}

[[File:Tailgate mainframe jackpot words hang in the air.jpg|thumb|upright=1.5|left]]

Mainframe was also a member of the crew on a quantum duplicate version of the ''Lost Light''. Then the [[Decepticon Justice Division]] showed up, and Mainframe [[Helex (G1)|had his head torn off]]. {{storylink|slaughterhouse}} His corpse presumably vanished with the rest of his ''Lost Light'' when the main ''Lost Light'' crew shut down the duplicate ship's quantum engines. {{storylink|Slaughterhouse Part 2: The Road Not Taken|The Road Not Taken}}

[[File:Mainframe births deaths and interventions.jpg|thumb|upright=1.3|Look at my fingers! They're glorious!]]
While the ''Lost Light'' was disappearing piece by piece, Mainframe was seen evacuating the ship alongside Jackpot. {{storylink|World, Shut Your Mouth Part 3: Predestination: A Beginner's Guide|Predestination: A Beginner's Guide}} After the ''Lost Light'' reappeared, Mainframe along with [[Bluestreak (G1)|Bluestreak]], [[First Aid (G1)|First Aid]], and [[Trailbreaker (G1)|Trailcutter]] landed on [[Ofsted XVII]] while awaiting further orders from Rodimus. Mainframe explained to a curious Bluestreak that the planet was experiencing a lot of [[warp gate]]s appearing after a massive battle between [[Black Block Consortia]] and the [[Galactic Council]] with a few mechs over a ravaged ship in orbit. After First Aid called Bluestreak from a lecture theater, he and Mainframe went to meet up with him. They discovered a fatally wounded Cybertronian lying around in the wrecked room. Mainframe and Bluestreak decided to find out if the Cybertronian was an Autobot or Decepticon. After First Aid and Trailcutter returned with medical supplies, First Aid became furious with Mainframe and Bluestreak for moving the injured bot, giving him less time to live. Mainframe became unsure about donating some of his fuel when he mentioned the risks of donating too much energon. Next, Mainframe found a translator lying around and activated it. However, Bluestreak discovered the Cybertronian's face and discovered a switch on it that released spikes. Mainframe was now convinced that the injured bot wasn't an Autobot, and he and Bluestreak backed out from donating their fuel and left the lecture theater. After the bot was revealed to the [[Vos (G1)|Vos]], a member of the D.J.D. and attacked Trailcutter, First Aid went to go find Mainframe and Bluestreak to help. Mainframe was present when the three bots discovered that [[Kaon (G1)|Kaon]] had murdered Trailcutter, and watched helplessly as Kaon crushed Trailcutter's brain module. {{storylink|Births, Deaths, and Interventions}} Afterwards, Mainframe and the others were nearly killed by the D.J.D. after they tried to blow up their shuttle and was soon rescued. {{storylink|The Custom-Made Now - An Elegant Chaos Prologue|The Custom-Made Now}}

Shortly after [[Thunder Clash|Thunderclash]]'s pre-wake and recovery from near-death, Mainframe was called to ''[[Swerve's]]'' by [[Getaway]] and [[Atomizer]] and asked if he would stand by the two in a mutiny against [[Megatron (G1)/2005 IDW continuity|Megatron]], with the lonely navigator eventually agreeing. {{storylink|The Plotters' Club (Part 2): Filling in the Blanks|Filling in the Blanks}}

Mainframe acted as shuttle pilot for Rodimus and the crew when they located the [[Mortilus|Necrobot]]'s port-of-call. In trying to decide whether to approach by stealth or storm, Mainframe found Rodimus's sarcasm and flippancy indecipherable, as do we all from time to time. {{storylink|The Not Knowing}}

[[File:HowBrightTheirFrailDeeds-LostLightmutiny.jpg|thumb|left|upright=1.5|Revenge of the Nerds]]
When certain members of the crew were psychically attacked, Mainframe and [[Blaster (G1)|Blaster]] traced the source to [[Necroworld]] but concealed the location from [[Team Rodimus (G1)|Team Rodimus]] so as to bait them off-ship. As Rodimus, Magnus, Megatron and the affected crewmembers prepared to leave in the [[Rodpod]] to investigate, Mainframe took the team's doctor [[Velocity (G1)|Velocity]] aside and suggested that she should take [[Whirl (G1)|Whirl]] along as some extra muscle. Once the crew had liberated Getaway, Mainframe stood alongside him on the ship's bridge as he informed Rodimus that they were being stranded on the Necrobot's planet and to expect "visitors". The shocked bridge crew demanded Getaway explain himself. He revealed he'd bargained with the [[Galactic Council]] to have them seize Megatron but assured the safety of their fellow Autobots. Three weeks later, the bridge crew discussed the [[Warren]] and the map to [[Cyberutopia]] before a transmission came in from Rodimus informing the crew that he and his entourage were facing the [[Decepticon Justice Division]], prompting Mainframe to despair at his role in the mutiny. Like all aboard, Mainframe's memories were remotely altered by [[Sunder (G1)|Sunder]] so as to make him think Team Rodimus had left of their own volition and that Getaway was the bee's knees. {{storylink|The Dying of the Light: (1) How Bright Their Frail Deeds|How Bright Their Frail Deeds}} {{storylink|The Plotters' Club (Part 2): Filling in the Blanks|Filling in the Blanks}}

[[File:ADanceBeforeDying GrimlockKillsMainframe.jpg|thumb|upright=1.3|"Grimlock! You killed the zombie Mainframe!" "...He was a zombie?"]]
When the [[Protectobot (G1)|Protectobots]] finally caught up to the ship, Mainframe was in [["Visages"]] where he joined a group in catching up [[First Aid (G1)|First Aid]] on the changes aboard ship. {{storylink|The Plotters' Club (Part 1): Full Circle|Full Circle}} After a trip through the Warren, Mainframe cycled the engines into their recharge state. He was shocked when Blaster ordered a detour, noting how close they were to their goal. Another jump through the Warren took the ship directly to [[Cyberutopia]]. {{storylink|The Plotters' Club (Part 3): Journey's End|Journey's End}}

However, the promised land turned out to be nothing more than the ancient medical moon of [[Mederi]], fuelled by telepathic aliens, and since the crew had no fixed idea what Cyberutopia was supposed to be like the illusion soon collapsed. Soon after arriving the ''Lost Light'' came under assault by the forces of the [[Adaptus|Grand Architect]] whom Getaway swore fealty to, allowing [[Scorponok (G1)|Scorponok]] to turn the crew into [[Sparkeater (creature)|sparkeaters]] to prove his loyalty. {{storylink|Crucible (Part 2): Lūstrāre|Lūstrāre}} The mutated crew members were then set loose on Team Rodimus and the [[Scavengers (G1)|Scavengers]], {{storylink|The Everlasting Voices (3): You Are Here|You Are Here}} where Mainframe was unceremoniously hacked to pieces by [[Grimlock (G1)/2005 IDW continuity|Grimlock]]. {{storylink|Crucible (Part 1): A Dance Before Dying|A Dance Before Dying}}

===''Classics''===
[[File:Invasion mainframe rad.jpg|thumb|left]]
Mainframe was overlooking the [[Ironworks (facility)|Ironworks]] with [[Rad (G1)|Rad]] when [[Overlord (G1)|Overlord]] attacked the base with his squad of Decepticons. {{storylink|Invasion Prologue}} He argued with [[Rollout (G1)|Rollout]] while rebuilding Ironworks. When the [[Junkion (species)|Junkions]] attacked, he was captured and turned into one. {{storylink|Invasion (issue)|Invasion}}

===2006 IDW ''Beast Wars'' continuity===
At the tail-end of the Great War, Mainframe was sent out to accompany [[Tigatron]] in an attempt to broker peace-talks between the Autobots and Decepticons, hoping to end the war without further carnage. Unfortunately, the first enemy camp they approached was headed by the renegade soldier [[Megatron (BW)|Megatron]], who sicced [[Predaking (G1)|Predaking]] on them. Mainframe fled before the gestalt could cut him down. {{storylink|Dawn of the Predacus}}

===''Of Masters and Mayhem''===
Mainframe was one of the many casualties of [[Toxitron (G1)|Toxitron]]'s attack on the [[Ark (G1)|Ark]]'s launch facility. {{storylink|The Toxic Transformer}}

===2019 IDW continuity===
One of [[Highbrow (G1)|Highbrow]]'s peers at the [[Academy of Research]], Mainframe helped set up a video conference with [[Straxus (G1)|Straxxus]]. {{storylink|Escape Part Two}}
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==Toys==
===''The Transformers''===
{{anchor|Generation 1}}
[[File:G1-toy Mainframe.jpg|upright=1.2|thumb|It figures a computer dork would want a BFG.]]
<ul class="iconlist">{{bp-a1|'''Mainframe with Push-Button''' (Action Master, [[1990]])}}</ul>
:*''Accessories'': "[[Vibro pulverizer]]" rifle, "Push-Button" partner

: Part of the second assortment of individually-carded [[Action Master]]s, ''[[The Transformers (toyline)|The Transformers]]'' Mainframe is a non-transforming 3¾-inch action figure of a robot with an indeterminate [[alternate mode]], but chances are he turns into one of those huge computers you see in those movies from the 70s and 80s. You know, the ones the size of refrigerators with the reel-to-reel magnetic tape. His construction is broadly similar to that used by the ''[[G.I. Joe (franchise)|G.I. Joe]]'' figures of the time, having a swivel neck, shoulders and knees, plus ball-jointed hips attached via a steel rod internally secured by a rubber "o-ring". His hands have standard 3 mm holes which allow him to hold any other accessory in the Action Master line, plus his feet have holes in the bottom to secure him to larger vehicles. On top of that, the hole in his back is compatible with [[5 mm post]]s.

: He came packaged with his [[Action Master partner|partner]]-robot [[Push-Button#Toys|Push-Button]], who can transform into a massive cannon that Mainframe can (awkwardly) carry.

::*''[http://www.tfu.info/1990/Autobot/Mainframe/mainframe.htm More information on Mainframe at TFU.info]''
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===''War for Cybertron: Kingdom''===
[[File:Kingdomtoy-TitanTeletraan1.jpg|thumb|upright=1.67|By popular demand!]]
<ul class="iconlist">{{bp-a1|'''Autobot Ark''' (Titan Class, [[2021]])}}</ul>
:*''Accessories'': [[Sky Spy#Toys|Sky Spy]], [[Golden Disk (Voyager)#Generations|''Voyager'' Golden Disk]], [[Vok]] [[Golden Disk (Vok)#Generations|Golden Disk]], [[Optimus Prime (G1)/Generations toys#K30|Optimus Prime]], navigator globe
{{toydesigner|[[Shogo Hasui]] (TakaraTomy)|[[Ken Christiansen]] (concept artist)}}<ref>[https://www.instagram.com/p/CZhKtJ8ukm0/ Design notes] from concept artist [[Ken Christiansen]] on Instagram</ref>

: Only available with ''[[War for Cybertron: Kingdom]]'' Titan Class Autobot [[Ark (G1)|Ark]], "Autobot Mainframe" is a Voyager Class-sized toy that transforms from robot mode into either "[[Teletraan I#Toys|Teletraan-1]]" or the bridge of the ''Ark''. As Teletraan-1, the toy is ''mostly'' to scale with contemporary ''Generations'' toys, and features a sculpted computer console with multiple tampographed screens and a [[Sky Spy#Toys|Sky Spy]] accessory. Behind it are two removable show-accurate Golden Disk accessories (both depict the {{w|Voyager Golden Record|"Sounds of Earth" record}} on one side, but feature differing images on the other side. One depicts the [[Golden Disk (Voyager)#Generations|Voyager record's golden case]], while the other depicts the [[Golden Disk (Vok)#Generations|Vok disk]]). In bridge mode, there are small seats and Teletraan-1 computer screens where [[Slug figure|microfigures]] (such as the included [[Optimus Prime (G1)/Generations toys#K30|Optimus Prime]]) can be placed, all surrounding a navigation globe. In this mode, Mainframe can be placed inside the chest/hull of the ''Ark''.
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===''Dramatic Capture Series''===
[[File:TF-DCS-Mainframe.jpg|upright=1.5|thumb|Continuing the [[:File:FHE-FFoD.jpg|time-honored tradition]] of retroactively inserting Mainframe into the cartoon!]]
<ul class="iconlist">{{bp-a1|'''Autobot Headquarters''' (Multi-pack, 2024)}}</ul>
:*''Release date'': [[November 30]], [[2024]]
:*''Accessories'': [[Sky Spy#Dramatic Capture Series|Scanning Satellite]]

:Part of TakaraTomy's ''[[Dramatic Capture Series]]'', this Mainframe is a [[redeco]] of his ''Kingdom'' figure above, with his robot mode deco now based directly on his Action Master toy, with a few concessions to keep the Teletraan-1 mode colored yellow, such as retaining the yellow shins.

:His computer mode has also modified all of his [[tampograph]]s. Most of the screens are unchanged design-wise, but now have white lines, with the grids on the lower portion having red lines, rather than the original's light blue lines. The lower-left screen now shows the Autobot sigil instead of the [[Matrix of Leadership]]. The central screen still shows the ''Ark'', but in a simple vertical upright position, with completely different extra data graphics (and no hint of the ''Ark''<nowiki>'s</nowiki> robot mode). The right-top screen is mostly the same, but has a bust-shot of Mainframe's robot mode where the prior version showed [[Vector Sigma]].

:He was only available as part of the "Autobot Headquarters" three-pack, with even-more-show-like redecoes of [[Optimus Prime (G1)/toys#Dramatic Capture Series|Optimus Prime]] and [[Jazz (G1)/toys#Dramatic Capture Series|Jazz]].
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==Notes==
*According to his [[Tech Spec]]s, he is equipped to store 200,000 megabytes of data. At the time his toy was released, this was actually pretty impressive, as most hard drives then could barely hold 1,000 MB. Nowadays, of course, this is not exactly a big deal, since you can get a 4 ''tera''byte (4,000,000 MB) portable USB drive for a little over $100.
*Mainframe is inexplicably on the cover of the 1990 [[Family Home Entertainment]] VHS release of the "[[Five Faces of Darkness]]" mini-series... a cartoon produced about four years before Mainframe's toy was released.

===Foreign names===
*''Japanese:'' '''Mainframe''' (メインフレーム ''Meinfurēmu'')
*''French:'' '''Ordinateur''' (Canada)
*''Italian:'' '''Omicron'''

==References==
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[[Category:Action Masters]]
[[Category:Classics Autobots]]
[[Category:Computers]]
[[Category:Dramatic Capture Series]]
[[Category:Generation 1 Autobots]]
[[Category:Generation 1 toy Autobots]]
[[Category:IDW (2019) Transformers]]
[[Category:Lost Light crew]]
[[Category:Scientists]]
[[Category:Transformers with three modes]]
[[Category:War for Cybertron: Kingdom Autobots]]

Mainframe (G1)

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{{disambig3|Mainframe}}
:''Mainframe is an [[Autobot]] [[Action Master]] from the [[Generation 1 continuity family|Generation 1]] [[continuity family]].''
[[File:Mainframe(G1) MTMTE.jpg|upright=1.4|thumb|Code Monkey like Fritos. Code Monkey like Tab and Mountain Dew. Code Monkey very simple man with big warm fuzzy secret heart: Code Monkey like you.]]
'''Mainframe''' is a dork. A computer dork, to be precise. (Both in that he is a computer that is a dork, and a dork about computers.) He'd rather tackle complex mathematical problems than join the [[Great War (G1)|inconvenient galactic conflict]] with the [[Decepticon]]s. Despite his distaste for combat, he won't shirk his duties when called upon. If anything, he hopes that if he simply ''must'' fight, that he'll have the chance to use his considerable brainpower to end things quickly.

Alas, his [[Action Master partner|partner]], [[Push-Button]], would rather convert to a [[proton rifle]] and blow stuff up than be stuck debugging Mainframe's programs. Naturally, the two don't especially get along.

==Fiction==
===2005 IDW continuity===
{{first|[[Chaos Part Three: Kings|''The Transformers'' #28]]}}
[[File:Mainframe How to Say Goodbye and Mean it.jpg|thumb|left||[[Block coloring]]: Obscuring Transformers' identities since 1984.]]
At some point in history, [[Rewind (G1)/2005 IDW continuity|Rewind]] acquired footage of Mainframe. {{storylink|The Gloaming}}

Mainframe was one of the survivors of the [[Kimia Facility]] massacre. He got away aboard an escape pod piloted by [[Chromedome (G1)|Chromedome]] and [[Brainstorm (G1)|Brainstorm]]. {{storylink|Chaos Part Three: Kings|Kings}} The pod was picked up by [[Arcee (G1)|Arcee]], who told the survivors of [[D-Void]]'s plan to destroy the universe and brought them all to Cybertron to stop it. {{storylink|Chaos Part Four: Genesis|Genesis}}

When the ''[[Lost Light]]'' departed for unknown space to search for the [[Knights of Cybertron]], Mainframe was part of the bridge crew. {{storylink|Liars, A to D Part 1: How to Say Goodbye and Mean It|How to Say Goodbye and Mean It}} He was present among the assembled Autobots after their tumble through quantum space as [[Hot Rod (G1)/2005 IDW continuity|Rodimus]] addressed the troops. {{storylink|Liars, A to D Part 2: Hangers On|Hangers On}}

[[File:Mainframe magnus winners and losers.jpg|thumb|upright=1.2|"I'm a pilot, not a...wait, I'm a pilot?"]]

When crew member [[Ultra Magnus (G1)/2005 IDW continuity|Ultra Magnus]] left on a stolen shuttle, Mainframe helped track it down. {{storylink|Remain in Light 1 of 5: The Fecund Moon|The Fecund Moon}} They followed Magnus to [[Moonbase One|Luna 1]], where the ship was invaded by [[Solomus|Chief Justice Tyrest]]'s [[Legislator]]s and the crew subdued. {{storylink|Remain in Light 3 of 5: The Divided Self|The Divided Self}} Having been [[Reproduction#2005 IDW continuity|constructed cold]], Mainframe was among those nearly killed by Tyrest's [[universal killswitch]]. {{storylink|Remain in Light 4 of 5: Arm the Lonely|Arm the Lonely}}

Mainframe piloted the ''Lost Light'' into the right position for launching Rodimus, [[Optimus Prime (G1)/2005 IDW continuity|Orion Pax]], and others through a portal to the [[Dead Universe]]. {{storylink|Black Metal: Dark Cybertron Chapter 2|Black Metal}} In search for [[Metroplex (G1)|Metroplex]] he then navigated the ship to a [[Hydrophena|watery planet]] {{storylink|Winners & Losers: Dark Cybertron Chapter 3|Winners & Losers}} where they were attacked by a lot of [[Ammonite]]s. 2026<ref name="ammonites">The Ammonites' number was changed to 819 in the Hasbro exclusive cover variant of the issue available with the ''[[Transformers: Generations (toyline)#T30|Thrilling 30]]'' Deluxe Class [[Mini-Con Assault Team]].</ref> of them, according to Mainframe's estimation. {{storylink|Into the Abyss: Dark Cybertron Chapter 4|Into the Abyss}} After finding Metroplex, the crew used the Titan's [[space bridge]] to teleport him and the ''Lost Light'' back to Cybertron, where Mainframe lost control of the ship and crash-landed. {{storylink|Finis Temporis: Dark Cybertron Chapter 9|Finis Temporis}} Cybertron was subsequently invaded by another army of Ammonites, forcing Mainframe to get the ship airborne and away from the attackers. {{storylink|Black Planet: Dark Cybertron Chapter 11|Black Planet}} His contribution to the battle was contacting [[Chromia (G1)|Chromia]] before the ''Lost Light'' rammed [[Monstructor (G1)|Monstructor]], telling her to clean up the [[Pretender Monster|remains]] in a flowery, dramatic fashion too vague for her to understand. {{storylink|...And the Damage Done: Dark Cybertron Finale|...And the Damage Done}}

Once Cybertron was saved, Mainframe went for drinks in [[Swerve's]], where he was approached by [[Getaway]] and [[Atomizer]], who asked him where he would stand if they were to stage a coup against Rodimus. {{storylink|No Guns, No Swords, No Briefcases}} He then continued to serve on the ''Lost Light'' as it returned to its journey with a new captain: a reformed [[Megatron (G1)/2005 IDW continuity|Megatron]]. {{storylink|World, Shut Your Mouth Part 1: Towards Peace|Towards Peace}} He helped a plastered [[Jackpot (G1)|Jackpot]] to the medbay, running into [[Tailgate (G1)|Tailgate]] on the way. {{storylink|World, Shut Your Mouth Part 2: Words Hang in the Air|Words Hang in the Air}}

[[File:Tailgate mainframe jackpot words hang in the air.jpg|thumb|upright=1.5|left]]

Mainframe was also a member of the crew on a quantum duplicate version of the ''Lost Light''. Then the [[Decepticon Justice Division]] showed up, and Mainframe [[Helex (G1)|had his head torn off]]. {{storylink|slaughterhouse}} His corpse presumably vanished with the rest of his ''Lost Light'' when the main ''Lost Light'' crew shut down the duplicate ship's quantum engines. {{storylink|Slaughterhouse Part 2: The Road Not Taken|The Road Not Taken}}

[[File:Mainframe births deaths and interventions.jpg|thumb|upright=1.3|Look at my fingers! They're glorious!]]
While the ''Lost Light'' was disappearing piece by piece, Mainframe was seen evacuating the ship alongside Jackpot. {{storylink|World, Shut Your Mouth Part 3: Predestination: A Beginner's Guide|Predestination: A Beginner's Guide}} After the ''Lost Light'' reappeared, Mainframe along with [[Bluestreak (G1)|Bluestreak]], [[First Aid (G1)|First Aid]], and [[Trailbreaker (G1)|Trailcutter]] landed on [[Ofsted XVII]] while awaiting further orders from Rodimus. Mainframe explained to a curious Bluestreak that the planet was experiencing a lot of [[warp gate]]s appearing after a massive battle between [[Black Block Consortia]] and the [[Galactic Council]] with a few mechs over a ravaged ship in orbit. After First Aid called Bluestreak from a lecture theater, he and Mainframe went to meet up with him. They discovered a fatally wounded Cybertronian lying around in the wrecked room. Mainframe and Bluestreak decided to find out if the Cybertronian was an Autobot or Decepticon. After First Aid and Trailcutter returned with medical supplies, First Aid became furious with Mainframe and Bluestreak for moving the injured bot, giving him less time to live. Mainframe became unsure about donating some of his fuel when he mentioned the risks of donating too much energon. Next, Mainframe found a translator lying around and activated it. However, Bluestreak discovered the Cybertronian's face and discovered a switch on it that released spikes. Mainframe was now convinced that the injured bot wasn't an Autobot, and he and Bluestreak backed out from donating their fuel and left the lecture theater. After the bot was revealed to the [[Vos (G1)|Vos]], a member of the D.J.D. and attacked Trailcutter, First Aid went to go find Mainframe and Bluestreak to help. Mainframe was present when the three bots discovered that [[Kaon (G1)|Kaon]] had murdered Trailcutter, and watched helplessly as Kaon crushed Trailcutter's brain module. {{storylink|Births, Deaths, and Interventions}} Afterwards, Mainframe and the others were nearly killed by the D.J.D. after they tried to blow up their shuttle and was soon rescued. {{storylink|The Custom-Made Now - An Elegant Chaos Prologue|The Custom-Made Now}}

Shortly after [[Thunder Clash|Thunderclash]]'s pre-wake and recovery from near-death, Mainframe was called to ''[[Swerve's]]'' by [[Getaway]] and [[Atomizer]] and asked if he would stand by the two in a mutiny against [[Megatron (G1)/2005 IDW continuity|Megatron]], with the lonely navigator eventually agreeing. {{storylink|The Plotters' Club (Part 2): Filling in the Blanks|Filling in the Blanks}}

Mainframe acted as shuttle pilot for Rodimus and the crew when they located the [[Mortilus|Necrobot]]'s port-of-call. In trying to decide whether to approach by stealth or storm, Mainframe found Rodimus's sarcasm and flippancy indecipherable, as do we all from time to time. {{storylink|The Not Knowing}}

[[File:HowBrightTheirFrailDeeds-LostLightmutiny.jpg|thumb|left|upright=1.5|Revenge of the Nerds]]
When certain members of the crew were psychically attacked, Mainframe and [[Blaster (G1)|Blaster]] traced the source to [[Necroworld]] but concealed the location from [[Team Rodimus (G1)|Team Rodimus]] so as to bait them off-ship. As Rodimus, Magnus, Megatron and the affected crewmembers prepared to leave in the [[Rodpod]] to investigate, Mainframe took the team's doctor [[Velocity (G1)|Velocity]] aside and suggested that she should take [[Whirl (G1)|Whirl]] along as some extra muscle. Once the crew had liberated Getaway, Mainframe stood alongside him on the ship's bridge as he informed Rodimus that they were being stranded on the Necrobot's planet and to expect "visitors". The shocked bridge crew demanded Getaway explain himself. He revealed he'd bargained with the [[Galactic Council]] to have them seize Megatron but assured the safety of their fellow Autobots. Three weeks later, the bridge crew discussed the [[Warren]] and the map to [[Cyberutopia]] before a transmission came in from Rodimus informing the crew that he and his entourage were facing the [[Decepticon Justice Division]], prompting Mainframe to despair at his role in the mutiny. Like all aboard, Mainframe's memories were remotely altered by [[Sunder (G1)|Sunder]] so as to make him think Team Rodimus had left of their own volition and that Getaway was the bee's knees. {{storylink|The Dying of the Light: (1) How Bright Their Frail Deeds|How Bright Their Frail Deeds}} {{storylink|The Plotters' Club (Part 2): Filling in the Blanks|Filling in the Blanks}}

[[File:ADanceBeforeDying GrimlockKillsMainframe.jpg|thumb|upright=1.3|"Grimlock! You killed the zombie Mainframe!" "...He was a zombie?"]]
When the [[Protectobot (G1)|Protectobots]] finally caught up to the ship, Mainframe was in [["Visages"]] where he joined a group in catching up [[First Aid (G1)|First Aid]] on the changes aboard ship. {{storylink|The Plotters' Club (Part 1): Full Circle|Full Circle}} After a trip through the Warren, Mainframe cycled the engines into their recharge state. He was shocked when Blaster ordered a detour, noting how close they were to their goal. Another jump through the Warren took the ship directly to [[Cyberutopia]]. {{storylink|The Plotters' Club (Part 3): Journey's End|Journey's End}}

However, the promised land turned out to be nothing more than the ancient medical moon of [[Mederi]], fuelled by telepathic aliens, and since the crew had no fixed idea what Cyberutopia was supposed to be like the illusion soon collapsed. Soon after arriving the ''Lost Light'' came under assault by the forces of the [[Adaptus|Grand Architect]] whom Getaway swore fealty to, allowing [[Scorponok (G1)|Scorponok]] to turn the crew into [[Sparkeater (creature)|sparkeaters]] to prove his loyalty. {{storylink|Crucible (Part 2): Lūstrāre|Lūstrāre}} The mutated crew members were then set loose on Team Rodimus and the [[Scavengers (G1)|Scavengers]], {{storylink|The Everlasting Voices (3): You Are Here|You Are Here}} where Mainframe was unceremoniously hacked to pieces by [[Grimlock (G1)/2005 IDW continuity|Grimlock]]. {{storylink|Crucible (Part 1): A Dance Before Dying|A Dance Before Dying}}

===''Classics''===
[[File:Invasion mainframe rad.jpg|thumb|left]]
Mainframe was overlooking the [[Ironworks (facility)|Ironworks]] with [[Rad (G1)|Rad]] when [[Overlord (G1)|Overlord]] attacked the base with his squad of Decepticons. {{storylink|Invasion Prologue}} He argued with [[Rollout (G1)|Rollout]] while rebuilding Ironworks. When the [[Junkion (species)|Junkions]] attacked, he was captured and turned into one. {{storylink|Invasion (issue)|Invasion}}

===2006 IDW ''Beast Wars'' continuity===
At the tail-end of the Great War, Mainframe was sent out to accompany [[Tigatron]] in an attempt to broker peace-talks between the Autobots and Decepticons, hoping to end the war without further carnage. Unfortunately, the first enemy camp they approached was headed by the renegade soldier [[Megatron (BW)|Megatron]], who sicced [[Predaking (G1)|Predaking]] on them. Mainframe fled before the gestalt could cut him down. {{storylink|Dawn of the Predacus}}

===''Of Masters and Mayhem''===
Mainframe was one of the many casualties of [[Toxitron (G1)|Toxitron]]'s attack on the [[Ark (G1)|Ark]]'s launch facility. {{storylink|The Toxic Transformer}}

===2019 IDW continuity===
One of [[Highbrow (G1)|Highbrow]]'s peers at the [[Academy of Research]], Mainframe helped set up a video conference with [[Straxus (G1)|Straxxus]]. {{storylink|Escape Part Two}}
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==Toys==
===''The Transformers''===
{{anchor|Generation 1}}
[[File:G1-toy Mainframe.jpg|upright=1.2|thumb|It figures a computer dork would want a BFG.]]
<ul class="iconlist">{{bp-a1|'''Mainframe with Push-Button''' (Action Master, [[1990]])}}</ul>
:*''Accessories'': "[[Vibro pulverizer]]" rifle, "Push-Button" partner

: Part of the second assortment of individually-carded [[Action Master]]s, ''[[The Transformers (toyline)|The Transformers]]'' Mainframe is a non-transforming 3¾-inch action figure of a robot with an indeterminate [[alternate mode]], but chances are he turns into one of those huge computers you see in those movies from the 70s and 80s. You know, the ones the size of refrigerators with the reel-to-reel magnetic tape. His construction is broadly similar to that used by the ''[[G.I. Joe (franchise)|G.I. Joe]]'' figures of the time, having a swivel neck, shoulders and knees, plus ball-jointed hips attached via a steel rod internally secured by a rubber "o-ring". His hands have standard 3 mm holes which allow him to hold any other accessory in the Action Master line, plus his feet have holes in the bottom to secure him to larger vehicles. On top of that, the hole in his back is compatible with [[5 mm post]]s.

: He came packaged with his [[Action Master partner|partner]]-robot [[Push-Button#Toys|Push-Button]], who can transform into a massive cannon that Mainframe can (awkwardly) carry.

::*''[http://www.tfu.info/1990/Autobot/Mainframe/mainframe.htm More information on Mainframe at TFU.info]''
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===''War for Cybertron: Kingdom''===
[[File:Kingdomtoy-TitanTeletraan1.jpg|thumb|upright=1.67|By popular demand!]]
<ul class="iconlist">{{bp-a1|'''Autobot Ark''' (Titan Class, [[2021]])}}</ul>
:*''Accessories'': [[Sky Spy#Toys|Sky Spy]], [[Golden Disk (Voyager)#Generations|''Voyager'' Golden Disk]], [[Vok]] [[Golden Disk (Vok)#Generations|Golden Disk]], [[Optimus Prime (G1)/Generations toys#K30|Optimus Prime]], navigator globe
{{toydesigner|[[Shogo Hasui]] (TakaraTomy)|[[Ken Christiansen]] (concept artist)}}<ref>[https://www.instagram.com/p/CZhKtJ8ukm0/ Design notes] from concept artist [[Ken Christiansen]] on Instagram</ref>

: Only available with ''[[War for Cybertron: Kingdom]]'' Titan Class Autobot [[Ark (G1)|Ark]], "Autobot Mainframe" is a Voyager Class-sized toy that transforms from robot mode into either "[[Teletraan I#Toys|Teletraan-1]]" or the bridge of the ''Ark''. As Teletraan-1, the toy is ''mostly'' to scale with contemporary ''Generations'' toys, and features a sculpted computer console with multiple tampographed screens and a [[Sky Spy#Toys|Sky Spy]] accessory. Behind it are two removable show-accurate Golden Disk accessories (both depict the {{w|Voyager Golden Record|"Sounds of Earth" record}} on one side, but feature differing images on the other side. One depicts the [[Golden Disk (Voyager)#Generations|Voyager record's golden case]], while the other depicts the [[Golden Disk (Vok)#Generations|Vok disk]]). In bridge mode, there are small seats and Teletraan-1 computer screens where [[Slug figure|microfigures]] (such as the included [[Optimus Prime (G1)/Generations toys#K30|Optimus Prime]]) can be placed, all surrounding a navigation globe. In this mode, Mainframe can be placed inside the chest/hull of the ''Ark''.
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===''Dramatic Capture Series''===
[[File:TF-DCS-Mainframe.jpg|upright=1.5|thumb|Continuing the [[Five Faces of Darkness|time-honored tradition]] of retroactively inserting Mainframe into the cartoon!]]
<ul class="iconlist">{{bp-a1|'''Autobot Headquarters''' (Multi-pack, 2024)}}</ul>
:*''Release date'': [[November 30]], [[2024]]
:*''Accessories'': [[Sky Spy#Dramatic Capture Series|Scanning Satellite]]

:Part of TakaraTomy's ''[[Dramatic Capture Series]]'', this Mainframe is a [[redeco]] of his ''Kingdom'' figure above, with his robot mode deco now based directly on his Action Master toy, with a few concessions to keep the Teletraan-1 mode colored yellow, such as retaining the yellow shins.

:His computer mode has also modified all of his [[tampograph]]s. Most of the screens are unchanged design-wise, but now have white lines, with the grids on the lower portion having red lines, rather than the original's light blue lines. The lower-left screen now shows the Autobot sigil instead of the [[Matrix of Leadership]]. The central screen still shows the ''Ark'', but in a simple vertical upright position, with completely different extra data graphics (and no hint of the ''Ark''<nowiki>'s</nowiki> robot mode). The right-top screen is mostly the same, but has a bust-shot of Mainframe's robot mode where the prior version showed [[Vector Sigma]].

:He was only available as part of the "Autobot Headquarters" three-pack, with even-more-show-like redecoes of [[Optimus Prime (G1)/toys#Dramatic Capture Series|Optimus Prime]] and [[Jazz (G1)/toys#Dramatic Capture Series|Jazz]].
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==Notes==
*According to his [[Tech Spec]]s, he is equipped to store 200,000 megabytes of data. At the time his toy was released, this was actually pretty impressive, as most hard drives then could barely hold 1,000 MB. Nowadays, of course, this is not exactly a big deal, since you can get a 4 ''tera''byte (4,000,000 MB) portable USB drive for a little over $100.
*Mainframe is inexplicably on the cover of the 1990 [[Family Home Entertainment]] VHS release of the "[[Five Faces of Darkness]]" mini-series... a cartoon produced about four years before Mainframe's toy was released.

===Foreign names===
*''Japanese:'' '''Mainframe''' (メインフレーム ''Meinfurēmu'')
*''French:'' '''Ordinateur''' (Canada)
*''Italian:'' '''Omicron'''

==References==
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[[Category:Action Masters]]
[[Category:Classics Autobots]]
[[Category:Computers]]
[[Category:Dramatic Capture Series]]
[[Category:Generation 1 Autobots]]
[[Category:Generation 1 toy Autobots]]
[[Category:IDW (2019) Transformers]]
[[Category:Lost Light crew]]
[[Category:Scientists]]
[[Category:Transformers with three modes]]
[[Category:War for Cybertron: Kingdom Autobots]]

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Mainframe (G1)

2024-06-05T03:53:57Z

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:''Mainframe is an [[Autobot]] [[Action Master]] from the [[Generation 1 continuity family|Generation 1]] [[continuity family]].''
[[File:Mainframe(G1) MTMTE.jpg|upright=1.4|thumb|Code Monkey like Fritos. Code Monkey like Tab and Mountain Dew. Code Monkey very simple man with big warm fuzzy secret heart: Code Monkey like you.]]
'''Mainframe''' is a dork. A computer dork, to be precise. (Both in that he is a computer that is a dork, and a dork about computers.) He'd rather tackle complex mathematical problems than join the [[Great War (G1)|inconvenient galactic conflict]] with the [[Decepticon]]s. Despite his distaste for combat, he won't shirk his duties when called upon. If anything, he hopes that if he simply ''must'' fight, that he'll have the chance to use his considerable brainpower to end things quickly.

Alas, his [[Action Master partner|partner]], [[Push-Button]], would rather convert to a [[proton rifle]] and blow stuff up than be stuck debugging Mainframe's programs. Naturally, the two don't especially get along.

==Fiction==
===2005 IDW continuity===
{{first|[[Chaos Part Three: Kings|''The Transformers'' #28]]}}
[[File:Mainframe How to Say Goodbye and Mean it.jpg|thumb|left||[[Block coloring]]: Obscuring Transformers' identities since 1984.]]
At some point in history, [[Rewind (G1)/2005 IDW continuity|Rewind]] acquired footage of Mainframe. {{storylink|The Gloaming}}

Mainframe was one of the survivors of the [[Kimia Facility]] massacre. He got away aboard an escape pod piloted by [[Chromedome (G1)|Chromedome]] and [[Brainstorm (G1)|Brainstorm]]. {{storylink|Chaos Part Three: Kings|Kings}} The pod was picked up by [[Arcee (G1)|Arcee]], who told the survivors of [[D-Void]]'s plan to destroy the universe and brought them all to Cybertron to stop it. {{storylink|Chaos Part Four: Genesis|Genesis}}

When the ''[[Lost Light]]'' departed for unknown space to search for the [[Knights of Cybertron]], Mainframe was part of the bridge crew. {{storylink|Liars, A to D Part 1: How to Say Goodbye and Mean It|How to Say Goodbye and Mean It}} He was present among the assembled Autobots after their tumble through quantum space as [[Hot Rod (G1)/2005 IDW continuity|Rodimus]] addressed the troops. {{storylink|Liars, A to D Part 2: Hangers On|Hangers On}}

[[File:Mainframe magnus winners and losers.jpg|thumb|upright=1.2|"I'm a pilot, not a...wait, I'm a pilot?"]]

When crew member [[Ultra Magnus (G1)/2005 IDW continuity|Ultra Magnus]] left on a stolen shuttle, Mainframe helped track it down. {{storylink|Remain in Light 1 of 5: The Fecund Moon|The Fecund Moon}} They followed Magnus to [[Moonbase One|Luna 1]], where the ship was invaded by [[Solomus|Chief Justice Tyrest]]'s [[Legislator]]s and the crew subdued. {{storylink|Remain in Light 3 of 5: The Divided Self|The Divided Self}} Having been [[Reproduction#2005 IDW continuity|constructed cold]], Mainframe was among those nearly killed by Tyrest's [[universal killswitch]]. {{storylink|Remain in Light 4 of 5: Arm the Lonely|Arm the Lonely}}

Mainframe piloted the ''Lost Light'' into the right position for launching Rodimus, [[Optimus Prime (G1)/2005 IDW continuity|Orion Pax]], and others through a portal to the [[Dead Universe]]. {{storylink|Black Metal: Dark Cybertron Chapter 2|Black Metal}} In search for [[Metroplex (G1)|Metroplex]] he then navigated the ship to a [[Hydrophena|watery planet]] {{storylink|Winners & Losers: Dark Cybertron Chapter 3|Winners & Losers}} where they were attacked by a lot of [[Ammonite]]s. 2026<ref name="ammonites">The Ammonites' number was changed to 819 in the Hasbro exclusive cover variant of the issue available with the ''[[Transformers: Generations (toyline)#T30|Thrilling 30]]'' Deluxe Class [[Mini-Con Assault Team]].</ref> of them, according to Mainframe's estimation. {{storylink|Into the Abyss: Dark Cybertron Chapter 4|Into the Abyss}} After finding Metroplex, the crew used the Titan's [[space bridge]] to teleport him and the ''Lost Light'' back to Cybertron, where Mainframe lost control of the ship and crash-landed. {{storylink|Finis Temporis: Dark Cybertron Chapter 9|Finis Temporis}} Cybertron was subsequently invaded by another army of Ammonites, forcing Mainframe to get the ship airborne and away from the attackers. {{storylink|Black Planet: Dark Cybertron Chapter 11|Black Planet}} His contribution to the battle was contacting [[Chromia (G1)|Chromia]] before the ''Lost Light'' rammed [[Monstructor (G1)|Monstructor]], telling her to clean up the [[Pretender Monster|remains]] in a flowery, dramatic fashion too vague for her to understand. {{storylink|...And the Damage Done: Dark Cybertron Finale|...And the Damage Done}}

Once Cybertron was saved, Mainframe went for drinks in [[Swerve's]], where he was approached by [[Getaway]] and [[Atomizer]], who asked him where he would stand if they were to stage a coup against Rodimus. {{storylink|No Guns, No Swords, No Briefcases}} He then continued to serve on the ''Lost Light'' as it returned to its journey with a new captain: a reformed [[Megatron (G1)/2005 IDW continuity|Megatron]]. {{storylink|World, Shut Your Mouth Part 1: Towards Peace|Towards Peace}} He helped a plastered [[Jackpot (G1)|Jackpot]] to the medbay, running into [[Tailgate (G1)|Tailgate]] on the way. {{storylink|World, Shut Your Mouth Part 2: Words Hang in the Air|Words Hang in the Air}}

[[File:Tailgate mainframe jackpot words hang in the air.jpg|thumb|upright=1.5|left]]

Mainframe was also a member of the crew on a quantum duplicate version of the ''Lost Light''. Then the [[Decepticon Justice Division]] showed up, and Mainframe [[Helex (G1)|had his head torn off]]. {{storylink|slaughterhouse}} His corpse presumably vanished with the rest of his ''Lost Light'' when the main ''Lost Light'' crew shut down the duplicate ship's quantum engines. {{storylink|Slaughterhouse Part 2: The Road Not Taken|The Road Not Taken}}

[[File:Mainframe births deaths and interventions.jpg|thumb|upright=1.3|Look at my fingers! They're glorious!]]
While the ''Lost Light'' was disappearing piece by piece, Mainframe was seen evacuating the ship alongside Jackpot. {{storylink|World, Shut Your Mouth Part 3: Predestination: A Beginner's Guide|Predestination: A Beginner's Guide}} After the ''Lost Light'' reappeared, Mainframe along with [[Bluestreak (G1)|Bluestreak]], [[First Aid (G1)|First Aid]], and [[Trailbreaker (G1)|Trailcutter]] landed on [[Ofsted XVII]] while awaiting further orders from Rodimus. Mainframe explained to a curious Bluestreak that the planet was experiencing a lot of [[warp gate]]s appearing after a massive battle between [[Black Block Consortia]] and the [[Galactic Council]] with a few mechs over a ravaged ship in orbit. After First Aid called Bluestreak from a lecture theater, he and Mainframe went to meet up with him. They discovered a fatally wounded Cybertronian lying around in the wrecked room. Mainframe and Bluestreak decided to find out if the Cybertronian was an Autobot or Decepticon. After First Aid and Trailcutter returned with medical supplies, First Aid became furious with Mainframe and Bluestreak for moving the injured bot, giving him less time to live. Mainframe became unsure about donating some of his fuel when he mentioned the risks of donating too much energon. Next, Mainframe found a translator lying around and activated it. However, Bluestreak discovered the Cybertronian's face and discovered a switch on it that released spikes. Mainframe was now convinced that the injured bot wasn't an Autobot, and he and Bluestreak backed out from donating their fuel and left the lecture theater. After the bot was revealed to the [[Vos (G1)|Vos]], a member of the D.J.D. and attacked Trailcutter, First Aid went to go find Mainframe and Bluestreak to help. Mainframe was present when the three bots discovered that [[Kaon (G1)|Kaon]] had murdered Trailcutter, and watched helplessly as Kaon crushed Trailcutter's brain module. {{storylink|Births, Deaths, and Interventions}} Afterwards, Mainframe and the others were nearly killed by the D.J.D. after they tried to blow up their shuttle and was soon rescued. {{storylink|The Custom-Made Now - An Elegant Chaos Prologue|The Custom-Made Now}}

Shortly after [[Thunder Clash|Thunderclash]]'s pre-wake and recovery from near-death, Mainframe was called to ''[[Swerve's]]'' by [[Getaway]] and [[Atomizer]] and asked if he would stand by the two in a mutiny against [[Megatron (G1)/2005 IDW continuity|Megatron]], with the lonely navigator eventually agreeing. {{storylink|The Plotters' Club (Part 2): Filling in the Blanks|Filling in the Blanks}}

Mainframe acted as shuttle pilot for Rodimus and the crew when they located the [[Mortilus|Necrobot]]'s port-of-call. In trying to decide whether to approach by stealth or storm, Mainframe found Rodimus's sarcasm and flippancy indecipherable, as do we all from time to time. {{storylink|The Not Knowing}}

[[File:HowBrightTheirFrailDeeds-LostLightmutiny.jpg|thumb|left|upright=1.5|Revenge of the Nerds]]
When certain members of the crew were psychically attacked, Mainframe and [[Blaster (G1)|Blaster]] traced the source to [[Necroworld]] but concealed the location from [[Team Rodimus (G1)|Team Rodimus]] so as to bait them off-ship. As Rodimus, Magnus, Megatron and the affected crewmembers prepared to leave in the [[Rodpod]] to investigate, Mainframe took the team's doctor [[Velocity (G1)|Velocity]] aside and suggested that she should take [[Whirl (G1)|Whirl]] along as some extra muscle. Once the crew had liberated Getaway, Mainframe stood alongside him on the ship's bridge as he informed Rodimus that they were being stranded on the Necrobot's planet and to expect "visitors". The shocked bridge crew demanded Getaway explain himself. He revealed he'd bargained with the [[Galactic Council]] to have them seize Megatron but assured the safety of their fellow Autobots. Three weeks later, the bridge crew discussed the [[Warren]] and the map to [[Cyberutopia]] before a transmission came in from Rodimus informing the crew that he and his entourage were facing the [[Decepticon Justice Division]], prompting Mainframe to despair at his role in the mutiny. Like all aboard, Mainframe's memories were remotely altered by [[Sunder (G1)|Sunder]] so as to make him think Team Rodimus had left of their own volition and that Getaway was the bee's knees. {{storylink|The Dying of the Light: (1) How Bright Their Frail Deeds|How Bright Their Frail Deeds}} {{storylink|The Plotters' Club (Part 2): Filling in the Blanks|Filling in the Blanks}}

[[File:ADanceBeforeDying GrimlockKillsMainframe.jpg|thumb|upright=1.3|"Grimlock! You killed the zombie Mainframe!" "...He was a zombie?"]]
When the [[Protectobot (G1)|Protectobots]] finally caught up to the ship, Mainframe was in [["Visages"]] where he joined a group in catching up [[First Aid (G1)|First Aid]] on the changes aboard ship. {{storylink|The Plotters' Club (Part 1): Full Circle|Full Circle}} After a trip through the Warren, Mainframe cycled the engines into their recharge state. He was shocked when Blaster ordered a detour, noting how close they were to their goal. Another jump through the Warren took the ship directly to [[Cyberutopia]]. {{storylink|The Plotters' Club (Part 3): Journey's End|Journey's End}}

However, the promised land turned out to be nothing more than the ancient medical moon of [[Mederi]], fuelled by telepathic aliens, and since the crew had no fixed idea what Cyberutopia was supposed to be like the illusion soon collapsed. Soon after arriving the ''Lost Light'' came under assault by the forces of the [[Adaptus|Grand Architect]] whom Getaway swore fealty to, allowing [[Scorponok (G1)|Scorponok]] to turn the crew into [[Sparkeater (creature)|sparkeaters]] to prove his loyalty. {{storylink|Crucible (Part 2): Lūstrāre|Lūstrāre}} The mutated crew members were then set loose on Team Rodimus and the [[Scavengers (G1)|Scavengers]], {{storylink|The Everlasting Voices (3): You Are Here|You Are Here}} where Mainframe was unceremoniously hacked to pieces by [[Grimlock (G1)/2005 IDW continuity|Grimlock]]. {{storylink|Crucible (Part 1): A Dance Before Dying|A Dance Before Dying}}

===''Classics''===
[[File:Invasion mainframe rad.jpg|thumb|left]]
Mainframe was overlooking the [[Ironworks (facility)|Ironworks]] with [[Rad (G1)|Rad]] when [[Overlord (G1)|Overlord]] attacked the base with his squad of Decepticons. {{storylink|Invasion Prologue}} He argued with [[Rollout (G1)|Rollout]] while rebuilding Ironworks. When the [[Junkion (species)|Junkions]] attacked, he was captured and turned into one. {{storylink|Invasion (issue)|Invasion}}

===2006 IDW ''Beast Wars'' continuity===
At the tail-end of the Great War, Mainframe was sent out to accompany [[Tigatron]] in an attempt to broker peace-talks between the Autobots and Decepticons, hoping to end the war without further carnage. Unfortunately, the first enemy camp they approached was headed by the renegade soldier [[Megatron (BW)|Megatron]], who sicced [[Predaking (G1)|Predaking]] on them. Mainframe fled before the gestalt could cut him down. {{storylink|Dawn of the Predacus}}

===''Of Masters and Mayhem''===
Mainframe was one of the many casualties of [[Toxitron (G1)|Toxitron]]'s attack on the [[Ark (G1)|Ark]]'s launch facility. {{storylink|The Toxic Transformer}}

===2019 IDW continuity===
One of [[Highbrow (G1)|Highbrow]]'s peers at the [[Academy of Research]], Mainframe helped set up a video conference with [[Straxus (G1)|Straxxus]]. {{storylink|Escape Part Two}}
{{--}}

==Toys==
===''The Transformers''===
{{anchor|Generation 1}}
[[File:G1-toy Mainframe.jpg|upright=1.2|thumb|It figures a computer dork would want a BFG.]]
<ul class="iconlist">{{bp-a1|'''Mainframe with Push-Button''' (Action Master, [[1990]])}}</ul>
:*''Accessories'': "[[Vibro pulverizer]]" rifle, "Push-Button" partner

: Part of the second assortment of individually-carded [[Action Master]]s, ''[[The Transformers (toyline)|The Transformers]]'' Mainframe is a non-transforming 3¾-inch action figure of a robot with an indeterminate [[alternate mode]], but chances are he turns into one of those huge computers you see in those movies from the 70s and 80s. You know, the ones the size of refrigerators with the reel-to-reel magnetic tape. His construction is broadly similar to that used by the ''[[G.I. Joe (franchise)|G.I. Joe]]'' figures of the time, having a swivel neck, shoulders and knees, plus ball-jointed hips attached via a steel rod internally secured by a rubber "o-ring". His hands have standard 3 mm holes which allow him to hold any other accessory in the Action Master line, plus his feet have holes in the bottom to secure him to larger vehicles. On top of that, the hole in his back is compatible with [[5 mm post]]s.

: He came packaged with his [[Action Master partner|partner]]-robot [[Push-Button#Toys|Push-Button]], who can transform into a massive cannon that Mainframe can (awkwardly) carry.

::*''[http://www.tfu.info/1990/Autobot/Mainframe/mainframe.htm More information on Mainframe at TFU.info]''
{{-}}

===''War for Cybertron: Kingdom''===
[[File:Kingdomtoy-TitanTeletraan1.jpg|thumb|upright=1.67|By popular demand!]]
<ul class="iconlist">{{bp-a1|'''Autobot Ark''' (Titan Class, [[2021]])}}</ul>
:*''Accessories'': [[Sky Spy#Toys|Sky Spy]], [[Golden Disk (Voyager)#Generations|''Voyager'' Golden Disk]], [[Vok]] [[Golden Disk (Vok)#Generations|Golden Disk]], [[Optimus Prime (G1)/Generations toys#K30|Optimus Prime]], navigator globe
{{toydesigner|[[Shogo Hasui]] (TakaraTomy)|[[Ken Christiansen]] (concept artist)}}<ref>[https://www.instagram.com/p/CZhKtJ8ukm0/ Design notes] from concept artist [[Ken Christiansen]] on Instagram</ref>

: Only available with ''[[War for Cybertron: Kingdom]]'' Titan Class Autobot [[Ark (G1)|Ark]], "Autobot Mainframe" is a Voyager Class-sized toy that transforms from robot mode into either "[[Teletraan I#Toys|Teletraan-1]]" or the bridge of the ''Ark''. As Teletraan-1, the toy is ''mostly'' to scale with contemporary ''Generations'' toys, and features a sculpted computer console with multiple tampographed screens and a [[Sky Spy#Toys|Sky Spy]] accessory. Behind it are two removable show-accurate Golden Disk accessories (both depict the {{w|Voyager Golden Record|"Sounds of Earth" record}} on one side, but feature differing images on the other side. One depicts the [[Golden Disk (Voyager)#Generations|Voyager record's golden case]], while the other depicts the [[Golden Disk (Vok)#Generations|Vok disk]]). In bridge mode, there are small seats and Teletraan-1 computer screens where [[Slug figure|microfigures]] (such as the included [[Optimus Prime (G1)/Generations toys#K30|Optimus Prime]]) can be placed, all surrounding a navigation globe. In this mode, Mainframe can be placed inside the chest/hull of the ''Ark''.
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===''Dramatic Capture Series''===
<ul class="iconlist">{{bp-a1|'''Autobot Headquarters''' (Multi-pack, 2024)}}</ul>
:*''Release date'': [[November 30]], [[2024]]
:*''Accessories'': [[Sky Spy#Dramatic Capture Series|Scanning Satellite]]

:Part of TakaraTomy's ''[[Dramatic Capture Series]]'', this Mainframe is a [[redeco]] of his ''Kingdom'' figure above, with his robot mode deco now based directly on his Action Master toy, with a few concessions to keep the Teletraan-1 mode colored yellow, such as retaining the yellow shins.

:His computer mode has also modified all of his [[tampograph]]s. Most of the screens are unchanged design-wise, but now have white lines, with the grids on the lower portion having red lines, rather than the original's light blue lines. The lower-left screen now shows the Autobot sigil instead of the [[Matrix of Leadership]]. The central screen still shows the ''Ark'', but in a simple vertical upright position, with completely different extra data graphics (and no hint of the ''Ark''<nowiki>'s</nowiki> robot mode). The right-top screen is mostly the same, but has a bust-shot of Mainframe's robot mode where the prior version showed [[Vector Sigma]].

:He was only available as part of the "Autobot Headquarters" three-pack, with even-more-show-like redecoes of [[Optimus Prime (G1)/toys#Dramatic Capture Series|Optimus Prime]] and [[Jazz (G1)/toys#Dramatic Capture Series|Jazz]].
{{comingsoontoy}}
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==Notes==
*According to his [[Tech Spec]]s, he is equipped to store 200,000 megabytes of data. At the time his toy was released, this was actually pretty impressive, as most hard drives then could barely hold 1,000 MB. Nowadays, of course, this is not exactly a big deal, since you can get a 4 ''tera''byte (4,000,000 MB) portable USB drive for a little over $100.
*Mainframe is inexplicably on the cover of the 1990 [[Family Home Entertainment]] VHS release of the "[[Five Faces of Darkness]]" mini-series... a cartoon produced about four years before Mainframe's toy was released.

===Foreign names===
*''Japanese:'' '''Mainframe''' (メインフレーム ''Meinfurēmu'')
*''French:'' '''Ordinateur''' (Canada)
*''Italian:'' '''Omicron'''

==References==
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[[Category:Action Masters]]
[[Category:Classics Autobots]]
[[Category:Computers]]
[[Category:Dramatic Capture Series]]
[[Category:Generation 1 Autobots]]
[[Category:Generation 1 toy Autobots]]
[[Category:IDW (2019) Transformers]]
[[Category:Lost Light crew]]
[[Category:Scientists]]
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[[Category:War for Cybertron: Kingdom Autobots]]

Mayhem Attack Squad

2024-05-26T08:21:03Z

Wikimaniac: /* 2019 IDW continuity */

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{{featured}}
{{disambig2|the roving band of stone-cold killers|the team of mirrorverse meddling do-gooders|Mayhem Suppression Squad}}
:''The Mayhem Attack Squad is a [[Decepticon]] subgroup from the [[Generation 1 continuity family|Generation 1]] [[continuity family]].''

[[File:CheapShots-mayhemattacksquad.jpg|thumb|upright=1.66|Shut up, we like our name.]]
The '''Mayhem Attack Squad''' (or sometimes simply '''Mayhem''') is the Decepticon answer to the [[Wreckers]]. The team's lineup is ever-changing, and they recruit the most bloodthirsty and deadly Decepticons to swell their ranks when old members die (or desert). Whether it's attacking high-value targets or fomenting societal upheaval through sabotage and deception, the group always lives up to the name, spreading death, destruction...''mayhem''.

They usually have a ''sweet'' [[Decepticon heavy transport|ship]] and some of them can combine into the mighty [[Thunder Mayhem]].

==Fiction==
===Marvel Comics continuity===
====Marvel ''The Transformers'' comics====
{{noteukonly}}
''With [[Galvatron (G1)|Galvatron]] and [[Straxus (G1)|Megatron]] teamed up on [[Earth]] and a [[Time rift|rift in time and space]] threatening to destroy all reality, the Decepticons on [[Cybertron (planet)|Cybertron]] were getting desperate. They teamed the Mayhem Attack Squad with the Autobots' Wreckers and sent them to Earth in a Decepticon ship to bring down Galvatron and Megatron. Secretly, the Mayhems were under orders to kill any surviving Wreckers once the threat of Galvatron and Megatron was over.''

''Once on Earth, the two teams joined with the [[Advance Surveillance Unit]] [[Broadside (G1)|Broadside]], [[Inferno (G1)|Inferno]], and [[Sandstorm (G1)|Sandstorm]] and moved to attack Galvatron in his lair.''

[[File:Uk202timewarsMayhems.JPG|left|upright=1.5|thumb|Galvatron shows what he thinks of the lesser-known toys.]]
''The battle could have gone... better than it did.''

''Galvatron embedded his hand in Battletrap's chest and cannon-blasted Venom, and by the time the first skirmish was over, only Carnivac, Flywheels and Catilla remained alive.''

''As the battle moved above ground, Carnivac had a change of heart about killing [[Springer (G1)|Springer]] when Springer saved his life.''

''The battle escalated as more and more Autobots and Decepticons joined. Ultimately, it was neither Wrecker nor Mayhem that would destroy Galvatron, but a rift in time and space.'' {{storylink|Time Wars}}

''With the Time Wars over, the two surviving Mayhem Attack Squad members found themselves stranded on Earth when Megatron stole their ship to return to Cybertron.''

''The surviving Mayhems joined with the surviving Wreckers and the stray Autobots Inferno and [[Skids (G1)|Skids]] to form a new team called the [[Survivors]].''

''Shortly after this, Carnivac teamed with Snarler (with Catilla observing) on a mission for Scorponok. The three were given [[Pretender]] shells as a reward. Snarler, however, was not impressed when the two former Mayhems refused to rejoin the Decepticons.'' {{storylink|Survivors!}}

''Snarler returned to Cybertron and set about recruiting a new Mayhem Attack Squad to destroy Carnivac and Catilla through training sessions against [[solid light simulation]]s of high-ranking Autobots in a fake [[Slaughter City]]. Despite his abject cowardice, Needlenose was admitted into its ranks alongside Bludgeon, Stranglehold, Octopunch and Spinister.'' {{storylink|The Hunting Party (Marvel)|The Hunting Party}}

[[File:HuntingParty-Mayhem Attack Squad small.JPG|upright=1.5|thumb|One of these things is not like the others, one of these things does not belong!]]
''The newly-formed Mayhems travelled to Earth where they released a [[Hellhound]] into the [[Texas]] area to flush out the Survivors. Instead, it drew the attention of the estranged Survivor Carnivac, one of their primary targets.'' {{storylink|Way of the Warrior}} ''They were about to execute the renegade Decepticon when an armoured detachment of the [[United States Army|U.S. Army]] arrived to deal with the Hellhound and opened fire. Carnivac made good his escape while the Mayhems slaughtered the soldiers, so they split up and tracked him down in the town of [[Los Gravos]]. Although he managed to subdue Needlenose, Carnivac surrendered when Octopunch threatened the lives of some nearby humans. Octopunch prepared to deliver the killing blow'' {{storylink|Survival Run}} ''when [[Jose (Marvel)|one of the humans]] hit him in the back with a truck, incapacitating him. The rest of the squad quickly converged on the commotion and although Carnivac put up a good fight he once again put himself in danger to protect the humans and was left helpless at Spinister's feet. The arrival of Catilla and the other Survivors saved Carnivac's life but Catilla was killed by Bludgeon before the Mayhem Attack Squad retreated and Carnivac subsequently swore to hunt down and kill the Mayhems for murdering his friend.'' {{storylink|A Savage Place!}}

{{note|Due to some UK continuity weirdness this plotline was concluded in the Earthforce stories, see below.}}

[[File:Bludgeonstrangleholdoctopunchmodelsheet.jpg|left|thumb|upright=1.6]]
On Cybertron, the Mayhem Attack Squad—Bludgeon, Stranglehold, and Octopunch—got the assignment of assassinating the Autobot Pretenders [[Bumblebee (G1)/Marvel Comics continuity|Bumblebee]], [[Jazz (G1)/Marvel Comics continuity|Jazz]], and [[Grimlock (G1)/Marvel Comics continuity|Grimlock]]. {{storylink|Yesterday's Heroes!}}

After initially failing to kill the Autobots, the Squad accidentally teleported deep inside Cybertron along with the Autobots. The two groups met inside a huge chamber containing a sleeping [[Primus]] and promptly set about trying to kill each other.

After the Squad had been utterly crushed, Octopunch made one final attack against a distracted Grimlock, which was deflected by Grimlock's armor and ended up hitting Primus in the face. Consequently, Primus awoke, drawing Unicron to his ancient enemy's location. {{storylink|The Primal Scream|Primal Scream}}
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'''Known members:'''
{{collist|3|
*[[Battletrap (G1)|Battletrap]]
*[[Bludgeon (G1)|Bludgeon]] (third leader)
*[[Carnivac (G1)|Carnivac]] (first leader)
*[[Catilla (G1)|Catilla]]
*[[Chop Shop (G1)|Chop Shop]]
*[[Flywheels]]
*[[Needlenose (G1)|Needlenose]]
*[[Octopunch (G1)|Octopunch]]
*[[Snarler]] (second leader)
*[[Spinister (G1)|Spinister]]
*[[Stranglehold]]
*[[Venom (G1)|Venom]]}}
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=====Earthforce=====
{{Earthforcefiction}}
[[File:Mayhem attack squad wolf in the fold.jpg|thumb|upright=1.5|"Contrary to popular belief, our job is NOT just to attack [[Miles Mayhem]]."]]
Rather than going out to hunt down Carnivac, the Mayhems decided to let the renegade come to them and so established a base on a tropical island. True to their predictions, Carnivac arrived and managed to dispatch Needlenose fairly easily. {{storylink|Cry Wolf!}} In response, the Mayhems managed to destroy Carnivac's Pretender shell {{storylink|Wolf in the Fold!}} but he recovered from the mental shock and murdered Snarler and Spinister. When the Autobot Survivors and Grimlock's Earthforce arrived, he saw to it that Bludgeon, Octopunch and Stranglehold were captured alive—because he knew that being taken alive and not having a warrior's death would be torment for them. {{storylink|Where Wolf?}}

They later managed to escape from [[Earthbase]] by being vewwy quiet. {{storylink|Shut Up!}}

Afterwards Bludgeon, Octopunch, and Stranglehold hooked up with Megatron and [[Shockwave (G1)/Marvel Comics continuity|Shockwave]], who had been deposed as leaders of their respective Decepticon factions, and took on a bounty to assassinate their betrayers, [[Starscream (G1)/Marvel Comics continuity|Starscream]] and [[Soundwave (G1)/Marvel Comics continuity|Soundwave]]. {{storylink|External Forces!}} Though they outnumbered their prey they hadn't counted on the (admittedly highly unlikely) intervention of the Earthbound Autobots and [[Dinobot (G1)|Dinobots]] to save Starscream's life and the Mayhems were soundly defeated. {{storylink|The Lesser Evil!}}

====''Classics''====
{{noteclassics}}
Twenty years after the end of the war, [[Ruckus (G1)|Ruckus]] and [[Needlenose (G1)|Needlenose]] employed [[Octopunch (G1)|Octopunch]] and [[Stranglehold]] in attempt to reform the Mayhem Attack Squad. Despite going to elaborate lengths to get at [[Nightbeat (G1)|Nightbeat]], they were undone by Ruckus' naïveté as leader and eventually received a serious thrashing at the hands of the Autobots. {{storylink|Cheap Shots}}

'''Known members:'''
{{collist|1|
*[[Needlenose (G1)|Needlenose]]
*[[Octopunch (G1)|Octopunch]]
*[[Ruckus (G1)|Ruckus]] (leader)
*[[Stranglehold]]}}

====''Regeneration One''====
{{NoteRG1}}
[[File:Mayhem attack squad destiny.jpg|thumb|upright=1.6]]
In preparation for the arrival of [[Bludgeon (G1)|Bludgeon]] and his [[Warworld]], [[Soundwave (G1)/Marvel Comics continuity|Soundwave]] began seeding the undernet of Cybertron with subsonic transmissions to increase the population's aggression levels. After [[Blaster (G1)|Blaster]] stumbled across his signal, Soundwave sent the Mayhen Attack Aquad—Carnivac, Snarler, and Roadblock—to eliminate the Autobot communications specialist before he spread word of his discovery. At the [[Garage]] they easily broke through troops from [[Ultra Magnus (G1)/Marvel Comics continuity|Ultra Magnus]]'s [[Cybertronian Civil Defense|civil defense corps]], however Blaster and his fellow post-[[Nucleon (substance)|Nucleon]] patients were ready for them. [[Huffer (G1)|Huffer]], [[Silverbolt (G1)|Silverbolt]], and [[Inferno (G1)|Inferno]] helped Blaster take down the Mayhems and the undernet signals were disabled. {{storylink|Destiny, Part Two}}

'''Known members:'''
{{collist|1|
*[[Carnivac (G1)|Carnivac]] (leader)
*[[Roadblock (G1)|Roadblock]]
*[[Snarler]]}}

===''TransTech''===
One of the many criminal gangs and factions in the Offworlder Zone of [[Axiom Nexus]] was the '''Mayhem Attackers'''. {{storylink|Gone Too Far}}

===2005 IDW continuity===
[[File:SinsoftheWreckers2-settledown.jpg|left|thumb|upright=1.66|Ah, close enough to Octopunch.]]
'''Mayhem''' was a post-war anarchist outfit, out to bring down the 'ruling class' of both sides. They were led and presumably founded by Carnivac, a former agent of the [[Tyrest Accord]]. Their first known target, and certainly a big one, was the notorious [[Prowl (G1)/2005 IDW continuity|Prowl]]: this was done at the behest of [[Tarantulas (BW)|Tarantulas]], who gave them advanced Earth [[beast mode]] disguises that would disguise their spark signatures. Poor [[Tidal Wave (G1)|Tidal Wave]] found himself not just a whale but a whale with a mobile HQ in his guts! {{storylink|Sins of the Wreckers issue 2|Sins of the Wreckers #2}} {{storylink|Sins of the Wreckers issue 3|Sins of the Wreckers #3}}

Agents of Mayhem not only helped capture Prowl, they tried {{storylink|Sins of the Wreckers issue 1|Sins of the Wreckers #1}} and eventually succeeded at covertly snatching the [[Aequitas]] data from [[Verity Carlo]]. This brought them into open conflict with the Wreckers and while Carnivac hoped they'd see sense and join, the Wreckers managed to account for Mayhem members [[Polar Claw]] {{storylink|Sins of the Wreckers issue 2|Sins of the Wreckers #2}} and [[Claw Jaw]]. {{storylink|Sins of the Wreckers issue 3|Sins of the Wreckers #3}} Mayhem aided Tarantulas by defending [[Tor|his base]] in the [[Noisemaze (dimension)|Noisemaze]] from the Wreckers, {{storylink|Sins of the Wreckers issue 4|Sins of the Wreckers #4}} but Tarantulas was ultimately defeated and the Noisemaze collapsed. The surviving Mayhem members were able to escape and were joined by the Wrecker [[Impactor (G1)|Impactor]], who ended up agreeing with their mission statement. {{storylink|Sins of the Wreckers issue 5|Sins of the Wreckers #5}}

[[File:Mayhem requiem of the wreckers.jpg|right|thumb|upright=1.8|Mayhem Debate Club]]
Two years later, most of Mayhem had adopted vehicular alt-modes and added [[Smolder (PCC)|Smolder]] and [[Steamhammer (PCC)|Steamhammer]] to their ranks. They captured [[Springer (G1)|Springer]] and under their control he attacked politician [[Overlord (G1)#2005 IDW continuity|Megan Guiglione]] in a plot to disrupt the weak Autobot/human peace. However, to their surprise, Guiglione ended up being the human alt-mode of [[Overlord (G1)|Overlord]]! The Mayhems attempted to attack Overlord but were destroyed in seconds, leaving only Carnivac and Impactor. Impactor was later killed while battling Overlord but Carnivac was able to use his power to separate Overlord into his two components, which Springer disposed of in opposite points of time with Tarantulas' [[Timemaze]]. {{storylink|Transformers: Requiem of the Wreckers|Requiem of the Wreckers}}

'''Known members:'''
{{collist|3|
*[[Carnivac (G1)|Carnivac]] (leader)
*[[Claw Jaw]]
*[[Impactor (G1)|Impactor]]
*[[Leobreaker (G1)|Leobreaker]]
*[[Overbite (G1)|Overbite]]
*[[Polar Claw]]
*"[[Prowl (TM2)|Prowl]]"
*[[Smolder (PCC)|Smolder]]
*[[Stampy (BW)|Stampy]]
*[[Steamhammer (PCC)|Steamhammer]]
*[[Tidal Wave (G1)|Tidal Wave]]
*[[Tuskmaster]]}}

===''Beast Wars: Uprising''===
During the Great War, the Mayhem Attack Squad was a famous Decepticon group, led by or associated with Carnivac.

On the Builder controlled Cybertron, their legacy endured in a Predacon supremacist group which took their name. A far cry from their ancestors, the Mayhems were little more than another gang in Iacon's underworld, and a particularly pathetic one at that, regarded by the [[Maximal Command Security Force]] as nuisances. Meanwhile, Predacon Secret Police officer [[Tarantulas (BW)|Tarantulas]] saw them as useful foot-soldiers, stringing them along with promises of power in the "new world order".

When the Builder [[Twirl (G1)|Twirl]] was murdered, MCSF officer [[Wolfang (Predacon)|Wolfang]]'s investigations brought him into conflict with the Mayhemist [[Battlefennec|Fennec]], working for Tarantulas, who had discovered Twirl was a Targetmaster. In his attempt to find Twirl's murderer, Wolfang and Resistance member Blackarachnia fought and incapacitated the Mayhemists, with the survivors being taken into custody by the MCSF. {{storylink|Trigger Warnings}}

===''Of Masters and Mayhem''===
[[File:OMAMHistory MayhemAttackSquad.jpg|right|upright=1.9|thumb]]
The Mayhem Attack Squad was selected by [[Shockwave (G1)|Shockwave]] to form the ultimate combiner, [[Thunder Mayhem]]. Their power amplified and the combiner's personality solidified by the [[Matrix of Malice]], the Mayhem Attack Squad's destructive ability proved uncontrollable. The Squad captured [[Optimus Prime (G1)|Optimus Prime]] and restrained him within their ship, forcing him to watch as Thunder Mayhem went on an apocalyptic rampage across Cybertron, nearly driving the Cybertronian race to extinction. {{storylink|Foundation and Wreckage Part 1: Deadly Aim|Deadly Aim}} {{storylink|Lively Pursuit}} {{storylink|Pandora's Gift}}

With their homeworld in ruins, the Mayhem Attack Squad turned their combined form on other planets, styling themselves as "the Slaughterers of Worlds", before they were called to Earth by [[Ramjet (Universe)|Ramjet]] who requested their aid in destroying the universe. {{storylink|History}} Agreeing, the Mayhem Attack Squad turned Thunder Mayhem on [[Merida]], only to be confronted by the Autobot [[Pretender]]s and Optimus Prime himself. {{storylink|Pandora's Gift}}

Though Thunder Mayhem handled this resistance at first, it was met by [[Wreckage (G1)|Wreckage]] who distracted it long enough for [[Lisa|Elizabeth]] to fire a beam of energy that wounded its chest, allowing Wreckage to expose the Matrix of Malice. Together, all parties managed to destroy the Matrix, causing the Squad to de-combine and killing Thunder Mayhem. In the aftermath, the Wreckers took the Mayhem Attack Squad into custody when they left the planet. {{storylink|Finale (OMAM)|Finale}}

'''Known members:'''
{{collist|2|
*[[Bludgeon (G1)|Bludgeon]] (leader)
*[[Needlenose (G1)|Needlenose]]
*[[Ruckus (G1)|Ruckus]]
*[[Spinister (G1)|Spinister]]
*[[Windsweeper]]}}

===2019 IDW continuity===
[[File:Tread&Circuits1 MayhemSymbol.jpg|left|upright=2.0|thumb|Get Wreckers. You could save money and be better protected from Mayhem, like us.]]
Mayhem was a terrorist organization operating from the shadows of [[Velocitron]] and seeking to subvert the local government. {{storylink|Tread & Circuits Part 1}} Mayhem was so pervasive that [[Breakdown (IDW)|Breakdown]], head of the local [[Security Operations]] branch, was actually in cahoots with them, along with many of his operatives. Much like [[The Rise]] on [[Cybertron (planet)|Cybertron]], Mayhem was secretly affiliated with the [[Decepticon|Ascenticon]] movement and their end goal was to seize control of Velocitron and put their representative [[Knock Out (G1)|Knock Out]] in charge of the planet. {{storylink|Tread & Circuits Part 4}}

Mayhem's spokesman [[Octopunch (G1)|Octopunch]] hacked into the latest performance broadcast by the [[Wreckers]], denouncing the group as just another dose of meaningless entertainment for the ignorant masses. He demanded that the government halt the upcoming [[Speedia 500]] race, the method in which the planet used to choose its leaders, and executed [[Electro]]ns on the air to punctuate his statement. The Wreckers arrived on Velocitron to investigate and after accidentally discovering a hidden Mayhem hideout, [[Circuit (G1)|Circuit]] ran afoul of his old comrade [[Axer (G1)|Axer]]. {{storylink|Tread & Circuits Part 1}} Employed by SecOps for the planet but also a covert member of Mayhem, Axer tried to warn his old friend to stay out of their business. However, when Circuit subsequently tracked Axer back to the Mayhem hideout, he was shot in the head to conceal its location. {{storylink|Tread & Circuits Part 2}}

After the Speedia 500 began with the Wreckers in participation, Mayhem struck, seeking to eliminate as many of the racers as possible. [[Skullgrin]] caused an avalanche to separate the participants, while Axer, Octopunch, and [[Submarauder (G1)|Submarauder]] picked off racers one at a time. The Wreckers did their best to fight off the terrorists, but a bombing run by [[Slugslinger (G1)|Slugslinger]] and [[Thunderblast (G1)|Thunderblast]] brought more chaos to the race. [[Thunder Clash|Thunderclash]] managed to down Submarauder, but interference from Breakdown's SecOps operatives allowed the [[Pretender]] to escape. Apparently ignorant of Mayhem's larger agenda, Axer chased Knock Out down, intent on killing the lead racer. However, Axer was killed by his own commander Breakdown, allowing Knock Out to win the Speedia 500 and the position of Velocitron's [[Senate|First Senator]]. {{storylink|Tread & Circuits Part 3}}

[[File:TreadCircuitsPart4-LongLiveKnockOut.jpg|right|upright=1.5|thumb]]
The Wreckers were in attendance at Knock Out's inauguration to prevent any further assassination attempts. Submarauder fired a [[harpoon]] at the new First Senator from a balcony, despite [[Minerva (G1 robot)|Minerva]]'s attempt to stop him. Knock Out was struck in the chest and chaos erupted again as more Mayhem members stormed the hall. The Wreckers engaged them and ultimately seemed to triumph, but Submarauder succeeded in framing Minerva for the assassination attempt on Knock Out. Breakdown had her taken into custody and the Wreckers were forced to leave her on Velocitron as they departed the planet. The shackled Minerva was brought before the new First Senator and his inner circle, where she realized the terrifying truth- Knock Out and his entourage were ALL Mayhem, and the entire conflict was manufactured for their benefit. Minerva was consigned to indefinite stasis and the new rulers of Velocitron, now sporting their updated [[insignia]]s, hailed the ''Decepticons'' and Knock Out! {{storylink|Tread & Circuits Part 4}}

'''Known members:'''
{{collist|3|
*[[Axer (G1)|Axer]]
*[[Breakdown (IDW)|Breakdown]]
*[[Bugly (G1)|Bugly]]
*[[Knock Out (G1)|Knock Out]]
*[[Octopunch (G1)|Octopunch]] (leader)
*[[Roadgrabber]]
*[[Skullgrin]]
*[[Skyquake (G1)|Skyquake]]
*[[Slugslinger (G1)|Slugslinger]]
*[[Submarauder (G1)|Submarauder]]
*[[Thunderblast (G1)|Thunderblast]]}}

==Toys==
===''Combiner Wars''===
[[File:CombinerWarstoy-Needlenose.jpg|thumb|300px]]
*'''Bludgeon''' ([[Transformers Figure Subscription Service|TFSS]] 4.0, [[2016]])
*'''Needlenose''' (TFSS 4.0, 2016)
*'''Grabuge''' (TFSS 4.0, 2016)
*'''Spinister''' (TFSS 4.0, 2016)
*'''Windsweeper''' (TFSS 4.0, 2016)
:The Mayhem Attack Squad was the theme of [[2016]]'s ''[[Combiner Wars (toyline)|Combiner Wars]]''-themed [[Transformers Figure Subscription Service]], with five of its toys [[redeco]]ed as established and new members of the team. Ruckus was renamed to his French Canadian name for trademark reasons. The five combine into [[Thunder Mayhem]].
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===''Legacy''===
* '''Chop Shop''' (2024)
* '''Barrage''' (2024)
* '''Malleus Minotaurus''' (2024)
* '''Prime Universe Breakdown''' (2024)
* '''Windsweeper''' (2024)
The [[Amazon]]-exclusive ''Legacy United Doom 'n Destruction Collection'' was themed around the Mayhem Attack Squad as a follow-up to the [[Wreckers]]-themed ''Wreck 'N Rule Collection'' for the first year of ''[[Transformers: Legacy|Legacy]]''. The figures are adorned with the tentacled skull insignia introduced in ''Tread & Circuits'' in addition to the standard Decepticon insignia. The collection consisted of 2 packs with a total of 5 listed characters (discounting gang-molded accessory characters like Windsweeper's new [[Targetmaster (technology)|Targetmaster]] partners [[Ozone]] and [[Cleansweep]]).
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{{comingsoontoy}}

==Notes==
[[File:Time wars casualties.png|thumb]]
*Flywheels is not seen to die in "Time Wars", but if you look very hard you can see his corpse among the general carnage.
*However, Battletrap, who had the dubious honor of being the first casualty of the battle, reappears later in both the post-Unicron U.S. issues and in ''[[Transformers: Generation 2 (Marvel)|Generation 2]]'', among [[Bludgeon (G1)|Bludgeon]]'s forces.
*Some believe that the Triggercons [[Windsweeper]], [[Ruckus (G1)|Ruckus]], and [[Crankcase (G1)|Crankcase]] are also part of the original Mayhem Attack Squad. Although this is implied by Windsweeper and Ruckus's proximity to Spinister et al. in the [[Matrix Quest]], it is never explicitly stated that they are Mayhems within the text of those U.S. stories. Furthermore, Crankcase isn't present during the Matrix Quest, despite his appearance on the cover of [[Kings of the Wild Frontier.|#63]]. In 2008, Ruckus would be made the leader of a "new Mayhem Attack Squad" in the ''Timelines'' story "[[Cheap Shots]]", and in 2015, Windsweeper was made a member of the team that forms [[Thunder Mayhem]]. Still crossing our fingers for Crankcase.
*The fleshy look of the 2005 IDW continuity Mayhems is taken from [[Jack Lawrence]]'s old ''Beast Wars'' [[Transmasters UK]] fancomics (with permission from Lawrence).<ref>[https://twitter.com/NickRoche/status/760412184031690757 Nick Roche's twitter, previewing the trade's extras]</ref>

===Foreign names===
*''Japanese:'' '''Mayhem Kōgeki-tai''' (メイヘム攻撃隊 ''Meihemu Kōgeki-tai'', "Mayhem Attack Force")

==See also==
*[[Squadron X]]
*[[Decepticon Heavy Brigade]]

==References==
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[[Category:Beast Wars: Uprising subgroups]]
[[Category:Classics subgroups]]
[[Category:Combiner teams]]
[[Category:Decepticon subgroups]]
[[Category:Generation 1 subgroups]]
[[Category:IDW (2005) subgroups]]
[[Category:IDW (2019) subgroups]]
[[Category:Marvel Generation 1 subgroups]]
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Mayhem Attack Squad

2024-05-26T07:09:53Z

Wikimaniac: /* Legacy */

{{factions|decepticon|predacon}}
{{featured}}
{{disambig2|the roving band of stone-cold killers|the team of mirrorverse meddling do-gooders|Mayhem Suppression Squad}}
:''The Mayhem Attack Squad is a [[Decepticon]] subgroup from the [[Generation 1 continuity family|Generation 1]] [[continuity family]].''

[[File:CheapShots-mayhemattacksquad.jpg|thumb|upright=1.66|Shut up, we like our name.]]
The '''Mayhem Attack Squad''' (or sometimes simply '''Mayhem''') is the Decepticon answer to the [[Wreckers]]. The team's lineup is ever-changing, and they recruit the most bloodthirsty and deadly Decepticons to swell their ranks when old members die (or desert). Whether it's attacking high-value targets or fomenting societal upheaval through sabotage and deception, the group always lives up to the name, spreading death, destruction...''mayhem''.

They usually have a ''sweet'' [[Decepticon heavy transport|ship]] and some of them can combine into the mighty [[Thunder Mayhem]].

==Fiction==
===Marvel Comics continuity===
====Marvel ''The Transformers'' comics====
{{noteukonly}}
''With [[Galvatron (G1)|Galvatron]] and [[Straxus (G1)|Megatron]] teamed up on [[Earth]] and a [[Time rift|rift in time and space]] threatening to destroy all reality, the Decepticons on [[Cybertron (planet)|Cybertron]] were getting desperate. They teamed the Mayhem Attack Squad with the Autobots' Wreckers and sent them to Earth in a Decepticon ship to bring down Galvatron and Megatron. Secretly, the Mayhems were under orders to kill any surviving Wreckers once the threat of Galvatron and Megatron was over.''

''Once on Earth, the two teams joined with the [[Advance Surveillance Unit]] [[Broadside (G1)|Broadside]], [[Inferno (G1)|Inferno]], and [[Sandstorm (G1)|Sandstorm]] and moved to attack Galvatron in his lair.''

[[File:Uk202timewarsMayhems.JPG|left|upright=1.5|thumb|Galvatron shows what he thinks of the lesser-known toys.]]
''The battle could have gone... better than it did.''

''Galvatron embedded his hand in Battletrap's chest and cannon-blasted Venom, and by the time the first skirmish was over, only Carnivac, Flywheels and Catilla remained alive.''

''As the battle moved above ground, Carnivac had a change of heart about killing [[Springer (G1)|Springer]] when Springer saved his life.''

''The battle escalated as more and more Autobots and Decepticons joined. Ultimately, it was neither Wrecker nor Mayhem that would destroy Galvatron, but a rift in time and space.'' {{storylink|Time Wars}}

''With the Time Wars over, the two surviving Mayhem Attack Squad members found themselves stranded on Earth when Megatron stole their ship to return to Cybertron.''

''The surviving Mayhems joined with the surviving Wreckers and the stray Autobots Inferno and [[Skids (G1)|Skids]] to form a new team called the [[Survivors]].''

''Shortly after this, Carnivac teamed with Snarler (with Catilla observing) on a mission for Scorponok. The three were given [[Pretender]] shells as a reward. Snarler, however, was not impressed when the two former Mayhems refused to rejoin the Decepticons.'' {{storylink|Survivors!}}

''Snarler returned to Cybertron and set about recruiting a new Mayhem Attack Squad to destroy Carnivac and Catilla through training sessions against [[solid light simulation]]s of high-ranking Autobots in a fake [[Slaughter City]]. Despite his abject cowardice, Needlenose was admitted into its ranks alongside Bludgeon, Stranglehold, Octopunch and Spinister.'' {{storylink|The Hunting Party (Marvel)|The Hunting Party}}

[[File:HuntingParty-Mayhem Attack Squad small.JPG|upright=1.5|thumb|One of these things is not like the others, one of these things does not belong!]]
''The newly-formed Mayhems travelled to Earth where they released a [[Hellhound]] into the [[Texas]] area to flush out the Survivors. Instead, it drew the attention of the estranged Survivor Carnivac, one of their primary targets.'' {{storylink|Way of the Warrior}} ''They were about to execute the renegade Decepticon when an armoured detachment of the [[United States Army|U.S. Army]] arrived to deal with the Hellhound and opened fire. Carnivac made good his escape while the Mayhems slaughtered the soldiers, so they split up and tracked him down in the town of [[Los Gravos]]. Although he managed to subdue Needlenose, Carnivac surrendered when Octopunch threatened the lives of some nearby humans. Octopunch prepared to deliver the killing blow'' {{storylink|Survival Run}} ''when [[Jose (Marvel)|one of the humans]] hit him in the back with a truck, incapacitating him. The rest of the squad quickly converged on the commotion and although Carnivac put up a good fight he once again put himself in danger to protect the humans and was left helpless at Spinister's feet. The arrival of Catilla and the other Survivors saved Carnivac's life but Catilla was killed by Bludgeon before the Mayhem Attack Squad retreated and Carnivac subsequently swore to hunt down and kill the Mayhems for murdering his friend.'' {{storylink|A Savage Place!}}

{{note|Due to some UK continuity weirdness this plotline was concluded in the Earthforce stories, see below.}}

[[File:Bludgeonstrangleholdoctopunchmodelsheet.jpg|left|thumb|upright=1.6]]
On Cybertron, the Mayhem Attack Squad—Bludgeon, Stranglehold, and Octopunch—got the assignment of assassinating the Autobot Pretenders [[Bumblebee (G1)/Marvel Comics continuity|Bumblebee]], [[Jazz (G1)/Marvel Comics continuity|Jazz]], and [[Grimlock (G1)/Marvel Comics continuity|Grimlock]]. {{storylink|Yesterday's Heroes!}}

After initially failing to kill the Autobots, the Squad accidentally teleported deep inside Cybertron along with the Autobots. The two groups met inside a huge chamber containing a sleeping [[Primus]] and promptly set about trying to kill each other.

After the Squad had been utterly crushed, Octopunch made one final attack against a distracted Grimlock, which was deflected by Grimlock's armor and ended up hitting Primus in the face. Consequently, Primus awoke, drawing Unicron to his ancient enemy's location. {{storylink|The Primal Scream|Primal Scream}}
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'''Known members:'''
{{collist|3|
*[[Battletrap (G1)|Battletrap]]
*[[Bludgeon (G1)|Bludgeon]] (third leader)
*[[Carnivac (G1)|Carnivac]] (first leader)
*[[Catilla (G1)|Catilla]]
*[[Chop Shop (G1)|Chop Shop]]
*[[Flywheels]]
*[[Needlenose (G1)|Needlenose]]
*[[Octopunch (G1)|Octopunch]]
*[[Snarler]] (second leader)
*[[Spinister (G1)|Spinister]]
*[[Stranglehold]]
*[[Venom (G1)|Venom]]}}
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=====Earthforce=====
{{Earthforcefiction}}
[[File:Mayhem attack squad wolf in the fold.jpg|thumb|upright=1.5|"Contrary to popular belief, our job is NOT just to attack [[Miles Mayhem]]."]]
Rather than going out to hunt down Carnivac, the Mayhems decided to let the renegade come to them and so established a base on a tropical island. True to their predictions, Carnivac arrived and managed to dispatch Needlenose fairly easily. {{storylink|Cry Wolf!}} In response, the Mayhems managed to destroy Carnivac's Pretender shell {{storylink|Wolf in the Fold!}} but he recovered from the mental shock and murdered Snarler and Spinister. When the Autobot Survivors and Grimlock's Earthforce arrived, he saw to it that Bludgeon, Octopunch and Stranglehold were captured alive—because he knew that being taken alive and not having a warrior's death would be torment for them. {{storylink|Where Wolf?}}

They later managed to escape from [[Earthbase]] by being vewwy quiet. {{storylink|Shut Up!}}

Afterwards Bludgeon, Octopunch, and Stranglehold hooked up with Megatron and [[Shockwave (G1)/Marvel Comics continuity|Shockwave]], who had been deposed as leaders of their respective Decepticon factions, and took on a bounty to assassinate their betrayers, [[Starscream (G1)/Marvel Comics continuity|Starscream]] and [[Soundwave (G1)/Marvel Comics continuity|Soundwave]]. {{storylink|External Forces!}} Though they outnumbered their prey they hadn't counted on the (admittedly highly unlikely) intervention of the Earthbound Autobots and [[Dinobot (G1)|Dinobots]] to save Starscream's life and the Mayhems were soundly defeated. {{storylink|The Lesser Evil!}}

====''Classics''====
{{noteclassics}}
Twenty years after the end of the war, [[Ruckus (G1)|Ruckus]] and [[Needlenose (G1)|Needlenose]] employed [[Octopunch (G1)|Octopunch]] and [[Stranglehold]] in attempt to reform the Mayhem Attack Squad. Despite going to elaborate lengths to get at [[Nightbeat (G1)|Nightbeat]], they were undone by Ruckus' naïveté as leader and eventually received a serious thrashing at the hands of the Autobots. {{storylink|Cheap Shots}}

'''Known members:'''
{{collist|1|
*[[Needlenose (G1)|Needlenose]]
*[[Octopunch (G1)|Octopunch]]
*[[Ruckus (G1)|Ruckus]] (leader)
*[[Stranglehold]]}}

====''Regeneration One''====
{{NoteRG1}}
[[File:Mayhem attack squad destiny.jpg|thumb|upright=1.6]]
In preparation for the arrival of [[Bludgeon (G1)|Bludgeon]] and his [[Warworld]], [[Soundwave (G1)/Marvel Comics continuity|Soundwave]] began seeding the undernet of Cybertron with subsonic transmissions to increase the population's aggression levels. After [[Blaster (G1)|Blaster]] stumbled across his signal, Soundwave sent the Mayhen Attack Aquad—Carnivac, Snarler, and Roadblock—to eliminate the Autobot communications specialist before he spread word of his discovery. At the [[Garage]] they easily broke through troops from [[Ultra Magnus (G1)/Marvel Comics continuity|Ultra Magnus]]'s [[Cybertronian Civil Defense|civil defense corps]], however Blaster and his fellow post-[[Nucleon (substance)|Nucleon]] patients were ready for them. [[Huffer (G1)|Huffer]], [[Silverbolt (G1)|Silverbolt]], and [[Inferno (G1)|Inferno]] helped Blaster take down the Mayhems and the undernet signals were disabled. {{storylink|Destiny, Part Two}}

'''Known members:'''
{{collist|1|
*[[Carnivac (G1)|Carnivac]] (leader)
*[[Roadblock (G1)|Roadblock]]
*[[Snarler]]}}

===''TransTech''===
One of the many criminal gangs and factions in the Offworlder Zone of [[Axiom Nexus]] was the '''Mayhem Attackers'''. {{storylink|Gone Too Far}}

===2005 IDW continuity===
[[File:SinsoftheWreckers2-settledown.jpg|left|thumb|upright=1.66|Ah, close enough to Octopunch.]]
'''Mayhem''' was a post-war anarchist outfit, out to bring down the 'ruling class' of both sides. They were led and presumably founded by Carnivac, a former agent of the [[Tyrest Accord]]. Their first known target, and certainly a big one, was the notorious [[Prowl (G1)/2005 IDW continuity|Prowl]]: this was done at the behest of [[Tarantulas (BW)|Tarantulas]], who gave them advanced Earth [[beast mode]] disguises that would disguise their spark signatures. Poor [[Tidal Wave (G1)|Tidal Wave]] found himself not just a whale but a whale with a mobile HQ in his guts! {{storylink|Sins of the Wreckers issue 2|Sins of the Wreckers #2}} {{storylink|Sins of the Wreckers issue 3|Sins of the Wreckers #3}}

Agents of Mayhem not only helped capture Prowl, they tried {{storylink|Sins of the Wreckers issue 1|Sins of the Wreckers #1}} and eventually succeeded at covertly snatching the [[Aequitas]] data from [[Verity Carlo]]. This brought them into open conflict with the Wreckers and while Carnivac hoped they'd see sense and join, the Wreckers managed to account for Mayhem members [[Polar Claw]] {{storylink|Sins of the Wreckers issue 2|Sins of the Wreckers #2}} and [[Claw Jaw]]. {{storylink|Sins of the Wreckers issue 3|Sins of the Wreckers #3}} Mayhem aided Tarantulas by defending [[Tor|his base]] in the [[Noisemaze (dimension)|Noisemaze]] from the Wreckers, {{storylink|Sins of the Wreckers issue 4|Sins of the Wreckers #4}} but Tarantulas was ultimately defeated and the Noisemaze collapsed. The surviving Mayhem members were able to escape and were joined by the Wrecker [[Impactor (G1)|Impactor]], who ended up agreeing with their mission statement. {{storylink|Sins of the Wreckers issue 5|Sins of the Wreckers #5}}

[[File:Mayhem requiem of the wreckers.jpg|right|thumb|upright=1.8|Mayhem Debate Club]]
Two years later, most of Mayhem had adopted vehicular alt-modes and added [[Smolder (PCC)|Smolder]] and [[Steamhammer (PCC)|Steamhammer]] to their ranks. They captured [[Springer (G1)|Springer]] and under their control he attacked politician [[Overlord (G1)#2005 IDW continuity|Megan Guiglione]] in a plot to disrupt the weak Autobot/human peace. However, to their surprise, Guiglione ended up being the human alt-mode of [[Overlord (G1)|Overlord]]! The Mayhems attempted to attack Overlord but were destroyed in seconds, leaving only Carnivac and Impactor. Impactor was later killed while battling Overlord but Carnivac was able to use his power to separate Overlord into his two components, which Springer disposed of in opposite points of time with Tarantulas' [[Timemaze]]. {{storylink|Transformers: Requiem of the Wreckers|Requiem of the Wreckers}}

'''Known members:'''
{{collist|3|
*[[Carnivac (G1)|Carnivac]] (leader)
*[[Claw Jaw]]
*[[Impactor (G1)|Impactor]]
*[[Leobreaker (G1)|Leobreaker]]
*[[Overbite (G1)|Overbite]]
*[[Polar Claw]]
*"[[Prowl (TM2)|Prowl]]"
*[[Smolder (PCC)|Smolder]]
*[[Stampy (BW)|Stampy]]
*[[Steamhammer (PCC)|Steamhammer]]
*[[Tidal Wave (G1)|Tidal Wave]]
*[[Tuskmaster]]}}

===''Beast Wars: Uprising''===
During the Great War, the Mayhem Attack Squad was a famous Decepticon group, led by or associated with Carnivac.

On the Builder controlled Cybertron, their legacy endured in a Predacon supremacist group which took their name. A far cry from their ancestors, the Mayhems were little more than another gang in Iacon's underworld, and a particularly pathetic one at that, regarded by the [[Maximal Command Security Force]] as nuisances. Meanwhile, Predacon Secret Police officer [[Tarantulas (BW)|Tarantulas]] saw them as useful foot-soldiers, stringing them along with promises of power in the "new world order".

When the Builder [[Twirl (G1)|Twirl]] was murdered, MCSF officer [[Wolfang (Predacon)|Wolfang]]'s investigations brought him into conflict with the Mayhemist [[Battlefennec|Fennec]], working for Tarantulas, who had discovered Twirl was a Targetmaster. In his attempt to find Twirl's murderer, Wolfang and Resistance member Blackarachnia fought and incapacitated the Mayhemists, with the survivors being taken into custody by the MCSF. {{storylink|Trigger Warnings}}

===''Of Masters and Mayhem''===
[[File:OMAMHistory MayhemAttackSquad.jpg|right|upright=1.9|thumb]]
The Mayhem Attack Squad was selected by [[Shockwave (G1)|Shockwave]] to form the ultimate combiner, [[Thunder Mayhem]]. Their power amplified and the combiner's personality solidified by the [[Matrix of Malice]], the Mayhem Attack Squad's destructive ability proved uncontrollable. The Squad captured [[Optimus Prime (G1)|Optimus Prime]] and restrained him within their ship, forcing him to watch as Thunder Mayhem went on an apocalyptic rampage across Cybertron, nearly driving the Cybertronian race to extinction. {{storylink|Foundation and Wreckage Part 1: Deadly Aim|Deadly Aim}} {{storylink|Lively Pursuit}} {{storylink|Pandora's Gift}}

With their homeworld in ruins, the Mayhem Attack Squad turned their combined form on other planets, styling themselves as "the Slaughterers of Worlds", before they were called to Earth by [[Ramjet (Universe)|Ramjet]] who requested their aid in destroying the universe. {{storylink|History}} Agreeing, the Mayhem Attack Squad turned Thunder Mayhem on [[Merida]], only to be confronted by the Autobot [[Pretender]]s and Optimus Prime himself. {{storylink|Pandora's Gift}}

Though Thunder Mayhem handled this resistance at first, it was met by [[Wreckage (G1)|Wreckage]] who distracted it long enough for [[Lisa|Elizabeth]] to fire a beam of energy that wounded its chest, allowing Wreckage to expose the Matrix of Malice. Together, all parties managed to destroy the Matrix, causing the Squad to de-combine and killing Thunder Mayhem. In the aftermath, the Wreckers took the Mayhem Attack Squad into custody when they left the planet. {{storylink|Finale (OMAM)|Finale}}

'''Known members:'''
{{collist|2|
*[[Bludgeon (G1)|Bludgeon]] (leader)
*[[Needlenose (G1)|Needlenose]]
*[[Ruckus (G1)|Ruckus]]
*[[Spinister (G1)|Spinister]]
*[[Windsweeper]]}}

===2019 IDW continuity===
[[File:Tread&Circuits1 MayhemSymbol.jpg|left|upright=2.0|thumb]]
Mayhem was a terrorist organization operating from the shadows of [[Velocitron]] and seeking to subvert the local government. {{storylink|Tread & Circuits Part 1}} Mayhem was so pervasive that [[Breakdown (IDW)|Breakdown]], head of the local [[Security Operations]] branch, was actually in cahoots with them, along with many of his operatives. Much like [[The Rise]] on [[Cybertron (planet)|Cybertron]], Mayhem was secretly affiliated with the [[Decepticon|Ascenticon]] movement and their end goal was to seize control of Velocitron and put their representative [[Knock Out (G1)|Knock Out]] in charge of the planet. {{storylink|Tread & Circuits Part 4}}

Mayhem's spokesman [[Octopunch (G1)|Octopunch]] hacked into the latest performance broadcast by the [[Wreckers]], denouncing the group as just another dose of meaningless entertainment for the ignorant masses. He demanded that the government halt the upcoming [[Speedia|Speedia 500]] race, the method in which the planet used to choose its leaders, and executed [[Electro]]ns on the air to punctuate his statement. The Wreckers arrived on Velocitron to investigate and after accidentally discovering a hidden Mayhem hideout, [[Circuit (G1)|Circuit]] ran afoul of his old comrade [[Axer (G1)|Axer]]. {{storylink|Tread & Circuits Part 1}} Employed by SecOps for the planet but also a covert member of Mayhem, Axer tried to warn his old friend to stay out of their business. However, when Circuit subsequently tracked Axer back to the Mayhem hideout, he was shot in the head to conceal its location. {{storylink|Tread & Circuits Part 2}}

After the Speedia 500 began with the Wreckers in participation, Mayhem struck, seeking to eliminate as many of the racers as possible. [[Skullgrin]] caused an avalanche to separate the participants, while Axer, Octopunch, and [[Submarauder (G1)|Submarauder]] picked off racers one at a time. The Wreckers did their best to fight off the terrorists, but a bombing run by [[Slugslinger (G1)|Slugslinger]] and [[Thunderblast (G1)|Thunderblast]] brought more chaos to the race. [[Thunder Clash|Thunderclash]] managed to down Submarauder, but interference from Breakdown's SecOps operatives allowed the [[Pretender]] to escape. Apparently ignorant of Mayhem's larger agenda, Axer chased Knock Out down, intent on killing the lead racer. However, Axer was killed by his own commander Breakdown, allowing Knock Out to win the Speedia 500 and the position of Velocitron's [[Senate|First Senator]]. {{storylink|Tread & Circuits Part 3}}

[[File:TreadCircuitsPart4-LongLiveKnockOut.jpg|right|upright=1.5|thumb]]
The Wreckers were in attendance at Knock Out's inauguration to prevent any further assassination attempts. Submarauder fired a [[harpoon]] at the new First Senator from a balcony, despite [[Minerva (G1 robot)|Minerva]]'s attempt to stop him. Knock Out was struck in the chest and chaos erupted again as more Mayhem members stormed the hall. The Wreckers engaged them and ultimately seemed to triumph, but Submarauder succeeded in framing Minerva for the assassination attempt on Knock Out. Breakdown had her taken into custody and the Wreckers were forced to leave her on Velocitron as they departed the planet. The shackled Minerva was brought before the new First Senator and his inner circle, where she realized the terrifying truth- Knock Out and his entourage were ALL Mayhem, and the entire conflict was manufactured for their benefit. Minerva was consigned to indefinite stasis and the new rulers of Velocitron, now sporting their updated [[insignia]]s, hailed the ''Decepticons'' and Knock Out! {{storylink|Tread & Circuits Part 4}}

'''Known members:'''
{{collist|3|
*[[Axer (G1)|Axer]]
*[[Breakdown (IDW)|Breakdown]]
*[[Bugly (G1)|Bugly]]
*[[Knock Out (G1)|Knock Out]]
*[[Octopunch (G1)|Octopunch]] (leader)
*[[Roadgrabber]]
*[[Skullgrin]]
*[[Skyquake (G1)|Skyquake]]
*[[Slugslinger (G1)|Slugslinger]]
*[[Submarauder (G1)|Submarauder]]
*[[Thunderblast (G1)|Thunderblast]]}}

==Toys==
===''Combiner Wars''===
[[File:CombinerWarstoy-Needlenose.jpg|thumb|300px]]
*'''Bludgeon''' ([[Transformers Figure Subscription Service|TFSS]] 4.0, [[2016]])
*'''Needlenose''' (TFSS 4.0, 2016)
*'''Grabuge''' (TFSS 4.0, 2016)
*'''Spinister''' (TFSS 4.0, 2016)
*'''Windsweeper''' (TFSS 4.0, 2016)
:The Mayhem Attack Squad was the theme of [[2016]]'s ''[[Combiner Wars (toyline)|Combiner Wars]]''-themed [[Transformers Figure Subscription Service]], with five of its toys [[redeco]]ed as established and new members of the team. Ruckus was renamed to his French Canadian name for trademark reasons. The five combine into [[Thunder Mayhem]].
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===''Legacy''===
* '''Chop Shop''' (2024)
* '''Barrage''' (2024)
* '''Malleus Minotaurus''' (2024)
* '''Prime Universe Breakdown''' (2024)
* '''Windsweeper''' (2024)
The [[Amazon]]-exclusive ''Legacy United Doom 'n Destruction Collection'' was themed around the Mayhem Attack Squad as a follow-up to the [[Wreckers]]-themed ''Wreck 'N Rule Collection'' for the first year of ''[[Transformers: Legacy|Legacy]]''. The figures are adorned with the tentacled skull insignia introduced in ''Tread & Circuits'' in addition to the standard Decepticon insignia. The collection consisted of 2 packs with a total of 5 listed characters (discounting gang-molded accessory characters like Windsweeper's new [[Targetmaster (technology)|Targetmaster]] partners [[Ozone]] and [[Cleansweep]]).
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{{comingsoontoy}}

==Notes==
[[File:Time wars casualties.png|thumb]]
*Flywheels is not seen to die in "Time Wars", but if you look very hard you can see his corpse among the general carnage.
*However, Battletrap, who had the dubious honor of being the first casualty of the battle, reappears later in both the post-Unicron U.S. issues and in ''[[Transformers: Generation 2 (Marvel)|Generation 2]]'', among [[Bludgeon (G1)|Bludgeon]]'s forces.
*Some believe that the Triggercons [[Windsweeper]], [[Ruckus (G1)|Ruckus]], and [[Crankcase (G1)|Crankcase]] are also part of the original Mayhem Attack Squad. Although this is implied by Windsweeper and Ruckus's proximity to Spinister et al. in the [[Matrix Quest]], it is never explicitly stated that they are Mayhems within the text of those U.S. stories. Furthermore, Crankcase isn't present during the Matrix Quest, despite his appearance on the cover of [[Kings of the Wild Frontier.|#63]]. In 2008, Ruckus would be made the leader of a "new Mayhem Attack Squad" in the ''Timelines'' story "[[Cheap Shots]]", and in 2015, Windsweeper was made a member of the team that forms [[Thunder Mayhem]]. Still crossing our fingers for Crankcase.
*The fleshy look of the 2005 IDW continuity Mayhems is taken from [[Jack Lawrence]]'s old ''Beast Wars'' [[Transmasters UK]] fancomics (with permission from Lawrence).<ref>[https://twitter.com/NickRoche/status/760412184031690757 Nick Roche's twitter, previewing the trade's extras]</ref>

===Foreign names===
*''Japanese:'' '''Mayhem Kōgeki-tai''' (メイヘム攻撃隊 ''Meihemu Kōgeki-tai'', "Mayhem Attack Force")

==See also==
*[[Squadron X]]
*[[Decepticon Heavy Brigade]]

==References==
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[[Category:Beast Wars: Uprising subgroups]]
[[Category:Classics subgroups]]
[[Category:Combiner teams]]
[[Category:Decepticon subgroups]]
[[Category:Generation 1 subgroups]]
[[Category:IDW (2005) subgroups]]
[[Category:IDW (2019) subgroups]]
[[Category:Marvel Generation 1 subgroups]]
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[[Category:TransTech subgroups]]

Mayhem Attack Squad

2024-05-26T07:05:33Z

Wikimaniac: /* Legacy */

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{{disambig2|the roving band of stone-cold killers|the team of mirrorverse meddling do-gooders|Mayhem Suppression Squad}}
:''The Mayhem Attack Squad is a [[Decepticon]] subgroup from the [[Generation 1 continuity family|Generation 1]] [[continuity family]].''

[[File:CheapShots-mayhemattacksquad.jpg|thumb|upright=1.66|Shut up, we like our name.]]
The '''Mayhem Attack Squad''' (or sometimes simply '''Mayhem''') is the Decepticon answer to the [[Wreckers]]. The team's lineup is ever-changing, and they recruit the most bloodthirsty and deadly Decepticons to swell their ranks when old members die (or desert). Whether it's attacking high-value targets or fomenting societal upheaval through sabotage and deception, the group always lives up to the name, spreading death, destruction...''mayhem''.

They usually have a ''sweet'' [[Decepticon heavy transport|ship]] and some of them can combine into the mighty [[Thunder Mayhem]].

==Fiction==
===Marvel Comics continuity===
====Marvel ''The Transformers'' comics====
{{noteukonly}}
''With [[Galvatron (G1)|Galvatron]] and [[Straxus (G1)|Megatron]] teamed up on [[Earth]] and a [[Time rift|rift in time and space]] threatening to destroy all reality, the Decepticons on [[Cybertron (planet)|Cybertron]] were getting desperate. They teamed the Mayhem Attack Squad with the Autobots' Wreckers and sent them to Earth in a Decepticon ship to bring down Galvatron and Megatron. Secretly, the Mayhems were under orders to kill any surviving Wreckers once the threat of Galvatron and Megatron was over.''

''Once on Earth, the two teams joined with the [[Advance Surveillance Unit]] [[Broadside (G1)|Broadside]], [[Inferno (G1)|Inferno]], and [[Sandstorm (G1)|Sandstorm]] and moved to attack Galvatron in his lair.''

[[File:Uk202timewarsMayhems.JPG|left|upright=1.5|thumb|Galvatron shows what he thinks of the lesser-known toys.]]
''The battle could have gone... better than it did.''

''Galvatron embedded his hand in Battletrap's chest and cannon-blasted Venom, and by the time the first skirmish was over, only Carnivac, Flywheels and Catilla remained alive.''

''As the battle moved above ground, Carnivac had a change of heart about killing [[Springer (G1)|Springer]] when Springer saved his life.''

''The battle escalated as more and more Autobots and Decepticons joined. Ultimately, it was neither Wrecker nor Mayhem that would destroy Galvatron, but a rift in time and space.'' {{storylink|Time Wars}}

''With the Time Wars over, the two surviving Mayhem Attack Squad members found themselves stranded on Earth when Megatron stole their ship to return to Cybertron.''

''The surviving Mayhems joined with the surviving Wreckers and the stray Autobots Inferno and [[Skids (G1)|Skids]] to form a new team called the [[Survivors]].''

''Shortly after this, Carnivac teamed with Snarler (with Catilla observing) on a mission for Scorponok. The three were given [[Pretender]] shells as a reward. Snarler, however, was not impressed when the two former Mayhems refused to rejoin the Decepticons.'' {{storylink|Survivors!}}

''Snarler returned to Cybertron and set about recruiting a new Mayhem Attack Squad to destroy Carnivac and Catilla through training sessions against [[solid light simulation]]s of high-ranking Autobots in a fake [[Slaughter City]]. Despite his abject cowardice, Needlenose was admitted into its ranks alongside Bludgeon, Stranglehold, Octopunch and Spinister.'' {{storylink|The Hunting Party (Marvel)|The Hunting Party}}

[[File:HuntingParty-Mayhem Attack Squad small.JPG|upright=1.5|thumb|One of these things is not like the others, one of these things does not belong!]]
''The newly-formed Mayhems travelled to Earth where they released a [[Hellhound]] into the [[Texas]] area to flush out the Survivors. Instead, it drew the attention of the estranged Survivor Carnivac, one of their primary targets.'' {{storylink|Way of the Warrior}} ''They were about to execute the renegade Decepticon when an armoured detachment of the [[United States Army|U.S. Army]] arrived to deal with the Hellhound and opened fire. Carnivac made good his escape while the Mayhems slaughtered the soldiers, so they split up and tracked him down in the town of [[Los Gravos]]. Although he managed to subdue Needlenose, Carnivac surrendered when Octopunch threatened the lives of some nearby humans. Octopunch prepared to deliver the killing blow'' {{storylink|Survival Run}} ''when [[Jose (Marvel)|one of the humans]] hit him in the back with a truck, incapacitating him. The rest of the squad quickly converged on the commotion and although Carnivac put up a good fight he once again put himself in danger to protect the humans and was left helpless at Spinister's feet. The arrival of Catilla and the other Survivors saved Carnivac's life but Catilla was killed by Bludgeon before the Mayhem Attack Squad retreated and Carnivac subsequently swore to hunt down and kill the Mayhems for murdering his friend.'' {{storylink|A Savage Place!}}

{{note|Due to some UK continuity weirdness this plotline was concluded in the Earthforce stories, see below.}}

[[File:Bludgeonstrangleholdoctopunchmodelsheet.jpg|left|thumb|upright=1.6]]
On Cybertron, the Mayhem Attack Squad—Bludgeon, Stranglehold, and Octopunch—got the assignment of assassinating the Autobot Pretenders [[Bumblebee (G1)/Marvel Comics continuity|Bumblebee]], [[Jazz (G1)/Marvel Comics continuity|Jazz]], and [[Grimlock (G1)/Marvel Comics continuity|Grimlock]]. {{storylink|Yesterday's Heroes!}}

After initially failing to kill the Autobots, the Squad accidentally teleported deep inside Cybertron along with the Autobots. The two groups met inside a huge chamber containing a sleeping [[Primus]] and promptly set about trying to kill each other.

After the Squad had been utterly crushed, Octopunch made one final attack against a distracted Grimlock, which was deflected by Grimlock's armor and ended up hitting Primus in the face. Consequently, Primus awoke, drawing Unicron to his ancient enemy's location. {{storylink|The Primal Scream|Primal Scream}}
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'''Known members:'''
{{collist|3|
*[[Battletrap (G1)|Battletrap]]
*[[Bludgeon (G1)|Bludgeon]] (third leader)
*[[Carnivac (G1)|Carnivac]] (first leader)
*[[Catilla (G1)|Catilla]]
*[[Chop Shop (G1)|Chop Shop]]
*[[Flywheels]]
*[[Needlenose (G1)|Needlenose]]
*[[Octopunch (G1)|Octopunch]]
*[[Snarler]] (second leader)
*[[Spinister (G1)|Spinister]]
*[[Stranglehold]]
*[[Venom (G1)|Venom]]}}
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=====Earthforce=====
{{Earthforcefiction}}
[[File:Mayhem attack squad wolf in the fold.jpg|thumb|upright=1.5|"Contrary to popular belief, our job is NOT just to attack [[Miles Mayhem]]."]]
Rather than going out to hunt down Carnivac, the Mayhems decided to let the renegade come to them and so established a base on a tropical island. True to their predictions, Carnivac arrived and managed to dispatch Needlenose fairly easily. {{storylink|Cry Wolf!}} In response, the Mayhems managed to destroy Carnivac's Pretender shell {{storylink|Wolf in the Fold!}} but he recovered from the mental shock and murdered Snarler and Spinister. When the Autobot Survivors and Grimlock's Earthforce arrived, he saw to it that Bludgeon, Octopunch and Stranglehold were captured alive—because he knew that being taken alive and not having a warrior's death would be torment for them. {{storylink|Where Wolf?}}

They later managed to escape from [[Earthbase]] by being vewwy quiet. {{storylink|Shut Up!}}

Afterwards Bludgeon, Octopunch, and Stranglehold hooked up with Megatron and [[Shockwave (G1)/Marvel Comics continuity|Shockwave]], who had been deposed as leaders of their respective Decepticon factions, and took on a bounty to assassinate their betrayers, [[Starscream (G1)/Marvel Comics continuity|Starscream]] and [[Soundwave (G1)/Marvel Comics continuity|Soundwave]]. {{storylink|External Forces!}} Though they outnumbered their prey they hadn't counted on the (admittedly highly unlikely) intervention of the Earthbound Autobots and [[Dinobot (G1)|Dinobots]] to save Starscream's life and the Mayhems were soundly defeated. {{storylink|The Lesser Evil!}}

====''Classics''====
{{noteclassics}}
Twenty years after the end of the war, [[Ruckus (G1)|Ruckus]] and [[Needlenose (G1)|Needlenose]] employed [[Octopunch (G1)|Octopunch]] and [[Stranglehold]] in attempt to reform the Mayhem Attack Squad. Despite going to elaborate lengths to get at [[Nightbeat (G1)|Nightbeat]], they were undone by Ruckus' naïveté as leader and eventually received a serious thrashing at the hands of the Autobots. {{storylink|Cheap Shots}}

'''Known members:'''
{{collist|1|
*[[Needlenose (G1)|Needlenose]]
*[[Octopunch (G1)|Octopunch]]
*[[Ruckus (G1)|Ruckus]] (leader)
*[[Stranglehold]]}}

====''Regeneration One''====
{{NoteRG1}}
[[File:Mayhem attack squad destiny.jpg|thumb|upright=1.6]]
In preparation for the arrival of [[Bludgeon (G1)|Bludgeon]] and his [[Warworld]], [[Soundwave (G1)/Marvel Comics continuity|Soundwave]] began seeding the undernet of Cybertron with subsonic transmissions to increase the population's aggression levels. After [[Blaster (G1)|Blaster]] stumbled across his signal, Soundwave sent the Mayhen Attack Aquad—Carnivac, Snarler, and Roadblock—to eliminate the Autobot communications specialist before he spread word of his discovery. At the [[Garage]] they easily broke through troops from [[Ultra Magnus (G1)/Marvel Comics continuity|Ultra Magnus]]'s [[Cybertronian Civil Defense|civil defense corps]], however Blaster and his fellow post-[[Nucleon (substance)|Nucleon]] patients were ready for them. [[Huffer (G1)|Huffer]], [[Silverbolt (G1)|Silverbolt]], and [[Inferno (G1)|Inferno]] helped Blaster take down the Mayhems and the undernet signals were disabled. {{storylink|Destiny, Part Two}}

'''Known members:'''
{{collist|1|
*[[Carnivac (G1)|Carnivac]] (leader)
*[[Roadblock (G1)|Roadblock]]
*[[Snarler]]}}

===''TransTech''===
One of the many criminal gangs and factions in the Offworlder Zone of [[Axiom Nexus]] was the '''Mayhem Attackers'''. {{storylink|Gone Too Far}}

===2005 IDW continuity===
[[File:SinsoftheWreckers2-settledown.jpg|left|thumb|upright=1.66|Ah, close enough to Octopunch.]]
'''Mayhem''' was a post-war anarchist outfit, out to bring down the 'ruling class' of both sides. They were led and presumably founded by Carnivac, a former agent of the [[Tyrest Accord]]. Their first known target, and certainly a big one, was the notorious [[Prowl (G1)/2005 IDW continuity|Prowl]]: this was done at the behest of [[Tarantulas (BW)|Tarantulas]], who gave them advanced Earth [[beast mode]] disguises that would disguise their spark signatures. Poor [[Tidal Wave (G1)|Tidal Wave]] found himself not just a whale but a whale with a mobile HQ in his guts! {{storylink|Sins of the Wreckers issue 2|Sins of the Wreckers #2}} {{storylink|Sins of the Wreckers issue 3|Sins of the Wreckers #3}}

Agents of Mayhem not only helped capture Prowl, they tried {{storylink|Sins of the Wreckers issue 1|Sins of the Wreckers #1}} and eventually succeeded at covertly snatching the [[Aequitas]] data from [[Verity Carlo]]. This brought them into open conflict with the Wreckers and while Carnivac hoped they'd see sense and join, the Wreckers managed to account for Mayhem members [[Polar Claw]] {{storylink|Sins of the Wreckers issue 2|Sins of the Wreckers #2}} and [[Claw Jaw]]. {{storylink|Sins of the Wreckers issue 3|Sins of the Wreckers #3}} Mayhem aided Tarantulas by defending [[Tor|his base]] in the [[Noisemaze (dimension)|Noisemaze]] from the Wreckers, {{storylink|Sins of the Wreckers issue 4|Sins of the Wreckers #4}} but Tarantulas was ultimately defeated and the Noisemaze collapsed. The surviving Mayhem members were able to escape and were joined by the Wrecker [[Impactor (G1)|Impactor]], who ended up agreeing with their mission statement. {{storylink|Sins of the Wreckers issue 5|Sins of the Wreckers #5}}

[[File:Mayhem requiem of the wreckers.jpg|right|thumb|upright=1.8|Mayhem Debate Club]]
Two years later, most of Mayhem had adopted vehicular alt-modes and added [[Smolder (PCC)|Smolder]] and [[Steamhammer (PCC)|Steamhammer]] to their ranks. They captured [[Springer (G1)|Springer]] and under their control he attacked politician [[Overlord (G1)#2005 IDW continuity|Megan Guiglione]] in a plot to disrupt the weak Autobot/human peace. However, to their surprise, Guiglione ended up being the human alt-mode of [[Overlord (G1)|Overlord]]! The Mayhems attempted to attack Overlord but were destroyed in seconds, leaving only Carnivac and Impactor. Impactor was later killed while battling Overlord but Carnivac was able to use his power to separate Overlord into his two components, which Springer disposed of in opposite points of time with Tarantulas' [[Timemaze]]. {{storylink|Transformers: Requiem of the Wreckers|Requiem of the Wreckers}}

'''Known members:'''
{{collist|3|
*[[Carnivac (G1)|Carnivac]] (leader)
*[[Claw Jaw]]
*[[Impactor (G1)|Impactor]]
*[[Leobreaker (G1)|Leobreaker]]
*[[Overbite (G1)|Overbite]]
*[[Polar Claw]]
*"[[Prowl (TM2)|Prowl]]"
*[[Smolder (PCC)|Smolder]]
*[[Stampy (BW)|Stampy]]
*[[Steamhammer (PCC)|Steamhammer]]
*[[Tidal Wave (G1)|Tidal Wave]]
*[[Tuskmaster]]}}

===''Beast Wars: Uprising''===
During the Great War, the Mayhem Attack Squad was a famous Decepticon group, led by or associated with Carnivac.

On the Builder controlled Cybertron, their legacy endured in a Predacon supremacist group which took their name. A far cry from their ancestors, the Mayhems were little more than another gang in Iacon's underworld, and a particularly pathetic one at that, regarded by the [[Maximal Command Security Force]] as nuisances. Meanwhile, Predacon Secret Police officer [[Tarantulas (BW)|Tarantulas]] saw them as useful foot-soldiers, stringing them along with promises of power in the "new world order".

When the Builder [[Twirl (G1)|Twirl]] was murdered, MCSF officer [[Wolfang (Predacon)|Wolfang]]'s investigations brought him into conflict with the Mayhemist [[Battlefennec|Fennec]], working for Tarantulas, who had discovered Twirl was a Targetmaster. In his attempt to find Twirl's murderer, Wolfang and Resistance member Blackarachnia fought and incapacitated the Mayhemists, with the survivors being taken into custody by the MCSF. {{storylink|Trigger Warnings}}

===''Of Masters and Mayhem''===
[[File:OMAMHistory MayhemAttackSquad.jpg|right|upright=1.9|thumb]]
The Mayhem Attack Squad was selected by [[Shockwave (G1)|Shockwave]] to form the ultimate combiner, [[Thunder Mayhem]]. Their power amplified and the combiner's personality solidified by the [[Matrix of Malice]], the Mayhem Attack Squad's destructive ability proved uncontrollable. The Squad captured [[Optimus Prime (G1)|Optimus Prime]] and restrained him within their ship, forcing him to watch as Thunder Mayhem went on an apocalyptic rampage across Cybertron, nearly driving the Cybertronian race to extinction. {{storylink|Foundation and Wreckage Part 1: Deadly Aim|Deadly Aim}} {{storylink|Lively Pursuit}} {{storylink|Pandora's Gift}}

With their homeworld in ruins, the Mayhem Attack Squad turned their combined form on other planets, styling themselves as "the Slaughterers of Worlds", before they were called to Earth by [[Ramjet (Universe)|Ramjet]] who requested their aid in destroying the universe. {{storylink|History}} Agreeing, the Mayhem Attack Squad turned Thunder Mayhem on [[Merida]], only to be confronted by the Autobot [[Pretender]]s and Optimus Prime himself. {{storylink|Pandora's Gift}}

Though Thunder Mayhem handled this resistance at first, it was met by [[Wreckage (G1)|Wreckage]] who distracted it long enough for [[Lisa|Elizabeth]] to fire a beam of energy that wounded its chest, allowing Wreckage to expose the Matrix of Malice. Together, all parties managed to destroy the Matrix, causing the Squad to de-combine and killing Thunder Mayhem. In the aftermath, the Wreckers took the Mayhem Attack Squad into custody when they left the planet. {{storylink|Finale (OMAM)|Finale}}

'''Known members:'''
{{collist|2|
*[[Bludgeon (G1)|Bludgeon]] (leader)
*[[Needlenose (G1)|Needlenose]]
*[[Ruckus (G1)|Ruckus]]
*[[Spinister (G1)|Spinister]]
*[[Windsweeper]]}}

===2019 IDW continuity===
[[File:Tread&Circuits1 MayhemSymbol.jpg|left|upright=2.0|thumb]]
Mayhem was a terrorist organization operating from the shadows of [[Velocitron]] and seeking to subvert the local government. {{storylink|Tread & Circuits Part 1}} Mayhem was so pervasive that [[Breakdown (IDW)|Breakdown]], head of the local [[Security Operations]] branch, was actually in cahoots with them, along with many of his operatives. Much like [[The Rise]] on [[Cybertron (planet)|Cybertron]], Mayhem was secretly affiliated with the [[Decepticon|Ascenticon]] movement and their end goal was to seize control of Velocitron and put their representative [[Knock Out (G1)|Knock Out]] in charge of the planet. {{storylink|Tread & Circuits Part 4}}

Mayhem's spokesman [[Octopunch (G1)|Octopunch]] hacked into the latest performance broadcast by the [[Wreckers]], denouncing the group as just another dose of meaningless entertainment for the ignorant masses. He demanded that the government halt the upcoming [[Speedia|Speedia 500]] race, the method in which the planet used to choose its leaders, and executed [[Electro]]ns on the air to punctuate his statement. The Wreckers arrived on Velocitron to investigate and after accidentally discovering a hidden Mayhem hideout, [[Circuit (G1)|Circuit]] ran afoul of his old comrade [[Axer (G1)|Axer]]. {{storylink|Tread & Circuits Part 1}} Employed by SecOps for the planet but also a covert member of Mayhem, Axer tried to warn his old friend to stay out of their business. However, when Circuit subsequently tracked Axer back to the Mayhem hideout, he was shot in the head to conceal its location. {{storylink|Tread & Circuits Part 2}}

After the Speedia 500 began with the Wreckers in participation, Mayhem struck, seeking to eliminate as many of the racers as possible. [[Skullgrin]] caused an avalanche to separate the participants, while Axer, Octopunch, and [[Submarauder (G1)|Submarauder]] picked off racers one at a time. The Wreckers did their best to fight off the terrorists, but a bombing run by [[Slugslinger (G1)|Slugslinger]] and [[Thunderblast (G1)|Thunderblast]] brought more chaos to the race. [[Thunder Clash|Thunderclash]] managed to down Submarauder, but interference from Breakdown's SecOps operatives allowed the [[Pretender]] to escape. Apparently ignorant of Mayhem's larger agenda, Axer chased Knock Out down, intent on killing the lead racer. However, Axer was killed by his own commander Breakdown, allowing Knock Out to win the Speedia 500 and the position of Velocitron's [[Senate|First Senator]]. {{storylink|Tread & Circuits Part 3}}

[[File:TreadCircuitsPart4-LongLiveKnockOut.jpg|right|upright=1.5|thumb]]
The Wreckers were in attendance at Knock Out's inauguration to prevent any further assassination attempts. Submarauder fired a [[harpoon]] at the new First Senator from a balcony, despite [[Minerva (G1 robot)|Minerva]]'s attempt to stop him. Knock Out was struck in the chest and chaos erupted again as more Mayhem members stormed the hall. The Wreckers engaged them and ultimately seemed to triumph, but Submarauder succeeded in framing Minerva for the assassination attempt on Knock Out. Breakdown had her taken into custody and the Wreckers were forced to leave her on Velocitron as they departed the planet. The shackled Minerva was brought before the new First Senator and his inner circle, where she realized the terrifying truth- Knock Out and his entourage were ALL Mayhem, and the entire conflict was manufactured for their benefit. Minerva was consigned to indefinite stasis and the new rulers of Velocitron, now sporting their updated [[insignia]]s, hailed the ''Decepticons'' and Knock Out! {{storylink|Tread & Circuits Part 4}}

'''Known members:'''
{{collist|3|
*[[Axer (G1)|Axer]]
*[[Breakdown (IDW)|Breakdown]]
*[[Bugly (G1)|Bugly]]
*[[Knock Out (G1)|Knock Out]]
*[[Octopunch (G1)|Octopunch]] (leader)
*[[Roadgrabber]]
*[[Skullgrin]]
*[[Skyquake (G1)|Skyquake]]
*[[Slugslinger (G1)|Slugslinger]]
*[[Submarauder (G1)|Submarauder]]
*[[Thunderblast (G1)|Thunderblast]]}}

==Toys==
===''Combiner Wars''===
[[File:CombinerWarstoy-Needlenose.jpg|thumb|300px]]
*'''Bludgeon''' ([[Transformers Figure Subscription Service|TFSS]] 4.0, [[2016]])
*'''Needlenose''' (TFSS 4.0, 2016)
*'''Grabuge''' (TFSS 4.0, 2016)
*'''Spinister''' (TFSS 4.0, 2016)
*'''Windsweeper''' (TFSS 4.0, 2016)
:The Mayhem Attack Squad was the theme of [[2016]]'s ''[[Combiner Wars (toyline)|Combiner Wars]]''-themed [[Transformers Figure Subscription Service]], with five of its toys [[redeco]]ed as established and new members of the team. Ruckus was renamed to his French Canadian name for trademark reasons. The five combine into [[Thunder Mayhem]].
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===''Legacy''===
* '''Chop Shop''' (2024)
* '''Barrage''' (2024)
* '''Malleus Minotaurus''' (2024)
* '''Prime Universe Breakdown''' (2024)
* '''Windsweeper''' (2024)
The [[Amazon]]-exclusive ''Legacy United Doom 'n Destruction Collection'' was themed around the Mayhem Attack Squad as a follow-up to the [[Wreckers]]-themed ''Wreck 'N Rule Collection'' for the first year of ''[[Transformers: Legacy|Legacy]]''. The subline introduced a brand-new tentacled subgroup insignia present on the figures themselves in addition to the standard Decepticon insignia. The collection consisted of 2 packs with a total of 5 listed characters (discounting gang-molded accessory characters like Windsweeper's new [[Targetmaster (technology)|Targetmaster]] partners [[Ozone]] and [[Cleansweep]]).
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==Notes==
[[File:Time wars casualties.png|thumb]]
*Flywheels is not seen to die in "Time Wars", but if you look very hard you can see his corpse among the general carnage.
*However, Battletrap, who had the dubious honor of being the first casualty of the battle, reappears later in both the post-Unicron U.S. issues and in ''[[Transformers: Generation 2 (Marvel)|Generation 2]]'', among [[Bludgeon (G1)|Bludgeon]]'s forces.
*Some believe that the Triggercons [[Windsweeper]], [[Ruckus (G1)|Ruckus]], and [[Crankcase (G1)|Crankcase]] are also part of the original Mayhem Attack Squad. Although this is implied by Windsweeper and Ruckus's proximity to Spinister et al. in the [[Matrix Quest]], it is never explicitly stated that they are Mayhems within the text of those U.S. stories. Furthermore, Crankcase isn't present during the Matrix Quest, despite his appearance on the cover of [[Kings of the Wild Frontier.|#63]]. In 2008, Ruckus would be made the leader of a "new Mayhem Attack Squad" in the ''Timelines'' story "[[Cheap Shots]]", and in 2015, Windsweeper was made a member of the team that forms [[Thunder Mayhem]]. Still crossing our fingers for Crankcase.
*The fleshy look of the 2005 IDW continuity Mayhems is taken from [[Jack Lawrence]]'s old ''Beast Wars'' [[Transmasters UK]] fancomics (with permission from Lawrence).<ref>[https://twitter.com/NickRoche/status/760412184031690757 Nick Roche's twitter, previewing the trade's extras]</ref>

===Foreign names===
*''Japanese:'' '''Mayhem Kōgeki-tai''' (メイヘム攻撃隊 ''Meihemu Kōgeki-tai'', "Mayhem Attack Force")

==See also==
*[[Squadron X]]
*[[Decepticon Heavy Brigade]]

==References==
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[[Category:Beast Wars: Uprising subgroups]]
[[Category:Classics subgroups]]
[[Category:Combiner teams]]
[[Category:Decepticon subgroups]]
[[Category:Generation 1 subgroups]]
[[Category:IDW (2005) subgroups]]
[[Category:IDW (2019) subgroups]]
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Mayhem Attack Squad

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{{disambig2|the roving band of stone-cold killers|the team of mirrorverse meddling do-gooders|Mayhem Suppression Squad}}
:''The Mayhem Attack Squad is a [[Decepticon]] subgroup from the [[Generation 1 continuity family|Generation 1]] [[continuity family]].''

[[File:CheapShots-mayhemattacksquad.jpg|thumb|upright=1.66|Shut up, we like our name.]]
The '''Mayhem Attack Squad''' (or sometimes simply '''Mayhem''') is the Decepticon answer to the [[Wreckers]]. The team's lineup is ever-changing, and they recruit the most bloodthirsty and deadly Decepticons to swell their ranks when old members die (or desert). Whether it's attacking high-value targets or fomenting societal upheaval through sabotage and deception, the group always lives up to the name, spreading death, destruction...''mayhem''.

They usually have a ''sweet'' [[Decepticon heavy transport|ship]] and some of them can combine into the mighty [[Thunder Mayhem]].

==Fiction==
===Marvel Comics continuity===
====Marvel ''The Transformers'' comics====
{{noteukonly}}
''With [[Galvatron (G1)|Galvatron]] and [[Straxus (G1)|Megatron]] teamed up on [[Earth]] and a [[Time rift|rift in time and space]] threatening to destroy all reality, the Decepticons on [[Cybertron (planet)|Cybertron]] were getting desperate. They teamed the Mayhem Attack Squad with the Autobots' Wreckers and sent them to Earth in a Decepticon ship to bring down Galvatron and Megatron. Secretly, the Mayhems were under orders to kill any surviving Wreckers once the threat of Galvatron and Megatron was over.''

''Once on Earth, the two teams joined with the [[Advance Surveillance Unit]] [[Broadside (G1)|Broadside]], [[Inferno (G1)|Inferno]], and [[Sandstorm (G1)|Sandstorm]] and moved to attack Galvatron in his lair.''

[[File:Uk202timewarsMayhems.JPG|left|upright=1.5|thumb|Galvatron shows what he thinks of the lesser-known toys.]]
''The battle could have gone... better than it did.''

''Galvatron embedded his hand in Battletrap's chest and cannon-blasted Venom, and by the time the first skirmish was over, only Carnivac, Flywheels and Catilla remained alive.''

''As the battle moved above ground, Carnivac had a change of heart about killing [[Springer (G1)|Springer]] when Springer saved his life.''

''The battle escalated as more and more Autobots and Decepticons joined. Ultimately, it was neither Wrecker nor Mayhem that would destroy Galvatron, but a rift in time and space.'' {{storylink|Time Wars}}

''With the Time Wars over, the two surviving Mayhem Attack Squad members found themselves stranded on Earth when Megatron stole their ship to return to Cybertron.''

''The surviving Mayhems joined with the surviving Wreckers and the stray Autobots Inferno and [[Skids (G1)|Skids]] to form a new team called the [[Survivors]].''

''Shortly after this, Carnivac teamed with Snarler (with Catilla observing) on a mission for Scorponok. The three were given [[Pretender]] shells as a reward. Snarler, however, was not impressed when the two former Mayhems refused to rejoin the Decepticons.'' {{storylink|Survivors!}}

''Snarler returned to Cybertron and set about recruiting a new Mayhem Attack Squad to destroy Carnivac and Catilla through training sessions against [[solid light simulation]]s of high-ranking Autobots in a fake [[Slaughter City]]. Despite his abject cowardice, Needlenose was admitted into its ranks alongside Bludgeon, Stranglehold, Octopunch and Spinister.'' {{storylink|The Hunting Party (Marvel)|The Hunting Party}}

[[File:HuntingParty-Mayhem Attack Squad small.JPG|upright=1.5|thumb|One of these things is not like the others, one of these things does not belong!]]
''The newly-formed Mayhems travelled to Earth where they released a [[Hellhound]] into the [[Texas]] area to flush out the Survivors. Instead, it drew the attention of the estranged Survivor Carnivac, one of their primary targets.'' {{storylink|Way of the Warrior}} ''They were about to execute the renegade Decepticon when an armoured detachment of the [[United States Army|U.S. Army]] arrived to deal with the Hellhound and opened fire. Carnivac made good his escape while the Mayhems slaughtered the soldiers, so they split up and tracked him down in the town of [[Los Gravos]]. Although he managed to subdue Needlenose, Carnivac surrendered when Octopunch threatened the lives of some nearby humans. Octopunch prepared to deliver the killing blow'' {{storylink|Survival Run}} ''when [[Jose (Marvel)|one of the humans]] hit him in the back with a truck, incapacitating him. The rest of the squad quickly converged on the commotion and although Carnivac put up a good fight he once again put himself in danger to protect the humans and was left helpless at Spinister's feet. The arrival of Catilla and the other Survivors saved Carnivac's life but Catilla was killed by Bludgeon before the Mayhem Attack Squad retreated and Carnivac subsequently swore to hunt down and kill the Mayhems for murdering his friend.'' {{storylink|A Savage Place!}}

{{note|Due to some UK continuity weirdness this plotline was concluded in the Earthforce stories, see below.}}

[[File:Bludgeonstrangleholdoctopunchmodelsheet.jpg|left|thumb|upright=1.6]]
On Cybertron, the Mayhem Attack Squad—Bludgeon, Stranglehold, and Octopunch—got the assignment of assassinating the Autobot Pretenders [[Bumblebee (G1)/Marvel Comics continuity|Bumblebee]], [[Jazz (G1)/Marvel Comics continuity|Jazz]], and [[Grimlock (G1)/Marvel Comics continuity|Grimlock]]. {{storylink|Yesterday's Heroes!}}

After initially failing to kill the Autobots, the Squad accidentally teleported deep inside Cybertron along with the Autobots. The two groups met inside a huge chamber containing a sleeping [[Primus]] and promptly set about trying to kill each other.

After the Squad had been utterly crushed, Octopunch made one final attack against a distracted Grimlock, which was deflected by Grimlock's armor and ended up hitting Primus in the face. Consequently, Primus awoke, drawing Unicron to his ancient enemy's location. {{storylink|The Primal Scream|Primal Scream}}
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'''Known members:'''
{{collist|3|
*[[Battletrap (G1)|Battletrap]]
*[[Bludgeon (G1)|Bludgeon]] (third leader)
*[[Carnivac (G1)|Carnivac]] (first leader)
*[[Catilla (G1)|Catilla]]
*[[Chop Shop (G1)|Chop Shop]]
*[[Flywheels]]
*[[Needlenose (G1)|Needlenose]]
*[[Octopunch (G1)|Octopunch]]
*[[Snarler]] (second leader)
*[[Spinister (G1)|Spinister]]
*[[Stranglehold]]
*[[Venom (G1)|Venom]]}}
{{-}}

=====Earthforce=====
{{Earthforcefiction}}
[[File:Mayhem attack squad wolf in the fold.jpg|thumb|upright=1.5|"Contrary to popular belief, our job is NOT just to attack [[Miles Mayhem]]."]]
Rather than going out to hunt down Carnivac, the Mayhems decided to let the renegade come to them and so established a base on a tropical island. True to their predictions, Carnivac arrived and managed to dispatch Needlenose fairly easily. {{storylink|Cry Wolf!}} In response, the Mayhems managed to destroy Carnivac's Pretender shell {{storylink|Wolf in the Fold!}} but he recovered from the mental shock and murdered Snarler and Spinister. When the Autobot Survivors and Grimlock's Earthforce arrived, he saw to it that Bludgeon, Octopunch and Stranglehold were captured alive—because he knew that being taken alive and not having a warrior's death would be torment for them. {{storylink|Where Wolf?}}

They later managed to escape from [[Earthbase]] by being vewwy quiet. {{storylink|Shut Up!}}

Afterwards Bludgeon, Octopunch, and Stranglehold hooked up with Megatron and [[Shockwave (G1)/Marvel Comics continuity|Shockwave]], who had been deposed as leaders of their respective Decepticon factions, and took on a bounty to assassinate their betrayers, [[Starscream (G1)/Marvel Comics continuity|Starscream]] and [[Soundwave (G1)/Marvel Comics continuity|Soundwave]]. {{storylink|External Forces!}} Though they outnumbered their prey they hadn't counted on the (admittedly highly unlikely) intervention of the Earthbound Autobots and [[Dinobot (G1)|Dinobots]] to save Starscream's life and the Mayhems were soundly defeated. {{storylink|The Lesser Evil!}}

====''Classics''====
{{noteclassics}}
Twenty years after the end of the war, [[Ruckus (G1)|Ruckus]] and [[Needlenose (G1)|Needlenose]] employed [[Octopunch (G1)|Octopunch]] and [[Stranglehold]] in attempt to reform the Mayhem Attack Squad. Despite going to elaborate lengths to get at [[Nightbeat (G1)|Nightbeat]], they were undone by Ruckus' naïveté as leader and eventually received a serious thrashing at the hands of the Autobots. {{storylink|Cheap Shots}}

'''Known members:'''
{{collist|1|
*[[Needlenose (G1)|Needlenose]]
*[[Octopunch (G1)|Octopunch]]
*[[Ruckus (G1)|Ruckus]] (leader)
*[[Stranglehold]]}}

====''Regeneration One''====
{{NoteRG1}}
[[File:Mayhem attack squad destiny.jpg|thumb|upright=1.6]]
In preparation for the arrival of [[Bludgeon (G1)|Bludgeon]] and his [[Warworld]], [[Soundwave (G1)/Marvel Comics continuity|Soundwave]] began seeding the undernet of Cybertron with subsonic transmissions to increase the population's aggression levels. After [[Blaster (G1)|Blaster]] stumbled across his signal, Soundwave sent the Mayhen Attack Aquad—Carnivac, Snarler, and Roadblock—to eliminate the Autobot communications specialist before he spread word of his discovery. At the [[Garage]] they easily broke through troops from [[Ultra Magnus (G1)/Marvel Comics continuity|Ultra Magnus]]'s [[Cybertronian Civil Defense|civil defense corps]], however Blaster and his fellow post-[[Nucleon (substance)|Nucleon]] patients were ready for them. [[Huffer (G1)|Huffer]], [[Silverbolt (G1)|Silverbolt]], and [[Inferno (G1)|Inferno]] helped Blaster take down the Mayhems and the undernet signals were disabled. {{storylink|Destiny, Part Two}}

'''Known members:'''
{{collist|1|
*[[Carnivac (G1)|Carnivac]] (leader)
*[[Roadblock (G1)|Roadblock]]
*[[Snarler]]}}

===''TransTech''===
One of the many criminal gangs and factions in the Offworlder Zone of [[Axiom Nexus]] was the '''Mayhem Attackers'''. {{storylink|Gone Too Far}}

===2005 IDW continuity===
[[File:SinsoftheWreckers2-settledown.jpg|left|thumb|upright=1.66|Ah, close enough to Octopunch.]]
'''Mayhem''' was a post-war anarchist outfit, out to bring down the 'ruling class' of both sides. They were led and presumably founded by Carnivac, a former agent of the [[Tyrest Accord]]. Their first known target, and certainly a big one, was the notorious [[Prowl (G1)/2005 IDW continuity|Prowl]]: this was done at the behest of [[Tarantulas (BW)|Tarantulas]], who gave them advanced Earth [[beast mode]] disguises that would disguise their spark signatures. Poor [[Tidal Wave (G1)|Tidal Wave]] found himself not just a whale but a whale with a mobile HQ in his guts! {{storylink|Sins of the Wreckers issue 2|Sins of the Wreckers #2}} {{storylink|Sins of the Wreckers issue 3|Sins of the Wreckers #3}}

Agents of Mayhem not only helped capture Prowl, they tried {{storylink|Sins of the Wreckers issue 1|Sins of the Wreckers #1}} and eventually succeeded at covertly snatching the [[Aequitas]] data from [[Verity Carlo]]. This brought them into open conflict with the Wreckers and while Carnivac hoped they'd see sense and join, the Wreckers managed to account for Mayhem members [[Polar Claw]] {{storylink|Sins of the Wreckers issue 2|Sins of the Wreckers #2}} and [[Claw Jaw]]. {{storylink|Sins of the Wreckers issue 3|Sins of the Wreckers #3}} Mayhem aided Tarantulas by defending [[Tor|his base]] in the [[Noisemaze (dimension)|Noisemaze]] from the Wreckers, {{storylink|Sins of the Wreckers issue 4|Sins of the Wreckers #4}} but Tarantulas was ultimately defeated and the Noisemaze collapsed. The surviving Mayhem members were able to escape and were joined by the Wrecker [[Impactor (G1)|Impactor]], who ended up agreeing with their mission statement. {{storylink|Sins of the Wreckers issue 5|Sins of the Wreckers #5}}

[[File:Mayhem requiem of the wreckers.jpg|right|thumb|upright=1.8|Mayhem Debate Club]]
Two years later, most of Mayhem had adopted vehicular alt-modes and added [[Smolder (PCC)|Smolder]] and [[Steamhammer (PCC)|Steamhammer]] to their ranks. They captured [[Springer (G1)|Springer]] and under their control he attacked politician [[Overlord (G1)#2005 IDW continuity|Megan Guiglione]] in a plot to disrupt the weak Autobot/human peace. However, to their surprise, Guiglione ended up being the human alt-mode of [[Overlord (G1)|Overlord]]! The Mayhems attempted to attack Overlord but were destroyed in seconds, leaving only Carnivac and Impactor. Impactor was later killed while battling Overlord but Carnivac was able to use his power to separate Overlord into his two components, which Springer disposed of in opposite points of time with Tarantulas' [[Timemaze]]. {{storylink|Transformers: Requiem of the Wreckers|Requiem of the Wreckers}}

'''Known members:'''
{{collist|3|
*[[Carnivac (G1)|Carnivac]] (leader)
*[[Claw Jaw]]
*[[Impactor (G1)|Impactor]]
*[[Leobreaker (G1)|Leobreaker]]
*[[Overbite (G1)|Overbite]]
*[[Polar Claw]]
*"[[Prowl (TM2)|Prowl]]"
*[[Smolder (PCC)|Smolder]]
*[[Stampy (BW)|Stampy]]
*[[Steamhammer (PCC)|Steamhammer]]
*[[Tidal Wave (G1)|Tidal Wave]]
*[[Tuskmaster]]}}

===''Beast Wars: Uprising''===
During the Great War, the Mayhem Attack Squad was a famous Decepticon group, led by or associated with Carnivac.

On the Builder controlled Cybertron, their legacy endured in a Predacon supremacist group which took their name. A far cry from their ancestors, the Mayhems were little more than another gang in Iacon's underworld, and a particularly pathetic one at that, regarded by the [[Maximal Command Security Force]] as nuisances. Meanwhile, Predacon Secret Police officer [[Tarantulas (BW)|Tarantulas]] saw them as useful foot-soldiers, stringing them along with promises of power in the "new world order".

When the Builder [[Twirl (G1)|Twirl]] was murdered, MCSF officer [[Wolfang (Predacon)|Wolfang]]'s investigations brought him into conflict with the Mayhemist [[Battlefennec|Fennec]], working for Tarantulas, who had discovered Twirl was a Targetmaster. In his attempt to find Twirl's murderer, Wolfang and Resistance member Blackarachnia fought and incapacitated the Mayhemists, with the survivors being taken into custody by the MCSF. {{storylink|Trigger Warnings}}

===''Of Masters and Mayhem''===
[[File:OMAMHistory MayhemAttackSquad.jpg|right|upright=1.9|thumb]]
The Mayhem Attack Squad was selected by [[Shockwave (G1)|Shockwave]] to form the ultimate combiner, [[Thunder Mayhem]]. Their power amplified and the combiner's personality solidified by the [[Matrix of Malice]], the Mayhem Attack Squad's destructive ability proved uncontrollable. The Squad captured [[Optimus Prime (G1)|Optimus Prime]] and restrained him within their ship, forcing him to watch as Thunder Mayhem went on an apocalyptic rampage across Cybertron, nearly driving the Cybertronian race to extinction. {{storylink|Foundation and Wreckage Part 1: Deadly Aim|Deadly Aim}} {{storylink|Lively Pursuit}} {{storylink|Pandora's Gift}}

With their homeworld in ruins, the Mayhem Attack Squad turned their combined form on other planets, styling themselves as "the Slaughterers of Worlds", before they were called to Earth by [[Ramjet (Universe)|Ramjet]] who requested their aid in destroying the universe. {{storylink|History}} Agreeing, the Mayhem Attack Squad turned Thunder Mayhem on [[Merida]], only to be confronted by the Autobot [[Pretender]]s and Optimus Prime himself. {{storylink|Pandora's Gift}}

Though Thunder Mayhem handled this resistance at first, it was met by [[Wreckage (G1)|Wreckage]] who distracted it long enough for [[Lisa|Elizabeth]] to fire a beam of energy that wounded its chest, allowing Wreckage to expose the Matrix of Malice. Together, all parties managed to destroy the Matrix, causing the Squad to de-combine and killing Thunder Mayhem. In the aftermath, the Wreckers took the Mayhem Attack Squad into custody when they left the planet. {{storylink|Finale (OMAM)|Finale}}

'''Known members:'''
{{collist|2|
*[[Bludgeon (G1)|Bludgeon]] (leader)
*[[Needlenose (G1)|Needlenose]]
*[[Ruckus (G1)|Ruckus]]
*[[Spinister (G1)|Spinister]]
*[[Windsweeper]]}}

===2019 IDW continuity===
[[File:Tread&Circuits1 MayhemSymbol.jpg|left|upright=2.0|thumb]]
Mayhem was a terrorist organization operating from the shadows of [[Velocitron]] and seeking to subvert the local government. {{storylink|Tread & Circuits Part 1}} Mayhem was so pervasive that [[Breakdown (IDW)|Breakdown]], head of the local [[Security Operations]] branch, was actually in cahoots with them, along with many of his operatives. Much like [[The Rise]] on [[Cybertron (planet)|Cybertron]], Mayhem was secretly affiliated with the [[Decepticon|Ascenticon]] movement and their end goal was to seize control of Velocitron and put their representative [[Knock Out (G1)|Knock Out]] in charge of the planet. {{storylink|Tread & Circuits Part 4}}

Mayhem's spokesman [[Octopunch (G1)|Octopunch]] hacked into the latest performance broadcast by the [[Wreckers]], denouncing the group as just another dose of meaningless entertainment for the ignorant masses. He demanded that the government halt the upcoming [[Speedia|Speedia 500]] race, the method in which the planet used to choose its leaders, and executed [[Electro]]ns on the air to punctuate his statement. The Wreckers arrived on Velocitron to investigate and after accidentally discovering a hidden Mayhem hideout, [[Circuit (G1)|Circuit]] ran afoul of his old comrade [[Axer (G1)|Axer]]. {{storylink|Tread & Circuits Part 1}} Employed by SecOps for the planet but also a covert member of Mayhem, Axer tried to warn his old friend to stay out of their business. However, when Circuit subsequently tracked Axer back to the Mayhem hideout, he was shot in the head to conceal its location. {{storylink|Tread & Circuits Part 2}}

After the Speedia 500 began with the Wreckers in participation, Mayhem struck, seeking to eliminate as many of the racers as possible. [[Skullgrin]] caused an avalanche to separate the participants, while Axer, Octopunch, and [[Submarauder (G1)|Submarauder]] picked off racers one at a time. The Wreckers did their best to fight off the terrorists, but a bombing run by [[Slugslinger (G1)|Slugslinger]] and [[Thunderblast (G1)|Thunderblast]] brought more chaos to the race. [[Thunder Clash|Thunderclash]] managed to down Submarauder, but interference from Breakdown's SecOps operatives allowed the [[Pretender]] to escape. Apparently ignorant of Mayhem's larger agenda, Axer chased Knock Out down, intent on killing the lead racer. However, Axer was killed by his own commander Breakdown, allowing Knock Out to win the Speedia 500 and the position of Velocitron's [[Senate|First Senator]]. {{storylink|Tread & Circuits Part 3}}

[[File:TreadCircuitsPart4-LongLiveKnockOut.jpg|right|upright=1.5|thumb]]
The Wreckers were in attendance at Knock Out's inauguration to prevent any further assassination attempts. Submarauder fired a [[harpoon]] at the new First Senator from a balcony, despite [[Minerva (G1 robot)|Minerva]]'s attempt to stop him. Knock Out was struck in the chest and chaos erupted again as more Mayhem members stormed the hall. The Wreckers engaged them and ultimately seemed to triumph, but Submarauder succeeded in framing Minerva for the assassination attempt on Knock Out. Breakdown had her taken into custody and the Wreckers were forced to leave her on Velocitron as they departed the planet. The shackled Minerva was brought before the new First Senator and his inner circle, where she realized the terrifying truth- Knock Out and his entourage were ALL Mayhem, and the entire conflict was manufactured for their benefit. Minerva was consigned to indefinite stasis and the new rulers of Velocitron, now sporting their updated [[insignia]]s, hailed the ''Decepticons'' and Knock Out! {{storylink|Tread & Circuits Part 4}}

'''Known members:'''
{{collist|3|
*[[Axer (G1)|Axer]]
*[[Breakdown (IDW)|Breakdown]]
*[[Bugly (G1)|Bugly]]
*[[Knock Out (G1)|Knock Out]]
*[[Octopunch (G1)|Octopunch]] (leader)
*[[Roadgrabber]]
*[[Skullgrin]]
*[[Skyquake (G1)|Skyquake]]
*[[Slugslinger (G1)|Slugslinger]]
*[[Submarauder (G1)|Submarauder]]
*[[Thunderblast (G1)|Thunderblast]]}}

==Toys==
===''Combiner Wars''===
[[File:CombinerWarstoy-Needlenose.jpg|thumb|300px]]
*'''Bludgeon''' ([[Transformers Figure Subscription Service|TFSS]] 4.0, [[2016]])
*'''Needlenose''' (TFSS 4.0, 2016)
*'''Grabuge''' (TFSS 4.0, 2016)
*'''Spinister''' (TFSS 4.0, 2016)
*'''Windsweeper''' (TFSS 4.0, 2016)
:The Mayhem Attack Squad was the theme of [[2016]]'s ''[[Combiner Wars (toyline)|Combiner Wars]]''-themed [[Transformers Figure Subscription Service]], with five of its toys [[redeco]]ed as established and new members of the team. Ruckus was renamed to his French Canadian name for trademark reasons. The five combine into [[Thunder Mayhem]].
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===''Legacy''===
* '''Chop Shop''' (2024)
* '''Barrage''' (2024)
* '''Malleus Minotaurus''' (2024)
* '''Prime Universe Breakdown''' (2024)
* '''Windsweeper''' (2024)
The [[Amazon]]-exclusive ''Legacy United Doom 'n Destruction Collection'' was themed around the Mayhem Attack Squad as a follow-up to the [[Wreckers]]-themed ''Wreck 'N Rule Collection'' for the first year of ''[[Transformers: Legacy|Legacy]]''. The subline introduced a brand-new tentacled subgroup insignia present on the figures themselves in addition to the standard Decepticon insignia. The collection consisted of 2 packs with a total of 5 listed characters (discounting gang-molded accessory characters like Ozone and Cleansweep).
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{{comingsoontoy}}

==Notes==
[[File:Time wars casualties.png|thumb]]
*Flywheels is not seen to die in "Time Wars", but if you look very hard you can see his corpse among the general carnage.
*However, Battletrap, who had the dubious honor of being the first casualty of the battle, reappears later in both the post-Unicron U.S. issues and in ''[[Transformers: Generation 2 (Marvel)|Generation 2]]'', among [[Bludgeon (G1)|Bludgeon]]'s forces.
*Some believe that the Triggercons [[Windsweeper]], [[Ruckus (G1)|Ruckus]], and [[Crankcase (G1)|Crankcase]] are also part of the original Mayhem Attack Squad. Although this is implied by Windsweeper and Ruckus's proximity to Spinister et al. in the [[Matrix Quest]], it is never explicitly stated that they are Mayhems within the text of those U.S. stories. Furthermore, Crankcase isn't present during the Matrix Quest, despite his appearance on the cover of [[Kings of the Wild Frontier.|#63]]. In 2008, Ruckus would be made the leader of a "new Mayhem Attack Squad" in the ''Timelines'' story "[[Cheap Shots]]", and in 2015, Windsweeper was made a member of the team that forms [[Thunder Mayhem]]. Still crossing our fingers for Crankcase.
*The fleshy look of the 2005 IDW continuity Mayhems is taken from [[Jack Lawrence]]'s old ''Beast Wars'' [[Transmasters UK]] fancomics (with permission from Lawrence).<ref>[https://twitter.com/NickRoche/status/760412184031690757 Nick Roche's twitter, previewing the trade's extras]</ref>

===Foreign names===
*''Japanese:'' '''Mayhem Kōgeki-tai''' (メイヘム攻撃隊 ''Meihemu Kōgeki-tai'', "Mayhem Attack Force")

==See also==
*[[Squadron X]]
*[[Decepticon Heavy Brigade]]

==References==
{{reflist|2}}

[[Category:Beast Wars: Uprising subgroups]]
[[Category:Classics subgroups]]
[[Category:Combiner teams]]
[[Category:Decepticon subgroups]]
[[Category:Generation 1 subgroups]]
[[Category:IDW (2005) subgroups]]
[[Category:IDW (2019) subgroups]]
[[Category:Marvel Generation 1 subgroups]]
[[Category:Mayhem Attack Squad| ]]
[[Category:TransTech subgroups]]

Hasbro Pulse

2024-05-18T01:10:59Z

Wikimaniac: /* HasLab */ Because of his little Autobot Micromaster guys

[[File:Hasbro Pulse.jpg|thumb|300px|"There are 195 countries in the world." "Huh, I thought there were 34."]]

'''Hasbro Pulse''' is the current official [[Hasbro]] web store for the United States, United Kingdom, Canada (excluding Quebec), the entire European Union, Hong Kong, Singapore, Malaysia and Taiwan. Aimed specifically at adult fans, Pulse's product selection consists mostly of collector-focused toylines, such as ''[[Transformers: Generations (toyline)|Transformers: Generations]]''.

==History==
The Hasbro Pulse name was originally used for the company's collector-focused news website, which launched on [[June 25]], [[2015]].<ref>[https://www.seibertron.com/transformers/news/hasbro-pulse-is-live-get-info-directly-from-hasbro/33311/ Hasbro Pulse is LIVE ... get info directly from Hasbro]</ref> Visitors who signed up to receive updates from Pulse were sent a free welcome package featuring, among other items, an exclusive variant cover of [[IDW Publishing]]'s [[The Transformers: Robots in Disguise|''The Transformers'' (2012)]] [[You, Me, and the Universe|#41]].<ref>[https://www.seibertron.com/transformers/news/hasbro-pulse-welcome-packages-arriving-now/33465/ Hasbro Pulse Welcome Packages Arriving Now]</ref>

On [[February 15]], [[2019]], one day before the start of New York [[Toy Fair 2019]], Hasbro Pulse was relaunched as Hasbro's new web store, replacing the [[Hasbro Toy Shop]] website that had closed down the previous month<ref>[https://www.seibertron.com/transformers/news/hasbro-pulse-is-the-new-hastrotoyshop-with-preorders-on-new-mps-siege-and-more/42932/ Hasbro Pulse is the New HastroToyShop with Preorders on New MPs, Siege and More]</ref> (Hasbro Toy Shop still remains as a store on [[eBay]]).

On [[June 26]], [[2020]], Hasbro debuted the first ''Transformers'' themed "Fan First Friday" feature.

On [[August 31]], [[2020]], Hasbro announced [[Hasbro PulseCon 2020]], which happened on [[September 25]] and [[September 26|26]]<ref>{{citesocial|quote=2 epic days. All your favorite brands. Reveals. Exclusives. And SO 👏 MUCH 👏MORE 👏. This is the one virtual event you do not want to miss! (for US & CAN fans only) https://t.co/Z3hPBrl3ez #HasbroPulseCon #HasbroPulse #Hasbro https://t.co/UUojPvRSVe|link=https://twitter.com/Hasbro/status/1300434043473977344|name=Hasbro|site=Twitter|year=2020|month=08|day=31|(defunct=)}}</ref> in lieu of any in-person convention during the {{w|COVID-19 pandemic}}.

On [[March 10]], [[2021]], Hasbro Pulse opened its doors to the United Kingdom.<ref>[https://www.facebook.com/watch/?v=295676998645588/ Hasbro Pulse UK Creative Launch on Facebook]</ref>

On [[March 15]], [[2021]], Hasbro announced [[Hasbro Pulse Fan Fest 2021]], which happened on [[April 9]].<ref>{{citesocial|quote=The HYPE is real, fans! Tune in Friday, April 9th, beginning at 11:00am ET for the FIRST EVER #HasbroPulse Fan Fest! Gear up for product reveals, interactive experiences, & more from your favorite brands. You don't want to miss this! https://t.co/h1zhXUZbwS #HasbroPulseFanFest https://t.co/y3KLNJnCzY|link=https://twitter.com/Hasbro/status/1371511107752460292|name=Hasbro|site=Twitter|year=2021|month=03|day=15|(defunct=)}}</ref>

On [[August 20]], [[2021]], Hasbro announced [[Hasbro Pulse Con 2021]], which happened on [[October 22]] and [[October 23|23]].

On [[August 28]], [[2021]], the Hasbro Pulse YouTube channel uploaded the entire first season of ''[[The Transformers (cartoon)|The Transformers]]'' for free streaming. The remainder of the show was subsequently added to the channel at a rate of one season per week.

On [[November 10]], [[2021]] the Hasbro Pulse YouTube channel began uploading a series of [[The Transformers: The Movie 35th Anniversary Stop Motions|stop motion shorts]] to celebrate the 35th anniversary of ''[[The Transformers: The Movie]]''.

On [[October 10]], [[2021]], the Hasbro Pulse mobile app launched.<ref>https://www.facebook.com/hasbropulse/posts/4904847126214856</ref>

On [[March 30]], [[2022]], Hasbro Pulse opened its doors to Germany.<ref>{{citesocial|quote=It is official! #Hasbro Pulse is now live in #Germany! As with #HasbroPulse in US, Canada and UK, Hasbro Pulse Germany will feature exciting new product releases and host programs specifically for the collector community! https://t.co/XFbCteKCGy https://t.co/zWvDglatVx|link=https://twitter.com/HasbroPulse/status/1509140319593455619|name=Hasbro Pulse|site=Twitter|year=2022|month=03|day=30|(defunct=)}}</ref>

On [[July 19]], [[2022]], Hasbro announced [[Hasbro Pulse Con 2022]], to be held [[September 30]] and [[October 1]].<ref>{{citesocial|quote=We're excited to announce HASBRO PULSE CON is BACK! Save the date - Friday September 30th and Saturday October 1st. Register to stay in the loop at https://t.co/cnihyz08Nq https://t.co/JrmvDgXVA4|link=https://twitter.com/HasbroPulse/status/1549514517926871041|name=Hasbro Pulse|site=Twitter|year=2022|month=07|day=19|(defunct=)}}</ref>

On [[September 21]], [[2022]], Hasbro Pulse opened its doors to France, Spain, Italy and Austria.<ref>{{citesocial|quote=Exciting news, EU fans! The #HasbroPulse expansion continues and we are now LIVE in France, Spain, Italy, and Austria! We are so pumped to be able to bring Hasbro Pulse to more fans worldwide, and just in time for #HasbroPulseCon2022! https://t.co/B3SgUaYFuQ|link=https://twitter.com/HasbroPulse/status/1572617102766362626|name=Hasbro Pulse|site=Twitter|year=2022|month=09|day=21|(defunct=)}}</ref>

On [[May 6]], [[2023]], Hasbro Pulse opened its doors to Hong Kong, Singapore and Malaysia.<ref>{{citesocial|link=https://twitter.com/HasbroPulse/status/1654861076683706375|quote=Exciting news! The #HasbroPulse expansion continues and we are now LIVE in #HongKong, #Singapore, and #Malaysia! We are thrilled to be able to bring Hasbro Pulse to more fans worldwide. http://sg.hasbropulse.com http://my.hasbropulse.com http://hk.hasbropulse.com|name=Hasbro Pulse|site=Twitter|year=2023|month=05|day=06|(defunct=)}}</ref>

On [[July 12]], [[2023]], Hasbro Pulse opened its doors to the remainder of the European Union (Belgium, Bulgaria, Croatia, Cyprus, the Czech Republic, Denmark, Estonia, Finland, Greece, Hungary, Ireland, Latvia, Lithuania, Luxembourg, Malta, the Netherlands, Poland, Portugal, Romania, Slovakia, Slovenia, and Sweden).<ref>{{citesocial|link=https://twitter.com/HasbroPulse/status/1679120755131392000|quote=Exciting news for our fans in the EU! 🌍 We're thrilled to announce that #HasbroPulse is expanding its reach into all countries. Now you can order your favorite products from Hasbro Pulse and have them shipped directly to your doorstep! See http://eu.HasbroPulse.com for more!|name=Hasbro Pulse|site=Twitter|year=2023|month=07|day=12|(defunct=)}}</ref>

On [[July 26]], [[2023]], Hasbro Pulse opened its doors to Taiwan.<ref>{{citesocial|link=https://twitter.com/HasbroPulse/status/1684187683915014150|quote=More exciting news! Fans in Taiwan, #HasbroPulse is now live and ready to add to your growing toy collection! Shop your favorite brands and more! Head over to http://tw.HasbroPulse.com now to check it all out!|name=Hasbro Pulse|site=Twitter|year=2023|month=07|day=26|(defunct=)}}</ref>

==Livestreams==
===Virtual conventions===
[[File:Hasbro PulseCon 2020 Logo.jpeg|thumb|300px]]
Due in no small part to the onset of the {{w|COVID-19 pandemic}}, the [https://www.youtube.com/@hasbropulse Hasbro Pulse YouTube page] has become the default venue for Hasbro's fan oriented conventions from 2020 onward, including:

* [[Hasbro PulseCon 2020]]
* [[Hasbro Pulse Fan Fest 2021]]
* [[Hasbro Pulse Con 2021]]
* [[Hasbro Pulse Con 2022]]
* [[Hasbro Pulse Con 2023]]

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===Fan First Friday===
[[File:FanFirstFriday logo.jpeg|thumb|300px]]
Fan First Fridays are streaming events that originally started on Hasbro Pulse's Facebook and eventually, their YouTube channel, where Hasbro employees reveal new toy product and other merchandise for one of their various toy-lines—typically from franchises like ''[[G.I. Joe (franchise)|G.I. Joe]], [[Transformers brand|Transformers]]'' and ''[[Star Wars (franchise)|Star Wars]]''. ''Transformers'' streams are primarily for exclusive toys, though mass-retail products and other merchandise are occasionally revealed, namely ''[[Studio Series]]''. Fan First Fridays also occasionally share in-universe insight, such as what went down between ''[[War for Cybertron: Earthrise|Earthrise]]'' [[Runamuck (G1)#War for Cybertron Trilogy marketing material|Runamuck]] and [[Runabout (G1)#War for Cybertron Trilogy marketing material|Runabout]]. Fan First Fridays were eventually given the more generic moniker "Transformers Fanstreams" after scheduling conflicts produced an untenable series of Fan First Ftuesdays and Fthursdays.

* [[June 26]], [[2020]]'s [https://www.facebook.com/watch/live/?ref=watch_permalink&v=267951300956442 "Hasbro Pulse Fan First Friday: Transformers Livestream - June 26, 2020"] on Facebook, with [[Rachel Fleming]] and [[Lenny Panzica]].
* [[July 17]], 2020's [https://www.facebook.com/watch/live/?ref=watch_permalink&v=1603752926450041 livestream] on Facebook, with Rachel Fleming and [[Mark Maher]].
* [[October 16]], 2020's [https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=zkJOmYkcMtY "Hasbro Pulse | Fan First Friday: Transformers Livestream"] on YouTube, with Rachel Fleming, [[Evan Brooks]], and [[Amanda Granato]].
* [[November 13]], 2020's [https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=eZKZAAh79Ok "Hasbro Pulse | Fan First Fridays: Transformers & Ghostbusters | Event One"] on YouTube, with Rachel Fleming, [[Sam Smith]] and [[John Warden]].
* [[May 21]], [[2021]]'s [https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=txGS01bXx9U "Hasbro Pulse | Fan First Friday: Transformers Livestream"] on YouTube, with [[Ben MacCrae]] and Evan Brooks.
* [[August 13]], 2021's [https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=v-r_ueBc4R0 "Fan First Friday | Transformers Livestream"] on YouTube, with Evan Brooks, Ben MacCrae, and [[Isabella Weiss]].
* [[August 27]], 2021's [https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Q_TWf9if4d8 "Hasbro Pulse | Fan First Friday | Transformers Livestream"] on YouTube, with Evan Brooks and Ben MacCrae.
* [[February 4]], [[2022]]'s [https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=8_jRsZDV9FI "Fan First Friday | Transformers Livestream"] on YouTube, with Ben MacCrae, Isabella Weiss, Sam Smith, Mark Maher, and Evan Brooks.
* [[April 12]], 2022's [https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=6MExpXH9zAg Fan First Tuesday | BACK-TO-BACK Transformers & Power Rangers Livestream] on YouTube, with Isabella Weiss, Rachel Fleming, Mark Maher, and [[Takio Ejima]].
* [[June 23]], 2022's [https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=u-vNMsLdhXo Hasbro Pulse | Transformers Fanstream] on YouTube, with Ben MacCrae, Isabella Weiss, and Mark Maher.
* [[August 16]], 2022's [https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=mxRrhLJ1KH0 Hasbro Pulse Transformers Fanstream] on YouTube, with Ben MacCrae, [[Delaney Norris]], Sam Smith, Evan Brooks, Isabella Weiss, and Mark Maher.
* [[November 29]], 2022's [https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=cHzcEhQ5Ifo Hasbro Pulse Transformers Fanstream] on YouTube, with Ben MacCrae and Evan Brooks.
* [[January 31]], [[2023]]'s [https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=l33J9hIaQm8 Hasbro Pulse Transformers Fanstream] on YouTube, with Delaney Norris, Evan Brooks, Mark Maher and Ben MacCrae.
* [[April 4]], 2023's [https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=7Qv8dh66d48 Hasbro Pulse Transformers Fanstream] on YouTube, with Ben MacCrae, Evan Brooks, Mark Maher, Sam Smith, [[Shogo Hasui]] and Delaney Norris.
* [[May 16]], 2023's [https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=tPFnqhvXhTs Hasbro Pulse Transformers Fanstream] on YouTube, with Evan Brooks, Ben MacCrae, and [[Sixo]].
* [[June 20]], 2023's [https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=QjLY0uamTKM Hasbro Pulse Transformers Fanstream] on YouTube, with Ben MacCrae, Mark Maher, Evan Brooks, and [[Rich Pellegrino]].
* [[November 14]], 2023's [https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ClqPbfd2hcg Hasbro Pulse Transformers Fanstream] on YouTube, with Ben MacCrae, Mark Maher, and Evan Brooks.
* [[January 30]], [[2024]]'s [https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Sodl6lRkifQ Hasbro Pulse | Transformers: Legacy RID 2001 Omega Prime HasLab Fanstream | January 2024] on YouTube, with Ben MacCrae and Evan Brooks.
* [[March 7]], 2024's [https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=3Pkz6oTI7W4 Hasbro Pulse | Transformers 40th Anniversary Fanstream | March 7, 2024] on YouTube, with Ben MacCrae, Evan Brooks and Mark Maher.
* [[March 14]], 2024's [https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ESK6ZEhqM5Y Hasbro Pulse | Transformers 40th Anniversary Fanstream | March 14, 2024] on YouTube, with Ben MacCrae, Evan Brooks and Mark Maher.
* [[March 21]], 2024's [https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=sPkQZZ4zasE Hasbro Pulse | Transformers 40th Anniversary Fanstream | March 21, 2024] on YouTube, with Ben MacCrae, Mark Maher and Evan Brooks.
* [[March 28]], 2024's [https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=BlrpW_ZFKvE Hasbro Pulse | Transformers 40th Anniversary Fanstream | March 28, 2024] on YouTube, with Ben MacCrae, Evan Brooks, Mark Maher, [[Kelly Rose]], and [[Matt Ferguson]].
* [[April 25]], 2024's [https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=s06YE02e844 Hasbro Pulse Transformers Fanstream | April 2024] on YouTube, with Ben MacCrae, Mark Maher and Evan Brooks.
* [[May 14]], 2024's [https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=OOXZGDHebTk Hasbro Pulse | Transformers Fanstream | May 2024] on YouTube, with Ben MacCrae, Evan Brooks and Kelly Rose.
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===1027 Premium Events===
Named after the street address of Hasbro's Rhode Island headquarters, the 1027 Premium Events have been annual streams that, naturally, occur on [[October 27]]. Most if not all of Hasbro's current "collector" brands are represented, including Transformers. They are nominally meant to be exclusive to Hasbro Pulse Premium subscribers, but as they are streamed on YouTube, there is technically nothing preventing anyone who has a link from watching them. And the archive goes up for everyone afterwards anyways, soooooo...

* October 27, 2021's [https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ayC90jNQ2EM 1027 Hasbro Pulse Premium Event] on YouTube, with Ben MacCrae.
* October 27, 2022's [https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=1-tJqD8UECc 1027 Hasbro Pulse Premium Event] on YouTube, with Ben MacCrae and [[Thew Adams]].
* October 27, 2023's [https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=bQDGvr0oGqs 1027 Hasbro Pulse Premium Event] on YouTube, with Mark Maher and Ben MacCrae.

===Additional livestreams and videos===
Additional Hasbro Pulse streams and interviews relating to the ''Transformers'' brand occasionally occur outside of the Fan First Friday and Pulse Con umbrellas.

* [[September 22]], [[2021]]'s [https://twitter.com/JustChrisSabat/status/1440737824861343748 "Haslab Transformers Live Stream"] on Twitter, hosted by voice actor {{w|Christopher Sabat}} with Amanda Granato and Evan Brooks.
* [[October 5]], 2021's [https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=8TGXJ0qrB1s Interview with Transformers HasLab Victory Saber Designer, Yuki San!] on YouTube, with [[Hisashi Yuki]].
* [[February 24]], [[2022]]'s [https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=NX8U26ul8cM Hasbro Pulse G.I. Joe 40th Anniversary Livestream] on YouTube, with Lenny Panzica and the rest of the [[G.I. Joe (franchise)|G.I. Joe]] team, featuring the reveal of ''[[Transformers Collaborative]]'' ''G.I. Joe × Transformers'' [[Megatron (G1)/Generations toys#Collaborative|Megatron H.I.S.S. Tank]] and [[Baroness#Collaborative|Baroness]].
* [[December 9]], 2022's [https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=-QIKD59E5Kc Let's Say Go! Takara Tomy's Yuki San talks Transformers Generations Deathsaurus] on YouTube, with Hisashi Yuki.
* [[February 21]], [[2024]]'s [https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=PqvJx2CNWP0 Hasbro Pulse | Transformers HasLab: Legacy RID 2001 Omega Prime | Painted Model Reveal] on YouTube, with Ben MacCrae and Evan Brooks.

====San Diego Comic-Con 2022====
* [[July 21]], 2022's [https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=_th5dYkg2Cc HASBRO PULSE SDCC 22 FANSTREAM | TRANSFORMERS Shattered Glass Reveal] on YouTube, with Ben MacCrae and Evan Brooks.<ref>Isabella Weiss was also present at the panel, but did not make it into the four minutes of footage before the stream died. RIP.</ref>
* [[July 22]], 2022's [https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=FWons1-BPWo Hasbro Pulse SDCC 22 FANSTREAM | Transformers Victory Saber Haslab Unboxing] on YouTube, with Ben MacCrae and Evan Brooks.

====Singapore Comic Con 2023====
* [[January 16]], [[2024]]'s [https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=9iU32kaSXEI Hasbro Pulse | Transformers Legacy United Titan Class Armada Universe Tidal Wave | SCC Reveal] with Ben MacCrae and Sam Smith.<ref>This was a delayed upload of the ''Transformers'' panel streamed remotely at [[Singapore Comic Con 2023]] on [[December 9] and [[December 10|10]], 2023.</ref>

====WonderCon 2024====
* [[April 1]], 2024's [https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=o-ty-k7mjjo Hasbro Pulse | WonderCon Hasbro Action Brand Panel | 2024] on YouTube, with Ben MacCrae and a bunch of other Hasbro marketers not on ''Transformers''.

==Blogs==
===Hasbro Pulse Unboxed===
[[File:Devastator at the office.jpg|thumb|upright=1.6|The blogger at work.]]
"Hasbro Pulse Unboxed" is a blog featured on the Hasbro Pulse website that provides designer interviews and various other behind the scenes articles, HasLab project updates, the occasional lore tidbit, and more. ''Transformers'' features on the blog have included:

* "Hasbro Pulse: Behind The Design With John W" - An interview with [[John Warden]] on [[War for Cybertron: Siege|''Siege'']] [[Omega Supreme (G1)#War for Cybertron: Siege|Omega Supreme.]]
** [https://hasbropulse.com/blogs/unboxed/hasbro-pulse-behind-the-design-with-john-w-part1 Part 1]
** [https://hasbropulse.com/blogs/unboxed/hasbro-pulse-behind-the-design-with-john-w-part2 Part 2]
* Extended advertisements for various Hasbro Pulse exclusives:
** [https://hasbropulse.com/blogs/unboxed/transformers-vintage-g1-mini-cassettes-3-pack Transformers Vintage G1 Mini-Cassettes 3-Pack]
** [https://hasbropulse.com/blogs/unboxed/transformers-deluxe-centurion-drone-weaponizer-pack Transformers Deluxe Centurion Drone Weaponizer Pack]
* [https://hasbropulse.com/blogs/unboxed/the-story-behind-the-transformers-wfc-military-insignias-revealed THE STORY BEHIND THE TRANSFORMERS WFC MILITARY INSIGNIAS: REVEALED]
* [https://hasbropulse.com/blogs/unboxed/who-is-orthia-the-story-behind-this-mysterious-all-female-combiner WHO IS ORTHIA? THE STORY BEHIND THIS MYSTERIOUS ALL-FEMALE COMBINER]
* A bunch of plugs for long discontinued t-shirts we won't bore you with.
* [https://hasbropulse.com/blogs/unboxed/go-behind-the-scenes-on-our-transformers-generations-siege-commercial-shoot Go behind the scenes on our Transformers: Generations Siege commercial shoot!]
* "Transformers: War for Cybertron: Siege COMBAT Weapons Guide" - extended profiles of the [[C.O.M.B.A.T. System]] weaponry included with [[War for Cybertron: Siege|''Siege'']] figures.
** [https://hasbropulse.com/blogs/unboxed/transformers-wfc-siege-optimus-prime-combat-weapons-guide Optimus Prime]
** [https://hasbropulse.com/blogs/unboxed/transformers-wfc-siege-megatron-combat-weapons-guide Megatron]
* [https://hasbropulse.com/blogs/unboxed/yeah-were-fans-too YEAH, we're fans too!] - An interview with [[Vincent Imaoka]], a Hasbro employee with a ''Transformers'' collection.
* "HASLAB WAR FOR CYBERTRON UNICRON" - A series of behind-the-scenes development features during the production of HasLab ''[[War for Cybertron Trilogy (franchise)|War for Cybertron Trilogy]]'' [[Unicron/toys#War for Cybertron Trilogy|Unicron]]:
** [https://hasbropulse.com/blogs/unboxed/haslab-war-for-cybertron-unicron-production-update-1 PRODUCTION UPDATE #1] - "Tool Start," the beginning of [[mold]] manufacturing.
** [https://hasbropulse.com/blogs/unboxed/haslab-war-for-cybertron-unicron-production-update-2 Production Update #2] - T1 sample (the first prototype run in plastic) and a tease of the packaging art, with designer [[Charlie (cat)|Charlie the cat]].
** [https://hasbropulse.com/blogs/unboxed/haslab-war-for-cybertron-unicron-production-update-3 Production Update #3] - This one was busy. It consisted of:
*** Packaging walkthrough with [[AJ Piejko-Brown]].
*** EP2 sample (second "Engineering Pilot" prototype in near-production colors) Q&A with Engineering Manager [[Lynsey Urban]].
*** Instructions overview with graphic designer [[Mark Grzesik]].
*** "Box testing" by Brand Manager [[Rachel Fleming]] and Charlie.
** [https://hasbropulse.com/blogs/unboxed/haslab-war-for-cybertron-unicron-production-update-4 Production Update #4] - Packaging durability testing (read: fun with drop tests) with AJ, Reliability Engineer [[Lee Tympanick]], and {{w|Rochester Institute of Technology|RIT}} co-op [[Aurora Kraus]], featuring appearances by [[Lenny Panzica]] and [[Lynsey Urban]].
* [https://hasbropulse.com/blogs/unboxed/behind-the-scenes-of-transformers-84-comic-book-miniseries Behind the Scenes of Transformers ’84 Comic Book Miniseries] - an interview on the then-upcoming ''[[Transformers '84: Secrets & Lies]]'' miniseries with [[IDW Publishing]] editor [[David Mariotte]].
* "Transformers: War for Cybertron - Interview with Executive Producer, F.J. DeSanto" - an interview with, well, executive producer [[F.J. DeSanto]] about the [[Transformers: War for Cybertron Trilogy (cartoon)|''War for Cybertron Trilogy'']] cartoon.
** [https://hasbropulse.com/blogs/unboxed/transformers-war-for-cybertron-interview-with-executive-producer-fj-desanto Part 1]
** [https://hasbropulse.com/blogs/unboxed/transformers-war-for-cybertron-interview-with-executive-producer-fj-desanto-part-ii Part 2]
* [https://hasbropulse.com/blogs/unboxed/transformers-war-for-cybertron-ark-blueprint Transformers: War for Cybertron Ark Blueprint]
* "Behind-the-Design" - the imprint they eventually settled on for the designer interviews.
** [https://hasbropulse.com/blogs/unboxed/behindthedesign-transformers-quintesson-pit-of-judgement-exclusive-pack Transformers Quintesson Pit of Judgement Exclusive Pack] - an interview with AJ Piejko-Brown and packaging designer [[Mario Carreiro]] on the [[War for Cybertron Trilogy (toyline)|''War for Cybertron Trilogy'']] [[Quintesson#War for Cybertron Trilogy|Quintesson Pit of Judgement]] box set.
** [https://hasbropulse.com/blogs/unboxed/behindthedesign-transformers-devastator Transformers Devastator] - an interview with toy engineer [[Mike Booth]] on ''[[Studio Series]]'' [[Devastator (ROTF)#Studio Series|Devastator]].
** [https://hasbropulse.com/blogs/unboxed/behind-the-design-transformers-r-e-d-robot-enhanced-design Transformers R.E.D. (Robot Enhanced Design)] - an interview with Lenny Panzica on the ''[[Transformers R.E.D.|R.E.D.]]'' toyline.
* "HasLab Transformers Victory Saber Backer Update" - A recurring feature for the development of HasLab [[Transformers: Legacy|''Legacy'']] [[Star Saber (G1)#Legacy|Victory Saber]] following the format of Unicron's:
** [https://hasbropulse.com/blogs/unboxed/haslab-transformers-victory-saber-backer-update-ready-for-tool-start-1 Ready for Tool Start!] - Pretty self explanatory.
** [https://hasbropulse.com/blogs/unboxed/haslab-transformers-victory-saber-backer-update-packaging-art-sneakpeek Packaging Art Sneak Peek] - A showcase of [[Guido Guidi]]'s packaging art for the box set in various stages of development.
** [https://hasbropulse.com/blogs/unboxed/transformers-victory-saber-haslab-first-look-video First Look Video] - An extensive video walkthrough of an "EP1" (first "Engineering Pilot" for transformation testing etc) sample with HasLab designer [[Evan Brooks]].
* "Transformers HasLab Deathsaurus Update" - A recurring feature for the development of HasLab [[Transformers: Legacy|''Legacy'']] [[Deathsaurus (G1)#Legacy|Deathsaurus]] following the now-established HasLab format:
** [https://hasbropulse.com/blogs/haslab-preview/transformers-haslab-deathsaurus-backer-update Update 1] - This subtitle-less first update provided a brief in-progress look at Guido Guidi's packaging artwork for Deathsaurus.

===HasLab Preview===
As of some time in [[2023]], Hasbro Pulse spun updates on HasLab projects into their own, separate blog called "HasLab Preview" featuring all past HasLab posts as well as:

* [https://hasbropulse.com/blogs/haslab-preview/first-looks-at-haslab-deathsaurus-early-sample First Looks at HasLab Deathsaurus Early Sample] - again following Victory Saber's lead, this feature presents another video walkthrough of Deathsaurus's EP1 sample with [[Evan Brooks]].
* [https://hasbropulse.com/blogs/haslab-preview/unboxing-the-transformers-generations-haslab-deathsaurus Unboxing the Transformers Generations HasLab Deathsaurus] - A video walkthrough of Deathsaurus's finalized packaging with Evan Brooks and [[Ben MacCrae]] featuring a final sample of Deathsaurus.

==List of exclusive toys==
===HasLab===
[[File:TF-WFC-S-Unicron.jpg|thumb|upright=2|Look, you're gonna get stock photos. He's too big for a photography tent.]]
HasLab on Hasbro Pulse is a crowdfunding platform where fans can back ginormous collectors' products and other one-shot items that you wouldn't find at regular retail. Basically, they say "we'll make this thing if we get X number of preorders", and if that preorder goal is met, they make the thing (charging buyers right away once the actual crowdfunding part of the campaign is over). Often there are "stretch goals" where, if even larger numbers of preorders get placed, more items are added to the product, like extra accessories or even whole figures. And then in roughly a year's time, the finally-finished product gets shipped out to buyers.

If the thing doesn't get the needed minimum number of preorders in time? Well, it doesn't get made. Not every HasLab product has made it. As of early 2024, every ''Transformers'' campaign has been successful, though the first one, [[Unicron/toys#Legacy|Unicron]] got a little bit of a time extension to make it over the finish line.

HasLab is not exclusive to ''[[Transformers brand|Transformers]]'' and includes several other brands licensed by Hasbro and Hasbro Gaming, though Transformers is one of the more successful brands, never having failed to fund a project. The ''[[War for Cybertron Trilogy (toyline)|War for Cybertron Trilogy]]'' Unicron was the very first ''Transformers'' product available through HasLab and is so far the largest official ''Transformers'' toy ever made, even surpassing the [[Fortress Maximus (G1)#The Transformers|other toys]] [[Metroplex (G1)#Generations|that once held]] [[Fortress Maximus (G1)#Titans Return|that title]] by several inches.

Due to Hasbro Pulse only being available to those living in the United States, Canada, United Kingdom and some countries in Europe, Hasbro opens up availability to the wider world through online retailers, such as [[BigBadToyStore]], and includes those sales as contributions to the total crowdfund. As for Japan, preorders adding to the tally can be made officially through [[TakaraTomy Mall]].

As of November 2022, HasLab has been split off into its own department within the company distinct from any specific brand team, though representatives from the ''Transformers'' team remain present for relevant projects to consult and liaise with TakaraTomy.<ref>[[November 29]], [[2022]]'s [https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=cHzcEhQ5Ifo Hasbro Pulse Transformers Fanstream] on YouTube, with [[Ben MacCrae]] and [[Evan Brooks]].</ref>

{| style="margin-left:1em;" width="100%"
|width="33%" valign="top"|'''''Transformers'' HasLab products'''
<ul class="iconlist">
{{Bp-multi|''[[War for Cybertron Trilogy (toyline)|War for Cybertron Trilogy]]'' [[Unicron/toys#War for Cybertron Trilogy|Unicron]] (w/ [[Hot Rod (G1)/toys#War for Cybertron Trilogy|Autobot Hot Rod]], [[Galvatron (G1)/toys#War for Cybertron Trilogy|Galvatron]])}}
{{bp-a1|''[[Fight! Super Robot Lifeform Transformers (franchise)|Victory]]'' / ''[[Transformers: Legacy|Legacy]]'' Victory Saber ([[Star Saber (G1)#Legacy|Autobot Star Saber]] and [[Ginrai (robot)#Legacy|Victory Leo]] with [[Holi#Legacy|Holi]] and [[Fire#Legacy|Fire]])}}
|
|width="33%" valign="top"| 
{{bp-a1d1|''[[Fight! Super Robot Lifeform Transformers (franchise)|Victory]]'' / ''[[Transformers: Legacy|Legacy]]'' [[Deathsaurus (G1)#Legacy|Deathsaurus]] (with [[Tigerbreast#Legacy|Tigerchest]], [[Eaglebreast#Legacy|Eaglechest]], [[Boater#Legacy|Boater]], and [[Pīpō#Legacy|Pīpō]])}}
{{Bp-a1| [[Transformers: Robots in Disguise (2001 franchise)|''Robots in Disguise'' 2001]] / ''[[Transformers: Legacy|Legacy]]'' [[Omega Prime#Legacy|Omega Prime]] ([[Optimus Prime (RID)#Legacy|Optimus Prime]] and [[Ultra Magnus (RID)#Legacy|Ultra Magnus]] with [[Blue Bolts (RID)#Legacy|Autobot Bluebolts]])}}
|
|width="33%" valign="top"|[[File:TF-HasLab-Star-Saber.jpg|upright=1.67|thumb|Star Saber]]
|}
{{comingsoontoy|Omega Prime (currently in production phase, projected release in Fall 2025)}}

{| style="margin-left:1em;" width="96%"
|width="33%" valign="top"|'''Non-''Transformers'' HasLab products'''
<ul class="iconlist">
* ''[[Star Wars (franchise)|Star Wars]] [[fandom:starwars:Star Wars: The Vintage Collection|The Vintage Collection]]'' [[fandom:starwars:Jabba Desilijic Tiure|Jabba]]'s Sail Barge (The ''[[fandom:starwars:Khetanna|Khetanna]]'')
* ''[[fandom:marvel:Marvel Legends|Marvel Legends]]'' [[X-Men]] [[fandom:marvel:Sentinels|Sentinel]]
* An updated version of the ''[[fandom:heroquest:HeroQuest|HeroQuest]]'' board game from [[1989]]
* ''Star Wars The Vintage Collection'' ''[[fandom:starwars:Razor Crest|Razor Crest]]''
* ''Marvel Legends'' [[fandom:marvel:Galactus|Galactus]]
|
|width="33%" valign="top"| 
* ''[[G.I. Joe (franchise)|G.I. Joe]] [[fandom:gijoe:Skystriker XP-14F|Skystriker]]''
* A life-sized ''[[Ghostbusters]]'' [[fandom:ghostbusters:Hasbro Haslab Ghostbusters Plasma Series Spengler's Proton Pack|''Plasma Series'' Spengler's Proton Pack]]
* ''G.I. Joe [[fandom:gijoe:Classified Series|Classified Series]]'' [[Cobra]] [[fandom:gijoe:H.I.S.S|H.I.S.S.]]
* ''G.I. Joe Classified Series'' [[fandom:gijoe:Dragonfly XH-1|Assault Copter Dragonfly (XH-1)]]
|
|width="33%" valign="top"|'''Failed Non-''Transformers'' HasLab products'''
<ul class="iconlist">
* A life-sized ''[[fandom:muppet:Sesame Street|Sesame Street]]'' [[fandom:muppet:Cookie Monster|Cookie Monster]]
* ''[[fandom:starwars:Star Wars: The Black Series|Star Wars: The Black Series]]'' [[fandom:starwars:Rancor|Rancor]]
* ''Marvel Legends'' [[Ghost Rider]] [[fandom:marvel:Roberto Reyes (Earth-616)|Engine of Vengeance]]
* ''[[fandom:Heroscape|HeroScape]]: Age of Annihilation'' wargame
* ''Star Wars: The Black Series'' [[fandom:starwars:Reva Sevander|Reva (The Third Sister)]] Force FX Elite Lightsaber
|}{{-}}

===Hasbro exclusives===
Originally planned to debut at [[San Diego Comic-Con]] 2020, the Quintesson Pit of Judgement was eventually made available on Hasbro Pulse for [[Hasbro PulseCon 2020]] after the San Diego convention was cancelled due to the coronavirus pandemic.
{| style="margin-left:1em;" width="100%"
|width="20%" valign="top"|'''''[[War for Cybertron Trilogy (toyline)|War for Cybertron Trilogy]]'''
<ul class="iconlist">
{{bp-a1d1|WFC-E33 [[Centurion droid#Toys|Deluxe Centurion Drone Weaponizer Pack]] (w/ [[Shockwave (G1)/toys#War for Cybertron Trilogy|Shockwave]], [[Soundwave (G1)/toys#War for Cybertron Trilogy|Soundwave]], [[Megatron (G1)/Generations toys#War for Cybertron Trilogy|Megatron]], [[Reflector (G1)#War for Cybertron Trilogy|Refraktor]], [[Optimus Prime (G1)/toys#War for Cybertron Trilogy|Optimus Prime]] accessories)}}
{{bp-qu2|[[Quintesson#War for Cybertron Trilogy|Quintesson Pit of Judgement]] ([[Quintesson Judge#War for Cybertron Trilogy|Quintesson Judge]], [[Quintesson Prosecutor#Toys|Quintesson Prosecutor]], [[Quintesson Bailiff#Toys|Quintesson Bailiff]], [[Sharkticon (species)#War for Cybertron Trilogy|Sharkticon]], [[Kranix (G1)#War for Cybertron Trilogy|Kranix]])}}
</ul>
|width="20%" valign="top"| 
<ul class="iconlist">
{{Bp-m1|WFC-K39 [[Tricranius#Generations|Tricranius Beast Power Fire Blasts Collection pack]]}}
{{bp-d1|[[Galvatron (G1)/toys#War for Cybertron Trilogy|Behold, Galvatron! Unicron Companion Pack]] (w/ [[Arcee (G1)/toys#War for Cybertron Trilogy|Arcee]], [[Cyclonus (G1)/toys#War for Cybertron Trilogy|Cyclonus]], [[Dirge (G1)/toys#War for Cybertron Trilogy|Dirge]], [[Kup (G1)/toys#War for Cybertron Trilogy|Kup]], [[Megatron (G1)/Generations toys#War for Cybertron Trilogy|Megatron]], [[Perceptor (G1)/toys#War for Cybertron Trilogy|Perceptor]], [[Scourge (G1)/toys#War for Cybertron Trilogy|Scourge]], [[Soundwave (G1)/toys#War for Cybertron Trilogy|Soundwave]], [[Starscream (G1)/toys#War for Cybertron Trilogy|Starscream]], [[Ultra Magnus (G1)/toys#War for Cybertron Trilogy|Ultra Magnus]], [[Swoop (G1)/toys#War for Cybertron Trilogy|Dinobot Swoop]], [[Slag (G1)/toys#War for Cybertron Trilogy|Dinobot Slug]], [[Grimlock (G1)/toys#War for Cybertron Trilogy|Grimlock]], [[Snarl (G1)#War for Cybertron Trilogy|Dinobot Snarl]] micro-figures)}}
</ul>
|width="20%" valign="top"|'''''[[Transformers: Prime (toyline)#Prime 10 Year Anniversary|Prime 10 Year Anniversary]]'''''
<ul class="iconlist">
{{Bp-d1|[[Breakdown (WFC)#10 Year Anniversary|War Breakdown]] and [[Vehicon (Prime)#10 Year Anniversary|Vehicon]] 2-Pack (w/ [[Igu#Prime 10 Year Anniversary|Igu]] and [[Zamu#Prime 10 Year Anniversary|Zamu]])}}
{{Bp-d1|[[Megatron (WFC)/toys#10 Year Anniversary|Hades Megatron]] (w/ [[Hades#Prime 10 Year Anniversary|Hades]], [[Gora#Prime 10 Year Anniversary|Gora II]])}}
</ul>
|width="20%" valign="top"|'''''[[Transformers Collaborative|Collaborative]]'''''
<ul class="iconlist">
{{Bp-a1|[[Maverick (Collaborative)#Toys|Maverick]]}}
</ul>
|[[File:QuintPitOfJudgment.jpeg|thumb|200px]]
|}

{{toystub|Robosen Optimus Prime, Shattered Glass Collection, Legacy A Hero Is Born}}

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===TakaraTomy exclusives===
Some TakaraTomy exclusives were later made available on Hasbro Pulse. All the toys come in additional black external slipcases that prominently feature their Hasbro Pulse ID number, proclaim the content is an "authentic TakaraTomy product as sold in Japan", but do not mention the figure's name anywhere.
{| style="margin-left:1em;" width="100%"
|width="20%" valign="top"|'''''[[The Transformers Golden Lagoon|Golden Lagoon]]'''
<ul class="iconlist">
{{Bp-a1|GL-01 [[Optimus Prime (G1)/toys#Golden Lagoon|Golden Lagoon Convoy]]}}
{{Bp-d1|GL-02 [[Starscream (G1)/toys#Golden Lagoon|Golden Lagoon Starscream]]}}
{{Bp-a1|GL-03 Golden Lagoon [[Beachcomber (G1)#Golden Lagoon|Beachcomber]], [[Perceptor (G1)/toys#Golden Lagoon|Perceptor]] & [[Seaspray (G1)#Golden Lagoon|Seaspray]]}}
{{Bp-d1|GL-04 [[Soundwave (G1)/toys#Golden Lagoon|Golden Lagoon Soundwave]]}}
</ul>
|
|width="20%" valign="top"|'''''[[Generations Selects (toyline)#TakaraTomy|Generation Selects]]'''''<ref>Kraken and Abominus were given ID numbers blatantly out of order with their reveal date—why this happened is entirely unknown.</ref>
<ul class="iconlist">
{{Bp-a1|TT-GS01 [[Optimus Prime (G1)/toys#Selects|Star Convoy]]}}
{{Bp-d1|TT-GS03 [[Turtler#Generations|Seacons Turtler]] (Snaptrap)}}
{{Bp-d1|TT-GS04 [[Gulf#Generations|Seacons Gulf]] (Skalor)}}
{{Bp-d1|TT-GS02 [[Kraken#Generations|Seacons Kraken]] (Seawing)}}
{{Bp-d1|TT-GS06 [[Lobclaw#Generations|Seacons Lobclow]] {{sic}} (Nautilator)}}
|
|width="20%" valign="top"| 
<ul class="iconlist">
{{Bp-d1|TT-GS07 [[Overbite (Masterforce)#Generations|Seacons Overbite]]}}
{{Bp-d1|TT-GS08 [[Tentakil (Masterforce)#Generations|Seacons Tentakil]]}}
{{Bp-d1|TT-GS09 [[Megatron (G1)/toys#Selects|Super Megatron]]}}
{{Bp-p1|TT-GS10 [[God Neptune#Generations|God Neptune]] ([[Coelagon#Generations|Coelagon]], [[Halfshell#Generations|Halfshell]], [[Scylla#Generations|Scylla]], [[Sea Phantom#Generations|Sea Phantom]], [[Terrormander#Generations|Terrormander]])}}
|
|width="20%" valign="top"| 
<ul class="iconlist">
{{Bp-a1|TT-GS11 [[Volcanicus (POTP)#Selects|Volcanicus]] ([[Grimlock (G1)/toys#Selects|Grimlock]], [[Sludge (G1)#Selects|Sludge]], [[Slag (G1)/toys#Selects|Slag]], [[Snarl (G1)#Selects|Snarl]], [[Swoop (G1)/toys#Selects|Swoop]])}}
{{Bp-d1|TT-GS05 [[Abominus (G1)#Selects|Abominus]] ([[Sinnertwin (G1)#Selects|Sinnertwin]], [[Blot (G1)#Selects|Blot]], [[Rippersnapper (G1)#Selects|Rippersnapper]], [[Cutthroat (G1)#Selects|Cutthroat]], [[Hun-Gurrr (G1)#Selects|Hun-Gurrr]])}}
{{Bp-merc|TT-GS12 [[Soundblaster (G1)#Generations|Soundblaster]]}}
|
|width="20%" valign="top"|
|-
|width="20%" valign="top"|'''''[[The Transformers: Masterpiece|Masterpiece Edition]]'''''
<ul class="iconlist">
{{Bp-a1|MP-18+ [[Bluestreak (G1)/toys#MP18Plus|Bluestreak]]}}
{{Bp-m1|MP-32 [[Optimus Primal (BW)/toys#Masterpiece|Beast Convoy (Optimus Primal)]]}}
{{Bp-m1|MP-38+ [[Optimus Primal (BW)/toys#MP38Plus|Burning Convoy]]}}
{{Bp-a1|MP-39+ [[Spin-Out (G1)#Masterpiece|Spinout]]}}
{{Bp-a1|MP-45 [[Bumblebee (G1)/toys#MP45|Bumblebee]] and [[Spike Witwicky (G1)#MP45|Spike]] 2.0}}
|
|width="20%" valign="top"| 
<ul class="iconlist">
{{Bp-d1|MP-49 [[Nemesis Prime (G1)#MP49|Black Convoy (Nemesis Prime)]]}}
{{Bp-m1|MP-50 [[Tigatron#Masterpiece|Tigatron]]}}
{{Bp-a1|MP-51 [[Arcee (G1)/toys#Masterpiece|Arcee]]}}
{{Bp-d1|MP-51+ [[Nightbird (G1)#Masterpiece|Nightbird Shadow]]<ref>The TakaraTomy ID number is MP-55 but for whatever reason, Hasbro Pulse went with MP-51+ for their listing.</ref>}}
{{Bp-d1|MP-52 [[Starscream (G1)/toys#MP52|Starscream]]}}
|
|width="20%" valign="top"| 
<ul class="iconlist">
{{Bp-d1|MP-52+ [[Thundercracker (G1)/toys#MP52|Thundercracker]]}}
{{Bp-d1|MP-52+SW [[Skywarp (G1)/toys#MP52|Skywarp]]}}
{{Bp-a1|MP-53 [[Skids (G1)#Masterpiece|Autobot Skids]]}}
{{Bp-a1|MP-53+ [[Crosscut (G1)#Masterpiece|Senator Crosscut]]}}
{{Bp-a1|MP-54 [[Reboost#Masterpiece|Reboost]]}}
|
|width="20%" valign="top"|'''''[[The Transformers: Masterpiece#Masterpiece Movie Series|Masterpiece Movie Series]]'''''
<ul class="iconlist">
{{Bp-a1|MPM-9 [[Jazz (Movie)#Masterpiece|Jazz]]}}
|}

{{toystub|''Masterpiece'', ''Premium Finish'', ''Beast Wars Again'', ''Dramatic Capture Series'', more probably}}

===Partner exclusives===
In March 2021, Hasbro launched the Partner Exclusives lineup, in which exclusive toys to other stores would be available on Pulse in limited quantities. For unknown reasons, ''Robot Enhanced Design'' Cheetor and Arcee were given a $3.12 USD upcharge to their original MSRP. Each entry in their respective toyline is ordered from oldest to most recently added.
{| style="margin-left:1em;" width="100%"
|width="20%" valign="top"|'''''[[Transformers R.E.D.|R.E.D. [Robot Enhanced Design]]]'''
<ul class="iconlist">
{{Bp-d1|[[Megatron (G1)/merchandise#R.E.D. .5BRobot Enhanced Design.5D|Megatron]] (''[[The Transformers (cartoon)|Transformers]]'')}}
{{Bp-d1|[[Soundwave (G1)/merchandise#R.E.D. .5BRobot Enhanced Design.5D|Soundwave]] (''Transformers'')}}
{{Bp-a1|[[Optimus Prime (G1)/merchandise#R.E.D. .5BRobot Enhanced Design.5D|Optimus Prime]] (''Transformers'')}}
{{Bp-m1|[[Cheetor (BW)/toys#R.E.D. .5BRobot Enhanced Design.5D|Cheetor]] (''[[Beast Wars: Transformers (cartoon)|Beast Wars]]'')}}
{{Bp-a1|[[Arcee (WFC)#R.E.D. .5BRobot Enhanced Design.5D|Arcee]] (''[[Transformers: Prime (cartoon)|Prime]]'')}}
</ul>
|width="20%" valign="top"|'''''[[War for Cybertron: Earthrise|Earthrise]]'''
<ul class="iconlist">
{{Bp-a1d1|Encounter 4: [[Master (planet)|Dominus]] Criminal Pursuit}}
:{{Bp-d1|[[Barricade (IDW)#War for Cybertron: Earthrise|Barricade]]}}
:{{Bp-a1|[[Punch (G1)#War for Cybertron: Earthrise|Punch-Counterpunch]]}}
{{Bp-a1d1|Encounter 2: [[Micro]]n Micromasters}}
:{{Bp-a1|[[Fireguard#Toys|Fireguard]] & [[Roadburner#Generations|Roadburner]]}}
:{{Bp-d1|[[Barricade (G1)#Generations|Decepticon Runner]] & [[Motorhead (G1)#Generations|Motorhead]]}}
:{{Bp-a1d1|[[Stingracer#Toys|Stingracer]] & [[Windstorm#Toys|Windstorm]]}}
</ul>
|width="20%" valign="top"|'''''[[War for Cybertron Trilogy (toyline)|War for Cybertron Trilogy]]'''
<ul class="iconlist">
{{Bp-a1|[[Optimus Prime (G1)/toys#2020Netflix|Optimus Prime]] (w/ [[Enerax#Toys|Enerax]] and [[Sheeldron#Toys|Sheeldron]])}}
{{Bp-d1|[[Soundwave (G1)/toys#2020Netflix|Soundwave]] (w/ [[Ravage (G1)/toys#War for Cybertron Trilogy|Ravage]] and [[Laserbeak (G1)/toys#War for Cybertron Trilogy|Laserbeak]])}}
{{Bp-d1|[[Sparkless#SparklessSeeker|Sparkless Seeker]] (w/ [[Caliburst (G1)#War for Cybertron Trilogy|Sparkless Caliburst]] and [[Singe#War for Cybertron Trilogy|Sparkless Singe]])}}
{{Bp-m1|[[Optimus Primal (BW)/toys#War for Cybertron Trilogy|Optimus Primal]] (w/ [[Rattrap (BW)/toys#War for Cybertron Trilogy|Rattrap]])}}
{{Bp-d1p1|Spoiler Pack:}}
:{{Bp-d1|[[Megatron (G1)/toys#Spoiler|Megatron]]}}
:{{Bp-p1|[[Skelivore#Toys|Fossilizer Skelivore]]}}
{{Bp-m1|[[Cheetor (BW)/toys#War for Cybertron Trilogy|Cheetor]]}}
{{Bp-a1|[[Deep Cover#Netflix|Deep Cover]]}}
{{Bp-qu2|[[Deseeus Army Drone#Generations|Deseeus Army Drone]]}}
{{Bp-d1|[[Sparkless#SparklessBot|Sparkless Bot]]}}

</ul>
|width="20%" valign="top"|'''''[[Vintage|Vintage Beast Wars]]'''
<ul class="iconlist">
{{Bp-m1|[[Rattrap (BW)/toys#Vintage Beast Wars|Rattrap]]}}
{{Bp-m1|[[Cheetor (BW)/toys#Vintage Beast Wars|Cheetor]]}}
{{Bp-m1|[[Optimus Primal (BW)/toys#Vintage Beast Wars|Optimus Primal]]}}
{{Bp-p1|[[Megatron (BW)/toys#Vintage Beast Wars|Megatron]]}}
|}

{{toystub|''Legacy Walmart Exclusives, Buzzworthy Silverstreak & Studio Series 86, Legacy Wreck N' Rule Collection, Kingdom Red Alert & Amazon Exclusives''}}

==References==
{{reflist|2}}

==External links==
* [https://hasbropulse.com Hasbro Pulse website]
* [https://hasbropulse.com/blogs/unboxed/tagged/transformers Hasbro Pulse Unboxed]
* [https://www.facebook.com/hasbropulse Hasbro Pulse Facebook]
* [https://www.instagram.com/hasbropulse Hasbro Pulse Instagram]
* [https://www.youtube.com/@hasbropulse Hasbro Pulse YouTube]

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[[Category:Websites]]

Transformers: Legacy

2024-05-18T01:09:12Z

Wikimaniac: Reverted, forgot about the Autobot Micromaster

{{disambig3|Legacy}}
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'''''Transformers: Legacy''''' (aka '''''Transformers Generations: Legacy''''')<ref>The official in-house title of the toyline is "'''''Transformers Generations: Legacy'''''", which is often used in online product descriptions given to retailers. The name used for the line's logo, however; is just "'''''Transformers: Legacy'''''".</ref> is a [[subline imprint]] of the ''[[Transformers: Generations (toyline)|Generations]]'' toyline, and the successor to the ''[[War for Cybertron Trilogy (toyline)|War for Cybertron Trilogy]]''.

First revealed in late [[2021]] at [[Hasbro Pulse Con 2021]], ''Legacy'' commemorates the approaching 40th anniversary of the [[Transformers brand|''Transformers'' brand]] by featuring new toys of characters from across the ''Transformers'' [[multiverse]]. The toys are largely in the [[scale]] and style of those from the ''War for Cybertron Trilogy'', including numerous 3 mm posts and [[5 mm post|5 mm ports]] from the [[C.O.M.B.A.T. System]]. Characters from franchises known for more unique aesthetics, such as ''[[Transformers: Prime (franchise)| Prime]]'' and ''[[Transformers Animated (franchise)|Animated]]'', are updated with the modern ''Generations'' aesthetic to fit with the rest of the toyline, which can range from a significant redesign to the same basic model just rendered more like a modern "[[The Transformers (franchise)|Generation 1]]" toy. The toyline also sees the return of [[combiner]]s from Hasbro for the first time since ''[[Power of the Primes (toyline)|Power of the Primes]]'', starting with the [[Stunticon (G1)#Legacy|Stunticons]] in [[2022]].

The storytelling of ''Legacy'' follows characters brought together from across the [[multiverse]] as their universes collide.<ref name="Facebook"/> As such, non-"Generation 1" characters are (usually) given prefixes associated with their series of origin, such as "[[Transformers: Cybertron (franchise)|Cybertron Universe]]". Certain characters have also been given these prefixes to denote specific iterations, such as [[Impactor (G1)#Marvel Comics continuity|"Comic Universe" Impactor]]. Replacing the package [[bio]]s of old is a QR code on the back of each box, or for Core Class figures, on the instructions, which leads to the character's bio on the ''Transformers'' website.

Unlike its predecessors, ''Legacy'' was ''not'' replaced by a new line with its own distinct title for its second and third years. Instead, it was given a refresh in the form of [[subline imprint]]s titled '''''Legacy: Evolution''''' and '''''Legacy: United''''', with the existing assortments continued in terms of distribution. Similar to its predecessors, the ''Legacy'' toyline features [[package refresh]]es of several figures from previous lines, even all the way back to ''[[War for Cybertron: Siege|Siege]]'', though ''Legacy'' elects to remove the battle damage [[paint operation|paint applications]] from these toys where applicable.

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==''Legacy''==
[[File:TF-Legacy-main-artwork.jpg|thumb|300px|We did it. We put the "s" in Generations.]]
[[File:Legacy_Logo.png|center|300px]]

The first year of ''Legacy'' (theoretically) focuses on characters that can "harness the power of [[Energon]]", with many toys including an often-translucent accessory that the figure can wield in multiple ways and combine with others branded an "[[Energon weapon#Legacy|Energon-infused weapon]]"<ref name="Facebook">Pre-reveal of ''Legacy'' on the ''Transformers'' [https://www.facebook.com/transformers/posts/6219021398168002 Facebook]: "Celebrating an almost 40-year legacy of Transformers, universes collide as fan-favorite characters are brought together from across the multiverse, updated with Generations styling. You can harness the power of Energon, with all-new Energon-infused weapon accessories that come with figures across the line."</ref>, not too dissimilar to the [[2003]] ''[[Transformers: Energon (toyline)|Energon]]'' series. In keeping with this theme, the first wave of Core Class includes weapons specifically designed to combine into a large sword, but the gimmick was quietly dropped immediately after. Moreover, toys that do not utilize clear plastic in any part of their construction do not have these "energon infused" weapons, but some product descriptions do claim that the weapons are such.<ref>Tarantulas's product description says that he comes with a crossbow and an ''sic'' accessory, but Armada Starscream's product description claims that he comes with an energon sword despite both swords being casted in solid plastic.</ref> Their random nature can be chalked up to them having been designed before the character roster was finalized.
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===General retail===
====Core Class====
{| style="margin-left:1em;" width="100%"
|width="20%" valign="top"|'''Wave 1'''
<ul class="iconlist">
{{Bp-a1|[[Hot Rod (G1)/toys#Legacy|Autobot Hot Rod]] ([[package refresh]] from ''[[War for Cybertron: Kingdom|Kingdom]]'')}}
{{Bp-d1|[[Iguanus (G1)#Legacy|Iguanus]]}}
{{Bp-d1|[[Skywarp (G1)/toys#Legacy|Skywarp]]}}
</ul>
|
|width="20%" valign="top"|'''Wave 2'''
<ul class="iconlist">
{{Bp-d2|[[Megatron (G1)/Generations toys#Legacy|G2 Universe Megatron]]}}
{{Bp-a1|[[Optimus Prime (G1)/Generations toys#LegacyCore|Optimus Prime]] (package refresh from ''Kingdom'')}}
{{Bp-d1|[[Shockwave (G1)/toys#Legacy|Shockwave]]}}
</ul>
|
|width="20%" valign="top"|'''Wave 3'''
<ul class="iconlist">
{{Bp-d1|[[Bomb-Burst (G1)#Legacy|Bomb-Burst]]}}
{{Bp-d1|[[Soundwave (G1)/toys#Legacy|Soundwave]] (package refresh from ''Kingdom'')}}
</ul>
|
|width="20%" valign="top"|[[File:TF-Legacy-Core-Bombburst.jpg|thumb|200px|[[Bomb-Burst (G1)#Legacy|Bomb-Burst]]]]
|}
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====Deluxe Class====
{| style="margin-left:1em;" width="100%"
|width="20%" valign="top"|'''Wave 1'''
<ul class="iconlist">
{{Bp-a1|[[Arcee (WFC)#Legacy|Prime Universe Arcee]]}}
{{Bp-d1|[[Drag Strip (G1)#Legacy|Decepticon Dragstrip]]}}
{{Bp-d1|[[Kickback (G1)#Legacy|Kickback]]}}
{{Bp-a1|[[Skids (G1)#Legacy|Autobot Skids]]}}
</ul>
|
|width="20%" valign="top"|'''Wave 2'''
<ul class="iconlist">
{{Bp-a1|[[Elita One (G1)#Legacy|Elita-1]]}}
{{Bp-d1|[[Knock Out (Prime)#Legacy|Prime Universe Knock-Out]]}}
{{Bp-p1|[[Tarantulas (BW)/toys#Legacy|Predacon Tarantulas]]}}
{{Bp-d1|[[Wildrider (G1)#Legacy|Decepticon Wild Rider]]}}
</ul>
|
|width="20%" valign="top"|'''Wave 3'''
<ul class="iconlist">
{{Bp-d1|[[Crankcase (G1)#Legacy|Crankcase]]}}
{{Bp-d1|[[Dead End (G1)#Legacy|Dead End]]}}
{{Bp-a1|[[Pointblank#Legacy|Autobot Pointblank]] & [[Peacemaker#Legacy|Autobot Peacemaker]]}}
{{Bp-d1|[[Skullgrin#Legacy|Skullgrin]]}}
</ul>
|
|width="20%" valign="top"|[[File:TF-Legacy-Deluxe-Class-Arcee.jpg|thumb|200px|[[Arcee (WFC)#Legacy|Prime Universe Arcee]]]]
|}
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====Voyager Class====
{| style="margin-left:1em;" width="100%"
|width="20%" valign="top"|'''Wave 1'''
<ul class="iconlist">
{{Bp-a1|[[Blaster (G1)/toys#Legacy|Autobot Blaster]] & [[Eject (G1)#War for Cybertron: Kingdom|Eject]] (package refresh from ''Kingdom'')}}
{{Bp-a1|[[Bulkhead (Prime)#Legacy|Prime Universe Bulkhead]]}}
</ul>
|
|width="20%" valign="top"|'''Wave 2'''
<ul class="iconlist">
{{Bp-d2|[[Jhiaxus (G2)#Legacy|G2 Universe Jhiaxus]]}}
{{Bp-d1|[[Soundwave (G1)/toys#Legacy|Soundwave]] (redecoed package refresh from ''Siege'')}}
</ul>
|
|width="20%" valign="top"|'''Wave 3'''
<ul class="iconlist">
{{Bp-p1|[[Inferno (BW)#Legacy|Predacon Inferno]]}}
{{Bp-d1|[[Starscream (Armada)/toys#Legacy|Armada Universe Starscream]]}}
</ul>
|
|width="20%" valign="top"|[[File:TF-Legacy-Voyager-Class-Jhiaxus.jpg|thumb|200px|[[Jhiaxus (G2)#Legacy|G2 Universe Jhiaxus]]]]
|}
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====Leader Class====
{| style="margin-left:1em;" width="100%"
|width="20%" valign="top"|'''Wave 1'''
<ul class="iconlist">
{{Bp-d1|[[Galvatron (G1)/toys#Legacy|Galvatron]] (redecoed package refresh from ''Kingdom'')}}
{{Bp-a1|[[Optimus Prime (G1)/Generations toys#Legacy|Laser Optimus Prime]]}}
</ul>
|
|width="20%" valign="top"|'''Wave 2'''
<ul class="iconlist">
{{Bp-d1|[[Blitzwing (G1)/toys#Legacy|Blitzwing]]}}
</ul>
|
|width="20%" valign="top"|'''Wave 3'''
<ul class="iconlist">
{{Bp-p2|[[Megatron (BW)/toys#Legacy|Transmetal II Megatron]]}}
</ul>
|
|width="20%" valign="top"|[[File:TF-Legacy-Leader-Transmetal2-Megatron.jpeg|thumb|200px|[[Megatron (BW)/toys#Legacy|Transmetal II Megatron]]]]
|}
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====Big ticket items====
{| style="margin-left:1em;" width="100%"
|width="20%" valign="top"|'''Commander Class'''
<ul class="iconlist">
{{Bp-d1|[[Motormaster (G1)#Legacy|Decepticon Motormaster]]}}
</ul>
|
|width="20%" valign="top"|'''Titan Class'''
<ul class="iconlist">
{{Bp-a1|[[Metroplex (Cybertron)#Legacy|Cybertron Universe Metroplex]]}}
</ul>
|
|width="20%" valign="top"|'''HasLab campaign'''<ref name="HasLab">Due to their sheer scale, all HasLab campaigns are kept in-house and are thus sorta kinda joint exclusives between [[Hasbro Pulse]], [[TakaraTomy Mall]], and a very select list of secondary retailers with Hasbro and TakaraTomy's blessing to cover additional regions around the globe.</ref>
<ul class="iconlist">
{{bp-a1|Victory Saber ([[Star Saber (G1)#Legacy|Autobot Star Saber]] and [[Ginrai (robot)#Legacy|Victory Leo]] with [[Holi#Legacy|Holi]] and [[Fire#Legacy|Fire]])}}
</ul>
|
|width="20%" valign="top"|[[File:TF-HasLab-Star-Saber.jpg|thumb|200px|[[Star Saber (G1)#Legacy|Autobot Star Saber]]]]
|}
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===Exclusives===
Please note that the exclusivity listed for toys below applies to the United States. Also, most of ''Legacy''<nowiki>'</nowiki>s exclusives were available through [[Hasbro Pulse]] as well, but in much smaller numbers than their "main" outlets.

====Walmart====
: [[Walmart]] had a ''large'' number of exclusives; first came a trio of normal ''Legacy''-packaged Deluxe beast-bots (which were sold as Farmers exclusives in [[New Zealand]]).

: Next came the '''''Velocitron Speedia 500 Collection''''', which focused on characters on the namesake [[Velocitron|planet]] participating in the namesake [[Speedia 500|race]]. The first assortment was revealed on the [[June 23]] 2022 [[Hasbro Pulse#Fan First Friday|Fanstream]]. A second assortment of Deluxe Class toys was revealed in early October, without prior announcement.<ref>[https://news.tfw2005.com/2022/09/14/transformers-velocitron-speedia-500-deluxe-g2-shadowstrip-crasher-out-in-new-zealand-first-in-hand-images-465277 Transformers Velocitron Speedia 500 Deluxe G2 Shadowstrip & Crasher Out In New Zealand – First In-Hand Images] at TFW2005</ref> Distribution of this second wave of product has been... let's politely call it ''varied''. These toys were [[Kmart]] exclusives in New Zealand.

{| style="margin-left:1em;" width="100%"
|width="20%" valign="top"|'''Deluxe Beast Assortment'''
<ul class="iconlist">
{{bp-p1|[[Buzz Saw (BW)#Legacy|Buzzsaw]]}}
{{bp-a1|[[Nightprowler#Legacy|Autobot Nightprowler]]}}
{{bp-p1|[[Sandstorm (BW)#Legacy|Predacon Sandstorm]]}}
|
|width="20%" valign="top"|'''''Velocitron'' Deluxes'''
<ul class="iconlist">
{{Bp-a1|[[Blurr (G1)/toys#Legacy|Blurr]]}}
{{Bp-a1|[[Burn Out (Diaclone)#Legacy|Diaclone Universe Burn Out]]}}
{{Bp-a1|[[Clampdown (G1)#Legacy|Diaclone Universe Clampdown]]}}
{{Bp-a1|[[Cosmos (G1)#Legacy|Autobot Cosmos]]}}
{{Bp-a2|[[Road Rocket (G2)#Legacy|G2 Universe Road Rocket]]}}
{{Bp-d1|[[Crasher (G1)#Legacy|Decepticon Crasher]] (wave 2)}}
{{Bp-d2|[[Shadowstrip#Legacy|G2 Universe Shadowstrip]] (wave 2)}}
</ul>
|
|width="20%" valign="top"|'''''Velocitron'' Voyagers'''
<ul class="iconlist">
{{Bp-a1|[[Override (Cybertron)#Legacy|Cybertron Universe Override]]}}
{{Bp-a1|[[Hauler#Legacy|Road Hauler]]}}
{{Bp-a1|[[Hot Rod (G1)/toys#Velocitron|Autobot Hot Rod]] (wave 2, cancelled)}}
</ul>
|
|width="20%" valign="top"|'''''Velocitron'' Leaders'''
<ul class="iconlist">
{{Bp-cm|[[Scourge (RID)#Legacy|Robots in Disguise 2000 Universe Scourge]]}}
{{Bp-a1|[[Galaxy Shuttle#Legacy|Victory Universe Galaxy Shuttle]] (wave 2)}}
</ul>
|
|width="20%" valign="top"|[[File:TF-Legacy-Velocitron-Speedia-500-Override.jpg|right|thumb|200px|[[Override (Cybertron)#Legacy|Cybertron Universe Override]]]]
|}
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====Other outlets====
{| style="margin-left:1em;" width="100%"
|width="20%" valign="top"|'''Amazon "Wreck N' Rule Collection"'''
<ul class="iconlist">
{{Bp-wr|[[Bulkhead (Prime)#WreckNRule|Prime Universe Bulkhead]]}}
{{Bp-wr|[[Impactor (G1)#Legacy|Comic Universe Impactor]] / [[Spindle]]}}
{{Bp-wr|[[Leadfoot (G2)#Legacy|G2 Universe Leadfoot]] / [[Masterdominus]]}}
{{Bp-wr|[[Springer (G1)/toys#Legacy|Autobot Springer]]}}
{{Bp-wr|[[Twin Twist (G1)#Legacy|Diaclone Universe Twin Twist]]}}
</ul>
|
|width="20%" valign="top"|'''Generations Selects''' (multiple outlets)
<ul class="iconlist">
{{Bp-d1|[[Scorponok (G1)#Generations Selects|Black Zarak]]}}
{{Bp-d1|[[Cyclonus (G1)/toys#Generations Selects|Cyclonus]] & [[Nightstick (G1)#Generations Selects|Nightstick]]}}
{{Bp-a1|[[DK-2 Guard]]}}
{{Bp-a1|[[Breaker (G1)#Generations Selects|DK-3 Breaker]]}}
{{Bp-a1|[[Lift-Ticket (Diaclone)#Generations Selects|Lift-Ticket]]}}
|
|width="20%" valign="top"|'''Hasbro Pulse'''
<ul class="iconlist">
{{bp-a1|A Hero Is Born ([[Alpha Trion (G1)#Legacy|Alpha Trion]], [[Optimus Prime (G1)/Generations toys#HasbroPulse|Orion Pax]], [[Vector Sigma#Legacy|Vector Sigma]])}}
</ul>
|
|width="20%" valign="top"|'''Target'''
<ul class="iconlist">
{{Bp-a1|[[Security Officer (G1)#Toys|Red Cog]]}}
{{Bp-m1p1|[[Dinobot (BW)/toys#Buzzworthy Bumblebee|Heroic Maximal Dinobot]]}} 
{{Bp-a1|[[Silverstreak#Buzzworthy Bumblebee|Autobot Silverstreak]]}}
{{Bp-p1|[[Terrorsaur (BW)#Buzzworthy Bumblebee|Evil Predacon Terrorsaur]]}}
{{Bp-multi|Creatures Collide ([[Bumblebee (G1)/toys#CreaturesCollide|Autobot Goldbug]], [[Ransack (G1)#Buzzworthy Bumblebee|Ransack]], [[Skywasp#Buzzworthy Bumblebee|Skywasp]], [[Scorponok (BW)#Buzzworthy Bumblebee|Predacon Scorponok]])}}
</ul>
|
|width="20%" valign="top" rowspan=2|[[File:Buzzworthy Creatures Collide Goldbug.JPG|thumb|200px|Target "Creatures Collide" [[Bumblebee (G1)/toys#CreaturesCollide|Autobot Goldbug]]]]
|-
|width="20%" valign="top"|'''Walgreens'''
<ul class="iconlist">
{{Bp-a1|[[Minerva (G1 robot)#Legacy|Autobot Minerva]]}}
|}
{{note|Almost all of [[Target]]'s exclusives were part of the long-running ''[[Buzzworthy Bumblebee]]'' series, a multi-franchise set of toys with increasingly-smaller amounts of Bumblebee in it. Red Cog, however, was sold in normal ''Legacy''-style packaging.}}
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==''Legacy: Evolution''==
[[File:TF-Legacy-Evolution-main-artwork.jpg|thumb|300px|That's a lotta nuts!]]
[[File:Legacy_Evolution_Logo.png|center|300px]]

'''''Legacy: Evolution''''', the second year of ''Legacy'' product, was announced in fall 2022 at [[Hasbro Pulse Con 2022|that year's Pulse Con]]. This [[subline imprint]] not only broadened the range of past ''Transformers'' franchises characters could be pulled from, it retired the Energon-infused weapons in favor of a series of integrated weapons referred to collectively as "[[Evo-Fusion]]." Admittedly, many of these are just the same "combine and mount weapons somewhere on the figure" play gimmick that has been part of the ''Generations'' line for years, but hey.

Supporting this is a continuation of the "[[C.O.M.B.A.T. System|Weaponizer]]" concept with a new tribe of modular [[Junkion (species)|Junkions]] that can mix and match body parts and accessories to create your own robot and vehicle modes, or armor and weaponry for other bots. Following [[Menasor (G1)#Legacy|Menasor]], this subline's combiner is [[Volcanicus (POTP)#Legacy|Volcanicus]], made up of six [[Dinobot (G1)#Legacy|Dinobots]] in the smaller Core Class. ''Evolution'' also puts some more focus on ''[[Transformers: Armada (franchise)|Armada]]'' characters to commemorate the series' 20th anniversary, although these new releases do not include any of the series' original [[Mini-Cons]]. The line also notably features the first mainline ''[[Transformers Animated (franchise)|Animated]]'' toys since the show's cancellation in 2009; 2023 ''also'' marks the 15th anniversary of the [[Transformers Animated (cartoon)|''Animated'' cartoon]], but we doubt this was intentional.
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===General retail===
====Core Class====
{| style="margin-left:1em;" width="100%"
|width="20%" valign="top"|'''Wave 1'''
<ul class="iconlist">
{{Bp-a1|[[Sludge (G1)#Legacy|Dinobot Sludge]]}}
{{Bp-a1|[[Slag (G1)/toys#Legacy|Dinobot Slug]]}}
{{Bp-d1|[[Soundwave (G1)/toys#LegacyEvo|Soundblaster]]}}
</ul>
|
|width="20%" valign="top"|'''Wave 2'''
<ul class="iconlist">
{{Bp-d1|[[Bomb-Burst (G1)#Legacy|Bomb-Burst]] (package refresh from ''Legacy'')}}
{{Bp-a1|[[Grimlock (G1)/toys#Legacy|Grimlock]]}}
{{Bp-d1|[[Nemesis Prime (G1)#Legacy|Nemesis Prime]]}}
{{Bp-d1|[[Thundercracker (G1)/toys#Legacy|Thundercracker]]}}
</ul>
|
|width="20%" valign="top"|'''Wave 3'''
<ul class="iconlist">
{{Bp-a1|[[Skar (IDW)#Legacy|Dinobot Scarr]]}}
{{Bp-d1|[[Starscream (G1)/toys#Legacy|Starscream]] (package refresh from ''Kingdom'')}}
{{Bp-a1|[[Swoop (G1)/toys#Legacy|Dinobot Swoop]]}}
</ul>
|
|width="20%" valign="top"|'''Wave 4'''
<ul class="iconlist">
{{Bp-a1|[[Optimus Prime (G1)/Generations toys#LegacyCore|Optimus Prime]] (package refresh from ''Legacy'')}}
{{Bp-a1|[[Snarl (G1)#Legacy|Dinobot Snarl]]}}
|
|width="20%" valign="top"|[[File:TF-Legacy-Core-Class-Grimlock.jpg|thumb|200px|[[Grimlock (G1)/toys#Legacy|Grimlock]]]]
|}
{{--}}

====Deluxe Class====
{| style="margin-left:1em;" width="100%"
|width="20%" valign="top"|'''Wave 1'''
<ul class="iconlist">
{{Bp-d1|[[Breakdown (G1)#Legacy|Breakdown]]<ref>Wave 1's Breakdown was, despite being ''Evolution'' product, released in standard year one ''Legacy'' packaging to match the rest of the Stunticons. His [[instructions]] initially featured the "Evolution" branding and green color scheme, but a [[variant#Running changes|running change variant]] replaced those with the vanilla "Legacy" branding and purple color scheme. {{citesocial|quote=You will see a regular Legacy box sitting on the shelf with all of our new Legacy: Evolution stuff for Wave 1 so that if you are a MIB collector you can actually collect these all in the right same packaging.|name=Ben MacCrae|link=https://www.youtube.com/live/vuZHDR3ZBd8?feature=share&t=2098|site=YouTube|title=Hasbro Pulse Con 2022 | DAY ONE}}</ref>}}
{{Bp-a1|[[Hot Shot (Armada)/toys#Legacy|Armada Universe Hot Shot]]}}
{{Bp-d1|[[Needlenose (G1)#Legacy|Needlenose]] (w/ [[Sunbeam (G1)#Legacy|Decepticon Sunbeam]] & [[Zigzag#Legacy|Decepticon Zigzag]])}}
{{Bp-a1|[[Scraphook#Toys|Scraphook]]}}
</ul>
|
|width="20%" valign="top"|'''Wave 2'''
<ul class="iconlist">
{{Bp-a1|[[Crashbar#Legacy|Crashbar]]}}
{{Bp-a1|[[Crosscut (G1)#Legacy|Crosscut]]}}
{{Bp-a1|[[Prowl (Animated)#Legacy|Animated Universe Prowl]]}}
{{Bp-d1|[[Shrapnel (G1)#Legacy|Shrapnel]]}}
</ul>
|
|width="20%" valign="top"|'''Wave 3'''
<ul class="iconlist">
{{Bp-d1|[[Axlegrease#Legacy|Axlegrease]]}}
{{Bp-a1|[[Beachcomber (G1)#Legacy|Beachcomber]] & [[Paradise Parakeet#Toys|Paradise Parakeet]]}}
{{Bp-a1|[[Devcon (G1)#Legacy|Autobot Devcon]]}}
{{Bp-p1|[[Tarantulas (BW)/toys#Legacy|Predacon Tarantulas]] (package refresh from ''Legacy'')}}
</ul>
|
|width="20%" valign="top"|'''Wave 4'''
<ul class="iconlist">
{{Bp-d1|[[Bombshell (G1)#Legacy|Insecticon Bombshell]]}}
{{Bp-a1d1|[[Detritus (G1)#Legacy|Detritus]]}}
{{Bp-d1|[[Shadow Striker (Cyberverse)#Legacy|Cyberverse Universe Shadow Striker]]}}
{{Bp-a1|[[Strongarm (RID)#Legacy|Robots In Disguise 2015 Universe Strongarm]]}}
|
|width="20%" valign="top"|[[File:TF-Legacy-Deluxe-Shadow-Striker.jpg|thumb|200px|[[Shadow Striker (Cyberverse)#Legacy|Cyberverse Universe Shadow Striker]]]]
|}
{{--}}

====Voyager Class====
{| style="margin-left:1em;" width="100%"
|width="20%" valign="top"|'''Wave 1'''
<ul class="iconlist">
{{Bp-m1|[[Lio Convoy#Legacy|Maximal Leo Prime]]}}
{{Bp-d1|[[Tarn (G1)#Legacy|Comic Universe Tarn]]}}
</ul>
|
|width="20%" valign="top"|'''Wave 2'''
<ul class="iconlist">
{{Bp-a1|[[Metalhawk (G1)#Legacy|Metalhawk]]}}
{{Bp-a1|[[Twincast#Legacy|Twincast]] & [[Rewind (G1)#Legacy|Autobot Rewind]]}}
</ul>
|
|width="20%" valign="top"|'''Wave 3'''
<ul class="iconlist">
{{Bp-d1|[[Dirge (G1)/toys#Legacy|Dirge]] (package refresh from ''Earthrise'')}}
{{Bp-m1|[[Black Lio Convoy#Legacy|Nemesis Leo Prime]]}}
</ul>
|
|width="20%" valign="top"|'''Wave 4'''
<ul class="iconlist">
{{Bp-d1|[[Bludgeon (G1)#Legacy|Comic Universe Bludgeon]]}}
{{Bp-a1|[[Trashmaster#Legacy|Trashmaster]]}}
|
|width="20%" valign="top"|[[File:TF-Legacy-Voyager-Trashmaster.jpg|thumb|200px|[[Trashmaster#Legacy|Trashmaster]]]]
|}
{{--}}

====Leader Class====
{| style="margin-left:1em;" width="100%"
|width="20%" valign="top"|'''Wave 1'''
<ul class="iconlist">
{{Bp-p2|[[Megatron (BW)/toys#Legacy|Transmetal II Megatron]] (package refresh from ''Legacy'')}}
{{Bp-d1|[[Skyquake (Prime)#Legacy|Prime Universe Skyquake]]}}
</ul>
|
|width="20%" valign="top"|'''Wave 2'''
<ul class="iconlist">
{{Bp-d1|[[Blitzwing (G1)/toys#Legacy|Blitzwing]] (package refresh from ''Legacy'')}}
{{Bp-d1|[[Megatron (Armada)/toys#Legacy|Armada Universe Megatron]]}}
</ul>
|
|width="20%" valign="top"|'''Wave 3'''
<ul class="iconlist">
{{Bp-d1|[[Dreadwing (Prime)#Legacy 2|Prime Universe Dreadwing]]}}
</ul>
|
|width="20%" valign="top"|
|
|width="20%" valign="top"|[[File:TF-Legacy-Leader-Class-Skyquake.jpg|thumb|200px|[[Skyquake (Prime)#Legacy|Prime Universe Skyquake]]]]
|}
{{--}}

====Big ticket items====
{| style="margin-left:1em;" width="100%"
|width="20%" valign="top"|'''Commander Class'''
<ul class="iconlist">
{{Bp-a1|[[Optimus Prime (Armada)/toys#Legacy|Armada Universe Optimus Prime]]}}
</ul>
|
|width="20%" valign="top"|'''Titan Class'''
<ul class="iconlist">
{{Bp-d1|[[Nemesis (G1)#Legacy 2|Decepticon Nemesis]]}}
</ul>
|
|width="20%" valign="top"|'''HasLab campaign'''<ref name = "HasLab"/>
<ul class="iconlist">
{{bp-a1d1|[[Deathsaurus (G1)#Legacy|Deathsaurus]] (with [[Tigerbreast#Legacy|Tigerchest]], [[Eaglebreast#Legacy|Eaglechest]], [[Boater#Legacy|Boater]], and [[Pīpō#Legacy|Pīpō]])}}
</ul>
|
|width="20%" valign="top"|
|
|width="20%" valign="top"|[[File:TF-Legacy-Titan-Class-Nemesis.jpg|thumb|200px|[[Nemesis (G1)#Legacy 2|Decepticon Nemesis]]]]
|}
{{--}}

===Exclusives===
====Walmart====
: [[Walmart]]'s '''''Toxitron Collection''''' "capsule" featured gloriously garishly-decoed toys based on unreleased concept redecos from ''[[Transformers: Generation 2 (toyline)|Generation 2]]'' (and one from [[2003]]'s ''[[Transformers: Universe (2003 toyline)| Universe]]''). The series was revealed on [[March 13]] in 2023 as part of Walmart's "Collector Con", showing off the first three toys as well as putting them up for preorder. The toys eventually started shipping in mid-July, with the remaining toys being officially revealed at [[San Diego Comic-Con]] (though naturally they had both leaked ''and'' been found at Walmarts before the show). However, distribution has reportedly been spotty at best, with many stores missing out on some or even all of the capsule.

{| style="margin-left:1em;" width="100%"
|width="20%" valign="top"|'''Toxitron Deluxes'''
<ul class="iconlist">
{{bp-d2|[[Dead End (G1)#Toxitron|G2 Universe Dead End]]}}
{{bp-a2|[[Jazz (G1)/toys#Legacy|G2 Universe Autobot Jazz]]}}
{{bp-a2|[[Jazz (G1)/toys#LegacyLC|G2 Universe Laser Cycle]]}}
{{bp-a2|[[Mirage (G1)/toys#Legacy|G2 Universe Autobot Mirage]]}}
{{bp-a2|[[Sideswipe (G1)/toys#Legacy|G2 Universe Sideswipe]]}}
|
|width="20%" valign="top"|'''Toxitron Voyagers'''
<ul class="iconlist">
{{bp-d2|[[Cloudcover#Legacy|G2 Universe Cloudcover]]}}
</ul>
|
|width="20%" valign="top"|'''Toxitron Leaders'''
<ul class="iconlist">
{{bp-a2|[[Grimlock (G1)/toys#Toxitron|G2 Universe Grimlock]]}}
{{bp-d2|[[Toxitron (Universe)#Legacy|G2 Universe Toxitron]]}}
</ul>
|
|width="20%" valign="top"|
|
|width="20%" valign="top"|[[File:TF-Legacy-Toxitron-Collection-Toxitron.jpg|thumb|200px|[[Toxitron (Universe)#Legacy|G2 Universe Toxitron]]]]
|}
{{--}}

====Other outlets====
{| style="margin-left:1em;" width="100%"
|width="20%" valign="top"|'''Amazon "Pre-Cybertronian War"'''
<ul class="iconlist">
{{Bp-multi|Deadeye Duel 2-Pack ([[Kaskade#Legacy|Ascenticon Kaskade]] VS [[Javelin#Legacy|Senate Guard Autobot Javelin]])}}
{{Bp-multi|Humble Origins 2-Pack ([[Optimus Prime (G1)/Generations toys#HumbleOrigins|Data Clerk Orion Pax]] and [[Shockwave (G1)/toys#HumbleOrigins|Senator Shockwave]])}}
{{Bp-multi|[[Nacelle (G1)#Legacy|Nacelle]]}}
{{Bp-multi|[[Nova Prime#Legacy|Nova Prime]]}}
{{Bp-multi|Rise of Tyranny 2-Pack ([[Megatron (G1)/Generations toys#RiseofTyranny|Miner Megatron]] and [[Ratbat (G1)/toys#Legacy|Senator Ratbat]])}}
|
|width="20%" valign="top"|'''Generations Selects''' (multiple outlets)
<ul class="iconlist">
{{Bp-p1|[[Antagony (BW)#Generations Selects|Antagony]]}}
{{Bp-a1|[[Guardian robot#Generations Selects|Guardian Robot]] & [[Lunar-Tread#Generations Selects|Lunar-Tread]]}}
{{Bp-d1|[[Magnificus (G1)#Generations Selects|Magnificus]]}}
|
|width="20%" valign="top"|'''Hasbro Pulse'''
<ul class="iconlist">
{{bp-a1|[[Hot Shot (Armada)/toys#LegacyPowerlinx|Armada Universe Powerlinx Hot Shot]] / [[Jolt (Armada)#Legacy|Armada Universe Jolt]]}}
{{bp-d1|[[Menasor (G1)#LegacyGiftset|Stunticon Menasor]] giftset ([[Motormaster (G1)#LegacyGiftset|Decepticon Motormaster]], [[Drag Strip (G1)#LegacyGiftset|Decepticon Dragstrip]], [[Wildrider (G1)#LegacyGiftset|Decepticon Wild Rider]], [[Dead End (G1)#LegacyGiftset|Dead End]], [[Breakdown (G1)#LegacyGiftset|Breakdown]])}}
{{bp-a1|[[Optimus Prime (G1)/Generations toys#LegacyEvolutionCore2pack|Optimus Prime]] & [[Bumblebee (G1)/toys#Legacy|Bumblebee]]}}
{{bp-a1|War Dawn ([[Dion (G1)#Legacy|Dion]] and [[Elita One (G1)#WarDawn|Cybertronian Erial]])}}
|
|width="20%" valign="top"|'''Target'''
<ul class="iconlist">
{{Bp-a1|[[Jazz (G1)/toys#Buzzworthy Bumblebee|Origin Autobot Jazz]]}}
{{Bp-a1|[[Tow-Line (RID)#Buzzworthy Bumblebee|Robots in Disguise 2000 Universe Tow-Line]]}}
{{Bp-multi|Troop Builder Multipack ([[Air Warrior#Buzzworthy_Bumblebee|Decepticon Seeker]], [[Quintesson Bailiff#Buzzworthy Bumblebee|Quintesson Trooper]], [[Cybertronian (faction)#Buzzworthy_Bumblebee|G2 Universe Cybertronian Trooper]], [[Autotrooper (Animated)#Buzzworthy_Bumblebee|Animated Universe Autotrooper]])}}
</ul>
|
|width="20%" valign="top" rowspan=2|[[File:LegacyJavelin.jpg|200px|thumb|Amazon "Deadeye Duel" [[Javelin#Legacy|Javelin]]]]
|-
|width="20%" valign="top"|'''Walgreens'''
<ul class="iconlist">
{{Bp-a1|[[Medix (G1)#Legacy|Autobot Medix]]}}
|}
{{--}}

==''Legacy: United''==
[[File:TF-Legacy-United-main-artwork.jpg|thumb|300px|''Into the fire! / Feel the burn!'' ''Give into the flame / And never return!'']]
[[File:Legacy_United_Logo.png|center|300px]]

'''''Legacy: United''''', the third year of ''Legacy'' product, was once more announced in fall 2023 at [[Hasbro Pulse Con 2023|that year's Pulse Con]]. A celebration of the franchise turning 40 years old, ''United'' continued the previous year's focus on expanding the pool of characters to bring back into the toyline, including further ''[[Transformers Animated (franchise)|Animated]]'' toys as well as toys from franchises such as ''[[Transformers: Rescue Bots (franchise)|Rescue Bots]]'' and ''[[Beast Wars: Super Lifeform Transformers|Beast Wars II]]''.

This year also introduced another iteration of the mix-and-match "Weaponizer" gimmick in the form of "[[Armorizer]]" toys, rock-like beings who can turn into vehicles, weapons and armor for other toys. These characters take inspirations from both the [[Rock Lord|Rock Lords]] of the sister ''[[GoBots]]'' franchise, as well as a race of rock aliens from planet [[Daira]] who appeared in [[My Friend Sixshot!|a single episode]] of ''[[Transformers: The Headmasters (cartoon)|The Headmasters]]''. The name of their home universe even shouts out the molten realm within the core of the Earth in the ''Inhumanoids'' cartoon. Talk about a literal deep cut.

Unfortunately, unlike its predecessors, ''United'' has omitted the QR codes on the packaging.
{{--}}

===General retail===
====Core Class====
{| style="margin-left:1em;" width="100%"
|width="20%" valign="top"|'''Wave 1'''
<ul class="iconlist">
{{Bp-multi|[[Bouldercrash|Infernac Universe Bouldercrash]]}}
{{Bp-d1|[[Megatron (Armada)/toys#LegacyCore|Energon Universe Megatron]]}}
{{Bp-m1|[[Tasmania Kid#Legacy|Beast Wars II Universe Tasmania Kid]]}}
</ul>
|
|width="20%" valign="top"|'''Wave 2'''
<ul class="iconlist">
{{Bp-m2|[[Cheetor (BW)/toys#Legacy|Cheetor]]}}
</ul>
|width="20%" valign="top"|'''Wave 3'''
<ul class="iconlist">
{{Bp-d1|[[Megatron (Armada)/toys#LegacyCore|Energon Universe Galvatron]]}}
{{Bp-multi|Currently-unnamed motorcycle Armorizer}}
</ul>
|
|width="20%" valign="top"|
|
|width="20%" valign="top"|[[File:TF-Legacy-United-Core-Tasmania-Kid.jpg|thumb|200px|[[Tasmania_Kid#Legacy|Beast Wars II Universe Tasmania Kid]]]]
|}
{{comingsoontoy|Wave 3}}
{{--}}

====Deluxe Class====
{| style="margin-left:1em;" width="100%"
|width="20%" valign="top"|'''Wave 1'''
<ul class="iconlist">
{{Bp-a1|[[Bumblebee (Animated)/toys#Legacy|Animated Universe Bumblebee]]}}
{{Bp-a1|[[Chase (RB)#Legacy|Rescue Bots Universe Chase]]}}
{{Bp-multi|[[Magneous|Infernac Universe Magneous]]}}
{{Bp-a1|[[Windblade (Cyberverse)#Legacy|Cyberverse Universe Windblade]]}}
</ul>
|
|width="20%" valign="top"|'''Wave 2'''
<ul class="iconlist">
{{Bp-a1|[[Chromia (Cyberverse)#Legacy|Cyberverse Universe Chromia]]}}
{{Bp-a1|[[Gears (G1)#Legacy|G1 Universe Autobot Gears]]}}
{{Bp-multi|[[Shard|Infernac Universe Shard]]}}
</ul>
|
|width="20%" valign="top"|'''Wave 3'''
<ul class="iconlist">
{{Bp-a1|[[Side Burn (RID)#Legacy|Robots in Disguise 2001 Universe Autobot Side Burn]]}}
{{Bp-a1|[[Hot Shot (Armada)/toys#LegacyCybertron|Cybertron Universe Hot Shot]]}}
{{Bp-multi|[[Nucleous#Toys|Infernac Universe Nucleous]]}}
{{Bp-a1|[[Strongarm (RID)#Legacy|Robots In Disguise 2015 Universe Strongarm]] (package refresh from ''Evolution'')}}
|
|width="20%" valign="top"|'''Wave 4'''
<ul class="iconlist">
{{Bp-a1|[[Optimus Prime (G1)/Generations toys#LegacyUnited|Optimus Prime]]}}
{{Bp-d1|[[Quake (G1)#Legacy|Quake]]}}
{{Bp-d1|[[Slipstream (Animated)#Legacy|Slipstream]]}}
</ul>
|
|width="20%" valign="top"|[[File:TF-Legacy-G1-Universe-Autobot-Gears.jpg|thumb|200px|[[Gears (G1)#Legacy|G1 Universe Autobot Gears]]]]
|}
{{comingsoontoy|Wave 4}}
{{--}}

====Voyager Class====
{| style="margin-left:1em;" width="100%"
|width="20%" valign="top"|'''Wave 1'''
<ul class="iconlist">
{{Bp-a1|[[Optimus Prime (Animated)/toys#Legacy|Animated Universe Optimus Prime]]}}
{{Bp-ss|[[Thundertron#Legacy|Prime Universe Thundertron]]}}
</ul>
|
|width="20%" valign="top"|'''Wave 2'''
<ul class="iconlist">
{{Bp-m1|[[Silverbolt (Fuzor)#Legacy|Beast Wars Universe Silverbolt]]}}
{{Bp-d1|[[Starscream (Armada)/toys#LegacyCybertron|Cybertron Universe Starscream]]}}
</ul>
|
|width="20%" valign="top"|'''Wave 3'''
<ul class="iconlist">
{{Bp-a1|[[Vector Prime#Legacy|Cybertron Universe Vector Prime]]}}
</ul>
|
|width="20%" valign="top"|'''Wave 4'''
<ul class="iconlist">
{{Bp-a1|[[Metalhawk (G1)#LegacyUnited|Metalhawk]] (redecoed package refresh from ''Evolution'')}}
{{Bp-d1|[[The Motor Master#Legacy|Animated Universe Motormaster]]}}
</ul>
|
|width="20%" valign="top"|[[File:Legacytoy-VoyagerCybertronStarscream.jpg|thumb|200px|[[Starscream (Armada)/toys#LegacyCybertron|Cybertron Universe Starscream]]]]
|}
{{comingsoontoy|Waves 3 & 4}}
{{--}}

====Leader Class====
{| style="margin-left:1em;" width="100%"
|width="20%" valign="top"|'''Wave 1'''
<ul class="iconlist">
{{Bp-a1|[[Optimus Prime (G1)/Generations toys#Legacy|G2 Universe Laser Optimus Prime]] (package refresh from ''Legacy'')}}
{{Bp-m1|[[Tigerhawk#Legacy|Beast Wars Universe Tigerhawk]]}}
</ul>
|
|width="20%" valign="top"|'''Wave 2'''
<ul class="iconlist">
{{Bp-a1|[[Sandstorm (G1)#Legacy|G1 Triple Changer Sandstorm]]}}
</ul>
|
|width="20%" valign="top"|'''Wave 3'''
<ul class="iconlist">
{{Bp-d1|[[Megatron (Armada)/toys#LegacyArmadaGalvatron|Armada Universe Galvatron]]}}
{{Bp-d1|[[Soundwave (G1)/toys#LegacyLeader|Soundwave]]}}
</ul>
|
|width="20%" valign="top"|
|
|width="20%" valign="top"|[[File:TF-Legacy-United-Leader-Tigerhawk.jpg|thumb|200px|[[Tigerhawk#Legacy|Beast Wars Universe Tigerhawk]]]]
|}
{{comingsoontoy|Wave 3}}
{{--}}

====Big ticket items====
{| style="margin-left:1em;" width="100%"
|width="20%" valign="top"|'''Commander Class'''
<ul class="iconlist">
{{Bp-p1|[[Magmatron#Legacy|Beast Wars Universe Magmatron]]}}
</ul>
|
|width="20%" valign="top"|'''Titan Class'''
<ul class="iconlist">
{{Bp-d1|[[Tidal Wave (Armada)#Legacy|Armada Universe Tidal Wave]]}}
</ul>
|
|width="20%" valign="top"|'''HasLab campaign'''<ref name = "HasLab"/>
<ul class="iconlist">
{{Bp-a1|[[Omega Prime#Legacy|Omega Prime]] ([[Optimus Prime (RID)#Legacy|Optimus Prime]] and [[Ultra Magnus (RID)#Legacy|Ultra Magnus]] with [[Blue Bolts (RID)#Legacy|Autobot Bluebolts]])}}
</ul>
|
|width="20%" valign="top"|
|
|width="20%" valign="top"|[[File:Legacy_Omega_Prime.jpg|thumb|200px|[[Omega Prime#Legacy|Omega Prime]]]]
|}
{{comingsoontoy|Tidal Wave, Omega Prime}}
{{--}}

===Exclusives===

{| style="margin-left:1em;" width="100%"
|width="20%" valign="top"|'''Generations Selects''' (multiple outlets)
<ul class="iconlist">
{{Bp-a1|Autobots Stand United 5-Pack ([[Jazz (G1)/toys#Generations Selects|Autobot Jazz]], [[Sunstreaker (G1)/toys#Generations Selects|Sunstreaker]], [[Trailbreaker (G1)/toys#Generations Selects|Trailbreaker]], [[Wheeljack (G1)/toys#Generations Selects|Wheeljack]], [[Hound (G1)/toys#Generations Selects|Autobot Hound]])}}
</ul>
|
|width="20%" valign="top"|'''Amazon ''Doom 'n Destruction Collection'''''
<ul class="iconlist">
{{Bp-multi|Doom 'n Destruction Collection 3-Pack ([[Chop Shop (G1)#Legacy|Chop Shop]], [[Barrage (Insecticon)#Legacy|Barrage]], [[Malleus Minotaurus]])}}
{{Bp-d1|Doom 'n Destruction Collection 2-Pack ([[Breakdown (WFC)#Legacy|Prime Universe Breakdown]], [[Windsweeper#Legacy|Windsweeper]], [[Cleansweep]], [[Ozone]])}}
</ul>
|
|width="20%" valign="top"|'''Walmart ''Star Raider Collection'''''
<ul class="iconlist">
{{Bp-ss|[[Cannonball (Cybertron)#Legacy|Star Raider Cannonball]]}}
{{Bp-ss|[[Ferak#Legacy|Star Raider Ferak]]}}
{{Bp-ss|[[Filch#Legacy|Star Raider Filch]]}}
{{Bp-ss|[[Lockdown (G1)#Legacy|Star Raider Lockdown]]}}
</ul>
|
|width="20%" valign="top"|'''Target'''
<ul class="iconlist">
{{Bp-a1|[[Wheeljack (G1)/toys#Legacy|Origin Wheeljack]]}}
{{Bp-multi|[[Cliffjumper (WFC)#Legacy|Prime Universe Cliffjumper]] VS [[Tarantulas (BW)/toys#United|Beast Wars Universe Tarantulas]], [[Squeezeplay (G1)#Legacy|G1 Universe Squeezeplay]], [[Tarn (Cyberverse)#Legacy|Cyberverse Universe Tarn]] (w/ [[Lokos#Legacy|G1 Universe Lokos]])}}
|
|width="20%" valign="top"|[[File:Legacy_United_Cannonball.jpg|thumb|200px|[[Cannonball (Cybertron)#Legacy|Star Raider Cannonball]]]]
|}

{{comingsoontoy|Doom 'N' Destruction, Star Raiders, Target 4-pack}}

==''Legacy'' (TakaraTomy)==
[[File:TF-Legacy-Japan-Logo.png|center|300px]]
[[TakaraTomy]]'s normal-retail ''Transformers Legacy'' (トランスフォーマーレガシー ''Toransufōmā Regashī'') toyline is largely the same as Hasbro's, with no notable changes to the toys proper (other than the omission of the tampographed Hasbro product code numbers); the one "big" change is that the packaging adds [[List of Japanese ID numbers|ID numbers]] for each item (sadly, Hasbro's ''Legacy'' toyline ditches the number system seen in the previous ''War for Cybertron Trilogy'' toyline). But the TakaraTomy line is markedly smaller than Hasbro's, having omitted all of the package-refresh figures and the first-year Core Class figures (the Cores were eventually picked up again with the ''Evolution'' Dinobots, ''et al.''). On top of that, the list of [[exclusive]]s for the line released by TakaraTomy is a more limited selection.

Beginning with Wave 9 (corresponding to Hasbro's ''Evolution'' imprint), TakaraTomy's bios began making reference to the characters' arrival in "[[Legacy World]]", presumably the same enigmatic location featured extensively throughout Hasbro promotional images and stock photography.
{{--}}

===Comic===
TakaraTomy's iteration of the ''Legacy'' franchise is accompanied by a series of (very) short comics on their website by brand veteran [[Hayato Sakamoto]], thus far uncharacteristically continuity-light for a TakaraTomy outing as befitting ''Legacy'''s grab-bag approach:
{{chapters
|title=''Transformers Legacy''
|prev=
|align=left
|content='''Legacy VS500 Collection Special Comic:''' [[Velocitron Speedia 500 Part 1|1]] <nowiki>|</nowiki> [[Velocitron Speedia 500 Part 2|2]] <nowiki>|</nowiki> [[Velocitron Speedia 500 Part 3|3]]
}}

===General retail===
{| style="margin-left:1em;" width="100%"
|width="20%" valign="top"|'''Wave 1''' ([[July 30]], [[2022]])
<ul class="iconlist">
{{Bp-a1|TL-01 [[Skids (G1)#Legacy|Skids]]}}
{{Bp-d1|TL-02 [[Drag Strip (G1)#Legacy|Dragstrip]]}}
{{Bp-a1|TL-03 [[Bulkhead (Prime)#Legacy|Autobot Bulkhead]]}}
</ul>
|
|width="20%" valign="top"|'''Wave 2''' ([[August 27]], 2022)
<ul class="iconlist">
{{Bp-d1|TL-04 [[Kickback (G1)#Legacy|Kickback]]}}
{{Bp-a1|TL-05 [[Arcee (WFC)#Legacy|Arcee]]}}
</ul>
|
|width="20%" valign="top"|'''Wave 3''' ([[September 24]], 2022)
<ul class="iconlist">
{{Bp-a1|TL-06 [[Optimus Prime (G1)/Generations toys#Legacy|Laser Optimus Prime]]}}
</ul>
|
|width="20%" valign="top"|'''Wave 4''' ([[October 29]], 2022)
<ul class="iconlist">
{{Bp-d1|TL-07 [[Wildrider (G1)#Legacy|Wild Rider]]}}
{{Bp-d1|TL-08 [[Knock Out (Prime)#Legacy|Knock Out]]}}
{{Bp-d2|TL-09 [[Jhiaxus (G2)#Legacy|Jhiaxus]]}}
{{Bp-d1|TL-10 [[Blitzwing (G1)/toys#Legacy|Blitzwing]]}}
</ul>
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|width="20%" valign="top" rowspan=6|[[File:TF-Legacy-Deluxe-Class-Knock-Out.jpg|250px|thumb|Knock Out]]
[[File:TF Legacy Deluxe Class Hot Shot.jpg|250px|thumb|Hot Shot]][[File:TF-Legacy-United-Deluxe-Magneous.jpg|250px|thumb|Magneous]]
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|width="20%" valign="top"|'''Wave 5''' ([[November 26]], 2022)
<ul class="iconlist">
{{Bp-p1|TL-11 [[Tarantulas (BW)/toys#Legacy|Tarantulas]]}}
{{Bp-a1|TL-12 [[Elita One (G1)#Legacy|Elita-1]]}}
{{Bp-d1|TL-13 [[Motormaster (G1)#Legacy|Motormaster]]}}
</ul>
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|width="20%" valign="top"|'''Wave 6''' ([[December 24]], 2022)
<ul class="iconlist">
{{Bp-a1|TL-14 [[Metroplex (Cybertron)#Legacy|Metroplex]]}}
</ul>
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|width="20%" valign="top"|'''Wave 7''' ([[January 28]], [[2023]])
<ul class="iconlist">
{{Bp-a1|TL-15 [[Pointblank#Legacy|Autobot Pointblank]] & [[Peacemaker#Legacy|Autobot Peacemaker]]}}
{{Bp-d1|TL-16 [[Dead End (G1)#Legacy|Dead End]]}}
</ul>
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|width="20%" valign="top"|'''Wave 8''' ([[February 25]], 2023)
<ul class="iconlist">
{{Bp-d1|TL-17 [[Crankcase (G1)#Legacy|Crankcase]]}}
{{Bp-d1|TL-18 [[Skullgrin#Legacy|Skullgrin]]}}
{{Bp-d1|TL-19 [[Starscream (Armada)/toys#Legacy|Starscream (Armada Universe)]]}}
{{Bp-p1|TL-20 [[Inferno (BW)#Legacy|Predacon Inferno]]}}
</ul>
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|width="20%" valign="top"|'''Wave 9''' ([[March 25]], 2023)
<ul class="iconlist">
{{Bp-p1|TL-21 [[Megatron (BW)/toys#Legacy|Megatron]]}}
{{Bp-a1|TL-22 [[Hot Shot (Armada)/toys#Legacy|Hot Shot]]}}
{{Bp-d1|TL-23 [[Needlenose (G1)#Legacy|Needlenose]]}}
{{Bp-d1|TL-24 [[Breakdown (G1)#Legacy|Decepticon Breakdown]]}}
{{Bp-m1|TL-25 [[Lio Convoy#Legacy|Leo Prime]]}}
{{Bp-d1|TL-26 [[Tarn (G1)#Legacy|Decepticon Tarn]]}}
</ul>
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|width="20%" valign="top"|'''Wave 10''' ([[May 27]], 2023)
<ul class="iconlist">
{{Bp-a1|TL-27 [[Slag (G1)/toys#Legacy|Slug]]}}
{{Bp-a1|TL-28 [[Sludge (G1)#Legacy|Sludge]]}}
{{Bp-d1|TL-29 [[Soundwave (G1)/toys#LegacyEvo|Soundblaster]]}}
{{Bp-a1|TL-30 [[Scraphook#Legacy|Scraphook]]}}
</ul>
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|width="20%" valign="top"|'''Wave 11''' ([[August 26]], 2023)
<ul class="iconlist">
{{Bp-a1|TL-31 [[Grimlock (G1)/toys#Legacy|Grimlock]]}}
{{Bp-d1|TL-32 [[Shrapnel (G1)#Legacy|Sharpnel]]}}
{{Bp-a1|TL-33 [[Prowl (Animated)#Legacy|Prowl]]}}
{{Bp-a1|TL-34 [[Metalhawk (G1)#Legacy|Metalhawk]]}}
{{Bp-d1|TL-35 [[Skyquake (Prime)#Legacy|Skyquake]]}}
</ul>
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|width="20%" valign="top"|'''Wave 12''' ([[September 30]], 2023)
<ul class="iconlist">
{{Bp-d1|TL-36 [[Thundercracker (G1)/toys#Legacy|Thundercracker]]}}
{{Bp-d1|TL-37 [[Nemesis Prime (G1)#Legacy|Nemesis Prime]]}}
{{Bp-a1|TL-38 [[Crosscut (G1)#Legacy|Senator Crosscut]]}}
{{Bp-a1|TL-39 [[Crashbar#Legacy|Crashbar]]}}
{{Bp-a1|TL-40 [[Blaster (G1)/toys#LegacyTwincast|Twincast]]}}
</ul>
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|width="20%" valign="top"|'''Wave 13''' ([[October 28]], 2023)
<ul class="iconlist">
{{Bp-a1|TL-41 [[Skar (IDW)#Legacy|Dinobot Scowl]]}}
{{Bp-a1|TL-42 [[Swoop (G1)/toys#Legacy|Swoop]]}}
{{Bp-a1|TL-43 [[Beachcomber (G1)#Legacy|Beachcomber]] & [[Paradise Parakeet#Legacy|Paradise Parakeet]]}}
{{Bp-a1|TL-44 [[Devcon (G1)#Legacy|Autobot Devcon]]}}
{{Bp-d1|TL-45 [[Axlegrease#Legacy|Axlegrease]]}}
{{Bp-m1|TL-46 [[Black Lio Convoy#Legacy|Nemesis Leo Prime]]}}
{{Bp-d1|TL-47 [[Megatron (Armada)/toys#Legacy|Megatron (Armada Universe)]]}}
</ul>
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|width="20%" valign="top"|'''Wave 14''' ([[November 25]], 2023)
<ul class="iconlist">
{{Bp-a1|TL-48 [[Optimus Prime (Armada)/toys#Legacy|Optimus Prime (Armada Universe)]]}}
{{Bp-d1|TL-49 [[Nemesis (G1)#Legacy|Nemesis]]}}
</ul>
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|width="20%" valign="top"|'''Wave 15''' ([[January 27]], 2024)
<ul class="iconlist">
{{Bp-a1|TL-50 [[Snarl (G1)#Legacy|Dinobot Snarl]]}}
{{Bp-d1|TL-51 [[Bombshell (G1)#Legacy|Bombshell]]}}
{{Bp-a1|TL-52 [[Strongarm (RID)#Legacy|Strongarm]]}}
{{Bp-d1|TL-53 [[Bludgeon (G1)#Legacy|Bludgeon]]}}
</ul>
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|width="20%" valign="top"|'''Wave 16''' ([[February 24]], 2024)
<ul class="iconlist">
{{Bp-a1d1|TL-54 [[Detritus (G1)#Legacy|Detritus]]}}
{{Bp-d1|TL-55 [[Shadow Striker (Cyberverse)#Legacy|Shadow Striker]]}}
{{Bp-a1|TL-56 [[Trashmaster#Legacy|Junkion Trashmaster]]}}
{{Bp-d1|TL-57 [[Dreadwing (Prime)#Legacy|Dreadwing]]}}
</ul>
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|width="20%" valign="top"|
|-
|width="20%" valign="top"|'''Wave 17''' ([[March 30]], 2024)
<ul class="iconlist">
{{Bp-m1|TL-58 [[Silverbolt (Fuzor)#Legacy|Silverbolt]]}}
</ul>
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|width="20%" valign="top"|'''Wave 18''' ([[April 27]], 2024)
<ul class="iconlist">
{{bp-multi|TL-59 [[Bouldercrash#Legacy|Bouldercrash]]}}
{{bp-d1|TL-60 [[Megatron (Armada)/toys#LegacyCore|Megatron (Energon Universe)]]}}
{{bp-m1|TL-61 [[Tasmania Kid#Legacy|Tasmania Kid]]}}
{{bp-ss|TL-62 [[Thundertron#Legacy|Thundertron]]}}
{{bp-a1|TL-63 [[Optimus Prime (Animated)/toys#Legacy|Optimus Prime (Animated)]]}}
{{bp-m1|TL-64 [[Tigerhawk#Legacy|Tigerhawk]]}}
</ul>
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|width="20%" valign="top"|'''Wave 19''' ([[May 25]], 2024)
<ul class="iconlist">
{{bp-a1|TL-65 [[Bumblebee (Animated)/toys#Legacy|Bumblebee (Animated)]]}}
{{bp-a1|TL-66 [[Chase (RB)#Legacy|Autobot Chase]]}}
{{bp-multi|TL-67 [[Magneous#Legacy|Infernac Magneous]]}}
{{bp-a1|TL-68 [[Windblade (Cyberverse)#Legacy|Windblade]]}}
</ul>
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|width="20%" valign="top"|'''Wave 19''' ([[June 29]], 2024)
<ul class="iconlist">
{{bp-p1|TL-69 [[Magmatron#Legacy|Magmatron]]}}
</ul>
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|width="20%" valign="top"|'''Wave 20''' ([[August 31]], 2024)
<ul class="iconlist">
{{bp-d1|TL-70 [[Tidal Wave (Armada)#Legacy|Tidal Wave (Armada Universe)]]}}
</ul>
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|width="20%" valign="top"|'''Wave 21''' ([[September 28]], 2024)
<ul class="iconlist">
{{bp-m2|TL-71 [[Cheetor (BW)/toys#Legacy|Cheetor]]}}
{{bp-a1|TL-72 [[Chromia (Cyberverse)#Legacy|Chromia]]}}
{{bp-d1|TL-73 [[Starscream (Armada)/toys#Legacy|Starscream (Cybertron Universe)]]}}
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|width="20%" valign="top"|'''Wave 22''' ([[October]], 2024)
<ul class="iconlist">
{{bp-multi|'''TL-74''' [[Shard#Legacy|Shard]]}}
{{bp-a1|'''TL-75''' [[Gears (G1)#Legacy|Autobot Gears]]}}
{{bp-a1|'''TL-76''' [[Sandstorm (G1)#Legacy|Sandstorm]]}}
</ul>
|}
{{comingsoontoy|Wave 17 and beyond}}

===Exclusives===
{| style="margin-left:1em;" width="100%"
|width="20%" valign="top"|'''[[TakaraTomy Mall]]'''
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{{Bp-a1|TL EX-01 [[Blurr (G1)/toys#Legacy|Autobot Blurr]]}}
{{Bp-a1|TL EX-02 [[Burn Out (Diaclone)#Legacy|Dia Burnout]]}}
{{Bp-a2|TL EX-03 [[Road Rocket (G2)#Legacy|Road Rocket]]}}
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|width="20%" valign="top"| 
<ul class="iconlist">

{{Bp-a1|TL EX-04 [[Hauler#Legacy|Road Hauler]]}}
{{Bp-a1|TL EX-05 [[Clampdown (G1)#Legacy|Clampdown]]}}
{{Bp-a1|TL EX-06 [[Cosmos (G1)#Legacy|Autobot Cosmos]]}}
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|width="20%" valign="top"| 
<ul class="iconlist">
{{Bp-a1|TL EX-07 [[Override (Cybertron)#Legacy|Override]]}}
{{Bp-cm|TL EX-08 [[Scourge (RID)#Legacy|Scourge]]}}
{{Bp-d1|TL EX-09 [[Crasher (G1)#Legacy|Decepticon Crasher]]}}
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|width="20%" valign="top"| 
<ul class="iconlist">
{{Bp-d2|TL EX-10 [[Shadowstrip#Legacy|Shadowstrip]]}}
{{Bp-a1|TL EX-11 [[Galaxy Shuttle#Legacy|Galaxy Shuttle]]}}
{{Bp-a1|TL-EX [[Optimus Prime (G1)/toys#Legacy Evolution Core 2 pack|Optimus Prime]] & [[Bumblebee (G1)/toys#Legacy Evolution Core 2 pack|Bumblebee]]}}
{{bp-a1|TL-EX [[Hot Shot (Armada)/toys#LegacyPowerlinx|Powerlinx Hot Shot]] & [[Jolt (Armada)#Legacy|Jolt]]}}
</ul>
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|width="20%" valign="top" rowspan=2|[[File:TF-Legacy-Velocitron-Speedia-500-Cosmos.jpg|250px|thumb|Autobot Cosmos]]
|}
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==Notes==
==="Universe" designations===
The universes currently featured in the ''Legacy'' toyline include (as the line names them):
{| style="margin-left:1em;" width="100%"
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*[[Transformers Animated (franchise)|Animated Universe]]
*[[Transformers: Armada (franchise)|Armada Universe]]
*[[Beast Wars: Transformers (franchise)|Beast Wars Universe]]
*[[Beast Wars: Super Lifeform Transformers#Beast Wars II|Beast Wars II Universe]]
*[[Comics|Comic Universe]]
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|width="20%" valign="top"|
*[[Transformers: Cybertron (franchise)|Cybertron Universe]]
*[[Transformers: Cyberverse (franchise)|Cyberverse Universe]]
*[[Diaclone|Diaclone Universe]]
*[[Transformers: Energon (franchise)|Energon Universe]]
*[[The Transformers (franchise)|G1 Universe]]
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|width="20%" valign="top"|
*[[Transformers: Generation 2 (franchise)|G2 Universe]]
*[[Infernac Universe]]
*[[Transformers: Prime (franchise)|Prime Universe]]
*[[Transformers: Rescue Bots (franchise)|Rescue Bots Universe]]
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|width="20%" valign="top"|
*[[Transformers: Robots in Disguise (2001 franchise)|Robots in Disguise 2000 Universe / Robots in Disguise 2001 Universe]]
*[[Transformers: Robots in Disguise (2015 franchise)|Robots in Disguise 2015 Universe]]
*[[Fight! Super Robot Lifeform Transformers (franchise)#Fight! Super Robot Lifeform Transformers: Victory|Victory Universe]]
|
|width="20%" valign="top" rowspan=2|[[File:TF-Legacy ArmadaUniverse.jpg|thumb|right|upright=1|]]
|}

Though "G1 Universe" and "Beast Wars Universe" did not appear on the toys' boxes prior to ''United'', they do appear on the QR-accessed bios on Hasbro's website. What toys get what "____ Universe" prefixes (if any) is sometimes arbitrary. The ''Diaclone''-adjacent items in the ''Generations Selects'' and ''Buzzworthy Bumblebee'' lineups are not given the "Diaclone Universe" label. ''Velocitron'' Blurr is based ''extensively'' on a comic-original redesign but doesn't get the "Comic Universe" tag. Galaxy Shuttle gets "Victory Universe" on his packaging, but Metalhawk and Minerva don't get "[[Fight! Super Robot Lifeform Transformers (toyline)#1988 (Super-God Masterforce)|Masterforce]] Universe" on theirs. ''United'' Tasmania Kid likewise gets a new "Beast Wars II Universe" tag, while the previously released ''Evolution'' Leo Prime and Nemesis Leo Prime were only given "Beast Wars Universe" tags in their online bios, despite them all originating from the ''[[Beast Wars: Super Lifeform Transformers#Beast Wars II|Beast Wars II]]'' sub-franchise, while fellow ''United'' release Magmatron gets just "Beast Wars Universe" on his box despite being from ''[[Beast Wars: Super Lifeform Transformers#Beast Wars Neo|Beast Wars '''Neo''']]''. Just roll with it.

Readers might notice that the original ''Robots in Disguise'' franchise was released in 2001, not 2000. However, ''Legacy'' basically treats both ''Robots in Disguise'' and the original Japanese version ''Car Robots'' as the same thing, and ''Car Robots'' was released in 2000. A bit more oddly, 2003 is considered the anniversary year for ''Armada'', despite the toyline and cartoon launching in Hasbro markets in Summer 2002.

In TakaraTomy's take on the line, everyone is established as visiting the "[[Legacy World]]" (レガシーワールド), alternatively "Legacy Spacetime" (レガシー時空) or "Transformers Legacy World" (トランスフォーマーレガシーワールド) in full. Their origin universe descriptions are largely similar, to the point of using Hasbro's names for the lines rather than their own (in line with their use of Hasbro's names for the characters), but there are still some notable differences and inconsistent terminology:
{| style="margin-left:1em;" width="100%"
|width="20%" valign="top"|
*Ancient Time Universe (エンシェントタイムユニバース)
*Animated Universe (アニメイテッドユニバース)
*Armada Universe (アルマダユニバース)
*Beast Wars Universe (ビーストウォーズユニバース)
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|width="20%" valign="top"|
*Beast Wars World (ビーストウォーズワールド)
*Beast Wars Metals Universe (ビーストウォーズメタルスユニバース)
*Comic Universe (コミックユニバース)
*Cybertron Universe (Cybertronユニバース, サイバトロンユニバース)
|
|width="20%" valign="top"|
*Cyberverse Universe (サイバーバースユニバース)
*Energon Universe (エネルゴンユニバース)
*G1 Multiverse (G1マルチバース)
*G1 Universe (G1ユニバース)
|
|width="20%" valign="top"|
*G2 Universe (G2ユニバース)
*Prime Spacetime (プライム時空)
*Prime Universe (プライムユニバース)
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|width="20%" valign="top"|
*Rescue Bots Universe (レスキューボッツユニバース)
*RID Universe (RIDユニバース)
*Victory Universe (ビクトリーユニバース)
|}
The change from "Diaclone" to "Ancient Time Universe" is because TakaraTomy has a concurrently-running ''Diaclone'' revival line entirely separate from ''Transformers'' (focusing on the original pre-''Car Robot'' aesthetic).

==Other notes==
* [[Emiliano Santalucia]] was responsible for the concept art of the various "energon weapons".<ref>{{citesocial|quote=Then you will actually see the concept art Emiliano Santalucia drew up even before we had the rollout of characters planned for the year. I think this will provide great insight for all yall as alot of the planning for weapon combinations was to obviously utilize our 5mm peg across all scales but this was all sold in before character selects were figured out.|link=https://www.instagram.com/p/CfEo07gO0H7/|name=Mark Maher|year=2022|month=06|day=21|site=Instagram}}</ref>
* Prior to the toyline's reveal in October 2021, much of its roster was found through internal online listings from retailers such as [[Target]].
* Some toy listings featured "Evolution" as part of the toyline's name in its first year,<ref>[https://www.bigbadtoystore.com/Product/VariationDetails/181712 BigBadToyStore] listing : "Transformers Generations Legacy Evolution Voyager Wave 1 Set of 2 Figures" (outdated, "Evolution" has since been removed)</ref> far before the ''Evolution'' branding was officially introduced.
* Much like 2022's ''[[Studio Series]]'' lineup, Leader Class toys feature window-less packaging, which allows for expanded [[package art|artwork]]. The others largely utilize the same minimized window and plastic tray-less boxes from the previous line, ''[[War for Cybertron: Kingdom]]'', though with many hard-to-stack (but cool!) angles for the sides and no plastic window.
** The lack of a plastic window in the packaging has led to several drawbacks, most prominently the lack of support offered by the plastic window makes the packaging more susceptible to stress-based wear-and-tear, as well as tampering with the figures inside such as pushing Voyager Bulkhead's head into his chest cavity, making it appear as though the figure is missing his head.
* Due to the polarizing reception to the Generation-1-fied redesigns of ''Prime'' characters, Hasbro announced they were trying to find a better balance between preserving the original designs for non-G1 characters whilst updating them for the current aesthetic for later toys, particularly the ''[[Transformers Animated (franchise)|Animated]]'' character updates,<ref>"Q: For Legacy Animated stuff, would they be in the original style or more G1-ified like the TFP toys? A: The latter, however they have heard the stylization feedback about the TFP figures, so they are working on trying to find a better balance regarding G1-ification."—[https://news.tfw2005.com/2022/07/25/sdcc-hasbro-kotobukiya-show-floor-qa-461912 TFW2005 asking Hasbro about Animated updates in Legacy]</ref> and has not ruled out on ''[[Studio Series]]'' for more accurate redos of ''Prime'' characters.<ref>"Q: Could we also see more accurate versions of them and the TFP characters in Studio Series though? A: Entirely possible, they’re talking about expanding Studio Series beyond movies."—[https://news.tfw2005.com/2022/07/25/sdcc-hasbro-kotobukiya-show-floor-qa-461912 TFW2005 asking Hasbro about more accurate redos of Prime characters]</ref> Come ''Legacy: Evolution'', the new ''Animated'' Prowl showed off this new approach, being basically the original design, just made more boxy. Meanwhile, ''Prime'' Skyquake ended up as a pretty even blend between the ''Prime'' and [[Skyquake (G1)|original Skyquake]] visually, while the ''Armada'' characters added to the line all had sculpts that were ''incredibly'' faithful to their original iterations (minus loads of gimmicks, of course, but the visuals were there).
* The original listings included a lot of entries titled "[[Energon]] Monster". These [[Fossilizer]]/[[Weaponizer]]-style Core and Deluxe toys were dropped and [[Pretender]] characters were approved at the last minute to fill in those slots.<ref>{{citesocial|link=https://www.instagram.com/p/ChXxl3gumjK/|name=Mark Maher|site=Instagram|quote=Last minute these Pretenders were approved for slots slated for dropped characters.|year=2022|day=17|month=08}}</ref>
* A ''Legacy'' animated series, conceptualized as a sequel to the ''[[Transformers: War for Cybertron Trilogy (cartoon)|War for Cybertron Trilogy]]'' cartoon, was in the discussion stage at one point, but [[Netflix]] passed on the pitch,<ref>{{citesocial|quote=Per FJ DeSanto: they had a series for Transformers Legacy planned out, but Netflix passed on it. #TFconLA|link=https://twitter.com/MikeSibertRadio/status/1502847896458170375|name=Mike Seibert|site=Twitter|year=2022|month=3|day=13|(defunct=)}}</ref> as it didn't fit with Netflix's mandates at the time. Hasbro chose not to shop it to other platforms or services, as they wanted to maintain their good relationship with the streaming giant.<ref>{{citesocial|quote=To be clear Mike even though i may have said it, Netflix didn’t “hate” the pitch, in fact they liked it. But their mandates had changed and what we were proposing didn’t fit that. Hasbro didn’t want to shop it elsewhere cause they want to keep their relationship w Netflix.|link=https://twitter.com/_TradeSecrets/status/1503087301445836800|name=F.J. DeSanto|site=Twitter|year=2022|month=3|day=13|(defunct=)}}</ref> The show was intended to be much lighter in tone than ''War For Cybertron'', and would have been set centuries after the events of ''Kingdom''.<ref>{{citesocial|quote=Also the show was a dramatic change from WFC as it was lighter and more colorful as it was set centuries after WFC and would emphasize the fun of everything. See how colorful the legacy packaging is and you’ll get the idea.|link=https://twitter.com/_TradeSecrets/status/1503087741914939392|name=F.J. DeSanto|site=Twitter|year=2022|month=3|day=13|(defunct=)}}</ref>

==References==
{{Reflist|2}}

==External links==
*[https://tf.takaratomy.co.jp/products/tf_tl ''Transformers: Legacy''] at the TakaraTomy website

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'''''Transformers: Legacy''''' (aka '''''Transformers Generations: Legacy''''')<ref>The official in-house title of the toyline is "'''''Transformers Generations: Legacy'''''", which is often used in online product descriptions given to retailers. The name used for the line's logo, however; is just "'''''Transformers: Legacy'''''".</ref> is a [[subline imprint]] of the ''[[Transformers: Generations (toyline)|Generations]]'' toyline, and the successor to the ''[[War for Cybertron Trilogy (toyline)|War for Cybertron Trilogy]]''.

First revealed in late [[2021]] at [[Hasbro Pulse Con 2021]], ''Legacy'' commemorates the approaching 40th anniversary of the [[Transformers brand|''Transformers'' brand]] by featuring new toys of characters from across the ''Transformers'' [[multiverse]]. The toys are largely in the [[scale]] and style of those from the ''War for Cybertron Trilogy'', including numerous 3 mm posts and [[5 mm post|5 mm ports]] from the [[C.O.M.B.A.T. System]]. Characters from franchises known for more unique aesthetics, such as ''[[Transformers: Prime (franchise)| Prime]]'' and ''[[Transformers Animated (franchise)|Animated]]'', are updated with the modern ''Generations'' aesthetic to fit with the rest of the toyline, which can range from a significant redesign to the same basic model just rendered more like a modern "[[The Transformers (franchise)|Generation 1]]" toy. The toyline also sees the return of [[combiner]]s from Hasbro for the first time since ''[[Power of the Primes (toyline)|Power of the Primes]]'', starting with the [[Stunticon (G1)#Legacy|Stunticons]] in [[2022]].

The storytelling of ''Legacy'' follows characters brought together from across the [[multiverse]] as their universes collide.<ref name="Facebook"/> As such, non-"Generation 1" characters are (usually) given prefixes associated with their series of origin, such as "[[Transformers: Cybertron (franchise)|Cybertron Universe]]". Certain characters have also been given these prefixes to denote specific iterations, such as [[Impactor (G1)#Marvel Comics continuity|"Comic Universe" Impactor]]. Replacing the package [[bio]]s of old is a QR code on the back of each box, or for Core Class figures, on the instructions, which leads to the character's bio on the ''Transformers'' website.

Unlike its predecessors, ''Legacy'' was ''not'' replaced by a new line with its own distinct title for its second and third years. Instead, it was given a refresh in the form of [[subline imprint]]s titled '''''Legacy: Evolution''''' and '''''Legacy: United''''', with the existing assortments continued in terms of distribution. Similar to its predecessors, the ''Legacy'' toyline features [[package refresh]]es of several figures from previous lines, even all the way back to ''[[War for Cybertron: Siege|Siege]]'', though ''Legacy'' elects to remove the battle damage [[paint operation|paint applications]] from these toys where applicable.

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==''Legacy''==
[[File:TF-Legacy-main-artwork.jpg|thumb|300px|We did it. We put the "s" in Generations.]]
[[File:Legacy_Logo.png|center|300px]]

The first year of ''Legacy'' (theoretically) focuses on characters that can "harness the power of [[Energon]]", with many toys including an often-translucent accessory that the figure can wield in multiple ways and combine with others branded an "[[Energon weapon#Legacy|Energon-infused weapon]]"<ref name="Facebook">Pre-reveal of ''Legacy'' on the ''Transformers'' [https://www.facebook.com/transformers/posts/6219021398168002 Facebook]: "Celebrating an almost 40-year legacy of Transformers, universes collide as fan-favorite characters are brought together from across the multiverse, updated with Generations styling. You can harness the power of Energon, with all-new Energon-infused weapon accessories that come with figures across the line."</ref>, not too dissimilar to the [[2003]] ''[[Transformers: Energon (toyline)|Energon]]'' series. In keeping with this theme, the first wave of Core Class includes weapons specifically designed to combine into a large sword, but the gimmick was quietly dropped immediately after. Moreover, toys that do not utilize clear plastic in any part of their construction do not have these "energon infused" weapons, but some product descriptions do claim that the weapons are such.<ref>Tarantulas's product description says that he comes with a crossbow and an ''sic'' accessory, but Armada Starscream's product description claims that he comes with an energon sword despite both swords being casted in solid plastic.</ref> Their random nature can be chalked up to them having been designed before the character roster was finalized.
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===General retail===
====Core Class====
{| style="margin-left:1em;" width="100%"
|width="20%" valign="top"|'''Wave 1'''
<ul class="iconlist">
{{Bp-a1|[[Hot Rod (G1)/toys#Legacy|Autobot Hot Rod]] ([[package refresh]] from ''[[War for Cybertron: Kingdom|Kingdom]]'')}}
{{Bp-d1|[[Iguanus (G1)#Legacy|Iguanus]]}}
{{Bp-d1|[[Skywarp (G1)/toys#Legacy|Skywarp]]}}
</ul>
|
|width="20%" valign="top"|'''Wave 2'''
<ul class="iconlist">
{{Bp-d2|[[Megatron (G1)/Generations toys#Legacy|G2 Universe Megatron]]}}
{{Bp-a1|[[Optimus Prime (G1)/Generations toys#LegacyCore|Optimus Prime]] (package refresh from ''Kingdom'')}}
{{Bp-d1|[[Shockwave (G1)/toys#Legacy|Shockwave]]}}
</ul>
|
|width="20%" valign="top"|'''Wave 3'''
<ul class="iconlist">
{{Bp-d1|[[Bomb-Burst (G1)#Legacy|Bomb-Burst]]}}
{{Bp-d1|[[Soundwave (G1)/toys#Legacy|Soundwave]] (package refresh from ''Kingdom'')}}
</ul>
|
|width="20%" valign="top"|[[File:TF-Legacy-Core-Bombburst.jpg|thumb|200px|[[Bomb-Burst (G1)#Legacy|Bomb-Burst]]]]
|}
{{--}}

====Deluxe Class====
{| style="margin-left:1em;" width="100%"
|width="20%" valign="top"|'''Wave 1'''
<ul class="iconlist">
{{Bp-a1|[[Arcee (WFC)#Legacy|Prime Universe Arcee]]}}
{{Bp-d1|[[Drag Strip (G1)#Legacy|Decepticon Dragstrip]]}}
{{Bp-d1|[[Kickback (G1)#Legacy|Kickback]]}}
{{Bp-a1|[[Skids (G1)#Legacy|Autobot Skids]]}}
</ul>
|
|width="20%" valign="top"|'''Wave 2'''
<ul class="iconlist">
{{Bp-a1|[[Elita One (G1)#Legacy|Elita-1]]}}
{{Bp-d1|[[Knock Out (Prime)#Legacy|Prime Universe Knock-Out]]}}
{{Bp-p1|[[Tarantulas (BW)/toys#Legacy|Predacon Tarantulas]]}}
{{Bp-d1|[[Wildrider (G1)#Legacy|Decepticon Wild Rider]]}}
</ul>
|
|width="20%" valign="top"|'''Wave 3'''
<ul class="iconlist">
{{Bp-d1|[[Crankcase (G1)#Legacy|Crankcase]]}}
{{Bp-d1|[[Dead End (G1)#Legacy|Dead End]]}}
{{Bp-a1|[[Pointblank#Legacy|Autobot Pointblank]] & [[Peacemaker#Legacy|Autobot Peacemaker]]}}
{{Bp-d1|[[Skullgrin#Legacy|Skullgrin]]}}
</ul>
|
|width="20%" valign="top"|[[File:TF-Legacy-Deluxe-Class-Arcee.jpg|thumb|200px|[[Arcee (WFC)#Legacy|Prime Universe Arcee]]]]
|}
{{--}}

====Voyager Class====
{| style="margin-left:1em;" width="100%"
|width="20%" valign="top"|'''Wave 1'''
<ul class="iconlist">
{{Bp-a1|[[Blaster (G1)/toys#Legacy|Autobot Blaster]] & [[Eject (G1)#War for Cybertron: Kingdom|Eject]] (package refresh from ''Kingdom'')}}
{{Bp-a1|[[Bulkhead (Prime)#Legacy|Prime Universe Bulkhead]]}}
</ul>
|
|width="20%" valign="top"|'''Wave 2'''
<ul class="iconlist">
{{Bp-d2|[[Jhiaxus (G2)#Legacy|G2 Universe Jhiaxus]]}}
{{Bp-d1|[[Soundwave (G1)/toys#Legacy|Soundwave]] (redecoed package refresh from ''Siege'')}}
</ul>
|
|width="20%" valign="top"|'''Wave 3'''
<ul class="iconlist">
{{Bp-p1|[[Inferno (BW)#Legacy|Predacon Inferno]]}}
{{Bp-d1|[[Starscream (Armada)/toys#Legacy|Armada Universe Starscream]]}}
</ul>
|
|width="20%" valign="top"|[[File:TF-Legacy-Voyager-Class-Jhiaxus.jpg|thumb|200px|[[Jhiaxus (G2)#Legacy|G2 Universe Jhiaxus]]]]
|}
{{--}}

====Leader Class====
{| style="margin-left:1em;" width="100%"
|width="20%" valign="top"|'''Wave 1'''
<ul class="iconlist">
{{Bp-d1|[[Galvatron (G1)/toys#Legacy|Galvatron]] (redecoed package refresh from ''Kingdom'')}}
{{Bp-a1|[[Optimus Prime (G1)/Generations toys#Legacy|Laser Optimus Prime]]}}
</ul>
|
|width="20%" valign="top"|'''Wave 2'''
<ul class="iconlist">
{{Bp-d1|[[Blitzwing (G1)/toys#Legacy|Blitzwing]]}}
</ul>
|
|width="20%" valign="top"|'''Wave 3'''
<ul class="iconlist">
{{Bp-p2|[[Megatron (BW)/toys#Legacy|Transmetal II Megatron]]}}
</ul>
|
|width="20%" valign="top"|[[File:TF-Legacy-Leader-Transmetal2-Megatron.jpeg|thumb|200px|[[Megatron (BW)/toys#Legacy|Transmetal II Megatron]]]]
|}
{{--}}

====Big ticket items====
{| style="margin-left:1em;" width="100%"
|width="20%" valign="top"|'''Commander Class'''
<ul class="iconlist">
{{Bp-d1|[[Motormaster (G1)#Legacy|Decepticon Motormaster]]}}
</ul>
|
|width="20%" valign="top"|'''Titan Class'''
<ul class="iconlist">
{{Bp-a1|[[Metroplex (Cybertron)#Legacy|Cybertron Universe Metroplex]]}}
</ul>
|
|width="20%" valign="top"|'''HasLab campaign'''<ref name="HasLab">Due to their sheer scale, all HasLab campaigns are kept in-house and are thus sorta kinda joint exclusives between [[Hasbro Pulse]], [[TakaraTomy Mall]], and a very select list of secondary retailers with Hasbro and TakaraTomy's blessing to cover additional regions around the globe.</ref>
<ul class="iconlist">
{{bp-a1|Victory Saber ([[Star Saber (G1)#Legacy|Autobot Star Saber]] and [[Ginrai (robot)#Legacy|Victory Leo]] with [[Holi#Legacy|Holi]] and [[Fire#Legacy|Fire]])}}
</ul>
|
|width="20%" valign="top"|[[File:TF-HasLab-Star-Saber.jpg|thumb|200px|[[Star Saber (G1)#Legacy|Autobot Star Saber]]]]
|}
{{--}}

===Exclusives===
Please note that the exclusivity listed for toys below applies to the United States. Also, most of ''Legacy''<nowiki>'</nowiki>s exclusives were available through [[Hasbro Pulse]] as well, but in much smaller numbers than their "main" outlets.

====Walmart====
: [[Walmart]] had a ''large'' number of exclusives; first came a trio of normal ''Legacy''-packaged Deluxe beast-bots (which were sold as Farmers exclusives in [[New Zealand]]).

: Next came the '''''Velocitron Speedia 500 Collection''''', which focused on characters on the namesake [[Velocitron|planet]] participating in the namesake [[Speedia 500|race]]. The first assortment was revealed on the [[June 23]] 2022 [[Hasbro Pulse#Fan First Friday|Fanstream]]. A second assortment of Deluxe Class toys was revealed in early October, without prior announcement.<ref>[https://news.tfw2005.com/2022/09/14/transformers-velocitron-speedia-500-deluxe-g2-shadowstrip-crasher-out-in-new-zealand-first-in-hand-images-465277 Transformers Velocitron Speedia 500 Deluxe G2 Shadowstrip & Crasher Out In New Zealand – First In-Hand Images] at TFW2005</ref> Distribution of this second wave of product has been... let's politely call it ''varied''. These toys were [[Kmart]] exclusives in New Zealand.

{| style="margin-left:1em;" width="100%"
|width="20%" valign="top"|'''Deluxe Beast Assortment'''
<ul class="iconlist">
{{bp-p1|[[Buzz Saw (BW)#Legacy|Buzzsaw]]}}
{{bp-a1|[[Nightprowler#Legacy|Autobot Nightprowler]]}}
{{bp-p1|[[Sandstorm (BW)#Legacy|Predacon Sandstorm]]}}
|
|width="20%" valign="top"|'''''Velocitron'' Deluxes'''
<ul class="iconlist">
{{Bp-a1|[[Blurr (G1)/toys#Legacy|Blurr]]}}
{{Bp-a1|[[Burn Out (Diaclone)#Legacy|Diaclone Universe Burn Out]]}}
{{Bp-a1|[[Clampdown (G1)#Legacy|Diaclone Universe Clampdown]]}}
{{Bp-a1|[[Cosmos (G1)#Legacy|Autobot Cosmos]]}}
{{Bp-a2|[[Road Rocket (G2)#Legacy|G2 Universe Road Rocket]]}}
{{Bp-d1|[[Crasher (G1)#Legacy|Decepticon Crasher]] (wave 2)}}
{{Bp-d2|[[Shadowstrip#Legacy|G2 Universe Shadowstrip]] (wave 2)}}
</ul>
|
|width="20%" valign="top"|'''''Velocitron'' Voyagers'''
<ul class="iconlist">
{{Bp-a1|[[Override (Cybertron)#Legacy|Cybertron Universe Override]]}}
{{Bp-a1|[[Hauler#Legacy|Road Hauler]]}}
{{Bp-a1|[[Hot Rod (G1)/toys#Velocitron|Autobot Hot Rod]] (wave 2, cancelled)}}
</ul>
|
|width="20%" valign="top"|'''''Velocitron'' Leaders'''
<ul class="iconlist">
{{Bp-cm|[[Scourge (RID)#Legacy|Robots in Disguise 2000 Universe Scourge]]}}
{{Bp-a1|[[Galaxy Shuttle#Legacy|Victory Universe Galaxy Shuttle]] (wave 2)}}
</ul>
|
|width="20%" valign="top"|[[File:TF-Legacy-Velocitron-Speedia-500-Override.jpg|right|thumb|200px|[[Override (Cybertron)#Legacy|Cybertron Universe Override]]]]
|}
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====Other outlets====
{| style="margin-left:1em;" width="100%"
|width="20%" valign="top"|'''Amazon "Wreck N' Rule Collection"'''
<ul class="iconlist">
{{Bp-wr|[[Bulkhead (Prime)#WreckNRule|Prime Universe Bulkhead]]}}
{{Bp-wr|[[Impactor (G1)#Legacy|Comic Universe Impactor]] / [[Spindle]]}}
{{Bp-wr|[[Leadfoot (G2)#Legacy|G2 Universe Leadfoot]] / [[Masterdominus]]}}
{{Bp-wr|[[Springer (G1)/toys#Legacy|Autobot Springer]]}}
{{Bp-wr|[[Twin Twist (G1)#Legacy|Diaclone Universe Twin Twist]]}}
</ul>
|
|width="20%" valign="top"|'''Generations Selects''' (multiple outlets)
<ul class="iconlist">
{{Bp-d1|[[Scorponok (G1)#Generations Selects|Black Zarak]]}}
{{Bp-d1|[[Cyclonus (G1)/toys#Generations Selects|Cyclonus]] & [[Nightstick (G1)#Generations Selects|Nightstick]]}}
{{Bp-a1|[[DK-2 Guard]]}}
{{Bp-a1|[[Breaker (G1)#Generations Selects|DK-3 Breaker]]}}
{{Bp-a1|[[Lift-Ticket (Diaclone)#Generations Selects|Lift-Ticket]]}}
|
|width="20%" valign="top"|'''Hasbro Pulse'''
<ul class="iconlist">
{{bp-a1|A Hero Is Born ([[Alpha Trion (G1)#Legacy|Alpha Trion]], [[Optimus Prime (G1)/Generations toys#HasbroPulse|Orion Pax]], [[Vector Sigma#Legacy|Vector Sigma]])}}
</ul>
|
|width="20%" valign="top"|'''Target'''
<ul class="iconlist">
{{Bp-a1|[[Security Officer (G1)#Toys|Red Cog]]}}
{{Bp-m1p1|[[Dinobot (BW)/toys#Buzzworthy Bumblebee|Heroic Maximal Dinobot]]}} 
{{Bp-a1|[[Silverstreak#Buzzworthy Bumblebee|Autobot Silverstreak]]}}
{{Bp-p1|[[Terrorsaur (BW)#Buzzworthy Bumblebee|Evil Predacon Terrorsaur]]}}
{{Bp-multi|Creatures Collide ([[Bumblebee (G1)/toys#CreaturesCollide|Autobot Goldbug]], [[Ransack (G1)#Buzzworthy Bumblebee|Ransack]], [[Skywasp#Buzzworthy Bumblebee|Skywasp]], [[Scorponok (BW)#Buzzworthy Bumblebee|Predacon Scorponok]])}}
</ul>
|
|width="20%" valign="top" rowspan=2|[[File:Buzzworthy Creatures Collide Goldbug.JPG|thumb|200px|Target "Creatures Collide" [[Bumblebee (G1)/toys#CreaturesCollide|Autobot Goldbug]]]]
|-
|width="20%" valign="top"|'''Walgreens'''
<ul class="iconlist">
{{Bp-a1|[[Minerva (G1 robot)#Legacy|Autobot Minerva]]}}
|}
{{note|Almost all of [[Target]]'s exclusives were part of the long-running ''[[Buzzworthy Bumblebee]]'' series, a multi-franchise set of toys with increasingly-smaller amounts of Bumblebee in it. Red Cog, however, was sold in normal ''Legacy''-style packaging.}}
{{--}}

==''Legacy: Evolution''==
[[File:TF-Legacy-Evolution-main-artwork.jpg|thumb|300px|That's a lotta nuts!]]
[[File:Legacy_Evolution_Logo.png|center|300px]]

'''''Legacy: Evolution''''', the second year of ''Legacy'' product, was announced in fall 2022 at [[Hasbro Pulse Con 2022|that year's Pulse Con]]. This [[subline imprint]] not only broadened the range of past ''Transformers'' franchises characters could be pulled from, it retired the Energon-infused weapons in favor of a series of integrated weapons referred to collectively as "[[Evo-Fusion]]." Admittedly, many of these are just the same "combine and mount weapons somewhere on the figure" play gimmick that has been part of the ''Generations'' line for years, but hey.

Supporting this is a continuation of the "[[C.O.M.B.A.T. System|Weaponizer]]" concept with a new tribe of modular [[Junkion (species)|Junkions]] that can mix and match body parts and accessories to create your own robot and vehicle modes, or armor and weaponry for other bots. Following [[Menasor (G1)#Legacy|Menasor]], this subline's combiner is [[Volcanicus (POTP)#Legacy|Volcanicus]], made up of six [[Dinobot (G1)#Legacy|Dinobots]] in the smaller Core Class. ''Evolution'' also puts some more focus on ''[[Transformers: Armada (franchise)|Armada]]'' characters to commemorate the series' 20th anniversary, although these new releases do not include any of the series' original [[Mini-Cons]]. The line also notably features the first mainline ''[[Transformers Animated (franchise)|Animated]]'' toys since the show's cancellation in 2009; 2023 ''also'' marks the 15th anniversary of the [[Transformers Animated (cartoon)|''Animated'' cartoon]], but we doubt this was intentional.
{{--}}

===General retail===
====Core Class====
{| style="margin-left:1em;" width="100%"
|width="20%" valign="top"|'''Wave 1'''
<ul class="iconlist">
{{Bp-a1|[[Sludge (G1)#Legacy|Dinobot Sludge]]}}
{{Bp-a1|[[Slag (G1)/toys#Legacy|Dinobot Slug]]}}
{{Bp-d1|[[Soundwave (G1)/toys#LegacyEvo|Soundblaster]]}}
</ul>
|
|width="20%" valign="top"|'''Wave 2'''
<ul class="iconlist">
{{Bp-d1|[[Bomb-Burst (G1)#Legacy|Bomb-Burst]] (package refresh from ''Legacy'')}}
{{Bp-a1|[[Grimlock (G1)/toys#Legacy|Grimlock]]}}
{{Bp-d1|[[Nemesis Prime (G1)#Legacy|Nemesis Prime]]}}
{{Bp-d1|[[Thundercracker (G1)/toys#Legacy|Thundercracker]]}}
</ul>
|
|width="20%" valign="top"|'''Wave 3'''
<ul class="iconlist">
{{Bp-a1|[[Skar (IDW)#Legacy|Dinobot Scarr]]}}
{{Bp-d1|[[Starscream (G1)/toys#Legacy|Starscream]] (package refresh from ''Kingdom'')}}
{{Bp-a1|[[Swoop (G1)/toys#Legacy|Dinobot Swoop]]}}
</ul>
|
|width="20%" valign="top"|'''Wave 4'''
<ul class="iconlist">
{{Bp-a1|[[Optimus Prime (G1)/Generations toys#LegacyCore|Optimus Prime]] (package refresh from ''Legacy'')}}
{{Bp-a1|[[Snarl (G1)#Legacy|Dinobot Snarl]]}}
|
|width="20%" valign="top"|[[File:TF-Legacy-Core-Class-Grimlock.jpg|thumb|200px|[[Grimlock (G1)/toys#Legacy|Grimlock]]]]
|}
{{--}}

====Deluxe Class====
{| style="margin-left:1em;" width="100%"
|width="20%" valign="top"|'''Wave 1'''
<ul class="iconlist">
{{Bp-d1|[[Breakdown (G1)#Legacy|Breakdown]]<ref>Wave 1's Breakdown was, despite being ''Evolution'' product, released in standard year one ''Legacy'' packaging to match the rest of the Stunticons. His [[instructions]] initially featured the "Evolution" branding and green color scheme, but a [[variant#Running changes|running change variant]] replaced those with the vanilla "Legacy" branding and purple color scheme. {{citesocial|quote=You will see a regular Legacy box sitting on the shelf with all of our new Legacy: Evolution stuff for Wave 1 so that if you are a MIB collector you can actually collect these all in the right same packaging.|name=Ben MacCrae|link=https://www.youtube.com/live/vuZHDR3ZBd8?feature=share&t=2098|site=YouTube|title=Hasbro Pulse Con 2022 | DAY ONE}}</ref>}}
{{Bp-a1|[[Hot Shot (Armada)/toys#Legacy|Armada Universe Hot Shot]]}}
{{Bp-d1|[[Needlenose (G1)#Legacy|Needlenose]] (w/ [[Sunbeam (G1)#Legacy|Decepticon Sunbeam]] & [[Zigzag#Legacy|Decepticon Zigzag]])}}
{{Bp-a1|[[Scraphook#Toys|Scraphook]]}}
</ul>
|
|width="20%" valign="top"|'''Wave 2'''
<ul class="iconlist">
{{Bp-a1|[[Crashbar#Legacy|Crashbar]]}}
{{Bp-a1|[[Crosscut (G1)#Legacy|Crosscut]]}}
{{Bp-a1|[[Prowl (Animated)#Legacy|Animated Universe Prowl]]}}
{{Bp-d1|[[Shrapnel (G1)#Legacy|Shrapnel]]}}
</ul>
|
|width="20%" valign="top"|'''Wave 3'''
<ul class="iconlist">
{{Bp-d1|[[Axlegrease#Legacy|Axlegrease]]}}
{{Bp-a1|[[Beachcomber (G1)#Legacy|Beachcomber]] & [[Paradise Parakeet#Toys|Paradise Parakeet]]}}
{{Bp-a1|[[Devcon (G1)#Legacy|Autobot Devcon]]}}
{{Bp-p1|[[Tarantulas (BW)/toys#Legacy|Predacon Tarantulas]] (package refresh from ''Legacy'')}}
</ul>
|
|width="20%" valign="top"|'''Wave 4'''
<ul class="iconlist">
{{Bp-d1|[[Bombshell (G1)#Legacy|Insecticon Bombshell]]}}
{{Bp-a1d1|[[Detritus (G1)#Legacy|Detritus]]}}
{{Bp-d1|[[Shadow Striker (Cyberverse)#Legacy|Cyberverse Universe Shadow Striker]]}}
{{Bp-a1|[[Strongarm (RID)#Legacy|Robots In Disguise 2015 Universe Strongarm]]}}
|
|width="20%" valign="top"|[[File:TF-Legacy-Deluxe-Shadow-Striker.jpg|thumb|200px|[[Shadow Striker (Cyberverse)#Legacy|Cyberverse Universe Shadow Striker]]]]
|}
{{--}}

====Voyager Class====
{| style="margin-left:1em;" width="100%"
|width="20%" valign="top"|'''Wave 1'''
<ul class="iconlist">
{{Bp-m1|[[Lio Convoy#Legacy|Maximal Leo Prime]]}}
{{Bp-d1|[[Tarn (G1)#Legacy|Comic Universe Tarn]]}}
</ul>
|
|width="20%" valign="top"|'''Wave 2'''
<ul class="iconlist">
{{Bp-a1|[[Metalhawk (G1)#Legacy|Metalhawk]]}}
{{Bp-a1|[[Twincast#Legacy|Twincast]] & [[Rewind (G1)#Legacy|Autobot Rewind]]}}
</ul>
|
|width="20%" valign="top"|'''Wave 3'''
<ul class="iconlist">
{{Bp-d1|[[Dirge (G1)/toys#Legacy|Dirge]] (package refresh from ''Earthrise'')}}
{{Bp-m1|[[Black Lio Convoy#Legacy|Nemesis Leo Prime]]}}
</ul>
|
|width="20%" valign="top"|'''Wave 4'''
<ul class="iconlist">
{{Bp-d1|[[Bludgeon (G1)#Legacy|Comic Universe Bludgeon]]}}
{{Bp-a1|[[Trashmaster#Legacy|Trashmaster]]}}
|
|width="20%" valign="top"|[[File:TF-Legacy-Voyager-Trashmaster.jpg|thumb|200px|[[Trashmaster#Legacy|Trashmaster]]]]
|}
{{--}}

====Leader Class====
{| style="margin-left:1em;" width="100%"
|width="20%" valign="top"|'''Wave 1'''
<ul class="iconlist">
{{Bp-p2|[[Megatron (BW)/toys#Legacy|Transmetal II Megatron]] (package refresh from ''Legacy'')}}
{{Bp-d1|[[Skyquake (Prime)#Legacy|Prime Universe Skyquake]]}}
</ul>
|
|width="20%" valign="top"|'''Wave 2'''
<ul class="iconlist">
{{Bp-d1|[[Blitzwing (G1)/toys#Legacy|Blitzwing]] (package refresh from ''Legacy'')}}
{{Bp-d1|[[Megatron (Armada)/toys#Legacy|Armada Universe Megatron]]}}
</ul>
|
|width="20%" valign="top"|'''Wave 3'''
<ul class="iconlist">
{{Bp-d1|[[Dreadwing (Prime)#Legacy 2|Prime Universe Dreadwing]]}}
</ul>
|
|width="20%" valign="top"|
|
|width="20%" valign="top"|[[File:TF-Legacy-Leader-Class-Skyquake.jpg|thumb|200px|[[Skyquake (Prime)#Legacy|Prime Universe Skyquake]]]]
|}
{{--}}

====Big ticket items====
{| style="margin-left:1em;" width="100%"
|width="20%" valign="top"|'''Commander Class'''
<ul class="iconlist">
{{Bp-a1|[[Optimus Prime (Armada)/toys#Legacy|Armada Universe Optimus Prime]]}}
</ul>
|
|width="20%" valign="top"|'''Titan Class'''
<ul class="iconlist">
{{Bp-d1|[[Nemesis (G1)#Legacy 2|Decepticon Nemesis]]}}
</ul>
|
|width="20%" valign="top"|'''HasLab campaign'''<ref name = "HasLab"/>
<ul class="iconlist">
{{Bp-d1|[[Deathsaurus (G1)#Legacy|Deathsaurus]] (with [[Tigerbreast#Legacy|Tigerchest]], [[Eaglebreast#Legacy|Eaglechest]], [[Boater#Legacy|Boater]], and [[Pīpō#Legacy|Pīpō]])}}
</ul>
|
|width="20%" valign="top"|
|
|width="20%" valign="top"|[[File:TF-Legacy-Titan-Class-Nemesis.jpg|thumb|200px|[[Nemesis (G1)#Legacy 2|Decepticon Nemesis]]]]
|}
{{--}}

===Exclusives===
====Walmart====
: [[Walmart]]'s '''''Toxitron Collection''''' "capsule" featured gloriously garishly-decoed toys based on unreleased concept redecos from ''[[Transformers: Generation 2 (toyline)|Generation 2]]'' (and one from [[2003]]'s ''[[Transformers: Universe (2003 toyline)| Universe]]''). The series was revealed on [[March 13]] in 2023 as part of Walmart's "Collector Con", showing off the first three toys as well as putting them up for preorder. The toys eventually started shipping in mid-July, with the remaining toys being officially revealed at [[San Diego Comic-Con]] (though naturally they had both leaked ''and'' been found at Walmarts before the show). However, distribution has reportedly been spotty at best, with many stores missing out on some or even all of the capsule.

{| style="margin-left:1em;" width="100%"
|width="20%" valign="top"|'''Toxitron Deluxes'''
<ul class="iconlist">
{{bp-d2|[[Dead End (G1)#Toxitron|G2 Universe Dead End]]}}
{{bp-a2|[[Jazz (G1)/toys#Legacy|G2 Universe Autobot Jazz]]}}
{{bp-a2|[[Jazz (G1)/toys#LegacyLC|G2 Universe Laser Cycle]]}}
{{bp-a2|[[Mirage (G1)/toys#Legacy|G2 Universe Autobot Mirage]]}}
{{bp-a2|[[Sideswipe (G1)/toys#Legacy|G2 Universe Sideswipe]]}}
|
|width="20%" valign="top"|'''Toxitron Voyagers'''
<ul class="iconlist">
{{bp-d2|[[Cloudcover#Legacy|G2 Universe Cloudcover]]}}
</ul>
|
|width="20%" valign="top"|'''Toxitron Leaders'''
<ul class="iconlist">
{{bp-a2|[[Grimlock (G1)/toys#Toxitron|G2 Universe Grimlock]]}}
{{bp-d2|[[Toxitron (Universe)#Legacy|G2 Universe Toxitron]]}}
</ul>
|
|width="20%" valign="top"|
|
|width="20%" valign="top"|[[File:TF-Legacy-Toxitron-Collection-Toxitron.jpg|thumb|200px|[[Toxitron (Universe)#Legacy|G2 Universe Toxitron]]]]
|}
{{--}}

====Other outlets====
{| style="margin-left:1em;" width="100%"
|width="20%" valign="top"|'''Amazon "Pre-Cybertronian War"'''
<ul class="iconlist">
{{Bp-multi|Deadeye Duel 2-Pack ([[Kaskade#Legacy|Ascenticon Kaskade]] VS [[Javelin#Legacy|Senate Guard Autobot Javelin]])}}
{{Bp-multi|Humble Origins 2-Pack ([[Optimus Prime (G1)/Generations toys#HumbleOrigins|Data Clerk Orion Pax]] and [[Shockwave (G1)/toys#HumbleOrigins|Senator Shockwave]])}}
{{Bp-multi|[[Nacelle (G1)#Legacy|Nacelle]]}}
{{Bp-multi|[[Nova Prime#Legacy|Nova Prime]]}}
{{Bp-multi|Rise of Tyranny 2-Pack ([[Megatron (G1)/Generations toys#RiseofTyranny|Miner Megatron]] and [[Ratbat (G1)/toys#Legacy|Senator Ratbat]])}}
|
|width="20%" valign="top"|'''Generations Selects''' (multiple outlets)
<ul class="iconlist">
{{Bp-p1|[[Antagony (BW)#Generations Selects|Antagony]]}}
{{Bp-a1|[[Guardian robot#Generations Selects|Guardian Robot]] & [[Lunar-Tread#Generations Selects|Lunar-Tread]]}}
{{Bp-d1|[[Magnificus (G1)#Generations Selects|Magnificus]]}}
|
|width="20%" valign="top"|'''Hasbro Pulse'''
<ul class="iconlist">
{{bp-a1|[[Hot Shot (Armada)/toys#LegacyPowerlinx|Armada Universe Powerlinx Hot Shot]] / [[Jolt (Armada)#Legacy|Armada Universe Jolt]]}}
{{bp-d1|[[Menasor (G1)#LegacyGiftset|Stunticon Menasor]] giftset ([[Motormaster (G1)#LegacyGiftset|Decepticon Motormaster]], [[Drag Strip (G1)#LegacyGiftset|Decepticon Dragstrip]], [[Wildrider (G1)#LegacyGiftset|Decepticon Wild Rider]], [[Dead End (G1)#LegacyGiftset|Dead End]], [[Breakdown (G1)#LegacyGiftset|Breakdown]])}}
{{bp-a1|[[Optimus Prime (G1)/Generations toys#LegacyEvolutionCore2pack|Optimus Prime]] & [[Bumblebee (G1)/toys#Legacy|Bumblebee]]}}
{{bp-a1|War Dawn ([[Dion (G1)#Legacy|Dion]] and [[Elita One (G1)#WarDawn|Cybertronian Erial]])}}
|
|width="20%" valign="top"|'''Target'''
<ul class="iconlist">
{{Bp-a1|[[Jazz (G1)/toys#Buzzworthy Bumblebee|Origin Autobot Jazz]]}}
{{Bp-a1|[[Tow-Line (RID)#Buzzworthy Bumblebee|Robots in Disguise 2000 Universe Tow-Line]]}}
{{Bp-multi|Troop Builder Multipack ([[Air Warrior#Buzzworthy_Bumblebee|Decepticon Seeker]], [[Quintesson Bailiff#Buzzworthy Bumblebee|Quintesson Trooper]], [[Cybertronian (faction)#Buzzworthy_Bumblebee|G2 Universe Cybertronian Trooper]], [[Autotrooper (Animated)#Buzzworthy_Bumblebee|Animated Universe Autotrooper]])}}
</ul>
|
|width="20%" valign="top" rowspan=2|[[File:LegacyJavelin.jpg|200px|thumb|Amazon "Deadeye Duel" [[Javelin#Legacy|Javelin]]]]
|-
|width="20%" valign="top"|'''Walgreens'''
<ul class="iconlist">
{{Bp-a1|[[Medix (G1)#Legacy|Autobot Medix]]}}
|}
{{--}}

==''Legacy: United''==
[[File:TF-Legacy-United-main-artwork.jpg|thumb|300px|''Into the fire! / Feel the burn!'' ''Give into the flame / And never return!'']]
[[File:Legacy_United_Logo.png|center|300px]]

'''''Legacy: United''''', the third year of ''Legacy'' product, was once more announced in fall 2023 at [[Hasbro Pulse Con 2023|that year's Pulse Con]]. A celebration of the franchise turning 40 years old, ''United'' continued the previous year's focus on expanding the pool of characters to bring back into the toyline, including further ''[[Transformers Animated (franchise)|Animated]]'' toys as well as toys from franchises such as ''[[Transformers: Rescue Bots (franchise)|Rescue Bots]]'' and ''[[Beast Wars: Super Lifeform Transformers|Beast Wars II]]''.

This year also introduced another iteration of the mix-and-match "Weaponizer" gimmick in the form of "[[Armorizer]]" toys, rock-like beings who can turn into vehicles, weapons and armor for other toys. These characters take inspirations from both the [[Rock Lord|Rock Lords]] of the sister ''[[GoBots]]'' franchise, as well as a race of rock aliens from planet [[Daira]] who appeared in [[My Friend Sixshot!|a single episode]] of ''[[Transformers: The Headmasters (cartoon)|The Headmasters]]''. The name of their home universe even shouts out the molten realm within the core of the Earth in the ''Inhumanoids'' cartoon. Talk about a literal deep cut.

Unfortunately, unlike its predecessors, ''United'' has omitted the QR codes on the packaging.
{{--}}

===General retail===
====Core Class====
{| style="margin-left:1em;" width="100%"
|width="20%" valign="top"|'''Wave 1'''
<ul class="iconlist">
{{Bp-multi|[[Bouldercrash|Infernac Universe Bouldercrash]]}}
{{Bp-d1|[[Megatron (Armada)/toys#LegacyCore|Energon Universe Megatron]]}}
{{Bp-m1|[[Tasmania Kid#Legacy|Beast Wars II Universe Tasmania Kid]]}}
</ul>
|
|width="20%" valign="top"|'''Wave 2'''
<ul class="iconlist">
{{Bp-m2|[[Cheetor (BW)/toys#Legacy|Cheetor]]}}
</ul>
|width="20%" valign="top"|'''Wave 3'''
<ul class="iconlist">
{{Bp-d1|[[Megatron (Armada)/toys#LegacyCore|Energon Universe Galvatron]]}}
{{Bp-multi|Currently-unnamed motorcycle Armorizer}}
</ul>
|
|width="20%" valign="top"|
|
|width="20%" valign="top"|[[File:TF-Legacy-United-Core-Tasmania-Kid.jpg|thumb|200px|[[Tasmania_Kid#Legacy|Beast Wars II Universe Tasmania Kid]]]]
|}
{{comingsoontoy|Wave 3}}
{{--}}

====Deluxe Class====
{| style="margin-left:1em;" width="100%"
|width="20%" valign="top"|'''Wave 1'''
<ul class="iconlist">
{{Bp-a1|[[Bumblebee (Animated)/toys#Legacy|Animated Universe Bumblebee]]}}
{{Bp-a1|[[Chase (RB)#Legacy|Rescue Bots Universe Chase]]}}
{{Bp-multi|[[Magneous|Infernac Universe Magneous]]}}
{{Bp-a1|[[Windblade (Cyberverse)#Legacy|Cyberverse Universe Windblade]]}}
</ul>
|
|width="20%" valign="top"|'''Wave 2'''
<ul class="iconlist">
{{Bp-a1|[[Chromia (Cyberverse)#Legacy|Cyberverse Universe Chromia]]}}
{{Bp-a1|[[Gears (G1)#Legacy|G1 Universe Autobot Gears]]}}
{{Bp-multi|[[Shard|Infernac Universe Shard]]}}
</ul>
|
|width="20%" valign="top"|'''Wave 3'''
<ul class="iconlist">
{{Bp-a1|[[Side Burn (RID)#Legacy|Robots in Disguise 2001 Universe Autobot Side Burn]]}}
{{Bp-a1|[[Hot Shot (Armada)/toys#LegacyCybertron|Cybertron Universe Hot Shot]]}}
{{Bp-multi|[[Nucleous#Toys|Infernac Universe Nucleous]]}}
{{Bp-a1|[[Strongarm (RID)#Legacy|Robots In Disguise 2015 Universe Strongarm]] (package refresh from ''Evolution'')}}
|
|width="20%" valign="top"|'''Wave 4'''
<ul class="iconlist">
{{Bp-a1|[[Optimus Prime (G1)/Generations toys#LegacyUnited|Optimus Prime]]}}
{{Bp-d1|[[Quake (G1)#Legacy|Quake]]}}
{{Bp-d1|[[Slipstream (Animated)#Legacy|Slipstream]]}}
</ul>
|
|width="20%" valign="top"|[[File:TF-Legacy-G1-Universe-Autobot-Gears.jpg|thumb|200px|[[Gears (G1)#Legacy|G1 Universe Autobot Gears]]]]
|}
{{comingsoontoy|Wave 4}}
{{--}}

====Voyager Class====
{| style="margin-left:1em;" width="100%"
|width="20%" valign="top"|'''Wave 1'''
<ul class="iconlist">
{{Bp-a1|[[Optimus Prime (Animated)/toys#Legacy|Animated Universe Optimus Prime]]}}
{{Bp-ss|[[Thundertron#Legacy|Prime Universe Thundertron]]}}
</ul>
|
|width="20%" valign="top"|'''Wave 2'''
<ul class="iconlist">
{{Bp-m1|[[Silverbolt (Fuzor)#Legacy|Beast Wars Universe Silverbolt]]}}
{{Bp-d1|[[Starscream (Armada)/toys#LegacyCybertron|Cybertron Universe Starscream]]}}
</ul>
|
|width="20%" valign="top"|'''Wave 3'''
<ul class="iconlist">
{{Bp-a1|[[Vector Prime#Legacy|Cybertron Universe Vector Prime]]}}
</ul>
|
|width="20%" valign="top"|'''Wave 4'''
<ul class="iconlist">
{{Bp-a1|[[Metalhawk (G1)#LegacyUnited|Metalhawk]] (redecoed package refresh from ''Evolution'')}}
{{Bp-d1|[[The Motor Master#Legacy|Animated Universe Motormaster]]}}
</ul>
|
|width="20%" valign="top"|[[File:Legacytoy-VoyagerCybertronStarscream.jpg|thumb|200px|[[Starscream (Armada)/toys#LegacyCybertron|Cybertron Universe Starscream]]]]
|}
{{comingsoontoy|Waves 3 & 4}}
{{--}}

====Leader Class====
{| style="margin-left:1em;" width="100%"
|width="20%" valign="top"|'''Wave 1'''
<ul class="iconlist">
{{Bp-a1|[[Optimus Prime (G1)/Generations toys#Legacy|G2 Universe Laser Optimus Prime]] (package refresh from ''Legacy'')}}
{{Bp-m1|[[Tigerhawk#Legacy|Beast Wars Universe Tigerhawk]]}}
</ul>
|
|width="20%" valign="top"|'''Wave 2'''
<ul class="iconlist">
{{Bp-a1|[[Sandstorm (G1)#Legacy|G1 Triple Changer Sandstorm]]}}
</ul>
|
|width="20%" valign="top"|'''Wave 3'''
<ul class="iconlist">
{{Bp-d1|[[Megatron (Armada)/toys#LegacyArmadaGalvatron|Armada Universe Galvatron]]}}
{{Bp-d1|[[Soundwave (G1)/toys#LegacyLeader|Soundwave]]}}
</ul>
|
|width="20%" valign="top"|
|
|width="20%" valign="top"|[[File:TF-Legacy-United-Leader-Tigerhawk.jpg|thumb|200px|[[Tigerhawk#Legacy|Beast Wars Universe Tigerhawk]]]]
|}
{{comingsoontoy|Wave 3}}
{{--}}

====Big ticket items====
{| style="margin-left:1em;" width="100%"
|width="20%" valign="top"|'''Commander Class'''
<ul class="iconlist">
{{Bp-p1|[[Magmatron#Legacy|Beast Wars Universe Magmatron]]}}
</ul>
|
|width="20%" valign="top"|'''Titan Class'''
<ul class="iconlist">
{{Bp-d1|[[Tidal Wave (Armada)#Legacy|Armada Universe Tidal Wave]]}}
</ul>
|
|width="20%" valign="top"|'''HasLab campaign'''<ref name = "HasLab"/>
<ul class="iconlist">
{{Bp-a1|[[Omega Prime#Legacy|Omega Prime]] ([[Optimus Prime (RID)#Legacy|Optimus Prime]] and [[Ultra Magnus (RID)#Legacy|Ultra Magnus]] with [[Blue Bolts (RID)#Legacy|Autobot Bluebolts]])}}
</ul>
|
|width="20%" valign="top"|
|
|width="20%" valign="top"|[[File:Legacy_Omega_Prime.jpg|thumb|200px|[[Omega Prime#Legacy|Omega Prime]]]]
|}
{{comingsoontoy|Tidal Wave, Omega Prime}}
{{--}}

===Exclusives===

{| style="margin-left:1em;" width="100%"
|width="20%" valign="top"|'''Generations Selects''' (multiple outlets)
<ul class="iconlist">
{{Bp-a1|Autobots Stand United 5-Pack ([[Jazz (G1)/toys#Generations Selects|Autobot Jazz]], [[Sunstreaker (G1)/toys#Generations Selects|Sunstreaker]], [[Trailbreaker (G1)/toys#Generations Selects|Trailbreaker]], [[Wheeljack (G1)/toys#Generations Selects|Wheeljack]], [[Hound (G1)/toys#Generations Selects|Autobot Hound]])}}
</ul>
|
|width="20%" valign="top"|'''Amazon ''Doom 'n Destruction Collection'''''
<ul class="iconlist">
{{Bp-multi|Doom 'n Destruction Collection 3-Pack ([[Chop Shop (G1)#Legacy|Chop Shop]], [[Barrage (Insecticon)#Legacy|Barrage]], [[Malleus Minotaurus]])}}
{{Bp-d1|Doom 'n Destruction Collection 2-Pack ([[Breakdown (WFC)#Legacy|Prime Universe Breakdown]], [[Windsweeper#Legacy|Windsweeper]], [[Cleansweep]], [[Ozone]])}}
</ul>
|
|width="20%" valign="top"|'''Walmart ''Star Raider Collection'''''
<ul class="iconlist">
{{Bp-ss|[[Cannonball (Cybertron)#Legacy|Star Raider Cannonball]]}}
{{Bp-ss|[[Ferak#Legacy|Star Raider Ferak]]}}
{{Bp-ss|[[Filch#Legacy|Star Raider Filch]]}}
{{Bp-ss|[[Lockdown (G1)#Legacy|Star Raider Lockdown]]}}
</ul>
|
|width="20%" valign="top"|'''Target'''
<ul class="iconlist">
{{Bp-a1|[[Wheeljack (G1)/toys#Legacy|Origin Wheeljack]]}}
{{Bp-multi|[[Cliffjumper (WFC)#Legacy|Prime Universe Cliffjumper]] VS [[Tarantulas (BW)/toys#United|Beast Wars Universe Tarantulas]], [[Squeezeplay (G1)#Legacy|G1 Universe Squeezeplay]], [[Tarn (Cyberverse)#Legacy|Cyberverse Universe Tarn]] (w/ [[Lokos#Legacy|G1 Universe Lokos]])}}
|
|width="20%" valign="top"|[[File:Legacy_United_Cannonball.jpg|thumb|200px|[[Cannonball (Cybertron)#Legacy|Star Raider Cannonball]]]]
|}

{{comingsoontoy|Doom 'N' Destruction, Star Raiders, Target 4-pack}}

==''Legacy'' (TakaraTomy)==
[[File:TF-Legacy-Japan-Logo.png|center|300px]]
[[TakaraTomy]]'s normal-retail ''Transformers Legacy'' (トランスフォーマーレガシー ''Toransufōmā Regashī'') toyline is largely the same as Hasbro's, with no notable changes to the toys proper (other than the omission of the tampographed Hasbro product code numbers); the one "big" change is that the packaging adds [[List of Japanese ID numbers|ID numbers]] for each item (sadly, Hasbro's ''Legacy'' toyline ditches the number system seen in the previous ''War for Cybertron Trilogy'' toyline). But the TakaraTomy line is markedly smaller than Hasbro's, having omitted all of the package-refresh figures and the first-year Core Class figures (the Cores were eventually picked up again with the ''Evolution'' Dinobots, ''et al.''). On top of that, the list of [[exclusive]]s for the line released by TakaraTomy is a more limited selection.

Beginning with Wave 9 (corresponding to Hasbro's ''Evolution'' imprint), TakaraTomy's bios began making reference to the characters' arrival in "[[Legacy World]]", presumably the same enigmatic location featured extensively throughout Hasbro promotional images and stock photography.
{{--}}

===Comic===
TakaraTomy's iteration of the ''Legacy'' franchise is accompanied by a series of (very) short comics on their website by brand veteran [[Hayato Sakamoto]], thus far uncharacteristically continuity-light for a TakaraTomy outing as befitting ''Legacy'''s grab-bag approach:
{{chapters
|title=''Transformers Legacy''
|prev=
|align=left
|content='''Legacy VS500 Collection Special Comic:''' [[Velocitron Speedia 500 Part 1|1]] <nowiki>|</nowiki> [[Velocitron Speedia 500 Part 2|2]] <nowiki>|</nowiki> [[Velocitron Speedia 500 Part 3|3]]
}}

===General retail===
{| style="margin-left:1em;" width="100%"
|width="20%" valign="top"|'''Wave 1''' ([[July 30]], [[2022]])
<ul class="iconlist">
{{Bp-a1|TL-01 [[Skids (G1)#Legacy|Skids]]}}
{{Bp-d1|TL-02 [[Drag Strip (G1)#Legacy|Dragstrip]]}}
{{Bp-a1|TL-03 [[Bulkhead (Prime)#Legacy|Autobot Bulkhead]]}}
</ul>
|
|width="20%" valign="top"|'''Wave 2''' ([[August 27]], 2022)
<ul class="iconlist">
{{Bp-d1|TL-04 [[Kickback (G1)#Legacy|Kickback]]}}
{{Bp-a1|TL-05 [[Arcee (WFC)#Legacy|Arcee]]}}
</ul>
|
|width="20%" valign="top"|'''Wave 3''' ([[September 24]], 2022)
<ul class="iconlist">
{{Bp-a1|TL-06 [[Optimus Prime (G1)/Generations toys#Legacy|Laser Optimus Prime]]}}
</ul>
|
|width="20%" valign="top"|'''Wave 4''' ([[October 29]], 2022)
<ul class="iconlist">
{{Bp-d1|TL-07 [[Wildrider (G1)#Legacy|Wild Rider]]}}
{{Bp-d1|TL-08 [[Knock Out (Prime)#Legacy|Knock Out]]}}
{{Bp-d2|TL-09 [[Jhiaxus (G2)#Legacy|Jhiaxus]]}}
{{Bp-d1|TL-10 [[Blitzwing (G1)/toys#Legacy|Blitzwing]]}}
</ul>
|
|width="20%" valign="top" rowspan=6|[[File:TF-Legacy-Deluxe-Class-Knock-Out.jpg|250px|thumb|Knock Out]]
[[File:TF Legacy Deluxe Class Hot Shot.jpg|250px|thumb|Hot Shot]][[File:TF-Legacy-United-Deluxe-Magneous.jpg|250px|thumb|Magneous]]
|-
|width="20%" valign="top"|'''Wave 5''' ([[November 26]], 2022)
<ul class="iconlist">
{{Bp-p1|TL-11 [[Tarantulas (BW)/toys#Legacy|Tarantulas]]}}
{{Bp-a1|TL-12 [[Elita One (G1)#Legacy|Elita-1]]}}
{{Bp-d1|TL-13 [[Motormaster (G1)#Legacy|Motormaster]]}}
</ul>
|
|width="20%" valign="top"|'''Wave 6''' ([[December 24]], 2022)
<ul class="iconlist">
{{Bp-a1|TL-14 [[Metroplex (Cybertron)#Legacy|Metroplex]]}}
</ul>
|
|width="20%" valign="top"|'''Wave 7''' ([[January 28]], [[2023]])
<ul class="iconlist">
{{Bp-a1|TL-15 [[Pointblank#Legacy|Autobot Pointblank]] & [[Peacemaker#Legacy|Autobot Peacemaker]]}}
{{Bp-d1|TL-16 [[Dead End (G1)#Legacy|Dead End]]}}
</ul>
|
|width="20%" valign="top"|'''Wave 8''' ([[February 25]], 2023)
<ul class="iconlist">
{{Bp-d1|TL-17 [[Crankcase (G1)#Legacy|Crankcase]]}}
{{Bp-d1|TL-18 [[Skullgrin#Legacy|Skullgrin]]}}
{{Bp-d1|TL-19 [[Starscream (Armada)/toys#Legacy|Starscream (Armada Universe)]]}}
{{Bp-p1|TL-20 [[Inferno (BW)#Legacy|Predacon Inferno]]}}
</ul>
|-
|width="20%" valign="top"|'''Wave 9''' ([[March 25]], 2023)
<ul class="iconlist">
{{Bp-p1|TL-21 [[Megatron (BW)/toys#Legacy|Megatron]]}}
{{Bp-a1|TL-22 [[Hot Shot (Armada)/toys#Legacy|Hot Shot]]}}
{{Bp-d1|TL-23 [[Needlenose (G1)#Legacy|Needlenose]]}}
{{Bp-d1|TL-24 [[Breakdown (G1)#Legacy|Decepticon Breakdown]]}}
{{Bp-m1|TL-25 [[Lio Convoy#Legacy|Leo Prime]]}}
{{Bp-d1|TL-26 [[Tarn (G1)#Legacy|Decepticon Tarn]]}}
</ul>
|
|width="20%" valign="top"|'''Wave 10''' ([[May 27]], 2023)
<ul class="iconlist">
{{Bp-a1|TL-27 [[Slag (G1)/toys#Legacy|Slug]]}}
{{Bp-a1|TL-28 [[Sludge (G1)#Legacy|Sludge]]}}
{{Bp-d1|TL-29 [[Soundwave (G1)/toys#LegacyEvo|Soundblaster]]}}
{{Bp-a1|TL-30 [[Scraphook#Legacy|Scraphook]]}}
</ul>
|
|width="20%" valign="top"|'''Wave 11''' ([[August 26]], 2023)
<ul class="iconlist">
{{Bp-a1|TL-31 [[Grimlock (G1)/toys#Legacy|Grimlock]]}}
{{Bp-d1|TL-32 [[Shrapnel (G1)#Legacy|Sharpnel]]}}
{{Bp-a1|TL-33 [[Prowl (Animated)#Legacy|Prowl]]}}
{{Bp-a1|TL-34 [[Metalhawk (G1)#Legacy|Metalhawk]]}}
{{Bp-d1|TL-35 [[Skyquake (Prime)#Legacy|Skyquake]]}}
</ul>
|
|width="20%" valign="top"|'''Wave 12''' ([[September 30]], 2023)
<ul class="iconlist">
{{Bp-d1|TL-36 [[Thundercracker (G1)/toys#Legacy|Thundercracker]]}}
{{Bp-d1|TL-37 [[Nemesis Prime (G1)#Legacy|Nemesis Prime]]}}
{{Bp-a1|TL-38 [[Crosscut (G1)#Legacy|Senator Crosscut]]}}
{{Bp-a1|TL-39 [[Crashbar#Legacy|Crashbar]]}}
{{Bp-a1|TL-40 [[Blaster (G1)/toys#LegacyTwincast|Twincast]]}}
</ul>
|-
|width="20%" valign="top"|'''Wave 13''' ([[October 28]], 2023)
<ul class="iconlist">
{{Bp-a1|TL-41 [[Skar (IDW)#Legacy|Dinobot Scowl]]}}
{{Bp-a1|TL-42 [[Swoop (G1)/toys#Legacy|Swoop]]}}
{{Bp-a1|TL-43 [[Beachcomber (G1)#Legacy|Beachcomber]] & [[Paradise Parakeet#Legacy|Paradise Parakeet]]}}
{{Bp-a1|TL-44 [[Devcon (G1)#Legacy|Autobot Devcon]]}}
{{Bp-d1|TL-45 [[Axlegrease#Legacy|Axlegrease]]}}
{{Bp-m1|TL-46 [[Black Lio Convoy#Legacy|Nemesis Leo Prime]]}}
{{Bp-d1|TL-47 [[Megatron (Armada)/toys#Legacy|Megatron (Armada Universe)]]}}
</ul>
|
|width="20%" valign="top"|'''Wave 14''' ([[November 25]], 2023)
<ul class="iconlist">
{{Bp-a1|TL-48 [[Optimus Prime (Armada)/toys#Legacy|Optimus Prime (Armada Universe)]]}}
{{Bp-d1|TL-49 [[Nemesis (G1)#Legacy|Nemesis]]}}
</ul>
|
|width="20%" valign="top"|'''Wave 15''' ([[January 27]], 2024)
<ul class="iconlist">
{{Bp-a1|TL-50 [[Snarl (G1)#Legacy|Dinobot Snarl]]}}
{{Bp-d1|TL-51 [[Bombshell (G1)#Legacy|Bombshell]]}}
{{Bp-a1|TL-52 [[Strongarm (RID)#Legacy|Strongarm]]}}
{{Bp-d1|TL-53 [[Bludgeon (G1)#Legacy|Bludgeon]]}}
</ul>
|
|width="20%" valign="top"|'''Wave 16''' ([[February 24]], 2024)
<ul class="iconlist">
{{Bp-a1d1|TL-54 [[Detritus (G1)#Legacy|Detritus]]}}
{{Bp-d1|TL-55 [[Shadow Striker (Cyberverse)#Legacy|Shadow Striker]]}}
{{Bp-a1|TL-56 [[Trashmaster#Legacy|Junkion Trashmaster]]}}
{{Bp-d1|TL-57 [[Dreadwing (Prime)#Legacy|Dreadwing]]}}
</ul>
|
|width="20%" valign="top"|
|-
|width="20%" valign="top"|'''Wave 17''' ([[March 30]], 2024)
<ul class="iconlist">
{{Bp-m1|TL-58 [[Silverbolt (Fuzor)#Legacy|Silverbolt]]}}
</ul>
|
|width="20%" valign="top"|'''Wave 18''' ([[April 27]], 2024)
<ul class="iconlist">
{{bp-multi|TL-59 [[Bouldercrash#Legacy|Bouldercrash]]}}
{{bp-d1|TL-60 [[Megatron (Armada)/toys#LegacyCore|Megatron (Energon Universe)]]}}
{{bp-m1|TL-61 [[Tasmania Kid#Legacy|Tasmania Kid]]}}
{{bp-ss|TL-62 [[Thundertron#Legacy|Thundertron]]}}
{{bp-a1|TL-63 [[Optimus Prime (Animated)/toys#Legacy|Optimus Prime (Animated)]]}}
{{bp-m1|TL-64 [[Tigerhawk#Legacy|Tigerhawk]]}}
</ul>
|
|width="20%" valign="top"|'''Wave 19''' ([[May 25]], 2024)
<ul class="iconlist">
{{bp-a1|TL-65 [[Bumblebee (Animated)/toys#Legacy|Bumblebee (Animated)]]}}
{{bp-a1|TL-66 [[Chase (RB)#Legacy|Autobot Chase]]}}
{{bp-multi|TL-67 [[Magneous#Legacy|Infernac Magneous]]}}
{{bp-a1|TL-68 [[Windblade (Cyberverse)#Legacy|Windblade]]}}
</ul>
|
|width="20%" valign="top"|'''Wave 19''' ([[June 29]], 2024)
<ul class="iconlist">
{{bp-p1|TL-69 [[Magmatron#Legacy|Magmatron]]}}
</ul>
|-
|width="20%" valign="top"|'''Wave 20''' ([[August 31]], 2024)
<ul class="iconlist">
{{bp-d1|TL-70 [[Tidal Wave (Armada)#Legacy|Tidal Wave (Armada Universe)]]}}
</ul>
|
|width="20%" valign="top"|'''Wave 21''' ([[September 28]], 2024)
<ul class="iconlist">
{{bp-m2|TL-71 [[Cheetor (BW)/toys#Legacy|Cheetor]]}}
{{bp-a1|TL-72 [[Chromia (Cyberverse)#Legacy|Chromia]]}}
{{bp-d1|TL-73 [[Starscream (Armada)/toys#Legacy|Starscream (Cybertron Universe)]]}}
|
|width="20%" valign="top"|'''Wave 22''' ([[October]], 2024)
<ul class="iconlist">
{{bp-multi|'''TL-74''' [[Shard#Legacy|Shard]]}}
{{bp-a1|'''TL-75''' [[Gears (G1)#Legacy|Autobot Gears]]}}
{{bp-a1|'''TL-76''' [[Sandstorm (G1)#Legacy|Sandstorm]]}}
</ul>
|}
{{comingsoontoy|Wave 17 and beyond}}

===Exclusives===
{| style="margin-left:1em;" width="100%"
|width="20%" valign="top"|'''[[TakaraTomy Mall]]'''
<ul class="iconlist">
{{Bp-a1|TL EX-01 [[Blurr (G1)/toys#Legacy|Autobot Blurr]]}}
{{Bp-a1|TL EX-02 [[Burn Out (Diaclone)#Legacy|Dia Burnout]]}}
{{Bp-a2|TL EX-03 [[Road Rocket (G2)#Legacy|Road Rocket]]}}
|
|width="20%" valign="top"| 
<ul class="iconlist">

{{Bp-a1|TL EX-04 [[Hauler#Legacy|Road Hauler]]}}
{{Bp-a1|TL EX-05 [[Clampdown (G1)#Legacy|Clampdown]]}}
{{Bp-a1|TL EX-06 [[Cosmos (G1)#Legacy|Autobot Cosmos]]}}
|
|width="20%" valign="top"| 
<ul class="iconlist">
{{Bp-a1|TL EX-07 [[Override (Cybertron)#Legacy|Override]]}}
{{Bp-cm|TL EX-08 [[Scourge (RID)#Legacy|Scourge]]}}
{{Bp-d1|TL EX-09 [[Crasher (G1)#Legacy|Decepticon Crasher]]}}
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{{Bp-d2|TL EX-10 [[Shadowstrip#Legacy|Shadowstrip]]}}
{{Bp-a1|TL EX-11 [[Galaxy Shuttle#Legacy|Galaxy Shuttle]]}}
{{Bp-a1|TL-EX [[Optimus Prime (G1)/toys#Legacy Evolution Core 2 pack|Optimus Prime]] & [[Bumblebee (G1)/toys#Legacy Evolution Core 2 pack|Bumblebee]]}}
{{bp-a1|TL-EX [[Hot Shot (Armada)/toys#LegacyPowerlinx|Powerlinx Hot Shot]] & [[Jolt (Armada)#Legacy|Jolt]]}}
</ul>
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|width="20%" valign="top" rowspan=2|[[File:TF-Legacy-Velocitron-Speedia-500-Cosmos.jpg|250px|thumb|Autobot Cosmos]]
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==Notes==
==="Universe" designations===
The universes currently featured in the ''Legacy'' toyline include (as the line names them):
{| style="margin-left:1em;" width="100%"
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*[[Transformers Animated (franchise)|Animated Universe]]
*[[Transformers: Armada (franchise)|Armada Universe]]
*[[Beast Wars: Transformers (franchise)|Beast Wars Universe]]
*[[Beast Wars: Super Lifeform Transformers#Beast Wars II|Beast Wars II Universe]]
*[[Comics|Comic Universe]]
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|width="20%" valign="top"|
*[[Transformers: Cybertron (franchise)|Cybertron Universe]]
*[[Transformers: Cyberverse (franchise)|Cyberverse Universe]]
*[[Diaclone|Diaclone Universe]]
*[[Transformers: Energon (franchise)|Energon Universe]]
*[[The Transformers (franchise)|G1 Universe]]
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|width="20%" valign="top"|
*[[Transformers: Generation 2 (franchise)|G2 Universe]]
*[[Infernac Universe]]
*[[Transformers: Prime (franchise)|Prime Universe]]
*[[Transformers: Rescue Bots (franchise)|Rescue Bots Universe]]
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|width="20%" valign="top"|
*[[Transformers: Robots in Disguise (2001 franchise)|Robots in Disguise 2000 Universe / Robots in Disguise 2001 Universe]]
*[[Transformers: Robots in Disguise (2015 franchise)|Robots in Disguise 2015 Universe]]
*[[Fight! Super Robot Lifeform Transformers (franchise)#Fight! Super Robot Lifeform Transformers: Victory|Victory Universe]]
|
|width="20%" valign="top" rowspan=2|[[File:TF-Legacy ArmadaUniverse.jpg|thumb|right|upright=1|]]
|}

Though "G1 Universe" and "Beast Wars Universe" did not appear on the toys' boxes prior to ''United'', they do appear on the QR-accessed bios on Hasbro's website. What toys get what "____ Universe" prefixes (if any) is sometimes arbitrary. The ''Diaclone''-adjacent items in the ''Generations Selects'' and ''Buzzworthy Bumblebee'' lineups are not given the "Diaclone Universe" label. ''Velocitron'' Blurr is based ''extensively'' on a comic-original redesign but doesn't get the "Comic Universe" tag. Galaxy Shuttle gets "Victory Universe" on his packaging, but Metalhawk and Minerva don't get "[[Fight! Super Robot Lifeform Transformers (toyline)#1988 (Super-God Masterforce)|Masterforce]] Universe" on theirs. ''United'' Tasmania Kid likewise gets a new "Beast Wars II Universe" tag, while the previously released ''Evolution'' Leo Prime and Nemesis Leo Prime were only given "Beast Wars Universe" tags in their online bios, despite them all originating from the ''[[Beast Wars: Super Lifeform Transformers#Beast Wars II|Beast Wars II]]'' sub-franchise, while fellow ''United'' release Magmatron gets just "Beast Wars Universe" on his box despite being from ''[[Beast Wars: Super Lifeform Transformers#Beast Wars Neo|Beast Wars '''Neo''']]''. Just roll with it.

Readers might notice that the original ''Robots in Disguise'' franchise was released in 2001, not 2000. However, ''Legacy'' basically treats both ''Robots in Disguise'' and the original Japanese version ''Car Robots'' as the same thing, and ''Car Robots'' was released in 2000. A bit more oddly, 2003 is considered the anniversary year for ''Armada'', despite the toyline and cartoon launching in Hasbro markets in Summer 2002.

In TakaraTomy's take on the line, everyone is established as visiting the "[[Legacy World]]" (レガシーワールド), alternatively "Legacy Spacetime" (レガシー時空) or "Transformers Legacy World" (トランスフォーマーレガシーワールド) in full. Their origin universe descriptions are largely similar, to the point of using Hasbro's names for the lines rather than their own (in line with their use of Hasbro's names for the characters), but there are still some notable differences and inconsistent terminology:
{| style="margin-left:1em;" width="100%"
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*Ancient Time Universe (エンシェントタイムユニバース)
*Animated Universe (アニメイテッドユニバース)
*Armada Universe (アルマダユニバース)
*Beast Wars Universe (ビーストウォーズユニバース)
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*Beast Wars World (ビーストウォーズワールド)
*Beast Wars Metals Universe (ビーストウォーズメタルスユニバース)
*Comic Universe (コミックユニバース)
*Cybertron Universe (Cybertronユニバース, サイバトロンユニバース)
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|width="20%" valign="top"|
*Cyberverse Universe (サイバーバースユニバース)
*Energon Universe (エネルゴンユニバース)
*G1 Multiverse (G1マルチバース)
*G1 Universe (G1ユニバース)
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|width="20%" valign="top"|
*G2 Universe (G2ユニバース)
*Prime Spacetime (プライム時空)
*Prime Universe (プライムユニバース)
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|width="20%" valign="top"|
*Rescue Bots Universe (レスキューボッツユニバース)
*RID Universe (RIDユニバース)
*Victory Universe (ビクトリーユニバース)
|}
The change from "Diaclone" to "Ancient Time Universe" is because TakaraTomy has a concurrently-running ''Diaclone'' revival line entirely separate from ''Transformers'' (focusing on the original pre-''Car Robot'' aesthetic).

==Other notes==
* [[Emiliano Santalucia]] was responsible for the concept art of the various "energon weapons".<ref>{{citesocial|quote=Then you will actually see the concept art Emiliano Santalucia drew up even before we had the rollout of characters planned for the year. I think this will provide great insight for all yall as alot of the planning for weapon combinations was to obviously utilize our 5mm peg across all scales but this was all sold in before character selects were figured out.|link=https://www.instagram.com/p/CfEo07gO0H7/|name=Mark Maher|year=2022|month=06|day=21|site=Instagram}}</ref>
* Prior to the toyline's reveal in October 2021, much of its roster was found through internal online listings from retailers such as [[Target]].
* Some toy listings featured "Evolution" as part of the toyline's name in its first year,<ref>[https://www.bigbadtoystore.com/Product/VariationDetails/181712 BigBadToyStore] listing : "Transformers Generations Legacy Evolution Voyager Wave 1 Set of 2 Figures" (outdated, "Evolution" has since been removed)</ref> far before the ''Evolution'' branding was officially introduced.
* Much like 2022's ''[[Studio Series]]'' lineup, Leader Class toys feature window-less packaging, which allows for expanded [[package art|artwork]]. The others largely utilize the same minimized window and plastic tray-less boxes from the previous line, ''[[War for Cybertron: Kingdom]]'', though with many hard-to-stack (but cool!) angles for the sides and no plastic window.
** The lack of a plastic window in the packaging has led to several drawbacks, most prominently the lack of support offered by the plastic window makes the packaging more susceptible to stress-based wear-and-tear, as well as tampering with the figures inside such as pushing Voyager Bulkhead's head into his chest cavity, making it appear as though the figure is missing his head.
* Due to the polarizing reception to the Generation-1-fied redesigns of ''Prime'' characters, Hasbro announced they were trying to find a better balance between preserving the original designs for non-G1 characters whilst updating them for the current aesthetic for later toys, particularly the ''[[Transformers Animated (franchise)|Animated]]'' character updates,<ref>"Q: For Legacy Animated stuff, would they be in the original style or more G1-ified like the TFP toys? A: The latter, however they have heard the stylization feedback about the TFP figures, so they are working on trying to find a better balance regarding G1-ification."—[https://news.tfw2005.com/2022/07/25/sdcc-hasbro-kotobukiya-show-floor-qa-461912 TFW2005 asking Hasbro about Animated updates in Legacy]</ref> and has not ruled out on ''[[Studio Series]]'' for more accurate redos of ''Prime'' characters.<ref>"Q: Could we also see more accurate versions of them and the TFP characters in Studio Series though? A: Entirely possible, they’re talking about expanding Studio Series beyond movies."—[https://news.tfw2005.com/2022/07/25/sdcc-hasbro-kotobukiya-show-floor-qa-461912 TFW2005 asking Hasbro about more accurate redos of Prime characters]</ref> Come ''Legacy: Evolution'', the new ''Animated'' Prowl showed off this new approach, being basically the original design, just made more boxy. Meanwhile, ''Prime'' Skyquake ended up as a pretty even blend between the ''Prime'' and [[Skyquake (G1)|original Skyquake]] visually, while the ''Armada'' characters added to the line all had sculpts that were ''incredibly'' faithful to their original iterations (minus loads of gimmicks, of course, but the visuals were there).
* The original listings included a lot of entries titled "[[Energon]] Monster". These [[Fossilizer]]/[[Weaponizer]]-style Core and Deluxe toys were dropped and [[Pretender]] characters were approved at the last minute to fill in those slots.<ref>{{citesocial|link=https://www.instagram.com/p/ChXxl3gumjK/|name=Mark Maher|site=Instagram|quote=Last minute these Pretenders were approved for slots slated for dropped characters.|year=2022|day=17|month=08}}</ref>
* A ''Legacy'' animated series, conceptualized as a sequel to the ''[[Transformers: War for Cybertron Trilogy (cartoon)|War for Cybertron Trilogy]]'' cartoon, was in the discussion stage at one point, but [[Netflix]] passed on the pitch,<ref>{{citesocial|quote=Per FJ DeSanto: they had a series for Transformers Legacy planned out, but Netflix passed on it. #TFconLA|link=https://twitter.com/MikeSibertRadio/status/1502847896458170375|name=Mike Seibert|site=Twitter|year=2022|month=3|day=13|(defunct=)}}</ref> as it didn't fit with Netflix's mandates at the time. Hasbro chose not to shop it to other platforms or services, as they wanted to maintain their good relationship with the streaming giant.<ref>{{citesocial|quote=To be clear Mike even though i may have said it, Netflix didn’t “hate” the pitch, in fact they liked it. But their mandates had changed and what we were proposing didn’t fit that. Hasbro didn’t want to shop it elsewhere cause they want to keep their relationship w Netflix.|link=https://twitter.com/_TradeSecrets/status/1503087301445836800|name=F.J. DeSanto|site=Twitter|year=2022|month=3|day=13|(defunct=)}}</ref> The show was intended to be much lighter in tone than ''War For Cybertron'', and would have been set centuries after the events of ''Kingdom''.<ref>{{citesocial|quote=Also the show was a dramatic change from WFC as it was lighter and more colorful as it was set centuries after WFC and would emphasize the fun of everything. See how colorful the legacy packaging is and you’ll get the idea.|link=https://twitter.com/_TradeSecrets/status/1503087741914939392|name=F.J. DeSanto|site=Twitter|year=2022|month=3|day=13|(defunct=)}}</ref>

==References==
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==External links==
*[https://tf.takaratomy.co.jp/products/tf_tl ''Transformers: Legacy''] at the TakaraTomy website

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The Transformers (toyline)

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Wikimaniac: Reverted, I guess he was packaged as a Decepticon so that's what matters for this page?

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[[File:G1FortressMaximus toy.jpg|thumb|250px|Fortress Maximus, the biggest toy made in the original toyline.]]
'''''The Transformers''''' (also now known as "'''Generation 1'''" or "'''G1'''" for short, though the line was never branded as such) started as a joint venture between [[Hasbro]] of America and [[TakaraTomy|Takara]] of [[Japan]]. After an idea to rebrand and sell Takara's ''[[Diaclone]]'' and ''[[Micro Change]]'' [[Toy|robot toys]] as a whole new line with a new concept behind it (developed by Hasbro's partners at [[Marvel Comics]]), Hasbro ultimately created what would be one of the longest-running and most popular [[franchises]] for both companies. Starting in [[1984]], the line ran for seven years in America and eight in Europe and Japan (though Takara would break the line up into multiple sub-franchises).

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==Overview==
Having run for seven years, the line changed dramatically over its lifetime, going from pre-made items to all-new designs and greater focus on [[gimmick]]s beyond simply transforming. Thus, the more descriptive bits will be tackled year-by-year... but there's still plenty to talk about in the big picture.

===Then Vs. Now===
[[File:Seekers ad.jpg|right|250px|thumb|Page from the 1984 JC Penney annual catalog. A book hundreds of pages thick, which could devote an entire page or two to a single toy line. 80s kids ''craved'' these books. And yes, JC Penney used to carry toys.]]

The original ''Transformers'' came out in a ''very'' different toy environment than what exists today, and at a time when the market was venturing out from the slow-paced 1970s into undiscovered country.

First of all, the market itself was simply broader. There were a ''lot'' more retailers out there, both national and regional, muscling for market share, and virtually all had a sizable toy department. Sears and [[Kmart]] were the biggest retailers in the United States; [[Walmart]] and [[Target]] were just regional players poised to go nationwide. There were multiple large-scale toys-only chains, not just [[Toys"R"Us]] (now RIP in the US). Even grocery stores and drug stores devoted a significant amount of space to toys year-round, and not just the cheap stuff! The idea that you could buy ''anything'' via computer, much less toys, was a novelty at best. No, you had to get out there and shop - or use a big printed mail-order catalog like the old Sears "Wish Book".

On top of that, there were far more toy companies scrabbling for shelf space. Mattel was still an action-figure heavyweight thanks to ''Masters of the Universe'', which led the boom of cartoon-advertised toy lines (more on that in a bit) throwing out weird concepts in the hope of creating the next big thing. ''Transformers'' wasn't even the first shape-changing robot toy to US shelves, having been beat to the punch by then-competitor [[Tonka]], who brought over [[Bandai]]'s ''Machine Robo'' toys as ''[[GoBots]]'' six months prior, plus Takara's own prior attempts to market their toys in the US as ''[[Diakron]]'' and ''[[Kronoform]]''. Also, in more global terms, Hasbro's ''Transformers'' was originally just one of several international outlets for Takara's ''[[Diaclone]]'' and ''[[Micro Change]]'' figures, initially coexisting with [[Joustra]]'s own version of ''Diaclone'' in Central Europe, [[GiG]]'s ''[[Trasformer]]'' {{sic}} line in Italy, and Takara themselves were releasing ''Diaclone'' in Finland. And then there were all the major sorta-likes, such as [[Kenner]]'s ''[[M.A.S.K.]]'' with its transforming vehicles, [[TakaraTomy|Tomy]]'s ''[[Starriors]]'' reconfigurable robots (a ''[[Zoids]]'' offshoot), and approximately eleventy-billion also-rans and cheap knockoffs from a host of now-defunct companies. (And yes, most of the previously-mentioned companies now fall under the Hasbro/TakaraTomy umbrella.)

While most modern toys have a shelf-life of ''maybe'' six months, in the 80s a single toy could ship steadily for two years, more if the line was particularly successful. The original [[Bumblebee (G1)/toys#Generation 1|Bumblebee]] and [[Starscream (G1)/toys#Generation 1|Starscream]] toys shipped for three, and some of the [[Mini-Cassette]]s for ''four''. (Though the king of long-run shipping is surely [[Kenner]]'s original ''[[Star Wars (franchise)|Star Wars]]'' line: the single [[Darth Vader]] figure shipped for ''seven years''.)

Not only did the toys ship longer, but the look of ''Transformers''<nowiki>'</nowiki> packaging did not change significantly for five years, only changing the logo and overall design in [[#1989: Pretenders and Micromasters|1989]] as part of a revitalization attempt. Today, even when a single line lasts more than a year, the packaging changes considerably at least every year.

Though even with all that, seven years ''was'' a long time for a toy franchise to run. Most of the bigger lines only managed about three years, and that third was typically a final flailing-for-its-life year as kids had moved on. That ''Transformers'' made as big a splash as it did and lasted so long ''before'' the revivals and reboots is remarkable. How'd it do that? Well...

===Refining the Formula===

To be honest, ''Transformers'' didn't do much that was really "new" outside of its central transformation [[gimmick]], and that was one it shared with multiple competitors. However, what put ''Transformers'' above the others, both its domestic rivals and the other international licensees, was simply doing a great many things ''better'' than its competitors. At the time, Hasbro truly benefited from having already tried out several successful ideas with the 1982 revival of its ''[[G.I. Joe (franchise)|G.I. Joe]]'' brand as ''G.I. Joe: A Real American Hero''. Those tried and tested tactics were then subsequently employed for the ''Transformers'' line as well.

Many early articles on the "transforming robot toyline wars" opined that ''GoBots'' would win due to its reliance on a large number of small, inexpensive items easy for kids to pick up. (After all, that formula worked wonders for ''Star Wars''.) And while ''Transformers'' did have a number of small, inexpensive "entry point" items, its larger figures—one of the elements shared with the aforementioned 1982 ''G.I. Joe'' relaunch—would turn out to be a ''huge'' draw, a kind of playground status symbol. The boxed figures featured multiple accessories and add-on [[sticker]]s for an extra level of interaction with the toy, giving them an extra air of quality. Sure you could get a GoBot or a [[Mini Vehicle]] just about any time, but the larger ''Transformers'' were something big and special for birthdays or saved-up allowances.

[[File:Trailbreaker Bio&TechSpec.jpg|left|thumb|300px|Lotta reading going on in the toy aisles in the 80s.]]

The packaging, too, was a step beyond what other lines were doing. Every packaging back had a hefty [[bio]] of the character, penned by Marvel author [[Bob Budiansky]]. Most lines gave their toys only a cursory sentence or two about the toy's imaginary powers (if at all, ''GoBots'' didn't), but the ''Transformers'' bios truly "humanized" the alien robots, giving each one a distinct personality complete with motto, on top of a much more full description of the imaginary powers that character possessed. This, too, was carried over from ''G.I. Joe'', where [[Larry Hama]] had written background file cards for each character. Attached was the "[[Tech Spec]]s", numeric rankings of the character's stats. This information was (mostly) obscured and (sort of) unreadable without a red plastic "Tech Spec decoder" inside the boxed toys early on (though the red lens of a pair of 3D glasses would work too, and who didn't have at ''least'' one of those lying around in the 80s?), but eventually would move to easily-readable bars.

[[File:PackIn Reinforcements Inside.jpg|right|thumb|300px|Kids had a lot of these. The flyers, we mean, not the toys themselves.]]

While [[Pack-in material#Mail-order flyers|mail-away offers]] were an ''extremely'' common practice at the time, Hasbro smartly spruced this process up. Most every toy (and cereal) mail-away offer asked you to clip out the UPC bar-codes as "proof of purchase" when sending away, but ''Transformers'' instead asked for the "[[Robot Point]]s" (mirroring the ''G.I. Joe'' line's "Flag Points") clipped from the packaging back. Bigger toys had more Points, again adding to the idea that the larger toys were a step above the smaller ones. (The Points were, of course, actually worthless, since you also sent in a check for roughly what the toys would normally cost anyway.) While many other lines' mail-aways tended to be just toys that weren't out in stores yet, ''Transformers'' from the outset offered toys that they would ''never'' sell at normal retail, like the [[Omnibot (G1)|Omnibot]]s. Talk about playground bragging rights!

While not ''directly'' part of the toyline, the way ''Transformers'' was advertised has ''got'' to be mentioned when talking about its success. [[Ronald Reagan|President Reagan]]'s then recent deregulation policies allowed for the line between "advertisement" and "entertainment" on television to blur heavily, and toy companies were still exploring how to properly exploit this new "advertainment" method of pushing plastic to preteens. ''He-Man and the Masters of the Universe'' was the first of these toyline-based cartoons, and it rocketed that toyline to success. And let's be honest here: that show was ''garbage'', but kids ate it up. Hasbro upped the ante by teaming up with comic book publisher [[Marvel Comics]], its animation arm [[Marvel Productions]], advertising agency [[Griffin Bacal]] and its subsidiary [[Sunbow Productions]], having them produce both a comic book series and a cartoon series for television, starting again with ''G.I. Joe: A Real American Hero'', and then followed by [[The Transformers (cartoon)|''The Transformers'' cartoon]], giving it a more serious story and higher-quality animation (both low hurdles compared to ''He-Man'' but let's not rag on that ''too'' much, they ''were'' testing the early limits of the medium under the furious eye of scary-loud and panicky parental watchdog/religious groups who were riding the "{{w|Satanic Panic}}" for everything they could)... and thanks to the fact that the characters were robots, more violence. You can't shoot a human with a laser-blaster, but a robot who could be rebuilt? Oh yeah! This was ultimately also the reason why the aforementioned Italian Takara licensee GiG acquired an additional license from Hasbro to release ''Transformers'' toys proper: It gave them access to the best form of advertisement for the toys they could possibly get, a dubbed version of the ''Transformers'' cartoon!

The basic upshot... Hasbro simply marketed the line better in virtually every regard, and sold kids on the idea that these weren't ''just'' robot toys, they were characters... that these plastic doodads were, well, more than meets the eye.

==Hasbro ''The Transformers'' US toyline==
===1984===
[[File:G1 1984 backofboxbattle.jpg|right|250px|thumb]]

The first year of ''Transformers'' changed very little from the original Japanese ''[[Diaclone]]'' and ''[[Microman]]'' releases. The bulk of the changes were to the [[sticker]]s (mainly adding new [[insignia|faction symbols]], but also removing "Diaclone" texts and potentially-legally-contentious brandings) and some light [[retool]]ing, including the removal/weakening of springs inside the [[missile]] launchers [[for safety reasons]]. Most of the toys' base color schemes came from the original lines, with a few exceptions: [[Ironhide (G1)/toys#Toys|Ironhide]], [[Sunstreaker (G1)/toys#Toys|Sunstreaker]], [[Skywarp (G1)/toys#Toys|Skywarp]], and [[Buzzsaw (G1)#Toys|Buzzsaw]] were new decos created whole-cloth by Hasbro.

One particularly helpful bit of marketing for this year is the clean division of good-guy/bad-guy [[alternate mode]]s. The Heroic Autobots were the cars and trucks, and the Evil Decepticons were... everything else.

[[File:G1 OptimusPrime toy.jpg|left|250px|thumb|Autobot Commander Optimus Prime]]
In contrast to the nigh-solid plastic toys of today, [[die-cast]] metal played a large role in these toys' construction. This was actually a ''cost-saving'' measure; a lingering effect from the petroleum price crises from the '70s made it a bit cheaper overall to make sizable chunks of toys out of metal instead of plastic! The larger cars (and some of the [[Mini Vehicle|Mini Cars]]) also featured rubber tires, and most every toy had ''some'' piece on them that was [[Vacuum metallizing|chromed]].

Unfortunately, these materials issues mean that these toys rarely age well, especially given the rigors of playground life. Paint chips off metal, rubber dries out and splits, chrome fades and rubs off, and the combination of metal-and-plastic on hinged parts leads to easier breakage. Many of these toys have outright ''notorious'' damage issues, and loose undamaged toys are a bit hard to come by.

[[Articulation]] was also a tertiary-at-best concern in the overall design scheme. It was rare for a toy to have moving parts that weren't directly tied to its [[transformation]] sequence beyond a simple rotating shoulder/elbow joint. These toys being "[[brick (term)|brick]]s", mixed with the aforementioned degradation/breakage issues, have largely relegated them to being display pieces for older collectors.

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====General retail====
{| style="margin-left:1em;" width="100%"
|width="20%" valign="top"|'''Autobot [[Mini Vehicle|Mini-Cars]]'''
<ul class="iconlist">
{{Bp-a1|[[Brawn (G1)/toys#Toys|Brawn]]}}
{{Bp-a1|[[Bumblebee (G1)/toys#Toys|Bumblebee]] (available in yellow and red)}}
{{Bp-a1|"''[[Bumper (G1)#Toys|Bumper]]''"<ref group="A" name="bumper">This figure, originating from Takara's ''Micro Change'' line just like the rest of the Mini-Cars, was sold on Cliffjumper cards. After being referred to by nicknames such as "Bumblejumper" and "Bumper" among fan circles for over a decade, [[Dreamwave Productions]] finally established him as an actual character with the official name "Bumper" in 2004.</ref>}}
{{Bp-a1|[[Cliffjumper (G1)/toys#Toys|Cliffjumper]] (available in red and yellow)}}
{{Bp-a1|[[Gears (G1)#Toys|Gears]]}}
{{Bp-a1|[[Huffer (G1)#Toys|Huffer]]}}
{{Bp-a1|[[Windcharger (G1)#Toys|Windcharger]]}}
</ul>
|
|width="20%" valign="top"|'''Decepticon [[Decepticon Mini-Cassette|Cassettes]]'''
<ul class="iconlist">
{{Bp-d1|[[Frenzy (G1)/toys#Toys|Frenzy]] / [[Laserbeak (G1)/toys#Toys|Laserbeak]]}}
{{Bp-d1|[[Rumble (G1)/toys#Toys|Rumble]] / [[Ravage (G1)/toys#Toys|Ravage]]}}
</ul>
|
|width="20%" valign="top"|'''[[Autobot Cars]]'''
<ul class="iconlist">
{{Bp-a1|[[Bluestreak (G1)/toys#Toys|Bluestreak]]}}
{{Bp-a1|[[Hound (G1)/toys#Toys|Hound]]}}
{{Bp-a1|[[Ironhide (G1)/toys#Toys|Ironhide]]}}
{{Bp-a1|[[Jazz (G1)/toys#Toys|Jazz]]}}
{{Bp-a1|[[Mirage (G1)/toys#The Transformers|Mirage]]}}
{{Bp-a1|[[Prowl (G1)/toys#Toys|Prowl]]}}
</ul>
|
|width="20%" valign="top"| 
<ul class="iconlist">
{{Bp-a1|[[Ratchet (G1)/toys#Toys|Ratchet]]}}
{{Bp-a1|[[Sideswipe (G1)/toys#Toys|Sideswipe]]}}
{{Bp-a1|[[Sunstreaker (G1)/toys#Toys|Sunstreaker]]}}
{{Bp-a1|[[Trailbreaker (G1)/toys#Toys|Trailbreaker]]}}
{{Bp-a1|[[Wheeljack (G1)/toys#Toys|Wheeljack]]}}
</ul>
|
|width="20%" valign="top" rowspan=3|[[File:G1-toy Sunstreaker.jpg|200px|thumb|Autobot Car Sunstreaker]]
[[File:G1Starscream toy.jpg|200px|thumb|Decepticon Plane Starscream]]
|-
|width="20%" valign="top"|'''[[Decepticon Planes]]'''
<ul class="iconlist">
{{Bp-d1|[[Skywarp (G1)/toys#Toys|Skywarp]]}}
{{Bp-d1|[[Starscream (G1)/toys#The Transformers|Starscream]]}}
{{Bp-d1|[[Thundercracker (G1)/toys#Toys|Thundercracker]]}}
</ul>
|
|width="20%" valign="top"|'''Decepticon Communications'''
<ul class="iconlist">
{{Bp-d1|[[Soundwave (G1)/toys#Toys|Soundwave]] and Condor Cassette: [[Buzzsaw (G1)/toys#Toys|Buzzsaw]]}}
</ul>
|
|width="20%" valign="top"|'''Decepticon Leader'''
<ul class="iconlist">
{{Bp-d1|[[Megatron (G1)/toys#The Transformers|Megatron]]}}
</ul>
|
|width="20%" valign="top"|'''Autobot Commander'''
<ul class="iconlist">
{{Bp-a1|[[Optimus Prime (G1)/toys#The Transformers|Optimus Prime]] (w/ [[Roller (G1)#Toys|Roller]] & [[Combat Deck (G1)#Toys|Combat Deck]])}}
</ul>
|-
|width="20%" valign="top"|'''''[[Kronoform]]'''''
<ul class="iconlist">
{{Bp-a1|[[Autoceptor#Toys|Autoceptor]]}}
{{Bp-a1|[[Deceptor#Toys|Deceptor]]}}
{{Bp-a1|[[Kaltor#Toys|Kaltor]]}}
</ul>
|}
{{-}}

====Mail-aways and promos====

*"[[Reinforcements from Cybertron!]]"
{| style="margin-left:1em;" width="100%"
|width="20%" valign="top"|'''[[Powerdasher]]s'''
<ul class="iconlist">
{{Bp-a1|"[[Zetar (G1)#Toys|Drill Type]]"}}
{{Bp-a1|"[[Aragon#Toys|F-1 Type]]"}}
{{Bp-a1|"[[Cromar#Toys|Jet Type]]"}}
</ul>
|
|width="20%" valign="top"|'''[[Omnibot (G1)|Omnibots]]'''
<ul class="iconlist">
{{Bp-a1|[[Camshaft (G1)#Toys|Camshaft]]}}
{{Bp-a1|[[Downshift (G1)#Toys|Downshift]]}}
{{Bp-a1|[[Overdrive#Toys|Overdrive]]}}
</ul>
|
|width="20%" valign="top"|'''Others'''
<ul class="iconlist">
{{Bp-a1|[[Time Warrior (G1)#Toys|Time Warrior]]}}
</ul>
|
|width="20%" valign="top"|
|
|width="20%" valign="top"|[[File:Camshaft-G1toy.jpg|200px|thumb|Omnibot Camshaft]]
|}

====Notes====
<references group="A" />

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===1985===
[[File:1985catalogue-diorama.jpg|upright=1.4|thumb|The 80s! When toy companies actively encouraged you to play with fire!]]

1984 was a roaring, out-of-the-gate success for ''Transformers'', so 1985's offerings upped the ante, both in numbers and in variety of form.

''Diaclone'' and ''Micro Change'' were mined for as many viable toys as possible. The remaining unused "Car Robot" models were brought over, as were several [[redeco]]/[[retool]]s of first-year Cars. The [[Constructicon (G1)|Constructicon]]s, six small-scale construction vehicles that could combine into the mighty super-robot [[Devastator (G1)|Devastator]], were a huge hit. Robotic beasts made a splash with the [[Dinobot (G1)#Toys|Dinobots]] and [[Insecticon (G1)#Toys|Insecticons]]. The two predecessor lines also had some in-development concepts that were pushed into ''Transformers'', and while some would not be ready until next year, Hasbro/Takara were able to get out a set of new Mini Vehicles, and new versions of the large jet mold with all-new wings and weapons.

But all this wasn't enough to meet expected demand, so Hasbro looked elsewhere for future Transformers. They struck a deal with [[Bandai]] for molds from a variety of Japanese toylines. As Bandai was (and is) a direct competitor to Takara, none of these toys were put into the cartoon, which was being ported to Japan. (There was a [[Jetfire (G1)#Why "Skyfire"?|whole big thing with Jetfire/Skyfire in the cartoon]], follow the link for more on that.) Other toys were also licensed from other companies, but didn't have the major-rival-baggage of Bandai's toys, so they could at least be in the show, if not in [[Fight! Super Robot Lifeform Transformers (toyline)|Takara's version of the toyline]].

All in all, 1985's output was roughly ''double'' that of 1984's. And with a new slew of imitators popping up, Hasbro pushed a new little bit of status-symbol into the line, giving every toy released in '85 —including the re-released '84 toys— a heat-sensitive [[rubsign]]. This brand was the mark of a "true" Transformer, and they even spent the money to make a [[commercial]] ''just to say so''. The rubsigns were also key to another bit of promotion, the mystery-allegiance [[Mini-spy|Mini-Spies]] that came with the Mini Vehicles this year as bonuses.

This year also marks the debut of ''Transformers'' internationally, being released in [[The Transformers (European toyline)|multiple European countries]], [[Fight! Super Robot Lifeform Transformers (toyline)|Japan]], [[IGA|Mexico]], [[Estrela|Brazil]], and [[Antex|Argentina]]... all with various changes from the US line, some minor, some... well, "major" might be an understatement for some.

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====General retail====
{| style="margin-left:1em;" width="100%"
|width="20%" valign="top"|'''Autobot [[Mini Vehicle|Mini-Cars]] w/ [[Mini-spy|Motorized Transformer]]<ref group="B" name="mini-spies">There were four types of "Motorized Transformers" (called "Mini-spies" in the television commercial for the figures and "Koma cars" on Hasbro's shipping cases): "4WD Type" (or "Jeep Type"), "Buggy Type", "FX-1 Type" and "Porsche Type". Each was available alternatively in white, yellow or blue, with the color supposedly depending on which figure they were packaged with.</ref>'''
<ul class="iconlist">
{{Bp-a1|[[Brawn (G1)/toys#Toys|Brawn]] (w/ yellow Motorized Transformer)}}
{{Bp-a1|[[Bumblebee (G1)/toys#Toys|Bumblebee]] (yellow or red, w/ white Motorized Transformer)}}
{{Bp-a1|[[Cliffjumper (G1)/toys#Toys|Cliffjumper]] (red or yellow, w/ white Motorized Transformer)}}
|
|width="20%" valign="top"| 
<ul class="iconlist">
{{Bp-a1|[[Gears (G1)#Toys|Gears]] (w/ yellow Motorized Transformer)}}
{{Bp-a1|[[Huffer (G1)#Toys|Huffer]] (w/ blue Motorized Transformer)}}
{{Bp-a1|[[Windcharger (G1)#Toys|Windcharger]] (w/ blue Motorized Transformer)}}
</ul>
|
|width="20%" valign="top"|'''Autobot [[Mini Vehicle]]s'''
<ul class="iconlist">
{{Bp-a1|[[Beachcomber (G1)#Toys|Beachcomber]]}}
{{Bp-a1|[[Cosmos (G1)#Toys|Cosmos]]}}
{{Bp-a1|[[Powerglide (G1)#Toys|Powerglide]]}}
{{Bp-a1|[[Seaspray (G1)#Toys|Seaspray]]}}
{{Bp-a1|[[Warpath (G1)#Toys|Warpath]]}}
</ul>
|
|width="20%" valign="top"|'''[[Constructicon (G1)|Constructicons]]'''
<ul class="iconlist">
{{Bp-d1|[[Bonecrusher (G1)/toys#Toys|Bonecrusher]]}}
{{Bp-d1|[[Hook (G1)/toys#Toys|Hook]]}}
{{Bp-d1|[[Long Haul (G1)/toys#Toys|Long Haul]]}}
{{Bp-d1|[[Mixmaster (G1)/toys#Toys|Mixmaster]]}}
{{Bp-d1|[[Scavenger (G1)/toys#Toys|Scavenger]]}}
{{Bp-d1|[[Scrapper (G1)/toys#Toys|Scrapper]]}}
{{Bp-d1|[[Devastator (G1)/toys#Toys|Devastator]] (gift set of all six Constructicons)}}
</ul>
|
|width="20%" valign="top" rowspan=5|[[File:G1 barrage toy.jpg|200px|thumb|Deluxe Insecticon Barrage]][[File:Blitzwingg1toy.jpg|200px|thumb|Triple Changer Blitzwing]][[File:G1 Blaster toy.jpg|right|thumb|200px|Blaster]]
|-
|width="20%" valign="top"|'''[[Jumpstarter]]s'''
<ul class="iconlist">
{{Bp-a1|[[Topspin (G1)#Toys|Topspin]]}}
{{Bp-a1|[[Twin Twist (G1)#Toys|Twin Twist]]}}
</ul>
|
|width="20%" valign="top"|'''[[Insecticon (G1)|Insecticons]]'''
<ul class="iconlist">
{{Bp-d1|[[Bombshell (G1)#Toys|Bombshell]]}}
{{Bp-d1|[[Kickback (G1)#Toys|Kickback]]}}
{{Bp-d1|[[Shrapnel (G1)#Toys|Shrapnel]]}}
</ul>
|
|width="20%" valign="top"|'''[[Autobot Cars]]'''<ref group="B" name="1985cars">The 1985 "Autobot Cars" price point was given a somewhat odd treatment with two separate assortments, each of which contained re-releases of six of the 1984 figures (packaged one per case in a case of 12) and three of the new 1985 figures (each packaged two per case). The only exception to this was Skids, who was actually released at least as early as December 1984, in 1984 packaging along with the other '84 Autobot Cars, in which he took the place of an extra Mirage that had previously been used to bring the number of figures contained in those cases up to twelve. Due to this, he was packed in the 1985 assortments like the '84 toys, at only one Skids per case.</ref>
<ul class="iconlist">
{{Bp-a1|[[Grapple (G1)#Toys|Grapple]]}}
{{Bp-a1|[[Hoist (G1)/toys#Toys|Hoist]]}}
{{Bp-a1|[[Inferno (G1)/toys#Toys|Inferno]]}}
{{Bp-a1|[[Red Alert (G1)/toys#Toys|Red Alert]]}}
</ul>
|
|width="20%" valign="top"| 
<ul class="iconlist">
{{Bp-a1|[[Skids (G1)#Toys|Skids]]}}
{{Bp-a1|[[Smokescreen (G1)/toys#Toys|Smokescreen]]}}
{{Bp-a1|[[Tracks (G1)/toys#Toys|Tracks]]}}
</ul>
|-
|width="20%" valign="top"|'''[[Triple Changer]]s'''
<ul class="iconlist">
{{Bp-d1|[[Astrotrain (G1)/toys#Toys|Astrotrain]]}}
{{Bp-d1|[[Blitzwing (G1)/toys#Toys|Blitzwing]]}}
</ul>
|
|width="20%" valign="top"|'''[[Dinobot (G1)|Dinobots]]'''
<ul class="iconlist">
{{Bp-a1|[[Grimlock (G1)/toys#The Transformers|Grimlock]]}}
{{Bp-a1|[[Slag (G1)/toys#Toys|Slag]]}}
{{Bp-a1|[[Sludge (G1)#Toys|Sludge]]}}
{{Bp-a1|[[Snarl (G1)#Toys|Snarl]]}}
{{Bp-a1|[[Swoop (G1)/toys#Toys|Swoop]]}}
</ul>
|
|width="20%" valign="top"|'''Deluxe Insecticons'''
<ul class="iconlist">
{{Bp-d1|[[Barrage (Insecticon)#Toys|Barrage]]}}
{{Bp-d1|[[Chop Shop (G1)#Toys|Chop Shop]]}}
{{Bp-d1|[[Ransack (G1)#Toys|Ransack]]}}
{{Bp-d1|[[Venom (G1)#Toys|Venom]]}}
</ul>
|
|width="20%" valign="top"|'''Autobot [[Deluxe Vehicle]]s'''
<ul class="iconlist">
{{Bp-a1|[[Roadbuster (G1)#Toys|Roadbuster]]}}
{{Bp-a1|[[Whirl (G1)#Toys|Whirl]]}}
</ul>
|-
|width="20%" valign="top"|'''[[Decepticon Planes]]'''
<ul class="iconlist">
{{Bp-d1|[[Dirge (G1)/toys#Toys|Dirge]]}}
{{Bp-d1|[[Ramjet (G1)/toys#Toys|Ramjet]]}}
{{Bp-d1|[[Thrust (G1)/toys#Toys|Thrust]]}}
</ul>
|
|width="20%" valign="top"|'''Autobot Scientist'''
<ul class="iconlist">
{{Bp-a1|[[Perceptor (G1)/toys#Toys|Perceptor]]}}
</ul>
|
|width="20%" valign="top"|'''Autobot Communicator'''
<ul class="iconlist">
{{Bp-a1|[[Blaster (G1)/toys#Toys|Blaster]]}}
</ul>
|
|width="20%" valign="top"|'''Decepticon Military Operations Commander'''
<ul class="iconlist">
{{Bp-d1|[[Shockwave (G1)/toys#Toys|Shockwave]]}}
</ul>
|-
|width="20%" valign="top"|'''Autobot Air Guardian'''
<ul class="iconlist">
{{Bp-a1|[[Jetfire (G1)/toys#Toys|Jetfire]]}}
</ul>
|
|width="20%" valign="top"|'''Autobot Motorized Defense Base'''
<ul class="iconlist">
{{Bp-a1|[[Omega Supreme (G1)#Toys|Omega Supreme]]}}
</ul>
|
|width="20%" valign="top"|'''[[Tyco]] Licensed Playsets'''
<ul class="iconlist">
{{Bp-a1d1|Electric Racing Set (w/ "[[Natron#Toys|Natron]]" & "[[Freezon#Toys|Freezon]]")}}
{{Bp-a1|[[Electric Train and Battle Set]]}}
</ul>
|
|width="20%" valign="top"|'''Others'''
<ul class="iconlist">
{{Bp-a1|[[Tech Specometer Eleven]]}}
|}

{{-}}
[[File:G1-toy OptimusPepsi.jpg|right|thumb|200px|Pepsi mail-away Optimus Prime]]

====Mail-aways and promos====

<ul class="iconlist">
:{{Bp-a1|Cookie Crisp [[Jazz (G1)/toys#CookieCrisp|Jazz]]}}
:{{Bp-a1|[[Pepsi]] [[Optimus Prime (G1)/toys#PepsiPrime|Optimus Prime]]}}
:* "[[Earthlings: THE S.T.A.R.S. need your help now!]]"
:* "[[Have the Decepticons defeated us once and for all?]]"
</ul>
{{--}}
====Notes====
<references group="B" />

{{-}}

===1986: "The Movie"===
[[File:Scramble city packaging mural.jpg|right|thumb|250px|That's a ''lot'' of explosions with no evidence of anything actually being exploded.]]

1986 presented a major change in the franchise on several levels. The first being that ''Diaclone'' and ''Micro Change'' were pretty much depleted of viable toys, so it was time for all-new toolings to get made.

The past lines still had a role to play in this, though. The Mini Vehicles were refreshed by taking the 1984 assortment and extensively [[retool]]ing them into all-new characters. Takara had been designing a different sort of [[combiner|combining robot team]] for ''Diaclone'', where the limb-bots were wholly interchangeable. These plans would come to life in ''Transformers'' as the "[[Fight! Super Robot Lifeform Transformers (toyline)#1986 (Scramble City and 2010)|Scramble City]]" style combiners (though that branding was only used in Takara's line; Hasbro called them the "[[Special Teams]]" in Europe, and... nothing special in the US). The combiners were actually advertised in the 1985 season of [[The Transformers (cartoon)|the cartoon]] (one team, the Aerialbots, were released in time for Christmas in 1985) in a bit of bleed-over as Hasbro prepared for the ''really'' big change... ''[[The Transformers: The Movie]]''.

[[File:G1Metroplex toy.jpg|thumb|250px|left|Metroplex]]
This media event ''really'' shook things (and kids) up. The [[The Transformers (cartoon)/cast#Season 1|older cast]] of not-shipping-any-more-1984-toys was shuffled out, with many characters openly and brutally ''killed'' in the film, to make way for all-new toy-characters who would take the forefront, including new faction leaders. These bots were developed for animation first then had toys developed based around those designs, a ''very'' rare move at the time (and still uncommon today, mostly only the [[live-action film series]] works this way). These new designs were very Cybertronian/futuristic in design, as the Movie was set in the far-flung future of ''[[2005]] ooooooohhhhh''. This more sci-fi look would stick with the line for a little while.

Another subtle but important change was that the two factions began to share [[subgroup]]s, with the Autobots gaining their own [[Mini-Cassette]]s and [[Triple Changer]]s, plus both sides had "Scramble City" style combiners. These groups shipped in mixed-allegiance assortments, which would become more and more common going forward.

This was also the year [[die-cast|die-cast metal]] started being phased out of the toys' construction. With petroleum prices lowering, plastics became the less-expensive alternative. Many of this year's toys shipped initially with painted die-cast bits, but were later replaced with plastic-parts [[variant]]s.

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====General retail====
{| style="margin-left:1em;" width="100%"
|width="20%" valign="top"|'''Autobot [[Mini Vehicle|Mini-Vehicles]]'''
<ul class="iconlist">
{{Bp-a1|[[Hubcap (G1)#Toys|Hubcap]]}}
{{Bp-a1|[[Outback (G1)#Toys|Outback]]}}
{{Bp-a1|[[Pipes (G1)#Toys|Pipes]]}}
{{Bp-a1|[[Swerve (G1)#Toys|Swerve]]}}
{{Bp-a1|[[Tailgate (G1)#Toys|Tailgate]]}}
{{Bp-a1|[[Wheelie (G1)#Toys|Wheelie]]}}
</ul>
|
|width="20%" valign="top"|'''[[Mini-Cassette]]s'''
<ul class="iconlist">
{{Bp-a1|[[Ramhorn (G1)#Toys|Ramhorn]] / [[Eject (G1)#Toys|Eject]]}}
{{Bp-d1|[[Ratbat (G1)/toys#Toys|Ratbat]] / [[Frenzy (G1)/toys#Toys|Frenzy]]}}
{{Bp-a1|[[Rewind (G1)#Toys|Rewind]] / [[Steeljaw (G1)#Toys|Steeljaw]]}}
</ul>
|
|width="20%" valign="top"|'''[[Aerialbot (G1)|Aerialbots]]'''
<ul class="iconlist">
{{Bp-a1|[[Air Raid (G1)/toys#Toys|Air Raid]]}}
{{Bp-a1|[[Fireflight (G1)/toys#Toys|Fireflight]]}}
{{Bp-a1|[[Silverbolt (G1)/toys#Toys|Silverbolt]]}}
{{Bp-a1|[[Skydive (G1 Aerialbot)/toys#Toys|Skydive]]}}
{{Bp-a1|[[Slingshot (G1)/toys#Toys|Slingshot]]}}
{{Bp-a1|[[Superion (G1)#Toys|Superion]] (giftset)}}
</ul>
|
|width="20%" valign="top"|'''[[Stunticon (G1)|Stunticons]]'''
<ul class="iconlist">
{{Bp-d1|[[Breakdown (G1)#Toys|Breakdown]]}}
{{Bp-d1|[[Dead End (G1)#Toys|Dead End]]}}
{{Bp-d1|[[Drag Strip (G1)#Toys|Drag Strip]]}}
{{Bp-d1|[[Motormaster (G1)#Toys|Motormaster]] (w/ [[Roller car]])}}
{{Bp-d1|[[Wildrider (G1)#Toys|Wildrider]]}}
{{Bp-d1|[[Menasor (G1)#Toys|Menasor]] (giftset)}}
</ul>
|
|width="20%" valign="top" rowspan=2|[[File:G1menasor toy.jpg|200px|thumb|Menasor, the Stunticon combiner]]
|-
|width="20%" valign="top"|'''[[Protectobot (G1)|Protectobots]]'''
<ul class="iconlist">
{{Bp-a1|[[Blades (G1)#Toys|Blades]]}}
{{Bp-a1|[[First Aid (G1)#Toys|First Aid]]}}
{{Bp-a1|[[Groove (G1)#Toys|Groove]]}}
{{Bp-a1|[[Hot Spot (G1)#Toys|Hot Spot]]}}
{{Bp-a1|[[Streetwise (G1)#Toys|Streetwise]]}}
{{Bp-a1|[[Defensor (G1)#Toys|Defensor]] (giftset)}}
</ul>
|
|width="20%" valign="top"|'''[[Combaticon (G1)|Combaticons]]'''
<ul class="iconlist">
{{Bp-d1|[[Blast Off (G1)/toys#Toys|Blast Off]]}}
{{Bp-d1|[[Brawl (G1)/toys#Toys|Brawl]]}}
{{Bp-d1|[[Onslaught (G1)/toys#Toys|Onslaught]]}}
{{Bp-d1|[[Swindle (G1)#Toys|Swindle]]}}
{{Bp-d1|[[Vortex (G1)/toys#Toys|Vortex]]}}
</ul>
|
|width="20%" valign="top"|'''[[Battlecharger]]s'''
<ul class="iconlist">
{{Bp-d1|[[Runabout (G1)#Toys|Runabout]]}}
{{Bp-d1|[[Runamuck (G1)#Toys|Runamuck]]}}
</ul>
|
|width="20%" valign="top"|'''[[Triple Changer]]s'''
<ul class="iconlist">
{{Bp-a1|[[Broadside (G1)#Toys|Broadside]]}}
{{Bp-d1|[[Octane#Toys|Octane]]}}
{{Bp-a1|[[Sandstorm (G1)#Toys|Sandstorm]]}}
{{Bp-a1|[[Springer (G1)/toys#Toys|Springer]]}}
</ul>
|
|width="20%" valign="top"|
|-
|width="20%" valign="top"|'''[[Autobot Cars]]'''
<ul class="iconlist">
{{Bp-a1|[[Blurr (G1)/toys#Toys|Blurr]]}}
{{Bp-a1|[[Hot Rod (G1)/toys#The Transformers|Hot Rod]]}}
{{Bp-a1|[[Kup (G1)/toys#Toys|Kup]]}}
</ul>
|
|width="20%" valign="top"|'''Heroes'''
<ul class="iconlist">
{{Bp-a1|[[Hot Rod (G1)/toys#G1RodimusPrime|Rodimus Prime]]}}
{{Bp-a1|[[Wreck-Gar (G1)#Toys|Wreck-Gar]]}}
</ul>
|
|width="20%" valign="top"|'''[[Predacon (G1)|Predacons]]'''
<ul class="iconlist">
{{Bp-d1|[[Divebomb (G1)#Toys|Divebomb]]}}
{{Bp-d1|[[Headstrong (G1)#Toys|Headstrong]]}}
{{Bp-d1|[[Rampage (G1)#Toys|Rampage]]}}
{{Bp-d1|[[Razorclaw (G1)#Toys|Razorclaw]]}}
{{Bp-d1|[[Tantrum (G1)#Toys|Tantrum]]}}
</ul>
|
|width="20%" valign="top"|'''[[Sharkticon (species)|Sharkticons]]'''
<ul class="iconlist">
{{Bp-d1|[[Gnaw (G1)#Toys|Gnaw]]}}
</ul>
|
|width="20%" valign="top" rowspan=2|[[File:G1toy hot rod.jpg|right|thumb|200px|Autobot Car Hot Rod]]
|-
|width="20%" valign="top"|'''Decepticon Planes'''
<ul class="iconlist">
{{Bp-d1|[[Cyclonus (G1)/toys#Toys|Cyclonus]]}}
{{Bp-d1|[[Scourge (G1)/toys#Toys|Scourge]]}}
</ul>
|
|width="20%" valign="top"|'''[[City Commander]]s'''
<ul class="iconlist">
{{Bp-d1|[[Galvatron (G1)/toys#Toys|Galvatron]]}}
{{Bp-a1|[[Ultra Magnus (G1)/toys#Toys|Ultra Magnus]]}}
</ul>
|
|width="20%" valign="top"|'''Motorized Autobot Space Shuttle'''
<ul class="iconlist">
{{Bp-a1|[[Sky Lynx (G1)#Toys|Sky Lynx]]}}
</ul>
|
|width="20%" valign="top"|'''[[Titan (group)|Cities]]'''
<ul class="iconlist">
{{Bp-a1|[[Metroplex (G1)#Toys|Metroplex]] (w/ [[Six-Gun#Toys|Six-Gun]], [[Slammer#Toys|Slammer]], and [[Scamper#Toys|Scamper]])}}
{{Bp-d1|[[Trypticon (G1)#Toys|Trypticon]] (w/ [[Brunt (G1)#Toys|Brunt]] & [[Full-Tilt (G1)#Toys|Full-Tilt]])}}
</ul>
|}

{{-}}
====Mail-aways and promos====
[[File:G1-toy Reflector.jpg|right|thumb|150px|Reflector]]

:*"[[The Autobots Have a Special Mission for:]]"
<ul class="itemlist">
::{{Bp-d1|[[Reflector (G1)#Toys|Reflector]] ([[Spectro#Toys|Spectro]], [[Spyglass#Toys|Spyglass]], [[Viewfinder#Toys|Viewfinder]])}}
</ul>
:*"[[You Have Been Chosen.]]"
:*"[[Decipher the Decepticon]]" contest
:*"[[Prizes in Disguise]]" contest

{{-}}

===1987: Headmasters and Targetmasters===
[[File:G1-toy Pointblank.jpg|250px|thumb|Autobot Targetmaster Pointblank]]
This year was almost completely dominated by "sci-fi" vehicle modes, following up on ''The Movie'' styling. On top of that, extra [[gimmick]]s beyond transformation began to play into the subgroups, with the [[Throttlebot]]s' [[pull-back motor]]s and the [[Sparking gimmick|spark-firing]] [[Monsterbot (G1)|Monsterbot]]s.

More importantly, this was the first year Hasbro would push a primary over-arching [[gimmick]] as a large percentage of the line: the [[Nebulan]] "Master" partners. Where previous years tended to be a bit scattered with its transformation types, the [[Headmaster (technology)|Headmaster]]s and [[Targetmaster (technology)|Targetmaster]]s presented a more unified theme across both factions and multiple price-points. This culminated in the mighty [[Fortress Maximus (G1)#Toys|Fortress Maximus]], a towering two-foot-tall Headmaster city-bot, with a hefty $100 price-tag (in 1987 dollars, which is about the same as a $260 Transformer today). For sheer size and mass, Fortress Maximus remained the largest Transformer produced for over 25 years... and something of a "bragging rights" move on Hasbro's part, showing that they ''could'' demand that kind of shelf space from retailers. (They did the same thing with ''[[G.I. Joe (franchise)|G.I. Joe]]'' and the massive [[USS Flagg]] playset.)

However, this high point also marked the start of the franchise's waning. The [[The Transformers (cartoon)|cartoon]] was ended with a truncated [[The Rebirth|three-part special]], with reruns continuing on in syndication. Mail-away offers were also slowing down, with no new product available from this year on, only older items no longer in stores. Smaller figures were packaged with small soft-rubber [[Decoy]]s of older characters as an extra incentive, but they weren't a [[Mini-spy|fully transformable mini-Transformer]].

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====General retail====
{| style="margin-left:1em;" width="100%"
|width="20%" valign="top"|'''[[Throttlebot]]s'''
<ul class="iconlist">
{{Bp-a1|[[Chase (G1)#Toys|Chase]]}}
{{Bp-a1|[[Freeway (G1)#Toys|Freeway]]}}
{{Bp-a1|[[Bumblebee (G1)/toys#Goldbug|Goldbug]]}}
{{Bp-a1|[[Rollbar (G1)#Toys|Rollbar]]}}
{{Bp-a1|[[Searchlight (G1)#Toys|Searchlight]]}}
{{Bp-a1|[[Wideload (G1)#Toys|Wideload]]}}
</ul>
|
|width="20%" valign="top"|'''[[Technobot (G1)|Technobots]]'''
<ul class="iconlist">
{{Bp-a1|[[Afterburner (G1)#Toys|Afterburner]]}}
{{Bp-a1|[[Lightspeed (G1 Technobot)#Toys|Lightspeed]]}}
{{Bp-a1|[[Nosecone (G1)#Toys|Nosecone]]}}
{{Bp-a1|[[Scattershot (G1)#Toys|Scattershot]]}}
{{Bp-a1|[[Strafe (G1)#Toys|Strafe]]}}
{{Bp-a1|[[Computron (G1)#Toys|Computron]] (giftset)}}
</ul>
|
|width="20%" valign="top"|'''[[Terrorcon (G1)|Terrorcons]]'''
<ul class="iconlist">
{{Bp-d1|[[Blot (G1)#Toys|Blot]]}}
{{Bp-d1|[[Cutthroat (G1)#Toys|Cutthroat]]}}
{{Bp-d1|[[Hun-Gurrr (G1)#Toys|Hun-Gurrr]]}}
{{Bp-d1|[[Rippersnapper (G1)#Toys|Rippersnapper]]}}
{{Bp-d1|[[Sinnertwin (G1)#Toys|Sinnertwin]]}}
</ul>
|
|width="20%" valign="top"|'''[[Mini-Cassette]]s'''
<ul class="iconlist">
{{Bp-d1|[[Slugfest (G1)#Toys|Slugfest]] / [[Overkill (G1)#Toys|Overkill]]}}
</ul>
|
|width="20%" valign="top" rowspan=4|[[File:Technobots-specialteams.jpg|200px|thumb|Computron, the Technobot combiner]][[File:G1-toy Brainstorm.jpg|right|thumb|200px|Headmaster Brainstorm (with Arcana)]]
|-
|width="20%" valign="top"|'''[[Duocon]]s'''
<ul class="iconlist">
{{Bp-d1|[[Battletrap (G1)#Toys|Battletrap]]}}
{{Bp-d1|[[Flywheels#Toys|Flywheels]]}}
</ul>
|
|width="20%" valign="top"|'''[[Clone (subgroup)|Clones]]'''
<ul class="iconlist">
{{Bp-a1|[[Fastlane#Toys|Fastlane]] / [[Cloudraker (G1)#Toys|Cloudraker]]}}
{{Bp-d1|[[Pounce#Toys|Pounce]] / [[Wingspan#Toys|Wingspan]]}}
</ul>
|
|width="20%" valign="top"|'''[[:Category:Spies|Double Spy]]'''
<ul class="iconlist">
{{Bp-a1|[[Punch (G1)#Toys|Punch-Counterpunch]]}}
</ul>
|
|width="20%" valign="top"|'''[[Monsterbot (G1)|Monsterbots]]'''
<ul class="iconlist">
{{Bp-a1|[[Doublecross#Toys|Doublecross]]}}
{{Bp-a1|[[Grotusque#Toys|Grotusque]]}}
{{Bp-a1|[[Repugnus (G1)#Toys|Repugnus]]}}
</ul>
|
|width="20%" valign="top"|
|-
|width="20%" valign="top"|'''[[Headmaster (technology)|Headmasters]]'''
<ul class="iconlist">
{{Bp-a1|[[Brainstorm (G1)#Toys|Brainstorm]] (w/ [[Arcana#Toys|Arcana]])}}
{{Bp-a1|[[Chromedome (G1)#Toys|Chromedome]] (w/ [[Stylor#Toys|Stylor]])}}
{{Bp-a1|[[Hardhead (G1)#Toys|Hardhead]] (w/ [[Duros#Toys|Duros]])}}
{{Bp-a1|[[Highbrow (G1)#Toys|Highbrow]] (w/ [[Gort#Toys|Gort]])}}
{{Bp-d1|[[Mindwipe (G1)#Toys|Mindwipe]] (w/ [[Vorath#Toys|Vorath]])}}
{{Bp-d1|[[Skullcruncher (G1)#Toys|Skullcruncher]] (w/ [[Grax#Toys|Grax]])}}
{{Bp-d1|[[Weirdwolf (G1)#Toys|Weirdwolf]] (w/ [[Monzo#Toys|Monzo]])}}
</ul>
|
|width="20%" valign="top"|'''Headmaster [[Horrorcon (G1)|Horrorcons]]'''
<ul class="iconlist">
{{Bp-d1|[[Apeface#Toys|Apeface]] (w/ [[Spasma#Toys|Spasma]])}}
{{Bp-d1|[[Snapdragon (G1)#Toys|Snapdragon]] (w/ [[Krunk#Toys|Krunk]])}}
</ul>
|
|width="20%" valign="top"|'''[[Targetmaster (technology)|Targetmasters]]'''
<ul class="iconlist">
{{Bp-a1|[[Blurr (G1)/toys#Targetmaster|Blurr]] (w/ [[Haywire (Targetmaster)#Toys|Haywire]])}}
{{Bp-a1|[[Crosshairs (G1)#Toys|Crosshairs]] (w/ [[Pinpointer (G1)#Toys|Pinpointer]])}}
{{Bp-d1|[[Cyclonus (G1)/toys#Targetmaster|Cyclonus]] (w/ [[Nightstick (G1)#Toys|Nightstick]])}}
{{Bp-a1|[[Hot Rod (G1)/toys#Targetmaster|Hot Rod]] (w/ [[Firebolt (G1)#Toys|Firebolt]])}}
{{Bp-a1|[[Kup (G1)/toys#Targetmaster|Kup]] (w/ [[Recoil (G1)#Toys|Recoil]])}}
{{Bp-d1|[[Misfire (G1)#Toys|Misfire]] (w/ [[Aimless#Toys|Aimless]])}}
</ul>
|
|width="20%" valign="top"| 
<ul class="iconlist">
{{Bp-a1|[[Pointblank#Toys|Pointblank]] (w/ [[Peacemaker#Toys|Peacemaker]])}}
{{Bp-d1|[[Scourge (G1)/toys#Targetmaster|Scourge]] (w/ [[Fracas#Toys|Fracas]])}}
{{Bp-d1|[[Slugslinger (G1)#Toys|Slugslinger]] (w/ [[Caliburst (G1)#Toys|Caliburst]])}}
{{Bp-a1|[[Sureshot (G1)#Toys|Sureshot]] (w/ [[Spoilsport#Toys|Spoilsport]])}}
{{Bp-d1|[[Triggerhappy (G1)#Toys|Triggerhappy]] (w/ [[Blowpipe (G1)#Toys|Blowpipe]])}}
</ul>
|
|width="20%" valign="top"|
|-
|width="20%" valign="top"|'''Decepticon [[Six Changer]]'''
<ul class="iconlist">
{{Bp-d1|[[Sixshot (G1)#Toys|Sixshot]]}}
</ul>
|
|width="20%" valign="top"|'''Headmaster [[Titan (group)|Bases]]'''
<ul class="iconlist">
{{Bp-a1|[[Fortress Maximus (G1)/toys#Toys|Fortress Maximus]] (w/ [[Cerebros (G1)#Toys|Cerebros]], [[Spike Witwicky (G1)#Toys|Spike]], [[Cog (G1)#Toys|Cog]])}}
{{Bp-d1|[[Scorponok (G1)/toys#Toys|Scorponok]] (w/ [[Zarak (G1)#Toys|Zarak]] & [[Fasttrack (G1)#Toys|Fasttrack]])}}
</ul>
|}
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====Mail-aways and promos====
:* "[[Start Your Own Decoy Collection]]" ([[Decoy]]s packed in with carded figures)
:* "[[Rodimus Prime remembers the Transformers greatest battle on Earth.]]"

{{-}}

===1988: Powermasters and Pretenders===
[[File:Skullgrin-packageart.jpg|250px|thumb|Decepticon Pretender Skullgrin]]
After four years and slowly-declining sales, the push to make ''Transformers'' live up to its new tagline ("More... Much More Than Meets the Eye!") was in full effect. Even toys in old subgroups gained new gimmicks: the new [[Mini-Cassette]]s were combiners, the [[Seacon (G1)|Seacon]] combiner team's limb-bots each had a cannon mode the super-robot could use as a handgun, and the [[Targetmaster (technology)|Targetmasters]] each had ''two'' [[Nebulan]]s who could also combine into a super-gun.

The big noise this year was the [[Pretender]]s, Transformers that wear outer shells in the guise of armored warriors, monsters, and more, effectively giving you two warriors in one purchase. However, the line didn't exactly excite kids, as most of the inner robots' vehicle modes could be generously described as "vague at best" due to the necessity of fitting inside their shells. And while the shells' minimal articulation (having only stiff shoulder swivels) would be fine for much younger children, the inner robots and number of small parts definitely put them outside of that age group.

The other big move was the return of [[Optimus Prime (G1)/toys#PMOP|Optimus Prime]] as one of the [[Powermaster]]s, robots whose Nebulan partners unlocked the vehicle-to-robot conversion as engine-shaped "keys". Though the previous year saw [[Bumblebee (G1)/toys#Goldbug|Bumblebee return as "Goldbug"]], this large-scale toy of a returning character heralded a shift in Hasbro's strategy, which would get even stronger next year.

However, the decline that begun the year prior was made worse by a sudden splash in the action figure world: the arrival of the ''[[Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles]]''. Kids flocked to this strange new line and its weird new cartoon, leaving ''Transformers''... sorry, there's no helping this... shell-shocked.

Sorry.

====General retail====
{| style="margin-left:1em;" width="100%"
|width="20%" valign="top"|'''[[Mini-Cassette|Cassettes]]'''
<ul class="iconlist">
{{Bp-a1|[[Grand Slam (G1)#Toys|Grand Slam]] / [[Raindance#Toys|Raindance]]}}
{{Bp-d1|[[Squawktalk (G1)#Toys|Squawktalk]] / [[Beastbox (G1)#Toys|Beastbox]]}}
|
|width="20%" valign="top"|'''[[Sparkabot]]s / [[Firecon]]s'''
<ul class="iconlist">
{{Bp-d1|[[Cindersaur (G1)#Toys|Cindersaur]]}}
{{Bp-a1|[[Fizzle#Toys|Fizzle]]}}
{{Bp-d1|[[Flamefeather (G1)#Toys|Flamefeather]]}}
{{Bp-a1|[[Guzzle (G1)#Toys|Guzzle]]}}
{{Bp-a1|[[Sizzle (G1)#Toys|Sizzle]]}}
{{Bp-d1|[[Sparkstalker#Toys|Sparkstalker]]}}
|
|width="20%" valign="top"|'''[[Triggerbot]]s / [[Triggercon]]s'''
<ul class="iconlist">
{{Bp-a1|[[Backstreet (G1)#Toys|Backstreet]]}}
{{Bp-d1|[[Crankcase (G1)#Toys|Crankcase]]}}
{{Bp-a1|[[Dogfight (G1)#Toys|Dogfight]]}}
{{Bp-a1|[[Override (G1)#Toys|Override]]}}
{{Bp-d1|[[Ruckus (G1)#Toys|Ruckus]]}}
{{Bp-d1|[[Windsweeper#Toys|Windsweeper]]}}
|
|width="20%" valign="top"|'''[[Seacon (G1)|Seacons]]'''
<ul class="iconlist">
{{Bp-d1|[[Nautilator#Toys|Nautilator]]}}
{{Bp-d1|[[Overbite (G1)#Toys|Overbite]]}}
{{Bp-d1|[[Seawing (G1)#Toys|Seawing]]}}
{{Bp-d1|[[Skalor#Toys|Skalor]]}}
{{Bp-d1|[[Snaptrap (G1)#Toys|Snaptrap]]}}
{{Bp-d1|[[Tentakil (G1)#Toys|Tentakil]]}}
{{Bp-d1|[[Piranacon (G1)#Toys|Piranacon]] (giftset)}}
|
|width="20%" valign="top" rowspan=4|[[File:G1-toy Sparkstalker.jpg|right|thumb|200px|Firecon Sparkstalker]][[File:PowermasterOptimusPrime toy.jpg|200px|thumb|Powermaster Optimus Prime]][[File:G1Bomb-Burst toy.jpg|200px|thumb|Pretender Bomb-Burst]]
|-
|width="20%" valign="top"|'''[[Targetmaster (technology)|Targetmaster]]s'''
<ul class="iconlist">
{{Bp-a1|[[Landfill (G1)#Toys|Landfill]] (w/ [[Flintlock#Toys|Flintlock]] & [[Silencer (G1)#Toys|Silencer]])}}
{{Bp-d1|[[Needlenose (G1)#Toys|Needlenose]] (w/ [[Sunbeam (G1)#Toys|Sunbeam]] & [[Zigzag#Toys|Zigzag]])}}
{{Bp-d1|[[Quake (G1)#Toys|Quake]] (w/ [[Tiptop#Toys|Tiptop]] & [[Heater#Toys|Heater]])}}
{{Bp-a1|[[Quickmix (G1)#Toys|Quickmix]] (w/ [[Boomer#Toys|Boomer]] & [[Ricochet (G1)#Toys|Ricochet]])}}
{{Bp-a1|[[Scoop (G1)#Toys|Scoop]] (w/ [[Holepunch (G1)#Toys|Holepunch]] & [[Tracer (Targetmaster)#Toys|Tracer]])}}
{{Bp-d1|[[Spinister (G1)#Toys|Spinister]] (w/ [[Hairsplitter#Toys|Hairsplitter]] & [[Singe#Toys|Singe]])}}
|
|width="20%" valign="top"|'''[[Headmaster (technology)|Headmaster]]s'''
<ul class="iconlist">
{{Bp-d1|[[Fangry (G1)#Toys|Fangry]] (w/ [[Brisko#Toys|Brisko]])}}
{{Bp-d1|[[Horri-Bull#Toys|Horri-Bull]] (w/ [[Kreb#Toys|Kreb]])}}
{{Bp-a1|[[Hosehead (G1)#Toys|Hosehead]] (w/ [[Lug (G1)#Toys|Lug]])}}
{{Bp-a1|[[Nightbeat (G1)#Toys|Nightbeat]] (w/ [[Muzzle#Toys|Muzzle]])}}
{{Bp-a1|[[Siren (G1)#Toys|Siren]] (w/ [[Quig#Toys|Quig]])}}
{{Bp-d1|[[Squeezeplay (G1)#Toys|Squeezeplay]] (w/ [[Lokos#Toys|Lokos]])}}
|
|width="20%" valign="top"|'''[[Powermaster]]s'''
<ul class="iconlist">
{{Bp-d1|[[Darkwing (G1)#Toys|Darkwing]] (w/ [[Throttle (G1)#Toys|Throttle]])}}
{{Bp-d1|[[Dreadwind (G1)#Toys|Dreadwind]] (w/ [[Hi-Test (G1)#Toys|Hi-Test]])}}
{{Bp-d1|[[Doubledealer#Toys|Doubledealer]] (w/ [[Knok#Toys|Knok]] & [[Skar (G1)#Toys|Skar]])}}
{{Bp-a1|[[Getaway#Toys|Getaway]] (w/ [[Rev#Toys|Rev]])}}
{{Bp-a1|[[Joyride (G1)#Toys|Joyride]] (w/ [[Hotwire (G1)#Toys|Hotwire]])}}
{{Bp-a1|[[Slapdash (G1)#Toys|Slapdash]] (w/ [[Lube#Toys|Lube]])}}
|
|width="20%" valign="top"|'''Powermaster Autobot Leader'''
<ul class="iconlist">
{{Bp-a1|[[Optimus Prime (G1)/toys#PMOP|Optimus Prime]] (w/ [[Hi-Q#Toys|Hi-Q]])}}
|
|width="20%" valign="top"|
|-
|width="20%" valign="top"|'''[[Pretender]]s Assortment 1'''
<ul class="iconlist">
{{Bp-d1|[[Bomb-Burst (G1)#Toys|Bomb-Burst]]}}
{{Bp-a1|[[Cloudburst#Toys|Cloudburst]]}}
{{Bp-a1|[[Landmine (G1)#Toys|Landmine]]}}
{{Bp-d1|[[Skullgrin#Toys|Skullgrin]]}}
{{Bp-d1|[[Submarauder (G1)#Toys|Submarauder]]}}
{{Bp-a1|[[Waverider#Toys|Waverider]]}}
|
|width="20%" valign="top"|'''Pretenders Assortment 2'''
<ul class="iconlist">
{{Bp-d1|[[Bugly (G1)#Toys|Bugly]]}}
{{Bp-d1|[[Finback#Toys|Finback]]}}
{{Bp-a1|[[Groundbreaker#Toys|Groundbreaker]]}}
{{Bp-d1|[[Iguanus (G1)#Toys|Iguanus]]}}
{{Bp-a1|[[Sky High (Pretender)#Toys|Sky High]]}}
{{Bp-a1|[[Splashdown#Toys|Splashdown]]}}
|
|width="20%" valign="top"|'''[[Pretender Beast]]s'''
<ul class="iconlist">
{{Bp-d1|[[Carnivac (G1)#Toys|Carnivac]]}}
{{Bp-a1|[[Catilla (G1)#Toys|Catilla]]}}
{{Bp-a1|[[Chainclaw (G1)#Toys|Chainclaw]]}}
{{Bp-d1|[[Snarler#Toys|Snarler]]}}
|
|width="20%" valign="top"|'''[[Pretender Vehicle]]s'''
<ul class="iconlist">
{{Bp-a1|[[Gunrunner (G1)#Toys|Gunrunner]]}}
{{Bp-d1|[[Roadgrabber#Toys|Roadgrabber]]}}
|
|width="20%" valign="top"|
|-
|width="20%" valign="top"|'''Autobot [[Six Changer]]'''
<ul class="iconlist">
{{Bp-a1|[[Quickswitch#Toys|Quickswitch]]}}
|}
{{-}}
====Mail-aways and promos====

:*"[[The Autobots Are Under Attack!]]"

{{-}}
===1989: Pretenders and Micromasters===
[[File:G1-toy ConstructionStation.jpg|250px|thumb|Construction Station]]
Facing stiff competition, Hasbro attempted to unify and re-brand ''Transformers'' with a new focus and a new look.

First, they eliminated the miscellaneous subgroups of the past, rolling ''everything'' under two over-arching gimmicks: expansions of the [[Pretender]] concept, and the new 1-inch-tall [[Micromaster]]s, the latter being a response to the steadily-growing popularity of then-competitor [[Galoob]]'s ''Micro Machines'' micro-play vehicle line. Kids would buy packs of four Micromasters together, or would get a single Micromaster with a transforming vehicle or playset, with the larger vehicles themselves transforming into base-mode playsets that could interconnect with included ramps (again a response to ''Micro Machines''<nowiki>'</nowiki> heavy use of playsets).

The nostalgia-grab got larger, with new toys based on some of the most popular characters from the early years, now back as "[[Classic Pretender]]s". This year even saw the first store-[[exclusive]] Transformers, as those same four bots were sold without their Pretender shells as "[[Legends (G1)|Legends]]", available only at [[Kmart]] (which wasn't the decrepit shell of a retailer it is now).

On top of this, the packaging changed ''dramatically'', with a new look and logo design, although this change was gradual. The first three Micromaster patrols released in late 1988 (the Air Strike Patrol, the Off Road Patrol and the Race Car Patrol) still came on old-style cards and featured a unique "Micro Transformers" logo; the Legends kept the overall packaging design but changed the "Transformers" logo to the all-new overall brand logo introduced this year, and changed the on-package [[Tech Spec]]s to an easier-to-read bar graph; and all other releases, including the remaining Micromaster Patrols, completely ditched the color-coded distinguation between Autobot/Decepticon (other than the aforementioned new "Transformers" logo itself), instead opting for a gimmick-specific color-coding with gold-carded and -boxed Pretenders, and silver-carded and-boxed Micromasters. Hasbro hoped that this would prove stronger from a marketing standpoint than the Autobot/Decepticon distinction from previous years, plus look new and fresh, rather than just another iteration of a now-six-year-old toyline.

You can kind of guess how well that worked.

{{-}}
====General retail====
{| style="margin-left:1em;" width="100%"
|width="20%" valign="top"|'''[[Pretender Monster]]s'''
<ul class="iconlist">
{{Bp-d1|[[Birdbrain#Toys|Birdbrain]]}}
{{Bp-d1|[[Bristleback#Toys|Bristleback]]}}
{{Bp-d1|[[Icepick (G1)#Toys|Icepick]]}}
{{Bp-d1|[[Scowl (G1)#Toys|Scowl]]}}
{{Bp-d1|[[Slog (G1)#Toys|Slog]]}}
{{Bp-d1|[[Wildfly#Toys|Wildfly]]}}
|
|width="20%" valign="top"|'''[[Pretender]]s'''
<ul class="iconlist">
{{Bp-d1|[[Bludgeon (G1)#Toys|Bludgeon]]}}
{{Bp-a1|[[Doubleheader#Toys|Doubleheader]]}}
{{Bp-a1|[[Longtooth#Toys|Longtooth]]}}
{{Bp-d1|[[Octopunch (G1)#Toys|Octopunch]]}}
{{Bp-a1|[[Pincher (G1)#Toys|Pincher]]}}
{{Bp-d1|[[Stranglehold#Toys|Stranglehold]]}}
|
|width="20%" valign="top"|'''[[Classic Pretender]]s'''
<ul class="iconlist">
{{Bp-a1|[[Bumblebee (G1)/toys#Pretender|Bumblebee]]}}
{{Bp-a1|[[Grimlock (G1)/toys#Pretender|Grimlock]]}}
{{Bp-a1|[[Jazz (G1)/toys#Pretender|Jazz]]}}
{{Bp-d1|[[Starscream (G1)/toys#Pretender|Starscream]]}}
|
|width="20%" valign="top"|'''[[Mega Pretender]]s'''
<ul class="iconlist">
{{Bp-a1|[[Crossblades (G1)#Toys|Crossblades]]}}
{{Bp-d1|[[Thunderwing (G1)#Toys|Thunderwing]]}}
{{Bp-a1|[[Vroom (G1)#Toys|Vroom]]}}
|
|width="20%" valign="top" rowspan=3|[[File:G1Thunderwing toy.jpg|200px|thumb|Mega Pretender Thunderwing]][[File:Micromaster-sportscarpatrol-toys.jpg|200px|thumb|Sports Car Patrol]]
|-
|width="20%" valign="top"|'''[[Ultra Pretender]]s'''
<ul class="iconlist">
{{Bp-d1|[[Roadblock (G1)#Toys|Roadblock]]}}
{{Bp-a1|[[Skyhammer (G1)#Toys|Skyhammer]]}}
|
|width="20%" valign="top"|'''[[Micromaster]] Patrols Assortment 1'''<ref group="C" name="microtrans">Micromaster Patrol Assortment 1 began shipping in late 1988, and sported packaging that looked drastically different from the "proper" 1989 Micromaster output. Instead of the redesigned silver packaging with the all-new "Transformers" logo, they came on cards that pretty much still resembled the packaging style that had been used up to that point, and sported a unique "Micro Transformers" logo.</ref>
<ul class="iconlist">
{{Bp-d1|[[Air Strike Patrol#Toys|Air Strike Patrol]] ([[Nightflight (G1)#Toys|Nightflight]], [[Storm Cloud (G1)#Toys|Storm Cloud]], [[Tailwind (G1)#Toys|Tailwind]], [[Whisper (G1)#Toys|Whisper]])}}
{{Bp-a1|[[Off Road Patrol#Toys|Off Road Patrol]] ([[Highjump (G1)#Toys|Highjump]], [[Mudslinger (G1)#Toys|Mudslinger]], [[Powertrain#Toys|Powertrain]], [[Tote#Toys|Tote]])}}
{{Bp-a1|[[Race Car Patrol#Toys|Race Car Patrol]] ([[Free Wheeler#Toys|Free Wheeler]], [[Roadhandler (G1)#Toys|Roadhandler]], [[Swindler#Toys|Swindler]], [[Tailspin#Toys|Tailspin]])}}
|
|width="20%" valign="top"|'''Micromaster Patrols Assortment 2'''
<ul class="iconlist">
{{Bp-a1|[[Battle Patrol#Toys|Battle Patrol]] ([[Big Shot#Toys|Big Shot]], [[Flak (G1)#Toys|Flak]], [[Sidetrack (G1)#Toys|Sidetrack]], [[Sunrunner (G1)#Toys|Sunrunner]])}}
{{Bp-a1|[[Rescue Patrol (G1)#Toys|Rescue Patrol]] ([[Fixit (G1)#Toys|Fixit]], [[Red Hot#Toys|Red Hot]], [[Seawatch#Toys|Seawatch]], [[Stakeout (G1)#Toys|Stakeout]])}}
{{Bp-d1|[[Sports Car Patrol#Toys|Sports Car Patrol]] ([[Blackjack (G1)#Toys|Blackjack]], [[Detour (G1)#Toys|Detour]], [[Hyperdrive (Micromaster)#Toys|Hyperdrive]], [[Road Hugger (G1)#Toys|Road Hugger]])}}
|
|width="20%" valign="top"|'''[[Micromaster Transport]]s'''
<ul class="iconlist">
{{Bp-a1|[[Erector (G1)#Toys|Erector]] (w/ [[Crane#Toys|Crane]])}}
{{Bp-d1|[[Flattop (G1)#Toys|Flattop]] (w/ [[Platonix#Toys|Aircraft carrier]])}}
{{Bp-a1|[[Overload (G1)#Toys|Overload]] (w/ [[Car carrier trailer#Toys|Car carrier trailer]])}}
{{Bp-d1|[[Roughstuff#Toys|Roughstuff]] (w/ [[Military transport#Toys|Military transport]])}}
|
|width="20%" valign="top" rowspan=2|
|-
|width="20%" valign="top"|'''Micromaster Stations'''
<ul class="iconlist">
{{Bp-d1|[[Airwave (Micromaster)#Toys|Airwave]] (w/ [[Airwave (facility)#Toys|Airport]])}}
{{Bp-d1|[[Greasepit (Micromaster)#Toys|Greasepit]] (w/ [[Greasepit (facility)#Toys|Gas station]])}}
{{Bp-a1|[[Hot House (Micromaster)#Toys|Hot House]] (w/ [[Hot House (facility)#Toys|Fire station]])}}
{{Bp-a1|[[Ironworks (Micromaster)#Toys|Ironworks]] (w/ [[Ironworks (facility)#Toys|Construction station]])}}
|
|width="20%" valign="top"|'''Micromaster Bases'''
<ul class="iconlist">
{{Bp-a1|[[Groundshaker (G1)#Toys|Groundshaker]] (w/ [[ATV#Toys|ATV]])}}
{{Bp-d1|[[Skyhopper#Toys|Skyhopper]] (w/ [[Helicopter#Toys|Helicopter]])}}
|
|width="20%" valign="top"|'''Micromaster Jet Command Center'''
<ul class="iconlist">
{{Bp-d1|[[Skystalker (G1)#Toys|Skystalker]] (w/ [[Thunder Arrow#Toys|Interstellar shuttle]])}}
|
|width="20%" valign="top"|'''Micromaster Rocket Base'''
<ul class="iconlist">
{{Bp-a1|[[Countdown (G1)#Toys|Countdown]] (w/ [[Rocket Base#Toys|Rocket base]])}}
|}
{{-}}
====Exclusives====
:'''[[Kmart]]'''
<ul class="iconlist">
:{{Bp-a1|[[Legends (G1)|Legends]] [[Bumblebee (G1)/toys#G1Legend|Bumblebee]]}}
:{{Bp-a1|Legends [[Grimlock (G1)/toys#G1Legend|Grimlock]]}}
:{{Bp-a1|Legends [[Jazz (G1)/toys#G1Legend|Jazz]]}}
:{{Bp-d1|Legends [[Starscream (G1)/toys#G1Legend|Starscream]]}}
</ul>
{{--}}
====Notes====
<references group="C" />

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===1990: Micromasters and Action Masters===
[[File:G1-toy Jazz AM.jpg|upright=1|thumb|Action Master Jazz, reintroducing a character from the line's early years.]]

By this time, ''Transformers'' was in serious trouble. ''Ninja Turtles'' was still dominating the toy aisle and TV ratings, and was even putting out a live-action movie that year. (Bet Hasbro wished they had a cartoon on the air ''then'', huh?) Home video games were getting even hotter and luring more kids away from toys altogether, especially with the release of the hugely-anticipated Super Nintendo Entertainment System.

Hasbro tried to rally with something that was very rare for its time: a large-scale appeal to nostalgia. While Micromasters continued on, the rest of the series was taken up by [[Action Master]]s, non-transforming ''[[G.I. Joe (franchise)|G.I. Joe]]''-scale action figures of ''Transformers'' characters, with a half-and-half mix of "classic" characters and all-new bots. As with the Micromasters, the focus was mainly on the low-price items, with the carded individual Action Masters getting the largest amount of product. Larger offerings included vehicles that transformed into battle stations or "attack modes" for the Action Masters to pilot.

Unfortunately, it simply wasn't enough, and ''Transformers'' was canceled in the US. While the [[The Transformers (European toyline)|European version of the line]] would continue on with both new product and a glut of "[[Classics (Europe)|Classics]]" re-releases, it would be two years before ''Transformers'' would come back to US toy shelves, as ''[[Transformers: Generation 2 (toyline)|Generation 2]]''.

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====Retail releases====
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|width="20%" valign="top"|'''[[Micromaster]] Patrols Assortment 3'''
<ul class="iconlist">
{{Bp-a1|[[Air Patrol#Toys|Air Patrol]] ([[Blaze Master#Toys|Blaze Master]], [[Eagle Eye (G1)#Toys|Eagle Eye]], [[Sky High (Micromaster)#Toys|Sky High]], [[Tread Bolt#Toys|Tread Bolt]])}}
{{Bp-a1|[[Construction Patrol#Toys|Construction Patrol]] ([[Crumble#Toys|Crumble]], [[Groundpounder (G1)#Toys|Groundpounder]], [[Neutro#Toys|Neutro]], [[Takedown#Toys|Takedown]])}}
{{Bp-d1|[[Race Track Patrol#Toys|Race Track Patrol]] ([[Barricade (G1)#Toys|Barricade]], [[Ground Hog#Toys|Ground Hog]], [[Motorhead (G1)#Toys|Motorhead]], [[Roller Force#Toys|Roller Force]])}}
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|width="20%" valign="top"|'''Micromaster Patrols Assortment 4'''
<ul class="iconlist">
{{Bp-a1|[[Hot Rod Patrol#Toys|Hot Rod Patrol]] ([[Big Daddy (G1)#Toys|Big Daddy]], [[Greaser#Toys|Greaser]], [[Hubs#Toys|Hubs]], [[Trip-Up#Toys|Trip-Up]])}}
{{Bp-d1|[[Military Patrol#Toys|Military Patrol]] ([[Bombshock (G1)#Toys|Bombshock]], [[Dropshot (G1)#Toys|Dropshot]], [[Growl (G1)#Toys|Growl]], [[Tracer (Micromaster)#Toys|Tracer]])}}
{{Bp-a1|[[Monster Trucks Patrol#Toys|Monster Trucks Patrol]] ([[Big Hauler#Toys|Big Hauler]], [[Heavy Tread#Toys|Heavy Tread]], [[Hydraulic#Toys|Hydraulic]], [[Slow Poke#Toys|Slow Poke]])}}
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|width="20%" valign="top"|'''[[Micromaster Combiner]] Squads'''
<ul class="iconlist">
{{Bp-a1|[[Astro Squad#Toys|Astro Squad]] ([[Phaser (G1)#Toys|Phaser]], [[Blast Master#Toys|Blast Master]], [[Moonrock#Toys|Moonrock]], [[Missile Master#Toys|Missile Master]], [[Barrage (Micromaster)#Toys|Barrage]] & [[Heave#Toys|Heave]])}}
{{Bp-d1|[[Battle Squad#Toys|Battle Squad]] ([[Meltdown (G1)#Toys|Meltdown]], [[Half-Track (G1)#Toys|Half-Track]], [[Direct-Hit#Toys|Direct-Hit]], [[Power Punch#Toys|Power Punch]], [[Fireshot#Toys|Fireshot]] & [[Vanquish#Toys|Vanquish]])}}
|
|width="20%" valign="top"| 
<ul class="iconlist">
{{Bp-d1|[[Constructor Squad#Toys|Constructor Squad]] ([[Stonecruncher (G1)#Toys|Stonecruncher]], [[Excavator (G1)#Toys|Excavator]], [[Sledge (G1)#Toys|Sledge]], [[Hammer (G1)#Toys|Hammer]], [[Grit#Toys|Grit]] & [[Knockout (G1)#Toys|Knockout]])}}
{{Bp-a1|[[Metro Squad#Toys|Metro Squad]] ([[Wheel Blaze#Toys|Wheel Blaze]], [[Roadburner#Toys|Roadburner]], [[Oiler#Toys|Oiler]], [[Slide#Toys|Slide]], [[Power Run#Toys|Power Run]] & [[Strikedown#Toys|Strikedown]])}}
|
|width="20%" valign="top" rowspan=4|[[File:G1-ROC-toy Sledge.jpg|right|thumb|200px|Constructor Squad [[Sledge (G1)#Toys|Sledge]] (with [[Hammer (G1)#Toys|Hammer]])]][[File:G1-toy TankerTruck.jpg|right|thumb|200px|Micromaster Combiner Tanker Truck (with Pipeline & Gusher)]][[File:G1Gutcruncher toy.jpg|right|thumb|200px|Action Master Gutcruncher with his Stratotronic Jet]]
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|width="20%" valign="top"|'''[[Micromaster Combiner Transport]]s'''
<ul class="iconlist">
{{Bp-d1|[[Cannon Transport#Toys|Cannon Transport]] (w/ [[Terror-Tread#Toys|Terror-Tread]] & [[Cement-Head#Toys|Cement-Head]])}}
{{Bp-a1|[[Missile Launcher#Toys|Missile Launcher]] (w/ [[Retro#Toys|Retro]] & [[Surge (G1)#Toys|Surge]])}}
{{Bp-a1|[[Tanker Truck#Toys|Tanker Truck]] (w/ [[Pipeline#Toys|Pipeline]] & [[Gusher#Toys|Gusher]])}}
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|width="20%" valign="top"|'''Micromaster Combiner Anti-Aircraft Base'''
<ul class="iconlist">
{{Bp-d1|[[Anti-Aircraft Base#Toys|Anti-Aircraft Base]] w/ ([[Blackout (G1)#Toys|Blackout]] & [[Spaceshot#Toys|Spaceshot]])}}
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|width="20%" valign="top"|'''Micromaster Combiner Battlefield Headquarters'''
<ul class="iconlist">
{{Bp-a1|[[Battlefield Headquarters#Toys|Battlefield Headquarters]] (w/ [[Full-Barrel#Toys|Full-Barrel]] & [[Overflow#Toys|Overflow]])}}
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|width="20%" valign="top"|
|-
|width="20%" valign="top"|'''[[Action Master]]s Assortment 1'''
<ul class="iconlist">
{{Bp-a1|[[Grimlock (G1)/toys#ActionMaster|Grimlock]] with [[Anti-tank cannon#Toys|Anti-tank cannon]]}}
{{Bp-a1|[[Jazz (G1)/toys#ActionMaster|Jazz]] with [[Turbo Board#Toys|Turbo Board]]}}
{{Bp-a1|[[Rad (G1)#Toys|Rad]] with [[Lionizer (G1)#Toys|Lionizer]]}}
{{Bp-a1|[[Rollout (G1)#Toys|Rollout]] with [[Glitch (G1)#Toys|Glitch]]}}
{{Bp-d1|[[Soundwave (G1)/toys#ActionMaster|Soundwave]] with [[Wingthing (G1)#Toys|Wingthing]]}}
{{Bp-d1|[[Treadshot (G1)#Toys|Treadshot]] with [[Catgut#Toys|Catgut]]}}
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|width="20%" valign="top"|'''Action Masters Assortment 2'''
<ul class="iconlist">
{{Bp-a1|[[Bumblebee (G1)/toys#ActionMaster|Bumblebee]] with [[Heli-pack#Toys|Heli-pack]]}}
{{Bp-a1|[[Blaster (G1)/toys#ActionMaster|Blaster]] with [[Flight-Pack#Toys|Flight-Pack]]}}
{{Bp-d1|[[Devastator (G1)/toys#ActionMaster|Devastator]] with [[Scorpulator#Toys|Scorpulator]]}}
{{Bp-a1|[[Jackpot (G1)#Toys|Jackpot]] with [[Sights (G1)#Toys|Sights]]}}
{{Bp-d1|[[Krok (G1)#Toys|Krok]] with [[Gatoraider#Toys|Gatoraider]]}}
{{Bp-a1|[[Mainframe (G1)#Toys|Mainframe]] with [[Push-Button#Toys|Push-Button]]}}
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|width="20%" valign="top"|'''Action Masters Assortment 3'''
<ul class="iconlist">
{{Bp-d1|[[Banzai-Tron (G1)#Toys|Banzai-Tron]] with [[Razor-Sharp#Toys|Razor-Sharp]]}}
{{Bp-a1|[[Inferno (G1)/toys#ActionMaster|Inferno]] with [[Hydro-Pack#Toys|Hydro-Pack]]}}
{{Bp-a1|[[Kick-Off (G1)#Toys|Kick-Off]] with [[Turbo-Pack#Toys|Turbo-Pack]]}}
{{Bp-d1|[[Shockwave (G1)/toys#ActionMaster|Shockwave]] with [[Fistfight (G1)#Toys|Fistfight]]}}
{{Bp-a1|[[Skyfall (G1)#Toys|Skyfall]] with [[Top-Heavy#Toys|Top-Heavy]]}}
{{Bp-a1|[[Snarl (G1)#AM|Snarl]] with [[Tyrannitron#Toys|Tyrannitron]]}}
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|width="20%" valign="top"|'''Action Master Action Blasters'''
<ul class="iconlist">
{{Bp-a1|[[Attack Copter#Toys|Attack Copter]] with [[Over-Run (G1)#Toys|Over-Run]]}}
{{Bp-d1|[[Off-Road Cycle#Toys|Off-Road Cycle]] with [[Axer (G1)#Toys|Axer]]}}
{{Bp-a1|[[Turbo Cycle (G1)#Toys|Turbo Cycle]] with [[Prowl (G1)/toys#ActionMaster|Prowl]]}}
{{Bp-d1|[[Turbo Jet#Toys|Turbo Jet]] with [[Starscream (G1)/toys#ActionMaster|Starscream]]}}
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|width="20%" valign="top"|'''Action Master Autobot Vehicles'''
<ul class="iconlist">
{{Bp-a1|[[Attack Cruiser#Toys|Attack Cruiser]] with [[Sprocket (G1)#Toys|Sprocket]]}}
{{Bp-a1|[[Turbo Racer#Toys|Turbo Racer]] with [[Wheeljack (G1)/toys#ActionMaster|Wheeljack]]}}
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|width="20%" valign="top"|'''Action Master Decepticon Attack Vehicles'''
<ul class="iconlist">
{{Bp-d1|[[Stratotronic Jet#Toys|Stratotronic Jet]] with [[Gutcruncher (G1)#Toys|Gutcruncher]]}}
{{Bp-d1|[[Neutro-Fusion Tank#Toys|Neutro-Fusion Tank]] with [[Megatron (G1)/toys#ActionMaster|Megatron]]}}
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|width="20%" valign="top"|'''Action Master Autobot Armored Convoy'''
<ul class="iconlist">
{{Bp-a1|[[Armored Convoy#Toys|Armored Convoy]] with [[Optimus Prime (G1)/toys#AM|Optimus Prime]]}}
</ul>
|}

==Hasbro (and others) ''Transformers'' European line==
{{Main|The Transformers (European toyline)}}

The history of the European-market releases of ''The Transformers'' is simultaneously complicated and kind of boring, as while various countries got different amounts of product, sometimes released by Hasbro subsidiaries or non-Hasbro partner companies (like [[Milton Bradley]] and [[GiG]]), the actual ''toys'' were largely identical to the US releases for the overwhelming majority of the line. There are certainly a number of notable early variants, such as the [[Tracks (G1)#Toys|red Tracks]], as well as the occasional release of toys otherwise exclusive to Japan, such as GiG's [[Bruticus (G1)#Generation 1|Bruticus]] and [[Abominus (G1)#Generation 1|Abominus]] [[giftset]]s or the legendary [[Galaxy Shuttle#Generation 1|Galaxy Shuttle]], but their scarcity has relegated them to "only for the completist with ample funds" category.

[[File:G1-toy OmegaSpreem.jpg|right|thumb|250px|Action Master Elite Omega Supreme, a bot as hard to find as he is to focus on.]]

Things wouldn't really get significantly different until the 1990s. While the American toyline was shutting down, ''Transformers'' in Europe kept on chugging along.

[[1991]] was an odd hodge-podge of a line, starting with a short burst of exclusive [[Action Master]]s (including some that [[Action Master Elite|actually did transform!]]), then introducing several [[redeco]]ed previously-[[TakaraTomy|Takara]]-exclusive molds, mainly from the [[Fight! Super Robot Lifeform Transformers (toyline)#1989 (Victory)|1989 ("''Victory''") line-up]]. Several of the toys released this year weren't given individual names, including the re-released [[Constructicon (G1)#|Constructicons]] (who had also lost the parts needed to combine into [[Devastator (G1)|Devastator]], oddly enough).

Speaking of re-released old toys, 1990 saw the [[Classics (Europe)|''Classics'' subline]] debut, the return of numerous toys from the 1984 through 1987 lines. Several of these releases had minor changes from the originals, mainly the removal of [[rubsign]] indents. The line would continue through [[1991]], and a few extra pieces would see release only in [[Australia]].

[[File:G1-toy ThunderClash.jpg|left|thumb|250px|Turbomaster Thunder Clash, the new Autobot leader of 1992.]]

In [[1992]], the line got much more cohesive, moving back to much more "traditional" Transformers, changing from pseudo-realistic vehicles to robots, with [[gimmick]]s that were by and large not super-obtrusive. The Autobots and Decepticons got some physical distinction in their designs in [[1992]]: the Autobots got hot-pink transparent plastic parts, primarily their [[Sensor#Optical sensors|optics]] and windows, while the Decepticons got a bright toxic clear-green transparent parts as well as less-human, more angular faces. Yes, hot pink and toxic green: the 90s was ''also'' the time that the color schemes for new toys overall got brighter and more reliant on pastels (and in some cases, [[Thundercracker (G1)/toys#ActionMaster|straight-up gloriously awful]]). In [[1993]], Hasbro changed the traditional [[insignia|faction symbols]] to the types used in the ''[[Transformers: Generation 2 (franchise)|Generation 2]]'' series, as the US line was changing over that year. The European line would follow suit in [[1993]], ending the original "Generation 1" series in European markets ''without'' the line being canceled, the only major market to ''not'' have a gap between Generations 1 and 2. Neat!
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==Takara ''Fight! Super Robot Lifeform Transformers'' line==
[[File:Transformers JG1 Logo.png|right|250px]]

{{Main|Fight! Super Robot Lifeform Transformers (toyline)}}

[[TakaraTomy|Takara]] took [[Hasbro]]'s lead and brought the new universe of living robots to Japan in [[1985]], where it was a massive success. Despite many/most of the toys having been available just a couple years prior, the new story and cartoon propelled ''Transformers'' sales far beyond those of the lines that the toys originally came from. ''[[Diaclone]]'' and ''[[Micro Change]]'' were quickly discarded in favor of the new hotness as kids ate up this new take on the giant robot genre, one that was a fresh change from the sheer amount of competing "piloted mecha" robot toylines/cartoons in existence.

The line started very parallel with Hasbro's offerings, but over time the two companies pursued some pretty different visions for the brand. Takara gave the accompanying advertising media different sub-franchise titles for each year, a long-running tradition in kids' media/toylines in Japan (which would eventually end up making its way Stateside), although the toyline itself would not gain over-arching secondary titles until 1991, instead only featuring gimmick-specific brandings for relevant toys, some of which just happened to mirror the accompanying media's title. They would also create a variety of all-new toys unique to their version of ''Transformers'' (although some of them also saw release in Europe), most of them highly sought-after by collectors. By the end of the series, Takara would go back to following Hasbro's lead for the bulk of the line, with new molds being relegated to a small handful of large pieces. ''Transformers'' finally ended in 1992, as Takara's concurrently-running (and TV-cartoon-backed) non-''Transformers'' "''[[Brave (franchise)|Brave]]''" giant robot lines gained more popularity.

''Transformers'' would not be back on Japanese toy shelves until [[1995]], when the short-lived ''[[Transformers: Generation 2 (toyline)#Takara G-2 line|G-2]]'' toyline would hit.

==Mexican & South American ''Transformers''==
If you want strange variants of Generation 1 toys, then the short-lived toylines south of the border are the mother lode. But many of these items are not cheap on the secondary market due to their scarcity.

;Mexico
[[File:Prowl-Mexico.jpg|right|thumb|upright=1|Mexican Prowl, with extra black bits.]]
::''Main article: [[IGA]]''

:''Transformers'' was released by [[IGA]] in Mexico in 1985. For the most part, the toys are similar to their Hasbro counterparts, though with plenty of minor coloring and materials differences... which apparently includes ''lead paint''. Oops.

:The line did not do well, and 1986's releases were little more than [[Metroplex (G1)#Toys|Metroplex]] and a handful of first-year [[Mini Vehicle]]s recolored roughly like their [[#1986|third-year retool]]s. The line was fully canceled shortly after.

: A number of these toys somehow ended up in European markets years after the line was over, which is when that whole "lead paint" thing was discovered. Oops.

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;Brazil
[[File:Camaro-Purple.jpg|right|thumb|upright=1.67|Malignus Camaro. Gorgeous. And expensive.]]
::''Main article: [[Estrela]]''

:Easily the most well-known of the Southern-Hemisphere ''Transformers'' releases, [[Estrela]]'s batch of six Mini-Vehicle molds were the bulk of the toys released by the company, put out in a variety of colors. Notably, the mysterious "[[Bumper (G1)#Toys|Bumper]]" mold was part of this assortment, under the name "[[Sedan (Robocar)|Sedan]]", complete with packaging art and a [[bio]], leading fans to wonder if this bio came from scrapped plans for the toy in the original [[Hasbro]] line.

:The line was filled out with redecoed [[Jumpstarter]]s called "Salt-Man" ("''salto''" meaning "jump" in Spanish and Portuguese), and non-Takara molds like the [[Eletrix]] and [[Bat-Robô]].

:Most coveted among the Estrela toys is the second round of Mini Vehicles, the "[[Optimus (faction)|Optimus]] vs [[Malignus (G1)|Malignus]]" series, which split the toys into brand-new good & evil (respectively) factions. These twelve toys —particularly the more radically-changed Malignus— are very expensive on the secondary market, easily earning triple-digit sums for even loose samples. Still-carded toys are exceptionally rare.

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;Argentina
[[File:G1-toy SaltManX Antex.jpg|right|thumb|upright=1.67|Salt-Man X]]
::''Main article: [[Antex]]''

: A bit of an odd case, it appears that Argentinean company [[Antex]] got its ''Transformers'' license from Estrela, rather than Hasbro, which is kind of dubious on the "did Estrela actually have the authority to do that" mark. Antex would then release its own batch of Mini Vehicle redecoes.

: In the early 2010s, a large number of on-card/boxed Antex toys hit the secondary market, apparently due to an old warehouse find. Many of these items were sold cheaper than ''domestic'' packaged original toys in the US... but still make a neat curiosity for a collector.

: One more odd Argentinean release is the [[Radio AM Robot]], an original mold by [[Comando Toys]]. Your guess is as good as ours.

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;Peru

::''Main article: [[Lynsa]]''

: There is a bit of confusion as to the short-lived Peruvian ''Transformers'' line as it appears that two different companies obtained the license and took two different approaches to it, though both mainly stuck to -once again- the Mini Vehicle range.

:BASA (which would later change its name to HUDE, which doesn't help in the confusion department) simply imported Hasbro product and applied a company sticker to the packaging.

:[[Lynsa]], however, made their own cheaper-to-produce versions of the original [[Mini Vehicle]] range, often with less-to-no paint applications, decals or chrome, as well as multiple different color variants for each mold. There are supposedly upwards of ''three dozen'' different mold/color combinations altogether, many of them unique to the Peruvian line, but the ravages of time have made samples stunningly rare and reliable information scarce.

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;Venezuela

::''Main article: [[Rubiplas]]''

: The tiny [[Rubiplas]] line is very similar to the Peruvian Lynsa line in construction, being low-cost, minimal-deco versions of the incomplete Mini Vehicles range. Most are similar in color to their Hasbro releases, save their very weirdly-colored [[Huffer (G1)#Rubiplas|Huffer]].

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==Chinese ''The Transformers'' toyline==
:'' Main article: [[The Transformers (Chinese toyline)]]''

Several factors kept ''The Transformers'' out of mainland China for years, including government-based resistance to the line's [[The Transformers (cartoon)|primary "advertainment" vehicle]]. But in August 1989, [[Hasbro International]] started cranking out classic ''Transformers'' at Chinese factories, which were shipped throughout China, as well as Taiwan and South Korea (with additional stickers applied to the packaging for those markets). The line ran through [[1995]] (!), ending with several previously-Japanese-exclusive ''Victory'' toys.

For the most part, the toys are identical to their previous releases, only with slight changes to the manufacturing stamps, and the occasional minor deco alteration (primarily painted details on the [[Mini-Cassette]]s, and some [[rubsign]] changes). They came in the same packaging as their American (or European) counterparts, only with small stickers in the corner giving the characters' Chinese names. Japanese-original toys were altered slightly more, changing the ''Transformers'' logo to a Chinese-language version. The copyright and manufacturing information on the back of the packaging was also shortened to remove the no-longer-true statements "Made in Japan", "Made in Taiwan", etc., and omit references to [[TakaraTomy|Takara]]. The manufacturing information was instead applied as a sticker in Chinese on the back of the box. By [[1994]], when the [[Power Master]]-era toys were released, "Made in China" was added to the box.

Despite running for nigh six years, the Chinese Generation 1 line released only about 100 toys all told.

This late entry into China actually goes a long way towards explaining the country's current ''Transformers'' mania, and its ever-increasing amount of toys made specifically for that market. Those who grew up with the line as kids were hitting adulthood just as the Chinese middle class was booming, which meant disposable income. And with the ''huge'' success of the [[Movie (franchise)|live-action movie]] spurring things on further right in the middle of that economic boon, China has since become a major part of the franchise's current global success.

{{note|It's quite likely that the Chinese line is also the source of the [[Classics (Europe)|European "Classics" reissues]] that were released in 1990. The toys share the same altered copyright and Chinese manufacturing stamps... plus some Classics toys have surfaced with Chinese name stickers on them.}}

:* ''[http://highendtfs.com/?q=node/15 Chinese G1 Reissue ID Guide]''
:* ''[http://www.allspark.com/content/view/1743/37/ The Little Sticker in the Corner: The Truth about Early-1990's Chinese G1 Transformers Toys]''
:* ''[http://www.danwei.org/tv/fighting_transformer_fever.php Fighting "Transformer Fever"]''

==Post-''Transformers'' releases==
[[File:Classics Dirge Toy.jpg|thumb|200px|BotCon 2007 Dirge RIP [[BotCon]] (1994-2016). We'll always love you.]]
Hahahahahahahhahahah haaaaaa hahahahahhahahaha hahaahahaaaaaaaahahahaaaaa. Hoo. Hooooh boy.

Okay, but seriously.

Despite having set the stage for everything that would follow, and in sharp contrast to the nostalgia-sodden market of today, "Generation 1" actually took some time to get back into being a sizable portion of the "modern" toyline following the original's end. The ''[[Transformers: Generation 2 (franchise)|Generation 2]]'' revival failed to revive, and its ''vastly'' more successful replacement ''[[Beast Wars: Transformers (franchise)|Beast Wars]]'' was such a radical shift from everything before that going back to the '80s trappings was seen as risky. Thus the original series was mostly relegated to scattered [[homage]]s for the better part of a decade.

By the turn of the century (ugh), the older-nostalgic market was picking up strength. More children of the '80s were out of school and getting jobs and disposable income (yes, that kind of thing used to actually happen) and were looking to reclaim bits of their childhoods. And the market responded... timidly at first, as the markets do, but over time, more and more of the classic series was brought back in one form or another.

===Reissue lines===
: ''Main article: [[Generation 1 reissues|Reissue]]''
Before the re-creation boom, there was the re-release boom. Many vintage toy molds were pulled out, refurbished and put back into service to let fans fill holes in their classic collections.

====Takara====
[[File:TF Collection 3 Skids.jpg|thumb|200px|''The Transformers Collection'' Skids]]
Takara was the first to get the reissue ball rolling, and generally took the lead in re-releasing classic "Generation 1" molds over the course of several years. Re-issues began sporadically at first in [[2000]], mainly major characters (particularly [[Optimus Prime (G1)/toys#2000rerelease|Optimus Prime]], [[Megatron (G1)/toys#2001reissue|Megatron]], [[Hot Rod (G1)/toys#2000rerelease|Rodimus]] and [[Starscream (G1)/toys#Reissue|Starscream]]) in recreations of the original packaging, with a few special editions. But it didn't take long for this to expand into larger, more organized lines:

*'''''[[The Transformers Collection]]''''' (2002)
:This series is also known as the "bookbox" series, as each toy came in a large box with a multi-page, full-color booklet attached to the inner front cover of the box, full of bio information, toy trivia, cartoon summaries and more. In some respects this series was a bit of an "ultimate G1" line, as a great many toys were modified from their original releases. Tooling issues were fixed for extra durability, [[sticker]]s were altered or even replaced with more durable factory-applied [[tampograph]]s, accessories were added that had either not been released in Japan (like [[Targetmaster (technology)#Toys|Targetmaster]] partners) or wholly-new items altogether.

:This series would be further filled out with all-new characters set in the classic universe, with [[redeco]]s of the mold reissues in new color schemes (often -but not always- replicating ''[[Diaclone]]'' variants the original ''Transformers'' line passed on) through outlets like [[e-HOBBY]].

*'''''[[Transformers Encore]]''''' (2007)
:Riding the surge of popularity that had been building (and exploding with the live-action film), ''Encore'' brought more "enhanced" classic toys out, though this time in more classic-style packaging. The line also put a much heavier focus on the larger pieces in the original line, including the likes of [[Metroplex (G1)#Toys|Metroplex]] and even [[Fortress Maximus (G1)#Toys|Fortress Maximus]], as well as toys the original Japanese line had skipped, like [[Sky Lynx (G1)#Toys|Sky Lynx]].
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====Hasbro====
[[File:CommemorativeSeriesIIIStock.jpg|thumb|300px|''Commemorative Series'' Thundercracker, "Silverstreak" and Jazz. (''No, the real Silverstreak did not have the black hood/top.'')]]
Hasbro generally seemed less keen on remaking the past, focusing their efforts on new lines, but saw the value in trying to get the reissues into fans' hands... even if there had to be compromises [[for safety reasons]].

*'''''[[The Transformers: Generation One Commemorative Series|Generation One Commemorative Series]]''''' (2002)
:Sold [[exclusive]]ly through [[Toys"R"Us]] (though overstock would later filter into closeout outlets), the ''Commemorative Series'' mostly picked up what Takara was already putting out and swung them onto US and European shelves. This series proved less popular with fans, thanks to the changes that had to be done to make the functional spring-launched missiles pass safety standards, plus a rather high price tag (a Toys"R"Us staple for its exclusives) that generally left net-savvy fans deciding to just import Takara's offerings for just a little bit more.

*'''''[[Vintage|Vintage G1]]''''' (2018)
:A series of [[Generation 1 reissues|reissue]]s from [[Hasbro]] which began in 2018. Packaged in Generation 1-styled boxes complete with fonts, classic [[package art|box art]] and [[Tech Spec]], the figures invoke the look and feel of the original toyline, from the era of the franchise's nascent emergence as a cultural phenomenon. All the figures thus far have been exclusive to [[Walmart]] in the United States and Canada, but have also been released at general retail in Asia, and the first wave of the "Legion Class" assortment has been available in Australia, exclusive to clothing chain CottonOn. (Singapore got most toys at general retail, except for the "Legion Class" figures, which were available from the Singaporean branch of CottonOn… although the Bumblebee reissue was ''also'' offered as a "Combo" freebie at Golden Village movie theaters.) The toys themselves hew closely to the original releases, mostly using ''[[The Transformers Collection]]'' variants, incorporating subtle differences [[for safety reasons|for safety]] or other reasons. Like their original releases, many include [[sticker|sticker-sheets]] for the customer to apply, enhancing the <s>[[Metroplex (G1)#Generations|maddening, hair-pulling]]</s> warm nostalgic experience.
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===New "Generation 1"-based lines===
If you think we're gonna list every individual new toy based on a Generation 1 character here, you're insane. And not the fun kind. Instead, enjoy this series of links to the ''numerous'' toylines that call back to the originals. Many of these lines are ''technically'' multi-franchise ensembles, but the majority of their output is of updated Generation 1 bots.

*'''''[[Machine Wars: Transformers|Machine Wars]]''''' (1997)
[[File:MW-toy Hoist.jpg|thumb|upright=1.67|''Machine Wars'' Hoist]]
:A strange, slapdash and ''very'' short line released in the middle of ''[[Beast Wars: Transformers (toyline)|Beast Wars]]'', ''Machine Wars'' was sold [[exclusive]]ly at [[KB Toys]] stores. It's a mix of small toys originally developed for ''[[Transformers: Generation 2 (toyline)|Generation 2]]'' and some larger [[retool]]ed [[the Transformers (European toyline)|European-market]] items from a few years prior, all mostly as old characters, and mostly in color schemes that don't match the characters they're supposed to be. On the other hand, this was the first chance many American fans had to acquire some of those larger foreign molds, and at KB's (in)famous pre-discounted prices to boot.
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*'''''[[Robotmasters (franchise)|Robotmasters]]''''' (2004)
[[File:RobotMastersStarscream toy.jpg|thumb|upright=1.67|''Robotmasters'' Starscream]]
:A short line in Japan during the middle of the "[[Unicron Trilogy continuity family|Unicron Trilogy]]" series, ''Robotmasters'' is set in the nebulous time between the second season of [[The Transformers (cartoon)|the original cartoon]] and ''[[The Transformers: The Movie]]''... but with the intrusion of time-traveling characters from ''Beast Wars'' (and more). Sticking mainly to smaller items, the series is mostly recycled "Basic" figures and sub-Deluxe items, most as new characters. Many came with extra weapons too, most of which were recycled from a canceled ''[[Microman]]'' series.

:However, there were a series of all-new molds, based on the leader characters of the past. The brand-new [[Starscream (G1)/toys#Robotmasters|Starscream]] was easily the most popular, being a classic-designed toy with some actual posability, with a new smaller [[Optimus Primal (BW)/toys#Robotmasters|Optimus Primal]] being close behind.

:Though the new molds were highly sought after at the time, they'd become very obsolete in fairly short order...
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*'''''[[Transformers: Alternators|Alternators]]''''' (2003) / '''''[[Transformers: Alternity|Alternity]]''''' (2009) / '''''[[Transformers GT: Mission GT-R (franchise)|GT: Mission GT-R]]''''' (2013)
[[File:Binaltech Smokescreen Toy.jpg|thumb|upright=1.67|Two of the numerous Japanese variants of ''Alternators'' Smokescreen.]]
:The first focused Generation 1 "revival" series, ''Alternators'' was aimed ''squarely'' at the older collector. Every toy in the line (save one odd addition) is a Generation 1 character reimagined as a 1:24-scale recreation of a real, fully-licensed vehicle, complete with opening doors, an actual open driver/passenger compartment complete with dashboard, opening hoods/trunks and more. This led to many of these toys being ''very'' complicated to transform. The Japanese ''Binaltech'' line took the collector-aim even further by using copious amounts of painted [[die-cast]] metal for the vehicle shells. A line of ''very'' slow and staggered releases, it would continue on for several years in the US. Japan would keep the line alive even longer (and with a ''lot'' of variants), up through 2008, including a few small sub-lines like ''Binaltech Asterisk'' (which included [[human]] mini-figures to drive the vehicle modes) and the controversial ''[[Transformers: Kiss Players (toyline)|Kiss Players]]''.

:Despite ''heavy'' interest early on from the older fandom, ''Alternators'' has basically been left behind in favor of the later "normal" Generation 1 remakes that would follow a few years later.

:TakaraTomy would take another crack at the style later with ''Alternity'', which is generally the same thing, only at 1:32 scale, putting the toys at roughly "Deluxe" size. Several years later it would dust off the ''Alternity'' [[Optimus Prime (G1)/toys#Alternity|Convoy]] mold for ''GT: Mission GT-R'', a racing-themed mini-series which added "[[GT Sister]]" ''[[Microman]]'' figures to each toy.
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*'''''[[The Transformers: Masterpiece|Masterpiece]]''''' (2003)
[[File:MP-10 toy photo.jpg|thumb|upright=1.67|MP-10 Convoy, the second ''Masterpiece'' Optimus Prime mold.]]
:A line that started as a one-shot, anniversary-celebratory deal, that slowly over time grew to become basically the "ultimate" collector's Generation 1 toyline. Takara has taken the lead here, putting out much of the product at general retail, where Hasbro picks and chooses molds to bring out as store [[exclusive]]s from time to time.

:Starting with [[Optimus Prime (G1)/toys#20th Anniversary/Masterpiece|Optimus Prime]] (of course), the line features larger-scale, very complex, highly-detailed, and (generally) [[show-accuracy|animation-accurate]] renditions of classic characters. Originally a slow-release line, in 2011 it moved to a smaller scale (with a [[Optimus Prime (G1)/toys#mp10|redone Optimus]], of course), focused on filling out much of the 1984/1985 cast, and started putting out toys at a fairly regular clip, several a year. The line is still going today, and has expanded its scope, recently adding ''[[Beast Wars: Transformers (franchise)|Beast Wars]]'' characters to the roster.

:Hasbro would occasionally release their own versions of ''Masterpiece'' toys, exclusive to various stores. Due to the brand unification, these were stopped in favor of simply importing the toys.
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*'''''[[Transformers Timelines (toyline)|Timelines]]''''' (2005)
:The ''Timelines'' series is also a multi-franchise ensemble line, but naturally, the majority of the product is Generation-1-based, and sold by Hasbro licensee [[Fun Publications]] via [[BotCon]]s and the [[Transformers Collectors' Club]]. This series features a lot of toys based on more obscure characters and decos.

*'''''[[Transformers: Classics|Classics]]''''' (2006)
[[File:Bumblebeeclassicstoy.jpg|thumb|upright=1.67|''Classics'' Bumblebee]]
:Originally intended to just be a short gap-filler line between ''[[Transformers: Cybertron (toyline)|Cybertron]]'' and the upcoming [[Transformers (2007 toyline)|live-action film toyline]], ''Classics'' more or less set the gold standard for today's Generation 1-based toy: modern-tech recreations of classic characters in updated forms highly evocative of their original incarnations, in the "focused-around-deluxe-scale" play size.

:Hasbro originally had no plans to put out more than the original line in this format (leading to some kerfuffle when several "missing" classic characters ended up as [[BotCon 2007]] exclusives). But a combination of solid sales, heavy demand, and —most importantly— a gargantuan influx of income thanks to that whole [[Michael Bay]] movie deal meant that ''Classics''-style toys could continue on in successive lines (see below).
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*'''''[[Titanium Series]]''''' (2006)
[[File:Jetfiretitaniumwarwithin.jpg|thumb|upright=1.67|''Titanium Series'' Jetfire]]
:Originally a subline of Hasbro's ''[[Star Wars (franchise)|Star Wars]]'' product line, ''Titanium Series'' put the focus on [[die-cast]] metal, split between 2-inch-tall non-transforming mini-figurines, and the transforming 6-inch "Cybertron Heroes". The latter were... let's politely say "not very well-received".

:These toys were developed completely in-house at Hasbro, with no Takara engineering, by a team who had never worked on ''Transformers'' to boot. The results often resulted in ill-proportioned messes with odd joint tolerances and questionable articulation that couldn't really handle the weight distribution. The toys based on designs from the popular "[[Transformers: The War Within|The War Within]]" comics from then-licensee [[Dreamwave Productions|Dreamwave]] generally fared better, and would garner some demand, particularly [[The Fallen/toys#Titanium Series|The Fallen]]. It's a real grab-bag of a line, both in character and quality.
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*'''''[[Transformers: Universe (2008 toyline)|Universe]]''''' (2008) / '''''[[Transformers: Generations (toyline)|Generations]]''''' (2010) / '''''[[Transformers (2010 toyline)|Transformers]]''''' (2010)
[[File:Sunstreakeruniverse2008toy.jpg|thumb|upright=1.67|''Universe'' Sunstreaker]]
:After the [[Transformers (2007 toyline)|live-action movie]] made Hasbro and Takara approximately eleven bazillion dollars, they had the funds to put out more traditionally "risky" product like older-nostalgic-aimed toys. From this point on, they would devote a major portion of each year's product to making modern toys of Generation 1 characters.

:Hasbro's 2008 ''Universe'' line was the start, with everything from small [[Legends Class (2005)|Legends Class]] items to huge electronic Ultra Class toys.

:The line eventually turned into ''Generations'', but the overall focus was more or less the same. ''Generations'' is still running as of this writing, though at this point "''Generations''" has kind of become more a ''descriptor'' than an actual line: generally used as an umbrella branding for the more collector-oriented product, which includes not just multiple themed lines of "Generation 1"-based toys (expanding to other eras for the nostalgic fan as well), but more elaborate live-action movie product.

:2010's ''Transformers'' line was actually a movie-based "general" line. But the back end of the line had several toys in multiple price-points based directly on Generation 1 characters that seemed like they were right out of ''Generations'', confusing fans a bit.
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*'''''[[Henkei! Henkei! Transformers (toyline)|Henkei! Henkei!]]''''' (2008) / '''''[[Transformers United|United]]''''' (2010) / '''''[[Transformers Chronicle (toyline)|Chronicle]]''''' (2011) / '''''[[Transformers: Generations (toyline)|Generations]]''''' (2012) / '''''[[Transformers Legends (franchise)|Legends]]''''' (2014) / '''''[[Transformers Unite Warriors|Unite Warriors]]''''' (2015)
[[File:Henkeitoy megatron.jpg|thumb|upright=1.67|''Henkei! Henkei!'' Megatron, a redeco of ''Classics'' Megatron.]]
:Takara's string of Generation-1-based modern toys is a little more fragmented, changing names with regularity. Largely following Hasbro's lead, these toys are typically more extensively painted (owing to Japan's retailers not having the vise-like grip on item prices that major American retailers have), with a much heavier focus on [[show-accuracy|replicating animation decos]], even when the molds are not terribly suited for animation-based deco.

:Complicating things a bit more is ''Adventure'', Takara's version of the [[Transformers: Robots in Disguise (2015 toyline)|2015 ''Robots in Disguise'' line]]. That line was initially filled out with a large number of ''Generations'' molds, colored and named blatantly as Generation 1 characters... but as part of the "[[Aligned continuity family|Aligned]]" universe. While we list these characters as the alternate-universe takes they're presented as, they are definitely worth mentioning here for fans who don't care about dividing by universe and just want a modern [[Override (RID)|Override]] that blends in perfectly with their modern Generation 1 collection.

:Starting with 2018's ''Power of the Primes'', the brand unification meant ''Generations'' toys would not end up in diverging toylines between Hasbro and TakaraTomy. While each company would have their exclusives, they would often be imported over by the other company.

:TakaraTomy also created various smaller toylines, such as ''[[Smallest Transforming Transformers]]'' and ''[[The Transformers Golden Lagoon|Golden Lagoon]]'', based on Generation 1 characters and designs, though focusing on a certain gimmick or idea.
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==Notes==
* The term "Generation 1" is a piece of ascended [[fandom|fan-terminology]]. When ''[[Transformers: Generation 2 (franchise)|Generation 2]]'' hit, the early online fandom quickly took to calling its predecessor "Generation 1". It became such a ubiquitous term it made its way into official terminology pretty quickly.
* ''The Transformers'' isn't the first time ''[[Diaclone]]'' molds were sold in the US. In [[1983]], Takara released "''[[Diakron]]''" in the US, straight-importing six ''Diaclone'' molds in new packaging. It didn't do too well. These releases ''are'' interesting curiosities for the serious collector, though.

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[[File:G1FortressMaximus toy.jpg|thumb|250px|Fortress Maximus, the biggest toy made in the original toyline.]]
'''''The Transformers''''' (also now known as "'''Generation 1'''" or "'''G1'''" for short, though the line was never branded as such) started as a joint venture between [[Hasbro]] of America and [[TakaraTomy|Takara]] of [[Japan]]. After an idea to rebrand and sell Takara's ''[[Diaclone]]'' and ''[[Micro Change]]'' [[Toy|robot toys]] as a whole new line with a new concept behind it (developed by Hasbro's partners at [[Marvel Comics]]), Hasbro ultimately created what would be one of the longest-running and most popular [[franchises]] for both companies. Starting in [[1984]], the line ran for seven years in America and eight in Europe and Japan (though Takara would break the line up into multiple sub-franchises).

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==Overview==
Having run for seven years, the line changed dramatically over its lifetime, going from pre-made items to all-new designs and greater focus on [[gimmick]]s beyond simply transforming. Thus, the more descriptive bits will be tackled year-by-year... but there's still plenty to talk about in the big picture.

===Then Vs. Now===
[[File:Seekers ad.jpg|right|250px|thumb|Page from the 1984 JC Penney annual catalog. A book hundreds of pages thick, which could devote an entire page or two to a single toy line. 80s kids ''craved'' these books. And yes, JC Penney used to carry toys.]]

The original ''Transformers'' came out in a ''very'' different toy environment than what exists today, and at a time when the market was venturing out from the slow-paced 1970s into undiscovered country.

First of all, the market itself was simply broader. There were a ''lot'' more retailers out there, both national and regional, muscling for market share, and virtually all had a sizable toy department. Sears and [[Kmart]] were the biggest retailers in the United States; [[Walmart]] and [[Target]] were just regional players poised to go nationwide. There were multiple large-scale toys-only chains, not just [[Toys"R"Us]] (now RIP in the US). Even grocery stores and drug stores devoted a significant amount of space to toys year-round, and not just the cheap stuff! The idea that you could buy ''anything'' via computer, much less toys, was a novelty at best. No, you had to get out there and shop - or use a big printed mail-order catalog like the old Sears "Wish Book".

On top of that, there were far more toy companies scrabbling for shelf space. Mattel was still an action-figure heavyweight thanks to ''Masters of the Universe'', which led the boom of cartoon-advertised toy lines (more on that in a bit) throwing out weird concepts in the hope of creating the next big thing. ''Transformers'' wasn't even the first shape-changing robot toy to US shelves, having been beat to the punch by then-competitor [[Tonka]], who brought over [[Bandai]]'s ''Machine Robo'' toys as ''[[GoBots]]'' six months prior, plus Takara's own prior attempts to market their toys in the US as ''[[Diakron]]'' and ''[[Kronoform]]''. Also, in more global terms, Hasbro's ''Transformers'' was originally just one of several international outlets for Takara's ''[[Diaclone]]'' and ''[[Micro Change]]'' figures, initially coexisting with [[Joustra]]'s own version of ''Diaclone'' in Central Europe, [[GiG]]'s ''[[Trasformer]]'' {{sic}} line in Italy, and Takara themselves were releasing ''Diaclone'' in Finland. And then there were all the major sorta-likes, such as [[Kenner]]'s ''[[M.A.S.K.]]'' with its transforming vehicles, [[TakaraTomy|Tomy]]'s ''[[Starriors]]'' reconfigurable robots (a ''[[Zoids]]'' offshoot), and approximately eleventy-billion also-rans and cheap knockoffs from a host of now-defunct companies. (And yes, most of the previously-mentioned companies now fall under the Hasbro/TakaraTomy umbrella.)

While most modern toys have a shelf-life of ''maybe'' six months, in the 80s a single toy could ship steadily for two years, more if the line was particularly successful. The original [[Bumblebee (G1)/toys#Generation 1|Bumblebee]] and [[Starscream (G1)/toys#Generation 1|Starscream]] toys shipped for three, and some of the [[Mini-Cassette]]s for ''four''. (Though the king of long-run shipping is surely [[Kenner]]'s original ''[[Star Wars (franchise)|Star Wars]]'' line: the single [[Darth Vader]] figure shipped for ''seven years''.)

Not only did the toys ship longer, but the look of ''Transformers''<nowiki>'</nowiki> packaging did not change significantly for five years, only changing the logo and overall design in [[#1989: Pretenders and Micromasters|1989]] as part of a revitalization attempt. Today, even when a single line lasts more than a year, the packaging changes considerably at least every year.

Though even with all that, seven years ''was'' a long time for a toy franchise to run. Most of the bigger lines only managed about three years, and that third was typically a final flailing-for-its-life year as kids had moved on. That ''Transformers'' made as big a splash as it did and lasted so long ''before'' the revivals and reboots is remarkable. How'd it do that? Well...

===Refining the Formula===

To be honest, ''Transformers'' didn't do much that was really "new" outside of its central transformation [[gimmick]], and that was one it shared with multiple competitors. However, what put ''Transformers'' above the others, both its domestic rivals and the other international licensees, was simply doing a great many things ''better'' than its competitors. At the time, Hasbro truly benefited from having already tried out several successful ideas with the 1982 revival of its ''[[G.I. Joe (franchise)|G.I. Joe]]'' brand as ''G.I. Joe: A Real American Hero''. Those tried and tested tactics were then subsequently employed for the ''Transformers'' line as well.

Many early articles on the "transforming robot toyline wars" opined that ''GoBots'' would win due to its reliance on a large number of small, inexpensive items easy for kids to pick up. (After all, that formula worked wonders for ''Star Wars''.) And while ''Transformers'' did have a number of small, inexpensive "entry point" items, its larger figures—one of the elements shared with the aforementioned 1982 ''G.I. Joe'' relaunch—would turn out to be a ''huge'' draw, a kind of playground status symbol. The boxed figures featured multiple accessories and add-on [[sticker]]s for an extra level of interaction with the toy, giving them an extra air of quality. Sure you could get a GoBot or a [[Mini Vehicle]] just about any time, but the larger ''Transformers'' were something big and special for birthdays or saved-up allowances.

[[File:Trailbreaker Bio&TechSpec.jpg|left|thumb|300px|Lotta reading going on in the toy aisles in the 80s.]]

The packaging, too, was a step beyond what other lines were doing. Every packaging back had a hefty [[bio]] of the character, penned by Marvel author [[Bob Budiansky]]. Most lines gave their toys only a cursory sentence or two about the toy's imaginary powers (if at all, ''GoBots'' didn't), but the ''Transformers'' bios truly "humanized" the alien robots, giving each one a distinct personality complete with motto, on top of a much more full description of the imaginary powers that character possessed. This, too, was carried over from ''G.I. Joe'', where [[Larry Hama]] had written background file cards for each character. Attached was the "[[Tech Spec]]s", numeric rankings of the character's stats. This information was (mostly) obscured and (sort of) unreadable without a red plastic "Tech Spec decoder" inside the boxed toys early on (though the red lens of a pair of 3D glasses would work too, and who didn't have at ''least'' one of those lying around in the 80s?), but eventually would move to easily-readable bars.

[[File:PackIn Reinforcements Inside.jpg|right|thumb|300px|Kids had a lot of these. The flyers, we mean, not the toys themselves.]]

While [[Pack-in material#Mail-order flyers|mail-away offers]] were an ''extremely'' common practice at the time, Hasbro smartly spruced this process up. Most every toy (and cereal) mail-away offer asked you to clip out the UPC bar-codes as "proof of purchase" when sending away, but ''Transformers'' instead asked for the "[[Robot Point]]s" (mirroring the ''G.I. Joe'' line's "Flag Points") clipped from the packaging back. Bigger toys had more Points, again adding to the idea that the larger toys were a step above the smaller ones. (The Points were, of course, actually worthless, since you also sent in a check for roughly what the toys would normally cost anyway.) While many other lines' mail-aways tended to be just toys that weren't out in stores yet, ''Transformers'' from the outset offered toys that they would ''never'' sell at normal retail, like the [[Omnibot (G1)|Omnibot]]s. Talk about playground bragging rights!

While not ''directly'' part of the toyline, the way ''Transformers'' was advertised has ''got'' to be mentioned when talking about its success. [[Ronald Reagan|President Reagan]]'s then recent deregulation policies allowed for the line between "advertisement" and "entertainment" on television to blur heavily, and toy companies were still exploring how to properly exploit this new "advertainment" method of pushing plastic to preteens. ''He-Man and the Masters of the Universe'' was the first of these toyline-based cartoons, and it rocketed that toyline to success. And let's be honest here: that show was ''garbage'', but kids ate it up. Hasbro upped the ante by teaming up with comic book publisher [[Marvel Comics]], its animation arm [[Marvel Productions]], advertising agency [[Griffin Bacal]] and its subsidiary [[Sunbow Productions]], having them produce both a comic book series and a cartoon series for television, starting again with ''G.I. Joe: A Real American Hero'', and then followed by [[The Transformers (cartoon)|''The Transformers'' cartoon]], giving it a more serious story and higher-quality animation (both low hurdles compared to ''He-Man'' but let's not rag on that ''too'' much, they ''were'' testing the early limits of the medium under the furious eye of scary-loud and panicky parental watchdog/religious groups who were riding the "{{w|Satanic Panic}}" for everything they could)... and thanks to the fact that the characters were robots, more violence. You can't shoot a human with a laser-blaster, but a robot who could be rebuilt? Oh yeah! This was ultimately also the reason why the aforementioned Italian Takara licensee GiG acquired an additional license from Hasbro to release ''Transformers'' toys proper: It gave them access to the best form of advertisement for the toys they could possibly get, a dubbed version of the ''Transformers'' cartoon!

The basic upshot... Hasbro simply marketed the line better in virtually every regard, and sold kids on the idea that these weren't ''just'' robot toys, they were characters... that these plastic doodads were, well, more than meets the eye.

==Hasbro ''The Transformers'' US toyline==
===1984===
[[File:G1 1984 backofboxbattle.jpg|right|250px|thumb]]

The first year of ''Transformers'' changed very little from the original Japanese ''[[Diaclone]]'' and ''[[Microman]]'' releases. The bulk of the changes were to the [[sticker]]s (mainly adding new [[insignia|faction symbols]], but also removing "Diaclone" texts and potentially-legally-contentious brandings) and some light [[retool]]ing, including the removal/weakening of springs inside the [[missile]] launchers [[for safety reasons]]. Most of the toys' base color schemes came from the original lines, with a few exceptions: [[Ironhide (G1)/toys#Toys|Ironhide]], [[Sunstreaker (G1)/toys#Toys|Sunstreaker]], [[Skywarp (G1)/toys#Toys|Skywarp]], and [[Buzzsaw (G1)#Toys|Buzzsaw]] were new decos created whole-cloth by Hasbro.

One particularly helpful bit of marketing for this year is the clean division of good-guy/bad-guy [[alternate mode]]s. The Heroic Autobots were the cars and trucks, and the Evil Decepticons were... everything else.

[[File:G1 OptimusPrime toy.jpg|left|250px|thumb|Autobot Commander Optimus Prime]]
In contrast to the nigh-solid plastic toys of today, [[die-cast]] metal played a large role in these toys' construction. This was actually a ''cost-saving'' measure; a lingering effect from the petroleum price crises from the '70s made it a bit cheaper overall to make sizable chunks of toys out of metal instead of plastic! The larger cars (and some of the [[Mini Vehicle|Mini Cars]]) also featured rubber tires, and most every toy had ''some'' piece on them that was [[Vacuum metallizing|chromed]].

Unfortunately, these materials issues mean that these toys rarely age well, especially given the rigors of playground life. Paint chips off metal, rubber dries out and splits, chrome fades and rubs off, and the combination of metal-and-plastic on hinged parts leads to easier breakage. Many of these toys have outright ''notorious'' damage issues, and loose undamaged toys are a bit hard to come by.

[[Articulation]] was also a tertiary-at-best concern in the overall design scheme. It was rare for a toy to have moving parts that weren't directly tied to its [[transformation]] sequence beyond a simple rotating shoulder/elbow joint. These toys being "[[brick (term)|brick]]s", mixed with the aforementioned degradation/breakage issues, have largely relegated them to being display pieces for older collectors.

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====General retail====
{| style="margin-left:1em;" width="100%"
|width="20%" valign="top"|'''Autobot [[Mini Vehicle|Mini-Cars]]'''
<ul class="iconlist">
{{Bp-a1|[[Brawn (G1)/toys#Toys|Brawn]]}}
{{Bp-a1|[[Bumblebee (G1)/toys#Toys|Bumblebee]] (available in yellow and red)}}
{{Bp-a1|"''[[Bumper (G1)#Toys|Bumper]]''"<ref group="A" name="bumper">This figure, originating from Takara's ''Micro Change'' line just like the rest of the Mini-Cars, was sold on Cliffjumper cards. After being referred to by nicknames such as "Bumblejumper" and "Bumper" among fan circles for over a decade, [[Dreamwave Productions]] finally established him as an actual character with the official name "Bumper" in 2004.</ref>}}
{{Bp-a1|[[Cliffjumper (G1)/toys#Toys|Cliffjumper]] (available in red and yellow)}}
{{Bp-a1|[[Gears (G1)#Toys|Gears]]}}
{{Bp-a1|[[Huffer (G1)#Toys|Huffer]]}}
{{Bp-a1|[[Windcharger (G1)#Toys|Windcharger]]}}
</ul>
|
|width="20%" valign="top"|'''Decepticon [[Decepticon Mini-Cassette|Cassettes]]'''
<ul class="iconlist">
{{Bp-d1|[[Frenzy (G1)/toys#Toys|Frenzy]] / [[Laserbeak (G1)/toys#Toys|Laserbeak]]}}
{{Bp-d1|[[Rumble (G1)/toys#Toys|Rumble]] / [[Ravage (G1)/toys#Toys|Ravage]]}}
</ul>
|
|width="20%" valign="top"|'''[[Autobot Cars]]'''
<ul class="iconlist">
{{Bp-a1|[[Bluestreak (G1)/toys#Toys|Bluestreak]]}}
{{Bp-a1|[[Hound (G1)/toys#Toys|Hound]]}}
{{Bp-a1|[[Ironhide (G1)/toys#Toys|Ironhide]]}}
{{Bp-a1|[[Jazz (G1)/toys#Toys|Jazz]]}}
{{Bp-a1|[[Mirage (G1)/toys#The Transformers|Mirage]]}}
{{Bp-a1|[[Prowl (G1)/toys#Toys|Prowl]]}}
</ul>
|
|width="20%" valign="top"| 
<ul class="iconlist">
{{Bp-a1|[[Ratchet (G1)/toys#Toys|Ratchet]]}}
{{Bp-a1|[[Sideswipe (G1)/toys#Toys|Sideswipe]]}}
{{Bp-a1|[[Sunstreaker (G1)/toys#Toys|Sunstreaker]]}}
{{Bp-a1|[[Trailbreaker (G1)/toys#Toys|Trailbreaker]]}}
{{Bp-a1|[[Wheeljack (G1)/toys#Toys|Wheeljack]]}}
</ul>
|
|width="20%" valign="top" rowspan=3|[[File:G1-toy Sunstreaker.jpg|200px|thumb|Autobot Car Sunstreaker]]
[[File:G1Starscream toy.jpg|200px|thumb|Decepticon Plane Starscream]]
|-
|width="20%" valign="top"|'''[[Decepticon Planes]]'''
<ul class="iconlist">
{{Bp-d1|[[Skywarp (G1)/toys#Toys|Skywarp]]}}
{{Bp-d1|[[Starscream (G1)/toys#The Transformers|Starscream]]}}
{{Bp-d1|[[Thundercracker (G1)/toys#Toys|Thundercracker]]}}
</ul>
|
|width="20%" valign="top"|'''Decepticon Communications'''
<ul class="iconlist">
{{Bp-d1|[[Soundwave (G1)/toys#Toys|Soundwave]] and Condor Cassette: [[Buzzsaw (G1)/toys#Toys|Buzzsaw]]}}
</ul>
|
|width="20%" valign="top"|'''Decepticon Leader'''
<ul class="iconlist">
{{Bp-d1|[[Megatron (G1)/toys#The Transformers|Megatron]]}}
</ul>
|
|width="20%" valign="top"|'''Autobot Commander'''
<ul class="iconlist">
{{Bp-a1|[[Optimus Prime (G1)/toys#The Transformers|Optimus Prime]] (w/ [[Roller (G1)#Toys|Roller]] & [[Combat Deck (G1)#Toys|Combat Deck]])}}
</ul>
|-
|width="20%" valign="top"|'''''[[Kronoform]]'''''
<ul class="iconlist">
{{Bp-a1|[[Autoceptor#Toys|Autoceptor]]}}
{{Bp-a1|[[Deceptor#Toys|Deceptor]]}}
{{Bp-a1|[[Kaltor#Toys|Kaltor]]}}
</ul>
|}
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====Mail-aways and promos====

*"[[Reinforcements from Cybertron!]]"
{| style="margin-left:1em;" width="100%"
|width="20%" valign="top"|'''[[Powerdasher]]s'''
<ul class="iconlist">
{{Bp-a1|"[[Zetar (G1)#Toys|Drill Type]]"}}
{{Bp-a1|"[[Aragon#Toys|F-1 Type]]"}}
{{Bp-a1|"[[Cromar#Toys|Jet Type]]"}}
</ul>
|
|width="20%" valign="top"|'''[[Omnibot (G1)|Omnibots]]'''
<ul class="iconlist">
{{Bp-a1|[[Camshaft (G1)#Toys|Camshaft]]}}
{{Bp-a1|[[Downshift (G1)#Toys|Downshift]]}}
{{Bp-a1|[[Overdrive#Toys|Overdrive]]}}
</ul>
|
|width="20%" valign="top"|'''Others'''
<ul class="iconlist">
{{Bp-a1|[[Time Warrior (G1)#Toys|Time Warrior]]}}
</ul>
|
|width="20%" valign="top"|
|
|width="20%" valign="top"|[[File:Camshaft-G1toy.jpg|200px|thumb|Omnibot Camshaft]]
|}

====Notes====
<references group="A" />

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===1985===
[[File:1985catalogue-diorama.jpg|upright=1.4|thumb|The 80s! When toy companies actively encouraged you to play with fire!]]

1984 was a roaring, out-of-the-gate success for ''Transformers'', so 1985's offerings upped the ante, both in numbers and in variety of form.

''Diaclone'' and ''Micro Change'' were mined for as many viable toys as possible. The remaining unused "Car Robot" models were brought over, as were several [[redeco]]/[[retool]]s of first-year Cars. The [[Constructicon (G1)|Constructicon]]s, six small-scale construction vehicles that could combine into the mighty super-robot [[Devastator (G1)|Devastator]], were a huge hit. Robotic beasts made a splash with the [[Dinobot (G1)#Toys|Dinobots]] and [[Insecticon (G1)#Toys|Insecticons]]. The two predecessor lines also had some in-development concepts that were pushed into ''Transformers'', and while some would not be ready until next year, Hasbro/Takara were able to get out a set of new Mini Vehicles, and new versions of the large jet mold with all-new wings and weapons.

But all this wasn't enough to meet expected demand, so Hasbro looked elsewhere for future Transformers. They struck a deal with [[Bandai]] for molds from a variety of Japanese toylines. As Bandai was (and is) a direct competitor to Takara, none of these toys were put into the cartoon, which was being ported to Japan. (There was a [[Jetfire (G1)#Why "Skyfire"?|whole big thing with Jetfire/Skyfire in the cartoon]], follow the link for more on that.) Other toys were also licensed from other companies, but didn't have the major-rival-baggage of Bandai's toys, so they could at least be in the show, if not in [[Fight! Super Robot Lifeform Transformers (toyline)|Takara's version of the toyline]].

All in all, 1985's output was roughly ''double'' that of 1984's. And with a new slew of imitators popping up, Hasbro pushed a new little bit of status-symbol into the line, giving every toy released in '85 —including the re-released '84 toys— a heat-sensitive [[rubsign]]. This brand was the mark of a "true" Transformer, and they even spent the money to make a [[commercial]] ''just to say so''. The rubsigns were also key to another bit of promotion, the mystery-allegiance [[Mini-spy|Mini-Spies]] that came with the Mini Vehicles this year as bonuses.

This year also marks the debut of ''Transformers'' internationally, being released in [[The Transformers (European toyline)|multiple European countries]], [[Fight! Super Robot Lifeform Transformers (toyline)|Japan]], [[IGA|Mexico]], [[Estrela|Brazil]], and [[Antex|Argentina]]... all with various changes from the US line, some minor, some... well, "major" might be an understatement for some.

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====General retail====
{| style="margin-left:1em;" width="100%"
|width="20%" valign="top"|'''Autobot [[Mini Vehicle|Mini-Cars]] w/ [[Mini-spy|Motorized Transformer]]<ref group="B" name="mini-spies">There were four types of "Motorized Transformers" (called "Mini-spies" in the television commercial for the figures and "Koma cars" on Hasbro's shipping cases): "4WD Type" (or "Jeep Type"), "Buggy Type", "FX-1 Type" and "Porsche Type". Each was available alternatively in white, yellow or blue, with the color supposedly depending on which figure they were packaged with.</ref>'''
<ul class="iconlist">
{{Bp-a1|[[Brawn (G1)/toys#Toys|Brawn]] (w/ yellow Motorized Transformer)}}
{{Bp-a1|[[Bumblebee (G1)/toys#Toys|Bumblebee]] (yellow or red, w/ white Motorized Transformer)}}
{{Bp-a1|[[Cliffjumper (G1)/toys#Toys|Cliffjumper]] (red or yellow, w/ white Motorized Transformer)}}
|
|width="20%" valign="top"| 
<ul class="iconlist">
{{Bp-a1|[[Gears (G1)#Toys|Gears]] (w/ yellow Motorized Transformer)}}
{{Bp-a1|[[Huffer (G1)#Toys|Huffer]] (w/ blue Motorized Transformer)}}
{{Bp-a1|[[Windcharger (G1)#Toys|Windcharger]] (w/ blue Motorized Transformer)}}
</ul>
|
|width="20%" valign="top"|'''Autobot [[Mini Vehicle]]s'''
<ul class="iconlist">
{{Bp-a1|[[Beachcomber (G1)#Toys|Beachcomber]]}}
{{Bp-a1|[[Cosmos (G1)#Toys|Cosmos]]}}
{{Bp-a1|[[Powerglide (G1)#Toys|Powerglide]]}}
{{Bp-a1|[[Seaspray (G1)#Toys|Seaspray]]}}
{{Bp-a1|[[Warpath (G1)#Toys|Warpath]]}}
</ul>
|
|width="20%" valign="top"|'''[[Constructicon (G1)|Constructicons]]'''
<ul class="iconlist">
{{Bp-d1|[[Bonecrusher (G1)/toys#Toys|Bonecrusher]]}}
{{Bp-d1|[[Hook (G1)/toys#Toys|Hook]]}}
{{Bp-d1|[[Long Haul (G1)/toys#Toys|Long Haul]]}}
{{Bp-d1|[[Mixmaster (G1)/toys#Toys|Mixmaster]]}}
{{Bp-d1|[[Scavenger (G1)/toys#Toys|Scavenger]]}}
{{Bp-d1|[[Scrapper (G1)/toys#Toys|Scrapper]]}}
{{Bp-d1|[[Devastator (G1)/toys#Toys|Devastator]] (gift set of all six Constructicons)}}
</ul>
|
|width="20%" valign="top" rowspan=5|[[File:G1 barrage toy.jpg|200px|thumb|Deluxe Insecticon Barrage]][[File:Blitzwingg1toy.jpg|200px|thumb|Triple Changer Blitzwing]][[File:G1 Blaster toy.jpg|right|thumb|200px|Blaster]]
|-
|width="20%" valign="top"|'''[[Jumpstarter]]s'''
<ul class="iconlist">
{{Bp-a1|[[Topspin (G1)#Toys|Topspin]]}}
{{Bp-a1|[[Twin Twist (G1)#Toys|Twin Twist]]}}
</ul>
|
|width="20%" valign="top"|'''[[Insecticon (G1)|Insecticons]]'''
<ul class="iconlist">
{{Bp-d1|[[Bombshell (G1)#Toys|Bombshell]]}}
{{Bp-d1|[[Kickback (G1)#Toys|Kickback]]}}
{{Bp-d1|[[Shrapnel (G1)#Toys|Shrapnel]]}}
</ul>
|
|width="20%" valign="top"|'''[[Autobot Cars]]'''<ref group="B" name="1985cars">The 1985 "Autobot Cars" price point was given a somewhat odd treatment with two separate assortments, each of which contained re-releases of six of the 1984 figures (packaged one per case in a case of 12) and three of the new 1985 figures (each packaged two per case). The only exception to this was Skids, who was actually released at least as early as December 1984, in 1984 packaging along with the other '84 Autobot Cars, in which he took the place of an extra Mirage that had previously been used to bring the number of figures contained in those cases up to twelve. Due to this, he was packed in the 1985 assortments like the '84 toys, at only one Skids per case.</ref>
<ul class="iconlist">
{{Bp-a1|[[Grapple (G1)#Toys|Grapple]]}}
{{Bp-a1|[[Hoist (G1)/toys#Toys|Hoist]]}}
{{Bp-a1|[[Inferno (G1)/toys#Toys|Inferno]]}}
{{Bp-a1|[[Red Alert (G1)/toys#Toys|Red Alert]]}}
</ul>
|
|width="20%" valign="top"| 
<ul class="iconlist">
{{Bp-a1|[[Skids (G1)#Toys|Skids]]}}
{{Bp-a1|[[Smokescreen (G1)/toys#Toys|Smokescreen]]}}
{{Bp-a1|[[Tracks (G1)/toys#Toys|Tracks]]}}
</ul>
|-
|width="20%" valign="top"|'''[[Triple Changer]]s'''
<ul class="iconlist">
{{Bp-d1|[[Astrotrain (G1)/toys#Toys|Astrotrain]]}}
{{Bp-d1|[[Blitzwing (G1)/toys#Toys|Blitzwing]]}}
</ul>
|
|width="20%" valign="top"|'''[[Dinobot (G1)|Dinobots]]'''
<ul class="iconlist">
{{Bp-a1|[[Grimlock (G1)/toys#The Transformers|Grimlock]]}}
{{Bp-a1|[[Slag (G1)/toys#Toys|Slag]]}}
{{Bp-a1|[[Sludge (G1)#Toys|Sludge]]}}
{{Bp-a1|[[Snarl (G1)#Toys|Snarl]]}}
{{Bp-a1|[[Swoop (G1)/toys#Toys|Swoop]]}}
</ul>
|
|width="20%" valign="top"|'''Deluxe Insecticons'''
<ul class="iconlist">
{{Bp-d1|[[Barrage (Insecticon)#Toys|Barrage]]}}
{{Bp-d1|[[Chop Shop (G1)#Toys|Chop Shop]]}}
{{Bp-d1|[[Ransack (G1)#Toys|Ransack]]}}
{{Bp-d1|[[Venom (G1)#Toys|Venom]]}}
</ul>
|
|width="20%" valign="top"|'''Autobot [[Deluxe Vehicle]]s'''
<ul class="iconlist">
{{Bp-a1|[[Roadbuster (G1)#Toys|Roadbuster]]}}
{{Bp-a1|[[Whirl (G1)#Toys|Whirl]]}}
</ul>
|-
|width="20%" valign="top"|'''[[Decepticon Planes]]'''
<ul class="iconlist">
{{Bp-d1|[[Dirge (G1)/toys#Toys|Dirge]]}}
{{Bp-d1|[[Ramjet (G1)/toys#Toys|Ramjet]]}}
{{Bp-d1|[[Thrust (G1)/toys#Toys|Thrust]]}}
</ul>
|
|width="20%" valign="top"|'''Autobot Scientist'''
<ul class="iconlist">
{{Bp-a1|[[Perceptor (G1)/toys#Toys|Perceptor]]}}
</ul>
|
|width="20%" valign="top"|'''Autobot Communicator'''
<ul class="iconlist">
{{Bp-a1|[[Blaster (G1)/toys#Toys|Blaster]]}}
</ul>
|
|width="20%" valign="top"|'''Decepticon Military Operations Commander'''
<ul class="iconlist">
{{Bp-d1|[[Shockwave (G1)/toys#Toys|Shockwave]]}}
</ul>
|-
|width="20%" valign="top"|'''Autobot Air Guardian'''
<ul class="iconlist">
{{Bp-a1|[[Jetfire (G1)/toys#Toys|Jetfire]]}}
</ul>
|
|width="20%" valign="top"|'''Autobot Motorized Defense Base'''
<ul class="iconlist">
{{Bp-a1|[[Omega Supreme (G1)#Toys|Omega Supreme]]}}
</ul>
|
|width="20%" valign="top"|'''[[Tyco]] Licensed Playsets'''
<ul class="iconlist">
{{Bp-a1d1|Electric Racing Set (w/ "[[Natron#Toys|Natron]]" & "[[Freezon#Toys|Freezon]]")}}
{{Bp-a1|[[Electric Train and Battle Set]]}}
</ul>
|
|width="20%" valign="top"|'''Others'''
<ul class="iconlist">
{{Bp-a1|[[Tech Specometer Eleven]]}}
|}

{{-}}
[[File:G1-toy OptimusPepsi.jpg|right|thumb|200px|Pepsi mail-away Optimus Prime]]

====Mail-aways and promos====

<ul class="iconlist">
:{{Bp-a1|Cookie Crisp [[Jazz (G1)/toys#CookieCrisp|Jazz]]}}
:{{Bp-a1|[[Pepsi]] [[Optimus Prime (G1)/toys#PepsiPrime|Optimus Prime]]}}
:* "[[Earthlings: THE S.T.A.R.S. need your help now!]]"
:* "[[Have the Decepticons defeated us once and for all?]]"
</ul>
{{--}}
====Notes====
<references group="B" />

{{-}}

===1986: "The Movie"===
[[File:Scramble city packaging mural.jpg|right|thumb|250px|That's a ''lot'' of explosions with no evidence of anything actually being exploded.]]

1986 presented a major change in the franchise on several levels. The first being that ''Diaclone'' and ''Micro Change'' were pretty much depleted of viable toys, so it was time for all-new toolings to get made.

The past lines still had a role to play in this, though. The Mini Vehicles were refreshed by taking the 1984 assortment and extensively [[retool]]ing them into all-new characters. Takara had been designing a different sort of [[combiner|combining robot team]] for ''Diaclone'', where the limb-bots were wholly interchangeable. These plans would come to life in ''Transformers'' as the "[[Fight! Super Robot Lifeform Transformers (toyline)#1986 (Scramble City and 2010)|Scramble City]]" style combiners (though that branding was only used in Takara's line; Hasbro called them the "[[Special Teams]]" in Europe, and... nothing special in the US). The combiners were actually advertised in the 1985 season of [[The Transformers (cartoon)|the cartoon]] (one team, the Aerialbots, were released in time for Christmas in 1985) in a bit of bleed-over as Hasbro prepared for the ''really'' big change... ''[[The Transformers: The Movie]]''.

[[File:G1Metroplex toy.jpg|thumb|250px|left|Metroplex]]
This media event ''really'' shook things (and kids) up. The [[The Transformers (cartoon)/cast#Season 1|older cast]] of not-shipping-any-more-1984-toys was shuffled out, with many characters openly and brutally ''killed'' in the film, to make way for all-new toy-characters who would take the forefront, including new faction leaders. These bots were developed for animation first then had toys developed based around those designs, a ''very'' rare move at the time (and still uncommon today, mostly only the [[live-action film series]] works this way). These new designs were very Cybertronian/futuristic in design, as the Movie was set in the far-flung future of ''[[2005]] ooooooohhhhh''. This more sci-fi look would stick with the line for a little while.

Another subtle but important change was that the two factions began to share [[subgroup]]s, with the Autobots gaining their own [[Mini-Cassette]]s and [[Triple Changer]]s, plus both sides had "Scramble City" style combiners. These groups shipped in mixed-allegiance assortments, which would become more and more common going forward.

This was also the year [[die-cast|die-cast metal]] started being phased out of the toys' construction. With petroleum prices lowering, plastics became the less-expensive alternative. Many of this year's toys shipped initially with painted die-cast bits, but were later replaced with plastic-parts [[variant]]s.

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====General retail====
{| style="margin-left:1em;" width="100%"
|width="20%" valign="top"|'''Autobot [[Mini Vehicle|Mini-Vehicles]]'''
<ul class="iconlist">
{{Bp-a1|[[Hubcap (G1)#Toys|Hubcap]]}}
{{Bp-a1|[[Outback (G1)#Toys|Outback]]}}
{{Bp-a1|[[Pipes (G1)#Toys|Pipes]]}}
{{Bp-a1|[[Swerve (G1)#Toys|Swerve]]}}
{{Bp-a1|[[Tailgate (G1)#Toys|Tailgate]]}}
{{Bp-a1|[[Wheelie (G1)#Toys|Wheelie]]}}
</ul>
|
|width="20%" valign="top"|'''[[Mini-Cassette]]s'''
<ul class="iconlist">
{{Bp-a1|[[Ramhorn (G1)#Toys|Ramhorn]] / [[Eject (G1)#Toys|Eject]]}}
{{Bp-d1|[[Ratbat (G1)/toys#Toys|Ratbat]] / [[Frenzy (G1)/toys#Toys|Frenzy]]}}
{{Bp-a1|[[Rewind (G1)#Toys|Rewind]] / [[Steeljaw (G1)#Toys|Steeljaw]]}}
</ul>
|
|width="20%" valign="top"|'''[[Aerialbot (G1)|Aerialbots]]'''
<ul class="iconlist">
{{Bp-a1|[[Air Raid (G1)/toys#Toys|Air Raid]]}}
{{Bp-a1|[[Fireflight (G1)/toys#Toys|Fireflight]]}}
{{Bp-a1|[[Silverbolt (G1)/toys#Toys|Silverbolt]]}}
{{Bp-a1|[[Skydive (G1 Aerialbot)/toys#Toys|Skydive]]}}
{{Bp-a1|[[Slingshot (G1)/toys#Toys|Slingshot]]}}
{{Bp-a1|[[Superion (G1)#Toys|Superion]] (giftset)}}
</ul>
|
|width="20%" valign="top"|'''[[Stunticon (G1)|Stunticons]]'''
<ul class="iconlist">
{{Bp-d1|[[Breakdown (G1)#Toys|Breakdown]]}}
{{Bp-d1|[[Dead End (G1)#Toys|Dead End]]}}
{{Bp-d1|[[Drag Strip (G1)#Toys|Drag Strip]]}}
{{Bp-d1|[[Motormaster (G1)#Toys|Motormaster]] (w/ [[Roller car]])}}
{{Bp-d1|[[Wildrider (G1)#Toys|Wildrider]]}}
{{Bp-d1|[[Menasor (G1)#Toys|Menasor]] (giftset)}}
</ul>
|
|width="20%" valign="top" rowspan=2|[[File:G1menasor toy.jpg|200px|thumb|Menasor, the Stunticon combiner]]
|-
|width="20%" valign="top"|'''[[Protectobot (G1)|Protectobots]]'''
<ul class="iconlist">
{{Bp-a1|[[Blades (G1)#Toys|Blades]]}}
{{Bp-a1|[[First Aid (G1)#Toys|First Aid]]}}
{{Bp-a1|[[Groove (G1)#Toys|Groove]]}}
{{Bp-a1|[[Hot Spot (G1)#Toys|Hot Spot]]}}
{{Bp-a1|[[Streetwise (G1)#Toys|Streetwise]]}}
{{Bp-a1|[[Defensor (G1)#Toys|Defensor]] (giftset)}}
</ul>
|
|width="20%" valign="top"|'''[[Combaticon (G1)|Combaticons]]'''
<ul class="iconlist">
{{Bp-d1|[[Blast Off (G1)/toys#Toys|Blast Off]]}}
{{Bp-d1|[[Brawl (G1)/toys#Toys|Brawl]]}}
{{Bp-d1|[[Onslaught (G1)/toys#Toys|Onslaught]]}}
{{Bp-d1|[[Swindle (G1)#Toys|Swindle]]}}
{{Bp-d1|[[Vortex (G1)/toys#Toys|Vortex]]}}
</ul>
|
|width="20%" valign="top"|'''[[Battlecharger]]s'''
<ul class="iconlist">
{{Bp-d1|[[Runabout (G1)#Toys|Runabout]]}}
{{Bp-d1|[[Runamuck (G1)#Toys|Runamuck]]}}
</ul>
|
|width="20%" valign="top"|'''[[Triple Changer]]s'''
<ul class="iconlist">
{{Bp-a1|[[Broadside (G1)#Toys|Broadside]]}}
{{Bp-d1|[[Octane#Toys|Octane]]}}
{{Bp-a1|[[Sandstorm (G1)#Toys|Sandstorm]]}}
{{Bp-a1|[[Springer (G1)/toys#Toys|Springer]]}}
</ul>
|
|width="20%" valign="top"|
|-
|width="20%" valign="top"|'''[[Autobot Cars]]'''
<ul class="iconlist">
{{Bp-a1|[[Blurr (G1)/toys#Toys|Blurr]]}}
{{Bp-a1|[[Hot Rod (G1)/toys#The Transformers|Hot Rod]]}}
{{Bp-a1|[[Kup (G1)/toys#Toys|Kup]]}}
</ul>
|
|width="20%" valign="top"|'''Heroes'''
<ul class="iconlist">
{{Bp-a1|[[Hot Rod (G1)/toys#G1RodimusPrime|Rodimus Prime]]}}
{{Bp-a1|[[Wreck-Gar (G1)#Toys|Wreck-Gar]]}}
</ul>
|
|width="20%" valign="top"|'''[[Predacon (G1)|Predacons]]'''
<ul class="iconlist">
{{Bp-d1|[[Divebomb (G1)#Toys|Divebomb]]}}
{{Bp-d1|[[Headstrong (G1)#Toys|Headstrong]]}}
{{Bp-d1|[[Rampage (G1)#Toys|Rampage]]}}
{{Bp-d1|[[Razorclaw (G1)#Toys|Razorclaw]]}}
{{Bp-d1|[[Tantrum (G1)#Toys|Tantrum]]}}
</ul>
|
|width="20%" valign="top"|'''[[Sharkticon (species)|Sharkticons]]'''
<ul class="iconlist">
{{Bp-d1|[[Gnaw (G1)#Toys|Gnaw]]}}
</ul>
|
|width="20%" valign="top" rowspan=2|[[File:G1toy hot rod.jpg|right|thumb|200px|Autobot Car Hot Rod]]
|-
|width="20%" valign="top"|'''Decepticon Planes'''
<ul class="iconlist">
{{Bp-d1|[[Cyclonus (G1)/toys#Toys|Cyclonus]]}}
{{Bp-d1|[[Scourge (G1)/toys#Toys|Scourge]]}}
</ul>
|
|width="20%" valign="top"|'''[[City Commander]]s'''
<ul class="iconlist">
{{Bp-d1|[[Galvatron (G1)/toys#Toys|Galvatron]]}}
{{Bp-a1|[[Ultra Magnus (G1)/toys#Toys|Ultra Magnus]]}}
</ul>
|
|width="20%" valign="top"|'''Motorized Autobot Space Shuttle'''
<ul class="iconlist">
{{Bp-a1|[[Sky Lynx (G1)#Toys|Sky Lynx]]}}
</ul>
|
|width="20%" valign="top"|'''[[Titan (group)|Cities]]'''
<ul class="iconlist">
{{Bp-a1|[[Metroplex (G1)#Toys|Metroplex]] (w/ [[Six-Gun#Toys|Six-Gun]], [[Slammer#Toys|Slammer]], and [[Scamper#Toys|Scamper]])}}
{{Bp-d1|[[Trypticon (G1)#Toys|Trypticon]] (w/ [[Brunt (G1)#Toys|Brunt]] & [[Full-Tilt (G1)#Toys|Full-Tilt]])}}
</ul>
|}

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====Mail-aways and promos====
[[File:G1-toy Reflector.jpg|right|thumb|150px|Reflector]]

:*"[[The Autobots Have a Special Mission for:]]"
<ul class="itemlist">
::{{Bp-d1|[[Reflector (G1)#Toys|Reflector]] ([[Spectro#Toys|Spectro]], [[Spyglass#Toys|Spyglass]], [[Viewfinder#Toys|Viewfinder]])}}
</ul>
:*"[[You Have Been Chosen.]]"
:*"[[Decipher the Decepticon]]" contest
:*"[[Prizes in Disguise]]" contest

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===1987: Headmasters and Targetmasters===
[[File:G1-toy Pointblank.jpg|250px|thumb|Autobot Targetmaster Pointblank]]
This year was almost completely dominated by "sci-fi" vehicle modes, following up on ''The Movie'' styling. On top of that, extra [[gimmick]]s beyond transformation began to play into the subgroups, with the [[Throttlebot]]s' [[pull-back motor]]s and the [[Sparking gimmick|spark-firing]] [[Monsterbot (G1)|Monsterbot]]s.

More importantly, this was the first year Hasbro would push a primary over-arching [[gimmick]] as a large percentage of the line: the [[Nebulan]] "Master" partners. Where previous years tended to be a bit scattered with its transformation types, the [[Headmaster (technology)|Headmaster]]s and [[Targetmaster (technology)|Targetmaster]]s presented a more unified theme across both factions and multiple price-points. This culminated in the mighty [[Fortress Maximus (G1)#Toys|Fortress Maximus]], a towering two-foot-tall Headmaster city-bot, with a hefty $100 price-tag (in 1987 dollars, which is about the same as a $260 Transformer today). For sheer size and mass, Fortress Maximus remained the largest Transformer produced for over 25 years... and something of a "bragging rights" move on Hasbro's part, showing that they ''could'' demand that kind of shelf space from retailers. (They did the same thing with ''[[G.I. Joe (franchise)|G.I. Joe]]'' and the massive [[USS Flagg]] playset.)

However, this high point also marked the start of the franchise's waning. The [[The Transformers (cartoon)|cartoon]] was ended with a truncated [[The Rebirth|three-part special]], with reruns continuing on in syndication. Mail-away offers were also slowing down, with no new product available from this year on, only older items no longer in stores. Smaller figures were packaged with small soft-rubber [[Decoy]]s of older characters as an extra incentive, but they weren't a [[Mini-spy|fully transformable mini-Transformer]].

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====General retail====
{| style="margin-left:1em;" width="100%"
|width="20%" valign="top"|'''[[Throttlebot]]s'''
<ul class="iconlist">
{{Bp-a1|[[Chase (G1)#Toys|Chase]]}}
{{Bp-a1|[[Freeway (G1)#Toys|Freeway]]}}
{{Bp-a1|[[Bumblebee (G1)/toys#Goldbug|Goldbug]]}}
{{Bp-a1|[[Rollbar (G1)#Toys|Rollbar]]}}
{{Bp-a1|[[Searchlight (G1)#Toys|Searchlight]]}}
{{Bp-a1|[[Wideload (G1)#Toys|Wideload]]}}
</ul>
|
|width="20%" valign="top"|'''[[Technobot (G1)|Technobots]]'''
<ul class="iconlist">
{{Bp-a1|[[Afterburner (G1)#Toys|Afterburner]]}}
{{Bp-a1|[[Lightspeed (G1 Technobot)#Toys|Lightspeed]]}}
{{Bp-a1|[[Nosecone (G1)#Toys|Nosecone]]}}
{{Bp-a1|[[Scattershot (G1)#Toys|Scattershot]]}}
{{Bp-a1|[[Strafe (G1)#Toys|Strafe]]}}
{{Bp-a1|[[Computron (G1)#Toys|Computron]] (giftset)}}
</ul>
|
|width="20%" valign="top"|'''[[Terrorcon (G1)|Terrorcons]]'''
<ul class="iconlist">
{{Bp-d1|[[Blot (G1)#Toys|Blot]]}}
{{Bp-d1|[[Cutthroat (G1)#Toys|Cutthroat]]}}
{{Bp-d1|[[Hun-Gurrr (G1)#Toys|Hun-Gurrr]]}}
{{Bp-d1|[[Rippersnapper (G1)#Toys|Rippersnapper]]}}
{{Bp-d1|[[Sinnertwin (G1)#Toys|Sinnertwin]]}}
</ul>
|
|width="20%" valign="top"|'''[[Mini-Cassette]]s'''
<ul class="iconlist">
{{Bp-d1|[[Slugfest (G1)#Toys|Slugfest]] / [[Overkill (G1)#Toys|Overkill]]}}
</ul>
|
|width="20%" valign="top" rowspan=4|[[File:Technobots-specialteams.jpg|200px|thumb|Computron, the Technobot combiner]][[File:G1-toy Brainstorm.jpg|right|thumb|200px|Headmaster Brainstorm (with Arcana)]]
|-
|width="20%" valign="top"|'''[[Duocon]]s'''
<ul class="iconlist">
{{Bp-d1|[[Battletrap (G1)#Toys|Battletrap]]}}
{{Bp-d1|[[Flywheels#Toys|Flywheels]]}}
</ul>
|
|width="20%" valign="top"|'''[[Clone (subgroup)|Clones]]'''
<ul class="iconlist">
{{Bp-a1|[[Fastlane#Toys|Fastlane]] / [[Cloudraker (G1)#Toys|Cloudraker]]}}
{{Bp-d1|[[Pounce#Toys|Pounce]] / [[Wingspan#Toys|Wingspan]]}}
</ul>
|
|width="20%" valign="top"|'''[[:Category:Spies|Double Spy]]'''
<ul class="iconlist">
{{Bp-a1|[[Punch (G1)#Toys|Punch-Counterpunch]]}}
</ul>
|
|width="20%" valign="top"|'''[[Monsterbot (G1)|Monsterbots]]'''
<ul class="iconlist">
{{Bp-a1|[[Doublecross#Toys|Doublecross]]}}
{{Bp-a1|[[Grotusque#Toys|Grotusque]]}}
{{Bp-a1|[[Repugnus (G1)#Toys|Repugnus]]}}
</ul>
|
|width="20%" valign="top"|
|-
|width="20%" valign="top"|'''[[Headmaster (technology)|Headmasters]]'''
<ul class="iconlist">
{{Bp-a1|[[Brainstorm (G1)#Toys|Brainstorm]] (w/ [[Arcana#Toys|Arcana]])}}
{{Bp-a1|[[Chromedome (G1)#Toys|Chromedome]] (w/ [[Stylor#Toys|Stylor]])}}
{{Bp-a1|[[Hardhead (G1)#Toys|Hardhead]] (w/ [[Duros#Toys|Duros]])}}
{{Bp-a1|[[Highbrow (G1)#Toys|Highbrow]] (w/ [[Gort#Toys|Gort]])}}
{{Bp-d1|[[Mindwipe (G1)#Toys|Mindwipe]] (w/ [[Vorath#Toys|Vorath]])}}
{{Bp-d1|[[Skullcruncher (G1)#Toys|Skullcruncher]] (w/ [[Grax#Toys|Grax]])}}
{{Bp-d1|[[Weirdwolf (G1)#Toys|Weirdwolf]] (w/ [[Monzo#Toys|Monzo]])}}
</ul>
|
|width="20%" valign="top"|'''Headmaster [[Horrorcon (G1)|Horrorcons]]'''
<ul class="iconlist">
{{Bp-d1|[[Apeface#Toys|Apeface]] (w/ [[Spasma#Toys|Spasma]])}}
{{Bp-d1|[[Snapdragon (G1)#Toys|Snapdragon]] (w/ [[Krunk#Toys|Krunk]])}}
</ul>
|
|width="20%" valign="top"|'''[[Targetmaster (technology)|Targetmasters]]'''
<ul class="iconlist">
{{Bp-a1|[[Blurr (G1)/toys#Targetmaster|Blurr]] (w/ [[Haywire (Targetmaster)#Toys|Haywire]])}}
{{Bp-a1|[[Crosshairs (G1)#Toys|Crosshairs]] (w/ [[Pinpointer (G1)#Toys|Pinpointer]])}}
{{Bp-d1|[[Cyclonus (G1)/toys#Targetmaster|Cyclonus]] (w/ [[Nightstick (G1)#Toys|Nightstick]])}}
{{Bp-a1|[[Hot Rod (G1)/toys#Targetmaster|Hot Rod]] (w/ [[Firebolt (G1)#Toys|Firebolt]])}}
{{Bp-a1|[[Kup (G1)/toys#Targetmaster|Kup]] (w/ [[Recoil (G1)#Toys|Recoil]])}}
{{Bp-d1|[[Misfire (G1)#Toys|Misfire]] (w/ [[Aimless#Toys|Aimless]])}}
</ul>
|
|width="20%" valign="top"| 
<ul class="iconlist">
{{Bp-a1|[[Pointblank#Toys|Pointblank]] (w/ [[Peacemaker#Toys|Peacemaker]])}}
{{Bp-d1|[[Scourge (G1)/toys#Targetmaster|Scourge]] (w/ [[Fracas#Toys|Fracas]])}}
{{Bp-d1|[[Slugslinger (G1)#Toys|Slugslinger]] (w/ [[Caliburst (G1)#Toys|Caliburst]])}}
{{Bp-a1|[[Sureshot (G1)#Toys|Sureshot]] (w/ [[Spoilsport#Toys|Spoilsport]])}}
{{Bp-d1|[[Triggerhappy (G1)#Toys|Triggerhappy]] (w/ [[Blowpipe (G1)#Toys|Blowpipe]])}}
</ul>
|
|width="20%" valign="top"|
|-
|width="20%" valign="top"|'''Decepticon [[Six Changer]]'''
<ul class="iconlist">
{{Bp-d1|[[Sixshot (G1)#Toys|Sixshot]]}}
</ul>
|
|width="20%" valign="top"|'''Headmaster [[Titan (group)|Bases]]'''
<ul class="iconlist">
{{Bp-a1|[[Fortress Maximus (G1)/toys#Toys|Fortress Maximus]] (w/ [[Cerebros (G1)#Toys|Cerebros]], [[Spike Witwicky (G1)#Toys|Spike]], [[Cog (G1)#Toys|Cog]])}}
{{Bp-d1|[[Scorponok (G1)/toys#Toys|Scorponok]] (w/ [[Zarak (G1)#Toys|Zarak]] & [[Fasttrack (G1)#Toys|Fasttrack]])}}
</ul>
|}
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====Mail-aways and promos====
:* "[[Start Your Own Decoy Collection]]" ([[Decoy]]s packed in with carded figures)
:* "[[Rodimus Prime remembers the Transformers greatest battle on Earth.]]"

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===1988: Powermasters and Pretenders===
[[File:Skullgrin-packageart.jpg|250px|thumb|Decepticon Pretender Skullgrin]]
After four years and slowly-declining sales, the push to make ''Transformers'' live up to its new tagline ("More... Much More Than Meets the Eye!") was in full effect. Even toys in old subgroups gained new gimmicks: the new [[Mini-Cassette]]s were combiners, the [[Seacon (G1)|Seacon]] combiner team's limb-bots each had a cannon mode the super-robot could use as a handgun, and the [[Targetmaster (technology)|Targetmasters]] each had ''two'' [[Nebulan]]s who could also combine into a super-gun.

The big noise this year was the [[Pretender]]s, Transformers that wear outer shells in the guise of armored warriors, monsters, and more, effectively giving you two warriors in one purchase. However, the line didn't exactly excite kids, as most of the inner robots' vehicle modes could be generously described as "vague at best" due to the necessity of fitting inside their shells. And while the shells' minimal articulation (having only stiff shoulder swivels) would be fine for much younger children, the inner robots and number of small parts definitely put them outside of that age group.

The other big move was the return of [[Optimus Prime (G1)/toys#PMOP|Optimus Prime]] as one of the [[Powermaster]]s, robots whose Nebulan partners unlocked the vehicle-to-robot conversion as engine-shaped "keys". Though the previous year saw [[Bumblebee (G1)/toys#Goldbug|Bumblebee return as "Goldbug"]], this large-scale toy of a returning character heralded a shift in Hasbro's strategy, which would get even stronger next year.

However, the decline that begun the year prior was made worse by a sudden splash in the action figure world: the arrival of the ''[[Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles]]''. Kids flocked to this strange new line and its weird new cartoon, leaving ''Transformers''... sorry, there's no helping this... shell-shocked.

Sorry.

====General retail====
{| style="margin-left:1em;" width="100%"
|width="20%" valign="top"|'''[[Mini-Cassette|Cassettes]]'''
<ul class="iconlist">
{{Bp-a1|[[Grand Slam (G1)#Toys|Grand Slam]] / [[Raindance#Toys|Raindance]]}}
{{Bp-d1|[[Squawktalk (G1)#Toys|Squawktalk]] / [[Beastbox (G1)#Toys|Beastbox]]}}
|
|width="20%" valign="top"|'''[[Sparkabot]]s / [[Firecon]]s'''
<ul class="iconlist">
{{Bp-d1|[[Cindersaur (G1)#Toys|Cindersaur]]}}
{{Bp-a1|[[Fizzle#Toys|Fizzle]]}}
{{Bp-d1|[[Flamefeather (G1)#Toys|Flamefeather]]}}
{{Bp-a1|[[Guzzle (G1)#Toys|Guzzle]]}}
{{Bp-a1|[[Sizzle (G1)#Toys|Sizzle]]}}
{{Bp-d1|[[Sparkstalker#Toys|Sparkstalker]]}}
|
|width="20%" valign="top"|'''[[Triggerbot]]s / [[Triggercon]]s'''
<ul class="iconlist">
{{Bp-a1|[[Backstreet (G1)#Toys|Backstreet]]}}
{{Bp-d1|[[Crankcase (G1)#Toys|Crankcase]]}}
{{Bp-a1|[[Dogfight (G1)#Toys|Dogfight]]}}
{{Bp-a1|[[Override (G1)#Toys|Override]]}}
{{Bp-d1|[[Ruckus (G1)#Toys|Ruckus]]}}
{{Bp-d1|[[Windsweeper#Toys|Windsweeper]]}}
|
|width="20%" valign="top"|'''[[Seacon (G1)|Seacons]]'''
<ul class="iconlist">
{{Bp-d1|[[Nautilator#Toys|Nautilator]]}}
{{Bp-d1|[[Overbite (G1)#Toys|Overbite]]}}
{{Bp-d1|[[Seawing (G1)#Toys|Seawing]]}}
{{Bp-d1|[[Skalor#Toys|Skalor]]}}
{{Bp-d1|[[Snaptrap (G1)#Toys|Snaptrap]]}}
{{Bp-d1|[[Tentakil (G1)#Toys|Tentakil]]}}
{{Bp-d1|[[Piranacon (G1)#Toys|Piranacon]] (giftset)}}
|
|width="20%" valign="top" rowspan=4|[[File:G1-toy Sparkstalker.jpg|right|thumb|200px|Firecon Sparkstalker]][[File:PowermasterOptimusPrime toy.jpg|200px|thumb|Powermaster Optimus Prime]][[File:G1Bomb-Burst toy.jpg|200px|thumb|Pretender Bomb-Burst]]
|-
|width="20%" valign="top"|'''[[Targetmaster (technology)|Targetmaster]]s'''
<ul class="iconlist">
{{Bp-a1|[[Landfill (G1)#Toys|Landfill]] (w/ [[Flintlock#Toys|Flintlock]] & [[Silencer (G1)#Toys|Silencer]])}}
{{Bp-d1|[[Needlenose (G1)#Toys|Needlenose]] (w/ [[Sunbeam (G1)#Toys|Sunbeam]] & [[Zigzag#Toys|Zigzag]])}}
{{Bp-d1|[[Quake (G1)#Toys|Quake]] (w/ [[Tiptop#Toys|Tiptop]] & [[Heater#Toys|Heater]])}}
{{Bp-a1|[[Quickmix (G1)#Toys|Quickmix]] (w/ [[Boomer#Toys|Boomer]] & [[Ricochet (G1)#Toys|Ricochet]])}}
{{Bp-a1|[[Scoop (G1)#Toys|Scoop]] (w/ [[Holepunch (G1)#Toys|Holepunch]] & [[Tracer (Targetmaster)#Toys|Tracer]])}}
{{Bp-d1|[[Spinister (G1)#Toys|Spinister]] (w/ [[Hairsplitter#Toys|Hairsplitter]] & [[Singe#Toys|Singe]])}}
|
|width="20%" valign="top"|'''[[Headmaster (technology)|Headmaster]]s'''
<ul class="iconlist">
{{Bp-d1|[[Fangry (G1)#Toys|Fangry]] (w/ [[Brisko#Toys|Brisko]])}}
{{Bp-d1|[[Horri-Bull#Toys|Horri-Bull]] (w/ [[Kreb#Toys|Kreb]])}}
{{Bp-a1|[[Hosehead (G1)#Toys|Hosehead]] (w/ [[Lug (G1)#Toys|Lug]])}}
{{Bp-a1|[[Nightbeat (G1)#Toys|Nightbeat]] (w/ [[Muzzle#Toys|Muzzle]])}}
{{Bp-a1|[[Siren (G1)#Toys|Siren]] (w/ [[Quig#Toys|Quig]])}}
{{Bp-d1|[[Squeezeplay (G1)#Toys|Squeezeplay]] (w/ [[Lokos#Toys|Lokos]])}}
|
|width="20%" valign="top"|'''[[Powermaster]]s'''
<ul class="iconlist">
{{Bp-d1|[[Darkwing (G1)#Toys|Darkwing]] (w/ [[Throttle (G1)#Toys|Throttle]])}}
{{Bp-d1|[[Dreadwind (G1)#Toys|Dreadwind]] (w/ [[Hi-Test (G1)#Toys|Hi-Test]])}}
{{Bp-a1d1|[[Doubledealer#Toys|Doubledealer]] (w/ [[Knok#Toys|Knok]] & [[Skar (G1)#Toys|Skar]])}}
{{Bp-a1|[[Getaway#Toys|Getaway]] (w/ [[Rev#Toys|Rev]])}}
{{Bp-a1|[[Joyride (G1)#Toys|Joyride]] (w/ [[Hotwire (G1)#Toys|Hotwire]])}}
{{Bp-a1|[[Slapdash (G1)#Toys|Slapdash]] (w/ [[Lube#Toys|Lube]])}}
|
|width="20%" valign="top"|'''Powermaster Autobot Leader'''
<ul class="iconlist">
{{Bp-a1|[[Optimus Prime (G1)/toys#PMOP|Optimus Prime]] (w/ [[Hi-Q#Toys|Hi-Q]])}}
|
|width="20%" valign="top"|
|-
|width="20%" valign="top"|'''[[Pretender]]s Assortment 1'''
<ul class="iconlist">
{{Bp-d1|[[Bomb-Burst (G1)#Toys|Bomb-Burst]]}}
{{Bp-a1|[[Cloudburst#Toys|Cloudburst]]}}
{{Bp-a1|[[Landmine (G1)#Toys|Landmine]]}}
{{Bp-d1|[[Skullgrin#Toys|Skullgrin]]}}
{{Bp-d1|[[Submarauder (G1)#Toys|Submarauder]]}}
{{Bp-a1|[[Waverider#Toys|Waverider]]}}
|
|width="20%" valign="top"|'''Pretenders Assortment 2'''
<ul class="iconlist">
{{Bp-d1|[[Bugly (G1)#Toys|Bugly]]}}
{{Bp-d1|[[Finback#Toys|Finback]]}}
{{Bp-a1|[[Groundbreaker#Toys|Groundbreaker]]}}
{{Bp-d1|[[Iguanus (G1)#Toys|Iguanus]]}}
{{Bp-a1|[[Sky High (Pretender)#Toys|Sky High]]}}
{{Bp-a1|[[Splashdown#Toys|Splashdown]]}}
|
|width="20%" valign="top"|'''[[Pretender Beast]]s'''
<ul class="iconlist">
{{Bp-d1|[[Carnivac (G1)#Toys|Carnivac]]}}
{{Bp-a1|[[Catilla (G1)#Toys|Catilla]]}}
{{Bp-a1|[[Chainclaw (G1)#Toys|Chainclaw]]}}
{{Bp-d1|[[Snarler#Toys|Snarler]]}}
|
|width="20%" valign="top"|'''[[Pretender Vehicle]]s'''
<ul class="iconlist">
{{Bp-a1|[[Gunrunner (G1)#Toys|Gunrunner]]}}
{{Bp-d1|[[Roadgrabber#Toys|Roadgrabber]]}}
|
|width="20%" valign="top"|
|-
|width="20%" valign="top"|'''Autobot [[Six Changer]]'''
<ul class="iconlist">
{{Bp-a1|[[Quickswitch#Toys|Quickswitch]]}}
|}
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====Mail-aways and promos====

:*"[[The Autobots Are Under Attack!]]"

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===1989: Pretenders and Micromasters===
[[File:G1-toy ConstructionStation.jpg|250px|thumb|Construction Station]]
Facing stiff competition, Hasbro attempted to unify and re-brand ''Transformers'' with a new focus and a new look.

First, they eliminated the miscellaneous subgroups of the past, rolling ''everything'' under two over-arching gimmicks: expansions of the [[Pretender]] concept, and the new 1-inch-tall [[Micromaster]]s, the latter being a response to the steadily-growing popularity of then-competitor [[Galoob]]'s ''Micro Machines'' micro-play vehicle line. Kids would buy packs of four Micromasters together, or would get a single Micromaster with a transforming vehicle or playset, with the larger vehicles themselves transforming into base-mode playsets that could interconnect with included ramps (again a response to ''Micro Machines''<nowiki>'</nowiki> heavy use of playsets).

The nostalgia-grab got larger, with new toys based on some of the most popular characters from the early years, now back as "[[Classic Pretender]]s". This year even saw the first store-[[exclusive]] Transformers, as those same four bots were sold without their Pretender shells as "[[Legends (G1)|Legends]]", available only at [[Kmart]] (which wasn't the decrepit shell of a retailer it is now).

On top of this, the packaging changed ''dramatically'', with a new look and logo design, although this change was gradual. The first three Micromaster patrols released in late 1988 (the Air Strike Patrol, the Off Road Patrol and the Race Car Patrol) still came on old-style cards and featured a unique "Micro Transformers" logo; the Legends kept the overall packaging design but changed the "Transformers" logo to the all-new overall brand logo introduced this year, and changed the on-package [[Tech Spec]]s to an easier-to-read bar graph; and all other releases, including the remaining Micromaster Patrols, completely ditched the color-coded distinguation between Autobot/Decepticon (other than the aforementioned new "Transformers" logo itself), instead opting for a gimmick-specific color-coding with gold-carded and -boxed Pretenders, and silver-carded and-boxed Micromasters. Hasbro hoped that this would prove stronger from a marketing standpoint than the Autobot/Decepticon distinction from previous years, plus look new and fresh, rather than just another iteration of a now-six-year-old toyline.

You can kind of guess how well that worked.

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====General retail====
{| style="margin-left:1em;" width="100%"
|width="20%" valign="top"|'''[[Pretender Monster]]s'''
<ul class="iconlist">
{{Bp-d1|[[Birdbrain#Toys|Birdbrain]]}}
{{Bp-d1|[[Bristleback#Toys|Bristleback]]}}
{{Bp-d1|[[Icepick (G1)#Toys|Icepick]]}}
{{Bp-d1|[[Scowl (G1)#Toys|Scowl]]}}
{{Bp-d1|[[Slog (G1)#Toys|Slog]]}}
{{Bp-d1|[[Wildfly#Toys|Wildfly]]}}
|
|width="20%" valign="top"|'''[[Pretender]]s'''
<ul class="iconlist">
{{Bp-d1|[[Bludgeon (G1)#Toys|Bludgeon]]}}
{{Bp-a1|[[Doubleheader#Toys|Doubleheader]]}}
{{Bp-a1|[[Longtooth#Toys|Longtooth]]}}
{{Bp-d1|[[Octopunch (G1)#Toys|Octopunch]]}}
{{Bp-a1|[[Pincher (G1)#Toys|Pincher]]}}
{{Bp-d1|[[Stranglehold#Toys|Stranglehold]]}}
|
|width="20%" valign="top"|'''[[Classic Pretender]]s'''
<ul class="iconlist">
{{Bp-a1|[[Bumblebee (G1)/toys#Pretender|Bumblebee]]}}
{{Bp-a1|[[Grimlock (G1)/toys#Pretender|Grimlock]]}}
{{Bp-a1|[[Jazz (G1)/toys#Pretender|Jazz]]}}
{{Bp-d1|[[Starscream (G1)/toys#Pretender|Starscream]]}}
|
|width="20%" valign="top"|'''[[Mega Pretender]]s'''
<ul class="iconlist">
{{Bp-a1|[[Crossblades (G1)#Toys|Crossblades]]}}
{{Bp-d1|[[Thunderwing (G1)#Toys|Thunderwing]]}}
{{Bp-a1|[[Vroom (G1)#Toys|Vroom]]}}
|
|width="20%" valign="top" rowspan=3|[[File:G1Thunderwing toy.jpg|200px|thumb|Mega Pretender Thunderwing]][[File:Micromaster-sportscarpatrol-toys.jpg|200px|thumb|Sports Car Patrol]]
|-
|width="20%" valign="top"|'''[[Ultra Pretender]]s'''
<ul class="iconlist">
{{Bp-d1|[[Roadblock (G1)#Toys|Roadblock]]}}
{{Bp-a1|[[Skyhammer (G1)#Toys|Skyhammer]]}}
|
|width="20%" valign="top"|'''[[Micromaster]] Patrols Assortment 1'''<ref group="C" name="microtrans">Micromaster Patrol Assortment 1 began shipping in late 1988, and sported packaging that looked drastically different from the "proper" 1989 Micromaster output. Instead of the redesigned silver packaging with the all-new "Transformers" logo, they came on cards that pretty much still resembled the packaging style that had been used up to that point, and sported a unique "Micro Transformers" logo.</ref>
<ul class="iconlist">
{{Bp-d1|[[Air Strike Patrol#Toys|Air Strike Patrol]] ([[Nightflight (G1)#Toys|Nightflight]], [[Storm Cloud (G1)#Toys|Storm Cloud]], [[Tailwind (G1)#Toys|Tailwind]], [[Whisper (G1)#Toys|Whisper]])}}
{{Bp-a1|[[Off Road Patrol#Toys|Off Road Patrol]] ([[Highjump (G1)#Toys|Highjump]], [[Mudslinger (G1)#Toys|Mudslinger]], [[Powertrain#Toys|Powertrain]], [[Tote#Toys|Tote]])}}
{{Bp-a1|[[Race Car Patrol#Toys|Race Car Patrol]] ([[Free Wheeler#Toys|Free Wheeler]], [[Roadhandler (G1)#Toys|Roadhandler]], [[Swindler#Toys|Swindler]], [[Tailspin#Toys|Tailspin]])}}
|
|width="20%" valign="top"|'''Micromaster Patrols Assortment 2'''
<ul class="iconlist">
{{Bp-a1|[[Battle Patrol#Toys|Battle Patrol]] ([[Big Shot#Toys|Big Shot]], [[Flak (G1)#Toys|Flak]], [[Sidetrack (G1)#Toys|Sidetrack]], [[Sunrunner (G1)#Toys|Sunrunner]])}}
{{Bp-a1|[[Rescue Patrol (G1)#Toys|Rescue Patrol]] ([[Fixit (G1)#Toys|Fixit]], [[Red Hot#Toys|Red Hot]], [[Seawatch#Toys|Seawatch]], [[Stakeout (G1)#Toys|Stakeout]])}}
{{Bp-d1|[[Sports Car Patrol#Toys|Sports Car Patrol]] ([[Blackjack (G1)#Toys|Blackjack]], [[Detour (G1)#Toys|Detour]], [[Hyperdrive (Micromaster)#Toys|Hyperdrive]], [[Road Hugger (G1)#Toys|Road Hugger]])}}
|
|width="20%" valign="top"|'''[[Micromaster Transport]]s'''
<ul class="iconlist">
{{Bp-a1|[[Erector (G1)#Toys|Erector]] (w/ [[Crane#Toys|Crane]])}}
{{Bp-d1|[[Flattop (G1)#Toys|Flattop]] (w/ [[Platonix#Toys|Aircraft carrier]])}}
{{Bp-a1|[[Overload (G1)#Toys|Overload]] (w/ [[Car carrier trailer#Toys|Car carrier trailer]])}}
{{Bp-d1|[[Roughstuff#Toys|Roughstuff]] (w/ [[Military transport#Toys|Military transport]])}}
|
|width="20%" valign="top" rowspan=2|
|-
|width="20%" valign="top"|'''Micromaster Stations'''
<ul class="iconlist">
{{Bp-d1|[[Airwave (Micromaster)#Toys|Airwave]] (w/ [[Airwave (facility)#Toys|Airport]])}}
{{Bp-d1|[[Greasepit (Micromaster)#Toys|Greasepit]] (w/ [[Greasepit (facility)#Toys|Gas station]])}}
{{Bp-a1|[[Hot House (Micromaster)#Toys|Hot House]] (w/ [[Hot House (facility)#Toys|Fire station]])}}
{{Bp-a1|[[Ironworks (Micromaster)#Toys|Ironworks]] (w/ [[Ironworks (facility)#Toys|Construction station]])}}
|
|width="20%" valign="top"|'''Micromaster Bases'''
<ul class="iconlist">
{{Bp-a1|[[Groundshaker (G1)#Toys|Groundshaker]] (w/ [[ATV#Toys|ATV]])}}
{{Bp-d1|[[Skyhopper#Toys|Skyhopper]] (w/ [[Helicopter#Toys|Helicopter]])}}
|
|width="20%" valign="top"|'''Micromaster Jet Command Center'''
<ul class="iconlist">
{{Bp-d1|[[Skystalker (G1)#Toys|Skystalker]] (w/ [[Thunder Arrow#Toys|Interstellar shuttle]])}}
|
|width="20%" valign="top"|'''Micromaster Rocket Base'''
<ul class="iconlist">
{{Bp-a1|[[Countdown (G1)#Toys|Countdown]] (w/ [[Rocket Base#Toys|Rocket base]])}}
|}
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====Exclusives====
:'''[[Kmart]]'''
<ul class="iconlist">
:{{Bp-a1|[[Legends (G1)|Legends]] [[Bumblebee (G1)/toys#G1Legend|Bumblebee]]}}
:{{Bp-a1|Legends [[Grimlock (G1)/toys#G1Legend|Grimlock]]}}
:{{Bp-a1|Legends [[Jazz (G1)/toys#G1Legend|Jazz]]}}
:{{Bp-d1|Legends [[Starscream (G1)/toys#G1Legend|Starscream]]}}
</ul>
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====Notes====
<references group="C" />

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===1990: Micromasters and Action Masters===
[[File:G1-toy Jazz AM.jpg|upright=1|thumb|Action Master Jazz, reintroducing a character from the line's early years.]]

By this time, ''Transformers'' was in serious trouble. ''Ninja Turtles'' was still dominating the toy aisle and TV ratings, and was even putting out a live-action movie that year. (Bet Hasbro wished they had a cartoon on the air ''then'', huh?) Home video games were getting even hotter and luring more kids away from toys altogether, especially with the release of the hugely-anticipated Super Nintendo Entertainment System.

Hasbro tried to rally with something that was very rare for its time: a large-scale appeal to nostalgia. While Micromasters continued on, the rest of the series was taken up by [[Action Master]]s, non-transforming ''[[G.I. Joe (franchise)|G.I. Joe]]''-scale action figures of ''Transformers'' characters, with a half-and-half mix of "classic" characters and all-new bots. As with the Micromasters, the focus was mainly on the low-price items, with the carded individual Action Masters getting the largest amount of product. Larger offerings included vehicles that transformed into battle stations or "attack modes" for the Action Masters to pilot.

Unfortunately, it simply wasn't enough, and ''Transformers'' was canceled in the US. While the [[The Transformers (European toyline)|European version of the line]] would continue on with both new product and a glut of "[[Classics (Europe)|Classics]]" re-releases, it would be two years before ''Transformers'' would come back to US toy shelves, as ''[[Transformers: Generation 2 (toyline)|Generation 2]]''.

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====Retail releases====
{| style="margin-left:1em;" width="100%"
|width="20%" valign="top"|'''[[Micromaster]] Patrols Assortment 3'''
<ul class="iconlist">
{{Bp-a1|[[Air Patrol#Toys|Air Patrol]] ([[Blaze Master#Toys|Blaze Master]], [[Eagle Eye (G1)#Toys|Eagle Eye]], [[Sky High (Micromaster)#Toys|Sky High]], [[Tread Bolt#Toys|Tread Bolt]])}}
{{Bp-a1|[[Construction Patrol#Toys|Construction Patrol]] ([[Crumble#Toys|Crumble]], [[Groundpounder (G1)#Toys|Groundpounder]], [[Neutro#Toys|Neutro]], [[Takedown#Toys|Takedown]])}}
{{Bp-d1|[[Race Track Patrol#Toys|Race Track Patrol]] ([[Barricade (G1)#Toys|Barricade]], [[Ground Hog#Toys|Ground Hog]], [[Motorhead (G1)#Toys|Motorhead]], [[Roller Force#Toys|Roller Force]])}}
|
|width="20%" valign="top"|'''Micromaster Patrols Assortment 4'''
<ul class="iconlist">
{{Bp-a1|[[Hot Rod Patrol#Toys|Hot Rod Patrol]] ([[Big Daddy (G1)#Toys|Big Daddy]], [[Greaser#Toys|Greaser]], [[Hubs#Toys|Hubs]], [[Trip-Up#Toys|Trip-Up]])}}
{{Bp-d1|[[Military Patrol#Toys|Military Patrol]] ([[Bombshock (G1)#Toys|Bombshock]], [[Dropshot (G1)#Toys|Dropshot]], [[Growl (G1)#Toys|Growl]], [[Tracer (Micromaster)#Toys|Tracer]])}}
{{Bp-a1|[[Monster Trucks Patrol#Toys|Monster Trucks Patrol]] ([[Big Hauler#Toys|Big Hauler]], [[Heavy Tread#Toys|Heavy Tread]], [[Hydraulic#Toys|Hydraulic]], [[Slow Poke#Toys|Slow Poke]])}}
|
|width="20%" valign="top"|'''[[Micromaster Combiner]] Squads'''
<ul class="iconlist">
{{Bp-a1|[[Astro Squad#Toys|Astro Squad]] ([[Phaser (G1)#Toys|Phaser]], [[Blast Master#Toys|Blast Master]], [[Moonrock#Toys|Moonrock]], [[Missile Master#Toys|Missile Master]], [[Barrage (Micromaster)#Toys|Barrage]] & [[Heave#Toys|Heave]])}}
{{Bp-d1|[[Battle Squad#Toys|Battle Squad]] ([[Meltdown (G1)#Toys|Meltdown]], [[Half-Track (G1)#Toys|Half-Track]], [[Direct-Hit#Toys|Direct-Hit]], [[Power Punch#Toys|Power Punch]], [[Fireshot#Toys|Fireshot]] & [[Vanquish#Toys|Vanquish]])}}
|
|width="20%" valign="top"| 
<ul class="iconlist">
{{Bp-d1|[[Constructor Squad#Toys|Constructor Squad]] ([[Stonecruncher (G1)#Toys|Stonecruncher]], [[Excavator (G1)#Toys|Excavator]], [[Sledge (G1)#Toys|Sledge]], [[Hammer (G1)#Toys|Hammer]], [[Grit#Toys|Grit]] & [[Knockout (G1)#Toys|Knockout]])}}
{{Bp-a1|[[Metro Squad#Toys|Metro Squad]] ([[Wheel Blaze#Toys|Wheel Blaze]], [[Roadburner#Toys|Roadburner]], [[Oiler#Toys|Oiler]], [[Slide#Toys|Slide]], [[Power Run#Toys|Power Run]] & [[Strikedown#Toys|Strikedown]])}}
|
|width="20%" valign="top" rowspan=4|[[File:G1-ROC-toy Sledge.jpg|right|thumb|200px|Constructor Squad [[Sledge (G1)#Toys|Sledge]] (with [[Hammer (G1)#Toys|Hammer]])]][[File:G1-toy TankerTruck.jpg|right|thumb|200px|Micromaster Combiner Tanker Truck (with Pipeline & Gusher)]][[File:G1Gutcruncher toy.jpg|right|thumb|200px|Action Master Gutcruncher with his Stratotronic Jet]]
|-
|width="20%" valign="top"|'''[[Micromaster Combiner Transport]]s'''
<ul class="iconlist">
{{Bp-d1|[[Cannon Transport#Toys|Cannon Transport]] (w/ [[Terror-Tread#Toys|Terror-Tread]] & [[Cement-Head#Toys|Cement-Head]])}}
{{Bp-a1|[[Missile Launcher#Toys|Missile Launcher]] (w/ [[Retro#Toys|Retro]] & [[Surge (G1)#Toys|Surge]])}}
{{Bp-a1|[[Tanker Truck#Toys|Tanker Truck]] (w/ [[Pipeline#Toys|Pipeline]] & [[Gusher#Toys|Gusher]])}}
|
|width="20%" valign="top"|'''Micromaster Combiner Anti-Aircraft Base'''
<ul class="iconlist">
{{Bp-d1|[[Anti-Aircraft Base#Toys|Anti-Aircraft Base]] w/ ([[Blackout (G1)#Toys|Blackout]] & [[Spaceshot#Toys|Spaceshot]])}}
|
|width="20%" valign="top"|'''Micromaster Combiner Battlefield Headquarters'''
<ul class="iconlist">
{{Bp-a1|[[Battlefield Headquarters#Toys|Battlefield Headquarters]] (w/ [[Full-Barrel#Toys|Full-Barrel]] & [[Overflow#Toys|Overflow]])}}
|
|width="20%" valign="top"|
|
|width="20%" valign="top"|
|-
|width="20%" valign="top"|'''[[Action Master]]s Assortment 1'''
<ul class="iconlist">
{{Bp-a1|[[Grimlock (G1)/toys#ActionMaster|Grimlock]] with [[Anti-tank cannon#Toys|Anti-tank cannon]]}}
{{Bp-a1|[[Jazz (G1)/toys#ActionMaster|Jazz]] with [[Turbo Board#Toys|Turbo Board]]}}
{{Bp-a1|[[Rad (G1)#Toys|Rad]] with [[Lionizer (G1)#Toys|Lionizer]]}}
{{Bp-a1|[[Rollout (G1)#Toys|Rollout]] with [[Glitch (G1)#Toys|Glitch]]}}
{{Bp-d1|[[Soundwave (G1)/toys#ActionMaster|Soundwave]] with [[Wingthing (G1)#Toys|Wingthing]]}}
{{Bp-d1|[[Treadshot (G1)#Toys|Treadshot]] with [[Catgut#Toys|Catgut]]}}
|
|width="20%" valign="top"|'''Action Masters Assortment 2'''
<ul class="iconlist">
{{Bp-a1|[[Bumblebee (G1)/toys#ActionMaster|Bumblebee]] with [[Heli-pack#Toys|Heli-pack]]}}
{{Bp-a1|[[Blaster (G1)/toys#ActionMaster|Blaster]] with [[Flight-Pack#Toys|Flight-Pack]]}}
{{Bp-d1|[[Devastator (G1)/toys#ActionMaster|Devastator]] with [[Scorpulator#Toys|Scorpulator]]}}
{{Bp-a1|[[Jackpot (G1)#Toys|Jackpot]] with [[Sights (G1)#Toys|Sights]]}}
{{Bp-d1|[[Krok (G1)#Toys|Krok]] with [[Gatoraider#Toys|Gatoraider]]}}
{{Bp-a1|[[Mainframe (G1)#Toys|Mainframe]] with [[Push-Button#Toys|Push-Button]]}}
|
|width="20%" valign="top"|'''Action Masters Assortment 3'''
<ul class="iconlist">
{{Bp-d1|[[Banzai-Tron (G1)#Toys|Banzai-Tron]] with [[Razor-Sharp#Toys|Razor-Sharp]]}}
{{Bp-a1|[[Inferno (G1)/toys#ActionMaster|Inferno]] with [[Hydro-Pack#Toys|Hydro-Pack]]}}
{{Bp-a1|[[Kick-Off (G1)#Toys|Kick-Off]] with [[Turbo-Pack#Toys|Turbo-Pack]]}}
{{Bp-d1|[[Shockwave (G1)/toys#ActionMaster|Shockwave]] with [[Fistfight (G1)#Toys|Fistfight]]}}
{{Bp-a1|[[Skyfall (G1)#Toys|Skyfall]] with [[Top-Heavy#Toys|Top-Heavy]]}}
{{Bp-a1|[[Snarl (G1)#AM|Snarl]] with [[Tyrannitron#Toys|Tyrannitron]]}}
|
|width="20%" valign="top"|'''Action Master Action Blasters'''
<ul class="iconlist">
{{Bp-a1|[[Attack Copter#Toys|Attack Copter]] with [[Over-Run (G1)#Toys|Over-Run]]}}
{{Bp-d1|[[Off-Road Cycle#Toys|Off-Road Cycle]] with [[Axer (G1)#Toys|Axer]]}}
{{Bp-a1|[[Turbo Cycle (G1)#Toys|Turbo Cycle]] with [[Prowl (G1)/toys#ActionMaster|Prowl]]}}
{{Bp-d1|[[Turbo Jet#Toys|Turbo Jet]] with [[Starscream (G1)/toys#ActionMaster|Starscream]]}}
|-
|width="20%" valign="top"|'''Action Master Autobot Vehicles'''
<ul class="iconlist">
{{Bp-a1|[[Attack Cruiser#Toys|Attack Cruiser]] with [[Sprocket (G1)#Toys|Sprocket]]}}
{{Bp-a1|[[Turbo Racer#Toys|Turbo Racer]] with [[Wheeljack (G1)/toys#ActionMaster|Wheeljack]]}}
|
|width="20%" valign="top"|'''Action Master Decepticon Attack Vehicles'''
<ul class="iconlist">
{{Bp-d1|[[Stratotronic Jet#Toys|Stratotronic Jet]] with [[Gutcruncher (G1)#Toys|Gutcruncher]]}}
{{Bp-d1|[[Neutro-Fusion Tank#Toys|Neutro-Fusion Tank]] with [[Megatron (G1)/toys#ActionMaster|Megatron]]}}
|
|width="20%" valign="top"|'''Action Master Autobot Armored Convoy'''
<ul class="iconlist">
{{Bp-a1|[[Armored Convoy#Toys|Armored Convoy]] with [[Optimus Prime (G1)/toys#AM|Optimus Prime]]}}
</ul>
|}

==Hasbro (and others) ''Transformers'' European line==
{{Main|The Transformers (European toyline)}}

The history of the European-market releases of ''The Transformers'' is simultaneously complicated and kind of boring, as while various countries got different amounts of product, sometimes released by Hasbro subsidiaries or non-Hasbro partner companies (like [[Milton Bradley]] and [[GiG]]), the actual ''toys'' were largely identical to the US releases for the overwhelming majority of the line. There are certainly a number of notable early variants, such as the [[Tracks (G1)#Toys|red Tracks]], as well as the occasional release of toys otherwise exclusive to Japan, such as GiG's [[Bruticus (G1)#Generation 1|Bruticus]] and [[Abominus (G1)#Generation 1|Abominus]] [[giftset]]s or the legendary [[Galaxy Shuttle#Generation 1|Galaxy Shuttle]], but their scarcity has relegated them to "only for the completist with ample funds" category.

[[File:G1-toy OmegaSpreem.jpg|right|thumb|250px|Action Master Elite Omega Supreme, a bot as hard to find as he is to focus on.]]

Things wouldn't really get significantly different until the 1990s. While the American toyline was shutting down, ''Transformers'' in Europe kept on chugging along.

[[1991]] was an odd hodge-podge of a line, starting with a short burst of exclusive [[Action Master]]s (including some that [[Action Master Elite|actually did transform!]]), then introducing several [[redeco]]ed previously-[[TakaraTomy|Takara]]-exclusive molds, mainly from the [[Fight! Super Robot Lifeform Transformers (toyline)#1989 (Victory)|1989 ("''Victory''") line-up]]. Several of the toys released this year weren't given individual names, including the re-released [[Constructicon (G1)#|Constructicons]] (who had also lost the parts needed to combine into [[Devastator (G1)|Devastator]], oddly enough).

Speaking of re-released old toys, 1990 saw the [[Classics (Europe)|''Classics'' subline]] debut, the return of numerous toys from the 1984 through 1987 lines. Several of these releases had minor changes from the originals, mainly the removal of [[rubsign]] indents. The line would continue through [[1991]], and a few extra pieces would see release only in [[Australia]].

[[File:G1-toy ThunderClash.jpg|left|thumb|250px|Turbomaster Thunder Clash, the new Autobot leader of 1992.]]

In [[1992]], the line got much more cohesive, moving back to much more "traditional" Transformers, changing from pseudo-realistic vehicles to robots, with [[gimmick]]s that were by and large not super-obtrusive. The Autobots and Decepticons got some physical distinction in their designs in [[1992]]: the Autobots got hot-pink transparent plastic parts, primarily their [[Sensor#Optical sensors|optics]] and windows, while the Decepticons got a bright toxic clear-green transparent parts as well as less-human, more angular faces. Yes, hot pink and toxic green: the 90s was ''also'' the time that the color schemes for new toys overall got brighter and more reliant on pastels (and in some cases, [[Thundercracker (G1)/toys#ActionMaster|straight-up gloriously awful]]). In [[1993]], Hasbro changed the traditional [[insignia|faction symbols]] to the types used in the ''[[Transformers: Generation 2 (franchise)|Generation 2]]'' series, as the US line was changing over that year. The European line would follow suit in [[1993]], ending the original "Generation 1" series in European markets ''without'' the line being canceled, the only major market to ''not'' have a gap between Generations 1 and 2. Neat!
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==Takara ''Fight! Super Robot Lifeform Transformers'' line==
[[File:Transformers JG1 Logo.png|right|250px]]

{{Main|Fight! Super Robot Lifeform Transformers (toyline)}}

[[TakaraTomy|Takara]] took [[Hasbro]]'s lead and brought the new universe of living robots to Japan in [[1985]], where it was a massive success. Despite many/most of the toys having been available just a couple years prior, the new story and cartoon propelled ''Transformers'' sales far beyond those of the lines that the toys originally came from. ''[[Diaclone]]'' and ''[[Micro Change]]'' were quickly discarded in favor of the new hotness as kids ate up this new take on the giant robot genre, one that was a fresh change from the sheer amount of competing "piloted mecha" robot toylines/cartoons in existence.

The line started very parallel with Hasbro's offerings, but over time the two companies pursued some pretty different visions for the brand. Takara gave the accompanying advertising media different sub-franchise titles for each year, a long-running tradition in kids' media/toylines in Japan (which would eventually end up making its way Stateside), although the toyline itself would not gain over-arching secondary titles until 1991, instead only featuring gimmick-specific brandings for relevant toys, some of which just happened to mirror the accompanying media's title. They would also create a variety of all-new toys unique to their version of ''Transformers'' (although some of them also saw release in Europe), most of them highly sought-after by collectors. By the end of the series, Takara would go back to following Hasbro's lead for the bulk of the line, with new molds being relegated to a small handful of large pieces. ''Transformers'' finally ended in 1992, as Takara's concurrently-running (and TV-cartoon-backed) non-''Transformers'' "''[[Brave (franchise)|Brave]]''" giant robot lines gained more popularity.

''Transformers'' would not be back on Japanese toy shelves until [[1995]], when the short-lived ''[[Transformers: Generation 2 (toyline)#Takara G-2 line|G-2]]'' toyline would hit.

==Mexican & South American ''Transformers''==
If you want strange variants of Generation 1 toys, then the short-lived toylines south of the border are the mother lode. But many of these items are not cheap on the secondary market due to their scarcity.

;Mexico
[[File:Prowl-Mexico.jpg|right|thumb|upright=1|Mexican Prowl, with extra black bits.]]
::''Main article: [[IGA]]''

:''Transformers'' was released by [[IGA]] in Mexico in 1985. For the most part, the toys are similar to their Hasbro counterparts, though with plenty of minor coloring and materials differences... which apparently includes ''lead paint''. Oops.

:The line did not do well, and 1986's releases were little more than [[Metroplex (G1)#Toys|Metroplex]] and a handful of first-year [[Mini Vehicle]]s recolored roughly like their [[#1986|third-year retool]]s. The line was fully canceled shortly after.

: A number of these toys somehow ended up in European markets years after the line was over, which is when that whole "lead paint" thing was discovered. Oops.

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;Brazil
[[File:Camaro-Purple.jpg|right|thumb|upright=1.67|Malignus Camaro. Gorgeous. And expensive.]]
::''Main article: [[Estrela]]''

:Easily the most well-known of the Southern-Hemisphere ''Transformers'' releases, [[Estrela]]'s batch of six Mini-Vehicle molds were the bulk of the toys released by the company, put out in a variety of colors. Notably, the mysterious "[[Bumper (G1)#Toys|Bumper]]" mold was part of this assortment, under the name "[[Sedan (Robocar)|Sedan]]", complete with packaging art and a [[bio]], leading fans to wonder if this bio came from scrapped plans for the toy in the original [[Hasbro]] line.

:The line was filled out with redecoed [[Jumpstarter]]s called "Salt-Man" ("''salto''" meaning "jump" in Spanish and Portuguese), and non-Takara molds like the [[Eletrix]] and [[Bat-Robô]].

:Most coveted among the Estrela toys is the second round of Mini Vehicles, the "[[Optimus (faction)|Optimus]] vs [[Malignus (G1)|Malignus]]" series, which split the toys into brand-new good & evil (respectively) factions. These twelve toys —particularly the more radically-changed Malignus— are very expensive on the secondary market, easily earning triple-digit sums for even loose samples. Still-carded toys are exceptionally rare.

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;Argentina
[[File:G1-toy SaltManX Antex.jpg|right|thumb|upright=1.67|Salt-Man X]]
::''Main article: [[Antex]]''

: A bit of an odd case, it appears that Argentinean company [[Antex]] got its ''Transformers'' license from Estrela, rather than Hasbro, which is kind of dubious on the "did Estrela actually have the authority to do that" mark. Antex would then release its own batch of Mini Vehicle redecoes.

: In the early 2010s, a large number of on-card/boxed Antex toys hit the secondary market, apparently due to an old warehouse find. Many of these items were sold cheaper than ''domestic'' packaged original toys in the US... but still make a neat curiosity for a collector.

: One more odd Argentinean release is the [[Radio AM Robot]], an original mold by [[Comando Toys]]. Your guess is as good as ours.

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;Peru

::''Main article: [[Lynsa]]''

: There is a bit of confusion as to the short-lived Peruvian ''Transformers'' line as it appears that two different companies obtained the license and took two different approaches to it, though both mainly stuck to -once again- the Mini Vehicle range.

:BASA (which would later change its name to HUDE, which doesn't help in the confusion department) simply imported Hasbro product and applied a company sticker to the packaging.

:[[Lynsa]], however, made their own cheaper-to-produce versions of the original [[Mini Vehicle]] range, often with less-to-no paint applications, decals or chrome, as well as multiple different color variants for each mold. There are supposedly upwards of ''three dozen'' different mold/color combinations altogether, many of them unique to the Peruvian line, but the ravages of time have made samples stunningly rare and reliable information scarce.

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;Venezuela

::''Main article: [[Rubiplas]]''

: The tiny [[Rubiplas]] line is very similar to the Peruvian Lynsa line in construction, being low-cost, minimal-deco versions of the incomplete Mini Vehicles range. Most are similar in color to their Hasbro releases, save their very weirdly-colored [[Huffer (G1)#Rubiplas|Huffer]].

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==Chinese ''The Transformers'' toyline==
:'' Main article: [[The Transformers (Chinese toyline)]]''

Several factors kept ''The Transformers'' out of mainland China for years, including government-based resistance to the line's [[The Transformers (cartoon)|primary "advertainment" vehicle]]. But in August 1989, [[Hasbro International]] started cranking out classic ''Transformers'' at Chinese factories, which were shipped throughout China, as well as Taiwan and South Korea (with additional stickers applied to the packaging for those markets). The line ran through [[1995]] (!), ending with several previously-Japanese-exclusive ''Victory'' toys.

For the most part, the toys are identical to their previous releases, only with slight changes to the manufacturing stamps, and the occasional minor deco alteration (primarily painted details on the [[Mini-Cassette]]s, and some [[rubsign]] changes). They came in the same packaging as their American (or European) counterparts, only with small stickers in the corner giving the characters' Chinese names. Japanese-original toys were altered slightly more, changing the ''Transformers'' logo to a Chinese-language version. The copyright and manufacturing information on the back of the packaging was also shortened to remove the no-longer-true statements "Made in Japan", "Made in Taiwan", etc., and omit references to [[TakaraTomy|Takara]]. The manufacturing information was instead applied as a sticker in Chinese on the back of the box. By [[1994]], when the [[Power Master]]-era toys were released, "Made in China" was added to the box.

Despite running for nigh six years, the Chinese Generation 1 line released only about 100 toys all told.

This late entry into China actually goes a long way towards explaining the country's current ''Transformers'' mania, and its ever-increasing amount of toys made specifically for that market. Those who grew up with the line as kids were hitting adulthood just as the Chinese middle class was booming, which meant disposable income. And with the ''huge'' success of the [[Movie (franchise)|live-action movie]] spurring things on further right in the middle of that economic boon, China has since become a major part of the franchise's current global success.

{{note|It's quite likely that the Chinese line is also the source of the [[Classics (Europe)|European "Classics" reissues]] that were released in 1990. The toys share the same altered copyright and Chinese manufacturing stamps... plus some Classics toys have surfaced with Chinese name stickers on them.}}

:* ''[http://highendtfs.com/?q=node/15 Chinese G1 Reissue ID Guide]''
:* ''[http://www.allspark.com/content/view/1743/37/ The Little Sticker in the Corner: The Truth about Early-1990's Chinese G1 Transformers Toys]''
:* ''[http://www.danwei.org/tv/fighting_transformer_fever.php Fighting "Transformer Fever"]''

==Post-''Transformers'' releases==
[[File:Classics Dirge Toy.jpg|thumb|200px|BotCon 2007 Dirge RIP [[BotCon]] (1994-2016). We'll always love you.]]
Hahahahahahahhahahah haaaaaa hahahahahhahahaha hahaahahaaaaaaaahahahaaaaa. Hoo. Hooooh boy.

Okay, but seriously.

Despite having set the stage for everything that would follow, and in sharp contrast to the nostalgia-sodden market of today, "Generation 1" actually took some time to get back into being a sizable portion of the "modern" toyline following the original's end. The ''[[Transformers: Generation 2 (franchise)|Generation 2]]'' revival failed to revive, and its ''vastly'' more successful replacement ''[[Beast Wars: Transformers (franchise)|Beast Wars]]'' was such a radical shift from everything before that going back to the '80s trappings was seen as risky. Thus the original series was mostly relegated to scattered [[homage]]s for the better part of a decade.

By the turn of the century (ugh), the older-nostalgic market was picking up strength. More children of the '80s were out of school and getting jobs and disposable income (yes, that kind of thing used to actually happen) and were looking to reclaim bits of their childhoods. And the market responded... timidly at first, as the markets do, but over time, more and more of the classic series was brought back in one form or another.

===Reissue lines===
: ''Main article: [[Generation 1 reissues|Reissue]]''
Before the re-creation boom, there was the re-release boom. Many vintage toy molds were pulled out, refurbished and put back into service to let fans fill holes in their classic collections.

====Takara====
[[File:TF Collection 3 Skids.jpg|thumb|200px|''The Transformers Collection'' Skids]]
Takara was the first to get the reissue ball rolling, and generally took the lead in re-releasing classic "Generation 1" molds over the course of several years. Re-issues began sporadically at first in [[2000]], mainly major characters (particularly [[Optimus Prime (G1)/toys#2000rerelease|Optimus Prime]], [[Megatron (G1)/toys#2001reissue|Megatron]], [[Hot Rod (G1)/toys#2000rerelease|Rodimus]] and [[Starscream (G1)/toys#Reissue|Starscream]]) in recreations of the original packaging, with a few special editions. But it didn't take long for this to expand into larger, more organized lines:

*'''''[[The Transformers Collection]]''''' (2002)
:This series is also known as the "bookbox" series, as each toy came in a large box with a multi-page, full-color booklet attached to the inner front cover of the box, full of bio information, toy trivia, cartoon summaries and more. In some respects this series was a bit of an "ultimate G1" line, as a great many toys were modified from their original releases. Tooling issues were fixed for extra durability, [[sticker]]s were altered or even replaced with more durable factory-applied [[tampograph]]s, accessories were added that had either not been released in Japan (like [[Targetmaster (technology)#Toys|Targetmaster]] partners) or wholly-new items altogether.

:This series would be further filled out with all-new characters set in the classic universe, with [[redeco]]s of the mold reissues in new color schemes (often -but not always- replicating ''[[Diaclone]]'' variants the original ''Transformers'' line passed on) through outlets like [[e-HOBBY]].

*'''''[[Transformers Encore]]''''' (2007)
:Riding the surge of popularity that had been building (and exploding with the live-action film), ''Encore'' brought more "enhanced" classic toys out, though this time in more classic-style packaging. The line also put a much heavier focus on the larger pieces in the original line, including the likes of [[Metroplex (G1)#Toys|Metroplex]] and even [[Fortress Maximus (G1)#Toys|Fortress Maximus]], as well as toys the original Japanese line had skipped, like [[Sky Lynx (G1)#Toys|Sky Lynx]].
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====Hasbro====
[[File:CommemorativeSeriesIIIStock.jpg|thumb|300px|''Commemorative Series'' Thundercracker, "Silverstreak" and Jazz. (''No, the real Silverstreak did not have the black hood/top.'')]]
Hasbro generally seemed less keen on remaking the past, focusing their efforts on new lines, but saw the value in trying to get the reissues into fans' hands... even if there had to be compromises [[for safety reasons]].

*'''''[[The Transformers: Generation One Commemorative Series|Generation One Commemorative Series]]''''' (2002)
:Sold [[exclusive]]ly through [[Toys"R"Us]] (though overstock would later filter into closeout outlets), the ''Commemorative Series'' mostly picked up what Takara was already putting out and swung them onto US and European shelves. This series proved less popular with fans, thanks to the changes that had to be done to make the functional spring-launched missiles pass safety standards, plus a rather high price tag (a Toys"R"Us staple for its exclusives) that generally left net-savvy fans deciding to just import Takara's offerings for just a little bit more.

*'''''[[Vintage|Vintage G1]]''''' (2018)
:A series of [[Generation 1 reissues|reissue]]s from [[Hasbro]] which began in 2018. Packaged in Generation 1-styled boxes complete with fonts, classic [[package art|box art]] and [[Tech Spec]], the figures invoke the look and feel of the original toyline, from the era of the franchise's nascent emergence as a cultural phenomenon. All the figures thus far have been exclusive to [[Walmart]] in the United States and Canada, but have also been released at general retail in Asia, and the first wave of the "Legion Class" assortment has been available in Australia, exclusive to clothing chain CottonOn. (Singapore got most toys at general retail, except for the "Legion Class" figures, which were available from the Singaporean branch of CottonOn… although the Bumblebee reissue was ''also'' offered as a "Combo" freebie at Golden Village movie theaters.) The toys themselves hew closely to the original releases, mostly using ''[[The Transformers Collection]]'' variants, incorporating subtle differences [[for safety reasons|for safety]] or other reasons. Like their original releases, many include [[sticker|sticker-sheets]] for the customer to apply, enhancing the <s>[[Metroplex (G1)#Generations|maddening, hair-pulling]]</s> warm nostalgic experience.
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===New "Generation 1"-based lines===
If you think we're gonna list every individual new toy based on a Generation 1 character here, you're insane. And not the fun kind. Instead, enjoy this series of links to the ''numerous'' toylines that call back to the originals. Many of these lines are ''technically'' multi-franchise ensembles, but the majority of their output is of updated Generation 1 bots.

*'''''[[Machine Wars: Transformers|Machine Wars]]''''' (1997)
[[File:MW-toy Hoist.jpg|thumb|upright=1.67|''Machine Wars'' Hoist]]
:A strange, slapdash and ''very'' short line released in the middle of ''[[Beast Wars: Transformers (toyline)|Beast Wars]]'', ''Machine Wars'' was sold [[exclusive]]ly at [[KB Toys]] stores. It's a mix of small toys originally developed for ''[[Transformers: Generation 2 (toyline)|Generation 2]]'' and some larger [[retool]]ed [[the Transformers (European toyline)|European-market]] items from a few years prior, all mostly as old characters, and mostly in color schemes that don't match the characters they're supposed to be. On the other hand, this was the first chance many American fans had to acquire some of those larger foreign molds, and at KB's (in)famous pre-discounted prices to boot.
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*'''''[[Robotmasters (franchise)|Robotmasters]]''''' (2004)
[[File:RobotMastersStarscream toy.jpg|thumb|upright=1.67|''Robotmasters'' Starscream]]
:A short line in Japan during the middle of the "[[Unicron Trilogy continuity family|Unicron Trilogy]]" series, ''Robotmasters'' is set in the nebulous time between the second season of [[The Transformers (cartoon)|the original cartoon]] and ''[[The Transformers: The Movie]]''... but with the intrusion of time-traveling characters from ''Beast Wars'' (and more). Sticking mainly to smaller items, the series is mostly recycled "Basic" figures and sub-Deluxe items, most as new characters. Many came with extra weapons too, most of which were recycled from a canceled ''[[Microman]]'' series.

:However, there were a series of all-new molds, based on the leader characters of the past. The brand-new [[Starscream (G1)/toys#Robotmasters|Starscream]] was easily the most popular, being a classic-designed toy with some actual posability, with a new smaller [[Optimus Primal (BW)/toys#Robotmasters|Optimus Primal]] being close behind.

:Though the new molds were highly sought after at the time, they'd become very obsolete in fairly short order...
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*'''''[[Transformers: Alternators|Alternators]]''''' (2003) / '''''[[Transformers: Alternity|Alternity]]''''' (2009) / '''''[[Transformers GT: Mission GT-R (franchise)|GT: Mission GT-R]]''''' (2013)
[[File:Binaltech Smokescreen Toy.jpg|thumb|upright=1.67|Two of the numerous Japanese variants of ''Alternators'' Smokescreen.]]
:The first focused Generation 1 "revival" series, ''Alternators'' was aimed ''squarely'' at the older collector. Every toy in the line (save one odd addition) is a Generation 1 character reimagined as a 1:24-scale recreation of a real, fully-licensed vehicle, complete with opening doors, an actual open driver/passenger compartment complete with dashboard, opening hoods/trunks and more. This led to many of these toys being ''very'' complicated to transform. The Japanese ''Binaltech'' line took the collector-aim even further by using copious amounts of painted [[die-cast]] metal for the vehicle shells. A line of ''very'' slow and staggered releases, it would continue on for several years in the US. Japan would keep the line alive even longer (and with a ''lot'' of variants), up through 2008, including a few small sub-lines like ''Binaltech Asterisk'' (which included [[human]] mini-figures to drive the vehicle modes) and the controversial ''[[Transformers: Kiss Players (toyline)|Kiss Players]]''.

:Despite ''heavy'' interest early on from the older fandom, ''Alternators'' has basically been left behind in favor of the later "normal" Generation 1 remakes that would follow a few years later.

:TakaraTomy would take another crack at the style later with ''Alternity'', which is generally the same thing, only at 1:32 scale, putting the toys at roughly "Deluxe" size. Several years later it would dust off the ''Alternity'' [[Optimus Prime (G1)/toys#Alternity|Convoy]] mold for ''GT: Mission GT-R'', a racing-themed mini-series which added "[[GT Sister]]" ''[[Microman]]'' figures to each toy.
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*'''''[[The Transformers: Masterpiece|Masterpiece]]''''' (2003)
[[File:MP-10 toy photo.jpg|thumb|upright=1.67|MP-10 Convoy, the second ''Masterpiece'' Optimus Prime mold.]]
:A line that started as a one-shot, anniversary-celebratory deal, that slowly over time grew to become basically the "ultimate" collector's Generation 1 toyline. Takara has taken the lead here, putting out much of the product at general retail, where Hasbro picks and chooses molds to bring out as store [[exclusive]]s from time to time.

:Starting with [[Optimus Prime (G1)/toys#20th Anniversary/Masterpiece|Optimus Prime]] (of course), the line features larger-scale, very complex, highly-detailed, and (generally) [[show-accuracy|animation-accurate]] renditions of classic characters. Originally a slow-release line, in 2011 it moved to a smaller scale (with a [[Optimus Prime (G1)/toys#mp10|redone Optimus]], of course), focused on filling out much of the 1984/1985 cast, and started putting out toys at a fairly regular clip, several a year. The line is still going today, and has expanded its scope, recently adding ''[[Beast Wars: Transformers (franchise)|Beast Wars]]'' characters to the roster.

:Hasbro would occasionally release their own versions of ''Masterpiece'' toys, exclusive to various stores. Due to the brand unification, these were stopped in favor of simply importing the toys.
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*'''''[[Transformers Timelines (toyline)|Timelines]]''''' (2005)
:The ''Timelines'' series is also a multi-franchise ensemble line, but naturally, the majority of the product is Generation-1-based, and sold by Hasbro licensee [[Fun Publications]] via [[BotCon]]s and the [[Transformers Collectors' Club]]. This series features a lot of toys based on more obscure characters and decos.

*'''''[[Transformers: Classics|Classics]]''''' (2006)
[[File:Bumblebeeclassicstoy.jpg|thumb|upright=1.67|''Classics'' Bumblebee]]
:Originally intended to just be a short gap-filler line between ''[[Transformers: Cybertron (toyline)|Cybertron]]'' and the upcoming [[Transformers (2007 toyline)|live-action film toyline]], ''Classics'' more or less set the gold standard for today's Generation 1-based toy: modern-tech recreations of classic characters in updated forms highly evocative of their original incarnations, in the "focused-around-deluxe-scale" play size.

:Hasbro originally had no plans to put out more than the original line in this format (leading to some kerfuffle when several "missing" classic characters ended up as [[BotCon 2007]] exclusives). But a combination of solid sales, heavy demand, and —most importantly— a gargantuan influx of income thanks to that whole [[Michael Bay]] movie deal meant that ''Classics''-style toys could continue on in successive lines (see below).
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*'''''[[Titanium Series]]''''' (2006)
[[File:Jetfiretitaniumwarwithin.jpg|thumb|upright=1.67|''Titanium Series'' Jetfire]]
:Originally a subline of Hasbro's ''[[Star Wars (franchise)|Star Wars]]'' product line, ''Titanium Series'' put the focus on [[die-cast]] metal, split between 2-inch-tall non-transforming mini-figurines, and the transforming 6-inch "Cybertron Heroes". The latter were... let's politely say "not very well-received".

:These toys were developed completely in-house at Hasbro, with no Takara engineering, by a team who had never worked on ''Transformers'' to boot. The results often resulted in ill-proportioned messes with odd joint tolerances and questionable articulation that couldn't really handle the weight distribution. The toys based on designs from the popular "[[Transformers: The War Within|The War Within]]" comics from then-licensee [[Dreamwave Productions|Dreamwave]] generally fared better, and would garner some demand, particularly [[The Fallen/toys#Titanium Series|The Fallen]]. It's a real grab-bag of a line, both in character and quality.
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*'''''[[Transformers: Universe (2008 toyline)|Universe]]''''' (2008) / '''''[[Transformers: Generations (toyline)|Generations]]''''' (2010) / '''''[[Transformers (2010 toyline)|Transformers]]''''' (2010)
[[File:Sunstreakeruniverse2008toy.jpg|thumb|upright=1.67|''Universe'' Sunstreaker]]
:After the [[Transformers (2007 toyline)|live-action movie]] made Hasbro and Takara approximately eleven bazillion dollars, they had the funds to put out more traditionally "risky" product like older-nostalgic-aimed toys. From this point on, they would devote a major portion of each year's product to making modern toys of Generation 1 characters.

:Hasbro's 2008 ''Universe'' line was the start, with everything from small [[Legends Class (2005)|Legends Class]] items to huge electronic Ultra Class toys.

:The line eventually turned into ''Generations'', but the overall focus was more or less the same. ''Generations'' is still running as of this writing, though at this point "''Generations''" has kind of become more a ''descriptor'' than an actual line: generally used as an umbrella branding for the more collector-oriented product, which includes not just multiple themed lines of "Generation 1"-based toys (expanding to other eras for the nostalgic fan as well), but more elaborate live-action movie product.

:2010's ''Transformers'' line was actually a movie-based "general" line. But the back end of the line had several toys in multiple price-points based directly on Generation 1 characters that seemed like they were right out of ''Generations'', confusing fans a bit.
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*'''''[[Henkei! Henkei! Transformers (toyline)|Henkei! Henkei!]]''''' (2008) / '''''[[Transformers United|United]]''''' (2010) / '''''[[Transformers Chronicle (toyline)|Chronicle]]''''' (2011) / '''''[[Transformers: Generations (toyline)|Generations]]''''' (2012) / '''''[[Transformers Legends (franchise)|Legends]]''''' (2014) / '''''[[Transformers Unite Warriors|Unite Warriors]]''''' (2015)
[[File:Henkeitoy megatron.jpg|thumb|upright=1.67|''Henkei! Henkei!'' Megatron, a redeco of ''Classics'' Megatron.]]
:Takara's string of Generation-1-based modern toys is a little more fragmented, changing names with regularity. Largely following Hasbro's lead, these toys are typically more extensively painted (owing to Japan's retailers not having the vise-like grip on item prices that major American retailers have), with a much heavier focus on [[show-accuracy|replicating animation decos]], even when the molds are not terribly suited for animation-based deco.

:Complicating things a bit more is ''Adventure'', Takara's version of the [[Transformers: Robots in Disguise (2015 toyline)|2015 ''Robots in Disguise'' line]]. That line was initially filled out with a large number of ''Generations'' molds, colored and named blatantly as Generation 1 characters... but as part of the "[[Aligned continuity family|Aligned]]" universe. While we list these characters as the alternate-universe takes they're presented as, they are definitely worth mentioning here for fans who don't care about dividing by universe and just want a modern [[Override (RID)|Override]] that blends in perfectly with their modern Generation 1 collection.

:Starting with 2018's ''Power of the Primes'', the brand unification meant ''Generations'' toys would not end up in diverging toylines between Hasbro and TakaraTomy. While each company would have their exclusives, they would often be imported over by the other company.

:TakaraTomy also created various smaller toylines, such as ''[[Smallest Transforming Transformers]]'' and ''[[The Transformers Golden Lagoon|Golden Lagoon]]'', based on Generation 1 characters and designs, though focusing on a certain gimmick or idea.
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==Notes==
* The term "Generation 1" is a piece of ascended [[fandom|fan-terminology]]. When ''[[Transformers: Generation 2 (franchise)|Generation 2]]'' hit, the early online fandom quickly took to calling its predecessor "Generation 1". It became such a ubiquitous term it made its way into official terminology pretty quickly.
* ''The Transformers'' isn't the first time ''[[Diaclone]]'' molds were sold in the US. In [[1983]], Takara released "''[[Diakron]]''" in the US, straight-importing six ''Diaclone'' molds in new packaging. It didn't do too well. These releases ''are'' interesting curiosities for the serious collector, though.

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