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File:Megatron riding Scorponok.jpg

2025-12-15T18:50:25Z

Wildstrike: {{cyberworldcap|Megatron (Cyberworld)| rides on Scorponok (Cyberworld)|, with Sky-Byte (Cyberworld)| and Chop Shop (Cyberworld)| (hidden by the buzzsaw) in tow.|That's Gotta Sting (Part 1)|5}}

{{cyberworldcap|[[Megatron (Cyberworld)|Megatron]] rides on [[Scorponok (Cyberworld)|Scorponok]], with [[Sky-Byte (Cyberworld)|Sky-Byte]] and [[Chop Shop (Cyberworld)|Chop Shop]] (hidden by the buzzsaw) in tow.|That's Gotta Sting (Part 1)|5}}

Heading to New Heist

2025-12-15T18:31:33Z

Wildstrike: /* Transformers references */

{{episode
|otherseries=''[[Transformers: Cyberworld (cartoon)|Transformers: Cyberworld]]'' episode 15
|prev=Shoot 'N' Loot
|next=That's Gotta Sting (Part 1)
|title=Heading to New Heist
|season=1
|season ep=15
|image=Elita_Optimus_Fire.jpg
|caption=
|production company=[[Hasbro Entertainment]]
|airdate=[[November 15]], 2025
|writers=[[Ryan Denham]]
|animation studio=[[Omens Studio LTD]]
|continuity=Cyberworld
|video=https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=jC71cH3-ZME
|videosite=YouTube
}}

'''The Autobots sneak inside Megatron's lair to steal back data on Scorponok.'''

==Synopsis==
[[Mirage (Cyberworld)|Mirage]] explains to [[Elita-1 (Cyberworld)|Elita-1]], that she and the rest of Team Prime will have to break into [[Megatron (Cyberworld)|Megatron]]'s base if they want to retrieve the data on Scorponok, thankfully, Mirage tells Elita, he has all the know-how needed to bypass most of the base's security, he just needs Team Prime to open a few doors for him inside. Meanwhile, [[Bumblebee (Cyberworld)|Bumblebee]] desperately tries to dodge cannon fire, and when Elita snarks at him for calling for help, he goes to shoot at the cannons himself, only to find they're shielded. When Bee asks whether they're prepared for this occasion, Mirage answers by becoming visible right between the remaining cannons and then flying away, letting them take themselves out. He explains to a questioning Bumblebee that someone has to be cannon fodder when grilled on why he didn't make Bumblebee invisible, too. Just then, a new set of cannons appears on top of the building, but [[Optimus Prime (Cyberworld)|Optimus Prime]] jumps up and cuts them down before they can do any damage. He then gives the go-ahead for phase two of the heist.

[[File:Bumbletron.jpg|thumb|left|upright=1.33|The Megatron is a lie.]]
Bumblebee, Elita, and Mirage enter the base from the front entrance, with Elita almost falling into an acid pit a short way into the trip. They all eventually make it out of the acid pit and into a room where Elita holds down a lever so that the building's defenses don't cook Optimus to death while the others move on. Optimus opted to make his way in through the vents, a fact Elita chides him for, but Prime insists was the best course of action. Elita tells Bumblebee and Mirage to hurry up as she is getting tired, so Mirage instructs Bumblebee to stop goofing around in Megatron's body and pass through the gate already. Bumblebee passes the optical scan easily but finds the voice authentication a lot more difficult. The fact that Elita is under fire by a cannon that just appeared and that Optimus is being pursued by molten lava does nothing but put pressure on the poor bot's shoulders, but after Mirage diverts some missiles from him, he finally passes and Team Prime goes to claim the data while Mirage leaves to avoid facing Megatron's wrath. While reviewing the data, they find logs of experiments that were done on [[Scorponok (Cyberworld)|Scorponok]]. Optimus then discovers a [[Power Siphon]] that Megatron used to store [[energon]] and boost himself when needed. Elita claims that the device's current lack of energon suggests that Megatron powered up to go fight Scorponok. Prime is motivated by this to pursue Megatron and save Scorponok's life. At Bumblebee's suggestion, both Bee and Optimus upgrade themselves to better function in a desert environment, and all of Team Prime use the leftover energon to level themselves up.

At the desert, [[Chop Shop (Cyberworld)|Chop Shop]] and [[Sky-Byte (Cyberworld)|Sky-Byte]] assure Scorponok that the Decepticons mean no harm to him, and Megatron adds that they are friends and want to help him.

==Featured characters==
{{Featuredcharacters
|c1=
* [[Optimus Prime (Cyberworld)|Optimus Prime]] (4)
* [[Bumblebee (Cyberworld)|Bumblebee]] (3)
* [[Elita-1 (Cyberworld)|Elita-1]] (2)

|c2=
* [[Megatron (Cyberworld)|Megatron]] (9)
* [[Scorponok (Cyberworld)|Scorponok]] (6)
* [[Chop Shop (Cyberworld)|Chop Shop]] (7)
* [[Sky-Byte (Cyberworld)|Sky-Byte]] (8)

|c4=
* [[Mirage (Cyberworld)|Mirage]] (1)
* Mysterious Voice (5)
}}

==Quotes==
"This is tighter than I expected." 
"I did say someone smaller could do it." 
"It's too ''—ow—'' dangerous. ''—ow—'' It had to be ''—ow—'' me."
:— '''Optimus''' proves how self-sacrificial he is to '''Elita'''.

"Optimus! Optimus, come in!" 
"Well done, team. Let's get what we came for and roll out."
:— '''Elita-1''', moments before '''Optimus''' returns.

==Notes==
===Continuity notes===
* When Megatron tells Scorponok that he wants to help, he shows him a small energon siphon very similar to the one our protagonists used in episodes prior.

===Character levels===
* No individual level stats appear in this episode, but the graphic that appears when Team Prime loots Megatron's energon reserves starts from level three and ends at level eight.

===Transformers references===
* The mask that Bumblebee gains when he upgrades to off-road mode is very reminiscent of his face in [[Transformers: Prime (cartoon)| Prime]].

===Trivia===
* This episode was originally uploaded with three other ones, [[Shoot 'N' Loot]], [[Carousel Chaos]], and [[Oh Scrap!]].

[[Category: Cyberworld episodes]]

Heading to New Heist

2025-12-14T22:12:07Z

Wildstrike: Fixed some grammatical errors.

{{episode
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|prev=Shoot 'N' Loot
|next=That's Gotta Sting (Part 1)
|title=Heading to New Heist
|season=1
|season ep=15
|image=Elita_Optimus_Fire.jpg
|caption=
|production company=[[Hasbro Entertainment]]
|airdate=[[November 15]], 2025
|writers=[[Ryan Denham]]
|animation studio=[[Omens Studio LTD]]
|continuity=Cyberworld
|video=https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=jC71cH3-ZME
|videosite=YouTube
}}

'''The Autobots sneak inside Megatron's lair to steal back data on Scorponok.'''

==Synopsis==
[[Mirage (Cyberworld)|Mirage]] explains to [[Elita-1 (Cyberworld)|Elita-1]], that she and the rest of Team Prime will have to break into [[Megatron (Cyberworld)|Megatron]]'s base if they want to retrieve the data on Scorponok, thankfully, Mirage tells Elita, he has all the know-how needed to bypass most of the base's security, he just needs Team Prime to open a few doors for him inside. Meanwhile, [[Bumblebee (Cyberworld)]] desperately tries to dodge cannon fire, and when Elita snarks at him for calling for help, he goes to shoot at the cannons himself, only to find they're shielded. When Bee asks whether they're prepared for this occasion, Mirage answers by becoming visible right between the remaining cannons and then flying away, letting them take themselves out. He explains to a questioning Bumblebee that someone has to be cannon fodder when grilled on why he didn't make Bumblebee invisible, too. Just then, a new set of cannons appears on top of the building, but [[Optimus Prime (Cyberworld)|Optimus Prime]] jumps up and cuts them down before they can do any damage. He then gives the go-ahead for phase two of the heist.

[[File:Bumbletron.jpg|thumb|left|upright=1.33|The Megatron is a lie.]]
Bumblebee, Elita, and Mirage enter the base from the front entrance, with Elita almost falling into an acid pit a short way into the trip. They all eventually make it out of the acid pit and into a room where Elita holds down a lever so that the building's defenses don't cook Optimus to death while the others move on. Optimus opted to make his way in through the vents, a fact Elita chides him for, but Prime insists was the best course of action. Elita tells Bumblebee and Mirage to hurry up as she is getting tired, so Mirage instructs Bumblebee to stop goofing around in Megatron's body and pass through the gate already. Bumblebee passes the optical scan easily but finds the voice authentication a lot more difficult. The fact that Elita is under fire by a cannon that just appeared and that Optimus is being pursued by molten lava does nothing but put pressure on the poor bot's shoulders, but after Mirage diverts some missiles from him, he finally passes and Team Prime goes to claim the data while Mirage leaves to avoid facing Megatron's wrath. While reviewing the data, they find logs of experiments that were done on [[Scorponok (Cyberworld)|Scorponok]]. Optimus then discovers a [[Power Siphon]] that Megatron used to store [[energon]] and boost himself when needed. Elita claims that the device's current lack of energon suggests that Megatron powered up to go fight Scorponok. Prime is motivated by this to pursue Megatron and save Scorponok's life. At Bumblebee's suggestion, both Bee and Optimus upgrade themselves to better function in a desert environment, and all of Team Prime use the leftover energon to level themselves up.

At the desert, [[Chop Shop (Cyberworld)|Chop Shop]] and [[Sky-Byte (Cyberworld)|Sky-Byte]] assure Scorponok that the Decepticons mean no harm to him, and Megatron adds that they are friends and want to help him.

==Featured characters==
{{Featuredcharacters
|c1=
* [[Optimus Prime (Cyberworld)|Optimus Prime]] (4)
* [[Bumblebee (Cyberworld)|Bumblebee]] (3)
* [[Elita-1 (Cyberworld)|Elita-1]] (2)

|c2=
* [[Megatron (Cyberworld)|Megatron]] (9)
* [[Scorponok (Cyberworld)|Scorponok]] (6)
* [[Chop Shop (Cyberworld)|Chop Shop]] (7)
* [[Sky-Byte (Cyberworld)|Sky-Byte]] (8)

|c4=
* [[Mirage (Cyberworld)|Mirage]] (1)
* Mysterious Voice (5)
}}

==Quotes==
"This is tighter than I expected." 
"I did say someone smaller could do it." 
"It's too ''—ow—'' dangerous. ''—ow—'' It had to be ''—ow—'' me."
:— '''Optimus''' proves how self-sacrificial he is to '''Elita'''.

"Optimus! Optimus, come in!" 
"Well done, team. Let's get what we came for and roll out."
:— '''Elita-1''', moments before '''Optimus''' returns.

==Notes==
===Continuity notes===
* When Megatron tells Scorponok that he wants to help, he shows him a small energon siphon very similar to the one our protagonists used in episodes prior.

===Character levels===
* No individual level stats appear in this episode, but the graphic that appears when Team Prime loots Megatron's energon reserves starts from level three and ends at level eight.

===Transformers references===

===Trivia===
* This episode was originally uploaded with three other ones, [[Shoot 'N' Loot]], [[Carousel Chaos]], and [[Oh Scrap!]].

[[Category: Cyberworld episodes]]

Heading to New Heist

2025-12-14T18:42:46Z

Wildstrike: Created page with "{{episode |otherseries=''Transformers: Cyberworld'' episode 15 |prev=Shoot 'N' Loot |next=That's Gotta Sting (Part 1) |title=Heading to ..."

{{episode
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|prev=Shoot 'N' Loot
|next=That's Gotta Sting (Part 1)
|title=Heading to New Heist
|season=1
|season ep=15
|image=Elita_Optimus_Fire.jpg
|caption=
|production company=[[Hasbro Entertainment]]
|airdate=[[November 15]], 2025
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|videosite=YouTube
}}

'''The Autobots sneak inside Megatron's lair to steal back data on Scorponok.'''
==Synopsis==
[[Mirage (Cyberworld)|Mirage]] explains to [[Elita-1 (Cyberworld)|Elita-1]], that she and the rest of Team Prime will have to break into [[Megatron (Cyberworld)|Megatron]]'s base if they want to retrieve the data on Scorponok, thanfully, Mirage tells the Elita, he has all the know-how needed to bypass most of the base's security, he just needs Team Prime to open a few doors for him inside. Meanwhile, [[Bumblebee (Cyberworld)]] desperately tries to dodge cannon fire, and when Elita snarks at him for calling for help, he goes to shoot at the cannons himself, only to find they're shielded. When Bee asks whether they're prepared for this occasion, Mirage answers by becoming visible right between the remaining cannons and then flying away, letting them take themselves out. He explains to a questioning Bumblebee that someone has to be cannon fodder when grilled on why he didn't make Bumblebee invisible, too. Just then, a new set of cannons appears on top of the building, but [[Optimus Prime (Cyberworld)|Optimus Prime]] jumps up and cuts them down before they can do any damage. He then gives the go-ahead for phase two of the heist.

[[File:Bumbletron.jpg|thumb|left|upright=1.33|The Megatron is a lie.]]
Bumblebee, Elita, and Mirage enter the base from the front entrance, with Elita almost falling into an acid pit a short way into the trip. They all eventually make it out of the acid pit and into a room where Elita holds down a lever so that the building's defenses don't cook Optimus to death while the others move on. Optimus opted to make his way in through the vents, a fact Elita chides him for, but Prime insists was the best course of action. Elita tells Bumblebee and Mirage to hurry up as she is getting tired, so Mirage instructs Bumblebee to stop goofing around in Megatron's body and pass through the gate already. Bumblebee passes the optical scan easily but finds the voice authentication a lot more difficult. The fact that Elita is under fire by a cannon that just appeared and that Optimus is being pursued by molten lava does nothing but put pressure on the poor bot's shoulders, but after Mirage diverts some missiles from him, he finally passes and Team Prime goes to claim the data while Mirage leaves to avoid facing Megatron's wrath. While reviewing the data, they find logs of experiments that were done on [[Scorponok (Cyberworld)|Scorponok]]. Optimus then discovers a [[Power Siphon]] that Megatron used to store [[energon]] and boost himself when needed. Elita claims that the device's current lack of energon suggests that Megatron powered up to go fight Scorponok. Prime is motivated by this to pursue Megatron and save Scorponok's life. At Bumblebee's suggestion, both Bee and Optimus upgrade themselves to better function in a desert environment, and all of Team Prime use the leftover energon to level themselves up.

At the dessert, [[Chop Shop (Cyberworld)|Chop Shop]] and [[Sky-Byte (Cyberworld)|Sky-Byte]] assure Scorponok that the Decepticons mean no harm to him, and Megatron adds that they are friends and want to help him.
==Featured characters==
{{Featuredcharacters
|c1=
* [[Optimus Prime (Cyberworld)|Optimus Prime]] (4)
* [[Bumblebee (Cyberworld)|Bumblebee]] (3)
* [[Elita-1 (Cyberworld)|Elita-1]] (2)

|c2=
* [[Megatron (Cyberworld)|Megatron]] (9)
* [[Scorponok (Cyberworld)|Scorponok]] (6)
* [[Chop Shop (Cyberworld)|Chop Shop]] (7)
* [[Sky-Byte (Cyberworld)|Sky-Byte]] (8)

|c4=
* [[Mirage (Cyberworld)|Mirage]] (1)
* Mysterious Voice (5)
}}

==Quotes==
"This is tighter than I expected." 
"I did say someone smaller could do it." 
"It's too ''—ouch—'' dangerous ''—ouch—''. It had ''—ouch—'' to be me
:— '''Optimus''' proves how self-sacrificial he is to '''Elita'''.

"Optimus! Optimus! Come in!" 
"Well done, team. Let's get what we came for and roll out."
:— '''Optimus''' returns, buch to the joy of '''Elita-1'''.

==Notes==
===Continuity notes===
* When Megatron tells Scorponok that he wants to help, he shows him a small energon siphon very similar to the one our protagonists used in episodes prior.
===Character levels===
* No individual level stats appear in this episode, but the graphic that appears when Team Prime loots Megatron's energon reserves starts from level three and ends at level eight.
===Transformers references===
===Trivia===
* This episode was originally uploaded with three other ones, [[Shoot 'N' Loot]], [[Carousel Chaos]], and [[Oh Scrap!]].

File:Bumbletron.jpg

2025-12-14T18:10:24Z

Wildstrike: {{cyberworldcap|Bumblebee (Cyberworld)| pretends to be Megatron (Cyberworld)| with the help of Mirage (Cyberworld)|'s illusion powers.|Heading to New Heist|5}}

{{cyberworldcap|[[Bumblebee (Cyberworld)|Bumblebee]] pretends to be [[Megatron (Cyberworld)|Megatron]] with the help of [[Mirage (Cyberworld)|Mirage]]'s illusion powers.|Heading to New Heist|5}}

File:Elita Optimus Fire.jpg

2025-12-14T18:03:55Z

Wildstrike: {{cyberworldcap|Elita-1 (Cyberworld)| tries to hold the door open while Optimus Prime (Cyberworld)| realizes he's in big trouble.|Heading to New Heist|5}}

{{cyberworldcap|[[Elita-1 (Cyberworld)|Elita-1]] tries to hold the door open while [[Optimus Prime (Cyberworld)|Optimus Prime]] realizes he's in big trouble.|Heading to New Heist|5}}

Roulette (Universe)

2025-12-04T18:06:05Z

Wildstrike:

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{{disambig2|the female Autobot from ''Universe''|the male Autobot from the IDW comics|Roulette (G1)}}
:''Roulette is an [[Autobot]] from the [[Generation 1 continuity family|Generation 1]] [[continuity family]].''

[[File:Roulette.jpg|upright=1.67|thumb|She'll shoot yer eye out, kid.]]

Anyone who makes the mistake of gambling on '''Roulette''' will quickly learn that there's very little she leaves to chance. As one of [[Cybertron (planet)|Cybertron]]'s top sharpshooters, Roulette's high-powered [[sonic blaster]] lets her pop Decepticon heads with the best of them. Her speedy alternate mode allows her to keep her foes at arm's length or close the distance to finish off a weakened foe, and her shoulder-mounted deflecto-shield absorbs and redirects any incoming attacks.

Some of her fellow Autobots dismiss her incredible marksmanship, but Roulette doesn't mind; she's climbed the ranks faster than many of her comrades and knows that they're jealous.

{{bigquote|Life should be as easy as hitting bullseyes.|Roulette's bio quote}}

==Fiction==
===3H comics===
[[File:Roulettepreuniverse.jpg|upright=0.8|thumb|Unicron would soon rebuild her to be more kibbly.]]

At an early age, Roulette and her [[Relatives|sister]] [[Shadow Striker (Universe)|Shadow Striker]] watched as [[Roulette and Shadow Striker's sister|their sister]] was destroyed at the hands of [[Maraudicon|nomadic invaders]]. Though this traumatic event drove her sister to crime, it gave Roulette her passion for law enforcement, in the hopes that she could prevent such tragedies from happening to others. She placed second in the [[IntraFormers Sharpshooting Competition]] behind [[Sureshot (G1)|Sureshot]], but she was forgotten amongst the cheers for the winner. She later enrolled in the [[Academy of Cybertronian Law Enforcement]], rising through the ranks quicker than any previous recruit. {{storylink|Roulette (Universe)#Toys|Roulette bio}}

Roulette, her sister, and fellow Autobots [[Sideswipe (G1)|Sideswipe]], [[Sunstreaker (G1)|Sunstreaker]], and [[Trailbreaker (G1)|Trailbreaker]] returned to Cybertron after a long absence. The planet's [[Maximal]]s welcomed them home, but the celebration was interrupted by [[Unicron]], who abducted all five Autobots, as well as the Maximals [[Silverbolt (Fuzor)|Silverbolt]] and [[Blackarachnia (BW)|Blackarachnia]]. {{storylink|Abduction}} After she and many other prisoners were freed by [[Optimus Primal (BW)|Optimus Primal]], Roulette was turned on by Shadow Striker, who had become corrupted by the influence of Unicron. She was forced to leave her sister behind when Primal led the escapees back to Cybertron. {{storylink|Escape (Universe)|Escape}}

The end of the conflict was told by an [[Optimus Prime (RID)|Optimus Prime]], who described the defeat of [[Unicron]] and his [[Minion of Unicron (Universe)|Minions]]. As Unicron folded in on himself, Optimus Primal led the survivors through a portal presumably leading back to their native technorganic Cybertron. Roulette was carried away to safety by [[King Atlas]], though her downcast expression may hint at her turncoat sister's fate. {{storylink|Revelations Part 2}}

===''TransTech''===
Roulette was a croupier at [[The Blue Deployer]], [[Cryotek (TransTech)|Cryotek]]'s bar of ill repute in the trans-dimension hub city of [[Axiom Nexus]]. [[Jackpot (G1)|Jackpot]] attempted to hit on her and apparently failed to impress.<ref>Roulette is not explicitly named in this story, but Jackpot's description of the croupier is a dead match... plus she's running the roulette table.</ref> {{storylink|Gone Too Far}}

===''Wings Universe''===
Roulette was hanging out at the [[Galadria Space Bridge Outpost]] in the [[Delta Prysmos Sector]] when a [[Tidal Wave (G1)|pirate ship]] appeared overhead and dropped a bomb on her and several other passersby. {{storylink|Hoist the Flag}}
{{--}}

===2005 IDW continuity===
[[File:ToWalkAmongTheChosen-Roulette.jpg|thumb|upright=1.4|She's already got the "stand around and point" part of mimicking Optimus Prime down pat.]]

Roulette was a young [[Velocitron]]ian born from the [[hot spot (phenomenon)|hot spot]] in the [[Titan (group)|Titan]] [[Navitas]]. In the wake of [[Optimus Prime (G1)/2005 IDW continuity|Optimus Prime]]'s annexation of [[Earth]] and the defeat of [[Baron Karza]], Roulette was one of several [[Colonist Soldiers|zealous recruits]] who travelled to Earth to meet the [[Prime (rank)|Prime]]. {{storylink|New Cybertron Part 1: To Walk Among the Chosen|To Walk Among the Chosen}} Roulette chose to join the Autobots after learning the story of how Optimus had once been a normal 'bot before ascending to Primehood, {{storylink|Primeless, Part 2}} and relished the idea of helping Earth, supposedly a lost Transformer colony, come out of its "dark ages." Befitting a Velocitronian, she also admired Optimus' speed in spite of his cumbersome [[alternate mode]]. {{storylink|New Cybertron Part 1: To Walk Among the Chosen|To Walk Among the Chosen}}

On one of their first missions after arriving on Earth, Roulette and the other colonists would join [[Aileron]] in [[Mexico City]] in the hopes of recovering a cache of stolen Cybertronian weaponry. They discovered that an anti-Transformer protest had degenerated into a riot, and in the chaos, a human protester managed to nail [[Midnight Express (RID)|Midnight Express]] with a black market [[Earth Defense Command]] weapon. The unexpected resistance prompted Optimus to deploy reinforcements, and while [[Soundwave (G1)/2005 IDW continuity|Soundwave]], [[Arcee (G1)/2005 IDW continuity|Arcee]], and [[Jazz (G1)/2005 IDW continuity|Jazz]] saved the day the new recruits watched in awe.

Back aboard [[Metrotitan (G1)|Metrotitan]], the assembled colonists continued to laud the myriad deeds of Optimus; their combined hero-worship managed to annoy even Aileron. {{storylink|New Cybertron Part 1: To Walk Among the Chosen|To Walk Among the Chosen}}

Following the arrival of the [[Junkion (species)|Junkion]]s on Earth, Roulette and the colonists watched Prime return to [[Metrotitan (G1)|Metrotitan]], and bombarded him with questions about the aliens. {{storylink|New Cybertron Part 2: A Lonely Pillar on the Plain|A Lonely Pillar on the Plain}} She and the other colonists knelt as Optimus Prime returned to Earth from Cybertron, and later watched on as [[Pyra Magna]] and Optimus Prime had a heated argument about the use of the [[Matrix of Leadership|Matrix]] to manipulate the faith of the devout. Roulette was present when Optimus Prime organized a summit with several [[human]] governments, which was interrupted when the Junkions sicced a horde of [[Sharkticon (species)|Sharkticon]]s on the event. {{storylink|New Cybertron Part 4: Dance Among the Shadows|Dance Among the Shadows}} At Prime's urging, she took part in the ensuing battle on the deck of Metrotitan. {{storylink|New Cybertron Part 5: Future Glories Lost|Future Glories Lost}}

[[File:TheNextDayAndTheNext-OilersGrave.jpg|thumb|left|upright=1.4]]

Spurred on by a crisis of conscience, Optimus abruptly changed tack mid-battle and decided to lay down arms in the hopes of negotiating a permanent peace with the Junkions. The Autobots subsequently relocated to the abandoned [[Marshall Islands|Bikini Atoll]], where Roulette and the others helped the Junkions build "[[Little Cybertron]]," a permanent Earth settlement. {{storylink|New Cybertron End: Feel Safe Without Regrets|Feel Safe Without Regrets}} The new Autobots attended [[Oiler]]'s funeral, where Roulette and the other colonists tried to comfort his sister [[Slide]]. Roulette wasn't comfortable with the idea of burying the deceased, noting that on her homeworld Velocitronians [[Transformer funerary practices|disposed of their dead]] via [[smelting pool]]. {{storylink|The Next Day, and the Next}}

A few days later, the colonists were still stationed on the island and were starting to grow bored with the endless construction and the erratic behavior of the Junkions. After a hard day's work, Roulette went off with the other colonists to feed the Sharkticons... leaving [[Slide]], who could no longer transform, behind in the dust. {{storylink|What It's Really Like}}

When the time came for Earth to formally join the [[Council of Worlds]], Roulette and her friends gathered in Metrotitan's [[space bridge]] to watch the proceedings... but were unprepared for [[Joe Colton|Baron Ironblood]]'s attack on [[Iacon (polity)|Iacon]] that cut off the space bridge connecting the two planets. With Optimus indisposed, [[Aileron]] took command of the remaining Earthbound Autobots; needing to keep the colonists occupied, she brought them along on a mission to [[Oaxaca]] to track down [[Jazz (G1)/2005 IDW continuity|Jazz]], {{storylink|Primeless, Part 1}} who had gone missing following a disastrous interview. {{storylink|What It's Really Like}}

[[File:PrimelessPart1-ColonistsRollOut.jpg|thumb|upright=1.4]]

While searching the city, the team were ambushed by more human militants wielding salvaged Cybertronian weaponry, forcing Aileron to order a retreat to the city outskirts. This move sparked a prolonged argument between Aileron and Slide, and, as their mission continued, Slide's frustration with Optimus began rubbing off on some of her teammates, prompting Roulette to wonder why they were chasing Jazz instead of quelling the flow of guns. The mounting tension was quickly thrown into overdrive after the team discovered Jazz pinned down by more human militiamen. {{storylink|Primeless, Part 1}}

Aileron ordered the colonists to take down the humans; the Autobots were able to intimidate most of the humans into leaving save [[Mateo Chavez]], who opted to take them back to meet with his suppliers—the Decepticons [[Frenzy (G1)|Frenzy]] and [[Rumble (G1)|Rumble]], who had used their [[holomatter]] avatars to start a lucrative arms trade in the hopes of making a quick buck. Roulette pointed out that any punitive Autobot-Decepticon interactions would only inflame a delicate political situation, which made Aileron realize that she would have to cover up the situation entirely. Roulette, Aileron and the colonists returned to Autobot City with the Decepticons in tow, none of the other Autobots any the wiser about what had transpired. {{storylink|Primeless, Part 2}}

The defeat of the [[Iron Ring]] allowed Iacon to reestablish contact with Autobot City, and shortly afterwards Roulette and the other colonists went to Cybertron to attend [[Sideswipe (G1)/2005 IDW continuity|Sideswipe]]'s funeral. {{storylink|The Dead Come Home, Part 1 (of 2)|The Dead Come Home, Part 1}}

[[File:SurfeitOfPrimes-Slide.jpg|thumb|left|upright=1.4]]

While Optimus presided over the opening of an Ore-13 mine in [[Kentucky]] some days later, the colonists were on board Metrotitan, arguing with Slide about the Prime's motives. To defuse the tension, Pyra Magna suggested that the colonists visit the mine in person to better understand Optimus's goals; {{storylink|The Falling, Chapter 1: Surfeit of Primes|Surfeit of Primes}} this left the team stranded after Metrotitan—alerted to a burgeoning crisis on Cybertron precipitated by the arrival of [[Shockwave (G1)/2005 IDW continuity|Onyx Prime]]—teleported away. {{storylink|The Falling, Chapter 2: Another Mine|Another Mine}} With nowhere else to go, the colonists retreated back to [[Little Cybertron]] to await further instructions. Eventually, however, news broadcasts from Cybertron began to trickle in, reporting that Cybertron had abruptly lost contact with Roulette's homeworld. Though Roulette remained optimistic that Optimus would put things right, more reports that [[Unicron/Generation 1|something]] had ''destroyed'' Velocitron, [[Devisiun (planet)|Devisiun]] and [[Jungle Planet (colony)|Eukaris]], with Prime planning to sacrifice [[Caminus (planet)|Caminus]], galvanized Slide into action. {{storylink|Unstopped and Unstoppable}}

To show that they hadn't abandoned their comrades the way Prime seemingly had, the colonists recruited [[Sky Lynx (G1)|Sky Lynx]] for a trip to [[Mount Rushmore]], intent on storming the G.I. Joe outpost and liberating Jazz from human captivity, unaware that the Autobot had deliberately turned himself in. The battle was quickly compounded by the presence of [[Trypticon (G1)|Trypticon]] and the [[Dinobot (G1)|Dinobot]]s, with the war-hardened Autobots easily overpowering the rookies. The battle quickly spilled out of control, with [[Gimlet]] inadvertently killing [[Mainframe (G.I. Joe)|Mainframe]] in a fit of anger and subsequently being sliced in half by [[Slag (G1)|Slug]], a problem compounded by [[Unicron/Generation 1|Unicron]] materializing over Earth, after having destroyed Cybertron. {{storylink|Time Will Rust}} Not long after Soundwave's scream of anguish disrupted communications across the planet, [[Prowl (G1)/2005 IDW continuity|Prowl]] and the crew of the ''[[Peaceful Revolution]]'' landed. Agreeing with Prowl's sentiments that they needed to put their differences aside if they stood any chance of defeating Unicron, the colonists and Dinobots boarded the ship and flew to [[Victoria Falls]] to regroup with [[Metroplex (G1)|Metroplex]] and the other Cybertronian refugees. {{storylink|Time Will Rust}} {{storylink|Assembly (Unicron)|Assembly}}

The next morning, the Cybertronians began their counterattack in earnest; after Metroplex space bridged away from Victoria Falls to escape an oncoming horde of [[Maximal]]s, Roulette was one of the many Transformers who took part in the battle to face the planet-eater head on; a gambit designed to buy enough time for Prime and a small team to slip through Unicron's defenses and kill him from within using the [[Talisman (G1)|Talisman]]. As the battle against [[Bludgeon (G1)|Bludgeon]] and [[Monstructor (G1)|Monstructor]] spilledover into Earth's atmosphere, Roulette joined up with the Dinobots to take down the mad scientist, and watched from the sidelines as Slide combined into [[Victorion]] to take down the monster. {{storylink|Ceremony}} Following Unicron's demise, thanks to Prime's sacrifice, Roulette joined Aileron, [[Jetfire (G1)/2005 IDW continuity|Jetfire]], and the other colonists on a deep-space exploration mission. {{storylink|Post}}

===2019 IDW continuity===
{{first|[[Rise of the Decepticons: Prisoners|''Transformers'' #22]]}}

[[File:WarWorldPrime-Roulette.jpg|thumb|upright=1.66]]

Roulette was a member of the [[Senate Guard]], and provided security on the streets of [[Iacon (polity)|Iacon]] during [[Quake (G1)|Quake]]'s trial. {{storylink|Rise of the Decepticons: Prisoners|Prisoners}} Shortly afterwards, the [[Decepticon|Ascenticon]]s launched a terrorist attack on the Senate building in response to [[Sentinel Prime (G1)|Sentinel Prime]]'s threat to outlaw their political movement, and Roulette and [[Grotusque]] were swarmed by [[Mini-Cassette|infiltration trooper]]s and incapacitated. {{storylink|Rise of the Decepticons: We Have Deceived You|We Have Deceived You}}

The new Decepticon regime imprisoned the Senate Guard in their own holding cells, where they remained for some time until [[Ironhide (G1)|Ironhide]] and [[Chromia (G1)|Chromia]]'s team infiltrated the building and freed them. Roulette joined Ironhide, [[Backstreet (G1)|Backstreet]], [[Chainclaw (G1)|Chainclaw]], and [[Groove (G1)|Groove]] as they swept the Senate halls for more prisoners; their team ran into [[Blitzwing (G1)|Blitzwing]] as they rounded a corner, however, and Roulette barely had time to shout a warning before the Decepticon heavy shot her dead on the spot. {{storylink|War World: Prime|Prime}}
{{--}}

==Games==
===''Transformers: Heavy Metal''===
Roulette was among the Decepticons under Starscream's command who invaded Earth in search of Energon. True to her name, she let combat rely on random chance, which occasionally led to her losing battles when the odds did not turn out in her favor. {{storylink|Transformers: Heavy Metal}}

==Toys==
===''Universe'' (2003)===
[[File:TFU03-toy Roulette.jpg|thumb|upright=1.67]]
<ul class="iconlist">{{Bp-a1d1|'''Shadow Striker / Roulette''' (Multi-pack, 2003)}}</ul>
:*''Accessories'': Spring-loaded missile launcher/bumper, tailpipe/missile, blaster
{{toydesigner|[[Marcelo Matere]] (concept artist), [[Dan Khanna]] (packaging artist)}}

: Roulette is a [[retool]] of the [[Transformers: Robots in Disguise (2001 toyline)|2001 ''Robots in Disguise'']] Deluxe [[Side Burn (RID)#Toys|Side Burn]] toy with a new head; Roulette and Shadow Striker are the first convention-exclusive toys to have parts made from entirely new tooling. She transforms into a Dodge Viper with exposed engine block. Her rear bumper becomes a spring-loaded missile launcher.

: She was available only in an [[OTFCC 2003]] [[exclusive]] two-pack with her sister [[Shadow Striker (Universe)#Universe (2003)|Shadow Striker]]. The two are cast in the same plastic colors, but have different [[paint operation]]s to give them very different decos. This makes them one of the few examples of true [[repaint]]s in the entire history of ''Transformers''.

::*''[http://www.tfu.info/2003/Autobot/Roulette/roulette.htm More information on Roulette at TFU.info]''
::*''[http://www.transformertoys.co.uk/content.php?/transformers-toys/toy-gallery/684/Extended+Universe/Roulette.html Roulette toy gallery at Transformertoys.co.uk]''

==Notes==
*Roulette's color scheme is based on the ''{{w|Digimon}}'' character [[fandom:digimon:Sakuyamon|Sakuyamon]], as convention organizer [[Glen Hallit]] was a big ''Digimon'' fan.
*The toyless character [[Spikestrip]] is based on Roulette.

==References==
{{reflist}}

[[Category:Children of Primus]]
[[Category:Convention exclusives]]
[[Category:Convention-original characters]]
[[Category:Female Transformers]]
[[Category:Generation 1 Autobots]]
[[Category:IDW (2005) Autobots]]
[[Category:IDW (2019) Autobots]]
[[Category:TransTech Autobots]]
[[Category:Universe Autobots]]
[[Category:Velocitron]]
[[Category:Wings Universe Autobots]]
[[Category:Security officers]]

Shoot 'N' Loot

2025-12-03T13:47:32Z

Wildstrike: /* Synopsis */

{{episode
|otherseries=''[[Transformers: Cyberworld (cartoon)|Transformers: Cyberworld]]'' episode 14
|prev=Carousel Chaos
|next=Heading to New Heist
|title=Shoot 'N' Loot
|season=1
|season ep=14
|image=Elita checks her team's progress.jpg
|caption="How do I open the map again?"
|production company=[[Hasbro Entertainment]]
|airdate=[[November 8]], 2025
|writers=[[Gretchen Mallorie]]
|animation studio=[[Omens Studio LTD]]
|continuity=Cyberworld
|video=https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=FHHJyY0ct60
|videosite=YouTube
}}

'''Friend fights against friend in a team shooter showdown!'''
==Synopsis==
[[Bumblebee (Cyberworld)|Bumblebee]] complains about being stuck as a healer role until [[Optimus Prime (Cyberworld)|Optimus Prime]] reminds him of his role's importance. Optimus then explains a strategy to get the next checkpoint to his team, consisting of Bumblebee and [[Chop Shop (Cyberworld)|Chop Shop]]. Meanwhile, [[Elita-1 (Cyberworld)|Elita-1]] is jumping around buildings and shouting orders, eventually making her way into Team Prime's hiding spot and then taking them all out, securing the checkpoint for herself. Her current teammates, [[Mirage (Cyberworld)|Mirage]] and [[Grimlock (Cyberworld)|Grimlock]], follow soon after her. Mirage attempts to talk to Elita, but she ignores him. At the same time, Team Prime respawns and Bumblebee argues with Optimus about accepting his assigned role, insisting that he's capable of taking Elita and her team head on.

Later, Optimus leads the charge against Elita and her team, which goes well until Chop Shop takes a hit and requests a heal from Bumblebee. Bumblebee throws Chop Shop the heal he requested, but said heal lands directly on Chop Shop's head, knocking him unconscious. Bumblebee scarcely has time to apologize for his mistake before gunfire forces him to hide behind a wall. Optimus then gets shot and tells Bumblebee to heal him. But when the Autobot leader looks beside him, he finds that Bumblebee is nowhere to be found. Elita and Mirage take advantage of this opportunity and down both Prime and Chop Shop. Once he and Chop Shop respawn, Optimus asks Bumblebee where he is and Bumblebee replies that he's on the front lines. Optimus is shocked by this, he demands that Bumblebee return now, but Bumblebee doesn't listen and gets downed as a result.

Once Bumblebee respawns, Optimus scolds him for sacrificing teamwork for the sake of his pride, and firmly tells him to accept his assigned role so they can actually win. With Bumblebee thoroughly convinced to swallow his pride, Optimus and co. roll out into the battlefield. Elsewhere, after some turrets down Grimlock, Mirage informs Elita that he has the information on [[Scorponok (Cyberworld)|Scorponok]] he promised, but Elita is mistrustful, even after he saves her from some turret shots she failed to notice. Mirage decides to try his luck with Optimus instead and, while initially skeptical, Optimus decides to trust him. Just in time for a revived Grimlock to charge in and crush Optimus. Now reunited with Team Prime, Optimus lays down a strategy for the other two to follow and states that this is their last chance to attain victory. Now that everyone is actually following the plan, Team Prime defeats Team Elita in short order and secures the last checkpoint for themselves. Once all is said and done, Optimus asks Mirage to give him his intel. Mirage tries to do just that, but when he goes to pull out the disk the intel is contained in, he finds that it has been replaced by a rock. Elita is convinced that Mirage has tricked them, but Bumblebee suspects that Chop Shop simply stole the info.

Some time later, [[Megatron (Cyberworld)|Megatron]] thanks Chop Shop for giving him the disk, noting that he might not have to squash him after all.

==Featured characters==
{{featuredcharacters
|c1=
*[[Bumblebee (Cyberworld)|Bumblebee]] (1)
*[[Optimus Prime (Cyberworld)|Optimus Prime]] (2)
*[[Elita-1 (Cyberworld)|Elita-1]] (4)
*[[Grimlock (Cyberworld)|Grimlock]] (6)
|c2=
*[[Chop Shop (Cyberworld)|Chop Shop]] (3)
*[[Megatron (Cyberworld)|Megatron]] (7)
|c4=
*[[Mirage (Cyberworld)|Mirage]] (5)
}}

==Quotes==
"Sorry, guys. Nothing personal."
:—'''Elita-1''' as she shoots down '''Optimus Prime''' and '''Bumblebee'''.

"Sorry, Elita. Nothing personal."
:—'''Optimus Prime''' as he returns the favor.

"I could have had it if I wasn't using ''[gestures at wrench]''!" 
"Enough! You need to make peace with not being front-line so we can win this program, get the energon we need, and get out of here! Can you do that?" 
''[Bumblebee nods]'' 
"Good. Now, roll out."
:—'''Optimus''' has had it with '''Bumblebee's''' ego.

"Impeccable timing."
:—'''Mirage''' after he fails to give '''Optimus''' his intel, courtesy of '''Grimlock'''.
==Notes==
===Continuity notes===
* Mirage finally got the information on Scorponok that he promised the Autobots back in [[Screamer City Arena]].
* The storage device the aforementioned info is stored on is the same one Mirage tried to download Scorponok's [[Tech Specs]] into, also in Screamer City Arena.
* When Mirage goes to pull out the disk containing the info on Scorponok and instead shows Optimus a muddy rock, Bumblebee immediately concludes that Chop Shop has stolen the intel, as Chop Shop has [[A Bug's Lie|betrayed him before]].
===Character levels===
* Bumblebee starts the episode in the middle of level four but loses EXP throughout, almost getting demoted to level three by the end.
* Optimus Prime loses the most EXP out of everyone in the episode, beginning close to level four but plummeting into the bottom of level three by the end.
* Chop Shop mostly remains at low level six.
* Elita-1 retains more of her EXP than most of her fellow Autobots, opening with high level four and wrapping up the episode still halfway to level five.
===Transformers references===
* This is not the first time we've seen Elita in an [[Energon Universe|antagonistic]] role, although the circumstances are a lot more lighthearted here.
===Trivia===
* This episode was initially released alongside three previous episodes, namely [[Carousel Chaos]], [[Screamer City Arena]], and [[What Goes Up]].
[[Category: Cyberworld episodes]]

Shoot 'N' Loot

2025-12-03T13:46:23Z

Wildstrike: Synopsis felt a bit bloated

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|title=Shoot 'N' Loot
|season=1
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|image=Elita checks her team's progress.jpg
|caption="How do I open the map again?"
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|airdate=[[November 8]], 2025
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|continuity=Cyberworld
|video=https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=FHHJyY0ct60
|videosite=YouTube
}}

'''Friend fights against friend in a team shooter showdown!'''
==Synopsis==
[[Bumblebee (Cyberworld)|Bumblebee]] complains about being stuck as a healer role until [[Optimus Prime (Cyberworld)|Optimus Prime]] reminds him of his role's importance. Optimus then explains a strategy to get the next checkpoint to his team, consisting of Bumblebee and [[Chop Shop (Cyberworld)|Chop Shop]]. Meanwhile, [[Elita-1 (Cyberworld)|Elita-1]] is jumping around buildings and shouting orders, eventually making her way into Team Prime's hiding spot and then taking them all out, securing the checkpoint for herself. Her current teammates, [[Mirage (Cyberworld)|Mirage]] and [[Grimlock (Cyberworld)|Grimlock]], follow soon after her. Mirage attempts to talk to Elita, but she ignores him. At the same time, Team Prime respawns and Bumblebee argues with Optimus about accepting his assigned role, insisting that he's capable of taking Elita and her team head on.

Later, Optimus leads the charge against Elita and her team, which goes well until Chop Shop takes a hit and requests a heal from Bumblebee. Bumblebee throws Chop Shop the heal he requested, but said heal lands directly on Chop Shop's head, knocking him unconscious. Bumblebee scarcely has time to apologize for his mistake before gunfire forces him to hide behind a wall. Optimus then gets shot and tells Bumblebee to heal him. But when the Autobot leader looks beside him, he finds that Bumblebee is nowhere to be found. Elita and Mirage take advantage of this opportunity and down both Prime and Chop Shop. Once he and Chop Shop respawn, Optimus asks Bumblebee where he is and Bumblebee replies that he's on the front lines. Optimus is shocked by this, he demands that Bumblebee return now, but Bumblebee doesn't listen and gets downed as a result.

Once Bumblebee respawns, Optimus scolds him for sacrificing teamwork for the sake of his pride, and firmly tells him to accept his assigned role so they can actually win. With Bumblebee thoroughly convinced to swallow his pride, Optimus and co. roll out into the battlefield. Elsewhere, after some turrets down Grimlock, Mirage informs Elita that he has the information on [[Scorponok (Cyberworld)|Scorponok]] he promised, but Elita is mistrustful, even after he saves her from some turret shots she failed to notice. Mirage decides to try his luck with Optimus instead and, while initially skeptical, Optimus decides to trust him. Just in time for a revived Grimlock to charge in and crush Optimus.

Now reunited with Team Prime, Optimus lays down a strategy for the other two to follow and states that this is their last chance to attain victory. Now that everyone is actually following the plan, Team Prime defeats Team Elita in short order and secures the last checkpoint for themselves. Once all is said and done, Optimus asks Mirage to give him his intel. Mirage tries to do just that, but when he goes to pull out the disk the intel is contained in, he finds that it has been replaced by a rock. Elita is convinced that Mirage has tricked them, but Bumblebee suspects that Chop Shop simply stole the info.

Some time later, [[Megatron (Cyberworld)|Megatron]] thanks Chop Shop for giving him the disk, noting that he might not have to squash him after all.
==Featured characters==
{{featuredcharacters
|c1=
*[[Bumblebee (Cyberworld)|Bumblebee]] (1)
*[[Optimus Prime (Cyberworld)|Optimus Prime]] (2)
*[[Elita-1 (Cyberworld)|Elita-1]] (4)
*[[Grimlock (Cyberworld)|Grimlock]] (6)
|c2=
*[[Chop Shop (Cyberworld)|Chop Shop]] (3)
*[[Megatron (Cyberworld)|Megatron]] (7)
|c4=
*[[Mirage (Cyberworld)|Mirage]] (5)
}}

==Quotes==
"Sorry, guys. Nothing personal."
:—'''Elita-1''' as she shoots down '''Optimus Prime''' and '''Bumblebee'''.

"Sorry, Elita. Nothing personal."
:—'''Optimus Prime''' as he returns the favor.

"I could have had it if I wasn't using ''[gestures at wrench]''!" 
"Enough! You need to make peace with not being front-line so we can win this program, get the energon we need, and get out of here! Can you do that?" 
''[Bumblebee nods]'' 
"Good. Now, roll out."
:—'''Optimus''' has had it with '''Bumblebee's''' ego.

"Impeccable timing."
:—'''Mirage''' after he fails to give '''Optimus''' his intel, courtesy of '''Grimlock'''.
==Notes==
===Continuity notes===
* Mirage finally got the information on Scorponok that he promised the Autobots back in [[Screamer City Arena]].
* The storage device the aforementioned info is stored on is the same one Mirage tried to download Scorponok's [[Tech Specs]] into, also in Screamer City Arena.
* When Mirage goes to pull out the disk containing the info on Scorponok and instead shows Optimus a muddy rock, Bumblebee immediately concludes that Chop Shop has stolen the intel, as Chop Shop has [[A Bug's Lie|betrayed him before]].
===Character levels===
* Bumblebee starts the episode in the middle of level four but loses EXP throughout, almost getting demoted to level three by the end.
* Optimus Prime loses the most EXP out of everyone in the episode, beginning close to level four but plummeting into the bottom of level three by the end.
* Chop Shop mostly remains at low level six.
* Elita-1 retains more of her EXP than most of her fellow Autobots, opening with high level four and wrapping up the episode still halfway to level five.
===Transformers references===
* This is not the first time we've seen Elita in an [[Energon Universe|antagonistic]] role, although the circumstances are a lot more lighthearted here.
===Trivia===
* This episode was initially released alongside three previous episodes, namely [[Carousel Chaos]], [[Screamer City Arena]], and [[What Goes Up]].
[[Category: Cyberworld episodes]]

Shoot 'N' Loot

2025-12-01T22:43:47Z

Wildstrike: adding the production company info

{{episode
|otherseries=''[[Transformers: Cyberworld (cartoon)|Transformers: Cyberworld]]'' episode 14
|prev=Carousel Chaos
|next=Heading to New Heist
|title=Shoot 'N' Loot
|season=1
|season ep=14
|image=Elita checks her team's progress.jpg
|caption="How do I open the map again?"
|production company=[[Hasbro Entertainment]]
|airdate=[[November 8]], 2025
|writers=[[Gretchen Mallorie]]
|animation studio=[[Omens Studio LTD]]
|continuity=Cyberworld
|video=https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=FHHJyY0ct60
|videosite=YouTube
}}

'''Friend fights against friend in a team shooter showdown!'''
==Synopsis==
[[Bumblebee (Cyberworld)|Bumblebee]] complains about being stuck as a healer role until [[Optimus Prime (Cyberworld)|Optimus Prime]] reminds him of his role's importance. Optimus then comes up with a strategy to defeat the opposing team while [[Chop Shop (Cyberworld)|Chop Shop]] stands around, excited. Meanwhile, [[Elita-1 (Cyberworld)|Elita-1]] is jumping around buildings and shouting orders, eventually making her way into Team Prime's hiding spot and taking out Chop Shop. Optimus and Bumblebee rush to Chop Shop's aid, but Elita apologizes before she shoots them down as well and then runs off to secure a checkpoint. Once the checkpoint is secured, her current teammates, [[Mirage (Cyberworld)|Mirage]] and [[Grimlock (Cyberworld)|Grimlock]], reach Elita looking rather winded. Mirage then attempts to talk to Elita, but she runs past him. At the same time, Team Prime respawns and Optimus tries to get a reluctant Bumblebee to accept his role as support, but Bumblebee insists on trying to take her head on, and attempts to show Chop Shop how to aim in service of that goal. Optimus states that everyone will have to execute their roles well if they want to win. Bumblebee points to Chop Shop downing himself with his weapon and asks if that's the kind of competence he's referring to. Optimus, however, is more worried about losing more checkpoints and tells Bee that they're all relying on his healing.

Later, Optimus leads the charge against Elita and her team, which he manages to disperse with a laser-gun blast. Chop Shop then steps to the front and starts shooting his gun wildly, but is hit by a blast from Mirage and asks Bumblebee for a heal. Bumblebee throws Chop Shop the heal he requested, but said heal lands directly on Chop Shop's head, knocking him unconscious. Bumblebee scarcely has time to apologize for his mistake before gunfire forces him to hide behind the wall that Optimus is shooting from. Bumblebee notices that the person Optimus is trying to shoot down is Grimlock and is surprised to see him again. Optimus then gets shot and tells Bumblebee to juice him up as he's getting low on health. But when the Autobot leader looks beside him, he finds that Bumblebee is not there. Elita and Mirage take advantage of this opportunity and down both Prime and Chop Shop. Once both of them respawn, Optimus asks Bumblebee where he is and Bumblebee replies that he's on the front lines. Optimus is shocked by this, he demands that Bumblebee return because he doesn't even have any weapons to defend himself, but Bumblebee doesn't listen and gets downed as a result.

Once Bumblebee respawns, Optimus scolds him for sacrificing teamwork for the sake of his pride, and Bumblebee retorts that he would have succeeded were it not for being stuck as support. After Bee's response, Optimus has had enough and tells Bee to accept his assigned role so they can actually win. With Bumblebee thoroughly convinced to swallow his pride, Optimus and co. roll out into the battlefield. Elsewhere, Elita-1 and her team are being menaced by turrets. Elita tries and fails to shoot one down, but she fails and the turret downs Grimlock, leaving her and Mirage without their healer. Mirage uses the brief lull in the fighting to inform Elita that he has the information on [[Scorponok (Cyberworld)|Scorponok]] he promised, but Elita is mistrustful. Mirage then saves Elita from an assortment of turret shots she failed to notice, but when he asks Elita to trust him, Mirage is still dismissed. He decides to try his luck with Optimus and, while initially sceptical, Optimus decides to trust him. Just in time for a revived Grimlock to charge in and crush Optimus.

Now reunited with Team Prime, Optimus lays down a strategy for the other two to follow and states that this is their last chance to attain victory, as Team Elita is about to reach the last checkpoint. Now that everyone is actually following the plan, Team Prime defeats Team Elita in short order, with Optimus giving a personalized send-off to Elita herself, and secures the last checkpoint for themselves. After the program concludes, Grimlock compliments Optimus on his tactics. Now that all is said and done, Optimus asks Mirage to give him his intel. Mirage tries to do just that, but when he goes to pull out the disk the intel is contained in, he finds that it has been replaced by a rock. Elita is convinced that Mirage has tricked them, but Bumblebee suspects that Chop Shop simply stole the info. Some time later, [[Megatron (Cyberworld)|Megatron]] thanks Chop Shop for giving him the disk, noting that he might not have to squash him after all.
==Featured characters==
{{featuredcharacters
|c1=
*[[Bumblebee (Cyberworld)|Bumblebee]] (1)
*[[Optimus Prime (Cyberworld)|Optimus Prime]] (2)
*[[Elita-1 (Cyberworld)|Elita-1]] (4)
*[[Grimlock (Cyberworld)|Grimlock]] (6)
|c2=
*[[Chop Shop (Cyberworld)|Chop Shop]] (3)
*[[Megatron (Cyberworld)|Megatron]] (7)
|c4=
*[[Mirage (Cyberworld)|Mirage]] (5)
}}

==Quotes==
"Sorry, guys. Nothing personal."
:—'''Elita-1''' as she shoots down '''Optimus Prime''' and '''Bumblebee'''.

"Sorry, Elita. Nothing personal."
:—'''Optimus Prime''' as he returns the favor.

"I could have had it if I wasn't using ''[gestures at wrench]''!" 
"Enough! You need to make peace with not being front-line so we can win this program, get the energon we need, and get out of here! Can you do that?" 
''[Bumblebee nods]'' 
"Good. Now, roll out."
:—'''Optimus''' has had it with '''Bumblebee's''' ego.

"Impeccable timing."
:—'''Mirage''' after he fails to give '''Optimus''' his intel, courtesy of '''Grimlock'''.
==Notes==
===Continuity notes===
* Mirage finally got the information on Scorponok that he promised the Autobots back in [[Screamer City Arena]].
* The storage device the aforementioned info is stored on is the same one Mirage tried to download Scorponok's [[Tech Specs]] into, also in Screamer City Arena.
* When Mirage goes to pull out the disk containing the info on Scorponok and instead shows Optimus a muddy rock, Bumblebee immediately concludes that Chop Shop has stolen the intel, as Chop Shop has [[A Bug's Lie|betrayed him before]].
===Character levels===
* Bumblebee starts the episode in the middle of level four but loses EXP throughout, almost getting demoted to level three by the end.
* Optimus Prime loses the most EXP out of everyone in the episode, beginning close to level four but plummeting into the bottom of level three by the end.
* Chop Shop mostly remains at low level six.
* Elita-1 retains more of her EXP than most of her fellow Autobots, opening with high level four and wrapping up the episode still halfway to level five.
===Transformers references===
* This is not the first time we've seen Elita in an [[Energon Universe|antagonistic]] role, although the circumstances are a lot more lighthearted here.
===Trivia===
* This episode was initially released alongside three previous episodes, namely [[Carousel Chaos]], [[Screamer City Arena]], and [[What Goes Up]].
[[Category: Cyberworld episodes]]

Shoot 'N' Loot

2025-12-01T19:10:15Z

Wildstrike:

{{episode
|otherseries=''[[Transformers: Cyberworld (cartoon)|Transformers: Cyberworld]]'' episode 14
|prev=Carousel Chaos
|next=Heading to New Heist
|title=Shoot 'N' Loot
|season=1
|season ep=14
|image=Elita checks her team's progress.jpg
|caption="How do I open the map again?"
|airdate=[[November 8]], 2025
|writers=[[Gretchen Mallorie]]
|animation studio=[[Omens Studio LTD]]
|continuity=Cyberworld
|video=https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=FHHJyY0ct60
|videosite=YouTube
}}

'''Friend fights against friend in a team shooter showdown!'''
==Synopsis==
[[Bumblebee (Cyberworld)|Bumblebee]] complains about being stuck as a healer role until [[Optimus Prime (Cyberworld)|Optimus Prime]] reminds him of his role's importance. Optimus then comes up with a strategy to defeat the opposing team while [[Chop Shop (Cyberworld)|Chop Shop]] stands around, excited. Meanwhile, [[Elita-1 (Cyberworld)|Elita-1]] is jumping around buildings and shouting orders, eventually making her way into Team Prime's hiding spot and taking out Chop Shop. Optimus and Bumblebee rush to Chop Shop's aid, but Elita apologizes before she shoots them down as well and then runs off to secure a checkpoint. Once the checkpoint is secured, her current teammates, [[Mirage (Cyberworld)|Mirage]] and [[Grimlock (Cyberworld)|Grimlock]], reach Elita looking rather winded. Mirage then attempts to talk to Elita, but she runs past him. At the same time, Team Prime respawns and Optimus tries to get a reluctant Bumblebee to accept his role as support, but Bumblebee insists on trying to take her head on, and attempts to show Chop Shop how to aim in service of that goal. Optimus states that everyone will have to execute their roles well if they want to win. Bumblebee points to Chop Shop downing himself with his weapon and asks if that's the kind of competence he's referring to. Optimus, however, is more worried about losing more checkpoints and tells Bee that they're all relying on his healing.

Later, Optimus leads the charge against Elita and her team, which he manages to disperse with a laser-gun blast. Chop Shop then steps to the front and starts shooting his gun wildly, but is hit by a blast from Mirage and asks Bumblebee for a heal. Bumblebee throws Chop Shop the heal he requested, but said heal lands directly on Chop Shop's head, knocking him unconscious. Bumblebee scarcely has time to apologize for his mistake before gunfire forces him to hide behind the wall that Optimus is shooting from. Bumblebee notices that the person Optimus is trying to shoot down is Grimlock and is surprised to see him again. Optimus then gets shot and tells Bumblebee to juice him up as he's getting low on health. But when the Autobot leader looks beside him, he finds that Bumblebee is not there. Elita and Mirage take advantage of this opportunity and down both Prime and Chop Shop. Once both of them respawn, Optimus asks Bumblebee where he is and Bumblebee replies that he's on the front lines. Optimus is shocked by this, he demands that Bumblebee return because he doesn't even have any weapons to defend himself, but Bumblebee doesn't listen and gets downed as a result.

Once Bumblebee respawns, Optimus scolds him for sacrificing teamwork for the sake of his pride, and Bumblebee retorts that he would have succeeded were it not for being stuck as support. After Bee's response, Optimus has had enough and tells Bee to accept his assigned role so they can actually win. With Bumblebee thoroughly convinced to swallow his pride, Optimus and co. roll out into the battlefield. Elsewhere, Elita-1 and her team are being menaced by turrets. Elita tries and fails to shoot one down, but she fails and the turret downs Grimlock, leaving her and Mirage without their healer. Mirage uses the brief lull in the fighting to inform Elita that he has the information on [[Scorponok (Cyberworld)|Scorponok]] he promised, but Elita is mistrustful. Mirage then saves Elita from an assortment of turret shots she failed to notice, but when he asks Elita to trust him, Mirage is still dismissed. He decides to try his luck with Optimus and, while initially sceptical, Optimus decides to trust him. Just in time for a revived Grimlock to charge in and crush Optimus.

Now reunited with Team Prime, Optimus lays down a strategy for the other two to follow and states that this is their last chance to attain victory, as Team Elita is about to reach the last checkpoint. Now that everyone is actually following the plan, Team Prime defeats Team Elita in short order, with Optimus giving a personalized send-off to Elita herself, and secures the last checkpoint for themselves. After the program concludes, Grimlock compliments Optimus on his tactics. Now that all is said and done, Optimus asks Mirage to give him his intel. Mirage tries to do just that, but when he goes to pull out the disk the intel is contained in, he finds that it has been replaced by a rock. Elita is convinced that Mirage has tricked them, but Bumblebee suspects that Chop Shop simply stole the info. Some time later, [[Megatron (Cyberworld)|Megatron]] thanks Chop Shop for giving him the disk, noting that he might not have to squash him after all.
==Featured characters==
{{featuredcharacters
|c1=
*[[Bumblebee (Cyberworld)|Bumblebee]] (1)
*[[Optimus Prime (Cyberworld)|Optimus Prime]] (2)
*[[Elita-1 (Cyberworld)|Elita-1]] (4)
*[[Grimlock (Cyberworld)|Grimlock]] (6)
|c2=
*[[Chop Shop (Cyberworld)|Chop Shop]] (3)
*[[Megatron (Cyberworld)|Megatron]] (7)
|c4=
*[[Mirage (Cyberworld)|Mirage]] (5)
}}

==Quotes==
"Sorry, guys. Nothing personal."
:—'''Elita-1''' as she shoots down '''Optimus Prime''' and '''Bumblebee'''.

"Sorry, Elita. Nothing personal."
:—'''Optimus Prime''' as he returns the favor.

"I could have had it if I wasn't using ''[gestures at wrench]''!" 
"Enough! You need to make peace with not being front-line so we can win this program, get the energon we need, and get out of here! Can you do that?" 
''[Bumblebee nods]'' 
"Good. Now, roll out."
:—'''Optimus''' has had it with '''Bumblebee's''' ego.

"Impeccable timing."
:—'''Mirage''' after he fails to give '''Optimus''' his intel, courtesy of '''Grimlock'''.
==Notes==
===Continuity notes===
* Mirage finally got the information on Scorponok that he promised the Autobots back in [[Screamer City Arena]].
* The storage device the aforementioned info is stored on is the same one Mirage tried to download Scorponok's [[Tech Specs]] into, also in Screamer City Arena.
* When Mirage goes to pull out the disk containing the info on Scorponok and instead shows Optimus a muddy rock, Bumblebee immediately concludes that Chop Shop has stolen the intel, as Chop Shop has [[A Bug's Lie|betrayed him before]].
===Character levels===
* Bumblebee starts the episode in the middle of level four but loses EXP throughout, almost getting demoted to level three by the end.
* Optimus Prime loses the most EXP out of everyone in the episode, beginning close to level four but plummeting into the bottom of level three by the end.
* Chop Shop mostly remains at low level six.
* Elita-1 retains more of her EXP than most of her fellow Autobots, opening with high level four and wrapping up the episode still halfway to level five.
===Transformers references===
* This is not the first time we've seen Elita in an [[Energon Universe|antagonistic]] role, although the circumstances are a lot more lighthearted here.
===Trivia===
* This episode was initially released alongside three previous episodes, namely [[Carousel Chaos]], [[Screamer City Arena]], and [[What Goes Up]].
[[Category: Cyberworld episodes]]

Shoot 'N' Loot

2025-12-01T19:06:30Z

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{{episode
|otherseries=''[[Transformers: Cyberworld (cartoon)|Transformers: Cyberworld]]'' episode 14
|prev=Carousel Chaos
|next=Heading to New Heist
|title=Shoot 'N' Loot
|season=1
|season ep=14
|image=Elita checks her team's progress.jpg
|caption="How do I open the map again?"
|airdate=[[November 8]], 2025
|writers=[[Gretchen Mallorie]]
|animation studio=[[Omens Studio LTD]]
|continuity=Cyberworld
|video=https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=FHHJyY0ct60
|videosite=YouTube
}}

==Synopsis==
[[Bumblebee (Cyberworld)|Bumblebee]] complains about being stuck as a healer role until [[Optimus Prime (Cyberworld)|Optimus Prime]] reminds him of his role's importance. Optimus then comes up with a strategy to defeat the opposing team while [[Chop Shop (Cyberworld)|Chop Shop]] stands around, excited. Meanwhile, [[Elita-1 (Cyberworld)|Elita-1]] is jumping around buildings and shouting orders, eventually making her way into Team Prime's hiding spot and taking out Chop Shop. Optimus and Bumblebee rush to Chop Shop's aid, but Elita apologizes before she shoots them down as well and then runs off to secure a checkpoint. Once the checkpoint is secured, her current teammates, [[Mirage (Cyberworld)|Mirage]] and [[Grimlock (Cyberworld)|Grimlock]], reach Elita looking rather winded. Mirage then attempts to talk to Elita, but she runs past him. At the same time, Team Prime respawns and Optimus tries to get a reluctant Bumblebee to accept his role as support, but Bumblebee insists on trying to take her head on, and attempts to show Chop Shop how to aim in service of that goal. Optimus states that everyone will have to execute their roles well if they want to win. Bumblebee points to Chop Shop downing himself with his weapon and asks if that's the kind of competence he's referring to. Optimus, however, is more worried about losing more checkpoints and tells Bee that they're all relying on his healing.

Later, Optimus leads the charge against Elita and her team, which he manages to disperse with a laser-gun blast. Chop Shop then steps to the front and starts shooting his gun wildly, but is hit by a blast from Mirage and asks Bumblebee for a heal. Bumblebee throws Chop Shop the heal he requested, but said heal lands directly on Chop Shop's head, knocking him unconscious. Bumblebee scarcely has time to apologize for his mistake before gunfire forces him to hide behind the wall that Optimus is shooting from. Bumblebee notices that the person Optimus is trying to shoot down is Grimlock and is surprised to see him again. Optimus then gets shot and tells Bumblebee to juice him up as he's getting low on health. But when the Autobot leader looks beside him, he finds that Bumblebee is not there. Elita and Mirage take advantage of this opportunity and down both Prime and Chop Shop. Once both of them respawn, Optimus asks Bumblebee where he is and Bumblebee replies that he's on the front lines. Optimus is shocked by this, he demands that Bumblebee return because he doesn't even have any weapons to defend himself, but Bumblebee doesn't listen and gets downed as a result.

Once Bumblebee respawns, Optimus scolds him for sacrificing teamwork for the sake of his pride, and Bumblebee retorts that he would have succeeded were it not for being stuck as support. After Bee's response, Optimus has had enough and tells Bee to accept his assigned role so they can actually win. With Bumblebee thoroughly convinced to swallow his pride, Optimus and co. roll out into the battlefield. Elsewhere, Elita-1 and her team are being menaced by turrets. Elita tries and fails to shoot one down, but she fails and the turret downs Grimlock, leaving her and Mirage without their healer. Mirage uses the brief lull in the fighting to inform Elita that he has the information on [[Scorponok (Cyberworld)|Scorponok]] he promised, but Elita is mistrustful. Mirage then saves Elita from an assortment of turret shots she failed to notice, but when he asks Elita to trust him, Mirage is still dismissed. He decides to try his luck with Optimus and, while initially sceptical, Optimus decides to trust him. Just in time for a revived Grimlock to charge in and crush Optimus.

Now reunited with Team Prime, Optimus lays down a strategy for the other two to follow and states that this is their last chance to attain victory, as Team Elita is about to reach the last checkpoint. Now that everyone is actually following the plan, Team Prime defeats Team Elita in short order, with Optimus giving a personalized send-off to Elita herself, and secures the last checkpoint for themselves. After the program concludes, Grimlock compliments Optimus on his tactics. Now that all is said and done, Optimus asks Mirage to give him his intel. Mirage tries to do just that, but when he goes to pull out the disk the intel is contained in, he finds that it has been replaced by a rock. Elita is convinced that Mirage has tricked them, but Bumblebee suspects that Chop Shop simply stole the info. Some time later, [[Megatron (Cyberworld)|Megatron]] thanks Chop Shop for giving him the disk, noting that he might not have to squash him after all.
==Featured characters==
{{featuredcharacters
|c1=
*[[Bumblebee (Cyberworld)|Bumblebee]] (1)
*[[Optimus Prime (Cyberworld)|Optimus Prime]] (2)
*[[Elita-1 (Cyberworld)|Elita-1]] (4)
*[[Grimlock (Cyberworld)|Grimlock]] (6)
|c2=
*[[Chop Shop (Cyberworld)|Chop Shop]] (3)
*[[Megatron (Cyberworld)|Megatron]] (7)
|c4=
*[[Mirage (Cyberworld)|Mirage]] (5)
}}

==Quotes==
"Sorry, guys. Nothing personal."
:—'''Elita-1''' as she shoots down '''Optimus Prime''' and '''Bumblebee'''.

"Sorry, Elita. Nothing personal."
:—'''Optimus Prime''' as he returns the favor.

"I could have had it if I wasn't using ''[gestures at wrench]''!" 
"Enough! You need to make peace with not being front-line so we can win this program, get the energon we need, and get out of here! Can you do that?" 
''[Bumblebee nods]'' 
"Good. Now, roll out."
:—'''Optimus''' has had it with '''Bumblebee's''' ego.

"Impeccable timing."
:—'''Mirage''' after he fails to give '''Optimus''' his intel, courtesy of '''Grimlock'''.
==Notes==
===Continuity notes===
* Mirage finally got the information on Scorponok that he promised the Autobots back in [[Screamer City Arena]].
* The storage device the aforementioned info is stored on is the same one Mirage tried to download Scorponok's [[Tech Specs]] into, also in Screamer City Arena.
* When Mirage goes to pull out the disk containing the info on Scorponok and instead shows Optimus a muddy rock, Bumblebee immediately concludes that Chop Shop has stolen the intel, as Chop Shop has [[A Bug's Lie|betrayed him before]].
===Character levels===
* Bumblebee starts the episode in the middle of level four but loses EXP throughout, almost getting demoted to level three by the end.
* Optimus Prime loses the most EXP out of everyone in the episode, beginning close to level four but plummeting into the bottom of level three by the end.
* Chop Shop mostly remains at low level six.
* Elita-1 retains more of her EXP than most of her fellow Autobots, opening with high level four and wrapping up the episode still halfway to level five.
===Transformers references===
* This is not the first time we've seen Elita in an [[Energon Universe|antagonistic]] role, although the circumstances are a lot more lighthearted here.
===Trivia===
* This episode was initially released alongside three previous episodes, namely [[Carousel Chaos]], [[Screamer City Arena]], and [[What Goes Up]].
[[Category: Cyberworld episodes]]

File:Elita checks her team's progress.jpg

2025-11-29T16:09:24Z

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Oh Scrap!

2025-11-29T15:50:09Z

Wildstrike: /* Trivia */

{{episode
|otherseries=''[[Transformers: Cyberworld (cartoon)|Transformers: Cyberworld]]'' episode 12
|prev=Game-a-Tron
|next=Carousel Chaos
|title=Oh Scrap!
|season=1
|season ep=12
|image=Cyberworld-Ep12-StickEmUp.jpg
|caption=Patrolling the Mojave almost makes you wish for a nuclear winter
|airdate=[[October 18]], 2025
|writers=[[Ali Lightfoot]]
|animation studio=[[Omens Studio LTD]]
|continuity=Cyberworld
|video=https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=BRG2pL3hv8A
|videosite=YouTube
}}

'''Meet Junkyard Ron, Cyberworld's favourite friendly junk collector with nothing suspicious about him, no siree!'''

==Synopsis==
Held at gunpoint by a [[Galvatron (Cyberworld)|mysterious stranger]], [[Optimus Prime (Cyberworld)|Optimus Prime]], [[Elita-1 (Cyberworld)|Elita-1]] and [[Bumblebee (Cyberworld)|Bumblebee]] explain that they are there to investigate [[Scorponok (Cyberworld)|Scorponok]]. When Bumblebee lets slip their interest in the crashed Autobot shuttle, the stranger recognises it, but before any questions can be answered, a dust storm blow in, and the stranger takes them to his shack to wait for it to blow over. When asked for his name, the bot says he doesn't quite recall, but says he used to be known as Ron. Having been trapped on [[Cyberworld (location)|Cyberworld]] for longer than he can remember, he's since become a collector of junk and assorted scrap. Bumblebee and Elita fill him in on their own backstory - whilst making an assault back on Cybertron, they were engulfed in a huge blast, and found themselves inexplicably transported to Cyberworld. Optimus suspects [[Megatron (Cyberworld)|Megatron]] may be behind it, and they want to get to the shuttle to make an escape. Ron doesn't know anything about Scorponok, but he warns them they will need a lot of Energon to try it, to which Bumblebee brags they have plenty.

[[File:CyberworldEp12-Galvatron.jpg|thumb|left|upright=1.33|You thought it was Junkyard Ron, but it was I, Galvatron!]]
The storm clears, but when they step out the door, Ron despairs, for his collection has been blown to the four corners. To repay him for sheltering them, Optimus offers their services collecting it, and they role out, even as Elita-1 casts a suspicious glance backwards. Splitting up, Bumblebee is stalked and taken by surprise by a shape in the dusty haze. Elita-1 is next, and while she pulls her blaster out as a precaution, she is still jumped. Optimus sees the laser shots through the sand clouds, and runs to help Elita, but crashes right into Ron, who claims he too heard the shouting and came to help, but was also attacked. Optimus carries Ron back to his shack, but finds Bumblebee there, lying unconscious on the floor, two glowing marks on his neck. Before he can examine himself, Elita bursts in, yelling that it was Ron who attacked them both! Ron jumps Optimus, overpowering him as he opens a slot on his neck and plugs in a prong emerging from his hand. Energon flows from Optimus to Ron, draining him to critical levels, and then Optimus is thrown to the ground. This new infusion gives Ron new life, and he discards his junkyard armour, glowing and reformatting to his true self - Galvatron! The shack is destroyed as dust tornado lands right on top of it, and Galvatron thanks the trio for helping him out, announcing his intentions to return properly to Cyberworld and take control. Optimus tries to stop him, powering himself up with his orb, but his axe is unable to move Galvatron an inch, and the warlord throws him off, before crushing the orb in his palm. Galvatron transforms to dragon mode, torches the remains of the shack, and flies off.
{{-}}

==Featured characters==
Characters in ''italic text'' appear only in flashbacks. 
{{featuredcharacters
|c1=
*[[Bumblebee (Cyberworld)|Bumblebee]] (2)
*[[Optimus Prime (Cyberworld)|Optimus Prime]] (3)
*[[Elita-1 (Cyberworld)|Elita-1]] (4)

|c2=
*[[Galvatron (Cyberworld)|Junkyard Ron / Galvatron]] (1)
*''[[Megatron (Cyberworld)|Megatron]]'' (5)

}}

==Quotes==
"Well Bumblebee, somehow you're a courier bot. ''You've become everything you've ever hated.''"
:— '''Bumblebee''' gripes.

"At last! All those cycles waiting, rusting, '''corroding''' away! No longer. I am reborn! Galvatron rises!"
:— '''Galvatron''' knows how to make a dramatic entrance.

==Notes==
===Continuity notes===
* The Autobots were engaged in a battle with the Decepticons before being transported to Cyberworld in a huge explosion, which matches what we've seen in [[Commence Program|prior]] [[Prime Target (Cyberworld)|flashbacks]].

===Character levels===
* Bumblebee is halfway through Level 5 when attacked.
* Elita-1 is Level 5, higher than Bumblebee.
* Optimus is Level 3, close to Level 4. Ron draining his energon sends him right down to the lowest of Level 1.
** This all matches up with the results of the competition from [[Game-a-Tron|last episode!]] Nice!

===Transformers references===
* Before they landed on Cyberworld, our Autobot trio were manning an assault on [[Tesarus Minor]], a location introduced in the [[Shadowplay, Part 1: Post Hoc|2005 IDW continuity]].
* Other Bumblebees have been couriers in other continuities, such as the [[Bumblebee (G1)/2005 IDW continuity|2005 IDW]] or [[Bumblebee_(G1)/Marvel_Comics_continuity#Royal_Mail_stamp_bio|Marvel Comics]] incarnations.

===Real world references===

===Trivia===
* Galvatron is only credited as "Junkyard Ron", even after his identity reveal.
* This is the first episode to be packaged with three previous episodes instead of one upon its initial release. It was specifically uploaded with [[Crate Point, Well Fought]], [[Smoke & Mirrors]], and [[Hunter vs Hunted]].

===Foreign localization===
'''French'''
:*''Title:'' "'''Optimus rencontre un survivant mystérieux'''" ("Optimus meets a mysterious survivor")
:*''Original airdate:'' [[October 18]], 2025

[[Category:Cyberworld episodes]]

Carousel Chaos

2025-11-29T15:41:36Z

Wildstrike: /* Trivia */ Oopsie! It's three previous episodes not four.

{{episode
|otherseries=''[[Transformers: Cyberworld (cartoon)|Transformers: Cyberworld]]'' episode 13
|prev=Oh Scrap!
|next=Shoot 'N' Loot
|title=Carousel Chaos
|season=1
|season ep=13
|image=Optimus tries to help Grimlock up.jpg
|caption="Long Live the King!"
|airdate=[[October 25]], 2025
|writers=[[Ali Lightfoot]]
|animation studio=[[Omens Studio LTD]]
|continuity=Cyberworld
|video=https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=OxocC3-essA
|videosite=YouTube
}}

'''It's every bot out for themself as Autobots race against Decepticons to press the button that will allow them to win!'''

==Synopsis==
A green light shines in the desert, indicating the beginning of a challenge. [[Optimus Prime (Cyberworld)|Optimus Prime]], [[Elita-1 (Cyberworld)|Elita-1]], and [[Bumblebee (Cyberworld)|Bumblebee]] tiredly stumble upon this challenge and enter it, hoping it will be easy. Much to their displeasure, they soon find out that the game appears to be glitched, and all three fall through the sand and into the game's arena. The arena is a dark space filled with floating platforms that surround a larger platform with a button at its center. The fall seems to trigger another flashback from Optimus, one in which the purple power-up from earlier features prominently. After [[Grimlock (Cyberworld)|Grimlock]] and [[Mirage (Cyberworld)|Mirage]] also fall in, Grimlock sarcastically remarks that Prime isn't looking all that good, and Mirage continues, stating that this whole program feels off. [[Starscream (Cyberworld)|Starscream]], [[Sky-Byte (Cyberworld)|Sky-Byte]], and [[Megatron (Cyberworld)|Megatron]] land next, with Elita none too happy about the appearance of Sky-Byte. Megatron takes a brief moment to comment about the convenience of all the bots he wants offline being in one room, and verbally spars with Starscream before the fight begins.

With all the contestants assembled, the game can finally start, and the [[Narrator]] tells everyone that they must press the button in the center of the battlefield to win. Bumblebee goes first, recklessly stepping onto a red platform, which falls to the abyss beneath his feet, forcing him to quickly move to a blue platform. Megatron begins shortly after Bee, jumping through the floating patches of ground like it's second nature, only coming to a stop when the platform in front of him turns red. Starscream takes this opportunity to try and eliminate Megatron, but is quickly kicked into Optimus, triggering Prime's second round of flashbacks for the day. Megatron proceeds to press the button that is now within his reach, but due to being in its blue "treat" phase, it gives all his foes a power boost instead of eliminating them like he had hoped. Emboldened by his increased strength, Mirage tries to take on Megatron, only to be quickly thrown into the abyss and removed from the competition.

Starscream attempts to menace Optimus, but is convinced by Prime to assist in fighting Megatron instead. Optimus leads the charge, making Megatron think that he's clashing with Optimus, only for Starscream to launch a surprise attack. After a brief exchange of blows between all three of them, the Decepticon leader comes out on top, taking the time to gloat at Optimus. Starscream, however, manages to surprise Megatron once more by grabbing him, triumphantly announcing to Megs that his nemesis has won. Megatron knocks Starscream off of him with ease, explaining that Starscream is not his nemesis; Optimus Prime is. The truth enrages Starscream, causing him to lunge at Megatron, hurling them both into the pit below.

Elita-1 reaches the center platform soon after, with Sky-Byte not far behind her. Ignoring Optimus's protests, Elita presses the button while it's in its red "trick" phase, causing all the red platforms to start falling, including the ones Bumblebee and Grimlock are standing on. Distraught, Optimus runs after his fellow Autobots while Elita shoots at Sky-Byte's grappling hook, preventing him from latching on to a platform and causing him to be eliminated. Elita then goes to follow Optimus, but he tells her to guard the center platform. With Elita agreeing to keep watch and Bumblebee assuring him of his well-being, Optimus moves to help Grimlock, who is unable to get off the edge of the platform he's on. Unfortunately for both of them, Grimlock's platform gives way soon after Optimus arrives. Optimus quickly grabs another platform, but can barely hang on to it. Grimlock tells Optimus to let him go and Optimus does, joining the others in the center as they watch Megatron and Starscream fight.

Bumblebee presses the button while it's red to try to get the two Decepticons eliminated. As the room is filled with vision-hindering smoke, Optimus has a third flashback, causing him to press the button while it's blue. The button press sets off the challenge's win condition, and with Starscream being defeated previously, Optimus, Bumblebee, Elita, and Megatron are declared winners. Megatron tells Optimus that his hesitation is a weakness before they are separated.

Back in the jungle, Megatron spots a [[Galvatron (Cyberworld)|large flying creature]]. Meanwhile, Optimus's memories continue to surge forth, and Elita asks him if he's alright.

==Featured Characters==
{{featuredcharacters
|c1=
*[[Bumblebee (Cyberworld)|Bumblebee]] (1)
*[[Optimus Prime (Cyberworld)|Optimus Prime]] (2)
*[[Elita-1 (Cyberworld)|Elita-1]] (3)
*[[Grimlock (Cyberworld)|Grimlock]] (4)

|c2=
*[[Starscream (Cyberworld)|Starscream]] (6)
*[[Sky-Byte (Cyberworld)|Sky-Byte]] (7)
*[[Megatron (Cyberworld)|Megatron]] (8)
*[[Galvatron (Cyberworld)|Galvatron]] (9)
|c4=
*[[Mirage (Cyberworld)|Mirage]] (5)
}}

==Quotes==
"You have been bested, Megatron. Emperor Starscream, your greatest nemesis, has won!" 
''[Megatron laughs]'' 
"Prime is my nemesis, Starscream." 
''[Knocks him to the ground]'' 
"You are a mere nuisance."
:—'''Megatron''' clears up '''Starscream's''' misconception.

"Win requires sacrifice. Let me go."
:—'''Grimlock''' proves he is not a hypocrite.

"Hesitation is weakness Prime, and weakness cannot be afforded."
:—'''Megatron''' helpfully lays down his philosophy.

==Notes==
===Continuity notes===
* Optimus, Bumblebee and Elita are all exhausted after Galvatron drained them of their EXP in the [[Oh Scrap!|last episode]].
* Elita-1 continues to hold her grudge against Sky-Byte for [[River Race Ruckus|"eliminating" her old teammates]].
* Megatron makes reference to the city Starscream has [[Smoke & Mirrors|taken over]].

===Character levels===
* Megatron is at level seven.
* Optimus Prime starts at the bottom of level one but makes it halfway to level two thanks to Megatron's poorly timed button press.
* Starscream is at low level six.

===Transformers references===
* Starscream's two-headed spear homages ''[[Transformers: Dark of the Moon (toyline)|Dark of the Moon]]'' [[Starscream (Movie)/toys#Deluxe Class toys 2|Deluxe Class Starscream]]'s [[MechTech]] weapon.<ref>{{citesocial|quote=bit of an homage to this guy [''image of DOTM Deluxe Starscream'']
|link=https://twitter.com/HedlesChkn/status/1982350739822526716#m|name=Ali Lightfoot|site=Twitter|year=2025|month=10|day=26}}</ref>

===Real world references===
* The NPC Narrator uses the [[Halloween]] terms "Trick" and "Treat" for the negative and positive effects of the button respectively. This episode was aired the Saturday before the holiday.

* Right before shooting Sky-Byte’s grappling hook, Elita-1 tells him to “Smile you spawn of a-”, a parody of Chief Brody’s famous phrase from the ending of ''Jaws''.

===Trivia===
* Like [[Oh Scrap!]] before it, this episode was initially uploaded in a bundle alongside three previous episodes. This installment specifically was uploaded with "[[What Goes Up]]", "[[Prime Target (Cyberworld)|Prime Target]]", and "[[Screamer City Arena]]".
* In addition to his previously revealed [[Storm the Desert|mouth]], Grimlock is shown to have two blue eyes behind his retractable visor.

===Foreign localization===
'''French'''
:*''Title:'' "'''Appuie sur le bouton, Autobot !'''" ("Press the button, Autobot!")
:*''Original airdate:'' [[October 25]], 2025

==References==
{{Reflist}}

[[Category:Cyberworld episodes]]

Heavy Metal War

2025-11-18T14:56:04Z

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{{disambig3|Heavy Metal War}}
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|ep=16
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|ep2=10
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|next2=Autobot Spike
|series3=''[[Transformers: Generation 2 (cartoon)|Transformers: Generation 2]]''
|ep3=5
|prev3=S.O.S. Dinobots
|next3=The Autobot Run
|image=HeavyMetalWar Primedefeated.jpg
|caption=The agony of defeat.
|title="Heavy Metal War"
|season=1
|season ep=16
|production code=#700-13
|airdate=[[December 15]], 1984
|written by=[[Donald F. Glut]]
|animation studio=[[Toei Animation|Toei]], [[Ashi Productions]], [[Nakamura Production]]
|production company=[[Sunbow Productions]]
|continuity=[[Generation 1 cartoon continuity]]
|video=https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=g4eqsJ72_7Q
|videosite=YouTube
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'''Megatron challenges Optimus Prime to a one on one battle to end the war.'''

==Synopsis==
[[File:HeavyMetalWar Megatron invitation.jpg|left|upright=1.1|thumb|Silly Megs, tricks are for kids!]]
A busy construction site is attacked by driver-less construction equipment, and several components are stolen. The construction vehicles return to Decepticon headquarters and are revealed to be the newly built [[Constructicon (G1)|Constructicons]]. The components they stole are parts to a machine that will allow [[Megatron (G1)/Generation 1 cartoon continuity|Megatron]] to absorb the [[power chip rectifier]]s from his [[Decepticon]] warriors.

While the final preparations are completed on the machine, Megatron flies to [[Autobot]] headquarters and makes [[Optimus Prime (G1)/Generation 1 cartoon continuity|Optimus Prime]] an offer he cannot refuse. Megatron offers the Autobot leader a one on one battle with the winner staying on [[Earth]] to do as he pleases, and the loser taking his army and exiling themselves to deep space. Confident in his own abilities, Prime accepts the challenge and sets the match.

[[File:HeavyMetalWar Megatron powerup.jpg|upright=1.1|thumb|Fear me, for I have the power of... poo gas!!]]
Knowing that Prime would be unable to resist a chance to honorably end their conflict, Megatron returns to the Decepticon base and uses the newly completed machine to gain all of the special powers of his warriors. [[Skywarp (G1)/Generation 1 cartoon continuity|Skywarp]]'s teleportation, [[Thundercracker (G1)/Generation 1 cartoon continuity|Thundercracker]]'s sonic boom, [[Rumble (G1)|Rumble]]'s seismic attack, etc. Knowing that Megatron would now be unbeatable, [[Starscream (G1)/Generation 1 cartoon continuity|Starscream]] voices concerns that the Autobot computer [[Teletraan I]] would be able to detect what Megatron had done. Anticipating this problem, Megatron dispatches the Constructicons to take care of the computer.

The two armies arrive at the battle site, and the contest begins. Megatron unleashes a barrage of powers (while Starscream gives a running commentary), and Prime is outclassed at every step. Not knowing that he has been deceived, Prime concedes the fight and comments that he underestimated Megatron. The shocked Autobots begin the trek back to base, and the Decepticons follow to make sure they leave.

[[File:Heavy Metal War Devastator.JPG|left|upright=1.1|thumb|Not Brawl.]]
Meanwhile, the Constructicons have nearly tunneled their way into the [[Ark (G1)|Ark]] and Teletraan I. Sensing the imminent danger, Teletraan I activates the [[Dinobot (G1)|Dinobots]]. The Dinobots respond and start pounding on the Constructicons, opening up a lava channel in the process. The battle not going in their favor, the Constructicons pull out one last trick and combine into the super warrior, [[Devastator (G1)/Generation 1 cartoon continuity|Devastator]]. The returning Autobots see the battle, but are unable to help. Inside the Ark, Teletraan I is able to show that Megatron cheated, and the Autobots rush outside to help the Dinobots.

[[File:Heavy Metal War Decepticons beat.JPG|upright=1.1|thumb|You'd think Starscream would be used to this, but no...]]
Despite the arrival of the rest of the Autobots to the fight, Devastator is still too powerful to be defeated, so [[Hound (G1)/Generation 1 cartoon continuity|Hound]] distracts the monstrous Decepticon with a [[hologram]] of [[Halonix Maximus|a colossal Autobot]]. Stunned at the sudden appearance of a robot even bigger than he is, Devastator is shot by Optimus Prime and falls apart. The Constructicons try to drive away, but the Dinobots blast them into the lava. The other Decepticons are routed by the Autobots and also pushed or knocked back by gunfire into the lava. There is much rejoicing.

...Until Megatron rises from the lava, vowing that the Decepticons will rise again.
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==Featured characters==
{{featuredcharacters
|c1=
*[[Wheeljack (G1)/Generation 1 cartoon continuity|Wheeljack]] (13)
*[[Bumblebee (G1)/Generation 1 cartoon continuity|Bumblebee]] (14)
*[[Ratchet (G1)/Generation 1 cartoon continuity|Ratchet]] (15)
*[[Optimus Prime (G1)/Generation 1 cartoon continuity|Optimus Prime]] (16)
*[[Cliffjumper (G1)/Generation 1 cartoon continuity|Cliffjumper]] (20)
*[[Ironhide (G1)/Generation 1 cartoon continuity|Ironhide]] (21)
*[[Jazz (G1)/Generation 1 cartoon continuity|Jazz]] (24)
*[[Hound (G1)/Generation 1 cartoon continuity|Hound]] (25)
*[[Teletraan I]] (26)
*[[Trailbreaker (G1)|Trailbreaker]] (27)
*[[Bluestreak (G1)|Bluestreak]] (28)
*[[Brawn (G1)|Brawn]] (29)
*[[Prowl (G1)/Generation 1 cartoon continuity|Prowl]] (30)
*[[Sunstreaker (G1)/Generation 1 cartoon continuity|Sunstreaker]] (31)
*[[Sideswipe (G1)/Generation 1 cartoon continuity|Sideswipe]] (32)
*[[Mirage (G1)/Generation 1 cartoon continuity|Mirage]] (33)
*[[Huffer (G1)|Huffer]] (36)
*[[Grimlock (G1)/Generation 1 cartoon continuity|Grimlock]] (37)
*[[Snarl (G1)|Snarl]] (38)
*[[Slag (G1)|Slag]] (39)
*[[Swoop (G1)|Swoop]] (40)
*[[Sludge (G1)|Sludge]] (41)
*[[Halonix Maximus|Giant Autobot]] hologram (43)
|c2=
*[[Hook (G1)|Hook]] (2)
*[[Scrapper (G1)|Scrapper]] (3)
*[[Bonecrusher (G1)|Bonecrusher]] (4)
*[[Long Haul (G1)|Long Haul]] (5)
*[[Scavenger (G1)|Scavenger]] (6)
*[[Mixmaster (G1)|Mixmaster]] (7)
*[[Starscream (G1)/Generation 1 cartoon continuity|Starscream]] (8)
*[[Megatron (G1)/Generation 1 cartoon continuity|Megatron]] (9)
*[[Soundwave (G1)/Generation 1 cartoon continuity|Soundwave]] (10)
*[[Skywarp (G1)/Generation 1 cartoon continuity|Skywarp]] (11)
*[[Thundercracker (G1)/Generation 1 cartoon continuity|Thundercracker]] (12)
*[[Rumble (G1)|Rumble]] (22)
*[[Reflector (G1)|Reflector]] (23)
*[[Ravage (G1)/Generation 1 cartoon continuity|Ravage]] (34)
*[[Laserbeak (G1)/Generation 1 cartoon continuity|Laserbeak]] (35)
*[[Devastator (G1)/Generation 1 cartoon continuity|Devastator]] (42)
|c3=
*Construction Workers (1)
*[[Sparkplug Witwicky]] (17)
*[[Chip Chase]] (18)
*[[Spike Witwicky (G1)/Generation 1 cartoon continuity|Spike Witwicky]] (19)
}}

==Quotes==
"Forgive me, but I believe your boast sounds vaguely familiar."
:—'''Starscream''', after hearing another of Megatron's promises to destroy the Autobots.

[[File:Shockblastcannon.jpg|thumb|upright=1.66|I'm alright! I'm alright. That was supposed to happen.]]
"Let's see how he likes my new [[Shock blast cannon|shockblast cannon]]! ''[The cannon explodes in his hands]'' Uhh... hnh... that's a shock, all right."
:—'''Wheeljack'''

"But I need my power chip rectifier. Besides, the Cybertron Code of Combat requires each warrior to fight as he is, without additional reinforcement. You wouldn't want to cheat, would you, Megatron?" 
"I will win by any means! At any cost! Even if it means terminating ''you'', Starscream!" 
"I was only raising a legal point..."
:—'''Starscream''' and '''Megatron'''

"Doesn't this remind you of the gladiatorial combats in ancient Rome?" 
"Maybe it would if I knew what you were talkin' about."
:—'''Chip''' and '''Ironhide''' on the duel between Optimus and Megatron.

"Sludge not see these Decepticons before." 
"Not see again either. Because we dino-mite them to pieces!" 
:—'''Sludge''' and '''Snarl''' vs. the Constructicons.

"It is ended." 
"Is it really over, Optimus? I mean, have we seen the end of this war? Forever?" 
"Who can say, Spike? In this vast universe, is anything truly forever?"
:—'''Optimus Prime''' and '''Spike''', with a question that is quickly answered, at least for the audience.

==Notes==
===Production information===
* First draft script: 27th July 1984
* Script revised by [[Ron Friedman]]: 1st August 1984
* Constructicons and Devastator models approved: 8th August 1984
* Final script: 13th August 1984
* Dialogue recording: 23rd August 1984 (Note - [[Gregg Berger]] not present for main session, later pick-up session required)
* Returned to the US for telecine: 3rd December 1984

===Continuity notes===
*This episode introduces the [[Constructicon (G1)|Constructicons]] and [[Devastator (G1)/Generation 1 cartoon continuity|Devastator]].
[[File:Heavymeatlwar megatron powers.jpg|thumb|upright=1.1|This fist of mine glows with an awesome power chip rectifier!]]
[[File:HeavyMetalWar Scavenger.jpg|thumb|upright=1.1|This shovel of mine glows with an awesome sensor reading!]]
*Gadgets and powers:
**The Constructicons show off a variety of armaments and abilities, such as Mixmaster melting a whole steam roller into goop and later firing a stream of rock-melting liquid (the cannon flipping up from his cab is perhaps a nod to his toy's "attack mode"), Long Haul having dump truck mode missile launchers (also a possible nod to his toy's "attack mode"), and Scavenger's shovel-based sensors.
**Long Haul has the rather ''amazing'' ability to fill up his cargo bed with a payload, transform to robot mode, then convert back to dump truck mode... and still have the cargo be there!
**Ironhide detects Megatron's approach using a sensor that displays on his chest, not unlike abilities he displayed in "[[S.O.S. Dinobots]]" and "[[The Ultimate Doom, Part 1]]".
**Cliffjumper's [[glass gas]], if that's what it's supposed to be, acts a lot more like Ironhide's liquid nitrogen. He shoots a huge stream of it from his retracted wrists, and it encases Megatron in ice.
**Speaking of which, being encased in ice does not affect Megatron's ability to fly.
**Ironhide doesn't even bother retracting his fists; he just shoots lasers right out of them. It's an unusual conceit for ''Transformers'', though [[Megatron's Master Plan, Part 2|not]] [[Dinobot Island, Part 2|unheard of]].
**As explained in this episode, [[power chip rectifier]]s are what give Transformers their unique special abilities.
**The episode gives us a showcase of the Decepticons' most notable abilities, as Megatron uses Starscream's [[cluster bomb]]s and null rays, Reflector's light-generating abilities, Rumble's earthquakes, Skywarp's teleportation, and Thundercracker's sonic abilities.
***Incidentally, this is the first time said sonic abilities have been used explicitly. And it's not even by the guy they belong to.
**Optimus shows the strange ability to fire lasers out of his palm. He's blocking Megatron's shot with the other arm at the same time, almost like he's [[Optimus Primal (BW)/Beast Wars cartoon continuity#Beast Machines cartoon|absorbing the energy and shooting it back]].
**Teletraan-1 can make up its own mind to wake up the Dinobots when a threat is detected.
**Grimlock actually uses his rocket launcher, though it's drawn as one of the barrels of his laser rifle shooting off like a rocket.
**Snarl's sword can fire energy blasts from its tip. The Dinobots actually using their swords is something that doesn't happen often, but this is the second time Snarl has been shown with his. Instead of being red, as per the toy and comics, it uses the gray coloring it has in Snarl's package art.
**While the lasers in the Dinobots' dinosaur modes come out of their eyes, horns or mouths, Snarl's dinosaur mode lasers come out of his nostrils. ''Yeah.''
**Hound projects one of his holograms out of both fists.
**Hey, turns out the Constructicons can turn themselves all into one big robot! Wonder whether the toys can do that?
*When the Constructicons are tunneling, Scrapper refers to [[Scavenger (G1)|Scavenger]] with his working name "[[Scrounge (G1)|Scrounge]]". In their [[Transformers: More than Meets the Eye|''More than Meets the Eye'']] bio, Dreamwave would paint this as a deliberate derogatory term other Decepticons sometimes refer to him as.
*Soundwave pets Ravage on the head like a kitty cat. Adorable!
*This episode is also the "source" of the aborted "Lava Bath Safety" deco for the original Megatron toy.
*The ''Law of Cybertron'' will be invoked again many years later, to resolve the Generation 2 War. {{storylink|Transformers: G-2 (story page)|The Autobots Triumph in the Battle of Good Vs. Evil!}}

===Real-world references===
*''[[Star Wars (franchise)|Star Wars]]'' sound effects:
**''[[Millennium Falcon]]'' engine burst/whine as the Constructicons take off from the construction site.
**Same effect as Megatron leaves Autobot Headquarters.
**[[Lightsaber]] ignition sound when Megatron activates Reflector's light powers.
*Chip provides the episode's requisite dose of "Oh, it's ''educational''" by likening the leaders' combat to the gladiatorial matches of ancient Rome.
*Mixmaster gets in on the act by naming a couple of acids by formula: H2SO4 (sulfuric acid) and HCl (hydrochloric acid).
*Oh, and the construction site will make energy from the earth's magnetic field. "Magnetic field" sounds like science, right??

===Technical or animation glitches===
*It seems the artists might have had only script directions to go by when drawing the Constructicons' vehicular attack modes, and not actual character models. Both Long Haul and Mixmaster deploy weapons that are of similar description to their toys' attack forms (cab-mounted cannon, twin missile launchers), but look nothing like them.
*Coloring errors:
**As Long Haul deploys his missiles, his Decepticon symbol is red, and missing its "cheeks".
**The top of Hook's head is green as Scrapper bows to Megatron... and again in the very next shot.
**Scavenger's face is colored all-green as he welds. If it was a stylistic decision to show the light from his welding, then it should flicker along with the welding lights.
**As Scrapper directs the others working on the infuser, his head is green instead of black, and Mixmaster's drum and torso are purple instead of green.
**The top of Wheeljack's chest is colored glass-blue instead of white after the shock cannon blows up.
**During the pan across the Decepticons before the strength transfer, Soundwave is missing the line in the middle of his mask, and his yellow stripes are mostly colored blue.
**Megatron's waist is red instead of silver after the transfer.
**When Megatron talks to Starscream after that, Starscream's air vent "boobs" are colored white instead of black.
**The front of Scrapper's head is red instead of black as Megatron orders him to move out.
**As Scrapper transforms, his whole helmet is green.
**As Optimus explains the code to Spike, Ironhide's forehead isn't fully drawn in.
**"Defeat, Megatron?" Megatron's fusion cannon is white instead of black during this line.
**At the end of the across the Decepticons seating themselves, Soundwave's optic visor is blue instead of red.
**Laserbeak's head is light gray as he ejects from Soundwave.
**Megatron's faction emblem is missing before he teleports.
**And it's missing again as he says the Autobots must exile.
**After Megatron teleports, Skywarp is colored like Starscream as he talks about the his ability.
**Starscream's right arm is colored dark gray for a moment, while he talks to Skywarp about the rectifiers.
**Wheeljack's missing one of the lines on his "ears" as he and the others listen to Optimus say he was not prepared.
**Prime's tires are light gray as he transforms to truck mode, and his headlights aren't colored in.[[File:Heavymetalwar constructicons target teletraan.jpg|thumb|upright=1.1|Oh, and Scavenger's chest shouldn't be purple, either.]]
**Scrapper's helmet is green in two shots as he and the others run into Autobot Headquarters.
**Scavenger's back is purple as he and the others back away from the Dinobots.
**Snarl's helmet is the same medium gray as his body as he joins Sludge.
**As Devastator walks toward the Dinobots, Swoop's head is white, while Sludge and Slag are block-colored gray.
**Devastator's hand is green instead of purple as he throws Grimlock.
**The top of Starscream's chest is red instead of gray as Megatron rants about the hologram.
*"Besides, the Cybertron code of combat requires..." Starscream's hand phases behind the transfer machine's light during his monologue.
*There's a discontinuity between shots as Megatron is infused; in one shot he's moving and reacting in visible pain to the power transfer; in the next, he's just standing there like a statue.
*Also in the above scene, when Megatron says "I now possess all your powers in addition to my own" his "helmet" is significantly wider than his usual onscreen character model's, and in the NEXT shot ("Optimus Prime and the Autobots... are FINISHED!! Huhuhwarhahahahaha!!") his helmet suddenly shrinks back to its usual narrow width. It would therefore be reasonable to surmise the animators were using Megatron's G1 Toy as a drawing reference for the former shot, as his helmet IS significantly wider than the "normal" Megatron's onscreen model.
*After Megatron talks of the Constructicons destroying Teletraan I, he's suddenly no longer attached to the machine.
*When Megatron laughs maniacally after being infused with the power of the other Decepticons, his head is disproportionately small, and his Decepticon insignia moves independently of his body.
*When the Autobots transform into their alternate modes right before leaving to the duel, Trailbreaker transforms outside the Ark somehow.
*When the Autobots transform back into robot mode when they arrive at the duel, Ironhide, already in robot mode, transforms into his alternate mode. The next scene shows him in robot mode again.
*When Starscream lands behind Megatron before the latter's duel with Optimus Prime, the animators forgot to animate the dust Starscream's feet stir up, so we can see that his legs are not fully drawn, and instead of feet, they end in paint blotches.
*Chip is drawn speaking Spike's line "It's Earth history, Ironhide!"
*During the duel, what are the Autobots supposed to be sitting on? Air?
*After the boulder Prime threw at Megatron splits in two, it completely disappears before the shot ends.
[[File:HeavyMetalWar Huffer towing Prime's trailer.jpg|thumb|upright=1.1|"Rise Huffimus Prime!"]]
*Huffer is drawn with six wheels instead of four as he takes Prime's trailer.
*Only a moment after Huffer takes Prime's trailer, as the Autobots depart the battlefield, the animators have drawn Prime towing his trailer again, but covered up their error by coloring him orange like Huffer.
*Mixmaster's cab-weapon changes color and form between scenes (it's a gray sphere when the Constructicons start tunneling; it's a green gun when they reach Autobot Headquarters.)
*Mixmaster's acid-laser changes from pink to orange between shots. The weapon that fires it has gone back to gray in the second shot.
*The animation doesn't really show a hole ''melting'' in the floor; a section of the floor just vanishes and is replaced with a melted hole.
*Grimlock has his original head design in this episode, rather than the later, toy-based one he normally is drawn with.
*Grimlock's [[galaxial rocket launcher]] is drawn as one of the barrels of his laser rifle shooting off.
*The Dinobots' voices are ''heavily'' processed in his episode, far beyond the norm, giving them a crunchy, gravely sound.
*The inside of Sludge's [[robot mode]] mouth is glowing orange ''again''. Clearly this is part of his character model, but why and how did such a bizarre choice come about in the first place?
*As Scrapper clutches his wounded shoulder, he has two small eyes instead of a visor. (It makes him look a lot like [[Rewind (G1)|Rewind]].)
[[File:G1DevastatorHeads.jpg|thumb|upright=1.1|But let's face it - he looks much, much cooler with the visor.]]
*Much like [[A Plague of Insecticons|Kickback's insect head]], the cartoon could never quite make up its mind whether Devastator was supposed to have two small eyes or one big visor. This episode shows him with eyes as he monologues, then the visor shows up just a shot or two later.
*"Then -- Then Megatron cheated!" Ironhide's mouth is drawn with [[teeth]] and a [[tongue]].
*When the Autobots cheer inside their headquarters, [[Bumblebee (G1)/Generation 1 cartoon continuity|Bumblebee]]'s insignia is missing, Wheeljack's ears aren't flashing, and Jazz's mouth is blinking on and off.
*As the hologram fades out, Hound isn't shown in the nearby cave from which he's supposed to be projecting it.
*When [[Megatron (G1)/Generation 1 cartoon continuity|Megatron]] finds out the "Giant [[Autobot]]" is a hologram, his cannon [[kibble]] is gone for a brief second.
*In the final closeup of Megatron's face, several of the lava streams are flowing ''behind'' his eyes and back out. OUCH!
*When we first see the Autobots in the Ark after the duel, Ironhide punches empty air, the whole screen shakes, and he says, “Uh, sorry about that” to no-one.

===Rhino DVD release===
More than most episodes, the [[Rhino Entertainment|Kid Rhino]] DVD version of this episode is full of animation errors that do not appear in the original broadcast version or prior home video releases (as a result of incomplete film masters being used for the DVD), as well as crude attempts made by Rhino to fix some of these errors.

Some are merely aesthetic complaints:
*The Constructicons are stationary in their first shot.
*In one shot, the camera pans sideways to follow the Constructicons, however they aren't moving, so they actually lag behind the screen. Then, as they round a corner, they are animated above the animation cel of the building they drive around, and you can see they are not fully drawn. Their [[alternate mode|vehicle mode]]s end in unfinished lines and paint blotches until they come fully into view.
*As the Constructicons make their big introductory transformations, the camera doesn't pan up with Bonecrusher, Long Haul, and Mixmaster, leaving them cut out of the shot from the thighs upward. Bonecrusher is also visibly floating above the ground.
*The shot of Ironhide picking up Decepticon signals on his screen was missing the signals in Rhino's copy. As a result, they digitally inserted it into the scene from another version of the episode.
*The shot of Megatron being encased in ice has different effects.
*Several shots of Wheeljack speaking are missing the glow effects on his "ears". Rhino "fixes" some of these shots by adding digital glows.
*After Long Haul transforms, the equipment he's supposedly carrying simply pops into view. As the outlines tell us, it has been retroactively shopped into the image.
*The Rhino DVD portrays the power-chip smelter as a featureless rectangular smear, lacking all the light effects and animation that should be present.
*When Megatron says "Scrapper, you have your orders...", the Constructicons' eyes / eye visors no longer glow red in response.
*As he drives up to start digging, [[Mixmaster (G1)|Mixmaster]] is constantly jumping a bit back and forth while driving, as if the animation frames are not ordered properly.
*The shot of Spike saying "I mean, they don't call those creeps Decepticons for nothing." is much cruder and more anime-esque.
*When the Autobots transform to leave base for the battlefield, Optimus Prime's left headlight blinks in and out a couple of times.
*Then, as they all drive out of the Ark, the screen freezes for a moment. The Autobots seem to have teleported after the animation finally continues.
*Spike's animation during the shot of Chip saying "That answer your question, Ironhide?" is different.
*When the Witwickys and Chip slide down the hill with Ironhide, Ironhide is frozen in place.
*The sky behind Ironhide, when he is informing us of his ignorance of Earth's history, jumps noticeably at the beginning of the shot, and the shadowy outlines around him vibrate wildly.
*The audience isn't actually sitting on the edge of the pit, rather they are all somehow seated on the slopes.
*The black shading around Megatron's eyes is missing during a closeup shot of him. In the same shot, his body is wildly moving around as if he is running.
*The background behind Prime as he says "I never knew he was that strong" is different.
*At two points during the duel with Optimus Prime (one of them recycled as him landing at Autobot Headquarters), Megatron is colored dark gray.
*When the miscolored Megatron blasts Prime away, the background isn't moving to simulate the camera pan, whereas Prime's animation is.
*The humans in one shot are drawn horribly off-model, with terrible looking teeth, may we add. Spike shows his pre-final print uppers again in a later shot.
*When Skywarp boasts that Megatron acquired the power of teleportation from him, he is colored like Starscream, who is seen sitting right next to him.
*The shot of Prime reacting to the sound rays was missing the rays in Rhino's copy of the episode. Their solution to "fixing" this error was to overlay the broadcast version of the scene on top of it, resulting in a ''very'' blurry image.
*When the Constructicons approach Teletraan 1, Rhino poorly inserts Teletraan from another copy of the episode to cover up the fact that he was missing in their copy. As a result, the scene no longer zooms in as it should.
*During the Dinobots' fight scene with the Constructicons, some of the laser-firing animation is missing, leaving the characters with huge "holes" and gaps on their bodies where said laser shots should have been animated. This also renders the shot of Sludge firing his eye-beams completely pointless.
*And as Swoop fires his missiles, the background art isn't moving, making it look like he is floating.
*Also in one shot, the rock covering the Constructicons is missing from the foreground, and again, we see incomplete drawings instead of fully-drawn robots.
**However a later shot has a cave mouth drawn over the screen's outer rim, which shouldn't be there, as the scene takes place outside.
*The shot of Hook saying "Bad news, Scrapper. They've brought out the heavy artillery!" is supposed to have a glowing effect from the lava pass in front of him. However, the copy that Rhino used was missing this effect. Once again, they digitally inserted this glow from another copy of the episode to "fix" this mistake.
**A similar edit is made to the following shot of Scrapper getting hit, where the laser effects have been added from another copy of the episode. However, Rhino forgot to put the smoke coming from Scrapper's shoulder back in.
*Snarl's head is briefly missing for a few frames in one shot.
*The scene of Chip explaining what happened to Optimus' damaged parts is sloppier and more anime-esque in the Rhino version.
*Sludge's eye beams are missing in one shot.
*The shot of the Constructicons falling in lava features slightly less detailed lava.
*The lava on Megatron's face in the final shot is different.

However, some of the screwups actually confuse the plot:
[[File:HeavyMetalWar-Rhino VS Shout.jpg|thumb|upright=1.1|Rare appearance of the yellow Cliffjumper variant.]]
*Power chip rectifier only appear in the finished animation as little more than small glowing pink dots. When Starscream removes his, this glowing effect is missing, meaning he's holding nothing, and that none of the rectifiers ever actually appear on-screen in the Rhino version. This was done to hide an error in Rhino’s print where Starscream’s mouth disappears as he says his line, and Japanese text appears next to him.
*When Rhino DVD Optimus Prime hurls a boulder at Megatron, Megatron still lights up to use Skywarp's teleportation ability to get out of the way... but after the teleporation glow effect fades, Megatron is ''still standing there''. The boulder ''flies straight through him'' with nobody seeming to care, including Megatron himself.
*When Megatron is talking to Starscream while the Constructicons are building the infuser machine, Starscream is colored like Skywarp. Starscream's mouth movements in this scene are also different.
**Speaking about the Constructicons being hard at work, this sequence is completely missing. We are instead treated to a shot of Megatron and Starscream standing silently for seconds.
*When [[Cliffjumper (G1)/Generation 1 cartoon continuity|Cliffjumper]] runs up and uses his [[glass gas]], he is coloured like [[Bumblebee (G1)/Generation 1 cartoon continuity|Bumblebee]].
[[File:HeavyMetalWar Mixmaster spray.JPG|thumb|upright=1.1|That sure isn't a cave you're in there, Mixmaster.]]
*The animation sequence of Megatron landing at the Autobot base ''is missing entirely'', and is replaced by looped animation from later in the episode of Megatron landing after a jump, along with a recycled snippet of Cliffjumper looking elated after encasing Megatron in ice from just a few seconds earlier.
*When Megatron lands, there are two Optimus Primes and Ironhides there to greet him.
*As the Autobots help Prime make his decision, the camera pans are missing, and the scene is instead shown as multiple, separate shots. Secondly, Wheeljack's light effects are poorly added in from the broadcast version, as they were misaligned in Rhino's print. Finally, the added lens-effects in Prime's optics makes him look like he's about to cry.
*When the Constructicons move out to dig the passage to the Autobot headquarters, they're all shown outdoors instead of inside the base.
*A transformation sequence for Trailbreaker, recycled from "[[More than Meets the Eye, Part 1]]", still retains its exterior background even though it's supposed to happen inside Autobot Headquarters.
*When the Autobots arrive at the pit in vehicle mode, Ironhide is seen transforming from robot mode to vehicle mode. Then, he is back in his robot form.
*Where the finished episode tries to disguise the fact that the animators have drawn Prime towing his own trailer by coloring him life Huffer, in the unfinished animation used for the DVD, Prime is colored in his normal colors. Rhino tried to fix this in one shot, but the join is very obvious.
*Instead of using the finished shot, we see recycled animation of a standing Prime being hit when Megatron delivers his final blow. He should be lying on the ground.
*The animation of the lava is absent in a couple of shots.

But, uhhh, hey, that silver DVD case sure is shiny and pretty!

===Shout! Factory DVD release===
*Like "[[Countdown to Extinction (episode)|Countdown to Extinction]]" before it, the sound effects of this episode are cranked down to near-inaudibility, compared to the music and vocal tracks.
*This episode is also one of several affected by Shout!'s inability to obtain complete master reels to restore the incomplete animation used in the Kid Rhino releases, resulting in 1-inch tape versions being used instead. Picture quality is thus all over the map. The scenes of Megatron approaching Autobot Headquarters are noticeably under-lit. Several scenes are in visibly softer focus compared to shots before and after, such as the pan of Autobots as Cliffjumper says "I don't trust 'im!"

===Continuity errors===
[[File:Lineup.jpg|thumb|upright=2.2|"Where'd you get the Constructicons?" "We found them." "Found them? On Earth? Constructicons are Cybertronian!" "The Cosmos may fly into the sun or the Omega Supreme or the Astrotrain may seek warmer climes in winter, yet these are not strangers to our land." "Are you suggesting that Constructicons migrate?"]]
*This episode gives the first of [[Constructicon (G1)|three contradictory origins]] for the Constructicons.

*The building site that the Constructicons raid is a power plant. One of the construction workers states that it will be able to provide the whole planet with limitless energy, raising the question of why the Decepticons didn't raid such a powerful energy source for energon.

*So this head worker guy sees driverless, talking construction vehicles, that turn into giant malevolent thieving robots with the Decepticon symbol on 'em... but somehow he only figures out that they're Decepticons when Scrapper says they work for Megatron. Is Megatron's name more famous than all the defining aspects of his faction?

*Ironhide is apparently able to detect the Decepticons by himself, without relying on Teletraan I. However, in "[[The Ultimate Doom, Part 1]]", the Autobots were unable to detect the approaching Decepticons with Teletraan I sabotaged.

*Optimus Prime takes out Devastator with a single shot from his laser rifle, something rather at odds with the later portrayal of combiners as nigh-invulnerable. Maybe they were upgraded?

*It's a bit strange that Starscream of all mechs should be concerned with legalities and suggest that Megatron try to fight honorably... but there ''is'' a touch of sarcasm when he says "You wouldn't want to ''cheat'', would you, Megatron?"

*There is a rather ''huge'' hole in Megatron's "Destroy Teletraan I" plot: When the Autobots come back from Optimus Prime's defeat, wouldn't a burning-and-smoking Teletraan I ''immediately'' scream "Megatron DID cheat" rather than cover that fact up?

*Mind you, the Autobots confidently rely on Teletraan I to let them know if Megatron is cheating but then don't leave anyone monitoring it or have a real time communication link with it. It's only by the Decepticon's good graces that they were allowed to go back to Autobot HQ and check its findings before potentially taking up their exile in space.

[[File:DinobotsG1.jpg|thumb|upright=2.2]]
*The Autobots return to headquarters as the Dinobots have begun their battle with Devastator. They have time enough to repair Optimus Prime and detect the Decepticon deception, and meanwhile, the Dinobots are ''still'' fighting Devastator.
**On that note the Autobots don't even try to tell the Dinobots that they were leaving and the fight was over. Were the Autobots going to leave the Dinobots behind and strand them on Earth!?

*Speaking of which, didn't anybody notice the big flaming hole in the floor of Autobot Headquarters?

*So the Decepticons couldn't '''FLY''' out of the lava when they fell in?

*Doesn't anybody notice Megatron down there floating in the lava?

===Trivia===
[[File:SnarlG1.jpg|thumb|upright=1.1|''Transformers'' was anime before it was [[Transformers: The Headmasters (cartoon)|anime]].]]
*The art style of this episode has a distinctively Japanese flavor to it (in a handful of scenes), similar to that of "[[Roll for It]]" and "[[S.O.S. Dinobots]]". [[Masami Ōbari]]'s believed to be involved with this episode.<ref>http://mimizun.com/log/2ch/ranime/1118994758/</ref> [[Nobuyoshi Habara]] was also involved with the episode, working on some shots during the actual battle between Optimus Prime and Megatron, though which shots are unspecified.<ref>https://w.atwiki.jp/sakuga/?cmd=word&word=%E3%83%88%E3%83%A9%E3%83%B3%E3%82%B9%E3%83%95%E3%82%A9%E3%83%BC%E3%83%9E%E3%83%BC&type=&pageid=309</ref>
*The animation pretty much gets Devastator's transformation spot-on. Enjoy it while you can; it [[The Core|won't]] [[The Autobot Run|last]].
*Storyboards for this episode indicate that at one point in the scripting process, power chip rectifiers were also tied into the ability to transform. Upon giving up their rectifiers, the Decepticons lose their ability to transform, and during the fight, Megatron transforms into a jet! <ref>[http://cartoonpaperwork.com/network/dt/003.shtml "Heavy Metal War" storyboards at CartoonPaperwork.com]</ref>
*Scenes and dialogue deleted from this episode include Wheeljack showing off the latest improvements he has made to the Dinobots outside Autobot Headquarters (during which Megatron arrives), Scavenger referring to Scrapper with his working name "[[Gravedigger]]", Megatron using Soundwave's mind-reading powers on Optimus Prime during their fight, and Starscream sarcastically pointing out that the other Decepticons could help Devastator fight the Dinobots - except that they don't have their powers (to which Megatron retorts that "my Devastator needs no help").
**An extended portion of dialogue is also cut from Megatron's address to Optimus Prime, resulting in the rather clumsy line in the finished episode, "Our war has gone on for millions of years — Decepticons fighting Autobots — in which opposing leaders — you and I, Optimus Prime — may do battle." In the episode's dialogue script, following "Decepticons fighting Autobots," Megatron finishes his first sentence by lamenting the endless nature of the war. Prime shares in his regret, but deems it necessary as long as Megatron continues his pursuit of conquest. Megatron then speaks again, raising the topic of the "age-old law of combat," then picking up the finished line from "in which opposing leaders..."
**Ironhide's "sorry about that" non-sequitur is the result of a cut to the start of the scene: while watching the battle through the hole blasted out the side of the volcano and frustrated at not being able to join in, Ironhide slams his fist against the cavern wall, causing it to shake. He sheepishly apologizes.
[[File:RumbleisRed.jpg|thumb|upright=1.1|The "red robot" is clearly blue.]]
*During Teletraan I's montage of the sources of Megatron's acquired powers, the descriptions for the individual Decepticons are verbatim quotes from the [http://tfarchive.com/cartoons/bible/ Transformers Series Bible's "Decepticon Rollcall" page], albeit including several lost-in-translation typographical errors ("Decepticon Lider", "Decepticon Commicator", "Sky Warp"). The most notable of those is [[Rumble (G1)|Rumble]] (misspelled as "Runble") being identified as a [[FIRRIB|"red robot"]]. Furthermore, the seemingly random numbers listed on those screens are actually Hasbro's product codes for the respective toys. Interestingly enough, [[Reflector (G1)|Reflector]] is given a product number, even though he was never released at mass retail. However, the renditions of the Decepticons are ''not'' the official [[character model]] poses for those characters, but rather all-new drawings.
*The head construction worker's cry as Scavenger drops him is recycled from "[[The Ultimate Doom, Part 2]]" (from when Laserbeak kidnaps two security guards.)
*The episode's ending sure seems intended as a potential conclusion to the series, just in case it wasn't renewed for a second season. Turns out that ''Transformers'' was a bit of a hit, so that whole falling-into-lava thing was ignored (though it was alluded to in the [[title sequence]] animation for season two, as the Insecticons traverse in lava).
*The giant Autobot hologram image Hound projected went anonymous for 26 years until it received an identity at [[BotCon 2010]] as the [[Elite Guard]] member [[Halonix Maximus]].
[[File:RavagePet.jpg|thumb|upright=1.1|Who's a good widdle killy-kitty? YOU IS!]]
*When the Autobots and Decepticons are getting ready to watch the fight, Soundwave lets Ravage out and Ravage then sits beside Soundwave and audibly ''purrs'' while Soundwave pets him. This is both very cute and very creepy.
*Devastator referring to himself as "the Devastator" might be a leftover reference to the character's working name of "the Destructoid".
*When aired on [[Hub Network]]'s video-on-demand, the Kid Rhino version is used for some reason, even though Hub Network otherwise airs the original pre-Kid Rhino versions.

===Foreign localization===
'''French'''
:*''Title (European French broadcast):'' "'''Le sursis'''" ("The reprieve")
:*''Title (Canadian French broadcast & European French DVD release):'' "'''La guerre du métal lourd'''" ("Heavy metar war")
:*''Original airdate:'' ?
::*About the European French dub:
:::*All the scenes in which the Constructicons talk in vehicle mode are not dubbed. Only Scrapper is fully dubbed and Hook has one line when he talks in robot mode. This results in frozen shots of construction vehicles with catchy music. They must hate the Constructicons, since the same will happen [[City of Steel (episode)|a few episodes later]]...
:::*Scrapper introduces his colleagues with French names, "Perforeur" ("Driller"), "Tronçonneur" ("Chainsaw"), "Creuseur" ("Digger"), "Dévastateur" ("Devastator") and "Phénix" ("Phoenix"). These names will ''never'' be used ever again in the series, or in any ''Transformers'' media.
:::**Even if we used these names, why would "Creuseur" ("Digger") be Long Haul instead of Scavenger?
:::**Moreover, "Dévastateur" is used for both Bonecrusher and Devastator in the episode.

'''German'''
:*''Title (Generation 2 dub):'' "'''Der Zweikampf'''" ("The Duel")
:*''Original airdate:'' [[May 28]], [[1994]]

'''Italian'''
:*''Title (both dubs):'' "'''Il duello'''" ("The Duel")
:*''Original airdate:'' ?
::*In the first dub Huffer is called "Piedone" ("Big Foot") in this episode, despite his Italian name being Turbo.

'''Japanese'''
:*''Title:'' "'''Cybertron-sei no Okite'''" (せイバートロン星の掟, "The Laws of Planet Cybertron")
:*''Original airdate:'' [[September 7]], [[1985]]
::*In Japanese anime fashion, Megatron yells the names of several of the special attacks he's purloined from his minions; namely, Reflector's "Flash Beam" and Thundercracker's "Sonic Beam".

'''Mandarin'''
:*''Title:'' "'''Shuāng Xióng Dàzhàn '''" (双雄大战, "Fight between Double Leaders")
:*''Original airdate:'' ?

'''Brazilian Portuguese'''
:*''Title:'' "'''A Guerra dos Metaleiros'''" ("The War of the Metalheads")
:*''Original airdate:'' ?

'''Russian'''
:*''Title:'' "'''Voyna tyazhelogo metalla'''" (Война тяжёлого металла, "Heavy Metal War")
:*''Original airdate:'' ?

'''Serbian'''
:*''Title:'' "'''Sukob metalnih ratnika'''" (Сукоб металних ратника, "Battle of the Metal Warriors")
:*''Original airdate:'' ?

'''Latin Spanish'''
:*''Title:'' "'''Fuerte Guerra de Metal'''" ("Heavy Metal War")
:*''Original airdate:'' ?

===Toys inspired by this episode===
* '''''[[War for Cybertron: Kingdom]]'' [[Huffer (G1)#War for Cybertron: Kingdom|Huffer]] (2021)'''
:This Deluxe class version of Huffer is specifically molded to be able to tow the trailer of ''[[War for Cybertron: Earthrise|Earthrise]]'' [[Optimus Prime (G1)/Generations toys#War for Cybertron: Earthrise|Optimus Prime]], recreating a scene from this episode.

==Home video releases==
{{homevidnote}}
;VHS
[[File:Flag of USA.png|20px|United States of America]] [[1986]] — ''The Transformers'' — Volume 10: "Heavy Metal War" ([[Family Home Entertainment]]) 
[[File:Flag of UK.png|20px|United Kingdom]] [[1987]] — ''Transformers'' — Heavy Metal Wars / The Girl Who Loved Powerglide ([[Tempo Video]]) 
[[File:Flag of UK.png|20px|United Kingdom]] [[1989]] — ''Transformers'' — A Ghost in the Machine / Heavy Metal Wars (Tempo Video) 
[[File:Flag of UK.png|20px|United Kingdom]] [[1990]] — ''Transformers'' — Heavy Metal Wars / The Girl Who Loved Powerglide ([[Tempo Video|Abbey Home Entertainment]]) 
[[File:Flag of USA.png|20px|United States of America]] [[2000]] — ''The Original Transformers'' — Volume 6: Evolution Revolution ([[The Original Transformers|Rhino Entertainment]])
;{{w|LaserDisc}}
[[File:Flag of Japan.png|20px|Japan]] [[1994]] — ''Fight! Super Robot Lifeform Transformers'' — Convoy Set ([[TakaraTomy|Takara]]) — Japanese audio only. 
[[File:Flag of Japan.png|20px|Japan]] [[1998]] — ''The Transformers'' — Autobot Edition ([[Geneon Universal Entertainment|Pioneer LDC]]) — Japanese audio only.
;DVD
[[File:Flag of Japan.png|20px|Japan]] [[2001]] — ''The Transformers'' — DVD Box 1 (Pioneer LDC) — Japanese audio only. 
[[File:Flag of UK.png|20px|United Kingdom]] [[2002]] — ''Transformers: Generation 2'' ([[Maverick Entertainment|Sony Wonder]]) 
[[File:Flag of UK.png|20px|United Kingdom]] 2002 — ''Transformers'' — Original Series: Volume Three (Sony Wonder) 
[[File:Flag of UK.png|20px|United Kingdom]] 2002 — ''Transformers'' — Complete Original Series: Deluxe Edition (Sony Wonder) 
[[File:Flag of USA.png|20px|United States of America]] 2002 — ''The Original Transformers'' — First Season Collector's Edition ([[The Original Transformers|Rhino Entertainment]]) 
[[File:Flag of USA.png|20px|United States of America]] 2002 — ''The Original Transformers'' — Volume Three (Rhino Entertainment) 
[[File:Flag of Australia.png|20px|Australia]] [[2003]] — ''Transformers'' — Collection 1: Series 1 ([[Madman Entertainment]]) 
[[File:Flag of UK.png|20px|United Kingdom]] [[2004]] — ''Transformers'' — Season 1 ([[Metrodome]]) 
[[File:Flag of France.png|20px|France]] 2004 — ''Transformers'' — Volume 4 ([[Déclic Images]]) — European French audio only. 
[[File:Flag of Australia.png|20px|Australia]] [[2006]] — The Best of ''The Transformers'' (Madman Entertainment) 
[[File:Flag of UK.png|20px|United Kingdom]] 2006 — ''Transformers'' — The Complete Generation One Collection (Metrodome) 
[[File:Flag of UK.png|20px|United Kingdom]] [[2007]] — ''Transformers'' — The Classic Episodes (Metrodome) 
[[File:Flag of UK.png|20px|United Kingdom]] 2007 — ''Classic Transformers'' — Series One: Part Two (Metrodome) 
[[File:Flag of Australia.png|20px|Australia]] 2007 — ''The Transformers'' — Complete Collection (Madman Entertainment) 
[[File:Flag of Italy.png|20px|Italy]] [[2008]] — ''Transformers'' — Volume 02: Stagione Uno Parte Seconda ([[Medianetwork Communication]]) — English and Italian audio. 
[[File:Flag of UK.png|20px|United Kingdom]] [[2009]] — ''Transformers'' — Season One (Metrodome) 
[[File:Flag of Australia.png|20px|Australia]] 2009 — ''The Transformers'' — Complete Collection: Decepticon Edition (Madman Entertainment) 
[[File:Flag of USA.png|20px|United States of America]] 2009 — ''The Transformers'' — The Complete First Season: 25th Anniversary Edition ([[Shout! Factory]]) 
[[File:Flag of USA.png|20px|United States of America]] 2009 — ''The Transformers'' — The Complete Series: 25th Anniversary "Matrix of Leadership" Collection (Shout! Factory) 
[[File:Flag of USA.png|20px|United States of America]] [[2011]] — ''The Transformers'' — The Complete Original Series (Shout! Factory) 
[[File:Flag of USA.png|20px|United States of America]] [[2014]] — ''The Transformers'' — The Complete First Season: 30th Anniversary Edition (Shout! Factory) 
[[File:Flag of USA.png|20px|United States of America]] 2014 — ''The Transformers'' — Roar of the Dinobots (Shout! Factory) 
[[File:Flag of UK.png|20px|United Kingdom]] 2014 — ''Transformers'' — The Classic Animated Series (Metrodome)

==References==
{{reflist}}
==External links==
*[https://drive.google.com/open?id=1vbr04lZGZRfV8r8xDO7WeRH_HKAurRfQ Full episode script, finalised on 13th August 1984]
*[https://drive.google.com/file/d/16yrVYHBDgzi_x0IbGI8qjma68mEMRxrR/view?usp=drive_link Model sheets and background layouts]
*[https://sunbowmarvelarchive.blogspot.com/p/the-transformers-mp-700-13-heavy-metal.html Gallery of full episode storyboards]

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[[Category:MSTF]]

Carousel Chaos

2025-11-18T14:40:00Z

Wildstrike: /* Quotes */

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'''It's every bot out for themself as Autobots race against Decepticons to press the button that will allow them to win!'''

==Synopsis==
A green light shines in the desert, indicating the beginning of a challenge. [[Optimus Prime (Cyberworld)|Optimus Prime]], [[Elita-1 (Cyberworld)|Elita-1]], and [[Bumblebee (Cyberworld)|Bumblebee]] tiredly stumble upon this challenge and enter it, hoping it will be easy. Much to their displeasure, they soon find out that the game appears to be glitched, and all three fall through the sand and into the game's arena. The arena is a dark space filled with floating platforms that surround a larger platform with a button at its center. The fall seems to trigger another flashback from Optimus, one in which the purple power-up from earlier features prominently. After [[Grimlock (Cyberworld)|Grimlock]] and [[Mirage (Cyberworld)|Mirage]] also fall in, Grimlock sarcastically remarks that Prime isn't looking all that good, and Mirage continues, stating that this whole program feels off. [[Starscream (Cyberworld)|Starscream]], [[Sky-Byte (Cyberworld)|Sky-Byte]], and [[Megatron (Cyberworld)|Megatron]] land next, with Elita none too happy about the appearance of Sky-Byte. Megatron takes a brief moment to comment about the convenience of all the bots he wants offline being in one room, and verbally spars with Starscream before the fight begins.

With all the contestants assembled, the game can finally start, and the [[Narrator]] tells everyone that they must press the button in the center of the battlefield to win. Bumblebee goes first, recklessly stepping onto a red platform, which falls to the abyss beneath his feet, forcing him to quickly move to a blue platform. Megatron begins shortly after Bee, jumping through the floating patches of ground like it's second nature, only coming to a stop when the platform in front of him turns red. Starscream takes this opportunity to try and eliminate Megatron, but is quickly kicked into Optimus, triggering Prime's second round of flashbacks for the day. Megatron proceeds to press the button that is now within his reach, but due to being in its blue "treat" phase, it gives all his foes a power boost instead of eliminating them like he had hoped. Emboldened by his increased strength, Mirage tries to take on Megatron, only to be quickly thrown into the abyss and removed from the competition.

Starscream attempts to menace Optimus, but is convinced by Prime to assist in fighting Megatron instead. Optimus leads the charge, making Megatron think that he's clashing with Optimus, only for Starscream to launch a surprise attack. After a brief exchange of blows between all three of them, the Decepticon leader comes out on top, taking the time to gloat at Optimus. Starscream, however, manages to surprise Megatron once more by grabbing him, triumphantly announcing to Megs that his nemesis has won. Megatron knocks Starscream off of him with ease, explaining that Starscream is not his nemesis; Optimus Prime is. The truth enrages Starscream, causing him to lunge at Megatron, hurling them both into the pit below.

Elita-1 reaches the center platform soon after, with Sky-Byte not far behind her. Ignoring Optimus's protests, Elita presses the button while it's in its red "trick" phase, causing all the red platforms to start falling, including the ones Bumblebee and Grimlock are standing on. Distraught, Optimus runs after his fellow Autobots while Elita shoots at Sky-Byte's grappling hook, preventing him from latching on to a platform and causing him to be eliminated. Elita then goes to follow Optimus, but he tells her to guard the center platform. With Elita agreeing to keep watch and Bumblebee assuring him of his well-being, Optimus moves to help Grimlock, who is unable to get off the edge of the platform he's on. Unfortunately for both of them, Grimlock's platform gives way soon after Optimus arrives. Optimus quickly grabs another platform, but can barely hang on to it. Grimlock tells Optimus to let him go and Optimus does, joining the others in the center as they watch Megatron and Starscream fight.

Bumblebee presses the button while it's red to try to get the two Decepticons eliminated. As the room is filled with vision-hindering smoke, Optimus has a third flashback, causing him to press the button while it's blue. The button press sets off the challenge's win condition, and with Starscream being defeated previously, Optimus, Bumblebee, Elita, and Megatron are declared winners. Megatron tells Optimus that his hesitation is a weakness before they are separated.

Back in the jungle, Megatron spots a [[Galvatron (Cyberworld)|large flying creature]]. Meanwhile, Optimus's memories continue to surge forth, and Elita asks him if he's alright.

==Featured Characters==
{{featuredcharacters
|c1=
*[[Bumblebee (Cyberworld)|Bumblebee]] (1)
*[[Optimus Prime (Cyberworld)|Optimus Prime]] (2)
*[[Elita-1 (Cyberworld)|Elita-1]] (3)
*[[Grimlock (Cyberworld)|Grimlock]] (4)

|c2=
*[[Starscream (Cyberworld)|Starscream]] (6)
*[[Sky-Byte (Cyberworld)|Sky-Byte]] (7)
*[[Megatron (Cyberworld)|Megatron]] (8)
*[[Galvatron (Cyberworld)|Galvatron]] (9)
|c4=
*[[Mirage (Cyberworld)|Mirage]] (5)
}}

==Quotes==
"You have been bested, Megatron. Emperor Starscream, your greatest nemesis, has won!" 
''[Megatron laughs]'' 
"Prime is my nemesis, Starscream." 
''[Knocks him to the ground]'' 
"You are a mere nuisance."
:—'''Megatron''' clears up '''Starscream's''' misconception.

"Win requires sacrifice. Let me go."
:—'''Grimlock''' proves he is not a hypocrite.

"Hesitation is weakness Prime, and weakness cannot be afforded."
:—'''Megatron''' helpfully lays down his philosophy.

==Notes==
===Continuity notes===
* Optimus, Bumblebee and Elita are all exhausted after Galvatron drained them of their EXP in the [[Oh Scrap!|last episode]].
* Elita-1 continues to hold her grudge against Sky-Byte for [[River Race Ruckus|"eliminating" her old teammates]].
* Megatron makes reference to the city Starscream has [[Smoke & Mirrors|taken over]].

===Character levels===
* Megatron is at level seven.
* Optimus Prime starts at the bottom of level one but makes it halfway to level two thanks to Megatron's poorly timed button press.
* Starscream is at low level six.

===Transformers references===
* Starscream's two-headed spear homages ''[[Transformers: Dark of the Moon (toyline)|Dark of the Moon]]'' [[Starscream (Movie)/toys#Deluxe Class toys 2|Deluxe Class Starscream]]'s [[MechTech]] weapon.<ref>{{citesocial|quote=bit of an homage to this guy [''image of DOTM Deluxe Starscream'']
|link=https://twitter.com/HedlesChkn/status/1982350739822526716#m|name=Ali Lightfoot|site=Twitter|year=2025|month=10|day=26}}</ref>

===Real world references===
* The NPC Narrator uses the [[Halloween]] terms "Trick" and "Treat" for the negative and positive effects of the button respectively. This episode was aired the Saturday before the holiday.

* Right before shooting Sky-Byte’s grappling hook, Elita-1 tells him to “Smile you spawn of a-”, a parody of Chief Brody’s famous phrase from the ending of ''Jaws''.

===Trivia===
* Like [[Oh Scrap!]] before it, this episode was initially uploaded in a bundle alongside four previous episodes. This installment specifically was uploaded with "[[What Goes Up]]", "[[Prime Target (Cyberworld)|Prime Target]]", and "[[Screamer City Arena]]".
* In addition to his previously revealed [[Storm the Desert|mouth]], Grimlock is shown to have two blue eyes behind his retractable visor.

===Foreign localization===
'''French'''
:*''Title:'' "'''Appuie sur le bouton, Autobot !'''" ("Press the button, Autobot!")
:*''Original airdate:'' [[October 25]], 2025

==References==
{{Reflist}}

[[Category:Cyberworld episodes]]

Carousel Chaos

2025-11-17T11:28:48Z

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'''It's every bot out for themself as Autobots race against Decepticons to press the button that will allow them to win!'''

==Synopsis==
A green light shines in the desert, indicating the beginning of a challenge. [[Optimus Prime (Cyberworld)|Optimus Prime]], [[Elita-1 (Cyberworld)|Elita-1]], and [[Bumblebee (Cyberworld)|Bumblebee]] tiredly stumble upon this challenge and enter it, hoping it will be easy. Much to their displeasure, they soon find out that the game appears to be glitched, and all three fall through the sand and into the game's arena. The arena is a dark space filled with floating platforms that surround a larger platform with a button at its center. The fall seems to trigger another flashback from Optimus, one in which the purple power-up from earlier features prominently. After [[Grimlock (Cyberworld)|Grimlock]] and [[Mirage (Cyberworld)|Mirage]] also fall in, Grimlock sarcastically remarks that Prime isn't looking all that good, and Mirage continues, stating that this whole program feels off. [[Starscream (Cyberworld)|Starscream]], [[Sky-Byte (Cyberworld)|Sky-Byte]], and [[Megatron (Cyberworld)|Megatron]] land next, with Elita none too happy about the appearance of Sky-Byte. Megatron takes a brief moment to comment about the convenience of all the bots he wants offline being in one room, and verbally spars with Starscream before the fight begins.

With all the contestants assembled, the game can finally start, and the [[Narrator]] tells everyone that they must press the button in the center of the battlefield to win. Bumblebee goes first, recklessly stepping onto a red platform, which falls to the abyss beneath his feet, forcing him to quickly move to a blue platform. Megatron begins shortly after Bee, jumping through the floating patches of ground like it's second nature, only coming to a stop when the platform in front of him turns red. Starscream took this opportunity to try and eliminate Megatron, but he was soon kicked into Optimus, triggering Prime's second round of flashbacks for the day. Megatron proceeds to press the button that is now within his reach, but due to being in its blue "treat" phase, it gives all his foes a power boost instead of eliminating them like he had hoped. Emboldened by his increased strength, Mirage tries to take on Megatron, only to be quickly thrown into the abyss and removed from the competition.

Starscream attempts to menace Optimus, but is convinced by Prime to assist in fighting Megatron instead. Optimus leads the charge, making Megatron think that he's clashing with Optimus, only for Starscream to launch a surprise attack. After a brief exchange of blows between all three of them, the Decepticon leader comes out on top, taking the time to gloat at Optimus. Starscream, however, manages to surprise Megatron once more by grabbing him, triumphantly announcing to Megs that his nemesis has won. Megatron knocks Starscream off of him with ease, explaining that Starscream is not his nemesis; Optimus Prime is. The truth enrages Starscream, causing him to lunge at Megatron, hurling them both into the pit below.

Elita-1 reaches the center platform soon after, with Sky-Byte not far behind her. Much to Optimus's protests, Elita presses the button while it's on its red "trick" phase, causing all the red platforms to start falling, including the ones Bumblebee and Grimlock are standing on. Distraught, Optimus runs after his fellow Autobots while Elita shoots at Sky-Byte's grappling hook, preventing him from latching on to a platform and causing him to be eliminated. Elita then goes to follow Optimus, but he tells her to guard the center platform. With Elita agreeing to keep watch and Bumblebee assuring him of his well-being, Optimus moves to help Grimlock, who is unable to get off the edge of the platform he's on. Unfortunately for both of them, Grimlock's platform gives way soon after Optimus arrives. Optimus quickly grabs another platform, but can barely hang on to it. Grimlock tells Optimus to let him go and Optimus does, joining the others in the center as they watch Megatron and Starscream fight.

Bumblebee presses the button while it's red to try to get the two Decepticons eliminated. As the room is filled with vision-hindering smoke, Optimus has a third flashback, causing him to press the button while it's blue. The button press sets off the challenge's win condition, and with Starscream being defeated previously, Optimus, Bumblebee, Elita, and Megatron are declared winners. Megatron tells Optimus that his hesitation is a weakness before they are separated. Back in the jungle, Megatron spots a large flying creature. Meanwhile, Optimus's memories continue to surge forth, and Elita asks him if he's alright.
==Featured Characters==
{{featuredcharacters
|c1=
*[[Bumblebee (Cyberworld)|Bumblebee]] (1)
*[[Optimus Prime (Cyberworld)|Optimus Prime]] (2)
*[[Elita-1 (Cyberworld)|Elita-1]] (3)
*[[Grimlock (Cyberworld)|Grimlock]] (4)

|c2=
*[[Starscream (Cyberworld)|Starscream]] (6)
*[[Sky-Byte (Cyberworld)|Sky-Byte]] (7)
*[[Megatron (Cyberworld)|Megatron]] (8)
|c4=
*[[Mirage (Cyberworld)|Mirage]] (5)
}}

==Quotes==
"You have been bested, Megatron. Emperor Starscream, your greatest nemesis, has won!" 
''[Megatron laughs]'' 
"Prime is my nemesis, Starscream." 
''[Knocks him to the ground]'' 
"You are a mere nuisance."
:—'''Megatron''' clears up '''Starscream's''' misconception.

"Win requires sacrifice. Let me go."
:—'''Grimlock''' proves he is not a hypocrite.

"Hesitation is weakness, Prime, and weakness cannot be afforded."
:—'''Megatron''' helpfully lays down his philosophy.
==Notes==
===Continuity notes===
* Optimus Bumblebee and Elita are all exhausted after Galvatron drained them of their exp in the [[Oh Scrap!|last episode]].
* Elita-1 grunts in response to seeing Sky-Byte, referencing the fact that he [[River Race Ruckus|ate all of her old teammates]].
* Megatron makes reference to the city Starscream has [[Smoke & Mirrors|taken over]].
===Character levels===
* Megatron is at level seven.
* Optimus Prime starts at the bottom of level one but makes it halfway to level two thanks to Megatron's poorly timed button press.
* Starscream is at low level six.
===Transformers references===
===Real world references===
===Trivia===
* Like [[Oh Scrap!]] before it, this episode was initially uploaded in a bundle alongside four previous episodes. This installment specifically was uploaded with "[[What Goes Up]]", "[[Prime Target (Cyberworld)|Prime Target]]", and "[[Screamer City Arena]]".

[[Category:Cyberworld episodes]]

File:Optimus tries to help Grimlock up.jpg

2025-11-16T21:34:51Z

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Game-a-Tron

2025-11-16T20:17:29Z

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{{episode
|otherseries=''[[Transformers: Cyberworld (cartoon)|Transformers: Cyberworld]]'' episode 11
|prev=A Bug's Lie
|next=Oh Scrap!
|title=Game-a-Tron
|season=1
|season ep=11
|image=CyberworldEp11-OptimusPrimeSlidesToVictory.jpg
|caption=Optimus shows off his B-Boy moves for the next Olympic Games.
|airdate=[[October 11]], 2025
|writers=[[Ali Lightfoot]]
|animation studio=[[Omens Studio LTD]]
|continuity=Cyberworld
|video=https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=xx95vke4rZo
|videosite=YouTube
}}

'''Optimus, Elita, and Bumblebee see who's the best at taking on what Cyberworld has to offer.'''

==Synopsis==
[[File:CyberworldEp11-BumblebeeAndSkyByte.jpg|thumb|left|upright=1|He'll serve your carburettor with fava beans and a nice chianti.]]
As [[Optimus Prime (Cyberworld)|Optimus Prime]] examines the mysterious orb found by [[Bumblebee (Cyberworld)|Bumblebee]], the yellow bot and [[Elita-1 (Cyberworld)|Elita-1]] spar, but Elita-1 easily dodges and pins him. Optimus tells them to calm down - their rate of collecting energon is slow, and they cannot afford to waste any. Elita-1 comes up with a plan for the three of them to split up and take on challenges individually, which will allow them to earn more energon faster, and also not risk each other's reserves in the process. Bumblebee makes it into a competition, with the winner deciding what they do after. They agree to meet back up at the Rotation Median, and with Bumblebee racing off, they roll out.

Bumblebee ends up in [[Cyber City (Cyberworld)|Cyber City]], finding a spawn containing a race, only to be joined by [[Sky-Byte (Cyberworld)|Sky-Byte]] and an angry [[Starscream (Cyberworld)|Starscream]]. Meanwhile, Elita-1 faces [[Mirage (Cyberworld)|Mirage]] in a disc-throwing contest, where they bicker over how little information Mirage was provided to them. Optimus takes on an obstacle course by himself. On the race track, Bumblebee dodges hazardous terrain set by Sky-Byte, while Starscream shoots at them from above, only managing to hit the shark. Trying to cut out the middleman, he makes a straight line for the endpoint, but this puts him out of bounds, and he is forced back to the ground, where he is overtaken by the cars, and Bumblebee wins. Optimus struggles through the obstacles, even with the energy boost from the orb, and hopes the others are having an easier time. In between shooting targets, smashing buttons, stealing flags from behind [[Snarl (Cyberworld)|Snarl's]] back, and solving puzzles, they're doing fine, winning several modules in the same time it takes Optimus to win one.

Back in the forest, Optimus arrives to an awaiting Elita-1 and Bumblebee, proudly declaring that he's reached Level 3. Unfortunately for him, they're both Level 5. As the overall winner, Elita suggests they do some reconnaissance on [[Scorponok (Cyberworld)|Scorponok]], and so they head into the desert. As Elita-1 and Bumblebee shove each other around to get the best view through some rocks, the three are surprised from behind by [[Galvatron (Cyberworld)|a stranger]] holding them at gunpoint.

==Featured characters==
{{featuredcharacters
|c1=
*[[Optimus Prime (Cyberworld)|Optimus Prime]] (1)
*[[Elita-1 (Cyberworld)|Elita-1]] (2)
*[[Bumblebee (Cyberworld)|Bumblebee]] (3)
*[[Snarl (Cyberworld)|Snarl]] (7)
|c2=
*[[Sky-Byte (Cyberworld)|Sky-Byte]] (4)
*[[Starscream (Cyberworld)|Starscream]] (5)
*[[Scorponok (Cyberworld)|Scorponok]] (8)
|c4=
*[[Mirage (Cyberworld)|Mirage]] (6)
*[[Galvatron (Cyberworld)|Junkyard Ron]] (9)
}}

==Quotes==
"Such a gloomy gears." 
"Yeah, lighten up, O.P. Why don't we race? Would you like that, champ?"
:— '''Elita-1''' and '''Bumblebee''' discuss Optimus's mood.

"All right, a race! Right up my alley. Literally." 
"Ah, yes, the snack sized one! Tell me, do you think you are one bite, or two?"
:— '''Bumblebee''' and '''Sky-Byte''' engage in a little pre-match banter.

'''Optimus:''' Ha! Level three! 
'''Elita-1:''' We're both level five. 
'''Optimus:''' ...ah nuts.

==Notes==
===Continuity notes===
* Optimus opens the episode inspecting the orb found by Bumblebee [[A Bug's Lie|last episode]].
* However time works on Cyberworld, it has a "rotation medium", presumably the local equivalent of midday.

===Character levels===
* Bumblebee starts at a very low Level 2, but is Level 5 by the end.
* Optimus Prime starts halfway into Level 1, and by the end is a high Level 3.
* Starscream is Level 7.
* At the end of the episode, Elita-1 is Level 5.

===Transformers references===
* Starscream calls Bumblebee a "filthy [[retrorat]]".

===Real world references===

===Trivia===
* Starting this episode, the ending credits feature the episode's title. Sometimes, it's the little things in life that can make you smile.

===Foreign localization===
'''French'''
:*''Title:'' "'''La chasse à l'énergon'''" ("Energon Hunt")
:*''Original airdate:'' [[October 11]], 2025
::*The title has a typo on the official channel, "energon" being spelled "energeon".

[[Category:Cyberworld episodes]]

What Goes Up

2025-11-16T20:16:30Z

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{{episode
|otherseries=''[[Transformers: Cyberworld (cartoon)|Transformers: Cyberworld]]'' episode 8
|prev=Hunter vs Hunted
|next=Storm the Desert
|title=What Goes Up
|season=1
|season ep=8
|image=Cyberworld Ep8 OptimusVsMegatron.jpg
|caption=Fighting over who gets to play ''Silksong'' first
|airdate=[[September 6]], 2025
|writers=[[Gretchen Mallorie]]|
|animation studio=[[Omens Studio LTD]]
|continuity=Cyberworld
|video=https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=9cwaF2yMJ8s
|videosite=YouTube
}}

'''Three Autobots, three Decepticons, one race to the top.'''

==Synopsis==
[[Optimus Prime (Cyberworld)|Optimus Prime]], [[Elita-1 (Cyberworld)|Elita-1]] and [[Grimlock (Cyberworld)|Grimlock]] race towards a spawn point in search of [[energon]]. [[Bumblebee (Cyberworld)|Bumblebee]] takes the chance to show off his speed, but as they arrive, [[Megatron (Cyberworld)|Megatron]] is there waiting. Him and Prime stare each other down, as he compliments Bumblebee on his resilience, and tells Grimlock that teaming up with Prime definitely violates their truce. [[Mirage (Cyberworld)|Mirage]] drops out of the sky, his leg sparking from injury, and before he can slink away, Megatron grabs him, furious. [[Chop Shop (Cyberworld)|Chop Shop]] wanders into the gathering, muttering to himself about energon, paying little heed to the others. With everyone arrived, the module activates, forming a climbing challenge to scale to the summit of various platforms.

Optimus Prime selects himself, Elita-1, and Grimlock, while Megatron conscripts Mirage and Chop Shop. Even as they start to climb, Megatron berates Mirage for not eliminating Optimus Prime, refusing to hear out his excuses. Running through a corridor with lasers shooting back and forth, Chop Shop is blasted away, and Megatron coldly abandons him to catch up. On the Autobot side, Elita-1 bickers with Prime about being able to trust Grimlock, especially after hearing about a truce with Megatron, but Optimus notes they are short on allies as is. Grimlock throws them both up through a vent, although they instantly trigger a trap, being forced to run downwards from a boulder, until Grimlock catches up to knock it sideways. Both groups make it to open platforms, but each fall into traps as they jump. Mirage and Chop Shop are chained together and Grimlock is magnetised to one, although their allies manage to "free" them - for the Decepticons, Megatron knocks them both down, while the Autobots jump and spin the platform around, sending Grimlock flying upwards. As Optimus and Elita try to catch up, they are accosted by Megatron, who wastes no time knocking Elita off the platform just as he already did to Grimlock. Prime right away pulls out his axe, but Megatron counters with his own, taunting Prime for fighting so impulsively. Prime tries to ask Megatron if he brought them all to [[Cyberworld (location)|Cyberworld]], but Megatron doesn't answer, instead hitting a button to make the platform disappear as he jumps away, leaving Prime to fall to the ground. In the commotion, Mirage and Chopshop make it to the top, with Megatron quickly joining them, rewarding them with the win and the energon. Descending to the ground, Megatron insults the Autobots, promising them that they will not be spared next time they meet. He walks away, dragging Mirage by the collar.

With their truce now definitely over, Grimlock advocates for fighting [[Scorponok (Cyberworld)|Scorponok]] sooner rather than later, to escape Cyberworld before Megatron comes back. Optimus notes that the Tech Specs showed his weak spots, but having lost a lot of energon, they are more than ever counting on Bumblebee.

==Featured characters==
{{featuredcharacters
|c1=
*[[Optimus Prime (Cyberworld)|Optimus Prime]] (1)
*[[Elita-1 (Cyberworld)|Elita-1]] (2)
*[[Grimlock (Cyberworld)|Grimlock]] (3)
*[[Bumblebee (Cyberworld)|Bumblebee]] (4)
|c2=
*[[Megatron (Cyberworld)|Megatron]] (5)
*[[Chop Shop (Cyberworld)|Chop Shop]] (7)
|c4=
*[[Mirage (Cyberworld)|Mirage]] (6)
}}

==Quotes==

"Hello Prime. I'd heard of your arrival. It's... ''horrible'' to see you."
:—'''Megatron''' greets his old nemesis.

"Chops and I are at the top! Just need you now, Megs." 
"Call me Megs again, and you won't see another rotation."
:—'''Mirage''' and '''Megatron'''.

==Notes==

===Continuity notes===
* Megatron found out about Optimus's arrival from [[Sky-Byte (Cyberworld)|Sky-Byte]] back in "[[River Race Ruckus]]". He then recruited Mirage to "eliminate" him, which we saw him try in "[[Smoke & Mirrors]]".
* We learn the truce that Grimlock and [[Snarl (Cyberworld)|Snarl]] had was with Megatron, previously hinted at in the [[Hunter vs Hunted|previous episode]].

===Character levels===
* Optimus Prime is Level 3, halfway to Level 4
* Grimlock is Level 5.
* Bumblebee is Level 3, very close to levelling up.
* At the start of the challenge, Elita-1 is Level 3, halfway to Level 4 - identical to Prime, in fact. Midway through, she's dropped down to Level 2, almost at Level 3.
* Megatron is Level 9. Someone's been grinding.

===Transformers references===

===Real world references===
* Mirage's line "Look at us, who'd have thought? Not me!" is a quote-turned-meme originally said by Paul Rudd on ''Hot Ones.''
* The boulder chasing Optimus and Elita-1 is a common enough trope, made most famous by ''[[Indiana Jones]]''.

===Animation and technical errors===

===Trivia===
* As usual, this was initially uploaded in a combined video with [[Hunter vs Hunted|the previous episode]] with an SEO-baiting title ("Optimus and Megatron Race to the Top"). The individual title comes from series writer [[Ali Lightfoot|Ali Lightfoot's]] Twitter feed.<ref>{{citesocial|quote=Something creepy this way comes...

Transformers: CYBERWORLD episode 8 "What Goes Up" goes live Saturday 6 September|link=https://x.com/HedlesChkn/status/1963294102927077542|name=Ali Lightfoot|site=Twitter|year=2025|month=09|day=3}}</ref>

===Foreign localization===
'''French'''
:*''Title:'' "'''Rencontre au sommet'''" ("Summit meeting")
:*''Original airdate:'' [[September 6]], 2025

==References==
{{reflist}}

[[Category:Cyberworld episodes]]

Screamer City Arena

2025-11-16T20:15:26Z

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{{episode
|otherseries=''[[Transformers: Cyberworld (cartoon)|Transformers: Cyberworld]]'' episode 6
|prev=Smoke & Mirrors
|next=Hunter vs Hunted
|title=Screamer City Arena
|season=1
|season ep=6
|image=Cyberworld_Ep6_AllBots.jpg
|caption=Our Cyberworlds are in danger!
|airdate=[[August 23]], 2025
|writers=[[Ryan Denham]]|animation studio=[[Omens Studio LTD]]
|continuity=Cyberworld
|video=https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=v7nYyq4mYcQ
|videosite=YouTube
}}

'''The Autobots face off against the Emperor of Cyber City, Starscream!'''

==Synopsis==
[[File:Cyberworld_Ep6_StarscreamDescends.jpg|thumb|left|upright=1.67|You know Screamer's imagining "One Winged Angel" playing as he does this.]]

As they sneak through [[Cyber City (Cyberworld)|Cyber City]] by holographically hiding among the many, many statues of [[Starscream (Cyberworld)|Starscream]], [[Mirage (Cyberworld)|Mirage]] explains the predicament to [[Optimus Prime (Cyberworld)|Optimus Prime]], [[Bumblebee (Cyberworld)|Bumblebee]], and [[Elita-1 (Cyberworld)|Elita-1]]. They don't trust each other, but they all want off Cyberworld, and while the trio know what they want and where to find it, Mirage holds the know-how to actually getting it. Fighting through drones to reach a computer terminal, Mirage hacks the system and locates a map with all the drops and missions, which would allow them to reach any ahead of all the other competitors. Mirage also finds schematics of [[Scorponok (Cyberworld)|Scorponok]]. When they try to download it onto their own drive, however, the system is locked down by a broadcast of Starscream, which fries the data. They run for it, escaping the building and hiding behind a holographic wall.

Unfortunately, just as Mirage tries to cockily celebrate saving them, Starscream approaches from above with a flotilla of drones. A mission portal opens up, and the four allies run into it, closely followed by Starscream (but not before he leaves his crown behind for safekeeping), transporting them to a high, levitating platform. The mission title is "Last Bot Standing" - the last bot in the area wins the energon. Mirage decides to cut his losses and go by himself, taking to the skies, but is followed closely by Starscream, who grabs him and tries to tear his wings off, before throwing him back down. Elita-1 and Bumblebee grab an upgrade, which gives Elita a pair of rocket boosters that she uses to knock out Starscream momentarily. Prime volunteers to concede, as only one of them can win, although both Bee and Elita declare "Not it!" Starscream takes this chance to remind them he is still in the game, and as Elita's upgrades wear off, he grabs her and throws her off the edge. She's saved by Mirage, but this is only momentary, as Starscream just throws them both off, this time eliminating them both.

Inspired by his taunting, Optimus and Bumblebee pretend to fight to lure Starscream into complacency. Jubilant at having seemingly turned the allies against each other, he flies in to claim victory, but Optimus grapples him and jumps them both off the arena, leaving Bee the winner. Back on the ground, Starscream swears revenge, grabbing his crown and flying away angrily, only to be hit with the energon drain at just the right time to have him fly into his own statue. As the winner, Bumblebee's laser weapon is upgraded as the others are drained. Elita-1 thanks Mirage for saving her, and he offers to stay in Cyber City and try hacking the system again when things cool off, although in the meantime, the allies need another plan to gain strength. Seeing [[Snarl (Cyberworld)|a silhouette]] in the distance, Optimus Prime says he has an idea of where to find some strength.

==Featured characters==
{{featuredcharacters
|c1=
*[[Optimus Prime (Cyberworld)|Optimus Prime]] (1)
*[[Elita-1 (Cyberworld)|Elita-1]] (2)
*[[Bumblebee (Cyberworld)|Bumblebee]] (3)
*[[Snarl (Cyberworld)|Snarl]] (6)

|c2=
*[[Starscream (Cyberworld)|Starscream]] (5)
|c4=
*[[Mirage (Cyberworld)|Mirage]] (4)
}}

==Quotes==

"I often wondered what a Starscream rule would look like. This is way worse."
:—'''Bumblebee''' isn't fond of Starscream's municipal decor.

'''Mirage:''' Okay. I don't like you, and you don't like me. 
'''Optimus Prime:''' I never said that. 
'''Elita-1:''' I did. 
'''Bumblebee:''' Eh, I'm undecided.

"You don't have to do this. We always have a choice." 
"Can you go five seconds without some patronizing speech?"
:—'''Bumblebee''' and '''Optimus Prime''' never took acting lessons back on Cybertron.

==Notes==

===Continuity notes===
* Snarl is still following the group from a distance, as per [[Smoke & Mirrors|last time]].

===Character levels===
* None seen

===Transformers references===
* Optimus Prime refers to a schematic of Scorponok as his [[Tech Spec]]s.
* Emperor Starscream's crown is designed after [[Starscream (G1)|''Generation 1'' Starscream's]] crown from ''[[The Transformers: The Movie]]''.
* The mission's name, "Last Bot Standing", is also the name of [[IDW Publishing]]'s [[Transformers: Last Bot Standing|swansong for their Transformers output]].
* Optimus Prime's "One shall stand, but two shall fall" is riffing off the usual "One shall fall".
* Optimus Prime says "Holy Heterodyne", an exclamation coined back in "[[S.O.S. Dinobots]]" and more recently used by [[Wheeljack (ES)|Wheeljack]] in "[[Togetherness]]".

===Real world references===
* Some of the translated signs in Cyber City reveal text that simply reads "CONSUME" and "OBEY", which may be referencing the similarly hidden messages on signs in the film ''{{w|They Live}}''.
* In a rather overt nod to the (often nonsensical) portrayal of computer hacking in most popular media, Mirage refers to his hacking methods as "infodumping the jargon".
* The mission is referred to as both "Bot Royale" and "Last Bot Standing", Transformers-isations of "Battle Royale" and "Last Man Standing". These are both common multiplayer modes in video games where the objective is to be the last player surviving out a given number.

===Animation and technical errors===
*The credits list Starscream as being voiced by [[Jack Ayres]] instead of [[Shogo Miyakita]].
*In the original upload of this episode Starscream's back was clipping to itself, this actually got fixed in the reupload that came with the [[Hunter vs Hunted|next episode]] the following weekend.

===Trivia===
* As you might expect by now, this was initially uploaded in a combined video with [[Smoke & Mirrors|the previous one]] with an SEO-baiting title ("Bot Battle Royale!"). The individual title comes from series writer [[Ali Lightfoot|Ali Lightfoot's]] twitter feed. <ref>{{citesocial|quote=2 hours until Transformers: CYBERWORLD episode 6 "Screamer City Arena" drops on the TransformersOfficial YT channel!|link=https://x.com/HedlesChkn/status/1959211406470861249|name=Ali Lightfoot|site=Twitter|year=2025|month=08|day=23}}</ref>
* While Starscream still has his Decepticon insignia, it's been painted over with a new red insignia based ''(shockingly enough)'' on his own face.
* Originally, the script called for Starscream to try and sway Mirage to his side, leading to his save of Elita-1 being more impactful than the on-screen version. This was cut for time. <ref>{{citesocial|quote=Originally, there were actually some moments where Starscream tries to get Mirage to side with him, that we had to cut for time. 🥲 The Elita save was much more of a pivotal choice in that version.|link=https://x.com/HedlesChkn/status/1959271694608056441|name=Ali Lightfoot|site=Twitter|year=2025|month=08|day=23}}</ref>

===Foreign localization===
'''French'''
:*''Title:'' "'''Il ne peut en rester qu'un'''" ("There can only be one")
:*''Original airdate:'' [[August 23]], 2025
::*The title contains a typo on YouTube, with "Il ''en'' peut" instead of "Il ''ne'' peut".

'''Italian'''
:*''Title:'' "'''L'Arena di Screamer City'''"
:*''Original airdate:'' August 23, 2025

==References==
{{reflist}}

[[Category:Cyberworld episodes]]

Smoke & Mirrors

2025-11-16T20:14:51Z

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{{episode
|otherseries=''[[Transformers: Cyberworld (cartoon)|Transformers: Cyberworld]]'' episode 5
|prev=River Race Ruckus
|next=Screamer City Arena
|title=Smoke & Mirrors
|season=1
|season ep=5
|image=CyberworldEp5_AutobotsSurrounded.jpg
|caption=We now return to the abandoned city of Beast Machines!
|airdate=[[August 16]], 2025
|writers=[[Gretchen Mallorie]] [[Ali Lightfoot]]
|animation studio=[[Omens Studio LTD]]
|continuity=Cyberworld
|video=https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=fbsTP6AwRo0
|videosite=YouTube
}}

'''Sneaking into Cyber City, our trio are ambushed by the master of mirages.'''

==Synopsis==

Hiding from hovering surveillance drones amongst some crates, [[Elita-1 (Cyberworld)|Elita-1]] shows [[Bumblebee (Cyberworld)|Bumblebee]] and [[Optimus Prime (Cyberworld)|Optimus Prime]] a gap in a towering fence of solid metal through which they can sneak into [[Cyber City (Cyberworld)|Cyber City]]. As [[Snarl (Cyberworld)|Snarl]] watches from above, they head on through. Once inside, Bumblebee is immediately distracted by a crate drop, and runs to grab it, ignoring Elita's advice that they lay low in the back streets. It equips him with a jetpack, but Elita is confused, as the drop was never shown on their internal maps. Before they can question it further, [[Mirage (Cyberworld)|Mirage]] and [[Sky-Byte (Cyberworld)|Sky-Byte]] show themselves. Elita and Sky-Byte engage in some mutual taunting, but Mirage interrupts, letting them know [[Megatron (Cyberworld)|Megatron]] hired them to remove them from Cyberworld. Optimus Prime, never learning, tries to talk peace, but Mirage cuts him off and surrounds them with illusory copies of himself. Bumblebee tries to demonstrate his new jetpack's power to fly out of the circle, only to fall flat on his face. The surprise crate drop had also been another of Mirage's illusions.

The Autobot trio brawl with the Mirage duplicates, who go down easily, but outnumber them five to one. Mirage at first disguises himself as Sky-Byte to use his throwing blades, but after a couple of hits, resorts to hiding in the shadows as himself. Bumblebee is tackled by the real Sky-Byte, but saved by Elita-1, and he goes to chase Mirage. Optimus follows Bee, but Elita is unable to resist trying to take her vengeance on the shark. As they run, Optimus and Bee are mocked by yet more Mirage holograms, picking on Bee especially for needing Optimus to protect him. Meanwhile, Elita has Sky-Byte backed into a corner, until he has Mirage drop another illusion, revealing he got an upgrade from Megatron since their last meeting - a set of wheels, letting him transform into a land-bound alt-mode and chase her down.

Still pursuing Mirage, Bumblebee is startled by the sudden appearance of Megatron, which is of course another illusion, as Mirage tackles him from the side. The two come to physical blows, but Mirage is able to use his illusions to turn invisible and steal Bumblebee's gun. Bumblebee mouthing off about they have a plan to beat [[Scorponok (Cyberworld)|Scorponok]] and return to [[Cybertron (planet)|Cybertron]] in a ship catches him off guard, though, and while he tries to ask questions, Bumblebee kicks him off a building, and he cannot transform into jet mode fast enough to stop himself hitting the ground. Meanwhile, Sky-Byte nips at Elita's heels hungrily, but Optimus Prime saves her. He tries to call Mirage for back-up to even the numbers, but Bumblebee arrives instead. Outnumbered three-to-one, he flees in shark-car mode. The trio give chase, but when Elita tells them to take a route to hide from surveillance, they instead run into a limping Mirage, who asks to talk about their escape plan.
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==Featured characters==
{{featuredcharacters
|c1=
*[[Elita-1 (Cyberworld)|Elita-1]] (1)
*[[Bumblebee (Cyberworld)|Bumblebee]] (2)
*[[Optimus Prime (Cyberworld)|Optimus Prime]] (3)
*[[Snarl (Cyberworld)|Snarl]] (4)

|c2=
*[[Sky-Byte (Cyberworld)|Sky-Byte]] (6)
*[[Megatron (Cyberworld)|Megatron]] ''(Illusion)'' (7)
|c4=
*[[Mirage (Cyberworld)|Mirage]] (5)<ref>{{citesocial|quote=There are a number of factors, but the quickest I can give is that the events of the show happen early enough in the general timeline that he hasn't chosen a side in the war for Cybertron.|link=https://x.com/HedlesChkn/status/1959427447344210273|name=Ali Lightfoot|site=Twitter|year=2025|month=08|day=24}}</ref>
}}

==Quotes==
"Give it up, Sky-Byte! You're a fish out of water here." 
"Funny, I was thinking something similar."
:—'''Elita-1''' and '''Sky-Byte''' engage in battlefield banter.

==Notes==

===Continuity notes===
* Optimus and Bumblebee are still trying to get to the crashed Autobot shuttle from "[[Commence Program]]."

===Character levels===
*Bumblebee is still at level 2, though now a bit lower then what we saw in [[Prime Target (Cyberworld)|episode 2]].

===Transformers references===
[[File:CyberworldEp5-SkyByteVehicle.jpg|thumb|upright=1.67|Hasbro realised they owned Power Rangers RPM and decided to use something from it.]]
* The idea of Mirage not being a loyal Autobot dates back all the way to the [[Mirage (G1)|original Mirage's character bio]], although that never blossomed into outright taking on jobs for Megatron, unless he's [[Transformers:_War_for_Cybertron_Trilogy_(cartoon)|undercover again]].
* Sky-Byte transforming into a shark-with-wheels resembles what happened to his [[Sky-Byte (RID)|''Robots In Disguise'' counterpart]] in "[[Skid Z's Choice]]."

===Real world references===

===Animation and technical errors===
* When Bumblebee says the line "And you thought I was fast ''before''!" after getting the jetpack, his neck is missing and his head is just floating above his torso.

===Trivia===
* As with all other Cyberworld episodes, this was initially uploaded in a combined video with [[River Race Ruckus|the previous one]] with an SEO-baiting title ("Surprise Crate Drop in Cyber City"). The individual title comes from series writer [[Ali Lightfoot|Ali Lightfoot's]] twitter feed. <ref>{{citesocial|quote=Who's excited!? Transformers: CYBERWORLD ep 5 "Smoke & Mirrors" is out Sat 16 Aug at 2PM BST 1PM UTC | 9AM EST | 6AM PST Mild spoilers in the images - but also so much intrigue, oooh, marketing, oooh!|link=https://x.com/HedlesChkn/status/1956086611256730079|name=Ali Lightfoot|site=Twitter|year=2025|month=08|day=14}}</ref>

===Foreign localization===
'''French'''
:*''Title:'' "'''Faux semblants'''" ("False Pretenses")
:*''Original airdate:'' [[August 16]], 2025

'''Italian'''
:*''Title:'' "'''Illusioni ottiche'''" ("Optical illusions")
:*''Original airdate:'' August 16, 2025

'''German'''
:*''Title:'' "'''Rauch & Spiegel'''"
:*''Original airdate:'' August 16, 2025

==References==
{{reflist}}

[[Category:Cyberworld episodes]]

Bumblebee (Cyberworld)

2025-10-25T20:44:03Z

Wildstrike: /* Cyberworld cartoon */ Am hoping to update this with more episodes soon

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{{Disambig3|Bumblebee}}
:''Bumblebee is an [[Autobot]] from [[Transformers: Cyberworld (franchise)|Cyberworld]].''
[[File:Cyberworld bumblebee character reveal.jpg|thumb|upright=1.66|His alternate costumes include [[Cliffjumper (disambiguation)|red]], [[Bug Bite (disambiguation)|white]], [[Goldbug (IDW)|gold]], and [[Glyph (Universe)|dark blue]]]]

'''Bumblebee''' is [[Optimus Prime (Cyberworld)|Optimus Prime]]'s closest ally and Player Two in the challenging landscape of [[Cyberworld (location)|Cyberworld]]. A little cocky and prone to pratfalls and bad luck, he is still not one to underestimate.

==Fiction==
===''Cyberworld'' cartoon===
{{voiceactor|[[Kyle Kaczmarczyk]] (English)|[[Idzi Dutkiewicz Sánchez]] (Latin-American Spanish), [[Gary Fossier-Renna]] (French)}}

[[File:Cyberworld bumblebee crashlanding.jpg|thumb|left|upright=1.67|MEDIC! I NEED A HEAL!]]

Crash-landing on Cyberworld in an escape pod, Bumblebee was greeted by [[Megatron (Cyberworld)|Megatron]] {{storylink|Commence Program}}, who filled him in on the basics of survival on Cyberworld. The two of them took part in a "Target Blaster" challenge, and while Megatron seemed to be winning by smashing all but one target by himself, Bumblebee was awarded the win (and the all-important energon) because he followed the rules and shot the target with the blaster provided. This earned him a blast from Megatron's [[Fusion cannon]], but in his prone state, he was found by Optimus Prime. {{storylink|Prime Target (Cyberworld)|Prime Target}} He joined Optimus in scouting out the Autobot Shuttle guarded by [[Scorponok (Cyberworld)|Scorponok]], before competing with [[Grimlock (Cyberworld)|Grimlock]] and [[Snarl (Cyberworld)|Snarl]] for a crate drop. After a scuffle in a mud pit, they were able to scale a mountain and claim the crate, with Bumbleee getting a blaster of his own. This gave them enough strength and firepower to drive off the [[Dinobot (Cyberworld)|Dinobot]]s. {{storylink|Crate Point, Well Fought}} While walking in the jungle, Bumblebee failed to do a cool jump, and was then brained by an energy tunnel hosting a competition between [[Elita-1 (Cyberworld)|Elita-1]] and [[Sky-Byte (Cyberworld)|Sky-Byte]]. He and Optimus intervened in the challenge by shattering open the tunnel, which punished Elita-1 for their meddling by awarding the win to Sky-Byte, who then tried to take out Elita-1. They helped her drive him off, and Elita-1 offered to assist them in getting a weapon strong enough to surpass Scorponok, if they would help her get revenge on Sky-Byte. {{storylink|River Race Ruckus}}

Elita-1 helped them sneak into [[Cyber City (Cyberworld)|Cyber City]], where he found a new jetpack (hooray!)only to be accosted by Sky-Byte and [[Mirage (Cyberworld)|Mirage]] (booooo), who revealed they had been hired by Megatron to stop them, and also that his new jet pack was a phoney illusion (double boooo). He fought off the Mirage holograms, giving chase to the bot himself when tried to flee, even as further holograms taunted him about how he was weak and needed Optimus to protect him. When he caught up with Mirage, he let slip that they had a plan to escape Cyberworld with an Autobot shuttle, and didn't seem to notice when that completely changed Mirage's demeanour, instead knocking him off a building. He met back up with Optimus and Elita, and while chasing a fleeing Sky-Byte, then ran into an injured Mirage. {{storylink|Smoke & Mirrors}} The group snuck through the city and fought their way into a computer terminal, only to be cut off by the city's ruler, [[Starscream (Cyberworld)|Starscream]]. They tried to flee, but he cornered them in an alleyway, which spawned a mission. The goal was to be the last bot standing on a large levitating platform. Bumblebee helped Elita-1 gain an upgrade, but she and Mirage were still eliminated. Unable to catch Starscream in the air, he and Prime pretended to fight to lure Starscream in close, only for Optimus to grab him and throw them both off the edge. As the winner, Bee was rewarded with energon and an upgrade to his blaster. {{storylink|Screamer City Arena}}

Tracking down Grimlock via following Snarl, the trio of Autobots were captured in a net. Bumblebee was especially disturbed to find out Snarl had been recording ''everything'' over the last few days. When Optimus freed them and challenged Grimlock to a 1-on-1 mission challenge, Bumblebee joined Elita-1 and Snarl in commenting on the pair's strategies until Optimus Prime won. {{storylink|Hunter vs Hunted}} With Grimlock recruited, they attempted to find more energon, only to be met by Megatron. Bumblebee sat out the mission module, watching with horror as Megatron knocked his comrades down and took the win alongside Mirage and [[Chop Shop (Cyberworld)|Chop Shop]], but this meant he was spared the resulting drain of energon for losing. Afterwards, Optimus told him that they would be relying on him for the upcoming fight with Scorponok, which didn't exactly enthuse him. {{storylink|What Goes Up}}Things went from bad to worse for Bumblebee as he, alongside Elita-1 was tasked with finding any potential weak spots Scorponok might have. Although he eventually found and exploited one, Scorponok transformed into his robot mode and knocked him off before long. With Bumblebee on the ground and vulnerable, Scorponok moved to finish him off, but Elita, Grimlock, and later on Optimus Prime managed to rescue and carry him to safety. He later watched as Grimlock left the group, disgruntled about Optimus' choice to flee. {{storylink|Storm the Desert}}

{{ongoing}}

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==Toys==
===''Cyberworld''===
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[[File:TF-Cyberworld-Armored-Bumblebee.jpg|thumb|upright=1.33]]
<ul class="iconlist">{{Bp-a1|'''Bumblebee''' (Armored Cyber Changer, 2025)}}</ul>
:*''Environment'': City
:*''Accessories'': Blaster cannon, 2 blades

:Released in the first wave of ''[[Transformers: Cyberworld (toyline)|Cyberworld]]'' Armored Cyber Changers, Bumblebee stands about four inches tall and converts into a muscle car in two steps. Like the standard Cyber Changer figures, he has simple articulation, limited to the shoulders, hips, and knees. In addition to the [[5 mm post|5 mm]]-compatible hands, he has ports on the car doors, roof, and hood, but no port for a [[flight stand]] like some of the other figures.

: As an "Armored" figure he also comes with a rather impractical blaster weapon, which flips down two gear-driven side-blades when the gun barrel is pushed in. The blades are attached to 5 mm posts, and have their own posts to allow them to be detached and wielded individually.

:Bumblebee [[Retool#Shared engineering|shares his transformation scheme]] with [[#cyberchanger|his Cyber Changer toy below]], Cyber Changer [[Wheeljack (Cyberworld)#Toys|Wheeljack]] and Armored Cyber Changer [[Optimus Prime (Cyberworld)#armoredcyberchangers|Optimus Prime]]. It's not precisely clear what part you're supposed to move to get the torso [[autotransformation]] started; you might find it easier getting to robot mode if you untab the legs from the roof first, before pushing down on the hood.

:His two smaller side windows are left unpainted, but he has painted tail-lights!

{{-}}{{anchor|cyberchanger}}
[[File:Transformers-Cyberworld-Cyber-Changers-Bumblebee-1.jpg|thumb|upright=1.33|Well, the ''[[Bumblebee (G1)/toys#Reactivate|Reactivate]]'' design elements have to go ''somewhere...'']]
<ul class="iconlist">{{Bp-a1|'''Bumblebee''' (Cyber Changer, [[2025]])}}</ul>
:*''Environment'': Desert

:Released in the second wave of standard ''Cyberworld'' Cyber Changers, this Bumblebee is also a four-inch figure, converting into an offroad car in two steps using the same transformation scheme. Bumblebee also appears to be an interesting mishmash of previous Bumblebee designs. His face is inspired by ''Prime'' [[Bumblebee (WFC)|Bumblebee]] with elements of that characters [[Transformers Universe (Jagex)|''Universe'']] design, shares a vehicle mode with ''Reactivate'' [[Bumblebee_(G1)/toys#Reactivate|Bumblebee]], and has arms shaped like ''One'' [[Bumblebee (One)|Bumblebee]]. Very interesting.
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==External links==
* [https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=9a_iYnkj5jg Character reveal]

[[Category:Cyberworld Autobots]]
[[Category:Hall of Fame characters]]

Scorponok (Cyberworld)

2025-10-25T20:19:44Z

Wildstrike: /* Cyberworld cartoon */ rewrote some bits of the episode summary

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{{Disambig3|Scorponok}}
:''Scorponok is a [[Decepticon]] from [[Transformers: Cyberworld (franchise)|Cyberworld]].''
[[File:Cyberworld-Scorponok tech specs.jpg|thumb|upright=1.30|Where is the Lin Kuei Sub-Zero? He killed my family and clan. I will have his HEAD!]]

The final boss of [[Cyberworld (location)|Cyberworld]], '''Scorponok''' is an insurmountable threat lurking in the desert, attacking anyone who dares get too close. [[Elita-1 (Cyberworld)|Some]] say that beating him may be the only way to claim victory in the mysterious realm, but that is much, ''much'' easier said than done.

==Fiction==
===''Cyberworld'' cartoon===
{{voiceactor|[[Jack Ayres]] (English)|[[Laurent Pasquier]] (French), [[Octavio Rojas]] (Latin-American Spanish)}}
[[File:CyberworldEp1-ScorponokOptimus.jpg|thumb|left|upright=1.67|COME HERE!]]
Scorponok was hiding in the sands as [[Optimus Prime (Cyberworld)|Optimus Prime]] approached an abandoned Autobot ship, bursting out to take him by surprise. He proceeded to chase Prime away, with the Autobot fleeing into the denser jungle where he could not follow. {{storylink|Commence Program}} He was still guarding the shuttle when Optimus Prime and [[Bumblebee (Cyberworld)|Bumblebee]] scouted the area following their meet-up. {{storylink|Crate Point, Well Fought}}. At some point, his [[Tech Spec]]s ended up in [[Starscream (Cyberworld)|Starscream]]'s hands. {{storylink|Screamer City Arena}}

When Optimus returned with [[Elita-1 (Cyberworld)|Elita-1]], Bumblebee, and [[Grimlock (Cyberworld)|Grimlock]] for a rematch, Scorponok remained unfazed, he was simply too strong for the Autobots to be a serious threat. Elita and Bumblebee did manage to locate two of his weak spots, but he was soon able to knock them off. Scorponok decided to kill Bumblebee first as payback for finding one of his few weaknesses, but the rest of the team stopped him and escaped with the help of [[Snarl (Cyberworld)|Snarl]] before he could catch them. {{storylink|Storm the Desert}}

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==Toys==
===''Cyberworld''===
<ul class="iconlist">{{Bp-d1|'''Scorponok''' (Strike Battle Set, 2025)}}</ul>
[[File:Cyberworld Scorponok StrikeBattle.jpg|thumb|upright=1.67|You no longer seek retribution? You dishonor your kind. I will honor the memory of my fallen!]]
:*''Environment'': Desert
:*''Accessories'': [[Sword]], shoulder turrets, tail tip/ hoverbike, hoverbike handles

: ''[[Transformers: Cyberworld (toyline)#Larger_toy|Cyberworld]]'' Scorponok is so far the largest figure in the range, transforming from 14-inch tall robot to robotic scorpion in 4 steps. His transformation is largely activated by a handle on his back with a trigger. As a larger ''Cyberworld'' toy, he has a bunch of features designed to interact with smaller ''Cyberworld'' figures; his stinger can combine with either of his removable arms, turrets, or sword to form a hover-bike. His right claw contains a spinning saw blade, while his left claw can grab and hold figures. His shoulder guns can become turret emplacements which smaller figures can man, and his chest can open up to seat toys as a battle platform.

:He also has a variety of lights and sounds that you can trigger by pressing in his head, which change depending on the mode. Additional sound effects are made by holding his head down. He even plays the classic transformation sound during transformation!

: The ports used to attach his claw and buzzsaw are compatible with [[Grimlock (Cyberworld)#ChompBattle|Grimlock's]] arms, so you can give him a ''T. rex'' head arm if you really want.

:His head sculpt and color scheme are based on ''[[Transformers: Energon (toyline)|Energon]]'' [[Scorponok (Energon)|Scorponok]].

==Gallery==
<gallery>
CyberworldEp1_Scorponok.jpg|Beast mode.
</gallery>

==External links==
* [https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=di7LrxJ-Zl8 Character reveal]

[[Category:Cyberworld Decepticons]]

User:Wildstrike/Sandbox/Cyberworld (location)

2025-10-10T21:27:07Z

Wildstrike: /* Cyberworld cartoon */

{{disambig3.5|the video game-like world|the Transformers' home planet|Cybertron (planet)|Cybertron}}
[[File:Cyberworld from space.jpg|thumb|upright=1.4]]

'''Cyberworld''' is a strange land divided strictly into realms, with scorching desert standing right next to bustling jungle, yet that is not the oddest thing about it. No, the oddest thing about Cyberworld is the video game-like mechanics it seems to run on. Challenges in which the players compete for the chance to gain level-ups and loot boxes with lucrative items are completely normal around here.

===''Cyberworld'' cartoon===
Cyberworld is world that runs on video game logic. Upon entry into it, a person's HUD is rewritten to display a level meter, a mini-map, and a quick-select menu. The level meter is tied to one's strength, the higher your level the more powerful you are. To level-up, one must find [[Energon]] either through crate-drops {{storylink|Commence Program}} or through winning one of the numerous Challenges littered across Cyberworld. {{storylink|Prime Target (Cyberworld)}} Said Challenges run the gambit from racing {{storylink|River Race Ruckus}} to a full-on battle royales {{storylink|Screamer City Arena}}, but they all have that tasty, tasty energon as a price at the end.

Cyberworld contains three known different realms, a desert realm, a jungle realm, and [[Cyber City (Cyberworld)|Cyber City]].

The [[Autobot]]s and [[Decepticon]]s were transported to Cyberworld under mysterious circumstances and have been trying their best to survive it ever since. {{storylink|Commence Program}} At some point after his arrival here [[Starscream (Cyberworld)|Starscream]] took over Cyber City. {{storylink|Smoke & Mirrors}}

User:Wildstrike/Sandbox/Cyberworld (location)

2025-10-10T21:26:12Z

Wildstrike:

{{disambig3.5|the video game-like world|the Transformers' home planet|Cybertron (planet)|Cybertron}}
[[File:Cyberworld from space.jpg|thumb|upright=1.4]]

'''Cyberworld''' is a strange land divided strictly into realms, with scorching desert standing right next to bustling jungle, yet that is not the oddest thing about it. No, the oddest thing about Cyberworld is the video game-like mechanics it seems to run on. Challenges in which the players compete for the chance to gain level-ups and loot boxes with lucrative items are completely normal around here.

===''Cyberworld'' cartoon===
Cyberworld is world that runs on video game mechanics. Upon entry into it, a person's HUD is rewritten to display a level meter, a mini-map, and a quick-select menu. The level meter is tied to one's strength, the higher your level the more powerful you are. To level-up, one must find [[Energon]] either through crate-drops {{storylink|Commence Program}} or through winning one of the numerous Challenges littered across Cyberworld. {{storylink|Prime Target (Cyberworld)}} Said Challenges run the gambit from racing {{storylink|River Race Ruckus}} to a full-on battle royales {{storylink|Screamer City Arena}}, but they all have that tasty, tasty energon as a price at the end.

Cyberworld contains three known different realms, a desert realm, a jungle realm, and [[Cyber City (Cyberworld)|Cyber City]].

The [[Autobot]]s and [[Decepticon]]s were transported to Cyberworld under mysterious circumstances and have been trying their best to survive it ever since. {{storylink|Commence Program}} At some point after his arrival here [[Starscream (Cyberworld)|Starscream]] took over Cyber City. {{storylink|Smoke & Mirrors}}

Tech Spec

2025-10-10T10:37:43Z

Wildstrike: Probably better off up here.

{{disambig2|the character-rating system|information about character write-ups|Bio}}

{{toystub|Non-US sources for all eras; imagery for later lines.}}

[[File:MegatronG2Hero Bio&TechSpecs.jpg|275px|thumb|"Tech Specs" ≠ "[[bio]]". Clip and save ''that,'' jack.]]

'''Tech Specs''', short for "technical specifications", are the character-ratings that many [[Transformer]]s have received on their packaging or on Hasbro.com, ranking qualities like "Strength" and "Intelligence" and "Skill" on a scale of 1–10. These have also been called '''Technical Data''' or '''Vehicle Data'''.

While technically the character [[bio]]s included on most toys are separate from the Tech Specs—and are sometimes called out as such on the packaging itself—the graphic design traditionally merged them into a single box/card (which you are encouraged to "clip and save!"), along with a reduced version of the character's [[package art]]. Thus, "tech specs" has become, in casual use, a shorthand term for the entire bio/art/Tech-Specs combination.

The standard lineup of stats is:

*'''Strength'''
*'''Intelligence'''
*'''Speed'''
*'''Endurance'''
*'''Rank'''
*'''Courage'''
*'''[[Fireblast]]''' (formerly '''Firepower''', which meant something)
*'''Skill'''

The [[Micromaster]] teams replaced "Rank" and "Firepower" with:

*'''Teamwork'''
*'''Cooperation'''

The ''[[Transformers: Revenge of the Fallen (franchise)|Revenge of the Fallen]]'' ''[[Robot Powered Machines|RPMs]]'' line features a reduced list of "Vehicle Data" stats presented in much the same manner:
*'''Max Speed'''
*'''Horsepower'''
*'''Ramming Power'''
*'''Armor'''

The [[Transformers Character Card]] series of profiles boil Tech Specs down to a single number:

*'''Combat Power''' (or '''[[Scramble Power]]''' in the case of [[combiner]]s)

While these stats often correspond at least loosely to the described abilities of the characters, parity ''between'' characters is virtually nonexistent. [[Optimus Prime (G1)|Optimus Prime]], for instance, has traditionally maxed out most or all of his stats, despite the existence of much [[Omega Supreme (G1)|stronger, faster, fireblastier]] characters. The only category with anything really close to a sense of scale between characters is "Rank," where faction leaders tend to be 10s, group leaders tend to be 9s and 8s, and most others are below that. There are of course many exceptions, but at least there's a solid trend.

==History==
===Generation 1===
[[File:Trailbreaker Bio&TechSpec.jpg|left|upright=1.4|thumb|The original style, with decoder overlaid.]]
[[File:Mainframespec.gif|left|upright=1.4|thumb|The last ''Generation 1'' style. Did dropping the decoder gimmick [[Ruined FOREVER|kill the franchise]]? Undoubtedly yes.]]

Tech Specs were present right from the start. With the very first Transformers also came a packaging gimmick: Kids were instructed to "use the special decoder inside to decipher your Tech Specs." A fuchsia criss-cross pattern obscured the blue line that indicated the various ratings, so overlaying a piece of clear red plastic made the blue line much easier to see. This design was used for five years, then was replaced with a bar-graph design that required no decoder to read. The description was also changed from just "Tech Specs" to "Bio & Tech Specs". [[The Transformers (franchise)|Generation 1]] ended two years later, but in all the ''Transformers'' revivals and re-envisionings since then, the decoder gimmick has not yet made a comeback.

In addition to the packaging, Tech Specs were once briefly seen on the toys themselves: The [[Headmaster (technology)|Headmaster figures]] contained abbreviated Tech Specs bar-graphs inside their chests. When the head was plugged into the body, bars would emerge on the graph.

[[File:MicroSpec.gif|upright=1.1|thumb|The Micromasters got two stats all their own. Awww... it's like they're real toys.]]

After the cartoon was canceled and the comic entered the [[Simon Furman|Furman]] years, many new toys were made whose corresponding characters never appeared in the fiction. But, with an extremely small number of exceptions, Hasbro continued writing bios and Tech Specs for every toy, and this was the only source of "life" for dozens—perhaps even hundreds—of characters. While [[Rescue Force|some European toys]] were released with virtually no character information (not even names), even this was a small hiccup in the larger trend.

The [[Micromaster]] patrols were notable for being the first variation in stat categories, replacing "Rank" and "Firepower" with "Teamwork" and "Cooperation". The difference between Teamwork and Cooperation isn't quite clear.

[[Bob Budiansky]] was responsible for working out all the tech specs (at least through the end of his tenure writing the Marvel comic book).<ref>[https://network.comixplex.com/posts/transformers-tuesday-with-bob-budiansky-watch-the-recorded-event-here Bob Budiansky interview at Comixplex on March 16th, 2021. He says he thinks he continued for a "couple of months" after leaving the comic, but not much beyond that]</ref> He did this based on the scientific method of: "I kinda looked at who they were and how big they were and what kind of vehicle they turned into and I figured, 'well, a jet is probably faster than a Volkswagen Beetle.' (laughs)"<ref>[http://rustingcarcass.yuku.com/topic/954/t/Bob-Budiansky.html Bob Budiansky interview at Rusting Carcass]</ref>
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===Generation 2===
[[File:Realactionpopups3dtransformertradingcard.jpg|left|120px|thumb|What? It was the '90s. You had to be there.]]

The early ''[[Transformers: Generation 2 (franchise)|Generation 2]]'' packages kept all the same information as the ''Generation 1'' toys before them but reorganized it, placing the portrait and bio sections above the stats so that the whole thing resembled a trading card ''(see image at top of page)''.

Some later ''Generation 2'' toys took this further: While a figure's packaging had the bio and Tech Specs printed on it like usual, it would also contain a separate pack-in card that not only featured the bio and Tech Specs again, but could also be folded into a free-standing pop-up image of the character.

In [[Europe]], ''Generation 2'' packaging was crammed with multilingual text, so the bios were shorter, and in many cases there were no Tech Spec ratings at all.
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===Beast Wars / Machine Wars===
[[File:OptimusMinor TechSpecs.jpg|upright=0.85|thumb|Put it in your spokes, and your bike will go EEK EEK EEEEEEEEEEEEEEEK.]]

The tech spec designs on ''[[Beast Wars: Transformers (franchise)|Beast Wars]]'' packaging kept the "trading card" dimensions established in ''Generation 2'', but the internal elements were rearranged. For the first time, the stats were represented numerically rather than via a chart, which allowed them to be run vertically alongside a much-enlarged space for the portrait. Earlier cards also included a space displaying the toy's hidden weapons.

The short-lived ''[[Machine Wars: Transformers|Machine Wars]]'' line, running concurrently with ''Beast Wars'', used the same design.
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===Beast Machines===
[[File:StrikaBM ToyBio.jpg|left|upright=1.1|thumb|The dotted line is pretty much a formality at this point.]]

''[[Beast Machines: Transformers (franchise)|Beast Machines]]'' altered the tech spec format once again, most obviously by replacing the illustrated portrait that had been included since ''Generation 1'' with a photo of the actual toy. More subtly, it took the first steps toward disintegrating the picture/bio/Tech-Specs unit: While a clip-and-save rectangle still framed the design, the elements within were more loosely structured and less consistently arranged. The lack of a standardized size, shape, or backing made them seem less like distinct collectible cards and more like... well, just bits of the box you might want to keep.

Where previously there had always been a description of the card by the "Clip and Save" note, ''Beast Machines'' omitted it. With it went the term "Tech Specs", which would never be seen on packaging again.
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===Robots in Disguise===
[[File:AxerSidewaysRID BoxBack.jpg|thumb|upright=0.85|What the...?]]

It was 2001 ''[[Transformers: Robots in Disguise (2001 franchise)|Robots in Disguise]]'' that marked the first real break in tradition, brought on by a move to [[Multilingual packaging|trilingual packaging]]. Toys on the smallest packaging cards, such as the [[Spychanger]]s, literally did not have room for character information. Most Deluxe-sized and larger packaging still retained bios, Tech Specs, and "art," but the bios were graphically separated from the "clip-and-save" box that contained the rest. In at least one case, creative use of space put the Tech Specs box at a 90-degree angle to the rest of the layout, including the bios ''(see image at right)''. And in [http://www.seibertron.com/toys/fullsize.php?id=392&size=1&image=5 another], there was no bio at all.

Later on, individually-carded Kay-Bee and Target [[exclusive]] versions of the six show-character Spychangers were released with bios and Tech Specs, since the exclusive packaging was English-only. However, this didn't last; the final ''Robots in Disguise'' exclusives had ''[[Transformers: Armada (franchise)|Armada]]''-style trilingual packaging with no character info except for names and allegiances. All told, a little less than half of RID releases lacked bios and Tech Specs, which meant more than a third of the characters.
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===Unicron Trilogy / Universe===
''Armada'' continued the departure from tradition, eliminating all character information from the packaging beyond names, allegiances, and a few trilingual "blurbs" noting the vehicle modes and conspicuous weapons or gimmicks. The toys came with sticker cards that had their pictures and names on them, but no further information. This was also true for the ''[[Transformers: Universe (2003 toyline)|Universe]]'' line, which started halfway through ''Armada''{{'}}s run. The Japanese release, ''Legends of the Microns'', continued the use of stats on the more traditional trading card for Super-con and larger sized toys.

Some bios and Tech Specs did appear, but only on the Hasbro website, only for the main ''Armada'' characters, and only on a somewhat haphazard schedule. The fandom response ran from neutral to negative; certainly no one was ''happy'' about the dwindling output, especially since the supplementary character info had had the most impact on characters who had no other fiction.

But by the time of ''[[Transformers: Energon (franchise)|Energon]]'', the in-package stickers had become trading cards, and in response to the fandom, each had Tech Specs on the back. However, the casual use of the term had muddied the issue: In granting the request for "tech specs," Hasbro hadn't realized that the most important part was the ''bio,'' not the actual Tech Spec ratings. So some more time passed before packs of trading cards with bios were released. And, of course, bios continued appearing on the Hasbro site for ''Energon'' and ''Universe'' characters, though not every character in those series got in before the practice was discontinued. Meanwhile, two new specifics were added: "N/A," which was used for [[Starscream (Armada)|Starscream]]'s rank and courage and [[Kicker Jones|Kicker]]'s Fireblast, and "?" which was Starscream's Strength rating, and the rating for every statistic for [[Unicron]] and [[Dreadwing (Energon)|Dreadwing]].

It was with ''[[Transformers: Cybertron (franchise)|Cybertron]]'' that bios and Tech Specs (now called "Technical Data") finally returned to the packaging, with even more information (sometimes further bio info, sometimes toy-trivia) hosted online and accessed via [[Cyber Key Codes]]. The Technical Data also introduced "unknown" in lieu of some numerical ratings, such as for [[Megatron (Armada)|Galvatron]]'s stats. An "Infinity" rating was introduced later in the line for some of Primus and Unicron's stats.

===Live-action film series===
The live action film series figures followed a format similar to the Transformers Cybertron Line, featuring a bio and a list of stats. The bio and tech specs could be located either together or on different parts of the packaging, depending on the line and size class that the toys belonged to. The Age of Extinction toyline eliminated tech specs from both toy packaging and Hasbro's website. The Last Knight's toyline is also devoid of tech specs.

Unlike earlier toylines, the tech specs of movieverse characters never change, even if they get a new body or get an upgrade. For example, the severely damaged and weakened Dark of the Moon Megatron possesses the same stats as 2007 Megatron, who was in his prime. Bumblebee retains his fireblast of 2, despite having toys with "upgraded weapons". Jetwing Optimus Prime has the same speed as his normal counterpart.

===Transformers Animated===
Though ''[[Transformers Animated (franchise)|Animated]]'' toys had on-package bios, they were mostly free-form, with a call-out section for "Galactic Powers and Abilities" listing three vaguely technical facts or trivia items in a bullet-point style. However, [[BotCon 2011]] featured two lithographs, each with 26 bios done up as early G1 style Tech Specs.

===Generations===
The first and second portions of the ''[[Transformers: Generations (toyline)|Generations]]'' toyline displayed traditional Tech Specs with even the G1-style 'zigzag' graph returning for the ''Fall of Cybertron'' portion. Toys of the ''[[Combiner Wars (toyline)|Combiner Wars]]'' subline imprint displayed bar graph Tech Specs. The ''[[Titans Return (toyline)|Titans Return]]'' subline imprint, while keeping the bar graph, featured drastically different Tech Specs featuring only the four categories of Strength, Speed, Intelligence, and Fireblast represented by pictograms instead of words (Endurance, Rank, Courage, and Skill were removed) and upsizing the maximum of each category to 20. As the main gimmick of ''Titans Return'' was larger figures interacting with Headmaster partners, rankings of the characters themselves were marked in red while the 'augmented' portions were added in blue at the end of the red bar. Tech Specs were dropped for the ''[[Power of the Primes (toyline)|Power of the Primes]]'', and were instead replaced by a series of randomly-packed cards depicting [[Prime Master/Combinations|one of twelve possible combinations]] between the packaged toy and one of the twelve [[Prime Master]]s.

For the first part of the ''[[War for Cybertron Trilogy (franchise)|War for Cybertron Trilogy]]'' subline imprint, ''[[War for Cybertron: Siege|Siege]]'', the instructions included specs not for the character, but for each of the [[C.O.M.B.A.T. System]] weapons packaged with the toy, ranking their Strength, Aim and Fireblast on a scale of 1-20. Eventually, Tech Specs for the characters themselves made a subtle return in the second part of the trilogy, ''[[War for Cybertron: Earthrise|Earthrise]]'', being again included on the instructions while also being completely written in [[Cybertronian language|Ancient Autobot]]; this version brings back seven of the original stats (including Firepower instead of Fireblast!) and excludes only Rank, possibly because that stat became part of [[Cybertronian military insignia/gallery|another rating system]] introduced in the previous subline.

Some toys released under the crossover-oriented ''[[Transformers Collaborative|Collaborative]]'' line, such as [[Ectotron]] and [[Gigawatt]], feature the same four stats as ''Titans Return'' (Strength, Intelligence, Speed and Fireblast) but rank them up only to a more traditional maximum of 10. As part of the gag, each one also features two exclusive stats that correlate to their franchise of origin.

The current main ''Generations'' toyline, ''[[Transformers: Legacy|Legacy]]'', also uses the same four stats from ''Titans Return'' and ''Collaborative'' in a scale of 1-10. These stats are available only at Hasbro's website and are accessable by scanning the QR Codes printed on the back of the toys' packagings.

===Other===
The [[Transformers: Alternators|Alternators]] line never got more than names, allegiances, and mottoes; but the ''[[Titanium Series|Titanium]]'' and ''[[Transformers: Classics|Classics]]'' continued the tradition. ''[[Transformers Animated (toyline)|Animated]]'' never had the stats on the packaging, but had the rest, including three special facts about each character. [[Hasbro Transformers Collectors' Club (magazine)|Hasbro TFCC]] made up for this by printing ''Generation 1''-style tech specs for upcoming characters in their magazine, starting with 10 in issue 24, and 2 in each of the next 6 issues. [[King]] was issued the additional non-standard ratings of Regalness, Conversation, Creepiness, Heat, and Balance.

The [[Transformers: Generations (toyline)#Retro Headmasters (2020)|Retro Headmasters]] and [[Vintage#Vintage Beast Wars|Vintage Beast Wars]] packaging have Titans Return-precedent four-stat pictograms, instead of direct reproductions of their original tech specs.

==Fiction==
===''Generation 1''===
====Toy instructions====
A Transformer's Tech Specs were determined by means of a ratings test. The [[Omnibot (G1)|Omnibot]]s were not given a ratings test because they were a new type of [[Autobot]] still young in their evolution.<ref>The Omnibots' [[instructions]], specifically panel three [http://www.botchthecrab.com/archive/instructions/autobot/1985/instr_camshaft.jpg (scan at BotchTheCrab.com)]</ref>
====Japanese cartoon continuity====
[[File:HM3 Chromedome's tech specs.jpg|thumb|upright=1.1]]
[[Headmaster (technology)|Headmaster]]s and [[Headmaster Junior]]s would often briefly flash their abbreviated tech specs on their chest displays when they attached their heads. {{storylink|Transformers: The Headmasters (cartoon)|The Headmasters}} {{storylink|Transformers: Super-God Masterforce (cartoon)|Super-God Masterforce}}

===''Timelines''===
====''TransTech'' text stories====
As part of the processing performed at [[Axiom Nexus]] by the [[Transcendent Technomorph]]s, each [[lowtech|offworlder]] is given an [[identification bolt|identification card]] which includes, among other things, their Tech Specs. [[Hubcap (G1)|Hubcap]] did not know what to think about his "Strength=3". At one point he told a [[Cheetor (TransTech)|security official]] "check our tech specs". {{storylink|Gone Too Far}}

===''Transformers Animated''===
====''The AllSpark Almanac''====
After [[Optimus Prime (Animated)|Optimus Prime]] confronted [[Megatron (Animated)|Megatron]] in an [[Elite Guard]] training simulation, his test evaluation was given in the form of a Tech Spec. {{storylink|Transformers Animated: The AllSpark Almanac}}

===''Wings Universe''===
{{wingsnote}}
[[Tornado]] knew from seeing [[Cannonball (G1)|Cannonball]]'s Tech Specs that the [[Star Seeker]] captain had a hand under his dagger. {{storylink|Tornado - Decepticon Saboteur}}

==Notes==
* When Hasbro went to trilingual packaging, [[Aaron Archer]] said it was because they believed in the near future all products, down to mundane items such as sticks of butter, would require it; they were attempting to get "ahead of the curve." Years later this obviously has not come to pass, to the relief of most Transformers fans, but not necessarily [[Jorge Figueroa|everyone]].

==See also==
* [[Bio]]
* [[Package art]]
* [[Packaging]]
* [[Power Plans]]

==External links==
*[https://botchthecrab.com/archive/techspecs Botch's Transformers Tech Spec Archive] - covers Generation 1

==References==
<references/>

[[Category:Toys]]

A Bug's Lie

2025-10-10T08:39:17Z

Wildstrike: /* Real world references */

{{episode
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|prev=Storm the Desert
|next=Game-a-Tron
|title=A Bug's Lie
|season=1
|season ep=10
|image=Bumblebee drags Chop Shop across the jungle.jpg
|caption=
|airdate=[[October 4]], 2025
|writers=[[Ryan Denham]]
|animation studio=[[Omens Studio LTD]]
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|video=https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=UbHEpXm7Ok4
|videosite=YouTube
}}

'''Bumblebee and Chop Shop team up to raid a secret treasure from a lost temple.'''

==Synopsis==
[[Bumblebee (Cyberworld)|Bumblebee]] tries to convince [[Optimus Prime (Cyberworld)|Optimus]] and [[Elita-1 (Cyberworld)|Elita]] to take some energon that they found instead of him, citing his perceived responsibility for the team's recent loss and the departure of [[Grimlock (Cyberworld)|Grimlock]]. Optimus and Elita reassure Bumblebee that none of that was his fault and the bug caves and takes the extra exp. Meanwhile, the Autobots are being stalked by [[Chop Shop (Cyberworld)|Chop Shop]], who tries to steal Optimus' [[Energon-axe|axe]]. Elita stops Chop Shop before he can succeed and dares him to make another move. Chop Shop begs for mercy and promises the team great treasure if they let him go, but Elita is not phased by his pleas and moves to shoot him. It takes Optimus reminding Elita of the Autobots' ideals to make her back off.

Bumblebee grabs Chop Shop before he can flee and promises that he's going to "take care" of him. When the two of them are alone Bumblebee asks Chop Shop for more information about this "treasure" he's on about. Chop Shop leads Bumblebee to a temple where the treasure is guarded. Bumblebee agrees to go in after reminding his accomplice to not play any tricks on him. Inside the temple, the two of them find their path blocked by a door, but Chop Shop is not deterred and digs his way around with Bumblebee following close behind. Bumblebee then stumbles upon an odd looking room, but Chop Shop stops him before can take another step. A bit of muck falls from Chop Shop's face revealing the tile below them to be booby-trapped with spikes. In order to get through unharmed, Bumblebee had to resign himself to being held by the hand as Chop Shop walks across the room's roof. After they're done with the spikes, Chop Shop lets go of Bumblebee and goes to a place where he can guide him from afar. Bumblebee decided to go forward on his own, believing that Chop Shop had abandoned him, only to be jumpscared by a falling corpse. Chop Shop lets Bumblebee know that he hasn't left him remotely and shows him the way through the rest of the temple.

When Bumblebee reaches the artifact they were both after, Chop Shop builds it up as something grand and wonderful and when Bumblebee remarks that it's just a simple rock Chop Shop shoots back that it is a "special rock!". This exchange made Bumblebee start wishing [[Scorponok (Cyberworld)|Scorponok]] had succeeded in killing but he still took the rock on Chop Shop's insistence, in response to which the temple starts filling up with lava. Bumblebee asks Chop Shop to help him out, but he seems to have left him and Bee has to make his way back on his own. When Bee reaches the exit, he gets stuck trying to hold up the door. Chop Shop returns to Bumblebee to get the "special rock", and leaves the Bee there when he hands it to him. Bumblebee's hands quickly give out, sealing him inside the temple, with the lava closer to him than ever. Bumblebee beats himself up about his supposed stupidity but manages to dig his way out like Chop Shop did earlier and makes his way back to Optimus and Elita. He proceeds to explain to them he doesn't need to be saved all the time and that he had swapped out the "special rock" for a normal one before giving it to Chop Shop. Bumblebee then gives Optimus the real "special rock", which is revealed to not be a rock at all and turns Optimus' entire level bar purple.

At the same time, Chop Shop is celebrating getting the artifact he was after only to realize that Bumblebee had fooled him and then put the rock in pile with number of other seemingly normal rocks.

==Featured characters==
{{featuredcharacters
|c1=
*[[Bumblebee (Cyberworld)|Bumblebee]] (1)
*[[Optimus Prime (Cyberworld)|Optimus Prime]] (2)
*[[Elita-1 (Cyberworld)|Elita-1]] (3)

|c2=
*[[Chop Shop (Cyberworld)|Chop Shop]] (4)

}}

==Quotes==
"Freedom is the right of all sentient beings, Elita. Even... that."
:—'''Optimus Prime''' doesn't have to sound that disgusted at his own beliefs.

"The amazing, the wondrous, the beautiful-" 
"It's a rock." 
"Correction! Is a special rock!"
:—'''Chop Shop''' overestimates '''Bumblebee's''' enthusiasm.

==Notes==

===Continuity notes===
* Bumblebee mentions [[Grimlock (Cyberworld)|Grimlock]] bailing, which happened at the end of the [[Storm the Desert|prior episode]].

===Character levels===
* Bumblebee is Level 2, gaining about half a level of XP when he takes the energon. He is back to low level by the end of the episode.
* Chop Shop is Level 6.
* Optimus Prime is Level 1.

===Transformers references===
* Optimus drops his usual catchphrase, "Freedom is the right of all sentient beings".

===Real world references===
* This episode's name is a reference to the [[Disney]]-Pixar film ''{{w|A Bug's Life}}''.
* As the lair is collapsing, Bumblebee slides under a door, only to have to reach back to grab something important, referencing the famous scene from ''{{w|Indiana Jones and the Raiders of the Lost Ark}}''.
* Chop Shop's continued exclamation of "special rock!" is very reminiscent of Gollum from {{w|The_Lord_of_the_Rings_(film_series)|''The Lord of the Rings''}}.

===Trivia===
* Like other Cyberworld episodes, this one was initially uploaded alongside the [[Storm the Desert|previous episode]] with an SEO baiting title ("Bumblebee TRAPPED in Haunted Dungeon"). The title comes from writer Ali Lightfoot's twitter feed. <ref>{{citesocial|quote=Set your alarms, Transformers: CYBERWORLD episode 10 "A Bug's Lie" goes live this Saturday 4th October.|link=https://x.com/HedlesChkn/status/1973803122339291420|name=Ali Lightfoot|site=Twitter|year=2025|month=10|day=2}}</ref>

===Foreign localization===

==References==
{{reflist}}

[[Category:Cyberworld episodes]]

A Bug's Lie

2025-10-10T08:33:11Z

Wildstrike: /* Synopsis */ Added the synopsis

{{episode
|otherseries=''[[Transformers: Cyberworld (cartoon)|Transformers: Cyberworld]]'' episode 10
|prev=Storm the Desert
|next=Game-a-Tron
|title=A Bug's Lie
|season=1
|season ep=10
|image=Bumblebee drags Chop Shop across the jungle.jpg
|caption=
|airdate=[[October 4]], 2025
|writers=[[Ryan Denham]]
|animation studio=[[Omens Studio LTD]]
|continuity=Cyberworld
|video=https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=UbHEpXm7Ok4
|videosite=YouTube
}}

'''Bumblebee and Chop Shop team up to raid a secret treasure from a lost temple.'''

==Synopsis==
[[Bumblebee (Cyberworld)|Bumblebee]] tries to convince [[Optimus Prime (Cyberworld)|Optimus]] and [[Elita-1 (Cyberworld)|Elita]] to take some energon that they found instead of him, citing his perceived responsibility for the team's recent loss and the departure of [[Grimlock (Cyberworld)|Grimlock]]. Optimus and Elita reassure Bumblebee that none of that was his fault and the bug caves and takes the extra exp. Meanwhile, the Autobots are being stalked by [[Chop Shop (Cyberworld)|Chop Shop]], who tries to steal Optimus' [[Energon-axe|axe]]. Elita stops Chop Shop before he can succeed and dares him to make another move. Chop Shop begs for mercy and promises the team great treasure if they let him go, but Elita is not phased by his pleas and moves to shoot him. It takes Optimus reminding Elita of the Autobots' ideals to make her back off.

Bumblebee grabs Chop Shop before he can flee and promises that he's going to "take care" of him. When the two of them are alone Bumblebee asks Chop Shop for more information about this "treasure" he's on about. Chop Shop leads Bumblebee to a temple where the treasure is guarded. Bumblebee agrees to go in after reminding his accomplice to not play any tricks on him. Inside the temple, the two of them find their path blocked by a door, but Chop Shop is not deterred and digs his way around with Bumblebee following close behind. Bumblebee then stumbles upon an odd looking room, but Chop Shop stops him before can take another step. A bit of muck falls from Chop Shop's face revealing the tile below them to be booby-trapped with spikes. In order to get through unharmed, Bumblebee had to resign himself to being held by the hand as Chop Shop walks across the room's roof. After they're done with the spikes, Chop Shop lets go of Bumblebee and goes to a place where he can guide him from afar. Bumblebee decided to go forward on his own, believing that Chop Shop had abandoned him, only to be jumpscared by a falling corpse. Chop Shop lets Bumblebee know that he hasn't left him remotely and shows him the way through the rest of the temple.

When Bumblebee reaches the artifact they were both after, Chop Shop builds it up as something grand and wonderful and when Bumblebee remarks that it's just a simple rock Chop Shop shoots back that it is a "special rock!". This exchange made Bumblebee start wishing [[Scorponok (Cyberworld)|Scorponok]] had succeeded in killing but he still took the rock on Chop Shop's insistence, in response to which the temple starts filling up with lava. Bumblebee asks Chop Shop to help him out, but he seems to have left him and Bee has to make his way back on his own. When Bee reaches the exit, he gets stuck trying to hold up the door. Chop Shop returns to Bumblebee to get the "special rock", and leaves the Bee there when he hands it to him. Bumblebee's hands quickly give out, sealing him inside the temple, with the lava closer to him than ever. Bumblebee beats himself up about his supposed stupidity but manages to dig his way out like Chop Shop did earlier and makes his way back to Optimus and Elita. He proceeds to explain to them he doesn't need to be saved all the time and that he had swapped out the "special rock" for a normal one before giving it to Chop Shop. Bumblebee then gives Optimus the real "special rock", which is revealed to not be a rock at all and turns Optimus' entire level bar purple.

At the same time, Chop Shop is celebrating getting the artifact he was after only to realize that Bumblebee had fooled him and then put the rock in pile with number of other seemingly normal rocks.

==Featured characters==
{{featuredcharacters
|c1=
*[[Bumblebee (Cyberworld)|Bumblebee]] (1)
*[[Optimus Prime (Cyberworld)|Optimus Prime]] (2)
*[[Elita-1 (Cyberworld)|Elita-1]] (3)

|c2=
*[[Chop Shop (Cyberworld)|Chop Shop]] (4)

}}

==Quotes==
"Freedom is the right of all sentient beings, Elita. Even... that."
:—'''Optimus Prime''' doesn't have to sound that disgusted at his own beliefs.

"The amazing, the wondrous, the beautiful-" 
"It's a rock." 
"Correction! Is a special rock!"
:—'''Chop Shop''' overestimates '''Bumblebee's''' enthusiasm.

==Notes==

===Continuity notes===
* Bumblebee mentions [[Grimlock (Cyberworld)|Grimlock]] bailing, which happened at the end of the [[Storm the Desert|prior episode]].

===Character levels===
* Bumblebee is Level 2, gaining about half a level of XP when he takes the energon. He is back to low level by the end of the episode.
* Chop Shop is Level 6.
* Optimus Prime is Level 1.

===Transformers references===
* Optimus drops his usual catchphrase, "Freedom is the right of all sentient beings".

===Real world references===
* This episode's name is a reference to the [[Disney]]-Pixar film ''{{w|A Bug's Life}}''.
* As the lair is collapsing, Bumblebee slides under a door, only to have to reach back to grab something important, referencing the famous scene from ''{{w|Indiana Jones and the Raiders of the Lost Ark}}''.
* Chop Shop's continued exclamation of "precious rock!" is very reminiscent of Gollum from {{w|The_Lord_of_the_Rings_(film_series)|''The Lord of the Rings''}}.
===Trivia===
* Like other Cyberworld episodes, this one was initially uploaded alongside the [[Storm the Desert|previous episode]] with an SEO baiting title ("Bumblebee TRAPPED in Haunted Dungeon"). The title comes from writer Ali Lightfoot's twitter feed. <ref>{{citesocial|quote=Set your alarms, Transformers: CYBERWORLD episode 10 "A Bug's Lie" goes live this Saturday 4th October.|link=https://x.com/HedlesChkn/status/1973803122339291420|name=Ali Lightfoot|site=Twitter|year=2025|month=10|day=2}}</ref>

===Foreign localization===

==References==
{{reflist}}

[[Category:Cyberworld episodes]]

A Bug's Lie

2025-10-10T06:42:42Z

Wildstrike:

A Bug's Lie

2025-10-10T05:53:38Z

Wildstrike: Was going ro write the article myself but Akira beat me to it.

Scorponok (Cyberworld)

2025-10-09T19:38:04Z

Wildstrike: /* Cyberworld cartoon */

{{factions|decepticon|}}
{{Disambig3|Scorponok}}
:''Scorponok is a [[Decepticon]] from [[Transformers: Cyberworld (franchise)|Cyberworld]].''
[[File:Cyberworld-Scorponok tech specs.jpg|thumb|upright=1.30|Where is the Lin Kuei Sub-Zero? He killed my family and clan. I will have his HEAD!]]

The final boss of [[Cyberworld (location)|Cyberworld]], '''Scorponok''' is an insurmountable threat lurking in the desert, attacking anyone who dares get too close. [[Elita-1 (Cyberworld)|Some]] say that beating him may be the only way to claim victory in the mysterious realm, but that is much, ''much'' easier said than done.

==Fiction==
===''Cyberworld'' cartoon===
{{voiceactor|[[Jack Ayres]] (English)|[[Laurent Pasquier]] (French), [[Octavio Rojas]] (Latin-American Spanish)}}
[[File:CyberworldEp1-ScorponokOptimus.jpg|thumb|left|upright=1.67|COME HERE!]]
Scorponok was hiding in the sands as [[Optimus Prime (Cyberworld)|Optimus Prime]] approached an abandoned Autobot ship, bursting out to take him by surprise. He proceeded to chase Prime away, with the Autobot fleeing into the denser jungle where he could not follow. {{storylink|Commence Program}} He was still guarding the shuttle when Optimus Prime and [[Bumblebee (Cyberworld)|Bumblebee]] scouted the area following their meet-up. {{storylink|Crate Point, Well Fought}}. At some point, his [[Tech Spec]]s ended up in [[Starscream (Cyberworld)|Starscream]]'s hands. {{storylink|Screamer City Arena}}

When Optimus returned with [[Elita-1 (Cyberworld)|Elita-1]], Bumblebee, and [[Grimlock (Cyberworld)|Grimlock]] for a rematch, Scorponok fought back and nearly sawed Bumblebee in half as payback for finding his weakspot. Eventually though, the Autobots managed to escape him yet again with the help of [[Snarl (Cyberworld)|Snarl]]. {{storylink|Storm the Desert}}

{{ongoing}}
{{-}}

==Toys==
===''Cyberworld''===
<ul class="iconlist">{{Bp-d1|'''Scorponok''' (Strike Battle Set, 2025)}}</ul>
[[File:Cyberworld Scorponok StrikeBattle.jpg|thumb|upright=1.67|You no longer seek retribution? You dishonor your kind. I will honor the memory of my fallen!]]
:*''Environment'': Desert
:*''Accessories'': [[Sword]], shoulder turrets, tail tip/ hoverbike

: ''[[Transformers: Cyberworld (toyline)#Larger_toy|Cyberworld]]'' Scorponok is so far the largest figure in the range, transforming from 14-inch tall robot to robotic scorpion in 4 steps. His transformation is largely activated by a handle on his back with a trigger. As a larger ''Cyberworld'' toy, he has a bunch of features designed to interact with smaller ''Cyberworld'' figures; his stinger can combine with either of his removable arms, turrets, or sword to form a hover-bike. His right claw contains a spinning saw blade, while his left claw can grab and hold figures. His shoulder guns can become turret emplacements which smaller figures can man, and his chest can open up to seat toys as a battle platform.

:He also has a variety of lights and sounds that you can trigger by pressing in his head, which change depending on the mode. Additional sound effects are made by holding his head down. He even plays the classic transformation sound during transformation!

: The ports used to attach his claw and buzzsaw are compatible with [[Grimlock (Cyberworld)#ChompBattle|Grimlock's]] arms, so you can give him a ''T. rex'' head arm if you really want.

:His head sculpt and color scheme are based on ''[[Transformers: Energon (toyline)|Energon]]'' [[Scorponok (Energon)|Scorponok]].

==Gallery==
<gallery>
CyberworldEp1_Scorponok.jpg|Beast mode.
</gallery>

==External links==
* [https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=di7LrxJ-Zl8 Character reveal]

[[Category:Cyberworld Decepticons]]

File:Bumblebee drags Chop Shop across the jungle.jpg

2025-10-09T19:18:33Z

Wildstrike: {{cyberworldcap|Bumblebee (Cyberworld)| drags Chop Shop (Cyberworld)| across the jungle.|A Bug's lie|5}}

{{cyberworldcap|[[Bumblebee (Cyberworld)|Bumblebee]] drags [[Chop Shop (Cyberworld)|Chop Shop]] across the jungle.|A Bug's lie|5}}

Elita-1 (Cyberworld)

2025-10-04T13:08:11Z

Wildstrike: Caption by EldritchPrince on discord.

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{{Disambig3|Elita One|Elita-1}}
:''Elita-1 is the [[Autobot]] second in command from [[Transformers: Cyberworld (franchise)|Cyberworld]].''
[[File:Elita 1 tech specs.jpg|thumb|upright=1.3|"Buccaneer looked good in the character creator!"]]
'''Elita-1''' is ferocious and sharp both on and off the battlefield, so it's no wonder that she's managed to survive [[Cyberworld (location)|Cyberworld]] as long as she has. Although she can occasionally come off as rude, she only acts that way because she genuinely cares about the people in her life, and doesn't want to lose them like others before.

==Fiction==
===''Cyberworld'' cartoon===
{{voiceactor|[[Jessica Carroll]] (English)|[[Amandine Longeac]] (French), [[Betzabé Jara]] (Latin-American Spanish)}}
[[File:Elita posing.jpg|thumb|upright=1.4|left]]

At some unknown point in time, Elita-1 was transported to Cyberworld. There, she gathered up a handful of bots and formed a team that helped each other survive, with [[Wheeljack (Cyberworld)|Wheeljack]] among them. All was going well until [[Sky-Byte (Cyberworld)|Sky-Byte]] eliminated them, leaving Elita emotionally scarred. Later, Elita was racing Sky-Byte inside an energy tube. She was in the lead, and about to win, when [[Optimus Prime (Cyberworld)|Optimus Prime]] and [[Bumblebee (Cyberworld)|Bumblebee]] broke the aforementioned energy tube in an attempt to assist her, unwittingly granting the victory to Sky-Byte due to Elita's "cheating". Sky-Byte then attempted to finish Elita off for good, but Prime and Bumblebee stepped in to protect her. After a brief tussle, Sky-Byte was forced to flee. Elita wanted to chase after him and avenge her old friends, but Optimus stopped her, explaining that there was an Autobot ship being guarded by [[Scorponok (Cyberworld)|Scorponok]] in the desert that might lead them home and that they should all focus on that. Elita apologized for her behaviour and explained that there was something that might help them deal with the angry scorpion, but she'd only lead Optimus and Bumblebee there if they helped her kill Sky-Byte. Optimus gave a non-committal answer, which Elita didn't like, but went along with anyway. {{storylink|River Race Ruckus}}

She showed Bumblebee and Optimus a secret way into [[Cyber City (Cyberworld)|Cyber City]], but they were accosted by a Sky-Byte and his new ally, [[Mirage (Cyberworld)|Mirage]], hired by [[Megatron (Cyberworld)|Megatron]] to stop them. Elita-1 tried to get her revenge on Sky-Byte then-and-there during the ensuing melee, but his new upgrade to a land-based alt-mode let him turn the tables on her, and she had to be rescued by Optimus. The Autobot trio chased the fleeing shark, but were stopped by an injured Mirage, asking to team up. {{storylink|Smoke & Mirrors}} The group snuck through the city and fought their way into a computer terminal, only to be cut off by the city's ruler, [[Starscream (Cyberworld)|Starscream]]. They tried to flee, but he cornered them in an alleyway, which spawned a mission. The goal was to be the last bot standing on a large levitating platform. Elita-1 grabbed an upgrade, giving her rocket boosters, which she tried to use to fight Starscream, but they vanished before she could make much use, and she and Mirage were thrown over the edge. After Bumblebee was declared the winner, she was drained of Energon. {{storylink|Screamer City Arena}}

[[File:Cyberworld Elita smash Starscream-1.jpg|thumb|upright=1.4|*BONK*]]
Tracking down Grimlock via following [[Snarl (Cyberworld)|Snarl]], the trio of Autobots were captured in a net. When Optimus freed them and challenged Grimlock to a 1-on-1 mission challenge, Elita-1 joined Bumblebee and Snarl in commenting on the pair's strategies until Optimus Prime won. {{storylink|Hunter vs Hunted}} With Grimlock recruited, they attempted to find more energon, only to be met by Megatron. Elita-1 was chosen by Prime, along with Grimlock, to compete in the latest mission module - a race to the summit of a series of platforms. While she didn't trust Grimlock at first, especially after hearing he had made a truce with Megatron, they both saved each other from the traps in the challenge, until both were knocked down to the ground by Megatron, eventually losing the challenge. {{storylink|What Goes Up}}

Elita, Optimus, Bumblebee, and Grimlock went on to fight Scorponok, with her and Bumblebee attempting to locate his weak spot while the others distracted him. Bumblebee found Scorponok's weak spot but was soon pined to the ground by him, forcing Elita and Grimlock to try and lift Scorponok's hand off of Bee while Optimus fought him. Eventually, Prime gave up on fighting Scorponok and joined the rest in their effort to save Bumblebee. After successfully unpining Bumblebee from the sand, him and Elita escaped using Grimlock's detachable dino head. Elita watched as Snarl saved Optimus and Grimlock, who had yet to escape Scorponok's wrath and tended to Bumblebee while the two of argued over whether Prime should have retreated. {{storylink|Storm the Desert}}
{{ongoing}}

==Toys==
===''Cyberworld''===
[[File:TF-Cyberworld-Cyber-Changers-Elita-1.jpg|thumb|300px|"Riptide? I barely know 'er!"]]
<ul class="iconlist">{{Bp-a1|'''Elita-1''' (Cyber Changer, [[2025]])}}</ul>
:*''Environment'': Ocean

: Part of the second wave of ''[[Transformers: Cyberworld (toyline)|Cyberworld]]'' basic Cyber Changers, Elita-1 is a four-inch tall figure that can convert into a futuristic speedboat in three steps. Like all standard ''Cyberworld'' figures, she only has articulation at the shoulders, hips, and knees. She also features [[5 mm post|5 mm connection points]] on her forearms, fists, and the top of her boat mode.

: Her overall design is based on [[Riptide (G1)|Riptide]] from the [[IDW Publishing|IDW]] [[2005 IDW continuity|comics]].

==External links==
* [https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=llWRn4qmUv0 Character reveal]

[[Category:Cyberworld Autobots]]
[[Category:Female Transformers]]

Elita-1 (Cyberworld)

2025-10-03T15:57:14Z

Wildstrike: /* Cyberworld cartoon */ Added a caption.

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{{Disambig3|Elita One|Elita-1}}
:''Elita-1 is the [[Autobot]] second in command from [[Transformers: Cyberworld (franchise)|Cyberworld]].''
[[File:Elita 1 tech specs.jpg|thumb|upright=1.3]]
'''Elita-1''' is ferocious and sharp both on and off the battlefield, so it's no wonder that she's managed to survive [[Cyberworld (location)|Cyberworld]] as long as she has. Although she can occasionally come off as rude, she only acts that way because she genuinely cares about the people in her life, and doesn't want to lose them like others before.

==Fiction==
===''Cyberworld'' cartoon===
{{voiceactor|[[Jessica Carroll]] (English)|[[Amandine Longeac]] (French), [[Betzabé Jara]] (Latin-American Spanish)}}
[[File:Elita posing.jpg|thumb|upright=1.4|left]]

At some unknown point in time, Elita-1 was transported to Cyberworld. There, she gathered up a handful of bots and formed a team that helped each other survive, with [[Wheeljack (Cyberworld)|Wheeljack]] among them. All was going well until [[Sky-Byte (Cyberworld)|Sky-Byte]] eliminated them, leaving Elita emotionally scarred. Later, Elita was racing Sky-Byte inside an energy tube. She was in the lead, and about to win, when [[Optimus Prime (Cyberworld)|Optimus Prime]] and [[Bumblebee (Cyberworld)|Bumblebee]] broke the aforementioned energy tube in an attempt to assist her, unwittingly granting the victory to Sky-Byte due to Elita's "cheating". Sky-Byte then attempted to finish Elita off for good, but Prime and Bumblebee stepped in to protect her. After a brief tussle, Sky-Byte was forced to flee. Elita wanted to chase after him and avenge her old friends, but Optimus stopped her, explaining that there was an Autobot ship being guarded by [[Scorponok (Cyberworld)|Scorponok]] in the desert that might lead them home and that they should all focus on that. Elita apologized for her behaviour and explained that there was something that might help them deal with the angry scorpion, but she'd only lead Optimus and Bumblebee there if they helped her kill Sky-Byte. Optimus gave a non-committal answer, which Elita didn't like, but went along with anyway. {{storylink|River Race Ruckus}}

She showed Bumblebee and Optimus a secret way into [[Cyber City (Cyberworld)|Cyber City]], but they were accosted by a Sky-Byte and his new ally, [[Mirage (Cyberworld)|Mirage]], hired by [[Megatron (Cyberworld)|Megatron]] to stop them. Elita-1 tried to get her revenge on Sky-Byte then-and-there during the ensuing melee, but his new upgrade to a land-based alt-mode let him turn the tables on her, and she had to be rescued by Optimus. The Autobot trio chased the fleeing shark, but were stopped by an injured Mirage, asking to team up. {{storylink|Smoke & Mirrors}} The group snuck through the city and fought their way into a computer terminal, only to be cut off by the city's ruler, [[Starscream (Cyberworld)|Starscream]]. They tried to flee, but he cornered them in an alleyway, which spawned a mission. The goal was to be the last bot standing on a large levitating platform. Elita-1 grabbed an upgrade, giving her rocket boosters, which she tried to use to fight Starscream, but they vanished before she could make much use, and she and Mirage were thrown over the edge. After Bumblebee was declared the winner, she was drained of Energon. {{storylink|Screamer City Arena}}

[[File:Cyberworld Elita smash Starscream-1.jpg|thumb|upright=1.4|*BONK*]]
Tracking down Grimlock via following [[Snarl (Cyberworld)|Snarl]], the trio of Autobots were captured in a net. When Optimus freed them and challenged Grimlock to a 1-on-1 mission challenge, Elita-1 joined Bumblebee and Snarl in commenting on the pair's strategies until Optimus Prime won. {{storylink|Hunter vs Hunted}} With Grimlock recruited, they attempted to find more energon, only to be met by Megatron. Elita-1 was chosen by Prime, along with Grimlock, to compete in the latest mission module - a race to the summit of a series of platforms. While she didn't trust Grimlock at first, especially after hearing he had made a truce with Megatron, they both saved each other from the traps in the challenge, until both were knocked down to the ground by Megatron, eventually losing the challenge. {{storylink|What Goes Up}}

Elita, Optimus, Bumblebee, and Grimlock went on to fight Scorponok, with her and Bumblebee attempting to locate his weak spot while the others distracted him. Bumblebee found Scorponok's weak spot but was soon pined to the ground by him, forcing Elita and Grimlock to try and lift Scorponok's hand off of Bee while Optimus fought him. Eventually, Prime gave up on fighting Scorponok and joined the rest in their effort to save Bumblebee. After successfully unpining Bumblebee from the sand, him and Elita escaped using Grimlock's detachable dino head. Elita watched as Snarl saved Optimus and Grimlock, who had yet to escape Scorponok's wrath and tended to Bumblebee while the two of argued over whether Prime should have retreated. {{storylink|Storm the Desert}}
{{ongoing}}

==Toys==
===''Cyberworld''===
[[File:TF-Cyberworld-Cyber-Changers-Elita-1.jpg|thumb|300px|"Riptide? I barely know 'er!"]]
<ul class="iconlist">{{Bp-a1|'''Elita-1''' (Cyber Changer, [[2025]])}}</ul>
:*''Environment'': Ocean

: Part of the second wave of ''[[Transformers: Cyberworld (toyline)|Cyberworld]]'' basic Cyber Changers, Elita-1 is a four-inch tall figure that can convert into a futuristic speedboat in three steps. Like all standard ''Cyberworld'' figures, she only has articulation at the shoulders, hips, and knees. She also features [[5 mm post|5 mm connection points]] on her forearms, fists, and the top of her boat mode.

: Her overall design is based on [[Riptide (G1)|Riptide]] from the [[IDW Publishing|IDW]] [[2005 IDW continuity|comics]].

==External links==
* [https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=llWRn4qmUv0 Character reveal]

[[Category:Cyberworld Autobots]]
[[Category:Female Transformers]]

Heatwave (RB)

2025-09-30T18:35:25Z

Wildstrike: That joke could have just been rephrased.

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{{disambigm|Heatwave (disambiguation)|Thunder (disambiguation)}}
:''Heatwave the Fire-Bot is an [[Autobot]] from the [[Transformers: Rescue Bots (franchise)|Rescue Bots]] portion of the [[Aligned continuity family]].''

[[Image:HeatwaveTheFireBot poster.jpg|thumb|300px|Note: Toy may look nothing like TV show character.]]

The team leader of the [[Rescue Bot]]s, '''Heatwave''' was given his position because of how deeply he cares for his team and their mission. However, he is a bot of action at heart who dreams of one day joining [[Team Prime]], and sometimes has little patience for anything he sees as getting in the way of his mission, including staying in disguise as non-sentient vehicles and working with [[human]] partners.

When he goes into action, though, no blaze is too strong for his armor. With built-in water cannons, a rescue hook, and a fireman's axe, he's well prepared to take on the most stubborn fires and most intense rescue missions. He partners with the other Rescue Bots and with their newest human teammates, [[Kade Burns|Kade]] and [[Cody Burns]], though he and Kade are frequently at odds as their egos clash.

==Fiction==
===Storybooks===
[[File:PrimeAlert Heatwave rolls out.jpg|thumb|left|260px]]
Heatwave was the leader of the Rescue Bot team on [[Cybertron (planet)|Cybertron]]. They received a message from [[Optimus Prime (WFC)|Optimus Prime]] to join him on [[Earth]], and immediately hopped in their spaceship. On arrival on the new planet, Optimus gave him a new alternate mode, a fire truck, and they headed for [[Griffin Rock]]. [[Blades (RB)|Blades]] accidentally chopped down a tree with his rotors, requiring some quick work by the rest of the team to prevent more damage. They finally reached their destination, where Optimus introduced them to [[Charlie Burns|Chief Charlie]]. {{storylink|Rescue Bots Roll Out}} Heatwave's first mission was to go to the [[Fire Safety Training Center]] for training, and there he rescued a cat and extinguished a fire. He soon after received an emergency alert from [[Fire Station Prime|Prime Fire Station]], and rushed back across town to find the station on fire. After rescuing Chief Charlie and [[Cody Burns]], he and Cody became partners, and were assigned the important task of giving [[Sparkplug (RB)|Sparkplug]] a bath. {{storylink|Prime Alert}}

After the team at the station were joined by Blades, the two Rescue Bots and Cody headed out to another emergency, however Blades's radio was damaged, making it difficult for Heatwave to give him orders. While Heatwave battled the forest fire, Blades accidentally fanned the fire with his rotors until Heatwave and Cody were able to shoo him away. Blades discovered where his partner and the other endangered humans were, and led Heatwave to them. Heatwave and Cody were able to finish putting out the fire, and returned to Prime Fire Station covered in soot. {{storylink|Rescue Bots Respond}} [[Chase (RB)|Chase]] and [[Boulder (RB)|Boulder]] later arrived at the station to complete the team, and Heatwave and Blades were there to welcome them. {{storylink|Rapid Rescue}}
{{-}}

===''Rescue Bots'' cartoon===
{{voiceactor|[[Steve Blum]] (English), [[Jason Marsden]] (English, "[[Switcheroo]]")|[[Mikael Eklund]] (Finnish), [[Nicolas Matthys]] (French), [[Erich Räuker]] (German), [[Csaba Tokaji]] (Hungarian), [[Lorenzo Scattorin]] (Italian), [[Robert Jarociński]] (Polish), [[Humberto Solórzano]] (Latin American-Spanish, first voice), [[Raúl Solo]] (Latin-American Spanish, second voice), [[Iñaki Baliño]] (Castilian Spanish), [[Ramon Campos (voice actor)|Ramon Campos]] (Brazilian Portuguese), [[Seok-jeong Yang]] (Korean)}}
[[File:UnfinishedBusiness protoHeatwave.jpg|thumb|200px|Rock Em' Sock Em' Rescue Bot.]]
On Cybertron, Heatwave was a three time [[Cybertronian sport#Lobbing|Lobbing]] champion. {{storylink|Road Trip}}

Heatwave and his team were finishing a routine patrol in space when they received a distress call. Investigating, they found they'd been marked as lunch by an [[Energon eater]], and had to put themselves in stasis and power down their ship to escape it. {{storylink|Unfinished Business}} Sometime later, the ''[[Sigma]]'' received a transmission from [[Optimus Prime (WFC)|Optimus Prime]] and landed on [[Earth]]. After dropping the bombshell that [[Cybertron (planet)|Cybertron]] was no more, Optimus appointed Heatwave team leader and assigned them to [[Griffin Rock]] to work with the Burns family. The four Rescue Bots were presented to the public by [[Charlie Burns|Chief Burns]] at a ceremony, following which Heatwave and his new partner, [[Kade Burns]], drove to the [[Griffin Rock natural history museum|museum]] to attend to a fire. Heatwave was disgruntled when Kade took the credit for his saving Chief Burns and [[Graham Burns|Graham]] from a falling dinosaur statue head. That night, [[Cody Burns]] discovered the Rescue Bots' secret, and after they helped stop a rogue robot ''Tyrannosaurus rex'', Chief Burns revealed the truth to the rest of the team. {{storylink|Family of Heroes}}

[[Image:FamilyOfHeroes Heatwave roll to the rescue.jpg|thumb|left|350px|My head looks nothing like my toy, that's how much of a rebel I am!]]
Heatwave and Kade continued having trouble working together, with Kade even preferring to drive a non-transforming firetruck. After [[Mount Magma]] started spewing lava and threatening the island, the pair were forced to work together, driving through a tunnel under the island to stop the lava from reaching the bunker under the fire station. {{storylink|Under Pressure}} Following the rescue of [[Ezra Greene|Doc Greene]], Heatwave felt under-appreciated by the humans. He was amused when [[Dani Burns|Dani]] fitted a scoop claw to [[Blades (RB)|Blades]], but less so when the pair started upstaging the other Rescue Bots at rescues, and even threatened to forcibly remove the device from his comrade. Heatwave and the other Rescue Bots came to Blades's rescue when he was struck by lightning and unable to fly, after which Dani sent some appreciation their way and Blades promised not to use the claw as much. {{storylink|Hotshots}}

[[Image:FlobstersOnParade Heatwave with children.jpg|thumb|250px|Urge to kill...rising...]]
After another rescue of Doc Greene, Heatwave was still disgruntled and refused to take part in the [[Lobster and Technology Festival]], instead staying back at the fire station to watch it on TV. When the town was attacked by [[flobster]]s, he ventured out to help the other Rescue Bots fight the flying critters, resulting in him later having to endure being climbed on by children. {{storylink|Flobsters on Parade}} Following the rescue of a truck of hazardous materials, Heatwave and the other Rescue Bots were subjected to a screening of ''[[The Natives of Tatooie]]'', which accidentally resulted in [[Huxley Prescott]] causing a mass panic by reporting an alien invasion. The Rescue Bots had to destroy Prescott's [[SETI]] dish to save the island. {{storylink|The Alien Invasion of Griffin Rock}}

Heatwave's attempt to stop [[Harrison (RB)|Mr. Harrison]]'s heli-pack ride with water only resulted in an umbrella shop being flooded. When [[Boulder (RB)|Boulder]] was taken over by nanites, Heatwave threatened to physically intervene, though Blades suspected Boulder would come out on top in that match-up. {{storylink|Cody on Patrol}}

Called out about a cat in a tree, Heatwave saved [[Neederlander|Mrs. Neederlander]] when she fell out of a tree, and was rewarded with a slap in the face. The next day, he helped hunt a [[Whiskers|lion]] and return a bunch of lemurs to the [[Griffin Rock Zoo|zoo]]. {{storylink|Walk on the Wild Side}} When a rescue went wrong, Heatwave managed to fish Kade and [[Don|another human]] out of a river using his fire hose. Cody roped the Rescue Bots, including "Uncle Heatwave", into helping him look after a [[Robo-Baby]]. The Robo-Baby seemed to like Heatwave best of all. After the baby went missing during a call-out, the bots had to rescue it from a wind farm. Heatwave caught it in mid-air after it fell from a windmill. {{storylink|Four Bots and a Baby}}

[[Image:DeepTrouble Heatwave jumps shark.jpg|thumb|left|290px|"Just keep swimming...just keep swimming..."]]
During a heatwave, Heatwave did not appreciate being used as a sprinkler. When a weather machine went out of control, he and the other Rescue Bots had to spring into action attending snow-related emergencies around town. {{storylink|Christmas in July}} Heatwave and the other Rescue Bots were invited on the Burns' annual fishing trip on the ''[[Darby Ava]]''. Heatwave didn't really get the whole fishing thing until they encountered a [[shark submarine|mechanical shark]] and he got to wrestle it. He, [[Chase (RB)|Chase]] and Boulder eventually managed to disable the sub, though it self-destructed soon after. {{storylink|Deep Trouble (RB)|Deep Trouble}}

The Rescue Bots had to help stop out-of-control technology one foggy day, when the Griffin Rock mainframe was hacked into. Heatwave had to rescue the mayor from the town hall when a garbage truck trapped him inside. {{storylink|Return of the Dino Bot}} When [[Doctor Morocco]] turned up with his [[MorBot]] and threatened to overshadow the Rescue Bots, the team was forced to compete with the doctor's invention to prove themselves worthy. Thanks to Morocco's machinations, they failed and were stood down from service. Heatwave was particularly angry at the loss. {{storylink|The Other Doctor}} Accepting defeat, he attempted to make contact with Optimus Prime to get reassigned and considered getting their ship working again. After being called out to a fire at the lab, the Rescue Bots got the chance to exact some payback on the MorBot. The team was subsequently reinstated as Griffin Rock's rescue service. {{storylink|The Reign of Morocco}}

[[Image:SmallBlessings Kade rescues Hayley.jpg|thumb|260px|Always the bridesmaid, never the bride.]]
After helping Kade rescue [[Hayley]], a girl Kade was interested in, Heatwave was annoyed by Kade blowing him off to go on a date. When he and the rest of the team turned up to a break-in at the [[Hall of Inspiration]], Heatwave was forced to protect Kade and as a result was shrunk to the size of an ant by the [[Minimizer]]. He was joined by the similarly shrunken Boulder and Blades, and the trio ended up in the sewer. After braving huge rats and a torrent of water, they made it to the [[Griffin Rock dam]], where they rescued Kade and alerted the rest of the team to the fact that the dam was near bursting. Cody later used the Minimizer to return them to their normal sizes. {{storylink|Small Blessings}} Heatwave helped save [[Wild (RB)|Captain Wild]]'s ship and found "tunnel 15" in the tunnels below Griffin Rock. This led the team to discover [[Anna Baranova|Professor Baranova]]'s ''[[Midgard]]'' at the bottom of an ocean trench, and they helped her seal the methane vent causing the [[Griffin Rock Triangle]]. {{storylink|The Griffin Rock Triangle}}

After the daring rescue of Huxley Prescott by the four bots, Chief left them with Kade in charge, however when they got an apparent SOS from Cody and Kade was unable to be contacted, Heatwave made the decision to disobey the Chief's orders and venture into [[Griffin Crest]]. He, Blades and Boulder were subsequently caught by the [[Electromagnetic pulse|EMP]] field there and immobilized on top of [[Old Parker]], necessitating a rescue by Chase and the human half of the team. He was forced to concede that sticking to the rules sometimes worked. {{storylink|Rules and Regulations}} Heatwave and the other three Bots were washed out to sea with Cody and ended up on an inhabited island. Their attempts to build him shelter and gather food were less than successful, but they did manage to find traces of the ''[[Oaken Crow]]'', which led to them finding the ship and getting off the island. {{storylink|The Lost Bell}}

[[Image:YouveBeenSquilshed Heatwave wields telephone pole.jpg|thumb|left|300px|Heatwave doesn't just throw javelins, he throws ''electrified'' javelins!]]
Chasing a crashed meteorite on [[Wayward Island]], the team ran into [[Bumblebee (WFC)|Bumblebee]]. Heatwave, Boulder and Chase checked out the meteorite and were unwittingly exposed to an alien virus. They slowly lost the ability to move or speak, and it was only through the work of Bumblebee, Blades and the humans that a cure was found. {{storylink|Bumblebee to the Rescue (RB)|Bumblebee to the Rescue}} Heatwave and the team were called out to deal with a giant rampaging blob of space slime. He was particularly incensed when it ate Chase, and though his water didn't help stop the blob, he found zapping it with electricity did, and the discovery ultimately led to the [[Squilsh]]'s defeat. {{storylink|You've Been Squilshed}}

After most of the town disappeared, Heatwave and the other Bots found themselves fighting small mechanical bugs. He took Cody, [[Frankie Greene|Frankie]] and Kade to the lab so they could check the information on the computer there, but after all three of them vanished as well, it was up to Heatwave and his team to work out where the humans had been teleported to. After locating the cavern in question, they were able to rescue the townsfolk. {{storylink|Countdown (RB)|Countdown}} When Griffin Rock was infested by what appeared to be ghosts, Heatwave was mostly just frustrated that he couldn't hit them. When they turned out to just be holograms, he took great delight in catching the perpetrators by hosing them down to work out which were the real humans. {{storylink|The Haunting of Griffin Rock}}

[[Image:ShakeUp Heatwave protects Frankie.jpg|thumb|280px|If he slips and falls, Heatwave'd have a ''looot'' of explaining to do about the red stain on his windscreen.]]
When Kade challenged Graham to a race, Heatwave did the driving and ended up demolishing a fire hydrant. After Chase and the Chief went missing, Heatwave and the others searched all night for them, eventually tracking them down to the lead mine where the team had to rescue them. {{storylink|Little White Lies}} Heatwave was annoyed when Kade ordered the Bots to take part in Frankie's film for school. The Bots soon had problems attending to an earthquake and acting like robots at the same time, but when Frankie followed them into the tunnels under the town, Heatwave had to come rescue her from a cave-in. In the process of doing so, he had to drop his cover, but she was passed out and didn't notice. {{storylink|Shake Up}} After Heatwave took part in a rescue at a pyrotechnics factory, Cody got a [[repulsor badge]] that gave him superhero powers. The Bots ended up being relegated to cleanup, at least until the badge overloaded and they had to rescue Cody from a bubble of energy. {{storylink|Rescue Boy}}

Heatwave was roped into taking part in a photo op with Kade. When the four bots attended the testing of a [[Temporal Station|time machine]], he sheltered Cody and Frankie, and thus when the four Bots were propelled back in time to [[1939]], so were the kids. Heatwave had the rest of his team keep up the pretense of being robots, and they were subjected to a number of tests before Morocco pinned them to a wall and prepared to dissect them. Luckily Optimus and Bumblebee came to their rescue, and the team returned to the present, only to find that Morocco was in control of Griffin Rock. {{storylink|It's a Bot Time}} They soon established that leaving [[Dither]] in the past was a mistake. After an encounter with an alternate version of the Burns family, the Rescue Bots returned to 1939 and retrieved Dither, returning the timeline to normal. {{storylink|Bot to the Future}}

[[File:RoadTrip Heatwave vs bear.jpg|thumb|left|250px|Man, those Junior Woodchuck roaring lessons came in real handy!]]
Heatwave soon learned to drive the newly acquired [[Mobile Headquarters]], using it to stop a speeding driver. An incident with Doc Greene's [[Vacuum Accelerator]] resulted in the Mobile HQ and three of the Rescue Bots being teleported around the island. After a stop atop [[Mount Griffin]], Heatwave threw the device away, only to find they needed it to rescue Kade from the forest. {{storylink|Road Trip}} The Rescue Bots helped construct Frankie Greene's [[Sky Forest (structure)|Sky Forest]], only to have to rescue the town's citizens when the plant life grew out of control. {{storylink|Sky Forest (episode)|Sky Forest}} When Chief Burns was ill, Heatwave had to contend with Kade appointing himself head honcho, and Cody being accidentally aged into an adult in a lab experiment. He helped track down Evan and Myles, and was amused when Kade was temporarily de-aged into a child by the equipment they'd stolen. {{storylink|One for the Ages}}

When an iceberg was discovered that was actually a frozen [[S.S. Isolde|ship]] carrying a dangerous [[Sub-Zero Expander]], Heatwave took part in an attempt to get rid of the device by blowing it up, which was aborted when it turned out Doctor Morocco had claimed the vessel as salvage. The team had to deal with the fallout when the device exploded and froze a five-mile section of ocean. {{storylink|Tip of the Iceberg}} After the Bots saved a skier when a huge snow storm hit Griffin Rock, Heatwave scolded Blades for not helping him evade an avalanche. When Blades and Cody got trapped in ''[[Griffin Rock Element Quest]]'', a new virtual reality game in the Hall of Inspiration, Heatwave made sure the power didn't go out by holding two electrical lines together, which caused him to be temporarily dazed after being electrocuted. He later entered the game himself and was surprised to see that Blades was protecting Cody very well. He helped the two defeat the game and was teleported out. Heatwave later commended Blades for his courage. {{storylink|A Virtual Disaster}}

[[File:BlameTheGremlins Heatwave tells off Kade.jpg|thumb|250px|If one of you fed those things after midnight, we're ''gonna have a bad time!'']]
Heatwave was confused and irritated by Kade ignoring emergency calls about fires, until he was hypnotized by one of the cellphones which were bringing the island's inhabitants under their control. Heatwave was forced to dig up [[Blossom Vale]] until the cell tower was destroyed. {{storylink|Spellbound}} Huxley Prescott roped the rescue team into taking part in a reality show, but started manufacturing his emergencies to make the show more exciting. As a result, Heatwave ran out of water to fight a forest fire, and had to use maple syrup instead. {{storylink|Prescott's Bots}} When Kade's nightmares about [[gremlin]]s started affecting his work, Heatwave told him to deal with them. Unfortunately this ended with the team having to face a horde of [[gremlin]]s, conjured from Kade's nightmares by Doc Greene's [[Nightmare Imaging Device]]. {{storylink|Blame the Gremlins}}

When a monster was spotted during a star-gazing expedition with Cody, Heatwave was doused with skunk smell. He and the other Rescue Bots helped Cody hunt for the beast, resulting in an encounter with it at an old cannery. It transpired that the "Magic Meat" that [[H.B. Luskey|Mayor Luskey]] had been selling was [[Fo-Foo]], an experimental food with lycanthropic side effects, and the team had to track down Luskey and Graham who were both infected. {{storylink|Feed the Beast}}

[[File:SpaceBots Heatwave flying in space.jpg|thumb|left|280px|Y'know, that scene in WALL-E was so much more ''effective'' with a partner.]]
During a visit by [[Woodrow Burns]], Heatwave realized a photo he'd taken of a cavern showed [[energon]], and alerted Optimus. Once Optimus arrived to help mine the energon, the mission instead turned into a rescue, as Woodrow and Cody had become trapped in a cavern deep underground. {{storylink|What Lies Below}} Separated from the rest of the team, Optimus and Heatwave discovered the main shaft of Mount Magma, and nearby, a sizable deposit of energon. When they were later reunited with the rest of the team, they were able to ignite the energon in a plan to blast themselves out of the top of the volcano. Optimus later farewelled the Rescue Bots, informing Heatwave that he should prepare for greater responsibility some time soon. {{storylink|What Rises Above}}

Following the launch of the ''[[Asgard]]'' and its collision with an asteroid, Heatwave and the team had to intercept debris falling on the town. The Rescue Bots fired up their spaceship and went up to rescue the crew of the ''Asgard'', with Heatwave himself jumping over to the space elevator and retrieving Doc Greene and Graham. {{storylink|Space Bots}} When the team had to deal with a [[mechanical bull]], they discovered it was made hostile by Heatwave's red color scheme. They managed to get it to the laboratory where Cody was accidentally sent with it to the [[Island of Misfit Tech]]. Heatwave volunteered to travel there, but quickly lost his recall tag and ended up fighting metal-eating insects until Cody came to the rescue with the help of the mechanical bull. Joined by Kade, the trio were able to return to Griffin Rock in time to help deal with a Scrapmaster. {{storylink|The Island of Misfit Tech}}

[[File:BuddySystem Heatwave and snake.jpg|thumb|250px|Alright, who's the wiseguy who tried to replace my hose with a live snake?!]]
The town's new central computer [[Vigil]] was unable to control the four Rescue Bots, so when it attempted to take control of Griffin Rock, the Bots were able to get the rest of the team into its vault to stop it. {{storylink|The Vigilant Town}} Heatwave and the other Rescue Bots went along on a nature hike, however when the hike was interrupted by a snake infestation in town, Heatwave was forced to put up with Kade and Dani bickering and discovered he had a particular dislike of snakes. {{storylink|Buddy System}} Heatwave, Blades and Boulder accompanied Graham and Cody to Wayward Island, where they discovered a lodestone super-magnet that was causing metal objects to be pulled towards it all the way from Griffin Rock. {{storylink|In Search of the Griffin's Nest}}

[[File:Changes Heatwave as boat.jpg|thumb|left|320px|Sooo, does this make me a Triple-Changer?]]
When Chase appeared to join Evan and Myles during a crime spree by the pair, Heatwave believed that he'd switched sides. It later turned out Chase had merely gone undercover to learn the pair's plan, though as Heatwave later pointed out, he should have let them know. {{storylink|Bots and Robbers}} Following the rescue of a dog, Heatwave was confused by the concept of dog ownership, until [[Noble (RB)|Noble]] turned out to be a capable rescuer who joined the Rescue Bots in their work. {{storylink|Rescue Dog}} Called to the mainland by Optimus Prime, Heatwave received additional training, allowing him to focus his energies in preparation to take on a third mode. As he and Kade headed back to Griffin Rock, he ended up scanning a sunken fire boat in order to come to the aid of the rest of the team. {{storylink|Changes}}

After a sea rescue Heatwave took part in resulted in everyone's midwinter holiday presents sinking to the bottom of the ocean, Heatwave and the rest of the team took on the mantle of the [[Rider of Midwinter]] and delivered loaves of bread to the townsfolk. {{storylink|The Riders of Midwinter}} When a [[Power Planter]] was struck by lightning and ran wild, the team was forced to respond to a number of emergencies caused by it. They eventually succeeded in luring it into a trap using [[Boil Coil]]s and Heatwave tricked it into driving off a cliff. {{storylink|Movers and Shakers}} During Chief Burns's absence from the island, the team found itself under Woodrow's leadership. {{storylink|Chief Woodrow}}

While the other Rescue Bots prepared for Bumblebee's visit, Heatwave utilized his new boat mode to help Cody and Frankie test Doc Greene's new [[Ski-neakers]], and rescued the pair when a wave threatened them. Bumblebee turned out to be on the hunt for a relic, and Heatwave helped in the search. Afterwards he and Kade helped rescue people when a right whale sank the ferry. {{storylink|Odd Bot Out}} The rescue team was roped into completing a rail tunnel to the mainland, mainly because Mayor Luskey regarded the Bots as heavy machinery. When the [[Griffin Rock Express]] went out of control, the Bots had to rescue everyone on board, with the help of Frankie and her phasing technology. {{storylink|The Griffin Rock Express}}

[[File:OddBotOut Heatwave rescues Chase.jpg|thumb|300px|Heatwave's attempt at wearing a feather boa didn't quite go as planned.]]
Following a game of [[Rescue Ball]] which was interrupted by an impromptu rescue, Chase and the others found that Blades was acting strangely. They discovered why when they were abducted by Dr. Morocco and replaced by duplicates as Blades had been earlier. Morocco erased their memories and convinced them he had been appointed their Earth liaison by Optimus Prime. The Rescue Bots were promptly sent on a mission to mine gold under Griffin Rock, which barely got started before they trigged a methane explosion, and were confronted by the "criminal" Burns family. {{storylink|Double Villainy}}

The suspicious Bots were taken back to the fire house, where the evidence soon convinced them that the Burns family was on their side and they'd been misled by Morocco. Unfortunately the methane explosion cause the island to begin to sink, and given the choice between helping out or regaining their memories, the Bots chose the former option, though at least Heatwave was restored to his position as team leader. With the help of some tech from Doc Greene, the team was able to raise the island once again, and Morocco was forced to restore their memories. {{storylink|Rise of the Heroes}}

During a routine inspection by Optimus, Heatwave led his team to Wayward Island to investigate a pterodactyl appearance. The Rescue Bots found a group of dinosaurs which chased them into a tar pit, and they had to be rescued by Optimus Prime. Once they established what the dinosaurs were upset about, the team was able to get them to return to the underground cavern they'd come from. {{storylink|Land Before Prime (episode)|Land Before Prime}} When Optimus was abducted by big game hunter [[Quint Quarry]], Heatwave, Chase and Blades headed to Quarry's island to mount a rescue. The hunter managed to trap them in a cage and was about to take them off the island in his heli-jet when Optimus and Boulder came to their aid. {{storylink|Big Game}}

[[File:TooManyKades Heatwave buffs himself.jpg|thumb|left|260px|Where's [[Breakdown (WFC)|Breakdown]] when you need him?]]
Kade's obnoxious behavior led Heatwave to "accidentally" soak him while the team was rounding up clones of Mister Pettypaws created by the Imaging Device. Shortly thereafter another test of the device resulted int the creation of four more Kades, and Heatwave was amused when the Kades argued amongst themselves, though not so much when their squabbling almost caused an accident. The Kades later saved Heatwave and the rest of the team from a gas leak. {{storylink|Too Many Kades}} The team was sent ten years forward in time when they boarded the ''[[S.S. Phantom Voyager]]'', however Boulder and Graham were able to reverse the time machine stored in the ship's hold, returning them to present day. {{storylink|Phantom of the Sea}}

Heatwave related the story of the Energon eater to Cody one story night. Following a flooding disaster, Heatwave allowed Chase and Boulder to go into space to attempt to help the stricken ship that had sent out the original distress call, and had to attempt to cover for the pair in their absence. {{storylink|Unfinished Business}} After the town was sealed inside an energy dome by Vigil, Heatwave and the others pursued the AI to try to beat it to the dome controls in the lab, but both Heatwave and Boulder ended up stuck under old cars in the scrapyard. {{storylink|No Place Like Dome}}

[[File:BotTasticVoyage Heatwave sits on sofa.jpg|thumb|280px|...Where's the remote?]]
In addition to helping Graham with his love life, Heatwave and the rest of the team had to deal with mutant metal-eating army ants courtesy of Doctor Morocco. {{storylink|Bugs in the System}} During a trip on the space elevator Asgard, Heatwave switched bodies with Kade, allowing him to experience the delights of toothaches and human dentistry. He was very relieved when they got switched back. {{storylink|Switcheroo}} When Kade accidentally ingested [[scrubmite]]s, Heatwave and the rest of the team were shrunk to microscopic size and flew the ''Sigma'' into his body to deal with the critters. Heatwave had fun roping the mites, but when they were forced to strap them to the hull of the ship, he had to prevent them escaping before the ship could leave Kade's body. {{storylink|Bot-Tastic Voyage}}

Following Professor Baranova's abduction at the hands of Colonel Quarry, Heatwave scanned a ''Brachiosaurus'' alternate mode so that he and the others, including Optimus, could masquerade as the Dino-bots Quarry wanted Doc Greene to build. They were taken to an island by Quarry and put through their paces, before he took them to a boat so he could ship them off to be sold. Luckily Blades, who'd been having trouble with his alternate mode, was able to rescue them and Quarry was arrested. {{Storylink|Quarry's Quarry}} The team visited Wayward Island to search for an energon trace. They found only a caveman frozen in ice, who turned out to be still alive once he was thawed back in Griffin Rock. While the others helped "[[Ira]]" acclimate, Heatwave and Blades returned to Wayward Island and found cave paintings depicting Autobots in the caveman's era. {{storylink|Did You See What I Thaw?}}

[[File:AttackOfHumungado Dino Heatwave.jpg|thumb|left|250px|No, Heatwave, that's what a ''llama'' does! You're a ''Brontosaurus''!]]
When Doc Greene's new projector was used to screen ''[[Humungado|Attack of Humungado]]'', Heatwave ended up using his dinosaur mode to help combat Humungado and his rival Rayvenous when it turned out the projector made them more realistic then Doc had planned...by bringing the two kaiju into the real world. {{storylink|The Attack of Humungado}} The mayor decided to honor the rescue team by holding [[Bot Appreciation Week]]; however, a clash in schedules resulted in the Burns family being off the island for the start. The Rescue Bots found they had to contend with the souvenir versions of themselves running amok thanks to Evan and Myles reprogramming them. {{storylink|All Bots Great and Small}}

When Cody began experiencing repeated time, his foreknowledge allowed the rescue team to prevent a number of disasters and mishaps during the dedication of the town's new clock tower. {{storylink|Time After Time}} When the mayor accidentally set fire to Founders' Day, Heatwave and Kade put it out, but the indignant mayor suspended the team on account of the fact that the Burns family was descended from a pirate. A series of clues led the team to find the treasure and they were able to persuade the mayor to reinstate them. {{storylink|Pirates Ahoy}}

After being rescued from a whirlpool by [[High Tide]], Heatwave found himself and his team placed under the new Autobot's command for some water training. Chafing under High Tide's command, Heatwave eventually snapped and quit the training, but later led the operation to secure an oil spill. After the successful securing of the spill, High Tide accepted he'd been too harsh on the Rescue Bots. {{storylink|Turning the Tide}} During a visit by the time traveler [[Jules Verne]], Heatwave helped apprehend Dr. Morocco. He was surprised to learn that Verne had met him on another occasion which hadn't yet happened for Heatwave. {{storylink|The Last of Morocco}}

[[File:RescueBotsAcademy Heatwave shouts at Blurr.jpg|thumb|280px|"One o' these days, Blurr, one o' these days: ''POW!!'' Straight to Cybertron!"]]
After the Rescue Bots found [[Salvage (RB)|Salvage]] and [[Blurr (Prime)|Blurr]] on Wayward Island, Optimus assigned the pair to be trained by Heatwave's team. Heatwave was unimpressed with the brash Blurr beating him in a race by cheating, and bungling a rescue, and even less so when it turned out Blurr had been lying about his past, but Optimus convinced him to give Blurr another chance. {{storylink|The New Recruits}} Heatwave grew ever more frustrated with Blurr's lack of progress, especially when Blurr botched a rescue and then took a joyride through town and almost exposed the Rescue Bots' secret, leading Heatwave to tell Chief he was going to contact Optimus to get rid of Blurr. {{storylink|Rescue Bots Academy (episode)|Rescue Bots Academy}} He was even less impressed when Blurr stole the ''Sigma'', leaving the rescue team with a big problem when a solar flare knocked out the town's power. After Blurr saved the town from a falling satellite, Heatwave was more disposed to giving him another chance, though Optimus reassigned Blurr and Salvage elsewhere anyway. {{storylink|A New Hero}}

When Servo appeared to be causing damage around town, Heatwave conceded that they might need to send the dog back to High Tide, however it turned out Servo had actually been helping people, and Heatwave changed his mind. {{storylink|Four-Legged Hero}} Heatwave opted out of guard duties when Boulder found a family of endangered woodpeckers. He was proven right when the Rescue Bots activities resulted in the town finding out about the birds and damaging their habitat. {{storylink|Endangered Species}}

After Chase was put in charge of dispatch due to an injury, Heatwave was unimpressed with him raising several false alarms. Once Chase solved a mystery and saved [[Maura the Magnificent]] from going over [[Griffin Falls]], Heatwave declared him fit for duty again. {{storylink|More than Meets the Eye (RB)|More than Meets the Eye}} When Doc Greene's [[Tone-O-Tuner]] caused everyone in town to sing instead of talk, Heatwave refused to say anything until there was an emergency at the town hall. To his relief, they found and shut down the Tone-O-Tuner. {{storylink|I Have Heard the Robots Singing}}

Heatwave continued to grow discontent that the people they saved thought they were mere robots. He and the other Rescue Bots took part in the opening of a time capsule, during which a quantum crystal mishap resulted in the entire island being teleported to the [[Arctic]]. The four Bots had to deice the generators so that the island's dome could be raised. {{storylink|Now and Then (RB)|Now and Then}} Heatwave had to rescue Blades and Dani after they made an attempt to go for help. As the team enacted a plan to fill the dome with floatium and fly the island back, the Rescue Bots had their work cut out keeping people safe. The journey continued, but the Rescue Bots were forced to use their own energon to power the dome. They successfully reached Griffin Rock's old location, and after some medical attention, the Rescue Bots recovered. Optimus then gave them a new mission: to let the rest of the town in on their secret. {{storylink|Today and Forever}}

[[File:NewNormal keeping Kade for later.jpg|thumb|left|400px|]]
Three years on, Heatwave had still not let the team reveal themselves out of worry that the townsfolk would react badly. He finally succeeded in contacting Optimus and received orders to build a new mainland base, though the fact that they would need to work with the humans still didn't change his mind. Finally an invasion by the [[Velgrox]] forced his hand. {{storylink|New Normal}} He quickly became discontent with the new attention he and the others were receiving, opting to test the new [[GroundBridge]] rather than prepare for a town meeting. After accidentally ending up in the [[Sahara]], he and the rest of the team fronted up to the townfolk, who voted to keep their secret. {{storylink|Bridge Building}}

An attempt at racing with Blades resulted in Heatwave accidentally demolishing [[Cullen|Mr. Cullen]]'s rocket. As a result, Heatwave decided the team would focus on their duties rather than pursuing their own pastimes. Another GroundBridge accident sent him and Chase to the mainland, and resulted in them bringing a car back to the island who later turned out to be the Rescue Bot [[Quickshadow]]. {{storylink|Arrivals}} Irritated by Quickshadow lecturing them and defeating him in a sparring match, Heatwave placed her in charge of an operation to move [[Phodolite]] through town. The mission hit a snag when the Heatwave lost part of the load, resulting in the team having to use Chase's plan B when Quickshadow didn't have one. {{storylink|Plus One (RB)|Plus One}}

[[File:VanishingReturns digital Heatwave.jpg|thumb|250px|Heatwave Icarus?]]
Following a mishap in which the town pool froze over, the team visited the [[Griffin Rock Fun Zone|Fun Zone]] where Heatwave joined Chief, Cody and Frankie in a round of ''Element Quest'', only to discover it had been invaded by the [[Morocco virus]]. {{storylink|Back to Virtual Reality}} When investors were looking at redeveloping the island, the Rescue Bots used Velgrox technology to make themselves invisible and pretend to be ghosts to scare them off. {{storylink|Vanishing Returns}}

The team took part in [[Halloween|Earliween]] celebrations, and also came up with a plan to foil Evan and Myles when the pair tried to carnap Quickshadow. {{storylink|Ghost in the Machine (RB)|Ghost in the Machine}} When Whiskers was abducted from the zoo, the Rescue Bots used their dino modes as bait to lure big game hunter [[Thurston Chumley|Lord Chumley]]. Though they themselves were captured, they made the most of their situation, both finding Whiskers and bringing the rest of the team to help arrest Chumley. {{storylink|Enemy of My Enemy (RB)|Enemy of My Enemy}} When the opportunity came up, Heatwave was in favor of Chase running for mayor to prove that the Bots were equal in the community to humans. He soon changed his mind after Chase actually took office and the changes he made interfered with the Rescue Team doing their job. {{storylink|Mayor May Not}}

[[File:PartTimeHeroes Heatwave traffic duty.jpg|thumb|left|290px|Heatwave discovers the worst part of being a public official on Earth; ''traffic duty''.]]
When Boulder wanted to celebrate [[All Spark Day (event)|All Spark Day]], Heatwave believe they should stick to the holidays celebrated in their new home. After dealing with a water rescue and a giant-sized [[CeCe Greene]], the Bots found the whole town had decided to celebrate All Spark Day, and Heatwave acted as a substitute for the energon fountain. {{storylink|All Spark Day (episode)|All Spark Day}} When the town's communications tower required replacing, the team took on second jobs — Heatwave helped Kade entertain children's parties. The townsfolk later chipped in with enough cash to replace the tower. {{storylink|Part-Time Heroes}}

When the day finally came to open the mainland [[Rescue Bot Training Center]], Heatwave found himself having to dial the others back with the partying. After the building was transformed, he attempted to return to Griffin Rock with Cody, only to discover that the GroundBridge was malfunctioning. {{storylink|The More Things Change...}} He, Kade and Cody were assigned the task of repairing the center's holographic cloak, and with Blades's help, managed to do so before the base could be discovered. {{storylink|The More Things Stay the Same}}

[[File:OnceUponATime Heatwave busts out.jpg|thumb|280px|Heatwave hates it in [[Jurassic Park]].]]
During a series of motor races, the Bots had to first deal with a collapsing stand full of spectators, and then with runaway racers thanks to an errant invention. {{storylink|Hot Rod Bot}} Heatwave accompanied Blades, Chief and Dani to [[Africa]] when Woodrow Burns appeared to need help, and ended up helping a family of gorillas survive baboons and an erupting volcano. {{storylink|King Burns}} During the town's Pizza Pi Party, the team had to deal with a rapidly-expanding monster mound of pizza dough. {{storylink|Pizza Pi Party}}

While running practice drills in the Training Center, the team had to save a Cybertronian ship that crash-landed. When it turned out Bumblebee was on board, the Rescue Bots took him on a tour of the center, however Heatwave and Chase were attacked and knocked out by an energon eater than had come down with the craft. Once it was captured, the others revived them. {{storylink|Uninvited Guest}} When Blades, Graham and Cody uncovered [[Chickadee]]'s operation to find some lost gems, the rest of the team managed to apprehend her. {{storylink|Camp Cody}}

Heatwave and Kade accompanied Cody and Frankie into the woods to make a delivery to Mrs. Neederlander, only to find themselves having to search for her. After finding her and briefly being trapped in a cave, the group managed to meet up with the rest of the team. {{storylink|Once Upon a Time}} After an attempt to drill Blurr on rescuing was less than successful, Heatwave and the rest of the team found themselves having to deal with the escaped [[Mini-Con]] [[Bounce]] and [[Sideswipe (RID)|Sideswipe]], a member of Bumblebee's team. {{storylink|The Need for Speed}}

[[File:TheNeedForSpeed Heatwave water knuckles.jpg|thumb|left|250px|Who needs knuckle ''dusters'' when you can have knuckle ''blasters''?]]
When Madeline Pynch got hold of a chunk of Energon, the rescue team put into action a plan to recover the Energon and arrest Pynch. Heatwave (under the code name '''Thunder''') and Chief were dropped into Pynch's compound by Blades, and managed to find Pynch's hoarded tech before she caught them, though they escaped having their memories wiped thanks to switching the tech and ultimately Pynch went to jail {{storylink|Cody's 11}} When Dani's test space mission ran into trouble, the team headed into space in the ''Sigma'' to mount a rescue, with Heatwave providing the first stage to a jetpack-assisted Rescue Bot rocket. {{storylink|To Infinity... And Back}}

Kade and Heatwave tried to get Cody interested in firefighting when the boy was deciding what sort of rescue worker he'd become. {{storylink|Family Business}} The Bots found themselves having to maintain their robot disguises when [[Maven Danger]] stayed at the firehouse as research for his new movie, though it later turned out the visit was just so Maven's agent [[Skip Scobble]] could attempt to steal a rare book. {{storylink|A Brush with Danger}}

The team was surprised to discover a whole town in [[China]] knew about them, when they were called there to deal with some out-of-control [[Scrubmite|Scrubbers]]. Afterwards Optimus promptly reassigned them, with Heatwave leading a team on Griffin Rock consisting of Salvage and Servo. When it turned out the Morocco virus was back and had built a new MorBot, Heatwave managed to blow it up by boobytrapping the GroundBridge. {{storylink|Upgrades}} Unfortunately when he, Kade and Cody returned to the Training Center, they found it under Morocco's control and had to hastily retreat. When Morocco set his sights on abducting Cody, Heatwave's team attempted in vain to protect the boy, but Heatwave was later able to pick up him and Frankie after they dropped Morocco into an undersea trench. Optimus later assigned Heatwave and Kade to train new recruits. {{storylink|Transformations}}
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===2015 ''Robots in Disguise'' cartoon===
Following the restoration of Cybertron from the [[Great War (Prime)|Great War]], Heatwave was one of the many Autobots blacklisted by the new [[Autobot High Council|High Council]] for being a supporter of [[Optimus Prime (WFC)|Optimus Prime]]. {{Storylink|Enemy of My Enemy (RID)|Enemy of My Enemy}}

Trying to come up with a rallying cry, [[Bumblebee (WFC)|Bumblebee]] once ordered his team to "roll to the rescue", but then evidently remembered that someone else was already using that cry. {{storylink|Battlegrounds, Part 1}}

After spending some time with Bumblebee's team, Blurr said he needed to return to his own rescue team "before Heatwave blows a gasket." {{storylink|Bee Cool}}

===''Rescue Bots Academy'' cartoon===
{{voiceactor|[[Paul Guyet]] (English)|[[Nicolas Matthys]] (French)}}
[[File:ToughLuckChuck Heatwave.jpg|thumb|200px|Yep, still a jerk. [[Sentinel Prime (Animated)|Only this time he also has a large chin.]]]]
Now in charge of the training center, Heatwave introduced a batch of new recruits to Earth and ran them through a series of exercises to assess them, including a simulated rescue. {{storylink|Recruits Part I}} He later assigned the recruits to do a training rescue in the caves near [[Milford]], with Cody volunteering as rescue victim. {{storylink|Recruits Part II}}

At some point Heatwave called in Blades to help [[Hot Shot (Prime)|Hot Shot]] get the hang of his new jet mode. {{storylink|The Secret of Flight}} After Hot Shot damaged [[Tough Luck Chuck]] during a training exercise, Heatwave put the recruit in charge of looking after the drone while he retrieved some new parts from Milford. It later turned out that Hot Shot had allowed Chuck to wander through the GroundBridge portal to Milford, and Heatwave had to lead the recruits in a search and rescue mission before Chuck was found by humans. {{storylink|Tough Luck Chuck (episode)|Tough Luck Chuck}} Believing that [[Wedge (RBA)|Wedge]] could get the response time of the other recruits down, Heatwave lent the student his control for the rescue alarm, which didn't go as well as it could have. {{storylink|The Bot Who Cried Rescue}}

[[File:MissionInaudible Heatwave vehicle.jpg|thumb|left|300px|Golly, Heatwave, your wheels are bigger than your engine!]]
Heatwave took the recruits to the building site where the Rescue Bots' giant faces were being hewn into a mountainside near Griffin Rock. He later regretted it when Hot Shot endangered the entire enterprise by trying to add his own head. {{storylink|Mount Botmore}} After seeing how [[Hoist (RB)|Hoist]] got Wedge and Hot Shot to stop fighting, Heatwave put him in charge of the recruits' next practice rescue. {{storylink|Mission Inaudible}} Heatwave had Cody accompany the recruits on another rescue involving an overturned truck in Griffin Rock. {{storylink|Glitch (episode)|Glitch}} His demonstration of the ''Sigma'' to the recruits resulted in them believing that one of them was going to be expelled as there were only four command chairs, leading to them badly failing a volcano rescue drill until he explained that the ships were built to accommodate as many crew as necessary. {{storylink|Five into Four}}

[[File:RescuePromo Heatwave puppet.jpg|thumb|350px|There are at ''least'' 4 recreations of Puppetwave in the community by this point.]]
Partway through filming a recruitment video, Heatwave had to go help [[Optimus Prime (WFC)|Optimus]] on a mission and so left the task of filming the rest to [[Whirl (RBA)|Whirl]]. He invited Optimus back to the base to view the results. {{storylink|Rescue Promo}} The recruits blaming each other for the failure of a rescue resulted in Heatwave assigning them chores as punishment. {{storylink|Blame Game}} Heatwave and the recruits set up a surprise for Cody to present him with his EMT training certificate. {{storylink|Medix Surprise}}

After five [[TX3000]]s were loaned to the training center, Heatwave put the recruits through a series of exercises to test their ability with the device. {{storylink|The TX3000}} After Teen Pioneer [[Wes]] won a competition, Heatwave had the recruits spend some time with him, though Wedge required more persuading than the others. {{storylink|Driving a Wedge}} After rock sample from an asteroid went missing, Heatwave assumed one of the recruits had taken it. It later turned out that the rock was actually a small alien which had simply walked off his desk. {{storylink|About A Rock}}

The recruits attempted to keep a dog secret from Heatwave, but he inevitably found out and had them contact the dog's owner. It turned out the dog's name was also [[Heatwave (dog)|Heatwave]] and had been trying to get the recruits to rescue his other owner [[Frank Murphy]]. {{storylink|Dog Stray Afternoon}} Heatwave was overseeing the recruits in a simulation when Hot Shot fouled up again. {{storylink|Lucky Ducky}} He, Boulder and Blades worked to prevent a flood in Griffin Rock while the recruits rescued townsfolk. {{storylink|Go Team, Go!}} The recruits were too absorbed in the smartphones Boulder had assigned them to pay attention to Heatwave's lesson, resulting in them botching the rescue simulation he later had them do. {{storylink|Screen Time}} Heatwave took the recruits on a field trip to a museum in Milford, during which Whirl's contention that something was amiss paid off, and the team were able to catch a thief in the act. {{storylink|Fright At The Museum}}

[[File:WhosTeachingWho student Heatwave.jpg|thumb|left|280px|Heatwave was never very good at ''fitting in'' while he was learning at his old Rescue Bot Academy.]]
During a mission to the ''Asgard'', Heatwave and his team got trapped outside, necessitating the sending of the ''Sigma'' back to Earth so the recruits could come make an assist. {{storylink|Space Case (episode)|Space Case}} Heatwave left the recruits with a list of chores when he and Cody joined the other Rescue Bots on an off-world mission. On his return, he was impressed with the results until he found the [[Scrub-A-Dubber]] in his office. {{storylink|All Washed Up}} When Heatwave's lesson bored the recruits, he suggested if they thought they could do better, they could be the teachers for the day. Though the results were variable, Heatwave and the other Rescue Bots were able to employ what they'd learned during a later rescue. {{storylink|Who's Teaching Who?}}

While he had more business off-world, Heatwave assigned the recruits the task of retrieving a balloon from a tree in Milford. The tale he was told when he returned was rather more complicated than expected. {{storylink|Balloon Up A Tree}} Heatwave provided the recruits with a simulated dragon to deal with after discovering that Hoist was too distracted reading about the beasts. {{storylink|The Mystery of Dragon Mountain}} Heatwave introduced the recruits to their new teacher, [[Grimlock (RID 2015)|Grimlock]]. He later learned that Hoist had been trying to avoid Grimlock as he was afraid of Dinobots. {{Storylink|Tyrannosaurus Wrecked}} Heatwave gave Hoist permission to skip a trip to [[Wayward Island|Dino Island]]. He and the other teachers were away from the academy when a dinosaur got loose in it, leaving Hoist to have to deal with it. {{storylink|Dino Hard}}

Heatwave assigned the recruits the task of retrieving a crashed top-secret satellite. {{storylink|Dig Fest (episode)|Dig Fest}} On [[Halloween]], Heatwave congratulated the recruits after they pulled off a rescue while trick or treating. {{storylink|Trick or Treat}} Heatwave was again absent from the base on another occasion, leaving Grimlock to do his digital paperwork. {{storylink|Monster Savings}} Heatwave assigned Hoist the task of looking after the experimental [[Virtual Sonic Fence]] and was later upset when the recruits became distracted by the tune used to unlock the device and failed an exercise. Once they got themselves together, he sent them on a mission to the planet [[Herboo]]. {{storylink|Tune Out}} Heatwave and Cody were dealing with a crashed ice cream truck when they had to go to the aid of Boulder and the recruits, who'd stumbled on a nest of [[Scraplet]]s. {{storylink|Metal Munchers}}

[[File:BestBotsForever1 Heatwave tows Grimlock.jpg|thumb|370px|How to Tow your Dinobot.]]
Increasingly irritated by the testing of Hoist's new comms system, Heatwave ordered the recruits to investigate why some animals were acting as which as it turned out, was because of the new comms system. {{storylink|Milford Goes To The Dogs}} Heatwave had the recruits try a simulation involving an ice wave to teach them that sometimes they had to pick their victories based on what was achievable. {{storylink|The Ice Wave}} Heatwave took part in a teachers vs students relay race, carrying Grimlock as a pretend rescue victim, and lost to Hot Shot when the recruit exploited the Dinobot's fear of cats. He was dismayed later when Hot Shot opted to drop out of the Academy the day before graduation to return to Cybertron. {{storylink|Best Bots Forever Part 1}} A space bridge malfunction caused by the students tampering with it resulted in Heatwave, Optimus, Cody and Chase becoming trapped in an expanding energon bubble. They were eventually freed by the recruits, and Heatwave's anger was cut short by the arrival of the Griffin Rock townsfolk. Graduation went ahead as planned. {{storylink|Best Bots Forever Part 2}}

Between years, Heatwave had personal spaces set up for each of the five recruits, and showed them around when year two started. [[Ratchet (WFC)|Ratchet]]'s [[Aptitude Analyzer]] paired him with Hot Shot as a mentor. {{storylink|Back To School}} Said mentoring involved assigning Hot Shot a series of chores to do, which turned out to teach Hot Shot the skills necessary for a rescue the recruits had to carry out. {{storylink|In Training}} Heatwave took the recruits to visit Ratchet's lab on Cybertron and was stunned to learn Medix had been hiding a bat from him. {{storylink|Medix Steps Up To The Bat}}

[[File:GreatEnergonRush Heatwave at desk.jpg|thumb|left|300px|Get in the Rescue Bot, Cody.]]
Heatwave was perturbed to discover that the recruits had built a robotic suit for Cody. When he sent them to corral a rogue bull, the suit almost resulted in the situation ending in disaster, but instead it ended with Heatwave trying to wrangle the bull. {{storylink|Robo-Cody}} Heatwave assigned the recruits to the task of acting in Griffin Rock's Play in the Park. When Wedge confessed to having faked an injury to get out of it because a squirrel taunted him, Heatwave suggested maybe the squirrel was trying to tell him something else. {{storylink|Acting Out}} Heatwave approved [[Perceptor (Prime)|Perceptor]] to join the Academy as a teacher. {{storylink|Need to Know}}

Heatwave was absent from the Academy for a number of days, and had Grimlock fill in for him. {{storylink|Trouble Cubed}} To recognize their good work, Heatwave let the recruits pick their favorite rescue simulation to do, and was confused when they decided to watch movies instead. {{storylink|My Favorite Rescue}} When Grimlock and Hoist found a lead on a possible energon cache, Heatwave approved a mission to go search but cautioned them to observe safety measures at all times. {{storylink|The Great Energon Rush}} Heatwave conducted a fire training exercise with Hot Shot. {{storylink|Wild Ghost Chase}} Heatwave attended the opening of the [[Museum of Future Tech Art]]. {{storylink|Mystery Museum}}

When [[Ezra Greene|Doc Greene]] and [[Frankie Greene|Frankie]] were trapped in a shrinking [[force field]] dome, Heatwave led the team of mentors and recruits to rescue them. {{storylink|Partners (RBA)|Partners}} Heatwave suggested Hot Shot give his new rescue tool a chance when the young Bot was disappointed with what the [[Sparksayer]] had given him. {{storylink|Power Up And Energize}} Heatwave attended the charity performance of the [[Griffin Rock Ballet School]]. {{storylink|Shall We Dance?}}

[[File:BigWheels Heatwave and Hot Shot fire.jpg|thumb|300px|OK, so, let's start by going over the things you got right.]]
Optimus spurred Heatwave into action to try to help Hot Shot master his Mul-T-Cog, though it wasn't until the other recruits got involved that Hot Shot succeeded. {{storylink|Mul-T-Change of Pace}} Heatwave set up a test for Whirl's final deductive reasoning exam, disguising himself as a tree. Whirl saw through the disguise fairly easily. {{storylink|Five Little Rescue Bots}} When a series of technical malfunctions plagued the academy, Heatwave contacted Ratchet to get them fixed. {{storylink|Good Advice}} Hot Shot consulted Heatwave while trying to decide on a new alternate mode, however Heatwave had to come to his rescue when he started a fire at an abandoned rocket site. Hot Shot was so impressed with Heatwave's abilities in fire truck mode that he selected that for his new form. {{storylink|Big Wheels}}

After the recruits informed him of a distress signal they'd detected in space, Heatwave sent them on their first solo off-world mission, giving them a rescue beacon for when they ran into trouble. He later responded to the rescue beacon and arrived in time to witness the reactivation of lost [[Titan (group)|Titan]] [[Citadel Secundus]]. {{storylink|The Empty City}} Heatwave took part in a "rescue-athon" partnered with Hot Shot. {{storylink|First Responder}} He sent the recruits to [[Australia]] in response to a distress signal, {{storylink|Brushfire (episode)|Brushfire}} and dispatched Whirl to take care of another distress call which turned out to be Scorch. {{storylink|The Ties That Bind (episode)|The Ties That Bind}} Heatwave entered a classroom to find Ratchet and the recruits dancing like chickens, and slooooowly backed back out. {{storylink|Bot Blog}}

[[File:WizardOfBotz Heatwave head.jpg|thumb|left|250px]]
As Heatwave had to do repairs on the ''Asgard'', he left the recruits in the care of Perceptor. The ''Sigma'' vanished while he was prepping it for launch, as Medix had decided that the best plan to impress Perceptor would be to do the ''Asgard'' repairs himself. {{storylink|Medix Gets Schooled}} Heatwave sent the recruits out on a series of missions which led them to encounter a group of teens who were also mounting rescues. He later offered the teens the chance to train as first responders. {{storylink|Rescue TEENS}}

The wizard in Whirl's dream appeared in the form of a giant holographic head resembling Heatwave. {{storylink|Wizard of Botz}} After Heatwave assigned the recruits to carry out maintenance on the academy, he began seeing rabbits and cows passing through walls thanks to Hot Shot and Hoist screwing up repairs on Hero Hall. {{storylink|One of Our Dragons is Missing}} Responding to an emergency on Cybertron involving meteors heading towards [[Iacon (polity)|Iacon City]], Heatwave was forced to leave [[Sludge (FOC)|Sludge]] and [[Snarl (FOC)|Snarl]] in charge of the academy. He returned assuming the place would be trashed, but instead the two Dinobots were ''cleaning''. {{storylink|Dino-mite Duo}} Heatwave took the recruits to respond to a vague distress call from Citadel Secundus, though it turned out the Titan was just lonely. {{storylink|The Lonely Titan}}

[[File:XMarksTheBot Heatwave holokey.jpg|thumb|230px]]
When [[Finn O'Reilly]] approached Heatwave with a [[holokey]] he'd found, Heatwave enlisted the help of the recruits to join the pair on following the trail of breadcrumbs stored in the device. They eventually found a hidden cache of [[Tox-En]], hidden thousands of years earlier. {{storylink|X Marks the Bot}} Heatwave set up a series of tests to help the recruits learn when and when not to use their power up tools, even roping [[Jerry (RB)|Jerry]] into helping. {{Storylink|Powerless}} Heatwave was approached by Mayor Luskey to have the recruits monitor the upcoming charity concert by DJ Mechmaster. {{storylink|Griffin Rock Rocks!}}

Heatwave oversaw the recruits on their final test of year two, and afterwards announced they'd get to have a party aboard Citadel Secundus. Unfortunately the party came to a halt when the Titan was struck by an asteroid which created an anti-energon field, putting Heatwave and the rest of the teaching staff into stasis lock. {{storylink|Space Party}} They were revived once Secundus was safely landed on Earth, and held the students' graduation ceremony, during which Heatwave revealed that Secundus was becoming the Academy's new wing. {{storylink|Crash of the Titan}}

==Commercial appearances==
*[[Optimus Prime (WFC)|Optimus]], [[Bumblebee (WFC)|Bumblebee]], Heatwave, [[Chase (RB)|Chase]], [[Blades (RB)|Blades]], and [[Boulder (RB)|Boulder]] rushed out of [[Fire Station Prime]] in response to a nearby fire. They watched Heatwave put out the blaze, then all posed heroically in a v-formation. {{storylink|Commercial#Rescue Bots|Rescue Bots toys commercial}}
*The Rescue Bots responded to a fire emergency. Once on-scene, Heatwave energized his water cannons to better deal with the situation and put out the fire in short order. {{storylink|Commercial#Rescue Bots|Energize figures commercial}}
*A child playing with the "Optimus Primal" Rescue Bots toy was turned into an animated version of himself and met with the Rescue Bots! He directed a rescue operation for Chase, with which Heatwave assisted in by letting Chase grab onto his ladder for support.{{storylink|Commercial#Rescue Bots|Rescue Bots Optimus Primal toy commercial}}

==Games==
===''Angry Birds Transformers''===
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Heatwave appears as one of the first unlockable characters. He is portrayed by Terence. {{storylink|Angry Birds Transformers (mobile game)|Angry Birds Transformers}}

==Toys==
===''Rescue Bots''===
[[Image:HeatwaveTheFireBot nonelectronic.jpg|thumb|300px|[[Geewun|The original is always the best one, right?]]]]
*'''Heatwave the Fire-Bot''' (Rescue Bot, 2011)

:Heatwave transforms into a red and grey fire engine of likely fictitious origin. In keeping with the simple [[transformation scheme]] of the line, Heatwave transforms from vehicle mode to robot mode by simply pulling up the ladder and folding down the feet.

:Due to the placement of his ladder on his back, it is actually possible for the human figures to hitch a ride on Heatwave's back in robot mode; the rungs on the ladder are just thin enough to allow for one of their hands to slip around and the thumb on that hand to fit in the hollow area on the back of said rung.

:This figure was redecoed for the [[#Rescue Bots: Energize|''Energize'' toyline]], casting some parts in translucent blue plastic. It was also retooled to give it sockets capable of holding the newly included eponymous implement. The retooled version was later redecoed in cartoon-accurate colors and [[#Rescue Bots (2018)|given a limited re-release in 2018]].

::*''[http://www.tfu.info/2011/Autobot/RBHeatwave/heatwave.htm More information on Heatwave at TFU.info]''

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[[Image:RescueBots electronic HeatwaveTheFireBot.jpg|thumb|250px|Definitely not show accurate, but who *doesn't* want giant back cannons?]]
*'''Electronic Heatwave the Fire-Bot''' (Electronic Figure, 2011)
**''Accessories:'' Storybook, 2 "AAA" batteries, Cody Burns
:This non-Transformable version of Heatwave features electronic [[light-emitting diode|lights]] and [[soundbox|sounds]]. He comes with a storybook titled "[[Rescue Bots Respond]]" which details his adventures, and a redecoed [[Cody Burns]] figure.

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[[Image:RescueBotstoy-Fire Station Prime.jpg|thumb|300px|The RPM playset you never knew you wanted.]]
*'''Electronic Fire Station Prime''' (Playset, 2011)

:A Heatwave vehicle is included with the [[Fire Station Prime]] playset. It "transforms" much like ''[[Robot Powered Machines]]'' Mini-Vehicles. An image of Heatwave is molded on the bottom of the vehicle and it can be stood up on end.

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[[File:RescueBots_ElectronicDinobotHeatwave.jpg|thumb|250px|This is basically [[Sludge (FOC)|Sludge]] if he was a fireman.]]
*'''Heatwave the Rescue Dinobot''' (Electronic toy, 2014)

:This new Heatwave figure is a non-transforming ''Brontosaurus'' featuring electronic lights and sounds.

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[[File:RescueBots_Amazon_Ambulance_Heatwave.jpg|thumb|300px|"Who you callin' an ambulance?"]]
*'''Heatwave the Fire-Bot''' (2015)

:Exclusive to Amazon, this Heatwave is a lime yellow redeco and retool of the original [[Medix (RB)|Medix]] figure with a new head, as a fire search and rescue vehicle, effectively resembling [[Ratchet (Movie)|''Movie'' Ratchet]].
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*'''Heatwave the Fire-Bot''' (2018)
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:After 5 years of discontinuation, the original Heatwave figure saw a limited rerelease in late 2018. The figure's colors now look more towards the show, and the energize version's tooling is left intact. His water cannon accessory is now silver. Oddly, the back of his packaging has the copyright year as 2015.

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====''Energize''====
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[[Image:HeatwaveTheFireBot energize.jpg|thumb|300px|''He'll'' need rescuing when that clear plastic of his inevitably breaks.]]
*'''Heatwave the Fire-Bot''' (Rescue Bot, 2012)
**''Accessories:'' "Water" cannon

:The original Heatwave toy was released as part of the ''Energize'' subline, retooled to add sockets into the top of his emergency lights, and with translucent blue plastic. Also added is a "water" cannon in the same plastic which can slot into the new sockets. The word "water" is in scare quotes in the product descriptions because the "water" cannon doesn't actually shoot water.

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[[Image:HeatwaveTheFireBot KadeBurns energize.jpg|thumb|300px|An axe hand? ''Oh no...'']]
*'''Heatwave the Fire-Bot & Kade Burns''' (Figure 2-Pack, 2013)

:Available in a two-pack with Kade Burns, Heatwave is a non-transforming figure but possesses more in the way of articulation than previous Heatwave toys, in addition to being more [[Show-accuracy|show accurate]]. His left hand is replaced by a fire ax.

::*''[http://www.tfu.info/2013/Autobot/RBPVCHeatwave/heatwave.htm More information on PVC Heatwave at TFU.info]''

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*'''Heatwave the Fire-Bot''' (Single Pack, 2013)

:The same ''Energize'' non-transforming figure was also available in a bagged single pack, without Kade Burns.

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[[File:RescueBotstoy_rescan_Heatwave_Cody_Burns_twopack.jpg|thumb|300px|Why do I look like a ''[[Power Rangers]]'' mecha?]]
*'''Heatwave the Fire-Bot & Cody Burns''' (Figure 2-Pack, 2014)

:Available with a "Rescue Boy"-style Cody Burns figure, Heatwave is a new figure based on his fireboat Rescan figure.

::*''[http://www.tfu.info/2014/Autobot/RBPVCHeatwave/heatwave.htm More information on Rescan PVC Heatwave at TFU.info]''
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====Flip Changers====
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[[Image:RescueBots FlipChangers HeatwaveTheFireBot.jpg|thumb|300px|I'll flip out in more than one manner of speaking.]]
*'''Heatwave the Fire-Bot''' (Flip Changer, 2013)

:A highly simplified version of Heatwave with show-accurate detailing. He transforms into a super-deformed fire engine—pulling out the lever on the rear of Heatwave's vehicle mode causes him to drive forwards before doing a frontwards flip to [[autotransformation|autotransform]] into robot mode, popping his head up and his arms outwards.
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====Beam Box====
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[[File:RescueBots_BeamBoxHeatwave.jpg|thumb|250px|Can't move...stuck to rocks...]]
*'''Heatwave the Fire-Bot''' (''Beam Box'' Figure, 2013)
:Heatwave is a non-transforming figure with no articulation, mounted on a rocky base. Inserting him into the Beam Box Game System unlocks Heatwave in the game.

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====Rescan Series====
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[[File:RescueBots_Rescan_HeatwaveTheFireBot.jpg|thumb|300px|Rescue Boats, Row to the Rescue!]]
*'''Heatwave the Fire-Bot''' (Rescan, 2014)

:Part of the first wave of the Rescan series, Heatwave is an all-new figure, featuring a spring-loaded transformation from show-accurate fireboat to robot, activated by his lightbar. As a boat, he does not have any wheels, nor does he have anything else to lift him off the surface of a table. He is therefore prone to paint wear on his wrist-mounted water cannons and the top of his faux chest window during play.

:This figure shares engineering with the [[Hot Shot (Prime)#Hovercraft|hovercraft version of ''Rescue Bots Academy'' Hot Shot]].

::*''[http://www.tfu.info/2014/Autobot/RBHeatwave/heatwave.htm More information on Rescan Heatwave at TFU.info]''

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[[File:RB-toy Heatwave-HookLadder.jpg|thumb|300px|''Oh no'', Heatwave had [[Primus apotheosis]] the ''whole time!'']]
*'''Hook & Ladder Heatwave''' (2016)
**''Accessories'': Trailer/gauntlet, water-blast projectile

: Part of a larger "deluxe" range of toys under the broader ''Playskool Heroes'' banner, Hook & Ladder Heatwave is a smaller, more show-like re-make of his original toy (in line with the "Rescan" assortment of his teammates), transforming from fire truck to robot and back with a single step triggered by swinging his truck-mode back end/leg down. He comes with a large trailer unit with a moving ladder rig equipped with a spring-loaded "water burst" launcher. The rig can transform into a [[roleplay toy|roleplay]] gauntlet that kids (or adults with small arms) can wear.

: The package back calls out that Heatwave's back-ladder is removable and can be attached to the trailer, but it takes ''way'' too much force to do and doesn't feel like it's actually supposed to. Also, the ladder has been molded in a way that makes the tops of the steps incorrectly aligned when attached, causing them to face sideways.

:The cab-robot was also included in the "[[Heatwave (RB)#4pack|Griffin Rock Rescue Team Set]]" in 2016, [[Heatwave (RB)#RescanCab|released singly]] in 2018, and [[#RBACab|re-released singly again as part of ''Rescue Bots Academy'']], each time with no notable changes.

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[[File:RescueBots_GriffinRockRescueTeam_Package.jpg|thumb|250px|So ''this'' is what Optimus feels like when he gets sold without his trailer...]]
*'''Griffin Rock Rescue Team Set''' (4-pack, 2016)

: This box set contains the "[[Heatwave (RB)#Hook&Ladder|Hook & Ladder Heatwave]]" cab-robot minus the trailer unit, and the show-based "Rescan" versions of [[Boulder (RB)#RescanShow|Boulder]], [[Blades (RB)#RescanCopter|Blades]], and [[Chase (RB)#RescanCar|Chase]]. All four toys are identical to their individual releases (with the obvious exception of the missing trailer).

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[[File:RescueBots_Rescan_HeatwaveTheDragonBot.jpg|thumb|300px|Rescue Bots [[Doublecross]], anyone?]]
*'''Heatwave the Fire-Bot''' (Rescan, 2017)

:Part of the thirteenth wave of the Rescan series, Heatwave is another new body for the character which changes from robot to two-headed dragon and back in a single step.

:This mold was later redecoed into ''[[Transformers: Dinobot Adventures|Dinobot Adventures]]'' Dinobot Squad [[Predaking (Prime)#Dinobot Adventures|Predaking]].

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[[File:RescueBots_2018Rescan_HeatwavetheFireBot_RaceCar.jpg|thumb|300px|Heatwave could go "''nyooom''", but he's above that kind of memery.]]
*'''Heatwave the Fire-Bot''' (Rescan, 2018)

:Yet another new body for the character released as part of the sixteenth wave of the Rescan series, this time changing into a race car in a single step. He seems to take a lot of the engineering from the Rescan [[MorBot]] figure, which is an extensive retool of [[Blurr (Prime)#Rescue Bots|Blurr]]. In 2019 [[#RBARescanRaceCar|he was re-released]] under [[Transformers: Rescue Bots Academy (toyline)|''Rescue Bots Academy'' branding]] with no changes, and was also retooled with a new head and resculpted chest and legs, into the [[Whirl (RBA)#Racecar|race-car version of ''Rescue Bots Academy'' Whirl]].

:Whether by accident or design, this toy bears a resemblance to the [[:File:ABGaS-LuskeyBooth-robot.jpg|generic red robot]] seen adorning Mayor Luskey's booth in the episode "[[All Bots Great and Small]]".

:For some reason, the stock photos and character art on his packaging show the...vents?...on either side of his cockpit being painted white instead of the unpainted red they ended up being in the final toy.

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[[File:RB-Heatwave-Cab-Rescan2018.jpg|thumb|300px|A single-card variant of the exact same thing? Completionists ''hate'' me.]]
*'''Heatwave the Fire-Bot''' (Rescan, 2018)

: A re-release of the "[[Heatwave (RB)#Hook&Ladder|Hook & Ladder Heatwave]]" cab-robot without the trailer unit, like the [[Heatwave (RB)#4pack|Griffin Rock Rescue Team Set]] from 2016, but single-carded. There are no notable differences compared to the two earlier releases. This figure was also later re-released in the [[#RBACab|''Rescue Bots Academy'' toyline]] with no changes.
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====Mini Dinos====
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[[File:RescueBots_MiniDinoHeatwave.jpg|thumb|300px|The Activator Sludge we never knew we needed.]]
*'''Heatwave the Rescue Dinobot''' (Mini Dino, 2014)

:Part of the first wave of the Mini Dinos series, Heatwave features autotransformation from ''Brontosaurus'' to robot. Pressing the blue panel on his beast mode back activates a mild headbutt gimmick.

:This figure is prone to internal breakage of the autotransforming mechanism if care is not taken when aligning the halves of the dinosaur head during transformation.

:This mold was later redecoed into ''[[Transformers: Dinobot Adventures|Dinobot Adventures]]'' Dinobot Striker [[Sludge (FOC)#Toys|Sludge]].

::*''[http://www.tfu.info/2014/Autobot/RBDinoHeatwave/heatwave.htm More information on Rescue Dinobot Heatwave at TFU.info]''
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====Epic Figures====
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[[File:RescueBots_EpicHeatwaveFigure.jpg|thumb|200px|This is what every G1 combiner looked like.]]
*'''Heatwave the Fire-Bot''' (Epic Figure, 2014)

:As part of the Epic Figures, Heatwave is an 12-inch tall non-transforming figure with basic articulation. His chest opens up to fit 2-Pack human figures, and he features 5mm ports to interact with Energize rescue tools.
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====Mini-Cons====
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*'''Heatwave the Rescue Dinobot''' (Mini-Con, 2017)
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:Released as part of the Mini-Con range usually reserved for animal companions transforming into accessories, this repackaging of the above Mini-Dino mold is nigh identical to its original release.
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====Featured Bots====
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[[File:RescueBots_FeaturedBot_Heatwave.jpg|thumb|230px|Heatwave, now with flip-out axe action!]]
*'''Heatwave the Fire-Bot''' (Featured Bot, 2015)

:A non-transforming figure of Heatwave featuring an axe action on its left arm.
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====Megabots====
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[[File:RescueBots_Megabot_EliteRescueHeatwave.jpg|300px|thumb|Arise, Heatimus Prime.]]
*'''Elite Rescue Heatwave''' (Megabot, 2016)
**''Accessories'': Ladder
:Part of the first wave of Mega Bots figures, Heatwave changes from a longer and larger version of his original fire truck alt-mode in a few easy steps. He features a removeable ladder with water cannons which can peg onto his arm or his back. His left arm has a flip-out capture claw. Additionally, he has 5mm compatible fist holes and his vehicle mode has several pegs for accommodating human figures.

:His ladder uses a hexagonal link-up point that is also used for the cranes on both Rescue Rig and Megabot versions of [[High Tide]], as well as (strangely) the gasoline pump included with the Griffin Rock Garage set, making all of those parts interchangeable.

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[[File:RescueBots_Megabot_NightRescueHeatwave.jpg|300px|thumb|You see, Chase...I love '''''goooooooooooooooooold!''''']]
*'''Night Rescue Heatwave''' (Megabot, 2016)
**''Accessories'': Ladder
:Part of the third wave of Mega Bots figures, Heatwave is a slight recolor of the figure listed above and retains all of its gimmickry.
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====Flip Racers====
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[[File:RB-Heatwave-FlipRacer.jpg|thumb|300px|Rescue Bots, flip to the rescue!]]
*'''Heatwave the Fire-Bot''' (Flip Racer, 2017)

:Part of the first wave of individually packed Flip Racers, Heatwave transforms automatically from firetruck to robot when the vehicle mode is lifted up and placed on its end.

*'''Optimus Prime Race Track Trailer''' (Playset, 2017)

: When bought exclusively at [[Walmart]], [[Optimus Prime (WFC)/toys#FlipRaceTrack|Optimus Prime Race Track Trailer]] would include Flip Racers Heatwave and [[MorBot]] as bonus.

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[[File:RescueBotsGriffinRockStuntTeamHeatwave.jpg|thumb|300px|Flip to win! Flip to win! Flip to wiiiin!]]
*'''Griffin Rock Stunt Team''' (Multipack, 2017)

:Released as the second wave of Flip Racers multipacks, this set contains a new Heatwave inspired by his Rescan race car mode along with [[Boulder (RB)|Boulder]] and [[Quickshadow]].

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*'''Pullback Heatwave''' (Pullback Flip Racer, 2018)
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===''Rescue Bots Academy''===
====Rescan Series====
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[[File:RBA-RaceCarHeatwave-carded.jpg|thumb|upright=1|Heatwave's mid-life crisis; should he have stayed a race car?]]
*'''Heatwave the Fire-Bot''' (Rescan, 2019)

:[[#RescanRaceCar|Heatwave's race car toy]] was re-released as part of the [[Transformers: Rescue Bots Academy (toyline)|''Rescue Bots Academy'' toyline]] in [[2019]]. Aside from the ''Academy'' branding, there are no changes to the figure. He was also redecoed with a new head into the same line's [[Whirl (RBA)#Racecar|race-car version of Whirl]].

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*'''Heatwave the Fire-Bot''' (Rescan, [[2020]])

:A re-release of the "[[Heatwave (RB)#Hook&Ladder|Hook & Ladder Heatwave]]" cab-robot without the trailer unit, under the ''Rescue Bots Academy'' toyline.

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*'''Heatwave the Fire-Bot''' (Rescan, 2021)
[[File:RBA Rescan Heatwave Jet.jpg|thumb|upright=1|Voted most likely to "accidentally" air drop water on a bot that gets on his nerves.]]
:Released in [[2021]], this Rescan Heatwave toy transforms into a red jet styled after an aerial firefighting plane. This figure is another retool of the [[Bumblebee (WFC)/toys#RescanJet|Rescan VTOL jet version of Bumblebee]].

:This mold was also differently retooled into the [[Blades (RB)#RescanVTOL|Rescan series VTOL version of Blades]], [[Whirl (RBA)#AcadRescTeam|VTOL Whirl]], and the airplane version of [[Hot Shot (Prime)|Hot Shot]].

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[[File:RBA Classic Heroes Heatwave.jpg|thumb|upright=1|Ah yes, "classic".]]
*'''Heatwave the Fire-Bot''' (All Star Rescan, 2021)
:The "Hook & Ladder" cab without the trailer was once again re-released with seemingly no changes, this time under the ''Classic Heroes Team'' subline branding.
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====Mini Bot Racers====
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*'''Heatwave'''
[[File:RBA Mini Bot Racers Heatwave.jpg|thumb|upright=1]]
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====Mighty Mighties====
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[[File:RBA-MM-Heatwave.jpg|thumb|upright=1|I'm in this line, too!]]
*'''Heatwave''' (Mighty Mighties, 2019)

:Similar in size to the ''Rescue Bots'' Epic figures, Heatwave's Mighty Mighties figure is non-transformable and features basic articulation.
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===''Age of the Primes''===
[[File:AOTP-toy Heatwave.jpg|thumb|upright=1.67|By the logic of this design, I should have four arms. Where they at, Hasbro?]]
<ul class="iconlist">{{Bp-a1|'''Rescue Bot Heatwave''' (Voyager Class, [[2025]])}}</ul>
:*''TakaraTomy name'': '''Rescue Bots Heatwave''' (レスキューボッツヒートウェーブ)
:*''TakaraTomy ID number'': '''AOTP-12'''
:*''TakaraTomy release date'': [[September 27]], 2025
:*''Accessories'': Water cannon, axe, ladder
{{toydesigner|[[Mark Maher]] (Hasbro), [[Yūya Ōnishi]] (TakaraTomy)}}<ref>[https://www.instagram.com/p/DF3rvqOp9d8/ Design notes on ''Age of the Primes'' Heatwave] from [[Hasbro]] designer [[Mark Maher]] on Instagram</ref>

: Released in the second wave of ''[[Transformers: Age of the Primes|Age of the Primes]]'' Voyagers, Heatwave is an extensive [[retool]]ing of ''[[Transformers: Legacy|Legacy]]'' [[Bulkhead (Prime)#Legacy|Bulkhead]], transforming into a fire engine. His short, non-extending ladder is a separate piece, attached via [[5 mm post]]. It also, unfortunately, [[Partformer|must be removed for transformation]].

: He also includes clear-plastic versions of his "energize" energy axe and dual water cannon; while the cannon is molded to cover his hand to mimic the way it replaced his hand in the show, the axe is not, and is simply hand-held. They attach to his vehicle mode primarily by small tabs; while the instructions say to put them on the ladder, they can be put in a more "battle-ready" positioning by tabbing them into the slots on the dark-gray parts on his back end.

: In a nice bit of attention to detail, the [[light-piping]] for his visor reveals a pair of individual eyes when light shines through.

: The original version of this mold was also used to make ''Legacy'' [[Breakdown (WFC)#Legacy|Prime Universe Breakdown]].

::''[https://www.instagram.com/p/DF3rvqOp9d8/ Designer commentary on ''Age of the Primes'' Heatwave from Mark Maher on Instagram]''
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==Merchandise==
===''Rescue Bots''===
[[Image:RBMerch-Heatwave costume.jpg|thumb|150px|This is just every lazy cosplayer ever.]]
*'''Heatwave Toddler Halloween Costume''' ([[2012]])
:Dress your kiddie up in this Heatwave [[Halloween]] costume so he can go door-to-door shaking down people for candy. 100% polyester!
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===''Playskool Friends''===
[[File:Playskool-Friends-TF-Heatwave.jpg|thumb|upright=.66|Is this that "chibi" thing the overseas guys like?]]
*'''Transformers Collector Pack''' (Canceled)
:Intended to be released as part of the 7-pack for the Playskool Friends lineup, this Heatwave is a ''very'' adorable non-transforming figurine. He comes packed with Optimus Prime, Bumblebee, Arcee, and the rest of the Rescue Bots: Blades, Chase, and Boulder.

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===Yolopark===
[[File:Yolo RB Heatwave.jpg|thumb|upright=1.5]]
*'''Heatwave''' (Transformers Friction Car, [[2019]])
:Produced by [[Yolopark]], this 12 cm friction car of Heatwave's vehicle mode features lights and sounds activated by pressing down on the front of the car, including a "Let's go Autobots!" voiceline. The sounds are shared with other cars in the assortment.
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==Notes==
[[Image:Comicon2012MeetHeatwave.jpg|thumb|Hey kids, come meet the surly loner of the Rescue Bots! It'll be fun for the whole family!]]
*An in-costume actor portraying Heatwave appeared at [[San Diego Comic-Con]] 2012 and at [[Universal Studios|Universal Studios Hollywood]] for the ''Transformers Fan Experience'' on [[June 20]], [[2014]] (during the weekend of [[BotCon 2014]]).
*Unused in the show, toy artwork of Heatwave showed that he could fire grappling hooks from his knuckle cannons. It also depicted him with Onslaught esque back mounted cannons, which managed to sneak into the design of his dinobot mode.
*Heatwave is the only cast member to have a new alternate mode drafted into the show from an existing toy. The other alternate toys of the others are toy-exclusive.

===Foreign names===
*''Japanese:'' '''Heatwave''' (ヒートウェーブ ''Hītowēbu'')
*''Hungarian:'' '''Tűzlovag''' (''Rescue Bots'', "Fireknight"), '''Lánglovag''' (''Rescue Bots Academy'', "Flameknight")
*''Korean:'' '''Heatwave''' (히트웨이브 ''Hiteuweibeu'')
*''Mandarin:'' '''Rè Làng''' (热浪, "Heat Wave")

==References==
{{reflist}}

[[Category:Age of the Primes Autobots]]
[[Category:Firefighters]]
[[Category:Rescue Bots Autobots]]
[[Category:Rescue Bots Academy Autobots]]
[[Category:Robots in Disguise (2015) Autobots]]
[[Category:Transformers with multiple modes]]

Grimlock (Cyberworld)

2025-09-25T21:56:55Z

Wildstrike: Edited for clarity.

{{factions|autobot|}}
{{Disambig3|Grimlock}}
:''Grimlock is an [[Autobot]] from [[Transformers: Cyberworld (franchise)|Cyberworld]].''
[[File:CyberworldEp1-GrimlockRobot.jpg|thumb|upright=1.67|Some people think they can outsmart me. Maybe, maybe. I have yet to meet one that can outsmart bullet.]]

On [[Cyberworld (location)|Cyberworld]], might can easily make right, and '''Grimlock''', leader and self-proclaimed king of the [[Dinobot (Cyberworld)|Dinobot]]s, certainly has the might to back up his version of right. With his powerful jaws, triple-barrelled cannon arm, and other Dinobots prepared to back him up at a moment's notice, he is a powerful and feared opponent -- which is unfortunate for those who run afoul of his hair-trigger temper. Seriously, don't ask him for any grammar lessons.

{{bigquote|Not just any Dinobot, you speak with ME, GRIMLOCK! KING OF DINOBOTS!|Grimlock introduces himself to [[Optimus Prime (Cyberworld)|Optimus Prime]]|"[[Commence Program]]"}}

==Fiction==
===''Cyberworld'' cartoon===
{{voiceactor|[[James Alexander]] (English)|[[Luis Hurtado]] (Latin-American Spanish)}}

[[File:Grimlock chasing optimus.jpg|thumb|left|Pretty sure the joke here is obvious.]]
Grimlock happened upon a newly-arrived [[Optimus Prime (Cyberworld)|Optimus Prime]] stealing his rightfully claimed Energon cube in the Cyberworld jungle. Uninterested in making peace, he tried to attack the Prime, chasing him in his dinosaur mode until Prime trapped him between two branches. {{storylink|Commence Program}} He was able to escape and continue his pursuit of Prime fairly quickly, but Prime again trapped to escape, this time tangling him in jungle vines. {{storylink|Prime Target (Cyberworld)|Prime Target}} With his fellow Dinobot, [[Snarl (Cyberworld)|Snarl]], they made plans to acquire a nearby crate drop and give themselves a boost in power. Finding Optimus Prime and [[Bumblebee (Cyberworld)|Bumblebee]] going for the same crate, they engaged in combat across a mudpool. Prime and Bee were able to trap them in mud while they scaled the cliff, but the Dinobots were able to quickly catch up, riding a rock propelled by a nearby geyser. It was not enough to stop Bumblebee claiming the crate and its weapons for his team, though, and after a trouncing, the Dinobots cut their losses and left. {{storylink|Crate Point, Well Fought}}

His next meeting with Prime and Bumblebee, as well as their newly recruited friend [[Elita-1 (Cyberworld)|Elita-1]] came when they were seeking out his help for taking on [[Scorponok (Cyberworld)|Scorponok]]. With Snarl having been watching and recording them, Grimlock knew this, and outright refused, seeing them as week. Prime challenged him, one-to-one, in a Hunter vs Hunted mission, where if Prime won, he would agree to help, but if Grimlock won, then Prime and his allies would serve Grimlock. Initially, Grimlock had the upper hand, keeping Prime on his toes until the roles changed, where he began hunting the Autobot leader, but eventually Prime was able to outwit him, use his own jungle traps against him, and win. Grimlock upheld his half of the bargain, even as Snarl warned that this might jeopardise "the truce". {{storylink|Hunter vs Hunted}} Now part of the Autobot team, they attempted to find more energon, only to be met by Megatron. Megatron chastised Grimlock for violating their truce by teaming up with his nemesis, as the mission module began - a race to the summit of a series of platforms. Grimlock was selected by Optimus Prime to play, alongside Elita-1. While she said to his face she didn't trust him, he still saved her from a boulder trap, with her in turn rescuing him from a magnet trap. Unfortunately, Megatron still knocked him right down to the ground, and the Autobots lost the challenge. With Megatron making threats, Grimlock advised they would have to fight Scorponok soon, before he returned. {{storylink|What Goes Up}}

{{ongoing}}

==Toys==
===''Cyberworld''===
<ul class="iconlist">{{Bp-a1|'''Grimlock''' (Chomp and Battle, [[2025]])}}</ul>
[[File:Cyberworld-Grimlock-ChompAndBattle.jpg|thumb|upright=1.67|I am Heavy Weapons Guy...and this...is my weapon.]]
:*''Environment'': Jungle

: Part of the larger assortment of ''[[Transformers: Cyberworld (toyline)#Larger toys|Cyberworld]]'' toys, Grimlock transforms from roughly 9-inch tall robot to robotic ''T. rex'' in 4 steps. Both his arms have an action feature gimmick - his removable left cannon arm can spin on a button press, and his right mouth arm has an opening jaw.

: As a larger toy, he has a several ways to interact with smaller ''Cyberworld'' figures. In ''T. rex'' mode, they can ride atop his back, and his robot mode can be reconfigured into a mech suit for small figures to pilot. Finally, his arms can be removed and turned into a dinosaur-themed turret for smaller figures to sit on.

: You can also swap his arms with [[Scorponok (Cyberworld)#StrikeBattle|Scorponok's]] if you want to give him a buzzsaw.

==External links==
* [https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=dCcXE1fsHoY Character reveal]

[[Category:Cyberworld Autobots]]
[[Category:Dinobots]]
[[Category:Hall of Fame characters]]

Elita-1 (Cyberworld)

2025-09-25T19:12:07Z

Wildstrike: /* Cyberworld cartoon */ Added a link to Snarl's page because there wasn't one.

{{factions|autobot|}}
{{Disambig3|Elita One|Elita-1}}
:''Elita-1 is the [[Autobot]] second in command from [[Transformers: Cyberworld (franchise)|Cyberworld]].''
[[File:Elita 1 tech specs.jpg|thumb|upright=1.3]]
'''Elita-1''' is ferocious and sharp both on and off the battlefield, so it's no wonder that she's managed to survive [[Cyberworld (location)|Cyberworld]] as long as she has. Although she can occasionally come off as rude, she only acts that way because she genuinely cares about the people in her life, and doesn't want to lose them like others before.

==Fiction==
===''Cyberworld'' cartoon===
{{voiceactor|[[Jessica Carroll]] (English)|[[Amandine Longeac]] (French), [[Betzabé Jara]] (Latin-American Spanish)}}
[[File:Elita posing.jpg|thumb|upright=1.4|left]]

At some unknown point in time, Elita-1 was transported to Cyberworld. There, she gathered up a handful of bots and formed a team that helped each other survive, with [[Wheeljack (Cyberworld)|Wheeljack]] among them. All was going well until [[Sky-Byte (Cyberworld)|Sky-Byte]] eliminated them, leaving Elita emotionally scarred. Later, Elita was racing Sky-Byte inside an energy tube. She was in the lead, and about to win, when [[Optimus Prime (Cyberworld)|Optimus Prime]] and [[Bumblebee (Cyberworld)|Bumblebee]] broke the aforementioned energy tube in an attempt to assist her, unwittingly granting the victory to Sky-Byte due to Elita's "cheating". Sky-Byte then attempted to finish Elita off for good, but Prime and Bumblebee stepped in to protect her. After a brief tussle, Sky-Byte was forced to flee. Elita wanted to chase after him and avenge her old friends, but Optimus stopped her, explaining that there was an Autobot ship being guarded by [[Scorponok (Cyberworld)|Scorponok]] in the desert that might lead them home and that they should all focus on that. Elita apologized for her behaviour and explained that there was something that might help them deal with the angry scorpion, but she'd only lead Optimus and Bumblebee there if they helped her kill Sky-Byte. Optimus gave a non-committal answer, which Elita didn't like, but went along with anyway. {{storylink|River Race Ruckus}}

She showed Bumblebee and Optimus a secret way into [[Cyber City (Cyberworld)|Cyber City]], but they were accosted by a Sky-Byte and his new ally, [[Mirage (Cyberworld)|Mirage]], hired by [[Megatron (Cyberworld)|Megatron]] to stop them. Elita-1 tried to get her revenge on Sky-Byte then-and-there during the ensuing melee, but his new upgrade to a land-based alt-mode let him turn the tables on her, and she had to be rescued by Optimus. The Autobot trio chased the fleeing shark, but were stopped by an injured Mirage, asking to team up. {{storylink|Smoke & Mirrors}} The group snuck through the city and fought their way into a computer terminal, only to be cut off by the city's ruler, [[Starscream (Cyberworld)|Starscream]]. They tried to flee, but he cornered them in an alleyway, which spawned a mission. The goal was to be the last bot standing on a large levitating platform. Elita-1 grabbed an upgrade, giving her rocket boosters, which she tried to use to fight Starscream, but they vanished before she could make much use, and she and Mirage were thrown over the edge. After Bumblebee was declared the winner, she was drained of Energon. {{storylink|Screamer City Arena}}

[[File:Cyberworld Elita smash Starscream-1.jpg|thumb|upright=1.4]]
Tracking down Grimlock via following [[Snarl (Cyberworld)|Snarl]], the trio of Autobots were captured in a net. When Optimus freed them and challenged Grimlock to a 1-on-1 mission challenge, Elita-1 joined Bumblebee and Snarl in commenting on the pair's strategies until Optimus Prime won. {{storylink|Hunter vs Hunted}} With Grimlock recruited, they attempted to find more energon, only to be met by Megatron. Elita-1 was chosen by Prime, along with Grimlock, to compete in the latest mission module - a race to the summit of a series of platforms. While she didn't trust Grimlock at first, especially after hearing he had made a truce with Megatron, they both saved each other from the traps in the challenge, until both were knocked down to the ground by Megatron, eventually losing the challenge. {{storylink|What Goes Up}}

Elita, Optimus, Bumblebee, and Grimlock went on to fight Scorponok, with her and Bumblebee attempting to locate his weak spot while the others distracted him. Bumblebee found Scorponok's weak spot but was soon pined to the ground by him, forcing Elita and Grimlock to try and lift Scorponok's hand off of Bee while Optimus fought him. Eventually, Prime gave up on fighting Scorponok and joined the rest in their effort to save Bumblebee. After successfully unpining Bumblebee from the sand, him and Elita escaped using Grimlock's detachable dino head. Elita watched as Snarl saved Optimus and Grimlock, who had yet to escape Scorponok's wrath and tended to Bumblebee while the two of argued over whether Prime should have retreated. {{storylink|Storm the Desert}}
{{ongoing}}

==Toys==
===''Cyberworld''===
[[File:TF-Cyberworld-Cyber-Changers-Elita-1.jpg|thumb|300px|"Riptide? I barely know 'er!"]]
<ul class="iconlist">{{Bp-a1|'''Elita-1''' (Cyber Changer, [[2025]])}}</ul>
:*''Environment'': Ocean

: Part of the second wave of ''[[Transformers: Cyberworld (toyline)|Cyberworld]]'' basic Cyber Changers, Elita-1 is a four-inch tall figure that can convert into a futuristic speedboat in three steps. Like all standard ''Cyberworld'' figures, she only has articulation at the shoulders, hips, and knees. She also features [[5 mm post|5 mm connection points]] on her forearms, fists, and the top of her boat mode.

: Her overall design is based on [[Riptide (G1)|Riptide]] from the [[IDW Publishing|IDW]] [[2005 IDW continuity|comics]].
{{comingsoontoy}}

==External links==
* [https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=llWRn4qmUv0 Character reveal]

[[Category:Cyberworld Autobots]]
[[Category:Female Transformers]]

Elita-1 (Cyberworld)

2025-09-25T18:39:44Z

Wildstrike: /* Cyberworld cartoon */ Added image

{{factions|autobot|}}
{{Disambig3|Elita One|Elita-1}}
:''Elita-1 is the [[Autobot]] second in command from [[Transformers: Cyberworld (franchise)|Cyberworld]].''
[[File:Elita 1 tech specs.jpg|thumb|upright=1.3]]
'''Elita-1''' is ferocious and sharp both on and off the battlefield, so it's no wonder that she's managed to survive [[Cyberworld (location)|Cyberworld]] as long as she has. Although she can occasionally come off as rude, she only acts that way because she genuinely cares about the people in her life, and doesn't want to lose them like others before.

==Fiction==
===''Cyberworld'' cartoon===
{{voiceactor|[[Jessica Carroll]] (English)|[[Amandine Longeac]] (French), [[Betzabé Jara]] (Latin-American Spanish)}}
[[File:Elita posing.jpg|thumb|upright=1.4|left]]

At some unknown point in time, Elita-1 was transported to Cyberworld. There, she gathered up a handful of bots and formed a team that helped each other survive, with [[Wheeljack (Cyberworld)|Wheeljack]] among them. All was going well until [[Sky-Byte (Cyberworld)|Sky-Byte]] eliminated them, leaving Elita emotionally scarred. Later, Elita was racing Sky-Byte inside an energy tube. She was in the lead, and about to win, when [[Optimus Prime (Cyberworld)|Optimus Prime]] and [[Bumblebee (Cyberworld)|Bumblebee]] broke the aforementioned energy tube in an attempt to assist her, unwittingly granting the victory to Sky-Byte due to Elita's "cheating". Sky-Byte then attempted to finish Elita off for good, but Prime and Bumblebee stepped in to protect her. After a brief tussle, Sky-Byte was forced to flee. Elita wanted to chase after him and avenge her old friends, but Optimus stopped her, explaining that there was an Autobot ship being guarded by [[Scorponok (Cyberworld)|Scorponok]] in the desert that might lead them home and that they should all focus on that. Elita apologized for her behaviour and explained that there was something that might help them deal with the angry scorpion, but she'd only lead Optimus and Bumblebee there if they helped her kill Sky-Byte. Optimus gave a non-committal answer, which Elita didn't like, but went along with anyway. {{storylink|River Race Ruckus}}

She showed Bumblebee and Optimus a secret way into [[Cyber City (Cyberworld)|Cyber City]], but they were accosted by a Sky-Byte and his new ally, [[Mirage (Cyberworld)|Mirage]], hired by [[Megatron (Cyberworld)|Megatron]] to stop them. Elita-1 tried to get her revenge on Sky-Byte then-and-there during the ensuing melee, but his new upgrade to a land-based alt-mode let him turn the tables on her, and she had to be rescued by Optimus. The Autobot trio chased the fleeing shark, but were stopped by an injured Mirage, asking to team up. {{storylink|Smoke & Mirrors}} The group snuck through the city and fought their way into a computer terminal, only to be cut off by the city's ruler, [[Starscream (Cyberworld)|Starscream]]. They tried to flee, but he cornered them in an alleyway, which spawned a mission. The goal was to be the last bot standing on a large levitating platform. Elita-1 grabbed an upgrade, giving her rocket boosters, which she tried to use to fight Starscream, but they vanished before she could make much use, and she and Mirage were thrown over the edge. After Bumblebee was declared the winner, she was drained of Energon. {{storylink|Screamer City Arena}}

[[File:Cyberworld Elita smash Starscream-1.jpg|thumb|upright=1.4]]
Tracking down Grimlock via following Snarl, the trio of Autobots were captured in a net. When Optimus freed them and challenged Grimlock to a 1-on-1 mission challenge, Elita-1 joined Bumblebee and Snarl in commenting on the pair's strategies until Optimus Prime won. {{storylink|Hunter vs Hunted}} With Grimlock recruited, they attempted to find more energon, only to be met by Megatron. Elita-1 was chosen by Prime, along with Grimlock, to compete in the latest mission module - a race to the summit of a series of platforms. While she didn't trust Grimlock at first, especially after hearing he had made a truce with Megatron, they both saved each other from the traps in the challenge, until both were knocked down to the ground by Megatron, eventually losing the challenge. {{storylink|What Goes Up}}

Elita, Optimus, Bumblebee, and Grimlock went on to fight Scorponok, with her and Bumblebee attempting to locate his weak spot while the others distracted him. Bumblebee found Scorponok's weak spot but was soon pined to the ground by him, forcing Elita and Grimlock to try and lift Scorponok's hand off of Bee while Optimus fought him. Eventually, Prime gave up on fighting Scorponok and joined the rest in their effort to save Bumblebee. After successfully unpining Bumblebee from the sand, him and Elita escaped using Grimlock's detachable dino head. Elita watched as Snarl saved Optimus and Grimlock, who had yet to escape Scorponok's wrath and tended to Bumblebee while the two of argued over whether Prime should have retreated. {{storylink|Storm the Desert}}
{{ongoing}}

==Toys==
===''Cyberworld''===
[[File:TF-Cyberworld-Cyber-Changers-Elita-1.jpg|thumb|300px|"Riptide? I barely know 'er!"]]
<ul class="iconlist">{{Bp-a1|'''Elita-1''' (Cyber Changer, [[2025]])}}</ul>
:*''Environment'': Ocean

: Part of the second wave of ''[[Transformers: Cyberworld (toyline)|Cyberworld]]'' basic Cyber Changers, Elita-1 is a four-inch tall figure that can convert into a futuristic speedboat in three steps. Like all standard ''Cyberworld'' figures, she only has articulation at the shoulders, hips, and knees. She also features [[5 mm post|5 mm connection points]] on her forearms, fists, and the top of her boat mode.

: Her overall design is based on [[Riptide (G1)|Riptide]] from the [[IDW Publishing|IDW]] [[2005 IDW continuity|comics]].
{{comingsoontoy}}

==External links==
* [https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=llWRn4qmUv0 Character reveal]

[[Category:Cyberworld Autobots]]
[[Category:Female Transformers]]

File:Cyberworld Elita smash Starscream-1.jpg

2025-09-25T18:34:05Z

Wildstrike: Wildstrike uploaded a new version of "File:Cyberworld Elita smash Starscream-1.jpg": {{cyberworldcap|Elita crushes Starscream with her alt-mode.|Screamer City Arena|5}}

{{cyberworldcap|Elita crushes Starscream with her alt-mode.|Screamer City Arena|5}}

File:Cyberworld Elita smash Starscream-1.jpg

2025-09-25T18:34:00Z

Wildstrike: {{cyberworldcap|Elita crushes Starscream with her alt-mode.|Screamer City Arena|5}}

{{cyberworldcap|Elita crushes Starscream with her alt-mode.|Screamer City Arena|5}}

Snarl (Cyberworld)

2025-09-25T18:23:12Z

Wildstrike: /* Cyberworld cartoon */

{{factions|autobot|}}
{{Disambig3|Snarl}}
:''Snarl is an [[Autobot]] from [[Transformers: Cyberworld (franchise)|Cyberworld]].''
[[File:CWep3-Snarl boasts.jpg|upright=1.67|thumb|Diruto, son of Boruto, son of [[Kurama|Naruto]].]]

'''Snarl''' is quite the scrapper. Though he's definitely the smarter and more patient of the two [[Dinobot (Cyberworld)|Dinobot]]s trapped in the mysterious [[Cyberworld (location)|Cyberworld]], he still defers to the larger and more impulsive [[Grimlock (Cyberworld)|Grimlock]] as they eke out an existence in the digital jungle. His proficiency and creativity with a sword should not be underestimated.

==Fiction==
===''Cyberworld'' cartoon===
{{voiceactor|[[James Alexander]] (English)|[[Luis Hurtado]] (Latin-American Spanish)}}
Snarl, alongside fellow Dinobot [[Grimlock (Cyberworld)|Grimlock]], were the first to see a crate drop in the Jungle are of Cyberworld, with Grimlock noting that they hadn't seen one in forever. After some mild contemplation, Grimlock headed the charge towards the crate drop, with Snarl running alongside him to the drop- unaware that [[Optimus Prime (Cyberworld)|two]] [[Bumblebee (Cyberworld)|eavesdroppers]] were listening in on their conversation.
[[Image:SnarlRun.jpg|left|180px|thumb|[https://youtu.be/Z9G1Mf6TZRs?si=7JSZyaoXr06Ov788 GOTTA GO FAST! GOTTA GO FAST! GOTTA GO FASTER FASTER, FA-FA-FA-FA-FASTER!]]]
Finding the Crate Drop, Snarl and Grimlock walked in on Bumblebee and Optimus Prime. Following Grimlock once more, the two attacked Optimus and his "little friend", Snarl riding Grimlock into battle until his legs were caught by a vine Optimus threw, leading to Snarl jumping off of his compatriot to attack Bumblebee with his sword. Bumblebee was found to be too quick to hit, and, when enraged, Snarl leaped up into the air to strike down his opponent- which was then interrupted by Optimus Prime, ramming into him with his truck form. Sent flying back, Snarl regained his footing and telling Grimlock to give him a hand, which the large Dinobot took literally, transforming into his robot form so he and Snarl could attack Optimus Prime together.
Facing small rocks being thrown by Bumblebee upon the surrounding mountain, Grimlock threw Snarl up at the yellow opponent with his strong Dino-hand, allowing for Snarl to take Bumblebee off of the cliff-edge to face him head-to-head, chasing after the yellow fellow with his sword in-hand.
Confident in being able to perform a killing blow, Snarl remarked on Bumblebee and Optimus' disharmony- though his own harmony with Grimlock proved to slow him down by a fair margin, with Bumblebee and Optimus fooling the duo into getting stuck in the mud.
In a desperate race for the crate, Grimlock and Snarl utilized a nearby steam spout to rocket their way up the mountain, with the duo transforming into their Dino modes to attack. Unfortunately, Bumblebee reached the crate, giving Optimus and his little yellow friend ample firepower to fend off the Dinobots. Frustrated and tired, Grimlock and Snarl stormed off, with Grimlock giving the Autobots a warning to stay out of his and Snarl's way. {{storylink|Crate Point, Well Fought}}

Snarl found himself in Starscream's City while following the Autobots, recording Optimus Prime, Bumblebee, [[Elita-1 (Cyberworld)|Elita]] and [[Mirage (Cyberworld)|Mirage]] looking at the [[Tech Specs]] of Scorponok. {{storylink|Screamer City Arena}}

[[Image:SnarlKnows.jpg|right|180px|thumb|Snarl even saw Swoop's loooooooooooong legs. They go on for miiiiiiiiiiiiiiles.]]
With Optimus Prime and his Autobots searching from Grimlock, Snarl was their best lead towards finding the big guy. Stalking him in the forest, the Autobots unknowingly fell for a trap the Dinobots had laid down, with all three of them being caught in a net. Grimlock, speaking from the shadows, revealed that he knew what Optimus Prime and his Autobots were after, having a recording of the Autobots finding Scorponok's tech specs in [[Starscream (Cyberworld)|Starscream's]] city. Commenting on how weird this recording was, Bumblebee was horrified at the implication that Snarl had seen everything the group was doing. Giving Bumblebee a long, dark stare, his fears were confirmed. Snarl sees all.

Breaking free from the Dinobots' trap, Optimus challenged Grimlock to a game of Hunter VS Hunted, pledging that, if he were to lose, the Dinobots would have their undying loyalty. Confident in his chances, Grimlock joined the game, leaving Bumblebee, Elita, and Snarl to commentate over the match. Snarl remarked on Grimlock's tactical genius, confident that he would win the game—though his dreams were crushed when Optimus managed to come out on top. Grimlock, respecting Optimus' ingenuity, joined his group of Autobots—though Snarl had doubts, with this alliance potentially having dire consequences for the rest of Cyberworld—a mysterious truce now being broken because of it. Snarl slinked away into the forest, with no confidence in Grimlock's plan.
{{storylink|Hunter vs Hunted}}

Snarl returned to save Optimus and Grimlock from the hands of [[Scorponok (Cyberworld)|Scorponok]] when it looked like he was going to kill them and left along with Grimlock after the latter came to the conclusion that Prime was not a worthy leader. {{storylink|Storm the Desert}}
{{ongoing}}

==Toys==
===''Cyberworld''===
[[File:CybW-toy Snarl.jpg|thumb|right|upright=1.67|The Thagomizeerrr]]
<ul class="iconlist">{{Bp-a1|'''Dinobot Snarl''' (Cyber Changer, [[2025]])}}</ul>
:*''Environment'': Jungle
:*''Accessories'': Tail-sword

: Released in the first wave of ''[[Transformers: Cyberworld (toyline)|Cyberworld]]'' Cyber Changers, Snarl is a [[Junkion (species)|Junkion]]-themed robot who transforms into a robotic ''Stegosaurus'' in 4 steps. His dino tail detaches to become a hand-held sword/club/hitty-thing and his beast mode mouth features a movable lower jaw (with sculpted tongue!). Snarl as a 5 mm port on each arm and two on his back, alongside a 3 mm port for a [[flight stand]]. You can store his tail on his back but it has to stick straight out like, well, a tail.

: As appears standard for ''Cyberworld'' figures, he has limited articulation with ball-jointed shoulders, hips and hinged knees, and is designed to fit into sections of the larger toys (like [[Grimlock (Cyberworld)#Toys|Grimlock]]), riding them and interacting with their gimmicks.

: Snarl [[Retool#Shared engineering|shares his transformation scheme]] with his wavemates [[Megatron (Cyberworld)#Toys|Megatron]] and Armored Cyber Changer [[Galvatron (Cyberworld)#Toys|Galvatron]].

==Notes==
* At various points in the ''Cyberworld'' cartoon, Snarl does that "ninja run" thing where his torso leans forward and his arms go straight back.

==External links==
* [https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=r0gBB_WtG4Y Character reveal]

[[Category: Cyberworld Autobots]]
[[Category: Dinobots]]

Elita-1 (Cyberworld)

2025-09-21T17:35:41Z

Wildstrike: /* Cyberworld cartoon */

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{{Disambig3|Elita One|Elita-1}}
:''Elita-1 is the [[Autobot]] second in command from [[Transformers: Cyberworld (franchise)|Cyberworld]].''
[[File:Elita 1 tech specs.jpg|thumb|upright=1.3]]
'''Elita-1''' is ferocious and sharp both on and off the battlefield, so it's no wonder that she's managed to survive [[Cyberworld (location)|Cyberworld]] as long as she has. Although she can occasionally come off as rude, she only acts that way because she genuinely cares about the people in her life, and doesn't want to lose them like others before.

==Fiction==
===''Cyberworld'' cartoon===
{{voiceactor|[[Jessica Carroll]] (English)|[[Amandine Longeac]] (French), [[Betzabé Jara]] (Latin-American Spanish)}}
[[File:Elita posing.jpg|thumb|upright=1.2|left]]

At some unknown point in time, Elita-1 was transported to Cyberworld. There, she gathered up a handful of bots and formed a team that helped each other survive, with [[Wheeljack (Cyberworld)|Wheeljack]] among them. All was going well until [[Sky-Byte (Cyberworld)|Sky-Byte]] eliminated them, leaving Elita emotionally scarred. Later, Elita was racing Sky-Byte inside an energy tube. She was in the lead, and about to win, when [[Optimus Prime (Cyberworld)|Optimus Prime]] and [[Bumblebee (Cyberworld)|Bumblebee]] broke the aforementioned energy tube in an attempt to assist her, unwittingly granting the victory to Sky-Byte due to Elita's "cheating". Sky-Byte then attempted to finish Elita off for good, but Prime and Bumblebee stepped in to protect her. After a brief tussle, Sky-Byte was forced to flee. Elita wanted to chase after him and avenge her old friends, but Optimus stopped her, explaining that there was an Autobot ship being guarded by [[Scorponok (Cyberworld)|Scorponok]] in the desert that might lead them home and that they should all focus on that. Elita apologized for her behaviour and explained that there was something that might help them deal with the angry scorpion, but she'd only lead Optimus and Bumblebee there if they helped her kill Sky-Byte. Optimus gave a non-committal answer, which Elita didn't like, but went along with anyway. {{storylink|River Race Ruckus}}

She showed Bumblebee and Optimus a secret way into [[Cyber City (Cyberworld)|Cyber City]], but they were accosted by a Sky-Byte and his new ally, [[Mirage (Cyberworld)|Mirage]], hired by [[Megatron (Cyberworld)|Megatron]] to stop them. Elita-1 tried to get her revenge on Sky-Byte then-and-there during the ensuing melee, but his new upgrade to a land-based alt-mode let him turn the tables on her, and she had to be rescued by Optimus. The Autobot trio chased the fleeing shark, but were stopped by an injured Mirage, asking to team up. {{storylink|Smoke & Mirrors}} The group snuck through the city and fought their way into a computer terminal, only to be cut off by the city's ruler, [[Starscream (Cyberworld)|Starscream]]. They tried to flee, but he cornered them in an alleyway, which spawned a mission. The goal was to be the last bot standing on a large levitating platform. Elita-1 grabbed an upgrade, giving her rocket boosters, which she tried to use to fight Starscream, but they vanished before she could make much use, and she and Mirage were thrown over the edge. After Bumblebee was declared the winner, she was drained of Energon. {{storylink|Screamer City Arena}}

Tracking down Grimlock via following Snarl, the trio of Autobots were captured in a net. When Optimus freed them and challenged Grimlock to a 1-on-1 mission challenge, Elita-1 joined Bumblebee and Snarl in commenting on the pair's strategies until Optimus Prime won. {{storylink|Hunter vs Hunted}} With Grimlock recruited, they attempted to find more energon, only to be met by Megatron. Elita-1 was chosen by Prime, along with Grimlock, to compete in the latest mission module - a race to the summit of a series of platforms. While she didn't trust Grimlock at first, especially after hearing he had made a truce with Megatron, they both saved each other from the traps in the challenge, until both were knocked down to the ground by Megatron, eventually losing the challenge. {{storylink|What Goes Up}}

Elita, Optimus, Bumblebee, and Grimlock went on to fight Scorponok, with her and Bumblebee attempting to locate his weak spot while the others distracted him. Bumblebee found Scorponok's weak spot but was soon pined to the ground by him, forcing Elita and Grimlock to try and lift Scorponok's hand off of Bee while Optimus fought him. Eventually, Prime gave up on fighting Scorponok and joined the rest in their effort to save Bumblebee. After successfully unpining Bumblebee from the sand, him and Elita escaped using Grimlock's detachable dino head. Elita watched as Snarl saved Optimus and Grimlock, who had yet to escape Scorponok's wrath and tended to Bumblebee while the two of argued over whether Prime should have retreated. {{storylink|Storm the Desert}}
{{ongoing}}
{{-}}

==Toys==
===''Cyberworld''===
[[File:TF-Cyberworld-Cyber-Changers-Elita-1.jpg|thumb|300px|"Riptide? I barely know 'er!"]]
<ul class="iconlist">{{Bp-a1|'''Elita-1''' (Cyber Changer, [[2025]])}}</ul>
:*''Environment'': Ocean

: Part of the second wave of ''[[Transformers: Cyberworld (toyline)|Cyberworld]]'' basic Cyber Changers, Elita-1 is a four-inch tall figure that can convert into a futuristic speedboat in three steps. Like all standard ''Cyberworld'' figures, she only has articulation at the shoulders, hips, and knees. She also features [[5 mm post|5 mm connection points]] on her forearms, fists, and the top of her boat mode.

: Her overall design is based on [[Riptide (G1)|Riptide]] from the [[IDW Publishing|IDW]] [[2005 IDW continuity|comics]].
{{comingsoontoy}}

==External links==
* [https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=llWRn4qmUv0 Character reveal]

[[Category:Cyberworld Autobots]]
[[Category:Female Transformers]]

Elita-1 (Cyberworld)

2025-09-21T17:34:48Z

Wildstrike: /* Cyberworld cartoon */

{{factions|autobot|}}
{{Disambig3|Elita One|Elita-1}}
:''Elita-1 is the [[Autobot]] second in command from [[Transformers: Cyberworld (franchise)|Cyberworld]].''
[[File:Elita 1 tech specs.jpg|thumb|upright=1.3]]
'''Elita-1''' is ferocious and sharp both on and off the battlefield, so it's no wonder that she's managed to survive [[Cyberworld (location)|Cyberworld]] as long as she has. Although she can occasionally come off as rude, she only acts that way because she genuinely cares about the people in her life, and doesn't want to lose them like others before.

==Fiction==
===''Cyberworld'' cartoon===
{{voiceactor|[[Jessica Carroll]] (English)|[[Amandine Longeac]] (French), [[Betzabé Jara]] (Latin-American Spanish)}}
[[File:Elita posing.jpg|thumb|upright=1.2|left]]

At some unknown point in time, Elita-1 was transported to Cyberworld. There, she gathered up a handful of bots and formed a team that helped each other survive, with [[Wheeljack (Cyberworld)|Wheeljack]] among them. All was going well until [[Sky-Byte (Cyberworld)|Sky-Byte]] eliminated them, leaving Elita emotionally scarred. Later, Elita was racing Sky-Byte inside an energy tube. She was in the lead, and about to win, when [[Optimus Prime (Cyberworld)|Optimus Prime]] and [[Bumblebee (Cyberworld)|Bumblebee]] broke the aforementioned energy tube in an attempt to assist her, unwittingly granting the victory to Sky-Byte due to Elita's "cheating". Sky-Byte then attempted to finish Elita off for good, but Prime and Bumblebee stepped in to protect her. After a brief tussle, Sky-Byte was forced to flee. Elita wanted to chase after him and avenge her old friends, but Optimus stopped her, explaining that there was an Autobot ship being guarded by [[Scorponok (Cyberworld)|Scorponok]] in the desert that might lead them home and that they should all focus on that. Elita apologized for her behaviour and explained that there was something that might help them deal with the angry scorpion, but she'd only lead Optimus and Bumblebee there if they helped her kill Sky-Byte. Optimus gave a non-committal answer, which Elita didn't like, but went along with anyway. {{storylink|River Race Ruckus}}

She showed Bumblebee and Optimus a secret way into [[Cyber City (Cyberworld)|Cyber City]], but they were accosted by a Sky-Byte and his new ally, [[Mirage (Cyberworld)|Mirage]], hired by [[Megatron (Cyberworld)|Megatron]] to stop them. Elita-1 tried to get her revenge on Sky-Byte then-and-there during the ensuing melee, but his new upgrade to a land-based alt-mode let him turn the tables on her, and she had to be rescued by Optimus. The Autobot trio chased the fleeing shark, but were stopped by an injured Mirage, asking to team up. {{storylink|Smoke & Mirrors}} The group snuck through the city and fought their way into a computer terminal, only to be cut off by the city's ruler, [[Starscream (Cyberworld)|Starscream]]. They tried to flee, but he cornered them in an alleyway, which spawned a mission. The goal was to be the last bot standing on a large levitating platform. Elita-1 grabbed an upgrade, giving her rocket boosters, which she tried to use to fight Starscream, but they vanished before she could make much use, and she and Mirage were thrown over the edge. After Bumblebee was declared the winner, she was drained of Energon. {{storylink|Screamer City Arena}}

Tracking down Grimlock via following Snarl, the trio of Autobots were captured in a net. When Optimus freed them and challenged Grimlock to a 1-on-1 mission challenge, Elita-1 joined Bumblebee and Snarl in commenting on the pair's strategies until Optimus Prime won. {{storylink|Hunter vs Hunted}} With Grimlock recruited, they attempted to find more energon, only to be met by Megatron. Elita-1 was chosen by Prime, along with Grimlock, to compete in the latest mission module - a race to the summit of a series of platforms. While she didn't trust Grimlock at first, especially after hearing he had made a truce with Megatron, they both saved each other from the traps in the challenge, until both were knocked down to the ground by Megatron, eventually losing the challenge.{{storylink|What Goes Up}}

Elita, Optimus, Bumblebee, and Grimlock went on to fight Scorponok, with her and Bumblebee attempting to locate his weak spot while the others distracted him. Bumblebee found Scorponok's weak spot but was soon pined to the ground by him, forcing Elita and Grimlock to try and lift Scorponok's hand off of Bee while Optimus fought him. Eventually, Prime gave up on fighting Scorponok and joined the rest in their effort to save Bumblebee. After successfully unpining Bumblebee from the sand, him and Elita escaped using Grimlock's detachable dino head. Elita watched as Snarl saved Optimus and Grimlock, who had yet to escape Scorponok's wrath and tended to Bumblebee while the two of argued over whether Prime should have retreated.{{storylink|Storm the Desert}}
{{ongoing}}
{{-}}

==Toys==
===''Cyberworld''===
[[File:TF-Cyberworld-Cyber-Changers-Elita-1.jpg|thumb|300px|"Riptide? I barely know 'er!"]]
<ul class="iconlist">{{Bp-a1|'''Elita-1''' (Cyber Changer, [[2025]])}}</ul>
:*''Environment'': Ocean

: Part of the second wave of ''[[Transformers: Cyberworld (toyline)|Cyberworld]]'' basic Cyber Changers, Elita-1 is a four-inch tall figure that can convert into a futuristic speedboat in three steps. Like all standard ''Cyberworld'' figures, she only has articulation at the shoulders, hips, and knees. She also features [[5 mm post|5 mm connection points]] on her forearms, fists, and the top of her boat mode.

: Her overall design is based on [[Riptide (G1)|Riptide]] from the [[IDW Publishing|IDW]] [[2005 IDW continuity|comics]].
{{comingsoontoy}}

==External links==
* [https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=llWRn4qmUv0 Character reveal]

[[Category:Cyberworld Autobots]]
[[Category:Female Transformers]]

User:Wildstrike/Sandbox/Cyberworld (location)

2025-09-21T14:37:12Z

Wildstrike: Created page with "{{disambig3.5|the video game-like world|the Transformers' home planet|Cybertron (planet)|Cybertron}} upright=1.4 '''Cyberworld''' is ..."

File:Cyberworld from space.jpg

2025-09-21T14:30:19Z

Wildstrike: {{cyberworldcap|A shot of Cyberworld (location)|.|Cyberworld (location)|5|eptitle=OFFICIAL TEASER TRAILER}}

{{cyberworldcap|A shot of [[Cyberworld (location)|Cyberworld]].|Cyberworld (location)|5|eptitle=OFFICIAL TEASER TRAILER}}

User:Wildstrike

2025-09-21T13:41:28Z

Wildstrike:

Just someone who likes transformers like everyone on this wiki. My favourite TF series is [[Transformers: Prime (cartoon)|''Prime'']] though currently I haven't watched much beyond that. I plan on posting some Transformers fanfiction at some point but I haven't yet.

Aside from transformers, I am also a big fan of [https://deltarune.com/|''Deltarune''] and [https://undertale.com/|''Undertale''], and enjoy listening to music.

==Pages I've Created==
[[Optimus Prime (Cyberworld)]]

[[Elita-1 (Cyberworld)]]

Optimus Prime (Cyberworld)

2025-09-21T10:36:34Z

Wildstrike: added an image

{{factions|autobot|}}
{{Disambig3|Optimus Prime}}
:''Optimus Prime is the [[Autobot]] leader from [[Transformers: Cyberworld (franchise)|Cyberworld]].''
[[File:Optimus prime tech specs.jpg|thumb|right|[[Fortnite]] is the right of all sentient beings.]]

'''Optimus Prime''' is the newly appointed and mighty leader of the Autobots. Although prone to the occasional quip or witty remark, inside his chassis beats the [[spark]] of a truly kind and selfless 'bot. After becoming stranded on the strange [[Cyberworld (location)|Cyberworld]], he is doing his best to find allies and decipher the true nature of his situation.

==Fiction==
===''Cyberworld'' cartoon===
{{voiceactor|[[Kyle Kaczmarczyk]] (English)|[[Idzi Dutkiewicz Sánchez]] (Latin-American Spanish), [[Laurent Pasquier]] (French)}}
[[File:Optimus prime vs scorponok.jpg|thumb|upright=1.4|left|Gamer rage comes in all shapes and sizes.]]
Optimus Prime awoke to the voice of [[Bumblebee (Cyberworld)|Bumblebee]] telling him to stop doing ''something'' before crash-landing into a jungle in Cyberworld. Getting to his feet, he noticed his HUD had updated as he began investigating this new world. Optimus ventured into a nearby desert where he found an Autobot ship, however, he got ambushed by [[Scorponok (Cyberworld)|Scorponok]] before he could reach it. Optimus attempted to de-escalate the situation, but alas, it was not meant to be and Scorponok attacked anyway, forcing Optimus to flee.

Upon retreating back to the jungle, a block of [[energon]] appeared in front of Optimus. When he touched it, he absorbed the energon and his new level stat increased. Optimus did not have much time to process this as soon after, a furious [[Grimlock (Cyberworld)|Grimlock]] emerged from the foliage. Optimus once again tried and failed to de-escalate the situation as Grimlock assaulted him and gave chase. Eventually, Optimus escaped by diving between the heads of a double-headed tree which Grimlock was too big to fit through. As Optimus was leaving, he noticed another Autobot ship falling from the sky and determined it to contain Bumblebee, but Grimlock was quick to free himself and Optimus had to trap him in a vine before heading off to find his friend. {{storylink|Commence Program}} Optimus found Bumblebee just after the yellow bot had been betrayed and shot by [[Megatron (Cyberworld)|Megatron]]. {{storylink|Prime Target (Cyberworld)|Prime Target}}

Optimus and Bumblebee were discussing ways to get past Scorponok when they noticed a crate drop in the distance and decided to take a closer look. Unfortunately for them, Grimlock and [[Snarl (Cyberworld)|Snarl]] also wanted a piece of that upgrade pie. After a brief fight against the two [[Dinobot (Cyberworld)|Dinobot]]s, Optimus and Bumblebee managed to claim the crate and drove off their adversaries using their newly-found [[Energon-axe]] and wrist-mounted blaster. {{storylink|Crate Point, Well Fought}}

While walking along the river through the jungle, Optimus and Bee's path was crossed an energy tunnel hosting a competition between [[Elita-1 (Cyberworld)|Elita-1]] and [[Sky-Byte (Cyberworld)|Sky-Byte]]. They intervened to help their comrade, but this punished Elita-1 by awarding the win to Sky-Byte and draining her of her energon, which she proceeded to chew Optimus out for. Optimus tried to negotiate with the Decepticon for a peaceful solution to their stand-off, but he was not in the mood for listening, and pinned him to a boulder with an energy harpoon. The three Autobots were able to drive him off, Elita-1 offered to assist them in getting a weapon strong enough to surpass Scorponok, if they would help her get revenge. {{storylink|River Race Ruckus}}

[[File:Bumblebee hangs off ledge while optimus is looking at him.jpg|thumb|upright=1.4|"Long live the winner."]]
Elita-1 helped them sneak into [[Cyber City (Cyberworld)|Cyber City]], where they were accosted by Sky-Byte and [[Mirage (Cyberworld)|Mirage]]. Optimus tried to negotiate, but was forced to engage in a brawl with Mirage's holograms, before giving chase to the bot himself. In the end, he rescued Elita-1 from a wheel-empowered Sky-Byte. They, along with Bumblebee, chased the villain until they encountered an injured Mirage, asking to team up. {{storylink|Smoke & Mirrors}} The group snuck through the city and fought their way into a computer terminal, through which them attempted to acquire Scorponok's [[Tech Spec]]s to give them a chance to beat him, only to be cut off by the city's ruler, [[Starscream (Cyberworld)|Starscream]]. They tried to flee, but he cornered them in an alleyway, which spawned a mission. The goal was to be the last bot standing on a large levitating platform. When Mirage and Elita-1 were eliminated, Prime and Bumblebee pretended to fight to lure Starscream in close, only for Optimus to grab him and throw them both off the edge, leaving Bumblebee the winner. As Mirage advised them to look somewhere else to find the strength to beat Scorponok, he saw Snarl watching from a nearby rooftop, and came up with a new plan. {{storylink|Screamer City Arena}}

Tracking down Grimlock via following Snarl, the trio of Autobots were captured in a net. Grimlock refused to outright help them, so Prime challenged him, one-to-one, in a Hunter vs Hunted mission, with the condition that if he won, Grimlock would help them. Of course, if Grimlock won, he would willingly serve the Dinobot leader. While Grimlock initially had the upper hand, being aware that their roles would switch periodically, Prime was caught off-guard as he switched between chaser and chased. Optimus was eventually able to use the environmental traps against his Dinobot foe, capturing him in a net himself. {{storylink|Hunter vs Hunted}} With Grimlock recruited, they attempted to find more energon, only to be met by Megatron. Him and Prime faced each other down, and as Mirage and [[Chop Shop (Cyberworld)|Chop Shop]] arrived, they began the latest mission module - a race to the summit of a series of platforms. Optimus, Elita-1, and Grimlock played for the Autobots, until Megatron was able to knock the other two down. Him and Optimus faced off mano a mano, but Optimus failed to get any answers about Cyberworld from him before Megatron deactivated the platform from under him, sending him plummeting and enabling the Decepticons to take the win. At Grimlock's suggestion, Prime agreed they would have to face Scorponok soon. {{storylink|What Goes Up}}

[[File:Optimus Prime Riding Grimlock Cyberworld.jpg|thumb|upright=1.4|left]]
When the time came to fight Scorponok, Optimus and Grimlock tried to distract him as Elita and Bumblebee searched for weak spots. While Bumblebee did eventually manage to locate a vulnerability on Scorponok's back, it wasn't long before he was knocked off, at which point the giant scorpion tried to saw him in half. Elita and Grimlock attempted to save Bumblebee while Optimus went for Scorponok's weak spot. However, realizing that they couldn't save Bumblebee without his help, Optimus ditched the weak spot and helped the rest of his team lift Scorponok's saw blades off of Bee, at which point they were all able to make it to safety with some help from Snarl. Optimus and Grimlock then broke into an argument, with Grimlock stating that Optimus should have kept fighting Scorponok instead of saving Bumblebee. When Optimus tried to counter, Grimlock angrily declared him an unworthy leader and stormed off with Snarl in tow. {{storylink|Storm the Desert}}

{{ongoing}}

==Toys==
===''Cyberworld''===
{{anchor|cyberchanger}}
[[File:TF-Cyberworld-Optimus-Prime.jpg|thumb|upright=1.66|[[Optimus Prime (Armada)|Monster Convoy]] Lives!]]
<ul class="iconlist">{{Bp-a1|'''Optimus Prime''' (Cyber Changer, [[2025]])}}</ul>
:*''Environment'': City

:Released in the first wave of ''[[Transformers: Cyberworld (toyline)|Cyberworld]]'' Cyber Changers, Optimus Prime stands about four inches tall and converts into truck mode in four steps. As with other Cyber Changers, Optimus features minimal articulation, with ball-jointed shoulders and hips, plus hinged knees. He has a waist swivel though!

:Prime's [[autotransformation]] for the torso is remarkably involved, tackling what should be a standard G1-esque problem in a completely new way. Pushing up the roof causes the windshield to fold over the torso, and the head to pop up at the same time, which in turn folds the shoulders out into place. In vehicle mode his smokestack [[kibble]] doesn't actually form smokestacks, but rather ends up under the front bumper, forming a pair of cannons. The pegs used to lock his legs in place for truck mode sadly get in the way a bit if you try to have him kick forwards; you sort of have to finagle his legs around at an angle to pose him.

:Seemingly to facilitate this transformation and make the toy as big as possible for the price point, a few aspects of the toy show signs of budget crunch: the wheels aren't pinned, and only the barest minimum of [[paint operation]]s are used. Compared to the [[show-accuracy|cartoon's character model]], he's missing [[insignia]] on both shoulders, silver on the front of the truck cab and the vents on his shins, and the classic yellow details on his crotch. The yellow arrows on his forearms are absent, and in fact aren't even sculpted into the toy. The backs of his legs are completely hollow, so there's definitely no room for a trailer hitch back there.

:On the bright side, he has a couple of hexagonal [[5 mm post|5 mm ports]] on his back, as well as a smaller [[3 mm post|3 mm port]] for a [[flight stand]]!

{{-}}{{anchor|armoredcyberchangers}}
[[File:TF-Cyberworld-Armored-Optimus-Prime.jpg|thumb|upright=1.66|Destined for an [[Ironfist (G1)|Ironfist]] redeco.]]
<ul class="iconlist">{{Bp-a1|'''Optimus Prime''' (Armored Cyber Changer, 2025)}}</ul>
:*''Environment'': Desert
:*''Accessories'': Cannon, left & right wings

: The second Cyber Changers Optimus Prime has an unmasked face, and transforms into an armored off-road truck in 2 steps with his whole torso compressing in one motion as his chest is flipped up, drawing in his arms and shifting the backpack down to meet his calves. This is more difficult to engage as a mechanism in vehicle mode as the chest doesn't offer much of a surface to push against to begin the process and the roof of the truck also has to be allowed to slide up as this happens.

: As appears standard for ''Cyberworld'', this Optimus also only features (really tight) ball-jointed shoulders, hips and hinged knees which lock straight. He has a 5 mm port on each arm and one on his back alongside a 3 mm stand connection.

: As the larger-size-class (but not actually larger-as-a-figure) "Armored" Cyber Changer, he includes a large geared weapon that splays open the gun barrel and detachable 5 mm compatible wings when pressed.

: The figure is named "Offroad Optimus Prime" in listings, but "Offroad" is absent from the packaging.

==Gallery==
<gallery>
File:Cyberworld-Optimus Prime vehicle.jpg|Truck mode
</gallery>
[[Category:Autobot leaders]]
[[Category:Cyberworld Autobots]]
[[Category:Primes]]
[[Category:Hall of Fame characters]]

==External links==
* [https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=eVKnXXHm-x0 Character reveal]

File:Optimus Prime Riding Grimlock Cyberworld.jpg

2025-09-21T10:29:46Z

Wildstrike: Wildstrike uploaded a new version of "File:Optimus Prime Riding Grimlock Cyberworld.jpg": {{cyberworldcap|Optimus Prime (Cyberworld)| rides Grimlock (Cyberworld)| into battle with Scorponok (Cyberworld)|.|Storm the Desert|5}}

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